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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
Many Strange Methods of
Telling Time Are Used

To ascertain the time ut night. the
Apache Indians employed Il gourd on
which the stars Of the heavens were
marked. AS the considerations rose in
the sky, the Indian referred to his
gourd and found out the hour. BY
turning the gourd around he could tell
the order in which the considerations
might he expected to appear.
The hill people Of Assam reckon
time and distance by the number of
guilds of betclnuts chewed. 1t will be
remembered how, according to Wash
ington Irving, the Dutch colonial as
sembly WAS invariably disposed of at
the last puff of the third pipe of to-
baccO Of Governor Wouter Van Twill
Ter.
A Montagnis Indian of Canada will
set up a tall stick in the snow when
travelling ahead of friends who are to
follow. He marks off with his foot
the line of shadow cast, and by the
change in the angle of the shadow
the oncoming party can tell, on arriv-
ing ut the spot, about how far ahead
the leader is.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
Things That Are New.

An English aeroplane, the wings OF
which form a ring. the idea being that
1t will right itself II capsized. has
made numerous successful expert
mental flights.
'Dry-cell electric flash lights hat can
be seer seven miles in good weather
have been adopted by the United
States coast guard for signalling to
ships at sea.
An American naval officer has in
vented a writing tablet every other
sheet of which is so cut and gummed
that 1t can be folded and pasted to
form an envelope.
A removable handle features a new
pan for making pies, which also is
perforated, the gases generated pass
ing through the holes SO that the pas
try is lighter and dryer.
The temperature of a new electric
fat iron can be regulated to four diff
ferent degrees.
Small pockets for valuables, intend
ed to be fastened to Innings Of shoes,
been patented.
Italy is enforcing a series Of regu-
governing the width Of wheel
rims allowed on highways.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
Wise and Otherwise,

The has-been may not be lost, but
gone behind.
Many n mans signs o%vershadow his
earthly troubles.
But use the proper bait when fish,
Ing for compliments.
Blood will tell-but the less that
some blood tells the better.
After losing, a woman hesitates for
the purpose Of celebrating.
Contentment is always perched on
the round Of the ladder just above
you.
One woman eve really knows an
other woman until their children quar-.
rel.
The longevity Of the ancients NAV
have been due to a scarcity of cook.
books.
The poet is born-unless he writes
a magazine poem that nobody can un-
derstand; then he Is made.
Fortunate is the poor man who
thinks he has I:aarried an angel IL she
turns out to be merely a good cook.
While o man may look all right In a
new suit of clothes, It's a cheese
sandwich to a bakery that he doesn't
feel that way.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
Around the World.

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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

most acceptable Christmas gift; Just
chose a bag Of some kind and rest
easy.
Velvet, brocade, satin, crochet work
and beads are all impressed into serv-
ice for making bags. Chinese, Jap
anese and other embroideries contrib
ute additional materials, and among
the handsomest bags are those made Of
pieces of old Paisley shawls combined
with velvet. The most popular of all
the many different styles are bags
made of black velvet or black satin,
embroidered with steel beads. Steel
bead fringes and tassels finish them.
Unless they are made ut home, so
that the price Of labor is eliminated,
these necessities of the woman of fash
ion are costly. Those of beadwork es-
pecially proclaim the value of time
consumed in making them, and range
in price from $15 to 500. Black vel.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
THREE. TYPES OF HANDSOME BAGS.

fashionable %cOlOrs, and bands of Hud.
o seal with all of them. When the
frock is weighted with landings OF
fur or satin the embroidery may be
done in heavy silk, and 1t is very sim.
pie.
In the picture a girdle Of the ma
terial Is adjusted a very little below
the waistliDe, and there are long, mar
row ends of crepe finished with silver
ornaments But the girdle hardly in-
terferes at all with the long straight
lines which evidence the strongest
tendency In this seasons styles.
Beautiful bags are the fad Of the
hour. There appears to be a longing
In the heart of every woman for at
least one Of these chic accessories Of
dress. A saunter along any fashiona-
BILE promenade or any sort of excur-
sion into the world Of social activities
reveals a parade of luxurious bags,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
Hunters Guard Against Becoming
CVerheated in Cold of Alaska

