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to her eyes. Her sister had never
seen her in such an emotional state
as she h4d been for the past hour.
She jumped to the conclusion that
the shock of the automobile accident
had been too much for the girls
nerves.
Well, never mind, dear" she said
gently. let us set to bed. You
nave had an agitat;nS experience,
and you must feel badly shaken"
Like child, Mildred kissed her
sister again.
Mice old Honora," she murmured.
Again the faint, acrid smell of an
alcoholic beverage assailed Honora'5
nostrils. But she made no further
comment. There would bo an
abundance of time later in which
she could think the matter over.
A Difference In Men.
She tried to defer all considera-
tion OF the events of the evening
until this "Iater" period. Just now
her sister must be Quieted and
soothed.
To this end she began to help the
girl to undress, chatting meanwhile
Of unexciting matters. Mildred
listened sleepily. Suddenly she
laughed, as at a pleasant thought,
Isn't Arthur a dandy chap?" she
demanded irrelevantly. 81 was
afraid he would be cross or angry
when he found that had gone with
Tom instead Of with him Then L
did not know but what he might
be Disguised at my crying for such
a long while as I did. But when I
once began to cry, could not stop
myself. / don't know why. And in
spite Of IL all, Arthur was just as
sweet with me as he ever was.
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Puss in Boots
Jr.
By David Cory.

NV yHEN Puss saw the high
M stone wall in front OF
" him, as 1 mentioned IN
the last story, he said to
his Good Gray Horse.
We'll, this is the end of our Jour-
ney. unless you can climb 10 this
great rock"
Look for the little door, said
the Good Gray Horse. Have you
forgotten that you have the key
which you found in the hollow dead
tree?"
So Puss jumped to the ground ard
went up close to the stone wall
But, Oh, dear me. No matter how
carefully he looked he could find
no door, and he was Just about to
give up searching when he saw 4
little keyhoIe. Oh. very tiny little
keyhole- So he slipped the key into
it and all OF a sudden a door opend
as IL by magic and Puss saw a
little closet on the shelf OF whIca-
stood a beautiful crystal vase. And
just underneath was written in gold
letters:
This is the vase for the flower of
Youth,
Fiji 1t with water as pure as truth"
So Puss took down the vase and
then the little door closed and the
gold key turned in the lock, but
when Puss tried to take it out the
little key stuck fast. and then a
blue bird began to sing:
Take the vase and leave the key,
Get on your horse and follow me.
But NIL the vase with water first,
So the Flower of Youth may feel
no thirst"
Well, after that, Puss dipped the
crystal vase in the little brook
and then he mounted his Good GRAY
Horse and followed the bluebird,
who led Puss out of the stone
valley into a beautiful forest, where
the sun twinkled through the tree
tops, and the birds sang from the
branches. And. by and by, after a
while, they came to a little hut
in clearing, where an old man sat
on wooden bench in the sunshine
smoking a pipe.
''Twitter, twitter, old man gray.
How grows your Flower of Youth
today?"
And then the old man looked IN.
and when he saw Puss Junior on
his Good Gray Horse. he took his
pipe out OF his mouth and bowed
very low. And then he ran his thin
white hands through his long gray
hair.
Lead US to where the Flower OF
Youth grows" said the bIuebird.
So the old man arose and walked
slowly around TO the rear of his
humble little cottage, and there i'm
a well-kept bed grew the most
beautiful flower Puss had ever seen.
II was pure white, with crimson
leaves.
For every flower / pluck an
other grows in its place" said the
old man. But he to whom 1 give
1t must promise me that he will
give the flower to some one and
not keep IL for himself"
Il will promise" said Puss. att
Is for my dear father. the famous
Puss in Boots. I would have him
live always so that little children
may never forget him." And in
the next story you shall hear what
happened after that.
Copyright. 1918, David Cory.
Ito BE COntinued.)
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CHATTER VII.
In which A silver star Acts As A
Charm.

