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Evening star., 1920-01-16
Clifton Street.

Near the corner of 18th street and
one block from the car line: is one of
the best locations in the city. Uouse
is built of brick and contains IL rooms
baths, hot-water heat and electrjciIy
A bargain at $1o 500.
Evening star., 1920-01-16
w vi. d. NNIN Il I
Main $500. 5O4 Z St. x

$8,750-Chevy Chase, d. c.
Detached home. rooms and bath; h. h..
electricity. hardwood floors. porches. garage: :
fine lot; facing two streets. North S13J
Owner.
Evening star., 1920-01-16

WANTED-6 TO 10 ROOM HOUSE ANY
where in the northwest section: will pay cal
ii the price is right. address Box II9-M, Star
Office
Evening star., 1920-01-16
FOR sA1E-HoUsEs
Continued.

JCHS.
Evening star., 1920-01-16
Near Lamont and 10Th SITS.
Sll.5OO. Easy Terms

10 fine rooms. full tiled baths, elec. Its.
hot water heat hardwood floors: in perfect
condition Exact duplicate house in row now
rented unfurnished for $l15 per month. Month
ly payments only $3.50, including all interest.
Evening star., 1920-01-16

$. ,SD-Caiifornia bungalow-Absoluiely the
best buy of today. Owner leaving
town will sacrifice this cozy home TO
quick buyer. Everything one would
want > rooms, tiled bath. Ideal
hot-water heating system, electric
lights, open fir.piaces, porches. "a
rage: lot I5x1oo: close TO ear line.
See il at once before il is too late.
Evening star., 1920-01-16

Holmead Place.
rooms, BATH hot-water heat,
electricity, front and rear porches
Now vacant, so immediate possession
can be had on payment of substantial
deposit. Price, $3.50.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-12

down on his side? Black Puss stopped,
and then he Jumped and so did Gentle
man
With meow of rage he was in the
yard. Black Cat stopped just a second.
for he must have been very much sur
prised and then he flew for safety TO the
fence but Gentleman was at his heels and
he did not leave until Black Cat was far
away from the yard
Gentleman returned Feeling very
proud, he looked about and swung his
tail. He did not want To go back 90
the basement. He felt the longing for
adventure and Just at that moment he
spled an open window.
He hesItated q minute, for beng gentle
man he knew IL was not polite to call
without being invited. But by this time
Gentleman Cat WAS on the sill of the omen
window and the temptation was too great
even for gentleman puss, and 50 he
jumped down and went through the
Kitchen into the next room.
The moon was shining on q hong mirror
on n door, but. of course, Gentleman did
not know this wa. a mirror. What he saw
~ he walked into the room was another
V.Is and he Was very much surprised
Tor he had thought In all that biz houae
he vas the only one.
We'll, II he belongs here" thought
Gentleman. '1et him make the first
move. He ought 70 drive me out" So
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-12
LETTERS OF TESSIE AND JOE

Dear Joe:
Do you know Joe that baby of ours
has great serse OF humorl I've always
wondered what makes the little angel
smile and laugh SO much, and now |
realize. It's his little sense of humor At
first glance you'd think IL would be inn
possible for baby only few months old
TO have complete sense of humor But
~ second glance, why not? Personally
the way | look at IT. YOU re either born
with sense Of humor or else YOU re
born devoid from one. and if you're born
devoid from one you go the rest Of the
way To the grave without Il In other
words, it's one of those things that if
you have, you have, and if you haven Z,
you haven't That remark sounds deep,
Joe, but there's really nothing to il when
YOU reason IL out
Personally I'm n great aimlrer of n
sense of humor. but still rs Mrs. Fink SAYS.
a sense of humor is nothing but curse ut
the person that don't know what to laugh
at.
How ! first came 10 realize the baby
had sense of huInor WAS when noticed
that he generally invariably laughs when
| go Boo whereas he wont have any
thing to do with most ether sounds In
other words, Boo appeals to his funny
bone, but | could go "Blng and Goo
goo" az him all day long without getting
the slightest reciprocity
Now understand me Joe | don't m can
TO infer that If went up 10 any casual
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-12

FREE One Large Tube Of SAFETEE
Shaving with each purchase Ever-Ready Razor
and with each package of Blades give FREE tube
of Shaving Cream.
The Ever-Ready Razor Manufacturers introducing
their shaving in this style.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-12
HOMEOPATHIC SOCIETY.
Annual Meeting Held at Hotn DUPONT n
Which Officers were Elected.

