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New Ulm review., 1921-12-28
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in view Of the present financial stress.
4 Much credit foH the intense interest
shown and liberal donations made for
the needy Of New Ulm is due to the
ladies' dl' OF the Congregational church,
VINO VINO appointed committee, headed
| by Mrs. William IL. Wendt, and went
OUT IN 4 search sea OF those homes where
Santa f5 was not slika4ly to make a call this
year. they found2 % destitute families
ana ana provided each with a generous
amount OF Christmas cheer, irrespect-
I've OF their church affiliations.
POVERTY Heart-rtendlng.
ne .aoles ensoyed Vhe work OF
pflgntenlng "a ms tne ives OF these poor
people ana nave resolved 20 continue
.ne peheVolence as much y! n as possible 'ss
'nio'g nouS tne WINTER VII as the poverty
anu WAht ol some e !. 1am1hes mi IS heart cart
ieli'llhg g-Chey are. practlcally destl-
ou.e wan races were Wrea1ned eat 5. IN
silsiie' anu uull' llieless eyes 3DrlghJCened
pei eepsipiy wren the members aEs OF the
cofn1rlttee co called az the various homes
anu announced ~ m Chelr mission. 's Some
were old people, put other homes con
saliieu c1llloren VINO had already given
up hope OF a visit from Santa Claus.
llsaglne tnelr great Joy at the coming
OF the Angels OF Mercy!
Inc members OF st. Rita Court,
oachonc "a, daughters OF America, also
arranged baskets OF Christmas cheer
ana delVered them TO a number OF
uescltute 1anlhes. Ihls benevolent
actlon IS also hlghly commenable.
Legionaires Disappointed.
A committee of Ben. J..seifert Post,
American Legion, of this city recently
met with the directors Of the New Ulm
Commercial Club and offered the
Legionaires services gratis in ascer-
ano a.u ois'erlpVslng 'l: ChllsInas cheer 20
.leni' ',usln' proVloeo the olup Would ASSIST @
1nein - securing suiaclent 'l' 1unds 70
purcnAse l1il ene necessary artlcles. lhls ms
80 iuD uliecoois = oiliSeu ~ ~. Wv ~
mittee. but nothing was fort thcomino
in time to ass,,ra visit of Santa Clans
to tbe homes If Tho dnstit,,+o How
ever +he 1eoionaires ara not die.
co,,raped hit will bend every effort
to han;e h want froYo Tho j oore of +bo
clty,s poor. investigations under
taken by the Legionaires have brought
to light appalling cases Of poverty
which VI need Immediate attention, and
these people are being cared for as best
the rs limited means at the Legion's com
nand will permit. It is to be hoped
that + II the Commercial nm Club will stand
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| 80 = ; - - 49,
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Miss Myrtle Frederickson, an in
structor at the st. Cloud high school,
is spending the holidays with her
mother, Mrs. a. Frederickson, in this
city.
Mrs. Walter Huestis and children
Walter and Frances. Of Mound MINI
/ arrived here, Monday afternoon. for 4
several days visit at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. william Thiede-
New Ulm review., 1921-12-28
MRS. KELLERMANN DIES.

Local friends received the sad It'd
ings, yesterday, that Mrs. Alvina
Kellermann, nee Buelow, a well-known
former resident Of this city, had passed
away at her home in Willard, Mimi,
Friday, where she had been residing
with her family since leaving New
Ulm some | 5 years ago. Mrs. Keller
mann had visited her many friends
and acquaintances here last spring
The cause of her demise was not stated;
in the message received here. He1
husband, Elias Kellermann, was form.
ierly employed in one Of the Eagle mil
elevators here for many years. He
died some six years ago. Mrs. Keller.
mann is survived by two daughters
and one son.
New Ulm review., 1921-12-28
FIREMEN,S BALL.

