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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-17

Hilda was quite forgotten in the
hurry to get Nina ready for the ball,
and while the stcpmother was dress
ing Nina, Hilda was busy In the attic
making another gown more beautiful
than the white and gold one.
This time she made one OF silver
and blue, so dainty and beautiful that
when she entered the ballroom the
Queen herself would have been jealous
had not her own gown been made with
the same magic needle, and so was
ust as beautiful.
Hilda was very pretty, but this she
did not know. She had wanted only
10 see all the grand ladies, and when
the Prince sought her out from all the
Processes and other maidcns and
asked her to open the ball, poor Hilda
had 10 tell him she could not dance.
Then | will not dance" said the
Prince, "for ] have chosen you for my
wife, and if the future Princess will
not dance no one shall dance; they
must follow our lead"
So all around the ballroom walked
the Prince with Hilda on his arm, and
there was no dancing that night.
W Utn ADt iDlNt itdihVb nv"
had been treated, he told the kine
the wedding must take place that very
night, for Hilda must never return &c
her stepmother, and when the guests
bowed before the Prince and Princess
Hilda there were none that bowed
lower than Nina and her mother.
But the Prince ordered them iron
the palace and told them never &c
enter it again, but though the magic
needle would not make clothes fol
Nina and her mother, Princess Hilda
sent once a year TO them a bag O.
gold and all Of her old clothes.
Hilda never again had use for The
magic needle, but on blue SAITH
cushion it rests under a crystal globe
and the Princess tells her children TIT
story of the needle that was found IL
a haystack and helped a poor httl
girl TO become a princess, and BENZ
! like other children who love fair,
stories, they listen with wide open eye
and believe it is all true.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-17
BY DOROTHY DIX
The Worlds Most Highly Paid Woman Writer
Copyright 1922 by tho Wheeler Syndicate Inc. n. Y.

thing beyond her meansY When her
husband explains 20 her that he cant
afford it, that times are hard, that they
must look out for the future, does she
recognize the wisdom OF his refusal TO go
into debt for luxury, and cheerfully
give it up7 Never. She becomes a per
feet geyser of tears, and spouts and spouts
until the poor drowned msn gives in to
her selhshness TO save his life.
Does the woman who IA an easy
weeper ever give anything but her tears
to charity? Very seldom. l have had
occasion many time TO notice that the
women who are touched to tears by
every story OF misfortune are never
touched anywhere except in their eyes.
1t never reaches their pockctbooks.
The fearful woman, who wept for
revenue only, was a very common
figure in the past. a good deal could be
said in her excuse because everything
she had, she had to get out Of some man,
and she had ascertained that the easiest
| way to work man is TO melt HIM down
into pulp with brine. Therefore she
began, BY dissolving him in her tears,
and soitening down his backbone, after
which a girl baby could handle him.
Now that women can go get what they
want for themselves instead of having
TO wheedle it out Of masculine pockets,
they have quit applying hydraulic
pressure TO men, and the use of tears is
becoming obsolete. Indeed only mid
Victorian ladies cry in public nowadays,
and you would be as much astonished
to see tears in the eyes Of flapper, as
you would in boys eyes.
Yet all middle-aged people can recall
certain melancholy figures, ladies
swathed in black, with long, flowing
wells, who would pay periodic visits to
their mothers, and spend the day in a
regular tear feast, weeping over things
that had happened twenty or thirty
years ago.
There are no such Niobes nowadays
vet God knows there is as much sorrow
in the world as ever, as many things tC
shed tears about. Only it isn't done
All women, save the weaklings, the
towards, and the cutters have quit
crying themselves, and have a contemp
for those who do.
| They do not sob over their shortcom
ings. They try to correct them. The,
do not cry for what they want. The,
go to work and get it. They do no
shed barrels of tears over their dis
appointments. They resolutely forge
them.
And it makes the world a cheerie
PLACID in which to live.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-17

