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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12
DENMARK TO BE REPUBLIC?
According to Reports, the Little coun-
try May Abandon the Monarch
ical Principle Soon.

News dispatches from Copenhagen
state that there is q possibility Of the
establishment Of republic In Den
mark, the little country that has been
a monarchy since King Healfdene ruled
the country in 400 A. ID.
Denmark Is today limited monar-
chy, ruled by King Christian, who d.
vides his power with the two houses
of parliament. During the war 1t suf-
fered heavily in both its leading indus
tries, dairying and the merchant ma
rine. Many Danish ships were sunk
by U-boats despite their neutrality,
and the large herds of cattle that had
supplied large part of Europes but
ter and cream were killed for food.
Denmark has population of $500
600, a large part of whom live on small
farms. Its area is 14,S29 square miles,
slightly larger than the state of Mary
land. 1t is densely populated, with 165
people to the square mile on the main
land and 275 to the square mile on the
many islands along the coast. COpen-
hagen, the capital and principal sea-
port. is situated on the island of Zee
land. The island folk form the mer-
chant marine and the fisheries, while
the farmers live ON the fertile main
land.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12
~Goes Broke" In Vaudeville.

1t is said that the first man TO under
take to produce vaudeville in America
was Silas w. Steggs of San Francisco,
who inherited 100000 from his uncle
In 1865, and not being used to handling
money in large quantities, started in
to spend 1t freely. He went on a trip
to Europe and spent most of his time
at the Alhambra music hall in London.
and launched a project TO start the
~'New York Alhambra." His idea was
approved by a number Of amusement
people. and he hired hundreds of them
10 come to the United States. But his
money ran out and he left his party
on a boat in New York bay and dis
appeared.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12
Has Served Country Well.

Senior Portal, for the last 30 years
the leading journalist of Peru and the
author of - best sellers" in that coun-
try, has done for his native land what
Luis Taboada did for Spain, Mark
Twain for the United States, and, long
ago, Moliere for France; while wag-
ing war with his pen, he has created
true literature. Thirty years ago. when
he laid down the sword he had carried
with honor through the Peruvian strug-
gle with Chile, he took up arms against
every imaginable weakness, shortcom-
ing, sin, and vice of his fellow coun-
trymen and in laughter-provoking sar-
casm and scathing irony he has de-
picted all the wickedness TO which flesh
and particularly Peruvian fesh-is
heir.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12
Velocity of Liqht.

Physicists never tire of efforts to
increase the accuracy of their knowl-
edge of the fundamental facts of
science. A REORGANIZATION of the We
locity of light by the Fizean toothed
wheel method was made at Nice. These
experiments were remarkable on ac-
count of the great distance over which
the beam of light employed was trans
mitted. Previously such a beam had
been caused to travel about fifteen
miles, but on this occasion the reflect
ing mirror was so placed that the total
distance traversed by the beam, going
and returning, was fifty-seven miles.
The mean of 1109 observations gave
for the velocity of light 1S6.225h
miles a second.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12
DOUGHBoY HAS A GRIEVANCE
Why In the World Don't Frenchmen
Give Proper Pronunciation to
Their Absurd Words2

Take the city of Troyes, favorably
known throughout the a. L. F. as
practically M. P.-less burg writes Tip
Bliss in the American Legion Weekly.
Naturally, any human being would
pronounce it to rhyme with noise"
and go on his way rejoicing in the
knowledge of a good deed well per-
formed.
Not so the frisky prof. He calls
it "Twa," though why and wherefore
lie bon Dieu alone knows.
But If you want to get even with the
f. D., try him out with regular word
with plenty of "w'S'' and "h's" and
"ths" in it. whether" is the cats
fur, as the army expression almost has
1t. Tackle him with whether" and
watch him gargle and stammer and
sizzle and finally turn up his toes and
pass away while somewhere In his In
sides are still resounding the last de-
spairing notes of his internal inter-
probation of a good. Christian word
into "vay-zair-r-re."
"Vay-zair-r-re Shade of Babel!
Now, as regards the matter of spell
ing. One of the Frenchman's pet
monstrosities in "Kiss-ka-say." Does
he spell 1t that way? Ouija answers,
no. He goes to work and unburdens
himself of vowels and sibilants and
things until he has gotten rid of
"Qu'est-ce que c'est!"
What does 1t mean? 1t means:
'What is this that this isl" Which is
a fine healthy way of maltreating,
"Huh?"
Huh Is right
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12
Muscle Massage In Rlekets.

