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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
CLOTHES AND THE MAN.

For n hundred years people have been
talking about CLOTHES and the man
and preaching sermons upon the sub
jeot. Here is passing paragraph TO
illustrate the point:
Clothes make che make the
human individual. Dress n boy like a
tough-and he'll ape the tough's man
ner, many times; dress Toy In clean,
modest attire and he'll try TO live up
to it, most frequently
Pleasant enough 10 read but abso-
hltc foolishness Whatever may apply
to men in the matter of dress, 1T Ger
tainIy docs not apply To boys, and II
will not be admitted 10y every one that
clothes make the man. Clothes may
indicate the mans characteristics To
some extent, but they have nothing TO
do with the shaping of bis character.
As for dressing boy IN clean, modest
attire" that means nothing Mt all. boy
wants to be dressed like other boys, TO
some extent: he doesn't want to he con-
spicuous because of rags non starchcd
linen. Either extreme is embarrassing TO
him But no greater injustice can be visit
cd upnn a boy than insisting that he keep
himself clean There is no fun m clean
illness to s boy-and fun ought to be
the lot of every votngster. To have &c
be careful lest one soil his cuffs, TO have &c
walk in the beaten paths lest be harm
his shoes. to have to stand up lest ne
STAIN his trousers from sitting on the
glass-these things are enough TO drive
| a boy from the home into the alley as
Mace of residence. Columbus Company
Dispatrh
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
PRESS COMMENTS.
SURVIVAL OF SERvIA.

Austria-Hungary is no more, but
Serbia survives and il greater than
before.
The Teuton war lords and their chief
men reckoned badly from the first day
of the war to the very end Trimmed,
rigid. courageous and skillful as they
were, one plan after another went wrong,
rs though an unseen hand had reached
down from the sky and disarranged Their
legions Instead of concentrating Their
strength in the region most accessible
to them and most inaccessible TO their
greater enemies, and thus crushing Serbia
within n week or two, the Germans went
toward Paris. They created one obstacle
after another in front OF their own forces,
and twice fought To standstili at the
/ Marne.
Mitteleuropa was a feasible plan ex-
cept for Serbia The Teutons could have
crushed Serbia in August, Old. Probably,
| if they had done so, they could have com
| pleted the links in the chain from Ham
| burg TO Bagdad in such fashion ~ to make
| Mitteleuropa self-sustaining reality,
capable of dcfying the entire world. The
| Germans could have dug in along the
| French and Russian borders, and neither
| the Russian nor the allied armies could
| have blasted their way through. The
| BRUSH fleet could not nave tstheu LII
stantinople as facts proved, nor could
it have dislodged the German fleet
Strengthened by the close military and
economic corporation of the countries
| opposing Mtteleuropa, the directing
heads in Berlin could have waited foi
peace overtures from the baffled allies,
July Is of every year should be cele
brated by all civilized nations IN honol
of Serbia That nation risled iitefa
extinction rather than surrender lt
soul 1t suffered more than Belgium, bu
like Belgium its undaunted spirit en-
abled il TO scorn suffering All the annal
of heroic deeds which shed lustcr upon
human nature are dimmed by the recort
of Serbia in the struggle beginning Jul,
4 %, 1914. :.
The victory that was won by aiiiet
valor is not effective for peace, for reason
which all men know and which American
especially deplore. But the world ea1no
be destroyed while il contains men Ink
those who fought in the allied armies
Statesmen may intrigue and may try o
build solid structures on airy unrealities
but the nations which brought 10 naugh
the enterprise launched six years ag
today are nations that we're not made I
perish. Washington Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30

The fact that thousands Of young eiTis
disappear from their homes every year
and are not afterwards heard of by their
kindred is one of the astounding reveia-
tons in the mystery Of finding the body Of
9 woman in trunk, few days ago. An
nouncement of the tragedy has brought
scores of letters making inquiries IN the
hone of locating lost daughter Rarely
when a girl is spirited. away is she re-
covered, and what becomes of her is one
of the greatest Of unsolved mysteries
Agents of the Travellers Aid Society sta
toned at the points of transportation
doubtless do much to check this criminal
traffic. -
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30

cook docs not have % keep adding water,
or watch out that the meal does not burn
Teaching the children ~ pat away their
toys and help regularly with light work
means that the mother IN saved from 4
little If this routine
Women % a whole are Just beginning
10 realize these thing Df5nastie Abr
is problem that has bocn gwen ap By
many housewives az li0peleas, and tlsy
are turning in 10 do al their wosk AZ
the same time, woInen's oluba, tolifics
and achievements q women in ~ many
new lines inspire the housewife ~ cut down
her work 70 that she may take he part N
the new order n seems thaf lat 3
motive has bcen supplied hist n powerful
enough 10 make WOmsn giva ariniia
thought 20 reduc ng houseWork ~
lUWfFt terms.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
Annie E. Siiehener.

