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Evening journal., 1913-07-30
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL NEWS

Miss Laura Virginia Hutson. Of the
NJ. Megary and Son Company's china
department. has just returned from a
two weeks trip to Middletown,
Cooch's Bridge and Hockessin.
Mrs. Henry NJ. Hall and grand
daughter, Anna T. wilkins. Of Milford,
are spending this week with Mr.. and
Mrs. William II. Hall.
Clarence holland Is spending his va
cation with his mother. at Chesapeake
City.
Allen Jones was a recent guest Of
friends at Elkton.
Miss Bertha Frisch has been Wis
iting friends at West Chester. Pa.
Mrs. Thomas saville Is spending a
few days as the guest of friends at
West Chester, Pa.
Oscar Allen, of Woodside, has been
visiting friends in this city
Herbert p Luf. of FELTON,. has been
spending a few days with friends in
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Bradley Lave
been the guests Of Mrs. Jane H. Cliff
ton, of FELTON,.
Miss Ellen Nicholson Is the guest
of friends at Dover.
Levin L. Shockley has been Wis
iting his mother, Mrs. A. p. Shock
ley. of Ellgton, Nd
Judge and Mrs Victor b. Woolley
have been visiting relatives at Elk
ton.
Daniel Stanton has been visiting
HIS brother-in-law, William H. Cole. Of
.Elkton, Md.
Roy S. Plummer has returned from
a visit TO his brother at St. Michaels.
Md.
Mr.. and Mrs 2. W. Cordrey of
Delmar, are guests Of friends in this
city.
Mrs. Susan Beasten has been Wis
.iting friends at Middletown.
Mrs. Harry Lightcap, OF Odessa, has
been visiting friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Craig of St.
Georges, have been entertaining Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Cam, of this city.
Mrs. G. w. Weller, of Dover, has
been visiting Mrs. Eugene McCafferty,
of this city.
Mrs. Henry Hess and Miss Flor
|ence McCrrey, of Fair Hill, Nd, we're
recent Wilmington visitors.
Fred II. Davis has been visiting his
parents at Middletown.
Mrs. Martin b. Burris. Of Middle
town has been visiting friends in this
city
Mrs. L. V. Kirk and daughter, Of
Middletown. have been visiting friends
in this city.
Miss Jennie NJ. Gallagher of Mid
dletown, is the guest Of Whining
ton friends.
Mr., and Mrs. r. Lewis Naudain
have returned TO their home in this
city, after a visit with friends at Mid
dletown.
Mrs. Norman McMullen and daugh-
ter, Margaret. of Perryville, are
spending some time with friends here
Misses Eleanor and Emmaline Zol-
per have been visiting Elkton rela-
tives.
Daniel Stanton has been visiting W
H. Cole of Elkton, Md.
Mrs. Harry Bell Is the guest O
relatives at Elkton. Md
Miss Ellen Barroll. OF Elkton. hai
been visiting IN this city
William Wahl has been visiting Mis-.
Elizabeth Wells, of Townsend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Knots have
been spending several days at Towns
send
Miss Virginia White, OF Perryville
Md, is spending a few days in this
city.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd White. Of Per
ryville, have been visiting friends IN
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Smith and
children are spending several days
with Elkton friends
Mrs. George Pyle. of Perryville
was a recent visitor in this city.
DR.. and Mrs. John Dennis and
DR.. and Mrs. Guy Dennis Of Perry
willie, are guests of Wilmington
friends.
Mrs. William Smith is visiting her
Evening journal., 1913-07-30
HONE FROM YAcATInN.

Miss Jane o. Maxwell has return
ed from a two weeks vacation and re-
sumed her duties at the Country Club.
Much Of the time was spent in a tour
ing car with Mrs. Lucy Negendanlx
and in visiting near Wilmington. Her
sister Mrs. NJ Doll. expects TO leave
shortly for Virginia to make it her
permanent home.
Evening journal., 1913-07-30
WALKER FAMILY REUNION

In honor Of Miss Bessie Walker.
daughter OF r. w Walker formerly OF
Mermaid. and now Of Huron South Da-
kota, members OF the Walker family
held reunion on Saturday afternoon
and evening az the home Of Nfr and Mrs.
Hervey Walker, at Mendinhalls Mills,
near Mermaid
Evening journal., 1913-07-30

her parents.-Miss Jennie has return
ed from Wilmington.-Mrs Ida Craft
and children, of Boston. Mass, are
staying with her sister. Mrs S. NJ
Rosenberg.-Dr. j. Allen Johnson and
son Allen have returned from visit
with relatives at Altoona, Pa.
Evening journal., 1913-07-30
SCOUTS ON HIKE.

