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The Washington times., 1925-05-16
MAKING THE
HOUSE SHINE
BY Hannah Wing

A LTHOUGH the modern trend
"A of invention has alleviated
the housewives wearying task of
overhauling the house several
times year, there seems to be an
old traditional desire to scour
away the dust of winter, when
spring announces its coming. So
when you begin to feel this am
bilious wave seep through your
veins, bring out the trays, brass
candlesticks, the andirons, in fact
all of the nickel and brass things
less during the winter. A little
elbow exertion-presto! and they
will wear the bright glow of
spring. To clean nickel try a
paste made by mixing whiting
and alcohol or whiting and am
monia. Both are equally success
full.
For the copper and brass things
make a polishing paste of whiting
and vinegar or a solution of vine
gar and salt. After thoroughly
polishing the article, wash, rinse
well, dry thoroughly and then
rub with a little oil. Rubbing
with oil protects the article and
keeps it from again furnishing
rapidly, as the oil forms a film
which resists the elements. In
cleaning brass if you want a cop
perry tint use salt and vinegar.
Whiting and vinegar will pro-
duce a more yellow tinge.
Various methods of silver clean
ing are possible, but the method
known as electrolysis is easily
and satisfactorily accomplished.
Place one quart of boiling
water in bright aluminium ket-
tie. In this dissolve one teaspoon
OF soda. Be sure the water is
boiling, then plunge the silver
into the solution. Turn out the
flame under. the kettle. Allow
the silver to remain in the solu-
ton for only on minute. Re
move the silver and Immediately
pour the water out of the kettle.
Rinse the silver and dry briskly.
When it comes to removing dirt
from painted wood work use a
mild soap suds or a paste made
by mixing water with whiting or
any of the other mild abrasives.
If the dirt seems especially re-
sistant try a tablespoon of kero-
sene in a quart of warm water.
Always rinse the surfaces well
and rub thoroughly dry.
For the windows which admit
the tell-tale sunshine the most
effective methods are those using
a tablespoon OF either kerosene
or ammonia to a quart of warm
water. A chamois skin to clean
windows is a Vertiable godsend.
They are fairly expensive but
are many times worth the initial
cost.
The Washington times., 1925-05-16

buoyancy Of disposition!
Excessive nervousness is some
times the result of poor health,
or A rundown condition. Look
well. then to your general health.
Building up your health viii, IN
itself. do much toward banishlng
the tell-tale lines to which you
object.
Make sure you're not stra1ning
your eyes-this sometimes causes
lines and wrinkles.
The woman whose face Is over
dry. with tendency to wrinkle,
will do well to avoid the use OF
very hot water either on her face
or for bathing, as it's over-stimd-
lating and drying in its effect.
Massaging with grain alcohol, An
invaluable aid to the normal and
oily skin, is harmful to a very
dry skin.
Use only the mildest astrln'
gents if your skin is dry and dl-
lutte them with ice or cold water.
Be careful in selecting your soap,
choosing a variety that could
safely be used on an infants
skin. Some women. find it be-
ter not to use soap on the face.
II YOU cleanse your face with
soap and water-and you may
like the soothing effect on the
nerve-ends of a scrub with warm
water and a rough Turkish wash
cloth-try adding a few drops Of
The Washington times., 1925-05-16

He sitteth at the window or his
club. even AS his fathers SAT be-
fore him, and watcheth the world
of women pass by, and all the
damsels look alike to him.
One woman is as another wo-
man, and one love as another
love; for unto HIM it is al
ways the same old game
But a womans life is full of
SURPRISES! Yet, as this years
circus. it aboundeth in new
thrills. ......
Today she weareth trailing
skirts-and tomorrow she rOlleth
her stockings and displayeth her
knees.
Today she rejoiceth only to be
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GCOTTY was lost. You remem-
~ Der Scotty, our beautiful white
Scotch collie? There never was
sadder day in any household
than that awful day when Bobby
came running in with the tears
streaming down his cheeks and
cried:
i've lost Scotty, Foxy Grand
pa"
Lost Scottyw exclaimed.
What under the sun happened"
said I, rising quickly to put on
my hat.
II don't know" sobbed the boy.
at just had him out on Riverside
Drive for run. and it Is getting
dark. He ran down In the park,
as he always does. But he didn't
come back right away. | whistle
and called, but, oh, Foxy Grand
pa, he wouldn't answer me. What
shall we do?"
Come with me-" I said, COM
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from one set and moistened by
sweat from another set Of little
follicles Of the scalp. 1t IS being
continually touched by unclean
hands and dressed with still more
unclean brushes and combs.
You see from these facts why
the scalp is always a cont9mi-
mated field. 1t is at all times
more or less exposed to the air.
That means that the force that
causes the wound almost invarIa-
bly, forces into it a certain num-
Der of germs from the hair.
The best thing that then hap
pens is that the blood rushe5
from the wound and in doing
so tends to wash ihe germs out
ward.
In little while the blood clots,
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SCOTTY IDENTIFIES HIMSELF.
the Great," "

