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gone, and the snowAakes he thought
had gone for that year were back and
nadly dancing everywhere.
"Oh, oh. cried all tho little pansles
and then thcv shivered even IN thor
gowns of velvet and, though they
were brave little creatures, they could
hardly keep the tears ont OF their
pretty eyes.
And then It was that Saury Little
Winds saw them and called ont, April
fooled, weren't YOU, pretty Pansles? '
Thought IL was May
But brave little Pansies held up their
heads. They would not let Saucy Little
Winds know they were fooled or that
they were afraid. "Wc are not fooled,
they said, "and we are not afraid.
april fool, April fool called back
the Saucy Winds and though they
shivercd rs the snowhakcs fell upon
them the Pansles would not go back to
bed
Brave little flowers" thought the
big tree over them. Il have only few
dead leaves but | will throw them oveI
the pretty dcars until the sun shines
agai n.
And there they stayed, those brave
little Pansles, until tie snowflake
grew tired of their mad whrllng anc
ran off home and the Pansies under
their covering OF leaves, ike the babe:
in the woods, went 10 sleep. But
family they could hear even in then
dreams those S ucy Little Winds call
ing out in the night, April fool, Aprl
fool.
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ooh, yes, indeed cried all OF her
sister pansics, "do wear black with
your gold velvet dress this year 1t is
lovely"
Another little pansy dared to put n
touch of purple with her white velvet
and another put 4 whole petal of black
with her yellow velvet until they were
quite gaily dressed for modest little
pansies.
But when they were all ready to
go out they quite agreed that their
sister dressed in rich dark purple was
the handsomest of them all
Then up they all scampered to the
top of the ground-but, OH what a
sad lot of little pansies they were
For no longer was Mr.. Robin singing
He was huddled close TO the tree trunk
on branch where there were some
dry leaves, for the warm sun had
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16
THE SAUCY LITTLE WINDS.

OF course no one could blame the
shy little pansies for thinking IT was
May and time for them 70 get mp.
For robin had sung right over where
they were sleeping and the warm sun
melted the snow and down came the
warm water for their springtme bath,
so, of course, they thought 1t was time
to get up.
Out of bed they jumped, shaking off
the warm brown covers and put on
their velvet dresses of yellow and pur-
pie and all the beautiful colors that
they knew folks loved 70 SOC.
II am sure our gowns this year are
as lovely as they were last year" sad
one modest pansy as she smoothed out
her gold -colored gown, But what do
you think, sisters, if add touch Of
black here and there II seems to
me that sets off the gold"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16
Efficient
Housekeeping.
SERVING THE LESS
EXPENSIVE VEGETABLES
By Laura A. Elrh hmsn.

