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The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-07-26
Sleeper Taken Away

The G. N. sleeping car which has
been kept at Kevin since oil discovery
in March to accommodate the surplus
transients unable to find room in the
many hotels and sleeping quarters of
the oil camp, was taken away Mon
day. No reason was given for the dis
continuance of the service but 1t Is
believed it was preliminary to linz
tied train service here and to elimi-
nate the care of the car because of
shortage of shopmen due to the strike
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-07-26
Activity at Border

Coutts, July 15.-Oil activity on the
Alberta side of the border has taken
on new squirt this week with the ar
Continued on Page 81
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-07-26
HACER PLACES APEX OF GIANT
STRUCTURE EAST OF kelvin NEAR
TROY -SWEETGRASS TEST HOLE

FOLLOWING THE COURIERS COMMENT ON HAG-
ERS STATEMENT THAT STEVENSON WELL WAS
WELL DOWN ON THE FLANK, WIDELY QUOTED
GEOLOGIST GOES INTO PARTICULARS AND
SAYS BIG DOME IS TO SOUTH OF THAT WE'LL.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-07-26

Women may be mems equals, but
you'd insult lot of superior women
if you told them so.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-07-26

Every man approves the strict en-
forcement of all laws that don't af-
feet him. -
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-07-26

Same with wives as with auto
mobiles-it's not the original cost,
but the upkeep.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-07-26

The crawfish is the only animal
that progresses backward-and you're
no crawfish.
The Kevin courier. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1922, 1922-07-26

Did you ever know broker who
was really broke :?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29
Efficient Housekeeping
publish such formulas.)
Unsigned: please print a recipe for
BY Laura A. Kirkman

publish such formulas)
Unsigned: please print recipe for
Welsh Rarebit."
Answer: Welsh Rarebit: Put into tho
top of your chahng dish, over a good
fame or strong heat, one tablespoon
OF butter; when melted, add one tea
spoon of cornstarch and rub to a paste,
then stir in one-hnlf cup OF thin, sweet
cream and let cook two minutes. Now
add one-half pound of mild cheese cut
in small pieces, season with salt and
pepper to taste, add one beaten egg
stir well for a moment, and serve or
crackers. (The addition of one-half CUP
Of fine bread crumbs is favored by
some housewives).
A Reader; "At very simple home
wedding, at which the groom, bride.
father, and other men will not weal
frock coats, would it be better for the
bride not to wear train?"
Answer: Yes, l think it would b<
better not to.
A. g.: Gould you print full direc
tions for a complete suit for one
year-old child, consisting of plain knit,
ted sweater, drawers, cap and mittensi
Several very busy women would appre
ciate such directions to my certain
knowledge. We do not find so man,
stitches to the inch very helpful"
Answer: have no directions OF thai
sort for so y Jung a child, but l vii
try to find an(. publish them.
Answer-Requested Canning Recipes
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have lost their power of prophecy for
once" j said earnestly, and the next
minute we were in the library and greet
isg my father and Allen Drake, who
were already comfortably seated behind
the bridge table.
My hope was useless, however, and
Lillian's prophecy fulfilled, for the cut
OF the cards consigned me to Mr.. Drake
fora game which to me seemed inter
miuable. Icould not keep my mind upon
the cards, but felt nervous fellowship
with Katie, who was attempting to knit
in corner of the room, but who, from
her facial contortions, md low, i'm
patient mutterings, was patiently drop
ping stitches as fast as she knitted
them. l knew that Lillian Ind told her
10 sit in the room with US because she
feared the effect Of solitude upon the
girls nerves, and though she appeared
to be absorbed in her game, yet / saw
that she was covertly watching Katie
determining what would be the best
method Of handling her.
And then, setting the nerves of every
one OF us a-quiver, there came low
tapping upon the side door, which
guessed was the expected signal.
(To bc continued.)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29

