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Measuring High Temperature.

Tin, which melts at about $50 de-
grees Fahrenheit, has been applied to
the measurement of high temperatures
in the same way that mercury melt
ing at So degrees below zero, is used
for measuring ordinary atmosphere
temperatures. Instead Of being placed
in a glass bulb with closed tube, says
the Nebraska State Journal, the melted
lii, is contained in graphite bulb hav-
ing an open tube, and readings are
made by lowering into the tube a
plunger of metal with high melting
point. When the plunger touches the
tin, an electric circuit is closed, CIV
ing bell or other signal, the position
Of the plunger showing the tempera-
ture. This new form of pyrometer
may be used in either of two ways
~ to give the temperature at any
time by sliding down the pointer until
the electric signal is set off, or (2)
to announce when any predetermined
temperature is reached by setting the
pointer at the proper number OF de-
grees on the scale. AS the melted tin,
like melted mercury, is found to ex-
pand at a very even rate, the indica-
tons are held to be notably accurate.
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PRINCE OF TAVERN WRITERS
"Good Old Horace" Positively Popular
in the American Meaning, Declares
Genial Midwest Critic.

Old Horatius Flaccus Of all the an
cient bards is nearest to our modern
sense. He is positively popular" in the
American meaning. Nearly every rhym-
ster translates or parodies an ode or
two. He is very aftinitive, companion
able and appropos, so to speak. We
understand him and feel certain that
he would understand us were he here.
He would be conducting 'cOlyum" of
Gnirs and jests upon some editorial
page or else be better James Whit
comb Riley We're he one of us right
now. To be sure, he would have to
alter his morals mite to serenade
Lalage and to babble of Falernian a
little less, but in general Horace would
be fright there with the push
Old Horace is brother and sport,
as well as all men who read him feel.
observes a writer in the Minneapolis
Journal. And that is why SO many
are strong for him still, just as the
late Eugene Field was. That Sabine
farm of his, some miles out of Caesar
can Home and long time back In
the centuries, is as familiar to us as
"Out to old Aunt Ntary's."
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Dog Ordinance

SECTION l. All persons owning dogs
within the said town of Middletown.
Del, shall apply at the Office of the
Tom Clerk for tag to be duly num-
bered; an it shall be the duty of the
owner of such dog or dogs to place the
same upOn collar to he worn by each
dog Each applicant shall pay the clerk
the sum of one dollar for each tag.
And it shall be the duty of said Clerk to
enter in Registry to be kept for that
purpose, the name of each applicant,
and the number of the tag issued to him.
SECTION 2 On and after the first day
of March A. D. 1918 all dogs found run
ming at large in the streets or elsewhere,
within the limits of said Town, without
a collar and tag duly issued under the
provisions of this Ordinance, will be inn
pounded for period Of "a hours and if
the owner does not call for his dog be-
for the expiration of that time, and
pay fine of SOC, and an additional sum
of One Dollar for a tag. the deg will be
promptly killed.
SECTION 3. Any person or persons
owning or harboring a dog or dogs and
failing to comply with sections l and 2
of this Act within five (5) days after
the same goes into effect, or any person
or persons who may hereafter become
the owners of or habor any dog or
dogs, and shall not Immediately comply
with the said Section. shall be deemed
guilty of maintaining common nuis-
ance and liable to fine of One Dollar
and Costs for each day the said nuisance
is main tanned and in default of same to
be committed to the Workhouse for
term not exceeding Sixty days, at the
discretion of the Alderman.
BY ORDER OF THE
TOWN COMMISSIONERS
iddletown, Del, February 18th, 1918.
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Men and Watches.

Special talent often makes fine
spurts ahead and genius sometimes
scars grandly, but it is the steady-go-
ing sort of worker who gets the most
done in the end, and is the most reli>
able. 1t is with men as 1t Is with
their wetches-the most reliable and
serviceable are the ones steadily at
work. writer on the Canadian Her
aid observes. There is Pennsylvania
railroad engineer who has retired on
a pension after 48 years Of service:
II have carried one watch for more
than 26 years." he says, "and it always
kept the right time. A good engineer
must have a good watch; it does the
most important part Of his work." y
is said of this engineer that he has
been an exceptionally sober. orderly,
steady-going man. whose health has al
ways been good and his record always
clean. But doesn't this go without
saying. when we know that his watch
always kept the right time?
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Don't Betray Confidence.

