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CREDIBLE CAKE1
CHoc6aVE rrE1

Bake a crust /
cup sugar. ? Ia
-four, a little
be no lumpt
ing water.
late or cocoa,
teaspoon vanilEN
on top. Very
fond of chocol
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velope," under which the government de-
partments send mail matter
The representative or senator has the
right to mail out parts of the Con
gressional Record free government
seeds or official correspondence in letters
Weighing not more than two ounces
There is. Furthermore, the privilege OF
transporting back and forth from his
home TO Washington and return huge
wooden box that is supposed to contain
public documents and stationery. but I'M
der the lid of which the government
postal inspectors never peer.
The post office never Of set purpose
inspects any package sent through the
mails BY senator or representative,
said President Roosevelt in one of the
recent Thanking abuse controversies. but
sometimes. through the accidental break
ing Of such package. the contents are ex-
posed, and if they are of character
which makes their transmission by
ranking privilege illegal steps are taken
by the post Office authorities to collect
the full postage"
The last public controversy that thu
Post Office Department had with a mem
her Of Congress was the now famous Till
man case in 1909. Senator Tilllnan haC
been in the habit of franking his type
writer through the mails TO and from hi:
home in South Carolina. The machine
was owned by the government and ht
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however. at least to the satisfaction of
members OF Congress. The charge that
a congressman had sent a COW through the
mails was finally found TO have hal its
rise in the story of western governor
who sent his COW by an express frank.
Members OF Congress still refer TO one
early member who bore the nickname Of
Boots because Of his unfortunate OK
perience with Uncle Sans postal vigil
lantes. He had included pair of boots
in a package that he was franking home.
but the package broke open in the post
office, the congressman was summoned
70 claim his property. and was forced 10
pay full postage rates on the boots
The old story of the member sending
his washing home under a frank. and
having il sent back to the capital" said
former Senator Carter. appeared in a
number Of books purnorting to give remi-
nisccnces Of Washington life and affairs.
II may have been true in some isolated
case but the Post Office Department has
made very radical changes as 10 franked
matter"
1t is claimed that within the last few
years. however, one western congressman
franked his entire law library home from
Washington at tie end Of his term. An
other. taking advantage of the privilege
accorded retiring member TO use the
frank for nine months after his term
expires, used the time to flood his old
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ri pay vages to men who can labor
81 pay salaries to men who can remember.
"lpay partnerships to men who can forget.
LETTING IN THE SUNSHINE.

stay-and stay by personal preference
at that.
Cooking and sewing went on down
there; baking and brewing and execut-
ing various conceits in the line of fine
needlework: spinning and weaving We're
done. and done steadily, too and field
work. where the back bent double and
the harness CALLED, where tho whip biz
10 the bone and the shame to the heart
Life and death went on down there in
the shade, and the bearing of sons with
JOY and of daughters with bitter tears
So. seeing how much else Went on down
there. it isn't 50 much wonder if a
bit If thinking came, after a time, TO
20 on down there too.
This" said the first bold thinker to
herself. is an awfully uncomfortable
place for baby ! wish baby might have
a better time'-and she huddled her
body down between baby and the things
that were there and took what came.
reaching out without hope to where she
had been warned away. maybe. several
DAYS before. from the sunshine
Then baby. getting too big to be cover
ed from things by mother. looked about
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Government Postal Frank Again Under Suspicion

preparations the large sums necessary for
expressing furniture, safes and office de-
vices to distant points.
All these things have been dumped into
the mail cars under a penalty envelope.
paid for by the Post Office Department
on the basis of mail pay that the rail-
roads receive from the government and
the enormous sums have been charged
into the deficit Of the Post Office De-
partment
On one occasion an army post in the
west had billiard table which the War
Department wanted to transfer to another
post at a different point Instead of be-
ing sent by freight at considerable ex-
pense to the War Department. 1t was put
into the mail car under the free-mailing
privilege. and the Post Office Department
paid the railroads mail rates for its car
riage
The Treasury Department at Washing
ton used to distribute iron safes, weighing
as much as 1000 pounds each. filing
cases, desks. chairs, office devices anC
other furniture. from the Washington
repository to all parts of the country
through the mail cars. Other depart
ments in Washington sent out furniture
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they were awful, Let's see.'' she wfris.
pers. what this was they held In their
hearts that made people so shocked at
them"
So. her courage in her hands. her heart
in her mouth. she looked at what male
people say mother and grandmother were
50 perfectly awful And actually. the
thing they harhored in their hearts was
Just CLEAN OF sunshine. And like as no.
she found they weren't dead the least
little bit but just as happy and proud
about that sunshine that other people
thought they ought to he so awfully
ashamed of.