A Chicago man. who sued his wife for
divorce because she kept him awake at
night with her weeping, has just been
denied separation from the fearful lady,
the court apparently holding 10 the
theory that a woman has right to cry
as much rs she wants to, and no husband
has a right to abridge her pleasures.
Ones sympathy goes out TO the man
who has had the i'll luck to cspouse a
human hydrsnt, for if there is any woman
under the sun who gets upon ones
nerves, it is the lacbrymose sister, whose
tears are always on tap, and who turns
on the water works at the slightest provo
cation, or no provocation ut all. No one
should be expected to endure having
such a damp moist, unpleasant body
tied around their necks and 80 If excess
sive weeping is not tivorccable offensc,
il should be made one. A wife who is a
good, cheerful, sinner is simply q matri-
monial prize compared to the wife who
is wcepy saint.
For there is always the chance Of re-
forming the sinner, but there is nothing
YOU can do with a wor:an who is a tear
Jug, except to walk on tiptoe around her,
and try TO keep from jostling her SO
she won't slop over. You can't argue
with her because if you differ with her
on the slightest point, she floods the
place with her tears. You can't tell her
of fault because to criticise anything
she does is a signal for mysteries.
! What she wants, she gets, because
she sits down and howls for it until it Is
given to her to shut her up. She evades
all of the duties and burdens of life by
the simple process of doing the cry baby
act.
There il no more contemplate type
Of woman than the weeper because she
has found out that tears are graft, ano
she works them for all they are worth
Experience has taught her that 1t II
easier to cry than it is to toll, and deny
herself, and so she takes the water route
to the goal of her desires
Observe the woman who is free ano
easy weeper, and you will see that she i
nothing else. She never exercises any
thing but her lachrymose glands.
Is she miserable housekeeper, ont
Of the women whose beds are neve
swept under, whose bread is Away
heavy, whose meat is always overdon
or UNDERGONE, and whose families ar
poisoned with mean food? She doesn'
60 to work, and wrestle with the broom
, and the cook book, and make a decen
home. Oh, no. If anybody dares to sa,
word about how untidy things are
or to criticise an UNBEATABLE dinner sh'
Just boo-hoos and boo-hoos until some
one is fool enough to ty to comfort her
Are the fearful mothers children littl
, hoodlums that are the scandal of tn
/ neighborhood? Does she stay at home
} and look after them, and try to contrc
I them, and teach them elementary moral
and manners? Far from it. She jus
S weeps, and weeps, and weeps over no,
unruly Mamie and Johnnie are, an
sobs out that it just breaks her hear
to see the kind of men and women the
are growing up to be. But that's all 81
does about it--just cries.
Does the fearful woman desire som,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-17
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
ny Lee Pape
ny Lee Pspe
Fred Feernot in Court
A Play

Fred Feernot in Court
A Play
Ack |
Scene. Fred Feernot, wawking along.
Fred Feernot G. wat dull day. |
think III Jest step in the court house
and see il enything intristing is going
on Maybe they're trying some innog
cent woman for merder and maybe ]
can be little assistants.
Ack2.
Scene, inside the court house.
Fred Feernot. All, Jest as I thawt.
Stop the trial. That lady is as innocent
as the new bonn snow.
Judge. Who says sol
Fred Feernot. / do.
Judge. Who are you?
Fred Fecrnot. Fred Feernot. Hers
one Of my cards.
Judge. I've herd of you, I bleeve.
Well what makes you think this lady
is so Innocent
Fred Feernot. Because l persinally
saw another lady shoot the man and
then run. She shot him twice and
can idennify her by the way she runs.
Judge. The PRIMER will please run
Ground the court room. Is that the
gilty lady?
Fred Feernot. Absilootly not. She's
too graceful.
Judge. The PRIMER is discharged
innocent.
Lady. am the Kings youngest daw-
ter and l offer to marry this young
man for a reward. | will lift up my
vale and give him a look.
Fred Feernot. No thanks, ony did
my dooty. The end.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-17
My Marriage Problems
Adele Garrisons New Phase Of
Revelations of a Wife
Copyright 1921. by Newspaper Services Inc.

