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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-10-01
Reasona 20 uslnu stone

The forest rangers on Mount Rainier
have a house on top Of the mountains
bnilt Of stcns, whereas under usual COR
ditiOns It Is the custom to construct
these buildings of wood. The prox.
unity Of the stone and the scarcity Of
wood and the difficulty OF obtaining 81
from the lower levels LIZ responsible
for this departure
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-10-01

ten split Seconds In which 10 diSap
pear from my office. II YOU lmger
longer I'll start throwing paper
weights And as If to emphasize
his remark. the judges hand Closed
over one of the articles In question
The Colonel withdrew with what
dignity he could muster
Upon his return from the Office tliai
night, Bryce Cardigan found his 81
Their had left his bed and was seated
before The library fire.
Feeling whole lot better today.
eh. pal?' his son queried
John Cardigan smiled. Eyes, son.
he replied plaintively. "I guess III
manage to live till next spring.
.'0h. knew there Was nothing
wrong with You. John Cardigan. that
healthy check wouldn't cure. Well.
we can afford to draw our breach now.
and that gives us fightlES chance
partner And right after dinner you
and | will SIT down ana start brewing
a pot of powerful bad medicine for
the Colonel"
Accordingly. dinner disposed of. ga
Their and son sat down together - pre-
pare the plan OF campaign. For the
space of several minutes a silence sci.
tied between them. fine while they
puffed meditatively upon tlieh cigars.
Then the old mes spoke.
"we'n have to fight him in the
dark"
..Why?"
because If Pennington knows 81
even suspects the Identity Of the man
who Is going to parallel bis logging
railroad, he will throw all the wciclH
of his truly capable mind. his wealth
and his ruthlessness against you--and
you viii be smashed You have one
advantage starting out. The Colonel
doesn't think you have the courage 10
parallel his road in the first place: in
the second place. he knows you haven't
the money: and in the third place he
is morally certain you cannot borrow
Ii, be%anse you haven't any collateral
to secure your note. So. All things
considered the Colonel Will be slow
10 suspect MS having an ace 10 the
hole; bur 10y Jilks we nave It. and
we're going TO play 1t. You must en-
gage some reliable engineer to look
over the proposed route Of tile road
and give us an estimate Of the cost Of
construction"
''For the sake Of argument We win
consider that done, and that che esi-
mate comes within the scope OF tie
sum Gregory is willing to advance us"
''Now, then, you are going 10 in-
corporate a company to build road
twelve miles Iong-and private road.
al that. That would be a fatal step.
Pennington would know somebody was
going to build a logging road, and re-
gardless 81 who the builders were, he
would have to fight them In seIf-pro-
lection. How are you going to cover
your trail. my SOM"
Bryce Rondered. II viii, to begin.
have q dummy board OF directors
Also. my road cannot be private;
since we must be a common carrier.
we might as, well carry our deception
still further and incorporate for the
purpose Of building q road from Sc
qnoia 70 Grants Pass, Ore, tht~e to
connect with the Southern Pacific
John Cardigan smiled ''The old |
dream revived. en-? Well. the old |
tohss always bring hearty laugh. |
People viii laugh at your company,
because folks up this way realize thar J
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-10-01

ten split seconds IN which ia dlsap
pear from my office II YOU lmeer
longer I'll start throwing paper.
weights And as If to emphasize
his remark. the judges baud closed
over one of the articles In question
The Colonel withdrew with what
dignity he could muster.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07

me away and it might not bring me
back. but some one told me there was
pot of gold at the end of IT and / wanted
to find it.
IF YOU had asked me about that pot
Of gold could have told you, said Bunny
Rabbit. That is all story, for ran and
ran and ran one day when saw a rainbow
and | never found the end Of it. don I
believe there is an end 10 rainbow.
"Oh! yes there IS, and that is where
/ got of the patch, and when i looked
around it was gone and there was no
pot OF gold either"
"And here / am, when | should be
at home, catching water for the rain
clouds, and ] am afraid ] shall never
get back"
Your pitcher is SO small should
not think you could help much, said
Bunny
1T holds drop and that is all any
of my Rain-elves catch AT a time, said
the little fellow. You would all be drown
ed down here if VIC had big pitchers. We
elves catch one drop Of water at time
and put it in the rain cloud, and whom i
rains down come our drops You would
not want bucketfui. would you?"
"Oh, dear no, said Bunny shlycring,
at the thought Of rain comu down
like that. but sometimes the rain cloud
must let out two drops at q time, because
AT times the rain comes down very much
ike pailful all at once.
oh, that is because the cloud Is in
hurry TO 90 TO some other place and
lets the rain come too fast. But 1t Is
not our fault. We never put the water
in the clouds except in drops
"Oh. lookr' said Bunny suddenly,
looking UP into the sky. There is the
Rainbow path. Now you can get home. :
The little Rain-elf jumped up and
ran, calling goodbye to Bunny, and
was soon out Of sight.
Il wish / had followed him" thought
Bunny Rabbit. but he will have to run
some distance to find the end of that path;
though those magic people have magic
ways, and he will get home safely, / am
sure
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
By Lee Pape.

