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The Penn's Grove record., 1921-07-22

TOSHIAH QUINCY unquestionably
~ VAS fighting for poSterlty as well
as for the then present generation of
Americans when he used these words
breathing a determination for liberty
and an equal determination to keep
il even at the hazard of a halter.
He used the word "Whensoever, "
a word all inclusive as to time. He
spoke to the Americans of his day.
of the immediate morrow and of 9th
er morrOWs to come, The fathers be-
lieved liberty worth fighting for and
dying for. Quincy spoke on The BoS-
ton port bill a year before the farm
ers at Concord fired the shot heard
round the world"
This promise of a Willingness 10 die
free men found It's determined echo
IN all the battles of the Revolutionary
war from Lexington to YORKTOWN.
AlnpricaniZatiOn during those years
was being taught on the field of battle
and in the Self-denying homes of the
people where the sacrifices to the
great cause willingly were made by
the devoted women. the children and
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Carriers Reinstated

John d. Allen, John D. Baracliff
and Thomas E. Brooks, for mer r. D.
carriers from Elmer, have been rein
stated and will resume positions on
their routes August 1st. After the
election of President Wilson, changes
were made in the Elmer routes which
ousted these Republican carriers al
though they were under Civil Service
rules. There have been three vacan-
cies on the routes which have been
temporarily filled for some time and
a long wait since examinations were
taken by a number of asirants for the
positions. The old carriers had al
ways felt that they were wrongly
ousted and should be reinstated with
out further examination and the Civil
Service Commission has finally so de-
cided.
To accomplish the ousting of the
Republican carriers the four routes
from Elmer were reduced to two,
change which never proved acceptable
to mail takers. Later the old four
routes were restored but the old car
riers not allowed to resume their posi-'
tions. 1t was a game of politics.
Elmer Times.
From the above all may expect
those under civil service to be retained
and no political game played.
Henry Ford-Who says | like fiv-
vers? I'm always putting 'em out.
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Remarkable Remarks

Charles Ponzi-The first ten years
are the hardest.
Charles Chaplin may be an aero
bat, but I can't hang on to my wife.
Babe Ruth agree that Homer was
the greatest of the Greeks.
Psychology Professor-A certain
amount of sleep is necessary for all
0aople. Hence our courses.
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The Story of
Our States
BY JONATHAN BRACE
XX.-MISSISSIPPI
MgHE zam | l'HF Of nlssiss asass
NT M& a. NS sippi derives
Anf Ss3gS lEA its name from
IN k8 fllll "a E the river
Va sS.,.5 .-1,,s II3 which forms
w ISL it's western
- bounda airy.
The word itself comes from the
Algonquin missi-sepe which
means great river" 1t is popu-
larly supposed to mean Father
of the Waters but this interpre-
tation is incorrect. The state is
also known as the Bayou State
from the many bayOus which are
formed by the shifting river. In
this connection it is interesting
to note the uneven course of the
Mississippi river. Though the
extreme length of the state from
the Gulf to Tennessee is $50
miles, the western border, due
to the winding of the Mississippi
river, extends for nearly 500
miles.
The rivers play an important
part in this state. They are so
numerous and the country so
subject to Hood that the river
bottoms cover nearly one fifth
of the area of the entire state.
The early history of Missis-
sippi is yoked up with that of
Louisiana of which it originally
formed a part. Discovered by
De Soto in 1889, it was not until
La Sale sailed down the river
and claimed this territory, which
he named in honor of his French
king, Louis XIV, that a perma-
nent settlement was established.
In 1853 the territory east of
the Mississippi was ceded by the
French to the English. For a
while the lower portion of the
present state was called West
Florida. After being captured
by the Spanish and later re-
turned to the United States, the
Territory of Mississippi was eX-
tended to its present size of 49,
$50 square miles and in 1917 it
was admitted as the twentieth
state of the Union. At the time
of the Mexican war, although
called upon to supply one regi-
ment of volunteers, Mississippi
responded with enough men for
two. One of these regiments
was commanded by Jefferson
Davis, who later was the presi-
dent of the Confederate states.
Since its readmittance to the Jn-
ion in 1870 Mississippi in ma
tional elections has been Demo
cratic state except in 1872, when
it,voted for Grant.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
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Woman,s Tolerance

A neighbor woman's idea Of toler-
ance is to say with a curious empha-
sis which leaves the impression that
she is open to conviction on the sub
ject: "Oh, well, / don't suppose the
girls actually bad."-Ohio State Jour
nal
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lAMERICANISM

