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ror every night and morning and
talking to oneself until one looked
oneself in the eye and believed all
one said. To get plenty of words
he advised learning Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address by heart and saying it
fast and strong at least once day
in front of a mirror.
That was all very different from
the Goose Girls expectation of the
real estate business. She pictured it
a retiring job suitable for a pro-
spective mother, driving about in a
closed car and. for the rest. princi-
pally collecting commissions. Ora
tory frightened her. After all, ma
ternity seemed hopelessly to conflict
with a girls wage earning. anyhow.
Once more the Goose Girl concluded
that she might better stick to typing
and let matrimony alone, the home
budget expert to the contrary not
withstanding.
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"Fossil Raindr0ops."

TN slabs of Triassic rock little de-
pressions are often seen that have
been called fossil raindrops," the
idea being that they were formed by
showers on muddy sea beaches, and
preserved by being covered with
layer of mud at the next high tide.
But lately 1t has been suggested,
in view of observations on a food
plain in the Dorm valley, that the sup
posed Impressions of rafndrops may
really be due to pitting's formed by
bubbles in a film of mud at the bot
tom of shallow water. There have
been watched the formation of many
pittings, and 1t has been found that
after the mud had dried they exactl.
resemble fossil raindrops."
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Prospective y. c.. Home Maker Hunts
Way to Live on Expert Budget Plan
ConSler edaspo

