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The Washington times., 1924-01-21
LURES
PEDESTRIAN
To window
Illumination After Hours L
Shown to BE Paying
Investment.

The merchant who keeps light
in his store after business hours
will at least catch a fleeting glance
from the pedestrian; increase the
amount of light and the window
will be the mecca Of interested
groups of leisurely moving poten
tial purchasers.
Retail stores which are deadened
by the complete extinguiahing OF
all light create 0f anything at alD
a negative reaction in the minds OF
the buying public. There is an
immediate feeling that the store is
not busy; that it's equipment is
not modern; that 1t Is not busy
that it's prestige has been passed
on to lighter and brighter com
petitors.
The retail merchant depends on
light to an increasing degree ia
help him make money. This fact
is proved by marked difference be.
tween the sales and rentals Of street
level and upstairs stores. The up
stairs stores, lacking display win.
dows and direct contact with the
public, receive little or no direct
sales from the thousands of per.
sons who pass the store but CAN
not see its merchandise.
During daylight hours the store
windows Of street level stores are
referred to by the innumerable
passers-by on the qui vive for mer.
chandise of particular interest to
them. And when darkness sets in
the electrical illumination of store
interiors and windows throws out
cheerful glow, attracting and
beckoning everyone passing by.
Many sales are thus made by
this simple method Of first, attract.
ing the prospect to inspect the
merchandise displayed by means of
the attraction qualities Of light:
and secondly, making the sale easy
by having proper and adequate
illumination in the store window
and interior.
The sales leaks resulting from
premature switching off Of lights
run into big figures. It is, of
course, appreciated that stores can
not stay open all night; that ac.
cording to the month or seaEon of
the year it does not pay to maintain
the. sales force beyond certain
hour. Tests, however. prove con
clusively that by maintaining the
window lighting, even at reduced
intensity, as late as midnight. pays
handsomely in sales. Incidentally
the retail merchant should investi
gate the possibilities of an electric
time clock for turning the lights or
and off at predetermined hours
This simple and inexpensive device
has absolutely eliminated having to
turn out the lamps by hand at in,
convenient hours.
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
CHAPTER XXI.
DisilIusiOn.

Having a pretty gay time,
CHECKER" Jimmy had a hard
grip on her arm, holding her back
so that she was forced to walk
slowly.
She felt his eyes draw sharply
against her profile. She an
swered lightly. yet with a disturb
ing pang. ON. salubrious, Jimmy"
which is it going to be. the
redhead or the rich one?"
What are you talking about?"
(which are you going to
marry?"
''Why-the idea"
"Well, you don't have to tell
me, suppose. You're not en-
gagged YETI"
"Of course not! I'm not even
thinking of it,
He shut his lips tightly. With
out looking at him, Chickie knew
that his face kindled with excite
ment. Her fingers touched his
and were caught in a harsh clasp.
He forced out his next question
after a long, jagged pause. II
suppose-humph-I out of ii
altogether, CHECKER"
She turned her hand in his.
Jimmy, you make me feel ter
rible. I'm not going TO get mar
ried-not for years and years.
Why-just because I'm having a
little fun. You go out yourself,
don't you? Why-I won't think
of settling down.
You say that, but look here,
Chickie! It's none of my damn
business, but you're not trying
out any Of that wild stuff you
told me about, are you?"
wild stuff" Her breath
caught In a little gasp. Jim
my, you old funny! Well, listen
to the darling!'
Jaw, don't kid about it, Chickie!
He doubled up his fists, swing
ing along, truculent. "If / thought
you were treating those fellows
to any petting party, I'd lie around
here and knock their blocks off,
Her face, suddenly white,
flashed against his with hurt in
dignation. He turned from it
brusquely.
Il didn't mean it, Chickie. Hon
/ estly. Forget 1t, please. / know
you better than that, l guess. But
gee whiz-" When she didn't
answer, he said in his quick, i'm
pulsive way, looking at her hum
bly,, Look here, Chickie, are you
1rn n aff0V a
these years? Say-can't l even
pull the brother. stuff, any more?''
But just the same, Jimmy
that was pretty cruel"
Maybe it was. But 1 happen
to know thing or two about
fellows. 1t makes me kind OF
wild thinking about you and
things" He searched her face,
an agony of tenderness in his
look. She was all at once in a
tumult-her eyes filled. He said
huskily. Jaw, Chickie--don't--l
didn't mean word of it. You
know didn't. Don't know you
thought!
They reached her door just as
a delivery boy brought up huge
basket of flowers. Without seem
ing to notice, Jimmy said, Good
by, Chickie.'
She took the basket and rar
into her room. Autumn flowers
of gold and orange with lone
trailing ribbons of blue larkspur
Jake's card. The third basket in
two weeks.
Heat swept over her in rapid
! throbbing wave. made her ears
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
"The Story Of Chickie"
By Elenore Meherin
Elenore Meherin

