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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
Just Folks
BY Edgar A. Guest.
THE COMMON DAY


'Twasn't much Of day, he said,
The common fight for the daily bread,
The usual tasks in the usual way
With little accomplished to mark the day,
And this was his thought with the setting
Tint nothing at all worth while he'd
done.
But there was much that he didn Z know
A friend was cheered by his glad hello,
And the kindly word he had stopped to
CAV
Had sent him whstling along his way;
A common day without much worth
while,
Yet he'd blessed the world with another
smile.
A questioning boy in the busy shop
BY his side that morning had chanced
10 stop,
And, as boys will do, he had asked him
The why Of the wheels and the bolts and
springs;
And he told him all that he wished TO
know,
And the boy was glad TO be treated so.
He didn't know, az he sat that night
Thinking his day had been wasted quite,
That a boy was telling bis mother then
OF the kindly ways Of tie best Of men,
And she was spreading the news around
OF the wonderful friend her son had found
He never guessed that his cheerful way
Had helped number Of men that day
He never dreamed that his kindly word
The tagging soul Of friend had stirred
Oh, life is bigger than things we build
And the commonest day maybe ri9hly,
filled
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
$40 a Ton Coal In Sight.

Coal in domestic or household siyes IS
soldin this city today at from Sl4 to Sl6a
ton and at that top price is difhcuit TO
obtain for immediate delivery to the con-
sumer. And local dealers declare they are
anticipating a still further advance and
that the cost Of coal per ton, put in to con-
sumers' cellars, may 60 to $50 ton II the
winter is severe.
As President Cleveland once explained,
we are not confronted by theory, but by
condition, and one that is indeed serious
in the extreme. While the public has been
literally robbed by profiteers in all lines oil
supplies, it has not before been face 10
face with problem that is so essentially
vital to every individual in the comm'i-
nifty.
IL perhaps might in some measure soften
the terms of this form of extortion IT one
could put his finger on the blame Ihis'
however, seems an impossibility, for the
passing of the buck" is so adroitly
mannuvered that no one is able TO ascer-
tiain who gets his money or why so much OF
{ is demanded.
A news dispatch from Hazleton, Pa,
which is in the center of the anthracite
coal fields of that State, announces that
the leading independent operator there
mas advanced the price of coal for domes-
tic uses to 50 ton, except the pea size
which is s725. The management oi TINS
company explains that the advance oy
other operators is 25 per cent greater than
the figures quoted above.
With hard coal at 50 at the mines and
with an advance in freight rates due IN
few days, in addition TO theaapproach oi
winter and the limited shipping facilities'
il would not be surprising if coal were to
advance TO new top figure never before
heard of or dreamed Of
The outlook for the Wilmington house
keeper with yawning, vacant bin IN the
cellar. is not very assuring. for 1t ls more
than probable the cost Of heating house
this winter will amount to double the bii
for rent. With coal supply ample TO meet
all of our needs for two hundred or more
| wears it would seem there should be
means of getting it into the cellars oi th'
consumers at less than the present pro
hibitive price, which is only obtainable be
cause coal is essential and its cost an out
Law that cannot be curtailed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
RAINS TODAY-IN FLANDERS
By Eleanor Cochran Reed.

'Tis sweet TO lie and listen to the rain
Swish through the trees.
A thousand thousand leaves
Wake like harp beneath the swift,
sure touch,
The silver fingers of the falling rain.
How like a song 1t sounds,
SONG high sweet litany,
With notes unnumbered as the endless
leaves!
A thousand tones stirred from a thousand
strings,
All blended in the singing Of the rain.
Alb, after the wild thunder and the storm,
The burst of lightning and the forked
fame,
The roaring torrent and the crashing
'Tis sweet to lie and listen to the rainl
How strangely near seems boyhood's far
off day,
Now that lie here dead, nations man
How strangely real comes back the boy
| was,
How closely press his old forgotten dreams
Can YOU not see him leave the rain
drenched world
To vanish up the musty attic stairs!
There, sprawled for hours upon the dusty
floor
He filled his soul with old, forgotten tales,
Old lore Of bloody combat, stirring deeds
Of knights who fought the monsters OF the
world,
AT last the endless music OF the rain
Falling upon the roof-a magic song.
Swept all his senses like o pleasant drug,
Till. with his head soft-pillowed on his arm,
He forgetting all the tales OF blood
Even so ] rest it now upon my arm,
Giving myself to pleasant dreams
with all
The bloody stIife forgot.
So sweet it is
To lie and listen to the falling ralnl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
EVENING SMILE.
NO AMATEUR WANTED.