To arouse interest in the organiz-
ing of a boy scout troop at Newport,
the Rev. r. p. Nichols, pastor of the
M. q. Church there. took a hike to-
wards New Castle with the scouts
today. The boys carried their lunch
which they ate at the None Such
Bridge.
Evening journal., 1913-07-30
RAISED POTATOES
II SEWN MFFEs

GEORGETOWN, Del. July 30-John
W. Bassett a Georgetown trucker. has
raised a new variety OF sweet potato
which was grown in seven weeks. The
variety came from Virginia.
Evening journal., 1913-07-30

The modern housewife depends upon
the Wants to provide capable home
workers.-Adv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-31

~ OWN Fifth avenue just below Martin s, the naho
OF a clock pointed to twenty minutes past one
~ Above the entrance OF a Broadway teater a
myriad Of electric lights blazed the words, "fhe
Comedy of Life On the sidewalk beside the entrance to
right and left two three-sheets informed the public
that Mr. Charles Frohsin would that evening pre-
sent for the first time any stage q brilliant satr-
ical comedy from the OF John Quincy Daw-
kins Broadway had never heard of Mr.. John Quincy
iawklns but the fact that Mr.. Charles Frohsin
sented the play insured liberal opening patronage.
at least So now at ten minutes of eight o'clock in
the evening the lobby thronged, and the
the box Office was. as is usually the case in
ing rage because so people buying tickets
Across the street. in a brilliantly lighted cafe,
with his pressed against the WindoWpane,
Mr.. John Quincy Dawkins in person. immaculate from
Il a, theT toes to
the fingers Of his right hand
thrust into his pocket wherein 5ingled small
where in his coat was checkbook with some
for real money when filled out and signed by Mr..
John Quincy Dawkins. Pressing the checkbook for
space were half dozen letters of acceptance from
magazine editors.
But Mr. Dawkns' thoughts were far from these
things He was thinking of that rapidly swelling
crowd which continued to pour into
sonal reason but loved them for the mere fact o
their existence. He loved this rotund gentleman
because his paunch well lined and he loved ali
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iii

EIss DOLORES FRANCIS wnnkled her white
MI brow cilar1ningly, and looked hard at Mr.. John
wi Quincy Dawkins. across the table.
Sometimes have the strangest feeling Of
having seen you BEFORE said.
AT theater that night" he suggested .Once
the stage, and once in the lobby?'
mo, before that"
st. Louis my home until 1 went to Yale
i've never been there. wonder if it could
been in London?"
i've been there said Mr.. Dawkns He smiled
gravely Perhaps acquaintance Is prehistoric,
Il tadpole! The idea"
You'll remember some time," said MIR. Dawkins.
Meanwhile the important question before is.
will for dessert?'
Miss Francis staring past him, through the
window. the ebb and flow Of Fifth avenue at
Twenty-sixth street
can't imagine" she said.
Cant imagine what you'll have for desse-t?'
''N1here 1t you.' corrected Miss Francis.
Maybe your impressions of tangled" re-
marked Mr.. Dawkns Il found out that night a
theater that and mother were living the st
making myself fairly conspicuous around there still
for some acquaintance OF mine who knew YOU" He
drew q long, deep breath. Il found him. he said.
admire your audacty.' said Miss Francis ooldly.
-! can't help but admire 1t sometimes myself he
reorted, but didn't know anything about it until
IL confessed"
Miss Francis dimpled suddenly. and smiled.
Yes / did she said. But it wasn't there. really.
before that other place"
They finished their coffee
Lets take turn around the square before go
uptown suggested Mr. Dawkins It's one OF the
interesting spots in the world used to live he-e
Did you really?" and Miss Francis face lighted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-31

