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The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-03
Water, Mind You.

Squabbs-They say that three fourths of the earth's surface is GOV cred with water.
 SQuibbs-Well, that's a fine record compared with those of our bathing beach girls.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-03
(To BE CoNTINuED)
Trust Providence.

De worl' is like a railroad engine. an sometimes jumps de track; but Providence ain't gwine ter let 1t stay in de ditch too long.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-03
Breakinq lt Gently.

Askem-Where's the rich heiress you're engaged to?
 Tellum-You see that lovely girl in pink at the other side of the room?
 Askem-Yes; I say, old man. what a superb
 Tellum-Well, it isn't she. It's that grand old ruin in yellow sitting next to her
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-03
Signs of 1t.

The chestnut crop is going to be good this year." You can tell that by the fish stories'
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-03
Honors Arc Easy.

But father doesn't approve of you"
 "Oh, that doesn't matter-I don't ap- prove of him, either. r."-Sydney Bulle- tin.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-03

Though the wagon tongue is silent. it always gets there ahead of the rest Of the outfit.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-03

Don't worry; it won't last-nothing does.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-03

When Baby Is Teethng GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE will correct the Stomach and Bowel troubles. Perfectly harm less. See directions on the bottle
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-10-03

It is easier to find fault than to lose it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-12
The Hidden Hand

Powerful One" he muttsrsd in
strange dialect
The YogA Rahnes started with
surprise. as though she had heard
the name. but betrayed nothing
more
Admit him." she signed.
The Hindoo backed away and
threw open the doors from a re-
ception room beyond
From this room entered verda
and the Hidden Hand. bent on q
mission which her master had only
partly divulged to her.
Nerda stared curiously. There
was an imposing woman OF well
preserved middle age seated on a
throne. arrayed in rich robes OF the
Orient. To the right was q cabinet
such as mediums employ. To the
left was a tall clock which licked
impressivsly.
Rahnee rose from her chair and
extended her hand to them while
the turbAned Hindoo stood at one
side with his hand on his sword as
though guarding his mistress
Verda continued to stare.
II have heard of your power"
mumbled the Hidden Hand In a low
tone to Rahnee. who bowed in ac-
ouiescence.
Then the Hidden Hand produced
the explosive packet and handed II
to Rahnee. who pressed IT to her
forehead.
you seek the girl whose hand
prints are the same as the baby
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-12
Ancient Industries.

The North American indian r.
only one OF the aboriginal peoples
10 contribute to>ths fund Of textile
lorsj the peoples Of other oontI.
psaA a. well have addSd their Of.
fsTIags 70 T. Spinning, a. II evolved
during the early ages in Asia; warp
6eaminG, a. 70 worked Itself out IA
ancient EuFopsi shedding, as Il was
expanded IN inner Africa IN Gncient
Egypt and parts OF ASia-all reveal
Interesting solutions 20 Industrial
problems. The methods employed
IN decorative pAttsrn-wsGvinE by
ancient civilizations in the Old
World are Just beginning 10 be
known through excavations IN tho
lOditsFFEnsaA basin and nsiEhboF-
ing areas; also the modes Of effect
ing textile oFnAnsHtRtiea employed
By AnoiSnt civilizations in the New
WoFId-thEt r., Mexico and Peru,
foF ihstAnao---hAYa 20 far only been
touched upon. In North America
AlonS there ere four distinct types
Of spinning 80 be found and some
half q doESa types OF weaving in
use By the TAdian textile workers,
Also they have most interesting do
vices for WaFpiRB. for shedding, for
pattern-mRking. Pnd. IN addition,
countless secrets for dyslREr
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-12
Feeding the Family
THE USE OF FRUIT IS NECESSITY
And You Can Easily Arrange to
Have Different Ones on
Different Mornings.