AS usual, the New Ulm Fire Depart
nent|Will hold its annual ball at Turner
Hall, New Years. Eve Saturday, De
cember 31), and this event is being
looked forward to- with considerable
anti ipation by the fdevotees Of Terp-
sichore, as the Fire Ladies' have a
special knack in entertaining their
friends. The advance sale Of tickets
has been quite successful, as most
people appreciate the fact that our
fremen are q very necessary adjunct
to our city and are entitled to the
support Of our citizens, at least once a
year, upon the occasion Of their annual
ball. 4,
New Ulm review., 1921-12-28
SAVE $l,5oo,O0O
A MONTH, CLAIM
PUBLIC TO BE BENEFITED BY
REMOVAL OF WAR TAX
FROM EXPRESS.
ONE MILLION SHIPMENTS a
DAY. EXCISE CAUSED
MUCH WORK.

The thousands Of employees of the
American Railway Express Company
throughout the United States will
heave an eloquent and audible sigh Of
New Ulm review., 1921-12-28
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DIS RIBUT|E XMAS
CHEER TO NEEDY
coNcREcA AT1oNAL, CATHOLIC
LADIES BRING JOY TO
THE DESTITUTE.
DICTIONARIES FAIL TO GET
COMMERCIAL CLUBS
SUPPORT.

Our front-page article in recent
issue OF the ReuieaD, captioned "Who
Will Be Santa CLAUSE" proved more
effective than we had dared to hope,
New Ulm review., 1921-12-28

Art. Janka arrived here yesterday
afternoon for a visit with his mother,
Mrs. Lena Janka.
New Ulm review., 1921-12-28

Victor Rein is visiting with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs G. G. REIN.
He is q law student at the State Uni.
versity. III
New Ulm review., 1921-12-28
TWO ARE GUILTY;
IWERKS Is FREED
FRANK PROkOSCH AND VIM. II.
ENGLISH SENTENCED
FOR RAPE.
FATHER OF GIRL ARRESTED,
CHARGED WITH CARNAL
KNOWLEDGE.

After being out all night the jury in
the case Of the State Of Minnesota VS..
William II. English reported to the
Court at 9 o'clock, Friday morning,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
Bv KATHERINE MOORE.

"yespr I interrogated as the silence
became unbearable. could feel my
heart pounding against my side.
cit Is about Leonard-Mr. Allen'
she said.
was digging my fingers into the
soft upholstered arms of my chair.
IL feel 1t my duty to tell YOU this.
Mr.. Russell does not know that am
doing it--in fact. he advised me not
to. but when a woman is placed IN your
nosition she needs a friend, "a friend who
will be honest with her" she went on
with her supercilious twaddle
Tho room was going around ana
around. I found myself wondering II
| could aim well enough TO hit Mrs.
Russell i'm the head-she seemed to
have at least three heads and they were
swimming around rapidly.
1T was while you were away at At
lantic City-Mr. Russell and | tried to
persuade Leonard To come over and
spend his evenings with us but he never
did. We couldn't make him.. She
paused for breath. Then ono night
we met him at the theatre with de-
cidedly sporty looking woman, and two
nights after that MIR. Russell saw him
on the Astor Roof with the same
woman Mr.. Russell was with n party
Of men-and they did not leave until
after one o'clock and Jack said Mr.
Allen was still there when they went
out"
She paused minute and fingered the
corner of her handkerchief. Il don't
like telling you. not at all. but-well.
il was had enough his being with that
sort Of neutrality-suspicious. said
Leonard was all attention. all devotion
| 10 her"
She paused again. and shot quick
glance at me There I've told YOU
hated to do it. but some day you may
thank me-.
She got up from her chair and took
a few steps toward the door.
For fully a minute ! could not speak
NV tongue Glove to tho roof Of my
mouth and my throat was dry and
swoller But my thoughts now We're
! perfectly clear and my nerves were as
steady as il her terrible words had been
an invigorating shower hath Of coolest
water.
Tomorrow Buffer the Gossip.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
THE SANDMAN STORY
By Abbie Phillips Walker
Protected by George Matthew Adam.

