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T\OTABLEs
KATE CHASE

TWO generations ago Kate Chase,
L born August 13, 1910, was known as
the most beautiful woman in America
was probably the most envied one,
too, for she had wealth, great beauty,
q devoted husband, three charming
children, and apparently great happi-
ness. Today she is almost unknown.
Her mother had died young, and
when she was fifteen, she was called
upon to superintend all the elaborate
entertaining which her fathers posi-
ton as governor of Ohio, necessi-
tated. She was exceedingly popular
as a hostess and the bellepof the state.
She is described as having red gold
hair and hazel eyes and the marvellous
complexion that goes with this type.
and a certain exquisiteness of person.
When she was twenty, her father
was made senator and Kate moved
to Washington, where her fame as a
beauty became nationwide. Shortly
afterwards, she met and fell In love
with the new governor OF Ohio, VIII
liam Sprague. The war was on, then,
and Sprague enlisted, so 1t was not
until 1868 that the pair were married.
Kate continued to be the most sought
after woman In the capital, spending
her time between Washington and the
palatial home her husband had built
her.
Then her one fault wrecked her hap
niness. she had never been taught the
value of money, so she ran through
her husbands fortune; misunderstand-
ings arose, and finally the two agreed
to a divorce. Kate and her three
daughters went to Europe, and after
a time returned so poor that her very
home had to be sold. However, old
friends saved 1t for her, and she fin
fshed her life In comparative ohscurity.
20 by George Matthew Ada.ns)
n
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uHO SAID
Friendship always ben
Gifts; while love sometimes
lnjuries"2

THESE words are attributed to Luz
cius Anneus Seneca, Roman phi
losopher and son of Marcus Anneus,
one of the most eminent rhetoricians
Of his day.
Born in Corduba, Spain, about the
beginning Of the Christian era, Seneca
was taken to Rome at an early age
and there gained some distinction as
an advocate and was made quaestor.
At the height Of the turbulent politi-
cal times, Seneca fell victim to false
accusation against him by the nefari-
GUS Messalina, and was banished to
Corsica. At the expiration of eight
years of exile, he returned to Rome
where he was intrusted by Agrippina
with the education Of her son, Nero.
He was made consul A. D. 81.
A plot on the part of Nero to poison
the rising philosopher failed, and he
was drawn into the famous Pisonian
conspiracy and accused. At Roman
trial typical Of the time, Seneca was
adjudged guilty and given the priv
ilege Of selecting the manner nv which
he might meet death. He opened his
veins and finally succumbed A. D. 65.
During the period in which Seneca
was at the height Of his prominence,
statesmen of the ancient world did
him homage and his philosophers even
today are quoted widely. That he
welded tremendous influence In the
courts is undoubted, but his life was
one constant warding Off of impend-
ing danger, threatened by those who
feared him and were Jealous of his
popularity.
Pompeia Paullina, Seneca's second
wife, at the time Of her husbands ex-
ecution expressed the wish that she
might die with him, and had even
opened her veins to accomplish this.
She survived him, however, by several
Wayne d. McMurray.
&c by George Matthew Adams,
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at his side had sweet face and a
pleasant line of talk, so that there
was no unseemly haste in getting back
even though some pretty hard work
stared him in the face for next day.
If it took two hours to go to the party
it took at least three to come back,
for the horses unurged ambled along
very quietly. But Buxton had forgot
ten all this, and his son of whom he
was complaining had never known
about it.
Our fathers thought us as wild and
revolutionary and untamed as we con-
slider the present generation. 1t has
always been so. These reckless young
people Of ours in twenty years will no
doubt be telling their children what
quiet conventional youth they spent,
and they will believe it, too.
t@. 1925. Western Newspaper Union.)
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THEN AND NOW
Rv THOMAS ARKLE CLARK