under the microscope and thsn ~
ever after the raisins and prunas
may remain unlocked.
FiEs and dates are sxcsllent. But
they must be thoroughly cleaned.
Some days serve the fruit stsWsd.
Then. again. make apple sauce from
your dried apples. or chop the cIsaa
fruit into bits and mix Il into the
cereal the muffin batter or the bis
cult dough.
Endeavor to have = salad plant
at least once = day. A little chopped
cabbage nicely seasoned and served
with a simple dressing Of oil ana
vinegar helps give bulk" to the
diet. It IL 30 coarse Il helps In tbs
digestion OF other more concentrate
ed foods like bread. eggs and meat
A student OF mine has bought
many thrift stamps. She told me
she used the recipe we have for
honey and nut bran mullins and
sold her mullins In the office In
which she IL employed At 5 cents
each. With the money she bought
stamps to help her country. Most
of her customers were men whO
were sure they could never eat .
tasteless thing like bran. no matter
how good "faddists'' tell them It il.
How well they like these mullins
may be judged from the fact that
she nnds selling mullins much more
profitable than typewritInE and se-
riously contsmplates = tiny stand
Offering unusual treats for rebsl-
lious stomachs."
Try this recipe. I'm sure you'Il
like 1t. All measurements must BE-
level A standard haIf-pint meas
uring cup II used.
HONEY AND BRAN MUFFHS
One cup -four. ons-half tsaspooa
soda. one-quartsr teaspoon salt,
thTee-quArters cup finely chopped
English walnut meats. two cups
bran. one-half cup honey. one ana
one-haf cups milk. tablespoon
melted buttsrine.
Sift togsther nour. salt and soda
and add bran and nuts. Stir In
milk. honey and buttsrine. Beat
well Bake about twenty-five min
utes in gem pans. Molasses may Be
substituted for honey.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-12
By Rita Stuyvesant.

"aERE Is a hint OF tho return OF
magpie effects IN tie styles
for early Spring. and the
black and white effects that had
such = vogue q few years are again
IN favor. A beautiful model Of
heavily embroidered nlet lace worn
over an under dress of black char
mouse illustrates how very chic the
combination can be. A new and
novel touch IN this beautiful gown
IL the long angel sleeve and the et-
fSotive drapinE Of the tunic. The
ebony cane with knitting bag at
tAched further carries out the black
and white symphony.
A shaped sailor of black satin
with . becoming fare TO the erim'
trimmed with n white lace mott'
completes this unusually attractive
Spring model.
This years debutAnte has not
been overlooked in the fashioning
of smart frocks. There may not be
10 many parts given for the bud"
this war year, but when she rnakss
her appearance at the teas and ben
snts which make up her little round
of Eayetiss this year her clothes will
be as attractive as her sister dsbs
of more brilliant seasons
An adorable little afternoon frock.
having for its foundation embroid-
cred net combined with hlet, Is pic
tursd on this page to-day. Every
line 81 youthful. and the soft satin
belt Of Eheu-pink ribbon provides
the needed color note.
with this nImy gown Is worn .
woven ribbon hat Of the same soft
hue. II is Interesting 10 note that
a modified sleeve of angel" out Is
fashioned into this frock for the
young miss.
That pastel colors and beige are
70 form the popular color uots for
my lady'E headsear is demonstrated
by the attractive models that are
being shown made OF a combination
Of these attractive colors. Soft
straw braids are to be combined
win ReorRstts crepe In the fashion
ing of the dainty hats for the early
Spring.
A most attractive model Is made
of beige ReoEette crepe combined
with q soft straw braid OF the same
color and trimmed with a garland
Of Spring flowers IN lovely. soft
pastel shades. \ band OF black vel
vet ribbon adds tone to the finished
product, which Is not unlike the
popular mushroom shape worn =
ssASol OF tive sEa.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-12
Advice to the LOvelOrn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

own way. Instead OF that tell him
that you enjoy your accidental
meetings, think II very pleasant TO
have a friend with whom to ride,
but that you would feel q little
more comfortable II he were to treat
you just as he would treat another
man or rs you would treat another
gin, and let you buy your own
t.GAst. The thing may strike him
a. very trivial, and ont at all worth
arguing about but make him feel
that the consciousness that he Is AL
ways going to pay her fare keeps a
girl from Joining . man friend when
they meet at the station. Frequent
ly Il IL gracious and wellbred for a
girl to conquer her own feeling and
accept the little courtesy which a
man Is glad to ofrer-bUt 1t Is best
to talk the thing over and not to be
uncomfortable about Il
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-12
Tony Sweetheart Soldier
Every Girl Should Read These Wonderful Letters

