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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-08-21
St. Johns r. C.. Church.

Rev. VIM. H. LYNCH, RECTOR.
Masses Sunday, 500 and 1000
Am.
Sunday School, 2:15 P. NJ.
Baptism, 2:30 P. NJ.
Benediction, 800 P NJ.
Meeting of Societies, 3:15 Pm.
Week Days, Mass 700 A. NJ.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-08-21

Jonathan Kitchin, of "Brookfield'
Trenton, spent Saturday and Sun
day with his son Theodore G. Kitch-
in, in this city, and part of the time
was spent in driving through Della
ware and Kingwood Townships,
where old acquaintance were re-
neWed.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-08-21
Centenary M. E. Church.

REV. E. r. BRUNYATE. D., D., Pastor.
SERVICES SUNDAY.
$50 A. M. Glass Meeting P. K.
Hazen, Leader.
10 A. M. Sunday School.
1920 Am. Morning Sermon.
6:30P. NJ. Epworth League De-
votional Meeting.
Tuesday evening 1880 Prayer
Meeting.
Friday evening, 1870 Class Meet
ing. C. H. Wilmot, Leader.
All are Welcome.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-08-21
SOUND.

''Is your husband sound sleep
err"
Sound? I should say so, The
sound he makes can be heard for
half block. Judges Library.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-08-21
LITERALLY OR FIGURAffVELY.

Mrs. Exe-Do you ever ask your
husband to bring up the coal ?'
Mrs. Wye-No, I sometimes put
the bod in his way, but he never
tumbles.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-11-29
II PULLMAN GRAFT

The United States government is about to investigate the Pull
man Sleeping Car company. There r few forms OF highway
robbery more obnoxious than the Pullman. 1t is estimated that
their ears pay for themselves about three times in a year. With
the millions of profit rolling in on the company annually they
compel the public to pay the wages of their employees. The por-
tiers are supposed to wait upon the patrons of the company, but
they refuse to do so unless paid extra. They brighten and bully
the passengers into paying the blackmail which they levy and the
Pullman company backs them up in their hold ups.
The government should see that they pay the wages of their
employees and not the public.
The price of berths should be reduced and when the upper
berth is not in use it should be raised or lowered at the pleasure
of the occupant of the lower berth.
Conductors should not be allowed to announce that the berths
are all taken and then suddenly find a unoccupied one after
his hand has been crossed with a dolar-of two dollars if the party
wanting it happens to be a woman and sick. No public cOrpO-
ration needs a government overhaulng so badly as the Pullman
company.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-11-29

1t might be a good idea now that the baseball season is
a little slack, to send unemployed clubs down to Mexico and re-.
store order. A couple of clubs ought to pacify the whole coun-
try in a few weeks, if they devoted their entire time to it.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-11-29

The moving picture firms that r. turning out reels repre-
senting the Mexican war have the rival armies posing for the
pictures on a plain neal Fresno. Twenty active men in front of
the camera can give a good idea of a fierce Mexican engagement.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-11-29

The modern newspaper don't bother any more with editorials
on big holidays. The same old CUFF on Thanksgiving. generally
some old leader that has done service for several years previous
only wearies the reader and makes him wish the day hadn't ar
rived at all.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-05
Strange Freak of Memory.

There is a strange story of how Sir
Walter Scoctt, producing THE Bride of
Lammermoor" during illness, was aft
erward found to have forgotten entire
ly what he had thus created Accord
Ing to James Ballantyne, 1.-The book
was written and published before Mr.
Scott was able to rise from his bed.
and he assured me when it was first
put into his hands in complete shape
that he did not recollect single Incl
dent, character or conversation it con
tanned. The original incidents of the
story, which he had known from boy
hood, he still remembered, but he knew
no more about the story he had written
than he did before be began to write
or even think about writing it." These
facts were corroborated by Mr.. Lock
hart, Sir Walter Scott's son-in-law and
biographer, so that they are placed be
yond question.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-05
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
People Who Come and Go
y and their Social Doing

