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Il was proven that he had persuaded
his mother into deciding him all of her
property, and had then turned her
out of house and home.
The woman had been left comfort
ably off by her husband, but her son
had wheedled her into giving i'm
every penny she possesses by telling
her how much money he could make
IL he only had little more capital,
and how he would take care OF her,
and love and cherish her. and how
she would always be the most honor
ed guest in his house. He and his
wife gushed and gurgled over her. and
overwhelmed her with attractions un-
I'll they got her money in their greedy
hands, and they then made a servant
OF her. and finally wearied Of her al
together and sent her to an Old Wo-
mans Home.
hope all the old ladies' in the
country with n bit of money Of their
own, will read the story OF this trial,
and then cut II out and put II between
the leaves of their Bibles where they
will see 1t every day of their lives
1t ought TO go along with the proverbs
OF solomon, for the wisest man who
ever lived could give them no more
sagacious counsel than they will find
In this little incident.
Indeed, one does not need to be a
Solomon to say to all parents and es-
!. pecially to all old mothers, to keep n
strangle hold on their own pocket
books. and never 10 turn them over
to their children. If they want to
keep their children on their good be-
havior, and be PERSONA grata with
their in-laws, let them keep their own
money. For between mother and fathe,
who are independent, and mother and
father who are dependent, between
mother and father who have gifts tc
give, and mother and father who have
to be taken care of, there is a great
gulf fixed.
OF course parents who are tempted
III impoverish themselves for the sake
of their children, delude themselves
hy thinking that Mary and JOHN WI
lrepay them by their gratituhe. 4
cynic has defined gratitude as "a
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-16

We have all seen this happen hun
dred 'times. Not one of us but can
tell stories OF some old man who
turned his business over to his sons,
and was then kicked entirely out of
IL. and made to feel an interloper
every time he came around. Not one
of us but knows some old woman who
decided her house, or her farm, to her
son or daughter, and was afterwards
made a slave. in it. nothing but 4
nurse for the grandchildren, or an
unpaid cook. None OF us but who can
tell OF old people who have given their
sons, or son-in-laws their money to
go in business on, and are now Ill
treated dependents, begrudged the
very food they cat.
| 1t is a sad commentary on human
nature that very few relationships
stand the money test, but 1t is true
that the love OF the dollar among the
great majority of people Is stronger
than any family affection.
The children that parents are proud
est of. and fondest OF, are their sue
cessful children. The best loved
father and mother, the most honored
and respected are those who are in
dependent of their children, who have
their own homes and their own in
come.
IT. is because this is so absolutely
and universally true that men and
wcmen who wish for happy old age
should begin saving in their youth
and middle age so that they lh-,y no,
be deps ndent on their children when
they are old. 1t is not enough foI
them to trust to their childrens sensS
of duty. 1t is their own duty TO pro.
vide for themselves il they possibl,
can do SO.
And having acquired this com
petence they are fit subjects for 8
lunatic asylum If they do not keep u
in their own possession. What they
i can afford to give to their childrei
should be given freely, but nothint
should ever induce them to part Will
the sacred sum that guarantees thei'
own independence.
So far as ones children are in
Gividually concerned they might pos
slbly be trusted but there is alway!
the complication of the in-laws. Man,
an aneCtlOnate uauSHltT IL ihatlitu y
n grating husband who would rob h
inother-in-law or father-in-law with
out compunction. and then cast hin
CT her into outer darkness. Many I
good son has shrew for wife VIII
would not hesitate TO strip her mother
i'm law 10 the skin TO get finery a.
which to fiaunt around in herself.
The moral of all of which is:
you want to have happy and re
spected old age and 10 keep your chill
dren and your in-laws affectionate an
dutiful to you, keep your own none,
and make 1t worthwhile for them I
cherish you.
The other day an old woman
brought suit to compel. her son 10 sup
port her. and in the trial of the cas-
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WHY?
copywrighL. WV oy
Wheeler Syndicate. Inc
My Is the steam From n Coffee pot
White.

White.
When, we consider the color OF the
liquid which In being boiled inside
pect that the steam given OF through
the spout would be a deep brown. just
as the steam which comes from a tea
pot ought to be a light yellowlsh color.
