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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-22
The Ship Came In
p VICTOR ARNOLD

tCopyrigh t. 1919. by the Western News
paper Union.)
At a point on the river shore where
q great bluff projected bright, careless
youth splashed and laughed and shout
ed with joy. Alma Dunn had brought
the four little children Of a %neighbor
to play in the sand and, their shoes
and stockings high and dry on the seat
of an old rotting scow, they ventured
ankle deep into the sparkling water.
At that same moment IN the other
! OF the bluff, pensive, disheartened,
young manhood in sombre mood, sat
Marvin Rose, staring listlessly at the
water. He had left the city that had
held nothing for him of encouragement
or hope, with high ambitions dashed
and only husks for his portion.
He was so absorbed that the echo
of a scream followed by the uproarious
chatter OF excited juvenile voices
failed to arouse him. He was thinking
sorrowfully of the ships of fame and
fortune that had w come in. In a
cynical way he laughed bitterly as
there loated around the base Of the
bluff a battered old scow.
About the only kind Of a craft that
will ever bring veal or woe to me !"
soliloquized Marvin Rose. Then he
observed on the gunwale Of the scow
five pairs of shoes and stockings. Four
of them We're Of diminutive size. The
other, dainty, graceful, told of girlish
ownership. He went quite to his ankles
in the water and rescued this queer
flotsam.
The episode rather interested him.
Judging from the voices he had heard
Rose reasoned out that some party had
lost their footwear through the treach-
cry Of the shifting scow. The bluff
came sheer down to the waters edge
with no path beyond 1t. He made an
armful of the articles and proceeded
inland. He crossed the bluff and came
upon a wagon road, and a little farther
on a nan bearing a scvtha- Tho TO-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-22
United States Right In Panama.

The United States did not acquire
by the isthmian canal convention OF
November Is, 1908. any title to terri
tory In the republic Of Panama, but
merely a perpetual right Of occupation.
use and control Of and W a zone OF
land ten miles in width. For this privf-
lege 1t paid to the republic Of Pana-
ma the sum Of $10,OOO.OOO and under
took to pay the sum of $25O.OOO an
nually SO long rs such occupancy on
tinued. such payments beginning on
February 26, 1913.
Optimistic Thought.
Talkative persons are like barrels :
the less there is in them the more
noise they make.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-22

Copy rig ht. 1919. by the Western News
paper union)
The Washington times., 1919-01-17
Clothes For School Wear

made OF galatea. Pretty stripes in
blue and white, brown and white,
or lavender and white make up"
nicely.
The solid colors come in tobacco
brown, navy blue and tan, and
wear like IRON"
Slip-on blouses are smart made
sailor style. A deep, square collar
of self material Is the only trim
ming necessary unless, of course,
one considers the white MILDLY lacer
that closes the front. Eyelets down
the front opening should be en-
broidered in rather heavy white
cotton to stand the strain. Mar
row white tape braid is often used
to outline the collar and straight
cuffs
Navy blue galatea is good look
ing combined with a white collar
and lacing. Busy mothers who
want their small ones TO look nice
will find it very convenient to have
several white detachable collars
Sew a few fasteners on to the vari-
Gus collars, then sew eyes OF the
same on to the blouse. When one
collar is soiled a fresh one may be
snapped on. thus saving much time
from having to sew one on each
time it is washed.
The Washington times., 1919-01-17
Some Hints on Sewing
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR THE HOME

bottom, and the woman who once
uses the little marker will never do
without it,
A thrifty housekceper OF inren-
iou- ideas showed me a novel wav
she had for keeping spools OF silk.
miscellaneous buttons, cards wound
with tape, etc. She used pint glass
Jars for the various objects and at
glance she cOuld tell whether she
had blue sewing silk or black tame.
To be successful with any gar
ment 1t must be well cut and for
this purpose good sharp pair of
scissors should be provided A fine
pair. or tiny pen knife with a keen
edge Will facilitate ripping. A
small razor is excellent to rip fine
sewing. although il is dangerous.
Perhaps many gowns owe their
success to the good pressing they
received while being made. An cleo
t"ic or gas iron will pay for it's
st in usefulness many times over
and no sewing room should be with
out one. A small ironing board
may be covered with padding and
placed on the sewing machine.
Every efficient housekeeper should
give some attention to her sewing
room so that she can do her best
work comfortably and quickly.
The Washington times., 1919-01-17
The Man With the Club-FOot
Francis Tells Desmond How He Is Trapped in Ger.
many and How His Associates We're Killed.

