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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-02-24
POINT HE HAD OVERLOOKED
Until That Moment, of Course, Thug
Had Not Realized He Was
Breaking the Law.

Archibald Periwinkle had S14 In his
pocket, and he hated to walk home
that night.
However, he decided that four bits
was too much to pay for taxi ride.
so he started afoot From the shadow
Of building stepped a masked man.
"Throw up your hands," commanded
the man, presenting a gun.
Archibald did. But he frowned.
"Sir," said Archibald, "have you per-
NIT to carry that gum"
81 have not" replied the thug.
"Then you are breaking the law.
You do not wish to do that. do your
mo, indeed!" replied the thug.
"Thank you for calling my attention
to It."
And, throwing his gun away, the
man disappeared in the darkness.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-02-24
LOWER CALIFORNIA

Communication makes for civiliza-
ton. The airplane promises to make
accessible many hitherto obscure re-
gions, not along main lines of steamer
or railway travel.
For example, the average American
had little reason heretofore to go to
Lower California. Recently, however.
this peninsula has been the resting
place for airplanes In flights from the
Pacific coast of the United States to
the Panama Canal.
Frederick Simpich writes to the Ma
tional Geographic society as follows:
THE long, boot-shaped peninsula
that swings down off the left-hand cor
ner of the United States belongs to
Mexico and is known on Mexican maps
as 'Baja,' or Lower California. Early
ifornia as an island, due, no doubt,
to limited explorations of this PENN
sula.
"Scantily known as 1t Is to the av-
erage American, this S00-milelong
strip Of rocks, peaks, brush-grown
mesas, and rare, fertile little valleys
is fayOrite haunt for many Yankee
naturalists, fishermen, and big-game
hunters; and here and there, In the
mcre-favored, well-watered, grassy
spets of the higher ranges. hardy
American cattlemen have built their
adobe homes, where they enjoy the
limitless freedom of vast unfenced
areas. The Circle Bar company Of
Ojos Negros Ranch runs cattle over a
leased territory of two and half mil
lion acres, and British corporation
holds title to something like fifteen
million acres.
Away down at peaceful, picturesque
La Paz, where Cortez repaired his
schooners and where, centuries later,
Walker, the Yankee filibuster, raised
his flag, another Yankee today runs
a busy little tannery, turning out 600
sides Of good leather every day, for
an American shoe factory. Here and
there, in hill and valley, Americans
are delving for metals or growing the
staple frijole.
But the country as whole, owing
to its many desert, waterless areas,
is but sparsely settled, and, as one
writer says, In all Its turbulent, ro-
mantle history, since the halcyon days
when Sir Francis Drake dropped his
pirate anchor in Magdalena Bay, no
wheeled vehicle has traversed its rough
and tortuous length
"Rich as are its mines and fat as
are its herds of cattle, its chief
source of wealth lies in the cotton
growing regions around eMexicali.
AT the Colorado delta, at the head
of the Gulf of California, which sep
arates the Lower California peninsula
from Sonora, more than at any other
point'on the whole border, the interests
of the United States and of Mexico
are closely joined. This Is due to the
singular topography of that region
(part Of 1t is below sea-leveD and
to the diversion of water from the
Colorado river. In the opinion of many
irrigation engineers and political stu
dents this peculiarly delicate problem
OF irrigation and water rights, as be-
Mexican sides of the line, respective
ly, can be solved satisfactorily only
by some joint treaty between the two
republics. involving either the fixing
of neutral zone or the sale of
small strip of territory"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-02-24
Germans Going to Japan.

German residents In Japan are re-
ported as steadily increasing in num-
Der, now almost double that of pre-
war days. Most of them are en-
ployed In firms and factories as engi-
neers, and 1t is stated that nearly
hundred applications for positions In
Japan have been received from Gen
man engineers and experts. The i'm
ports of toys, chemicals and dyestuffs
from Germany during the first ten
months Of 1920 amounted to $1,000. 900.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-02-24
NOTHING Else to Do.

