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The Washington times., 1925-02-23

They live many hundreds of
miles apart, and cannot marry
for a year. BY mutual agree
ment they accept social invita-.
I lions now and then to make life
less lonesome away from each
other.
II wouldn't be happy, If /
thought Charles was moping at
home every evening" explained
Anne And he's glad that the
young men I know, even though
they realize I'm engaged, ask me
out now and then to dances and
ti1eaters. We trust each other,
and each wishes the other to be
happy"
Naturally Miss Betrothed finds
her greatest happiness in the
compAnionship of THE ONE
MAN. And it's only in excep-
tional cases that they care for
social life they do not share to-
gether. But the conventions not
so rigid that it can't be sensibIy
modified by mutual willing con-
sent.
Don't consider yourself en-
gagged until you receive definite
proposal of marriage and def
niteIy accept that proposal.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
Sayings of Mrs. Solomon
Helen Rowland

her hair and breaking her dolls;
later she forgives him for tramp.
ling all over her dancing slippers.
and still later she forgives him
for trampling all over her finer
sensibilities. her illusions and her
love of beauty.
She forgives him for kissing
her-and for forgetting to kiss
her.
For lying to her-and for tell.
ing her the brutal truth.
For deceiving her-and then for
UNdeceiving her!
She will forgive him for burg
larry, arson, mayhem, murder
for anything on earth-but not
for falling in love with her! Or
falling in love with some OTHER
woman!
And. If she can't find anything
new to forgive him for, she'll go
right on forgiving him for some
thing he did years ago!
It's no use. Woman was born
to FORGIVE" map-and he
can't STOP her,
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
A Dangerous Experiment
TEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:

nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
II While in school l fell in
love with girl of sixteen, and
after we graduated we went about
for year together.
Suddenly the jazz mania hit
this wonderful girl and she went
around at quite a pace, smoking
and drinking. In a years time
/ saw a changed girl.
Ny parents being old.fashioned,
have always been brought up to
shun things like this, SO l dropped
her. 1t is now over two years,
and In that time / have gone
around with different girls. but
Girl Number One is constantly
on. my mind. ~ ~a4 :,
Recently, while at the theater,
this girl entered with an escort,
and my old love came back at the
sight of her. l am now think
ing of trying to patch matters up.
What would you advise? J. B.
THINK twice, my friend, be-
Il fore renewing an engagement
that has ended disastrously once.
Since this girl finds so much en-.
ioyment in pastimes that do not
appeal to you and which are re-
pellant to your parents, do you
think you'd be happy together
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
RECIPES OF
CONTESTANTS
Orange Cream.

orange cream.
Whip a pint of cream so long
that there will be but one-half
the quantity left when SKINNED
off. Soak in half a cupful Of
cold water a half package Of gela-
tine and then CRATE over it the
rind Of two oranges. Strain the
juice Of six oranges and add to it
a cupful Of sugar: now put the
half pint of un-whipped cream
into double boiler, pour into it
the well-beaten yolks of six eggs,
stirring until it begins to thicken,
then add the gelatine. Remove
from the fire, let it stand for two
minutes and add the orange juice
and sugar; beat all together until
about the consistency of soft
custard and add the whipped
cream. Mix well and turn into
molds to harden. To be served
with sweetened cream. MRS.
LOUIS K. STEVENSON, 80 N
street northwest.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
Foxy Grandpa's Story
STORY OF NISUS AND SCYLLA.

