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Arizona republican., 1921-11-20

peration she would fly to the back Of the house, but presently would come the giants shadow peeking her out.
 It's hateful thing" she said to Arch in desperation. Tt just spells the whole place for me"
 Well, he laughed, what are you going to do about it? You can't carry it away with spoon"
 "Of course not, though I'd be tempt ed to try if l thought it would do any good.''
 mentioned again. Then her father said as they all sat together around the front door one evening: T wish l knew what that hill was good for. Every other bit of land I've got can be turned to account, but that doesn't seem to be good for anything. It won't pasture the COW, the little tim Der upon it is worthless, and they say it doesn't even yield blackberries. As lar as can see it's only some thing to pay taxes on"
 He sighed heavily and Molly thought: Father begins to see the hill just as do. It's not only ugly, but useless. If there was some way of making it worth something May be then I'd be reconciled to it's ugli- ness"
 Tie next evening when the outdoor workers came to supper they found it late, though Molly was bustling. I've been looking up my neighbors," she explained.
 'Yes, I saw you gadding through | the back lots after dinner" said Nor man. 'Where did you go?"
 ITO every house as far as the mouth of the brook. There was only three." Molly laughed merrily. ''The | Pratts live in one, and they are very friendly people. and the Dixons live in the next. They are nice. too. Ir l the third house lives Mrs. Todd "She paused. She's very lonely and think shall give her all the time can spare. She loves flowers and she gave me some little plants to sci out. Win. you help me with then after supper. Arch?''
 '-of course. Are they going to bt good to eat?"
 t'No. Just posies.''
 | What with work and play, tht
 summer went all too rapidly and ths snow fairly surprised the occupant.
 of the old gray house. Molly and th'
 boys were going to school now, riding l to town and back again behind olC
 Ben. It was the season of releas'
 from the heavier farm work and ia
 ther now had time to take a hand a
 the housework. Often when tn
 young folks reached home cold ant hungry they found cheery nnea 1 awaiting them.
 At last the SHOWS melted and tn
 old hill grew green. In Molly's littl
 garden plot the plants that Mrs. Tod had given her sprang into exouisit
 pink and lilac bloom. Flashes 0 color even appeared beyond the roa at the foot of the hill. Molly had no an idea where they could have com from until she asked her old friend. Your plants lowered some las : summer. didn't they?" asked Mr. Todd. "Well, don't you see the win
 has carried the seed. Phlox will gro' anywhere" They would even gro' [ on that ugly hill you and both dis 5 like so much"
 3 For the rest of the spring all Mol l ly's spare time was spent on secre ] mission which she would reveal t l none of her household, though sh 9 was constantly being leased to do s' - You seem to have outgrown you
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20
WHEN OLD LIBBY SMILED THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, SUNDAY STORY
 COMPLETE NOVELETTE,


