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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
BY Laura A. Kirkman
HOW MANY WAYS DO
YOU MAKE YOUR KEROSENE
WORK FOR HOIT3

1t always amuses me to have some
bride friend-lndeed, old housekeepers
are frequently guilty of the same thing
ask me wh I she shall use 10 keep her
bathroom porcelains clean when ! know
that this friend has kerosene in the house
which she is using for fuel
For there is nothing like kerosene to
keep porcelain clean and to preserve il /.
The sandsoap and gritty powders which
so many housekeepers use on their bath
tubs, wash bowls, toilets and sinks. in
time ruins the surface A soft cloth
dampened with kerosene and applied to
the porcelain, followed by soap and hot
water. is infinitely better To be sure it
leaves the odor of kerosene behind but
this will soon disappear if the window be
opened. Or the housekeeper may use her
kerosene In this form.
kerosene Preparation for Use on Porce-
lain: Add II drops OF oil of lavender to
pint of kerosene; add tablespoons of
vinegar and bottle. This homemade
solution is harmless and will leave a fresh
and invigorating odor.
But ! have touched upon only one use
20 which kerosene may be put. There
are scores of othersi Used with powdered
bath brick, kerosene viii polish steel
knives and quickly remove all accumula-
tions from the bottom Of cooking utensils.
Linoleums, oilcloths and filings may be
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06

have never tried - q. soups, and on tho
following trip when cascd ROYALTY into
the same store again there would be n
difIrcnt story tn tell, the difference laying
in the fact that the second ore would have
an unhappy ending In other words, u
karat fitpt impression gives YOU lying
start. but there's no llse trying To crank
up a first impression more thnn onoe IN the
same place OF it's liable to baokiite on you.
But II the baby takes after his sfathef side
of the family aud has diplomacy and quick
teamwork TO back up this good first I'M
pression with its rx-alien enemy polish,
why he's liable toland IN the White House
where his troubles will Just begin.
Or if.you prefer a Russian prinehs, that
might vbe zen easier, becn,lse understand
that half tho Russian nobility are
ro,pp into service to keep sole and uppers
together. Russian leather joke. But ior
the love Of Mike use the old bean and don
take in any Of these Russian spies VINO
are comong over here 10 throw. vodka INTO
tho whcNls Of our government. didn tfn'se
my baby To be Bplshevik Id rh,het
curse him in his infanoyy 10y bringing MN
UP to inherit my Daisy canned soup
route Not that I'm knocking -. y.
Soups. Some things are so bad they re
impossible TO knock
Well love TO YOU and the baby, and Keel,
egRinG him on about that tooth or he "
forget we're expecting IL and never come
across with IL.
Joe
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06
DAILY ECONOMY CALENDAR
Couvr,sht 1918. by the MCCLURE News
paper Syndicate. New York Cisy.
THE DISH WASHING PROBLEM.

Even tho demonstrator for one OF the
electric dish washing machines now on the
markctadmits that there Is no great econo-
nv to be achieved through the use of the
dish-washer in family Of less than eight.
And that is what experts IN household
economies usually agree. The dish wash
ing machines now on the market are a
boon 10 large families. boarding houses
and institutions rather than to the aver
agefamilv For there is no machine that will
stack the dishes, remove the refuse and
rinse them Nor will any machine scrape
and scour cooking utensils. And IN q snail
family the actual washing the dishes
does not take great deal of time.
Your problem then consists largely in
working out an efficient system of accom-
plishing the old drudgery rather than in
saving a washing nachire that would do
,he work for YOU Most housewives do
not fully appreciate the amount of time
This NAV be saved by the old time device
of soaking dishes If you take time never
10 leave a cooking dish without filing it
fun Of water YOU viii save much time in
securing and washing later on. Time can
also be saved If YOU have on hand squares
Of naper with which to rub off greasy
dinner plates. Another trick that saves
time is TO stack dishes that do not need
rinsing separately from those that do, and
in putting all silver at once into dIsh oi
warm soapy water before the food has hao
| an opportunity 10 adhere to them. If you
| take an intelligent interest in devising youl
own short cuts in dish washing then yot
are really doing all anyone can towaTc
solving the dish-washing problem in ths
| small family.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06

