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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-24

He delighteth to wear his evening
cloths, and rejOiceth to put on his
dinner jacket. When he sittcrn i'll
the seats of the mighty at a "iunc.
ton" his wife's heart is filled with
pride in his beauty.
Clubs know him not, and "loGse
meetings" are never his alibi. For he
gOeth not unto the corner for a ci-
gar, without taking his wife along.
He shaketh down the furnace in
winter, and runneth the lawnmowar
with his own hands in summer. He
runneth to greet the iceman in the
morning, and putteth out the cat and
windeth the clock at night.
Around the house, he is better than
carpenter, n plumber, a gardener
and a hired man. He hangeth the
summer draperies. and Oileth thc
squeaking door. He washcth the cat
and the dog, upOn Saturday afternoon.
and goeth forth refreshed upon Mon.
day mornings.
He permitteth his wife to run the
car. and gOeth unto his office upon
the trolley. He greeteth his wife with
feryOr. and his kisses are not a
morning and evening chOre!
Then give him the fruit of his Ia
bors. which is the tough end of the
steak, the back of the chicken. and
one hook in his wife's clothes closet !!
SELAH.
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-24
LISTEN, WORLD!
Wives and Stenographers
By ELSIE ROBINSON

and that, all too often, does not accom-,
pany love.
Loves a lovely thing-on a valen-
tine.
But it's apt to become a blister in
the home.
John Henry will talk soft and pretty
to sweetheart or stcnOg. But he'll
roar like wounded hippo at the WON
an he has vowed TO love and cherish
until death do them silence.
BY the same token Matilda May is
all that is sweet, senSibly and Sympa-
thctic-aS long us she's working by
the time clock. But when she shares
the pay check she becomes as frank
and as fearless as Il female volcano.
WHY is this? Because they think
they Gown each other" Which same
is a beautiful theory but Plain Poison
in practice. Because of that Owner.
ship theory we NEEDLE and nag. criti-
cize and gloat. and commit thousand
other indignitics upon each other.
Some day we're going to clean up
the romantic rubbish which surrounds
the institution Of marriage. In fact.
we're gradually doing that very thing
now. Wen come out bravely and ac-
knowledge that marriage doesn't make
us one and we don't own each other
When that day comes marriage will
really become "A holy Statc"-for well
begin TO respect the reserves and rights
of each other. We'll begin to realize
how mysterious all individuals are. anil
bow sacred is the right of individual
expression and separate development.
In short. we'll begin to treat our
husbands and wives as decently rs we
now treat the butcher and the baker.
Then husbands will be treated like
free men
And wives will be paid like self
respecting workers.
It's a long, long jump but even mar
riagc may come to that.
Copyright, 1926, King Features Syn. Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-24
Foxy Grandpa's
Stories
The Story of Nathan Hale.


We we're in New York, and one
Saturday morning it was necessary for
me to 60 downtown on business. So
Bobby. Bunny and L boarded the sub
way and went way down to Wall
street.
finished my business and we walk
ed up Broadway to city hall, and
Bobby thought that the building didn't
look big enough to be the city hall OF
such a great city as New York.
We turned and walked through City
Hall park until We came TO the beau
titul statue of young man in the
clothes like George Washington wore.
Bobby stopped in front Of the statue
and read the name:
Nathan Hale. Who was Nathan
Hale. Foxy Grandpa?
Nathan Hale was born in Connect
iCut in town called Coventry, in
the year 1855. The little Nathan was
very delicate child, and when he was
baby his parents feared that he might
not grow up to be very strong man.
But before he was IL, he developed
into Il fine, sturdy and very handsome
boy, who was beloved by everybody in
the village where he lived.
This young man was very smart,
too. Before he was 10 years old he
entered Yale College and was gradu-
atcd with honor at Is. Then he taught
school for several years, but when the
Revolutionary War broke out, Nathan
Hale quickly enlisted and joined the
army of Washington.
Very little is known about young
Hale in the army at that time; but af-
ter the American army met defeat at
the battle of Long Island and retired
to the northern part of Manhattan ISL
and. young Halc's actions are re-
corded.
AT this time General Washington
did not know whether the British
army would attack or surround him.
1t was necessary for him to find out
this information
On September II. 1776, Nathan
Hale, disguised as a travelling school,
master in search of employment, visit
ed the British camps in New York
and Brooklyn and obtained informa-
ton which would have meant every
lllA ~ NHfltlbl W tNullHl
For several days no one suspected
him, and he returned to the point on
the Long Island shore where he had
landed when he had crossed Long ISL
and Sound from Connecticut.
He expected a boat to meet him
there in the morning. but while wait
ing through the night at a tavern,
man recognized him and told the Brit
ish soldiers who he was.
Early the next morning, Nathan
Hale went out to meet the boat which
he expected.
There was the boat. But after
he got into it, he realized il was not
the boat which he had ordered to meet
him, but it was British boat, and he
was quickly searched by the British
soldiers, who found the plans of their
| camps in his shoes.
Immediately Nathan Hale was
taken before General Howe and did
not deny who he was. The British
general was much pleased with his be-
havior but Hale was a spy and the
punishment for spy was to be
banged.
But young Nathan Yale was
brave soldier and patriot and as he
stood facing death. he held up his head
and unhesitatingly declared: Il only
regret that | have but one life to lose
for my country"
Copyright, 1926, International Feature
Service. Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-24

