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Evening journal., 1921-11-23

men, and they performed feats OF
military skill. and the Indians play
ed their games and taught them TO
the Puritans.
The Indians went out and shot
three deer, and the Pilgrims killed
turkeys. and they had great feast.
We know that they wer religious
observances; the very name of the
day is sufficient proof of that; but
the day was not wholly given over
to religious celebrations. II was
day OF athletics sports. a day OF
happy festivity.
There were elements that we're
somber in the lives of the Puritans.
But from them we have our one fes-
Evening journal., 1921-11-23
BY DIR. WM. 10. BARTON

We have an increasing number
Of national holidays. II we take
warning from European countries,
we shall have occasion to remind
ourselves that it is easy for a nation
to load itself up with more holidays
than IT can really afford.
1t is easy 10 proclaim a holiday
in honor Of almost anybody. and
there are in every country great
numbers OF people who wish that
all days were holidays. AS yet
America has not too many OF them.
and they are sufficiently distributed
and diversified to insure their per
manence.
II only George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln had been content
to be born in different months. we
should have no congestion of holi-
days in any part OF the year But
we must have both Washington and
Lincoln.
or all our national holidays there
is just one that is given over to fes-
tivity, and that is Thanksgiving.
There Is nothing festive about Me-
mortal Day, but something quite the
reverse; it is day OF tender and
solemn memories. The Fourth Of
July is not festive; though the old
fashioned picnic dinner gave IL some
thing OF that character.
Christmas is a day OF gift-bestowai
and the New Year Is supposed TO be.
aud ought to be. a day when men
resolve 10 be better: for we need
such days. But Thanksgiving is a
day OF feasting and good cheer.
Now. the Puritans were little given
TO holidays. They did not observe
Christmas or Easter. and they had
no Washington or Lincoln to COM
memorate, and they had no Inde-
pendence Day or Memorial Day.
But they created one holiday, and
TO it gave fun expression OF their
character.
Has IL ever occurred to you that
our only really festive holiday. in
a list otherwise rather formidably
dignihed and solemn. is a legacy from
the Puritans2
Evening journal., 1921-11-23
Our National Bird
By DIR. MILAN 10. nARroN

Our national emblem is the bald
headed American eagle. He is a
noble bird. proud, beautiful, mighty,
king OF birds as the lion Is the king
Of beasts He scars with a marvel
GUS grace and power: and when ne
swoops upon his prey he is terrible.
But America is not the only
country that claims the eagle as its
own. Russia and Prussia insist that
the eagle is theirs There are not
enough noble birds and beasts for
the nations that are and have been
and are 10 be.
Rome adopted the eagle as its ma.
uonal emblem many centuries ago
That does not give Rome any per.
manent right to our bird: and the
eaER is ours as much as IL ever wa.
Romo's
But we have one bird that is our
very own, and that is the turkey.
That bird grew all over America
wherever the Indian corn was culti-
waited. and that was all the way from
New England TO Mexico and even
farther.
NitH RoIieN IN 1918 urSt redCheu
the realm OF the Aztecs. he was
feasted by Montezuma with royal
splendor. and the meat was roast
turkey. The Aztecs had already do
mesucated the fowl II was plentiful
also In It's wild state there and north
cf the Rio Grande.
The turkey was taken by the
spaniards first to Spain and then to
other Mediterranean countries. and
thence TO the eastern nations OF Eu.
rope and the north as well. On Jun,
~, 1870, when Charles TX OF Franc,
married Elizabeth Of Austria. a tur
key, imported from the wiids O
America graced the feast.
The Pilgrims Of Plymouth ha
turkeys on the first Thanksgivin
day England made the Christina
goose national and notable; bu
America has made the turkey inter
national and permanently famous.
II we must divide the eagle wit
Rome and other nations. we have a
lndefeasible right to the turkey I
will not displace the eagle as an EN-
blem, but il is vastly better than tn
eagle when served on the Thanks
giving platter.
Evening journal., 1921-11-23
DR.. Says