the corner, was accosted by a voice at
her elbow saying: Pardon me, miss; 1
don't want to butt In, but heard you
talking in there" It was a young man.
prospective home owner like herself.
Don't let them put you off," he con-
tinued. ut is mighty discouraging, but
keep at II. Go to another building as
ISOLATION, and If they won't make a
loan. ask them for the name Of some
one who will. Take this. I just got it
from there"
"This" was a building association
booklet, in which the girl read:
Suppose shareholder has
saved $500 and he f1nds a suita-
BILE house. worth perhaps $2,700,
that, for cash, he can secure for
$4,000. He obtains $4,000 from the
association and purchases a
THE girl presented herself at the
i secretary's window. indicated
signified her desire to carry out the
proposed arrangement for a loan.
"That will not work out at pres
ent." said the man. "As a matter of
fact. II never has worked. Anyway,
we are not making any loans Just
now; we are out Of funds. Perhaps
after New Year we may have some
money to loan. but not now, in home
building projects. No. don't know
Of any one who will make a loan for
home building. My advice to you is
to buy a home outright. make a
cash payment and pay monthly in
stallments."
Rejecting that such course re-
cuired provision for taxes, fuel and
light, the girl was disheartened. She
thought Of all the handsome big
apartment houses In Washington just
built but still unoccupied. yet not any
money anywhere to build.
Then once more she took up the
weary search for an apartment.
Finally, she found two rooms and q
bath, unfurnished, for $3.50 a month.
That, still $3.50 In advance OF the ex-
pert's allotment. was located In a poor
neighborhood, the facilities for house
keeping, moreover. restricted to
light housekeeping-somet like
ready cooked cereal for breakfast
lunch away from home. and for din
ner in the evening dish snatched
from . delicatessen-
But tho apartment had 70 BE- fur.
nished. With Kitchen requisites. the
total cost Of furniture for this apart
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ment amounted to $132.95. However,
as all these things may be purchased
on the monthly installment plan. they
| ment of SIS and monthly payments Of
s4s3 for one year. the latter to be in
| cluded in operating expenses.
The home budget bureau experts
idea that the man might help with
the cooking was not the idea of Miss
Emma +. Jacobs. head Of the domestic
science department of the public
| schools She says that very few boys
elect to take cooking lessons, SO un-
less a girl were looking for a first
| class moron as a husband she would
expect little help in the kitchen from
the man she married.
With a grave doubt In her mind re-
garding the allotment of 70 cents a
day for food for two persons, the
Goose Girl visited a cut-price food
supply store to learn the prevailing
! prices, which, moreover, could be had
only if one carried home the provi-
sions, tax on time and energy OBJ
viously of account In the experience
of girl wife and prospective mother
/ whose wage-earning must be depend
ed upon to help exc out the family in
| come.
THE home budget expert, by no one
l. knows what arrangement. figured
on the girl wife engaging in the
maternal role not earlier than one
and one-half years after marriage.
The girl, however, found 1t practical
! Inmates on motherhood economically
determined. There she learned that
1t is necessary to provide $3.50 for
hospital expenses, presupposing q
normal case, and no extras, such az
druggists supplies. etc. This esti-
mate is for a bed in q ward and the
services of a corridor nurse. 1t in
cludes infants clothing for the four
teen days spent In the hospital. but
there Is still the laystte needed when
I the mother and her baby go home.
Prenatal care, now deemed essential,
is an addsd expense. BY applying to
| the Associated Charities and estab-
fishing the status OF q charity case
| one may secure a special rate cover
ing all hospital expenses for about
$50. That does not include prenatal
care. But what American girl would
voluntarily descend to the pauper
level to cover the cost of motherins
q United States government workers
childf
During the nrst eighteen months
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y
and live happily ever after.
That is stated on the authority Of
the Housekeepers' Alliance home bud
get expert. The way to turn the trick
is this. she says: The girl should give
up her regular job and take what she
can get for the first eighteen months.
The husband should expect to help
with the cooking and the care Of the
apartment. A division of labor is pos
sible, letting him do the work he
likes best The idea of a family is not
necessarily to be taboo. After all, a
family comes only one at a time, and
as a provision for the first one the ex-
pert points out that the prospective
mother will need practically nothing
to wear for almost year The saving
thus effected is assumed to cover the
cost Of clothing for the new member
Of society. AS between boarding and
housekeeping, the latter state is to be
preferred.
A savings account of 10 per cent
must be substracted from the regular
income, the expert says, leaving a
working income of $1,206. which Is
to be divided into five equal parts for
food. shelter, clothing. operating ex-
penses and development. That Is the
home budget experts theory.
The allotment indicated provides
$40 a month for each of these needs,
and while not elastic in the sum total,
permits-so the expert says-borrow-
ing from clothing and development
to supply the expenses of food and
! shelter.
An apartment consisting Of two
rooms, kitchenette and use Of bath,
in the opinion Of the expert. might be
secured for $50 or little more. To
get that 1t would be necessary to go
into the suburbs, she says, In which
case car fare at the rate of at least
Is certs day or about $50 year
must be allowed for the husband go
ing to and from work. Breakfast and
dinner are supposed to be eaten at
home, cooked by the wife. II the
husband cares to help. 30 much the
better. II he likes to cook that Is de-
sirable. He should expect to carry a
sandwich with him for his noon lunch.
Incidental expenses. such as church
dues. education (books and maga-
sines. study to increase the husbands
earning capacity and homo economies
for the wife), health. entertaining
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of married life, at least, the girl wife
should expect to continue in a gain
full occupation, according to the home
budget bureau expert; that Is, in
order to have money to cover the ex-
penses of maternity. The search for
work under such conditions becomes
almost entirely a process of elimina-
ton. Typing was the best paid work
that the girl could do. But the nat
ural conditions Of approaching ma
ternity rendered an Office job Of typ
ing of short duration. Therefore she
deemed 1t more advantageous to con-
slider homework. which. If paid at q
lower rate, could In the nature of her
situation be expected to produce
practically the full time while she
awaited the coming of the child. A
woman's exchange was suggested.
But the typist, who had gone from
the eighth grade to business school.
had not been taught to cook or sew.
She could produce nothing that sells
in the woman's exchange.
Her necessities might have forced
Gus advertised opportunities for part
time domestic service. But again she
was baked because she did not know
how to cook or do housework.
She had heard Of women typing at
home. Then a survey Of the adver-
tisements in the daily paper revealed
only one such prospect-to address
apya1opas for q Chicopo cornorafion-
hardly practical for a Washington
housewife. Other homework PROPOSE
tions advertised were likewise in remote
places-one in Ohio, another In New
York, and so on.
Canvassing was out Of the question.
for the same reason as office work.
New courage came from reading an
advertisement promising that "wom-
en- quickly learn real estate business
and receive pay while learning: need
not interfere with present employ
ment: some making 500 . week"
Free class lectures were announced
and tho girl went gladly to learn the
real estate business She might even
in time learn how to produce cheap
rents. But the nrst lecture was dis
illusioning. The idea offered was to
buy a suburban lot oneself and In that
way learn how to sell one. Then
oratory was prescribed as an tnde-
spensable accompaniment Of tho real
estate business The lecturer said
ono must learn how to talk . lot and
keep up . good appearance. He rec
ommended standing In front OF . mir
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Potash i'm New Jersey.
THE United States geological su

