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Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
SNOW

that Aunt Vida lived she grew more
"set in her way" more difficult to
companion.
There was another thing Mylinda
had not had a glimpse of Ward
Beecher In three weeks. Ward lived
in the big house down at the corner,
where Locust road joined the first
outlying street of the town. He was
trying to get along alone since his
mother died, but there was talk of
his getting married. Mylinda had
heard Ruby Warren mentioned as
the girl Ward was likely to pick out.
Nevertheless, she had felt up to three
weeks before that perhaps she meant
as much to him as Ruby Warren
did. Now she was beginning to be
certain that he had not cared for her
after all. He no longer came to the
door every few evenings to see how
she was getting along, to joke with
Aunt Vida and bring her some offer
ing of apples or magazines. He was
not sick. 1t was impossible to think
OF sickness and Ward Beecher in one
breath, so stalwart, so wholesome
was he.
Poor little MyIinda. with her meek
pointed chin! She saw nothing be-
fore her but Aunt Vida debating her
every movement. She was so lonely,
so tired. for she was young and
er-hearted despite the fact that
Aunt vida kept her dressed like a
little old woman.
Still the snow came, and still N.Y.
linda shoveled IL back from the house
until it was only approachable by a
tiny tunnel.
Mylinda was trying to get last
nights snowfall out of this tunnel,
straining her arms to lift the shovel
full over the high walls of snow. when
she heard some one shouting to her.
She Strengthened up, suddenly aware
that her arms and shoulders We're
aching, to see the old street sweeper,
with his queer, blue, pointed snow
plow, drawn by great brown horse.
He pointed toward the house and
shouted something more. Mylinda
could not make out what it was. She
thought she knew, however. The
chimney was leaning from the high
winds, but Aunt VIDA said 1t would
not blow down. But it probably
looked queer to passers-by. Mylinda
went back to her work.
again. Aunt Vida tatted composedly.
But Mylinda could not sit still. She
felt very uncomfortable. She did not
know why.
go sit yourself down and keep
quiet" commanded the old woman.
You are fidgety as sin. Linda"
Mylinda took book and sat down.
1t continued to snow. Suddenly she
heard great knocking at the door.
Some one had come through the tun-
mel nnobserved. At the door leaned
a man, ghostly white, in the snow
and gloom. "Mylinda," he painted,
i've come to take you over to my
house."
"Why, Ward!" gasped Mylinda. It
was difficult to tell which was the
greater, her joy at seeing him or her
surprise at what he said
IT mean ii. Come. wrap up, Aunt
Vida Hurry. Mylinda, hurry"
Aunt Vida got up and came to My
lindas side. We'll, 1 guess l don't
stir out of my house. she said.
What's got holtNof you all of a sud-
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
Home Nursing and Health Hints

ing up TO take care of father" she
said firmly.
And this is what she did.
Taking Care of Father
Passing into the kitchen. she put
some milk on to heat in a double
boiler Instructed Nora. the maid. to
make a slice of toast. very carefully.
to butter it thinly. and to cut it into
tiny cubes.
Then what will l do with it.
man," said Nora.
"Put the toast cubes in big china
coffee cup and set it in the warming
closet. I'll do the rest"
So the motherly woman went up
stairs.
She took her husbands tempera-
ture, much against his better judg-
ment, and was relieved to find 1t
normal.
His hands were hot and his feet.
he said. felt cold.
So he was induced to take warm
bath and get into bed.
Here, with hot-water bottle at his
feet and an ice-bag on his head, the
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
MYLINDA CONFESSED TO HER.
SELF THAT SHE WAS BE-
COMING A LITTLE TIRED
OF SNOW

through 1t, waist high. for she was
q small person. She had awakened
in the morning to see its blank white
ness staring at her through the tiny
window of her chill room. And
armed with stove poker, she had,
at the risk Of her life, knocked tire
mendous icicles away from her low
caves icicles as thick as her waist
and reaching from roof to ground.
Oh. yes. Mylinda was very tired Of
the snow. but she did not say so, for
her Aunt Vida would not have lis
tened. Snow, rain or fair weather
meant all the same to Aunt Vida,
who was 70 and never went out Of
the house. So long as her toes were
warm and she had her tatting to do,
she did not care. Was not Mylinda
young enough and strong enough TO
take care Of her?
But Mylinda missed the walks to
town. the infrequent calls. the rare
contact with people and things. Be-
sides, it was very hard to fight the
snow constantly. She had a great
deal to do as it was. Every year
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
JUST WEAKNESS
BY N. Jessie Leiteh


