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Arizona republican., 1921-07-31

One of the most valuable historical discoveries made in recent times is the remarkable discovery of city rec ords of the City of Mexico, dating back to the year 1524. in the base ment of the municipal building at the capital. A portion of the basement which had been bricked in centuries ago contained complete daily records since January l, of that year. De- crees of Spanish kings and Aztec relics were also found.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-31
FLOWERS

Among the Parisian conceits are found small pocketbooks which are not unlike a flower. The handles are clever limitations of stems and the purse itself is the flower. Blue corn flowers are used for the exteriors of some of them with mauve silk as the lining. They are effective with sum- mer frockS.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-31
SUIT LINES

The suit craze for the moment in Paris is for the gray tailored suit with the one-button jacket, snug fit ting sleeves and small collar. In such numbers are these suits appear ing that the smart woman looks as if she had gone into uniform.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-31
FOR FROckS

This season lends itself we'll to the making over of the small girls frocks. If her skirt is too short and there is no other way of lengthening it. a good idea is to buy harmonizing or contrasting material, put a hem on with it and then fashion effective cuffs and collar of the same material
Arizona republican., 1921-07-31

hasn't an honest hair in his coat My, but you were innocent to let him fool you that way!"
 Mistah Mocker hung his head again "Ah reckon An was.'' he said But the question now is what are we going to do about it?"
 Get even" snapped Sammy Jay. it to me and III think out a plan"
 Next Story: Mistah Mocker Visits Johnny Chuck.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-31
cHlLD'S AID

It Is wise to take advantage of the tendency in young children to want to write and draw. Give them a pencil and let them draw around their blocks or around a heavy old cup. They'll be learning then to handle a pencil.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-31
MENpINe

Electricians sticky black tape is excellent for mending freaks in pipes or bowls. If the weak spot is in pipe, wrap the tape around it tightly. leaving a generous amount on each side. If there is a crack in the bowl, run the tape along the crack
Arizona republican., 1921-07-31

Floating mines have been brought in from the Gulf of Finland, the charges removed and the fittings taken out. The mines are then con verted into soup toureens by the Kronstadt refugees who are being fed by the American Red Cross in Fin land.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-31
CLEANING

Glycerine is an aid to cleaning. To remove coffee or fruit stains saturate them with glycerine, allow them to stand several hours, and then wash.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-31
EoR IEIIY

When jelly refuses to thicken put a grated carrot into piece of cheese cloth and squeeze some of the juice into the jelly. Then boil few sec onds longer.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-31
FOR DARNING

If you l We trouble alarming. haste the part of material in which the hole is over oilcloth and then it will not pull out of shape
Arizona republican., 1921-07-31
vEGETABLEs

If your vegetables have wilted they can be freshened by putting them in cold water in which there has been dissolved a little soda.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-31

  the her onsy basket is on
Arizona republican., 1921-07-31
SLEEVES

Put sleeves in baby's sleeping bag. Those without sleeves are almost a cruelty for they prevent baby from using his hands as he wishes.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-05
HOLDING A HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase Of
Revelations of a Wife

relief beneiath hts crustinesa and ]
knew that he in reality approved my
suggestion.
"It's No Use"
did not answer him-indeed. did
not speak again until we had turned
into the neglected. srass-Srown drive
way Of the Dacey place. had delivered
the sulphur candles to Mrs. Ticer. aAd
then turned the car up IN old wsedy
cow-path leading past the barn to the
pasture land on the hillside. As Ne
reached 1t, parked the car IN such
a fashion that the exqutsitely etched
view of rolling meadows, woodland and
church-spired- village. with the ocean
at the end. should face my beauty
loving husband and comfort him. 81
at least distract his attention.
Blu he only gave tt his usual TIL
butte Of long, silent. admiring Took
then turned back to me with a ges-
ture which savored somewhat OF
actual despair. Would could Mars
New Britain herald., 1921-08-05

Corn-canned, in relish and in SAL
ads q winter standby. Put every
bit that you have in the garden and
are not using fresh, away in cans.
Corn salad is something bit differ
ent and it's tasty.
Corn Salad
Twelve ears corn, 1 head cabbage,
red pepper. 2 g>een peppers. /
tablespoon salt, l tablespoon ground
mustard. cup sugar, 8 Bermuda
onions. 2 quarts vinegar.
Cut tops from kernels of corn and
scrape out the rest. Chop cabbage.
Remove seeds from peppers and chop.
Chop onions. Mix vegetables. add re-
manning ingredients. put in preserv-
ing kettle and cook for twenty min
utes. Fill sterilized jars with the
mixture and seal while boiling hot.
Corn Relish
Three quarts corn, / head cabbage,
sweet peppers, 3 heads celery. 3
cups vinegar, tablespoons mustard.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-05
BEST SHOW OF
SEASON AT PALACE.

