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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-11
BRASS = of Marriage : By Charles G. Nor


IL mean Park; I'll learn to SAY
that some day-you persuade
Betty to honor you. And Mrs.
Harrison, please give this dance
to my brother. That's q good be-
ginning, isn't TT"
"IIl say it's all right" declared
Peter Stanley. How about it,
Mrs. Harrison?"
Splendid" cried.
But to my establishment found
Ralph's eyes on mine. And his
look was troubled.
I was puzzled by the glance
Ralph Lacy sent me when Mrs.
Thurlow took charge Of bur roof
garden party and decided who
should dance with whom.
When we all returned to our
table after the dance, however,
conversation again became general
and things went so smoothly that
I told myself I'd dreamed that
Ralph was worried about anything.
The evening was delightful.
Mrs. ThurIow was 50 gracious
and charming, that 1t was possible
to forget that she is a great
society leader, and to remember
only that she is beautiful and
clever woman Of forty with a
mature mind and warm young
heart. At the close OF the eve
ming, she turned to Ralph with
something at once maternal and
alIuring in her manner.
An Air Of Goodwill.
1--WE your halfway promise 70
dine with me some time soon, Mr..
Lacy. Shall we enlarge our party
and include eli these good folks?''
They are good folks" laughed
Ralph with unmistakable ena
phasis.
Meaning you prefer the crowd
to the tete-a-tete,'' retorted Mrs.
Thurlow with no sign Of being ruff
fled. ''Well. since It's such q de-
lightful crowd, I can't blame you.
Shall we meet tonight a week. or
isn't that long enough notice for
you busy foIks?''
Again I caught that troubled
look on Ralph's face. But 1t was
only fleeing glimpse. For the
next moment we were all accept
ing Mrs. Thurlow's invitation with
an honest sense of being greatly
honored.
When we got up to so. the
MacAvoy's and the Count and
Countess Were still at their table
Again they showed their eagerness
for recognition from Mrs. Thur
low. Gracia MacAvoy caught my
hand as we were passing and said
in her quick, warm way:
''Stop a minute, Mrs. Harrison,
want to tell you how well you
look"
Thank you," 1 said, and would
have passed on with my party.
But Mrs. ,MacAvoy didn't relin-
quish her hold on my hand. So
was forced to finger, realizing un-
easily that I'd have to walk across
that great roof alone as a result
Of her insistance on keeping me.
In another minute, however, /
saw Ralph turn and come back.
Cleverly and without making it
too evident that he had returned
for me, he said warmly:
Good evening everybody.
suppose I must have been un-
lucky enough to have my back to
your table all evening. For this
is my first glimpse of you"
He shook hands all around with
an air Of the greatest goodwill.
And Ned MacAvoy gave him a
jovial slap on the shoulder and
cried enviously:
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-11
Paint can be removed from
clothes with a solution of am
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Beat the yolk of a raw egg till
it thickens. Then add drop by
drop five tahlespoonfuls of salad
oil and two tablespoonfuls of tar.
ragon vinegar, Season with mus.
tard dry. pepper. and salt. The
chief point in making a mayon.
naise dressing Is to mix grad
ually, beating we'll between each
ingredient.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-11

VHE little chap with the nightly
match them to the lengthy stride OF his Dad whose hand he
chin puft up his hard little chest and his obey in pretty
offers tribute the girl with diamond
that always fat small rabbit
mother with the gold tiny stitches
humber the frock richer friend
maid the cheeks hee something
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-11
BY Ann Isle.
Whose Serials of Married Life
Have Won q Big Popular
Success.)
(Copyright, 1928, King Features
Syndicate. Inc.1

