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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-17

The most difficult question on earth
10 settle Is how much one owes 20 ono.
self. and how much 10 ones family
Possibly It > one Of the problems tha,
no one ever does solve satisfactorily for
no answer isllcvCr just the right answer
20 the middle. Your guess always seems
the wrong guess, and no matter which
course YOU take, vou are apt 20 wish
that you had taken the other one
OF course, TO those with an ln-grow-
ing conscience, or TO those IN whom
the domestic affections are very strongly
! developed, the first impulse y 20 lInmO-
late themselves on the family altar They
sacrifice their lives, their happiness, their
( talents. their ambitions, everything, 10
/ their husbands or wives. or their parents,
or their children, or their brothers and
| sisters
! They do not feel they have any duty
10 themselves, or any right 10 their own
lives They consider that they were
created merely 10 be the slave. Of their
families, and 70 spend their bves minis
tering 10 Others, and doing the work that
others are too lazy and trifing 20 do
And the family always accepts the
sacrifcial goat. Let any member OF n
family show a Willingness TO he burden
bearer, and he or she will soon find the
whole family load dumped on his or her
shoulders Let any member o. q .emily
denv himself or herself 70 give 20 the
others, and be or she " u be held up
and robt,ed ruthlessly Of every penny
Let any member o. 6 family begin put
ting others before himself or herself, and
l. /, ~
10 back seat.
THIS Is not because families intend u
be unduly cruel TO the poor family
martyr. On the contrary, they really
are fond of the one they are prosecuting
but IT is one Of lifes little ironics that ",
treat those we love worse than we Dc
those We hate, and that the closer We
are 20 people, the less consideration We
show them Also il is a perfect >
natural and human thing 20 walk al
over the person who makes a doOrmai
of himself or herself before you.
Now abstractly seif-abnegstion, and
the putting of Others before oneself is &
very wonderful, and beautiful, anc
shining virtue The only trouble witt
il is that II ruins those upon whom II n
practiced, and that il seldom accom-
| plishes any good end Ninety-nin'
sacrifices out Of a hundred arc sbsolutel,
useless, and harm rather than hell
: those for whom they are made.
Look about you and observe how self
lessness works out in real life Look "a
the man who works himself 10 death 70
! his family. He never takes a holiday
: He never INDUCES himself in any pleasur
He is always onlhis job, night and day
making money for bis family TO spen'
, in extravagant living They have fin
. clothes They have automobiles The,
travel The children go off to college Iii
: wife cuts dash in society. he is nothin
but bill payer.
Did you ever know man Of that kim
whose wife really loved him, or who's
children had any affection for him, o
pride in him2 Never. Did you eve
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-17
My Marriage Problems
Adele Canisons New Phase Of
Revelations of Wife

in her face dissrmed me, even ne they
had Katie, and | only laughed lightly
in reply ms / lifted the cover of the
dish and waved my hand gayly over it.
DOT Very Nice"
''lf you can see speck Of char on that
piece of toast I'll give you dollar l
said. "There was piece or toast burn
ing, but it was one Katie had put on. /
threw that away and toasted this"
She put up her lorgnette and inspected
the toast AS il it were some new species
OF animal discovered by scientist |
knew that the action was in Dicky's
parlance, "a STALL" meant to give her
time to change front on the toast pies-
ton.
II might have known better than to
ask that ape of girl to make II piece
OF toast" she said at last, keeping her
voice discreetly lowered, however. This
looks all right might be trite browner
1T will do, though. But | knew
wasn't mistaken about smelling that
toast burning. may bc losing control
of my mental faculties. but there's moth
ing the matter with my nose as yet.
] rcpressed with difficulty the retor'
that her tongue appeared also to bc ii
splendid condition. Instead, | made q
placating suggestion.
Wouldn't YOU like another cup OF
coffee9" | asked ingratiatingly.
."Why | believe | would, she an
swcred, and fastened to bring IT. Ther
] | slipped away again unobtrusively
/ fairly sure that she would summon I'M
no more, and that | was free TO turn m,
attention to Katie.
She was sitting in chair near th'
sink, dabbing at her eyes with we
towel, evidently determined to follow
my instructions TO the letter. | tool
the towel from her gently, then turnc'
her face toward me,
You mustn't mind Mother Graham
Katie" / said firmly. You know sh
doesn't mean a word she saws, and sh
likes YOU very much indeed.
Katie looked AT me shrewdly, her eye
beginning TO twinkle.
Dot very nice, she SAID, but Won
der me vot she do 10 me eet she hat
me vunce. no like 10 he Katie ven do
day cooms.
| laughed, for my little maid Is IT
resis;iblv funny sometimes But
sobered Instantly, however. wondering
how best To hroach TO Katie my hche
as to tho folly Of her keepine the oatl
the strange foreigner had forced her {,
take,
! To be contlnued)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-17
THE SIMPLE GARNIsHING
OF FOOD