in livery, and my own dignihed
appearance as l should step indif-
ferently out before their door.
But alas! Frank hadn't recognized
the house which l had described
to him, and 1 had to rap violently
on the front window. Ever eager
to obey, he pulled the horse, up
so suddenly that he sat down on
his launches and seemed utterly
satisfied and at home Il that po-
sition. 1t was only after a series
of arguments which rose rapidly
into threats Of a character border
ing upon the profane, that Frank
succeeded in getting him to as
sumo again the position which
every self-respecting horse occu-
pies when between the shafts. Sad
dened and with head slightly low
cred stepped QUE on the curb,
only to find that my handbag had
preceded me, and was lying in 3
puddle Of water in the ditch.
Frank, gallant soul, leaped out to
rescue it, but his feet caught in
the reins, and he plunged face
forward out of his seat. His feet
remained fastened in the reins,
and there then ensued a series Of
plunges and kicks, which caused
the vegetables singly and en- masss
to rise up in the air like an ami
mated geyser, or rather as if they
were being juggled by some skill
full and curious legerdemain.
went up the walk with burning
face, conscious of the awful con-
flict going on at the curb between
vegetables and fish and a pair Of
human feet. ] don't remember a
word that was said during my
call. l only know that through
the window we could all of us see
Frank picking up vegetables from
, the gutter-potatoes and cabbage
and beets-and carefully wiping
them off, before he replaced them
in the basket. AS for the fish, it
had come out of its wrappings,
and Frank held it up by its tail,
and looked at It long and ruefully.
So that is how / went to call on
Mrs. S. What she will think ever
after of your wife and your estab-
lishment do not know! tried to
demonstrate a little with Frank
as we went home, but his only
reply was in his quick funny way
-"I'm sorry, Mis- Hope, it hap
pened, but what do you think l
6m? A bird, that can fly into
the midst of all that rubbish ?"
Will you tell me, nv beloved,
by what argument l could answer
that?
Goodnight, now, dear far-awav
soldier, Somewhere in France"
May God bless and keep you
there as we'll as here. To his gTa-
cious promise hold, and so good
night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-12
Animals That Swim.

NSATly all animals are better
swimmers than man. and taxa to
the water naturally. The Ffnns-
esros and hippopotGmus are won
dsrfuI EWImmsrB and divers, while
tho Indian elephant crosses great
rivers with heavy loads
TIE elk and the reindeer are
NrHt-oiAAa swimmers The elk
kaspa his head above water ana
crosses directly from bank TO bank
20 avoid turning. The reindeer, on
the other hand, turns IS often a.
he likea, keeping his had only .
little above the surface. But Of all
swimmers OF all chimes the best,
though ont thSs Wiftsst, IL the Polar
bsaT, who pGSSSH half his time IN
the water, swimming and diving.
His swimming power 70 nothing
short Of miraculous 10 70 be rSDsms
bsrsd that the water IN the rsEionA
Re frsausntH r. invariably cold, ana
that cold is normally prohibitiYs 70
good swimming. There are bears
that can swim from tYoDty-ffva 70
thirty miles without great effort.
One OF the GwiftsHt swimming
animals is the squirrel. \ sports
man on one occasion, hGylpE At
hand a squirrel born IN captivity,
wAieh had never seen water, want
% TO see II Il could swim, EAd took
I, with him in . FoEboGt 20 the
esntrS Of . lake. The squirrel
turnsd toward the bank, head and
paws above ths water, bGsk and
tail underneath H. and began 70
Ewin 90 rapidly that 70 was with
tire greatest difficulty that ths man
recovered 10 when u reached the
shallow water near the Land,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-12
By LorettO C. Lynch,

Instructor IN War Time COOksry n. =,
Evening HIEh SsAOSl for wonoA.
--ANY folks who work At Sc
M dsntAry occupations fail to
AIA take exercise such a. nature
demandA In this busy world the
majority Of workers have little time
to think about themselves
Few of US drink enough water.
Yet we know how thirsty We are
after q salty dinner. Right here 10
a hint a. to how to make one drink
plenty Of water. A tiny piece of
salt nsh or q very few saltsd nuts
will help to make us want more
water. It's all very well for the
doctor TO tell . busy man that he
should drink SO many quarts Of
water = day. Usually he forgets
about 1t just a. soon as he plungss
into the days WORK At the offics.
But II he has had an attractive bit
of salt nah for breakfast no one
will have to coax him to drink
water.
So many housewives under stress
Of war conditions are trying to get
the greatest amount OF nourishment
for the money expended. But In
providing food for q family that
gets little exercise some Of the
money must 80 for foods having
little or no food value.
With few exceptions. fruits be-
long to this class I know Loan
get more nourishment out Of an egg
at i've cents than can be obtained
from an orange AZ the same price
But the orange has virtues that
the egg has not
In the Winter markets there are
4 number of fruits within the
reach Of the average purse which
may be used. There are dried aD-
pies, peaches. pears. plums and
grapes or raisinG Even half =
pound of each of these will admit
ones providing q different fruit
each morning for a couple Of weeks
Remember that all this dry fruit
should be thoroughly scrubbed IN
several waters before you PUT 1t to
soak. It Is all very dirty. 1 always
show my students a raisin or prune
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-12
Stories of Interest
To BE Continued.

