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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-28
NATURAL COLORED SILK.

Experiments made in France, it is reported, show that the yellow and green colors possessed by the silk spun by certain caterpi1lars are due 70 coloring matter derived from the food and passed through the blood of the spinners.
 By impregnating leaves with ar tff1cial colors the experimenters caus- ed some species of caterpillars to pro- duce silk of bright orange-yellow and fine rose hues.
 By the aid of the spectroscope the presence and nature of colored pig ments in the blood of the little crea- tureS were eSta abEshed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-28
zR-2 ACCIDENT HURTS BRITISH
 AIR PRESTIGE

London. Oct 2S-The wrecked air. ship ZR-2 (R-3S) must not be taken as an example of the best that could be done, writes Major c. c. Turner in the Observer. Major Turner is a vet eran bal1oonfst and one of England's foremost opponents of airShips.
 He adds: "Tae disaster can hardly fail however. to lower British airship prestige.
 The capabilities as well as the de- sign of airships must be, put to very searching criticism, for it is only af- ter this preliminary that progress will be- attained"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-28
ARREST PRoPAGANDIsTs.

Shangna1, oct. 28.-Actlng upon in- structions from Peking. Major Gen eral Ho Fung-lin. Chinese Defense Commissioner of Shanghai, has is- sued orders to the Chinese military police to arrest all members of an organization of Bolshevist propa- gandiSts, said to have been sent to China by the Moscow Soviet govern ment.
 It is said that these propagandist are Chinese who have been trained cording to Picking, are 20 In num- Der.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-28
100 NEW TEACHERS IN
 HAWAIIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Honolulu, T. H., Oct. 2s.-An in crease in the enrolment for the school year of about 5000 pupils for the en- tire territory and about 2,250 for the years figures is estimated bY local officials of the department of public instruction. Enrolment in the Hon olulu public schools for the last school year was 13,743 and in the entire ter ri.ory 41,151. There is also an in crease of 100 teachers for the terri tory. bringing the total up to 1,4o0 for the wear,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-28

If re.ulI.ing into tn. camp. he pl,ing- ed into an almost trachless country, devoid of water. At one placs. g tree was found which ne had evidently climbed te find out where he was. AL though 1t is believed that he IS dead a search Is being nads sor him by the missionaries and Indians of the re- zion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-28
BOSTON CITY FATHERS
 TO OKAY STOCKING BILL

Boston, Oct 2s.-silk stockings 252 scarlet pairs of 'em. of the fenai- or. then again. they may be ':enter- tainment,'' it was revealed in a bill from a local department store against the city of Boston. The dignif1ed mem- bers of the finance commission O. Kd the bill only after it was explained that the stockings were worn effective ly as decorations by Back Bay society girls who volunteered to act as wait resses when the city was entertaining the recent American Medical Society convention here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-28
THE MEANEST TRICK

Iyria, O., Oct. 28.-A bank here re- fused to accept a scrap of a newspa- per, cut the size of a bill. The piece of paper was given to blind man wI.o made change, thinking 1t was 2 S2 bill
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-28
Page Fifteen

that tourists and inhabitants of the islands will be able to travel from Honolulu to the crater of Mauna Loa
 in 24 hours, it is said.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-28

Apricots are dried by the heat o1 the sun in California.
 Dried figs are, weight for weight more nourishing than bread.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-13
WOMAN HOLDS FIRST PATENT
 TO COAL MINI;