message to van Urutius that fell
into your hands. That happened
like this.
"I was rather friendly with q
chap that freQuented Haase's. O man
employed in the packing depart
ment at the metal works at Steglitz.
He was telling us one night how
short-handed they were and what
good money packers were earning.
/ was sick OF being cooped up I'm
that stinking cellar, so, more by
way OF a joke than anything else,
offered to come and lend a hand in
the packing department. i thought
i might get q chance OF escape. as I
saw none at Haase's. To my sur
prise, Haase, who was sitting at
the table, rather fancied the idea
and said I could go IL I paid him
half my wages: I was getting moth
ing at the beer cellar.
$50 was taken on at Steslitz,
sleeping at Haase's and helping in
the beer cellar in the evenings. One
day a package for old van Urutius
came to me to be made up and sud
denly IL occurred TO me that here
was q chance OF sending out
message to the outside world.
hoped that old van u, IL he tum-
bled to the 'Eichenholz,' would send
IL to you and that you would
pass IL on to my chief in London"
Then you expected me to come
after your" I said.
mo-" replied Francis promptly, ct
did not. But the arrangement was
that. IL none OF US four men had
turned up at headquarters by May
Is, a nth man should come in and
be at a given rendezvous near the
the frontier on June Is. I went to
the place on June IS. but he never
showed up, and. though i waited
about for q couple OF days. saw no
sign OF him. ! made my final at
tempt to get out and IL failed, so,
when I fed to Berlin. knew that I
had cut of all means OF communi-
cation with home. As a last hope,
] dashed of that cicher on the spur
of the moment and tucked IL into
old van us invoice"
But why Achilles with one ~"
asked.
They knew all about Kore's
The Washington times., 1919-01-17
By Rita Stuyvesan..

Tow that the busy holiday
nj season is at an end, the
" average woman will have
more time to attend to he
numerous tasks that she had been
neglectinS. There is probably much
mending to be done and children's
frocks to be heightened. while the
coming o: spring almost always
means extra sewing for the girls of
the family.
A few fresh biouses or some new
underwear will be needed, and If
much home sewing is done a we'll
equipped sewing room, with all pos
slble ConvenicnCes, should be pro-
vided. Much time is lost searching
for needles, thread and scissors, and
for this reason a definite place
for sewing materials should be
planned.
If you have no sewing-roOm 90
large closet that might be liz :,
for the purpose. you can screen off
the sewing machine at one corner
OF the living room. The inside OF
the cretOnnc screen may be pro-
vided with pockets for holding
patterns. Skirts, blnuses, dresses.
coats and underwear patterns
should each have a separate pocket.
Dress materials or unfinished gar
ments may be kept in white card
board boxes and labeled. They may
be piled on shelf one on top OF
the other.
Every woman who does her own
sewing should have a dress form.
There is wide variety of these
offered at the better shops and
prices range from one dollar and
fifty cents up. The simple forms
are more adapted for the amateur
GreSsmakcr and they can generally
be adjusted to fit figures from thtr-
ty-four to forty four bust measure
ment. The woman who scws only
for herself will be interested in
rubber form under a perfectly fit
ting lining.
A skirt marker is an excellent
help and costs only twenty-five"
cents. Every dressmaker knows
what a task il is to make a skirt
hang perfectly even around the
The Washington times., 1919-01-17
Presence of Mind.

Fat and Mike were working on a
new building. Pat was laying
bricks and Mike was carrying the
hod. Mike had just come up to the
four floor, when the dinner whistle
blew. His lunch was on the ground.
Il hate to walk down after it"
he said.
Take hold OF this rope" said Pa.
land I'll let you down"
Pat let him down halfway and
then let go of the rope Mike
landed in the mortar bed not much
hurt, but terribly angry.
and why did ye let go Of the
rope?" he demanded
81 thought 1t was going to break"
said Pat, land l had presence Of
mind enough to let CO."
The Washington times., 1919-01-17

