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Arizona republican., 1920-04-12
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wife?'
 You're going to give value received I suppose?"
 I'm going to introduce honest busi. | kness methods into the management ol
 my home-if I can,' I replied. ] Some job, dear girli' Having re
 trieyed Bob's cigarets. Chrys went back to her favorite nook and novel
 A1ter she had gone. I tried to figure out what 1 meant when I said that intended to be a 100 per cent wife. l was very practical about it. Per haps it was the vision of the fine bis cults l planned to bake which made me center my thoughts upon the service department of my little home
 At present there is a scarcity of housemaids. Those to be had demand exorbitant wages and too often give minimum service in exchange
 l couldn't borrow a maid from Moth CT Lorimer- She had less help than she required to run the big house properly. And once more I was glad that had been brought up in modest way Tn a country college" town I had learned to honor myself because I was good housekeeper had learned, also, that housework does as much for a girls looks as all the exer- eises practiced in beauty arlors
 So I went on with my plans to move into my own little home feeling that I was one of the truly indepndent brides of the time If 1 couldn't find a R1aid, I had the will and the skill ito do my own work" If Bob was happy-and he was sure to be-why should worry-about my fingernailst
 I decided that my little house should look quite different from some of the homes which lately have been turned fsla.l f,xr 4I,a help Sometimes these sadly disturbed domiciles are presided over by highly educated women. I have known col lege girls who could tell the difference between hygiene" and sanitation but who had never discovered that or der is the homemaker's first law.
 4 filtered living room, mussy dining room and dirty kitchen make a poor background for beautiful wife but they make an excellent advertisement of the unfairness of some wives Maid or no maid I decided to look to my backgrounds.
 Woman, ignorant or educated, as al- ways, loved to dwell on character as her peculiar ytrove from all the ages, and yet she doesn't always prove that she has her share of this valuable in heritance. She doesn't always give value received in her domestic part 1ership- Many a wife would be ifri- -ated and disappointed if. husband 1 were to fail on his job as a wage and yet that same wife often | lasn't the will to acquire the skill Of 1 Tn average housemaid.
 Its going to be some adventure to | )eat the other girls making my home | 'ozy and comfy said myself to my jeff. We could go out to hotel for | lur meals, of course, but I might as veil do my own cooking as sit at a able and wait and wait while some 'cdy else br0ils the steak This very vening I'm going to hake some of hose thin brown baking powder bis uits Bob loves so much"
 l have made hundreds of resolves in ny life. but never have I made one mich gave me more pleasure than his
 lTo be continuedD
Arizona republican., 1920-04-12

MENU FOR TOMORROW
 BREAKFAST = Stewed figs. cooked cereal with top milk. toast, coffee.
 LUNCHEON = Toasted vegetable DINNER-Chicken loaf. sweet po- tato apples, creamed onions, cabbage salad, lemon ice, sponge cake, coffee.
 MY OWN RECIPES
 Stewed figs make a change for breakfast and are valuable food. The black figs are bit richer and sweeter for stewing, but are rather more difficult to get. If allowed to soak for several hours and cooked slowly in a double boiler and served with the syrup in which they were cooked, the figs are delicious. Sugar and lemon juice are added to the syr- ID after the(f1gs have been removed and the syrup is then boiled for 10 minutes.
 BAKED CUSTARD eggs
 L4 cup sugar
 L2-teaspoon salt
 cups milk
 tablespoons strawberry preserves tablespoons pulverized sugar Beat yolh of eggs with sugar and salt till light. ScaId milk and pour
 Wherein lies the virtue of an even temper if the temper Is evenly bad?
Arizona republican., 1920-04-12
Shall Use Business Methods in the
 Manaqenent of My Home

-"Chrys. I'm tired of thinking about sex in relation to the universe." I ex- claimed I'm tired of your own spe- cial romance. if you will kindly permit me to- say soi I'm tired Of Mexico, I'm tired of your ouija board and any phase of the sUbconscious mind! And I'm going to take my nice husband and go homei I'm going to open that bung- alow tomorrow, And bake some bis tuits for Bobs supper. tool"
 T You've certainly picked out some thing exciting, my dear. for you must expect to get along without maid But I suppose you'd find an adventure in being efficient, wouldn't you2"
 Bob is a 100 per cent husband, Why
Arizona republican., 1920-04-12

