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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pa9e

Us fellows was standing down at the
corner watching awt0mobeels 20 past
and wishing We was III them, and all Of =
suddin Skinny Martin quick stopped
down and licked sumthIng up, saving, .,
gee, wat found o gee, dad enybody lose
enythlng
Wat did you find Ill tell you, sed I'd
Wernick
Like nit, you got to tell me fcrst, find
lugs keepings If YOU cant find the owner,
sed skinny Martin
Well / think lost a sent, sed Ed Wer-
nick feeling in all his pockits with lxprca-
sion as if he was hunting for sumthing,
yes ! did, darn if didcnt, lost a sent.
q, 30 did |, Skinny, ! lost one, too,
that's funny. sod Puds SInkIns And
be started 10 feel in all his pockets as If he
thawt him and I'd Wcrnick was having a
poclIt feeling race and all Of a suddn
Sid Hunt started 10 feel IN his making 3
doing it, Sid Hunt saying, Darn if ! don't
bleeve ] lost one, too e, watts you know
about that how can We tell wIch ones
it is?
You cant. because dldent find sent
] found sllInthing elts, sed Skinny Martin.
And Ed and Puds and Sid stopped feeling
in their pockits looking serprized, and
lew Davis sed, Gosh ] bleeve | lost a
dime, did you find dime, Skinny, Id
reckonize it if | saw II agen
Heers wat / found, if anybody wunts
TO know, sed Skinny And he opened
his hand and wat was in il but old rusty
male. wch woodent Of bin cny use # It's
head hadent Of bin broak off, on account
Of not having eny point and all the fellows
that didcnt say they lost enYthing laffed
like enything as if they thawt 1t was a
crate joak, wlch 1t was
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
A Series of Plain Talks to Parents


10 map out n positive course III action
which involves sufne responsibility on
the boys part Let the ten-year-old
bov IN question deliver some dnily paper
IN his home town This will put daily
responsibility upon his shoulders Ills
customers will expect the papers and he
will be Obliged to deliver them on time
lie will learn TO know the value Of dollar
by earning IT, He will have 10 do his
collecting IN business like fashion
This, especially, will be just what he needs
DO not ask boy of tins sort to make
any promise unless under exceedingly
favorable conditions When he does
promise a thing, see that he carries IL out
Make II point, whenever cirrun-
stances permit. to show n proper ex-
ample IN regard to your own honesty
II Won happen 10 owe someone ever so
small amount. for the snke of the boy 8
training, II for no other reason, go out Of
your way II necessary 10 square mp
Always act quickly IN regard IN every
obligation
When eight wears old nv father ecnt
mo to hardware shop a half mile from
home to huv something which cost five
cents more than ] had IN INV poeket
The clerl said that il would be alright
simply take along tho purchased article
and pay for it later When | reached
home and told father that we still owed
nickel he sent mo hnck with the money
at once before he would allow me 10
have my dinner II seemed little fool
lsh at tho time. htt running hnck that
halt mile with nickel had the effect af
making an indelihlc impression on nv
fnlnd, and 20 this day. ! have beon ~.
ticnced by fathet 8 strict policy and
rvamtn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
The old adape Spare the Rod n

The old adpge Spare the Rod and
Spoil the Child was easy to follow.
II made child training easy To many
parents generation ago
Today there is no such simple rule
for bringing up children Many parents
are bewildercd by the conflict between
several varying theories of education
that are I'm the air sometimes hear
parents say they have employed every
method under the sun and III spite Of
this their children behave IN "a most
undesirable fashion.
Not all methods are good: and Ger
talnlV a combination OF all methods, n
sort OF pot-pourrI Of educational methods
IS anything but good Imagine. Tor
instance. mother saying that IN her
attempt to curc her boy of living she had
tried scoldng the boy, reasoning with
HIM denying him privileges, being kind
to him. thrcatinE him and even whipping
him all tn mo- avail And yet, many
eases nf this sort come 10 my attention.
II have hov of ton, writes one
mother, who cannot speak the truth
lie will take things md with tho most
innocent look tell you he knows nothing
about Il lie was in the 1Iome for y
wear and IN spite uf all tho methods
which the govcrncss used he came out
much worse than when he went IN Please
tell me how to reform this chld
Corporal punishment is used rather
freely IN must of these Homes Tho
bows. who are not always supervised IN
the wav that they should be- pet into
mischief and IN order To avold the usual
consequences, they very naturally faleiiv.
And whipping boy for falsifying gcner-
allv tuaLrs hin, worse
To overcome this habit, II ~ necessary
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27