The danger Of getting o%verheatcd in
a cold climate is well understood by
the Indians of Alaska. A government
official there explains how carefully
they guard against the danger of
freezing to death in consequence OF
allowing themselves to become too
warm.
On the Upper Yukon the old method
of mOose-hunting in early winter was
for the Indians to 90 out on snoWShoeS
after Il heavy snowfall in xparch of
fresh trails. When one was found,
the sWiftest runner of tina party pre-
pared himself to run dow the moose.
Stripped of all clothing except II shirt
and breechcs, and carrying a light
shotgun loaded with bail. he started
off after the animal, while the wonen
and slower runners followed more leiS-
urely.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
Horrors OF War Growing;
HaiYpins Becoming Scarce

And here Is another piece of news
that will make the girls say horrors"
There's a shortage of %hairpins. This
wal has just about put the art of hair
dressing ION the fritz" Hairpins have
finally come in for their full share IF
attention. Having a long list of an
t.que jokes about being a woman's
prime solution to all difficulties to
their credit, the heretofore unaSsum-
ing little bits of crinkled-in-the-mid-
die wire have at last come to the front
and demand u dignified recognition.
Now that there may be a scarcity of
them they are becoming cherished
possessions.
All couture builders have announced
that hereafter when women want
their hair dressed they must bring
along their Own pins or there will be
no elaborate arrangement of their
browning glory. And the explanation
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

vet bags embroidered with steel beads
may be had for even less than SIS, but
with the addition of many beads in
elaborate patterns their price mounts
rapidly.
Three handsome bags are pictured.
One of them is made of silk and velvet
and suspended by hangers of satin rib.
bon. Three small velvet apples posed
ut one side tempt the daughters of
Eve to buy. A lovely bag of satin is
decorated with beadwork in small col
ored beads set close together at the bot
tom and top, and bead hangers. The
third bag is Of black velvet suspended
by black silk cord and trimmed with
cut-out flowers in fiat applique.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

a doughhut mentally. Each of them says today that they had never at that
would e something like Il cents apiece, and they didn't care to sGuander
nat much o Il n snge-tuhp douglnut, without anHskid appliances. Eut they
would gllnce over at the table where sat the commanding bank directors
nnd railway nagnatcs.a and ii seemed to be bending in the middle With dough-
nutS. lhcy wondered when they, too could sit down and rider all the
necessities of life and add IA plate of doughnuts Just for good measure.
In act doaghnuts in a hotel grew to be the mark Of extreme luxury for
these w young men. Then N day they found they were commissioners of
the District of Columbia, II the center of n group If administrative officials
n wanted to get together every day at luncheon 10 talk things over.
5 % they went to the big hotel and arranged or n round table daily.
The first day they all sat down the head waiter placed IN the table about
n buShel of those George II. IIarries doughnuts.
I'VE didn't order these" said LouR-I can Commissioner Brownlov-
weakly.
81 know returned the waiter with q smile. "They are like bread and
butter. We make no charge for them"
And then Louis looked at Ollie and Ollie looked at Louis. and together
they tried to figure out how many doughnuts the hotel owed them fr past
lunchcons.
building is reserved for what they call "te doughnut cabinet"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
Nu4 ML4~tuQ
Loving Mother

Mind when Use a little chap
Jist about a chair arm high,
Used to climb in mothers lap
Every evenin' mighty nigh:
Allus called me her best beau"
Mother did, an laughed, an dad
Used T. roWn an fluSter 50
P'tendin' like he's awful mad,
Used t like T. stroke her head
Like a youngun allus does
"Lovin' her." l allus said
Puppy love-" she said II was:
Jist the same, there's many "A tear
Quivered on her lips when she
Herd me whisper in her ear,
Shes the sweetest girl for me-"
Sweetest girl of all. I swan.
Mebbe now it's out o. place,
One Of my years takin' on
Shown sich a childish trace
Clingin' to her mem'ry yet
Longin' for her love again.
Mebbe better jist forget
Things | said to mother then.
But l can't! There's times that
Feel I'm jist a wandercr
Lookin' low an lookin' high
Jist with hopes O. hndin' her:
Want to hear her voice an the
Plead with her t not forget
Tell her I'm a boy again,
An the same opinion yet.
Buffalo Evening Times,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