AS an aftermath of undernourish-
Enent during the war period. ricketts,
has become a common disease among
children in Germany. To stimulate
the fiabby muscles Of these little pa
tients. without risking malformatiOn
of the softened bones. many curious
devices have come into use. according
TO an illustrated story appearing in the
August issue Of Popular Mechanics
magazine. In treating the jaw and
neck muscles. for example the subject
Is laid on an inclined hoard. while the
nurse stands ai the head and manipu-
gates a harness of two straps.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12
Get Lucky Tips in Dreams.

When an Italian has a dream he
doesn't go tell his friends about IL
for the sake Of making conversation,
but hurries to get his dream book to
find out what the dream portends. The
book has a number for everything man
wears. has. eats and sees. Things
shown In a dream are looked up, and
the corresponding numbers are played
by the Italian I'm the weeks national
lottery. And IL he doesn't win, says
Kenneth L. Roberts In the Saturday
Evening Post. he feels positive that
somebody with the Evil Eye has looked
at him and broken his chances. The
man with the Evil Eye is hated. feared
and Stunned.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12
National Amenities.

England win return to the state Of
Kentucky a Gag which was captured
from Kentucky volunteers at the bat
tie OF the Thames In Michigan in the
war OF 1872. The Kentucky legisla-
ture has appropriated money to send
10 England a commissioner who viii
bring back the flag. This commission
er. james Buchanan Of Louisville. Is
n descendant Of the commander Of the
Kentucky troops in the battle.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12
Immunity From whoopine Cough.

DIR. T. Luzzat of Rome was called
to three different houses, in each of
which a child had begun to cough. In
each case he suspected that it might
be whooplng cough; therefore, as
precauton. he vacclnated all the broth
ers and sisters with an anti-whooping-
serum. Ten days later his suspicion
was confirmed by the typical whoop,
but in no case did one of the other
children catch the disease, though no
attempt at isolation was made.
In reporting this to Policlmics
(Rome) Doctor Luzzati says he has
found no benefit from vaccination once
the disease has become pronounced.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12
Rea! Neiehborliness.

An interesting experiment in neigh
borliness has been carried on for near
ly a year in part of Toledo which is
populated almost exclusively by Polish
immigrants and their descendants. The
Polish Business Mems club of the dis
trict conceived the idea that the needy
Polish families in the community
should be taken care of in a neighbor-
ly way, rather than by charity organi-
cations. The latter were requested not
to extend aid in the district, but to
notify the cldb, so that 1t might meet
all emergencies. This is not done from
the club treasury, however. An inves-
tigation is made TO determine whether
the need is for money. supplies or
work, and the other residents of the
block, including the tradesmen, are
then Informed that their neighbors
need their assistance, which. the club
reports, is always forthcoming.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12
GLORY DESTROYED BY TIME
Of the Once Mighty Cities of Babylon
and Nineveh Hardly Yes
tige Remains.

When the ancient kingdom of the
Assyrians fell through effeminacy and
negligence 300 years after the Trojan
war, many petty states arose out Of
its ruins, two of which raised them
selves to a high degree of power. The
kings of Media subdued the mountain
land of Persia, and established rela-
lions of amity with hordes that
wandered on the eastern side of the
Caspian sea; they conquered also a
portion of the empire which had CEN
tered In Nineveh. At the same time
the king of Babel, or Babylon, -four
ished with still greater magnifcence
and power.
In Babylon, ancient seat of learning
and science, Nabopolassar, after a
long period of anarchy and division.
erected a most powerful monarchy,
whose sceptre Nebuchadnezzar, his
son, extended from the Caucasus
mountains, where he defeated the
Iberians, to the sandy deserts of Lydia
He burnt Jerusalem: defeated Ammon,
Moab and Edom; conquered Tyre, the
richest city of the Phoenicians; laid
waste Egypt, and formed his empire
on new boundaries. He adorned Baby
lon, the city of his residence, with the
nOblest works Of architecture, but OF
this city the ruins are scarcely dis
cernible. 1t is still more difficult to
trace the vestiges of Nineveh, which
lie three days journey from 1t, and
whose ruins have sunk in the marshy
soil
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12
keepino Water Cool.