A wonderful program OF photoplays
and vaudeville is now appearing at
the Palscs for the balance of the
week. The Keith vaudeville bill fea-
lures George Choos' production. Two
Regular Fellows" with Jack Henry
and Edythe May and cast of twelve
clever artists. They offer the best
musical comedy that has ever been
presented In New Britain theater.
The act abounds with good. clean
comedy, catchy music, and dancing.
carload Of scenery and effects and
very elaborate wardrobe is carried
by this fine production. Other acts
on the bill include Harry Price. car
toonist, Lega Toruain, a clever song
stress. and the Harmony Trio, in a
clever musical offering. The feature
photoplay presents Wallace Reid in
his latest. Always Audacious." This
is one Of the best Of the Reid pic
lures and one In which he plays a
dual role.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-05
course. it is necessary that he
be At the conference.
Cordially yours.
s'STEPfYEN MARSDEN

course. it Is necessary that he
be At the conference.
Cordially yours.
''STEPHEN MARSDEN."
put the page down. looking at
my husband. with 4 sympathetic
frightened understanding Of his feel
Ing upon he receipt Of the letter.
remember so well how frankly over
toyed Dicky had bsen whom Mars
an hadi given him the Pennington
book TO illustrate. Given 1T not be-
cause Of Marsden's personal prefer
ence or Observation-Disclosures would
not have given nor Dicky received
anything on that basis-but Penning-
ton. the man Of the day in book
circles, had been hunting an illus
traitor. dissatisfied with the big men
who had been doing the work, and
Marsden had adroitIy brought some
speoimsns OF Dicky's work before
me Sreat authors eyes. without
word OF comment upon them. Pen
ntneton had declared that they were
exactly the kind Of thing he wished.
and D1cky forth with had been given
tho work Of illustrating his just
finished novel.
IT. had meant a great deal, for
a promising and more
than ordinary successful Illustrator
has not reached the top Of the lad
der. where three or four men sit
connplacentiy but insecurity, ad this
was the first time he had been
chosen to illustrate one Of the books
which had heard him describe as
'top-hoIe thingA" And now, tho
Illustrations over which he had
worked 80 hard, had been rejected.
DO YOU wonder I'm hipped?"
Dicky deraaned. ~ my gaze met his.
That Just about means I'm finished
In this gasns. But just read Mars
den's private screed. and SEQ what
dn.mnAbae luck I've had
New Britain herald., 1921-08-05

from him. Spot would follow her,
yelptng madiy. But when she stop
ped, he stopped. too. digging his own
claws into the dirt In order to leayN
4 safe distance between Miss Kitty
and his nose.
He quickly discovered that there
were ways in which he could tease
Miss Kitty Cat that annoyed her
greatly. while keeping his nose out OF
harms way. Growing always made
her tail grow big. Barking made her
New Britain herald., 1921-08-05
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. FRIDAY, AUGUST s. 1921

den have written to make my Peter
Pan look like this?
Its no use. hedge" Dtcky said
heavily. THE eeaiy use oan SEQ Tor
this view 10 FOR me to do Il ever and
over again. end 90 around With the
little pictures under nay ssn oeddAng
them. Look 1t this !"
He held out the erurapled pages OF
Nasudsn isttsr, Is NE.
DO You wondef-7"
scanned them curtousdy, seeing
what I always saw Ia MaSSden's let
ters. short typewriter ps9s. Dictated
to his stenogrAphef. for o6tco IN
speetson and record, ana then let
ter written in his own rather eccen-
trio chirosrsphy for Dickys eyes
alone, q letter Of INSIDE explanation,
cTsrt 4 Il ten into certain heodA but
sa1e, for Dicky-vho counts Nsrs-
den a. enc Of hfs besk frjsoos-al-
ways destroyed bis prtvsts ietetrS as
soon - he haA read k64ma.
/ teek up tn ofiedal 1e&tsv Arst-
MY dear Mr.. Graham:
II regret to infosrn YAu that
Mr.. Pennington h not bosasd
Will tA10 AAUU8WSSVSO ~" $o
made for his foftlyuonotag book.
LIN That Day We hove vat1ly
tried - every way 10 sttes has
de<AAon, but he absoiutSay re-
fuses 10 oonatder theirs, aASang
that they DO not correctly In
terpret the spirit OF his novel /
~ you VII no Doubt feeaegnAer,
eur a&Toemeok provided that MI
Penatn9toa's approval wsS nee-
essary FOR the acceptance Of the
illuoEsations. v5s& Jeu vouh /
como into the od5ee that ~ may
talk til matter over. Y1osse aA-
vise ma & you can en4ne IN Nom
day. Mr.. FsssninSten WI b out
OF the city wnt3l tAlo,. 444, @
New Britain herald., 1921-08-05
What Marsden's Letter Mean
10 nsnvruy