but not once did she lower her pert
little head 10 notice him
Day after day Tommy kept M his
pleading, for he had heard that faint
heart never won fair pussy or some
thing like that So he came every day
to call on Fluffy
one day she lowered her head and
looked Tommy all over. theu she gave
a weak little new but Tommy hav-
ing had experience With tho lady pus~ios
knew that tho best way 10 hold her in
tcrcst Was not to notice hcr now that
nc had gained SO much
New said Fluffy Ruflcs again. this
time very short hut little louder hut
Tommy was bold now and hc walk "a
away without so much as turning his
head.
Tic knew very wcll that Fluffy was
looking after him so he leared with
on the very top of il the fun length and
then jumped down on the other side.
Tho next day when Fluffy took her
airing In the opcn window she looked
with anxious eyes for her admircr but
Tommy did not appear though he sat
on the ground in his own yard look
ing through 2 crack IN the renee al
her and saw her twist and turn her
pretty head TO find him.
she will he glad to sec me tomor-
row thought wise Tommy. and I
would not bc surprised If she mcwcd
a little more than she cid yesterday"
Tommy saw Fluffy IN the garden
later with her mistress. and though ne
jumped on the top Of the fence and
looked down at her he did not dare
to move. for Fluffy's mistress told him
to go away and shook her parasol ~
him.
Tommy, however did not go away
he sat right on the fence and looked
at Fluffy and felt sure she must think
him very brave not 10 be afraid of her
mistress.
Tomorrow ] will tell you how he
won her.
Continued tomorrow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
MRS. RUSSELL CALLS.
Chapter 3s.

Chapter SO.
stopped powdering my nose as
Emma came in the room toward me.
Mrs. Russell is down stairs. She
would like 10 see you for few min
utes. Mrs. Allen" she said. and then
hesitated waiting for my reply.
Tell her III be down In minute,
I answered, sinking into the chair IN
front OF my dressing table and trying
L. rearrangc some loose ends of hair
which were hanging wildly around my
tace.
simply couldn't bear seeing Mrs.
Russell. and yet conventions demanded
that go down and be sweet and pleas
ant when felt much more like having
Emma tell her to so home ana stay
home and never 10 bother me again.
As went down the stairs i could
see Mrs. Russell sitting ON the very
edge of a chair and looking most un-
comfortable. In fact. the whole at
mospherc of the room seemed to he
loaded with an uncomfortable tense
ness Everything felt and looked on
edge. Certainly my nerves were.
You have been to Atlantic city?
she asked. starting the conversation
with one Of those obviously pointless
questions. felt the kecnness OF her
cyes fairly boring through the powder
on my face and disclosing the redness
of my eyes and nose. She was one
OF those people that you instinctively
trv to keep from knowing of your
privat, affairs and who Invariably know
your business in some unCanny way
even before YOU do yourself.
Yes. We had a wonderful trip"
responded trying bravely to enthuse
There is something l am afraid
must tell YOU she said suddenly sit
ting NJ a little straightcr and a little
nearer To the edge Of the chair. 1T is
tho kind uf thing ! hate To do. one
hcsltatcs a great while before placing
IN, mscives In my position" she went
on with eyes now on the floor and the
tone OF voice one is apt TO use when
telling Of tho sad death Of an uncle
who has hcquesthed them a fortune.
again fclt the desire 20 throw tho blue
Nas, AZ something. hut this time | think
IL vas Mrs. Bussolrs head
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04