CHATTER VII
In which A silver Star Acts As A
Charm
I have often remarked IN life that
there are days when some ben
eyolent diety seems to be guiding
ones every action. On such days,
do what you will, you cannot go
wrong. As the Berlin train bumped
thunderously over the culverts
spanning the canals between the
tall, gray houses of Rotterdam and
rushed out imperiously into the
plain Of windmills and polards be-
.yond, reflected that this must be
my good day. SO kindly had some
fairy godmother shepherded my
footsteps since had left the cafe.
So engrossed had I been, indeed,
In the great enterprise on which
was embarked. that my actions
throughout the morning had been
formly had they tended to protect
mel I had bought my ticket in ad-
vance: had given my oyercoat
and bag to q porter that 1 now
knew TO have been my savior in
disguise: had sailed forth from
the station and thus given him an
opportunity for safe converse with
The omens were good; I could
trust my luck today. I felt. and,
greatly comforted, I began TO look
about me.
found myself. the only occu-
pant, in q 4rst-class carriage. On
the window was plastered a notice,
In Dutch and German, to the effect
that the carriage was reserved.
Suddenly thought of my bag and
overcoaL They were nowhere to
be seen After q little search
found them beneath the seat. In
the overocat pocket was a black
tie.
lost no time in taking the hint.
II any OF you who read this tale
should one day notice q ganger on
the railway between Rotterdam and
Dordrecht wearing the famous coll
ors of a famous regiment round
his neck you will understand how
they got there. Then, wearied out
with the fatigues. OF my sleepless
night, fell into a deep slumber.
my verdant waterproof sWathed
round me, Semlin's overcoat about
my knees:
was dreaming ntfuIly Of a mad
escape from hordes OF wildly
clutching guides. led by Karl the
waiter. when the screaming OF
brakes brought me to my senses.
The train was sensibly slackening
speed. Outside the autumn sun
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" point where his disease
may be said to be arrest
ed, the question of useful and safe
work comes up. Just as soon as
possible such patient should Sc
cure such work, for then he will be
happier and healthier. Appetite and
strength VIII increase, disused men,
tai faculties will come into play
again. the time will pass quickly,
and gloomy thoughts will disappear.
But work must be gradually re-
sumed and gradually increased, I'M
till a patient shall have rid himself
of any n1isgivings he may have had
as to his physical powers.
After a patient has been idle for
six months or a year. perhaps long
- er. he cannot do a full days work
all at once, and continue on the job.
When attempts are T-ade to do this
breakdown frequently results.
Unless the old occupation OF the
patient was unheaIthful or unduIy
arduous, 1t is best that he should
return to it As a rule he can re-
adjust himself to much better ad-
vantage than he can train into a
new job. Experience has shown
that better results as regards per
manent cure follow upon resump-
ton of old occupation
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By Brice Belden. M. D.

w IHEN a person who has had
nv tuberculosis reaches a
" point where his disease
NAV be said to he arrest
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CHAPTER XXI.
tcopriEht 1s1s. star Conn.

copyright, 1918, Star Company
TN all her life Honora Brent had
never been as much depress-
ed as she was when she climb
ed the stairs to her room after
departing from Arthur Bruce. The
whole world seemed awry, and she
was too young to appreciate that
few things except bereavement and
disgrace remain incurable for very
long.
Mildred was already In her room.
She had thrown off the wrap that
she had worn all the evening. This
garment had a hood, which had
been drawn closely over her head.
Now that she had removed the cloak,
her abundant hair, that had been
held in place by the head covering,
fell in mass over her shoulders.
In spite of the fact that her eyes
were still Redeemed from crying
she looked strikingly pretty as she
came toward her sister.
'Honora," she said, "don't let's be
peeved with each other. Let's kiss
and make up"
The phrase was one that their
mother had taught her small daugh-
tiers to use after their childish quar-
Surely, dear" holding out her
arms to her little sister"
But as Mildred raised her lips for
the token OF reconciliation the older
girl started violently
whats the matter?" queried NIL
dred.
"oh, nothing" Honora said, as she
kissed the hot lips. "Only. Mildred
dear"-holding her at arms length
and scrutinizing her fiXedly-"did
you have anything to drink when
Tom Chandler took those high
baIls?"
Mildred shook her head.
Mildred Confesses.
fare you sure?" Honora persisted.
"oh. what a fuss you arei" the
other girl exclaimed. what had
was not the kind OF thing that goes
to ones head at all Tom said it
was perfectly haFmless-just. an in
nocent bracer. It has a pretty name,
too. They call it a silver fizz.'
Ever taste one?"
mo, 1 never did. and I have not
the least idea what II is"
well, 1t is all right for a girl to
take one, anyway" Mildred insisted,
Tom said So"
But where did you get it,"
Honora questioned.
~out At Nash's-you know that
big place the other side OF wild
wood"
But that's a regular roadhouse"
Honora gasped. ''Oh, Milly, you
should not have gone therer'
IT don't see why not" the other
argued. What was the harm in our
going into a restaurant for a sand
Tich and a little something to
drink Anyway, it was so early in
the evening that there was hardly
anybody there. 1 felt q bit funny
about 1t at first, but before we left
a couple of women came in with
two men Even though the women
did not look like our kind-they
were Overdressed and overcoIored,
you know was glad that I was
not the only person in petticoats.
Now don't look cross. Honora."
Her voice broke and tears rushed
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A ) We get on into the colder
N lays, the thrifty housewife
"A Begins to open up the cans OF
-ood that have been on the
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This Day in Our History.

