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Arizona republican., 1921-12-30
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 IN HER CLIMATE

eight pound son born Monday night at Dr. Leister's hospital.
 Those from out of town who are spending the holidays with home folk are Misses Ruth Burns of Flagstaff normal, Ruth Draper of Tempe nor nal, Pearl Johnson of Prescott High school Mary Reedy and Adelaide O'Brien of St. Joseph's academy of Prescott and Tony Boetto of Tempe normal.
 Mrs. Woodmansee of Chandler, mother of A. D. Woodmansee, is spending the holidays with her son and family.
 Bill Brown. we'll known sheepman, and sister, Mrs. Pitts, were in town Tuesday from their ranch near Flores.
 ". s. Massey of the dry goods de- partment of the Baytou Commercial store will leave the store the first of the year, but expects to remain in town for several weeks before leav ing for some eastern state. Charles E. Nathhorst arrived Fri day morning from California, where 1 he has been spending several months. Mrc Nathhorst is well known min | ing man of Arizona, and expresses l himself as believing that the mining | world will take on new life after the | first of the year. He will put on several more men on his camp east | of town near the old Monarch mine. H. F. Thofern returned Monday morning from Los Angeles, where he went to take his wife to a hospital. Mrs. NJ. M. Fisher and son Bill passed through Wickenburg Satur- day morning en route to Congress l Junction where they will spend the
 holidays with their daughter Rnd sister, Mrs Fred Miller.
 Miss Myrtle Stephens left Saturday l morning for Prescott where she will spend her vacation with her parents Harold Davis left Friday night for Los Angeles. where he will spend the holidays with his uncles. Charley and 1 Gran Davis and families
 | Walter Davis spent a few days ir , Phoenix the first of the week.
 Miss Martha McGinnis and two
 sisters Ruth and Eva of Phoenix
 spent Christmas with their grand
 parents MT. and Mrs. John Riggs.
 Miss Clarke of Phoenix spent
 Christmas with MT. and Mrs. Nea
 Thomas.
 Myrtle Woodmansee of Phoeni2
 spent Christmas with relatives here. The Christmas carols sang early
 Christmas morning by Mrs. F. l.
 Leister and her choir was greatly ap- preciated by those who heard them Professor and Mrs. W. R. Ferguson
 of the local schools are spending | their vacation in Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-30
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ting parties at my house that I told him the truth myself. He said I was just as good as the men, and quite as good as he was himself, and to stop worrying about the gossips.
 But from that moment he changed I've been going with him six months and he hasn't proposed. Times and times he has said that he is mad about me but not once has he hinted that he wants to marry me. And my heart is breaking.
 He is jealous of all other men and has asked me not to go with any of them. He brings me the loveliest gifts, he doesn't go with any other girl.
 But not by any process of reason ing can I conclude that he considers himself engaged to me.
 'I have found out where speed is headed for. To my sorrow I know where betting parties lead"
 To any speed, a warning of this kind may carry far, and again, 1t may not.
 Some girls will say that they can't be popular if they avoid betting par ties. Any psychology will tell them that they cannot avoid the instinct which leads to the retting party. We cannot control our instincts but we can control the stimulation of them
 A girl can say, T will let this boy kiss me- or she can say, T will not.
 She is not helpless.
 She must choose. She can choose Choice is character
Arizona republican., 1921-12-30
A HUSBAND TO MARCIA
By CAROLYN BEECHER

him, sir. I guess he was right" the kindly woman answered, wiping her eyes,
 Not until he was on the train with the child did John feel any Qualms over what he had done.
 Perhaps I should have consulted Marcia he thought suddenly. She isn't very fond of children" Then he looked at the bright faced little chap by his side, and as he drew him close ly to him, he added: "She couldn't help loving him and it will be good for her.
 He let himself in, holding the boy by the hand. You're awfully late, John n who is-
 "Yes, the train was bit late. This Is Kenneth, Marcia Kenneth Baker, the child correct ed in his high boyinsh voice. "Yes, Kenneth Baker. We are hungry. aren't we, Kenneth" John frowned at Marcia indicating that she should say nothing more before the boy.
 "Yes-, his lip quivered, 'yes thank you. But want my mother ' ! Come, Kenneth, sit up and have a nice dinner with Uucle John" and from the almost forgotten stores of his childhood's memory, John Aldrich dragged stories that kept the boy in- terested until dinner was over. Then l he punt him to bed Marcia declared | it a ridiculous thing to do. After the boy was soundly asleep tears on his cheeks because his moth
Arizona republican., 1921-12-30
Little Stories For Bedtime
 THORNTON W. BURGESS
PETER RABBIT TRIES TO HELP
BY THORNTON w. E