care YOU sure you have never loved
any girl but me?" Filbert Fritter gazed
earnestly nj the object OF his affections.
iInella, he murInured, .''if experience
with warnen wes pine tree | wouldn I
even have n needle I
LuelIa Lipstick continued her cross
examination You are positive that you
know nothing at all about Wild women
and their ways"
Absolutely nothing. Luella. have only
talked 70 strange women twice
And I'll bet they were chorus girls,
said Luella goadingly.
The Young man looked AZ her with
pleading eyes. No, ono was hungry and
the'other was being chased bya policeman.
Then there were no other women
in your life?' =,
None. Luella viii you marry me-
Sorry Filbert. but ] always said !
would never wed an amateur - Column
bus Dispatch.
"T.awyers seem to be down on prohi-
hition ''Of course. It is against all the
traditions Of the bar. - Baltimore Ameri-
can.
II begins 10 look a. though Where IS
BergdoIl2" will pass into history WIN
How old is ANN" and Who hlf Billy
Patter son? Marion Star.
'tRrarn. said Mrs. Corntossel, there $
one thing Iwant to remind you Of. What :
that Get out Of that rocking chair
an come of the front porch. You re .
farmer; not a politician. W Washington
Star.
Every salaried man is a bookkeePeI
and accountant in these days OF tabu-
lous prices. Albany Journal
Friend" According TO the last census
there are 10000 persons IN my town
Scenario Editor Something must ot
wrong Iget more thar that many scenarios
from there every week. -Fllm run.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
Try This if You
Have Dandrui

There = one sure Was f..t
to remove 5andr.H comp
is TO dissolve it This 3esfr ltr.
To 90 this Just 81, abo.t .. .a.,
plain ordinary lquid lnon pHt
night when retiring Isl ueus m'r
the scalp and rub t 81 -cutt ta
finger tips
BY morning most, 4 H'l
dandruff Will be gone. kua arc
more applications wall cump.t t.e.f iss.
and entirely destroy every u-
trace 81 il, no matter bow much ianar
YOU may have
You will find, too, that t.nns
digging of the scalp Wi.I ,'p usiAn
and your hair VII he nufN n~tr
glossy, silky and soft, Aud 'uoA nl
a hundred times better
You can get liquid uyca tt tnt
store. IL Is inexpensive and four .uno.
an YOU will need Tins simple rcn
has never been known q faA
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13

The report that 1916 fish Of edible
.opalitv and size we're caught by ytrty Of
four men at Bowers Beach in ten days is
said 10 be no FISH story. and with such
assurance il will set the fingers of hun
dreds Of the disciples of Izaak Walton
tingling for days to come. Every man
and boy thinks he is born angler and
stories Of big catches never fail 10 give
longing thrill TO everyone who hears or
reads them
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13

Harding is as uncertain about his cam
psign as he is as TO who is actually run
ming on the G.. o. P. ticket. for the White
House. He first decided he would stick TO
the front porch and later announced he
would "whirlwind" through the country
and now ms campaign managers have an
nounoed he will stay under the Marion
roof until late in the canvass. They evil
IDENTIFY conclude that the closer the candi-
date sticks to his own doorstep the fewer
voters of the country will get chance to
meet him and confidentially ask: Honest
", now. how do you stand on the League
OF Nations?"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
RIPPING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
EVIL TIMES.

Oh. these are crucial times, my
friends; each day presents ITS
warning: and every time the night
descends we think thereH be no
morning. Our statesmen rag US from
the stump, until they re In lather,
and say we're going to the dump,
where all the bow-wows gather.
Our sacred rights are trodden hat,
our bulwarks daddy shaken, and
if we don't do this or that we're
bound TO lose our bacon. 1t is the
bogie, gray and old, of Presidential
seasons, the wrath that makes our
feet grow cold, and undermlnes
our reasons. At other times we do not
think of chaos, in our hurry our bull
warks may be on the blink, but we
don't pause to worry. The country
seems TO slide along, and nothing
yet has wrecked it, and II It's works
are badly wrong, we simply don't
detect it. And then we put up candl-
dates to cop the White House hon
or, and these potential magistrates
insist the lands a goner. II t'other
fellow wins the prize, becomes the
nations master, then we'll CON
front, with startled eyes, all kinds
of black disaster. Once in four years
we get this scare, when candidates
assemble;we walk the edges of despair
and wiring our hands and tremblel
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13

