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Mother-in-LaW Diplomacy
By WINIFRED BLACK.

whose Articles Have Won for Her
the Devotion of Millions Of
ThInkinG Readers.
ERE'S the mother in law
n again-poor thing! She
seems to be always getting
somebody into trouble or being in
trouble herself.
This time it's the other people
she's bothering.
She owns three houses-lucky
woman!-very nice houses they are,
too, with broad porches and spa
cious rooms and sunny windows.
every one of them has a pretty,
well-kept garden at the back.
Mother-in-law lives in one house.
her widowed sister lives in the next
house, and son and his rather new
wife live in the third house.
The new wife wants to move.
No, there's nothing the matter
with the house. 1t isn't too big to
take care of or too small to enter
tain in. 1t has exactly the right
number of bedrooms and the dining
room. really is delightful, and there's
nothing wrong with the neighbor-
hood-in general.
In particular, there's just one
thing wrong with it, and that is
the mother-in-law.
Praise VIII Win.
Mother-in-law doesn't like the
new daughter. She doesn't approve
of the way she cooks-mother-in-
law slices her apples for her apple
pie, and daughter-in-law cuts hers
into teeny pieces-isn't that enough
to break any mother-in-law's heart?
How does she know about It?
Why, she knows everything about
everything.
She's in the house and out of the
house a dozen times a day. No pan
try is so dark that she can't tell ex-
actly how every corner of II looks.
No bureau drawer so personal that
she doesn't feel at liberty to open
IL and look in.
She comments and criticizes and
finds fault. She watches to see who
comes to spend the afternoon with
daughter-in-law, and stops husband
on his way home from the office to
tell him all about who, which, when
and what.
The other day, after a particularly
unpleasant half-hour, daughter-in-
law told mother-in-law not to come
back any more-and now she's wor-
ried about IL. She thinks she's done
wrong, and / think so, too.
don't blame her a bit, but still 1
think she was wrong.
The house doesn't cost her hus-
band a penny for rent. It's really
a sort of gift from his mother, and
as lone as he is determined to live
there and won't even hear of NOV
ing, II were I'm daughter-in-law's
place, I would make up my mind to
making the best OF mother-in-law.
More than that, I'D get the best OF
her-Td make her fond OF me In
spite OF herself.
The next time she began to criti-
size me I'd run up to her and give
her a good hug, and I'D say, YOU
darling. you're just exactly like The
funny mother-in-law you see In tbN
movies--only underneath you're no
different. I just can't help loving
you. You're so much like joe" or
Jim, or whatever his name may be
I'd praised her and flatter her AMI
tell her how nice she looked In hor
new dress, and RENE ember some
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thing nice that somebody said about
her, and the first thing you know
she'd be telling all the neighbois
what a treasure you are. and tie
next thing she'll be scolding your
husband because he doesn't really
appreciate you.
Heal the Wound.
Finesse, my dear-finesse. tact
diplomacy. These are the things for
a situation like this.
You have all the best of 1t your
way. You're young and she's old.
You're right and she's wrong. Her
son is your husband, and your hus-
band is only her son.
She's a foolish. meddlesome, i'm
pertinent old lady-but you should
be too happy and too busy to let
her make you miserable for one
single minute.
Wait till the little Jim or the lit
tie Joe arrives-and then you'll see
she'll be "Gra andma" then, and you'll
be awfully glad to have her handy
every once in a while.
Don't say a word about it to your
husband. Let her do the complain
ing and the gossiping and the fuss
ing. He'll soon put an end TO that.
Men are a good deal like the funny
dog who always bites the stick and
never seems to look to see who
threw il.
You be pleasant, agreeable, good
humored, reasonable---let her be all
the other things. and before you
know it you'll have to take her
part as woman for woman against
your husbands irritable impatience.
Mustard and vinegar and salt
don't seem to be helping the wound,
do they?
Try bread and milk poultice and
see how that will work.
Copyright, 1920. Newspaper Feature Serv.
ice, Inc. Great Britain Rights Reserved
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The Rhyming
Optinaist

