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Famous
Adventure Stories

which carry one away 20 the
ends Of the earth are enthral-
ling, and, If we must Rave a
moral, they stimulate the i'm
agination and the desire %
know something Of the world
We live in.
The Count of Monte Cristo."
and The Three Musketeers,-
by Alexandra Dumas, are per-
haps the best known Of the vast
number Of volumes which Du-
mas turned out.
1t is said that Dumas IS the
most popular Of the novelists
read by older boys. Three
Musketeers," 81; Monte
C1isto," 2 vols, each 81.
Robinson Crusoe," by Dan
iel Defoe-the first humanized
adventure story written two hun
dred years ago-has today the
greatest popularity because 81
its truly adventurous spirit.
81 with colored illustrations).
"rreasurS Island" BY Robert
Louis Stevenson, is such a tsls
Of pirates, uneharted Islands,
treasure and the high seas as
would quicken the heart even
of an octagenarian. 81.
Nor must We forget "Sher.
lock Holmes" by Conan Doyle.
This master detective has 40
rival. Adventures" and Mem
oirs," 75c each.
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hunters, Of explorers. % brsv.
women, Of patrioty g.
LEADERS in lii, rfy." By
Mary II. Wade, contains short.
ingpiring biographies of King
Albert Of Belgium. JoFre. Haig.
Pershing and Foch S1.35.
Shasta Of the Wolves" By
Olaf Baker, presents the lie p
an Indian boy who, lost in a for
est, grows up with some wolves
and other forest animals. living
their life, knowing only the calls
OF the wild 81
"The Cali of the Wild. ov
Jack London, the great story p
our North and of a wonderful
dog. 81.
The Ring-Necked Grizzly
by Warren n. Miller. Only a
big-game hunter ~ long erDer-
fence could relate the a4ver.
lures of these boys 81 the Rocky
Mountains and 80 vividly create
feeling for the trail. Si5O
Curly Of the Circle Bar" bv
Joseph Bushnell Ameg. q
story Of ranching in the present
d.y on one Of the great fenced
ranges in Texas. a ne COW
boy story. SI65.
"Neptune's son" bv Pupe--
S. Holland s story n the seaa
along the coast ~ South Amer
ica and around the Horn. nth
trailer IN pursuit - a ruby
stolen from a Hindu temple
s175.
Carpentry and Mechanics for
Boys" by Neely Hall. ig an nv-
plicitly and well illustrated man
ual Of directions for construc-
tion Of garden accessories.
household contrivances, play
ground and camp equipment. as
well as electrical construction.
81.
Harper's Everyday Elec-
tricity," by Don Cameron ShaS-
er, explains the working Drin-
ciples OF practical electrical ap-
pliances, from the simple bat
terry 70 a small plant for "a
country home. s150.
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"For Girls ONLY"

not because boys may not read
them, but because If they do
read them they scarcely under
stand them.
But they are the stories that
appeal intensely to girl's ro-
mantle and hero-worshiping
nature, and that enter sympa-
thetically into details Of her
personal and social life, so that
it may be said that a girl can
scarcely pass into and out Of her
teens normally without the
mental sustenance offered by
such books as:
Isabel Cartoons Year" by
Margaret Ashmun. These are
stories of happy high-school
life, centering about average
people, told with a wealth OF
intimate detail which make
them particularly popular.
$160.
"A Cavalier Maid" is by
Emile Benson Knipe and Alden
Arthur Knipe. The servants Of
Charles the First kidnap the
charming heroine of this tale,
who finally flies to America to
escape the tormentors who are
after her fortune. The book is
written with the same charm as
Polly Trotter," Patriot" "a
Maid of '76" and other stories
of long ago from the pens of
the same authors. $3.50.
Ten American Girls" by
Kate Dickinson Sweetster, con-
sists of tales of heroic Ameri-
can women, of whom Pocahon-
tas, Dorothy Quincy, Clara Bar
ton, Louisa Alcott are examples.
S1.75.
"Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm" by Kate Douglas Wig
gin, needs no introduction. This
famous book, descriptive of the
life of the rebellious, imagina-
tive, lively young girl and her
strait-laced maiden aunts, IS
source of delight to all girls
from 10 70 Il years. Price 75c.
The Pool of Stars" by
Cornelia Meigs, is the story Of
a girl who gives up a trip TO
Bermuda with a rich aunt in
order to get ready for college.
She makes a charming friend
ship with a boy of her own age
and an older woman, and there
is a mystery and a story with
in the story. S1.75.
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Books Enthrallins
Both to Boys
and Girls

