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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Daniels Democratic Demeanor.

Secretary Daniels of the Navy Depart
ment, in making and breaking precedents,
bids fair to become one of the most
democratic members of the Presidents
official family. Already he has received
an enlisted man from the navy in the
sacred precincts of the Secretary's Of
flee, often he lunches at his desk on
bread and milk. and the other day he es-
tablished a record by paying visit to
every office room in the Navy building.
and meeting personally every employee
Of the department. The offices of the de-
partment are located on six floors of the
State. War and Navy building, and Mr..
Daniels completed the rounds without
disturbing the ordinary current of bust
ness. Secretary Daniels. who was a
good newspaper man before he became
cabinet officer. is alert to the demands
Of the press. and has pledged himself to
give the fullest publicity possible. His
daily handouts constitute a sort of
Navy Department newspaper. They are
given out in typewriter form, and he
Secretary has promised that if neces-
sary his copy will be photographed.
Mr.. Daniels is the fifth man from the
Tar Heel state to occupy the navy port
folio. He is the distinctive southerner
in the cabinet and radiates good cheer
as he greets his long line Of daily visit
ants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
McAdoo's Strenuous Program.

Secretary McAdoo of the Treasury
Department. while taking hold of the
tangled threads of departmental matters,
Is a worker. The only time he Is not at
work Is while he is asleep, and then his
busy brain may be considering the prob
lens that confront him.
He Is trying TO systematic things and
obtain familiarity with all the details
Of the finances Of the nation. nor does
he spare himself while gathering this
Information.
Secretary McAdoo has quarters at the
Cosmos Club. His private secretary.
Byron Newton. sleeps in an adjoining
bedroom Of the suite they jointly occupy.
Mr.. Newton Is first up. usually a little
before 7. the hour at which Secretary
McAdoo pulls his pajamaed frame out
from under the covers.
Newton" he calls TO his private sec.
rotary and companion. Here, responds
Mr.. Newton. and the work day has be-
gun. Right there and then, while they
are shaving and washing up. there is dis
cussion of governmental business. 1t
continues at the breakfast table. unless
some one interrupts the flow of thought.
Secretary McAdoo returns to his room
to take up what matters have been left
over from the night before in the way OF
mail or references for his consideration.
Mr.. Newton departs for the Treasury De-
partment. where he opens the mall.
separates those letters which need i'm.
mediate consideration, distributes what
correspondence may be sent on its way
| to the various bureaus and ohices. and
| makes a bundle of what Is left that can
be considered at leisure.
Secretary McAdoo shows up at
O'Clock. He takes up any immediate mat
tiers. talks with heads of bureaus, his
| chief aids and after 10 o'clock until l
| clock receives general visitors on bust
! ness.
After. 4 o'clock Secretary McAdoo pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
aarrison's System of Conferences.

Secretary Garrison, the new war min
lister, bids fair to establish a record for
business activity. His policy is to settle
every question as 1t arises and to put
aside for future consideration only the
big questions of policy whose very ma
ture demands close and deliberate study.
He holds Also as a result OF his judicial
experience, that every question has two
sides and should not be decided until
both have been Resented. Although not
bound by any strict rules, he usually gets
| to the War Department at 8 am. and re-
mains there until g pm, with an hours
allowance for luncheon, meal he usual
personal friend from the outside. at the
Metropolitan or Army and Navy Club.
His chief innovation Is the establish
ment of system OF weekly conferences
to expedite and improve administrative
methods. The idea IL to give the heads of
the various bureaus opportunity for full
and free discussion OF all departmental
problems with a view to developing the
various branches to their full efficiency.
He believes that the public is entitled to
know what the government is doing and
| has made himself very popular with the
newspaper fraternity by the candor and
clearness Of his responses to inquiries In
regard to questions before the War
Department Recently he had occasion
to express his views on the general sub
| ject of publicity. New York news
paper had printed a story that all the
| cabinet officers were willing to receive
newspaper men, except the Secretary of
War. When the newspaper men rounded
up in Mr. Garrison's Office he asked for
the correspondent Of the offending news
paper and said:
I'm the first place, that story isn't true.
In the second place. IL ii were true 1
would be unfit to hold my job. Now. l
have no pride of place. and / don't
care anything about Lindley NJ. CARR
son, but / do care great deal about
this administration. If the impression
goes out that l am unwilling to take the
public into my confidence about things l
do. it is a reflection on the President
and on the administration of which 1
form a part. l am not here to interpose
barrier between the people Ut the
United States and anything they are
entitled to know. OF course, you under
stand perfectly well that there are some
things 1 can't tell you. because they
haven't reached that stage, but every
thing that the country has right to
know I'm going TO tell. Anything that
Is printed to the contrary Is either ma
licious or foolish. l wouldn't deem my
self fit to hold any place under the gov
eminent if / were to adopt any different
policy"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09

