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Difference Between Dawn
and Twilight; Ending and
Beginning OF Phenomenon


Twilight is the diffused illumination
of the sky which Immediately precedes
sunrise and follows sunset. When the
sun sets below our horizon, we are
not at once plunged into the darkness
of night. There is an intermediate pc
rlod of partial and slowly increasing
darkness which we call twilight. 1t Is
caused by the reflection of the sunlight
by dust and particles of water vapor
in the upper atmosphere. The same
phenomenon occurs just before sunrise
and to distinguish it from the evening
twilight, is called dawn. Dawn begins
and twilight ends when the sun Is
about 18 degrees below the horizon,
and consequently their duration varies
with the latitude and with the season
of the year. The higher the latitude
the smaller the angle at which the
suns path meets the horizon, and
hence the longer 1t takes the sun to
sink to distance of 1S degrees below
the horizon. In the tropics twilight
rarely lasts longer than 30 minutes,
while in the latitude of north Scotland
it lasts so long that about midsummer
there are several nights on which 1t
fills the entire interval between sunset
and sunrise.
The Ordway new era., 1919-10-17
Man With Right Attitude
Will Keep Morale Right

High courage often runs wild. It's II
common thing for daring to run into
the fooihardy. And when it does the
victiu often suffers such severe pun
Isi,inent that it is impossible for him
to regain his proper balance with life
problems. He loses self-confidence
and becomes the lackey of those who
choose to use him. So the proper
morale keeps Il man within his limits
and helps him fill them to their ca
pactty. The greater the natural en-
dowments the worse the ruin when
morale fails. on the other hand the
man with the right attitude in life is
almost sure to keep his morale right
and win in spite of circumstances.
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NuA. hlaxmsaQ
1t Is Important to Have
First-Hand Information

It's great thing to be your own
scout.
Other men may know more about the
technicalities of "A thing. They may
even be able to tell you just how to
make the money they can't seem to
get possession of. But after all a lit
lie first hand observation added to or
dinary horse sense will go long way
toward putting you on the writing side
of the desk. At Waterloo Napoleon
had to depend on guides. He did not
know the ground. Lacoste was trusted
and hitherto had never failed him.
Now he is responsible for the loss of
life that brought defeat to the French
arms and exile to the greatest general
the world has ever seen. It's a great
thing to have first-hand information.
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Overcoming Our
Failures
Encouragement j, Menace
to Happiness

There are times when notwiihstand-
ing our efforts we do not seem to
make any headwny with our ambi-
tlons, says writer. We set high goals
for ourselves and we make the at
tempt to gain them, but even though
we plod perseverlngly toward them we
seem to meet only with obstacles and
disappointments. Then it is that we
begin to feel that encouragement
which is bound to react to our un-
doing unless we pull ourselves up
sharply. Life Is not n bed of roses for
anyone, for all that we envy the ap-
parent ease and happiness of some of
those with whom we come in con
tact. They. too. have their trials and
their disappOintments of which we
know nothing, and who knows but
that they bravely hide their real feel
igns under show of prosperity and
happiness? No one likes to wear his
heart upon his sleeve, and from the
proudest to the humblest, from the
richest to the poorest, there Is ever
uppermost the determination to hide
the disappointment of ambitions un-
attained and hopes unfulflled. 1t Is
only through earnest effort that we
overcome our failures, whether they
affect our spiritual or our worldly de-
slres, and 1t is for this reason that
discouragement is such a menace to
happiness.
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BEAUTY BATH HELPS
APPEARANCE OF HEN
White Fowls Must Be Washed
Before Put on Exhibition.
Birds of Various colors Can Be I'M
proved by FIuffing and Grooming
Soft or Rain Water at Right
Temperature is Best

