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Evening journal., 1913-08-09

tury Perhaps the most recently
founded body of knights to be pro-
vided with a complete habit is the
Order Of the Iron Crown. This was
founded by Napoleon I, as King Of
Italy, in 1905, and taken over and re-
constituted by Austria in 1915.
The birth of a son of the Hon. Mrs.
Maurice Brett. formerly Miss Zena
Dare, recalls the rule in British guard
regiments that. If an officer marries
an actress, he must either resign his
commission or exchange into a corps
of the line. Thus when Lord Esher's
second son married Miss Dare he re-
signed from the Cold Stream Guards,
in which he was a lieutenant, and took
captaincy in the reserves. The
guards rule, Of course, is unofficial.
but it is none the less binding, for
when an officer joins a regiment he
signs the mess rules and agrees to
abide by them.
An officer of the line may marry
when and whom he pleases. but at one
time marriage meant a fine to the
mess fund The amount varied with
the rank of the Offender" Thus a
lsubaltern found guilty of matrimony"
usually had to pay 100 pounds to the
mess fund but a major would be let
off with 25 pounds The practice is
now officially forbidden. At the same
time there was something to be said
for it. Many married officers in a
regiment means increased expenses
to the bachelors who have TO keep the
mess going.
England and America are the only
great powers that do not place any
official restrictions on the marrying Of
army land naval officers. In all the
Continental armies. and also in the
japanese forces, an officer, even Of
high rank, may not marry without the
consent of the authorities. and. If re-
Quired must satisfy them as 10 the
lady's character and social position.
In the German and Russian armies a
young officer desiring to marry must
/ further show that he or his father for
him can afford to support his wife in
becoming style. The French army has
a similar rule, but It is not enforced.
Ballikinrain Castle in Stirlingshire
Scotland. which was burned down re-
Gently. was built in 1870 by the late
! Sir Archibald Orr Ewing at cost of
100000 pounds. II was an enormous
house with very handsome rooms and
splendid decorations. The oak pannel-
ling in the hall was insured for 5000
pounds. The house stood on the slope
of Campie Fells and there are splen-
did views of the Grampians and oi
I och onoond fror1 fhe prounde The
estate was sold last summer IN
numerous lots. and the castle was
purchased by a syndicate with a view
to psrceling IT out. The house Il
empty. as all of the furniture was
lsold last winter.
D. Copyright. 1918, by A. D. Jacobson J
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
ROADS.


From the Dover Index.
The Kent County Levy Court IS
going slowly in its work Of road build
ing, but it is not deserving of criticism
on that account II was not expected
by those interested in securing the
passage of the new road law that
much could be done this year, It is,
TO say the least. a new venture. Kent
county has done but little road build
ing and it is not we'll to rush into
new thing True there are those who
would have the county borrow the
100000 which " is authorized TO bor-
row and pay interest on It, whether
they need II or not. and there are
those who would have all the money
spent on the so-cslled state Road"
and nothing done TO the other roads; 4;
and there are those who would have
stone roads built costing about $4,000
per mile. while a S1.500 or $4,000 road
would suit the conditions better The
/ fact Is that the Levy Court will have
Ito carefully consider the whole matter
and do what is right to all. The Levy
Evening journal., 1913-08-09

Mrs. James T. Laws, Of No. 4ol
shipley street returned last evening
from two-weeks visit at Wild
wood N j.
Mr.. and Mrs. stephen F. Girard, Of
No $50 Schaeffer street, Brooklyn, ~
y are spending a few days as the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. R. Marvin
Megginson
Miss Mildred Leanness, of this city,
is spending several weeks with friends
IN West Philadelphia.
Earl A. Burnite Is spending his va
cation with his grandparents In Leh-
anon. Pa. Before coming home he
will visit friends in Mt. Gretna, har-
risburg and Mabanoy CITY Pa. He
will be gone about two weeks.
Miss Mabel David rs visiting MISS
Margaret Woodcock, of Salisbury, Md.
Miss Marian r. Nelson. who has
been visiting in Worcester county.
Md, since July IS, will spend the re-
mainder Of the summer with friends
on a houseboat in the Isle Of Wight
BAY and at Ocean City, Md.
Hosce c. Eeastburn left yesterday
for Cape May. n. j.. where he VIII
spend three weeks with his family
who are spending the summer there
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Marston have
been recent guests Of Mrs, Laura
Roggs, Of Dover.
Mrs George NJ Sammons and son
and Mr. and Mrs. J. W Sheets are
the guests Of Mr. and Mrs. William
G. Pyle at Dover,
Miss Madeline Kirk, recent guest
Of Miss Jestine Simmons. at Kits
Hammock. has returned 20 her home.
Mrs Roland Melvin and daughter,
Sarah we're recent guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs r. A. Hopkins at Dover
Miss Annie Morris rs visiting Mrs.
Lena Hsirgrove at Camden.
George Dutton. Of Leipsic. attended
the funeral Of his father here yester-
I day.
Dare Hopkins Is the guest this week
of Mark r. Founders, az Rising
/ Sun. Md.
Millard Hamilton, a recent visitor
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Stout of Mag
nolia. has returned 10 Wilmington.
Carl Sheppard was a recent guest oi
/ his wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r
/ Hartnett. Of Hartly.
Miss Bessie Heite, Of Dover Is Wis.
itine friends in Wilmington ane
Pennsgrove. ~ J
William r. Collins and wife, hi'
| daughter Miss Anna r. Collins. and
son, Carleton Collins, Of Shippanl
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES

Point, Stamford. Conn, accompanied
by Miss Sarah Colcord Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, who motored through Delaware
recently, visiting Colonel and Mrs. a..
ID. Chaytor, Of Wilmington, and the
families OF T. ID. Garrison, Edward
a. Evans. H. c TAYLOR and John c.
Hopkins, arrived back at their home
last Wednesday.
Messrs. Harry and Charles Gamble
have returned from weekend visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Louis 3, Maggin-
calder, of Vineland. H. J.
Evening journal., 1913-08-09

Some of the London papers have
been speculating as TO the disposal of
the blue ribbons (Garter) which we're
vacated by the deaths Of the Duke of
Abercorn and Marques Northampton.
These vacancies will not be filled, as
they merely absorb the extra creations
which were made at the coronation.
The ordinary Knight Companions" Of
the Garter were reduced to the statu-
tory number before the death of the
Duke Of sutherland. The Dukes of
Argyll and Fife we're the extra orea-
tions in 1911. When the Duke of Fife
died, the King gave blue ribbon, for
special reasons. to Sir Edward Grey.
the Foreign Secretary. although there
was no vacancy. II is expected that
the vacant Garter will be given to
Lord Spencer.
have recently given the two ac-
cepted versions of the origin Of the
highest of all British decorations, the
Garter. But there is an interesting
theory as to the origin of the order.
II is that the circular ornament repre-
sents the ring, or circle of the Round
Table. which was the original design
of the Kings order of Chivalry. where
all members we're equal and none sat
in a seat more exalted than another.
That the new order was a continue
ton of the old tradition is evident
from the construction in Windsor
Castle of a round table 200 feet in
diameter. for the entertainments Of
the knights and other royal guests.
This great table has long disappeared
but in the present Round Tower still
exist the timbers which supported an
other round table and one Of contem-
porary date.
The Duke of Connaught presided
at the formal Inauguration Of Henry
WIS Chapel. in Westminster Abbey,
as the church of the Knights of the
Bath the King being present at the
ceremonial. This chapel at one time
was the church Of the Bath, but its
connection with the order was al
lowed to lapse about a hundred years
ago. Dean Stanley was very anxious
10 revive the arrangement; but, for
some reason or other, Queen Victoria
did not favor the project Tho ban
ners of deceased knights. which have
hung i'm the chapel since 1912, were
removed They were replaced by the
| banners Of the knights of Grand
Crosses. The dean of Westminster
(who is ex-officio dean of the Order
Of the Bath oficiated at the specia
lservices in the abbey. Dean Stan
/ ley always wore the ribbon and in
sigia of the Bath when preaching
and he carried il about the country
wrapped up in an old newspaper
The knights Of the Grand Crosl
wore mantles and plumed hats
from this il appears that the wearing
Of the greater part of the habit is
not 10 be revived. but the prescrip
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
ANOTHER nor wEArHER SUGGESTION.

