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The Washington times., 1918-11-18
Virginia Terhune Van de
Water
CHAPTER TX

A s has been said. Mildred
IA Brent's temper while quick,
N was not of the enduring
variety. Moreover. to re-
main at odds with anyone with
whom she met must live was an
uncomfortable condition Of anairs.
And abe disliked. to be uneomfort-
able. H
So on the Monday morning fol-
lowing Arthur's declaration Of at
fection, she awoke ana lay still Tor
9 few momentss remembering thai
the last words that she and her SIS
ter had exchanged before sleeping
had been decidedly unfriendly.
Then. as. she glanced toward
Honora. she recalled all that had
taken place.
One reason she recalled this was
that Honora lay. her arms crossea
under her head. her eyes nxsd on
the boughs OF the maple tree out
side of her window. She did not
know that Mildred was yet awake,
and the younger girl had time to
note, upobserved, that her sisters
face wts very grave and her eyes
moody In their thoughtfulness.
Honora had been eross last night.
Yet. perhaps she had not meant II
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The Last Word.

TomlinSon put down a German
newspaper in his club with an I'M
patient grunt. 1T says here" he
remarked. that Il Is Germany who
will speak the last word In this
war" Yes" said his friend BIN
bleby. Germany will speak tho last
word In the var, and thRs Last
word Win be rKAmeHAaP
The Washington times., 1918-11-18
HINTS FOR THE
HOUSEHOLD

When making a pie, the juice
from the fruit very often soaks
through the undercrust and spoils
the appearance Of it This can be
prevented by brushing the crust
over with the white OF an egg.
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TrH This for Dinner.

odfashoned DISH that goes by the name OF Stocking
"a Pudding NAV be contrived from number OF little
oddments Make suet crust roll fiat pastry-board,
then spread with moasses thnly pared apples and little
spice Roll the pastry turning IN the enos' put 'o
cloth and steam.
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THE HEARTBREAKERB By yyi as q W Tssaan'
Mildred Assures Honora She Has No Intention OF Marry
ing Any One, Greatly to the Latters Relief

she had spoken a little SHARPLY.
she had only busted herself with
this matchmaking scheme becausa
she wanted her little sister to b
happily and luxuriously settled IN
life
A Free Field.
Having reached this. very aattsr-
ing conclusion. said -littie sister
decided to pave the way for re-
turn to amicsble and aisctiOnAas
relations.
Rolling over on her side so that
she faced the other bed. she
stretched. yawnsd and opened her
eyes.
-HeIIo, sisterg she said eheerily.
what are you looking so sad about
this morningr'
was Hooking sadT. H0nora pas
ried. But she did not smile
"WeIl. I can hardly blame you for
looking gloomy on sGch morning
a. this" Mildred commented. fitting
up in bed and slaneing out II the
window "1t's cloudy. isn't itf"-
Yes" Honora replied, but l had
not noticed II before
Mildred decided that the best ~ay
to leach q desired point was BY q
direct and short route. she sDoks
bluntly.
Il say, Honora, what's the use q
being peeved because Of what I said
/ last night? You were cross, yon
know. Yet I am willing to over
look It. when I told you what ]
did about Arthur did not suspect
that you would be disappointed o.
annoyed Now understand"
Honora started violently. her faes
coloring.
aUnderstand! What do you
meanF' abe demanded.
Now, don't look 90 startled
Mildred laughed. getting up and
crossing the room to where her sis
ter lay, and perching on the side q
Honora's bed.
Tee Young to Marry.
sY6u dear old Gooste.'' She
leased, 81 understand that you fancy
IL were to marry Arthur ! would
be safe for ever afterward.
know, also, that you have hoped
would do this and have. planned IN
a harmless way to bring II about.
You see you cannot deny it, ~
sButbut-bnt 1 cam you don't
understand. That is Honora
began confusedly. ~ 80
But her sisters merry laugh -
the attempted denial checked her
in the middle Of her spesch.
Don't try to get cut Of mr. MI
dred exclaimed. Il see through =
all just as plainly as anything. And
know thatiy were only Think
ing OF what you really inagine4
would be the best thing for me and
for my future. But. dear sister.
don't want to- marry anybody yet
'sYou are entirely mistaken.
lliIly," Honora forced herself 10
say. at do not want you to marry
yet. You are only eighteen. re-
member-and. Of course, that ts-toe
-of course you do not want me
to get married just YET" Mildred
interrupted. But you would like
me to become engaged to Arthur
and marry him within the course
OF a year or two.
"Weii. Honora, just can'ts Fcs
I simply do not love him. and !
never cc1ld love him. You wadl4
nc. want me to eeeept him under
4hcsu conditions. would your
Most certainly notsa Honora de-
clared emphatic:ally. Then, to the
younger girls astonlshmene she
put her arms about her and kissed
her. II am sorry spoke a.
sharp as I did last night. dear
she murmured-
"Oh. that's an right Miidred
said easily. "NoW that you under
stand, you are satisfied. aren't you
yes" Honora replied. Il an sat
isfied."
To he Confinued-
The Washington times., 1918-11-18