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
All white fowls must be washed, and
most fowls of other colors can be i'm
proved in appearance by washing.
ilufiing and grooming before the show.
For white birds have three tubs, one
filled with warm, soft or rain water,
another with warm, soft or rain water,
and the third with warm, soft or rain
water colored the proper shade to
rinse and blue white goods. Use bar
of good white or CASTLE soap, n large
sponge and nail brush. Have the
temperature of the room so or S5 de-
grees and bring the birds in clean cx-
hibition cOops, the floors of which
should be covered with fresh, dry shay
ings.
Wash the males first. Clean the
shanks and feet with the nail brush,
soap and water. Insert the bird in the
first tub and push it down under the
water several times until the plumage
is wet through; make heavy lather
with the sponge and soap and thor
oughly wash the plumage with the
sponge; open the wings and sponge
them in the direction of the feathers.
Always wash the length of the feather,
from the Quill to the tip and not across
1t.
Keep the birds head out of the soapy
water If possible; sponge the.soap of
the bird and remove to the second tub.
Press it under the water several times,
allow 1t to stand and drip for few
seconds, and then dip 1t twice In the
tub containing the bluing water. Re-
move the bird from the water. hold It's
legs firmly and raise it up and down
quickly. so that it will flap and expand
its wings and tail, and shake out the
water.
Do not use n towel to dry a white
bird. Move the exhibition coop near
the fire or some heat so that the bird
will dry. Lifting up the plumage of
the breast and opening the feathers of
the fiuT while drying has tendency
to increase the apparent size of these
sections. 1t is necessary to examine
the white birds frequently IL the coops
are near stove to guard against over
heating them or scorching or curling
their feathers.
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Paints Retard Fire, but
Give Little Protection

From tests made at the bureau of
standards it appears that while prac-
tically all paint coatings have some
fire-retarding action. none of those
so far tested affords great protection.
All the samples in question were ma
terially damaged by application of
flame for few seconds. Both sodium
salicyiate and whitewnsh rank COM
paratively high. These have the ad-
vantage of cheapness and can both be
used on the same surface. However,
according to a recent bulletin of the
bureau. no treatment of wood after
erection can be expected to serve rs
an effective fire protection, and the
use OF such materials should not be
made an excuse for Omitting any of
the usual precautions against fire.
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from the copper-sulphate solution 1t
should be dipped in mixture of one
pound of quicklime to ten gallons OF
water, this latter measure being neces-
sary to prevent the continued injurious
action of the copper sulphate on the
grain after the smut spores have been
killed. At thrashing time the smut
spores are spread broadcast over the
fallowed land by the wind, as fallow-
ing for wheat is common practice
in the Pacific Northwest. Subsequent
ly, when the fall rains occur, these
spores germinate and infect the young
wheat plants as they develop. Hence
seed treatment is not entirely effect
i've. but generally the copper-sulphate
control gives the better results because
some of the chemical adheres to the
seed and prevents infection from the
soil.
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| Army Officer Describes Animals,
Birds, Reptiles of Panama
Canal Jungle.

The blank spaces on the worlds
map have been dwindling so rapidly
that it Is bit surprising to read of
great wilderness-unmapp un-
inhabited and practically unknown
alongside one of the great American
thoroughfares. In his account In Nat
ural History, Lieut.-COl. Townsend
Whelen states that a passage cut from
the Panama canal some five miles
through tangled second growth OF
small trees and other vegetation leads
to a gigantic wall of verdure, and this
Is the beginning Of the primeval jun
gle comprising most Of the eastern
portion of the Republic of Panama.
and extending about 300 miles in
length by so to 100 miles in width.
In this strange new world one can
wander unimpeded by thorns and
creepers. in a climate oddly cool and
balmy. The vegetation is most impress
sive. even terrifying-giant moras.
borigen, cavanillesia, celbas. rubber
and fig rising limbless 100 to 200 feet.
with tops spreading to shut out the
sky. and lower growth Of many
kinds of slender tree ferns and palms.
developed in semi-darkness. that
shorten ones view without hindering
progress. Hardly anywhere can one
see more than so yards. The jungle
is alive with a wonderful bird life.
which is distributed in zones of alti-
tude on the mountain slopes and To-
caily from the ground to the tree tops
quail, tinamou and pheasants being
f..x.
wrens, humming birds, thrushes and
other species, in the low-bush level;
doves, guans, owls and trogons. half
way up, and parrots. parrakeets. ma
caws, toucans and cotingas. under the
leafy roof. Tapir, deer, peccaries and
other mammals. are abundant. though
shy. The many serpents do little harm.
the chief dangers being malaria. get
ting lost and falling branches and
fruits.
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SHE HAS NO OCCUPATION

