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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03

| have received letter from man
who SAYS that he wants 90 marry, but
he does not see ANYTHING in the iiapper,
or n moron. no matter how beautiful,
that tempts him. 20 lead either one TO
the altar Tie wants wife who Will be a
helpmeet, and An intelligent companion,
not one who thinks that the perfect life
is a perpetual jazz party, or who con-
sidCrs that mstrimony is ftty-ifty
proposition in which IL is the first duty
of the husband 10 make money, and the
sacred obligation of the woman 70
spend il.
In concluding his letter my correspon-
dent asks:
What has become Of the old fash
toned girl who knew how 20 cook, sew,
keep house. and raise kids? Are there
any girls who might take some interest
IN a fellow besides separating HIM from
his pay check? Are there no more girls
willing TO help a man build his future,
instead of being just stone about hls
neck II there are, where Will l ind
them
The girl you describe lives only two
or three doors from where you do IN any
block, IN any city in the land, son. Why,
YOU know her already She is that nice
little Manic Brown. or SUSIE White,
that YOUR mother has been dropping
discreet hints about 20 YOU for the last
two or three years.
You remember mother telling YOU
what a good daughter Mamie was 10
her old mother. and how wonderful
she was with her little brothers ard
sisters, and her saving what good wife
Mamie would make some man? You
recall that when Susie ran IN with q
chocolit s cake of her own meking, that
mother said that she couldn't have made
a better one herself, and that she de
/ livered quite q eulogy on SUSIE, sayin.
how clever Susie was about making hei
own clothes, and how economical shl
was, and how different from the silly
little. painted up dolls who do nothinI
but kill their husbands with dyspepsia
and drag them to the poor house witt
their extravaganza?
OF course YOU know Mamie and Susie
! but YOU have never paid either one o
them the slightest attention. You hav
never thought of such thing as fallinl
1 in love with either one ofthem, or marry
ing either one Of them, although eithe
one would make exactly the kind of wifi
YOU want, because there Is nothinl
about them that attracts YOU.
They come uD 10 your ideal, but the,
don't fire your fancy. You admire theil
virtues. but you don't like the way they
do their hair Abstractly, you approve
Of the idea of girl making her OWL
clothes, but when you take ore out, you
want her TO look IKE the latest Hint
from Paris
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03

OF course. what YOU really are looking
FOR, con, is supcr-womnn. kind of
feminine miracle who IL, nj one and the
same time, sensible and frivolous, a
home staycr and "A stcppcr-cut. You
want q girl who can cook, and scrub.
and sew, and yet keep her hands in a
nice squeczablc condition; who can
foxtrot with ono foot, and rock the
cradle with the other: who Is
thrifty and economical. and yet fash
ION plate IN appearance. And that Is a
pretty large order 10 ask any girl 10 I'LL
We are what we are, and Il " about as
hard for lady leopard 10 change her
spots a. u is for the male OF the species
The trouble with the men who COM
plain that they cannot find nice, swee,
old-iashloned girl TO marry IL that they
don't look for her in the right places.
They seek her AZ balls, and dinner dances
and caharets. and in the hsunts Of the
gay and giddy. and they do not md her
she isn't there for the excellent reason
that no man has asked her To go To any
I place OF entertainment with him.
You won't need 20 do bit Of sleuthlna
10 find the dear, domestic girl son. She
Is always at home, and you may discover
her any evening in the bosom Of her
family. or at the prayer meeting, or
the Self Improvement League, or the
neighborhood movie. II is not the sensi-
BILE girls who are hard TO locate. IL is
the silly. frilly ones, that are of JOY
riding Heaven knows where.
But here's word in strict confidence
son. Don't be discouraged about girls
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03

