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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-19
NAVY NEEDS
MORE CADETS
Daniels Will Ask Gomez SIS to
Extend 1909 Law,
WOULD KEEP ACADEMY FULL


Will Have but 533 Students In 1917
and Cost Of Graduates Will Increase,
Says Secretary-To Revise Curricu.
lum For First Year.
Annapolis, Md.-Secretary of the
Navy Daniels announced that he would
seek to have congress extend the pro-
visions of the law of 1865 authorizing
the appointment of two midshipmen to
the Naval academy every four years
by each senator. representative and
delegate in congress. This law expires
this year, and unless it is extended the
number of appointments to the acad-y
envy will be cut in half and within
four years the number Of midshipmen
will be reduced from 1,OS9 to 53333 .
"The capacity of the Naval acad-
envy said Secretary Daniels, ''is suf-
f1cient without enlargement to furnish
officers for the line and staff Of the
navy and marine corps in adequate
numbers for many years to come. but
II the number of appointments be re-
duced the relative cost of educating
each midshipman will increase, while
the existing shortage in the navy will
grow rapidly worse: There is little
likelihood Of more graduates from the
Naval academy than the government
will require
Secretary Daniels has approved
recommendation of the academy board
OF OF the Naval academy that for subjects
in which the only examination comes
at the end of the year the term work
shall count three-fourths instead of
=tWo-thirds, reducing the examination
accordingly. Under this arrangement
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-19
GYMNASIUM FOR HENS.

Expert Declares 1t Increases Produc-
ton 80 Per Cent.
st. Paul, MINI. Hens should have a
gymnasium, proper training and an oc-
casional change Of diet to break egg
laying records, according to Samuel e.
Mahan, a local poultry expert.
Mr.. Mahan recently established in
connection with his chicken coop a
gymnasium where daily each hen is
given two hours Of exercise.
He declares that as a result Of this
training the average production of each
hen has been increased in nine days
from 55 to IS per cent.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-19
Pulls the Wrcnu Tooth.

Chicago.-1s a, tooth worth $1,000?
What is its value? These are two
questions that will have to be answer
ed by jury in the municipal court
when the case of Miss Madeline G.
Henry against George w. Nevius, a
dentist. is called for trial. Miss Henry
fled suit charging that she went to
the doctors office and asked to have
wisdom tooth pulled. Instead the doc
tor pulled the wrong tooth, she alleges.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-19

z1
MAYOR aAYNOR OF NEW YORK READY FOR
A WALK. .|.
those said to be contemplating max
ing an application for membership
are Andrew Carnegie, Isaac. n Selig
man. Jacob H. Schiff, Surrogate Fow-
Ter. General George W.. Wingate and
Karl Pickhardt. That the walking club
had been duly organized was annOunc-
ed at the mayors office, and with the
announcement came the added infor-
nation that some fine day very soon no
one need be surprised to read Of hike
participated in by all the charter men,
bers. which will begin in City Hall
park and end somewhere in Bronx,
park or Coney Island or Fort Hamil-
ton. They may even hike all the way
to Yonkers, it was said
The club will be known as the Pedes
TRANS club. and the men named as
charter members have signed an agree
ment,, the main object of the club be-
ing the furthering of the fine art of
walking and enjoying it right here in
the city Of New York The agreement
was drawn up by Mr.. Choate, and all
the charter members have affixed their
signatures to it. The document Is now
on file in the mayors Office. The text
Of the agreement Is yet to be made
public. .f
To Louis Windmuller, the noblest
walker of them all. is given the credit
for having first suggested the forma-
ton of the Pedestrians club There Is
no more enthusiastic walker in the
city. and he has no sympathy whatso
ever for the healthy individual who
prefers riding on horseback. in auto
mobile or buggy or on rapid transit
trains to peripatetics.
II had friend here" said Mr. Wind
muller, his reference being to General
Wingate. ''who is great walker, and
he often tells me that a privilege of his
life that he enjoys to the utmost is to
walk down Broadway In rain and in
shine. | walk four hours every day.
one hour before breakfast. one hour
after dinner and two in going to and
coming home from my office. dine at
$50 p. M. so the after dinner ira mp is
usually taken In the dark. but enjoy
it just as much as | do those Of the
daytime.
II delight to see people. To enjoy
walking one must use his eyes and the
brain as much as he does his legs. /
pre{ksr to look at the faces of people to
looking at the buildings and into shop
windows. A good rule to make your
tramp really enjoyable pastime is to
be careful and not walk too fast. My
speed is about a mile every TWENTY-FIVE
minutes, or bit more than two miles
to the hour II you go faster than that
you have little time to see Your OBJ
ject should not be to get to the place
you set ont for.
The combined age Of the Eve charter
members Of the Pedestrians club is
1857 years. Mr. Parsons Is eighty four,
Mr.. Choate eighty-one, Mr.. Windmuller
seventy eight and Mayor Gaynor and
Mr.. Hornblower are each sixty-two
years old. OF the prospective members
Mr.. Carnegie is seventy eight. General
Wingate seventy three. Mr. Schin six
ty-six and Mr. Sehgman. who will be
the baby Of the club. is only flfty-eight
years old
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-19
NEW WEAPON FOR ARMY.
Automatics Of As caliber Will Replace
the SO Now Used,

