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The Washington times., 1919-03-19
Is He Just Fooling Her?
DEAF MISS FAIRFAN

pnAH n MlHS FAlRFAAt
am N d "a her trying position and
ysUr kind anEIce will h. appreciated.
] am in i0v" with = young man whom
] have known for bout year uuF-
ing the Past three mOhths especially.
ne has shown IN many raVs that ho
cares for me, and on tEn different sa-
cssiors he has told mo he loves me
Nov, Miss FaITfaI, as tins young
man has "A very good position f.d M
dependents or other drawbacks. dom
you think. n hs loves me, as he inns
10, he ought 10 d sn me- 10 marry him
or ~ least, Ia become engaged?
you'd do anything in the world for
him, and what ] want 10 know IL
wheiher hs Is Just foolinR me because
he knows ] care about him.
ANXIOUS
In rsreadiRg your letter ! be-
lieve you nave allowed yourself
TO become unduly worried over the
young mans intentions in rd 10
you. II he has known you for only
4 year, and during the last three
months has begun to declare his
affection, why give him little
more time and do not run The
chance Of spelling things by uRduly
hurrying matters, when TO an out
The Washington times., 1919-03-19

and that you were. ! suppose you
knew that man was dying, didn't
you? Well. then, why was l not
sent for?"
You would not have CON-" the
sister asserted. And ] knew that
you would not, why should 1 have
made Arthur more miserable by
letting him know that too?'
"Oh, you wanted to comfort him
yourself, did you?" the younger girl
scoffed. We'll. you might have
given a little thought TO me in my
anxiety and trouble"
Honora stood looking at the an
CRY creature and think very fast.
Surely the time had come for her,
too. to speak plainly.
"Milly." she said, you force me
to say things that may seem un-
kind. But as frGnkness seems TO
be the order of the day. l will be
frank with you.
Arthur wanted you to go to his
mother last night. You refused
because you did not want to go
not because OF any scruples on the
score or propriety. WATTS Mil
dred tried to interrupt-"proprie
is not your forte. my dea. Had il
been. you would not have dined
alone with Tom Chandler tonight.
Had You loved Arthur you would
not have done It. You knew Ar
thur was IN trouble, yet you asked
q man TO come here-even pretend
ed to Mrs. Higgins that girl friend
was coming. too-and when Arthur
in his great trouble, and longing
for your sympathy, arrived, he
found Tom Chandler kissing you. /
think my dear, II there are any ex-
plantations to be made. it is you
who must make them, not Arthur
Bruce nor myself"
Ito BE COntinUedD
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Charity.

It was a wet day. and mother had
drawn the children round her at
the nursery window and was tell
ing them stories about the passers-
by.
Some little ragged children pass
ed. and the mother said patheti-
cally:
"Darlings. those dear little boys
have no father and no mothet and
no Aunt Jane. Aren't you sorry
for them?"
"Oh, poor little boys" said Will
lie, not looking very grieved. Then
after moment he said with cheer
ful alacrity: Mummy, dear, may
we give them Aunt Jane?"
The Washington times., 1919-03-19
Economical
Recipes
Rice Macaroon Pudding.