THE United States geological sur
= vey estimates that the New Jer-
sey greensands, which are found in
Salem. Camden and Burlington coun-
lies, contain more than 25o.ooo,8v
cons of potash that could be mined by
open pit methods. Used at the rate at
which potash was formerly imported
into this country, that quantity would
supply the needs of the United States
for nearly 1000 years. Four COM
panies have, 1t appears. undertaken to
produce potash from greensands. and
small quantities of the product have
been made and sold. but the work is
not yet on . commercial basis.
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vacation, personal expenses and
household equipment are classed un-
der development. All that Is to be
taken care of with $40 a month.
Operating expenses include heat, light,
gas for cooking, ice, labor, laundry and
equipment repairs. The item Of the
wife's labor in this connection makes an
interesting study in relation to the typ
lists wage-earning capacity.
Food, provided for on an allotment of
$40 a month. figures out about 10 cents
a day to feed the happy pair.
X X \ X
THE Goose Girl. projecting mar
i riage on the Housekeeper's Alli-
ance home budget plan. took second
thought and considered going back to
her job. Then she decided to make a
few Investigations. Shelter Is the first
consideration.
A real estate man, the first one visited,
produced list Of apartments ranging
from $50 to. 800 month. There was
only one exception-two rooms and a
bath for $3.50. But that was $3.50
too high for the Goose Girl Another
dealer had nothing lower than $6250.
and still another offered his lowest
apartment for $40. The girls plant
that she must have an apartment for
$40 he finally met with the suggestion
of a two-family house In an obscure
quarter, one floor Of which might be
had for $3.50. He knew Of nothing
cheaper. he said:
Going far out. on the experts advice.
a Cherrydale, Va. apartmet was found
for $4S.50. The nearest to the experts 8
allotment was a fat without heat for
s25, but with coal at its present price
this was out OF the question.
The girl had saved $500 out Of several
years typewriting. Hoover's Better
Home Movement" suggested way out
to build a love nest Of ones OWL
and so a building association was
visited. There it was explained that no
property valued at less than $4,000 was
considered for q loan, and that It would
be necessary first to present the plans
for the dwelling which, II approved by
the association, would be considered as
security for a loan Of three-fourths the
amount. The terms. stated in detail.
provided that in eleven and one-half
years the home might be paid for
But" with crushing effect the man on
the other side Of the desk added, I'VE
are not making any loans just now"
He refused to say when they would
b In . position 10 do %.
Ihe gir left 70 90 farther IN hea
home-building quest, and. pausing on
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saddle and bride. The man saddled
the mare with quick, expert hands.
The mare whinnied and paved the
stable door. She was tired of her
stall. The man held the reins in the
crook of his arm and smiled at
Althea.
Whats your name?" he said.
"Althea," she said.
"Althea," he repeated slowly, caress-
ing the syllables. It's a good name
for you, star-eyes."
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must get to Sharon in a hurry. But
what would Jimmy say?
Here" the man said. He held out
a sheaf OF bills. Make it eight
hundred"
Althea looked into his eyes. She
had suddenly no fear of what Jimmy
would say. She took the bills and
tucked them in her blouse.
Very WELL" she said.
They walked out to the barn to-
gether. Althea pointed out the
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pocket in the belt and took out
bills.
Althea saw that they were hun
dred- dollar bills. She took a deep
breath. She had always resented
Jimmy's spending so much money on
the mare. She had even resented his
caring so much for 1t. Jimmy would
be angry. But she did want the
seven hundred dollars. She wanted
even more to help this man, who
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Althea said. He doesn't like her to
be out in the mud"
But I want to buy her"
He said he wouldn't take six
hundred dollars for her." Althea pro-
tested. The man fumbled at his
belt.
That's the kind of horse I want"
he said. He drew out a long chamois
money belt and laid 1t on the table.
I'll give you seven hundred" he
said. He opened the snap that closed
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BY THE GOOSE GIRL.

