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Smyrna times., 1923-12-12
MILK TO FORM MONEY PROFITS
Eastern Sussex Farmers Starting
Right for Successful Business

Farmers of Sussex county, are jub-
liant as their receiving station for
dairy products nears completion. This
county boasts of high grade dairy cat
tie stock and for many years has pro-
duced milk that is rich in butter fat.
The product could not be placed on
the market, however, because there
was no receiving station to which the
milk could be shipped for distribu-
tiOn. The farmers were obliged to use
what they could in home consumption
and the remainder was churned into
butter.
Early last summer the dairy farm
ers of this county formed a local unit,
and through their county farm agent,
NJ. c. Vaughn, appealed to the Inter-
State Milk Producers Association to
find a means for procuring the much
needed receiving station.
This organization, headed by H. D.
Allebach, made arrangements with a
large dairy plant of Philadelphia to
build the receiving station, on condi-
ton shat the Milk Producers Asso-
citation would guarantee grade "a"
milk from the dairy farms of that vi
cinity. This was agreed to and an in
tensive educational campaign for the
dairy farmers was launched by the
Quality Control Department of the In
ter-State Dairy Council, an allied or
ganization devoted to the education of
both producer and consumer.
The receiving station is now under
construction and will be completed, il
is expected, before the 18th of Deem
Der.
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oFFICE-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank
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FARMING IMPLEMENTS, &c.

York Carriage. in good condition. set of
Carriage Harness. as good as new Separate
pieces of Harness. Horse Blankets and etc.
New Dearborn
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NOTICE

The Fruit Growers National Bank,
Smyrna, Del.
The Annual Meeting of the share
holders of this Bank for the election
of Directors will be held at the Bank
ing House Tuesday, January 8th, 1924
between the hours of II and II A. NJ.
1912 At w. W. HYNSON, Cashier.
Smyrna times., 1923-12-12
XMAS TREES

I will be pleased to serve my old
customers and many new ones as pos
sible with Xmas Trees and Wreathes.
Prices reasonable.
THOMAS f. HARRIS,
Residence at the old school hocse,
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As Practical Christmas Gift Dispute Judgment If
Your Selection Is Made From the Ample
Stocks of Davis
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WOOD FOR SALE

Cut in Stove Lengths and some is
well seasoned. Apply to
Phone 273 HARRY T. ENNIS,
1912 1t SMYRNA. Del
Smyrna times., 1923-12-12
FOR SALE
FOR SALE

Refrigerator, Baby Coach, Rocker,
Gas Stove, Step Ladder, Ironing
Board, and numerous other things.
Apply to MRS. PAUL J. RUTAN
12-12-1t South St. SMYRNA. Del
Smyrna times., 1923-12-12

THE SMYRNA TIMES Is an independent
paper devoted to the welfare of the town it
represents and the State of which it is a
part 1t also gives the items of importance
of the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Smyrna times., 1923-12-12
Xmas Gift JeWeIrY

You undoubtedly contemplate selecting gift relative
dear friend will through their lifetime
For such gift nothing fitting than jewey
liable mepece selected with discrimination The
strictly modern and fashionable
While each and article shown distinctive
pndab will find by comparison that the
favorab but instances the
OF lower grade obsolete fashion and taste We earnestly solicit
patronage whether purchase Of dollars
Smyrna times., 1923-12-12
PUBLIC SALE
2 HEAD OF GOOD HORSES

No. 1.-Sorrel horse. years old. with white
name and tail, kind and gentle. will work any
where.
No. Gray Mare. years old. will work
anywhere.
Smyrna times., 1923-12-12
SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Subscription price. Sl.5O per year. strictly in
advance.
Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna. Della
we're Second Glass matter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19