looking like a wild creature she sailed
up into the clouds and beyond their
sight.
The spell Of fear was lifted and
every one ran toward the hall where
sat the King and Queen, all uncon-
scious of the coming or going Of the
late guest.
But before they could tell what they
had seen the royal nurse who had
been left to watch beside the cradle
Of tho baby Princess came screaming
into the hall and fell face down on
the floor before the King and Queen.
"The Princess's eye, the Princess's
eye" was all she could say. The feast
ing stopped. The King and Queen for
got their royal dignity and remem-
bering only that they were a father
and mother they jumped up from
their seats at the table and ran from
the room.
As they came near the room Of the
baby Princess no sound was heard
and when they looked into the cradle
there was tho baby sleeping quietly.
The Queen lifted her child and
looked. Nothing seemed wrong and
then the little Princess opened her
eve. Not eyes, for the Witch OF tho
Wind had carried away with her one
of the pretty blue eyes.
With scream the Queen would
have dropped the baby if the King
had not caught it in his arms, while
some Of the guests caught the faint
ing Queen and placed her on couch.
After a while the royal nurse grew
calm and able to tell what happened
when the Witch of the Winds sud-
denly appeared beside the cradle Of
the Princess Stella.
"She pointed long, clawlike finger
at me-" said the poor nurse, "and
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29
THE SOUND THAT CAME
THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR

Ready, Madge?"
Lillian's low-toncd summons from
outside my door brought me to my feet
tensely. l had dressed as she requested
an hour before and since then had been
twilight fade into darkness, and waiting
the hardest thing in the world to do.
l crossed the room eagerly. opened the
door, and answered softly:
S"All readyw
The light OF the hall was strong upon
my face. Lillian glanced at me kcenly,
then put out her hand and drew me
toward her, giving me little shake.
You're taut as a fiddle wire" she
said. Come out of it. We may not
have any action for hours yet, and il
you don't relax bit, the wires likely
to snap. Besides, we want you for
hand at bridge, and if you draw Allen
as partner, you know he's absolutely
merciless on errors. So you'd better get
ready to mind your p's and q's."
Bridge game" ! repeated vaguely.
Lillian often surprises me, but this cas-
ual announcement sent my mental wheels
spinning madly. had been prepared to
crouch in a darkened room waiting for
the appearance of the desperate man,
Smith. But this commonplace pro-
posal-
Lillian laughed softly, merrily, and
felt the needed relaxation come to me
with the familiar sound.
ut is rather a come-down, isn't it?'
she asked teasingly But l don't know
anything better for taking our minds off
Mr.. Smith until the minute when we
have to occupy them entirely with the
dear man. So your"
" How Will You Know?"
mo, indeed" " / answered, for l knew
by experience that three more enthusi-
astic bridge devotees do not exist than
my father, Allen Drake and Lillian.
The only reason like the game is be-
cause it gives me the chance 10 exercise
the memory which has proved so useful
to me, but | always feel distinctly out oi
II in such able company, never more sc
than when / have Allen Drake as G
partner. With but en- occasional, ap
parently casual word, which, neverthe.
less, raises blister upon ones menta
epidermis, or q languid inquirlng lift O
his long, womanish lashes, he is able Il
make me thoroughly uncomfortable, anc
if / possibly can get out Of it, / never
engage in the game when he is of one o.
the players. If Lillian had planned tc
give me counter-irritant for the ner.
vousness over Smith which was consum
ing me, she could not have made bet
ter selection.
Don't look so frightened" she
laughed. "I'll see that Allen doesn't eai
you alive"
But" | protested, breaking my rul,
OF asking no questions concerning Lii
lian's plans, chow will you know wher
Smith is starting?"
The Signal Is Given.
We're taking no chances, child" she
said soberly. '1t is absolutely vital that
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29

bled in my back while carrying a
child and could not do my work until
! took the Vegetable Compound. lam
strong, do all my washing and ironing
and work for seven children and feel
fine. l always have an easy time at
childbirth and what it did FOR me it
will do for other women. am willing
to answer any woman il she win
write asking what it did for me. -
Mrs. JOHN Heller, IS Dilley Street.
Cumberland, Md.
Mrs. Heier's case is but one of
many we constantly publish recon-
mending Lydia E. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound. She is willing to
answer your letter. Write to her.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29
Little Benny's
Notebook.
By Lee Psps
Fred Feernots 3 Ixcapes