External treatments seldom cure Piles.
Nor do surgical operations.
The cause Is inside-bad circulation
The blood Ia stagnant, tho veins
habby.
The bowel walls are weak, the parts
almost dead.
TO quickly and safely rid yourself Of
piles you must free the circulation-ecnd
a fresh current through the stasnnnt
pools. Internal treatment IN the one
safe method. Olntments and cutting
won't do II.
]. S. Leonhardt. NJ. D., a specialist
set at work some years ago 70 find a
real internal remedy for piles. He sue
ceeded. He named his prescription
HEM ROlD, and tried Il In 1000 cases
before he was satisfied. Now HEM
ROID Is sold by druggists everywhere
under guarantee. II is : harmless tab
let, easy 10 take, and can always be
found at Eckerd's or Danforth'a drug
stores and druggists ovsrywbere. who
will gladly refund the purchase prtce
TO any dissatisfied customer.
Evening journal., 1921-11-23
(I()0IL.. Ids .1.tt.)l
"Pape's Cold Compound"
Breaks any Cold
in Few Hours

Instant Relief Don't stay stuffed
upl Quit blowing and snuniingl A
dose OF "Pape's Cold Compound
taken every two hours until three
doses are taken usually breaks up any
cold.
The very first dose opens clogged
nostrils and the air passages Of the
head; stops nose running; relieves
the headache, dullness. feverishness
"Pape's Cold Compound" acts quick
sure, and costs only a few cents at
drug stores. 1t acts without assist
ance, tastes nice, contains no quinine
upon Pape'sl
Evening journal., 1921-11-23

FIex-Edge SeIf-Seating Valves
For all motors. Automobile Equip
ment Compaiy.--Adv.
Evening journal., 1921-11-23

their regular diet. It is highly digestibie food
assirnilated like any other fresh food. YOs nDfH
like its fresh, disffneGpc favor and fbs clean,
chOlesome taste ii leaves in yOSr mouth.
Eat Fleischmann's Yeast before or between
meals-from two to three cakes day. Only
precaution: if troubled with gas dissolve yeast
first in very hot water. This does not affect the
efficacy of the yeast. You will like Fleischmann's
Yeast spread ON toast or crackers, dissolved m
milk or frlit-uces, just plain Place standing
order with your grocer for F1eischnann's Yeast
and get it fresh daily.
Send cents in stamps for the interesting book
let, ~The New Importance of Yeast in Diet" So
many inquiries coming in daily for this booklet
that it is necessary to make this nominal charge
to cover cost of handling and mailing Address
THE FLEIscHNdANN COMPANY, 7Ol Washington
Street, New York, N. Y.
Evening journal., 1921-11-23
Tomorrow Cfue Thanks

They were solemn people. Any
body would have been solemn in
their situation, and they were solemn
by conviction and habit. But when
they ordained holiday. they made
1t happy one. and they have given
us our only holiday that is definitely
dedicated to joy
They intended to do II so. Thanks
giving with them was not simply a
day OF religious observance. on
that day Miles Standish drilled his
Evening journal., 1921-11-23
RAILROAD CLERKS
PROTEST RULE

CHICAGO, Nov. 2s.-Application
OF a rule Intended to prescribe a
method OF paying railroad clerks by
the hour. and which. in fact proved
to give 'seven-day employees OF New
England railroads an increase in
pay, was declared unjust by repre-
sentatives OF the roads today. I'm a
hearing before the Railroad Labor
Board. asking an adjustment.
Under Rule 60 OF the Clerks Ma
tional Agreement. a method Of de-
termining the daily rate Of clerks
paid by the week or month was pre-
scribed. Disagreement over the rule
in it's application to daily paid
clerks resulted in submitting the
Evening journal., 1921-11-23
Pimples and boils are signs of
lowered vitality
Il familiar food now used to correct them

n1MPLES and blackheads (acne) and boils
are often the signals of falling off in health
n "A bad acne may indicate profound debil-
ity," writes physician connected with a number
of leading New York hospitals, and "the repeated
occurrence of boils should always be looked upon
as an indication of lowered vitality"
1t has been found from actual clinical tests
that remarkable results are obtained in treating
these complaints with F1eschmann's Yeast
Today F1eischmann's Yeast Is everywhere
recognized as a valuable Conditioner" It is a
fresh food which supplies m rich quantities the
newly discovered vitsmine known to be lacking
from many of our foods. 1t thus corects lowered
vitality which is often the underlying cause of
these minor ailments.
To protect themselves against these complaints
nneny arc making Fleschmann's Yeast part of
Evening journal., 1921-11-23

