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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03
CHEERFUL IS THE
HOUSEKEEPER'S FIRST DUTY

The other day reader OF this col
umn wrote to ask me If | thought she
was justified in ncglecting her dusting,
now and then, in order TO snatch n
few minutes, between taking care oi
her baby and doing the cooking, Tor
knitting and crochcting.
OF course it should be every house
keepers earnest aim to keep her house
busted and clean, But there IL bigger
aim still, TO bc considered, and that
is the aim to keep well. Without
health, we cannot he housekeepers at all.
And, in striving to keep well, Happy
heart is our greatest aid. Any doctor
will tell you this If we are unhappy,
if we are worried, If We are longing
for something we cannot have these
leaden emotions keep us from properly
digesting our food and getting enough
sleep.
| SO, the woman who is really am
bilious TO be good housekeepcr, will
first of all try to keep happy and cheerful
She will pick up little Joy along
her daily path and thereby make
herself more fit to do her housekcep-
ing tasks Hard work must be bal-
anccd by diversions Of some sort.
Not long ago looked at the dagucrrc-
otypcs Of some dear folk who ilvcd
long ago-but they were such stern
looking folki The lips in the pictures
were grimly set in n straight inc, the
facial expressions were f0rblddlng al
most 10 point Of disapprovali o
course the poor photograhy Of th0s'
early days might have been responsible
for part OF this Spartan effect, but a
turned away from the little TIN PIC
lures | was so glad | lived in this ag
instead of tbenl For, today the smil
and the song and optimistic out
look are universal ideals, rather thal
joy-killing seriousness which amount
cd almost TO martyrdom in our an
ccstors' time
We women find our happiness in dif
farcnt places Perhaps ] find IT n
snatching a few minutes, between task
TO sit at the piano and play ne'
song; you may find IT. IN going to tn
movies; while our ncighbors may In'
it in Oh, dozens Of different ways }
watching pretty dolly grow under
crochet hook-in reading a new novf
in writing long, ncwsy letter to
dear friend These bright spots &
pleasure in our day make q goal f.
/ rs TO work toward; and We work NOR
eagerly and happily because they ar
ahead
Let us not he ashamed Of having
i normal interest in something outSld
s of our housekeeping. Let us, instead
1 he thankful that We have that lnteres
. to keep MS happy and cheerful an
' thereby, healthy.
To bc sure, there will always b
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03
THE ONE PERSON ALLEN DRAKE
WANTED TO HAVE IN"
At THE FINISH.

Allen brakes long slender fingers
pcrccptbly trcmbled as he took the
completed code from my hands.
The action, bctraying an agitation so
foreign 20 his usual dcmcanor, told me
how shaken were his nerves, 10 which
iron" has ALWAYS seemed most APP
propriate appellstlon. l knew that he
bad recovered hut recently from long
and severn illness. realized that he had
taxed his strength almost to the break
ing point in his forty-cight- ht-hour vigil,
and was morc glad than cared TO ad-
init even To mvsclf that had been able
to tighten his burden.
| watched him closely, though FUR
tivciv. as he moved toward the table,
and spread ont in orderly fashion upon
It's sur'"ce the papers ! had returned to
him Tn ne was, Of course, anxiety as
Co ms verdict IN my mind. hut there
was something else also, vibrant qucs-
ton which knew the next few seconds
would answer How would those tangled
nerves of his react 20 the fact that,
thanks 20 an old hobby and my freak
ish memory. had been able Ia solve
tho problem which had hai'ied his skill9
Would he take II IN hig way or would
be hc petty and show chasrin;
She's Done Ii. Chief"
Tie seated himself AZ the table. took
up the paper On whlch had inscribed
the results of my work. and scanned 1t
closely In the silence | could hear the
ticking of my watch. and the seconds
seemed intcrminshlc until Allen Drake
struck his closed hand violetnly on the
table.
shes done IL. Chief" he cried
These names and dates FIT IN like a
mosaic
lie turned to me with shining eyes in
winch ! saw no trace of anything save
CIVILIZATION.
Great work he said heartily Vow.
show me how YOU did ~ No. wait a
minute. Mrs. Underwood must be IN on
this
And had thought he would not wish
Lillian 10 know had helped him
kept my eyes rigidly avertcd from HIM
for fear he should read IN them how
had mlsludged him.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03

owl soleIunlv Now | would suggest
that We hold court IN the woods TO-
morrow night and let YOU and Mr.
FOX plead your cases for | expect Mr.
FOX will think there are two SIDES 20
this question. He u too clever not 10
have some excuse for what he does
Mr. Dog agreed that tins Was very
nice way 10 settle the matter and 50
MIR Owl few 20 the home OF MIR. Fox
and told him what was proposed
You are night. Mr.. owl, said MIR
iox when he heard what Mr. Dog had
,aid about him i do WISH "a pre-
sent my side of the case and | will
leave II 20 YOU ar judge 10 decide
whether ! am justified or not IN do
ing hat | am accused OF
That night IN n place IN the woods
where there was clear space all the
animals that were Interested IN the
case OF MIR Fox and Mr. Dog 81, down
~ hear what each had - say
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03

