Santa Cruz Evening News from Santa Cruz, California • Page 3

SANSWJEWS SATIN WAIST ORNAMENTS i I fr- E. J. DEVLIN AND H. R. JUDAH, JR.

AN EGYPTIAN RECIPE By M. QUAD Copyright, 1912, by Associated Literary Press. Entered as second-class matter at the Postoffice, Santa Cruz, California, Published every evening (Sundays excepted) at 27 Walnut avenue, Santa Cruz, California, by the Devlin Judah company. Telephone Santa Cruz 240. SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS.

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We are pleased to receive communications on subjects of timely interest, a would request that the writers allow their names to be used, as names aUiyi add strength to letters. Please make the letters as brief as possible. If Farmer John Stone hadn't been a widower, if he hadn't been a bald-headed, whiskerless man, if he hadn't been in love with the Widow Davis, things might have been different. hen be told her that ho loved her her reply was: "John, you are a good man, but" "Hut what is it, Mary?" "You are baldheaded and have no whiskers." "Hut I love you." "That can't make up for it. 1 repeat that you are a good man, but when 1 think that I woubT have to sit here evening after evening and stare at jour shiny poll It is too much." "I I thought If a 'fcuiu loved" "Hut there are the whiskers or the lack of them.

No man can look dignified without 'em. Your character Is all that a woman could nsU for, but where Is the hair? Where the whiskers?" CLEARANCE SALE tire water system. We understand that the price, $20,000, is quite reasonable, and that the figure asked was higher a few years ago. Should the city win its present suit the Liddell spring source will fit perfectly into our present system and will prove not only a much needed accessory to it, but one that will soon pay for itself through the increased earning capacity of the augmented Mayor Stone is to be commended for having pushed to an issue the purchase of the Lidtlell spring water source' for $20,000. The purchase is conditional upon a decision favorable to the city from the United States court of appeals in respect to pending litigation with bondholders.

The purchase of this auxiliary water supply will fall lightly upon the city, since the Installments will be payable out of the monthly earnings of the en Is The Hammer Really Burned? resenting the merchants; ltusiness Brockhagen and Editor Simpson, representing the Call; and Bishop Nichols and Father McQuaide. Hale and Fenniinore opposed the Call's scheme on the ground that COMMENCING THURSDAY JANUARY 2, AT 9 A. M. Bargains for everybody everywhere in thisSanta Cruz' biggest store. Longfellow said: "Look not mournfully into the past it comes not back again.

Wisely improve the present it is thine." To which in more homely phrase we might add, "don't trust too much to the future, but grasp the present it was a confession to the world that there had been a hummer, a spirit of John Stone turned away in chagrin mid despair, and there was no sleep for him for the next three nights. He was still in the dumps when a tin peddler came along ami invited him to open his heart. He did so. "Say, John, it was mean of the widow," said the peddler wheu he had listened to all. "Yes, kinder." "Kinder? Why, mnn, she has wrecked your life." "Mas she?" "You want to turn around and wreck the widow." "Hut how can I do It?" asked John.

"l'irst of all, get mud at her. Say to yourself that you don't care a durn for her." "Well, I'm feeling that way. She can go to Texas!" Hull for you! Now. then, you know Sashes add the finishing touch of elegance to many costumes. Illustrated here is a satin girdle and sash, the ends of which are ornamented with oriental embroidery.

The sash is passed through the girdle, the ends falling at the left side of the costume. knocking, in San Francisco, which would be disagreeable; while Bishop Nichols thought it would be better to send carrier pigeons abroad with a message of good will. Father Mc-Quaido thought Christmas eve was the time for everybody to be at home I HOME HINTS. I Town Talk of San Francisco, in its customary breezy way, tells a good story anent the "hammer burning" at Lotta's fountain on Christmas eve. From the delightful spirit of municipal accord prevailing since that event, it appears, the newspapers must be excepted.

They will go right along, Kditor Honnet tolls us, pummcling one another to their flinty hearts" content: Indeed, almost as soon as the Call had started its campaign for the burning of the hammer a rival paper got out its hammer and plied it mercilessly on the head of the project. The Kxami- nor did not catch the contagion of the Call's enthusiasm for peace and the abolition of acri- 4 mony. The Examiner's hammer heat a jarring tatoo on the Call's Hellenic, but not in public. Town Talk continues that as it hears the story, the Examiner tried to have Mayor Ralph wet-blanket lie Call's scheme. The mayor was induced to recall liis approval, lie decided to call a few prominent men into consultation, obtain their opinions, and then decide, Among the men called into consultation were Jicuhcn llab', W.

1. Ketininmre, rep- We suggest that you read the foregoing sentiments about 8 a. m. January 2. 5 1 that we peddlers take all kinds of tilings In trade.

The other day 1 raked in an Kgyptiun mummy for $1 worth of milk pans. You know what mummy is. don't you?" "Some one that's been dead a thousand years." "Kxftctly. When I ripped him open I found this paper." "Ily (Jeorge!" gasped John. "It.

