The evening world. Newspaper, August 15, 1919, Page 15

ice on ' By Betty RRIED MARGARET” bas problem answered in this column's recent ad- ‘Love ami Age.” ‘I can only re- thats few months" difference in sof @ man and woman maked enoe whatever, It is coming and more to be recognized that VERFE Moan little except as they and mellow the mind. Ce & “few months” seniority on Tt Gould make no difference taster, physical activity or $m the essential matters the basis for marriage, = ‘brings up the same point, only he is twelve years older than the girl he thimks he loves. My opinion it is not the twelve difference in ages that casts upon the wisdom of his mar- yuuge, but the extreme youth of the gitl—sixteen years. Pew girls of that ag are well enough developed mor- ly, mentally or physically to under- take the serious step of marriage. ‘Phe girl who marries at sixteen cuts herself off trom youth and the catefree period when life is just ol and all sorts of paths are ' the choosi It is com- ly easy for @ normal girl -to “marry at any time up to thirty, Why Yush into the deep waters of matri- mony before she has learned to padiife in the shallows of friendship? When “Worrlea” is thirty-eight in- stead of twenty-eight, and his sweet- heart twenty-six, there wil: not seem to $e #0 great o difference between | . thefages. The trowble is, will they be equally interested in each other ' thee? No «irl of sixteen can fore- “tell what ten years of life, work, am- ition and association with people @o to her tastes im general and/ taste in young mem in particular, nd Marria Courtship geo Vineent - ‘ Sixteen is too young for @ git to marry. y Constant Reader’ might also) be guided by the above advice, She| im eighteen and her young man nine- teem, Ik is to early in life to assume the serious cares of marriage. If the) young man insists on his aniwer, answer him gayly but firmly, -Sayy “How do 1 know yet whether I love you? Let's wait a few minutes; we, Can afford to, Let's enjoy our ship, Kking each other a’ a6 we do. But why drag in tive answer? ‘To-morrow, ma; ESSENTIAL FOR JELLY. ANY fruits deliciots in flavor, such as strawberries: and pineapples, if used alone, will not make a firm, jalty because they lack pectin. If pectin with the color and flavor of the fruit selected can ba made. Pectin in large quantities can be obtained from oranges and grape- fruit skins, Cut or serape the yel- low rind from the peel. Put th white portion through the ‘food chopper and weigh, For each If not desired for immediate use, boil and seal while hot. For jelly, use equal parts of the pectin extract and th Boil, add sugar and son- tinue as with any jelly.—United States Department of: Agriculture. ARTENDERS, formerly helmsmen of many & schooner, under the 4 gecd skipper Old Man Hattan, ‘are now looking for « shug harbor as © wepult of the demise of their friend John Bar Le C6rn one month ago: But the late mixers of merry muci- age declare the first of July and the commequent advent of Prohibition tought them one relief, vis. they no longer bave to answer the question whieh was propounded about 98,764,- i times; “Well, Joe, whatta ye eS compa do after Prohibition comes?" ‘The famous characters whe won na- a tional reputations for thetr, skill in comeocting juleps and toddies are now ) peeking othe; employment, and they dave become conspicuous by their ab- gonse from this city’s famous thor- oughfare, Broadway. And Broadway misses the men to whom ft used to whisper its trou- jes, The well known. cafes and| abarets are no longer patronized by crowds of sun dodgers who once lamost lived in them. The owners pre- jeg that they will s0on go into bank- uptey unless the ban on strong) iquors is lifted, They: are fairly} histiing among tombetones in an Y leffort to maintain optimism, but this | ‘ 4s dificult amid surroundings of) empty (ables. As the Great Thirst approached, qf the, proprietors were shaken with) @oubt. Some opined it might be pos- pible to serve capers and food at @ _Pro@t without the admixture of alco- I ol, Dut they are now mostly “ winged that it is impossible. ; } Prominent restaurateurs say people 1 | simply wou't eat enough food to } make a floor show profitable. There 4s @ distinct Height to which, prices j calla ai 2 How It Started | By Hermine Neustadt! } Crown and Diadem. | 6b] [NE ASY lies the Bend thet wears a crown” Was never more