Peter Rabbit Is one of the kindest- hearted little people of the Green Forest or the Green Meadows. He is happy go-lucky and his dreadful cu- riosity is forHVer getting him into all kinds of trouble. Perhaps 1t is because he has been in so many scra pes himself that he always feels sorry for others who get into trouble. Anyway. no sooner does Peter hear of some one in. trouble than he begins to wonder how he can help them. So just as soon as he found out for himself that Sammy Jay had told the truth about Chatterer the Red Squirrel and that Chatterer really was in a prison at Farmer Browns house he began to think and think of some way to help Chatterer.
 Now, of course Peter didn't know what kind of a prison Chatterer was in. He remembered right away how Prickly Porky the Porcupine had gnawed a great hole in the box in which Johnny Chuck's lost baby was kept by Farmer Browns boy Why shouldn't Tricky Porky do as much for Chatterer? He would go see him at once. The trouble with Peter is that he doesn't think of all sides of a question. He is inn pul-sive. That is, he goes right ahead and does the | thing that comes into his head first. | and sometimes this isn't the wisest or | best thing to co So now he seam | pered down into the Green Forest as | fast as his long legs would carry him | to hunt for PrickY Porky. It was 1 no trouble at all to find him, for he | had only to follow the line of trees \ that had been stripped of their bark.
 Good afternoon, PricAly Porky. Have you heard the news about Chat terer?" said Pet7-, talking very fast, for he was quite out of breath.
 Yes replied Prickly Porky Serves him right. I hope it will teach him a lesson"
 Peters heart sank. Don't you think it is dreadful?" he asked. Just i think. he will never. never be able to run and play in the Green Forest l again unless we can get him out"
 "So much the better" grunted l Prickly Pork. sSo much the better He alwavs was nuisance. Never did see such a fellow for making trouble for other people. No. sir. ! never did. The rest of us can have some peace now. Serves him right. | Prickly Porky went on chewing bark as if Chatterer's trouble was no con eern of his.
 Peter's heart sank lower still He scratched one long ear slowly with long hind foot. which is a way
Arizona republican., 1921-12-30
SISTER MARYS
 KITCHEN
TWELFTH NIGHT

January 6, Twelfth Night. Is an ideal time to have a party. This is the last day Christmas greens should decorate the house and is really the end of the Christmas festivities. There was an old Roman custom of putting a bean in the cake to choose the king of the evening. The person who had the piece of cake with the bean was then ruler of the party and his will had to be obeyed.
 This recipe for Twelfth Night cake is an old English one. Twelfth Night Cake Two cups flour, & cup cleaned entrants, s4 cup seedless raisins, 5. cup butter, A cup shredded citron and candied peel, l cup brown sugar, 3 eggs, tablespoons milk, A tea spoon allspice, F teaspoon cinnamon. Cream butter, Add eggs, one by one, beating each egg into mixture thoroughly. Add sugar and milk and beat well. Add entrants and raisins, shredded peel and spices, but do not stir mixture.
 | thoroughly. Turn into a paper-lined pan and bake two hours in a slow oven. If the bean is added put in with the entrants. | This cake and fruit lemonade would be quite enough to serve in formally.
 | Oriental Punch l Two lemons, oranges, drops oil of peppermint, 3 quarts water, sugai to taste, green coloring. | Mix water, lemon juice and orange juice and add sugar to taste. Strair and add enough coloring to make l pale green. Add peppermint and serve in glasses of cracked ice. Int peppermint gives the dring a pecu- liar flavor that is very delightful.
 Christmas Punch
 One and one-half pounds sugar, pint currant jelly, 1 bottle minera l water.
 Boil sugar and water for five min utes. Skim. Add juice of lemons and oranges and strain. Stir in jell! and put aside to cool. When read, to serve. add mineral water anC cracked ice.
 Fruit Lemonade Three lemons, 1 pint grape juice 1 orange, cup sugar. cups water. Put sugar in jar or pitcher Squeeze juice from lemons and or ange and pour over sugar. Put thu | orange and lemon peels In the -Wate and heat slowly.
 1 When scaldnig hot pour through strainer into the fruit juice ant sugar. Chill before serving.
 Punch ,, One can grated pineapple. or anges, cup cold tea, quart grap juice, l lemon, cups sugar. guar mineral water or plain ice water.
 Mix pineapple, orange juice, tea grape juice, lemon juice and sugar Put a block of ice in punch bowl a:;' pour mixture slowly in. Add quar of water and serve.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-30