renewed and frightened with kerosene,
tn make a "d,stlcss duster, SIMPLY
din a niece of cheesccoth IN kerosene,
wiring Il out and place Il IN covered tln,
IL must be nut back into the TN ana
covered tightly each time after peihR
used. il its usefulness is to he preserved
Paint spots and grease spots IN oio,hlnR
should be soaked in Kerosene before neihg
washed. they will come out withoul hato
scrubbing il this rs done.
To brighten carpets, moisten corf,'''ce'
with inst enough Kerosene To MAKE ~
adhere together and sprinkle TINS uaiiP-
ened cornmeal over the carpet nc'ofe
sweeping Enamel paint and woodwofk
of all kinds are cleaned with kernsohe
Obstinate rust spots ON steel anu iron
should he covered with kerosene, allowed
To stand some time, and then secured on
When zinc loses it's metallic luster-~that
is. when il tarnishes, kerosene is the one
thing that will restore il. Kerosene Is used
to wash windows in winter, when wa'Vr
would freeze; IL should be put on sparingiy
and rubbed at once. and care must DC
taken that il does not touch the varnish
of the woodwork, as kerosene viii soften
varnish.
One tablespoon of kerosene TO two gal,
Ions oil bulilHg water IN tnc WhShhpi.'' ~"
work wonders iii loosening the DIRT on
white clothes. When grease has stopper
up the drain pipe of the sink, generous
amount of Kerosene should be poured
down Mt night and in the morning
strong solution composed of hot water
and ammonia (or hot water and wasiiihR
soda) should also be poured down. TINS
| combination of prosecutions VIII save
| the expense of calling in plumber.
Last week | published In this column
a formula for Kerosene Emulsion to use
/ on house plants which have become IN
/ tested with plant-hce
| And still there are many, many other
! WAYS of using kerosene, which ! have not
/ mentioned But the efficient housekeepcr
will find them all, thus getting the maxi
| mum amount of work out of her can OF
/ kerosene.
Tomorrow Readers Discoveries
All inquiries addressed to Miss kmkman
| in care of the Efficient Housekeeping
! department will be answered in these
/ columns in their turn. This requires con
siderable time however. owing to the
| great number received So If a personal
or quicker reply is desired. a stamped and
| self-addressed envelope must be eiaioscd
with the question. The Editor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
Nv lee rape.

was doing my leesins IN the setting
room. and ma was darning holes out OF
socks and pop was rcedmg the spoartmg
page. and ! sod, Aw heck, watts the uae,
can { do these Examples
II ~ ferst vou don't succeed never give
up the ship, 'sed pop
Aud for mersev sake stop using that
werd heck. sod ma. Nilly1im, he positively
cant prnnounts n sentence env more with
ont putting IN a peck of hecbe, I'm tired oi
speeklng TO him about IT
You should use modern scientific meth
ods. Fed pop. Benny, ] have q dime Tor
YOU
q hov. ware? | sed
In my pockit, and every time you heck
this evening. , cents comes of tho dime,
sed pop.
Well then nuthing wont como of, pop.
I sed q; heck, YOU don't think I'm soinE 70
lose dime. do YOU
That lecvcs : cents sed pop,
Av non. | dident know We was starting
vet. heck, I meen gosh, | sed
That leeves &, scd pop,
Aw heck. pop. G., sed.
Minus = lceves 4. sed pop
The hest thing YOU can do, Benny, Is
stop tavk,ug altogether. sed ma. and scd.
Gosh. | gess that's wat III do, heck, !
mecn darn
find upon consulting the ledger that
there is n balance Of . cents, Sod pop.
Aw gosh. pop, heck, ] meen heck, lets
start over agen, | Sod.
NV hookkeeper informs me that the
account is closed, sed pop.
Aw heck I sed.
You now owe me : cents, sed pop
Me net saying enythlng Jest thinking,
Heck
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06
THE GIRL ON THE JOB
by Jessie Roberts
! .As.AA lu.,1 -. I...uIur Axadian In
FACTORY OR OFFICE WHICH,