7 AM naught but 4 dreamer, and
that may be why I'm no good
as a schemer and can't sell or
buy. The merry March halter can
skin me a block in singing the
patter Of bond or of stock. / am
not in the running with wise finan-
ciers; though their check books
look stunning, I shun such careers.
1t would make me too solemn to
save all my cash and to read Brad
streets column while eating my
hash. And fear / could never
stand up to the strain of great saw
ings, however I knew IT would
rain. Yes, indeed, II would pain
me to lay coin away just because
'twould be rainy on some future
day. But don't let my lot sadden
your innocent glee, for old Mr..
Aladdin had nothing on me. In
fact he was pestered with genie
and lamp. while in regions seques-
tered I calmly encamp. He had
rugs that flew lightly of magical
stuff; but my pipe, though un-
slightly. works quite well enough.
When long for a visit to tropical
isles where the flowers are ex-
auisite, the sky ever smiles, do
purchase a ticket as long as my
arm to some African thicket. some,
Singapore farm? Simpler methods
I'm choosing-I cop me. chair that
was built just for snoozing and
sidestepping care. It's more fun,
to my notion, to smoke there so
snug than to sail DER the ocean
astride OF n rug. Although Mr..
Aladdin was first OF his type, I ask
nothing to gladden. my heart but
a pipe. Al was quite an old
schemer with lamp safely stored, but
my class as dreamer backs him
off the board.
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Makes His Own
Parcheesi Board

Saturdays Prize goes to this
letter:
DEAR ELIZABETH LATTIMER:
I am a boy twelve years old. have
been real sick for several weeks, unable
TO go to school or to 70 out to play very
much.
I wanted a Parcheesi board, and as I
couldn't 20 to town I thought I'd try
making one, so I borrowed a board from
a ncighbor, for a pattern, and drew the
outlines on very heavy paper with a lead
pencil, then colored II with crayons and
mounted II on a good stin pasteboard,
cut the counters out OF card board, and
as result l have Parcheesi board
that In nearly as good as one that would
have cost my mother t1.25, had she pur-
chased II at a downtown store.
The entire family enjoys playing the
game, and even the cat that lives across
the way comes in and plays with the
counters.
Trusting that you may deem II con-
sistent to use this. I remain,
Sincerely yours,
1871 Monroe 81. ~ n.
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81 PAID FOR EACH
DOLLAR SAVED
How ! Saved q Dollar.

Here Is a chance for every one
TO earn a dollar by telling how
she has saved a dollar. 1t may be
dollar or more. IL may have
been saved In a day or a wsek,
However. all that matters Is HOW
II was saved.
81 saved and 81 earned by the
telling .of the saving makes W. J
How about IL? BE bI ief and write
only on one side OF paper.
1 will award a prize OF 81 each
day for one Of the suggestions
which ] print.
ELIZABETH LATTIMER.
p. S.-If you want a prize. you
must be willing to have your name
and address used, because that Is
only fair to other contestants. who
have a right to know that each
days prize winner 10 an actual per-
son. However, ! am delighted to
have all sorts OF ideas sent In.
which. II not given a prize. will
be printed with initials only and
help the other, readers.
II your first letter doesn't get
a prize. try again. Even IL IT does.
that Is no bar to your getting an
other IL your idea is worth IL.
e.
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It Was His Mother-in-Law

Gentlemen of the jury" the emil
nent counsel wound up his eloquent
grafton, "I leave the rest to you.
You arc Britons; you come OF
valorous race. AS men, you should
scorn to insult a woman--to i'll.
treat one--to say aught which 10
unbecoming or unmannerly to one
of the gentler sex"
He paused, with an angry glance
at the back OF the court, where
there was sudden disturbance.
Then he shrank back as a stern
looking woman faced him coldly.
And only this morning" she said
loudly, that man called me a med
dlesome old cat"
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Fraternal Friendship.

A curate Of very nervous tenn
permanent was constantly making
awkward remarks intended as com
pliments. Having distinguished
himself in an unusual degree du5-
ing a gathering of clergy at the
bishops palace, he WAS taken to
task for his fallings by n senior
curate who was one OF his com
panions on the way home. Look
here" said thcNsenior decidedly
You are n Donkey Why cannot
you keep quiet instead Of making
your asinlnc remarks7 Mind you
I am speaking to you now rs
brother"
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AN INTERESTING SERIAL BY FAMOUS WRITER
r BY VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN DE WATER.

