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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-16
A GIRL MARRIES
AN ABSORBING SERIAL OF EARLY Welded LIFE.
Carlotta Makes a Kind Offer, But Anne
Realizes She Has Hard Road With
Her New Business.

erately. And incendiarieS don't get
much chance to collect on their
little bonfires. So Dicks match.
safe is a pretty lucky find-on
the part OF Miss Stores"
Again that touchy note in Car.
lotta's yoice-as II she, who is so
generous and so free from jealousy
where most friendships are con.
cerned, really resented my friend.
ship with this other business
woman"
Now we've gone around in a
circle and have come back to the
precise thing I was saying when
you got so excited" said in q
tone OF older sister, sorely tired
patience and liberation. I'D have
TO pay off the mortgage II we
didn't get the insurance. Because
If / didn't do that, / suppose
some sort OF lien on Jim's business
would naturally go to the mortga-
gee. And even though ] had no
way Of fOreseeing and preventing
the fire, I'd hate to feel that some
day ! must face Jim knowing that
I'd let his affairs get muddled UP
like that. See?"
Yes, / see" replied Carlotta
obviously. You get the insurance
and you pay off the mortgage,
And there isn't another word
you'll say-to anyone but this
Miss Storrs, who enjoys your hus-
bands confidence and yours, too"
SILLY" ] tainted. Jim had the
money when-he needed it. And
the stupid old mortgage won't be
a milestone around my neck when
he's away. And Richard West,
Esq, will know a little discourage
ment when he sees how his
schemes-don't work out"
His schemes probably go deeper
than appears on the surface" re-
piled Carlotta, soberly, "or he
never would have permitted the
matchsafe to wreck it. Unless, OF
course. he merely lost the safe
That might be-Fate.
But there's one difficulty which
is in my department. That's the
revenue from your furnished apart
ment. You're running new
baby OF a business, Anne. You'll
need all the cash you can get.
How about letting me furnish your
place as soon as it's repaired, so
you can sublet again."
You dear" cried. But
shook my head as ] spoke. I'D
rather rent the place as it is. ia
like il best if can sublet un-
furnished and for what paid.
III be glad Of little profit But
I'll take a loss-gamely. I've a
business. as you saw. So l don't
need to rely on a furnished apart
ment for my income"
met Carlotta's anxious eyes
with the most gallant smile I
could manage. For deep in my
heart I knew that l had a long.
hard road ahead-and ] had "a
new baby Of business" to carry
up that road.
To BE Continued Saturday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-16
IN BORROWED PLUMES
AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WEARER.
A Short Story of a Little Mistake That
Changed the Course of Two Lives and
Did Much Heart Damage

that she was on the verge of an
other.
You're like a lovely magnet,
Miss Lefty" cried Fenners, his
soul in his eyes, how do you
do IT."
"All you have to do to interest
a man Is to pretend to be a
cynic and say hateful things and
act naughty, and he will be eat
ing. out Of your hand in a week"
said she coolly, raising a pair OF
defiant eyes to him. The origi-
nal woman hater flushed.
Now you see." said Tom, after
she had gone. Didn't l tell you?
Bah, she's like all the rest!
Frauds! cheats! liarsv'
On the stairs he paused to pick
up a sheet of notepaper. MY
darling Miss Leffingwell" caught
his eye. Being more interested
in that young lady than he cared
to admit. he read boldly on.
MY Darling Miss Leffingwell:
IF you could only know the
happiness you've given me in
this brief two weeks, perhaps you
would not Judge me too harshly.
/ opened the grips that fate put
into my hands, and was tempted
That first night at dinner l wore
your lovely blue gown. The maid
did my hair. My husband was
amazed at the transformation. He
thought it was all a glorious sur
prise-for him!
After that how could I tell
him? Dear girl. have tasted
paradise for the first time in
years. I have succeeded in find
ing q modiste who can do a
great deal for plain women. She
has copied some Of your frocks.
OF course, you will be angry, but
perhaps some day ] can repay
you. / have returned everything
intact. God bless you.
INTELLIGENT BASFORD."
Miss Leffingwell. found this
on the stairs. / read it because /
think fate intended that / should.
You're "a brick!" said Tom fiji
teen seconds later.
"A 1914 brick?" asked Lefty
sarcastically.
mo, a regular brick" said Tom
quietly. Miss Leffingwell-Letty
II can't let you go out OF my
life like this. want to know
you better"' The original woman
hater seemed TO have vanished.
Lefty proved, however, that the
frail sex are by no means sus-
ceptible to mere man. 1t was all
Of three months before she said
Yes"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-16
TO THE
LOVELORN |
BY Beatrice Fairfax
A MAN OF VALUE.
NEAR MISS FAIRFAX.