Is writ in Egyptian, but 1 can read it right off. H'm reclpo for milk lug hair grow on bald heads." fixing the Christinas tree and tucking the expectant youngsters in bed, but nevertheless he was in favor of allowing the Call to finish what it had started, especially since the two other morning papers had conducted Ixit-ta fountain events in previous years. That emled the discussion and the mayor decided to let the affair proceed. "I tell this sjory," continues the narrator, "to show that knocking is far from being at an end in Ibis city, and that it, will continue so long as newspaper jealousies are The most dillicult. thing in the world is for most newspapers In practice what they preach.

Fish can be quickly scaled if placed first in boiling water. To preserve the color of green vegetables put them on to cook in boiling water, into which a pinch of salt has been dropped. A little lemon juico rubbed on tarnished faucets will easily and quickly brighten lliein. A felt hat may be cleaned by sponging it. thoroughly wilb ammonia and A thick cloth wrung out of cold water should then he placed over the hat, which should be Ironed wilh a moderalely hot iron 1111-lil dry.

l'ltlnburg l'osl. FOUR LITTLE MAIDS FROM JAPAN ARE THEY. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, My wifo having left my bed and board September 20, 1910, the tin- SOUTHERN PACIFIC BRINGING PEOPLE HERE. 10, Sehillingsbiii'g, of San district ttaflic manager of the Southern Pacific, visited Santa Cruz a few days ago. Mr.

Soliillingslmrg Is arranging for the stopping here and at the Hig Trees of two big excursions of people from Oregon, 'Idaho, Washington and Canada. The excursions will arrive January 11 and IX. SAN FIIANCISCO, Dec. SO. Among the passengers in the Shlnyo Mam yesterday were four dainty misses from Japan, who are to attend Notre Dame college at Sail their father being an American and their mother the daughter of wealthy Japanese family in Hakodate.

Fancher Creek Nurseries Sales yard will open January 1st at new location UnCOln SI. Half Block West of Pacific Av. BUTTERWORTH BROS Nurserymen Santa Cruz derslgned, will not bo responsible for any bills contracted by her after December 20, 1012. A. t.

noun ICS, -nlvt. Coalinga, Cal. TFKE IS Wff PERPETRATED BY WALT AcDOUGALL OFTEN LIKE THIS I 11 ill yrfiili'-i mt -t-" VtTwiwSnirTir "You don't say." "And for forcing whiskers to grow 011 the smoothest face. It snys that one month's use of It will grow side whiskers on 11 boy of "You can't, mean it." "You can bavo tbo preparation put up at 11 drug store and begin to use It, and in 11 month what happens? Why, you have a luxuriant crop of curly iiair on your bnld head and chin whiskers that full down to your waist and are blown to port and Htiirboard by the breezes. You can walk up and down the road ill front, of the widow's house From I he window she sees you ami knows she lias made tin) niislake of her life.

She calls to you to admit that Flm was In tliu wrong and (bat you can bring the preacher as soon as you please, but you wave her aside." "And what?" "And you wave her aside and go along to the Widder Stevens ami propose marriage to her and hustle things along. She doles on curly hair and chin whiskers, and will say yes at once." George, but it will be great!" "It will for sure." "And you'll do this out of the goodness of your heart "I'll do it for one half goodness and the other half cash. The cash half Is Those chin whiskers alone are worlli ifPKi to any living man." No farmer Is ready to pay out money unless lie can see a return for It. Farmer Slone asked for a week to consider the mailer and then closed lie deal. It wasn't liiininnoly possible for a bahlbeiided, whiskerless man to hold out.

The formula was copied off for lilm, and bo deposited it in a safe place until be could spare a day to go to the village. That day never came. He was killed by accident In bin own Held. Thou came nn Interval of seven years during trhlch time nothing was said in his late community about Imldheiidod men. One day stranger appeared who had heard from the peddler that John Stone bad the Egyptian recipe, mid be offered $0 for it.

One of the widower's heirs found it In nn old trunk mid took the money. The next beard of the recipe wns by Advertisement A coffee and tea house. Instead of giving out trading stamps, advertised to grow hair and whiskers for the buyer of every pound of tea or coffee. 'They sent a lot of wagons through the country to herald Hie news by word of mouth, and the highways were plastered with posters, and the weekly papers reaped whole pages of advertising. The campaign was brief, but vigorous.

All those who got the recipes were directed to certain druggist to have them filled. The druggist was a hus tier and sent the stuff away by the scores and hundreds of bottles and made 400 per cent profits. At the end of ten or twelve weeks there were 600 bahlheads in one county alone, and the number of burned and blistered chins and cheeks was a full thousand. The headstone marking John Stone's grave wns a rather stingy affair. After the exposure it was replaced by a better one, and the obituary was added to as follows: "He had neither bnir nor whiskers, but be was a lucky man!" Holiday Fares The Southern Pacific will sell round trip' tickets for ONE and ONE-THIRD FARE.

Sale dates Dec. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31. Return limit January 2, except where one-way fare is $10 or more the return limit is January 3. E. D.

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