Automatics Of As caliber Will Replace
the 80 Now Used.
Hartford, Conn. To replace the pres.
ent 38 caliber pistols used by the Unit
ed States army the federal government
has decided to supply the enlisted men
with IS caliber automatics.
The smaller revolvers are being re-
called at once from the field artillery
and signal corps and are being re-
placed by the As caliber guns, which
have met all the severe tests for accu-
racy and safety to which the govern
ment experts subjected them. The
tests have been in progress for year
under the supervision of the war de-
partment. which approved the auto
mates and supplied a few to each
brand of the service for thorough test
ing. ~
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-19
100000 FOR A FAMILY.
Girl to Get That Amount For Rising
p. Children.

VIII 70 0et mat Amount FOR Rising
Children.
Lowell, Mass. Wedding bells, it is
said, will soon ring for Miss Mary
Belle Shedd of Lowell, the most talked
of young woman in Middlesex county.
Under the terms of one of the strang-
est wills ever filed in a New England
court Miss Shedd will lose about 49,
100000 unless she marries and has
children. When this became known
the young woman was deluged with
marriage proposals.
The offers of marriage continue to
arrive. but it is rumored that the
daughter of the late millionaire per-
fume manufacturer. Freeman B. Shedd
OF Lowell, made her choice some time
ago. This will save oyerburdened let
ter carriers.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-19
DOORWAY IN A PUDDER.

Made Necessary For Work on 80 key,=
Giant cunarder Aquitania.
Lond on.The rudder has just been.
placed in position on the. $4,000 ton
Cunard liner Aquitania. which will be.
launched at Clydebanls Glasgow. dur
ing the last week in April.
The rudder is so large tina. door
way was made in the lower part OF it
to admit Workmen and enable them to.
work on pin four feet long connect
ing the rudder with the ship.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-19
In Sleep Breaks / al An,;,

u Sleep Breaks Leg Again.
York, Pa. Drea ming in his bed at
the York hospital of the runaway ac-
cfdent of a few weeks ago which had
laid him up with q broken leg William
ID. Smeich reached that part OF his
dream where the runaway bore down
upon him. Smeich tried to profit by.
his previous experience and leap aside.
He gave an actual leap. which carried
him over the edge Of the bed and
broke his leg again at the place Of the
FIST fracture.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-19
NOTED CITIZENS
IN WALKING CLUB
6aynOr, ChOate and Windmill
Ter Out For a Record.
CARNEGIE MAY JOIN IT.
Combined Age Of Charter Members Is
1857 Years-No Sympathy For "Oid
Men" Who Ride About In Motorcars.
Founder Tells How to Walk and En-
joy It In All Weather.