live with the old hill I'd stop its drowning and make it smile for a while anyway. You remember those plants Mrs. Todd gave me? Well. last spring I grew hundreds of new plants from the seed and placed them all up and down Old Scrubby, among the rocks an brambles. They didn't seem to do well last summer and We'll, the truth is, I've been so both cred with other things that I've never thought of them this spring. Any way, never expected anything like this.''
 "You've performed a wonder" Arch said, heartily. "Old Scrubby is beauty. It deserves another name now. How would Mount Rainbow do?"
 MT. Lea and Norman were equally surprised when they saw the changed appearance of the hill. In few days travel became so pronounced on the Bounding Brook road that the road | commissioner had his attention called | to the fact and decide to put the badly mended road in careful repairs. While this was going on and before l the flowers had begun to fade, man I came riding down the road in a big dusty car. His attention was attract ed by the flowers and he stopped to admire. Leaving the car beside the | road he climbed the hill. Molly, from l her door, watched him curiously. Presently he came down to the house
 and spoke to her.
 T suppose that hill belongs to
 your" he questioned pleasantly.
 'sThis side belongs to us-yes. sir The other side belongs to Mrs. Todd.
 The man, who looked as though he | might have daughters of his own II smiled. And who.'' he asked. plant
 ed all those flowers? Did you2'
 Molly flushed. And then somehow
 she found herself telling him about
 her efforts to make Old Scrubby ] smile. 'Tm going to plant othel : things upon it," she ended. "so it car
 keep on smiling all summer long" A good idea" said the man '.But what if I should tell you that all tho time Old Scrubby has been frowninl
 he has been hiding valuable secret. Do you know what that is?" And hs showed her a little piece of stone b, had in his hand.
 "Granite." exclaimed Molly. | Exactly. Old Scrubby has hear
 of gold, or what ought to prove to b'
 worth as much for you, my dear littl' | 5 and, while I understood that a ricl ) vein of granite ran through her l somewhere, I should never have sus
 pecad y,'r hill had not stopped t r examine the flowers
 e This was great news, of course { which was later confirmed to fathe
 and the boys. though it seemed al t most too wonderful to be true. tha
 masquerading under Molly's flower
 should be the wherewithal for educa :. tions and many 6ther pleasant thing S in their lives.
 Mir Lea soon sold his side of tn e hill for a good price and they move e to a nice place in the suburbs of tn d town, where school was handy an 2 where MT. Lea could experiment wit a gardening to his hearts content. A e the last moment Norman slipped int
 his class and the night he gave th t valedictory Molly sat in the fror
 row and applauded and cried an a smiled with a heart full to burstin O with happiness.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20
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dislike of Old Scrubby." Arch called the hill old Scrubby. "Any time of day I look I may see you chasing about there among the rocks. What ever you are doing, Molly, I trust will be of use to father. He acts awfully worried lately. The fact is this place is going back on him. l hate to say he made a mistake in buying it, but health seems to be about the only product it yields. We are all healthy as bears, don't know but a little too healthy, when you take our ap- petftes into account" He looked gloomily out over the following po- tato tops. More blight working" he muttered.
 Molly looked, too, and her face gathered it's worried pucker. If onry she could do something.
 There are worse things than you. Old Scrubby," she said to the hill
 The following winter was the hard est Molly had ever known. Father had to borrow money in order to keep them all at school. Norman was to graduate in June. They were so proud of hin-valedictorian of his class. But, of course, it would all take a great deal of money.
 Maybe this year we'll have some crops worth talking about" Arch said. squaring his shoulders. Tn going to do my best any way"
 '.So am l. Only it's such a poor 1 best" Molly replied. She was almost ! too troubled now to think about such | small annoyances as ugly, view
 Shortening hills. Indeed, she went l about all day, scarcely lifting hel eyes to it. Father was working hard l so that Norman could keep up with | his classes, and he seemed more wor- ried than ever.
 l "Tt's that old borrowed money,
 Norman explained, when Molly asked him. Tt comes due pretty soon now ! and father can't pay it, and you knov what that means to his oldfashione' sense of honor. I'll tell you what Tn going to do, Molly. I'm going to drol out of the class. I've got everythinl
 but the last honor. anyway I'm go ing to read meters for the electri light company at $50 a month. Don you think that will help some?" H l tried to smile valiantly.
 Yes. it will help, but, oh, Nor
 mani" Molly turned away to hid her fearful eyes. She knew Norma
 was doing the right thing. and ye
 1t was so hard for him and her. Sud
 denly she realized how much tha
 valedictory meant to them all.
 So NOrmdn went 10 WOIk III toWi
 riding back and forth on his bicycl'
 He saved every penny, and Molly wa
 the only one besides himself wh
 knew what the money was intende |, for.
 One morning about month late
 she was awakened by Arch's voic calling to her excitedly from the foe , of the stairs. Molly! Come down quick, l war | to show you something"
 , Molly hurried downstairs.
 Arch stood in the open front doc [ Look" he said. Your old hill hs
 blossomed over night"
 II Molly looked and for a moment st ' could scarcely comprehend. IT 7 morning light struck full upon O Scrubby, but instead of revealir
 only brakes and rocks it showed rainbow luxuriance of flowers, whi t and rose and pale lilac.
 , 50 that was what you were abol } all last spring, eh2'' Arch asked. . "Yes," Molly admitted. '"The id' r came to me that as long as had
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20
sY M. JESSIE LEITcH

