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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-27

ing trouble with an arm which was fractured off Siberia when he took the Gioa from the Atlantic to the Pa cific ocean through the Northwest passage from 1903 to 1905. Captain Amundsen, who is wintering here, has had an N-ray examination made Of his arm
 Unable. to hear from the schooner Maud. in which he left the States last summer through the Fairbanks and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-27
Chile and Peru
 to Bury Hatchet

Santiago, Chile, Dec. 27-Chile's in- tention of re-establishing diplomatic relations with Peru as soon as rati- fcations of the Tacna-Arica protocol have been exchanged is believed to have changed in view of Peru's answer to Chile's invitation to the Pan-Amer- ican conference. In it's reply, for warded about two weeks ago, the Peruvian government made reserva- tions regarding the treatment of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-27

All-Russian- Congress in session here.
 In urging uniflcation of the Allied Republics, lie announced that the cur tailment of the Soviet army to six hundred thousand men had already begun.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-27

commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Louis Pas teur French scenists, who revealed the ravages of germs and methods of checking their spread. The exercises included a public meeting at the Academy of Music in the afternoon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-27
6OO,OOO Army
 Is Moscow Plan

Moscow, Dec. 27-(By the As sociated Press-Danger from outside attack because of unsettled conditions requires that Russia maintain strong unified army. M. Stalin, com rnissar of national minorities, told the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-27
ARMoURs SEEK CHARTER.

Dover Del, Dec. 27-The certifi- cate for a charter for Armour and company, of Delaware, was filed at the office of the secretary of state here today. The company is capitalized at si6o, and is authorized to deal in livestock of all kinds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-27
Capt. Amundsen
 Injures an Arm

Nome. Alaska. Dec. 2T-(By A. ID
 -Captain RoaJd Amundsen. the Nor wezian explorer. now leader or an expedition to the North Pole, is hay
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-27

Peruvians in Chile. Peru charged that her nationals were obliged either to serve in the Chilean army or leave he country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-27
Scientists Pay
 Honor to Pasteur

Philadelphia, Dec. 27-Eminent scientists, physicians and public off, cia1s were here today from many sec tions of the country for exercises in
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-07

Yet as roon az couple are married
which ever one rs the more intulerant
and tyrannicsl by nature. begins Ia try
to break the other one lt- and to- deprive
the other Of all Of his or her little per
sonal liberties. Sometimes the oppressed
ono is weak enough To- give in Sometime
he or she fights back, but in either case,
the heans are spilled
For there In no record Of any human
being ever loving his or her Tailor. or
being happy IN captivity. Greater than
the love of man for woman, or woman
for man, Ia the love for personal liberty,
and NJ we inevitably come 60 hate those
who deprive va of Il, no matter in what
relationship they stand 90 us
We all know that for oursclveT. We
know that the thing that we desire most
in the world, the one thing that makes
most for our happiness Is just the right
tn have our own way IN little things,
and vet wc are cruel enough, and selfish
enough, 20 he willing to rob those about
Us of this lnestlmablc blessing
Strange, isn't IL. md stranger still
that we do not realize TINT our miserable,
ogotis.ic tyranny, is driving those from
US whom we most desire 20 keep closest
90 us2
And strangost Of all, iq IL that TIA Q
tyranny IL about nothing There are
men who insist on picking out their
wivcs clothes Other men who will not
let their wives make single move with
out asking their august permission.
Other men who require their wives to
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-07
SOME HOUSEHOLD HINTS
FROM READERS

