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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
By Henrietta Grauel.
WHAT'S IN SEASON.

The Lord giveth the fruit in its season,
we all know but the mode woman Is so
little in touch with fruit and vegetable
growers that il is hard for her to know
what fruits are in season
Our markets are wonderful, but It
takes ingenuity, intelligence and strong
ann to buy therein We should get lower
priced foods from nearby gardens, but
this season the cost OF product
tion has made even home grown
things high Gardens must he ploughed,
fertilized. planted and constantly tended
until harvest, and it takes closest attcn.
ton TO prepare fruits and vegetables tor
market after they are ripened. The ul-
innate consumer pays for all the labor
as well as the commission 10 the middle
man and n profit to the grower.
Thrifty housekeeper goes to the curb
market and finds prices much lower. for
she thus eliminates some OF the selling
cost still better way 10 do Is to buy
from the farmers rs YOU drive through
the country. but unfortunately the woman
who must calculate the pennies most
carefully is not one who owns her own
machine or can spare the time tor this
The freshest vegetables. lowest prices
and greatest pleasure are found III gong
tn the farm for supplies.
Potatoes, onions. cabbage, squash and
many things are prime Just now. and viii
keep just as we'll for you IN your hase-
ment n they will for the grocer or the
farmer Two or three families can we'll
afford to share the expense Of a trip into
farming district To purchase such things
as these. as well as late fruit
This IS a fine time uf year IN go into
the country and see how nature
changes things aabout only to make
ready for the grand cominR-ont party
m the spring 'lhc leaves are brilliant.
gorgeous. gay They have been waiting
and growing and hoping All summer for
this chance to fluttcr away
There Is crimson IN the trees, the woods
flame with it, the sunlight IS golden \
trip into the country. even on 50 prosnic
= business as huying POTATOES. Is iu~t
passing from glory t. glory Ihls season
i festive ingathering. = jnbllant. happy
time. teaching lessons ot immortality ri
life IN death, Of Joys hidden way from
another season How dare anyone - sad
III friendly October
The cucumhers are already - he
picked. YOU can almost smell the apica-
You will use IN them lhe squash yne
has turned its juices into squashes jasf
i hat il grew 10 do and the corn Is piekcd
and drylng and the stalks stcn to -.
waiting for the farmer boy % pia u
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15
THE. HEART HUNTERS
By Mary Douglass
Author oi Hunting HushAno. HAnd-
linz n Husband.
DREAMS AND COMPLAINTS,

Betty. with flushed checks. was sit
ting against pied-up pillows on the
couch
At first ! thought she must be fe-
vcrish, when | saw her bright eyes.
This was not the hollow-chccked Betty
that had left early that morning.
Prudence" she cried as | knelt down
beside her She flung her arms around
my neck, II wanted to tell you the first
of all You have been my only real
friend here You have done SO much
for me, YOU have saved this house
from falling TO pieces with your sweet
willingness to help. II is all due to you,
Prudence
looked into her shining eyes and
wondered what lovely vision she had
glimpsed This-thc practical cold
hloodcd Betty, the Betty who could
always tell others what was wrong
"Clarenc and | ar goi gto be II arrl'
lie wants IT just as soon as posslblel
stared at her moment III silence.
So this was what it meant How could
she marry that helpless. futile man?
She answered the quest ion as we'll as IT
could ever he answered for me.
Clarence needs me. He says he
cannot work without me | shall be
able to help him, direct him in his work.
"Wll he give up Art SCHOOL,
asked
YES, Betty explained he is going
10 make practical use of his art in adj
vcrtising work.
Il am glad il YOU are happy, answer
ed truthfully. when will YOU he
married?
Perhaps in week or so We thought
We could be married here IN the chapel
You'd better rest now ! said and
pulled down the shades and left Betty
living there with look of perfect happiness
on her face
Perhaps II will not be So bad after
all " | tried TO think
paused on the landing On tho
step below me, Grace Merrill and Martha
ZONES were tllhing | could not help
hearing the last words
II tell Nou | didn't come up here TO
cook ard wash dishes The men may
think Nit, Thorndykc Is simply charm
lng tut think she works everyone
Nhv did Nou see
s,racc Merrill turned around sud
dcnlv IlCr face colorcd with deep
rlusn I'm sorry il you heard Nil-e
Dale shc sand "hu | mean every word
of il
Martha ZONES stood an and looked
II me Nth antagrlsm u her ewes
and the tood isn't tt a. caf she
cried
Im aetully s,rr, answered
or,cc Merrill enddcnly put ut her
N.m.r, ','l dHrlng is
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15
SUFFRAGIST LOCKED Up.
Planned Inva sion Of Senate Chamber
But Police Inierfered.