over eggs. Fill custard cups half full of mixture and bake in a pan of hot water till set. Do not let the water boil. When set put a spoonful of pre- serves on each cup and cover with a meringue made Of the white of one egg beaten tilHstiff and dry with the pulverized sugar. Let the meringue brown slightly in the oven.
 CHICKEN LOAF
 chicken
 loaf stale bread
 Butter
 ? tablespoons chopped parsley Salt
 Pepper
 Chicken broth
 Boil chicken till tender Remove from broth and pick for bones. In buttered baking dish put a layer of bread crumbs. The crumbs should be very coarse, the bread pulled in pieces with the fingers. On the crumbs dot bits of butter. Add a layer of chicken. The chicken should not be chopped, but prepared in thin slices Add bread crumbs and chicken alter nateiy until all is used. Pour over the whole two cups of chicken broth. The chicken should be cooked in as little water as possible and the broth re- duced after the meat is removed to two cups.
 MIAlUI
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Arizona republican., 1920-04-12
EXACT COMPENSATION

Yes" said the veteran medftatively, T served France at Nerdun, and lost a hand there. But the mother country was not ungrateful.''
 What did she give you?' asked his visitor
 Why naturally" he said. the croix de guerre with one palm.'-New York Post.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-12
WIND AFFECTS GASOLINE BILLS

Automobile owners who drove their cars into the wind the O ther day fig ured that their gasoline bills were just double what they should have been for the days outing. So strongly did the wind blow that in some instances light machines were almosf stopped by q sudden heavy gust. and the sensation Of the car forcing itself into the gale was felt istinctly.-Cincinnat Times Star
Arizona republican., 1920-04-12

tian king. This piece of antique fic- tion, written on nineteen sheets of papyrus in a bold hieratic hand, was purchased in Italy by Mme D'Orbiney, who sold it in 1857 to the authorities Of the British museum. where it is now known as the D'Orbiney papyrus.- Argonant, (San Francisco).
Arizona republican., 1920-04-12
Mndei Man

Putham-You don't mean to tell me that that lackadaisicai looking fellow earns his living by the sweat of his brow?
 Balney-Dear me, noi You misunder- stood me. by the set of his brow l said. You see he poses for collar ad- rtisements.-London Answers.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-12
AN INDEFINITE FUTURE

Are there no forward looking people in this town 2'' asked the stranger with a mission.
 Yep replied the village postmaster. .f guess we've got a dozen or so..'- BirnliIlg ham Agef Herald.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-12
ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS C w Olive Roberty Barton
A VISIT TO MOTHER

is he arego nine ndred an ave to ake you to now for n a a always and
  Q and all said
Arizona republican., 1920-04-12
By CORA MOORE

NEW YORK.-Never, never was New York so gloriously gay-and l wish I could give an adequate picture of the wonderful gowns that are to be seen
Arizona republican., 1920-04-12

Hats, Big and Little, of Lace, Taffeta, Straw or Flowers Appear with the Evening Cos tunes.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-12

While one hates to wash and boil dishcloths with tabecoths and napkins just essential to have clean water for these hmum hardWorked and stained pieces of linen as for the fine and snowy table linens.
 It is good idea to wash the dish towels all by them selves. dish towel in direct contact with the spot that food is served And the cond ton of the dish towel depends the condition of the dish
 Dish towels carefully washed in hot soap suds rinsed and boiled in clear water and dried in sunshine fly wiped dishes and healthy families
Arizona republican., 1920-04-12
TIE OLDEST WORK OF FICTION

The oldest work of fiction extant is thought to be The Tale of Two Broth CTS" written 3,200 years ago by the Theban scribe Enana, librarian of the palace of King Menepthah, the sup posed Pharaoh of the Exodus. SThe tale. it appears, was written for the en- tertainment of the crown prince, who subsequently resigned as Set II. His name appears in two. places in the manuscript, probably the only surviv- ing autograph signature of an Egyp-
Arizona republican., 1920-04-12
THE SMALL COIN BOOM

