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Smyrna times., 1918-02-06
Harness.

Two sets Of Wagon Harness, sets of PlOw
Harnesr Collars and Brides, Horse Tree, .
three horse Trees Double Trees and Single Trees
Corn Knives and Hedge Knives, and other small
things too numerous to mention.
TERMS-AH sums of $50 and under. cash will
be required; over that amount a period of 10
months will be given by the purchaser giving
bankable note with approved indOrser. Goods
to be moved when these terms are complied with
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vs;.e ile Hotel Cape May, at Cape May,
u 4lIu Tao. cost its builders 81, $50, 900
ou10' 1oo9' and which is now practically
ss.ls1 Is1 Oy Nelson z. Graves, of Phil
Spnla' and George Nautilus. of
n. S5"Ofe' TO- Conn.,, has been leased by
Dr,. war Department for hospital
ood oop''es' at an annual rental of S99. :
bsS, II has 800 rooms. and is the
ri,- ri+'Onest hotel south of Atlantic
n N.Y. The hotel is within two miles
b,s,e, '.e henry Ford farm on which is
vba. the Wissahickon Barracks.
ara NC ABOUT 1000 Naval Reserve men
Of dn ''1g trained, and within a mile
tain; naval Departments aeronautic
prot.-s station and the submarine
'''0f base at Sewell's Point.
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HOGS
Farming Implements, &c.

Farming Implements, &c.
Deerng Binder 7-foot cut; Mccormick Mower,
good Ontario ll-spOut Drill, good Iron Roller,
new Iron Age Su Ky Cultvatur, Ohio Sulky (ul-
tvatOr, new; Walking CultivatOrS Oliver Sulky
PlOw, new; tnree-hOrSe Oliver PlOw, new; two
horse Plow Iron Frame Twin Harrow, new Hay
Rigging, International Check-row Corn Planter
Rake, Columbia Farm Wagon, used one year:
Dearhor York Carriage, sets Wagon Harness,
Carriage Harness, sets Plow Harness, Brides
Collars Fly Nets, ShOvelS, Hoes, Forks, Trucks.
Single and double Trees, Corn Knives, Incu-
batorS, one CyPhrrs, 400 egg capacity, good con
dition, one Cyphero, 300 egg capacity; Prairie
State Brooder, 100 chick capacity lot of Tomato
Baskets, Milk Cans sc.
Household Goods
Good new True Century Range, has Warming
Closet and Reservoir, No. :; Victor PhOnOgraph,
good order: Meat Barrel
TERM S-All sums of so and under cash. over
this amount credit of 10 months Hill be given
by purchaser giving judgment note with ap-
proved endOrSer.
Walter E. George
LEROY ROBERTS, Auctioneer.
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C. ROSS NUMBERS

Rynear Slaughter AuctiOner
F. Chas. LeCOmpte, Clerk.
eN-The ladies of Salem Church will serve
lunch during the day.
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Household Goods

Good Cook Stove. Sithng-rOom Stove.
Coal Stove and Air-tlght Stove. White En-
amel Bedstead and Springs, Wash Stands,
Chairs, Kitchen Chairs, Ohurn, Separator,
Flat Irons, lot of Dishes and Cooking Uten-
slls, Carpet and Mating, and Book case.
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HOGS and ShOATS

One Boar a sure pig getter; Brood Sows, will
farrow in April and 4 Shoats, will weigh about
100 pounds apiece
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5 Head Of
Horses and Colts

No. 1-"Nellie." Roam Mare. Pereheron
Stock, years old, kind and gentle and a
fine worker, with foal by Seeney's Horse.
No2-"May," Bay Mare, years old,
good worker and driver
No 3-Bay Colt, 3 wears old and good
size foaled by PercherOn Horse.
No 4-''K 4te,' Black Colt, 2 years old,
PercherOn stock
No. 5-Colt, months old
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
The Club-FOOted Man
A NEW SPY SERIAL BY VALENTINE WILLIAMS
ClubfOOt Tells Desmond How He Dis
covered Hiding Place of the
Coveted Papers.