New York.-The most excl ,siye. dis
ttnguished and enthusiastic walking
club in America has just been organ.
lied here The charter members are
Mayor Gaynor, Joseph Fl. Choate. for
mer ambassador to Great Britain: Will
liam B HornbIower. John T. Parsous
the Nestor OF the New York bar. and
Louis Windmuller. while a few vt
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-19
RADIO STATION FOR PANAMA.
Plans Are Completed For Towers Like
Those In Use at ARLINGTON.

Z $3.50 SAS S~"IPsSeOO TOI O"OTS Like
Those In Use at Arlington.
Washington. = Rear Admiral STAN
ford, chief of the bureau Of yards and
docks, has just completed plans for
the construction of the second set of
great naval wireless towers, which will
be erected on the canal zone at Cam
ito, practically duplicating the initial
plant at Arlington reservation There
will be three 600 foot steel towers. r
With a 100 kilowatt radio set it is
believed that this section should be
able to communicate either directly or
by relay with similar high power sta
tons to be erected by the navy in the
Hawaiian islands, Tutuila, Samoa,
Guam and the Philippines.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-19
GOLF LINKS IN sKYscRAPER

Charles r. Crane Has Nine Hole courss
N Chicago Building.
Chicago Charles r.. Crane, who may.
be appointed to post IN the diplo-
matte service by Presid lent Wilson, is
q golf enthusiast to such an extent
that he has just completed a nine hole
course on the twelfth floor Of the:
Crane building The course was laid
out by Tom Vardon Of the Spring Lake
On. ~. club. who IS also in charge Of
It The course has sand covered put
ting green's and hazards The founda-
ton Is OF burlap.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-19
TO DIG LONGEST TUNNEL.
Canadian Pacific Will Bore Sixteen
Miles Through Mountain.

Winnipeg. The Canadian Pacific
railway announced that it will begin
construction shortly Of the longest
tunnel in America. The tunnel will
be dug through Kicking Horse pass in
the Rocky mountains, will be. sixteen
miles long and will cost $14 ,OOO, 600.
It will take seven years, it is esti-
mated. to build it. and it will be four
miles longer than the Simplon tunnel
through the Alps.
The Dermott news., 1913-12-25
Half Days Business.

An l1,a q of the volume of husl- ness winch is being handled by the hallway company at thIs place may be had from the fact that one morning this week there wtrc 5S carloads received, Among the number were SIX cats ot NWIdlne material tor II. l.. an, SIX cars of gravel for N. \. Prather, a car at uruiture for Hotel permott, a car of shingles tor B. kimpel, a car of potatoes tor the Deimott Grocery Co.,, several cars ot mer- ehandise, etc. Agent Ford lu- forms Us that this IS about an average halliday $ business, Since thc business handed hy the railway company is q pretty eood index ta. the busin, ss of a com munitv, it can readily be seen that things in permott are on the jlmp. Watch Dermott Grow
The Dermott news., 1913-12-25
and Epworth League will be held.
 J. Abner Sage, Jr., Pastor
DOingS al Presbyterian Church.

Ibe attendance at Sunday School was encourage The thermometer registered close to the one hundred mark. In the Attendance Contest the women and the girls won again. Classes Nos. } and Q were star classes.
 At the morning service the pas tor spoke on the topic. l he Providtntial Preparations for the Coming ot Christ, At the eve ming service his theme was Freed from Condemnation. It was An nouuced that the morning service ot the first Sunday Tn January would be observed as New Year Service. The roll of members will be called and II Is expected that every one who b without d good excuse tor abSet Ce wIli be on hand and answer with an appro- pirate passage of Scripture. At the same time reports from all the different departments ot the church will be read. It IS our purpose 10 make that day red letter day.
 IL was announced that at a rr- cent meeting of the session Mr and Mrs. G. \. MoseIoy and Miss Mary Thompson were received into the me mbershlp of this church.
 At the close of the evening wor- ship the pastor met with anumber of the young people connected with the church and Il was decided that a Young Peoples Society of Christian EndeavoI be organized and begin work the trst ot the new year.
 Sunday School every Sunday at o:45 a. m. Pubic worship every Sunday at II a. m. and so p m. Meeting ot the Sunday School Council every Friday al the manse at l D. m.
 Ne welcome YOuto ALL these SerVlteS.
 /. lIaney, Pastor.
The Dermott news., 1913-12-25
From J. T. Crenshaw.

