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The Washington times., 1920-04-20
BOOKS

THE TEMPERING. by Charles Neville
Buck. New York: Doubleday. Page
Co.
How a Kentucky mountaineer,
born and bred in the feud country.
was taken from his environment
and tempered" by the jealous
training of his own idol. Victor
McCaIloway, and the influence OF
a beautiful girl. Anne Masters.
makes what might be termed "a
thriller" yet without gun play or
improbabilities. There Is some
thing exceedingly convincing about
this tale OF Marlin Town. Kentucky.
Local color is there a-plenty,
with moving descriptions of the
mountain country, the habits and
customs Of the ignorant dwellers
back in the hills, a feud that lands
Boone Wellver's kinsman. Asa Greg
ory, behind the bars, and tri-
umph of reform in a Louisville
election.
Nevertheless. the love story en-
twined in the lives of Boone Well
yer. of the hill country: Anne Mas
ters and Morgan Wallifarro, the at
torney and perfect gentleman of
the lowIands, is well worth read
ing. Truly, Boone and Anne led
! troubled lives, down to the very
end of the final chapter, when the
young man, by then thoroughly
tempered" and of truest steel, de-
parts to take his place in the great
conflict raging in Europe. Even
Anne, the lovely. required her own
"tempering."
Hovering like a shadow in tbe
background. ever present but never
insistent. is the strange figure OF
Victor McCalloway, soldier. He
leaves the hills, and there are
whispers OF great deeds done for
Nippon against the Bear that
Walks Like a Man. offering the
youthful Boone an ideal of his own.
And, at the end, Boone finds his
hero dead on the field OF honor
battling in the ranks of the Rus
SLAMS.
The Tempering" offers more
than enjoyment for few hours.
For those with eyes to see and
ears to hear It tells much worth
pondering.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
She Meant Well.

Business had prospered with Mr..
Cashtalks. SO much so that his
good lady found herself established
In a large house with grounds
nothing so low as n gardenl
One morning Mrs. Cashtalks sent
for the gardener, of whom she was
very proud.
"Ivc had a letter this morning
from Mr.. Cashtalks, John" she in
formed the man. ''He is travelling
in italy, and says that, while in
Venice, he bought two gondolas for
the lake, which should arrive this
week. So you must go at once and
get some food for them and build
them nest or something. I'm sure
the poor things will be tired and
hungry by the time they get here!"
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
Professor In the University OF Kan
s.< and q weII-hnowa Educator.

Professor In the University OF M am
s.s and . weII-kaown Educator.
TARLY next autumn the Virile
young State OF Oklahoma viii
- begin TO feature a campaign
in the interest OF better boys and
girls. IL 10 expected that many OF
the cities ranging from 10000 10
10000 popuistion will get into this
movement on large and preten-
tious scale.
The city OF Shawnee will make
the challenge and will put up a
sum of $500 as a prize to be
awarded TO the city OF It's class
which will score the highest on
points at the end OF a trial period
OF one year or more. The writer OF
these lines will have general di-
rection of the campaign. He will
go to Shawnee during the month of
September with a corps ofspeakers
and Juvenile workers.
With the able assistance OF local
talent this little city will be dress
ed up all preparatory to having it's
picture taken and to being scored
as the working model for the other
cities of the State. II must shine
morally. ciyically. canitarily. educa-
tionally and spiritually as a charm
ing place In which to rear a family
and to bring up a new generation
OF the young.
Following the cleanup. the scor-
ing OF Shawnee. the plan OF cam
paign and the formal challenge to
the other cities will be issued I'm
printed form--to meet the score
average and surpass IL IL they can
by the end OF period to be an
nounced later.
Then the contest will begin ac-
lively. Governors, college presi-
dents and faculties, women's clubs.
public school officials. child welfare
societies and special workers will
be called into service as speakers
and demonstrators to assist the
various cities in their local effort to
outshine the others in the final
scoring.
In the course of a campaign OF
this Kind conducted in the State of
Kansas, eighty-four cities all told
Joined the movement. and, at the
time of it's close, our work was
household gossip in practically
every community OF the entire COM
monwealth. The quickening OF the
civic and moral interest in relation
to the young was very marked. The
awakening of the war. in reference
to human welfare in general. has
made the entire country more open
minded than ever toward such a
movement as 'is here outlined.
Following are the main points in
the proposed score card The sub
topic, explanatory of the meaning
of each. will be given in due time:
. 1-Opportunity for Play and
Wholesome Amusement
2-Educational Methods and
Equipment.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
Anecdotes of the Famous.