Statistics are the rage today, and sai-
aries md salary distribution nrc among
the items studied by statisticians.
Salaries of factory workers have riscn
far more than those given 10 Office work
ers. Organized labor has been able TO
force this risc by threats Of strikes, or
simply because being rganized. n demand
can be made that carries with il the force
of numbers And yet the fact remains that
in factories themselves the office workers
are paid nj "A higher rate than the factory
workers.
The average difference between the
highest salary paid the worker MS against
that received by the office employe IN ~ l3
in the state of New York. To offset this, the
office employee has 10 spend more on her
personal appearance She must wear smart
clothes 10 her Job. her shirtwaistH must he
spotlcss. Her laundry bills cost her good
deal. Therefore. IL is unlikely that the
extra money shows up very large ut the
end of the year.
But there is no doubt that for woman,
ANYHOW. mn office Job is much to be pre-
ferred She stands greater chance oi
promotion. for one thing, and she also
stands IA better chance of making mar-
riage that will put her above the need of
earning. Aud that ls still the desire ot the
greater number of women.
Her hours are usually shorter, though
this il not always the case. of course she
| has had tospend time and usually money
| too. in preppring herself TO hold an office
pnsition The factory worker can 90 right
| into n paving job az soon IA she leaves nor
malschooland be paid while she learns
| how tn work By the time she IL twenty
she will have earned good deal, and il is
| at tina age that most girls begin office
work
| pui there il another side 90 the problem
| Take the wears between thirty-hve and
| fftv The girl trained 20 office work il
often found in a lucrative business posi-
| tion then. If she has not married. some
times she has become partner oi her
| husband. and the two nun business TO-
| gpther Her heakh s sound, she Is enjoy
| ing life-and if she has saved, az save she
can. ahe has something to lean bank on
But The factory worker of forty " uHaily
nlaycd out She Is not wanted IN most
1 factories for the cry there If for the younf
and active She is not trained 80 do any
! other sort of work Usually ehe has not
saved any money, and usually her health
has suffered from her work, II she mar
fied her husband has come from the same
rank of workers rs she, and she has hare
work TO make her home comfortable on hh
earnings
M tho office worker may not be or
| ganiyed hut she hs% the easier proposition
all along once she ls started. And It " bet.
Ter 10 nav all che can for p training Let
hnr remember that the averages say thai
| those who stop training at fourteen arr
ant tu be without job at iorty
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06

IN the cave under the rock. but he did
not know that as fast as he put them away
Mr. Possum carried them 10 another part
Of the woods.
When it was almost daylight Mr.
posslIm took another chi ckcn and de-
parted for good, and when Mr.. Fox
looked into the cave he found only few
of the many chickens he had placed there
Mr. PoSslum was nowhere 10 be found
He had moved bag and baggage to an
other home, but MIR. Fox hunted until
he found him and the trouble began.
Mr.. Possum said he was not the same
Mr.. Postum II never lived in the place
YOU speak of. and ! do not know about
anv rock or cave or chickens: YOU have
the wrong fellow, Mr. Fox, he yid
Mr.. Fox was surprised at the bold
manner Of Mr.. Possum, for he was sure
he was the one he was looking for, still
there was a chance that he had made a
mistake.
Right here is where Mr., Owl earned
has title He was sitting in a tree near
bv where Mr. Possum had made his
new home and heard all that had been
said.
Perhaps you are mistaken, Mr.. Fox,
he said you better 60 back to the cave
under the tree and look again
1T is under rock. not a tree, cor
rected Mr. Possum, VINO had just said
ne did not know anything about the
cave or rock
"Oh, ho, exclaimed wise Mr.. Owl,
@vou Go know something about it after
all
Mr. Fox, go right in~and search this
fellow he me, and if ne makes any trouble
about ] it will call all the wood folks and
tell them what deceitlul fellow he is.
ooh. how wise you are, Mr. OWL
said MIR Fox = ne came ou. Of Mr.
! Possum house with ris chickens; you
a.e the wisest bird ] eve knew. and wise
YOU shall be called from this day"
And when there is any dispute among
the wood folk now they always call on
| MIR. Owl to settle il, for MIR Fox told every
body how clever and wise was Mr. Owl
in finding out about ms chickens, though
he was careful not 70 tell VINO had them
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06

