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Middletown transcript., 1916-08-12
EXAMPLE OF CHINESE LOGIC
To the Westerner II Seems Far
fetched, but There Is Really
Something in It.

As he studies the teaching of Thu
curious Oriental quietism the inhabi-
tant of the West begins to wonder
more and more where he is getting to.
Take the case of Chunang Tzu and
Hui Tzu, who stood watching the min
nows in the stream from the bridge
over the Hao river. "See," exclaimed
Chuang Tzu, show the minnows are
darting about. That is the pleasure Of
fishes"
"But," dryIy objected Hui Tzu
chow is it you, not being a fish, can
possibly know in what consists the
pleasure of fishes"
"And how" calmly demanded
Chuang Tzu, "can you, not being 1,
know that I do not know?"
eff I, not being you," answered Hui
Tzu, intending to clinch the matter,
"cannot know what you know, it fol-
lows that you. not being a fish, cannot
know in what consists the pleasure of
fishes"
LET us go back" ingeniously said
Chuang Tzu, "to the original question.
"YOu asked. me how knew in what
consisted the pleasure of fishes. The
simple fact that you asked me shows
that you knew l knew"
This is what people have irreverent-
ly termed chop logic, but it is a logic
all the same with very much in it.
There is hardly an idea which does
not anticipate something which the
great thinkers of the material uni
verse have not attempted to follow up.
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Channel
Illinois and Pacific Aves.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.

is situated in the heart of the most
fashionable part of Atlantic City. 1t is
centrally located and is midway be-
tween all stations and within stones
throw of the largest concrete II story
resort hotel in the world.
Reasonable Rates. Open Surround
ings.
Hotel Channel has a Beach Front
View, with a capacity Of $50. Steam
heat, running water, and private baths
The hotel has undergone extensive
repairs and renovation during the past
Winter with more private baths and
running water 1t is one of the best
modern Price Family Hotels in the City,
noted for its excellent table and best of
service.
Doors and windows screened in sum-
mer. Bathing allowed from the hotel.
Why not hit the trail and come and
spend the Lenten season with US.
Write for booklet to get terms. 18th
season. Yours Respectfully,
A. C. CHANNEL,
Owner and Prop
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LONG FAMOUS IN HISTORY
City of Trebizond, in the Middle Ages,
Was One of the Great Schools
of ChiValry.

Trebizond, the old capital of Cappa-
docia, is mentioned by Milton in one
of his gorgeous catalogues of places
in the first book of Paradise Lost"
where he refers to the knights who
once jousted there. The city, indeed,
was one Of the great schools of medic
val chivalry, and it is a German his
torian, Professor Fallmerayar, who
tells us that it became in popular rO-
nance and in the imagination of the
Italians and PrOvencals, one of the
most famous empires of the East,
and the rallying point of the youth
and flower of Asia" Readers OF
"Ivanhoe" may remember that the
Templar boasts to Rebecea that he
had won his horse, ZamOr, in single
fight from the Soldan of Trebizond.
Apart from its classical association
with XenOphOn and the retreat of the
Ten Thousand, TFebiZond was one of
the most notable cities of the East in
the Middle Ages. The Hellenic trape'
zus. or "tableland," so named from
the sloping table of ground on which
it stands, at the time Of the fourth
crusade fell into the hands of AleXius
Commenus a scion Of the imperial BY
zantine family, who founded there an
empire that lasted for two and a half
centuries, and included the greater
part of the southern coast Of the
Black sea, The imperial family were
renowned for their beauty, and prin-
cesses Of TrebizOnd were sought in
marriage by Byzantine emperorS, west
ern mobiles and MOhammedan princes
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County Balances

Charles H. Lippincott, county trea-
surer and receiver of taxes reported the
following county balances to the Levy
Court Tuesday: Credit of Levy Court,
S.. 418. 49; Third street bridge, 81, ,O36. 48;
Christiana, Sc, ,225. II; Mill Creek, $337.
so; White Clay Greek, $124 81; Pencsder,
S796. 81; New Castle, 81, ,523. 81; Red
Lion, $751; .12; St. Georges, 81, ,468. SO;
Appoquinimink, S25S.29; Blackbird,
Isl, ,172. Is; Brandywine, $3,645.82.
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overInduraence In Hooe.

