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Smyrna times., 1918-05-08
IN 0F THE DELAWARE
~ MARYLAND PENINSULA
..y ITEMS GATHERED FROM
@F' STATE EXCHANGES
nuR oIN

Oy6 ,
,,sms from al. Portsot the
.r'r'...'s ..'5 ,,t,5 ADou. Your Friends and
',.',1a ..,ooors and Tas.r 00."ss
....,, Josiah o Wa.eo't and
''a'Io' s.,e moved to their nr" home
.7.' c,e. Highway. Dover
@ ~. Ann Tucker. aged = years
A,'' # fla james Tucker. d j at little Lutte
10. 10, Tuesday, +. April ao,a .I Funeral arms
;.'' 1.,.: rele held at her .a'e o'me
s''i'5' e. W. Nav ,. int.aneat being
-h'''.,', ), ,.sse.ide Cemetery Dover
~...u F BIyman, former EN-
0.Il" u The Index who has been
i'I'' - a. Camp Meade. Nd, and at
7, :ro ,DI5 Greene. Charlotte, North caro-
.'nP o. .,,re4 his mother at Chester
l, u, M that he had sailed for
?wce.
r....- Ware has purchased the
o',.' l feed business Of the late
. 5'.' ,T ,r- N. Haze of Dover. Mr..
b...a'' -.o.;oted with Mr.. Hazel
w. 1,' number of years and mas pfa'ti-
~ n' = .'ndacted ,rl the Loo'kerman street
~.,ss for some time.
a, the Courthouse in Georgetown.
,..,ao,ties ., we're sold for non'pay-
-, # county taxes. Most Of them
..,r,5, -.r but 81 each, few bringing
y .eb as $50 The owners have one
,.r n which to redeem the proper
ID BY paying all costs.
%, ". H. Kenny, formerly pas
=, II tbe NJ E. Church at Chesapeake
r,r died on April l6 at the home of
/. laughter in Selbyvil!e, Del. after
s,s-sl months illness. He was a
-.r5er of the Wilmington Conference
,,.s 1901 ami was serving Churchill
4 ,-ae when taken i'll last fall. He
survived by his widow and daugh-
+, Mrs. H. E. Evans.
yy. Julia A. Farrow, wife of
s,ge Farrow. died at her home, in
egsr. Tuesday, April %. after an
ness Of over six years Funeral
wi,es were conduted BY Rev. thomas
'riee Of Armory Church. at her late
ne, Friday afternoon, April 26,
rrnert being made at Lakeside
4 Cemetery. Deceased was So wear,
sge. and was the daughter of tn,
e Robert B. and Julia Wright.
4 Ss had been a res dent Of Dover al
.s life.
After the storm Of three weeks ago
wen the high tide receied at kitt'.
Sannock a monster FISH Of an unusua
gsts was stranded on the beach. l
.s oser viewed by many visitors t,
1s ;aora and is known as a hog ner
mg 1t is said to he 13 feet lon,
sd is tOjy is as large around as tn
Ee;age mich COW This old resort
'n.ca was badly wrecked by the storm
@W being repaired. Mrs. Ami
Slaughter, who owns five cottage
aga. had them moved back fror
gl water point last week. Th
ane work will be done by the othe
7'sr ater on.
Elizabeth, the folr-year-old daug1
1of Harrison Noorehead. residin
Lake street, Middletown, We
@''ey burned about the face an
@ and on her right arm, early lal
''sia! morning, while her parent
we temporarily absent from tt
aas It is supposed the child a
&ped to light q lamp and her pligl
u not discovered until the mothe
!" vas helping a neighbor pack l
Aeaold goods previous to movini
a'a her screaming for help. D
~as7 ". Lewis was called and a
mustered medical aid. The chi
sAa dangerous condition as the r
@ot the burns.
"NTScouRTHOUsE IMPROVE
Smyrna times., 1918-05-08
''' SCouRTHOUSE IMPROVED