Mrs. w. c. Whorf is one of the few women in the United States who owns coal mine, although she now owns but part of one. And this is supposed to be the only commercial mine In Alaska. Preparations are making to soon resume operations.
 The mine is known as the Port Graham coal mine and is situated on the northwest side of Port Graham at the lower end of Kenai Peninsula Patent was issued in the name of the late w. G. Whorf in the fall of 1909 before the present coal leasing law was in effect.
 The patented claim, which consists Of 65 acres, was located by Mrs. Whorf's husband 25 years ago, and 13 years of development and govern mental investigation passed before patent was allowed. During the de- velopment period coal was furnished to various transportation and can nery companies, to very limited extent, however, as under the law at that time only the coal mined in ac- tual prospecting and development work could be disposed of.
 After the patent was issued the mine was worked for number of years until Whorf's death, when the mine was taken over by a Seattle corporation known as the Port Ora. ham Coal Company. The mine then became the subject of law suits and litigation, and was closed for five years, until Mrs. Whorf bought the property back, and since that time, owing to conditions of the machinery and workings, very little has been done with the property.
 It has been more than 75 years since the Russians operated the mine, but descendants of the old Rus sian families now living in the yicin- ity say that the coal was mined through shaft 180 feet deep, and work was being done on the fifth coal seam below the surface. The floor of the bay in front of the mine is coal Veing underlaid with stand stone, and piling cannot be driven in it.
 Experts have estimated that there are 3,OOO,000 tons of coal in the pat ented area of 65 acres, aside from the 800 acres held by Mrs. Whorf under the coalIeasing act. A tunne 700 feet in length has been rm in on the property and the coa veins lying almost level, mining con ditions are very favorable for eco homie operation.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-13
OLD TIMERS RETURN
 MATANUSKA DISTRICT

MATANUSKA, April 12.-During the war great many homesteads in the Matanuska valley were aban- dOned. This exodus was due largely to the high wages paid laborers in the states and the corresponding in activity of the mining interests in this section of the territory. This spring, however, a reversal of the above has taken place and large percentage of those leaving their homesteads during the war are re. turning and reClaiming them. Unusual activity has been shown in this agri- cultural section of Alaska and old timers are looking forward to 6 sue cessful year. Renewed mining opera tlons in the nearby vicinity are at tracting large numbers from the states and this will offer better market opportunities for farm pro- ducts.
 Miners in the Willow creek mining district have been unusually active this spring. A five stamp mill has just been transported into the local ity and reports have it that several others will be located before active operations begin. Quite a number of teams have been engaged during the winter getting the large freight ton mage to it's destination before the sledding disappears. Several rich claims have been located in that dis trict during the past two years and with the recent favorable legislation the owners are hoping to get them producing at the earliest possible moment
 The Alaska road commission is planning extensive road improve ments to this district the coming summer
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-13
DEAL AT NOME CLOSES SALE
 OF BIG MINE

One of the most important mining deals consummated in the terri tory for several years was concluded on April l, when the Alaska Mines 1 Corporation purchased the entire holdings of the Wild Goose Mining and Trading Company on Seward peninsula, according to Judge O. D. Cochran of Nome, in a statement made at Juneau. The final payment on the deal was made on the above date, said Judge Cochrane, the total financial consideration involved being approximately $200,000.
 The Alaska Mines Corporation is one of the biggest companies operat. ing on Seward Peninsula and the transaction is one of the very great 1 importance to that section of Alaska, he said. It had already invested more than $1,000,000 in it's several properties which include a central power plant, two dredges in opera | Ilon olIu dlOlIGI uuutI The corporation is financed almost entirely by New York capital and has among it's stockholders men of considerable wealth. The general manager of the company is Charles s. Funk, of the International liar vester Corporation.
 The holdings acquired from the Wild Goose Company are said to be valuable and possess great pos abilities for development which will add materially to the gold produc tion of the Seward peninsula dis trict. The fact that they have been acquired by the Alaska Mines Cor poration assures beyond all doubt that these properties will be fully developed and operated on a substan tial scale.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-13

Your eyes fitted. Compound and stigmatic lenses replaced. See O@- borne
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-13

The colors permanent and waterproof and in addi ton to new appearance will preserve the surface of the straw.
Williams news., 1921-07-15