also been a larger demand fo. niekels. Before the appearance of the unusual conditions that have grown out of the war the country consumed about 2S, G00.000 nickels a year. That number has recently increased to abour 100,- OO0.0.
 This develops another neat task in manufacture for the government When one gets behind the scenes at the treasury it develops that a nickel is not a nickel at all, or, at any rate, is but one-fourth q nickel This coin is largely the same material as the penny. It is 75 per cent copper. To the copper is added 25 per cent nickel. which hardens the metal and dominates 1t in appearance. The treas ury takes a quarters worth of this alloy, puts the stamp Of the govern nent on it and turns out four dollars worth Of the coin of the realm.
 It takes . nickels to weigh a pound. hundred pound bag would contain T500 of them and would be worth S375.- The nickels that the nation uses in a year would require more than 13000 ton trucks to transport them.
 Tn those ten years before 1916 the United States had turned out silver subsidiary coin at the rate of about ten million dollars a year. For the past three years the demand has been eLOiAiu AHSift9 live SetA. anu this year it promises to reach thirty million.
 Lost Money
 One strange feature in this nanu fracture of small coin is the fact that a constant flood of it is kept going | out, is being poured into the pockets ! Of the people, and almost none of it ever comes back. This is particularly 1 true of pennies. The larger and more l coins come back to the treas | ury for redemption, but not the pen nies. It is supposed that people are with peunies and that they | are lost. So great is the quantity Of them that it would seem, if this thing goes on indefinitely, the ground would eventually become covered with them. There must be millions of lost pen nies lying around the country now
Arizona republican., 1920-04-12

In th kitchen of her Sister Mary family of four She of the chemistry of study of domestic
  combination first out tandse at hsrfam mi table
Arizona republican., 1920-04-12

things up that at last I gave up som thing on my own account"
 Which was2''
 The girl. Home Sector.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-10

10 my gun which Moore has In his
hand. I cannot fight you alone and
unarmed; but I can talk yet" N
II reckon yer can. II that's goin' ter
do yer eny good"
$50 the La Rosita Mining company
Is about to be revived, is It? Eastern
capital becoming interested. I've
heard rumors of that for week past.
What's the idea7 Struck anything?"
Lacy. long. rangy fellow. with a
heavy mustache, and a scar over one
eye, partially concealed by his hat
brim, grinned at the others as though
at good joke.
"No. nuthln' particular as yet" he
answered; "but you hev', an reckon
thet's just about as good. Tryin' ter
keep 1t dark, wasn't yer? Never even
thought we'd caught on"
"Oh. yes. did; you fiatter your
selves. / caught one Of your stool
pigeons up the gulch yesterday. and
more than ten days ago Moore and
Edison made a trip into my tunnel
while / happened to- be away; they
forgot to hide their trail. ! knew
what you were up to, and You can all
Of you look for a fight"
"When your partner gets out here.
l suppose" sneered Lacy.
Hell be here"
'Oh, will he? Well, he's n Of
a while coming. You wired him a
month ago. and yer've written him
twice since. oh, I've got the cases on
you all right, Westcott. i know you
haven't got cent left to go on with.
and nowhere to get any except
through him." He laughed. "Aln't
that right? Well. then. yer chances
look mighty slim ter me just at pres
ent. ol'-timer. However, there's no
fight on yet; will yer behave yerself.
an let this man Beaton alone If I
hand yer back yer gum"
"There is no choice left me-"
"Sure; that's sensible enough; give
It to him. Moore"
He broke the chamber, shaking the
cartridges out into his palm; then
handed the emptied weapon over to
Westcott. His manner was purposely
insulting, but the latter stood with lips
firmly set, realizing his position.
"Now, then, go on over thar an sit
down." continued Lacy. Maybe. II
yer wait long enough, that partner O.
yours might blow in. Come on, boys,
let's liquor. Big Jim Westcott has his
claws cut. and It's Beaton's turn to
spend little"
Westcott sat quietly In the chair as
they filed out; then took the pipe from
his pocket and filled 1t slowly. He
realized his defeat, his helplessness,
but his mind was already busy with
the future.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-10