In many homes the sliced, hard
boiled egg on splnnch is the only garn-
ish used on the table The housewife does
not feel called upon 10 bother over
fancy touches" for her dishes.
And, indeed, In the colder months
of the year, when the brnctpg ntroo-
ephefe makes us hungry, wc do not
really need garDishcs 90 tempt our APP
pe,itcs But in the warmer months oi
spring and summer we do; the. at
mosphcrlc heat gives us "let down
feeling which makes u M excriioB even
90 eat, and frequently we cannot bripg
ourselves "a touch dish which does
not look attractive
The houaekcepcr will find that the
appetite of her family is improved A.
this season of the year, and during the
next. FIVE months, II she takes The
trouble (which, after all, ~ but slight
Co garnish some Of her foods ~ sug-
gestsd below
Rndshes Theso little red vegetables
make patch Of bright color on a plat
Ter containing fried fish. broiled chop.
or frifters They are made mnre a.
tfactivs booking by being eit flower
Z HiHfFt WIN VIZ AfM IAft t'tttAttff
/ petals" curling bark from the pared
white center.
Parsley This IL ope oi The most use-
| ful garnlshca we have Every ho'lse-
| keeper who has garden. should have
hor own patch II parsley hlmos, any
food e1cepi, II cUirse, the rwect foods
-can be decorated appropriately at1
temptlngly with this green garulsh
either usrd IN fresh sprgs, ar cboppec
finely aud sprinkled over the lood
Fish with sauce, or crca'ned vegetable
gich ~ carrots. potatoes. eauliflowei
and onions are improved ~ having 4
sprinkhng of finely chopped rarslc,
un their white nauce
lemon Slices Everybody knows tha
lemon slices are almost indIspeusahl'
with FISH Blu many Housewives d'
not scefn 90 realize that lemon ma'
also garnish cold sliced ham, tongT
and bcei loaf
| fIard-boied Eggs are another lmpor
tant gsrnlsb. They are used with n
whfc part cut into slices and the Or
yellow centers mashed and sprinkle
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-17
THE WAY MADGE MANAGED TO
SOOTHE MOTHER GRAHAM

I did not wait for further argument
from my ,rascihle mother-in-law, but
spcd to kitchen, bent on soothing Katie
l guessed that the meekness the girl
had displayed under Mother Graham 5
stineing and undeserved rebuke had
been artificial aud maintained because
of her sympathy for the older woman's
broken arm and her very lively remem-
brance of the experience she had under
gone during her absence from U.S.
That my guess, founded upon long exper-
icnce OF my little maids tempestuous
moods, was a true one | saw, when !
entered the kitchen. For Katie stood
with her arms flung out over the reirig-
orator, sobbing stormily, while the
scent of scorching toast came TO my
nostrils.
dashed to the stove, pulled the toaster
away from the fame, hoping devoutly
that Mother Grahsm's unusually keen
olfactorv nerves would. be of duty
for a few seconds. Then. without ap-
pearing to notice Katie, | hastily cut
another slice of bread, toasted it in the
fashion Mother Graham likes best, and
spread it daintily with butter. l was
starting for the dining-room with II
when Katie flung herself upon me
Madge Contrives Well.
"Ohr' she walled, II no want you to
do nv work. L
Don't make me spill this toast"
said practically. "Bathe your face while
| take this in, and then sit down ane
get calm. want you 10 do something
for me.
g did not wait for her obedience--it Is
generally wise. | have found, to give
Katie time for second thought-bu'
hurried on TO the dining-room and put
the toast before my mother-in-law.wh
smiled as she looked at the covered
dish containing II.
You needn't trouble yourself to brin,
me any toast that has been scraped of
after burning said tartly, maxim,
no attempt to lift the cover of the dish
Il haven't" | returned laconicaliy
This toast isn't burned.
How dare you stnd there and tel
me ANYTHING like that she snapped. e"
distinctly smelled it burning.
My sympathy with Katie had beeI
steadily rising since / entered the room
and if nv mother-in-law had been wei
| am afraid | should have answered he
in distinctly irritated and disrespectfu
fashion. But the lines of PAIN etcheC
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-17

