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his tail in scorn as h, passed and walked
along into the hall, for he knew It was The
front room from which the sounds had
come.
The dark dill not bother Gentleman,
for rs you know pussics can see ~ the
dark, and his big green eyes served mm
well.
lie passed closed door, and at last
oarnc 10 ono that was opcn tho room
he wanted 20 find 1T is hers somewhere,
SAID Gentleman, looking around, tut he
saw nothlug that looked at al mysterious.
II guess | better Jump on oVerv'htpR
in the room" !" he said Somebody pour Is
on something every day UP here. and |
must know what u -.
First OH ono char and thcn on another
he jumped, but still no noise Then he
tried the table with the lamp on Il, but
he had good luck aud did not upset the
lanp. II he had his search would have
ended right there, and gentleman lat
would never have made his discovery.
III at once he saw qleoT-lookinG chair
right III front of big, strange looking
Oh ipct al least to Gentleman II looked
very strange.
"Ahl That must be what makes the
noises hear, he said, jumping up on the
round seat Of the char
Gentleman Cat told a friend of hls
aftcrward when relating the adventure
that il his fur had not already been gray
ii would have turned 20 that shade night
then and there fo7 the minute he struck
that round seat of that char i began TO
whlrl around and every time hc stepped i
went faster t. cscane he jumped on the
strengthening object Crash he had
found what he was looking Tor. and though
he had hccn scared nearly out Q, hrs senses,
he forgot all about it now
Gentleman lifted a paw and set i
down on the white thing under hls tcct
ana the sound he was listening for came
forth: then nc tried another and another.
Yes. this was the thing that made the
strange sounds and Gentleman thought u
good fun stepping on the little white
things that went down under his touch.
He walked faster and il made lots
OF sound He was So interested that he
forgot to listen for othey sounds, and
the first thing he knew some ono turned
on the lights in the apartment with re-
volvcr IN his hand.
Gentleman was not bit afraid OF
the revolvc-. for he did not know what u
was; but he was afraid Of that particular
Mr.. Man. for he had more than once got
into his wav and been chased.
Out Of the room he few and reached
the window and escaped without hear
ing the things that MIR Man said about
all cats IN general and Gentleman at
in particular If he had. no doubt Mr
Gentleman Cat would be wondering
his name after all had been wisely chosen.
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LETTERS OF TESSEE AND JOE

Dear ,essie.
While it's on my mind, Tcssie, if
bird named Fred Harper comes around
and wnuts 70 know my whereabouts, tell
him they're uncertain. In case be don't
announce himself by name youll know
him bv his brown derby, winter or SUM
rner That brown derby Is his most glaring
fault but he's also afflicted with a mania
for borrowing money and then bounding
Won for the rest Of your life to explain
wlv he can't give it bacH Just at that
present moment
Th latter is why ! don't even want
him TO know my mailing address, be
cause ~ dope that bird out he wouldn't
even be too proud to actually mail me
this years apology. What does he care
for expense? The Only worse thing than
a bad debt is debt that haunts you
ike the debts acquired by thus Fred
Harper, so, as ] say, if you see his brown
derby darkening the horizon Just use the
little old bean and do an Elsie Janis Of
a clam.
Your remarks about the baby baviT &
q sense Of humor made me feel ard look
50 Important that my worst customer IN
this territory was overawed lto buylcg
two cases Of Daisy Canned Soup. The
way j fElt at llIe Llillt5 "a Iti = ilihot iLlAA
a present Of them if he hadn't though III
that case he might have refused them.
You have no idea Of the cloud Of suspicion
ID. G. Soups are under il some territories.
Anyway, about the baby's sc sc of
humor. he must inherit it from ne, be
cause with all due respect to you and your
relations, Tessie, it would be impossible
for him to have got it from side Of the
family where it is so small as to be nom
existent In order to test out your theory
that his faithful laughing at the word
boo" provts his discrimination III that
line, I've been carefully booing at every
baby ! meet in the street, with the sum
total so far Of one weak-kneed smile and
nine insulting looks, not counting those
from nursemaids and mothers. So I'm
bound TO say you've got the right dope
and that kid Of ours has it on most others
for sense Of hunnor ms well as for general
beauty and power OF facial oppression.
Yours aft,
loo
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DAILYECONOMY CALENDAR
Copyright. 1918 by the Mcclure $"ws-
paper Syndicate. New York CITY
CORN MEAL MUSH.

