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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06
A STORY OF MARRIED
LIFE OF TO-DAY.
Nv KATHERINE MOORE.

is to follow. will respect the womans
lead.
No. | was glad l had declined.
could see the man and wonans case
from broader viewpoint now. but
hated Mrs. Darwood. hated her more
and more every minute.
hurried on. only hoping Leonard
would be there. | wanted so TO see
him.
And he was I ere alone in his pri-
vatc office. There was no mistaking the
Measure in his surprised greeting.
was glad. glad. And to think
heen been cross with myself tor one
little minute for refusing that other
invitation.
decided not to speak to Leonard
about meeting Mr.. Fairchild. dreaueu
any angles that might reflect the con
versation TO Mrs. Darwoods uileC''"i''
Yet silence between two people Is Su'"
a dangerous thing. and iar' iar ""'S'
when they are married. II grows larger
-, ,.,.,.o. and becomes more distant
and impossible of solution. Tiny ht'e
fears and intimauonS grow i''' S'e"N
doubts and barriers.
49,, ,o,,hcd the elevators the office
49,, .al,ed Leonard back to the tele-
+. phone. u,
someone on the wire for YOU Mr'
Anon" ne said running after us.
.rcu thcm I've gone to lunch-no'
u-a,t-I,u come" he turned and went
harI, in the office.
walked towards the elevators !
ala NOT want to hear who it was that
md called Leonard or what h" womb
s,,. ~ thcm. OF course il might be
,nvonc-why should always thihN
- ono pcrsonH Perhaps it was because
leonard too. had thought i was INA,
,,rrsnn know his thoughts as WEI.
~ i NJ had told me. our feelings ana
thoughts were So syspathetically turned
!, ~. others slightest ntonations was
,h,, Why leonard now found interest,"
I. another woman' After All, the "h'N-
,,,tcd holds its fascination.
+, did not concern me greatly "n'''''
I'M Nrs. parvo'd on the phone IF
N. Tire tac. which seemed most r'T-
...n, vas tbsr Leonard, thinking L
MS 4nc. bad dccidod to 50 back A''
>p,ah ;n her.
Observation-Disclosures and suspicion
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06
LITTLE BENNIE'S
NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pape.

This afternoon in skool Miss kitty
told the class the different meehiisa
~ suggestion. saying. And then there
IS the Impression known as the po"ei
of suggestion. For instance II you
keen on telling a persin he ~ par
even if he's not. that perslh m ~,
axuilIv begin TO feel sick jest from Iie
power Of suggestion.
Sounding like a good thing 10 uy'
and tonite after suppir me ana pop
and ma was going to the movies anu
~, ,vas waiting for ma to get reduy
a,d singing to himself as If he tha"'
he felt wonderful, and ] sad U pop
do you feel pale or enythlhsf
No do you? sed pop.
And he kepp on singing to him
self, and pritty soon he stopped, say
ing, wy the mischiff should j feel pale
wat do you wunt to ask sutch non
sensical questions for?
Well gosh. pop. maybe you Jes'
look pale without feeling pale. maybe
its Jest a coincidents. pop, ! sed.
Maybe you're jest conversing thro'
| your hat, sed pop. And / keep OF
| looking al him and he sed, Stop ina
| gawking at me. dident you ever se'
/ me before? and / said, Not that pale
/ holey smoaks, G. pop. Wich jest thel
/ ma came in saying, Are you : redd.
! for the movies? and pop sed, Mothel
do / or do | not look pale!
WV. / don't know now you mentor
il / believe you do, a little, don't yo'
feel well? sed ma.
Yes. / meen no, confound IL doh
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06

