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them on her, On the contrary, coh-
teu,plating such an object one ~ nilea
with pcSsimistic wonder us TO why
the creator didn't call II day. ana
knock or before no made human be-
ings at all.
But take that same woman and en-
dow her with lovely handmade COM
plexion, put permanent wave IN ner
hair, give her a corset maker and
drcss maker who know their busi-
ness. and you turn her Into an obt q
that you can view with Joy while
YOU muac upon how much OF sweet
ness and light women add 20 tho world.
which n the more moral OF these
two women tho one who lay down
on the Job. and permitted herself 70
be an eyesore to the public, or the
one who circumvented nature. and
overcome Rer handicap. and thus be-
came source OF pleasure 20 her fell
low-creature2
As n matter OF fact. the question
OF whether It is moral to use cosmet-
les or not depends upon the result
Also Il is n question OF ags.
II ls a sin for very young girls 10
paint their cheeks because II is inar-
tlstlc. They are throwing away the
most wonderful and beautiful thins
In the world, which Is the beauty OF
youth Nothing else is 80 lovely as
| the soft, velvety skin Of girl In hen
teens, apd she commits crime
against hll beauty when she covers
this up with c,lsomine and rouge.
It. IL n Ain for old women 10 us'
cosmetics because these things en-
phasize their age and decay, and cal
attention TO the beauty they hav
lost They look like Jazebels. and ar
robbed OF the dignity and charm tha
belongs TO their time Of life. An oil
woman with her face snesred wit
rouge looks as the Parthenon woul
with a coat Of red paint on It.
But between youth and age, ther
IL a lapse Of time wherein the beaut
parlor. and all It's aids, and arts an
artifices, may get in their perfec
work, and where blessed Is she VIII
makes afresh rose bloom on the chee
where none blooms naturally.
4 Let us thank God for all his mercie'
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rNu ACCUSATION
MRS. HARRISON MADE


1allians poi~s WAS proof even
axaiust E,ssahcth Harrisons last NJ
tempered dig concerning Msrions
~crohs'ic triumph over the Harrison
children.
"Mus, YOU wcT" shc said sweetiy,
ris,ns. "i,u,, Of course, | realize that
this mus, he monotonous for YOU
Was there the ulishtest stress upon
tho nnsi pronounT | could not tell, but
| saw by the dc-rcn'ns nush upon my
aistrt ln laws cheek that 1illian'a
feminine rap,er thrust had penetrated
hst ierrnucs. iic voice, however WAS
as saschArinc 40 epr as che made her
vo'o'ter thrust
"A vhlids performances cannot help
helm. monutonou- 20 every one except
the molhcu don't YOU thinkg" she
smiled. and driftod out " tho room
sho had reached the door m she
nnlshod ureahinr ihefore Lillian could
have answered her Aen ~ she had
wished 90 do so.
''rhat woman win burst before night
ii she doesn't get chance 20 ven,
that suppressed venom ON somebody.
tiliian commented when the door had
closed upon Mrs Harrison,
u wouldn't be- IN Mary, shoes"
said, "if hoe mother In her present
mood, nnds out about that Oriental
nooklaSe"
"Noithor would l." LILLIAN returned
nut IN hank on Mary. Observe, Il
Nou plca@"
Mary wss gazing intently TOWARD
our window. Then her voice fioatec
up 20 us.
Where's mother. Aunt Nergaret7'
she auoricd,
~Sh~ L. n Ihlef.-
~ think she went 10 her room"
returned.
You're sure shc isn't At the IRON
~ the house,"
NO dear"
al right" She threw herself int
dance posture. gradually v,-isgle'
over to tho place where she had de
posiicd the necklace. made n sv1f
swoop and picked something up, con
cealinx n IN hcr robe. and nocted OF
spnin into the centre of tho imrroyi>c
ring. There she stopped and called .
Marion, who was industrtously turn
lns another series of handsprings n
fnalc to her part of the program.
This will be the anish OF the FIR.
part of tho entertainment" she an
nounccd Importantly. Now con,
around 10 the side os the house whl
NC sc, up ,hs, wild West show. Com
along Jerry"
She led the way around the side {
tho house while Lillian and smile
AZ each other over her hustling All
Hut both SMILEY were tempered wit
regret for the unlovely charactoristi
which we had seen displayed by Mar
Harrison.
Margaret Margaret"
Elizabeth Iarrison's voice. raucou,
excited. came 90 US from 'down tn
hall and n second later shs had ap
resrcd Of the door of the room agar
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II IL . photograph Of this which Mayor
Harvey has slcured. and will have
framed to hang in his ONCE.
The picture - especially intsresting
At this time. since tho propo yitiou wAs
recently made 10 create n Prints
Park on Tinicum Island and name
one ~ the roads between Philadsiphia
md Wilmington Tho Governor Prints
| Highway"
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Prints sailed In 1e43. reaching Fort
Christina early the next year. shortly
removing tho capital TO Tinicum Is
innd.
A copy Of a portrait Of Prints,
which had been located in the Church
OF Jonkoping, wAs made and ssnt 70
tho Swedish Colonial Society In Phil
adelphla In 1910. and a copy Of that
hangs In the capitol At Harrisburg
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Hut I must not get ahead of IN.
story o. will begin ~ thv beginning
and tell you oil about n.
II was along about the middle OF
thc winter when one day out came the
sun 90 warm and bright that Nr
Hear got out ~ hAs bed and decided
Il would be warm enough FOR a run
over the snow
when going through the woods
whom should he meet hu' MIR. &'ox.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-15
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pape.
BY Lee Pape.