Brennan skirting around the fields 30
that he would come into the orchard
from the side away from the TIGERS, and
instructed him to watch for Smith.
Luck crtainly WAS with him" Tom
Chester smiled. HE was able to pick
up Smiths trail--the fellow evidently
sprained or broke something in his fall
and wasn't able to get back to the
Briggs farm in as noiseless fashion ms
he came over, and Brennan said when
Smith mounted his bicycle his whispered
cussing was enough to scare the owls. !
caught up with Brennan after my talk
with you, and we saw Smith get back
into Briggs barn. Then l beat 1t back
here, leaving your instructions with
Brennan. He was sure cut up about
having let Smith slip, and tickled to
death that you permitted him to keep
on with the job. l think he expected TO
be shot at sunrise or something like
that"
''Hobson's Choice"
I'm not saying | wasn't tempted TO
order out the firing squad Lillian an
swered dryly. But, on the other hand,
Brennan is a good, faithful man, though
he'll never be jailed for a surprise OF
imagination. Tinker, the other man,
can't work day and night, and can't
spare YOU, Mr.. Chester, so--it WINS Hob
sons choice. And Brennan will work
twice as hard because of stubbing his
toe tonight. Mr.. Smith won't be able TO
get away for another try at us until
give the word"
| stared at her in open-mouthed as
constituent, which added to itself bit
of chagrin when Lillian laughed merrily
at my face. :,
II haven't quite gone out Of my mind,
old dear" she said, land | don't blame
YOU for not relishing the idea of re-
ceiviIig another call from the geatle-
man. Butt is absolutely necessary
for him to get into his noddle that we
know him as Smith, no matter what his
| disgulse-lt is also necessary for him to
he so frightened that he will give this
section wide berth when we release
him again. And think know the man
to put the fear into him."
| With little quickening OF my pulses
guessed that she was speaking OF Allen
Drake. the brilliant member OF the dip
lomatic secret service with whom Lii
lin q frequently had worked, and who
was now engaged with my father In
some government investigation Of such
tremendous Importance that Lillian hsd
forborne so far TO send for them, al.
though upon one occasion at least
knew that she had summons to then
written out, and had withheld it from
the telegraph wire at the last mo
mcnt.
Their other work must be over o.
lessening in tension if she contemplate
sending for them, and | could not hell
feeling which held such widely-dif
fering components as pleasure, appre
henson, fascination and distaste, whel
J I thought Of Allen Drake once more
guest in my home.
TO be continued.)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-17
The Sandman Story
BY Abby Phillips Walker

Copyrht a,L
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-17
THINGS AN INVALID CAN MAKE.

Yesterday my invalid friend and I had
q good, long talk, and she gave me the
following directions for things she makes
for church fairs and for personal gifts.
Peter Rabbit Apron for a Child
This is made like cobbers apron,
with straps crossing in the back. One
does not need pattern in order TO
make il. The upper front part is cir
cular, like a rabbits face, with eyes
and nose embroidered on it in red and
whiskers embroidered in black; from
this circular part, at the upper edge
on either side, two ears" Of pink ma
terial, stretch up over the child's shout
ders; at the tip Of each ear is a butt
ton to which are attached the crossed
straps Of the back part OF the apron.
The lower front part of the apron is
Just straight piece Of goods Ahich
is fastened TO the circular bunny-fsce,
and runs under the child's arms, ter
minating in the two long straps which
are intended to be crossed when the
child has the apron on. Chambrsy or
soisette in plain white with the rabbit 4
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-17

Miniature Mattress Pin-cushion: This
Is dainty and most uscfll Take three
eigbths Of yard OF lowered ribbon
fiye inches vide, and slso one and one
fourth yard OF inch-widc ribbon 10
match the dominant color in the flow
cred ribbon. Cut the vide ribbon INTO
two equal parts, 10 make the mattress
like cover, fasicn these two pieces to-
gctbcr by sewing the narrow nbboD
around three sides, leaving one SIDE
open, Che narrow ribbon may be at
tachcd TO the two Powered pieces by
French knots, II is not put on ss
binding, but RS the side-pieces OF the
mattress.) Into the open end slip as
many layers Of wool wedding as the
mattress will easily take, then tuft the
mattress with colored embroidery silk
and hnish the open end like the other
three sides
Tomorrow-Two Good supper
Menus.
All inquiries addressed 10 Miss Kirk
man In care OF the Efficient House
l.eepinH department will be- answer
ed In these columns ia their turn
This requires considerable time, how
ever, owing to tho great number re-
ceived. 30 IL a personal or quicker re-
ply In desired. a stamped and self-sa.
dressed envelope must DO enclosed
with the question. BE sure 10 t.s
your full name. street number, and
the name OF your city and state
The Editor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-17
WHAT TOM CHESTER HAD TO
TELL LILLIAN AND MADGE