a womau's husband died. leaving her
with a little girl baby and no money
by alros, incredible labor and sarr'-
ticcs the mother cared FOR her little
daughter and educated her. and had
her taught good profession
The girl We'll repaid her mothet
sacrifices She grew up into beau'l-
f,l and Intelligent young woman. de-
voted 10 her mother. and deeply a.
preciatIve Of MI thai the mother lad
done for her
Now. alas. comes in the tragedy. The
girl has gone the way of all feminine
flesh. she has fallen in love with
worthy young man. and the mothers
heart is broken She THINKS the glrl
should stay single and take care Of her.
and complains of her loneliness because
bev daughter and her beau go of by
themselves.
~Nfv daughter and have been every
-bing TO each other for - years. walls
ne mother. why should she desert
me now for a man she hasn't known SIX
months2'
That is the riddle Of the ages. Il IS
the question that each successive gen
Grafton Of parents have asked. and TO
which life gives no answer except 10
say that il is just nature. Just the
mating instinct that is stronger than
ANYTHING else in the world. Comes a
stranger whistling through the corn
fields" and some girl gets up and fol-
lows him TO the ends Of the earth, and
She really knows no more why she does
ii than her mother knows.
Perhaps there is no other thing in the
world that is so hard for parents Il
realize. as the fact that while THEN
children are all-sufficient TO them. they
are not enough for their children.
mother can 50 completely absorb her
self in her daughter, that she literally
has no life outside OF the girl. Sh'
hasn't a thought or wish. an aspiration
an interest that is not centred IL
Mamie She desires no companionshil
save AIamie's She wants no amuse
ment better than just being with Ma
mic Her idea Of a perfectly hilariou
eveutng is spending the hours betweel
dinner and bedtime in heart-to-hear
talks with Mamie.
pnt does Mamie entertain the sam
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06
THE GIRL ON THE JOB.
I>I>t,I oCcUPATIoNS.
By Jessie Roberts.
Copy ght 1879 by Wheeler ;! Indicate lh'

" ~ ~ Wv ' = =
Would sou like o. own ana "peIaee
your own gold mIuc
That IL what two girls III Alaska do.
They and their mother 'Lhie. women
III nat fat land.
Thes. girls llNc FIVE miles from their
nearest neighbors. ii littIe neat. four
room cottage. built hy themselves They
10 all the work Of mining from getting
tn ore Out Of the mine. 70 the making
~ the gold bricks Creal gold bricks.
these and carrying them T. the bank.
They work from eight 10 ten hours a
DAY and they are making good.
II " life strangely unlike that Of
most young women Born and bred in
Juneau. they know Of the outside world
only through books and such acquaint-
ances as they meet But they can ride
and shoot, can drive a mule team, can
build. can operate mill. can blast and
dig They have studied mining tech
nically as well as practically, and are
familiar with geology, metallurgy cleo
tricity and such like subjects. The old
er girl has taught school during the
long winter months when the mine can
not be worked
They are not expecting riches be
yond the dreams OF avarice, and all
that sort Of thing from their mine. But
~ D. good property and il is entirely
theirs Thanks 10 their courage and en-
ergy. when the father died, these two
girls in their teens saved the property
IL had taught them all they knew. they
had often worked at his s--ie and they
decided they would not give up the
mine that was 50 much theirs Theil
life is full OF interest az we'll as o
work Some day they viii come ou
into the world Of men and cities, anI
what an adventure that will mean 70
them Almost what going out there L
them would mean 10 you or me
The two girls and their mother do no
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06

ing for he. vor, suit Of black velvet
tr.nafn,d with geld and silver lace
This seen, was 50 gorgeous that poor
Hester stood spellbound until ne roar
ing voice of the ogre called out:
What are YOU waiting for" Do you
eNpe-t mr 10 come and fetch you 70
,aur beautiful nom, and handsome
husband Hurry along want you
- cook my dinner
.I-ntu mortals hand shall take
You go car and roundly shake
Thcs. lines came 10 Hester as she
heard tho hard cruel voice Of the
ogr, and instead of being afraid she
longed T. take his right eal and shake
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06
WHY :?
why do We SPEAK OF taking POt-luck
Copy right. 1920. by
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc

Why do we Speak OF Taking Pot.luck
Nova days. when one issues spur
.of-tbe-moment invitation 10 come home
With me and take pot-luck,' he is under
stood as meaning that no special prep
aration has been made for the guests.
hut that the repast will be whatever
chances to he IN the house. the regular
family meal without the trimmings and
axtra trouble which usually mark the
arrival of an additional person.
But there was a time when 'pot-luck'
uas really dished out Of pot. and
when the guests ran his chances Of get
ting either a good meal or a very slim
ona IN the old days-and the pratice
IL stiu in force IN some of the villages
of Europe-nothing came amiss to the
great family cooking-pot suspended
from the pot-hook in the center Of the
drenlace. Everything edible was thrown
into it and. TO keep the pot boiling.
the fire was seldom, II ever. allowed
"a die out, When meal-time came. per
sons nshed for themselves. and what
ever they might happen 70 find was
tbeir pot luck though IL might be
pot-misfortune" as well.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06
10 We
MEET ALyAH FAIRCHlLD.
lllanter q.

