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Smyrna times., 1919-12-03
'''sOiuIioHs on Death of
marry N. Wriphf.

fi to ean ALL p.I "a ms al wise Providence has
arhly N horar Brother @ Harry N. Wright from ON
y Of A., IN C5asana,, ana from Camp No. 1e P.
q Greater Camp above. : tibsavfors tberefore
s.sss iss 4 .ss'ia1 lamp j No. ls P. 0. S. Of A. in
,s.ay our ~ 90 extend to the beros,,oJ ~
WHEAT heartfelt symDathy over g the eeEeaSeS Ioss of
!, 1gsl 70 his fsE;I.. ss2n We know was faithful
81 tines. snd diII'aiiy' In !. his God and the Camp
e.. H.. 2 the fsr;ue 4 copy Of these resolutions be
fss IN tie nir9s1ed niautes e and a COPY be spread
5 iss'd ii iIns @o,ais. The charter of Camp No. Is
g,s ecrn,c;,. conn., eays-Whereof e5 We sha ,gI nagsn-
s.,s asssAnrtoa1' :. appointed by the President
D. F. LOOSE
WI. s. CANTWELL
Wh. c. sAVTN
Smyrna times., 1919-12-03
NEXT SUNDAY AT AsBURY.


.'unlon, y. Baptism and Receiving a
N'aSs Of Practitioners at Service.
lac Sacrament Of the Lords Sup
y !. vii be administered at the morn
service at Asbury NJ. E. Church
~ ~ sunday. The service will omen
~ ~ 'ae Baptism of infants and chill
~. y There will also be reception of
.sa0es. As result of the revival
~. '|enty-six conversions and
J . '.s We're recorded. The young
,.s4. .a'efts are being formed into a
-.oners class under competent
~. ''l0n After a thorough course
smssg young folks viii be received into
aoership in the Church.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-03

Mr.. Carl Cooper from Indianapolis,
Ind, is spending the week with his
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Price spent the
week end in New York City with Mr..
and Mrs. L. Cairl Price.
DIR. C. G. Harmonson, Walter Keys
and C. L. Harmonson motored to Ber-
lin, Md, on Sunday to attend the fu-
neral of Mrs. Frank Harmonson.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Homer G. Williams,
Miss Hilda Hutchison, Mr.. Russell
Hutchison, Of Wilmington, spent
Thanksgiving with their mother Mrs.
John w. Hutchinson.
Miss Dorothy Mendenhall, Mr.. AL
fred Mendeahall and Mr.. Warren
Collin, of Hockessin, Del, mctored
down and spent Sunday with Miss
Isabel Hutchison.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-03
:. PETERS CHURCH NOTES.

Thomas Getz Hill, Rector, An
rOunces Services for the Week.
lhere will be Choir Rehearsal az z
a'eE On Friday night Of this week.
L'snsOag will be said at 8 o'clock
beloved by the December session of
= Farish Meeting. On Sunday, be-
soes the Pageant at II a. m, there
/. .M De Holy Communion at 7.3O a. n,
! sunday School at 1O.15 a. m, and
1'slsong with Special Sermon at 7.3C
! N At this evening Service, the
As'.'r will have a message which
ssg member Of the Parish should
ha
Smyrna times., 1919-12-03

spmor Towsend has announced
appointment Of the following dele
ts TO the National Rivers and Har-
Ors Congress, to be held at the New
Willard HOtel, Washington, D. c.,
December 3 10 and Il: Hon. Caleb
y Layton Georgetown; Hon, L.
Heisler Ball, Hon Charles R. Miller,
Hon. William H. Heald, Willard
peaEman, William T. Budd, Charles
Warner, William F. Sellers, Joseph
Bancroft, Alfred D. Warner, Jr., DR..
arnsOn ". Howell, S. K. Smith
Gorge A. Elliott, Josiah Marvel
alOnel George W. Sparks, all of VII
ngtOn; Hon Hiram R. Burton
Hes; Hon. Jos. o. Wolcott, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-03

