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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17
LETTERSOF TESSIE AND JOE
THE LETTERS OF TESSIE AND JOE
Dear Tessle:

Dear Tessie:
Believe me your letter saved my life
TODAY. | hadn't placed an order for single
can OF soup all day, and was feeling about
as cheerful as the seven year itch when you
letter came telling me about the kid
turning over on its back all by itself.
Some husky, heh, for 3 months wouldn't
leave him overdo it, though, If ] was
YOU, Tessie wouldn't want any child OF
mine TO grow into circus acrobat. Not
that I'm a snob or nothing like that, and
a circus acrobat is entitled to as much re-
spect as anybody else as long as he be
haves himself, but brains before muscle"
is my motto and always has been.
Although, nowadays, Tessie, the more
of q bulge a mans muscle puts In his
arm, the more Of bulge his pay roll is
libel to put in his pants pocket. Anybody
knows 1T takes pure brains to sell Daisy
Canned Soups-not that I'm Knocking my
own line but some of others Is better,
that's alI-and sometimes by the time
I'm through reasoning with some of them
hick grocers my mind Is in perfect perspI-
ration. And yet j bet a 1914 dollar TO
modern doughnut that if ] was out swing
ing pickax somewheres all day long with
nv mind a perfect blank I'd be making
Just as much money. The fellow that said
lin unions there is strength" said a
mouthful, III say.
The other day / was reading about a
bank cashier who went and took job
working on the docks SOS he could sup
port his family in the style it wanted to
get accustomed to. And | consider he
done just right. Counting other peoples |
800 bills for income of SIS week is no |
life for a man with backbone even If |
n has got a white collar around the |
top of it, Us brain workers will organize |
some of these days, Tessie, and then you'll |
see the fur fly. Maybe some of it'll fly |
around your neck in the shape of seal |
skin scarf. Joke.
Well so long Tessie, old better half. |
Keep showing the baby my Photograph |
mot that last one) so'sit wont be surprised |
when it sees me. Lovingly
.IOe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. f. A. Walker.
Copyrieht. 1919, by tho McCure News
paper Syndicate. New YORK City.
Mr.. BADGER GETS EVEN.
porf III


All dav long Billy Badger was very
busy calling on all the wood folk, from
the smallest to the largest, and to each
he gave these directions ms he left: Now,
be sure you are not late; just at sunrise,
remember; down by the clump OF ever
green trees under the hill.
That night when he returned to his
home there was Mr.. Fox still in his bed
eff you happen to wake up before
light" said Mr.. Badger, ~ wish you
would speak to me, for l was told today
that there are some very fine partridges
running around every morning early on
the hill near the road.
"I do not care much for partridge,
but once in while one goes well Tor
breakfast"
1t was not long after that Mr.. Fox
crawled carefully out of bed, for he
thought, of course, that Mr.. Badger
was asleep. But he was not; he was
wide awake and waiting for just what
happened.
and down to the evergreen trees, where
he had the end of string tied fast to a
tree, and on the other end of it was the
little red rooster on wheels standing on
the top of the hill.
Mr.. Badger crept along with the string
until he was where he could pull 1T and
make the little red rooster move.
He could hear all the wood folk, creeping
cautiously to the hiding place back OF
the clump of evergreens, and well he
knew that Mr. Fox was on the other
side of the hill waiting for the partridge.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17

'He won't care whether it is a part
ridge or rooster" said Mr.. Badger,
"and / was afraid he might think it
strange if wanted to catch q rooster,
so | said partridge instead"
Just then. the sun began to show a
bit and Mr. Badger pulled the string,
making the little red rooster run along
the path on the hill, and quick as a
flash up from somewhere came Mr..
Fox and pounced upon 1T.
But he had no sooner caught il than
he dropped it and more astonished
creature than Mr.. Fox it would have
been hard to find. He poked the little
rooster with his nose and sent IT tumb-
ling down the hill and with a look of
disgust he started to walk away.
But at that instant out came all the
wood folk with wild cry of delight
and Mr. Fox gave one last look over his
shoulder and fed down the hill on the
other side.
But Jimmy Crow flew after him and
cawed loudly: Don't you ever make
fun of me again for being fooled by a
scarecrow after what / have Just seen.
Cswi cawl c-a-wl"
Mr.. Badger ran back to his home
quite sure he would not be bothered
by Mr.. Fox again; and he was right, for
Mr.. Fox had no wish TO be made fun of,
and he took himself off to another wood
to live and never came back TO bother
Billy Badger again.
THAT was better than quarreling
with him." said Billy as he suuggled down
into his bed, 'tand had a lot of fun, too. "
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17