Mr.. Owl looking very dignihed sat
on the uw limb of bare tree as judge.
We will listen Ia your side of the
case first. Mr. Dog" he said.
Mr. Dog tripped 10 tree stump and
hoped on top, My master is kind
hearted man, began Mr.. Dog. He
never harms anyone and he has suf-
fered great loss through the thieving
way OF Mr.. Fox.
He steals our poultry and docs a
great deal Of damage, causing much
suffering, for he is very needless of
how he DESTROYS the poor hens and
other poultry. II he Will give up this
bad habit | am certain he will be hap
pier and also that he will have plenty
To eat without being so wicked.
Mr. Dog jumped down and took his
seat and Mr.. Fox, looking very meek,
took his place on the stump
"Your honor he said. Il have lis
} tened 10 what Mr.. Dog has said with
great deal OF interest and | must say
as we'll with amusement. | ask your
permission to address one question to
Mr.. Dog. which. il he will answer
trut thfullv. | am certain will save me
from taking up your valuable time.
Judge Owl gave his consent and
Mr.. Dog promised 10 tell the truth
Il would like you 10 tell the Judge,
said Mr.. Fox. whose skin the farmer 5
wife wore around her neck last winter
and how the farmer got 1t for her.
MIR Dog began 10 stsmmer and had
such hard time irving 10 reply that
Mr.. Fox said he would save him further
embarrassment by telling the story
himself in few words.
1t was fox skin that she wore
and the farmer caught the fox IN g
cruel trap which caused it great suf-
fering." said Mr.. Fox. The farmer
and his friends see no reason why they
should not Kill off all my family for
their handsome skins but when | take
a few hens TO keep me from starving
they make great fuss. That Is all !
have 10 say. YOUR Honor.
BY the time Mr.. Fox had finished
Mr.. Dog was nowhere to he seen. He
had taken TO his heels before the case
was closed
Not guilty" hooted Mr. Owl as
Mr.. Coon and Mr.. Possum bore Mr.
Fox away on their shoulders, followed
bv cheering crowd.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03
Copyright. 1921. Nv Newspaper Feature Service Inc

My father rose with alacrity. ! won
dercd if he, also, had doubted Allen
brakes reaction to my success.
IN bring her here at once" he said,
and left the room hurriedly.
| heard the papers rustling in Mr..
brakes hands, and thought that he was
absorbed in them, so / ventured n curl
ous glance at him, and found that he
was staring fixedly at me, while the
rustlng of the papers was evidently due
TO the unstcadlness of his hands.
The Little Variation"
Il wonder If You can ever realize
he began with an impetuosity which |
never had seen in indolent, self-centcred
Allen Drake, but threw up my hand
with an involuntary protesting gesture,
while my eyes turned toward the door.
| had heard far down the corridor the
sound of ldllian's voice. That MIR. Drake
heard II the next instant | knew by the
transformation in his manner. 1t was
as If | had seen him draw over his face
the old lazy bored expression | found
myself wondering, not for the first time
which was the pose and which was hi'
true self, If beneath the hard worldly
surface there might not be the enthusl-
asm and warm -heartcdness of boy.
Lillian came into the room breezily
and looked AT Mr.. Drake intently for 8
second without speaking.
You may feel like a conference
Allen she drawlcd, but You look
/ like"
Please, I'm n church mcmberV' ht
interrupted with grin.
Like hospital case" she finished
calmly. But OF course, you're n wilfu
man and must have your way"
1T wasn't q hospital. but an under
takers shop | was headed for he re
torted, until Mrs. Graham saved m,
life Now, I'm fit for a hundred year
or more. Remember the little variation
/ in that code YOU gave me?'
/ Perfectly Lillian shot a quick, IN
sCrutahlc look at mc.
Well, | don't mind telling YOU tha
| a. together with n missing special cod
contained in the papers in Mr.. Smith
eyeglass case, nearly sent your oil,
friend 10 gibbcring finish. And the,
Mrs. Graham saunters in, nonChalantl,
picks up the papers, strolls out, and re
| turns few hours later with every las
point solved Some lady. what?'
30 be continued)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03
SANDMAN STORY FOR
TOMORROW NIGHT
BRAVE PRINCE JULIAN.
Part J..

