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Show VTW TUB HELPER TIMES. HELPER. ! POOR COPvNELIA BRINK u by D. J. WaUh.l -- BRINK nOKNELIA opened her eye. Could slowly It pos- so soonT j slhly be morning Sorely It was hardly daylight I'.ut when a hoarse, commanding voice came up the stairway to the little back bedroom Cornelia no longer had any doubts. , "Cornelia Hrink,, shouted the voice, with a note of suppressed rage In it, "ihls Is the second time I've had to call you. Ain't you got a mite of sense? Don't you know we've got a hard day's work ahead of us? Who do you think you are, anyway, snorlug away at this time of the morning? You get yourself down here double quick." and the voice trailed away br the speaker went back to some In terrupted task. Cornelia did not waste any time In answering. She knew the only an swer that would be acceptable to her mother would be her Instant appear She ance In the kitchen below. Jumped out of bed hastily, put on her coarse undergarments, drew on a pair of old shoes, twisted her hair In a tight little knob at the back of her head, and lastly donned a much faded and badly shrunken gingham dress. Iownstalrs she flew without further delay. Cornelia was a plump girl, thlrty-slyears old. She had nice eyes and If Rhe were not always tired with too much work and dull from too little sleep, she would have been rather attractive. She was lovable and It was a wonder to the few people who knew her really well how she could keep sweet and wholesome under the constant nagging of her mother, for Mrs. Krink was the hardest kind of a person to live with. Her god was work and her medium to serve her deity was by wringing every ounce of strength out of her one and only child. It was suspected by the neighbors that Mrs. Brink had another motive and that was to keep away all possible suitors from Cornelia. To hear Mrs Brink talk one would conclude that there was not a decent man In all creation. If they were not actually mean openly they were sly and under handed and brutal In secret. Every woman was a martyr, and she always ended her dissertation on men by holding up old Cyrus, her eighty-year- old husband, .as an example of manhood Now old Cyrus Brink was anything but horrid. It Is true he was an old man, but Mrs. Brink herself was past seventy, and Cyrus was possessed of more than ample menus. lie bud an even disposition and seldom turned en bis wife. This tolerance on his part might have been due to the fact that his poor old ears were so deaf they failed to register all the sarcasm she hurled at him. But once In a long time Cyrus would turn on his wife and In a few words would tell her exactly what he thought of her; but these outbursts on his part were culled forth only when he happened to see that she was bearing unusually hard upon Cornelia, who was the apple of his eye, the one thing In all the world he really loved. And Cornelia loved her father but hardly dared show It because any sign of alTection on the part of father and daughter was sure to bring down such an overwhelming shower of wratb upon poor Cornelia's head that sometimes It actually seemed to leave her Stunned for dayn. The house the Brinks lived In was old Cyrus' one extravagance. He had loaned money to a promising young business man and when the fellow had failed the house and contents had been turned over to old Cyrus to satisfy his claim. The house was too big for anyone of ordinary means to support and so the Cnseys had moved out and the Brinks' moved In. Now the Brinks were supposed to be en-- , Whenever joying their tine bouse. anyone called the bouse was always found to be In perfect order, but If it happened to be In winter they were erected by Mrs. Brink with remarks something like this: "So glad to see you, my dear friend.-?.she would say cordially, her black eyes snapping. "But I'm afraid I shall have to take you right out Into the dining room. I was Just noticing a minute ago that Cyrus had let the tire got low, and so I'm afraid It would he oo cold for you to try to sit In the parlor. But I am sure jou won't mind and may be the fire will get started up soon." But the fire never seemed to start up, and after a short call In which the room would get colder and colder the callers usually remembered some forgotten errand and hurried As for awisy with teeth chattering. Mrs. Brink and Cornelia, thoy always sat at the side of the room nearest the kitchen door, which was left open, and some there were moan enough to say they didn't believe there was a mife of fire In tf.e house except In tbe kitchen, but this was sometimes disputed because one time when AmeKn Rriggs was calling on Cornelia she had been so bold as to actually put ber