ER JOHN QUINCY DAWKINs, NJ A.. sat on
MI a bench in Madison Square and gazed PEN
wi svely at a big which protruded impu-
IDENTIFY from his right boot. Mr.. Dawkins was
a gentleman an at Yale. His thesis on
political one of the most coinprehensiVe
and elucdative efforts his college had
ever known But somehow didn't work out right.
for now Dawkins hungry 1t wasn't any orul-
nary sor. of hunger either the thing gives zest to
appetite and makes delight of anticipation but
gnawing tormenting fed on by the fuel OF un-
certainty as when. if it could be relieved
Mr. Dawkins smiled grimly as he recalled that
,ast brilliant effort of his college days. with it's
scintating syntax and dazzling perods anu
thought useless it all was Certainly IN ms
own case fallen far short of actually meeting
those conditions which, in the utter wisdom of youth
he had exultantly pinned to paper and mercllessly
dissected; and surely literary gift which had
brought 1t was useless since his manuscripts
lay on a dozen editors desks without acceptance,
and Of his plays was pigeonholed In every man
ayers Twenythird to Forty-seventh street
AS he moved little forward the bench. his
last manuscript ratified in his pocket-a play-"The
Comedy of Life"-ths VITAL throbbing thing happening
here now right under his eyes He had not person
,ly delivered it manager for the reason that he
was wholly unpresentable and he did not mail it
because an avaricious postal system made it neces
sary to ahix stamps, if he had had the money
o buy stamps he would have had feast of coffee
and sinkers instead.
that living river which flows from end to end of the
most marvellous city in the world. Changing
went Krumbng past in an endless stream; automo
bes and carriages and trucks and an occasional
Fifth bus were all snarled in the
lasting maze. Humanity. afoot darted here
there, with its life in it's hand
Mr.. Dawkins all these things, and hated them
hated them because to him denied the simple
right of existence. All these people there on
Broadway had had something to eat, going
where a capricous appetite might lead them. He
hadn't had anything to eat. and he wasn't going
There went a rotund gentleman who had spent
enough on his last meal to keep Mr.. Dawkins
fortably alive for week. Mr. Dawkins hated him,
not through any personal anmosity. but merely be-
cause his paunch well lined, and Mr. Dawkns
hated prototypes just heartily and for the
same reason. All these people had homes and
and beds: while the bench which Mr.. Dawkns
sat was, economically enough, home. roon bed and
Office him. These people had shoes and clean
linen and all the accouterments OF respectability
Mr.. Dawkins had his boots to the quick in
effort to sustain that life which had been thrust
upon him. and his linen sad affair. These
people were all clean shaven and well barbered; Mr.
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with quick animation Il have some friends in that
fourth there. you'd only known them then
haps- What number did you liver
Mr.. DawkIns smiled.
II met enough he said engmaticai!y.
That is not very complimentary said Miss Francis.
1t would be if understood declared Mr.. Daw
kns. See that policeman there? He's Old
friend OF Used be a belboy for
Every time l went sleep he'd and wake me
Isn't strange work for a policeman"
"No, it's part the job
ITO wake people?'
Some people / of the favored few.
wouldn't hesitate say that oftener
and in ingenious than any person in the
world-most assiduous in his attentions; in
long acquaintance did permit oversleep myself
Miss Francis puckered her arched brows, a little
wildered. and Mr. Dawkins led toward the
fountain. They paused moment watch the rhythmic
rise and fall Of the gushing waters. then passed
This bench here used to be my Office" Mr. Dawkns
informed her. Let's sit down moment in the office
w Ill the swinging chair straight
Miss Francis laughed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-31
By Jacques FufreHe

or more the intoNication.
the eXhilaration of sue
cess and the work lie
loved. with the woman he
loved. made him obllNi-
ous of i iac; which he
suddenly knew within
himself must be fulfilled.
As he stood there his
mind ran over the years
of his life since he had
begun to live-since that
day alone in Madison
Square. 1t was all dream
like in its unreality. yet
tangible enough, too, for
he, at this moment, was
living a part of it.
Ever since that day
Mr.. Dawkins had lived in
the philosophy that all
things come to him who
goes after them. With
out modesty and without
shame he had gone after
them: charged the wind
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l V

