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The Washington times., 1918-08-23
Puss inBOOts,
T.
By David Cory.

w ELL when Puss woke up
M next morning in the funny
w little house, where the Po-
tato Masher mashed the
potatoes all by itself, the Old Maid
Tea Kettle boiled the water and
made the tea, and the Feather
Duster kept the house as neat as
silver pin, he ate. his breakfast ana
then. putting on his cap with the
magic flaming feather, he started
off once more upon his journey Oh
adventure
BY and by, after a while, he
came to a beautiful bay, whose
dark waters were dotted with the
white sails of the fisher boats and
directly in front climbing up 10
the sky, q high mountain on whlcn
stood a castle, where from tail
tower all night long shone a light
that could hardly be told from the
stars around it
And as Puss paused to look
around, he saw an old nsherman
sitting on a bench mending his net
asHello. little Sir Cat" he said, as
Puss drew near. Moor your little
hulk 1ongside o. me an I'll spin
you q yarn" And then he began to
tell how many hundred years ago
all the land around about was COW
cred with a thick forest instead OF
the deep blue water OF the bay.
Then came the great giant Cor
moran, who was eighteen feet high
and three yards wide, and his wife,
Cormelian, who was just as big,
and they brought from the hills
great gray rocks which they piled
up, one on the other, hundreds Of
feet high. until they built a noun
tain
And on the top Of this they built
their castle, where they lived until
the giants wife died and was
buried under the Chapel Rock.
Then Jack the Giant Killer climbed
up the mountain. and after a hard
fight Cormoran was killed, and there
were no more giants In the land.
Then came the Small People, who
cut down most of the forest and
built cottages for themselves.
ploughed the fields and made gar
dens. But one day a great en-
chanter came that way. and his
strange dress and long gray beard
frightened the women and children
50 InaI Iney ran IN anu smut lne
door in his face whenever he came
up to ask for a drink, for he had
walked far and was tired and
thirsty.
At last he found the principal man
OF the Small People. who was a lit
tie old crusty fellow and very
miserIy. And when the great en-
chanter asked him for a drink. the
Small Man told him he didn't keep a
hotel for beggars. And this made
the great enchanter so angry that
he struck the ground with his staff,
so that it made a deep hole, and then
he went on his Journey.
And when all OF a sudden a little
spring of water bubbled up through
the hole, and pretty soon a stream
burst forth that swelled to a river,
and soon the whole land was
drowned. and only the high noun
tain remained above the water.
But the Small People who were
buried under the water didn't die.
but lived on just the same. waiting
for the great enchanter to return
and lift the spell. and the land to
rise again with all the people on 1t
And when the old fisherman nm
ished his story he said TO Puss, "I
will take you with me in my boat
and you can see deep down In the
water the Small People" And in
the next story you shall hear some
Of the wonderful things little Puss
Junior saw.
Copyright, 1918, David cory.)
To BE Continued.
The Washington times., 1918-08-23
An attractive YER
sion of the popular
shadow hat" devel-
oped in black silk net
and velvet orchids.
RECIPES FOR
WARTIME
STANDARD APPLE JELLY
RECIPE.

RECIPE.
The following Is the usual meth
or of making apple ely:
Wash the apples, remove stem
and blossom ends. and cut apples
into quarters. Do not discard
skins or cores. Put in a preserv-
ing kettle, add cold water to come
nearly to the top of the fruit, COW
er and cook slowly till the apples
are soft; drain through a coarse
sieve, but do not press. as this will
make the jelly cloudy. Let this
Juice drip through a cheesecloth
bag, and for an especially clear
jelly strain it again through a bag
of flannelette. Measure the Juice.
To each cupful measure put three
fourths of a cupful OF granulated
sugar. Boil the juice briskly for
twenty minutes, then add the
sugar, which should have been
heated, stir till dissolved and boil
till II "jells." This should take
place in about five minutes. The
tests are very simple: the jelly
should be thick enough to drip in
Jumps from a spoon or to coagu-
late almost at once when dropped
on an ice-cold plate. All scum
should be removed as fast as It
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ADVICE TO THE
LOVELORN
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
Should Cultivate More Toler-
ance.


DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am nineteen and In love with
a young man of the same age. He
is OF a different nationality and is
most sincere in his love for me.
Recently. he came to board with
my mother. We have been going
about together a year. during which
time have been the victim OF con-
slant nagging from my mother,
who seems to think care more for
him than do for her.
We are now engaged. and my
mother Is trying to discourage me
by telling me that I will not be
happy with him, and I should go
out with other young men Ny
fance has tried innumerable
methods to show that he is worthy
OF me. My mother is all right for
awhile, then changes again like
the wind. Would you kindly ad-
wise me whether shall place my
whole trust in the one I love or do
as my mother says and give him
up. b M r.
I disappruve Of the tone OF thR
correspondents letter. It Is dis
appointing to hear a young girl
speak Of the constant nagging" OF
her mother. Sometimes mothers may
not be ideal confidantes, but to write
OF one in these terms denotes .
lack of something one expects to
find in a daughter.
Perhaps your mother sees In this
young man certain chAracterishcs
she fears will not make you happy.
Why not try to talk II out with
her? See IL she has any real
grounds for her attitude: and II she
has not, tell her that things have
gone too far for you to change your
mind. At least, she is not indiffer-
ent to your happiness. and perhaps
in the years to come you will un-
derstand something Of this mater
nal solicitude. A more tolerant
attitude to your mother Is urgently
advised. And nineteen is pretty
young for a boy to become engaged
Young Cashier In Distress.
II the young girl cashier living
at home with her family who wrote
me a few days ago will entrust me
with her name and address shall
be glad to help her. She gave her
age as nineteen and the letter was
signed Anxious"
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Mistaken Thoughtfulness.

The servants were in bed, and
DR.. Houlton answered the bell
A young man stood on the steps
holding q large package. as Miss
Matilda, the cook, at home, sir?''
asked the young man. yes, but
she has retired" replied the doctor.
Can leave this for her, sir?" Ger
tainly" said the doctor. He took
the bundle, from which flowers and
buds were protrudinG, and, after
bidding the man good night. care
fully carried il to the kitchen,
where he deposited 1t, paper and
all, in a pan OF water. The doc
tor thought nothing more of the
affair until he heard Matilda's an
cry voice raised in conservation
with the maid. "I should like to
know" she cried. "who has put
my new spring hat in the dish
PAM
The Washington times., 1918-08-23
The Retort Courteous.

Near a court house in a country
town there was a common. During
a trial a barrister was in the mid
die OF his speech for the defense,
when a donkey outside began to
bray. The judge, a noted wit. put
up his hand at this juncture and
said to the counsel: kindly stop
q minute. am unable to hear two
at once" A little later, while the
Judge was summing up, the donkey
again brayed. and the counsel stood
up and said: would your lordship
mind speaking a little louder: There
is an echo in court"
The Washington times., 1918-08-23
By Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.

de Water.
CHAPTER XIV.
7 was dawn before Elizabeth
Wade fell asleep. II was break
fast time when she awoke.
Jumping Up hastily, she
glanced at her watch She had slept
an hour later than usual. The house
hold must already be at the table.
Mrs. Chaplin had been too lenient to
call her.
Dressing hastily, she hurried
downstairs. She had been right
Amos and Martha Chaplin and their
guest were still at table, but had
almost finished their morning re-
past
"oh, Mrs Chaplin, I am 30 sorry
1 am later the girl apologized as
she entered the dining room.
Something in Mrs. Chapin's face
reminded Elizabeth that she had
not called her cousin Martha" She
glanced hastily at John Butler, but
he had. apparently, not noticed the
lapse.
He had risen at her entrance. and
now stood waiting for her to sit
down.
He was rather pale, she fancied.
yet, as she met his glance, he smiled.
and she was conscious Of sensation
of immense relief.
No matter what Clifford had told
him. John Butler was not angry at
her.
ST put your breakfast in the oven
to keep II hot for you, dearte," Mrs.
Chaplin informed her. I'll get II
for you"
Indeed you will not" the girl
declared affectionately. Il ovar-
slept shamefully-and the penalty
must be that I wait on myself
don't you seer
May 1 not help?" Butler asked
Elizabeth shook her head No
please not! Don't punish my tardt-
ness by letting me feel that I am
inconveniencing other people
Please sit down"
He obeyed her request without
demur. She knew that Clifford
Chaplin would have insisted upon
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Temporary Inconvenience.