"Why, Henry" she exclaimed, ''what
il the matter with you? You seem ex-
cited"
1t was minute before he could con.
troll his voice sufficiently to speak.
81 am" he snorted. Il have been in.
suited"
How? Who did it?" And her spirit
rose.
by seoundrel who came into my
Office this morning. l have nursed my
wrath all day, and now 1 have come
to you for advice. What would you
do if man were to tell you to go to
Jericho and stop there?"
AS he strobe about the room he
kicked over the table and a couple OF
chairs.
why, dear" she replied, after the
impulsive manner of women and with
the utmost sincerity, 81 wouldn't 60"
Then he sat down and thought that
a good wifes advice was an anchor
to windward in a husbands most
tempestuous moments,
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09

A letter that Rev. w. NJ. L. Evans,
rector of Saxby. North Lincolnshire,
write to the London Times, added an
amusing contribution to the discus
sion then going on in that newspaper
concerning the alleged decay of hand
writing. Mr. Evans says:
The name of Dean Stanley will oc-
cur to many of us as that of a cele-
brated cacographist of the pre-type-
writer period. When Mrs. Kingsley
was lying very i'll, her husband re-
ceived letter from tho dean.
he conned ii carefully and slowly,
and then said: Here is letter from
dear Stanley. I am sure it is sympa-
thetic and affectionate, but there are
only two words that can make any,
thing of, and l don't think ! can have
got them quite right, tor they seem
to be beastly' and devil "-Youths
COMPANION.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09
AWFUL ECZEMA ON FACE

Freeland, Md.-"Baby's eczema
started In little spots and would burst
and run all over his face and wher-
ever the water would touch his face,
1t would make another sore. Pimples
would break out and make his face
sore and in1amed, and he was very
cross and fretful. 1t was awful. He
suffered tortures from it, and we had
to tie mittens on his hands to keep
him from scratching, A friend of mine
told me of the Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment and went to a drug store and
bought them.
when we would battle his face with
the Cuticura Soap and apply the Cuti'
cura Ointment, he would be much bet
ter. File would wake up in the nights
and cry with his face and we would
put on some of the Cuticura Ointment
/ and then he would rest all night. They
have cured him completely of the
eczema" (Signed) Mrs. Harry Wright
Mar. 81, 1912.
Guticura Soap and Ointment sole
I throughout the world. Sample Of eacf
/ free, with APP. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Caticura, Dept. L, Boston
! ADV.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09

easier to train in the desired direc-
tion.
Plum trees should restrained about
the same as apple trees. Keep the
center well opened ito let in air and
sunlight cut out bruken and diseased
branches and paint over the wounds
caused by pruning. EARLY in the spring
bis the best time to prune plum trees,
though many very successful growers
do considerable Druning during the
month of June. When plums are
grown on commercial scale IL Will
pay to introduce IA definite system OF
pruning. but on tile average farm IT
lis well TO use the apple tree as q
guide in pruning plum trees.
\ On all farms where 1t is practicable
would advise the planting Of plum
trees in poultry yards. The poultry
will eat up most of the curculios and
give the soil partial cultivation by
scratching and keeping down weeds.
They also solve the fertilizer prob
lem, for the droppings afford an
abundance of suitable plant food for
the trees. Plum trees and poultry
make an excellent combination, both
for profit and pleasure. If necessary
to apply fertilizers a mixture carrying
fair amount of potash should be
used.
The Japanese varieties are less sus-
ceptible to black-knot, but they are
not immune Spraying helps to check
4 the disease, but proper pruning will
Y do more 10 hold 1t in check. Cut 0nt
and burn every sblack-knot as coon as
it is discovered. BY persistent effort
there will he no difficulty from this
source. Spraying with Bordeaux and
hand thinning will help to check the
brown rot or ripe rot. The plum
curculio is considered by many to be
ruinous to the plum crop. Some years
it greatly reduces the yield, but dur
ing the average year it is not serl
Gus menace to the crop. II seldom re
duces the yield on trees in poultry
yards The San Jose scale is the most
dangerous insect to a plum tree. II
multiplies rapidly and trees once at
tackled are quickly ruined. Expert
ments show that 1t may be held in
check by the use of the lime-sulphur
spray. Plum trees require about the
same spraying as apple trees. Good
thorough spraying three or four times
during an average season will give
good results. Reduce the Bordeaux
mixture to half strength for plum
trees, Too strong Bordeaux will bf
injurious to the foliage of plum trees
more especially the Japanese varie
ties.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09
Az w. Mrr.rnN kELEY.l