BUXTON is sure that the young
- people of today are going pretty
rapidly to the bow-wows. He had said
30 to me repeatedly, and, having no
children of my own, should, of course,
be the more Influenced by what he
says who has four.
In confirmation of his statements,
he cites the case of Buxton Junior who
had the night before been to a dance,
and who did not get home until it was
almost time for Buxton himself to
arise and address himself to the wan
ing fires in the furnace. The dance
had been at town sixty miles away,
and the distance had been negotiated,
as they say in the newspapers, in the
family car which, when stepped on
properly, will do that distance in some
thing less than an hour If the road is
clear. Buxton has himself frequently
demonstrated this fact in his own
driving.
The young people had started out
early, had had dinner at the Orlando
hotel at six, had danced until mid
night and had then driven home. 1t
was an entirely proper party. as things
go these days, the road was smooth
and open and it didn't take long to
cover the sixty miles, or at least 1t
didn't seem long. To Buxton, how
ever, who had been used to a buggy
when he was in love, the driving of
one hundred and twenty miles to and
from an evening party was beyond en-
durance.
I had known him when he was
young, and If had cared to do so, l
could have recalled a party which he
went to forty years ago or so. There
were fifteen miles to drive in an open
buggy across the wide prairies and
along devious and Unmarked roads.
They started social functions early in
those days. and though there was no
formal dinner and no dress clothes
worn, they got well under way before
eight o'clock. Do the best he could, 1t
took twice as long to drive the fifteen
miles as 1t had taken his son to motor
the sixty.
The party did not stop until some
time after midnight. and the stars
were out and the full moon high in
the heavens and the air was soft and
balmy as he drove home. and the girl
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qZHe TALE oNA
KlDDIE NTYDD -
1YArthur Scott Bailey WENlb

"Why, good EVENING"" Riddle Katy
did answered, since he was discovered
and there was no use denying it,
It's great surprise-meeting you SO
unexpectedly. If you'd only sent word
that you were coming I'd have made
different arrangements"
Il have no doubt you would have"
Mr.. Nighthawk sneered. But i like
to take people unawares. I've
heard about you," he added "They
say that you're a great jumper-the
spriest in all Pleasant Valley"
swell, l can jump fairly WELL" Kid
die Katydid admitted. But I don't
pride myself on my jumping. It's some
thing that has always run in my fam
lily, you know. All of us Katydids can
leap quite a distance without any
trouble"
$50 l understand Mr.. Nighthawk
replied. "And I'll tell you some news
that ought to please you: I've come
here tonight for the special purpose
of seeing you jump!"
Kiddie Katydid almost jumped out
Of his skin when he heard what Mr..
Nighthawk said. And 1t wouldn't have
been anything remarkable for him If
he had. He had already squirmed out
of his skin six times that summer
though not from fear, of course. Cast
ing his skin was almost habit with
Riddle. All his family were like that.
Though he was not nearly so old as
Mr. Nighthawk, Kiddie Katydid had
learned thing or two during his brief
lifetime. And though he would have
liked very much to jump-and jump
out of Mr.. Nighthawk's sight, too-he
had no wish to hide himself inside that
feathered scoundrel So he chung all
the tighter to his perch and replied
that he didn't believe he cared to do
any jumping that night.
Now, Mr.. Nighthawk had certain
odd trick of talking through his nose.
Whether that was because the late
hours he kept, even on dark nights,
gave him a cold in his head, nobody
seemed to know. Anyhow, he began
teasing Riddle Katydid to jump for
him-and he talked through his nose
more than ever. Yes! although Mr..
Nighthawk tried his best to speak
pleasantly, he only succeeded in max
ing Kiddie Katydid want to laugh at
him, for all Kiddie was so uneasy.
(0 by Grosset & Dunlap)
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LITTLE SLABSIDES
s&4asa ss's. ~ .s,.ss

1HANG that bratI" muttered IRON
= jaw savagely.
He referred to little nine-months-old
Slabsides, who lay yowling tirelessly
at the base of the cliff on which Iron
jaw sat summing himself He had
promised to watch the baby If Fire
eye, his wife, did the hunting that
afternoon.
Little Slabsides yowled on.
"The pesky paleolithic nuisance !"
growled ronjaw. an fix his feet"
And he rolled a great rock over the
edge of the cliff with unerring aim.
The baby, somewhat daunted, kept
still few minutes, but soon his yowls
again obtruded on Ironjaw's sweet
reveries-he was thinking Of the after
noon when he had pulled Fire-eye
down from the wicker tree by her hair
and bashfully proposed to her.
'Oh, you won't, won't you? You
will, will your" beloved Ironjaw.
And he rolled dozen rocks, one after
the other, over the cliff to bounce on
poor Slabsides' little head. Suddenly
he heard a loud yell in a familiar
voice.
you heartless brute! What are you
doing?' screamed his wife.
""Er-rocking the baby to Sleep" re-
piled Ironjaw with hardly a moments
hesitation.
And Fire-eye, who loved joke as
well as anyone, laughed heartily and
forgave him and soon afterwards the
three Of them were happily partaking
of the elegant 80-pound jowcegus that
she had brought home for supper.
GO by George Matthew Adsms)
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WHEN l WAS
TWENTY-ONE
BY JOSEPH KAYE

