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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02

Once upon time in far-off Africa,
there was a vast gray granite rock which
reared its mighty head far up above the
burning. barren soil at its feet
Its top was covered with soft, green
grass, wet by the nightly dews. Its rugged
sides were gemmed with starry blossoms.
And whether the sun shone fercely or
the moon silverod the granite till it
glittered like diamonds, it was just the
same proud, lordly shaft, lifting its inn
perious head far over the desert below.
In the clay soil was a tiny pebble
1t was ugly and Clipped and blunt, but
it did not sulk at all. The proud crag
looked down one day and smiled con-
descendingly at the pebble twisting
about happily in the sun.
"Why do you try to pretend you are
something?" asked the crag Look
at me- Eagle nest in my head, as carry
it proudly in the air. Rabbits make their
homes in the tiny caves about my feet.
| am monarch of the land.
The pebble looked at the rock sadly
1T may be all true, what you say,
it replied. but that is no reason to brag
Each one has his uses in life.
The tall crag laughed scornfully
tAnd pray of what yse in life can
one so insignificant as you ever be?'
said the rock. II am sure | am the head
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02

We can furnish electric
vacuum cleaners that can
perform daily such miracles
az our good foremothers
would have ascribed 20
broomstick witchcraft;
And strong, sturdy step
ladders of well-seasoned
wood, that don't wabble
when a real hefty figure
ascends them
And buckets that won't
leak on you;
And a hundred and one
other first-class first-aids TO
Fall house cleaningl
Be suspicious Of cheap
and sleazy articles seeking
service as competent house
cleaners-for they can't be.
No halfway measures,
tools or utensils will keep
the house sweet and clean,
sanitary and shining.
Wanamaker house-clean-
ers go the whole wayl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02
LETTERS OF TESsIE AND JOE

Dear Tessie:
| expected that blow about the increase
of rent, but nevertheless that didn' {
break its force any To speak Of. They say
it's the unexpected that always happens
but haven't heard of any landlord re-
ducing the rent, and I've travelled pretty
extensively. ! suppose il any landlord
did that they'd put him away in BOBBY
hatch for safe keeping, which only goes to
prove the old expression that when you're
in Rome YOU got TO do the other Romans
before they do you.
Not that | wish the landlords any good
luck though they seem to of cornered it
all without waiting for any wishes, but
it's human nature TO grab as much as YOU
see the next fellow grabbing and the devil
take the hlndmost, meaning the tenant.
And though | regret to say I'd probably
be a profiteer myself if had the chance,
which unfortunately haven't, nobody ex-
cuses the landlords less than | do I'd
like to see them all lined against a stone
wall at sunrise and riddled full Of excess
profit taxes Not that that would bring
me anything, but us poor men don't have
many luxlIrles and one OF the most lux
urious is TO see a rich man lose some of his.
It's too bad the baby's first tooth was
false alarm Are YOU sure YOU looked
thoroughly? Maybe ones coming in away
in the back somewheres. OF course |
know babies have an instinct TO cut their
front teeth first, but our kid seems TO be so
unusual If wouldn' I surprise me if he came
across with a couple Of wisdom teeth to
start with. You might take a look just out
of curiosity.
BY the way, hope you're not letting
him be kissed by every Tom, Dick and
Harry Strange people in the street are
libel to try TO kiss him, not that wild
horses could ever of pulled me that close
to anybody elses baby, but our kid looks
different somehow and ! wouldn't blame
jealous strangers for trying to grab a
kiss just wanted TO let you know that |
don't approve of il. Besides the danger
from strange germs it's libel to put senti-
mental ideas into his head. / don't want
my son TO grow up into a sissy who sits
on the floor to put his stockings on. Watch
that, will you Tessie.
Your affectionate husband,
joe
Meet Joe's Aunt Sophie Tessie tells
about her in tomorTow's letter.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02
DAILY ECONOMY CALENDAR
Copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate. New York City.
YOUR STREET CLOTHES.

