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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
SANDMAN STORY
N Nf IL A NUnlI,nr
THE CLEVER TRICK OF YOUNG FOX.
Projected by George Matthew Adams.

Mr.. Young Fox came bounding into
his home one day all out Of breath
"What in the world is the matter
asked his mother, her face alert and her
ears set, showing her mispicion that some
thing WIS wrong.
"0h. don't be scared, mother" said
her son, III ia MI right or ! should not
have come home, YOU may lie sure, but
certainly did have chase and so did those
dogs
''Oh. dear met and his mother, nun
ring TO see If the door WAS bolied. u wish
there were no such tbingp rs those crei'-
lures.
"Oh. don't be so hard on them you
brow they belong TO our family snid
Mir Young Fox, "and anyway they aie
not SO bad We might have something
worse than MIR. Dog to bother us Il We
did not have thin,
Well, tell me whnt happened said
his mother after she was sure that no
dogs were after her son; ibid they chase
yuu2
Il should say they did replied her
son. "ovcr the hill and through the meadow
aud over the stream. Those dogs were
smart fellows; none Of your fraldy-cat
sort They were bound To catch me and
g,css they would have done II II II had
rut been for the snow
A nice soft place that ! knew about
lccause this morning | tried 20 cross y,
thinking il WIS all frozen hard, and N
tunhed, and such time as had Rettlr Z
out II they had been there then u would
have hecn all over with your Eon. You
srr. i WAS lust comrC out Of Nr Man 3
potltrv house this moruirE when he
o,4eued the door | went in through hole
| fou-d in the alde, bu' wheu be oFcnod
the door | went ont Tint way
lie whs somewhat surprised, tor
g,ioss he had rcvcr seen iox burst
right ont ia bis face before ard he lid
rot call Mr. Dog until got good start
Then two dogs began 80 ChaEe me, a7
told YOU. over the hil and through the
meadow. and when they came Rcrops the
stream. which was some deep, ] began 90
think It wRs time lost thcTn
Il remembered the Snow and how
,ocp and soft Il WAS. and ran for that
.t,ri Il IS where tho roqd turra and Il
tad dnited ,lp even with he high rtonr
wall az course, ] knew Just who're 70
"a, 50 made for the drift afd They after
Iue
"At one side was pile of stoves which
the snow covered Tho dogs did not know
about this. but | did 20 WHOM got them
H tho middle of tho drift. and they were
flourdcrlng bout ! made q leap toF the
stony Mace and over the wall went, and
here ! am
~ did want 70 look back orco more
81 tlr dogs and scc low thev managed.
hut Mr. Man was follnvtaR felt 7arC.
with hls gun. ard did not care e risk
lctlrR him got within rurshot of me
.Dh. dear sighed his mother, i
do wish vou would rot take such risks
Suppose Mir Man had bcca carving
his gun whom 10 opeued the door q the
poultTA~ heuzc
suppose never hurt anyhodN. m"hor,
rcpheA her son Did i the thiuR that
81 lied the question Et hc dldut and
hcrr | am safe and sound and lt gtv
lo Wy hrot kiasi
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31

Yes why not give tho rich the privileges
Of the poor" Nir O Mel laughed
YES, why not There's half block
vacant on Nam street there s field on
Cranberry Road there's lot of space on
fremont Avenua VII, don't we make
chnd centres 81 them After an, tho chill
drcn ot the nice ne ghhorhoode play IN the
streets too, most ~ the varts are too
small for much iuu Aud there no such
thing rs organized play cycert among
the factory childroa
Why dlnt YOU draw up som" de
tailed plans ~ u 80 aud talk 70 the town
council about Il Go see the Mayor
Ruth laughed The mayor was also
the owner ot the large grocery but next
day she dd e see ham, and . week lates
>hu made spc, h before tho city officials
advocating her plans for city Fairgrounds
Her cheeks burned from excitement, her
bluc eyes wore aAght with cagerncss
She could not know what a picture she
made as She faced these grown ncn.
Sac gavc all her plans, and the probable
cost Of equPping the yards. aud ct h'rmE
teachers Teach them 70 play. shc
said and the matter WAS t2hca INTO con +
sldcTafIou
Langley Williams waited outside the
meeting place 20 walk home with her
I leaving next wcch hc said
VIII YOU come out for walk sunday
afternoon
Tomorrow Another Heart
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31