SNOW you mustn't repeat this, for !
promised not to tell anybody" When
O girl prefaces a breach of confidence
In this fashion, she Will not deceive
herself into thinking that she has
made things all right, not at least If
she stops to think, says writer. For
TO pass a secret on to one, is as much
n violation as to tell all, and moreover.
If she herself is so little bound by a
pledge, why should she expect another
to abide by it, If you are given to be-
traying condolences. do not pretend
that you make it all right by assuming
that your cOnfidante is more honor
ah,e than you are:
Rainbow Never SHOWS Complete Circle
A rainbow newt SHOWS q complete
circle. but at the most only a SEMI
circle. unless the observer happens to
be at a great elevation. as In q balloon.
when more than half a circle can be
seen. but never an entire one. Halos
and rainbows also differ In the size
If the circles or semicircles that they
exhibit. The radius Of halo is about
% degrees and that OF a rainbow
ohout ~ degrees. Other arches ana
CIRCLES are sometimes seen outside OF
10th the rainbow and the halo, but the
radii given are for the principal or
primary, phenomenon.
Middletown transcript., 1918-02-23

WOOD FOR SALE-Cut in stove
lengths, and ready to burn. s4.0O per
two horse load. Apply to
H. S. BRADY,
Mt. Pleasant, Del.
Phone 62k11.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
BIaCkbird Hundred !

The taxable residents OF Blackbird
Hundred, and all persons liable to pay
tax in said Hundred. are hereby notified
that the Taxes for the year 1917 ere now
due, and the undersigned Tax Collector
for said Hundred, will be
AT FLEMING's LANDING.
MONDAY, FEB 25th, 1918
From l to P. M.
AT BLACKBIRD.
SATURDAY, FEB. 23d, 1918
From to z. NJ.
RESIDENCE OF JOHN WALTONs
FRIDAY, FEB. I'D, 1918
From l to PM.
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the Collector, or
nv sending written communication en-
closing stamps.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELAWARE,
GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF TAXES OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Section 3-That on all taxes paid be-
fore the first dav of Octnher there shall
be an abatement Of five per centum. On all
taxes paid before the first day of Deem
Der there shat! be an abatement of three
per centnn,. On all taxes paid during
the month of December there shall be no
abatement whatever. And on all taxes
unpaid on the !irst day Of January there
hall be added one-half of one per centum
DER month until the same shall he paic.
JOHN BETH,
Collector OF Faxes for Black bird Hundred
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PAID LOCAL ADS.

FOR SALE Wagons and dearborns.
j. c. GREEN.
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The TRANscRlPr-S1.0O PER YEAR
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BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies,
when BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP
has been used so successfully for fifty
two years in all parts of the country for
coughs, bronchitis, colds settled IN the
throat, especially lung troubles. 1t
gives the patient good nights rest,
free from coughing, with easy expecto-
ration in the morning, gives nature a
chance to soothe the inf1amed parts.
throw off the disease. helping the pa
tient to regain his health. Sold by
DRUG Co. Inc.
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Wanted

Farms ana Property wanted
in eyery state and every County
to sell onone per cent commission.
If you want to sell write 20 day
how we sell properly 10 your
section and YOU pay the Commis
sion after sale is completed.
Farms for sic in every state.
Mass. Farm ard Poultry Journal
PIP Lewis Street,
LYNN, MASS,
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FOR RENT. One of the best Fruit
Farms in Delaware; possession March
18th 1918. In full bearing Of over 100
acres on peaches, pears and apples Of
all the latest and best varieties.
C. w. LORD
Dover, Del.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15