At 21-Norman Hapgood Wanted,
More Than Anything Else, to Draw
Big Royalty Checks.
UVLTHEN was at the age Of
w twenty-one I was a student at
Harvard university. But nothing I
studied at college could satisfy my
ambition. My thoughts jumped be-
yond the campus, and settled on the
busy streets Of the metropolis, where
mighty editors ruled mighty publica-
lions, on the pages of which l visual
lied my name, prefxed by the treas
ured word by
1.-THE ambition that possessed me at
twenty-one was to he successful
writer.-Norman Hapgood."
TODAY-Norman Hapgooa is him
self one of those editors he dreamed
Of storming in their lairs In those
early days at college. AS editor of a
well-known magazine, he doubtless
hears daily young men vofcing the
words that used to form his own mot
to, II want to be q successful writer"
and daily he and his readers have to
send out patches of rejection slips
that tumble down the spirits Of these
ambitious young men from the mounts
Of hope to the deep valleys of dejec-
ton.
Mr.. Hapgood has had a varied
career. He began as the dramatic
critic of the New York Commercial,
a financial newspaper that runs dra-
matte section for the benefit of the
tired brokers and bankers; then he
worked on the Bookman for FIVE
years and was graduated to the post
Of editor of Golfers Weekly. In 1919
he was appointed e. e. and M. p
which means envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary = from the
United States to Denmark, and a
short time ago he became maya
zine editor.
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a roaring sound. And then he mount
ed upward again.
Meanwhile Kiddie Katydid kept very
still among the leaves, with his wings
folded over his back. Only his two
long, thread-like feelers would wave
backwards and forwards, although he
tried to keep them still. He was so
nearly the. color Of the green of the
tree-top that he trusted Mr.. Night
hawk wouldn't be able to spy him.
But he was soon disappointed For
Mr.. Nighthawk suddenly cried "Ha !"
and aIghted on neighboring limb.
There you are!" he said. you
needn't think don't see you!"
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tender Remove the meat, thicken
the stock with flour, add any more
seasoning needed and strain over the
meat. Place biscuit dough over the
meat and bake half an hour.
Potted Pigeon.-Clean, wash and
truss the pigeons, season and brown
in small amount of fat-pork fat
will be hest; add boiling water to
cover, with one chopped onion, one
bay leaf, slice of carrot, a sprig of
parsley and salt to taste Cook until
tender. remove the pigeon and thicken
the liquor with -four mixed with
enough cold water to blend. let boil,
then pour over the pigeons and serve.
The pigeons will require about two
hours cooking, depending upon their
age.
FAXED Ham.-Cover ham with
cold water and bring to the simmer
Ing point, simmer gently for two or
three hours, until the skin loosens,
then put the ham well drained and
dried into baking pan, after remov-
Ing the skin. Mix teaspoonful of
mustard In two cupfuls of boiling wa
ter, add one cupful of vinegar and
pour the mixture over the ham, beat
ing frequently during the baking.
When the ham is well baked, cover
with brown sugar, press down firmly,
adding a few cloves; dredge the top
with flour and return to the oven to
brown. The cloves will flavor the
ham better If cooked in it during the
whole time Of baking.
Baked Pork chops.-Chop some of
the fat from the chops very fine, add
two tablespoonfuls of the fat to one
and one-half cupfuls Of bread crumbs
fourth of a cupful of boiling water.
salt and beaten egg. Lay six chops
in a baking pan and cover with the
dressing, adding pepper to taste.
Cover the bottom of the pan with
boiling water and bake in moderate
oven. basting occasionally, one hour.
Apple Preserves.-Make a strip of a
pound of sugar, pint of water, the
grated rind of lemon, the juice of
lemon; let boil briskly five minutes
Drop quarters of apple into the strip
and cook gently until clear: then set
aside to cool. Boil the strip down,
arrange the apple in glass jars and
pour over the fruit in the Jars. Seal
tightly.
Winter Sandwiches.
During the winter more nourishing
sandwich filings are enjoyed.
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10y OhhaASC. anu cuudl
number very thinly with prepared
mustard; spread the latter with the
ham mixture and cover with the re-
naming slices. Press edges together,
trim off the crusts and shape as de-
sired. Serve with potato salad and
coffee.
Chicken and Nut Sandwiches
Finely chop the white meat of cold
boiled chicken. Season with salt, pep
per and moisten with mayonnaise
dressing. Shape thin slices of white
bread with a crescent, spread thinly
one-half the slices with mayonnaise
and very thinly sliced almonds or
Brazil nuts. Spread the remaining
half with the chicken mixture; put
together In pairs, press the edges to
keep them in shape, arrange in bas-
kets or on sandwich plates. Serve
with ripe olives, sweet pickles and
dainty cheese balls.
Onion and Bacon Sandwiches
Broil thin slices of bacon until brown,
drain, chop fine. Peel and finely chop
one southern onion-there should be
one part bacon to two parts onion.
Mix thoroughly and moisten with
mayonnaise dressing. Spread thin
slices of bread with creamed butter,
then with mayonnaise; spread half of
the slices with the prepared ham,
press together and cut into triangles.
Hot Chicken Sandwiches. - Chop
medium fine some cold cooked chicken.
Have ready rounds of toast, hot and
buttered. Slightly moisten the chicken
with hot chicken gravy and spread
half the rounds with the chicken mix
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Indication of Age