ti3y w. MIl1TCN REIIsY)
The ability of the plum to adapt
itself to various conditionstof soil and
climate makes 1t tone of our most
valuable fruits. There are many diff
ferent varieties of this fruit, some Cd
which are adapted to one soil and
climate and some to another so that
plums may be chosen that will thrive
In every locality In che temperate
regions Certain varieties can be sue
cessfully grown lin every state. In
spite of all its good points, this mutt
is sadly neglected; in fact. a gSod
plum orchard lis a rarity The aver
age group of lilum trees is merely a
breeding place for ablack-rot; only a
few trees ever bear fine and perfectly
shaped fruit.
When properly grown and well
ripened ON the tree the plum is one
! of the most luscious fruits. As a des'
sert fruit and for eating ont OF the
hand it is second eonly to the peach
For canning 1T has but one superior
the peach, and 'fOr making jelly il
completes with the currant for first
place.
There are so many different warie
ties of plun1s that the problem of Sc
lecting those which are best suited tt
particular soils and climate conditions
is difficult one. Many failures arr
due to the selection of varieties tina
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09
MAKING THE HOME
GROUNDS BEAUTIFUL
Nothing viii Take the Place of
Hardy Shrubs-Toads
Destroy Insects.

The Ampelopsis quinduefolia, which
climbs by tendrils, is hardy, fast
growing vine, beautiful in green dur
ing spring and summer, and scarlet
in autumn.
The ampelopsis, which clings by suck
ering rootlets, and is found plentifully
in the woods, is not so rank grow
er as the tendril climber, and has
closer foliage.
Nothing will take the place of hardy
shrubs. Many of the best can be had
for ten cents each, mailing size
Get plant of Hydrangea panicula-
ta-get several-and give them good
treatment. You will like them.
II you cannot get all the things you
want this spring, club with Hcur neigh
bors, each one ordering a different
plant, and exchange cuttings and
shoots" next spring.
Bring toads into your garden. They
are splendid insect destroyers and are
perfectly harmless, BY careful exper-
iments, government experts esti-
mate the value of each toad as an in
sect destroyer at $40.
Birds are likewise valuable when
encouraged to nest and feed about the
home grounds.
Even English sparrows viii! eat thou.
sands of noxious insects daily in the
garden if they are not continually
stoned and shot at.
Keep small dogs and cats from the
home grounds and the birds will come.
They arc more useful than the dogs
and cats.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09


are not suited to local conditions.
Some of the old-fashioned varieties
are most desirable where they can be
successfully grown. They are slow
to come into bearing and are more
susceptible to attacks of blaekknot
The best varieties of European classes
ARE the Bradshaw, Lombard, Italian
Prune and Grand Duke. OF the other
favorite varieties the Green Gage
should not be forgotten. 1t is an ex-
cellent large plum and somewhat later
than some of the other varieties. The
Yellow Egg plum ID another choice
variety, but it is comparatively diff
cult to grow. The Dawson is one of
the best market pluEs and in some
sections it is the best variety for
home use and for market
Nearly all varieties of plums bear
better crops of fruit when a number
of varieties are growing near each
other. When the trees are planted in
gardens the varieties should be set in
close proximity or in alternating rows.
When planted for commercial orchards
not more than two or three rows of
one variety should be planted togeth-
err. 1t is important to plant varieties
which blossom about the same time
and place such varieties together that
better results OF cross-pollenization
may be obtained.
The majority of successful growers
prefer to plant one-year-old Japanese
trees because they are easier to han
die and train in the way they desire
them to grow. On the other hand. in
buying the European varieties, two
year-old trees usually give the best re-
suits These facts should be kept in
mind when buying nursery stock.
Cut back the trees severely before
planting. Cut off all of the long roots
within eight or ten inches of the main
root. Remove all of the side branches
and shorten the main stem to about
two or three feet in order to secure
low heads Low heads are preferable.
Trees pruned in this manner are
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09
Pneumonia and Erysipelas Serum.