BOBBY if you didn't kiss every
girl you could. Why not us?
why should there be one rule
for you and another for us?"
There isn't! Not any more.
But IL girl thinks she has
right to do these things, why
does she deny it?"
'"They don't. Janina doesn't"
"You say there should be only
the one rule, Chickie. If that's
SO, then you should believe in
kissing, and kiss"
Indeed, that's like a man. all
right! Suppose the one rule
I'd have should be no kissing,
either for thee or for me- I
think abstinence would be es.
pecially fine for a man"
He took her hands and turned
them over, laughing. That's on
your tongue-all that. It's not
in your heart. I'm here to shout
it's not in Miner
Read to me! That will keep
your lips busy"
Sitting on the ground next
to, him. listening to his voice.
she had wish that recurred
like some soft, drowsy perfume
drifting in her face-a wish
to lean back against his shoulder
Ito close her eyes dreamilv.
She would have been glad 10
let him sleep against her arm
let her fingers loiter on his face
He read on and on. He stopped
over his favorites and sometimes
quoted whole stanzas. asking her
opinion. She gave It with a grand,
princess air. hoping eagerly she
said the right thing.
Finally he closed the book.
Some things are awfully hard on
the lips, Chickie." He pulled her
to her feet.
The sun was caught In a great
black splash of clouds. He J,ut
his arm about her waist, whis.
pered softly in her ear, "Ah, tits
a beauteous evening, calm and
free-and thou, dear girl that
walkest with me hcre-like 70
walk on and on and hate to walk
back?"
He looked down at her and
laughed. She felt his heart thumn-
ing-a deadly stiffness in her own.
All 4AbPhAoC HhS uSN Vi IOI
tears made her turn-made her
reach out her hand 10 him.
He caught it. He said with a
gasp, "Chickie! Oh, you darling"
She stood there and let his arms
sweep about her. She raised her
face. She said, mo" But she
waited, moveless-waited, trem-
bling.
He put his arms swift to her
shoulders, he drew her, whisper
ing. You darling!' He kissed
her.
His face was white. He turned
her hands upward and kissed
them. He said, breathless, looking
into her face: "Chickie, you're
beautiful. You are"
She wished the world would
end-then-too sweet to bear.
They walked down the hill silent.
Afterwards it frightened her.
She lay awake, clasping her
hands hard against her heart.
She said to herself, half aloud:
mo! Not again; nop'
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NOW CONTINUE.

And did this Jake. who seemed
so kind. so exuberantly satisfied
with life, really have cruel. vicious
thoughts against her? No-she
wouldn't believe that-yet there
ran through all her musings a
dark, tight thread Of half-fright-
ened suspense. He was a prob
lem. She wondered how she
should act: what she should say.
With Barry Dunno it was diff
ferent. young. like herself
--free-out in the sun-nothing
to fear
She pulled the paper from the
box; 1.-THE whole darn earth?
Tish, 'tis no more than I ex-
pect! Oh, books-So you want
me to read you to sleep again?''
"Say-how did you guess that?
How about Sunday, Chickie? We
can take another ride down the
line-sit under that tree. Now,
listen, don't turn round and give
me the cold eye. said we can sit
quietly under the trees-a summer
idyll as it were-just these and l.
o~io JN6' SeNA0 nA0S' ocNAAS S-AAS
thing!"
She answered jubilant! Except
q little lunch-some sandwiches?"
That you'll make with your lit
tie fingers? Ah-delish"
When he was leaving, he said,
"You won't change that date, will
you, Chickie? In case anything
else turns up?"
'No-nothing will turn up"
She found herself looking for
ward to Sunday with a frightened
heart. She saw herself sitting un-
der the tree as she had before, his
head against her arm.
Jake stopped her Friday as she
came from lunch. The way he
looked at her: the way he held her
hand gave her a queer feeling as
though he put his arms about her
on the street.
Il meant to see you before,
Chickie, I've been out of town.
Suppose we make up for last Mon
day. Going to be a wonderful day
on the bay. How will you like
that?"
''I can't. Mr.. Munson. I have
another date"
Cant you break it? Make it
worth your while. I'll have a race
AnVEDTWcENMRr
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
Electric -Toy Train.