That something far out Of the Or
binary. had happened to Dicky, the
news Of which was contained in the
letter he was smoothing out, was
sure, I was certain of something else
also. that whatever revelation the let
ter contained. I did not wish to learn
it on the public highway. Therefore,
I did not stop the car. as he had sug-
gested, but sent it along at undimin-
ished speed, speaking quickly, plead
ingly. as did SO.
"Oh, Dicky,. please +! We're almost
at the farm. I'll just give these sui
phur candles to Mrs. Ticer-she's
waiting for them, you know-and then
let's go up. on our hill. We shan't
be disturbed there, and you can tell
me all about it,
"Oh. Of, course. If Mrs. Tcer's sui
phur candles are of more importance
than my affairs.!'' he began huffily,
but my car caught an information Of
New Britain herald., 1921-08-05

tablespoon salt. 1 cup sugar. 8
tablespoons tumertc
Measure corn after cutting from
cob. 1t will take about IL ears Chop
cabbage, peppers and celery. Mix all
ingredients and put in preserving
kettle. Boil twenty minutes and seal
in sterilized jars
Reheat and serve a. an extra vegs-
table some cold winter night
Copyright 1891, BY Newspaper
Enterprise.)
New Britain herald., 1921-08-05

few other animals The bucking
mule who is with Blake's circus used
to be with the Barnum & Bailey cir
Gus. and succeed in keeping off any
rider who attempted to ride him.
Alice Lake who appears in a story
from John Fleming's ''Uncharted
Seas" plays the part Of the young
wife who must choose between hate
full loyalty and unfaithful freedom.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-05

Spot didn't sag 4 word,
spit at him. But there was some
thing else that anSered her still more.
Whom Spot stood stock still one. day.
with his tail stuck straight out be-
hind him, and pointed at her with
his nose, he made her almost frantic.
What arc you pointing at with
that long nose OF yours?" Miss Kitty
Cat snarled.
Spot didn't say = word, For the
moment no didn't move any more
than tho iron dog did. that stood IN
yard on the outskirts OF the village
and never 10 much as wagged his
tail from ono years end to another.
Somehow Spots queer behavior
gave Miss Kitty Cat an odd. creepy
feeling along her back. His fur rose
On end. She glared at Spot and spat
| at him In d most unl4dylike fashion.
Spot found it very hard to stand
still and never let out . single yelp.
Once he almost whined. But he man
| aged to stihe the sound.
| III she swells up much moro she's,
likely to burst" he thought.
| "oo away!" Miss Kitty scolded.
| Don't you know better than to stare
at I lady?"
| Never an answer did old Spot make.
It was little moro than Miss
| Kitty Cat could endure. With yowl
that had in 1t something Of anger
ana something Of fear. too. she
Jumped OF the doorstep whore she
! had been sitting and whtked around
tho corner of tho house.
With Miss Kitty's first leap Spot
came suddenly to life. He barked
I joyfully and followed her.
i Miss Kitty Cat ran up tree in the
yard and stayed there until Spot went
OF chuckling.
I'm glad played that trick on
her. he said to himself. 1T seems
to bother her more than anything
else I've ever tried"
Miss Kitty when he met her, either
Thereafter Spot often pointed at
inside the house or about the yard.
Il And she never failed to fly into
passion.
such manners never saw" she
spluttered when she talked one day
with q eat from the nearest farm
house.
IRA soon cure the ola dog of that
Unpleasant trick II he tried 1t on me-"
her neiehbor remarked.
What would you do? MISS Kitty
lCat wanted to know.
I'D chase him"
He can run faster than can"
said Miss Kitty.
when he's poiuting at you. jump
It him before he can turn around.
n you drag your claws across his
nose just once he'll be careful. after
that, to look the other way when he
lsees you ,.
Your plan sounds az If it might
be worth trying" said Miss Kitty
thoughtfvlly.
| Copyright 1921 by The Metropolitan
Newspaper Service).
Tomorrow-old Dog Spot Meets
Wis Match. Why He Hid in the Barn.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-05

13Ae5N6 TIE CAT.
Whsa Miss kitty Cat came to the
farmhouse to live che soon showed
old dog Spot that she could hxht
IKE Z vixen. The hfpt time he cor
nssSA her she put eorne scratches on
his uo>e that he newer forgot. And
aftsr that hA always took treat palms
to keep cut Of reach OF 1giss xtt&y's
claws. .,.S.4.
So long as Miss Kitty Cat ran away
New Britain herald., 1921-08-05
GREAT SHOW AT THE LYCEUM.