Establishments will not fasci-
nate us, nor will threats of a
halter intimidate. For under
God we are determined that
wheresoever, whatsoever or
howsoever we shall be called to
make our exit, we will die free
men.-Josiah Quincy, Jr.: OBJ
servations on the Boston Port
Bill, I774.
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FARM AND HOME FACTS
The Plowman

The plowman used to plod his way.
The old-style plowman is today
Not such a factor.
For we have Ieen progressing some.
The modern plowman rattles home
Upon a tractor
He buvS a FordSon.
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The Story Of
Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
XVI.-TENNESSEE
~szKAEEI Is11m | Of Tennes-
lEIisI3f- lEifsII3iff- (. Il 'ff5T.iiEi back to the
i@ n jz year 1911
Va yz}7 is, Kali when De Soto
N%SE&e. ecIa# with his par
>9Iz9&.S ty of spanish
adveuturers probably reached
the present site of Memphis on
the Mississippi, The French
under La Sale built a fort here
about 1862. The English also
laid claim to this territory, in-
Guiding it in the grant to North
Carolina. 1t was not until 1910
that the first permanent settle
ment was made by James Rob
ertson and this was soon fol-
lowed by many other settlers
from North Carolina. They
formed what they called the
Washington district, but this
was short lived as it was
promptly annexed to North
Carolina. In 1884 the inhabi-
tants, indignant over North Car
Olina's attitude toward them,
declared their independence and
formed the State of Franklin
or Frankland. AS this seces-
sion was not countenanced by
North Carolina, for a number
of years state of confusion
existed with two sets of officers
trying to govern. Meanwhile
the settlement suffered severely
from hostile Indians and from
the Spanish, who still held Lou
isiana, and controlled the Mis-
sissippi river. In 1880 North
Carolina finally ceded this ter
ritory to the United States. By
1896 the population had in
creased to over 10000, so Ten
nessee was admitted as the SIX
teenth state of the Union.
At the outbreak of the Civil
war, Tennessee joined the Con
federacy. In 1866, when the
state was readmitted to the Un-
ion, there was much disorder
during the reconstruction period.
This led to the formation of the
Ku Klux Klan, the influence of
which quickly spread through
out the Southern states. This
secret organization took into
it's own hands the suppress
sion of crime and the admin
istration of justice.
Tennessee contains 42,022
square miles, and is sometimes
called the Volunteer state. 1t
is named after its principal riv-
er, which is a Cherokee word
meaning Crooked River" or
'bend in the river"
% by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
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WHAT'S IN A NAME?
BY JENNIE LITTLE.

ANh8 vi iAll8NNF lAlbAAbA'AApASAg No"A tAA''N
day, in an aggravating manner which
seemed to threaten: Il shall keep 1t up
till your nerves are on edge, or your
spirits down in zero" and | felt that
II ditUt need to persevere much long
er Summer vacation had begun, but
what was the use Of being released
from drilling tiresome children and
correcting examination papers, if there
was nothing better in sight?
mo, l may as well confess and get
1t over. Up to that time not scrap
Of excitement, adventure or romance
had ever come into my life, and 1t
was my thirty-ffth birthday! But
what could YOU expect from a plain,
prosy creature, handicapped from the
very start with the name of Amelia
Bump? I suppose the Bump was in
evitable. seeing that l had no choice
IN the matter of ancestors, but surely
# my dear parents bump Of wisdom
had been ever so slightly developed
they would have offset it with lovely
front name like Evelyn, Sylvia or Dor
Is.
Even Caroline might have been
transformed into Carolyn, and Mary
Jane into Marie Jean, or May Janette,
but not a letter in the alphabet could
ameliorate the misery of being chris
tened Amelia. No young man could
be expected to choose as his partner
at the merrymakings a girl who had
neither, money, beauty or brilliance TO
take the sting from that hardly sup
pressed smile when he introduced MY
friend, Miss Bump" Why, even my
scholars made puns about it,
And so when the old folks died and
left me little besides the old home,
with not a near relative in the world,
1t just eemed natural that l should
settle down for keeps, in the role Of
old maid country school teacher Nat
urally It happened that sometimes
that starved youth in me clamored for
recognition, and raised riots, as to-
day.
It was the annual county fair, and I
had watched them all go by in their
shining buggies and autos--sweet-
hearts, young married couples, and
families. till it seemed that poor
Amelia Bump was the only solitary per-
son in the village. 1t had been a per-
feet morning, and now I felt a touch
Of savage satisfaction that the rain
would spoil their pleasure, until I re-
membered that blizzard may seem
a May day if only you are with some
one you love. OH. / was IN tune with
the weather all Elsht.
And then my ears caught the roaring
hum Of an airpIane. nearer nearer
unbelievablE near. l raced to the door
IN time to see something Ike a giant
wounded bird sWooping down on the
hig meadow below the house. Crash
Then my curiosity carried me on ny
ing feet TO the spot Whefe HSure re-
sembllng an aImofea knlght IN goggIes
picked himself up with dazed iook'
ana hent over another proslrate lorIn,
Alter a AaSlH eAs'"'"alioH ne 'uiieu
10 me as S'''T1l'' ol'ei--lIou'ileu'
"Ioush luck. came throush 'ne
war without SMASH ana no" a Dfok-
en- leg and perhaps worse Tor TINS III
tie testing Trip. Accident 10 engine
and we conIdh make rlght lahdlng'
"AeFe oo''"f'
Believe me- mad Ilttle tlme 10
waste sympathizlng with myseif the
rest OF the Gay. lie was Oauly hurt'
GhHfIE
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Henry Ford-Who says l like fiiv-
vers? Pm always putting 'em out.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-10-10
Bible Class Organized