Pop came home this aftirnoon and
hung up his hat and coat saying. Con-
g-adulations. everybody
Wy, on the fack that I'm home agen
congradulating us on? sed ma.
Wy. no the fack that I'm home agen
after a hole days absents. duzzent the
very thawt that there's a man In the
| house agen make everything seem
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WR. AND MRS. BEAR ARE
M'pkIN AWAKENED

OF cour~, M and Mrs. Rear had
been salecp 'slncc the flrs; cold day
cam. 20 the woods. and they no doub.
would have kept right CO. slcspine
until the warm spring came 10 tel
ihcm u was time % get NJ n some
thlng had not awakened them.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-15
TO Give Valentine Dance.

The II. G.. l.. Club will hold It's
first dance OF the season this evening
in the Labor Lyoeum, 412 North du
Pont street.
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GOV. yoHAS PRrNTz.
Latest Portrait N Find Place In Mayor
HArEAysa Collection.

Mayor IL Roy Harvey has acquired
for his historical collection portrait
Of Johan Printx. the 1rst governor OF
New Sweden. the colony founded by
tho expedition OF 1898. which included
Delaware and part OF Pennsylvania
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Blame for injury depends on
how much chance the victim
had to make himself safe.
"The first time a mule kicks
me-" said wise man, its the
mules fault. fit happens again,
it's my fault"
A good many people arc stay
ing within kicking distance Of
tea or coffee, who have had a
chance to know better.
They have learned that tea
or coffee at night keeps them
awake. They know it whips up
the nerves. They know what
medical opinion has so often said
about the effect Of the drug elc-
ment in tea and coffee upon the
nervous system-and how indi-
gestion, headaches, high blood
pressure and various ills SO often
follow the use Of tea or coffee.
Knowing this, they fail to keep
out of the way. Where does the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-15
The Ethics Of the Powder Puff
BY DOROTHY DIX
The Worlds Most Highly Paid Woman Writer

Copyright isa, by .ss whss'or syndicate. inc.:N. y
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"After that" said the man,
dts not the mules fault"

blame belong, then, when the
final break down comcs2
There's safety in Postum, and
charm, too. Postum has full,
rich flavor much like that Of the
better grades Of coffee, and it is
free from any harmful element
whatsoever.
Whether or not you've had
your warning from tea or coffee,
why not step over on the safe
sidc2 Why not do what so many
others have done-try Postum
for ten days, learn how delight
full and satisfying it is and
learn how much improvement
there can be for you2
You can get Postum wherever
good food and drink are sold
or served, and it only takes
word from you to your grocer
or restaurant waiter, to make
this move to the safe side, at
once.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-15

Iomorrow's story-"Mr. and MI
Bear Are Rudely Awakened Part ]
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19
BY MARIAN HALE


Mrs. Leslie Ward Hussey of Nash
vile, Tenn, is mother of seven chill
rem. and the children made her the
mother of invention as well.
Every mother knows being an in
ventor is developing one of the many
side-lines her job demands. but US
ually her inventions receive only To-
cal recognition.
However, the seven little Husseys
banded themselves into a force of
advertisers and pluggers, and they
made their mothers invention fa-
NOUS.
Mrs. Hussey has invented some
brand new tops Running Kat and
korner Kid.
Closeups of these newcomers re-
veal they are snappy, chubby looking
folk, bristling with personality, who
have the substantial virtues of en-
durance and service as well.
AS the name implies, Kat is a fe-
line, inspired by the triangle. His
interior is cotton. but his exterior is
gray mohair-mothers will appre-
ciate his n~on-soilable qualities.
His eyes are red buttons; his nose.
mouth and ears are outlined with
yellow silk.
The Kid is composed largely of
corners, but that gives a pleasant
feeling of squareness. He wears a
chocolate suit and his buttons are
red.
The Kat and Kid bring with them
their w literary background and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19

