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Smyrna times., 1912-04-24
THOROUGHFARE NECK
Or. Watt breaches at Friendship
Locals and Personals

DR.. Watt breaches at Friendship
Locals and Personals
Thoroughfare Neck, April 23.-
Rev. Robert Watt of Smyrna. will
preach at Friendship M. E. Church
next Sunday morning, April q.
Victory W. C. 7. U. will meet
at Walkers school house Friday
afternoon, April 25, at 1.30.
Personals-Mrs. Anna Gibbons
has returned home after visiting her
sister in Philadelphia. Mrs. While
nina Huggins, Miss Lillian Huggins
and Mr.. Charles Swain, Of Smyrna,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Huggins'
sister, Mrs. B. F. David. Miss
Edith Gibbons is visiting in Phila-
delphia. Mrs. W. N. Lank and
daughter. Eva, of Wilmington, are
visiting her parents at Fleming s
Landing. Miss Florenr9 Coming
has returned home al q iting
in Wilmington. kieF o
Smyrna times., 1912-04-24
DEMOCRATS PROPOSE RULES
Would Change Number of Members o
State Convention-Long Session Held

Would Change Number of Members of
State ConVention-Long Session Held
After nearly three hours session
at the Hotel Richardson at Dover,
Monday, the Democratic State
Central Committee of Delaware,
made important changes in their
party rules which will be presented
to the next State convention to be
held at Dover on Tuesday, April 80.
While many minor changes were
made such as changing the time for
selecting the State central committee
which is proposed at the first State
convention held in any election
year, there were two important
changes affecting the party rules
the first of which is the increase in
the number of State committeeman.
At present, the State committee
consists of eighteen members, five
from the three counties and the
three county chairmen and Con-
gressional members. The new ap-
Portionment proposes one member
from each Senatorial district of
which there are seventeen: the
three county chairmen and three
members at-large from each county,
making the number 20 members in
Smyrna times., 1912-04-24
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from CheswoId, Kenton,
BIackbrd, Townsend, Thoroughfare Neck
Leipsc, Brenford, and Their vicnities.
TOWNSEND.
Farmers to Enter Corn Growing Con-
test.-Locals and Personals

Farmers to Enter Corn Growing Con-
test.-LocaIs and Personals
Townsend, April 23.-A number
of farmers around Townsend au-
nounce that they will enter the
corn-grnwing contest recently an
nounced by the Agricultural Depart
ment of Delaware College, and will
send ten ears of their corn to be
tried out beside other varieties.
Track Foreman M. B. Donovan is
being congratulated by his many
friends-it's girl.
Mrs. Ella Simpson, mother. of
Mrs. Joshua Hayman, of this place,
underwent an operation for gall
stones at the Medico Chi, Phliadel-
phia, on Monday. Enoch LurtY, a
young man of this section, under
went a surgical operation the past
week, he being at the Delaware
Hospital, Wilmington. Both pa
tients are reported to be improving.
The Democrats of Appoquiniminl
Hundred will hold a meeting here
on Thursday evening, April 25, for
the purpose of selecting FIVE dele
gates and FIVE alternates to attend
the Democratic State convention to
be held at Dover, Tuesday. April
80 and also six delegates and six
alternates to attend the special
county convention to be held at Will.
mington, Saturday, May A.
Personals. Miss Mildred Wells
spent last week with Miss Pear
Boggs, of near Smyrna. Mrs. EN-
ma Finley, who has been spending
some time with her daughter in Will.
mington, has returned home. Mrs.
Mollie Hart spent a few days last
week with Mrs. George Atwell, OF
Stillpond, Md. and Mrs. j. A.
Hart were guests of Mrs. H. Parvis
of Middletown. Miss Elma Lock
erman, who has been spending some
time with her sister at Atlantic
City, has returned. Mr.. and Mrs
John W. Morris and children, ot
near Smyrna, visited her mother
Mrs. Maggie Lee on Sunday.-eMrs
S. N'ollins was in Smyrna OIL
We-Aay. ~
Smyrna times., 1912-04-24
BLACKBIRD.
Epworth League Notes-Local Hap
penings ard Personals

penings ard Personals
Blackbird. April %. .-Epworth
League services will be lead Sun
day evening by Mr.. Theodore Fergu-
son. The topic, "The Man of the
Hour"
Personals.-Mrs. William Fort
ner spent last Friday in Philadel-
phia. Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson spent
Saturday in Wilmington. Miss
Zellia Johnson of near Leipsic, is
visiting her uncle, Mr.. William
Thomas Hobson, and family. Mrs.
Edgar Slaughter is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Ollie Pryor, in Clayton
MISS Ethel L. Marker spent
Saturday and Sunday in Wilmington
and Philadelphia. Mrs. Laura
Slaughter spent Saturday and Sum
day in Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1912-04-24
Personals-Mr. and Mrs. Robe.