CT wasn't there to hear him say his
 prayers, Marcia asked:
 What does this mean, John? How
 long is that child to stay?'
 Always, I hope, Marcia" Are you crazy. John Aldrich?" ''The child hasn't a relative on earth. You see what a we'll behaved little fellow he is. I hoped you would
 be willing to keep hinl-I thought of
 adopting him."
 Now I know you are crazy! Adopt
 boy like thati Who's to take care of him, have the responsibility, I'd Hike to know, to say nothing of the expense such boy will be to us? No, indeed, There are homes for such children Put him in one" You are sure you won't keep him, Marcia? Of course I will not compel you to-it wouldn't be wise for you or the boy. if I did. But I haven't t asked very much of you, Marcia. have set my heart upon giving this boy a home. keeping him. Please take time to think it over.'' T 1on't want any time! He cannot stay herei I won't have him a day. Take him away with you in the | morning. I never heard of such a thing, What possessed you to bring that strange child here. expecting me 1 to keep him? Really, John, I think you should be in some institution yourself to do a thing like that.' Don't say any more. Marcia, I'll take him away in the morning" T should say you would." | Later, when Marcia had gone to her
 room. John went quietly into the guest room and sat beside the bed
 where his little guest lay sleeping
 his bright red head showing plainly
 in the moonlighted room. When he
 left, John bent over and softly kissed
 the sweet face, then tip toed from the
 room.
 | Tn the morning he packed the little
Arizona republican., 1921-12-30

Have you heard the news aDout Shat- terer?"
 he has when he is thinking very hard. He was so busy thinking that he didn't see the twinkle in the dull little eyes of Prickly Porky, who really was not so hard-hearted as his words sounded. After a long time. during which Peter thought and thought and Prickly Porky ate and ate. the latter spoke again.
 What have you got on your mind, Peter?" he asked.
 IT was just thinking how per- fectly splendid it would be if you would go up there and gnaw a way out of his prison for Chattere-." re- piled Peter timidly.
 "Huhl" grunted Prickly Porky. Huh" Some folks think my wits are pretty slow. but even I knew bet ter than that. Put on your thinking cap again. Peter Rabbit"
 Why can't you? You are not afraid of Bowser the Hound or Far mer Browns boy, and everybody else is excepting Jimmy Skunk" pes sisted Peter.
 For the very good reason that if oculd griaw into his prison Chatter ton could gnaw out. If he can't grraw his way out with those sharp teeth of his I certainly can't gnaw in. Where's your common sense. Peter Rabbit2''
 That's so. hadn't thought of that" replied Peter slowly and sor- rowfully. "I must try to think of some other way to help Chatterer."
 I'd be willing 10 try if it was of any use. but it isn't" said Prickly
Arizona republican., 1921-12-30
ALL ROADS LEAD TO

especially the stockmen as the range has been unusually dry for this time of the year and has caused the sheep men great deal of worry for the welfare of their herds.
 Mir. and Mrs w. S. KelHs and sons of Superior came up Sunday morn ing to spend the day with their par ents, Mir and Mrs A. J. Kellis.
 MT. and Mrs. Waples of Congress Junction are the proud parents of an
Arizona republican., 1921-12-30

Porky, who didn't want Peter tC think that he really was as hard hearted as he had seemed at first.
 So Peter bade Priclxly Porky good by and started for the dear old BriaI Patch to try to think of some other way to help Chatterer. On the way he walked up Unc' Billy Possum and Bobby Coon. but they couldn't give him any help. There really doesn't seem to be any way I can help" sighed Peter. And there really wasn't.
 NEXT STORY: CHATTERER GETS ANOTHER SURPRISE.
 Knives were used before either forks or spoons.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-30

Shooting hydrogen-filled toy bal looms with a shotgun from an air plane is the latest sport in London At airplane race meetings successive "coveys" of balloons are released and airplsnes go up in pursuit. The ob- ject of the gunners is to determine who can shoot down the lGlge st number of balloons.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-30

suitcase that had held the boys clothes and took that and the boy out with him. Marcia watching in silence.
 ''Good-by. pretty lady" Kenneth called as he left. his tiny fingers wound around Johns.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-30

The Christmas programs at Fuel hall Thursday night and at the Pres- byterian church Sunday night were well attended. Much credit is due to the school teachers of the public school and to Mrs. Leister and Mrs. Bishopp of the Sunday school for making their evenings entertainment a success.
 The heavy rain the past week has been greatly appreciated by all and
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-10-13
THE FLYING SQUIRRELS.