Fred Feernots 3 Ixcapes
A play
Fred Feernot. / can't ixplane it, but
! have a feeling as if some enemy was
plotting agenst my life. ! better be
careful today.
MYSTERIOUS looking man. You're a nice
looking boy, wont you have q peece OF
this candy free of charge? Its garan-
teed home made.
Fred FeerDot. / don't mind if / do,
perviding ! see you eat hunk ferst.
MYSTERIOUS looking man. Cersesl
Fred Feernot. Ha ha l got rid OF
him all rite, / CESS l know poisoned
candy wen / see il.
MYSTERIOUS looking lady. Wat sweet
little boy. / believe III do you favor
aad loeve you smell these flowers.
Fred Feernot. With plezzure, per-
viding see you smell them ferst.
MYSTERIOUS looking lady. Bcffledl
Fred Feernot. Ha ha there goes another
one. I'm not going to smell cry poisoned
smells if can help it.
MYSTERIOUS looking boy. Hay fello,
I wonder watts in this little box Oren
it and see, will you, / got cramp in
my fingers from playing marbles in
the rain.
Fred Feernot. Open your own in
fernal machine, you poor simp..
MYSTERIOUS looking boy. Foiledl
Mrs. Feernot. Fred, come rite in,
suppir's reddy.
Fred Feernot. Hers ware axuilly
eat!
The end.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29
ANSWERED LETTERS.

E.V. D.: long ago someone / knew
used TO make oatmeal cookies which
were somewhat like the chocolate-cov-
cred cocoanut candy one gets nowadays
in large boxes. Each kernel of the
oatmeal cookies was whole. The cookies
contained roisins, were fiat and crisp,
and had holes in them like cocoanut
macaroons and tasted buttery. If you
cannot give me such a recipe, do you
suppose one of your column readers
could?"
Answer: l have no such recipe, l am
sorry TO say, but perhaps some other
reader friend may happen to have one
and will be kind enough to write it
on a postal and mail it 10 me, to print?
A Reader Friend: "How can rid my
house OF roaches?"
Answer: Try using this roach trap;
Grease the upper part, inside, OF O pre-
serve jar (quart-size) with cooking OIL
applying this with brush. Fill the
jar one-fourth full of molasses and
water. Place the jar in a spot where
the reaches are thickest and lean two
or three narrow strips of cardboard
against the jar, to form runway by
which the reaches can reach the jar.
top. Bend the top ends of these strips
down inside the jar for distance o.
two inches and rub these runways with
cut onion to attract the pests, which
will travel to the top, drop into the
liquid and find themselves unable to
escape. OF course there are many
poisons which may be rubbed on pipes
/ floor and bascboards; but ] do no,
give such formulas in this column, a.
they are too dangerous for general use
especially in homes where there are
children and animal-pets. Your drug
gist will tell you of such poisons i
you ask him. MANY OF my reader
friends have sent me formulas fol
deadly poisons to use in exterminatine
ants, reaches, etcetera, but although
appreciate their kindnesses, ! cannot
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29

me which shall remain in my posscs-
sion until the power TO bresk my
spell shall bs discovered. And that
will DO long time, my pretty, for
who could love even Princess with
but one eyer"
Then she left the way she came,
and when / could move said the
nurse, II saw that the Princess had
but ono blue eye instead OF two pretty
ones which she had when the stork
brought her to the Palace"
No ono blamed the poor nurse, who
seemed to feel almost ~ unhappy as
the King and Queen. But What was
TO I've done. Something, for Princess
could not 60 through life with only
one eve.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29
My Marriage Problems
Adele Garrson's New Phase Of
Revelations of a Wife
Copyright. 1921. hv Newspaper Feature Service. Ino
Copyright 1921. hv Newspaper Feature Service. Ino

We know what he is doing every step OF
the way, and under Aliens directions,
Tom Chester has arranged the niftiest
system of signals you would ever want
to see. Mr.. Briggs will start the thing
when Mr.. Smith displays symptoms OF
leaving the house, and from that time
until we purposcly let him go, he'll
never be very many feet from one OF
young Chester's men. So there's moth
ing for us to do but to wait for that
first signal. Come along, put your mind
upon the many advantages OF q no.
trump hand. You know that's Aliens
pet hand and if you should draw him as a
partner, and fell it in my bones you're
going to get him"
Then ! fervently hope your bones
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29

The teacher was talking of Niagara
Falls Tho falls are slowly wearing
back toward Buffalo. and in the course
of some two hundred thousand years
they will wash away Erie"
One OF the girls in the class began to
cry and the teacher asked what the
trouble was.
"Oh," walled the girl, my sister
lives at Erie!"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29