The only way to keep water cool
is to surround Il with some mate
rial that Is a bad conductor Of heat.
or In other words. does not pass on
the heat too rapidly. The poorest
conductor Of heat is a vacuum or space
from which the air has been excluded I:
hence. a thermOs or vacuum flask
makes the best container for cold wa
ter. Other bad conductors Of heat are
wood. leather. felt. horn bone; con-
tainers made Of or covered with these
materials will keep liquids cooler than
those made Of metal or glass.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12
Curing intolerance Of MIX.

DR.. Genegrier reports TO the French
Pediatrics society that a newly born
infant which could not take milk In
any form was cured by three subcu-
taneous injections. one every other
day. Of s. 10 and 30 minims Of steril-
lied cows milk. The third injection
was followed by violent vomiting and
rigors. but from this moment the baby
tolerated milk by the mouth in pro-
gressive doses, beginning with FIVE and
ending with $50 grams a day.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12
Twins of Ninetx-Eixe.

Living in the Scotch village of In
verkip are twins. James and William
Ford. ninety-five years old. Neither
of them has had lays illness. and
James has never been a single night
out of the house In which he was
born.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12
indian PiIorimaoe.

Fifty thousand Indians from all
parts Of Mexico recently completed
their week Of homage to their patron
saint, the Virgin Of Guadalupe. and
their pilgrimage 20 the shrine Of the
Virgin.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12
Ino Much Of a Strain.

Jud Tunklns says he's never going TO
allow any summer boarler to remain
for more than week. because it's too
much work to learn new stories TO en-
terrain the same old crowd.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12

one good sign--Safety First
Watch your step" AnOther-~yalue
First-watch your shOes."-BOstOn
Shoe Retailer.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-10-06
SPECIAL SERVICE FRIDAY

Friday, October /, there were spe-
ciaI services at the Catholic church
in honor of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus.
Despite the fact that the mass be-
gan at 6:13, a goodly number were
present to witness the beautiful and
impressive ceremonies.
The services commenced with
mass at 6:13. Then came exposition
of the most Blessed Sacrement, and
reading of Act of Conservation to the
Sacred Heart of Jesus by Very Rev.
A. B. Colliard at the foot of the al
tar. After this there was Benedic-
ton of the blessed Sacrament, fol-
lowed by the act of reparation for
blasphemy. The ceremonies were
performed by Very Rev. A. B. Col
lard, pator, assisted by the acolytes,
Frederick Lavergne, Austin Lavergne
Rene Lambert, Robert MeClelland,
and Ferdie Lafleur.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-10-06
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

An accident that fortunately was not
serious occurred last week. Florence
Attaway fell down one or two steps,
and at first seemed to have perhaps
broken some bone in her foot. SUI
fering terribly, she was aided up the
steps by two of her schoolmates. AT
ter, however a short while it was
found out she had only hurt her ankle
and the only results are considerably
swoolen font.
There was ball game between OPP
elousas and Melville, Friday afternoon.
1t was well contested and we give all
that is due them to our rivals, but we
surely give our shouts for cold Ope"
Opelousas won on a score of to 8.
The second month of school began
Monday. Now that test week is over
the pupils can breathe little more
freely but alas!-test week will be
here again before you have time, SO get
a little benefit from your free breath
Penmanship class began in the high
school department Monday. Miss B.
Crawford has been teaching Palmer in
the grades during the first month, but
until this week the high school has
had no writing.
A great part of the period the first
day was spent in arranging the class.
Miss bee" has everything in syste-
matte order this year Instead of each
pupil buying his paper, she has bought
all the paper herself and distributes it
among the students. Each student is
required to pay twenty-five cents for
the paper for the entire term. This
method keeps each pupil supplied with
paper all the time and enables him to
get it cheaply. Miss Crawford also
bought a supply of large envelopes
which she distributes among the mem
bers of the class Monday. These en-
velopes are for the special purpose of
keeping the penmanship materials.
She requires that each pupil place
therein his paper and penholder The
penholder which is placed in the en-
velope is reserved exclusively for pen
manship class.and Miss Crawford in
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-10-06

