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The Washington times., 1919-03-21
The Heart Breaker
Mildred Goes to Call on Mrs. Bruce, But Receives No
Il More Than PerfunctOry Welcome From the
/ Grief-StriCken Widow

she would call on poor Mrs. Bruce.
but shall not suggest 1t. She has
shown me plainly that she consid-
ers il none Of my business. And L
suppose IL Is not"
Then she went in to talk TO MTF.
Higgins and congratulated her on
q. her improved condition this. morn
ing. After which she announced
that she was going to read aloud to
the invalid instead Of attending
church. -, 80
Mildred has gone, so there will
be one person in our pew" HonorG
remarked
This was the only reference she
made to her sister. She did not
want to talk OF her just now.
Meantime, Mildred went on her
way brooding over her fancied
wrongs. She was sure that HonoEa
was trying to supplant her in the
estimation of Arthur's family. Her
heart was beating fast as she ap-
preached the Bruce home. Arthur
WAS angry with her, and she felt q
strong distaste for him. Moreover.
she knew that his mother did not
like her and that she did like
Honora- II was not fair.
The maid who opened the. front
door in response to her ring in
formed her that Mrs. Bruce was not
well and was seeing very few
callers.
Kindly hand her this card" Mil
dred ordered stIHfy.
Honora should not fancy that she
was the only person whom Mrs.
Bruce would receive,
She waited in the drawing room
until the maid returned and said
that Mrs. Bruce would see her.
Dumbly and nervOusly she went
upstairs. She shivered as she pass
ed closed door at the rear Of the
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b Virginia Ferhune Van
\ de Water.


al OhAE-NAE4 La
etCOpyright 1919, Star Company
kCT r AVING It out" with Mil
y dred did little good, for
her temper did not sub
eide as quickly as IL usually did.
Nor did she admit that she had
zen at fault.
@Really, Honora," she accused,
YOU are determined to see things
ID crooked. Injustice has been
one me, and I would rather not
4scuSs the matter further"
very well" Honora agreed with
gpity. Il win say no more. on
he sub ect"
she was tired and heartsick.
Der Bigter's attitude disappointed
Ter. She had supposed that the
hook OF Mr. Bruce's death would
make the girl self-forgetfuI.
4 No word came from Mrs. Bruce
lrfnG the night. and Honora and
Mildred slept. undIsturbed. Before
@tstr Sunday morning breakfast
ildred went into Mrs. Higgins
&C od morning, dear" the house
ee6r said. 81 am glad you came
Tor wanted 70 tell you how
erS am for you in your distress
bout Arthur's loss. It's very hard
Eod"
I Mildred bent and kissed the
beaker impulsfvely-an action that
brought = flush Of surprised pleas
IRE to the elderly lady's face.
On thank you, Mrs. Higgins!
ou are the only person who has
lNttmated that / an TO be SYM
athiEed with. Evidently you are
e only one who understands"
aonora understands, am sure
ra. Higgins was Quick to defend
1r faVorite from an suggestion' OF
blame sBut she has been 50 much
with Nrs. Bruce that the widows
rief blots from tae child's mind
the thought OF any lesser sorrow.
suppose you win 80 70 see Mrs.
ruce today, won't your"
Mildred hesitated. Then she
pached q swift decision. HYes,"
De said, II win 90. But please do
p mention this to Honora."
Very well, dear" was the pug
He'd promise. ''But am sure she
Onld approve"
q HonSra Fo6Ied AEalh.
e n QOuL care WneLneF she WOuld
q not" Mildred mustered as she
ltft the room But Mrs. Higgins
Cd not hear.
I Studfously the sisters chatted OF
fariOus matters during breakfast
HoRora commented on the fact that
Is was . rainy morning for church
Eoing, and Mildred agreed with her.
But the weather need not keep
yell people At home" the younger
lri added.
z Remembering those words, Hon
pa took it for granted that her
ster was starting for church,
when at q quarter OF IL she saw
er walking brislIly down the path
ID the gate. She wore a new and
tylish raincoat and carried an UNI
hrella.
s-I WISH" Honora sighed. 'that
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
Puss in Boots
Jr.
By David Cory.