Il MISC AIM
~ I am twenty, engaged
TO a man five years my senior.
J have known him two years,
prior to my engagement, which
occurred recently. When
first met him l did not care
for him and always refused TO
go out with him. He. on the
other hand, belonged to the
love az first sight" class and
has been so ever since. He
was very persistent in his at
tentions, and, though l told
him after he first proposed to
me that i did not care for
him, he still kept calling on
me and finally won me. He
has been perfectly wonderful
to me, although we have had
some disagreements. He Is
quiet and refined, does neither
drink, smoke nor gamble and
comes from a nice family. He
has barely had public school
education and therefore is not
a good writer or speller and
his grammar is not perfect.
] have corrected him a number
OF times and he seems to have
improved greatly. l am q pub
lie. high and business school
graduate and am considered to
be a good.looking girl, while
he is not good looking. hold
a responsible Position as secre-
tary TO a lawyer and am earn.
ing nice salary.
81 oil
friends and even business asso-
ciates have been telling me that
he is ordinary and that surely
can do better. This, of course,
aroused some doubts in my
mind and now / am miserable.
/ am trying to find out IL
really and truly love him or IL
/ have just grown used to him
and therefore am making the
best of the circumstances. How
can / tell II | love him?
II l do not see him a night or
two ] do not mind II, while he,
on the other hand, says he
must see me. do not get
thrills whenever see him.
He objects to my going with
est friends and we often have
disputes about them.
TROUBLED.
THE sunlight is ordinary" in
- that we are used to il. Some
of the healthiest, simplest things
OF life can also be called ordi-
nary-bread. for instance-but
what would we do without it?
Don't let criticism turn YOU
against a man of fine character.
Some OF the greatest men have
been entirely sell made, with no
education TO help them but the
education OF life and experience.
Perhaps If you were to go about
a bit socially and see the empti.
ness of most so-Called good
times" you'd be better able 10
value this man.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-16

your medicine and finally induced me
to try It. ! now feel fine and can do
my homework without any trouble at
all. You can use this letter for the
sake of others IL you wish. ;" - Mrs.
WELDON G. HATFIELD, r. r. 3, Ss-
hina. Ohio.
Housewives make a great mistake
in allowing themselves to become 90
weak and nervous that IL iswell-nigh
impossible for them to attend to their
necessary household duties.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound should be taken when you
first notice such symptoms as ner.
vousness. backache. weakness and ir.
regularity. II will heir you and pre-.
ent more serious trouble. A
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-16
PLANNING THE
MEALS
by Loretto c. Lynch
An Acknowledged Expert In All
Matters Appertaining to House
hold Management.