The other day a young housekeeper
came to mcj with her grocery order
slips. What is wrong with my order
ing7" she aekcd II know of women
who spend considerably less money for
meat and groceries than do How can
cut down these bills2"
| glanced over the order slips and IL
did not take mo long 10 discover her
mistake. She was using only canned
vegetables
Now / believe thoroughly in having
ones larder well stocked with canned
vegetables There is no life saver like
can of vegetables 20 "belp ont and
enlarge n menu when unexpected conn~
pany arrives. And 10 is a blessing 20
have can Of vegetbles on hand when
one hasn't time 10 prepare a fresh
vegetable and cook IT, Also on Sundays
If no other day during the week
it. is nice, sand necessary, 10 have such
vegetable as canned peas, corn or
| lima beans in the menu in winter time.
! But as for opening a can Qf vegetables
every dayl That rs needless cxtrsva-
gance. when there are the more reason
able vegetables such as carrots, turnips,
cabbage. brets. etcetera, at hand And
! these less expensive vegetables may be
made lust rs delicious as the canned
vegetables If the bousekceper win only
! take time 70 study tho matter. The fol-
lowing menus suggest ways OF using two
Of these cheaper Vegetables,
Hamburg Steak Meat Balls
Baked Potatoes
Turnips an Gratin
Coffee Prune Whip
Turnips au Cratin Six snail turnips,
three tablespoons of butter one and
one-half cups of white satire, coarse
bread crumbs. salt and pepper. Pare
the turnips and place them IN q sauce-
pan with boiling water 70 cover them.
Let cook over o hot firc TIL tender,
allowing the water 70 cook away as
, much as uossiblp Drain of any that
remains whom the turnips arc tender,
then place the vegetable. sliced in
buftcTed baking dish and add tho
white sauce, season with salt end
pepper 10 suit taste. cover with The
bread crumbs, dot with more butter
and bake in hot oven for ten minutes
to brown the crumbs and heat the dish
through Serve hot.
Sliced Cold Beef
Boiled Potatoes
NfHHDaHe FlFktF
Crearned Left Over Carrots
Coffee Apple Pie
Quickly Made Cabbage Pickle .fGrind
one large head Of cabbage and three or
four large green sweet peppers in the
meat grinder Add ono teaspoon of
salt TO This ground mixture and JET
stand one hour. Then drain well and
add one cup Of vinegar in which three
fourths Of q cup of sugar has heeu
q, dissolved STIR we'll and serve. n his
is q splendid relish IN serve with cold
meats. It. can be kept a week. or two
in a cold place
Tomorrow Harvest Home Party
All inquiries addressed 20 Miss Kirk
man In care Of the "ETcient House.
eeping" department viii be answer
ed in these columns in their turn
This requires considerable time. how
ever. owing to the great number re-
t ceived. So If personal or quicker re-
d Uly is desired, a stamped and self-ad.
the name OF your city and state.--
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TODAY'S INSTALNIENT.

It was late before Sherlock Holmes
returned. He came back alone, Tor
Lestrade was staying in lodgings IN the
town.
The glass still keeps very high,
he remarked as he sat down. 1t Is
of Importance that it should not ram
before we are able to 90 over the ground.
On the other hand, n man should be at
his very best and kccnCst for such NICE
work as that, and ! did not wish to do 1t
when tagged Ivy a long journey. l have
seen Young Mccarthy.
And what did YOU learn from him?
Nothing
Could he throw no light?
'None at all was inclined 10 think
at one time that he knew who had
done it. and was screening him or her.
hut | am convinced now that he Is rs
nuzzled as every one else, He Is not
verv ouick-wittcd youth, though COmcly
TO look at, and, should think, sound at
heart"
IL cannot admire his taste" | re-
marked, IF it is indeed a fact that
he was averse TO a marriage with so
charming young lady as this Miss
Turner"
"Ah. thereby hangs rather painful
tale. This fellow is madly, insanelN IN
love with her, but some two wears ago,
when he was only lad, and before ne
really knew her, for she had been away
five wears at MISUNDERSTANDING does
the idiot do but get into the clutches oi
barmaid in Bristol, and marry her
at a registry Office? No one knows
q word of the matter, but YOU can
imagine how maddcning IT must be to
him to be upbraided for not dong whal
he would give his very eyes to DO, bu'
what he knows to he absolutely I'M
possible. 1t was sheer frenzy OF thus sort
which made him throw his hands ur
into the air when his father, at their last
interview. was goading him on to pro
pose TO Miss Turner. On the Other
hand. he had no means of supporting
himself. and his father, who was by al
accounts a very hard man, would have
thrown him over utterly had he known
the truth. 1t was with his barmald wife
that he had spent the last three days II
Bristol. and his father did not know
where he was. Mark that point. j
is of Importance. Good has come on
of evil. however, for the BARNARD, tndlns
from the papers that he Is IN serious
trouble, and likely to bc hanged ha'
thrown him over utterly, and has writer
10 him to say that she has a husband
already in the Bermuda Dockyard Sc
that there is really no tic between them
think that that hit of news has con
soled young Mccarthy for all that h'
has suffercdP
but if he is innocent, who has done
it?"
"Ah, who? ! would call your attcn
ton very particularly To two points
One is that the murdered man had Al
appointment with some one at the Poo
and that the some one could not have
l,een his son, for his son was ava!
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Answers TO Health Questions