hand on the radiator and she said Afterward that she could distinctly feel bent In the first five colls, fn the summer no one ever got Inside the bouse because when a oilier ntng the doorbell they were sure to be met by ei'her Cornelia or Mrs. Brink, who w-rJust coming out to s't on the porch, and. of course, their visitor had no choice but to sit the porclt with x well-chose- n Ohio State's Baseball Squad them. And here agaia some of the neighbors were so mean as to say that Mrs. Brink, who was somewhat afflicted with rheumatism, always sat where she could command a vleV of the front walk and so was prepared to bead any callers off before they could get into the house. This was the life the Brinks were living when the new minister came to the First church, of which both Mrs. Brink and Cornelia were members. Brother Carew, as he was known to Ms parishioners, was a thin, gray man of tifty. He had shrewd eyes and had been a widower for three years. When he Was called by the church to become its pastor Mrs. Brink had fought him tooth and nail and had even gone so far as to offer to double her subscription for the support of the church If the committee would not call him. But the committee bad gone right on, and Mr. Carew bad now been pastor of the church about three months. Now the church and Its functions were the only social life permitted either herself or Iter daughter to enjoy, but so Incensed was she at Brother Carew at first that she tried to persuade Cornelia to stay away from church entirely, but on this point Cornelia had been quite tlrm. She got a lot out of the sermons more, much more, than her toother did, because Mrs. Brink was so busy watching the direction of Cornelia's eyes that she lost much of what was going on. In fact, she failed entirely to see the glances of admiration that Mr. Carew was soon throwing In Cornelia's direction. As for Cornelia, she sat with hands clasped demurely In her lap, getting the only hour's rest she was permitted In the week and Incidentally the first thrill she had ever had In her I I hrV, ,. - " -- Democracy' Birthplace Hartford, Conn., Is referred to as the "birthplace of American democ racy. On January 14, ICkJO, the free men of Windsor, Hartford tand Weth- ersfleld met at nartford and adopted the famous "Fundamental Orders of Connecticut," the first written f PLEASANT Umpires at Premium in La Belle, France Even under Mr. Carrigan the Red Sox seeui not to have mastered the old habit of scoring in round numbers. r Relieved of the worry of a team, Manager Rerrill Pratt of Waco, has.made a wonderful comeback as a player. tail-ende- " A sport Fothergill ball team be he said Ace of Pirates writer relates that Rhino once played end on a footIn Massillon, Ohio, or maylt was both ends. The visit of the Fresno (Calif.) Japanese club to the Orient will be the first time a Japanese team has ever Invaded Japan on a baseball tour. last The V "mffWBmirrrTinitatr superstition that the press only bad news Eeems to flourish most the day ofter the home team's pitching ace is bombed out of the prints 1 iter.? j fall. box. Outfielder John Menzel, who was a holdout, has been sold by Spartanburg to Ashevllle of the same lvngue. The consideration was said to have been $1,000, mnjmmim Ald-rldg- e. port fJotEs ! were near to depopulated a. ereri trekked toward Pleasant p... , day that has established itself T iu uauuiuu. MOAB Two artificial lakes Sal mountains are some 45 richer and some Salt Lake 'R. have had .the chance to eee ho real mountain men push trart. cow trails. Incidentally, the iieupits UU.VB uau an opporutnity t that the much talked of fish C'. system of state fish and game d;" ment is ahie to come through On Saturday .5000 difficulties. were planted in the artificial lah on Sunday 40,000 fish, which car the way from the TImpanogos kj ery were aumpea m tne lakes. OGDEN Crop prospects Drigntenea materially throtr northern Utah during the last days by the advent of warmer ther. A large and promising berry crop, which vas slightlt tarded by cold weather last wees fast ripening. There are hsrriJ abundance through Davis, Weber, elder and Cache counties, a surd experts discloses. Utah strawkj are favored above those of otherri because of their quality. HEBER A carload of salt Is Into Wasatch .count? Bhipped week to be used in the eradicate noxious weeds. This salt will be tributed by Lyman Rich,, county ss( to the various irrigation and individual farmers to be s along roadways, ditch banks fences and waste places, which breeding places for Canada tti morning glory and white top. salt will not be used on culthi farm land where clean cultivation be applied. It is anticipated thai other car of salt will be brought! the