Lieut. VIII Clifton of Camp Fun
ston was in Topeka Sunday. visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Williams. He
was host at a small dinner party Sun
day evening at the Chocolate Shop,
which was attended by Mr. and Mrs.
Williams and Lieutenant Clifton's sis
ter. Mrs. A. b. Mason, Mr.. Mason and
their little daughter. Caro-, of Califor-
MIA. Lieutenant Clifton has returned
to Funston, and Mr.. Mason left this
morning for San Francisco. Cal. Mrs.
Mason and Caro- will remain some
time longer to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liams.
a party made up of the following
people dined together Sunday night at
the Chocolate Shop: Mrs. J. n Dol
ley, Mrs. J. B. Belts. Miss Esther Dol
ley. Miss Blanche Hahn, and Lieut.. G..
ID. TaWrshend and Lieut.. q. d. Git
tings, both of Fort Riley. Lieutenant
Tawnshend and Lieutenant Cuttings
belong to the medical corps
= X X
Mrs. Florence Finch Kelly of the
New York Times is visiting friends in
Lawrence. She was guest of honor at
a tea given by Miss Margaret Lynn for
members and pledges of the Theta
Sigma Phi of which Mrs Kelly was
made an honorary member.
Mrs. Kelly has been in newspaper
work since 1881. when she began as a
reporter in Topeka on the Common
wealth She is remembered 10y a good
many of the club women in Topeka
who heard her lecture here some years
ago when she was working for the sue
cess of the Consumers league. Mrs
Kelly is the author of a number of
successful novelets. and she has written
for many of the leading magazines, in
Guiding the Atlantic. She stopped in
Lawrence on her way home from
Texas. where she visited her son. Sher-
win Kelly. who is training in the avia-
ton service.
The national convention of Theta
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agricultural class of the high school super
intended by their teacher, A. H. Plat.
planted some time ago is up and is growing
faster than any Other in the neighborhood.
according to reports made by the class.
The annual meeting of School District No
50 was held Friday afternoon at the school.
Much business WIS transacted. Mrs. +. NJ
Goodell was elected clerk for the next
three years. new heating apparatus to
heat both buildings was discussed. and
$1,000 was levied for the expenses of the
grades during the coming year. As this
will not be enough AMI is all that can be
levied by law a special election will be
held to make additional appropriation.
nine months term of school was also
voted on.
The $. o. d. II. Tub will meet Tuesday
evening with Mrs Harold Lepper. They
VIII do Red Cross work and all members
are asked to be present.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Stachelbeck, Wa
bash avenue. had az week end guests Mrs.
Chester Lukens and daughter Emma of
Holton. Kan.
The senior class Of the High school will
entertain Tuesday evening at the home of
Miss Linnie Donaldson. Kellam avenue,
with reception, The guests of honor will
be the faculty of the school Miss Thelma
Day, Miss Mildred Boggs Miss Virginia
Boscoe, Miss Amanda Goodel have been
asked to assist during the event. e
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Notes and personals from East Side
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattau street
other hours. 4751 K-2
The Cleaners class of the Second United
meeting Tuesday with Mrs. c. q. Sim
monds. 512 Lafayette street. as hostess.
A service flag was dedicated sunday at
the Third Christian church. 1t had on it
twelve stars. The Rev. L. $. Wallace made
the pr, sentation speech, giving the flag TO
the church on the behalf of Mr., and Mrs r.
James Mullln, who then presented it to
the church. \ program was given consist
reading by Miss Yrena Mabrey. solo by
Mrs. Charles Laird and a duet by Mr. and
Hes White naTfY bis Soldier fGF the
been recently composed by Mr.. Dawdy.
The L. S. {. club will have a line party
at local theater Tuesday afternoon. The
hostess will be Mrs. Ellen Pruett.
Monday evening at the Seward Avenue
Africa" will be given by the pastor. the
Rev. f. X. Resler.
i'll at her parents home with the mumps.
Mrs. w. A. Bunds. 435 Larch street. has
been called to Atchison by the illness OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom brennan. 425 Larct
street. had as guests over Sunday. Mrs
Drennan's brother. John German and Mrs
Presbyterian Sunday school will be held
Tuesday evening with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Rosen, ir-
The Ladies' Aid society of the Third
Christian church will have a meeting
Wednesday afternoon at the church. The
society will have birthday reception
Wednesday c'ening. The hostesses will be
the members of the society whose birth
days occur in the first half of the year and
are: Mrs Mary Barnes. Mrs. T. w. Wilder
Mrs: John Ryrs Mrs; F. H, Stamm. Mrs
G. L. Stamm. Mrs. Corda SAWYER. Mrs
John Owens Mrs Minnie Taylor. The
:ffair will he at the home Of Mrs william
Brzendine. IA Liberty street
Francis Atkinson. the little brother oi
Mrs. Finer polstrom. who is ~ at heI
home. Oak street is improving He under
went nn operntion last Monday at the
Santa Fe hoSpital
Archie Bunds. 900 TRAINER street has re
turned to wo-k after heing i'll over a week
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Dandrufy Heads
Become Hairless