NE can't stay with a circus
all ones life-that is, if
one wants to travel UP high
mountains and cross rivers and
visit castles and dungeons. so Puss
Junior said good-by to the kind ctr
Gus people, and to little Tom Thumb,
TOO. for the little fellow was max
Ing so much money exhibiting him
self that he wished to remain with
the circus until he had a million
dollars and then he was going to
retire. - =
SO once more our little hero. Puss
Junior, was travelling alone. But
he was used to II, for had he not
gone all through Mother Goose
Land till he had found his famous
father Puss in Boots, and was he
not now seeking adventures in New
Mother Goose Land? Well, on he
tramped till, by and by, he came
to a village and as he walked down
the main street.
Little Jack Horner sat in the corner
or his fathers candy shop:
He held in his thumb, not a sugar
plumb.
But licious lollypop,
But when Jack saw Puss Junior
he almost dropped his candy, for
he had never seen a cat with boots
and spurs and a sword. But Puss
only grinned and said: Pick up
your candy. little Jack Horner, for
candy doesn't grow on trees and
you are lucky boy to have . lolly-
pop to eat"
turned around and went down the
xEhiC Cf Iin- tpn
he came to a bridge, and when he
looked over the railing he saw q
pretty silver FISH swimming on top
Of the water.
"Helloa there, silver fish," cried
our small traveller. IF i had q
hook and line I'd soon catch you"
And Puss grinned at the fish and
then at his own reflection in the
clear water. II the fish had seen
that / guess he would have darted
away, for il looked just like q real
cat in the water.
But you can't drop me q line,
Puss Junior" replied the fish with
a swish of his tail, land IL you did
how do you know ! would write|I
mean bite?" l suppose may be he
thought at first Puss was going to
write him a letter.
But I have news for you,- con-
tinued the fish. "It was but q fort
night ago / was swimming in the
moat that surrounds the castle Of
my Lord OF Carabas and had the
pleasure Of talking with your illus
trious father"
'Oh, tell me how is he?" asked
Puss anxiously. for he was very,
very fbnd Of his famous father, as
you know.
He is enjoying most excellent
health" replied the fish. Would
you like to send him a message?
am returning TO the castle moat in a
few days"
Tell him." said Puss-and his
voice faltered. for he felt a bit
homesick at the thought-"ten him
that L am well and shall hope to see
him when l have finished my Jour
ney in New Mother Goose Land"
Copyright. 1919. David Cory.D
To BE Continued.
The Washington times., 1919-01-17

AVE you a little boy OF six
- or seven who is about to
enter upon his school ca
reer in February? IL so, now
is the time to get his clothes ready
and there are a few suggestions
that experienced mothers have to
offer. 1t is important to select
school clothes that are practical
and yet smart: ones that can be
put on by the small boy himself.
when mother is busy getting break
fast. Chose colors that do not
soil readily and also materials that
launder easily.
For dressy occasions at school,
a blouse OF white habutai silk is
suggested to wear with a velvet
suit. simple blouse, cut with a
Buster Brown" collar is not diff
cult to make. A piait stitched
down the front Is closed with five
pearly buttons and buttonholes.
Sleeves are set in with a double
row OF stitching and finished with
mannish turn back cuffs. Every lit
tie boy loves a pocket. so a patch
pocket and flap should be placed
on the lsfs side of the blouse. Elias
tic. run through q casting finishes
the bottom.
For everyday wear, navy blue.
taupe or pongee silk does not soil
as readily. and silk has the ad-
vantage Of laundering so beauti-
fully. Cold. winter days, however.
call for something a little more
substantial than a silk blouse.
Woolen shirts. in the army khaki
color have proved themselves ex-
tremely seryiceable. Regulation
patterns for these blouses are for
sale by most of the pattern COM
panies, and the woman who has
been making garments for the SOL
diers," will be experienced at the
90 D." shirts. Grey flannel also
makes a comfortable warm shirt
for school wear.
Among the blouses that will
stand frequent tubbings are those
The Washington times., 1919-01-17
The Heart Breaker By yiss1; yas mi vsfsn 1ssh"'s
Honora Is Told by Arthur That He Wonders If She Can
e. Give Him Any Hope --of Mly

mite, of course~ she interrupted.
But yo udid just now" he re-
minded her. AT least, when l
asked il there was any hope for
me you nodded
81 know 1 did" she admitted con-
fusedly. "Gut perhaps l should
not have done so--for i really can
not know just how Milly feels.
Only 1 am sure that she likes you
very, very much. And when you
spoke-it seemed as II a girl-as II
a girl"
She stopped, her face scarlet
She held her breath in agony lest
she had betrayed to this man what
she must hide at all costs.
Bvt Arthur Bruce only smiled. "I
understand" he said, that you fear
to say anything plainly about Mil
ly's feelings lest 1t would seem
like a breach of confidence, or an
act Of disloyalty to her. Well, dear,
I will not ask you another thing ex-
cept to beg you to tell me once
more that a girl who loved a man
would be willing to wait for him
even il his business was in the
condition in which Dads and mine
is
II know she would be willing to
wait-if she loved the man." Honora
said gravely.
Then she shivered. "The sun is
getting low" she remarked. Don't
you think we would best hurry to
town."
Ts BE Continued.
The Washington times., 1919-01-17
OF Help to
Women
By Eleanor Gilbert.