The following story is told by
diplomat" in a new volume on
titled THE Vanished Pomps of Yes
terday:"
'The short-lived Emperor Fred
erick had the knack of blending
absolute simplicity with great dig
nifty. as had the Empress Frederick.
For thecurious in such matters, and
as an instance OF the traditional
frugality OF the Prussian court.
may add that supper that evening,
at which only the crown prince and
princess, the equerry and Iady-in-
waiting. and myself were present,
consisted solely of curds and whey,
veal outlet. and rice pudding.
Nothing else whatever. We sat
afterwards in a very stately, lofty,
thoroughly French room.
THE crown prince, the equerry,
and myself drank beer. whilst the
prince spoked his long pipe. 1t
seemed incongruous to drink beer
amid such absolutely French sur
roundings. / noticed that the
crown princess always laid down
her needlework to refill her hus-
bands pipe and TO bring him q
fresh tankard OF beer"
The high-water mark OF authors
payments in the last century was
undoubtedly reached in the case OF
Sir Walter Scott. The total mount
OF money paid to the Wizard, OF
the North" for his works was be-
yond all precedent. For THE Lay
of the Last Minstrel" he received
$4,000. for "Marmion" $4,000. and
for other poems as big a sum as
5000 guineas was paid. From his
Life of Napoleon" Sir Walter real
lied 100000. being at the rate OF
$1,000 per week for the time he was
engaged in its composition At one
time the Laird of Abbotsford must
have been earning upward OF
$4,000 a year from his pen alone,
and the total of his literary earn
ings during his busy life could not
have fallen short of 100000
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
Swimming Suit From
Fathers Flannel Shirt.

DEAR ELIZABETH LATTNHMER:
My daughter needed a bathing suit
Tor swimming at Central High and
this time OF the year they are hard
to get and no doubt very high in
price. MY husband had an old flannel
shirt which he did not use any more,
l ripped the sleeves and yoke out and
sewed up the shoulders. The front,
where the buttons were, / shaped
around the armhole and neck so TO
slip over the head easy. From the
yoke l made narrow belt, and sewed
little straps on each side OF the shirt
10 hold the belt. From the sleeves
and another little piece of old ma
terial to match I made a pair OF short
drawers to go with IL. 1 had some
fast-color crochet cotton. picked
out some bright coIors and sewed a
short and a long stitch three rows
around the neck, armholes, belt. and
also in front where the buttonholes
were sewcd up. The stitching made
very pretty trimming and the bath
ing suit looks real nice, which will an
swer the same purpose as a new one
MRS. NJ. SCHLUM
716 Eleventh st. N. w,
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
The Selfish Thing.

you're engaged to Fred, aren't
your" remarked the girl in the pink
velour hat.
Eyes. but I'm not happy" replied
her friend in the puce frieze coat.
Whats wrong?"
I'm afraid he's selfish"
~Why so?'
''Ho asked me for my hand. and
j gave 1T to him." said the girl in
puce frieze, her voice fiat and mis-
erable."
"Of course"
well, il wasn't until had given
my hand to him that he put a dia-
mond ring on my finger"
The girl in the pink velour hat
looked at her friend in bewilder-
ment.
"Of course not; but how does that
show selfshness?"
why, IT was his hand then,
wasn't it?"
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
MOneyin the Home;
Little Tricks For Women
in Household Economics
By Elizabeth Lattimer.