From the amazing experiments of
Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose. the great
Indian scientist. there is abundant evil
dence that plants have rudimentary
nerves and that they vary in nervous
ness" The unexpected slamming of
a door, the blast of siren, the squeal
of a slate-pencil will set many of US
on edge; others will placidly read a
newspaper and pay but little attention
to the irritation. So it is with plants.
Some are as FESTIVE is thoroughbred
horses; others are phlegmatic; all are
nervous" more or less. Some are
startled only by strong shock: some.
like Mimosa. culver at the slightest
disturbance. More than one popular
dclusion disappears when plants are
tested. For instance, carbonic acid
gas is supposed to be good for vegeta-
tion; but Bose chokes plants to death
with the gas, The trees in our streets
toss their foliage in the wind as brave
ly as if they were in forest. Give
them Bosses instruments and they
record the misery they suffer in the
vitiated atmosphere that they must
breathe. Again and again, indeed.
their response seems human" Drug
them with chloroform and they drop
off into complete insensibility. Dose
tueHI WITH dIGOHOl tHcN SCEdWl a.
drunken record. Castigate them with
periodically delivered blows. and they
complain of exhaustion as unmistak-
ably as If they shrieked for mercy.
Wound them and they are paralyzed.
That every plant dies, We know. But
at what moment does it throb it's last?
In an animal the extinction of life is
accompanied by marked death-spa srh.
Bose is the first man who has watched
plant in it's death-throes. the first
man to note the exact moment when it
is possible to say, This flower. this
tree is dead" With his death re-
corder" he gives the plant the means
Of indicating when it is about to ex-
pire. He places the plant in an inner
vessel Of water and this in turn in an
outer vessel of water. The arrange
ment resembles somewhat the double
boiler in which we cook cereals. The
outer vessel of water is gradually
heated. A curve is traced on a smoked
glass plate by the plant itself. Thirty
degrees. forty degrees, fifty de-
grees centigrade is indicated on the
plate. The temperature rises and
rises. Suddenly the curve shoots up.
1t is the death-spasm. Sixty degrees
Ga hundred and forty degrees Fahren-
heiD the record reads. That this is
indeed the CULVER of death is proved
by fruitless attempts to revive the
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both socially and financially for tn,
Chpter.
9Th Infantry Band
Give Fine Program
at Coliseum, Thurs.

The rain yesterday prevented the
Fifth Infantry Band from giving
their open-a air concerts. but they gave
short program on Water Street at
$3.50 this afternoon, parading the
length of the street several times,
giving a fine exhibition 4 marching
to martial music. Arrangements
were quickly made by the live-wire
committee from the American Le-
gion to have the evening perfor-
nance given in the Coliseum and by
3 o'clock they had hand bills an
nouncing the change on the Street.
So despite the efforts of the weather
the citizens of Gardiner had the OPP
portunity of hearing the 5th Infan-
try Band, and they showed their ap-
probation of the efforts of the Com
mittee by filling the Coliseum to it's
utmost capacity. They were we'll re-
warded for the program was one
that will be long remembered by
music lovers in this city. The de-
tachment set up their cooking equip
ment in Depot Square and many
gathered to watch their methods of
cooking a meal for fifty men. By
courtesy of the knights of Column
bus they made their sleeping quar-
tiers in the Hall on Water Street.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments from the Benz. E. Smith Post,
No. consisted of Stephen D. Mon
Afghan, Maurice King and Wilbur
Roberts.
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THE TALE OF A SKUNK
BOTTLED AND FRISKY
AT HAMMOND'S GROVE

The judge of the Augusta NUM-
cipal court, who is enjoying the fall
months at his cottage at Hammond's
Grove, is a lover of animals but he
has his likes and dislikes regarding
then species. The other morning
several hours before daybreak Judge
Cony had a novel experience which
he relates in a humorous style. He
was suddenly awakened from his
sleep by a noise under his cottage.
The term noise" expresses 1t mildly,
1t was a hurricane of noises-tin cans
rafting and humping on the water
pipe, (which made further sleep prac-
tically impossible.
The Judge, who is not unaccus TOM
ed to investigating, decided that 1t
was up to him to further look into
the fracas, and hastily dressing, he
grabbed his flashlight and went out
of doors. Looking under the cottage.
he observed a skunk and over its
head was wide-mouthed bottle. The
skunk in trying to free itself, had
run into a collection Of tin cans.
thereby causing plenty of music of
a kind that would not be welcomed in
a symphony hall.
The Judge opened the door under
the camp and out came the skunk,
which was an unusually big one.
The skunk made circles in trying to
get its head out of the bottle and
was attracted by the flashlight. The
judge admits that he did not linger
to aid the poor animal in distress,
and was indeed thankful when the
creature freed itself and returned to
its native haunts in the woods.
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Exploring the COBB Desert