FIFTEEN-DOLL LAR-A-WEEK
girl typist and a s1,340-a-year
government clerk may marry
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LAST SAD RITES OVER BODY O LATE PRESIDENT WILL BE
 PERFORMED TOMORROW
~r " Eras

WASHINGTON, D. C., August g. Under the vast dome of the capitol, with low-spoken prayer, and the ten der words of old hymns he loved, the late President Harding was given in- to Gods keeping at noon yesterday, by men of high place in the nation, who had served with him in the short years of his leadership, for the glory of the Flag that draped the casket holding the remains of the man whose simple faith in the goodness of God and the nation never faltered.
 The religious ceremony took a bare 20 minutes, then under the ceaseless vigilance of the motionless sentries who stood at the corner of the bier, the great doors were opened for the waiting thousands who stood outside in the sgeltering heat, to pass slowly by the casket on which the sorrow of the nation and the world poured out today.
 The sorrowing procession continued until the hour set for the beginning of the arrangements for the journey to Marion, beginning at ' o'clock last evening.
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THINKS DEMPSEY WILL
 N0T MEET BE SMOKE

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Fight fans in this city believe that Wills and Dempsey will newt meet, not because of any action of the chalelnger of the champion, but because the race feel ing following fight of this character IS too high. Race feeling in New York where there are hundreds of thou sands Of colored persons, and in New Jersey, which has a negro population suggesting Southern states is peace fully sleeping now and the authorities want it to remain so
 Dempsey could defeat Wills and nothing would happen but if Wills de- feated Dempsey scenes like those which ensued when Jack Johnson be- came champion might ensue.
 Wills Is one man, however, of whom it is believed, would give Dempsey a hard struggle to retain his title.
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ADM. VAT sON ARRIVES
 ON WAY ID YVES WARD

The steamship Admiral Watson ar- rived in port at 9:30 last night, west bound. The Watson will arrive in Seward on it's return trip southbound Thursday, August 16th
 The following passengers were list ed for Seward
 R. J. Rajland, Mrs. Robert Gamer. on, w. J. Stewart and wife. w. I, Stewart, jr, G. R. Williamson, J. R, Lewis, Miss Minnie Green, Miss c. Stangelund, Mrs. Grace L. Stewart. H. kastenes, B. B. Larson, Andrew Deck CT and wife, Wm. Leonard and six steerage.
 For Seldovia-G L. Chambers, c, H. Pantske.
 Anchorage-Wm. E. Ash, G. F. Hatch an wife, Alfred E. Kralowec, A. H. McGraw, N. Bayovich.
 Snug Harbor-Mrs. D. J. Graham, Theresa Graham, Bert Graham. Geo Graham.
 For Kodiak-H. J. Reinhardt c q Georgeson.
 Round Trip-F. F. Broach and wife Leonard Foster, Mrs. w. J. Foster MISS Ii. Lenihan, Miss Jessie Smith Miss H. L. Church, Mrs. Flora Case Blanche Gray, Mrs. A. B. Curry, Mas. ter Curry, Miss Rose Haisner. Mrs Nina Greenhalgh, Dorothy Green nalgh, Thos. A. Irwin and wife, Jessie .. B1rner, Mrs. Jessie Stewart Nrs Geo. Birner, Mrs. c. J. McComber Matte Stewart, Ethe! Burris r Scott and wife, Mrs. H. H. Hatterv Miss Lucille Fleet, Arthur stearns Miss Edith W. Beggs, Miss Eliza Mur. phy' James Barker, Mrs. Ellen Barker, Mrs. Anna c. Sherman, Q IT Crane, Miss Gena Berg, Miss Elsio Bull, Miss Lillian Allesina.
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SEWARD WILL HOLD
 MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR LATE PRESIDENT
PROGRAM BE GIVEN AT A. B. HALL UNDER AUSPICES AMERICAN
 LEGION

Tomorrow morning at II o'clock, Seward citizens will meet in A. B. Hall, to pay their last respects to the memory of our late president and guest. As the day has been proclaimed a National and Territorial holiday, it is expected that all stores and places of business will be closed, at least dur ing the hour of services, from II tc 12, and all day if possible.
 The fraternal organizations of Sew ard will attend in body, and the Jun for Red Cross Girls will act as ushers The program will be under the aus pices of the Seward Post, American Legion, Mayor Ray delivering the eul ogy The program follows:
 Program 1. Song: Nearer My God to. Thee,
 (by all.)
 2. Selection: Abide With Me-" by
 quartette. 3, Salutation: Post Commander Am
 erican Legion. 4. Prayer: MT. A. E. Rucker. 5, Eulogy: Hon. L. V. Ray. D. Selection; Lead Kindly Light,
 Quartette T. Song: Star Spangled Banner" (by
 alb.
 8. Benediction: Rev. R. V. B. Dunlap g. Taps: Sgt. w. o. Perry.
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KEPT IN PIGSTYE TEN YEARS
 BY VENGEFUL STEPMOTHEE