tklsie Duncan Yale in Woman's Hon
Companion.)
She rises up at break Of day.
And through her tasks she races:
She cooks the meal as best she may.
And scrubs the children's faces.
While schoolbooks. lunches, ribbons. too
All need consideratio
And yet the census man Insists
She has mo occupation"
When breakfast dishes all are done,
She bakes a pudding. maybe:
She cleans the rooms up one by one,
With one eye watching baby;
The mendlng pile she then attacks,
BY way OF variation.
And yet the census man insists
She has mo occupation"
She irons for q little while,
Then presses pants for daddy:
She welcomes with a CHEEKY smile
Returning lass and laddie.
A hearty dinner next she cooks
tNo time for relaNation).
And yet the census man insists
She has mo occupation"
For lessons that the children learn
The evening scarce Is ample.
To mother dear they always turn
For help with each example.
In grammar and geography
She finds her relaxation.
And yet the census man insists
She has mo occupation"
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4dfzF{SN9ERAh 4FBn})EE&!as

Destruction Of grasshopper eggs by
fall plowing. disking, or narrowing Is
recommended when practicable.
Let the brood sow live out all sum-
mer in the open on succulent pasture,
developing bone and muscle.
The real "handy man. about the
farm is the one who has everything at
hand for the work to be done.
Marketing is one Of the many
problems that farmers must solve be-
fore they can expect to get satisfac-
tory profits on their labor and capital
In farming.
To control celery blight spray
plants every two or three weeks
with bordeaux mixture, 4-4-sO. II
will do very little good after the dis
ease appears.
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provide
the American navy.
With Hawaiian
United
should Japan all
types Of craft trouble Pacific
League of Nations Danish
important to
send Admiral the Pacific
respects than available fleet
1915
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will
a They
his white
thee When
fell their
pleaded
their hands that time red with the blood
Of
Fannn died where Bowie died. where Travis drew
the liberty
No;
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A FEW CONVERSATIONS

The police at Wilkes-Barre,
Pa, are looking for Il husky who
stole 500 feet of brick paving.
A combined electric and sand
bath for treating certain ills Is
the idea of New York inventor.
A school to teach the arts.
sciences and agriculture is
planned for Iquitos by the Pc
ruvian government.
For use where current is not
available a ceiling electric light
operated by II dry battery has
been Invented.
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oberIin Layer Cake.

Take two-thirds of a cupful of short
ening, one cupful of honey, three we'll
beaten eggs, one-half cupful Of milk,
two cupfuls of flour and one and one
half teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
Bake In layers; use whipped cream for
filling, which is sweetened with honey.
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Mothers Cook Book

believe in the deep blue sky and the
smiling water
I can see through the clouds of the sky.
And l am not afraid OF the waves of the
sea-
1 believe In the living friendship given by
the flowers and the trees:
Outwardly they die
But in the heart they live forever.
The Ordway new era., 1919-10-17
Data Show Production of
Mexican Beans and Cotton

Statistics have just been given out
covering the production of Mexican
beans and cotton. According to the
data at hand the states producing the
former In greatest quantity were ia
,jsro and Sonora, with 37.5Oo'00o and
1SS7s. .775 kilos respectively. the total
nro,luction Of Mexico. according to Of
f,.inl figures. being 101 .979,319 kilos.
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read are o
to oure md
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Honey Tea Cake.

Take one cupful of strained honey,
one-half cupful of sour cream, two
eggs, one-half cupful of shortening, two
cupfuls of flour, one-half teaspoonful
of soda and one teasponful of cream of
tartar. Add salt to taste. Bake 80
minutes in loaf pan.
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campaign Of education Of the people
so that they may double. their enjoy
ment by having an understanding of
the scenery they now enjoy only emo.
tionally.
A work of this scope is large
undertaking. Nevertheless, this fact
helps to lessen the undertaking. The
national parks of America are not
only the sublImest areas of natural
beauty easily accessible. but are also
the completest expression of the his
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Honey Dishes-

Honey is the nectar of flowers gath
cred by bees and rlpened by them in
the hive. Honey being natural sweet
is more easily digested and foods pre-
pared from it will keep better than
those prepared from sugar and mo-
lasses.
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Honey Sauce for puddino..

Boil one cupful of honey. one-fourth
of cupful of water. one tablespoon
full of butter, grating of nutmeg or
n bit of cinnamon and the juice of one
lemon. Cook together 10 minutes.
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other emotions
Daniels Anyway here
Chcagowhich Washngons
"This COB n said.
"It doesn't wellbred-
And i occurred knock it in the head"
a a thousand thronts.
likewise second boats;
A goats"
He
by
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Pumpkin Pie.

