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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29
'TTIE OLD FAMILY AND THE
NEW, by DOROTHY DIX
The Duties Which Married Folk Owe Their Respective Families Are Clearly
Outlined Here Miss Higher Duty the
hat Do on
Copyright iuL By tn. wheeler syndicate. Inc

Chief among the knotty problems into
which Newlvwcds hump-and over
which most husbands and wives fight
from the altar TO the grave-is the ques--
tion os how much married man and
woman owe 10 their parents and 20 each
other. and which should come first IN
their consideration, the old family they
have left, or the new one they are Just
establishing.
| Curiousiy enough, this is matter
| that people never seem TO discuss before
marriage although there is nothing that
more vitally affects their happiness and
well being Probably this is because all
| lovers labor under the hallneina'ion
that they will he all in all 10 each other,
and so they never dream of the day COM
Ing when they viii be called upon to play
second dddle to their espective-ln-iaws.
Certain IL j., however, that there
would he fewer wedding bells Il many q
man had an inkling that in marrying
/ the beauieous creature he is courting he
was also espousing her ne 'er-do-well
/ father, and shiftless mother, and horde
OF needy little brothers and sisters, and
/ that many a maiden would say NO
instead Of YES" il she could foresee
/ that the ardent swain who is wooIng her
I would have no hesitation in making her
virtual slave to his people
Yet, so it happens, often and often,
/ the noblcr the q an and woman, and the
1 higher sense Of duty they have, the more
| likely it is TO happen TO them. For those
with an iagrowing conscience can no.
slough off responsibilities, and go away
with a light heart to enjoy their own
| happiness They must needs remember
those they have left behind them who
/ have hecn dependent on them Tor com
| panionship, or financial support, and
| the temptation always Is 10 bring this
| burden overinto the new home, and bind
/ il upon shoulders that should be free oil
| it.
Women are the greatest sinners IN this
respect because family tics are not only
/ stronger with W omea than men, but a
| family always feels freer to impose on ,
| daughter and sister than II does an a
son and brother. It's Mary and not
John on whom the relatives come down
| like the wolf on the fold, and it's the
wIfe's folks, instead of the husband s,
who camp perpetually IN the guest
room, and are always under foot. It's
the daughter whom the old father and
mother go to live, not the son, and yor
Will find ten men supporting mother-in-
law, where one supports his Own mother
1t is easy enough to see how all Of this
happens. Mary is a loving, dutiful
daughter and an affectionate sister. When
she married she did not cease to be
daughter nor sister, nor was her heart
hardened against her family Being
away from home she percelves the
family needs even more lilaialy than she
did while at homo, and she sends back
her husbands S money to her family. And
soon the family begin to call on her for
everything as If she were free supply
station for their wants.
Mother needs change, and mother
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29
PLANNING YOUR rTsIc.

Tho person who doesn't feel Ike
going on at least one picnic IN me
mmmertirne. had better go ana see
i n doctor For there must be some
thing the matter with him. Summer
thine il plsytime And we Erown-ups
/ need 10 relax our nerves now ana thHn
with little harmless pleasure ana
recreation, just ar child IN schoVi
must have a recess period TO offset the
strain Of study.
There are certain foods which gen
Eeraflons past have decreed should DC
taken to a picnic. and which genera
ltIons TO come will also endorse as
Inappropriate out-of door fare. These
are sandwiches. salads. eggs stuffed
and mnsfured. cake or pie, some kind
OF beverage and fruits. Granted that
". must KEEP within these time
Ihonored bounds. the next question IS
E"what Kind shall we chooseF
In making this choice, the sub
stantiality of the article should be
kept well In mind. for picnickers are
hungry folk. and they want nourish-
ment as we'll Al daintiness.
1t is customary 10 have two kinds
of sandwiches sweet and unsweeten-
led Jam or marmaisde make a good
sweet filling: and peanut butter, cream
tcheese. or meat make good un-
sweetened sandwich And don't spare
tho butter in making these sand
wicFrrs, Butter, like all fats, contains
ca rbohvdrates in their most concen-
Itrated form and IT, therefore, very
nutritious providing a reserve supply
lof energy for the body which is stored
away in the tissues.
| OF salads. fish is a good choice. a
tuna fish salad. or a salmon salad
lEeepa well If it is to he carried long
distance, and is hearty enough e
sutjsfy the most rayenous picHicker
make this. simply open one large
- Of the fish for every six persons
49, served. and pour over Il the fol-
lowing:
Fish salad Dressing: Put into a
saucepan piece of butter the size
lof an egg. and when ii Is melted add
III tablespoon of -four and stir til
smooth; then add ! small cup Of niilR
III let boil up, after which add the
/ solk Of eggs tor two whole eggs i
,aen.t matter which, which have beer
well beaten with ] small teaspoon oi
dry mustard, I tablespoon Of sugar,
spoon Of salt, and n cup Of vinegar
let this mixture boil until thick, stir
ring constantly 20 prevent its catch.
Ing or becoming lumpy. Let II cool be
lore pouring it over the fish. This i
lime for any kind Of fish
If you are lucky enough to go~or
your picnic I'm an auto. then you car
carry your salad III the bow in which
I ..,, ,,,ai.a IL Ruf il vatf rnuaf walk
iit Il better to take ii in smaller pori
tons. put up in tine fibre paper con
l.ainers which soda. fountains use fOl
Ice cream that is to be carried; ir
lthis way. the food-bundles can be d.
ylded and carried BY different persons
Keep your salad on ice till the las
minute before leaving home, and hav'
a layer Of oiled paper under the lid o
the container or over. the top Of th,
bowl.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pape-

