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fFtobert Jones Burdette, born In 1874. was
an American humorous writer. He made
the Burlington f1owa1 Hawk Eye famous
with his contributionsJ


When Rollo was five years young his
father said TO him one evening:
"Rollo, put away your roller skates
and bicycle. carry that rowing machine
out into the hall, and come to me. II
is time for you to learn to read"
Then Rollos father opened the book
which he had sent home on truck. and
talked to the little boy about II. 1t was
Baneroft's History of the United
States" half complete in % volumes.
Rollo's father explained to Rollo and
Mary his system Of education with spe-
cial reference to Rollos learning TO read.
His plan was that Mary should teach
Rolla Is hours a day for 10 years, and
by that time Rollo would be half
through the beginning of the first vol
ume, and would like 1t very much, in
deed.
Rollo was delighted at the prospect.
He cried aloud:
"Oh, papa! Thank you. very, very
much. When / read this book clear
through, all the way to the end Of the
last volume, may have another little
book to read?"
mo" replied his father, chat may
not be; because you will never get to
the last volume of this one. For as
fast as you read one volume, the author
OF this history, or his heirs, executors,
administrators or assigns. will write
another as an appendix. SO even
though you should live to be a very
old man like the boy preacher, this
history will always be % volumes ahead
of you Now, Mary and Rollo. this
will be hard task pronounced tawsk)
for both of you, and Mary must remem-
Der that Rollo is very little boy. and
must be very patient and gentle"
The next morning after the one pre-
ceding 1t Mary began the first lesson.
In the beginning she was so gentle and
patient that her mother went away
and cried, because she feared her dear
little daughter was becoming to. good
for this sinful world, and might soon
spread her wings and fly away and
be an angel
But in the space of a short time the
novelty of the expedition wore off, and
Mary resumed running her temper -
which was CT the fashioned, low
pressure kind. just forward OF tine
fire-box-on its old schedule. When
she pointed to A for the seventh time
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BEAUTY CHATS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

readily digested. But chiefly you wash
out acids and poisons, also you break
up any tendency toward chronic con-
stipation. You can put a little salt in
the hot water, II you don't like its taste.
and you should have 1t as hot as pos
sible.
BY taking deep-breathing exercises
you oxygenate your blood, purifying 1t,
quickening its circulation. making YOU
feel alive and energetic. II you fellow
this by a hot bath. which also stimulates
the circulation and which cleanses the
pores, You have given your physical self
a good start off for the day.
Here's a hint about could rinses. Buy
a big sponge. soak 1t full of cold water.
then just as you step from the hot tub
squeeze 1t over your face, neck shout
ders and back.
M, S.~~The epson salts baths are
not enough to insure a reduction of Is
pounds, Omit starch and sugar for A
few weeks and note the difference in
your weight; and II you are losing fast,
do not be so rigid In dieting. Reduce
ing takes some experimenting. and one
should always note results
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tracts, and the same is true of its de-
sign.
In the Illustration is a chair which
follows very closely the lines of modern
art in that IL Is angular. simple and
compact Low and easy. 1t invites COM
fort, and not the least of It's excellent
qualities Is the magazine rack and ash
tray on the left arm This rack and
tray combination Is detachable, thus
adding to It's value.
What sunroom could afford to be
without this artistic and comfortable
chair?
(Copyright, 1897
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Significant TT.


Express postage and ftrlg,i .4a.:s n
significant trifles during Va~@. ne.
Almost all of us have some, = ship
or post. 1t Is worth while to Investigate
the matter of relative costs and serv-
ices In an emergency. when haste. or
safety, or other factors are important.
knowing what TO do is helpful
Express is quick, and 1t enables one
TO insure for any amount. The rate
for express shipments Is figured on a
poundage basis. 1t depends on the dis
lance, of course, as well. AS a rule,
most women ship small packages and
cases by express. Values up to $50 are
covered by the regular rate.
Freight is figured on hundred
pound unit basis Fractions over count
as full extra units. The rate per
hundredweight In available at your local
freight agent. When one intends to
ship large case or object any dis
lance, freight will be more economical
than express. It Is also slower. The
freight rate will vary with the way in
which case or crate Ii routed Your
agent will advise you regarding this also.