To one cupful of pumpkin add one
half cupful of honey, two eggs. a pint
of milk. one teaspoOnful of ginger.
grating of nutmeg and three drops of
lemon extract; salt to taste. Mix and
fill the shell. Bake slowly.
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Honey Cookies.

Take one cupful each of sugar,
honey, shortening and sour cream.
three eggs well beaten, a teaspoonful
of soda, a teaspoonful of flavoring and
flour to roll.
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Yea, Verify.

II we could really see ourselves rs
others see us we would save money
at the photographers. What most Of
us would like, however. is that others
should see us as we see ourselves.
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Pleasure of Work.

After all, there is nothing that af-
fords some people more real pleasure
than agreeable work.
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Honey Salad DRESSING.

For a sweet dressing. use equal parts
of lemon and orange juice with honey
to make n sirup. Mix well and serve
on fruit of various kinds.
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and said among other things, in con-
nectiOn with the Emerson resolution,
which directs Intervention:
You may say 1t means war.
say it does not mean war. They have
not forgotten. gentlemen, when Zach
ary Taylor went almost to the City Of
Mexico with 5000 troops and whipped
Santa Anna at Buena Vista. They
have not forgotten when Gen. Win
field Scott visited Mexico and whipped
Santa Anna at Chapultepec. Santa
Anna had 25.OOO troops and Scott had
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Why Mexicans Know Americans Can and Will Fight

ONE of the of from the border
Demoerat made speech
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Ike II" said the secretary. TITS not
worthy of the men of our splendid
fleet" and thereupon the honorable
secretary consigned COB to the same
fate which has already befallen star
board, port, rum. whisky. grog and
dress uniforms.
But out ut the Great Lakes naval
training station near Chicago the gobs
apparently don't agree with Josephus.
From the commandant to the newest
COB they agree that the navy, far from
disliking "gob" regards 1t with nffec-
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To Understand Scenery Now Enjoyed EmotionaIy

enjoyment national Tomorrow
the national united
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OF ner e1piOitntlon OF Shhhh 10 ue'
tined to become a power of such pro-
portions and resources that she Will
be able at any time to challenge the
control Of the Pacific.
Japan Is building n great navy as
rapidly as her resources permit. At
present her naval strength Is esti-
mated at less than half that Of the
United States, but she is specializing
in the construction of fast battle cruis-
ers. which many naval authorities be-
lieya will he the determining factors In
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Will "Gob" Also Be Put in Day Jones' Locker1


u is
ell a 1
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Importance Of Americas Future Naval Program


Pacific dominating position Orient and by virtue
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-06-14

der the Overhanging bird cages OF tne
Desert hotel without greeting for the
lOungers, whose chairs were drawn VI
against the shade Of the brick walls.
The momentum Slackened as Hardin
neared the place h. called his home.
An inner tenderness diluted the Suepr
that disigurrd his face lie could see
lnneS as She moved around in the lit
tie fenced-in strip that surrounded her
desert tent. She insisted on calling il
Il garden. in spite of his rpillery.
"Gerty's in bed, | SUPPOSE" thought
Tom. lie had sudden vivid picture
of her accusing martyrlom. His mouth
hardened again. InncS. STOPPING over
Il rose. passed out of his vision
1t came to Hardin suddenly that Il
man has made circle of failure when
he breads going to his office and
shrinkS from the reproachcS nj home.
"A 'haS-bceu' at forty" he muSed
Where were all his ships drifting?
lines. Strengthening. waved gay
hand.
shes raising Il goodly crop of bar
rel>.' His thought Knocked and ca
rcSscd her Her garden devotion was
tender joke with him. lie loved the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-06-14