family tree in the shape of a queer
looking book, the Kat-a-korner
Book.
This is a complete history Of their
lives and adventures up to the pres
ent, written by a sister of Mrs. Hus-
sey and Illustrated by Mrs. Hussey,
who is also an artist.
"In my brood of seven" Mrs. Hus-
sey explains, there were always
seven sets of tops to be mended and
seven broken hearts when mishaps
occurred.
II used to set arms and legs, per-
form the most amazing feats of IN
putation and plastic surgery-in fact,
l did everything but gland transplant
tation for those toys.
But all the time I used to wish
for toys that wouldn't break. Then
l exercised my ingenuity and Kat
and Kid were the result.
my children loved them. They
seemed to fit easily into their arms
and their imaginations. Then other
children wanted them, and before |
knew It. l was forced to go into
business.
my one hope for my product is
that it will give as much relief to
other mothers as ii did to me, and
that other children will take as much
pleasure with them as mine have.
Kat and Kid are 10 save work for
mothers as well as entertain the
children"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19
=BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

One day Mrs. Samantha Squire
called at the Office of DIR. Snuffles.
Morning. Mrs. SQUIRREL" said
that kindly fairy gentleman. Nancy
set a chair for Mrs. Squirrel please.
Nick, stand her umbrella in the cor
ner."
You're all most kind" said Mrs.
Squirrel. And dear knows, I'm
that worried a little kindness does
me good"
Worried " said DR.. Snuffles, put
ting on his glasses and looking her
over. That's a sign of nervousness
You need some boneset tea"
"Nervous!" exclaimed Mrs. SPUR
rel. Yes, I'm nervous. but it's not
| that's needs medicine. It's Scam
per. my son. He's ailing dread
fully.
"He won't eat a single bite. I've
tried him with everything from
acorn soup to birch bud pudding,
but all he does is sniffle his nose
and turn away"
IN. hint" said DR.. Snuffles. "A
very serious case indeed. I'll have
to see the young gentleman"
"Oh, doctor!" cried Mrs. Squirrel.
pray don't. He's so upset when
ever / mention you he nearly has a
fit. 1t makes him far worse
"Well, then" said the fairy doctor
kindly. I'll have to give him absent
treatment. Don't worry any more
I'll cure him"
The next morning when Mrs
Squirrel was doing her marketing
and the family was all away, Mr.
Scamper Squirrel slid down the
maple tree, where he lived, looked
| stealthily in all directions and Their
over to the underground pantry
where all the goodies were kept
| choice hickorynuts. dried chestnuts
and a lot of other things.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19
Your Health
(By DR.. r. II. Bishop
"Serious


Most cases of nosebleed do NOT
mount to anything. Usually the
flow can De checked without losing
u blood and with little trouble.
In several nasal catarrhal condi-
lions, however, it sometimes hap
pens that a blood vessel will break.
Then quick action is required TO
control the hemorrhage. First
press both nostrils shut firmly. thus
compelling the blood to run back
ward into the throat. This give it a
chance to form a clot which is ma
lures way of checking violent
bleeding. Breathing should be
through the mouth.
Next pack a small strip of a clean
handkerchief or a piece of cotton
into the nostrils with a pencil or
match stick, putting it back into the
nostril on a line parallel with the
roof of the mouth. 1t should be
tucked. upward. Gently work It
straight backward, as the nasal
canal is Immediately above the roof
of h mouth. Then rub a piece of
ice upon the patients spine and abb
domen. This freezing" helps to
check the flow of blood to the head.
All tight clothing should be loos-
ened.
In lesser cases a roll of paper. the
size of a pencil, packed between the
upper lip and the gums will check
nosebleed without any further
trouble. A t~easpoonful of salt to a
cup Of water, snuffed up the nose,
may prove beneficial.
If the bleeding continues without
stopping a physician should be
called.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19
Shall Molly Marry?
lhree Men Love Her-Zoe Beckley's Brilliant Romance
Points Out Molly's Road to Happiness
By Zoe Beckley

