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The Washington times., 1922-04-25
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Copyright, 1922, by King Features
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A TRAFFIC block delayed me
~ twenty minutes, and so I
"A didn't get home until after
on the evening when Carl Booth
was to dine with Carlotta and me.
Still / thought nothing OF it when
/ heard voices from the library as
l unlocked the front door OF the
house and hurried toward the
stairs. And l didn't slacken my
pace until l heard Carlotta calling
after me:
well, Annel Whittier away so
fast? Have you forgotten that
there's a guest dining here and
that you weren't home to intro
duce us properly"
Carl isn't here yetv half ex-
claimed. half queried. He said
half past seven-"
I'm afraid. my dear, your mem
ory's none of the best. The gem
tleman appears to think he was
invited for 7. And like a good,
old-fashioned citizen he arrived on
time. How long will you keep us
and the baby lambkin waiting?"
May I have ten minutes?" I
asked. Just long enough for some
clean hands and a fresh blouse"
"1u permit you a whole fresh
dress II you'll permit me to go on
being entertained by your nice
company" Carlotta flung after me
in a tone calculated to reach back
to the library and put Carl at ease
or not as the case might be.
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Stiles & he was shaking his
he'd. wonder to what is
the wurld coming to. Pa sed.
What ails you? sed Ma to Pa.
guess / shud spell that What ales
you?
o nothing, sed Pa. I was Jest
talking a flash at these here hens
& chickings. sed Pa. The gurls e
the ladys dident dress this way
wen / was a handsum yung yuth,
sed Pa
/ think the stiles was newer
prittier or moar sensibul than what
thay are now, sed Ma
doant know, sed Pa Dress
goods must be Citing awful skarce
in the wurld, sed Pa.
Do you think so, Sweety? sed
Ma.
Sweety7 sed Pa. that is a new
one for you to be handing me.
Sweety. l suppoas that is also one
Of the new stiles, Sweety. l am a
fine looking gink to be called
Sweety. aint I, sed Pa wide as a
doorway & almost as tall, & you
call me Sweety. Fergit 1t, sed Pa
See here, sed Ma, what kind of
langwidge Is that, telling mo to
ferget II? Choose yure words moar
carefuller, sed Ma
You too, also. sed Pa Do not
call me Sweety, I en-treety you,
sed Pa. ! have q rite to my opin-
yum wen l say that the new stiles
in ladys garmints Is kind of skim
perry, sed Pa.
What is It. skimpery? I sed.
mean skanty, stingy. site, sed
Pa. Doant butt in, Bobbie. sed Pa,
wen I am holding dis-cours with
yure mother.
That is the only way the child
can learn, sed Ma, asking ques-
tuns. You no dout were gabby
enuff in yure chile-hood. sed Ma
newer butted In wen older poe
pull were talking, sed Pa. I used
to set so still that thay thot was
DUNN, sed Pa.
Oh, you must have been such a
little dear. sed Ma. I bet you
were Jest that cunning, sed Ma.
You are rite. sed Pa. All the
nabors used to cum to our house
bring thsre chillern so thay cud
copy after me, sed Pa.
Rccly. sed Ma, reely & truly,
sed Ma.
Yes, recly. sod Pa, a I want
Bobbie to be the ssim way all his
life, sed Pa, quiet & subbcr-dued,
sed Ia. Then peepul will think
that back of his silence thare is
treemendus strenth a powr, sed
Pa. That is one OF the seekrets
of my success, Pa sed.
You often maik me chuckei, sed
Ma to Pa.
Well, well, ia that SOP am
glad i amews you, sed Pa. I am
glad I am the court Jester for
yure Majesty tho Queen, sed Pa.
4 Pa went In the other room
with his he'd in the Air.
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from the kitchen and sat at tho
desk-waiting for her HUSBAND
and Cherry to return. Idly she
turned over the pages Of the old
Bible gotten out that day 70
verify quotation. and In so
doing paused at the sight Of
something white-a sheet of paper,
she had never placed there her.
self.
Almost as idly she pulled II
out, wondering only when she
saw 1t was in the form Of a
receipt-marveling when she
read the signature-amazed when
she saw what It really signified.
Then like a flash came over
her the Doctors last word-his
call for the Bible-for therein
he knew lay the acknowledgment
in black and white that he had
paid back to his brother in full
the ten thousand dollars lent
years before for the furtherance'
of his invention.
Cherry. Cherry" she called,
holding the precious bit Of writ
ing and sending her voice ringing
through the room.
Cherry appeared drying her.
eyes, followed by Peter. Look.
Cherry, I've found the receipt for
the money father borrowed-now'
you can have your full share-and
mine. too-now you can go back to
Martin and things will be easier
for you" She held forth the slip.
whereon was the cancellation Of
the debt.
To BE Continued Tomorrow
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THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
Jokes That Are Best.
BY Aline Michaelis.

