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Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-09
Scale OF Credits
For Rural Schools

.lr. Charles \. Wagner, State
...umissioner Of education. and
f., county superintendent, in
compliance with the new law pro-
ydug for giving meritoriOus rec
,guti0n and awards to all free
schools, not having special powers
.y Incorporation or consolidation,
-.ut attain IA certain standard Of
efficiency and excellence. have pre-
.a,wd IA tentative scale on which
>u.n credit is to be given, among
Nn.rh are the following:
Teacher, 60 points; school
brands. 30; school house, %;
furnishings, 30; equipment, 30;
,a>.tation. %; attendance. 60; ac-
tiles, 30; total, 300 points.
An additional 100 points will be
required from optional offerings,
making a total of 400 to secure
,rauhard schools.
Closing of Schools.
The State Board of Education.
through DR.. Wagner, has also sent
yur query to all the high school
principals as to whether the
schools should close May |. the
following questions being asked to
secure a consensus Of opinion as to
the advisability of closing said
schools:
Present enrolment in the high
school and seventh and eighth
trades.
Number Of pupils who will quit
school because they live on farms.
Number of pupils who would go
to work if school closed.
Number Of pupils who would
come to school if school continued.
Would you favor closing schools
soon. say May 10?
Could promotions and gradua-
lions be satisfactorily made if
schools closed early?
From the replies received to the
above questions, the commissioner
Of education has recommended to
the State board that those pupils
who go out to work to meet the
food crisis ought to be excused and
should be given credit for school
work and be promoted. 1t is be-
jeved comparatively few of the
schools would lose any large num-
Der of pupils.
Most Of the principals report
that pupils will continue to 90 to
school if the schools remain open.
Fully hree-fourths of the replies
favored keeping the schools open.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-09
CARNIVAL AT LON
DON BRITAIN SCHOOL
Parents And Directors Wit
ness Events

In spite Of rather unfavOrable |
weather conditions the London
Britain Township Carnival held at
West Bank School Thursday
morning proved quite successful.
Pupils from North Bank, West
Bank and South Bank schools
taught by Miss Agnes Latferty,
Miss Nellie Everett and Miss Ella
Miller respectively took active
part III all the contests. Although
only few could be chosen to
represent the township at the
Play Festival at West Chester all
deserve great praise for their
brave efforts and good spirit.
The various contests We're wit
u">Sed by directors and patrons
uf the schools while County Sup
"rimtendent Book and two other
judges from West Chester dis
'ributed the ribbons to the prize
winners. Following are the re-
suits Of the different events:
rhinning-.John Baylis, West
Bank. u; William Newman, South
flank. 8; Walter Sevarese, West
Bank. s; Fred Ebert, West Bank,
= Edmund Taylor, South Bank,
: George McCreary, West Bank,
:: William Lair, West Bank, );
Melvin Weaver, North Bank, 2;
"ujIip Hufnel, North Bank, 2.
Hundred Yard Dash-Boys-
Edmund Taylor, South Bank,
'.r>t; George McCreary, West
Bank, second; Melvin Weaver,
North Bank, third; John Baylis,
West Bank, fourth; Bayard Bay
rs. West Bank, fifth John Lewis,
south Bank, sixth.
Fifty Yards Dash-Girls-
Wilma McCauley, West Bank,
tr>t; Martha Newman, South
Bank, second; Cora Eaby, North
Bank, third; Elva Sill, North
sank, fourth; Ruth Weaver,
North Bank, fifth; Margaret Carr
in North Bank, sixth.
Broad Jump-Boys-Edmund
Taylor. I #. ~ ill.,, South Bank
George McCreary, 6 #. ~ in,
West Bank; John Baylis, 6 #.
IN, West Bank Melvin Weaver,
Il #. ! in., North Bank; George
Bland, #. ~ in, South Bank ;
William Lair, ) fit. ~ in, West
Bank; John Lewis, ) #. 612 ill.,,
South Bank William Newman, 5
It. IN, South Bank Fred Ebert,
> IT,. West Bank; Henry Thomas,
! #. ~ ill.,, South Bank; Philip
iiutneI, / #. AZ ill.,, North Bank :;
Ernest Bland, 4 #. 3 in, South
hank; Bayard Baylis, 3 it,, West
Bank.
Potato Race-Girls-Sara Fer
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-09