Washington. Oct l5 Mlitants Of the
National Woman Party marched 70 the
Capitol yesterday. intending 10 enter the
Senate chamber by surprise and burn anti
suffrage speeches Oh the Senate Hoor
Press agents for the mllltants announced
the surprise Saturday, 90 the. police
were ON hand aud promptly clapped the
wotld-he demonstrators IN the guard room.
Later the women smashed the glass IN
the doors Of the guard room with their
shoes. but police rcinforccmcnts finally
restored order The rnilitants were lcI by
Miss Alice Paul, Of philadoIphla president
of the Woman $ Party
After the Senate adjourned thc women
were relpagpd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15

Once upon a time n King wished 70
find out who were the honest ones among
his subjects. -, +,
The post of treasurer was TO be hiieu
and IT was necessary that the man VINO
held it was ore who was ahsoiu'e'Y
honest and true. i, j,
For in the treasury vaults were pled
tons upon tons of golden COINS, sack upon
sack Of gems. and on its walls hung crowns
and iewelcd swords that had belonged
to hundreds OF the klng 5 ancestors
Out of this room came the money WIN
which every one III the country WAS
paid and this meant that each noh'h 1t
all must pass through the hands 'he
treasurer.
So. when the one holding the post
died tho King studied a long time To
find what To do to secure man whoin
he could trust. But in the midst OF tins
there came news that an army was COM
ING against him from the North
At the head of his men. the Hang set
ont for long march, For two weeks
they swept along. and in battle defeated
the enemy. but rs they were coming
home their food gave out.
1--WE must have corn for our horses
the head of the stables told the King,
"ese they cannot live"
Within few hours the army entered
a pretty valley, which was rich in beau
tifu fields of waving corn. The sun
sparklcd on the broad green leaves and
the big ears stood up thicklv on the
stalks
There i plcntly Of corn here for
our horses sand the King. Let us
get it.
Just at that moment they came by
small! cottage before which was an old
man sitting smoking. The fields
around him were not So fine looking as
those further on, but the crop was not
poor.
"My horses must be fed, my good
man" sand the King, and to do that |
must have corn at once. 1t Is necessary
that ! take the crop from some Of the
farmers about here | cannot pay now,
for my money IS back N the city. But
| am sure YOU will gladly find for me
the field Of one who IS willing to fIu~t
his King. or AT least do this much for his
country Show me some good fields Of
Of corn and ! will order my soldiers to
take IL for their stceds.
The old man rose and bowed TO the
King The crop about me here is not
so good. he said hut follow me and
will guide YOU to where there j. fine
corn and enough To feed Your horses
50 down the road went the man
and slowly on behind came the King,
and after him a long line Of cavalry tramp
ing in the dIist On the man walked
for miles till at last he paused before 4
vast field in which waved the finest oi
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15

Dale; of course we realize that it isn't
your fault''
"Do you think you could stick the
month outp" | asked.
awe can try" groanei Martina nut
| won't eat another mouthful Of lettuce
went on past them down the stairs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15
Huber To Enlarge.

Building Inspector Preston Yesterday
ISSUED permit to Joseph Baker.
New York contractor. 70 construct
bake oven for the Huber Baking Com
panv at Ninth and mon streets. to
cost s25, 900 This VIII be the largest
hake oven IN the tnfo
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15
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SANDMAN STORY.
By Mrs. r. A. Walker
THE HONEST wOODCHOPPER

Copyright 1918. by Mcclure NeWS pnpe'
Syndicate New York CITY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07
What the Big Mitt Did