stream, which was pretty deep
The branch VII ne Billy was cling
ing went splash into the water and
OF courre Billy went too. He knew this
was no time 20 play dead possum. II Il
had been on land he might, but not
IN the water; and padding quickly
20 the bank he scrambled up and away
he ran.
He did not stop until he was safe in
another tree and then he took look
around. There WAS no one IN sight
bu, Mr.. Fox, who stood shaking him
self with laughing.
What are YOU laughing att" asked
Billy, feeling little cross; for somehow
he felt that Mr.. Fox was Laughing
az hum.
Because YOU had to take bath. -
answered Mr.. Fox you have the
Beaver brothers TO thank for your DIP
into the stream. Didn't YOU hear them
saving down the treeg"
''Oh was that what ] hcard1' re-
Piled Billy, looking very much sur
''priscd. Il didn't know what IL was
but knew Il WAS not Mr. Man, SC
went 10 sleep again and when ]
woke up the tree was falling
Mr. Fox began 20 laugh again
Things move last with the Beaver
boys, he said u advise YOU 20 make
your new homo away from a stream
or pond, for If they want tree they
take Il.
Mr.. Fox trotted of and Billy Pos
sum came down the tree and went
through the woods 20 look for q new
home far from the water side. II,
decided that AZ old hollow tree voulc
be best for many reasons: and on,
was that be knew the Beaver brother,
would not choose an old tree for build
Inr thcir dams.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03
Little Benny's
Notebook
DISTANCE
By Lee Pipe

DISTANCE
IL don't matter how far away place
is n YOU don; care weather you ever
90 there or not. The sun Is millions OF
miles away, but we don't care, on &C
count Of il would be too hot OF place
20 go 10 even II il was rite next store.
Another reason Wy II don't make eny
diffrents about the sun beng so meny
million miles away is because there's
nobody up there 70 feel lonesome.
some stars are so far away YOU can't
even see them with q microscope and
for al we know they mite not even be
there al all.
Some places seem neerer than wat
they RELY are, sutch as places you
would les, as soon not 20 20 even vile
you're on the way, sutch as skool, vile
other places on the reverse seem fer
Their than wat they are, sutch rs the ice
GREEN place on hot day, espeshilly II
YOU haven't got eny money.
The ferther away place Is the longer
il generelly takes 10 get there, but q
good eel depends on how you travel be-
cause for instants it's harder 20 run a
mitch than wat IT rs 20 run a mile
Railroad trains are crate help III get.
ting places, espeshilly 20 the people
with the most tickits.
There is II intches in every foot nc
matter wat its foot OF, but a peec,
Of ordneery string foot long would
attrack mutch more attention for ID
size il it had diamonds hanging al
along il. vile on the reverse II a strin,
Of ssusidges was only a foot long meny
people would consider IT short strin,
Of sausidges.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03

need one pint Of IL with some liquid,
Of course. Put this into saucepan
with two tablespoons Of butter, four
tablespoons Of finely chopped cheese,
one-half cup Of previously cooked maca-
roni measured before cooking and
broken small, four tablespoons Of stale
bread crumbs, and one-eighth teaspoon
Of dry mustard. Cook the-e ingredi-
en,s together until boiling, then season
70 taste with salt and pepper and remove
from fire. When cool, STIR IN the yolks
Of two eggs and the stifIly-whipped
whites Of three eggs Turn into a but
tered baking dish and bake for 30 min
stss IN o moderate oven.
Tomorrow-Knitted Fancy Top for a
Mans Golf Stockings.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03

Not one girl m hundred IA as big q fool
Ne she seems 20 be, or is as red she IL
painted Girls act like congenital IDIOTS
because tho less sense n glrl seems 20
have, the moro men admire her Giris
dress eStravagantly because men wont
take thcm about aud give them a good
time unless they look like baby dolls
Girls cultivate their heels instead Of
their heads, because tho girl who can
dance hike professional u a rot wherever
she goes, while tho college graduate,
who i. heavy on her feet, Is shelved.
Girls try 20 bc what men want them "a
lie because the first business IN life OF
every girl IL 10 catch husband There
fore, che tries 20 please the masculine
taste, but there ~ a lot more under the
average fnppcr', bobbed hair than she
Fcts credit for possessing
Many n frock that looks ss II was 9
French importation has been made by
the nimhle little fingers Of its wearer
Many little girl who looks like th'
daughter of the idle Jich earns her owl
living, and helps support the family
while IA for chasing the elusive bargain
10 it's lair, and getting a hundred cent
out OF every dollar she spends, grand
daughter can beat grandmother ever
time.
Ny correspondent asks if there ar
any girls who are willing 20 marry
poor man and help build up his future
There are scad. Of them, son. II yo'
don't believe IL, dare YOU to put tn
proposition up 20 any grl YOU want
but don't do It unless YOU take along Al
engagement ring in your waistcoa
pocket
Women are what men want them Z.
be, and they come 10 suit all tastes
That has been true from the beginning
and IL will be true until the end OF time
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03

