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Middletown transcript., 1920-06-12
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ODESSA

Was
Miss Lon Baker visited friends in
town on Sunday.
Mis- Madeline Webb has been visit
ing Smyrna relatives.
Mrs. n. Sutphin has been . recent
guest Of Mrs. NJ. N. Davis.
4 Rev. E. A. McLaury, Of Hillcrest,
was . visitor in town last week.
Miss Elizabeth Fox, Of Bear Station,
visited friends in town on Sunday.
Mr.. Harry Massey. of Chester, Pa,
was visitor in town on Tuesday.
Mr.. Fred West, of Bordentown, N.
j., visited relatives here last week.
Mrs. Irene F. Wright, of Whining
ton, was visitor in town on Tuesday.
Miss Myrtle Bennett, of Port Penn,
is visiting her cousin, Miss Evelyn
Crouch.
Mrs. George Evans, of Philadelphia,
has been visiting Mrs. Willard Spicer,
near town.
Mr.. E. B. Griffenberg and family, of
Wilmington. visited relatives in town
on Sunday
Mr.. William Mifflin, of Ridley Park,
Pa, was a recent guest at the home of
Mrs. W. v. Woods.
MI. and Mrs. Charles Kronemier, Jr.,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Kronemier.
Mrs. G. L. Townsend and daughter,
Mrs. Charles Bush, have returned to
their home here for the summer.
Children's Day service will be CO.
served in st. Paul's M. E. Church next
Sunday evening, June 18th. Everybody
welcome to this service.
The public school closed on Tuesday,
June 9Th, with an old-fashioned picnic.
Ice cream. cake and peanuts were
served, and all had good time. Those
receiving certificates having completed
the 8th grade were Margaret Wilson,
Karl Morris, Dorsey Ennis, John Shetz-
ler, Hilda Cleaver and Harry Arm.
strong.
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TOWNSEND

Rev. George P. Jones spent Monday
in Wilmington.
Mrs. Clara Knots is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Boggs, near Clayton.
Leslie Schofeld. of Wilmington. spent
the weekend with town friends.
Mr.. Needham, of Philadelphia. Wis
tied his home here over the weekend.
Joseph Jones, of Newark, N. j..
spent the weekend with his family
here.
Mrs. w. A. Scott visited Mr.. Albert
Massey and family, in Wilmington, re-
Gently.
The Children's Day service Sunday
evening was well attended and the ex-
ercises well rendered.
Mrs. Edgar C. Reynolds has returned
home from a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Bayard Schwatka, near Wilmington.
Mrs. L. L. Maloney and daughter,
Miss Elizabeth, attended the annual
picnic Of the school of Miss Hebs, near
Wilmington, last Thursday.
Mr.. Jacob Hill has resigned bis posi-
ton in the Recorder of Deeds Office,
and accepted position with Mundy &
Co., Real Estate Brokers. in Whining
ton.
Mrs. Clara Shockley, of Wilmington.
and Mrs. John Collins, of Philadelphia,
have returned home from visit with
their brother, George Daniels and
family, near town.
The school picnic which was held In
the school basement on account of the
rainy weather last Friday afternoon,
was largely attended and general
good time was spent.
Middletown transcript., 1920-06-12
WARWICK

Mr.. and Mrs. Cochran were Elkton
visitors one day last week.
Mr.. Walter Aiken, of Philadelphia,
spent last week with MIR. and Mrs. Al
fred Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lane and Mrs. William
Thornton spent Thursday of last week
at Kennedyville.
Mrs. Charles Stearns, Jr., and daugh
ter Gladys, are spending this week with
relatives at Millington.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. H. Price and son
Leland, and Miss Bessie w. Gunkel
spent Monday in Wilmington.
Miss Esther Fillingame, of near Sas-
safras, spent several days last week
with Miss Kathryn Thornton.
Mrs. Charles Cole, who underwent an
operation at the Delaware Hospital.
Wilmington, last week, is doing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith, of near
Earleville, were recent visitors at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs.. William Boyles.
Warwick School held its picnic in the
woods, near town, on Thursday after
noon. A large number was present
and despite the rain storm which short
ened the pleasure hours and hastened
the picnickers towards town, all voted
It an ENJOYABLE afternoon.
Middletown transcript., 1920-06-12
Wanted!