Miss Blanche Brinsheld's sunday
School Glass met Wednesday even
ing September 2Sth, in ST. Paul's NJ
P. Church. Cambridge. Md, and were
organized as the Pauline BlDlc
Glass"
The following officers were elect
ed: Teacher, Miss Blanche Brins-
field; President. Mrs. Coda brad
lev; Vice President, Miss Edna Nc
Cotter; Secretary. Miss Rena kinna-
mon; Treasurer. Miss Elsie Daley;
Chairman of the Social Committee
Miss Jessie Hoffman; Assistant, Miss
Elizabeth Branble; Membership Com
mittee, Misses Nora Newcomb and
Marie Kinnamon; Sick COMMITTEES
Misses Nora McCotter and Mary
Blanche Seward. AS there was nc
other business to be transacted the
meeting adjourned,
The next meeting will be held on
Oct. 26th, at the home of the Misses
McCotter, 204 Aurora Street.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-10-10
Citizenship School

The nationwide slogan of the
League of Women Voters is Every
Woman An Intelligent Voter" With
this end in view, q manual for Mary
land citizens, on the Government OF
Maryland, has been written by Dr.
Ella Lonn, of Goucher College, and
puDlished by the Maryland League
OF Woman Voters.
This manual covers every depart
rnent of the State. city and county
government. The organization and
operation OF each department is dis
cussed and the duties, powers and
methods of election OF each official.
The index is complete and gives
ready reference for any question.
Copies of the books will be on sale
on Wednesday, October 18th at the
meeting which will be addressed by
Governor Harrington and Miss La
vinia Engle.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-10-10

Cambridge, Md, Oct. o When
the Democrats of Dorchester County
held their first public meeting or the
campaign last night at HOpersvllIe.
Hoopers Island. the hall was filled 10
overlooking, many persons standing
outside. A large number Of women
were present. those on Hoopers Is~
land displaying more interest than
has been manifested by them else
where
Mr.. Nippon. Of Hooper1 isl@nu.
was thc presiding officer, The
speakers were William $. GordE, il.
candidates Tor Comptroller; Robert T..
Lee. OF Baltimore, chairman of the
State Accident Commission; former
Governor HarriH gton; Samuel l..
Byrn, candidate for the State Sen
ate: Frank Robbins, candidate" for
the House of Delegates; fIusseH +.
Smith. candidate for register OIL
Wills. and John \. Baker, candidate
County Commissioner.
Mr.. C0rdl, VINO gave the flrSt
speech OF the campaign, referred 10
the fact that the COmptroller's olflce
was = business rather than 4 Polltl-
cal one He discussed his own quail
fications as a banker and bookkeep-
er, whose entire life mas been deEot-
ed 10 work Of the character the
COMPREHENSIVE involves, and pfohllS-
ed. if elected, to give the office the
time and attention required 1of It's
successful conduct, just as he Would
to any private business in when ne
might n2ODrn 10 en- gdg
As a member of the Board Of Pub
lie Works, Nj. Gordy said he Wo'l"
come in contact with other problems
than those connected merely with the
conduct Of Comptrollers office. 10
these he promised to devote his pest
efforts and judgment as they sfodto
arise.
Mr.. Lee spoke of the accomplish
ments CT the Democratic party in the
State. He said that Maryland rank
ed first among the foremost States
of the Union in progressive leS1s.a-
ton. He referred to the act or
Democratic Legislature and to the
good roads legislation as begun by
the Democrats. He asked a cOntnu-
ance of the party in power on the
score of its accomplishments. he
scored the present Republican Ma
tional Administration. saying 1t had
come into power with promises when
it has not fulfilled. He contrasteo
conditions during the Wilson 40
mfpistration and those now prevail
ing, dwelling particularly on the I'M
employment situation.
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IN MENIORiliM