forting the boy, who was simply
broken-hearted.
We hurried down to the park
by the Hudson River and l was
shown by Bobby the exact spot
where. he had last seen poor
Scotty.
l whistled and / called. We
looked under the bushes and
asked the policeman on the beat.
"I'l keep a sharp lookout" re-
piled the kind officer. Il know
that dog. I've known him since
he was a pup. In all probability
someone has stolen him for the
reward. l advise you to put an
ad in the paper. i'm sure you'll
find him. He was certainly
beauty"
This sounded very encouraging,
but when l went to sleep that
night after l had telephoned the
ad to the paper l wondered
where our poor Scotty was sleep
ing and if the person who had
him was good and kind to him.
Early the next morning Bobby
was up to see the paper, and
every time the telephone rang
each one of us gave a jump, hop
ing it was some news from
Scotty.
didn't go out that day, but
sat near the phone waiting for
news. How long the day seemed.
Finally about six o'clock it
rang.
Hello" I said. Bobby was
standing by me. you've found
him."
Bobby jumped up and down for
JOY and ran to bring me a
pencil to write down the address.
Call a taxi" l shouted, and
downstairs we hurried.
The address the man had given
me was way up in The Bronx.
We rode and rode and finally
turned into a dark little street
and stopped before the number.
rang the bell. The man
opened the door and looked at
us.
II understand you've found my
dog" l said I'm ready to pay
the twenty five dollars for the
reward" said 1, reaching for my
pocketbook.
That's all very WELL" said the
man. "You must identify him."
Let him identify himself"
chuckled.
The man hesitated moment
and then led me to the door of
a room. He opened 1t and we
walked in.
Scotty was sleeping in a cor
ner. But the moment l walked
in he must have scented me, for
he gave one leap and bound
and put his paws up on my chest
and howled with JOY.
II guess it's your dog" said
the man. smiling for the first
time since we had arrived.
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casteth IT aside
at the same
moment every
autumn. The
shape and the
style of his
garments he al
tereth not one
lot or title all
the days of his
life, and the
adding or sub
tracing Of a
button causeth
him great con-
Ct prOatiOn
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l decided to try it and now l can so
all kinds of work sewing, washing,
ironing and sweeping. live on farm
and have five in the family SO am
busy most of the time. recommend
the Vegetable Compound to my
friends and hope my letter will heip
some one to take your Medicine
Mrs. WALTER E.ANDERsoN, Box 20
Rangeley, Maine.
Over 200, 900 women have so far re-
piled to our question, " Have you
received benefit from taking Lydia =.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound IL
90 out of every 100 of the replies
say Eyes" and because the Vegeta-
BILE Compound has been helping other
women it should help you. For sals
by druggists everywhere.
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
Woman, the AdUenturer.

Woman, the AdUenturer.
CONSIDER, my Daughter, how
" full Of monotony is the life
OF a man!
For that which he hath done
from the beginning of time, he
doth today, tomorrow, and for
ever. And, there is no variety,
and no novelty, and no enterprise
IN him!
He ariseth and goeth forth to
his labors in the morning. He
parteth his hair in exactly the
same spot. He cutteth it every
three weeks.
He donneth his straw hat upon
the same day each spring and
The Washington times., 1925-05-16

in spite Of fire.
quent wash
jngs, the hair
Of the head
carries IN a n V
V a ri e tie s OF
z G T m s. 1t
holds a certain
number Of dead
scales, called
e p i t h @ liunn,
from the outer
la yer OF the
skin. 1t ls nor.
lnally oiled by
the SncrEfinn
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greatly IOF palIlS ia
the sides and back,
h ca d a C h e 8 and
tired feelings. l
suffered twoyears
and it seemed as
though l could not
get my work done
from one day to
the next. After
reading letters s
from others who
hadtaken theVeg-
etahla COMPOUND
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
Crossed in BallOO

