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Arizona state miner., 1926-02-20

screw the two thumbScrewS which
pivot the flOat-rod lever and plunger
lever. Push the two levers to the
left, drawing the plunger lever through
the head of the plunger. Lift out the
plunger, unScrew the cap on the bot
tom of the plunger, insert soft, new
washer, and reaSSemble the parts. The
cap may be so cOrroded and weakened
that it breaks during removal from
the plunger. A new cap is then nee
essary, and it is we'll to have one or
two on hand. When putting a washer
on ball cock, examine the seat to
see that it is free of hicks and grit.
It may need regrinding.
A flush valve, used in a low tank,
is also erratic. Probably no other
plumbing in the home needs attention
so often. It is under water and sub
ject to fouling and neglect. The hol
low rubber ball gets out of shape and
fails to drop squarely into the hol-
lowed seat. The handle and lever fail
to work smoothly or the lift wires get
out of plumb, causing the ball to re-
main up when it should drop to its
seat. To remove these difficulties,
stop inflow to the tank by holding up
the float of the ball cock or support
ing it with a stick Drain the tank by
raising the rubber ball. If the ball is
worn, out of shape, or has lost its
elasticity, unscrew the lower lift wire
from the ball and replace with a new
one A 21a-inch rubber ball costs
about % cents, and new one should
always be kept in the home. The lift
wires should be straight and plumb.
The lower lift wire is readily centered
over the center of the valve by means
of the adjustable guide holder. BY
lOosening the thumbscrew, the holder
is raised, lowered or rotated about the
overflow tube.
Adjustment important.
By loOsening the lock nut and turn
ing the guide screw, the horizontal
position of the guide is fixed exactly
over the center of the valve. These
adjustments are very important. The
upper lift wire should loop into the
lever arm hole nearest to a vertical
from the center of the valve. A tank
should empty within ten seconds.
Owing to lengthening Of the rubber
ball and insufficient rise from its seat,
the time may be longer than ten sec
Onds with a correspondingly weak
flush. This trouble may be overcome
by shortening the loop in the upper
lift wire. A drop or two of lubricat-
ing oil on the lever mechanism makes
it work more smoothly.
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-20
It's Pleasant Here.

was happy that she was puzzling him
a little.
Its a change to come to the zoo
after the dark forests where we used
to live.
"Oh! How dark and deep they
were-and here it's quite open and
there are people all about us-peOple
and animals"
Its a great change" agreed Mr..
Eland, "but it's pleasant here. We
can eat and sleep, and those are two
of the most important things in life" :"
And Mrs. Eland agreed, for they are
gentle animals, belonging to the great
antelope family.
But the lions were roaring. They
were waiting to be fed.
The keeper was now ready with
huge pieces of meat, two of which
he put into every single cage in the
great Ron house.
How they grabbed their meat! How
they ate it! Oh, what joy there was
in the lion house
meal they all began to roar. They
roared back and forth to each other,
and some of them tried to roar longer
and harder than the others.
The reason they were roaring now
was because they were happy Oh,
how happy they were after the good
meal they had had.
81 may be Wild" said Queen Lioness,
who was now feeling less wild than
she had before her meal and whose
eyes were not quite so terribly wild,
but l am a better mother than Mrs.
Leopard and Mrs. Tiger.
That's So" agreed Mrs Leopard
and Mrs. Tiger. 1--WE are really more
dangerous than you are, but of course,
as everyone thinks there is nothing
so dangerous as a lion or a lioness,
let them think So as long as we know
the great and glorious truth"
But they didn't fight or argue about
it, for they were all so happy after
their meal
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-20

