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Arizona republican., 1921-05-15
Little Stories For Bedtime
 BY THORNTON w. BURGESS
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS
A NEW HOME AT LAST Home, no matter where it be, <Or be it big or small,

Or be 1t big or small,
 Is just the one place in the world
 That dearest is of all.
 Johnny Chuck was thinking of this as he worked with might and main. It was a new house that he was building, but already he felt that it was home. and every time he thought of it he felt queer little tugging at his heart. You see, while it was his home it was Polly Chuck's home, too, and that made it doubly dear to Johnny Chuck, even before it was finished. And where do you think Johnny was building his new home? It was clear way over on the edge of Farmer Browns old orchard. Yes sir. after all the fuss Johnny Chuck had made over any other Chuck liv- ing on the Green Meadows, and after driving the old gray Chuck to the Old Pasture. Johnny Chuck had left the Green Meadows himself.
 It wasn't of his own accord that Johnny Chuck had left the Green Meadows. No indeed He loved them too well for that. But he loved Polly Chuck more, and, although he had grumbled a little, he had followed her up to the old orchard. and now they were going to stay there. Some times Johnny shivered when he thought how near were Farmer
 Brown and, Farmer Browns boy and Bowser the Hound.
 He had never been so far from his old home on the Green Meadows be- fore, and it was all very strange up here. It was very lovely, too. Be- sides, it was in this very old orchard | that Polly Chuck had been born, and she knew every part of it Johnny | felt better when he found that out. So he set to work to build a home and this time he meant business | Polly Chuck could change her mind as many times as she pleased, but | this was going to be their home, and l this was where they were going to | live.
 | Now. Johnny Chuck had grown wise in the ways of the world since | he first ran away from the home
 where he was born. Twice since ther l he had built a new home, and now i this would be better than either oi l the others. He paid no heed to Polly
 when she pouted because he did not 1 dig where she wanted him to. He l went from tree to tree. big old apple l trees they were. and al the very las | tree. way down in a corner near {
 tumbled down stone wall, he found 1 Wh@ he wanted.
 Il Two spreading roots gave him {;
 chance to dig between them. Polly
 watched him get ready for work anC
 she pouted still more.
 Tt would be lot nicer out il
 that grassy place, and a lot easier t, dig" she said.
 Johnny Chuck smiled and made tn
 dirt fly. Tt certainly would be easie
 to dig said he when he stopped fo
 breath. "easier for me and easier fo Bowser the Hound, or for old Cram. Fox if either wanted to dig us out Now. these old roots are just ia enough apart for us to go in and out they make a beautiful doorway Blu Bowser the Hound cannot ge
Arizona republican., 1921-05-15

pores and tissues of impurities. Leaves the skin clear, soft, healthy. At lead- ing toilet counters. If they haven't if,
 by mail, two sizes, 60c. and $1.20. NATIONAL TOILET CO. Pssss. Tsnn.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-15
NO DANGER

If you please madame, I've let the baby's shawl drop out of the win dow"
 How careless of you, Baby will catch his death of cold.'
 'Oh. no, madame-he's still in the shawl '-Le Rire (Paris).
Arizona republican., 1921-05-15

though I had done it on purpose, es- pecially after I had told her in the morning that I didn't like her new friend
 Having made such a fool of myself, was less inclined than ever to give Dorothy any hint as to what my sus- picions had been. They were surely dead now. As I washed l swore soft ly at myself and called myself a con- ceited jackass ever to have had such ideas.
 It was plain that I had behaved like a cad to woman who merely was fond of my wife and who was doing everything in her power to show f.. The fact that I had confined myself to my thoughts didn't excuse me a
Arizona republican., 1921-05-15
Miss Nisson's
 Beauty. Secrets

Anna Q. Nilsson, the wonderful mo ton picture actress. says that a heau
 tiful rosy white skin and complexion Is the very best asset any girl or woman can have. She further states that the best and quickest way to obtain this is to use a simple toilet preparation familiar to every well known actress It is called derwillo and can be obtained at the toilet counter of any uptod date drug Or department store. This wonderful derwillo is used by over five hundred thousand discriminating girls and women throughout the country and is rapidly becoming regular fad It takes the place of face powder, stays on better and its use cannot be de- tected. Perspiration does not affect it and it will not rub off on clothing Derwillo is especially recommended for dark sallow, rough skin. freckies. tan, wrinkles. and many other facial blemishes Get derwillo and try II today, you are sure to be delighted.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-15
SHORTEN IT

