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USE OF TELESCOPE
THERE IS A MAGIC ABOUT THE TELESCOPE
BY Garrett p.

: the polishing lenses of glass 20
make them transmit and refract
the rays of light so that perfect
images OF celestial objects could
be produced ready for magnifica.
tion. Short made rejecting tele-
scopes, correcting Newton's error
by proving that it was practicable
to shape the mirror to "a parabo-
IoId figure And see how precious
his hard won art had become in his
eyes. for he ordered his tools to be
destroyed before his death, and
died with him"
Then came Sir William HersChel
and turned the scale in favor of
the reflector. at least for very
large instruments. With his great
forty.foot telescope he astonished
the world But already, before that
instrument was completed, he had.
working with only a seven-foot,
made the first discovery of
planet beyond the orbit OF Saturn
the planet Uranus DR.. Bell's
description Of the sensation made
by Herschels finding of another
world in the sky is good:
I'VE sometimes think of the
eighteenth century as time OF
license unbounded and the higher
life condemned, but HersChel
wakened a general interest in un.
applied science that has hardly
since been equally and never sur.
passed. Try to picture social and
official Washington rushing to do
honor TO some astronomer who by
luck had found the tranS-NAp.
tunian planet; the diplomatH
corps crowding his doors and his
very way TO the Naval Observa.
tory blocked by the limousines of
the curious and admiring, and
some idea may be gained of what
really happened TO the unassuminG
music master from Bath who sud
denly found himself famous"
There Is nothing about a tele-
scope that is not interesting. The
composition Of the different kinds
Of glass employed for the lenses,
or the mirrors, the devices used to
keen away stray light, the methods
OF grinding, shaping, polishing and
testing the lenses and mirrowS, the
optical LAYS by obeying which the
ravs from the stars are made to
form images Of the distant oh
jects from which they come, III"
accurate clock work, the massive
supports that the giant telescopes
require, the delicate balance OF the
heavy machinery, the different
forms OF eyepieces that magnify
the images. the devices for measur.
ing image and objects In the field
Of view. the attachments for spec.
troscopy. photography. etc: tho
domes. towers. movable floors, SLID
ing roofs. elbow iointed tubs.
prisms. polarizing apparatus md
the HUNDRED other details-all OF
these things derive a double inter
est from their association with the
most commanding instrument that
science has In its armory.
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STARTING LIFE RIGHT
-By DR.. VIM. A. McKeever-

and he will become a saver as well
as a spender.
Alsd do not overlook your young
daughter in this bookkeeping af.
fair. For a girl to have her own
small income and to record daily
the items of her personal expense
is certain to make her money wise
in due time and perhaps TO save
her from somebody's money-mad-
ness. She. too, should have her
regular duties, with regular
weekly allowance for the same,
and with the provision of slow
accommodating saving account.
The wise parent will fulfill with
strict fidelity the business con-
tract with his own child. In the
practice OF the method here
named, therefore, he will give due
written credit, to a regular savings
account, of all the small weekly
sums not expended by the child
out OF his wages. Both parent and
child will find keen pleasure in
watching the investment grow
A 1O-cent notebook, rnled for
debts and credits, with a pencil
attached. and your child is ready
to start with his business hook.
keeping. Now, stay by him for a
week or two until he acquires tie
habit: and you will thus add a per.
manent asset TO his character.
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on with the da nee. What's the
--er1idea Of the spron?"
Its nearly dinner-time."
Bob's eyes opened with sur
prise. why. we're going to Del
monico's.",
"Id--rather do this II you don't
mind" She eyed him appealing.
Iy. ~ don't feel equal to going
out tonight. I'm-afraid."
Don't you keep a nlald?" he
inquired.
Where would keep her-in
the ice-bpx?" Lorelei smiled
family.
His glance frightened with ad.
miration. We'll, you look stun
ming in that get-up, and I'd hate
to see you change it. Do you mean
to say you can cook?"
Not well, but l can fry almost
anything. Mother has a maid. !
couldn't afford two"
IT love fried things" he assured
her. with a twinkle. And to think
you're going TO cook for me!
That's an experience for both of
us. Let's have some fried roast
beef and fried corn on tho COB
with fried salad and cheese"
Don't tease" she begged. un-
certainly. II hardly know what
I'm doing, and I thought this
would keep me busy until theater-
time"
He extended hand timidly and
patted her arm. saying with unex-
pected gentleness:
please don't worry. ] supposed
we'd dine in public. but II you like
this better, so do |. When We pull
ourselves together and get settled
a bit wee'n make our plans for the
future. At present I'm still in a
daze. II was a terrible night for
all Of US. When think of II, I'm
sure II must have been a dream.
saw Merkle; he's perfectly cold
and matter-of fact about IL all. He
got back to Hammon's house aheEd
Of the doctor, and nobody suspects
the truth. But the street is in
chaos, and all of Hammon's 'om.
panies are feeling the strain. The
shorts are running to cover, and
there's a report that it was suicide.
which makes things worse II
couldn't have happened at a moro
inopportune time. either. Dads on
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BE MASTER OF FATE
BEND CIRCUMSTANCES TO YOUR WILL
.By Beatrice Fairfax

