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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-07

The lobby of the hotel was flood
ed with the rich sunlight of late
afternoon, and filled with smartly-
dressed men and women. At one
end of it an orchestra was playing
something low and sweet and haunt
ing.
Suddenly May remembered what
it was--the old DESTINY" waltz
that had been so popular in 1914, at
the outbreak of the Great War.
DESTINY Fate ! Won
der what mine is to be" she thought,
her eye sat that instant fell on the
familiar figure of The Man From
the Train!
He was standing at the desk, reg
istering for his room.
A little laugh shook in Mays
throat as she went forward and
stood beside him. From one corner
of her eyes she watched him as he
dashed his name across the open
book e. Herbert Waterbury,
Brookline, Massachusetts"
"What a nice name!' thought
May. Point by point she took him
in his sunburned skin and hair,
the loose clothes he wore, the eXpen-
sive pigskin kitbag he carried.
"And he certainly looks like
monevW she added cheerfullv to her
self, as she watched him vanish into
an elevator.
Then she turned to the waiting
room-clerk. 81 want a room that
faces the ocean. And bath, of
course" she said. She did not ask
the rate. She didn't want to know
didn't care how much it would
cost. She had $4,000. and she was
going to invest it in herself, in her
future.
And not one nickel of it was she
going to save! "If it's all gone by
the end of the year, and / haven't
found the husband ! want, l can all
ways go back to typewriting," she
decided comfortably a half hour
later, as she stood at a window of
her room. Besides / still have my
house. l do hope that Forgan man
sells it soon :"
Her thoughts touched lightly upon
Ulysses for a moment then settled
themselves upon the handsome man
she had just seen in the lobby.
Herbert Waterbury," she repeat
ed the name aloud.
And it was with him in mind, that
she sat down before the mirror, TO
dress for dinner.
What kind of woman would lure
such a man as he?
Probably very elegant woman
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acr dinner. She ha dbeen very hun
cry . but, Suddenly she found
She had no appetite.
After the meal She poured herself
d small cup cf black coffee. As she
raised it to ncr lips, she lifted her
Yes aad looked once more at Her
bert Waterbury. Deliberately she
let her eyes lie in his for a long
moment.
She signed her check, tipped the
waiter generously, and with Ger
tain air Of defiance walked out Of
the dining room feeling Water
bury's eyes upon her as she went
Out Of doors, the night was black.
There was a high wind, and the
ocean that had been so calm at sun
down, roared. In the radiance from
! the lights alon gthe Boardwalk, May
could see the white foam along the
edge of the breakers.
She throw her lace scarf around
her shoulders and walked slowly
along in the direction Of the Ambas-
/ sador hotel that dimly doomed in
the distance.
The Boardwalk was almost desert
ed Later on the gay crows would
be out again, on their way to the
brilliantly-liGhted theators and NOV
les that faced the sea.
But at this moment the pleasure
seekers of Atlantic City were occu-
pied with the serious business Of din
ing and being dined
SO May had the long sweep Of the
famous promenade to herself
almost to herself. Behind her as
she started out, she heard footsteps
| as slow and measured as her own.
She quickened her pace, and the
footsteps behind her quickened, too.
She could hear them every now and
then above the roar of the surf.
Without looking back, she knew
who was there. Some vague instinct
T.. or, perhaps her own wish .
told her it was the man she had
just seen in the restaurant.
She paused for a moment beside
the railing to let him pass.
And the wind tore the thin lace
scarf she was wearing, from her
shoulders. 1t fluttered away down
onto the sand.
With her head in the air, Nav
walked on. She was listening with
every nerve in her body for the foot
steps to begin again. But she could
hear nothing but the dull roar Of
the darkened ocean.
Then, suddenly, Waterbury was
behind her. He held out to her the
lace scarf. "You dropped this" he
said shortly.
eyes," she said almost inaudibly
and walked on.
) "Here, aren't you going to take
it?" he asked, and thrust it into her
fhands. He stood for a moment look
ing down into her eyes, as if he
wanted very much to say something
more to her.
May turned her starry eyes up tc
his. She opened her lips to say
"Thank YOU" but found she coul(
make no sound.
She felt dreadfully awkward
tonGue-tied.
Men had often looked at her be
fore, had even spoken to her in thu
street.
But this man was different. HI
was so serious, and so obviously Z
gentleman 8. . or at least "a man OF
the world. Certainly not the type
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ways of the world.
Or else little whirl-wind Of -
girl who could say funny thing.
and could laugh at nothing
ooh, what do | carel He's proba-
bly, married, and has q Mrs. Her
bert Waterbury tucked away up n
Brookline," May scolded herself
But she hoped that there was no
"Mrs. Herbert Waterbury,"
When she was dressed, she step
ped back from the long glass and
looked at her reflection.
perhaps I DO need at touch Of
color on my cheeks" she thought,
doubtfully. Then she decided
against it. She had worn no rouge
for months, except the brilliant
paste on her sensuous mouth.
And against the ivory whiteness
of her skin her eyes, tonight, were
almost black with suppressed excite
ment.
She went over to the window and
leaned out. Far below the ocean lay
in the twilight. like a floor of sill
yer. A band Of lights sparkled along
the famous Boardwalk.
"After dinner. ] shall 20 out
there" May said to herself. She
caught up lace scarf from the bed
as she passed through the room.
Through her mind ran a picture
of herself, walking against the wind,
down the Boardwalk. And beside
her was a shadowy figure . the
| figure of a man.
The picture passed instantly, like
dream. And May found herself
shivering a little, as the elevator car
ried her swiftly and smoothly down
to the dining room.
There was vase Of yellow roses
on the corner table where May sat
and waited for her dinner. She
leaned forward and separated one
from its fragrant fellows, held it q
moment against her lips.
Then suddenly, she felt as if
someone were looking at her. Slow
| ", unwillingly, she raised her head,
and looked straight into the clear,
light-blue eyes of Herbert Water
bury! He was sitting not ten feet
fro m her.
At that moment, the orchestra
broke into the first soft strains OF
the waltz that is called DESTINY"
May dropped her eyes. She pick
ed up the card and pretended &c
study it. But the hand that held II
trembled ever so slightly.
The waiter set her cup of ielIled
consome before her, and she began
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FOR RENT
WANT TO RENT

