davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Smyrna times., 1908-06-24

side of the road and the public nigh
way. A person who was riding along
the road at that time informs us
that they fell so fast that the vehicle
in which he was riding was partly
filled with these frogs. They fell
for about five minutes.
A new grange of the Patons of Hus-
bandry was organized in Marydel by
District Organizer Marion Dawson
and others, last Saturday, to be
known as Choptank Grange, with the
following officers: Master, John
Webb; overseer, Nathan Steele; lee
turer, Mrs. John Dennison; steward,
Vincent L. Marvel; assistant stew
ard, Milton Marvel; chaplain, R. P.
Moore; treasurer, Henry Williams;
secretary, Miss Delsie Steele; gate
keeper, Walter Marvel; ceres, Miss
Margaret Webb; fora, Miss Sadie
Williams; pomona, Miss Anna D.
Smith; lady assistant steward, Miss
Phonnie Marvel; musical director,
Miss Margaret Webb.
At the semi-annual examination of
physicians to practice in Delaware,
Tuesday, the following candidates
presented themselves before the Della
ware State Medical Society for exam
ination: DR.. Antonio G. Fedanza,
Wilmington, graduate of University
College, Richmond, Va, 1908; DR..
Locklan Mclean Beaston, Winning
ton, graduate University College,
Richmond, Va, 1908; DIR. Edwin H.
Lenderman, Wilmington, University
of Pennsylvania, 1908; DIR. Howard
G. Bricker, Philadelphia, Jefferson
Medical College, 1906; DR.. Frederick
E. Chaplain, Lewes, University of
Maryland, 1905; DIR. Henry N. Wells,
PocOmoke City, Md, University of
Maryland, 1888.
The wedding of Miss Mary E. Can
non and William J. Benson took place
at high noon, Tuesday, at the Cannon
residence on State street, Dover, the
ceremony being performed by Dr. A.
w. Lightbourne, assisted by DR.. AL
fred Smith. Quite a number of re-
latives and guests were present from
New York, Philadelphia and Will
mington. The best man was o. H..
Benson of st. Michaels. Miss Ella
Lewis, niece of the bride, was maid
of honor. The flower girls were Miss
Hester Lewis, and Miss Kathleen
Benson, nieces of the bride and groom.
The wedding march was played by
Miss Margaret Benson, another niece.
Wilson Lee Cannon, of New York, a
brother of the bride, gave his sister
away. They left for a weeks TRIP
north.
Smyrna times., 1908-06-24

A man who is in perfect health so
he can do an honest days work when
necessary, has much for which he
should be thankful. Mr.. L. C. Rod
gers, of Branchton, Pa, writes that
he was not only unable to work, but
couldn't sUoop over to tie his own
shoes. Six bottles of Foley's Kidney
Cure made a new man of him. He
says, Success to Foley's Kidney
Cure. For sale by all druggists
in Smyrna and w. R. Keys & Co. :,
Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1908-06-24
A Reliable
Remedy
EIy'S Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief at Once.


Gives Relief at Once.
1t cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane resulting from
CatalTh and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses of
Taste and Smell. Fu
gists or by mail. In
Ely Brothers, Sc Wa,
Evening star., 1908-12-20
Done in a Jiffy

~LEANING the entire stock OF
family silver has lost it's terror
- since il has been discovered that
I. may be accomplished I'm compara-
lively short time by the Use Of soda.
Place over the fire clean tin dishpan
half fun OF water. when it has reached
the boiling point throw in a handful! of
ordinary washing soda: put in all of the
silver. boil ten minutes to loosen the tar
nISh. remove il and wash in hot soapy
water. Some OF it may require a hastv
scrub with nuistened silver polish. and
Al of Il viii need the dry polish rubbed
on with a flannel cloth.
While this method may be safely en-
ployed for silver II Is dubious process
for plated and oxidiZed ware. since the
very purpose of il IS the looseniDg of the
surface coating. be it dirt or plate. Ster-
ling silver il; not injured by II.
To give silver The antique or sa.iny
surface which in gain in vogue rub 1t
with old-fashloned bar sand Ground
ToFundum - not bar sand. although il
often passes such, and is to be
avoided, having a sharpness that may
lie detected under a microscope. and
which is much too rough for silver.
Evening star., 1908-12-20
Curtains Versus Shades
+ YINDoW shades for the noatin!