Il should think We might run out
doors and inst take ono look sad Iackcv
Duck That could do no harm
we could tnd worm perhaps
sad Rufus Chick The sun is warm
felt II ON my head rs Il cRmo in the
window. md Mother said the worms
could he found when il was warm
What Is the use If talking about
- SAID .Iackcv lot, do II and find
out for ourselves Come along every
body
Iackcv Duck and Rufus Chick lcd
the wav, and thclr brothers and sisters
followed them
Rack of The barn the sun had melted
the snow and the earth was soft "oh.
look. look v crlcd one chick. rs he pulled
worm from the " und
Fvcrvon, was So excited thcv forgot
al about going back 10 thc,r house, and
N a fcw minutes thcv were All running
down the road. lci hv Rufus Chick and
Jackie Duck
Now it happened that Bcnnic Fox
was out that warm DAY ton. lie was
lookIng for = good meal The winter
had hccn very bard for Bennic Fov
Rcrnic was hiding behind rock as
the voiug ducks and ch,cks came along
Bonnie looked At them
Toe Young he s,ghcd If only
thcv were older. what feast could
have. and then he thought of something
tbs, made hlm Jump out INTO the road
rlght IN font 81 the youngsters
Hello he sand smiling very kindly
where are sll you Children gong tins
inc day Does your mother know YOU
are out
/ Now never having heard q word about
b-x Nf k,tf
/ afraid Hello. said Jackay Duck,
We are looking for worms and bugs
/ that our mothers have told us about
4 DO YOU know wherr We can find ANY,
! Il know where there are heaps of them
I Youngsters Come slong with me,
/ said l}cnnIc Fox
/ Down the road he led them and was
/ Itist about to cross and take them into
I the field where he lived when who should
I come along but Mr. Dog
/ He gave one look and then with "A
/ loud bark and bound be dhascd l3ennie
/ Fox INTO the fields, and then he came
/ back Ia the chicks and ducklings who
weIe more afraid Of Mr. Dog than Of
/ kind Benn,e Fox
/ They were running for home as fasf
As they could, but MIR Dog hurried
4 them, we'll knowing their mothers were
looking everywhere for them.
When they were safe IN the house
! and IN bed that night Madam Duck
4 said 10 Mrs. Hen, n think we better
| not tell any more fairy stories 10 the
/ children We better begin on natural
! history. and tomorrow ] shall tell my
! children about the Fox family and their
| hatnts
50 shall !. said Mrs lien, 1T is
| time they began to know
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
THE HEART HUNTERS.
by Mary Douglass.
Author of Hunting husband, Hand
hng a husband
THE FUTURE.