valley within a short time. ROOSEVELT The greater pan the wool of the eastern portion ot j s been narrow-guag- , y. '.v: ; ' .' W: .:' of one and '! ceieoratim over fte all os: shipped E e Colo. An nmi million posi one-quart- constitutes the clip sent out Vernal, and this represents but the basin's output. thro Dne-ha- it lf MYTON Tuesday afternoon to loka district, under the supemsios C. I. Johnson of Roosevelt, who ha; cently been appointed district agri tural inspector to take charge of control, a school of a practical n: Citizens of Hjtj was conducted. Roosevelt, loka, Upalco and places to the number of sixty A with Mr. Johnson into the fields examined some of the weeds, m other; Ing whitetop, knapweed and chei sweet BOUNTIFUL First Earl Sande. from Davis countv are OH the to build myself up to a condition and with continued warm weather strong enough to withstand the next peak of the season for early va training grind. Every race rider, of will arrive sueedily. Reporu course, must master the rudiments of Farmington and Bountiful at this a a his game. indicate not better than halt "After that It Is a matter of th for the county this year, the rJ Individual.. Some of the best mechan- tlon tracing to heavy early rrosu ical riders at the track will never nn nnsnnllv damaging late frost will become stars of the turf. They work, last of Mav. Good yields court? the in but something Isn't there. To other frrtiri anma nrrhfl nls ap it, comes easy. ThatV-what-mean ports De Lore Nichols, county other the by temperament. Work, work, work tural agent, but, on and take an Interest in what you do. Home wiil not return more than it Hiding Is a profession that requires to 20 ner cent crop, making cob-entire the same devotion, integrity and the to able forecast high standard of ethics as any other pro- production at CO per cent fession. JTINTTION Aereement look"1? "People have an Idea successful ward the construction of a Iw w jockeys are rolling In wealth. It Isn't highway project between was Breaks true. We're well paid after we get Junction and Cedar our reputation established, but don't ed at a conference between tw at think we get anything like the est and Iron county officials to Babe Ruth, for example, or othaccording City Monday, State fOW1; er leaders tn sports draw down We Illnnrf rnalrm.in of tilt) the Bi don't." attended who , mission, .,, famed I'A . ... . Sande. who halls from American mis roau win open iuo spr t Falls, Idaho, and became a sensation Breaks ecenic area in thecanyon as Bryce of the Kentucky circuit In 1913, won the samo time , a nnnn,,i nark areIds first two derby victories on Zev n Zion Nations to road and Flying Ebony. This year he fin- ed. The Is an all year road. ished second with Ostnand. w. . V w lM-'- l Pittsfleld has turned over to the Lewlston club of the New England league Vic Conger and Joe Brogan, and outfielders, Catcher Maurice Howe. The photograph shows Vie pitching ace of the Pittsburgh pirates, who has contributed largely to the good standing of his team this season. i o visitors Uintah basin has Vernal over the railway to Mack, L..j Every man .on the Boston college baseball nine this season, with the exception of "Lefty" Shea, a pitcher, was a member of the football squad ..v fromu.s . It come and 'you'll get there." Jr. Shows, Left to Riant, Capt. Kred Mackey and "Rsd" Ames, So declares Earl Sande, the Jcckey. On paper, Ohio State's baseball team to play in the New Tork State and in discussing the qualifications of men sizes up as a good one from the very International leagues, while "Bed" who ride thoroughbreds. fact that four of the nine regulars are Ames, Sr., is the old National league "Jockeys, like poets, are born, not wins of former professional stars. But pitching star. All of the sons save made," he says. "Race riding is a in the first half of the current Big Ten Mackey are new to the team, Ames matter of temperament, plus, of to and Biehl belug sophomores. were the able campaign, Buckeyes course, proper physical equipment. win only half of their games, although For the rest of the positions, the If a boy loves horses and will work the opinion prevails that they gave at Ohio Staters are only fairly well for- he'll make the grade. . least two of them away. ' tified "with veterans. There's Marty "Some get there quicker than othThe quartet who are chips off the Karow, erstwhile shortstop, moved ers. For Instance, there are dozens old diamond, so to speak, are Capt. over to second base to make room for of riders that never worry a mlnuto Fred Mackey, catcher; Ray Widdl-flelRiehl; Tressell at third, and Tarbert about making weight. I have to watch In center-fiel- d. first base; Bobby Biehl, shortPitchers