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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-09
HOW ONE WOMAN SOLVED
THE LAUNDRY PROBLEM

This morning ] received the follow
ing interesting letter from distant
housckccpcr 10 whom subscriber OF
this paper mails clippings from TINS
column after reading IL herself.
Efficient Housekeeping has been 80
helpful TO me that feel myself called
upon To pass on to its readers the
solution oil one Of my problems which
might prove OF benefit 10 the rest oil
my felow-suffercrs. One OF the bunga-
boos in the life Of most housekcepcrs
has the choice Of three things !. Hire
woman to do il. 2. DO it. herself.
3. Send it to public laundry. ] have
tried all three ways and know whereof
speak.
To hire woman nowadays IS an ex-
pensc, and to find really competent
and conscientious one is not easy. linen,
il means that most OF the ironing Is
left over, and il the day is uhfayorable
the housewife must see To most OF the
drying Of the clothes on the following
day.
The second way-doing it oneself--is
all right if one has an electric washing
machine but most Of Of us haven q
And. unless woman is abundantly
healthy, sometimes she saves doctors
bills by not doing her own washing
Sending family wash to q public
laundry is out Of the question for most
Of US because ~ the expense. But !
wonder IL many housewives know OF
tho so-called Bundle Wash which most
public laundries now do2 j heard OF
this and am now sending everything
except silks to laundry that has two
kinds Of Bundle Wash" One kind
they call rough dry and the other
goes under the name of "ironed.
For the rough dry" they charge ter
cents n pound for the first IL pounds
and eight cents pound for every
pound additional Everything sent u
be Rough Dried comes home machine
ironed. send to be Rough DrieC
all my tablecloths, napkins, sheets
pillow cases, towels, nightgowns, chi
drcns underwear, napkins, handker
chiefs-in fact anything that does no
need hand-ironing.
The '1roned" wash goes for ten cent
i n pound for washing, with an additiona
I Is cents per pound for ironing making
!. IL virtually 25 cents pound. Howeve
k if fiat work is-included in the bundle
;, 10 be ironed, it is not charged the II
|, cents additional. The only trouble
found Mt first was that, as they rcquir'
!, YOU TO have two dollars worth OF eithc
s one or the other, | had always TO sen'
!. everything to be ironed, which, OF course
t, made my laundry come high. Then
= hit upon this plan:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-09

Quiet, wat did Jest finish saying TO
your sed pop, and | sed, But G., pop,
and pop scd, Not werd. And he kcpp
on trying TO. put it together for about
n half n hour more and then all of u
suddin he mussed it all up mad, saying,
give it up, confound the thing, and
sed, Well gosh pop, you'd of gave it
up long ago il you had left me tell you
wat was going to tell YOU last time
How so, why would |? Sod pop, and
sed, Because wat was going 10 tell you
last was that most of those peeces don't
belong in that puzzle, they belong in
another puzzle and they both all got
mixed up together and some's in that
box and some $ IN another box. YOU cant
say ] dident try 10 tell you, popG
You cant say ! dident throw the hold
COMPOUNDED lot out the back windo, sed
pop.
WITCH he did.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-09
WILLS SERVANTS S6O, 900.

st. Louis, March 9.--Approximately
10000 francs a year for % wears ol
faithful services were bequeathed TO Vic
tor and Julie Mazou, Of Paris servants
of Mrs. Adelaide Eads Hazard, daugh-
ter Of James B. Esds, famous builder
OF this city, it became known yesterday
through her viii.
IN addition 10 the 100000 francs,
thcfservants were given the furniture
and all her clothes in her Paris home.
A sister and a nephew residing in Eng
land received nothing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-09

each read mn origisel poem. The even
ing closed with refreshments. /
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ruel LOOMS, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Bothun, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Albert Ludloe,
Rev. and Mrs. W. Ernest Greenfield,
Mrs. McMulIen, Mrs. George Baylis,
Mrs. Nelson Tallfy, Mrs. James Gates,
Mrs. ]. W. Hopkins, Mrs. Charles
Bullock, Mrs. J. Albert Pierce, Mrs.
w. q. Robinson, Mrs. Harold Pedrick,
Mrs. II. Plummer, Mrs Harry Hollings-
worth, Mrs Charles Triggs, Helen
Reynolds, Elsie Cunningham, Ella VII
klns
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-09
THE BELP MADGE
FOUND AT LAST