true than it is to-day. ) ‘ehowns and all that they imply of ab- ohite sovereignty of one ma® over f thers, of thrones and trumpets and \ heraldry and gold braid and the other fol-de-rol that goes to the royal circus are ¢ te. The stocks of the “von,” “de” id “earl, of” factory is rapidly going ‘dows. But that is no reason why we should not know the origin of that in- an] ‘teresting if perilous and tottering in- I, _ stitution, the crown. Fey Qn gala or special occasions the an- cleats wore garlands of flowers or graseds. Even at funerals they were part of’ the proper axcomtrement. Later, these decorations of Nature | took om the noble character of honors |] | ip athletic contests, rewards for valor ihe -. . oe all familiar with the laurel | Wreath and it is with this significance | that the Gresks and Romans wore thei foliage crowns. Amid the elaborate .splendor of Rome it was not strange that before Jong the, crown of grase was sup~ 4 ‘that the royalty ftgelf with “divine right” Righewt mark of honor and valor, most distinguishing sign of an- pity over other man, We crows | am incident would furnish a tople for roadway Sad After. Days of Drough can go and there thty must stop. Patrons were giveh a sad awakening as the prices began to jump im. mediately after Prohibition. These patrons worried little about prices so long as they could drive‘away dull care by a cocktail. But there is slight exhilaration to be found in a ham sandwich, plain, ” The owners entertain vagus hopes that some miracle will occur to save thelr fortunes. ‘The Anti-Saloop League may be declared uncoristitu- tional and the Eighteenth Amend- ment repealed—perhaps. Bon vivants intent upom eating reen corn would, if perfectly sob: resent the irruption ef a young! person dressed like a kewpie and| playing a violin. Ladles from our best | circles have in the past been known. to think it a good joke when the| young lady on the end tickled a fat husband on his second chin with her toe. Under present comtttions cert fireside discussion for the rest of the year. Then there is the chance that the cabaret proprietors might abandon the theatre business and entice cus- tom by purveying very good food But that has not been the New York | way. The New York habit bas been to order @ large plate of something hot, waghed down, with something cold, and followed by something cold | Irrigated by something hot. Then} tho iner turns red and glows. Per- fect service of perfect, food may fol- low the departure of tho cabaret from | the better New York restaurants, Substitute for Radium Has Been Found | SUBSTITUTE for radium has| been found. | And who found this subst'. tute? you ask. A Government expert, to be sure. His name—Dr. Harry B. Cox. No, he doesn’t live in the East, His mal! is sent to San Francisco, But in all! probability he obtained his med‘ox1| training in New York City. The Government radio expert bas not yet announced the details of his| @iscovery, but has declared he will make no attempt to commercialize the discovery for himself. In other words, he is one of those rare in- dividuals who is willing to benefit mankind and Help to lower the cost ‘ot living. By the new method it will be pos- sible to produce this litle known form of energy in any quantity desired and at smal] expense, as against the pres- ent cost of riatural radio-active sub- stance. It is commonly known that radiom radiq-activity destroys, or causes to @ecompose, any material with which it comes in contact, Dis- eased tissues are b energy. By Dr. Cox's discovery just as much of the radio-attivity as is wanted can be used. The quantity can be rega- lated a® easily as the control of « stream of water in @ faucet er the planted by one of gold. Neither fe it|‘lew of electricity through @ rheo- | {he Interior, stat. It can be conducted te the poimt of an electrode and applied to aay Pert of the human body, Radio-activity is present in the air at all times, end ite presence is « Mocessity to plant lite 101 66 ed owt with =| FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, Just « UTte MORE STRETCHING, MAKE Meer! A Story of Two Strong Men in the Wilds of Alaska—One Is a Fearless Miner, Who Fights, Right or Wrong—The ‘lero Turns eee [Reena CHAPTER VII, . (Coutinaed,) OU'VED about es. shucli vision as @ breed trader, Unless I miss my guess Biliot isn’t that kind. He'li go through te @ finish.” “What's he doing here at all? If he's ‘investigating the Kamatlah clafms, why does he go hundreds of miles out of his way to come in to Kusiak?” asked Selfridge, MacDonald smiled sardonically. “He's doing this job right. Miliot as good As,told mo"that he's on the job to look up my record thoroughly. So he comes to Kusiak ‘first, In a few days he'll leave for Kam=‘'1h, That's where you come in, Wally,” “How do you mean?” “You're going to start tor Kamat- 0) You'll arrange the Coast, lah to-morrow. stage before he gets there—see all the mén and the foremen, Line them up 80 they'll come through with the proper tall “You mustn't let Elliot meet Holt.” “How the deuce can I help it? No to keep them apart in that Tittle hole, It can't be done.” “Canit itt’ Something in the quiet voice rang # bell of alarm in the timid heart of Selfridge. ' “You mean''— "Get out of Elliot w at Kamatla! “But, way while Good Lord, I can keep the eanity man ted up a month,” protested the leading tenor of Kusiak. “Good eneugh, Wally. I'll trust you, But remember, this fight has reached an acute stage. No more mistakes. 6 devih of it is we ne the knockout punch. We’ ‘beaten this bench of reform idiots be- | fore. Wimtom, before the Secretary of before the Presideat and Now they're begm- wing i over again, Where is it to end? ‘The trouble had originated tn a de- | partment row, but it had until th claims y issue. The offic: an wel) ae the 4 of the Land istlomas “ade ‘e and a gambler, jainistration, were friendly to the claimants, Though he denied it officially, Mac- Donald made # present to the public of the admission that the entries were irregular, Laws, he held, weré made ior mee and should be interpreted progress. Bad ones ought t & progress. Bad ones ought to The facts were simple cnough. MacDonald was the original promoter of the Kamatiah coal field, He had engaged dummy entrymen to take ‘up 160 aeres each under the Home- stead Act. Later he intended to con- solidate the claims and turn them ever to the Guttenchilds under an agreement by which he was to receive one-elghth of the stock of the com- pany formed to work the mines, The entries had been made, the fee ac- cepted by the Land Office and receipts issued. In course of time MacDonald had applied for patents, Tip view held by MacDonald wae ne ‘common te the whole Pacific Seattle, Portland, San Fran- gisco Were a unit in the belief that the Government had no right to close the door of Alaska and then put a padlock upon it. Feminine voices drifted from the outer office, MacDonald opened the door to let in Mrs. Selfridge and Mrs. Mallory. The latter lady, Paris-ahod gloved, sbook hands smilt the Scoteh-Canadian. ‘ We're intruders in business Bours, though you'll tell us we're not,” she and with course & man to surrender the spell of woman, but when he looked into her deep-lidded, smouldering. eyew something sultry Deat in his blood, ‘Ive just beem reading the Tran: continental Magagine. A writer the says that you are a highway rowber I know you're « robber because all the magazines sa) #0. But are you only « big gambler’ Mrs. Mallory Searched his face. He met her railiery without the east embarrassment. “Sure I gamble. Every time I take ® chance Pm ing. Se does everybody eles, you walk past the Flatiron you bet it won't 2 ere aud eet ‘We've gpt * in WE CAN'T ENDS paying vescence, was a kid. Valley and get out alive. That time I wor, I bet it would rain once down in Arizona before my cattle died. I lost.” “And I suppose I'm @ gambler too?" Mrs. Matiory demanded with,a Little tilt of her handsome head. He looked straight at her with the keon eyes that had bored through her from the first day they had met. ‘Mra, Mallory did aot often indulge the luxury of @ Blush, but she changed color now. This big, blunt man sometimes hed an uncanny divi- nation. Did he, she asked hersel know. what stake she was gambling for at Kusiak? “You are wise,” she laughed with @ touch efpembarrasement very Ddecoming. I suppose you are right. § like exeitement.” She maved with slow grace toward the door, then over her shoulder flashed 4 sudden invitation at h\m. “Mrs. Selfridge and I are doing a little betting to-day, Big Chiet Gam- Dier. We'r you men will eat lunch with at the Blue Bird Inn. Do we win? MacDonald for his hat Promptly. “Y: CHAPTER VIL. ALLY SHUFRIDGD wae « reliable business subordi- nate, even though