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,o,,.+shiD Q woman d
q mans neck. but after in'''']
is apt to walk on it. -
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Little girls get much JOY out Of dolls
furniture. A Dutch cradle and the
pieces that make it are shown here, In
heavy cardboard. The tabs on the
side pieces Gig. p are perforated and
slip through slots in the bottom piece
Gig. y and through the head and foot
boards Gig. -. Little wood pegs.
thrust through the perforations, hold
the pieces together. Fig. l is Sbs
inches long and inches wide. Fig. 2
Is 93s inches wide at top, S5s inches at
bottom, 27s inches wide at head, 2B
inches at foot. Fig. Is 53s inches
high and 5N inches wide. The rocker
measures 63s inches across The
cradle may be finished with painted
decorations.
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Departing New Yorkef-ll !
TO get out of this topsyfu1,|
one of my chauffeurs has y
German Simpllcisslna
nich).
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Rich Table Scarfs

Very handsome scarfs for the library
table are made of black velvet with an
applique Of wide brOcaded ribbon down
the center. They are a little shorter
than the table and have ffSh-tail ends
with a silk tassel pendant from each
point.
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ONION AND CABBAGE PLANTS
bermuda onons-100O. 81; 500. Soc Cab
hage-1,0 900. 81 so. 500. 81 100. 35c delivered.
ALGER. Grower. CRYSTAL CITY. TEXAS.
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Every druggist here guarantees each
package of "Pape's Cold Compound 10
break up any cold and end grippe
misery in a few hours or money re-
turned. Stiffness, pain, headache'
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Here is decorative bag, of printed
cotton challie 25 inches long and II
inches wide. A scalloped edge turns
up over a straight edge at the bottom
and each scallop has buttonhole,
fastening over glass button. The bag
is supported by coat hanger. faced
at the top and bottom with plain
challie and French knots made of
heavy zephyr decorate 1t. Hung in the
closet it makes handy receptacle for
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Pretty HomerMadeGifts


soiled collars and handkerchiefS. which
are thrust in at the top and fall out
at the bottom when the bag is unbut-
toned Men like such conveniences.
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A torpid liver prevents proper food assfn-
ilation. Tone up your liver with Wright
Indian Vegetable Pills. They act gently. Adv
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Some one you know is hoping to find
a new pair Of garters or a rich ribbon
bag in her Christmas stocking and
here are garters and bags that are
guaranteed to please. One pair Of
the garters is made Of narrow silver
ribbon finished with tiny ribbon roses.
Satin ribbon and narrow black lace
make the other pair. Black moire rib
bon with silver filigree mounting and
ring handles serve for the handsome
bag lined with rose colored satin. The
other bag uses black and silver brocade
with a tortoise shell mounting.
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If one must have SuperStitionS, le'
them be cheerful ones.
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No decoration will be more effective
in dressing up the house at Christmas
time than lanterns and candle shades
Of crepe paper and tinsel. A graceful
lantern Is illustrated here, made on a
wire frame over which the paper COW
ering Is pasted and cut-out figures are
pasted to the sides. The long tassel
may be Of tinsel or crepe paper. Fes-
toons Of flower petals, strung on cords,
finish this pretty decoration.
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A Knockout.

Bix-I see that famous doctor has
placed his @. X. on pie for breakfast.
DiX-It would be a no for me.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-08
GIRL is YOUNGEST COLLEGE
STUDENT IN THE COUNTRY

The youngest college student in the
country is a girl, Betty Jane Hamil-
ton. n little girl of twelve. who is
working her way through college. She
Is student ut Westminster College.
a Presbyterian institution near New
Wilmington. Pennsylvania.
Betty Jane entered the public schools
at the age or six. and at ten she on
tered the high school, always leading
her class Now she is tutoring stu
dents twice her age and selling CUB
scriptions In vacation 10 pay her way
through college. At twenty she ex-
poets TO be practising physician.
She Is normal little girl and In n
favorite with the students, who call
her Belts" The college professors
and the psychologist who have ex.
amined her pronounce her an intel
lectual genius.
Betty Jane comes OF an exceptionai
family. being a descendant of Alex
ander Hamilton. She is the fourth IN
family Of remarkable children. Ed
mond Moore Hamilton entered coll
lege at the age OF fourteen and n few
weeks later received the highest grade
or any college student in the country
IN general information test" Ade-
line has exhibited sketches In New
York and Esther toured the country
as a child viollnist. All the children
play at least two musical Instruments
and have an orchestra of their own.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-08

