The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 163, Ed. 1 Monday, September 14, 1914 Page: 3 of 4
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THE LAMPASAS DAILY LEADER
AN AMOROUS DILEMMA
By GILBERT HINK.
(Copyright.)
Harold Stout was an anemic youth
With great aspirations.
His physical appearance and his
Christian name—the latter hitched
to him before he had passed the bald
and ruddy stage of early cradlehood—
led people who knew him to remark
that he would probably never amount
to much.
The people were, in a sense, correct
in- their inferences; but Harold was a
fair hand with a tennis racket and
thought well of himself.'
Anyway, in the absence of some one
more herculean, he is hereby assigned
to duty as the hero of this particular
story.
Kindly overlook his shortcomings.
From early childhood he always kept
his hair parted at the proper angle
and smoothed correctly over his fore-
head. This practice of boyhood led
inevitably to the proper thing in neck-
ties, trousers properly creased and
furled above shoes that could be de-
pended upon to be somewhere near
the1) prevailing style, although a little
to#' large, perhaps, to be called nifty.
Harold was a prime favorite with
'the young suffragists in the town
where he boarded with his folks. He
was fairly at home on the blandishing
line, and his work never interfered
with his social duties.
He spent his evenings away from
home, if the social elect of the town
had anything in the way of appropri-
ate diversion scheduled. Being a good
waltzer, and also able to turn the
leaves of the latest popular song for
the lady at the piano without spiking
the harmony with an ill-advised re-
versal, he had a chance to meet all of
the nice girls of the town, and was
often seen escorting one or more of
them home after the hostess had been
thanked for the ice cream,
Sooner or later, Harold had walked
home with every young woman in the
town, and the rougher boys, who
couldn’t go to a party without wilting
aJ down a collar, began to hate him.
With all of his social appearances,
Harold was not in love. The young
women probably considered him very
nice in the capacity of an attendant,
but demurred at taking him to sup-
port.
There came a time, though, when
Harold slipped off into the abyss of
love, and having never been in the
abyss before, he felt strange.
Two sisters—twin sisters—consti-
tuted the stumbling block over which
he lost his equilibrium. He met them,
one pleasant evening, at an informal
affair at the home of Miss Spotts. The
affair was informal because Miss
Spotts’ father, a blacksmith, desired
to live an unpretentious life.
The twins were named Louise and
Eloise, respectively and respectfully.
They looked very much the same. It
was easy to tell them apart—when
they were tagged. Otherwise not.
When Harold was introduced, he
told them they looked very much alike.
They replied that they had been told
the same thing before, which was
probably true, as they had resembled
each other all along.
The remark, however inane, was the
, “wedge which broke up the conversa-
tion into convenient blocks. They
learned that he liked tennis, because
it was an outdoor game, but disliked
football, because the players became
too dusty. He learned that they were
practicing a duet and liked banana
cream, but couldn’t row.
After the party adjourned Harold
found himself walking home with the
twins. He supplied one-third of the
conversation, but didn’t presume to
distinguish between Louise and El-
oise. He avoided any mistake by
saying “Miss Stone,” which was the
last name of either of the twins on
their father’s side.
They walked slowly on the way
home, and were much better acquaint-
ed when they arrived, which shows
that Harold was alive to the situation.
Before leaving for his own home he
decapitated a rose in the front lawn
at the home of the Misses Stone, and
in the quiet of his room kissed its
petals, afterward putting it carefully
away in a mail-order catalogue to
press.
There were other symptoms of love
noticeable before Harold retired, and
when he awoke the next morning he
was broken out with it.
He was a youth who came to con-
clusions and meals quickly. He devel-
oped a-case of mumps in four days
after being exposed, which shows that
ho was, in a way, quite precocious.
Being thus constituted, he knew
right off that he was in love with one
of the twins. Not being able to distin-
guish between them, he was unable to
say which one he loved, but he was
certain he could tell in two guesses.