1t Is attitudes, not actual years,
that determine ones effective age. A
young man is particularly interested in
increasing his earning power. An older
man is interesting in maintaining his
position. The older man will well
come anything that will increase his
security Of job.
There is no limit separating these
men. When a man loses interest In In
creasing his earning power and fixes Il
on security. he is no longer young
w. Clark In Industrial Psychology.
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The king of the sea" Is the humble
herring. Thomson's biography supplies
the reason thus: 'The head of an
average-sized whale is from Is to 10
feet, and the lips open some 6 or 8
feet; yet to such a mouth there is
scarcely any throat, not sufficiently
large to allow herring to pass down
1t. This little scaly fellow, some IA
inches in length, would choke mons
ter whale, and Is hence called the
king of the sea-"
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Cleaning Fireploce

II the brick flooring In front Of the
fireplace becomes smoke-stained, mix
TWO ounces of soda, one ounce of salt
and one ounce pumice stone with suf-
ncient water to form a creamy SUBJ
stance Thoroughly rub the brick with
TINS paste and allow it to remain q
rev minutes. then remove it with a
stiff brush.
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Long Domestic Service

Results of competition for long
service among domestics in any one
family in England revealed the fact
that Miss Elizabeth Butler had been
employed in the household of the duke
Of Portland for more than fifty-six
years. Miss Butler received first
prize All the other winners of prizes
had seen AZ years service in one
family.
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MIR. NIGHTHAWK

MIR. NIGHTHAWK dropped swiftly
Az down among the trees in Farmer
Green's dooryard
He fell so fast that Kiddie Katydid,
watching from his hiding place in one
Of the naples, couldn't help hoping
that the sky-coaster would be unable
to stop himself in time to escape being
dashed upon the ground.
But Mr.. Nighthawk was very skill
eul at that sport. Just at the right mo-
ment he turned quickly, while the air
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bcVIIcu Ham SAND
wiches.-Mix one can Of
deviled ham with one or
two finely chopped pick
les and moisten with
mayonnaise or cooked
salad dressing. Spread
thin slices of bread with
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ommend remedy when you know it is
a reliable one."-Mrs L. B. Hyatt. 1908
Ave. E.
Your health is your most valuable
asset. So, why not get this Prescrip-
ton today from your druggist Write
DR.. Pierce, President of the Invalids'
Hotel. Buffalo. N. Y. for free advice.
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Pierce's F a " orite
Prescription. 1t was
a great benefit to
me at that time.
Mother used il
herself and it bene-
fitted her wonder
fully, so knew when
/ was in need of a
tonic that she could
depend upon the
'Favorite Prescrip-
ton I. think it
ones d,Itu 70 rec
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Little Brother Speaks