Many persons attended the 3Sth an
nual meeting Of the homeopathic
Medical Society of Delaware and the Pom
insula, which was held in the Hotel du
Pont yesterday. DIR. +. l.. Spencer, vice.
president presided in the absence of DIR.
julius Dodd, president, who 10 i'll.
There was q business session in the
afternoon, when officers ms follows werc
elected for the ensuing year: Dr. r. r.,
Spencer. president; DIR. j. G.. Spackman,
vice-president; Dr. T.. Q. Bullock, Sec
retary; DIR. ". r. Pcnnock treasurer;
Drs. l.. W. Finn, T.. T. Negcndank and
+. r. Pierson, censors. DIR. Julian Adair
was elected delegate and DIR. Mitchell
Greenwood alternate TO the annual meet
ing Of the American Institute Of Hommop-
athy, which will be held in Washington
next June.
Dinner was served at 615 O'Clock.
There was scientific session in the
evening. when Drs. L. +. Pierson, l.. W.
Finn and w II Steele read papers on
THE Eruptlve Fovers" aud Drs. Clar-
ence Bartlett, G. s. Raue. w W Speak
man, Fred Smith, " " Sylvis and r. A.
Walther discussed the subject.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-12
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
BY Lss Parc.

NV cnxsin Artie cam~ erround y-s-
tiddnv and pop was taking nap on
tho setting room sofa, and mo and Ar
tie stood there wil- watching him and
making motions in frunt Of his face with
our hands M II we had put him TO sleep by
hymotism and al NJ once pop started TO
smile throo his sleep, Artie whispering, q,
look, l bet he's dreaming hos eating n
plate of ice cream or sufnthinG, and me wiz
porinp, bet he's drecminG hos swimming
That's his favorite spoart.
And We had whispering arkcwment
about il after vile ! wisprre1 All ritc,
/ tell YOU let's wnt do, you get tho dinner
bell and ring il casy and If he's drecminR
about eating il will make him smile agan
and Ill got some waiter and make II
splash 40 hc can hcer H. and II that makes
him smile agen il shows bc'r drcemingabout
swimming,
Wich We started to do, Artie going
down in the dining room and bringing
up the dinner bell and mo carrying ~
n basin half full Of waiter from the bath
room, Artie taking forst tern md ringing
tho dinner foil easy rite nex' 20 pops sar.
Wich the 3rd time he RING II pop made
uninjoyable face in his sleep aud rolled
on tho othcr side, proving no uasent drerin-
ing about eating.
Wat did ! tell your vispcrsd. And
started to Iigple tho basin making
the waiter splnsh, and jest ne pop WINS
starting to look M II he mite smile. eny.
lninnit iiggIed IL too hard and a lot OF
waiter bounced ont on pops face, and no
quick woak up and stuck MP his hnnds,
being one Of the werst things ha could
Of did. because he nockod the baein rite
of out my hands and the waiter went oil
over him
Who the mischifi, wat the nlischiit,
sed pop jumping up serpfised aud mad
c-peshilly mad, and the more ! tried
to ixplain the moro he wouldent iissci.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-12

bystander passing ne on the street and
sEid Boo and they laughed tthey
naturally would under the circumstances
but you know what mean Joel ! don't
mean To infer that that would prove they
had sense of humor. Though personally
il would be real handy II YOU could start
an enjoyable conversation with people
you w just born introduced TO by simply
saying "Boo" md having them come back
with Goo GOO or some other such baby
password and then everybody going of
into paradoxcs of laughterl
Woll Joe don't take any wooden money.
Here's big kiss (X) from me and rc-
duced one tx) from Baby.
Lovingly, Tcssic.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-12
ANOTHER STORY ABOUT
GENTLEMAN CAT

one summer night Mr. Gentleman Cat,
who hvcs IN hig apartment house. you
femcmncr got restless in the basement
and, as the coal man had left window
open and Gentleman knew il, he jumped
ON top ~ The coal bin door to get out
Walking ON coal is rather exciting
'or u ne i not very careful the coal will
slip and he might be buried under il. But
he knew lust how TO tread and reached
the window safely.
VIII take napsright here" thought
tentleman. II can watch that no one
gets m and be comfortable, too He
settled himself and was about 10 close
hls eyes when what should he see but a
hle black puss walking lazily along on top
of the fence IN front Of the window.
Now Gentleman is pretty fair about
visiting eats. As long rs they keep on
The fence he never bothefs them. But
Just let them come INTO his yard and me
. after them
- he watched Black Puss with every
muscle tense. Would nc dare jump
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-12
be waited quite still and 40 did the other

