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The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18
Desert Lighthouse,

Prairie schooners, as the long can
vas-covered wagons which cross the
deserts of Arizona are called, are guild.
ed by the only desert lighthouse in the
world. The lighthouse marks the DO
sitiop of well, the only place where
water can be found for 80 mileSto the
eastward, and 80 miles in any other
direction.
Many wayfarer in this vast. water.
less region has died of thirst prac-
tically within sight of the well, the
whereabouts of which he was ignorant.
1t was a tragedy of this sort which
led to the erection of the beacon. A
boy. perishing of thirst, had fallen in
the last stages of exhaustion. When
night came. he noticed the light from
the well keepers cabin burning dimly
in the distance. With a last heroic
effort, the boy reached the cabin. This
gave the well keeper an idea, and now
every night light flashes out from
the only desert lighthouse in the
world.-American Boy.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18
The LOST BABY
BY MARY p. MUNSON.

Nora Mulcahy bent over the little
bundle in the hallway. A faint cry
issued from among the masses of fine
linen and wool. 1t was an abandoned
infant.
Nora's husband John had just left
for the factory. Nora glanced timidly
about her. Then, with resolution. she
gathered the bundle into her arms
and sped up the stairs with it to the
little four-room fiat at the top of the
tenement. A few moments later she
was grooming over the little girl as
she rocked her in her arms.
The Mulcahys had been married five
years and had had no children. John
was the kindest and most considerate
of husbands, and this was the only
cloud upon their married life. But
often Nora wept secretly over the
home of two. and in imagination felt
the little fingers of the unborn pulling
at her gown
That day she went about her work
happier than she had been for months.
When John came home she whispered
to him mysteriously, her finger upon
her lips.
What" cried her husband.
She's little darling" said Nora.
ooh, John. say that we can keep her."
Let me look at her said the hus-
band, and, entering the bedroom he
bent over the crib, which had been
imPrcyised out OF large packing
case.
Mora, GIRL he said, this child isn't
for the likes of us. It's a rich wom-
ans child. Nora, its''-his voice
dropped-''its the Van Nest baby.
You know. the one that was kidnapped
last week and everybody's making
such hullabaIoo about Look at the
letter."
He turned the corner of the linen
garment, and Nora saw the letter n
upon it.
They went back into the living room
and argued the matter pro and con,
Nora in tears. pleading that the child
could be kept.
1T isn't possible. girl" said John,
shaking his head with conviction.
THE police would get wise to it, and
that would mean years in the peniten-
tiary. The kidnapers got scared and
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18
Away the Whole BIuff-Good En-.
gineering Work.

The high bluff on which stands
Mount Vernon, the home of our first
president, has for years been in dan
ger of gradually sliding into the Po-
tomac
This danger became acute few
years ago when it was discovered that
a new landslide was beginning that
threatened to destroy the broad lawn
in front of the mansion, If not the
engineering work, recently completed.
was begun at that time to save the
historic site from further damage.
The ground slopes from the mansion
to the edge of the bluff. and from this
point drops steeply for a hundred
feet or more to the edge of the Poto-
mac. The river at this point is wide
waves has caused a steady erosion
at the foot of the bluff.
Underlying the bluff are strata Of
sand, clay and soft sandstone, which,
on investigation, were found to be
saturated with water, and this, COM
bined with the erosion of the waves,
has resulted in landslides that have
doubtless been going on intermittent
ly for ages.
To cure the trouble small drainage
tunnel was first driven in the bottom
OF the sandstone stratum and carried
back from the river front a distance
of about zoe feet.
From this tunnel a heavy flow of
water Immediately started, and this
flow continued for several months.
At the end of that time the flow d.
minished to a moderate amount, and
has remained practically constant ever
since.
To prevent further erosion at the
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18
III III

submarine journey in the North Pa
cific ocean of more than 5000 miles
from its base on the Pribiloff islands
in Boring ca, and then returns.
An animal which can not only make
such an extended journey, but can
steer it's course over an uncharted
waste from point to Point, month by
month, with positive regularity and in
perfect time, must be fine type of
swimming nachine-it is
There is to be observed a close re-
semblance between the cigar-shaped
submarine boa. and the body form Of
the fur seal AS we view them lat
orally. this resemblance is complete;
they are both driven ahead by feather
ing screws, and they are both kept on
the level of their submerged course at
given distance below the surface by
rudders.
Then we observe that the periscope,
to which the submarine craft owes all
its efficiency, is duplicated exactly by
the seals nose and eyes, and which
are all that it ever lifts above the sur
face when startled, and in flight or
passage.
Again we note that the fur seal as
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18

