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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-21
MISUNDERSTANDING


pYErNG to match your sample. clean
ing, repairing men and women's cloth.
ing. Phone 1858. Fishkin Bros. sos
state ST. 1876 New Brunswick Ave.
MIKHAELY CSETE. Merchant Tailor:
cleaning. repairing. dyeins and press
ing. 426 State St, Perth Amboy, N. J.
BENTNCAsA BROS, Merchant tailors. .
stores 401 State St Phone lS4-J. 1eS
Smith St. / flight up. Perth Amboy.
FUR TRIMMING and Furs for sale, re-
modelled. repaired. cleaned. dyed. glazed
Plush coats steamed, remodeled. A.
Greenhouse. Sc Smith St.
WE DO ALL KINDS OF side and accord
ion pleating and machine pleattng; also
hemstitching; very reasonable prices
K. Weiss. SIT Maple St. Phone 2072.
LADTES' Fashionable D~ressmaking: re-
modelling and repairing, cleaning. press
ing and dyeing. We also do hemstitcn.
ing; moderate prices. Kalman. zs3
Smith st.
ALTERATIONS. Cleaning. Dyeing and
Pressing. Orders called for and denv-
cred; prices moderate. s. Epstein. 900
Madison Ave. below Majestic Theatre.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-25

requires eopsdsrAble tim>.. however.
o ing TO the great number -csivsd-
30 II Z psrsonal OF quicker reply 10
desired. stamped md self-e ddrssssd
envelope must b~ enclosed with the
question: Editor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-25

say one solitary word Of love TO her.
never give her n kiss that isn't a
l,erfunct0rv peek ot duty that is an
TN. II, who never show her that they
regard her in any other light than as
4 cog In the household machinery.
And there are women who treat
their husbands the same way. yet
these men and women themselves
crave the very love and tenderness
they deny 20 their wives and hus-
bands. They want others to hc
demonstrative TO them. and lavish
upon them the affection and praise
they are too niggardly to bestow on
others.
They rarely get Il. You can't make
n pet Of an icicle. A cold heart chills
the enthusiasm of all who come ir
contact with Il, and we soon cease
loving those who do not give us low,
In return.
When all is said we have TO play
the game of life fairly. We canno
win out by grating and trying 20 ge
more than our share We have to x
hfty-fifty with the world. and give al
much as we take five achieve hap
lpiness.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-25
GRANDPA roSSUM'S STORY

pn,s cold night Grandpa Possum
sat beside the stove warming has
feet. when little posSy. his grandson,
ppcncd the oven door. Put your feet
IN, grandpa; they will get a toasty
feeling iu a iiffN.' hc said.
Grandpa pussum jumped up. Clos
that door ne cried. in such cross
voice that his grandson looked in Won
dcrmcnt. for Grandpa was never cross
o. him. An open oven always ~
minds mo of something that happened
to me when was a young fellow, and
I never think about II without shud-
dcring,' Grandpa explained, when
Iussy closed the door.
"Oh, tell mo about IL. grandpa, Was
tn an adventure" asked Possy.
Yes. ] guess YOU would call IL that
but cali very narrow escape.
niid Grandpa Possom. "F don't like
to talk about IL, hut will tell you, my
SON. if YOU Will promise never to oper
an oven door again when am
around"
Little possy promised 10 he very
careful about oven doors and Grandpa
began hts story.
1T was "a bright. moonlight night.
hc said. "and J had run up 20 the farm
o. finG something FOR my supper, whcr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-25
REQUESTED RECIPES.