Mr. Jacob Lyon, Homer. Mich
| wish that you could hear him tell of his
many experiences with ointmants salves
dilators &c before he tried my method.
Here is o letter just received from him:
Mr. f. r. Page Marshall Mich.
Dear Sir: | want you to know what you
treatment has done for me. | had suffered
with piles for many years and used sup
positories and all kinds of treatments. bu
never got relief until tried yours Am
now completely cured. Although l am IS
years old, and the oldest active black
smith in Michigan. feel years younger
since the piles have left mt. i Will surely
recommend IL TO all ] know who suffer this
way You can use my letter any way you
wish and ] hope IL will lead others to try
this wonderful remedy.
Yours truly,
j.. L.. LYON.
There are thousands OF afflicted people
suffering with piles who have never yet
tried the one sensible way of treating them.
Don't be cut Don't waste money on fool
ish salves. ointments, dlators. &c, but
send today for Free Trial Of my internal
method for the healing of Piles.
No matter whether your case is of long
standing or recent Observation-Disclosures
IL Is occasional or permanent you should
send for this free trial treatment.
No matter where you live-no matter
what your age or occupation--if you are
troubled with piles. my method viii re-
heve you promptly.
This liberal offer OF free treatment is toe
important for you TO neglect single day
Write now Send no money. simply mai
the coupon-but do this now--TODAf.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06
LETTERS OF TESSIE AND JOE

Dear Tessle:
The idea that you might get hold of a
discharged German prif cess as q nurse
for the baby isn't so bad as you seem to
think. OF course it's true that she might
demand al the comforts Of the old an
cestral halls, such as five O'Clock tea and
dessert at every meal, but what's that
amount to when you consider the social
polish that she'd rub on the baby2 I'm a
greet believer in the value Of first impress
sions and i know that personally if I'd
been venerred in early life by German
princess I'd be able to walk into any
grocery store in the world right now and
Sell a couple Of cases of Daisy Canned
Soups through my ease Of manner and royal
bearing alone.
Naturally I'm speaking OF stores that
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06
WHY :?
why do We Say that Someone II "ss
deaf M an ADDER
Copyrights. 1920. By
whe~ler aynfsEa t~. Inc

why do We Say that Someone IL "ss
deaf M an Adder?
Probably on account Of the passage in
the Psalms, where the wicked are com
pared 10 "the deaf adder which stoppeth
her car: which will not hearken 90 the
voice Of chaunerr, chrsming never 40
wisely. practically all modern languages
contain the proverb deaf "a an adder
But We have 20 90 back TO the aupersti-
ton, prevalent in the Orient from time
immemorial. that adders defy the power
Of the snake charrners by pressing ono
ear into the dust. while stopping the other
with their tail This. uf course, ia an
absolute absurdity, stree serpenis have NO
external ears Shakespeare gave utterance
to the popular belief when he wrote in
Sonnet CNIi
I'm so profound abvsm throw all care
Cf others voices that my adder's sense
To critic and to nat.ser stopped are
II will be argued, of course, that Shakes
peare's use Of the popular belief was GOV
cred hy his poet license, but the fact re-
mains that his natural history appears "a
have heen an erroneous ia the construction
Of the last line Of the sonret is Teutonic.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06

Wheatley D q foot n,adr frt~n = li.e
ssle ~ real estate N Mishas5 Hfen ~
waa oorfifried afd an es,ier n dlsirilff.
ton iset'cJ
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06
Roy Stricken.