TT ON THUMB was very pleased
when Miss Mousey said that he
might bring Puss in Boots.
Junior, to her house. In a few
minutes Puss was bowling beneath
her window. Froggy looked very
happy, for, OF course, he considered
Tom Thumb and Puss, Junior, his
best friends, and they were very
nice looking friends, you may be
sure. Puss, Junior. with the long
feather in his cap and the bright
sword at his side, looked as grand
as any knight. And Tom Thumb,
with his court costume and tiny
sword, presented a splendid ap-
pearance.
"You must come to-our wedding"
, said Froggy. And then he helped
Miss Mousey out of the window.
mo more was said, but arm in arm
To church they hoped away,
Got married, and prepared a feast
To grace their wedding day.
And to that wedding feast there
came .-.
Some frogs of high degree.
And mice of birth illustrioUs
And first-rate pedigree"
Tom Thumb and Puss, Junior. had
a merry time. And when Puss
stood up and said:
Ladies and Gentlemen-Here's to
the beautiful Mrs. Froggy!' every
body cheered and cIapped hands.
And here's to my friend, the hand
some Mr.. Froggy." And then the
cheering and clapping of hands
started all over again. OF course,
every one thought Puss Junior very
grand and splendid. Which was
very natural, since he had lived for
a long time at the castle of Ny
Lord of Carabas. and had met
knights and kings in his travels.
And then Tom Thumb climbed up
after that they all commenced to
heaped upon the table.
but what is was they feasted on
We will not here record,
But be assured they had the best
The season could afford.
The feast concluded toasts went
round
In water from the rills.
And then eight merry frogs and
mice
Got up to dance quadrilIes."
And IN the next story you shall
hear what happened after that.
Copyright, 1919, David Cory)
To be Continued.
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
By Dr.. W. A. McKeever.
one Of the NatISu's Best Known So
eIOlOsIeaI WrIteFs.

II
One Of the NatlSn's Best Known So
eIolOsIeaI writers.
w YHERE Is the good woman
w who is a bit tired OF the
nnonotony or the household,
of-the tedium OF shopkseping, OF
the dull round Of social pleasure?
Let any such admit a new food OF
Joy into her life and obtain a leven
which '7eavens- the whole lump OF
other duties; by undertaking. the
leadership OF a company OF the de-
lightfuI Camp Fire Girls.
Considering its beautiful symbol
ism and its inculcations OF domestic
happiness, there has perhaps never
been organized for girls Of the
early teen age anything else quite
so significant as this movement I
hope soon to see its splendid SER
vices extended into every part OF
the United States.
For some strange reason, when
ever there Is said to be a need OF ju-
venile welfare work In any comElu-
nifty we always think OF the boys.
Boys first has been our motto.
But I have always doubted the
justice and fairness Of such pro-
cedure. For, whether we recognize.
1t or not, the neglect to furnish
adequate leisure time recreation to
growing girls Is quite as serious in
its consequences as the neglect OF
boys.
Differing somewhat from The boy
of her age, the thirteen-year-old
girl Is extremely fond OF personal
adornment, OF delicate symbolism.
of a code Of esthetics, and OF the
dreams Of happy ropance. She de-
lights in going aside with her little
coterie Of friends. and with them to
perform the poetic or ritualistic
ceremonies appropriate to the Sc
elusive group Of her class
Now, It Is precisely this charming
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
By William F. Kirk.