FIND an awakening interest on
the part of thinking business
women to some of the more
advanced books that are now
being published on business sub
jects. These, OF course. all deal
more or. less with reconstruction
problems. For. next tc the pro-
posed league Of nations. the biggest
subject OF interest. the most i'm
portant. the most far-reaching, is
the question OF reconstruction. II
involves not only all the workers OF
, our own country. but we are in
volved in some measure with the
reconstruction problems abroad.
How shall war workers. be alb
sorbed into other industries, with
out an intervening period OF Job
lessness: What shall the thousands
OF women do who entered industry
for the first time during the stress
OF war needs, and who wish to con-
tinue working now that they have
tasted the joys OF the pay envelope?
These are two of the significant
problems in the big subject of re-
construction. Business women can
contribute much toward the solu-
ton by a study of the problems and
the suggestions which come from
authorities and special students in
the field.
Among the mass Of material pub
llshed on the subject there are at
least two highly stimulating books
that are written in an Interesting.
Tea0aDlp StNla a, nj
for quick absorption.
American Problems of Recon-
struction" is a collection of opin-
ions from twenty-seven Of the fore
most American fnanciers and
economists-such as Charles NJ
Sch~ab. Frank A. Vanderlip, Prof.
irving Fisher, and many others.
ThIs book somewhat parallels an
earlier English volume called In
dustrtal Reconstruction" edited by
Huntley Garter. This volume gives
the views of large group OF promi-
nent Englishmen. and prominent
English women on subjects related
to labor from it's economic aspects.
social and political, to individual
problems in specific industries, like
shipbuilding. engineering, manufac-
ture, research, trade and so forth.
MOI OHiy nave commercial leaders
and statesmen contributed to this
book. but there are the views OF
literary thinkers like H. G. Wells,
George Bernard Shaw. G.. X. Ches-
terton. Mr.. Shaw's contribution is
characterized by his usual brilliant
pessimism rather than by any con-
structive suggestion
An American book that every
thinking bushes woman should
read is Helen Marot's Creative I'm
pulse in Industry" Miss Marot
gives a highly interesting and de-
tailed analysis OF the German meth
Cd making a nation OF efficient
workers. and compares il with the
American plan OF letting the indi-
vidual soar as she wills--and be
free to work out her own destiny
without state interference.
The book shows by frank illus
tration what is our strength and
weakness in industry, and suggests
how the individual worker can be
stimulated to greater achievement
without being made mechanical.
Every woman who expects TO. man
age workers. or is at present a man.
ager. should not fail to read this
most stimulating volume.
The Washington times., 1919-01-17

utes. her thoughts working quick
ly.
She reflected on the fact that Ar
thur had made no reference by
word or look to her part in the
events of the night of the automo-
bile accident. Things that lay clos
er to his heart had driven them
out of his thoughts for the time.
She realized that the time had come
when Mildred must accept or refuse
this man.
A Vital Question.
But first there was one thing
that Honora must know for ner
own peace Of mind.
Arthur she pleaded, have you
forgiven me for lying to you that
night?"
He looked puzzled. then remem-
bered
Don't call it a lie. Honora I
know you had some good reason
for behaving as you did"
II cannot explain what Ii was"
she told him.
Her heart sank as she saw how
little difference the matter meant
to him now that Mildred was the
topic they were discussing.
Il don't care to know" he as
sured her. ."AlI that matters now is
that you have told me-and I know
you are not deceiving me-that
Milly cares a little for me, that
there Is hope for me-"
But 1 cannot say anything defi-
The Washington times., 1919-01-17
Made Him Nervous.

1t was the first week that the
Jinkses, who had fallen heirs 10
considerable property. had been In
their new home. Mrs. ,Jinks was
giving a dinner party with the fond
hope that from this occasion she
would be fairly launched in society.
Lena" said Mrs. Jinks TO her
new cook, 'be sure to mash the
peas thoroughly tonight"
What. ma'am" exclaimed the
amazed cook. Mash the peasT'
yes, that Is what ] said: mash
the peas" repeated the mistress.
"It makes Mr.. Jinks very nervous
at dinner to have them roll off his
knife"
The Washington times., 1919-01-17
Ancient Copper Foundry.

