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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-05
EVERYTHING WANTED MAY
BE BOUGHT IN AMARILLO.

Amarillo is no longer 10 be claas-
ed with the village. but with the city.
OF the first-class. She is not to b
outdone by hig things. for she In In
shape TO take care of herself agaiost
all odds. From that time few years
ago when practlc!ng physicians aud
surgeons carried their forccps, called
by some less exacting "pulllcars."
when Amarillo was not unlike any
other struggling prairie village, but
she is past that stage In her develop
ment.
There Is progress and with II came
the various brands aud grades Of
healing from the painless kind I'D
miniaered by tho Christian Scien-
lists. to the moro overwhelmingly en-
citing man who carves the bodies Of
his fellows with seemingly no ~
morse Of conscience. This range car
rich with !: the variouts "paths''-
'from the highest to lowest degree.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
NO HARM IN 1T.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
l have known young man for al
most a year, and have gone out with
him a few times He writes TO me ev-
cry week, and sometimes twice a week,
but doesn't ask If he can see me. Do
you think 1t right for me to continue
the correspondence? TROUBLED.
AS a friendly pastime, there can be
no objection to corresponding with him.
The only objection is that 1t may lead
you to hope more intimate relation
ship will develop, and that, I am sure,
Is not in his mind. If he cared for
you. he would make an effort to see
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
Too Late for Hope

Words we're of no avail. He knew
it. His wife, Muriel, had arranged
everything with cold blooded care
He crossed the room with elaborate
unconcern and at the door turned for
the last time.
1T will seem like the good old bach
elor days come back" he remarked
trying to speak jauntily. but his voice
trembling II shall dine at the club.
G-g-good bye. dear!"
Never a word spoke Muriel. She
merely nodded coldly.
Dazed. the poor man CROPPED his way
blindly to the snuggery, his little den
which would never look the same again
Only two years since their marriage
and 1t had come to this He was goins
leaving Muriel.
Miserably he took little silver box
from the mantelpiece, and sadly eyed
the contents.
"She gave me these when-when we
were happy he sobbed. II might as
we'll save them from the wreck
Then, hurriedly lighting one of the
cigarettes, he fed; for the sound OF
sweeping told him that strengthening
had begun!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN
you ARE NOT FAIR TO HIM.
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
had an appointment to go to the
opera with my gentleman friend and
after had made 1t known to nearly all
of my girl friends. who were also going.
he disappointed me. | became very
angry at this, and have not spoken to
him since. Now every evening that he
sees me he tries to speak to me. but
turn and walk away from him. A
friend of mine said he wanted to ask
pardon. I am very much In love with
him. LONESOME K. H.
He deserves the right of an explana-
ton, though it may prove so poor you
will refuse to accept 1t. But at least
give him the chance. 1t seems to me
you made a mistake in telling all your
girl friends about your engagement
with him Such condolences are I'M
necessary. and one avoids humiliation
by not making them.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31

THE outside or a refrigerator has
looked good to me all my life. When
a boy I always was curious to know
what was inside, and imagined pud
dings and jellies and frozen custards
and fruits One day I got into the one
at home.
There was a dab of boiled rice"
showing more emotion, (which ! upset
In the milk trying to get out. and a
glass of jelly, but some one had upset
salad dressing over It, There was a
piece of pie, but some one had spilled
catsup over 1t, the cheese had flirted
with the prunes, and a chicken bone
was all l found that wasn't contami-
mated by too close association with
something else.
1T was a great disappointment to
me, which hope will lessen the enor-
| nifty of my crime in your eyes
Mrs. Lysander John said nothing that
night, but for the next two days she
acted so strangely her husband began
to- wonder if the refrigerator incident
had decided her on getting a divorce.
Then she told all. She, too, had been
a thief. With tears in her eyes, and a
sob in her voice, she handed Lysander
John $2.17, all in pennies and nickels
and dimes, and all looking as if they
had been laid away for years.
TT represents. she said, what 1
have taken from your pockets at night
for the last 81 years.
Might after night l found nothing
| there, and the amounts were so small
when did that the search has been a
great disappointment. l hope it will
lessen the enormity of my crime in your
eyes"
Lysander John grew very thoughtful
as he sat with the money in his hands.
1T never occurred to me before" he
said to himself after many days Of
speculation, how many ways there are
for man to be a disappointment to
| his wife"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
rEALTH is the great asset.