The Princess Annie was 70 be married
and great preparations were being made
ior the wedding. For Prince Julian, the
Prince she was TO wed, was very rich
and handsome ~ well, and Princess
Anne was the most beautiful Princess
OF many kingdoms. so all the people
for miles and miles around were hidden
70 the marriage feast, and for weeks the
servants Of Princess Amie's household
had been busy.
But there was one that was not bid
den TO the feast, who was also in love
with the beautiful Princess, though no
one knew it. This one was the Ogre
who lived in the side Of great noun
tain miles from the home of the Prin-
cess
Once many years before e had car
rcd off beautiful FrMcess from another
kindgom on the eve of her wedding
and, though many had tried TO rescue
her for the Ogres flying figure had
been seen running away with the
Princess over his shoulder, no one had
ever been able 70 find his home, and
the stolen Princess had never returned.
II was the day of her wedding and
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03

Of candy is in that box by smelling
the outside, ! scd.
Well il you do Ill pve you your
choice of eny six peeces, Mr.. Psrkins
sed, and | sed, All ritc, that's bar
gain.
And ! went and smelt the outside of
the box, smelling like some grate kind,
and sed, Chocklits with wihe and STUFF
inside.
Rong, Mr. Parkins sed, and sd,
| Chocklits with nuts and stuff inside.
Jest as rong, Mr.. Parkins sed, and r
sed, All kinds Of mixtures mined, snt
he sed. More rong, II possible, and L
/ sed Diffrent color bon bons
Totally incorreck, Mr.. Parkins se',
/ Me thinking. G vim, that's al the kinds
there IT,
Wich Jest then Oladdis came in sni
saw the box on the piana, saying, o, you
got me that French soap, didcn, you'
| think that was perfeckly lovely IL
you, she scd
Me thinking, Aw heck good mite. And
| started 10 wawk out diskusted, Mr.
Parkins calling after me, Nnts The mat
ter, Benny, enything rong7
Me not giving him tho sadisfac,lon n
answering him
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03

help. and l recommend it to those
who suffer before their babies are
born" Mrs. VIM. JOHNSON, Box
155, Park Rapids, MINI.
To marry and arrive at middle age
without children is a great disap-
pointment to many women. Think Of
the Joy and comfort other women
have In their children as they grow
older.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has helped to bring great
happiness to many families by re-
storing women to health. Often the
childless home is due to a run down
condition of the wife, which may be
helped by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. 1t brought health
and happiness into the home of Mrs.
johnson. Why not to yours?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
By Lee Pape

Mr.. Pnrkins came 70 sec my sister
Gladdis ycstidday after suppir, bringing
n wite box all tied Ground with ribidn,
and he put It on top Of the piana and
sat down and started % wait for Gladd 8
10 come down, me standing there watch
ing him and wishing could think Of
some good way how 20 start tawking
about the box Of candy 70 Mr. Parkins
would have n good chance TO give me
some before Gladd is came down, and
Hed Did you know / vas gratc de
tecktivc, Mr. Parkins?
No, were you? mecn arc you? sod
Mr. Parkins
Yes sir. bet can tell you wat kind
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03
HOW MR.. FOXWON HIS CASE.

Mr.. Dog once upon a time long
long ago decided tha, he would see II
he could not stop Mr. Fox from carving
oil hrs masters poultry.
Mr. Fox belongs 10 my family.
SAID Mr.. Dog when he WAS thinking
the matter over one day. and rather
like him. hut he should not keep on
with the habit he has OF taking things
that do not briong to HIM
The more he thought II over the
more certain WAS Nr Dog that he
should hnng Mr. Fox "a see the error
uf ms WAYS
- one night when he saw WIS., Mr..
Owl sitting IN tree near his no Ousc
he asked his advice There is no reason
why Mr. Fox should not become a good
cltiscn Of the woods and he respected
lus, as am Il he could he persuaded
90 give M stealing my masters poultry,
said Mr. Dog
Very true very tnie said Mr..
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03
Efficient. Housekeeping
BY Laura A. Kirkman

plenty of folk who have inherited their
ancestors sterness and who will not
mind informing us that they think our
fayorite pDstimc frivolous. But then,
with such critics, criticism has become
n habit--nnd they would still dsap-
prove of us If we became perfect,
wouldn't they?
So let us cling 10 our harmless little
Joys, Reader Friends, and be Just happy
human folk, who cnn combine smile,
with our housekeeping.
Tomorrow Answered Letters.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03
Boy Hit by Auto.