I
Not ouitc week after our uneN-
pr,tcd meeting al the theatre win MIS-
p,rWood. | was in the city on niue
shapping tour. had no thousht u
,.I.,,h,rtpe hrr-no chance hf that
but she claimed more Of my thoush'S
tn.s, davs than I cared to give h'r-
A. II almost IN answrre TO my men
- s,,-r,stinn. I suddenly ran face To
fac, With Nlvah Fairchild. was on INC
A,,nu,. and the MONDAY crowds press
ing Al. around gay" me n" ehan'e 70
.Nadt HIM. IIc saw me ana hlauc NJ
Wy quickly to my side
Airs. AIIcu. this is luck he SAID
,orl,ally. uCung his light brown re
dor, hat and smiling AZ mc IN ms suaNe
manner. And ! VAS lust thinN'hE u
You. ~. -, =,
~ checks Redeemed. i'lt the m
,.n,a,y of his remark VAS untaiCd i'I'
NsI dad not blame hIm. lic had h''''
.d...,t,d in thu society "t small taiN
and feminine vanity. hdd th' ''''
..t,on that MS motives Wcr' S'u""'
a, wanted L. please. had Inc l''''!'N
tb.t n, very much desired I" 10 me
ssns ,h.uE. aod ih, th.nE that ! ""u'"
tbHk Was right
d. inquired aii'i Nj -N.''t'' ~
,s#.I talking tor some minutes N'''"''
s. IS m,ut,eo,d Ms parW""d. y "'>
ulo. thau conn, deuo, felt.
.,at ~, hay, lunch ioSt'hti
MID L. such an unexpected iF'a' IL
~ Nj Fur,htld sand halt s." "NihSN
.,uatd NJ NE,n 'Nr''iilN "''
se~ hullI.3 t'., ,\n.ain. ''htT
mo. ,aq ,us,,,r,d unehitl.
as h3rs,d tn dow" ".
tntt t.aa1h tH, at ~H'd' ~.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06

The real test II the value - your
refrigcrator is whether it maintains Z
temperature ~ from forty 20 forty-t7-o
degrees. To toll whether il = - piao"
i thermometer within close the doors
tightly and let remain Tor ten or hftHrr
ninutes. n the temperature rises
above forty-tvgo or forty-three then tne
sarnnerature IS not low enough r. 2"
4 suitable place for keeping perishaoi"
food
Perhaps the fault may ie ri+h ne
yyay your lce-box II supplied WIN .0'
The ice compartment should - Eep'
fuU. this is cheaper Iu the long ram
Then TOO il should not he covered Hi'h
4 newspaper. as this keeps the cool alr
from circulating about II the io"d
rouuartment Sometimes i yo1 aas"
oniv a very little piece which you 'nin 4
.-otI must carry over until the next daN
II il 4 good plan To conserye the r'
9TH rewspaper But not otherwis"
T-z,tsll., II Is best not 10 keep milk 0r
c,he- foods in with the Ice. The aof
+orn shelf directly Under the lcs com
nartment Il usually the coolest location
of course the location of Jour re-
I frigerator has something 70 10 with -'s
i aft7rtency- You would not expect re-
/ frigerator placed next 20 stove % -
/ az cool as one placed IN a shades nlche
- - racl- rorrh. However i has
been shown often enough that rea-.}
well built refrigerator proves euectisf
ayan when left IN the kitchen near fnt
stove. II properly insulated the oai
-t4a az naa ffrtla 10 do with he tenn
,,a~..,,,-a within. However the outside
- 4oas gar IN when doors are opened
/ p s,,~a +ha. fhe doors OF your re-
fr,garator close tightly and that raer,
are no warped places about me +"
Fr;s,arator thar would permit air from
without to enter.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06