CT think this room will do very nicely. said the nurse, pausing on the threshold of pretty modern day bedroom and surveying 1t thought fully.
 But don't want to put my daugh- ter in this room" said the mother, who, in fashionable attire, stood with the nurse at the door.
 .'The east room has been newly decorated and is very new and pretty. Marjory would like 1t best, I think. Oh, dear, how careless they are in these finishing, schools! To think of having fever just now, too, when I was planning her coming out clothes and a big ball for the New Year. It is quite too bad." And the pet ulant little mothers swept across the hall with a trailing fragrance and swishing of silken garments.
 There is no fireplace in the east room" the nurse said. And that is to have my patient in this bedroom"
 FirepIac and Fresh Air
 "But what has a fireplace to do with convelensence from fever?" said the pretty mother in wonderment.
 Tt has a good deal to do with the ventilation of room, and the result of air contamination upon health Is fairly well known" the woman in the blue and white apron replied.
 Air contamination? The air in this room seems perfectly good to me-"
 And poised on the white enamelled 1 threshold like a brilliant butterfly. the woman sniffed the air almost angrily.
 'rhere is only one window in this room and no fireplace. The room is pretty though rather small, and the | bath room is three doors away; while the other bedroom opens into
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20
Parable of A Big Black Dog

ton in that place. And each evening I drove with some one else. for I had divers friends in that place.
 And one night as we drove we went by the farm of Schneider, and his Dog rushed forth at us. And the horse was frightened.
 And I spake in my wrath unto the dansel that sat beside me, saying, Hath this Infamous Dog been per- mitted to live yet these added three years
 And she said, Yea, and he groweth worse as he groweth older.
 And the next evening started forth as soon as the sun went down, and drove past the farm of Schneider. And there lay something beside me on the seat of the Buggy. And as yet l was alone.
 And I came to the farm of Schnei- der in the twilight, but it was light enough for my purposes
 And the Dog rushed out at the head of mine horse, and leaped up as if he would bite mine horses head And when the horse went faster, then did the Dog run beside tie Bug gy, and he leaped up as it were be- tween the wheels. And his. great red l Mouth was open.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20

And I held the reins in my left hand. And pointed my right hand and that which I he1d therein straight down the open throat of the Dog.
 And I shot once, for once was Plenty.
 And mine horse was frightened and Going Some, and I permitted him to go.
 Now on the next day, and certain days thereafter, Schneider was going to and fro and inquiring everywhere who had killed his Dog. But he never suspected me. for my date that night lay in another direction, and kept my date. And within a day or two was gone. But I heard much rejoicing over the death of Schnei- der's Dog, and much wonder as to who had done it.
 And even to this day it is not known who killed Schneider's Dog.
 Now have thought often of that incident in my youth. For I have seen abuses and nuisances that peo- pie tolerate day after day until the days grow into years. when they ought to rise up and put an end to them.
 Federation itself sometime becom- eth IntolerabIe
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20

'No. am not Archie. I am Archie's father"
 A second passed and he laughed aloud, and then said: "All right, will tell him; I won't forget"
 Hanging up the receiver, he turned to me half sheepishly, but very much amused.
 That's a good joke on any Pres ident," he said. You may have real ized that there was little boy on the other end of that wire, and he started the conversation by saying: Is that you, Archie?' and I replied: No. it is Archies father Where upon he answered with evident dis gust: Well, you'll do. Be sure and tell Archie to come to supper Now don't forget"
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20
Just BetWeen Our SeLveS s
BY DELLA E. STEWART

How the country is flooded with mutations. You find them in any store. Imitation leather, imitation gold, imitation jewels, wool cloth which never saw a sheep, 'artifieiaF silk. spurious dyes and chemicals .'.iust as good'' articles, which in spite of the salesmen's praise disappoint and defraud the purchaser.
 Of course we have a way of pro- tecting ourselves. We can learn to discern, if we want the real. We can deal only with those stores that have an established reputation for per fectIy honest dealing. But the trouble is we don't always want the better, because we aren't genuine ourselvesi
 It wouldn't be so bad if the imita- tions of life were confined to things. Things do not really amount to so much after all, though many times we elevate them above people. It's the
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20
HOFIE NURSING and
 HEALTH HINTS
Pure Air to Breathe