II started to rain like enything yestid-
dav. keeping on coming down like every
thing and after a vile the telefone rang,
being pop. saying, is that you Benny? and
| sed Yes sir, is that YOU pop? and he
sed I'm al the drug store, come GROUND
with NV umbrella and for the love Of
Pete try 10 remember | wunt 1t rite away
and not some time tomorro.
Meening 10 hurry up, and quick got his
umbrella and put 1t up and started to go
GROUND TO the drug store, and some lady
was coming up the street wawking fast
and getting wet, and ] had CRATE ideer,
saving out loud, Umbrella to hire,
cinderella to hire. Jest saying it as if
wasent saving it to enybody in partickler,
and the lady sed, Boy, III give YOU dime
II YOU take me home, its ony little ways
from heer.
Wica | started 10 take her home, ber
holding the umbrella on account of me
not being able 10 reetch that high, hold
INC Il more over herself than wat she
held II over me, and we kepp on wawk-
ing and wawklng, me thinking, Heck,
this Il more than a little wys And
Ne wawked ferther and ferther and ]
cot nervisser and nervisser about pop
IN account OF wondering how nerviss
he was getting about me, and we dIdent
get to her house for about 20 minnits,
being the biggest little ways | ever
went. and ! ran all the way back to the
drug store and pop wawking up and
down under the awning with q fearse
mad Impression getting even madder, Jest
--sn i was wondering weather 1 could
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
By Laura A. kirkman.
ANSWERED LETTERS.

Inquirer-'I have some fine linen
which has turned yellow with age. How
can | bleach it? The old-fashiOned way
of placing it wet in the sun does not
seem to help it.
Answer-Buy Javelle water at any
drug store. TO every pail of clear, hot
water add to 2 cups of Jayelle water
(do not boil) Plunge the linen into
mixture after washing 1t clean and leave
it in for or minutes, then take 1t out
and wash it in hot, soapy water. Repeat
this process if necessary.
Bride-'I would like to know how
to make bound buttonholes. / am max
ing some bungalow aprons for myself
and wish TO make bound buttOnholes on
nv sewing machine lovely machine
which my nOther-in-law gave me for a
wedding present"
Answer-Your inquiry prompted me
to write yesterdays article on Getting
the Most Out of Your Sewing Machine. =
/ am glad to know of one woman who
actually investigates the attachments TO
her sewing machine! so many use 1t
only for plain stitching. Here are. the
directions for the buttonholes:
Bound Buttonholes Made on the Ma
chine-First decide how far apart you
want il6Il 10 De anu cut d Sltl vi uIhiiilS Z
(or whatever material you wish to use)
of that width Bind both edges Of this
material Then cut across this strip in
little strips one-half inch wider than the
buttonhole Set the bound edges to-
gether, two by two, and stitch down both
sides, finally covering the edges with
binding. The buttonhole strip is now
ready to sew on the apron.
Farmers Wife-"We live near a
railroad and sometimes one Of our cows
gets killed by train. How can | can
the beef, so that it will not be total
oss?"
Answer-Canned Beef.-Cut the meat
into slices which can be easily handled
and roast or boil it slowly for 80 minutes,
Then cut it into small pieces, removing
gristle, bone and excessive fat, and pack
It into hot, sterihzed jars. Fill the jars
with gravy from the roasting pan if you
have roasted the beef, or with the stock
boiled down one-half if you have boiled
the meat. Adjust rubbers and caps and
sterilize for a hours In your washboiler
If you wish to corn it first, follow these
directions:
Canned Corned Beef-Dissolye rock
salt In water until it will float a raw
potato then plunge in the meat, weight
it down, cover the crock and let stand
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
THE GIRL ON THE JOB.
By Jessie Roberts.
THE DIFFICULT DAY.
Copyright. 1920. by Wheeler Syndicate In