|, view Of the fact that the Kent
..rrtv Courts last Fall were not held
4 tbe ngular time in October, due to
l. endemic Of influenza, but defer
y until November of that year, all
s,ore cases heard at that delayed
h. where DEGREES nisi were granted
kSwE become final until a year
H.. which has just expired. In ac-
|s,,auce with this fact, the following
y DEGREES have been signed by the
H.. Rachel Draper Cade from
|Emrd W. Cade; Ralph Pearson
Mary L. Pearson and Alice Poor
4 from William Davis.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-03

Open every night until o'clock to accOmmO-
date Christmas ShOppers-Our Store will be
open during the month of December every
night until nine o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-03

: r Riley, of Harrington
! l. oars of age, one Of the best
" Otrsicians s'jci in lower Delaware
20 .Idsnlv pas Friday afternoon while
'llu'a que = slight operation at the
d'Ip1a' ! rarieut in Harrington. He
r :. "a in Harrington nearly
I.,tv.fve years
Smyrna times., 1919-12-03

81 will be held in Asbury M.
.'l',,b sos,sI By the Ladies Auxiliary,
CnalS' laav evening at 8 o'clock. All
lls's' =. and friends of the church,
.'.uv the young people are
s,IIT invited to be present.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-03

George R. Ellis, stationed at
y, Ella As pastor of the Methodist
|ls,'l,' !'.ansl Church, who has been in
ss.Itb for some time, has gone
/ n :. Methodist Hospital, Philadel-
for treatment.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-03

-. ore still a number who have
:. vst settled their accounts with
IA. If william FAIRIES. George c.
= at the Iron Front Hardware
t. is authorized to accept settle
l.t and give receipts. Please ar
q. to nay your accounts before
q 4 wear as we want to close up
q. matters by then.-Estate Of
n. Fsries.-adv.
Smyrna times., 1919-12-03
i III'IIRNA Times.
y I,,rTRNA, DELAWARE
IlxPNa AND VICINITY
,,.n. Of General Interest 1ltIs Ga.n'
y lls,ai .re5 I, During tht Week
..,,s now on display at
N cent StOre.-au''

nee Red Cross Christmas
b aila n.Ie IsI at all stores from Dec
> On % so'' Help stamp out turbur-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08
Psoxidinu For the Birds.

Did you ever netice how few people make any. provisions for the comfort Of birds. It pays to nave the birds about the garden, the poultry yard, and the lawn. A family of martins will lo great deal of good to protect the chickens from hawksfand other feath- cred thieves, while other birds pro- feet the eyops and tro-s by feasting on their insect enemies. &
 Little boxes nailed high enough to protect from eats, with an inverted funnel shaped tin fastened around the support tree or pole to prevent pus- sy from reaching the nest will prove great attraction.
 Some birds c2n and do protectsthem- selves against other birds, like the English snatrow. but the sparrow will usually drive other birds away if al- lowed to.
 Have g vessel for containing fresh water, renewed every day, ff in some shaded place" for the comfort of the birds. This should be attended te early in the spring, go the birds vii find quarters waiting for them wher they come.
 CHRISTINE Nj, BARRY, Age ii.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08
Kitty is in a Hurry.