stove to light his pipe and the first
thing he knew II burned the paw IN
which he held it. Chickens and duck
hngs he exclaimed jumping up and
dancing about. shaking the burnt paw.
We'll, that paw Is warm, anyway
he said, sitting down again by the hre.
Now let me see, where was j. On,
yes; wool TO keep me warm. A lamb 5
wool blanket: / am sure Mr. Wolf will
have the every thing | want,
He will be out tonight, OF that am
certain, so ! viii just run up there and
borrow il. | will take 1t back next
summer said Mr.. Fox, laughing ST the
Joke.
That night when the moon was play
ing hide and seek with the stars behind
some clouds over the fields ran Mr.
Fox to the home Of Mr.. Wolf, and, Just
as he expected, Mr.. Wolf was not al
home Then carefully pushing oper
q window in he jumped and found the
nice wool covering made OF sheepskins
and lambskins He has been WARN
part Of the winter" said Mr.. Fox. III
/ is only fair that | should be warm par
of the time also.
! Il will take this home and get nice
warm nap" he said as he jumped ou
/ of the window. Then | will be uI
early and off TO farm where | know
there are some fat chickens that vii
be the very thing for my breakfast. -
Mr.. Fox did not count his chlcken
before they were really matched; bu
he counted them before he eaugh
them, and while he slept under IN
warm covering of wool he did no
dream what was TO happen the mex
morning.
Tomorrow story-"Mr. Foxs
Wool Covering" Part ii.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-17
Mr.. FOX'S WOOL COVERING.

PartI.
1t was a very cold winter, so cold
that Mr.. Fox was not comfortable
even with his nice feather bed TO sleep
upon. What need, said he ''is n
nice, heavy, thick, warm quilt But
who is TO make it for me?"
Mr.. Fox did not have many friends.
In fact, he knew very well he had none
who would make or give him nice,
warm quilt, so he sat down TO think it
over.
His feet had been cold all night, and,
though he was hungry, NJ. Fox decided
10 eat the last Of Ms turkey soup for
breakfast and sit nth his feet in the
oven rather than 90 out in the cold for
more food.
Mr.. Fox was thinking over in his
mind all those he knew that would
be likely TO have a nice, warm cover
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-17

Every Bit of dullness disappear
with q Golden Gliut Shampoo,-Ady,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-17
The Sandman Story
BY Abby Phillips Walker

Copyright Mcclure
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-17
Efficient Housekeeping
BY Laura A. kirkman

over the food. Try them combined with
d kidney stew the slices of white
surrounding the stew on the platter,
and the yoiks sprinkled on top with
the brown mass. Or try them border
ing minced ham or lamb on toast; or
garnishing platter Of hash
Green Peas II sprinkled sparIngjy
over stearning hot stew Of any s0rt,
help greatly 20 increase the attractive
uess u the dish. They also may be
used as n border 70 a dish Of boiled
carrots, or on the chop platter.
Slices of Crisp, Cooked Bacon offer
another important means u making
I the home table attractive Place these
over the top of dish Of hot peas or
I lifna beans; or lay them on cold meat
slices, on chops, Or on scrambled egg,
I ofncletH, and any kind of minced meat
on toast Slices ~ bacon are also de-
licious on hash and baked potato
I dishea
/ Lettuee and Cfess hardly need my
/ recommendation ns invaluable sids 10
/ tempting the appetite While they are
/ perhaps best served IA a little dish by
I themselves with q cracked ice, they new
ertheiess give . most delightfully."- fresh
look % fhe cb0p-platter, The crOquette
platter, end ~ dishes n tomatoes, beet'
or any other colored vegetable.
The Simple Salad Garnishes for 'h'
htrus table include al ~ tho above
mentioned garnishes ~ sell a. that ref
seaaoning powder called 'paprika'
which giyea sueh o pretty touch oi colo
- a salad-drcsaing
shall s0on publish an ar'icle II
Tins column entitled. Fancy Garnishe
for Gucst MealF FOR, have no
here suggested 'he more el0borst
garnishes which thc horne cook woiil
not be likely - have ~ hand. or whic
she would not core 90 buy simply fo
the everyday table
Tomorrow Answered Letters
: All inquiries addressed 20 Miss KIN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-17

All inquiries addressed to Niles Kirk
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-17

man In care Of tho "Efncient House
lcepins" department will be nns~sr-
cd In thes. columns in their turn
This requires considerable time. how
ever. owing 10 the great number re-
cciyed. 30 II personal or quicker re-
ply il desired, n stamped ard srf-nd-
dressed envelope must bo enclosed
With the question. Be sure TO use
your fun name. street number. and
tho name Of your city and state.
The Editor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-17
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
By Lee PaW

