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The Washington times., 1932-09-29
CHAPTER 80

There was a letter in the box
from Mile.
1t was postmarked New York
City. The first word from her
In months.
I'VE are having a beautiful
time" Millie wrote, land shall
try to see you on our Western
trip. You may find it worth
while to return with us. Deems
will be able to do something
for Joe, I'm sure"
Deems. ..
Val wracked her brain. Deems
:. Mr.. Shaler's name was Vim
cent, and sometimes Millie
called him Wee. But never
Deems.
Well, you could never tell.
Perhaps this was someone new
whom Millie had met. She
turned the page, and went on
with the letter.
II intended to write many,
many times, but on the ship
going over there was really
nothing to write about, and I
thought it would be so much
more interesting to write from
Paris. But in Paris there was
so much to do I did not find
time to write.
Several little things I picked
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Advice to the LoveIorn
BY Beatrice Fairfax

come alone for a call or to
take you to a movie.
At Last He Came Back
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I promised to marry a man
whom I do not love. The man
I do love went away without
leaving any address and stayed
away five years. Now he is
back. The man I've promised
to marry has fixed up home
for me, but I'm crazy about
the lover who was absent five
years, and he says he loves me.
o. S.
Don't you think a man cap
able of disappearing for five
years, without leaving an ad-
dress or sending any word,
would be likely to do the same
thing again the first time he
got bored, or didn't like the
coffee, or felt a touch of wan
derlust?
At the same time, I could
never advise, a girl to marry
a man she doesn't love, even
if he has made a home for
her. There should be in
home, first of all, love; and
then there should be some
sense of security and response
bility. One man you don't love,
and the other lacks stability.
Why marry either?
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Fads and
Fancies

Victorious Victoria influences
this seasons fashions, what
with fringes, full sleeves and
feather boas. Right in the
mood of the late ninetieS is a
frock for evening made Of
dark brown velvet with sleeves
formed of half flounces Of
creamy Alencon lace hanging
from wheels of mink marking
the armhole.
Other days had other modes
but many of these fashions are
back again. In the spirit of
the Nineties is a wrap of ruby
velvet with wide, leg o'mutton
sleeves, The sleeves are fin
ished with long, tight cuffs OF
snowy ermine and there is a
scarf cravat of the same pre-
CiouS fur.
A BEAUTIFUL RED HEAD
of the French capital has had
designed for her an ensemble
of copper-colored woolen. dyed
n mach Cxootlv h"r lovely
h~;r. Ii h. C"-Nior Ike CT
I-~-t'e a." ~ 1~~Dv n'uft of
c-tTaLal eyed E a." the same
G.lGae GS the ensemble.
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WALENTINE"
True Love or a Jazz-Mad
Career Is Her Problem

UP for you in Paris will reach
you very soon. The bracelet is
the wedding present from your
new daddy and me.
Darling, all my life I have
longed for this perfect peace
and security which I now have.
1 was single too long, darling.
I am not the modern. self-Suf-
ficient girl. I must have my
own little home and one loyal,
loving man to call my own
dear husband.
"You will love Deems, too.
He is, of course, very much
older than I am, but I have
always admired older men. I
cannot tell you how wonderful
he is to me. I have but to
wish, and the wish is realized.
IT do hope that you are
happy with your Joe, dear, and
I am sure you are. I feel sure
that we will carry you both
back to California with US. In
any case, you must come.
Don't Mention"
"The things from Paris are
coming to you, part by express
and part registered mail. The
bracelet is a unique model,
made specially for you in Paris.
Your loving mother,
"MILLIE."
P. S.-Do not mention Vim
cents name, whatever you do,
when you meet Deems. He
HATES him, which is no won
der, the way he treated me. A
long story. I will tell you when
I see you, darling. Do not men
ton Santa Barbara AT ALL.
P. S.-Do not mention how
long ago your father died.
Deems happens to believe I
was but recently widowed, and
I did not like to say anything
different. He is frightfully
wealthy and has a FIENDISH
family (grown-up children). He
was a widower. Better not say
anything at all about the past.
Leave it to me, and agree with
me. (Men are so queer about
some things, darling0
Address me Mrs. Deems Der
win Harris, the Ritz, New York
City, until January first"
First Quarrel
Val could hardly wait for Joe
to get home, to show it to him.
"Joe, what do you suppose this
Mr.. Harris will have to offer
you"
II don't know, honey. Moth
ing that I could consider. I'm
too interested in what I'm do
ing here"
"But, Joe, I like it better in
California;"
Without me?"
"No-with you'll"
But I'm here, Val. Here to
stay"
Without me?"
''No," he said, smiling gravely,
with you. But you knew that
you'd have to live here"
II didn't know what it would
be like!" she flung at him.
He returned to his book, pre-
tending to read. She sat in
stony silence. It was their first
quarrel.
That night the first snow fell.
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The Rhymin8
Optimist
By ALINE MICHAELIS