be waited quite still and 40 did the other
puss.
'CownrdpP thought Gentleman. "lll
show him | am rot afraid" SO he took
one step forward; so did the other puss,
and there they stood galring at each other.
Finally, Gentleman could stand II no
longer. He jumped at the other eat
ready for battle, but instead Of striking
soft fur as he had expected, he struck
the smooth hard CLASSY mirror.
Gentleman jumped back ard stared,
and discovered that tho other cat was
only his own reflection. II am glad
| thought he was pretty big cat TO have
trouble with, thought Gentleman, "and
! did think, too, that he WAS quite good
looking" But for all thet he did feel
rather crestfallcn as he went back to the
basement.
81 should have come right back when
] drove that big black cat away said
Gentleman. 81 feel sure those mice
found out | Was not here and no doubt
think they own this place.
He was quite right and for the rest
of the night Gentleman Cat was very
busy showing his authority and trying
to forget how he had been fooled.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-12
TEACHER BARS PAINTED
FACES AND BARE KNEES

North Adams, Mass, Nov. IL 2~Civili-
zation has advanced Ia point where the
,ise ~ war paint Is no longer necessary.
said Principal II n Gadsby of Drnfy
High School in m order just ,s~ied ~
young women students against the use
of cometics. Painted fAees, base knees
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-12
PREDICT MILD WINTER.
Because 81. Martins Day. Yesterday.
Was 4 Sunless One

Although the celebration Yesterday was
slightly inarrcd BY the coid aud damp
ness, according 70 tradition. since il WIS
St Martins Day, n forthcoming mild
winter - presaged
Sixteen hundred yesfs aao st. Martin.
soldier, gave beggnr in Afnien-,
France, half of bis cIonk because the day
uas cold The peasants believed the
mild winter, which followed WA regli-
lated by Divine Providence 40 that the
soldier would not suffer for his charitable
act.
Ever since. cold Martinmaa IL sup
posed To presagc mild winter.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-12

And other extremes IN style ~ drs~ su
no longer be allowed ~ cia~ rooms Ar
cDrding 20 the order.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-12
Dance a, 81. Georges

A daycs viii be gwen N Odd Psllow'
Hall, ~ f,eorvcv. Tomorrow evening
Drsipss o,~hea,rs ~ Wilmington vl
furnish tho fuus,r
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-12

the result being Artie had 10 20 home ard
] got nbont 10 frarse krncks with pops
slipper some place.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-12
SANDMAN STORY
Hy Mrs. r. A. Walker.

Copyright. 1919. by the Mc(lure News
rerer syndicate. Now York City
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-01-09
40. 7 IN BIBLE HISTORY.

Boston Globe: The number scve-
has a.wags had a peculiar significance
On tha seventh day Of the sevc7t
month q holy obscrrancc was ordais-
I'd 70 tho children Of Israel. who feast.
- scTen day and remained seven
days in fonts The seventh year wa
1pposod to be Sabbath, or rest foi
I'll and ut the end Of seven tima
even there was to be Il jubilee. jacob
.orTnd seven years TO win Rachael for
bis wife. Noah had seven days warn
ing Of the food. Nobuchadnczzar liv-
Cd seven years as beast. Christ
poke seven times from the cross on
which he hung seven hours. In Scrip
tnrc There arc seven resurrection
mentioned
In the Lords Prayer there are scr-
on petitions There were seven mys-
teries Of the apocalypse revealed ia
tho seven churches in Asia. In Rcvel-
alton there is described seven lambs
before the seven spirits Of Cod seven
golden candlesticks, a book with soy.
on seals, seven angels with sever
trumpots. seven plaques, seven vials
Of wrath. seven kings. seven thun-
dcrs. and a dragon with seven heads
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-01-09

the towns whore we stopped. As |
was commanding officer, it was one of
the best and reasonably warm. 1t was
warm because the barnyard was next
door literally in the next room, as all
that separated me from a COW was a
light deal door by the side Of the bed.
The COW was tied to the door. When
the COW slept, slept; but if the COW
passed a restless night. had all the
opportunity needed to think over my
past sins and future plans.
In another town an excellent billet
vas not used by the officers because
over tho bed were hung photographs
Of all the various persons who had
died in tho house. taken while they
lay in that bed.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-01-09
WISH TO ENLIST IN
INFANTERIA DE MARIN

Lorenzo Muniz Rivera and Paul Ca
ban Sanchez of Porto Rico want to en-
list in "el Cuerpo do Infanteria d.
Maria and Headquarters. L. S. Ma
rine Corps has another problem on its
hands.
1t all started when the two Pors
Rican youths read in FL impartial
that the Marine Corps was open for
recruits. So they sent carefully type
written letters to Sergt. Phillips Of
the recruiting office in New York.
whom they knew when he served in
their island, expressing in their best
Spanish their desire to Join the On
fanteria de Marina He forwarded
the letters to Headquarters.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-01-09