Dancing masters have decided not to
scratch the leisurely fox trot IRON the
Ist for next season. They find the dancers
az today require steps that may ne taken
with the least possible mental or physical
effort The lanculd. luxurious American
society vo,,ths probablv will soon be send
ing substitutes TO dancing functions or
nrobablv the masters of the dance may
contrive step by which tie dancers may
he nusbed through tie STEPS in wheeled
chairs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Fame Fire Co.
Hibernian Knights.
First Regiment Band.
Camp No. 94, P. O. ). A.
Oriental Lodge, X. of P
Excelsior Lodge, X. Of P.
Local No. 1913, l. B. f. W.
Fairfax Lodge, [ O. O. F.
Alpha Council, L. Q. R. c.
Brandvwine Lodge. 5. Of H.
Columbia Lodge, / O. O. F.
Local No. 1886, c. * J, of A.
St. Georges Castle. X. G. E.
Wilmington Tinsmiths' Union.
Encampment Bo 81, L. Y. |.
Third Ward Democratic Club.
Friendship Conciave. 5. ". NJ.
Manitou Tribe, Imp'd Q. R. NJ.
Star of Bethlehem Lodge, ) Of B.
Delaware Tribe, Impd. O. r. NJ.
Washington Council, [. f. of \.
Delaware Haymakers Association.
Lady Jefferson Home Communion.
Telegraph Council, Jr, O. I. A. NJ.
Canton Delaware, T. NJ, |. o. D. F.
Washington Camp. No. 4, p. o. 5. A
Diamond Star Lodge. No. |, ). OF B
Plumbers, Gas and Steamftters Union
Wilmington Lodge, No. ia, L. O. G. 1
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
DEATHS WE'RE ACCIDENTAL.

A coroner .ury .ast Eht returns.
ve-dicts Of accidental death a .le so-
OF Charles Lamb. Ir yesrs u.4. .run
ed "Wednesday afternoon % tae
race Of the BraudyW inc river atll
foot q Van Buren, street James
Willis, 81 Newark. e.ectrUcutec
of the Wilmington and FhI tH
Traction Cox at Newark. a
Nurlnish drowned sewers.
when he fell into the brala'N
a iredge Ji the Delaware Drragus y
near the Seventh street ur-Ee
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13

James O'Neill. who died few days ago,
is said to have played Edmund Dantes in
ssThe Count of Monte Cristo" more than
six thousand times. 1t seems to have been
one of the bitter shafts of fate that he
could declaim with such convincing fervor
''the world is mine" for so many thousand
nights, when in fact but a small amount OF
real estate in New London, Conn, was the
only tiny part of the world he owned.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13

Thirty-hve per cent increase IN express
rates now confronts the public and doubt
less il is necessary, for the forwarding com
panies TO have the raise in order to ad-
vance the pay of employees. If the increase
in pay for wage-workers were made unan-
ilnous il would bear less severely on the
men and women who "wear stiff col
lare' at their jobs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13

The Republicans who will have vote
for the first time in November are re-
quested TO join a club to be known as the
First Voters Club Negroes probably
will be admitted on equal footing in this
enc organization, for the party will require
all the voters Of the community-and
then some more when election day comes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13

Hair tonic comes third in the list Of
causes for ], ,524 arrests for drunkenness in
Washington in the past six months. 1t is
really gratifying to know that hair tonic
is good for something other than to take
money from the pockets of patrons OF
barber shops.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
Acid-Stonach

EAT0NIC Is the bestremedy, y takes
the harmful acids and gases right ont
Of the body and. OF course, YOU gtt
well. Tens Of thousands wonderfully
benefited. Guaranteed % satisfy or
money refunded by your own drug
sist Cost a trifle. Please try G.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
De Valera in the Running.

y And so De Valera has collected ten mil
lion over here. Folks must have thought
he was running for President OF this coun-
try.-Baltimore Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
Fortunate.