hosS A'hssS@tthsD.ts
VERIFYING really worth
while in life costs someone
effort. Just so 1t is in the
matter of planning meals. And to
keep that hard-working husband
at his best as the Winter wanes.
special effort must be made to see
to it that the breadwinner has
food upon his return home, but he
should have good food in the right
combination properly planned and
served.
What points, therefore. should
one consider in planning a meal?
First, consider just what foods
there are on hand. This is a
thrifty practice, for failure 10
glance about in the refrigerator
and the pantry, causes frequent
unnecessary spelling OF the per-
ishables and tends toward over
buying.
Then, food values should be
considered. Why not write to
Washington requesting that any
bulletins referring to the food
problem be sent TO you? It Is a
pity so few housewives avail
themselves Of the material obtain
able free from our Government
for their assistance. An excellent
book is Feeding the Family" by
DIR. Mary Schwartz Rose.
Another point to consider in
planning any meal is the amount
Of money to spend and the cost of
foods. For instance, milk and
oysters have about the same food
value. while oysters cost about
five times as much as milk. II one
has liberal allowance to spend.
she may decide to buy oysters in
stead of milk, because the Joy de.
rived from the zestful flavor of
the oyster may compensate for
the higher cost.
group or foods takes to prepare is
ana should always be a determin-
ing factor in planning a meal.
while the woman who stays at
nome and devotes all her time to
the making of a home" may find
1t real money-saving to prepare
soup from the dried beans at home.
the woman who works might find
II better to buy her corned beef
hash prepared.
FOR the necessary green of the
meal the same woman may find
can Of good spinach ready in a mo.
ment, and if the meal seems a
little slender, she may decide 10
poach some eggs.
Ii you must do all the clearing
up yourself, that is a determining
factor In planning a meal. The
plates for so-called plate dinners
where adequate divisions are mold.
ed in the plates themselves are
ideal for the woman who would
reduce dishwashing to a minimum.
Every working woman who keeps
house should own at least Sly
and maybe twelve OF these plates.
Plan your meals two or three
days In advance. There Is decided.
ly less trouble II you do.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-16
Do You Know

The first steel pen-nib was made
in London in 1903.
Cigars specially intended for
women smokers are being imported
from Havana.
About one-fifth of the seamen in
the British merchant service are
unemployed.
The only Amcrican.bo peer Is
Lord Fhirfax, of Cameron, who
claimed the title in 1905. ,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-16

A SCIENTIST OF nationwide
~ reputation states that in
our national diet cereals
Bread could well supply so per
cent and dairy products 20 per
cent of the individual diet,
Real value is based on what any
commodity gives, not on what 1t
costs in dollars and cents.
Bread, judged by this stand
ard, would be at almost any price
our cheapest food.
Bread has been called "the to-.
ken of civilization" And the
rapid strides in progress which
the Western world has made over
the Orients is by many students
attributed to the fact that Bread
is a more complete food than rice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-16
Secret of Ph0n0grdph

Then, the cylinder being set in
motion. and a voice speaking or
singing into the drum, the men,
brane vibrdted in unison with the
sounds. and as II thus vibrated
the stylus attached to II cut a con-
tinuous spiral groove in the pre-
pared surface OF the rotating
cylinder. and this groove varied in
depth in correspondence with the
varying pressure eXerted on the
membrance by the waves OF
sound.
Thus the bottom Of the groove
beCamea fixed image OF the sound
waves. and, being given sufficient
rigidity TO retain its shape, could
be used to reproduce those waves
by handing back the original
vibrations to the membrane,
which would turn them into the
original sounds by setting the air
above it in motion.
For this purpose a specially
made point was substituted for
the cutting stylus, and the Cylin-
der was set back in its original
position, so that as 1t again rota-
ted the point rose and fell as II
passed over the fluctuations of the
groove. and it's slightest motion
was communicated to the mem
brane. which, in it's turn, reawoke
the sound waves in the air, and
thus faithfully reproduced the
voice Of the singer or speaker.
In ITS first form the phono-
graph was necessarily crude, but
in n few years. without any depart
ure from the fundamental princi-
pies. improvements In detail were
made until the instrument as it is
today was perfected. Now, we
have flat, round, discs instead Of
rotating cylinders, turning under
the point connected with the
membrane, and delicate vibrating
discs of glass take the place of the
original cruder membrane. We
also have records in which the
sound waves are recorded by side
wise fluctuations of the spiral
groove which runs from the
periphery toward the centre OF
disc. II is interesting TO study
these grooves under a strong
magnifier. II you know the. music
you can follow II In these undula-
tons almost as if it were written
on a musical scale.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-16
BY Ann Isle,
Whose Present Serial Has Scored
q Big Popular Success.