boiling water; when cool, add this wa
ter. strained. to rich lemonade.
Serve slice of lemon in each glass.
Strawberries, cherries or slices of
banana add TO the appearance of a
glass of lemonade. A sprig of mint
added to the glass. and a few leaves,
crushed and mixed with the lemonade.
is another good flavor, well liked.
Fruit Punch.-Put into punch
bowl quart of strong lemonade, add
handful of green mint. bruised,
small bottle of maraschino cherries,
eight slices of pineapple cut in small
dice, two oranges. cut small. and three
bottles of ginger ale. Add an abun-
dance of ice and serve very cold
Plain Iced Tea.-Make a quart of
tea and add a half cupful of lemon
juice, sweeten to taste and put into
tall glasses with cracked ice. Serve
with slice of lemon in each glass.
Mint Punch.-Take a quart of wa
ter. five lemons and a cupful of sugar
for strong lemonade. Slice the lem
ons and let them stand with the sugar.
Slightly bruise dozen sprigs of
mint. put these into the punch bowl
with the lemonade and quart of GIN
Der ale. When ready to serve, add
large lump of ice and strain the lem.
onade and ale over it. Garnish each
glass with sprig of mint, dipped in
powdered sugar, after being moistened
with the white of an egg.
Grape juice and lemonade is a good
combination for drink. Add a quart
of grape juice to a pint of lemonade
Serve ice cold.
Blackberries are used as an astrin-
gent. The cordial is given in times
of bowel trouble. All fresh berries like
currants, raspberries. cherries and
melons are among the list of invalu-
able fruits to serve in their season.
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as We have any proof Of
that II can remain that long has
been well known to us by the evidence
curiously given to us by the seals
themselves. They have a habit of
turning themselves head down in the
sea, with their hind flippers lifted up
entirely out of the water. completely
reversing their normal attitude when
rising to breathe and survey. This
habit is to enable them better to
scratch their sides and loins with the
fore fippers than they can when not
thus inverted. because the hair and fur
open better in this queer position I'M
der water when rubbed by their flip
pers. A great many stop-watch rec
ords have been made of the time I'M
der water which a seal would keep its
head when thus scratching, and the
limit OF four to five minutes was fire.
quently msde- never longer
With reference to the powers of de-
struction, of course our fur seal boat
has no torpedo tubes. but it can and
does shoot it's mouth off, at fish with
d deadly certainty.
In this connection it is interesting
to note that seals do not catch fish by
pursuit of them-not at all; they shoot
down, from above. upon The backs, or
up from below. to strike at the bel.
lies of their finny prey.
How fast these rhocine submarines
can speed up under he stimulus of ex-
element or fear no one knows. But
1t is well known when vessel is COM
ing down before gale of wind from
the islands, logging IA to 16 knots,
that bevy of fur seals will often fol-
low the ship for hours. and repeatedly
swim by it. swim around it, and then re-
new the chase and circling of it
Henry w. Elliott in New York Times.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18
Extinct Ground SIoth.

The remains of an extinct ground
sloth found in Patagonia and brought
to this country by MIR. Roosevelt is
now in the American Museum of Natu-
raj History in New York. These re-
mains possess extraordinary interest,
because the surroundings in which
they were found seem to prove that
the animal was living only few CEN
turtles ago. and was not only contem-
porary with primitive man, but was
to some extent domesticated by him.
Previous to this discovery it had been
believed that all the great ground
sloths of South America, of which
many fossil remains have been found.
became extinct thousands of years
ago. The remains recently found were
discovered in dry cave. in company
with tools or weapons or stone and
bone, together with bundles of grass
spread as though intended for fodder.
There were other indications that the
animals had been stabbed or impris-
oned in the cave and fed by their cap
tors.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18