Pneumonia and Erysipelas Serum.
Not long before his death last Feb
ruary Dr. Philip Hanson Bliss of Bal
timore discovered serum for the treat
ment of pneumonia and erysipelas,
which are now being tested with much
interest. DIR. Ford of the Johns Hop
kins medical school, who followed Dr.
Bliss in his work, says that the serum
for pneumonia is not cure in any
such sense as the antitoxin for dtph
iberia, but that it is helpful in the
treatment of the disease.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09
AIM TO BE ULTRA ENGLISH
Chinese New Women Create Amuse-
ment in Their Efforts to Copy
Western Sisters.

Every Chinese GIRL said Miss
Clara Lambert, with an indulgent
smile, sis trying to be as English az
she possibly can. 1t is the fashion,
and infinite pains and trouble are
taken to acquire knowledge of the
way things are done at home, so that
the educated young lady may initiate
her western sister"
Miss Lambert has been for over
twenty years in China She is princi-
pal of the G. M. S. Girls Boarding
school at Foochow.
Those girls are charming" she de-
clares. st is natural for them to be
sweet and gentle and courteous, for
their traditions all teach them that
their minds must be cultivated and
developed, while they must submit
themselves absolutely to the authority
of parents and husbands.
Twenty years ago, when Chinese
girl was really elegant, she used to
swing herself along leaning on a hong
| bamboo pole, for her feet were too
small for walking. Now the fashion
able ones are as western as they
know how to be. They lrill with the
boys in the government schools and
you see the dainty little persons
tramping along doing the German
gouse-step, under the impression that
they are quite English. They go Oh
on, trips with a crowd Of boys, al
smoking together, talking and laugh
ing, playing FRANKS, dressed in curious
garments, and fondly believing tina
they are doing exactly what the nices
girls in England and America consider
good style.
LAS to ideas of marriage" said Mis-
Lambert, with an amused look on he
face, things are altogether upsid
down. Parents or go-between use
to arrange these affairs. The girl
have taken the matter into their owt
hands; they write to ask the boys t
marry them. A young man called o
J the principal of mission school tn
other day and made inquiries abou
one of her pupils. Why DO you as
these ttings?' she queried; don't 20
know the girl?' No. he replied, nc
! at all surprised, but she has aske
me to marry her and l wanted
, know something about her. "-Londo
. Telegraph.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09
WEED HARMFUL TO WOMEN
Scientific Investigation Has Proved
That Tobacco Should Not Be
Used by the Fair Sex.

1t seems that at last purely physio-
logical reason has been found why
women should not smoke, apart from
the very general prejudice which ex-
lists in this country.
Smoking" says DR.. Hargrave,
London physician, docs not have the
same effect on women that it does
on men. AS imperious necessity felt
by most smokers to satisfy their pas
sion after eating is physiologically ex-
planned by the excitation of the sail
vary glands which seer tons, so use
full in digestion, the 5inoke augments.
Moreover, 1t has been shown that 1t
sterilizes the saliva and that this is
really beneficial from the viewpoint
of the possible infection from the
4 foods themselves.
But with women 1t is serious con
clusion reached from many expert
ments that few of them need tobacco
while the proportion of men whose
salivary secretions were stimulated
and steriiized by smoking was yer.
large, the proportion of women on th'
other hand, was very small. Evel
in women who had been habitua
smokers for years, the action of thi
weed was found to be less marked, II
fact almost negligible.
So apparently DR.. Hargraves is Q
the opinion that women should nc
smoke, because they do not need it.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09

Miss Gibson was very rich and Mr..
Hanna was very poor. She liked him,
but that was all, and he was well
aware of the fact. One evening he
grew somewhat tender and at last he
said: you are very rich, aren't you
Helen ~ Yves, Tom" replied the girl
frankly. 81 am worth about two mil
lion dollars" twill you marry me
HELENE" "oh, no, Tom, / couldn't
81 knew you wouldn't" "Then why
did you ask me?" "oh, ! Just wanted
to see how a man feels when he losei
two millions"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09
Moving Day for Mrs. ly,rx.