Every ONE in while you run across
difficult day.
The day when the off, c routine seems
insupportable. When your co-workers
arc hateful 10 you When the boss most
casual demand is like an insult, and even
the luncheon, taken though II may be az
your favorite place, is dust and ashes in
your mouth.
OF course the day isn't really 10 blame
It's YOU who are out of sorts, tagged,
miserable. bored with "the whole shooting
match" and about ready to call \ halt
on life itself
II doesn't matter much If such day
comes round rarely say two or three
times year-few are the lucky ones who
escape ever having one-but when they
get rather common, IT Is time you began
to look out for yourself.
For there Is cause lying behind that
difficult day, snd unless YOU are willing
to steer right toward a breakdown, IT s up
10 YOU to get at that cause.
While | was working IN France, with
both American and French women,
noticed that nervous breakdowns were
far more common with US than with the
French So did the French. They talked
TO me about il. Not only our girls, but
our men Ncft CDIlStaIlliN bfAltE tOlilptltu
10 take rest cures, were being sent here
and there to recuperate from overwork
Yet the French had four years OF war
behind them. were worked TO the limit
many of the women had been doing men :
work for years, and they did not look so
strong as we They had been living amid
air-raids, they had lost half the young Of
the nation. and yet their nerves were
stouter than ours. Why?
think that one reason IS we don't pay
enough attention 10 our Difficult Day
We don't know when TO stop. We don't
see that in the end We lose time by not
allowing ourselves a little more leisure.
Let up hit when those days begin to
crowd each other. Take warning They
are danger signals, as clear as red flag
If YOU can let up at the Office let up at
home Rest Get outdoors. Eat simply
Sleep, or at least be in bed. two hours
longer each night Remember that you
have body and give 1t chance.
Let your difficult day act as doctor
for you, and heed what 1T says.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
THE LOST RAIN-ELF.

Bunny Rabbit was running. about
the woods one day after a RAIN when he
heard some one ask: Can you tell me
where the Rainbow path is? | have lost
my way"
Bunny Rabbit was not frightened,
for he knew it was some one OF the magic
folk who were speaking and not mortal,
so he did not run, but looked around TO
see which one 1t was.
Now Bunny had seen fairy and a
goblin and gnome. but this little creature
he now saw was not like any one of those
fairy folk.
He wore silver suit and a pointed
silver cap, and in his hand he held a
tiny silver pitcher.
Il don't know where the Rainbow
path is" said Bunny. Where do you
want to go?"
Il want to go home" said the little
fellow. Il am a Rain-elf and | came
along the Rainbow path this morning,
and now | can't find it, and here | am
in a place | never saw before and l can't
find my way home"
This is the earth,' said Bunny Rab-
bit. Don't you live here?"
"Oh. dear, what shall l do?" said
the Rain-elf. Il live up in the sky behind
the clouds How shall | ever get back?
II have been told not to run along
the Rainbow path; that it would lead
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
DAILY ECONOMY CALENDAR
Copyri 1918. By the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate. Nov York CITY.
THINGS TO WORK WITH.

The time has passed when you can
expect a farmer to do profitable farming
without up-to-datc equipment, no matter
how industrious he may be; and 1t IS
about time that housewives were no
longer expected to keep house in man
ner worthy of Twentieth Century with
out the right sort of things to work with
We often talk about those good old
fashioned housewives who did without any
save the simplest tools and devices, but II
we were 10 be transported back to their
houses. and were to visit their kitchens
we would probably find their house
keeping not quite so fine, AS we expected.
We would undoubtedly find flies, There
would be odors Of food, musty odors OF
damp cellars and doubtless mice and rats
even in the best houses. How could IT be
otherwise before the days of sealed Gel
lars, before the days of wire screens,
regular garbage collection, and adequate
sewage disposal?
No wonder there were separate kitchen
Yards in those days, and In town houses
there were high board fences-no wonder
the kitchen was at the back of the house,
as far removed from the living rooms as
possible.
So don't make the mistake of thinking
that if your great grandmother could get
along without modern equipment you can.
too She had 10 put up with conditions
that you do not have to tolerate. Moreover
labor was cheaper than now.
1t was cheaper to hire some one to do
something the long, old-fa.hioned way
than it would have been to produce a CON
trvance that would do il in the shorter
time. But labor is so high now that
merely from the point of view Of economy
the question that confronts every house
wife is this: Can ] really afford To do
things the old, slow way without up-to-
date devices?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
LETTERS OF TESSIE AND JOE

