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Smyrna times., 1911-08-16
THCROUGHFARE NECK
Smith and BeakleY Make Improve
ments to their CannerY-PersonaIs.

Smith and BeakleY Make Improve
ments to their CannerY-PersonaIs.
Thoroughfare Neck, Aug. 15.-
Miss Florence David was given a
surprise party in honor of her seven
teenth birthday last Wednesday
evening August 9. Over fifty young
people were present and at a late
hour ice cream and cake were served.
Messrs. Smith and Berkeley, the
proprietors of the Flemings Landing
cannery, are erecting a new packing
house, digging new well and driv-
ing piling at the canning warehouse.
They are expecting their help this
week from Baltimore and will start
their cannery in few weeks.
Personals. Miss Mildred Shuster,
of Philadelphia; Mrs. G. Achuff
and Mrs. Anna E. Bolton, of Phila-
delpiha have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bennett. Mr.. and Mrs.
F. Franks and daughter, Anna, and
Mrs. Lue Barry, of Philadelphia,
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph T. Webb. Miss Ruth Evans,
is visiting in Camden, N. J.-Mr.
Orvil Newman, Of Taylor Bridge,
is visiting his parents at Cape May,
N. J.-Miss Bessie Bennett is visit
/ ing Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Gearhart OF
Concordville, Pa.-Mr. A. Jefferson
Stats and son, Carol, spent Thurs.
day at Rehoboth-Miss Elsie Glib
bons has gone on a visit to Phila-
delphia and Peermont, N. J:-Mrs
William Wilson of Philadelphia, il
visiting Mrs. Frank Council.
Smyrna times., 1911-08-16
BLACKBIRD.
Epworth League Notes and Local and
Personal Mention.

Personal Mention.
Blackbird, Aug. 15.-Our Epworth
League services will be lead on Sun
day evening by Miss Ethel L. Mark
er. The topic being, Sympathetic
Service.
Personals. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Anderson, Sr., Of Delaware City,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Watson. Mrs. Susan David is
visiting friends in Townsend. Mrs.
Temperance Brockson spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Edmund Brock
son. Mrs. Lockerman, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
, H. Spicer. w. A. Watson,
Jr., spent Saturday in Wilmington.
Miss Ethel Fenemore is spending
few days of this week with her
cousin, Mrs. Deakyne in Townsend.
Mr.. N. G. Watson, of New
Castle, is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. A. Watson.
Smyrna times., 1911-08-16
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from CheswoId, Kenton,
BIackbird, Townsend, Thoroughfare Neck,
Leipsc, Brenford and Their Vicinities.
CLAYTON.

All orders for Subscriptions or Job
Work or any News Items left with
Harry c. johnson will Receive
Prompt Attention.
Smyrna times., 1911-08-16
TOWNSEND.
Dry Spell Has Reduced Crops of Farm
ers About ttIaIf-PersonaIs.

Townsend, Aug 15.-That this
section has suffered greatly from
the drought this summer is shown
by the reports of the local farmers.
all of whom say that the various
crops have been cut to less than half
on account of the dry spell of several
weeks duration. Although peaches
are scarce the amount of fruit that
is being brought here for shipment
is bringing fairly good price. Only
the small fruit is coming to market
at the present time and this kind is
selling readily at one dollar per
basket.
An interesting visitor from Wash
ington, D. c., to this section at the
present time is Col. George McNulty,
who is a welI-known citizen of the
national capitol and a Civil War
veteran, with fine record. Col.
McNulty was ia the battle of Gettys-
burg where he lost his right arm
by a she'll He is visiting Captain
and Mrs. George Wiggin, of his
place.
Mr. Enoch Lusty has accepted a
position on the Steamer Clio which
makes trips from Odessa to Phila-
delphia.
The Law and Order Sciety is offer.
ing $25 for the arrest and conviction
of any person violating and the
liquor laws of this State within thC
limits of School District Nos. 81
S14 and 813.
Personals. Mr.. and Mrs. Georg,
Van Dyke and Mrs. William Scot
are spending 8 week with Mr.. Jacol
Van Dyke and family at Atlanti
City. Mrs. Millie Loper, of Will
mington, is spending few days thi
week with Thos. Wells and family
Mr.. Robert Anderson, of Cecilton
has been spending few days wit
Miss Ethelwyrl Maloney. Mr.. Rober
Lewis, of Elkton, Md, has returne
home after spending few days wit
Mr.. Hart Scott-Miss Pearle Boggs
of near Smyrna, has returned HON
after spending a week with Mis-
Mildred Wells.
Smyrna times., 1911-08-16

