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Newark post., 1919-09-10
Is Your Work Starved For
Lack of Enthusiasm? ?
Let yourself out.

Let yourself out.
Get enthused over your proposition.
You'll be happier and more of the
worlds goods will flow back to you.
We each have ability according as
we can master conditions that come to
US and finish them right.
When we think hard and try hard to
do our work little better than seems
necessary and don't hesitate to take
the initiative there is progress for us.
We must be our own gene1 ator, get
up our own speed, make something
happen, create something and not run
out of things to do.
Just so in proportion do We create
in our minds a belief in our work and
in our service.
That Alexander, Napoleon and
Washington were born generals we
are not disposed to question. Truer
still this may have been of Carnot,
who, writer stated, was taken to
the theatre in his childhood, where a
siege was indifferently represented.
|. The little fellow saw that the attack
!! ing party was exposed to the sweep
of a battery, and he astonished the
audience by crying out to the COM
manding officer to change his position
or his men would be shot.
There is a contagion in success, and
the thrill of power we feel after a
trial with these opposing forces makes
us hunger for further action.
No man is at his best without this
expression of the great force behind
him. in the, eagerness to get into ac-
ton with contrary conditions, which
are in truth friends in disguise.
How much of yourself are you put
I ting into your work?
Is the supply of divine energy on
which you are drawing turned on full
! force or is it quarter capacity?
Are you neglecting your opportun-
ity and becoming a "third rater" be-
cause your work is starved for lack
of enthusiasm and imae nation as to
future possibilities?
Newark post., 1919-09-10
NO POLITICS IN AP.
POlNTMENT OF POST
MASTER
Post Must be Given to Best
Candidate in Competitive
Examination

Politics will be barred altogether
from consideration in the Forthcoming
examination for postmaster at Edge
moor, Del, according to an announce
ment just received from the New
York offices the the National Civil
Service Reform League. According
to the order of President Wilson TAX
ing first, second and third class post
masters out of politics, the appoint
ment must be given to the applicant
receiving the highest rating in the
competitive examination.
In many localities where examina-
tlons have already been held, the
Leagues statement says, there has
been an attempt by politicians to Gre
ate the impression that the examina-
tion was only a screen for political
manipulation. So successful has this
propaganda been in certain cases that
many qualified persons who would
otherwise have applied have refrained
from doing so, believing that without
political "pull" it would be useless.
The League urges that no attention
be paid to such reports, but that all
citizens residing within the delivery of
the vacant office, both men and wo-
men, apply for the position if they be.
lieve they are qualified to fill it. In
this way the community will be assur.
ed of securing the best person avail.
able as postmaster.
The order of President Wilson, IS
sued March 81, 1917, provides tina,
whenever vacancy occurs there must
be a competitive examination to fill it
and that the candidate ranking high
est must be appointed unless disqual
fled on account of character or resi-
dence The National Civil Servic,
Reform League was instrumental il
securing the issuance Of the oder.
The examinations are conducted ant
the candidates raced by the Unite'
States Civil Service Commission. In
formation may be obtained from tn
Newark post., 1919-09-10

Invited to March With 1st Division.
Miss Mabel Stillwell of 600 West
Nineteenth street, Wilmington, has
been requested to march with her old
unit, the victorious First Division, in
its great homecoming parade up Fifth
avenue next Wednesday.
Miss Stillwell is a regular First
Division girl" one of those who, un-
der the sign of the red triangle, fed
and amused the division throughout
it's hardest days abroad. AS r
of honor these "veteranettes" of the
First are to march with the soldiers
in their last hike.
Newark post., 1919-09-10
Large Enrolment for Vocational
Training.

At least 300 students will be en-
rolled in educational and vocational
training classes at the Pusey and
Jones and Harlan shops when the
Wilmington High School opens. work
is done under supervision OF Hlgh
School instructors and is counted to-
wards a diploma at the school. Inc
work, supervised by Edward Rhoades'
supervisor of education for Winning
ton under the federal educational sys-
tenn. was commenced last spring and
has developed rapidly to large pro-
portions. Only 16 boys began work
at the shops in February.
Training this winter will be of three
kinds: Cooperative in which boys en-
Moved in the shops will be given office
training as well as actual trade work;
mart time continuation schools, IN
which the boys are given school tram
ing in the shops during working
hours, receiving pay for all their time
as if actually working, and pure nighS
school work, in which boys employed
at the shops are given school training
at school at night in branches of the
High School curriculum and also on
the theoretical side of mechanlcai
training branches.
Newark post., 1919-09-10

Commission at Washington or from
the local postoffice.
Although all appointments to first,
second and third class offices have to
be approved by the Senate, it rarely
happens that nominee is rejected
Should any reports of attempted
political manipulation be circulated in
this vicinity, the League invites per-
sons hearing them to write to George
T. keyes, Secretary of the League, 8
West 10th street, New York.
The examination in question will be
held on September "a, 1919, at Will
mington.
Newark post., 1919-09-10
BURNING MONEY.