The conviction that he was uncer-
tain which Miss Stone he loved trou-
bled him greatly at his work the day
following his introduction, and one
customer complained that he put
strawberry flavor in the ice cream,
soda when she had specifically request-
ed pineapple flavor.
This is put in to emphasize that Har-.
old was disconcerted, and not as a re-;
flection on his ability to draw soda. I
He saw the twins frequently after
the first meeting, and did his best to
monopolize both of them until he could
learn to distinguish between them, but
finally gave it up with the decision
that he would never know them apart
until he bought the solitaire for one of
them. But which one? And the more
Harold puzzled over this perplexing
question the more difficult it seemed
of solution.
He finally decided that he was not
in love with either of the twins, but
with both of them, collectively and in
the plural. This was an unusual pre-
dicament, he thought, and he lost
three pounds in a week worrying
about it
His mother became alarmed and put
a plaster on his chest. Harold, like a
dutiful son, submitted, although he
knew that a plaster on his chest
would not palliate his peculiar malady.
Every time he saw the twins—they
were always together—his affection
and his affliction grew deeper. At last,
in pure self-defense, he determined to
end the uncertainty by proposing to
either Louise or Eloise.
He didn’t care which he married, for
they would move away after marriage,
perhaps, and be happy.
The very next evening he called on
the Misses Stone.
He had done so very frequently, so
they had no reason to suspect the im-
port of his visit. They greeted him
with unusual warmth, it seemed to
Harold, and his flagging determination
crystalized. Shortly after he arrived
oh'his amorous errand, one of the
twins withdrew from the little parlor,
and Harold took a flying leap at his
opportunity.
Rushing to the side of the remaining
twin, he blurted out his confession of
deep-seated love and asked her, minc-
ing his words somewhat, to become his
beautiful, blushing bride, the details to
be arranged later. She had started to
reply when the sister suddenly re-
turned, after which the evening waned
slowly.
No other opportunity of settling the
dilemma arising, Harold prepared to
leave, thinking meanwhile of another
night of tossing in indecision.
One of the twins walked with him
to the curb when he departed, and,
haying every reason to suspect she
was the one to whom he had tried to
propose in the parlor, he reiterated his
proclamation of deep devotion as well
as his suggestion of wedding bells at
an early date.
The twin asked him for time to
think it over. She would reply to the
momentous question on the following
day.
Early the following morning a mes-
senger came to the drug store with a
note for Harold. It was inclosed in a
pale blue envelope and was delicately
scented with violet. It ran:
Dear Boy:
I was surprised last night by your pro-
posal and take this means of accepting.
Come up tonight, and let us break the
glad news to sister and mother.
Devotedly,
LOUISB
Harold’s heart gave a flutter with
the glad emotion of ownership. The
sun seemed very bright, and the fizz
of the soda had a more pleasant gur-
gle.
Another messenger arrived with a
note for Harold. It was inclosed in a
pale pink envelope and was delicately
scented with heliotrope.
Probably a note of congratulation
from Eloise, thought Harold.
He was not mistaken. It was from
Eloise, all right, and ran:
Harold:
How did you guess that I love you?
Of course I accept your love, and wlU
marry you in June. Devotedly,
ELOISE.
The world grew black, and Harold
went home feeling 111.
That night, without bidding adieu to
anyone, he flagged a train a mile west
of town and went farther west, where
he decided to remain.
Years later, after he had married a
farmer’s daughter, his wife became the
mother of twin daughters.
Harold thought it would be nice ta
call one of them Louise and the other
Eloise, because they looked so much
alike.
SQUABS REQUIRE CARE
HOUSES MUST BE KEPT CLEAN
AND BIRDS FED DAILY.
To Make Success of Industry Person
Must Know There Are None But
Working Pairs in Loft—Guard
Against Vermin.