e holiday. Thanksgiving is a
asst. 1t was SO from the begin
.ng.
But, II the Puritans did not omit
rth and good cheer and feating
nd athletics from their Thanksgiv-
ng. no more should we. omit thank
ulness from ours. One day In the
ear is none too many for men and
omen to cultivate the blessed grace
Jf gratitude.
Therefore. on tomorrow, be hap
~. and be thankful.
Evening journal., 1921-11-23
MAKING RODNEY
SCHOOL LARGER
National Association Com
mends for High Profes-
sional Spirit
TEACHING, STAFF
ENROLLS 100 PC.

Caesar Rodney school has grown
so fast in the past few years that
nm addition is now being built under
the supervision Of the Delaware
school Auxiliary Association It will
consist Of FIVE rooms, four OF which
will be finished at the present time.
The agricultural room will be COM
pleted at later date.
The entire school has responded
loyslly to the call OF the Junior Red
Cross with an enrolment Of 100
per cent.
The banner which the school won
at the county track meet OF 1921 by
the overwhelming score OF 10s to
As for the next highest school. has
been received. the delay being caus-
ed by a lack OF funds Of the Della
ware Interscholastic Athletic Asso-
citation. The banner now hangs in
the Assembly Hall
The National Education Associa-
tion Of the United States has COM
""'huVu ehe S'hoot TOT hihh proleS-
sional spirit and for a one hundred
per cent. enrolment OF the teaching
stan
The monthly meeting OF the Par
ent-Teachers' Association was held
on last Thursday evening. with about
seventy persons in attendance. A
program was given by the boys and
riris OF the third grade under the
direction OF Miss Conweil. and gen.
eral discussion was held.
The students OF the school have
been undergoing a siege OF menta
tests recently, of the type beinl
given in other schools The standing
has not yet been determined.
rro. nd, corr- -c,o.t,,,. xrot..o.
Evening journal., 1921-11-23
EsTArE oF THE DEAD.

t Letters testam entary have been
granted by Register Of Wills Isaac
r. Brown to William Frank Taylor
'on the estate OF Ellen Gael. Of Mill
Greek hundred. and letters OF ad-
ministration TO william w. Robin
son, Of Christiana hundred. on the
estate OF Blanche Hart. Of whining
ton hundred.
Evening journal., 1921-11-23

case to tho New England Adjust
ment Board.
Tho boards ruling resulted In Civ
ing the seven-dRy men from 80 to
90 cents day more than the six
day men. The roads seek an adjust
ment. so that the daily rate OF both
six and seven day men shall be iden-
tical.
Evening journal., 1921-11-23
THANKSGIVING CANDY.

Special Maxixe Cherries. Choco-
ate Coated. SO cents the pound box
A full assortment OF Liggetts and
Page and Shaws CONNECTIONS. Strict
ly fresh.
DANFORTH DRUG STORE,
The Only Rexall Store in Wilmington
Market and Second Sts.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1921-11-23

The Elsmere Civic Club Building
can be rented for lectures. dances,
entertainments. etc. Inquire w. b.
johnson, Elsmere. Phone 1253-R.
ADV.
Evening journal., 1921-11-23
DENNIS IN NEW DuDs.

John Dennis. police department
messenger. appeared in a new uni
form OF dark green material with
cap to match this afternoon.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-13
Car Dealers From Every Section Of Commonwealth
Display Capital Welcome
son of Propery-Many Visitors Come Here Especially

Hundreds Of automobile dealers
from every section of Virginia ar
rived in Richmond last night for the
Vanity Fair OF the year. the grand
opening of the Richmond Automobile
Show. and the display or special
cars in the jefferson Hotel lobby.
Seldom has the growth of single
industry shown so plainly through
the copious displays OF it's products
as the automobile industry illus
trated in the two shows which
opened simultaneously last night.
And this was plainly shown In the
crowds which thronged Grays' Arm
DRY and the Jefferson.
Bright colors featured the. general
displays in~iboth, and when Grnys'
Armory was, thrown open to the pub
lie at 8 o'clock las, night SO many
roses had been procured by dealers
as decorations for the occasion that
the air was heavy with their scent,
and they completely banished the
odor of paints and varnishes used in
decorating.
National eolors prevailed in the
decorations a, both shows. ana The
public was shown thc displays "a;
their very best. many o: them no,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-13

