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NO WOMAN CAN KEEP
HOUSE EFFICIENTLY
Without Good Health

was on a visit to my sister in
Utica, Michigan, and she had taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound. Her husband got me bot
tie and l took ii and felt so much
better that got second one. Now,
whenever feel rundown take the
Vegetable Compound and soon feel
all right again. have had three
little girls in the last six years and
do all n y housework, sewing. wash.
ing, and ironing. My time is pretty
we'll taken up, but will answer any
letters | receive. Mas. FRANK DIN.
DoRE, S23 Pierve Avenue. Lancaster,
Ohio.
Sturgis, Michigan am very
thankful for what your medicine
has done for me and have recon-
mended il 10 others. | took 1t to
give me strength before my baby
was born. would have to stop work
and lie down sometimes all the after
noon. felt as if | did not care
whether anything was done or not. |
got tired out SO easily. One day
found little book on my porch and
that night | showed IT to my hus-
band and he went down town and
got me a bottle of Lydia e. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound. The
medicine has helped me SO much
that l was soon able to do my work,
and when my baby was born, my
nurse, Mrs Forbes. said it was the
easiest birth she had evei attended.
! will be more than pleased If / am
helping someone else by giving my
testimonial Mas EDWARD PER
SING. 20S Surprise Ave. Sturgis,
Michigan.
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Beautiful, WorldIy-Wise and Eagerly
Seeking FrivOlity, Is Derry
Heroine of the Story
WHAT has HAPPENED so FAR

Thomas attractive GIRL while shopping
young whom she has met to Tor
fabric which afford He leaves her without
learning Mr.. Osand dealer in antiques her employer
abroad leaving his business her charge her promise not
three Derry admirers among them
Beverley Greenway Preston Smith, New York alderman LICK
0ey wealthy detante; Martin Cole playwrght and Prof
Walter Bakey psychonays cousin of Grenways
Wowdean leading lady in Coles plays turns out to be
Derry marry Wilowdean becomes interested in Bake
frequently the Recherche fashionable night club
Derry of having met
her. jealous of Bakely and Derry
Wlowdean to LandOr calls at Derrys office on
matter ball She goes sailing
alone caught fog and forced to spend
the The morning Derry is seen by
clubs WlOwdean brings one OF
leaves it Derrys Martin
Wlowdean mplOres Derry to make bakey
come The swimmer recognized Derry the boat appears
take her secluded corner on
ipuye kisses her. then apoIogize Hidden from
Wowdan confess her love for Bakey Derry
discovers bachelor Oty who has been masque-
his wife Mrs Eway tells Derry that her husband
in love with her jealous of Tony and
threatens to 90 peuades him to wait and accom-
her ON triD to three weeks Mrs Preston
Sth accuses Derry husband WOwdean tries to
with Greenway and Derry wonders
where WIowdans Bakey viii her Tired out she
rs to seeD in morning umines Blakeys hyp-
motto gobe and Derry gazing it. drifts into strange dream
errvs sister thinks calls Preston Smith He
TONY Lander WOwdean and Bakey arrive discover
Derry hypnozed hese Derry CONES to and asks what
sh has said or done.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
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as papulous urticaria. IL very
common In young children. AL.
though 1t may appear in infancy,
it is most frequent in the second
or third year.
1t shows itself In patches Of
redeemed skin with q central
papule which may vary in size
from a pins head to q lentil. The
redness subsidies quickly, but the
papuls itches intensely. and the
child scratches it. AS. this gen.
orally persists. 1t grows a scab.
These scratched papples are
chiefly seen on the hands and
feet and the lower part Of the
trunk, and small or large blisters
may develop, especially on the
feet. The spots come out lin
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noned at once or septic inflam.
nation Of the scalp may follow.
Then your baby may have q Sc.
ries of dry. pinkish, scaly and
sharply defined patches, often
seen on children's faces. This il
called by the big name OF pityr1a.
sis alba. Sometimes these patches
are due to Irritating soap, some.
times to constant wetting of the
face by dribbling and sometimes
to infection. Children with ade-
noids who dribble continuously
are. liable to this trouble. The
doctor should be consulted to see
II the child needs treatment for
adenoids, and as to the kind OF
soap that should be used.
A form of nettle rash, known
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crops. They are much more com
mon in hot weather. They may
be continuous or intermittent.
Sometimes this urticaria Is due
to the child's sensitivity to some
particular article of diet. such as
sugar. eggs. porridge. bananas.
strawberries, fish. etc. If the
eruption regularly following the
taking Of some such article OF
food. this food must be avoided
The digestion should be cars.
fully regulated and attention paid
to the child's clothing and bowels.
The condition lis sometimes due
to worms. Tar baths and tar
lotions are the most useful local
sedatives.
Itch. or scabies. is due to the
.larva Of a small insect burrow-
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through the other voices. They
had all been talking st once.
'Chicanery.' repeated the girl
Ia the manner OF one prompting
q forgotten lesson with gentle
patience. Wasn't there some
thing else
Yes. II could remember
1t had curse ii it. He said
he'd be damned iE-if something
about taking by d trick what
he COULDN'T get fairly and above
board.
Binder and binder! Whom
was he talking tor
sWilIodwean French answered
him. She said That isn't prir1-
ciple; that's caution. I'm not
even sure It isn't cowardice
Tony z
Tony! Tony Landorr 1t
burst from Derry before she
could control her establishment
Then. for further establishment.
she realized that, all along. there
had been in the background Of
indefinable memory shadows. the
figures Of Anthony Lander.
Tony is the only name know
You were saying IL over and
over when / found you"
Eyes, of course. soothed Derry
in matter of fact acceptance.
Can you remember anything
else?'
Only Deenie--how well ! re-
member her as a pale. frail.
hungry-eyed little girl at our
housekeeping No. Now Al
once. II IT'S delayed. she's going
to do something desperate and
foolish and irrevocable. =
Copyright, 1895. by McClure's Magazine
International Publications. Incl
FTO Be Continued Tomorrow
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CHAPTER q