The Path That Waits
Somewhere it lies, the path that
waits
For my relunctant feet,
Beyond today's wide-opened
gates,
Today'S green gardens sweet.
And though I seek to turn
aside
And find a way more fair,
I know life will not be denied,
I yet must journey there!
Somewhere it lies, and I must
pass
From highways broad and
bright
To rugged peak and deep moraSS
And lanes of starless night.
But, for that way Of doubt and
fear
Towards which with dread I
turn,
I must keep faith forever near,
High courage I must learn.
Somewhere it lies, the path that
goes,
BY ways cannot guess.
To realms that blossom like the
rose
With joy and lovelinessI
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Your Heo|th
And Diet
Drawn by
Nell Brinkley
By LOGAN CLENDENING, M. d.

By LOGAN CLENDENING, M. d.
Eye troubles may be among
the most complicated of all hu-
man Affections, or they may be
very simple.
Inflammation of the exposed
surface of the eyeball, for in
stance, may be due to nothing
more mysterious than eyelashes
which have become misdirected
in their growth. Instead of
growing outward so that they
can best perform their function
of protecting the eye from dust
and foreign particles and from
glare, they grow inward and
Scrape the surface of the eye
ball as they move over it. The
condition, which is often called
wild hairs" causes a great deal
of pain and discomfort. Simply
pulling out the lasheS does not
bring permanent relief, but this
can be accomplished by a slight
operation.
Pink-eye, or conjunctivitiS, is
an infection of the conjunctiva.
1t may be caused by a great
variety of germs, such as the
pneumococcuS, or the Koch
Weeks bacillus. 1t occurs in
epidemics and is highly conta-
gious. The disease may run
through a whole Schoolroom.
It may be spread through the
air by an infected child's Sneez-
ing. The germs in the conjunc-
tiva are washed down in the
lachrymal duct from the eye to
the nose, and hence, by Sneez-
ing are scattered on the air.
While seldom serious, in the
acute stage pink-eye should al
ways be given treatment be-
cause it may pass into a chronic
stage. Often such simple treat
ment as rest, dark glasses and
saturated boric acid solution ir-
rigation, or Is per cent argyrol
installations in the eye are suffi-
cient.
Chronic conjunctivitis, or
granulated lids, may also be due
to infection with many different
germs. The most serious form
is trachoma. This is very con-
tagiouS also and patients should
be isolated and required to use
only their own towels, handker-
chiefs, ETC., and have them ster-
ilized before being touched by
others. Patients should also
have an individual waste basket.
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Try This
Recipe
ScalIoped Oysters

ScallOped Oysters
Ingredients:
2 cups of stale bread crumbs.
y cup of melted butter.
/ teaspoon of salt.
"a teaspoon of pepper.
/ quart Of oysters.
Oyster liquor, or oyster liquor
milk 6 tableSpoons).
Ground nutmeg.
Mace.
Paprika and butter.
Directions: Mix the stale
bread crumbs with the melted
butter, salt and pepper. Butter
a medium-Sized baking dish
well and spread one-third of
the crumbs in the bottom of
the pan. Put in half Of the
oysters, arranging them care
fully over the crumbs. Then
sprinkle a small amount of
ground nutmeg over the oysters
and add another layer of
crumbs. Add the rest of the
oysters, sprinkle a very small
amount of mace over them
and cover with remaining
crumbs. T"ur ovCr tho l'~'o~.
s~-..'.-'-'o vs. .-~.--''-~ r'~t .--'h
r7'o1 '~'0~~~ r. ;,r'''~~ nd ka..e
for about % minutes
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The Beauty
Box