But as we know from experience. this
is not the case. for steam Is always
white, no matter what the color Of
the liquid which is being boiled
The answer to this paradox lies in
the fact that not all Of the coffee or
tea or other liquid is transformed
into steam. Only the water undergoes
this change and IL IL for this reason
that the longer we boil things. the
stronger" becomes the mixture, for
the part Of the water boils away and
The percentage Of tho solid is in
creased in proportion to the remainder
Steam is formed from pure water only.
leaving behind all the coffee or tea
or whatever else is in the pot. to-
gether with any mineral salts which
may have been present in the water
itself. IL is by the use OF this prin-
ciplo that ocean lii rs are ena'led TO
make their own fresh water at sea. 4.
merely by evaporating salt water and
condensing the steam in clean con
tainer. Here the salt 1s left behind
/ in the first receptacle, which may be
cleaned out and a new supply OF water
made Immediately.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-16
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK.

l was late for suppir agen last mite.
and / started to set down at my place
as If nuthing was the matter. think
ing maybe 1t mite make pop think
nuthing was. Ony 1t dident. him say
ing, Never mind sitting down Jest yet.
Dident i distinkly tell you not to dare
to be late agen for at leest a week?
Yes sir, but G pop, gosh. 1t was the
funniest thing, you awt of bin there,
pop. till you heer about 1t, POP, / sed.
Well how long do han to walt? sed
pop.
Meening so ahed and tell 1t II it
was so funny. Wich l started to. say
ing, Wei, you see me and Puds Sim
kins and Leroy Shooster was wawking
along and G pop. do you know that
fire plug down at the corner?
l know ii intimately, am l Supposed
to laff now? sed pop.
No sir. not yet, l sed. we'll me and
Puds Simkins and Leroy Shooster was
wawking along and we started to see
who could spred their legs and jump
over the fire plug without toutching.
and ferst l did it. and then Puds
Simkins did it and then Leroy Shoes
ter did 1t, and none OF us touched so
we started TO see who could do il
with one hand behind their back, and
ferst l did it and then Puds Simkins
did ii and then Leroy Shooster did II,
and none of us dident toutch.
Is this ware l laff? sed pop, and l
sed, No sir, not yet G pop you awt
of bin there, 1t certeny was funny
land then we started to see who could
do it with both hands behind their
back. and ferst l did it that way and
then Puds Simkins did 1t that way and
then Leroy Shooster did II that way
and none of us dident toutch even that
way
# Is that the funny part? sed pop, and
| sed. No sir, and pop sed, Well at a
ruff estimate how long do you figure
it will take YOU to finish this book?
Ony about 20 minutes, sed
Sit down and eat your suppir, sed
Epop.
= Wich 1 did, the werst part beine
corn beef and cabbage and the best
| art being cinniniin bun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-16
A MAN TO HIS MATE
Bx ]. ALLEN DUNN
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There's one thing may slip, in our
gold-gettin', matey," he said--"the
Japanese. l doubt il this island is set
down on American or British charts.
But Ill bet it ia on the Japanese.
They don't know Of the gold, or It
wouldn't bc there. Rightly, the island
may belong TO Russia, but, since the
war. Missias in bad way, an emmy
thing loosc from the mainlaindll he
gobhled by Japan.
"What the Japs grab they don't let
go Of. II they should suspicion us OF
gittin gold of emmy island they c'ud
trump up to call theirs, il they found
gold on us At all, it nd bc all of with
us an tho Karluk. We'd be dumped
schooner confiscate<l.
AN il things go right with us, an
We ever sight the smoke of Jap gun
boat comm our way. the first thing
I'll he apt to do will bc to scrag Ia
mazda or he'll blow the whole proposition
whether we've got the gold aboard or
not. Even il he didn't want to tell be-
COZ of his own share, they'd git it out OF
him what we was after.
Ever play much at c@ds?' he went
on. 'Play for yorc last red when you
don't know where to turn for another,
an have all the crowd thinkin' yo'r
goin' broke as they watch the play?
An then you slap down card they've
all overlooked an larf in the other
chaps facet
That's what Pm goin to do with
Garrison. Fve got that kind of n card.
matcy, an amt goin' to spoil my
fun by telin even you what it is,
though yo'rc my partner in this gamble.
It's trump, an Carlscn's overlooked
it,"
Lund chuckled hugely as he mixed
himself some whisky and water. Rainey
refused to drink He was nervous,
ho,hering over what the outcome
might he, and how he might handle
himself. He was not at all sure of his
own grit. There was a nasty doubt as
TO his own prowess and his own cour-
age that kept cropping up. And that
state Of mind is not a pleasant one.