To make cold starch that VIM
keep for several months, mix to-
Eether half a pound OF starch, .
tablespoonful OF turpentins. tea
spoonful Of powdered borax and
three pints of cold water.
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a ISTER Black was oaver TO
M our house last mite. he Irot
V his little boy with him; his
wife ma went to a meel-
The Washington times., 1918-11-18

Save coffee grounds for cleaning
glass water bottles. add soapy
water and let stand a while. then
shake thoroughly, wash and rinse.
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When cooking turnips, drop a
small lump of sugar among them
1t improves them wonderfully.
The Washington times., 1918-11-18

Fish for frying should always be
dried thoroughly ana oreoseo
thfckly with fiouN before being
brushed over with egg and bread
crumbs.
The Washington times., 1918-11-18

To stiffen hair brushes after they
have been washed, dip them In
solution of equal parts OF water
and milk and dry them, preferably
before the fire.
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When washing silk or cotton
gloves. iron them when nearly dry,
II greatly improves their appear
ance.
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w YELL. after the Parrakeet
N had shown Puss and the
I" Stork all over the lovely
coral island, the stork
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The locust tree was one Of the
first American trees to be brought
to Europe.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
When Should You Enroll1

When Should You Enr0llf
TODAY
Nurses are needed now. Five thou
sand are wanted between now and
June l. and approximately $4,000 will
be needed before the end Of the year.
What Are the Requirements for the
Red Cross Nursing Service1
To be eligible for enrolment q nurse
must be a graduate of a recognized
school for nurses. giving at least two
years course Of training In a general
hospital. In states where registration
is provided for by law an applicant,
to be eligible for enrolment. must be
registered. She must be at least TWEEN
ty-One years Of age.
What are the Physical Standards7
During the period Of the wal a phys
ical examination certificate should be
filed with other application papers at
the time of enrolment.
Where do Red Cross Nurses Serve7
Their service may be in this coun-
guaranteed.
What Is the Length OK SerVlceT
Red Cross nurses appointed for
service In the military establishment
during war are expected to remain as
long as the emergency lasts, unless the
need Of their services ceases to exist.
They may, however. be relieved from
duty at any time In case of miscon-
duct, or should their services prove I'M
satisfactory. The same ruling con-
corning length Of service and resigna-
! ton applies also to nurses serving else
where with the Red Cross.
Must Nurses Pay Travelling Elk
penses?
Travelling expenses are paid for
nurses travelling under orders from the
war and navy departments or the
American Red Cross.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
WHAT CAN
- b5 81

"Nurses Are Needed for Immediate
Service"
The American Red Cross has issued
several flyers and booklets In a cam
paign to enlist trained nurses for an
increasing army and under the head
Ing quoted above has this to say:
The enemy thinks he can win before
the United States mobilizes all its re-
sources for making war-and among
these resources nurses are vital. Ask
yourself this heart-searching question /:
rs our incomplete mobilization due In
part to my holding backY"
Trained nurses are needed today
needed In the training camps at home
and desperately needed In the hos
pitfalls In France, where there are hum
dreds of wounded daily.
The American Red Cross does not
pretend that you Gun serve your coun-
try without sacrifice. You will receive
less compensation In war work, meas
ured In dollars; but you will receive
infinitely larger compensation, meas
ureu In Sel1-respect, PATRIOTISM and I'M
selfish devotion to your country in the
hour Of its greatest need.
LOngfellow said:
Trust no future, howe'er pleasant
Let the dead past bury its dead ;
Act! Act! in the living present.
Heart within and God O'erhead."
Nurses, If YOU fail, HE dies!
In a small booklet issued by the
Red Cross various questions are an
swered. For the benefit Of trained
nurses who may wish to enlist some
Of these questions are repeated here
with their W Nurses desiring
general information, or young women
who wish to be trained for nurses
should write to the Red Cross address
Ing: department Of Nursing, Ameri-
can Red Cross, Washington, d. c."
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
SEEKS SERVICE FOR REVENGE
Harold Bowen Saw "Red" When Hs
Heard Brother Had Been Wound
ed In France.