pounds, and Il burned without onoS
being sKtinEuiShod for two and =
half years
4 strange fact came out IN An
English court. II was shown that
the cottage where tho voter lived
has been IN the occupation OF one
family for six hundred years, and
81 was said that the kitchen fire. IN
which only peat - burned, had
never been allowed to 60 out for
two hundred yearH-
But these examples are put into
the ehAds by q hre at Brule. near
St Etienne. There = coal mine has
been on IRE for ages and has given
the district quite 4 volcanic aspect.
All attempts to sItinguish IL have
been futile. II still blRzsa and
shoulders.
At Zwickau, in SaxonY. 4 IRE II
still burning. or was burning when
the war was declared. which began
In the fifteenth century,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-12
Their Married Life
g. A NARRATIVE OF EVERYDAY AFFAIRS -
Helen Goes to Dinner with Warren
and to His Dismay Fails to Enthuse
Over His Choice of a Restaurant.

, certain unrestraint which was
pleasing. Warren had turned his
chair partly around SO that he
might see better. and he applauded
Vociferously when she finished.
Helen flushed angrily as she saw
the girl throw a little 6mile at their
table. and as Warren turned back
TO his food she caught his eye and
he laughed gayly.
Quite some girl, isn't shsr he
remarked.
But she's go common. Warren:
she's terribly mHde-up and she acts
20 terribly ordinary"
-of course she's probably not
from one of our first families, but
shes all right in her place"
u don't see why it's necessary for
q cabaret girl to do things like
that.
Like whGt!"
why. she certainly smiled IT
you. warren"
well, what II she did? Here she
comes again: for heavens sake
don't sit there like q tombstone,
Helen; she'll think you've been lee
turing me because you're Jealous"
Jealous! Helen thought furiously.
How could warren say such a
thing? She hardly raised her eyes
from her plate. but Warren. who
svincSd the same interest he had
shown before, once more turned
back to Helen and remarked:
why can't you enter into the
fun Of the thing instead Of making
such a fuss over nothing at air.
TT isn't fun TO me. Warren: I
never can have 4 good time IN a
place of this kind; It makes me I'M
comfortable"
Warren di / not answer. He was
watching a group Of four men set
tie themselves at the next table,
and Just as the. waiter came up the
little dancer slipped across the room
and greeted the crowd carelessly.
She sat down at the table quite as
a matter of course. and Helen. who
watched them out of the corner Of
her eye. noticed that although the
men ordered cocktails the girl
drank coffee
The girl chartered ceaselsssly and
finally threw out q remark that
pointsdly included Helen and
warren's table. Warren grinned
good natursdly. and the mon
glanced over and laughed; It was
plainly Just fun. but Helen could
not enter into the spirit OF It
She knew that she was acting
stiR ana making her attitude OF
hostility a thing for all to see. but
she simply could not help It She
felt an absurd inclination to get Lp
ana leave. and she was furiously
angry at Warren for what she con-
Gidered his Ghare in the matter. He
might have had more consideration
for her. and acted in accordance
with her wishes. Size had not want
ed to come here in the first place.
Why was II that Warren seemed
to enjoy himself so thoroughly in
this atmosphere when she was
quite certain that he must realize
the cheapnesS OF It as plainly as
she herself dld7
To BE Continued
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-12
TWENTY-SECOND LETTER.

Beloved:
pride goes before fall" Moth
ing could be more fatally and
truthfully expressive of the ex-
perienee had today. The aristo-
cratic Mrs. S., whose ancestors
reach back to the beginning Of
time, and whose money and social
aspirations are limited only by the
confines Of the universe, is visit
ing here in our village. You re-
member how she raised her lorg-
nettee when you introduced me as
your wife, and how I should have
sunk to the ground if l hadn't held
tight to your arm? This morn
ing she telephoned and asked me
to call upon her today-most gra-
ciously to be sure, but l felt IN
derneath was more curiosity as to
how / was conducting myself in
my new estate, than disinterested
regard for nv society. Of course
this acted as a challenge to my
pride, and l arrayed myself in pur-
pie and fine linen, and Amounted
myself with jewels, and started
out, resolved to show her that SOL
der Jacks wife could hold her
own in any social crisis. The mat
ter of conveyance was carefully
talked over, and our mothers final
" decided that the ancient coupe
drawn by the white horse and
driven by Frank in livery would
be more dignifed than the mod
ern automobile, of which Frank is
a willing but far from skillful
manipulation. So we started out
i with the thought Of you, to
brace and fortify me against the
naughty appraisal of the society
queen.
Why l went to market first 1
shall never know. 1t will ever re-
main one of the inscrutable mys-
teries of Providence. But to mar
ket l went, and like provident
housewife l bought potatoes and
cabbage, and turnips and beets, and
a large-sized fish. These were all
put loose in my market basket,
except the fish, which was tied in
an insufficient wrapping. The
basket was tucked behind Franks
feet on the drivers seat, and
when he and it were nicely COW
cred with the robe, no one could
be the wiser. AS we approached
the house at which was to call,
l saw the lady and her hostess
(who was a stranger to mel sit
ting at the window. My head
went up with pride at the thought
of my noble equipage and Frank
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-12
EPISODE Is.
''The Tigers Jaws"
Copyright. 1871. Star CO.

