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"You know why, Of course
those burl panels in your
dining room.'
CTo III CONTINUED
WEAR RETTlES ON ANKLES
Girls OF Mozambique Don Them TO Aid
In Keeping Time In Their
Peculiar Dances

Consider n country M big ns the
Atlantic states from flmida 10 New
York, with the capital near the south.
crn boundary, having population OF
more than 3UO.u1D inhabitants. Of whom
only about ! per cent are white. and
you have Mozambique. Portuguese
colony In Afrlcn 20 the south of what
was German East Africa. says buI
lctln Of the National Geographic So
ciety.
Mozambique ls one ~ the oldeN ot
all European possessions. and ons of
the Richest Ia agricultural possibilities
hut II one NJ the lcnst known countries
In the world. There are i've town.
and small. upto.dntc cupitnl ciu
with n number of military posts and
cutposts, There ure no deserts. sah
sinks. swamps or mountainous wastes
The colony IL altogether inhabited b,
about twenty tribes.
Among the curious customs of IN.
land Is the wearing Of rnttlcs hy IN.
girls on their ankles nt dances. ilol
low spheres nrc made of palm lcpt o,
grnss aud ar" partially Hllcd with large
seeds or pebbles, The noise " these
ankle rnttlcs Is supposed to assist In
keeping time IN the dance. similar or.
nnmen's are frequently worn ny IN,
boys.
The popular music used nj hntuuue
or ball Is That ~ th' mnr'mhs. or huge
Hylophone, which gives out Llood.
freezing death chant during the "cy.
preston dances Of both ncn ard
women.
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that our highways are inadequate as
now constructed. said Mr. Brush.
Even our most substantial roads
showed the effects of this additional
traffic and the more chcnpy built
ihoruughfnrcs began 10 detrrlorhte
rapidly, In fact 20 fast that u was
necessary for highway officials to cI.
crclse their rights under the state
laws and limit the weight Of loads
Tho highways We have been busd-
Ing IN recent years even the prrma-
ucnt types. urc not heavy enough TO
carry the ever Increasing commercial
traffic. Engineers rrallEe now that
the roads must be considerably thick
~ than ni present and that they must
he wider TO give room for the addl-
tioua vehicles being placed In service.
Another phase ~ the commercial
irnflc problem Is that of tire equip
m.nt II Is going 10 be necessary 10
equip Rll trucks with pneumailcs
eventually In ordrr that the highways
may be- protected as much ms possible.
The pneumatic tire gcts away from
the constant pounding that Is evident
with solid tires They absorb tho
shock. no matter how minute. and
thereby save the pavement from the
pounding OF the heavy load md give
longer lie To the mechanism of the
vehicle
Experience Il the only teacher and
experience has shown 10 nll the big
ruud engineers of the country the fol
ly of building good road too ligh'.
The surfaces must be- thicker In order
TO stand the shock Of the heavy loads
passing over them.
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MUCH CRUSHED ROCK NEEDED
Program for Road Building In Mime
sofa Calls for 667, 900 Tons
u Material.

The proposed road.bullilng program
In Minnesota this year will require
about GG1. tons ~ crushed rock or
grnvcl. " nearly COCO carloads ~ ng.
grcgatc. according 10 information se-
cured hy the bureau ~ public roads.
United States department, of agrlcul.
lure. The figures give some Idea 81
the magnitude NJ the rondhulldlng
progRm now being carried on In many
s'ptcs. Largely on account of short
age NJ crushed stone or gravel H
miles ~ road which were 10 have been
hullt In 1919 were not comrlrted
These roads are to be completed this
year, while about $50 miles ~ new
construction requiring crushed rock OF
gravel have been authorized Thi,
makes mileage " go scheduled for
1890.
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JULES RoNpEAUl"