Well, this last girl saw how funny
things looked when she cast the little
CLEAN of light over them down there in
the shade-all run over with mold AMI
covered with bugs and caterpillars and
creepy things.
Sc she SIMPLY went right AT II ana tore
away more Of -Ac shade and let in quite
q stream of light
She stood right out in the light. too
bold thin.-ai,d held up her hands and
laughed up 70 the sky
How lovely" she said, 'how perfectly
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her wonderingly. Why says she. this
is a most miserable sort of dampness.
this down here. 1t makes mother ache
So And then. her time having come
also. And dear me. how very bad II
seems TO be for the young
And She too. reached out to where
mothers cropping hand had pulled away
the leaves a little, and pulled n Bit
harder and CLEAN OF sunshine cam 9
right in and shone on her. And she
died of It. I shouldn't wonder. In her
name and reputation as a good shade
dweler.
Then said her little girl. looking a.
mother and grandmother huddled to-
gether-dead. so far as a person could
see-"What thing rs this that made pco-
ple 50 shocked NJ Them They alwa >
acre good to ne-hut every body thiuks
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contended that as government property 1t
was entitled to free transportation in
the mails.
The postmaster at Washington held up
the typewriter when it came into the
Washington office for delivery early in
1909. senator Tillman declared he would
not pay the postage on il. but the Wash
ington postmaster secured legal indorse-
ment Of his contention that the full post
age would have 10 be paid before ii would
be delivered from the office. The decision
was based on the principle that n congress
sional frank does not cover the transpOr-
fation OF merchandise simply because 1t is
government property.
For the one or two instances of this
kind that have occurred in ate years in
the ranks Of representatives and SEN
ators there have been scores In the gov
eminent departments. Many of the off,
cials Of the departments have gone ap-
fartrflN on u" theory that II vas r.-t-
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typewrters and similar things. The Post
Office Department itself transported can
ceiling machines, carpets, lounges and va
rious kinds of furniture.
One of the great abuses OF the frankfng
privilege. which, it is claimed has been
fairly well eradicated now. was practiced
for many years by persons apparently In
the employ of certain railroad companies.
Great quantities of government publica-
tons. OF no use to any one. would be
sent out to distant points at the time that
the periodical weighing OF tho mails was
going on.
Wagon loads of these pouches would be
sent under the frank OF congressman
who knew nothing about the shipment.
and would be sent TO some man who knew
nothing of Its coming. The weight of this
and Of the hundreds of other shipments
OF like character would be credited to the
railroads Part Of the mail they car
Itcd during :le weighing period and for
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lovely Why. don't honestly believe
sunshine VIM me nj ALL believe IT,
wholesome"
the sunshine now, and growing fast R,,t
once III "A while We come 10 a place in tho
road where TIE SHADE Is deeper than a
person would think u ought 10 be arter
all these. wears ~ shiuing And when a
sunshine woman comes To N piacs nke
his IL always gives her queer little feel
ing in her htErt The SHADE women inaL
nj her - eunay. too. and Say hugineEa
1inwonaniS
Then again YOU md that here the idea
prevails that a woman who has heen or
in Tie tight all her iffs and las made
most = Ter own iAyinE has suffered some
rfuf tU .t"I4 II. as&luH
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Postmaster General FRANK II. Fit'ieo'N
mas begun a new inquiry into alleged
abuse OF the Thanking privilege.
This may not be the ttnal step toward
the ahoNshment of the congressional ana
government free postal frank, but II Is
at least one of a number OF steps that
are tending In that direction. Charges
that this right to use the malls without
charge is badly abused have become 50
frequent that the leading officials OF the
government are seriously considering It's
complete abolition and the giving Oh
definite sums OF money 10 members OF
Congress and 70 the lvernment depart
nents 10 pay their postage accounts.
