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The Washington times., 1921-09-24

meteors and satellites OF our parti-
culariy fiamboyant constellation.
Easily Granted.
81 know. / also know that you
don't really belong In 1t. But you'll.
either become accustomed to II or
1t will kill you II you don't stop
or soar, as you please-into some
other section Of eternal space"
She sat swinging her foot, flush
ed, animated. her eyes and color
brilliant--a slim, exquisiteiy groom
ed woman with all the superficial
smoothness Of a girl save for the
wisdom in her eyes and in her
smile, alas!
.-~ And the others eyes reflected, in
their clear gray depths no such
wisdom. only the haunting knowl-
edge OF sorrow and, vaguely. the
insxplicable horror Of man as he
really is-or at least as she had
only known him.
Stfi swinging her pretty foot. a
deliberate smile edging her lips,
Molly said:
"If you'll let ms, III stand by you,
darling"
Sound Reasoning.
Strelsa stared at. her without com
prehension. then dropped her head
back on the pillows.
"If you'll let me stay with you .
little while longer-that II all
ask" she said almost drowsily.
Molly sHang UP. came around
and kissed her lightly: "Of course.
That was what was going to ask
Of you.'
Strelsa closed her eyes. "I'n
stay" she murmured.
Molly laid her own cool face down
beside Strelsa's hot cheek, kneel-
ing beside the bed.
Dear" she whispered, "let US
wait and see what happens. There's
just one thing that has distorted
your view-a dreadful experience
with one man-two years Of hell's
own horror with one OF its wretch
ed inhabitants. I don't believe the
impression II going to last life
time. I don't believe It il indelible.
I believe somehow, some time you
will learn that Q mans love does
r not mean horror and. degradation;
that II IL no abuse OF friendship
which offers love also, to return It
with friendship only.
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When O. Girl LNarries, Ann LisIe s sPOpuLar Serial

want to lose it, But what was
there for me to do? l hadn't told
Jeanie-nor could tell him that IL
was Phoebe who had driven me out
of their home.
You'll be ready when we come,
won't you, Alanpa?" Pat repeated
eagerly.
"Pat-I can't do what you ask.
But you mustn't let this destroy
your sympathy for me-" cried
pleadingly. Il can't come back to
live at your apartment. There's a
reason. You must believe me when
I say it's a good reason--one you'd
approve"
"Thatll, be your last word?" ask
ed Pat as If he couldn't quite be-
lieve 1t.
IT'S got to bel said. a.
Pat flung back his head and fell
to smoothing his high-tossed gray
hair with nervous. fingers.
Then, nothingS to be got from
discussing 1t further" he pro.
nounced quietly. 80 I'll Just be
signing those letters and wen be
off for bite"
"If you don't mindful go home"
said. "I'm-tired and there are
things I've got to-plan out. Do you
mind?"
I'm sorry, OF course. but never
persuade a lady against her WILL"
returned Pat.
As left I felt that perhaps he
was relieved. After all, II Virginia
felt bitterly toward me, and 1 re-
fused to take the one conciliating
step which might reconcile her to
my other radical step In going to
work, Pat could hardly afford to ha
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BY Garrett p. Serviss
3 there any such thing as q
i calendar good for all timer"