NNIScoURTHOUsE IMPROVED
'c'''aI Of Third Floor and Putting ON
''.''a' Touch. Vastly Improves 1t
v'.'e frequently additions and i'm
'lsa's .,,. to public buildings in
-, '' NE construction of another
.... II. " Two to the building, but it
.., ,'.'l occurs that an entire story IS
-. .'D''sl. This IS what has occurred
~,. ~ ns hent County Court House.
/ ,... .''' ana It has made a vast i'm
~. 'sDs't to the "Doger Green. -
~. y One OF Delaware : most his.
n nj ... .p'''' The State House. or Can
n. .D'-l Iaces the Green. is a long
r... ,,''s y, editiee. occupying nearly one
h., SUI Of the square inclosing the
s,s, :. lae County Building also
] H5.s :. :. 0'een' and like the State
G9s r,' p' !, a t~o,story building. The
ar.r muse however, which is also
hiIsi,uu u'een' was high, three-storv
ID 's h. w. with big cupola on TOP,
l.s n b,',, contrast between this high.
j ss..I n. piek mex building. and the low 'c"' Co..
G,sa.' sa.'alng on the other side Of
Gs ,a 2.... struck a discordant note.
oa,ty 'p,e pa.l. recently purchased the
ito N os.lolne 's,.ll and will convert il
aa,.iauu ua'non to the State House.
sa,s ~ improvements to the Court
p,,,fs,@ ~ 81. place it in readiness to
s.ass 'ae I, county Offices to that
a's n, ,s. 1le Levy Court decided to
@cSt,ass.n narmoniae with the others.
Al&i, &iaet s' was awarded to a PbiIs. .,
u ni' and the work of remoy
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-17
Rubbsr In india.

In southern India factory ut which
hlgh-grade rubber is made resembles q
dairy, the milklike appearance of the
latex adding to this illusion, as well
as the precautions taken to insure ab-
solute cleanliness. says the Family
Herald. One of two methods Of manu-
facrure is generally adopted. If the
estate Is young and only few trees
are being tapped the rubber is made
in the form of biscuits or sheets. The
latex Is put into shallow, round dishes
or oblOng pans and certain quantity
of acetic acid added to it. This is
the coagulating agent most generally
used. After standing for some hours
the rubber is found floating on the top
Of the dish in white, spougy clot.
This Is removed aud washed and rolled
by hand and through a mangle. until
clean. The biscuits are placed on racks
In warm room or an artificial dryer
and allowed to remain there until dry.
The finished biscuits are pale AMBER
colored and transparent, and for this
reason are popular on the market,
for their purity and freedom from dirt
can be judged by holding them.to the
light and looking through them.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-17
cElisATEs IN LARGE NUMBER
Seventeen sAiillons 81 Glass Unlimited
Z States, Many Being inferior to
Married People.

'There are 100000 celibates in the
United States, according to q, sta e.
ment which has been going the rour ds
Of the press, after originating in
magazine article on the sex question"
says the Journal Of Heredity. Ska NJ
ination Of the census schedules Tor
1910 indicates that this figure includes
all males over twenty and all females
over fifteen.
"A calculation, based on such !, ge
limits II misleading. but the act al
facts are quite striking enough. r sr-
sosss sthisty:nye years Of age or Ger
REIN antsikely tosnarry, rsSI
ut sssnk aaiS t9kase computations on
thatsage. They SHOW, then, that there.
are nearly 2,06O,OOO. unmarried men in
the population, and about ,25O,000 IN
married women. There are about L.
100000 unmarried women between he
ages Of twenty-five and thirty-folr,
and considerable part of these are
certain never"tO marry.
"The celibacy OF these millions is,
from a eugenic point of view, not
wholly to be deplored While the num-
ber includes many potential faith hers
and mothers of desirable character,
1t is probable that, on the whole, these
lifelong celibates are eugenically inse-
rior to the married population"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-17
Legal wlttlelsms.

Stories from the law courts are npt
to be good, legal wit being noted for
its dryness. But this story claims 40
particular merit. except as showing
the usefulness of ready wit, observes
the Christian Science Monitor. The
counsel for the plaintiff was delivering
an impassiOned address. He was
somewhat weighty in person, and hap
pened to be leaning on very cid
chair. In the middle Of the torrent Of
eloquence, the chair gave way and the
barrister lay on the floor in the mi6st
of the wreckage. He got up and, Hn-
perturbed, pointing to the broken chair,
said: "That proves. the strength Of
my argument" The court SMILED
broadly, but laughed outright when the
opposing counsel promptly replied:
"The learned counsePs argument may
be all that he claims for it, but it fell
to the ground
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-17
The Grant Monument.

