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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
BY Laura A. Kirkman

the soil Cat the bottom of the pot) for
good drainage: also that tho earth Is
well ARMED 40 that the water will not
trckle down the sides between the soil
and the pots instead Of percolating
through the soil. The pots should not
be filled TO the top with earth. or there
viii be no place for the water. The
gera mum is The one plant which should
not receive too much water. as too
much moisture will cause the leaves TO
drop.
A dear little old lady whom I count
among my friends achieved success
with her plants through this device:
she had a tinsmith make her a zinc
tray az long as her diningroom win
dow. and two feet the other way. The
sides of this tray are two inches deep
and the bottom Of II Is covered with
pebbles This tray is set on top Of a
table and tho table is mounted on
small wheels (ordinary castors would
do as webb, so that the table may be
wheeled away from the window on
frosty nights. With this device, the
water which she applies 20 her plants
never runs onto the woodwork acci-
dentally, for the surplus water runs
onto the bed Of pebbles and Is evapo.
rated thereby creating a moist at
mosphere which Is good for the planti
and also good for human beings.
Tomorrow Answered Letters.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19

It's too long Of wawk for you.
Its Jest ~ long for you, aint ~ 81
Bert. and Sid sed. No II aint, snd Bert
sed. Wy amt III and SID ssd. Because
we're Q 10 your /.
There's hardly snythlns but dogs on
the way to the park, how do you Know
you wont get bit by one1 ] s.d.
How do You know you wsnt7 eed
Bert.
Bccause the dogs all know us. ths's
Wy, 1 sed. and Bert sed. Well then wen
they sec I'm with you they wont bite
me either.
You're libel 20 get norked down ard
robbed, look Al all the trees there - ia
he park for robbers 60 hide behind.
sed sid
Well | ony got 2 cents 20 steel an1
its werth cents. sed Bert,
/ Aw leave him come with u~. ne can
chase the sticks after we throw them
up AT the ehessnutts. ] seJ.
Like fun. aint your slave. now Jest
for that ] wont 20. Hed Bert.
Wich he dident. proving peepie
would drather do things FOR reasons
Wy they awtent 20 than for reasons W
they awt.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19

my festival that will be held tonight.
| am surs you viii get Lscd 20 the
cold and not mind Il at all
Jack Frost picked up the Elm
rower and carried her or 90 the crys-
,al forest, where everything was ready
fci IN. grand festival OF the Frost
KING,
Tn. rslri.e were there an the Eob-
lins all dressed In their fur conts. and
the, all looked silly AZ Jack Frost
fot ~ he had brought her 10 the feast
they wondered II n. had fallen In
love with h.f, and as the evening
wrsc away they were quite cure this
w~S true.
isck rrst plsc,d the Finn az his
risht. which was the seat OF honor
cf tn. table and al the time ne
suilesi and talked 20 her. almost for
srttlnu hip other ruosts.
Whsr tho feast ana frolic wa4 over
snd n MAS time for all ~ them 20 go
home. Jack Frost stood up and said
nv friends and guests. As this littl
Einn has l~come u~cd 90 our cold
wrathsi don't you think we might
snak. her n member Of our winter so.
sic,, and let her always come out al
thls time each Year,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19

that .hrllls him 10 the marrow OF his
being.
When you see how little discretion
men use n selecting their wives. you
cease TO wonder that marriage il go
often a failure. Also. you have the
solution to the eternal riddle OF why
men who arc 20 much in love when
they marry, 40 soon fall out OF love,
and become tired OF their wives.
The answer Is that they haven't
got what they really wanted in n wife.
They have been betrayed by passing
fancy into taking something that
caught their eyes for a moment, but
of which they soon wearicd. They have
been tricked into buying something
that DOESN'T suit them, that doesn't
meet their needs. and that they really
don't desire, and so IL ia not strange
| that they are d;seatislfed.
In making no other choice in life
does a mans brain cease functioning
as IL does in matrlmony. II man
went forth 10 buy an automobile. and
came home with a baby carriage In
stead of 1T; II. when he needed a new
engine and boiler in his factory, he in
vested his money in pink chiffon. he
would rush ia the nearest alienist 10
have his mind examined. But he does
just that crazy a thing In gettire
married, without considering tn,
woman's qualifications tosbe the sori
OF wife he really desires.
Every day we see men who lov,
good cooking marry girls who cannot
boil water without burning it; sting,
men marry spendthirft girls: domesti,
men marry girls whose ideas of heav
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
THE BUSY HOUsEKEEPER's
WINDOW GARDEN

