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Arizona republican., 1910-06-11

began on the fancy dishes in the china closet. In toe midst of his labor he wanted to know if they weren't ever going to have dinner
 When the maid finally announced the evening meal he almost dropped a prize cut glass piece in getting to th- table
 After dinner Ee sauntered leisurgiy iuto the living room. as was his won't. to peruse the evening paper and enjoy his aftaT-dinner cigar
 Its getting late. Homer" Mrs. J. re minded him. gently. and we haven [ even started yet. 'Oh. nang 1t all," retorted Mr ]. cant you let mans dinner settle: Whats the rushT
 But presently he returned to the fray
 He started In on the-weII. be went through the whole list; but when he came tO taking up the rugs. about II o'clock. he baked and passed out coid-a quitIer.
 Now, look here. Blossom" |" he stormed this jokes gone too far. There's such q thing as Oyerworking willing truck horse. Aren't there people you can hire who'll do these sort of things for you by the day? TEere are? Well. you just call them up tomorrow and tell them to tackle these rugs-I don't even know wuo won the ball game today"
 Mrs J. smiled-a slow. prolonged. pity ing smile
 Why. Homer" she objected. mildly it costs SO much to set them. We haven't even begun yet. and there's at least three more days work to be done You sec
 ''l don't see anything. madam. except thG. I'm a blitEerine id!nJ-and yeu standing up there laughing at me. hang the cost-you call up those men iu the morning.
 CARMEL CALVERT HALL
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11

taximeters in Paris are affixed to horse cabs. as well as the motor vehicles, and the Paris rates are even cheaper than those in London. The one great difference between travelling in America and travel Ing abroad is that luggage at home. thanks to the checking system. is no trouble. whereas abroad it is troublesome indeed
 You drive to the railway station win your luggage piled on top of four wheeler. You must have 1t weighed as soon as you get your ticket. and if it's Neight exceeds certain modest number or pounds you must pay a certain excess fate Upon arriving at your destination you mCst hang around until evervbodv's luggage has been tumbled off the train and then you must find your own trunk ana You must get porter to carry it ro your four-u hpeler, and until it is safe under your wing you must not think of starting for your hotel. You leave yOur hotel and you arrive at your hotel in company with your eveF-present luggage Hence It behooyes you to have as hand some luggage as you can afford And thtFe should be no large heavy trunks
 word as to the clothes to take on th. hrst trip abroad. Do not make The mia take of travelling in old. shabby clothes. woman should dress well: indeed she should dress better than at home Abro,t you are Judged mainly by your clothes man should take his evening rIctbe> Tor without these he would Ie turned From the doors of every fashionable res taurant aud hotel where he attempted T., dlhe- Evening clothes are universal at the theater also.
 A woman should take some sort of an evening gown Dressing abroad is a mors n ffa- most modest little shOp@lrl has her even tnS gown. her satin slippers and evening cloak. and she would uot dream of guit,s out without them Take warm overcuat> and Jackets The English summer K cooler than the American April.
 And word should be said as to the cost of foreign travel. If one has con siderable money. she will put up at th- best hotels in London. and the hotel bills will average from SIP to Sl5 per day But II Is no: necessary to % to the 6rst class hotels when woman must count The pennies By going to pensions Voc can get through quite comfortably ou g. per day.
 Pensions are small private hotels. They abound in LGudon. Paris and nll the largs. Ciues abroad. Their advertisements ap pear by the hundreds in newspapers and guide books. ln many a pension at nine francs per day one gets better food service and accommodations than in some Of the large. haring. ill-cOnducted hutel> at six or seven times that amount Of money. You can also reduce expenses bv travelling second and even third class fn stead of first class. In England the third class trains are quite comfortable and on the Continent the second class Is good enough for anyone Second class fare t< always about third less than the hsst cluSs fare. Thus London 10 Paris $ teE dollars first class. seven dollars aud 90 half at second class and five dollars uI third class
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11