Janssen's experience Wis-"1
  would and it
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  Lydia E. Pinkhanas Private Text-Book Ailments Peculiar to Lydia Pinkham Medicine This book contains valuable information.
Williams news., 1921-07-15

into his car and drive down to the valleys. The fall roundup would soon be completed, Bill would return for a few days from the valleys with new equipment to replace the broken light ing system on the car, and they could avoid the bitter cold and snow that Lennox had known so long. He chopped at a great, log and wondered what would suit him better-the com fort and safety of the valleys or the rugged glory of the ridges.
 But at that instant, the question of whether or not he would winter on the Divide was decided for him. And an instant was all that was needed. For the period of one breath he forgot to be watchful-and a certain dread Spirit that abides much in the forest saw its chance. Perhaps he had lived too long in the mountains and grown careless of them: an attitude that is usually punished with death. He had just felled a tree. and the trunk was still attached to the stump by a strip of bark to which a little of the wood adhered. He struck a furious blow at 1t with his ax.
 He hadn't considered that the tree lay on steep slope. As the blade fell. the great trunk simply seemed to leap. Lennox leaped too, in frenzied effort to save his life; but already the leafy bows, like the tendrils of some great amphibian, had whipped around his legs. He fell, struggling; and then curious darkness, streaked with flame, dropped down upon him.
 An hour later he found himself lying on the still hillside, knowing only a great wonderment. At first his only impulse was to 20 back to sleep. He didn't understand the grayness that
Williams news., 1921-07-15

had come upon the mountain world, his own strange feeling of numbness, of endless soaring through infinite spaces. But he was a mountain man, and that meant he was schooled, be- yond all things, to keep his seIf-con- trol. He made himself remember. Yes he had been cutting wood on the hillside, and the shadows had been long. He had been wondering wheth- CT or not they should go down to the valleys.
 He remembered now: the last blow and the rolling log. He tried to turn his head to look up to the hill.
 He found himself wholly unable to do it. Something wracked him in his neck when he tried to move But he did glance down. And yes, he could turn in this direction. And he saw the great tree trunk lying twenty feet below him, wedged in between the young pines.
 He was surrounded by broken frag- ments of limbs, and it was evident that the tree had not struck him a full blow. The limbs had protected him to some extent. No man is of such mold as to be crushed under the solid weight of the trunk and live to remember 1t. He wondered if this were the frontier of death-the gray ness that fingered over him. He seemed to be soaring.
 He brought himself back to earth and tried again to remember. Of course, the twilight had fallen. It had been late afternoon when he had cut the tree. His hand stole along his body; and then, for the first time, a hideous sickness came upon him. His hand was warm and wet when he brought it up. The other hand he couldn't stretch at all.
 The forest was silent around him, except bird calling somewhere near the house-a full voice, rich and clear, and 1t seemed to him that it had quality of distress. Then he recognized
Williams news., 1921-07-15
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never
 Suspect It
Applicants for Insurance Often
 Rejected

Judging from reports from druggists who are constantly in direct touch with has been very successful in overcoming these conditions. The mild and healing influence of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its 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
 Dr. Ki1mer's Swamp Root is on sale at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medium and large. However, if you wish ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co, Bingham ton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper.
Williams news., 1921-07-15
Remarkable Diary.

Pepys' diary is a unique work by Samuel Pepys (1632-17O3), giving a curious and faithful account of the times in England from 1859 to 1869. It includes almost every phase of pub lie and social life, from the gayetfes of the court to the pettiest detail of weekday existence. The book is wr.t- ten in shorthand. and was not discov- cred until a century after the authors death. It was deciphered and pub- lished (although in a mutilated form) by Lord Braybrooke in 1925.
Williams news., 1921-07-15
Encouragement.

Encouragement. If I should attempt to kiss you what would you do?'' "I never meet an emergency until it rises"
 But if it should arise?'' I'd meet it face to ace."-Boston Transcript.
Williams news., 1921-07-15

table blood remedy your druggist keeps, is excell- ent. Start enriching your blood with S.S.S. to- day, and write about your condition to Chief Medi- cal Advisor, 838 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
Williams news., 1921-07-15
"Life as I See It."