livery housewife has one or
- more recipes OF which she Is
IL more than ordinarily proud
but my readers. apparently nave
hosts OF special ways or cooking
which they are eager 10 pass On
TO the next woman. witness thIs
new batch OF recipes In my mani
italian Spaghetti.
After draining boiled spaghetu
add tomato sauce. mince ohion
and a generous portion OF gra,eo
cheese. Cook in olive oil or oieo
on preferred) about thirty Ih mI
slowly. mi''' ~
Chocolate Maearoons.
R.at the white of three eggs very
stiffiy; add one cup po"ue -.
snaar gradually, then one cup
sUeetened chocolate, and last auu
one cum walnuts broken In smaii
nieces or ground. as preterreu
Bake in slow oven ,Drp
Tamaie Pie.
FRY three medium-sized onions,
four or fve cloves or garho
two pounds lean beer stew pio"
then add one and one-haii
hoilipg water. Boil little over an
hour. then add tomato sauce lone
can) and one small can toHla.o
nuree (canned tomatoes); pu'
through a colander). Boil until the
meat Is done, having 1t covered
with LIQUID when done. Then make
a very stiff mush OF cornmeal ana
one quart of boiling water saitea
TO taste. Cook just long enough
10 get IL very stiff, about three OF
four minutes. Grease round pax
ing pan. with the aid OF spatuia
line the pan with mush, making
the mush as even crust as you
can. Take a little cornmeal ana
thicken the meat liquid little.
pour into pan, add one can ripe
olives and one-fourth cup raisins
II YOU like, then carefully spread
the rest of the mush on top. IL
is not necessary to try to make
complete top crust. Sprinkle with
black pepper, dot with butter anu
bake in the oven one hour.
With a potato salad and a bit OF
dessert this makes very nice
meal. Mrs. tRANh u
Improved Orange Marmalade.
Cut seven oranges and one lemon
in thin slices, put in an enameled
nan. cover with water, let stand
ten to twelve hours, or over night,
then cook one-half hour, add one
tart apple and two tablespoons OF
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
For Better Children
BY DR.. VIM. A. McKeever,

s-After school Direction Of the
Young.
4-Public Health Measures ana
Sanitary Safeguards.
b-Social direction and Regulated
Amusement OF Adolescsnts.
6-Juvenile Training in Thrift
and Cultural Industry
Status OF Child fostering Clubs
and Societies.
s.-Housing and Health Of Indus
trial Families.
9-church. Sunday School and
other Religious Agencies as Affect
ing the Young.
1O-The City or Municipality as
Guardians OF Juvenile Morals.
IL is our hope and belief that this
Oklahoma betteT-cities campaign
Will become worthy of the atten-
tion OF the entire nation.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
81 PAID FOR EACH
DOLLAR SAVED

Here Is q chance for every one
20 earn q dollar by telling how
she has saved "A dollar. II may De
a dollar or more. IL may nave
been saved In a day or q weeh
HoweS er. all that matters 10 ho"
IL was saved.
81 saved and 81 earned by the
telling OF the saving makes 20
How about ltl Be brief ana write
only on one side or paper.
will ward a prize of 81 each
day for one OF the suggestions
which l print.
IL your nrst letter doesn't gst
a prize. try again. Even IL IL does
that is no bar to your getting an
other IL your idea Is worth IL
Checks VII be mailed TO win
ners.
ELIZABETH LATTIMER
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
The Rhyming
Optimist
By Aline Michaelis.
TtIE world is wide and that m

TtIE world is wide and that may
be why thoughts are made
with wings, so all the space
'twixt you and me, however far
apart we be, may bring n thought
that sings. The world is wide, oh,
very wide: but everywhere / roam
there comes loved faces to my side,
the words of loved ones with me
bide in kindly thoughts of home.
The world Is wide and hill and vale
stretch far and far away and forest
lands and quiet dale and lands OF
lonely mountain trail keep you
from me today. But, though the
way is very far and though the
days are long, my thoughts are
ever where you are, as constant as
the polar star, tender, winged
throng. And IL tho skies bend dark
above, / send thought of cheer,
send n little thought of love flying
wherever you may rove to greet
you, far or near. My old geography
could state how many miles Earth
spreads; 1 dare not give an est
mate, but Il was something truly
great to get in children's heads. I
know when we were little chaps.
all frcckle-faced and brown, we
ynscd TO draw flock Of maps that
showed how, far away. the Japs
were walking upside down. And
then I thought the outbound sails
were sad and lonely things. facing
the tempests and the gales: I knew
not OF the friendly halls of thought
that go on wings. The world ~
wide. but not too wide for thoughts
Of love TO ny across the mountains
and the tide. across the plains and
valleys wide like BIRDS across the
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
DO You KnOU
That
Copyright 1870. International Feature Service

The term admiral" was first used
in England in 1907.
Afghanistan has an estimated
population of 6,3S0,000.
All the parts OF the sconite, or
monks hood. are very poisonous.
The word aerodrome was hrst
used to denote a flying machine.
Typists' fingers are capable or
going tremendous distances with
out the fatigue that would come TO
the feet and legs in performing a
similar journey. In ordinary type
writing the hand may travel 10 600
miles a year and not indicate any
impairment in efficiency.
The game of polo was intro
duced into Britain from India in
1872.
Most of Amsterdam Is built on
piles, the town hall standing on
no fewer than thirteen thousand.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
A Poser.