a bath room. That in itself is con sideration, since it means that the patient need never be altogether alone while I am preparing bath wa ter. I shall always be within hear ing.
 How to Improve Ventilation
 ',Then the matter OF ventilation IS solved because the room has two windows. They are opposite each other. thus making possible a current of moving air, which is very desir- able in any sick room. Then the fire place itself acts as a ventilator. The nurse spoke quietly.
 Back in the rejected room the fash ionable mother gazed at the fireplace respectfully.
 q hadn't realized that fireplaces were so important. They have all ways appealed to meas being chief ly ornamental and trifle seniment- al," she said.
 "F'ireplaces," said the nurse, "are useful as ventilators because the heat of the fire causes the air around 1t to become lighter. So it rises through and out of the chim- ney. This leaves a vacuum which ! the colder, and therefore the heavier and denser air rushes to fill. large lamp placed in an empty fire | place does the same thing, with much less dirt and work, so some times a large lamp is used in a sick room fireplace instead of coal or wood fire''
 Fireplace Merely Ornamental
 "Then. we shall order a large lamI | at once so that Margery will not b. | annoyed with the rattling of coa shovels. not to mention pokers ana shakers and ashes and the cracking of paper and kindling in the morn ing" said the mother. This is on' of those ornamental firepIaces. Thert
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20

there is no line of division. About all that it is possible to say is that some foods are better than others. remembering that it is usually more important to be satisfied, even if the foods are not ideal" than to be un- satisfied with what in the abstract seems "ideaI'' foods.
 Among the best foods for most people are fruits, potatoes, nuts (if well chewed). milk-both sweet and sour-and vegetables Among the worst foods are putrefactive cheeses. sweetbreads. liver, kidneys, high" game or poultry.
 A close study, of course, will show some faults as well as some virtues in almost any food and vice versa The best way for the ordinary man and woman to do in choosing foods Is to eat as much as possible Of the better and as little as possible Of the worse without attempting 10 draw a hard and fast line
 Salt, pepper, spices, in fact all hot condiments should be used in sparing quantities, as they serve to dull the sense of taste and the instinct for selecting good foods.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20
Wise

magician Tn a London music hall gums up one of his tricks and comments, I'm a little late, like America in the war;
 Sinclair Lewis, author of Main Street" is in the audience. He jumps up and speaks heatedly for 10 min utes. Then the audience applauded, possibly because he was through.
 Petty thrusts coming from other countries, should not annoy us. Their nerves are still on edge. Consider the war from the American view point, not bethering about what oth- CTS think Our entrance was wise. If the German flag were flying in Canada and Bill had the British fleet, life in America would be like sitting on tacks.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20

To be or not to be is also the dis armament question.
 Colds come and cold go; where from or to where we do not know. Girls won't be girls.
 The bootlegger password must be Hip, Hip, Hooray!"
 Will Hays says we are having too many mail robberies. Just how many is enough, Will?
 Let's have an Armistice day.
 Some crabs live in salt water: oth- CTS live in hot water.
 The Parisian women's leg nnuffs must come awfully high.
 The scientist who says we will all be dead in 2o.000 years is suspected of exagerating.
 All hair tonic raises is hopes.
 Our last criticism of those one piece bathing suits is they don't make good winter underwear.
 Some men in the public eye hurt An auto is necessity when the neighbors have one.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20
Seldom Hungry? Variefy Ot Diet
 May Change Thar!

A great cause of i'll health is found in the overuse of sugar, especially in concentrated form. such as candy. People of sedentary habits-that is, those who live a life of practical in activity, should be especially cautious about consuming too much of sweet foods Sugar has a high food value and is readily utilized for combustion in the body. If eaten between meals it is likely to increase the calories or heat units above the amount neces- sary and lead to overnourishment-
 Tn foods the axiom What is one mans meat is another's poison" is often peculiarly applicable. As for instance. some people find that ba- nanas do not agree with them. The reason usually is that they do not eat ripe bananas. The ignorant pub lie. as a rule. buys bananas that are an even yellow The best bananas are mottled with black.
 Investigators have called attention to the importance of variety Of diet since a monotonous diet ceases to awaken the appetite and leads to lowered nutrition.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20
Learn From Actor That " /D mn Success or Failure May
 Only be Self-Hypnotism