Rev. Vaughn S. Collins, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Middletown, will ask, it is rumored,
for appointment elsewhere at the
session of the Wilmington Annual
Conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, in Crisfeld, in March,
over which Bishop Berry will preside.
In this connection it is also rumored
that Rev. Charles A. Hill, now pastor
of St. Paul's M. E. Church Whining
ton, may be appointed to the church
at Middletown.
Miss Mary Wilson, of Middletown,
and Miss Anna Davier, of Whining
ton, have been guests of Miss Mary
Roberts.
Mrs. James P. Hoffecker has re-
turned from a visit to Mrs. j. R.
FARRELL at Easton, Md.
Mrs. John w. Clifton has returned
from a visit of several days to her
sister, Mrs. Alice Bailey, of FELTON,.
Mr.. Smauel M. Hoffecker of
Renova, Pa, spent Wednesday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Hoffecker.
He was on a business trip to Phila-
delphia, and took advantage of the
opportunity for a visit to his old
home.
Mr.. Ralph D. Stevenson of Will
mington, was a visitor to Smyrna
yesterday.
Miss Lola Dick of Audubon, N. j.,
was a weekend visitor to Mrs. R. D.
Hoffecker.
Mrs. J. B. Messick of Middletown
is visiting DIR. and Mrs. w. V. Mes.
sick.
State Senator and Mrs. S. ]. Fur.
ness of Bethel, Sussex county, ar,
spending to-day and tomorrow will
Rev. and Mrs. w. E. Matthews.
MIR. and Mrs. John T. Reihm o
this town, visited their son William
N. Reihm at the Crozier Hospital o.
Thursday last. Mr.. Reihm has bee
operated on for appendicitis and
slightly improved at this writing.
Miss Mary Baker of Smyrna, is en-
joying an extended visit to Philadel
phia. She expects to return in abou
two weeks.
Mr.. William FAIRIES was the gueS
of his son Gilbert S. FAIRIES la:
Thursday afternoon at a banqut
given by the Pennsylvania Lumbt
Association at the Hotel Walton
Philadelphia. Gov. Mann of Virgini;
was one of the after dinner speaker
Mrs. Taylor of Chester, Pa, h;
been visiting her sister Mrs. Carolir
j. Raymond.
Mr.. Daniel Phillips of Philade
phia, brother of John E. Phillips al
a former Smyrna boy, and Mrs. Phi
lips, were presented with a fine pa
of bouncing boys on January 27tl
The twins are doing finely and a
said to be the immage of Dan. !
is receiving the congratulations of /
' friends.
a Mrs. Harry V. Pyle of Camden,
y j., is visiting her parents, Mr.. a
: Mrs. w. A. FAIRIES.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-05

The home-talent drama "Scenes in
Union Depot, given under the aus
pices of Capitol Grange, Dover, at
the Smyrna Opera House last even
ing was largely attended. There
were nearly 40 members in the cast
and the Dover contingent was given
cordial welcome in Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-05
FURY OF A SPIDER.
An Insect Tragedy as Seen Through a
Magnifying Glass.

MaqnifyInq Glass.
One day, rumaging in an old desk,
found a magnifying glass. 1t was
September, and in a sunny, weed rid
den corner of the garden ! had dis
covered a big black and gold spider
who had strung her web between two
tall burdocks and was doing a thriving
business in grasshoppers.
Seated on the ground, now sur
veyed her through the glass for an
hour as she hung in the middle Of her
engine of destruction. When ] touch
ed the net with my finger she swung
frantically to and fro. prompted doubt
less by some instinct Of self preserva
tion, but otherwise was as mOtiOneSS
as If carved in jet.
Grasshoppers were not very plenti-
full as yet. but at last large green
fellow few plump into the tolls, the
spines on his legs that had so often dis
coursed sweet music becoming entan
gled. Instantly the crafty spider was
all alive. Darting upon her victim.
she took her station above him, and.
hanging by two legs, seized him in her
other six and rolled him round and
round. unswathing him in a band of
silver silk until he was as helpless as
a mummy. and then she bit him in a
dozen places with fangs oozing with
poison.
At the spectacle of her evil eyes
glittering with the lust of killing, mag
nifed as they were by the glass,
turned sick and rolled over on my
face among the weeds and lay for a
long time miserably inert.-AtlantlC
Monthly.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-05
sresh Candies By ParceI Posi-

The Parcels Post enables you to buy
your candies fresh as you want them.
We, are the largest manufacturers of
fine candies in the State and our three
stores in Wilmington are famous for
the splendid quality of the candies
they sell. To test the possibilities
of the Parcels Post we will mail you,
postpaid, same day as received, all
orders for two pounds or over of
either our 40c, 60c or S0c candies,
packed to your order, just the kind
you like. Reynolds Candy Co., 4l5
Market street, Wilmington, DEL
adv.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-05

During the recent mild weather
some farmers began making plans to
plant early this year and in some
cases already the fields are being
plow9d for early peas.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-05
NOTICE.