why do my plants droop and der
IN the opening line Of many letters chat
I receive each Winter. Then when I
read farther down In the letter / ind
that tho readers plants were OF the
variety which require care and that
they were not receiving the necessary
amount.
The average hou-ekeeper is too busy
TO fuss much over plants Therefore
she should choose for her indoor gar
den the plants that are easy TO take
care or In this class are Begonias.
Primroses Geraniums. Impatiens, Cy-
clamens and Abutilons c'flowering
maples"). These six will flourish with
out constant spraying and sgringing. II
they have good drainage, n reasonable
amount OF sunlight. and are In q
room free from escaping gas. Here
are some points regarding these plants
which may be helpful:
Cyclamens arc properly classed as
among the bulhs, but are more com
monty purchased as started plants, AL
though all of these six plants which /
have named must have sunlight. eycla-
mems will flower well without a great
amount OF direct sunlight and this is
also true OF begonlas although the
sun IL needed TO give them a high
color.
Gera nums, on the other hand. must
have all the direct sunlight possible
through the entire Winter. They need
South window and should be kept as
close TO the glass as possible. Only
In this way will they flower through
the colder months when the days are
short. Young. stocky geraniums are
needed for the best display, although
plants which have been taken up from
the garden will do well II they have
been cut back with an unsparing hand
The primrose Is perhaps the most re
liable continuous Towering plant whicl
may be chosen.
rho best Of the Begonia family, 70
the average window garden, are thos
Of the semper F1orens type. The va
rietv called Prlms Donna is splendi
one. having a lovely shade OF pink.
All Of these plants named will flour
ish IL given plenty Of sunlight an
= watered freely II is taken for grant
n cd that good soil is used IN the pot
| and that there are large pebbles unde
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
My Marriage Problems
Adele Carrson's New Phase Of
Revelations of a Wife.
ccr,r.sh, 1921, by Newspaper Feature Service. Inc
,cr,r,sh, ioai by Nov sp~per Feature Service. Inc

"Shc has 10 report at her schoo.
In fvc dsyr." ! returned.
Then we'li go the SIXTH" Dickey
decided. sooner II she vamooses be-
fore that" lie hummed provokingly
n hnr OF What's This Dull Town to
Me7" dodge cushion I laughtngly
nuns at him. and sauntered out OF the
bungalow. palpably well contented
with himself
.She'u Packing Nowi"
sat quietly for n few minutes after
he left. going over my prospective
packing In my mind. l knew that !
would not only have TO see TO all my
own things and Juniors. but to
Dickey's as well. II I expected him to
get more than half OF his belongings
hsck home.
The worst Of Il was that l would
have to sort his things and put them
together by stealth. Dickcy considers
himself. as | think do most men, a
packer by divine appointment. and
rr.des himself upon the record time
In which he can get ready for a trip.
| That he almost invarihly--if / have
had no chance TO slip them in-arrives
at his destination sans toothbrush
paiamas. hair brushes and extra coll
lars, while literally supplied with
books. magazines and golf balls. has
never caused any lowering In his esti-
mate Of himself as a packer. But he
savagely resents any attempt on my
part to pack. his things. 80 that / am
compelled TO snatch my chances for
taking care OF his belongings.
Fortunately. Dickcy never knows
whore he puts things. and as hi.
method Of packing bag or suit
case ~ 20 gather the contents OF a
them into the bag. | manage TO gather
his things from the four corners Of
every room, to sort them and to put
them In the different drawers OF hi,
dresser, and leave the rest TO Fate.
With n mental plan OF my packing
before mo | rose and began gatherine
tho things we could spare frst, and
piled them on the bed In my own room
I had made n goodly pile when Mrs
Cosgrove's knock sounded at the door
was slsd that Lillian and | had botl
told her some time before that W,
might go home any day, for otherwis
her entrance on my sudden packinI
would have embarrassed me.
, You're starting early" she smile,
"a she entered. but you're not tn
, only one. Didn't you tell me that Mis-
Dean was going TO stay until mex
! week."
Yes, that WAS What she told me-"
r said. surmising what her next word
would he.
, We'll, she's packing her suitcss $
} now ! saw her through the door. al
4 though she didn't know did"
10 be continued.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19