Last week ! spoke Of the excellent op-
portunlty for the woman who had some
money to invest, and who was capable Of
business management, 10 the runni ng of a
hotel according to the new ideas that are
springing up. But there are many other
lines of work In relation TO hotels that
women will find profita BILE.
= Every hotel has its store-room de-
partment, and women are being used
more and more 10 head this Important
part Of hotel management and TO man
the under positions going with it. II is
well, if q woman wishes to make such
work her business in life, to seek employ
ment under a competent store-room
woman, and learn the work from her
She will be taught the conservation and
care Of foods, the making of salads and
dressings, and hundred little details of
management that can only be learned
through experience. She will have her
maintenance, and she will get from twenty
to thirty dollars week After some months
of this she will be equippe d with experience
and knowledge enough to look out for the
position of head store-woman in some
smaller hotel, and from there work on
to the really big positions, which pay
fifty and sixty and even more week.
She will learn about buying in quantities,
and planning for large numbers, how to
use the leftover viands in appetizing
entrees, and can look forward finally to
the place of steward, high paid and
important position.
A woman who is no longer young can
hope TO get work of this sort, and to make
a good income and have a dignifed and
important place in the world Of useful
work, if she has any natural aptitude
She must be neat, quick and able to mix
with other people without friction. Home
housekeeping experience will be a help.
But she does not need previous training
to get start, as she does in so many
other occupations. 1t is worth considering
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17
The Furniture Must BE
Rightly Priced

the rightness and fairness TO De determined. not
by the purchasers yearnings or the sellers am
bitions but by cost of production plus fair pro-
fit to maker and retailer
Everything above this is overcharge: every
thing processing to be below it, is-well is US
ually false profession.
Good furniture costs good money TO pro-
duce nowadays, and there is no present that a
store can less afford to make YOU than a present
of such furniture.
Now, therefore, is the time 70 beware OF
startling prices on furniture, should YOU en-
counter any People who succumb 70 their
lure may be startled in another way after a
little wear and tear has made evident the a
ferior quality of their supposed bargains
All Wanamaker August Sale furniture i
priced 10 to 80 per cent below regular. and lower
prices on its like cannot be found in this city
or in other cities.
For an example: small group Of fine oak
pieces, adaptable 70 service in either living
room or hall, has just come in-long, imposing
tables dignitied nigh-back chairs. and the like
These we'll sell at 40 per cent off
A second group consists Of handsome ma
hogany pieces, mostly of the odd or single"
type-toilet tables and other bedroom pieces
tea-wagons, writing desks, and SO on, which are
priced one-third below regular.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17

woman doctor who has good chance
To see various classes of city folk IN more
intimate way than would the average
individual gave AS her opinion recently
that the small apartment had something
TO do with the present tendency TO di-
vorce and separation. Especially d!d she
think this was true with the class o.
people who have been brought up. &C.
customed TO larger quarters and VINO nave
not learned the painful lesson OF living
in congested quarters.
But some of these small apartments
are most tempting. The pretenhous en-
trance hall. the reception room, llver1ed
hall attendant and the elevator TO save
you from climbing stairs, ell these things
make yos overlook that the apartment
for which you pay eighty dollars consists
OF small livingroom, bedroom a hath
and hole in the wall called kitchenettc
And here the young bride tries TO Keep
house Maybe she even attempts 10 90
the washing-in the bathtub, OF course
for there is no washtub. And perhaps she
tries to care for q baby or two IN these
small quarters.
If she can do il with success TO her be
CONGRATULATIONS. But as matter OF fact
il is something that is difficult indeed for
our hundred per cent American young
people to live in such eramped quarters.
They are used to room, and enough room
is one of the things that our pioneer an
cestors certainly had if they never had
anything else.
IL you are starting up, and there IS
any choice between an unpretentious
suburban cottage of i've or SIX or more
rooms and that little two-by four apart
ment-you choose the cottage. 1t may
have nothing TO compare with the gilded
entrance hall and the smooth-rlnning
elevator. but it is the place where you
will have a chance to develop your skill
as a housewife.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
By Lee Pape.