Sioux Falls, S. D.-When Harold
Bowen of Hartford, s. D., was advised
that his brother, William Bowen, had
been wounded while on the firing line
in France with other American troops,
he Immediately commenced to see
"red," and fastened to Sioux Falls In
an effort to be assigned to early serv-
ice in France SO he could avenge the
w%ounding Of his brother.
Harold Bowen was a selective draft
man, and stood well down the list. He
appealed to the local exemption board
in Sioux Falls and begged to be accept
ed into the service at once, out Of his
turn, in order that he could get to
France with the least possible delay SO
he could kill a few Germans.
His plea was accepted by the men,
bers Of the exemption board, and
young Bowen departed to undergo
training at Camp Lewis, WASH. pre-
liminary to being sent to the battle
line In France.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
PATRIOTS, BEHIND THE LINES
BY BROWN
Of the Viuuanteo,

These patriots are way, way behind
the lines. They live in Brooklyn. and
not only in Brooklyn, but far in the
rear Of Brooklyn, where the last end
OF a subway is coming to a conclusion.
These patriots may be called alien pa
trtOts, for many of them have not been
here long. They are small patriots.
for the eldest is only about ten. Their
mothers keep the homes, and their
fathers dig the peaceful trenches for
the subway. So they are not very
well-tO-dO patriots. In fact. they are
quite otherwise; they are poor In ev-
erything but patriotism. In that they
are very rich. They are full Of 1t,
crammed in, pressed down and run
ming over, as you will agree. 1t bub-
bled so, inside of them, that they had
to put It into expression, somehow.
But how? They had just nothing to
express with. No pennies to make a
fund to send somewhere; no pennies
to buy tobacco for the soldiers pipes;
no pennies to buy worsted to knit
with. What should they do?
A hopeless little group they were as
they stood one day, discussing ways
and means, or rather, the utter lack
Of them, till at last the situation was
cleared by one determined little mite.
She took OF one of her mittens. say
ing:
II can change the other one round.
Anyhow you can't knit with mittens
on"
Five or six pairs of childish eyes
watched her eagerly, as she COM
menced to unravel her mitten.
go get m Ome skewers, Johnny"
Johnny flew, and 500 returned with
several. The nearest butcher had been
kind.
I'm going to knit" the small girl
announced. I'm going to knit squares
for blankets, for those Belgian ba-
bies."
The idea caught at one Such a
scurrying as there was! Mothers were
pleaded with; odd corners were
searched; even ash barrels were In
vestigated. From unsupported quar-
tiers old tams, old scarfs, old shawls,
old stockings, old mittens, were
brought forth. All things that could
be spared, and some that could not,
but everything that could be gotten
hold of that would unravel was un-
earthed; and the work began, and
went on. The children knitted with
skewers. with pieces of steel, with any
thing that would hold a stitch and
connect it with another.
And so we found them m day, sit
ting all huddled together on the stoop
of one of the tenements; all knitting
with the crinkly wool, the little
squares. 1t was a picture of child
life not easily forgotten, and we
watched, and thought; and as we
turned away, we knew that our hearts
would always be more soft and kind,
because we had seen this little group
Of little patriots, knitting their little
squares, to cover the little cold babies
of Belgium.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
Paw HOMAGE to Swallow.