"Algernon, l cannot be engaged to
you any longer"
"Why not? Some within, l suppose"
Because yesterday l married Mr..
Flubdub."
an that case guess I'll have to re-
lease you, id."-Louisvllle Courier
Journal.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-02-24

The great dome Of st. Paul's ca
thedral, London, is supported on eight
underground piers.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-02-24

Fine literature Is mosaic In which
unexpected words are in opposite
places.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-13
An HAsY GUEST LUNCHEON
FOR THE MAIDIEss HOME

The following guest luncheon Is
planned especially for the hosteAs who
must cook the meal herself. It Will pe
seen that Il is one Of those everything
on-the- table lunoheons 40 convenient
III the wsitrees-leHe home. The lunch
con rolls art the only warm food Zone
wrfrn dish is necessary TO diPestionJ
and tbee~ may be placed upon the
luncheon table just before the guests
are reated. | have suggested canned
1eIiied consornme because IN the-~arrn
weather the efficient housewife con-
serves her strength az much az pon-
sible. and there is no need In her bend.
ing over hot stove 70 prepare home.
made consomnns when the canned
variety will answer the purpose every
bit az well.
Jellied Canned Consomne
Diced Veal in Tomato Cases
Hot Luncheon Rolls
Pickles Olives
Iced Coffee Cornstarch
Jeffied Canned consomme: Buy a
good brand Of canned eonaomme. Di-
lutte it with cold water. ag directed on
the can, hut saving out q little Of this
cold water to soften the Rranulated
gelatine in. Allow ] tablespoon uf the
sranulatsd gelatine for every pint of
the diluted coneomme. When the gel-
atins has become quite soft. in the
small amount OF water, add IL % the
con sonln1e and heat until the gelatine
il completely dissolved. Then turn the
SOUP into shallow tin pan which has
been wet inside with cold water; cut
into small cubes when stiH. Serve
these cubes hea ped in two-handled
bullion cups feach cup set on small
piateb.
Diced Veal in Tomato Cases: Cut
cold, cooked veal into small cubes and
add to one-half cup of il ! chopped
hard boiled egg. u cup Of finely
shredded lettuce. chopped and peeled
radishes. Il of small onion finely
minced, and enough chopped tomato
interior 70 rnoisten well. Stuff this
amount into | very large ripe tomato
| (this makes / individual portion) and
chill on ice until serving time. Before
placing on table Zone at the right of
each guests bullion cupD garnish each
stuffed fomato-top with a sprig Of
| parsley.
| Lemon Cornstarch Monlds: Nix to.
xether Il cup Of cornstarch, cup
granulated sugar, II teaspoon salt and
| / cup of oold water; mix 10 a smooth
pa ste. then turn IL into saucepan com
tanning 2 cups Of boiling water; stir
/ constantly and cook for about twelve
/ linutes. add 2 egg -yoiks and then let
/ team for rs minutes In double
| .oiIer-top. stirring only now and then.
| At the end of this time remove from
/ range. cool slightly. add ? tablespoons
~ lemon juice. and fold in the stif1iy
beaten white Of egg, Turn into small
china glass moulds and let stifrsn.
When cold top with the following.
Mock Whipped Cream: Few Women
seem 10 realize that the stifT1y-beaten
white of an egg will poach just as well
as an unbeaten egg. Whip one egg
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-13
r n8TT STORY OF MARRIED
IL - Il LIFE OF TO-DAY.
ByxATnFRINE MOORE

rAere ever slnco that dat1rtahlc night
when l had last Invited tho Rurreils
over 10 dinner, Men always avoid
the dissgreea BILE. felt surr Jack had
not even spoken to Leonard about IL.
Perhaps he had forgotten purposely.
| blessed him silently.
"Nu, Leonard forgot to speak to
me about It." said. hooking directly
at har. IL hope Il has not put you
out any. Leonard and have another
engagement, and 1t win be impossible
FOR us to come" ! He'd quickly. ]
had to think up some excuse.
Then tomorrow night?" Mrs. Rus
sell said. trying TO force me 10 the
wall.
mo. not tomorrow night either ]
answered very slowly. ,and with pos
tive fnality in the tone of my voice.
Our eyes met in combat for a
minute. Then Mrs. Russell lowered
hers quickly and began toying with
the corner OF her handkerchief,
"How is Jacks vegetable garden
coming along?" l asked. changing
the subject in the hope of relieving
the tension.
We talked Tor a Whlis oil Ntt fti :
fectly safe and abstract topic Of beets,
corn, lettuce, and the like.
At the door Mrs. Russell leaned
toward me. Her thin voice rose to
more than an audible stage whisper.
II understand Emma is going to
leave YOU" She turned away and
hooked out through the open door
way.
Not that l am aware OF, re-
turned icely.
We'll now, Of course l--l--shouid
MOI say il. don't want 10 upset
you biIt | understood quit, distinctly
that she was going tn live with the
Towards, | can't think now who
told me- she added. giving me a
sidelong glance.
Wei. please deny IT, | commasfssd
with a frigid voice.
hoped II Emma had overheard any
Of the conversation she would hear
my remark also.
Tomorrow Raise Emna's Wages.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-13
copyrisht. 1eal. by The Wheeler syndio ate Inc