Each Of rs can bear our little r.r. .
till the night comes down.
Night draws her curtain and ei0ses
Night calls Tor prayer, and comics. p
SIN,
Night, IN her silence, IS greater .-aa
speech,
To the days busy cares 5unss sweet
release.
Night closes down on day busy pan.
Night turns homewsrd the wayfaunS rI--i.
Night follows fast on the heels Of Or, tI
Putting 3 stop 70 the little chlo pay
Night whispers peace 70 the weary re..-..
Night bears our burden for @ little Q.---
Night, al glorious with stars Ant 1ioeu,
To children Of men a GOd-gIvCn bool
Night in her solemn, mysuca. way
shadows forever the newborn day
Night, ike rlo5her watching her 'hi o.
SOotheS and comforts the world awhile.
Night IN her moods Of peace So MID.
Night IN her moods of wrath So Wlid.
Night, forever eluding the day
Flees at the sunrise far away
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
Delaware Farm Acreage Shrinks.

The census report on the abandonment
of farm lands in this State is rather as
turbing, although everyone has known
that the movement from the farm is IN
creasing. The finding that there
are IS. f65 acres in Sussex that have been
is. however. q surprise, for no one propapiy
thought the rush to the cities had reached
such proportions. Two thousand persons
are reported by the Census Bureau 10 nave
given up farming in Sussex county and
rome tn the cities. where the members have
engaged in other and more profitable oc-
cupations: and there are l04 more ioie
farms than there were ten years ago. lhese
figures. il will be well TO bear IN mind, rep
resent not sales nor transfers of properties
20 other owners, but declare that lo4 farm
ers have closed out their business and quit
with nobody to take their places. 1t also
means there were no farmers wanting the
land even at the comparatively small price
it might have been bought Tor.
The report further shows that more than
eighty-six square miles of Sussex farm land
have been withdrawn from cultivation IN
ten years more than thirty OF which nave
been utilized in road construction, while
almost 81 square miles are entirely Idle
II is not improbable that almost as large
a percentage of Kent county land also i
ont of cultivation. and recent showing
in New Castle county reported several
4 Il.
farms deserted. The full report may sho"
almost. $50 square miles less of Delaware
farm land now under cultivation than there
were ten years ago, or possibly i've year.
ago.
No other cause for this abandonment O
farming is given than the imposslbility t'
obtain workers. 1t is the same storN
everywhere. Wages and working condi
tons in the trades or for unskilled laborer'
and the pressing demands of other IN
dustrv have almost drained the country
of the "hfred man." and the farmer wh'
has not q family of his own finds himsei
unable 20 do the necessary work. Con
| seouently, the away from the farm drh
is great, greater now than ever IN the past
and there seems to be no means Of checkIni
il. When farms and homes are thus &c
serted, there is something radically wroni
with the conditions that make the mos
essential Of all work the least attractiv
and unremunerative.
The same report also shows that NOR
and more Negroes arc engaging N 20
farming on their own account as tenant
or renters. for they are not acquiring
much Of the land. despite its low price am
abundance. 1t is encouraging to Trend
Of the race TO find them thus gradual.
lettering their condition IN the country
districts. To be working for themselve
is a great gain in the way Of increasln
their industry and earnings, bringing ther
greater measure Of industrial lndt
pendence and increasing their value as a
economic unit.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30