Half eupful rice. q cupful sugar,
= teamspoonfuI salt. 1 quart milk.
l egg, 1 dozen almond macarOOnA.
3 tablespoonfuls margarine. tea
spoonful vanilla
Cook the rice in water until ten
der. Drain and pour cold water
through il: then put in the zen TO
dry. Put the milk on in . doubls-
boiler. heat. add salt, sugar and
rice and cook until somewhat thick
ened- Then put in a creased bak'
ing dish with the margarine and
vanilla. Bake one-half hour. then
put the maearoons on top, beat the
egg and pour over all. Bake one
hour longer slowly. II the maca-
rooms are very small. more than
one dozen may be required Use
enough to cover the top OF the Dud-
ding dish.
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CHATTER LII.
= TONoRA did not hasten to re-
turn TO Mildred. Instead she
= = made Mrs. Higgins comfort
able for the night. assisting her into
bed and giving her such medicines
as her physician had prescribed.
Il am sure my sciatica is getting
better" the invalid remarked after
she was comfortably settled for
the night. 1.-The rest and treatment
have helped me very much"
''I hope you will sleep well"
Honora stopped to drop a kiss on
her companions forehead. "If you
want anything, ring your bell"
"I will" the other promised.
Honora had reached the door
when q sudden thought made her
pause.
III you hear any movements
about the house in the night do not
be disturbed. I told Arthur that IL
his mother needed any one TO stay
with her. or-to look after her, he
must send or come 1FeT. here. SO,
IL you hear an arrfya4, do not be
startled" ~
mo, 1 won't" Mrs, Higgins SIS
sured her. But if Mildred goes
make her wrap up warmly. 1t is
cool night" g.
u doubt II Mildred goes" Honora
considered it wiser to make this
statement now so as 20 avoid en-
barrassing questions later. She
is tired. will go in her place"
We'll, suppose as you are older,
you are the one-Only as ATthur's
betrothed I should suppose Mildred
would go-wouldH't you?"
Honora pretended not to hear
this query. but went on out OF the
roomi closing the door behind her.
A Hard Time Ahead.
In the upper hall she stood still in
the darkness, ponderinE.
She knew that a disagreeable in
tervieW was ahead Of her. Mildred
was probably repentant by this
time, and in a fearful mood. In
which case the older sister would
have to comfort her and TO assure
her that she would do her best to
explain to Arthur that she, Mildred,
had not understood how i'll his
father Has and ask him TO overlook
any peculiarities in her behavior
ed to her anxiety.
But here Honora brought herself
up with q jerk. II Mildred had been
anxious. Il was because she ap-
preciated how i'll Arthur's father
was. In which case IL was certain
~ heartless-of her &c amuse herself
with Tomp Chandler. Moreover, what
was all this about Miss Jasper"
Had Miss Jasper been here at all?
II so why had she gone home be-
fore dinneT2
Mildred must be faced sooner or
later, and the sooner the better.
or course the child would. be re-
pentant and apoIogetic. Although
Hohora disapproved Of NlHdred's
course OF action. her repentance al
ways won her pity and forgiveness.
She went downstairs prepared to
meet fearful penitent; instead Of
which, on entering the library, she
was confronted By an indignant
young woman who began at once
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Sour Milk Pudding.

One cupful stale corn bread. ?
cupfuls sour milk, egg. y tea
spoonful soda. Il cupful raisins, 4
teaspoonfuI cinnamon, 4 table
spOonfulS molasses.
Crumble the bread and soak II in
the milk for half an hour. Add the
beaten egg. raisins. soda and spice
and bake in a slow oven until IL
begins to set. Then spread the
molasses over the top and bake
until firm. with a rich brown cara
mel crust. Sweet milk may be used.
omitting the soda, but this is a
good way OF saving" milk that is
turned.
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Not the Thing.

Kitty was engaged, and her girl
friends were very Interested
How did il feel asked one.
while EiIly was proposing TO you"
oh" laughed Kitty, twisting
her lovely diamond ring. Two or
three times I felt like supplying
the words / knew he was cropping
for; but. OF course, that wouldn't
have been the thing to do at all,
would it,"
The Washington times., 1919-03-19
Not Glass Enough.

Negro troops from Louisiana have
a linguistic advantage over other
American soldiers. Many OF them,
through living in sections where
French still is spoken. are more or
less familiar with the language
when they get to France. But they
have their difficulties nevertheless.
"It's dis way" explained one. "Ah
talk French puhfectly. but not de
kind dey talk ia dis country. Tou
see, All learned French from nah
fathah-de pure, classical. ole New
Orleans French-and dey don't
speak dat kind ovah heah."
The Washington times., 1919-03-19
BY Dr.. W. a. McKeeYer.