know your style, and you are mighty
apt to get into trouble out here If you
use any Bowery tactics
"Bowery tactics !"
Eyes; you claim to live in New York,
and you possess all the earmarks Of
the East side bad man. There is moth
ing keeping you now from roughlng 1t
with me but the sight of this gun in
my belt, and suspicion in your mind
that may know how to use it. That
suspicion Is correct. Now you go back
to your barroom, where you will find
plenty Of your own kind to associate
with. It's going to be dangerous for
you to hang around here any longer"
Beaton felt the steady eyes upon
him, but was carrying enough liquor
to make him reckless. He stepped
backward, feigning laugh, watchful
to catch westcott off his guard.
"All right, then" he said, I'll 20 get
the drink : you can't blur me-"
Westcott's knowledge of the class
alone brought to him the mans pur-
pose. Beaton's hand was in the pocket
Of his coat, and, as he turned, appar-
emily to leave the room, the cloth
bulged. With one leap forward the
miner was at his throat. There was a
report. flash Of flame, the speeding
bullet striking the stove. and the next
instant Beaten, his hand still helpless
ly imprisoned within the coat pocket,
was hurled back across card table,
the players scattering to get out of the
way. All the pent-up dislike in West
colts heart found expression In &C
ton; the despicable trick wrought him
to sudden fury, yet even then there
came to him no thought of killing the
fellow, no memory even of the loaded
gun at his hip. He wanted to choke
him, strike him with his hands.
You dirty coward" he muttered
fiercely. $50 you thought the pocket
trick was new one out here, did your
Come. give the gun upi OIL 80 there
Is some fight left in your Then let's
settle 1t here"
1t was a struggle between two big,
strong men-the one desperate, I'M
scrupulous, brutal; the other angry
enough, but retaining self-controll
They crashed onto the floor, westcott
still retaining the advantage of posi-
ton, and twice he struck. driving his
clenched fist home. Suddenly he be-
came aware that some one had jerked
his revolver from Its holster and, al
most at the same instant hard hand
gripped the neck-band of his shirt and
tore him loose from Beaton.
"Here now-enough Of that, JIM"
said a voice sternly, and his hands
arose instInctively as he recognized
the CLEAN Of two drawn weapons
fronting him. "Help Beaton up, Joe.
Now. look yere. Mr.. Bully westcott"
and the speaker shook his gun threat
eningly. "As II happens, you have
jumped on friend o. ours, an we
naturally propose to take hand In
this game--you know mel"
westcott nodded, an unpleasant
smile on his lips.
II do. Lacy" he said coolly, ~and
that II, there Ii any dirty work going
on in this camp II u quite probable
you and your gang are In It. Now lis
ten; you've got mo covered. and that
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-10
Oats BEST CROP
Statistics Show Advantages
Over Corn Growing.
On Comparatively Cheap Land IN
Western Canada Farmers Get REQ
ord YIelds--cost Per Aero Much
Less Than Corn.

How much more does II cost to
grow an acre Of corn than to grow an
acre of oats7 To get a proper COM
parison It is necessary to take an IL
lustration from farm on which both
crops are grown successfully. An ex-
ample has just been brought to the
writer's attention Of the comparative
cost Of growing corn and oats on a
Minnesota farm. It Is furnished by
Albert Inner. a well-known farmer In
Cottonwood county, MIMI, In an ar
ticle which appeared In the Cotton
wood Citizen.
Mr.. Inner says: ~ had a curiosity
TO know how much II would cost to
raise an acre of oats and corn. To
find out ! kept account, during the
year. of the time required and the
cash expended to grow the above men,
toned crops" His figures slow that
II cost him $31.49 to grow an acre Of
corn and $1S.13 1-3 to grow an acre of
cats, or a difference Of $500 an acre
in favor Of oats.
Provided the respective crop yields
are not altogether out Of proportion to
the cost Of growing the crop, this
seems to be a good argument In favor
Of growing oats. But to grow oats
successfully It is not necessary to use
$3.50 or 5000 land. In western Canada
some Of the best oat-growing land In
the world can be bought for about $40
an acre. On this land good yields and
q high quality of grain is obtainable.
Fifty to sixty bushels to the acre
In properly prepared land is a fair
average yield for oats In western Can
ada in normal season but yields OF
up to 100 bushels. and even more, to
the acre have been frequent In good
years. The quality of oats grown IN
western Canada Is attested by the fact
that at all the international exhibi.
tons for many years past oats grown
In western Canada have been award.
ed the leading prizes. There is on
record oats grown in western Canada
that have weighed as much as As
pounds to the measured bushel. and
the dominion grain Inspector is author
ity for the statement that So per cent
Of the oats examined by him in west.
ern Canada weigh more than AZ
pounds to the measured bushel. The
standard weight for bushel Of oats
is "a pounds.
Samples of these oats weighing up
ward of As pounds to the bushel are
on exhibition at the Canadian govern.
ment information bureau. located In
various cities in the United States.-
Advertisement.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-10
CHAPTER v.
A Night and a Morning.

