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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01

Perhaps IL is good Of Mary to pick
out my clothes for me, and kind OF
Jane TO make me live with her instead
Of permitting me 10 live in my own home,
and dutirul of James to take complete
charge Of my money so that won't be
worried about Investments, or even
know what have got, but would like
| 10 break my shackles for once, and have
II don't like Mary's taste in hats, and
I would like to buy one that represented
my own desires in millinery. want my
own home, in which | can do exactly
as please, instead of having 70 adapt
myself to James housekeeping. / want
my own money, and TO throw II away, or
spend it foolishly if choose. I would like
to do dozen things Of which my chill
dren do not approve, but | shall never
do any OF them because / cannot make
up my mind TO worry or hurt those that
love me- ] shall be the slave TO the end.
ut is dreadful thing to think Of the
wrong that these benevolent despots do,
isn't it? 1t is cruel thing to realize
that the people who love you can do
you a more deadly wrong than your
most malignant enemy could. That is
why we all should pray God to protect
us from our friends. We can defend
ourselves from those who hate US.
"The one thing that we all desire
more than anything else in the world IS
to have our own way. The one thing
that is absolutely essential to our happi-
ness is personal liberty, and yet that
is the very thing that We find it hardest
to give TO those nearest to US, and that
is why family life is so often unhappy,
and why divorce is so common"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01
COOKING FOR ONE.

Two Reader Friends hnve written me
TO ask for menus for a woman who In
living alone and doing her own cook
ing. "There are 30 many women living
alone, like me-" says one Of these letters,
"and / believe they would all appreciate
an article on this subject.
Tho problem in cooking for oneself
alone, is to select foods that one can
buy in small enough quantities so that
the left-overs will not be more than
enough for one meal. Roasts such az
| leg-of-lamb, for instance, are out OF the
question unless one wishes 10 have q
/ guest in 10 share il with.
In tho following menus / have not
touched upon breakfast; for the aver
age woman likes about the same things
for breakfast, day in, day out, and
would not follow my suggestions for
varying them.
When cooking potatoes il is best TO
do q double portion--half for the next
day. As q pie would last too long for
one person, the pie pastry can be baked
in tart patties and these shells filed
with either n lemon filling, raisin filling
or plain jelly filing.
Sunday Noon Dinner: Can Of Con
somme (using only half Of it,, beei
loaf, mashed potato (doub'e quantity
can Of PEGS (half Of it,, coffee and
raisin tarts.
Sunday Night Tea Potato salad from
leftover potatoes and bottled salad
dressing, cocoa, preserves, cake.
Monday noon lunch Peanut butte1
sandwiches, tea, stewed prunes.
Monday Night Dinner: Other hal
can of the consomrne, boiled potatoes
cold beef loaf, other half can of peas
pickles and tarts.
Tuesday Noon Lunch: Baked maca
roni and cheese, cocoa apple sauce.
Tuesday Night Dinner: Broiled slic'
Of ham, creamed potatoes Cleft owe
from last night, spinach, coffee gela
tine dessert (enough for twice.
Wednesday Noon Lunch: Last night
ham left-overs minced and mixed Will
boiled, mashed potatoes, made int
cakes, and fred. Coffee, rest Of gela
tine dessert.
Wednesday Night Dinner; Canne'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01