BILE Compound
when I was be-
tween thirteen
and fourt en-
years old and was
goin g to school
because ! suf-
fered with pains
andcouldnot rest.
j did not have any
more trouble at
ter thatuntilIw was
married, then /
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29
The Sandman Story
copyrshs. 1872 By sh. whss,sr syndiasss rse.; n r.
BY Abby Phillips Walker

could not move or speak. Then lean
ing over the cradle she looked At the
baby Princess and said: 'rhe fairy
Queen gave you goodness Of heart and
kindness as well, but she left your
beauty unguarded and so ! will take
from you gift to carry away with
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29
WILL ANSWER '
ANY WOMAN
WHO WRITES
Woman Restored to Health BY
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Makes This Offer

Cumberland, Md. - my mother
gave me lydia E. Pinkham's Vepeta-
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The story thus far:

The story thus far:
The Honorable Ronald Adair, second
ron Of the Earl OF Maynooth, was
iound murdered one night in tho house
where he lived with his mother and
sister. He had been playing whist that
afternoon with Mr.. Murray, Mr.. John
Hardy and Colonel Moran He had lost
. little, but . few days before he and
Colonel Moran, a. partners, had won
over four hundred pounds. So his
loses could not have troubled him.
He went to q front, second-foo sit
ung-room at ten o'clock. When his
mother and sister returned about an
hour later they found the door locked.
On getting no return they had it broken
In and found him shot dead by an
expanding revolver bullet. There
WAS no revolver in the room. A FIRE
was burning and a window was open,
eut n bed Of crocuscs under the win
dow wss undisturbed. On the table
were some money and some papers on
which the young man had apparently
been figuring his losses or gains nt
eards. DR.. Watson made familiar with
the methods of Sherlock Homes, fol-
lows the case and tries to reason it
out as his old friend would have done.
In the evening he went to look at the
house. In the crowd about him he
noticed q plain-clothes man and an
awkward old fellow with some books
under his arm, who was quite put, out
when Watson jostled him.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29
THE PRINCESS WITH ONE EYE.

Part2.
The spcll-bound people stood look
ing up with open mouths as well as eyes,
and though the Witch disappeared
through the side Of the palace they did
not move.
She was not gone long. In few
minutes she was seen again sailing
slowly toward the back OF her tan
colored horse, and when she took her
sent there she waved over the head
of her horse her bony-fingcred hands
and numbled magic word.
The horse began to paw with its
front feet and the people saw it rise
from the ground with the same mo.
tons it would have made If IL had
been trotting along on the ground.
The black cat began to hiss and
the Witch screamed at the staring
people. 81 have taken q gift, tell the
King and Queen--one which not ever
the Fairies can bring back until ths
spell is broken"
As they watched the people saw thu
tan-colored horse change into long
handled broom, and sitting on it with
her long black cloak floating behlne
her and the black cat all bristling ant
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29
The Adventure Of
The Empty House
Part Two
BY SHERLOCK HOLMES

The Mcclure Newspaper syndicste
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29

Tomorrow-The Mystery of the
Empty House, continued.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
GOLDEN CADENCE.
LACKING IN SANDBURC

II one reads Carl Sandburg expecting
to find in verses what Shakespeare
calls "the elegance. facility and golden
cadence Of poe>y.' one will be diSup-
pointed. Whatever else there may be
in Sandburg's vcrse-strcnSth. pictur.
esqueness. crude imagination-there ls
no golden cadence. Yet there are things
in slabs of the Sunburnt West
'Ilarcourt. Brace & Co.. which take
hold Of the imagination with n power
ful grip. II they had only been written
with tn" golden cadence they would have
been great: As it is they seem untin-
ished. as if he had started to do some
thing and had given it up before he had
got it into final shape. For example
the poem called And So Today" which
deals with III" burial Of the unknown
soldier in Washington, has moments OF
fine poetic Imagination, but 1t Is as Il
man with no powers Of expression
We're trying TO put in words thoughts
too big for him.
But We know that all this is delib-
erntc. He is crude because he wishes
TO be. n" s'ammars because he thinks
that is tho most effective way to create
the impression at which he aims. II
he had been writing twenty five OF
thirty years ago and had gone to Eng
land h" would have been accepted there
as a typical American poet. But on
this side Of the ocean we know that
whatever else he Is Sandburg is not
tyrically American, but typically Sand.
buryian
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
"SKlPPY BEDELLE"
Owen Johnson's New B o o k
About Life at the Law
renceville School

