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The Washington times., 1923-10-20

<<T OoK! Lookl Foxy Grand
pap cried Bobby one
- day while we were
fishing off Narragansett Pier.
And what a sight we saw!
There was the most beautiful
thing that looked like a great
beautiful bubble, floating on the
water and bounding gracefully
over the crest of the waves.
We rowed the boat nearer to
the lovely thing and rs we ap-
preached we saw hundreds of
colors reflected in it like those
OF prism.
II think it must be a plant"
gasped Bobby, as we rowed nearer.
But" I interrupted, "the rib
bons seem to move as If they
were alive, Bobby" and so they
did-like long fingers.
Bunny. who was asleep in the
bottom Of our boat, hearing the
excitement, stretched himself,
yawned. rubbed his eyes and
looked up. Glancing over the
side of the boat, he said, sleepily.
"Oh, a man-'o-war."
Bobby and 1 quickly looked
away from our bubble and
scanned the horizon, thinking, of
course, a big battleship was in
sight and that Bunny had Just
discovered 1t.
where's the man-o'-war?" we
both asked.
fright there, said Bunny,
pointing to our beautiful globe.
what do you mean man-'o.
war;" chuckled Bobby. Its sea-
weed. Why would you call a
plant man-'o-war?"
That's where you're wrong,
Bobby" said Bunny wisely. Its
real live fish. Why 1t is called
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at all, but you do catch some
germs or some germs catch you
germs that live and thrive in
the then prevailing temperature
Of the atmosphere.
They begin business at lit
tie spot in tho lining membrane
of your nose-a sort OF "ho:
spot" from which they spread
in all directions like the flame
that starts from a match drop
ped in dead grass.
In this way it may spread not
only over all the lining mem
brane of your nose, but down
your throat and into your lungs.
Or 1t may branch off on any
one of several side tracks.
Thus there is one sick track
called the eustachian tube that
leads from your nose to your
middle ear, and still others that
extend into the cells or cavities
called the maStotd cells IN the
bone called the temporal bone, in
which the middle ear is located.
The extension Of infection up
these side tracks is not only pain
full but dangerous, often causing
deafness and sometimes death,
life being saved only by prompt.
very prompt, and slkilful surgical
interference.
There is another side rraciS
leading from each nostril into
cavity called the antrun In each
cheek bone, and along this side
track the "cold in the head" often
travels, establishing q permanent
infection, with resulting pro-
The Washington times., 1923-10-20
THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
BY AIine Michaelis-
WHEN THE NORTH WIND
BLOWS.

w-vE hear folks grleve when
~ Autumn's here and skies
w grow dull and gray; they
mourn the passing Of the year
and wish that June could stay.
How bright and fair would be
our lot" these grumbling fellows
say), III we could only find a
spot where 1t is always May!
How blithely would the years sltp
by, brimful Of mirth and fun,
beneath blue and cloudless sky.
a smiling summer sum-" And so
they fuss when 1t is wet and
when the winds blow chill, they
haste to register regret in voices
loud and shrill. They mutter
when the north wind blows, they
rub their ears and hands; they
act distracted when 1t SHOWS and
talk of polar lands. 1--WE might
as well give up this home and
seek the bracing air of Baffin
Bay or move to Nome, for furS
are cheaper there!' Yes, there
are many chaps like this with
purple ears and nose; but others
find thers naught amiss al.
though the north wind blows.
They see no grief in leaves
turned brown, no woe in leaden
skies, and when the snow comes
whirling down 1t makes their
spirits rise. For they're the bet
ter, braver kind who fear no airy
foe; they are not daunted by the
wind or troubled by the snow.
They do not heed the dreary
scene that lies before their gaze
but go as happy and serene as in
the fairest days. However dark
the sky may loom, they dread
no tempest's darts. because they
take along the gloom Of summer
in their hearts.
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A Delightful Romance With
an Unusual Heroine
This Story Will Be Shown Soon in.
Motion Pictures, Starring Marion
Davies at MOOre's RialtO
Theater November 18