sI'm SO tired and shivery. with
pains in my back and queer. all
over-ish feeling" said the tired busl-
ness man, coming home from the of
flee one evening and taking off his
overshoes, heavily.
You're catching cold" chanted the
family, in chorus.
Il never catch cold It's unnec-
essary. Haven't had a cold for
years." grumbled the man. Then he
sneezed.
you've caught cold!" announced
his mother in-law. There was tri-
umph in her voice. Any one who
said that colds were unnecessary need
expect no sympathy from her. Colds
had a. way of being always with the
mother-in-law who took more patent
medicines than We're good for her.
and had a way of answering adver-
tisements about newly discovered
medicines when her family's back was
turned.
TT isn't cold I'm quite sure.
just feel queer" insisted the tired
business man."
Gladys q Believer in Rumors
Probably you have temperature, =
suggested his daughter. helpfully.
There's a lot Of pneumonia going
around. Goodness, father I hope
you haven't got pain in your chest.
or wherever you get pain when its
pneumonia" said Gladys. who be-
lieved in rumors.
Il don't want any dinner. guess
I'll 60 to bed" And without even a
glance at his favorite Wednesday
night dinner, the T. B. NJ. started
upstairs, even the evening paper
neglected.
1t was then that the mother of the
family, who had been cutting Bobby S
meat and mashing his potatoes and
tying on bib he always scorned,
rose to the occasion.
Don't wait dinner for me. I'm go
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
TO AID HARTEs DAUGHTER

From the heart of California's
Mother Lode country. where "M'liSs,"
Tennessee" and his partner. "The
Luck of Roaring Camp" and other
Bret Harte characters were given
romantic background. comes a re-
sponse to the recent appeal in behalf
of Jessamy Bret Harte Steele
daughter of the novelist, who has
been found in an Ogdensburg. N. Y,
insane asylum.
Press dispatches relating to the
conditions of Mrs. Steele and her en-
vironment were read with deep con-
Germ by the fifteen hundred residents
of Angels Camp in Calaveras County
Following the suggestion that the
Bohemian Club of San Francisco
join with the leading literary and art
art clubs of New York in raising
fund to assure the novelist's favorite
daughter more pleasant surround
ings, Angels Camp Chamber of Com
merce, through Harry r. Barden, it's
secretary, has telegraphed its desire
to assist in the movement.
From a San Francisco admirer of
Bret Harte's brilliant stories comes
an interesting suggestion.
IF a bronze tablet (the Bret Hartc
tablet at the Bohemian Club) arouSes
interest in the heart of an old ad-
mirer of Bret Harte's works." writes
Mis- e. r. McGill. certainly the sad
plight of his daughter should arouse
the deepest sympathy and the keen
est desire to better her sad environ
ment.
Why does not some genius of the
great Bohemian Club write a. scefa-
rio OF Bret Harte's short stories and
give the royalty to the maintenance
or this child Of his hearth"
Miss Nc Gill has composed an ap-
preciatiye poem on the novelist
San Francisco. Chronicle.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
Just Between Ourselves
BY DELLA E. STEWART

It's hard to have patience with our
children when they cannot amuse
themselves for a minute. The con-
slant whining: What can do?" has
worn more than one parental pa
thence to the frazzling point. We
want them to have some resource
within themselves; some amount of
initiative and resourcefulness.
What children we must seem some
times. How many, many things we
think we need to make us happy.
How we complain and whine when
some OF them are removed for a
time.
One OF our severe tests, one which
many of us are having to meet at
the present day is: How much must
we have in order to be happy? How
little can we have and still hold JOY
in our hearts? Wouldn't it be wise
thing to decide for ourselves these
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
rRAvELLlNG LlGHT

sI hope you aren't going TO nave
a ton OF baggage for me TO take 70
the station" began Margaret
brother at the breakfast taple.
Margaret looked offended.
Not enough to hurt you or any
football man. she shifted. Just a
bag and an umbrella. If you're not
strong enough to help me carry those
for four blocks you can treat me 10
a taxi" .4,,,.
"Oh. WE'LL" said her brother hastlly'
course, If that's all YOU have
onlv don't load the bag with prlckS.
Don't strain yourself trying 70 pe
gallant" she retorted. as she leIt Lne M
room preparatory to packing LOT nsr
weeks visit With a friend.
when Jim came home that aIter-
noon the bag and umbrella were moo
estly assembled in the hail. jim
lifted the bag tentatively ana
Ssay!g he said TO his sister, who
was Just descending the stairs
whats in it this time, pig iron!
sThe idea! Only some shoes ana
hotties of stuff that ! have 10 nave
freckle lotion and curling fluid ana
things. And my school memory pook
that / want to show Clara ana
skates. You never know when the
fcelI be good this time of year. any
how, you ought to be thanktui ulo
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
Sharp Senses
Nv .Iohn Rreek