A young woman wants TO know
what qualities men look for in wom-
en- when they pick out their wives. and
whether they prefer beauty OF mind
and soLl, or beauty OF body in a woman,
My dear, when a man gets married
he shuts his eyes tight, and thrusts
his arm into the matrimonial grab
bag, and pulls out whatever piece of
calico he chances TO get his hand on.
He goes II hind. Tie doesn't look for
any particular quality in woman
when he takes her for wife. He has
no definite ideal to which she must
measure up.
He doesn't even stop 10 find out
whether the woman he is tying up
With for life Is the kind OF woman he
really likes. or not until he gets her
home, and then he most generally
finds out that she isn't what he want
ed.
II is both funny and pathetic that
when man comes to take the mos;
important step in his life. the step that
most profoundly affects his happiness
and well-being, he brings no intelli-
cence to bear upon il. He ceases TO b'
n reasoning human being when ht
chooses his wife, and becomes, for tn,
moment, a creature OF blind impulse
! He marries "a woman merely because
she has fired his fancy and withou'
reference to her suitability for his re-
quiremcnts in a wife, or her conformi
ty To his taste.
or course, every man has formed
some mental picture OF what he con
siders the ideal wife. If he is maj
who has his own way to make in III,
world his ideal wife IS a thrifty. AN,
industrious woman who locks well {,
the ways Of her household. and cal
spread one dollar over the space O
five. II he is a literary man, his idea
wife is a bl'e stocking lady wit
whom he can hold heart-to-heart com
munions about the vagaries OF Shaw
and who will listen unweariedly TO hi
efforts in vers libre.
II he loves sports. he pictures a wifi
wandering contentedly over the gol
links with him, and discussing hi
putting all the evening. II he is
business man. he loves to think of tn
good times he will have telling h!
wife about all the details OF the gro
Gerry trade
But when a man goes TO marry, h
forgets all about the qualities that h
needs in wife. The poor man Marie
a girl who is waster and a spendei
and against whose eXtravagance h
can make no headway. The studen
marries a jelly bean who has never rea
two books in her life. The man VIII
loves the out Of doors marries a woma
who loathes every form OF exercis
and is welded to her chair by the fire
side. The man whose soul is ahsorbe
IN his occupation picks out for h
wife woman who thinks trade WI
gar, and who yawns in his face whe
he tries TO tell her about big de,
that he has just put through, ar
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
sAck fposr'> swvrrurARr.

90 Course tho f'lf who avolSc tho
iloncr Finn was 10 blame. hut he said
that ire sun was so warm he was sure
n was spring and time FOR her 20
hlonm, so out shc popped. but instead
~ The nice soft rrccn cover she had
always s~sn on the ground she found
one that was quite white and soft. TNhe
poor lttl. Elm was terribly frighten-
81. ana Will, she was crying along
came Jack Frost
"iicilo" said hci "what are YOU
doing out here this cold weether7"
or course Elnn flower was not a bit
afraid, for she had never heard of
lack and his cold breath. so she look
~i az him very sorrowfully and told
him her sad tale.
We'll, we'll that is too had" said
Jack Frost, hut now YOU arr out,
suprosc YOU come along with me 70
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
By bee pape.

Me and sid Hunt was setting on his
frlnt steps and Sids little brother
r.ft came out and sat on the top
step without ia seeing him, and SO
sed, Hay Benny how about taking a
wawk to the park and seeing II there's
eny chessnutts left2
@ ALI rite, that's a go. I sed, and sids
little brother Bert sed, m go with you.
WITCH me and sid quick termed err
round. sid saying. Heck, dident know
you was back there, wy don't you
make noise wen you come out?
Wen you going, rite now? sd Bert
and sid sed. Yes but you cant come.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19

II pays to read and use classified
ads.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19

she looks like a little roee 10 me-
said tho Fairy Queen. II am afraid
she viii never he able 10 stand the
cold, especially Jack, II you treat her
as YOU do other flowers who happen
to overstsy their time in the early fall
DAYS"
But Jack Frost was not to be upset
by this remark. He smiled very sweet
" ~ the Queen. You, my dear
Queen. can. with your little gold
wand. d. many wonderful things" ne
said. Give this little Elfn a name
and I promise that she shall bloom
unharmed by me. and / am sure she
Will add beauty 10 the winter scenes"
IT is Christmas time" said the
Queen. she shall be called the
Christmas Rose and bloom each year
above the snow"
Jack Frost bowed low before the
Elm and said. My Christmas Rose.
am Sid 20 welcome you as a men,
Der Of our winter society" and the
little Elm, who was quite white be-
fore, hlushed pale rose color.
Then everyone said good night and
Jack Frost. taking the little Elm by
the hand. ran swiftly out into the
night.
He is in love with her" whispered
TEe fairies and gobllns; I'VE will watch
and see what happens"
IL mortals could see what the magic
folk do, they would find when the
Christmas Rose comes out each year
that Jack Frost always is near and
whispers 10 her that she is dainty and
sweet, and that is the reason .ht
fairies say tat sometimes the Christ
mas Rose is white and sometimes q
pale rose color-she bushes wher
her lover tells her she is beautiful.
And while mortals call her the win
ter rose, the magic folk call her Jack
Frost's Sweetheart.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19