done great deeds. Perhaps the cele-
bration of Fathers Day will do some
thing % make girls and boys sec that
when thew want 10 do a little bit OF hero
worshipptng, many Of them can find as
great hero snd martyr as ever lived,
right on their own hearthstone.
Perhaps he doesn't look heroic, this
little bent, stopped, bald-headed, in
significant man they call Father Hes
always shabby, and busy, and tired,
and he goes early 20 work and comes
home late, and he never takes part IN the
family festivities. No one ever consults
him about their plans, or asks his advice
or opinion, and his only function is she'll
ing out money.
Mother and the child on are leagued
together against him, anu 10 work him.
They decide what they want 10 do, and
then they hold HIM up until they get the
last cent they can wiring out of him, and
they are never grateful, or appreciatlve
for what they get. They never under
stand that Father is working himself
70 death for them. that he is literally
feeding them ON his heart S blood.
The average man sacrifices his life
to his family, and he doesn do IL IN one
big, thrilling moment, and get the agony
over with. lie does il every day and hour
of long, weary years, IN a sustained hero
ism at which We can but marvel. For out
of all Of his labor he gets nothing for
himself except the bare necessities of
| life.
In any ordinary family, YOU will find
that Father is the worst dressed person
10 1T; that Father eats what is left at the
table after ne has helped his rayenous
young; that Father is crowded into the
least comfortable room IN the house. and
has no place of his own iii which he can
keep his belongings or even read in peace
of an evening; that Father staysi in town
and works during sultry summers and
freezing winters, while Mother and the
children go to Maine and California
that Father is a hgurehead IN the house
he supports, and none IN 1t are so poor
as TO do him reverence.
Perhaps on Fathers Day the girls
and BOYS away at college. or who are
breaking the speed limit IN high-powered
motor ears, or who, in gay attire, are
walking down the sunny side of Easy
Street, will stop and think of the toll
worn man whose tireless labor has saved
them from the hardships and poverty
his own youth knew.
Perhaps on Fathers Day some highly
educated and professional man will re-
member the bent back of his father on
whom he climbed to power and place
Perhaps on Fathers Day some de
voted mother who is sacrificing her hus-
band TO the children, viii realize what
cruel thing she is doing.
Perhaps OF Fathers Day all of these
careless and ungrateful ones will try in
some small way to pay the debt they
owe to the maa who has paid the freight
on life for them.
1t is good to celebrate Fathers Day,
and to hang about the neck of the family
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-13
LITTLE BENN4S
NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pape

was wavvking past Mary Watkins
es house slow in case she mite come
out. which she dident, 50 ] started -
waVk back again even slower, and her
mother opened the parler window 40
l0ak up and down the street, and she
saw mo out there, saying, How do
you do. Benny. you're not waiting for
Mary are you2
Not espcshilly. not partickilly, ! sed.
Wy? ] sed-
Because she has quite a bad STUN
mick AXE. 50 iis proberble she wont be
out this afternoon. sed Mrs. Wat
klna And she looked up and down
the the street agen and then shut the
window. and ! went home feeling sad,
thinking, Gosh, q, q stummick AXE.
] wonder bow mutch it herts.
And after suDpir / went GROUND
aEen and Mary Watkins was setting
az her frunt steps not looking as il
enything hert. me saying, Hello Mary,
hows your stumnlick axe?
think you're perfeckly dredflll
and I'm going rite in, sed Mary Wat
kins.
Wich she started 10 act as IL she
was going to do. and I quick sed, Wy,
watts the matter. WY:
How dare you use sutch werd
about me IN frunt of my very face?
SEQ Mary Watkins.
wy. gosh. watts the matter, WY? I
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-13
THE SANDMAN STOR4 \
BY Abbie Phillips Walker
Protected by George Matthew Adams.