Easy, easy now. kitty:" says gran ny. Don't ye be in such a. hurry ' Granny fumbles at the lock- x She is not as spry as she was when she was little girl It takes her a whole minute to get the key into the lock. But kitty is in 8 hurry to get in 1 'Miaw! Miaw :" she says. and r.lbs against granny She has a family ot four in a willow basket in granny S kitchen. She wants to sec if they are safe.
 They aIl-the old kitty and the young -afrised at granny's four days ago.
 Kitty belongs to Mamie Brett. Nan nie found the four small kits one morning in a corner of the barn, on the hay She tugged the whole four into the. house in her fat little arms.
 'Oh! Oh!" cried Nannie's mamma in dismay.e What shall we do with four more cats? We must drown them Then Mamie lifted up her voice and cried so loud that mamma finally said to comfort her: -..-..-.-
 ''Well, well, stop crying and we won't drown them quite yet"
 But kitty had overheard this talk about her children. Perhaps you thinl; cats do not understand. Just try some time and see, Her mind was made up4at once, This kitty under stood. T She knew what drowning meant. E.
 Granny likes cats. I'll take them over to her" was what she said to herself. Please take care Of 'cnn," she said as plainly as cat could. So granny let them ,atav. and both Mamie and kitty come To visit them nl2ny times a day. . MARY A. KIRBY Age 8. ' Nnryniri,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08
Crossina the Desert.

You have all no doubt, heard of the great shining sea of sand that stretch es across the whole of Northern Africa where no rain ever falls and the storms themselves are made of sand. $
 People cannot live, long in a place Hike this, f6r there are no wells of water in this vast desert to cool their burning thirst. indeed, none try to; but men find it imperative sometimes to cross this sandy belt, and it would seem almost as if the Creator, antici7 pating their needs, 8sent the camel for this especial purpose.
 Did it ever occur to you what a wonderful creature the camel is?
 Gaunt and homely though he may be he is indispensable to the traveller forced to cross the hot. sandy desert The name which the, Eedouinss give to him, the ship of the desert" is cer- tainly well applied, for his progress whieh is both swift and steady, is fur ther augmented by Q faculty which he possesses Of passing several days without drinking and his being able to subsist upon an astonishingly small amount of food. Without a load a camel will travel ,9at an average rate of 20 miles a day, but on commercial journeys with a load upon his back he is not expected to make more than 10 or l2 miles. A large camel will carry from 800 to 1000 pounds weight.
 One strange thing about this animal is its love of the sound of the human voice. The rider never uses whip or spur in driving the camel He simply sings in slow or rapid time, and the doeile anitnal regulates his pace ac- cordingly. -..-.-..,..,z-.. . i- KATHARINE TAYLOR. Norwich Town
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08
s.The Story of a Book.

I am a brand new book, I was made from cloth or old rags. collect ed by rag man who went around asking people for old rags or newspa- pers. The ragnlan after he got through collecting brought fae to d factory where I was made into paper. Then l was put in a machine and made in to d book " r Then the people of the factory put me in box and they nailed the box and then some other people put me on g train for Hartford.
 When I got to Hartford I was taken off the train and then l was taken to Ia store to be sold with several other books.
 The people sold me for s5- cents.,ss When l was in the store little boy IabQut ' or years old came in and saw me and asked the lady how much I cost
 She said 3a cents. The little boy said he would take me.
 The lady did me up in some paper and put a string around the paper to hold it.
 When the little boy got home he undid me and began to read. When he got all through he said I was the best book he ever read. felt very proud, of course, to hear him say that Nowe=E suppose you would like to know my name. It is The Adventures of 3. Bunny a.
 MABEL r. .TROWBRIDGE, Age 10. Willimantic,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08

splash. splash! splash! In, the middle of the stream was a large stone which he did not see. He stumbled and fel and the water ran all over the bags of salt. Soon the donkey was glad that he had fallen. for he found his load much lighter. They came to an other stream, but. the donkey did not stumble this time. He laid down in the middleAef the brook He was 2 wise donkey. This time he lost sc much salt that his master was angry for he was obliged to go back to the seashore for another load.
 As they were walking along the merchant laughed to himself, He thought he knew a way to cure the donkey of this trick. When they came to the seashore he filled the bags with sponges and started for home.
 The donkey thought; What a light load I have!" and trotted along gails over the rough roads.
 Again they .came to the brook. "Ah thought the donkey, q will make m, load lighter still. He lay downin the
 middle of the brook. This time he found his load so heavy that he coult scarcely rise.
 His master kindly helped him bur the donkey was not happy. The water ran down his sides and made hin more miserable Oh" thought he. T will never liz down in the water again" Once more his master led him back to the sea, shore He filled the bags with salt The donkey was wiser now and car. ried the salt safely back. l hope this teaches the Wide-Awakes all lesson.
 CATHERINE DRISCOLL, Age 10. Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08
Vacation On the Farm.