en- Is perpetual cabaret, serious
minded men marry frivolous little
fools. amiable men marry shrews' rich
old men marry girls young enough
60 be their daughters. and they all er-
pect TO live happily ever afterwards.
God help the optimists.
II men would use az much real
thought, and bring as much good
judgment 10 bear on picking out the
kind Of wives that they really want
and that will suit thom. as they do in
buying pair of shoes that will wear
well, and won't rub, there would he no
more unhappy marriages. and divorce
W suld perish. For the burden Of re-
sponsibiliy for the unhappy mar
riagcs is on the man. They have the
say, they do the pairing. A woman has
60 take what she can get in a hus-
band but man has his choice. and
his wife represents his pick
What pity he doesn't at least
| bring one brain cell TO bear on the
selection.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
rWE NEwS MNS. COS0ROvE
uNOtGNT NAO0k

n hsd posses.cd the leisure Tor re-
Nr,,ion w,,uld have found mucN
food ~, \, IN nicky's explosive ~
mark that ". would like To- mako me
Nrsd h.a,s,d crazy Jealous" ~ him jnet
nrrr. tut with IN. homeward Journey
aua M. prrrnrs,oins for Il before mo,
4 could only ,lc away tho Significant
vuris IN secnrel, locked brain ccll
fes poaslhio future reference.
/ was consciou-. moreover. TINT w
hsi iu~t dangerously sklr,ed a family
row with more than the u'ual ro'cn-
,lslny fcr future bitterness. That !
nus, maxi, NO further reference 20
our lnccmmodlng picky's sister Eliza.
beth and her family by our return
heme I knew, 40 | quickly resolved
that / would put nay cards ON the
,nhle and toll the absolute truth con-
vprnlnr my wish 90 return home.
"itn a wonder YOU don't take M
sr,r,sl gazing" | gihcd, II understand.
there's int uf money In A. Hut. scri-
uual,. nicky, YOU guessed right about
lluss Dean. | don't want To- leave here
unlu after she goes I would look as
,honsh-.."
paue~l tr,lns 90 put my own alb.
surd tho i..ht into ntting words. Bui
plrkN had no such scrurlcn.
As thoueh you were afraid she't
snatch me from your loving arms II
splto vi your struggles" he nnishcd
trlnnlng diaholically. while | flushe,
inlrrrthl,, and then laughed outright
at his sh.urji,y,
picky Decides.
- a.. t .I t.sl
"nW tAulhn has y hunch that Res
sent telegram 10 somehody thi
nnrnlng tu cail her homo by wire %
phuno or letter"
"she certainly went to the railroal
station early" picky reioincd. 'for y
4 iarnvo Haw her. and IN hts senia
way upincd that she'd had abou
enough. n there's anything roing q
above or below the surface IN tina
old ncnta vicinity that he Isn't he
w, "a certainly like to ace a."
'iie ls very shrewd," / agreed. a NJ
absent mindcdlN. for my brain was a.
ready busy With tn problem ~ Eoi
tlng plothlna enough Co hu eight sui
easea ana bass into half that numb.
| FashlV had assured Dicky that
could pack in two hours. hut ! kne
in reality that there wa a considers
hle multiple of that tine nlled 81 N
hrim Ia front Of me. | hoped ,agerl
that he would asrsc to my scheme
waiiinn until Hess ~ n should loav
"tll tell the wurld he's that. ~
then some" be said cnthusiasticau
hAdinx nunchRlan,lyi "Havc q yo,
own way about the day 60 70 hom
Even N in's hunch n wrong and n
pretty sure shes rieht. iiesSic de'
hasn't much more time schsiul'
around here anyway, has sho7"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
Homer Ll,,enhers ArpoInted cadet

An appointment to the United states
Military Academy. West Point. has
been awarded Homer l.. Litzenberx.
Jr., son Of Mr. and Mrs. Homer LIT
zenberg, OF 1882 Regent street, Phiis-
deiphia. and . grandson of Mrs. Josh
ua s. Lltzenberg of 27c7 BroomN
street this cltv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
THE MATRIMONIAL GRAB BAG
BY DOROTHY DIX
The Worlds Most Highly Paid Woman Writer

Copyright 1921 by tho Wheeler syndicate. Inc. N. "
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19

