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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08

Ambassador Harvey, who has been
making himself unpopular with the falr
sex by denying that it possesses soul,
saws that there "ain't no ten command
ments" for women, and that a new
decaloguc will have to be written Tor
them.
wonder what laws modern Moses
would lay down for the conduct OF the
woman of today? ] wonder If he would
write on his tablet of stone;
Thou shalt not follow after false
gods. Thou shalt not worship Parls
frocks, and millinery from the Rue de la
Paix, nor fine houses, not limouslnes,
nor social precedence. Neither shalt
thou bow the knee to the fads OF the
day, and offer up thyself, and thy
family, as sacrifice TO clubs, and
causes,
U.-Thou shalt marry Tor love, ana
love only, for, verify, the woman who
selleth herself at the altar for a meal
ticket, or string OF pearls, Is ~twln
sister to the Scarlet Woman.
III.-Thou shalt not make oil thy
husband a slave whom thou workcth &c
death to provide thee with ilne ralment
and trips, and motor cars. Rather sh1'
thou cherish him, and deny thyself, that
his burdens may be hghtcned.
IN.-Thou shalt not steal thy neigh
boris husband, nor the maid from on
of her kitchen.
| V.-Thou shalt set savory food befor'
thy Lord when he returneth of an even
ing from his labors, and thou shalt maxi
| thysclf rs agreeable in his ewes ate
marriage as before marriage, for TIT
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08
My Marriage Problems
Adele Garrisons New Phase of
Revelations of Wife
Copyright 1921. by spaper
Revelations of a w.
Copyright, 1921. by New spaper Feature Service Inc

ly' 81 couldn't before. Will-will-can
YOU come to see me sometimes?"
"Of course" promised. but l must
the room bit abruptly, for the query
had been so tense, so wistful, that IT
troubled me.
Why were things so tangled2 l asked
myself rebelliously as | went slowly down
the stairs again. No one but | knew
how longed for word from Dicliy, but
he apparently had forgotten that his
wife existed, while poor Tom Chester
AS l went out on the vcranda | saw
Lillian with a newspaper held out in
front of her staring at it, in manner
| never have seen her in but twice.
On both of those occasions she unex-
pectedly had come upon some astonish-
ing item of news concerning intimate
friends.
"The head of Medusa!" | said gayly.
and at my words saw her hands flutter
nervously, another thing at which |
marvelled, for her poise is always bull
let-proof.
you rubber-soled snooper" she gibed
''If were nervous woman | should
have hit the ceiling. | suppose your
mother-in-law is waiting for these
papers. I'll take them up to her, and
then | suppose you'll want to start for
the TIGERS"
She gathered all the newspapers under
her arm, and went so swiftly into the
house that not for minute or two did
begin to realize the astonishing fact thai
Lillian, usually the soul of courtesy, hac
not given me the opportunity to glance
at single newspaper headline.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08

Kansas Kompels the Ku Klux Khan
10 klear- Out.-Philadelphia Record.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08

woman is q cheat, and n welcher, who
lureth a man into matrimony, and then
feedeth him out of paper bags, and
groucheth around the house.
VI.-Thou shalt not begrudge the
turneth her babes over to hirelings, and
raiseth her children on the streets COM
mitch the objectionable sin. Unless
thou art willing to walk the colo instead
of fox trot, or spend thy evenings telling
fairy stories and hearing little prayers,
10 preside over the nursery tea table
instead of shining at the bridge table,
and to be always within call of "Mo-o-
other" instead of joy-riding, then
pray God thou wilt be childless. For
those who take in vain the sacred name
of mother, shall assuredly be damned.
VII.--Thou shalt not consider that
being woman giveth thee right to be
n parasite, and CRATER. Thou are a
human being as we'll as a woman, and
thou art a coward and gutter If thou
doeth not thy share of the worlds work.
NIIl.-Thou shalt cultivate cheerful
ness and dffuse Joy slthou goeth through
life. Thou shalt not be one of those
| aNtuictu Wpiiifi WIN art BuA iiibihii
tear jugs, and who wet blanket every
occasion with their dismal forcbodings
and who kill hope and enthusiasm with
their prophecies of disaster.
lX.-Thou shalt bear in mind that q
woman's greatest temptation is to talk
too much. Therefore, thou wilt put q
silencer upon thy tongue when thou
yearnest to babble of thy own affairs
and boast Of thy husband and thy chill
dren, or to conhde the sad secret of thy
life to strangers. Neither shalt thou
indulge thvself in the pleasant pastimc
of taking away thy neighbours character
and passing on to others the scanda
that hath been told to thee in confidence
X.-'Thou shalt treasure thy woman
hood as thy most precious jewel. Tho,
shalt not ape the manners, nor tn,
morals of men, nor faunt thyself fortl
in public in breeches, for when thu
Creator made the two sexes, He knew
what he was about, and intended tina
each should keep its own place. There
fore, q mannlsh woman who lacketl
the beauty and softness, and the modest,
of a woman, is Kissing and by wore
even as is an eliminate man who hail
not the strength and virtues Of man.
| Selah,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08
WHAT DID LILLIAN SEE IN THE
NEWSPAPER SHE KEPT
FROM MADGE?"