The following is tIom q pcrson- a letter to Mr. E. Ford, written at Fl Paso, Texas, Dee. 12, by l. I. Cronshaw
 Nc arrived hote Sunday evening We had nice trlp and fine ac- commodations. Our goods hotlu Monday following and We moved them out Wedne day. Ne had only one char broken good luck and the freight was no more than billed tor. Ne like Fl paso. lthas taincd sine, Mt arrived and is still d httle toEEY. II .ttms to be tine place, but the country we came through ls desert not a living thing toI mll,s aid miles, and dry but the climate Is great. The town seems to be hall Mex, cans and Spanish, Ihttt ale d great many refugees here new We have good street car service, and hno Hotels. I am out } miles, and town all around Us, and they are laying of more lots and il IS building up fast. Ne think We will like 1t very much l have met a good many Arkansas people alr, adv, and all art please q, We send cur regards tc you all.
The Dermott news., 1913-12-25
Methodist Church.

Last Sunday morning beng the last Sunday before Christmas, the morning seIVjce was devoted 10 the singing of Christmas hymns and to q short Christmas sermon. All seemt to enter into the spirit of the service and ltls 10 be hoped that the thoughts of all were turned to the Chrst-Child.
 The regular order of services was observed through the day and each was we'll attended. The Ep- worth League, led by Mrs. Crane, was especially good. Several of the Leagucrs made talks tcllirg a Christmas experience, or offering a suggestion as to how we may make Christmas happy for those who have made so many happy Christmas times for us.
 The Sunday School Christmas Tree will be at the Church on Christmas Eve at seven 0 clock I erewlll be q Christmas program bv the Sunday School children, and free will oHering for the poor. This offering may bc ol money or of any useful articles. Let every one who can brlng something. l he Tree will be couductt q on the old tashontd q plan, Every one Is invited and any who wish to do so maT put gifts on the tIee tcl thclr friends. Those desltlne to place presents on the tree will see the pastor or Mrs. II Patnell.
 There wtlI be no preaching sor- vices al the Methodist Church next Sunday, on account ot the bsCnCe of the Pastor ttom town. The regular Suntay Scl eel sGviets
The Dermott news., 1913-12-25
I. o. o. F.

On Wednes day, Dee. l7, the |. 0. 0. r iodse held an unusalIN interesting meeting. Atter con terring the and degree on N. h. Baker the lodge members present repaired 10 The Pastme, where lunch was served Inc mt nhefs present were Messrs. II x Roul- den, E. C. Graves, \. Mepermou, l. (. Beyea, l. II Seadefs, l. S. Prntecost, k. r. Blythe, J Naet, C. B. Wooten, k B. Evans, |" r. Gregg and F. W. Kincheloc from Kentucky. \ \
The Dermott news., 1913-12-25
Rock Party.

Last Wedne sday evening Miss Pet Clarke delig htiuiIy entertained a few of her friends at the home ol Mr. and Mrs RoIlin Clarke The pa,lor was beautifully decorated with mistletoe and holly. The evening was spent in playing Rock, att,r winch de hcious salad course was served. Those present wele Misses flaw kins, Kennedy and Splawn, and Messrs. Rogers, Measles, Moore and Greer. \ X
The Dermott news., 1913-12-25
Notice, You.