CHAPTER q
nERRY hurled herself into her
- clothes and put in a toilful
afternoon at the office. But
through her busiest concentration
shot random glints of mental Ell
fort which always fell short OF
accomplished memory. The con-
slant Illustration became an itch
IN her brain. q demand. a tor
-ment.
More and more the conviction
grew upon her that something OF
vital interest, vital significance,
had taken place while her inner
self wandered in blind. golden
radiance beyond the boundaries
of consciousness.
What test or trial had Blaclkie
nut her through. There flashed
upon her the suspicion that she
had been under the spell for a
longer time than she knew; DAYS
and nights, perhaps, in which she
had lived and moved and had her
? other being under the control or
UNREASONABLE outer influences.
No, that theory was untenable:
feyered resort to the date line or
the evening paper assured her
that only the one morning had
elapsed. WiHat had happened in
Those missing hours?
Between WilIowdean and Blake
w, when Derry essayed later to
question them, had passed one of
those uninterpretabIe looks which
constitute bond of secrecy.
Both were strong: purposed indi-
viduaIs; from neither could she
hope to gain much by plea or in
sistence until the time came for
them to speak. Yet both were.
according to their standards, hon.
orable-dealing people. Had any.
thing befallen her harmful or
portending harm, they would GER
tainly have advised her.
It was all a jumbled mystery
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rupturing. they get larger and
form large blisters or spread at
the edge and form a crust in the
center This trouble has an un.
pleasant habit of attacking the
folds behind the ears and below
their ,lobes. and the angles of the
mouth, nose and eyes. In these
places assures are apt to occur
and delay the healing. Precau.
tions must. therefore, be taken
against this assuring. Thus, for
instance, the ear must not be
drawn out while 1t is being
dressed. In some cases it may
be necessary to strap the corner
of the mouth to prevent it open.
ing. A doctor should be sum.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-17
When Child Doesn't Laugh
and Play, Look at Tongue
Hurry Mother Give California Fig Syrup at It cant
harm children and they love it

and fermenting waste viii gently
move out of the bowels. and you
have well, playful child again. a
thorough inside cleansing Is oft
times all that Is necessary. II
should be the first treatment gives
in any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups;
Ask your druggist for bottle cf
California Fig Syrup" which has
full directions for babies, childsets
of all ages and for grown-ups plains
ly printed on the bottle Look
carefully and see that it is made as
the California Fig syrup Com
.pany."
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a on Skin Troubles That May Affect Baby