P-THE teecher asked US to rite q
essay on the Lives Of Crate
Greeks & 1 toad Pa & he
sed The Teacher dident want much,
did she. The idea, sed, Pa, Of q
teecher asking a lots Of children to
rite essays about Greek gents wen
they mite be at work riteing, essays
about the cat that catcffed the rat.
/ dare say Boobies teecher
knows best what he shud study. sed
Ma. Why doant you tell Bobbie
about sum Of the CRATE Greeks?
Tell him about Cicero, sed Ma. =
For a Roman, sed Pa, Cicero was
q pretty good old Greek, but he
wasent a Greeshun Greek, sed Pa
/ viii tell Bobble about Old Sock.
sed Pa.
Old Who? sed Ma.
Old Sockratees, sed Pa, one Of the
greatest minds Of all time. Old
Sock cud think so fast, sed Pa, that
he oftn got ahed of hisself. have
those flashes sumtimes, sea Pa. but
newer let them git the best Of
me.
Old Sockratees, sed Pa, was a
Deep Guy any way you took him.
He wasent understood vary well by
the butchers & grocers of his town,
sed Pa, e. his wife was also kind Of
dumb wen he got to telling about
the CRATE things witch he had
thought out, Pa sed. 1t is often
the case, sed Pa, that Wise Fish.
marries a swell dresser that goes in
for soshul duties, Pa sed. Mister
Sockratees dident care any moar
for q whist party than do, sed
Pa, so thare was a good deel of
frickshun in his Queen Ann hoam.
dare say he was stubborn sed
Mr.. Most men git mulish wen
thare wifes suggest sum inaO-cent
divershun. I suppoas wen his wife
wanted him to play whist, sed Ma,
he was down town sumWare with
the Boys, singing sUmthing about
a Long Long trail: know, sed Ma.
Yes, you know, sed Pa you know
so much that am finding 1t hard to
help out littel son with his essay.
Why doant you tell him about the
life & works of Sockratees, sed Pa,
so can read the evening paper &
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
A Real Live =
American Romance ,

second hall. How she dreaded ILL
ness and death!
AIiIdred Explains.
Her timidity made her look very
pale as she greeted the widow who
arose from an easy chair as her
caller entered the room.
at Is kind Of you to come, Mil
dred," she said. Won't you sit
DOWN
Thank YOU" Mildred stammered.
az do not want to intrude. 1 only
came to express my sympathy and
to explain why I was not here yes
terday."
No explanation is necessary. I
thought nothing of your absence %
the widow said. ''Honora did all
anyone could for me-"
'fStill"-+Afildred's.v voice was steady
newt would have come II I had
been told how matters were. 1 am
not heartless, Mrs. Bruce. And as
AFthur,s iance, my place was here"
Mrs. Bruce looked at her search
ingly. 1n$tlle wild eyes there was
not the CLEAN Of pity, nor was there
any softness about. the full, curved
lips. The sad woman wished the
girl would go home.
1T did not think Of that, Mildred, I"
she said. ITO tell the truth, my only
though was Of our loss-Arthur's
and mine. I regret that you did not
understand"
, ."Oh," Milly smiled reassuringly,
That's all right! only wanted to
explain and to assure you that 1
will come to you at, any time you
need me. Just telephone to me II
can be of USE"
Thank you" Mrs. Bruce rejoined.
But in the tone there was no
warmth of gratitude nor a sugges-
ton Of affection. .
To BE Continued.
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
About theNeW
t ChiffOns
LONG with an the other bless