THE war cripples- are coming
among US for readjustment and
reeducation. What can the
children do to help? They can stare.
Yes, and pity. Yes. and shrink away.
Yes. Blu that is not helping to any
considerable extent.
know a One-armed man who
. is an able automobile driver and
machinist; another who is q capable
office assistant receiving q full sal
airy. l know a blind boy who makes
beautiful baskets and q blind man
who is. perhaps. the best piano tuner
in his home city. 1 know . handles
young man who is ably teaching
school. who can handle books. write
with a pencil and take care Of the
general duties OF his position.
l know a legless man who msr-
lily pegs away all day as q shoe
maker and makes an independent
living. / know a man crippled from
childhood by spinal trouble who
lives in his wheel chair and every
day attends regularly to his office
The Washington times., 1919-03-19
Must Return Presents.
DE MS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Recently 7 broke my engagement
with young man ! have been engaged
10 Tor two years. | returned his ring
and watch. And he gave me back the
pin ] gave him. Then he asked,
through his brother, for the return OF
the presents his mother and family
wants back presents that outsiders
gave. Now don't you think IL shows
narrowness on his part What shall !
dO-return them II is not the pres
snts care for. but the principle OF the
thing RUTH.
When an engagement is broken
il is customary to return all the
presents, but not 10 the young
man. as your grasping eX-fiance
seems to think. but to the friends
who sent them.
The Washington times., 1919-03-19
Finishing One Job.

An 1rishman was engaged at
stone-breaking on the roadside. but.
not being used to the work, did not
make much progress. A friend,
who chanced to pass by as Pat was
vigorously belabOring a large stone.
tried to show him the right way.
Taking the hammer from him. he
broke the stone with ease. sure
now" said Pat. land it is easy for
We to break the stone afther
have been sOftening it for the last
half hour"
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His Kind.

A young imp OF boy had been
sent TO a reformatOry. lie was
interviewed by the matron.
Are YOU tEe matron:" he asked
Yes dear"
We'll. then" said the imp. Il am
one OF those boys who can only he
managed by kindness. so YOU had
better get some sponge cake and
oranges at once"
The Washington times., 1919-03-19
Stories of Interest

attract thousands Of tourists an
nually. The eOastIlne is over 5000
miles in length. and there are a
large number Of seaports. with
natural harboPS which AFFORD safe
anchorage for all shipping
The Washington times., 1919-03-19

Before baking potatoes, II they
are put in hot water and let stand
for fifteen minutes they will re-
quire only half the time for baking.
and are more mealy and palatabIs.
The Washington times., 1919-03-19
This Day in Our History.

THIS is the anniversary of the resignation of his
mand by Benedict Arnold in 1779 His career as an
officer IN the British army called down him the
Grafton OF the Americans he had tried to betay, and he
died Stunned by the English, to whom he had sold
himself.
The Washington times., 1919-03-19

Mud stains may be removed from
tan leather boots and shoes by rub
bing them with slices OF raw po-
tatoes When dry, polish with
cream or paste in the usual way.
The Washington times., 1919-03-19
Bring the Motive to the Smallest Duty
The Youthful Evening Gown

From Good Housekeeping for March comes the sketch
from Paris of most bewchng teagoWn 1t is the paleS
rosecolored Georgete crepe, with girdle and bObbing
rows of rose-Colored roses.
The Washington times., 1919-03-19

When embrOidsrlng make az few
knots in the embroidery cotton as
possible. Instead. run the thread
along the material when beginning
20 use a fresh length OF thread.
The Washington times., 1919-03-19

when there Is no shne polish At
hand. lemon juice makes an excel
lent substitute. A few drops
sprlnk led on black or tan shoes and
rubbed briskIy will leave a brilliant
shine
The Washington times., 1919-03-19
Taking Out Stains.

TO remove cocoa stains from table lnen wash in cold
water first and then boiling water should be poured
through until the last veshge of the stain is gone For
spots made by coffee or ea boiling water poured through
will also prove efficaciouS
The Washington times., 1919-03-19
HOU SEHOLD
SUGGESTIONS

Candied peel can be shredded far
more quickly with scissors than
with a knife.
Cream that is just turning sour
will whip we'll if mixed with little
sugar. and will not taste any diff
ferent from sweet cream
The Washington times., 1919-03-19
Advice to the LOvelOrn
NV nrArpIrE EArpr.H
~BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

slider like myself everything seems
TO be going we'll?
The Washington times., 1919-03-19
By Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.