booked down ~ m, little black bag
packed with such care Aunt lettla
stood on the platform with me
Give my love to Eleanor and be care
ful Won nut your bag down straight. 81 the
ounce Jelly won, spill over
YES Aunt lctitla answered
happily
turned once tu wave my hand Then !
settled down II the largo rcd velvet aeat
The village spun past now only honR"
stood here and there Crcen hills and
clustered trces showed over lonely
countryside
So was rcallv on my way to the groat
city, The v,sit 20 Eleanor had become u
reality And moro than that opened my
pocket book again to peer INTO its depths
/ took ont tho folding black book that
Eddie had given me Each cent would ho
accounted for Perhaps bv another war,
| could pay il all back ! looked ~ my fat
roll az bills twentv-Gve dollars that Aunt
Jennie and Aunt letitia had gwen mo
They We boon severe harsh. even. at
times. hut they meant we'll ! told my
self
would show them After had learned
the city . little ! would find an art
school and settle down to work How !
would work
figured out my expenses ElRht dol
lars a week Ia live on that would he
plenty N tho city And my art school.
Probably forty dollars a month would
cover my EXPENSES Twelve months
that would bc FIVE hundred dollars !
would owe Eddie Smith. IL WAS u large
sum, hut ! could do Il
looked up ~ a girl sat down In the
seat across the aisle What lovely clothes
That well-flttrng blue sut, that soft
white collar, the small black hat, with its
smart how
For the first tune. | looked down dubt-
ously AT my suit II was not quite new
Hut these arr war tlmcs and NC should
save SAID Aunt LetitIa n she spnnged its
SHINY surface The coat was a little long,
and my last summer 5 hat did not look
very fresh But still looked again 81
| the girl across the aisle and noticed how
| her face was brightly rouged
AZ least. my red checks were my own
II seemed as # the DAY WAS very long
| ate the little lunch Aunt Ietitia had put
| ,ip for me wanted 90 offer the glrl across
! the a,sle one of Aunt letitia tim chick
| en- sandwiches bat ] did not quite dare
/ | reused myself with a Jerk People
were standing up IN the aisles They were
| putting on their coats and pinnIng on
| their wells We were going through tun-
mel and the porter went through calling
| New York =
! straightened my ha, quickly Slipped
on my gloves, gripped my little black bag
The tram was pulling INTO the station
People were already standing at the door
way
stood up with feeling Of excitement
"SupposIng Eleanor should not be there,
| thought, with a little pang of fear.
Monday The City
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
No SUSSEX CAMPS.
State Board Of Health Decides Against
Holding Them This Year.

The State Bosrd cf Health, IS PIE
cautionaIy measure, has served notice
On the Campmeeur Commission Of
Sussex county that no permits are to be
issued for any euch service Ia that county
while the present epidemic Of smallpox
exists IN that SettIop
The commission, II Is said had alread =
issued permits foI the Mllisboro camp and
Tyr dali's camp, each Of which Is located
in close proximity 10 the danger zone and
the State Board Of Health ordered that
these pei mIts be cancelled
DR. Frantz states that the cases have
been traced 10 Gumboro. where the
first cases were found some DAYS ago
The victims have been visitors in the
GumboIo distinct There are EC more new
eases II either GEORGETOWN or Gumboro
and all the patients are doing well The
authorities have placed a quarantine at
all places where the disease has been
found
The Georgetown Board Of Health has
ieques ed the State Board to secure a
suitable nurse for the sInailpox patients
IL that town.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
HELP SCARCE.
So Restaurant Closes at Eight O'clock
at Night.

Tie proprietor Of one o. the represent
atiye restaurants said today that the
impossiDllity Of securing adequate help
had compelled him to inaugurate an
early closing schedule, shutting down at
8 o'clock in the evening in place Of mid
night the former closing hour
The scarcity Of cooks and walters
compels him to don an apron and take
an active part during the busy hours.
And the same conditions exist all along
the line.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
THE BARNYARD CHILDREN.

Madam duck and Mrs. Hen had a
hard time of It trying To amuse their
children now that the snow was on the
ground and they could not run about.
OF course the little ones knew nothing
about the nice soft earth and all the worms
and bugs that could bc found IN the sum
mer, because they did not come out oi
their shells until the frost came
SO TO amuse them their mothers 'oid
the little chicks and duckllngs all about
tho beautiful world and how green the
grass was IN the warm summertime
and how cool the water, and about the
big worms and bugs that were everywhere
10 be found
All these stories the little ones iiston-
cd 10 with wdc-opcncd eyes. but they
wanted to see for themselves. so one
dav when they were alone IN the house
Ctheir mothers having gone out To look
about they began to talk.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
WATCH YOUR LETTERS
TO SOLDIER BOYS
An American Fighter Protests Mis-
siveS Are Often Too
BoSsy."