il she NAV he good. dutiful daagh
sentiments towards Mother Far fro6a
her 10 places OF amusement, tut ~
ter. who gives mother 4 good deal q
matter how much she loves mother tn
society she Graves consists OF tn" boys
and girls Of her OWN agc- she has
million interests apart from mother.
and when she pictures her future, I
doesn't consist of tete-a-tete with
mother Al the most. mother Is 1usl
a side issue with her Mother is mt
the whole thing TO her as she IS with
mother.
Ana when Mamie falls in love.
mother takes a seat very far hae !, II
deed Il Is not that Mamie loves
mother any tho less. u Is only taat
she is fulfilling her destiny as
woman. which makes the vital interest
Of her life the building OF her own
nest. instead Of remaining IN the home
nest whore she was mothers cherished
little birdie.
Many mothers weep bitter tears over
this Rather should they rejoice. Every
mother should be glad when her daugh-
ter is absorbed in her husband. Every
woman, who has ever been married
herself. knows from experience that
/ only a deep ana dDSbIblilS NC tAteA0aS 2
/ any woman. OF man. TO endure the
faults and foibles. the peculiartties and
ways. of their life partners. Surely nc
woman can wish her daughter 10 be
/ unhappy in her marriage, yet there Is
no silrer sign that marriage has beer
a failure. than a womanss elInglng
more 10 her mother than she does TO hel
husband. and turning to her for sym
pathv and comprehension than to him
II is granted that it is hard on th'
mother. who has given the work O
her hands, and the love OF her heaft 4
her daughter, TO see her fall IN love an
marry. but what would the mothe
have? If she loves the girl as sh
thinks she does surely she wants L
see her happy. to know that she ha
someone to cherish her and protec
her and stand between her and IN
bardships of the world Surely sh
would like to see her settled IN nom
of her own Surely no mother IS SCI
Ash enough to desire 70 doom ne
| daughter 10 a lonely and forlorn eN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06
Dorothy Dix Discusses 1.-The
Great Riddle of the Ages
Famous Says Cupid Not Iey to Be Ordered to Report at
and As He Peases, One Must
Ike cLoNeat the Flood Tide or Not at ALL

.qtence. whore she must struggle on
her time. and drags mother around with
for her dail5 bread. Just because sne
desires to mouopoilze the girl + al
feetions and interests
but Why be in a hurry" says the
mother. Why cant my daughter wait
Let her give me few more years.
The mother deceiges herself. The
tirne would never come when she would
be wiling 70 step down and out Nor
can the girl wait. cupid IS not lackey
10 be ordered to report at given hour.
He comes and goes as ne pleases. and
one must take love at rs flood tide.
or not a. all
1, IS the mothers place. then. 20 re-
linquish the centre Of the stage when
the real hero OF the girls drama steps
into the spotlight Il is crime for
her TO try TO keep her daughter from
marrying Il IS q cruel thing for her
10 mar the girls happiness by. making
her feel that she has 70 offer up her
mother as a sacrifice On the altar of
her love.
go even further than this. think
that mother should love her daughter
that mother should love her
daughter not only well enough
II let her marry. but she should
love her Well enough not 10 g
i and live with her after sne Il
married. if there IS any other. possible
way in which this can be avoided. Every
woman in the world knows that q
mother-in- Law is a disturbing e4emen
in any home, and that there is no youne
couple that does not desire TO be alone
Every woman knows that any youne
couple starting out alone has far bet
ter chance of making a success OF mat
rinony than they have If handicappe'
by a third party.
Therefore. woman who wants I
secure her daughters happiness can d
no greater thing Tor her than bS reius
ing to saddle herself on the newly
weds. and the fact that she will b
lonely without Mamie. or that she ha
no interest in lie except Mamie, doe
not alter her position in the case.
or course. all OF this calls for a
enormous self sacrifice, But sacrifice
the middle name Of motherhood.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06
TEACHER EXAMINATIONS.
Change Made in Date so as Not to Con-
Fict With Track Meet.

In order not to conflict with the track
meet at Delaware College and the county
athletic meets which come on May Z
and May IA, respectively, it has been
decided 10 change the dates of the teach
ers' examinations SO as to bring them on
April % and April 80. This will change
the rules and regulations OF the State
Board of Education which have been
sent out previousl and the following sched-
ule will prevail:
April % Morning, arithmetic, hand
writing, spelling Delaware history; #
ternoon, u S. history, geography music,
theory and practice of teaching.
April 80 Morning, reading oral and
written English, elementary science, com
munity civics; afternoon, drawing, hy-
gene and sanitation, physical training,
handwork.
The places for these examinations re-
main unchanged: For white teachers
No. school, Wilmington; Dover high
school. Georgetown high school, Seaford
high school For colored teachers. Dover
colored school.
ANY one wishing 10 take other exam
| inations in accordance with section los
| (l2)of the School Laws of 1920 must noti-
| fy the State commissioner OF education
! at once.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06
nyrsT now" TO MAKE
pop CORN BALLS

