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DO You KNOW GOOD SILK
WHEN YOU SEE ITf

Because Of the high price which
must be paid for silk materials. every
woman should learn 70 distinguish a
really good quality Of silk from a sec
ond rate grade so as not 20 be deluded
In her purchasing. When she pays
pure-siIk prices. she should receive
pure silk.
silk Is the most expensive Of all
the ibers TO cultivate. II is also the
most beautiful and the strongest fiber.
The best grade is called "reeled silk"
and this is taken from the cocoon In
one long. continuous thread (some-
times several hundred yards long). In
manufactured reeled silk, many de-
fective cocoons are found in which the
fibers are not perfect or are broken:
the silk from these cocOons may be
treated like a short fiber and spun in
TO threads varying in strength accord
ing 20 the length OF the fibers; this
so-cailed spun" silk has not the high
iustre nor the strength Of "reeied''
silk. but is frequently used as warp
with reeled silk filing. or in imitation
pongee, for back of stains and velyets
and in many other ways where Il will
not be as noticeable imperfect as il
would be II woven alone as plain silk
material.
In the raw state silk is sold by the
pound. Three thousand silk worms
are needed to spin one pound Of silk
and dress requires from one 10 two
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become general nuisances that should
be abaited. And those married couples
who cannot keep the peace in public
to their senses.
Surely these people do not realize
what they do when they open their
skeleton closet, and force us to look
upon its grisly contents.
Probably no one is so lucky as not
to have taken motor rides with hus-
bands and wives on which the quarrel
between them vaxed so fierce that il
seemed that bloody murder must be
done before it ended. nor are many OF
us fortunate enough not TO have been
forced 10 become the unwilling referee
in matrimonial fights where both par
ties threw sportmanship TO the wind
and bit. and gouged, and kicked. anC
used every foul tactic.
And in such fracases we, who wer,
the innocent bystanders, We're the one:
who suffered. We were the ones who's,
sensibiities were outraged, whose dig
nifty was affronted. We We're the one:
who We're humilitated. Not the dough
~ warriors, who retired from the bat
tie ground battered and bruised, bu
with the air of those who have com,
/ to the end of a pleasant day.
OF course we all know that the the
ory that getting married makes ;
man and woman two souls with bu
a single thought, is a myth. AS mat
ter of fact the difference Of sex make,
it impossible, that any woman ant
any man can ever think exactly alik,
/ on any matter, or see it from the sam,
| angle. Nor can any man and woman
born with different temperaments
| brought up in different environments
with different traditions and ideals
| agree on every subject. If every hus
band and wife were as much alike al
two peas in a pod they would bor'
! each other to death.
Furthermore, as the general run o
humanity does not tend to produc
long suffering Jobs and patient Grisel
das, it is inevitable that husbands an,
wives should disagree in many things
and that each should stick up for hi
or her own opinion, and that ther
should be many a family argument
Likewise, it is comprehensive that Il
the heat. of a debate a man might tel
his wife that she had a jellybean for
head, and a wife assures her hus
band that he was solid ivory from tn
shoulders up, and make other incom
lplimentary personal comments. S
much for that.
Perhaps if married couples coul
agree to disagree, and concede to eac
other the right to hold individual view
unmolested. it would usher in the dc
mestic Millennium. Apparently, it
impossible for people to rise TO III
height of canning the family argu
ment, but, this being the case, surel
it is too much to ask that it shoul
be kept strictly for home consumI
ton.
T Surely they do not appreciate II
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it the foot of the mountain. So |
fought down my impatience, and we
turned from the road towards the
precipice. There was little underbrush
here to hinder us, and in a very short
time we reined in our horses and looked
down on the vast stretch of moonlit
country below.
At the very foot of the steep was the
road that runs from Clochonne TO Mar
ice. And there, moving from the former
towards the latter, went troop of horse
men, followed by a foot company of
arquebusiers. They trsiled along, like
huge dark worm on the yellow way,
following the turns of the road. Seen
from above, their figures were shortened
and looked squat.
| looked among the horsomen.
81 cannot see La Chatrc, said |.
"But some of these are his men, said
Frojac, 'for | see my old comrade. He
knew nothing today of this march. see
most OF the men of the Clochonne gar
rison. | wonder what use they expect TO
make of their horses If they intend to
approach Maury from the river road. y
recalled now the exact words In
which / had Indicated to mademoisellt
the location of my hiding place. | had
said that il might he reached by turning
up the wooded hill from the river road
at the rock shaped like throne. Was it
indeed, in accordance with directions
communicated to La Chatre by heI
that they were now proceedingY
''lf they are bound for Maury, said |
| 'thev have hit on a good time Blalst
and the men will have left there Ions
before they arrive. Come, Froiac, W,
lose precious minutes
One thing is good, monsieur" sale
Frojac, as our horses resumed then
gallop towards Cloehonne "lf we d,
have to follow the lady all the way tc
Clochonne, we shall not find many sol
diers there when we arrive Nearly al
of La Chatre's men and the garrison
troops are down there on the river road
marching further from Clochonne ever,
minute
Alas, il was not then of troops TO b,
encountered that thought 1t was o
what disclosure might be awaiting m,
concerning mademoiselle. Would sh,
admit her guilt or demonstrate her limo
cence? Would she prove 70 be that othe
woman, or the one had known? Woulc
she laugh or weep, be brazen or over
whelmed? How would she face me-
That was my only thought Let me dar,
death thousand times over, only tc
know the truth, may, only to see hel
again!
| Cro be continued
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BE CAREFUL OF THE PLACE
YOU CHOOSE TO FIGHT IN
Dorothy Dix Discusses the Bad Habits and Bit Spirited
NManeed Who Hold Their in Public
WfereAn the World Car SEE.
Copyright 1921 by the Wheeler Syndicate Inc