HlHE first aerial passage across
u the British Channel was made
in 1785, when Francois Blanchard
and an American companion trav-
eled from England to France in a
balloon.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1925-05-16

worry. Every
woman has TO
work out for
h er s elf. her
own mental at
tit u d Q. But
worry cen taan-
1y dosn't do
any good and
is fat al 10
beauty Of COM
pl e x i o n. So
why not cult
vate instead,
calmness a n i
LIZ h,t-hRarted
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
Here and There

0NE of the largest collections of
~ skulls in the world is to be
found at the Royal College of
Surgeons Museum. There are
5000 specimens. some dating
from the year B. c.
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

when was the Times Build
ing, Los Angeles. dynamited?
2-When was the Act of Su-
premacy proclaiming Henry VIII
head of the English Church
passed?
3-When did Rossini. great
Italian composer, visit London?
EWhen did Hans Sachs. most
celebrated of the meistersingers,
live?
5-When was Pulcheria Byzan-
tine Empress?
(Answers to these queries will be
printed Monday.)
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
By Maria Jeritza,
Prirna Donna Of the Metropolitan
Opera Company and One OF
the Most Beautiful Women
of the Day.

NUMEROUS letters have reach
4N ed me lately, asking how 20
care for a very dry, winkled
skin.
AS a rule the tendency to dry
skin and wrinkles goes with a
nervous temperament. inclined to
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
Former President of the American
Medical Association.
THERE are some things about

THERE are some things about
l. injuries to the scalp that
makes them different from in
juries to other parts Of the body,
The scalp is, normally, covered
with hair and in all cases is un-
derlaid with the skull.
In spite OF all the care possible
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
ANSWESR.
to yesterdays questions.

to yesterdays questions.
President James A, Garfield
died September 19,18S1.
William of Ocean, English
philosopher and Franciscan friar,
lived from 1870 to 1349.
3-Noah Webster, American
photographer, was graduated at
Yale in 1878.
4-The first japanese Ambas-
sador to the United States was
appointed in 1906.
5-7The Indian war in Carolina
took place in IT'S.
The Washington times., 1925-05-16
SUFFERED
TWO YEARS
Finally Relieved by Taking
lydia E. Pinkhan's Vege-
table Compound, Says
Mrs. Anderson

Rangeley, Maine, Lydia 2. Pink
HAMS Vegetable Compound helped me
The Washington times., 1925-05-16

He donneth his straw hat upon
the same day each spring ani
Evening star., 1925-01-25
Startling!

Many new of next Fall will be purchased from
this group at this price And it will receive
the ovation, the admiring those
purchased and expensive. This isn't faacv. 1t is
try this.
Evening star., 1925-01-25

Silky pile fabrics and dull finished suede cloths in all the
rich coorng that repeat their
year Lavishy trimmed with beaver viaka
natural squirrel muskat rnga opossum wolf mamot
line dyed coney Hudson seal dyed muskrat For
For misses. Sizes 10 to A.
Evening star., 1925-04-17

well adapted to the expression of both
mirth and pathos, he was apt in illus
tration, dramatic in gesture, not al
ways self-controlled when tempted to
enforce a point by exaggerated state
ment. His power in playing upon the
emotions of men was great. By skill
fully touching the chord of Regret for
wrong doing which vibrates in the
heart of every man, and es skiilfully
catering TO the vanity of those who
enjoyed being made proElinent as
cases of striking conversion. hr se-
cured and displayed as his trophies "A
miscellaneous company, including all
grades, from the sincere, peniteIt
striver for a purer life to the empty
headed boaster who revelled in proc
lamations of his own past vileness and
present righteousne Both these
classes of converts were encouraged
to present themselves 20 public view
as often and as conspicuous y as pos
sible with a perfectly apparent pur-
pose to promote the influence of the
meetings by a show of results.
The agencies employed attracted
wide attention and stirred the COM
munity to It's center. In offices, shops
and on streets people discussed the
fate of the soul. Many other churches
Evening star., 1925-04-17

IS waited upon President Andrew
Johnson and Informed him they rep
resented the great Congregational
Church of the United States, and
would appreciate it If he would ap-
point a day of national thank sgfving
and prayer. Mr.. Lincoln had once or
twice appointed days of thank giving
for special occasions. but we ask ed
for n day perpetually.
''Mr. Johnson agreed, and to that
committee goes the honor of estab-
fishing the regular thank giving oc-
CaSion.
when DIR. Charles B. Boynton be-
came our minister just after the
Civil War, we found that the old
building on Fifth street, which had
been an Episcopal Church, then our
own church, and then a stable, had
been purchased by Columbian Uni
versity for a law school. So we moved
to the lecture room for our Sabbath
services during the Summer months
When Winter came and brought Con-
gress with it, we went to the House
of Representatives and stated to the
members that they had never had a
gregationalist chaplain. We nom
mated DR.. Boynton. The House gra-
ciCouSly accepted.
Evening star., 1925-04-17