Where the treasure was which has
been unearthed by the Third Asiatic
expedition in the Cobb Desert and
now we found it. is the story that |
wish to tell. The true measure of
the significance of our find can not
be determined until the rock, which
Tor so many centuries has enclosed
the bones, has been finally removed
at the Natural History Museum in
New York.
AS I read now the plan of opera =
lions for the summers work, which
L sketched in the May, 1922, issue
OF Asia, / am surprised to see how
closely We followed our tentative
program. 1t was based on my per-
sonal knowledge of the country and
information obtained from the Mon
gols and the few white men who had
visited Mongolia. We went into the
field with open minds. prepared to
follow where the trail led us. but
with a definite purpose: to make a
reconnaissance of a virtually I'M
known region, to do it in a new way
by the use of motor cars, and, by
the same token to do it quickly.
The vast distances and the long bit
ter winters of Mongolia are prohibit
tive to scientific work. We believed
however, that in. one summer we
could do three seasons work If the
motor transport proved successful
But could automobiles be used? No
one knew. A regular motor service
has been established between Kali
gan and Urga, but the road is fine
and hard. In the far west, where
the Cobb is real desert. where there
are mountains and rivers. sard and
rocks, it is a different story. We
needed the courage. of our convic-
tons, for even those who had been
many times across the Kalgan-Urga
trail did not share our optimism
To take five cars. two of them one
ton trucks. into a country where a
car had never been before, and
moreover. to plan a four thousand
mile trip was, they thought, trusting
a good deal to Providence.
The preparations for the Mon
long in advance of our departure. In
January. 1929, I began to assemble
the equipment, pack boxes. buy
camels and purchase provisions.
never realized how much food
twenty-six men could eat in five
months until l began to assemble
the supplies. 4 ton and a half OF
flour. six hundred pounds of sugar
half a ton of rRe, one hundred
pounds of coffee. two hundred tins
of jam and other staples in proper
ton made mountainous heap on
the laboratory floor. l know from
experience that If man is to give
his best work in the field. he must
be kept fit. which means "to eat well
sleep we'll and dress we'll" There
fore. the food was selected to give a
varied diet. Since fruit and vege
tables cannot be procured in Mon
golia except at Urga. I had brought
a large quantity Of dried vegetables
from New York. Throughout the
summer in the Cobb Desert we had
onions, spinach. beets, carrots and
green peppers and every night for
dessert dried apples. peaches, raisins
and currants.-From Setting Out for
the Buried Treasure of Mongolia. by
Roy Chapman Andrews, in Asia
Magazine.
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Awards Palm To Rsaxsr

We read much about animal sa-
gacity and there Is q common query:
(which is the most intelligent ami
mali" When the writer ID asked
which he considers the most intslli-
gent animal he has no hesitation in
answering, although the subject dee-
ignated may cause much surprise.
In spite of the adaptation OF the
horse and the elephant to domestic
use, the docility and affection Of the
dog. the marvellous feats accomplish
ed by trained sea lions and other
marked demonstrations Of intellig-
ence among the larger animals, the
writer ia unwavering in his decision
and this comes after years OF obser-
walton and deductions. He picks the
beaver as the star of animal sasAci-
ty. And the choice comes from an
order of mammals not usually credit
ed with high degree OF intelligence.
This is the order Of rodents, or gnaw-
ing animals. 1t contains an immense
number of species, the greater num-
Der Of small size and scattered over
al! parts of the world. To this order
belong the rats and mice, the squir-
rels, porcupines, rabbits and mar
mots. The prairie dog" IL a member
of this order and a fair rival OF the
beaver in solving problems Of insen.
ious construction.
All the rodents are characteristic
in having strangely developed incisor
teeth-those Immediately at the front
OF both the upper and lower Jaw.
These teeth. proportionately larger
and longer than with other animals.
are continually growing and their
edges meet in a fashion to become
much sharpened during constant use
like a double set Of rapidly moving
chisels. Thus the rat gnaws holes
through wood and plaster, the sduir-
rel gnaws through the shells Of the
hardest nuts and the porcupine-
much to the chagrin Of the camper
chisels out generous hole In ones
camera IN solving the nature OF the
Acknowledgement L. Ditnars. In
BoyS Life
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CLINTON
Adams.Johnson