Life is gay and blithe and sunny
since the peace dove NIT the breeze;
every one is burning money just as
though it grew on trees. l insist on
thrift and saving, but there's none to
heed my words; Johnnies say rnav
am raving, and throw money to the
blrdp Men aAe drawing princely
wages, and their breasts are filled
with mirth, and they jeer forebodine
sage4 who predict day of dearth;
but that day will come as surely as
tomorrow's sun will rise; things will
then be going poorly with the giddy
spendthrift guys. Things won't boom
along forever as they're booming now,
my friends; and the man who's truly
clever saves as ably as ne spends. 1t
is patent to the knowing, in expensive
times like these, that the kopecks
won't be growing always on the shrubs
and trees. There will come a day of
trouble, when this boom is left be-
hind, and the kopeck and the ruble
will be mighty hard to find; happy
then the lads whose wages have been
safely placed in brine, sho obey the
seers and sages, when the saving
graft was fine. And how sick will be
the mortals who like spend -thrifts
now behave, who reply with jeers and
chortles when we call on them tc
save"
Newark post., 1919-09-10
boy SCOUTS LOOK
P0 AFTER WOUNDED
DOUGHBOYS
|...rnret in Deeds, Slogan A.
NJ IJpnted After Armistice
Signing

-, - the big army base hospital
oP stands ON Gun Hill Road in the
pnonx nr, Borough of New York City, boy
t, o arc Interpreting in deeds the
,Saon ~ thew sent ringing through the
'y5 % when the armistice was signed.
", "The war is over but our work is
~ was the cry that came from the
.,4bs Of 100000 scouts and 100000
| ",Jors and nowhere is it being given
raortipr Interpretation than at this
t,oeo on a quiet road where hundreds
|pf doughboys, sick and manned and
sorino are learning to love their
f:.tIo brothers who helped them here
,rbilp the fight was going on, and who
Eam, ro+ forgotten them, though the
Ion,onr Of emotional fag-fying days
0utetly and unbeknown to even
4bo;r most intimate friends, these
.or+s have been serving as messen-
gers. guides and helpers in general tc
tbo ronyalescing soldiers. They may
bo seen on the grounds Of the hospita,
~ the lookout for a doughboy's frienc
for whose coming some fighter is
waiting eagerly; or they may be car
WING fruit and flowers from the re
csiving station to the bedside of thei1
older brothers.
And then again, they may be read
inc TO some fellow propped up in
wbeel-chair under tree or mailing
letter or running errands or doing
one of a thousand little things tina
MIGHT bring cheer to the hearts o
those who sacrificed cheer that tn
country might follow its pursuit o
happiness in the future.
"The war Is over, but our work i
not" is more than a phrase with tn
Young 4mericans--it is a pledge o
action dedicated to the nations heroes
Newark post., 1919-09-10

because they claim that their taxes
are not only augmented by the new
code, but that they are compelled to
send their children to school when they
are needed to assist in harvesting the
crops.
Newark post., 1919-09-10
Walt Mason Marbles About
High Cost of Livino

Someone asked Walt Mason what
he thought of the High Cost of Liy-
ing. Walt might have replied like
the rest of US, with every other word
q but he didn't. He emitted a
warble, and it has more punch to it
than whole string of (-)s. Here
it is:
Newark post., 1919-09-10

Would You like to see your wife
20 INTO politics and be boss?
Certainly" replied Mr.. Meek
,Gh' , I'D really enjoy having
henrietta step in and show some OF
IheSe practical politicians what a
real boss is like"
Newark post., 1919-09-10
SOLDIERS URGED TO
SEND MILITARY RECORD