Rev. /. G. Fosnocht of st. Paul M.
E. Church leaves tomorrow on the
first half of his vacation. He will
visit Joanna, Pa, and attend the
great campmeeting there. He will
return next Wednesday.
Smyrna times., 1911-08-16

st. Paul Church-Prayer meeting
Thursday at p. M, led by Mr.. T.
E. White; Ladies Aid with Mrs.
George Allen Friday night; next
Sunday, Sunday School at $50 a.
m, followed by class meeting led
by Mr.. William 7. Dayett; Ep-
worth League service at 7.3O p. m.
led by Mr.. R. N. Pippin. Pastor
will be absent until next Wednesday
or Thursday, the 23rd or 25th.
Smyrna times., 1911-08-16
Do : PIneh. uss ALLEN.s HooI.EAsR.

The antiseptic powder to shake into your shoes
Relieves hot, tired aching, swollen. sweating feet
Of all pain and makes walking delight Takes
the sting out Of corns and bunions. Sold every
where, 25c. Sample FREE. Address, A. 8.
Olmsted, Leroy My.
Smyrna times., 1911-08-16

A record breaking Delaware ex-
cursion was run from every town in
this State on the Delaware Division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Tues
day. Five large locomotives and
five long trains of passenger coaches
were required to draw the load of
pleasure seeking humanity up
through Delaware and over the
bridge route to Atlantic City, the
mecca for all eastern excursionists.
At Dover station there were 105
passengers waiting for the right
train for them, and for a while il
seemed as if all the passenger trains
and rolling stock of the Pennsylvania
Company was being hurried through
Dover, all unmindful of the waiting
regiment here.
Smyrna times., 1911-08-16

Personals. s.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. ] ohm Smith,
of Baltimore, and Mr.. Walter
Smith, of Philadelphia, are visiting
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. James
L. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Shortall are visiting relatives in
Wilmington. Miss May Taylor, of
Wilmington, has been visiting Miss
v1rgiT Reese. George Tumlin
has been confined to his home for
several days with rheumatism. Miss
Edna Vaughn. of Cheswold, is spend
ing some time with Miss Marion
Stewart. Mrs. William Gray, of
Wilmington, is visiting Clayton
friends. Miss Helen Snyder, of Will
mington, is visiting Miss Lille
Boggs.
Smyrna times., 1911-08-16
SALE.
Farm of l5o Acres

- e~@ - ~ = ANN ~
This farm is miles from town.
100 acres in cultivation, balance
good woodland. The farm has z
room dwelling, barn for stock.
Present owner claims woodland worth
81, 900. Will take mortgage for one
half. Price Sc. 800.
Dwelling and ii Acres
Dwelling with store house attached
and II acres of land. Good 6 room
house, neary new Good place for
business. Price 81, 500.
Farm of rs Acres
Farm of rs acres, AZ acres clear,
balance woodland. Good huose, 9
rooms; barn for horses, 8 cows !;
wagon house, wood house, poultry
house, 80 pear trees, 200 peach
trees. 40 apple trees, cherry trees.
Price 50, 500.
Farm of I04 Acres
Two miles from town and railroad
station, cannery, church and store.
80 acres clear, balance woodland.
Good z room house. This farm at a
low figure and easy terms. Come
quick il you want to buy.
Price 50, 400.
IH n R0VED
SMYRNA, DEL.
Smyrna times., 1911-08-16

Why not try winter vetch? See
adv. of j. E. Holland, Milford, Del.
Smyrna times., 1911-08-16

The stork visited the home of C.
L. Christopher, August Sth, and left
them a fine daughter.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-21
Harmon and Underwood.