Ma on Mr. Dog. q be enemies he most
dreaded; but he could hear the queer
sound.
ooh, ! guess n IL Mr.. Noodpecker
81 work somewhere on the tree" he
.aid a, last Nv N s. back % bed. "
fof ] have long nun 90 make 20
night 70 Nj Mans sue.t potato
patch and ! need 10 rest
Billy snusglcd down into his bed
and wen, - sleep though he stlll
heard the funny nolse gong on How
lons he dept he did not know. but
he a~oke again with star, that made
HIM trv;nhle, FOR the tree n which he
vas sl~eping wac certainly falling
1T mus, hsve been Mr.. Man after
20. though Billy po~sGm old Mr.
DOG must have tracked me here and
thew have cut down the tree"
He did no; have time 20 think more.
fu While he wss looking with both
ahnrr ewes so 80 who was after him
and clinginr fact b the tallest limb Of
the tree down Il went righ; into the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03
BILLY PossuM's BATH.

laly rcsum made Ia, home one
ycar IN n tree thu, grew near a strsm
IN the woods But Billy learned
l~e~on which he never forso, and after
thu, he choec hi- home FAR from tie
vntcf.
lie dad not select this tree 10 be
near TIN water. hccausc Billy Poe
sum did no, care ior bathing OF swim
ming Ne just happened 90 make
he home there without thinking Of the
stream NJ all
ltws. nice and quiet No one bothered
han IN the daytime and ~ nisht u was
sasy 30 run through the woods or jump
from tree % tree and reach the road
that led 20 the farm where be could find
plenty II food
Hut one day Billy Postum awoke
with start somcthing was hsp-
pcnins h. hls home. lie could plainly
hear something like saving going
on. Rllv pokcd on, has head and
looked but there was no Sgn ~ Mr.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03
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re- wen uusJTsred oy ne t5ous-nos -
women who are entering every profess
SION. slrnos. every limo OF business AMI
politics as well They are bound 20
make good. and there is no question
but wha, health ia their CREATES. asre'
Many women. however. develop val
nervous conditions and cannot sfand
The strain OF professional or bus
nc>e Efe. Such women should re
member when bese. with headaches.
bacsache. nervousne.s, irritaoitty or
any allment peculiar to their sex thai
the greatest OF all remedies for sucn
conditions - Lydia z Pirxharn's
Vegetable Compound For nearly frtJ
years this old-fashioned root and herb
medicine has been restoring che vo-
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strength. u holds the remarkable
record OF helping az out ot every 100
women who try A.. ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03
Why MAD0E WAS COMPELLED
TO TALK FAST" TO DlCKY

Right inside here, Mrs. Graham.
Mind the table there. II projects out
,oc far but there's no other place for 1t. T"
! followed Tim Boyce, the station
agent. into hrs oshcc, with the mental
comment that never before had ] met
80 courteous and pleasant a railway
official There was nothing perfume
tory, either, IN his manner. One felt
the, thr man wa. ~ essentially kindly
roulcd that he could not lie otherwisc
than sons,icrAtc.
Just at down here Where do you
want To telephone Caldwing"
Yes How much il it, e..
Never mind thstnow. Wait till you
hni-h your call. You cant tell how
much L will be until YOU get through
Here j. the Csldwin book, and now, i
YOU don't mind, III leave YOU for few
minutes II YOU can't get your mum
h,r. OF need me for ANYTHING else, us'
tap on that window Ill I've rustllnI
freight just outside Il.
Ntadse's Nerves Are "JanRcd."
lie was out III the door almost DC
fore ! could frame n grateful Thanh
vou and I paid another mental tribute
10 III. thourh'fulness which left me 4
myself While telcphoninR ] reflected
hat he was the man through who's
hands lAll,sn's telegraph message hac
PASSED hut lew minutes before. Tn
cryptic wording Of that message. TO
grther with my fcvcrish preparations t'
get away from the Barker house mus
have esrit~dA very natural curiosity II
him. aud he could have grstihed II h,
fsying IN his office Indeed. rs ] yer,
we'll knew, he Wa s,rai ning n point Il
i.svc me alone m his official sanctum
and | VAS corrcsrondingly grateful.
The long distance telephone opcra
tor, however cur insthclcn, and dis
o,lis,ng -jsnrlcd againo the nerve
>co,hed hy Mir Royoe's possession a
Jus, the opposite qualities. By Oh
time ! Wa come cted with the Aston
Hotel IN Csldwin. and hsd succeeded 4
making an unusually thick headed clcrl
understand Ia whom | wished ~ talk.
was fairly quivcring with nervou. rag
The timber ~ picky'- voice, when
hnally succeeded IN getting him 90 ,h
telephone. wss not calculated 10 pou
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03