"life as l See It."
 I suppose we are prone to claim that the world hasn't given us justice. In some directions I haven't had it. In some others I don't want it.-Louis- vile Courier-Journa1.
Williams news., 1921-07-15
DARLING BABY
 BRIGHTENS HOME Children's Laughter Pleasing Sound

Altoona, Pa am writ
 ing to tell you what Lydia E.
 Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound has done for me. We had six children die almost at birth. From one hour to nine teen days is all they have lived. Before my next one was born I took g dozen bot ties of your Veg etable Com pound, and I can say that it is the greatest medicine on earth, for this baby is now four months old, and . healthier baby you would not want I am sending you . picture of her. Everybody says That is a very healthy looking baby. You have my consent to show these few lines to anybo dy. "- Mrs. c. w. BENZ, 131 3rd Avenue, Altoona. Pa.
Williams news., 1921-07-15

Heard at the Agency. Do you know of any cook who will remain in the country? Several They are buried there."
Williams news., 1921-07-15

gets run down and weak-easy prey for disease. To be safe, keep the circulation wholesome.
 For this S.S.S., the famous vege-
Williams news., 1921-07-15
Blood Is the Sap of Life;
 Keep It Pure

You grow by good blood as tree grows by sap. Rich blood, robust man. Good sap, sturdy tree. Keep the blood healthy and wholesome;
Williams news., 1921-07-15
ASPIRIN
Name ''Bayer" on Genuine

Bewarei Unless you see the name "Bayer" on package or on tablets you are not getting genuine Aspirin pre- scribed by physicians for twenty-one years and proved safe by millions. Take Aspirin only as told in the Bayer package for Colds, Headache, Neural gia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache, Lumbago, and for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets of As pirin cost few cents. Druggists also sell larger packages. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid.
Williams news., 1921-07-15
Duty Still Is to Give

It is another's fault if he is ungrate- full, but Is mine if I do not give To find one thankful man I will oblige great many that are not so-Seneca.
Williams news., 1921-07-15

It isn't much consolation to the homely woman to know that every mirror has a silver lining.
Williams news., 1921-07-15
Jud Tunkins.

Jud Tunkins.
 Jud Tunkins says the real test of a mans character is not so much in the amount of reading he can do as the kind of reading he loses interst in.
Williams news., 1921-07-15

poor, impoverished blood cannot nourish the body or remove the waste as nature intended.
 When your blood is impure, itching, flaming skin eruptions often break out, and your body
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-01
Newport women's Club.

The Woman's Club Of Newport held
a social meeting yesterday afterneen
in their Club Room. in Red Mems Hall.
Rev. w. Vaughn Moore was present
and addressed the club on the subject
of the Curfew Law. which ne will en-
deavor TO have the town commission
favor. The Curfew arrangement was
endorsed by the club members. There
we're readings during the afternoon by
Mrs. Weatherby, Mrs Taylor. Mrs
Reuben Pordham and Mrs David
| Bair. There was also an instrument
tai solo by Mrs. William Dannenhauer
Cards have been issued to club men,
bers announcing their meetings dur
/ ing the month Of October, which will
he as follows: Evening social, club
room Red Mems Hail, October 5; af-
/ ternoon porch party at the home of
Mrs. w. L. Dun. Wednesday after
noon, October IL; business meeting
Red Mems Hall. October Ia, from 2 tc
4.30; second annual luncheon to be
held in the club room on Friday
afternoon, October %. at which time
the club will entertain the president
OF nearby clubs. A. committee was ap.
pointed yesterday 70 have charge o
the luncheon, with Mrs. Charles
Weatherby as chairman of arrange
ments.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-01
MOSTLY ABOUT PEOPLE.
conIInued from 80 !