One Of the most curious things in
the world is that so many married
people, who are otherwise well man
nered and obseryant of the decencies
of life. apparently choose the most
public places they can find in which
have their fights.
Wherever they may happen TO be
is a good enough battle-ground for
them, though their favorite places of
going TO the mat with each other.
are automobiles, and small lunch or
dinner parties. They do not disdain,
however. the Hobbies of theatres, or
the decks of steamships, or summer
hotel verandas, or any other spot in
which they are sure of an audience.
! None of US really desire TO know
/ our neighbor's private opinions of
their life partners. When Simpkins
berates Mrs. Simpkins for her ex-
travagance. and. tells her that she
is running him, or when Jones knocks
his wife's cooking, and compares 81
invidiously with his mothers; when
Mrs. Sirnpkins retaliates by accus-
ing Simpkins of being a tightwad. and
Mrs. Jones retorts that if she doesn't
know how 10 cook. it was because her
father made enough money to hire
! servants, and that she never would
have married as she did, If she had
even dreamed she would be put into
the kitchen, why, we who are forced
10 listen to these disclosures of family
discord feel as if we were assisting &c
I <.-4,~s.,rv 60, h.,
end postmortem.
II isn't our idea OF spending a pleas
ant hour listening to a family quarrel
over things that don't concern US, and
which we have neither the desire nor
the right TO know, and whether we
are host or guest at the party we re-
sent being trapped into such an un-
pleasant situation.
Undoubtedly. the reason that most
husbands and wives fight is because
married life is monotonous, and they
get bored, and they find that a good
stiff scrap puts pep and ginger in,
it. II they didn't enjoy a rough and
tumble tussle, they would get along
in peace, because no two people who
are not drivelling idiots, can possibly
live with each other even twelv,
months without finding out just exact.
ly how TO step on each others pre-
! JUDGES. and how to get around each
others angles. For all of US have
got our Keep OFF the Grass" sign.
put up so distinctly that even Z
blind person can see them.
When. therefore husbands and wives
go around with chips on their shoul
ders, it is because they are simpl,
, spelling for a fight. and as long a
they do their scrapping in private
it's nobody's business but their own
and they've a perfect right 10 TAX
! their pleasure as they find it. Bu
when they fight all over our parlo
t floors, and muss up our dinner tables
it is a different matter. Then the
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'lIarkr said Frojac, suddenly. do
YOU hear something
heard the sounds made by our md
ing. but no other
"ilorsemcn,' he went on. And mon
afoot, on the marchl
"whcre9" asked. We continued to
gallop forward.
Ahead" he answered. Don't YOU
hear, monsieur
| listoned les. there WAS the far-oii
sound of many shoed feet striking harc
earth.
ut is ahead, said |.
"A body OF troops" said trolac.
"rhcn We may catch up with them.
cor meet them. Perhaps they are com
ms this way" -,
Troops on night watch s''' !.
Frojac looked az me. | saw !. ter
on his face the same thought that h'
saw ON mine. :,
Whose else could they be?' he said
"And Tor what other purpose
Had Monsieur de la Chatre, then
chosen tins night for surprise and Ia
tack on me at Maury2 II he knew my
hidine.place. why should he not hav,
done 80 The idea Of the ambush, then
had b,-rn Abandoned Perhaps, indeed
the plan that had overheard Montigua'
outline to la Chatre had been greatl,
modified. Had mademoiselle, II she wer'
IN truth the governors agent, known o
this night attack, Il II were IN truth
night attack against me- Had she fie'
in order 20 avoid the shame a. the DANCE
ul being present al my captureY These
ard many other qucstionsr'Ished through
mv mind.
What shall We do?" asked Froiac
after a time
"Go on, said l.
"Rut II we meet them, and they ar
"a Chatres men, fear that our chance
81 catching up with the lady viii b
small
but after all, we do not know VIII
ihpy are II they are coming this way
they must have met her by this tune
Perhaps they have stopped her! Nh'
knuwsf | must follow her
nput now Il seems that the SOUND
enmrs more from the north. They ar
certainly coming nearer. lhey may b'
nn the river road. We can see by goinl
90 the edge Of the pree'pice and looking
down
I'VE should lose time
""Tta but little way out OF the road
This 4 where the road Is nearest to th'
edge
II might. indeed, be 20 my advantage
Ia ieaf, at once whether the troops wer'
4 lhc road ln front OF us or IN the roaC
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be IN the original shape of the sample).
Another method Of adnlterating SILK
IL with cotton and mercerized cotton.
The nbers are not spun together here
81 they are with WOOL. but the threads
of The two materials are woven To-
gether. In very cheap silks a fine cot
ton thread sometimes forms either
warp Or filing.
"Fiber silk" Is an artificial silk. ~
Is made from cotton or wool fiber put
through capillary tubes, hardened in
the air and 80 treated thai Il viii
withstand moisture This fDer six
is used IN many Knitted sweaters.
scarfs, dress traids. fancy ribbons and
Is combined with both pure silk ard
with cotton. n may BE- detected ~ ~
brilIianey and stiffness.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-03
THE SANDMAN STORY
BY Abbie Phillips Walker