The half hours dragged by while
l sat in Pat DaltOn's office suffer
ing torturcs of humiliation rs l wait
ed for him to come and give me the
information that might mean life or
death to A. l.. Harrison, Advertising
COnSultant.
Mrs. James Hunter Harrison is
gone" l thought. Jim ended her
existence. There is only Que \. L.
Harrison lcft-that's all there is to
remind me of the girl who used 10
be Barbara Anne Lee. Must she 60,
too? Why should anyone want TO
push her to the wall? Most of all,
why should Pat Dalton be too M
grateful to lend her the helping hand
she so frightfully needs"
Eleven thirty - twelve - twelve
thirty. The half hours licked by.
I'm going to lunch now, Mrs. Ilar-
rison," said Pats secretary. coming
out of the anteroom where l felt she
had been keeping watch Of me from
the desk" Do you want to wait any
longer? Mr.. Dalton may have gone
to lunch without coming back here.
I'll be glad TO take the message
i want to walt, l managed to say
quietly.
And ten minutes later Pat walked
into his office. watch in hand and
with an air of being rushed beyond
endurance.
Il waited l said quietly. 81 knew
you didn't want to see me. ! didn't
think it was fair of you. So | went
on waiting. It's almost two hours
now. Will you give me fifteen min
utes for my two hours"
IT'S only n few minutes I'm after
having" Pat replied as impcrsonallv
as if we had just met. will you be
telling me as quick as you can what
it is l can be doing for you?"
But | knew he was annoyed almost
beyond endurance, for nothing except
the most terrible embarrassment can
make Pats brogue quite so thick IS
it was at this moment.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-24

Weaver to try II. After three or
four weeks" writes Mrs. Weaver, Il
felt q great difference in myself. I
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my friends about your wonderful
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II you knew that thousands OF
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lar TO those you are enduring had
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-24
Are You Nervous? Sleep
less? Why Wait for a
Complete Breakdown?

San Antonio. Texas.-"Before I
took DIR. Pierce's FGvorite Prescrip-
ton l was so nervous | could not
sleep at all, suffered with pains in
my back and at times suffered with
my sides. l did not want anything
to eat, but now, after taking DR..
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have wonderful appetite-always
ready for the next meal | have
taken many medicines but nothing
has dore me the good the 'Fsvorite
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-24
THE MAKING OF A HUSBAND
A SERIAL BY Ann Liske
Chapter 2S5.

Copyright 1875 King syndicate. Incorporated
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-24

m ! / q statement
describing h err
condition, for, &C
cording to her
letters, she was
subjected to no
small amount Of
Ill health. For
tunately, her SIS
ter was familiar
with Lydia f.
Pinkham's Veg
etablo Compound
and begged Mrs.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-24
HOW | IMPROVED
my HEALTH
Did 1t in Less Than One
Month

As Mrs. Weaver herself says. ~
was never very strong" This is q
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-24
TOmorrOW's Menu
By Laura L. Hyde
Director, Y. VI. c. A. Cafeteria.