What present-day fashions
have done for some women is a
pleasure to report. There they
are tall. svelte beauties with
snippy little waist lines neatly
belted, bodices properly eX-
panded with gentle curves, hips
nowhere at all that anybody
can discover, flat tumtumS. To
these paragonS of pulchritude
with figures that are flawless,
designers have been gracious.
and they have inspired bulky
gals to tend to their exercises,
count their calories, pull up
their backbones, start a world
war against fat cells. The
normal figure is the strong,
healthy one and if Mrs. Fashion
inspires the members Of the
siSterhood to attain it, she is
o beneficent influence.
Reducing salons have pleas
ant methods of reforming g.
feminine figure that has taken
on bumps and excess curves,
lost contact with youth and
suppleness. There are, for in
stance, electric horses that can
ter and gallop, shake off suet.
Rowing machines aren't re-
garded favorably by the lazy
cult, but they work wonders in
the way of deleting waist meas
urements, Tightening up thigh
spread, discouraging fatted
calves. But exercise isn't
enough if headway is to be
made in the battle against adj
pose tissue; the diet must be
fairly free Of fat foods, starches
and sweets, though a certain
amount Of each of these is
necessary to form a balanced
fare.
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WASHINGTON FASHIONS

"I've got a tunic DRESS" said
Q friend of mine today, and she
really seemed thrilled. She's
q fashion-wise woman, and she
explained that she'd been look
ing for one for more than a
month, but couldn't find one to
suit her. They've been spoken
Of, and shown in Paris for two
or three seasons, but have been
q novelty here until this fall.
She, like many other women,
simply couldn't find a good one.
But now, at last, she has one,
and is perfectly convinced that
she will be smartly dressed
wherever she wears it.
A Flattering Line
The dress ohe bought was of
striped woolen, the stripes run"
ming round to cut her extreme
height. and it has a plain color
skirt showing beneath the tunic.
This type dress is the exception,
however, not the rule, so we're
Sketching one for you today that
is much more usual, and easier
to find. Most of them have the
tunic put on in wrap-around
fashion, a sort Of spiral to the
dress itself, or else added to give
line to too-simple frock. They
are of the heavy rough crepes,
and succeed admirably in lend
ing grace to any dress they are
on. The break they make in
your lines is extremely flatter
ing, no matter what your figure.
Full tunic with tight skirt is al
ways smart.
Adjustable Waist
The tunic dress we've sketched
Is an afternoon type, of rough
black crepe, with black lace in.
set in the sleeves and across
the shoulders, Victorian lace
that re- mbles o1d-fashion Bat
tenburg. The tunic is attached
, to a complete dress with high
waistline. and ties with sash
! ends in the back. The neckline
and jabot are hand finished,
and caught with a rhinestone
clip. The dress. in misses sizes,
is moderately priced.
For further fashion informa-
ton, or for the name of the
store where you can find this
dress, write Miss Laville, enclOs-
ing a Self-addreSSed. stamped
envelope, or call District $3.50,
extension 1879.
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Do You Know
That---