VI EFORE the summer Is over hun
 A dreds of thousands of ATedcaIs " will travel to Europe. Many of H them will cross the ocean for the
 first time in their lives. and despite all the will and all the money fin the world, they will be somewhat worried by the things that harass a ''greenhorn. :" The great American pilgrimage to Europe has already begun. The first voyage that would have been failure can be made a glorious success with attention to a few important points.
 The first thing to consider is the cross ing, and the steamer trunk plays an i'm Dortant part in this scene. The person who has never before been abroad hardly knows the significance of the steamer trunk. The steamer trunk is the only kind that can be kept in a staterOOm. other trunks, on account of their size. can not be accommodated. The steamer trunk Is just low enough to slide under the Lerth, out of the way, and hence it takes up very little room in the small compart- ment The clothes that the tourist wants to wear she packs, therefore. in the steamer trunk. for 1t will be impossible for her to get to other trunks during the voyage. They will all be in the hold of the vessel buried. most likely. 20 or 30 feet deep under other luggage.
 A word as to the steamer chair. The
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11

average person who takes her first trip abroad generally goes with a shining new. expensive chair This Is a great mistake, for the ship rents to the pas sengers these chairs at the low rate of Sl each. It is a nuisance to have chair of ones own. It must he embarked and disembarked. and 1t must be stored until the tourist wants it again on the reurn voyage. Furthermore. If the tourist should decide tO return home by another route the chair Is a dead loss to her It Is important. though. to have the steamer rug. On deck, even in the warmest weather. a strong. cool wind blows, aud unless the tourist sits In the sun this wind will chill her through and through Day and night she must have the steamer rug.
 The tipping question of the large ocean steamers Is not such an important mn.- ter There Is a recognized table Of tips that the experienced traveller knows and observes. This table Is: Dining room steward. S2.JO: deck steward. Sl; bath steward. s1; library steward. S1 The total tips should amount to from to 10 per cent. of the bills total
 The first tripper' will ride a great deal in taxicabs and four-wheelers while abroad, but this will not amount to au alarming total. A half mile in Londo1 taxicab is only IS cents. For longer rides the rate is but IS cents per mile. The
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11

Now that tailored shirtwaists are Tn vogue, the stlff collars and stocks, often laundered at home because of their fine ness, require starch. A generous quantity must be used in order to have them stin enough. but 1t Is practically impossible 10 mix just enough: consequently there is some left over. Do not thsow this away. Allow 1t to stand a while and the starch will sink to the bottom of the pan. and the water may be poured of, leaving the starch for another time. This may be done indefinitely and more added to each stinening. If kept in certain receptacle 1t will be a convenience as well as Hn economy.
 When lace curtains are torn they may pc mended after laundering by applying a piece of the net of the same mesh as the curtains, with some thick boiled starch and then iron 1t out with mod erately hot iron. The pieces will not show without close inspection.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11

out In the sunny DleacnerS on b July day while it took 14 Innings for the home team to win the game
 "Wh-e-w"' he exclaimed, sinking into a chair next the open window. "Hasn' { this been a scorcher: Am here, Blossom, or do you see nothing but little grease spot"
 Mrs. ]. smiled-cool and comfortable in her gauzy kimona-and handed over Il fan.
 "It certainly has been warm today. Homer-dear," she said. Even here in the apartment with the awnings down and the windows open"
 Well" stated MT. J., consolingly, this time next week we'll be out in the cOun- try where the cool breezes blow, thank goodpess! I've been living for just that for the past week. haven't your
 Well" replied Mrs. J., dubiously, 'T have and I haven't. It will be nice to get away from the hot city, and especial ly for your sake, my dear. But I am just dreading the getting ready to go."
 Mir Justwed sat bolt upright in his chair and forgot to wipe his brow.
 "Hush"' he snapped. "There you go again. Just dreading!' You're always just dreading somethingl Seems to me, Blossom, you're developing into a regular killjoy! Whats the matter with this getting ready businessT
 Mrs. Justwed laid down her fancywork deliberately.
 Isn't that just like you menr' she re marked, emphatically. You've no more idea of the thousand and one things woman has to attend to than fly to the moon. I suppose you think. Mr. Homer Justwed, that all we have to do to go out
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11
ProfessionalRa Catcher