Luckily, most Of our sister nations know
us well enough to distinguish our prln-
ciples for the sake Of votes from our votes
for the sake Of principles. - Boston Herald
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13
Trin 10 wildwood.

Mr. and Mrs Albert stevens
daughter sos West Twenty -rrsi rr.
viii leave saturday % spend tea
Wildwood y
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-13

to advance their personal interests, They
should be weeded out and cast aside u the
labor movement is To progress along
rational lines Washington Post.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-15

Have you read Upton Smclair's
latest book "Thc Brass Check"
1t is the greatest book he has
written to date and there are
statements in it which, if not true,
would not only subject him to
criminal libel but very likely land
him in the penitentary But he
gives incontrovertible proof with
each statement and so those accus-
ed are keeping silent, but read it
for yourself its Il revelation on
matters Of vital concern to us all.
On one occasion "A relative was
discussing economics with me,
when he remarked, "What's the
use of bellyaching about these
things" To which | replied that
if everybody was like himself we
would all still be in the stone ages
dwelling in caves and wearing
skins.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-15
DESIRABLE HENS TO RETAIN
On Most Farms Size OF Flock Could
Well Be lncressed-Range Is
Very Important.

The average farmer might find ii
desirable to increase the size Of the
flock of hens. While most farmers
have little time to devote to poultry
raising yet their families may attend
to the fowls and see that they are well
cared for and protected.
The usual advice" 70 poultry raiscrs
to begin with few hens is sound, But
on most farms the women and girls
have had the responsibility Of the nocl;
for years and most of them could well
afford 10 increase the number Of lay.
ing hens.
Range is very important for poultry.
But range alone is not enough. The
fowls must have feed and shelter when
they need them.
When one is about to increase the
number of hens it is well to see that
those kept are worth keeping. Poor
hens are not an asset; they are gen.
orally liability.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-15
BEST FEED FOR LAYING HENS


Experiments in the methods Of feed
ing laying hens show that the Compo.
stion of the ration rather than the
method Of feeding has the greater in
tIuence upon egg production. The
tests were made at the Ohio expert.
mcnt station.
Ratl0ns for laying hens should con
tain from 10 to - per cent Of meat
scrap or Il good grade of dlgeStcd
tankage, or their equivalent in skim
milk.
The wet mash has some disadvan
tageS it Is found, as it requires some
time each day to prepare and give the
mash and may cause digestive disturb
anccS in the fowls il too much Is fed
\ satisfactory ration consists in
feeding Il grain mixture Of corn, three
parts; oats, one part, by weight, and
for the dry mash ration, ground corn
seven parts, bran 3 parts, meat scrap
five parts. About twic" ms nu,h grain
us mash should be consumed.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-15
RI :
ERy0()l.T]E CIV
CLUB GIRLS HENS PAY WELL
Valerie Hennine Of Mississippi Ia Pay
ing Her Way Through College on
Profits From Flock.

81 am poultry club member. and
my records show that this year the net
profits from my chickens were Sl2i.35."
This Is the report of Valerie llenning
of Pamela county, Mississippi, who at
sixteen holds the championship OF her
state in poultry-club work. She. wiki
six other Mississippi girls aud Iwn
chapcr0ns, recently visited Washing.
ton. The five.day trip was II prize of.
fercd by Mississippi bankers and bust
ness men to the girl in each district
of tie state who made the largest prof.
1t in her club work.
Miss fleming has been member
for two Years of one of the poultry
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-15
PRESERVING EGGS IN BRINE
Good After Eight Months If Simple
Measures Are TaKen-Lime Good
as Water Glass.

Eggs laid during April and May are
OF better quality for preserving than
are those laid later in the summer
one pound of air slaked lime added
to cooled, boiled water is equally as
good preservative for eggs as water
glass.
Only clean, fresh eggs with sound
shells should be put down." Use an
earthen jar. Stir the lime thoroughly
into the water and drop the eggs in as
gathered. Some lime settles TO the
bottom of the jar but does no harm.
Two or three inches of the solution
should cover the eggs to allow for
evaporation. Keep in Il cool place,
preferably in n cellar.
Eggs preserved by this method may
be safely kept for eight months. When
ready for use, remove only the eggs
that are necessary.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-15
D)()UI>IE|l N)IF(
T7a'sa- I
EzzzaSszSsSS:SSS-- istsss.=..eJ ~