SucCeSSsJ
(copyright, 1928. King Features
Syndicate. Incl
DUT in another moment my
doubts were at rest. And sud-
denly they seemed absurd.
For the Countess Sidislxi and Ned
MacAvoy came UP to the table
and were just on the point Of
sitting down, when Peter Stan
ley came forward as conveying
the most beautiful woman have
ever seen.
She was several inches taller
than her brother but her features
were chiseled like his and her
white hair crowned face of ex-
quisite texture, lighted by eyes
which even at a distance and be.
hind thickets of black lash were
Enthusiastically slate gray.
AS they came toward the Mac
Avoy table Gracia leaned forward
waiting eagerly for a bow. Even
the Count and Countess seemed
paralyzed by their anxiety Tor
recognition. And Ned MacAvoy
stepped out in the aisle, forcing
himself on Mrs. Thurlow's atten.
ton. All about US heads were
craning and people were watch
ing Peter Stanley and his sister.
as il he was assisting at royal
progress.
Mrs. Thur1ow bowed graciously
to the MacAvoy group, but her
manner forbade Intrusion. And
whena she stopped at our table
Betty and 1 got to our feet with
the men. Out Of the tail Of my
eye I could see the interest all
about US and could catch Mrs.
MacAvoy's frozen establishment.
Then forgot every one else in
the charm Of Mrs. Thurlow's
manner. She gave Betty and Park
each a quick handclasp, then she
held out both hands to me very
<sweetly, saying:
A Long Memory
And this is the clever woman
who IL Peters adviser in the fas-
cinating advertising game. Betty,
II you get tired Of your position,
speak a good word for me. I
think I'm q clever publicity woman
myself.
She laughed in a delicious low.
voice. We all joined her, and
though what she said wasn't bril-
liant, it had the effect fof estab-
fishing us all on a basis Of complete
understanding. Then she turned
to Ralph and her fine patrician
face took on look of mischief that
was almost arch.
And here's my nice boy. I
knew you the minute I clapped
eyes on you, though I didn't iden-
tify you when Peter was raving.
Had any buttercd toast recently?"
''Then you did know I was starv-
ing?" Ralph exclaimed. Mrs.
Thurlow. it's ten years late--but
/ owe you a dinner" Ralph smiled,
in nowise abashed by the fact that
he was talking to the most sought
after Of women.
"See that you pay it soon," she
smiled. "Or, better still, come and
dine with me. You know when a
woman sees a dear lad working
and grinning as if he liked it when
his face is drawn from hunger and
his clothes are immaculate, though
he's wearing winter clothes in Au-
gust, it makes her heart ache"
"I'n never make your heart
ache again." declared Ralph.
''You will If you don't ask me to
dance" smiled Mrs. Thurlow.
''Now, let the chaperone issue her
only order for the evening. Wayne
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-11
"VGnapire Complexion"
Is Natural, She Saws
Uses Ordinary MercOIIzed Wa.

dancer that she has a vampire COM
plexion," 1t il so bewitchinGIy beautiful
Yet to intimate friends she has confided
she abhors make-ups and that her COM
pIexlon Is really natural. Her secret is
tnin coat OF the wax over her face at
night ana washes IL off upon arising.
This simple application actually absorbs
the dead particles of scarf skin which
daily appear. and a fair. soft fresh
giriish skin is always in evidence. The
complexion is kept perpetuaIly young by
preventing the accumulation of the aging
AS mercoiized wax is obtainable at any
drug store IAN ounce Ia sufficientl anv
Sne may enjoy the benefits of this re-
markable beauty secret.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-11

that YOU have no and the aggdy with the
the wng that no one had the fashionable heart bob
with
the chic in the park abroad hinca
with her great Russian wolhound
much LIKE her
Eere is tribute! worhipful
heato that appreciate Daddy with the
sdeg with the unfaing and the ermne
little maid school who
and purboTn whose dog and delight to
the eye!-NELL BRINKLEY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-11
Abandoning Children

don children when the family unable to support
them; the Egyptians left them the banks Of rivers
Such children were always supported by the State.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-28
Naval Extravaganza.