A new service-air expresses avail
able for shipments Of perishables which
| must be delivered quickly. The rate
on this service Is fairly high. but In
some Instances a vacationer may find
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Home i'm Good Taste
BY SARA HILAND.

There's no denying 1.-THE Sunroom
certainly has way all its own of keep
ing in step with the very latest of every
thing in the way of furnishings and
color schemes.
Its furniture being the type which
may be painted, there is always the
possibility of changing its entire
scheme without in any way creating
an incongruous effect.
No, indeed: so versatile is this type
of furniture that new and different
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Beauty OF the Voice,

Most OF us do not reaiiae what a
great beauty asset n charming speak
ing voice is We are ready 10 admire
and applaud singer whose voloe Ia
mellow, sweet aud Wide In Its range
but we do not attempt to acquire
these pleasing characteristiea for onre
selves. The difference between sing
ing and speaking Is not rs radical MS
we are likely to believe, Speech h
modified singing, and vice Veraa
There In n rhythm and cadence at
rising and falling notes IN apeerh of
there should be, This quality IN mos
noticeable In reading poetry aloud
Such poem rs "Annabeile Lee" b.
Poe, or his poem, The Bells" ahows
how much music there III In the apoken
word; but In ordinary converantio
there Is plenty of opportunity for ex-
pressing beauty also.
One Of my readers has asked me Ia
publish special talk on the subject
of voice culture. and. although l cam
not cover the subject with any degree
of thoroughnesS In single article,
shall try to give few practical sug~
gestions on how to improve the speak
ing voice,
In the first place correct posture,
Is important. Round shoulders and
hollow chest rob the voice of power
and resonance. The chest must be
elevated In natural way. not, how
ever, in stiff. tense posture. The
point Of the chin should come right
above the little hollow in the center
of the collarbone at the base OF the
neck. No special effort need be made
To throw the shoulders back, since they
will fall into a good position when
the chest is carried properly With the
chest in correct position one may
practice abdominal breathing that Is,
initiation of the lungs by contraction
of the diaphragm downward--whichi in
creases the waistline and makes the
abdomen move forward with each in
haiation.
After the breathing practice test the
resonance of the voice The mechanism
OF voice production may be compared
In n general wav IN a violin The voral
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When white window shades be-
come soiled turn them upside
down. stitch a new hem and tack
the old hem to the roller. The
shades viii then look like new.
A pinch of cinnamon shaken on
the bottom of a gas oven while
lamb or beef is roasting will re-
move the heavy odor.
A we'll balanced diet will con-
tain the right proportion of each
food substance, and the correct
proportion according to the size.
age and activity of the person
WIZ is to eat it. For instance.
growing girl or boy needs as much
and more than an adult. A laborer
needs more than a man who sits
in an Office all day or one who
does light work. A woman at
home needs less than the woman
who is working out In the air.
To scale fish quickly, dip them
In and out of boiling water.
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are discussed freely before the majority
Of youngsters, or they are limited at in
such q way that the Imagination and
the curiosity Of the children are aroused.
They must know more and so proceed
either to get at the actual facts or to
fill in geps with What might have
happened" making il far worse. per-
haps than the truth would present.
In Summertime accounts of accidents
RE given more prominence than at
other seasons. because there are more
opportunities for casualties II Is the
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Fear Is one OF the most distressing
emotions child can have Adults can
we'll appreciate this. for 1t is something
that they are fighting even when child
hood is left far behind 1t Is there
fore strange that comparatively little
is done to keep tales of disaster away
from the ears of little folk. Calamities
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Cardinal Hayes, at the graduation
exercises of the College Of Mount ST.
Vincent, a Catholic womens college
said that to his mind the woman
problem" today was the most impor-
tant In the world
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functions there was Mrs. Abigail Smith
Adams. Her residence here, however,
was brief. She arrived here Sunday,
November Is 1900, and vacated early
on the morning of March 4 1901. She
was not young woman, having been
born in l744. and consequently she
could not bring youth to bear in aiding
her in her most exacting position. but
her intellectual faculties have not been
surpassed by any of her successors.