Members OF Congress persistently deny
that the congressional frank Is abused
Whenever there is charge OF this klnd
an Investigation is usually demanded,
and II usually fails 10 show any definite
cases where family furniture, automo-
biles or cows are sent IN the mall cars
under the government free mail privilege
The facts are generally admitted. how
ever. that the Illegal use OF the franks of
congressman by those not entitled 10
them. the widespread distribution of
the free mailing privilege md the reck-
lessness with which government depart
ments have In the past poured all sorts
OF merchandise into the United States
mails free of postage charge have added
a great burden 70 the cost OF maintaining
the postal system and have helped mate
rally in creating a postal deficit.
F'Crrner Postmaster General corteiyoU
figured in 1904 that the free mailing sys-
TEN had caused loss OF Sp,Oo1.tOo 70
the Post Office Department. The official
fgurps for 1878. when All the free man
was weighed. show that the congress!on-
al franks took SiS,3sS, out Of the Post
once Department income. and tlc
penalty envelope. under which the gov
eminent departments send mail. caused
loss II So 2l9.t61 in the Post Office De
partmonts receipts.
matter was last year has not Vet beer
made public II must have been enor-
nous sum. however. for tie campaign
committees ~ both political parties sent
out from Washington. Philadelphia. New
York and Chraga hundreds of tons 81
tracts and speeches from tie congress
-iOna Record.
All this went POSTAGE free costing IT.,
auSraisn committees only the expense -
havinS IL printed and addressed T. th'
voters Tbs. cost 10 the Post ONE Ds
partnreut however based on tho eNanina
ton - lts~ vac bis cents for each p'eC'
o. frnnked matter. and the publF palf
this bill
~. stories ~ fantastic things fEat ON
Erss.rpsn have cont through ne mails ar,
nid a. ne congregational rank t-elf
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II f government
postal frank Is
once more under
suspicion AS a re-
suit OF charges
that the congress
sional franks are
being used unlaw-
fully for the mall
ing OF government
publication I h a I
have been sold TO
private r a r I ! e :
l.
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Under the penalty envelope everything
from a stuffed horse sent by the Post
pffica Department to the worlds fair at
Chicago to billiard tables and burglar proof
cafes sent out 10 government departmenc s
has sa.n carried in the mail cars APP
parentlv postage free but really paid
for ~ the Post Once Department at the
high rates charged hy the railroads.
The congrcsrnan's frank. which con
sists - III name written across tho cor
nor af the envelope with the initials
NJ = fti5HNins t# much more restrict +
Dl 4. .H# et. E#AH SIS Tie pDualtl en-
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His mouth spills fast his mind fills. He can't control
bis lips, so he can't control his Slips
His branpan is leaking his intellect reaches
the high waer mark His head storehouse he
stock.
He bears his the tip of his tongue, tells all he
ko0s and sells he His goods lose all ualue He
destroys his market don't buy who themselves
away"
AS his character becomes established his opportunities
diminish We the recognized bLabber. Those of
who have accumulated ual and facts will ntru
them to a kleptomaniac
We won't impose responsibility upon blabber He isn't
he can't guard his speech No
how deft gifted he be- his begging
his habit of defauing with the details of affairs nues
his utility.
The betrayal of confidence is just reprehensible the
en1bezzLen1ent Of funds.
Money is the fruit of ideas and systems When we lose
property do not suffer half heavily when lose Plans
With little patience and little always replace
what have earned But when secret methods and
laid bare then is hacked at its very
The spirit which damage does lessen
diminish its gravity
The who didn't know loaded" every uht as
eectOe the His ignorance the
deceased
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Bv Herbert Kaufman


The uho talks much doesn't lessen the hart
because "he didn't to do HARM"
He greater menace criminal and works far
disaster upon his feNo0s
He beyond the control Of the Lau. His very lack Of
n1otiue affords him chances which would offer
posefuL wrongdoer.
We build safes, time uaus and install alarms
against the burglar. We restrict his by posting
policeman every anx~u
But yet have found which safeguard
the of the with fabby
We still the mercy tuberculosis grippe
the bLabber.
We have but against hm-but rem
edto guard and keep affairs
ourselves.
Over the his plant Cyrus Simmons erected the
following tablets
eff you work here you forget well beget
for
"When pass this door leave all of your a
fairs outsidewhen pass leave all personal affairs
inside.
81 pay 1Uages o me who labor.
IL pay salaries to who remember.
H1ravr h1nc+ uhoc
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By Charlotte C. Rowett.