didn't know. OF course, that Club
foot, the old slowcoach. who Is past
his work, was aware OF this al
ready, and had made his plans ac-
eordingly. But. in the end, they
had to send for me. The good
Clubfoot,' old chap sly old fox.'
and all the rest OF it-would run
across to England and secure the
other half. while Count Bernstorfrs
smart young man from America
would wait in Rotterdam until Herr
DR.. Grundt arrived and handed him
the other portion
But Count Bernstorfrs young
man does nothing OF the kind. He
Is one too marV for the old fox He
does not waiS for him He runs
away. after displaying unusual de-
termination in dealing with q pry-
ing Observation-Disclosures fate should
be lesson to all who Interfere IN
other peoples business-and goes
to Germany. leaving poor old Club
foot in the lurch- You must ad-
NIT, Herr Doktor, that have been
hardly used-by yourself as wen
as by another person"
My throat was Cry with anxiety.
What did the man mean By his
yetled illusions to -all who inter-
fere in other peoples businessT'
j cleared my throat to speak.
Clubfoot raised 4 great hand IN
depreciation.
No explanation. Herr DolStcr.
beg" (his tone was perfectly un-
concerned and friendly),. "let me
have my say. When-I found ,out
that you had left Rotterdam-by
the way, you must let me congratu-
late you on the remarkable fertil-
ity you displayed in quitting Fra
Schratts hospitable Housewives
1 found you were gone. sat down
and thought things out.
CTo BE CONTINUED M0NDAYl
(copyright, 1918, MeBride.1
CcOvyriEht. ISiS rubIic Lsdger cr.S
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
A Dishonest SuitUr.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX


have been keeping company with
a young man for about a year and
half. He met my relatives. and made
several promises to marry me. aided
him financially. Then he suddenly
stopped coming to see me. for no
reason at all. found out that he has
done similar things to other girls
and that he has at present new
sweetheart.
am heartbroken and ashamed TO
face my friends, who were all under
be engag ged. Now, Miss Fairfax, ] do
not care for the money l gave him:
but I would like to warn the girl
whom he Is going With now OF the
danger she Is in.
Please advise me what TO do.
HEARTBROKEN.
There Is no baser type Of man
than the one who makes love to a
girl in order to swindle her, and I
feel extremely sorry for a girl who
has been the victim of such an ad-
yenturer. But don't feel any false
shame about the affair. What II
your friends do understand the
situation? You have nothing to be
ashamed Of
AS for warning his new sweet
heart, / doubt il she would be
grateful. We are all reluctant to
believe ill Of lover.
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
Unique. C Co1nb nbination Frock

lar apd gathered at the belt An
out-of-date velvet skirt might be
eaSiiy cut down for this model.
The bodice OF satin was cut rather
loose and buttoncd in the back.
Straight set-in sleeves fell a little
below the elbow and were banded
with a bit OF velvet.
One OF the noVel features OF the
blouse was the two tabs that sx-
tended on either side OF the front
below the belt line. A, crushed
girdle Of the satin was drawn about
the waixt, passing under the tabs
and finiShed at the back with long
sash ends.
Soutache braiding is a popular
trimming this season. The neck
tabs in front OF this frock were
generously braided in matching
tone. "A transfer pattern is easily
stamped on tho material and the
braidinE simply outlines the design
Any schoolgirl could do the braid
ing on her own frocl. and It iS one
Of the smartest and most economi-
cal trimmings
This same model might be devel-
oped in other colors-for example,
a burgundy velvet skirt and blouse
OF biscuit colored satin. The braid
ing would be most effective in dull
red Two tones OF green, mignon-
cite and hemlock. combine wonder
fully well, and shades of brown are
also considered smart, this winter.
Combination frocks of this kind
offer a number of possibilities and
suggest numerous ways to utilize
short lengths of material The
shops are showing some splendid
bargains in remnants. left after
first long lengths have been cut for
early fall use.
As you glance over the remnant
table with its alluring display you
are sure to find many different fab
rics such as serge and taffeta, satin
and velvet, georgette and crepe. in
two and three yard pieces that are
really splendid to combine into
charming frocks-
The woman who has access to our
big shops will do well to take ad-
vantage OF the remnant sales. De-
signers have been particularly gen.
erous this season. by fashioning the
two-tone frock and making it one
OF the most popular models of the
season.
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
Pull and Personality,
INFLUENCE DOESN'T HOLD JOBS LONG
Copyright Underwood = UnaSr-sod

account Of ability. Consequently,
rg that thought in mind. they
will be slow to acknowledge your
ability. II you are promoted. no
matter how deservedly, the infer
ence will be that II is on account OF
your connections, not your achieve
ments.
Bank more on your personality
than. on pull It's your personal
ability that will hold and develop
a good job for sou. It's your per-
sonality that makes you popular in
business: your personal good quail
ties that win the good opinion OF
your supcriors. l would earnestly
discourage any one who has the
choice against taking job handed
on a silver platter through the in
fluence OF some friend or relative
It's a questionable gift The right
way to enter an organization is
sturdily on the foundation of per-
sonal character and ability, not on
the crutches of Influence" or
pull"
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
Puss in Boots
Jr.
By David Cory.