Raincy went over and over the situ-
alton as squirrel might race around
the bars Of his revolving cylinder, and
came To only one conclusion, the in
evitablc one, to let the matter develop
itself. Lund's winning card he had
bothered about until his brain was
tired. When he turned in at last, de-
spite his determination to follow Lund's
admonition concerning Sleep, it would
not come to him.
He was awakened at half-past seven
got cup of coffee after dressing warmly
and went on deck. Garrison and the girl
had preceded him. Lund stood at the
rail with his beak of nose wrinkled
snutling toward the icy crags that were
spouting dazzle of white fame, set
about with smaller sudden flares of
ruby, emerald and sapphire.
Tamada appeared and announced
breakfast.
You'll be coming later, Rainey?'
asked Carlsen. you and Lund2"
lie started for the companionway
and the girl followed As she passed
the wheel Rainey spoke to her:
(To DO continucd.)
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thc charmed hour when at his COM
mand all things would be under his
control.
'Could YOU change us into big spi,
Asrs with lots of less?" asked one
Goblin.
"Of course ! could. Nothing easier"
replied King oberon. 'Why do you
wish to become SPIDERS" he asked
"iou can be lions just as well II you
like"
"Oh, no. we rather be spiders with
lols of legs ~ W. can run fast" said
the mischie.ous little fellow. 1--WE
want 60 frlghtcn the Fairies at their
feast In the dell
This pleased King Oberon very
much. but he did not tell the Goblins
that his power lasted only short
time. and that they might have 10
remain spiders until the next night
unl~ss they returned within the magic
hour.
NJ the 0oblins called all thxir broth
,rs to be right on time when the magic
hour came around and King Oberon
changed them all into spiders which
scsnpercd 10 the dell as fast as their
LEGS would carry them.
The little Fairies and their Queen
wsro sitting around a cobweb table
cloth sprs~d upon the ground eating
fairy food when all at once from the
trec aud bushes dropped those naughty
epidcr uoblins right In their midst.
Up jumped the FAIRIES crying ouf
with fright and away they ran. hiding
under all sorts of things TO escape
their tormcntorr.
Hut the Gohlns were not satisfied
with frightening the FAIRIES once: they
ran this way and that. trying "a
nnd them and send them Hitting about
like ~ many scared little butt rifles.
When the Fairy Queen saw thu spi-
der Gohlins looking for the Fairies
shea knew that some charmed spell
was upon them and when she touched
Sss with her wand and that did no,
NoAnee u 10 Goblin she knew tina,
y 49, King Obcron's work, for she
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could not undo his work until his hour
was over.
So she whispered to all OF her
Fairies telling them not to be fright
ened, that IL was the mischievous Cob
Inns and that they would be sorry little
fellows II they could be kept In the
dell untn the magic hour of King obe-
ron's power had passed.
So the Fairies pretended to be very
much frightened and the COLLINS in
tent upon their pranks and thinking
II was great fun stayed until the sun
was up.
They scampered off in hurry when
they saw the light. but, of course, King
oberon had gone home long before,
''oh, what shall We do moaned the
Gob'ins. for in their spidery forms
they could not give the magic signal.
the three knocks that opened the doo-'
to their homes inside the mosscovere6
rocks.
And there the Queen and her Fairies
found them. for they followed them
soon after they ran, well knowing
what would happen and if anyone beg
ged hard TO be helped out of trouble
those mischievous little Collins did
when they saw the Fairy Queen.
They promised to be good, they
promised never, never again to go TO
King Oberon to be changed into any
form and they told the Queen she
was the most powerful among the
magic folk. and they thought King
Oberon only pretender and not at
all a King.
With one wave from the Queens
wand and those of her subjects. the
Goblins received their own forms
again. and as soon as they had thank
ed the Queen and the Fairies they ran
with shamed faces for their homes
while the Fairies and their Queen fit
ted OF TO Fairyland and We're soon in
their. beds fast asleep.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-16
independent Old Age
BY DOROTHY DIX
The Worlds Most Highly Paid Woman Writer

Copyright 1921 by the Wheeler Syndicate. Inc. N "
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uoslall msAt 10:
'~Thry peusas=~d you sharc oi this
tsv~svsr, famMdAf" he askrd.
THEY ueumipA me that, ycs.'