When she came to the White House
in 1900 she did not find the same condl-
tions awaiting her that Mrs. Coolidge S
successor will The building was not
then completed. and it was many years
before 1t was. Mrs. Adams was an in
teresting letter writer and her deScrlp-
ton of the Presidents home is worth
reading, In letter addressed to her
sister. She says,
Il arrived about / o'clock at this
place, known by the name OF the CITY,
and the name IS all that you can call
so, AS l expected to find 1t new coun-
Try, with houses scattered over a space
OF 10 miles, and trees and StumpS IN
plenty with a castle Of a hOuse-~So |
found it, The Presidents house is in
q beautiful situation, in front OF which
is the Potomac with q view Of Alex
andria. The country around is roman
tic, but a wild and wilderness at pres
ent. I have been TO Georgetown and
felt all that Mrs. Cranch described
when she was q resident there.
1T is the very dirtiest hole / ever
saw for place of any trade or respec-
liability Of inhabitants 1t is only one
mile from me. but a quagmire after
every rain. Here We are obliged to
send daily for marketing. The Capitol
is nearly two miles from us. AS to roads.
We shall make them by the frequent
passing before Winter. but am deter
mined to be satisfied and content. TO
say nothing Of inconvenience, etc.
That must be worse place even than
Georgetown, that I could not reside in
for three months.
Il have the pleasure to say We are all
at present we'll. though the newspapers
very kindly gave the President the
ague and fever. I am rejoiced that 1t
was only in the paper that he had it.
This day the President meets the two
houses to deliver the speech, There
has not been House until yesterday,
I'VE have had some very cold weather
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over ia years ago. she was one of the
last to leave the White House before it
was sacrificed to the torch Of the Brit
ish, and her name viii ever be remem-
bered for her good Judgment and pres
ence of mind upon that occasion, III
saving Stuart's portrait of Washington,
which hung in the state dining room.
Some say that, TO save time, Dolly
ordered the picture cut from the frame,
but events transporting half century
later, when the picture and frame were
turned over to an artist for cleansing
and reburnishing. conclusively showed
that the canvas had never been cut.
Dolly did not return to the White
House, for it was not again habitable
until September. 1877, when it was
occupied by President Monroe. At the
time of her death, July II, IS49, she
was residing at her home at the south
east corner of II street and Madison
place, and burial services We're held at
Old st. Johns. Sixteenth and Fl
streets. with the President and his cab
met and a large number of other
prominent persons in attendance. She
is buried at Montpelier, beside her
husband
Her reign In the White House was
probably exceeded by no other woman
1t not only included the years Mr.
Madison was President-l80o-i 817--but
began during the Jefferson regime, Wnen
she frequently officiated during the abb
sence of the Presidents daughter, her
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sons to the descendants of this great
President.
Mrs. Randolph is said to have been
a graceful intelligent and altogether
charming woman, though less beautiful
than her sister, Mrs. Eppes. who We
are told, was an exceedingly sweet and
gracious person of great beauty.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kortright Monroe took
over the cares of the White House for
her illustrious husband, James Monroe,
expounder of the Monroe Doctrine. She
was a very quiet and polished woman,
tall. graceful, with dignified bearing.
and was well informed. 1t was during
her husbands administration that the
east room of the Presidents house was
furnished and used for drawing
receptions and other occasions. Pre-
yiotsly it had been used as children's
playroom. She died suddenly about five
years after her return to private life.
Following Mrs. Monroe came another
we'll schooled woman of considerable
foreign-court experience. As Louise
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little time left, after shaking hands
with several thousand visitors two or
three times week. for the Presidents
wife to attend to the many other duties
which she must necessarily perform.
Consequently the public receptions,
common years ago have been elimi-
mated, and If one wants to greet the
mistress of the White House at a pub
lie reception he must wait until Janu~
airy and stand in line, perhaps for
hours, outside the gate, unless he be-
longs to some favored organization
which has definite time TO greet the
President and his wife.