MOFFATT JOHNSTON. actor, was wounded in the war. Off the stage. he limps when he walks. While act ing. the limp vanishes.
 This is his explanation: "When I become character on the stage, l forget myself. For the moment I am . shadow, and shadows cannot have shrapnel wounds, so I don't. It's the power Of mind over natter
 Many of our illnesses and troubles would vanish if we stopped thinking about them. Difficulties are mag nified by self pity. You can hypno- tize yourself into believing or attain- ing almost anything. Consider the homely woman who constantly imag- ines that men are trying to flirt with her
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20
Signs,

Japanese bankers lately have been second only to our treasury depart ment in the buying of Liberty bonds.
 That wouldn't happen if they ex- pected to have any trouble with us in the next few years.
 Prediction: That Washington con- ference will wind up as an tnterna- uonal business conference. Limi- tation of armaments is selected as the logical road to better business.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20
Greatness

Sergeant Samuel Woodfili, called by Pershing 'the greatest hero of the war" always helps with the dishes when he's home according to his wife.
 And when was Ill recently" she says, The helped his mother in- law with all the housework."
 Summoned to Washington to be honored, Woodfill told his wife he was tired of being circus pony on exhibition
 The truly great always are mod est and simple. Loud noises gen orally are false alarms.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20
Brains

Douglas Fairbanks, famous for his hazardous physical stunts, says he finds himself going to seed unless he periodically takes mental exercise in an encyclopedia
 Any gorilla could eclipse Fairbanks pr Dempsey or Sandow at physical stunts. A crippled man with an agile Intellect can trap, imprison and make slave of a gorilla.
 But more cheers go to the phys
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20
Change

vilhjalmur Steffansson, noted Arc tic explorer, ready for another polar trip, says one of the best men in his last expedition was a South Seas islander. Used to tropical climate. the islander quickly became accli- mated to 60 degrees below zero.
 Man is hard to destroy. Nature, de- siring to perpetuate him. gives him marvellous powers of resistance. He adapts himself quickly to physical conditions. The intellect Is less plas- tic That is why adversity makes men go to pieces.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20
Small

Take all the money earned by all Americans-the national income. Out of every s1 of it, the farmer in 1910 got B cents. He got the same in 1914. So it's the normal percent age.
 ing us our food, most important of all necessities. However, he. also gets a living for himself and family. something he does not appreciate unless he has lived in a city and had to pay for everything.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20

A moment later the zealous Negro patrolman was marching the little brown man with the little brown Jug down the avenue. They reached tnFa shadow of police headquarters witff- out a word passing between them. Then the little brown man; broke the silence.
 "Where's this you takin' nae, big boy?" he asked. "Ain't jail, is it?'
 "'Tain't church. the patrolman snapped.
 Uncle George had been abroad for three months. and the amount of ad- venture he had crowded into the time
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20

ously at everything that passeu Uy.
 And he frightened horses, so that they sometimes became unmanaSe- able And he frightened women so Ibat tT,e wives of farmers drove to town bv other roads. And he fright ened children who went by to school.
 Now. I dwelt not in that place, but soiourned there for three years. And [ heard many folk complain and say that the thing had become Unendur- able.
 And I went away unto College, and vas gone Three Years And re- turned and spent a week of my Naca-
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20
utiIe

The World Peace foundation fig ures out that Uncle Sam since the end of the Revolutionary war, has spent $52N07, ,4S9.927 on war That is about $500 for every one now living in the United States.
 Wars that consumed this hugesum settled nothing that could not have been settled peacefully.
 What have we to show for the wars? Principally graveyards, How ever. we must keep our powder dry until other big countries see the light.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-20

imitation people that are the bane of life; the pretenders, the deceitful, the ones that would pass for gold, when qualities are pinchback. They are the ones that work the confusion and the misery.
 It's a great thing to be content with just the amount of love or friendship or honor that comes gen. timely to one. But it's so very natural to want just little more than is our rightfully We hate to analyze ourselves closely for fear the lacks will be revealed Personal am bition gets in the way so very often.
 But the quality of genuineness is an endearing one. Being perfectly true to ones convictions may be hard at times, posing for popularity may be much more alluring, But the one carries self satisfaction in it's wake, the other merely shines with a will o'-the- -wisp flicker.