1t was believed last year that the
eleventh grade would be required to
have a Palmer student diploma before
graduation, but the senioA class has
been informed that this viii not be de-
manded of them This is welcome
news to the eleventh grade for many of
them who are making up units they
failed to get in other grades are unable
to take up penmanship at all.
Professor Pavy has since Monday
tickets at his office for the French
entertainment which will be held at
the high school auditorium Thursday
night. Mr. Pavy gives these tickets
to any students who desire to sell
them. Admission on half ticket will
be given to any student of the Opelou-
sas high school who wishes to attend
the entertainment.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-10-06
DEMOCRATIC DOLLARS

A dollar contributed by good
Democrat to the Democratic national
campaign fund will accomplish great
deal. The contributor Of dollar can
feel that he is actually performing
one of the following services to the
Democratic party; ten-dollar coz
tribution does ten times as much;
hundred-dollar contribution one hun
dred times as much and so on.
If used in sending telegraphic news
one dollar will send a hundred-word
news item to a possible one million
one hundred and fifty thousand read
ers.
If used in sending out special ar
ticles, it will print and deliver to ed
itors thorsand-word article, which
may rsach eight hundred and thirty
five thousand readers.
If uzed by the editorial department,
it will place a Democratic editorial
the length of this on the editorial
desk Of papers having circulation of
slightly over a million and quarter.
1t will purchase three hundred eight
page pamphlets on the League of Ma
tions or other Democratic literature.
or pay postage on one hundred of
them, or buy one hundred and twenty
five buttons.
If used by the Speakers Bureau it
will carry a Democratic message from
one of our speakers to one numbered
and fifteen voters.
It must be borne in mind that there
are many million of voters, and that
they must Be reached not one, but
many times and in many ways.
Every Democrat can and should
do his or her part. And doing ones
part consists in giving literally ac-
cording to ones ability and means
not merely a nominal sum.
Conscience as well as patriotism
and Democracy calls. The League Of
Nations means peace to the nations.
It's rejection means death and suffer
ing to nations, to millions of men,
women and children. Invest your
money in, do your part for the League
of Nations, for Peace, Progress and
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-10-06

of buying tractors. He deposited
two million dollars of the state in
dustrial commission funds in coun-
try banks, with a hint that they lend
at least some of it to farmers buying
tractors.
Governor Cox then went to the
Federal Reserve Bank and secured a
ruling that notes given by farmers
purchasing tractors be discounted on
the same basis as agricultural imple-
ment paper. BY these various means
the farmers of Ohio we're enabled to
purchase in 1918 1882 farm tractors
thus practically doubling the number
in the state. This was said to be the
most aggressive campaign ever waged
by any governor.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-10-06
GOV. COX AND THE FARMERS

In 1918, when the whole nation
SVas alive to the necessity of stimu-
dating agricultural production, Gov
ernor Cox went to work to aid the
Chic farmers.
He called meeting of tractor
manufacturers and stated that no
wanted them to allot at least fifteen
hundred farm tractors for sale in
Ohio. He then went to the Superin-
tendent of the state banking depart
ment and obtained letters to every
banker in the state urging financial
assistances to farmers in the matter
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-10-06

school writing they must procure an
other pen as she wished the penman-
ship pen to remain in the envelope, ex-
.cept during the writing class. She thus
hopes to. have it arranged that there
will never me any trouble about proper
materials in her class.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-10-06

Miss Crawford says she hopes soon
opelousas high school viii be able to
boast OF Palmer progress button, and
certificates. She intends sending in
some Of the work Of the high school
pupils to the A. N. Palmer school in
perhaps a month or so.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-10-06

One Of the most imposing features
OF the occasion was the singing rem
dered by the pupils Of the Immacu-
late Conception Academy, specially
trained by the Sisters for the first Fri
day services. AS Miss Adella Durio
played the organ, the fresh voices Of
this amateur choir united their modern
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-10-06

English to the ancient -,
priest at the altar. After X.
ing of the bell for the Holy IS,
ion, he majority Of the -.
marched down from the Choir
ceive the sacrement, then
AGAIN m sin1 g., A.. tetaIl
services.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-24
AUCTIONS-LEGALS
Auction Sales
Legal Notices