" YINDOW shades for the floating
" population7 Never! How could
tho dat-dwellers. who move
and keep moving. buy them for each
temporary resting place?
1t would mean the discarding Of each
new set Of shades with each new move.
Each new move:" Tho words come
''reeking with woe" to the mover still
to-be and to tho has-been: but things
do move. and so do people. The apart
ment house has come to stay (unless
the winds Of heaven increase in fury as
tho years roll by). and the doa ting pop
ulation has come to move. and 10 q
thing to be reckoned with and to be
argued with.
1t is not sensible to buy and rebuy.
Rugs have taken the place of carpets:
the bureau-drawsr trunk has super
seeded the massive mahogany wardrobe:
the box couch has outwttted the morris
chair as q substitute bed. and the rock
ing horse Is kept in grandma's garret.
When We buy our potatoes by tho quar-
ter peck, why should We insist on the
same old window shade adjusted In the
same old way? Peace to its ashes! And
the only peace he ever knew to the man
who struggled with It ana with the six
inch elbow Of stovepips in = hve-inch
hole! There II hope for this later gen
Evening star., 1908-12-20
For a Pretty Room

"HERE Is just a certain wedge
wood blue that Is exquisite with
putty-coIored wall. 1t is not
well to use this combination in a north
light which needs the warmer colonial
yellow. but it may be held In reserve
for the room having a southern or
weatern exposure. with its softer light.
The putty color 10 colder and less yell
low than the colonial shades-as II a
touch OF gray had been dashed in-but
there is still enough OF the creamy
tone left to blend with the wedgewood
blue Of the hangings.
These curtain goods may be found In
such inexpensive materials as galatea.
cotton poplin and Japanese crepe-ail
Of which are more recent arrivals on
the decorators counter than denim and
burlap.
Several pieces OF old mahogany.
peacock screen ard a bowl OF polished
brass are the needed touches in this
chaste little room.
Evening star., 1908-12-20
Like a French One

~ORsET covers are such interest,"
Ing pickup work that women
never tire Of hearing new ways
and means. particularly for January,
when the winter evenings are long and
the afternoons invite us In the direc-
ton Of the sewing basket
There Is most convenient narrow
scalloped edge Of embroidery, sold In
twelve-yard lengths. resembling SO
closely the French hand embroidery
that it Is to be recommended to even
the discriminating sewer.
1t has one selvage edge. which IL to
be laid along the low neck of the ba-
tiste cover after the raw edge OF the
garment has been turned over on to the
right side. Two rows of machine
stitching hold It neatly in place. and,
when the ribbon has been run through
eyelet holes worked an inch below the
scallops. the general effect will sux-
gest a little French article
Evening star., 1908-12-20
About Marking Patterns

"O MARK a pattern for braidinE on
velvet. sharpen a hard lead pen
Il Gil to the finest point.
Lay the velvet face down on a sew
Ing table: fasten 1t firmly with thumb
tacks df you've never used them. get
some. for they are a great convenience
I'm the sewing room). Now lay your
braiding pattern on the back of the vel
vet and fasten it in the same way:
tnen trace the design with your pencil
point. pressing firmly and evenly.
When the velvet Is released. you will
find that the design has been marked
through to the right side by a contin-
uous indentation on the nap of the VEL
vet. SO clearly defined as to be readily
followed
Evening star., 1908-12-20
How to Apply the
Design
THERE are two ways to apply

THERE are two ways to apply
this, design to the material
upon which you wish to worL it.
If your material is sheer-such
es handkerchief linen, lawn, batiste
and the like-the simplest method
is to lay the material over the de-
sign and, with well-pointed pencil.
draw over each line.
If your material is heavy, secure
a piece of transfer or impression
paper. Lay it, face down, upon the
material; lay the pattern upon this;
then draw over each line of the
paper design with a hard pencil or
the point of steel knitting needle.
Upon lifting the pattern and trans
fer paper, you will find neat and
accurate impression of the design
upon your material.
There are two points to observe
in this simple process, if you would
execute it satisfactorily. One is,
see that your material is level-cut
and folded by a thread-and that
your design is placed upon it evenly
at every point
The second is, when placed accu-
rately, secure the design to the ma
terial with thumb tacks or pins so
that they cannot slip during the
operation.
Transfer paper comes in white.
black, blue, red and yellow. / ad-
wise the use of the lighter colors
when possible, as the black and blue
are so liable to crock.
Do not rest your hand or fingers
upon any part of the design you are
transferring, else the imprint of
hand or fingers will be as distinct
upon the material as the drawn
lines of the design.
Evening star., 1908-12-20
A Braiding Tip