ONE Of our citizens who spends most of his time
~ shouting for greater Wilmington seriously
suggests the building OF wharf at Church street for
the accommodation of the additional traffic that will
up and down the Delaware river as a result Of
the building Of the inland waterway from Bos-
ton to North Carolina Why not forget both the Del
river waterfront and the Christana river and
build it on the upper reaches Of White Clay creekg
Disregarding the Church street wharf suggestion as
being too foolish for serious consideration we would
suggest that II Wilmington is 20 obtain any part Of
that inland waterway trafhc and also Of the Panama
canal traffic. It must have wharves on the Delaware
river waterfront the voters OF the city by vote
OF seven to one. have decreed it shall have.
Perhaps certain interests which averse To the mu
nicipsl ownership and control Of the Delaware river
waterfront behind the silly Church street wharf
suggestion II mistake not. Church street wharf
will do all right for New Jersey oyster and truck
boats. We doubt that It would lure any Of the inland
craft out Of the broad farway Of the Della
However. the Church street wharf suggestion
in that connection is about as rnany other
harbor suggestions which have been inspired by the
persons The sole idea is distract public at
tention from the fact that the Wilmington Terminal
Company and its associates trying TO get away
with 500 OF the peoples land on the Della
and the s25ooo0 Federal bulkhead that will he
in front of it, II is encouraging to know, however.
that public attention s not subject TO disrac-
ton.
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
with The ParagraperS:

the Fourth of July has accomplished in the last ten
years may be appreciated from the statistics In 1903
the high water mark Of foolishness in fireworks. the
seasons deaths 466 and the injuries very nearly
1000 The figures had been reduced last year to Al
killed. s47 injured This a. indeed welcome change
nearly 1000 injuries due foolish celebration OF the
Fourth-New York Herald
cold wave Of dismay will sweep through all politi-
cal zones in West Virginia as a result of the oonvic-
ton and sentence Of the ve legislative hribetakers.
The incident Is unparalleled IN State In which poti-
cal and legislative bribery and corruption have hiih-
erto been considered as part Of the game public
hfe and In which the successful buyer the fort1-
nate seller OF votes have been regarded ss engaged mi
thoroughly recognized species Of tramo,-Bslumore
Sun.
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
GEMS OF THOUGHT

The evil inolinations of mankind start cohweb
threads and end strands OF cahe.-The Talmud.
.-.-.-.
The word we're passing through is Gods world as
much any we're ganging to.-Edmund Garrett
.-.-.-.
You hnd people ready enough TO do the Samaritan.
without the oil and the twopence.-sydney Smith
Eat not thy heart; which forbds 10 afct souls
and waste them with vexatious Plutarch.
.-.-.-:
Man. who would be, must rule the empire Of
himself.--Shelley.
---.--.-.
Death calls ye to the crowd Of common men,
James Shirley.
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
EDITORIAL OPINION

the atmosphere longest. taking two
and half years to disappear.
So the reason why the world is not
foot deep in the pins II buys IS. II
seems. exactly the same which makes
AN iron surface scale off when exposed
for a long time 10 the atmosphere
without the protection of paint.
Evening journal., 1913-08-09

We admire the pluck Of the man who spends a week
in the country home scratches mosquito bites
and iigger Jumps, and looks you straight in the eye
and tells YOU he has had a splendid time. He may
he an unmtgated prevaricator, but even those who
doubt him Will admit that. as a yacationist he is
Evening journal., 1913-08-09

" Uncle Sam does not recognize Miss Mexico because
she is keeping company with Mr. Huers she may con-
sole herself with the fact that John Bull, Johnny
Crapaud and certain other foreigners not par
tioular in the matter of selecting their company.
Evening journal., 1913-08-09

The trustees Of the New Castle County workhouse
should drop letter to the Levy Court Commissioners
Of Sussex county informing them that the next time
they evinoe desire to pay fc the board of Sussex
prisoners in the workhouse they had better send
oertihed check Instead Of a ophon - one
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
WHERE PINS GO.

From Answers.
For many years the world has been
baffied by The problems of where the
pins go that are tsrned out in millions
of millions by the pin factories
But the problem seems to have been
solved AZ last A Paris scientist. Dr.
Xavier has been experimenting on
pins. hair pins and needles by the sim
pie process Of watching a few. He
states that they practically disappear
into thin air by changing into FERROUS
oxide brown rust that is soon blown
away in dust
An ordinary hairpin took only t54
days to blow away. A steel nib lasted
just under fifteen months. A common
pin took eighteen months to vanish.
A polished needle defed the ravages of
Evening journal., 1913-08-09

When a scientist tells s she has a pink aura,
she wants to know at once whether it suits her
complexion and also whether it is cut bias and shirred
or cut square and trimmed with Old Point Comfort
lace
Evening journal., 1913-08-09

Nature failure In important respect II never
has succeeded regulating the weather II will suit
the II is always little too dry little
vet or little hot little too cold. The farmer
without weather crouch at least months in the
year is as scarce as radum
Evening journal., 1913-08-09