Tough pie crust means that you too much water. A generous quar- ter cup of shortening should be used to cup of flour.
 Butter makes flakier crust than lard. but is more expensive
 Menu for Tomorrow
 Breakfast-Bananas with uncooked cereal. cinnamon toast, coffee
 Luncheon-Dandelion greens with hard boiled eggs, brown bread and butter, French pancakes, tea
 Dinner-Pot roast of beef, seal loped potatoes, baked onions, head lettuce with French dressing, date pie coffee.
 My Own Recipes
 Although the dinner dessert con- tains whipped cream it has no eggs. butter or sugar and is easy to make. The cheapness of the meat also helps to even up the cost and keeps the meal as a whole quite reasonable in price.
 Pot Roast of Beef
 Four or , pounds from the middle of the round, l cup boiling water, l tablespoon salt, pepper
 Wipe meat with clean. wet cloth. Trim off fat and try out in kettle meat is to be cooked in. Put meat in and scar on all sides Add Wa ter and put over a slow fire to cook The water should be replenished as it cooks away, adding just enough each time to keep the meat from burning. The cover of the kettle should fit tightly to keep in the steam Add salt and pepper after the beet has cooked half an hour
Arizona republican., 1921-05-15

bit. l resolved to be especially nice to Edith to make up for it.
 After getting into a clean shirt went into Boobies room. Dot was there but she paid little attention to me. Robbie was standing in his lit- tie bed, holding firmly to the side. He was just beginning to talk. For a week I had been trying to teach him to call Dot sweetheart" but as yet my patience had borne no fruit.
 Who's this?'' I demanded. point ing to her in the vague hope that the baby would come to my rescue.
 'Feet-art," said Robbie, his face bursting into a broad grin at his own cleverness.
 You old dear!" exclaimed Dot. turning to me with brimming eyeB-
 Gro be continued
Arizona republican., 1921-05-15
SWISS DROUGHT IS BROKEN

NEVEY, Switzerland-Light ra3n has fallen in different parts of Swltz- erland, the first in three months, marking a break in the drouth which has revealed lake dwellings 1000 years old.
 The water of the lakes has sunk so low that these prehistoric lake dwell lings are visible al several places.
 At Greng, near the Lake of Morat the remains of a large settlement can be seen, while by Lake Neuchatel and near Norge, on the lake of Ge- neva. other interesting relics are clearly visible. e.-Continental Edition of the London Mail
Arizona republican., 1921-05-15

through if he tries, and he can't make our doorway any larger. Don't you see how safe it is?'
 Polly Chuck had to own up that it was safer than a home in the open could possibly be, and Johnny went on digging. He made a long hall down to the snuggest of bedrooms, deep, down under ground. Then he made a long back hall and all the sand from this he carried out the front way. By and by he made door at the end of the back hall and it opened right behind a big stone fallen from the old stone wall You would never have guessed that there was back door there- Their new house was finished now, and Johnny Chuck and Polly Chuck sat on the doorstep and watched jolly round red MT. Sun go to bed behind the Purple Hills, and were happy
Arizona republican., 1921-05-15
DECIDE l AM A FOOL AND
 FORGET MY SUSPfCiONS

I had hardly gotten inside the apartment when Dot demanded:
 T thought you were so busy at the office. How did you happen to be out this morning." ?"
 why, dear, I was fearfully busy; wasn't out a minute except to get bite of lunch"
 Well. Edith called up and they told her you were out"
 This fairly staggered me. I had had my own suspicious of that call
Arizona republican., 1921-05-15
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Date Pie

Date Pie
 One-half pound dates, l cup water, cup whipping cream, baked pie shell.
 Wash and stone the dates. Cook in water for minutes. Whip cream and add half to dates. Fill pie shell with mixture. Add 2 tablespoonfuls powdered sugar and one-hah tea spoonful vanilla to rest of whipped cream and spread, over top of pie.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-15
DEFINED

Paw, what is necromancer
 The man who writes the collar ads.'-Retail Public Ledger.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-15
THE CXNIC

"One must not confuse liberty with license" says a writer.
 "Certainly not with the marriage license" comments a cynical core spondent-Boston Transcript
Arizona republican., 1921-05-15
Beautfy .h. Complexion
IN TEN DA YS Nadinola CREAM The Uaequale1 Beautifier Ussd and Endorsed
 By Thousonds

Guaranteed to remove tan, freckles, pimples,
 sallovvness, etc. Ex- frerne cases Rids
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
DREW ON HIS IMAGINATION
To Put 1t Mildly, LongfeIIow was Not
Always Accurate in His De-
scriptive Poems.