II The normal person up to the
age of 25 has more energy than
he needs: from % to 80. energy and
needs are about equal; after so, ener-
gy generally lessons.
If by ignorance or foolishness (Which
destroyed, either to % or to so, it is
more than likely that the individual will
not see so or 20, not even so, perhaps.
Getting on in life involves health
primarily Perhaps it is true that
every human being must make out his
own rules and follow them, but of four
things at least the rules must be fol-
lowed carefully by everybody. They
concern Food, Drink, Breathing, Sleep.
The best informed writer's are unani-
nous in saying that people eat more
than they need They ascribe ihactiv-
ity. Incidence. laziness and doing moth
ing generally to over eating. which
wrecks the body, dulls the senses and
puts the mind TO sleep. They are prob
ably right
The duty of every one of US in this is
to learn to eat for nourishment, and to
avoid initiating a boa constructor that
swells itself out with six rabbits and
goes to sleep
If getting on in life is due to health,
then health must be so looked after
that there is always plenty of mind
energy on which to do business Mind
energy is the most precious possession
we have. To shut it off by eating two
plates of turkey when one is enough is
crime
We drink too little and too much
Too little of the one great drink pro-
vided free to all-water-and too much
of the drinks that are never provided
free to anybody-namely, water mixed
with alcohol. Water Is the natural
thirst quencher. It may be necessary
for us to acquire a taste for it, but it is
worth while. II is also the natural
cleanser Simple food and plenty OF
water Inside and ouD are as good as a
life insurance policy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
Getting on in Life
BY THOMAS TAPER.

The commonest habit of mankind Is
breathing If 1t stopped for more than
few seconds, there would be no man
kind. What do we breathe? Air
that is. pure air; not the same poisoned
atmosphere over and over again of a
closed room. Let it fill the lungs
through the nostrils, not through the
mouth and have plenty Of it as pure as
it can be had, day and night.
Keep the windows wide open at night,
and let the burglar come in if he wantr
to. You can bette, afford to drive hiR5
out than commit suicide slowly by clos
ing up the house to keep him out You
lock out your own breath at the same
time.
An Italian by the name of Ludoviei
Cornaro was given up by the doctors
He was 35 years old, and they promised
hihm he would never see 40 This in
formation would have been enough in
itself to kill most people. But it sim
ply made him mad-fighting mad. in
fact. He took himself in hand and be-
gan to study his own case. Recognize
| ing nlmSelf as the owner or mis- own
body, he determined to look it over and
see what he could do with It. To
keep it going even to 40 required. he
saw. food, drink. air and sleep. He
studied these four things with the mind
of man who intends to be master OF
the situation He began to eat the
food that agreed with him. and not too
much. After eating it he forgot all
about it, He drank water. and kept
the body clean. He breathed as ma
ture intended he should, so as to fill
the lungs with pure air through the
nostrils. and he slept regularly.
He passed the 41st milestone safely,
and the AID, and so on until he reached
his SD, when he had enough energy
left to write a book describing how he
did it. Some years later he wrote an
other report of his progress, at So, and
still a third time al 95 He died at
the age of SO, having added. by his own
observation of himself and by practice,
just 80 years more than the doctors
gave him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31

with lace. is an exquisite adjunct TO the
summer girls wardrobe, and l don't
doubt that if you want to sit on the
sand and look picturesque this is the
thing to wear.
Don't forget the sunshade to match
and the reticule of silk 1t all belongs
to the picture of the maid who never
went near the water.
But l hope you're really going TO
learn to swim, and so l want you to
wear a sensible bathing suit, the kind
that won't bind or cramp you, and it
can look just as pretty as you like
to have it,
One of the best bathing suits is a
black tunic of silk satin, crepe de
chine or serge, with a complete pair
of tights beneath. Where boomers
and stockings are worn it necessitates
elastic carriers. and both the round
garter and the side garter are not good
for swimmers.
About Carriers.
Many case of cramp is due to tight
round garters The side garters are
attached to a belt, and l am absolutely
opposed to structure of any kind around
the waist While swimming. / don't be-
leve in skirts with bands, or boomers
with draw strings, but in one piece
TUNES made to hang from the shoulder
with full Killed skirt If necessary.
These princess tunics should have
plenty of give under the arm, if they
are cut with kimono sleeves OF course
don't think good swimmer ought TO
have any sleeves. as they are bound to
get in ones way, but we must always
keep in mind that the American girl
spends as much of her time on the
beach as she does in the water, and
that she does not wear bath cloak.'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
Daysey Mayme and Her Folks
eY ERANcEs [. oARsIpE.
4 T is a question which is the easier,
to go forward at a church revival
or to slide backward after it 10