Copyright, 1919, Star COMPANY
CHATTER LII.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-18
Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade.)

Chicago, Feb. 1s.-The Tribune: GRAIN
Most of the largest of the local profess
bulge which was due mainly TO the cover
ing by shorts who failed to get in Satur-
day. There was nothing in the news on
which to sustain values with the east and
southern cash buyers disinterested and the
carly gains in cash prices here disappeared
corn at delivery basis, local traders were
disposed to press the selling side strongly
at the last and the few who bought early
sold out later in the day. Traders gen.
oats today followed BY liberal fluctna-
argue that a large part of the recent ad-
vance was due to covering by shorts which
has been satisfied and they do not look
for sufficient increase In new buying by
those friendly to that side to sustain
values with any concerted selling. While
the arrivals Of corn are small the effect
mand. Two houses who offered corn to the
east at the lowest prices Saturday for
east. Eastern cash handlers were inquir-
ing here as to which was the best month
to hedge corn grain in. as they were long
the United States and Canadian visible to
make a bearsh feeling and the disposition
side side When en-" ever pos possible. Farm reserves
the Trade Bulletin were s4o.ooo,ooo or o.
ond hands, however. are al 100000 in ex-
cess of last year. After allowing for bread
ana seed requirements of 56S.0O0.OO0 and
exports to February of 173,OOO,OOO 1t is
estimated there remains for export to July
and for carryover into the new crop 2O4.-
OU0O00- Exports from February 1 TO July
1 last year 59,0OO,00O. Flour stocks In
United States and Canada February esti-
mated by b. F. Howard were ,GG5 900 bar
rels or 5000 barrels in excess of a month
ago, compared with 1.159,0O0 bbls. last year
1t is estimated that the seed purchasing
commission of Canada mist provide
around 35O0.0O0 seed oats for the provinces
of Saskatchewan and Alberta. OF this no
more than 100000 bushels are expected
and around 100000 may be secured in
eastern Canada. The balance is to be had
in the United States. Exports of lard last
heavy record. This gave hog products a
firm tone early.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-18
Allied Powers Are About Ready
for the Discussion.
As Soon as the Russian Prob.
lem Has Been Worked.
ARE AGAINST ANY DELAY NOV!
French Want To Get Back Ma
chinery the Huns Took.
Boundaries and Indemnitf~~ in
the Way of Settlement.

Paris, Feb. 1s.-Some of the en-
tente powers are planning. as soon as
the Russian problem now before the
supreme council of the peace confer
ence is disposed of and q few more
hearings are accorded representatives
of small nations, to take up the larger
problem of a treaty of peace. Inc
state of public sentiment in America.
England, Australia and Canada has
impressed their representatives of the
necessity of taking steps to return the
soldiers home. which cannot be accom-
plished entirely in advance of the con-
clusion of the peace treaty.
French Want Machinery.
The French government is fully
aware of this feeling and expresses its
sympathy with the motives that I'M
derlie it, but there are fears or dan
gerous complications and failure TO
realize the necessary fruits of victory
if there is undue haste in the conclu-
sion of a treaty of peace. France is
insisting upon compliance with arml-
stice demands for the return of much
property taken by the Germans, par
ticularly industrial machinery. This
will take a long time and some of the
entente countries believe it should not
be permitted to delay the signing OF
the treaty.
Answering French objections, that a
long time may be consumed in arrang-
ing the boundary of new states carved
out of enemy countries, advocates OF
immediate peace declare that such re-
adjustments as are necessary can pro-
coed after the signature of the peace
treaty. They say that Germany, Aus
tria, Turkey and Bulgaria should sim
ply be required to sign treaties relin-
gushing such parts of their former
territories as are required to form new
states and rectify old boundaries. II
is held that it is no concern of these
nations what disposition the entente
thru peace conference committees OF
the supreme council makes of such
territories.
No Delay for Indemnities.
The same powers hold there should
be no delay because of indemnities. Ii
is impossible to ascertain the exact de-
tail of the damage inflicted during the
war and they urge that lump sums
be agreed on, and placed in the peace
treaty on the basis of the fairly COM
prehensive examinations already made
by agents of the entente powers. Fig
ures in possession of experts of the
peace conference are believed to give
a close approximation of the total sum
Germany is able to pay. 1t is believed
the armistice just concluded is not
broad enough to. be developed safely
into definite treaty of peace.
No feasible plan for settling the
Russian question has developed during
the two days of hearings given the
subject by the supreme war council
The effort will be resumed today but
the weight of opposition in the council
seems opposed to any plan involving
the use of force or an extension OF
present military activities, even if the
Prinkipos conference fails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-18
7--------- -----9------------------
A. f. F. ARE ALL FOR WOOD
Message Comes as General Leaves To
Take Up His New Duties.