land Congregationalists of the earlier
times. For, be it known, the fathers
thought 1t not unholy to hold cleo
tions. militia meetings and business
gatherings in their church edifices
and not only thought so, but so did
IF the church adopted this policy
as revenue measure only, 1t builded
better than 1T knew. Through tts
working many people became familiar
with the place, and through coming
here for literary and musical enter
tainments during the week were also
drawn hither on Sundays. Thousands
came to know and love this spot for
the hours of esthetic and intellectual
enjoyment they had spent here. This
institution became essentially of the
people, for the people, by the people,
to a greater extent than any edifice
in the city.
Evangelist Holds Meetings.
I'm 1876 a remarkable series of
meetings was held by the evangelist
Rev. e. p Hammond, assisted by Mr.
Bentley, a singer of great effective
ness, and a corps of ministers ard
laymen of the city. Mr.. Hammond
was a man of fine physique and
hearty, earnest manner. With voice
Evening star., 1925-04-17

Then we addressed ourselves to
Schuyler Colfax, speaker of the
House, with a request that we be al
lowed to worship in the hall of the
House. This request was also grant
ed. DR.. Boynton was a powerful
'sermonizer,' and he often drew 1000
people, probably the largest assem-
blage in any Protestant Sabbath au-
dience in the country"
Wanted Raise In Pay.
On top of all, DIR. Boynton resigned
because he required $4,000 a year,
while $1,000 was all the members
could raise.
Desperate situations suggest ed
desperate remedies Rev. Jeremiah
E. Rankin of Charlestown, Mass, was
elected, and accepted the place. The
history continues:
'All great religious and philan-
thropic gatherings were made well
come here. The building was rented
for schools, lectures, concerts and
other entertainments to an extent
quite unprecedented among the
churches of the community. Though
new in Washington, this policy was
in accord with the practices that
generally obtained among New Eng
Evening star., 1925-04-17

The movement launched in Wash
ington by members of the First
Congregational Church for new
million dollar edifice, given tacit ap-
proval by President Coolidge, the in
stitution's leading worshiper, recalls
many hectic struggles put forth by
the membership in the early days.
1t also revives the story of why a
steeple has not been placed on the
church. The members went as far
as the money lasted with the editice
erected in 1868, but there was not
left enough for a steeple. Now and
then an agitation was started for a
steeple, but nothing has come of it.
In fact, most of the members have
said ii was a useless thing, and Con-
regationalists had better devote the
same amount to charity.
Gen. 0. .. Howard, the one-armed
Civil War veteran, one of Sherman S
leading warriors and known as The
Christian Soldier" used to say jocu
larly that he was sure no steeple
would be erected before his death and
he supposed that afterward one
would be raised in his honor. Gen.
Howard founded Howard University
at Washington and Lincoln Memorial
University at Cumberland Gap, Tenn.
He died in 1909. The new structure,
it is believed, will contain a steeple.
History of Church.
The First Congregational Church,
Rev. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor, is
said to have been the cradle of emo
tional religion in the United States.
Its revivalist methods have of late
years been duplicated by other de-
nominations, notably the Methodists
of the South. Here are few fea-
lures of it's history:
1t fought the institution of slavery
IN a strong pro-slavery center. The
members often divided and part of
them withdrew, leaving the church
to die, only to be resurrected.
Hery Ward Beecher. the great
Brooklyn preacher, addressed the
congregation, but declined a call to
the pastorate.
Met In Many Places.
1t met in many places, notably the
House of Representatives.
One of Its sites now bears Jewish
synagogue, and one of its structures
was sold for debt and became
stable.
The church history, compiled in
1915 by Walter l.. Cliff, chairman of
the board of trustees, on the occasion
of the f1ftieth anniversary of the re
vived institution, says:
On August 8, 164I, a few gentle
men, poor in pocket but enthusiasts site
regationalists, met to form a
church. They had preaching occa-
slonally, but Sabbath school all the
time. One of their number, Mr.. Cook
man. offered to build a church and
rent it to them. The offer was gladly
accepted and the first building was
erected on Eighth street. This was
twice enlarged, but was eventually
demolished to give way to the present
Jewish synagogue
They found the hostility OF the
whole city arrayed against them
Washington was completely domi-
mated by Southern influence. Nor was
this the opinion merely of the rabble
it was the belief of the clergy, of
the bar, of all reputable inhabitants
of the District.
1T must have been the first time
IN the annals of the city and of the
Evening star., 1925-04-17