Ing Of tulle. A soft, swathing sash,
drawn about the hips and knotted at
one side, with fringed ends, forms a
decorative touch on this gown.
The beaded gown, returning with
all the appeal of an absolute novelty,
is exceedingly fashionable. From
some Of the best houses have come
some delightful frocks for dinner, the
= opera and the dance, beaded in spar
king crystal, in pearls and coIors,
with cleverly intermingled needle
work of silk and metal thread. This
new version of the beaded gown is in
no way commonplace 1t has grace of
shape and the broken line of the un-
even hem is distinguishing feature
of almost all of the best models. The
Straightforward hem now gives to the
costume a somewhat gauche appear
ance. Also, it is the fashion of the
moment to outline a pattern upon the
fine net or georgette background,
rather than to bead so solidly as to
give the effect Of coat of mail.
Favors Beaded Gowns.
OF the French designers, Worth has
gone in enthusiastically for beaded
gowns, presenting one of especial
beauty that alone might sustain the
prestige of his atelier 1t is made of
chartreuse green crepe delicately en-
brOidered in crystal beads. 1t has a
round decOllete In front and very
deep Y at the back straight line
model, it is made in panel shape back
and front, with a soft, finely plated
gOdet inserted at each side to drop
several inches below the hem line of
the dress. replica of this green and
crystal gown is done in white chiffon
beaded in glass beads over a foun-
dation of silver lame
OF the other French creators who
indulge their fancy for the beaded
gown, DOeuillet has done some
particularly attractive models This
artist has leaning to the metallic
fabrics. Even when a silk or crepe
is used for the dress foundation,
metal is introduced in the design. A
violet crepe dinner gown is embroid-
cred all over with gold beads in
close oriental pattern, with very
delicate scrolls. A bit of scarlet
eiahOrates the scheme somewhat, and
the frock is cut down the front to
show a skirt of gold lame.
Gold and silver are much liked by
lea ding cOuturiers this season. Some
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-20

health. You want to save something.
Put it all down. Include every little
item and what you think each will
cost. Add up your list. How does it
compare with your estimated income?
If it is smaller, you are happy. If not
go over your list. Use your imagina-
tiOn. There are leaks, and you can
find them. But you can't spend more
than you make and be comfortable.
Your budget is made. You have a
spending and saving plan for 1926
Get the whole family to cooperate in
using it. No doubt before the year Is
over by all working together you will
improve it. There is no law against
changing budget once made if you
change it for the better.
The budget will be easy to live III
to if you get an account book-any
blank book will do-and write down
in it each day what you have spent
Don't tumble up all the items together
Put all the food items on one page
all the clothes on another, all the
savings on a third, and so on. Add
up each page at the end of every
month. Compare the totals with your
budget.
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-20
THE GLANDS

Did you know that we were becom-
Ing very rare?" asked Mr.. Eland from
his yard in the zoo.
"Is that so?' inquired Mrs. Eland.
"It most certainly is" answered Mr..
Eland.
"They say that few of us can be OBJ
tanned now, and that we are great
prizes"
what are prizesY" asked Mrs.
Eland
"Prizes, my DEAR" answered Mr..
Eland, "are presents given to those
who are great, who do great things, or
who win games or who are just lucky"
eve haven't been given prizes" said
Mrs. Eland, unless you can call our
meals prizes"
81 didn't say we had been given
prizes," Mr.. Eland continued. II said
we were prizes ourselves"
"Are we going to be given away?"
asked Mrs. Eland.
"We have been given away al
ready"
"Oh, 1 don't want another home"
said Mrs. Eland.
You're not going to have one," ex-
planned Mr. Eland "There, there, my
love, don't get excited.
1--WE were given to the zoo some
time ago and we were, and are, called
prizes.
"The zoo hadn't won any games be-
cause a zoo can't do such things, but
the zoo people promised to care for
us and to look after US, and so we
were given to them as a reward for
their promises"
Its a funny change isn't it?' asked
Mrs. Eland, after a moment.
'Whats funny changer" asked Mr..
Eland. "Are you speaking of the
weather, my dear?"
weather, no, I don't bother about
the weather. l leave that to grown
up people to talk about
"Children, too, talk about the wealth
er. But / was speaking of different
kind Of change"
81 am puzzled" said Mr.. Eland, as
he looked at Mrs. Eland out of his
beautiful brown eyes.
"I will explain" said Mrs. Eland.
Mr. Eland had puzzled her, and so she
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-20

striking styles In evening gowns show
bead work and metal IN motifs of
oriental richness. Jenny, who Ordi-
narily prefers soft materials and is
usually restrained in composition,
makes a picturesque evening dress Of
ivory crepe satin embroidered in col
0red beads, with scarf draperies of
g0ld-cOlOred tulle. DrecOll, Premet,
Patou and ViOnnet are among the
grandes maisons whose beaded dresses
at the moment are very much in ev1
dence and in demand. For once a
distinctive mode appears to be uni
versal, interpreted in individual
models Not only evening dresses of the
more fragile materials, but also aft
ernoon gowns Of crepe or satin are
elaborated with beads. Two models
are of more than usual interest and
beauty. In one from the house of
Doeuillet gray chiffon is beaded with
gray pearls, lightly marking a con-
ventionalized floral design. The bot
tom Of the gown is finished back and
front with a band of gray fox fur.
An afternoon gown done by Jenny in
the jumper dress style has a slight
ly curving tunic bodice of satin,
heavily embroidered with beads, and
skirt of finely plated crepe de chine
to match the rose tint of the bodice.
Dance Frock In Kings Blue.
Louise Boulanger designs a whim-
sical dance frock in kings blue chif>
fon and rose and silver figured lame.
In this refreshing little frock the
long, straight bodice of lame blouses
In roundabout folds at the bottom,
with a knoted sash and ends Of the
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-20