Joseph Hirst, l6 years old, Of 714
Spruce street, was seized with fainting
fit at Tenth and Orange streets about
1890 yesterday He was taken to the
Delaware Hospital in the police ambu-
lance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06

If the property ~ Dorothy, lsnbelia,
benjamin a., Jf aud Fila Ihofnasson.
The same company wac also appointed
guardian of the property ~ NilhciDine
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06

WITHOUT tppH yprfp rLr1D ALSO
LOSES ITS POWER TO CHANGE FOOD
INTO LIVING CELLS AND TISSUE au1
sethiss yur eat du~s rur che proper amount =
tg,s~J-yuS do No, s~t the full strength ofit n
a In fsst sonnet irnes the rrsrfs Yua eat the
ffr@~ yuu sssrye. ~ yeur digestive gfgsrs are
,rat.l. ~ n. ndie ntneh feed ~h.r your blo5d
.rt. f--. and you often shirk you have
Itprrsrh trouble when II isnt that AZ all
simply .st less snd take iron. There ere
n x-ra 600 .poo .poa Ped Bleed Crspuscies IN
rr-r hioc1 ard each one must have iron
Don't Tpy To "FCuf. FuIf pgEf p
es. si,insirs yorf ss~ ruau ~ "biooa suf
f,rf wher yru have sgof f~ason 90 suspect
bat vcn are not. anyway Jet your dector de-
is.. Get hir - Fnrse a bleed count #
rnur red bicpd e-spuscies and Sc r WHETHER
YOU APE A 90 Peg CENT, A rs PER
EENr or A 700 pEp CENT IRON MAN
n vpu Dc n<e ~-rs to a. 20 this trouble eat
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06
CURED HIS PILES
Now SIS Years Old But Works at Trade
of Blacksmith and Feels Younger
Since Piles Are
Gone.

The oldest active blacksmith In Michigan
is still pounding his anvil in the town of
Homer-thanks TO my internal method Of
treating plies.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06
Orphans Court.

On pctition OF q. Dare Uopkius, Judge
Rice. in Orphans Court yesterdny, ap-
pointed tho Equitable Trnsf 90. guardian
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06
THE GIRL WHO
HAD NO CHANCE

By Marian Rubincam.
Corvr,sht. 1910. by tho Mcclure News
nsncr ssndicate, Nov York Cisy.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06

for two weeks ard fs~-@sa 49,
taks ofeanic iron Ike
Eurated Irun with them md a. The eBd a thar
time see fuf yourself hos much more strength
power ard endurance yen have Nurated Iron
positively hsips enrich your blood and uut iron
into 4. II eften increases your hodfv men
tai vjgof IN twa weeks tisue ard qa h-ip-
fEvffaiizs YnHr wornout exhausted nerves
Thsta il nothing Hkr fIlinE your blood With
good OH iron 70 give Yuu ths courage strength
ard fierce % fight The hastiea n ne. MIX
ATFD IRON is organic ifon Lire ths iron iu
your bieod ard not metallic ~ rnfnsrz irra
which peopie usually take. + he fact that you
may have tsken Other forms q iron without
ber<st does not pruvr Nurascd Iron viii not
help you Try q on u.ur guarantee bstow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06
1t il said that about ninety per cent of
men fail between the ages Of IS and so
and very few ever "COMF BACK"

good ressrn mary If these failures pan A.
approaches middle age TIE IRON IN HIS BLOOD I5 APT
TO THIN Our and he then lacks the necessary he
body give him the force strength and vitality the IRON
WILL" and iron determination" 10 carry him
COME BACK" but he Is like crippled deer that rises
up on four legs after being shot only 10 fan back again
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06