THE cock that erowed In ths
early morn
Il Awoke the tramp al tattsrsG
and torn.
Who had slept in the loft Al aiEhx
/ gucas, -
For he didn't have time enough =
undress,
But when he heard tina roesters
horn
He jumped out Of the hay and felf
foriorn-
II was Xmas day. and nobody near
To give him . word Of love and
cheer.
Then he walked ssrsas b tie Iittla
white house
And knocked en- the door son asa
mouse,
gor he didn't know what they'd say
when they found
A tattered tramp was hanging
around
Wen / guess I'm getting ahead
Of my story, for when We left of
In the one before this. you remem-
Der, little Puss Junior was In tha
sleigh with Santa Claus, and tia
gilt weathercock on the barn had
told them to hurry up and all Jacks
that crowed in the morn should
wake the tramp all tattered GAA
torn
Well, Santa Claus lost NO tins,
and when he had filed the stock
inEs, he said: Now I am going
back to the North Pole. WIN yea
come with me?"
mo, thank you; much obliged"
said little Fuss Junior; -Tu wait
here till the children wake and call
out Merry &masp" So Santa Class
climbed into hiS sleigh and sa3d:
"On Da5her and Prancer, and all tia
rest OF you Get me back to thA
North Pole as soon as you can. for
1 must be getting toys ready Ter
next Xmas"
So the reindeer Dortsd ana
pranced, and then OF they went In
q whirl OF snow, just a. East a.
their feet would 60, and Santa
Claus turned around and waved bis
hand to little Puss Junior. while the
sleigh bells grew fainter and Salneer
until by and by their music faded
away altogether.
Well, after that Pun went N
on the little porch and waited, and
pretty soon he heard a little Kiri'B
voice say:
Jack! Are you awaker"
And then heard Jack say, Ya.
I'm awake. Let's look at our stock
ings." And after that Puss heard,
''Oh, myI" and isn't IL dandy?" and
"Just what vantedT and On,
dear mel Whats the use Of my tell
ing you all they said They said ex-
nctly the same things that every
little boy and girl does on this most
wonderful morning of all the year.
The same things 1 said when I, was
a little boy. and never dreamed that
! would be writing stories about
little Puss Junior.
And pretty soon after that the
farmer opened the front door and
when he saw Puss. he said: Merry
Xmasi Come in, Sir Kitten Kat"
And just rs soon a. Puss was inside,
the farmer said, do hear some
one knocking on the kitchen doors:
And that was the time when tho
tattered tramp tapped as softly a.
a mouse on the back door, as I mem
toned in the poetry at the begin
ming OF this story. And now you
little boys and girls must walG esP
the next story 70 hear what haD-
pened after that.
Copyright. 1918, David CeRy.
CTO he cOntlnaeA-)
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
Economical
Recipes
Scotch EEEs.


Take one pound OF sausage meat,
six good-siEed eggs and some
breadcrumbs. Hard boil the, eggs.
put them into cold water. take Off
the shells. cover well with sausage
meat and roll them in the bread
crumbs. Have ready a pan'of boil
ing fat and fry till a nice brown.
When cold cut in halves. Toma-
toes. beetfoot ,or parsley may be
used to accompany the dish.
GaulIfIower Soup.
Take one caulifIower, two heap
ing >tableSpoonfuls OF butter, one
tablespoonful OF flour. one quart
and a half of stock. seasoning OF
salt. pepper. a grating Of nut
meg, one cupful of. milk. Wash and
trim the cauIiflower. boil in salted
water till. tender. then rub through
a sieve. Blend together in a sauce
pan the butter and flour, add the
stock stir till IL boils. and cook
for five minutes; then add the
caHIflower pUree. stir till Ii boils,
then add the milk and allow the
lot to simmer gently for half an
hour. Pepper. salt, and a grating
of nutmeg may be used as season
ing.
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
When a Girl Marries
A STORY OF EARLY Welded LIFE
Jim Studies Hard to Fit Himself For
the New Job and Anne Tries to
Please Virginia.
By Ann Lisle.
CHAPTER LxIv.