Many mothers are totally at
loss when it comes to picking
out reading matter for boys and
girls entering on their teens.
The responsibility for devel-
oping an appreciation of the
fine in literature while boys and
girls are young can easily be
met with the wealth which the
artists of the pen have given
US.
The fear of being high
brow" is indeed foolish, when
the story interest is as great
as masters of their art make it.
On the heels of the old fairy
tales, the medieval legends and
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Fairy Tales

are the first love OF many
children, and the love should be
encouraged.
Such stories, especially those
that represent ancient legends,
have an immense value in slim
ulating imagination, and con-
tain probably some scintilla Of
the history Of the race.
Nowadays more than ever be-
fore, because of our develop
ment internationally, 1t Ia i'm
portant that American children
become acquainted with the
methods Of thought and ira
dition Of other peoples. Many
delightful collections of nation
al folk and fairy tales have re-
Gently been compiled.
"Czecho-Slovak Fairy Tales"
compiled by Parker Fillmore,
are charming introduction to
these interesting Central Euro
pean peoples, who have recently
figured so prominently IN world
affairs. So
Fables and Folk Stories"
by Horace E. Scudder, is a col
lection of those tales which
have been the inheritance of the
race for hundreds of years, and
which invariably appeal to chill
dren, written in so simple a
form that the beginne4 can read
them. 81.
Fairy and Household Tales"
by the Brothers Grimm. Rap
unzel," "The Golden Goose"
"The Frog Prince" F." "The Twelve
Dancing Princesses, "Hansel
and Gretel," viii suggest the
wealth contained in these 80
tales which have been chosen
from the best translations.
Illustrated in color; S1.50.
King Arthur and His Court"
by Howard Pyle, is the beauti-
full old Anglo Saxon story
which is the rightful heritage
of every child. 1t is fully illus
trated by Pyle, who was one Of
our most gifted and imaginative
illustrators-and it is written
after Malory's rich style. $3.50.
The Little Lame Prince by
Dinah Maria Mulock, is a tale
of adventures on a wonderful
travelling cloak, Of the most low
able of princes, that has won
its way into a generation of
children's hearts. Illustrated in
color and in black and white.
$3.50.
"Alice's Adventures in Won
derland," by Lewis Carroll, is
never old, always wonder-com-
pelling, especially as in this edi-
ton, which follows the style of
that originally published and IL
lustrated by John Tenniel. $50.
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this book is absorbing as liter
ature and inspiring as an ak
ample.
There are fathers who wonder
wistfully how they can draw
nearer to their big or their lit
tie boys and girls. Reading
these letters might show them
the way Price $3.50
Of other books mentioned on
this page there are not n few
which also would make. enjoy
able reading aloud, but we have
selected them chiefly as adapt
able to the silent, solitary joy
of "hugging up to book" OF
course
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Stories for Bows
Only (Mebbe)

Tales of adventure and books
on mechanics are Of particular
interest to boys more than to
girls, as rule; yet it cannot
be stated too confidently that
some girlish head may not look
over the shoulder Of the boy as
he devours the pages Of
THE Book Of Bravery" by
Henry w. Lanier, collection of
stories of heroes of our front
ier John Golfer, Kit Carson,
Grizzly" Adams)i OF big game
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SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. +. A. Walker.
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate. New FORK City.
LAME LAwRENCE'S BOOK.

Lawrence was sad. for all the boys had
gone to drill. A lame fellow cannot do
that or ever be soldier.
Don't look so downhearted, said his
mother, tenderly "There is just ms much
brave work for you.to do in the world as
for anyone else" =
But the lad did not believe this. II
looked at his crutch and thought of
how small were the things he could do.
Just then around the corner came n
shout. Fire Firel Fire" rang out sharp
ly on tha air, and out of house woman
dashed madly.
'The boys and men of town are down
at the drill fields" shouted Lawrence,
"but you run to the hall and ring the fire
bell. That will bring them here racing at
once. | know where the hose is and will
do my best while you are gone"
The woman flew down the street and
Lawrence hopped quickly, with the aid of
his crutch, to where fire-plug stood in
the street. On the grass lay a hose. In
another moment he had it connected.
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OF cour sc dimities are always dain.
ty, but this model is infinitely dain.
tier than all the rest with its circles
on shaded blue on a background OF
peach pink. Tucks trim the tunic
panels back and front, while the
waist claims a single tuck to finish
the left side where 1t fastens. Mar
row frills of net outline the neck and
short sleeves. Medium size requires
yards 36inch material and "a
yards net iouncing.
Pictorial Review Blouse No. 1868
Sizes. "a to A inehes bust. Price,
rs cents. Skirt No. 1851. Sizes, "a
so 81 inches waist. Price. 80 cents
crosby d Hill Company are sole agency
OF Pictorial Review Patterns Whining.
tons leading store for silk, wash goods and
woolen dress goods. 6O5-W-O0 Market
gtgeets-Adv,
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The Very
Wee Folks