Amos L. Adams of Bangor and
Miss Arlene Johnson Of this town
were united in marriage on Monday
at the Grace Methodist Episcopal
parsonage. by the pastor, Rev. Carl
n. Garland. They were attended by
the groom's mother. Mrs. Kenneth
Bryant of Bangor, Good wishes of
many friends attend these young peo-
pie as they take up their residence in
their home in Bangor.
Mrs. Nellie W. Gordon Is passing
the week in Augusta with friends.
Mrs. Annie Spaulding and Mrs. A.
d. Brown have returned from a visit
In Kineo.
Clarence Gibson came Thursday
afternoon from Indian Pond to Join
his family at George Furbers'.
Adelbertn Young was in town
Thursday to move his family to Au-
gusta where he has employment.
DR.. and Mrs. A. A. Shaw with Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Holt as auto guests
are enjoying a trip to New Hamp-
shire where they will pay a visit to
Miss Winnifred C. Shaw, a member
o: the faculty Of Conway high school.
Among the local people in attend
ance at the State Sunday school con-
vention at Waterville for one or more
sessions are Rev. and Mrs. E. E.
Longley. Rev. F. w. Brooks, Miss
Sarah E. Richardson, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. s. Strickland, Mr.. and Mrs. Lew
ellyn Decker, Mrs. Frances Walker.
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First Meeting of Year
Teachers Assn. Hold

The first Teachers Association
meeting of the year was held in the
auditorium of the High school
Thursday evening. The meeting
was called to order by chairman
Mrs. +. S. Maxcy and the secretary
report was read by Mrs. n. G. Fol
som. The treasurer's report was
given by Mrs. n. Parshly. The
first business of the meeting was to
change article 6 of the by laws.
that no officer shall hold office for
more than two consecutive years.
This was changed to four instead OF
two years. The following officers
were elected: President, Mrs. +. S.
MaXcy; vice president, L. NJ. Ger
IRISH; secretary, Mrs. NJ. Parshly;
treasurer, Mrs. Charles Gay. Miss
Martha Bartlett the new librarian
in a very interesting talk on the
aim of the library and the library
in a community of schools. she
spoke of the rental shelf as taking
the place of the public dances
which was formerly given in the
hall upstairs and of the many ways
in which the school and the library
could cooperate Mrs. NJ. f. Fol-
som was elected chairman of the
educational committee. Mrs. Char
les Johnson was elected chairman of
the social committee and j. NJ. L..
Bates, chairman of the finance
committee. After the meeting a
reception was held in the gym for
the new principal MIR. Charles
Taylor, and a musical program was
given consisting of the following:
Violin solo by Raymond Monaghan.
accompanied by Mrs. Hickey. Mrs.
Hazel Woodbury. sung "A May
Morning Twilight" accompanied by
Mrs. Moody.
Refreshments Of coffee and cook
les were served by the girls OF the
lower classes.
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City Gardens Beauty and Benefit
Vienna

What We're unsightly vacant lots
in beautiful Vienna ten years ago
are today enticing and flourishing
gardens, adding to the beauty Of the
city and impressing its visitors. The
culture of small gardens began about
ten years ago when many city work.
men leased small plots of land which
they used for vegetable raising, but
the main object of the gardens was
to give the workman and their fam
lilies a Sunday outing in the fresh air,
says a report from Consul r. w.
Heingartncr, Vienna, in a report just
received by the Department of Com
merce. The yield of these gardens
in 1922, however, totalled $500 car
loads of potatoes, 1000 tons OF fruit
and 240 tons of berries. besides
enormous quantities of green vese-
to bles of all kinds. The raising of
chickens, rabbits. and goats on these
plots has also developed into an i'm
portant factor in the provisioning of
this unfortunate city. In 1922. So,
600 families consisting of $4,000 per-
sons were cHltivating an area of "a
million square meters of ground, and.
in addition. they owned 100000
chickens. 100000 rabbits. and 1000
coats
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Nervous InvaIidisn. In Children