If you want plenty of thick. beauti-
full, glossy, silky hair. do by all means
get rid of dandruff. for it will starve
your hair and ruin it if you don't
1t doesn't do much good to try to
brush or wash it out. The only sure
way to get rid of dandruff is to dis
solve it, then you destroy it entirely.
To do this. get about four ounces of
ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at
night when retiring; use enough to
moisten the scalp and rub it in gently
with the finger tips
BY morning, most if not all. of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or
four more applications will complete
ly dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace of it.
You will. find. too, that all itching
and digging of the scalp Will stop. and
YOUR hair will look and feel a hun
d.ed times better. You can get liquid
arvon at any drug store. 1t is mex
pensive and four ounces is all YOU
will need. no matter. how much DIN
druff you have This simple remedy
never ia ils.-Advertisement.
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Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. j. Z.
Burnett, 100 Polk street.
Jimmie Wise, the little son of
Bishop and Mrs. James Wise, is ill
with pneumonia.
Mrs. Manford Peck of Salina is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs w. j.
Rickenbacher.
Capt Richard Porter of Camp
Doniphan has been visiting Mrs. Por-
ter at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. +. H. Crosby, and his pa
rents, Justice and Mrs Silas Porter
Miss Kate Thome spent Sunday
with her parents in Junction City and
went from there to Salina to attend
the annual meeting c the State Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs.
Mr.. Charles Blood Smith has gone
to Hot Springs, Va, for a short stay.
Mr.. Allen Sells of Camp Funston
spent the weekend in Topeka
Mrs. r. C. Pribble will leave
Wednesday for Washington, D. c., to
join Mr.. Pribble, who is connected
with the interstate commerce commits
sion.
The girls of the ~ AZ class of the
First Presbyterian Sunday school have
organized themselves into a club,
/ called The Patriotic Pollyannas.
They will have monthly meetings and
will devote their funds to missionary
and Red Cross work. The girls are:
Katherine Allen, Lorraine Bates
Mildred Bunker, Ruth Bunnell. Janet
Edeiblute. Mary Z. Green, Ruby Bell
Hill, Katherine Jordan, Katherine
Ray, Peggy Sallee and Ruth Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Metzger are
the parents of a daughter born Sun
day morning at St. Francis hospital
to whom they have given the name OF
Helen Virginia. Before her marriage
! Mrs. Metzger was Miss Nell Hoar
| MI w. H Bowlby will leave Tues
| day for Trinidad. Colo. and Mrs
| Bowlby and their daughter, Virginia
will join him about the first of May
! in a permanent residence.
| Mr.. Bowlby has been connected
with the Santa Fe in Topeka for the
past twenty-one years. He is now
| leaving that company to take a posi-
/ ton with the Trinidad Heat, Light
& Power company, and the Street
| Railway company.
| Mr.. Earle Williams left today fol
! Louisiana, to spend about a week
| with his mother, who is i'll.
/ Mrs. Hugh Crawford is spending a
! few days with friends in Lawrence
! Mrs Crawford was formerly Miss
! Flo. ence Davis.
/ Miss Orah Moneypenny spent the
weekend in Maple Hill with Miss
! Ava Sells.
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When the birth of a child is an
nounced. friends may call upon the
mother in a month or six weeks.
Questions Answered by Alicia Hoyt.
Miss Hoyt will answer in this col
umn all questions on matters of eti-
quette addressed to her in care of this
paper. If a personal answer is de-
sired enclose a 3-cent stamp.)
Gabby: 1t is unwise ever to tell all
that you know in conversation. Most
of US talk too much; and if we could
but cultivate the habit of thinking
twice before speaking once, We should
not constantly be saying things that
we regret afterwards. One should
speak the truth whenever it is pos
sible, and it usually is; but one need
not tell the whole truth when it will
injure another persons feelings or
damage a reputation There are times
when the truth must BE tactfully han
died; and there are times when a
good lie is rather to be chosen than
any truth. Fortunately, such occa-
sions are rare
A B. C: A lawyer should not indi-
cate his profession. on his visiting card.
He is merely Mr." 1t would be very
bad taste to allow the word Attorney
to appear in connection with his name
on the card he uses for social calls
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shops to secure n service flag for that de-
partment. 1t is undecided yet whether Il
flag will be secured a stationary flag OF
ed on it. Il. o. Baird is in charge of the
movement.
John d. Stevenson formerly of the audi
tor of disbursements office but who has
gone to Camp Grant near Rockford, Ill,
has been accepted for service and is in the
26th Engineers Railway Transportation
company
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilson of Chicago
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yewell
and of Mr.. and Mrs. F. +. Dawdy. Mr..
Wilson is here on business for the COM
pany.
Hiram Wadleigh has served a four yea
apprenticeship in the machine shops and
is now 4 machinist.
Miss Ethel Clemens of the car account
ants office spent tie week end in Kans S
City.
Engineer Robert Brertnall is taking the
place of Engineer John Hand on 10l and
JOS between Topeka and st. Joseph. Engi-
neer Hand is off for several days.
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Sigma Phi will be held in Lawrence,
April IS, IS and -. The chapter,
which is an honorary journalistic fra
tefnity of women was installed at X.
L., in the spring of 1914. Among the
honorary members the society has in
stalled since its organization in Law
renee are: Dana Gatlin, Miss Esther
NJ Clark. Mrs Kelly, Mrs. Louise
Cook Don Carlos, Mrs Margaret Hill
McCarter, Mrs. l. n. Flint, Miss Effie
Graham, Miss Hannah Mitchell, Miss
Kate stephens, Miss Agnes Thompson
and Miss Margaret Lynn.
X
The Kansas branch of the American
Guild of Organists will hold it's an
nual meeting in Topeka Tuesday, April
Is, at the National hotel at o'clock
in the afternoon. Dean D. A. Hirch-
Ter of the College of Emporia will be
in charge of the meeting. After
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EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from, East Side
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattau street
Telephone between and 10 a. m. $3.50;
other hours. 1851 K-a
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gave the use of the house without
charge.
The proceeds of the two concerts
amounted to $3.50. This money will be
turned over to the Red Cross.
X x X
Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Georgia Neese. Miss Forestine
Blank, Miss Vreda Birch, Mr.. Archie
Walters. Mr.. Chelsey Mccormack and
Mr.. Lucian Thrill have returned from
Lawrence, where they attended the
Ow, dance Saturday evening.
Miss Bonnie Lingenfelter. of Law
renee, was the guest of Miss Mona
Claire Huffman Sunday
Mr.. E. c. MacLennan left for Cas-
cade, Colo, today, where he will
spend the summer and fall on his
trout poultry and pigeon ranch. He
has been in Topeka the past winter
Mrs. Leo. Haughey and her two
sons, who spent some time in Topeka
visiting Doctor Haughey's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. w. Haughey, went to
Lawrence a few days ago. to visit
Mrs. Haughey's uncle, Judge J. W.
Green. They have gone to Chillicothe,
to remain while Doctor Haughey is in
the army.
Friends of Miss Mary Atkinson OF
Lawrence. will be interested to know
position and has left for Washington
D. c.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smithmeyer
went to Lawrence Saturday to attend
a dinner party given by Mr.. and Mrs
F. H Smithmeyer for Mrs. Theodore
Poehler, of San Mateo. Cal, and for
Mrs. Louis Blaul, of huntington, Ia.
Lincoln Circle will have its meet
ing Tuesday at 2:3O o'clock instead OF
two. the usual hour
Mrs. E. G. Foster will go to Sa-
lima Tuesday to attend the federation
meeting, and will be the guest of Mrs
Charles Moore and Mrs. w. E. Davis
The Woman's society of the First
Congregational church will meet
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OAKLAND NOTES