GREAT SHOW AT THE LYCEUM.
Those who have seen tho vaude-
VILE program at the Lyceum theater
we're sreatH surprised at seeing a
show that has surpassed any show
playing New Britain before. Suarez
& Manning opened the vaudeville
show with a variety Offering of dane
ing. Nat Burns followed next on the
program and scored heavily with his
clod-hopping dance. Barr & Wolfe
The Black and Tan" vaudeville
sketch was very good. Miss Barr
did some exceptional dancing. Mast
Riddles, three little tots, went over
big with the audience with singing
and talking sketch. The Skatells
presented q skating act. Miss Skatell
did extraordinary dancing on roller
skates. Blake's'mules closed the vau-
deville program. The act consisted
OF six mules, a monkey. two dogs and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-27
North End to Have
Its Flower Display

The North End will hold It's flower
show June 20 and 30. In the Ran.
dali a Mclaughlin show rooms, resi-.
dents OF Woodland Park. Phinney
Ridge, Green Lake. Ballard. Green.
wood. Crown Hill North Park and
viewlands viii display the products
of their gardens.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-27
QUARREL LEADS
TO. FATAL STAB
Knife Enters Mans Neck
and PierceS Lung

Jack Lind. Hamilton hotel. In In
city hospital. probably fatally In
jurcd aa the result OF an alleged
cutting scrape at Sixth ave. =. snd
King st.. Sunday night. Two men.
Hugo waiiml. IS. labofer. and Frank
Lobbi. logger. who are said 10 have
stabbed Lind. are being held BY po-
lice on open charges.
According TO Waiimi's story. the
three got into dispute over a
friend. Frank Hlll. who was drunk.
Lobbi insisted that Hin be com.
PEELED To sleep off HIS drunk. Lind
did not agree with him. During the
Argument fobbi IL alleged to have
drawn a knife and stabbed Lind at
the base OF the neck. The knife
was DETECTED down and pierced a
lung.
Pnuoiman v. Phillips. who heard
the fight. rushed Lind 10 the hos
pitai where II was said Monday that
Lind's recovery Is doubtful. HIN
was also held as witness.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-27
To Battle Against
High Tariff on Oil

faClIi6 1pA2k itulpfNrf' afr b&At'
ed together to take action against
the proposed retaining Of the high
tariff on vegetable oil.
.-s>-~~-~~~-~~->~~~>~<>
years ago and many siege IL has
seen. The ionxest was during the
TAPPING rebellion. This lasted from
1888 TO isst--ii years. Marking
was tn. Tapping capital an matter
OF course. Just as Il became the re.
publican capital when DIR. sun lat
Sen took oath of office on Jan. i.
1919.
Another famous siege was the one
laid on Marking by old knoxinga.
the pirate, who wanted to kick the
Manchu dynasty over and restore
the Mlngs. He failed. owing TO a
bloody sortie by the Marking garri-
son, when thousands OF the pirates
followers we're butchered.
with each war and each siege.
however. part OF the city crumbIed.
Today fertile farms grow In syl-
van peace inside the walls OF Nan.
king. on ground once covered by the
city. Great bridges Of stone cross
streams In the middle Of lonely
fields. used only by an occasional
peasant or water-ox-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-27
WORLDS CHAMPION
SWIMMING HEN Is
CLAIMED BY OREGON

EUGENE. Ore. Juno AL. q.
Gray. 81 near this city. disputes
he claim of the Chicago resident
who claims TO have the only hen
in the world that will swim.
Gray has an old speekled biddy
that recently Matched oUt six duck
eggs. and she will essay Into the
water with her young brood every
time they express a desire TO
swim
She seldom goes more than ak
or eight feet from shore. says
Gray. aud he admits she IL rather
awkward. but abe will swim.
She doesn't lik. tho water. he
SAYS. but abe IL afraid To trus,
her little duckiings out there ali
by themselves.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-27
BY WIN. PHILIP sIMMs

ON BOARD THE "wooSuSG.-
YANGTZEKIASG. China. June 81.
Its very dusty on the river to
night
| used TO hear Eddie Foy nay this
as no foyed across the stage 10 the
great delight OF his audience. I III.
tie thought however. that I should
ever find Il so.
Between Sanking and Chlnkiang.
about $50 miles up the Yangtze. a
thick haze enveioped the woosung.
and momen;arily became thicker al
the breeze freshened Tho there was
brilliant sun the fog" put II out
and the ship seemed 10 be floating
in N xelIow cloud
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-27

star, "rarran tn. Terrible" saturday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-27
BUY NO DYE BUT
"DlAMOND DYES"

