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NEWS OF A DAY
FROM THE STATE
Second Jury Increases Road DAM
ages to Kent Farmer From
$500 to $1575.
SHOULDER BLADE BROKEN
Laurel Farmer Raises Some Huge
Pumpkins, Which Will be Ap-
plicd to Benevolent Pur-
poses.
prov, Everv Evenings Correspondent.

Prom Every Evenings Correspondent.
Laurel. Oct. 13.-William b.. Gordy,
manager of the Laurel Produce Growers
Association, is exhibiting In his Office on
Market street, next door to the postofhce,
four of the largest pumpkins ever seen
In this section. One measures SIX feet
around the long way, 81 inches around the
middle. and weighs 10 pounds. 1he
second also weights 40 pounds and
measures 6S by is inches. The third one
weighs 90 pounds and measures as by "a
inches while the fourth measures 50 by
10 inches and also weighs about ~
pounds
The pumpkins were grown by SAMUEL
I Foskev. who lives near Hearns Cross
Roads. about two miles from Laurel, on a
farm of William T. Windsor. There were
IL pumpkins on the vine which weighed
nearly hall ton. two weighing ITO
mounds each. SIX at about 90 pounds
each. while the other three weighed more
than 80 pounds each.
The three largest pumpkins were pur
chased for 81 each by Joseph A. Pretty
man. r. Sidney Studley and Ernest
Spicer. who intend to present them to
Centenary NJ T. Church, which is plan
ming harvest home and grand rally ser
vice for Sunday. October Ia, and will send
sIl harvest home gifts to the Methodist
Episcopal Hospital IN Philadelphia. W. I.
Beonett. editor of the State Register, and
rheodore " Elliott, also purchased two
II the large ones, which they viii present
- fYie1.ds
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NEWPORT NOTES.

Newport, Oct l3.--Mrs. William Craw-
ford had as guests, yesterday, Mrs
stephen Stitchbury Of Bryn Mawr, Pa,
and Mrs. Samuel Patterson of Newark.
st. James Z. t. Church members are
planning to give a dance in the Masonic
Temple here, on Friday evening, October
%.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ruth. formerly Of
Ashley. have moved to their home on
Walnut street, this town.
Wilbur Bickling, who has been confined
to his home for sometime, suffering from a
sprained ankle, is much improved, and
able to walk about.
Mrs. John r. Lyman and Miss Leila
Lyman spent yesterday in Philadelphia.
Miss Lillian Chandler Of Wilmington,
and Miss Mildred Chandler of German
town, Pa, spent the weekend here with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. w. Chand-
Ter. Mrs. Ada Ball also was weekend
guest.
DIR. and Mrs. II. l.. Patterson, Miss
Edith Rollins and George Rudolph, all OF
Oxford, Pa, motored here, Sunday to
visit Mr.. and Mrs d. W. Chandler.
Mrs. Harvey +. Gregg is spending thus
week with Rev and Mrs. J. III. Whedbee
of Cordova, Md
Mr. and Mrs. C. w. Maclary had as
guests. Sunday, Mr. and Mrs James
Keohg of Elkton, Md; Mr.. and Mrs:
Charles MacNamee Of Elsmere; Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur r Wilson and Miss Josephine
Rau of Wilmington; Miss Mary Vernon OF
Claymont, and Wilson Hopkins OF Hunt
ington w Va
Mrs. Sarah Finn rs spending few days
with Mr.. and Mrs Marvin r. Ball.
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CLAYMONT NEWS NOTES.

