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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15

cred about the table, Jim and James
ravenous from their work III the airr..
'11nid can bake good biscuit and cake,
Esther told Francis. But this got nothing
but a polite response Francis did not
love me because ! WAS q good cook
I'D tlke to go for tramp up tina
big hill, Francis said as he finished his
coffee ado YOU mind? I'll be back IN an
hour, Enid; wen have To start then.
And off he went, with a stride that
was, for all this city life, more elastic
and firmcr than that of either jim or
James.
And when the goodhyes had been
finally said. two hours later, and the
powerfu motor began puuing, and we
slid away from our gate drew long
sigh. II was relief rhore than pleasure OF
expectancy.
Tomorrow Long Drive
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15

But | was Wrong Esther was cooking
what she considered a particularly good
breakfast | watched her, while | helped.
She was frying ham and potatoes, shc
had batter stirred ready for hot cakes,
from the oven she produced q batch oil
new biscuits, there We're eggs ready TO DE
fried as we'll And oatmeal was smmering
on the back of the stove, while scvera
varieties of iellies and jams stood IN
jars on the table.
But Esthorr' | protested, you re
not going to have Francis see you look
ing like thatI' -,
Like WHAT" Esther demanded while
her little eyes showed sudden reseil tmout.
'In my workin' clothes, you mean! Wen,
| guess il won't kill him. Enid Haines,
you're not goin' TO start putin on airs,
are YOU? He knows ! go to work, so l
can't come down all dressed up
IAN right, it doesn't matter, | broke
in, afraid her suddenly raised voice would
reach beyond the kitchen door Have you
! fruit for breakfast
! ''Frnitl Land, haven't we enoughY'
| "Too much" | answered, sorry for
/ this question, too. There was no help Tor
| it-Esthcr was in charge and had to ac-
cept her way of doirg thu gs. | had no
| desire to put on airs, as she expressed IT,
! for Francis Meade's benefit. trancis
! knew | came from poor family, "A piain
| farmers family for generat,ors back.
| The onlv thing hated HIM to s,e WAS the
| lack of certain little niceties of everyday
life. of civilized lfe-httle things that bad
nothing to do with money.
He came in with cheerful good morn
ing. and kissed me with Esther looking
on-a greeting that made me happy and
made me blush, too. Then Jim came IN
| from the barn, and James followed Jun,
nodding good morning TO Francis, walked
over to the two buckets of water sitting
on the edge under the window. poured out
a basinful. and went through MS regular
morning ceremony. This consisted III
ducking his face and most OF his head
IN the cold water, with great deal ol
splashing and blowing, and then wash
ing his hands with soap and the same
cold water The ceremony ended bN
a vigorous rubbing with the roller towe
which. I'm sorTy to say, did more ciean'
rnr than the cold water-and then jim
was ready 70 eat.
Though | had seen thIs every morn
ing for years, somehow it shocked me
sWfullv today looked around at Fran
els but he gave no sign Of having notice.
ANYTHING. except for humorous twinkle
m his eyes.
al never take anything but coffe'
for breakfast he told Esther But a
something in her look ne added hu
those biscuits Of yours smell 50 delIciou
I'm going TO have some OF them.
! Esther was Modified and we All gath
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15

Did YOU know that ninety per cent
of al human ailments depend upon the
condition Of your blood?
Nature gives her warnings in various
un,p,stakablc ways. 50 that when the
annct,te fails. and YOU become weak and
,;stIcss Ard ! general rundown condition
seo,ns 10 take possossion Of the whole
hodv il i AL III f.ili, sign that lmpcrt-
t;os will steadily accumulate until your
e,rcral health viii he seriously affected.
You should rccogrizc tic importance.
therefore. If yc-v promptly cl,.al sirq ont
the system. and kc";ir hc blood supply
nurc ard robust
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15

less YOU keep your own cows, goats milk
ia going 10 be more and more used. rs IT.
u, the dem and now il small, but u can
be stimulated with clever advertising
Usually there will be no trouble IN finding
a market for certain amount, either IN
hospitals or maternity houses, or among
chosen families. II " in this way that y
start should be made. Children trained
To drink goats milk will love it better than
the usial cows milk, and will thrive
better ON IL.
Miss jerks, Of MontcIair, New Jersey
who has done go well with her focks,
Ia a pioneer in a line that should become
important, and she is authority for the
statement that the work Of managing a
goat dairy farm is one that women WI
find interesting and profitable, and the
work IL not at all hard.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
Keep Your Blood Pure
Nature VIII Do the Rest