the farmer as the most likely to
produce just returns for the labor
expended. | notice that all classes
OF people. whatever their calling.
are looking out for number one
they all want easy jobs. shorter
hours. large pay and cheap food.
People will talk about state law.
Federal law and rant about inter-
national law. but there is a greater
law than theSe-the law Of self
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-09

preservation. | say it is the great
est law Of nature. II is a law
which was operative before man
had Il conscious existence in the
world. 1t is law which is NOV
ing the world today. These things
being true. and they cannot be re-
futed, | can see no reason why the
farmer should be offered as spe-
cial sacrifice on the altar of pa
triotism.-Rural New Yorker.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-09

guson, South Bank Marion Burns
West Bank; Florence Baylis. West
Bank Elva Sill, North Bank
Wilma McCauley, West Bank
Mae Myers, West Bank. alter
mates.
High Jump-Boys - George
Bland, South Bank, first: George
McCreary, West Bank. second.
The athletic events We're con-
Guided with tug Of war in which
South Bank school was victorious.
Results of the Literary Contests.
Results Of Literary Contest
Arithmetic - Philip Hufnel.
North Bank. first; William Lair.
West Bank, and Ethel Thomas,
South Bank, second.
Spelling - Edmund TAYLOR.
South Bank, first; Belle Rogers,
South Bank, and Philip Hufnel,
North Bank, second.
By the spirit shown at our car
nival we feel sure that London
Britain will be well represented
at the Play Festival of Chester
County, May II, 1917.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-09
The price remains the same /!

The same honest guarantee, giving you
complete confidence in your purchase.
AT the outbreak of the war the makers
foresaw present conditions and con-
tracted at the prices then prevailing for
huge deliveries of cloth this season,
effecting vast savings. The demand for
Styleplus has doubled, they doubled
their output and thereby greatly reduced
the manufacturing costs.
Visit this Styleplus store today and see
for yourself what remarkable achieve
ment this is! Buy one of the new spring
Styleplus suits and walk out we'll dressed
and dollars to the good.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-09

The Great War has sent prices for prac-
tically everything soaring upward. But
the price of Styleplus remains the samel
In the midst of this era of rising prices the
makers have achieved the almost imtossi-
be-men can still be well-dressed for $17!
You can continue to enjoy the splendid
Style and Wear of Styleplus at the same
easy-to-pay price of $17l The same
snap and style in the fabrics-all-wool or
wool-and-silk The same hand tailoringl
The same skill in fashioning the models.
The same sturdy understructure to the
clothes, all carefully water-shrunk. The
same wide variety in fabrics and styles.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-09
MAY FLOWERS

are no more appreciated than
New Spring Clothes; Men and
Young Men like New Outfit
and N get it here.
Bvsiness Suits, So to SIS
Dress-up Suits, SIS to S35
Full Dress, S1S to $40
Spring Top Coats, $40 to $25
Silk Lined, SIS to $50
Rain Coats, $40 to S25
Every size, 81 to so chest. All
the New Models and Patterns
for selection.
Straw Hats Ready
ST to IS
Sennetts, Split Braids, Mack
inaws, Leghorns and Genuine
Panamas.
All New Furnishings
in and Ready.
MULLINS HOME STORE
9Th and Market, Washington
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
Following Up His Customers.