nate this ncvcr-cnding cnuse of friction.
II tho woman didn't consider the terms
liberal enough she needn't sign up, and II
tho man wasn't willing to pay the price
he could withdraw before marriage and
IN time to save himself trouble and
alifnony.
Certa inly no one can deny that il
would help tremendously to settle the
ln-law question before the wedding day
instead Of fighting over it afterwards. II
could be written in the bond that
neither party was to be sacrificed to tho
others mother, and that cnch Of the
aforeherinsaid parties was to be en-
titled 10 have his or her relatives camp
Tor n specific and equal number of days
in the spare bedroom and no more
As for the extravagant wife, surely It
would he check upon her spending to
be confronted with her own signed agree
ment TO live upon certain amount OF
money. No woman who had that matter
written into the bond before marriage
could regard her husband MS n mere cash
register, as do SO many other wives who
seem to consider natrlmony in the light
Of graft.
A man would also have q right to
demand in this contract that woman
should fulfill her part of the duties of the
Joint partnership by making him q com
Portable home, and reserve for himself
the privilege Of having some time TO
himself, in which he would not be ex-
pected to punch the home time clock at
the specified hour, or else 20 through n
scene
And the woman might demand that
her husband should treat her with as
much consideration as he would per-
feet stranger; that he would take care
of the children one evening week and
let her 20 forth TO amusS herself un-
hindered by crying babies
And they might mutually covenant
together to try TO make as great sue
cess of the partnership Of mntrimony as
they would of any other business. Which
would make marriage success instead
of the failure it so often is.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-08
bachelor living quarters.

bachelor hving-quartcrs.
The physician, as stiff and forbiddlng
as ever, betrayed by his Nanncr that
he was trldc shocked at our early
call, as well as extremely curious about
A. But Lillian gave him no time TO
indulge either emotion. While | busted
myself with the four-months-old mag
an'ncs m the reception room have yet
to lind n physician or n dentist who
has an up-to-datc magayinc-s accom-
panied Dr. Petit into his private office
with much the air, | told myself, of n
mother cscorting small boy into n
punishment room.
THAT Man"
For fully ten minutes heard the con-
tinuous murmur of their voices. Lil-
lian's smooth. crisp, narrative--the ply
sician's ut first nervous, eSpostulatlng,
finally acqulcscont. And when lilnan
returned TO the reception room there
were traces of battle bitterly fought.
hardly Won, IN her eyes.
DR.. Petit. behind her, was visibly
| flustcrcd lie turned TO me awkwardly.
Your trip has done YOU good, Mrs,
Graham" he said, with his best pro-
ivsslonal air. You are looking exceed
ngly we'll. How arc Mr. Graham and
the chlld2"
Both are very well, thank YOU |
returned demurely, hcsitatsd, then asked
nhriptlv: And Miss Foster Is she
Glll IN Sag llarhor, and well9'
had asked the question simply TO
.tartle him cut oi his ridiculous self
consciousness. but when he perceptibly
palcd at the question | was angry |
had asked Il.
"Shc ~ not in Sag lIarbor. As for
her health. | do not know for | have
heard nothing from her Tor weeks
HIS words and manner indicated that
nothing wa more trivial, more remote
from his mind than the welfare and the
whereabouts oi Claire Foster. But I
who knew of his nfatuation for the
hfccyy western girl caught the look OF
suffering IN his eyes, and guessed that
there had been some sudden and tragic
ending uf his love story. But | had no
chance 60 say anything II | had wished
to do 80. for Lillian was already at the
door. and made an imperative little
slgnal for me go follow her. When we
wcrc safely ont of hearing she exploded:
OF all the colossal, coiled-ln-red-tapc,
anointed IDIOTS. that man Is the most
colossal and thc most anointedV' she
exclaimed.
Won't he do what YOU wish2' l
asked
You can bet the last cent you ever
expect Co have that he will, she re-
piled emphatically But II took me ten
minutes 10 convince him that he'd better.
hope your mother and Elizabeth are
progressing with that breakfast. Wrest-
hnr with the dear doctors mulish mind
has given me ravenous appetite.
(To he continued.)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-08