tJTow do you make pop corn balls
Just pop some corn and stir y ~ win
a little molasses?" reader ~ this
column has written 70 ask mo.
TO which / reply, indeed no It's
quite an art 10 rnnke delicious pop corn
balls This is how II is done:
Put about one tabiespoOn of the corn
into your pepper, fasten down the hH.
and hold the pepper over Intense neat
No more than ono tablesp0on of these
Kernels should be put in for II the en
tire bottom of the popper be covered
the kernels which have popped FIRST are
apt 10 burn before the rest of the corn
has popped
When you have four quarts of the
naky white kernels. put them IN A large
bowl and proceed 70 make the following
sirup:
put into a saucepan. ! cup moasses
/ cup sugar and ! teaspoon vinegar.
mix well together. then place on the
range In about five minutes this mix
/ ture will begin n boil. Let II continue
j 10 boil from 10 ~ - minutes until a.
/ little of it becomes brittle when dropped
/ into a cup OF cold water Then remove
/ the pan from the range. add Z tea
spoon soda and I teaspoor vanilla to
the sirup. stir well. and pour this over
tho four quarts II popped corn n the
howl stir with long handled spoon
until the white kernels are all 2 light
| brown color and the airup has been
| well absorbed
The next step is - butter the hande
/ thoroughly-oth the sIruyy ker
neis will stick - them ~ that II kin -
impossible 10 form balls with them
Take only about a small cupful N the
kernels up in the hands ~ ono tim"
mould II into as round n sphere ~ poa-
sible, then lay Il down m 4 bu'ferof
rla+a and once more butter 'hc hands
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06
ADDIE AIDES ADVENTURES
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06
A Free Booklet
About Prenatal Care

Here is the most sacred trust ever placed
uDOn a woman She responds TO IL in
stinctiveIy but not always wisely Her re
sponsibiIity begins long before her child is
born and is not relinquished until after She
What to do before tlxs baby comes is the
mothers vital question: Upon its answer
may depend the life or death the health
and happiness of the infant long as il
lives The mother may not know she
may make MISTAKES, that mean tragedy
But all the time there Is the best infor
The Children : Bureau has made that in
formation available to all mothers Ou
washington Information Bureau will Sc
citre a copy for any one who sends tive
cents in stamps for return postage.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06

know what / meen. l don't believe l
care to go to the movies. sed pop. Me
saying. Aw pop. you feel all rite, you
don't look pale. Miss Kitty told Us
about the power of suggestion TINS
afternoon and l was jest trying It on
you
If enybody asks for Us tell them
we're at the movies. sed pop. Being
hint he wasent going TO leeve me go
with them.
Wich ne didn't.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06

/. r,od and hard. just as Peter had
told her to do
..your Hiehncss. said Hester, hink-
~, tb;s would fiatter him. = am the
MAIDEN sent from the Valley y ''-
,.c,,. ,-our bride. hut ! fear n" WAYS
4, tb, r.oplc of the Valley may MT
rIoaso you. Tor w have strange cere-
monies when We marry
And what are they Tell me
said tho ogre. who was man enough
..Sban show youc" asked Hester.
cong nearer to the ogre. u the
v-avs 81 my people disploase YOU pr
soaT. strange. do not hc angry Most
High one. but remember i IS becAust
xs do not know your ways
An this time Hester was getting
nearer IL the ogre. and when she was
close at his right side she suddenly
caught him by the ear for he was
sitting and she could easily rcach.
..This is the way we treat our nus
hands when they talk as You 90, she
said giving his ear hard twitch and
pull.
The roaring Of the ogre shook the
,,,o,,r+ain and Peter came running 70
Testers side. but the ogre had disap-
reared. anu ONt -ttN-+
black. threatening rain cloud
SLOWLY il sailed toward the Valley.
v,.bara y opened and let the rain fall
on the dry land below
The people in the Valley We're 50
grateful to Hester, and 70 Peter. too
for helping 10 destroy the Giant Ogre
that they made them King and Queen
and they lived in the marble castle on
fhe mountain for here was no one
.lse 10 claim il. Many times kine
peter looked for the Gnome who hac
told him the secret that would breal
me spell. but he never found him
But once in a while, when the Kine
disputes Queen Hester, she laughingll
tells him to beware or
a mortals hand shall TAX
Your right ear and roundly shake.
And King Peter smiles at her an,
replies that ne we'll knows she cal
shake him, but that instead Of turning
into a rain cloud he will turn into
cross husband. so she had better b
careful
And SO the King and Queen liv
happily on the ,uEtain, and the peo
ple in the Valley below are happy
also. for the rain falls when it
needed. and they suffer no more.
think that there is anything unusual i
their running mine. They mean {
have much bigger mill before ions
and they have located a new vein 4,
Gently that means good results "a
them. They love the work and the lif
TO them Alaska is home, and hare
ships that would frighten an ordinar
girl out Of her skin, are simply III
ordinary routine TO these three fine wC
.ucn.
All very we'll to have gold mine-b'
would YOU bc willing 70 pay the prif
paid by the Misses Peterson for theirs