~ HE greatest rat catcher in the world is certain George Menart. of Paris, &s who. according to his official card. ''is authorized to descend into all the sewers for the purpose of rat catch ing" The subterranean portion of Paris is quite large and 1t affords home for multitudes of rodents. The origi- nal black rat has been replaced by the large, fierce. brown sewer rat, although many of the black rats are still found. A colony of pure white rats has ex- lsted in the sewers for years under the Montmartre district.
 A fancy-bred white rat was the founder of the colony and they are more fierce and harder to catch than any of the others Only a half dozen or so are captured each year. and these hnd ready sale as fashionable pets.
 Menart has caught as many as IF rats in an hour. Not long ago he cap tured 2S2 in three days, and in 10O0 his bag for that year was over 20O0O. He sells his rats for F cents head to the rattOdromes in Paris and Northern France.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11
Things Worth Knowing.

Chinese newspaper Is generally print cd on roll. so that ,he purchased may tear it of as he reads IL.
 White horses are. barred from the Ger man army. il being claimed that they are too cOusriciouS when smoLe.ess powder s used
 The telephone cnni72 Iies Il Spain make their charges according To the occupation of the person using the phone. The SO cial clubs pay the highest rates.
 4 Russian does not become of age until he Is 2G.
 Newspapers are made by machinery St the rate of from one hundred and hfty To four hundred feet minute. according to the width and quality.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11
A Skirt Saver.

6UST about one-half the pressing of
 skirts will be required when the gar Jments are carefully hung up. Thls is especially necessary If the weather has been damp and rainy. Stretch a skirt to the full extent Of It's pinned waistband and 1t will wrinkle less easily. IL is economy to lay in a supply of skirt hang CTS and use them even in your oldest skirt
 Where closet room is limited the com bination rods keep the clothes fin much better condition. Instead of hangers. fin a small closet. the careful woman will tack a stout strip of canvas tO the wall just above the closet hooks This can be furnished with safety pins. by which a skirt is easily held in stretched position
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11
The Chap Who Cut Out Business.

The Chap Who Cut out busihess. S3 HERE was once a certain Rising A Young Man who had His Own Ideas N about how to Saw Wood and keep NA-r the Box Back of the Stove always
 Filled When he began it sort ot Worked for a whlle-and then 1t Didn t.
 There's a paraphrase on an old Truism that runs something as follows: If Busi- ress interferes with Pleasure. cnt out the Business" And that was exactly what this R. Y. NJ. was doing. The funny thing about it, though. was that if anyone had Told him be was living up To that Adage be wouldn't have believed it. He doing such q Fool Stunt as thatE Never, Why. q fellow who'd let himself follow such course would be an Idiot. He might not be wearing any Medals for Git-Up-And-Git exhibitions. but he cer- ralnly wasn't such Bonehead as to let ms Pleasure interfere with his Business. No, siree; not in his family.
 But he was, just the same, and he was doing 1t every day. It's funny, when you come to think about It, how many Chaps 'uere are in the world in precisely the same Fix Without being Wise to the fact that they're doing so many Rising Young man salyes his Business Con science. Puts of until Tomorrow what could and ought to be done Today-and hustles along after Good Time. Cut ut their BuslnessI Of course not-lit- erally They'd starve if they did. But little bit cut Here and a little There total up to a Whole Lot fin R month-just as the song. Every Little Bit Added to What You've Got" says.
 When the R. r. NJ. fin question first be- gan 1t amounted to nothing more than writing a letter Tomorrow that ought to have Gone Out on the Evenings Mall. Then 1t was Two letters, then three, then Several Days behind. etc. Pretty soon Excuses to be absent from the Office be- came Ever-present Helps in the time of Pleasure. There was the Ball Game. for Instance It's mighty nice to leave the iiot Office and sit out on the Sunny Eleachers while the Home Team puts il All Over the visitors. And surely Base iau IS a harmless Recreation? Sure! Rnt when 1t means Scrambliug away from the office an hour or so Early every week. then it gets tO be ease Of Busi- ness being handled 10 accommodate the Ball Game.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11