4 Is a question which is the easier,
or to slide backward after it 10
over.
Lysander John Appleton and his wife
went forward. Far be 1t from us to
watch for the time when they will be-
gin to slide backward
When man and his wife are seen
together on the streets it is usually one
Of two occasions-they are going to a
family reunion or a funeral.
The exception ruled in the case of
Lysander John and his wife, who were
on the streets together on their way to
a revival service.
The revtvalist was one of the weeping
sort. He told such woeful and warnful
tales of unrepentant deathbeds that be-
fore he had concluded his hearers were
in such a state of weeping and over
charged saturation of grief that one
had only to poke a finger into sinner
and his tears began to flow.
1t was like touching sponge that
was soaked till 1t could hold no more.
Mrs. Appleton, being sentimental,
soon succumbed, and fairly dripped in
her woe. Lysander John. being sympa-
= thetic blinked his eyes and blew his
nose, and wished he hadn't come.
Both went forward for prayers, Mrs.
Appleton because 1t was customary for
her to get converted, and habit is ev-
erything, and Lysander John to escape
the reproachful eyes of those already
saved.
That night on the way home Lysan-
der John confessed his greatest crime.
Confesses His Crime.
IT robbed the refrigerator" he said.
land let you believe some one had
broken into the house.
But 1t was great disappointment"
he said, feeling that even In his moment
of spiritual exaltation he must defend
himself
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
What's The Matter
With Your Baby?

The young mother-and many an old
one. tools often puzzled to know the
cause Of her child'e Ill nature The
loudness OF its crying does not neces-
sarily indicate the seriousness of IT'S
trouble. It may have nothing more the
matter with It than a headache or q
feeling of general dizziness. II can not,
Of course, describe It's feelings, but as q
preliminary measure you are safe IN
trying mild laxative
Nine times out of ten you will find II
Is all the child needs, for it's restless
ness and peevishness are perhaps due to
obstruction OF the bowels and once
that has been remedied the headache.
the sluggishnese and the many other
evidences Of constipation and indiges-
ton will quickly disa ppear
Don't give the little one salts, cathar-
tie pills or nasty waters, for these will
act "a purgatives. and they are too
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31

strong for child. In the families Of
Mrs. D. R. Crae weliford. 9. c.. aud
Mrs. Helen Sheetz, LAGrange. N. c., the
only laxative given Is DR. Calawel's
Syrup Pepsin. II has been found to
anSwer most perfectly ali the purposes
of a laxative, and its very mildness and
freedom from gripping recommend II
especially for the use OK childreH, wom-
en- and old folks generaliy-peSpa who
need gentle bowel stimuiant. Thoa.
sands Of American families have been
enthusiastic shout II for more than O
quarter Of q century.
Any one Wishing to make q trial Of
this remedy before buying It in the reg
ular way Of q druggist at ATTY cents oy
one dollar a large bottle Family aise)
can have a sample bottle sent to the
home free Of charge by simply address
ing DR.. W. b. Caldwell. Ao5 Washing
ton st Monticello, Ill Your name ana
address on a postal card viii do.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31