The monument to General Grant in
front Of the capitol in Washington
was contracted for ON August 10, 1903.
The contract provided that the work
should be completed in five years, but
the contractors asked, and were grant
ed, several extensions. All of the ar
chttectural work is finished, the cav
airy and the artillery groups are in
position at either end of the platform,
the lions and lamps called for by the
design are in place and there remains
to complete the memorial only the
placing of the equestrian group, i. e.,
the figure of General Grant on horse
back on the central pedestal, and af-
fixing the two bas reliefs which are to
go on either side of the pedestal. The
total cost authorized by congress for
the memorial is $240,O0O, exclusive Of
$4,000 which was appropriated for use
ln procuring designs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-17
NOTHING WASTED BY CHINESE.
FIewsry klnsdem's Farmers Even Utl4
ls1e the Prolific Weeds for Fer
tiiixsr and Fuel.

Nothing goes to waste on the Chr
nese farm--not even the weeds. Ac,
cording to the farmers ideas, thers
are good weeds and bad weeds. states
q writer. The good weeds are put
Into compost heaps and return fertili-
3atlOa to the soil. The coarse weeds
with woody stems which will not cas-
lily rot are cut down and allowed to
dry until the son Of the family has
time to rake them up for use as winter
fuel.
Nowhere as in China do the dead
rob the living. Millions of graves are
scattered over the fields, their loca-
tion directed by the complicated rules
Of feng shut. In some sections of the
country more than one-sixth of the TIL
Liable area is covered with graves Of
esttmable. but now useless ancestors.
and sometimes when a young man
falls heir to farm he finds that it 10
q farm full Of graves, and his biggest
crop is 4 crop of duty to dead and
half-forE0tten ancestors.
Chinese .womer didn't wait for the
outbreak Of war to put ON trousers
and volunteer for work in the fields.
They have been wearing trousers for
many centuries and for many more
they have been helping the beans and
potatoes to, do their bit for their
country. The Chinese sages have had
a great deal to say about the inferior
ity of woman. but when it comes to
digging in the fields the Chinese wom-
an is equal to any man.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-17
Plying Ourselves.

Have you heard of the man carry
Ing load of sticks, who, when he
became tired threw his sticks down
on the bank of river, and seating
himself by them, said: II am sick and
tired of this. I wish death would
come to relieve me?" Instantly Death
slipped up and said, "Here 1 am, what
do you want Of me?" 81 want you to
help me put this bundle of sticks on
my back again" said the surprised
man. Pitying ourselves is cheating
ourselves. Then fee from discomfort
and discouragement, for they are the
hotbeds of deceit. Near them we think
that which is not true, and say that
which we do not mean.-Exchange.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-17
AumPBAckED MEN IN DEMAND
Aff,ietion Proved Qualification Where
Strange and Successful ExperI-
msnt Was Tried in Factory.

An unusual advertisement appeared
In q Chicago paper recently. desiring
the services Of five humpbacked men.
The explanation OF this strange want
is even more interesting than the an
nouncement, says Popular Mechanics
Magazine. y
1t seems that large envelope fac
tory, unable+t0 iii Its orders, decided
to work nights as we'll as days. Long
experience had demonstrated that in
the use of certain, machines women
were better operators than men by
reason OF their hands being more. deli
cate and ntmble.
The owner does not believe In fac.
tory work at night for woman. and, ths
men proved slnilsy and sio&. IL jkAs
then he set about to seek men who
were well but physically incapable of
heavy work. He decided that hump
backs had the necessary qualifications
OF more agile and sensitive TOUGH. and
an actual test proved such to be the
fact. Hence the advertisement.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-17
ACCOUNTS FOR GHOST coLoRs'
Eye ls Especially Sensitive to Two
kinds Of Perceptions, Light and
Color PredominatIna. s

In reply to an inquiry why are
ghosts always seen clothed in white, q
scientist states:
This is easily accounted for. Az
there have been no ghosts during his
torfcal times, we must assume that in
oil cases where ghosts have been act
ually seen we have to do with mere
hallucinations caused by fever or some
other disorders of the observer, where,
therefore, the organ of sense, and par
ticularly the eyes, registered impress
sions Of objects that had no corre-
spending external existence. Accord
ing to the minute descriptions of such
apparitions given by patients to their
physicians, the ghosts, with rare ex-
ceptions, were "clad in white" Now,
our eye is sensitive to two kinds of
perceptions, viz, light and color. In
this case, where no definite color was
perceived, the hallucination, In which
only the organs Of the eye sensitive
to light are affected, is declared to be
white.
Still, there are also colored appari-
ti0ns of ghosts; nay, we can introduce
into the body substances calculated to
impair our sense of color. Thus, the
immoderate use Of hashish produces
violent visions; of alcohol, blue ones;
Of atropin and skopolamin, red ones.
Quinine and too much tobacco like
wise produce red visions. while sali-
cylic acid, digitalin and phenacetin
cause light yellow sensations. The in
halation Of carhontc oxide, e- .,s'-1,s
bite, too. are said to be ronoweu ny
light yellow sensations Of sight.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-17
German silver.