Dover, Del, Jan. IL, 1913
This instrument of writing Is to certify
that / William HI. Willie, Coroner in and
for Kent County, do hereby choose, ap-
point and empower James r. Sudler. of
the town of Smyrna, Kent County, Della
ware, to act as my deputy in cases of
death coming under the netice of the cor
Oner's Office in and for Kent County in that
locality. The above instrument is in my
own handwriting, this. the above day and
date. The said James r. Sudler to perform
the work in faithful manner.
WILLIAM II. WILLIS,
Coroner for Kent County, Delaware.
Sworn and subscribed to before Inc this
11th day of January, A. d. 1918,
JOHN b WHARTON, Notary Public.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-05
TOWNSEND GIRLS SCHOLARSHIP

Miss Ethel Marker, One of Seven to
Win Honors at Ithaca Conservatory
Townsend, Feb. 4.-Miss Ethel L.
Marker, of this place, was one of
seven winners in a piano contest for
special scholarship, held before the
faculty and board of examiners at
Ithaca, N. Y. few days ago. The
contest was held at the Ithaca Con-
servatory of Music, and Miss Marker
and six others won the honors out of
over hundred students who took part
in the contest. Miss Marker, who is
a daughter of J. j. Marker, near
Townsend, also was made full mem
ber of the Mu Phi Epsilon Sorority,
an exclusive society where high talent
is recognized.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-05

WANTED. - Man to represent
Singer Sewing Machine Company, in
Smyrna and country. Salary and
commission paid. Apply to Singer
Sewing Machine Co., No. 2 E. 7th
st., Wilmington, Del.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-05

The young ladies Bible Glass of
Severson M. E. Church will hold a
"Box Social" at the home of Mr..
Harry Stephenson, Wednesday evening
next, Feb. 18th. If stormy the fol-
lowing evening. Ladies please bring
boxes. All cordially invited.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-05

See the demonstration at ]. E. De
Ford's Store tomorrow. Miss Fannie
A. B. Riggs of New York, a repre-
sentative of the manufacturers of the
Ladies Home Journal Patterns will
solve your dress making problems.
See her patterns and designs. De-
Fords' advertisement on page 2 tells
you of this demonstration. Read it..
Smyrna times., 1913-02-05

Howard R. Jones, who recently
purchased the ]. Henry Jefferson
property on Main street, is tearing
out and making modern improvements
to make it his home.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-05
One Of the Ways.

-who was that seedy individual |
saw you give a dollar to?"
IAN old literary friend of mine; au-
thor Of Ten Thousand Ways Of Max
ing Money"
Smyrna times., 1913-02-05

The Twentieth Century Club of
Smyrna, has received a beautiful new
set of stage scenery. 1t is a garden
scene and was painted and put up by
the Lee Lash Studios of New York
City.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-05

Fresh fruits and vegetables at
Cummings Phone 139.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-05
SMYRNA AND VICINITY

Short Items of General Interest Gath
cred During the Week.
Lent begins to-day, Ash Wednes-
day.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-05

Farmers report the wheat crop so
far advanced this month as it gener-
ally is in May, and if no severe
weather comes the crop will be a
bumper one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-22
Attractiveness Is Preserved.
Shorthand Work.
T. P.'s London Weekly.

From l.. +. s London weekly.
There is a great shorthand firm in Lon
don which has lasted, / believe, for more
than century; it is called Quincy {"
Many days during a parliamentary ses-
sion you see some OF Gurney's men; they
are the most perfect shorthand writer's I
have ever seen. You see this. to me.
extraordinary spectacle; the shorthand
writer sits in the center of the room,
around which the members of the house
who form the committees are arranged
at a table of horseshoe shape. At q GER
tain moment YOU see a messenger ap-
proach; he pushes up a notebook into
the hands of the shorthand writer, then
he takes away the book in which notes
have been entered for quarter or half
an hour. That book is taken over to the
office of Gurneys, and every word Of it
is Transcribed by another corps, who
have never heard a word Of the notes
they have to decipher-a marvellous feat!
But the ordinary young man preparing to
enter journalism by shorthand has to
spend couple of years before he is able
to write well. If he has to learn by him
self, and then he begins to find out how
little he knows. for. as Charles Dickens
says in his David Copperield," there are
two processes-there is the process OF
writing; there is perhaps the more diff
cult process Of reading. You may be able
to do the one and find yourself quite UNI
able to do the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-22
Motoring to the Moon.