The conductivity of copper depends
upon the purity Of the metal.
The Chinese government is about to
open Its first aviation school.
The Thames carries to the sea an
average Of 1866, 903 cubic feet of sedi-
ment n year.
To read the newspapers intelligently
a man must have a vocabulary of at
least 1000 words.
Cigars Is inches long and several
inches thick are smoked In some parts
of the Philippines.
The women Of Capri have acted as
porters for ages, while many of the
men sell coral specimens.
Paraguay has valuable forest re-
sources, the most important Of which Is
quebracho. particularly rich In tannin.
A clip has been invented for holding
a spoon on the edge of a cooking uten-
sill or medicine glass.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

depends upon its tendency to cling to
the wearer's figure. Hence the supple
materials used and the devices for
weighing the,a. This Is managed | IN
the trimmings.
1t would be hard to find Il better ex-
ample Of the chemise dress than that
shown In the picture. Developed in
gray or other quiet colors it is beauti-
full for daytime wear, and made up
In evening shades 1t Is charming for
evening. As shown in the picture it
Is made of gold-colored crepe en-
brOidered with silver beads and trim
med with bands of Belgian hare.
For afternoon a frock of gray
georgette embroidered with steel beads
might be banded with Belgian hare or
dyed wolf, and the same decoration
would look well o n black crepe mod
el. blue" wolf. which is n blush
gray, harmonizes with many of the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

ing Il maj or ingenuity, called "A wellknown telephone number AMI summoned
Jimmie WhiSleh on his way as he answered the call. Maybe he didn't
Kno what vas ahead. Maybe he's more than n nearhero. Anyway, he
whStled the popular melody which assured those in his immediate vicinity
that This is the une"
The doctor shcred him INTO the classroom. cal in hand. He VA given
Il mar m emenber vaguely sitting down. Forty pairs of casual yes of
era! ant bro" blue-"goikS felers, an only the doe and We!-were
raised me swept him apIraisingly. lie only remembers the rest vaguely.
AS through a mist he became suddenly conscious that it was awfuIy
hot. HIS feet insisted upon spreading ale over the place and his hands kept
growing larger and larger. Why did they all keep looking at him? Was
there anything the matter?
And then he heard the concluding sentence of the doctors lecture. He
says it a something like this:
now, ladies' he sz W shall practice bandagn' a wounded head n
badly wounded head This young gentleman has agreed to act as de patient
he sZ OATS me-, fe1ers. Den he TOMS to me. we shall need lots Of band
ages h sez. VIII you step out in de hall n ask the nurse Tor n handfulT"
Jimmie stepped, nay, more he stepped with aacriy. oh, yes, he stepped,
nor did he cease the process tin he had reached his bicycle. Nor ven then.
That was the end Of the incident They may have obtained n substitute
up at the frstaid class. But this is the story of Jimmie.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
EMULATE The ABSTEM|0US RED MAN
AND REDUCE THE HIGH COST OF LIVING
BY DR.. SAMUEL G. DIXON,
Commissioner of Health Of PennsyI vania.

The children of the Iroquos Indians, it is said, were trained to eat
frugaly and taught that overeating was far worset than undertaking. They
were warned that guttons would be caught by monster known as Sago-
dawkus,, who would humliate them in a most terrible manner if he found
that they were gourmands.
With the price of foodstuns soaring to almost unheard-of figures, in
thousands of households the question of where and how to save on the
food supply is an important one. Most people eat more than they need.
This is particularly true of that class of individuals engaged in sedentary
occupations.
Perhaps you do not feel that you come under this head, but suppose
you try a few experiments. Make some slight investigation Of the nutri-
tive values Of the different foods, cut your excessive allowances, eat slowly,
and drink plenty Of water but not at mealtimes.
1t is said that the Indians had but two regular meals a day. The
1roquois had but one. Certain it is that an increasing percentage of our
population succumb to degenerative diseases and the consensus of medical
opinion is that overeaing is an important causaive factor.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

sometimes n moose would run eight
or ten miles before being overtaken.
me runner never stopped until he had
oVertaken and killed it; and he never
stopped then. The cold ut that season
Is very intense. The hunter, heated
win his long run, would quickly have
frozen to death if he had stopped. For
That reason, after having killed the
moose, he returned to camp at II run,
leaving his followers, who were more
tllckly clothed than he and less heat
cd to cut up the carcass and drag it
home.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
Scarf to Match Can.

