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Evening journal., 1911-12-12
"FIRsT TINE HE KISSED ME-"

First time he kissed me, he but only
kissed
The fingers of this hand Yherewith
] write:
And ever since, it grew more clean
and white,
Slow 70 world-greetings quick with
its "Oh, list"
When the angels speak. A ring Of
amethyst
] could not wear here. palmer 10
my SIGHT.
Than that first kiss. The second
passed in height
The first. and sought the forehead,
and half missed.
Half falling on the hair. o beyond
needi
That was the chrism of love. which
loves own crown,
With sanctifying sweetness, did pre-
cede
The third upon my lips was folded
down
In perfect. nurple state: since when.
indeed.
have been proud and said, MY
love, my own"
Mrs. Browning.
Evening journal., 1911-12-12
POSTAL BANKS SUCCESS.
Newark Star.

WOW al n OldIs
Never was there a bigger mistake
than that Of bankers who opposed the
institution of postal savings banks,
with the idea that they would divert
millions of money from the private
banks. These made no reckoning of
the timid millions of savings that
never reach a private bank and are
boarded in secret places, without in
terest, and are lost to the active capi-
tai OF the country. The owners of
this concealed wealth have unques-
tioning faith in the government, and
a government depository with a small
intrest rate is calculated to bring It
out. There are now 5000 branches
of the postal savings bank system,
with twelve millions of deposits. And
there would be much more if the de-
positor was not restricted to deposits
of only 500 per month and $500 in a
year. The sale of postal bank bonds
is also restricted to January and July
These restrictions should now be re-
moved. The country needs the capi-
tai for its business enterprise and as
an additional security against the ef-
fects of a panic such as was witnessed
in 1907 With a postal bank system
In full operation, without any statu-
tory clogs on its usefulness, a quar-
ter of a billion can be added to the
financial resources of the nation.
Evening journal., 1911-12-12
TUESDAY. DEC. IL, 1911
ACRICULTURE EDUCATION.

sDHE growing popularity of instruction in agrl-
4 culture is shown by the increased enrolment
for the short course in agriculture at the New Jer-
sew state farm at New Brunswick The NUMBER
enrolled for the winter course IS l2o, and TINS eX-
ceeds by fifty the attendance of last year. Among
the students arc thirteen women OF whom eleven
will take the new course in poultry husbandry Tor
which the Legislature last year appropriated
$4,000 The other two women viii study fruit
growing and market gardening with twenty-seYen
men. There are seventy students in the general
agriculture course.
The short courses were established few years
ago, and students may take them at time which
does not seriously interfere with work on the
farms The short courses which are additional
70 the regular courses of the state agricultural
college we're established few years ago as an
experiment. which has proved successful. The IN
struction given is supplemented by lectures under
the direction of the State Board of Agriculture
which sends trains through the counties during the
winter months for the benefit OF farmers who
are unable to take advantage OF the state college
Speaking Of the matter, a New Jersey writer
saws that New Jersey has at last realized the ne
cessity of paying more attention TO agriculture
and horticulture He adds that by reason OF ITS
climate its nearness TO the markets and the trans
portation facilities the State possesses advantages
that cannot be duplicated by any other state, and
that il is no longer necessary for the farmer to
GO West" TO succeed
The New Jersey writer should have excepted
Delaware from the other states in commenting on
the advantages of New Jersey for Delaware in
cluding the peninsula, certainly has all the ad-
vantages for higher farming than New Jersey has.
There are splendid opportunities here for fruit
culture and for poultry raising and even in apple
growing over which the west has made so much
fuss, Delaware has demonstrated that apples as
fine as those produced anywhere else can be grown
In the natural garden spot between the bays.
The New Jersey Legislature is dealing gener-
ously with the state agricultural college just as
Delaware is doing with Delaware College If agri-
culture in this state does not progress as rapidly
as some would like to see it move it cannot be said
that the fault lies with the authorities Of the
state.
Evening journal., 1911-12-12
AUTOMOBILES And MOMEN.