A REAL BEAUTIFIER is to
be found in a cheerful autumn
outfit of youthful mien. Such a
suit is one that has gray
homeSpun skirt and a jacket Of
bright red suede, with a gray
kid collar and matching muff.
The coat is fitted and the cos
tune is shown with a match
ing red suede hat with a gray
stitched brim.
Eat your dinner this autumn
in one of the lovely new dinner
frocks in black and white. A
lovely model has a long, slim
skirt of black crepe with tiny
bodice-top of white satin with
brilliant buttons pointing q
double breasted line.
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In the morning Val flung open
the windows, drank in the cold,
crisp air. Real snow! Snow
over everything. A fair white
carpet on a dirty world. She
was half mad with excitement,
Continued on I'd Comic P0Re)
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A made an opening bid of
1-Spade, as his longer hearts
were not biddable. Y over
called with 2-Diamonds. The
closing player sitting in BIS
position will be certain to dou-
BILE the declaration, although
it is a bad double, because B
is unprepared to double shift
to clubs, should such a bid be
made. If B does double dia-
monds, the double will stand,
and his side will collect a maxi
mum of three tricks down, not
vulnerable. That may seem very
satisfactory, but such strategy
is not constructive.
When the hand was bid at
the table where the deal took
place, B bid 2-Hearts over the
diamonds, instead Of doubling,
You may say that was a lucky
hit, but B reasoned shrewdly.
Were A very strong in spades
and weak in hearts, A would
bid 2-Spades. Should A bid
3-Clubs, B could reasonably bid
3-No Trumps. If A happened
to be strong in hearts there
might be game. There was no
question that A must be very
short of diamonds. OF course,
if Y bid more diamonds, AS
double would be more profitable
than any declaration probably
open to ABB.
Jumps to 4 Hearts
A jumped his partners make.
to 4-Hearts. The opening lead
was the 10 OF diamonds. Y's
K. captured dummy's lone @.
The 6 of clubs was led back.
1t is an old whist custom to
lead back the lowest card Of
three headed by the @. The
more modern player usually pre-
fers to lead his intermediate
card-in this place the 10. The
final result would be alike
whether the 10 or 6 were led.
Dummy's K. won the first
club lead. The Ace of Spades
was led. The Q. of Spades was
led next. If the declared did
not find Y covering with the
K, B intended discarding his
lowest club, to establish a
spade in dummy and to rid
himself of a losing club. Y
played the K. The declarer
ruffed. He led back a diamond
and trumped in dummy. Then
he led a slow heart. When Y
played the 10, B covered with
his j. rs K. won the second
trick of his side. z led back a
low club. Dummy won the
trick. A low heart drew Y's
@. The declarer's Ace won.
B hoped to make one trick
above his contract. He led a
diamond and trumped in
dummy. Upon the 10 of spades
B discarded his last club. 1t
took his last heart to ruff one
or the other black card re-
naming in dummy. B could
ruff either the 3 Of clubs, or
the 6 of spades, but he could
not ruff both. He ruffed the
club, and returned to dummy
by having it trump a diamond.
but z held the high spade, so
B had to be satisfied with bare
fulfllment of his game con-
tract.
Copyright, 1882. King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1932-09-29

The Hunting Horn is thought the fire in
the blood of the hunter the hottest Autumn
morning. When the summons to snuff out harm
less creatures life that he loves rings the
in the hunters is when the woods painted
gold and red and copper, and the lilac smoke of
eaf-fires drifts the wind.
But there's one who loves to hunt and does
take a life for whom any old season will do, and
times her hunting is the most innocent and
instructive thing in the world. Diana of the Chase
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the Eve side of the race-who hates pass the
least man in importance, and not make him hers at
least in loyalty and friendship. And, of course, his
admiration is much appreciated! Any season is the
And the faithful minon who trails at her
heels has no choice, either.
A Young Mans Fancy is thought turn
thoughts of girl and Love, the aforesaid mnion,
hunting hound, only in SPRING. when the vioets and
encrust the grass high white clouds ride the
.kysea and lambkns play then is hi. heart supposed
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ByHazeI Livingston
Contract
Bridge
Why Many Players Lose


Perhaps ninety per cent of
the members of the card clubs
are losing players. Among
these losers are many better
than-average players, who, one
thinks, should be winners.
Studying the peculiarities of
these losers who should be
winners, unearths various per.
sonal reasons for what the
players call their bad luck"
Some of them may be hand
hogs" who want to be the de-
clarer more frequently than
they should. Others are con-
sistent overbidders or under
bidders. Some love to bid
slams too frequently. One rea-
son for losing is failure to have
game and rubber always in
mind. You must win games
and rubbers to have annual
plus scores. Bushwhacking gets
you nowhere. Collecting small
penalties where game or rubber
may be made is frequent
cause of loss. The hand shown
below illustrates how a real
bidder proceeds.
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Doesn't Want to Live with
Mother
Dear Miss Fairfax:
am a young man % years
Of age and I am engaged to a
girl Of 26. My mother has
never said anything against my
engagement of anything against
the girl, but I know she feels
very blue about it, because
I get such a small salary.
% g week, and the girl is
not working and knows moth
ing about keeping house.
Mother has offered to let
us live with her, but my girl
just won't hear of such a
thing. I can't find a flat
within my means. and no
boarding house will take us
for what I can afford to pay.
Have you anything to suggest?
M. j. B.
My suggestion is to postpone
your marriage till you have
enough to live on, as the
young lady is not working and
knows nothing about house.
keeping. From what you tell
me, I'm afraid she will never
learn to be good house
keeper. If the interest doesn't
come before 26, it's not likely
to come later. With your pres
ent income, don't you really
think you're a bit too young
to marry a girl four years
older than you are, especially
as she seems to have pretty
set convictions?
He Brings a ChaperOn
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I have a very great liking
for a certain boy, who claims
to like me, too. This boy is
very nice and doesn't drink,
but has one bad habit I do
not like. Everytime he comes
to see me he brings a chap
eron along in the shape Of
some other boy. I have told
him to come alone, often, out
he won't. This cannot go on
much longer, as my parents
disapprove of this. Don't you
think, if he liked me as much
as he says, that he would
come alone? M. B.
Looks as if that young man
were afraid to be left alone
with you, for fear he might
propose. AS this strange state
of affairs has gone on for a
year, and the chaperon comes
as regularly as the boy friend,
and you've objected, and your
parents don't like it-why not
Go"!7ro 4 rlcr7 toriu'n On Doth
OF t'>~rn?
CT G'i-,.iar boy fv'crI: orc
who is less tinid, and who will
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HandV Hint

