I um! yet heard the last
a Mars.
While cipher experts of the
Nasty Department are still studying
the mysterious record of radio sig-
nals mode on a 80-foot strip of
.phuomphic film byrtba Washing-
ton inventor. C. Francis Jenkins.
while Mars was closest to the earth.
another .“signai” mystery has lust
been cleared up in a most natursl
way. : '
This mystery lay. in strange. bell-
.lfke signals heard in Montreal and
Ottawa. Canada. during the time
that everybody wss‘lhtsning in for
the Martians. It develops now that
these signals were caused’by an in-
teresting experiment conducted by
Leonard Spencer. technician of st;-
tlon CKAC in Montreal. In the be.
lief that music from instruments
with steel wire strings could be
broadcast with much more purity of
tone if the microphone were elimi-
- nated. be‘ tried vibrating magnetized
steel wires in the earth's magnetic
field. The intermittent notes thus
‘produced were sent out on the ether
-without comment. after the station
has signed off. and these notes were
the "signals from Mars."
Meanwhile Camille Flammsrion.
famous French astronomer and aci-
icntist, in spuhlished statement to
Frederick M. Delano. Paris repre-
sentative of Popular Radio, declares
that the most promising method of
'.communicating with Mars lies. in
.‘fi‘mentsl telepathy." If the laws of
life are universal. he suggests, the
. one thing the, Martians and Earth-
. ling! may be expected to have in
common is intelligence. And he is
Convinced that mental communicb
‘tion between intlllgent beings. with-
. out speech. radio. or other devices.
is entirely within the range of pos-
:Slblllll'.
Getting back to earth, one of the
latest and most unusual develop-
«pncnts in indoor antenna is known
as "talking tape." It is a combina~
tion of metallic and fiber strands.
neatly Woven. With the metallic part
in parallel lines. The textile portion
is designed to relieve the strain. pro-
tect the wire strands. and at the
same time improve the appearance
of the antenna. The tape is about
one.qua.rter of an inch wide and
comes in loo-foot lengths.
When your new radio set arrives.
it it t good thing to remember thlt
satisfautdry reception usually is
more important than looks in deter-
mining its location in your home.
You might. do well to try it out in
various parts of the roam where you
will want to use it, remembering
that it always is an advantage to
have the antenna and ground loads
as short as possible. and thst damp
air from A window that is opened
often may upset the operation of
ydur set and warp the cabinet.
M ‘
5
TH: nsoto. PRIMER Vi
Ona‘Daily Fae! for Llstsnsl'G
Experimental Hookups to try out
some new ides that you have
thought of or have read about. chit
be arranged very easily and corn
venlently on an ordinary drswing
hoard. such as are used by mechan- '
lcal draftamen.
These drawing boards are made in .
a number of sim..frorn little ones
about fifteen or twenty inches long.
up to giant boards as large as a
smau room. They are procurable.
also. in several qualities. including
some that are quite cheap.
All of them are made of soft wood
into which it is easy to drive screws
or nails and from which the screws
or nails can be easily withdrawn.
When you want to try out some
new idea in connecting up your'
radio instruments. first get a cheap
drawing board of a. size that will be
about right. or 1 little larger. Then
assemble your instruments and set
them out on the board in about the
arrangement that you think will
work best.
You can then tack down these
instruments to the board with entail
screws or with nails or even. in
some cases. with thumb tacks or
with the glass-headed push-pins that
can be bought nowadays in stores
that sell artist's materials or the
better grades of stationery.
Having done this. it is easy to
run the bus wire around between
the various instruments in whstevsr
way you went. This will give you
a. hookup. mounted on the boerd in
quite workable shape. When you
are through with the test the in.
struments may be token off and the
board used over and over again.
‘ WHAT’S IN A :NTMEf
Facts about-your name, its history; Its meaning; whence It was de-
rived; Its significance; your lucky day and lucky Jewel.
AILEEN
beloved of poets and writers is
Aileen. It means "light." and
back in the earliest stages of its ex-
‘iatenoe was assotiated with» the
lovely Helen of whom Aeschylus
said:
CHIEF among the Irish names
f'Whercfors else this fstal name.
That Helen and destruction are the
same." ._
The insular, Celts adopted the
name as llan. It had great vogue
in that form and Ellin was a com-
mon name in Wales. Scotland sc~
cepted it as Ellen and Ireland
promptly changed its spelling to the
delightful and typical Aileen. scum-
times called Eileen.
The ballads which Irish talent‘ has
devoted to various fair Aileens with
whom "nlavourne‘en" is so euphon-
iousiy coupled. would till volumes.