Court has decided to buy equipment
for road building and repairs. II is
true the first cost is not small, but It
may be the means of securing cheaper
and better roads. and in the long run
he a good investment for the county.
In principle we believe the move is
right The county can no longer de-
pend on the farmers TO repair roads
and our small contracts for road build
ing are not large enough to attract
Outside bidders. leaving the county at
the mercy of one or two bidders. un-
less the county. through its engineer,
can do the work itself. The success of
the new plan depends on the County
Engineer We believe a few years
trial of the plan will satisfy us that it
lis a great improvement over the old
system, financially and otherwise.
Evening journal., 1913-08-09

No one can blame stout and rosy-cheeked woman
OF girl for hating hot weather She makes very
poo sort of Summer girl 1t is the wispy, wiilovy
creature who has to drink a glass of hot lemonade
and whiskoy order 10 work up Precipitation al any
season of the year. who reisns when the mercury is
up in the ninetes.
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
WILSON AND MEXICO.

president WILSON 10 have made another
i serious blunder in his dealings with Mexico. BY
sending John Lind to the City Of Mexico his per-
sonal representative instead of giving to him official
status, has placed his private envoy in an exceed
ingly unpleasant position and may intensity the i'll
feeling already existing in Mexico against Americans.
II is useless for the President TO endoavor to blame
Republican members of Congress for the situation in
which he now finds himself Nor will he be in posi-
ton to complain II the Huerta administration in Mex
leo decide rebuff his unofficial representative. II is
a situation Of his own creation and for which
he alone is TO blame
Senator Bacon. chairman of the Foreign Relations
Committee OF the United States Senate has asserted
openly that the situation created by President Wilson
is the eravest in years and much graver than
fronted the United States when the Cuban question
here
The opinion seems to be that The Mexican Govern
ment has a perfect right to resent the action of the
Wilson administration accepting the resignation of
regularly-accredited ambassador and sending to the
City Of Mexico in his stead a with absolutely no
ofhcial status to pass Judgment upon the question
whether the Huerta government shall be recognized.
The who accepts a seat offered to her by
man in a crowded car injuries the good cause when
she accents IL merely a matter Of and fails
utterly to manifest her appreciation Of the courtesy n
she will smile at such a man with the energy with
which she elares at him If he permit her TO hang
from a strap she will make of him one of the most
willing standees in the United States.
Evening journal., 1913-08-09

I'm The Association Of Amer
iaIkIkl lean Advertisers has ex-
W6W annined and certified to
the circulation Of this pub
lication. The figures Of circulaticn
contained in the AsseciatiOn's -
port only are guaranteed. -.
Association Of American Advertisers
Ma 4isi wAi;shsII Bldg. \. '. City
Evening journal., 1913-08-09
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The Association Of
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ers ia composed OF
all the great adver'
tisers Of this coun-
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tion endorses only
such papers as sub
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tion AZ any moment,
and positive proof
must be submitted.
The accompanying
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08
Mulchlns Of Apole Trees.

Tree roots, like other hungry things,
like to stay where their food 10. Provid.
ed the ground is under cultivation and
equally enriched on the whole area,
where apple trees set 33 feet apart have
attained q diameter of Q 1-2 to 8 inches
at the ground, the fine hair-like feeding
roots will have met midway this dis
tauce-in other words will have wan.
dered q rod away from home in search OF
food. II set in old sod, mulching, II
thick enough to rot the sod, will supply
excellent food for just the area 1t covers.
This gives feeding ground 9 feet or so
| 10 diameter as against 33 feet IT all the
ground 10 made fit. 6 times 9 equals 30;
SIS times 33 equals 1889. Circles are to
each other as the squares of their
diameters. So the tree dependent on
this small mulched area for its food be-
comes In few years like broad-mind'
cd, generous-hearted man with pocket'
book filled mainly with wrinkles-will.
/ ing to help bis fellowmen but 80 stinted
that he cannot. For the first year OF
/ two after young tree is set 1t Is excel
lent treatment; after that, unless the
supply of mulch material Is Unlimited,
the tree, being, like the rest of us, a
creature of habit, tries to support itself
on an income altogether too small fol
its needs, with the result that 1t pro,
duces an Insignificant crop OF small
fruit. Thus We have the problem, either
mulch the entire surface deeply enough
10 destroy the grass growth, or kill the
sod by other means. SCOTT.
Hartford. March 81, 1918.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08
Locke's Mills.