Mrs s.. To Salt Peanuts or Almonds
Use only raw peanuts. To blanch
either the peanuts or almonds. cover
them with cold water, bring them 70
boil, let stand for few minutes,d drain
end husk. fDo not blanch more than n
po@nd at a time.) Now let the husked
nuts dry for several hours on paper
towelins. TO salt them. heat olive oil
or any pure vegetable cooking fat To
the point where it will brown cube
Of bread az you count slowly up TO 40.
Cover the bottom OF a frying basket
with the husked nuts Indeed nuts
with their skins on may be sslted in
this way. if desired) and immcrse
them I'm the hot fat, removing them
before they are quite brown enough {;
their own heat. when draining VIII
finish the browning OF the nut. Spread
them on paper toweling again
| tcrumpled brown paper VIII do) and
dredge lightly with table salt. When
dry they are ready TO eat.
Cinnamon Buns: scald / pint Of
milk in the top of double boiler; add
1 scnnt teaspoon Of salt. | tablespoon
Of sugar, 1 tablespoon of lard and
tablespoon of butter. When these are
dissolved, remove the milk from the
fire and let il cool until blood warm
then add well beaten eggs. y cake
of compressed yeast dissolved i'm 1 cup
,of tepid water and enough -four "a
form q stiff batter. Beat this batter
well, stirring into Il 1 cup of mixed
Al I'll.
ing little more fiour--enuueh to form
a soft dough. Cover and let rise over
night. In the morning knead well
form into buns, place these buns side
10y side In an oiled pan, and let rise
aaain TIL double in size, then spread
the tops of the buns lightly with {
paste made to taste by blendin,
ground cinnamon. melted butter
granulated sugar and little mill;
Bake in moderate oven for 30 minutes
The heat dissolves the sugar and. give
glaze TO tho tops of the buns.
Stuffed Green Pepper Pickles: 9TH
term "mangoes" is commonly used 4
describe all sorts of stuffed piclsle
vegetables such as cucumbers. larry
green tomatoes. green peppers an
small green watermelons or grea,
cantaloupes). If cucumbers are use
they should be short and stubby. To
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-25
EASY TO DARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
You Can Bring Back Color and
Lustre With Sage Tea
and Sulphur.

When your darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur. no one can
tell, because it's done so naturally. so
evenly. Preparing this mixture.
though, at home is mussy and trouble
some. At little cost you can buy at
any drug store the ready-to-use prep
aration, improved by the addition of
other ingredients called "Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound" You Just
dampen sponge or soft brush with
1t and draw this through your hair,
taking one small strand at a time.
BY morning all gray hair disappears,
and, after another application or two.
your hair becomes beautifully dark
ened, glossy and luXuriapt.
Gray, faded hair. though no dis
grace is sign Of old age, and as we
all desire youthful and attractive
appearance, get busy at once with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
and look years younger.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-25

Plenty of men do that They con-
slider that making a happy home is the
wife's duty and that they are not ex-
pected to contribute even 40 much Al
n plea sa nj word To the process, They
think that their wives should study
their moods and learn TO be dinlo-
matte and handle them with gloves.
and they never dream that II is -
much their business TO get along with
their wives and handle their feelings
with kid gloves.
l. Yet Il IL. A woman Is no more
married to man than he Is to- her.
She is no more responsible for the
sunshine in the home than he Is. And
! Il is just as much up TO him to deal
with her on a diplomatic platform as
/ Il is ers to work him so subtly that
he never suspects that she has his
number and combination at her finger
/ tips.
IL YOU are n wife are you a giver or
taker? In your heart do you regard
your husband as nothing but bond
YOU all you want?
Do you deny him of the comforts of
home and make him live in hotels
or boarding houses? Do you feed him
out OF paper bags and ruin his diges-
ton by bad food? Does he come home
1 at night to a house of strife, and re-
( proaches. and recriminations because
he doesn't make bigger salary than
he does, and can't give you all that
! rich women have?
Plenty of women are like that. They
do not feel that It is their duty to
give anything to matrimonNT They
take al! that their husbands lavish
i upon them and make no return. They
idle away their, time while their hus
bands work. They 60 to cool places
in summer and warm places In winter
while their husbands toll the yeai
round I'm sultry, summers and icN
winters TO supply their needs.
, Apparently il never occurs to then
that they have any duty towards thei
husbands, or are responsible in am
way for their success, or that the VIII,
! who doesn't make her husband
comfortable, peaceful home is a slack
er and a gutter. and has defaulte,
just as much on her part of tn
matrimonial bargain as a man doe
who is too lazy and trlfiing TO supper
his family.
Are you a giver or a taker in love
All of us crave affection and tender
ress. We not only want to be loved
but we want TO be told that we ar
Z loved. We hunger and thirst for, lit
| tie endearments, for caresses, fo
words of praise. for some tangibl
evidence that those for whom we care
care for us, and that they appreciat
what we do for them, and that the,
admirs us.
t Yet there are men who from the da,
they marry woman until they Sc
iner lying asleep in her coffin. neve
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-25