On Tuesday there was glut of toma-
toes in this city Heavy shipments IRON
New Jersey largely overstocked the
market. and tomatoes sold Mt GO and even
so cents per basket of five-eighths Oh
bushcl. Yesterday the glut continued.
and in some instances tomatoes could be
purchased as low as 40 cents per basket,
delivered free at residences when the
order included more than one basket.
Tuesday afternoon. when tomatoes were
selling on East Fourth street at % ana
\ so cents per basket. they were beng Oh
fered to householders in various other
parts of the city, from wagons. at the ola
and extortionate charge of 20 cents per
quarter of peck. Yesterday. when they
could be bought, with free delivery at ~
cents basket, signs on some truit stalls
announced the same old price of 20 cents
a quarter of peck.
The problem is this When the city
was so overstocked with tomatoes tha'
they could be purchased in the whoiesai'
market at 40 cents a basket, with Tree
delivery in purchases of more than one
basket, why did those who sell from stand'
Mt retail and serve the community iron
wagons adhere To the rate OF 20 cents
quarter of a peck, or nearly three dollar'
per five-eighths bushel baskctf boV
could they expect people to pay this radi
callv high price with the product sellini
at such low prices by the basketY
These tomato instances go largely U
sustain the general assertion that WI
minpton is about the dearest city IN tn
country for farm food products YET o.
reason Of its favorable location 1t shoui'
rank among the cheapest.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
-Blarne Everything on Wilson. "

Senator Capper Of Kansas, ailudlng 70
the distressing and aggravatlng situa'lon
in respect Of sugar. indorses the general
Republican policy of blaming everything
on Wilson" The high cost Of sugar, ac-
cording to him, is due 10 the refusal q
President Wilson to buy the Cuban sugar
crop Of last year.
But it is not the business Of the Presi-
dent Of the United States to become q
dealer in and vendor Of staple products OF
any kind. Had be bought the Cuban
sugar crop he would have been accused OF
partisan and personal motives ard de-
nounced for exceeding the lawful pre-
negatives Of his Office.
No doubt Congress, by effective legs
lation, might have done, something 70
better the costly sugar situation. bu'
Senator Capper has nothing to say about
the failure of the Republican Congress 70
do this. or anything else Of public beneilt
after frittering away more than year
| of valuable time at an absolutely prohtiess
special and regular session.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
Just Folks
BY Edgar A. Guest
4 CREED.

To live az one designed to be mani =,
To ask no favors from the hand Of me,
But glad to share the struggle and the
strife; :,
To know that toll is written in the plan,
To rest when am weary. but to spu,n
The wished-for joys ] could not truly
earn.
I would 90 forth each morning to my task
And spend my strength each hour IN
useful deeds.
Paving the price for all my daily needs;
The chance TO serve is all that would ask,
This ! would breathe each morning as
my prayer:
God, make me strong for what am 70
bearr
I would not ask for level ways TO tread
And DAYS that are forever bright :.
would know SORROW, hurt an d doubt
and fear.
And pay the common price for wine and
bread,
Winning by toll what joy Of life | can,
Living as one designed to be man
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
EVENING SMILE.
THEN THE STORM BURST.