For this purpose. no remedy can equal
s. 5. S, the fine old blood purifier that
has been IN constant use for more than
fifty years. Bong uade from tie ats
and herbs Of the fo Is It Is purely ycge-
table. and coutair 10 mineral suhstarce
Get bottle Of s 5 $ # yonr drug
store today. and note how i onply i
builds MP tie appetite and gives rev
strength and vitality vnte for fro
literature and medical advlcc 70 CHIC
Medical Advisor, so Swift Laboratory
Ntiarto c.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
EXPECTING THAT.

al am not expecting any package,
said Mr. Howdlc, as a van stopped at
the door OF his house.
'"This is the number" persisted the
driver. looking at his book again. "Name s
Howdle, ain t it?'
yes
"Then it's for YOU.
Il think it must be case of mistaken
identify.
"No sir; it's a case Of beer.
ooh, is that 50? Bring 1T IN. '---Edln-
burg Scotsman.
Lost something? Try classified adj
vertisement in Every Evening ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15
hppointed TO Annapolis.

Ralph Atkins Sentman Of this city has
been appointed by q. S. Senotor i.
HeisIer Ball as a candidate for rnidshlp-
man in the class entering the United States
Naval Academy, Annapolis Md, IN June,
Igpt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15

Every Evenings classified advertise
ments bring results. Proved by the satis-
faction of many ard will be TO you-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15

You'll marvel at the prices
you'll s1nne with pleasure at the
styles you'll be pleased>with their
tailoring and long wear All nov
patterns and models for Men and
Bows
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-15

Whcwi It's Cold Better get
a big, burly Ulster or ulsterette
or we have some lighter coats that
are Just as warm and simply
cr:unmed full Of style. Come in
and see hem
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-11-19
LOVE AND ADVENTURE IN AN UNKNOWN LAND

Every American youngster with red blood and magna
ton has day dreams of travelling to strange land; of finding
there fair maiden ignorant of the world; of bringing her
home in trmph Of teaching her to live and love- And here
you have the thrilling romance of such and madam
American with imaginaton vgor and laugh and 18year
old Princess Helen Of Tau kuan, Empire of the Yellow Sum-
beyond the Great Wall of China older than the Tower OF
Babel hidden from the eyes of all the world.
Adventure! It's every column of this strange Journey
strange quest through strange land where the traders
and thieves, despite their ancient boodeud always in
league against the traveller who would pass to the still
stranger land of Tau Kuan where strange people worship
the strange koresh" with its odor of wine and cinnamon
and its sleep with dreams Of bliss.
This is no travel gude-book. The characters are not
auomatons. The hero sophisticated and yeI The
heroine unsophscated and very unhappy And there's
chaperon in this story Also, for good measure there's
Arab maiden, whose slips red and her robes but ves
What would you do?" is question you will ask yourself
more than once, be you man woman reader
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-11-19