Dear Tessie:
I'm glad | wasn't home to see you play
poker, If it's all the same to you. As
poker player you're just naturally not
among those present, and it's no good
Of YOU trying TO learn. Good poker players
are born, and not made, and so are bad
ones for that matter; and while good
one can make himself better, the only
way bad one can change is by getting
worse. Only that's impossible in your
case. don t want TO sound discouraging.
but when there's facts TO look in the face,
look EN- in it, that's my motto.
Speaking of poker I'm glad you didn't
take it into your head to surprise me by
sending that bird Ponzi flock of money
in the hopes of reaplng so per cent
harvest by return mail. Anybody in this
particular world who expects something
for nothing, with the exception of troubles
has got TO take it out in expecting. And
there's even lot of troubles that have got
TO be worked hard for, but trouble is one
thing that people don't seem to mind
plugging for. In fact, their energy in
working for if is only equalled by their
surprise when il lands on the back of their
neck.
But as for money Tessie, that's thing
that don't come easy, except maybe to
Ponies and landlords. ! know prospire
for mine. It's no cinch selling Daisy
Canned Soups to people who either never
heard Of the brand before or else wish they
they hadn't Not that ID. c. Soups are
the worst in the world. probably but /
got to- give them credit for being the
worst in my territory. I'm sending you
home another box of samples, but if you
really insist on it it, the last box III send
you. suppose it's no use making your
self sick even if it don't cost you anything
Don't rock the baby to sleep. 1t will
make him more manly if he has to cry
himself TO sleep few times. Of course it
may be little hard on you, but Pm able
TO stand the thought of it, so you as a
mother ought to be able to stand the
sound of it. Love,
Joe.
Tessie Gives the Iceman Blast in
Tomorrow's Letter.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07

showing the smoothness
conducting TO santa
ton.
A finish, in the form
Of deep 1anges, pre-
vents the bottoms Of the
can from rusting out,
and renders the lids in
accessible to even the
most persevering Of the
four-legged prowlers Of
the night.
Then as TO hinges on
tin pantryware. Even
these are not alike ali
over the world. Some
are broken, some will
break, and others VIII
not,-which is a sign
that they are Of Wana-
maker quality.
If you ever knew any
one who lost her temper
over a bread-box with a
broken hinge, bring her
in to this Sale and let
the salesman show both
of you the long, strong,
continuous wire which
fastens down the hinges
of these snowy, attrac-
tive, but strongly made
boxes and canisters in
the white enamel pan :
try ware
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07

from two to iour days--according to
the degree Of saltness you like. Az the
end of this period of corning, take the
beef out, soak il for 2 hours in clear
water to freshen it (changing the water
oncc), then boil it slowly for 80 min
utes. Plunge it into cold water, re-
move gristle, bone and excessive fat;
cut the meat into small pieces, pack IT
closely into jars, put rubbers and caps
into position, and sterilize for hours IN
your wash boiler.
Tomorrow Good Home Dinner.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
China.

Thousands of dttrac-
tive dinHer-sets and
other pieces Of china
and porcelain Of the
best makes, imported
and domestic. RedRc-
ttOns ia prices dUerdgs
Otae-fOurth beIolC regl-
lQr.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07

leen the umbrella up agcnst the drug
store and run without him seeing me,
he saw me-, saying, All, at last, I've teie-
foned home twice since | last tawkcd to
you and your poor mother is now tcle-
foning TO the police station to ind out
if they've had eny news Of your
Wioh ! started telling him about the
lady ony he wouldent lissen, and we went
home and wouldent take another licking
like that for dime nor not even hall
n doller
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
Glassware!

OF WGndBlGker quality.
IN abundance and inf
mite Uariety. iRchding
practically everything
that is desirable, from
a pretty Heedle-etched
tttnibler at 15c to the
most elegant and re-
spIeradent of pieces in
calt-glasS.
Sarin9s average one
third.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07

opening days of til e
Sale, last week, have not
finished her chances.
And to the same de-
gree it assures t h e
bride, or any otner
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
Lamps.