In skool this aftirnoon Miss Kitty kepp
rappinQ with her ruler on her desk on
account Of all the tawking gong on.
and after awile she sed, Now, | refuse
ito stand il eny longer, the following
BOYS will rise and come up heer 70
my desk, Benny Potts, Charles Smklns
and Lewis Davis.
Wich we did, Miss Kitty saying, Now,
you will kindly tell me wat your various
subjecks of conversation were. and II
they were Of vast and overwhelming
importants, we'll and good, and if they
were Of no importants watever, as ]
sispect, you will each stay an hour
after skool Benny Potts, / would like
TO know wat you were wlsperng TO
Raynin Levy SO assiduissly?
Me thinking, Heck good mite. And
Jest then had CRATE ideer, saying,
| was asking him if he dident think
YOU look swell in your new blue waste.
Wich Miss Kitty looked serprized and
then smiled a short smile, saying, .,
well, at leest gallantry is no sin. Charles
Simkins and Lewis Davis, wat were you
tawking TO each other about?
was telling Lew thawt ou looked
CRATE today, wasent /, Lew? sed Puds
Simkins.
Sure, and | was saying to Puds /
thawt so too, sed Lew Davis.
Me thinking, Heck, darn those guys,
wy cant they think one of their own.
Now they've went and spoilt it.
Wich they had, Miss Kitty saying,
/ I'm very mutch afraid the 3 of you
are telling delibrit faltshoods and there
/ is nuthing more reperhensible than
lie, you will all remain one hour
after skool for tawking and an exter
half hour for lying.
Wich we did, me giving Puds Simkins
and Lew Davis fearse looks the hole
hour and half.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-17

ing. "Mr. Bear has wool blanket.
am sure" he thought. But if ] try 10
take his he will be sure TO awake and
will be so cross that there's no telling
what ne might do. No; do not think
it is worth risking.
''Mr. Possum is no better of than l
am, and Mr.. Coon isn't either; and if
MIR. Squirrel or Mr.. Rabbit had a warm
quilt or blanket it would not be worth
anything to me; wouldn't cover more
than one foot
'No, what ! need is a big, warm
wool" Here Mr.. Fox stopped, for
he had an idea and for a minute he sat
very still thinking.
He thought SO hard that he forgot
he had lighted a paper taper in the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-17

'-fhat fellow knows nothing H
icienfific saiesrnanaiIip and his ep-
proach In poor" "rheu why DO you
keep him7" "FOr the nese reason
that ne gete the business. ."-JDetrot
Free Press
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-22
A QUESTIONABLE.
By John Blake.

II we were Thomas A. Edison and
wanted to secure force OF young men
to help develop a great industry, we
should not go widely into their knowl-
edge of history and geography and the
great American game of poker.
Neither would we exhaust their
brains with an examination into a
fund of information which any of them
by a little study could find in any IL
brary. III. .....
We should want to know more about
the industry and the willingness OF
these men than of how much they had
committed to memory. We should want
to know more about what they were
going TO do tomorrow than what they
did yesterday.
We believe this information could be
obtained easily If they would answer
the following questions. which are
not nearly so numerous as those pro-
bounded by Mr.. Edison:
. What can you do?
How do you expect to acquire the
ability to do it better?
What is your object in life?
Are you willing TO work that OBJ
jective harder than You have ever
worked before?
What are your habits?
Are you willing to give up the bad
ones and form good ones in their
stead? "
How much time do you devote to
reading?
How much of that reading is di-
rectly helpful to your work?
How much of IL is merely TO kill
preciate and understand life?
How much of it is merely to kill
time?
Who are your associates?
How do you choose them?
What are the qualities that attract
you to them?
What are your grievances?
How do you form them?
Do you think you have chance to
get ahead or not?
If not. why?
Outside your business. what is your
chief objective?
How do you expect to attain 1t?
Do you always expect justice?
Do yod form opinions yourself or
borrow them?
Do you want this job because it is
just job or because you think it is
an opportunity?
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-22
81 IN JAIL AT PlKEvILLE.