~ ONT hurry and do think. II you
do 70, use your brain you will
- not be able to braid success
fully. Keep your mind on your pat
tern and on its careful development.
Remember tha: il IS. TO some extent.
work OF art: anything well designed
and thoughtfully executed by hand il
work of art.
In braiding. sew in the stitches 50
that the needle sticks back into al
most the same thread OF the braid from
which it has been pulled, almost conceal
ing the sewing: sew closely, so the
braid does not "wabble." Use your
mind at every turn Of the braid. al
ways remembering to make sharp cor
ners il they are SO designed. never for
getting to keep the shape OF the long
curves. and. above ali. not losing sight
Of the spirit Of the pattern. In select
ing the braid have thought as to its
plability. and don't take a match that
doesn't match.
Evening star., 1908-12-20
Hand-Loom Rugs

~ REAT GRANDMOTHER'S rag
carpets are travelling under an
assumed name. As you all
know. they are now Martha Washing
ton and Puritan rugs. but they have
taken on q softer. smoother texture
since their revival.
They still are made on an old hand
loom. but of new rags-not really rags.
after all. but OF new sateen carefully
cut into even widths. and the thinnest
among them Of colored or white tape.
The shades Of material used in these
eral effect desired, and what cannot be
accomplished IN the cotton material is
gained by the careful sele o: col
ors In the cotton chain. These lighter
weight rugs made OF tape arc so Pill
able as to be useful for table covers
in studies. nurseries or even in gen.
eral sitting room where there are
many children and things are design
ed for hard usage: also they are used
to cover cushions for studio purposes
or porches. The rugs made with a
colored chain are warmer in tone, but
those with white chain are more
serviceable. because they are more
successfully laundered. which. in this
case. is polite way OF describing the
washing process for in these par
ticular rugs 1t may best be accom-
piished by laying them on a smooth
surface and scrubbing them with b
household scrub-brush or else by putting
them into a washing machine.
Evening star., 1908-12-20
A Dumb Waiter Out
of Doors

IN ROBABL1 no one except the dwell
e- in rented house whose owner
Il conferred no favors ever thought
of an outside dumb-waiter. The dwell
ers inventive genius supplied this and
other deficiencies.
A boN-Nke structure was erected and
arranged 10 pass from the basement
room window directly above 1t. It's only
opening was turned toward the win
doWs; IL was made with two shelves
and held all the dishes and the steam
Ing food which. through careful man.
agement. retained its neat on its up
ward way. The idea was so successfully
developed that there were no hitches,
even bad winter weather rarely inter-
fe-inS with its use.
Evening star., 1908-12-20
New Embroidery Cloth

4 RTS and Crafts cloth. but which IL
~ also called crafts cloth" at tho
4 u busy counters. is q new material
FOR embroidery and general decorative
purposes. It Is like burlap In weave.
but woven of rough wool and dyed in ths
best art shades. which are necessarily
less crude than those Of the cotton bur-
lap. 1t is desirable for plain and en-
broidered portieres. table and couch
covers and cushions. Its durability rec
ommends 1t for college boys rooms and
dens. for library use and general sit
ting-room wear.
Evening star., 1908-12-20

might be done In the outline stitch. for
as 1t Is merely a series Of back stitches,
it takes no knowledge OF art needle
work to get the best results.
1t is always my desire in giving you
designs to find the simplest yet the most
artistic that / can. and it is a great
pleasure for me to offer you one that
may be done in this simple stitch. for
] know by personal experience that
such a one is a joy to have round TO
pick up during the idle moments OF the
day i think you will like the center
piece. too for its odd shape. 1t is
which males 1t particularly desirable
for use on an oval Or a rectangular
table. A square or round centerpiece
on a. table that is neither perfectly
round nor perfectly square looks to me
out of place. and l am always doing
eeometrical problems TO try to at in
Evening star., 1908-12-20