copper-rivcted contract, the signed note,
the receipt, leave no room for anyone =
individual Interpretation of an obliga-
ton and prevents hard feeling M well
as loss
SO tho mere writing down Of tho mar
rage agreement in which both OF high
contracting parties stipulated what they
thought they had right TO demand of
the other would do moro than anything
else to clarity the situation. II would
make both the man and the woman
realize the gravity of what they are
undertaking, and they would at least,
know the weight OF the burdens they are
shouldcring instead Of having them
dumped unexpectedly upon them.
According to the statistics of the
divorce courts the three things that do
more than anything elseto cause domes-
tic dlscord are the money question---in-
laws, and wives extravaganccs.
All of these bones of contention could
be eliminated by the marriage contract.
The flyin the ointment OF millions OF
marriages is the daily spat over money
Mt the breakfast table II makes woman
mad all over to have TO 90 TO her husband
i'iN' b t'kk'i iN''b'k ~ VIZ 'bH NV ~ ,.
for few dollars TO pay the butcher, and
baker, and candle stick maker, and keep
the home going. Still more does it in
furiate her never 10 have cent of her
own that she can spend as she pleases
when she knows that il she did the work
in any other house than in her own she
would draw down n fat pay envelope
every Saturday.
And il gets on the nerves of the aver
age man to be asked for money He
likes TO make his family presents but he
hates TO pay the bills. The gray dis
illusonment Of matrimony TO him is that
families cannot he fed on air, and that
wives are not miracle workers who can
conjure good meals out of nothing in
stead of having TO get the materials from
the butcher and the grocer.
A marriage contract in which the man
agrees to turn over definite percentage
of his earnings TO his wife would elimi-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-08
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
By BE-. r.p..

My sister Gladdis was up in her
room recding and eating chockllt car
lnels out Of bag and kepr3onhsking
her to give me one and abe kepp, on
saying she ony had few and couldcut
spare eny, being heck OF ixcuse,
and after asked her about 10 times
without cny good result | sed, All rite
then, stingy, Jest for that I'm never
going TO speek TO you agcn.j
Crate news, I'm glad 10 heer IL, scd
Gladdis
All rite, you'll sec, ! sed. And after
n vile Nora rang the dinner bell for
suppir and we all went down and
iawkcd 20 everybody but Gladdis, and
pritty soon | wunted some butter and
II was rite in frunt Of Gladdis and
reetched AL the ways across the table
SO ! wouldcnt hafl 20 ask her for IL,
and pop sed, Heer heer, wat are you
doing, eating euppir or giving a acro-
batick performantsf How meny times
have | told you TO ask like a gentle
man and not reetch like octopuss?
And we kepp on eating and pritty
soon | wtnted another hunk of bred
and the bred tray was in fnint Of Glad
hi't ilf tiilUhitif, VI i ttiib tdN NltibAth
bred, and | amt going TO ask her 90
pass it, heck Wich Jest then / had a
good idecr, saying, Was that the door
bell2 And | jumped up, and ma sed
! dldent hecr enything.
Neither did enybody elts, sit down,
sed pop. Meening me, and ! sed, o
well, now I'm up | mite as well yet a
peecc of bred Wich ! started to
reetch in frunt of Gladdis TO do and
Gladds quick grabbed up the bred
tray, saying, Is there enything you'd
like TO have?
No, ] yelled mad as enything. And
gave the bottom Of the bred tray a
slam and the bred went in difffent
direcktions, on account Of each slice
going a diffrent direcktion and ony
being slices on the tray, and one Of
them hit pop rite on the nose, being
the werst dlrecktion Of all and | Ind
20 leeve the room without finishing my
suppir and pop gave me fearse slap
somewafes on the ways out.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-08

often think that il would be wise
thing if an engaged couple would SIT
down together and draw ip n marriage
contract TO which both Of them would
subscribe, and in which the duties and
obligations, and rights, and privileges OF
each would be clearly set forth.
For, you see, the trouble with matri.
mony is that before taking, il concerns
itself only with glittcring generalitics,
and after taking, it deals almost entirely
with specific facts That is where the
rub comes in. A youth and maiden
enter into the holy estate with only
the vague idea that they are going TO
love and cherish ench other, and make
each other blissfully happy, but when
they find out that to promote another
well-being requires personal sacrifice,
each refuses to be the family goat.
81 should never have married If hnd
known that matrimony meant the
kitchen for me, and scrimping along on
n measly allowance that isn't half what
| earned in my old job, says the woman.
wild horses couldn't have dragged me
Go the altar" says the man. "if had had
the remotest suspicion that marriage
turned man into n wage-slave withou,
even an evening off, as servant girl
has"
1t speaks volumes for the heart, and
nothing for the head, that the great
majority of married couples have signed
on the dotted line of the marriage license
without ever making the slightest in
vestigatlon of the provisions of the life
contract, or even attempting to find out
what was expected of them. Perhaps
this is the reason that the firm OF
Benedict * Co. SO often goes bankrupt
Everybody's experience proves TO
them that loose business methods in
vsriably end in disaster. IL is the
"Gentlcmen's Agreement" the family
understanding, the verbal promise, the
things that were implied, or taken for
granted, that give the dishonest, the
grating, and The cheats their oppor-
tunity, and that lose people their friends
as'wcll as their money. The rockbottom,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-08
SOME GOOD BREAKFAST
nyCuE