Fried scallops and new cider" Lii
liam reflected amusedly, as the door
closed upon Jerry TIGER, and we went
out to the side veranda-she with the
newspapers, and with the mail. That >
some food combination, I'll radio the
diet kitchens. Are you really gong to
tackle it?"
''You we never indugled in one OF
Mrs. TIGERS real CULINARY orgies, that S
plainly to be SEEM" retorted. But this
one I've tackled before. It's practically
innocuous-if you don't stuff--some-
thing Mrs. TIGER g table always tempts
you to do"
Il think l can manage to put Satan
behind me-" she replied dryly. SIS there
any mail for me?"
''Ohl Pardonr" flushed confusedly,
for in INV furtive serach for possible
missive from Dicky / had forgotten to
give out the rest of the mail. Here
are two"
And / know what both are" she
said, glancing at the return directions.
appeals for small contributions.
haven't the courage to open them now
Ny checking account is too low. III
Just glance over the papers instead:
trust your mail is more interesting
A Tense Question.
Il haven't any," l said, "but must
distribute the rest of these. Mother
Graham would be tearing her hair if shC
knew Twas delaying her letters.
took my mother-in-law letters &c
her room, and was delighted to find that
she was not there, for | was in no mooc
to talk to her. Laying them on the table
] went down the hall to my father
room and tapped gently. There was ne
response from within, but from the half
open door of the guest room adjoining
where he had ensconced Tom Chester
his voice called softly:
rs that you, Daughter, dear? Car
you come in here?"
With his letters in my hands, | en-
tered the room to find my father en-
gagged in giving a draught of something
which / guessed to be medicine to the
boy in the bed. And when he had pu
Tom Chester's head back upon the pill
low. the boys white face and twitch
ing lips told OF the suffering that was his
Your mail, Father" | said briefly
LAYING the letters on the table, anC
going to the side of the bed in answe
to the unmistakable appeal in Ton
Chester's strained eyes.
II am afraid you are suffering"
said pitvinglv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08

please ten mo what to. DO TO stop grow
ing?
A-There II nothing you can do to stop
growing. Undoubtedly you have now at
tanned your fun growth. and will de-
velop IN other respects.
A READER OIL have been told by
a physician 20 use a lemon to whiten
use. win you please tell me how
strong solution to use, in order not
20 irritate my skin?
A-Raw lemon used on the skin will
not irritate It. A good cold cream prop
erly massaged into the face will also
help you.
L. S. E. OWN you please tell me
how TO cure bunions?
A-First OF all. you should mako sure
that your shoes are properly lifted Also
consult an orthopedist for an exau'ina-
ton and sdvice. II is often necessary
to operate for this trouble, ,
A. b. c. Q-Iately I have been
troubled with a ticklish feeling IN my
throat. VIII you kindly tell me whether
this is laryngitis7
A-You are probably suffering from
pharyngitis or laryngitis. Consult q
throat specialist for an examination snc
proper treatment.
W. c. Own you kindly tell mo how
10 remove freck.ss7
I'll en- young man IT years OF age
height feet III inches. VIII you kino =
ly tell me what my correct weight
should be-
! A-Nothing can be done 70 remove
| frectles However. lemon Juice may
| help to make them less noticeable.
2-For your age and height you should
weigh about 1876 pounds.
Copyright 1922. BY Nevspspz Testuv Service. Inc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08