Yestidday was Noras day off and ma
had 70 make suppir, saying, Deer me.
/ don't know wat to have, there's so
mutch lam left over Id make lam
stew if your father liked it, o well,
CESS Ill make lam stew.
Wich she did, saying, Benny, I've got
some sewing to finish up stairs, ! wunt
you TO stay down hcer and see that the
stew duzzeDt bern, jest stir it once IN a
vile, that's all
And she went up stairs and ! stayed
+, IN the kitchen and started to keep the
lam stew frum berniDg, and after a
, vile / herd Puds Simkins wissle out
! In the alley and / went out and opered
the gate and started to tawk to him
and pritty soon Puds shifted upwards
saving, Pew, watts bernlng, pew. +,
Gosh, does it smell like lam stew i
! sed. And ] quick ran back and started
| to stir the lam stew agen, being mutch
harder to stir down at the bottom than
wat it was before and smelling fearse,
and ma called down stairs, Benny, is
epything bernlng down there?
I'm not sure, ma this lam stew smells
sumth ing Ike it, ! sed And ma came
running down.. saying, You bad boy, /
should say it does smell sumthing like
sll YOU had to do to il was simply stir it.
WellG ma. thq Is all did to it, ] sed.
Wich it was, tie trubble being dident
do it enuff, and ma sed, You Jest wait till
your father heers about this, you jest
wait.
And sh e sent me errolind TO the butchers
for some stake, being pops most favorite
thing and wen he came home ma told.
him about the lam stew, being his ieest
favorite thing, and pop .pertended to
tawk mad and gave me dime to go TO
the movies
Proving the effect is Jest the same
weather its good luck or good manage
mint.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17
The Furniture Must Be Right
for the House

The Wanamaker Sale contains the furni-
ture that is right for every house, down to
its least room.
The immense range and variety provides
for all homes and all tastes. Our regular furni-
ture stocks, larger than those carried by any
two other retail establishments, are thrown un-
reservedly into the Sale; thousands of the finest
specimens of cabinet-work produced-for we
will countenance no other kind
Additional large purchases have supplied
us with thousands more, of pieces just as fine,
for we would order or accept no other kind of
furniture for a Wanamaker Sale.
There are splendid pieces for splendid
homes; quaint and rare pieces (many brought
from foreign lands) for those who seek individ-
uality in furnishings
Indeed, none of our furniture is common
place, even to the simplest sets or pieces for
the least pretentious of homes.
Every desirable kind of wood, every stand
ard period design, every modern fashion or
even finish in furniture is represented; and
from the finest home in "our town" to the small
est summer bungalow that ever perched on the
top of hill, THE RIGHT THING is here
CAS- matter of fact, well-bred piece of
furniture is like well-bred personal home
almost anywhere
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17
BE PRETTY! TURN
GRAY HAIR DARK
Try Crandrnother's Old Favor
ite Recipe of Sage Tea and
Sulphur.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
iustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray. Years ago the only way to get
this mixture was to make it at home,
which is mussy and troublesome Now
adays, by asking at any drug store for
tWyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. :"
you will get large bottle Of this famous
old recipe, improved by the addition of
other ingredients, at small cost.
Don't stay grayl Try it, No one
can possibly tell that you darkened
your hair, as it does it so naturally and
evenly. You dampen sponge or soft
brush with it and draw this through your
hair, taking one small strand at time
by morning the gray hair disappears and
after another application or two, your
hair becomes beautifully dark, glossy
and attractive.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17

A few are genuine an
tiques; while the greater
number of the articles come
from overseas, and distil the
quaint or foreign atmosphere
one associates with such
pieces as-to take random
selection
A richly carved and dec
GRATED Italian credence (or
cabinet; the exquisite Capri
vases, and other pieces of
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17
The Furniture Must Be
Right In Itself

The wood must be sound and well-seasoned,
the construction substantial the finish perfect,
and all grace and beauty possible impaired to
the lines and decoration
Like handsome and we'll fitting garment,
it is hard for a fine and simple piece of furni-
ture to go out of style.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17
here's So Much To Be Thought of in Getting Furniture

For the beauty, variety and quality display
ed in its furniture, this August Sale stands with
out peer.
From the point where other stocks reach
their limit of service in these features. the
Wanamaker stocks go on TO still higher grades
Inferior furniture we do not carry
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17
Force Of Habit.