German silver is manufactured in
three general ways, according to Pop
alar Science Monthly. It is composed
Of nickel, copper and zinc in varying
proportions. The German method is
TO melt all the copper to be used in
the mixture, and two-thirds Of the
nickel and zinc in graphite crucible
and then add the rest of the nickel
and zine. In the English method the
copper. nickel and zinc are melted
Aall at zone time, then more copper and
''sinc ars added. Should the metal ap-
pear porous, freclay pipe contain
Ing pitch tsspushed into the metal mix
tute to de0xidixe 1t. There are sev-
eral American methods. One ia to melt
= copper-nichel alloy and then grad
aally add the prehssted xinc. In an
other method monA metal u used %
Aio0ooI
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-17
Smallest Farms In the World.

On the islands Of Re and Oleron,
near La Rochelle, France, according to
Popular Science Monthly, are found
the smallest farms in the world. Some
of them are only one or two square
yards In area, yet these tiny domains
are carefully planted with a variety
Of crops, even including vineyards. The
soil is extremely fertile. The repeat,
ed subdivision Of estates among heir.
and the dense population Of the Is
lands explain the existence Of thes
Lilliputian properties.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-17

u
All German males Of the age of four
teen years and upward are required
to register Notice of time and place
of registration will be given by pub
lication in newspapers.
The affidavit of each registrant must
be accompanied by four unmounted
photographs, signed across the face
so as not to obscure the features, and
the finger prints of each registrant
shall be taken.
Between 10 and Is days after reg
istration each alien enemy must again
appear before his registration officer
to obtain registration card, which
will bear his name and his left thumb
print. This card must be carried by
the registrant for future Identification.
An alien enemy who changes his
place of residence to another place
within the same registration district
must at once report the change to the
registration officer. No alien enemy
shall move out of the district without
permit. Application for permit
must be made upon form furnished
by the department of justice, giving
full particulars as to date, reason for
change, and intended place of resi-
dence.
To increase Frances crops and tc
tighten the burden Of toll on her old
men, women and children 1,500 farm
tractors will 60 to that country from
the United States. The first hundred
are already on the way, and the whole
number Will be in France By March.
in time for the spring plowing. Deck
space was provided for the first ship
ment on naval transport. Schools
of instruction will be organized.
The acreage sown to crops in the
uninvaded portion of France in 1917
was about 10.OOO,OO0 acres less than
In 1913, or 24.4 per cent. The in
creased production through the use OF
tractors this year IS expected to great
ly improve the food situation.
According to records Of the selective
service, country boys do not show
much physical superiority over those
of the cities. For purpose of compari-
son selection was made of cities Of
10000 to 100000 population, and cor
responding set of counties of the same
total size. In the physical examine
tions 2S47 per cent of the city boys
were rejected, as against 27.96 per cent
of the country boys.
Theaters and restaurants in Den
mark close at 10 p. IN. to save lights.
To save kerosene, which is sold at a
price regulated by the government at
72 cents gallon, Greenland whale oil
is being tried for lighting. 1t is esti-
mated 100000 acetylene lamps are now
In process of manufacture.
The distillation of all kinds OF alco-
hol except for industrial uses is pro.
hibited. large part Of the available
alcohol will be needed for use In the
new incandescent lamps. II is esti-
mated that 2,On, tons of grain will be
saved by the ltAs regulations.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-17