material at one side. Two f1ounces
of the blue chiffon-the under one
straight at the hem the overlying
one pointed at each side-form the
skirt, snappy little 'kerchief scarf
is wound about the neck and knotted
over one shoulder. Lanvin is in
dulging in curves in her creations.
Madeline Vionnet, whose prestige
is established on this side In styles
for younger women, adheres to her
tenet of simplicity in some lovely
evening gowns. She usually en-
ploys chiffon and the other soft
fabrics. The flare and circular cut
are shown Ia her models almost with,
out exception. With canny skill
Nine. Vionnet has created a naive
dance frock in princess style with un-
broken lines ripping at the bottom.
Chiffon dyed in graduated shades is
used. This frock has a decorative
fiOunce-like effect. 1t is given further
distinction by the severely plain line
of the decOllete neck and long, tight
sleeves. Another model of striking
character from Vionnet is composed
of black chiffon and apple green taf-
feta, the silk in a deep band and
pattern is appliqued on the black
background. This gown has long
sleeves that almost cover the hands.
The bodice is soft, with the effect of
a wide girdle about the hips This
model suggests something of the
period gowns, the skirt being wide
and full.
Brocades Are Popular.
Chiffon velvet brocades and me-
tallic brocades make the regal cos
tunes of the more formal variety
CallOt illustrates in terms of fine
stuffs and beautiful colors the possi-
bility Of elegance even with the train
less skirt. In particularly hand
some evening gown, the tunic bodice
is made of brocaded chiffon velvet
in green and manuve The graceful.
rather bold pattern, is outlined In
gold thread and pearls. The skirt.
fOunce with an uneven hem line, is
of plain green velvet, attached to the
bottom Of the bodice with the ultra
fashionable up curve In the front
Drecoll creates a stunning evening
gown of gold tissue and black velvet
and in contrasting mood, Lucien Le-
long presents a dance frOck in pink
chiffon and silver lame, with bands
of silver and strass.
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-20
Who Coils Then12

Frogs and tOads in winter are deep
ly buried in the mud or beneath some
stump, log or stone. Nature awakens
them at the proper time, however.
How it is that they know when it is
time for them to come forth Is one
of the mysteries of nature that has
never been satisfactorily solved. New
ertheless, they are never late.
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-20

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
Among the parts of the home plumb
ing system most frequently out of or
der and needing attention is the flush
tank of the toilet Very often the
trouble may be easily located by a
member of the family and corrected
at little cost without sending for a
plumber, says the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture in a new
Farmers Bulletin, 1859, simple
Plumbing Repairs in the Home The
first illustration, Figure A, shows an
ordinary compound lever ball cock to
control the water supply in a flush
tank. The float ball and the seat
washer on the bottom of the plunger
are the only parts likely to need re-
pairs. The buoyancy of the float is
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-20

PIunger and Washer Holder Cap.
the force which lowers the plunger,
shutting off the water as the tank
fills. A leaky, waterlOgged float holds
the plunger up, permitting constant
flow and waste of water. A small
leak In a copper float can be soldered.
If a glass float is broken or a copper
float is badly cOrroded do not try to
repair it. A new five-inch copper float
costs about 10 cents.
Plunger and Washer.
Figure B shows the plunger and
washer-hOlder cap which screws on
the bottom Of the plunger. The wash
er should be soft rubber or leather,
because the force which holds it to it's
seat is not heavy. The cap is thin
brass. To replace the washer. shut
off the water and drain the tank I'm
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-20
MAKE BUDGET TO
HELP IN SAVING
Get Whole Family to Coop
crate in Plan.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
Resolve to save more in 1926 than
you did last year. The bureau of
home economics of the United States
Department of Agriculture says,
make a budget" and tells you how
to do it.
First. estimate the size of your in
come for the coming year, without be-
ing too optimistic. Put down what
you are fairly sure you will have It
is ALWAYS easier to spend a bit of
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-20
Spoon Cornbredd With
Bacon Is Herd to Resisi