"'t'hrv do not intend 10 give It to
yuu You may have guessed this, but
l ann mnv~ NJ H. too, Htn promised
u,uw II the gold. hN they do not IN
teNl 20 u,ve 4 Ia NJ. They will offer
NJ ia,,A only = small portion Of what
was originally Arnnesl, the same
Au,ount VA the rr~t N them are TO get
W. vii r~fus that tomorrow, when
. meeting " to bc called. Then there
will lr trouble. | shall stand with MIR.
Land. Il W win YOU will get your share,
whether YOU help MS or not. II yo" hc'p
W. ! can promise you at least twice the
amount YOU were IA get.
How can L help youY II this is TO
le talked over nj a meeting ! snail
not le allowed to be present. ! do not
think /, will help YOU for me to JON
! do not sec how YOU can win. IL you
can show some way out ! viii do what
can. Hut like To wv way out
lie molhi~d The bald acknowlcdg-
mcnt ot his neutrality with n little
lpw and q h,ss,ng-,n breath. Back OF
Il al Was viii that was inhcxible
though, Rnlncy
III we lose YOU lose he went on
lamcly He had come on a Tools er'
mnd, he decided. ..
II think | shall get my money, san,
Tnm,da. The pr,catal gave q swil'
ssn,lo, tina, held no mirth, no Trend
shin, rather n snrlonic appreciation
II The situation, without rancor.
"rhcy ARE very foolish he said
'rrhcy make me cook, they cat what
s~t,e' They say ramada Is very goo,
cook. l,u, hc is Jap, d-n him. Sup
posi- | pul something IN that food
that thcy would not taste coui,
~'nd tlicm nll to sheep. | could hi
them. ! could do n 80 they nevc
suspect, hut would 90 20 their beds :,
and never pc, up from them. II woul'
L. very casy. Net they trust me.
The statement Vas so mattcr-oi-fac
that Rarry fcl, his horror gathe
slowly as he stared et the imrassiv'
Vr,cutnl
4 thought suddenly flashed owe
him 1amada in league with Garrison
Had he mistaken his mani Did Carl
ssn plan to have Tamada undcrtak
n wholesale poisoning 10 secure the gol,
himself. providing the drugs Was II |
itcpdlv hint from the Japanese
When Raincy's watch was cndc'
and he Was closc,cd with lund in tn
ls,,cr's cabin, the giant promptly
uin-hcd nll discussion of ramada
n,tltrie.
I'm put NO trust IN any slant-eyed
yellow skinned rlcc-ca,cr, he announces
cnphn,,cnlly. They're against us, rae
an ruRr,on. They want California, O
rather the Pacific coast, an they thinl
they r. go,n to g,t IL. They're no NOR
akin io ms than snake is a cousin &
nm ec'. They're no, of our breed, an
You cnn't mix the two. III have no dea
with ramada, leyond ee,tin dope out o
him. lf ht helped us !, 'ud be only e
further hi. own ends Not that he cal
do much-unlcss -
He lowered his VOICE TO a husky whis
per
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lively sense of fsvors to come" and
this is just as true OF ones children
as II is OF strangers.
AS long as there IL more TO como,
Mary and John do give spirited ex-
hibltion Of thankfulncss, but when the
old hands are empty. and there ~
nothing more to look for. Mary and
John quit registering gratitude with
u suddeness that takes away mothers
ana fathers breath. No matter how
they come by 1t. the property n now
theirs. and they have no hesitation
about letting mother and father see
that they feel them burdens. or that
they are unwelcome In the very
houses they have given away.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-16
TINE POWER OF OBERON

Tho Fairies as everyone knows do
not Ike 10 be out In tho day time or
~ least In the sunlight. but one day
they had to be out TO undo the work
of ki,W ohcron. who Is very Jealous
cf IN. power OF the Fsrics and never
loses "A chance 10 display his powers
o magic charm.
kinr phcron IL called the King of
the Fairies. but he really has little To
d. with ruling and has power only
during the hour between the night
and day.
One night the Goblins capering
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-16
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
BY Laura A. Kkkman

pocket IN II (left by the removal Of
tho bone) and the stuff'ns nils this
pocket. The Roast Shoulder Of Pork,
however. In not ~ tender cut ~
the Isoin Of Pork, no for this rcn-
son many housckeepers prefer the
Ioin cut.