From the London Morning Post.
A member Of the French Physical So
ciety, NJ. Esnault Pelterie, has amused
himself by calculating the force with
which it would be necessary to equip q
motor in order to enable 1t to make a
voyage to the moon. The only kind of
motor with which such a journey could
be projected would be one constructed on
the principle of a rocket, in other words,
a reaction motor which was continuously
and violently expelling compressed gases
or explosion gases behind 1t. Theoreti-
cally, in order to lift weight of one
pound out of the sphere of the earth's at
traction, a force of IS, 220, 600 foot pounds
would be necessary: but the efficiency of
a rocket-motor such as NJ. Pelterie
postulates, would be very small, so that
the figure quoted would have to be multi
piled by at least forty. If q traveller
weighing 100 pounds were to make the
journey a further multiplication by this
figure would be necessary, and even SO
the weight of the motor, of the combusti-
bic providing the motive power, and Of
the Indispensable accessories of a voyage
has to be taken into calculation. There is
another curious consideration. Suppose
take the traveller and his rocket beyond
the reach Of terrestrial influence, and to
transport him at a constant velocity, the
absence of any weight due to gravita-
tional attraction would be serious bar to
ORIGINATING the machine. The tnconven-
fence could perhaps be overcome by SUBJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-22
PROPERTY,
A.

stituting for the rockets constant velocity
an accelerating speed, but this could only
be done by a very much higher expendi-
ture of energy than the values already
given. What kind of combustible could
respond to these requirements? NJ. Pei
terie calculates that even il the motor
weighed nothing. an explosive of the
nature of dynamite would be 400 times too
heavy and cumbersome for the business;
while, on the other hand, if habitable
machine had to be transported 1T would
be 10000 times too heavy. There is, of
course, one substance more energetic than
dynamite. NJ. Pelterie calculates that per-
haps seventy-ive pounds weight of ra-
dunn would furnish enough energy for the
business but, If dynamite is too heavy,
radium is too slow. Dynamite does, at all
events, expend it's energy in the twin
king of an eye. but radium takes 1,76O
years to expend half of its store, and
there is no way by which chemistry or
physics or mechanics can compel it to
hurry Consequently radium, like dyna-
mite and every other substance. is quite
useless as motive power to burst the
bonds of terrestrial habitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-22
EFFECT ON RIVER FRONT
OF PARK EXTENSION PLAN
-Four Blocks Only Left to Private Owner
ship - Wharves to Remain
Open to Public.

The river front in the western section of
the city north of Potomac Park is not to
be included within ground which is to
connect this park with Rock Creek Park.
1t win be, however, reduced in extent.
When the plans as authorized by Con-
gress at the last session are carried out
the entire frontage along the river In
private ownership will be confined to the
four blocks south of G street, extending
to Potomac Park. The latter begins at
with c street.
The stretch of frontage along the 70
tomac north of street to Rock creek
will pass into public ownership, and will
therefore not be available for private
uses. The section that has been pre-
served for such purposes is where a
large part of the material used in the
Improvement of streets comes into the
city. Its value and importance was suf-
ficiently recognized to secure Its eXclu-
sion from such a comprehensive park
plan as that which VIII take Tor 'ne
public the entire frontage of land on
each side of Rock creek from its mouth
to Rock Creek Park and also portion
of the Potomac river front.
Serving Double Purpose.
While apparently the omission OF the
section south of q street to the entrance
of Potomac Park leaves out a link in
the proposed connection, yet that is not
really fact, as 1t is designed to build a
causeway from Potomac Park along the
river front, thus accomplishing two fslS;
poses, one being the connecting of the
two parks and the other preserving the
use of the wharves. The traffic to and
from the wharves will pass under the
causeway, while along the latter the
stream of vehicles will flow in their
course along the driveway that is to ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-22
A Palindrome.
From the London Chronicle.