Sixty-two were in Jail here tonight
the result of convictions on whiskey
and pistol charges during the first
week of the Pike Circuit Court. Jake
Akers, postmaster at Wharncliffe, w
Va. was given so days in jail and a
$500 fine today on trial for manufac-
turing and selling whiskey.
Two witnesses from West Virginia
who appeared for Akers were each
held by Judge Childress under a ST.
900 bond on charge of perjury. Pend
ing an investigation by the grand jury
they We're placed in Jail on default of
bond. The officers who made the raid
in which Akers was arrested testified
to finding still in operation and a
quantity of whiskey near Akers' home
on the Tug river and that the still was
connected with his dwelling by a beat
en- path. Akers denies any knowledge
of the still and the two Witnesses held
by Judge Childress said they saw a
man named Cline operating the still
on the day before the raid.
The testimony of other witnesses
that Cline did several months prior TO
the raid lead TO these two witnesses
being held on the perjury charge on
examining trial before United States
Commissioner w. X. steel-Indepen-
dent
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-22
KENTUCKY SECOND STATE
IN NUMBER OF POSToFFiCEs

Keen interest was manifested re-
Gently in a published statement by the
post office department showing that
states, numerically, as to post offices
Pennsylvania, alone, with 2,9S7 offices
has greater number than the Blue
grass state which, with 1855, is ahead
even of New York, with its many mil
lions OF people and Texas with its
great eXpanse of territory.
An investigation to ascertain the
reason for this made by Modern High
ways Inc, developed the interesting
information that it is mainly account
ed for by the fact Kentucky's high
ways do not compare in number and
character with those of other states.
As explained at the post office depart
ment, just as fast as good roads are
provided, additional rural free deliv-
cry routes are authorized and the
smaller post offices discontinued
Postal map of Kentucky on display
at the department presents an inter-
esting study. Each post office is rep
resented by dot. In the mountainous
sections particularly, these dots are
so numerous as to make them difficult
to count. BY contrast, other states in
which highways building programs
have developed favorably, show a
greater number of rural routes and
fewer small post offices. All of which
led an official Of the department to
comment: THE lack of roads"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-22
Pointed Comment on
Current News Subjects

What the country needs is more
men in Congress with throat trouble
Cleveland News,
The trouble about the public debt is
that the private individual has to pay
Washington Post.
The trouble with Europe is that II
doesn't want peace bad enough &c
work for baskerville Times.
No one has any trouble in finding q
bootlegger except the dry enforce
ment officers.--New York Tribune.
Europe has had nineteen confer
ences, and they have all ended as soon
as somebody mentioned money.-New
York Evening NAH.
Shoemaker says President Harding
has perfect feet. But the public is
more interested in the other end of a
President.-New York American.
From financial standpoint, Lenine
and Trotzky might be referred to as
the boys who put the rouble in trou-
ble.-Nashville Southern Lumberman.
The way TO peace is not through
armies and navies. You do not guard
against hydrophobia by raising dogs
on large scale.-New York Morning
Telegraph.
Easy Street and the straight and
narrow path don't intersect.-Asheville
Times. ~a-' ..' ~. e. II,
Austria appears to have an emer-
gency from which it can not emerge
Chicago Daily News.
France should send a few of our in
stalment collectors into Germany
New York Evening Mail.
Australia is land of promise and
plenty" says Sir Joseph Cook. So is
Germany.-London Opinion.
Frances idea about Preparations is
that If any nation is opposed to 'em
it doesn't have to take any.-Dallas
News.
The doctors who tell us to be care
full about eating when unhappy should
revise the restaurant prices.-Wash-
ington Post. T..
We may not be able to take the
credit for winning the war. but we
gave credit with which the war was
Tines.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-22

The State University at Lexington
is unable to accommodate all the stu
dents who desire to enter. On account
Of the veto of bill passed by the last
Legislature appropriating $4,000 fol
additional quarters for girls, the insti-
tuition is having a most difficult time
in taking care of the demands. Ken
lucky must wake up in educational
matters, II is this kind of penurious
treatment of educational institutions
that keeps us near the foot Of the list
or states. Education, like everything
else worth having, costs something
but the right kind is worth many
times its cost, 1t is the first requisite
Of civilization and progress. d."
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-22

Kaiser Bill, the worlds champion
murderer, has written a story of his
life, just as he wants It, of course,
and has sold it to a syndicate of big
newspapers at three dollars per word,
amounting to about a quarter of a
million dollars, Those newspapers will
start soon TO force this propaganda on
world still suffering horribly from
the fiendish work of the beast who
wrote the stuff. The true record of his
life and deeds is indelibly written with
the blood of millions of the worlds
young men who had to die to save
civilization. Who wants to read this
garbled mess and at the same time
contribute to Wilhelm's quarter mill
lion graft?r ''t.