Stella Donovan never forgot the
miseries of her first night In Haskell.
When old Man Timmons finally left
her, after placing the flaring lamp on
a chair, and went pattering back down
the bare hall, she glanced shuddering-
ly about at her unpleasant surround
ings, none too pleased with the turn Of
events.
The bed-clothing, once turned back
and inspected, was Of d nature to pre-
vent the girl from dlsrobing; but final
ly she lay down, seeking such rest as
was possible, after turning the flicker
ing flames of the lamp as low as she
dared, and then finally blowing 1t out
altogether. Her thoughts. never still,
wandered over the events of the eve
ning-the arrival at Haskell station,
the strange meeting with Westcott,
and the sudden revelation that he was
the partner of Frederick Cavendlsh.
The big, good-natured miner had in
terested her from the first as repre-
senting perfect type of her precon-
ceived ideal of the real westerner.
She had liked the firm character of his
face. the quiet thoughtful way In
which he acted. the whole unobtrusive
bearing of the man. Already he had
awakened her trust; she felt con-
WINGED that IL she needed friendship,
advice, even actual assistance, here
was one whom she could implicitly
trust.
She was young and she awoke rest
ed and refreshed, In spite Of the fact
that her body ached at first from the
discomfort of the cot. She stared
about at the bare, board walls, the bull
let-scarred mirror, the cracked pitcher,
before she could fully reassure her.
self; then stepped upon the disreputa-
BILE rug and crossed to the open win
dow.
She Strengthened up, emitting a swift
breath Of delight, as her wide-open
eyes surveyed the marvellous scene of
mingled loneliness and grandeur. The
stream. curving like great snake,
cleaned amid the acres of green grass,
its swift waters sparkling In the sun.
Beyond, seemingly at no distance at
all. yet bordered by miles Of turf and
desert, Athe patches Of vivid green I'm
terspersed with the darker coloring of
spruce. and the outcropping Of brown
rocks, the towering peaks of great
mountain-chain swept up into the
clear blue Of the sky. black almost to
their SUBMITS, which were dazzling
with the white Of unmelted snow.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-10

ance with the young womanr' West
colt went on. his voice hardening
slightly. III SO. have not the slight
est objection to telling you that It con-
slsts entirely Of acting as her escor
from the station TO the hotel. do not
know why she Is here. how long she
intends staying. or what her purpose
may be. Indeed, there Is only one fact
| do know which may be of interest to
you"
Beaton. surprised by the language
of the other. remained silent. his face
turning purple. as suspicion came to
him that he was being made fool of.
1T Is this. my friend-who she is.
what she Is. and why she happens to
be here. is none Of your d--n busi-
ness. and II you so much as mention
her name again in my presence YOU
are going to regret 1t to your dying
day. That's all"
Beaton, glancing about at the upllft-
ed faces Of the card players, chose to
assume an air Of indifference, which
scarcely accorded with the anger In
his eyes.
"Ah, come now" he blurted forth. II
didn't mean anything; there's no harm
done-let's have drink. and be
friends"
Westcott shook his head.
mo. think not" he said slowly.
I'm not much Of drinking man my
self. and when do choose my own
company. But let me tell you some
thing Beaton. for your own good. l
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-10
CHAPTER w.
Miss Donovan Arrives.
B

When the long overland train
paused moment before the ancient
box car that served as the depot for
gulch half a mile away. II deposited
Miss Donovan almost in the arms of
Carson, the station agent, and he
wary of the wiles OF women and the
ethics OF society, promptly turned her
over to Jim Westcott, who had come
down to inquire If the station agent
held telegram for nina telegram
that he expected from the East.
"She oughtn't to hike to the Tim
mons house alone, JIM" Carson said.
This we're is pay day up at the big
mines, an the boys are havin' h
Of time"
In view OF this disclosure, Miss
Donovan welcomed the courteous
acquiescence of Westcott, whom she
judged to be man of thirty-one, with
force and character-these written in
the lines of his big body and his
square, kind face.
I'm Miss Stella Donovan Of New
York." she said directly.
"And l." he returned, with hat of in
che deepening gloom, Jam Jim West
colt, who plugs away at a mining
claim over yonder."
"ThereW laughed the girl frankly.
"We're introduced And l suppose we
can start for the Tlmmons house."
As her words tralled off there came
The sound 90 yelling, sharp cries,
and revolver shots from the gulch be-
low where lights twlnkled family.
Laughing warmly, Westcott picked
up her valise, threw "So-long" to
Carson, and with Miss Donovan close
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-10

know your style, and you are mighty
apt to get into trouble out here If you
use any Bowery tactics"