1t was very diverting, that incident
OF the movie actress and her friend
the elephant They had played to-
gether for some time before they were
moved to a new location. During
the first night the elephant grew
uneasy at his strange surroundings.
And restlessness in an elephant
means action. He went careering
through the unknown streets. picked
out the house where she lodged, and
began, with elephantine tactlessness,
to wrench off windows, tear up by
the roots the posts of its founda-
tions. Nor could he be dissuaded
until she came out and by what arts
| know not reassured him.
Now. scent was his only clue. Yet
it is not incredible that he found
her. Never do ! watch wild creatures
without envying them that keenness
of sense by which they are aware OF
many n fact | do not dream before
l read il in their actions. cannot
tell what l took for a rustling leaf
was the harrier hawk until cock
sparrow dives. for his thicket. Or
how the little bear OWNED my pres
ence on his mountain slope until he
scuffles off and | decipher by what
devious route of air drainage my
scent mas reacneu MIN.
1 am less envious of my dog. She
is merely nose minded where I trust
my eyes; If she is somewhat keener
Of ear she is slower of imagination;
we merely complement each others
deficiencies. But she is dullard
compared TO the alert coyote, just as
would be beside some sharp -sensed
bushman. How does civilization work
this change?
Our thyroid gland is the throttle
which governs our discharge of bod
lily energy the thing which brings
lump in our throats, quickens our
pulses and our breathing. or even
bathes us in a chill Of perspiration
when we are alarmed. 1t lenses our
nerves to performing. in the pinch,
those feats of activity we would
Judge impossible at normal times.
When some physical unbalance leaves
this throttle ajar we have a disease
which has been defined as chronic
anxiety And super sharpness of
the senses is one of its signs
Chronic anxiety-over enemies. over
the ever active hunger to fill the fuel
tanks their racing engines burn--is
this what keyes the world to such
alertness? Do routine meals and
street lights soothe US to what would
mean to the gormandizing bushman
chronic relaxation? Are our senses
only quiescent because our attention
centers on other things?
What i chiefly wonder Is how far
that elephant could scent his conf
dante in the state OF mind he was in.
And was il rat that frightened him
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19

not put all my clothes in it. as 1t
would have weighed a lot more.
borrowed fathers suitcase for that
I wish you'd go upstairs and bring 1t
down. It's not really heavy. but I've
got so many other things to carry"
"Other things! ] thought you said
that all wou were going to have this
time was a bag and an umbrella.
What other things, for PHYS sake ?"
why, Of course, have to take my
golf clubs, sillyl You know Clara's $
people play as late as they can. And
my. violin
''Violin! Jehoshaphat! You go for
weeks at a time without touching it
here at home. Can't you get along
for few days without that?"
"Well, Clara just wrote me that
Newton Jones is going to be there
and YOU know he's awfully fond of
music, so I thought it would be nice
to have it. And then. of course,
my carera; you know that's too big
to get into a bag. even IL l didn't
have so many other things. Clara d
be awfuIy disappointed if I didn't
bring that: she loves to have her
picture taken.
"And my portable typewriter -
tried to think how | could get along
without taking that, but ] hate to
lose q weeks practice on it when I'm
rust beginning to set up some speed
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19

instant he had Aunt Vida off her feet
drapped in the shawl and started out
of the house with her. Come, My
linda" he commanded. Throw some
thing over your head. Don't wait an
instant"
Years of living with Aunt Vida had
taught Mylinda to obey. She had to
walk fast for Ward was plunging
along with Aunt Vida protesting in
his arms.
you keep still now" he kept say
ing. "Ill tell you when get you over
to my house. You coming, Mylinda?"
Yes, Ward" answered Mylinda.
1t was hard work bearing through
the snow, though Ward, even with his
burden, did the best he could to make
tracks for Mylinda. She followed
him blindly. The snow was so thick
she could not see. The big figure
ahead Of her, seen through the veil,
looked like a shadow: Then suddenly
there were at Wards door. In the
warm, bright kitchen he set Aunt
Vida down on her feet. She was still
exploding.
Ward Beecher. you're crazy!
never heard Of anything like this,
never"
"Well," said Ward. you're safe"
Then he caught Mylinda to him and
kissed her you've got home, Ny
linda" he said, before that old house
fell down on you
Next morning Mylinda knew more
fully what he meant. The storm had
cleared and the cold deepened and the
air was blue as steel. Where the old
house had been was only a big
mound. The weight of snow on the
roof had crushed it like an eggshell.
And the two women might have been
under it If Ward, who had been away
home for three weeks. had not re-
turned Just in time to learn from the
old street. cleaner what was bound to
bapnor
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19