The domestic life of the American
lynx is not often exposed to the OBJ
servation Of a sympathetic human
being. All the more interesting is
this little incident, of which a CON
tributor to the Outing Magazine was
a witness:
watched lynx family moving out
one day. 1t was an interesting sight.
/ was cruising up a mountain road
to clump of cedar timber, and had
no weapon except my ak. While
was creeping silently through the tim
Der i heard cat mewing. I seated
myself on fallen log just at the
edge Of the dense timber, and waited
Presently 1 decided that the sound
came from fallen hollow cedar, a
few rods from where l sat.
A lynx appeared at the opening
looked back into the hollow, and
mewed encouragingly. She was join
ed by two half-grown kittens that
stood blinking at the bright sunlight
The old one moved forward a few feet
and called to her brood. They tod
died out, and Joined her. She played
with them, cuffed them about, and bill
at them, mewing and purring the
while. exactly as tabby does with
her family.
In short time she moved on again
stopped and coaxed them to follow
It took her half an hour to lead them
into the protection of the forest MS
ak was not an effective weapon, but
had been otherwise armed, / coult
not have brought myself to molest
the mother and her young.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09
Nothlnn tiaatx Ahout That.

Congratulations Chilsoni am told
you've just been married"
Thanks, old chap; it's true. I've
got the best little wife in the world.
1.-THE story is that you had just been
introduced, fell in love with each other
at first sight, you proposed on the i'm.
pulse of the moment, and she said
yea"
Its funny what lies people will tell.
Impulse of the moment Why, Ring
gold, l give you my word, we had
known each other nearly two hours
before we became engaged"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09

FOR MALARIA, CHTLLs, FEVER
Colds and La Grippe take Elixir BHbek,
a preventative and remedy.
II have used Elixir Bnbek' for four
years for Malaria and found it all that
is claimed for it, without it 1 would
be obliged to change my residence. as
forms."-J, Middleton, Four-Mile Run
Va. Elixir Babek so cents. all drug
gists or by Parcels Post prepaid from
Kloczewski & Co.. Washington, ID. G.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09
Widows Ways.

Mamma, why did you tell Mrs. La
mode that was only eighteen when l
am really twenty-four?
Widow-Because eighteen is six
years under twenty-four, my dear.
Daughter-Yes, l know; but surely
l don't need the benefit of those siz
years at my age, do 1?
Widow-Not at all, my child; but
do.-London Tit-Bits.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09
To clean Walls.

To clean painted walls dissolve two
ounces of borax in two quarts Of
water and add one tablespoonful of
ammonia Use half this quantity to
each bucket of water; do not use
soap. Wash small amount of the
paint at time and rub dry with a
clean cloth.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09

OuhuSS VI hiAS pi'@S
/ could hardly live
MY husband had to
nail rubber on all the
gates for / could not
stand 1t to have a
gate slam.
"I also had back
ache and a fullness
in my stomach. !
noticed that Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound was
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09

advertised for such cases and sent and
got bottle. 1t did me 30 much good
that kept on taking it and found 1t to
be all you claim. / recommend your
Compound to all women afflicted as I
was. Mrs. F. P. MULLENDoRE, Mum
ford, Alabama.
An Honest Dependable Medicine
is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. A Root and Herb medicine orig
mated nearly forty years ago by Lydia
E. Pinkham of Lynn, Mass, for con-
trolling female ills.
Its wonderful success in this line haa
made it the safest and most dependable
medicine of the age for women and mo-
woman suffering from female ills does'
herself justice who does not give it a
trial.
/ If you have the slightest doubS
that Lydia Il. Pin1Sham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound will help yOu,w write
10 Lydia f. PinIzhamM Medicines Cos
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened
read and answered by q womana
and held in strict confidence
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-09

Probably the hardest thing for girl
to do when she is being kissed by a
young man is to make him believe
that it is her first experience.