DO you go Gfty-fifty with the world?
Do you give back RS much as y1rI
take from others. or do YOU expect
other people TO do all OF the giving
and TO be merely taker yourself
You know the kind OF people Lear
Good. kindly, intelligent people who
would like TO have friends and nc
quaintanccs, but who can live in a
community without having more than
a nodding acquaintance with anybody
in it. Nobody likes them because
nobody knows them. and because they
have stayed shut UP in their shells
like hermit crabs.
They have never tried TO get ac-
quainted with the people about thei.
/ They have never done neiehborly
thing. They never said = word OF
sympathy TO the man who worked at
the next desk To theirs when his ouiy
child sickened and died. They never
showed that they were glad when the
man above them went still higher.
They never helped some poor scar, a
little beginner, and showed him or her
how 10 do the work so as TO hold down
his or her job
Yet these people bitterly resent Their
isolation. They want others to be
II iendly to them, to weep with them
in their sorrows and rejoice with them
over their good fortune. and 10 lend
them a helping hand i'm time of need
/ and they can't understand why they
are left alcne.
( 81 just can't make the first advances
towards beingA friendly with people,
they will say.
! Why not? What Is there so wonder
I ful about any one of us that we should
expect our fellow creatures TO seeL
us out and court our favor? Are W.
so much better worth knowing thar
our neighbors that people she aid pas,
them by, and kowtOw before us?
/ trow not. To EXPECT others TO max.
all the advances in acquaintanc, shiI
is the quintescence of self-conceit, an,
IL gets punished as IL deserves. = 20
cious few take the trouble TO drag III,
recluse from his cell. or TO warm
the human clam until he becomes q
for human consumption. Most of vi
prefer people who are as glad to know
US as we are to kno,5 them, and VIII,
meet us half way. There are too men,
good fellows in the world to make /
worth while to have TO thaaw out son,
little frozen barnacle and persuad
him or her TO come out of his or he
shell, and play with us.
Are you giver or a taker in you
home? II you are a man do you expec
your wife to ~ eft you with a cher,,
smile on her face, and good dinner
and make everything pleasant an,
agreeable for you, and do you conside
that you have done your part whel
you pay the bills? Do you groucl
around the house and dump all you
nerves and temper on your defense
less family, and make yourself abou
as pleasant companion as a sore
! headed hear. ,,.o1,ld hn2
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-25

man held instead of landing. on the
ground among the dogs, as l thought
should.
They carried me off with men
shouting and the dogs barking i'm the
most nerve-racl<ing manner and the
next thing | knew l was i'm kitchen.
for there was "a small hole in the bag.
through which | could see little of
what was going on around me.
Pretty soon l heard one of the men
say: Put him in the oven; he will he
| safe there, and, anyway, he may as
well get used to il, because he will
have to stay there quite a long time
Tomorrow. And then they AL laughed
in a way that made me fe very un-
happy.
Then they opened the bag l was
playing dead, of course, all the time
aftei they had me in the bag. so they
took me by the tail and very roughly
the door.
After a while all was still. and ]
began to move about. and the first
thing / knew out ! rolled on the floor
of the kitchen. l had managed tC
push open the oven door.
! Luckily for me the window was
open and out l went and ran for home
hut ! did not sleep wink that nigh
for thinking of how near j came Il
being roasted.
And that is the reason I can never
see an oven door open without 9
/ shudder, and would rather warm my
| f, It some other way than by putting
them in the oven.'
| Little Possy was wide-eyed wher
his Grandpa finished his story. "fi
never open an oven door again" III
said. And Grandpa nodded anC
smiled as he lighted his pipe for {
smoke TO make him forget the ter
rihle adventure of his Younger davs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-25
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
BY Laura A. kirhman