don't do their own reading at
ell. For them there are plenty
of bright, interesting nursery
books, containing captivating
pictures.
Their nimble fingers, how
ever, are always itching for
"somefin' I can do myse'f, and
therefore we will mention that
the Book Store can provide a
stencil set with paints (sI25)
or a box Of weaving materials
(e5cl
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cation months pro-
vide leisure for boys
and girls to do much OF the
del,ghtful reading for
which the rush Of the
school months Leave them
little or no time.
In August there are
often many rainy days,
uhich may be spent IN
doors in really rdpturous
content, proJided there IS
something interesting TO
read.
The ChiIdren's B 90 k
Corner in the Wdnandker
Book Store (Mdin Floor,
Central, close bp the Thir-
teenth Street entrance) ~
,oeu equipped to supp'y
books for eUery age and
eperu taste. Do not hest
tate to order By telephone
or mail. Books will be
promptly shipped to noun
tains or shore.
@H. the love Of readingl
How much 1t does for
- childl What hours Of
pure, unalloyed happiness II
insures himl provided, OF
course, there are plenty Of good
books accessible).
And oh, the love Of reading
children's books! How much II
does for person, to keep him
Young and fresh-hearted, after
his legs get long, and his de-
meanor dignified and serious.
and his hair maybe sprinkled
with gray or even white!
1t might be called a regular
form of youth insurance,
Reading children's books is
10 a child the key to the real
world into which he il eager
to press forward and take his
part.
Even IL they are books Of the
imagination, such as fairy tales
fbless 'em, now and foreverD
that does not disturb the sit
uation: for to a really-truly-
child the so-called world of the
imagination is as much of
really-truly-realm as the social
led world of fact, which to so
many grown-up eyes bears the
appearance OF
-"No other than a noping rotU
OF magic shadotO-shapes
that come and go"
And, to grown-up, reading
children's books, fairy tales and
all, is the key of return to a
beautiful, delightful world for
which he has been homesick
ever since he left it.
Just what is a child's book
and what, is a book for grown
ups cannot be arbitrarily deter
mined, even by the Wanamaker
Book Store.
Why not say that good book
for a child is one which he en-
joys reading and derives good
from, and if you let it go at
that, why not turn right
round and define a good book
for grown-ups in the very same
way?
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WEDDINGS.
EAST-PHILLIPs.

fredericksburg, Md, Aug. 7-Wednes-
day morning Miss Nellie Twilford Phillips,
sister Of Mrs. r. f. Willis, was married
at Mrs. Willis home in fredericksburg, to
William Elmore East. of Onley, Va, by
Rev. F. G. Mae Sorley. Mr.. East is a
farmer at Onley
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-07
Smoke Caused Alarm.

Fire in the stove Of Mrs. Catherine
Schlittler, 300 King street, last night
caused such smoke that someone pass
ing the place thought the place was afre
and sent IN call for the Washington Co.
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SHORT STORY BY SKINNY MARTIN

The Disappointed Squirrel
A squirrel climbed ioyissly up a tree,
and immeeditly his Expression changed
for the verse.
II there's enything | hate, he sed, its
a bump that looks like a nut
The end.
Intristing Facks About Intristing
People Sid Hunt is a CRATE diplomat.
Wen his mother tells him No he Jest
keeps on asking her and asking her till
she tells him Yes.
Sissietv Last week Mr.. Artie Alix-
ander tried TO see if he could train his
hair 70 stand up Teddy bear, wich some Of
II would but most of it wouldent, so the
majority won and Mr.. Alexander stopped
trying.
Lost and Found. Found-A packidge
of hair pins. See Puds Simkins. In case
of more than one saying they are the
owner, the one offering the highest re-
ward viii be considered the most seriously
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Your classified ad costs you less if you
come TO the office and pay for it within a
week.
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oBLE-HooPER.