Cat, who VAS just as fond Of a chicken
for dinner as she was of a bird, an6
as Spotty wandered down the road
Fluffy, who was taking a walk that
morning looking for her dinner, saw
him and decided al once that he was
Just about the right size.
But Fluffy lid not care to have
anyone see her doing such things as
catching chicks. 50 she hid behind
a rock because there were some large
hens and roster near by.
When Snotty started with the
others toward the harnyard he was
far behind and Fluffy crcpt carefully
from her hiding place and with cat
like steps followed. She soon was
near enough to spring at poor. I'M
suspecting Spetty-
Spotty Tapped his little wings and
peeped loudly. and then he remem-
bered his mothers warning about
staying at home.
Now il happened that Mrs. Hen
had been put IN the barnyard with
the others and she, Was just scratch
ing for worms and thinking about her
children. wondering If they We're large
enough to care for themselves. when
she heard Spottys peep for help.
Mrs. Hen was out in the road in a
jiffy, cackling as she ran and in a
second she few straight into the face
and eyes of Fluffy Cat.
Fluffy dropped poor little Spotty
and away she ran for home. Sputts
stood up and waved his small wings
and peeped 10 make sure ne was alive,
but no sooner did he stand up than
over he tumhled, for FLUFFY Cat had
hurt one little leg.
Mrs. Hen cackled; she forgot 10
scold Spotty for running away she
was so frightened and out OF the
house came the farmers wife and
picked up poor little Spotty chick
Spotty was put in a basket and
doctored until his leg was well but
he always limped a little, and when
the other chicks saw him they always
said. Poor Spotty, If ne had stayed
at home as We did he would not have
been hurt by Fluffy Cat
Spotty hears them and knows it is
true. but never since that day has he
left the yard
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-13
WHY?
WHY Is a Fiye-tept Pi~<e fsilsd .
~Innrrr
ropy rignt. 1870 ~
yhecssr syndlcats. ln~

During The period rbicn imu e5ia's-'
~ followed ihe Mexlcnn War. y nuts~
bor ~ words which ssrn more eon~
fractions or slight cnsnEcr ~ ifrfns
commonly used south n fuH 10
trsnde entered the yo< sb1lary N fns
United States Decauee ~ the ln'reHsfd
use of coiioa1ial spsnien ir fhe ~,sth-
ern part ~ the country. AfnonR tness
Was 'lstney" n combination ~ 40
Mexican words meaning The Lowest
possible value and Drst Used ~
American gamblers IN scornfulls r~-
ferTina TO the small charge ~
chicken feed" which the vsxiffr~ lr-
sisted upon Introducing into theis
games ~ chance.
The copper cent being rare IN fhe~.
days. the term "Atncy" Nas 3sualir'
applied 10 fhe United States nle.c~ns
piece and u worked ~ way nnrfh
where among The street arst~ - sew
York, nickle has long been kn5~n -
= "jit." just a. a cent ~ a ufcg .
"dimrno" - q dime and -cotit" -
quarter. Tho advent - me priyais
motor bus which charged I've ren,s =
ride. helped materially a. revive fns
term. the automobiles bci NJ fre
known as "jhney buses ard fhen ~
name was shortened 20 "yfnfyf
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-13
LETTERS OF TESSIE AND JOE

Dear .i<srs
Well Joe wonders never cease and
the age Of miracles r. still in the pres
snt tense The bnfyy has a second
tooth. It's right next to the first one,
directly alongside. IN fact, which
hope Is a symbol thai the little angel
is going 10 be systematic and orderly
fr everything ne undertakes. Or else
perhaps its just a proof that like at
tracts like.
Anyway Joe now that ne has two
teeth the little darfing's little smile
is more dazzling than ever. especially
in a bright light. After all. when ne
only had the one his smile lacked va
riety. ] don't mind cofe-~ing it now
that it's all over. I'll try to take
picture for you Joe Of his smile with
two teeth. though IL wont be easy be-
cause he's a quick smiler for such
young baby. But I'd love you 70 have
a picture of II. Just the two teeth. and
ali the rest Of the smile veiled in
mystery, as il Were.
The man that comes around buying
old rags and paper was around this
morning, and sold HIM a lot Of old
newspapers that weighed fifty pounds
on my scale and 10 and behold when
he weighed them on his they only
weighed slightly twenty And when
| told him about it he sad his scale
was made in Italy and the pound
varies everywhere according 10 cli-
mate. Now I'm no Einsteln scientist.
Joe. and / let hin get away with il.
but after ne left | thought of a lot OF
things that could have said on my
side of the subject. such as that we
are not living in Italy and the papers
weren't even printed in Italian.
Oh well, love and affection.
TeSsie.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-13