</-OR five years of success I'd give my life
- II sell my eternal soul!"
Mr. Dawkins standing at his window
early morning when the words required
TO him. Central Park lay spread out before him like
panorama oasis in the desert Of hutches wherein
dwelis humanity. A breath Of spring foated in the
grateful to his eyes. sapphire SKY cleft by
give life sell eternal SOul.' Mr.. DaW
kns repeated with start.
The words seemed strangely familiar, but for in
slant he did not know why Then he remembered--it
,was his pedge-a pledge with Fate! A pledged Mr.
Davkns face bianched little his teeth We're set hard
and square, logged chin thrust forward it had
been the day he made the pledge Dolores? What OF
babbed his knee from the infinite wisdom of her three
years.?
within a specified time must his For four years
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10 w A4A0 0AAo0A
stood. Appetite
W q 8 forgotten
now, because he
wasn't shaved:
h u n & e r was
nothing C o m
pared to the
struggling con-
dition of his hair;
success and am
bition were tri-
ties, when he
remembered his
soiled linen.
Its a pleas
ure, I a s 8 u r Q
YOU" he said.
Thank you,"
said the girl.
She 8 n q p p 9 d
the purse with
a friendly little
nod, and cross
ed the street
again.
Mr.. Dawkins
wandered on up
+ f t h avenue.
Dirnly through
the haze which
succeeded t h .
vision he was
wondering which
was n . a r e st,
East River or
" ort h. East
river perhaps.
He was turning
from Fifth ave-
nue. into Twen-
ty-eighth street,
ed stward, when
he noticed some
thing yellow 1T
seemed TO be
paper = on the
sidewalk n e q r
the b u / ] d ing.
lie stopped list
lessly and pick
ed it up. 1t was
q. $40 bill folded
arounda $10Hold-
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Dawkns was shaggy about the face and his hair
long and straggy.
For days now. the vital problem before Mr..
Dawkns had been the ever-old one-how
live. Unfortunately for him, he had pride which
forbade him looking another human being in the
and asking for paltry something wherewith to
cement anew a strained acquaintance between body
and soul He would have worked without murmur.
was lacking. One miserable night he had gone
and looked the bread line" a
distance he had watched the unhappy there
gnawing and tearing at a crust with animal-like
voracity. 1t would have afforded him infinite salts
faction then delight even to throttle any individual
% m but he %eudn 80 stand In that 1T line
Dawkns went away hungrier than when he came
He hadn't gone back
AS Mr.. Dawkins sat gloomily remembering these
things, and Eliminating over Them overfed small
boy played near him munching an apple which was
no redder than his juvenile cheeks MI DaWkins
glareo at the apple greedily perhaps that small boy
Will never never know how near he came me, to losing it.
an irish maid. with face from County Cork. was
stufing stuny baby with crackers and milk.
Me not want IT," protested the child.
'YeZ mother said yez were to have 1t, an yez
are gcn' to have it" declared the maid and the
stufhng process went
Me not want it. bawled the baby.
Two lusty. infantile hands gripped the bottle of
1t smashed. and the precious white fluid trickled
over the pavement almost to the feet of Mr.. Daw
kns
Now" crowed the baby complacent1y.
Well. yez little divil!" said the maid. "Tn tell
yez mother o that"
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wretced Of humanity stealing few minutes
Of Inconsistencies from the Of hunger and lack
OF rest. He paused beside the sleeping and giared
down at him in righteous Indignation.
Asleep you?" growled the law
One hand fell heavily the unconscious mans
shoulder. and he shaken violently Two feverish.
seepheavy opened with start, then the familiar
blue coat brought recognition.
Get O. this ordered the policeman
All right, was the reply. Il haven't been to bed
a
Your troubles amt o NINE" declared the law
mercilessly. Get out O. this before take you
down."
A CLEAN Of resentment flashed into the other.
dened eyes.
For Gods sake. what can do?" he demanded.
Go to work. replied the policeman. Get out O.
here now. before give you bat in the block
Work. The man laughed suddenly and skunk away
through the Mr. Dawkins turned and glanced at
Miss Francis There mist in her eyes. and pity.
establishment horror in her pretty face She laid
hand on his arm in mute appeal.
That's how the belboy works" volunteered Mr..
Dawkins grimly
He mustn't go away like that. hungry and
hausted.' declared Miss Francis quickly. Her
flashed Indignantly. 1T heartless brutal
thing ever saw That policeman ought to be hrashed
soundly."
Mr.. Dawkins unfastened top button
Right now?' he asked
oh she exclaimed didn't you
Come please Let's find that You give him
something me-you perfectly hideous"
They found him beyond the fountain Without
word Mr. Dawkns extended hand in which lay
bill. The stared at it incredulously moment,
Dawkins walked up through the square. At Twenty
sixth street deeply troubled eyes UP
his, stared at him curousy. He returned the gaze
steadily.
.Oh!" she said. Il understand-now.'
They Fifth
a strange, unfathomabe expression
they approached Twenty seventh
you yet where you m frst?"
he asked.
s snsss H's |
Fifth avenue just here and 3 dropped your purss:
Yes" she replied "Why?"
Don't YOU remember now"
She remembered. First comprehension then
wonderment, and finally something efse-a something
which caused shrink back little instnctvely.
Mr. DaUkins continued to stare at her.
II remember" she said family II know what 1t
all means now-the bellboy and all that"
and her eyes fell beneath the unwaver-
ING rae OF Mr. John Quincy Dawkins
80 Shall I call hanson for your he asked at last
no" she answered quickly. Let's walk a little
Silently they for several blocks side by side
= car pass and Mr.. DaWkins turned upon her.
well what you think of me?" he demanded,
deAantly. - ~. ,,o,. u..s,., - : 49,,
kne~, s sm instant futterng hands lay lightly
his sleeve then they walked on together.
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You came here to
think?"
Yes, l have done some
tall thinking on this bench.
You can't imagine the ire
mendous perspective you can
get on life by. sitting here
day after day. Isn't it q fine
view?"
Il think it's perfectly
horrid." declared Miss Fran.
els. She drew her skirts about
her and sat down. why, I
couldn't have one thought in
the world if I had to sit
here with these noises and
see all those motley people"
They are beacon lights
of misery. placed here by an
all-wise providence to remind
an egoustical city Of its own
shame" said Mr.. Dawkins.
The tone was a strange
one. Miss Francis glanced
at him quickly. A quizzical
expression still played about
his mouth; his eyes were in
scrutable.
"Oh, look at that man.
she exclaimed suddenly.
Hes actually going to
Sleep"
Yes, poor devil"
And listen. He's snor-
ing"
The phenomena of q man
asleep had never before
come under Miss Francis
eyes. She seemed absolutely
fascinated by it.
Here comes the bell
boy" remarked Mr.. Dawkins.
Watch him. See how thor
oughly he'll do his work"
The policeman sauntered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-31