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Howe and
daughter OF Hanover were entertained by
w. B. Rand and wife last week.
Frank Osgood of Bethel was recent
guest of his sister, Mrs. W. G. Kimball.
Chester Cummings is visiting his
friends in town.
Miss Eva F.ske spent few days in
Norway last week.
Earl Brown has been spending few
days with bis mother, Mrs. Matte Davis.
Stanley Wheeler was in town Monday
on business.
Miss Marie Swan is visiting friends in
Bethel
Mrs. Helen Bryant was quite sick for a
few days last week.
John Fifeld 10 working at the mill,
and boards at Mrs. Ann Libby's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Stowell, Ed Pew
erly and Miss Agnes Campbell spent Sun
day at "Beachenrowe"
The True Blue Club met Wednesday
evening with Eva Bryant.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08

Do you know there is new church in
Phillips2 asks the Maine Woods. Well,
there is and it is being organized not be-
cause there are not already enough
churches in tho place, but because there
are too many! Realizing that the evils
of over churching in small communities
are, under modern circumstances, year.
ly becoming more lamentable, the Con.
gregational and Free Baptist churches of
Phillips have decided to make the ex.
pertinent OF having but one church or
ganization for local work. The new
church will not do away with the de-
nominational churches; their organiza-
lions will still be maintained, SO that
their members may have direct mem.
bership in the larger Christian world
and work outside of Phillips. But for
all local work the new Federal church
will be the active agent. Welcome to
the Federal church of Phillips! II 1t
succeeds, and it must be made to sue
coed, it will come to mean much to the
higher life of the people of this town.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08
Rumford Dramatic "Reminiscences.

wonder If South Paris and vicinity
have ever seen A. D. Park (not Ammo
Domini) behind the footlights personal.
ing country boor from Wsyba If not
they have missed one opportunity to
laugh, and there are few enough oppor.
tunities for laughter on this grim old
planet. "Laugh and the world laughs
with you" To do the other thing
strikes another chord. The last time
that l saw A. D. he looked his normal
self, more of it and quite intelligent, and
| wondered If he had lost the fine art Of
looking like simpleton with dropped
jaw, loose mouth and vacuous eyes.
There was night in the old church at
East Rumford when he just beat the
Hottentots. "Comical Brown" might
have been close second, but that is all
l feel justified in conceding. AS look
across the years, thirty-five or forty of
them that lie between this time and that
time, the snap .shotted picture of him,
that stands out the most distinctly, Ia
the tow wig, the the dropped jaw, the
loose mouth and the void look that
speaks the vacant mind, like loud laugh
ter. But back of that Is a more pleasing
ptOtuIc VI uttu 90 10 Woo Whou W. VIZ
stage In his good clothes and with the
Strengthened out and comely features
that nature had kindly bestowed.
Well, A. D., there was electricity In
the air when the "Rumford Dramatic
Club" was doing business at the old
stand. Remember 1t, don't you? o,
there are things that We never can for
get, and wouldn't II We could. The
other things We do not entertain. When
they call We are not at home. 'Tis the
sunlight that We seek, and not the sbad-
ow. Shadows come without the seeking.
The latest of the old actors who has
made bis exit is Switched I'D Wash
burn) the comedian of "Ten Nights In q
Barroom." A genius In his way and a
creator of laughter. 1 wonder what
part will be assigned him on that higher,
grander stage. Something easy at first
and suited to beginners, no doubt, as to
others who never began. That would
seem to be the most natural, the most
God.like way out OF condition that has
been In middle here since Adam par.
took of that which Eve offered. Good
folks and they meant we'll; but they
couldn't stand the pressure. Being Of
the earth they were nearer the mould
than the rose, nearer the clod than the
flower, "prons to evil as the sparks are
to fly upward" And there you are.
Sink or swim. Drift or pull
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-08
Bryapt's Pond.

The remains of Samuel Sessions were
brought here Thursday from Providence,
r. I for burial in Lakeside Cemetery.
Elmer r. Bowker Of Colby, Alden
Chase OF the University of Maine and
Webster Farnum of Waltham have been
on visit to their respective parents the
past week.
The members OF Mt. Christopher Com
pany, Uniform Rank, will attend the
grand meeting at Auburn. April 10Th.
and win take part In the exercises with
other drill corps.
Mrs. Jennie Stevens has moved from
the Mountfort rent to the home Of her
son, William Stevens.
Edwin II. Cole Is acting as section
foreman during the absence Of Charles
McInnis, who Is i'll at the Lewiston
hospital.
The friends and relatives of George
William Day gave him a surprise party
on March ed. Other birthday parties
recently held were at the homes of Mrs.
Mabel Rowe and Mrs. Gertrude Allen.