Larry seemed likely ever to become.
She could get whatever she
wanted out Of ReiIley, and from
him she had gained a very fair
idea Of the extent Of Larry'a
Indebtedness. The figures were
staggering and she knew only
too well that cvery day, or, rather
again, every night. saw them
mounting higher ard higher. And
she made It her business to cul-
tivate HallecIx. the gocd-natured
and easy-going, who, for All his
nghtness Of spirit, was perfcrce
learning something from his az
sociation with Astor.
From HaIleck. thanks to judi.
cious questions asked with . dill.
gent care to conceal the infor-
nation she really sought. she
had gained knowledge Of prop.
erty values In New York that
would have astonished Astor him
seIf-and gratified him highly.
too!
she was very far from shaF.
ing the general view that Astor.
with his fad for buying land.
was crazy; he was rather. she
thought, laying the foundation
for a great fortune that would
endure long after the enterprises
Of some Of those who ridiculed
him was forgotten.
1t was q simple matter for
Pat to put two and two together.
And 1t was plain 70 her that
Larry was letting his hopes
run away with his Judgment.
He was sinking deeper and deeper
into means Of escape he trusted
were sure to disappoint him;
Of 50. much he was certain.
The old Delavan house meant
much to him; its value to him.
indeed, was greater than to any.
one else-so much greater that
there was, even now. no chance
that, should he be forced TO sell
It. he could realize enough to
pay his debts.
To Be Continued Monday
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; last. And Pat. her tragic eyes
wide and staring, saw Larry
stagger in and fan into a chair.
''Wine. ReilleyI" he called
More wine-'tis the only cure!'
He saw Pat. He pointed a
shaking finger.
go to bed, boyr' he called.
Go to bed before / have yOa
whipped!' H
Larry Understands
Reilly bent low and whispered
in his ear. Slowly the meaning
OF his words seemed to sink into
Larry's benumbed brain. He got
up. unsteadily; lurched a little as
he took a faltering step. He
stared at the silent little figure
on the stairs. He pulled. him
self together as he walked on;
slowly the fumes Of wine in his
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''Were TO fade from 1'sy visiOM,
And melt from 1'ty arms,
Li-ike fairy gifts, fading GsUGy-
Thou sV0uId'st still, be beloved,
As this moment thou art,
Let thy loneliness fade as e
aCiEJ!
An uproar Of voices broke In
upon the song.
You'll have the watch upon
US, Larry-have done---have done!
Here you are home, man"
That's old Schuyler's window
you'll have him calling our loansP'
Good night, good night! prom
ised to see you home-who-hic-
who'll do as much for me?"
And =. that bird Of Hsnry's
could fight you after all! I vow
the other bird was q cowardw
'Who cares? The sports the
thing-and may the best man
mean the best bird!-winv'
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YOUR BEAUTY. . !.