questions right now7
Undoubtedly circumstances have
sidetracked many Of us in these days
OF financial stress. Undoubtedly we
are having TO get along with less
than we have been accustomed 10,
less than we had hoped to have. But
it's impossible to imagine a really
strong man or woman hopeless or
complaining over this. And why
revel in weakness and self-pity?
There's always work 10 do, even
when the raw materials for it are not
those to which we have hitherto been
accustomed. If we postpone effort
because all is not to our liking wen
never get very far in life's industry.
We may have to work more slowly
and with more caution because OF
the unaccustomedness of effort. But
there's always a chance OF success
for the man or woman OF resource.
Life owes us a living. But we've
got to work in order to collect one
worth having.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19

man lay, discounting all his symptoms
and declaring that he felt better al
ready.
Felt All Right BY Morning
Down in the kitchen the woman
who always seemed to know what TO
do made very thin cream sauce with
the scalded milk. poured it over the
crisp golden cubes of toast. and
placed the steaming cup of cream
toast on a little tray. She stole up
the back stairs with it. Her husband,
shifting the toasty odor. said CRATE
fully: II believe it's all l wanted.
Some extra rest. some cream toast
and a little friendly exile from the
members of my family. who always
diagnose symptoms at a glance. and
wrongly"
And the understanding woman.
throwing the window open wide and
placing an extra blanket within reach
of the temporary invalid. smiled and
agreed. Nor was she surprised when
next morning her husband was feel
ing perfectly well WEAKNESS is re-
sponsible for many vague ache ana
pain.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
Thin Women Avoid Nerves

be hardly larger than a small pea.
Further. it was found that the raw
milk curds were always firm in char
acter and white in color, while the
boiled milk curds were flaky and
yellow in color.
Many dietitians claim that boiled
milk destroys the necessary sub
stances called vitamines, that make
milk so valuable as n food. Hawk.
however found in his tests they were
not destroyed in the ordinary period
OF boiling.
II milk were heated for an hour
under high pressure. there is a
change in the casein which renders
IL an inadequate food
However, milk which Is TO be used
as a food is never so heated, Ordi-
natfly, three or five minutes boiling
sufficeS
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19

than raw milk.
For this reason the boiled milk di-
gests more rapidly and the material
leaves the stomach sooner than in
the case of raw milk.
The curds of pasteurized milk are
intermediate in character between
those of boiled milk and raw milk.
but more nearly resemble those of
raw milk.
Hawks experiments found that
the curds formed from raw whole
cows milk in the human stomach
one hour after the milk was drunk
were fully as large as h mana
thumb.
In later stages they coalesce and
form enormous rubber like curds
about three or four inches in length
and an inch in diameter.
Under tho same conditions the
curds of boiled milk were found To
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
Copyright, 1921. by W. werner)

It was very strange and very an
noying, Mylinda Wayne thought,
that everybody should stare so at
her house. At first she supposed
it was because of the blossoming
geraniums that crowded the small
paned windows but when men driv-
ing home from town with heavy loads
gazed curiously, she began to think
that could not be- Tor what man
ever noticed woman's flowers,
especially in the dead of winter when
the snow was knee deep everywhere
and it was all a stout horse could do
to break through the drifts?
Mylinda contested to herself that
she was becoming a little tired of
snow. For 10 weelds she almost
had been buried in it. She had SHOW
eled it out OF her way and it had got
in again over night. She had waded
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19