l ER JOHN QUINCY DAWKINS, NJ A.. sat on
~ a bench in Madison Square and gazed PEN
siyely at a big toe which protruded impu-
IDENTIFY from his right boot Mr.. Dawkns was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-27
HAD PREMONITION.
BaIloonist at Dodge Feared Accident
Tailor Found Note.

Dodge City, Kan, May 27.-That
Richard E. New, the ballooniSt who
fell 1900 feet here last June when his
parachute failed to open, had a pre-
monition of the coming catastrophe,
was the discovery of Julian Hulpieu,
the tailor to whom his bloody and
mangled suit was sent following the
accident.
eff anything happens to me please
notify my wife, Mrs. Helen New,
Lebanon, KY, and my sister, Mrs.
Maud Davidson, at Princeton, Tex.
Yours respectfully" is the text of a
note found in News suit by Hulpieu,
while going through the pockets in
cleaning up an old rubbish pile. At
the time of the accident New had been
separated from his wife several
months but on the back of the note
he had written, please let my wife
have my body when she wants it,
But the wife did not receive what
New believed would be all that would
be left of him eff anything happened"
She could not take care of him in his
crippled condition and earn her own
living, so the Ford county commits
sioners put him in hospital here.
During most heroic struggle of three
months he fought his way back to the
land of the living. He is permanently
paralyzed from the waist down and
when last heard from was selling post
cards for a living.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-27
NEW OIL KILLS BUGS.
College Professors Claim 1t Better
Than Tar Which Is Used.

Manhattan, Kan, May 27.--The lat
est discovery for the determination of
chinch bugs is q certain kind of road
oil. The men who are fighting this
pest at the Kansas Agricultural col
lege believe this oil to be more eff
fective than the tar now used in
trenches. While a great many chinch
bugs have been destroyed this spring
by the frequent early rains in Kansas,
there are millions of them in the
wheat fields ready to move into the
corn.
AS this oil is not manufactured for
the general market and can be bought
only by the car load, farmers associa-
lions, oranges unions, institutions and
commercial clubs should undertake to
rid their districts by means of this oil
by ordering in large quantities. The
cost for the oil would be about six and
three-fourths cents a gallon f. o. b..
Kansas City. In order that these diff
ferent organizations may purchase any
amount they desire, ]. H. Miller, dean
of the extension division at the col
lege will undertake to order a car load
sent to some central Kansas town
from which distribution to local or
CARNATIONS may be made. The farm
ers should decide at once the number
of barrels they need and send their
orders to Dean Miller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-27
new OIL DISTRICT
Scientists Believe Western
Kansas Has Rich Deposits.
Will Be Next to Be Given Try
out, Says Oil Man.

Dodge City, Kan, May 27.-It is
the opinion of A. Dunlap, an oil ex-
pert who has been working in the
Oklahoma and Texas fields for the
past year. that western Kansas is the
next district scheduled for an oil
boom.
There is little doubt that Dodge
City and other western Kansas towns
will experience an oil boom soon,"
said Mr.. Dunlap here. This region
has all indications which go with oil
prospects 50 far as is known to sci
ence and this locality might as well
make up its mind that an oil boom
is coming" Mr.. Dunlap then en-
tered into a lengthy scientific dis
cussion of the indications here of oil,
comparing western Kansas and east
ern Colorado with practically every
large oil district in the world.
AS evidence that he is not alone in
his belief, Mr.. Dunlap concluded:
Furthermore, and more to the point,
1 have recently talked with men in
Oklahoma who are prominent in the
oil game and they say it will not be
long before western Kansas will get
her 'tryout'."