Synopsis. Pioneer In the Callfor-
mia redwood region. John Cardigan,
at forty-seven. is the leading citizen
OF sequoia. owner Of mills, ships.
and many acres OF timber. a wild
over after three years OF married
l.fe. and father Of two-day
Bryce Cardigan. At fourteen Bryce
makes the acquaintance OF Shirley
Sumner. q visitor at Sequo!a. and
his Junior by few years. Together
they visit the Valley Of the Giants.
sacred TO John Cardigan and his
son as the burial place OF Bryces
mother. and part with mutual re-
gret While Bryce is at college
John Cardigan meets with heavy
business losses and for the first
time Views the future with uncer-
tainty. After graduation from col
lege. and trip abroad. Bryce Car
digan comes home. On the train he
meets Shirley sumner. on her way
10 Sequoia TO make her home there
with her uncle, Colonel Pennington.
Bryce learns that his fathers eye
sight has failed and that Colonel
Pennington Is seeking TO take ad-
vantage Of the old mans business
misiortunos John Cardigan Is de-
spalring. but Bryce IL full Of Tight
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+, engineers. and fireman. are sing'nG
weeping or fighting drunk"
"Do they fight, Mr. Cardlgarr
Frequently. | might say usually
It's quite an inspiring sight TO see .
couple Of lumberJacks going 10 II ot
n flat-car travelling thirty miles ar
hour"
"How horrible"
"les, indeed. The right Of way Il,
lined with empty whisky bottles"
Colonel Pennington spoke up. 1--WE
don'i have any lighting on the mad
train amy more" he said blandly.
Indeed How do you prevent tr
Bryce asked.
MY woodshoss. Jules RondeOu
makes them keep the peace" rennlng
ton replied with small smile III
there's amy fighting to be done. he does
IT,"
"lou mean among his own crew, OF
course" Bryce suggested,
mo, he's In barge Of the madtran
md whether n fight starts among your
men or ours. he takes hand He's
had them all behaving miiily for quite
n while. becuuse he oan Whip any man
In the country and everybody realizes
II. don't know what I'd do without
Rondcnu. lie certainly wakes those
bohunks of mine step livoly"
"Oh-h.h! DO you empl". bohunks
/ Coloncl1'
"CcrtnInly They cost less; they
ARE far less independent thnn most
men aud more readily handled And
you don't have 10 pnmpcr fhcm--par
} tlcularly IN the matter ~ food Why
Mr. Cardleuh with all due respect &c
your father the way he fr,sls his men
IL simply ridiculous cake and pie
and doughnuts At the same meal"
"Well. Dad stnrted In 10 feed bic
men the same food he fed himself,
e-d suppose the habits Oh" forms In
youth arr not readily chaLged In old
age, colonel
"iut that makes II hnri for other
manufacturers. the Cnlonc. protested.
Il feed my men good pain food and
plenty ot lt-qulte better fooc han
they were used 10 before they came 10
this country: hut cannot seem TO
satisfy them. Your respected parent
Il the basis for comparison IN this
country. Cardigan. and nni Il devil.
ish lnconvcnlcnf." lie laughed indul.
gently and passed his cigarette case
to Bryce.
"Unclc Seth always grows rrstl--.
when some other mnn ls the lender"
Shirley volunteered with n mische.
vous glance AZ Pennington. Don't
you. Nunky ydunkf"
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looked up. what nrc YOU going TO do
tomorrow, ladr he qucrled.
Il have to do some thinking 10.
morrow" BryS answered. so I'm
gong ny into Car,llgan's rcdwoods 10
20 H."
"rha dorwoods and rhododendrons nrp
blooming now" the old man murmured
wiSfully. bryce knew what he was
thinking Of. "l'll attend 10 the flow.
ers for Mother" h. assured Card gan
md he added nerccly: "And III nt.
tend 10 the battle for Father. We
may lose. hut that man Pennington
will know he's been IN a fight before
we flip"
lie broke on abruptly. for he had
just remembered that he was to dine
at the Pennington house the following
Thursday --nnd he was not the .ort ~
man who snIlin.ly breaks bread with
his enemy.
Al about pyce were scpnes of
activity. az human endeevor. aud to
him In that moment came the thought (.
NJ father brought oil this to ps~-
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EQUALlzlNG COST OF ROADS
States Which Have Constructed High
ways Should Be Given Credit
for improvements.