Boston Globe.
Why greater numbers of the we'll
to-do than of the poorer women went
to the polls in Los Angeles Tuesday
is partly explained by John W. Car
berry, the Globe staff correspondent:
Women went to the polling places
by automobile loads. Some went in
Hartman motor cars, but more in the
luxurious machines of the Alexander
supporters"
The so-called good government
forces apparently had more automo-
biles, and this in part, at least, ac-
counts for the fact that 80 per cent.
of the registration of women in the
Alexander strongholds was voted, and
that the women voters outnumbered
the men. whereas in the districts
where Hartman was the stronger
there were fewer women than men
voters.
Nvertheless, IN view of the finale of
the Mcnamara case, it is exceedingly
doubtful that Hartman could have
won even if he had had a separate
limousine car for every woman voter.
Evening journal., 1911-12-12
&: With the ParagrapherS ::

Mr. John Wanamaker wants a business mans party
TO run the government. DO your Christmas shopping
early is hereby recommended as plank for the plat
fOrm.-Toledo Brade.
sneer is the weapon Of the weak, like other wea-
pons OF the devil Il is always cunningly ready TO our
hand, and there is more poison in the handle than in
the point. r. Lowell
Next TO being president of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road we would be a farmer. There is almost as much
money IN It and a great deal more fun-Chester Re-
publican.
farmer can buy watch for one dollar. but he
asks fifty cents dozen for his eggs-Chester Re-
publican.
The world would be much brighter for some men, II
they were not compelled TO spend olmuch time listen
ing to hard luck stories-Chester Times
Evening journal., 1911-12-12
Tonsiline
Prevents
Diphtheria

Sore Throat - natures danger signaE
At the appearance of Sore Throat the
first thought should be its quick cure.
Don't regard it lightly - don't think IL
may be gone tomorrow. An hours delay
may bring fatal results.
What good doctor in his practice nor
advises delay or thinks lightly Of any Sore
Throat, especially in children?
Modern medication wisely endeavors 20
quickly control and cure the simpler forms
Of disease its so much easier and so
much safer than waiting for the graveT
diseases to follow.
II is right here and in this way that
TONSILINE has its greatest value. -
Tonsiline will positively cure the Sore
Throat and thereby prevent the dread
disease Diphtheria.
Tonsiline is the one remedy, sold largely
throughout the United States, exclusively
for the cure of Sore Throats. It's field is
limited but it does its whole duty every
time. TONSILINE has justly earned the
success it has achieved as Sore y-t~
Throat Cure. tx
Buy bottle today and have it
ready for instant use.
Tonsiline ia the stitch in time.
25 cents and so cents. Hospital ,e
Size sl.00. All Druggists. kE
Evening journal., 1911-12-12
TIPPING AGAIN.

Chicago Tribune,
Whenever the subject of tipping is
brought up the hotel and restaurant
proprietors arise as one man and say
that it is a necessary evil" or that
it is necessary without being an evil.
If they mean that the propensity to
give tips is about as little governed
as the itch to receive them they may
be right, but their expression would
come a little nearer their thought if
they said it was a profitable and pleas
ant evil-to the proprietor.
The economy Of restaurants has
been so twisted that the guest hires
and pays the waiter and the proprietor
furnishes the place and the food.
Evening journal., 1911-12-12
HE MANTEp SOMETHING EASY.

A well-dressed man entered a Eu-
clid avenue florists establishment ths,
other day, threw down So bill and
said he wanted some flowers to take
home. He was bit unsteady and Il
was evident to the florist that the
flowers were to be a peace Offering.
The proprietor picked out half doz-
en- big chrysanthemums and the cal
Ter started to leave. AT the door he
stopped and inquired:
"Whatsh nae o these fiowers?'
"Chrysanthemums."
"Aint you the jokerl Gimme pinks!'
-Clevland Plain Dealer.
Evening journal., 1911-12-12
CHRISIMAS MAILS.
Delmar News.

UeImaI NeWS.
Il is we'll to,remember that at and
just before Christmas there is a great
mass of mail matter sent through the
United States mail, which almost
swamps the service, and during this
period many hundreds of thousands
of packages are necessarily delayed
in their delivery for this reason there
fore it is best to send. packages a few
Evening journal., 1911-12-12

1t is said that former Senator Kenney and the
Hon. John F. Salisbury, the political veteran,
favor Champ Clark as the Democratic candidate
for President, and If so, there will be triangular
fight among the Delaware Democrats in the selec-
tion of national Democratic delegates The more
the merrier
Evening journal., 1911-12-12
nd ENCORE NECESSARY.

One day Mark Twain was being,
shaved by very talkative barber and
was forced to listen to many of his =
anecdotes.
The barber had to strop his razor
and when he was ready, brush in
hand, to commence again he asked
"Shail go over it again -
mo thanks" drawled Mark. ITS
hardly necessary. think l can re-
member every word. ''-Everybody's.
Evening journal., 1911-12-12
THE ROCKY ROAD TO GEORGIA.