We had suppir late today on ac-
count OF pop not coming home on
time. our cook Nora being mad as
Ienything like she generally is wen
suppir IL late. and she started to
bring the things in and bang them
down on the table as If she dident
care weather they broak or not and
hoped they would, and she went out
i'm the kitchen TO get some more and
pop whispered to ma For the love Of
mud wy don't you speek 10 that gerlg
Wy don't your ma whispered back,
and pop sed. win. this is my house
and If enybodys going 20 slam dishes
she does II agen I'll tell her ware she
gets off.
Wich jest then Nora came back
with thing full of mash potatoes
and she slammed il down so hard it
would pritty neer of mashed them If
they hadent bin mashed alreddy. and
pop sed. Nora.
| Is it me you're speaking to? sed Nora.
| Aren't you afraid you'll brake some of
those dishes? sed pop.
j am not. and if | did it wouldn't be
mutch harm because by the looks OF
| them they amt w-rth ulLtch, sed Nora
| And she xawked back TO the kitchin
as IL she thawt she had Won the ar
gewment. wich she had, and ma sed to
Pop, You spoke TO her all rite. hee hee.
| dident wunt TO hert her natural
pride in frunt of the intire ia arnilly, sed
pop. III go out in the kitchin and speek
| to her and bleeye me Ill be severe this
| time, that gerl must be tawt her place.
And he got mp and wawked out in
/ the kitehin with fearse Impression
and pritty soon he came back agen
with a even fearser one, saving. II
she don't behave herself now she must
have a hide like a rynoceriss. | gave
her a balling out that she'll remember
to her dying day and maybe week or
later.
Wieh jest then Nora came in agen
with the gravy thing full of gravy,
and she put il down so easy ii eouldeut
OF broak If it wuntee to. and then she
wawl<ed out or her tip toes as if she
thawt we was all asleep. and ma sed
to Pop, Willyum Potts, how mutch
did YOU give her?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29

are worth while You are not. ] don I
care fo- YOU az all Mr.. Fox.
The fact was that Jimmy Skunk did
not like II because Mr.. Fox made fun
Of his home and called it q prison,
and he had in mind a plan to pay him
off
Mr. Fox was very inquisitive and he
wanted to- know just why jimmy
Skunk did not like him, so he forgot
all about MIR Dog for few minutes
and began questioning Jimmy.
What did ] ever do to youg asked
Mr.. Fox.
Nothing But | know a lot Of things
Won do that are very bad, said J lmmv.
Il catch chickens, ! suppose, SAID
MIR Fox with sneer. You OF course,
would never do such thing if YOU
got chance. But YOU are prisoner
and you have TO be good.
Look at the way you treat Woody
Chuck" said Jimmy You are always
digging him out of his home and you
take any place for your home YOU hike,
never asking if YOU are welcome.
MIR. Fox began TO get angry now.
He poked the tip of his nose through
the wire of Jimmy's house. wish
YOU were a chicken" said he. II do
believe would enjoy eating you. though
/ expect you are tough.
Mr. Fox was so angry at Jimmy that
he did not hear Mr.. Dog running
around The house and the next thing
he knew Mr. Dog was upon him and
barking loudly for his master.
But though the shot from the gun
of the farmer came very near to him,
MIR Fox did get away unharmed, but
he said as he ran home that il, served
him right for being so friendly with
such low fellow as Jimmy Skunk.
Jimmy chcukled to himself as he
watched Mr.. Fox running, Il guess ne
won't come around here any more
making fun of my home and cali
ing he names, he said.
Mr. Fox told all his friends how he
had sympathized with Jimmy for being
a prisoner up at Mr.. Mans farm and
how Jimmy had laughed when he was
almost caught by Mr.. Dog.
II was too friendly" said MIR. Fox.
My kind heart was almost my undo
ing. and fellow like Jimmy Skunk
cannot appreciate such kindness.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29