Let me sound a solemn note OF warming
against such practice Drugs or
medicines should never be taken with
out the advice Of a physician. Tho con-
tinued employment Of any drug results
IN addiction to it's use. An addict Is
slave. and when q human being onca
Yields to tho clutch OF . habit he - on
hi. way 70 hopeless IN health and TO
materially shortened life Tia news
papers have accounts almost every day
about the practices OF the drug eddicts-
Certainly no ono should take tho chance
81 acquiring this terrible habit
No one cause u more prolific OF head
ache than 'eyestrain. When one passes
IS or so ne should visit the oculist al
least once . year or at most once In
two years. Simply because you can see
20 read does not prove there Is perfect
vision. u may be an unconscious eff
fort but any effort 10 see clearly means
g. drain OF nerve energy. No matter how
small the Leak. the great, Reservoir OF
energy tho brain. viii be called upon
ultima teiy. and thsn comes trouble.
The presence Of chronic headache
should dead to an examination OF the
urine. Failure Of perfect kidney elirnin-
alton has this a. 4 symptom. 1t is =
good thing to make sure at regular in
tervals that these important organs are
functioning rs they should. bat persist
ent headache makes it imperative.
Headache is danger signal Do not
disregard the red light. Stop at once to
ind out what is wrong.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08

And then we have traps. But OF course
they do not chase you but we always run
away from them Just the same"
Field Mouse did not know anything
about traps but he did know about
Puss for she sometimes came to the
field and sat in the grass.
Here we are" said Field Mouse
when they reached n haystack. My
home is right under here.
Mrs. Field Mouse knew at once
who the visitor was. Il could tell by
YOUR cars that YOU are not field
mouse" she told Silver Coat and then
he noticed for the first time that Field
Mouse had very short ears and a
stubby nose and short legs.
Silver Coat thought the hay stack n
funny place to live but he found that
Mrs. Field Mouse had a well filed
pantry, though not like his mothers
There was no cheese TO he sure, ut there
were plenty of other things that he
could eat.
The sun was Just coming up over
the hill when Field Mouse took Silver
Coat across the field. You need not
look about for old Mr.. Owl now" said
Field Mouse; "he cannot see very
well in the daytime But there is MIR.
Fox to be feared and Mr.. Marsh Hawk,
| Mr. Hen Hawk, Mr.. Crow and"
You won't catch me out here
again. interrupted Silver Coat" "puss
and the traps are bad enough but here
| should think you would never dare
leave the hay stack"
"Oh, that is not all Of our troubles, F"
lra IL q
hav stack will be taken down and
then ii we are lucky enough to escape
we will have TO make another home,
Winter is coming you know
Where do YOU live them asked
Silver Coat, stopping under bush TO
rest minute.
Under the snow" replied Field
Mouse, ION the ground. We make
galleries and many tunnels running in
all directions and we find plenty tc
eat in the dried grass. Then some
times YOU know we Field Mice live
little distance under the ground
especially when there are very young
mice in the family"
Il am sure you have q very mics
time" said Silver Coat when he sale
good bye TO his cousin Field Mouse
'but l think | had rather live in tn,
house. There are not so many thing
to catch YOU in house"
/ OF course Silver Coat invited Fiel'
! Mouse to come and visit him bu
when he told him he must run up tn
side of the house TO the attic. Fiel'
Mouse decided it was safer for him Oh
the ground.
Il cannot think where he can be,
Mrs. Twinkle-eyes was saying whel
Silver Coat ran into his home"
NOW don't worry, my dear" sal
Twinkle-eyes; he will come HON
safe and sound, and you cannot e,
pect TO have your children always tie
to your apron strings.
you need not worry about me,
said Silver Coat who heard what VI
said. I've had all the adventure
want and l shall never run ava
again
Next week / shall tell you abo
: Brownie being inquisitive and VIII
happened to him.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08
The Woman's Decalogue
BY DOROTHY DIX
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.