There has been S hunor short age
ever since the war began and If the
result has not been serious II Is undenI-
able that II has been SERIOUSNESS OF
course there Is less IL lIfe 20 make lest
Of Just a. present and u may be that most
OF our brl ghi young men VINO naturally
see the lighter side Of things have gone
- France
There is SAID 10 be no lack Of roilick-
ing humoE over there and the English
papers find endie@s incidents with a
smile Ia them 10 record So much is
happening that many amusing things
occur. and II II human nature 10 look
for laughter wherever II can be found
as q relief 10 nervous strain And there
is unconscious hunor also. oftentlmes
the funniest Of all and men say unfor-
gettabie things when they have least
thought to jest
One such delicious remark appears to
have been born Of a decidedly peevish
mood and deserves To be brought TO gen
eral attention II appears that the wife
OF an American soldier had been writing
hun n dIdactlc not to say dlctatorial
tone, which made hiIn petulaAt She
may have adjured him merely to guard
hls health Or have laid some other emi-
nentiy proper injunction upon him At
any rate, he was rescntful. as all but
the best among us are when good advice
Is mandatory rather than suggestive
lrasclble and unreasonable. the censor
found In his answering letter the cross
patch outburst that he wished she
wouldn' t be SO bossy but would let him
enjoy the war
Lei Us hope that he may get Is much
enjoyment out Of II as most Of Us get
from the unprecedented humor Of his
characterstically manlIke growl. Roch-
ester Post-ExDresS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
COMPULSORY WORK BUREAU.
Reports Being Received and Acted Upon
Rapidly.

The activities Of the Compulsory Work
Bureau inspectors in tho downIStatc
counties and rural New Castle, are be-
ginning 10 show effect, as evidenced by
the number Of reports being followed up
The corporation Of the large coInpora-
tioDs in the Wilmington district is also of
much assistance, reports covering men
who habituaIly make less than two-thirds
Of full time Such men will receive
notice to improve on their record and
strike steady pace
The total number Of reports 50 far re-
ccived for investigation was 627 at the
close Of yesterdays business
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
NEW TIRE co. HAS BRANCH HERE.

The Mutual Tire and Rubber o.,
which has been Incorporated under the
laws Of Delaware. with a capital Of ST.
O00,D00, has adopted the chain store
system Of distribution and l. rapidly
building up chain Of sales and service
stations in various sections Of the coun-
try
4 branch has been opened ii Whining
ton, on Eleventh street near Tatnall
with John Cullen As the manager The
home Office of the company is IN New
1ork
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
Magistrate Broman Re-appointed

Magistrate l. ] Broman, whose term
expired yesterday, received word by
telephone last evening from Secretary
for another term Of four years.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
SINGLF-COMB BUFF LFGHORNS

