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Dear Homer: You ask, "How's
The coal bin?"
It's BIN-and gone.
"A. Jack s.
Bedtime Story: I'm going to get
W early in the morning"
The height OF polIteness Is to get
Of wallingford car and give a
sdy your standing room.
Smyrna times., 1924-09-17
KENTON
Items of Personal and Social Mention
Cleaned About Town

Items of Personal and Social Mention
Cleaned About Town
Kenton, Sept. 17.-Quite a few peO-
pie of Kenton and community attend
ed the Fair in Wilmington on Thurs
day last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Crossley, Sr.,
entertained company on Sunday.
Personals.-Mrs. George o. Smith
and Mrs. Stuart Thompson, who have
been visiting their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John WI Attix, have returned to
their homes in Philadelphia and Har-
risburg.-Mr. and Mrs. kennard
Wooleyhan spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. WoOleyhan
near Sudlersville.-Mr and Mrs. S. G..
Walker and daughter, Mary Kathryn,
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. E. Willey.-Mrs. David
Williams and son, Jimmy, are spend
ing several weeks with her parents,
/ Mr.. and Mrs. J.E. Willey.-Mr. Thorn
as Attix, of Clayton, spent several
days last week with his son, Mr.. Ed
ward Attix.-Mrs. w. S. Arthurs
spent last Friday at Centreville, Nd.
Mr.. John Jacobs has been enter
tanning his brother, Mr.. Nehemiah
Jacobs.-Miss Helen Prettyman en-
tertained Mr.. Gilbert Poore, of Balti-
more part Of last week.-Mr VIM
Prettyman and family spent Sunday
in Hillsboro, Md.-Mrs. Harry Har'
rington and children have been visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Harriet Money
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Knots spent Sun
day in Elkton, Md.-Mrs. Ralpl
Knots and children have been visit
ing Mrs. w. G. Knotts.-Mrs. Emm;
Hazel spent a couple of days las
week with her son, Mr.. Eugene Hazel
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bright spen
last Friday in Henderson, Md.-Mis
Helen Hudson spent the week-en
with her father, Mr.. Clifford Hudson
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Thomas spen
last Saturday in Wilmington.-Mr'
David Williams and son Jimmy, spen
Monday with her sister, Mrs. Steph
en- G. Walker.-Mr. N. N. Bull, Mr.
. Annie Moore and Miss Agnes Artf
Smyrna times., 1924-09-17
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from ChesWOId, Kenton
BIackbird, Townsend, Thoroughfare Neck,
Lepsic, Brenford, and Their Vicnities.

Moffett.-Misses Esther Money and
Elva Daniels have returned from
summering at Mt. Pocono, Pa.-Mrs.
Andrew Reynolds attended the fun
eral of Robert w. johnson, at Colt,
Nd, on Sunday.-Mrs. Esther Watts,
of Cecilton, Nd, is spending several
days with her mother Mrs. Blanche
Hutchison.-Mrs. George Crossan, of
Wilmington, has been spending sew
eral days with her parents w. w.
Naylor and wife.-Miss Matilda Dav-
is, of Millville, Pa, has returned home
after a two weeks stay with her
cousin, Mrs. Eugene Savin.-Miss
Pauline Gohl, of Atlantic City, N. j.,
has returned home from a weeks Wis
it with her aunt, Mrs. J. Leonard
Dickinson-Mr and Mrs. Earl Lay
man, of Wilmington, and Miss Sarah
Finley, of Washington, D. c., have
been visiting Mrs. John Townsend, Jr.
Mrs. Veasey Kirk, of Middletown,
and Miss Mabel Conner, of Cecilton,
Md, were visitors at the home of
Mrs. Andrew Reynolds on Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. R. r. Reynolds had as
weekend guests Mrs. c. F. Boehmler
and little daughter, Ann, of Malvern,
Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Outten
of Philadelphia.-Mr Charles Myers,
Roy Myers, Eugene Mollenheaur,
Harry Reinor, of Philadelphia, were
weekend visitors at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles F. George, of near
town.-Miss Catherine Carroll and
Miss Mary Carroll, of Wilmington,
are visiting Miss Pearl George, here.
Mr.. and Mrs Emma McDermott
and son, George, and Miss Mae
George, of Wilmington, were visitors
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
! F. George of near town.-Mrs. Cath
crime Brown and two children, Mrs.
=, William Callahan and Mr.. William
Roy, were visitors also of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles F. George.-Miss Cath
crime Dulin, of Chester, Pa, and Mrs
Clifford George and two children, OF
near Clayton, and Mr.. Edward George
and wife and Miss Florence Waters
of near Middletown, were visiting
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
, Charles F. George
Smyrna times., 1924-09-17