Crochet needles and knitting needles
which have been SO industriously piled
In behalf of the soldiers in the trenches
In Europe r giving some attention
now to the needs of madam and ma
demoiselle, and SO. In consequence.
many very lovely accessories are to be
found in the shops. One very interest
ing feature is a scarf with broad ends
and narrower neck muller. These
broad ends are finished In points and
trimmed with a heavy fringe.
Accompanying this scarf Is q crochet.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
In W0man'S Realm
Nothing but the 0ne'Piece Folk Seems to Satisfy the Ma.
joriy Of Women Today-AI Kinds of Supple Materials
Employed in Its Making Luxurious Bags a
Feature of Dress Accessories.

All at once all the women, from
Maine to California, have walked up
to find themselves inspired by a single
thought, and that Is a desire for a one
piece frOck "a Ia chemise." With one
accord they are demanding straight
hanging gowns with little or no defini-
ton at all ut the waistline.
Very soft satin, crepe georgette, or
other supple materials are demanded
for these frocks, which would not be
graceful in any other sort Of fabric.
The %shapeliness Of the One-piece frock
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

and all the shop windows are featur.
ing them.
No one Is satisfied with just one ex-
ample of the fine art of needlework as
1t appears in these lovely ~conceits, and
there are all sorts Of bags for all sorts
of purposes. Those for wear with af-
ternoon gowns and those for shopping
are larger than the gay and m%uch-orna-
mented little vanity bags that might
stand for q smile translated into satin
and gold lace, they are SO pleasing.
No II need worry this year as to the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST

Brazil's independence centenary will
be in 1922.
New Jersey factories employ 232,0 600
operatives.
Atlanta, Ga, has raised $4,000 to
equip Boy Scouts.
The average speed Of the phono-
graph record under the needle is 1.S2
miles an hour.
Mrs. NJ. J.. Croker, age eighty-seven,
Is learning lace making In a Los An
geles school,.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

such plenipotentinries as Gen. George
ii. Hnrries would he communicating in
fine style. The thing which attracted
the attention and appetite of Messrs.
Brownlow and Newman in those days
was the large supply of %doughnuts on
the big table. They were twisted
~douThnuts, not the Old-fashioned
d%oughnuts shaped like a life preserver,
which gives the Small-mindcd Jester
the opportunity TO say Il word or two
about wishing he had a job making
fbp lp1pS Tpliic and O1Iia ota many
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

]. c. Nickerson Of Pfttsield, Mass.
still wears an overcoat he bought So
years ago.
Competition of American Hnoleun,
factories is every year decreasing
S%cotland's export to this country.
John Britt, g n~inety-one, Of Berke-
ley. II. l.. walked the whole length of
the preparedness parade In Provi-
dence.
Three deposits OF coal In Haiti age
beer investigated by French engineers.
and efforts will be made to devotion
them.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
Peanut Candy.

Put two pounds Of light brown sugar
with six ounces or twelve tablespoon
fulS of butter into Il smooth frying
pan, stir and melt and the first bubble
Is the signal to look at the clock. Let
it cook, stirring constantly, over n
moderate heat for eight minutes, then
pour into Il buttcred pan well covered
with peanuts which have been crushed
with Il rolling pin, until they are like
coarse bread crumbs. A cupful of
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
Candy for the Children.

Dates are most wholesome for a
sweetmeat or for various comblna-
tons in candy. The following Is
worth having on hand to supply the
desire of the young for sweets. To
cupfuls of date pulp, which has
been put through the finest knife Of
the chopper, use two large tablespoon
fuls of nut butter, mix thoroughly,
knead a short time, then roll out to
about three-fourths of an inch in
thickness and cut in cubes. Roll in
oiled paper. This nut and fruit COM
bination will keep some time.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
Coal to Have Iona Reion.