Personals-Mr. and Mrs. Robert
T cWin3tH = Wilmington, AyereA Atb@
has NOV Mr.: and mrs. Charles
Eastp Saturday and Sunday. =
MIS- Nora Stewart, Of Wilmington,
was a weekend visitor with Mr..
and Mrs. ]. E. Harrison. Rev.
and Mrs. l. G. Fosnocht left Friday
for 8 trip to Baltimore, Md.-Miss
Miriam Kirk. of Dover, spent the
weekend with Miss Mabel Ford. -
Mrs. Nj. ]. Clifton and Miss Virgil
Reese spent Saturday in Dover. -
Mrs. S. L. Rogers and daughter,
Jean, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Charles Stewart. Mr..
and Mrs. G. 1. Humphreys and
chil4ren, of Pocomoke City, spent
several days last week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Croft. Mr.. and Mrs. James Gordy,
of Cambridge, Md, spent Friday
and Saturday with Mr.. and nrs.
Alexander Lord. Mrs. Clarence
White and Mrs. Thomas Barnes. of
Wilmington, are spending sometime
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Quillen. William
Anderson and children, of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
her aunt, Mrs. ]. E. Cats. MIR.
and Mrs. James Donovan, Of Will
mingtOn. spent Monday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Young. Miss Anna VanDyke, of
Townsend, spent a part of the
week as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. A. Pusey. Miss Paige L. Brad
ley in company with Miss Scout, of
Smyrna. spent a couple of days in
Frederick last week. Mrs. David
Simpler, of Wilmington was a Clay
ton visitor this week. abel Sevil,
accompanied by his grandson, W.
Sevil Keys, left yesterday after
noon for a visit to his daughter,
Mrs. F. D. Savin, at Youngstown,
Ohio
Smyrna times., 1912-04-24

all. While the direct primary law
was discussed, no action was taken
beyond recommendation to the State
convention that a direct primary
law be presented at the next Della
ware legislature with proper safe
guards thrown about it..
Smyrna times., 1912-04-24

At Ewell's M. P. Church next
Sunday the pastor will preach at
the morning and evening services.
The subject of the evening will be
"The Great Disaster at Sea-"
Smyrna times., 1912-04-24
CLAYTON.
All orders for Subscriptions or Job
Work or any News items left with
Harry C. johnson will Receive
Prompt Attention

Rev. ]. E. Nicholson, of Crump-
ton, Md. preached at the M. z.
Church last Sunday evening.
Smyrna times., 1912-04-24

Subjects at st. Paul Church for
next Sunday as follows: 1920 a.
m, "Canaan a Type of Heaven"
7.45 D. m. GLOW the Gospel
Came"
Smyrna times., 1912-04-24

We are glad to learn that Mr..
Hiram Wolford. baggage master at
the Middletown railroad station,
formerly of Clayton. was made a
happy man Wednesday afternoon by
the arrival home of his lost son,
who has been missing for some
months. The young man was in a
st. Louis hospital ill. and unable
to communicate with his parents.
Although in a most serious condition,
he is on the road to recovery.
Smyrna times., 1912-04-24

Rev. E. H. Jones, pastor of
Ewell's M. P. Church was elected
Conference Steward for a term of
two years by the Maryland Annual
Conference at Laurel last week.
Smyrna times., 1912-04-24

We are very glad to see that Rev.
Jones has been returned to Clayton
for another year by the M. P. Con-
ference, which met at Laurel last
week.
Smyrna times., 1912-04-24

Prayer meeting at st. Paul
Church Thursday at las p. IN.
Subject of PASTORS talk will be the
second petition in the Lords Prayer,
viz: "Thy Kingdom Come" Every
body welcome.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
cats LONG TRIP