On January Ist will sell $ co coupon books tor S4 ,, cash in advance. This book is good for payment of cleaning, pressing and same as tor laundry.
 Please have your laundry ready tor the wagon Monday monday.
 Phone I25 l. l. DaVlS.
The Dermott news., 1913-12-25

Money to Loan: For long tune farm loans, low rate of interest and easy annual ments, see the Dermott Realty Co.
Evening journal., 1913-02-24

creating the Public Utilities Board of
Wilmington is still in Senate Commit
tee. The bill would give much greater.
powers to the present board and en-
able it to gather information and
data from all public service corpora
tions doing business in Wilmington.
which the board has not been very
successful in doing thus far. Consid-
cradle opposition has developed to
the bill in a quiet way on the part OF
public service corporations, which do
not want to give up financial informa-
tior.
Meanwhile Senator Fooks and Rep
resentative Hammond have intro
duced two state wide Public Service
commission bills, providing that the
Governor shall appoint three commits
sioners. The Hammond bills modelled
after the New Jersey law. and pro-
vides that the voters shall choose the
commissioners after the terms of those
appointed by the Governor. shall ex-
pire. The Fooks bill is modelled after
the New Jersey law. Two Republican
Senators have told tho Democrats that
they are willing to support fair state
wide public service commission bill.
The Democrats advocated the measure
in their platform.
Evening journal., 1913-02-24
SO CENTS '
Ends Stomach
DISTRESS
Mi-O-na Stomach Tablets the Real
Remedy for Indigestion Gastritis
or Dyspepsia


Take them and all stomach misery
will surely go in five minutes. and af-
ter using MI-O-NA for Just one day
you will rejoice and be sincerely
thankful that at last you have found a
prescription that acts quickly and
makes the stomach feel so comfort-
able.
Just as soon as you start to take
MI-O-NA stomach tablets fermenta-
ton OF food will be a thing Of the
past Waterbrash, pain in the stom-
ach. belching of gas and heartburn
will disappear, and in few days
danger of dizziness. bilouspess, nerv-
BUSINESS and sick headache will van
ish.
For sea or car sickness. vomiting
during pregnancy. or the morning. af-
ter night of sociability, MONA is
better than any remedy you can find.
Large box so cents at druggists every
where.
MI-O-NA stomach tablets are rigid
ly guaranteed TO do just as advertised
or money back.
For Stomach trouble or indigestion
MI-O-NA can't be beaten MI-O-NA
has done a world of good for me when
doctors failed. Mrs. Cordelia 3
Mann, 2O7 e. 18th, ST., Junction City
Kans.
Evening journal., 1913-02-24
HAIR TURNING GRAY OR FALLING?
JUST MIX SAGE TEA and SULPHUR

usually too sticky, so insist upon get
ting "Wyeths" which can be depended
upon to restore natural color and
beauty TO the hair and is the best REM
edy for dandruff. dry, feverish, itchy
scalp and to stop falling hair
Folks like "Wyoth's Sage and Sui
phur" because no one can positively
tell that you darkened your hair, as it
does II so naturally and evenly, says a
well-knOwn downtown druggist You
dampcn a sponge or soft brush and
draw IL through your hair. taking one
small strand at a time. This requires
but few moments, by morning the
gray hair disappears and after another
application or two is restored to its
natural color and looks even more
beautiful and glossy than ever.
Scarborough Drug Co.
Evening journal., 1913-02-24
DELAWARE CITY
MAY PURCHASE AN
AUTO FIRE FIGHTER