Ing before taking your usual
smoke. walk up three flights OF
stairs at regular pace, then stop.
If you find that you are out of
breath. your heart beat is forced.
trembling or Irregular. you may
be a victim of functional or organ
ic heart trouble. If you feel that
you must smoke, chew or snuff to
quiet your nerves, you are q slave
to the tobacco habit, and are posi-
lively poisoning yourself with the
deadly drug. nicotine. In either
case you have just two alternatives
keep on with the self-poisoning
process irrespective OF the dangers
and suffer the consequences, or
give up the habit and escape the
dangers. You can overcome the
craving and stop the habit in q
very short time by using the fol-
lowing inexpensive formula. Go
to any drug store and ask for Nico-
toll tablets, take one tablet otter
each meal. and In a comparatively
short time you will have no desire
for tobacco; the craving will have
left you. With the nicotine poison
out of your system your general
health Will quickly improve.
Note-When gsked about Nieotol tab
lets. one OF our leading druggists said: ~
10 truly wonderful remedy for the &c
bscco habit; away ahead OF anything We
have ever sold before. We are authorized
by the manufacturers 10 refund thu money
10 every dissatisfied customer and We
would not permit the use Of our aame an
less the remedy possessed unusual merit"
Nicotol is sold by druggists everywhere.
under an iron-clad money back guarantee
Your druggist has It or can get n ses yea
from any Wholesale drsxStsa.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-01-09

Doctor Tells HoW to Detect
Harmful Effects of Tobacco
Try These SIMPLE TESTS

New York: Doctor Conner, for
merly Of Johns Hopkins hospital.
says: Many men who smoke. chew
or snuff necessarily and who are
seemingly healthy are suffering
from progressive organic ailments.
Thousands of them would never
have been afflicted had il not been
for the use of tobacco, and thou
sands would soon get we'll If they
would only stop the use of tobacco.
The chief habit-fOrming principle
Of tobacco is nicotine. a deadly
poison which. when absorbed by
the system, slowly affects the
nerves, membranes, tissues and
vital organs Of the body. The
harmful effect of tobacco varies
and depends on circumstances
One will be afflicted with general
debility, others with catarrh of the
throat. indigestion, constipation,
extreme nervousness, sleepless-
ness, loss of memory, lack of will
power. mental confusion, etc. 9th
ers may suffer from heart disease,
bronchial trouble. hardening of the
arteries, tuberculosis, blindness or
even cancer or the common attic.
ton known as tobacco heart. II
you use tobacco in any form you
can easily detect the harmful of.
fects by making the following SIM
pie tests. Read aloud one full
page from book. II, In the course
OF reading your voice becomes
muf1ed. hoarse and indistinct. and
you must frequently clear your
throat. the chances are that your
throat is affected by catarrh and 1t
may be the beginning OF more Sc
raous trouble. Next 10 ths meru-
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-01-09
~ GHOST OF \ COTNTRY.'

indianapolis News: Sydney, Aus
tralia Harry Gullctt, official CORES
pondent with the Australians in the
campaign which broke the Turkish
rule over Palestine. says that country
"was disillusionment all the way" In
. pecch TO newspaper men on return
ing from the "lIoly Land" he added:
"palcstino was tho ghost Of coun
try living on the memory of the glory
that had gone. Jerusalem the Gold
ea' was a most Ycrminoas and foul
city, There 4as not a cedar On Lcb
anon; ne BALI blow over G.laad, aro
shore "c.o po haIl IN Basban.
"Ni"f Tire Na-traliaos lcarnc
from tai land was Tat he must a
aHs keep aad -iranpfhcn hi idaal
a land for ole race
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-01-09

Orders for anything in the Rubbe,
stamp line taken at The Echo office
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Mr.. Vincent E. St. Claire and Miss
Minnie Bleasner both of Dolores, were
married by Rev. c. L. Flanders at his
home last Thursday evening. Mr.. St.
Claire came to Dolores about five years
ago to clerk in drug store and after
wards started jewelry store and has
built up good business. He is also a
member of the board of trustees of the
Town Of Dolores. Miss Bleasner came
here from Kansas with her parents,
about three years ago and has made
her home at Cortez and Dolores during
that time. She is of a quite disposi-
tion and her friends are convinced that
the groom has an eye for the beautiful.
Both the contracting parties have
many friends who wish them long life
and happiness in this new relationship.
They are doing light housekeeping in
the Bopp building near the post office.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17
LRkEVISTR