T.. r. NJ Own you please tell mo
what would cause me 10 feel sleepy all
the timer
Underneath my eyes my face seems
10 be swollen. and a times my right eve
becomes painful and watery. What
would you sdvi.. me 10 do
A---This is probably due 20 intestinal
absorption. II you would care for IN
structions on the treatment n constlps-
ton. rcstate your question and enclose
self 'sddressed. stamped envelope.
2-Hot and cold applications proba bly,
would help this condition You had bet
ter have the urine analyzed and sub
nit the report to your doctor. who win
prescribe whatever treatment II neces
sary after he has examined yo-
n. n. Q would an operation to cure
spuint injure the eyesight In any
~sy7
A-ro. such sn operation wouh not
igjtr. the syeslght You should consult
an eys specialist for an examination
and .drice.
pr. Copeland piU nrStrer for TsrI-
e-s Of fhis paper questions on redi-
cal. hygienic and sanitation subjects
that arc Of general interest. Where
! the subjeot Of letter is such thnt il
cannot be published IN this column
/ Dr. Copeland ,ciil. lohen The question
is a proper one, write vop personally
II ssif-oddr~ssed, stamped on
veIope is enclosed. Address ALT
! INQUIRIES 70 Dr.. r. 8. Copeland
IN enre of this office.
Cr-rr-ht 1922 nv N---r---- r--s--- ,---s-. -
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WHAT LILLIAN AND MADGE DID
TO HANDLE" DIR. PETIT

Lillian Hank movement was successful.
We reached the car before DIR. Petit g
long strides caught up with us
"Start your motor she whispered,
"bciorc YOU speak 20 him"
| ohevcd. and the whr Of the engine
was much softer than tho physlclan's
voice when he reached the side of the
car
Have YOU seen this7" hc demanded.
holding up before my eyes the paper
which had contained the fantastic ac-
count Of DiCky's cScapadc with Claire
/ Poster
II took all ywill power 20 keep from
striking the hateful thing out OF hls
hands But look at the physiClan 3
white. SGT face and blazing eycs stcadicd
me. He was in mood which needed
no label 60 be recognized rs distinctly
/ dangerous.
/ YES. have seen IT," ] returned
making my voice rs careless as possible.
"Horrid twist Ia give m ordinary acct
dent, isn't itf shall advise my husband
TO thrash the man who wrote IT II he ism
too hlg.
"You-you--" The physicians voice
was thick with aston,shment and rage.
Are YOU treating this rs n joke
Il hope still retain possession OF
my FIVE Senses" | returned flippantly,
so ! naturally sec no reason for treat
ing II as anything else"
felt Llllians hand on my arm in an
approving little pat and the touch helped
me 10 face the blazing wrath III DR.
Pettit's eyes.
DIR. Petit Is Furious.
w.ook here he said in louder tone
and with more excited manner than
ever had observed i'll him before. I'll
YOU think YOU can keep that man from
me by this silly childish talk, you are
"Dr. pettitW lilhan's tone was q
whiplash. "lf YOU have anything fur
ther to say to Mrs. Graham please steT
into the car, for we are going home In
mcdiately. If not let me give you d
word of advice. Melodrama IL out oI
date. Don't make yourself ridiculous
by magnifying something which Mrs
Graham, the person most concerned, l:
viewing very sensibly."
He stepped back from the car, anc
lifted his hat, the grayish pallor on hl'
face deepening.
IF thrashing that scoundrel withir
an inch of his life will make me ridicu
lous,I shall be subject for your mirtl
, at this time tomorrow" he said grimly
, Obi gasped thoroughly frightened
+ but Lilian's cutting tone drowned tn,
q exclamation.
IL congratulate you on your chivalry
. A little proceeding like that ought t.
= make things exceedingly pleasant 70
= Miss Foster. Good morning. Let's &c
: out of here, Madge."
5 Lillian's Plan.
P Obediently ! sent the car away fror
r the curb, but was so obsessed by tn
e remembrance of the physicians hatred
ridden eyes that as soon as had turne,
the corner and was well away from tn
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My Marriage Problems
Adele Garrson's New Phase Of
Revelations of Wife