%RY - women used to live entirely
in the shade.
AAI Like modest violets We
wv camped about the roots Of
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~. stories ~ fantastic things fIsi con
srsssrnen have sent through 'be mails are
- oia a. mo oonEre sstonal rank lt-elf
Aost - fhs-, uttre Hate hr q tNpioiel
Evening journal., 1911-12-19
Christmas FurS

Extra large gray wolf set with big
shawl collar and warm muff; collar has
brush tail trimmings; $500 reg;
special ....................Sa0 $500
Two elegant styles in black fox neck
pieces; one at $l2.75, with a large muff
to match at the same price. The other
is beautiful shawl collar at $500
with muff to match at the same price.
Marabout sets in brown or black;
good full neck peices and large we'll
lined muffs .......... .S12 and S14.50
Children's fur sets; lamb, imitation
ermine, black or brown coney and white
thibet ..............S .S1.25 to $1,000
Evening journal., 1911-12-19
HARRINGTON

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
HARRINGTON. Dec. 19.-Miss Mat
tie Culver is seriously IN.
Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Jacbbs and Miss
Lillian Cain visited Burrisyillc
friends Wednesday afternoon last.
Miss Caroline Lane Of Little Creek,
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Charles Lane.
Katherine and Annie 1rice and
William Weichenheiser visited Miss
Irene Reynolds o. near Dover, last
Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs, Herman Dill have
returned home after spending some
time with his brother, Leonard Dill
of Philadelphia.
Miss Pauline Franklin scent part
of last week with Hannah Clarkson.
Fannie Poore and Anna Lister en-
tertained Miss Edythe Winner Of
Mastens, and Mary Winner and How
ard Cooper, Of near Holandsville. last
Tuesday.
Miss Sarah Hughes has returned
home after spending a few days with
Miss Emma Blades.
Emile Potter has returned to col
lege in Philadelphia.
Mrs. John Anderson of Milford,
spent Thursday with her sister. Mrs.
Kate Hurd of Harrington.
Miss Cora Cooper visited Mrs. J. T.
Wroten on Wednesday.
Lex Kennerly is spending the holi-
days with his parents.
Miss Emily Sipple. of brownsville,
entertained her sister. Mrs. +. II.
/ Brown. and Mrs. Samuel Harrington
of Harrington. part Of lest week.
Mrs. Theodore Smith is spending
some time with relatives in philadel-
phia.
Harry Tee has resigned his position
in the postofiice at Harrington and
accepted a position with the Pensyl-
vania Railroad Company.
Frank Newman was an out of town
visitor on Thursday.
Napoleon Nelson, a land owner in
Colorado, is spending some time with
his sisters, Mrs. Cahall and Mrs
Simpson.
Miss Agnes Anderson and Elsie
Hatfield visited Miss Bertha Knox
Thursday
| MISS A@dui haubhitg spoht ouhuos
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Raughley of Harrington.
Miss Ethel Clarkson entertained q
few friends on Thursday evening
| Those present were: Minnie Paskey
Grace Masten, Pauline Franklin, Han.
nah Clarkson, Walter Paskey, Ernesl
Clarkson and Warren Lynch.
Miss Pauline Frankline entertained
on Friday evening. December IA. q
number of her friends a. a house
party. Some Of those present were.
Cathel Ward, Katie Culver. Louise
and Katherine Adams. Pearl Satter.
field. Helen Wyatt. Alvin Satterield
Casey Jones. Steward Wroten, Au.
gustus Raughley, Harry Simpson and
| Ralph Cahall
Evening journal., 1911-12-19
NEWSY SIDE OF
MARSHALLTON
Mr.. and Mrs. HOlIett Sur
prlSed on Tenth Wedding
Anniversary
SUNDAY SCHOOLS PLAN
XMAS ENTERTAINMENTS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MARsHALLTON, Del, Dec. 19-
Mr. and Mrs Benjamin Hollett were re-
Gently given surprise in honor of
of their tenth wedding anniversary.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. John Pow
ell, Mr.. and Mrs John Whirlow, Mr..
and Mrs. William McVey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Broadbent. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Welch, Mr.. and Mrs. McVey,
Mrs. Bertha Hickman, Misses Essie
Gray, Phoebe Powell, Ruth Whirlow,
Reba Whiteman, Clara McVey, Nellie
Cleaver, Elizabeth Higgins, Sylvester
Whirlow, Armour Whirlow, Irwin
Whteman, Leon Powell, Harry Powell,
George and Harry Cleaver.