oryrh, Mcclure
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-03

Grand ball FOR his only child. the Prin-
cess igrn. that she might from among
tht Princes present. choose a hus-
hand
The lights from the palace Of King
puto could bc plainly seen from the
81 a. where the Green Dwarf landed
aud Il did not take him long, even
though be was 50 short. TO make his
way 10 the gate Of the palace and
knock.
when the servants of the King saw
a. uucsf-l0oking creature they tried
a. drive him away. but with the quick
noas ~ cat the Green Dwarf slipped
between their feet and, with a shrill
weird laugh he ran down the hall and
entered the ballroom, where the Prin-
cess izeil al that minute was dane
ins with Prince Enrol. the one she
bad chosen for her husband.
Before anyone knew he was there
bat the servants who had answered
his knock. the Green Dwarf leapec
Into the middle q the room and caught
the Princess away from the Prince
To- tough he was short, he was
WY bfoha anu lhAfh ana MS arms
az strong as a giants.
A. FIRST the guests thought il was
Joke and began 10 laugh as the
Dwarf whirled around the room with
che Princess. but when they saw th,
iuok ~ terror on her face and heard
her cry for help they all ran, ever
the King. 20 release her.
Bot before they could reach hel
side the Dwarf had leaped through an
open window with the Princess in hi.
hlK arms and. tossing her over hi.
shoulder, he ran like the wind towarS
tfr sen.
ny the side Of the sea lived an OLE
witch who did many magic an,
strange things with her art OF witch
craft when the midnight hour struck
aud her black pot boiling over th,
nfo IN front Of her cave brewed ,
magic fluid that an who touched i
o. drank it became anything she viii
lsd
n ~a@ u Aex cave the Green Dwar
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embarrassing situation they put US in
when they make us listen 20 their
ordinations and recriminations Of
each other. and then appeal to US TO
take sides in a controversy that is
none of our affairs. Surely they have
no conception Of how lacking in taste.
in breeding. in everything that lifts
humanity out of the .mire. they show
themselves when they rage at each
other before a third party.
As long as human nature IS what
1t is. husbands and wives will have
their domestic spats, but decency. de-
mands that they retire 10 their own
firesides when they do it, and shut
the doors and pull down the window
shades. and plug up the keyholes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-03
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
By Lee Pspe.