Some of those Southern roadbeds
are pretty rough" the commerciaf
traveller remarked 81 remember on
one occasion ordering some fried eggS
for breakfast in the dining car. After
I'd waited awhile the cclored waltss
returned and said:
Sorry bout dem fried aigs, bose.
De cook says de roads so rough dat
cherry time he tries to fry aigs dey
scrambles.'
Evening journal., 1911-12-12
EDITORIAL OPINION

days earlier than the date you expect
them to be delivered under ordinary
conditions. Then, again, remember
that the weight Of the heavy mail
bags in most cases crushes the Christ
mas package which is not encased in
heavy boxing, or well wrapped in reg
ular wrapping paper, and by reason
of this many presents never reach
their destination. The addressed
package frequently is all that is left
of the package when it finally. reaches
its destination.
Evening journal., 1911-12-12
Stories of fhe Day
HIS BEST JOB.

What was the best job you ever
did?' inquired the first barber.
Il once shaved a man." replied the,
second ditto. Then / persuaded him
to have hair cut, SINCE. shampoo, face
massage, sea foam electric buzz. tar.,
spray and a tonic rub"
What then?'
Then / gave him another shave.
National Monthly.
Evening journal., 1911-12-12
SMALL MINORITY REALLY RULES.

GONE persons say that the people can get what
- they want in the way of legislation if they
really want it badly, but far the Legislature
at Dover is concerned we do not believe that this
has been put to the test. No Doubt IT has been
proved in some instances that if the people really
demand a thing and make their demands known
by various expressions of public opinion the Leg
islature responds-at least on certain things But
If there were proposed laws that would cause what
are generally called the interests" to oppose the
demands of the people, the fight of the people
would have to be hard one and against many
obstacles.
A few men can prevent the enactment of any
legislation by the Delaware General Assembly if
they are disposed to do it. For instance, it takes
only nine men out of the hfty-two members of the
Legislature TO prevent the enactment of new laws
majority of one house, the State Senate, can
defeat legislation and some kinds of legislation re-
quires only one-third of the Senators to bring
about defeat 1t can thus be seen that the Inter
ests," or a combination of any kind, fearful of
certain kinds of legislation need only to be
in less than one-sixth of the total members of the
General Assembly provided they are rightly placed
in the State Senate. We thus really have rule by
nine men. This is of course, the possibility but
we don't recall that in sessions Of the Legislature
during the last few years that the wishes of the
people strongly expressed have been thwarted by
a senate cabal. But how important it is for the
voters carefully to study the cabre of the men
who seek election to the Delaware State Senate.
Evening journal., 1911-12-12
HOME RULE NEAR FOR IRELAND.

Cleveland Leader.
Having brought the power of the
House of Lords down to a veto which
only requires the passing of bill by
the House of Commons in three con-
secutiye sessions to overcome the re-
sistance of the hereditary house, the
Liberal ministry announces its de-
termination to settle the question of
home rule for Ireland before the eX
piration of the legal life of the pres
ent Parliament. Premier Asquith is
resolved to put through a thoroughgo-
ing home rule measure before he runs
any chance of losing control of the
government in another general cleo
tion.
This course is justified by the re-
peated victories gained by the Lib
erals and their Nationalist allies in
recent appeals to the country. The
ministry may we'll hold that it has
been clearly and definitely instructed
to force home rule at the earliest op-
portunity Notwithstanding the outcry
which is sure to come from the
Unionists and Conservatives in Eng
land and from the Conservatives In
Ulster, the province in Ireland which
still opposes Irish home rule.
Mr. Asquith well knows that il
HON, rule is once established it will
stick He makes no mistake in as
suming that the fight will be over
when self-government for Ireland be-
comes a fact Then whatever the ups
and downs of parties may be in the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
there will be no taking away the To-
cal self-rule long denied and at last
established.
Evening journal., 1911-12-12

PVTFs CTPPD ~ TO "a DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT fails IN cure anv
ease Of itching Blind Bleeding or
Vour druggist will refund monev n
Protruding Piles in TO IA davs. SOC .
Evening journal., 1911-12-12

Judging by his large number of interviews, the
noted sleuth Detective Burns, is one officer who
Houts the theory that criminals should not be
hunted with a brass band
Evening journal., 1911-12-12
WOMEN TEACHERS.