Man as gardener. and woman for gen
eral house work. Good Salary to right
parties. Apply to
TRANSCRIPT OFFICE. Z
Middletown transcript., 1920-06-12

Dustin Farnum in <'The Corsican
Brothers," }" will be a special attrac-
lion at the Opera House, next Fri
day evening.
Middletown transcript., 1920-06-12
For Sale!

Tomato plants,> 60c per hundred;
Cabbage Plants, 3Oc; Sweet Potato
plants.
J. S. START,
Middle Neck, Md.
Middletown transcript., 1920-06-12

Read Fogels Ad! Money IN
your pocket!
Middletown transcript., 1920-06-12

We nav the HIGHEST CASH PRICE
for WHEAT and CORN on order, loaded
on rail and water at ANY POINT.
Phone 5 and Al.
JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
Middletown transcript., 1920-06-12
FOR SALE!

Farm Wagon with iron axels, in good
condition in every respect. Has only
been used few years. Apply to
TRANSCRIPT OFFICE.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-04

Two pictures of the
revolution in Ger
many that have just
arrived in this coun-
try. Abouc Gov
ernm ent troops
picketing Inter den
Linden on the morn
ing Of their arrival
in Berlin. The ia
nous Brandenburg
Gate looms up in
the back rou n d.
Left r yalist
troops (who pro-
claimed a monarchy
for Bavaria) patrol
ling the deserted
streets Of Munich in
an armored car.
keystone VteU
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16

It is by no means certain that the
successful air craft of the future will
be the familiar airpane or even the
dirigible balloon. Some aeronautic
experts believe that the commercial
aircraft of the future VIII be some
forr of helicopter. Within a few days
a noted inventor, Peter Cooper Hewitt,
has succeeded in building a helicopter
which has actually risen from the
ground and carried man along with
It and flown for a distance of 100
yards. Small models of this form have
been made in the past both in Amer
lea and Europe, but this is believed
TO be the first which has actually car
RED Il passenger The first railroad
locomotives and steamboats,, it will be
recalled. were built on very different
principles than the models which
finally were adopted, and it is within
the range of possibilities that the
same will prove true of the flying
craft. A wonderful opportunity for in
vention is thus opened to our ingenu-
ity-Boys' Life.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
That Biggest Gold Shipment.

The Cunarder Aquitania arrived at
New York the other day from South
ampton, via Cherbourg, with the big
geSt shipment of gold ever carried on
one steamship to this country.
The gold bullion was packed in 3S4
wooden boxes clamped with iron bands
and the value estimated at 1917 mil
lion dollars in United States cur
rency. On the voyage it was kept in
the specie room under charge of the
purser and the chief officer
The entrance to the specie room
was guarded the entire trip and was
watched by members of the crew and
the company's detectives from the
pier until the gold was taken from
the ship. The greater part Of the
specie goes to the Federal Reserve
bank toward the payment of Great
Britain's share of the AnglO-French
loan due October 10.
The largest shipment of gold previ-
Ously carried on one vessel was 1872
million dollars. taken on the North
German Lloyd liner Cecilie in August,
1914, for England, but brought back
to America when Capt. Charles Po-
lack received warning by wireless
that war was imminent.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
LIME IMPROVES MOST SOILS
Application Should Be Made Consid-
erably in Advance for Seeding
Time for Glover.

Lime in some form improves most
soils for bluegrass and white clover
and unless soils are already well SUD-
piled with lime it should be added at
the rate of not less than 100 pounds
per thousand square feet. The appIi-
cation should be made considerably in
advance of seeding time. Applications
of lime are of very doubtful value for
the bent grasses or the fescues unless
the soils are very acid or contain large
quantities of poorly rotted organic
matter.
Preliminary preparation, by which is
meant the thorough stirring of the s1r-
face foot of soil, should begin several
weeks prior to seeding to allow suf.
ficient time for the ground to become
thoroughly settled and for the weed
seeds to terminate.
Information concerning making and
maintaining a lawn is contained in
Department Circular 40, issued by the
United States Department of AgricuI-
ture. Copies may be had upon annli-
cation to the department at Washing
ton.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
The First Umbrella.