mo" protested a lady customer,
'T do not want these shoeS-the
soles are too thick. as that the
only objectIon?" asked the sales
man. yes" she admitted. Then
I'd advise you to take them, ma
DAM" he said. 81 can assure YOU
that your objection will soon wear
ayEEs
The Washington times., 1918-08-23
This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary of the arrest of Columbus IN
1900 by Babadla, who actuaed by personal spite had
the great navigator seized and sent to Spain in chains
This was only four years after the discovery of
world by the intrepid sailor, who thereby gave to the
Spanish crown q new lease of life.
The Washington times., 1918-08-23
The Model,

Mrs. Goodwin wish TO select .
birthday present fer my husband,
and l can't think OF anything. He
doesn't smoke or drink, or 60 out
at nights. or play cards, Friend
In he fond Of knitting7
The Washington times., 1918-08-23
DRYING is EASY

Free books Of instruction on
drying and canning have been Is
sued by the National War Garden
Commission. They may be OBJ
tnined from any of The Wash
InEton Times distributing sta
t1oAL
The Washington times., 1918-08-23
Some Drying Don'ts.

DON'T overdry fruits and vegetables. They viii not
come back to their natural form when soaked in water
Don't be satisfied with less than the best Take time and
patience and sunshine and heat from the kitchen and
dry your garden products.
The Washington times., 1918-08-23

appears. The jelly should be pour
ed into sterilized tumblers, and
when it has stiffened the Jars
The Washington times., 1918-08-23

should be covered with boiling hot
paraffin so that any mold germs
on the surface may be killed
The Washington times., 1918-08-23

w ELL when Puss woke up
M next morning in the funny
w little house, where the Po-
tato Masher mashed the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-26
TIGHTENING IT'S GRIP.

The government is extending it's control OF
the railroads, and Director General McAdoo, s
latest order calls for the appointment OF fed
eral treasurer for each of the railways operated
by the administration. The new officers will
be employees of the government and will do no
work for the railroad corporations unless spe-
cially authorized While treasurers Will be Sc
lected by the federal managers OF general man
ayers, who are railroad men, appointments will
be subject to approval by the regional directors
and the director general In this as in other
matters of railroad administration Mr.. Nc
Adoo will have the last word. Nor will serious
objection be made so long as the government
keeps faith with the roads by observing In let
ter and spirit the terms and understandings
established when the administration took the
roads for the period of the war. But it will not
escape attention that in Tightening its grip on
every department of operation and admins
tration the government is doing what it would
be expected to do if it had announced a purpose
to make government control permanent Its
honorable purpose and good faith are not I'M
pugned in saying that it will be compelled by
the power of public opinion to live up to It's
agreements. The superiority of government
operation has not been established, and the
transportation facilities now under government
control will go back to their owners when the
war is over.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-26
THE MAN WHO SANK THE
DEUTSCHLAND.

Des Moines Capital: Rumors that
the Deutschland, the big German
sub, had been sunk have never been
confirmed until now. Captain John
Thompson, of the British mercantile
marine, who is visiting this country,
and who is now in New York, is the
man who sank her.
Captain Thompson, who is now
called deutschland" Thompson
among the shipmasters on the other
side. rammed the famous sub and
sunk her in the Mediterranean
last summer. For this act the admir-
atty presented him with $1,000 and
King George gave him the Distin-
guished Service order.
When asked for particulars of his
encounter with the U-boat, Captain
Thompson replied: Il am the man
who sank the Deutschland, but
cannot talk about it"
In June, 1917, the captain was navi-
eating his ship from Malta to Alex
andria, Egypt, when he sighted an ex-
ceedingly large sub waiting for him
right ahead. His vessel was I'M
armed and the only chance to defeat
the Hun was to ram the undersea
craft. For more than an hour the
merchant vessel and the U-boat jock
eyed for position to get the advan-
tage over each other. At intervals
the Hun commander used his bow
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-26
TREE WORSHIP.