l put a coin in the bcllboy's hand
when he had unlocked my door and
deposited my bag upon the floor. lie
dmcked his head with an embarrassed
Thank you, ma am, for he evidently
had not yet recovered from the TACT
that had caught him exchanging wlnks
with the elevator boy, patiently about
my appearance. l think he had feared
that | meant to report his impudencc
hut was So surprised Mt receiving UP
that he did not know what to say.
His actions or reactions, however, had
no part in my thoughts. My only wish
was TO get rid Of him promptly, and
locked the door after HIM with the first
feeling OF security that had been mine
since the appearance on the train of
the mysterious apparently elderly for
cigncr, who claimed to be a friend Of
my father.
Not that | feared anything sinister
from this man, but his impressive at
tentions, his apparent endeavor to find
out my fathers secret address, and his
patent determination not to lose sight
of me had both embarrassed and
alarmed me, SO l had little feeling of
self-congratulation, nt having locked
the door in safety. Then ran to the
dressing mirror to see what had occa-
stoned the curious looks of tho taxi
driver, the hotel clerk, the bellboy and
the elevator man.
II did not take me long TO find out.
\ caricature of my usual face looked out
at me from the mirror. In falling, my
hat bat been bent out of shape, my
hair had been loosened, and l had APP
parcntly used my cheek rs n dust cloth
To take up some of the CRIME of the sta
ton floor. But standing out from
everything else, was the swollen area on
my forehead, extending over the eye and
down on my check.
Madge Calls Doctor.
Fortunately the skin had not been
broken except in one smoll instance, but
the matron in stanch ng that with q
hastily-snatchcd towel had smeared some
of the blood over the dust, and such
had been my haste in getting away
from the waiting-room that | hak not
given her the opportunity to do NOR,
than dab at my face with a dampcnec
cloth.
NV left eve was almos CLOSED with {
puffy swelling. and all along the patti
oi the blow from the swinging door II
the station, discoloration was bcginnin,
| had seen similar bruises before, ano
nv heart sank as pictured the assert
mcnt of colors which soon would be ii
evidence.
No wonder curious glances had fol
lowed me- No wonder the room cleri
had hcsitated before assigning me {
room No wonder the bellboy and tn,
elevator man had exchanged winks be
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-09
TURKEY DINNER.
Me mbers Of T. u. s. Entertained 4,
Loo mis- Ho me.

A turkey dinner was served 70 the
members OF T.U.S. Tuesday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Ruel LOOMS
The dinner was followed by games and
music. A quartet composed of Mrs
McMullen, Mrs. sBullock, Mrs. Pierce
and Miss Helen Reynolds sang an anus
ing selection. Mrs. II. Mills sang n solo,
followed by an original song. Mrs. j.
Albert -Pirce and Miss Helen REYNOLDS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-09
Efficient Housekeeping
ByLaura A. Kirkman

One week / send only such things
~ | need hand-roncd, making up the
weight required, II necessary, by add
ing some fiat wash. The following
week ] see that | have the required
number Of pounds, 70, in Rough Dry
to make the two dollars worth. AL
though two, dollars seems good deal
10 hhve 10 pny every week for wash,
it is no more than the expense Of bir-
ing woman TO do the work in your
home, and giving her lunch. ! hope
this letter may help other women"
Tomorrow Dinners for the
Weekend Guest.
All Inquiries addressed 10 Miss Kirk.
man In 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 to the great number re-
ceived. so II n personal or quicker re.
ply Is desired, a stamped and self-ad-
dressed envelope must be enclosed
with the ouestion.---The Editor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-09

came those two mischievous little fel-
lows and ran up the tree right over
him.
The Squirrel boys did not see Mr.
Fox until they were up in the tree
and then they thought Of something
''His coat IS 80 furry that burrs Will
stick TO II, said Trixy, and these are
ready TO fall from the tree. Let Us
shake them down all over Mr.. FoS
and see what happens"
We will have 20 get lot more
squirrels TO help Us, said wise Frisky
because IT will take q lot of burrs 70
cover him"
Il took them only a minute TO run
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-09
HOW TO MAKE A SQUIRREL PIE.