Our American women wear their street
clothes well. OF that we have been assured
by Englishmen and Frenchmen who are
struck by the trim appearance of the
women of all classes whom they see on
the streets of our cities. 1t is a pleasure TO
appear well in the street, it makes us
enjoy the time we spend outdoors. And
here is a little bit of good advice to the
housewife who is also wife. Nothing
pIeases a husband much more than to
know that when'he goes out with his wife
she looks well dressed-well dressed and
dressed in the style. There are some un-
selfish women who do not realize that
there is just tinge of selhshness in their
unwllllngness to see to 1t that they have
neat, modish street clothes.
1.-THE housewife has a rather different
problem to solve in buying her street
clothes from the woman who goes out to
work every day The woman who wears
her street suit all day must remember that
it will receive very hard wear. She must
therefore select expensive material. The
housewife, on the. contrary, wears her
street clothes only for the street. She can
often appear very well in less expensive
suit because it does not receive constant
wear and can have very coed care between
time.
This spring the shops offered rather
Inexpensive type of jersey suit, cut on
straight sport lines. 1t was unlined and
although it was of good quality il was not
really remarkable either for quality or
workmanship. | knew a young business
woman who bought suit of this type,
only to wish after the suit had been ex-
posed to all sorts of weather, and to the
hard wear Of the office, that she had bought
IS eF . L. IL 4
more expensive fabrics. At the same time
a housewife friend of mine bought a suit
of this sort which through careful care has
kept its trim appearance through the
summer and is now ready to do good
sarviea for the autumn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02
LITTLE BENNYsS NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pape.

Yestidday our cook Nora went to heI
sick ants funerel, so ma made the sup
pir, being stake under onions and mash
potatoes and sumthing funny looking In
a dish, which ma started to put some on
pops plate and pop sed, don't give me
eny of that, wat is that?
It's scalloped eggplant, / jest saw the
reclpee for 1t In the paper yestidday and
Inn sure its perfeckly delicious, sed ma.
i don't wunt eny, i don't like it, sed
pop, and ma sed, Now Willyum, think
you're awfill, how can you tell weather
you like it or not? and pop sed, ! have a
instinct about sutch things, and my in
stinct tells me | don't like it.
Well I'm jest going to give you little
bit TO try, you obstinate thing, sed ma
And she put some on pops plate and
pop talsted it as if he was doing il out
OF sents of dooty and then he taisted
1t agen as II he was doing it out of a
sents OF plezzure, ma saying, Wy Will
yum, don't tell me that ! see an ixpres-
sion Of lnioyment on your face.
I've tasted verse stuff, sed pop. Be-
ing Supposed to be. a compliment, and
pop ate the rest of it and passed his
plate to ma, saying, A little more of that
walloped eggplant, please
Did you like it2 sed ma.
1t wasent so bad, sed pop, and ma
sed, Willyum Potts, I'm not going to
give you a bit more until you admit
you liked it and pop sed, o well, dident
object to it in the slightest
Heers your plate, sed ma handing
pop back his plate without eny more
scalloped eggplant on it, pop saying,
Hay, wares the walloped eggplant?
Did you like it? sed ma, and pop sed +,
o certeny, ] liked it, good mite, and
ma sed, Did you like it very, very mutch?
and pop sed, Yes, yes, if liked it eny
more Id faint with delite.
All rite, heers some more, sed ma .
And she put hole pile on pops plate
and pop ate it all with injoyable tx
pressions and then looked at the dish
agen without asking for eny more, prob
erly on account Of the dish being empty
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02

stone to some ancient king; | must be,
for | am the largest rock one can see for
miles around here"
The next morning n party of strange
looking men with big satchels hung on
donkeys came tramping about the spot.
They cracked off a bit of the granite and
put it infa bag. then one picked up the
humble little pebble, He put it under a
long tube with glass at the end and then
broke off tiny corner so he could examine
the more closely.
Presently he uttered a cry of sur
prise and the rest of the party crow ded
around him. They all examined the
pebble, passing it anxiously from one
to the other, till at last it was rolled
In silk and safely slowed away in the
bottom Of the strongest bag.
That night one of the men took the
pebble out OF the bag and turned it
about in the glow of the freight, Where it
and sparkled with a twinkle like a star.
''It is the finest stone / have ever
found, said the man.
'And what about that granite?" asked
one of the men.
"Oh, that big crag hanging over us,
replied the man. "Why, that is a soft
kind of stone, just what we need for
mending roads. / will have my labor
ers blow it up, put it in a crusher and
it will make the best kind of mend
ing material for the bad paths over which
the oxcarts have to 60"
The little pebble was astonished. The
proud crag rock shook with anger and
humiliation
''Of course, you know" continued the
man, that this pebble is a very rare
diamond-it will go in the king crown
The crag will do to fill holes in our dusty
roads" !"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02