the light was turned off. the chick.
ems roasted again.
Don't you know plenty of folks
like that?
Given abnormal conditions. some
people are helpless. When things
run along in the usual way. they
can proceed about the days work.
But when things are different
from their accustomed routine, all
routine ceases.
There is nothing more vital 10
sucCesS-to happiness-to all that
makes up our daily living-than
the art OF bending circumstances
to our will instead of being victim.
lied by cXternalities.
If man is a machine, he can per
form his machine-like duties as
long as nothing unusual is asked
of him. But il man is an individ.
ual. he must learn how to meet
the unusual. the unexpected, even
the ineXplicable.
Helpless chickens, accustomed 10
guide their days by the sun. in.
stinctively accept darkness as
period for roosting-but need we
show a parallel stupidity? Must
we wait for some one stronger ard
wiser than we to come and turn on
the illumination by which we regu.
late activity?
III some one would find me an
opening" sighed Mary. I'm sure
I'd make good"
IF some one would help me with
this tremendous burden" claims
John, I'D manage somehow after.
ward"
But 1t Is NOW that demands our
efforts. 1t is the problem which
looks black and dark that insists
on solution. II is the difficulty
which appears all-encompassinG
that must be met before we can go
on to anything else.
or course, chicken doesn'
understand the distribution of
light and darkness al the poles
But we, who do understand, arc
neither terrified nor mystified
when we find the sun sinking for
months and rising again for
months-nor are we puzzled by
the fact that the overhead sun of
the Equator rises at and sets
again at 6-even though we are
used to a far different distribution
of light in MaChias, Me, or Flor
enCe. Italy.
So back Of most OF the problems
that 'errifY us there is a natural
cause The fact that we don
happen 10 know and unders' ard
that cause doesn't change tho al.
solute normality Of most of the
conditions, which startled us The
thing to do is to accept them and
to work ahead in spite OF them.
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BOBBIE AND HIS PA

Well, I sed, I will keep on 60.
ing to skool till l graduate. I sed.
but II I doant git a good job then
I will know that them yeers was
wasted, ! sed.
Doant worry. Bobbie, sed Pa.
The yeers that the yung folks
spend in study, sed Pa, is newer
wasted. sed Pa. Educashun is the
foundashun of success, sed Pa.
! wish ] cud be grasshopper.
sed, jumping around In the feelds.
II you were a grasshopper you
wud die wen the first cold wether
calm, sed Pa. As II is, Bobbie, sed
Pa, you will prubly grow up & be
a crate & wise man. like yure
father.
] hoap I will be crate enuff to
n1aik sum Doe so can have swell
suites & a gold watch a ottermo.
bell, but doant know, this here
life is a queer thing, wen peepul
git the things thay want thay
doant want the things thay git.
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THE AUCTION BLOCK :: '"%4S"s ss% =
PctmesqueIy Graphic Story of Stage Life in the Merop
ois Dealing with the Adventures and the Sacrifice
-. of Beautiful Girl

, were you I'd never 60 near Berg.
mans theater again. Let him sue
you"
Jim eyed his sister admiring,y.
You're a dandy crier. Sis" he OBJ
served your nose doesn't sw !
and your eyes don't pop out. You
could sob your way right into the
Wharton family II you tried" He
lit a cigar, sighed gratefully, and.
dragonlike, emitted twin columns
Of smoke from his nostrils. Han
nibal Wharton is worth twenty
millions easy" he went on. compla-
Gently; maybe forty. We didn't
do so badly-for country yaps-
did we? 1t feels mighty good 20
be in the kale.patch. No moro
small change for yours truly. But
say-it was a battle"
Lorelei Reflects.
Mrs. Knight ran down slowly,
like q clock. This sudden and un.
expected triumph had gone to her
head; she could talk only Of dol
lars and cents. In her fancy she
juggled huge sums Of money: she
drew extravagant pictures Of
glitteriHg future in which the
whole family figured. Throughout
this sordid chatter. with its avari-
cious sloatings and endless repe.
titions, Lorelei sat listless. her
thoughts far from pleasant. 1t had
required this final touch to make
her fully feel her wfetchedly ia Sc
position.
AS mother and son were leavin-.
Jim managed to get a word in
private with his sister.
Don't weaken" he cautioned
her. "Lynn's gone. anad it's al
over. We've got the whip hand 4
all Of 'em-Hammon. Merkle, Bob
Lilas-everybody. We've got EN-
all, understand? We've landed
big"
When she was alone Lorelei gave
a sigh of relief. which changed to
a sob as the sense OF her helpless
ness surged over her again. She
was worn out, and yet she could
not rest. She Ionsed for the open
air, and yet she dreaded to show
herself abroad, fearing that some
one would read her secret
Thoughts Of the evening perform.
ance at the theater filled her with
unfamiliar interchangeable won.
dered IL she could appear in public
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Widely known Lecturer and
Author and a National Author
ity on Juvenile Problems.