Clavnont. Oct 13.-Queen Esther
Lodge, Daughters of Rebeccah, Of Grubb's
Corner has elected these officers: Noble
grand. Miss Elsie Todd: vice-grand,
Miss Olivia Megginson; warden, Miss
Anna Cole: conductor, Miss Reba Barlow.
The Philadelphia Ladies Concert On
chestra will hold musical IN the Clay
mont NJ T. Church, Friday evening,
October %.
Mrs. Spicer of Arden is very much
interested IN the educational progress in
her community. She reports there are
from Arden FIVE pupils in the Wilmington
High School; two III business colleges;
three in Friends School; -four in VIII
mington Grammar School. and 80 pupils
in the Arden school. Mrs Woodward and
Mrs De Wees are two Arden women who
teach in the Wilmington schools.
At the home of Mrs. Herbert l.. Rice
of Manor avenue, a Red Cross tea viii
be held on Wednesday afternoon, Octo-
her 20, at O. clock, for the members Of
the Claymont branch. Miss Wood, the
community nurse. will tell the members
of the actual work going on in the com
munitv and the need OF the nurse and
her assistants.
The dental unit Of the State Board If
Education is establis he'd in this com
munitv with one dentist and two graduate
nurses as assistants. They viii give dental
service to the school children in District
No. / which IS Cisymont.
Arthur De Wees OF Arden, who Is
executive director of the Pennsylvania
Anti-Tuberculosis League, rs attending
the Atlantic Conference at Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Eusbyeck OF Arden has sold her
home 10 Mr.. Pierce Of Harvey. Mr..
Bagnilo Of Arden has sold his home TO
Harry Nandevere
Miss Mabel Cochran of Claymont
spent the weekend at Riverton, \. j.,
with relatives.
Fred Whitby Of Claymont spent the
weekend with friends in Newark, n ].
Mrs. William Haigh and son. Thomas,
residents Of Overlook, Claymont, are
spending few days at Seaside Heights,
n J.
Miss Elizabeth B. Wheeler of Clay
rmont has returned from Today visit 70
elati yes in Norristown, Pa.
The Delaware State Industrial School
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parts. When captured by Mr.. Culver the
insect had the stingcr thrust through the
bark Of the maple One Of the officers Of
the company sent the creature To n
naturalist in PhiladcIphia
A few weeks ago Mr.. Culver and Jacob
Wootten found on one Of the tanks in
which elm hoops are soaked 10 make them
pliable, several other insects which bad
more Of the appearance Of giraffe than
anything else they could think OF. These
creatures were about four inches tall, or
possibly five, with a body nearly two
inches long. They had very long front
legs, about two inches long, while the
hind legs were only about nm inch long.
The neck was about two inches long and
on it WIS set small head, which the insect
co uld turn in any direction without moving
its body. Its small eyes seemed so intelli-
gent and the odd-iooklnc creature seemed
so able TO take care Of itself that Mr.. Cul-
yer and his companions were afraid To
try to capture any of them, but secured a
piece Of wood and killed them One Of
the men said they looked to him like the
devils riding hosses."
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DELAWARE CITY NEWS.

Delaware City, Oct. I3.-Mihon Cats
of the u. S. S. dredge Delaware spent
Yesterday here with bis parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vincent Cats
James Maiden and Irwin Cats motored
to Chesapeake City, Md, yesterday, to
visit friends.
The handsome yacht Isabella, from
Philadelphia, yesterday, passed through
the canal for Baltimore, where she Will
take up winter quarters.
In q practice game of football at Fort
du Pont, yesterday, the first team won
over the second team. 20 TO z.
The annual Sunday School Convention
of Red Lion hundred will be held this
Episcopal Church at St Georges. Among
the afternoon speakers will be Rev.
Robert Pitzer of Delaware City.
Jacob Rudniok is erecting slaughter
house on his farm, near here.
Norbit Cook is erecting barn on his
property near the bridge.
The trolley cars running IN this town
were DELAYED for several hours, yesterday,
as the l215 car jumped the track near
the drain ditch.
Nathan Dunham and family are
moving into the house recently occupied
bv William Faulkner. on Clinton street
Mrs. Robert Peacock and son, Robert,
left yesterday for Philadelphia, where
they will spend week with her sister,
Mrs Laura Adkins
Mrs. Ralph Watts and son Of New
Castle visited her mother, Mrs. William
Hagan, yesterday.
Miss Dorothy Wells, while roller
skating, yesterday, fell and sprained her
wrist
Mrs. Rogers Pope of Newark is here
visiting her sister, Mrs. William Downs.
Mrs. Gardner celebrated her 9lst birth
dav anniversary, yesterday. She is the
oldest person in Delaware City.
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STRANGE SUBJECTS
FOR NATURAL|STS
Insects Found at Laurel, Some of
Which Are Compared to Devils
Riding Hoses"
Special Cnrrrspondcncc Of Every Evsning