The story Of q notable journey Of
o cat from Kingston. Surrey, England.
to its former home at Glastonbury. In
Somersetshire. distance OF about 1873
miles, 10 now told. In April last q
cat, mottled gray and described as
half Persian in breed. was sent from
Glastonbury. where 1t had been rear
ed, to the matron Of the Kingston
Nursing home. 1t was sent in pack.
ing case drilled with air holes and OBJ
viously the animal had no opportunity
OF marking the points Of Its journey.
Soon after arrival at Kingston the cat
was lost and despite the most diligent
searching. no trace Of II could be
found n
The matron Of the nursing hoWe
has received letter from Glaston.
bury stating that the cat has found ita
way back TO its old home. It ar
rived emaciated and footsore and ap-
parently had walked the whole Of the
l33 miles. The letter describes the
cat on it's arrival as "a mere shadow
OF its former SELF" and expresses the
belief that although terribly weak
through its wanderings. It can be
nursed back to a healthy condition.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
Killed Owl He Thought Was Burglar

and passed the Herman hcms ~.
Herman. : ncophyts of ths frssh-a1r
movement had le1t the pAr3or window
wide open. The owl one of ! nest
which have been keeping Newport
awake Of nights for the past month.
invaded the room and fearsous
noise ensusd. After the owl which
was making wide circles Of the room.
had smashed an antique CLOCK. haIl
tree. several ANAL pictures and .
Louis XIV. chair Of frail desisns and
had its claws sntangied In plano
cover. on which we're . Japanese vass
and rose jar. was taking charge Of
thik portion Of the homo furniture.
Herman was reused By Patrolman Con-
Ion humping on the door.
There's burglars In the house"
exclaimed Conlon. "Whoo-of" mourn
fully inquired the owl burglars!
Don't you hear 'em!" shouted Conlon.
Not knowing whether their quarry
was human or ghostlike. the pair eau
tiously turned the doorknob. Before
Herman could reach the light button
there was feAthery swish past his
head and he struck out with Conlon's
club. The owls cry Of mortal anguish
followed.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
BETS VERY HARD ON SOIL
Western Farmers Fearful Lest Crop
VIII Rob Land and Make Il
Worthless for Any Other.

II Is reported that farmers In the
west are fearful lest the sugar beet
win rob the soil and make 1t worth
less for any other crop A Colorado
correspondent says: The beet is so
vigorous grower that It extracts the
elements from the soil for long dis
tance. 1t Is therefore a serious prob
lem with farmers, especially those
In tho Arkansas Valley whether they
can AFFORD to plant beets on cantal-
oupe ground. The raising Of beets
has not been continued long enough
in this country to determine the
leagth Of time required to restore the
soil after raising one or more crops
of beets on the same land. In Cal
ifornia and other countries where
beets have been raised for several
years the land win grow nothing but
beans.
There Is no doubt that beets raised
continuously on the same soil without
proper manure will exhaust It Just
as corn or wheat or any other crop
will exhaust the soil under similar
conditions. But II farmers will put
back into the soil the elements which
the beet took from II they win be Ill
right.
Raise clover. alfalfa. soy beans and
cowpeas on your beet land once every
three years at least--two would b
better-and you win fnd your soil
will respond az well az It ever did.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02

1890. 1t represents the type OF ar
chitecture popular In hose days.
English oak. inlaid with various kinds
Of wood, was used In its construction.
The back Is handsomely carved and
at the TOP figures Of birds are engrav.
ed. The joints are mortised and held
together with wooden pegs.
Sixty-two years before Columbus
discovered America this chair was
built. and 1t remained In the town OF
Bingley. named from the ancestors Of
the present owner. during the reign OF
twenty English monarchs. from Hen
ry vi. to Victoria. After Z brief stay
at Leeds, It was taken to Manchester.
In 1855 the chair was brought to
this country on the ship Mary Hale
and was landed at Baltimore. In the
Civil war the chair was In Richmond.
Va. where the owner temporarily left
It In the care Of friend while he es-
capped to the north Subsequently II
was sent to Watertown. N. Y. and In
1894 was brought to Hanover.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02

The ice cave at Decorah. Iowa, ID
one Of natures wonders. The only
other caves Of a similar character Of
note are one located In Kentucky and
another In Russia. Scientists have
advanced several theories as TO the
formation Of ice in the DEBORAH cave
during the summer time, II Is a
known fact. however. that Ice forms
In the summer and disappears In win
ter. That the amount OF moisture In
the ground has Its bearing has also
been proved by the disappearance Of
ice in times Of continued extrene
drouth. When this condition arises,
though the ice may disappear, the
cave will be cool and damp When
conditions are normal Ice begins
forming In the spring and increases
to tho thickness Of three to four
inches. The cave is located in the
side OF blulf on the north side of
the city and fully 100 feet above the
Upper Iowa river. Its location p pic
turesQue and the citizens Of Decorah
have constructed a flne drive that ex'
tends for half mile along the face
Of the blum. At one time specula'
tive citizen thought to make money
out OF the cave by closing the en-
trance with Z door and charging ad
mission. The door stopped the cir
culation OF air. the Ice melted. and
the specuiator had his expense fol
nothing y
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02