W I'M To NLN
Five or six room house. l am
coming to Americas to make
a permanent home and desire
to rent a home. Might consid-
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Worry is a great thing. tt Is
about the only thing that can make
most of us think.
Evening star., 1925-06-19
In THE GARDEN WITH BURBANK


| roundings, lack of sunshine, fresh air
and good food
These are the elementary require
ments Of "a plant and why not of a
man."
Physically yes-but how about
mentally and morally" 1 asked.
How is a poorly nourished brain
going to function properly?" asked
| this wise grower of plants and student
of mankind. And how is moral per-
ception coming out of degraded sur.
roundings?"
THE child inherits perhaps evil
tendencies, just as a plant inherits un-
| desirable traits from it's wild state:
! but just as the plant may be trained
| out of old habits established for CEN
turies, so the child may be trained
| out of inherited traits by new and bet
ter surroundings, and just as the
| plant will revert to the wild state If
| starved and transplanted to poor soil
so the human plant will revert to a,
! lower type if the surroundings are
bad.
within both plant and man are the
same possibilities for good or evil and
| the task is TO eradicate the evil bv
| substituting the good.
And" added this gentle philoso.
| pher, sit is by love and kindness that
the greatest transformations are
wrought. We are all part of one
| force-one life, and one universe,
plants and humans alike
copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1925-06-19
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Evening star., 1925-06-19
Nutrition Nuggets.