tiness was so great that this ser1-
Gus defect of carriage did not de-
tract much from her appearance
until she grew into womanhood.
Then a day came-let US say
in her late twenties or early thir.
ties-when she suddenly awak-
ened to the fact that the upper
portion Of her figure had grown
ugly. Although she was still
comparatively young. her shou'-
ders were round and thick and
worse still-a roll OF tat at the
back Of her neck at its base
gave her a settled. elderly appeal
ance.
On the street her height and
general slepderness to some ex.
tent counteracted this uglineas
Of neck and shoulders, but at the
theater, at the opera, and as
dinner companion In her charm
ing low-necked frock she was at
a distinct disadvantage. She
looked ten years older than her
years-and 1t was all so needless.
To become fully conscious Of
an imperfection, it is said. Is to
be well on the way toward its
removal.
When this round-shouIdered
woman awoke to a full realiza-
ton Of the folly of her needless
handicap she went to work SEN
sibly and effectually to replace
the thick, coarse lines of her
chin. neck and shoulders with
the graceful lines of symmetry.
She wasted no time in idle
grieving over her lost beauty Of
contour, but started energetically
to set things right.
Violent, spasmodic efforts she
tabooed. Instead she adopted q
policy Of constant watchfulness.
Each time she became conscious
that her neck, head or shoulders
were dropping she Strengthened
them. Whenever she could, dur
ing the day. as well as early in
the morning, she practiced exer-
cises especially designed to slen.
derize and beautify the neck and
shoulders.
She undertook a systematic
course in swimming. She played
tennis. Both of these sports
necessitate an alertly-uplifted head
and a lifted wrist.
Here is one of the simple exer.
cises she persisted in, not 70.
weeks but for months, and which
brought excellent results.
Even though your neck and
chin and shoulders are symmetri-
cally beautiful, you will enjoy
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) head gave way.
BY the time he reached her
and stood over her his mind was
clear. It was with sober. pitiful
eyes that he looked down at her.
..Pat-" he eaid. Boy"
But he had no words to use TO
comfort her. Instinctively he put.
his hand upon her shoulder; far
the sigh that shook her at his
touch. She opened her eyes at
last and looked up at him, ana
he bent again, and raised her.
slowly: stood, then, his arm about
her shoulders.
'I'm--I'm sorry. Pat" he said
'There-there,s nothing / can
say. And you-you aren't left
quite alone, you know. I'm
afraid I'm a poor sport Of one 10
do it-but I must try to take
your fathers place"
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LITTLE OLD NEW YORK :
A Charming Serial of Love and Adven-
ture in the Picturesque Day of the
Beginnings of the AstOrs and
Vanderbilt Fortunes.

Hlifting her high upon his shoulders
She heard the sound Of friendly
voices, rising in song and jest.
about the family board, In the good
days before the money went.
Other memories came to her.
Ireland!-ah. Ireland! Memories O.
grief and trouble-but how they
were touched now by the contrast
Of this deeper woe! How gladly,
now, she would have been again N
the, barren house, the day the Law,
yer came with what had seemed
such dazzling news Of wealth AMI
fortune! How empty was all the
promise he had held out! How bit
ter had. the fulfillment Of that prom
Use proved to be!
And what still lay before her?
Her spirit quailed at the anticipa-
tion Of the dark days to 'comei She
must go on; she was doubly, trebly.
bound by that solemn and terrible
oath that she had sworn. At the
cost Of her own peace. her own
chance of happiness, she had made
it possible for her fathers spirit TO
pass on in peace and comfort.
There could be no release now for
her. She must go on; drink to it's
dregs the bitter cup her father, In
his love, had raised to her lips.
Larry All, but she could
not bear to think of him! So Kind,
50 generous, in one mood; 50 harsh
and cruel in another! And YET
what claim had she upon his kind
ness, his forbearance? She was his
ruin; 1t was to her he owed all tha:
was destroying the fine spirit Of
his youth.
Hears Singing
The sound Of voices, raised IN
riotous, ribald song stole through
her memories, her forebodings.
They brought her hack to the
moment in which she must live
and move and have her being.
She raised her head to listen.
One voice rang out in that wild
chorus that set her heart to n
mad beating ins her breast. Her
hand went 10 her heart as she
listened. It was an olG familiar
song that came to her: ~ @
The Washington times., 1923-10-20
KNOW THAT