Sad is it when the brief glory OF the
honeymoon departs, leaving only ths
prospect Of the endless monotony VI
ordinary life ahead.
But that was where the Smiths stood'
Their honeymoon had soon waned undef
the stress Of modern life. In fact, Mrs,
Smith was already adopting the policy o.
mastery inactivity; even hubby nos1
loving endearnent couldn't get klnd
word out of her !,
The tiff happened on Wednesday and
lasted till Sunday morning, when nc,
attired for his usual stroll, asked her: :.
'eWhat is for dinner today, my dear,
His suave voice and winning smile
earned for him q brief retort. Tho lady
replied with more force than grace
''Oh, ratsp'
But he was not caught unawares. with
a sweet smile he countered with tho 70
mark:
well. don't cock ono for me, darling
/ think III have dinner QUIT London
Answers.
Mr.. Jumper intend IN the course q
my travels abroad TO visit the Antape
odes." Mrs Comeup Dear me, mop,
You'll he very careful how you go aDou'
savage tribe. Baltimore American.
sDo Won think college education
| helms IN business Not right away,
| answered MIR. Dustin Stax. But after
man grts rich enough 70 indulge IN htiga
ton, school training will help a great deSa
in answering tho lawyers questions.
| Houston Post.
Judge TO bis oldest daughter) Fl Dfdn''
| Issue an injunction against that younl
| man. Upton, coming here again. Judge
| Oldest Daughter-'fYes, papa; but w
appealed 10 higher court, and mamma
| reversed your decision. We are engaged.
London Ideas.
Daughter 'sT'his piano IS really m,
own, isn't it, father7" Father" Yes, IN,
dear Daughter-"And when ] MARI
can take it away with me?" Father
Certainly, my child But don's tei
anyone; it might spoil your chances. :
Edinburgh Scotsman.
at IS hard to understand a woman.
"And other women wont help you. :
Louisville Courier-Journal.
There is one thing which that yotin
lawyer fellow Of Elias ought TO be Pre-
fcient in when he comes 10 practice.
what is that?''
"The art Of securing a stay "-Batt
more American.
1--WE are r a young Mr.. Silliboy
losing his mil
"Just keep il quiet and nobody VI
ever know the difference. "-Baltlmor
Sun.
Smith-'rWho are you working Il
now?" Jones Same people-Wlfe an
five children. Passing Show.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Hibernian knights.
Oriental Lodge. X of ?.
Camp No. /, P o. S. A.
Excelsior Lodge, X Of P
Nest 1895. Order of Owls.
Local No. 3l3, l. b. f. ".
Fairfax Lodge, l. @. Q. f.
Alpha Council. L. O. r. c.
Laurel Council. L. F of A.
Liberty Lodge, A o. u. W.
Brandywine Lodge, $. Of III.
Columbia Lodge, l. O. o. F.
st. Georges Castle. X G. E.
Local No. 1926. c. Il j of A.
Temple Council. l. o. r. c.
Wilmington Tinsmiths Union.
Encampment No. "a. U. y. l..
Third Ward Democratic Club.
Friendship Conclave 5. ". NJ.
,Manitou Tribe. Imp'd O. r. NJ.
Star of Delaware Lodge, ). of B.
Washington Council, L. F. of A.
Diligent Counca. Jr O. I. A. NJ.
Washington Council. O. L. A. NJ.
Wilmington Council, O. T. A. Nj.
Jacob Camp, No 1921. NJ. ". \.
Delaware Haymakers Association.
Lady Jefferson Home Communion.
Telegraph Council, Jr. o. ia. Nj,
James A. Garfield Council, d. Of A.
Canton Delaware, p Nj. l. Q. .. f.
Washington Camp. No, Az. Q. 5. \;
Wilmington Lodge. No. ia. L. 0. G. I
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30

NEGROES Of Roxborough, n. C., have
cut down a tree in that town where two
or three Of their members have been
lvnched. in hope Of ending these outbreaks
Instc.d 81 ueddling with the '1ynchine
tree" they may readily overcome the
conditions by cutting out those crimes
which unfortunately set rescntfuI mot
in action. No one upholds mob rule Of
course. and il would be easy to end u
nv compliance with the civil laws.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
RIPPING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
PASSING OFT.

So live that when you lie in bed,
afflicted with the flu, and DIR. Bees
wax shakes his head and says your
journeys through, YOU are not
filed with vain regrets for things
you've left undone; may You OBJ
serve, i've paid my debts, and
death is bully fun" The debts
behind look black as pitch, and
spoil your spirits ease, when YOU
are dying of the itch, or hoof and
mouth disease. Your widow, draped
in trailing black, and heaving sobs
of woe, may take in washing at her
shack TO pay the bills YOU owe.
And she may scrub some neighbours
floor, or wash the big stone step; a
thought like this makes death a
bore, and from it knocks the pep.
I'd hate TO sit upon star IN my
nice muslin shroud, and watch my
widow scrub and char, among
earth's madding crowd. She will
not have to do such tricksvI'm
not the least afraid; YOU bet when
have crossed the Styx, my debts
will all be paid: and there'll- be
rouhles in the bin, the products
of my rhyme; and Jane may blow
said money in, and have the derned-
est time.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30

The "cirl behind the dough- Of the
Betsey Montgomery coffee house seems
"a have inherited from her distinguished
prototype the real Eighteenth Century
formula for huckleherry pics and all sorts
of good things. If the famous historian
who has delighted us with the charm OF
her "reminiscences Of Old Wilmington were
-;4h - r,.o ara sure she would like nothing
Lo..or th,r 70 90 10 luncheon or dinner in
~. 80. s,,;cl and snan eatery that has
aronr;otod her name as a symbol Of
.,lao she also might be pleased
that the gracious mattresses IN old-iash'
toned denim accept no tips for their CHEEKY
service.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30