Tomorrow-Ths Housekceper With
Ingrowipg Thoughts.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-16
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New-York tribune., 1921-04-03
''The Barber'' to
Open Twenty-6rst
Week OF Season

"Il Barbiere di Siviglia" will open
the twenty-tirst week of the Metropoli.
tan Opera season tomorrow evening,
when it will be sung by Mines. Chase
and Berat and Messrs Hackett, de Luca
and Mardones. Mr.. Papi will conduct.
Faust" will be sung at special
matinee on Wednesday by Mines.
Farrar, Ellis and Berat and Messrs.
Harold, Danise. Rothier and dAngelo.
Mr.. Wolff will conduct
Other operas this week will be as
follows:
"Manon Lescaut" Wednesday eve
ming, with Mines. Muzio and Telva
and Messrs. Crimi. Amato and Mala-
testa Mr. Papi will conduct
"Tristen and Isolda" Thursday eve
ming, with Mines. Easton and Gordon
ard Messrs. Sembach, Whitehill and
Gustafson. Mr. Bodansky will con-
duct.
"Andrea Chenier" Friday evening,
with Mines. Muzio. Perrin and Howard
and Messrs. Gigli and Danise. Mr..
Moranzoni Will conduct.
Carmen" will be the Saturday
matinee opera, with Mines. Farrar,
Bori, Tiffany and Berat and Messrs.
Harold and De Luca. Miss CALI and
Mr. Bonfglio will dance. Mr.. W off
will conduct.
"Mefstofele" will be the weeks
popular price opera on Saturday eve
ming, with Mines. Easton. PeraIta
Howard and Perrin and. Messrs. Gigli,
Didur and Bada. Mr.. Moranzoni will
conduct
New-York tribune., 1921-04-03

plunged boldly into his own compost.
tions. Having played them, he disap-
peared, so that the Toccata went un-
heard.
1t is due TO his tireless energy tina
all Of his works have been published.
while his name has appeared upon
festival programs at an age when most
composers are just beginning to find
themselves.
When he left the academy in 1896
ne was the winner of the bronze and
silver medals for pianoforte playing,
the Heathcote Long Prize and the
Potter Exhibition. Forced to earn his
living, he seized upon the first oppor-
tunity that presented itself-an en-
gsgement to act as pianist and con-
ductor for vaudeville company about
TO set out on tour of Scotland. At
one time he played the piano for one
OF the Christmas psntomimes given
at one of the smaller London theaters.
Meanwhile he was composing all the
time and selling piano pieces at low
prices. Having completed a set of
orchestral variations upon the air of
"Three Blind Mice" he wrote to Gran
Vile Bantock, then musical director
at New Brighton, asking a hearing for
his work. His enterprise was re-
warded and the work duly produced
under Bantock in 1901. When it was
later played by the Queens Hall Or
chestra in London, with Henry Wood
az conductor, Holbrooke had the salts
faction Of seeing himself characterized
ir The British press as "The Richard
, S IS Of England"
in the early days Of his career Hol-
brooke often acted as his own pxsss
agent for recitals Of his compositions
given in London and elsewhere, one
phase Of his activities being to carry
posters to shopkeepers willing to ex-
hIbit them in their windows.
Holbrooke claims that his supreme
idea of music is and always has been
melody first, rhythm second and har-
mony third. Other musical opinions
are to be found in the chapter "The
Critic and His Work." which consists
in gleanings from his critical writings
in The Saturday Review, The New Age
! and The English Review.
Musical Opinions
OF Wagner's Ring he says: "The
music is one long sermon and it is
not going to grow in favor as time
goes on" Although he has great ad-
mration for Richard Strauss he does
not like the "Sinfonia Domestice, I"
which, in his opinion, contains "a vast
deal of 'horrid noise'-pure and un-
adulterated horrid noise" For the
work Of Mailer and Bruckner he has
little sympathy, though he processes
to find some Of the music Of Saint
saens pretty" A champion of Eng
lish music, he likes Bantock's piano
pieces and many of his songs. He
holds high opinion of Elgar and has
words OF appreciation for Sullivan S
Charming gift for lyric melody with
an utter absence of commonplace"
To his mind music is travelling in
only one direction. "This is the direc-
ton in which it has been going since
the era of John Sebastian Bach. The
direction is toward more highly de.
veloped technique and intensity Of ex'
preston.
1.-THE strict style Of development ii
still with us, and we, however, feel g
void when we have it not. ] have, and
always have had, a great respect and
admiration for all form; it Is the
living and vital force in all great classic
art
In his Weird Opinions, written il