realized now one reason for Lillisn's
unusual loouacity. She generally
is most taciturn when engaged upon any
problem Of her work. But the cxplana-
ton she had just given showed me ina,
there WAS good hour OF waiting t*iore
ehe would be sure enough OF inc return
20 slumbcr Of tho Ilccr family IN the
ncighboring farmhouse to risk young
Tom Chcstcr's nocturnal eNpcdition
To tho roof for the salvaglng OF smith 5
rope ladder.
And she is a good enough psychologist
To know the tension which silence gives
the nerves. She wished the young cx-
service man TO have steady nerves Tor
his crawl on the roof with the darkness
only illuminated by hashlight, which
he must keep ss much concealed as pos
sihlc. Therefore, she meant TO talk
about ANYTHING or nothing until the hour
passed, and expected me to abct her ei'
forts
an admit | was little bit up in tho
air when Jerry brcczed in, Lillian went
on, You see, he was over here IN an
incredibly short time and tho sketchics'
OF toilets. Being An ingenious youth
where saving toll is concerned, he has
made n path across the fields near tho
edge Of the fence where the .ploughlnl
will never disturb it. and he rides hl'
hicyclc across II whenever he makes
the ,rip. He has attached an old auto
mobile headlight with a clever battery
contrivance 20 the front of the wheel Sc
he can come AT brcakncck pace even oil
tho darkest nights. But ! was on pm
and needles for fear you'd drop IN SHE
turned 10 Tom Chcstcr-"whuc he wa
here. And he hadn't been gone but TIVE
or three minutes until you did arrive.
Tom Chester smiled.
You forget" he said hoyishly, "tha
Jerry's headlight rs not exactly one hid
den under n bushel heard the shots
Of course, and was hurrying down tn
road toward the house, when ! saw tina
light coming along the fence. Naturally
! kept under cover. as | came on, an'
when | heard your voice, and knew b.
i,s tone that no one WIS hurt, l waite'
IN the shadow of the bushes until Jerr.
went away again. Lucky did, too, TO
Brennan came putting along few Sec
ond. later with the news that strang
tall boy in Q stocking cap, sweater AM
kn,ckcrbockers had come out Of Briggs
barn ON 8 bicycle and beaten 1T dow
tho road
Smith Slips Away.
Brennan" Tom Chester went on
"had seen smith 60 into the htchc
a little earlier, and later had seen HI
thsdow-as II undressing-on the cui
tain of the room above the htche
which Brennan, by shrewd inqwr,
knows to bo his. The few seconds Brer
nan los, in making up his mind that tn
strange boy was Smith in disguise wei
iust enough 20 let the fellow lose hin
elf in one Of those wood paths. / ser
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-17

TRY an Every Evening want sd.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-17

the fincry YOU want for the bal" said
NinA's mother. but this was not so
easy; for when they tired TO sew the
needle pricked their fingers until they
had 90 stop with the pain.
Then they sent for Hilda and told
her 10 make the things they wanted.
hut rs fast as HildA finished making
them and handed them 20 her step
mother or Nina, the beautiful gar
men,s disappeared, and only piece OF
cloth or ragged garment was left.
The needle was charmed only for
the one who owned II and for no one
clse would IL make beautiful things.
Tho dress Of gold and white dis
appeared too from the closet where
Nins had hung II, and the ragged dress
of Hildss was all that she found on
the nigh, OF the ball.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-17
CHILD LABOR TAX VOID.
Supreme Court Says Act Passed by
Congress Is Unconstitutional.

Washington. May 16.-By a practi-
caliy unanimous decision the ST.
preme Court of the United States has
held unconstitutional the Child Labor
law imposing a 10 per cent tax upon
the net earnings Of persons or corpo-
cations that employ child labor in
factory, workshop mine, quarry or
mill.
With only Mr.. Justice Clarke dis
senting the court held, in an opinion
rendered by Chief Justice Taft, that
this Federal legislation was subversive
n State sovereignty and that the tax
was plainly not levied for revenue
purposes. but 10 prohibit employment
OF children.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-17
THE MAGIC NEEDLE.
Part II.

Part II.
The stcpmothcr and Nina stood sal
with surprise for minute.
Where did YOU get that dress?
Take Il of and let my beautiful Nina
have H. You have no use for such a
beautiful gown" said the stepmother.
Then the stcpmother must know
where she got the gown, and when
Hilda told her about the magic needle
she took the needle away from Huilda.
too.
"Now, my beauty you shall have all
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-17
Golden EaEleS Memorial Service.