more and more Sifrcuit 90 breathe.
The pain subsidies somewhat IN a few
DAYS hut the difficulty In breathing In
ereasos. This new complication IN due
20 the accumulation OF fuid within tho
Ghost cfvity
After little tho nuid begins % alb
sorb. the breathing grows less iaborcd.
nnd bv tho end - thr-. weeks from
tho beginning ~ tho attack conditions
are quito normal again.
Tho thing We fear when pieurisy oc-
ours under these circumstances II that
tho mud. instead ~ being clear serum.
may he pus. when the chest has been
opened IN such n case there has been
found great quantity ~ cream, Hike
pus. This condition N called "em-
pyema." puT In tho plcural cavity.
Fortunately. not all cases % pleurisy
70 on 20 pus formation. Indeed. SOME
% them stop before any fuld forms. THIS
variety ~ called dry pleuriHy."
IN the treatment ~ pleurisy the pa
tent IL put 70 bod and kcnt very quiet
Try cold applications 90 relieve tho pain.
~ thsae do not serve use hot com
rresHss Zip q towel IN water hot ne
can be borne and cover sho side. Place
dry towel over THIS and. every few
moments change FOR another hot towel
To stpn tho agony - breathing. broad
straps n adhesive plaster viii be most
helpful Have those evenly applied and
brought % tho middle ~ tho chest.
Any suspicion ~ pleurisy should drive
the victim 20 his family physician. ons
s,tack appears 90 predigposo 70 an
other
To guard against future attacks even
attention should BE- given % building az
! tho body and thus raising tho power
| - resistance. Proper sleep. good food
daily exercise fresh mir day and night
| deep breathing. ard all the naturs
means FOR improving 'hs health are mos
| essential An ounca % prevention Il
| -.-rfh /. s,rftud 80 -rfrr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03

should weigh about iis pounds. How
ever. in one 80 young weigh, l. entirely
a matter OF individually. You should
not worry about your weight until you
are IS years old.
IN o-Pleass tell me how 20 i'm
prove the growth OF tho eyelashss.
SIS u harmful 70 clip tho eyeiashesf
Apply yellow oxide 81 mercury I
per cent. % tho eyeiashes ~ night This
win improve ths-r growth
1T Is not advisable 10 clip The eye
lnshes. az this may lead 20 ingrowinF
hairs
n. r.. n o-Kindly tell mo wha, 70
DO FOR nlm on my teeth.
A-Have your teeth cisansed ~ q
dentist and keep them clean D. no
Ing them morning and night AM after
each meal
I ma n o. have besn troubled
+ with n rough surface on my skin. win
YOU kindly give ne a remedy for this
/ troubie7
h-Appiy Elycsrin ana rose water %
/ massage with a god cold cream Thi,
often improve. the condition OF tho skia
you mention
MRS O O. o-Hy uttis boy, 70 yssr-
Oh. snsszes constantly. WIN you p'sass
tell me whether this II a form % ca-
tarrh or 70 due 10 = growth IN hts nosef
k-Cntarrh. polypus Or nasal obs'ruo-
ton would causs this tro0bls Have th-
boy orannin.d % ind oUt what Is csus-
Ing tho trouble.
xPS 4 ~ q Q--Jus- 80 roon - th'
weather - little cold my feet becorn.
very cold win you kindly eel me vhsi
- do for this7
ATT taking bot foot-bsthr - MEN,
followed bv naEssge. This has Otter
proved helpful ~ such cares Also
weRr WOODEN stockings IN cold weather.
. = ". Wilmington. DeI.--Kindf
ssnd seif-addressed. stamped en-
velope for full particulars and res,st
your question.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03