MIR. Fox had gone TO sleep one
day by the side Of mountain. He felt
that he Was perfectly safe there from
Mr. Man or Mr.. Dog and besides he
could see and hear all that was going on
all around him when he awokc.
He was right about all OF that, but
be- did not notice that he was near 8
big hes,nut tree. And if he had, ho~
was he TO know that Frisky and Trixy
Squirrel were 10 find him asleep?
But they did, for pretty soon, wher
NJ. Fox was sleeping soundly, aioni
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-08

the white light he saw a red speck-
the masthead and port lanterns OF
steamer northward hound. Farther
out, second white glow appeared
from behind the observation of the
buildings and below 1t a green speck-
n starboard light. Information he had
gained enabled him to recognize In
these lights two steamers passing one
another at the harbor mouth.
His thoughts turned to Constance
Sheriff.. Events since he had talked
with her that morning had put them
| Gar apart once more; but, In another
way, they were being drawn closer to-
gether. For he knew now that she
was caught as well as ne in the mesh
of consequences Of acts not their own.
He staggered. slipped, fell suddenly
forward upon his knees, under stun
ming. crushing blow upon his head
from behind. Thought. consciousness
almost lost, he struggled. twisting him.
self about to grasp at his assailant-
He caught the mans clothing, trying
to drag himself up; fighting blindly.
dazedly, unable to see or think, he
shouted aloud and then again, aloud.
He seemed in the distance to hear an
swering cries; but the weight and
strength of the other was bearing him
down again to his knees; he tried to
slip aside from 1t. to rise. Then an
other blow. crushing and sickening,
descended on his head; even hearing
left him and. unconscious. he fell for
ward on to the snow and lay still.
Ito be continued)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-08
A ROBBINS APPITITE

The robin, says a naturalist, win
devour twice his own weight in food
every "a hours. II human beings
d.ncd as heartily we would iegin the
day with two sides of bacon for break
fast, helped along with four loaves of
bread. For lunch we would have 40
pounds of beef, half bushel of pota-
toes, more loaves of bread, IL large
apples and a few pounds of cheese
For dinner or supper we would finish
the day with 6 loaves, 4 large cakes
besides 5 courses weighing about IL
pounds al iece. Imagine the grocery
bill. Lucky for US we haven't rob-
ms appetite.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-08
Copyright by Edwin Bolmer \
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I.-Wealthy and highly
placed in the Chicago business world.
Benjamin Corvet is something of a
cluse and mystery to his associates.
After stormy interview with his part
ner. Henry Spearman. Corvet seeks Con-
stance Sheriff., daughter of his other
business partner. Lawrence Sheriff.. and
secures from her promise not to marry
Spearman. He then disappears. Sheriff.
learns Corvet has written to a certain
Alan Conrad. in Blue Rapids. Kansas.
and exhibited strange agitation over the
matter.
CHAPTER II.-Corvet's letter summons
Conrad. youth of unknown parentase.
to Chicago.
CHAPTER III.-From a statement of
vets illegitimate son. Corvet has decided
his house and Its contents to Alan.
CHAPTER Iv.-Alan takes possession
Of his new home.
CHAPTER What night Alan discov-
ers man ransacking the desks and bu-
reau drawers In Corvet's apartments. The
appearance of Alan tremendously agitates
the intruder, who appears to think him
ghost and raves of ''the Miwaka." After
struggle the man escapes.
CHAPTER vI-Next day Alan learns
from Sheriff. that Corvet has decided his
entire property to him. introduced to
Spearman, Alan Is astounded at the dis
covery that he is the man whom he had
found in his house the night before.
CHAPTER VII.-Alan tells no one of
his strange encounter, but In a private
interview taxes Spearman with the fact
Spearb,an laughs at and dehes him.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-08