THIS is the anniversary of the day. in 1873 when gold
and the paper dollar became interchangeable in this
country after period of eighteen years during which gold
F1d at high premium. condition brought about by the
exigencies of the Civil War
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Cleansing the Sink

excellent way to clean gafvanizediron sink Is to
rub soap powder well into it, every particle of
the surface Let the powder remain for about quar-
ter of an hour Then 60 the whole with hard scrub
hing brush, using boiling water When scrubbed polish
with paraffn.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-08-07
Recruiting
Progresses Slowly
Ne,0ark Girls Consider u. S.
Nurse Reseroe
Committee Hopes to Pul
7olUn Over the Top

Although the local response in
the Nurses Drive is far from salts
factory, the committee in charge
have not abandoned the hope that
the young women Of the state will
put Delaware once more over the
top before the campaign closes.
Twenty-Five is the quota for New
Castle County. To this number
Newark has contributed only one.
A number of young women, how
ever, are seriously considering en-
rolling within the next few days.
The proposition that Uncle Sam
puts up to the young women is one
that should stir the patriotic re-
sponse of all who can qualify for
the work. The call comes from the
surgeon general of the army, the
director of the Red Cross, trans
mitted through the Woman's Com
mittee of the State Councils of De-
fense. The campaign for nurses
represents the most important
piece of work which the govern
ment has ever entrusted to women
Appeals have been made through
the press, and the churches.
! Jane Delano, head of the Rec
Cross nurses division in a recent
interview, says:
1--WE must have more nurses
More and more troops are going t.
the front all the time. Surgeon
general Gorgas says he must have
10000 to 10000 more despite tht
10000 we have furnished. w
have got to find them. 1t is incon
ceivable that we won't"
In order that America may b.
spared the fate of the cities o
France where in many instance
thousands have been living with
out a physician or nurse within
call, the U. S. Student Nurse Re
serve is being organized. Ou
hospitals must be manned at one.
by American women.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-08-07
HARVEST HOME.
AUGUST FIFTEENTH
Strong Speakers on the Pro
gram

Prospects for a record breaking
crowd at the annual harvest home,
to be held in Whiteman's Grove on
August Is, under the auspices of
Ebenezer M. E. Church, are eXcell-
ent. The program includes many
strong speakers, and approaching
election days promise to bring out
the politicians.
Honorable A. J. Williamson of
New York, attorney for the Anti
Saloon League of New York, will
be one of the speakers. Caleb E.
Burchenal of Wilmington, will
make a patriotic address in the
evening. Lieutenant Neale A
Truflow, recently returned from
France, will tell of his experiences
Dinner and supper will be serv-
ed by the ladies of the church, anC
the usual articles will be for sale
Minnehaha Band Of Newark viii
/ furnish music.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-08-07
TeOark Appears
On Casually List
r. Mercer Wounded in
Action
E. Hanigan Recover
ing From Gas

Eewark's share in the world war
$ brought home to residents to-
V when the name of Harry
.rcer Of this town appears in the
sualty list, - wounded in ac-
H." Mrs. H. R. Collision, mother
the wounded man, up to this
an:ng had received no further in
fmation. Her son is a member
1.-The 76 Company, 9th regiment,
s. Marines. Mrs. Collision re-
[ved a letter from her son only
/ morning. In it he states, 81
8 been in the Marine Corps four
rs. and the army at home five
- referring to Company E,
|aware National Guard), making
/ otat of nine years of army eX-
ence,"
LIrS. Ellen Harrigan of Dean,
h.. has also received word this
LEX fro mher son, L. E. Harrigan
L. is in a hospital in France re
herring from being gassed. Mr.
krrigan was drafted last year
was a member of the ll8tt
sch:ne Gun Battalion and lef'
lnD Dix last April.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-08-07
SPENDS VACATION HERE
Rev. ]. Howard Gray on from
Southwest