Copyright, 1915, by Kings Feature
Syndicate. Incl
r T wasn't until the day after
Anthony Norreys and his
sjob" crossed my path that
/ realized. how tremendously
serious Jim was about his great
chance to help Terry" Ny boy in
sisted on getting UP bright and
early and on having Neal start him
on the study of bookkeeping and
accounting before that brother OF
mine went off to work.
'Tts like this-if Terry needs me
to help out his friend and release
an able-bodied man for the war, he
needs me instanter," mused Jim
audfbly. $50 the thing to do is to
prepare myself while I'm merding
ana do my mending mighty quick
at that Well fetch in the doctor
today and see IL he can't get me
ready 70 be on the job by the hrst
Of the week"
Jim was too generous to feel be-
nttled at the thought of taking on
q Job that had been offered to Neal
this was clear. The only thing
that wasn't clear was remark
overheard Neal make to- him:
'-Of course. Jim, this work Is far
too important for me. anyway
but you understand 1 might try to
whack at It while you're menoing
only Pm clearing the decks and
getting ready for action KIND
Of thought you knew this when you
DIDN'T mind my-my trying to be
friends with Phoebe last night
and taking her home and ALL
With a start,I remembered the
secret that Jim and Neal shared
Meals secret about which had
vowed never to ask. But hadn't
vowed never to puzzle about It
! raclxed my brains TO find a so
tuition Of the problem-snd ss l
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
Polite Phraseology.

Miss oldbury. who prides. herself
upon her correctness in the framing
OF ordinary sentences, was indus
triously plying her knitting needles
when she was aecosted by her
friend, Miss Harkfns, who said.
"You are very busy. Clementina."
"Yes." replied Miss oldbury. "aI have
a cousin in the army who is a very
tall man. This sweater is for him.
and. although 1 have been knitting
it for two weeks, am afraid three
weeks more must elapse before, 1t is
ready for occupancy" 8
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
Did He Intend Goodness?
DEAR MISS FAIRFA1

am a stenoErapher, and about
four months ago | met a young man
who seemed different from all other
young men. lie is a soldier and has
been transferred from his former post.
When he had been there but week
he wrote me a letter, which | answered.
The day before he left he asked me to
give him a pin remembrance.
which did. The second time he wrote
his letter was very busineSs-iike. such
as "EnclOsed herewith you will find
trusting that the same will reach you
safely. I am" I showed this second
letter TO my girl friend. and she claims
that a letter like that - meant to
sever all connections. VIII you kindly
let me know II this is so? do
not know Of any reason why he should
wish to do so. should / write to him?
PEHPLEXED.
Sometimes persons uhaccustomed
to letter-writing use stiff, business
like phrases from sheer awkward
ness. Perhaps that's the case with
your soldier. But II you mean that
his first letter. was of a different
and frIendlier tone. then the second
letter probably does indicate a cold
nesa or estrangsment on his part,
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
Why. Indeed.

For three hours a captain. OF Ter
ritorials had been lecturing his men
on "the duties OF a soldier" and he
thought il was time to see how
much they had understood Of his
discourse. Private Murphy" he
said. why should a, soldier be
ready to die for his countryT' Pri-
vate Murphy scratched his head for
a moment and then a smile OF con-
tentment crossed his face. "Sure,
captain" he said pleasantly. you're
quite right! Why should he?"
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
ATTRACTIVE HoL
By Rita StuYyesant.

"HE Junior schoolgirl needs
pretty. dressy froek for the
informal social affairs that
are planned at the holiday
season. The girl OF fourteen to six
teen is particularly difficult to Mt,
and 1t requires some cleverness 10
fashion a frock for her that viii be
both smart and yet retain all the
charm of youth
Combination dresses Of two ma
terials are we'll liked for the young
er set and suggest an economical
way OF utilizing remnants of SILK"
satin or velvet.
Very often two separate eolors are
combined IN a frock with excellent
result A stunning dress waA re-
Gently seen at IN afternoon tea and
was worn By a pretty girl of four
teen The skirt was cut from navy
blue velvet and the blouse showed
a grayish blue satin. Soutachc
braiding was the only trimming.
The skirt was cut slightly circu-
The Washington times., 1918-12-28