Miss Violet Pash has returned from
ner vacation considerably disappointed
as she only had one day o croquet
weather while she wuz gone. Hereafter
who are arrested II have
L pay { git ther names in "Th' Slip
horn az it has long been tn policy O.
that paper not T. publish business ad-
dresses In its news columns.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19

Never was II more necessary tc
handle China with. care.-Wail Street
Journal.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-12-14

Ashland is the subject of COM
mandatory notice in recent book
let issued by the Southern Pacific
company describing the various
cities and scenic points of interest
along the Shasta division. The fol-
lowing quotation is taken from the
booklet
ALTITUDE 1872 population 1888;
to Portland 342 miles; to San Fran
cisco 429 miles. Ashland a rail
road division point on the SHASTA
Route" Is charming mountain
town and place of residence, with
pretty homes and many natural at
fractions, including mineral springs
with waters equaling If not excel
ling in curative properties those of
Carlsbad and other famous health
resorts of Europe.
Ashland il situated in the foot
hills of the Siskiyous, at the base
of Mount Ashland and its twin peak,
Mount Wagner The waters Of Ash
land creek flow from their snowbank
sources through a picturesque can
yon.
"The Marble Halls of Oregon and
the Klamath Lakes country can be
reached by auto roads from Medford
and Ashland"
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-12-14

aud family, Of Tillamooki Mrs. ]. W.
Bosqui, daughter and family, Al
bany; Mrs. r. NJ, McClay, sister-in-
law, and family, Portland; and Mr..
and Mrs, j. G. Hume, in Roseburg.
While in Portland Mrs. Bartges wit
messed the silver thaw which held
that city in the grip of winter when
the northern storms were sweeping
the state. Mrs. Bartges says that
the silver thaw was a beautiful sight
but terrible in its effect.
From Oakland, Calf
A. NJ. Colquhoin and mother, of
Oakland, Calf, are visiting the A.
N. Humphrey family. Mr.. Colqu'
holm is an employe Of the Southern
Pacific company.
Ernest Showers of Roseyille, Calf.
stopped off the north bound train
last Thursday to visit few hours
with his uncle, Ben French, of North
Talent. He then proceeded on his
way to Portland.
TO Sell Cemetery Lots
The city will start the stalking OF
additional lots in the Mountain View
cemetery at once, according to re-
cent action of the city council. The
lots will be sold at SIS for spaces
ten feet square, instead of SO as
heretofore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Denham, OF
Talent, have bought new Chevro-
let car. as has also Mrs. Ed Foss
bought a new Ford with all the lat
est equipment.
The following persons from Talent
we're IN Ashland last Friday at the
big sale at Ferguson's Mrs. Ella
Patterson, Mrs. VIII Ferns, Mr.. ant
MIS-. Eu JdCODS, MI anu 4hi o 'i""'
1 Holdridge, Mother HOldridge, and
Mrs. w High, Jeff Bell, Mrs. Noal
Chandler.
Mr.. Splitter, the Talent grocer!
nam, was in Medford Saturday afte
supplies for his store. He brough
uIi a full load of groceries.
Dr.. Webster was in Talent Satur
d h,y morning on business, returning
h anne by way of Phoenix.
Andy Weidner, of Talent, ha
la tely returned from Germany. II
50 VS. that all the principal industrie
of that country are worhing full
blatst and that they are now pro
du, :5ng more than before the war.
A niece of Jeff Bell, formerl
Miss Donna Bell, is in Talent on
visit with her uncle and wife.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-12-14
Ford,s Roadman Writes--

81 believe the Mora pump is me-
chanically o. k; that potential de-
mand for it exists, and its success as
a commercial venture is dependent
only upon its being properly II
nanced and marketed" writes c. s.
Parker, chief roadman Of the Ford
Motor company, 1.-THE Mora pump
was pronounced a complete success
at the Universal Use" Fordson
tractor demonstration last August.
The positive action secured without
reciprocating parts is a particularly
desirable feature. The Mora pump
coupled with a Forcson makes a
highly efficient pumping unit"
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-12-14
API OINTMENT TO
WEST POINT GIVEN
TO FIRST co. BOY

1t was announced Monday that
William X. Clary, son of Mrs. Char
les f. Clay, widow, 175 Church
street, had been recommended by
Governor Olcott for appointment to
the United States military academy
at West Point. MIR. Clary is a cor
poral in the local First company
coast artillery, national guard and
recommendation comes as the result
OF competitive examination for the
appointment. He is now liberal
arts student in Willamette university
at Salem, and will probably enter
West Point next summer according
to his brother, Sergeant ]. r. Clary,