Used with due abstinence, hope acta
as a healthful tonic; intemperately
indulged, as an enervating opiate-
The visions of future triumph, which
at first animate exertion, if dwelt
upon too intently, will usurp the place
Of the stern reality; and noble objects
will be contemplated, not for their
own inherent worth, but on account
of the day dreams they engender-
Thus hope, aided by Imagination,
makes one man a hero, another a
somnambulist and a third lunatic,
and all enthusiasts.-Stephen.
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Easily Explained.

Just before little Edna started to
school her mother married for the sec.
ond time, Later, when Edna's mother
had to write excuses for her little girl,
the teacher asked Edna how it hap
pened that her mothers name was not
the same as hers. Edna was quite
puzzled, and after a pause replied,
well, you see, mother got married
and / didn't"
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

An Act Proposing an Amendment to
Section l of Article 8, of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Delaware, in Re-
lation to Corporations.
BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State
! of Delaware in General Assembly met
(two-t thirds of all the members elected
to each House concurring therein)
Section l. That Section l of Article
9 of the constitution of the State of
Delaware be amended by striking out
all of Section of said Article 9, and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
''Section l. No corporation shall
hereafter be created, amended, renew
ed or revived by special act, but only
by or under general law, nor shall any
existing corporate charter be amended,
renewed, or revived by special act, but
only by or under general law; but the
foregoing provisions shall not apply to
municipal corporations, banks, trust
companies possessing banking power, or
CORPORATIONS for charitable, penal re-
formatory, or educational purposes,
sustained in whole or in part by the
State, all of which said last mentioned
corporations shall be created, amended,
renewed or revived only by special act,
and shall possess only those powers,
rights, privileges and franchises con-
ferred by the special act creating,
amending, renewing or reviving them,
and shall not merge or consolidate with
any other corporation except upon the
consent and approval of the General
Assembly, two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each House thereof con-
curing therein. The General Assem-
bly, shall, by general law, provide for
the revocation or forfeiture of the
charters of all corporations for the
abuse, misuse or nOn-use of their
corporate powers, privileges or
franchises. Any proceeding for such
revocation or forfeiture shall be taken
by the Attorney General, as may be
provided by law. No general incor-
poration law, nor any special act of
incorporation, shall be enacted without
the concurrence of two-thirds of all the
members elected to each House of the
General Assembly, and with reserved
power of amendment, revocation or re-
peal by the General Assembly with the
concurrence of two-thirds of all the
members elected to each House there
of.
COLEN FERGUSON,
President of the Senate.
CHARLES H. GRANTLAND,
Speaker of the House.
Approved March 18th, 1915.
CHARLES R. MILLER, Governor.
l, Geo. H. Hall, Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is
a true and correct copy of Senate Bill
No. 95, entitled "An Act Proposing an
Amendment to Section 1 of Article 9,
of the Constitution of the State of Del
aware, in Relation to Corporations, as
the same appears on the enrolled Bill
filed in the office of the Secretary of
State and approved by the Governor
March sixteenth, A. D. 1915, which
said Bill proposing such Amendment to
the Constitution of this State is
published in accordance with the re-
quirements of the Constitution of the
State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have here
unto set my hand and official
seal at Dover, this twenty
seventh day of July, in the
TsEAL1 year of our Lord, One Thous-
and Nine Hundred and Six
teen.
GEO. H. HALL,
Secretary of State.
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EnIoyIno the Opera.

A Well-dressed Spaniard, accompa-
MED by six young and pretty Spanish
girls, occupied seven seats in the or
chestra circle at the Metropolitan
opera house, New York, one night.
Before the curtain rose, the entire
group fell asleep, one after the other,
and stayed asleep for two hours. It
was a curious sight, and old opera
goers said they never knew Of the feat
being equaled. The Spaniard paid $21
for the seven seats.
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Jananeae Courtesv.