The first umbrella ever seen in this
country reached Baltimore. a ship
ment of them coming from England, in
July. 1910. Hardly any of them found
purcha sers for quite while. People
laughed at the mollycoddle contriv-
ance, which was not only foolish but
unnecessary, inasmuch as rain would
not melt anybody. The first anthra-
cite coal ever delivered in Philadel-
phia arrived in that city, nine wagon
loads, in July, 1872. Two of the loads
were sold for what it had cost to
transport them, and the rest was
given away. Those who bought the
stuff declared 1t a cheat, inasmuch as
it was nothing but stones and would
not burn"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16

A steadily increasing number of
shippers are looking toward the motor
truck for the solution of their trans
portation problems. Farmers are in
cluded in this category. and it may
therefore be well to point out. as the
result of actual experience of others,
the things they should consider in con-
nectiOn with the use of mOtortruckS to
haul their produce to market.
In very few instances, say experts of
the bureau of markets, United States
Department of Agriculture, it is advis
| able for a farmer to purchase and Op-
crate a motOrtruck solely for his own
needs, as the initial investment, cost of
| upkeep, and the limited time the truck
is likely to be in use make the venture
expensive and disprOportionate to the
convenience secured.
| Where trucks are operated by pri-
vate individual for profit the OWL er of
the truck usually operates between
| certain points on a fixed schedule. The
| farmer assumes no risk. He simply
| pays whatever the rate for carriage
| may be, and may find the use of this
| means of transportation an advantage
! over the railroad or over hauling his
| produce to market himself by team.
| AT the same time it has often occurred
| that when the farmer had learned to
| depend upon this service, the rates
would be raised to a point that the
| farmer could i'll afford to pay, or that
| another motortruck operator would
enter the field with the result that both
| operators were compelled to go out of
business, leaving the farmer without
| any truck service at ALL
One Successful Venture.
| 1t may be we'll to consider the basis
upon which a farmer may secure mo-
| tortruck transportation at nominal
cost and create service upon which
| he can place full reliance.
There are several cooperative mo-
| tortruck associations in existence of
| which perhaps the Farmers Co-opera-
| tive company of Hartford county, Md,
! has had the largest measure of sue
| cess. The territory served by the as
! ISOLATION is very productive agricul-
tural region. Many of the farmers
ship milk. to Baltimore, some raise
| truck crops. and others practice gen.
.ral farming.
The association rates on many COM
modities are decidedly lower than
| those of the railroad. The members
say that the saving of time in market
ing their produce is big advantage,
ALSO. For example, when the farmers
hauled their produce to market by
wagon they had to start out at mid
I night and did not return home until
nine o'clock the next morning. Now,
at least eight hours of that time is
! saved for other work.
But while the Hartford county COM
| 2any has had considerable success, it
| would not have been possible had the
| conditions not been favorable for the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
FAMOUS FRUMPS IN HISTORY
PROOF That Feminine Beauty Is Not
Always Necessary for the Acqui-
sition of Fame.

Beautiful women have their poets
and their artists who do justice to
their PROJECTIONS, but some of the most
| famous women, either from their own
or their husbands talents or posi-
ton, have been frumps, says London
| Answers.
Mrs. Samuel Johnson was nearly
twice the age of the celebrated sage
| OF Fleet street; widow, with sew
eral children as old as the man she
married.
Lord Macaulay, in his. famous essay.
says: ITO ordinary spectators the lady
appeared to be a short. fat, coarse
woman. painted half an inch thick,
dressed in gaudy colors, and fond of
exhibiting provincial airs and graces.
But TO Johnson his Titty, as he called
her, was the most beautiful, graceful
and accomplished OF her SEX
Caroline of Brunswick is the sub
| ject of one of Romney'S most charm
| ing pictures. Yet here is a contempo-
rary description of her from diary
printed many years after her death:
Her eyes projected like those of
| the royal family. She made her head
| large by wearing an immense wig.
She also painted her eyebrows, which
gave her face a strange. fierce look.
Her skin-and she showed a great
| deal-was very red. She wore very
| hiSh-heeled shoes, SO that she bent for
| ward when she stood or walked. Her
| feet, and ankles We're dreadful"
In the same diary appears a de-
scriptiOn of the famous Nine. de Stael,
the most brilliant woman of her time:
"Her face was that of a blacka-
moor attempted to be washed white.
| She wore a wig like a bunch of with
cred heather, and over that a turban,
which looked as il 1t had been put on
in the dark; short neck, and Shout
| ders rising so much behind that they
| almost amounted to hump" Yet she
had all the airs of a great beauty, and
her salon was sought by all the wits
and beaux.
George Eliot, whose centenary has
lately been kept, was an exceedingly
plain woman. 1t was said that she
had a massive head, but as a rule
! 4 massive head does not look very
elegant on slim, straight-down sort
Of figure. Besides, she cared nothing
about dress, and would probably have
been better content if, like Rosa Bon
heur, she could have got special dis
pensatiOn to ''wear the trows.'
Nevertheless, she was G, most charm
ing woman and a very good house
wife. She used to pride herself that
she could turn from "Romola" to
! cookery
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
STILL KEEN ON AIR TRAFFIC
Germany Actively at Work Building
Airships-Monste Zeppelin Said
to Be in Contemplation.