maiocs should be just turning ripe.
and should not bo peeled. Peppers
Shot have the stern ends removed.
Any n these vegetables, used for
stuffed pickles, Ain of course have
their interiors scoopcd out, forming
|cups. The vegetable should then be
put to soak over night in a brine made
of | cup of salt and quarts Of water.
In the meantime prepare the stuffing,
to uHe in the morning, as follows:
Stuffing for n Picked Vegetable:
(This recipe win stuff two dozen green
peppers, medium -size). Mix together
quarts OF finely-chopped raw cab
bage, quarts Of finely chopped celery.
. cups Of chopped raw onion, table
spoon each OF ground Glove, ground
cinnamon. sllspice, mustard seed and
pepper. and let this mixture stand
overnight also. In the morning drain
the peppers from their brine. stuff
them with this mixture, replace the
caps that were cut OF when Won
scooped out the interiors, fasten these
tops with twine or toothpickn. cover
with cold vinegar and let stand In this
way over night. The next dny sim.
mer them for n hour in the vinegar
thon remove, put them in n stone
crock, and cover with cold. fresh
vinegar. This process is for stuffed
peppers or tomatoes. in making stuff
ed melon or cucumber msneoos, poui
off this vinegar after standing owe,
night, add Il cup sugar 70 each quar-
of Il, scald Il. and pour IT hot over tn,
mangoes again. Repeat this for thre,
or four mornings
Tomorrow--A Good Home Supper.
All inquiries addressed to Miss Kirk
man In care Jf the "Ilricienl House
keeping" department will be snswer,.
in these columns I'm their turn. Thi
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-25
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
FRANK FEERNOT'S MEDDLE.
BY Lee Pspe.

"A IlaN.
Scene, the Feernots eating suppir
all except Frank.
Mrs. Feernot. l wonder watts keep
ing Frank so late. Were half way to
dizzert alreddy and he's not heer vet.
Mr.. Feernot. If he ixpicts TO get eny
suppir in this house tohite he ixpicts
rong. Waits he think it is. hotel?
Mrs. Feernot. Maybe he's got good
iXcuse.
- Mr.. Feernot. I'm tired of Excuses. /
wunt action.
Mrs. Feernot. All heer he is now.
Ware have you bin, Frank?
Frank Feernot. Noware speshil.
Mr.. Feernot. I'm tired of having you
wawk in heer late for suppir as if you
thawt you owned the erth Who do
you think you are, enyways?
Frank Feernot. Nobody speshil.
Mr.. Feernot. Meny a true werd was
spoke in jest. Wat have you bin do
ing.
Frank Feernot. Nothing speshil.
Mr.. Feernot. And that's Jest about
wat you're going to get TO eat, too.
Who's that ringing the frunt bell?
wy its unknown man carrying a big
gold medal. Well,l well.
Man. Is Frank Feernot amung
those heer?
Frank Feernot. Present.
Man. Kindly ixcept this gold
NEEDLE as a site reward for saving
the life of SO wimmin and children
out, of ,berning bilding jest a little
vile ago.
Frank Feernot Aw that wasent
enything.
/ Man. / don't see how you can be
so modest Good by.
Mr. Feernot. No wonder you was
late. Sit down and eat your suppir
vile / run erround-and get a lemmir
merrang pie for exter dizzert.
The End.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-25
A MAN TO HIS MATE
Bv j. ALLEN DUNN
Copyright Bobbs Merrill Co,