EaCii day A'irgs It's new Development
in Poliric, One must arisc with the
lark and spend each hour OF tie day
busy watchfulness ir order To he
berly posted on th- position Of the
didates. Here, for instance. IS Rep
tentative Underwood. whose Pres
iitial boom is reported 20 be swelling
more than visible Size. insisting that
be i, not for he initiative and the ref
creEdum. lie regards these new sys-
':cms of government rs extremely dan
|gerous. IL IS directly opposed to
Woodrow Wilson, who looks upon them
as the safeguards OF The future.
Coincidcnt with Mr.. Undcrwood's
|declaration comes an inspired an
|noun4ement that Gov. Harmon. who
1iSS been classed with the conservatives
and the reactionaries, IS indeed 4 pro-
sressive of undoubted sincerity He is
given credit for having forced through
the Ohio legislature" 4 NV similar to
the Oregon statute for the nomination
and election of United States Senators.
|He urged 4 Statewide primary in
special message to the legislature, and
hlso advocated and signed bill giving
be right of the initiative and refcren-
dunn to all municipalities in the State.
Die Is said to have achieved State reg
|iIation of corporations, while much leg
Station "had to be forced by his influ-
ence through senate in which the ma
jority, both of Democrats and Repub-
|icans, were reactionary" All of which,
1t forth in much more detail than can
be repeated here, is said to entitIe
bim To- march in the progressive COL
tmn and wear the progressive badge.
with Mr.. Underwood deliberately
eondemning one of the pet theories of
|hs progressive movement and Gov
Harmon equally anxious TO gain pro-
The Washington herald., 1911-12-21
THE PENSION DRAIN.
How Largess of Government In
creases In Constant Ratio.

From the Nashville Den ocrat.
When the Federal pension system was
adopted II was designed to provide only
for disabled or decrepit soldiers and
sailors who had rendered real and de-
serving service in war. 1t was not then
contemplated that the pension policy
would be abnormally and astonishingly
extended through political influences
As late as 1879, Gen. Garfield declared
that the pension disbursements of that
year, amounting to less than So, ,O0O, 900.
might lie regarded as the climax of an
nual expenditures and that from that
time, because OF the inrOads of death
among the surviving war veterans of the
union, the amount paid for pensions
would show gradual decrease with
each succeeding year. Instead of de-
creasing, however, the amount paid from
the Government Treasury for pensions
alone since 1879 is in excess of $780, &C.,
900. and the expense of the Pension
Bureau have amounted to over 800, ,OO0, 900.
And the pension drain is still going on
at the rate of about s16O,000,00O a year,
with the proposed addition under the
Sherwood bill of an additional SIS, ZOO, 900
a year! This. too, nearly fifty years
after the close of the civil war. Is
there ever to be a stopping place?
The Washington herald., 1911-12-21
Fanaticism Not Dead.

Those who console themselves with
the idea that the world has outgrown
fanaticism will need to revise their
opinions hpon reading the interview
with Rev. Frank W. Sandford, pub
lished exclusively in The Washington
Herald. Here is man, the product
OF modern civilization in the most ell
lightcncd land beneath the sun. going
to prison with the light OF the martyr
shining in his face, and if his decla-
rltlOns are to be believed, sustained in
the sublime assurance that he is special
ly led by his Maker into the penitentiary
al Atlanta to convert the prisoners TO
the living faith.
In former ages, when mems minds
were less cultured than now, and when
they chung tenaciously to opinions based
upon imperfect knowledge. fanaticism
was more prevalent. In this day it
is less in evidence in the affairs of men.
and the few instances in which it does
appear excite wonder. Rev. Mr.. Sand
ford declares himself a second Elijah.
and says he is commissioned by the Al
mighty to receive Christ upon His sec
ond coming to the world, apparently
believing it all and going to prison in
the serene satisfaction that he is doing
the will OF God
In this unsympathetic age and period
OF scientific achievement it will be said,
OF course, that the man has an I'M
balanced mind and should be confined
in an asylum for mental treatment. and
not in prison for penal servitude.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-21