Children are especially fond OF corn
meal mush The other dav little boy Of
ciFht or so who had been away from home
was promised that on the day OF his 70
turn he could havo the thing be liked best
in the world for dinner. and the other who
made, the promise was fully expecting
that sh, would have 10 make ice cram
that dav But the little boy had nc such
thoughts Corn Puddin Was all he
aSkcd for. And corn pudding meant moth
ing more now less than yellow corn meal
with sugar and milk there on. He had
had none the weeks that he had been
AWAY from home and he was impatient 10
have II again.
Alwavs remember that corn meal should
be very ,hroughlv cooked For children
Il should be cooked IN a double boiler Tor
four hours, or over night II YOU have
cn,,l range Il Is "a good ldca If you have
tjrclc,s cooker 10 let Il cook on the regular
fire for half hour and then to let tue
cooking continue in The GrelcsS cooker
Experts : mployed hy the Department
of Agriculture say, after investigation,
that the granular corn meal. which is
used more COMMONLY IN the north, re-
orIr,.s more water and longer cooking than
the water gruund which is used more gen
crslly III the South
The rule given by the Department for
making corn meal mush IN way To make
sure that II viii not lump Is worth quoting
Here II Is.
Put the corn meal, cold water, and
salt together in the top Of double boiler
Ne stirring Is necessary. Put the top Of the
double boiler into the lower part and
allow the rnush 10 heat slowly, cooking
half an hour, or longer, if convenient
MANY people cook il rs long IS four hours.
Just before serving remove the top Of the
double boiler from the lower part and boil
the rnush for TWO OF three minutes. In
boiling it at this time there IS no danger
that il will lump.
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LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
By Lee Papc.
THE PARK AVE. NEWS
Gather Wind gettlng reckless.

Weather. Wind getting reckllss
~pnarts SIS llun' IS thinking Of en-
terIrg hls FOX terrier in some dog shows
gt,ire he bet. he would win 4 lot Of blue
rlbbIr aud H. would Of entered him before
til, j. hc dluc.' have . deer that he was
part water spaniel.
~ls~letN No matter how bad OF report
Miss Mary Watkins gets from skool every
mYath She ALWAYS gets Excellent for
c. duck, Prov 10 matter wat elts
Fne docs shc Is ALWAYS perfeck lady.
POML By SKINNY MARTIN
Help Help
/ had a terrible drccm last mite,
As sad as a fuuere wreeth,
] qreemed / worked III q candy store
AID dIdeLt have eny teeth.
Fxter Puds SiInkias Can't Breethe Rite.
p,ris ~lmklns has sutch a bad cold he
cat taist th- nc eats but he gets
mad Jest the same If enybody wont give
hiu hunk OF candy because they don't
xrlnt Ia waste the taIst
Irtristi.g Facks About Intristlng Pee
pl. Won I'd Wcraick IS asleep it is almost
impossible to wake him up IN time for
el.ool aud ai,sllootly impossible 10 wake
hun up ~ time to 80 errand before
skoO'
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This Store Is a
Safe Proxy

for anybody TO employ 20
select furs for him or for her.
The reputation enjoyed far
and wide by the Wauanaker
Fur Salons rests not merely
upon the fashionable styles
in which its goods are made
UP. nor on the immense range
and variety of iss valuable
stocks. but on the QUALITY
of the furs.
A poor fur is one of the
unworthiest things in all mer-
chandising. II is a trying
to-and-couidn't." Such furs,
Hashily made up, abound in
the market, thanks 20 the
unprecedented vogue of furs,
to inferior dyestuffs. to the
scarccncss since wartirnes of
skilled furriers and TO the un-
scarcencss since the war OF
unscrupulous dealers. These
furs must be looked out for
unless you buy where Won
have perfect confidence and
ground for confidence.
This store is known 20
accept only the best grades of
furs.
tSecond Floor, ChSsfuusb
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stance, two Surs are con-
bined!
Sufficient example ~ hits
is 10 be found II a ingie
superb coat u - seen mere.
made Of broadtall trimmed
with lynx
Each fur 20 vilken -s0ft.
80 deeply black. 50 brill 1nt
in its gloss.
But the extremes of con
trast are reacreC He
wonderful rsp -r! II he
broadtall fur. 49 ravward
and JARED as lppies 1n
water, and the -ch. m01th.
straight hair II the rnx.
Both tur-but a. 1lFer-
ent as peoples natures. ~
as different az me natures
II the hardy sheep 0f ne
highlands Of Turkes-an and
the veive footed pruw.er 81
the Jungle
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ready with the magnificent.
long, wide stole Of lynx,
priced $3.50: ready with tho
coy coat of marmot, in
smart sports length, that Ia
only S16b; ready with a
wrap that is an acquisition
at $4,000.
This consists Of a long.
luxurious, glorious, cape
collared wrap made entirely
Of the soft and snowy
ermine fur, once reserved
jealously for royal woman
hood, because Of its ten
dency to make all woman
hood look royal.
Today it is at the beck
and summons Of the first
woman who purchases it
a fairer method. don't you
think
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When Nert in Philadelphia Stop In and See
The Lovely New + urs
I'm Rich Varied and Fashionable Assennblage
SuchFurs One Sees Displayed Only atWanamaker's