waiting before the house, coachmen
chosen from the village inebriates
potted geraniums crowded In the liv-
ingroom to emphasize the hideous
casket-these made him a shade in an
unreal world. his home vanished. He
aged, and was silent. After the black
est of these days, he remained through
the night on Cemetery hill. pacing.
bareheaded, crossing and recrossIng
the sacred earth that hid her.
He saw her as she had come to him
year before, with springtide trem-
bling in her touch, soft May-fire in her
eyes. Tonight in the darkness, be-
yond the faded hyacinths of older
sanctuaries, John Lexington pressed
his cheek to the grass, and his heart
broke He lived again the manner of
her love, impetuous and golden. His
hands CROPPED out upon the sod. He
longed for her fragrant body. His
prayer for death was unanswered
and the morning robins whistled and
Knocked.
September came again to Dowagiac.
and John Lexington was only n name
there. Winter closed in. tightened
dragged past; and May arrived to
loosen the rheumatism in the house of
the untidy woman who continued to
live next to a vacant house. Yet
another September came. and the
Lexington baby was becoming an old
and tiresome story. The city council
withdrew In favor OF an orphans
home. This would be all the same to
little Con. But before they could send
him away, his father appeared In town.
John Lexington had darkened. He
was tanned about the eyes. and his
former bench-mates found him silent.
BE was lean, almost gaunt, and the
light In his eyes was dim and shifty.
He had no more thought of verses.
The tension at which he lived did
not produce rhymes. He claimed his
son and they set out together.
Con was soberly pleased. The fast
and noisy train was miracle. Best
of all. he did not need to be undressed
just at dark. which was the finest part
OF the day.
Chicago meant only rain and a sniff
OF beer on Dearborn street More
trains, warm weather. and sandwiches
with mustard
In Memphis Con played with the
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-11-19
HONORED AS GREAT TEACHER
Works of Euclid, Ancient Mathemati-
clan, the Foundation of tire
Science of Geometry.

Euclid was an ancient mathemati-
clan. who is said by some to have
fiourished in the third century before
the Christian era. 1t is generally
held that he was a Greek, but the date
and place of his birth are unknown
1t is generally held that much of his
work was done at Alexandria, Egypt,
which in those ancient times was a
famous seat of learning and the CEN
ter of extensive commerce. The most
famous work of Euclid that has come
down to us Is the Elements of Geom-
etry in 13 books. The first six are the
most valuable. They contain the
foundation of geometry. on which is
based several branches of higher
mathematics. These books are still
used in schools and colleges. The
next three books deal with the prop
critics of numbers but they are super
seded by modern arithmetic Euclid
also left other works, such as treatises
on harmony and optics.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-11-19
REALLY NOTHING MUCH DOING
Liee Parsons Was Not Actually on
the Warpath, but 1t Seemed There
Were Casualties

Everybody expects Kentuckian to
tell a feud story" stated Governor
Morrow of Kentucky recently. "The
thing has really been much overdone,
but the story of Lige Parsons may be
worth telling. Lige dropped into the
courthouse to see his friend, the pro
bate judge.
"'Howdy, Liger greeted the judge
"'Howdy, judger
"'What's doin' down your way,
LigeT
'Nuthin, judge, nuthin'.'
"'T'other evenin' l was a-settin', a.
readin' Of my Bible, judge spoke up
Lige, when some shootin' begun. One
of my gals said twas the Harris boys
down by the middle pasture. Now,
judge, didn't mind them Harris boys
a-shootin, but l was afraid a stray
bullet might hit calf or one of the
kids, so l picked up my rifle and
dropped a few shoots down that way
and went back a-readin' of my Bible.
Next mornin' l went down that way
an they was all gone 'cept four -
Harper's Magazine.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-11-19

had learned of his writing, and he was
condemned. He permitted this poor
young thing. in that condition." to
suffer want. One especially soiled
lady had been coming twice every day
to see II Mary might not be getting
worse. In truth, Mary was. John
knew 1t. He banished the harpies
from the room. Even the patent hap
piness In Mary's eyes seemed to re-
proach him, and he went out into the
snow. fearing the gods Of the slated
skies.
The city poormaster called, and
corn meal followed his visit. There
was no sign from the city mansion.
Winter broke, and even the cold
was no longer a decent white. The
world was bedraggled and sodden
John Levington's dreams had wither-
ed, and any memory was pain.
For the young mother April was ap-
proach to new country, gray. mys-
terious beyond any words, and In May
its subtle boundary was reached
Dowagiac's city council took hand
In the matter. having passed resolu-
tlon that luck was against one John
Lexington and his wife. The dirty
woman who dwelt next door came
oftener. until her visits left n trail
through the house. John could not
scrub II away. Mary went to the
hospital, her eyes radiant with heav-
ems fever, and she never returned.
OF the four days that followed her
Inhr tn tn,-
OF horror. A pink, puckered man.
child, placed in his arms moment
and then taken away; black carriages
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-11-19
Con, Chez Ming and the
small leather sack.
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
Shape Of Shells.