'tSS~sos NSNtVobA"puStNo Ot 1VNEy AVv~bssss
Laurel, Oct. l3.--TIarold l.. Culver,
basket inspector for the Marvil Package
Co of this town, while walking by maple
tree on the lot Of Charles r. Marvil,
near the plant, saw peculiar looking
insect on the tree, which was so unusual
IN appearance that he captured 1T and
took 1t to the Office of the company IL
was exhibited TO a number Of persons
who had never seen anything like IT.
The insect wns an inch and threc-quar-
tors in length, the abdomen measuring
Ia inches. The antennae measured one
and one-eighth inches, while the legs were
from one inch long for the front legs to one
and a quarter inches for the hind legs.
The odd feature about the insect, how
ever, was a stingcr, or something OF the
sort, which measured three and quarter
inches in length. 1t seemed hard and bony
IN appearance and WIS about the same
shape and slzc As hat pin and had
sharp point. About halfway to the body
the organ seemed to be divided into three
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CANDIDATES ON TOUR.

Dover, Oct I3.-The Democratic State
candidates toured that section Of Kent
county south west of Dover Yesterday
these in the party were Andrew \ Lynch
candidate for governor; J. Rem Clements,
candidate for Congress; Herman {. Tay-
lor, candidate for heutenant-governor
During the morning they visited Cam
den, Wyoming, Rising Sun, Magnolia
and Frederica In the afternoon meet
ing was held in the Grange Hall at FELTON,
with large attendance Of women besides
many men Speeches were made by
Messrs. Lynch, Clement. and Taylor, and
County Chairman James II. Hughes
The same party with Others, men and
women, motored to Middletown last
evening, where a meeting was held.
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NEWS OF LENES.

I.evc.. Oc, - No-d comes from Mrs.
Arzic Manning that he daughter, Mrs.
Norris. Is now out OF danger. recovering
from an illness oi several weeks. Mrs
Norris was Miss Fannie Manning, a
graduate and later a teache~ 81 The Lewes
public schools.
Nir and Mr., LOUIS BeTiram were week
end guests oi Mr. Bertram's parents.
Mr.. and Mr. Louis Bertram. Sr.
The trustee of the NJ f. Church have
purchased - tons Of coal costing s400
and committee Of nine men has been
appointed To- receive contributions 10 pay
FOR the amount from the congregation.
Ieoman Buch has been appointed 10
tsile the position in superintendent Ed.
Tunnels office, formerly occupied by
Miss Blanche Salmons, who resigned
owing to i'll health. Captain Tunnell has
beautiful Offices overlooking Delaware
bay. in the Lewes Federal Building.
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REDMEN'S IN STAI.IATION.

Seaford, Oct l3.-Deputy Great Sa-
chem George ". Christopher, of Laurel
paid Tuscarora Tribe, No. %. Improved
o r. NJ, of this town, an official visit last
night, and installed the following officers
Sachem, r. s. Wakeman; senior saga
more. J. b Wainwright; junior sycamore.
NJ " Conway; chief Of records, W A.
Wheeler; keeper of wanpum, c. A. West;
prophet, George III. Moore; trustees,
Harry Handy, W c. Moore and G. ".
Locates; guard of forest, s. 5. West;
guard of wigwam, Charles Marvel, Sr
Following the installation refreshments
were served.
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Diabetes Sufferers Should
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MAGIC.

Earth has her SEASONS four. but man ha.
Ave
The four of earth and one that holds tmhs
all
The mind accumulations that recall
The season gone and make il seem alive
II so he choose For him the roses thrive
That long have slept within sodden pail
For him at viii. the ripened apples fall.
And golden honey drips from out the hive
Most Hondrous is 10 In the summer heat
To press the SNOW of fancy to the brow
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Chicago Tribune
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GOT SIS MORE.

Dover. Oct. IA commission Of
FIVE appointed by Kent county court, two
months ago allowed Arthur II. Matthews,
near Rising sun, FIVE miles south Of Dover
81 500 damages for the State Highway
running through his farm. Not being
satisfied with that amount, he took an
appeal and the case was heard yesterday.
al the court house, by sheriffs jury
composed OF Benjamin A. Hazel, Albert
; Moore, Manlove Hayes Wilson, VIII
ham i Clements, william H. Baker,
ton, Charles Howard Marvin, Hollis T.
Dodd, Charles B. Wilson, l. VIII Powell,
John {. Wharton. They aw srded Mr.
kstthews sI,575
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SIGNS OF OPEN WINTER.