animals arc precisely alike
In the natural ~olYred
furs, what different and ox
quisite shadings 1ha' -
fects lie those - Rht on
water. are acc0mpl ghsd
And how s'rikirg arc 'nn
contrasts when. f9r VI
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Where
Quality Is
InperuHUe-
In Furs

~ HE r z may be
things with which
it pays TO take
chances on quality; but
fur is not one of them.
Poor furs don't wear
we'll. That's what makes
them poor furs. But il
takes a lifetime to learn
to judge pelts-not mere
lv good from poor, but
finest from less finc.
The average purchaser
must do his or her judg-
ing by proxy.
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heads. with the tiny bright
eyes and tiny sharp carr,
and the plump, fluffy tails.
OF course, the rich, glossy
black lynx and many other
furs are represented among
the neckpieces also. The
graceful and becoming
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THUR is a wonderfully

THUR is a wonderfully
4 attractive thing in it
self, and t h e new
fashion furs now on display
in the Fur Salons are the
most attractive we've had
in many q season.
Nearly every man knows
a woman on whose dainty
person he would like to see
a rich neckpiece or hand
some new coat of glossy,
becoming fur.
Every WON an knows
such a woman, too.
And every kind of fur
that's in fashionable de-
mand this Winter, made up
in every approved form,
may be found In these
beautiful stocks, whose as
sortment, compared with
the average, seems without
end.
You see, there are so
many different tastes! But
we are prepared to serve
practically one and all of
them.
Ready with the simple
ono-skin neckpiece of mink
fur. costing but S27.50;
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They're Not Trying 70 BE Plain

which IS doubtless one reason
Why they're 30 pretty
In other words, fur, rich
material in itself. il associated
with others equally rich
glisteniny brocader shot with
rnetal-thread and deep or brill
liant colors; narrow. cleaning
metal ribbon in silver or gold,
which is particularly stunning
when used. for instance, on the
narrow velvet brim Of a hat
whose tsrn-o'- shanter crown II
Of squirrel or mole
w~~ors FLO
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serve mrs il caused by one of three things:
|. Lcnkv rubbers or detective joints. 2.
Removing tops from the jars ut the ond
of the sterilization period and substituting
new rlhbers without returning the Jars
90 the canning outfit for at lcast q lew
minutes. 3. II tho jars ore kept IA da =
place where the rubhcrs may decompose,
mold is apt to enter through these dccon-
posed rubbers.
All inquiries addressed to Miss KIRK
man in care Of the "Eflftient Housekeep-
ing department will be answered IN these
columns in their turn. This requires CON
siderable time, however, owing to the
great number received. So if personal
or quicker reply is desired, stamped aud
self-n ddressed envelope must nc enclosed
with the question. The Editor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13

YTIS only in a great Fur
! Salon such as ours, be-
- cause it is only when
surrounded by splendid furs
of all descriptions, and in
all varieties of treatment,
color and style Of making
up, that one realizes the
fun fascination Of fur,
which is in its way the most
wonderful material in the
world
Because it isn't a mate
rial or a fabric, not the
work of a mere machine or
even the most skilled Of
human hands.
Fur is a creation! one
of the products of that sur
passing craftswoman Ma
ture, who never quite re-
peats herself.
Now you see why your
new, handsome Wanamaker
fur, that you wear so be-
comingly and lift to the
light so admiringly and
stroke 50 lovingly, has the
charm of individuality as
well as Of beauty.
No two pelts Of no two
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smaller boas or one-skin
and two-skin scaTfs, that
many women wear all Win
ter and that all women wear
on the less cold days with
street suits and coat dress
es, are also present In ex-
cellent choice - soft-hued
sable and brilliant mink,
handsome fisher and deli
cately shaded stone mar
ten, with, Of course, the
win s 0 m silvery-hued
squirrel.
Plentiful. also, is the
choosing among splendid.
deep, cold-defying muffier
collars and the lovely fiat
scarfs, in which, perhaps, a
superb pelt shows 70 its
highest advantage "a n d
maybe the beauty of the
fair wearer does the same,
which may account for the
vogue of this style OF fur)
They come in different
lengths, som e severely
plain, others trimmed elab-
orately with tails or in COM
binations of two furs, and
some with deep pockets for
the nursing Of dainty, chilly
fingers; and the favorite
fur can scarcely be named
that is not represented
among them, whether it be
skunk, mole, mink, Hudson
seal (dyed muskrat), near
seal dyed coney), squirrel,
nutria, Australian opossum,
and SO on.
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HOD Pretty the Fur Hats Are!