A French commercial traveller was
expecting a large order from a coun-
try tradesman, but had the misfortune
to arrive in the town on fete day.
Finding the shop closed, he inquired
as to the whereabouts of the prOprie-
tor, and, ascertained that he was at
tending the fete, about mile out Of
town, set out after him. When he ar
rived there balloon was on the point
of ascending, and he saw his man step
ping into the car. Plucking up cOur-
age, he stepped forward, paid his
money, and was allowed to take his
seat with the other aerOnauts. Away
went the balloon and it was not until
the little party was well above the
treetops that the commercial turned
toward his customer with the first re-
mark of "And now, sir, what can ]
do for you in calicOes? '-ShOrt Stories
Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
HER UNWILLING ESCORT.

Because q young man asks permits
sion to escort young lady home from
| this or that place a number of times
she should not take it for granted that
it is his determination to continue pay
ing attention to her. If the truth must
be told many a man is placed in the
position of being obliged to offer him
self as an escort whether ne will or no.
If a young girl goes to pass an eve
ming with an elderly woman who has
single brother, it seems to be tacitly
understood that he will not permit
her to go home alone. His sister has
arranged for that They may have
had quite a little talk about it, the
brother having promised a number of
chums that he will be sure to meet
them at the club that evening. He
wonders why the girl could not have
paid the visit some other time. 1t Is
with poor grace he resigns himself
to aid in entertaining girl he doesn't
care snap Of his fingers for. His
sisters choice is usually the kind of
girl who does not appeal to a man in
the least. 1t is tiresOme to listen to
giggling maiden or one given to talk
ing of herself when he appreciates
the sensible young women who do not
consider themselves great 81 ANS"
The oftener a girl visits at his house
and he is expected to see her home,
the more it nettleS him. Men have been
known to resort to all sorts of ruses
to get out of performing against their
will this act of gallantry without Of
Tending. One bachelor who was
obliged to see a certain girl home
not only from his sisters. but from
church and other places, settled the
matter to his liking by bringing along
with him a younger, handsOmer man, a
professed lady-killer, who found no
difficulty in cutting him out. 1t was
not his affair how long the other fellow
continued to see her home from diff
ferent places. He was only thankful
that she ceased visiting his sister when
she found attractions elsewhere.
Friends think it very clever to bring
a single man and nice young woman
together. When he is bluntly asked to
take her round a bit, he cannot refuse
without hard feelings on the part of
his friend On the other hand, man
is apt to be most conceited in this re-
spect, thinking a girl is anxious for
him to beau her home, when in reality
she does not like him at all. In per-
hitting him to escort her home, she
makes a virtue out of necessity. He
may not be the kind of man that APP
peals to her at all. Many a girl
would rather return to her home with
out such an escort were she not afraid
of the lateness of the hour and long
dark road she must traverse. She
gives him no encouragement so it is
even on both sides.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
Glitters the dew and shines the river,
Sparkles the tear in the lily's bell
Two are walking apart forever
And wave their hands in mute far
well
LOVE-LOST WOMEN.

Every year as the world grows older,
women grow smarter There. used to
be time when many a foolish wom-
an imagined that every man who
showed her common courtesy was in
love with her. She used to spend her
time weaving all sorts of nOnsensical
daydreamS about him. When he did not
come up to her expectations, she Ian
guished and let the worm Of disap-
pOintment gnaw at her heart, cOnsid-
ering her life blighted. But there are
few if any lOve-lOSt women today.
Women have too much sense for that.
They do not begin building air castles
dation for them. If one girl says to
another, ooh, dearie l hear you have
caught a beau. Do let me be brides
maid at your wedding" the other girl,
who is up to the minute, replies, my
dear Lucy, don't you know that COM
ing home from church with Il young
man once or even half a dozen times
does not constitute him a beau, but
just merely an acquaintance. If he
calls often of an evening he advances Il
step and has won the right to be called
my friend. But l do not waste time
entertaining him and excluding all
others. Nor do I have any extravagant
heart thoughts concerning him when
he is about I don't run after him
nor send urgent notes for him to call
when he doesn't want to. | just leave
him alone TO his own sweet will to fig
ure out his calculations as to how he
likes me in his own way. If nothing
comes of it, am out no heart pangs.
1 speed the parting young man and
welcome the new one. No loss of love
for me-"
This voices the sentiments of nine
independent young women out of ten
Of the present day. Their hearts are
quite as soft and gentle as those of
days gone by. They have been taught
how to shield and protect themselves
from the men who would make love,
but have no intentions of marrying.
Women who are love-lost, wandering
far afield, should pull themselves to-
gether and look the situation fairly in
the face. They should realize that 1t
is not only madness but silly to waste
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
''You're Smart, Nabob," He Grinned.