-EACH both your boy and your
girl how to keep a simple
- book account OF their own
small business.
1t is surprising how many men
live by mere hit-or-miss methcos:
They know little of the relation OF
iYcome to expense until their ac'
count gets into the red" and some
kind of trouble follows.
It IL also distr' 'ssing to observe
the large number OF otherwise
good women who possess only
childish knowledge Of their hus.
hands business, although the
peace and security Of the entire
household may be dependent
thereon.
Yet. II is comparatively easy
matter to train a boy ana girl
early to keep a day.book account
OF the small business transactions
in which they are most directly in
terested, and so TO teach them
easily to manage their own affairs.
In attempting this important les.
son make the method simple, di.
rect and free from technicalitiss.
The diary form Of account will
prove easy OF management and
will become an interesting bit Of
Teminiscence for the future.
a simple record will suffice I
lead the hoy into the habit q
auditing his personal busines
affairs. There is one nice point n
business psychology involved hef
That IL, u your child become
watchful Of his own transactions
he will almost certainly desire to
see the account grUw In his favor
The Washington times., 1922-07-10
Eminent Astronomer and Author.
ity on Subjects ~ Scien-
tific Interest.

tific Interest.
" EERYBODI w. owns and
uses telescope. as well as
~ everybody who Is thinking
of owning and using one, will be
glad to know that. at last. there Is
a competent book on telescopes,
which has been written and pub
lished in America-just as 1t
should have been, for 1t Is no
boast TO say that America now
leads the world in astronomy.
The book l speak Of is The
Telescope" by Louis Bell. II
takes field all by itself, a field
that has long been waiting for
such an occupant. 1t is at once
a hiu:c~v. a description. and an in
formative treatise. II begins with
Jan Lippershey's original "binoc.
ular" that the states general of
the Netherlands purchased in 1908,
and comes right up through to the
1O0-inch giant of Mt. Wilson.
There is a magic about the tele-
scope that no other human inven.
ton possesses. 1t owes this to the
fascination OF the stars, whose
handmade It is. II 10 the only in.
strument that seems to bear us far
away from this little earth into
the infinite depths OF the universe,
where the daring spirit Of man re.
freshes itself like one who ba athes
in the fathomless blue Of the
ocean.
But DR.. Bell has rejected any
temptation to enlarge upon this
aspect Of the subject. BY clear.
precise, unexaggerated statements,
without technicality and also with.
out inexactness, he has told what
is both interesting and important
to know. practically, concerning
telescopes.
The race for precedence be-
tween the two types Of telescopes,
"refractors" and 'refleCtors"
makes an absorbing story. Sir
Isaac Newton made a curious fail.
ure. There is a certain kind Of
satisfaction in finding that the
most superior men are, after all,
fallible. II offers excuses for our
own mistakes and oversights.
Newton had the fate Of the reflect.
ing telescope in his hands, but by
an error in judgment failed to ad-
vance that form OF INSTRUMENT,
while at the same time he bungled
an experiment on refraction and
dispersion OF light which might
have founded the fortune Of the
refractor Immediately. So neither
type Of astronomy's greatest in.
strument Of discovery was helped
by the Investigations Of astrono.
my's greatest law-giver.
Intensely interestine-at least.
for those who have the flair-are
the efforts and triumphs Of John
Hadley. James Short. Chester
Moore Hall and John and Peter
Dollaid In the eighteenth century.
short. says Dr. Bell. Possessed
"craftmanshit that approached
wtzardry." This was In figuring
The Washington times., 1922-07-10
By Rex Beach
Realistic Serial Depicting the Greed of Poor Family ant
the Attempt of a Scheming Mother to Capitalize
Her DAUGHTERS Amazing LONELINESS