Sunday.
BREAKFAST.
OnC-hulf Grapefruit
WafflcS Maple Syrup
BrUOkfiCld Sausagcs
Coffee
DINNER.
Cream of Celery Soup with Crotons
RadishcS Sweet Pickles
Roast Prime Ribs CT Beef
.'rOwncd Potatoes
Dreamed New Asparagus
Snap Beans
Orange and Pineapple Salad
Graham Rolls Butter
New Orleans CuStard Pic
SUPPER.
Cheese and Lettuce Sandwiches
Potato Chips
Iced Chocolate
COcoanut Cake
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-02-04
Horse in Roosevelt
Statue Starts Criticism

Portland, Ore.-Criticism voiced by
Oswald West, ex-governor and we'll
known horse lover, that Theodore
Roosevelt is poorly mounted in the
equestrian statue, presented to the
city by DIR. Henry Waldo Coe, found
some support among horsemen.
The question of the horses appear
ance and naturalness of its pose, how
ever, was not regarded as particularly
open to attack by either art critics or
horse lovers, who rallied unanimously
almost to the support of the concep-
ton portrayed by A. Phimister Proc
tor sculptor, as a work of art.
In short, the only real point in the
structures leveled at the statue by Mr..
West, as borne out by other authori-
ties, is that the choice of the type
of steed was unwise rather than IN
artistic or unnatural.
Matt McDougall, president of the
Portland Hunt club and authority on
horses, supported the opinion Of those
who regard the type of horse chosen
for Rooseyelt's mount as unfortunate.
However, Mr.. McDougall criticized in
the same terms the steeds suggested
by Mr. West, saying he was prepared
to brand the five-gaited horse men
toned by Mr. West as entirely I'M
suited to the strenuous horsemanship
Of Roosevelt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-02-04
Daughter Of Milgets
10 Be Normal Size

Los Angeles, Cal.-The child of
midget mother and father, brought into
the world by a Caesarian operation,
Norma Louise Fox, three days old, is
reported as doing nicely at the Os-
teopathic Sanitarium hospital.
Perhaps the most remarkable thing
ut it, DR.. Norman Sprague, house
ian at the hospital, said was
the baby at birth weighed six
ads and three ounces and would
grow to normal height and weight de
spite her midget parents. Doctor
Sprague said chat midgets were caused
by glandular disarrangement, and in
vestigation has proved the baby nor
NAL in every respect.
The parents of the child are both
circus performers, and both are slight
ly more than three feet in height.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-02-04
Indians Break Rule;
Ute Tribe Mourns

Durango, Colo.-Attorney Barry Sui
livan, Harvard law graduate, was
killed along with his wife, when their
automobile, driven by their daughter,
skidded from a mountain roadway
near Durango, in southwestern Colo
RADIO. Mr.. Sullivan had been legal
counsellor and an adopted member Of
the five confederated Ute tribes Of
Utah and Colorado for more than
twenty-five years, sitting in many Of
their important councils and guiding
them both as a lawyer and friend.
SullivGHs tragic death was a severe
blow to the Indians and they broke
all tribal customs and traditions by
attending his funeral in full war re-
gala and in participating in the serv-
ices at the graves of Mr.. Sullivan and
his wife. So far as can be learned this
is the first public funeral of white
man in which the Ute tribes have
taken part.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-02-04
SNAPS FISH AT
HOME IN OCEAN
Bartsch Tells Experience Of
Florida Coast.

Washington.-Tbe ocean floor, the
worlds last great unexplored region,
will soon have its secrets revealed by
motion pictures, according to DR.. Pau
Bartsch of the United States national
museum, who has made an under
water cinema hunt for fishes among
the coral grottos off the coast of
Florida.
With his specially constructed wa
terproof camera he secured hundreds
of feet of record of submarine life
and spent as much as five and a half
hours at a time walking about the
sea bottom, 20 feet below the surface.
It is at this comparatively shallow
depth, he says, that life is most va
ried and abundant, since the corals
and other sea animals build in the
teeth of the breakers, where the back
ward and forward Row of the water
brings fresh supplies of the micro
SCOPE plants and animals which form
their food. However, next season he
plans to descend to greater depths
Will tllIOLHGI bGlteI dtluDleu
to catch the slowly moving fish as
they silently glide out of the blue
haze which fills the coral-columned
aisles of their submarine retreats.
The camera man, in his diving he'll
met, has little to fear, Doctor Bartsch
records, in invading these underwater
regions. Sharks are sometimes seen,
he admits, but adds that sharks are
always gentlemen" In taking his
recent film, however, when he first
saw that terror of the coast, the bar
racuda, instead-ef leveling his camera,
he instinctively snatched up his tripod
and prepared to battle for his life as
the big fish swan around him, mildly
curious at the silvery bubbles rising
from his diving helmet. The next day
Doctor Bartsch so far conquered his
instructive fear of this fish as to Sc
cure q good picture of two barracudas
as they circled around him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-02-04
School Head Quits
as Dance Protest