\ Young woman asks me to give her
some rclIahlc receipt for pleasing the mon
There Is none Nobody knows just
what peculiar quality IN = woman attract~
mcn or rcpulScs them Even tho Brldc
declares that tho way % man with
mald 4 ono of tho mysteries that human
wisdom cannot iathom.
Gcncral, speaking y girl s first aud to
ponlilarltv Is beauty Every masculine
eve IS caught 10y prrttv face Every
man likes to bc seen ont with peach.
" no makes other mon rubber and ask the
next dav Who was the little Queen. n
doubtcdlv Heaven S best gift 20 a Woman
~ peaches and cream complexion =
straight nose. and hair WITH "A uaturai
wave in Il for IT her good fairy has en-
dowed her with these gifts, she can get MI
the balance herself
But let not the girl ho is not living
picture despair Nothing is easier to
camouflagc than pcachlncSs Handmade
complcxinns are usually better than tho
real article Marcel artists perform on
every corner. and there are very few mon
thank God. who have ever learned 70 DIS
tinglish between woman and her clothes.
The next aid o. popularity Is 20 learn how
to dance. how to play cards how 10 play
tennis. and golf Especially how TO dance
for in these davs. il a girl wants attention
fror mon she must bc able 10 tread a
measure with them without stepping ON
then toes Heels are even more important
tbsn heads lust nj present. and though
a Tirl were as beautiful as Venus. and as
cIeycr as Aspasia. she would line the walls
If she could not toddle and shimmy, or
shake nimblc foot in the latest dance
steps.
popular with men must play well enough
t. make the game interesting, but not so
we'll that she beats her partner II she
can keep herself ia the perpetual amateur
class who begs the man she Is playing with
10 teach her that wonderful stroke OF hls,
or explain that marvellous lead at bridge,
she will never look for instructors, or have
10 SIT on the Country Club veranda with
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
WHY?
WIZ Docs q Match Lightl
Copyright. 1920, by
wheeler syndicate Inc.

r-v,e,i,nonfa'ion win show uv hat
matches may ho lighted apparent, !"
go g..yz-4ither by drawing them
.narn,v along some surface ~ ~ sub
,,,,f,,y Thorn to heat Buf in reality
rneee methods arc one and nc -7rro
for Slipping rho match along 2 rongn
s,,~fare generates tho hcaf which 8
-f,ea tbn chernicals m the ratr , head
,,et .a rertafnIv as II vc hold u in nf
aaur. As proof of this draw Tour
finger sharply along fhc sleeTc q toIr
roat ar along the roughened side of z
matchbox. and yoG will he mm"diafr'F
cone. ious If distinct feeling "t
warmth. caused by inc friction between
votlr finger and The other EuhFfance
The heat ~ course. viii mot cause yonr
finger fo catch FIRE but II continued
sufficiently long i Kill cause 2 blister
ff appear and if the rip n ynur firE"r
were coated vvlth the Hane chenni'al &
! match head thesr cherni' ais would AZ
once burst into flame
The placing ~ sm9ll amount 0f
easily jnf1anani4hlc substance on rhr
end ~ ldf n word so hat i nay ir
irnItrd nv frict5nr maFes what ro call
! match and thr process n ..etrib sing
this Is nothing more than fhe rrrrriae
~ strength sufficient to general" fnF
,,..ossear,, amount of neat Safety
n1atrhes differ from The nrdinarv 'rps
In that fhe Chemicals used for thr rCat-
ing of their tins do not burst into flame
unlces drawn along 4 surface espc~ia
lv designed for his purpose. thus satf
guarding Them against premature ig-
nitton through being rubbed together nr
stepped upon or handled ny children
yyho arc ignorant ~ their use.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04

teach the baby a little natural history
by having a dog around the house. and
besides a dog would represent real
saving and economy by eating up scraps
that would otherwise be wasted.
My maid Hilma' latest wrinkle is 10
have a Finnish debating society meet
i'm the kitchen every night. | don [
know what they debate about. but you
can hear ii for a block and the en-
thusIasm is something terrible SO 1t
must be about food. Food is certainly
Hima S deadliest subject She would
eat a delicatessen store out of house and
home. | think maybe I'll fire her and
get a jap. You know Japs don't eat a
thing except rice. Perhaps that ac-
counts for their monotonous express
sions.
I see there's still lot OF talk about
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
aInst unm,, 10 DO Over a Ceiling.