In some ~ the states where high.
way construction has been part Of
the state policy for n period ~ years
much work has been done on high
ways which would naturally hecom,
n part NJ the national system II Il
proposed that In these cases states or
counties should he allowed compcn.
sntlon which will give other highway
mileage equal In value to that con
structed. Such highways would NOT
he maintained by the government, but
would he turned over to the state
while the government undertook IN,
Gust NJ maintenance OF the national
system.
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long time. took my fathers place In
| tie business this morning"
$50 soon?"
"Yes. Things have been happening
while was away However, speak
ing OF fishing. George Sen otter will
prove an invaluable instructor He Is
n good boy and you may trust hin
implicitly. on Thursday evening
YOU can tell what success you hat
with the salmon"
"Oh, that reminds me- Mr.. Cardigan
You can't come Thursday evening
after ALL And she explained the rea
son. Suppose you come Wednesda,
night instead"
"Well call that 4 bet Thank you
She chucklea al his frank good hu
NOR. THANK you, Mr.. Cardigan, fol
all your Kindness and thouchtfulness
and II you will persist In hcing mic,
/ 10 me- YOU might send George Sea
otter and the car at onc-thlrty. III
be glad to avail myself Of both until
| can get n car of my own sent ~
from San Francisco TIL Wednesday
night, then. Good bye"
As Bryce Cardigan hung up. h,
heavcd slight sigh. 1t was difficult
10 get out 4 the habit Of playing; h,
found himself the posScSsW -, very
great desire 20 close down the desk
call on Shirley Sumner. and spend ia,
remainder Of the day basklng In the
sunlight OF her presence.
Following his discovery Of the out
rage committed on his fathers snncru
AIRY. Bryce wasted considerable val
unhle time and effort In futile en-.
dcavor 10 gather some further hint
Of the identity of the ynndals; but
deSpnlrlng at last. he dismissed the
matter from his mind, resolving only
that on Thursday he would so NJ
into PcnnIngton'S woods md interview
the rpdOuhtnhle Jules Rondeau
Brycc's natural inclination was Ia
waIt upon VI. Rondcnu Immediately
II not sooner. hut the recollection NJ
his dinner engagement AZ the pennlng.
ton home warned him To proceed
cautiously: for while harhoring no
npprrhcnSOns as 10 the outcome NJ n
possible clash with Rondcal Bryce
was not So optimistic ms Ia believe he
would escape unscathed from an on
counter,
Colonel Pennlngtons pompous i'm.
ported British butler showed Bryce
into the Pennington living room NJ
Six.thirty. announcing him with due
ceremony Shirley rose from the piano
where she hud been Idly lingering the
keys and greeted him with every mp
pcarance NJ plcasure-followng which.
she turned 10 present her visitor to
Colonel Pennington. who was standing
In his fayorItc position with his back
TO the fireplace.
Uncle Seth. this Is Mr. Cardigan.
who was SO very nice 10 me the day
landed In Red BluT."
Tlc Colonel bowed. Il have 90
thank you. sir. for your courtesy to
my niece" lie had assumed an air Of
reserve. Of distinct aloofncss, despite
his studied politcness.
"Your niece. Colonel. IL Gnc of those
fortunate beings the world will always
clamor Ia serve"
-Qulte true. Mr. Cardigan. when
she was quite little girl came un.
der her spell myself"
$50 did |. Colonel. Miss Sumner
has doubtless told you Of our first
meeting some twelve years ago"
quite So. May offer you q
cocktail. Mr.. Cardigan"
THANK you, certainly. Dad and !
have been plnnlng one on about this
time every night since my return"
"Shlrlcy belongs 10 the Band Of
Hope" the Colonel explained. "Shc's
rendy nj any time 70 break u lance
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phone after dinner last night or did
my ears deceive meP"
Your ears are all right, Uncle Seth
| called Mr. Cardigan up to thank him
for the pie he sent over, and incident.
ally 10 invite him over here TO dinner
on Thursday night"
II thought l heard you asking some
body to dinner, and MS you don't know
a soul In Sequoia except young Cardl.
gan, naturally opined that he was to
be the object OF our hospitality"
81 dare say It's quite all right to
have Invited him, isn't II. Uncle Seth7'
Certainly, certainly, my dear
Quite all right, but, er-ah, slightly
inconvenent. am expecting other
company Thursday Northumberland
ly, BNyton, the president Of the Bank
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tihNukh a
sieve. Take the liquor In which the
cucumber was cooked, reduce II TO half
cupful by boiling. and set aside. Put
into saucepan one tablespoonful OF
butter, season with salt, pepper and,
when the butter IL kissing hot, stir into
II two tablespoonfuls Of -four. Stir
until the mixture leaves the sides Of the
pan. Add three cupfuls Of cold milk
and stir constantly until It boils.
When the mixture is as thick as n
thin cream sauce add the cucumber
and the half-cupful OF liquor. Mix
thoroughly, boil up once and serve.
Eggs a la Bourgeois. slices Of
bread half an inch thick and trim of
the crust; lay on buttered platter
and sprinkle generously with grated
cheese. Beat eggs enough to cover the
bread; season with salt and pepper
and grated nutmeg pour over the
bread and bake In moderate oven un-
I'll the eggs are set.
creamed Fish With Potato.-Pre-
pare creamed salmon as usunl ana put
layer Of the fish In Il baking DISH
cover with layer Of cold, mashed
potato, then add another layer OF tish
until the dish is full and the potato
on top. Dot with bits OF butter
sprinkle with buttered crumbs and
bake brown In II hot oven.
Maearoni With CodHsh.-Take one
cupful Of cold-boiled macaroni. add
one cupful OF cold-boiled Goldfish
faxed fine. Put into buttered hak-
ing dish, sprinkle with salt pepper
grated cheese and sufficient milk to
moisten. Bake until brown.
Potato Border.-Make rim OF
mashed seasoned potato around a
well.buttered platter. FIJI the center
with creamed fish, cover with buttered
crumbs and bake In hot oven until
the crumbs are brown.
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IMPROVED
HIGHWAYS
ADAMANT HIGHWAY IS NEED