The Christmas entertainment of
Wesley Church will be held on Sunday
afternoon, December "a.
Lewis NJ Greenwalt aud J. Berry.
of near here have returned from a
successful guning trip down the
State.
The Christmas exercises of the Sun
day School of the Presbyterian Church
of Newark. will be held on Sunday
morning, December "a. The children
of the Sunday School will be treated
to candy and fruit.
The Ladies Aid Soc ETY. OF .bene-
zer M. f. Church at Pleasant Hin,
cleared over $40 at their recent sup
per
The condition of Mr. J. Wesley Wor-
rail-, Of near Pleasant Hill who is
seriously IN is noe improved Mr. Wor-
rails children, Isaac WOrrall Of E-
mira, N. Y, and Mrs -. K. Strah"rn,
of Newark, and Mrs Harvey Davis of
near Fairview, were called to their
parents home on account Of the illness
Of their fathor.
Among the schools in this vicinity
who will have entertainments on the
Friday before Christmas arc: Fair
view School, Miss Mary Mcdaniel, Of
Wilmington, teacher; White Clay
Creek, taught by Miss Katherine Hell
ser. of Newark; IIare's Corner School
which Is taught by Miss Lille Dom
aldsOn; Milltown School. taught by
Mss Laura Walker. Of Mermaid.
Edward Vinsnger, cashier OF the
National Bank OF Newark. recently
purchased residence on West Main
street, Newark
Personals Marion Draper recently
entertained number OF friends at
his home near Strickersville. Pa
Miss Catharine Mousley and Miss
Bertha Eastburn, Of near Pleasant
/ Hill.recently Visited prandywine hun-
dred realtives-Mrs. Marie Shaw, of
Holly Beach, ~ j., has been visiting
her brother, G.. 5. Butterthworth, at
Newark. Mrs L. Heisler Ball, oil
near here, and Miss Sara Peacock
of Washington, ID. c.. spent day re
Gently az the home of Mrs. Louiss
Morrison, Of Newark-Miss Alice
Hum. of Wyoming. and Miss Cahall
Of Greenwood, We're recent guests o
Mrs. J =. Wight of Newark.
Miss Bessie Denver. Of Newark
spent some time as the guest of Iror
Hill friends.-Miss Mahala Singles II
visiting friends in Wilmington-Mis,
Anna Weer and Miss Josephine Weer
of near Newport, were entertained
Sunday by Miss Mary T. Little, O
near Marshallton Miss Mary A. Nc
Daniel, of Fairview, spent the week
end with her parents, at their hom,
in Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1911-12-19
NEWSY DOINCS
OF NEW CASTLE
Steel Worker Injured When
Pile Of FIaSkS
Slide
YOUNG WOMAN RECEIVERS
FROM AUTO MISHAP

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Dec. 19-Frederick
Carreau met with painful accident
yesterday in the Baldt Steel Works,
where he is employed Garreau was
on a pile of TASKS, when some of them
began to slide, and the man in falling
sprained his ankle
Miss Anna Gormley. who was in
the automobile accident on Sunday
afternoon, suffered considerably yes
terday as a result of the injuries re-
ceived. She will recover.
New Castle looks like Christmas
time in earnest. Wray F. Bacon is
busy selling trees and turkeys, every
body is carrying bundles, and the
postoffice is as busy as can be imag-
ined handling extra mail.
Seminole Tribe, Improved Order of
Red Men, had a royal good time last
night Following the scalping Of "A
pale face the Indians exchanged pack
ages for coin of the realm and then
held a contest for a turkey and a So
gold piece.
The Home Missionary Society Of
the Methodist Church met last even
ing at the residence Of Mrs. Edward
Challenger.
Repairs were made to the car on
the Delaware City line yesterday, and
il resumed its trips this morning
Conductor Montgomery and Motor
man Edward Eagle, Of the New Castle
line. have been changed from the FIRST
to the second car run.
Travel on the cars between here
md Wilmington is heavy. as New
Castle people spend much cash in the
Queen City.
Local business men -eport a busy
season.
The Edgar Allen Steel Company re-
ceived several large orders during
the last few days. Included In these
are car wheels sufficient to keep the
men working for the next six months