Make a very stiff rice pud-
ding and allow to become quite
cold. Remove all skin and
ccTcr with raspberry Jam; then
On 90 ri = th'~k layer OF
s~-c~ crcd v.1:'>~~i CTc"'n fla
Volcd with vanilla essence.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-07-12
"Just Fishin' "
NOW Vol TELL. ONEt

Port Arthur, Ontario-That long
looked-for spot where fishermen
have to hide behind trees to bait
their hooks has been discovered.
1t lies about 10 miles north Of
Mine Centre in the Fort Frances, On
talio, area.
William Bergman and Alfred
Crawley Of Fort Frances, on a timber
cruising trip, were about 40 miles
north of Mine Centre when they de
cided to camp for the night on the
shore Of Nora Lake.
Crawley felt that lake trout would
be a welcome change for supper so
he began fishing. He caught five
FOUNDER.
In the process of preparing it for
the pan, he took it down to the lake
to clean it. As he was doing so, q
huge great northern pike shot out
of the reeds, grabbed the half-cleancd
trout out of Crawley's hands and
made off with it. Away went sup
per.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-07-12
New Postal Rates
Increase Cost of
Seal Sale Drive

An increase of S240,000 in the
cost of the 1892 Christmas seal sale
in the United States looms as the
1irst-class postal rates go into effect.
A fifty per cent increase in postage
costs Of a sale of seals by mail has
set some two thousand local tubercu-
losis and health associations to
sharpening their pencils.
1t has been the custom in the past
for associations sending out seals to
prospective contributors to do 50 with
first-class postage. A self addressed
envelope bearing a two cent stamp
has been enclosed for the convenience
Of the recipient.
The Ohio Public Health associa-
tion and its 10 local affiliated or
CARNATIONS and Christmas seal com
mittees are considering reducing this
cost.
"We feel that, in view of the
present financial conditions and the
great need for making every dollar
count in our campaign against tu-
berculosis, such reduction will meet
with the hearty approval Of all pur-
chasers of Christmas SEALS" says
John A. Elden, Cleveland, newly APP
pointed chairman Of the Ohio Christ
mas Health Seal committee.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-07-12
State Department of Agriculture Provides
Market Inspection-Plans Made for Annual
State Fair-Admission Prices Reduced

great number and for the most part
referred to the extension of educa-
tional advantages over larger field.
A southern Ohio editor suggested that
graduates of schools be permitted to
earn, by some system of merit, pill
grimage to the Ohio State Fair, COM
pairing the educational features of
such an award to that of a trip to
Washington, d. c., which some
schools make a practice of offering to
deserving students who can qualify.
This suggestion is well worth the
consideration of our school officials.
Soldiers to Get Free License
Licenses are now being issued by
the Ohio Department of Agriculture
to concessionaires which will permit
them to operate on the grounds of
County and Independent Fairs this
season. Cost of this license is $500.
To secure a location on county fair
grounds, a concessionaire must pre-
sent to the fair secretary, his license
showing that his concession has been
approved by the state department.
Under the law, no license can be is
sued for immoral shows, paddle wheels
gambling devices, lotteries or pool
selling.
This year, the same as last year,
license will be issued without charge
to former soldiers of this state. To
secure this free license, application
must be made at the office of the De-
partment Of Agriculture in Columbus
at least fifteen days in advance of the
date of the fair, for which concession
is desired. A certificate of discharge
must accompany the application. Only
one free license will be issued to each
veteran and the veteran must have
been a legal resident of Ohio for one
year previous to the date of applica-
ton.