Aileen become almost in national
name and certainly s symbol of ne-
tionai beauty. The number affair
Irish maids who bore the title of
Aileen is legion.
It is fitting that the pearl. the
fairest of gems. should be assigned
to Aileen. lt'wiil prove a talisman
against ago and sorrow. For her.
it is believed to exercise its power -
to bestow youth. beauty and charm.
Monday is her lucky day and I her
lucky number.
\
FTEN it is possible to make
delicious warm-weather des-
serts with the addition of
only [very little ice cream for
each portion. Usually you would
need to allow one quart to each
six'or seven portions. but if you
use the ice cream in connection
with some other foundation than
you may stretch it out so that a
pint will sumce as many persons—-
sometimes the stretching can be
extended still further.. .
1 Americans have a. great taste
for “pie a la mode." which in spite
of the French name that describes
it. is purely American. Needless
to say it consists of pie with the
garnishing of ice cream on top.
.There is nothing unwhoiesomo
about this dessert and for summer
A LITTLE lCE CREAM
it is often better to. serve a small
piece of pie with a little ice cream
that lightens it.
Many interesting combinations
can be made of cake and ice cream.
Plain white cake ' with sliced
peaches and plain vanilla ice
cream is a good simple dessert and
many people like to put two layers
of cake together. with. ice cream.
between. pouring warm chocolate
sauce over it.
Muskmelons tucks delicious des-
serts when they are filled in with
vanilla ice cream. Some imss peach
ice cream is preferred. If you like
y0u can peel large ,peaches. then
cut them into halves. remove the
stones and put one peach on each
dessert plate with icgcfesm fill!!!
in the-place of the stone.
tit nuttunttuussmtwti
' 7—”lf poverty is the
lilo will“ THIS?
A Series of Popular Quotations from
Famous Authors, Selected
sun—'—
3, J. WthoN soy
1—"Vengssnos to God. alone belongs;
But when I think of all W
W”. , .
My blood is liquid unis.“
d—"Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when
we stoop than when we soar."
3-“Nsver tell your resolutions be»
forehand."
i—“How 'rnsny worthy man have we
seen survive their own roputa—_
lion?"
5—"Revsnge. at first thought swast.‘
Bitter are long back on itself,
recoils." :
6—“The rule of the many is not:
well; .
One must be chief in war and-
oneths king."
crime.
father."
want of sense is
8—"hiisery scuusints'a man with. ‘
strange bedfellows.”
ANSWERS
1—Sir Walter d—John Milton
Scott O-Homer
th. Words- 'l—Jsan de. is
worth Bruyere
Hahn Boldsn
fellas
mother of; 1
thor"
Hum. . H
SCHOOL DAYS-
\F W 00513 I“
vow l Sam who
his! W was a UAR
w you wsi 1" 5" '
WANT YOUR rdifrtb-
smwt 53,0 '7
us. 'M
Elm i comb 90
you" Min. 5&-
ul'fs meow t or m to m
enormous iv: ism a ran.-
out man series m can cone ‘
1:. ram Ml /ovln (snob. ‘
would; use SMIM. lociscmt Al nu.
5M) wuss Dun. .
\ missus 81m IN me etc»: brute.
mu. l iconic m o twp
. l? :1 t-
«0
0'1!
I“
H“
.
.3
/-"
—-EJL-.
Magma SHORT STORY
THE BEST SISTER
By JUNE OSBORN ‘
Copyright, 1926, by The McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
' ‘Wfll
JUNE 20. 1917
There's a newfiag in the harbor.
there's a new bird in the sky.
And they say it is an eagle. from
afar acr the sea.
And the women at. the windows
laugh, and weep. and wonder
Whit.
Throwing roses. throwing kisses.
shouting ballads of the free.
There's a band of mad musicians.
and the merry tunes they play.
There's a sound of many soldiers.
yet a. sound we need not fear.
Oh. the God in heaven has heard us.
'tia the answer. 'tls the day:
Tell the Frenchmen. tell the toe-
menvthe Americans are here:
There's a. new flag in the harbor.
there’s a strange dag in the
street,
But a red and white and blue flag.
like the banner of our sires.
Oh. they say it is a brave flag. that
has never known defeat.
And they say it is a young nag.
but a flag that never tires.
There are crosses on our hillsides.
there are mothers who are
gray.
There's a night of grief around us.
but the morning now is near:
Tell the grandaire in his corner. tell
the chidrsn at their play.
Tell the Frenchmen. tell the foe-
men—the Americans are here!
or YOU‘
1 like to think of you at morn
When early breezes kiss the corn.
1 see the sunlight linger there '
As once it lingered on your hair.