The time II near at hand when
main line highways must he built
more substantially than In the past.
according TO William A. Brush, chair
man Of the good rouds committee OF
the Detroit Automobile club.
Because Of the tremendous growth
In commercial traffic on the highways
the road builders must soon look
ahead and plan for heavier roads.
The railroad strike, which caused
Industries and commercial houses
throughout the country TO resort to
motor transport 10 move materials
and finished products. helped TO prove
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-27
N,.. hlA4~lQ
Worth Cultlyatino.

Is Il not II thing divine to have n
smile which none know how, has the
power To tighten the weight ~ that
enormous chain which nll the living In
common drag behind themi-.victor
Hugo
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wsshlno,on's Peculiar Hobby.

George wnshInrton's principal d..
version wns training baby foxes. lie
wns fond ~ fox funting. lie took the
animals home. md trained them IN NIL
kinds " tricks, which he often enhlb.
itcd 10 friends.
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i'h wv hfiN -
try n FISH dish
for the main
course. n salad
and a light des.
sert with an iced
or n hot drink as
one prefers.
CurrIed Salmon.
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Scared By NIohtmsres

In many London houses horsc.ho-s
covered with red cloth. wcr, hum
over the beds To keep the occupspt,
from suffering from nlgatmsy.a
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-27

On her wedding dny every woman
sAluhs that NE will h" one grand sweet
eros. hut later. when she has to sins
- pair os twins--we,l. it's dl6srso'
noo--EHcAange.
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-27

Cheerfulness and content are great
beautiners. and are famous preservers
OF good looksl-"Barnaby Rudge"
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-27

green vegetables, such
as peas, spinach, vegeta-
bic oysters or celery. Gu.
cumber soup may not BE-
30 well known but II Is a
most appetizing one.
Cream Of Cucumber
Soup--Have ready one
cupful OF stewed cucum-
lu lll .AA 4.
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WHAT TO HAVE FOR LUNCHEON.

For q warm weather luncheon. and
this means one easy TO digest and
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-27
Rssv,t 81 Poor 0osda.

'lmrasssbw roads are VII ,nronveni'
snce m aggravstloa and financial
,osa
The Crittenden press., 1920-08-27
A HOT WEATHER LUNCHEON.