uality gold-encrusted
French china in the city,
the most splendid bowl or
dish of sparkling cut-glass,
there's no better place 70
seek it than here.
If, on the other hand,
your greatest present ins
terest is in canning the
fruit and vegetables while
they're in their prime, you
can get your glass jars in
this China and Glassware
Sale-pint, quart and half
gallon sizes, Mason or glass
tops, for 65c TO 81, a reduc-
tion of 40 per cent from
regular.
Fact,
It's a true Wanamaker-
quality Sale-big enough
and broad enough to serve
all the different homes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02

within practically every
ones reach.
Who cannot afford $3.50
for a nice, fresh, complete
new dinner set (106 pieces
of American semi-porce-
lain) far better than the
awkward pause in the dim
ing room, the extra work
in the kitchen, that takes
place while the dishes used
for the salad are being
washed up to use for the
dessert?
A really handsome set of
English porcelain can be
obtained for S47.50 (sell-
ing regularly for 331s per
cent more), while for the
lovers of the dainty French
china dishes, there's a dim
ner set for only $50.
The savings achieved are
fEnurfh ri
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02
Welcome Back!

face, bright of eye, re-
freshed and ready to enter
into the interests of Sep
tember with a zest.
To the home-makers, one
of the great interests of
September is the great
Housefurnishing Sale at
Wanamaker's, and its COM
panion undertaking, the
great Sale of China and
Glass.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02

These two sales started
on Wednesday Of this week.
Believe US, they make the
Fourth Floor Chestnut,
Market and Central), q
busy and a buzzing place!
Need anything for the
house?
Now is the time. Sep
tember prices are
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02

nACK from the noun
Id tains, back from the
shore, back from
camp, back to school, back
to work and pleasure
Back to their homes
which mean so much to
them
are flocking back, ruddy of
The folks, big and little,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02
Happier than a king, the
average American man can

0LD china is respected
~ chiefly for its rarity.
In other I'd s,
somebody's letting a dish
slip, every second or so.
There isn't a household
in the world that can run
a china closet or pantry for
six months without replen-
ishing.
There isn't a household
into which this newspaper
goes this day, and in which
this advertisement is read,
that needs to go unreplen-
ished.
The September Sale of
China and Glassware is a
great feast of fine wares,
offered at such reasonable
prices as to bring them
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02

10 to 40 per cent on
Housewares
10 to so per cent OF
china and glass
This is the place.
Wanamaker qualities are
known to you. You can
rely on them. Trashy house
wares, inferior glass and
china, cannot enter here.
Everything is the best for
its price that can be OBJ
tanned.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02
We Can Furnish
Ameucan Homes With
First-Class Cleaners

in the various forms of
Chamois cloths, war
ranted not 10 stiffen and
crack under use:
Strong, ell-sew e d
brooms, of sturdy quality
of corn;
Brushes of many kinds
and sizes, made of real brist-
les (save those that are
made of live horse hair).
Every corn, bristle and
feather is really fastened
in, not just wished in.
rLrf and C<nfre1
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02
Happier Than
Queen Mary

the average American
woman can tackle a dusty
corner herself when she
sees it; WELD her own
broom, cook her own and
her family's food, set her
own table.
The best wages aren't
high enough, the best
praise is not strong enough
for her who does this task
so lovingly, cheerily, eff
ciently-and unremittingly
And the best tools are
r1h
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02