A few weeks ago Germany delivered
a brand-new Zeppelin. the largest yet
built, TO France and another new Yep
pelin to Great Britain. Yet we are
told by the Airplane that Herr Coils
mann, the director general of he Yep
pelin interests. recently returned from
the United States after negotiating
with certain firms regarding transat-
iantic air traffic. Negotiations have
also been carried on with Holland,
Sweden and the United States for tie
construction of airships on an inter-
national basis. 1t is rumored that a
new type Zeppelin airship, with load
capacity of 60 tons, accommodation
for 500 passengers and fuel capacity
for voyage three times the length of
the Atlantic crossing, is to be evolved.
Scientific American
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
STANDARD C0NTAINER
PREVENTS CONFUSION
Different Shapes and Sizes Now
Used in Marketing.
Establishment of Universal Unit of
Measurement Is Necessary, Accord
ing to Specialists of Bureau
of Markets.

To eliminate the confusion and dis
of & multitude of containers of differ
ent shapes and sizes in the marketing
of fruits and vegetables, marketing
specialists of the bureau of markets,
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. say that the establishment of a
universal unit of measurement is nee
eSSary.
The unit of buShel measurement rec
commended is the stricken, or Winches-
ter. bushel of 2,15042 cubic inches
With this cont8iner there is no diff
Guilty in determining whether the meas
IRE is short, as it is required to be
level full 1t is unit of sufficient
size to permit the buyer to distinguish
the multiples that are practicable for
use in the sale or shipment of fruits
and vegetables, and in the opinion of
the bureaus specialists the establish
ment of this unit of measurement for
containers of fruits and vegetables
sold by volume would constitute an i'm
portant step toward formulating con-
sistent policy of standardization that
could be applied TO practically all
types of packages.
The bureaus specialists also believe
that all weight per bushel laws relat-
ing to fruits and vegetables should be
repealed for the reason that there is
no definite relation between dry meas
lure and weight. For example. bas-
ket that contains so pounds of small
apples may not hold more than 45
pounds of large ones. Containers are
used Interchangeable, and box con-
| structed TO hold so pounds of apples
becomes a 25-pound box when filed
/ with snap beans.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
HE NEEDED NO INTERPRETER
Up-to-Dateness of Chinese Official
Rather Surprised This Pitts
burgh Banker.

A banker who had visited China sew
eral times on important financial mis-
siOns thinks the heather Chinee" Is
not only intelligent but that he has a
delicate sense of humor. as well. He
tells this one on himself:
81 called on an important Chinese
official for a conference and, supposin.
he knew no more of English than / did
Chinese, | took an Interpreter When
we arrived at the Office of the official
l told my business to the interpreter,
expecting him to translate my state
ment to the Chinaman end then to re-
peat the reply to me in English. HOy7-
ever, had hardly finished speaking
to the interpreter when the Chinaman,
with a humorous twinkle in his eyes,
leaned over and said to me, in perfect
English: Mr.. Jones, please tell me
who is pitching for Pittsburgh this
year wall Street Journal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
Man and His Demands.

One great trouble with the world Is
man has taken himself too seriously.
BY no possibility can he be an angel.
yet he is demanding that reward for
his poor service here on earth. He is
not entitled to prosperity and idleness
at the same time; no arrangement
can be made whereby this is possible.
Yet he demands it. Man is an animal.
living in a material world and must
cut his cloth accordingly. To demand
of time; he Ilight make himself rea-
sonably prosperous and content with
the time he wastes in blubbering for
the moon.-E. w. Howe's Monthly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
Part of Il He Didn't Like.