Watercress was introduced into
France by the great Napoleon,
who had seen it growing in
Europe.
Horses, giraffes and ostriches
have the largest eyes OF land ami
mails, and cuttlefish Of sea crea-
lures.
Cucumbers contain approximate
ly 90 per cent Of water.
The English language contains
between 4OO,0O0 and 5000 words.
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neutrality-suspicious. Take
care, HaIleck-don't let old Astor
see you staggering like that later
in the day!w
.'You - wash-you drink. an
night--an d:hen you see every
thing still, with those fish eyes
of yours that never close"
Goodnight, Larry-hey, there
knock upon his door, one of you
he's not able! Louder-louder-
ReiIley sleeps fast-f''
Pat heard, RetlIey. moving above
her. grumbling as he came down
the stairs. And Larry's voice,
outside:
"I'll keep the rascal no longer
sleeping while cool my heels
outside! Good night. Henry
goodnight Come in the morn
ing for my I. o. u"
Reilley had the door open at
The Washington times., 1923-10-20
SECRETS OF HEALTH
AND SUCCESS
noNT NEGLECT A COLD IN THE HEAD

; longed invalidisn which can be
cured only by surgical operation.
There are some other side
tracks that lead into cavities.
called sinuses, at the base Of the
forehead, between the eyes, and
it is up these side tracks that
the cold in the head may travel
and become chronic.
There are many nose ana
throat clinics in this country in
which from twenty to fifty peo.
pie daily undergo surgical opera
tions for the relief Of conditions
that began with a "cold In the
head''-a very. simple matter II
treated in time.
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Sobs shook her again. But az :
he looked at her she made an
effort; q wistful little smile
curved her lips for q moment.
Lets shake hands on It. Pat"
said Larry.
CHAPTER X.
Life, always. and never death,
rules youth. Pat loved her father
dearly: she mourned him deeply.
But the youth in her turned to the
life about her; to all the future held
of promise. It was q new sort CT
life. different from any she had
ever known, happier, fuller, that
she was living now, Larry's shar1
intolerance had not shown itself
again since her fathers death; hs
took an increasing interest in h...
He was resolved that Pat should
learn all that IL became q boy Of his
station and his prospects to know;
he took his duties as guardian so
seriously that Breevort took 10
rallying him.
There were fewer trips to Hobo
ken nowadays-nowanighta, rather!
Larry had given up drinking. to a
great extent. But Pat, with the
shrewdness he was TAR from su5-
pecting her to possess, knew that
his reform had by no means been
complete. a
Even in her grief. on the night
of her fathers death, she had re-
nenbered his wager with Brevoort.
against which she had cried out
and she had heard, too, even as she
sat on the stairs, the talk that had
told her he had lost. Another
I. o. o.! And the unpaid bills!
And every day brought nearer that
upon which the note for $4,000
must be met at Mr.. Schuyler's bank.
She had guessed his plan; she
had been certain from the first that
Larry meant, II necessity drove him
80 far. to give up his home; all that
Was left OF what had once been the
great Delavan fortune, to meet that
note and clear himself OF debt.
But. for all her youth. Pat was q
.hrawder dealer with affairs than
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Ry Charles A. L. Reed,
M. D.,

~OH, it doesn't amount 10
80 anything-iust a cold IN
VI the head" I've neard
many a person say.
You probably have said 1t your
self, and proved it, like thousands
of others by getting over it with
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out the shght-
est treatment.
But there
are m q n y
thousands of
others W h o
have not play.
ed to your
luck.
And here is
why:
OF course
you d on t
"catch cold"
The Washington times., 1923-10-20
By Rida Johnson Young,
Whose Plays Have Won A High
Place Among American
Playwrights.