Ills lts lungs with air Oiterally com.
pressed. turns ITS head down, and,
with its powerful fiippers. drives it be-
low the surface to the depth of five or
ten feet. then ahead on that level; thus
submerged, the body of the seal
glides through the water as swift
ly as a swallow in the ART is a van
ishing streak to our eyes.
How long it remains thus submerged
when travelling, no one has any def
mite knowledge, but the best consensus
or opinion gives it rise a intervals of
every three or four minutes to breathe
that is, pause of less than two or
three seconds with barely more than
its nose and eyes above the surface,
for exhalation and renewed inhalation
when down goes the trim body to
speed ahead again.
When our submarines were first
brought out. trip of more than 300
miles from base was the utmost limit
OF their cruising. Today, they have
been so perfected by the Germans that
we know they can cruise safely more
than 5000 miles from that base. There
fore, in this connection 1t is interest
ing to know that the fur seal makes a
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18

dropped it here-that's the truth
about it"
Then you're going to take it back,
John?"
81 guess you'll have to, Nora. 1
can't carry a baby. But listen, girl!
Do you know there's a reward of five
thousand dollars?"
I'D rather have the baby" Nora
sobbed.
re talking nonsense, Nora an
swered the husband. Five thousand
dollars is q sight better than some
body else's kid. Do you know what
we'd do with it? We'd go home to
the old country, first and foremost
And don't l see us in neat little
cottage. with pig and a garden,
and"
Nora at last acquiesced in the plan
She was to take the baby back to the
Van Nest house the following morn
ing. John, indeed. had wanted her to
do so that night, but she had pleaded
so hard that she had persuaded him
to let her keep it until the morrow.
And. now that its loss seemed in
future Five thousand dollars seemed
an enormous sum to John. His own
wages were twenty-five, and they had
put by a comfortable sum out of that,
by frugality. Moreover, John was
slated for the foreman's position when
old Richards retired. and that would
mean ten more. However, $4,000
would enable them to start life as
their own masters.
Nora listened to Johns prognosti-
cations with less enthusiasm than she
pretended. She doubted Johns abil-
ity to carry out his farming scheme
A farm was all very well in ones
old age, but in youth one needed the
impetus of work. And then, there
was the baby. That night she cried
secretly as she held the little form
against her. The little girl had seemed
almost to know her, and the chubby
arms were stretched out in recognl-
ton when she went near. She fell
asleep at last and awakened with a
splitting headache.
John understood what was wrong.
He did not attempt to say very much
that morning, ana his kiss was I'm
usually tender as he wished her good.
by He even stopped to take the clean
little hand in his own work-stained
one. Nora knew that John had begun
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18
AN OLD RUSSIAN CHURCH
Remains of Building and a Few
Relics Still Exist at Fort
Ross, Cal.

At Fort Ross, Cal, some fifty miles
north of San Francisco, there are the
very interesting remains of what was
once a church of the holy orthodox re-
ligion-as the members of the eastern
or Greek church call their faith says
the Youths Companion. 1t was in
1909 that an expedition of the Rus
sian-American Fur company came
south from Sitka, and made a settle
ment at Bodega bay, which they
called Port Rumiantsof Two years
later they chose a position for their
main post about twenty miles farther
north, a little beyond the Russian
river, which they called the Slavianka.
AT this point which they named Ros
or Rus, they built a fort with watch
towers and mounted 40 cannon.
The settlement was ostensibly only
a peaceful trading post and a center
for sealing operations. There was no
reason. however. in the character of
the Indian inhabitants of the region,
for post of such strength to hold the
territory as Russian colony and, by
gradual settlement farther south, to
claims of Spain to the coast region
north of San francisco.
The fort was built of heavy redwood
timbers. 1t was about 100 yards
square and contained the quarters
of the officers and men, work
shops, warehouses. granaries a wind
mill, and, of course, bath houses. The
population varied between 200 and
400, inclusive of some Aleuts who
were employed in the sealing and sea
otter industry. The fur business grew
to be large and very profitable. Sir
George Simpson, the governor of the
Hudson Bay company, who visited
Fort Ross III 1871, reported that up
to that time no less than 10000 sea
otter skins alone had been taken and
marketed by the Russian-American
company. In 1913 the Russians built
church. and there the gorgeous rit-
ual of the Greek Catholic church was
conducted until the close of the Rus
sian occupation.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18
The WAY IL Goes.