"iE man worth while is sure
to smile at anything that's
funny; he knows full well
that daughters spell can make
dark hours sunny. So mirth's
the rage on screen and stage and
fills the funny papers, and staid
old men grow young again perus-
ing comic Capers. They split their
vests at foolish tests and hurt
their sides with laughing, while
joy rings out in merry shout and
shakes the topmost rafter. Yet.
though bright folks are fond of
jokes that keep them blithe and
merry, the favored pun first saw
the sun with aux and cassowary.
Men cry Tee -heen and roar with
glee at ancient bits OF humor
that have been sprung since
Rome was young and Carthage
was a boomer. The hoary Jest
still suits folks best for some
unfath omed reason, and Main
law makes men guffaw in every
age and season. Our granddad's
puns are still the ones that bring
the blithest chuckles, and make
men shake until they ache and
burst off hooks and buckles
The old, old wine is always fine,
and old friends are nearest: per
haps that's why old jokes get by
and people hold them dearest.
The test of time in many a cline
has added to their splendor: they
get more praise than in the days
when they were young and ten
der. Yes, this is why the brides
hard pie has filled ten thousand
pages, why jokes on prunes from
ancient runes survive the wear of
ages. When Mr.. Black stepped
on a tack some prehistoric hour,
the men-apes laughed till they
were daft, and still that joke has
power. So. IL by wit you'd make
a hit. don't seek some novel
story, but tell tale that was
quite stale when Nero ruled in
glory.
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WHY CHILDREN HAVE COLDS
BY Brice Belden, Nj. d.

position to colds through habitu.
ally faulty hygienic surroundings.
Such are the children who do not
get enough fresh air. They are
sometimes found living in over
heated rooms, sleeping with closed
windows, and being protected
against ''draughts" while kept In
stuffy and polluted air. This "air
sewage" as it has been properly
called, is as pernicious as any
other kind of sewage. and it's
drainage can only be accomplished
by good ventilation.
Children who suffer from ade-
mold growths or chronic tonsilitis
are especially susceptible to colds
Prevention is better and easter
than cure. OF first importance is
fresh air in abundance. Living
rooms should not be heated above
6S degrees F. Sleeping rooms must
be well ventilated. Delicate chill
dren should not be pampered or
coddled. Upon rising the chest.
back and neck should be sponged
with cold water.
Underwear should be OF the
lightest weight in summer and of
medium weight in winter. II ade-
noidsx xare present they should be
removed, and the same thing is
true Of chronic.lly affected tom
sils.
When a cold does occur a day in
bed at the outset is a good rule to
follow.
The Washington times., 1922-04-25
An Authority on All Matters Per.
tanning to Management of
the Household.

A LMOST every woman does
II some kind Of sewing in the
spring. And whAsss the family
is large and there are many gar
ments to be made, there arises the
problem of managing the home
during these trying days.
Where the housewife undertakes
20 help the seamstress, time -
.nst and the work rearded If tue
helper must stop two or three
times a day to prepare meals. And
yet the family must eat. And SO,
Before the seamstress is due, the
housewife should plan the meals
on paper and from the plan make
up a shopping list. Practically
everything not perishable should
be in the house and part of Ihc
food cooked before the seamstcess
enters.
Enough oatmeal or other cereal
to last for two breakfasts should
be cooked. Enough potatoes for at
least three servings should be
made ready. Have enough breai
on hand.
A whole boiled ham Is a good
investment. II lends itself to such
variety OF ways OF serving. II
may be sliced for sandwiches for
the noon meal or cut up and com
tined with scrambled eggs 1t gives
two.minute hot dish. and II the
housewife is particularly tired it
might be sliced and served cold
with hot canned peas and bread
and butter for the evening meal.
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FOR THE SPRING SEWING
BY LOrettO c. Lynch.