chance uf his seeing me, drew tho car
MP TO the curb, stopped it, and turned
ON Lillian
''Do YOU think he means to go Mp
thrrc2" | asked
"Of course he does" she Returned
"But don't YOU worry He'd not got
nny further than the railroad station
Your father and I haven't attended
Sunday school for nothing Wen he
able to manage dear little IIerbie all
right. and hen never know what hap
pcncd tn him
smiled iuvoluntarily NJ her ridicu-
lous quotation. and my spirits which
had Travelled rapidly toward tho zero
mark at DIR Ppttlt's threat. began to
ASCEND again. ! knew better than TO
ask how she meant 10 accomplish the
thwartlng of tho half-crazed man, but
that she would cfIcctuallv prevent his
Journey to the scene of Dlcky's cscapadc
| wax certain.
Tim content TO leave everything in
your hands I said, as | started the
car again Where TO nOw3'
Home she returned promptly.
you'll have to- wait there for the
afternoon train, and run the gauntlet
of the reporters if they come This
Petit nnatic complicatcs things a
bit, and | want TO get your father
busy on him prontO. Drat the man
anyway Who would have thought he d
blaze up like Fourth Of July sky
rocket"
She laughed lightly as she spoke, but
| knew that DIR. Pcttts fantastic per.
formancc worried her more than sh,
cared TO admit to me,
CTo be contlnucd.)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16
Little Benny's
Notebook
By Lee rape

NV cuzzin Artlc stayed at our house
all mite last mite, and after vile we
went to bed on account of having 10,
and We laid there tawking and argew-
inc and we started TO have debate
on which came fcrst. the chicken or
the egg, me saying, Wy certcny eggs
came fCrst Eggs is the most import
ant. If all the chickins suddinly got
the chicllin pox and died. there would
cnt he cny more fresh eggs after about
, DAYS but if there was law passed
suddlnlv agents eggs we'd still have
fresh CHICKENS. wouldcnt we? ] sed.
Maybe we would, but wat good would
thcv be if they wascnt allowed TO lay
eggs? Artie scd. A chickin that don't
lay eggs mite as we'll go somewhere and
retire, ne sed. ChCkins IS the most
important because wcnever you see q
chickin YOU can ixpeCt egg eny MN
nit, but YOU sec thousands of eggs with
out even thinking of CHICKENS and that
proves it takes chickins to make eggs
but most eggs never made chickin anC
never will
Well that's all rite but chickin car
keep on making eggs and not thinl
enything about il, but look at the sacri
flee n egg makes wen it makes a chckin
Certeny eggs is the most important
/ ] sed.
No sir, chickins, are, Artie sed n,
matter how many different eggs 4;
chickin has layed its still useful enuf
to eat, but after a egg makes Jest on,
chickin, ware is it? he sed.
Sure, that's jest it, ! sed, and Arti
sed, Certeny it is. And We started Il
argew louder about who was winning
the argewmcnt, him or me, and poi
came in the room in his pidjammer
saying if we dident wunt TO 20 to sleeI
other people did and if he herd anothe
sound out of us we would heer som,
more sounds out of him.
Being the end of the debate.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16