UST a month ago, the
:. following paragraph
appeared in one of the
Philadelphia dailies:-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02

four menus which | have given, and Tor
the rem aiming two days OF the week serve
a tapioca or rice pudding Such menus
as these will give the growing child ample
nourishment at the lowest possible cost.
Recipes for the cereal puddings are always
printed on the various cereal boxes, with
the. exception of farina pudding. ! will
therefore give this recipe:
Farina Pudding tablespoons farlna,
3 tablespoons sugar, l egg, 2 cups milk
and the grated rind of u lemon. Put the
milk and grated rind into the upper part
of double boiler and when il reaches the
boiling point stir in the farina and cook
five minutes. Then turn onto the egg
volk beaten light and stir well together.
Let the mixture cool but not set; then fold
in the stiffly-beaten cgg-white, to which
pinch of salt has been added. Place in
o baking dish and place the dish in pan
half filled with hot water. Bake for %
minutes in a moderate oven and serve.
Two eggs will of course make this pud-
ding more delicious, but for use as a
luncheon main dish, one egg is spfhclent.) J
Tomorrow-The Housekeeper's Mo
ment Alone.
All inquiries addressed to Miss kirkmap
in care of the Efficient Housekeeping
department will be answered In these
columns in their turn. This requires con-
siderable time, however, owing to the
great number received. So if a personal
or quicker reply is desired, a stamped and
self-addressed envelope must be enclosed
with the question.-The Editor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02

get somebody to clean
house for him; somebody
who never strikes" and
rarely kicks" but meets
all the new, perplexing con-
ditions Of modern life with
a smile on her lips and
ION occasion) a mop in her
hand.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
BY Laura A. Kirkman.
NOURJSHING LOW
COST LUNCHEONS

Salads for lunch are all right" writes
a reader friend, but please make sug-
gcstIons for low-priced dishes which can
serve my growing boy and which will give
him some nOurishment. He plays base
ball all day and a salad doesn't go very
far with him. / can t afford to let him eat
up the cold roast at noon, as he likes TO
do whenever we have one in the ice box
for i serve that again for dinner. And
eggs are SO expensive. Can you help me
solve my problem of finding some dishes
which are not high priced and yet which
viii nourish him?"
The following luncheon menus WILL
believe, help to solve this reader-mother's
problems problem which is shared by
all women with growing children and not
too bulging pocketbooks:
Rice and Cheese
Milk. Cookies.
Berries.
Grapenuts Pudding
Milk. Cookies.
Stewed Plums.
Farina Pudding.
Milk. Cookies.
Junket.
Cocoa. Cookies
Sliced Bananas
Milk is the cheapest food, and the wise
housekeeper gladly buys an extra quart
day TO use in nourishing cereal puddings
such as gapenuts pudding, farina pud-
ding. or IN an eggless rice pudding, or one
egg taploca. The mother-correspo
mentioned above might use on successive
days the suggestions embodied in these
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02
George Y Won't
Clean House:
Wages Too High

London, Aug. fO--On
order of the King, the
Summer cleaning of
Buckingham Palace has
been discontinued on ac-
count of high aUages de-
manded by the scrub
aUomen. The regular
staff of maids refused
to do the aC0rk.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02
Royal Roads to Cleaning

none too good for her to
use.
Even a dust cloth under
goes an examination before
being admitted to Wana-
makers.
The consequences are
that
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02
If You're Looking for
the Best and the Most
for Your Money
Come Here

for here you will find the
best china and glassware,
the most china and glass
ware, assembled in any
store, or We'll say two
stores, in Philadelphia.
If you want a superb
dinner set of the finest
Chcstnutl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02

an important factor in this
Sale-10 to 40 per cent off
every article-but they are
not the only consideration.
Quality, t h e foremost
consideration with the fas-
tidious housekeeper, is also
the foremost consideration
with this faStidious Store.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02
SANDMAN STORY.
THE CRAIG AND THE PEBBLE.
By Mrs. +. A. Walker

Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate. New YORK City.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02

(Fourth Floor, Chestnutl
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-15
REPORT LOCAL
 SAILOR DEAD