X X
MANY nice things have been said
w about Dolly Madison-Queen Dolly
the wife of James Madison. the fourth
President Of the United States. l be-
lieye il is agreed that she was not
handsome. as So many writer's persist in
saying. though she was undoubtedly
good looking. But she had wonderful
personality and an unsurpassed charm
of manner. She was diplomatic and
tactul and a good politician, and ided
her distinguished husband materially in
The performance Of the duties of his
office,
On August "a. 1914, just few days
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woman of fine personality in addition
to her other endOWmantS. she performed
her duties in the pieasant2St fashion
during the four years Van Buren, was
President
Mrs. Harrison, wife of William Henry
Harrison. never occupied the White
House, for hardly had a month elapsed
before he died. as the result, it is said,
of being necessarily worried by office
seekers. Mrs Harrison had not attend
cd the inaugural ceremonies.
His successor, John Tyler. was mar
ried and had grown children, when.
through the death of Gen. Harrison, he
became the President. Mrs. Tvlers
health was bad. and ere long she died
in the Executive Mansion. For some
time, Mrs. Robert Tyler performed the
duties of hostess. until the President
met and married the youthful Julia
Gardiner Of New York and the remain
ing eight months of his administration
were of brilliant character
Sarah Childress Polk was strict
Presbyterian and upon taking up her
residence in the White House banished
dancing at the receptions, in addition
to stopping the habit of offering re-
freshmentS at the ordinary presidential
receptions. She was of the Spanish
type of beauty and had Jet black hair
and eyes with a regal presence.
X X
AIRS. TAYLOR did not relish the
A'A idea of entering the White Houss
She had hoped the time had come when
she could retire to some quiet place with
the general and there round cut the
rest of their lives free from turmoil and
excitement. But fates decreed It other
Continued on Seventh Page)
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the introduction into society of Mrs.
Lieut.. John Bowie Undertake. U. S. N,
was Margaret O'Neale. daughter of
William O'Neale. proprietor of the
Franklin House. then at the northeast
corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and
TWenty-first street. After the death OF
Lieut.. Undertake. she married Gen.
John H. Eaton. then in the United
States Senate. but later serving in Jack
sons cabinet as Secretary of War The
other women of the cabinet refused to
take Mrs. Eaton on even terms, which
resulted in designations being accepted
by the President. In other words, Jack
son went out OF his way to protect Peg
gy." as she was called, because of the
way his wife had been vilified during
his campaign for the presidency.
President Jackson'S two nieceS, Mrs.
Andrew Jackson Donelson and Mrs An
drew jackson. jr.. wife of the generals
adopted son. assisted the President in
social matters. Mrs Donelson was a
slender woman of about middle height,
with dark auburn hair. brown eyes and
wonderful complexion. She Is said
to have borne a striking resemblance
10 Mary Stuart. Her four children We're
oCrn in the White House.
When Martin Van Buren, became
President he had been a widower for
number of years and again the social
duties devolved upon a daughter-in-
law. Angelica Singleton. who had mar
ried the Presidents sor Martin. She
was beautiful South Carolina belle.
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Kath crime Johnson, she married, in
London, when % years old. John Quincy
Adams, son of the second President.
Though born abroad, she was of Amer
lean parentage.
During her early married life, she
was with her husband at the court III
Berlin, and accompanied him as well
to Russia. where he was assigned to
that diplomatic station. The awarding
Of beauty is usually overdone, but Kdtf-
arine Adams truthfully had her just
share. and in addition, was highly ed
ucated and mentally equipped for the
position of First Lady OF the Land.
Unfortunately, however. about the time
Congress selected her husband to fiji the
office of President. her health began to
fail and his administration was socially
rather quiet one. OF her, a writer
saws.
She was person far beyond the
average woman of her generation: she
early received advantages enjoyed b.
a few of heI predecessors and perhaps
none of her successors
X \ 4
COCIALLY, Jackson's administration
- were. to a degree. stormy because OF
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husband being Jefferson's Secretary of
State.