Copyright, 1917. Star Co.
~ AhsAY paused only long
X enough to lift Doris to her
~ feet. but at that instant the
other emissaries had run IN. picked
up their master and made on.
Quick" urged DoriH. and the two
darted down after them
But It was too late. The gang
had re3oined Yerda, who had made
her way outside. and they were on
In a limousine,
Too bad" murmured Doris. as
she reached into her breast. They've
escaped. but have the lockst still
safe"
It was the following day that. IN
her Temple OF the Occult. which
she had established in New York.
the YoEa RRhneO sat In her BeGncs
room.
Her Hindu attendant entered and
bowed low obeisancs.
zone calling himself the Hidden
hand desires TO consult thee. oh.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-12
The Carfare Question.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX;

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX;
Last week was introduced TO
q very nice young man. who holds
a good position, have met him
several times since, while on my
way TO business, he payi4g my
fare of course, and THAT'S the
point. DO not like the idea Of
his paying my fare. but wfuld not
like 10 hurt his feelings. Don't you
think II would be perfectly proper
to tell himf
GIRL AND HHR MOTHER"
YOUR attitude Is JUST right my
dear. This IL . question which
has puzzled q great many girls. and
the only way TO manage It Is TO talk
quite frankly to the young man con-
cernsd. Don't be ungrAcious and
RnLsuncs that you can pay your
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-12
rswrIrhs. 1918. Int.rnnaOn.l News Service

psuyrirht, 1918. IntsrnhtOnAl New service
<<-UT Warren, we don't know
anything about the place"
protested Helen.
what difference does that
maker We can take a chance. can't
WEI"
Helen ala not know about taking
q chance. It was hardly safe to take
q chance on = restaurant; one thing
or another was sure to be the mat
ter with It This one was certainly
obscure: one entered It from the
side street, but It looked attractive
enough inside. and an orchestra
was tuning UP preparatory to play
ing.
Not SO bad. sh?- said Warren.
Look at the prices! This IL some
thing like"
But the food may be awful.
dear"
BE 4 sport, can't you? We never
take q chance on any place that
you don't make a fuss about it
where's your Wanted bohemian
IsmT'
The waiter came up, poured
water in the glasses, brought nap
kInG, and then waited obSsquiously
for Warren to order.
Lets see," Warren began 'dslib-
erately, what are we going to have.
Here's one OF your fRvorite, Helen
frogs legs and scaIlops in a ehAhng
Dish, only sixty cents; chicken salad,
nifty. These prices are certainly all
right"
Helen eolored. She aid wish that
Warren would not make audible re-
marks about what things cost She
cast a look up at the, waiter, but his
face was inscrutable, and then she
nurmured to Warren:
Don't talk 20 loud. dear.
Huh, what did you sayf Well
what are you going TO haTsT'
Helen ordered the frogs legs and
seaIlopG, and Warren ordered
rarebit, and as the waiter went on
the orchestra began popular dance
and some rather fast-lookinE girls
from the next table got up and be-
gan to dance. One OF the girls was
dressed very conspicuously. and
abe had tire fashionable mahogany
eoIorsd hair that Is so popular. Her
face was made up TO look very
white, and her eyes were darksned-
when she returned to the table with
her partner, she smoked cigarette
after cigarette.
Helen was always fascinated
whenever she could watch anyone
Of this calIbre. and It wasn't until
their order was brought and =
rather shoddy cabaret show had be-
gun that Helen was able 70 remove
here eyes from the girl
Several numbers were given. =
group of rather heavy-llmbed girls
trooped out and sang and danced
and waved nAgs, = rather stout girl
came out and sang = sentimental
ballad and finally the girl Helen
had been watching slipped her satin
cape from her shoulders and began
TO DO . song and dance number.
She really was good, and the song
vas popular, and was sung with .