Rev. J. Howard Gray, formerly
pastor of Epworth M. E. Church,
Wilmington, is visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Gray,
here. Mr.. Gray is now pastor of
the M. E. Church at Lake Charles,
Louisiana. He is also camp pastor
at Gerstner Aviation Field, four
teen miles distant from Lake
Charles, where the late Mayor
John Mitchell of New York, met
his death. Mr.. Gray is also secre-
tarv of the Methodist Church ex-
tension society in his conference,
and has just been presented with
an automobile to expedite his work.
Mr.. Gray thinks we'll of the
southwest. Louisiana, he says, has
the best roads and schools he has
ever seen. The people have gone
over the top in very war campaign
launched there. Four fifths Of the
$4,000 population of Lake Charles
are northerners. The temperature
of the town during the day goes as
high as 101, but the nights are
cooled by breezes from the Gulf OF
Mexico.
Mr.. Gray will lecture under The
auspices of the Newark w, G. I
u. on August 26th. Mrs. Gray vii
furnish music, as feature of the
prorranl,
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-08-07
REFENSE COUNCIL
ORGANIZED
Summer School Students Garry
on Work

The Summer School students
through their Self Government AS
sociation, have organized with the
assistance of Dean Rich, an auXil-
iary Council of Defense, the pur-
pose of which is to give every
teacher in the State a working
knowledge of the activities under
taken by the State Council and en-
able her to qualify wherever pos
sible, as secretary of the Commun-
ity Council. The Committee on
Education, Miss Maude Lodge OF
Dover, chairman, has adopted the
school census plan worked out by
the National Council and will be-
come familiar with the work and
instruct the other teachers. DR..
Spaid met with this Committee on
Saturday evening and heartily en-
dorsed the plan.
The Recreation Committee, Miss
Madge Richards of Ocean View,
chairman, plans to make and have
at the college during the winter,
costumes suitable for plays which
may be given during the school
wear, available to the teachers
throughout the State. This COM
mittee also plans the Saturday
evening entertainment for the
soldiers stationed at Newark. A
very successful pantomime party
was given last Saturday night un-
der direction of this Committee.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Todd, chair.
man of the Public Health anc
, Nursing Committee, has directed
her Committee to aid the Nurses
, Drive in their home towns.
! The Child Welfare Committee
Miss Anna Hall, Milford, chair
] man. are learning to direct recrea
: tion work with Miss Mary H. Turl
! as instructor.
o The Committee on Home Econo
i, mics and Food Conservation unde
q the direction of Miss AnnaGlenn 0
Yorkyln, chairman, with the ASSIST
ance of Mrs. J. Lynn Pratt, WI
: has made such a success of HON
y Economics work in the Mllfor
< Shoots, will conduct a Libert
y Kitchen during the last few day
. of the session and will give demon
strations Of the preparation {
simple school lunches in the HON
i Economics Department at Women
i College during Institute week. a
effort is being made to have Mr.
a. IT, Coleman Dupon. address tf
i girls at an informal after dlnnf
meeting soon.
~ Literature for each departmei
IS has been secured and distribute
d and arrangements made to ha'
fo representatives from the Sta
Council meet with the committee
+be members of which repres
every community of any size in Il
State.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-08-07
DR.. GEORGE S.
COUNTS RESIGNS
Accepts Position in Missouri

DR.. George S. Counts for two
years head Of the Department of
Education at Delaware College and
Director of the Summer School for
three sessions, has accepted posi-
tion as head of the Department Of
Educational Psychology at the
Harris Teachers College at St.
Louis, Missouri. DR.. Counts will
receive salary of $3.50 for ten
months term and will have an op-
portunity to work out course in
the Social Sciences for high
schools, a work for which he has
been especially trained .and in
which he is intensely interested.
Dr.. and Mrs. Counts have both
been verv active in community and
church work and keen regret is felt
that they are leaving. They expect
to depart for their new home in
about two weeks.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-08-07
AVIATOR LANDS
NEAR NEWARK
Crowd Views Airplane