The difference between Owen John.
son and Thomas Hughes is the differ.
ence between the Victorian nineteenth
century and the American twentieth
century. The tom Brown" Of Hughes
could not have been written BY Owen
johnson. and Hughes could not have
written "Skippy Bedele" (Little,
Brown & Co... the latest in Mr.. John.
sons series about schoolboy life at
Lawrenceville.
Hughes moralises and Is preachy.
johnson leaves out the preaching and
If there is any moral in the tale. which
Is doubtful. It has to point itself. The
hero. after whom the book Is named.
is pure boy. The story takes him from
the hobbledehoy period in which he has
no use for girls through series Of
sentimental adventures interspcrsGG
with a series Of adventures in invention,
which boy-like he thinks for the mo.
ment will make him SO rich that he can
live on Fifth avenue and marry Lii.
lian Russell. AS the date of the books
is around the later nineties this am.
bition to wed the then reigning favor.
ite of musical comedy is appropriate
to the period and to the youth of the
time.
The comedies and the tragedies Of
boy life described from the point of
view of the boy fill the book with n
richness that will make the adults
chuckle with reminiscent glee and at
the same time are likely to seem so real
to the boys who read the book that they
will regard il MS one of the greatest
wor ks of contemporary history. 1t is
likely 10 have as many girl as boy
readers. for the girls are fond of read.
Ing about what the boys do at school.
thinking perhaps that in that way they
may learn something about the mys-
teriouS creature who bushes and STAN
mers in their presence. and sometimes
bolts from the room without any ap.
parent reason. Mr.. johnson reveals the
reason in a way that is fattering to the
girls. The book cannot be recommended
as work to improve the mind. but the
author did not intend it for that pur.
pose. Those in search of relaxation will
lind 1t exactly what they need.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
FICTION BYAMERICAN WRITER'S
OVERLOOKED"
A Novel More Interesting for lts
Manner Than Ito Matter

The attention which Maurice Bar.
ing's Overlooked" (Hounhton Mi6lin
Company has attracted in London.
where 1t was first published. 10 doubtless
due to the manner in which II Is writ.
ten rather than to its intrinsic interest
as a piece OF fiction.
It Is the story Of the romance Of
jean Brandon. a girl who had been
engaged to marry a young man when
she was nineteen. but had broken the
engagement because the man was too
poor to support her and because her
father objected TO her leaving home.
The book ends with the young man In. L.
heriting fortune from an uncle ann
marrying the girl.
The story opens ave years after the
French watering place Mt which Miss
Brandon is stopping with her iunt.
A novelist is there for rest. Miss Bran.
don,. Whose face is poetry but whose
words are prose- appeals to him as n
heroine for n novel, for she looks like
a lamp in which the light has been
extinguishcd.. This part OF the story Is
told by Anthony Kay, a blind man,
who has conversations with Miss Bran.
don. the novelist and the other guests
at the hotel. The blind man has his
own theory about Miss Brandon, gath.
cred from his conversations. The novel.
ist has another theory, based on his
prejudices. TIL" blind mans view an.
pears in his narrative. Then follows the
short novel written by the novelist in
which his view is set forth. 1t Is radi.
cally different from that Of the blind
man and is written without delicate
perception Of psychological values, as
well as in n literary style no different
from the first pnrt Of the book % to
seem as II 1t were really written by
different person. The novelist's
theory Is that Miss Brandon had been
bewitched by thej fniries in her youth
so that she would never be awakened
to the realities Of life. The blind man q
theory Is that she Is under the shadow
Of her unfortunate love affair. When
that was broken off life ceased to in.
tcrest her.
The third part of the book is devoted
to discussion Of the case with a ply.
sician who vninly tries to understand
the known facts and to find a clue
to the mystery. To those interested In
the technique Of literary art the book
will be intensely interesting. 1t will be
mildly divcrting to those who read for
the entertainment they get out of It.