have been this constantly. stop, and Leon "Red" Ames, Jr., alternating In the other two outfield the season I eat a couple "During pitcher. berths, and Bruce Blanehard, playing of slices of dry toast and drink a . Mackey's father and Rlehl's once In his third campaign, is the alternatof coffee when I get up. Then saw service with the Louisville and ing pitcher, with Ray Klink, another cupful more until evening, when 1 nothing Columbus American association teams, sophomore, being used as the third red meats eat a except hearty dinner, respectively. Wlddifield's dad used choice. are excluded. Road work and exercising horses help me, too. 8 "Then, when the racing season Is over, I go back to three meals a day l. 1 CROVE-T- v,. to celebrate the rlpeni f .v berries, the growing 0f wMcT J lutes an Industry of con6ifeh,,1 1 nitnde hpreahma c,.. . Photoaraph Baseball umpires are at a premium fn France and the French baseball federation has called for volunteers, guaranteeing their safety. "But we can find no umpires," said President Frantz-Relche"We are prepared to give them 20 francs per game (about 80 cents) and take them to and from their homes in automobiles," I; peaceful .. suggests, becomes turbulent ,11 I IcnnmA whan Im .t .. v. '"o uaj conjgj ,. . "Stick to business, keep your head up, your knees tight, your brain clear - Billy Wallace, lightweight contender. Is the only Eskimo to achieve prominence In the boxing game. The football player who tackled a murderer bad better be dire- would-b- e ful lest he Injure his amateur way should be found to utilize for world peace the marvelous ability of a heavyweight champion to avoid A fighting. For the first time since the war Germany will be represented in the Jordan Bennett cup race In the Tnit-e.Stales this year. d one-tim- W. ti riviieft laity, pleasant and Discusses Qualifications of Good Rider of Horses, Mixtures of Metals Alter Tints of Gold The baseball Instinct is strong In the family of Harry I). Lord of South e Bed Sox Portland, Maine, player. Mrs. Lord, wife of the for mer big leaguer, asked to be excused from Jury duty In the Superior court In order to watch her son. Dou Lord, pitch for South Portland High. Justice Arthur Chapman, once a star twirler for P.owdoln college, appre ciated the pride of Mrs. Lord in her son and granted her request. ,: i Utah JOCKEYS ARE BORN, SAYS EARL SANDE 1 Jasi Had to See Came J ?t life. coni-uioul- y I - 7 V When Cornelia entered the kltchefl this dull morning In answer to her mother's command she set briskly about the breakfast getting. So far as she knew this day was going to be Just like all the others. But fate had something better In store for her. At two o'clock that afternoon Brother Carew called. He was received by Mrs. Brink, who grudgingly called her daughter Into the room after the minister had asked for her. And then Mrs. Brink got the surprise of her life. Brother Carew asked Cornelia to marry him right there In the presence of her mother and before Mrs. Brink could bring her sarcasm to bear upon the mlnlsler Cornelia had tremblingly accepted him. It was surprising how old Cyrus aided and abetted his 'daughter during the days preceding the wedding, which, after all, was quite an elaborate affair. When Mrs. Brink found that Cornelia was really leaving her and was marrying a minister, which In her eyes placed her over the head of even herself, she did quite the handsome thlig by her daughter. Her conversation ever after was something II!; this: "Vou know my daughter, Mrs. Dominie Carew, says so and so, or. does so and so," as proudly as If she had planned It all herself. As for old Cyrus, he slips away every day to have a visit with his daughter and her husband, and" he has purchased nn ear trumpet with which to better hear all that Is being said. The strange part, however, of the whole affair Is that when old Cyrus goes back to Mrs. Brink he always leaves the precious ear trumpet with Cornelia, and that Is their secret. Gold Is a metallic chemical element, valued from earliest ages on account of the permanency of its color and luster. Gold has a characteristic yellow color, which Is, however, notably affected by small quantities of other metals; thus the tint Is sensibly lowered by small quantities of silver. This la pale gold or whitish gold, but It Is gold, Just the same, except the small quantity of silver. The tint of gold, on the other hand, Is heightened by a small quantity of copper. Gold from different mines often has a different tint, some being deep yellow or orange, and some Is considerably paler. Gold forms alloys with most metals, and ofthese many ore of great Importance in the arts. It readily al loys wuu stiver ami copper