The knights Of the Golden Eagle OF
Christiana will observe their Memorial
Service next Sunday by attending the
Christiana Presbyterian Church, at
which Rev. Frank Herson will preach
a special sermon. Members of the
order will meet at n. G. +. Hall at
o'clock (standard time) and will pro-
coed to the church in a body at
o'clock. All members are urged to
attend.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-17

Even though the provocation be
great, do nothing through passion or
ill-temper.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-02

Mrs. Ed Lentz and baby accompan-
led Herman Lentz to Luverne Thurs
day, spending the day with Mrs. Ella
Sevareid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cheshire attended the
banquet and card party given by the
Eastern Star ladies at Hope last week
and report very enjoyable evening.
j. A. Johnson, one of the buss driv-
ers on the school route, has traded
his car for fine big seven passenger
sedan, thereby making it comfortable
driving for the children.
The meat market has changed
hands-the Tvenstrup brothers rent
ing the shop to Herman Bjorke, of
Finley. Mrs. Bjorke arrived Saturday
and they will make their home here.
Mrs. w. B. Jensen is convalescing
from the effects of. sprained ankle.
Mrs. John Hanson, of this city is TAX
ing care of her.
Miss Olga Nordstrom, of Hope, was
a guest Of the Hendrickson family
Saturday and Sunday
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-02

Mr.. Keyes and Mervin. returned
Monday from Fargo, where Mervin
had his tonsils removed.
Roderick Mckay left on No. Mon
day morning for his home in Port
land, Ore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sorenson, Of
of Pingree, spent the weekend at the
o. B. Sorenson home.
A farewell party was given at the
hall Monday evening in honor of
Oscar Nelson who left Wednesday. for
his home in Wisconsin.
Mesdames w. G. Sowden and j. D.
Kelley autoed to Valley City Tuesday.
Mesdames A. K. Algeo, MIG. Peder-
son and w. C. McCullouch were Val
ley City visitors Tuesday.
The annual carnival was held at
the Baldwin school Friday evening.
Luvia Mckay who has been spend
ing week in Valley sity, returned
home Friday.
Ada Danforth had a narrow escape
Tuesday when returning from school
Her horse ran away, upsetting the
buggy, threw her out, but she came
out with only few scratches.
Mr.. Frazier failed to appear here
Tuesday for the political meeting as
advertised.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Cook spent a
few days the past week with Mr.. and
Mrs. c. E. Gingrey before leaving for
their new home in Iowa.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-02
LUvERNE ITEMS

In order that the teachers in the
tunity of attending the institute at
Hope this week, school was dismissed
in the grades. Mr.. Toney, our prin-
cipal, was allowed one days attend
ance as the high school continues
work the same as usual.
NJ. S. Bothne autoed to Valley City
Friday afternoon in order to take the
evening train to Moorhead, Mimi, to.
be in attendance at the reception and
banquet at Concordia College where
Miss Thora is student this year.
A Halloween dancing party, which
is an annual event with the c. c. club
here, was given at the Danish Broth
erhood hall Friday night under the
management of the president, Chris
Mortensen. Halloween appointments
were used in the rooms carrying out
the weird effect by black cats, bats,
pumpkins and black and gold stream
ers stretched across the room artist
ically. The Harry Jacobsen Hi-Power
orchestra furnished the music and
dancing was indulged in until the wee
small hours. At twelve O'Clock a
chicken pie supper was served from a
long table on the stage where the
young people served their guests with
true hospitality. All pronounced the
party, "the most wonderful of the
season." Chris Mortensen, who is now
employed by the Fargo Mercantile,
came home especially for the occasion
Henry Hess, the popular cattle buy
er, shipped five cars of cattle to South
st. Paul, Saturday.
S. c. Hendrickson, cashier of the
Northern State Bank, of Grand Forks
called on Mrs H. c. Hendrickson an d
family Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Larson and grandson
of Marion, and Miss Grace Larson. of
Hope, were Sunday guests at the ]. ].
Webber home.
T. A. Thompson shipped three cars
OF cattle to st. Paul, Saturday.
Alice Cheshire and Louise Hend-
rickson visited the Hope high school
Monday and were guests of Miss
Nordstrom.
L. J. Bowen, editor of the Hope
Pioneer, was business caller in our
city Saturday morning. The Pioneer
has large circulation in Luverne an,
vicinity and now we are calling it our
nome paper. In the future we will
try and have our local appear every
week with items of interest to all
subscribers.
The w. B. Cheshire family autoed
to Hope Sunday morning to attend
the Congregational church services
and were guests at the G. w. Kotts
home for dinner.