In loving memory OF my dear wife
Georgia l.. Marshall, who died on" yea
ago today, October 10, 1920.
In the graveyard softly sleeping.
Where the flowers gently way,
Lies the one we loved 50 dearly
In the lone but silent grave.
But her spirit swcctlE whispers;
Loved ones We shall meet AGAIN.
Today recalls sad memories.
OF a loved one gone to rest.
and the ones who think of her TODAY
Are the ones who loved her best.
by her husband, THAS. MARSHALL
Brit
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Rad Practice

Mrs. Reddy-"Why don't you lei
your Willie play baseball with ihe
other boys?"
Mrs. Greene-''A part OF the game
is stealing bases, and I'm afraid II
might have a bad influence.
Topics OF The Day" Films
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-10-10

Just received a large shipment of
suits, coats ard dresses; call and
see them. price are reasonable and
there is al assortment of colors and
styles that will please all. j. Rich
ard Smith. Successor to Hurley d
Williams. 10-10-3t
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No Game

Pop. Did they play baseball IN
Noah's time?"
No, my boy, l believe not
why didn't they, Pop
Wet grounds, l guess.
=NOnkerS Statesman
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-10-10
SEES COMPREHENSIVE
JOB FOR BUSINESS MAN

Gordy, Speaking In Dorchester, Tells
OF His Training As Banker And
BooIdkeeper. Many Women At
Meeting. Hall At Hoopers Island
Crowded II. L. lee Relates DEM
ocratiG Accomplishments.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03
LOCAL SPORTING NOTES.

The traps Mt bellevue wore kept busy
Saturday by shooters desiring TO win
themselves turkeys or chickens, and when
theIast gun wps fired the shoot was pro-
nounced hv all present to have becn a
most successful affair. The dsy was idea
for trapshooting, as there was not puff
of wind 10 make the targets do stunts, and
the turkeys and chickens wcrn of the best /,
with n man on the grounds TO kill and
pick them as they wer won, There were a
number of exciting matches held for tho
fowl. but the last match proved to be the
most exciting, as II was necessary 20 shoot
I25 targets before Bill Robelen was
pronounced the winner.
The Diamond State Rife Club held
their regular Saturday afternoon shoot on
their range at Shellpot and to say that
IL was interesting would be putting II
mildly There was the kecnest rivalty
throughout the entire match. Tho first
event was a 5O-yard re-entry after the first
rclav had shot. Aprlehy was in the lead
with % points 20 the good and he still
retained this lead IN the second relay when
he turned in another score of o3 points
The third relay up was the one that broke
the fiddle string. Appleby lead eft with 81 !,
and c. Mclaughlin came IN with "a,
NtttAS tbllibfa SNftstttfN Atii asAn ftAAAAt
hut young Mac did not hold his lead very
long. as Webster knocked him of the
fence when he came in with n score Of pS.
The T.. b. and W, Gun Club held q
poultry shoot at Todd's Cut Saturday
William Ryan topped the list Of con
tenders by taking home six chickens. He
was followed close bv r. Cornog, who sue
cccded in getting four of the fowl. All
shooters started at sixteen yards and were
handicapped two yards on every chicken
won. The marksmen who carried home
poultry were. w. RYAN L, Cornog, J. W.
Smith. ]. II. Smith. A. Parsons and A.
Lockwood
Tho Al-Colleg,ans Of Wilmington de-
feated the New Castle High School five
IN hari-fought game saturday night
hv tho score of 25 20 "a. The game WAS
very close throughout the entire forty
minutes of play
Lew Dawson's Parkside basehallers
heat Old Swedes Saturday evening IN the
Old Swedcs Hall, score SI-2l.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03