Unless you ask for Diamond
Dyes" you may get a poor dye that
streaks. spots. fades and ruins your
goods. Every package OF Diamond
Dyes contains simple directions for
home dyeing or tinting any new.
rich. fsdeless color into garments or
draperies of any material. No mis-
takes, No failures!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-27
States Apple Crop
This Year Huge One

Washington apple growers WIN
produce one fifth OF all the apples OF.
fcrcd for commercial poses in the
United States this year. according
TO the federal agricultural bureau es-
innate. At this rate Washington wsli
regain It's position as the largest
apple producing state In the Union.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-27
Swedish Covenant
Chooses Officers

Rev. A. q. HJerpe. OF Chicago.
was reelected president OF the
Swedish Covenant Of America at
Sundays session OF the conference
In this city. Rev. r. A. Skigsberg.
Of Minneapolis. was made vice pres
ideat. Other officers are: Rev. c.
v. Bowman. Chicago. secretary; Rev.
Z. A. wsiiin. Chicago. vice secre-
tary. Robert Anderson. Aron Carl.
son and Frani Lindholm. trustees.
4. N. johnson and G. X. Halverscn.
auditors Services and lectures were
to b held Monday.
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Rtart .-rarran The TerrIhlss- enturdar
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-27

start "rarsan the Terrible" Saturday
Ono Of the ambitions Of the aver.
age man is to do those he has been
done by.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-27

starr .-Tar.an IN. Terrible" saturday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-27
RIVER - YELLOW
HAZE. LIKEWISE.

was yellow. The only bit OF color
was n CLINT In the water caused by
the sun--iiseH invisible-bcating
thru the gloom. The CLINT vas
blush white. like moonlight
quite a fog" remarked TO Chief
Engineer McGregor.
tits not fog." he said. Its
du.t--dust from Cobb Desert In
Mongolia. a thousand miles to the
north"
so Il was. The cooiie dcckboys
went about closing doors and win
dows. bu, In spite Of that an hour
later found everything covered with
a microscopic dust OF dull ochre.
II was just another phase Of the
Yangtxe. The phenomenon lasted "a
hours.
Nanking. where the woosung
Just halted. IL the capital OF kiaugsu
province. The population IL a little
more than 400. 900. II used to be
more populous than Paris. Its walls.
20 to 30 feet thisk. are % miles
long. but the city IL now lost inside
it's own enclosure and huddl.d down
ia one corner by the Yangtze.
The city is over 1000 years old
and its chief pastime seems TO be
being the capital OF China. When
In doubt, the Chinese always make
Marking H.
The name means southern capt.
tall" when the first OF the Mlngs
moved TO Picking. Nanking had al.
ready been seven times capital OF
the empire. changing its name a
time or two meanwhile.
|. Its wall was built about l 800
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-27
DUST BLOWS On
YANCTSE RIVER
But II Is Dust From the
Desert, Simms Writes

william Philip simma, fsmoss
war correspondent and wvteev en- In
tersaiiersi affair.". is stsd,tns con
disicsss In China foe The star. lie
tells here Of his eis~~r, stisns On .
trip ~ tho 1000 miie NsnGtse river.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-27
Golden Wedding Is
Held by Pioneers

Two sons. two daughters and sey-
en- grandchildren assisted Mr.. and
Mrs. A. r. Ackiey. pioneers OF Wash.
ington since 1875. In celebrating the
5oth anniversary Of their wedding
last week at their home on Ravine
ranch. San Juan island.
Ackiey was given a gold watch
chain and Mrs. Ackley a gold cameo
brooch and a black silk dress Ack
Icy served In naval operations In the
civil war and witnessed several ma
jor engagements. He Is rs years old
and his wife ss
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-27

Extra quality Willow
Baskets with double woven
bottoms and strong ham
dies. Several sizes to choose
from. Special for Tues
day, $1.9S.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-27
Raiding Cops Take
Assorted Hootches

Whisky. gin and home brew were
taken In dry squad raids over the
week end. Il. H. Hail. fisherman.
was arrested at sl& w. Ewing st
and 20 bottles OF beer seized. Mrs
Kate Lawson was arrested at SIS
Seneca st. by the dry squad and
four bottles OF gin and bottle OF
whisky taken. Both are held on
liquor charges.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-27

How suxious people are 10 help
you when you are in a position TO
help yourself.