Little Francis was attending his first
party, and among the things served
for refreshments was cocOnut cake.
Francis had never seen shredded COCO
nut before, so when the hostess saw
him busily engaged picking out the
shreds and placing them on the side
of his plate, she asked:
Francis, don't you like cOconut
cake%
sYessum, I fink I'll ike it when l
get the slivers picked out Of it." he
answered.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
WAKING SLEEP-WALkERS.

Some Sleep-walkers may be awak-
ened by being gently touched or called
others by a flash of light. by STUN
bling in their wanderings, or by set
ting their feet in water. Others re-
main SO heavily asleep that it is nee
eSSary to shake them vigorously before
they show signs OF waking. But some
times ii is not wise to wake the sleep
walker at all. and there have been
cases where sudden housings have
proved fatal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
STRANGE.

There's one thing l can't under
stand about these spirit communica-
lions" remarked Mr.. Brown as he
finished reading the account of a
highly successful seance.
whats that, John, dearT asked
his wife.
why, you never hear of a departed
soul having gone any other place ex-
cept straight to heaven"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
That's Different.

Redd-ThOught you told me that
was a ten-horsepower automobile OF
yours?
Greene-SO l did.
'Well, cant believe It,"
"Why not?"
because. | noticed 1t took only one
horse to pull it back home tOday!"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
Absurdities in Attire.

81 must say" remarked the derisive
person, that man looks ludicrous in
the clothes his wife gees out and buys
for him"
Maybe" replied Mr.. GrOwcher.
Put not any more ludicrous in my
opinion. than his wife does in the
clothes she goes OUT and buys for her
self"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
BELL HOLDS YOU sPELLsoUM0.

In the temple of Chionin. at KY
oto. Japan, is a wonderful bronze bell
said 10 weigh 100 tons; and wnen its
mellow boom is heard the pedestrian
stands still and the workman pauseS
TO listen. the vibrations being felt over
a large area. Ii has no tongue, but
the end of wooden beam. suspended
horizontally. swings against the braz-
en- mass. There are only two larger
bells in the world. that of Mindon
Min in Burma and one at Moscow.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
CREAM BUYER NOT CHEATING
No Coed Reason for Suspicion Be-
cause Test Varies Several Per
Cent in Measuring.

Don't think that your cream buyer
is cheating YOU just because your test
varies several per cent but rather
suspect the buyer whose tests are all
ways the same, for it is very seldom
that your cream will test the same
twice in succession.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
a Schedule.

\ Boston business man has the fol-
lowing schedule OF time for interviews
hung over his desk:
Book agentS-three seconds.
CnclaSSifed bOreS-thirty ditto.
Golf aSSociateS-one hour.
Friends TO make a touch lit takes
time TO explain why you are broke)-
five minutes.
People 70 pay billS-no limit.
Employees wanting increase Of sal
ary-one minute.
My Whenever too busy.
Poor relationS-slways out.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
He Came Close

Little Joe wished to have his Irish
Mail repaired. A wheel had come off.
neighbor who intended to fix it for
him discovered he had no nut for the
axle, so he sent Joe home for one
Presently Joe returned and said: rs
pick.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16

Letting the brood sows live is best
they can during the period between
weaving the spring litter and farrow'
ing time in the fall, is usually respon-
sible for weak fall filters.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
A Predlcament.

I'm In a predicament."
"What's the trouble?"
I'm running for Office"
"WeIl?"
81 can't make up my mind what to
do. You see, l can't think up any real
good reason why / should be elected
and hate to conduct a mud-slinglng
campaign and spend all my time tell
ing the people why the other fellow
shouldn't be."-Detroit Free Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
No NeceS SIfN.

at is pity your husbands temper
will not alloy him to get along well
with the servants. hope he will not
have an explosion with your new
cook"
"IIe couldn't. She lit the fire this
morning and then poured on gasO-
line"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-16
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect 1t
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
it's remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview on the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
SO many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble is so
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica-
tions are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease. 1t is on sale
Mt all drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.