at that moment carrying on harm
less, necessary Irritation with a third,
and maybe a fourth. But Sam Jack
and &abOb had taken q bottle of whis-
Ky with them, and NabOb was drinking
mnli
From words they came to blows.
They put ashore on a key TO fight it
Out Sam knocked Nabob out.
From that day the two men were
partners no more. NabOb SwOre 20
aEenge himself upon Sam, half mean
ing it; but when Lily and Sam actually
went side by side to the altar NabOb
m<>lnt it, ThencefOrward he lay in
wIit for Sam Jack, but Sam was crafty
enough to keep ont of trouble, espe-
ciaily on his honeymoon.
Months passed. Sam thought that
NabOb had forgotten. But the two men
acxcv spoke, and they had separate
boats
NabOb was supposed to have left the
district. In reality he was hiding upon
the key where they had once made
their headquarters. He knew that
sooner or later Sam Jack would bring
his boat there and take his ease in the
abandoned shack that they had erect
cd.
Somebody tipped off Sam but he
scOfTed at the idea. Secretly. however,
he was on the alert.
One day Nabob, peering out through
the guangroves, saw Sans boat APP
preaching the island. He skunk back
into the bushes and waited. In due
course Sam beached his boat and went
into the hut to sleep. 1t was a tropical
night, intensely dark. NabOb waited
ill he knew his victim would be
asleep Then he crept forward like a
snake
Sam was sleeping so sound that his
breathing could not be heard. Nabob
whipped ct his knife and plunged it
q dozen times into the inert heap of
clothing in the shack. Sam never
stirred.
Satisfied that his victim was dead,
NabOb took Sans boat and equipment
and started to fly. He meant to thread
the passages among the smaller keys
until he reached convenient hiding
place. When the storm had blown
over he would return. He might be
suspected. but he could never be
charged with the crime, in the absence
of witnesses.
lie had just dipped the oars into the
water when his attention was attract
ed by a cleaning spot in heap of oys-
ter shells at the waters edge. They
were dead shells. bored by the Starfish,
the great enemy of oysters. The water
here was twelve feet deep, the land
slopiag up above little natural cave.
Overcome by excitement at his find,
which shone as brightly as the moon
above. Sam Jack completely forgotten.
Nabob brought his boat in to land and
stepped cautiously ashore. Then he
drew in a deep breath. went under,
keeping his eyes fixed on the pearl,
and stretched forth his hand to pluck
the prize.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18

is sure to ring him up just at the
time when it's most incOnvenient for
him to talk with her. His employer is
more than apt to be at his elbow, talk
ing over matter of important bust
ness. Her clear voice never sounded
so shrill as when she says, us that
you, dearie?" In response to ms
stammered EYES," she goes on quickly !:
81 showed the family my engagement
ring this morning. They all thought
it beautiful and dreadfully costly. You
must have paid a lot of money for it,
The perspiratiOn stands out on the
young mans forehead in beads. The
hand that holds the receiver shakes.
The face of the stearn, hard, cold bust
ness man darkens. A clerk on small
salary has no right to invest in dia-
mOnds for young woman, he thinks.
That does not augur well, he surmises.
II damages the young mans reputation
with him. How can the boy face about
and tell his employer that it was his
mothers highly priced engagement
ring which she gave him to have reset
for the girl?
"Are you thinking of buying an auto,
Harry?" comes the girls voice again.
"a friend of ours saw you overlooking
car and inquiring the price" The
frown on his employers face deepens.
"Ha!" he shrieks, buying autOmo-
biles, too. Where is all this money
coming from?" He makes up his mind
then and there that the young mans
books should be gone over without de-
lay The clerk cannot tell him he has
looked over the car and inquired the
price to oblige friend. The girl rat
ties on over the phone at her own
sweet will, damaging his reputation
with every sentence. At the end of
the week the young man finds that he
has lost his position. He hasn't the
courage to tell his sweetheart why.
OF course, that makes it impossible
for the wedding to come off on sched-
ule time. He has to get a position in
whatever place he can, commencing a
business career all over again and
struggling up.
After such an experience, he has
the courage to tell the girl never to
call him up on the phone during bust
ness hours. That's not the time to
talk love nor send kisses over the wire.
The married man can shut his wife off
with a bang. But the single man
stands between two fears-of losing
his sweetheart or his position. Girls,
beware! Take care!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
SOUR, ACID ST0MACHS,
GASES OR INDIGESTION
Each "Pape's Diapepsin" digests 5000
grains food, ending all stomach
misery in five minutes.