Whose present StTldi fhhs oCOTcu
a Big Popular Success.
EEVIY HAT tremendous fact
" of vital import do you
w gather from my per-
fectly natural Joy in not being de-
prived Of my insurance." asked
OF Carlotta with a defiant feeling
that there was something / had
to brazen out.
You don't think your big
words hide the TRUTH" replied
Carlotta in a tone of efficiency
such as hadn't heard from her
for a long time.
my dear child, what are you
talking about?" / cried.
About your joy in not losing
your insurance" she replied drtly.
What could be more natural!
/ demanded. "Dick West Is our
enemy. You know that. He clev-
erly stages q fire In my apart
ment and hopes to make this one
more Of the losses through which
lie is seeking to destroy Jim.
Mabel Storrs, who Is a clever
business woman like you, Car
lStta, feels that Dick is trying
10 make things black enough
here so that IL Jim gets news
of II he will have to come back
without accomplishing the job
which took him away. Don't
you see?"
~ see that Miss Storrs is In
your eonfidence?" returned Car
iotta with an unfathomable ex'
preston which ! set down as nor
NAL Humankind very feminine
pique-at discovering that some
one else shared confidence not
given to her.
Have her in for dinner some
time" said Carlotta absently. But
lust now we have something to
discuss which isn't in Miss Storrs'
line-about which she hasn't your
confidence-or at least / hope she
hasn't" she concluded almost with
q note of pleading in her voice.
Whatever are you getting at,
you funny old dear?" asked,
actually at sea.
AT your affairs" replied Car
lotta quietly. You've been lay
ing all stress on your husband
concerns. Jim Harrison's a fine
fellow I've no doubt-maybe even
as fine as his wife thinks him
He isl burst from me. "Jim's
the most wonderful and adorable
man In the world. And I'm the
luckiest girl-even if 1 have to pay
for my happiness by putting up
with this separation which would
be uncomfortable If II weren't for
you-and your home"
'Of course, as you were saying,
you'll get your insurance. That's
the part which counts" said Car
lotta drily. What struck the wise
old fire chief and the insurance
people, too, was the clear evidence
that the fire had been set-delib-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-16
THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
Aline Michaelis--
knowing You Can.
T Is splendid to hear all tn


multitudes cheer when they're
- backing you up for a race;
and it's splendid to know that
wherever you go You'll win
friends by the smile on your face.
And it helps quite a lot when folks
visit your cot and hang laurel
wreaths over your brow; when
they brand you 20. k" why IL
brightens the day and assists you
in pushing the pillow. When folks
boost him along with shout and
a song, It's a wonderful aid to a
man; but for winning right out
without fear, without doubt, there
Is nothing like knowing you can!
When commencing a task it's pure
folly to ask: Now l wonder just
what l shall do? Oh, what tools
shall i need and how shall l pro-
coed? Do you reckon I'll ever get
through" IL you've vowed not to
stop till you've climbed to the top,
there is only one workable plan.
That is: Stick till you win, and
the way to begin Is always by
knowing you can. Do not yodel
81 think! till you drive folks to
drink and the grass on your path
way grows tall; for the chap that's
not sure remains humble and poor,
he's the chappie who rides for a
fall. First make sure that you
know and then signal Let's go"
Don't be classed as a weak also
ran. Make a name in your town
as THAT bright Mr.. Brown, the
fellow who knows that he can"
Oh, far better than cheers ringing
loud on your ears is the something
down deep in your heart that
says. Sure, boy, you can, for
you're that sort of man, and now
is the time, brother, start"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-16
BY Garrett p. Serviss,
Eminent Astronomer and Author.
ity on Subjects Of Scientific
Interest.

i've been asking several hun
dred people II they knew how
any kind OF sound can be pro.
duced into a photograph record,
and how 1t can pick up the
SOUNDS from the record with
such clear and distinct voice,
but they were all just ignorant
as j am about II. Think many
thousands would look upon in
formation about this with great
interest. II. N, Chicago"
XTOU may be right about the
number Of people who can
not tell how the photograph
first catches a song, fixing it in
microscopic waving lines, on a brit
tie wax disk, and then reproduces
the song anywhere and at any
time until the disk is worn out
The key to understanding the
principle OF the monograph is the
fact that sound is due to vibrations
usually OF lne arr, striking upon
the drum of the ear, and thus pro-
ducing impressions on the brain.
1t does not matter how these vibra-
tons are produced, provided only
that they have a certain force,
size and frequency of repetition.
The first thing was to capture
the voice and fix II permanently
so that its vibrations could be me
chemically reproduced just as If
they had been caused by the breath
and vocal chords OF the speaker.
This was done by stretching a
membrane Of goldbeater's skin, or
similar material, over the end Of
q drum or funnel in which the
original sounds could be concen-
trated. In the middle OF the out
side OF the membrane was fixed
a stylus, capable of cutting n thin
groove in the prepared surface Of
a cylinder with which il was kept
in contact, and which caused ut
once to rotate, and to move stead
lily endwise, under the stylus.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-16