mouth was bitter. Estrada. if | had
the sense of goat I'd sell out, sell
my stock to MacLean and quit. What's
In all this for me? Does anyone doubt
my reason for staying? 1t would be
Ike leaving n sinking ship, like de-
sorting the passengers and crew one
mad brought on board. God! I'd like
to go! But how can L? I've got hold
of the tail of the bear and | can't let
goi"
mo one doubts you" began Es-
trada. Hardin turned away, with an
ugly oath. The Mexican stood watch
ing his stumbling anger. Poor Har-
dinw
In the Office Richard was speaking
to MacLean. whom he had drawn to
one side, out of earshot of the checker
players.
IL want you to do something for
me, not at all agreeable!" His tone
implied that the boy was not given
the chance to beg off. what time
does the train pull out in the morn
ing?"
"Six-fifteen."
'Tll have letter for you at the
hotel at six. Be on time. / want to
catch Hardin before he leaves for Los
Angeles. If he's really going. I'll give
him today to think it over. But he
can't disregard an order as he did my
invitation. l didn't want to rub it in
before the men,"
MacLean stared. then said that he
thought he was not likely tol
Richard left the Office in time to
see Hardin shutting the outer gate
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behind him. His exit released a cho-
rus of indignant voices.
"An Outrage"
| "a Id shame!" This from
Wooster.
"Hardin's luck!'
On the other side Of the door Rick
ard deliberated. The hotel and its curl
Gus lOungers, or his new office, where
Ogilvie was making a great show of
| occupation. He had not seen Estrada.
He was making a sudden dive for his
hotel when the gentle voice of the
Mexican hailed him.
"Will you come to my car? It's on
the siding right here. We can have
little lunch and then look over some
! maps together. I have some pictures
Of the river and the gate. They may
be new to you"
Richard spent the afternoon in the
car. The twin towns did not seem so
hostile. He thought he might like the
Mexican.
Estrada was earning his fathers
mantle. He was the superintendent
Of the road which the Overland Pa
cific was building between the twin
towns and the Crossing; a director of
the Desert Reclamation company. and
the head of a small subsidiary COM
pany which had been created to pro-
tect rights and keep harmonious rela-
ton with the sister country. Richard
found him full of meat, and heard, for
the first time consecutively, the story
of the rakiSh river. Particularly in
teresting to him was the relation of
Hardin to the company.
He has the bad luck. that mani"
exclaimed EStrada's soft. musical
voice. Everything is in his hands,
capital is promised. and he goes to
New York TO have the papers drawn
up. The day he gets there the Maine
is destroyed. OF course capital is shy.
He's had the DEVILS own luck with
men: Clifford. honest but mulish
Sather. mulish and not honest-oh,
there's a string of them. Once he
went to Hermosillo TO get an option on
my fathers lands. They were already
covered by an option held by some
men in Scotland. Another man would
have waited for the three months to
pass. Not Hardin. He went to Scot
land. thought he'd interest those men
with his maps and papers. He owned
all the data then. He'd made the sur |
vey."
!. Estrada repeated the story Brandon
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-06-14

and Marshall had told. with little dis
crepancy. a friendly refrain followed
the narrative. "FIe has the bad luck,
that man."
And the ScOtched OptiOn?" remind
ed Richard. smiling at his own poor
joke.
1T was just that. A case of Hardin
luck again. He stopped off in London
To interest some capital there; follow
ing up a lead developed on the steam
er. He was never man to neglect a
chance. Nothing came of il, though,
and when he reached Glasgow he
found his man had died two days be-
fOre-Or been killed, I've forgotten
which. Three times Hardin's crossed
the ocean trying to corner the OppOr-
tunity he thought he had found. 1t
isn't laziness. is his trouble. It's just
Internal luck"
Or Over-aStutenesS, or prOcraStina-
tiOn," criticized his listener to himself.
He knew now what it was that had
so changed Hardin. A man cannot
travel, even though he be bounding
down a quick scent, without meeting
strong influences. He had been thrown
with hard men, strong men. 1t was
an inevitable chiseling, not miracle.
81 want to hear more of this some
day. But this map. | don't under
stand what you told me of this by
pass, Mr.. Estrada.
Their heads were still bending over
Estrada's rough work bench when the
japanese cook announced that dinner
was waiting in the adjoining car.
MacLean and Bodefeldt and several
young engineers joined them.
1t had been outwardly a wasted day.
Richard had lounged, socially and
physically. But before he turned in
that night he had learned the names
and dispositions of his force, and
some of their prejudices. Nothing. he
summed up, could be guessed from the
gentleness of the Mexican's manner !;
Wooster's antagonism was open and
snappish. Silent was to be watched,
and Hardin had already shown his
hand.
The river, as he thought of 1t, ap-
peared the least formidable of his op-
pOnents. He was imaging it as high
spirited horse, maddened by the fun
bling Of its would-be captors. His task
it was to lassO the proud stallion, lead
it in bridled to the sterile land. No
wonder Hardin was sore; his moose
had slipped on one time too many I
Hardin's luck