Next time you feel nervous and
"all in" play, as the children would
say. you are a rabbit and eat quan
titles of lettuce.
Another nervous tonic" may be
found in the homely onion. If you
live in terror of nervous prostra
tion," see that there are plenty OF
onions in your diet.
We hear much Of ptomaine poi
soning Literally, ptomaines are
chemical bodies given off by bacteria
matter. Ptomaines that are poison
Gus come from putrefying material.
Now that warm weather has come
it is very important to keep all uten
sils used for food as clean as pos
sible. This means far more than
washing with ordinary soap suds
Scalding is one help, but the whole
question is worthy of systematic
study and care.
Dandelon green's very often have
good effect upon the kidneys. Both
dandelions and raw cabbage contain
two of the most important mineral
salts, phosphorus and iron.
Rhubarb is almost the only fruit
against which precautions must be
observed. Its acids are very irritating
and cannot be taken by any one with
delicate stomach.
Remember that the food value OF
any foodstuffs depends not on actua
composition, but on what can be as
simulated. Fats form the most Difficult,
group to digest. Starches are the
| most completely digested.
If it is true that the army in wal
marches on it's stomach it is equally
true that peace-time armies of work
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in life.
Copyright, 1925D
Evening star., 1925-06-19
Bread Pudding.

Stale bread crumbs, two cupfuls:
eggs, two; bitter chocolate, two
squares; salt, one-fourth teaspoonful;
sugar, two-thirds cupfuI; scalded
milk, one quart; vanilla, one tea
spoonful. Let the bread crumbs stand
in the milk for about one half hour.
Have ready the chocolate, which has
been melted in very hot water, and
combine with half the sugar and a
little of the milk. Pour this mixture
on the first one and add the other in
gradients, the slightly beaten eggs
last. Pour into the buttered baking
dish and bake in a moderate oven for
about one hour. Serve with hard
sauce.
Evening star., 1925-06-19
Human Weeds.

"In every generation there are in
dividuals who fail to come up to the
standard" said Mr.. Burbank, ''physi-
cal degenerates, mental defcients and
moral delinquents. These make up
the social problem and may be COM
pared to the weeds that come up in a
garden.
There are two ways Of dealing with
weeds; one is to eradicate them,
which simply means to dig them up
by their roots, and the other is to
transmute them into better forms"
Il was just recalling what you have
done with some of the weeds in ma
lures garden" interjected.
Weeds he answered, ARE only
wild plants out Of their proper places,
but when they intrude on the culti-
waited provinces of man they become
weeds and must be removed.
but all of our most beautiful
garden plants and many Of our best
fruits and cereals were once wild
plants which have been transformed
by breeding and improved surround
ings into forms of use and beauty.
80, if we regard human weeds
from this point of view, the outlook is
not hopeless. For just as plant is
always capable of further improve
ment, has not reached the limits of
its development and has within it pos
sibilitieS Of finer form and fragrance
and color, so we may hopefully
regard many human weeds as capable
of Improvement and development.
when we see how a plant re-
spends to sunshine and air and nour-
ishment and see before us dull Colors
becoming brighter and blossoms be-
coming larger and more fragrant with
finer foliage and stronger growth, it
makes one realize how worth while is
the work of helping human plants to
develop those habits and traits in
which they are deficient and to break
up those that harm themselves and
others"
There is hope, then for criminals?"
l ventured.
Many men, said Mr.. Burbank,
ARE criminals not only through lack
of moral education, but because of
physical causes, deficient brain de-
velopment and lack of healthful sur
Evening star., 1925-06-19

Broken heart\d. Aladdin set out to
search for his castle and his princess.
but he knew not where to so. One
day in descending a mountain he
slipped and rubbed his ring against a
rock. At once the genie of the ring
appeared before him.
Aladdin was overjoyed to find the
ring still kept its magic powers. To
the genie's question he answered. II
wish that you would bring back my
palace and the princess"
Alas" said the genie of the ring,
II cannot bring them back because
they were carried away by the genie
Of the lamp. who is stronger than 1,
but ! can take you where they are. 4"
Here is one of the princess royal
robes. 1t should be blue trimmed
with orange. Make her headdress of
the same two colors. .-.
Copyright 1925l
Evening star., 1925-06-19

though she worked with oils and
brushes instead of with Natures
colors.
The flowers sketched are not only
well arranged, but their containers
have been chosen with perfect taste,
both for their pure color and good
shapes and to set off the flowers
effectively.
The pink roses are in low bowl
of old blue glass. The tall, odd vase
| that contains the tiger lilies is crystal
clear. The yellow daffodils have
chosen a sleek black pottery bowl
and the NUNS a vase of clear green
glass. The sylvia flames in a vase of
silver and the dainty cosmos blooms
show to advantage in their vase of
amber glass. --.--.
(Copyright lg25)
Evening star., 1925-06-19
Fish Omelet.