How They Are Able to Sail Through
the Air Like a Parachute.
OF all the tenants of the woods the
lying squirrel is perhaps the most sell
dom seen, yet this is not due to any
scarcity of the little animal, which, in
fact, is among the most numerous Of
the squirrel family, but to its habit Of
moving almost entirely at night.
Should you doubt this last statement,
enter some patch of forest convenient
to your home and strike solidly upon
the trunks Of such trees as appear to
be dead and have one or more holes in
the trunk; in about one time out Of
Eve your efforts will be rewarded by
the appearance in the opening, as If by
magic, of the bright eyes and upstand-
ing ears Of flying squirrel.
These squirrels do not, Of course, hy,
but their legs are connected at the
wrists" with light membrane which
serves as a sort of parachute, although
1t has some Of the possibilities Of an
aeroplane. Before making a fight the
squirrel will run rapidly up the trunk
OF tree and, when he has attained a
sufficient height. spring boldly of into
space.
With legs spread wide apart, so as
TO present the greatest possible surface
to the air, and his extraordinarily wide
and fluffy tail serving as a rudder. the
squirrel sails swiftly through the air,
often for 100 feet or even more. until
he reaches the trunk of another tree,
up which he runs in order to attain
height for a new fight.
By this method flying squirrels are
able rapidly to cover long distances
with little exertion, for often, when
nearing the end Of a long sail, they
will point themselves upward and by
means of their ''rudders" and the i'm
pctus given will rise almost to the
height at which they started-just as
boy riding down hill may be carried
over a lesser upgrade at the foot-A.
9. SwOyer in st. Nicholas.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-10-13
SHAM CHRISTIANITY

While men, women, and children
starve in Russian villages, the Allied
governments of Europe dicker with the
Sovlets and dispute with one another
about what shall be done. Our pre-
sent government, in answer to the crv
OF hunger, replied suaveIy that food
would be dispatched provided certain
definitely named conditions were COM
Piled with. We had thought that the
war had made adequate exposure Of
the reality of our loud-trumpeted
Christian" civilization, but the Rus
sian famine now reveals that there
were depths of hypocracy and shame
still to be uncovered. = Unity.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-10-13

of conducting affairs. Some people
do not seem inclined to allow our exc
periences 10 act as a guide to their ac-
ton, as they wish to learn by actual
experience just whatsthe human animal
will do under certain conditions. Now,
we who have spent several years in
colony life don't feel like going back
several years to satisfy those who want
to experiment, SO possibly the best
thing to do (and we believe it isl is to
organize other communities and let
people go through the test for them
selves. Our election was sufficient
proof that the old timers were united
in going ahead with our original plans.
We now have plats of our proposed
city, made and Comrade Angel has
drawn plans and specifications for Sc
Veral new brick buildings that we want
to build in the near future = or at
once if we can get your support. Some
small groups of colonists are going to
farm colony land, taking up intensive
farming on small tracts, each choosing
what he wishes to raise, and Coop
crate with the colony as regards ma
chinery, tools, and other farm equip
ment. These different schemes will
allow people to work out for themselves
all the ideas they wish to work on. and
at their own expense. If you want to
own your own home, here is a chance
to get in touch with one of these peo-
pie. Now, get the MAIN IDEA; this
is done to allow those who are still
from Missouri, to learn by actual
experience that complete cooperation
Is the only way out. You cant force
an issue and we don't want to lose
these comrades altogether, so we shall
Just let them attain their education
through experience. As to the COLONY
as a whole, we are not interested in
individual riches; we are working for
living and our wealth accumulation
belongs to all; and as our community.
wealth increases, we shall have better
homes, better machinery and equip
nent, better clothes, more educational
advantages, and greater social life.
We are getting these things now. Our
ann Is to produce all the necessaries
ot life and enjoy them and teach 9TH
ers the law of service, instead of TAX
ng from the others what they have
produced. The future power of the
world is to be service. You will place
yourself in your proper sphere, by
means of the service you render and
you can only retain your influence by
What you do from day to day. Polit-
cal scheming will not do; what you
lid yesterday is of no avail - it is
What you DO TO-DAY that counts
ind nothing else does count. Real
worth counts here and you will surely
axe your proper place according to
What you are. We have had several
ears experience and we know what
We are doing and we know what you
lave to do to become a co-opsrator.
is no easy game, but the greatest
n the world. 1t must be done; WHY
lot get into it now, and be a pioneer
i the greatest movement ON earth TO-
lay It's up to you. The mental SCI
nee class met as usual this evening
md afterwards a good program was
IeId at the theater.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-10-13
DEAD ANIMALS HAULED
FREE FOR FERTILIZER