Dover oct IA flock Of wild geese
hytg over Dover and squaWking vigor-
ously attracted attention about : O'Clock
last e1ening As they were flying nor Inward
some said That Is a sure sign Of an open
v inter
Another man SAID. " ell the bee proved
that too. as the honeycomb is so thin it
will hardly hold the honey
Another said The corn husk is not as
heavy as when We have d hard winter.
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TOBE INSTALLED SATURDAY.

Newark. Oct. l3-The inauguration Of
DR.. Walter Hullihen, recently chosen
President of Delaware College and The
Womens College of Delaware will take
place with appropriate exercises in front
II Old College, Newark, on Saturday
October l6. at II O'Clock noon.
4 cordial invitation to attend the exer-
cises is extended by the trustees 90 the
public. A few formal invitations viii be
sent out, but every one is urged 10 be
present, especially these men and women
who are directly interested in the Educa-
tional affairs Of the State
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PREPARING FOR FALL SPORTS.

Lewes, Oct 13-The athletic asso-
eiation Of Lewes school has organized by
electing Charles Marshall president; James
Marshall, vice-president; Vernon Brewer,
secretary; Professor W c. Thompson,
ssasher az agriculture, treasure; James
Wfley, manager; Herman Zerden, coach
A committee of three, Leon Register.
oxkes Lofand and Leonard Frazier, was
sppo.nted 10 get the field in good con
disloa for practice, and already the boys
srr looking for visiting teams with whom
- eDTnppft,
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Diabetes is lnva rably the result OF
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excess Of sugar IN the blood and failure
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TRAFFIC IN THE CANAL.

Delaware City. Oct. 13 The barge
Lancaster, loaded with wood and railroad
ties from Rsppahannock, Va, to Will
mington, and the barge Antietam, from
Chesapeake City, Md, for Philadelphia,
passed out of the canal last night
The gasoline freighter w. s. Sumers of
Philadelphia, loaded with a general cargo,
passed through last night. bound for Balti-
more.
The Diascond, barge owned by the
Southern Transportation Co, loaded with
gas coal. passed out for Baltimore today.
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CAMDEN NOTES.

Camden, Oct 12-NIiss Florence Gil
Asrslecve OF Philadelphia is guest of her
auser, Miss Mary Gildersleeve.
Mrs. ) " Miller and daughter, Miss
Iva Evans, are visiting in Chester, Pa.
As. j. Brown entertained the Kings
Daughters, Monday evening
Robert G.. Dunn has returned tn Rich
usond. Va, after visit here to his father,
A C Dunn. :
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players on the Dover baseball team dur
ing the past season met with an accident
by his car turning over with him near
Mt. Pleasant, yesterday.
He WAS hurried to the Office of DIR. j.
W. James here. where he received treat
n1ent for broken shoulderblade.
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COMMUNITY MEETING.

Stanton. Oct I3-Stanton Community
Association will hold a business meeting
and social in Friends Westinghouse,
Friday evening.
At the meeting of Diamond State
Grange, next Monday evening. the Japan
ese situation will be discussed
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OLD com FOUND IN FISH.

Cape May, ". j., Oct. l3.--Frank
w. Hughes, Of Cape May Point, three
miles west Of this city, while fishing in the
Delaware Bay off the property Of the Cape
May Sapd Company, caught wcakfsh
that weighed nine pounds. On returning
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HELD ON THREE CHARGES.

Dover. Oct 13-Alonzo Hammond
oi Frederica was arrested, Monday, and
10 dyed in Kent county Jail and yesterday
pas gwen hearing on three charges
wife beating, selling liquor and selling
Jamaica ginger.
lie was held under s. 500 bail for the
October term Of court
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for Girls will give an operotta, Silvia"
Friday evening, October %. The proceeds
will be equally divided between the girls
gymnasium and the community nurse
fund,
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Each advertiser on the Want Ad Page has
q message for at least one reader. Have you
read your message yet
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"Atlas pas the frst profsoer.
How sog"
Didn't he bold up th. sorld7 Bait
more American
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SHOULDER BLADE BROKEN.