One OF the most interesting dis
c"Veries by Egyptologists throws
new light on the relative origin %
copper and bronze in the Mediter-
ranean countries. At Orta Com
midue, alongside some ancient co3-
per mines OF prehistoric age. 2
FOUNDRY has been uncovered with
all the furnaces for smelling and
molds for casting just as il IVES
abandoned thousands of years ago
IN the transition periods between
the ages OF stone and bronze The
methods then obtaining in the
foundry industry as here demon
strated were most ingeniouA
The Washington times., 1919-01-17


A RTHUR BRUCE and Honora
~ Brent walked on in silence
~ for some minutes after the
girls mute gesture of af-
armation-
Her thoughts were too confused
Tor speech. She tried to calm them
sufficiently to remind herself that
Arthur could not really love her.
Yet, IL not. why had he spoken just
now with so much feeling? Why,
even at this minute. was he holding
her arm In such a tight grasp that
II was actually painful? His next
speech would enIIghten her.
"Hc nora" he said at last. .-you
must know whom / love, and you
must know II she cares the least
little bit for lie. IL there is any
hope for me. Is there
F., His head was bent close to hers
and he asked his question eagerly.
She could not speak yet, so she nod
de:i again.
sf the road and, dropping her arm,
grasped her by the shoulders.
"Do you mean that, Honora?" he
demanded. ain spite OF her having
refused me once. do you mean that
Ailly is learning to love me now
that there. is a chance for me?
Why. what's the mhatter?"
"Nothing-oh, nothing" Honora
assured him, "only you gripped my
shoulders harder than you knew;
that's why"-trying to laugh-"that
Il gasped. Excuse me, and go on
with what you were saying"
She bad recovered her equanim-
ity, but a sudden revulsion of feel
ing left her weak.
A Hard Question.
Suppose we sit here for a min
ste." she suggested. sinking down
upon a great stone at the side OF
the road.
Z "AIl right" Arthur took his seat
beside her. You must know, don't
you" he hurried on, that some
time ago I told Milly that I loved
her,
yes Honora murmured.
-Well, she gave me to understand
that she could not return my affec-
tion. but that she was fond of me
Is friend. Since then / have seer
other men take advantage of he
absolute faith in all mankind. She
is so young and so beautiful that
. she needs some one to guard her
ttenderly. She likes TO have a good
time, and her enjoyment Is as inno-
cent as that Of a kid Of three years
OF age. And when / see q rad like
Chandler" - frowning darkly -
when I see a cad like that paying
her attention and subJectinS her 20
gossip and comment, / feel as IL I
could strangle him. want the
right to do IT"
81 do not think Honors VEN
tured. not raising her eyes to his.
-that Milly will accept any mre
attentions from Tom Chandler. She
knows now that he drinks
= Yes and Of course. that 4.
enough to disgust her with him. 7
was so sorry for her the other nigh.
when he ran his car into the ditch.
i know how she must IoatE. him
yet she tried so valiantly ,: stard
up for him. 1t was then that hope
came TO me egain. for she seemed
20 turn to me as il she depended
upon me.
"I went home and thought tn.
matter all out. must protect her.
i could not do this unless she loved
me. Yet--my business IL in such a
condition-what can I do7-'
= Honora did not answer irinedi-
ately, but sat still for several min
The Washington times., 1919-01-17
Postal Reform.

You seem very happy" remarked
Old Mr.. Mowling TO a young lady
of his ACQUAINTANCE. "I am" she
replied. "Uas Fred been paying
YOU more attention lately?" he
asked. Not exactly" she explained.
"but since this three-half-penny
postage came in he has stopped
writing to a lot Of girls out OF
toyn."
The Washington times., 1919-01-17
Something New in a Spring Suit

This very smart Spring suit is made in
leather shade and tuxedo cut, and embod
les the latest lines in advanced fashions for
wear after the cold of Winter has begun to
vanish.
The Washington times., 1919-01-17
This Day in Our History.

THIS the anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Frank
lin in 1905 He did than any other man 10 secure
the cooperation of France in the against Britain and
left of the greatest of Americans in dipo-
macy, science and letters