Time it! In five minutes all stom-
ach distress will go. No indigestion,
heartburn, sourness or belching Of
gas, acid, or quotations of undigested
food, no dizziness, bloating, foul
breath or headache.
Pape's Diapepsip is noted for its
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
1t is the surest, quickest stomach rem
edy in the whole world and besides 1t
is harmless. Put an end to stomach
trouble forever by getting large
fifty-cent case Of Pape's Diapepsin
from any drug store. You realize in
five minutes how needless it is to Suf-
fer from indigestion, dyspepsia or any
stomach disorder. It's the quickest,
surest and most harmless stomach
doctor in the world.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
1u1TPU PT@
The rap
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NE
By
FRANK FILSON
Gcopyright. 1916. by w. G. Chapman.)

copyright. 1916. by w. u. Chapman'
The southern oyster is not particu-
larry edible, though it will serve at a
pinch Sometimes, like all the mem
Oers of it's tribe, it contains pearl.
The giant mussel does not contain a
Deara, but it fishes for it's prey.
Az least that is the fishermen's yarn.
The basis of truth is probably this
that there is q species of giant sea
monster lurking in the submarine
caves off the Bahamas which, like its
AGAR relative of the deep seas, flashes
luminous, pearl-like lure to attract
smaller fishes. This has been con-
founded with the perfectly harmless
large mussel of six feet or more dia-
meier, which nobody ever wanted to
find. or finds without annoyance and
probably a broken net.
Sam Jack and NabOb were fishing
for Sponges, though they were not
aserSe TO an occasional trip into
pearling. Usually they were too lazy
sD open twenty thousand oysters for
the seed pearl which one of them would
ssxObably contain; but now and again,
when reports of some wonderful find
we're current among the pearlers, the
partners would put in fruitful week
@r two. However, they were primarily
pearl fishers, and they were out in
their slOOp when they began to quarrel
nbOnt Lily.
Lily was a coquette-the blacklist
nnd most gOOd-natured in the islands.
She had pledged herself to each of
tsaea0 and, as they both suspected, was
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18
Sausage Skins of Silk.

The packing of sausage meat in the
old way has long been an Objectionable
proceeding to fastidious persons. 1t
also has been declared insanitary, so
that many families have tabooed the
link sausage. Now thin silk cases are
being provided, which can be sterilized
to the last degree of sanitation. Being
of chiffonlike texture, they would hard
ly be noticed if taken into the mouth,
although they can be easily removed
at the table. These thin silk cases can
be supplied at a cost little greater than
the sausage skins now in use and are
proof against the attack of vermln.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-18

Raymond, who lives in the country
had been taken into town by his moth
er to dine at his uncle's. After din
ner, as he sat joyously watching his
city cousins playing about, he sudden
ly became embarrassed, noticing the
smart frocks of the little girls and the
Lord Fauntleroy rigs of the boys, and
appeared to try to hide his feet back
of the round of his chair. When his
mother questioned him, he whispered
almost tearfully: Before l came ]
forgot to paint my shoes"