Every Delaware who has any
ice during the is asked fill blank like the follow
ing and either mail take the Wilmington
Library S and Market Streets Wilmington Delaware photo
graph is also requested This is Delawars Honor Roll
name should be missing from this file Will the
families of the help make this record complete by sending
in the information today?
MILITARY RECORD OF DELAWARE MEN
l. Name in full Observation-Disclosures.
Home address ............................:..
2 Date and place of birth
g. Parents
Or nearest relative
4. married wfes before marriage ...............
5. Names of children
g. Occupation before entering ....................
T. Date of entering service
8. Military record after entering service NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
a. Rank on entering .............................
b. Branch of service
Date and place of induction NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ......................
d. Training camps stationed ......................
....................... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Experimentation. ..'...................
Transfers and promotions Observation-Disclosures.
..................... .......................
Observation-Disclosures. Observation-Disclosures.
f. Date and place first going into action ............
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .......................
g. Battles engaged in
......................,... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
h. decorations conferred .............
j. Nature casualties any Observation-Disclosures.
j. Date place of discharge from service
.
. -.
Remarks:
..
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-09

.I'm not going to marry Walton Dur.
acknowledgements you don't want
me. MAXI"
'But i" poor Max stammered-
TIN Q failure-rm dissraced-rd b
In prison but for the presidents kind
ness! Surely. Jessy. you don't under
stand"
n do" she interrupted. TITS taken
this to tell me where my hearts been
all these years! II they'd sent you to
prison. and you'd have let me. I would
have married you on the prison steps !
Kiss me. Maxi"
Max kissed her. then held her away
from him with a groan.
''Oh. love. I can't-I can't let you
do it!"
But abe was not listening. "Oh.
Max" she smiled. I'm 20 glad grand
mother left me her home and 20 much
Of her money. It's invested safely-we
can live on the income. You-you don't
have to try to make monsy-you can
study and write-and-and make me
happyi II you won't 20 with me and
hunt up . minister I'll 20 home and
marry the governor and live missrably
ever after"
And Max went.
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-09
cooorsss Shoes Come Back.

There has been very decided reviv'
!; of the old congress gniter." with
Is elastic insert at the sides. whIch
wrrc very generally worn more than a
,unrtcr Of n century ago. The explain
,tjou rests I'm the fnct that American
.hoes are now being extensively worn
~ the natives Of japan. The moro
rpid adoption Of the western styles OF
ace md button shoes II made dimcuIt
y the native custom TINT requires that
,hoes be removed before a person en-
.crs a home or inn. In some cases |"
3 even required TINT the shoes be re-
moved or mt least covered with cloth
protectors before entering shops. thea
or. and similar public buildings. tbs
,u.,on Inns led TO the quite general
Of the old.fashlonetl but con-
,enicnt congress" boot BY those VINO
xcar accidental footwear during boa'
1ess hours.
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-09
HOW MUCH RISK TO ASSUME
ejrst Thlna q d Decided On When
One % Contemplating an
investment

The arst thing for investors to d.
eide 10 the amount Of risk they can Of.
ford to take with their funds. says
Worlds Work. This will depend on
The purpose which they had IL mind
when the funds were accumulated and
On the conditions that will surround
~ Investment. II one II laying up
savings to take care Of himself 10 his
old sgo, u he not really . trustee Of
those savings for the old psrsoo be %
to BET II he - saving for bis family.
10 Il not the same1 But II the moosy
u being accumulated with the view
oe taking advantage Of business op'
portunity, Il II different. Or II one b
In close touch with conditions II Q cee.
tain business. he might DO Justified p
taking risks IN that Geld which would
b Improper for one ignorant Of condi'
lions 20 take. The degree Of risk that
one 10 justified In taking must b large
y decided BY the investor himself. a.
though others Of moro experience Of
training might help. Il 10 the ofss
polnt that should be decided.
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-09
German Prohtssr.

Announcer ION seelng.Berlin BUS
,r,or The war)-TO the right IL the
nnlscc of Gcrmany's richest citizen.
American Tourist-Ifow did he make
hjs money? -,
Announcer-He had charge OF MI
u,ndenhurg's obsequies. :,
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-09
ON LOFTY ARAFAT
Beautiful Mountain Is a Long.
Extinct Volcano.
Il Has Been Scaled. and. Contrary e
Tradition, No Proof That Noah's
Ark Ever Landed There Could
Be Discovered.