"Oh, Ben. I don't ask il a. q
favor. Its my right. Haven't you
said you'd do anything to win my
lover Surely you'll do this thing to
keep my friendship. ! would do
A little tender Tilt in her voics
he fought doggedly.
u don't accept half things.
Friendship! What's that from you
to me! l want But l guess you've
shown pretty plainly what your feel
ings are-as that u has pointed
out" He shot an ugly glance to-
ward Don at the door.
Molly colored like the glow of
morning in midsummer.
This is hardly the moment for
nre to discuss that, Ben. The thing
to settle now is this: Do you care
enough for my friendship to show
yourself a man, q really big man.
when you've won?"
The squeak OF the telephone oper-
atons voice over the wire was the
only sound for several breathless
moments. Then came the clatter of
the receiver back on. its hook and
Wheeler's snarl. Take him out OF
here then before I forget myself"
DON YEARLY left the room. Billy
was about to follow, but Wheeler
called out:
Remember. Barton, the flght'a
on I'm not done with you yet.
You'll ind a letter from the Carson
Company at your ofice!"
ITO be continued)
Copyright, 1922. NEA service)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19
OLDEST WAR GARDNER

OBERLIN, o., July 19.-Mrs.
Rachel Edwards, who died here re-
Gently at the age of ninety-eisht,
was not only the oldest resident of
Oberlin, but she was the oldest, and
probably the best known war
gardner"
For ninety years of her lifetime
Mrs. Edwards had her W garden
and did all the work herself with
the exception of the blowing. When
the war garden movement was at its
height she was n of the leaders
in the countrywide campaign to in
crease food stuffs production as one
means of checking the work of the
submarine.
A native of Wales, where many
of her relatives and defendants he,
she had twenty-six men of her
family at the front in the British
armies. During the last five years
of her life, Mrs. Edwards gradually
lost her use of the English language
and went back to the Welsh of her
girlhood.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19
ap. 2s-Molly's Appeal Wins"

hap. 2s-Moily's Appeal Wins"
AS Billy led Don toward the door
Pc fast-quieting atmosphere again
Eas electrified at Wheeler's threat
70 put Don in Jail.
On, come now, Wheeler" pro-
eested Billy, dismayed at this.
Don's had his punishment. He
must have gone through hell. Give
yhlm a chance TO %straighten Quit"
There's lots Of chance for refiec-
ton in Midvale prison" Wheeler
grinned mirthlessly as he moved to
the telephone.
Billy regarded him with a cold
disdain.
Il should think" he said, you
could show yourself bigger than this
now the mans down. Take me on
Instead. I'm at least normal in mind
and body"
"Oh. I'll take you on all right.
I'm not the man to be set upon in
such a way and then told to run
along and forget it," He jiggled the
telephone hook irritably.
Molly came briskly forward and
put her hand tightly over the mouth
piece.
OF course you won't do it, Ben,"
She spoke with the simplicity OF
conviction. Molly's eyes held
Wheeler's steadily, entreatingly.
DO 1t because I beg you to. Let
him go"
Wheeler returned her look OBJ
ytinately.
You choose a pretty moment, my
girl" he smiled a twisted jerk of his
thin lips, ito ask favors CT me. I
must say YOU"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19
FraternaI Congress to Meet

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, July 10
The National Fraternal Congress of
America, comprising SO societies
with a combined membership of
more than 9.00O.0 900. will hold its
annual convention at Montreal, p.
O.. August 29-31. IL was announced
today. Montreal IL the home of the
president OF the body. Henry Hoy.
The congress reports that nearly
800, 900 members recently have been
added to its rolls. The officers and
the actuarial. press and medical sec
lions of the congress will meet Au-
gust 2s the day before the
ton proper opens.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19
Kitchen Hints
Tempting Menus
BY BERTHA e. SHAPLEIGH
Cooking Authority for yEA Service
and Columbia University

and Columbia University
These sandwiches are sufficient
Tor luncheon or supper as the main
dish. They use any leftover cold
meat a well as chicken-and the
bread may be stale, but not too dry.
The proportions given will make
six good sized sandwiches:
IL slices bread
! cup chopped chicken
Salt and pepper to taste
2 eggs
a cup milk or cream
2 tablespoons butter
Butter for frying the sandwiches
IN cups milk
y teaspoon salt
Cook the chopped chicken in the
butter and milk or cream until
creamy but not too dry. Spread be-
tween two slices of bread and trim,
off a little Of the crusts.
Beat the eggs slightly, add the
one and one-half cups of milk and
salt. Dip each sandwich in the egg
and milk and cook in a pan until
brown on both sides. using as little
butter as possibleS Serve at once,
garnished with a little parsley or
w~atercress.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19
HEIRS Used IN MEDICINES

A Manchester. England, paper urges the
renewed cultivation of I'D ia shloned me-
dicinal herbs in English gardens, In the
I'm. ted states they have also gone out of
fashion as a feature of the small garden
although they are imported in large
quantities from Turkey, India and China,
where they are grown purely for COM
mercial purposes, as their medicinal val
ne is recognized by many leading phys:-
clans. Tons Of Medicinal herbs are used
annually in the preparation of Lydia N.
~Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, n most
successful medicine for woman's ills. IT
contains no narcotics or harmful drugs,
and women afflicted with such ailments
should try it.-AdX
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19
s. O. S. PICKED UP
FROM MEMPHIS
Solid Carload of Sweet Dreams Goes 10
Hessig-E Ellis Drug Co. Hordes OF MO
s~uuitoes in Mississippi Delta Section.