The poet Longfellow has set an ex-
ample of inaccuracy in dealing with
our Pilgrim ancestors which has been
widely followed. His charming poem,
"The Courtship of Myles Standish."
has been read by millions of his coun-
trymen and doubtless accepted by
great numbers as gospel truth. Yet
II has no historical basis. says writ
err in the Boston Transcript. There
Is not scintilla Of evidence that the
fearless captain, who was small of
stature and red-haired, but every inch
sOldier-had any desire to win the
affections of Priscilla Mullins. He
was very busy man during the first
years at Plymouth And, but Cor his
wisdom, skill and heroic actions, there
Is little doubt but what they would
have all been murdered by wild saw
ages, who were not wholly restrained
by Massasoit. 1t seems too bad that
so brave and unselfish a man as Stan
dish was should now be paraded be-
fore his descendants as a rejected
sutton. He and they deserve better
fate.
The poet is no more accurate in
dealing with him than he Is In de-
scribing the marriage of John Alden
and Priscilla. What pretty bit of
fiction 1t was to place Priscilla on a
"milk-white steer" when there was
not a cow, nor a steer, in all New
England!
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
QUICK TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
According to Woodsmen, the Wolf Is
Capable of Displaying SagacIty
That Is Wonderful.

correspondent having written q
letter to the Star expressing doubt
as to the truth of the story that
wolves, having chased a man I'D a
tree, went away and brought back a
beaver to cut down the tree for them
so they could get the man, we have
been much impressed by the number
OF witnesses, especially old-timers in
New Ontario, who are sending us let
tiers tending TO add authenticity to the
story.
Wild animals, these witnesses de.
clare, are strong in instinct, and work
out problems instantly which one
would suppose could only be done by
arithmetic. In one letter the writer.
VINO lives in the Cochrane district.
gives his theory as to the manner in
which the wolves got the beaver TO
the tree. According to the story. n
dozen wolves went off on this errand.
ms number was in order that they
might XIII deer, and use it's hide as
toOoggan on which to haul the beav
er to the spot and take him back again
AFTER he had felled the tree for them.
ms theory must be accepted as in
sehlOus and Observation-Disclosures City
Star.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
FRUGALITY DECREED BY LAW
Early French Monarch Must Have
Been Unpopular with the Fair
Sex In His Dominions.

In the reign of Philip the Fair of
France Q29D an economy wave
spread throughout the country. This
movement was largely influenced by
the extravaganza of the higherups as
well as the mounting costs of living,
which seemed to embarrass the poor
folk in those days as much as it does
at the present time.
In order to curb this extravaganza
statute was passed during Philips
reign which prohibited common citi.
zens from wearing furs, precious stones
or gold. This privilege was bestowed
only upon those who could afford It
such as dukes, counts and bar0ns
whose annual income amounted to
5000 livres year. At the same time,
ladies of this rank were restricted to
one single gown each year.
Knights whose incomes exceeded
5000 livres per annum were permit
ted to have more than two suits each
year either by gift or purchase. If
his income was less than this he would
be compelled to appear before the
magistrate and explain his eXtrava.
gQnce.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
STOPPED ANGRY WlFE'S TEARS
Woman's Emulation Of the "CindereIIa
Act" Probably Averted Dire
Domestic Tragedy.

Mrs. G. started for the shoe repair
shop the other day with slipper that
needed mending. Once in the street
she remembered an important mes
sage and stopped to telephone in a
little office on the ground floor of the
building in which she lives. The pro-
prietor showed her the instrument in
the rear.
Just then the proprietor's wife en-
tered the office, and first of all she
saw Mrs. G.'s slipper lying on table.
$50 you even have her shoes here !"
she cried and began to weep. Her
tears quickly turned to anger, and
In a moment she began to upbraid her
husband. >...,
Then Mrs. G. interfered.
THAT'S mine," she said, appearing
from behind the screen.
The angry wife looked at her dur
ing a pause in her heated language.
Il don't believe it." she snapped.
"Tll show you" said Mrs. G., and,
like Cinderella, though the prince was
missing, she tried on the slipper
New York Sun.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
Concerninq1 Proverbs.