Are you boys laughing at me7-
demanded a professor sternly OF hts
class. "Oh. no sir" came the reply
In chorus. Then" asked tho pro-
fersor. what else is there In the
room ts laugh atT-
The Washington times., 1920-04-20

The Cape canary is the only ma.
tive bird of Africa that Is well
known for his sweet and continuous
song. He Is to be found even In
the Orange River Colony, which Is
otherwise devoid OF song birds.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20

vinegar, a little cinnamon and as
much sugar as there is fruit or
pulp. Cook one hour to two hours.
not too long, as IL will turn dark.
The apple and vinegar take away
the bitter taste. MRS. c. S. X.
Famous Biscuits.
Sift plenty of flour in mixing
bowl or pan. make hole in center
for ingredients as follows dump
all In together):
One cup milk, sweet or sour, one
pinch OF salt, one pinch of soda
or milk is souri, one Gaping tea
spoon baking powder, one heaping
tablespoon shortening. Mix well
with fingers, as quickly and with
as little flour as possible, making
soft dough. Lift on to board and
roll to one-half inch thickness.
Cut and bake in hot oven.
This will make ten medium bis
cults. l can make and bake them
in ten minutes.
SOUTHERN BORN.
Grnndma's Prune Cake.
First, take the dried prunes and
make a sauce of them, adding
lemon juice and sugar to taste;
then take one cupful of pitted
prunes, pulp and a little juice, and
add to a mixture made by cream
ing together one cup brown sugar
and one cup shortening. Then.
after prune pulp has been added,
add one cup sour milk and two
eggs (the white of one egg can be
used for icing, IL desired) one tea
spoon cinnamon and one-half tea-
spoon nutmeg, two cups flour. One
half cup chopped nut meats is very
good In this cake. too.
BERYL M.
Cinnamon Rolls or Buns.
Take two tablespoons OF sugar
and sift with two and one-fourth
cups flour, one teaspoon salt and
four teaspoons baking powder, into
a bowl, rub in very lightly two
tablespoons, shortening with the
tips of the fingers, add one beaten
egg to one-half cup water and add
slowly. Roll out one-third of an
inch thick on a floure1 board,
brush with melted butter, sprinkle
with sugar, two teaspoons cinna-
mon, four, tablespoons raisins which
have been washed and drained.
Roll as for a jelly roll, cut into
one and one-half inch pieces,
place with the edges up on a we'll
creased pan, sprinkle with a little
more sugar and cinnamon and bake
in a moderate oven for thirty or
thirty-five minutes. Remove from
pan at once. / often omit the
raisins and find them almost as
oellclous. A. w.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
Hints For The
Household

To clean curtain pins mix half a
pint OF vinegar and half a pint of
water together. and boil rather
quickly for five or ten minutes, then
wash thoroughly in lukewarm wa
ter and dry.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20

When making pastry melt the fat
slightly and beat to a cream before
mixing 1t with -four. If this Is done
only half the usual quantity OF
shortening is required. .
The Washington times., 1920-04-20

The stuffing which accompanies
duck. ETC., is often found to be very
indigestible. If a little dry mustard
is mixed with the stuffing 1t will be
found to digest quite easily.
Lemon juice and salt spread on a
garment will usually remove iron
rust.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20

The word aerodrome was first
used to denote a flying machine.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20
ImDroved Orange Niarmalade.

Cut seven oranges and one lemon
in thin slices, put in an enameled
pan, cover with water, let stand
ten to twelve hours, or over night,
then cook one-half hour. add one
tart apple and two tablespoons or
The Washington times., 1920-04-20

All the parts OF the sconite. or
monks hood. are very poisonous.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20

vinegar, a little cinnamon and as
much sugar as there is fruit or
pulp. Cook one hour to two hours.
not too long, as IL will turn dark.
The apple and vinegar take away
the bitter taste. MRS. c. S. h.
The Washington times., 1920-04-20

The game of polo was intro
duced into Britain from India in
1879
The Washington times., 1920-04-20

The term admiral" was first used
in England in 1897.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-11-12
Raisina Bamboo in Louisiana.