Canned vegetables and canned
soups and canned fruits are all
worth having on hand.
There are several preparations
on the market in which the dry
nilk is skillfully combined with the
sugar and cocoa powder. 1t takes
hut the addition of hot water to
produce highly nourishing drink.
There is no waste as the product
is so packaged that one is suffi-
Client for exactly one cup.
Since 1t takes time and effort to
prepare fresh fruit, by all means
serve the ready-to-eat varieties
which come in convenient cans.
Some of the varieties OF canned
fish will be found most convenient
during the busy days of spring
sewing. Sardines, salmon and tuna
are easily made ready.
II might be well to have a couple
OF dozen eggs on hand, as these are
very nourishing and may be pre-
pared in a moment.
Be sure to clean the house thor
oughly before starting the sewing
and then with a minimum OF care
IL ought to remain presentable
until the seamstress has gone.
1t will save both time and money
to have all the sewing necessities
on hand before beginning. A good
seamstress will make a complete
list for you before beginning to
serve you.
Care must be taken that the sew
ing room is properly lighted and
properly ventilated. With these
precautions, your spring sewing
should be more pleasurable to all
concerped
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self and giving way in spite Of
himself to the feeling he had so
long held in leash answered Cher.
ry In a way that made her gasp:
Like you! Are you asking me
that?" He bent closer to her, his
eyes on fire. his cheeks flushed.
why, I've loved you ever since
you were a kid and I've never
stopped loving you-I love you
now-I love you SO much it's
like a fever-a sickness. / can't
help myself: 1 can't stand It,"
She stared at him. Could this
be Peter. the man she had always
regarded as brother-the man
who had married her sister?
Cherry did not reflect that she
herself was married-nor that
she was betraying her sister in
tolerating such declaration.
She was gratified. she was
pleased, she was flattered that
she could still awake such fire
in a man like Peter. She man.
aged to say perfunctorily: "Oh.
Peter. you mustn't talk that
way"
Talk that way" he laughed
an unpleasant laugh-"no, you're
right. the time for talking has
passed. We must go away. you
and p
But Alix" she stammered,
suddenly realizing here was some
thing more serious than flirta-
tion.
"Alix is generous-shell under
stand"-
Alix, the unselfish, returned
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men, 80 l began to take it. 1t has
helped me wonderfully. / am feel
ing fine, do all my housework and
washing for seven In the family.
have been irregular too, and now am
all right. / am telling my friends
what it has done for me and am sure
it will do good for others. You can
use this letter as testimonial. / will
stand up for Lydia f. Pinkham's q
Vegetable Compound any time. -
Mrs. VIM. JUHNKE, Foster, Oregon.
Doing the house work for q family
of seven is some task. II you, AZ q
housewife, are troubled with back
ache, irregularities, are easily tired
out and irritable, or have other disa-
greeable ailments caused by some
weakness, give Lydia f. Pinkham's 9
Vegetable Compound trial. Let it
help you.
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When 4 Girl Marries =:

home instead OF going out TO din.
ner. Ill have to do sorhe quick
reciprocating so you girls will be
sure to invite me over soon agair.'
I'm so glad you two got on nice
ly." | laughed in response. 1T
would be terrible IL Carl and Car
lotta didn't hit 1t Off"
We sound like the first chapter
in an old-fashioned romance. don't
we?" laughed Carlotta. But we
hadn't arrived at the first names
stage, so we didn't know how our
names glide along together like
prize walters"
Nothing will sound impressive
to this hungry man II we don't feed
him." declared Carlotta, with al,
her old breeziness. Il promised
Anne to get you TO like me and lie
my friend at the first sitting, so l
prettied up in my newest dress
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so I helped myself TO n generous
ten minutes verging on fifteen, and
came down again in a semi-re-
freshed state which l felt sure a
good hot dinnr would turn into a
wholly restored one. Carl and
Carlotta were in the midst of an
animated conversation when
came into the room.
Hello, people-people.' hello I
cried, when I'd been permitted 10
progress half way across the room
without sign Of recognition from
any one.
Carl leaped TO his feet and came
toward me with that boyish eager
ness which is his most charming
quality. Yet he kept 1t from hav-
ing any suggestion of slight to Car
lotta. as he said:
Hello, Barbara Ann! I've been
finding out why you like staying at
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from Milltown. spared her hus-
band the pain of answering.
Maybe it's from Martin" said
Alix.
Cherry shook her head, tore open
the envelope and read. her face
scarlet.
"That settles IT," she cried. Now
never will go back. What do
you make of this? Listen. 'Is you
think your husband misses you
ask him about Hattie Woods and
see what he says"
"Who wrote it?" asked Alix.
II don't know, but does that
matter?"
You surely aren't going to at
tach any importance to an anony-
nous letter."
What difference does that
maker" asked the angry Cherry.
"Oh. Cherry, If you hadn't run
off like that"
How you talk, Alix. What else
could she do? / don't think you
understand what Cherry's been
through. Think Of her pride"
Peter had become an ardent
champion of the runaway wife, and
Cherry resolved not to lose one
iota Of his sympathy.
She crushed the letter in her
hand. "I think I've been through
about enough" she said. What
do you know about II, Alix? Here
you are with everything money
can buy and you pretend to preach
to me about living with a man
who's little better than a common
laborer. / won't stand it!'
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~ OLDS in children are popu-
larly supposed to result from