drawers under the bookshelves. At
ten o'clock. Alan stopped his search
and went back to the chair in the H.
brary. He dozed; for he awoke with
start and feeling that some one
had been bending over him, and gazed
up into WassaQuam's face. The In
dian had been scrutinizing him with
intent, anxious inquiry. He moved
away. but Alan called him back.
when Mr.. Corvet disappeared. Ju-
dab, you went to look for him up at
Manistique, where he was bOrn-at
least Mr.. Sheriff. said that was where
you went. Why did you think you
might find him there?" Alan asked.
"In the end, think man maybe
goes back to the place where he be-
gan. That's all. Alan"
"In the end! What do you mean by
that7 What do you think has become
Of Mr.. Corvet?"
II think now-Ben's dead"
"What makes you think that?"
Nothing makes me think I think II
myself"
II see. You mean you have no rea-
son more than others for thinking it;
but that Ia what you believe"
Yes" Wassaquam went away, and
Alan heard him on the back stairs. as
cending to his room.
When Alan went up to his own
room, after making the rounds to see
that the house was locked, a droning
chant came to him from the third floor.
He paused in the hall and listened,
then went up to the floor above. A
Pickering light came to him through
the half-open door of room at the
front of the house; he went little
way toward 1t and looked in. Two
thick candles were burning before
crucifix, below which the Indian knelt,
prayer book in hand and rocking to
and fro as he droned his supplica-
tions.
A word or two came to Alan. but
without them Wassaquam's occupation
was plain he was praying for the re-
pose of the dead-the Catholic chant
taught to him. as 1t had been taught
undoubtedly to his fathers, by the
French Jesuits of the lakes. The in
toned chant for Corvet's soul, by the
man who had heard the Drum, fol-
lowed and still came to Alan, as he
returned to the second floor.
He had not been able to determine,
during the evening. Wassaquam's atti-
tude toward him. Having no one else
to trust, Alan had been obliged to put
a certain amount Of trust in the In
dian; so as he had explained to Was
saquam that morning that the desk
and the drawers in the little room on
Corvet's had been forced, and had
warned him to see that no one, who
had not proper business there, entered
the house. Wassaquam had appeared
to accept this order; but now Wassa-
guam had implied that 1t was not be-
cause of Alan's order that he had re-
fused reporters admission to the
house.
Alan started and went quickly to the
open door of his room, as he heard
voices now somewhere within the
house. One of the voices he recog-
nized as Wassaquam's; the other in
distinct, thick, accusing-was un-
known to him; 1t certainly was not
Spearmans. He descended swiftly to
the first floor, and found wassaquam
standing in the front hall, alone.
"Who was here, JudahT" Alan de-
manded.
"A man." the Indian answered stol-
idly. He was drunk put him out"
"What did he come fort"
He came to see Ben. put him
out he Is gone, Alan"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-08
The Nature Club

A Lyons man found a cure for the
neighbor who habitually let's his
chickens run loose in other peoples
gardens He drilled small holes in
many grains of corn and attached
threads to them with cards bearing
the inscription, II have been over in
neighbor Ms garden. l have come
back, but if I go there again am not
coming back. It's up to you" The
careless neighbor saw the cards dang
ling by the thread from the bills of
his returned chickens and understood
-Eskridge, Kan, Independent,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-08

Alan flung open the front door and
looked out. but he saw no one.
"What did he want of Mr. Corvet,
Judah?"
Il dohot know. l told him Ben was
away"
Has he ever come here beforef'
YES; he comes twice"
"He has been here twice?"
More than that; every year he
comes twice, Alan. Once he came
oftener."
How long has he been doing thatr'
"Since / can remember"
"Is he friend Of Mr.. Corvet?"
mo friend-nor'
But Mr.. COrvet saw him when he
came here"
always, Alan"
"And you don't know at all what he
came aboutT'
How should l know? No; l do
not"
Alan got his coat and hat. The
sudden disappearance of the man
might mean only that he had hurried
away, but 1t might mean, too, that he
was still lurking near the house. Alan
had decided to make the circuit of the
house and determine that. But as he
came out on to the porch. figure
more than a block away to the south
strode with uncertain step out into the
light Of street lamp. halted and
faced about. and shook his fist back
ut the house. Alan dragged the In
dian out on to the porch.
"Is that the man, Judah7" he de-
handed.
"Yes, Alan"
Alan ran down the steps and at full
speed after the man. But when he
reached the corner, he was nowhere in
sight. Alan retraced his steps for
several blocks, still looking; then he
gave it up and returned east toward
the Drive.
The side street leading to the Drive
was not well lighted; dark entry ways
and alleys opened on it; but the night
was clear. Alan could see at the end
of the street. beyond the yellow glow
of the distant boulevard lights, the
smooth. chill surface of the lake. A
white light rode above 1t now, below
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-08