In reply TO n letter from render
Of this column reading, II have heard
about paste That will remove down
from ducks; can you ell mo how. to
make this paste7" several other readers
have generously dropped me line
telling me how they remove down from
ducks~-but none OF them seem TO know
about the paste" referred TO. ] cannot
quote all these letters, but will mention
the various methods they contain.
First, two readers dust the wet ducks
with powdered rosin, then scald them
we'll and rub the down off, 2, four other
readers use the hot paradine method.
that il, pick of the large feathers and
roll the duck in melted paraffine wax,
let cool. and take of the way-to which
the down ~ now sticking 3, Still another
reader declares that there is no better
method than tho old one OF Flngeing
on the down; she removes all the
feathers. places large pan on the
stove, lights long torches OF rOlled-up
newspaper and places these burning
torches in the pan, then holds the duck
over the burning paper. ~ Ana stlli
another reader fills a bucket three
quarters full Of boiling water TO which
she adds / tablespoon OF baking soda,
dips the duck up and down in this hot
winter. then rolls the wet duck in piece
of blanketing TO allow II to steam we'll
the duck may then he picked like q
chicken, she declares, but if it does not
,, riean well, she repeats the process
| When she wishes to save the feathers
she puts them in muslin bag and dries
them lin this bag with rs good results
no if they were picked dry.
Mrs Y. 81 recently saw your reply
To a reader who asked you IL one could
mend a hot-water bag successfully. Here
is how TO do t. | cover the hole NJ
crack with melted letter scaling-wax
let il dry and il ia rs good as new
NJ. 5. Here is discovery | have
made: n one will add about n pin
of good salad oil TO 60 or 20 cents
worth Of beef fat while trying, it vii
keep the fat from getting 40 hard. Bea
in the oil ~ the fat Goods In this way
il is creamy and nice Also, in tryinl
out fat, the first Of il can be poured Of
without straining, find. | do thi
several times and Il is always clear.
Kate w. 81 always use silver polisl
on my aluminium kitchen utensils, JUS
as do on my silver, and everybod,
says they look lovely"
Mrs. S. A. II find that my broom
last longer il they are OCCASIONAL,
dipped into a pail OF bolling-hot soal
suds Just try this"
Maggie Here arc three hints that
|
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was a wife yet tbs, dident think sfe
was The ony one in tbe house could
do up a psokidge, but III soon Explode
that theory.
And he started 10 start 70 rspp up
tho betchit, ony insted Of looking ~ II
IL wae the ferrt time IL WAS ever raped
IL looked jest the opposite, ma saying,
IIee bee, don't iypIode the theory too
hnr,l, Wllyun, you mite got bert in
the Explosion.
Give me tirne, I'll wupts little
time, sed pop And he raped IL and
wrapped it about y more times, look-
ing verse instead ~ better each time,
pop saying. This things awkerd, that's
the trubble with IL, It's svkwerd
jest like you. hee bee. sod ma, and
pop sod, Now Jest for that uncalled for
abuse ! wont rnpp Il at ali and he can
jest take IL the way il il. he hsd no
bixniss ~ use il in the ferst place, 80
let him take mis- medicine like msn
and hand IL over Jest the why Il is.
The ideer, wy should he suffer for
your ignorents, III rapp IL, sed ma.
Wich she did
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The secret Of how 90 he happy though
married is no mystery nj all IL consists
Of the party of the first part not inter
ferlng with the personal liberty OF the
party Of the second part
! II, when every young couple yet mar
/ ricd, each would take a solemn oath not
! TO bo@s the other ones, or try 60 enforce
! his or her own particular tastes, habits,
and opinions on the partner Of his or her
/ bosom, practically every marriage would
! be a success, and cObwcbs would form
across the doors Of the divorce court
OF course, marriage inevitably bringn
restrictions TO the men and women who
enter into it, and lays obligations upon
them. In the very nature OF things
their liberties arc curtailed. Everybody
understands this and accepts Il. and
those who assume the bonds Of matri-
mony do not expect 20 I've as FIRE as the
/ single.
/ No right thinking married man expects
10 roam around as he did when a bachelor
or to keep bachelor hours. No decent
woman expects 10 tirt about with men
as she did ~ girl Having entered into "a
life contract 20 bc all-ln-all TO each other,
and establish home, they are content
10 abide honorably by the restrictions
they have laid upon themselves.
Nearly all men md women an willing
10 make the big sacrifices that marriage
demands Of them, and they do IT with u
good grace because there is valid
reason for their dong so, IL Is the
thousand little sacrifices az their free
dom that they resent, and that get upon
their nerves, because they are 50 abso-
lutely unnecessary. II Is one thing 60 bc
mRrtyred for n principle. II is another
thing 20 he daily and hourly crlcihed 10
crafty Somebody petty whius.
What adds 10 the desperation Of the
situation Is that II Is so utterly unex-
pected. In trying TO forecast the dangers
Of matrmony, II never occurred 10 a
man that he was parting with his last
shred Of personal liberty. He never
dreamed that never again would he rlse
up and lie down when he chose, or eat
what be wanted, or wear what be
fancied, or crafty single individual
inclination, without having 20 fight for
, il. II he had even surmised such thing
wild horses couldn't have dragged hun
10 the altar
Nor did II enter the woman's mind
that instead of getting lover and hus-
band when she married she was acquir.
ing Grand lnquisitor, and Grinding
Tyrant who would scrutinize her most
minute act, and slt in Judgment on it
and that hencoforth she would have
. no more liberty than bird in a cage. II
she had suspected that she would
. have to be an echo Of her husband
thoughts, and an illustration Of hi'
taste in dress, ond an exponent OF his
theory of dietetics, there would have
been no wedding bells for her.
Apparently il never occurs TO the great
majority of people that no man and
? woman can reach manageable age
without pretty well formulating the plar
Of life that appeals most to them. They
have developed Ways" They have
cherished enthusiasms. They have
acquired tastes and habits, and anyone
interferes with these at theirperil
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think it is too bad we have to wait |
wish we could scare them all so they
would run home"
80 do l." said Bonnie Bear, and
Just then the Froggie brothers who
lived in the pond leaped out on log
that was half under the water.
90" screamedthe little boar
brothers, and up they jumped, hut
when they looked around and saw
who it was they began to laugh and
ran back to the pond.
How would YOU like to go TO q
party?" BennielBear asked the Frog
gie bows. you shall have all the
worms and flies you can eat and all
you will have TO do is TO Jump about
a little, only YOU must promise TO he
lively. What do You say"
Bruin looked at his brother, Won
dering what he had in his mind; but
he soon learned, for when the Frog
gie brothers said they would 90, Bonnie
| told them TO Jump TO the bank of the
pond and hop into the pocket OF his
/ coat
I'VE will put them in some nice
moss and mud and then cover then
with ferns and put 1t all IN the md
die of the table when mother has the
party tonight. " explained Bennie. "Ther
lust rs everybody is busy eating out
will leap the Froggie boys, one toward:
the head of the table and the other in tn,
other direction.
Unless ! am very much miStakeI
in minute every one viii be finished
and Mother said we could eat dinner
/ then"
Bruins eyes opened wide and ther
he opened his mouth wide and laughed
! but Bennie quickly put a paw over IT
Hush" he said, you will spoil every
thing if Mother hears you.
That night when all the guests sa
at the table watching, with hungr,
looks. Mr.. Bear as he carved an'
served the good things Mrs. Bea
had cooked, two pairs OF bright eye
watched everything that went OF
through the window shutters and tw'
other pairs of eyes watched hidden b.
the ferns in the middle of the table
At last every one had a full plate II
front of them and they began 10 eat
Then out, from the ferns leaped on
froggic toward Mr.. Bear and tn
other toward Mrs. Bear; over won
the dishes and food and no one knew
what was the matter.
But everyone was scared and VI
they jumped and out of the house the,
ran, Mr.. and Mrs. Bear with thei
guests.
1t did not take Bonnie and Bruin ;
second to run in and begin to eat b!
the time Mr.. and Mrs. Bear and thei
guests came creeping back to see what
had happened both little bears haC
eaten their fill
"You said we might have our dinner
when all of the grown-ups had I'm
ished." said Bonnie. 1--WE thought
YOU had when you all left the table"
There was plenty left, however, foi
the guests, who sat down and after
their fright really had nice dinner.
THAT was good trick" said Bruin
as he and Bonnie rolled over on the
ground outside laughing at what had
happened. did you see old Mr.. Fox?
He grabbed turkey leg before he
ran.
eyes" said Bonnie, "but | could not
tell one from the other by the time
they reached the door, they were all
mixed up trying to get out. The Frog
gle boys are pretty lively jumpers"
/
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Efficient Housekeeping
BY Laura A. Kirkman