a -hEADhtS.
Many so-called perpetual caien.
dars" exist, but none of them are
good for all time" The reason
Will be evident when we consider
the origin of our measures Of time.
The basis Of such measurement
rests upon the rotation and revo-
luton of the earth and the revolu.
ton OF the moon. The earth turns
on Its axis In a certain period Of
time, which we call day. This
turning Of the earth Is what we
mean by its rotation.
The earth travels around the sun
In another. longer, period of time,
which, we call a year. This yearly
motion Of the earth IL it's revolu-
ton. The moon travels around the
earth In still another period OF
time, which we call q month. This
movement Of the moon around the
earth Ia also a revolution.
The rotation of the earth, then,
gives us the day; the revolution
OF the earth gives us the year; and
the revolution of the moon gives us
the month. These are the three
fundamental measures of time, each
resting upon some regular natural
motion, whose effects are easily OBJ
servable.
The calendar Is an artifice used
to combine these natural divisions,
or measures, of time into an &C.
cordant system. by means Of which
the days, the months, and the
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my plan to return to Haldane's
was costing me. was glad thiG
I'd had the vision and the courage
to see my way out Of the agony
of waiting for Jim with folded
hands and empty, aching heart.
In a happy frame Of mind had
my bath and dressed for the visit
with Neal. which begins each Of
my days.
The jangie Of the telephone broke
In on my preparations:
Hello, Anne--it's Daisy speak
ing" said the quick. pert voice OF
Daisy Condor. II suppose you
wonder where got the news of
the place you're domicilsd. And
maybe you're even wondering what
i want Of YOU"
Good morning. Daisy, It's nice
to hear from you," replied with
the cordiality I'd have felt for any
one short of Mrs. Warden Just
then. 1T doesn't matter why my
Kate's sister Is calling me up
just as long as she does. And I'm
hoping she can make head or tail
out of THAR
ION, 1 generally can make YOU
OUT" replied Daisy with the touch
of insolence so characteristic of
her. But I'm not sure you al
ways understand me. Now I'll
come to the point. I'm in the ho-
tel. stopped in to see-<oh! Why
can't we have breakfast together7"
I'm coming right down. re-
piled evenly. But I've only fif.
teen minutes. I'm due at my
brothers."
Tn Re Continued TnesdaxN
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seen squirting me about. We both
knew enough about Nrginia's met
tie for that.
Completely exhausted by the diff
flculties l had Apcountered with
Dad Lee, as we'll as with Miss
Storrs and Pat, ] went to my hotel,
There were tasks awaiting me there,
and in performing them I hoped to
give my whirling brain a rest.
My clothes had to be put in
shape for an office career. Natu-
rally my gowns are in the pre-
yailing mode of semi-transparent
blouses and near-sleevelessness. I
have no tailored shirtwaists, no
plain serge dresses such as I al.
ways wore when l was an office
worker.
I, So the rest of the day was given
over to contrivinS long satin
sleeves for q dress of blue serge,
while to another of dark green
moire faille 1 intended adding cuffs
of the satin and deep satin folds in
a square cut neck which had origi-
nally been filled in with silver
tissue. These, with a dress Of black
satin and georgette> combined
would carry me along for months
of the wear-and-tea which makes
business dresses come through at
the elbows and get shapeless unless
pressed and changed frequently.
My work exhausted me so that
fell asleep as soon as my head
touched the pillow. Walking from
the first night of refreshing and
satisfying slumber I've known
since Jim's departure, I smiled
cheerily at my own reflection in
the glass. ..,
In snita of all the esfranrennnnta
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perpetual CaIendars''
NOT GOOD FOR ALL TIME.

years may be treated as success
sively larger subdivisions of one
continuous scale Of time. The week
is an artificial division, derived by
addition from the day as q unit,
and need not be further considered
here. Hours, minutes and seconds
are also artificial, and purely ar
bitrary, time measures invented for
human convenience.
In every case when we under.
take to. egombine the three units
furnished to us by nature we are
compelled to deal with fractions.
An ideal calendar would resemble
an invariable clock. in which the
wheels governing the movements
of the seconds, minute and hour
hands revolve at fixed rates with
regard to one another, a certain
number OF turns Of each CORE
spending with one turn OF the next
larger.
But natures time wheels are not
cogged together in that way. They
cannot be made to run together at
all unless they are allowed to slip.
It is the business Of the calendar
maker to provide for this slipping
of the wheels of time, and TO so
adjust It's effects that, upon the
average, his clock will run true.
Our present calendar is the re-
suit Of a number of successive
adjustments, and 1t answers It's
purpose so well that, IL no correc-
tons were in the meantime ap.
piled, Its accumulated errors would
not amount,,te more than a single
day IN the course Of 5000 years.
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TubercuLO Osis
Warnings
BY Brice Belden, M. d.

"HE presence Of an active case
of tuberculosis in an under.
fed family is dangerous, but
when vitality Is properly ssutained
by a well-arranged dietary, there
IL little likelihood Of communica-
ton of the disease, provided there
is no intimate contact. ...S =
An individual in average health,
whose diet Is what It should be
and who gets sufficient rest, is not
likely to acquire tuberculosis. 49, ,
Fresh air Is very important, too,
but protection depends essentially
upon proper nutrition. =, One sees
families who defy very success.
fully infection by the tubercle germ,
yet who do not live under proper
conditions rs regards ventilation, but
the explanation will always be found
In the fact that they have an ap-
probation OF the value Of an abun-
dance Of properly colced food and Of
milk and cream. Their resistance,
OF course, could just as well be fur.
tber augmented by attention 70
ventilation.
Growing children especially re-
quire adequate feeding, and the cut
ting down Of their milk supply is
a mistaken phase. Of thrift. There
is no better way to weaken the re-
sistance Of a child than to reduces
his proper milk ration. M
. The reason why, tuberculosis hai
spread so devastatingly among thd
children In the European war zoneS
is chiefly because of the forced rs.
duction in the milk supply. 70
economic In the use Of milk is To
go beyong the lines Of safety. ltE
1t ic most important that parents
should not permit their children
to dissipate their digestive powers
by eating sweets and various
dainties instead Of wholesome food!
The Washington times., 1921-09-24
The Rhyming
.. Optin,ist
Ingratitude.