KNOW that so late as today you
Will not want TO undertake a difn-
Il cult piece of embroidery for Christ
mas. for no one could possibly make
ANYTHING complicated in these tive DAYS;
especially when there are Il thousanu
aud orc other things to be done. for
fbfs reason have selected for you an
"vdl centcrpiece. which is as simple ga. as
can he. for j thought YOU would be .iFeo "a
s<ter rour Iabors and would WISH 10
O. a little work which would not be
,ro,,ble but which would repay you In
It's beauty.
This blackberry design may pe Uat
- o,,+ entirely in outline stitch.
With m the exception of the outside seal
Evening star., 1908-12-20

lop, which, OF course, must be done IN
buttonho1e. fer otherwise the material
would fray. AS to the blackberr.es
themselves. Il would be almost foolish
to outline slc.1 very small circles. and
the easiest and quickest way to WORK
knots. or even three or four French
knots. in every circle. In this way Il
will not take long to finish the center
which would annoy you or cause you
to grow weary of embroidery. Then.
too. 1t has another very great advan-
to undertake. a large piece Of solid
work would gladly 10 a design which
Evening star., 1908-12-20

the design to the shape o: tho outlying
districts. But a centerpiece that extends
with the length of the table Is abso-
lutely symmetrical and therefore very
desirable.
l suggest that 1t were better to do the
centerpiece on a foundation Of white
linen and er1bro,der the design in white
mercerized cotton, for after all, white
linen Is always best on the dining table
If, however. you decide to use color
there are many charming shades which
Evening star., 1908-12-20

grafton. and a substitute for the holland
linen shade, in the extension rod Of
heavy brass to fit any apartment house
window, and two six-foot lengths tor
even more) of heavy burlap. denim.
galatea, poplin. linen or velvetaen- ar
Evening star., 1908-12-20

will combine most beautifully. OF
course, the blackberriss could not be
done in their original shades and Yet
look attractive. It might be we'll to pic
ture unripe be lies and work them in
red.
Evening star., 1908-12-20

ranged on brass rings to slip back and
forth on the rod and to hang inside or
the full or half length sash curtain
These curtains and rods are. as we see.
removable. and may be taken on ths
hat-dwellers next journey.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-21
CABLES FOR HALF A CENTURY.

Fifty years have elapsed since the first sub
marine telegraph cable between America and
Europe began its short but startling career.
Messages were exchanged by Queen Victoria
and President Buchanan on August ;, 1858, and
thirty days afterward the line ceased to work
forever. Continuous service dates from 1866,
when the third cable was laid from Valentia
TO Hearts Content and when the one partly laid
in 1865 was completed.
To-day the world appreciate better than
it could then the energy, courage and technical
skill which contributed TO the final result be-
cause the difficulties TO be overcome can be
understood more clearly now than they could be
half a century ago. This country and England
each helped in lis own way, and without
operation success would have been impossible.
The share which Cyrus W. Field had was so
large that the enterprise might have been in
definitely postponed but for his activity. Others
had thought of a transatlantic cable but he
the first financier TO undertake the task of
providing one and in the face of Il multitude Of
discouragements resolutey persisted until the
hour Of triumph
England, Germany and the United States each
had a hand in the development of the overhead
electric telegraph. Owing to the delays which
attended MOrses efforts, the first use of his sys-
TEN in this country was not made until 1S43.
whereas there was a commercial line in use in
England in 1897 OF course, as SOON il was
perceived that communication by the new
method was feasible on land there was specu-
lation about the possibility of applying 1t to
service under water. A little experience how
ever showed that no matter how perfectly a
wire may be insulated it behaves far less salts
factorily when submerged than when carried on
poles in the air. That ii should have been DOS
sible partly to solve the problem thus presented
within ten years Of the transmission of the first
message from Washington TO Baltimore must
now be regarded with astonishment
The first submarine cable Of note, the one
between. HoIyhead, England, and Howth, Ire
land, was laid in 1853. 1t was only about sixty
miles long ana it afforded guarantee that
wire two thousand miles or more in length could
be operated. Lord Kelvin was the electrical
New-York tribune., 1908-08-21

and he met IL In q way which won him the
Senatorsbin but lost him the Presidency, and
opened the door to the greatest polihcai reVoiu-
ton In the history of the Republic
Iincons tactics were, as we have salo. the
device of q shrewd politician. They were aiso
inspired by and were instinct with the iofuesS
sta atesnanship Two months before the DEBATE
hegau he had set forth the fundamental prln-
c,rle of his policy in the highest and boldest
declaration which had thus far been made Dy
sny American statesman on the question WHICH
was universally recognized as supreme.
house divided against ITSELF he said, cannot
stand l believe this government cannot en-
..111re permanently half slave and half free.
..5o not expect the Union to be dissolved; L
do not expect the house to fall; but do ex-
'pect that 1t will cease TO be divided. mat
euocbaI credo dismayed his timid followers, buC
those who shared any measure of his propheuc
vision hailed it as the herald of new dlspen-
saticn 1t was upon the ground thus lnolcateo
that he compelled Douglas to fight that seven
fold duel In the result of that duel-in 1850,
not lS5S-there was practical exempHncauon,
in the fate of the Democratic party, divided
AGAINST itself of the truth of his dictum. Id
the titanic Iabors of his four years at Wash
jngtsn his one supreme aim, triumphantly at
tsined was to see that the house should not
fall and that 1t should cease to be divided Ihe
seven days which Illinois is about TO celebrate
NAV well be regarded with sympathetic memor!
by all the nation as those on which, more than
on most others in that century the enduring
status of the nation was determined
New-York tribune., 1908-08-21
TREspAssING ON RAILROADS.