Europeans have the advantage of her
there, and have seen the most beauti
full bathing wraps imaginable Worn by
beautiful English and French bathers
These cloaks are cut in modern styles
and are of flannel, blanket cloth. towel
ing and all the new crash materials
Some Of them are made of waterproof
silks, and recently a firm has produced
wonderful crepe de chine that is
waterproof and almost as light as the
regular kind / must say that the
women look beautiful as they lounge
in bath chairs on the sand, wrapped
in these pretty cloaks, and certainly
there is nothing more modest
believe in wearing few clothes ir
the water, and bathing cloaks for the
beach These are handed to a maid or
attendant just as one is about to dive
into the water
Another sensible bathing suit con-
sists of sweater and boomers. the
boomers being buttoned to the sweat
er, so that there is no structure around
the waist.
Don't Wear Corsets.
hope don't have to tell YOU not to
wear corsets' in the water. 1t is not
only ridiculous it is very dangerous,
because the change of temperature
from the air to the water produces an
immediate change in the circulation Of
the blood And nothing should be per
mitted to hinder this. No matter how
loose corsets are made they are bound
to bind one a little If they didn't
who would wear them?
The woman with a very full figure
can wear a tight knitted underWaist
or a bathing suit with jersey top
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
YOU ARE roo YOUNG FOR THAT.
Dear MiEs Fairfax:

Dear Miss Fairfax:
Last Saturday night I met a gem
tleman who is twenty-on nearly six
years older than myself. He has asked
me to give my other gentlemen friends
up and go with him. He likes me very
much and like him
CONSTANT READER.
A girl of fifteen is too young to let
her friendship for the boys be made
serious by monopoly. That is proper
only when an engagement exists, and
you are FIVE to six years too young for
that Refuse his proposal and refuse
positively 1t is for your own good.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
AN INCREDIBLE CASE.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
am eighteen, and have been in love
with man five years my senior for
three years. 1t seems impossible for lie
to get acquainted. l know he really
likes me. for he has not only said It.
but shows It, l.. c. Q.
Love, they say, always finds a way
but Love has been incredibly slow in
your case.
However, it is hardly possible that
you really love each other. You have
seen him occasionally for three years
but have never spoken to him. Your
love has no more foundation in reality
than If you worshiped a picture in g
book
Don't take it so seriously. Perhaps
acquaintance would spoil the illusion
Unless you can make his acquaintance
in a regulation way don't seek to make
1t at all. Forget him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-31
The Right Road to Health g By Annette Kellermann
The Bathing Should Wear. Why

In the center
picture Miss
Annette Keller
mann is shown
wearing the
bloomers and
knitted jersey
which she de-
clares is the
most sensible
bathing cos
tune for the
average woman
bather.
A full suit of
black tights is
worn under
meath, doing
away with
stockings and
carriers.
The tight fit-
ting jersey
takes the place
of a corset.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-03-21
Starch Which Does Not Stick.

Straining starch is so troublesome;
make starch that requires no strain
Ing. This is the way: Put on suffi-
cient clean water in a wide pan, and
let it come TO hard boil. Meantime
mix up your starch in cold water to
the consistency of thick cream. taking
care there are no Jumps. When the
water boils remove it from the fire
and instantly stir into it the mixed
starch. Keep stirring till it looks
clear-the heat of the water will cook
it without making lump. A very lit
lie lard, quarter teaspoonful to the
gallon of cooked starch, makes things
iron a little smoother. But with or
without, starch made thus does not
stick to the iron. 1t is worth while.
though, TO rub the iron lightly over a
parafined cloth. to prevent any posi-
oility of shutting.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-03-21

An East Africa publication contains
a description OF method OF destroy.
ing rats. followed in Java. in which
carbon bisulphate in employed. In
carrying out the method a small guam.
uty, usually about half a teaspoonful
OF the carbon bisulphide is poured in.
Ia the rat hole and after waiting a
few moments to let the liquid evap-
oiate. the mixture OF air and vapor Is
lighted. small explosion resulting and
filling the hole with poisonous gas.
killing the rats instantly. Such pro
cess practiced openly might be objec
tion able under some circumstances be
cause of danger from fire resulting
from the explosion and field for In
vention appears to offer itself to pro
vide some form OF fire-proof gun or
explosion chamber suitably formed to
be inserted In the mouth OF the rat
hole and adapted to enclose the ex-
plosion and discharge the resulting
noxious gas into the hole.-Scientifio
American.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-03-21
FUzh0P or ~ZHF CHLL 1T mr. NM
k>1/IE [q/YG" ./zAR71IY ED<W"EZC.