A-por your ags and height. you
wavy between the EpOngy bread layers.
Come Cheese SDuffle
Tea Quick Biscuits
S,eved Pr1Ines
Corn-Cheese SoufTle: Cook one table
spoon 81 raw, chopped onion in two
tablespoons Of melted butter for about
20 minutes, on the back Of the range.
Then add 20 the butter and onion one
fourth cup Of -four and two cups Of
sweet milk. Stir and cook smooth. Now
add one Gun Of grated or finely chopped
mild cheese. Remove from lire, odd
one cup Of canned corn. one-half tea
spoon OF salt and the yolks Of three
eggs. Fold IN the three stIiIiy-besten
cgg-whites and bake 80 minutes IN a
buttcrcd baking dish, with the oven
temperature NJ moderate heat.
Tomato Soutfie
Coffee Wholewheat Gems
Jam and Cookies
Tomato Soufile: Turn out the con.
tents OF one can OF tomatoes, and strair
IF a good part Of the liquid which car
later be used for soups. Now measure
the remaining tomato pulp. You vii
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03
YOUR HEALTH
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO NOW
TO AVOID DANGER OF PLEURISY

BY ROYAL 8. COPELAND, M. d.
Commissioner Of Health. New York CITY
u. y. Bena,or-Eiect from New York State.

THIS is the time Of year when carelcssncss In dress
may have serious results. Colds and chest trou-
bles arc common now.
A stitch" In the side which persists IL suspicious
OF peurisy. Illness for couple Of weeks may be fol-
lowed by tho stitching pain in the chest More com
monty q sudden chill comes before the stitch.
The pain may DO near the nipple, under the arm or
lower down In tho side II is likely 10 be cutting knife
like In sharpness and overwhelmingly painful.
Every time a deep breath s taken, and immedi-
ately on beginning 90 cough there is renewed agony In
the side. Tho victim holds tho chest and attempts 10
relieve tho pressure by bending over sideways
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03
The Sandman Story
BY Abby Phillips Walker

cOpyrish,. 1874 by The Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03
They Come to Suit All Tastes

BY DOROTHY DIN
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman wliter
9op5risht. 1922. by The Wheeler Syndicate. Inc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03
Answers to Health Questions

hD. o. am girl ~ years % age.
n,,gN, : feet : inches VIII you kindly
ieu mo what my correct weight should
be-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03

plcusy there is dry hacking cough fever and become,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03

A-Yor your age and height. you
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-03

k-Try taking bot foo'-bsths - night
followed bv massage This has often
proved helpful ~ such cares Also.
vvenr WOODEN stockings IN cold weather.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-03-29
NAME TOO MUCH FOR THEM
Hawaiian Natives Found It Practical
" impossible to Translate "Roose-
veIt" Into Their Language.


The village of Roosevelt has
changed its name back to Pukoo. Not
many persons, probably, know where
this village Is. 1t is situated in an
obscure corner of one Of the Hawaiian
Islands, and some years ago it had
as one of its residents a Or. e. s.
Goodhue, who was anxious that the
name Of the famous president should
never die out Of this section Of Ameri-
can territory. So he got up petition
to the postmaster general at Wash
ington. asking that the original name
of the village should be altered, as
far as the mail was concerned, to
Roosevelt.
The request was granted, but the
new name bothered the natives fer
rfbly. They have no 'sr" or 'sH or IT.
in their alphabet and the nearest
Hawaiian equivalent to Roosevelt
turns out to be Lukiweki. So they
sent a SECOND petition, in which they
stated that they were deceived into
signing the first. and asked that the
native name of the village be restored.
The petition has been granted.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-03-29
SWAMP proof FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre- eminent as a medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver and
bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thousands
upon thousands of distressing cases.
Swamp Root makes friends quickly be-
cause its mild and immediate effect is
soon realized in most cases. 1t is a gem
tie healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medium
and large
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When visiting be sure and
mention this OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-03-29
.MlxUP THAT WAS AMUSING
Humorous Nova Scotian unintention-
ally Very Gravely MisIed Serious
Minded Glasgow Newspaper.

R. NJ IacGregor told the following
story at luncheon of the Scottish
curriers' in New Glasgow A New
Glasgow shipping firm was having
built steamship on the Clyde and
gave. If the name of Aficmac. The odd
ity of the name aroused considerable
curiosity. The Nova Scotian captain
was asked the derivation Of the name.
Good-naturedly the captain replied
that "AIfc" was for the Irish and
Mac for the Scottish. Next day the
captain was astonished TO find this
explanation of the name featured in
the Herald. He sent for the reporter
and explained that "Micmac" was the
name of a tribe of Indians in Nova
Scotia. To his further astonishmenr
the following day the Herald carried
a correction. reading as follows:
"We were slightly incorrect in Civ
ing the derivation of the name Mic
mac in yesterdays issue We now
learn that the ship is called Micmac
after a tribe of wild Indians in Nova
Scotia, who are half Irish and half
Scotch