when 7 speak OF pure water, | do not 4
mean water frce from minerals or neces-
rarity FREQ from color or cloudlness
Pure water IL understood 10 mean a
water free from harmful bacteria and
harmful chemicals. n il water rafe
for drinking and for cooking purposes.
Polluted water IL water contaminated
by animal or Industrial waste. Such
water II ursu'ted and unsafe fpv human
consumption.
The quality Of water depends on It's
source Most surface waters are unsafe.
This II due To the contamination which
takes place from its travels over the
earth
Rain wster IL the pur-st OF all waters
II caught In cleap vessels. Uufortu-
neteiy, however, it no~s over contaml-
mated surfaces and II rarely found In
condition 20 be ssfely consumed.
Water which comes from the earth IL
nure or impure, depending on the sub
stances dlssofved or Suspended IN g.
Such wster may carry no harmful bsc-
teria. but may be filled with mineral
elements. The qusntity of Hme. for In Be-
stance, may bs 30 great that when .
little l. .prinkled on glass = white
deposit forms where every drop fell
Mnkinere and opalescence Of water
are due TO suspended PARTICLES Of clay
or 20 compounds of iron. Such inxredl-
ent- are harmless enough for occssicnsl
uses of the water, but " turbidity ~
due to sewage. desd animal or yere-
table su uhntance or 20 organic matter Of
! any sort tn. water In unsafe
Tho otfur of water does not determine
| It's safe or unsafe properties. Many
| waters ~ di.nsreeahle urnell safe "a
| drink. and apartiinr and clesr
| waters are dangerous
A similar rt,,e a apples to IN. t,-t. o'
| water:
All water from cr~n vefls mug. h
viewed With suspicion. a nesrhy c-ss
pool or prfyv- vault may cortsr1insts
| the water. ThS slope ~ the Erounf
does not settle this question. b,csus'
the underground fow may not CORE
st,urd to the surface conditions
N.ts sure that IN. water supply n
| your household IL from grfs .ource
Never drink from an abandoned watel
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16
The BoSCombeN
Valley Mystery
~ SIR ARTHuE CONAN DOYLE
1he Mcclure Newspaper
The story thus far:
~ SIR ARTHUE CONAN DOYLE

The story thus far:
Holmes and Watson started by train
TO investigate the Boscombe Vallsy
mystery. Holmes told Watson that Mr..
Charles Mccarthy was tenant of MIR.
John Turner, tho largest landlord
proprietor of the region. The men were
social equals, both ex-Australians. Nc
Carthy had an eighteen -year-old son,
Turner daughter of the same age.
Mccarthy had, two servants, man and
girl, and Turner had large establish
ment. "A day or SO before Mccarthy
and his serving man were out together
in the morning and Mccarthy said he
must hurry as he had an engagement at
three. In the afternoon he started out.
A little later his son returned from n
three-day visit to Bristol, took his gun,
and also started out. William Crowder,
Turner'S gamckceper, saw Mccarthy
going toward a pond, Boscombe pool,
and his son apparently following him.
Turner lodgekeeper's child little later
came running home crying that she had
seen Mccarthy and his son quarreling
by the pond. She was interrupted by
young Mccarthy, who rushed up hat
less. bloodstained. to say he had found
his father dead by the pond The man was
found beaten to death. The sons gun
was nearby. He was arrested for the
murder.
He protested his innocence, but
said arrest was no more than his dcs-
sorts. He said he had been out TO shoot
rabbits and had heard the call 'CooCcl
which his father used to him. Following
it, he had come upon his father who seem
ed much surprised to see hlm and
quarrelled with him. He would not tell
about what-IIe started away but heard
n dreadful cry and returned to find
his father dying. lie expired in his son :
arms after murmurlng something about
rat. The young man SAID hc thought
as he ran to his father that he saw some
thing gray like a cloth lying on the. ground
dozen yards away, but when he
looked later it was gone.
When Holmes reached his destination
Lestrade, who had the case. met hln
and Miss Turner came to hE to ash
him to save young Mccarthy whom
she believed innocent She sad his
quarrel with his father concerned her
as his father wished to sec n marriage
between her and the Young man. Holmes
and Lestrade went TO visit the accused
man IN jail.
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brought me bottle of Lydia E. Pink
ham 8 Vegetable Compound. l took
it regularly until all the hard pains
had left me and was able to be up
and to do my work again The hard
lump left my side and I feel splendid
in all ways. I know Of many women
it has helped, - Mrs. G. RICHARD
SON, 464O Orcas St, Seattle, WASH
This is another case where Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
brought results after trying
everything any one told me" had
failed.
If you are suffering from pain, ner-
vousness and are always tired; if you
are low spirited and good for moth
ing, take Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
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YOUR HEALTH
ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT THE
WATER YOU DRINK IS PURE