-ORGETTING every blessing,
we're an ungrateful lot: we
claim that life's distressing be-
cause the soups too hot; and when
the pipes are leaking. our frenzied
fuss and shrieking sounds much like
we were speaking in fervent Hot
tentot. Erstwhile. when needing
water, Ma toddled to the well; but
now her dainty daughter would GER
tainly rebel; indeed. 1t is no fable to
say she's scarcely able to totter to
the table. her thirstness to Quell. In
Frisco or Nantucket Ma walked q
half q mile and grabbed the we'll
known bucket Of noted story Style.
She yanked 1t u pwith ardor with
muscles all the harder from work
ing In the larder that ladies now
revile. No telephones to aid them
in eighteen n-sixty-one, no wonder
guests dismayed them and meals
were little fun! No autos then came
flashing, the mud and water splash
ing. to send the pasere dashing up
on q wild home run. But now that
things are easy are we q jolly .crew7
AIas! We've all grown wheezy with
nothing much to do. 1t cannot keep
US sprightly to press q button light.
.ly both morning. noon and nightly;
our tssks are far too few. We're
stupid folks and lazy. we eat a lot
too much. until our brains grow
hazy and require q crutch. Our
equity toes are peining and yet we
keep disdainins the simple ways Of
gaining our pep and health and
such. And though we should be Joy.
Gus about our easy way. we say the
phones annoy us by ringing all the
day; at kilograms we humble, at
submarines we grumble. with spirits
farlfrom humble the aeroplanes we
fiay. We're such ungrateful crea.
lures we never win be glad. but
seek unpleasant features In all good
we've had; and % II would be fitting
II blessings should be fitting and
leave us our knitting. to, toll a. did
our Dad. ~H
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freed From
IQrt4re
EafOssic Cleared His
Inset Stomach

ssThe people who have seen me
suffer torsures from neuralgia brought
on By IN up-sct stomach now zee me
psrfectly sound and weil-ebsolutsly
due 70 Eatonic," writes b. Long.
yPrc6t BY Mr.. Longs experience,
keep your stomach In healthy condf
don, frssh and cool, and avoid the
ailments that como from an acid con-
dition. Eatonic brings relief by tax
ing up and carrying ont the exccss
scidity and gases-does Il quickly.
Take an Eatouic after eating and zee
how wonderfully h helps you. Big
box costs only . trihs with your dsss'
ps1fs gusrantss.
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r KNOW that" returned
gravely. But I've pride, too,

<Er KNOW that" returned
gravely. But I've pride, too,
Pat-pride Of a sort the Har.
risons don't understand.
i've a bigger duty than conform
ing to the Harrison standards. 1
can't say more than that it's
duty to-bring my best to my mar
riage. I'm being true to myself
and to Jim-in the highest sense,
when 1 start out again to make
something OF myself-to make mon
ey. It's torture for me to explain
and EXPLAIN and find no one who
Will understand. But somehow i
feel that you do. Pat. I've revealed
SO much. You do see it, don't you?
"Blest If I do! But l see you are
In earnest, Sister Anne. So I'll tell
you what I'll be doing4 I'll make
Jeanie see just how much this job
means to our sister. And I'll heal
the hurt you were after giving her,
and bring her back to loving you
again. And in return, there's some
thing you'll be doing for me. There
is now-isn't there?" asked Pat
coaxingly.
IF l can," replied wonderingly.
"Al you've got to do to set things
right and keep this going TO work
from looking too bad, is just only
this" smiled Pat. ITS for you to
quit the hotel and be coming with
me. Suppose Jeanie and l come
fetch you just before dinner to-.
night? viii you be ready. Alanna?"
hesitated a moment. Pat was
80 dear-so jeager-so friendly. NY
refusal would chill all this-would
cost me his sympathy. didn't
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your engagement to him secret.?"
He wishes it for the present"
"Why?"
For that very reason" said
Strelsa, fiercely-"because Of the
injustice the papers have done him
in this miserable Ledwith matter.
He chooses to wait until It is for
gotten-in order to shield me, sup
pose, from any libelous COM
.ment"--
you talk like little IDIOT" said
Molly between her teeth. "Strelsa,
could shake you-if 1t would wake
you up! Do you suppose for a mo-
ment that this Ledwith matter will
The Washington times., 1921-09-24
BY Robert w. Chambers.
Whose Novels Have Won Him In
ternationaI Fame. ~