weakness ana IT.
regularity. i was
weak and nervous
and could hardly
stand on my feet
long enough to
cook ameal. Twas
this way for about
a year and had
tried severalm
|icines and had a
physician, but to
no avail. My sis
|tar mas taGspo
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-16

a thing all oveof gnd another-that lead
the climber the lay at the end of the traprize
This little foolish maid dreams alone of jewels to decorate her
sen wth leaning gold CON- OF uamphhg On VIZ
vanishing queenly
dreams than these Thank
subconsciou self of and search
ing eyelids shut fast down.
brings the kind of DREAMS that spet with capital
letters
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-16

TUNIERE are dresms-and Dreams These dreams small
letter dreams Not DREAMS! That's such lovely word
that there should be another word that would this
of dreams that this damose dreaming with smlecued
mouth and greed cured hands For her dreams not
Of of
whng gittering phantasma riches, glaring wealthy
dream there
cold sparkle of cheaper thngs-the cheap rich things
Rches-good all want, but the Dream should have
another for bengh the result of the
GOOD tn known goal Tn wo the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-16
MRS. HATFIELD
SAB|NA, OHIO
In Pitiable Condition When She
Began Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Sabina, Ohio. II took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-16
This Doy in History

THIS is the anniversary of the birth in 1917, of Gas
l. pard de Coligny, famous French Haguenot leader
sacre of st. Bartholomew, planned by Catholics
He slain by order of the Due de Guse, in tie mas
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-07-07

John Nancy and Mrs Dewey for a
few days has returned home.
Chester Newton of Brattleboro who
has been visiting relatives here for a
week went Saturday to Lowell, Mass,
to finish his vacation with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Tisdale and
Dorothy Higgins started Saturday
morning for Springfield, Mass, to visit
their daughter, Mrs. Ruby French and
husband.
Mrs, Matilda Baker returned Mon
day from her trip to Massachusetts,
and was accompanied home by her
brother, Charlie Leno who is now on
the gain,
Mrs. Clifford Hewitt who has been
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E.
Russell for a week left Saturday to
join Mr. Hewitt in Rutland where they
will make their home
Kent Kirby carried his family to
East Calais last Saturday for visit
with his wife's people, He returned
the same day accompanied by Mrs.
Elmer Fem and her little boy
Arthur Douglas went to Burlington
Wednesday to get his son Ralph, who
has been in Mary Fletcher hospital
for treatment for several weeks.
Ralph returned but is not much i'm
proved. He is with his aunt, Mrs.
Ben Hewitt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-07-07
EAST MIDDLEBURY

7. A. Douglas returned Friday from
a weeks stay at Oswego, N. Y.
Mrs Diana Damon is spending a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs R. A
Damon
Lila Hayward has gone to Lake
Dunmore to work for the season as
table girl.
Mona Palmer who has been confined
to her bed for five weeks is able now
to be out.
Mrs. Eugene Smith of Rochester
is visiting her father, George Hodges
and family.
Miss c. E. Woodwork of Ashmont,
Mass, is at the home of c. E. Russell
for a few weeks.
Leon Percival of New York is with
his grandmother, Mrs. Phebe Decker
for his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peacock of Lake Blu
lab, Wisconsin, are with her mother,
Mrs. Homer Dewey
Mrs. Cornelia Gibbs went Wednes-
day to West Rupert to help care for
her brother, Jerry Fuller who is i'll.
Mrs. Albert Seabrave and two sons
Frank and Kenneth, of Wellesley
Mass, are guests of Mrs Eva Leno.
Mr.. Floyd Woodcock of New Haven,
who was a guest of Mr. and Mrs.