While Floyd Jones. a boy. of IA
French street. was playing ball in the
street in front Of his home Saturday
afternoon. he was struck by a motor
car being driven by Frank X. Krauss
OF 20s East Twenty-fourth street.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03

ham s vegetable
|Co m pound d
when I was a girl
for pains and be-
fore and after my
marriage. | now
have a sweet lit
tie baby boy and
will send you his
picture if you wish
to publish it. Ny
sisters also take
lyour medicine and
Ifpd ~ n -aat
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03
InnnnunuaununuuAnux
BumStead'S

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Despite scarcity and enormous cost of
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6S- q A. Voorhees,. NJ. D.. Philadelphis
For sale by n. b. Dantorth. Druggist.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03
A SWEET LITTLE
BABY BOY
Makes a Bright Spot in
Every Home. A Comfort
in Years to Come

Park Rapids, Minnesota.-'T have
taken your medicine-Lydia E. Pink
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-03
The Sandman Story
By ABBY Phillips Walker

Copyright. 1922 by the Wheeler Syndicate Inc y Y.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27

"Just once. One kiss was enough. | killed
him for that kissl"
No intensity Of speech; no emotonalism Of
manner. She explained that when his lips sui
lied her. she killed him because that wns exactly
violated in honor by that act Not too late either
and hers cold from that kiss.
She is serving 10 years in ST. Quentin prison.
A third woman, Mrs. Marcella Hurley Wills, has
been acquitted In Mays Landing, Nj, where she
was on trial for the murder Of her husband, Lewis
Wills.
Mrs. Wills was accustomed 70 beatings and
abuse In so far as was possible she ignored
them II was when he came into the house one
night and kissed her that her selfcontrol broke.
She finished her story:
III heard him moving In bed and snatched tho
revolver and shot him before he had chance to
get up. The next moment he said My God, you've
killed me Come here and kiss mel / did kiss
him them many times"
She added the last statement wonderingy, as
If unable TO understand her willingness to give
munifccntly in death what she withheld in life.
Miss Hdegarde Grey stood upon the veranda
Of her uncles home in Birmingham, Ala. and
told her fance, Beacon ORe that she believed
their engagement 10 have been a mistake. He
would please bid her good-by, she said and for
get her.
throwing his arms about her and kissing her
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27

Mrs. MarceIla Hurley Wills
and Her Husband, Lewis,
Whom She Killed Because
He Kiseed Her and Whom
She Kissed After She Shot.
Cleveland kisses--fftv doliarsi-
Gold is drossl
Not enott0h.-take all the worlds
supply aud tOss
With tho worlds gems in a pile
and 'ttUOuld be 0orth the while
1t would never coG1 Cleveland
kiss dcrossi
So Why fine a man whose lips
haze felt the burn
And the Sweetness Of O thing he
can't return
Nay, aHhand him, let him 90, life
= jor him can hold but Woei
Cleveland kisses breed an ever
lasting vearni
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27

cutting his face, arms and shoulders. But a few
knew that golf club, welded by the dainty hand
Of the maiden, caused his Iacerations.
somewhat similar affair occurred In New
York when Margaret Moriarty pretty, petite and
II, refused to kiss man in Central Park While
she waited on tho East drive for Robert Barrett,
her hance, according to the story she told mag
istrate Nathan Levine, who is just her age came
along and demanded kiss. She hurried away
to be pursued by n shower OF stones,
Miss Ellen Redstone Of Brooklyn places an
altogether different valuation upon the kiss She
regarded n touching Of the lips with Horace G.
Dow Of Maspeth, i. l., an action of such serious
nature that she married him despite her dislike
for him.
After she had been his absentee wife for a
year she applied for annument Of their union.
admitting that her only reason for accompanying
her husband 20 the altar was that she feared he
would spread round the story Of their kissing
each other as they sat in hammock one summer
evening She did not state why she kissed a man
she did not care for in the first place
The final member Of the group Of evaluators
10 Miss Matilda Bankhardt, dainty and aluring
nurse Of Chicago, She disagrees most radicallv
with the Cleveland magistrate who prices the
kiss at $50. She says each and every one--of
hers at least-is worth Sl2,500l And because
she says DR.. Justine l.. Mitchell, staff physician
was a former student nurse, kissed her twice, the
kisses being timed three years apart, she wishes
tho court to direct him To give her s25,000l
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27