Even In warm weather hot soup Is
enjoyed, especially those made OF fresh
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-22
EDITORIAL

The management % Elm
HURST feels a pardonsble pride
in the wonderful results achieved
in practically one season. The
proposition was opened mp IN
1913, and had to contend with
conditions incident 10 the war,
Notwithstanding which fart there
are today upward Of one-quar.-r
Of a million dollars worth Of
homes completed and occupied by
happy owners. These homes pre-
sent panorama of beauty and
are admired by all who hsv. the
good fortune 20 see them. tn ad-
dition 70 the homes already conn
pleted and occupied, we look for
a large number of hemes % Be
built this season.
The company has secured an
addition 10 Elmhnrst which Will
be placed on sale on Saturday,
April oath, giving us 800 lots
which contain all the splendid
features so characteristic Of Elm
hurst. and this addition viii be
under the same management that
has made so signal a success of
Elmhurst, and the homeseekers
will be accorded the same cour-
teous treatment that has made so
many friends for ElmhurN-
We are happy IN the thought
that we have helped N some way
TO relieve the shortage of homes,
and 1t Is our hope and Will be our
constant endeavor 20 help others
10 get their own homes IN the de-
veIopment OF Elmnursz Exten-
sion.
This company IS owned 11
controlled by Wilmingtoniam,
and we naturally have the inter-
ests of this community at heart
Our president is Mr.. Max Mat
theS, owner and proprietor OF the
Wilmington Provision Co., which
- has moaged with marked
success for the past II years. He
is known from one end OF the
State 10 the other as man whose
word is as good as his bond.
Our vice-president and gensral
manager, 8lr. Arthur N Mat.hoS,
has been interested for the past 20
years in the beef and provision
trade and is well and fayorabiy
known throughout the city.
Our secretary and treasurer.
Mr.. Joseph P. Dunn, IS well and
favorably known 20 the business
men of the city, having for Is
years been manager of the Swift
Co. local plant, and for several
years previous held like positions
IN other sections.
These men, assisted by our cour-
.teous and able statesmen, MesSrs-
McCleary and Farra, viii be glad
at any time to meet you snd take
up the matter of securing a home
site, and whether you buy or not
will be pleased 20 show you the
advantages of owning site at
ELMHURST ADDITION.
Signed,
Arthur NJ. Matthea
General Manager.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-22
Never In Our History

has there been time when it essential that
man should own his own home than at this time There
is tremendous shortage of homes and it will probably
be years before conditions will be normal-and in the
meantime Mr.. Renter you liable, any day, to get
notice to vacate your hOmen the event of which you
will find it practically impossible to rent house. What
is the solution of the problem?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-22
ELMHURST

giving 1900 Lots For Sale possessing all the advan-
tageS enumerated here, and invite the citizens of Will
mington to come out and for themselves that
have not half told the beauties and advantages of
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THE Boo OF SEVEN SEALS Young who In the
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book This book tells about the
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delegates than was shown in the
demonstration for Wood which was
largely from the galleries. Illinois
and Iowa, Lowdcn's native State led
the mob Of shouting, bowling dele
gates who yelled for Lowdcn. I'M,
racnsc banners bearing Lowdon's pic
turc were carried around the hall.
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great things Of Aliens nominating
speech. 1t had even been limited that
it might he Of such whirlwind
character rs TO land him the nomina
ton in the event the struggle among
cc ether candidates brought about
i deadlock.
But it cannot he said that the
k1nSan set the convention attire. Hi
speech was rather Il nerfunctory cf
fort.
When he finally presented Woods
name Tic demonstration broke loose.
From a crows nest far up in the
apex OF the roof there were tossed
ont huchcls Of rcd and blue quilts
Tearing Woods name. The feathers
dr,lred slowly down upon the heads
Of the delegates, while moving-pic-
.urc operators worked swiftly in the
glare OF the calciums.
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This loss in Johnson's vote was
due to the breaking down of the Ore
gon and North Carolina delegations
both Of which had bcccn supposed to
be bound by the primaries iii their
States to support him.
All OF the other candidates ran
far behind, Harding steadily dropped
on each successive roll call until he
registered only CT 1-2 on the fourth
tallot. Butler, Of New York started
out With SIS votes Of ~ Y. but on
the tou''th a.i..ct he had !, oppod -
20. .zsH .
@SD10nl called 10 make any show
ing that would indicate the probable
iry of his becoming Il formidable con
tender in the race. Starting out with
the full vote Of The Pennsylvania
delegation Of &c and scattered votes
from Kcntr"!;y, Texas and several
other states he stood at 70 1-2 at the
conclusion OF tho fourth ballot.
PoindcNtcr and Coolidge showed
similar weakness. One Of Idaho's
delegation voted OH all ballots for
Senator Borah and Senator Knox
got one vote in Pennsylvania and
one In Texas.