The cgg uarhlurs NJ Ingbor
arr al2uva 10 douaud gc' .tt. Hfth
ihosc syha u4epe9fc ths worth ~ H,el
u fpal7 hg ho uuWher II ggs prdur"I
lut also with ihr i4utrr ihc. r nr i
ri s.yerh cplers bu' fho white 10 -.
popular ih- IS 6ac rrhaIe rscai
u 8 rasler to treej hl'r r ''tr.
coiural anos Io thc lrr,t,r ugaasst
'ho SINGLE ONT B1f leghar aaaif <,
strong appeal II s. ,@sssoj ~ aH 'na
hcayg aYing pFeeliriiH# If Htt'r
onnttu hr sgge ~ itrtflr, NHtaH
aud 'to rhiet tr c"fapar 't
rear flla thr White, ttf HH7 mito
gno1 squah trolIer = Igi' 2e"ss
ape
Rracl.ng e goe1 shape ard 'to CORRECT
ruoei difficult frafgrc II thr rr~l it
Buff varoir IS tic noet 4sitrg es1rt'
powder Tbo ointment tuear Is th.r'e
thrar por ont hiur nntrnont
vrrt sparinglt fuoI lat being rhtecI
Fri the Hrsa tclnH re seut #rd nat#rr
under a..h sinv s ataec upt ar0nr 'trr
/ arnc aaverod FIT ne rcas1u hat '..s
airstrreuf Fl + urrcurial pradu.t and
retdfla absorbed nto tto fer ihis
ointment pssrr- fte red. aro .Ht
DOCS pnt rraeh hr head I'd" Iho hoad
liee whleh rarcIy mgraff 4" other par'4
pi the nodr are r~ttruinafed nV rubbing
INTO the feathers f the mead end neck
aone spllnw tTrathrum insect powder n
any commercial E1use powder 'lne
application sll llI The rnaturr tc" a1t
il has FIJI effect pu tbn Eoung .,r met are
hatched later The powder therefor
shauld ~ renewed every rem fays fnr
two ~ three lmea special aftepit'"
should II gwen tp the agstlng o' the tnad
and neek ~ sitting hens nless me
mother IA free IF bead lIre ne youngsters
.,1i - .nvered WITH these pests IS soon
- they arc p few davs pid
THE blue ointment mH-t ~ "onta0d
20 natIre fowls. and An appiraiiAu "v"rN
one pound : sunirIeut for from ~ ~
100 fowls iprrudlug ~ thoF Yr 4nd
abundance - feathfIug he raa' aver
ages from 80 rs 20 rnrs II would fe
veil 10 order a m % agoride 'n advance
80 aa tu nave II IN haud wien he holsc-
cleaning 5 commenced
The treatment II 10 fowls IS 1Wte
-irnpie The powder IS usually aupiled
drv but il solution IL iuordc "a Fater
one ounce - aEe gallon makcs good
louae Dip Fhe best way - apply '1e
powder i bv he punch method s small!
plnch II lie material > placed among hr
feathers next t1 the .kIn IS follows
Dne punch au thc head ane au he neck.
two 81 The back one Hu hc breast,
oue. asI0W r1a went. 9br au thc t4li, Hu"
.lfnpr tnign lnI one scattered au tae
tluger-iae Il each Aug yhrn splead
Catca the foV.s tlat sere nnhn'l e
-f- a3at,7 .uI BOXES Nal.e iranug rle
house Ind hold ,4ca over -uallnH pal
.mrug tae Ig-Nag - taAt uE uip.-
powder stId not ~ wasted fait ...f
fowl ana growing ebt.e ai .ar #la aa
sra ms one Application VA. -I areiH
u4t1.,s llse. Ahle some II -.e .r
eggs uagaf hatch TIT n.n5 ~. r
quickly aoisuuea doubted -tl- ~
nrst. bt!t treated some a.lt5. t-IrttHrra1
Buff Cochins N4th the 8r1 .hucae Is
difficult breed t9 Keep trtr ras are
and one application 5I.ic. eSrrl l.a-.
u-E ii aLgt 9iaEA5>r
J Before [ learned ,ueat -o4a.# ...e.
kept fowls free oi Ice - treating ;a,H
with POISONOUS eiu''atut at .-e
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27