at a table In the room into which he
looked the old lord with pile OF gold
in front Of him.
The vines grew so thickly about the
window that he could easily look IN
without being seen, and as ne looked
! out Of his hand few the iron pot and
before his astonished eyes Ivan saw 1t
/ leap to the table in front OF the old lord.
As it landed with crash on the
table before him the old lord started
and look Of terror came over his face
The pot" he gasped, that iron
pot of the Brown Goblins. l promised
j to keep their trees and be Of good tc
the poor if they helped me 10 ind
the hidden gold.
Closer to the edge OF the tablt
walked the iron pot as if 1t were fol
lowing the frightened old miser IS h
drew away from the table. IN dt
it." be whispered, reaching for the gold
and Ivan saw him drop piece by plec'
gold coin into the pot until It wa
full
Then to his surprise the pot swift.
few from the table and back TO tn
window and stood on the sill waltlni
for Ivan TO carry II of.
Picking il up Ivan climbed down and
still wondering at all he had seen
walked towards his home and not un
al he was in the road some dlstanc
from the castle did he remember tha
the gold did not belong TO him.
Il won't take it home" ne said set
ting the iron pot down on the ground
1t is just like stealing 1t to take
this way"
But the iron pot would not be lef
and it waddled after Ivan on its funny
little legs and at last he picked 1t up
That is right" said q small voice
Take il. We give it to you because
we spoiled your chance TO get a gooo
dinner from the old lord by stopping
you from cutting down our trees"
Ivan looked up and on the TIP enc
OF tree branch he saw the little Brown
Goblin who had spoken to him back
in the forest The pot will never
be empty. When that gold is gone
il will bring You more, for the rcf
old lord broke his promise TO US anc
now he must give away the gold he 81
dearly loves which We helped hin
to get
Ivan aud his mother lived in com
fort the rest of their days, for when
ever they saw the bottom OF the iroI
pot the next morning it was sure tc
be filed again with the bright golc
coins.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01
Efficient. Housekeeping
BY Laura A. kirkman

chicken soup ~ cam, chops, baked
potatoes, canned corn, and canned pine
apple.
Thursday Noon Lunch: Cream cheese
sandwiches other half-can Of corn baked
in rarnekin, tea, cookies.
Thursday Night Dinner: Rest OF last
nights chicken soup, Hamburg steak
meat balls, boiled rice, onions, coffee,
rest Of last nights can Of pineapple.
Friday Noon Lunch: Left over rice,
from last night, formed into balls with
Toured hands and fried then eaten
with sirup. Tea.
Friday Night Dinner: One-hah can
tomato soup, boiled cod, boiled pota-
toes, beets and lemon meringue tarts.
Saturday Noon Lunch: Bacon sand
witches (using cold leftover bacon from
breakfast), cocoa, cookies.
Saturday Night Dinner: Other hall
can Of tomato soup, pork and beans
| fried potatoes, leftover cooked beete
heated in vinegar with spices IA quick
pickle; orange-banana salad, and tapi-
oca pudding
IL the housekeeper has dinner al
noon, the luncheon menus gwen hers
may be used for suppers with equal
appropriateness.
Tomorrow Some Knitting and
! Crochet Directions.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01

frochs, no matter how much we pre-
fcrred pink We had TO so 20 parties
because she liked TO dance, even II We
loathed dancing ourselves. We had 10
adopt her religion, her opinions, read the
books she WAS interested in, echo her
IN every possible way
"lt never occurred to her that we had
any individuality of our own, or that
we had any personal preferences, or
tastes or inclinations that we had
right 10 express and crafty. II you had
told her that she was as ruthless tyrant
as any that history could show, she
would have been Mortified. Yet she was,
and because she took away our liberty
in the name Of love did not make our
| slavery any easier 10 bear.
Because writhed under my mother s
TYRANNY married very young thinking
that way 10 achieve my freedom. Alas,
| fell into the hands OF another benevo-
lent ,despot. My husband was devoted
10 me, as my mother had been, but he
was masterful man, and | soon found
that the only way TO live In peace with
him was to give into him.
He was the kind of man who likes tC
play with a doll baby wife that he car
dress up, and show off, and make say
Pa ma and Ma-Pa' and move its arms
and turn its head, when he pulls the
strings, and it never entered his mino
that no human woman really is doll
or enjoys being treated like a doll.
He gave me the things that othel
women envied. We travelled widely, but
he made out the itinerary, and we went
to the places he choose We had beauti
/, full homes, but be picked out the places
? we lived. / had fine clothes, and &C
counts at the best shops, but nevel
i had any money in my pocket5ook, anC
/ when he died he left my inheritance il
, trust for me.
/. Even as an elderly widow ! am no
: free. | am still the victim of benevolen
despotism, because my children hav,
taken up the Job of bossing me wher
my husband left it off. Everybody tells
me how fortunate am to have suol
, loving children to take such good car
|, of me. and perhaps | am.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01
landscape outside | was summing up my
impressions of the foreigner behind me.
Has Anything Happe ned?"