The child who Is sorely pressed IN
bringing his instructive life under
control often finds some temporary
solution that Is not really q solu-
ton at all or manages to exchange
the difficult situation for one that
seems simpler but is really more
complex.
The most common Of these tenn
porary measures of relief Is nervous
invalidism. This is natural enough,
for nothing more completely changes
the current of ones life than illness.
A situation hard to bear. with its
load of anxiety. fear or humiliation.
fades away. and in its place the In
valid has at his disposal all the re-
sources which humanity has devised
to comfort the sick.
In the war hundreds Of thousands
of soldiers. with struggles as great
as those of the battlefield going on
in their instructive life, uncon-
sciously found a way out Of their
difficulty by developing nervous dis
ability.
There is no essential difference be-
tween the basis for much Of the
nervousness" of children and that
for the war reuroses." Even at a
very early age, fight from the facts
of life into the fancied security. OF
nervousness" is possible. This
refuge. despite its apparent Id
vantages. is in reality not q refuge
at all. yet the best-intentioned par
ents often actually lead their chill
dren into it and then help to keep
closed the only exits TO mental
health.-From Delineator. &nsA.
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The Oldest Living Things

As the largest existing organisms.
the Big Trees Of California occupy
a place unique among the living
things Of he world, said DR.. H. A.
Gleason, Assistant Director, lecturing
at the New York Botanical Garden
While they may be exceeded in
height by some Of Australia's gum
trees, as they are exceeded in dia-
meter by the chestnut trees of Sicily,
in actual bulk. said the lecturer, they
are far greater than either of these.
Authenticated measurements show
that CALIFORNIA; big trees have
reached a diameter of over 36 feet,
heights of more than $50 feet and
ages well over 5000 years. Since they
do not suffer from diseases and are
not seriously injured either by fire or
lightning, and since trees apparently
do not die of old age. the usual cause
of death among the big trees Is by
the undermining of the root, system
through the gradual removal of the
soil by water.
Scientific American. :.
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TO DISCUSS n. E.
RAIL CONSOLIDATION
AT HEARING TODAY

1t is expected that there will be a
good representation from the Cham
bers of Commerce and the Boards
of Trade throughout the State at the
Senate Chamber, State House, at 10
o'clock this Friday morning for a
discussion of the so-called general
consolidation of the railroads of the
country into groups for their general
protection. The meeting is called
by the State Chamber of Commerce
and Agricultural League.
Although the members of the exc
cutive council of the State Chamber
of Commerce and Agricultural
League favor the plan of consolida-
ton as proposed by President Nor
ris Mcdonald of the Maine Central
Railroad. vet the meeting was called
so that all might be heard and an
interchange of views obtained.
The Mcdonald plan would unite
the Maine Central and the Bangor
& Aroostook railroads and link them
with the New York Central lines by
way of the Portland and Worcester
division of the Boston & Maine road.
Another plan suggested is the mer-
ger or consolidation of all of the
railroads in New England, which is
called the Storrow plan. 1t is under
stood that President Percy r. Todd
of the Bangor & Aroostook road
favors a consolidation of all the New
England lines.
The speakers at the hearing today
will include Presidents ]. H. Hustis
of the Boston & Maine and Morris
Mcdonald Of the Maine Central Rail-
road Company.
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LITCHFIELD GRANGE

At the regular meeting or Lltch-
field grange held Tuesday evening,
Oct 16, the 1st and End degrees We're
given two candidates. There We're
80 present. A very pleasing feature
of the meeting was report from the
treasurer of the finances of the
grange, showing a goodly sum re-
ceived from dinners served at the
Litchfield town fair also from other
sources, all of which helps to re-
duce the debt on the new hall.
The play given by the grange
dramatic club at Richmond Corner
recently netted a good amount. This
play will be given at French's Cor
ner on Monday evening, Oct. %, by
the club.
The matter Of changing the time of
the meetings from Tuesday evenings
to Fridays was discussed and a COM
mittee appointed to take steps to
that effect. The Saturday evening
dances have been discontinued for
the present.
At the next regular meeting on
Tuesday evening, Nov. 6. the 3rd and
4th degrees will be given two can
didates and a supper will be served
at the close of the meeting.