ing into the skin. The symp-
toms are very like those Of
popular urticaria. but the spots
tend much more to the forma.
ton of little accumulations OF
pus. The treatment is q mat
ter for a doctor and his orders
must be carefully and thor.
oughly carried out 1t is the
duty Of the parent to discover
IL possible where the child picked
up the parasite. There Is gem
orally to be found some other
person in the house or one
OF the child's playmates who has
it. Unless the. carrier is To-
Gated. reinfection after cure ist
common.
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appearance but the flavor Is good
and they with the roots, can be
used in soups and creamed for
vegetable. The tougher white
parts are delicious in salads.
cream soup and celery broth.
The tender white portions s.-e
delicious in salads. The bleached
light green leaves can be used
for garnishing purposes. and the
less attractive ones can be dried
for future use in soups and dress
ings. The fresh green leaves give
n pleasant flavor TO soups. and
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are queer / didn't sleep well last
night"
Letitia pressed her fingers to
her temples. This was the sign
of effort to recall and effort de.
feated its own ends with her.
Last night this morn.
ing something go
can't think
Don't bother. dear. Derry tried
another tack. 1T was very nice
of Prof. Blakely to come"
Yes. But Mr.. Preston Smith
came first"
Prenny! What might he have
been doing here? Derry delivered
herself of an elaborate yawn.
"Old Prenny's always to be de.
pended on
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has been troubled by wasteful.
ness take to heart these sUg.
gestions.
Celery is edible from It's thick
root to its topmost leaves. Really
and truly.
First wash the punches Of
celery in clean cold water. Then
with a sharp knife. cut off the
roots and the coarse green and
dark parts, leaving the white
tender stalks for eating as they
are. These coarse green and
dark parts are not attractive In
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-17

A laxative today saves a sick
child tomorrow. Children simply
will not take the time from play to
empty their bowels, which become
clogged up with waste. liver gets
sluggish. stomach sour.
Look at the tongue, mother! II
coated, or your child is listless,
cross, feverish. breath bad. restless,
doesn't eat heartily. full of cold or
has sore throat or any other chill
dren's ailment. give teaspoonful
of California Fig syrup" then
don't worry. because it is perfectly
harmless, and In few hours all
this constipation poison. sour bile
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To Probe Spirits

TN its efforts to expose what 1t
Il believes TO be various forms of
scientific rrickery designed essen
TALLY as money,making schemes.
Science and Invention Magazine,
published In New York. IL Offering
a total OF $4,000 In cash prizes
for proofs of spiritualism, astrol-
ogy, and perpetual motion.
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Yes. indeed! When / told him
that you were dead he came at
once
Indeed. Small wonder! Some.
thing Of a shock for good old
Prenny.
Derry pondered her next ex-
pertinent, deciding eventually to
risk Ii. ssBut I'm NOT dead. you
know, sister"
Nor" Letitia was doubtful.
you seem not to be, but how
can one really tell? Inside you
may be as dead al ] am.
Hastily abandoning that line
Derry asked. ibid you tell any.
one else?''
THE other man must have
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY

to which she held but one pos,
sibIe key. Sister Letitia: she pos.
sessed that mechanically retentive
memory sometimes associated with
mental dimness But how nudh
had she heard? And how far
could her mind be stimulated to
give ont what 1t had taken In?
Derry could only try.
Quite Nervous
After dinner that evening she
went out to help Letitia with the
dishes. Her sister was likely to
be more responsive when her
hands were at work.
you take the china" began
Derry casually. Il feel fidgety."
Aren't you well. dear?''
"WeIl enough. but my nerves
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-17
By Chas. A. L. Reed, MD.
Former President Of the American
Medical Association.

VOUR baby may have a real.
i ly serious. because contagious.
skin eruption. 1t comes on after
the first year. 1t is form of
disease called impetigo. 1t is due
to a surface infection by microbes,
1t first shows itself in blisters
with very thin walls of about the
size of Ientils or peas. These
either rupture at once or become
turbid after few hours. When
they rupture, the fluid that they
contain dries end forms a crust,
which may be transparent and
amber colored or of a dirty, green.
ish color. Sometimes, instead of
nuC q
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known. He came with Mr.. Pres.
ton Smith,"
Another man? Not Professor
Blakely?"
''oh, no. Professor Blakely came
later
did you know the other man?
II wasn't Mr.. GreenWay?"
~ don't think 20. IT was some.
one don't remember seeing be-
fore. Still. might
People are so much alike"
Couldn't you describe him to
me?''
Short and quick and fine-look.
ing. / think. No, that was Prof.
Blakely. Very big. and fair
or was that the doctor?
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By Hannah Wing

no you use all Of every bunch
~ Of celery you buy?-'Iock.
stock and barrel"-heart, leaves,
stalks and all. II your conscience
ADVERTISEMENT
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Some DANES decide that what
they need IL q permanent wave.
a facial. a new hat. or new
dress. But il they would Just eat
q good bowl Of soup and all the
bread and butter they want with
out thinking about their girlish
figures, they would feel and look
much better in their old clothes
and without the marcel.
I'm glad the doctors have at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-17
By Fay King

TEE trouble with lot OF women
who don't know what's the
matter with them Is that they
need q good, square meal.
They are irritable, cross. every.
thing goes wrong. nothing seems
right, everybody Is bore and
life looks gloomy from every
angle!
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last raised their voices and are
warning women Of the harm they
do themselves by dieting and
starving down to shadow.
The Lord meant some Of u
to be thin and some of US to be
fat. and it is utterly foolish for
a big woman to try to trim her
frame down to that OF a small
woman by doing away with all
the flesh on her bones.
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Four Walls Can Make a
House, but il takes a Won.
an TO Make q Home