The recent appeal made by the
newly established republic OF Arara'
for recognition by the Cnitcd States
will be better understood. ut least geo
graphically. when II Is explained that
the region Ia question II q province
Of Armenia.
II takes Its name from the noun
tain on which the ark made . land
Ing after the hoOtl-Ararat meaning
Noah's mountain.
The whole world. according to ih'
Bible story. was submerged during the
period Of the Dcluge and Arnrnt's top
most peak was the first dry land &c
appear above the waters, for the sim
pie reason that II was tho loltIcst-
In Armenia. at all events.
As viewed today II gives = notion
Of the depth Of the flood. inasmuch
a. the peak Is more than three mlIes
above sea level. II II dome-shapeo.
and It's slopes for 1900 feet from the
top are covered with everlasting snow
and great fields Of glittering Ice.
The climb down must have bs'en
rather difficult for Noah. his family
and all the animals discmbarked from
the ark. A. for an ascent to the top.
It Was formerly believed to be I'M
possible. The Armenian monks de-
clarcd that remains Of tho Noachlsn
bark still existed on the summit. ana
that by reason Of their sanctity . su'
perna turmi influence forbade approach.
Nevertheless. In September. 1879. .
bold climber. DR.. Johann Parrot. sue
cectled In reaching the top Of Afases.
and on coming down stated that ne
had found not even the keel OF the
ark up there. Since then the feat mas
been repeated by several other ad
vcnturous persons.
Ararat comes pretty near to being
the most beautiful mountain In the
world. II II a longcxtinct Volcano
almost isolated save for
lesser peak. called Little Ararat. which
(rcally part Of ~ II a cone OF exquI'
site symmctry-an ideal volcano OF
tyne plainly recognizable a. an ASH
nile formed about an cruptive chin
ncy.
Below. in the valley Of Arnxes. was
Inc Garden Of Eden. according to A.
ncnian tradition. At Marsand. In that
was $50 say the monks)
he burial place Of Noah's wife. AZ
Arxuri. a village near 4 great chasm
hat runs into the heart Of the noun.
nin, Noah planted the first vineyard.
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-09

uoeok IL a Burmese city whlel
h.ndics daily largo fortunes In rubles
No.ok runs heaps Of priceless. glitter
Inc stones through its fingers. "p'
rr.,ses them carclessly and then %
csrelessly lets them 60 to some oea.e'
~ gems. II almost seems IKE ,ns
NAV Of children with bits Of bright
cclored glass.
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-09
Queer Pest once Namss

Strange names have been gwen 70
no.t o6ices In the United States &C.
cording to the list Issued by the poe'
once department. In Missouri there
n an Ace /: in West Virginia. Amnity
. barefoot In Oeorgn: Bigfoot 10
Twrss: In Idaho, a Blowout: In Mls'
souri. a Braggadocio; a ChuckIe 10
North Carolina a Difficulty In Wyom'
ins: In Texas, q town called Mud.
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-09
Row Lloyd oseres Keeps Pr

Novv Lloyd oooeoo keeps pn.
Few men have ever had to bear such
q heavy burden - the prime minister
has had to carry during the last three
months. A general election. . peace
conference and industrial trouble
each would have meant an epoch In
the pre-war life Of . premier. How
does Lloyd George manage to keep %
CHEEKY and at An interesting light
on this point 10 thrown By the fact
that recently Mr.. Lloyd George has
several times strolled into room oc'
cupied BY his staf and asked Il the
siri secretaries had any amusing novel
there. He has picked up some light
literature and gone OF to read Il Qui'
city for half an hour or 70 10 dis
traction from more serious a6sirs.-
Edinburgh Scotsman.
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-09
At Failures Cli,nax
4.
b. 5. 3. HAcxlN
copyright, 1915. BY the Mcclure News
paper 0yndicate.)

When Mnxon Eliot stepped out ON
he platform to make his ringing COM
hencement speech and Jessamine Far.
felt the scrutiny OF many pairs OF
yes. friendly. curious. sympathetic. she
eld her head high. Who wouldn't %
roud to be the sweetheart Of "br'i'
ant pronlse:"
He wasn't the valedictorian. Tnat
bnceited. retl.haireti Walton Durrett
tns that. but Mlaxan's rank Was high.
nj with his brown mop Of curly hair.
Do gootily height and his clear. FRIEND
eyes. was he not good to look att
That evening after young Eliot had
pnc out with Judge Farra's eldest
laughter, his honor sat long time In
blcnt thought. For nearly three years
lsxon Eliot had been Jessamine's
umbis worshiper. and Durrett. the
pc confident valetlictorian. had been
pr devoted admirer.
purrctt was one whom one would
aturaiiy expect to do things. and Elliot
Ias a young man Of brilliant promise.
he Judges preference inclined to the
Utter. but he or any other would
ave to make good" before he'd give
Is little girl to him.
The judge sighed thankfully. Jcssa.
Inc would always listen to "rathee."
little later when she shyly suggested
Iat ut tho end Of Ainx's hrst school
ar In Marion (he'd beso given The
incipalxhip of Marion's academy.
ers would bs . wedding. the Judge
ook his head.
A year In all too short. little Girl.
q him prove himself"
Jcssamine smiled certainly. Two
mrs II sou think best. papa-but
ben Max II university preSident.
P'1l laugh about our caution. woo't
The Marion school hoard. at the eod
the year. very quietly asked Pro-
Dsor Eliot to resign. Il Was not that
was not likctl-his thoughtful con.
cration. bis gentle courteous man.
made friends. but somehow hs
d failed a. the schools principal.
That summer. through the recon.
Pndation Of Q relative. Eliot secured
editorshlp Of the local paper 10 the
(ge town Of Hampdcn. For q year
wrote brilliant editorials. and ssru9.
d valiantly to build up the circula.
Of the paper. hut at the end Of The
" the owner asked another man to
e the etitorship.
hen when Jessamine. with her d.
and parents. sailed for three years
Foreign travel. Max understood that
was free.
Then the three years were at an end
ne heard the Farras were coming
pe. he managed somehow to 0crape
Rther enough for a ticket to New
4.
IL was the FIRST face that Jcssamine
gnIzea on the pier. For an instant
heart bounded and dcspite the old.
= wisdom she had gained. shs had
sht foolish impulse to lay her
on the shabby decency OF hss
cont and tell him. among other
p, that failure In busincss didn't
|er.
I Fulton Newholdt. who for six
hs had followed In their wake,
booking on and presently Eliot Was
q to step aside to make way for
other friends.
range that MaxOn Eliot should
happened to be In New York the
day that We landed" the fudge
pkcd.
Damine said nothing. She knew
INIT "just happened" Max had
ed those 500 miles Just for Q
OF heri Well. he'd had II, and
The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-09