Owing to tho failure Of the fixtures to
arrive on time the DroDosed opening of the
Oakland State Bank scheduled for A"riI ~.
has been postponed. Traffic and freight
conditions are such in the east that the
date for the opening is indefinite Tho safe
has been received and was Unsettled LIST
week. The directors and officials of the
bank other than the cashier have not yet
been elected.
The garden which the members of the
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SANTA FEE NOTES

Notes and personals from Santa re
Ly Frances Jones. oil Grattan street
3 Telephone between and &c a.. m. $3.50:
other hours. 4751 k-2.
Fireman Al food has been assigned runs
100 and los between Topeka and St Joseph
Mo-
Dr. and Mrs Frank Hagenbusch of En-
dora are guests of Or and Mrs. o. D. John
son
An effort is being made in the coach
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Miss Allabelle Troutman entertained a
number of her friends at a o'clock
dinner Saturday night complimentary to
Miss Roberta Akers. Those present were :
Miss Akers Miss Nettie Ware Miss Lulu
Ewart. Miss Grace Atwood. Miss Kebecca
Rogers. Miss Nellie Baker. Miss Bernice
Fuller, Miss Mamie Vcale, Miss Belle Tice
Miss Patience Bcvier. Miss Tinker, Miss
Effie Hazen and Miss Olive Gundry.