comes for an interninable visit. Sally
wants to spend winter in town, 50 Sally
comes end upsets the fiat, and crowds
the master OF il into small clos ct of a
room. Tommy wants TO study somo-
thing, or get job, and must have free
board and lodging, and 80 Tommy Is
toisted upon the unfortunate hus band
Many married man finds that almost
everything he earns goes to the upkeep
Of his wife's family. Many a man
has his whole home life ruined by the
presence of some members of his wife $
family in il. and he can never make his
wife see that she is dealing unfairly with
him by shanghaing him into supporting
those he ) ukder no obligation to toll
| for or by foistinr upon him str angerS
| who are distastefu' to him.
Not so MANY men are guilty of the
| offence OF putting their families above
their wives, but occasionally one does it ],
and | Asve in mild case that has just
come under my observation
A poor young man and woman got
married and by working together and
saving and scrimping, managed to get
little shop of their own IN which they
were doing well Along comes the mans
| father and persuEdes the son to sell the
shoy. and give him the money to use In
speculation. The wife protested with
tears, but her husband could refuse his
father nothing.
| | have known other cases in which a
man kept his own family absolutely
strapped to lend money, which he knew
would never be repaid, to brilliant and
extravagant brother. His own wife did
Ter own housework, and haggled with
/ the butcher over every penny, while
brothers wife faunted around in society
and scorned her humble sister-in-law.
i To my mind the woman who takes hel
husband 5 money to lavish on her family
and the man who denies his wifes the
actual comforts of life to indulge the
wastefulness of his people are both dis
honest. They are not playing the game
They are not acting fairly by each other
| The man who slaves at his business
has certainly right TO the comforts and
/ Iux,lries his labor earns. Ii is not itIst
to him for his wife TO deprive him OF
these in order to give to her family. The
| woman who is real helpmeet to her hus-
band, who saves and patches and darns.
and cooks, and pinches every nickle, is
entitled to have the rewards of her thrift
to do with as she pleases and her hus-
band has no moral right to give them to
another.
And neither husbsnd or wife has a
right to inhict disagreeable in-law Irton
the other, and thus poison all the JOY of
everyday living.
The man and woman who's sense of
fI.tfy IN their peorla is Sfranger tha m
their sense of duty to the one they con-
template marrying, should stay single.
1t is their privilege TO sacrifice them
selves for their fathers, and mothers, and
sisters, and brothers, bu. not theif
privilege to offer up An innocent man or
woman as victim.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29

pithwire netting, and when Mr.. Ford
leaped over the wall that night he landed
right beside Jimmy's house.
Hello said Mr.. Fox, when he had
recovered from bis surprise Caught
YOU. did they. Jimmy, and shut you up?
Well. | am sorry for yT,i. that is n fact,
| would hate to be prisoner.
II am not a prisoner. replied jimmy
pet.
MFR. Fox laughed. a fine pet you
must make he said. Have you filled
the air with your favorite perfume
II save ha for my enemies SAID
Jimmy in tone that made Mr.. Fox
move back.
sOh, YOU need not be airaio ne
continued: Il did not finish wha- i
was saying. l mean the enemies that
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29