An officer in a western reserve bank
recently got a package from a Japa-
nese firm and with it the following
terse information. 1--WE sorry that we
cannot prepay duty, for which please
accept, though If we could do so with
out very much trouble and waste
time on mutual part we did So" all OF
which may be somewhat politely jum-
bled, though here's a venture that he
had no trouble understanding that
phrase, "for which please accept"
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Always Z Truthful Class,

"You must have cut dash in Italy"
"Why do you say that?" 81 hear you
rented a palace" "Well, the real es'
tate agent called it palace. Real
estate agents, the world over, are
much alike. louisville CourierJoGE
nal.
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Some Achievements.

There's nothing wonderful in the
story of the man born without hands
who became an expert penman. Some
of the most popular theories in the
intellectual world are started by men
who have lost their heads.
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Strong Soul Never Gives up.

The tendency to persevere, to per-
sist in spite of hindrances, discour-
agements and impossibilities- is
this that in all things distinguishes
the strong soul from the weak.-Car.
lyle.
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For AiIInu Plants.

AS an antidote for fungous disease
as well as scahcide, lime mixed with
. little sulphur and stirred into the
soil about plants is excellent. This
should be used frequently and when
the soil is rather dry.
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Best snurn. nf Beauty

There is no beautif1er of complexion
or form or behavior like the wish to
scatter Joy and not pain around u.s.
Emerson.
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Uncle Eben.

'You's liable to find" said Uncle
Eben, 'dat de man who talks de big
gest thinks de smallest"
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Can Get II Free

Borrowing trouble is unnecessary.
Many people will be delighted to hand
you their share for keeps.-Judge.
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Same Old Came

what are you doing now, Jim?'
Amy easy mark I can come across. +"
Baltimore American.
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Be a Good spender,

"Blow thyself," seems to be the
modern idea.-Kansas City Journal.
The sun., 1916-12-14
JOHNSON OPPOSED
TO PLAYER WRITERS
President Of American League
Will Sponsor Legislation
To-day.

CHICAGO. Dec. Rehabilitation OF the
players salaries and adoption Of legls-
laticn providing for punishment to play
ers who permit the use Of their names In
writing stories are the i'm
portant questions to be considered at "A
two day meeting OF the American
League which opens here tomorrow.
Economy will be urged by President
Johnson. who asserted tonight that the
game has been conducted on an extrav-
agant basis and every expense. includin.;
salaries. must be c',rtailed. He said he
plans to offer a resolution providing for
punishment OF players who write for
ewspaper or permit the use of their
names in connection with newspaper
stories.
The sale Of the Boston club to II. II.
Frazee and Hugh j. Ward of New York
will be ratified without opposition. II was
said tonight. Frazee announces that
he hoped to retain William Carrigan as
manager.
In the event that Carrigan could not
be induced to return race said that
there are one or TIVE players on the
Boston club who might make good man
a.;eis." Jack Barry, second baseman,
and Outhelder Hooper were mentioned in
this connection.
Practically every club owner In the
league was here tonight for the meet
ing. Connie Mack. manage Of the Phil
adelphia club; Col. Jacob Rupert. Jr,
and Capt. It'll" Huston OF New York
and Clark Griffith. a OF the
Washington club President James Dunn
and Manager Lee o OF the Cleveland
club were among the early arrivals.
The sun., 1916-12-14
Fred Mitchell lis Mw Named as Likely Manager of Bms Contingent on Transfer Of &aHng to Lead
TENER AND MINOR LEACUERS
>RLDICULE TALK OF 4 REVOLT

my conversations with these men ]
Judge no tro0ble Is brewing. Especially
did MIR. Baum, president OF the Pacific
Coast League, seem to be In far from II
warlikc manner. Some OF these minors
are not as anxious for the elimination OF
the draft ms II would SEEM"
J. Cal Ewing. vice-presidcnt Of the
coast league and owner Of tho Oakland
club, holds the opinion that there Is only
one chance in a thousand Of lifting the
draft, and that II would be an injustice
to the player II they did take II away.
o.. II. Wathen. owner OF the Louis
willie champions Of the American Asso-
citation, said most Of the agitation for
the removal Of the draft came from the
International League. 1t seems that
President Barrow was ovcrruled on this
point by his club owners. Barrow him
self does not think the minors would
derive any great beneit from the re-
noval Of the draft.
''They seem to think this Is n very
serious matter in the International
League" said Wathen. and three
owners In that league ave declared they
will not open their parks unless the draft
IL lifted. one OF them has very strong
views about II. and say " the draft Is
not taken of the International League
might Just AZ well suspend"
According to wathen one good thing
whic, will come from the present
rumpus In the large minors Is a closer
Class IA ~confederacy. the three leagues
ha wing bound themselves together for
mutual protection. Hereafter they will
hold a joint meeting once every year.
The sun., 1916-12-14
BENDER TO LEAD LEAFS.
Indian Pitcher Is Released b,
PhiIlies to Manage Toronto,