stead OF being clever enough 20 tell bow
she does IL ard thereby win the admrn.
ton of al who know her, she VIII yawn
languidy when anyone compliments her
hat or gown and soy, oh yes. This rs -
simple little thing that ! got from VIC
toriue." and everyone who knows We
tcrincs prices will begin 20 look at her
sIantwise and wonder where she got the
money.
Many good girls reputation has been
ruined in this way because she dressed too
we'll for her station in life. Many a girl has
missed a good husband because she wore
such expensive looking clothes that no
poor young man, with his own way 60
make. dared tackle her dress bill SO the
poor girl who wants to look like million
dollars, should be there with her alihi OF
how she does It on fifty cents. or olse her
blufl at putting up the appearance OF MISS
Million Bucks will hc her undoing
II IL equally important that young
man should appear to bc the thing he
wishes 10 be Among my acquaintance -
"A Young man who really has plenty OF
ability, and industry, and ambition lie
has no money, and very poor job that
pays him an insignificant solary, but he n
handsome. and agreeable and well bred,
and good dancer. and he IS in much de
maud among hustcsscs who need that sort
OF n man 60 fill IN their partlc'
The result is that this Chap Is seen out
night after night at theatres and dances ,
running with gay. rich crowd. and tcs
got the reputation of being lounge liSa} q
and business men think he is no good
And Won cant blame them There n1c
no records of eminent fnanclers. or mef-
chant princes who were conspicuous for
their social success in Their youth Tho
mon who arc nj tho hcnd Of things, and
hold the money bags now. were not hop
plnu around ballroom floors and pursuing
Tho elusive golf ball. even at somebody
clscs expense, thirty years ago. They
were putting UP lifc-lkc appearance of
industry. and frugality that attracted the
favorable attentions ~ employers who had
good Jobs to hand out and Of people who
wanted to deal with me,chants who We"
looking after their business
Nothing uuccrs man. chances ot sue
49,, quicker than "a live beyond hrs
means The house a ljttlc better than c
purht 10 live in the automobile he rs paw
ing for on the installmcnt plan the '"un-
try club with the sporty set whose pace he
hadu I the money to keep these have been
the stop to many 2 promising ca'cer
tprnnCc lot people commence skinE the
fatal question How can hc niiod ~
and Il ls MI over with man Hcls under
Suspicion ot either being crooked ~ . fool.
and when men begin tn discount another =
mans honesty ~ his Intelligence, he ls
done for 50 far as getting along Is con
ccrncd
On the other hand when q young 60 lle
registers industry and thrift, md ude-
pendonce when tnev drc>s wltoin taoT
means WHOM both of them work and save
and show that they have an eve % tho
future. everybody gives them hand up
After MI il ~ quite impossible 20 over
estimate the value 81 appearances Right
or wrong
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
II, Laura 4 Kirk IN
NJ REA NJ RED h s ERs.

lIr~ X please civs me recipe for
dark fruit cake and also ',ll .c what
olar~ vould go well togetucT in hraided
w.ol or rug
Answer have always hk0l darl,
brc and E@ht blue combination % the
llaidn rug, the two blues when braided
1ugo,h r give AN oId-hlur effect VIII +
n l'rtty ! UoUt! advis' 10
nh,uation The fol tlng ec3l'c is
Ill ielt and ftIri lucypau-vc one-
jla. IS as Iis"VpcuSIvc as d1ra fruit cake
can n.
y TX nat "a cup butter. %
cup brown sugar. cup sc"diess raisrs. /.
cup chOlre5 ca1d.,G o~alg. pee. cIp
ducd cuerauts cap GHct-chOppcG
eltro. cun harhldot oiosscs. 3 cggs.
= cup milk .p> ilour. easpoor salt.
] teaspol ia ! teaspoon ground cinna-
mon teaspoon allsplce "a te spoon
mace. teaspoon ground cloves, and
te spoon # uge extract Mix the -four
Ni.n tia a soda and spices and add all
the prepared rIt t,lt Cream the butter
and beat III Lt. ur.r and eggs. tt"n the
iiavOrng anG molaSses. Now add the
q ar mixtGtc alternately with the milk to
this mixture Pour into two well-grcascd
pans which have been lined with thin
paper t-tttili j HOuIf ilUIl StI tiN Dams
1T Il slow oven for inojher hour Keen
this cake several weeks before using Do
not ice until ready 10 use
A Mother You may think my re-
quest a foolish matter and not in your
line. but | would appreciate it so much if
YOU would answer my question. II is this.
] have often heard little rhyme which
goes like this Mothers darling. Daddvs
joy our baby boy ] would greatly
appreciate your sending me the part Of
this poem which | do not know, if YOU
happen TO be familiar with il. "
Answer. | am sorry to tell YOU that |
too, am unfamiliar with this little poem
bul hope that il amy Of my other readers
who see your letter printed in this column
happen to know it, they viii write IN 10 me,
giving me the complete verse. 50 that | can
publish it for you to see With you, ]
think such sweet simple little poems
which touch the heart. are greater than all
the classic epic poems that have ever been
written.
Reader: Please send me receipt for
Boston Brown Bread, steamed"
Answer: Steamed Boston Brown Bread:
Pour into "a cup of finely pulverized
bread crumbs, cup Of sour milk, stirring
until soft Then add q cup Indian meal,
"a cup rye meal, q cup graham meal, -
cup molasses, ! teaspoon soda and extra
cup Of sour milk. Mix these ingredients
in the order gwen, dissolving the soda in
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
WI IY' +?
WHY 10 SHIPS
HAVE NATTR-IINT7
Copyright. ia2n Nv
wherler eyndicate. iuc