Whose Novels Have Won Him In
ternationai Fame.
<<M MEANWHILE, without aim.
N without hope. without even
desire to escape my destiny,
! am holding out because you ask II.
To what end, my friend? Can you
tell me?''
: One morning Molly came into
her room greatly perturbed. and
Stfelsa, still in bed, laid aside the
New Testament which she had
been reading, and looked up ques-
tioning at her agitated hostess.
IT'S your fault" began Molly
without preliminaries-"that old
woman certainly suspects what
you're up to with her nephew or
she wouldn't bother to come up
here"-
"who?" said strelsa, sitting UP.
Mrs Sprowl?"
Certainly. horse, foot and dra-
soous:a,, She's coming, I tell you,
and there's only one motive for
her adventw
"But where will she Sleep"
asked Strelsa, flushing with dis
may.
where do you suppose?"
with LanglyT
'TIe wouldn't have her."
''she II not to be your guest, Is
shef"
mo. She wrote limiting that
she'd come II asked. I pretended
not to understand. don't want
her. here. Every servant have
would leave-as q beginning. Be-
sides I don't require the social
prestige Of such q visitation; and
she knows that. too. So what DO
you think she's done?"
= 1T can't imagine" said strelsa
wearily.
well, she's unanswered, some
how; and this mornings paper an.
nounces that she's to be enter
tained at South Linden by Mary
Ledwith."
Strelsa rcddened. -t, ? .
"A Plain Notice. -.
why should that concern me?"
she asked calmly.
Concern you, child! How can
Il help concerning you? Do you
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II can't help it," said Molly. grim
ly. I'm sorry, darling, but the
moment your engagement to Lang.
ly Is announced there'll be a horrid
smash and some people are going to
be spattered-"
"It isn't announced" said the girl
hotly. "only you and Rix know
about 1t except Langly and myself"
p Molly wycherly rose from her
chair. went over and seated herself
on the foot of the bed:
Tell me something" will you.
Strelsa?"
"what?"
why does Langly desire to keep
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be forgotten? Do you suppose. II
there were nothing In It but libel
that he'd be afraid? You listen 10
me; that man is not apt to be afraid
of anything, but he evidently is
afraid now! or what. then?"
''of my being annoyed by news
paper comment"
And you think it's merely that7"
''Isn't It enough?"
Molly laughed.
Were a hardened lot-some of
us. But our most deadly fear Is that
the papers may not notice US. No
matter what they say IL they'll only
say something-that's our necessity
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and our unadmitted prayer: Be.
cause we've neither brains nor cul-
ture nor any distinguishing virtue or
ability-and we're nothing-abso-
lutely nothing unless the papers
create us! Don't tell me that any
one among US is afraid OF PUBLICITY
mot in the particular circle where
you and 1 and Langly and his aunt
pursue our eccentric orbitsi
Plenty OF wealthy and fashion
able people dread publicity and
shrink from 1t: plenty Of them
would. gladly remain unchronicled
and unsung. But it is not so among
the fixed stars, and planets and
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SHARING YOUR
PLEASURES
BY Beatrice Fairfax,

Who Occupies . Unique Position In
tho Writing World as an Author
ity on the Problems Of Girls.
M OF what we give, but what
we share, for the gift with
out the giver Is bare"
The Washington times., 1921-09-24

Go BE Continued Tuesday,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-07-05

The emerald is the most precious
Of all gems. u .....
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-07-05
RowN SEES PUBLIC SCHOOLS

~
Thaddeus Brown, the new conner.
thoroughly alive 10 the possibilities
Of The city of his adoption. made fire.
euent inquiries abous the pubic
school system Of Guthrie He talked
with supt Peak the school faculty
ana members OF the school board
Said he The public schools of
any city are wor.h more TO the city
than anything else in the city. The
schools may not be standard, may be
somewhat antlquated ana may not
meet The demands Of this complex
CIVILIZATION of this twentieth cen
tury "a they should, bur yet they are
the most important factor in any
city But generally speaking the
public schools OF any city are pro-
crossing, up TO a high standard and
are more or less efficient
in the main the city schools are
much superior to the rural schools
supi Peak said 10 me: Most
cities take pride in their schools
ana Guthrie Is no exception to the
rule and Guthrie may well be proud
OF her schools
BE il fa7 from me e. say thar the
credit is due to myself for have
not teen acre long enough e seek
for such honor, but the truth o. me
matter Is that Guthrie has good
schools TIE English Commission
thai visited Guthrie a few years ago
ranked Guthries schools among the
hest Of the nation The siciss'tudes
of this city have been reflected very
naturally in the schools. II the city
is prosperous and optimistic the
schools allI be 50 too When the
city IS decreasing ID population and
wealth TIE schools very naturally
ao likewise. The present finds the
public schools Of Guthrie ranking
high in comparison With otheE
schools OF the state and nation.
Pupils leaving Guthrie invariably
are given high standard with their
fellows and they maintain themselves
there wherever it may be II is
possibly too strong statement TO
say that any one city has the best
schools ID the state and yet many do
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-07-05
systems Are strong