wv HAT a DIRE nching rain
" was! Umbrellas were no
w good. There was no way
of keeping dry and when we Mt
last reached our house Bunny,
Bobby and l looked like three
drowned mice.
We shed our clothes IN the
kitchen and hung them up TO
dry by the fire and when was
just about to go upstairs ana
change my shoes and socks. Bob
by stopped me under the hall
light
Foxy Grandpa" he exclaimed.
you've got purple hair"
Purple hair" l cried, turning
to look into the mirror on the
coat.rack. las l live. Bobby, my
single solitary lock Of hair is
purple"
What's happened?" asked B ob-
by.
my hat was so soaked with
rain that the lining must have
rum" I answered, land dyed my
hair. I'll tell you a story about
a Greek who got into trouble over
having purple hair, after l give
mine a shampoo.
The purple dye came out All
right and l went downstairs AMI
settled myself by the fire to read
the paper, when Bobby crawled
up on my lap and said:
1.-The story about the Greek with
the purple hair, Foxy Grandpa!
That's right, Bobby" said,
laying down my paper. III tell
you about MIN.
once there was a king bv the
name Of Nisus and his kingdom
was called Megara.
Now this city vas besieged by
a warrior called Minos. Mlnos
fought and fought and used all
of the troops AMI weapons and
strategy. But the city would not
fall. 1t seemed hopeless.
'I1I tell YOU why. It was be-
cause the Fates had decread that
the city should not fall until
something happe3td.'
What was that?" asked Bobby.
That the city should not fall
as long as a purple lock OF hair
which grew on King Nisus' head
should remain uncut.
Everyone did not know about
this, but one young lady did
Scylla, the daughter Of Nisus.
"Scylla had been watching the
fighting Of her fathers troops and
the enemy's, and while she watch
ed the valiant Minos and saw
what a handsome and brave TEL
low he was. what did she do but
fall in love with him.
Imagine falling in love with her
fathers foe. But she did. She
admired Minos so much that she
determined to go to any length
to win his favor, hoping that she
might marry him.
$50 Scylla thought OF scheme.
She thought that il she were the
cause Of obtaining victory for
Minos that he surely would re-
ward her by making her his
queen.
What did she do but wait
until her father was taking a nap
one day between battles and cut
off his purple lock!
Then she took this gift OF
the fatal purple lock to Minos
thinking to win favor with him.
or and received the gift with hor.
ror. He was so Disguised with
Scylla. for her treachery that after
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
WHEN A GIRLS ENGAGED
She Should Avoid Narrow Minded Jealousy and Any
Tendency to Tyrannize Over Her Fance If She Would
Keep BetrOthal Days Golden

An engagement should above
all be kind--expressiIig consider.
ate harmony in every thought
and act. John IL engaged TO
Rita, but he's miserably unhappy.
Rita flirts, insists on petting par
ties, manages by every coquettish
lure to attract the attentions OF
men, leaving John out of it all.
If he objects she assures him
coolly that she intends to enjoy
herself in her own way and he's
free to do the same. Yet she's
as fond of John as she can be of
any one save herself. This wretch
eddy unhappy engagement holds
little hope for successful mar.
riage.
Many men even in this age,
adhere to the charming. defer
entail courtesy Of securing her
parents permission before asking
their daughter for her promise to
wed. Consideration for parents
who are giving up the loved com
partnership of Children through
marriage cannot be too gentle
and kindly.
Her solitaire diamond engage.
n1ment ring delights many 4 girl
as the symbol Of her engagement.
Yet this custom OF the ring has
also become modified into a mat.
ter Of preference. not necessity.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS frank
ness-that's another innovation
in the engagement. Today, with
out the least suspicion Of lack If
trust or indelicacy, you can ques.
ton your fiancee regarding final
cial arrangements after your mar.
ried to him.
He'll not, IL he's brcad-minded.
object. He'll be glad to tell you
just how much money there'll be
to cover expenses and to plan
with you how it can best be Gi-
vided.
Chaperonage has. Of course.
been modified OF late years to
meet new conditions. But the
girl who's engaged is more than
ever particular to avoid the least
breath Of suspicion Of criticism.
while the man she loves il eager
to protect her name and keep
his own clear for her.
Needless to say. the engaged
girl should avoid above Ill else
narrow minded jealousy and any
tendency to tyrannize over her
fiance. She will. If she il truly
in love. try to get his point Of
view and keep the thought Ct his
happiness always before her.
An engagement should not be
too long-not longer :han year
or two. For this prelude to nar-
riage should not be allowed to
become matter-of-fact and hum
drum. And this may happen II
it is. extended over several years.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
By Beatrice Fairfax.
Who Occupies q Unique Position
in Writing World as an Au.
thOrity on Problems Of Love.