would that the navy department the most inefficient
exravagnt the whole category of departments and bureaus
of the national An epidemic of disasters and catasro
Plies ranging rmmng vessel by the transport which
the late President Harding returning from Alaska to the ter
b off the California which desroyers and
wenytre lost has surrounded the navy for the past
Now the bombing of obsolete baehps from
planes demonstrate the feasibility of that form of warfare Ships
that have the axpayes much twenty-five millions of dol
lars finally declared obsolete owed made the
target for bombs from planes the air The vessels always des
royed every would expect But noted writer has,
stated these vessels with capable take zgzag
and with high farshoong anaircra artillery the results
probably would be the The ship that to hit
hundred few thousand feet would be minute target
the altitude of ten fifteen thousand feet that
bombing plane would have to attain for its own safety
The salvage these ships would be many hundreds of thou
dollars they strapped under the usual procedure Or
better STILL these vessels be utilized for transportation after
heaviest has been 1t does
confidence in the minds of the people at large have these
costly ships sunk merely to test hypothetical theories of naval
officers and departmental heads
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-28
MoW, Altogether

The reorganed VashonMaury Island Commercial club starts
out well under the suspicious circumstances There spen
did feeling evident for all work together Every
other community the be preparing for of
prosperity and there why this should not do the
The Pacific Northwest the objective of thousands of tourists
All of those who have visited this section past coming
back locate here but many The Charmed Land" holds
mystic spell for those who its magnetic qualities will
the apprecave Each community has big work be-
fore quota of Each work out its
plan Vashona island works under several hndcaps but
nevertheless conduct of publicity that will bring
results as time goes
and farming
dons Already great deal of city property changing hands and
prices gradually advancing requires little time for this
prosperity to be reflected in the smaller communities but is
y coming and will this Situated is midway be-
the great cities of the Puget Sound region a
island going receive its share of things that the coming
year of 1924 holds in prospect.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-28
Neu Opportunities.

Experiments demonstrating that western Washington is
the sections of the United States for the produc
ton of farm Skag county today growing the largest
part cabbage United States 1t has been
definitely proved that seed from all and leaf vegetables
cabbage k cauowe celery bets parsnps bagas
which require two for maturity especially adapted
Puget region The winter temperatures do drop
to danger point requiring storage plants for seed
another profitable crop produce in this state and small
Naury produced we'll Yet farmers slow
to avail themselves of these opportunities that presented Resi-
dents of other sections have turned the tide of their fortunes by
trying of the innovations.
In these times, when the staple farm fail to produce
satisfactory farmers should look about for specaes and
novelties that being by every This the only
way that satisfactory profits be secured However it not
safe plunge heavily with unknown crops and haste must be
made slowly until tests prove such fairly reliable
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-28
The Wilmer.

| don't mind the man with a red
biooded kick,
At a real or fancier wrong;
| can stand for a chap with the
crouch, if he's quick
To drop it when joy comes
along;
| have praise for the fellow who
says what he thinks
Though his thoughts may not
be mine
But spare me from having to mix
with the ginks
Who go through the world with
a whine.
] am willing to listen to sinner or
saint
Who is willing to fight for his
rights.
And there's something in an hon
est complaint
That the soul of me really de-
lights;
For kickers are useful and
grouches are wise,
For their purpose is frequently
fine
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-28
But spare me from having to mix
with the guys
Who go through the world with
a whine.-Selected.
What This Country Needs.

What this country needs is not
a new birth of freedom, but the
old fashioned $500 lower berth.
1t is not job for every man,
people who take liberties with our
liberty.
1t is not joob for every man,
but real man for every job.
1t isn't to get more taxes from
the people, but for the people to
get more from the taxes.
1t is not more miles of territory,
but more miles to the gallon.
1t is more tractors and less de-
tractors.
1t isn't more young men making
speed, but more young men plant
ing spuds.
1t is more paint on the old
places and less paint on the young
faces.
1t isn't a lower rate Of interest
on money, but higher interest in
work.
1t is to follow the footprints of
the fathers instead of the foot
steps of the dancing MASTER
st. Paul Crescent.
The Railsplitter's Philosophy.
l do the very best | know
how-the very best ] can; and l
mean to keep on doing so until
the end. 1.-THE end brings me out
all right, what is said against me
won't amount to anything; if the
end brings me out wrong, ten
thousand angels swearing | was
right would make no difference
Abraham Lincoln.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-28
Lord Help the Wildcat !!