Chief Bender. the Indian pitcher who
was amous on Connie Mack's world
champion Athletics, severed his con
ncction with the Philadelphia Nationals
yesterday. Ths Carlisle graduate has
been appointed manag Of the Toronto
lnternationals. succeeding Russell Black
burn.
Bender. one OF the shrewdest players
who ever put on a glove. Is the first
Indian to manag a team In one Of the
larger leagues.
Cactus Cravath. outflelder OF the
Philadelphia Nationals who drove out
twenty-four home u n during the 1915
season. will also not be with the
Phillies next year II Pat Moran can oh
tain another capable man to play right
field.
Cravath was 30 years OF age when ne
Joined the Phillies In 1912. md slowed
up last season. He has informed Moran
that he has an opportunity OF managing
a club in the Pacific Coast League II he
can purchase his release from the
Phillics.
The sun., 1916-12-14
WILLARD WILL NOT
MEET CARPENTER
Richard Now Turning Most Of
His Attention to Darcy
Of Australia.
less willard has been eliminated az

Jess willard las been eliminated as
a possible opponent OF Georges Car
pentier In the bout which Tex Richard
hopes to stage in this city. Rickard
practically admitted as much last night
and showed that he Is now counting on
Les Darcy TO meet the F'renchman.
Richard declared that reports that
Darcy Was still at Antofagasta, Chile.
were Incorrect. Darcy was there. for
he arrived at that port on the steamship
Hattie L~uckenbach, which docked Mo-
vember T." said TEX" But Darcy is
not at A~ntofagasta low. He left the
Hattie Luckenbach on arrival there and
took passage on another steamer bound
for New York. I received this informa-
ton direct from the captain Of the boat
on which the Australian Is now heading
his way. lie will get to this city in
about ten days or two weeks"
No man was more bitterly dis
appointed by the departure OF Les
Darcy from Australia than Snowy
Baker. the promoter Of athletic events
in all the big cities of kangarooland.
Darcy was the magnet mai drew the
public to the chain OF stadiums estab-
lished by Baker. and the absence OF the
champion is like taking the melancholy
Dane out OF Hamlet"
Yet Baker gives evidence that he is a
broad u sportsman. for in a letter
he says:
HE is a great fighter. clean living. and
never. ] am certain. has he been a party
to the slightest thing crooked in the
ring"
1t Is reported here that Jimmy Dime
Is returning to America to take over the
affairs OF Darcy"
The sun., 1916-12-14
FOR RUSH,S STAYING
ASPRINCETON COACHLSB BRIGHT
ny DANIEL.

usual way to get funds for p dinner TO
he rendered the football squad. One OF
the Hanover moving picture houses mas
been obtained for three performances To-
day and the proceeds are to pay TOT the
dinner. It's an effective scheme, nut
why is It necessary?
logger Elcock. n Of Dartmouth,s
many illustrious football SONS who nave
succeeded M coaches, leaves Washing
ton and Lee after having lifted the CEN
erals from gridiron obscurity to a place
among the leaders OF the South. TINS
year they pla yed Georgia Tech. claimant
OF the Dixie title, to a tie. Z 10 Z. E'cock
goes despite the entreaties OF w. and l..
men.
Clark D. Sh%aughnessy,, coach OF the
Tulane eleven, which was swamped ny
Georgetown last saturday. believes that
Johnny Gilroy and his companions coulo
nav. beaten Georgia Tech just rs easily.
Tulane also met the Tech eleven.
"Bags' Wanamaker. once hockey and
baseball star at Dartmouth. who was
signed by the Giants and then sent to
Rochester, Is coaching the hockey play
ers OF Massachusetts Tech.
Ernest Quiglcy. National League UNI
pire, has been asked to coach the st.
son and assume general charge OF attn
letics there.
PENNSYLVANIA and Princeton. tied for
the lead In the soccer league. will meet
at Princeton OH Saturday. II Haverford
defeats Harvard on the same day there
will be a triple tie for the lead.
The sun., 1916-12-14
R O SYRACUSE E
Eight Football Players Are De-
clared Ineligible