Modern long-range shells are ci-
gar-shaped. They taper both lat the
front and at the rear. This tapering
of the rear end is called 'boat-tailing.
You have noticed that racing automo-
biles have torpedo-shaped sterns. A
square-talled shell or automobile is
actually held back at high speeds be
cause of the vacuum created behind
it by the velocity OF its movement.
Tapering the tail leads the air gently
and easily into the hole that the shell
or the racing car bores in the atmos-
phere and thus lessons vacuum's i'm
peding grip on the flying object"-Ev-
erybody's Magazine.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-11-19
Sure-Eooted Coral.

Among the strange animals that
came under the observation of Roy
Andrews, who conducted an expedition
into farther China for the American
Museum of Natural History. was the
coral. mountain goat II have seen
goral." says the explorer run at
full speed down the side of cliff that
appeared to be almost perpendicular"
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-11-19
London Cats.

Thirty thousand starving cats arc
rescued from London streets every
year. They are painiessly killed. their
skins being used for NUNS and gloves.
Brooklyn Eagle
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-11-19
Dreaming of Skatino.

To dream of skating denotes that
your success is very uncertain and de-
pends largely upon your efforts. To
see others skate denotes pleasant
time. To buy them, honor.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-11-19

The man who looks before he leaps
never acquires much of a reputation
as a leaper.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-24
HALCYoN HOUSE,

 TO LET: Large, light, airy rooms by week or season. for light house keeping; free bathing from the house boating and fishing; June 18th to Sept 18th. Apply
 L. HAASE. HaIcyOn House, Watch Hill, R. L mavSS
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-24

will enable the prosecutor to push fur ther his attempts to bring into court those responsible for the outbreak of rowdyism that marked the celebration of the Fourth of July in Putnam this year. In his statement MT. Morse says: Ten or dozen witnesses were called and while it was very evident that every wit ness knew more than he would admit, and ought to have realized that he was answering questions under oath, yet the fact remains that with one or two excep- tions no witness was able to name a single person whom he saw in the dis orderly crowd. Consequently there is no evidence that can be brought before the court as far as present indications are concerned" A court of inquiry is usual ly means of last resort in procuring evidence, and having failed in this, as the prosecuting officers statement seems to indicate has been the case in the court of inquiry held in Putnam, there will, in al. probability be no further pro- cedure; but this remains to be seen since no official will say definitely that the entire matter is to be dropped
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-24
BORN.

BARBER-1n Moosup. July IS, 1920, a daughter, Frances Eveline, to MT. and Mrs. Frank Barber. sINMONDS-In Bac -& hospital, Nor wich, July 20, 1920, :. daughter, Doro- thy Mildred, to Edith and the late Frank Simmonds, formerly of Bliss place Granddaughter to William Oar of Danbury).
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-24
DANIEISDN

Danielson's jeaIousi 's'fact. boys! Just imagine that Oh, Lady, Lady! story Tn the Putnam news Friday morning and the Danielson crew of observers sitting around while nothing happened. Thurs day afternoon has been something awful in Danielson since the summer half-holi- days were inaugurated. Here's tip for the young lady that wants to win fame and distinction. Buy pair or socks-and wear them down town!
 Deputy sherin Charles E. Aver, one of the busiest of the county officials, has done a real stroke of work this week in rounding up a quintet that has been either engaged in pilfering cloth from the United States Finishing company at Sterling or in receiving the stolen goods. Four of the men involved in the trans action are in Brooklyn jail. bound over for trial at the next term of the super ior court: the other is out under bonds. From evidence in the hands of officials 1t would appear that the traffic in stolen cloth has been very considerable and that those who have been engaged in it have been "cleaning-up" to use war time expression. Just how the cloth was gotten out of the Sterling plant has not been explained, but officials of the mill were aware that it was being stolen, though not so certain as to what became of it. Sheriff Aver has helped clear up the mystery and incidentally has been the instrument through which quan- tity of the cloth has been recovered.
 The householder who reads this will be considerably shy of consolation when he ponders over what a bin full of coal in his own cellar is going to stand him in Uncle Sams depreciated dollars, as to buying power, next winter: An agent of one of Danielson's big manufactur- ing concerns told the representative of this Daner that bituminous coal, ordinar- fly called soft is costing from $22 to SPA ton delivered in Danielson at the present time It is hard to get at these extraordinarily high prices, yet 60 steam CTS are waiting at one southern port to load all of the coal they can carry away 10 Europe at these prices. And Europe is supposed to be broke, financially, phy- sically-and, possibly, morally. Here is a situation that the average American whose coal bin is empty will find difficult to understand. Europe hasn't any mon ey, il is said; Europe needs helping hand il is said; yet Europe is coming across with cold cash and paying record breaking prices for American coal, while Americans sit around and wonder wheth- er they will get enough fuel to keep them from freezing to death next winter-and also wondering just how much they will
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-24