"gusf How" To 10 Over q Ceiling.
Several readers have asked me 20
write an article on doing over" cell
ing, saying that they knew how 70
paper n room bat not how ~ wh ton
the ceiling.
OF course the colling n q room can
not he done unless the walls are alec 10
be done over--for the wallis arc likely
to he splaahod The first step is 10 re-
move all the portable pieces of FURNITURE
from the room take down pictures.
shades and curtains: take 40 rugs ana
coeer the floor with thick layers ~
newspaper and throw sheets over anf
furniture that must remain in the room.
The next step IL 10 wash N the 'eiI
ing gitb a large sponge Wruug fairly
dry after being dipped into cold water.
n YOU are tall enough. you can stand
on n kitchen table to do this work
thts ia better than step-laddcr bs
cause IL gives one q larger working area.
A howl niled with cold water should also
atand on the table 80 that YOU ran rinse
the sponge from time 10 time without
getting down from your elevation This
thorough sponging of the ceiling is nee
eaeary. 40 as 10 remove dust tii
kitchen. greaHel and peeling 81 th"
surface or any old finish which HiiH
remains on.
Tho third step rs 70 mix me mar'"' .
-, v,i,b warm water Put nyo
-. - the Dovydor in large vcsaol and
"a ~ ,,,ua of water 10 II. stir with .
atick (doni get II on Tho handsb un'II
- t,,,nns have disappeared brush
seven inches in width is nec"H7afy -
1T. tbts MIXTURE. and IL can also be
| used 20 help dia@olre The Jumps 7 ih'
stick is Inadequate
| So, ,,,t on !, sweeping cap ~ pro
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04

know ixactly who your tawking TO. and
if you get the rong number you don't.
Another important invention is the
elecktic lie, wich saves US the trub-
bile and Expense OF terning on the gas
every time We wunt a lite and also
makes the matches last longer. Ever
since the invention OF the elecktric lite
all you haff 10 do TO make a dark room
disappear is jest push a button.
Another important invention is the
camera. wich takes your pickture and
shows you iXactly how you looked that
minnit no matter how mutch you change
later. Thus wen you are all grown up
you can look a. a pickture Of how YOU
used 10 look Wen YOU was a baby and
realize how mutch you have improved.
. other important inventions are the
locomotive. wich does all the werk in
a trane Of cars. and the fonograff. -wich
gives as the privilege of terning off
the music wenever we don't feel like
heering it.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
LETTERS OF TESSIE AND JOE

Dear Joe
Do you think ! ousht 10 st' u0s
the baby? l don mean a stun ca uoe
on wheels with no an'rha''oi, D'i'ea1 -
pulled. but a hVe' human "os nc Z
was a man around win some puppieo
he vas trying TO sell and ! told him TO
cor,e hack again in week, as naturally
a dog in the house "ouiu h'ea" =" ~
bother and would take apoul "o'h -
think over.
They are little dogs SO oI Cou' DC "iie
Of tbem wouldn't eat as much or knock
over as many things as big dog. At
least the pups are little. and straws
show which way the wind blows. The
man said they were Newfoundland pups,
I think il would be a practical idea 10
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04