A new device for an electric toy
train has recently been put on the
market. This device controls the
train and when one calls "AM
aboard!" the train starts Off. To
stop it, it is only necessary to cali
the name Of station. It is stated
that this device can be applied
to any electric toy requiring start
ing and stopping.
The Washington times., 1924-01-21

staged for you. I'd Ike it a heap.
Chickie, IL you'd break that date
for me. You know you owe it to
me-"
She shook her head. To her sur
prise she felt no regret.
Sunday came with rush of In
dian summer in its soft, uplifting
breath. Barry Dunno carried out
the box to the spot where Chickie
had packed sandwiches all wrap
ped in wax paper.
Say. isn't this merry, though,
thought up to the last minute you
were going to call it off,"
"Why-and you such a devil Of
q fellow with the ladies?"
well, thought anyway that
you'd ask me to shift about and go
on the yacht"
did Jake ask you, too?"
Yes, l think he had a hunch
we were beating 1t off together.
He tried all ways to get me along"
he turned his eyes searchingly to
her face, his own little hard,
doubling: Most girls fall for q
Fellow like Jake. He's quite a
killer. Don't you think so?''
Hes handsome-and, of course,
he has big cars and lots of
money"
"Sure-that's the bait for the
girls or today. If a fellow has the
coin In his pocket 1t doesn't make
q bit OF difference to them If he
nasnt hair on his head or a
thought in his BRAIN"
She laug he'd merrily: "You find
the competition hard to meet, Mr..
hed! You seem to be carrying it
OH quite Jauntily. Id like to tell
you That the redoubtable Jake.
with his money and his cars, failed
10 eaten one little fish not so very
tar away from yourself. You see.
l Kept the date anyway"
lie wanted to be made sure of
tnls. When they sat under the
tree eating their lunch he came
back to it. He was filled with
curiosity about her, but more
poignantly he wondered what
she saw in him. She couldn't
In her heart, prefer him To
wonderful fellow like Jake Nun.
Her hair was glintinp in tho
sun. The breeze Flew - ie
shimmering threads across bar
wnlte 1orehead. He put up his
naho ana drew it back. win
$y, yTu tel me something truth
Sne answered absently. because
great sweetness was rushing
IN and filling up her heart:
MAYBE. If it's pleasant ques.
Did you keep the date be-
cause you said you would or
because you wanted to?"
She laughed softly: How vain
we are, for all our red hair
and our vanished freckles,"
Please can't enjoy myself
unless you tell me-"
indeed! 1 kept it because
"Oh, you darling. Turn vour
face this way--there-how 40
they make them like that. ia
like to know
He began asking her all man.
ner OF questions: Did she read
mucn? Did she intend to keep
on working always? What did
sne think of marriage? And
rinally: "Chickie, how many
tlmes have you been engaged2"
On, you idiot! Now I might
think that was Mary talking.
Why, never"
You've been in love, though
you were handing me out a.
tail line about never kissing
fellows
her face grew suddenly sober,
then she tossed her head with
a laugh: "Such a nerve as
man has! Like Jimmy-he said
the very same things. Why,
you'd think yourself prize
The Washington times., 1924-01-21
ROOMS ON WINDY SIDE
OF HOUSE NOW WARM

There are generally one or more
rooms on the windy side Of a
house, heated by hot air furnace,
which tend to remain colder than
the rest Of the house. This is
caused by wind leakage around
doors and windows. The cold air
seenaRe retards the flow of hot air
o,t of the register. An electric fan
nIaced on q chair or stool directly
IN line with the register about n
foot away facing inward will over
come this and make the heating Of
such a notoriously cold" room as
easy az any other in the house,
The Washington times., 1924-01-21