Five grains"
"It's not enough. 1t won't last.
There isn't any morc?" he flashed out,
with sudden energy, trying to raise
himself, 'Tli bc gone in an hour or
two. Got to talk while this lasts. Jim
about lcavin' you that time. | could
have come back. ! had words about
it-with Hansen. He knows. But the
gale was bad, an the ice II wasn't
the gold, jim. l swear It. ! had the
Peggy, at home
II might have gone back sooner,
! jim, III own up to that But IT wasn't
the gold that did il, An Il didn't
hear what you shouted, jim. The
storm came up. We were frozen by
the time we found the ship. Numb.
"Jim, this trouble hit me the day
after we left the foe. Not sciatica, at
first, but in the head ! couldn't think
right. was just numb in the brain.
An when it cleared off, it was too
late The ice had closed. We couldn't
90 back. | read up in the medical
book, jim, later, when the scietlca
took me.
Had to take to my bunk. Couldn't
stand. had morphine, an it relieved
me. Took too much after while,
Had TO have it. Got better in San
Francisco for bit. Then Carslen pre-
scrbed it, Morphine was my boss,
an then Carlson, he was boss of the
morphine. Seemed like seemed
like"
His voice was weaker when he spoke
again They came closer to catch his
whispers.
Carlsen--mind wasn't my own.
Peggy | wasn't in my right mind,
honey. Not when-Carlscn he was
angel when he gave me what ] want
cd-dev .wheli he wouldn't. Made
mc-do things. But he's dead. And
I'm going. Never reach Unalaska
Peggy forgive Meant for best--but
not in right mind. ,|im-it wasn't
the gold. Not Peggy's fault--anyway.
She'll get hers, Simms,' said Lund
"Yours too"
The shippers eyes closed and his
frame settled under the clothes. The
girl flung herself on the bed in un-
controIlable weeping, Lund raised his
eyebrows at Tamada, who shrugged
his shoulders.
Better get out o here" whispered
Lnnd He and Rainey, went out to-
gether In few minutes Tamada
joined them, his face sphinxlike as ever.
He is dead" he said.
Go he eontlnucd)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-25
Install ment 25.

Install me nj 20.
SIiow much dye suppose he took at
once" Lund asked the japanese IN a
hw voice.
"riltecn grains, | think. Maybe
norv. Too much. Always too much
drug in h,s VEINS. Much worse than
opium tor man"
"Carlscns work. growled Lund.
'lncrca~d the stuff on hun till he
couldn't do without il. Made him n
slave 90 dope an Carlsen his boss He
deserved kiln Jest for that, the skunk.
Ra,ncy frant,cally searched through
che medicine chest and, finding only
five tablets marked Morphine ! er IN
a bottle, sought elsewhere IN van.
And he could find no needle. But he
ran across some automatic cartridges
and put them IN his rockets before he
hlrricd back.
"rhis is not enough" said Tamada
"And we should have needle. But
dissolve these in galley" And he hur'
Red out. The girl had slipped down on
her knees beside the bed, holding hei
fathers hand against her lips, her eyes
closed. She seemed To bc praying.
1amada administered the morphine
The beneficial results were apparent
The dry, irighifully sallow skin had
changed and SImms was breathing
freely. while Tamada, feeling hls pulse
nodded aihrmativcly to the girl 5 ques
uon,ng glance.
"Wcll have to put in 20 Unalaska,
Rainev said. There are doctor
there" The girl turned toward Lund
lie smiled at the intensity of her gaz'
and pose.
II play fair Miss Peggy, he said
"Ralncv, change the course.
The karluk came about as Rane,
reached the deck and gave his orders
Then he returned to the cabin. 1h
captain had opened his eyes.
Peggy" hc murmurcd. Garrison
where Is hc9 lund! Good God
Lund, YOU can sce2'
"kccp uuict ~ YOU can, SAID Ia
mazda. Something IN his voice mad
the skipper shift his look to the Jap
ancsc
Where's Carlson" he asked again.
ole can't come now. SAID 1amada
Under the urge of the drug the skip
pcrs brain sccmcd ahnormally clear
hls intuition heightened.
"Cnrlscn'S dcadP" he asked. Then
shifting to Lund You killed HIM
Jim
lund nodded
How much morphine did you giv'
mce'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-25
WHY?
Copy wright 1879 ~
Wheeler Syndicate. fno
Why Are Certain KINDS ~ stsus
Called "Ifsshi"