II your family has begun TO tire Of
customary breakfast dishes, try some
of the following:
Oranges
Cereal
Ham-Egg Patties
Itsuitsus Mullins
Coffee
Ham-Egg Patties: Mix together "
pint of chopped cooked ham and /
pint of bread crumbs, wetting to a
soft paste with little sweet milk Put
this mixture into gem pans and break
a raw egg in each little well on top
of the ham and crumbs Sprinkle
more crumbs on top. Rake until brown
and serve of once, each patty turned
out on an individual plato.
]tsuitsus Mullins: Cream together
cup of butter and q cup Of granulsted
sugar; add egg well beaten. Sift to-
gether 2 cups of bread -four and 3
teaspoons of baking powder and add
this TO the first mixture alternately with
"a OF cup Of sweet milk. Turn into
buttercd gem pans and bake in hot
oven for 25 minutes.
Stewed Prlnes
Cereal
Salmon CroQuettes
Brand Mullins
Coffee
Salmon Croquettes: To one-pound
can of salmon take egg, two unsweet-
ened crackers rolled fine, and stir we'll
together, Make this mixture into small
cakes, then take still another egg, beat
| il and roll an extra cracker. Dip the
small cakes first into this beaten egg,
then into the dry rolled cracker, and
| fry in half butter and half lard Serve
hot
| Bran Mullins: Sift together 2 cups
/ bread -four, cups bran, 2 teaspoons
soda and pinch of salt Add TO this
/ dry mixture ~ cups of sweet milk
and 81 of cup of molasses. Beat well
and turn into creased muffin pans. Bake
about 30 minutes in hot oven. Crhis
recipe makes 3 dozen mullins. They
are good cold also)
The following are also delicious:
Graham Mullins: Sift together y
cups of graham flour, y cup of white
/ flour, teaspoons cream of tartar,
/ teaspoon soda, and pinch of salt. Stir
into this dry mixture l cup of sweet
milk mixed with / well-beaten egg
Add y cup of sugar and turn into
muffin pans. Bake for 80 minutes in
a hot oven.
Answer to Reader: To boil rice,
put 4 Il cups Of boiling water and Il
/ teaspoons of salt into the top of a
double boiler over the fire, and when
/ II is again boiling rapidly stir in | Gun
of rice with fork, adding it so slowly
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-08

! in that dungeon, and so those who
rcigned after him were poor because
/ thev could not find IL. II only your
/ father had found this he need not
have gone 90 war. With this wealth
he could have hccn so rich and power
/ iu that no one would have dared to
make war upon HIM
But though Marie heard all her
/ Mother said, she was busy looking over
the walls of this sapphire covered
room, for ono stone that was larger
than the Others and when she found
+. II she pressed II as she had the large
ruby and before their astonished gaze
room swung into view which so daz-
zled them that they covered their
ewes.
When at last they were able TO look
upon the gorgeous sight Marie and her
I Mother found that the walls of this
room were covered with diamonds
which sparkled and CLEANED from all
! sides.
/ Overhead they could hear the tramp
ing of the soldiers as they moved
about. They are looking Tor treas
ures. whispered the Queen. No
doubt they are looking for this very
/ jeweled dungeon
At that moment terrible noise was
heard and Marie knew the soldiers
had found the secret opening IN the
wall and were az the iron door OF the
Dungeon of Jewels.
We are lost, cried the Queen
clinging 20 Marie.
Mare did not answer. Instead she
took her Mother by the hand. Come,
she said. hurrying into the sapphire
room, which gave their faces a weird
look. Close your eyes and do not
move no matter what happens. lour
hic and mine depend upon II. -
: With their aims at their sides and
faces turned toward the open space
Marie and her mother stood as the
soldiers, who had battered down the
iron door, entered the Dungeon of
Jewels.
Their cries of victory were soon
changed 20 those of fear when their
ewes fell upon the two strange figures.
Thinking the place was bewitched with
some unearthly beings they turned and
fed.
Nor did they step when they were
outside the palace but crying TO those
who were on guard that the evil ones
were below all the army with their
King took themselves off as fast as
they could speed their horses.
Ia their haste the soldiers forgot
the King they had brought with them
prisoner and after hearing the last
Of the noise made by the fleeing horses
the King made his way to the dungeon
where Princess Marie and her Mother
were still afraid 10 leave.
The King soon held the Princess
and the Queen in his arms. "And now
that the jewels have been found" he
said, "our kingdom can be restored
10 its former strength and majesty
and We shall fear no one"
The King and Queen lived in peace
and comfort the rest Of their days
and Princess Marie married a Prince
who was, brave and good and ruled
with her the Kingdom when she became
\ Queen.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-08
WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN
DR. PETIT AND ttAIREfO