Will coal occupy as Important a
place in the worlds economic life n
century hence as it does today? That
it will seems entirely probable. The
rapid substitution of electricity from
its and the certain expansion of In
dustry will result in the working of
tremendous bituminous fields. now un-
tapped in Alaska, China and else
where.-Springfield Republican.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
lA &uM-A

ed hat, shaped a good deal like a soft
felt or. cloth hat that a man wears. The
brim and the crown are made separate
ly and then set together, and ornament
ing the top Of the crown almost like a
wreath are some pretty crocheted
flowers that are used on the scarf.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
Ant to Choke.

simple language is best" remarked
the stylist.
"That's right" answered the practi-
cal politician. sometimes a man Is
compelled to swallow his words and II
merely complexities matters If he has
been lndulging in the sort that con
tain even and eight syllables."
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

Jimmie is a messenger boy and Il
near-hero. He has freckles, has been
known to call successfully to the alus-
i've Phoebe Five in a secluded area
way, and a pal of his has ~vouchsafed
the information that hes n bold wild
his mitts." Be that as it may he has
II sterling accomplishment. He
knows when to quit.
The first-aid class wanted q pa
tient upon whom to practice lately
acquired skill in the art of scientific
bandaging. The doctor in charge, be-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
One Of Many.

Parker-Omar is always looking for
Excuses of some kind.
Harker-He is, Ell?
Parker@Yes. Why, he even blames
the trusts for the money he loses at
the races.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

for this, worse than terrifying posi-
have always supplied the pins for mi
lady's couture are keeping all Of their
wire at home for ammunition.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
First-Aid Girl Pupils Were Too Much for Jimmie

r HE frstaid class, now being held under the joint auspices of the American
! Nationai Red Gross and the Navy league in Washington. doesn't even
know his nlme. So Won Cnlh him "Jimmie"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

Local mug uealerS repOrt tnat the
wool-bunting flag, which Is the best
and formerly was the most used ma
terial. now has almost fallen into dis
use on account Of the increasing cost
OF the goods. The cOtton-bunting flag
has nearly supplanted its worthier
competitor. At that the cost Of cotton
and dyes has so increased that 1t costs
almost as much to produce a cotton
flag as it did in antebelIum times to
manufacture n wooden one. The cost
Of n wooden flag has increased about
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

articles such a curling irons, electric FANS and boudor necessiex- This
m hotel manager declares that within two weeks he has received nor
than so separate packages, from the United States and Canada. coutaininp
packages Certain nearly 200 pieces of hotel property, but not a single package
carried a ina Of explanation or a clue that would disclose the identity of IN
sender
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

During the last nine years 54S homes
for workingmen have been erected by
the New Zealand government.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

shelled peanuts Is sufficient for this
amount.
Nuggets.
Cook together n cupful each of white
ana brown sugar and n half cupful Of
water to the soft bah stage; add n
quarter of a ~teaspoonful of soda, just
as it is taken off, stir in n half cup
full of nuts and pour Over n well-beaten
egg white. and beat until firm enough
to drop by spoonfuls on a buttered
sheet.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

Steadlly returning, without explanation
after their departure from the better
class of the hotels. 1t is said that
this is true Of all the hotels through
out the country, and the cause of it all
has not yet been discovered.
One Washington manager says:
"Tf everything that has been taken
from this hotel was TO be returned l
would have to turn the lobby and n
large part Of the hotel to storage
rooms. Our loss each year of the last
20 years has been approximately s10.-
600 in table silver, linen and room
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24
Fondant.

Fondant Is the foundation for all
French candies and is very simple and
easy to make. Use two cupfuls of
graduated sugar to a quarter of n
cupful of water and a tablespoonful of
corn sirup or glucose to keep the
sirup from granting. Boil until n soft
ball is formed when dropped in wa
ter, then set away to cool until just
warm, when the stirring begins. Stir
until 1t Is white and waxy, then re-
move to a well-buttered bowl, cover
with a buttered paper and keep In a
cool place for a day or two, when it
Is ready to make up into n thousand
and one different candies.