A proverb is seen at It's best when
1t is not over-fsmilinr to us. Then
we can enjoy the. sudden salt flavor
of cynicism, the searching irony that
made Bacon aescribe proverbs as
ledge tools of speech. which cut and
penetrate the knots Of business of
affairs"
France, as might be expected, is
rich in the eSlge-toea variety of prov
erb-though the edge, naturally, sui.
fers in translation. 'tHe that cannai
pay let him. pay" '"The nearer tae
church, the, farther from God" Spair
has proverbs, With a smoothness, 8
characteristic hlandness in place, Of
the sharp French rapier thrust. ''Ler
that which is lost be for Cod" "a
fool. unless he knows Latin is; never
a great fOol."-V. II. Friedlaeqder, IL
CoEAtry Life.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
BEFonr liz DAYS OF PAPER
Substitutes, Some Expensive, Used by
Egyptians and Arabians for the
Recording of Events.

Papyrus is what the Egyptians wrote
on over 1900 years ago, and our word
paper is derived from it, London An
swers states.
Bladebones of sheep were used by
the Arabs when paper was unknown,
and many famous sayings have been
found on these remarkable paper
substitutes"
Album" used by the Romans. was
a preparation Of white chalk, with
which they covered the wood upon
which they wrote. 1t is from this
chalk, viz, white album" that the
modern word album is taken. The
Romans carried tablets of wood or
metal and a little bit of pointed iron
to write with. The iron point was
called a stylus" - which suggests
the present day "stylo." Two of the
tablets sometimes covered with wax,
sometimes with album. were often
Joined together by wire hinges, and
the backs ornamented with ivory, gold
or precious stones. An expensive sub
stitute for a double sheet of writing
paper!
Leather was used by the Jews for
writing purposes, and they were re-
nowned for their skill in this respect.
Linen and silk took the place Of
paper as writing materials" In many
countries.
Thin plates of gold were used in
Java in the production of a book be-
fore paper was made. 1t was written
on both sides of these gold plates. and
great writers especially Euclid, traced
their designs with a stick on a table
covered with common dust.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
Wonderful Nevada OnaE.

The mines Of HumESldt eounty,eNe-
vada, have produced every kind of
opal known to science. The great
black opal found there some years &go
was the largest ever discovered, weigh
ing 1919 trey ounces, on in jeweiEy
phraSeology, 1855 karatsi. 1t fss nearly
4 inches long, 3 16 inS.ifes, wide and
averages 2 1-S inches in thickness. 1t
is, in short, about half tie size OF a1s
ordinary brick. At SO a karat it's
value would be more than. $15,0oe, butt
It's great size increases tile vaSsle' to-
the point where it is worth whatever
a gem fancier will pay FIR it. The
highest rating ever obtained for an
opal was that for gem from Hun
gary, which was estimated to be worth
$250,000. On the same basis OF rating
the Nevada gem would be wOnt1il as
much.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
Animals That Fly.

Among the many odd animals per.
haps the oldest are the flying animals.
There is the flying-fox or fruit-eating
bat. In the moonlight stiffness of the
forest flying opossums may he seen
gliding through the air. The flying
mouse, able to sleep in good-sized
matchbox, is decidedly Australian. It
would be very interesting for all the
chlldren OF other countries to see
these strange creatures. Australia is
peculiar also by reason of the ami
mails which are conspicuous by their
absence. There are in Australia no
apes, no oxen, no antelopes, no deer,
no elephants, no pigs, no cats, wolves
or bears-none of the animals chill
dren In other parts of the world are
fond of talking about.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
USED SNAKES TO RoUT FOE
Hannibal on Record az Having Played
Mean Trick on King Eumenes
of Pergamus.