"A LONG with all the other bless
"a ings of the season, spring
has brought with IL the most
eelightful new chiffons and Geor-
gette crepes in quaint designs.
F.he shops are showing a lovely as
tortment Of these pretty materials
hid you can imagine all sorts of
lively frocks when you see the
material strewn over the shop
Counters. And considering the
charm and daintiness Of the pat
terns, the price is very reasonable.
8 Coru-color taffeta combined with
Pillow and white Georgette to Gre
ete one OF the loveliest little
tfocks I have seen for spring. The
bacterial was white and was plenti-
FULLY sprinkled with yellow corn
caves, conventiOnalized into a
1ever design.
s Frills are frivolous, and thi
frock was indeed gay with its
numerous tiny taffeta ruffies set on
$eEsrsl inches below the waist and
eontinuing to the ankles. The
booice, too, was quaint, with it's
square neck and long flare sleeves.
Ruffles about an inch wide outline
the neck and sleeves, and were set
On three rows deep. And then to
enhance the delicate beauty of the
crepe there was a narrow blue
fTOs-grain sash with long ends
dropping in back. The butterfly
daintiness Of the frock appeals
strongly to that delightful age
Eaown as the teens"
The matron will revel in a gown
&c violet crepe printed with orchids
sAd trimmed with filet lace. Apron
plnics. pointed in front and cut
aFay In the back, are smart when
9Prdered with lace. A skirt, not
600 narrow for comfort. is shown
bSneath the tUnic. This sheer It's
Sqe does not lend itself readily
9 extremely narrow skirts and is
more graceful when soft and
clinging.
isSurplice blouses have been fav-
6fed again and arc charming made
% lowered chiffon. Rather full
aieeFes are caught in at the wrists
ahd heightened with long dropping
Mills picoted on the edge. A lace
thimmed hchU finishes the neck, and
one may add q girdle OF orchid satin
if desired.
hhONASl A1Po VI bAOusG lhdL COM
Vines equally well with the apron
fanie skirt lie q simple model with
etdeep oval neck line. The back Is
covered by q broad collar. falling To
TIE waist line and bordered with
ace, but the front Of the blouse is
LITE plain. A tiny piping of satin
accentuate the oval neck. and a
girdle Of self-materiaI will
the frock.
sheer fabric and delightful
ies the daintiness OF these
mon and Georgette crepes,
can easily fashion lovely
from the pretty material
The Washington times., 1919-03-21

A young detective was enthusi-
astic but inexperienced. Rushing
into his chiefs Office in great ex-
citement>he cried eve found the
murderer! I've got him cornered
so that he can't escaper- The chief
regarded him with whitening scorn.
ALLOW me-" he said, "to draw your
attention to the fact that at pres
ent we are looking, not for murder
ers, but for clues!'
The Washington times., 1919-03-21

Liquid ammonia is simply inval-
liable for washing silver, sof;enln,;
bath water, and producing a good
lather when washing woolens.
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
NeuO Ideas About Jupiter.

THE planet Jupiter at present to be in kind OF
golden age, its general tone color being much less
inclined TO red than for years past Professor E. E. Barn
ard expresses the opinion that the surface of Jupiter
not has been assumed composed of deep layers OF cloud
The Washington times., 1919-03-21


Liquid ammonia is simply inval-
liable for washing silver, sof;enin,;
bath water, and producing a good
Iather when washing woolens.
- .rs
To make winter boots damp
proof and at the same time soften
the leather. rub well with castor
oil. Repeat the next two days,
once each day.
To polish furniture, bring into
use a piece Of veIveteen instead of
chamOis leather, the former being
much cheaper than the channels
and acting quite as well.
To clean vinegar cruets, put
crushed egg shells and warm.
soapy water together in them and
shake we'll. This will clean the
glass well and will not scratch it.
.TortoiseshelI combs become dull
in time, but IL rubbed with a little
powdered rottenstone and oil and
polished with a chamois leather
their appearance is greatly inn
proved.
To extinguish flames from petro-
leUm, pour milk over them, and tho
flames will cease Immediately, for
the milk forms an emulsion with
the oil and prevents the fire spread
ing.
To clean the inside of an cnam-
eled teapot, first fill the teapot
with water and a handful Of soda
. Put IL into a warm oven just be-
fore going TO bed and let IL remain
there. Then empty 1t and just rub
round IL a flannel, and the inside
viii be as white as when the tea.
pot was new. -
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
HINTS FOR THE
HOUEHOLD

White kid gloves can be dyed
tan by dipping them in saffron
water until the desired shade is
obtained.
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
TIlis DaV q HistorVli..