The department Of agriculture tells
the people of this country that expert
ments in Louisiana show that Chinese
and Japanese bamboo may be grown
there and that the cultivation Of some
varieties may he profitable.
Mention is made. for instance, Of
Phyllostachys pubescens, which one
xiay eat as salad when the shoots are
six or eight inches above the ground,
or which may be used for timber later,
US the "sboots" r's,ch height of from
80 TO 10 feet in three weeks.
The bamboo, We are told, may he
used in building operations or for tele-
phone poles Or spars, hence it is rec
commended as a source Of wealth to
those who live in southern Louisiana.
1t may be profitable to them, but folks
in the: North feel that the Louisiana
residents will find it more profitable to
continue to raise sugar cane and the
price of sugar, remarks the Hartford
Courant. .
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-11-12
THEY WILL AGAIN HELP
SAVINGS STAMP SALES.

Postmasters Of the United States
have pledged themselves to continue
unremittingly to give their fullest CO.
operation to the success OF the cav.
ings movement instituted by the
Treasury Department, according to
news received by the Savings Divi-
sion Of the Treasury.
At the Minneapolis convention tho
National League Of Postmasters an.
nounced that they would continue to
act as the principal agents for the
sale of Savings Stamps and Thrift
Stamps as. they have done for the last
three years.
! The postmasters took this step,
they announced, because they were
convinced that the economic situation
which faced every citizen demanded
saving, wise buying, wise spending
and safe investment in government
securities, and they voted to eneour'
age the Savings Division moVemeas
to the fullast extent By urging invest
mont IN government securities By IN
dividuals, corporations and assosa'
Gank ---------,- - --- $50
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-11-12
The Woods
THE PLAYGROUND.

The city street, the city street.
Lies heavy on the town )
An awftfl avenue of heat,
Whose rays Of yellow summer beat
Unon the stones of brown,
Where little childrcn's weary feet
Creep slowly up and down.
The houses rise. the houses rise,
Beside the thcroughfare;
Their windows look with bloodshet
eyes
Der huddled roofs to smoky skies,
And find no promise there;
And childhood's voice Of laughter 1ios
In pcstilential air.
The city great. the city great -:
It is so big thing! r.
From city gate to city gate, e
Fyom somber dawn to even lata ~
It throbs with marketing; -
It has no moment it may wait -.
To hear the children sing. ~
~; -.
The little ones, the little ones,
The buds that never bloom,
(While underneath the breathless SUES
The stream Of life forever runs
Through arteries of gloom),
Look on your stately Parthenons
And find so little room!
There is a,street, another street,
Beyond the city's wall.
Beyond the corridors Of heat,
Where waters pure and waters sweet
In crystal cadence fall
And to the children's tiny feet
Their liquid measures CALI
Its tenements, its tenements,
Are neither grim nor gray;
And from each verdant eminenca
Their crimson-throated residents
Pour music to the day,
Their choristing inhabitants
Sing loud roundelay. "a
o fairy shores. o merry shores,
Away from slime and sin -
With leafy roofs and grassy floors,
Where robin nests and swallow scars
When summer days begin
Oh, let us open wide the doors
And ask the children in!
(Copyright.)
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-11-12
IS EASIER TO DODGE
ELEPHANT THAN FLEA
Troublesome lnseet-Llke Extrava'
: qances Which Attack PocketBook
Whea You Are Not Looking.

You can dodge an elephant but you
can't dodge a flea. You have to swat
the flea. The big financial dangers
that threaten to overwhelm you can be
avoided easily and safely. Unless you
deliberately place yourself in the path
of danger by attempting to get some.
thing for nothing. or by speculative
and hazardous investment, or extrava-
gance, you are not likely to have ths
financial life crushed out OF you by
one rush Of disaster.
You can sidestep the charges OF the
elephants Of dishonesty, bad Judgment
and mismanage by buying Liberty
Bonds but you can't sidestep the flea
bites of waste which take a. nickel
here and a quarter there and dollar
somewhere else before you can put
your finger on them. Most people can
avoid spending $4,000 for an automo-
bile or $4,000 for a diamond ring but
they cannot resist the Is cents for
an extra cigar OF the 81 for theater
tickets or the nickel for a bag OF pea.
nuts. You cannot always dodge # you
have the money in your pockets. II you
let them alone, they will make your
bankroll look as sick as kid with
measles.
The only way to prevent these small
expenditures from making an angry
rush on a $40 bill every week is to
swat them by putting the bill out Of
reach before they light. The safest
place to put it is in government saw.
ings securities. Thrift Stamps and
Savings Stamps are safe and profitable
and the greatest protection In the
world against waste money.