other women may like. Roll your
sausnges in -four before frying them,
and they will taste better and will not
break open. Add one Tablespoon Of
Kerosene oil TO n gallon Of hot water
next time you wash your windows and
you will find that polishing is not
necessary. If you have en old lace
collar which you are almost afraid 10
darn because you fear the darns may
show, do what did: haste the collar
To piece Of paper Ito give it body
and stitch over the holes on your sewing
machine. You will he pleased with the
result. ] found the letters on using
old stockings so useful, that / am send
ing in these thtee discoveries out Of
gratitude. / want 10 thank you, too,
for the fine recipes for Mexican Tamales
contained in the paee Of Seven Good
Supper Dishes which you mailed me IN
the stamped envelope sent you
TOmorrow--Some Rare Recipes You
Should Have.
All Inquiries addressed 10 Miss Kirk
man I'm care OF the Efficient House
l.eeping" department will be answer
ed In these columns In their turn
This requires considerable time, how
ever. owing 10 tho great number re-
ceiyed. So II a personal or quicker re.
ply In desired. q stamped and self-ad-
dressed envelope must be enclosed
with the question. BE sure 20 US,
your full name. street number, and
the name Of your city and state
The Editor.
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cakes being baked, to say nothing of
roast lamb and other things that were
TO be cooked, and when they were
told they must wait they looked very
sober.
There won't be anything left for
US" said Bonnie to his brother as they
sat under tree by the pond talking
it over. ''Old Mr.. Fox is coming and
he can eat everything on the table if
they let him"
YES" replied Brlin, "and old Mr..
Postum will be here too and he eats
an awful lot of things and old Mr..
Coon too, and everybody likes honey.
i just now we wont get thing when
everybody has finished their dinner. /
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THE REASON MADGE
RACKED HER MEMORY