ANYTHING which floats ~ tho water
barring Huch extremely light objects rs
NEWLY est upon tire surface naturally
havu portion of their bulk beneath n
the amount ~ this ringing IN proportion
from ccbergs which have approximately
seycn-clghth If their str urtures under the
waves 10 tho modern type Of motnrboat
which draws only Few inchrs In loading
ship, Il war formerly dllhcult 70 tell
ltiAt when the danger line hnd been
reached. and number Of ahipl'u'lders
took the prrcaution of painting , brond
Inc around tho hull "a indicate thnf tho
addition Of more cargo would inI'erIl the
craft and incline II 90 turn turtle
In lSGS an Fnglshman. Samuel Plim-
soil introduced a bill m Parliament deal
ing with what were then known L. co'Iin-
ships boats that were sent 70 -ea over
loaded and heavily insured SO that ow uers
might recover more thnn the value of the
cargo IN the event that the ship was lost
After Il hltter tight plimsoll succeeded IN
having hia ''water~linc bill enacted in
aw. and from that time on English
ships were required 20 hnvc a watcr-lue
clearly Indicated and no boat could be
loaded So that this line was beneath the
surface
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
THE GIRL ON THE JOB
DO YOU EVER THINK
by Jessie Roberts.
.nRa -. tGhsx.a.x 4.f.llfaf~

Do YOU ever take time off to think
Not just to maundoT about in your
mind, idly passing oeor the events OF The
week or wondering what this or that per
son meant when they said this or the
other thing, but seriously to think over
Yourself and what YOU ARE doing whnt
you should be planning, how Won pass
your time. and how much your work
represents what YOU aro actually capable
Of doing how much your daily routine -
likely to help YOU toward the future you
desre2
know n man of affairs, one who pets
through an astonishing amount of work
during the year, who takes whnt he enlls
Thought piestas = During this sie2ta no
one ia allowed 20 disturb him. His office
iq closed. nnd his secretary aces thaf II
STAYS closed He considers the hoitl or so.
mnv be only the fifteen minutea that he
gives up to this serious thought NJ the
most valuable and paving portion 81 his
working day
action. 20 I've worth anything, must he
the result of Thought he says. II YOU
constantly Rlut Thought, If YOU go on about
your work without thoroughly consider
ing from time to time why and what YOU
are doing what YOU do. Won will mlR7 OPP
IWlAhhtiiFe tthtt nv hAH3f f'B ~ iH
face. aud overlook facts that mlist be con
sidered You have brain that Is not
meant TO he mere machine repeating
today what IL knew Yesterday aud 80 on
al nfnitum II is creative aud growing
thing that brain. and il shotld he used
20 ite fnll capacity If YOU expect 10 get
uui of the riit. 70 make al you can q youf !
self
Most ~ tis cant close our office donls
and give ourselves up tn the luxury ~ un-
interrupted Thought but We can thlnk
ovpr orr Problems anil our possihlltiea n
the ecclupinn If or own roome. grf ilne
on ourselves. look ahead and look haek
and measure II il woi th tho time II takpa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31

the cup Of sour milk last mentioned. nut
in creased onc-pouud balsing powder 'ins,
filling them only thrae-q'sarters full nnd
fitting of their gfensed covers tightiy.
Steam for three hours.
Tomorrow New Years Resolution
for the IIousckecper.
All inn,,iries addressed 20 Miss kikmnn
in care of the Efficient Housekeeping
department will be answered IN these col
umns in their turn. This requires consld-
erable time, however. owing 20 the greht
number received So il n personal or
quicker reply is desired, a stamped and
self-addressed envelope must be enclosed
with the u,lestion The Editor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31