Stanley said they would not vote for .
man who would talk so unkindly and
maliciously against a dean delightful
gentleman like Mr.. Stanley"
In the mining community and the little
church-going community, Stanley polled
about " 3-1O per cent of all votes cast.
So far as can be learned, nobody has
ever heard Associate Justice Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, Of the United States Su-
preme Court, refer to the fact that his
father was oliver Wendell Holmes. Being
the son OF a famous parent he went
through his early life under the handi-
cap that such a condition entails. and
apparently he determined a great many
years ago to make good on his own
account. Having gone as far as 1t is
possible for one to advance in the legal
profession, he might be pardoned now
If he were to make casual mention OF
the fact that he is his fathers son.
But he never does.
The office Of Representative Victor
Berger, the one Socialist member OF
Congress. looks like the shipping room
OF a big manufacturing plant or whole
sale house.
On either side Of the door are piled
great stacks Of packages. An aisle be-
tween these leads back to the Congress
mans desk. Berger is n large man but
there is room for him to get in and out.
The great stacks of packages that
make one think Of warehouses and
shipping clerks are copies Of Berger's
speeches. Next to Senator Jonathan
Bourne, jr., Bergcr sends out more
speeches than any body in Congress.
The House committee that visited the
Panama Canal recently. found 1t a tire
some job doing all the climbing about
that they had to do. There was only
one man in the party who seemed able
to leap from crag to crag all day with
out sign Of weariness. And that man was
nobody less than Representative Joseph
q. Cannon. who is able to get around
nicely without the aid OF alpenstock.
crutches, or palanquin, for all his sew
enty-five years.
1t is said of former Senator Chauncey
NJ. Depew that the most difficult thing
he had to do while in public life was
to quote figures accurately. Big figures
always fascinated him; he loved the
sound OF them, and IT was almost i'm
possible for him not to exaggerate. A
few million more OF whatever he was
The main thing was the fun of seeing
big round numbers swelling to their full
and then bursting with a
joyous, musical report. His clerks and
secretaries used to trim down his sta
tistics somewhat, but even then he would
leap out of bounds and quote figures that
would overwhelm an innocent bystander
with their magnitude.
Senator O'Gorman. Of New York. is a
inethodical man. 1t is one OF his chief
prides that he clears his desk of all
the work in sight every day and starts
in the next morning with a clean slate.
When he was elected United States
Senator he closed down his roll top
desk at his New York office and came
Dn to Washington. There was not ten
minutes OF unfinished business in his
office to detain him.
rCopyrisht. 1911, by Fred c. Kelly. All rights re-
ssTTed)
The Washington herald., 1911-12-21
A Drug-consuming Nation.

When a lecturer before the Phiadel-
hia College Of Pharmacy stated the
thcr day that the United States was
nc greatest drug-consuming country in
he world he expressed in a few word.
fact which is certainly generally be-
Ecvcd
1t IS remarkable how many ills ap-
ParcntIy af1ict the American people and
bow prone VIC arc to seek remedies
hercfor. In every home the medicine
tloset is as much fixture as the kitchen
-angc, and it is used almost as fire.
Iucntly. 1t is a national characteristic
% read the medical almanac with reli-
Sious devotion. and to study our symp-
0ms with delight
Drugs when prescribed by a physician
IRE necessary 10 the preservation of
lealth, but the medicine-taking habit
; TO be condemned Its antidote is
'lenty OF fresh air and sunshine, care
ul eating and good digestion. sufficient
leep and a cheerful spirit. Nature.
fter all, Is a pretty good doctor for
he human race.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-21
Expedite the Census.