It was a bright, warm summer morning at Aunt Eliza's farm. Lillian and Ethel, whom Rena had invited for a summer vacation were seated at the breakfast table enjoying themselves. but sorry Bert had to work and could not come. Just as they were saying that the door bell rang and in popped Bert, for his fathers hired man had came back, so Bert came to enjoy his vacation with the rest. Auntie gave him cup of coee and a biscuit to taste of them. After he ate heartily he asked, the girls if they would agree to go rowing in the afternoon and they all agreed. Aunty made them each a lunch of hot biscuits and other good things. They arrived in a. good time, got a boat and sailed quite a distance. After 8 good froiic they began to get ready for. home.
 AS they were walking along Iillia n cried out. Circus! A circus. see the wagons and horses.~
 Sure enough" said Bert.
 They stopped and asked him to help them put up the tents and they gave his 2 ticket foY each. .>.S
 They enjoyed the circus very much and were sorry when it was ever. They arrived hcne. late and went bed a short while after, for rre next morn : ing they were to leave.
 KATHERINE. HIGHLAND
 etainAeld
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08
The Ostrich.

The ostrich is sthe largest bird in the world. Its wings are quite small, and it cannot fly, but it can run very fast indeed.
 A full grown ostrich cannot be over taken by the fleetest horse. Its long legs are covered With scales. and on each foot there are@but two toes. one of these toes is armed with q strong, sharp claw, which it uses in defend ing itself against it's enemies.
 The ostrich lives in. warm countries and where there are great sandy des- erts.. It docs not build q nest as most birds do. but lays it's eggs in the sand. Very often it. does mot sit upon it's eggs, but leaves them tor the heat of the sun to hatch A&single egg is more than ten times as large as a hen's egg. ] The ostrich is hunted for the beau tiflll feathers which deck it's wings and tail. but it is very hard to catch. !. In some places, men have large os trich farms where they raise these birds just as in this country men raise poultry.
 ; When taken young these birds may sc made very tame, They will eat al- most anything that' comes in their way and have been known to swallow bits of iron, glass and even peek etkaives. BESSIE MOPSIk.- Age 10. ! Norwich. :5.;:e
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08
Rainy Day Friends.

Lila was seated by the window watching the rain which battered slow Fly against tie window Danes. Lila was a very gentle child and her moth CT was very much surprised when she heard the angry words that Lila. was saying to her brother Howard who was building houses and windmills with his blocks OH the 'fioor After Lila had stopped scolding her brother he asked her if she didn't want to play with him. At first she would not go. but ater on she went and had a very pleasant time. She was very much surprised when she heard her mother calling them to supper to see the. sunbeams playing around the room. But as Lila had had q. good time that afternoon she gave Howard and his blocks the name of Rainy Day Friends.
 DOROTHY l. THOLEN.' I. Nar-<-icI,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08
The Ruffed Grouse.