1t has developed that when mosquitoes
became troublesome in any locality, the
demand for Sweet Dreams Is instant.
Large quantities are quickly sold ny
dealers which fact reveals clearly thht
Sweet Dreams Is recognized as the ote
standard mosquito remedy.
BY purchasing a solid carload or sweet
Dreams the Hessig Ellis Drug Co. I'M
display their faith In TINS
great mosquito remedy.
and now as for you. the consumer. do
you think that you would make a mis-
take IL you put 3bc in an item In which
q keen business man has just put nearly
SO. 900. 90?
Dreams. Never stains. Never
"a LIZ -A1Y.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19
Issues Edict on Money

VIENNA, July 10 (By The As
ISOLATED Press):-The minister OF
finance today issued an order for
bidding private trading in foreign
moneys in Austria although permit
ting travellers to buy sufficient
amount to leave the country. In
the future any such trading must
pass through the central exchange
where prices will be fixed,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19

Then he proceeded to stuff out hii
sides.
DR.. Snuffles the fairman, walker
over ind took him by the ear. Jus
then Mrs. Squirrel returned.
Madam, said DR.. Snuffles grave
ly, your son is troubled with a dis
ease called greedyitis. The best
cure for 1t is not birch-buds but Z
birch rod!'
(To be continued)
Copyright, 1922, NEA Service)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19
If YOU ARE WELL BRED

You arrive at a dinner party ex-
actly at the hour indicated on your
invitation. To be early is as repre-
hensible as to be late.
Should you arrive after the rest
OF the guests are at the table an
apology should be offered to the
hostess and the guests, and then
the matter should be dropped. The
late guest takes up the dinner from
that point.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19
Start Supreme Court Suit

Jacobson g. Goddard, OF this city,
have instituted suit in the supreme
III through their counsel. Leo
L~owenkopf. against John and Mary
Dutko of Somerset county for $500
commission they would have RE-
ceived had not the defendants fall
ed to convey property when the
plaintiffs secured a buyer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19

children. In my eleven years work
a. Z nurse / have never found any
thing to equal Sykes Comfort Powder
for this purpose Lottie E. Sloper,
Nurse ,4611 Pine St, Philadelphia, Pa.
The reason Sykes Comfort Powder
10 90 successful in healing and pre-
venting chatting, scalding, rashes and
skin i~rritations is because 1t contains
six healing, antiseptic mgr edients not
found In ordinary talcums. Physicians
and nurses call it "aHealingWonder."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19

boy with great
success in keeping
his skin free from
chatting, ~scalding,
rashes and r
ness. which is the
cause of SO much
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19

Kathryn Murphy, New York girl,
Ia about to focm two important part
nership with the same person-one
business and the other personal.
As she becomes the wife of Joseph
d, Nunan, Jr., attorney, she also
becomes the junior partner in. his
law firm.
Miss Murphy subscribes to the
popular modern feminist theory that
matrimony does not necessarily in
terfere with 4 career.
The sign on the couples law Of
fee will read "Nunan & Nunan, At
torneys-at-Law."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19

yarns. Silk models also are much
seen.
Patterns of coin dots, stripes and
blocks are shown as well as the
loosely knitted plain models.
cially designed to render a blouse
Sets of collars and suffs are spe-
unnecessary and they often are
made to match the plain or pleated
skirt with which the sweater is
worn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19

Perhaps It Is to keep up with the
popular blistered skins this summer
that the new silks carry out the
sunburn idea. At any rate blistered
silks are very fashionable and are
expected to be even more in evidence
in h fall.
Blouses are shown of the biazarre
fabrics in Casaque models with long
sleeves that fit closely around the
wrist or are loose and billowy.
Gay colored silks in Persian and
Paiseley patterns are also on the roll
call of autumn models and the
beaded costume blouses of chiffon
show no lessening of popularity.
Georgette blouses are shown with
inset of wool lace that have the ef-
feet Of embroidery. Brown is the
dominant color, often with under.
tones OF green.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19
Baby'S Sore
Chafed Skin
The Cause of Untold Misery
Nurse Tells How to Avoid 1t

Philadelphia, Pa. sykes Comfort
Powder has been used on this little