A MONG red-letter days. girl
IN ranks the thrilling mo-
"A ment she becomes en-.
gagged as second only to her wed
ding. Whatever the future may
hold, on this day of days life is
a blissful dream.
Betrothal days are even hap
pier now than in other genera
lions. For there are fewer mar
riages of convenience, fewer en-
gagements arranged by parents
instead of the lovers themselves.
The modern girl may hesitate
before giving up her independ-
ence as a wAge.earner. But for
that very reason. when she does
become engaged, her motive is
generally love-the deep affection
that insures happiness for her.
self, the man she weds and the
family they found.
Rules and customs governing
engagements tend toward greater
simplicity. frankness and less
rightly of convention.
Charles and Anne are engaged.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
When Meeting Relatives
TEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:

When Meeting Relatives
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ / am going to visit my hus-
bands relatives and l am puzzled
as to what TO call them-by Mrs"
or "Mr." or by their first names.
My husbands sisters and brothers
are much older than I and have
rever met them. PEGGY.
.EVEN If your husbands sisters
n and brothers are older than
you, and even if you have not
yet met them, they will, l am
sure, expect you to call them by
their first names. 1t is such a
close family relationship that 1t
would seem very much forced and
most unnatural for you to call
them Mrs" and Mr." When
your husband introduces them or
your first names, and this will
make the first saying of the name
easier and very natural. He
should say most informally, Peg
gy, this is Elaine" and Peggy,
this Is Bob" since you are sup.
posed to have heard much of one
another.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
NORA LEE = By Elenore Meherin
Writer of Great Serial Chicie Presents Second Install
ment of New Novel of Modern Life, Conferred On
Heart and Mind of the "Flapper."

Next year is always a long time
distant. well-there was really
no reason why she should alter
their lives. Dane was happy
he worked hard. sometimes too
hard. But ne loved his work. and
he was succeeding. He earned
$500 a month. With the rent
their income was $40.
So they didn't worry. He did
as he said he would-flung 1t all
in her lap-loved to see her well
dressed-loved to see her brilliant.
She closed the turgid pages OF
her book and began to muse: Il
must be happier than most woln-
en-. 1 wonder If it's because Dane
is better than most men? l
wonder If it's because ours is a
real love?''
A rude jangling at the bell dis.
turbed these pleasing reveries.
Sallies came breezing in: What!
Not dressed yet? thought /
was invited to lunch. Pretty
soft-pretty softr'
Sallie's eyes swept Nora Lee
and the sun. filled room with
frank and avaricious envy.
1--WE been dressed and out and
in again, ole dear. And your
lunch is ready. It's been ready
since $50 this a. m"
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1925-02-23

tearfully, ooh, well, he's a dar-
ling. anyhow he is utterly DUN.
founded. He knew he was "a
darling''-so why mention it?
It's a cold shock to him TO
come in all aglow with a box Of
narcissus, pair of theater
tickets and the conviction that
he is making a big hit with
woman, only to discover that h9
is being forgiven" for not no..
ticing that she has done her
hair in a new way.
But, the most exasperating
thing Of all, is to have her for
give him for something she sus-
poets that he's going to do be-
fore he's done iH-and thereby
take all the kick out of 1t!
A man is always asking a
woman's forgiveness then
wishing she'd. stop deluging him
with it.
Lots of times woman insists
on forgiving a man when ne
doesn't want to be forgiven. All
he wants is to do something 80
"unforgivable" that she'll let him
alone.
A man can't HELP 1t II a
woman insists on falling in love
with him; if she persists in trust
ing him; if she insists on hanging
Illusions around him-magnifying
and clarifying and sanctifying
him.
And. after she has done all
this. and discovered her mistake,
it's maddening to have her come
around and forgive" him for be-
ing a mere man.
From the day a man Is born.
SOME woman is always forgiv'
ing him for something! The lit
tie girl forgives him for pulling
The Washington times., 1925-02-23

deep glad breaths; merely to laugh
and rejoice.
She was Tapped in soft, langucr-
Gus ease. But she had worked
hard for three years before her mar
riage and the first year had been
difficult and troublous. So she
was entitled to this long, sweet
vacation. Absently. si1e-someticIes
promised a disturbing, unsettled
other self, all but buried now
Next year I'll think of settling
down"
BY settling down" she meant
that she would consider moving to
a larger place. Dane wanted a real
home, where he could gather a
library; where he could hang. to adj
vantage some fine sketches he had
collected, and where they would be
entirely to themselves and wouldn't
be smelling the onions and steak
frying in the adjoining apartment.
Why Change?
Settling down" also meant that
Nora Lee would consider the tor
menting problem of raising a
family. They didn't speak about
this any more, but sometimes
when they walked through
Preside he would stop to tease
a little kid, and a queer. merry
twinkle would light up his eyes.
This always made her impatient
and uncomfortable.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
Care of Blankets