Ah. how I wish. in times like these,
You were the corn. and l the breeze:
.I like to think of you .at noon
When tenderly the branches croon.
The whispered sWeetneas of the pine
Reminds me of a voice divine.
But how much nicer it would be
Ware both of us beneath the tree!
I like to think of you at eve
When -westwa.rd skies the
receive. * .
There is ,a. splendor in the skies
That seems the splendor .of your
sun
em
But how I wish you were the one ..
.To light the world, and not the anal
‘ I like to think of you at night
Vim: all of heaven's candles light.
Wharf all the arch of heaven seams
As rsdient as lover's dreams.
But were you here beside the bars
I would not bother with the stars!
Ilikptotbinkofmlhlns.
,Infaotluiightaawslleonfssa
That neither summer. spring no!
fan
Eu‘mueh to do with it all.
vu- urthflor skies may do,
I always like to think of you!
. CUCUMBEB SALAD
Cut-0!, thee-quarters of. an inch
- "‘or‘raors from the ends of each
number. and take off a thick
_ g. as the bitter juice lies next
a skin. Shave with a vegetable
cutter or cut in thin. even. slices
and throw into ice cold water un-
-til ready to serve. Drain. place“
".a salad bowl with cracked ice qnd'
serve with a French dressing.
' » Mods. onions or young horse-
grown onions. sliced this. are
' gotten mixed with cucumbers. ,. In
. this case a dusting of find: minced
pas-slag over the sols. will; do
much towird removing all 'odor of
the onion. A little minced: fresh-
niipt is else deemed. an addition
'tiy’gaw cucumbsra by some people.
RECORY WAYNE had a. feeling
G of. exquisite satisfaction as he
sat ‘ himself down before the
large work table in Rodncy‘a roughly
furnished living-room. ‘
“I‘ll be here when.I get back."
Rodney was saying as he stood on
the thsshold of his mountain cabin
ready to depart with fishing rod and
other angling accessories about him.
"Probably not before dark. Mssnv
time do your darnedest. When
you're hungry go and get what you
want. If thst report isn't the best
you ever -wrote it won't be because
you haven't had peace and quiet."
"I spprsciate it.” said Gregory.
opening his brief case and spreading
his, notes on the table.
“Just one thing." \Rodney called
from the veranda. "The young fel-
low may come to clean the car. See
that he does it all right and give
him a. dollar."
With Rodney gone Gregory sat
there and worked. The sound of his
pencil rubbing against the paper
seemed very loud in the stillness of
the cabin. Two haurs passed and
seemed a. week. He was getting
along famously with his report. He
looked up suddenly at sound of foot-
steps on the wide veranda. A slight
figure in khaki appeared—the boy to
clean the car—no. a bob-haired girl
in knicksrbockers.
"Excuse me. please" she said.
"I've Just come to clean the car."
Gregory rose and for a second or
so was on the verge of greeting the
girl with a. hearty handshake. It
seemed such a. pleasure to feel that
some human creature was near him.
His confusion was obvious, and he
inwardly berated Rodney for not
hsving told him. that the "fellow"
who was coating was a girl.
"If there's anything I can do—-
that is. I don't know much about
such things up here. but—but if you
want anything. let me know."
Then he went back to his report.
It seemed stunningly hard to go on
with the writing. Outside. not
under the high side windows, the
girl was washing the car. Gregory
wondered why she had to make so
much noise about it. Once there
nasspecisllyloudclatterands
little scream-sad We! went out
onthevsranda' foseowhathsdhgp-
pencil. Evidently the hail of water
had overturned.
"Pretty hard work.“ Gregory told
her. trying not. to put‘too much syn.
pathy in his voice.
“Oh well." slid the 3M. brushing
astmy curifromhsreyea with a.
back of her muddy hand.
Then awry went. back to his
work. There was more noise and
then came a period of quiet. He
peered out the windows. craned his
neck and observed that she was rub-
bing the glass parts now. hence the
stillness. Gm consulted his
watch. and cow that it was Du?
twelve. time for his real lunch. , It,
was practically impossible to do any
work while she we. there. so he
might as well spend the time eating.
He went to the kitchen. bent on
'nsakingapotofoci'fee. .