"What's the matter with the CARP
struggled valiantly TO make my
voice rs mattcr-of-fact as Dicky's had
sounded. l saw that he had dismissed
our recent tempcstuous adventure rs if
IT never had occurred, and | resolved
TO match his apparent nonchalance with
equal poisc.
''lf | knew, wouldn't have been
doubling rs dachshund Just now" he
rrtorted, with rucful glance at his
natty suit, which showed the effects of
his crawling beneath his car. "rhe
blamed thing simply died at first out
there. Luckily it gave me few dying
gasps 60 warn me, and l was able to
tole it in here out of the road. But |
don'tknow foIlifc of me what.the trouble
is-carburetor trouble, | suppose"
''ls there anything can dop" l asked
innocently enough, hut Dicky's sour
glance showed that my query had irri-
tated him. However, there was no trace
of his annoyance in his answer. Per-
haps the remembrance of the last hour
or two was moro vivid than / had
thought.
Not thing, here" he said, then with
reluctant grin, he added, but neither
canI. So which would you rather do, go
To the nearest telephone and summon
garage man, or stay here while | do itP"
81 think I'll stay here, if you don't
mind" | answered with the swift re-
action against driving which | might
have expected to follow my mad dash
through the wood road
"All right, | won't be long. | don't
think that road-house a couple of miles
back is closed yet," and in another
minute he had climbed into my car and
had driven away, leaving me sitting on
the grassy bank by the side of his stalled
car.
was glad, indeed, of the chance to
pull myself together after the nervous
strain and shock of the past hour or
two. Resolutcly, however, put out of
my mind the quarrel with Dicky. 1t
had left nothing settled as to my aiding
LilhanJbut guessed that Dicky would
I've ms willing go compromise his position
on that as | secretly was,t land there
fore we could find common meeting
ground upon tho proposition. So gave
myself up to the lure Of the autumn
woods stretching around me on every
side, and revelled in the rich sensuous
coloring Of leaves and vines and moses.
Waiting for Dicky.
So exhausted mentally was | that for
minutes OF whose duration | had no
measure thought of nothing save the
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Copyright. 1921. BY Newspaper Feature Service. Ina