Spoon cornbread with bacon is a
breakfast combination that is hard to
resist. The spoon bread is usually
baked in an iron skillet, although a
baking dish may be used Because OF
it's smooth, rather moist texture, it Is
eaten with a spoon or fork. The
United States Department Of Agricul
ture gives the following directions for
making spoon bread:
Spoon Bread.
cupful cornmeal 2 cupfuls water
1 teaspoonful salt eggs
1 tablespoonful fat / cupful milk
Place the meal, salt, shortening and
water in a double boiler and cook for
ten minutes, stirring until thick and
smooth. Allow this to cool, then add
the weIl-beaten eggs and finally thin
down to a batter with the milk. Beat
well, pour into a creased pan or bak-
ing dish, bake in a rather hot oven
for about thirty minutes, anu serve
directly from the pan In which it was
cooked.
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-20
What Are They Doing?

What is it that all the people in the
Going around with the world
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-27
Gingerbread Neuu or Old
Is Popular Hot or Cold

There's nothing more acceptable fOt'
lunch or tea or supper than good gin
gerbread. "Some like it hot, and some
like it cold"; some like it even after
it Is three days old, If it was moist
and tender to begin with. The recipe
below, which is found in Farmers Bull
letin 1850, Home Building" may be
relied on for good results. It will
make two thin loaves.
Gingerbread.
1 cupful milk.
3h cupfuls sifted softwheat flour or
~ cupfuls of hard-wheat -four
1-3 cupful fat
l egg
IL teaspoonful soda
4 teaspoonfuls baking powder
IL cupful sugar
1 cupful molasses
"a teaspoonful salt
l teaspoonful ginger
u teaspoonful cloves
u teaspoonful cinnamon
Mix and sift the dry ingredients and
stir into them the liquid ingredients
which have been mixed separately.
The melted fat is added last. For q
shallow loaf the oven should be mod
crate (about 375 degrees Fahrenheit) !;
if muffin pans are used, it should be
fairly hot, or about 400 degrees Fahren-
heit.
Sour milk may be used instead Of
sweet in the same quantity, but in that
case the soda should be increased to
q Scant teaspoOnful and the baking
powder decreased to two teaspoonfuls.
The bulletin containing this recipe
and many others may be obtained
while the supply lasts by writing to
the United States Department of Ag'
riculture at Washington.
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-27

in two fabrics cannot be predicted. A
dye that Is one of the poorest Of It's
class may have been used on one OF
the fabrics, while the other may have
been dyed with one of the best. Con
trary to the common belief, green,
lavender, or any one color is just as
fast as another if similar dyes are
used
The household methods of soaking
fabrics in salt, alum, pepper, vinegar
and various other solutions as means
of setting the color are largely a
waste of time and materials. Though
the color will not run from a dyed
fabric as long as 1t remains in sat
urated solution Of salt or alum, this
has no permanent effect on the dye.
A fabric after treatment in this way
is just as likely to fade when washed
later in the ordinary way. No sue
cessful household methods OF setting
the color in dyed fabrics are known.
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-27
True Roasting Is a Way
of Cooking Choice Meat

True roasting is a method of cook
ing meat similar to brOiling. because
a high temperature is used in each
case to scar the outside and no mois-
ture is added during any Of the cook
ing. Only a cut which Is choice, juicy,
tender, and contains well-distributed
fat, should be roasted. It is desirable
to use an uncovered rOaster so that
there will be no steam formed to
soften the crust and wash out the
juices, according to the United States
Department Of Agriculture. The re-
tanning of juices in the roast Is at the
expense Of rich, brown gravy. Some
people prefer to sacrifice little flavor
and juiciness in the meat In order to
develop more gravy. This Is accom-
plished by pouring small amount Of
water in the bottom Of the roaster un-
der the rack and covering the roast
closely after it is scared. Such a
method of cooking is described as
"oven braising" Care should be taken
that only small amount of water is
added so that the roast is not bathed
in liquid.
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-27
EXPOSE SAMPLES
BEFORE BUYING
Fabrics Should Be Tested
for Fastness to Light.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
"Is the color fast?" is one of the
questions the housewife usually asks
when purchasing washable and other
fabrics. AS rule, the salesperson
can give but little authoritative infor
nation on this point. The only way
for the customer to protect herself
from the chance Of having the mate
rial bleach out when washed or fade
if exposed to sunlight. is to take a
sample Of the fabric home and submit
it to the conditions under which it is
to be used.
No dye yet discovered is fast under
all conditions. Some dyes are fast to
light, others to perspiration, others to
washing and ironing. So far as the
usefulness of a fabric goes, it may not
be necessary that the dye should hold
under all circumstances. Curtain ma
terial, for example, must be affected
as little as possible by light, bat it is
unlikely to be touched by perspiration.
Dresses for small children need fire.
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-27