Richard LIE Gallienne, in Harper's
Magazine: Most of us have heard
that murmur of welcome as we en-
tered some woodland in the solemn
hours of the early morning. This
feeling that comes over us in entering
word. or in the presence of certain
vast and ancient trees, is no mere
literary" feeling. It is not merely
reminiscent of classical reading, or
anthropological studies-with which,
indeed, we may well be but poorly fur
nished-thoueh it may delight us TO
find confrma tons and correspond
ences there, but it is the instructive
feeling out of which those early my
thologies originally sprang. If the
Greeks had not created-or discov-
ered-Pan and those other spiritual
jewellers in the woods, dryads and
fauns,, and SO forth, the modern lover
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-26

Christian Science Monitor: Recent
official predictions of coal short
age in the United States, at time
when consumers were expecting to
hear that coal production and coal
distribution, like all other industrial
activities in the country, had been
accelerated to meet the war emer-
gency, have begun, naturally, to bear
fruit The Boston fuel committee,
with the approval of James J. Stor-
row, federal fuel administrator for
New England, has announced that
from July 10, 1918, until further no.
tice, the price of anthracite coal, ex-
elusive of basketing, will be S11 a
ton, instead of S10.G5 ton, the rate
fixed last January.
In other words, the net result, to
Boston, of federal fuel administra-
ton for the present year, up to date,
is that the consumer must pay sew
enty-fiye cents more for every ton
OF anthracite he purchases in mid
summer than he paid in midwinter,
regardless of when his order was
filed
The excuses offered for this ad-
vance condemn the entire system OF
federal fuel regulation as now adj
ministered. 1t is claimed, for in
stance, that the increase in freight
rates is responsible for it, when the
increase in freight rates could have
affected only very recent shipments.
and then to the extent of a mere
fraction of the advance which the
consumer is called upon to meet.
The increased freight rate, under
government railway control, has
been operative only about one
month; the fuel administration has
! had more than year in which to
| provide a reserve supply equal to
| all contingencies. 1t is also claimed
THAT the advance is justified by the
increased cost of labor. Aside from
the fact that the fuel administration
should have seen that all labor con
tracts were made before mining for
this year began, there is the other
important circumstance to be Offered
in refutation, that labor is no mora
costly now than it was last Janu
airy. But, above and beyond all this
last winters prices for all sorts OF
coal were outrageously high; under
efficient conduct of the federal fuel
administration, an industrial agency
icreated with the view principally OF
protecting the public against the
iexactions of fuel profiteers, an
nouncement of very considerable
reduction, rather than of an advance
could have been made at this time
by the Boston fuel committee, with
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-26
There's Plenty OF Coal,
But the Price Goes Up

the approval of the federal fuel adj
ministration for New England.
DR.. Garfield's gloomy predictions.
admonitions, and warnings, however,
have paved the way nicely for the
baIlooning of coal prices this year.
|. If he had deliberately planned to re-
strict the output and place the mar
ket at the mercy of proflteers, ne
could hardly have taken more Ell
fective course. The public has been
fed for months on statements, with
reference to coal production, laden
with suggestion of scarcity, famine,
and fear; and, as a consequence, IN
stead of protesting theoretically
against the incompetence displayed
in administering a trust of vital ma
tional and international Importance,
the consumers of the nation. with a
little impotent murmuring, meekly
accept from the coal baronS assess
ments in such forms as inconvent-
ence and hardship.
The advance in the price of coal
just announced is not merely OF To-
cal or sectional moment: it is indica-
tive Of what all that part of the
nation which is dependent upon large
fuel supplies must be prepared to
meet from this time on, unless the
president shall speedily take cogni-
zance OF the fuel administration
breakdown. Let it not be lost sight
of, for a moment, that the supply OF
coal in the mine is plentiful; that
this is an age of marveis in ma
chinery; that never before, in the
history of the world. was there a
deeper and wider knowledge of the
possibilities of industrial engineer
ing, and that the greater nations are
engaged, today, in the. conduct OF
enterprises by the side of which the
mining and distribution of suffi-
cient amount of coal to supply the
people of the United States is a
| task of minor dimensions. If these
| things shall be kept in mind, the
practical confession of the federal
! fuel administration that it is in
capable of performing its function
will be looked upon by both the gov
eminent and the public in its true
light
| There should be no delay in cor
recting the conditions that have
arisen already, and in preventing the
conditions that are certain to arise
| il the present loose method of deal
| ing with the fuel situation continues.
Another winter of coal shortage and
i excessive coal prices should not be
risked by those who have the au-
! thority to prevent it, and who will
be held responsible if it comes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-26
TODAYs BIT OF VERSE
THE OPEN BOAT.