his way from Pittsburgh to help
save Merkle's bank"
Shouldn't you have been At
business on such a day."
Bob shrugged carelessly. I'm
only a Joke brbker. The governor
thinks a firm.name looks we'll or
my cards. I hope he doesn't lose
more than a million in this furry
it won't improve his disposition.
But-wait till he learns I've mar.
riea a girl who can fry things
BY the way" Bob paused. Il
invited a friend to dine with Va
tonight"
Lorelei was less dismayed than
he had expected. so hav" J."
she said.
II thought 1t might be pleasant
er for you." he explained, a BIT
awkwardly. ''inasmuch as wore
not very well--acquainted. I saw
before l went out that you were
-er-eembarrasse - and-and-"
He flushed boyishly, scarcely con.
scious Of the delicacy that had
prompted his action. ANYHOW,
he's gone home to put on a clean
sweater"
you don't mean you asked"
Campbell Pope; yes. met him.
and he looked hungry. He's ccm.
ing here at six" For almost tho
first time in Bob's society Lorelci
laughed out clearly
And ] asked Adoree Demorest."
she said.
Bob grinned and then laughed
with her Fine" he cried. Both
members Of this club. Really. this
ought TO make the best finish fight
seen in New York for marv
day"
"I don't care" Lorelei said stuo.
bornly "Adoree is the most mis-.
judged person in America. ard
Pope ought to know the truth"
As she fitted hack and forth pre-
pairing dinner Bob kept up a cease
less chatter that Gid much 70 les
sen their constraint.' She was con.
scious through II all Of his admir-
alton, but II still seemed to be the
admiration Of a stranger, not OF
a husband never for one me msrt
had either of them felt the binding
force Of their new relationship
never had they been farther apart
than now.
(Copyright. 1914 by Harper a Sons
(To Be Continued Tomorrow
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Household Hints

To remove stains from a leather
bag. apply the white OF an egg. let
1t dry In the sun. and then rub 1t
off. A paste made OF dry mustard.
potato meal. and two spoonfuls Of
spirits OF turpentine, applied to
the spot and rubbed off dry. will
also be found to answer the pur-
pose.
II you wish TO iron a rough dry
article in a hurry. sprinkle 1t we'll
with cold water, then roll up
tightly and place II in dry cloth.
Put 1t into the oven. which should
be warm but not hot, and by the
time the irons are heated the
article will be damp all over. and
just right Tor ironing.
When stewing rhubarb add a
pinch of salt or bicarbonate Of
soda to II. This neutralizes the
extreme acidity Of the fruit and
less sugar is required. It is a
good plan also to stew dates or
figs with rhubarb. as they help to
sweeten 1t
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without breaking down. She
knew well enough who had fired
that shot-would others fail TO
suspect? The secrecy in which the
whole affair was veiled seemed t. .
ribly artificial; 1t &as impossible
that such a barefaced conspiracy
to suppress the truth could lorg
remain undiscovered. And--if
Harmon died. what then? He W ts
reported to be very low: suppose
he became delirious and betrayed
himself? She would be involved
and Merkle and Bob.
Every clang Of the elevator
gate, every football outside her
door alarmed her. AS with most
women, her knowledge of the law
, was negligible, her conception cf
it's workings was gTotesquely child.
like.
Yet. after all, the Incidents
OF the shooting affected her
less than the amazing change in
her own fortunes: she was a wife
The word sounded shockingly un-
real. This was no longer her
home, her sanctuary; another had
equal share in II. She no longer
belonged to herself; another-pos.
sessed her. And, worst of all. that
other was practically a stranger.
She felt her cheeks burn; she
was suffocated by sense OF
shame from which there was nc
escape. In one night she had
passed the turning point from
girlhood to womanhood. from
womsnhood to wifehood, and
there had been no love. no faith,
no glamour even. in the act.
She had deliberately sold herself:
she wearily wondered where the
new road led-surely not TO hap
piness.
An Invitation.
Toward evening Adoree Dem.
crest telephoned, and with many
anticipatory ordinations OF pleas.
ure invited Lorelei TO dine
II can't" answered Lorelei,
family.
Bother your engagements"
Miss Demorest's disappointment
was keen.
II can't even explain, unless
you'll come here"
ITO dinner"
Lorelei decided swiftly. She
dreaded to be alone with Bob; her
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An Authority on All Matters Pc
tanning to Management Of
the Household.