The ruffed grouse is 8 peculiar bird but is beautiful to look at When I was coming home from my Easter vacation at Stonington I saw 8 peculiar bird which did not know When I reached home I looked into The Book of Birds Every Child Should Know. under Ruffed Grouse. as thought it might be one, and to my surprise it war.
 It. had an open fan like tail of brown and white and a ruf11e of black around it's neck. It was in swampy place near the roadside, and as it did not offer to fly my friends and I had q good look at it. 1t is supposed ii had nest ss.nearby, so did not fly.
 EMMA F. WHITE, Age 13.
 North Stonington.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08
The Liberty Bonds

X boy named Tom Parks was alone
 in the world. His parents had died.
 He was thirteen years old and had to
 earn his own living. He went to New
 | ork. The first day he made enough
 money by selling papers to have sup
 per and bed ill the NeWsboys' Lodg- lngs for six cents a night.
 The next day he had better luck.
 He found employment for five dollars q week. He was very economical un-
 til he had money enough for a suit of
 clothes.
 Just about this time America en- tered the war. The first Liberty loan
 came out and he was the first one to buy a bond. He took the bond and felt rich. He saved up every penny he could get. He saved up until he had four bonds of the four Liberty leans.
 The fifth Liberty loan was called The Victory Liberty Loan, 50 Tom saved as much money as he could He would not go anywhere. He saved up q hundred dollars so he could get d hundred dollar bond. He felt richer than at any time when he bought the other bonds.
 He would lend the government ev- erytfing he had. The government had three hundred dollars of his non- ey for a boy Of sixteen was rich And | he still got more money from his earn | ings to save. And if the government needed more he would have money te give to his country.
 | MARY LIPPS. Age F. l New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08
THE KALEIDOSCOPE.

The population of the United King
 dom is times as dense as that of the United States.
 Turkish parents punish their
 naughty children by hitting them on the soles of the feet.
 The production of copper in the United States has increased more than 25 fold since 1880.
 New Mexico has 1s.ss2.1s aeres or public lands, of which 5,42S,33S have not been surveyed.
 The total value of the articles ir- voiced at Copenhagen Denmark, for shipment to the United States in 1918 was S905251. as compared with ST65.- S29 in 1917, an increase of s139. .422. Fishing through the ice at Lake Mahkeenac in Massachusetts Wbeel- CT Shepardson. of LennoX. and Dan iel Metcalf of Springfield. caught 23 pike perch weighing 69 pounds and 10 pickerel weighting more than 12 pounds-a record catch through the ice in Berkshire.
 The osage orange growing wild in the Southwest waited to find its placa in the economic world until the stress 0 fwar cut off our foreign supply of I dyes and then came into service in quantities and so marked the bring ing into use of a resource heretofore wasted. A cablegram of April 16 from on- sul General Skinner London, .stateS that a general license was issued !, April 12. permitting the importation Of wine from all countries, but thi license was later revoked except as to France Italy and Portugal from which countries alone wine may -f-
 imported.
 The Khaki University has made ax arrangements in London 10 train En2 fish girls how to be housewives sN Canada. II arose out of the discoY x cry made by Canadian s,kiiers sthfs their English wives ar swcethearts. because of dependence on servants, had never been taught tc cook or to wash clothes. to say nothing Of poul try keeping or dairy work. The 1919 rice crop is failure ie ! Cochin China and will probably not exceed 50 to 70 pe9 cent of normal year on account of an excessively idry' season. Last year over 1.300.o90 ton were available for export from Coc!1 s, 1 China and Combodia: thist vcas' tip; est 8timated that not over SG009A A' S59,00o tons will be sh:pbcl from theS two political divisions.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08
My Nacation.

When I went on my vacation we started on the, s o'clock car. We got to New Haven at about three in the afternoon. When we got there we had lunch of sandwiches ad cake.
 My sister didn't eat no lunch, but went out riding with my cousin.
 Thes next day she went all around the city. She saw the library and Yale college and another big building which was ten feet underground.
 My cousin takes care of seven cats for woman upstairs One day one Of the cats got lost. Ii was bob tail cat
 One rainy day I saw cat across the road. told my cousin to come and look and see if it was here. It was My cousin has also a parrot It will do anything you say.
 My uncle has pretty Shepherd dog He is my cousins pet. He will do any thing she says. He drags her sled ir winter and she rides on his back.
 Finally it came time 10 go home Sc we started. I had a Ve&5t delightful vacation.
 ELIZABETH McGOYERN.. Age F.
 Jewett City.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08
HUMCR OF THE DAY