EVERY DOCTOR knows the tremendous pyver Of an fPO'
WILL 70 pull patient through critical ilness With Al
iron will IL often that nothing XIII you. Withou
it, patient sometimes speedily oolspses and dies from
apnafenlY trivial cause.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-06

DON'T TRY TO FOOL" YOURSELF
INTO THINKING you ARE A KEEN
1905, IRON MAN WHEN YOU HAVE
REASON To SUSPECT THAT YOU
ARE NOT.
lson starvation of your blood uay be the
cs~.e ct eli your troubles. How to tell is
explained in the accompanying article.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-24
CHINESE: NUMEROUS
NOW IN MALAYSIA
They Have Recently Gained
Greatly IN Influence
There.
lhe Nm MlNa-In. ~

The Aaln MAGAZINE aaNai
The sUneral character uf Chinese In
Nhvnve w MALAY aia WIS and ls cconom-
" rather than social ur political. The
main uhifvi uf the vhneae was always
trade. and thousand peaceful mer-
rhani vessels sailed into the southern
seas Tor every one that was sent there
nh q political ur warilke mission.
ti mtials ruHsNsasl hy The natives,
IRON, lead nnld and silver appear TO
nave been derived chiefly from the
thlhreei while brass, hruazo copper
hhh va eame mainly from Indian
Hnufetal The hrt uf mining these met
hla Ana the Implements and tools
Natd Ia Wurklng them afsong the
NalaNs appear to have had the same
respective oflrlna Metal nrmor and
HHinp uf the older types at weapons
hte probably Indian. while certain
later Wtanuna aud the manufacture
and Nee ul npearma are Chlneae.
ih rlalhlnn and ornaments an equal
NliffHliN ~ urlHln IA apparent. The
Characteristic hatnuN, tnrhan. bronge
bells Anlilvts and afmiois aud a varic.
n ~ Hil1lief ornaments appoar 20 hc
ihHlAh The skin tinht trousers of tho
NAHH 'f"ffR HAf NNNHtNilNn OF lNuiNn
pNlttpa. un the other hand. the Jacket
win HiruNus, the loose irousera worn
pt Moro women, glass beads. and
many iNppa uf hats. falncoats. foot.
fnaf Nrs are almost certainly Chinese
~ nlHo la ihu restriction uf yellow
fHfh go luAh ur nfiaiortatlc uaage and
thu prevalence nf blue among the
tnlHi0naltN HIlka porcelain ana
Alaaph pottery 90 $40 eorts came from
'hira uolion and the ramle nhre were
introduced from India, though IN the
Wuff recent centuries .'hina also ac.
uHlith cotton and exported cotton
slHiha
Practically an the words IN Mai.
hfhh mhHuaHua which can ho traced
tn q thlnpsu source are of purely
ftuHnhue ut commercial character.
ihe EARLIER Intercourse appears To
have hfph carried on almost wholly
ilnm Hhiia ifadtM along the shores.
lhnte nrntar 90 have boon few. II
any thlneae settlements Ia Malay
lanha before the thirteenth century
but after that date they Increased
taWdlN Practically an the settlers.
hNMetth married native women and
hfuNHht up their children a. Malavs |
lhlhrf Than az Chinese. As a final |
'hhamrhi u may be- said that while |
lhdan culture penetrated 10 the verv |
atait nt Malay montal and social nfe |
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-24
This the Time Year Automobile at Low Price

ehe chinese merely scratched the sur
race. In recent times. however, the
oelestials have been penetrating more
'notoughly into the island life, and
While the Indian influence has long
peen waning the Chinese has been
slowly but ever surely increasing its
hold.