The Indiana Railroad Commission denounces
excessive loss of life railroads as 1.-THE great
American crime" The characterization is not
much too strong. We have pointed out how
vastly in excess of those in other lands are our
death rolls from railroad accidents of various
kinds The facts in the case are discreditable,
alike to our humanity, to our inventive ingenu-
ity, to our executive and administrative ability
and to our business sense.
The latest report Of the Indiana commission
suggests, however, phase of the problem which
is not always considered, yet which is very inn
portant. During the last year, it informs us,
no fewer than 173 persons were killed In Indi-
ana while trespassng on the tracks or cars of
railroads. That Is to say. they were walking
on the tracks or stealing rides the cars. For
what happened to them we should say the rail-
roads were not justly TO be held responsible,
save in limited degree. If such deaths are a
part of 1.-The great American crime" it is the
crime of suicide
New-York tribune., 1908-08-21
THE BAR HARBOR HORSE SHOW.
Close Contests in the Four-in- Hands and
Jumpers-Prize Winners.
by Telegraph to Tn. Tribune. ]


Bar Harbor, Me, Aug. 20.-Four-in-hands and
jumpers had the call at the third day of the Bar
Harbor horse show both in closeness and in
some exhibits, while the jumping classes were
evenly divided between New York and Philadel-
pha in the matter of ribbons. as in previous days
The road four class went to the Robin Hood
Stables. General Edward MorreII of Philadel-
phfa, with Philip Livingston close second The
park fours went to the entry of J. L. Ketterlnus.
with Philip Iivingstons four second and the Plan
dome Mills Stables third.
The harness horse class went TO Miss Anne
Thompson, of Philadelphia. with J. L. Ketter-
linus second and third and II. c. Fahnestock
fourth Frank B. Keecn. of New York, took the
brougham class. with Miss Mathilde Townsend
second and Miss Anne Thompson third, the Liv-
ingston entry taking the white.
Mrs. Warner NJ. Leeds's Jack Spratley took the
lady's horse while Miss Mathilde Townsend's
Lady Gay close second Mrs Lewis r.
Ashurst's Prince Charming took the yellow and
Miss Anne Thompson the white
The hunter class was won by Skyrocket a
horse belonging to performing troupe exhibit
exhibited J. a c. Palmer. of Washington. took
the red, the Robin Hood Stables the yellow and
Frank Keech the white.
The harness pair went to Mrs Warner NJ
Leeds, with Miss MathiIde Townsend second It
was a close thing between the Livingston and
Ketterinus entries for the yellow and the white
The saddle pony class by Miss Garcia
T Warburg, with W. s Kuhn second
New-York tribune., 1908-08-21

engineer Of the pioneer cable companies, Dut
half a century ago he had not demonstrated ms
title to public confidence as thoroughly as ne
did little later. Mr.. Field began in 1894 fne
campaign which four years afterward estaD-
lished electric communication between the oid
and New worlds. Indeed the cable used IN 1893
would have been laid year sooner but Ior
stormy weather. The order for Its construction,
two years before it carried Queen Victor1a's
greetings to Mr.. Buchanan, must be regarded as
a magnificent display Of enthusiasm and busl-
ness sagacity.
In the last forty years the number OF sub
marine cables has increased to great proper
tions. Two span the Pacific, about fifteen cross
the Atlantic, and such remote countries as
Alaska and Australia are connected by the
same ties to the great centres of civilization.
Various improvements have been made In the
mean time which greatly increase the efficiency
of the submarine wire. Moreover, Whatever
NAV eventually be accomplished with Hertz
wave telegraphy, the rivalry has not yet become
a menace and he would be a brave prophet
who should venture to say when 1t will.