FL PASO, Tex, Aug. 9-Reared in a pigstye for ten years through the malice of vengeful stepmother, a 12 year old girl was found asleep in her pen, at the home ot her parents, by Detectives Fcnley and Cline.
 The child was stunted to the growth of three-year-old the child could hardly answer questions.
 She had lived in the pen as long as she could remember Her food con- sisted If scraps given to her thru the bars.
 The stepmother said the child was put in the pen that day to play, but neighbors say not Officials are in- vestigating.
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PIainest of Services Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, D. C., August g. Tomorrow's services will be in a di rect contrast to the official services ot yesterday, held in the capitol at Wash ington.
 The elaborate services of yesterday were for Harding, President of the i United States; the simple services ot tomorrow will be for Harding, citizen neighbor, and husband. Such are the wishes of Mrs. Harding, and only rela tives, and intimate friends will make up the small party going to the ceme tery; even newspaper men will be ex cluded from service at the tomb.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-08-09
CORDOYA ALI FUSED UP
 OVER LOSS COURT TERM

Judge E. E. Ritchie has called a term of court at Valdez for Septem- Der 4, which will be a grand a petit jury term. This was originally intend ed to be called at Cordova, but so many cases were on the docket that Judge Ritchie felt it better to have the term held at headquarters at Val deg.
 The residents of Cordova entered a mighty protest over the change, and the chamber of commerce held meet ing and made protest in mo uncer- tain terms over the treatment being accorded that city"
 And thus are feuds and political en- mites started
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FRENCH SEIZE METAL WORKS
 AND 26,ooo, ,ooo, ,ooo MARKS

DUSSELDORF, Aug. 9-The French seized the Rhine Metal works and several thousand German workers struck work immediately as protest The French seized 26,OOO,OOO,OO marks which were in transit near Wiesbaden and which the French be ieved were only to pay strike money to idle employees.
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AMERICAN SWIMS FROM
 DOVER ID CALAIS

DOVER, August 9-The oft-attempt- ed swim across the English channel was accomplished yesterday by Henry Sullivan, of Lowell, Massachusetts, who landed in front of the Calais Cas- mo. Sullivan's time was twenty-six hours and fifty minutes, the distance neary sixty miles.
 Sullivan is the third man to accom- plish the hazardous feat, the others being Captain Mathew Webb, who swan the Channel in 1875, and T. w. Burgess, who made it in 1911. This was Sullivan's seventh attempt.
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a |: t e a t a a |. |: |. s a a a t |
PROCLAMATION
To the People of Seward:

T To the People of Seward: II
 st By National Proclamation and . :$ by order of the Governor of the q ;t Territory of Alaska, F iday, Aug :: $s ust 10th, 1923, is set apart as :: q day of prayer and mourning q q throughout the United States ' :$ and Territories. T q At the hour of tl 'ee o'clock :: :$ in the afternoon on mat day at . s$ Marion, Ohio, the mol al remains . ;s of the late Preside t of the | :t United States will ! inferred. :: s$ Throughout the ltion, me q :: morial observances Ill be held :; S$ as of the same hour. In Seward, q q memorial services will be held in [; q the Arctic Brotherhood Hall, :; :$ commencing at the hour of II :; q o'clock in the forenoon. !; c By virtue of the authority :; q vested in the undersigned by the !; q citizens of Seward, Alaska, all :, q citizens are called upon 10 make :; $s due and proper observance of !, $s this sad event, bearing in mind :; q the exceptional and distinguish !; sS ed honor paid to our city by the {:
 | extended stay of our late Presi- :; q dent here with us. [ S Seward, Alaska, August 10th, :; T 1923. < r L. V. RAY, !, S Mayor |
 :: c c :: t: t: {. :: t: :t s a [: :: :: a 7
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RETAIL PRICE OF FOOD
 INCREASES ONE PER CENT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The Labor Bureau announced that the price of retail food oh an average had increas- ed one per cent the past month, al-- though the general levy of wholesale prices over the entire country had decreased nearly 2 per cent Build ing material showed the largest de- crease with an average of per cent. Thirteen articles ot food increased in retail price whereof potatoes increas- ed 19 per cent. Cabbage decreased p Der cent
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CUNO CALLED
 TRAITOR AND IS KISSED

BERLIN, August 9-When Chancel-. Tor Cuno arose to address the Reich stag this afternoon, the Communist members greeted him with epithets of traitor" and "The president of the Shines Company's Board is going to speak" He was also hissed by the members.