would. IL so-it means that / care
for him 80 much that
She set her teeth. and shok her
head, She would not admit that
possibility.
But" she mutteTed as she
climbed the front steps of her home.
II have - right 20 sscrifice my
self. And II Doris will not save
Hugh will"
Her mother met her in the hall,
disspproval stamped upon her fea-
lures.
"oh, Ruthie." she complained, II
have been wondering where you
were. Mr.. Rodney has telephoned
that you are TO call him up as soon
as you come in. He said the con-
sultation about Hugh was over. j
asked hom the invalid was, and he
said conditions were as he told you
this morning. L thanked him ana
rang on. 1 was ashamed to admit
that you had told me nothing OF the
matter"
But. Mother. l have not seen you
since them" Ruth reminded her.
"And Doris knows all that l know.
She heard what Mr.. Rodney said
indeed, he said most OF IL to both OF
us. And Doris saw Hugh himself.
after our talk with Hugh's father"
"But Doris Is not in" the mother
complained. "Ah. there she comes
now!" as the front door opened TO
admit her older daughter. Doris.
darling, l was just saying to Ruth
that IL Is q bit hard that q mother
should be the last person to be told
of facts that concern her own child
No Help for Ruth.
Here / came home SO anxious
and both OF you girls were out
where i did not know! Then Mr.
Rodney telephoned and I made the
mistake OF answering the CALL
and he"-
Doris interrupted her. swell
what did he say about Hugh?" she
demanded.
Her manner softened the mothers
resentful mood.
"Poor child-of course you are
anxious about your lover! And
suppose that Is the only reason you
went QUITO get away from your
anxiety"
'Yes that is the reason" Doris
declared. "But what does Hugh's
father say about the consultation"
Mrs. Courtney shrugged her
bnOulucTb. he tOlu INC hothiib'
she replied with a sigh. ''If you
want any information you will have
to get 1t from your sister. She
seems to be the only one who is in
the confidence Of the Rodney family,
as it was for her that Mr.. Rodney
asked.
Ruth explained the situation
briefly. "Mr. Rodney told mother.
Doris, that that the conditions of
which he told us this morning
told both us. you remember-still
exist And he suggested that l tele-
phone him. Would you rather do it
yourself?"
mo" the other declined sharply.
"He did not ask me to do So"
Never mind, darling" Mrs. Court
ney soothed as Ruth went to the
telephone, perhaps he breads the
effect on you-for you are SO sensi-
tive. He must realize how hard this
is for you"
''Oh, mother. 1t Is hard!" Doris
moansd. Nobody but you could
understand how hard"
(TO he Continued.)
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Today's Economy Prize goes to
the following letter:
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BY Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.

Fs~ess writer Of sossis aA1 alert
stsrtss remarkable for their
f..isht and kun~.a H.turs.
Copyright, 1890. Star Company
CHATTER xxxnL.
~ UTH COURTNEY had spoken
* the truth when she said
that she had an engaKement
downtown after luncheon. A bust
ness meeting In connection with the
nursery to be established by her
church demanded her attendance.
She reminded her sister OF this
when their conversation had reach
ed the point OF heated discussion.
II shall be late for the meeting,
as II Is" she said. "And nothing Is
10 be gained by our talking over
this matter any longer. My mind Is
made up. / do not know IL yours Is
but i hope IL IL not. At all events,
nothing can be settled until we
learn from Mr.. Rodney what the
doctors say after their consultation
this afternoon"
'No. OF course we cannot" Doris
agreed sullenly.
Then Ruth went off downtown,
and Doris called up Ralph Norton at
his office to ask him IL he could not
arrange to come In and see her for
a while this evening.
II am as blue as indigo" she con-
fessed.
II wish I dared hope that my COM
S,g to you would lessen the blues"
he said as tenderiy as the proxim-
ity of his stenographer would per-
nit
'Tt WILL" she insisted.
II win be with you soon after
dinner" he promised.
She longed to ask him to come
to dinner. but hesitated to do this
as she recalled that Ruth would be
at home for that meal.
Ruth was beginning to interfere
with her happiness. Doris reflected.
1t was rather hard that this should
be SO. The younger girl might
pause to appreciate that Doris had
had enough trouble already. Yet
Ruth meant wen. of course, only
she was deadly practical.
A Noble Resolve.
The business meeting ended. Ruth
to compose her thoughts. She had
reached a conclusion. Hugh's en-
engagement must not be broken
until he was strong enough to
learn, without risk to his health.
that the girl he loved did not love
him-if, as now seemed probable,
Doris would cease to keep UP the
farce of an engagement Ruth was
a sincere person, yet she was
anxious to have her sister remain
engaged to a man she did not love.
even though this arrangement
would. in the end, mean disappoint-
ment and heartache.
THE end" might find Hugh physi-
cally and nervously able to stand
the destruction of his hopes. Now
such destruction would mean dis
aster to his health, possibly to his
reason.
Something must be done. She had
decided what that something" must
be by the time her walk was ended.
Doris said I would sacrifice her
for Hugh" she mused. Perhaps I
, 1920-07-08