I'm ~ afraid Mother will ovcrdo,"
tald vnrticdl,, ~ Lillian and ! hurried
uu, 60 the hip old barn whirh housed
the ears.
"No doubt She will Lillian replied
ccmposcily, "hu' v won't hnr, her,
SUPPOSE my lace showed the startled
query WAS too polite tc voice, Tor
LILLIAN explained with smile
"lta a intly.to-onc shot she said,
'that vour motherinlaw h pretty well
iedup With her daughter Elizabeth
aud the childrrn llcr nerves are pretty
nearly on the ragged edge, and II she
didn't have ANY physical labor 90 do
sle'd exercise her nerves 10y going into
one ol her tnninms and rnfring YOU
A. Il h, she can iurvlc The lrying. pan
and hang the double hoilcr until she
vris the cholrr out oi her system Nv
nirhi she'll le 80 tired she'll 90 Go
sleep like a lamb
hv mght nome " our lives will Ne
worth penny whistle" " I laughed
nul We al punscss excellent foot
wufk, and shr'l lr tun tired to chase
~, lilhnn tetortcd
4 wish Elizabeth would ~ home, !
tald nhnHpinhly, hut the addition of a
rnrking.chnlf guest like my slstcr-in-
law and four nhslrcpcrous Youngsters
tu n mnidless huuschold Wa enough.
telt, tu make almost any chatclanc
uuail
"rhp'll So tomorrow. mark what m
telling ynu,' Lillian prophcslcd. Tier
mother will pat her 90 work today, and
from what have observed ol your sister
in,law, labor " any sort is anRlhcma
to hcf
4 honc Mother piles Il nn her today. %
! said vlcinnsly, and relieved, though
lRll.ashnmud ~ my nuthurFt, | chmhcd
into mY car and backed t out 0i the
lhtn,
An Important Call.
"roor, unsuspccting Elizabeth" lll-
Ian nposttophilcd, NJ We rollod down
The driveway past her windows, the
shades Ol whirh were still drawn Ill
tle shr knows what ~ ln store fot her
to-day, oh, ioyl Madgc YOU nccdn =
turn your head, you're past now, any
wnV, hut " you could have seen vour
mother in-lnw Just now aa ! saw her
lhGnhcih's window shadr went up with
y lrfk. and Mother Graham, still hold
lng the cord with which she had sent ~
un, was framed w the window register
ing disgust, indignation and aN thu
other emotions appropriate to The &C
rafiun send the ear along old dear.
I'm anxious GO &c, back II promises
D. hc on cvcntiul and entertaining
morning
send Tho car along did accordingly,
aud We soan drew up before the old
housc IN sag llarhot IN which pr Petit
hns hia oihce and his rather cherries
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-08
Comfort For Baby From
Irritating Skin Eruptions

Many rlotherS tell us that Roosevelt is
the hes5 remedy they know for chafng
and other skin troubles that affect babies
II ere's what one mother SAYS:
THE first thing ! do when my babies
break out with hives or teething rash is
TO apply n ose-Vel. 1t has very cooling
quietfng effect and the itching seems TO
stop at once.
Roosevelt is on sale at all drug stores
Get a package and see for yourself how
good it is. Large box Csc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-08
West minister Choral Club.

The members .of the Westminster
Choral Club have treat in store for this
meeting tomorrow evening, when Karl
T. r. Schroeder. the stage manager Of
national reputation viii speak on the
staging OF plays. Mr.. Schroeder will
stage the light opera, THE Pirates OF
Penzance," " which the Choral Club will
present al The Playhouse this spring. All
the members are urged 20 attend the
meeting, which viii start at 7.30.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-08

uhios which wcrc set closely together
Jumping up Marie ran 60 one side
of the room aud touched the stones
On. very largo one when she touched
" proved to he the spring that opened
door IN the wall aud another room
filled with a duh blue light made the
Queen forget her fright and she too
Jumped up and ran into u with Mare
n II the lost Dungeon of Jewel.
which Nelongcd o. your great grand.
IN, her said the Quccn He died
without telling WHERE u was located
and all the wealth of the kingdom wa.