PROPOSALS.
Sealed proposals viii be receire,i
by the Board Of Public Education
IN Wilmington for SIX sectional school,
buildings about q BY +0feet each.
with vestlbule by feet. cioak
room by II feet. Black board
services ara 70 be included. SIDE
walls TO he II feet high. walls and
ceilings lined. double door Bids
70 cover delivery. erection. paiuting
and smith heater set up ready Tor
use.
Proposals must Be deposited on
the desk Of the president Of the
board on or before = 80 3 clock Mon
day evening. June IS. 1920. and must
be markell Proposals FOR Portable
Buildings. The right e eject
any bids is reserved.
BOARD OF PUBIC EDUCATION
WALTER J CAMPBELL.
Chairman Of New Buildings.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-24
EMPLOYMENT
HcIp Wanted Female

GIRLS-Young. for pairing and finishing
department. Apply at once. Delaware
Hosiery Manufacturing Co., Fifteenth and
Walnut streets
GIRL-For general housework. Stay at
night. Apply 2O02 boulevard.
HO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. q IL. Every
Evening once.
MOTHER HELPER-Or Experienced
child s nurse. Reference required. 2407 w.
seventeenth street.
MAID--Experienccd. wanted, with good
reference. Apply to Mrs. William q. Men
dinhall. l40l Pennsylvania avenue. Phone
4bI.
GRAPHER-Wantcd. preferably
with some bookkeeping experience. Trump
Bros. Machine Co.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-24

PROPOSALS.
Proposals. addressed % the New
Castle County state Highway Com
missioner. Room 1873. County Build
ing. Wilmington. Delaware. Will he
received until II O'Clock noon lNil-
mington timel Tuesday, July 3.
1920. for the construction Of alternate
types of standard pavement on the
Lincoln Highway. beginning and con
Meeting 70 the contract known rs
section No. l.. Lincoln Highway. near
Pixies Creek and eNteuding 20 kosCs lie
bridge, a distance OF 2.2 miles. IN
Mill Creek hundred, and nOwn as
section No 5A Of Lincoln Highway.
Plans and Specifications may be
seen AZ the Highway Commissioners
Office. Room l33, County Building.
on and after June =. 1920, aud a set
secured upon maSins q deposit of
$50, which will be refunded upon
their return on or before july 10.
1920.
4 certified checN or bond for s50O
must accompany each bid,
The Levy Court reserves the rtSnt
to reject any or al bids.
CHARLES h. GRUBR.
New Castle County state Highway
Commissioner.
NoTICE---kstate of Emily >. o9waey, de-
sestamcntary upon the estate OF Emlly J.,
Downey. late OF Wilmington hundred. de
ceased. we're duly granted unto Agnes n
Downey on the twenty-SiSth day of MAY
A. ID. i920. and an persons Indebted 70 ths
said deceased are requested 20 make DAY.
ment 20 the executrtN without delay. and
all persons having demands against tbs
deceased are required 90 eNhioit and prse
sent the same duly probatcd 20 the said
executrix on or before the twenty-SiXth
day OF May, A. ID. 1921. or abide BY ths
'' " AGNES y. DowNEY.
Address: lo2o ". Tenth stress. wiiIaiaS.
ton. Del.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-24
PROPOSALS

The Mayor and Council OF Whining
ton. Delaware. Sealed proposals VII
be received by the undersigned until
: D. m, June 30. 1920 for the fur
nishing OF three automobiles for the
use OF the three chiefs OF the VII
mington Fire Department. These
automobiles 70 DC OF the roadster
type. two passenger. Make bids
With and without tops. Give FUN
specifications and delivery date.
Bids received up 70 June ID have
been rejected. New ones viii be
considered.
The right TO reject any or 81 bids
is reserved. Address al proposals
in sealed envelopes 70 the Fire Com
mittee Of The Council % the
City Of Wilmington and mara same
Proposals for Automobiles
Alex X. Abrahams
James G. Mesrns
John ,. Muivens.
Herman .. Faulkner,
Arthur Johnson.
Fire Committee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-24
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Business Property 50
ABATEMENT HouSE--Newly furnished.
IS rooms, two baths. reasonable Posses.
sion at once. Apply 2ol E. Fifth street.