Shred fine one cooked white fish,
heat it up in one tablespoonful of but.
ter. and season to taste with salt and
pepper. Beat up the yolks of six eggs
and the whites of four. Stir into this
one tablespoonful of cornstarch, mix
ed with half a gill of milk or cream
season with salt. pepper and paprika
and add one tablespoonful of chopped
parsley. Melt one tablespoonful of but.
ter in an omelet pan, pour in the mix,
ture, and set the pan in a hot oven.
When it thickens, add the fish mixture
and the whites of two eggs well beat.
en-, return to the oven until a deli
cate brown, turn out on to hot dish
and serve with hot tomato sauce,
Evening star., 1925-06-19
My Neighbor Says:

To make black lace look
fresh and new wash it in
solution of vinegar and water,
equal parts, rinse in cold coffee
and iron while damp, with a
piece of flannel laid over it.
To wash white feathers. use
CASTLE soap just as you would
in washing wool Rub the
feather between the hands in
suds and rinse. then rub, using
a down stroke with a towel.
Take some starch and rub into
the feather until it is dry. then
shake out the starch and it is
ready to curl. To curl, use a
silver butter knife.
To clean drab suede shoes,
rub them with sandpaper and
they will look like new.
Wash chamois in tepid soap
suds. Use one or two changes
of suds until the chamois is per
fectly clean. Rinse in tepid
water. Squeeze (do not wring)
and hang in the sun. Snap it
and pull it until it is perfectly
dry.
When storing blankets wrap
them in plenty of newspapers
and lay slices of yellow soap in
the folds. Moths dislike soap
and printers ink.
To wash a flannel skirt, soak
it in cold water over night, SO
it will not shrink. Then wash
it in warm water and put in a
very little borax. Rinse in cold
water and dry in a good wind.
When almost dry. iron on the
wrong side.
Evening star., 1925-06-19
Egg Timbales.

Eggs, three; milk, two-thirds cup;
salt, one-half teaspoon; chopped pars-
ley. one tablespoon; -four, one table
spoon; margarin, one tablespoon; pep.
per, one-eighth teaspoon. Blend the
margarin and flour together, adding
the milk to make a white sauce.
Have ready the egg yolks well beaten
and combine with the seasonings. Stir
into the white sauce and fold the
softly beaten whites into the mixture.
Turn into buttered cups or molds and
set the molds in a pan of hot water.
Bake in slow oven until the con-
sistency of custard. Serve with to.
mato sauce.
Evening star., 1925-06-19
Yorkshire Pudding.

Flour, one-half cup; eggs. two: milk,
one cup; salt, one-fourth teaspoon.
Mix the flour with the salt and pour
in the milk very slowly until you have
a smooth paste. Beat the eggs very
thoroughly and add them to the first
mixture. Remove some of the beef
dripping from the roast and stir this
on the bread pans. Pour in the batter
until about one-half inch in thickness.
Place in a very hot oven and bake 20
minutes. The temperature of the
oven should be diminished gradually
as the baking progresses. Cut the
Yorkshire pudding in squares before
serving.
Evening star., 1925-06-19
Coddled Egg.

This is the correct term for what is
ordinarily called a boiled egg. The
difference lies in the fact that the
coddled egg has been placed in boil
ing water, the sauce pan covered and
the whole drawn back to a cool part
of the stove. In this way the white
part of the egg is kept soft, jelly-like
and digestible, whereas, boiling would
harden it. If you wish the egg soft
boiled" it remains in the water over
six to eight minutes
Evening star., 1925-06-19