After a man breaks his word 1t
isn't as good as 1t was.
II you want to know why there is a
scarcity OF farm hands look at the
big league ball teams
Chicago is building the biggest ho-
tel in the world. New York hotels
will still be the highest, though.
Polish Diet votes Hoover a citizen
Hoover helped their diet.
A man Is making lightning. This
is real lightning and not the kind put
up in bottles.
A tax on every bonus plan might
raise the bonus.
Poets do their spring training run
ming up and down the columns OF
dictionary.
Radium is quoted at s4.5OO,ooo an
ounce. Pay no more.
II scientists can hear ants foot
steps like thunder they ought to In
vent them some rubber heels.
some singers get $1,000 4 night, but
look at the risk they run.
PITY the poor moth. Just when
we are getting out OF our winter
clothes he is getting into tnenl-
Bet the New York boy who put out
a. fire. in a school building IS alrald
to go back now.
-
Too much overhead keeps many
business under foot.
nreacher says jazz Is lascivlous-
ness. No matter IL he was mao
preachers ought not TO cuss.
Oriuinators of national prune week
seem fun of their subject.
washington reports the public debt
oa,aw to 500. 900, 900 last month; Dut
what's a few millions when we can :
pay them?
fine way to teach a small boy
to fight is to make him wear a req eie
to school.
There. are children in New YORK
who think birds and flowers sroW oi'
hats.
Once they married drinking men %
+ .afsS.yn them: now they marry drink
men to find out where they gee ~
ughing yourself to death is pet
khan worrying your head OIL
ler to play than TO SPEAK
kfnt six months in Jail Is
If aucing.
Ar6 Depew says he is sS and
M len a ball game. II ne
tie Mr.. Depew might not
s8
EN- are fine cooks II you
salads and fudge.
NAV be fine: but YOU
cold batler kicking
k coming.
t much difference between an
baster brow and an ivory dome.
II is easy to find the best man or
earth. He is the one your vile coulo
have married but didn't.
with bathing suits censored, the
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
nRoElrs

The railroads in 1921 handled 2s
per. cent less freight than the year
before
Yet their total net operating in
come or profit was about three and
third per cent on valuation. accord
ing to final figures.
That's about as good return as
il the money were in a savings bank
drawing interest.
Railroading must excite the envy
Of managers OF the thousands Of in
dustrial corporations that went in the
hole last year instead of showing a
profit.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
IF YOU ARE WELL BRED

You VIII. In entering an elevator
or street car with your mother, see
that she enters first.
You viii, when taking a guest to
an ordinary reception. make a point
of presenting her to the hostess.
You will make the first call when
newcomers move into your neighbor-
hood.
You will never interrupt a conver-
sation to make an introduction
You will make formal calls between
3 and $3.50 in the afternoon.
You will, il bride or stranger in
a neighborhood, wait for others to
make the first call.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
SHOCKED

Some Of the movie films exported
from America are too raw for South
Sea islanders. One sugar plantation
owner stopped a film in the middle.
He was afraid the American vamp
would be an evil influence for the
natives.
Such is the report by DR.. Albert
w. Palmer. head of a mission school
in Honolulu.
Hawaiians knowing us only
through the movies. consider vamps
typical of American women. And
Americans think the movie hula dan
Ger is typical of the South Sea civ
ilization. Both are wrong. The most
profound of all ignorances is the
knowledge" OF distant things
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
ELYIN0

The air mail travels 100000 miles
with only one flying postman killed.
A year ago there was a death for
each 104,118 miles.
Flying is certainly getting safe
when you travel In an airplane 1.00,-
900 before getting killed.
Could you do much better in an
auto? You might-if YOU were ex-
tremeiy lucky.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19


in some scientific
subject when the
nurse announced
the arrival OF a
boy.
What who
-?" stamnered
the professor abb
sently. why in
terrupt me - isn't
my wife at home 2
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
INCREASED LOVE

Wife (pleadingly)-I'm afraid,
Jack, you do not love me any more
anyway not as much as you used TO.
Husband-Why?
Wife-Because you always let me
get up to light the fire now.
II b a n d-Nonsense. my love.
Your getting up to light the fire
makes me love you all the more
Edinburgh Scotsman.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19
THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN SUNDAY story
A COMPLETE NOVELETTE,

den. Ward Beecher? You talk like a
wild man."
i've come to take you over to my
house, Ward said. "No fooling about
it, either"
Looking around he saw Aunt Vida s
thick Scotch shawl on the back OF her
chair and he caught it up. The next
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19

cold snap. One OF
the advocates Of
the h ard e n ! n &
school was the
coach of a boys
school. When BIZ
vouacking IL h
some boys in the
depths of winter,
he noticed a boy
h ad rolled a
Arizona republican., 1922-03-19

80 - -
"I'll ask the peo-
pie next door to
share our Christ
mas dinner"
why ?" asked
her husband.
"Well. the man
left their turkey
here by mistake.
and 1t seems only
fair"