fed them. and brought them up. Come
on and peep at the spring"
IT'S sure hummer" was Daylight's
verdict, after due inspection and sam
pling. as they turned back for the
house.
The interior was a surprise. The
cooking being done in the small, lean
to kitchen, the whole cabin formed
large living-room. A great table In
the middle was comfortably Uttered
with books and magazines. All the
available wall space. from wall to cell
ing. was occupied by filled book
shelves. 1t seemed to Daylight that
he had never seen so many books as
sembled in one place. Skins Of wild
cat, coon and deer lay about on the
pine-board floor.
Daylight found himself charmed and
made curious by the little man. Why
was he hiding away here in the chap
arral, he and his books? So 1t was,
when between them they had washed
and wiped the dishes and put them
away. and had settled down to a COM
Portable smoke. that Daylight put his
question.
Look here. Ferguson. Every since
We got together, I've been casting
about to find out what's wrong with
you. to locate a screw loose some
where. but I'll be DANCED If I've sue
ceeded. What are you doing here,
anyway"
Ferguson frankly showed his pleas
ure at the questions.
First of ALL" he began. the doctors
wound up by losing all hope for me.
Gave me a few months at best, and
that. after a course in sanitariums
and a trip TO Europe and another &c
Hawaii They tried electricity and
forced feeding and fasting. | was g
graduate of about everything in the
curriculum. They kept me poor witt
their bills. while ! went from bad tC
worse. The trouble with me was two
fold; first | was a born weakling; anC
next | was living unnaturally-toC
much work. and responsibility anC
strain. | was managing editor o
the Times-Tribune in San Francisco
and | wasn't strong enough for thu
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-03-21
CHAPTER Xl.-Continued.

Daylight could not persuade HIM
self to keep 10 the travelled roads /
hat day. and another cut across coun-
try TO Glen Ellen brought him upon
Z canyon that so blocked his way that
he was glad to follow friendly cow
path. This led him 10 a small frame
cabin. The doors and windows were
open, and a cat was nursing a litter
II kittens in the doorway, but no one
seemed at home. He descended the
trail that evidently crossed the can
yon Part way down. he met an old
man coming up through the sunset
In his hand he carried a pail OF foamy
milk. He wore no hat. and In his
lace. framed with snow-white hair and
beard. was the rudy glow and con
tent of the passing summer day.
Daylight thought that he had never
seen so contented looking a being.
How old are you. daddy" he quer-
led
"Eightyfour." was the reply. Yes.
Stree. eighty.four. and spryer than
most"
yourself" Daylight suggested.
Il don't know about that amt
loafed none. walked across the
plains with an OK team and At lnjuns
In 81. and was a family man with
seven youngsters. reckon | was as
old then as you are now. or pretty
nigh on TO IT,"
Don't you find II lonely here?"
The old man shifted the pail OF milk
and reflected
THAT all depends" he said oracul-
arly. Il amt never been lonely ex-
cept when the old wife died. Some
fellers are lonely in a crowd. and I'm
one Of them. That's the only time
I I'm lonely. is when | go to Frisco.
But | don't go no more. thank you
! most TO death. This is good enough
Tor me- I've been right here in this
valley since Stone Of the first set
} tiers after the Spaniards.
The old man chuckled. and Day
( light rode on. singularly at peace with
himself and all the world. 1t seemed
that the old contentment of trail and
camp he had known on the Yukon
had come back to him. He could not
shake from his eyes the picture OF
the old pioneer coming up the trail
through the sunset light. He was GER
tainly going some for eighty-four. The
thought Of following his example en-
tered Daylight's mind but the bis
game OF San Francisco vetoed the
Idea.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-03-21
To Renovate a Black Coat.

To freshen and renoyate the black
coat which is perfectly good for
further wear but lacking in freshness,
brush it thoroughly hung on a line, or
better, on a coat form against a wall
in the outside air. After every speck
Of superficial dust has thus been re-
moved, take a soft cloth of some black
material, dip it in half a pint of gaso-
line. squeeze it little and quickly go
over the whole coat, rubbing lightly
and paying special attention to any
marks which may show on the cloth.
Leave the coat in the outer air for
some hours, that every trace Of the
gasoline odor may disappear; then,
should any rusty marks show along
the seam, or any glossy places be WIS.,
lble. sponge with pint Of strong cof-
fee Clear containing a teaspoonful
Of ammonia. When nearly dry press
on the wrong side with a hot iron, or
on the right side, using a cloth under
the iron. The coat will be wonderful
ly freshened by this treatment