Place Among American
Playwrights.
Little Old NeU York." from
che BroGdsUGy success of that
name, by RidG Johnson Young,
has been created into a superLG-
tive motion picture bv Cosnso-
politnn Productions = Direction
of Sidney OIcott-AdGpted by
Luther Reed.
nUTsFDE it was still dark Pat
went down the stairs sank
down in a little, crumpled,
sobbing heap. There she sat.
through what remained Of the
night. She heard the watchman
outside; the Growing of a cock,
while it was still dark. She saw
the long shadows begin to tighten:
the coming of the dawn. Outside
the sleeping city stirred; began to
waken.
Reilly came to her; tried to
rouse her, to induce her to go to
her own room and gain a little
sleep. She only shook her head
and wept harder. And, with
the understanding of his years,
he made no great effort to per-
guade her; he knew that she
must deal with her grief alone;
knew that the human spirit, in
the times of great crisis and of
great grief that come to it. is a
lonely thing. that must find and
work out its own salvation.
She sat on the stairs. The
growing light of the dawn stole
In upon her there. None of the
waking sounds without pene-
trated the silent chamber of her
grief. She dwelt in a place of
memories.
Far and far away, across the
1000 miles Of water, her spirit was
She was with all those
whom she had loved and lost Hcr
mothers voice, grooming a lullaby,
vas in her ears. She saw her
brother. creeping in his baby days.
She felt her fathers strong arms
The Washington times., 1923-10-20
By Maria Jeritza.

Famous Prin1a Donna of the
Metropolitan Opera Company
and One Of the Most Beau.
tIfuI Women Of the Day.
A " old proverb tells US that
~ it is the little foxes that
"A spoil the vines. Likewise
1t is true that small mannerisms,
trif1ing faults of carriage and pos
ture may cause, In time, serious
defects in a woman's beauty.
Take, for instance, the case of
the round-shouldered girl. For
years teachers. parents and
friends begged her to straighten
her back and shoulders and hold
up her head. And she tried TO
do so-but only half-heartedly
and spasmodically.
The charm of her youthful pret-
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Gained in Every Way

Buffalo, N.Y.-'T had some female
5oubles that just run my health
down so that lost my appetite and
felt miserable all the time. l could
not lift anything heavy, and little
extra work some days would put me
In bed. A friend had told me to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and / gained in everyway, could
eat better and felt stronger. ! had
found nothing before this that did me
30 much good. Mrs. j. GRACE, 291
Woltz Avenue. Buffalo. n. Y.
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anything heavy
without having a
backache. / tried
different things.
Then ! saw Lydia
E. Pinkham'sV
etable Compound
advertised In the
newspapers and
began taking it as
the dir lions
said. / feel very
| good now and can
do all INV Wnrk I
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recommend the Vegetable Compound
to all my friends, and you can use my
testimonial letter." - Mrs. HATTIE
WARZoN, $40 Garden St, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
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WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

/. When was Marie Antoinette
married to Louis XVI?
2. When was the famous order
OF the Knights Of the Holy Sepul-
chre organized7
8. When did Joseph Lister, who
brought the antiseptic method of
bandaging into use, die?
4. When was Kiel Canal, the
German naval waterway, opened?
s. When did Edmund Hoyle. the
famous English authority on
games, die?
Answers to these queries will be
printed Monday.
The Washington times., 1923-10-20
The Minv.esivsgers.

THE minnesingers were the German lyric poets of the
twelfth and thirteenth centuries, who entertained
mobiles with songs Of love and war; The meistengers
of later date made ballads to everyday people,
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2,MORE WOMEN
join THE ARMY
OF Those Who eBeenRestored
TO Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Milwaukee, Wis hadabad pain
fn my left side and / could not lift
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ANSWERS
to yesterdays Questions.

to yesterdays Questions.
1. The Czar Of Russia abdicated
March Is, 1917.
3. The first International Arbi-
tration Court was opened in The
Hague in October. 1902.
8. The Welland Canal, from Lake
Erie to Lake Ontario, was opened
In 1888.
4. Sir Walter Scott refused the
post OF poet laureate Of England,
in 1913.
s. Ethelbert Nevin, composer Of
'The Rosary" died February II,
1901.
Copyright. 1923, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-05-17
para tOdOS