g ONE time ago the women school teachers of
- New York'city won their fight for equal pay,
they to receive the same compensation as men for
the same kind Of work
One of the consequences is that the school au-
thorties are giving preference to the male appli-
cants, and the women teachers may soon have to
fight for places at all.
In some educational fields women will always
hold their own, but one of the New York news
papers remarks that in many other departments
in which women have been employed men will be
gradually substituted.
The fact that the women teachers received less
pay than men was the chief thing that influenced
the authorities in selecting women under the old
system.
Perhaps there would be no preference in the
selection Of teachers from now on If women voted
Evening journal., 1911-12-12

The Board of Health is doing right in insisting
that eggs in cold storage shall be properly labeled
In truth the Board has done right in about all the
measures it has taken to protect the food sup
plies of the city
Evening journal., 1911-12-12

The danger of running automobiles in the city
streets at a high rate OF speed is so obvious that
those who have charge of the public automobiles
should not need a word of caution The Phoenix
ambulance, the police patrol and the fire automo-
biIes are just as likely to meet with accidents as
are the cars Of private individuals.
Evening journal., 1911-12-12

Tomorrow Mr., Edwards will tell OF
"Sherldan's Prayer of Battle"
Evening journal., 1911-12-12

Diphtheria is the most
dreaded disease Of
childhood, because it
is so often fatal. It is
invariably preceded by
The midland journal., 1911-06-23
STANDARD MEASURES.
The Old Bucket and the Half Bushel
Basket Were Alike.

The Old Bucket and the Half Bushel
Basket Were Alike.
Farmer Giles had heard rumors Of
the short weight scandal; but, as for
himself, he was honest in thought,
word and deed He was naturally in
censed when an apple buyer from the
city objected to his half bushel meas
ure.
'Tve used that red bucket five years.
he said, land know it's correct"
"a dozen years use wouldn't AFFECT
its correctness" was the reply. "Have
you any other reason for thinking II
is correctY'
The farmer controlled his anger and
after a moments thought led his
critic to the corncrib and showed him
a basket woven from hickory splits
'aThat measure twice full fills this =
he said. "And this holds exactly q
busheL"
"How do you know it doesT'
Because Bill Sullivan made It, al
he makes baskets for everybody. and
he said 1t was busheL"
Still the man was not satisfied. They
went to interview Bill.
why, of course" said the basket
maker, IT weave every one Of them
Of an exact size. make only one
pattern basket to hold bushel."
"But how do you know the pattern
holds a bushel"
"How do l know? I'm sure Of It
made it originally to hold two Of
this half bushel basket"
"And this half bushel basketr
Bin frowned and pulled his hair in
an effort to remember. Then his face
frightened.
"Why, yes." he said, I'm sure Of It
/ tried it one time. Giles, by that old
red bucket measure Of yoursw =
Youths Companion.
The midland journal., 1911-06-23
A Charming Norman

is one who is lovely in face, from,
mind and temper. But it's hard
for woman to be charming with
out health. A weak, sickly
woman will be nervous and irrit.
able. Constipation and kidney
poisons show in pimples, blotches,
skin eruptions and a wretched
complexion. But Electric Bitters
always prove a godsend to women
who want health, beauty and
friends. They regulate Stomach,
Liver and Kidneys, purify the
blood; give strong nerves, bright
eyes, pure health. smooth, velvety
skin, lovely complexion and perfect
health. Try them. 50c at Eli T.
Reynolds.
The midland journal., 1911-06-23
Longevity Of Weed Seed.

Thirty.two years ago Massa
chusetts professor took seeds from
twenty two different kinds oi
plants, mixed them with sand, and
placed them in pint bottles, which
were buried mouth downward in
the soil. At the fifth, tenth,
fifteenth, twenty fifth and thirtieth
years after buying the seeds, this
professor tested them to see
whether they would grow. At the
end of the thirtieth year the fol
lowing weeds still had sufficient
vitality to germinate: Pig weed,
black mustard shepherds purse,
pepper grass, dock, foxtail, and
chick weed. At the end of the 25th
year all of these grew, and in ad-
dition purslane and smart weed
|germinated. 1t is interteresting to
note that while the purslane and
smart weed terminated all right at
the end of the twenty fifth, twenti
eth, fifteenth and tenth year, they
did not grow well at the end of the
fifth year. This trial did not in,
clude some of our old friends, such
as the velvet weed, cocklebur,
morning glory, which We feel sure
should have germinated with the
best (worst) of them.
The midland journal., 1911-06-23
Orphans Court.