Dover, Oct li.-Samue Knoff, a
State highway engineer and one of the
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home Hughes fo,md, when be cleaned the
fish, a Spanish coin, dated 100, ,nside
the FISH
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Foley Kidney Pills

ect promptly and effectively TO restore
weak, overworked or diseased kidneys
and bladder to healthy condition.
Mrs. Robert Blair. 4ei S. 2oth Street. Terre
Faute. Ind, writes. Il suffered two years
with iidney and bladder trouble frequently get
ans tAeksche. Mornings would arise feeling
very tired ard having hes dachas. and see loat-
ins speets before my eyes. | saw Foley Kid
Oey Pills advertised end made up my mind e
try them. Aitertskine them few weeks found
any trouble dispelled. The baeaaehe stopped and
my kidnsTs were restored 10 healthy normal
setion- ism siso tree of those tired spells and
hssdssN~s and my vision 10 no longer blurred.
hy rsSossry 10 entirely due 10 Foley Kidney
gliis. which slsdly rsesramend"
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Out!

Do 700 know that lansuidness. that
lawful tired feeling" heayiness. lame
or weak back, sore muscles, stiff or
swollen joints, rheumatic pains, lum-
bogo. ia the great majority of cases.
indicate kidney trouble?
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y. B. Danfortb. Second and Market streets.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-05-17
WILEY AND GOOD ROADS

Did you know that there Is q we'll
defined scheme on foot to change the
course OF the state highway from The
palles to the California line so that
1t shall pass through Lakeview in
stead Of through klamath Falls, Mer-
rili and Maiin! Well. there Is and
Il Is pretty well advanced. too. OF
course, there will be some who will
say that II can't be done. but they
know not whereof they speak. for II
can be done and will be done II the
people OF Klamath county are not
alive 10 their own interests. II VIII
son s. Wiley is beaten for the state
senate the chances are 10 10 I that
the main highway will be through
Lakeview. We must have a repre-
sentative in the state senate and our
nn!y chance 20 60, one Is through the
OF Mr.. Wiley. Every Rspub-
lican vote In the county should be
cast for him. and II II Is not. then
Klamath may have to pay the penalty
by losing the main trunk line that we
have fought so hard and bonded our
selves for and that Is already under
We know that II Wiley is In the
state senate. there will be. no danger.
We know he will block any such
move as is now on foot, We know
hat he will get the funds to hasten I
is completion. Then why take
chances?
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-05-17
ANT|-JOHNSON
CAMPS NERVOUS

PORTLAND. Ore. May 1.-THE
anything TO beat Johnson" cam.
pa!gn In oregon has reached the
humorous stage.
Woods supporters. including one
OF the newspapers. now seriously
make the demand that Hoover and
Lowden forces shall unite with them
abandon their men and put up a So
lid front against the one man who IL
alarming them greatly. namely. III.
ram W. johnson.
The Lowden manager In a sarcas-
.ic denial OF the Wood claims OF
leadership in the nsht accepts. how
ever. the call to unite. but he says
the union must be for Lowden.
Senator Poindexter OF Washing
ton came into the Presidential pri-
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-05-17

Il have taken only one bottle OF
Tanlac. but II has done me more
good than all the other medicines
have taken put together. said A. II.
Emerson when he called at Guppy's
Drug Store. Portland. Me-. the other
day. Mr.. Emerson lives near West
Scarboro. Me-. where he owns and
operates one OF the largest stock
farms in that section OF the country.
After got up from the flu last
winter ] was In mighty bad shape" {"
he continued. Il was not only in a
weakened. debilitated condition, but
! also suffered awfuiiy with indiges-
tion. Ny stomach was so weak !
could hardly digest anything and
could hardly bear the sight OF food,
much less eat anything. As ! was
not able to eat any nourishing food I
kept getting worse and worse and
was badly discouraged over my con.
dition as II looked like I would new
er get. my strength back again. My
nerves were all upset and my sleep
was broken and irregular. | felt
tired and wornout from morning un-
III night and could hardly drag one
foot after the other.
II took many different kinds OF
but nothing did me a partl-
Gle OF good untilI began taking Tan
lac. As said before. | have taken
only one bottle, but II has made such
a remarkable change In my condi-
tion feel like a different person al.
together. My appetite is splendid
now and can eat anything I want
and as much as ! want without the
slightest touch Of Indigestion. Ny
strength and energy have returned.
sleep sound and get up In the
mornings feeling ready for a big
lays work. Tanlac has put me back
IN my feet and everybody certainly |
'ught to know about this medicine"
Tanlac ID sold in klamath Falls by
he Star Drug Co., In Lorella by the
amss Nste. Co. and IN Merrill BY
be Southern Oregon Drug Co. Adv.