! no longer employed the term "e

no longer employed the term elder
ly mental inventory of him:
'Th;t ad i've had been an adjunct OF
my curse first impression of the man,
Sos uls snowy hair and Vandyke
Oearu But could clearly see that the
skin below that snowy hair was firm
and ruddy, that of a man in his late
forties, and guessed that the eyes con-
cealed by the thick-lensed glasses were
not in the least dimmed by age.
There was no suspicion OF disguise
about him, however, could have taken
an oath that his hair and beard were
neither dyed not false, and the glasses
were those frequently used to correct
a certain defect of vision. But try as
! might TO banish the impression to as
sure myself that | WAS the victim of
! M ovcrwrought imagination, could not
rid myself OF the idea that somewhere
| had met the man before, and that he
was aware of my identity.
ran over all the foreigners ever had
met, most OF them acquaintance of
Dicky's hut not in all the list could |
remember any one remotely resembling
this man who was so intriguing my
imagination.
And then common sense came to my
rescue, and berated myself soundly for
the foolishness of which | had been
guilty, | might much better read melo-
| dramatic fiction, ] told myself instead
Of trying TO imagine myself part of IT
and | turned resolutely to my serial.
forcing myself TO read, and keeping my
eyes glued 10 the pages of the periodi-
cal ] had bought until we were near
ing New York City.
We had Just entered the long tunnel
stretching from Long Island under the
East River 10 the heart OF the city when
the train came 10 a stsudstlll, not sud
denly, hut gradually, | thought nothing
of il at first, but after a few minutes !
saw some OF the men IN the car look
st one another, and then get up and 20
into q forward coach.
Has anything happened?' | asked
myself with tremor OF which | was
ashamed, and | was glad for the mo-
ment that there was no one who knew
me 10 observe the pallor which | wa'
sure had settled on my face. Always
have had terrified obsession wher
passing through the long tunnel that
something awful would happen 10 me
sometime when travelling through II
and the delay which could not help hui
see was making some Of the other pass
engers uneasy was getting on my nerves
And then the lights ot the car wen
suddenly blotted out, leaving us in tota
: darkness.
(To be continued)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01
JR. MECHANICS DANCE.
Troop A Members Have Annual En-
tertaiDment Which Was Largely
Attended.

Members Of Troop A. Junior
Mechanic Guards. gave their fifth an
nual dance IN their hall last night,
about 800 persons attending. A min
strel show and entertainment was
given in connection with the dance.
Those taking part in the performance
were: Frank Durham. interlocutor;
Ira McCarns and Russell Reed, end
men; George Moore, James Richards,
John Wilkinson, Finley Walker, Harry
Miller. John Braddock. Ralph For
roster and Elmer Gross, sololsts. The
Harmony -Four sang several numbers
and the Kennedy and butcher sisters
entertained with Japanese novelty.
Herman Walker made a hit with a
recitation. and Master Hadden, Jr.
entertained with several violin solos.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01

castle of the rich old lord. The castle
looked black and gloomy as he came
near 10 il, but IN one window on the
lower floor Ivan saw light The
old lord must be up counting his
gold" thought Ivan. 81 have heard
That he has much hidden in the castle
somewhere"
When he came to the window where
he saw the hight Ivan stepped very
carefully, for he was curious 20 see
what was going on inside and so bent
was he upon finding out that he quite
forgot the iron pot he carried
Climbing up the stone wall of the
castle which was rough and made il
easy 10 reach the window, Ivan saw
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01
Odd Fellows In Degree Work.
In odd Fellows Hall, Tenth and King

In odd Fellows Hall, Tenth and King
streets. last night. Mutual Encamp-
ment No. !, /. o. o. F., gave a dem
onstration Of the golden rule degree
as part of the contest for the silver
loving cup offered by Grand Repre-
sentative George Turner to any en-
campment in the State getting the
highest average in degree work.
Christine Encampment is the only
opponent Of the Mutual. The judges
in the contest are p. J. Isaacs, w. w.
Douty and John Magee. The encamp-
ment viii visit Laurel March 10 to
confer the degree on class OF can
didates.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01
1e CHILDREN IN FIVE YEARS.
Stork Brings Twins -Four Times, and
a Quartet, 10 Kentucky Couple.