SYRACUSE. Dec. l3.-Eight members OF
the Syracuse University football squad
probably will be declared ineligible for
future participation in any branch OF
athletics here for playing in an insane
toned gan at Providence last Satur-
day. The eligibility committee OF the
university learned tonight that Chris
Schiachter. All American guard Joe
TriEg. varsity tackle. and Boutin. second
string centre. played In the game. The
names OF the other Ave have been with
held pending an investigation by the A.
4. L. commissions at Providence to de-
termipe whether the game was IA pro-
fessiohal contest.
The game was between the Providence
steam Roller" and another eleven. The
men are known to have received travel
ling expenses. but there Ia uncertainty as
to whether they received other compen-
sation.
The committee issued the following
statement tonight "Tf the men are
discovered to have received pay they
will be barred for all time OF course. II
they received merely their travelling en-
nenses they will he declared Ineligible for
one year. We have asked the A. A. l..
to investigate the game and will cali a
special meeting OF the governing board
when a report Is received, We may lose
eight good men, but the eligibility rules
will be enforced as in the past"
The sun., 1916-12-14

Whether the minor leagues really In
tend to rebel against organized base
ball in the event the majors urn down
the request for the elimination Of the
draft was IA lively topic among baseball
men assembled at the Waldorf Astoria
yesterday. The consensus Of opinion
from both major and minor league
sources Is that talk Of a minor league
revolt Is twaddie intended solely for
home consumption In minor league
cities.
James II. Price, vino as president Of
the Newark club il intimately concerned
with the refusal Of the International
League to q IIbbets $4,000 for tho
Newark franchise, say he has heard
no war threats among the minors either
In regard to the $1,000 pr the abolition
Of tho draft. mo one wishes to with
draw from organized baseball, and no
one In organised baseball Is kicking any
one else out" was the way Price put II.
THE International League Is n Of
the most loyal members and stanchest
defenders OF organized baseball. Talk
Of us fighting organized baseball IL
silly. There have been no threats on
our side. either from our league or
from any Of tho other Glass "A men.
We went about It In m orderly way
and are asking both major leagues to
exempt US from the draft. and no threats
are going with this request"
The only thing ! know Of any an
archlstlc threats by h minors Is what
] E In the papers," said President
Tcner OF the National League. From
The sun., 1916-12-14

Princton's footbeN coach. It's list or
opponents and its g , ,ral policy for next
season Will. within the next week, be
determined by the recently appointed
committee. big BIZ Edwards. who II
one OF the football governors. Indicated
Yesterday that the chances of Speedy
Rush's being retained As coach were
very bright. Edwards IL one Of Rush's
stanchest adherents and believes tina
the man from Cleveland is entitled TO
another seasons test. With Edwards.
the student body. the football players
and most of the graduate body behind
him. Rush need fear for no dismissal.
The outlook for a trip to the Polo
Grounds by the University Of Washing
ton football next season Is none
too roseate. Washington IL avcrsc to
playing Dartmouth. 1t wants nothing
but Yale. Harvard or Princeton. On the
Psrifc coast they cannot understand the
Eastern FOOTBALL situation which makes
Impossible u game at the Polo Grounds
with n Of the Big Three. Washing
ton would do we'll TO prove its worth
first and then demand association with
the upper crust. We'd like to see Colgate
bang up against the coast eleven.
Rutgers has pretentious football plans
for next year. 1t is negotiating for a
battle with Michigan at the Polo
Grounds the Saturday following Thanks
giving Day and a contest at Fordham
OF election day. Princeton was asked
to play OH the Saturday following the
Yale game and naturally declined. Penn
State. West Virginia and the Navy are
likely to play Foster Sanford's team
Dartmouth has hit on a rather un-