BLANKETS which are not in
~ use should have small pieces
of thoroughly dried yellow soap
scattered in the folds when they
are put away. This will keep
moths out. Another preventive of
the ravages of the ubiquitous
moth very commonly used In the
North is to place sprigs OF laven.
der between each article when
stored in the drawers or chest.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23

he had taken the city Minos re-
fused to allow Scylla to accom-.
pany him to Crete.
I'm despair-for Scyila, loved
the conqueror-she chung to the
prov Of his ship. But Nisus, her
father, who had Just been trans
formed into hawk, swooped
down upon her.
"Scylla cast herself into the
sea and was Immediately changed
into a lark"
"Too good for her." said Bob
by, looking up at the lonely curl
on the top of my bald head to
see if it was entirely white again.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
WHOSAID 1T
AND WHERE

"AlI who joy would win
Must share it-happiness was
born q twin"
To be really happy we must
make others happy, too, Byron
declares in Don Juan"
without a smile from partial
beauty won,
Oh, what were mana world
without a sun"
Man need a woman's smile just
as the world needs the sun. Camp.
bell asserts in Pleasures of Hope. Il
The Washington times., 1925-02-23

will do all the
forgiving and
let him do
the forgetting.
H alt the
time a man
never suspects
that he is be-
ing forgiven"
nor has the
faintest idea
of what he's
being forgiven
for.
When a WON.
an twines her
arms around
his neck and
murmurs half.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

"THEN was Colorado ad-
" mitted to the Union?
w when did Prince
Edward Island join the Dominion
Of Canada?
S-When did Dom Pedro II. be-
come Emperor of Brazil?
when did the war between
Chile and Peru begin?
5-When did Prussia celebrate
It's bi-centenary?
Answers to these questions will be
printed tomorrow.
ANSWERS
To Saturdays Questions.
THE Pacific Railroad was com
pleted in 1869.
2-Chemistry was introduced into
Spain by the Moors about 1850.
3-The story of Beauty and the
Beast was first published in 1740.
4-The wars Of the Guelphs and
Ghibellines in Italy began in 1851.
Slavery was abolished in Cuba
In 1880.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
By ElenOre Meherin.
The Biggest and Best Story Of
her Career.

YORA put down box-opened
III it. Mrs. Herrick laughed
~ softly. She was small,
handsome woman with her iron
gray hair folded back gently from
q broad. smooth forehead. She
patted Nora Lee on the shoulder.
81 see you can do with my son
what / couldn't. They won't eat
store cake in their mothers
: house."
This Is from the Woman's Ex-
change It's homemade. Dane
LOVES it," But she was ready to
cry with evaporation when she
saw the table set for three.
While she was changing her
dress, Danes mother sat on a
rocker, amiably swinging back and
forth. Presently she opened her
purse and took out folio OF old
pictures.
"For you. my dear"
Question of Children.
They were pictures of Dane as
q baby, as boy of three and four.
then in his first short pants and
In his first long ones.
Nora Lee Eazed at the curly
brown head. the dark, laughing
eyes, and felt a mist in her own.
She was about to thank his
mother when Mrs. Herrick said
blandly: He was the loveliest of
my children. thought we would
have another little Dane by now.
You're going on two years mar
ried, Nora Lee"
She grew icy with Indignation
furious to have another intrude
on a matter so utterly personal.
She said coldly: Yes, we're nine
teen months married. 1t may be
that we're not to have children"
When Dane came in she found
Il impossible to greet him and
ran into the pantry, pretending
20 be busy with the salad.
CHAPTER XIX
A Talk on Parasites.
Nora Lee wrapped herself in her
husbands lounging robe. placed a
box of cigarettes and a pitcher OF
water on a small table, opened a
new and much discussed novel at ali
audacious and of course illicit love
scene. and stretched herself Iuxllri-
ousIy in the sun and doze ard read
for an hour.
She was sublime with content
ment. The morning had been won.
Crous. She and Marjorie Cole were
on the golf links from 9 until L..
Nora Lee had been playing three
months and was now reaching the
sage where the game satisfied All
thrilled her.
More than this. she was reach
ing a gay familiarity with Life. 1t
was no longer beset with problems.
Her husband was a charming and
manageable fellow. She was quite
able to read his moods now and to
dominate them. He didn't know
this and kept it subtly to herself.
She smiled dreamily. well aware
that she was an especially lucky
and favored person lily %
the field required neither to toll
nor to spin but merely to take
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
What to Do When in Doubt
QUESTIONS ON SOCIAL CUSTOMS ANSWERED.
BY Mrs Cornelius Beeckman--