why is it be can never remember any
thing that ia wanted i'm this house?'
Hard to say, | am sure, unless il is
because he used to be a popular restaur-
ant waiter"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17

this fine pottery, examples of
which are now on exhibition
IN a street window; two
Chinese lacquered cabinets,
| "A borate wonder-pieceS,
done in vermilion and gold.
mounted on black; and a re.
Gently imported and Very
fine collection of lamps and
lampShadeS and candlesticks
in unusual styles.
The entire contents Of
this distinguished and inter.
esting series of salons il
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17
A Walk Through the Little House
lEifth CheStn
Fifth Floor, Chestnut

gives plenty of pleasure and
many hints of palaces, to the
discriminating eye of the
beauty-lover or the seeker
after curious things, novel
things = or perhaps, old
things, for many of the rare
and beautiful articles of fur
nishing, which are displayed
here with such consumate
taste, are cunning reproduc-
tons of antique effects of
mellow beauty or historic
suggestion.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17
DAILY ECONOMY CALENDAR
ROOM ENOUGH.

Copyr,sht. 1915. by the mcclure News
naper Syndicate. New York City.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17
THE GIRL ON THE JOB.
By Jessie Roberts.
HOTEL OPPORTUNITIES.

Copyright. 1920. by Wheeler Syndicate Inc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-17
In the Furniture Sale at Is Per Cent Off

uith
Of
Indiana daily times., 1920-05-06
SECURITIES RISE
AFTER DECLINES
Irregularity at Opening Fol-
lowed by Strength.

NEW YORK, May 6.-The stock mar
ket displayed an irregular tone at the
opening today, with the general trend to
lower levels.
Steel common sold of ss to 9ess. Bald
win advanced IL to 119M and Crucible
Steel AZ to 1451a. Republic Steel yielded
q to 9815.
The oil issues were lower, Mexican Pc
troleum dropping ia to 1904. and Pan
American Petroleum. after selling up to
90, falling to 9S1z. Fractional losses were
sustained into Texas Company and Royal
Dutch
Many of the specialties were promi-
rent,, q. S. Realty advancing 615 to 6S1s,
Atlantic Gulf 2s4 to 1852 and international
Paper 1 point to "A.
General Motors, old stock, was strick-
en- from the list and the former eertih-
Gates rose Il to 31A. Studebaker yield
ed * to g.
Fractional advances were made in the
After the first fifteen minutes the list
generally moved up. Baldwin rose TO
1904, a gain of over points. U. ).
Steel common. after selling at 96ss,, ad-
gain of over l point to above 90.
Mexican Petroleum ranged between
1S01s and 1881 and Pan-American moved
up from 9SA to 9915. Pierce Arrow ad-
vaDced is to 59S and Studebaker rose
to SO.
In the afternoon steel common fell 1
point to 90; Baldwin. 3 points to 117es
and Republic Steel dropped over points
to 97%.
Pan-American fell from 100 to 97% and
Mexican Petroleum dropped points TO
179A
Pierce Arrow, after selling up 80 to
61k. dropped to 59Ss.
The market closed heavy. Atlantic
Gulf advanced to a closing of 1898. while
Marine preferred rose 1 point to S69s.
Steel common fell over point to 90,
while Baldwin reacted nearly points to
1167s. Republic Steel was 25s lower at
97A
American Petroleum sold of
points from It's high to 9S. while Mex
Jean Petroleum was points lower at
1IS%.
Pierce Arrow fell over points to 59A
Reading was finally $685. Studebaker SOS
international Paper 74h. American Wool
en- 11115 and Crucible Steel 140.
Government bonds unchanged; rail-
way and other bonds steady.
Indiana daily times., 1920-05-06
Other Live Stock