standing and looking nj him after MI my
threats and arguments have fhlled. The
explains IL by saying its hypnotlsIn, bni
I'm too practical 30 believe that Joe.
think I Is just n sort OF sixth or seyent,
sense that she's got II you know what J
mean
| think maybe the baby will actually
tfy 10 speak pretty aoou Joe. In fact he
knows one word already and Ia uses IT
rain or shine It's goo. ] suppose strictly
speaking il 3 not so much word as i ,s u
syllable. Anyways, when ] ray to him,
"If you're hungry, say goo, and II your
not, sny goo, he always invariably answers
me ono way or the other. OF course, Joe
IL may be only mere coincidence, but
what's the use Of looking on the dark side
of everything? Lovingly,
1'raaie
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
ENJOYABLE HOLIDAY PARTY.

Miss Margaret Dipan WIS hostess 10
number Of her friends ri holiday party
given in Tier home. $40 West street, on
"Wednesday afternoon. Tho guests en-
joycd Ramre, daueing and refreshments.
Among tho girls present were Misses
Prulire aud Elizabeth Buckley, Mary
Horisk, Mary and Margaret lIggana,
Nancy Tfot, Edith Hull, Louise I{sne and
Mary NrlfY,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
Windows Broken by Stones.

Small stones, loosened by blasting opera
tons of the Jones Construction Co, which
is removing piers Of the old Pine street
bridge across the Brandywine, yesterday
afternoon fell on skylights of the Slo-
comb Machine Co, breaking several lpanes
of glass
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31

which they live, of the company they ire
qucnt, and how much money they spend,
and we rate them accordingly. Without
direct evidence To the contrary. we assume
that the mnn who is we'll dressed and pros
porous looking is clever, nd more Foroc-
ful. and of higher order of ability than
the man who is shabby. and secdv and
down at the heels.
So true is the adagc that nothing sue
cceds like success that there IS wlsd m
camouilaging II on many occasions
young doctor for instance, who ~ q
good Office in desirable location Who
wears good clothes, and who appears to he
rushed To death with work undoubtedly
has a better chance of getting patients than
the Young physician whose office IS
mere hole IN the wall. and who sits all day
rubbing his shiny elbows on his table
waiting for the patients that do not come
People are like sheep, they 90 IN droves
and follow where someone else leads, and
the more they think YOU don't need their
money, the more anxious they are to give
II To YOU
Women have been quicker to grasp the
full significance of the value of appear
anccs than men have That IS why they
arc dress mad They know that fine
feathers make 6nc birds. and, that
hOmelv woman IN beautiful clothes makes
more impression than living picture docs
IN a dowdy fIock.
Also they know that n mans success
depends largely upos the sort Of appear
ance his wife presents. for a man wiic Is
the show window n which he makes 2
visible display Of the degree Of prosperity
he has achieved Hence. . clever woman
who wishes to help her husband sIust'hod
IN having a house that Is Queen Anne 20
front and Nlary INN IN the back, and N
economizlng on the family stomach ~
order 70 put the money on the family
back until they make Their tito good tp =
residence On asy street
There arc however, two sides e this
matter OF keeping up appearances. and
while il Is without doubt highly desirable
for poor and ambitious people to look
prosperous. nothing Is more disastrous 20
thclr prospects than 70 overd0 the pros-
pnrtN stunt They must look good hut
not too good For il docsn Do t. over
play even virtue.
Girls often make tho mistake Of doing
this A poor girl who Is genius with her
needle. and = shark for hunting out rem-
nants at bargain sales VIII dress 50 that
she looks like a daily hlii from iarls In
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
Letters on fFsfntes.

Register Of Wills 1safr Il. Browp has
granted letters of administration on the
eHtate OF Sarah Perry tD William +
Perry
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
THE GIRL WHO
HAD NO CHANCE
Ry Marian Rubincam

Copyrisht 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate. New York CITY
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
FOLEY cAThARTIc TABLETS

act promptly, without pain or nausea.
They clear the bowels, sweetcu the
stomach and tone up the liver.
r. < Whitehur.t X. r. b. /. Norfolk. var
Foley Csthartic Tablets hsve done me msrs
good than suy medscinc ! ever used
ror sale hy n Il Danforth Drnurist
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
For biIi0uSness

Sick Headache. Sour Stomach. Blost~
ing, Gas. Constipation all these dis
tressing consequences OF indigestion are
avoided il the bowels are kept open
and regular.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-31
THE VALUE OF APPEARANC CES.