Two hunters in the North Caro-
lima woods had chased a wildcat
to clearing and were terrified to
see the beast jump into the wind
ow of a cabin from which the
sound of a woman's voice had just
been heard. On the porch, rock
ing comfortably, sat Friend Hus-
band.
For heavens sake, is your
wife in there2" screamed one of
the hunters.
''Yeah."
Good Lord, man, get busy A
wildcat just jumped in the wind
owl"
"Yeahq Well, let him git out
the best way he can. | go no use
for the pesky critters, and DANCED
if I'm going to help him. =
American Legion Weekly.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-28
1.-THE Recipe. F"
(By Berton Braleyl.

(By Berton Braley).
It's doing your job the best you
And being just to your fellow
man;
It's by making money-holding
friends,
And striving true to your aims
and ends;
It's figuring how and learning
why,
And looking forward and think
ing high;
And dreaming little and doing
much,
It's keeping always in closest
touch
With what is finest in work and
deed;
It's being thorough, yet making
speed;
It's daring blithely the field of
chance
While making labor brave ro-
nance;
It's going onward despite defeat,
And fighting staunchly what 'er
you meet;
It's being clean and playing fair
It's laughing lightly at Dame
Despair;
It's looking up at the stars above,
And drinking deeply of life and
love;
It's struggling on with the viii to
win,
But taking loss with cheerful
grin;
It's sharing sorrow and work and
mirth,
And making better this good
old earth;
It's serving, striving through
strain and stress;
It's doing your Noblest-that' Is
Success.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-28
vAsHoN ISLAND NEws-RECoRD

Next week the big Western Washington fair at Puyaup II
is Puyaups fair Pierce comtys fairt Wash
mgton fair Every island resident who possibly do should at
tend that fair Everything that agriculture poultry rails
ing dairyng and horticulture will be shown all week Everyone
who has products worth exhibiting should take them the fair
unfortunate that big community exhibit could not have been
prepared and entered However, nach that impossible
under existing conditions individuals will
the island And do be backward about putting card the
hibit showing that it is from VashonMaury island
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-28
Mania for Laumaking.

Uncle Sam is addicted with the lawmakng disease His
the history of the world The output large that
the libraries house it, the lawyers digest
simulate said be fact that the AZ legislatures
proposed five great nations 1t takes
large volumes hold in printed form the supreme decs
questions of constuonay The law library of Column
ba university contains 100000 volumes and increases the rate Of
5000 year Why stop manufacturing many laws try
forcing them repeal of the others9 smaller
legislative output would be evidence of political anityThe
Manufacturer
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-28
Force of Habit.

Pat-"Phwat was the last card
OF dealt We, MikeY"
Mike-"A spade"
Pat--"Oi knew it was; Oh saw
We spit on yer hand before We pick
ed it up"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-28

If determined would march in to the office of the
of Oklahoma spank him and put him bed and then
walk out and give the members of the legislature the Ku Kux
Khan general good scodng people would breathe easier This
comic opera stuff is beginning get the of the average
person.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-28

Two wandering natural have found twenty-five per-
fectly fresh dnosaur eggs, estimated to be least million
old Omgosh Just think what would have happened if
of those Seattle restaurant keepers had beaten the scientists those
eggs
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-28

An Indiana astronomer illustrate the immense distance from
the earth to the star Cenaum Alpha that would take
fifty million years salary of $4,000 year to buy railway
ticket to that star the of mile Cheer up! Most
folk will have the money saved up by the time they get the rail
road built.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-28

Just Italy and Greece reached amicabe
late unpeasanness the Bulgrans break place the
latest reports 10000 battle Not much danger
Of population with earthquakes and always tap
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-28

After years of heated controversy that
fish the of petroleum Just think the number of poor
fish that created few million years ago keep the vvers
going And think of the poor fish that buying the
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-28