beauty around mo. For mo tho prob
lens which were troubling Lillian and
my own moro personal ones wero NJ
though they never had been. Then, M
the heady autumn air and the scents OF
the woods brought strength and healing
to my ovorwrought nerves, my brain
began TO func ton agnin, and there came
again to meas there had come many
times in the hours since my rcturn--a
searching inquiry M to tho possible
identity OF the mysterious foreigner who
had annoyed me on the train with his
assertion of knowing my father and me,
The hustle following my homecoming
had been such that had had no oppor-
tunity to go over tho incidents Of my
journey and try 10 fit thin together rs
one would the pieces Of n picture puz-
zle. And yet felt that the complete
pattern was there if | could but find q
missing piece or two which something
told me my memory ought TO supply.
Vague Me mories.
1t was maddening,t this sense of somc-
thing which ! ought TO know, but which
was just beyond my grasp. ! carefully
wenti over very minute OF my enforced
association with the mysterious for
egncr, trying to recall every detail of
his appearance.
lie had been unusually tall and we'll
built, his abundant hair was white, his
mus'ache and impcrial-which | had
decided were disguie-were also
white, his eyebrows
With sudden leap of my pulses |
tried to recall his eyebrows, remember
ing the things Lillian had said when |
was describing the man Smith of the
Ashokan reservoir imbroglio 10 her. |
had noticed that part OF Smiths eye
brow had been pluckcd like that Of n
vain woman, and she had declared her
belief tina. the man had done it to dis
g,lise distinguishing mark Of tuftcd
eyebrow.
How | mathematical my lack of oh
! scrvntion AS | realized that ] could
recall nothing definite about the mys-
FERROUS foreigners eyebrows. | had n
vaguei impression that they were heavy
and white, but with nothing unusual
about them. Was il possible that
The sound Of horses feet from the
woodland road into which Dicky had
drawn his car startled me from my
reverie There were voices, too. one the
crisp, authoritative accents Of an Ameri-
can man Of affairs, the other, the ap-
parently deferential almost servile voice
of uaborer. But there was some
thing in the accents of the second voice
which brought me to my feet bresthless
waiting
(To he continued)
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LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pap

Inst mite I was going 70 Sid Hunts
BIRTHDAY party and ma give mo the
money 10 buy him boy scout hatchit
for berthdsy present, ony it wasent
raped up on account of me having
wrapped it this aftirnoon 10 practice
with II out in our back yard, 50 took
it in the. setting room ware ma and
pop was, saving, Hay ina, will you rspp
this up. ] don't wunt Sid to know its
bin unrapped or bell think ! bin using
IT,
Well he'll think rite, wont be7 sod
ma, md I sed, Sure, that's jeFt wy J
don't wrnt him to, and pop sod, Give
me tho hatchit and the paper, III rapp
it up for you 50 nobody will even sis
pect the string WAS even united.
Hee hee don't make me laff, sed ma.
O - that SOP Sod pop, there never
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turn in an itemizcd account Of every
cent they have spent. n these men think
that their wives are happy, or that they
are loved, they make the mistak o OF
their lives
And there arc women who mag their
husbands for forty or fifty years about
smoking women who force their hus-
bands 20 give up all Of their pct hob
hles. Women who never let their hus-
bands eat or drink anything they like
without telling them how bad IL IL for
their stonachs. Women who pick out
their husbands neck ties, and tell them
how 10 have their hair cut II these
women suppose that they are still en-
shnned i'm their husbands hearts, they
have another guess coming IN them.
II u q common observation that a nx
months widow or widower generally
looks six years younger than sho or he
did before losing the partner Of his or her
bosom. II ~ because the widowed one
has recovered his or her personal liberty,
and for the first time IN years " enjoying
the privilege of doing M he or she chooses.
The moral Of all Of which IL that #
YOU would be happy, though married,
don't try 10 boss your life partner.
Every man md woman hHs certain in
alienable rights that even n husband or
wife should respect.
Plain Parchment lamp Shades
Yergers, 4l9 Shipley
A
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HOW THE LITTLEBEAR
BROTHERS GOTTHEIR DINNER

Little Bennie Bear AMI his brother
Bruin had been told by by their mother,
Mrs. Bear, that they would have TO wait
until after all the grown-ups had finished
their dinner before they could have
theirs.
There will be so many at the table
there will not be room for You children"
said she, 80 you be good little bears
and play outdoors until we are I'm
ished.'
Mrs. Bear and her husband were
giving a party and Bennie and Bruin
had watched all day the PIES and
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Merabe Junior League Sale.

The Junior League Of McCsbe N.
r.. Church IL holding variety food
sale today and will continue u tonnor-
row in the basement Of the church.
Various homemade eatabies viii be on
sale. Tho proceeds VIII 20 for the
work Of the League.
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Plain Parchment Lamp Shades
Yergers. 4l9 Shipley ADV.