The Llano Fertilizer Plant will per-
form a service for its neighbors and at
the same time benefit itself.
They want to haul dead animals,
whether horses, mules, COWS, hogs, or
what, and will put them in their fertil-
izer plant and use them.
Just notify Mr.. Coleman or call l79
and tell them you have dead animal
and give location. This will save bury
ing and save disease germs from
spreading.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-10-13
ANTIQUITY OF WHEAT.
This Cereal Was Common H. China
5000 Years Ago.


This Cereal Was Common In China
5000 Years Ago.
Probably man would survive ff the
earth never produced another grain OF
wheat. But he would not find it easy
to get along without this useful grain,
for the eating of bread and other things
made from wheat -four Is a habit to
which he has been addicted for nearly
5000 years.
Wheat, it IS thought, was first grown
iii the valleys Of the Tigris and the
Euphrates. Gradually it spread to the
east. and 1t is known that in China It
was cultivated extensively as early as
8000 B. G. Wheat formed the chief
food of the people of Biblical times.
The term wheat is derived from an
old English word. "hivaete," meaning
white
The wheat of today differs somewhat
from that of early history. Through
intensive cultivation and cross fertili-
cation it has reached a high state OF
perfection.
Wheat is the most widely known Of
the cereal grains. 1t is found wher-
ever the white man has penetrated.
It is grown on the Himalayan slopes
10000 feet above sea level, on the great
central plain of North America, in the
tropical countries of Africa and India.
We even find that as far north as the
sixtieth parallel Of latitude in Alaska.
Russia, Germany, France and England,
thousands Of acres, of wheat are har-
vested every year.
The fact that wheat can be readily
adapted t. various conditions of soil
and climate makes it the most valuable
Of all cereal grains
There are many different varieties OF
wheat due to the differences of soil
and climate, but in general we divide
it into two classes-winter or soft
wheat, sown in the fall and harvested
during the hot summer months, and
spring or hard wheat, sown early in
the spring and harvested late in the
summer.
A grain Of wheat is composed of four
parasitic husk, which consists of five
distinct layers Of bran; the cereal lay
err, thin membrane incIosing the
starch cells, and the germ. During the
milling process the bran coats and the
germs are removed.
Graham -four is made by grinding
the entire grain to a moderate grade
Of fineness. Entire wheat -four is made
BY grinding the grain and removing
The three outer coats. If the germ
were not removed from the -four the
,olor and the keeping qualities would
De affected.
There are twenty-four steps in the
Milling process from the time the wheat
s weighed until it is sold as -four. The
bran and middIings, are sold
o the farmer for the feeding of cattle.
There are over fifty varieties of -four
made, but we must classify it chiefly
according to the kind of wheat. Flour
made from spring wheat is commonly
,nown as bread -four. Bread -four is
ich in gluten. Gluten has the power /
# expansion after the addition Of /
moisture and heat, and a -four rich In
,luten as bread -four is, will produce
light loaf Of bread. y
Flour made from winter wheat Is
ommOnly known as pastry -four. Pas
ry flour contains less gluten and moro
tarch than bread iOur.-ExchangO
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-10-13

ssiana State Fair, October q to No
vember s. The premium allowance is
the largest on record, and the compe-
tition promises to be the most intense,
with hundreds of ambitious boys and
girls contending for the honors.
w. G. Abbott Of Baton Rouge. state
agent in charge of juvenile club work,
Is busy impressing upon the club
members the Importance of the State
Fair competition, and the indications
are that there will be an unprecedent-
ed number Of entries. with rivalry