Brownsville, KY. Feb. 2s.-Parents
to twelve children in FIVE years is the
distinction that has come 70 Mr.. and
Mrs. William Poteet, living here. Their
union was first blessed with four pairs
OF twins and heavily laden storE mas
Just delivered a quartet, all OF "hom
are living and healthy.
The other eight are getting along
well, The couple have been married
less than six years.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01
Woodm on Of the World.

A special meeting Of Diamond Camp
No. l, Woodmen Of tho World. will be
held at its headquarters in the Ma
sonic Temple, tonight. state Manager
Luther G. Jones OF Baltimore viii be
present and Will make an address
There Will be a clans initiation slso
The camp meets the first and third
Thursday Of each month.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01
THE IRON POT.
Part III.

Ivaa stopped when he felt the pull
@! the iron pot and giving his arm
shake he again started for home
but again the pot tugged and this time
il seemed 20 point with one Of its
funny little legs 70 the path that led
10 the castle Of the old lord
The pot is bewitched.' thought
Ivan, and then, remembering that II
might he q magic pot, as he got il from
those who live in the magic world, he
followed the pull and turned back &c
the path that led him straight TO the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01

All inquiries addressed to Miss Kirk
man in care Of the Efficient House
leeping" department viii be answer-
ed in these columns In their turn
This requires considerable time. how
ever, owing TO the great number re-
ceived. SO II personal or quicker re
ply Is desired. IA stamped, and self-ad-
dressed envelope must be enclosed
With the question.-The Editor,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01

The music was furnished by the
Junior Six. Several more such af-
fairs are being planned by the COM
mittee. comprising John Braddock,
Frank Durham and Harry Davis.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01
THE UNEASY FEELING OF BEING
WATCHED THAT TROUBLED
MADGE.

There was something about the tall
distinglished-look foreigner who hao
Just assisted me aboard the train thai
made me feel vaguely i'll at ease.
Thank YOU so much" i murmured,
awkwsrdly enough, indeed, and walked
on to my chair, which | immediately
swung facing the window.
think every woman has the intuition
which tells her when man is looking
a. her. and | was acutcly conscious that
the eyes of the elderly foreigner were
watching my every movement. l has
tened To settle myself for the trip TO
the city with my usual fusss trick Of
putting my purse, veil and gloves into
my bag, that | might not mislay them
during the journey, and then opening
my favorite magazine | turned To the
continuation OF serial of which | had
read the first instslments.
But | could not fix my eyes on the
printed page before me, for it seemed "a
me that eyes behind me, concealed by
thiek-lensed glasses were boring into
my back. II was a most erie, uncom-
Portable feeling, and | moved involun-
tarily in my seat and looked out OF the
window AT the beautiful panorama OF
bay and stream and forest fitting past
US.
And then, for brief minute or Mo
the view outside was obscured by the
long length of freight train, incidentally
Transforming my window into a fairly
good mirror. And in it l saw my In
tuition confirmed.
Msdge Is Puzzled.
The elderly foreigner was watching
me intently, his thick-lensed glasses
shielding his eyes from the sun ray,
which were playing over his features
lie was quick, however, and unusually
adroit, for as he caught my eyes in tht
mirrored window he dropped his own {,
the open book before him, and remained
in that attitude until we had cleared tn,
freight train at last, and could n,
longer see him.
would have censured any other WON
an-indeed, / blame myself--for usin,
the opportunity afforded me by the mir
rored window and his averted gaze Z
study his appearance critically. But m,
curiosity and my imagination had beel
excited by his unusual appearance, ant
hi. scrutiny of myself, and, confes
il shsmefacedly, | frankly stared a
him until his imsee flashed out of m,
window-pane and the wonderful sunh
panorama outside csme hack.
But | saw nothing OF sunlight or ses
neither did return TO my magazine 70
miles. With unseeing eyes fixed on III
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01
Enters Training School.

Miss Anna Augustine Faivre left to-
day for the nurses training school
OF ST. Josephs Hospital IN Philadel-
phia.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01
THE SANDMAN STORY
BY Abby Phillips Walker

copyrishs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01

Read the classified ads.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-01
THE BENEVOLENT DESPOT

BY DOROTHY DIX
The Worlds Most Highly Paid Woman Writer
Copyright 1922 by the Wheeler Syndicate. Inc. n. Y.
The Washington times., 1922-04-23

good roads campaign in the Argen
tine.
The Washington times., 1922-04-23
|STEARNS- KNIGHT IS
NOW 25 YEARS OLD
Quarter of a Century of Marked
Progress WIN Be
Observed.