quent washing, and material for this
purpose should be tested with repeat
ed laundering in mind Prints, ging
hams and other cotton fabrics for
wash dresses must not only withstand
soap and water but exposure to sun
light when being dried and also when
being worn. The heat of the iron may
affect some dyes more than others.
By trying all these treatments on the
sample, the chances of purchasing un-
satisfactory material are lessened.
The illustration shows good way
to test samples for fastness to light.
Cover portion of the sample with
cardboard and expose the rest Of it
to direct sunlight for week or more,
examining it at intervals to see how
much it has faded or changed. Very
few dyes will be found that do not
fade at all, but this test will soon
show those that last reasonably we'll.
Fastness of a dye depends on the
chemical composition Of the dye used,
not on the color. Dyestuffs are
grouped into various classes according
to their composition, and the dyes in
some classes are more fast than those
in others. Without knowing just what
kind of a dye was used-and it is
practically impossible for the consum-
er to tell this-the fastness of color
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-27

changes, but their broader aspects
will remain the same. Realizing this,
the French couture has inaugurated
a series of "petits facons" which
might be translated into divertisse-
ments in order to give the mode that
variation which is it's eternal need
You may remember that the cloche
and the scarf were both originated at
a time when the straight line was con-
sidered perennial, and the. present mo-
ment is almost as propitious for novel
incidentals.
-Four advertisements have definite
ly been accepted on the Riviera, and
we unhesitatingly suggest them to the
demOiselles who want to be one
step in advance of the mode. First
there is the Reboux gigolo, and the
success of this chapeau is reminiscent
of the early days Of the cloche. This
hat is no longer made exclusively by
Reboux-in unmistakable versions it
appears in the collections of every
Paris mOdiste. 1t is made of felt and
velours-and its principal virtue, be-
sides its smartness, is that it can be
worn for every occasion, be 1t formal,
informal or sports
Capes are Omnipresent. They can
not claim the Riviera as their birth
place, but here, at least, they have
been sponsored with more definiteness
and assurance than ever before.
Sometimes they appear in novel forms
and as often they are conventional.
Our personal preference is for the lat
ter, but in either guise they will be a
distinguishing mark Of the season that
is about to come
Arizona state miner., 1926-02-27
THE OPOSSUMS

The little gray and white cpossum
with the long nose was curled up in
the corner of his cage In the zoo.
He appeared to be sleeping very
soundly.
But after a while he uncurled him
self, blinked his eyes and, looking at
the opossum in the adjoining cage,
said,
ut will take me a long time to get
over my habit"
81 suppose 1t WILL" said the other
opossum, known as Oscar, while the
opossum who had been sleeping was
known as Oporto Opossum.
He thought that nice name.
In fact it was a nice name.
You see," said Oporto, "that you
have been in the zoo longer time
than / have"
That's true, have" agreed Oscar
Opossum, blinking his eyes.
"It really makes a lot Of difference"
said Oporto, because you have grown
used to the zoo ways"
'That Is true, too, I have" said
Oscar Opossum, once more.
"Now l." said Oporto, "have only
been in the zoo little while.
"Well do 1 remember my days Of
looking after myself.
"The only thing I could do to be
sure was safe was to pretend that
was sound asleep-or that l had no
life in me.
Sometimes I have had dreadful
experiences
"Cruel boys have even kicked me
to make sure I wasn't pretending.
"Of course I was pretending-but
oh--when / was kicked it took some
hard work and some great quantities
of will power Gf l may speak in this
slightly odd opossum fashion) to
keep up pretending"
"You may speak any way you like
to me-" said Oscar Opossum.
Because" he added, ''you see I
am an opossum, too. Tell me some
more"
Il knew" said Oporto, 'that it
would keep from being caught to pre-
tend that I was not even alive!
II knew that 1t was the thing which
had been given to me to guard me
through dangers-the power of play