Wilmington, Del, June 15-The bodies of three of the men who lost their lives when the submarine tender Eagle 25 was overturned by a storm off Newcastle, last Friday night, were recovered today. One is known to be that of Eugene D. kendriclz, negro, of Orlando, Fla, who was a mess attendant, second class, another supposed to be Robert Reilly of Bridgeport, Conn.,, a second class sea- man. The body of John E. Darnt of Alexandria, Fla, also was recovered today in the river at Salem, N. J. League Island Navy Yard was noti- fled and word was received that a boat would be sent down after the bodies.
 Inquiry at the local United States Naval Recruiting station this after noon fails to produce any record of Rei1ly's enlistment from that station Recruiting officers in charge were in vestigating and said that the records on file in the New Haven office may show that Reilly enlisted from that station.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-15
FAILS VICTIM TO OLD CAME

|, While walking along Fairfield ave- hue yesterday afternoon, Paul Le- Blanc of 500 Dewey street was ap- preached by a man who asked him if he wanted to secure a job. LeBlanc said he certainly did, and the stranger replied that he had a good position for a good man. After the pair had pro- lceeded short distance, the man drew
 an envelope from his pocket and told
 Leblanc to take an importan mt mes
 sage to a gentleman in the local rail-
 road station.
 Before he departed on the errand,
 however, Leblanc was required to de-
 posit his entire bank roll, consisting
 of $23, and his gold watch and chain
 in the hands of the stranger as secur- ity for the important envelope. At the railroad station, Leblanc failed to To- cate the man whom the stranger men toned. He returned to the street to find that the old f1im-fam game had been worked on him to the tune of $23 land a gold watch. The victim report ed his loss to the detective bureau last night, but the police have been unable to locate the stranger.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-15
MAN
 FOUND IN STREET
Unable to Give Clear State ment of What Befell
 Him.

Found lying in the street on Cres- cent avenue between Seaview avenue and Hallett street about o'clock this morning, John Cost, 33 years old, of Willow street. was taken to the Bridgeport hospital in a semi-con- scious condition by pr. J. A. Maxwell of the Emergency hospital who re- sponded to a call for the ambulance. The patient was still in a semi-con- scious at the hospital this noon and could not give any clear statement as to the nature of the accident that caused him to suffer a fracture of tn e right wrist and a possible fracture of the crest of the ilium.
 The theory advanced by pr. Max well is that the man was most likely struck by some vehicle. According to the bit of information obtained from the patient himself the last he re- members he was on Willard street. Alcoholic odors of the mans breath were detected and it is probable that he had been drinking, according to physicians at the hospital
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-15
GIRLS HAVE WON
 HIGHEST H0N0RS
Selection of Valedictorian and Salutatorian An
 nounced.

Graduation honorS at the Bridge Ethel Hummer valedictorian, and Miss Rose 'Siegal, saludorian, it has been announced.
 Miss Plummer, daughter of MT. and Mrs. William F. Hummer, of 27 East Eaton street, besides receiving the highest graduation honors, has also been chosen as one of the Bar nu prize speakers. During her course at the High school, she has held inn portant offices in various organiza- tions.- Miss Hummer has been a member of the Criterion board, and batting club.
 Miss Siega1 has, likewise, been ac- tive in the various organization of the High school, being a member of the Debating team, the Criterion board and Players club. She is the daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Morris Siega1, of 142 Sanford avenue. In the class day exercises which took place few days ago, Miss Siega1 took the role of a lawyer.
 The girls of this graduating class at the High school seem to have captured. all the honors. The five Barnum prize speakers, who have been chosen, were girls, and now the announcement that both the vaIed1c- torian and saludictorian, will also be girls, is rather unique incident.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-15
POLICE LOOK
 FOR STRANGER

During the past three days the po- lice have been searching for a man who came to Bridgeport last Friday in an automobile stolen from New York city, and who stayed in the local Y. M. c. A. Friday night. When he arrived in this city, the stranger was dressed in an army uniform. He parked a Hudson machine in front of the Y. M c. A. building in Main street, and then secured a room in the associations building. During the night, the automobile was taken to police headquarters where it was list ed as an abandoned car.
 Saturday P, morning the stranger stole suit of clothes from a room adjoining his own and left town. The local police communicated with the New York authorities and learned that the Hudson autom mobi1e had been stolen from downtown New York Fri day morning. The car has been re- turned to New York, but the police have not succeeded in locating the soldier.