The girls demand that the men they
wed shall be tall and distinguished
looking, with curling locks and gold
galore, and have perfect dispositions
and soulful eyes, dance divinely, be
masterful. yet tender and otherwise
more or less resemble Greek gods and
he-angels. And then they marry us
poor, Skinny, laundering, stumbling,
misshapen, awkward runts, with our
sins and foolishness heavy upon us, and
look as fondly triumphant, bless EN-,
as If they had each won a capital prize!
Kansas City Star
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18

egg and sift two teaspoonfuls of bak-
ing powder with two cupfuls of -four,
stir in cupful of chopped raisins and
roll out or drop by spoonfuls on a but
tered sheet. Bake until light brown
Raisin Buns.-Raisins are so whole
some that they may take the place of
sweets with the little people, and
when served in buns are most attrac-
tive. Sift a quart of flour with four
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, half
teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoon
fuls each of sugar and shortening;
then add enough sweet milk to make
mixture like biscuit. Roll out quite
thin, sprinkle with sugar and chopped
seeded raisins, fold over to keen the
raisins in, place, cut in strips and
shape in buns. Bake in quick oven
until brown
Sponge Cakes.-Beat four eggs,
yolks and whites together, add a cup
full each of granulated and powdered
sugar. Sift together with two cupfuls
of flour and two teaspoonfuls of bak-
ing powder, beat well, add three-quar.
tiers of cupful of boiling hot water.
in gem pans. Ice with boiled frosting.
Ginger Drops.-Mix a cupful each of
shortening. molasses and sugar to.
gether Add four cupfuls of -four sift-
ed with a tablespoonful of ginger. a
teaspoonful of cinnamon and a grating
of nutmeg Into cupful of boiling
water add teaspoonful of soda and
stir into the mixture. Add three
beaten eggs, half teaspoonful of salt.
beat and mix until well blended Drop
by spoonfuls on a buttered sheet. A
raisin may be pressed into each cake.
Oatmeal Cakes.-Sift together two
cupfuls of flour. half teaspoonful of
salt, two teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der and teaspoonful of cinnamon.
Cream cupful of shortening and
cupful of sugar and stir into the dry
ingredients, beat two eggs. add two
cupfuls of rolled oats and a cupful OF
seeded raisins.. Drop by spoonfuls on
buttered sheet.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18
N,n hlAt mseQ
Old Stonehenge.

Stonehenge is nine miles north of
Salisbury. in England. The name
comes from the Saxon Stanhengest. or
Hanging Stones" They constitute
the ruins of an ancient sanctuary. In
the middle is the so-called altar-a slab
of blue marble. Most of the larger
stones are sandstone. the others are
granite. Someone has said of Stone
henge that it is to England what the
pyramids are to Egypt. Scientists
have declared that the old castle be-
longs to an epoch nearly two thou.
sand years before the birth of Christ.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18
IVORY ABSORBING MOISTURE

The average person does not asso-
ciate ivory as an absorber of water,
but this quality of the product was
brought out in customs case. says
IN exchange. The American Express
company entered ivory, which it
claimed had absorbed moisture on the
voyage from Africa. Collector Ma
lone's men weighed the product and
found that 1t exceeded the invoiced
weight by fair margin. The col
lector accordingly took duty on the
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18

weight found after the ivory had been
unloaded from the vessel. When the
ivory was later weighed at the factory
of the ultimate importer the weights
were lower than those returned by the
government officials and Appropriated
the weights contained on the invoice.
When the question came before the
board of general appraisers. Judge
Waite did not attempt to decide
whether ivory is an absorbent OF
moisture. but held that the importer
had failed to prove his case. So the
question remains an open one.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18