The amount of Information that has
been published, showing what won-
derful profits are to be made in the
squab business by professional deal-
ers in squab breeders has been enor-
mous. While much of it has been in
the main correct, many misleading
statements have, however,-been made,
statements that probably would cause
a business man to study the subject
more carefully, but which the aver-
age person, to whom this literature
has been sent, has read eagerly and
quoted as gospel. The result has
been that many a widow has placed
Cutest Thing In Creation Is Lightning,
“In a northern city,” writes a cor-
respondent of the Los Angeles Times,
a man told me that during a very vio-
lent thunderstorm all the windows of
his club were thrown wide open. “To
let the lightning in!” I remarked. "Not
exactly,” he replied, “but to let it out
again if it did get in.” As a fact, it
accepted the invitation to enter the
club with alacrity, and though it
magnanimously spared the foolhardy
people responsible for the Invitation
it wrecked a large safe in an adjoin-
ing room. The peraon who related
this said he would ever after look up-
on lightning as the “’cutest thing in
creation.” It is the flash that mur-
ders; the poor thunder never harm’d
head.”
TREAT HARD ALFALFA SEED
her thousand-dollar life insurance in
squab breeders and equipment, expect-
ing at least a thousand dollars in
dividends within a few months, since
the greater portion of this literature
says, “They will pay for their feed
from the start (of course, being prop-
erly mated).” Ai a rule the invest-
ment not only has failed to produce
the dividend expected, or even to pay
for the feed that has been eaten, but
also has given a considerable amount
of work, and the stock would be hard
to change Into cash at a loss of sev-
enty-five cents on the dollar.
Some advertisers claim that pigeons
require little or no care. This state-
ment is not correct. Not only must
the houses be kept clean, but the
birds must be fed and watered regu-
larly twice each day. To rear squabs
successfully a person must know his
birds, must know that there are none
but working pairs in the loft, must
keep them free from vermin, and be
in position to notice anything irregu-
lar that may be going on in the loft.
This requires constant care and at-
tention, and a loft of two hundred
pairs should have at least two hours’
work per day, besides one day a week
for killing the youngsters and clean-
ing up in general.
It should not be understood from
this that money cannot be made from
the squab industry; but it is doubtful
if any person can take up the squab
industry as a business and pay ex-
penses, especially during the first year
or two, unless he has had training
or previous experience, as would be
required in any other Industry to
make it a success.
The selection of foundation stock
will determine largely their ultimate
success or failure. Many leading
breeders advise beginners to purchase
quaranteed mated pairs, or what we
term “working mates.” As a rule,
such birds as these cannot be pur-
chased for less than $2 a pair, and
it is often hard to get them at that
figure. Some strongly advocate pur-
chasing young birds from six to
eight weeks old and letting them fly
together until they begin to mate,
then selecting the mated pairs for
another loft. In this way working
mates often can be secured much
more cheaply and the purchaser will
know the age of his stock.
BIG DIVERSITY OF PACKAGES
Smaller Packs for Tomatoes Are In Fa-
vor in the Season When Prices
Are Rather High.
A great diversity of packages is
employed in marketing tomatoes. The
smaller packs are in favor in the sea-
son when prices are high. Later half-
bushel and bushel baskets and crates
are used on all markets. It is doubtful
whether baskets or crates holding a
bushel should ever be used. Ripe to-
matoes cannot possibly carry well in
transit when packed In such large
bulk. A low crate or basket, such as
the half-bushel chip basket, is excel-
lent for local markets and it provides
a cheap gift package and does not up-
set easily in the wagon.
Unyielding Coats Prevent Them From
Taking Up Water Readily, De-
laying Germination.
In testing alfalfa seed for germina-
tion, it will be noticed that some seeds
will not germinate, although they are
healthy in appearance and not decayed
at the end of the test. These are
termed .“hard seeds.” They have un-
usually hard seed coats, which prevent
them from taking up water readily.