long and enthusiastic
cally.
Whether the deep
eyed southern girl
was 40 insure of her
self that sh e dared
not risk his kiss, or
whether she had con-
ceived a violent an
tipathy for him Is not
stated. When il was
yer he explained
I h at he had slipped
and fallen down the
steps, bruising and
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27

oy LIlLdDNtll OlllSlAlS
"He kissed me and 30 Killed himr
He kissed me, and beat him like FuryT'
"He kissed me, and only tWenty- fUe thousand
dollars will right that Drong"
"Hs kissed me and / married him--the man
hate"
w THAT Is the value Of n kiss? Weighed on
w heart scales; measured by clinging mem
W ory; sounded by plummets of love and
hate; viewed through perspective Of years ex-
amined with the distorting lens Of passion, what
Is the intrinsic worth Of kiss?
At the top of the page Is the record Of some
Of thece values that have milied through the
courts where the kiss was blamed for offences
ranging In degree of seriousness from misde-
meanor TO murder.
Could any price-list be more inconsistent than
this7
Still, out Of eight judgments, three balance tn,
worth Of kiss with life; two suggest that It II
almost If not. quite synonymous with life; one de
cides that it shares Importance with marriage
which is only another name for life and very lonG
life in some cases
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-02-02
NOTICE OF HEARING ON
FINAL ACCOUNT n.

In the Superior Court of the Sta~
of Washington, for Benton county
I'm Probrate)
No. 623
In the matter of the estate OF Ailai-
eta j. Gage, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that 9on a;.,a ~
Gage, executor Of the above ensls anJ
estate, has filed his final account ts ssns
petition for distribution IN the oitleS
of the clerk of the above ens sa =
court and that the court is ash ';S,,s 3
settle said final account, to ois sl tbs
the property of said estate !" me-
heirs or persons entitled to tne sa"'
and to discharge the executor I;.n for
Said final account and petislon no, nvt
distribution will be heard by tns pe rv
at the court house in Prosser' Den dsv
county, Washington, on tne 10 20 o.S0
Of March, 1922, at tn ehour " 90
o'clock in the forenoon. r.ocutor
JOHN II. GAGE, Execu'''
Moulton & Jeffrey,
Attorneys for Executor, o.o-2s
Kennewick, Wash.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-02-02
SOME ASPECTS OF THE
FARMERS PROBLEMS
Continued from page six) :,

tho greatest and most fntractabIe OF
While industrial pro-
dnc.ion and all phases Of the huge COM
mercial mechanism and Its myriad ac-
cessories have articulated and co-ordi-
mated themselves all the way from nat
ural raw materials to retail sales, the
business of agriculture has gone on In
much the one man fashion OF the back
goods of the first part Of the nine
teenth century, when the farmer was
obstruction of their upward efforts.
We, as city people. see i'm high and
speculatively manipulated prices,
spoilage. waste. scarcity, the results
of defective distribution Of farm prod
ucts. Should ii not occur TO us that
we have a common interest with the
farmer i'm his attempts to attain de-
gree Of efficiency i'm distribution cor
responding. to his efficiency in produc-
ton? Do not the recent fluctuations
In the May wheat option, apparently
unrelated to normal interaction OF
supply and demand, offer timely
proof of the need Of some such stabil-
izing agency as the grain growers have
In contemplation?
1t is contended that, IL their pro-
posed organizations be perfected and
operated, the farmers viii have In
their hands an instrument that will be
capable of dangerous abuse We are
told that IL will be possible to pervert
II to arbitrary and oppressive price
fixing from its legitimate use Of order
ing and stabilizing the flow II farm
products to the market, to the mutual
benefit of producer and consumer. 1
have no approximations on this point.
In the first place, a loose organiza-
ton, such as any union OF farmers
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-02-02

this for half its. invoice, so don't hes
itate, but come and look it over. 1t
is all here one mile north Of Finley, R.
/, box log, or phone 16x2. Carl Mat
thews, Kemewick, Wash.
NOW booking orders for single comb
White Leghorn Matching eggs. Six
dollars per hundred delivered; five dol
lars per hundred at ranch. Rates ON
larger orders. These are from birds
of not less than 250-egg strain, Hol-
lywood blood. the Riverside Poultry
Farm, r 1, box log, phone 16x2. 4Sc