~ OLDS in children are popu-
larly supposed to result from
~ exposure to cold or wet. AS
& matter Of fact, they are caused
by micro-organisms and therefore
n cold is really an infectious fever.
The cold or wet, particularly If
they lead to prolonged chilling.
may favor the onset of a cold, but
they are not the actual cause.
It is because a cold is an infec-
ton that young children should be
protected against contact with any
one suffering from one. This is
more important in children than
In adults, because a cold is more
apt to result seriously in a child
than in an adult, and because chill
dren are more susceptible to colds
than adults.
Children can acquire a predis-
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pains across the
small Of my back.
They bothered me
20 badly that /
could do my work
only with the help
of my husband.
One day he saw
the 'ad. in our
paper telling z
wh at Lydia E.
Pinkham's Veg
ctable Compound
in doing for wO-
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hand with sentiment when> he
heard Cherry sobbing. He stalked
out like an avenging knight and
confronted her.
Even in her distress, and she was
genuinely distressed. Cherry heard
Peters step and knew he was near
without looking up.
"Oh, dear. Oh, dear"' she sob
bed.
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There, there. Cherry said tho
man with hand on her shoulder,
''you mustn't feel so bad over it.
There's only one thing to do. and
III help you do it,"
"Oh, Peter. you like me, don't
your"
She turned TO face him. with
tears glistening in her baby-like
eyes. Peter, sickening within him
The Washington times., 1922-04-25
Garden Hints

Sprinkle commercial fertilizer
and rake or hoe II into the roll
when the plants start into growth,
not before. A lot of 1t is wasted
If put on too early, particularly
the soluble nitrogenous fertilizers.
The Washington times., 1922-04-25
Remove Freckles
and Pimples

Women who have long wished for
a safe, easy way to remove unsightly
skin blemishes, will find in Beauty
Bleach just what they need.
Black and White Beauty Bleach 10
q double strength cold creamed COM
pound that removes freckles, tan, sum
burn, pimples, spots-makes the skin
clear, soft and youthful. 1t is harm
less-will not grow hair. All toilet
counters can supply Black and White
Beauty Bleach SOC the jar; Black and
White Soap 2Sc the cake.
Clip and mail this to Plough, Memphis,
Tenn, for free copy ot Black and White
Birthday and Dream Book.
The Washington times., 1922-04-25
This Day in History

THIS is the anniversary of the death, in 1871, OF
Daniel Defoe, whose Robinson Crusoe" has made
his name lasting place in English letters He was
versatile wrten but wrote nothing till after he was 4O
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Peter shrugged; his wife, sum-
moned into the kitchen to settle a
discussion between the positive Di-
nah and butler Of her own color
none the less positive. left her
troubled husband to decide whether
he would go to the girl on the ve-
randa.
Peters instinct warned him not
TO go: but mind played a losing
The Washington times., 1922-04-25
PAINS ACROSS
SMALL OF BACK
Husband Helped in Housework.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Made Her Strong

Foster, Oregon.--'T used Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for
The Washington times., 1922-04-25

She ran to the veranda and
stood leaning against one Of the
pillars, her face buried In her arms
and her body rocking with emotion.
Peter turned a reproachful look on
Alix.
What shall we do?" she asked.
IT can't bear to see her unhappy,
but / want to hear what Martin
has to say"
The Washington times., 1922-04-25
THE ACTION so FAR.