Ed A. Goewey, in Leslie's.
 The introduction of the big mitt was the thing which made the catcher one of the most important men on team. In the cid days, when the packstons worked with only finger gloves with but scanty padding, there was but little oi modern scientific work behind the bat. In fact it was impossible, considering the tremendous speed used by the twill CT when working from box but 45 feet from the plate, and the catcher had all he could do to get the ball and nans on to it.
 It was when the big mitt afforded the catcher relief that he was able to pay attention to the entire field. Then ne was in a position to watch closely every movement or the entire checkerboard or play and most times frustrate the efforts to steal bases, and this caused bunting. place hitting, the hit-and-run play anu other scientific features to be orlglnateu'
 The principal business of the catcher is to fool the batter, and he does this oy cooperating at all times with the pitcher by the use ot signals If backstop can keep a team from hitting he can pre- vent runs. And here is where clever inside work goes to prevent the loss of games. In working batter there are some r,i1es which the catchers find it pretty safe to follow unless they know exactly what the men at the plate usually cannot hit. For most left-hand- ed batters there is nothing safer than curve Usually he will kill straight ball. Slow balls when mixed with speedy ones are extremely hard to hit, and fhen nit usually offer easy opportunities to the fielders Balls inside of the plate close to the batter also are hard to hit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07
DEATHS

Mrs. A. l.. Nunynrd-FuneraI services of Mrs. Nunyard who died yesterday at the family residence, 2505 Thir- ty-first street, Ensley. will be held at Pike Avenue Baptist church at 1:Sa this afternoon. Interment will follow at Crumley's Chapel ceme- tery. She is survived by her hus- band and young daughter, Hazel; mother, Mrs, R. B. Irwin; four brolh- CTS, S. l.. Irwin, F. B. Irwin, Cyrus Irwin of Pratt City, and Carthus Irwin of Bay Minette; four sisters, Mrs. John McArdle of Pratt City; Mrs. M. L. Brooks of Mckenzie; Mrs L. A.. Griffin. Owossa. and Mrs. John Selzwiddle, Norwalk. Mich. The fol- lowing have been requested to act as pallbearers: George Bolch, c. E. Cooper, Sam Dehoney. Harry Lang ford and H. H. Spangler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07

people still insist in dosing themselves with metallic iron simply, l suppose, because it costs a few cents less strongly advise readers in all cases to ganic iron-Nuxated Iron-or if you don't want to go to this trouble then purchase only Nuxated Iron in its orfg : inal packages and see that this par on the package. If you have taken prep arations such as Nux and Iron and oth- CT similar iron products and failed to get results, remember that such prod y ncts are an entirely different thing
 If people would only take Nuxated Iron when they feel weak or rundown. instead of dosing themselves with habit forming drugs, stimulapts and up their red blood corpuscles. increase their physical energy and get them . selves into condition to ward off the millions of disease germs that are all prising how many people suffer from iron deficiency and do not krow or lt. If you are not strong or well you owe 1t to yourself to make the following how far you can walk without becoming tired. Next take two five e-grain tablets of Nuxated Iron three times per day after meals for two weeks. Then test your strength again 2nd-see how much you have gained.
 aANtFAcruREns' NOTE: St4xsseo Iron sifiesi k prescribed aid recommended abofe by physt4ans IS not secret remedy, but which is well knoTn 70 druggists Unlike the older morEsric iron products 1t them black nor ursst the stomach The manufactrtrs guarantee successful entirely satisfactory results 70 every purchaser or they will refund your money II dispensed in this city by auorher drussists-Ad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07
NEGRO WOMAN VICTIM
 OF JEALOUS LOVER
Mary Stuart, With Throats Cut From
 Ear to Ear, Dying at IF ospital

Charged with slashing tb throat of Mary Stuart, negro. in frors of her resi- dence at AIS Fifteenth stree t, north last night at about 9:3o o'clock Richard King negro, was arrested and placed in the city jail at 1o;35 o'clock by Officers Alex ander, Propst, Lyons am Id Walton. The womans with her throat cut from ear to ear, and slashes over her breast ana arms, was carried to U le Hiilman hos pital in an ambulance of Echols ~ Strong. She is not expected to live
 It is stated by the arresting officers that the trouble arose when two negro men went to her hcalsss last night to Ind which was the "chosen one" and 1t is alleged that King was discarded. He attacked the womstD. with a knife and ran from tho scene r.of the cutting inrne diately, but was caught by some negroes at Sixteenth stretst and Fifth avenue. north, where he was held at the point of pistol in the hands of an unknown negro man until the arrival of the of- ficers.
 When |, the offic CTS arrived King was standin- in 8 all circle in the center Of . crowd of neglroes that had gathered. and was held by the ominous looking nluzzle of tho .Ss3 in his captor's hand. It is not known whether or not there were eyewitnesses- to the cutting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07
COMIC Sn|E TQ
 GERMAN INVASION
 OF RUSSIA IS SEEN
Mere Handful of Huns Cap tured" Odessa Under Guns
 of Black Sea Fleet