| down all quaint sayings of her chill
dren. All children say funny things
sometimes. and do them, too, and it
is too bad that they should not be
remembered AS the children get a
little order they will be much amused
themselves at the account of their
early eScapadeS.
A diary is an excellent thing for
many reasons. 1t helps people to
think and to express their thoughts.
The days when diaries were kept
regularly were the days of good letter
writing, so get a nice big book, not
one with small space apportioned for
each day, and if you have never kept
diary before. today is the day to
begin.
Summer Reading.
You always seem to know some
thing about everything" 1 said ad-
mirtngly to my friend; you always
understand"
Reading makes one like that" she
said gently, and 1 am such a
reader
l understood what she meant in a
minute. Women who never read are
bound within the narrow circle of
their own acquainta and the
few things that happen inside their
limited experiences. but the whole
wide world lies open to the reader
Through the medium of books she
can learn something about everything
She broadenS her outlook. She sees
other points of view besides her own
She gains a rich store >of general
knowledge. Best of all, she comes to
understand people, conditions and
things as if she were part of them,
assuming, of course, that she reads
nr11Nr hot ic,, !, ,t.{l-
Reading can help us to live more
happily in other ways besides deep
ening our knowledge and understand
ing. A love of reading is the finest
antidote to two of the greatest evils
that attack women, namely, loneli-
ness and worry. Who can be lonely
with the host of fascinating friends
that are to be met within the covers
of favorite books and that are ever
ready to entertain us when we wish ?
Who can be dull or depressed when
countless book -magicians are at hand
to transport us to any land or time
and hold us with the thrill of great
adventures?
How can worry be better combat tied
than by setting asids all that troubles
us in life and passing into book world,
as Alice went through the Looking
Glass;" leaving all behind except
interest and appreciation! Real lovers
Of reading can be deaf and dumb to
all around them, SO great is the hold
on their imagination of the story that
enthralls them
Such things may seem foolishness
to women whose only reading is
casual glance at the picture section
of the daily paper, but let them try
reading regularly one hour a day.
Soon the fascination of books and the
best in magazines and newspapers
will seize them, and they will go on
from the simple stories that first
appealed TO them to the great master
pieces of the worlds literature.
Always read something that in
terests you. Talk books with people
who love them. Gradually you will
come to find reading a pleasure you
cannot forego. Eventually life will be
twice as happy, twice as worth while.
just because you have learned how
to read.
Evening star., 1925-06-19
Baked Cabbage.

Boil the cabbage until tender in two
boiling salted waters, drain well and
set aside until cold, then chop very
fine. Mix together two well beaten
eggs, two heaping tablespoonfuls OF
melted butter, three tablespoonfuls OF
cream, and little salt and red pepper.
Stir this into the chopped cabbage and
put il into a well buttered pudding
dish. Sprinkle the bread crumbs over
the top, dot with butter, and bake
until brown.
Evening star., 1925-06-19
Hamburg Roll.

In purchasing meat for use, as in
Thursdays menu, select the round
and have the butcher chop it for you.
This cut is more nouriShing than any
other, and is better adapted for the
runabout as well as for the famiIy's
Hamburg roll
Evening star., 1925-06-19
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

The Japanese consider the skillfuf
arrangement of flowers as much an
art as the painting of pictures, and it
is true that when one arranges
flowers artistically she is creating a
picture of beauty just as much as
Evening star., 1925-06-19

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Ordinary insecticides kill, at best,
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BLACK FLAG kills flies, mos
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Evening star., 1925-06-19

ants, bedbugs, dog feas, plant lice
and chicken lice. Many people use
both powder and liquid.
BLACK FLAG costs less. Powder,
l5c up. Powder Gun, 10c. Liquid,
25c up. Sprayer, 45c. Special in
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Of liquid BLACK FLAG and sprayer
for only Csc. At drug, grocery,
hardware and department. stores.
Buy BLACK. FLAG today.
Evening star., 1925-06-19
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and liquid. Both are
equally effective, equally
deadly, with these three
exceptions - never use
any liquid on furs; use
the powder to make
Evening star., 1925-06-19

them mothproof. use TN
powder, also, to kill dog fea'
and lice.
Many prefer the liquid t.
l;u h;ea mosouitoes an(
Evening star., 1925-06-19
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dies, when you use
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