would 0oJI80v mex IotuOS oUO 0sVsoSss
she found herself saying very earnest.
~. mo. thank you"
It was four years before abe saw
Max again. and II was at the county
fair.
ave been out West" he told her.
sort Of knocking about. but I'm doing
some bookkeeping work for my cousin
now. at the mills. His regular man
had to stop awhile because OF III
health"
He spoke chesrfully. but his mouth
wore Q subdued. conquered expression
that Was pathetic.
'Rob keeps me very busy. bat ]
begged OF today to run down here %
the chance Of seeing some Of my old
college friends" he remarked: bat
Jesaamins looked into his wistful ayes
and translated his words: ION the
chance Of seeing you. dear. on the
chance Of seeing you!"
Just then the red.haired valed1c'
torian, now Q successful lawyer and
politician. stopped to speak to Jessa'
mine.
"Pity about Eliot's being djsaD'
polntment," he remarked when Aaxoo
had taken himself OF. "All vision and
no practicabiliiy. The wonder 70 10
hasn't married and dragged some wo-
man down. too! His kind generally
do"
Jesaamins's heart grew hot With On.
reasoning anger. bat sAe laughed.
"And you. Dir KniShtr
Durrett bowed low. I'm waiting IN
III I have . position to oltsr q woman"
There's Q gubssnatos1al election
next year." she advanced tentatively.
He smiled In return. "And he hos'
polloi viii. who knows, Fair Ladyr
The next year Naxoo Eliot ut tns
fair told Jssaamine he'd got the place
- postmaster at Harper several
months before. $50" he ADDED. maybe
I can spare tho money to run over ana
Sc Durrett inaugurated governor ID
December. His elsctioa'0 sure thIne'
VIII you be therer' he ended. q erI1e
wistfully. ....-
.l-rvs promised think soi' shs
answered.
Max understood her embarrassed.
and the look Of defeat that bad tempo
rarily raised itself settled back over
his face.
In November. Durrstt WAS elected
governor OF the state. Judge and MA
Earsa prepared 60 Sivs their daughter
q very handsome weddins.
"Naxon Eliot 20 b tried By tns
United States court for fraud u the
Harper postomes!" These woeds con-
fronted Jessamine one day when sos
picked up the paper.
TOO bad perfectly innocent fellow
gets himself In q place to Be technical
y guilty Of crime, and liable to ths
penitentiary." her cousin. WIN Payne.
remarked. looking over her shouldse
at her startled cry. I've heard about
It. Seems q discharged CLERKS twisted
some papers some way. 20 the blame
falls on the postmaster"
MAX Eliot's been adjudeed guilty.
and they're going to send him TO
prison. Jesay." Payne told her few
days tater. sunless the President par.
dons him. Seems his friends are GET
ting up q petition"
Jcssamine fed to her room.
"A lady wishes you to call to go her
at once. sir" q messenger boy said %
Maxon Eliot. two weeks afterward.
when he was going to his room At hn
hotel, after . satisfactory interview
with the nations chief executive.
When he went to the address given
a.,,,.~ n a hi,,a travelling suit ran