Easton, Md, Aug. 7.-Mr. and Mrs.
Leander r. Hooper have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Miss Helen
Gertrude Hooper to DIR. Emsley Augustus
Coble Of Boston, formerly of Burlington,
n. G. The wedding will take place in the
fall
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LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pape.
THE PARK AVE. NEWS.

Weather Plentiful.
Spoarts Puds Simkins prefers not
TO wash his hands awffener than once
a day, saying the schooner you wash
the more improvement you can notice
after each time.
Vacation Notes. Pickture post cards
have bin received frum Leroy Shooster
and Sam Cross, both saying on them,
The waiter is fine, ] wish you was heer,
but neither Of them showing eny wat
ter in the pickture to prove it.
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. SHIPPERS MILLER.

North East, Md. Aug Miss Hester
Booth Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
James Miller, of Childs and Rslph Sim
pers, son of Mr. and Mrs Samuel r.
Shippers, were married in the Methodist
Episcopal Church of North East, Satur-
day by Rev. d. III. Givan.
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THE GIRL ON THE JOB.
By Jessie Roberts.
LIKING WHAT YOU DO"

Copyright. 1920. BY Wheeler Syndicate.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-27
PARAGUAY GAM
ACCEPT TREATY
Of VERSAILLES
(By The Assnciated Press \

Buenos Aires, Dec. 26.-Instruc-
tions received hv the Paraguayan
delegates to the league OF nations
assembly prior to their departure
1or Geneva established a distmc-
ton between the attitude Of their
government toward the Versailles
treaty and toward the league cove
nant, says a dispatch from the
Asuncion correspondent of La Ma
cion.
The Paraguayan delegation, the
only one to vote with Argentina on
amendments offered by that coun-
try, is declared by the report to
have been instructed respecting
the admission of other states and
that the assent of Paraguay to the
Versailles treaty would only con-
template that part constituting the
pact of the league and foreign to
the peace treaty, to which latter
the country cannot subscribe,
either as a belligerent or as party
affected by the war. with regard
to which it maintained neutrality"
Instructions given the delegates
are said TO have characterized the
meeting of the assembly as in a
certain manner of purely European
character from an international
viewpoint. In this respect the rep
resentatiVes We're instructed that in
matters outside of American inter-
ests they should support such ma
lions OF the continent as they
might consider it in their inter
asst
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-27
APPLICATIONS ROLL
in FOR PERMITS TO
DEVELOP WATER POWER

Washington, Dec, 26.-Applica-
tions for permits looking toward
development of more than l2,Ooo'-
900 horse power. sufficient to sup
ply twenty cities the size of chi
cago. had been filed under the
federal water power act with the
federal power commission up TO
December IS, the commission an
nounced today.
Completion of the contemplated
plans the commission estimates
will advance water power develop
ment by more than 40 per cent,
and will involve an investment of
Isl, 200, 100000.
| The projects range from a small
item horse power plant for colony
of summer cottages in Wyoming TO
the storage of the waters of the
|unper Colorado and it's tributaries
In n huge reservoir and the de-
yelopment from more than 5000
600 horse power by the utilization
of the water in a drop OF Z'oVo
fleet. Twenty-seven states IN au-
dition to Alaska and the District
of Columbia are represented IN the
|129 applications. California LEADS
in the number of permits, with 80
New York is second with 10; WASH
ington third with IL, Alaska ana
Montana arc represented with ten
points each while from Idaho there
were seven and from Arizona SIX
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-27
ARREST MAN WHO
SHOUTS FOR THE /.
KING AND KAISER

Athens, Dec, 70. - Constantine
assembled his family for Christ
mas dinner yesterday, although
the Greek Christmas comes 1873
days later. The foreigners in
Athens celebrated, but otherwise
the only sign of Christmas was
evergreen branches carried at the
mastheads of the American de-
stroyers anchored off Phaleron and
OFF the Trachili promontory
The exchange rate is steady aud
is being supported by the govern
ment.
Refusal OF Admiral Kelly, head
of the British naval mission. TO
accept the grand Gordon of the
Royal Order of the Savior is dis
couraging those who were sure Of
a change in the British attitude
because of the need OF the Greek
army in Asia Minor. The Greeks
are adopting a wait and see poll
icy, declaring for the allies and
against Germany. A mau who
shouted Long live the King and
the kaiser" was beaten and locked
up today
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-27
CARELESSNESS CAUSE
OF BULK OF KANSAS
FIRE DAMAGE, CLAIM