Y ANsAS CITY. MO. kansas City's
n plan OF pensioning widows 10 At
tracing wide attention. Requests for
information come to the officers Of the
Juvenile court every day from cities OF
the United States and Canada There
are more than 40 widows on the PEN
sion roll and the plan ID working sat
isfactorily.
1t was found Boon after the estro-
lishmcnt Of the Juvenile court that
many children were kept from school
to work, the money they earned being
the sole support Of the family. This
was particularly the case whore wtd-
ows with several children were unable
to work because OF the necessity for
remaining at home to care for the
small children.
At the suggestion Of Judge McCune,
then presiding over the juvenile court
philanthropic persons formed volun
tary association and boys OF school
age compelled to work were paid Z
certain amount Of money. according "a
the needs Of the family. in place oi
l Il
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
Jobless and Job

unskilled. can md work II he wants
It. There Ii plenty Of room for him.
But not 80 IN the mercantile bu-
reau. for once help, salesmen and sim
ilar occupations. The number seek
ing work Of this kind b many times
larger than the number Of possible
places. Positions were found for only
5s7 out Of 4.54o applicants ana tho
cost Of placing each one was $3.50
more than the Zee. Many Of these
successful applicants wers fofosd 70
accept employment q ~ o. six dol
lars = week. New York b hooded
with horde Of young men and wom-
en- who want to do only ''genteer
work. and this dragging OF the mar
ket has forced salaries which the avs
erage applicant must accept TAR bsicv
q fair living standard.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
Pension System for Widows . Succe.

the money they were earning. on conl
dillon that thsy attended school rsgu-
larry.
I Many sensitive women hssftatsd %
hccept this form Of charity. and It nrDa
there were few applications Tor sueh
pensions. Last winter, however. law
was passed BY the lsglslaturs provids
Ing thar the county clerk establish .
pension bureau. the psusions 70 "
paid from county funds IN suco
amount - the juvenile court foand
necessary.
The law provides that : widow may
be paid not to exceed 80 : month foe
ons child to enable that child 70 -.
tend school; II she has more than ono
child, not to exceed t6 : month Tor
each additional child. The yoarly ~
penditurs must not exoeed e13,o00.
The idea cf the law = 70 heep he
family together under home inan-
ence. y
Each applicant mnst answer GueS
lions prepared By the juvenile court
The list is made out In the form OF
petition to the court and il consid-
cred at formal hearing. after = full
Investigation by . probation ofncsr.
10 Be eligible 70 . pension. . wour
an must have been . resident of ne
| county two pears. The pension syp,
| tenn ID costing the county about $50
= month.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
Stowaway IS in Ships Hold II Days

y ALTIMORE, Md.-To have lived
ID twelve days In the icy. inky black
ness Of ships hold with nothing to
eat save raw potatoes, with only rats
for companions. and to have been res
cued only because the foremast light
OF the ship on which he was q stowa-
way refused 10 work. was the soul
racking experiences Of Walter Purdins,
an American, who reached Baltimore
on the Johnston line steamer Ulster
more, Captain Gowan.
According to his story. when the
Ulstermore was about to leave Liver
pool, he gained the consent Of . steve
dore to stow away In hatch No, 5. He
said he chose the hatch because Il
contained potatoes. and he believed
the ships cook would release him tho
frst day or two At sea But Captain
Gowan procured his "spuds" some.
where else. and the cook came not.
Hour by hour. Purding said. his hum
ger and thirst became greater He
began to eat potatoes, but IN two days
these palled on him and he could eat
NO more Thirst then attacked him.
Seeking to relieve his agony h1
sucked the steel sides Of the ship.
which reeked with moisture. but with
the drops Of nlthy water came the
lead paint and added to his suffer'
ings.
When hunger began TO weaken him
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02

the weather became rough. Psarding
says he was tossed about the hold lile
the potatoes until every Aber acAed.
The ship ran into the vicinity of ice
bergs. Hail fell on the sades of ~
ship and converted the stowaway'e
quarters into : veritabis refrissrator.
The prisoner said that the rats "a the
hold nestled On his breast and he ~
not fight them because they kept 1in
warm. They sought no blood or benA
but cnly the warmth Of his body.
4 Il was when the ship was Is da19
out, when the forsmast light refune4'
to work and It was necessary to cpen.'
hatch No. 3 to follow the twif1ng.
Third Engineer Potter entered -
hatchway to be surprised BY y ngufv's
hurting by him toward tbs side Of ~
shtp Dropping his lantern be wraD-
psd both arms around the man -
brought him up. Altar he was ~
leased Il was with dff10ulty Ne Wos
kept from jumping into the go -
slake his nery thirst Purding 70
given I bath and food.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
Bringing Together