tbr H1 c v1 - rrouverA7 i'soF p
ttr pur'y .torr. tHunrrs
HG ffghutrs p-igtr hi
England M-s Itr- k uoFt
a-Ivo 70 'trIr prD1Y,flou td 2rrr- I'-
.,rtlug ,ls 'o1le a-o tt- ,t
,rp r,1n1u Whfa eghnv7 r1 ara
fattrs hir F4v ei7t-- frat .r~
elbow r.ri '..n Dr-uar aIl
..t9 tar ,~lrr aei tr ttn Nt
EaT Ieghe.rs ra,e .ufred,,td
.itsd -f,tee ard fr- sc4,r- .e.-
..r.rl qr tetcral9r .~r-
NthoI. jraht .ar tYr7 ta~~ ef
.., ur-if attrhu'sj n ffr Vn'c Fry-
.arr and iat argr q sgy nrd va'r
.f ftcm in addition N tt'r
A the 5ddrd interest III rar5voror o.Io-
trg ttie ra'rrirg ton UaEre rfr-
zted n r. uBckyard aork r~r aaf
loo. an' hor as-t " iiv T'r
,IHuagr
aort- y ~ ror+te -n kcrr r~
r,de a ndr- control Grooming rhlot
tad ,e-f ~ ..ugfod ,rith -rdfGr Hunrulo
ltttrv tr y ar -rrrr,.fr- .,r tr.
arr .n.-fry .lt-- nr rattrr-
ra5 ol rd agra erl-ro Fir -n
,.l ,r sso' re round fte head ar,l ..r4
i,a nnt ase tfe l.I'sr airtr,eut nn t.e Head
.tl~t rvrr diluted fn
yreaar rr .1srIire Isn't az zrea-n
containing mercury
reat rvc- chicken or fevl vou rHr-
chase and siI ttn ~r .- 1ur
ef are taurv tcr rfe~t tao whale aoc.
He returns M reray nH w4na ues
tpr .he aror nd rrrar-s -f tar hita-
washing spraying ard aa-tng
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. r. A. Walker

Copyright 1918. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate. Now York Ctty
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Scvt rcck ri .r nta,ue .
suggestions 'or hanging uoutr
netting and haw ~ rssit3r- atar r
-,wplp improvements wtinh arr ras-
l.y rGade al home u Dare moments
< .As4tAt tttte.ta ataaa - atsA
tFa . tt = "a : 3 . tsf - ta
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
WHITEWASIIES THAT STICK FAST;
SPRAYS AND BUSTING POWDERS
Make the Hen House Bright,
Sanitary and Comfortable.
Sodium Fluoride, a New In
secticide That Exterminates
nt Once.

Hy Frank q Hare
Poultry tiusbandman. Clemson CpiirRe. $. =
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
u-E ii BLyE 9i>rArS

Before [ learned aus4t -u4l..H -f..r..;e.
kept fowls free 9i 1ce ss treating ,a,n
with a poisonous euuatut t H-e
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27

There IL no excuse for mite-in-
tested poultry houses or lousy chick
ems, when lew hours work with
whiievaah. inaecticide and dusting
powder will kill these parasites and
improve conditions generally. t0l-
lowing are some valuable suggestions
for this work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
THE Shrinking TEUT.
Fat Necks and Big ~Tummies''
Now Rare in the Hun Country.

From the Seattle ost-Intenigencef.
It has required some little time TO
dent the Teuts. but finally It has been
accomplished. The average German
collar has been scaled down from
eighteen inches to fourteen and one
half, and on top of that the Cologne
Gazette announces that "the age of
fat tummies in Germany is over. and
the intellectual appreciation of fat
stomachs no longer exists" In other
words, the Teut Is returning to human
form.
Fritz and his compatriots are thus
in shape to take such restricted place
in the sun as they are likely to get,
but they must be careful of their diet
when they get back to regular feed
ing. They have simply got to cut
down on the kartoffeln and wiener
wurSt. the bier must come in schnitts,
there must be no more of this leber-
wurst and kalbsbraten stuff, and they
have got to cut out the pleasant habit
of having family parties at the bier
garten, unless they can switch to
sarsaparilla or something innocuous.
If the Teut is going to continue to
wear a straight front and a fourteen
and a half collar he must hold down
on the calories and the carbohydrates.
and eat more fish and soda crackers.
However, after the vicissitudes of
diet he has already suffered, this
should be no hardship. What he
probably breads more than anything
else is that somebody will take his
suspenders away from him.