He did what he thought the camp
cook-book recipe directed. but when
he came to pour out the infusion it
cams out the, edict of weak tea. ‘"
Tilt ”110'“ “I “in Gregory
asked tbs girl in khaki for aid in
making coma and this they at
down math. and ate lunch—cold
meat. ism. crackers and butter and
com _ . . , '
"I’m not used to being alone.“
Gregory told her. ”I thought I'd
like. it. but ths‘solitudo is a little
«pro-lug.” _ _ . ‘
.Jrao girl m. y. as.
about. his
Hi.“ _ .13“
is simply s we
work and then told him about. her-
self. an; was s daugpter of; poor
college professor. They spent their
summers here in the mountains. Her
brother mode a little meney for the
expenses of the winter. cleaning
cars and doing other odd jobs :6: . .
the summer people. Now he had
sprained his arm. and she was doing
his work till he was able to do it
again. "
“He's the best brother in the
world." said the girl. whllo Gregory
looked pityingly and admiringiy at
the little hands that were red and
bruised with the hard and unaccus-
tomed work.
"I think you‘re the best sister—to
do all that for your brother." said
Gregory a. little shYly.
The girl blushed a. title. “That's
what 'l‘sd calls rue—the best. sister."
she said. "And somahow. there's
nothing I'd "rather-obs than that.”
After luncheon the girl insisted on -
washing the dishes but she permitted
Gregory to help put them up. Then
she went back to her work and
Gregory started in writing again.
But. he managed to fill only a. page.
Then he want. out to where the girl
was laboriously rubbing the car.
"It‘s too quiet in there." he said.
“I usually work in a. noisy once."
So it was that the "beat sister”
stayed for an hour or so more with
Gregory to keep him from being
lonesome. and then he walked down
to her father's cabin and left her.
with a warm handshake.
"I wish I'd had a sister like you.“
he told her.
The next morning Gregory rs-
called' that he had not given her the
‘dollar for washing the car. so he
took 'it down to the Taylor cottage.
Kate Mic:- wu the nan» of the
"best sister."
And before he left the mountains
three weeks later he lingered late
one evening with Kate.
"I once slid." he said. “mt I'
wished! bad hadssistsrlikem-
l‘ve‘cbanged my mind. I‘d ruler
marry you instead." ,
And Kata Taylor. the but data‘r in
the world. told Gregor! that she was
(ledhefeltthlxwlymlhe’
thought she would like it boo.
mmmmu.
Common Incl-s In Ingllali and me
to Avoid Them
By 0. N. LURII
“EPITAPH" AND “lPl‘I’HIT”
s in the cases of other words
A which look or. sound alike.
these two words are sometimes
used incorrectly. An epitaph is an
inscription on a tombstone. or tomb.
or monument. in honor of a dead
person: an epithet is a pbrnse .or an
adiactivs sppliad descriptivcly to a
person or ohisct. as “a. worthy man.’
‘Tather Tiber." etc.
The word "epithet" is misuse!
sometimes by persons who have a.
good command of language. ' They
believe that the term "epithet" means
“insult." grid that to apply epithet.
to a person is to insult or my him.
But. as explain nova._.su epithet
or phrase that ex-
pire-ea n quality. either good or
bad. We read. for example. “those
opinion-stung him to the quick":
h~this case tbs. term .“opithot”
more be Qualified by. an adieoiivs. _
-aa. ”these insulting. on
him to the quick." or,
“5,. Ii“'s.sqs «i. _~>. .v,‘
.4
bass-able epithets." it *
(clung ‘
. ‘ ua- .
.., “n... , a ._.
The Cast With a Ohsuldse Flare Is
0 Promising New Fashion.
um up-to-dsts may do say
of three different things. The!
‘ motsrt inst below thoknsss
end ms outw'ud tor the very few
inch. that remain of frock or cost;
they may start Just below the hips
and glVe the skirt the outlines of on
inverted morning glory. or they may
followtltc exampie‘of the speech of
your shouts:- politician. and costs
straight from the shoulder.
This “front-thoshouldsr" flare is
something that at present is seen
less often than it is talked shout.
The rumor seems to have gone
abroad that when winter comes we
shAllallbegolngaboutincoatathax
M from the shoulders.
Obs maker of such apparel says
that. it is strongly in the fsvor of
this type of cost that it permits of
being wrapped—if you know what he
ms by that. You see it has been
the diversion of malty women who
strive to follbw the fashion to hold
their arms and hands in a. wrapping
millet! as y walk hero and than
Recently .. makers tried. for the
asks of diversity. to got away from
this. But apparently women like to
walk thus. And of course they-can-
not go about. wrapping themselves.
if there isn't something to wrap
themselves with. The slim coat with
I. mp thal starts below the hips or
bsiovrtho knees. very smart as it
may appear, cannot be wrapped.
There are some women—and very
well-dressed ones" among them—~who
‘ will welcome this cost with the tow.