tect me. / had opened my trunks and
distributed $500 in silver among nv
men, wrapped up some extra warm
underwear, a towel, condensed milk
and some chocolate, besides ammuni.
ton for my two As Colts. 1 sat fully
clad waiting for the turn of events.
Looked for Firing.
Every minute 1 expected the fir
ing to commence. The soldiers said
that they could protect me but not
my boxes, and that the best thing
would be to retreat and hide If the
brigands rushed into the place. The
people of the village began burying
their few valuables and great excite
ment ruled the hamlet. 1t was ter
rible wait and a long night.
Outside of the hamlet were hang
ing from poles heads of brigands that
had been captured some days before.
1 was informed that 500 bandits were
outside the village and that capture
was irresistible. 1 cannot tell YOU
how 1 felt. However. at 4 am. they
were still outside and no shot had
been fired. At dawn there was no
one to be seen. They had vanished" ;"
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were awakened, but the center of in
terest was with US. After one of Mr..
Hammond's characteristic eXhorta
tions the vast audience would break
into the startling music of The Judg
ment Day is Coming. Is Coming, Is
Coming and the thunderous peals
of the great organ created an excite
ment so tense that the souls of some
and the nerves of all were shaken TO
their center.
Alas for the perversity of human
nature. Several years later 107 out
of 82l members were dropped for alb
senting themselves and not walking
with the church"
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FIRST CONGREG ATIONAL CHURCH
HAS STORMY HISTORY BEHIND m
Was One OF First Organizations in Country to Fight
Slavery and Lost Many Menbers-Often
in Money Difficulties.

South that a religious body was or
ganized with an anti-slavery plank in
It's platform. We doubt if many
churches in the North embarked on
such crusade as early as the forties. -
Struggles of Church
The historian pictures the Presi-
dents church as thet center Of vigor-
Gus Campaigns" and the refuge of
lame, halt and blind"
fEVen before it had become a full
hedged church its members were not
troubled with an excess of modestv.
On October ., 1865. a committee of
Evening star., 1925-04-17
$4,000 Stork Bills Burned.

On the grounds that he couldn't
bear to have people growing up
around him with the risk of learning
that the Stork's bill, so far as they
were concerned, had never been paid,
physician at Stanford, KY, piled
$4,000 worth of bills in a heap in
public and burned them. The sum Of
$500 represented no unusual
amounts that had not been paid, but
was for numerous ordinary attendance
fees
Palisadian., 1925-07-17
Benefit Lawn and Card
Party Planned for July %

All plans have been completed in
preparation for the huge lawn card
party which the ladies of the Grant
wood Auxiliary are staging on the
afternoon of July 90 The scene of the
party will be on the spacious grounds
surrounding the home of the hostess,
Mrs. G. w. Brown, of 29 Edgewater
road.
There will be twenty tables for
players, with fifteen prizes to be com
peted for by the lucky winners. Play
, will be started at o'clock and con-
tinue to o'clock. An admission fee
of fifty cents will be charged in addi-
tion to the nominal price for refresh
ments.
| Mrs. Brown will be ably assisted by
two other members, Mrs. Schickling
and Mrs. Broderick.
The proceeds of the afternoon will
go towards the room which the or
ganization has donated to the Teaneck
Holy Name Hospital. Contrary to a
general belief, the hospital, although
Catholic in name is non-sectarian and
open for all creeds and nationalities.
Everybody is invited to attend this
worthy benefit affair.
Palisadian., 1925-07-17
Grantwood Baptist Chapel

The Sunday services at the Grant
wood Baptist Chapel were well at
tended on the occasion of DR..
Joachim's talk and. sermon on Mo-
hammedanism vs. Christianity as re-
ligions, despite the extremely hot
weather. People of all faiths were in
the audience and after the meeting
spoke very highly of the wonderful
news this man from India has
brought them. Mrs Tonkin sang
Alone" and her son performed on his
violin while Miss Hawke played at
the piano. DR.. Joachim, who is de-
livering series of sermons every
Sunday morning at IL O'Clock on
"Other Religions is man of world
wide human and educational expert
ence. He is graduate Of the Cal
cutta University, the worlds largest
school of learning, and attended Ok
ford in England He has been in ev-
cry country of the world with the sin
gle exception of Tasmania. He has
written over forty books on religious
and historic works. To hear him
makes one feel that there is more to
learn every day.