ADVERTISEMENT,
The Washington times., 1924-01-21

In glasses and serve. A teaspoon.
full of whipped cream on top Of
each glass is a pleasing addition.
Coffee.
For after dinner coffee use your
electric percolator ana make the
coffee at the table. The odor adds
to the enjoyment of the meal and
you are sure the brew is fresh, hot
and as strong as you wish 1t.
The Washington times., 1924-01-21

by the help of Tanlac / have
overcome a case of indigestion that
had troubled me from the days of
my youth" is the truly remarkable
statement of Harry A. Burke, a
well.known resident Of 1912 Clifton
Ave-, Baltimore, Md.
After being discharged from
world war service my stomach got
so bad that, even the lightest of
food caused gas, pain and nausea.
Before taking Tanlac / weighed
only one hundred and thirty pounds
and ! now tip the scales at one
hundred and sixty nine.
Il had tried almost every known
means, but got no better until I
found Tanlac, some four years ago.
Tanlac made my stomach feel like
new and built me up so in weight
and strength that felt better than
at any time in my life. Since then
/ have made it a rule to take a
bottle of Tanlac about every three
months and my health Is now Just
about perfect. Tanlac is wonder.
full, no getting around that fact"
Tanlac is sold by Peoples Drug
Stores and all leading druggists.
Accept no substitute. Over 81 mil.
lion bottles sold.
The Washington times., 1924-01-21

so as to force out the water with
out breaking the onions. Arrange
them side by side in a baking dish,
sprinkle with salt and pepper, dot
with q tablespoonful Of butter cut
into small bits and pour In cup
aul OF weak stock. Oacking this,
you may use MILK Have the oven
hot, put in the onions, brown them
lightly. transfer them to hot veg.
etable dish, set the pan in which
they were baked on top of the
range, add to the gravy in It a
tablespoonful OF flour, boil up. using
high" heat, and when It thickens
turn It over the onions in the dish.
The onions can, Of course, be cooked
~ the oven at the same time with
the meat.
Apple Show.
Make apple sauce from tart an
pies, cooking them without peeling
after they are cored and quartered
When the apples are soft rub them
through a colander and set the
sauce aside to become very cold
Just before the dessert is needed
beat the whites of three eggs stiff
and whip into them the apple sauce
by the spoonful alternately with one
cnpful Of powdered sugar. If you
like the flavor Of lemon you may
add a teaspoonful of the Juice al
the last minute. Heap the Snow
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15

to!d her when she had gone up 10
Violet's room, hes been trying to get
you all day"
There was long silence. Finally
Violet said Il see what happened
Join thought J was coming On the
Broadway. was but / missed il.
And be always laughs 1t me for miss.
ins trains. So ! didn't caH him up and
tel him- | suppose l ought to tcIe-
phone him now
"hiy dear" said Alice, "you can't
talk across the room to me, let aIone
TO Chicago. IN wire John that you've
got here all right-or telephone, If
you 4 rather
No. Wire is better" Violet nlur
INJURED
Despite their protests, she did come
down to dinner and played bridge fu-
riousiy all the evening. It was her
last night out. She told them, and the
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15

only thing in the world she dreaded
was going to bed. Doctor Brown could
make her do ii, but nobody else could
And, indeed When she knocked on
Alice's door about five in the morn
Ing, she was not undressed beyond
negligee nor had she lain in her bed.
She was beaten by then. While
fearing what Joe might do in his rage
at being disappointed she resolved to
go back to John. And SO she told
Alice that she must take the first
train back to Chicago.
She gave John, who met her in the
LaSalle Street station at seven o'clock
the next morning, the most electrify-
ing surprise he had experienced since
she had told him, twenty years before,
that she would marry him. The sort
of hug and kiss she bestowed upon
him on the platform was unusual
enough, but nothing to what followed.
She made light of her Illness as they
walked through the station to the car
IN which he'd driven down from Lake
Forest TO meet her. She'd had a silly
W tit it!u Sol over IL,
and had come home as quickly as she
could to reassure him that she was all
right. He'd have found this rather
hard to believe had not her looks COM
pletely borne her out.
After they were seated in the cnr,
with the chauffeur waiting to be told
where they wanted to go. he asked
her-jocularly, SO that 1t would be
easy to refuse--if she'd Ike to have
breakfast at the club with him before
she drove home.
Cant you come home to breakfast
with me, JohnY' she asked Just for
the ride and the visitr' And behind
Jeffrey's statuesque back, as they
rolled up Sheridan road, she sat close
to him and held his hand
Three or four miles from home he
told her he had Margaret out there
to look after her and stnvc things off
that she mightn't want to bother with.
"Tlats all right if she doesn't stave
you off" Violet said, with Il small
nervous laugh.
0 "As long as she's there" she went
on moment later, Il think I'll tell
you something now. Because she
makes 1t hard, somehow-this is what
j meant just now-for me to talk to
you. We'll, that's all it is, really. I
don't want you-staved of, John, by
anybody. don't want to be-iet
alone To 20 my own way. That sort
of thing | know I've made you think
/ did. That's a trick most women
have ! guess. But they don't mean
1t. AT least | don't. Not any more.
ia like to have you with me-ail the
time, Day and night -
lie looked Mt her Rrayely; almost
If that had been possible for John
suspicl0usIy. Violet he asked "huve
you been frightened by anything? OR
anybody Are you afraid of anything
now
rrn Dg rGNTTNTTEDI
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15