tn vERYoNE can take a trolley
X, car out into thee country
- and play camping, II only
for a day. Or a few days out of
doors during fathers vacation
may give the whole family much
pleasure and better health at
trifling cost II one is familiar with
the more simple forms Of camp
cookery.
While the frying pan receives
its just share of condemnation
from those who prescribe every
day diet, II is the one utensil
every camper must have. What is
20 good as fried salt pork. savory
potatoes and piping hot coffee
after q day in the open without
. chance to spoil the appetite by
nibblink the luxuries Of civiliza.
ton?
To prepare fried salt pork. cut
the pork into convenient slices, re.
move the rind and pour boiling
water over the pieces. Let the
slices remain in the water for ten
minutes remove them and fry
them thoroughly in the frypan
over q hot camp fire. Brown
them on both sides and add pep
per to suit the taste.
In the drippings left from the
pork, cook very thinly slices Of
raw potato and season to taste.
The potatoes may be parboiled,
but the real camper slices them
paper thin and cooks them to
golden brown without previous
boiling.
Corn dodgers are dear TO the
hearts Of every lover Of the out
of-doors. But one must have a
good recipe and cook them to a turn
to really serve them at their best.
Mix together three cups Of dry
corn meal, one level teaspoon Of
ealt and one tablespoon OF sugar.
Wet the mixture by pouring on II
about one quart Of boiling water.
Make the dough into small flat
cakes about one inch thick and fry
them In hot fat until brown. This
will take about fifteen minutes.
Serve the corn dodgers while they
are hot.
II the men catch fish you will
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Know That

It was formerly thought that
house cats were progeny OF tanned
pairs OF European wildcats. His
torical investigation has proven
that they came from the North
African "gloved," or "caffre" cat.
When a word sounds the same as
another. but is spelled differently
and has a different meaning, II is
called a homonym.
William Henry Harrison had the
largest family. six sons and four
daughters.
In a poem of Hesiod. the Three
Fates appear as the three daugh'
ters OF Zeus and Themius: Clotho.
the spinner: Lachesis, the assigner
of the lot; Atropos, the inflexible.
who cuts the thread (of life).
The origin of the expression.
Escaped by the skin Of the teeth
is found in the twentieth verse OF
the nineteenth chapter Of Job:
MY bone cleaveth to my skin and
to my flesh. and escaped with the
skin of my teeth"
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COOKING FOR CAMPERS
,RMS OF CAMP COOKERY
BY Loretto c. Lynch,

want to serve II right. After
cleaning the fish--removing scales,
head, fins and tail-cut the fish
into convenient size pieces, roll in
flour, cracker crumbs or corn meal
and try them in the pan with a
little butter or lard or oil until
they are crisp. Salt to sui: the
taste.
Hardtack or pilot crackers
should be in every camping outfit
Remember to take a quantity OF
matches. 1t Is best to carry the
matches in a tightly covered recep.
tacle such as a baking powder tin
or preserving jar. Matches must
be kept dry. And the camper who
does not take proper care Of his
matches often finds himself in a
bad way, especially when he has
wandered a bit from civilization.
The Boy Scouts have an excel.
lent book with suggestions for
practical camping. Prospective
campers will do well to look at II.
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Vivid LOUe
Story
What is the natter"
"I'll-tell YOU later"

What is the NATTER"
"I'll-tell you later"
Miss Demorest yielded. not with.
out some regret. II was going
to cook the supper myself, and
I'm all done up like a sore foot;
but I'll remove the bandages.
suppose you know the potatoes
are peeled and the salad will spoil
unless l bring III"
Then bring 1t. and hurry"
Lorelei was not quite sure that
Bob would consent to dine in the
modest little home, but under the
circumstances idleness was mad
dening, so she fell to work. 1t
seemed very odd. when she
thought OF It, for the bride OF a
millionaire to prepare a meal
with her own hands, but any
thing was preferable to dining
out. in her present frame Of mind.
This was very different from
what she had expected, but
everything was different. Once
the marriage had become known
TO Bobs people and he had thor
oughly sobered down. once she
had withdrawn from tho cast Of
the Revue, their real life would
begin.
Bob was pale and bit un-
steady when he arrived. but
Lorelei saw that he suffered only
from the effects OF his previous
debauch. He was extremely self.
conscious and uneasy in her pres
ence, though he kissed her with a
brave show OF confidence.
Nearly Tea Time.
Il galloped into the bank Just
as they slammed the doors" he
explained. but my bookkeeping
is rotten"
"Yes?"
MY accounts somehow rever
tally with theirs, and tncy al
ways explain very pstisntly-it's
a patient bank-that they use
adding.machines. Beast.y nuis.
ance. this constant figuring. es-
pecially when you never hit he
right answer But a man can't
expect to compete with orc OF
those mechanical contraptionS."
Are you trying to tell me that
YOU have overdrawn?"
Exactly But I drew against
the old gentleman, as usual. so