The Orphans Court of Cecil
County met in regular session on
Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week. Present, Hon. William 81.
Simcoe, Chief Judge; Hon Rich
ard B Merritt and Hon Thomas
IS. Miller, Associate Judges.
Sundry claims against the estates
of deceased persons were examined
and passed.
Bonds Approved Bond of Isa
bella ID. Johnson, Catharine E.
Wilson and Harry Crawford Black
Executors of Isabella G. Wilson;
bond Of Wesley L. Grant, Executor
of Mary A. Grant; bond of Jennie
R. Anderson and Mary G. Ander
son, Executors of Robert Anderson;
bond of Margaret A. Richardson,
Administrative of Davis h. Ricn
ardson; bond of Thomas G. Riley
and William Fl. Riley, Executors
of Thomas P. Riley; bond OF
Reuben M. Ward and Herbert 6.
McNeal. Executors of Rachel A.
Burns; bond of Mary G. Arbnckle,
Executrix of Eliza j. Harper; bond
of Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany of Baltimore, Executor of
Susan M. Williams.
Accounts Passed First and final
account of William T. Mccullough,
Executor of Anna Il. Roach, and
distribution struck on same; first
and final account of John Futty,
Jr., Exr. of Louisa George, and
distribution struck on same; first
and final account of John Futty,
Jr., Executor of John Futty, Sr. +;
first and final preferred account OF
Jennie e. Morrow, Admrx. Of
George E. Morrow; first and final
account of Caroline Abrahams and
n. Arthur Stump, administrators
of Lewis W. Abrahams, and dis
tributiOn struck on same.
Court adjourned to meet in re-
gular session on July IL.
The midland journal., 1911-06-23

God bless the good natured. for they
bless everybody else. = Henry Ward
Beecher.
The midland journal., 1911-06-23
GOLD FOR JEWEL ERs.
Most Of the Raw Material 10 Bought
From the Cnxarnnnanf.

Most ct the Raw Material 10 Bought
From the Government.
jewelers. derive their gold supply
from various sources. such as old jew
elry. banks and refneries. but the
greater part Of the raw gold used by
the manufacturer comes from the gov
ernment.
From the refiner the gold comes to
the factory In the form Of buttons or
granules. The refineries employ the
waste of the jewelry shops and by
burning or the material portions and
subjecting the result to certain proc
esses recover much gold that other
wise would be lost to the trade.
For many years there was a steady
drain on the gold coin In circulation,
caused by the use Of the coin by jew
elers in search of raw material. The
fact that our government turned out a
coin that after passing through the
assay Office was of twenty-five carat
fineness. only two grains below the
pure gold standard, and had also been
worked over. the silver and copper
forming the alloy having been mixed
thoroughly in the gold before the coin
was minted. made the gold coin par
ticularly attractive to the jeweler
The manufacturer experienced no trou-
BILE when the gold coin was used, In
asmuch as the alloy always had been
combined with the metal, and all that
was necessary for the commercial
utilization of the coin was to alloy it
sufficiently to bring the gold down to
the point required; also, from the jew
eler's viewpoint, lot Of time and diff
Guilty was saved. inasmuch as this
scheme did away with much bookkeep-
ing and rendered unnecessary the ty-
ing up Of considerable amounts Of
money in the purchase Of raw mate
rial to be held as stock. Later. how
ever, the government made up the
pure gold in brick or bar form, and it
Is in that shape the greater bulk Of
the supply Is now derived.
Thousands Of dollars pass between
the banks and the manufacturing jew
elers every year in the forms Of bars
of gold. the banks handling these for
the benefit Of their clients. The bricks
vary in value according to weight from
5000 to $500 and come with the gov
ernment assay Office stamp as a guar
antee of purity and fneness.-New
York Press.
The midland journal., 1911-06-23
A Dreadful Wound

from knife, gun, tin can, rusty
nail, fireworks, or of any other
nature, demands prompt treatment
with Buckleu's Arnica Salve to
prevent blood poison or gangrene.
Its the quickest, surest healer for
all such wounds as also for Burns,
Boils, Sores, Skin Eruptions,
Eczema, Chapped Hands, Cofns OF
Piles. 25c at Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal., 1911-06-23
The Way to Bake Beans.

To make baked beans soak one and
one-half pints small white beans over
night In soft water. In the morning
drain and parboil, but not enough tc
crush the beans. Place in the bottom
Of bean pot several slices Of bacon
(salt or fresh pork). then put in about
half the beans. over which sprinkle
salt, heaping spoonful Of brown sug
ar or New Orleans molasses. then more
slices OF the bacon. Over this place
the rest Of the beans. with the salt
sugar or molasses and bacon on top
Cover with soft water and bake al
least eight hours, though they are bet
ter If baked all day. Add soft water
as needed