to torm substances In use from remote times for money. Jewelry and plate. The amount of gold in an alloy Is expressed as karats, that Is, the amount of gold In 24 parts of the alloy. Our gold coius ore 22 karats fine, that Is 11 parts are gold and two ore alloy used to give a certain degree of hardness. A greenish alloy used by goldsmiths contains 70 per wnt of sliver, and .30 per cent of gold. "Blue gold" !s stated to contain 73 per cent of gold and 25 per cent of Iron. I. 4 " - 4 Vincent Richards, publicly' criticizing .the United States Lawn Tennis association, says that he had to turn professional because be could not make a decent living in the few months when he wg.ne.t pjnying., amateur tennis or training to play amateur tennis. The general Impression has alwns ways been that an amateur supposed to play solely for the love of playing. Probably JUchards is a bit more frank than some of the others who are still amateurs. h t News N Turned Professional to Make His Living Robert l.ockhart of Scotland tried to play golf in Central park. New York city. In 1NSS, he was arrested on suspicion of insanity. When Bicycle riding Is the finest form of exercl.sf for both young and old, In the opinion of Knute Rocfcne. Notre Dame's great football coach. Twins have been elected captains of major athletic tiuns nt Colorado college. .T. Forrest Phelps will lead the basket bull squad, while W. Field Phelps will be first on the gridiron The Olympic games committee says the reason America cannot develop long distance runners to compete with the Finns and Swedes Is that our life promotco cpeU Instead of udurance. Jess Dojle, Detroit pitcher, slipped away from his teammates when the team was in St. Louis,, went to Belleville, lit., and was married to Miss Inez Goepfert. C. E. Gallndo 23. star second barman on the Ciiiverslty of Southern California baseball team, has been elected to captain the W2S varsity by his teammates. Fred Kraln.ird, outfielder of the Dallas Steers In the Texas league Is now a oil magnate a 00 barrel gusher having been brought'out on land owned by blin. d The fat catcher waddled out to tie "Who dya tk:nl; you Bn.?- he asked the wild recruit who bad box. p'tcbed succession. -- t pnnu!,Wnt ctlucial on opening hiv?" 17 balls In Duffy Lowls, left fielder of ,tle ton Bed Sox when Harry J!s. - Tris Speaker were his mates, Ims and been signed as manager of the portion,! club of the New nnunn,, leaeue Since Joining the Baltimore Oriole in 1020 Jack Ogde h p,fche( 7 vlctorios. an average of bcter than games each season, y,t tongue fronts have passed Wm by some reason or other. 2-- tl.,ajr Bertha K. Landis. woman t Seattle. Wash., oniclnvd a, ng game of the Pacific cM, UJ.hal league this season. Sixteen thoU,aml fans watched her serve n ,nf the preliminaries. ZZ The Amfr,can policy of moderation In I !!., example tl1t other power, have decide , tn showing that fl.l country !!, hate to Join the Leam. of May bU lea.. ba,l .n "tn , vt, 1 sal-tri- T.nrsAV Youn Dreyfus Declares . Pirates Will Win Flag Like Ids father. Barney Dreyfus president of the Pittsburgh Pirates' Sam Dreyfus, treasurer and part owner of the club. Isn't an overtalka-live t Individual,-huhe ts willing to let the world know he Is proud of the nrru.v of talent that will s,.Ck baseball's highest honors this year. The Tirates reached the top two rMM aZ- - "4 the younger Drevfun ayS the lflT team thus far promises to "1'ial If not excel the one that hrought home the world series . oham-plonshl- Internal troubles racked the outfit last year, but the significant state-men-n ease of some of the fellows hetug there too long," Indicated the owners anticipated no further along those lines. Donie Buh. new manager of tha I Irate, apparently has made an with His bosses. Dreyfus dei m r bod ihe nt ,min Vb() "Iks and think,, hflsebaU from morn. .z until night-th- en drwms it from u'tht and morning" t, dlffl-cult- Jtrnti-ticrrle- s in by the frosts J'. county, according to farmers tv who have were hard hit y superintendents last two days in taking of the damage. an in the'' ., U few nights killed praetlca tm fruit in Heaver and Injured f fa until it is feared, ...lb ff ciiU"1 j i alflnfa to give lt a chnnce to were growth. Potato vines Frevaillng weather more freezing ( . conditions we(aer. SALT LAKE-Spr- ing son for eggs openou w lB: . May there were 5,ns,u"" uge, as ngalnst 3.725.000 ago, reports the IePrt"J"l'4S, culture. SlockB of P"ur r: lnreer. the holdings of irorx aggregHting T7.30l.000 P'n 1 r,2,7K,00O pounds on May butter of .Storage storks totaled I,"""M "' . Ilutler Is the u:ly roTr.W"-Ftoe.Us of a df May 1 wer? estimated pouuda. against 7H,3i".v' cri-nne- . vr ' in1;' ' . ; ., r |