To be a successful homemaker. a
woman must guard her health. When
mother is not well, the home is up
set. Women everywhere are learn.
ing through their own personal ex-
periences, as these women did, the
merit of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
Lancaster, 0hio.-"For ten years
after my marriage. had poor health.
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you can eat. and II Won put !
little lemon Juice on the nleanest
onion in the world It won't bite
you!
eat lots Of raw greens. "A
great doctor once told me that
IL everybody ate raw cabbage
1t would keep the doctor far
ffer away than an apple day
does.
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I'm sorry. dear: cant remem-
Der. Perhaps It was the doctor"
Never mind. II doesn't mat
ter. Not in the least. We're You
in my room with them?''
"Only for few moments. Mr..
Smith had q new crossword he
wished to consult me on. We went
into the kitchen to spread Il on
the table: Ii was quite q large one.
He left me there, and had to
close the door soon because they
raised their voices so when they
grew excited. I think they for.
got that one needs quiet to work
out the words successfully" she
added gently. ]
Striving TO control her own
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voice against her mounting ex.
element. Derry inquired present.
". Did you get the tizzle?"
a Near Solution
"All but three words. It's.
strange, Derry. dear" her face
lighted family. ''the voices gave
me one OF the very words
wanted, u long hard one. It was
'cllicanery. the number hori-
zOntal.a
How odd! Wasn't that lucky!
Did somebody accuse somebody
else Of chicanery
A man said that he wouldn't
have any part In such chicanery.
He didn't say It very loudly.
but 1t was so sharp and clear
that every word seemed TO cut
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I. myself. happen to be small.
but / have the appetite Of q
truck driver. and I love baked
potatoes and corn. and drink
lots. OF milk every day.
Lots OF things like best are
fattening and eat them. eat
what / like, walk good deal
and stay the same weight year
in and year out. winter or
sT1yaY,any
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But / wouldn't care IL / weighed
200 pounds! I'd rather be fat
and Jolly and feel well than be
the starved bundles of honey
women see running around on
half portions OF pineapple and
lamb chops!
I enjoy the best Of health! /
like good, plain. wholesome. nonr-
ishing things to eatand onions!
Onions are the healthiest things
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AOVE RTtSEhsHT
Milford chronicle., 1926-10-29
Milford Neck

Mrs. Ida Johnson, Mrs. Jane An
drews and Mrs. Elizabeth Allen, all
OF Milford, spent Thursday of last
week with Mrs. VIM. Bennett.
Miss Beatrice Kirby, a senior stu
dent at Frederica High School,
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frisby Kirby.
Miss Lydia Davis, who has been
on the sick list, is able to be out
again.
Miss Ethel L. Clayville and friend
accompanied by Jesse Clayville,
visited their brother, Raymond
Clayville, of Prime Hook Neck, on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs T. R. Ingram, Of
Lewes, were visitors at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. Mills on
Sunday.
Revival Services starts at the
Milford Neck NJ. E. Church Sunday
night, November 7th, These meet
ings will help to bring lost souls
unto Christ. Be sure to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lindale en-
tertained as their Sunday guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lindale, of Fred
erica, and Mrs. Harry Lindale and
son Agustus, of Milford.
Miss Clara Harrington, a nurse
at the Milford Emergency Hospital,
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harrington.
Miss Mildred Deputy spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Deputy.
Milford chronicle., 1926-10-29
Warwick

Rain and high winds the irst of
the week-the nights are dark too,
and getting spooky. Look out for the
witches and hog-gOblins on Hal
lowe'e for there's sure to be plen-
ty of mysterious characters prowl-
ing about.
The open season for duck shoot
ing has begun and the gunners are
out in full force after the feathered
trophies.
At the land sale on Saturday af-
ternoon, w. Clayton Cordrey pur-
chased the Baylis property in Long
Neck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee c. Mumford of
Wyoming were the weekend guests
of her brother, H. A. Barto of Bulls
Eye Farm.
Mrs. C. L. Lingo visited Mrs. Chas.
Stevenson in Georgetown on Satur-
day.
Chester Johnson, son of Dorsey
Johnson met with quite 4 serious
accident one day last week by being
jammed between two trucks and
having his arm broken, besides other
minor injuries.
The news of the death of Mrs.
Edward Zattan at her home in Cam
den N. j., on Wednesday Of last
week, came as a shock to her many
friends here. The sympathy of this
community goes out to the bereaved
mother in the loss of her only
daughter, also to the husband and
brother who are left to mourn her
loss.