Yestidday me and Puds Simkins and
Leroy Shooster was setting On Pudses
frunt steps and we started TO tawk
about getting up club, Puds saying.
G.. let's, that a crate ideer, lets have it
down somebody's cellar ware we can
jump erround and make as mutch
noise as We wunt, lets jest US start
il and then Wen be the founders and
we'll have all the say.
g, that's a peetch of a ideer, I sed,
we can have dunn bells and Indian
clubs and puntching bags and every
thing. G, maybe we wont have fun,
and nobody elts cant join unless US
agrees.
G.. well have a swell club all rite,
US 3 can take terms being president
and wen one is president the other
can be secreterry and treasurer so
We'll be something all the time, sed
Leroy Shooster.
Whose cellar shall we have il
down? sed Puds, we could have il
down mine ony the ony reason we
cant is because our cellar ieeks some
times and it mite spoil everything we
1 AteAo 0VNh AZ nc a3AOWG0 " I'D e
it all rite ony our cellar leeks, G,
wish it dident.
Well Id be allowed to have it down
mine too, I sed, ony my father comes
down to fix the heeter so awffen he'd
be finding out our secret passwords
and everything in case we dident heel
him coming down, and holey smoaks
that would spoil the hole thing, that
would.
My cellar would be a good cellar
to have it down, sed Leroy Shooster
my mother would leeye me have il
down there, too, Id be allowed all rite
ony we're all the time having coal pui
in and every time we had a meeting
the coal man would be libel TO come
and put some more coal in and how
could We have eny fun with that go.
4 ing on?
Being the reasons wy the clut
hasent bin founded yet and proberl,
the reasons Wy it proberly never will
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ruE GREEN DWARF.
I1nrt /

AAAA a.
Tho Green Dwarf lived on big high
rock in the middle OF the sea, and
when the wind blew loudest and the
waves wildly dashed over his home
thp Green Dwarf seemed 10 be the
hnppiosi. for it was then that he climb
"a 0n his crooked stubby legs 10 the
very hlghost peak q his rocky home
and danced and capered in the most
reotrEquo manner
h was on such a night that big
wave. dnshing higher than the others
reached the very feet q the Green
Dwarf. and be stepped with wild
laughter upon Il and rode far away
from his home in the sea.
when the Green Dwarf landed he
sieud In the kingdom Of the king
rbto, who that night was giving a
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copyright. King Features syndicate. iaa
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Readers have needs arising on an
days Of the week, and tarn to the
paper to satisfy them.--Ady,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-12
Y.W.C.A. STATEMENT Of
RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES
Cafeteria Contributes Largely to
Support of Association; Gen.
eraI Deficit Was $4,000.

In connection with the financial cam
paign now under way by the Young
Woman,s Christian Association for
100000 to carry on the work for the
young women Of this community, the
association manifested desire yester
day to acquaint the public with the
actual cost Of operating the association
In its various branches. together with
the receipts accruing therefrom. which
II asserts shows the necessity Of the
campaign at this time. The statement
issued Is as follows
General expense. which includes ad :
mlnlstration. or office expenses, cduca
iional and religious work. industrial and
girls work, travellers aid. Wollaston
Han Holiday House, and quota for
support Of national board. 1859,
cafeteria expense. sf31 $50. total. S18l.-
319: gross receipts-Annual subscrip-
tions. membership dues. board Of girls
at Wollaston Hall and Holiday House
S24470; from cafeteria. sf36,620; total
S16t. .o90; deficit. $4,000.
The statement shows that n very Inn
portant part Of tho support Of the as
sociation is from the cafeteria. in which
900 wimlngtonians are fed daily.
The association is doing an excellent
work for the young women with thf
facilities at hand and that ia only q
forerunner Of the greater york which
will be accomplished whom tho nc8
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-12