commenced yesterday at llford Brldge.
Partial results follows: Paolit of Fran
won the 16 pound weight put with AZ
feet 10 inches. Throwing 30 pound
weight W. w. Cox, a one time United
States Rhodes scholar, % feet ) lnches
The discussion event P. Quinn, Dublin,
won with 1923 yards in the 4 mile race
in 20 minutes 10 seconds, The quarter
mile hurdles was won by E, w. Wheeler
of Surrey. B. G. D. E i'd, Oxford, won
the half mile race in 1,55 3t5. The 100
yards was won by H F. V. Edwards,
Polytechain hurriers, ia 10 seconds. n
odore C.Speers, Princeton, won the Ham
mer throw with 14O felt 81 Incl
Wimbledon, July 5th.-C. S.
of Pittsburg and r. Norris W."
of b.. a. won the finals in the
tennis doubles championship on Sa.
day by defeating A. r. E. klngscote
and ]. C. Parke of the British Davis
Cup team. The visitors took three OF
the four sets played. The score was
4-6 Ga rs 6-2. r. V. Thomas and +. U.
Hara Wood are the present titled holders.
London, July 5th.-Great yacht rae
ing is now in progress on the river
CLYDE. Fifty vessels were at the Koyal
CLYDE Regatta on Saturday, including
the Kings Britannia. The princlpal
event was won by Mrs. Workman,s
Nyria after a grand contest with the
Britannia which finished second:
NEW YORK, July 9th l92O.
Fl our. Blended Clears St. Lawrence Frand
pr. brl. $3.50
, 1920-07-08

Saturday last a fresh breeze developed
into a hard gale from.the west which the
'tRenoWn" met head on. The Prince
observed the magnificent spectacle from
the observation bridge, while huge seas,
driven by the westerly gale, raved at thee
''Renown' which charged them at d
speed of 20 knots sending the water mast
head high, the spray falling into continu-
Gus cascades in which rainbows appeared.
On Monday when the "Renown vas en-
tering the great Australian Bignt. the
gale became fiercer and the ship was
slowed down to seventeen knots and hit
teen, then finally eleven, The eleven
officers on board the 'RenoWn" since
she was commissioned, say it was the
worst weather the ship has experienced.
They express the opinion that the waves
in the Australian blight were higher than
in the Atlantic. The heavy seas com
ing on b)ard On the upper deck on the
starboard side swept through the steam
picket boat, breaking all fittings and al
so damaged the Princes launch. smash
ing all the cabin windows and carrying
aWayt the sails. Admiral Halsey states
that the "Renown" proved herself a
beautiful seaboat. Today the fury of the
gale has abated, but the sea is still run
ming very high and confused. The
Prince entered Albany Thursday after
noon, after being welcomed by the
State Governor, and by the Major, Coun-
cillors and the people. From Albany
the Prince resumed the journey to Perth
by train.
San Francisco, July 5th?:-The Demo
cratic National Convention went into
its ninth session and its twenty-third
ballot today for a presidential nominee.
There was nothing to indicate tn 1t any
marked change was in prospect from
the last roll call of Saturday night. The
twenty-second ballot had lief: the four
leaders as follows: Cox 430, McAdoo
2724, Palmer 166, Davis 81. A remaining
70 votes were scattered among the other
contenders, Owen, Glass and Cummings
with two recorded for President Wilson
and a couple for Champ Clark. 1t has
been a rule of Democratic Conventions
under the two-thirds nomination rule
that the first man to secure a majority
which wouldsbe 548 votes on the full roll
of this convention got the nomination.
On the face of the 22nd ballot Palmer.
forces were holding the key to the door
to a mojority.
London, July 4th. -Phs Henley Regatea
was a wonderful success the winners won
the Grand Challenge Cup, Magdalene.
College, Oxford. Wyford Cup, Thames
Rowing Club, Silver Goblets, Nickalls
and (,ncas of Magdalene College, Dia-
, 1920-07-08