the Enli wlhnvs
Nothing hns more = do WITH fhr hf
that wumcn make with mcn thar the llnc
nf conversation thre carry thls should H.
scIccted with great care and With -ird
Difference ~ tho individual upon whom
II Is to hc he-towrsl Some men like chnflV
women who will work like coal hcavcra q"
entertain them Others want - funf ep-
olze all tho talking thcrnselyes
Rui thrrr are certain thlnTs that r Il men
nbhor Dnc is s.arcasrn \ornar rap abide
"a woman who savs sharp and butter thirg~
and IN an effort - be brilliant ard WITTY
many girl cuts her oan throat with her
tongue. No man likes a scandal monger-
ing woman or . girl who snys little caftv
things about other girls No man likes a
woman who laughs n other people fc Is
afraid nc will bc the next figure Of fun
20 her. W man likes woman who
bablcs of and on 1t makes him tired.
II he j. uiuet man and II he Is a talkcr.
he warts the floor himself
Clever women are never popular with
, men unless they are clever enough 10 con
ceal how clever they arr Nen still prefer
feminine brains scrambled ard the less a
woman knows. the better they like her.
/ The college graduate who Is entitled "a
| write VI 4 after her name Is seldom
called Ma unless she has sense enough ~
refrain from making display Of her erudI-
tior and discoursing upon high-brew sub
/ jects 10 men whose reading Is mostly con-
/ fined to the stock market reports, and the
! Retail Grocers Gazette.
! Doubtless in the process Of time, We
shall arrive at place where men will not
| desire To pose AS oracles before women
| and will not prefer Ia have = little fluffy
+ ruffles roll her ewes az them. ard ask them
/ fool questions, n sitting at the feet oi
/ Ii lady solomon and gathering up the
| pearls of wisdom that drop from her lips
/ But that time has NOT arrived, nor Will II
/ be here in the next thousand years
Therefore, the girl who wishes to be a
riot with men, does well to put the soft
pedal on her attanments. and never
| never, under any circumstances correct
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
LITTLE BENNIE'S
NOTEBOOK
By Lee Pape.
Inventions

Inventions.
There are meny new inventions now
adays that people used 70 miss without
knowing they was missing. This is
one of the lucky things about living IN
the 10Th Century insted OF the lst or
2nd Another lucky thing about living
now insted Of formerly is that YOU are
stiH alive.
one OF the most important inven-
tons is the telefone. wich rings eny
hour of the day or mite so you can
"a wk TO somebody that maybe you never
even saw and maybe you wouldent
even wunt 10 see. You can also tawk
to your friends jest as easy. Wen eny-
body in the olden days had long peece
Of wire they jest used il 10 fix things
erround the house insted of wasting
time thinking about trying to tawk
throo il. vile now all you haff TO do tc
tawk throo the telefone wire is jest cal
NJ and If you get the rite number you
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
FLUFFY RTFFIES' COTRTSHIP.

Fluffy RuffTeS was a very handsome
" hitc eat. Her mother was an angora
and FlufTy's white coat was something
like her mothers, though not as heauti-
ful But fluffy IiufT1es was beautiful
enough and Tommy Black thought her
thc loVelitst creature he had ever seen.
Tommy Black lived in the next house
~ ltuffy. and though he often went
irto tho yar1 that belonged 20 tluUN
rurcs' house he had never been nearer
e. her than seeing her sit IN the opCn
window.
ITuny Rur7es was allowed out of the
house only when her mistress was along
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
BY Laura A. Kirkman

tect the hair. ana pair ~ rlta.
gloves ~ heavy leather gloves. I
mount the table DV not fsrf 1
over your head. Df tho miaiuie IH
drop Into yOuI eyes N0ra 1lHnFf
side. overhead
n. when the work s nr.ahrd IH.
marks ~ some oid aIH.u nI t.
siHl chow. through thf r1af ~
those may b. touched up Win nf
tbo narcuo T1f lD,binE ri h
coat and second ,uaf fhsf an
extend over no sufIfr ceiling
be Visible whom ,nr ceiling dut
ono ,oat lr. boz moH Daaf
Marcsco coafa about
pound and mab large Hhn
thrco pounds ~ tht rD7' f fn.n
q ceiling a mot erpfrrte t tr.
work yourself There rr
pay 80 a Gar ~ fhrIr1Dfi'H
work rf 'hin r1ri done b.
whom any Woman rar fn
ahe THINE .ha can
Bride Fleet lnn you
n rlothe hoId na.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04

recognizing Russia. But If half OF what
you read is true and the other half is
only half true. they must be such
peculiar people that even a blind man
could recognize them.
Love from self and child
TaSSip