Florence's Little kid" BrOther-It
must be lot of fun for you to ride
on a train.
Richard-Why should it be?
f. X. B.-Because sister said once
that you were two faced, so you can
see out of both windows at once.
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- THE
NKITCHEN ID
zaCABlNE Il

l(cl lY2b, Western newspaper UnIon.)
The boast of heraldry, the pomp of
power,
And all that beauty, all that
wealth e'er gave,
Await alike the inevitable hour:
The paths of glory lead but to
the grave.
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A Lady of Distinction

Is recognized by the delicate, fascinat-
ing influence Of the perfume she uses.
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores
followed by a busting with Cuticura
Talcum powder usually means a clear,
sweet, healthy skin.-Advertiseme
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StyIe).-Skin and dis
joint the rabbits and
cover with boiling wa
ter. Add one sliced
onion, a slice of bacon,
a bay leaf. one tea
S p DON full of salt, a
dash of pepper, and a
tablespoonful of kitch-
en- bouquet; s ! m m er
~
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HOW TO SOLVE CROSSWORD PUZZLE

the
n
vvhich
WIFI
forms Dictated IN e
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Same Direction

Storekeeper-Dear me, did you fan
down the steps?
Customer-Yea, but it's all right. ]
was going down anyway.
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A VARIETY OF DISHES
Rabbit Pie missouri

For change when preparing
brace of rabbits, try:
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From Mother Natures storehouse
we have gathered the roots, barks
and herbs which are compounded,
under the famous Tanlac formula,
to make Tanlac.
If your body is weak and UNDER
nourished, if you can't sleep or eat,
have stomach trouble or burning
rheumatism, just you see how
quickly Tanlac can help you back
to health and strength.
Don't delay taking Tanlac an
other day. Stop at your druggists
now and get bottle of this, the great
est of all tonics. Take Tanlac Vege-
table Pills for constipation.
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2O-Acts of buying and selling
22-To go fast
24-Name of prominent New YorA
family
ga number
2s-A Dutch novelist and story writer
29-To dress
31-Cited or alleged
32-WoOdy perennials
35-Lubricated
38-Part of the body
4O-Twice (musical term)
fla male singer
42-Illusion or deception (Hindustan)
"A Greek pOrtico
45-NOurished
46-TO be i'll
47-A pig pen
Stumbled type
The solution will appear I'm next issue.
Solution of Last Weeks Puzzle.
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Horizontal.
Ito knock
A country in southern Europe
Stunning
i1-A river in England
13-IIIuminated
1.-THE fruit of the black thorn
15-An opal of varying color
17-Part of the body
1S-A station
19-IncIine
21-Slight depressfons
23-Aged
25-By
27-ShouIder ornaments or badges
3O-A meadow
32-Tendency
$50 decay
34-Sanctioned
37-To proceed
3S-TO pass away
39-OppOsed to "credit"
42-Stubborn animals
43-Tears apart
45-COuntenances
46-Agrees
4S-LOoked at
48-A popular dessert
5O-Psrt of a plant
51-A parent
52-Ovens for baking bricks
Vertical.
IA latter
2-Greedy
3-Gazed or pondered
5-Th0se who cOnspire
Ito be i'll
THAT thing
S-SIim
9-NOt to be found
1O-StilI
12-Backs of necks
14-Part of the verb "to be0
ia male descendant
IA body of vapor
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Pass The Good
Word Along

Council Bluffs, Iowa.-"When | was
growing, my mother gave me DR..
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A LINE o. CHEER
BY Jonn kendriek Bangs.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WAsHINGToN's BIRTHDAY

,r,IS not SO much my place out
in the sun
THAT marks my debt to
noble Washington,
And calls L, me to consecrate
this day
To him who wears our country's
greenest bay,
AS. that which through his spirit
hath come down,
The heritage, the glory, and the
crown,
OF all his people In the gift he
bore
And freely gave to us in days of
yore
In ar unselhshness supreme. and
sacrifice
More than the richest jewels be-
yond price.
% by Mcclure Newsps per syndicate.)
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Religion and Hvpocri.v

Hypocrisy is oftenest clothed In he
garb OF religion.--Hosea Ballou.
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Builds up
weak bodies

Chronic rheam1s
Hsm kept me in bed.
Nothing seemed to
help MI tried Tam
lac. After fire bot.
ties 4 f0as at lOork,
in good shape again.
TGniac drove tho
rheumatism out of
my system. Frank
L. Wilkins, I42I
Vest Michigan ST..
Duluth, Minn.