Few people will be written of more
beautifully than Mrs Madison. Allen
c. Clark, in his Life and Letters of
Dolly Madison" sums up her character
in the following words:
When she was present, everybody
would be like her, and possess a portion
of the ennobling attributes Her smiles
and sweetness were the sesame to every
heart. Her sympathy for others, which
sincerely caused her to rejoice with the
rejoicing and sorrow with the sorrow
ing, was from Iowa love of others,
in degree greater than for herself. She
was daughter of Heaven, for She low
ed them. If any there were. who loved
her not. She saluted all. like unto
the sun which rises on the good and
evil and the rain which descends on
the just and the unjust"
Mrs. Washington. did not occupy
the White House, and the first
woman to preside over the social
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yHO will BE- the next First Lady
of the Land 10 occupy the
" " White House when Mrs.
Coolidge leaves there on
March 4. 1922 Many think
thev can answer this question, but it is
obvious they cannot do SO. 1t would,
indeed. be ever SO much easier and GER
tain 10 so backward l2S years TO the
sig1e when Mrs. Abigail Smith Adams
took up her residence in the now his
GCTic mansion with her husband. PreS:-
dent John Adams. on November /. 1900
7 believe If one were TO ask who was
tha most popular mistress Of the White
House The snSwer-especially il coming
from 4 Washington woman Of middle
aca-w0ul6 be Mrs Cleyeland-young,
charming. handsome. gracious. simple.
al that one could desire i'll the wife of
s President When She was a bride. the
women of Washington. particularly. lust
went into ecst2SjeS over her, they loved
and adored her ana her sweet DISPOSE
eion as no woman has been adored
since the days Of Dolly Madison.
During her husbands administration
ghe gave many public receptions which,
most naturally. were largely attended
b. local women. some Of whom. even
today, recall the very dress she wore
uron ore or more of these occasions.
and who still retain for her that great
admiration formed 20 and more years
ago
OF course. things have changed con-
sideTably since then. and what it was
then possible TO Go would now be out cf
the question. Today we have anywhere
from 5000 to $4,000 visitors entering
the city every "a hours. and If public
receptions al the White House were
permitted or encouraged there would be
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fine point ia in the direct line OF the
radio station
In an atrplane, a loop aerial Is install"
ed In such manner that. In order 10
get the clearest intensity Of the signal
on the receiving set, tile loop must be
turned toward the direction OF the radio
station The English practice is to
transmit signals from The airplane
These are picked 40 by two different
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and we feel it keenly. This house is
twice as large as our meeting house
l believe the great hall is as big. I am
sure it is twice as long. Cut your coat
according to your cloth---but this house
IS built for ages to come-the estab-
lishment necessary is tax which cam
not be borne by the present Salary--l1o-
body can form an idea of it but those
who come into 1t. I had much rather
live in the house at Philadelphia-not
one room or chamber is finished of the
whole 1t is habitable by fires in every
part, 13 Of which We are obliged to
keep daily or sleep in wet and damp
places"
1t took a brave woman indeed to
leave a luxurious and comfortable home
such as Mrs. Adams had in Philadel-
pnia to come to the embryonic city OF
Washington-City Of Magnificent Dis
tanCeS-and mostly distances. To the
south of the White House were stag
nant pools of water, and the outlook to
the north was far from inviting. for
Lafayette Square was entirely unim-
proved, and even an old abandoned
burial ground occupied the southwest
front until the bodies there shortly
afterward were removed to Holmead
Cemetery. There were no sidewalks
and no improved streets. and the
squares in morasses" and 'obelisks in
trees" were only in the tanciful mind
Of the poet Tom Moore.
x Il
WHEN Mrs. Madison was not gra-
ciously presiding over the White
House functions for Mr.. jefferson. these
duties were occasionally performed by
one Of his two daughters, Mrs. Thomas
Randolph and Mrs. John Wayles Eppes,
and once at least it so happened that
all three of these were present To do
The required hon0rs.
Upon one occasion. when Mrs EppeS
was on visit TO her father here, She
had the distinction of having the stork
make his first visit to the White House
and present her with baby boy.
Both of President JetferSon's daugh-
ters were too much interested In their
own family matters to devote much at
tention to social affairs. Indeed, Mrs.
Randolph devoted her time almost eX-
clusiycly TO her family, having. 1t is
said. added seven daughters and five