The Friends of the United States have
undertaken to feed 100000 German chill
dren who are undernourished and ID
danger of dying in consequence. The
contributions come from ali classes 10
America and are distributed through the
agency Of Friends. If these ministers to
the unfortunate can instill into the Ger
man conscience their own love Of we'll
doing, their own acceptance Of the golden
rule as the guiding precept Of their lives
they will indeed have done a remarkable
work. They are following the com
mandment TO love those that hate you
and spitefully use you.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
Camden campmeeting is preparing for

Camden campmeeting IS preparing Tor
an invasion Of political office seekers and
the worshippers view the matter with
seeming unconcern. 1t is probably a
wise providence that brings the Job
hunters into close association with the
ministers of the gospel, but it would seem
rather hard on the people who attend
Camden camp to have it turned into a
political bull ring, so TO speak, and the
purpose of the gathering thus perverted.
There is precedent for breaking up such
sacrilegious custom to be found IN me
cashing of the money changers IRON the
temple.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30

Step-parents win in a chase twice across
the continent to prevent their young girl
ward from becoming an Elkton bride.
Can't you imagine the disgust of the
marrying parsons and their allies. the
waiting chauffeurs over the escape Of
such precious prey that might have Melted
them 500, and later a possible share Of
a Reno fee?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30

For the first time in the history of her
kind Molly Cottontan gets a year S
respite from the hunters gun. She at least
will approve the record of the last Legs
lature, even though by an error of omis-
SION rabbits are left out of the game laws.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
PROVIDING HUNS MEMORY.

The Germans may be very absent
minded, but it appears that Lloyd George
and Millerand are determined not to
let them forget that they lost the war and
have got to pay for it.-New Orleans
States
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
TO THE PRoHIBITIONIsTs.

The Prohibition convention overlooked
the well-known fact that you can lead
horse TO water but you cannot make him
drink it.-Boston Transcript.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR.

Speak not harshly against the profteer
lest you offend thy neighbor.- Harris urg
News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
4 man named Coirnnrich. in Wisconsin,

A man named Goin1rich. in Wisconsin,
formerly a Democrat, has secured news
naper notouety by coming out for Hard
;ng His name. however, seems like a
sufficient explanation Of his change OF
heart. It is German, and he bespeaks
that German feeling which is bitterly
hostile to President Wilson and all his
works
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30

Put your telephone number in your
want ad.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30
Member of Associated Press

EVERY EVENING is the only evening
new spaper in Delaware using lhe ~, AsS So,
sts,i Press news service. special WIRE con
meets TIN editorial rooms with the Assoei-
sted Press office in Philadelphia
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-30

One interesting fact brought out by
the States Relation Service is that It finds
n great many kitchens that are too large
for efficiency. 1t is hard for the city
dwelIer TO realize that there is such a
thing as a kitchen into which his whole
small Hat could be neatly packed. Enor-
NOUS kitchens were regularly built when
help was plentiful and a number Of
persons had TO work in one room. Near
ly all old houses have such kitchens, and
on is occasional Y still constructed by
some one with Tia il founded idea III a
large kitchen is cooler Any degree Of
,oolness thus gained IS more than offset
by the longer distances to travel, though
it IS held that large kitchen is not really
any more comfortable than a compact and
well-ventilated one.
Every phase Of housework that is
svstematized resulted in the saving Of
time and labor. This has been proved
again and again by INSTRUMENTATION.
| Even SO 81 nificant a matt as ordering
all groceries at once instead OF twice day
means ere I IS tri t answ TIE doorboll
Use Of q freless cooker mean Ia I IhC
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-23

attended services at the ii. E. churcl
here Saturday evening.
Dana snider OF Hildebrand visited
tho home folks here last Sunday.
Mrs. Ruth Newbraugh has been
staying with ]. R. Halls family dur
ing their recent illness.
A number OF ladies' enjoyed an old
fashioned quilting at the home OF
Mrs. Geo. 'Snider last Thursday. Those
present being, Mrs. Nancy Barb, Mrs
s. ]. Stevens, Mrs. Ann Fisher, Mrs
Edna Henry. Miss Mary Stevens and
Mabel Snider.
There is to be community meeting
at the school house on Wednesday the
"a. 1t being the last day OF the school
term taught by Mr.. Hartman. Dinner
will be furnished by patrons of the
school.
Elroy Henry of Georgetown visited
his mother Virginia Henry at this
place last Sunday.
Martin Jamison who is attending
NJ. H. S. spent the week end at his
home here.