THIS Is the anniversary of the death Of Robert SOy IA
- lSl3 Southey belonged to the famous group of poets
which included Coleridge and Wordsworth Perhaps his
most celebrated poem is the delightful "Ode to
the beginning of which Hail TO thee, blithe spirit b
known to every school child
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-10-31
ALL READY FOR
LIVESTOCK FAIR

when San Francisco sets out to do
a thing she usually does 1t right" is
often remarked about the manner in
which the bay city takes hold of big
events that are held in that city. The
California International Live Stock
Show, which will be held in the Cali
fornia building at the Panama Pacific
to s, will demonstrate that the com
mercial interests OF the city are en-
co1Tasing the breeding of better live.
stock and poultry. realizing that the
best is found in the West and the pro
ducers of better stock should have the
opportunity OF participating in a great
competitive show such as exists in
other parts of the country.
When the entries closed for the big
stock show and it was found that the
California building was not large
enough to accommodate the great num-
bers OF cattle, horses, sheep, swine,
goats; rabbits and poultry, President
W. T. Sesnon OF the stock show gave
orders to build additional stabllng ia.
cilities outside the building.
I'VE invited the breeders and farm
ers Of the West to come with their stock
and compete in a great show and we
will give them every opportunity and
facility to do So" said Sesnon, as a
result of which the added stable room
is in readiness for the opening day.
No better assemblage of livestock was
ever brought together, for a new show
than has been entered for this one, &C.
cording to Manager Gordon H. True,
one of the most noted stock authorities
in the country, who says that the Pa
cific Coast is thoroughly awake to- the
fact that better livestock can be raised
here than in any other part OF the coun-
try, and this show ill bring out the
good ones.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-10-31
IS
4 CLEVER DUCK

LOS ANGELES, Cal. Oct. 81
Gwendolyn. a duck, answers her
masters whistle as promptly and
wags her tail as appreciatively as
any dog.
Her master Stephen J, Maloney,
writer of Los Angeles. declares
ducks are greatly misunderstood and
unappreciated birds and that they
have much more intelligence than
they are given credit for.
Gwendolyn seems to prove it,
She is quackless Muscovy. dark
grey in color, with some wonderfully
beautiful royal purple feathers in
wings and tail.
She is not yet six months old, but
she seems much older because OF
her accomplishments" says Ma
loney.
He taught her to answer his
whistle. He took his hoe ana zoos
ened the earth in her pen so the
angleworms beneath were visible.
He whistled while he dug. Soon
the sound of the hoe ana the whist
ling meant much to Gwendolyn. And
soon after she would respond to the
whistling alone.
She taught herself to wag her
tail and she does It after eating each
angleworm given her.
Gwendolyn, despite her clever
ness. never has laid an egg-she
leaves that to her less educated sis
ters.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-10-31
MERCY WOMEN PRODUCE
FORTUNE IN GARMENTS

More than 100000 women and girls
participated in the sewing and knit.
ting of the American Red Cross dur
ing the war. Most OF these workers
will be active in soliciting members
for the Red Cross for 1920, during
the ten days ending Armistice Day.
When it is remembered that these
women and girls in two years time
produced nearly $10O.O00,0O0 worth of
surgical articles and garments, includ
ing more than 375.O00.000 surgical
dressings, the fact that they are to
assist in the Roll Call is a practical
assurance that universal membership
will be achieved.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-10-31
No HEADACHE OR
HEURiLGIA PAIN
G.. u 10 cenF package of Dr..
TGncs' Headache Powders
and don't suffer.