"Nho~c hlood i it," asked DE Rilly,
A. We hurrird along the narrow street,
back TO the house.
.That of NJ de Noyard.
What \ duelG"
a Kind Of duel, "a sirsnge mistake
.Thc dewitt Mont the Qucen-mo'hel
give thanks' And won't the Duke OF
Cuise he aneryF'
M. DE Noyard is not dead Yet. fiS
wound may not hc fatal
4 led the way into the house and up
che steps Co the apartment !, was no"
lighted up by the torch which Jacques
had brought DE Noyard was sti'l
living in the position N which he had
been when left him. The servant stood
beside him, looking down ai b. '"ce' 400
holding the torch so rs 20 u h up the
alIaw do vou feel now, monsieur !
asked. hastcaing forward.
There was no answer. he servant
raised his eyes to me, and said. IN tone
~ unnatural calmncss, do you not see
that he il dead. NJ dc Ia rournolreF
Uorror-s'rickcn, | knelt beside the
rady. The heart no longer beat; the
face was still the ewes s.ared between
unauivcring lids, 10 the light ot the
torch. r -,
! murmurcd. ,.
"Come away. You can do nothing
herr. F." said DE Rilly. quietly. Tie caught
me hv the shoulder, and led me on, OF the
room.
"Iet US leave this ncighborhood rs
s,on a. posSible," he saiS. as we de-
.eended the stairs. 1T j. most uulortu-
na,e that the valet knows your name.
Ue heard me speak Il ai the tavern, and
H. ,xiii certainly recall that also ! hailed
you a. one of the French Guards.
,sNhv il that unfortunate? ] asked,
ssill derived Of thought by the horror
N having killed 80 honorable gentle-
man. Who hnd not harmed me.
Because he can let the Duke Of t'uiSc
l,aw exactly on whom 60 Sech ven
ccaore for he death Of DE howard.
4Thc Duke of Guisc viii seek vcnge-
,nrcP' | asked, mechanically, rs We
emerged from that fatal house, and
lurned our backs upon 4.
a,sSurcdlv. lie viii demand your
immediate punishment You must be-
ncak the King pardon as soon as possi-
IL That is necessary, 10 project one
eli. when one has killed one's antagon-
=, IN 4 duel. The edicts still forbid
.hiel~. and one may be made 20 pay Tor
trtorv with ones life. II tho victim :
riends demand the enforcement 81 fhc
~ ~ in this case the Duke Of tiuiSc
surely viii demand
M DC Quchs can, doaliless, get me
be kings nardon, said, turning my
mind from Tire past 70 the iuture, from
eerct 20 apprehension. The necessity OF
op~idrring my situation prevented me
rom contemplating az that time, the
~rhdy Of Mile. q Arcney, the blindness
With which ! had lct myself ''e deceived,
= The tragic end humiliating terminar
ION of my great love affair.
"If NJ. dc Quclus j. with you, YOU are
afc from the authorities You viii then
ave only 10 guard against ASSASSINATION
4 the hands Of Cuise's followers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29

OF course there is the duty that man
and woman owe to their parents and TO
their sisters and brothers, but the higher
duty is undoubtedly the obligation a
husband and wife. owe to reach oihe.
For the family duty is one thrust upon
lis bv others, but the duty 10 those we
marry is an obligation we assume orr
selves. That il debt of honor that We
must pay to the last farthing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29
WHY?
why Does Water Put Out Firei
Cartwright. 1920 by
Nheeler syndic c te. Inc.

Why Does Water Put 0ut F1ref
While the most common metnoo OF
rxtingulshing a blaze is TO throw
water upon it, there is another enec-
tual manner of quenching the hames-
rhe application of sand. And both OF
these. strange as IL may seem, act
IN precisely the same manner. though
there is no apparent similarity be-
tween the two substances.
But sand. as We know is nothing
more than stone which has been
ground up into small particles and
viii not burn because the'infiammable
substa noes have already been burned
cut by the heat of the earth in
eon1e previous age. Water. likewise,
kn1 aEaAdy been burned" or oxdized,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29
GIRLS! LEMONS
WHITEN SKIN AND
BLEACH FRECklES

Squeeze the juice Of two lemons in
10 bottle containing three ounces of
Orchard White, which any drug store
viii supply fo- a few cents. shake well
and you have a quarter pint Of harm
less and delightful lemon bleach.
Ma ssage this sweetly fragrant lotion
into the face. neck. arms and hands
each day, then shortly note the beauty
and whiteness OF your skin.
Famous stage beauties use this
lemon lotion to bleach and bring that
soft, clear, rosy-white complexion, al
50 as a freckle. sunburn, and tan
bleach because il doesn't irritate.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29
MR.. FOX Is TOO FRIENDLY.

Nr Fox bounded over the wall
81 the harvard without his usual eau
ion one night. for he knew that MIR
Dor was asleep IN his house on the Other
ado az the farmhouse and he would no,
hear him.
He intended go surprise the poultry
Aouse dw,llerS and carry one of before
4 err 81 alarm could awaken MIR Dog.
slt when he made this rlan he did not
sxpect 90 meet Jimmy Skunk.
jimmy skunk had been captured
when a very i le fellow and lived y
eery happy life IN big box covered
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
BY Laura A. kirkman

70 stun eggs taithough with .
heavy salad and nourishing sand
wiehee. eggs are not really neces-
sary) buy a small can Of dcyiled ham
and mix this with the yolks Of hard
boiled eggs. wcttiDg 1t 10 a paste with
n little milk. and seasoning 70 taste
with salt and pepper; restun the egg
whites, put two halves together, and
wrap each stuffed egg with oiled paper.
Berry pies taste better on picnics
than any other kinds and picpickera
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29