(tnclstdinS side and
hanging fixtures and
laBapshodeS) are priced
for the period OF tAe
Sale at average sap-
iRgs OF one-third.
And the stocks Of
fered are not a mere
portion or selection
from ON. Fall and Vim
ter purchases, BAT in
cl1lds e ~ cry lamp,
shade. fixture or eVen
candlestick ia the Lamp
Store. For beauty ard
VGrtety, no half-doxen
other retail stocks can
match then,-and likely
not for quantity, either.
Fourth sioorl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
Wananaker
Sales

that giUe Serrice 20 the
hOmemaker, commence.
but do not end. lOith the
Housewares Sale. On
the famous Fourth Floor,
that all good house
keepers k-notC so lCeu,
there are September
Sales n0tC gong on, OF
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
Wananaker'S?

course, or a woman who
never beat up cakes or
ladled out oatmeal, you
may think that wooden
spoons are all alike.
If you have yer
washed one, you know
better. The smooth,
clean finish on Wana-
maker woodenw are,
which, compared with
co m m o n pie-boards,
rolling-pins, step-lad-
ders, etc, is almost
snowy, is always re-
marked upon.
Despite restri C t e d
production, shortage of
lumber and the other
handicaps that might
have frightened tinid
folks out of holding this
Sale, all the wooden
ware in the Sale, like all
the other housewares,
is of the very best quail
ity that the market pro-
duces;; and this covers
construction as well as
finish.
You can set your foot
safely on a Wanamaker
step-ladder; no insidi-
Gus knots to eat out the
strength of the wood
4 GAIN: a W h ol e
"A chapter could be
written, with an
notations from the ash
man, and maybe a line
scratched by the neigh
boris cat, on the differ
ence there is between
ash cans and ash cans,
and garbage ditto.
The sup e r ri ty,
therefore, of the galva-
nized ironware in this
Wanamaker Sale is a
thing worthy of re-
mark. Heavy metal to
start with; seams sol
dered and leakless; both
interiors and exteriors
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07

this event a mat
ter of import
ance, one that touches
every well-kept house,
and concerns every eff
ficient housewife, dwell
ling in or near this city:
The qualities of the
goods and the greatness
of the assemblage =
more than $4,000 arti-
cles at the start, a week
ago, and hundreds more
on their way by this
time.
Money savings also
play no small part in the
considerations of t h e
thrifty-minded. I h e
things in the Sale are
priced from 10 to 40 per
cent less than regular.
n UT while pr &c e $
Is form a pleasing
feature of the op-
portunity, this is not
the kind of Sale that
needs to be built around
price.
We are glad that we
can help you $ a V e
money on your house
hold furnish s h i n G S
through the economies
that inevitably result
from such large mer-
chandising operations.
But the main purpose
and central pivot of the
Sale is to help you to
furnish your kitchen,
laundry, pantry, cellar,
housemaid's closet =
even your sewing-room
and maybe your attic, If
you keep your trunks
and cedar chests up
there with the very
finest equipment,--th
articles that will last
longest and will do the
best work while lasting.
No other kind are
worth the space they
take up, whether in a
house or in a store, and
we are constantly sur
prised at the space they
are allowed to take up
in advertisements!
What is making this
Sale great from its
starting day, last We'd
nesday, both its attend
ance and in it's selling,
is the confidence 100
men feel in buying
luhere nothing Hinlsy
is sold.
II VERY article n
T. the Sale, however
humble its use or
small it's size, or how
ever low its price, is
fully up to Wanamaker
standards of quality,
and is as NEW as to-
morroW's output of gilt
tering silver dollars
from the Philadelphia
Mint.
The great quantity
and wide assortment of
articles gives assurance
to the out-of-toWn wo-
man that her possible
inability to attend the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07

oould long ago hare
gone the ordinary road
to 0bliUi0n or dedddnd-
aliUeness.
If you are a man, OF
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
Yes, Madam, It's YOU
We're Talking About!
row suiftty aoiH all the ,oheets
of essential industry spin
round i,n khis hnsn month of

Of essent1dt innhst7B 8ptH ~ I
round, in this busy month OF
September after the rest and recreation Of Labor
Dav the o. W. W. (other soorkers Of the oorld) are az
eager to plunge again into their labor as are the spe-
did urmy Of American housewives!
Talk Of honoring the porker! here's one Dho
deserves the crowr-the Home-nanherl
Talk Of essential industries the creation and MAN
tenarce of the HOME tops them all.
And talk Of housefurnishings sales, such as spring
up so ptentifuEly at this season!
Which Of them offer 10000 or more Of abso-
tttely neo household utensils Of the best makes in the
standard sizes and styles at authentic reductions from
regular prices, rising from, 10 to 10 per cent-saue
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-07
SANDMAN STORY.

Copyrieht 1919 by tn Mcclure Nsws-
paper Syndicate. New YORK. City.