When this her is DONE says Dan. and all the fight
in is through,
There's pal with Fritz again they used to do;
But me-" says the sailor mot me-, says he
knows nippy boat winter nights at
~<When the last battles lost an an or lost the
game
There's someu think to drink with squareheads
just the
But not me-" says sailorman IAN II ask me
why
Lord knows thirsty boat when the water
beaker's dry.
~When all boomin' mines is SWEEP an ships are SUNK
There's soe1l down to eat with Germans as De-
fore;
But not me-" says the sailorman mot me for one
Lord knows hungry in open boat when the last
biscuits done.
.-xbe neare is signed an treaties trade begins
again, -. ~,
There's someT shake Germans and an never see the
stain; ~ -. -.
Hut not me- says the saiiorman, mot me- as COOS on
high =. - ~,
Lord knows better in boat to see your ship
mates die" 49,.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-26
WHAT SAVING AccoMPLisHEs.

Mason City Gloke Gazette: The food
administration has issued an interest
ing statement in which we can see
the result of the food economies Ell
fected by our wheatless and meatess
days. July 1. 1917, the wheat avail
able for export was estimated at ~
Oo0 600 bushels. In the period from
that date to June 1, 1913. our ship
meuts of wheat to the allies amounted
tn 100. 00o. 600 bushels. The largest
shipment of beef products in any one
month during this period has been
81 600 600 pounds against the ordinary
exnort of ] 600, 600 to 100000 pounds
a month. The largest export OF pork
in one month reached 5oS'OUoOOoo
hounds. These supplies have been
insed TO help feed the armies OF
france. Belgium, England. and to
some >exteit italy. Some Of these food
stnfrs have also been used for the
civilian population of these countries.
m is a splendid record and shows that
,be care and self-sacrifice of its peo-
lie have made the United States equal
- ire great task How much of this
have you saved?
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gun, but could not do much damage,
as Captain Thompson kept his bow
up to the enemy craft and never
gave chance for being shelled or
torpedoed.
Finally, the captain saw his oppor-
tunity and by skillful maneuvering
went full speed ahead and cut clean
through the U-boat BY her extra
size and large beam Captain Thomp-
son was positive that it was the
Deutschland, and further confirma-
ton was given by the finding of a
life belt with that name inscribed
upon the canvas cover, which foated
up after the submarine sank.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-26
THE CALL FOR NEW COINS.

Portland, Oregonian: Whether or
not congress will decree the issuance
of coins of new denominations will
depend, no doubt, upon whether 1t IS
convinced that these additions will
add to the convenience of the public
or promote thrift. The proposed six
cent piece, for example, would result
in the saving of some time now con-
sumei in making change in the pur-
chase of articles which formerly
were sold for nickel and lately have
advanced 20 per cent. The scent CT
gar is almost a thing of the past, and
many other former scent commodi-
ties are going the same way. The ar
gument in behalf of the 2H and l2H-
cent coinage, on the other hand, is
that it would permit the splitting OF
the cent.
1t is a curious circumstance that
as money becomes more plentiful, the
fraction of the cent increases in Inn
portance. This is due to the advance
in prices, which has resulted in
greater care in buying. There is not
so much to be said for the revival
of the old 2-cent piece. The pennies
we now use seem to be equal to the
CemanQS upon them, Dut tieif IOill-
age ought at least to be increased.
Among the coins formerly in cir
culation which have gone out of use
is the 20-cent piece. 1t performed no
definite mission, and it caused much
confusion by being often mistaken
for a quarter dollar. 1t is not pro-
posed to. revive it now, for it accom-
fishes nothing which cannot be per-
formed by two dimes. The 6-cent
piece and the eighth of a dollar are
upon a slightly different plane.
A hint as to method OF avoiding
confusion is found in the Belgian
plan of perforating certain of its sub
sidiary coins. This would distinguish
the 6-cent coin from the nickel, If II
were decided to make both from the
same metal, and it would also serve
to differentiate the bit" from the
dime. But these are details for the
coin experts to settle. The question
is whether the additional coins would
promote the practice of economy. II
they will do so, we should have them
by all means.