The Senate's amendment to the urgent
deficiency bill, giving to the Census Bu-
reau the amount asked by the Director
to complete his reports, is in line with
intelligent administration. If the coun-
try is to have the census reports at all,
it is important they should be forth
coming within a reasonable time, and
to cripple the bureau at the eleventh
hour in order to save 100000, when
several million dollars have already
been spent upon the project, will hardly
win approval for those urging the cut
in expenditures.
Questions of the form and extent of
the census reports for 1910 are hardly
admissible now, because Congress has
already approved them in principle. if
not in detail, by authorization and ap-
preparations. To delay the bureau in its
work of promptly publishing the reports
IS. therefore. open to serious criticism
If the census covers too much ground
and is too expensive, the time to dis
cuss that and TO act upon it is when
the next one is taken. and not now,
after the enumerations have been made,
when the data is all in hand, and $780,
900 is required for clerical hire to COM
pile and print it.
The House would cut in half the
amount asked for by the Director and
:hus postpone the completion of the
census reports until 1913 or 1914 What
can be the difference whether SI,ooo.ooo
is paid in one lump in 1911, or about
three sums of $4,000 each during the
next two years, when, with the larger
sum in hand, the work can be closed
out within the year 1912 and made
ready for distribution?
With all due respect to the House,
however, this seems to be a case of
false economy.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-21
GOOD SHEPHERD ANNIVERSARY.
Church ArranEes Big Celebration
for Next Wednesday.

The Church of the Good Shepherd. Sixth
and I streets northeast, will celebrate its
twentieth anniversary on the Feast of
st. John the Evangelist. December 27.
Services will be held during the day,
closing with a musical service at 7:3O o.
m, at which addresses are expected from
the bishop of the diocese and by clergy
men formerly in charge of the work. AL
though the work was begun twenty years
ago. services have been conducted on the
present site for but ten years. as before
that time the congregation worshiped in
rented rooms, first at 312 X street north
cast, then at 3l3 II street northeast. and
for the five years prior to the purchasing
of the present property at 4OS H street
northeast, now used as a mortuary
chapel
The clergymen formerly in charge in
order of succession are: Rev. Henry c.
Parkman, now rector of st. Thomas
Church, CrOome, Md: Rev. Herbert Scott
Smith. ID. D.. rector of St Margaret's
Church. in this city; Right Rev. Philip
Mercer Rhinelander. D. D., Bishop OF
Pennsylvania. and the Rev. c. Rockford
Stetson, rector Of St. Marks Church.
Capitol Hill. The present clerical staff
consists of Rev. c. 5. Abbott. vicar; Rev
George P. Christian. curate; Rev. G. P.
X. COggswell, in charge Of All Staints
Chapel. Benning. and st. Matthews
Chapel. Gregory Heights. and Mr.. Her
bert c. Merrill. in charge of the work
among deaf people, services for whom
are held every Sunday morning in the
Parish hall.
The music next Wednesday night will
be rendered by the parish choir of forty
men and boys under the direction of
Samuel Wood. AS at the first service
twenty years ago, the music was rem
dered by the choir of st. Marks Church.
the choir will be augmented by invited
guests from st. Marks choir. making a
chorus of somewhat more than fifty
voices. The music will include the ''Nunc
Dimittus," by Stanford, and a paraphrase
of Psalm cxxxvil. set to music by Gou-
nod. and selections from Spohr's Festi-
val Anthem. Psalm lxXxiv, and Berlioz's
"T Enhance du Christ" The offering will
lie for reducing the mortgage debt on the
church property.
While the services are being held in the |
church. the Christmas entertainment of |
the deaf will be held in the hall On the |
Sunday following the anniversary serv- |
ices, the vicar will preach an historical |
sermon.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-21
STATESMEN, REAL AND NEAR.
By FRED C. KELLY.

