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The Washington times., 1921-03-23
BOOKS

Ben Ames williams, whose FIRST
novel. "All the Brothers Were
Valiant" has written a land story,
"Evered." 1t il a tale OF sin. mis-
take. and spiritual punishment on q
New England farm.
The translation of NJ. Alexander
Iswolsky's memoirs doubleday,
Page & Coz, a record of the diplo-
matte history OF the Russian empire
during Its last years. which is done
with unusual sympathy and fidelity
to the original in'style and spirit.
Ia q personal tribute from Charles
Louis Seeger to M. Iswolsky, grow
ing out of the Americans close
friendship with the distinguished
Russian diplomat. Mr.. Seeger Is the
father of Alan Seeger, the poet, and
edited Letters and Diary" and
Poems" the two books of his
gifted son. In France. where Mr..
Seeger has lived for many years, he
Is a prominent member of the group
Of Americans. who represent Ameri.
can letters and culture in the
French capital. He was the founder
and is now the president of. the
American Library in Paris. tss
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A few minutes later and another
man strode through the hall. Care
fully, while waiting for the eleva-
tor, he packed his pipe, refraining
from lighting 1t until every last
speck of tobacco had been we'll and
evenly packed into the bowl.
IA place for everything and
: everybody in its place. that's his
motto" said the detective. "Td hate
to be his wife"
Came another man who split to-
bacco over the carpet as he poured
some into his pipe. Ho beamed
genially as he lit the dlsordered mass
of smoke stun that peeped over
the edge OF the bowl.
"A leetle bit careless, mebbe,"
mumured the detective, "but a good
scout all around"
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TURKEY STUFFED WITH
OYSTERS.

OYSTERS.
Drain two quarts of finest oysters
absolutely dry. Place liquor in
aluminium vessel. As soon as IL
boiIs. skim and stand aside for later
use. In large saute or frying pan
put:
2 tablespoonfuls olive oil.
II cup butter
2large onions sliced thin
4 head celery. cleaned and chop
I sprig parsley
I can mushrooms, drained and
chopped. - -'F
/ cupful. minced boiled ham, or
two good-sized cakes of sausage.
chopped ..-r -..
Cover and allow to cook twenty
minutes. At. the end of this time,
add. the oyster liquor and as soon
as boiling point is reached drop in
the oysters q. few at a time, so as
not to lower the temperature too
suddenly. Prepare either stale bis
cults or a large loaf of bakers
bread may be cut in slices and
Drowned in the oven IL biscuits are
not to be had. Break into small
bits. Season highly the oyster mix
ture with pepper and salt. Pour
over the bread, or biscuits, mixing
or stirring all the time. Great care
must be taken that the oysters are
not cooked. They should be hot, not
cooked, before they are taken from
the fire.
The turkey must be previously
cleaned and busted inside and out
with salt and pepper. When 1t is
stuffed 1t should be placed in the
pan breast down and -four strewed
over the flesh thickly, to prevent
the flesh burning. 1t should be
basted often, and after the back Is
cooked. with great care. using q
long-tined fork and large spoon,
turn the bird over in the pan. Tho
breast should now be covered with
-four and the basting should be
to the pan should the gravy be in
danger of becoming too dry. When
the flesh shall begin to draw away
from the end of the leg. or drum
stick" 1t is nearly done. When a
long timed fork thrust in the feshy
part of the thigh shall not be fol-
lowed by watery ooze OF pinkish
color, the turkey Is quite cooked
Mrs. Percy DuvalL
CORN PUDDING.
To one can of corn, or one pint of
corn pulp cut from the cob. add:
9 eggs we'll beaten
n cup milk
y teaspoonful salt
a little pepper
Bake in a buttered pudding dish,
in a moderate oven, twenty or thir-
ty~mjnutes, until "set" like a GUS
tard. Serve hot.-Mrs. Cofrren.
Copyright. 1870, by Mrs Percy Duyall.)
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fed as Thou Shalt not go with Mr..
Alvarez-especially to road-houses.'
I'd never known before that Grace
didn't approve of my going with Mr..
Alvarez. For all her old fashioned
ideas / thought Grace knew enough
to realize that one must at least be
cordial to ones employer. But evil
IDENTIFY l was mistaken-as I some
times am.
/ came in as quietly as / could
last night--or this morning. Not
because 4 was afraid for Grace or
Bob to know what time l got in.
But l naturally and considerably
did not want to disturb their slum-
bers.
I had just snuggled down into
bed and was congratulating myself
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CORRECT THING.
DEAR MISS FARIFAX:,