Vologda. Russia, May 24-(Correspond- erce of the Associated Press )-EIow comedy has been interwoven with trag- edy in the story of the German sweep over southern Russia since the signing of the peace treaty at Brest-Litovsk has been told in reports of the "capture' of Odessa, which has been brought to the American embassy here.
 French officer. who flew by airplane from Jassy, Rumania, to Odessa, arriv- ins there on the day the Germans en- tered, ana who escaped by boat, told the story to an American official who had left Odessa two days before and who since, after a journey full of perils and difficulties. has just reached vologda.
 Although there was Russian fleet in the harbor, with big guns enough to wreck the city. and the Russian garrison was strong, the capture" of Odessa was made by a mere handful of Ger mans.
 On the morning of March 12, when the city was in fear and trembling, not so much at the approach of the Germans as at the fear that the revolutionary sailors would wreck the town, a big touring car, painted war gray, and ac- companieo by few motorcycles. came whizzing into Odessa. This was the Ger man invasion-six officers and about as many privates.
 They drove to the soviet headquarters and demanded barley. The soviet au- thorties debated for a few moments and then decided to arrest their invaders They did, but the populace, fearing the sailors would wreck the town, clamored outside the building and finally the "oc- cu2yng force" was released. When sail OTIS from the fleet came to barley with the Germans the crowd outside mobbee the sailors and the Germans rescued the sailors from lynching.
 at the expiration of which few com panies of German soldiers came to Odes-
 sa and occupied the city--which has a population almost as large as St Louis, Mo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07
Letter From '@Dad-dee" "Ouer ln France To His Family

A very interesting letter has been re- ceived by Mrs. Ross c. Spier from her husband, Capt. Ross c. Spier, now with the medical reserve corps in France. Captain Sper has addressed the letter to his family. now residing at Furman.
 The letter follows:
 My Dearest Little Family:
 It musts be that there has been a strong telepathic current connecting us these three days that have passed, for my mind has rested strongly on my little folks. These have been days of travel for my organization, and we have thor oughly enjoyed them. The entire trip was through a beautiful country, perhaps the most beautiful that I have ever seen
 It seemed as if every plowman in France were an artist Every hillside was painting. The blowing was done with an astonishing mathematical ac- curacy; the long rows were straight as a plumb line, and together the width was perfect, forming rectangles or squares that attracted the admiration of distant observers, because of the con tracts between these different geo. metrical figures, some green, some brown and others of a darker shade. Dependins for this wondrous spector on whether the seeds of wheat had germinated on one plot or still another, was freshly plowed,l or another plowed for sometime, or still another greatly darkened by a thick coating of manure. The French farmer fertilizes his little plot of land heavily. Every farmhouse has it's ma nure compost heap, with rotting hay, straw and stable manure
 This is indeed a beautiful country The erapevines dotted the hllsides in regular rows at unvarying intervals. These were neatly and methodically arranged: heaps of sharpened sticks that were reserved for the proper time to stick in ground
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07
AMERICAN BLUSHES

The American blushed under his tan and smiled ruefully. fOh, we are good. all right. shorty.' he replied, through clenched teeth
 The bullets kept coming in waves but the, American did not dodge again
 On they went down the shell-torn slope that led to the Hamel wood. They had encountered no enemy as yet, >but they were in the zone of barbed wire that tore their legs cruelty at times as they pushed through the network of sharp spikes Then came the first German trench defense and in a runway were several gray coats firing with rifles at the advancing troops
 Hit them, Yank, At theni" yelled the Australian. and he hurled himself over the parapet like a tiger.
 There was no necessity to urge the Yankee He was down among the Ger mans like a whirlwind, and then there began a furious funging and parrying with the bayonets. There were four Ger mans in that pit, great strapping fellows, with plenty of fight in them. The yAmerf- can was in a battle rage and he fought furiously, but with the same headwork that characterized lis veteran comrades methods IL was all over in moment, and the enemy lay crumpled in the ditch. The American had accounted for two of them he had held his own.
 Good fellow Tank, you certainly can fightr' the Australian said but, hell. man, don't never stab another BochA through the chest. Yoasll bust your Steei and tl1ers'll be the devil to pay. G.ss 'en in the throat!''-
 Out of the Hamei wood the Germans were flainsailiinY wicked fire from their machine guns. but there was no slackeu- ing of the advance of the Australian or the American. They surged forward with heads bent down and tAath set
 Just little distance ahead was q machine gun nest and bullet from that direction grazed the Americans cheek. It angered him. He had had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07
Wireless Operator Back From
 Trip To- Italy and France
Local Boy Visits Columbus Birth Place, Stops in France and Sinks a
 German Sub"