any length of time? Judging by
your letter, / doubt. whether you
and she are congenial.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
WHs4

He will always agree to FOR
give and forget" IL the woman
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
A WOMAN is always For :
"a giving" a man for some
IL thing.

Man must admire the quality
Of forgiveness" in woman-for
he never neglects a chance TO
give her an opportunity to exer-
else it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31
Crank Case Oil Used as
Cure for Mango in Hogs

Mango in hogs, parasitic skin dis
ease, is quite common and is on the
increase, a recent survey indicates.
Replies to questionnaires sent. out to
farmers all over Iowa last year esti-
mate that mango is present on 80 per
cent Of the farms and is becoming more
intense, states DR.. c. D. Rice, veteri-
nary, Iowa State college.
Loss from this affection is due to
lowered gains from feeding and also
to the lower valuation placed on
NANCY hogs by the packer, because the
roughened skins detract greatly from
the appearance of the meat In severe
cases, carcasses have to be skinned
before they can be sold at all. A
conservative estimate places the an
nual loss through reduced selling value
Of NANCY hogs at $1,97S,000 for the
states of Iowa. Nebraska. Minnesota
and the DakOtas.
Yet mango can be easily and COM
pletely controlled by the use Of waste
crank case oil because it Is both cheap
and effective. Mix per cent Of
cresol or other standard disinfectant
with the waste oil and either dip or
spray the hogs, but do it thoroughly.
Repeat the treatment if necessary.
Keep treated hogs out of the sun for
a day to prevent sun scald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31
Fdr[:',r!.7n!:lEIintL1.

Sell the males and produce infertile
eggs.
Arsenate of lead and lime-dust or
spray-gets cabbage worms.
Dynamite is better explosive than
swearing when the pillow hits stump.
Pocket gopher damage in Kansas
alfalfa fields amounts to 100000 an
nually.
A persistently broody hen ought to
mean a culled hen-unless you like
to feed star boarders.
Sell the beef type of birds Of the
heavy breeds and retain the alert busy
hens with the refined heads. Discard
the crow-headed hens, and hens with
thick heavy skulls.
A half ton of weeds require twenty
tons of water for their growth. When
water is scarce. as it has been this
season. the wise farmer will allow as
little tonnage to grow in his cultivated
crops as good tillage will lkpit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31
Pure-Bred Meat Animals
Bring Better Returns

In every important point Of COMPARE
son. pure-bred meat animals show SUI
periority over grades and especially
over scrubs. according to reports from
farmers received by the bureau of ami
NAL industry. United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
In the experience of stock owners
who are in a position to make COM
parsons, pure-bred animals produce
better meat, develop more rapidly, are
more uniform in quality and appear
ance, sell better on dull markets, cost
but little more to raise, and bring bet
ter prices. The following typical COM
ments illustrate the success which
many breeders have had ain disposing
Of pure-bred stock as meat animals:
II always find that pure breds are
ready for market in far less time than
scrubs and grades"
sour bull veals at two weeks old are
as large as scrub calves at six weeks"
II find can get around cents a
pound more, live weight, for pure
breds, as they are more uniform"
with hogs. pure-bred filters are
more uniform in size. develop more
evenly. and put on fat more quickly"