Vez, con eSa candidez atrevida de los
ni1os, me atrevf preguntar: Y 81 es-
to Sc va, Grara que me han traido a mi
aqui?
Han pasado muchos amos "esto no
Sc ha ido''. Ellos 81, los pobres. Sc
fueron para siempre, dejandonos aquf
unos instantes mas para que no Sc apa-
que el eco de la Erase apocaliptica
La sociedad Sc derrumba'
En- 10 tocante los otros particula-
res que en- esta carta menciono. yea
usted 10 que ocurre. "A mi no me
dan 10 que merezco. - Asi gimotean
algunos que Sc consideran huerfanos
de todo favor. Y Sc me antoja que en-
puridad nadie merece NADIA. Cada uno,
aunque sea contra su voluntad. hace
10 que puede. FL que mereceria ser
distinguido es el que hace mas de 10
que puede. Los otros no tienen dere-
cho exigir NADIA. Con que Sc les per-
mita vivir va es bastante, y acaso de-
masiado.
Pehsaba yo en- todo csto, lector de
mi entera confanza, decia: lPues
estuviera bueno cue un sefior cualquie-
ra, por Ell solo hecho de gustar.e traba-
lar mas de 10 necesario, en- 10 que in
discutiblemente debe encontrar aIgdn
placer, Sc creyera apto para solicitar
mas remuneration que los demas! A
POGO de meditarlo comprende uno que
al que Sc le debe dar todo 10 que pida
es al que no lie y sta trabajar traba-
ia. Pero al que le agrada trabajar y
pierde ell tempo contandoseIo a todo ell
mundo, mientras las cosas andan por
hacer, a ese convendria insinuarle que
es preferible. siempre desde Ell punto
de vista de utilidad social. ell hombre
vago Gle nscimiento. que reconoce Y aca-
ia la precision de trabaiar para CO.
MGR, que ell de muchas energias po-
co provecho.
Las recompensas no debCn ser para
quien hace las cosas con gusto no las
haco por no creerse bien pagado, sino
para quien las hace a disgusto sin
embargo las hace.
Jacinto TERRY.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-05-17
cAPAC1DAD sUFIcIENTE
De nuestros correspOnsales en- Europa.

Estimado lector: Aver la diosa Ca.
sualidad --todavia hoy diosas en- ell
Olimpo de la imaginacion-puso ante
mis- ojos cierta revista ilustrada. Iba
repasando distraidamente los fotogra-
bados. la vuelta de una hoja me
detuve, sin quererlo, en- la palabra
''t6pico"
Todos saben 10 que es Um topico.
Hasta los que no tienen inter6s en- sa-
berlo. De otra cosa no estaremos lie
nos nj hartos; pero de t6picos 81. Ell
pobrecito funcionario, Ell desgraciado
trabajador, el infe,iz ganapan, Ell SUI
frido padre de familia, el modesto en-
pleado. Ia socicdad que Sc derrumba,
ell paria, ell ilota, ell siervo de la gle
ba; todos esos y otros mas que no es-
tan entire esos, son t6picos. En- reali-
dad nj hay funcionario pobrecito, nj
trabajador desgraciado, nj ganapan in
ftliz. nj padre de famiha sufrido, nj
empleado modesto, nj la socicdad Sc
derrumba, porque socialmente no hay
precipicios, sino alturas. Lo que hay
son hombres mas menos satisfechos
de SUI suerte 10 que Sc forna con ESQ
es una sociedad que navega unas We
ces la siTga otras la capa
Sobre ESQ de la sociedad que Sc de-
rrumha, era yo muy pequeiio y va Sc
hablaba de clio. no crea usted, lee
tor estimado que tai pesimismo nacia
entire los chicos de mi edad. gente da-
da mas bier espcranzas alegres, sino
entire las personas mayores. Con Ell
biberon nos dieron la melancolia con
la primera sopa Ell volterianismo que
ellos no pp6ieron soportar. 'Esto Sc
va, exclsmaban en- tono triste de-
sabrido. Mi abuelo, los amigos de mi
abuelo, los parientes de mi abuelo, que
SUI vez debieron aprenderlo de sus
antecesores, todos 10 dccian. Solo una