Now let IFS understand each other from the start. Homer" objected Mrs. J. You have contracted to do the job so tO speak. Well. having other people wait on you is, 10 say the least. sidcsteppinS the issue. The moth balls are in the top of the hall closet and the janltor will probably supply the newspapers. Go get them yourself, ,'
 Mir. ]. growled-but he returned with the desired articles.
 He brushed Mrs. J.s winter skirts and thinEs-almost with enthusiasm. humming rollicking tune all the while Then. under Mrs. Us direction, he dug his own clothes out of the closets and fell to again with the whisk broom Somehow his tune seemed to gradually diminish in volume-and gradually 1t ceased alto gether.
 Soon he came to an old suit that he'd outgrown several winters before.
 No use wrapping that-Ill never wear 1t again except for fishing" he said. hope fully. Just chuck it in the bottom of the closet"
 "Oh, no. Homer-oh-no ,' objected Mrs J. That doesn't go Though you may never wear it again. it can't be tossed unwrapped into the closet It would be just peaches and cream for the m0ths-and they'd increase and multiply by the thousands on it."
 "On, very well,' remarked MT j., in what was intended 10 be a most casual tone
 He dusted and wrapped every winter gCrmeEt in the fat.
 Then he took off his collar.
 he helped wrap the silver in tissue paper ana packed each piece carefully in a barrel.
 Ther ke suid he'd stop five minutes for smOSe.
 Twenty minutes later he reluctantly
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11
Scientific Notes.

X0 EW 1ORh IS nrst ana iowa SecOnu lin the value of its dairy products. hk Copper tubes are preferred to steel in locomotive boilers by many European experts.
 A feature of the new German system of telephotography Is that the wire used to transmit a picture may be used for tele- phoning at the same time.
 When babbit metal Is hot enough to light a small pine stick 1t is at the proper temperature to pour. overheated, 1t Is brittle.
 Practically all of the states where there is cOal-mining have inspection laws de signed to prevent death and disaster among the minewOrkers.
 Nearly 100 electric fans are employed to keep the air cool in St. Thomas Ca thedral. Bombay, probably the only place of worship fin the world so equipped.
 English experts are examining the for ests along the Amur River. with a view of exporting Siberian lumber to Europe.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11
Real CuttIefiSh Farms.

staring out with bulging eyes.
 They are guarded with screen SO that they will not become frightened, for when thls occurs they will squirt their milk into the water at a loss to the owners This fluid or milk Is very valuable. and each cutie will give about four hundred dollars worth year It is secreted in Il bag that is opened and closed at the will of the curious fish The best cutie hsh dre produced in Chinese waters.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11
Sterilized Milk Without Heat

TN France milk is now being steril-
 ized with the use of violet rays. thus avoiding the use of heat or treatment by chemical antiseptic sub stances. It has taken several years to perfect the method, but now an appara- tus has been made by which ultra violet rays, through quartz. sterilize one hun dred and thirty-two gallons of water per hour. After much trouble the sterilizing of, milk has been successfully accomplish ed, although it's opaqueness was at first quite a difficulty.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11

TT Is not well known fact that there
 are cuttlefsh farms in existence, but U such Is the case. Several of these cuttlefsh farms are located on the Brit ish coast where the cuttlefish are milked for the purpose of obtaining ink. The pond. or tank. Is connected with the sea by a large pipe. and a thousand or fifteen hundred cuttledsh are kept fin single tank They form d curious sight as they move about, moving their long arms and
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11

n NE of the best remedies for burns H1 Is common soap suds. " Only twenty-five persons were killed by motor ears in the streets of London last year.
 A successful experiment of burning cOai and oil together has been made in Eng land.
 In New South Wales over two million acres of land have been reclaimed through irrigation.
 There is a law in Russia that cOmpelS a man to marry before he is eighty or not at all. He can only marry i've times
 To keep the air clarified mOisten the blades of an electric fan. This gathers ali the impurities.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11