Nh nesa person TN der
estimates the value Of
ances. Not being
mindrcaders or seers we
cannot kn0wthat secret
talents, what hi dtlen
gYaees OF mind andChar-
actcr ourfcllOwcieatures
possess All that we can
see IS the outsidc,and so
we form our opinion Of
others on the front they
put up.
We take note of their
,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-03-03
THE SUCKER CROWD.
Mails Loaded With Glittering Lit
erature Addressed to Sucker List

One of the most pathetic features
of the present rush for money and
wealth, is the multitude of honest
and we'll meaning people who throw
money away on speculative invest
ments and wild cat projects. The
mails are loaded with glittering lit
erature addressed to sucker lists, -
written to tempt inexperienced peo-
pie to invest in oil stocks, mining
ventures, and other schemes of a
most dubious and uncertain charac-
ter.
People who contemplate investing
in such projects. should realize that
a meritorious proposition does not
usually have to solicit funds in this
way. 1t is quickly snapped up BY
insiders, and the general public does
not get smell.
These schemes are not necessarily
dishonest. A great many are merely
pipe dreams of over sanguine people,
who have been blowing bubbles all
their life.
Many small wage earners argue
that they will never have a chance
to get rich unless they take these
chances, and so they blow their saw
ings. They are melted by tales Of
how some scrub woman or boot black
made lucky strike. Yet for every
one that wins big money, thousand
may have lost. So their pathetic
little savings, that might have be-
come the basis of business capital,
go up in smoke. And for years after
they will be moaning around that
they never had a chance in life.
The Public Opinions suggestion to
such people is to ask advice OF the
bank men and other business people
in their home town. They will thus
save bitter disappointment, and will
retain the real chances for saving
that are within their reach.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-03-03
Couldn't Stand IL,

A little boy in Frankfort refused to
go with Christmas baskets this year,
He remembered his last years expert
ence.
Following her usual custom last
year, his mother sent basket to one
of her husbands employees. In the
basket were placed candy, nuts and,
on this occasion, some candy animals
she found which had been given her
own children on the previous Christ
mas. The little daughter and sou
were dispatched with the basket and
on arriving were invited in. Follow
ing their childish inclination. they
eagerly looked on while the contents
of the basket were opened and adj
mired.
Especially did the children seem to
appreciate the candy animals. They
were in the act of eating them when
the little boy TO whom, the year be-
fore this pleasure had been denied,
could stand 1t no longer.
"Qh," he exclaimed pathetically,
these are the ones mamma gave us
last Christmas. indianapolis News.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-03-03
is WOMAN'S RIGHT.
Leap-Year Privilege Has Long
Been Accorded.
Custom by Which She Is at Liberty
at That Time to Choose Her
Life Partner Is Ancient
and Honorable.

According to an old myth, girl
aspiring to matrimony in leap year is
at liberty not only to choose her life
partner, but should the man Of her
choice by any chance feel indisposed
to wander by her side he Is under
obligation to soften her disappoint-
ment by proffering a silk gown and a
kiss.
In these days. when the prices for
raiment Of any material, not to men,
ton silk, have scared to such mac
cessible heights, 1t might be advan-
tageous for a man ito cherish and
obey" repent and rue, for the rest
OF his quota on earth rather than
produce the price for an all.silk gown.
An old law, said to have existed in
Scotland in the year 1888 may afford
additional comfort to skeptical spin
sters of today. even to the extent of
rejuvenating their hopes for securing
during the coming year a spouse,
silk gown, kiss, or all three; at all
events, it will doubtless instill further
assurance as TO the veracity of this
timeworn but none the less tender
privilege. This law reads:
1T is statut and ordaint that during
the rein of her masit blissit Megeste
for ilk yeare knowne as lepe yeare. ilk
hayden layde of bottle highe and lowe
estait. shall haze liberte to bespoke We
man she likes, albeit he refuses to talk
her to be his lawful WYE, he shall be
mulcted in We sum ane pundis or less
as his estait may be; except and avis
gif he can make IL appeare that he is
beuothlt ane ither women, he then
shall be Free"
A few years later a similar law In
France received the approval Of the
king. 1t is also said that before Co
lumbus sailed on his famous voyage a
like privilege was granted to the
maidens of Florence and Genoa.
A curious little book entitled Love,
Courtship and Matrimony," published
In London in 1906, contains the fol-
lowing contribution apropos to the
subject:
albeit It move become a part of the
common lave in regard to social rela-
tiOns of life, that as often as every
leap yeare doth return, the ladyes
have the sole privilege during the time
it contlnueth of making love, either
by wordes or lookes, as to them it
seemeth proper, and, moreover, no
man will be entitled to benefit of
clergy who doth in any wise treat
here with slight or contumely."-New
York Evening Sun. Is