These seeds germinate readily when
the heed coats are scratched. In for-
mer years it was thought that hard
seeds in alfalfa and clover were as so
much inert matter. It is reasonable,
however, to believe that many of the
seeds become sufficiently scratched
during seeding operations that they
will grow at once, while others will
grour later. Experimental work is
being done along this line and it la
hoped that soon the hard seeds in al-
falfa will be found nearly as useful as
the others. It is found that alfalfa
seed from the various states differs
greatly as to the percentage of hard
seeds.
The Minnesota seed laboratory, in
its enforcement of the -new seed law,
has made a regulatien regarding the
hard seeds in alfalfa and the clovers
as follows: That, in placing the ger-
mination test on the lab^l when seed
is sold one-half 4he percentage of hard
seed may be added to the percentage
of seeds that germinated.
SPINACH AS IT SHOULD BE
UNHITCH ANIMALS IN HURRY
Device Installed In Barn at Pennsyl-
vania Colliery Which Was Means
of Saving Many Mules.
Y/hen a barn catches fire the matter
of saving the horses and mules is a
most serious problem. Rapidity of the
blaze, the panic of the animals and
the confusion make the release dif-
ficult, sometimes Impossible, says
Popular Mechanics. A device has
been installed in the barn at a colliery
in Pennsylvania which was the means
of saving the lives of 43 mules in a
recent fire. A wrought-iron gas pipe,
1%-inch in diameter, was passed
through all the stalls, from one end
of the bam to the qther and supported
on the front of the stalls. In each
stall a seven-eighths-inch rod passes
through the pipe, its lower end being
bent to a hook with the point resting
in a slight depression in ’the manger.
Plan of Instantaneous Unhitching De-
vice.
The halter-strap ring is hooked over
this. A quarter turn of a handle at
either end of the pipe turns the hooks
back and the rings drop off, releasing
all the animals in the bam simul-
taneously.
USE CLOVER AS SILAGE CROP
Has Objectionable Odor, Necessitating
Particular Care In Feeding to
Avoid Tainting Milk.
Clover can be used successfully as a
silage crop yielding a palatable prod-
uct high in protein, but It is preferable
to make It into hay, for the silage made
from clover, as from other legumes,
has an objectionable odor, necessitat-
ing particular care in feeding to avoid
tainting the milk. It does not pack so
well as corn, so great care should be
exercised in the tramping of the sil-
age at the time of filling, and the
depth of the silo should also receive
particular attention. Clover should be
chopped before siloing as a matter
of convenience in feeding and also to
secure more thorough packing.
Proves a Poor Policy.
Experiments at the Iowa station in-
dicate clearly that hogging down ripe
small grain is poor policy, owing to the
waste. Sometimes not more than 15
cents a bushel is got for small grain
handled in this way. With corn it is
different, for the hogging down of
corn pays well.
Don’t Delay Plowing.
Don’t delay fall plowing any longer
than you can possibly avoid. Every
weed in the stubble that produces
ripe seed will make you a lot of
extra work next year. The soil may
not be in condition for the best of
plowing. If this Is the case, have the
plow sharpened a little oftener and
put an extra horse in the team. You
can do this work and it should be
done.
Corn Is Principal Silo Crop.
In all parts of the United States
where the silo has come into general
use the principal silage crop is corn.
One reason for this is that ordinarily
corn will produce more food material
to the acre than any other crop which
can be grown. It Is more easily har-
vested and put Into the silo than any
of the hay crops, such as clover, cow-
peas or alfalfa.
Delicious Vegetable Always at Ita
Best When It Is Cooked Without
the Addition of Water.
Spinach is seldom cooked properly.
In spite of the fact that it is the veg-
etable easiest cooked. It should be
thoroughly washed in cold water a
number of times and allowed to stand
in cold water to freshen. Then taken
up in large handfuls and placed in a
porcelain-lined boiler or saucepan.