I. Please tell me the correct thing
to say In response to a newly made
acquaintance saying that he is
pleased to make your acquaintance? Z?
2. Also, what should a young lady
say to gentleman when he thanks
her for a dance?
3. And how should she accept the
dance? MERCEDES.
You may say: Thank you, I'm
very happy to meet you. also" or
I'm very glad to meet you. also" or
simply II thank you"
2. 81, too, enjoyed the dance"
8. 81 shall be very happy to have
this dance with you" or II shall be
very glad to have this dance with
you" or "Delighted."
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BIRTHRIGHT
VA Fascinating Romance of Society In Which q
Poor Rich Girl Sponsors
7 Rich Poor Girl

) dinnerT" said a fellow boarder ten
minutes later, when Patricia slow
ly remounted the stairs.
Patricia gave her an absent look
In reply. The taste of red pottage
was bitter in her mouth.
After all II was not entirely the
Palmers' plebeian dollars that con-
Armed Patricia in her mad decision
to defy. the family. Indeed. the
sensations she experienced after she
''had had q second talk with Dan
and his mother and after she had
received a clean, little, new. yellow
bank book with the irst $500 de-
posit duly entered in pae green ink.
were far from pleasant. Misgivings'
beset her then, and for the first
time In all her proud life she felt .
touch OF shame.
HANDSOME MEN, UGLY WOMEN.
But 1t was the family itself that
steadied her feet upon this un-
wonted course; the family as repre-
sented at one of Aunt Lizzie Eyre's
solemn family dinners. only few
days after the Palmer problem had
first been presented to Patricia
They were all there, the Pages
and Throckmortons and Chambers
and Pomeroys. Dorothy. the
daughter-in-law. was there with
George, and Christine. the married
daughter. who was Mrs. Joel Carey
Bruce, with Joel and young Chris
tine. Old Aunt Louise was there,
magnificent in her wheeled chair.
Handsome men, and ugly, dis
misunderstanding women. they
circled about tho big, old-fashioned,
comfortable house, and gathered
about the long table at the pre-
posterous hour Of o'clock for
the usual endless courses, the in
evitable chicken and rolls, and
layer-cake and Ice cream. Uncle
Paul liked these gatherings. and
the family was too used to them
to really analyze their essential
qualities.
"Catalogin' the Palmer books,
eh7" said Uncle Paul, from the
head Of the table. with an in
dulgent smile for the family
beauty. Patricia nodded. con-
scious OF a heightened color.
Are they awful!" Dorothy
asked. widening innocent eyes.
mot SO dreadful" Patricia
answered stoutly.
Il tnlnk you ma0e q mistake,
dear" said her aunt, Mrs. Throck-
morton. decidedly. Better let such
people alone"
That's what 1 say" Christine
Bruce added pleasantly. They'll
have an AK to grind yet Patv'
AFTER all. it's my business.
Christine" Patricia said, with just
touch Of asperity In her voice.
Il don't know that it Isl" Dorothy
Eyre suddenly protested. She and
Christine prosperously married in
their debutante years, and sisters
in,law, could well take issue with
Patricia. after all. you owe some-
thing to your friends, Pat, you owe
something TO the-the familyw she
said, her well-groomed. Intelligent
little face turning rosy at the at
tention of the entire group CENTER
ed upon her.
II wouldn't ask my friends to
meet any one they were obviously
unwilling to meet" Christine put in
neatly. "any more than / would
would do any other thing that an
noyed them! I'd rather starve."
$50 should l." Dorothy said, set .
Ting back with an air Of finality.
You'd rather 1 should starve,"
Patricia amended in her heart.
Aloud she said indifferently. shes
really rather attractive, Beatrice
Palmer"
Ts BE Continued Tomorrov.
Copyright, International Magazine)
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anything else In my young life I
know that's one place where I'd
shine. I'm always in bad some
where. II IL isn't with willard. it's
with Mr.. Alvarez. And IL IL isn't
with Mr.. Alvarez it's with somebody
else. Just at this particular time
it's dear old Grace. 1 say dear
old Grace" because, as have told
you before I can't help but love her
for all her Occurring proclivities
and sanctimonious attitude.
Now of course l don't mind
Grace's lecturing, If she wouldn't
choose such ungodly hours to do II.
But 1t does seem to me that a. m.
is not quite the most propitious
time for listening to sermon, the
text of which might we'll be identi-
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The Hundred Dollar Question
SYNOPSIS:

Edith Livingston, a demobilized war
worker. making her home in Washington
married couple, finds employment as sec
retary to Eustibo Alvarez, a Mexican oil
stock promoter. In dingy little ofnce on
. side street in the National Capital
He pays her much attention, gives her
q $500 gold note. after she has discov-
cred him and japanese studying a map.
and takes her to lunch.
She discovers her sweetheart, willard
Saunders. dining with a Spanish girl
She IL Jealous Of the Spanish girl and
her sweetheart 10 Jealous Of her employer.
going on in the office. She is satisfied
that no oil stock 10 being sold, but she
cannot guess what her mysterious en-
ployer's real business Is. ..
Her employer. after paying her many
compliments and swearing her to the ut
most secretly as to what transpires in the
Office. expresses a desire to be introduced
Willard swears to Edith that he 10 not
In love with the Spanish girl and that
there is no cause for Jealousy. He tells
and asks her to spy on Alvarez. She re-
luctantly consents. While rumma ging
through her employers desk she finds a
whom she saw her sweetheart dining.
Later she Is further surprised by a re-
quest from her sweetheart that she in
ni him n, to her empi0ysr BY means
creted In the typewriter roller, Edith
gets a copy Of q cryptic telegram her
employer sent to someone In Mexico.
When she telephones her sweetheart about
her employers mysterious conduct, WILL
lard knows more about 1t than she can
tell him.
"A road house!" Willard stood up
and loked down at me, as though
he could hardly believe he was
hearing Alright. you wouldn't,
Edyw
What I had hoped he would say
was you'll go over my dead bodyw
or something emphatic like that.
And all he had said was "You
wouldn't. Edy."
"And why not?" asked testing
him further. "I- really it's. quite
all right. And -
''Of course" Willard interrupted.
"Why not?" He echoed. "Go
ahead. Edy, and L 1 hope you have
a pleasant evening"
And he left me-llke that that.
For several minutes after his car
had gonc l sat there on the steps
and stared down the street.
i felt an almost uncomfortable de-
sire to run after that automobile.
wanted to call willard back. I
wanted to tell him that I wouldn't
go with Mr.. Alvarez IL he didn't
want me to. That I wouldn't in
fact do anything he didn't want me
to.
But the desire was short-lived.
1t died a sudden death, and as / rose
and went into the house it gave
way entirely to hot Indignation
over the way / had been treated.
And I made up my mind then and
there that come what might
would go with Mr.. Alvarez to Marl-
boro tomorrow night.
II Willard didn't care what be-
came of me. why should I care?
The Washington times., 1921-03-23
Prize Cake
Recipes
CoCOANUT CAKE.

Cream y cupful of sugar with
v cupful of butter or substitute.
Beat the yoiks of eggs until
light. ad to this another Y cupfui
of sugar. Beat well and add to
the nrst mixture OF creamed but
ter and sugar. Sift. then measure
level cupfuls cake flour; then
sift In teaspoonful salt and 8
teaspoonfuls baking powder. Take
l cupful cocoanut milk. or 1 cup
full milk. and stir this liquid and
the flour alternately into creamed
sugar and butter. Add I teaspoon.
full vanilla and beat thoroughly.
Then fold in lightly stiffly-
beaten egg-whites. Bake in two
medium layer pans and let COO,
before icing. Double recipe for
three large layers
Marshmellow creme. Icing fresh
cocoanut Cake is favored with
I grated orange and teaspoonful
orange extract-Mrs. +. II. Rock,
1857 Irving street northwest.
COCOANUT LAYER CAKE.
2 cups -four
IN cups sugar
1 cup butter
1 cup water
Z eggs
1 orange.
FILLING.
small cake Of chocolate
/ cup of white sugar
y cup OF water
: ICING. u
whites OF eggs
III cups confectionery sugar
/ teaspoon vanilla--Mrs. Laura
Hutchinson, 1880 Minnesota avenue
southeast
The Washington times., 1921-03-23

Fer his estate in Cornwall, Co
dolphin House. the Duke Of Leeds
pays eight groats and a penny. a
loaf, a cheese, a collar of Drawn,
and jack of the best ale.' an
nually.
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Is Marriage
A Success?
HE'LL NOT TELL MOTHER.

To Heart Broken: You are do
ing very wrong in lcuihg this
man get away with what he
did to you, because IL there
really is a girl In some other city
you are doing her a grave injustice.
Would you want to marry man
who had some one in his past who
had q personal claim on him?
Then he said he would tell your
mother. Don't be deceived. A mother
is the best confidant. even IL she
does fuss at you at first; and then
this man wouldn't dare tell her. for
she would probably make him marry
you or let the law take Ii up.
/ know. because I've had SINH
lar experience. The man / married
knew all and he loved me enough
to marry me. j love him with all
my heart. and though we have our
ups and downs, I wouldn't wish the
most innocent and best girl and
man 4 better married life than mine,
because it's ideal FAITH.
LET BROTHERS DEAL WITH THEN
.,Heartbroken" should put the
matter up to her mother before he
gets married. understand her
clearly. and IL / were her brother
would have q long talk with said
party. ..
There are plenty Of fellows such
as this in Washington, and pos
sibly IL the brothers Of girls would
deal with them. they would become
few. This is only one case. Lots
are not heard from Consult your
mother ''Heartbroken." Get justice.
BATTLING BAILEY.
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CHAPTER TX.