Meal, Kindred per 100 Tbs 81. so
New Seasons Pork per brl. SAL. 90
Heavy Mess Pork per Dbl. S49.O 90
Sugar---Crystals maximum per 100 lbs
$18.13
Molasses Sugar 800 test, no quotation.
Cotton, Middling Upland, at Liverpool
per ID. % 3O-100d.
Exchange, New York and London, 60
days sight $3.50
Exchange New York and London, sight
LONDON, July 9th 1920.
Sugar, Demerara Crystals. Govt con-
trolled price for July. Duty paid per
cwt. 146s. Sd.
Suge~ a Crystals, (tree of Govt.
ccI,roy uuty paid per cwt. 150s. Cd.
Moscovado Govt. controlled price for
July duty paid 141s. Cd.
Moscovado free of Govt. control duty
paid HOS. Cd. l20s. Cd.
Sugar Muscovado, free of Govt. control
price for July)lduty paid per cwt. 1905. Cd
German Beet $500 fob. no sales.
White Java sugar elf United Kingdom
1905. Cd.
Demerara Rum, per gal. nominal.
Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middling RED per
cwt 12Os. Cd. 0s. Cd.
Cotton. Medium Fine Sea Island, at Liy
erpool per Id. nominal
Bank of England rate of Discount per
cent. Z.
Consols 464.
Three per cent rentes in Paris Fcs. Sc. rs
All prices subject to correction,
, 1920-07-08

Ask reel production featuring Hamy Carey supported by a pleasing east of char
aderS
The scenes are laid in a mining town and the hero is a member of the Texas Rang
es. He is himself being suspected of being a member Of a band of ore thieves, but
clears his shame by bringing in the real criminals, one of whom is his fOter brother
The strong points of the story are its human character touches and sire ng dramatic
moment The story is wenrounded me and sure to please aIo lovers If a picture
with punch" in
, 1920-07-08
Show concluding with;
"African Lions And American Beauties.
Comedy---2 Reels

In q town equally dsqueting healthy both to the Doctor and Undertaken
see THE Fountain Of Youth, The Most Difficulty Omeet", and A Chaufi
Submarine Balloon"
Reserved Sea s.. ...... ...... ... ...... ..... 4OC.
Two first and two last rows of reserved seats .....- SOC.
General Entrance. ....... .................. zoe.
Children 20 and 1Oc.
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Of Public Works on the above named
cate. and the detailed drawings plans.
profiies and specifications which are now
on file and may he seen in the once or
said Board of Public Works Of the CIV
81 Hammond, Indiana Tine Board or
Public Works has fixed the 20th day Of
February 1920 at two o'clock p NJ. as
2 date for the hearing OF OH persons
interested or whose property is affected
by said improvement. and VIII decide
whether the benefits that viii accrue Is
tho property abutfing and adjacent to
The proposed Improvement and eo said
city VIII be equal 70 Or exceed tho ESTE
mated cost or tho proposed Improvement
as estimated by The CITY Civil Engineer.
A. j. SWANSON.
JACOB WIKER
RI q DIETRICH.
Board Of Public Works
WILLIAM ~ ROSE
City CLERK 2-3-I0
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For play hours. when practical clctheA
are in demand. a ample little dress Of
percale or chambray with bloomers TO
m atcn Is indispensable. The frock itself
is demurely simple. having q scsncped
closing bound with bias binding, as well
as the neck. belt and cuffs The boomers
are attached TO band and the lower
edges are adjusted with elastic.
The chfld's romper dress No. $3.50 y
cut in sizes 2. and years. Size -
quires Oh yards 27-inch material for
dress snd III yards 27-inch plain material
for boomers and trimming, with So yards
binding
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SEWER NOTICE

SEWER NOTICE.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
CITY OF HAMMOND. INDIANA
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
You are hereby notified that the Board
of Public Works Of said city viii re-
ceive bids up TO February 18th. 1920. al
Two o'clock r NJ. for the construction
Of a fifteen inch double strength Nitri-
fed socket pipe sewer. with seven man
holes and forty-four six inch by fifteen
inch Y" branches in the alley between
stanton avenue and Davis avenue. from
the center line Of 1l5th street to the
southerlv lire OF Railroad avenue. au-
thorized by Improvement Resolution No.
752. as specified in the plans. profies
adm details now on file
All bids must be accompanied by a
certified check for not less than two
and one-half per cent Of The estimated
cost Of said Improvement
The Board reserves the right to reject
any and All bids
H J. SWANSON
JACOB WIKER
F. 9 DIETRICH
Board Of Public Works
WILLIAM g. ROSE.
City Clerk 2-3-l0
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SEWER NOTICE.

z.
DfPAkIM ENF OF PUBLIC WORKS
CITY OF HAMMOND. INDIANA
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
You are hereby notified that the Board
OF fubic works Of said City VIII re-
ceive bids up to February 18th. 1920. at
two O'Clock r. N. for the construction
Of fifteen inch double strength zitri-
fed socket pipe sewer. with seven man
holes and ffty-two Of six inch by fifteen
inch y branches. IN the alley between