When finally offered salary raise <, after wears of poor pay, University P of California professor, said: ''NeysF < mind: I've chanfged jobs with tue {. janitor.
 Pa what is a hunlorist?"
 "A humorist? Why, my son. ! D humorsit is the fellow who can maksH an audience laugh at something tlise7 isn't funny. ! isn't funny.'-TIife. s's
 Henryl just finished my days work.
 John-How. sor f
 Henry-I, set the calendar ahead 165 tomorrow.-Stamford Chaparral |. MT. Lerret-This article, "Fortsi five Ways to Cut the Grcser's Bfl1." ought to be valuable. Mrs. Lerret (sadIy)-It would .beS invaluable if even one of the ways would work.--Life. 4-
 Many man said Egbert, '7tas been ruined by prosperity% yl-
 That may be- replied Algy 'but if I'd got to face ruin I'd sooner fare 1 it that way than through diversity" Minneapolis Tribune. e0 Teacher-"Can any little boy tell me what is meant by divers disease?%g Harry-"Yes, teacher. I know" ...su. Teacher-"Well. Harry i Harry-"Please teacher, fish bites.c 1 London Tit-Bits. ---e A
 Did your mother ask you what | timefyou came in?'' $xs 1 'Yes, I told her quarter of twelEesf 1 But it was after one when we left i the place." es Well quarter of twelve is three, i isn't it?"-Yale Record. 1 T see some scientist is trying to perfect an edible cactus i t"rhese scientists mean well, but fbthey are always in the clouds "Huh?'
 Now, an edible ham sandwich would mean much : to fnankind." - 1 Louisville Courier Journal.
 Mrs. Man-Stupid! Why in the world did you get seats for Madame l Butterfly" when 1 istinctly told you I wanted to hear Pagliacci?'
 A1rs Man-To preserve my dignity. l woman. When I reached the ticket i window I forgot how to pronounce I that thing-Buffalo Express
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08
POETRY
TWO PORTRAITS.


 Paint me q picture. Master and mail Put on the cheeks TO brighter red D
 the. eyes no. deeper blue: II Give to her form no sefter srace,1A The highest lines that art can trace
 are shadowless and dim.
 Color to life her. natchless hair and, if -.4 thou snayest,> portray. soT The sweetness of those scarlet fipss tkeY smiles that round them play.Srss Canst thou produce the radiant ug1H,
 that beams from out her eyesEs Or make more fair CT pure or brfgafts
 the soul that in them lies? s -5S Fashion my bride. g6od painter, lovsrst, Fair as wreath of lilies, sweet. Ss g
 s5sna
 IL. >snsF Paint me another picture, as in :thc
 years before. ay.ss Tracing with careful pencil herEsISs and nothing more. .rr.@es Leave not a single shadow out of that Every thread of siiver-paint hero as
 < she is now. qs9s Maybe the eye is, dulier far .than,,n
 used to be, ,se v. Maybe the cheer is paler, maybe ny a Care has altered them, douhtless. eat The cloud that .darkened one life shaass owed the other, toe! ,as'e ~ that the years have fled. aFte And Love has blessomed out of the dust of Passion dead. s,,, Place the pictures side by side on ttS wall N4 Which is to me the fairest? Give me the last of all! 2 Jps
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08
THE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE
Boys and Girls Department

away.I decided I4wouid keep one and plant 1t just to see what success I would have. se
 knew that one very important thing to consider in an orange plant is to endeavor to keep it in the warmest place possible and where it would get the sunshine. water it two or three times a week. When it was about six inches in height E transferred it to a larger pot and repeated the same thing three feet high and I have it planted in 8 tub. l picked out this subject because I knew there were very few plants of this nature around here. s-
 NETTIH HADDAD. Age 13.
 Jewett City.