By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. d.
Commissioner OF Health. New York City.

Unless = community is blessed with good water
| ] supply, it have little else to commend it.
Fine schools and churches, attractive shops and
places Of entertainment demand for labor and pros
peet Of worldly success-a these Of little impor
tance unless the wnter supply s above suspicion.
II is not common now but it used to be an ordi
nary experience 10 read Of some community where an
epidemic Of typhoid fever raging. In my boyhood
and, indeed, at the beginning of my medical practice,
typhoid fever almost common diphthera
Is today.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16
Lose Your Fat,
Keep Your Health

SuDerfluOuS flesh is not healthy. neither
is Il healthy to diet or exercise too much
for its removal The simplest method
known for reducing the Overfat body
easily and steadily is the MarmOia Meth
cd. tried and endorsed by thousands
NiarmOla Prescription Tablets contain an
exact dose of the famous MarmOla Pre-
scrlptiOn and are sold by druggists
the world over at one dollar for case
or habbiness They are popular because
effective and convenient Ask your
druggist for them or send price direct
20 the Marmola Co.. 1912 Woodward
avenue. DetroIt Mich. and procuro a case
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Battery Members at Dinner

Thirty-hve members Of the Head
quarters Battery. 1S9th Artillery
National Guard Of Delaware, dined
last night at the Lambros Cafe IN
celebration Of Armistice Day. Fol-
lowing the dinner and several brief
addresses the weekly drill Of the bat
terry was held IN the armory.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16

five years. A Lady recommended Gu
ticura Soap and Ointment 80 pur-
chased some and after using it go,
relief. l continued using them and
now l am completely healed"
lSigned) Louis r. Mitchell, AS
Riverview Ave. Bellevue, Pa.
Give CuucHa Soap, Ointment, and
Talcum the care of your skin.
sA.pa. xseh rrss by Nail Address: "ouuour~ L..
erss:s. pspt. \, nAlAsn ~, Mass" Sold svvry-
ns5s: sSap &c Ointnsnt Is and Soc fairum xa.
- Cuhcura Soap sAsvss without uu.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16

on my IeeCy Jnen J.
had chills and
fever and SUCH
pains in my right
side and a hard
lump there. [
could not turnmy-
self in bed and
could not sleep. L
was this way for
lover two months.
trying everything
any one told me,
Until my sister
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16

supply or from ore which is In the least
doubtful.
Health and ife depend on the daily
consumption ~ Large quantities of pure
water.
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SUCH PAINS AS
THISWOMANHAD
Two Months could not turn in Bed
LydiaE. .Pinkham' sVegetabieCom-
pound Finally Restored Health

Seattle, Washington. -'Thad drag
ping pains first and could not stand
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PIE. broke out on my face
and neck, and after two or
three days would come to a
head and break. They i,ched
and burned, and my face
was dishgured quite q while.
The trouble lasted abou,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16

cholera No
a o. wat
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16
e P|MPLES ON
FACE AND NECK
ltChed and Burned. Lasted
5 Years. CutiCura Heals,

My trouble began from using
100 strong soap. Large, red pim-
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Lillian's Plan.

Obediently / sent the car away from
the curb, but was so obsessed by the
remembrance of the physicians hatred
ridden eyes that as soon as | had turned
the corner and was we'll away from the