Copyright 1922, by Tho Wheeler Syndicate Inc.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08
The Sandman Story
By Abby Phillips Walker

Copyright 1922 by the Wheeler Syndicate Inc. N. Y.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08

to spy us run under a bush and stay
there until l come for you. Run now"
Silver Coat had never had much
chance to run fast but he kept up
with Field Mouse and went under the
bars on the other side of the road at
the same time his cousin did
You are a good runner" said
Field Mouse. Il thought YOU house
mice did not have much running to
do"
RI guess we have to run from puss,
said Silver Coat as they ran through the
grass. "She has claws and sharp teeth
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08

A Swedish inventor has patented n
glass bottle that won't break. Now for
some genius 10 invent a broken bottle
that won't cut an automobile tire
Nashville Southern Lumbermhn.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08


sought relief IN opium and morphine.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08
Answers TO Health Questions

B. II. W. QI am troubled almost
constantly with an acid condition Of tho
stomach. VIII you kindly tell me what
causes this?
A-Your condition is due to hyper
acidity. II you viii kindly send a self
addressed. stamped envelope and restate
your question. full particulars VIII be
given.
y. IA L. OIL am girl l6 years 81,
AID ara s feet s inches tall WIN you
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08
SILVER COAT HAS AN


Mr. Field Mouse crept out of the
stone wall ahead of Silver Coat and
down TO the ground. Come along, "
he whispered; and very much scared
Silver Coat obeyed, keeping close to the
stone wall and very close to his cousin.
Now we have to take bit of a
chance" said Field Mouse, "for there
we must cross the road and the moon
is very bright. If Mr.. Owl happens
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08
YOUR HEALTH
WHY PERSISTENT HEADACHES
SUGGEST VISITING AN OCULIST
By ROYAL S. COPELAND. NJ D.


is auto-intoxcation, poisoning of ones self by
waste products that not properly thrown off
by the body. This is condition met with fro
quenty that prone to overlook It's Importance
You may not be aware Of . coustpstsd condition.
There may be bowel action daily, but it may be the
waste material Of food taken several days ago Unless
the intestinal function is active there is fermentation
and absorption Of body poisons. Headaches sure
TO follow
Victims Of headaches in countless numbers have
found temporary relief through salts cathartics or
have resored to of the many headache tablets"
even have sought relief IN opiuru and morphine
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-08
Lillian is Confused.

Never mind that" The answer was
hoarse whisper, and his hand went
out feebly to catch one of mine tensely
But l must know. Are you hurt any
where? l cannot remember but know
fell, and you went in my place, and
then they brought me here. Are YOU
sure you didn't get hurt? | thought l
heard somebody say something about
YOUR face. What WAS it?"
| realized that if he was not actually
delirious he was on the border line OF
the condition, and l replied as soothingly
as l could, the while his hand, hot
with fever, chung childishly to mine.
Look at my face" said insistently
DO you see a scratch upon it?" it, in
decd, had healed marvelously in the
days following my wild ride clinging to
the rear of Smiths limousine
"No-no-I don't. she said relievedly.
And l was not hurt in the least, /
continued Indeed, / never felt better
in my life'-reflecting grizzly that while
/ was about it l might as well tell a
good one. But shan't be very happy
if YOU don't hurry up and get better. -
His eyes looked up at me happily, the
strained expression gone.
Il can get better now" he said weak
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-10
POPE TAKEN TO DUVAL
JAIL TO AWAIT ACTION
OF HIS APPEAL CASE

Jacksonville Jan 10 John H. Pope,
local attorney serving a life sentence
rs a result of the murder here last
September of George II. Hickman,
manager OF a theater by Frank Raw
Inns, during 4 hold UP in the theater
office, will be brought to Jacksonville
tonight to be placed in the Duval
county Jail pending the outcome CT
an appeal to the supreme court for a
new trial. Pope has been working on
the roads in Jackson county.
Pope's conviction of murder in the
first degree, with a recommendation
for mercy, resulted from the testi-
mony by Rawlins that Pope planned
the robbery Pope did not accom-
pany Rawlins, and was not in the
theater at the time.
The jury rendered a similar verdict
in Rawlin's case and he also was sen
fenced to life mprisonment.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-10
6. W. PEPPIEN NAMED
FOR u. S. SENATE TO
SUCCEED PENROSE
Gained Some Celebrity By 0ppos-
irg LEAGUE of Nations Friend
Of ORGANIZED Baseball