s When the local wireless station in the war, Will owen Watkins. who was president of the local association, en- listed in the signal corps of the United States. and was sent to the Cambridge Harvard radio station at Belmar. N. J.
 CT wanted action so I got them to take me out of that division and put me in the armed guard service. and I have been on a cargo ship of Uncle Sam ever since" said Watkins yes- terday, he having just returned to Bir- mingham for few days visit to home folks. his father being D. o. Watkins of the Birminghs Laundry company.
 IL n5ght he stated hers thst
 Chteg Wireless Operator Watafns
 @9 enc of Uncle Sanl'N merchant
 sM1Us 1uiettg married Miss MabE@
 Gentry of West Eind last Weanes~
 dsy evening,
 e9 have just returned from Ita3v we having landed at Genoa" said Watkins My, but that is a beautiful country. and it was great trip that we had over. While out in the Mediterranean sea we sent one of the German subs to kingdom come, and it only took one SnoI 10 QO It. IT a GSTuldn SUD sees the American flag they beat 1t. They canouflage the periscope with DOT poise and in many cases hoist small sails that the periscope may not be seen. But our gunners shoot just as soon as they see something that looks the least bit like submarine perts- cope"
 'Tn February we left New York and had mighty rough trip over, landing at Gibraltar where we stopped for a month, going from there to Genoa Italy. We spent month there. rrnr- ing the return trip so close to cks French coast that we could easily see the ruins along the coast with glasses. We spent a week at Marsef1les
 T want to say this: Thesred triangle certainly looks good to man in the service. They are the stuff, and the boys are all for the "Y'' and the Red Cross, While in Genoa bad occasion to land in one of the huts when I got lost, and they took great scaEe of me visited the birthplace of Chrfsto- pher Columbus at Genoa. and saw many other very interesting pGaceskof his- torical nature.
 '"rhe feed that we get .in the navy Is fine. It is all that we could wish. Chicken. ice cream, wateamsAlons--that don't sound so bad, does it? Well. that 's what they had waiting for us when we landed in New York; on ,the return trip"
 Mir Watkins will leave atomoyrow night for the service, .ands does, not doubt but that he will b@ on thy, hisyf seas again in the next few weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07

oy the side of the grapevines, in order that they might train themselves thereon.
 The French are remarkably systematic and methodical in everything that they do. They work neatly and effectively However, the peasant class as a rule and uncleanly. This makes the creators of lovely farms, well ordered vineyards and orchards, rather repulsive. They are rather careless, too, in their homes, ex- cept in the rooms for officers who may be billeted with them. These they keep very neat and clean, with nice bed linen furniture, etc.
 In the same billet with me is an off. cer from California, who is most persever- ing and assiduous in his eff to learn the French language He makes Linn- self very much at home with the family. Last night he was talking with them un- til 930 p. m., and whsn he left I heard big sigs of relief (presumably) com
 ing from the young mademoiselle. I could imagine seeing them shrug their shoul-, ders and grimace
 We shall probably be bilIeted here for some days. All of us would much prefer work This becomes very monotonous.
 This letter had to be laid aside until tonight. When I started it last night was very sleepy. We had been awake all of the night before. The major and stayed on the back seat of the touring car We talked until 2:30 a. m, and then mapped for short time, getting up at 5 o'clock a. m. for breakfast The peo- pie of that partIcuiar village refused to Sive us billets. The welcome accorded us in some places was great, in others very cold.
 In one of the cities in which we stopped we received a very warm welcome, ie, thought so We were late arriving, and consequently late in searching for billets All of the officers but two be- came discouraged, and I was one of the two that did not. The interpreter in the very next place found room that gave to the lieutenant, as he was older and had more baggage. The very next r1aoa yvaS q nalaee-almost I was well