I'VE often dreamed of being .he
Acknowledgement of some Or
= ganization or something. And
now I think my dream is about to
be realized. I'm just getting ready
to launch my candidacy for presi.
dent of the I'm Bad Club"
II I've never made q success of
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WONDER. TOO.


/ am twcnty-three and am keep
ing company with young lady
twenty for the last six months. We
get along fine, but at times she does
things that make me jealous, and
then I wonder IL she really loves
me. for ] know IL it were she who
were jealous instead Of me I would
be very careful not to do or say
anything that would tend to make
her feel so.
have been In her company nearly
every evening. Do you think one
gets tired of not having a change?
The evenings ! am not with her they
seem so long. and as though there
is something missing. We both
think we love one another dearly.
I wonder II we do? @. NJ
wonder. too. A little absent
treatment might show both of you
just how much you thought Of each
other.
The Washington times., 1921-03-23
Advice to
Lovelorn
By Beatrice Fairfax.
NOT COMING ANY MORE.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
l have been going with a boy for
about six months. do not care for
this boy-I love him.
The other night he called me, up
and said he was not coming out
any more. The only reason he gave
was because it was too far. have
asked this party out so that he
can give me better explanation.
But that will not do. Can you tell
me how to win his love again? He
Is q perfect gentleman in every
way and has done nothing that il
unmanly. IMPATIENT.
You can't take him by the ears
and drag him to the house to see
you. Neither can you get back
something you never had. Your
letter sounds as IL you might be
fifteen, in which case And some nice
boy nearer home.
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What Has Gone Before.

Patricia Chesebreugh. lovely daughter
- an old, impoverished family. IL forced
20 make her own way in the world. She
mas the entree into society. her relatives
ness into the city come the Palmers-
nooodieS- made miilionsires by q patent
nedicinS concoctton. The father dies.
vtrile son. and . daughter away, al
school: Mrs. Palmer asks Patricia 10
call at The Castle" and her son Dan
Diuntiy states the position Of the family
As outsiders who want to get In. He
Sners. her $500 a month to act as IL
orarfan. but really to see that they enter
society. and S36, 900 IL Pansy marrfes the
right man. Patricia long engaged to
sidney Hutchinson. an artist. decides to
accept the offer. :
The Washington times., 1921-03-23
Maryland
Cooking
Recipes From the Mel
wood Cook
Book.

(Cnp them oxt and Sosts tAsss
IN your scvap book
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-10-08

Demand of Administration.
Succession Of Mrs. Coralie Mi.
guez, Deceased.
10Th Jud. Dist. Court, State OF
Louisiana, Parish of Iberia.
Whereas. Numa Miguel, Jr.
a resident of the Parish of Ibe-
ria has applied to the Honorable
10Th Judicial District Court OF
Louisiana holding sessions in
and for the Parish of Iberia to
be appointed administrator of
the succession of Mrs. Coralie
Miguel, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all
whom it may or doth concern
to show cause if any they have,
within ten days of the first pub
LEGATION hereof why the prayer
of the said Numa Miguel, Jr
should not be granted.
Witness the Honorable James
Simon, Judge of our said Court,
this Esd day of Sept. A. D.. 1921.
F. G. DECUIR,
by elk of Court, Iberia Parish.
Weeks & Weeks, Attys.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-10-08
ALONE FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS


On San Nicholas island, which II IN
Inhabited, party q sea-otter ,hunters
landing to chance their luck, found,
to their arnaxement,. the imprint Of
human feet on the sandy shore I'm
prints freshly made. They scattered
In search. But, the wind shifting and
commencing to blow hard. they had to
regain their vessel before the maker
Of the marks could be found. It was
undeniable, however, human being
lived on this bleak, wind-blown island
/, Of sand and tall brushwood.
: On returning to the mainland they
reported the strange discovery, but
nothing was done until q Roman Cath
Ole priest was SO moved by the news
that he persuaded the captain Of .
small schooner to sail with him for
San Nicolas. After two days search
ing he discovered this lonely Crusoe
the first Of Z new kind. For he
found inside . low hut Of driftwood .
woman more like . beast than . per-
son.
She was clad In otter skins. and the
feathered skins Of the sea,fowl. and
her companion was IN otter. which
she had caught very young and
tanned.
The priest with difficulty got her
story. for she had almost forgotten
how to speak. Many years previous
" the small tribe Of Indians to which
she belonged = inhabitants Of San
Nicolas from time past-had been
shifted BY the government TO the
mainland. AZ they were being taken
on board, her baby had fallen into tho
sea, and she had leaped After him. and
In the dusk had been given up -
drowned. She reached the shore,
however. to find the child was dead.
In utter loneliness she had lived there
for Is years.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-10-08
SOUTHERN STATES
FORCE TO FRONT
Provision for New Bond Issues
Places South in Lead
for Good Roads.
Engineers Evolve Better Pavemsnte-
Highway OFFICIALS Turn to the Dust
less Types-cost Of Surfacin0
Below War Prices.
BY CLIFFORD sPURRiER LEE,
Director, Highways information Serv'
ice, New York.

Director, N0nWayo InforHlAtion oorv-
ice, New York.
Recent provision by the legislatures
OF North Carolina. Virginia, Missouri
and other southern states for bond is
sues to provide funds for extensive
highway construction have placed the
states of the South far to the front
in the matter Of good roads. North
Carolina has provided bond issue OF
$50OOO,OOO, Virginia $40,O00yOOO and
Missouri $6O,O0O,OOO.
Texas is doing large amount OF
construction work, having completed
100 new projects involving LOCI
miles at total cost Of 81, 866,814. The
state is now building 1872 projects at
q cost Of $26,955.348. Nlnety-two other
projects to cost 100000 more have
been approved. At an expenditure Of
$3,OOO,OOO Georgia has completed 81
new road projects In 80 counties. In
addition. 161 projects in II counties in
volving an expenditure Of $14 900. 900.
are under way. Plans are being pre-
pared for IS additional projects In s.
counties at cost Of $1,000 900. Fulton
County alone will spent s.. 900. 900.
In South Carolina a good roads q.
ISOLATION was organized recently WIN
the object Of securing at the next ses-
sion Of the legislature a $50, 000, 900
bond issue for state highway system.
Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Tn
nessee and Louisiana are doing consid-
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-10-08

FOUND-Near John Debates place, Z
fox terrier. Owner can have same by
Identification. Small reward expected
Address No. 3, Box 80, New Iberia, La
FOR SALE-One 6x8 wooden
cistern in good condition. Also
20 pair of window blinds. APP.
ply 100 w. Washington Street.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-10-08

Frances Ferns Majesty No
l659S7, champion Jersey Bull
Lafayette Fair offers his services
TO increase milk and butter pro
duction. it cost no more to raise 2
good calf than . scrub; 30 why
not breed to the best.
L. F.sLALLANDE.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-10-08
FOR SALE.

3 lots and 3 houses on Wash
ington and Madison SITS; l hous
large and 2 small. Lots meas
ure 1872 feet. Price $1,000 cash
Apply to Jordon Joseph, New
iberia. care ST. Peters Catholic
church. a
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-10-08
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will be received
up to II O'Clock A. M. of Wed.
nesday, November I'd, 1921, fol
the erection and entire compile.
ton of one three-story press
brick school building to be 10.
Gated at New iberia in the Par.
ish of iberia, La, in accordance
with plans and specifications
prepared by Nolan & Tore,
Architects No. 1900 Canal Com
mercial Building, New Orleans,
La.
Bids will be addressed to L.
G. Porter, Secretary, Iberia
Parish School Board, New be-
ria, La, and shall contain a
check payable to ]. E. Verret,
President Iberia Parish School
Board, said check duly certified
for an amount equal to three
per cent. of the bid, as a guar
antee of good faith to sign con-
tract and give q solvent surety
bond in accordance with the
Law. ~ :
Contractor 30 figure on hasis
a. present freight rates with the
undeestanding Ahat if there Is
an advance in freight rates after
date Of awarding contract, the
amount Of additional freight
costs shall be added 10 the con
tract price and e there IS q de
Glide infreieht rates The AouI(t
shall be deducted from the con-
tract price.
! Separate bids win be received
pm the building proper, omilting
the plumbing and heating.
Separate bids will be received
on the p)sumbing and heating Of
the buildin
Bids will be opene e II
o;cloek AN. Of We'll esday.
November 2nd, 1921, at the Of
flee Of the IBERIA Parish School
Board, New iberia. Il.
The iberia Parish School
Board reserves the right to re-
~ ~ ~ all bids.
s0oShpacf - signed herein