Comedians and others who profess
to obtain amusement from the con-
temptation Of the gsrious ingredients
which enter into the dish now known
az hash" IA form Of food which runs
q close second 10 prunes in its mirth-
provoking propen stiles owe a debt ~
gratitude 70 the French language. FOR
hash" ~ obtained directly from the
French by the elimination of the final
syllable Of "hachis." pronounced
ma shee"
The hashed up or cut up food IN
question did not begin 20 be known
as hash" until our forefathers tired
Of calling 10 "hashee" in close imits .
tion OF the French noun derived from
/ the verb "hacher." - cut, chop or
shred, which. In turn. came from the
samc Teutonic source as our own
verb TO hack" Being famous for
their cooking. the French early recoz-
nized the tasty, sppctizing qualities
Of cooked meat cut into small bits and
highly sea soaed with various kinds
4 Of ssuces and condiments. This
''hachis" made its appearance in Eng
land many years ago. but 70 did not
take long for the word to be- shortened
by the elimination Of the final "ee"
sound and. now. speaking literally.
hash" is a synonym for a little %
everything. There is no foundation.
however. for the legend that the name
Of the dish came from the fact that
the cook who originated 81 conceived
the idea while under the influence -
"hashish" or hemp from which the
word assassin" is directly derived
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-25

all al once ! heard noises that made
mo forget ! was hungry. and ran for
the woods. ] had hardly +, ached the
foot Of biz tree when behind Ira
came men and dogs and the dogs were
barking 50 they sent shivcrs along nv
spine, hut ] managed to get up ir the
tree and lay fiat on a big branch.
Il was all nicely fixed when. what
did one of those men do. but reach NJ
with a long pole and knock me off and
somehow I fell into a bag which one
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-25
Many In Yocum Class.

Up TO the p: esent time IA prin-
cipals and teachers have enrolled In
'he Wednesday afternoon class at the
High School. This class is addressed
each week by Prof. A. Duncan Yocum
Of the University OF Pennsylvania.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-02-03

our most tantaliZing species, for while
ii can be made 10 grow in many parts
Of the North, 10 variety has yet been
found to bear profitably east Of the
Rocky mountains due 10 the fact that
ii flowers early and is caught by frost,
In the Pacific Northwest 1t bids faii
TO soon become an important nut.
Pecan a Favorite.
The pecan Is easily the favorite and
most important nut Of American
origin, prolific and profitable in the
South and now being introduced well
into northern states. Bearing pecan
trees are not infrequent along the AT.
lantic coast ms far north as New Jer.
sey. Fine specimen trees are not I'M
common IN many northern states Oc-
casiOnally nuts mature ON few or
the stray trees scattered about In the
state of Michigan.
The Persian. commonly called Eng.
fish. walnuts can be grown in a few
years 1t does well in a limited way
in certain sections of the East, espe'
cially along the Atlantic coast in east
ern Maryland. Delaware and New Jer-
sey. 1t is one of the important tree
crops of California, and promises soon
to become OF considerable Importance
i'm the Pacific Northwest.
Almonds OF some hard-shell varie-
ties endure practically throughout the
range of the beech. japanese walnuts
can be grown over large part of the
country.
Except on the Pacific coast and In
the South, nut culture as general
thing is not recommended as a sure
source of large income. However.
there are many places where nut trees
may as well be planted as other shade
trees. And grove Of hardy nut trees
is heritage for the future well worth
considering.