Indications that the democratic candidate
the Fifth district of this has 1t is time
publican, farmerabo and socialist folk begin out
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-28

Wala Walla deserted his wife five children and
later arrested i'll Montana His Egg Bet bad un
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-07-13

SMOKING TOBACCO-10 lbs. best Ken
lucky Burley, So; 10 lbs. best Tenn. Red,
$3.50; 10 lbs. smoking, S2.75, prepaid
Farmers Assn, Dukedom, Tenn.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-07-13

streets of American towns followed
in lots often numbering many thou
sands, the offerings of the skins OF
monkeys and gazelles from Africa,
ponies from the steppes of Russia,
giant wolves from Siberia, Polar bear
from the Arctic, dog skins from
China, kid-skins and goat-skins from
Greece, Turkey and near eastern
countries, kangaroo and fox from
Australia, and the strange but useful
pelts of fur bearers from many an
other distant land.
The big attendance at the st. Louis
| fur auctions and the strong interest
of buyers manifested in the great col
lections of furs offered for sale indi-
Gates that st. Louis in addition to be-
ing the outstanding primary raw fur
market of the world, stands out nat
urally in the eyes of the fur world
as the logical center for all major
activities in the buying and selling OF
raw furs.
The following report indicates the
present stability of the fur market as
revealed at the recent st. Louis
sales:
Cross fox, 10 per cent higher than
October.
White fox, Is per cent higher than
October.
Red fox, 95 per cent higher than
October (including Russian and Ger
mani.
Red fox, Australian. full market
prices.
Sundry fox, 35 per cent higher
than October.
Silver fox, 20 per cent lower than
October.
Skunk, 10 per cent lower than Oct
ober.
Ermine, Is per cent lower than
October (including brown and gray.
Fisher, Is per cent lower than Oc-
tober.
Russian sable, 20 per cent lower
than October.
Squirrel, 10 per cent higher than
October.
Opossum, Is per cent higher than
October.
Polar bear; bear; no change.
Mountain lion, no change.
House cat, black and blue, 100 per
cent higher; common, 20 per cent
higher.
Japanese marten, full market
prices.
Ponies, 20 per cent higher than
October.
Chinchillona, quantity too small
for comparison.
French Coney, full market prices.
Goat, lamb and kid skins, full mar
ket prices.
Astrakan, full market prices.
Beaver, Is per cent lower than
October.
Otter, Is per cent higher than Oc-
sober.
Civet cat, 35 per cent higher.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-07-13
WHEN THE IRON HORSE GAMEs
"A STORY OF PIONEER BOHEMIAN

that he would grant my request. I
got the copy and the address was in
type, the proofs read and corrected
and the matter made up before the
celebration.
There were less than twenty-four
hours remaining for me to fit my
self to take the address in short
hand. l got note books and learned
to write half dozen or more char
acters, and when the judge arose to
deliver his address 1 sat at a table
just back of him and made pot hooks
as fast as he spoke. The note books
were as ineligible as the letters the
three-year-old kiddies write, but that
was another secret. AS soon as he
had finished, / told the judge that
the notes would be transcribed at
once, give the copy to the printers
and send him the proofs. These
were sent and came back with his
o. X.
There was man in the audience
who came to me after the speaking
to ask what system 1 wrote. When
told, he said he regretted that he had
not come prepared to take the speech
and further informed me that he
wrote the same system. l lost that
chap pronto, and was very careful to
see that he did not get an 'opportun-
ity to look at my notes.
When the Courier came out with
the story of the celebration, includ-
ing the address, Major Anderson was
the recipient of compliments, and my |
friends of the Chronicle were among |
the first to congratulate me.
The manner of my getting that |
address would have remained a Sc
cret until now were it not for the
reason that at banquet some six
months later at which the publish
ers of the Chronicle and Judge Ma
guire were present, the Judge grew
reminiscent and told of newspaper
scoops, and among these was the
story of how his railroad celebration
grafton appeared in print. 1 think