The committee OF public informs
ton has made the following translG
ton of story appearing in the DC.
tober Is. 1917 issue of the Leipziges
Vokszeitung:
"A sample of the fashion after
which bloated landlords treat the wivea
OF soldiers has been brought to oUl
attention from Upper Langenau In
Silesia. One Of the hired men of Doc.
tor Muellers agricultural estate has
been for long time at the front. Hia
wife, who had worked alongside her
husband before the war after the usual
custom, remained in the ranks OF the
field hands and accordingly retained
her farm cottage. October this WON.
an got the following letter:
The undersigned baliff of the ~.
tate hereby gives you notice as Of this
date. to the field. service for January
l. 1918. On that day you are to give
up your house The work which you
are doing ON the farm does not CON.
pensate the farm for the loss which
accrues to 1t through the continued
support Of your family. LooR out for
yourself away from this farm, your
house is needed for other USE.
The woman communicated the notice
to her husband with these words: L
must tell you my distress, soon / shall
not be able to see the paper for my
tears. What shall do? Winter is at
the door and the cottage is full of lit
tie children
'Thus the bailifr of the estate of
blOated landlord turns a family with
eight children out Of doors In midwin-
ter while the man is at the front.
Comment takes care of itself"
War credits extended to foreign. gov
crnments since the United States en-
tered the war total $4,236 4OO.OOO. OF
this Great Britain received $2,O45.(Hl0,-
600: France. $1.265, 100000; Italy,
S50OO00.OO0; Russia, S325, 900. 600; Bel
gum, S7777.40O.0OO; Serbia. s40tU,O0O.
1t Is estimated that $4,000 different
articles are needed in modern warfare.
The clothing equipment Of but one In
fantryman for service in France in
cludes the following:
Bedsack three wool blankets. waist
belt. two pairs wool breeches, two wool
service coats. hat cOrd;- three pairs
summer drawers. three pairs winter
drawers. pair wool gloves service hat.
extra shoe laces, two pairs canvas
leggins. two flannel shirts. two pairs
of shoes, five pairs wool stockings.
four identification tags. summer un-
dershirts, four winter undershirts,
oyercoat. five shelter tent pins, shelter
tent pole. poncho, shelter tent:
Listed as "eating utensils" the In
fantryman receives food to be carried
in his haversack during field service,
canteen and canteen cover, cup, Gnife.
fork, spoon, meat can, haversack, pack
carrier, first aid kit and pouch.
His fighting equipment" consists Of
rifle, bayonet. hayonet scabbard, cart
ridge belt and 100 cartridges, steel he'll
met gas mask, ana trench tssl.
.|nN
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-17
FOOD SHORTAGE N
s
FRANCE GROWING
DENMARK AND SWITZERLAND
ARE FACING a REDUCTION OF
WHEAT RATIoNs.
WAR INSURANCE is POPULAR
Applications Near the Three Billion
Mark-Ail Adult German Alien Enc
mics in United States Must Regis
ter.

CkTom Committee on Public 1uformatinn)
Washington to the food
administration, shortage of wheat in
France is becoming more and more
alarming each week. The minister Of
general reyictualing indicated recently
that further reduction of 20 per cent
in the bread ration would soon become
imperative.
Denmark is now looking forward to
reduction Of wheat rations. Final
figures for the cereal harvest show a
! total of about 62,O0O,OOO bushels, which
is 20,0O0,OO0 bushels less than in 1916
and about 100000 less than was es-
timated in the summer when the pop
ulace was put on bread rations The
authorities are already considering a
further rednctionsin the allowed con-
! sumption.
The food situation in Switzerland is
rapidly falling to the danger line. A
ration that is far below the consump
tion in many of the countries at war
has already been ordered. Under the
new regulations the Swiss may have
only pound and half of sugar per
person per month. The bread ration
has been fixed at about half pound
day, and the butter ration ut one.
fifth of pound month.
Applications for war-risk insurance
by men of the army and navy have
nearly reached the 10000, 600 mark,
and continue to come in at rate Of
about $60,O00O0O day. The average
amount applied for per man is $8,63O.
the average having increased steadily
since the act went into effect, Oc-
tober 6.
For persons who joined the colors
before October Is, 1917, the last day
for applying for government insurance
is February 12, 1918. Intensive eff
forts are being made by commanding
officers to have all their men take in
surance before that date.
The maximum amount which may
be taken by any man is $4,000.
Among the regulations for the regis
tration, of German alien enemies in the
r1-...-h States, ,dnrine the Arst week Of
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-17
Food for rheuaht.

Am I the first girl you have eser
loved?"
He thought awhile and then made
reply:
mo, you are the kind of girl tel-
low has to be educated up to-"
And that seemed,to set her to think
iag.