I faIe TO get your mecning. sed pop.
And he started to eat his suppir as il
he thawt he was one of the greatest
/ men in the werid and maybe the
greatest,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29

being a combination Of hydrogen and
oxygen and in addition, is a splendid
conductor of heat. Therefore, while
there is a certain proportion of oxy-
gen in water and this oxygen is,
in itself, highly infiammable. the water
draws the heat out of anything
placed in it SO rapidly that the burn
ing substance is reduced to a tempera-
ture so low that it can no longer
glow or burn. The flame is literally
smothered in a surrounding blanket
of a non-infiammable substance and,
cut off from the oxygen of the air.
dies precisely as an animal dies If
immersed in water, for a large per-
centage of oxygen is essential both
TO animal life and to fire.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29

Use the classified ad section like
you use the telephone book. The ads
are all indexed under their correct,
specific ciasstnca&lon headings.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29

don't care IL their teeth DO get black
ened what IN a tragedy in the formal
dining room, ~ a joke on a picnic
three story chocolate layer cake le
cure 70 prove popular With the mas
Icuiipa plenickere. and 4 good beyer-
age 70 take aiong - gfspeiuice ard
lemonade.
Toinorrow Peach dlshes for she>din-
ner table
All inquiries addressed 10 Miya Kirk
man in care of the "Enici@nt House.
keeping" department VIII BE- snsv ered
IN these columns In their turn. This
requires considerable time, however.
owing 20 the great number received.
So IL personal or quicker reply 10
desired. a stamped and seif-addresscd
envelope must be enclosed with tho
question The Editor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29

Try 1.-THE cost Is trfring-an
Every Evening classified ad.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-29
THE SANDMAN STORY :
BY Abbie Phillips Walker

tcopyrsht
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-03-18
CONDEMN HIGH PRICED
STOCK FOODS
Prominent Hog Raiser Says
Prices Charged Are Unwar-
anted-Makes His Own
Food With
Better Results

THAT he is all through paying fancy
prices for stock foods and hog RENE
dies and that he is raising some of the
best hogs ever placed on the market
was the statement made recently by
+. H. Beckstead, Well known hog rails
er and authority on live stock
Mr.. Beckstead's, hogs are the envy
of his neighbors, and have topped the
market for several years IN Iowa.
He states that for years he bought high
priced hog foods and hog remedies bat
he Is all through paying extravagant
prices for what he can make himself.
I He states that what the hogs need are
minerals, and tells the secret Of his
wonderful success by explaining that he
tskes about fiee pounis Of ordinary
mineraline (whichis pure concentrated
minerals and costs Only q couple OF dol-
lars1 and mixes same wilh'enough bran
OF filler to make q hundred rounps Al
hogs. and especially brood sews require
minerals as they keep them free from
worms, and In the pink Of condition and
are essential to the hogs growth ard a
well balanced ration This Inexpensive
mixture placed in ashelserea boz where
the hogs can get . when they need II
will produce for better results than any
nigh priced 30 called stock soods.
Send two dollars 10 the diHerasine
Chemical Co, le9a North Wells s..
Chicago. Ii. and they vii forward Eou
by prepaid parcel post. enough miner
aline to makea fun hundred pounds.
sAdv)
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-03-18

Mss Arie Gatemoodt Is dsngef-
ously ses 1t her heme. with BIT
little hope fer Der ENoevsfy
Harrison Bradley. passed thru
the eiiy from Jofpa en-Foaie, 70
pa5Hcah Friday
Mrs Parihenia Dickefson, Of
Padueah X, is at the Bedside
Of her aunt Miss Arie Gatcnood
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-03-18
5ati8iaGti0R Or money Refunded


Little Florence climbed upon ter e
hers lep on Ter birthday ard pat tei
arms around his Ieck Father alwsSs
called her ~T9odies," and anti uea
size had answered 10 the name lai
aow she LOOKED Al him n safpfise
Why. I'm TIRES aowl should think
5ead cal ms Threeaies she said
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-03-18
xa.,.ahi and k.nanssa pssa.

II ls NOT written blessed IS h ihss
ssdtk the poor, but he that eonsls.
sfola tie poor 4 lltes thoaght and ;
little aiadress ara often worth mors
shaa q great deal OF money .-golz
assk.n.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-03-18

ductos-.aTi eket, please Pas'
aeagsf- ,ecss,alny. sir Here Is no key
Of ny trunk. watch IS Il TIE bsggage-
ear IN Tie pocket q my second hest
dress IS my mileage book s--IiargeF's
Bazaar
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-03-18

a Maryland msa eieeaa m1a -
sreeIh aaFl's tsia ~ MlsiaBe saa
now happy. Taa aiiI = bgd9 olaa
,er ihe sealmatiass ~ salana PED
Dealer