Carr the wcll-known character comedian
and brother Of Alexander Carr. Zach is
entirely different in his execution of his
work, but the laughs created by their
combined efforts keep the audience IN
good humor throughout the performance.
Each comedian has song hi ~ the play.
Victor Herbert will 40 doubt be IN VIII
mington on 1huradhy evening ndu
TO conduct the orchestra in the frat per-
formancc Of the local engagement Of lbe
Girl In the Spotlight.
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS Ar rHF ouEEN.
Never before has Douglas Fairbanks
waxcd so enthusiastic over the success
and adruirntion of a picture as hc has over
"Jhe Mark Of Zorro" his latest picture
which brings him TO the Queen Theatre
today 10 begin weeks run. The story ~
adapted from the novel called ''fhe Ctifse
of Capisirano" Those critics who have
viewed the picturc hnve proclaimed that
Fairbanks has eKceled any Of his previous
performance This s due 10 some extent
to the ingenious story and the opportuni-
ties afforded Doug 10 make the greatest
utc Of his athletic ability
THOMAS mrfduAN At THE msJEErro.
Thomas Meghpn does the Ponce dc
Leon stunt IN his new picture Conrad IN
Quest Of ilia Youth which opens ut the
Maiestic Theatre today Mr. Meighan
plays the title role that Of Conrad Mar
irer who 81 thirty-fvn wos 80 bored with
life md 70 appalled, by the fact That he
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03

wag old, that he seeks 20 rs-iiye his thrills
of youth only 10 find them 9shes 10 his
mouth He finds, however, That youth
docs not come from the tabled fountain
but from the heart when IL loves. Conrad
exhausts all possibilties of finding bie
youth when be falls IN love and ~ ihni
realization he feels young once more
"soErnrna taonrs' At rnr RnLro.
Tho Rialto ia beginning the week with
feature TINT win be shown for two-daya.
n ~ called Northern Idgbts This
ph0toplay ia special production, pro
duced and enacted with extraordinary care
and vividueaa II IN the tale Of the great
Northwest, a romance ~ the Northwest
Royal Mounted Police and sorne Of the
trappcrs and inhabitants ~ the great
frigid zone Mrs Virginia Faire who was
the winner Of the 1919 Fame aud Fortune
Contest IL tho featured member Of the
company presented this piece. She has
proved 10 be not only an unusual beauty
but the possesBor of undiscovered his
trionic ability.
DOUBLE Pill hr THT FAvor.
4 big double program is offered ~ the
Savoy Theatre THE week William Faver-
sham will be seen IN HE second big rel-
ginck picture, "fhe Sin That Was Hie.
Harold Lloyd in Number Please, his
latest and newest comedy, r. unquestion-
ably o screen clasric, and II full n laughs
ard ecreams from atnrt 10 firish
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03
BABE RUTH FAILS
As BASKETbALLER
As Cage Artist Home Run King
Proves a Good Football
Player.

New York, Jan. 23.-O-o-o-la, la Big
Babe Ruth big bambino himself, he go I
put out of his first basketball game i'll
Now York.
Bv the refervcY Bless you, no. =
He WIS removed by unanimous con-
sent of an armory full Of fans who soon
found out AS basketball player Babe wns
no homo run baby doll. The gang called
him prInc q burlesquo and several other
harsh names before hambino swallowed
his pride and let his team manager re-
move hum from the scene go that the game
could go on.
All. how tho mighty fall Coming in
like an enthusiastic elephant, oil out
fitted in his courtly nrmor of gym shirt
pants, knee guards, shin protectors
gay-striped and clested footwear, Bam-
bino retired with all Of the grace of M
awkward and dsilusIonod debutante after
her first unsuccessful party.
Fact Ia Babe wAs quite loathe to leave
the scene Of his crpsh The old circuit
sacker showed n remarkable amount of
courage under fire and there WAS no doubt
that no WAS under fire. Getling guns
couldn't have spat out barrage much
wickedor than the verbal volleys of the
hooting crowd
For three quarters Babe kept his feet
For three quarters he missed all kinds
Of chances to ring nm easy basket But
the old boy WAS there with belts on when
it came 70 foul tnckling and knocking tho
temporary goals out Of position Babe
must have beon a great football player IN
his day Foshl How he could tackle Moth
ing at all for him to tackle thrco men at
ono time and send two other skiddin9 out
of bounds OF course these gridiron stunt 9
cost his OUTFIT batch of scores via the
freethrow route.