by Union Pacific X. r. Press Bureau.)
Camp Funston. Feb. 1S.-'Tell
General Wood that 100000 men of
the A. E. F. are coming home to vote
for him for president"
This message, given in New York
by officers returned from France, was
delivered to General Wood here, as he
was leaving Camp Funston for his
new post in Chicago.
Coming as it did as he was leaving
the scene of his work during the war,
the tribute seemed especially timely.
1t was at Funston that he trained the
crack seth division, the 10th division
and thousands of men and officers
who did notable work with other or
CARNATIONS and the massage sounded
the appreciation of the army overseas
for the efforts he had just finished.
They are very kind was the gem
erals response, but he made no state
ment which might indicate his views
on the A. E. F.'s chances for casting
the ballots.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-18
NEGRO BILL is KILLED
Enacting Clause of Yount Measure
Removed by Committee of Whole.

School segregation for second class
towns is dead so far as the present
session of the legislature is concerned
The house committee of the whole
deity removed the enacting clause
from the Yount bill while the author
of the measure yelled loudly for help.
Even tho the senate might pass bill
providing that whites and negro
school children be separated in second
class towns, there is scarce a chance
that the house bill will reverse its de-
cision.
Yeunt's bill was killed by the house
educational committee, but by unani-
nous consent was allowed to go on
the calendar under general orders.
Members made no effort to dodge the
issue. When the bill was called up in
committee of the whole, it was appar-
ent that a long, hard fight was in
was stronger than advance reports in
! dictated. At the end of a thirty minute
speech making during which time
Yount made varied and sundry ap-
peaIs for support for his bill, the
measure was beaten.
The house started the fight by p1ac-
ing the Yount pet on the operating
table and removing the entire first Sec
ton of the bill For the first time this
winter a call of the house was secured
| in committee of the whole. But the
call was raised at the end of three
minutes. Then cruel and heartless
member moved to extract the enact
! ing clause from the bill. That motion
was adopted. too. Always and ever
| Yount protested most loudly. But the
| house, which two years ago passed the
| bill on final roll call, this year rolled
| the measure in the ditch by a vote of
| GA to IS.
| All members from first class city
, districts-now operating under a seq
| reGauon law-voted against the Yount
| bill. Two bills providing for repeal of
| the entire segregation act are now in
/ the legislative hopper. Yount chal-
! lenged the first class city members to
vote for his bill if they expected small
town and rural help in saving the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-18
MEXICO PRAISES WILSON
Universal Says He Has Evolved New
World Policies in His Work.

Mexico City, Feb. 1S.-The Univer-
sal prints an editorial this morning
under the Heading, president Wilson
Evolves New World Policies" which
praises the ideals of the league of ma
tons and asserts that Mexico will be
protected by it. The newspaper de-
cIaress that President Wilson more
than any other man of all times. de-
serves the gratitude of mankind
Territorial integrity, liberty and
prosperity the editorial says, "are
guaranteed to peoples by the league of
nations, which upon the conclusion of
the war will eliminate the useless for
mula of the balance of power and re-
solve international disputes, not by
war, the recourse of savages. but by
arbitration, the recourse, of civiliza'
ton"