by the Legislature before the enact
ment of the school appropriation bills.
which has been set for May ,. Ihe
superintendent pointed out that under
the new seven-member Board OF Edu-
cation bill the board will be required
TO submit TO City Council in May bud
get covering the differences bet 'een the
amount asked for from the State and
that allowed.
Overcoming Physical Defects.
\ decrease Of 40 per cent in the
number Of physical defects was found
in the school children following the
first general physical examination
year ago. In d brief report Superin-
tendcnt Scott explained that the ready
cooperation of parents in the work
Of the schools had greatly reduced the
nrrcentage. The defects most noted
were vision. teeth. tonsils and adenoids.
DIR. Conwell Banton offered a resolu-
ton that provision be made in the next
budget for an enlarged system of phy-
sical training for school children. The
motion was adopted. DIR. Bantom stated
that the city was far behind other
communities in this important work
and he felt II was a decided handicap
10 the children. lie SAID that lhc pHy =
steal training should he big enough to
reach ali children in the public schools.
The board referred to the committee
OF the whole bids from approximately
a score of local firms for erection Of
drinking fountains. lavatories and
plumbing work in the schools. Much
confusion resulted from the bidders in
several cases including in one estimate
their bids on all the different pro-
pOsals.
The board accepted the resignation of
Harry Keats. a teacher at the High
school. The resignation became ef-
fective April 30.
An invitation to attend the exercises
Of the Americanization classes. at the
High School Thursday night. was ac-
cepted by the hoard. The use Of the
school auditorium for rehearsals for
the chorus that is 70 sing in The Play
house for the benefit Of the poor, was
granted. Boy Scouts were given per
mission 70 use No. School one night
n week for business meetings.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-12
FOOD PRICES SHOW
BIG DROP IN YEAR
Comparison With Figures of
Twelve Months Ago is
Favorable.

The intermittent cold snaps of the
past four weeks have little or no ef
feet on the price Of produce and COM
modities displayed each Wednesday
and Saturday in Madison and King
street markets. In fact. dealers from
the rural districts continue their pop
ular prices, and the comparison of
present quotations with those of a
year ago will show 80 per cent de
crease in practically every line.
For instance, potatoes and eggs
perhaps the most popular of quick
sellers"-are examples of cost differ
ences when contrasting the 1921
market with the wholesale counter for
1920. In the latter year. and during the
present season. when cdibles reached
their peak, or "A point never before wit
messed 10y the oldest farmer. new
white pota toes were actually disposed
of at the rate of $40 "A barrel. Today
they are whoesaling for SIS EGGS one
year ago were selling at 40 and 30
cents the dozen. Today they are
quoted at 25 and p cents the dozen
Cabbage. an old offender like the
spud. affords the sharpest contrast on
the entire list Those desiring TO
stock up with cabbage can get ten
times as much for the money today
as they could year ago.
Another notable illustration is fur
nished by coffee One year ago coffee
was selling at 55 and 60 cents the
pound Today II is as low as IS and
80 cents
And so the analysis might be pur-
sued through 70 per cent of the vege-
table and grocery items. The same
money will purchase today just double
the quantity Of spinach and turnips
and apples as one year ago: three times
as much sugar. and one-third more
salmon, shad. lemons and onions
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building shall have been erected. The
aasociatiou wants additional members
and desires to enroll al the young wo-
men Of wilmington. Membership carries
with II al the activities.
One-thlrd Of tho money asked Tor AZ
ready has been subscribed. me CAP
tains and team workers are hope1ul "
raising the entire amount withIn thf
prescribed time. While several lhrBe
a,nn,nts have been subscribed tho team
workers gladly will recciv" small con-
fributions during the campaign.
The campaign committee VIII meet
NJ II O'Clock. noon, On THURSDAY ana
Saturday. at which time reports WI
he received.
A "stunt party viii bo held ~ me
industrial o0nrnittee for tbe industrial
e,irla at the club rouua. s0i Mark.'
oirect on Thuradav evening.
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Nnrfhfield League 0ficers.

Al a meeting Of the Mortified League
in the Y. W. {. A. club rooms last
night. Miss Madeline May was elected
president: Miss Margaret Deakync.
vice-presideut: Miss Sarah Baldwin.
secretary; Mrs A. Mckinney. treas
urer: Miss Margareta Miller. Miss
Louise Nowland and Miss Esther Ward,
executive committee. After the cleo
ton. the conference which is 10 be held
in Northfield during the last week of
June, was discussed. The league will
hold its spring meeting early in May.
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Eight times as many potatoes. known
as second size. and more than twice
as much catsup can be obtained for
the money.
lettuce and sugar corn are 81 few OF
the promising and most important
items on the farmers list. Farmers
report their crops In excellent con-
dition. and this is encouraging to the
consumer.
The approximate so per cent reduc-
tfon i'm the various lines as compared
for this year and last are the latest
tabulated minimum food figures