~ TOTHING could be in keeping with ne
~ Winter season, nothing in better accord With ne
fur fur trimmed costume. and. as riis
nothing more delightfully."- becoming than fur (or
fur rinrned) hat selected from the charming group
placed on display this week in TIE Gray salons -
Millinery.
These models reflections of course ~ No is'sE
fashions and they have Just come from voroos
Styles diversified sspes being small close =
hats while others ssucy s1 oN--s
quite vii brrs for fur hats sometimes arrg b' ~
~ fars
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DUT for goodness sake
h don't stay away until
vnI can Ynakn strictly

DUT for goodness sake
~ don't stay away until
you can make strictly
business visits, for the
store is for everybody; for
those who use their eyes
for enjoyment, for storing
UP ideas for tho future. or
for acquaintance with cur
rent fashions. just as much
as for those who take out
their pocketbooks or place
orders.
A certain cemetery once
placed at it's gates the grim
and seemingly supcrfluous
sign. mo admittance ex-
cept on business" Our OBJ
servation has shown us that
any store that tries to put
up a "strictly-business" bar
rier between its merchan-
disc and it's friends, callers
and even saunterers soon
becomes-and deservedly-
a house of the dead.
Even with a professed
policy of welcome toward
the public, there are all
sorts of wordless ways of
making the public feel very
uncomfortable in a shop
unless it does some shop
ping, as the public knows
very well.
That, probably. Is why
any visit to this store is a
pleasure visit. because of
the atmosphere of genuine,
not merely professed, lib
erty to look about, with or
without shopping about.
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Sometimes lt's 4 urban -
beautiful brooadod siie. v''h
fur jua' indicating itsef osre
and there ~ course. ftis re-
or that one shovg 1eartlf1l
flowers, nesting gairE' ~
soft fur; and sTuslly -
course. sorne hRts are p 10
denurest olainnesa and ran
age - - pretty 1o
sfoleskin and Moline 1~nr
seal dyed ronev). -1fr-a and
gray squirrel are aroDR 'hs
furs represented
y. Ch--tnup
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GOOD USEKEEPING
By Laura A. kirkman-
MEAT SUBSTITUTES
IN THE HOME DINNER