ductiUn from a Big Man 1
could get that job" How
often one hears timfd work
ers cast the blame OF their i'll sue
cess on the fact that they haven't
any pull" Once actually heard
a man say in all seriousness that
he could have been a millionaire
IL only his wife had played the So
cial game and surrounded him
with influential friends.
Nobody denies that occasionally
powerful influence, political or So
cial, comes to the aid of a man or
woman at the right moment and
propects him or her into a high
place. But the peculiarity of pull"
is that il IS rarely effective when
sought There is good fiction writ
ten about men and women who de-
termined to intrigue through social
connections to get imp"r'ant jobs.
But in actual life inhueIpce is more
or less an accidental thing, coming
when unsought
At best "pull'' is only valuable
when ii is an accessory to real
worth. A woman OF ability who has
friends in influential quarters will
become successful earlier than IL
she had to hew her way all by her
self. But without ability such in
fluence will work her harm rather
than good. For while pull may
help to get her a job, only ability
will enable her to hold IL.
There never was a Job perma-
nently kept on the strength OF
"pulT' alone. You may get job in
one department because the presi-
dent of the company is a friend.
But those with whom you work and
your immediate superiors will
quickly discover whether you are
really filling your job efficiently or
not. II you're a work slacker or
deficient your position will be made
intolerable pretty soon. And the
fact that you're known to have the
job on the strength OF some one
higher up will only serve to arouse
antagOnism.
There IS another disadvantage to
getting "A job on "pull." II you're
known to be a friend or a relative
OF some one in power. there will
slowly arise among your co-work-
ers a feeling that you are there by
virtue of that influence and not on
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
Her Employers Presents.

DEAR AlSS FAlhFA4.
am employed as q private steno-
grapher, am nineteen years OF age and
considered very pretty; In fact, some
people say beautiful. Now, Miss
Fairfax, about three or four times q
week my employer. who is twenty
eight years old. sends me flowers and
beautiful boxes of candy. worth Sl0
to SIS a box. / have been going out
with him to several dinner parties, but
OF late some one else has told me that
he is married. ] like ham very much
and / know that II l tell him about
this he will get very angry or per-
haps he will ask me to resign Now,
kindly tell me how ] should tell him
this that he will understand that
l do not care to go out with him. A.
1t is not at all necessary to men
ton to, your employer the fact OF
his being married. Why not talk
the matter over with your mother
and then tell him that she is un-
willing that you should go out to
any more dinners unchaperoned, or
receive expensive. presents do
not see why he should be offended,
but even II he were 1t might be
just as well for you to look for
position with an older and less
susceptible employer.
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
Bump of Curiosity.

Phren0Iogist--Ih larEo buDD
running across TIE back Of year
head shows tina. you are Inclined
to be curious to thu point OF reck-
leSsnesS.
client-You are right I got that
by stiC king my head into a l.ft
shaft to see IL the lift was eon-
ing up. and it VA coming down.
Ny curiosity was more than aatfS-
nald.~
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
HINTS FOR THE
HOUSEHOLD

To remove brown marks from
dishes caused by burning in the
oven, rub them well with common
salt.
To make a cake light, add few
drops of gIycerine when mixing in
the proportion of a tcaspoonful to
a pound of flour.
To remove paint from clothing,
saturate the spots two or three
times with equal parts of ammo
mia and turpentine and then wash
out I'm soapsuds.
Flies may be kept from damaging
gilt frames by going over the
frames with a soft brush dipped in
a pint OF water in which three or
four onions have been boiled.
While fruit pies are baking they
may be prevented from boiling over
by adding one Tablespoonful OF corn
starch to the fruit. The sugar.
fruit and corn starch should be
heated before adding the crust.
Raisins are capable Of being used
in many ways. Pies can be made
with them as filling. aud they are
extremely palatable stewed slowly,
like prunes. no sugar added, but a
little cinnamon or ginger, and eaten
- q sauce.
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
This Day IL, History.

THIS is the anniversary Of the fifth start of Pzaro inn
$780, from Panama for Peru. The daring voyager
refused to give up his dream of finding gold in the Andean
Kingdom. The success of his enterprise from money
standpoint astounded the world and resulted in the
quest of the Incas.
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
Advice to the LOvelOrn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

and think / should at leas. de-
lay writing until heard from him
again.
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
For the Children.

NOURISHING vegetable balls for the chldren's dinner
need egg to make the dish really good. Boil some
rice until tender, and chop up with any kind of freshly
cooked vegetables. Season slightly, bind with we'll
beaten egg. andfry in boiling fat
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
3y ELEANOR GILBERT.

ETF 1 only had a letter OF intro
ducuOn from a Big Man
could get that job" How
often one hears timid work
The Washington times., 1918-12-28

(syaopsis OF Preceding chaptsrA)
Desmond OkeVood. British army Of
ncer, goes to Germany In search Of his
brother. Francis. q member OF the Brit
tsh secret service. At q mail frontier
town a man named Semiln, . German
Government agent. drops dead In his
room Desmond appropriates Semnns
papers and assumes his identity. he
reaches Berlin without incident and u
conducted into the presence Of General
Won Boden. an aide OF the Kaiser.
Desmond. having convinced Won
Boden he 10 really Semlin. 70 ughered
into the residences Of the kAisar-
Later he receives = cipher message
from his brother, Francis.
Desmond meets, Cluhfoot-