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY. Del, Feb. "a
Repairs OF the fire engine. house here
have nearly been completed. All the
woodwork has been finished and
painters are now working on the sec
ond floor The room win be used for
dances and bazaars. The first floor
has been divided into two parts, one
for fire apparatus and the other for
use of the firemen. A movement Is
on foot to raise money for the pur-
chase of a chemical fire engine.
Jess Francis. of Washington. ID. c..
spent the week end at Fort DUPONT.
Sergeant James Faris has returned
to Fort Dupont from Fort Monroe,
Va.
Several soldiers who arrived here
with the last lot Of recruits. are in
the isolation ward at the hospotal at
Fort Dupont. owing to an outbreak
of the measles.
The laundry being erected by VIII
liam and Otto b. Nichols is nearing
completion. The plant will cost about
$500
James c. Bell, Of Chester. Pa. Cap
tain Thomas Norton. of Baltimore.
Md, Richard p. Stokes. of New York
city and Arthur A. Lumpkin, OF Wash
ington, ID. c., were recent guests at
the Delaware City Hotel.
John Cannon and two Wilmington
gunners shot twenty-six ducks on
Thursday.
Alexander Holiday. OF New Castle,
spent the weekend with his mother.
A nineteen motor racer, which was
used at Fort DUPONT, was blown up
by Sergeant James Faris. who used
about 20 pounds Of dynamite. The
pieces are to be shipped to an ar
Evening journal., 1913-02-24
TO CROW FRUITS
ON MANY FARMS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELMAR Del, Feb. 24.-Irving
Culver, the heaviest shipper of pro-
duce from this point is making exten-
sive preparations for growing and
shipping fruits and vegetables the
coming season. He will have six
farms under cultivation and has dis
tinguished them as follows: "The Or
chards," on which he will set 1000
apple trees, 1000 peach trees. 500
Keifer pears, 7S acress in cantaloupes
10 acres IN sweet potatoes, acres
tomatoes, 10 acres potatoes white po-
tatoes; remainder in corn, wheat and
oats. The Golden Hill Farm FIVE and
one-half acres in cantaloupes. five
acres in potatoes, four acres in toma-
toes, four acres in sweets; remainder
in trees now bearing. The Diamond
Farm. As acress potatoes, 10 acres
watermelons. 16 acres cantaloupes. 10
acres tomatoes. 2 acres cucumbers.
The Sandy Ridge farm. 10 acres po-
tatoes, z acres tomatoes, acrss
melons. 5 acres cantaloupes remand
er in corn and hay. On the Flora
Farm, II acres of Strawberries
Mrs William Wilson, of Rome, Ca,
is spending the week end with Mrs.
Jane Brayshaw-Miss Blanche Tain
tor, OF Quantico, Md, is the guest Of
the Misses Slemons.-Miss Grace
Trader is visiting relatives at Snow
Hill. Md.,-Mr and Mrs. William Cal
laway are visiting friends on the west
ern shore of Maryland-Osc White.
formerly OF Delmar, and Miss Mamie
Huntington Of Allen we're married on
Thursday. They will live in Whining
ton.-C L. Long has recently sold
three dwellings and is preparing TO
erect three on Pine street.-The
Usher's Union of the NJ. e. Church
will give a banquet on the evening
Of March 10.
Evening journal., 1913-02-24
LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL, GLOSSY HAIR,
NO DANDRUFF---25 CENT "DANDERINE''
HAIR COMING OuTi-IF DRY, BRITTLE, YOUR SCALP
ITCIEs AND Is Full OF DANDRuFF-UsE aDANDERINE.-

Within ten minutes after an appli-
cation of Danderine you cannot lind a
single trace of Dandruff or a loose or
falling hair and your scalp will not
itch, but what will please you most
VIII be after a few weeks use. when
you Will actually see new hair fine
and downy at hrst-yes but really
new hair growing all over the scalp
A little Danderine Will Immediately
double the beauty of your hair No
difference how dull, faded brittle and
scraggy just moisten cloth with
Danderino and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
Evening journal., 1913-02-24

senal. One piece was blown to dis
tance Of 500 yards.
James E MAIDEN, who has just re-
turned from Fortress Monroe, has a
dead bald-headed eagle, which meas
ures feet Q inches from tip 90 tip.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Frankford, Of
Philadelphia. were guests Of friends
here over Sunday.
The election for mayor and a town
councilman will be held In the early
port of April.