Meriden, Conn.-Because jazz music
of today's dances tends to demoralize
boys and girls, David Gibbs has re-
signed as superintendent of the Meri-
den schools. He handed in his resig-
nation after the board of education
agreed to a trial dance at the school.
The boards rules provide that no
dances shall be held in the school with
out the sanction of the principal and
superintendent. Doctor Gibbs believes
there has been no change in dancing
conditions since three years ago when
high school dances were stopped be-
cause of unruly conduct. He says
that in a nearby town the janitor col
lected many empty whisky bottles
after high school dance recently.
Doctor Gibbs has held his office 10
years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-02-04
RUSSIAN PEASANTS
FLOCK TO SEE GEMS
Gaze in Wonder at $780,
OO0,0OO Collection.

Moscow. - Russian workers and
peasants are flocking by the scores
OF thousands to enjoy the dazzling
splendor Of the crown jewels of the
ROmanoffs, now the property of every
poor citizen of this Communist re-
public. This collection Of gems, the
estimated value of which is $3.50, 000,-
600, has been turned into a source of
revenue by the Soviet government,
which has placed it on exhibition ut
the Soviet trade union house in Mos
cow, formerly the Club Of the Mobiles.
The regal collection represents the
accumulated treasure of ten different
Russian royal families. and includes
crowns, scepters, corOnets, emblems,
tiaras, diadems, necklaces, bracelets,
rings and gems of many other kinds.
Charge Admission.
The general public is charged an adj
mission fee of 81, but members of the
trade unions and Communist organi-
cations pay only % cents. The collec-
ton has proved a strong drawing card
to the workers and peasants, who
manifest the deepest wonder and adj
miration as they stand spellbound be-
fore the sealed glass cases.
Extraordinary precautions are tax
en- against theft. Armed soldiers are
stationed throughout the building.
The object of greatest curiosity
among the gems is the huge imperial
crown of all the Russias, a magnifi-
cent dome-like patriarchal inter, con-
tanning more than 1000 caratS of dia-
monds of the first water and carrying
on its summit a cross of diamonds
and rubies of exquisite beauty, the
whole valued at S52,000,000.
Next in interest comes the coronet
perhaps the most beautiful mass of
diamonds ever brought together in a
single ornament. Another object of
great attention is the famous imperial
scepter of power used by the last car,
which is surmOunted by the world
famed Orloff diamond, as large as a
bisected egg and containing 1S9 carats.
This slender, graceful, emblem is val
ued by the Bolsheviki at S30,O00,000.
"Shah" Diamond.
The Emblem of the Imperial
Realm globular object of gold sur
mounted by cross of diamonds, sap
phires and rubies, and valued at $24,
100000, comes next in interest. Among
the single unmounted gems, the So
called "Shah" diamond, of SO carats
and appraised by the Soviet authori-
ties at $14,500,000, is probably the
most striking. 1t is a unique me-
mortal of the respect entertained for
imperial Russia by her Mohammedan
neighbors in the days before the Boil
,sheyiki took power, the great stone
being a gift to the emperor of Russia
by the shah of Persia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-02-04
Cannibals Discuss Proper
Methods 10 Cook 9 Man

London.-Sir Hubert Murray, gov
ernor of Papua, the British island pos
session north Of Australia, in which
cannibalism still is practiced, has just
published a new book, "Papua of To
day." in which he gives a sidelight
on cannibaliStic cooking.
While Sir Hubert was investigating
a case of cannibalism the question of
cooking methods arose. One Papuan
witness objected to the testimony of
another native, because, he said, "Jasi
Jasi is poor cook"
eff you cook man on an open fire
I agree that he will be tough" this
witness continued, 'but cooked on hot
stones and covered with leaves the
stringiest old man will be tender. Why
should he be any tougher than bush
pig?"
Sir Hubert is the brother of Sir Gil
bert Murray, noted as a classical
scholar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-02-04