CINCINNATI, May 6.-Hogs-Recoipts
5000; steady to 25c lower; heavy. SfiM
49, mixed, $15.25; mediums, $15.75M16
light, $3.50; pigs, $1450; roughs, SILL
weak; bulls, strong; calves, $17G175 90,
with few. tops at SIS Sheep-Receipts,
EAST ST LOUIS. Ill. May 6-Cattlc
Receipts. 1000; market slow and steady.
Hogs Receipts, 1900; market. lights
steady, others lower; mixed and butchers,
St490G1550: good heavies $13.15d1IT5
rough heavies, $11@12: lights, $l5.10G
1850; pigs, S13M15; bulk of sales. $15@
1875. Sheep-Receipts. 1000 market
CLEVELAND, May e,-HOgs-Receipts,
$500; market steady; yorkers S15S5
mixed, S15S5; medium. $14.25: pigs,
$3.50; roughs, $11.T5: stays, 50. Cattle
Receipts, $50; market, slow. Sheep and
top, $1s. Receipts, 800; market,
CHICAGO, May 6.-Hogs-R Receipts.
81 900; market 25c higher; bulk, S13.75@
15.60; packers. $12;4Oq18 light. $4,000
1910; pigs, S13.50@15.25; roughs. $l2d
1880 Cattle-Recelpts, 200; market 15c
higher; butchers, sS@13.T5; Gamers and
cutters, $50D775: stockers and feeders.
$9.25@12: cows, $775@12; calves, $11@13.
Sheep-Receipts, 400; market higher
lambs, S16.2501s.75; ewes, $10@12.5O.
light; market steady, choice, $13Gtf :
good. $12.60@13; fair, $1l@12; veal
calves, s17@1S. sheep and lambs-Re-
ceipts, light; market higher prime weth
crs. s12 50@13; good $1l ld12; fair mixed.
Hfogs@Receipts. Is doubles; % market
higher; prime heavies, S14.T5@15: me
dums, 's1675@16.9O heavy workers,
$1675d1695; light yorkers S15.75@l6,
PIGS $15d15.5o; roughs' Sl1@i2.5o; stags,
Indiana daily times., 1920-05-06
GRAINS ADVANCE
AFTER WEAKNESS
Early Trading Up &c, With De-
mand Then Lessening.

CHICAGO, May 6.-Grain futures re-
covered after a weak opening on the
Chicago Board of Trade today and
sold up as high as three points during
early selling The market settled later
as the demand developed into moderate
buying, but continued to show gains in
both corn and oats over the opening.
Provisions were higher, with buying
mostly of September lard.
May corn opened late at $1.S2h, down
tc, and later gained 2ssc. July opened
down Ac, at $1.6S, but later was up 19sc.
September opened at $1.50A, down hc,
but later gained 3sc.
May oats opened at $10419, down CSC,
and remained unchanged. July opened
September opened down 15c, at 76Mc, and
later was up 1c.
At the close corn futures had jumped
from to more than cents. High cash
prices and a report that Germany has
bought 10000 bushels of corn in the
Argentine were responsible.
Indiana daily times., 1920-05-06
INDIANAPoLIs CASH GRAIN.


Corn-strong No, white, Sl92% a
1851. No. 3 yellow, S1.92M1o4Ia; No.
8 mixed. Sl9OIaG1.91.
Oats-Steady No. white. Sl2oA.
Hay Firm; No. ] timothy, $39m40;
clover mixed, $5S.50039; No. ! clover
mixed, $5SG3S50
inspections
Wheat-No 3 red, car; No. red,
l car; total. 2 cars,
Corn-No. > white. cars; No. 3
white. Q cars: No. yellow. cars;
bominy feed, l car; No. 4 yellow, ! car.
No yellow, car: No. mixed, ] car;
sample mixed. cars; ear, cars; to-
tai, % cars
oats-No. . white. % cars; No. white.
3 cars; No. mixed, car; total, -
cars.
Rye-No. ?, 1 car; No 4, car: total.
cars.
Hay-Standard timothy. car; No. 1
clover mixed. / car; total, cars.
Indiana daily times., 1920-05-06
Today's Markets in Review

NEW YORK-Chandler Motor has de-
clared stock dividend of 33 3 per cent
and the Canadian Pacific the regular
quarterly dividend of 21a per cent on
common.
CHICAGO-The export demand for
wheat is sympathetic factor in corn
The foreign buying is attributed to
short covering by Australia, to antici-
patton of an embargo against Argentine
shipments and gloomy reports OF United
States crop conditions.
WASHINGTON-The interstate COM
merce commission has been requested by
representatives of the grain and live
stock interests of the middle west and
northwest to invoke the emergency pow
ers given It under the new transporta.
tion act to relieve the car shortage
MfNNEAPOLls--Ther IL q strong de-
mand for csAh wheat at 6@IOe higher.