Fine cut clover and sprOuted oats
are hcalthful and stimulating TO young
chicks.
BE sure that growing chicks have
plenty Of feed so that they will make
continuous rapid growth.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-15
LISABEULA
Infinite Beauty

How small the eye of man to see
The beauties round about him.
How the human of man shrinks,
Midst the handiwork Of Elohim,
For thirty years I've tramped the
earth,
Sparing not Of time or money,
Leaving nothing partly done, Civ,
ing all that had won,
To reach land of milk and honey
Now upon an island fair,
Pacific's edge and briny shore,
| hang my cap, ! take my nap,
AT yon tllmbling spring | fill, and
more.
In the Valley of Eden" now ]
camp,
TITS but man made name,
For such beauty, | feel the urge
of duty,
TO herald forth, make loud ac'
claim.
'Tis a spot called a cove, on an
island,
A dazzling dot in the ocean,
Few feet above its floor; Port OF
the Virginia w,
Lisabeula; lovely thy nook on Va,
shon.
The singing of the uncaged birds,
In their true and lovely natural
ness,
Is music to mans soul; returns
him to the whole,
From whence he came i'll Godli,
ness.
All within the range of human
eye.
Is pulsating with the life divine,
Not the nervous hustle, that fear,
some hustle,
TO stand within life's sapping
money line.
The majesty Of Gods own poise,
Is mirrored here on land and sea
In this blest spot, may | cast my
lot,
When riches have again returned
to me.
Yes, Beautiful Isle of Vashon;
Thou art master magician,
Thou art healer and physician,
A world of wonders, without
storm or thunders,
To wrest you from your position
Queen Of the Pacific.
ROLLIN JOHNSTON
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-15
purebred White Plymouth Rock PuIIet.

try the third generation of Barred
Plymouth Rock grades showed marked
uniformity in color and type and
White Plymouth Rock grades showed
much improvement, but did not all
come pure white in color. Inboth kinds
of grades individuals occurred which
so closely resembled stock of pure
breeding that it was impossible to tell
the difference by their appearance.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-15
Prize-Winners of Mississippi Girls
Clubs witnessing Demonstration in
Use of Egg Tester at BeItsviIe Gov
eminent Farm.

clubs supervised by the United States
department of agriculture and the state
colleges
To obtain her start in club work she
borrowed $3.50 from n local bank.
With this money pen of Barred
Plymouth Rocks, consisting of four
hens and one cOckerel, was bought
The profits from her chickens last
year, her first in poultry work. were
1914, and her flock for 1919 consisted
of two COckcrcls and nineteen hens. BY
the use Of trap nests and leg bands the
record rs a layer of each hen had been
observed and only the good egg pro
duccrs were kept. From January |
to October 16 the 10 biddies laid 2S4O
eggs. Miss Henning sells nearly all the
eggs for Matching purposes; but the
birds she raises aside from the culIS.
bring from $15 to $50 pen.
The money this club girl has made
through her poultry work is being used
to pay her way through an agricultural
high school.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-15
CARE FOR CONFINED CHICKS


Growing chicks that are kept closely
confined need much greater attention
along all lines than those thar have
range. See that they have plenty Of
green feeds that have not wiltud down
to almost the dccuying point and that
the yards are kept sweet CulIug also
Is more essential when chicks are
closely confined.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-15

The Melrose Messenger says
that an oil company is going to
drill $4,000 feet Why didn't the
editor say that they We're going
to hell and be done with it?
i Clovis journal.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-15
DO NOT MAKE GOOD MO- HERS


LcghOrus Minorcus, ana similar
breeds, while having many QuultIe,
to recommend hem 40 not make salts
factory mothers and The work Of hatch
ing and broodlng the chicks may BE-
done more satisfactorily with Inuubn
tors and breeders.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-15
UPGRADING MONGREL FOWLS
Noteworthy Progress Reported by Con-
tnued Use of Males of Pure
Breeding.

Noteworthy success is reported by
the United States department of agri-
culture in grading up mougrel flocEs
of poultry by the continued use Of
males of pure breeding. During the
last fiscal year, according to a state.
mcn' Of the bureau Of animal indus
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-15

Patronize our advertisers first.
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PARA CyRAR UN RESFRIADO
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