Tradition has 1t that the late swal.
low brings good luck to the hotel he
favors, and most country people re-
gard the bird as semlcOnsecrated and
refuse to allow its empty nest to be
interfered with during the winter
months. With the spring. the birds re-
turn to their original caves. and 1t Is
q sign of impending misfortune II they
neglect their former nests. A swallow
at sea brings disaster In its train. but
a sand swallow Is considered a mascot
by the surrounding countryside. Even
the humble hedge sparrow may lay
claim to some share of notoriety. for
Illness attacks the occupant of the
room into which 1t gains access. A
dead wren is another little treasure,
and the superstitious Manx fishermen
would never set sail at one time with.
out one. A live wren will not work
the same result, but a dead wren al
vie with the renowned caul among the
sea superstitions.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19

On the top floor of GAL Washington
street, New York city, is q of the
most interesting kitchens in the world,
presided over by a Chinese woman
doctor. She recently spent six months
in a trip to China to study and ana
lyxe the soy bean. DR.. Yamei Kin, for
that Is her name, says that the protein
contained In the soy bean is equal to
that of meat and is of great value to
persons who cannot safely eat meat.
1t Is a replacer Of meat-a sort Of
vegetable cheese. 1t forms no acid. 1t
is an alkaline form Of protein. Com
bined with hash or any form of meat
leavings 1t forms a wonderful food
for diabetes, as the curd contains no
starch. When you eat Chop suey,"
"chow mein" and other dishes In Chi
nese restaurants, the salty black
sauce served with the food il made
from soy beans. 1t IL by no means
simply a condiment. 1t h as nutri-
tious as a meat gravy. Excellent
cheese a also be made from them,
Doctor Kin, says that she can make
roquefort cheese that smells and
looks like the real thing. She says
further that as the public becomes edu-
Gated to the obliging SOY" it will take
its place at the head Of the process
sion Of American products. In all the
world there Is not q more misunder-
stood vegetable than the soy bean,
says Doctor Kin.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19

and keep on multiplying It. And DOL
lars will do that-nOthing but dollars.
II your dollars can get a wounded man
attention twenty minutes earlier than
he otherwise would get It, you give him
a hundred chances where he has but
0ne-yOu are likely to a his life.
You've subscribed to the Red Cross be-
fOre-we all understand that. We all
did that. too. But our friend over
there In the trenches is likely to get
wounded half a dozen times. Hes
asking. In his desperation. for your
help. your money. He needs 1t badly
now. Every dollar that you put In may
heal n wound. Every fifty dollars
that you put In may ave one life-or
more.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19

and made them part Of the organiza-
ton.
The navy needed steel for war, thou.
sands upon thousands Of tons Of 1t.
for construction and other purposes.
It got a steel expert, s. r. Fuller, who
resigned from q big Chicago railway
supply concern and went to work In
the bureau Of supplies and accounts
supervising the purchase Of structural
steel forgings and castings for ships
and shipyards.
Gathers In Experts.
The navy needed cottOn-milliOns Of
yards Of canvas, duck, drill, sheetings,
and uniform cloth. 1t got w. e. Hoop
er. q cotton mill executive, who imme-
diately severed all connections in his
industry, sold his cotton mill interests.
invested the money in Liberty bonds.
and came into the bureau.
The navy needed transportation on
sea and land. All the problems Of
chartering ships for a worldwide dis
tribution Of supplies, coal, and pro-
visions going out to the feet, and MI
trate and shellac coming back In MI
val vessels were placed In charge Of
Benjamin T. Young, an expert on ship
chartering and ocean transport, who
severed his connection with a big New
York shipping concern for the period
of the war. transportation on land
was taken over by o. NJ. Ellsworth.
who left a remunerative position with
a big railway system to enter Uncle
Sans service.
The navy needed chemicals, and
Donald Riley came from a large chem
ical concern to take charge Of this de-
partment. 1t needed industrial &c
counting, and a great accounting ma
chinery concern made arrangements
whereby c. s. Ashdown took that &C.
tivity in hand, giving all his time to
the development of accounting sys-
TENS as the bureaus transactions null
tiplied again and again. A department
to deal with foodstuffs vas provided
under F. A. Tillman; another dealing
with lumber under G. M. Morford, and
another dealing with leather and al
lied materials under J. w. Mcintosh.
The general standard of ability set
by the navy for its civilian experts Is
that each man must be worth several
times what the navy pays him, In sal
airy, and that he must come into the
organization for the period Of the war
absolutely. "Outside talent with In
side control" is the principle followed,
and this has worked SO well that the
navy has never been obliged to seek
advisory service outside it's own or
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19