and under cash
No until for
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15

bay geldin4gs
coming 5 & 6, wgt $500
Team bay mares, 6
and 7 yr old wyt 1900
mare 8 year
old, wgt 1900
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15

BLACK team, mare and
gelding, i'll good shape
work in all harness
mare IN foal
Sd VI old mules
l-Black mare 7 yr old
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15

yearling
mules
Grey horse 3 W old
Bay saddle horse 5,
year old, anybody can
ride him
The Holly chieftain., 1924-05-15
HEAD OF CATTLE Is

1l-Head Of Pure Registered Here 4-Glade
ford Cattle III prime shape are givin
POULTRY:-6 Dozen Barred Rock Chicke
young hens-Nine Turkey Hens-One {
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-12-12

to the commander in chief of the Cos
saeks, annually chosen from among
their number. The process Of selection
offers 4 contrast to the American Gus
tom Of fguratively throwing ones hat
in the ring as sign of willingness to
accept the nomination to Office. Among
the Cossacks 1t was the custom while
in assembly to throw their fur caps at
the candidates for whom they voted,
and the one receiving the greatest
number was declared elected.-Balti-
more Sun.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-12-12

THE outcome of the contro-
versy between the Northern
Pacific railway company and
the government, in which the
company claims title to some
three million more acres of
land, will be watched with in
terest. The forest service dis
putes the company's claim to
more land and declares that
under the terms of the grant
the company IS in default
and instead of getting more of
the choicest parts of Uncle
Sans domain should be re-
CURED to turn about five mil
lion acres back to the govern
ment.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-12-12
STORES REEsTABLIsED.

Now that the Christmas
shopping; season is here again
it is a good time for the buy
ing public to renew its ac-
quaintance with Rathdrum
stores, an acquaintance that
was to some extent rudely in
terrupted by the fire of a few
months ago. Most Of the
stores, burned at that time,
have recently been reestab-
lished in the former locations.
Interiors have been rebuilt
throughout, are new and in
some respects greatly improv-
ed and more attractive in ap-
pearance than before. New
stocks are on the shelves
ready for the shoppers in
spection. Buyers should not
overlook the bargains offered.
Rathdrum, as an old reliable
trading point, is rapidly re-
covering.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-12-12
Discussed Fire Walls.

The village board met Tuesday
evening with Chairman Leo Lentsch
and Trustees WeDz, Evans and Skin
ner present. j w. Baker and E. r.
Hannibal of Occur d'Alene met with
The board to take up the question OF
the Ere walls on the new telephone
building They argued the three
foot walls would spoil the appearance
of the building and that the distance
between the building and property
lines on both sides made fire walls of
such height unnecessary in this case
No steps were taken by the board to
amend the ordinance.
Claims were allowed against various
funds as follows: Current expense
phone rent Dec, So; police at dance,
81; street work with grader, $50 So:
rods. etc.. for reservoir, Sc; total,
S73 80, balance ia fund $364.79.
Library-salary Of librarian, Nov,
$40; books Sla "a; balance ia fund.
500. 81 Light fund-street lighting
FIR November, $3.50; balance in
fund, s427.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-12-12
Thin-Sheued Eggs

Recent research work in Kentucky
indicates that the absence Of calcium
carbonate results In the production OF
fewer eggs and those produced be-
come thinner shelled, although tle
lack of carbonate is not the primary
cause OF soft-shelled eggs. Rock phos-
phate Is valuable as a bone builder
but not as an egg shell producer
Limestone and oyster shell both aid
In she'll production. but do not replace
Srit as a grinder.