being uncovered the momen, pleased witt
the doors opened presented
Exhibitors a, both shows OPP Many fea
'omistic. and already thu show has first time W
scarcely opened ana displays have motors and
been in. their places in many n- the informa
stances only few hours much in of which "
terest is being displayed by the buy. that the 81
ing public. struc,ion ca,
One dealer stated that the opening before ever,
OF the show was regarded the Sport mod
h opening of the spring season BY the were in alb
Dealers generally speaking. and that to concentr
from everyone looks for a of cars an
boom period. plays which
Although only the opening OF the these popui
show. many out-of-town, merchants At tho G.
and their families. together with a mobiiasawe,
large number OF farmers. were in the the hall TO
throng and the returns of the even and the en-
ing in themselves than floor was lii
satisfactory Automobiles
Hundreds OF thousa nds OF booklets Jefferson a
and magazines. telling o he merits mczanine Il
Of ears display. wi! he given away are Local ID.
this week both shows Both are robbie sho
also Offering unusually good must makes. are
ca program and other entertainment the Jefer
features ana the public which view brought TO
cd either seemed DO more than lie by Ave
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
AUCTION BRIDGE
TN A previous article attention
was called to the difficulty of the

TN A previous article attention
was called to the difficulty of the
position if the second hand dou-
bled a suit bid and his partner had
nothing as good IS the suit named.
In such cases it is very dangerous
to leave the double in, as two by
cards, at double value, will give the
declarer game if it is major suit.
The general rule seems to be that
two shoppers in the suit are enough
to justify going to no-trumps as an
answer to the double, but, as already
pointed out, these shoppers may de-
pend on the suits being led up to,
and good players don't walk into
traps like that if they can help it.
Here is deal that went the rounds
of duplicate game which brings up
this point, and which had all sorts
of results in the score, according to
what was done with the double, only
one table refusing to double on AS
cards:
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
Author Of Foster on auction,
Auction Made Easy, Fosters
Complete Hoyle, etc.
By R. F. Foster

cards lie, it does not matter what 3
does, he cannot make more than one
spade if Z plays well. On the second
spade lead he put the ace and led a
heart to dummy.
Y let the ten hold, thinking dummy
would shift; but the king brought
down ace and queen together. An
other spade gave z three tricks. Y
playing the encouraging nine of clubs
and the small diamond for his dis
cards. Dummy had to let 20 the
club queen to keep a guard on the
diamonds, or else give up the best
heart, typical squeeze" position.
The club, led in answer to Y's dis.
card, put A in, and after making his
club and heart he had to lose two
diamonds. 1t seems astonishing that
such doubling hand, getting the bid
wished for, no-trumps, should 90
down for three tricks.
The interesting play was when A
said nothing to the spade bid and
started with the ace of clubs. On
this B played the trey, and as A
read him for two more or no more
Il could have but one more, so A went
along with the queen, to kill what.
ever club Z held. Rather a peculia,
play!
Dummy led the trump, B put ur
the ace and led heart, SO as not tf
establish the nine of clubs: anotbe,
peculiar lead, as the diamond seem,
more natural. Dumniy y let the ter
mold, and A led another club, which
dummy ducked and z trumped. A
small diamond was won by the kinf
at once, saving game, and anothe,
club forced Z to over-trump B. Nov
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27
New York wrote about her after
ward and said:

New York wrote about her after
ward and said:
"We were highly amused to see
the air Of Importance with which the
tiny songstress first selected COM
Portable seat for her DOLL" The doll
was close enough for Adelina to see
her while she was singing. Before
she started her song she said to the
doll in French:
"Now, my pretty little one, listen
while your mother sings you some
thing pretty" I've no doubt that
the doll was most devoted listener.
One day when she was in Cincin-
natl for a concert she asked her
manager to get her doll. He for
got all about it. Just before the con-
cert Adelina declared she would not
sing unless she had her doll. The
hall was crowded with people who
had come to hear her, but that made
no difference to the singer. She
would not sing unless she had doll.
So the manager had to go out to the
nearest toy store and buy doll. AS
soon as it was harded to her she was
happy. She went ahead with her
! concert.
A charming picture Of the little
singer was printed in magazine
many years ago. The story goes
that Adelina Patti and Ole Bull
were to give concert in Southern
city. The day was one of those
lonely rainy days and the little
singer was getting rather home
sick. Her manager went to music
store for something and there he
saw two little girls playing with
their dolls behind the counter.
Thinking of the lonely little girl at
the hotel he made friends with them.
The children, with permission from
their parents, skipped over to see
the little girl.
Entering the room at the hotel
their eyes met strange sight. In
the middle of the floor stood tall
gentleman with long, thick, gray
hair with his eyes bandaged. Dane
ing about him was slim little dark
eyed girl.
Upon seeing the little girls Ade-
lima Patti almost forgot her grown
up playmate. The little visitors
were bashful at first, but she was so
happy to see them that they were
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27