An airplane driven by Major
brennan and Captain Lake, from
Washington, D. c., landed on
Huber's field last Sunday, the first
to appear at close range in this
neighborhood. The news spread
like wild fire and in few minutes
a crowd of hundreds had assem-
bled. The aviators had landed for
gas. They were OUT for pleasure
trip and left after three quarters
of an hour, for Washington.
The plane was a Curtis training
ship, much smaller than those used
in the mail service, which daily
pass over the town. At the time
it came into view of the townspeo-
pie, Major brennan stated, owing
to the fact that they were bucklng
strong gale, they were travelling
only sixty miles an hour. They
were up about 1000 feet.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-08-07
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE
AT ST. JOHNS
Planned in Honor of Soldiers

At the suggestion of the local y.
M. c. A. secretary, r. B. Ross, a
special service in honor of the SOL
diers in training here, was held in
St. Johns R.. c. Church, at 10
o'clock Sunday morning. Members
of the Episcopal, Methodist and
Presbyterian church chOirs as
sisted St. Johns choir in singing
Rosewig's First Mass in G to-
gether with number of patriotic
selections. The solo parts were
sung by Mrs. Herman Tyson, Mrs.
J. P. Armstrong, Mrs. Walter
Steele, and Mr.. J. P. Armstrong.
Rev. John J. Dougherty, pastor
of the church, preached especially
to the soldiers and their many
friends present on the value of
sacrifice. The collection at this
mass was given to the Athletic
Council at Delaware College.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-08-07
Children Prove
Their Patriotism

Gladys and Mary Rose, Ida VOL
laston. Donald Armstrong, Harry
Williamson. and Alvin Wakeland
erected a stand on the lot adjoining
the Pennsylvania Railroad station
on Saturday and sold ice cream,
cake and lemonade for the benefit
Of the Red Cross.
They cleared $18.85 which was
turned over to the local branch.
This organization is sincerely ap-
preciative of the work done by
these patriotic young people.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-08-07
KEEP CARS OUT
OF STREET
New Motor Ordinance Given
First Reading

Routine business occupied Coun-
Gil at the regular meeting held on
Monday evening. Aside from the
usual bills up for consideration,
the treasurer was instructed to pay
off note for $1,000 at the Farmers
Trust CO.; $4,000 on a second note !;
and $4,000 on the Sewer note of
S10,500.
An ordinance prohibiting the re-
pairing of motors and motorcycles
in the streets Of Newark, was given
first and second reading.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-08-07
Centennial at jackson Hall

Jackson Union Sunday School
will hold centennial exercises in
the grove at Jackson Hall near
cowentown on August eighth. The
crowd will assemble at eleven and
everyone is invited to bring a lunch
and spend the day. Good speakers
are expected to take part in the
exercises and visiting Sabbath
Schools will be present. A service
flag with nearly a score of stars,
representing Jackson boys in the
service will be unfurled.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-08-07
fAii<'i~o o0I ACTIVITIES
etarv Ross Outlines Plans

I ~ ~h@sA
.P r Ross. Y. M C A. secretary,
i+h the draft contingent stationed
delaware College, has outlined a
Ian of entertainment for the men
ationed here, which covers practi- ,,
IIIv everv night in the week. The
cal camp has been placed on tne
NJ. c. 4 circuit, moving picture
kparatus is expected within ten
Evs. and excellent pictures VIII De
|nwn free for the men on TUESDAY
Eurzdav and SATURDAY evenings
Eare viii be a regular religious
[rvtce on Thursday and Sunday
Een.nts. On Friday of each Weeh
-roupe of entertainers from New J ',
|ork and other cities Will prov iu'
Fcertainment. ods
| A consignment of athletic goods
! |cluding baseball, football an; an;
Ix.ng equipment, was receives
! : week. 100
[ur. Dalryample, district secre e
r. for Delaware, visited NeWari
week. ,.,;4,
[Although at first the advisaoillt' !
throwing these entertainment,
ZEN to the public was considered )
has been deemed advisable :
limit soldiers only.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-08-07
lift to St. Thomas Church

Miss Mary Anderson presented
St. Thomas Church, two Eu-
|aristic Candles in honor OF Mr..
ii Mrs. Robert Anderson ana
g Jennie Anderson. Ihese
|ndles were used for the first
he on last Sunday. Reginald
krov Rose acted as acolyte. Inc
9mbers of the parish are deeply
(ateful to Miss Anderson for TINS
(autiful gift.