There are many silly games. and per-
haps the silliest are the solitary ones
such as patience. Unless you count the
palindrome. of which we have given In
stances. The sentence that reads back
ward and forward alike. You can do 1T
in and with "toot," an Ada" an Eve
and so forth, and we have given some
cases Of inverted sentences But can you
beat this as the longest English palm
drome: "Egad q base tone denotes bad
age?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-22
APARTMENT HOUSES
Being CONSTRUCTED
Work Has Started on Three
and Still Another Is
Planned.

The erection of an apartment house at
the southwest corner of 18th and Bilt-
more streets has begun. 1t is being built
by j. ]. Moebs, whose latest effort in
this line is the handsome apartment
building at the southeast corner of 10th
street and Columbia road The new
building will have a frontage of some
sixty feet on Biltmore street and eighty
two on 10Th and will be six stories in
height There will be four apartments
on each floor.
Another building of the same sort is
now going up which will be an addition
on the north to the Allyn apartment
house owned by William Pitt Kellogg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-22

tend from point opposite the mouth OF
the Eastern branch all the way north to
the bounds of the District.
In this way the enjoyment of view of
the river along the park drive will not
be interrupted, nor will the business In
terests of the city suffer by being de-
prived of wharves which are necessary
in handling the supplies that come to
such center.
1t is also expected satisfactory arrange
ments will be made by which the coal
brought down the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal and now transhipped at the
mouth of Rock creek to coastwise trade
and otherwise will continue to be handled
in that locality Exactly how that will be
managed is something that will be con-
sidered and decided by the commission.
1t may be the present arrangement, by
which the canal boats entering Rock
creek a short distance south Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, and using that waterway
to it's mouth will be continued, and that
some plan will be devised by which a coal
transfer plant can be maintained In the
<sSinity.
New Canal Route Possible.
There may be some question as to the
practicability of operating the section Of
the canal through the park and it may
be an entirely new route for the canal
will be secured. which will cut off a por-
ton of the section now passing east
through Georgetown, and continue 1t
more directly along the line of the river
to the point of land marking the joining
of the waters of Rock creek and the Po-
tomac.
In case a change is made in the present
route of the canal one result will be that
THE lock at the mouth Of the creek will
be abolished, and once more the waters
of that stream will find their way to the
Potomac unobstructed. Also, 1t is thought
the fish in the river will go into Rock
creek wheel the barrier of the lock is re-
moved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-22
ARCHITECTS PLAN
FEW new HOMES
Supply of Houses Now Thought
to Be Beyond the Spring
Demand.
BUILDING IN PAST
OF GREAT VOLUME
It Is Believed That for Remainder
of Year Transactions
Will Be Less.

Usually at this period of the year the
offices Of architects and that Of the
building inspector are busy with plans
for new buildings. AS soon as the
weather conditions settle down to the
milder order of the spring then active
building operations are started A be-
ginning is made to carry out the plans
which have occupied the time and at
tention of architects and contractors,
and it may be said the building sea-
son has opened.
This year, however, architects have
not been busy, and but few plans for
new buildings have been prepared in
pursuance of policy which has al
market in this city. 1t is believed that
for the time the supply of houses is
somewhat beyond the demand, and in
stead of going on without due regard
number. a halt has been called by COM
mon consent.
Strength Of the Market.
This circumstance is looked upon as
an indication Of the continued strength
Of the market as well as of the excel
lent financial condition Of the builders.
The course of building has been SO
rapid for several years past, and has
had such an astonishing volume, that
a sort of breathing spell is natural
and therefore beneficial. 1t began some
months ago. as practically what was
done last fall was largely to finish up
the spring work.
So gradual has been the progress of
the change that for the first six months
of the current fiscal year the value of
the new buildings for which permits were
issued was only about 81 900, 900 less than
for the same period of the previous year.
Volume May Be Less.
1t is probable for the remainder Of the
year the building transactions will have
a lessening volume as compared with the
corresponding months Of the last year.
Even SO, it is thought by careful OBJ
servers that the aggregate will be large.
At any rate. 1t is believed the effect of
lessening activity, especially in house
building, will have a wholesome influence.
In the meantime the growth of the city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-22

will go on, as the causes underlying such
growth have not been changed and are
not likely to be, for the attractions and
the advantages of this city as a place of
residence are becoming each year more
generally recognized. 1t may also be
said that the city increases its attrac-
tions as improvements for public and pri-
vate use are made.