Topeka, Kans., Dec. 26.-Defec-
tive chimneys, sparks from COM
bustion and overheated stoves
caused the bulk of fires in Novem-
Der, according to a report issued
today by l.. 7. Hussey, state fire
marshal. Twenty-three fires origi-
mated from ohimneys with loss
of $12,692; fifty-nlne from COM
bustion-loss, $15,054; and four
teen from stoves and furnaces
loss, Sl0,9S1.
The total loss, $2,29TGS9, was
by far the largest aggregate for
any month since the fine marshal's
office was established. Mr. Hussey
explains, however, that this total
includes the $l,500,000 fire of the
Standard Oil company in Anderson
county last June which destroyed
a pumping station, The loss is now
officially included in the report for
the first time.
Lightning was the cause of the
greatest property loss from fire
during the month-$224, 159. Four
fires with a loss of $54 $3.50, We're
the result of incendiarism. Other
causes with the number of the fire
and the loss were: matches, 10,
S9,450; smoking cigars, cigarets,
cigarettes, $3,O26; electricity
II. $13,513.
Garage fires are increasing in
number according to Mir, Hussey.
Eleven fires occurred in November.
Thirty barns Were destroyed
valued at $100,234.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-27
IF BACkACHY Oh
KIDNEYS BOTHER
Eat less meat and take a
glass of Salts to flush out
kidneys - Drink plenty
water. o

Uric acid In meat excites the kid
neys. they become overworked; get
sluggish. ache, and feel like Jumps
OF lead. The urine becomes cloudy;i
| the bladder is irritated, and you
may be obliged to seek relief two
or three times during the night.
When the kidneys clog, you must
help them flush off the body's uri-
nous waste or you'll be real sicls
person shortly. At first you feel a
dull misery in the kidney region,
you suffer from backaehe. sick
headache, dizziness. stomach gets
sour, tongue coated and you feel
rheumatic twinges when the
weather is bad.
Eat less meat. drink lots OF
water; also get from any pharma-
clst four ounces of Jad Salts; take
| q tablespoonful in q glass OF water
before breakfast for a few days and
your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts Is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with lithia, and has been
used for generations to clean clog
ged Kidneys and stimulate them to
normal activity, also to neutralizs
the acids in urine, so 1t no longer
Is source of irritation, thus end
| Ing bladder weakness.
Jad Salts Is inexpensive. cannot
tnjure: makes a delightful effer-
vescent Whitewater drink which
everyone should take now and then
to keep the kidneys clean and ao-
tive. Druggists here say they sell
lots Of Jad Salts to folks who be-
lieve In overcoming kidney trouble
while II 10 only trouble
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-27
STATE STATUTES ON
INSURANCE FOR u. S.
SHIPS ARE ATTACKED
tBv The Associated Press

Washington, Dec. rs. - Repeal
of the state antitrust laws to le-
galize the new American marine
insurance syndicates was urged IN
a report today by the house corn,
mittee on merchant marine ana
Fisheries and the shipping board
The report attacks the legisla-
tive disabilities imposed by state
ktatutes on the development OF
American insurance for American
ships and recommends more I'D
erai treatment of American COM
panies in taxation and legal re-
strictions.
Adoption of remedial measures
to put American marine. insurance
on a par with foreign underwriters
is advocated. Specifically, the re-
port advocates charging classes OF
insurance which American marine
companies may write; authorize
ton of reinsurance with all Am
erican companies and the removal
of barriers to the entry of Amer
lean companies in foreign fields.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-27
2 BROOKLYN WOMEN
ARE FOUND DEAD IN
THEIR BEAUTY PARL OR

New York, Dec. ga mans
matrimonial interest in one mem
her of a feminine business partner
ship is believed to have caused a
quarrel today between two Brook
Ign young women, who were found
shot to death in their shop, The
Little Beauty Parlor."
Clasping an automatic pistol in
her right hand, Anne Donegan,
a nurse decorated by the French
during the war, lay in the middle
of the little establishment, a bull
LET wound in her temple. Mrs.
Edna Hague, %, widow, shot
through the back Of the head, was
lying at the door.
Miss Donegans sister told the
police dissolution Of the business
started three months ago, was
threatened, she said, when Mrs
Hague told her partner she had
received a proposal of marriage.
The nurse objected she added, be-
cause If Mrs Hague left the estab-
lishment she would suffer heavy
financial loss.
Mrs. Hague was TO have an
nounced her decision today.