Representative Augustus owsley Stan
ley, of steel probe fame, is man OF
great adaptability-as we shall see. An
, actor in a repertoire company, who also
plays in the band is not half so adaptable
as Stanley
In one Of Stanley's campaigns for Con-
gress, down in Kentucky, he spoke from
the same platform with his opponent at
series OF meetings in various parts Of
his district. At each meeting Stanley
arranged to have a line OF talk that
would appeal to that particular locality.
For example. one meeting was held in a
mining settlement, and the audience was
| made up largely OF men who were &C
customed to sleep with their clothes on.
Stanley knew that nothing would dis
gust crowd OF that sort so quickly as
10 hear man talk politely about his op-
ponent. What they wanted was a good
line Of verbal carnage. And Stanley
proved to be human arsenal of poisoned
epithets.
1T Is a matter Of natural history"
said Stanley, that occasionally a wolf
will have a mongreI dog pup. that is so
low and ornery that it will not associate
with its wolf brethren. I am running for
Congress against a man who is such a
low cur that he is about eighty notches
worse than one of those skulking, mean,
half-wolf dog pups. Yes, sir: that's
the kind of cur I'm running against"
And Stanley turned and glared at his
opponent. seated on the same platform.
The rest of the speech was in similar
vein. Every few sentences Stanley in
serted a good compact oath or two, just
to show that he could swear. If need be,
without suffering. Occasionally he pune
tuated his remarks by taking a fresh
chew of tobacco-the size of a mans
hand.
The crowd yelled itself hoarse with de-
light.
Stanley's opponent prepared a speech
suitable to- use in reply to Stanley's
rough spoken misunderstanding that he
would make the same speech the next
night
But the next meeting was in a quiet
little church-going community. Stanley.
speaking with firm, but gentle voice,
opened up something like this:
Brothers and sisters-ah, you will par
don me for addressing you as brothers
and sisters. 1t happens that my father
was a minister and my early training
clinSs. l want to express my apprecia-
night. I do think, though, that we should
all get out more than We do-out in the
clear night air. under Gods stars There
seems decided tendency in these mod
ern times for US to become a wayward
people and think too little of the Won
drous works of the Almighty"
Then he went on and talked for an hour
about the stars and the little blades of
grass, and children, and trees, and the
future life, and pretty much everything
except his race for Congress, which he
touched on in conclusion in this wise:
Il am seeking to represent you in the
halls Of our National Congress, and l
feel certain that with your prayers,
brothers and sisters, 1 may be success
full"
Stanley's opponent arose and fayed
Stanley as rough, character-defaminE
fellow, unfit to represent seIf-respecting
people in Congress. And all who heard
The Washington herald., 1911-12-21
LOSS TO DISTRICT BAR.
Walter Franklin Donaldson Dies nI
Georgetown Hospital.

Walter Franklin Donaldson. one OF the
best known members of the District bar
died at Georgetown University Hospital
yesterday afternoon at 2:2O o'clock, after
an illness of several months.
Mr.. Donaldson was born here January
,, 1879. He was educated in Nhe public
schools. and later entered the law de
partment Of Georgetown University, from
which institution he was graduated in
1905 During his law course he entered
the law Office OF the late Judge Charles
c. Cole and r. Golden Donaldson, his
brother. After Judge Coles death, Mr..
Donaldson continued to ne associated
with his brother. and was at the time Of
his death connected with the law firm
of Ellis & Donaldson.
While at the Georgetown University he
was a member of the Delta Tau Frater-
nifty. from whose members his pail
bearers have been CHOSEN.
Services will be held Saturday morning
at II o'clock at the residence. and inter-
ment will be had in Congressional Gene
terry.