to feel an attachment for the child.
She could hardly bear the duty that
lay before her.
However. after she had done the
mornings work she put on her new
cloak and best bonnet and took the
baby out into the street 1t was a
wonderful sensation to sit in the car,
holding the child in her arms. Every
body looked at her and beamed on
the baby, which they thought was her
own.
At last she reached the Van Nest
house and, tremblingly. she rang the
bell. The butler. who answered the
door, looked searchingly at her as
Nora, in faltering accents, explained
her mission. He ushered her into
the drawing-room as if she had been
a person of quality and it wasn't a
moment before young woman en-
tered the room and looked at Nora
sternly, Nora thought.
Nora had planned her speech, but
now it all left her. She stood up be-
fore Mrs. Van Nest. holding the baby
Indeed, ma'am, didn't steal her."
she was crying, and the tears
streamed down her cheeks. She was
left at the door yesterday morning
ma'am, and when | showed her to
John last night he said it was your
it and it'd have to go back. And so
brought her this morning. ma'am. as
soon as the work was done"
Mrs. Van Nest seemed to soften a
little.
You have no children of your
OWN" she asked.
Nora remained mute, and the tears
fell faster.
81 believe you are honest" said
Mrs. Van Nest, coming forward with
an expression altogether new. so
many impostors have been trying to
trade on US since our-rlistortune
You wouldn't believe how brazen peo-
pie will be to get $4,000 But that
isn't my baby"
Nora. staggered, looked at Mrs. Van
Nest with eyes that could hardly see
through the mists that gathered be-
fore them.
my baby was recovered yesterday"
Mrs. Van Nest continued land none
the worse, l am happy to say. Be-
sides, he is boy"
ooh! Might see him." breathed
Nora.
And then. with their common in
terest. the two women proceeded side
by side to the nursery, where Nora
bent in wonder over the prettiest
baby that she had ever seen-except
the little one which still lay In her
arms.
John that night, arriving at the door
of the fiat, was amazed to hear the
Growing of child within. Angry for
moment, he mastered himself and
went in sternly Morals arms were
about his neck in moment and stified
his protests.
John, it isn't hers," she cried
And what do you think? She's prom
ised to be godmother at the christen-
ing, and-and the five thousand is
going to the baby for her education.
and-oh, John. we're going to keep
her and there's a chance of posi-
ton for you as manager at their
country home, and-and we're going
to keep her, john"
Copyright, 1915. by w. c.. Chapman)
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18

- Sio luoI u
only when wholly sub.
merged.
Unlike, however, the
"Unterseebot," the
fur seal is not fitted
for swimming on the
surface; it only rises
there to survey. to
breathe, and to sleep:
It never attempts to
swim with head above
water on any course,
no matter how short.
1t rises, when undis-
turbed or not alarmed.
looks about with head
a n I'd n e ok we'll
stretched up above
the surface of the sea,
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18
A .NAk IoEfDLYr ELOYzT .MST RENyAzYa
.X7SE4CE ar LYZFR

submarine has a great advantage
over the human boat-it has eyes that
can look ahead and around under wa
ter-how far, we do not know, but 1t
is reasonable to assume that the seals
eyes can see as far under water as
the eye of camera can, and which
we have the evidence of in good rec
ords.
Then. too. it also has an acute
sense of hearing under sea, for we
know that the whirring of propellers
screw will drive all the seals away for
miles around a steamer. We know
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18

Tom, the country six-year-old, pre-
senting himself one day in even more
than his usual state of dust and dis
order. was asked by his mother if he
would not like to be little city boy,
and always be nice and clean in white
suits and shoes and stockings. Tom
answered scornfully; They're not
children; they're pets" -Harper's
Monthly.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18
Serious Thouuht

IF women voted" said Miss Cay.
enne, pensively.
"Well?'
I'm wondering whether some of
them would be willing to elect 20 Of
flee the same kind of a man they're
willing to take a chance on marry
ing?"
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18

must be well made.
The zest of a lem
on added to the
drink adds to the
flavor. Peel off
the thin yellow
rind from a few
lemons and put it
to cook in a littla
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18

mas oeen suggested to us by. any form
Oh natural animal life is not so patent.
doubtless it has often been in the
minds of fishermen and whalers when
tempest tossed and severely driven.
Certainly it you'd be happy ship for
them that could be so constructed
"hich would safely dive with all on
BOARD to the quiet depths below, there
10 rest content and easy until the
clouds rolled by above.
we have come to regard the soaring
aiDatross or the condor as the proto-
type OF the aeroplane. When we look
ior natural model for the submarine
we nnd it well made in the body of
the FUR seal and fully suggested by
lts method of progression in the sea.
for 1t travels there
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18
HAVE SAVED MOUNT VERNON

foot of the bluff through the action
OF the waves heavy masonry wall
was then built along the edge of the
river. 1t is hoped that danger of
future slides has been eliminated
Popular Mechanics.
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18

tnaC because some OF
the early pelagio
sealing vessels were
fitted with small
auxiliary screws, and
these, when put into
use, had to be re-
moved.
Then. on the other
hand, we find that
our submarine boat
has one great advan-
tage over its sealing
prototype-it can re-
main for many
hours. yes. days
under sea. The seal
cannot stay there
more than four or
five minutes. as far
The Colorado statesman., 1915-09-18
Depends on the RIpen.ss.

An apple a day keeps the doctor
away"
Not much in those adages," COM
mented the physician II make my
vacation money out of green apple
cases."