When your head aches you simply
must have relief or you will go wild.
It's needless to suffer when you can
take a remedy like DR.. James Head
ache Powders and relieve the pain and
neuralgia at once. Send someone to
tho 1~'I- store now for dir,n package
q. =. ,rar"S' TsalGch, 'owders.
Don suffer. n a few moments you
will feel fine-headache gone-no mor'
neuralgia pail
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-10-31

Canada will increase the ray Of
it's private soldiers to SO a day. and
will thus have the highest-naid
standing army in the world.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-10-31

The cost of living in Japan has
increased tenfold since 1897, while
wages have advanced fourfold.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-10-31

A soldier who recently returned
from tho other sido wore n bronze
r,edal which he won as tho cham
pion doughtnut consumer OF the A,
l.. +. His record was 2t9 crullcrs
In "a hours.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-11
SCHOOLS OPEN

Early in September school work will
begin and the help of parents is earn.
estly asked for in getting the children
in school at the very beginning of the
term. The state department is trying
hard to get children to enroll at once
when school begins. Every year thou.
sands of seventh and eighth grade
pupils fail to make their grades be.
cause of late enrolment. Over $50
of the money spent on country schools
is waited because of poor attendance;
last year it probably was 500.
The last legislature made the com
pulsory school law really effective by
naming the state sheriff as truant of.
icer. The way this officer has en-.
forced the liquor law indicates what
he and his deputies may do in en-,
forcing the school attendance law. 1t
must be remembered that the state
department and the courts have al.
ways held that work at home is
no excuse for failure to attend school.
Teachers must make special reports
two weeks after school opens: these
reports must be submitted to sttae of
fcials with census reports, on request.
Even if they desired to do so, county
superintendent an dschoo1 officers can
no longer shield parents who desire
to violatae the compulsory school law.
The fact that hundreds of young peo-
pie Is or 20 years of age are unable
to read English or any othe rlanguage
demands, state officers say, a rigid
enforcement of the law.
Let the citizens of Brookings county
be law-abiding and thus avoid unwel-
come visits of the state sheriff.
Mabel Trooien, Co. Supt.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-11
PUPIL CANDIDATE FOR GOV.
ERNOR

Commenting on his vacation trip
of a couple of weeks R. F. Kerr says
that among the many pleasing Incl
dents connected with his visit to his
native state was the meeting of some
of his pupils Of f%orty-one years ago
and observing their successful careers,
notably those Of George AIDE, the we'll
known humorist and play-writer and
Warren T. McCray of Kentland, Ind,
the owner and breeder of the famous
Fairfax Herefords at his Orchard Lake
Stock Farm, the largest establishment
of its kind in the United States. Mr..
McCray is a leading candidate for
nomination for the ~governship on the
Republican ticket at the next gen.
eral election. Having watched his
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-11
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS

The first exhibit by the Boys and
Girls Pig Clubs of Bookings county
at the County Fair was a splendid sue
cess. The exhibit was placed in the
speed barn and it va SO far from
the live stock barns that it was Wis
tied by only a small crowd. 1t did
not have the attention that it de-
served. The boys and girls had a
very fine bunch of hogs that were in
a very fine condition which proves
that the pigs have had good are and
have been fed a proper ration to keep
them in good growing condition.
There were 4S pigs shown, 3S in
the SOW and litter class, and 10 in the
baby pork. In the baby pork class
Marion Baker won first; Leola Work
man, second; Tavern Mohr, third; Mer-
rit Dunlop, fourth; Lawrence Sayre,
fifth.
In the SOW and litter class the COM
petition was very close, Lester Liebert
winning the pre-bred gilt.
The two best breeding sows: First,
Lester Liebert; second, Elizabeth
erase; third, Forest Fem; fourth, Har-
old Larson; fifth, Lawrence Sayre.
The two best boars: First, Charlie
Sayre: second, Irving Brown; third,
Clarence May; fourth, Willard La
Fevre: fifth, Dorlon erase.
The boys and girls also showed in
the open classes, winning a number of
prizes.
In the Poland Chinas, Elizabeth
erase won first and second on her gifts
under six month: third on boar under
six month; thidr On herd.