he had siipped up in the matter of the appointment of Bitict. But when it came to facing the physical hardships of the North he was a ma- lingerer. MacDonald did not mean to let him waste a day. He was to leave the miver baat at the Dig bend and pack aerdss country to Kamatlah. It would be & rough, heavy trail. The moq- carp of civilization. died. Eilot said gobdby te the Pagets and Miss O'Netil tem: days later. L wear "yout been inj 4 r you've 6 around, Gordon, for tacts about Colby MacDonald. \I don't know witat you have heard about him, but I hope you've got the sense to see how big & man he is and how much this country here owes him.” . Rodded agréement. , “Yes, Mana he's god,” afasa man Png SO eagerly. “He never talks Of | one out splendid things be bas done.” "hb deat snow what we would do 8 it, ‘The Kamatieh trip had to L 7 . . Sani ; “8 “To-Day We Celebrate Birth of Napoleon Bonaparte. are words which; if you touch them, burn. There are we ih, If you touch’ them, bieed. i i HE i HF it ! | : i i i | i ie ? i i | Dern at Ajneste, in right man tor the Covsten, Tyrrbenten Minister or the x 1108. He seems to marked, “I choose my offeers his mother, wite was mem having big noses.” His ascem- = fuentiy of the witt daney baffies human calculation. a siea—that sterner strain of His name blew across Europe and. ‘wilh—the power of forming Africa, in a whirtwind of fre. And decision, and of maintaining men died for him, as were he # gett. against ai odds, which made Napo- |General; Virst Consul; 7 leon the terrible an opponent: Comqverer; grant patron i : 3 | | ; z i &E | ih itil *f Fe i g i it $i. it not» cial. 6. Texas, ; NDER this head. Bvening) § A tag, sheng CU wreria win print «short daily} to contain educational feature. The ques | iongings, tions are scientifically balanced, amd) 9, Quepec, upon your ability to answer them) pischewan, correatly is measured the degree ¢f) pmpig general information you possess) 16 an ‘Write dows the answers to Keis) p. ©, the each day without consulting beoks/ ang devoted of reference, maps or other Delp | natures ‘The comreet anewers to the questions | pipits, will bd printed the following day. Kwis will appear as an exclusive ANOWERS TO YESTERDAYS Neve QUESTIONS. jatar ete & coala te Newcastle,” | tution? meaning performing an unRecessary tasty since Newcastle, 1m Hagland, 1s a famous coal-mining centre. 2 Priests of ancient Gaul and 2 E . 4 if peer fl 3. Silver oak-leat om shoulder- “é >? & A window built out fro'n the wall after @ night of ram. I} and they were obiit~ teal $ the river to take part i ‘The old Frenchman who’ kept the trading post and roadhousé advised. Gordon mot to attempt the tramp alone. “The trail it eos what you calf ‘Mile Swamp ces & fe ait #il P 4 : ! ly i EE i ij s : i The post trader shrugged. \idnaleur—miaybe not. a, Mile—it ees one devil of a trail. No chechakoes are safe im there without a guide, I, know.” “Selfridge and his through a week ago. I tracks they left. party went ean follow the be hanes stooped for the F bed at tw of the enemy. “ ‘Attaboy, ‘att nine, cleven, seventess, w lew, you Biliot.* (To Be Continued.) [ HALLEY'S COMET 61 YEARS AGO. i Y HE world was up all night )bonalr, 837, and the King died short- Gept. 1%, 110. Halley's Comet |ly after; it appeared before the death: blazed across the reef of/of Caesar, 43 B.C. Agnim it the word. This “great comet,” | peared three years after the captere whose revolution ecupied 292) of Constantinople by the Turks, wan firet seen im August.) 1456 It appeared in 1961, just before by & gentleman in Al-/the Civil War; and In 1916, before tona, yt Halley’w Comet, named! the Great War, 4 * after the astronomer who ealculated| What ts a comet? It is a member ite progress, i® the same terrific | of the Solar Republic—e Nirsute star, ¥ | wanderer ia depths of space that has|a vagabond orb, thet travels at al- appeared down the ages, and te) most incalculable speed, whose tail ty which successive names have been|ii¢ty-five million miles long—whe ap. grvem—Beld's Comet, Donati's Comet,| proaches the sum, mot te te +4 @¢. From. the récords of history it| sumed ia Le ons to Gow frome tae nt source geents that the comet appears to fore- Pan ie fire trarets im tac Si ro 1 Bega abysees of Jer had lost bis unable te et Pee as ee | ang sider Med ‘orbit into the wilderness, one The Wwacke of mind dare follow hus Soo