when the little lady sang without
a mistake or flaw one of the most
difficult songs Of those she had
heard her mother sing in opera. The
father and mother almost wept for
JOY and brothers and sisters were
amazed. The baby Of the family
was the greatest Of them all.
Sometimes little girls play games
Of dressing up" Although she was
very wonderful as singer, little
Adelina was much like other little
girls. The evenings at the opera
gave her wonderful things to pre-
tend about. At home she would
dress up with an old cloak of her
fathers which had red lining and
an old hat with feathers which had
been her mothers, and play over
the things she had seen at the opera.
She would pretend there were lots
Of people clapping their hands and
throwing flowers to her. The flow
ers she made herself out Of cut-up
newspapers.
Her parents and friends who
heard her sing that first time when
she stood on the table knew that she
was unusual.
A short time afterward it was de
cided to present the child singer to
concert audiences. The first concert
was in Baltimore, and after it was
over every one knew that the little
singer had only started on what was
to be olle of the greatest careers of
the ages. 1t was in Baltimore that
the little singer found partner for
her first concert tour. This was Ole
Bull, Norwegian violinist, whose
reputation was made and whose pop
ularity was somewhat dying out, or
so he thought.
So the old violinist and the little
girl singer, the old and the young,
went from city to city in the United
States. And wherever they went the
little queen was recognized.
In spite Of the fact that her life
was so different from that of most
children, Adelina Patti was at heart
Just healthy, normal little girl.
She loved her music, as few children,
and indeed very few older persons,
love it. And next to this love for
music was her love for dolls. She
was not content unless her dolls
went on the trip with her. A musi-
clan who was calling at her home in
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27

years Of her life the family lived
in Milan, but it was the New World,
America, where she was to win her
place as the greatest singer Of her
time.
Signor Patti brought his family
to the United States in 1645. A few
years later they were singing at the
Astor Place Opera House here in
New York. On the nights when her
mother was singing the little black
haired girl, then four years old, was
not left at home in bed, but was
taken to the opera to hear her
mother sing. Adelina Patti learned
songs almost before she could talk.
While other little girls were work
ing at their A B C's she was listen
ing to her father, her mother, her
sisters and her brothers warble and
trill and practice their music at
home.
Perhaps you would ike to know
who her brothers and sisters were.
There was Ettore, the oldest of the
brothers, grown-up young barry
tone; Antonio had a deep bass voice,
and Nicolo basso cantante; Clio
tilda, the Oldest sister, was singing
in public before the family came
to America; Amalia became a ia
vorite with American audiences when
New-York tribune., 1921-03-27

very young; Carlotta had high 80
prano voice. So, you see, the house
was full Of singing and music les
sons all the time.
One story is told Of Adelina when
she was five or six years old. She
was listening to her sister Amalia,
who was practicing two notes up
and down very slowly to try to
make an even trill.
"Why do you do it like that?" de-
manded the little sister. "Why don't
you trill this way?" and thereupon
the tiny girl did with perfect ease
the VOCAL "stunt" for which most
singers study and practice years.
When Adelina Patti was seven
years old the family was having
rather hard time. Things had not
been going so we'll and the father
was worried about the future fam
lily fortunes. One day the family
was gathered around, singing as
usual, when some one thought it
would be interesting to see whether
the little girl could sing whole
piece through. To see her better,
she was tiny even for her age, some
one lifted her onto a table.
Then she began to sing. She was
not frightened. She liked to sing.
And imagine their wonder and joy