HORIZONTAL.
1-Favorite fowl for Thanksgiving
dinners
6-Broth
1O-Eagles nest
12-To halt
14-Take notice (abbr.)
16-Gadhelic Celts
1S-God. of Love
20-Obtained
22-Bandage for a broken arm
24-Number under twelve
25-Is indebted to
27-Every day
29-Preposition
S0-Biblical character who sold his
birthright
32-Caught sight of
34-Painter
36-Traps
3S-Disparages
40-Streetcar (English)
Alto proceed
43-Holy person
45-To drink in long gulps
47-The night before
49-Evil looks
51-Pig pen
52-Skin of melon
54-Benches
56-Senior (abbr.)
57-Opening in a wall
59-Disorderly demonstrations by
crowd or crowds
61-To erode
62-Pertaining to larva
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-02-04
Famous Cody Diamond
Vanishes From Vault

Greeley, Colo.-The famous
Cody diamond, said to have been
given to Col. William f. Cody,
Buffalo Bill" by a European
monarch, has disappeared. u
The setting, which held six
and one-half carat diamond, was
discovered to hold nothing but a
piece of glass, by S. ]. Loney,
collector for the county treasur-
er's office. The substitution was
discovered during an appraisal
of the assets Of the defunct
Northern State bank here.
The gem was supposed to have
laid untouched in a safety de-
post box in the bank since Cody
Boal, nephew of the Indian
fighter, put it up as security on
loan several years ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-02-04
Soldier Lives Only by
Being Cut Into Pieces

Lausanne, Switzerland.-In hos
pital here surgeons are slowly cutting
a man to pieces to save his life. The
man is Albert Froidevux, forty-six,
formerly a soldier of fortune in the
French Foreign Legion. In 4S op-
erations in 13 years he has lost his
fingers, toes, hands feet, legs and
arms. Yet he cheerfully clings to life.
The man is suffering from SYM
metric gangrene, which is thought to
be incurable He will live until his
vital organs are attacked, surgeons
explain.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-02-04
Uses Artificial Fog to
Save Crons From Frost

New York.-The artificial fog in
vented by a Scandinavian scientist,
Prof. A. V. Jernberg, for military pur-
poses is being put to peace-time use
in Norway to protect crops from frost.
The American Chemical society re-
ceived this information from a corre-
spondent in Horton, Norway. The eX-
perimenter also said that brick man.
ufacturers were planning experiments
with the man-made fog in their dry
ing houses as frost is detrimental to
newly made brick.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-02-04
Stray Dog Finds Oil
i'm Old Abandoned Well

Muskogee, Okla.-Furious digging
by a stray dog on the Katherine Lee
Oil company's lease near here led to
the discovery of oil in well that had
been abandoned for IL years.
w. r. Sommerville, president Of the
oil company, was attracted by the &C.
tons Of the dog, and upon investlga-
ton found a plank covering a 10-inch
casing standing almost full of oil. The
well had been plugged Actual meas
urement showed laps feet of oil In the
we'll, which will be equipped for pump
ing.
The dog fled, and has not returned
for the reward that awaits him.
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1926-03-30
PROHIBITION CHIEF
TO INSPECT BOOZE
WORK ON BORDER.
Cnp Dispatch a. i. Wlrel

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Out Of
the continuing din and clatter of the
prohibition controversy there emerg-
ed today some definite action by
both congress and the administra-
ton to further re-constitute the
much constituted enforcement ma
chinery Of the federal government.
The house passed without record
vote the bill fathered by the treas
ury and favored by both vets and
drys to place all except the highest
officers of the prohibition forces un-
der civil service. Coincidently As
sistant Secretary Andrews created
and filled two new posts in his en-
forcement staff.
One of the new officials will have
supervision over brewery permits,
and the other over permits for with
drawal of wine.
Even though the leaders were in
agreement in support of the civil serv-
ice bill, it's passage was opposed by
Representative Blanton, democrat,
Texas, who supplemented his remarks
by reading a letter from minister,
accusing another minister of going
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