PajamaS, worn instead of night
dresses, have proved so sensible and
so fetching that they have become an
established institution in the realm Of
lingerie. low we accept them as n
matter OF course. 1t was because
they proved pretty and fascinating
that they were followed by negligees
trousers, inviting all sorts Of gorgeous
oriental silks and furbelOws, to come
and be at home with them. Japan,
China, Persia, Turkey and heaven only
knows what other lands, have been
%ransacked for inspirations.
The designers, nee having landed
an idea, exploit II to suit themselves.
In the picture a lovely negligee is
shown with Powered satin trousers,
or pantalettes, that are gathered in
about the ankle. Over an ivory sur
face, or on any good color background.
bouquets Of flowers in several col
ors are printed on silks that make
these neither garments things of
beauty. Worn over these there are
mantels or jackets or draperies Of
georgette or silk. usually In a plain
color. In the pictur the over-garment
Is ~rose-colored crepe georgette and 1t
fastens with silk cord and tassels In
the same color.
Bright green, or black and gold
made up With straight trousers and
short jackets in the fashion of Chinese
costumes, we may pass by. but not
without casting one lingering, longing
look behind. Black satin trousers and
Jacket, bOrdered with gold satin and
embroidered in gold cOlOred silk make
negligees that M will never tire of.
Vivid and audaciOus shades Of green
with touches c. brilliant cOlors in
embroidered decorations are wonder
full in geOrgette or in satin. Turquoise
and bluebird are good choices in color,
and then there is gold color and paler
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19

piled to Mergenthal for enlistment.
When Hadley Informed him that he
was married and had two children,
Mergenthal told him that he would
draw $3.50 for a family allotment,
namely SIS fer his wife. SO for his
first child and $3.50 for his second
child. But Hadley insisted on $35.
How do you figure that7" queried
Mergenthal.
"Well, my youngsters are twins, 30
how are you going to figure the first
childf They both come under the $40
head" answered Hadley.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
One Of the Smart New Wells.

1t was a rather wide veil of a pref
ty. silky hexagonal mesh, black, and
1t was being draped around a small
flower-wreathed turban. The interest
ing thing about 1t was the border; that
was composed of silvery gray coin
spots-the size Of a Scent piece-a
single row on the long edge of the veil.
and a double row across each end. II
was a simple decoration, but, as the
skillful milliner caught up the folds Of
the veil and fastened them at the back,
it hung in graceful drapery.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
Wear White Shoes.

Release shoe leather for service by
wearing white shoes! That's the lat
est patriotic slogan Of fashion and bids
fair to rival the demand that we sub
stitute silk and calico for wool. White
buckskin, canvas and duck and white
washable kid for evening are the Slip
pers and shoes recommended for fash
ion patriots. White shoes are essential
to smartness for completing the sum-
mer costume Of organdie and light
silks. For cool evening smart white
CATERS are made to accompany white
slippers.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
A Fetching coIored Leehorn Hat.

A fetching cream-colored Leghorn
hat with a crown of black oilcloth was
trimmed solely with an imitation quill
of black oilcloth. A trimming like
this could be easily initiated by a
clever home milliner. Black oilclOth
adapts itself to almost the same eff
fects that the vanished and glazed
ribbons known as cire ribbons do.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
0ere 30-Year.old Cake.

Oh City, Pa.-At a wedding here
recently a cake which was baked
30 years ago for the wedding Of the
brides mother was served. It was q
fruit cake and when baked 1t weighed
q pounds. 1t has been featured at
several weddings and there - soms
of 1t left
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
SERGEANT GIVES THIS UP
"Nhen 10 q First Child Not q First
Child" Too Much for Recruit
ING 0ffieer.

Stockton, Cal.-When is a first
child not q first childf"
This Is the question that has been
causing Sergeant r. r. Mergenthal Of
the local United States Marine Corps
recruiting station to spend sleepless
'aights lately.
George Had)ay Of Kansas City @.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
Collar and Cuffs o. Scarlet.

A blouse of white silk poplin has
tiny collar and cuffs of scarlet, from
which flare plated rufles CT white.
A satin blouse has extra piece Al
front in simulated button effect. and q
touch of blue embroidery.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
Peactlcal.M Inded

One Of the questions to be answered
was: "When did the practice Of burn.
ing witches come to an end7" "When
the cost Of fuel went up" was the
answer one youth gave.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-19
MOTHER TAKES LIFE
WHEN SON JOINS NAVY

Memphis, Tenn.-When Mrs.
Sarah Brewer, fOrty-hve, mother
of Harry Brewer, eighteen.
heard that Harry had enlisted
In the navy she exclaimed:
snow l have nothing to live
for" and then swallowed a IA
tai dose of carbOlic acid.