Mrs. 3. g. Baldwin il giving o. ten
this afternoon 70 announce tho 4n~
gogement Of her daughter sars to
Charles AlimsSd, Jr., son u Or. and
Mrs. Charles N. Almond no date hae
been set for ihe wedding
Tho dance aiven By the younger s1t
last evening at the New Century club
was n success both socially and ss an
a.0 10 the Community Service cam
paign. and was delightful foretaste
o. the social season. The pafronesses
at the dance pere Mrs. Joseph O1en,
Mrs Frank Garrett. Mrs. Donald Ash
brook. Mrs Leroy Harvey. Mrs. Irving
Warner. Mrs. Felix du Ponf. Mrs.
Macmillan Hopes. Mrs Robert Rlch-
ards. Mrs. Thomas w. Wilson. In.
spring music was furnished By fhs
Original Six.
The Junior League win meet next
Monday evening at the nome of Mrs.
Russell Dunhssn, 1107 Broorns street,
70 discuss DANES. health centers hos
p.tal work and other activities for the
coming year.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-01
.S|NGED BY FLAMES
FLEEING FROM HOUSE
Two antilles ar Delmar Had
Narrow Escape When Fierce
Fire Broke Out.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Delmar. Oct. 1.-The large dwelling
at the old Elijah Freeny homestead,
about one-half mile west of town was
totally destroyed by fire between ?
and O'Clock yesterday morning, with
the household effects of Charles T.
Beauchamp and Roland d. Owens
who occupied it. The property was
owned by Misses Rosalie and Matilda
Freeny and was insured.
The occupants barely escaped with
their lives. Mr.. Owens being aroused
by one of his little children who asked
him to inquire what was the matter
Arising hastily he rushed down stairs
his hair being signed in the descent
The remainder OF the two families
succeeded in escaping in the night
clothes.
Mr.. Beauchamp, who is a railroad
employe, was at work quite a distance
from the home and on learning the
location of the fire, hastened there or
run. On arriving and learning thai
his family We're safe, he collapsed anC
but for the aid of a physician who
was present, it is thought he NIGH
have died.
Mr.. Owens was making preparation;
| Ii leave the place, had rented a hom,
in town. and was to move in yester
day. His household effects were in
suTed, as was the building. Tn,
/ house was erected in 1857.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-01
DELAWARE CITY NEWS.

Delaware City. Oct. 1.
Ralph z. Carr of this place, formerly
a sergeant in the regular army at
Fort du Pont, re-enlisted yesterday
and was assigned to duty with the
First company. c. A c.
Mrs. Michael Rowe of Clark's Cor
ner gave a delightful social to a num-
Der of Delaware City guests at her
home, last evening.
Mrs. Jones gave a party last even
ing at her home, in honor Of her
daughter, Sarah. Those present were:
Misses Ida Mcintosh, Lydia Rowland,
Catherine Spicer, Dorothy Stanley
NJ rtha and Myrtle Johnson, Orpha
Dunlap. Louise Rose, Harry Heal
Clarence Bender, William Derrickson
Edwin Schaefer. Richard Warner
Charles Rose and John Webb.
Miss Emma Clark entertained al
dinner, last evening. Mrs. C. F. Will
las of Fort du Pont.
Ladies Aid Society of the St. George.
NJ i. Church viii meet at the home o:
Mrs. Alfred Davidson next Thursday.
Willard Mcconnell is taking &
course at the Thompson Business
College. of Wilmington.
Miss Margaret Scott of Wilmington
is here visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart
Beck.
Jack Zackies was taken i'll Will,
working at the canning factory a
Port Penn. yesterday, and is threaten
ed with typhoid fever.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-01
Officers Club Meeting.

The Officers Club Of the woman's
Benefit Association Of the Maccabees
OF Wilmington held a business meeting
and social on Thursday evening at the
home OF Mrs. Thomas Bullen. Newport
Those present were: Mrs. Mary John
son, Mrs. Frank Shilling, Mrs. Re
becca Hirzel, Mrs Elizabeth Whann,
Mrs Barbara White, Mrs. Mary Foster,
Mrs. Lillian Foster. Mrs Mary Tribit.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hartman, Miss Bessie
Maclary, Mrs. Thomas Bullen and Mrs.
Della Walker The next meeting Of the
club will be in the form Of a mas
querade party, and will be held at the
home Of Mrs. Frank Shilling, 2O6
West Twentieth street, Wilmington
on Thursday evening. October 27. The
club will enjoy series Of card par
ties during the winter months. the
first Of which will be held at the home
Of one Of the members. on Thursday
evening. October 10.