DIR. Strickland, inventor and
physician, lives in quiet little
settlement in the mountains with
his daughters, AliX and Cherry,
and his niece, Anne, who keeps
house for him. Peter Joyce, a
young man of means, has long
been in love with Cherry, but has
never told her. Martin Lloyd, a
newcomer, marries Cherry. Peter,
1nconsolable. goes abroad. Cherry
1inds life without money difficult
and she has words with Martin.
DR.. Strickland dies. Anne claims a
$4,000 loan made years before.
Peter returns and marries Alix.
Cherry leaves Martin and comes
to her sisters new home, declar-
ing she will never return.
"(Sfsters," the story by Kathleen
Norris, has been made into a pho
to play by international Film Ser
vice. Inc, direction by f.. Lloyd
Sheldon. 1t will be released
by American Releasing Corpora
tom.
Screen Version Nopehsed.
By JANE MCLEAN.
KIN idol e S TICK s." said
~ Peter, as she made for
the pantry.
Cherry took his arm, knowing
more than he thought she knew.
"Peter, did you really care for me
that way. really?"
Peter looked at her and made
no attempt to deny; Cherry felt a
thrill of satisfaction.
WAS that the reason you went
away right after 1 was married.
she asked with the air Of having
discovered the answer to a secret.
Alix. entering with the letter
The Washington times., 1922-04-25
BOBBIE AND
HIS PA
BY William F. Kirk

A was looking at sum Ladys
Stiles & he was shaking his
he'd. I wonder to what is
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-30
CILLETT RECORD AS
EXHIBIT "A" IN THE
SHERIFF CAMPAIGN
HOIfUiVe Candidate Has Been
a Terror to Lal1 Breakers
During His Term as
City Marshal


given opportunity the people
Of Imperial County have made
known in no unmistakable
terms the type of man that they
desire in the office of sheriff.
It is the man who is unafraid-
the fighting man.
The first sheriff of Imperial
County was man known
throughout the whole western
section of the United States for
the quality of his courage
Mobley Meadows, man of the
old school, with nerve enough
to tackle regiment of law
breakers, and the story of
whose career as an officer
would make a good Diamond
Dick novel.
Charlie Gillett is a man OF
the same type aud with a like
reputation as an officer Of the
law. Charlie does not even
consider his long list of acts OF
courage and hair-width escapes
as anything in particular. He
regards all this as a matter OF
course and there never enters
his consciousness the thought
that there is anything else tC
do but ones duty regardless OF
the personal dangers that may
beset it.
Charlie Gillett has many
times looked down the barre
of loaded A with no more
quavering of spirit than in tax
ing note of the details of an ap
petizing breakfast. He know:
what guns are for, for he il
able to use one with precision
but he is possessed of that wei
poised courage which enables
him to say with truth that his
gun has never been drawn il
anger nor sheated in dishonor.'
Mr.. Gillett has the practical
ly unanimous support of the
section of the county where
they know him best. He has
been city marshal of Holtvillt
for many years. There have al
times been many sharp differ.
ferences of public opinion ir
the Holtville section, but none
regarding the quality Of the
Gillett administration as an Of
ficer of the law. He goes about
his business without beating OF
toms-toms or display of pyro,
technics. There is no 'fuss
and feathers" Law breakers
simply know Charlie and they
find business. somewhere else
The Holtville locality has been
notably free from the petty
thieving so much in evidence in
other localities and this has
prevailed practically through
out the entire time of Gillett's
term in office. The bootleg
ger, also, gives Holtville a wide
berth and it has been claimed
that this particular pest is less
in evidence in the Holtville To-
cality than in any other part OF
the county. Anyway, it was a
notable testimonial given Mr.
Gillett last Saturday when the
women of the east side of the
valley lie f their household
duties and came here to cam
paign for him. 1t is regarded
as something to gain the good
opinion of one woman; it is dis
tinguished achievement to have
the endorsement Of ALL the
women where one lives and has
been charged with maintaining
peace and order.
The election is week off.
The arguments are in and it
will soon be up to the Jury. the
people. Gillett's career as an
officer stands Of record as "Ex-
hlblt II Of the plaintiff.