mo two scAooi systems are ecu
ally strong in all particulars. Some
schools s1ress one idea and others,
other IDEAS. In the matter OF credits
for high school at the state Uni
versi;y some cities. notable OKLA
homa city. Tu.sa and Muskogee, have
a larger number of credits than Guth-
rie. But Guthrie gets credit for
every subject offered in high
school and no city can do better
Guthrie high school does not offer
quite as many subjects as the above
mentioned cities
"A city that receives credit for only
eight subjects is Just as high school
can do more. There will subjects
il the subjects are taught as well and
if the school gets credit for every
subject offered. These cities. be-
cause Of their large number Of pupils
have demand for such subjects as
are not needed here and because
thew have the teaching force to meet
these demands. claim higher degree
OF scholarship: but the statement is
not warranted by facts If Coyle
should receive credit for every sub
iect offered il would be accounted as
high as any high school in the stale
SO far as IL goes.
Brown will continue his thoughts
on schools next week.
------------~- 4f4s
The emerald IS the most precious
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-07-05

A City of Progressive People
A Good City In Which to Live
The Leader presents a series of stories on the al
and resources of Guthrie,

This made possible by the business
firms whose ads appear this Each stands squarey Tor
Bigger and Better Guthrie and leaders movement for the
beement Of city, they deserving Of your patronage
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-18

q teaspoon of ground ginger, one bay
leaf, two cloves Of garlic, one carrot
peeled and sliced, half turnip. thu
juice. of one lemon and the peel OF
one lemon cut in fine strips Cover
and cook until well done. turning SO
that all sides will be brown. While
the meat is cooking place in sauce
pan two cups of tomatoes and cook
| well, when well cooked rub through a
sieve and add to them e-quarter Of
teaspoon Of ground cloves, quarter
Of a teaspoon of ground mace, four
tablespoons of finely chopped cooked
ham. one tablespoon of chopped pars-
ley and seasoning of pepper and salt.
is nearly done pour over the meat and
add half cup of orange juice. Serve
meat with gravy from the pot. Po-
tato croquettes or pancakes are nice
with this dish.
California Loaf Cake.
A negro pastry cook at our hotel
calls it California loaf cake. This
cake is made by beating to cream
one cup of sugar and one third cup of
butter, when smooth beat in two eggs,
and three-quarters of cup of mo-
lasses, one-third of cup of strong
black coffee, one teaspoon each Of
ground cinnamon and ginger, half a
teaspoon Of ground mace, and three
cups of flour sifted with two and a
half level teaspoons of baking powder
Beat smooth and add. one cup of seed
ed raisins. two thirds Of cup Of chop
ped blanched almonds and one cup Of
seedless raisins. Mix well and bake in
a papered loaf cake tin for one hour
in a slow oven. Let cool in the pan.
When cold cover with orange butter
cream.
For the orange butter cream, beat
to cream one cup of sweet butter
and beat into it the grated rind of
half an orange and four tablespoons
Of orange juice and enough powdered
sugar to make stiff enough to spread
Gingerbread Pudding.
This cook also serves a wonderful
soft gingerbread as a spice pudding
and she tells me that it is good hot or
cold. Beat to cream half cup of
butter and one cup of brown sugar,
then add three teaspoons of ground
ginger. half q teaspoon each of ground
cinnamon, allspice and mace. quarter
eggs, and four cups of flour sifted
smooth and bake in shallow pan in
a medium oven. Cut in squares and
serve with fruit or orange sauce.
Another odd cake that she makes is
made by beating to a cream half a
cup Of butter and one cup of sugar,
add two well beaten eggs, half a cup
Of milk and two and q half cups Of
flour sifted with two teaspoons of
baking powder and one teaspoon of
vanilla extract. Place in saucepan
half cup Of grated chocolate, half
cup of milk, one cup of sugar and the
beaten yolk of one egg and boil until
thick. When thick beat into the cake
batter, and bake in three layer cake
Tins. When cold put together with
whipped cream and dust the top with
powdered sugar.