When Hannibal was about to be at.
tackled by King Eumenes of Pergamus
at sea. that crafty person decided that
In fair fight the king would win.
The enemy had more ships and more
men. and Hannibal and all his follow.
ers would be at the bottom Of the sea
If any attempt were made by him to
engage the vessels Of the king as In
dividual units. Hannibal therefore
gave out word that all his ships were
to Join In an attack on the ship car
rying the king, on the theory that with.
out leader the enemy would soon
be demoralized. To find out what
ship the king was on he sent a mes.
senger just before the battle with q
tablet to the enemy's feet. The mes.
senger was directed to the ship bear.
Ing Eumenes, and all of Hannibal's
fleet had merely to watch the little
boat to identify the kings vessel.
When the battle began Hannibals
boat rushed to the side Of Eumenes'
ship, and the formers sailors began
to hurl great earthenware pots into
the kings boat. The defenders Of the
ship at first laughed at this queer
method of warfare, but their laughter
promptly changed to bowls Of terror
when it was discovered that the pots
were filled with poisonous snakes Of
the most deadly variety. The ship
turned and fled for shore, it's decks
alive with the kissing, gliding snakes.
The other ships also treated to snake
bombs followed suit, and Hannibal
was the victor.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
Port Tobacco Passes,

Gone Is the ancient town of PORT
TCbaceo-P0rtobacko OF the eight,
eentii ceBtury-the metropolis OF
Chalfes in the\ days Of aulG lang syne
The pioneers who sailed up the Pc.
tomac founded it on an estuary OF
the nOsle river, and its farBe as q
shipping point for the colonis.s' once
extended across the Atlantic. Three
or four decades ago the last "e6urt.
house figif' in Maryland centefe6
around Port Tobacco. Its water trans
portation dSindled, and the BUILDING
of the Pope'ss Creek railroad line from
Bowie to tile Potomac gave TAG
Charles couhtians a new outlook,
Many of them picked La Plata station
for county seat, owing TO it's cen
trail location and daily trains. The
odd courthouse at Port Tobacco was
burned down aad the voters declared
Tor the building of new one at La
REsta.-Baltimors News
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
Had Peculiar iden Of Ire.

Bathed in the warm waters of the
Gulf stream, the climate of the He
brides is warm rather than cold, coa-
sidering the latitude. and there is an
average rainfall over the entsre group
Of Al inches per an1um, which often
mounts to over 100 isches at the coast.
In spite of this, the ISLANDS are for
the greater part trseless. Hope Mon
Grief tells of woman who, having
lived all her life there, had no con-
ception of a tree except that it must
look like cabbage. They present
more often than not bleak monoto
nous aspect of rock (granite or gneiss)
water, sand and bog, "where the SET
is all islands and the land is all lakes
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
Had LARGE. Sum om Hand.

History relates that GroesGES was
given entertainments on one occasion
by Lydian named Rythins, supposed
to have been a distant relative of
Crossus. During the entertainment
Pytkius informed tAe' king that when
he heard of his approach he had made
careful count of all his ready money
that he had on han&l in geld and sill
yer, $24,0OO,000, and that he. wished
to present it to the Ting SIS q token
of regard.
The king hesitated about taking his
money lest Pythius might be reduced
to want, but Pythirs> replied: my
lands, estates, slaves and ineOme-bear
ing property are still untouched
This sum of money was simply casf
on hand which he had not yet invest
ed At the rate of 10 to In modern
purchasing power, hythius had ready
money equaling $24oO00,0o0.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
Simple Test of Cloth.

To determine whether any fabric
contains wool, mix a tablespoonful
Of I've with quart of water in a
granite pan. Boil sample of the
material to be tested in the I've solu-
ton. The wool in the material will
be completely dissolved while the cot
ton will be left. If threads are left
the material is wool one way. If a
woven piece is left the material is
either all cotton or threads of the
warp and filling are cotton and wool
mixture. SILK and cotton mixtures
may be tested in this manner, but silk
dissolves more slowly than wool. If
the combination is artificial silk and
cotton the fibers will swell, but the
material viii remain intact.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-05-23
What Is Art2

The conclusion is that heaven born
geniuses are a myth. Actors are nc
fonder of thinking hard and laboring
hard than any other set Of humans.
The manager, seeing that there doesn't
appear to be very much difference in
their caliber, has taken to selecting
them by their physical appearance
The actor is the cause, ana the man.
ager is the result. The public is
quick to respond to really fac acting
that is what fine acting is, for if 1t
doesn't make the public respond II
isn't fine acting. You often hear r.
said that the public doesn't waHT art
1t would be just as sensible fer a
man to take q broken watch to be
mended, state his wants TO the watch
repairer and then add that he mustn't
employ skin in the operation! Fori
what is art in it's practice? 1t fs
Observation-Disclosures e. Kel
lerd, In the Forum.