No water need be added, as the
washed leaves will hold enough water
to do the cooking. If you have a
large quantity to cook, a cupful of wa-
ter may be added, but this is not nec-'
essary. Cover and cook five minutes,
then uncover and turn the spinach
over so it will cook evenly. It will
not require more than ten minutes,
if the spinach is young and tender. It
will be a rich vivid green and appe-
tizing to behold. As soon as it be-
gins to darken it is overcooked and
will become rank and bitter, and
about as palatable as hay. The spin-
ach may be drained and served with
plenty of butter and seasoning of
salt and pepper. A garnish of hard
boiled eggs enhances its appearance.
Or the spinach', when steamed tender,
and drained, may be chopped fine and
reheated in a saucepan with two gen-
erous tablespoonfuls of butter to half
peck of spinach, and salt and pepper
to taste. Simmer five minutes if the
spinach is young; not longer than ten
minutes if older. If your spinach is
over-grown and requires more than
ten minutes cooking in its own mois-
ture, it Is better to first blanch it In
plenty of boiling salted water, in or-
der to remove its strong and ofttimes
acrid taste.
TO RESTORE PICTURE FRAMES
Building a Butter Trade.
In building up a butter trade, one
should study the market. If custom-
ers like plenty of salt in it, prepare
it for their tastes and they will bt
willing to pay a premium price for it
Two Mixtures Which Will Remove the
Tarnish Caused by Smoky Atmos-
phere—Use Soft Brush.
Gilt frames which have become
darkened through exposure to smoky
atmosphere can usually be improved
by the use of an old-fashioned rem-
edy. To make it take sufficient flour
of sulphur to give a golden tint to
about two and one-half pints of wa-
ter, and in this boil four or five
bruised onions. Strain off the liquid,
and with it, when cold, wash with a
soft brush any gilding that requires
restoring.
Another restorer is two ounces of
white of egg; chloride of potash or
soda, one ounce; mix well; dust off
the frames with a soft brush, and
go over them with a soft brush dipped
in the mixture. It would be well to
try a little of this mixture first on a
portion of the frame that is not con-
spicuous, as there are different meth-
ods of gilding, and the potash or soda
might possibly not suit. Sometimes
the white of egg alone, put on with a
camel’s hair brush, is sufficient to
clean a nice gilt picture frame. Avoid
rubbing the frames, as the gilding
must be touched very gently.
Simple Moth Preventive.
A very good way to prevent moths
from nesting in your clothing Is to
pack in the trunk or drawer where the
same may be stored a bottle contain-
ing two ounces of chloroform. Have
the cork of the bottle fastened in firm-
ly, but puncturel in two or three places
so as to allow the fumes to escape.
This is not only a protection from the
matured moths, but kills the eggs
without injuring the fabric.
Marmalade Fritters.
Six rounds thin bread sandwiches
filled with Rosebud’s fine marmalade,
two eggs beaten, one-half cupful milk,
one cupful flour, one tablespoonful su-
gar, one tablespoonful butter or oil,
dash salt Mix all thoroughly. Cover
the sandwiches with above mixture
and fry in hot fat. Drain, sprinkle with
powered sugar and cinnamon and
serve.
Recipe for Spinach Loaf.
One and one-half cupfuls of spinach
tvhich has been cooked, chopped and
rubbed through a sieve; two eggs, two
tablespoonfuls of butter, one tea-
spoonful of salt, one-eighth teaspoon-
ful of pepper, one-quarter teaspoonful
of onion juice.
Add the melted butter to the spin-
ach, then the well beaten eggs and
seasonings. Turn into buttered molds
or a bread tin. Set in a pan of wa-
ter and cook until firm. Garnish with
hard cooked eggs if desired.
4
gleaning Currants.
A quick way to clean currants when
making cakes Is to put the fruit into
a colander with a sprinkling of flour,
and rub round a few times with your
hand. It is surprising how quickly
the stalks are separated and com®
through the small holes.
For a Ball of Cord.
A little brass holder for a ball of
cord has on one side a small pair of
scissors securely fastened. This would
be a great convenience on the desk or
m the kitchen shelf,..
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