Now and then meat substitute should
ne introduced into the family diet Tor
ocoromv's sake Rut the housekceper
mast take care that when meat sub
stitu+e is served, the other dishes OF the
TneaI are bulky For. although cheese,
eggs. baked beans and the other meat
substitutes have the same tood value rs
meat still they are not the equivalent
az meat in bulk; so the dishes which go
with them IN "a meal should supply this
need. The following home dinner menus
are of this variety and Will be found de
hcIOus
Meat Soup.
Baked Bean Loaf.
:Vreamed Cabbage. FrIed Potatoes
Coffee Steamed Fruit Pudding
Baked Bean Loaf 3 cups cold baked
beans (anv kind Of beans. , small Onions
miaced. l cup stale bread crumbs salt and
pepper to season, cup mashed cooked
carrots and ? tablespoons tomato catsup
or other LIQUID sauce. Combine the m
gradients in the order gwen, let stand a
few minutes, and form into loaf. Pour
over the loaf little melted butter and
bake 80 minutes.
Meat Soup.
Fpg-Cheese Dish.
Canned Corn. Potato CToquettes.
Coffee
Fgc-Cheese Dish. Mix ] cup milk
with i cup grated cheese, ] tablespoon
Of butter, II cup Of bread crumbs, Ii
teaspoon each Of salt and mustard and q
little paDrika. Cook the mixture IN q
double boiler for about 3 minutes, then
take from the fire, pour onto 3 beaten egg
volks. fold in the stifiiy-beaten whites Of
the 3 eggs, and pour all into deep but
tered baking dish. Bake in q slow oven
for 25 minutes, then serve hot.
Meat Soup.
Egg-Ham Souffie
Caulifower. Rice Croquettes.
Coffee. Suet Pudding.
Fgg-Ham Souffie-Cook 2 tablespoons
of butter with 2 of -four until bubblinR,
add cup rich milk or use half milk and
half leftover gravy, II cup bread crumbs,
tablespoon minced green pepper, 3
beeten egg-yolks, ? cups finely minced
ham, and another tablespoon butter
Cook a moment then take from the fire,
add the egg-whites beaten and partly ell
a buttered baking dish and let bake in a
slow oven 25 minutes.
Mrs r. +. S.-Answer: No, you do not
need a curtain stretcher. Simply wash
your marauisette curtains in luke-warm
suds made with good white soap, rinse
them perfectly, dry them, sprinkle them
as you would anything else, and iron
them double.
Bride-Reader.- Mold on pre-
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ders so fine and warm in
frosty weather, and that
look so fashionable and
somehow - oh, well, let's
say snappg - with their
decking Of clever little
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TOT the east interest
ing feature IF he
wearing Of furs
that while the beholder
thinks Of it in terms u
beauty, the wearer links
IN terms of delicious
warmth and comfort.
Its loveliness doesn't ire
vent a fine, fashionable Eur
coat from being every hit
as useful on a biting |Vintry
day as was the frightfui red
flannel underwear which
afflicted kind, aaG
worse, womankind. a gen
Grafton ago.
4 whole advertisement
by Itself could De written.
a good-Sized store by tselt
could be stocked out. { 1e-
voted solely 20 the couec
ton of new and fashionable
fur coats now assembled
here in such range 81
choice.
Coats that are long $50
inches) or short 80 nch-
esq f; coats for motoring anG
sports; elegant wraps IS
dress occasions. Coats Z.
Alaska seal, Of Hudson sea
dyed muskrat) ot latura.
muskrat. Of mole q Per
sian lamb, squire, nutra
beaver. and 50 IN. lll down
the list.
Plain coats vou .an have
if YOU like, az coats ith
the most lavish and 'uNur
Gus trimming Of the NOS
splendid contrasts n othe.
rich furs deep borders.
splendid cuffs, vas ouars
more ike Young -apes.
as somebody said
They are worth com.nS
to see.
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n IIllS SedSOI Vi
~ the y e a r no
"A pleasure visit to
Wanamaker's is com
plete without a survey
of the famous Fur
Salons In their busiest
days and with their
splendid stocks in full
est assortment and dis
play.
OF course, no bust
ness visit to Philadel-
phia, if the business be
to furnish the Winters
wardrobe. plan or ex-
ecute a Christmas-giv-
ing campaign, or spe-
cifically to purchase
furs of first quality,
would be even business
like without. a look-in
on what is probably the
largest retail fur mart
in the State, and one Of
unquestioned reliabil-
ity.
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SANDMAN STORY
BY Mrs. F. A. Walker

Copyright. 1910, by the Mcclure Nows-
paper Syndicate. New York city
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
THE GIRL ON THE JOB
THREE SUCCESS HINTS.

Copyright. 1920. by Wheeler Syndicate. Inc
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-27
SAYS DAYS OF BOIL
WEEVIL NUMBERED
SHELLMAN CITIZEN HAS PREP
ARATION PATENTED WHICH is
SURE DEATH TO THE PEST.

Mr.. w. S. Terry, one of the larg-
est and most successful farmers of
this section, was here from Shellman
Saturday and while in Dawson in
formed The News that he is inter
ested in preparation that means a
great deal to the farming interests
wherever the boil weevil has ap-
fpeared.
1t is liquid poison, and according
to Mr.. Terry it is sure death to the
pest when properly applied to the
cotton stalk. This was proved by ex-
periments last season, when parts
of cotton rows to which it was APP
piled were entirely free of weevils,
and made a normal yield, while the
ends of the rows which were not
treated were heavily infested and
produced no cotton at all.
Mr.. Terry says another thing that
is in favor of his weevil destroyer is
it's cheapness. Only one pint of it
is required to so gallons of water,
and it knocks the weevil silly. He says
that he will give free demonstrations
in Terrell, Randolph and several
other counties this summer.
Mr.. Terry's preparation has been
patented and interested with him in
it are his brother, Colonel r. Terry,
of Columbus, and gentleman by the
name of Tucker in the same city.