''The present year marks the twen-
ty-fifth milestone in the history OF
the r. b. Stearns Company in the
manufacture OF high grade, custom
built moto r cars" said George G.
Rice, Washington representative for
the Stearns-Knight.
About the year 1909, stearns be-
gan experimenting with the sleeve
valve type OF motor that was In
vented by Charles Y. Knight, an
American, who had at that time just
introduced his motor among several
of the foreign automobile manufac-
turers. Stearns saw the wonderful
possibilities in this motor, and for a
period OF nearly two years conducted
extensive tests, and finally adopted
II in 1911. Since that time, with but
few minor changes, the stearns-
Knight motor has rapidly forged it's
way 70 the front until today II is
acknowledged everywhere as being
a quiet. powerful and highly efficient
motor. Many OF these original mo-
tors are still in use. after having
travelled several hundred thousand
miles.
"'You VIII know when you sit at
the wheel is a slogan of many years
with the r. B. Stearns Company,
The printed word never could quite
convey all OF the desirable qualities
that are found in the Stearns-one
must ride in and drive one of these
cars in order to fully appreciate its
wonderful comfort, power, flexibility
ease of control, things that make
this car so acceptable to the woman
as well as the man."
The Washington times., 1922-04-23
.STUTl SOGM WIS
WON ON SPHMlT
"car That Mads Cso96 h~ q
Day" Earnsc Fsemezw im
compssifionL

Slogans are wurth r.a1 m@n~r. -
cordlng % suceenafal nsMn41acrg~wrs
who have spent nnlnaunn sf au1mrw ta
imbed IN the mtn9s sf rns n1Eenm
public a familiarity wxh tnsw pw~a
uct.
But there are s~w aaux3ns IN rs-
aut0motivs industry thma ars 80
standing
The slogan of ths sruar w-znr cnE
Company o. Amer1cA. fna- Tna cor
that made sod In q eny. aa1a ~
Fawkes claims % 10 perhapm go et
the most Logical IN ths fx@AaeL m sH@
bodies a historical fact NMa4 ns 1umus
diately recaIl@d wken tne Ane n r~aa
Iii brings recollectioms sf ne rrge4
ing so0-mile dash ever 90 ortrAs 80
the Indianapolis xreuaw4v IN l1I-
when the first stEtz car oallz. p-41e4
In the money. !.
''Unheard o. b~fur~ sn~ rsI1 rmum
the car literally r@Eed atn w3T - 81
miration by ma great perfurmMnrr
says Mr.. Fawkea- ~And ln ts1E. fns
Stutx racing cars emzMnllan~9 rmn
Ords that have n~SSr b~~m @uHMlwf
for Durability 4nd c1mnnszNmrv ~
winning first and @ee1n4 ~ al gas
big events On the read sn4 npns1naTs
The slogan. -Ths car ts4r raEa~
good In q day r. nct onlv k1zamrrMl
ly correct and diatincfiw~iv Stafn. -
has a selling appe@l 81 Rr~mE 49,
''The race course waa tka pwu9sna
ground for Stutx pr1nclpsaH - 80
struction and deN4wn anG - rlNern
for durability and aervtu-akdHW ~ -
substantiafed BY hun6r~9s e q.
criminating buyera
The Washington times., 1922-04-23

burn car in the last nine months,
we are listing below a few of the
most important ones:
Larger channel member and extra
cross member in frame; eight point
SUSPENSION OF body on cork pads
and longer and wider springs; i'm
proved universal joints; spring
mounting of radiator on front cross
member; ground gears in transmits
sion; oilless graphite bushing in
breaking and front torque member
assembly; anti-squeak strips be-
tween tenders and flashings; mer-
curry sealed gasoline gauge; white
metal body molding; all instruments
on instrument board under glass;
improved ignition switch; hot rivet-
ing in frame; electric welding of all
sheet metal; sheet metal protection
over gasoline tank; full crown one
piece tenders; improved wind shield;
copper radiator; radiator shell
separate from core.
All these Improvements have
been added in the 1922 Auburn in
addition to the very best of units,
which we have been using for
some time.