We are about to celebrate Fstber S
DAY. and on the ninesecnth of June,
everyone is requested to psn q rose on
their breasts, 70 commemorate the fact
that they have a father, or near
father, or had father.
We don't hear ~ much about fathers
IS we do about mothers. Somehow,
father has not got himself press agcnted
to the extent that mother has There
hasn't been SO much sob stuff written
about n fathers love. and father
sacrifice, and father keeping the home
fires burning. ss there has bern about
mother; but none the less the Old Man
delivers the goods. even If Mother does
get the spotlight.
Ii is = good idea 10 celebrate Father 5
Dav for two reasons First, because il
will call TO the attention OF . lot OF men
fact which they have forgotten. " hIch
fact is, that they are fathers, and have
an equal share in ihesr children with
mother. Most men set as II their
children belonged exclusively 30 their
wives, and they had no responsibility
whatever in the rearing of their progeny.
This is = great mistake Bringing UP
family is s. tpo-handed job that takes
the combined brains snd backbone OF q
man and woman Neither or ran turn
out successful job alone, and when 8
man ducks his share of the work, and
shuntsit all on his wife, things are pretty
sure 20 he badly bungled.
If you will look over the families oi
your acquaintance, in which the children
have turned out badly, where the boys
grew up so be Idle, and worthless. and
dissipated, and the girls silly, seit-cen-
tered selfish, wssters aud spenders, YOU
will find that in almost every ease the
children were toSall lntentS and purposes
fatherless.
There was human machine that they
called by that name. but ne was too
busy making money, too much absorbed
In his own ofairs to take any interest III
them, or TO get acquainted with them, or
guide or control them, and 80 they
missed the steadying hand of 8 father
on the relns, and their mother wssn' |
strong enough 20 hold them. and they
bolted, and went To smash.
! cant remember single case of a
prodigal son or daughter who had a
father who chummcd with him or her,
can YOU So its 3 good thing TO observe
Father Day, because II will make lot
of men have a heart-to-heart session
with themselves, in which they will ask
themselves whether their children are
entitled to put any pep into the occasion.
1t is good to celebrate Fathers Day,
because it will impress OH children the
debt Of gratitude they owe to the patient,
accomplishing beast Of burden who tolls
so silently, year in and year out. that they
may be fed and clothed, and go 10 col
lege, and we.r fine clothes and travel
and have a Million luxuries and indul-
gsnces that he never had, and never
aspires to have.
We teach the young TO revere heroes,
and il is we'll to set before their ineeina-
tions the men and women vie asve
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-13
sporty CHICK LEARNS SdNE-
THING.

Spottv chick was one Of a brood Of
"a chicks which proud Mrs. Hen show
81 ~ the halnyard folk one morning.
Spotty was smaller than the other
chicks and was named Chicken Little,
but when later il was discovered that
~ rad on his hack two small black
spnts his nanc was changed to Spotty.
Being - small il was easy for
Spouy 10 set through a very small
spacc and this he often did unth
ono day sonscthing happened that
nearly cost his life.
Ifis mother warned him TO stay at
home. hut Spottv did not like TO be
shut az IN the yard where the farmer
put him with his mother and brothers
AMI sisters.
Il never shall learn thing If !
STAY here, and besides I need large
>Srpluns and hugs more than the others
bs,ause I am - small and need 70
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-13

grow a great deal. and il I do get
lost the farmer finds me and brings
me home. so why should l worry :
mother does not know everything, |
am sure
Then one day the farmer took away
Nrs Hen and left the chick all alone,
and there was no one 10 scold him II
b. ran away. and ewhile the other
chickens pecped and peeped for their
mother spotty scrambled under the
fence and of hc ran.
Not far from the farmhouse was
another house, and here lived Fluffy
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-13
Commencement at Tome School.

commencement exercises of the
Tome School for boys of the Jacob
Tome Institute were held in Memorial
Hall at Port Deposit, Md, Saturday
afternoon. Twenty-three boys from
a dozen states received diplomas from
Murray Peabody Brush Ph. ID. DR..
John Duncan Spaeth. professor of
English at Princeton University who
addressed the Tower Hill School grad
yates on Friday, was the speaker at
the Tome school. Malcolm r. Gilpin.
OF Elkton, Nd. Emerson K. Patton.
OF Rising Sun, Nd John r. Webster.
Of Belair. Nd. and John A. Silver. of
Aberdeen, Nd, were among the grad
uates.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-13
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
By Laura A. kirknan

white stifIy, swaeten IL with 1 table
spoon Of sugar. and drop this perlnguo
by tabiespoonfuis into slowly boiling
water IN q frying pan. Drop only one
Ia blespoonful OF time, dashing tho
boiling water over II slightly 50 that IT
will poach on top as well az under
meath. The result will be smooth
white dab Of ffoth resembling sfiffiy-
whipped cream. Place one of these
little dabs ON each individual corn
starch mould. and chill.
Tomorrow Answered Letters.
All inquiries addressed 10 Mise Kirk
man in care OF the Efficient House
Keeping" department will be answered
in these columns In their turn. This
requires considerable time, however,
owing to the great number received.
So IL personal or quicker reply IL
desired, stamped and scif-addressed
envelope must be enclosed with the
envelope must be enclosed with the
question.-rThe Editor.
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