Philadelphia. Pa, Jan 1O.-George
Wharton Pepper, PhilaIelDhia .a.-
yer, was appointed United Sta rs son
ator by Governor Sprrulc :ojIT ;a
succeed the late Boise renrosc Z Od".
the law, the appointment s.2rds TN
til a successor is selected az the No
yember election. 10 ill the un@&p:rtj
Penrose Term ending IN 1927.
George Wharton Pepper is rot AZ
known 10 many members oi ne Sc
ate. During the time the Versailles
treaty was under cOnsidal3 ion. Ma
Pepper attracted wide attention by
opposing the ra .ifica ION Of the laa%U
Of nations co, anan.. N jDiUl dcha'c
on the pl4.fCrui win G9nr - iii..I.
eek OF %abra ska in this city ana
viii Senator p0nerene of Ohio in IN.
dianapolis.
Like Boise Penrcsc. Mr. "onn,r
comes from m cd Philadelphia f;la-
ly. lie VIII be = years CID IN Ns,'.h
g. He was educated in ps.tate
;nhoci9 and was grndpn'ct a 1893.
rom The University of P2nna$!Nani9
with which he is now 4 trustee and
from the law department two years
later He has had wide experience in
the civil practice OF law. He d5tond-
ID organized baseball in the Federal
League suits and mad rluch 10 do with
the drafting Of the present national
agreement of the American and Ma
tional' Leagues.
Governor SprOul in announcing the
appointment said that in order that
there may be a full understanding of
the situation he desired in say that
he expected MIR. Pepper to be a can
didate to fill the uneNpired term CT
the late Senator PCnrOSe.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-10
ARTISTS GIVE
MUSICAL TREAT
AT AUDITORIUM
COIa-SsntO and Miss Mazda Dahl
4 VIII Repeat TAe-f Delightful
Program This Evening

The coming of Colo-San(o and his
Magda Dahl. grand opera prima
donna Signor Modest, baritone, and
"ncert Dapd from Nov York. viii
SignOr SOrgi, basso, is a musical
oveut of great importanra 10 Lake
land It affords an uDp3r' unity ior
those who love good ~ U-in band,
orchestral. and vocal. to enjoy q high
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-10

the air passages, eases stuffy breath.
ing and permits sound, refreshing,
health-building sleep. Mrs. F. A. Glib
son, 1547 College Ave, Racine, Wis.
writes: "Foley's has never failed in
giving immediate relief and am new
er without it." For sale at Henley's
Drug Store.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-10
FoLEY,s HAS NEVER FAILED

January is a bad month for influen-
"a, la grippe and bronchial troubles.
1t is unwise to neglect the slightest
cough or cold. Foley's Honey and
Tar gives prompt relief, gets right at
the.trouble, covers raw infiamed sur
faces with a healing coating, clears
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-03-30

want you to think carefully. Did You
ever hear him speak of any one called
Alan Corad?"
She thought. mo, father"
mo reference eithsr to any one
living In Kansas, or a town there
called Blue Rapids"
mo, father. Who is Alan Conrad p
II do not know, dear. I never heard
the name until to-day, and Harry
Spearman had never heard 1t. But 1t
appears to be intimately connected In
some way with what was troubling
Uncle Benny yesterday. He wrote q
letter yesterday to Alan Conrad I'm
Blue Rapids and mailed It himself :
and aftcrward he tried to get it back.
but 1t already had been taken up and
was on It's way. / have not been able
to learn anything more about the letter
than that. To-day that name, Alan
Conrad, came to me In quite another
way, In way which makes it certain
that IL Is closely connected with what
ever has happened to Uncle Benny.
You are quite sure you never heard
him mention 1t, dear?"
"Quite sure father"
lie released her and, still I'm his hat
and coat, went swiftly UP the stairs.
She ran after him and found him
standing before highboy In his dress
ing room. lie unlocked drawer I'm
the highboy, and from within the
drawer he took a key. Then, still dis
regarding her, he hurried back down
stairs.
AS she followed him, she caught up
a wrap and pulled 1t around her. He
had told the chauffeur, she realized
now, to wait; but as he reached the
door. he turned and stopped her.
Il would rather you did not come
with me. little daughter I do not
know at all what It is that has hap-
Dened-I will let you know as soon as
find out"
The finality In his tone stopped her
from argument. AS the house door and
then the door of the limousine closed
after him, she went back toward the
window, slowly taking off the wrap
For the moment she found 1t difficult
to think. Something had happened to
Uncle Eenny, something terrible
dreadful for those who loved him:
that wss plain. though OILY tho face
and not Its nature was known 10 her
or to her father; and that something
was connected--intimate!y connected,
her father had said-with a name
which no one who knew Uncle Benny
ever heard before, with the name OF
Alan Conrad 81 Blue Rapids, Kansas.
Who was this Alan Conrad, and what
could his connection be with Uncle
Benny so to precipitate disaster upon
him?