TT appearance q bungalow, but .1 fact
 a two-story house. The size on the ground is 36 feet in width by 26 feet
 in depth. exclusive of broad piazza
 across the front 10 feet wide. The first story Is feet 6 inches and the second story feet in height and the roof is low, sloping toward the front and carried down over the main piazza, with a wide sleeping porch above the piazza. The exterior of this house is covered with cement. with ''peddle dash" finish and the section below the piazza rail across the front Is sided with drop sid ing. It Is designed to plaster this house
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11
Queer Use for Postal.

1a J. FAREWELL Of Brooklyn, V |.
 n Is credited with having established He record for fine writing with common pen. In a contest held at Green wich, Conn, Farweil wrote I315O words on the back of an ordinary postal card. While Farwell is quite handy with a pen hls writing Is somewhat coarse compared to that of Rila Kittredge. famous old penman of Belfast Me. who died re- gently nt the age of 92. He wrote I6OOO words on a postal card of the ordinary variety.
 To crowd the Lords Prayer eight times on a space no larger than iye-cent piece was common feat for Kittredge, who wrote the whole of the New Testa- ment. more than 1S1.0 words Ou four ordinary postal cards. He placed one of President MeKinley's messages o1 one postal. All of Kittredge's work was done with an ordinary pen. and at the age of ST he did some of his best work, having at that time a clear eye and a steady hand. He never used magnifying glasses. wearing only ordinary spectacles.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11

chral voice. And, furthermore. I'll begin right nOw-tired and worn as am. That's the trouble with you women. You worry and fret and think about Q thing for weeks-if you'd only get to work and get 1t over with you'd have it done in Q jiny and save yourselves a lot of need less trouble. You tell me what to do and I'll do it"'
 Mrs. J. barely concealed her smile in time to soberly accept Homer-dear's chal- lenge.
 She left the room and returned present ly with an armful of clothes.
 These must be brushed carefully" she said. -"sprinkled with moth balls and tied in old newspapers"
 All rightT agreed Mir. l., cheerily where's the paper and the moth balls ?"
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11
SEA BATHING.

" BATH in the sea has mu,r o. a1
 HHdvantage over the hatE;uh in 70. y Q s.;rds to health The Sra ,srth Is tonic on account of the fat thai I,t.- fine particles of sali Hdhcrs 10 ile hUd closing the pores and prryeuts the takiu- of a cold. The friction uf the ,-'nrhiu- then stimulates the circuIaJiUu
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11

and finish it on the Inside, making com fOrtable home for either summer or win ter. The basement Is under the entire house and arranged with billiard-room in front under the living room, a room for heating apparatus and laundry. The main stairs are extended down and open directly into the billiard-room. The plan shows a large llving-room across the front with wide French windows and central doorway. Opposite the door at the right of the stairway Is a large fire place. The main front room Is 13 feet wide by 35 feet long. There is a con yenient dining room, kitchen and pantry.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11
TO PREVENT TEARING.

To prevent the annoying tears 10 frock with a lace yoke here Is a way to button It. Begin at the top of the lined part and hook or button down to the waist then fasten the yoke from the bot tom up to the collar.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11

On the second floor are four chambers. well provided with closets and an ample bathroom. The exterior is plain in its treatment the windows divided Into small lights. The caves are well projected, showing the rafters. It Is estimated that this house can be built complete. ex- elusive of heating and plumbing for $3, 800. A suggestion for painting the exterior would be to stain the cement with light fawn color and the trim mings. casings, cornices. etc, of a rich sienna brown and the roof dark reddish brown. This combination will be found ver., harmonious and effective.
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11

HEN Mir. Justwed came home that evening he was wlping his
 perspiring brow as one who has just finished a Marathon or sIt ont in the sunnv bleacbers on a
Arizona republican., 1910-06-11

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