ers; he put them upstairs, too-where
you have seem"
Nowhere else, Judah?"
IF he put things anywhere else.
Alan, have not seen. Dinner Is
served. Alan"
Alan went to the lavatory on the
first floor and washed the dust from
his hands and face; then he went into
Tie dining room. Wassaquam, having
served the dinner, took his place be-
hind Alans chair, ready to pass him
Via, he needed: but the Indians
silent wntchful preaence there behind
min here he could not see his face.
distul bed Alan, and he twisted him
self about to look at him.
"Would you mind. JUDAH" he In
-.,'rrd .If asked you to stand over
here Instead of where Won are?"
The Indian. without answering.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-08
Striving TO PIeasc

Jord Babbingtor was instruc ting
the new colored servant jim his duties
adding. 'Now Zeke, when l ring for
YOU, you must answer Inc by saying.
MY lord, what Will you have?"
A few hours afterward, having oc-
casion to summon the servant, his
lordship was astonished with the fol-
lowing:
my Gawd, what does you want
now?"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-08

moved around TO rhe c,Ler side ot III.
table, where he stood facing .,ian.
You're Chippewa, aren't you.
Judah?" Alan asked.
"Yes."
"Your people live at the other end
of the lake, don't they?"
Yes, Alan"
Have you ever heard Of the Indian
Drum they talk about up there, that
they say sounds when ship goes
down on the lake?"
The Indians eyes sparkled excited
ly. yes he said.
'Do you believe in it?"
mot just believe; know. Every
body knows that 1t sounds for those
who die on the lake. have heard 1t.
1t sounded for my father"
"How was that?"
Like this. My father sold some
bullocks to a man on Beaver island.
The man kept store on Beaver island,
Alan. No Indian liked him. He would
not hand anything to an Indian or
wrap anything in paper for an Indian.
Say 1t was like this: An Indian comes
in to buy salt pork. First the man
would get the money. Then. Alan. he
would take his hook and pull the pork
up out Of the barrel and throw It on
the dirty floor for the Indian to pick
up. He said Indians must take their
food of Of the floor-like dogs.
"My father had to take the bullOcks
to the man. across to Beaver island.
At first the Indians did not know who
the bullOcks were for. so they helped
him. When they found out the bull
locks were for the man on Beaver
island, the Indians would not help him
any longer. He had to take them
across alone. Besides, 1t was bad
weather, the beginning of storm.
"He went away, and my mother
went to pick berries-I was small then.
Pretty soon l saw my mother coming
back. She had no berries, and her
hair was hanging down, and she was
wailing. She took me in her arms and
said my father was dead. Other In
dians came around and asked her how
she knew, and she said she heard the
Drum. The Indians found my fathers
body"
"Did you ever hear of a ship called
the Miwaka, Judah?"
"That was long ago." the Indian an
swered.
'sThey say that the Drum beat
wrong when the Miwaka went down
that Ii was one beat short of the right
number
THAT was long ago." wassaquam
merely repeated.
did Mr.. Corvet ever speak to you
about the Miwaka?"
"No; he asked me once IL had ever
heard the Drum. / told him."
wassaquam removed the dinner and
brought Alan a dessert. He returned
to stand in the place across the table
that Alan had assigned to him, and
stood looking down at Alan, steadily
and thoughtfully.
"Do look like any one you ever saw
before. Judah?" Alan inquired Of him.
"No."
as that what you are thinking?"
"That is what was thinking. VIII
coffee be served In the library, Alan7"
Alan crossed to the library and seat
ed himself in the chair where his IA
ther had been accustomed to sit. Was
saquam brought him the single small
cup Of coffee, lit the spirit lamp on
the smoking stand and moved that
over; then he went away. When he
had finished his coffee, Alan went Into
the smaller connecting room and re-
commenced his examination Of the