HYEW YORK.--The National Employ
N ment exchange. q private organf1a'
tion In New York. In the first year ana
q halt Of It's existence has learned
many things about the task OF bring
ing together the jobless man and the
manless fob. 1t was established with
: fund OF 100000 contributed BY =
number OF wealthy men to relieve the
deplofabie conditions OF unempioy-
ment in New York city. Two separate
exchanges are maintained, one tc sup
uly manual laborers. skilled and un-
skilled, the other to supply mercantile
employees. During 1910 the demand
for men to do manual work greatly
exceeded the supply. Work for more
than 1000 was found in the city. IN
New York and other states Many
more could have been placed had the
men been available. 1t cost $1.93 to
get each man his job, over and above
the small fee collected. Business de-
preston this year has altered condi-
tions, and not 30 many positions are
open, but It has been established a.
generally true that the man who u
willing to do manual work. skilled or
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
OLDEST CHAIR IN AMERICA

Hanover. Pa. lost the oldest and
what Is believed to be the most re-
markable piece Of furniture In Ameri-
ca when the famous Bingley armchair.
which has seen five centuries. was
expressed to Hagerstown, Md. the
home Of Joseph Parker Bingley. who
Inherited 1t by the will Of his father.
the late John jackson Bingley Of Han
over. Kept as an heirloom. the an
cient chair has been passed down from
father to son for many, generations.
J. Edward Bingley OF Baltimore. Nd.
is heir apparent to the coveted relic.
The chair Is massive piece Of
work. made III Yorkshire. England. In
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
NOTES OF THE HOO LOT.

The average pig. II given free range.
will take enough exercise to keep In
the best OF health.
In order to insure uniform growth.
the pigs should be fed when all Of
them are at the trough.
Other things being equal. the old
SOW is preferable to the young one.
She has proven her worth.
The young pigs should have the best
of care and should get to eating nice
" before they are weaned.
In selecting gifts to take the place
Of brood sows turned on. pick them
from the litters that had good milk
Ing dams.
The main interest OF the farmer Ii
what number OF pounds OF hog can be
secured for every hundred pounds Of
grain fed.
In fattening hogs to the best advan-
tago they should be graded; that 10.
the smaller ones should be In q pen
by themselves.
It 10 easily possible that pigs can
be made 30 fat before they have
reached weight at which II is profit
able to sell them that they win not
make a satisfactory gain.
Hogs are still high. ana all other
farm animals are bringing such
prices that the farmer who can
should make all of them do their
best and grow more OF them.
The bedding OF sow at narrowing
should be sufficient only for cleanli.
ness and dryness. II furnished In too
large amounts the pigs will burrow
into II and get lost or get crushed.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02

rINCINNATI.-The whack OF club
~ resounding at the dead Of night In
the parlor OF the residence Of N. b.
Herman. coupled with the piercing
scream Of dying maltese owl, mark
ed the climax Of three-cornered bat
tie, waged in darkness, between the
owl, Night Patrolman Joe Conlon q
the Newport police force and the Her
man household. And when the hall
articulate and eeris cry of the dying
bird OF prey subsided and the lights
were turned on. neighbors Of the Her.
mans, who bad heard the crash Of
bric-a.brac. the humping Of the police
mans mace on the Intel OF the Her
man threshold and the hocts Of the
cause Of the trouble. did not know
whether to turn over in their beds or
call out the IRE department
Il was bit OF Draw night when
Pstrolman Conlon rounded the corner
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
LUMINOUS TREES

There 10 : remarkable tree or shrub
In d small guich near some springs in
western America It 10 about six or
seven feet i'd height. with trunk.
which. at its base. 10 three times the
size OF mans wrist II IL remark
ably characteristic as to its foliage.
which. at certain seasons Of the year.
10 90 luminous that II can be distin-
guished on the darkest night FOR dis.
tance Of more than mile, while In ita
immediate vicinity II emits suficient
light to enable person to read the
finest print Tho luminous property
ts due to parasites.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
NATURES TIMEplEcE

There is no need for clocks on the
Aegean sea any day when the sun is
shining. There nature has arranged
her only timepiece. one that does not
vary though the centuries pass This
natural timemarker Is the largest sun
dial In the world Projecting into the
blue waters OF the sea a. large pro.
montory which lifts its head 5000 feet
above the waves. Az the sun swings
round, he pointed shadow Of the
mountain Just touches one after the
other. 4 number Of small islands,
which are at exact distances apart and
act as hour marks on the great dial.