Charley Ownby and family have
moved into the old Grandpa Dunning
house. The baby is seriously i'll with
whooping cough.
Frank Dunning's baby has been quite
i'll with the whooping cough.
Buster Fullerton had the flu. He
is able to be out again.
Will Ellemeyer went east with his
sheep last week. He intends to keep
going until he disposes of them.
T. C. Bennett arrived home last
Thursday. He says that he is glad to
get home and we are certainly glad to
see him back. He says that hard time
are by no means peculiar to Montezuma
county; in fact we are not getting the
worst of it by any means. The fellows
who sold out for fancy prices got in
clover up to their necks, but the poor
fish who paid $350.00 an acre and now
has to meet the payments with 30-cent
corn is not faring SO well.
Will Higman was over looking for
some one with about half car of lambs
to ship with his bunch.
Frank and Charlie Hepworth shipped
lot of steers which cost $65. 90 and
last spring and expect to get about
s45. 90 for them.
Zoram Rees departed Thursday for a
six-week visit in Oregon. He says
that if he finds things all right he will
send for his family.
Rowena Hepworth is having a hard
time of it with the whooping cough.
Mrs. Charley Thomas has been sick
with pneumonia for some time. .
Henry Hickey and family are moving
in with Ellermeyers.
A letter from Mrs. McDill who is in
Durango, tells US that she will be in the
hospital several weeks. She met quite
bunch of Montezuma folk: Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Boglino (who are both in
the hospitaD, Mrs. French, Mr.. and
Mrs. Williamson, Florence Dillon and
Ernest Allen.
Mr.. Geggie of Boulder, has been at
Ellermeyers for several days. He has
cattle in the valley and is looking for
pasture and hay.
Mrs. C. C. Knight was confined to
her bed several days last week with
infiamatory rheumatism. Jane Hind
march played fairy Godmother and
helped take care of the house until
Mrs. Knight recovered.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17
School Notes.
Lillian Bear.

Lillian Bear.
The Sophomore class surprised the
pupils of the Junior High and the High
school Friday afternoon at assembly.
While Mr.. Smith was making the an.
nouncements the class marched into
the room, each member wearing a
badge of purple with yellow roses on it
and carrying their pennant. They
gave their class yell and songs. The
pennant was hung in the assembly
room. This is the first pennant to be
placed in the Assembly and Sophomores
are very proud of it.
Alice Akin
Last Saturday afternoon the Ninth
grade gave popcorn sale in the down
town districts of Dolores with head
quarters at Wheatlands store. The
money will be used for class activities.
Rowena Drury
The girls and boys basket ball teams
of the Dolores High school wish to
thank the trustees and members of the
Knights of Pythias for their kindness
in letting them use the hall.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Rev. Steadman was compelled to
close his meetings at Fairview school
house last Saturday night. The
weather was to cold for teams to stand
out during services. Mr.. Steadman
left Monday for Durango where he will
stop few days then go to Denver to
spend the holidays with his family.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

J. D. Adams of Arriola, was in town
Friday and received fine yearling
Holstein bull which he had shipped from
Holly by express. He will make a fine
fellow to head herd of dairy stock.
Mr.. Adams is building up his dairy
herd instead of worrying about the low
price of butter fat.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Our Repair Shop in the Montezuma
Garage IL now open for business. Mr..
P. v. Murray is in charge, and comes
to US highly recommended, and solicits
. share of your business.
The RUST LUMBER & Nero. Co.
26tf
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Calhoon and
daughter, Vera, of Cahone, were doing
their Christmas shopping in Dolores
Wednesday.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Christmas folders. post cards, tags,
seals, calendar pads, wall notices.
white tissue paper, etc. etc. at The
Star Office. HENRIETTA BEAR.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Knox were Du-
range visitors on Wednesdays train.

Last Thursday evening Montezuma
Lodge Number l45, held its annual
election of officers: Chas w. Lilly, W.
NJ; Grant Hughes. S. W.; VIM. L.
hilton, j. W.; A. A. Rust, treasurer;
c. L. Flanders, secretary. After the
election of officers three men received
the third degree.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mair and
daughter are over from Cedar to spend
few days with their son, Ronald, who
is Dolores High school pupil.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

D. A. Milliken received telegram
from San Diego, California, Monday
telling the sad news that his sister,
Mrs. E. R. Ellis had peen stricken
with paralysis. Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
went to California about year ago to
reside
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Fifty cents, four bits, half dollar
will put you clear tomorrow. Show
your interest in your public schools
and the future citizens of Dolores by
joining the Parent t-Teacher Association.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-17

Bird Mama, Ice cake, Nesting
food 25c, Red gravel 25c. Pure bird
seed SOC, Cutie bone, small size Sc,
large size l2c. The Star Office