‘plaosdiiaro for that very reason.
lot the woman who want to wrap
themselves as they walk will be in-
clined to the‘ coat thct dares from
the shoulder: Among some of the
silk and peanuts or chiffon costs
already being win you will see
sonic out according to this new
silhouette. ' f
The sketch shows What you might
call an “advanced model" of this
description. It» is a light-weight
cont. of.‘ black tslfcta. with a deep
border 01’. quilting outlined in colored
stitching. ' . : 'u
hi
I
' WISE JAN!) '
0m“:
cm so as sum
wound _.
Mm uproot-mind to ss bot-
ter looking next Fourth of
July than you are this
Fourth. 7
‘ You can really do wonders in a
year cfrpsrsistsnt effort at improv-
its your locks. And titers are a
dose; xeasons why this snort. is
worth while. ‘
For one thins. your betteriooks
will bring increased pleasure.
‘ sometimes actually increased hap-
inesa, to your faintly and friends.
‘ or andthcr thin .' they will in-
crease your on p cut-spud hap~
piasss trsmsndously. , , .
Begin by tackling one thing—
hair. skid. flsure. confide. Werk
a while conscientiously on ' that
one feature until it. shows real im-
rovamsilt. _ Then you will doubt—
eas be encouraged enough to
work simultaneously on several
things at once. ;,
Don't make s burden o’f this
_ beauty cult. Don't talk too much
about it. ‘ But spend a few minutes
every do! not just keeping your-
self upto your present mark. but
‘ trying to pass it.
number comm
Ops pint of orange juice. one
pint of raspberry juice. one quart
of whole raspberries. one and one-
balf pounds stander. one quart of
water. Boil the sugar and wet»
together for five minutes.
the whole berries into this syrup.
lift them carefully with a skim-
mer and place them on a plotter
to cool. then add to the syrup the
‘bsrry and orange juice. Strain
and freese the some as wster ics.
When frozen. stir in the berries
and serve in glasses.
Drop,
Block fofieta coat with flare Irons
shoulder. It is edged with quilting,
outlined in color.
L —
nu;
m mom was m can.
, , memo
0R tarnishing purposes boots
should preferably be pickled
rsther simply cooked. though
if you happen to have a little plain
boiled boot on hand this may be .
soaked in a little vinegar and then
used for the purpose. There is
hardly a salad—save fruit salads
~that cannot be garnished with
sliced beet. It should be added
the last thing so that it‘ will not
color the rest of the salad. One
attractive way to use beef. is to
slice it in nice even slices and use
it alternately with slices of cucum-
ber. This makes a good border
for chicken salad. fish salad or po—
tsto salad. -
Radisbss makeattrscttvo gar-
nishes. if possible you should
have them growing in you: gar-
den. because you may often find
place to use two or three of them
for garnishing when you do not
wish to buy a. whole bunch.
Watercress is not always easy
to get. Sometimes it is rather
wilted by the time we get it.
Howey". if you have any way of
getting nice crisp watercress you
will and that it makes a charming
garnish for cold meats.
Hard-cooked eggs are used for
many sorts of fish sud. are used
also with boiled spinach. They are
also used sometimes with potato
salad. To get them resdy they
should be cooked for over fifteen
minutes. so that the yolk is thor-
oughly cooked and nicely. In or-
der to make sure that the shell
does not crack—and this is apt. to
happen if you put an egg right
from the refrigerator into hot
water—place the cold egg in a
dish of cool water and let it come
to the boil. Let. the egg or eggs
cool thoroughly before peeling of!
the ' shell. Then slice than: by
means of one of the little devices
that cut them into neat. even slices.
You may use just the rings or the
entire circles. When the rings are
used the yolk should be crumbled
snd sprinkled over the dish "1‘
gsrnishing.
a, mm Muslim. i
one adsv .
ARE indeed is today's talis-
manic gem. the star ruby.
which brings .fou m .waarsr
Inst peace and prosperity. the hav-
pines- ~gslned'M billion ' endeavor.
and the respect of~‘his fellow man.
Those who was: the star ruby need
not fear 'aiccidsnta or plagues. ac-
cording to an ancient superstition.
Another deep red stone. the blood-
stone. is today‘s natal gem. "rho
Indians of the southwest believed
that this stone. cut into hesrt shape
and worn on tbs right hand. would
protect its wearer from diseases ot
the blood. and another superstition
credits it with the power to check .
hsmcrrhagea.
Pink is today's lucky color: am; ~
‘ bolic of flood health and clear
- thought, iti- also indicative of pour
parity coming‘ from the wealth”! -
some. 4
I
rso‘ tomssfis. may. flower'n
butch 'bs wont fisher than used
«filmionfsythahoma: in {In
t ‘ “Di.
v
-. litmuutultlctlssmtut'
Norwalk Chronicler