coop of fl R. I. R. chickens which were large enough for good broilers. It is a shame when those who work and produce things are robbed of them by a no-ac- count-class of persons who thrive in this way.
 George Taylor and family of South Coventry and H. c. Barlow of Westford were visitors, the first of the week, at the home of Arthur Wood and family.
 Sunday, Aug. 1, in place of the regu- lar church services the pulpit will be oc- cupied by Miss Inez Mason who will give an address on her work in India. Miss Mason has for several years been a mis- sionary in that far-off land and will have something to say that will be inter esting.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-24
To Ward Of Summer
 Complexion Ills

To keen the face smooth, white and beautiful all simmer there's nothing quite so good as ordinary mercolized wax. Discolored or freckled skin, so common at this season. is gently, gradually absorbed by the wax and rHplaced by the newer, Tresher skin beneath The face exhibits no trace of the wax. which is applied at bedtime and washed off mornings. Greasy creams. powders and rouges, on the other hand. are apt to appear more conspicuous than usual these days of excessive per spiration. Just get an ounce of mer- colized wax at any drug store and use it like cold cream. This will help any skin at once and in a week or so the com plexion will look remarkably clear, young and healthy
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-24
.YlElDI.EYVTL,LE

Somebody seems to be stealing chick ems in this vicinity A neighbor lost some not long ago and last Saturday ev- ening while Arthur Wood was in Willi- mantle some sneak thief took a whole
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-24

GiIdersIeeve.-Mr. and Mrs. George H. Tracy of Gildersleeve celebrated their 5Sth wedding anniversary Monday MT, Tracy for many years was principal Of the Gildersleeve school
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-24
PRESTON CITY

The service on Sunday evening at the Baptist church will be for the special ben eft of the teachers in the Sunday school The superintendent, Charles Zabriskie, has invited Rev. George R. Atha of Gro- ton to give an address on The Necessity and Value of Teachers Training
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-24
PERSONAL

PROSTATE trouble with allied dtff- entities, including bladder irritation, pilzs. constipation, eliminated by drug less method. no massaEe or dieting; book in plain wrapper free. Electro thermal O.. 2Ss-A. Homan Bldg, Steu- benviIle, O. jan10d
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-24
PLAINFIELD

Morey's Jazz, Casino, Jewett City, to- night.-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-24
BALTIC

Morey's Jazz, Casino, Jewett City, to-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-11-18
BRITISH WERE TORTURED
IN "BLACK HOLE OF BAKU"
(By the United News.)

London, Nov. 16.-Tke terrible pri-
vations that British prisoners suf-
fered in the "Black Hole of Baku"
during .atx months and a half of cap
tivity, were narrated when 4S of them
arrived among friends from Constan-
tinople. Their story, just received by
the London Evening News, tells of
one man who was confined in a small
cell up to his waist in water, for "a
hours for attempting to escape. An
other prisoner, recaptured after at
tempting to get away, was kept for
nine days i'll a small cell into which 48
others had been crowded for the same
offense.
The 48 prisoners spent hais Of the
six and one-half months in coils with
only a small courtyard for exercise
and the British, being last in the ra-
ton line, frequently missed the daily
dole of bread. Their personal pur-
chases of food were often stolen and
the sanitary conditions Of the prison
were frightsul, with only one faucet
for the 4S men. The only doctor was
q Pole, also q prisoner.
Since the explosion in September,
New York has allowed no parking Of
vehicles near it's Wall street financial
district.