urs motored to Havre de Grace, Md,
on Tuesday.-Mrs. Kate Johns, of Do
yer, and son, Graham, of the Naval
Academy, at Annapolis, Nd, spent
Monday in Kenton.-Mr. and Mrs.
John Jacobs spent Sunday in Milford
with their son, Rev. Disston Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Crossley and
son, Weston, spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jewell.
Mrs. n. N. Bull has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Harvey Morris in
Havre de Grace.-Miss Ruth Jackson
and friend spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward AttiX.
Smyrna times., 1924-09-17
TOWNSEND
Edward Daniels Moves to Troy, n. Y,
TO Make His HOme-PersOnals

Edward Daniels Moves to Troy, n. Y,
to Make His HOme-PersOnals
Townsend, Sept. 16.-Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Daniels have moved to Troy,
Pa, to make their future home. Their
many friends here keenly regret their
departure from this vicinity. The
house vacated by them will be occu-
pied by Mr. and Mrs. John Lawrence.
The Ladies' Aid was entertained at
the home Of Mrs. D. B. Jones Tues
day evening and a delightful time
was spent by all the members pres
ent. Mrs. Jones had as her helpers:
Mrs. Walter Gill, Mrs. N. w. Van
horn, Mrs. D. w. Jones, Mrs. William
Deakyne and Mrs. Joseph Unruh.
Personals.-Mrs. Richard Hodgson
returned home on Thursday after a
two Weeks visit in Alvada, Ohio. She
was accompanied on her return home
by Miss Ida Lewis, who will make
her a few weeks visit.-Miss Ethel
wyn Maloney, was a Philadelphia Wis
itOrf last week.-Mrs.. Sudler Kini
and Mrs. dallas Hart were recent Viii
mington visitOrs.-Mrs. Davis H. Bel
and son, Of Smyrna, spent the week
end with her sister Mrs. Dallas n
Hart.-Mrs. Joshua Hayman, Of Nc
DOnOugh, was a weekend visitor o
Mrs. Elizabeth Collins.-Mr. Waite
Moffett, Of Rochester, N. Y, has bee
paying a visit to his father Williar
Smyrna times., 1924-09-17
CHESWOLD
Items of Personal and News Men
tiOn Cleaned About the Town

ton Cleaned About the Town
Cheswold, Sept. 10 Allan Scar
borough of Wilmington, who has been
in the Delaware hospital for an oper-
alton, is now spending some time with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Scar
borough.
Little Paul Garrison of near town,
met with a painful accident last Mon
day, which resulted in a broken leg.
Mrs. Anna Ford is nursing him.
Mrs. Orietta Emerson has moved
in her property recently vacated by
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Emory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Vaughn and
family, of New Jersey, moved in the
c. H. Pearson property.
PERSONAL---VERY.. John A. Wright
and wife, of Hurlock, Md, John G.
Slaughter, and wife, of Wilmington,
and Mrs. Edward ClOthier, of Lans-
downe, spent Wednesday with Mr.and
Mrs. D. H. Boyce.-Mr. and Mrs. J.
Z. Vaughn entertained recently Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Singleton and chill
drep, Thomas, Jr., Hope, and Bobby
of Baltimore, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ger
aid Yeaton of Strausburg, Pa.-Mrs
Benjamin Wallace left Monday morn.
ing for Cleveland, Ohio, where she
will visit relatives before returning
she will also visit relatives in Michi
gan.-Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. Anderson
and Mrs. Laura Harrington, were
called to the bedside of her sicl
brother, Mr.. William Bishop, O
Georgetown, last week.-Mr. and Mrs
w. S. Harper, of Philadelphia, spen
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. D. H
Boyce
Smyrna times., 1924-09-17

The Clayton Cannery which has
started operating for the season, had
their imported help to strike on them
last week over sympathy for one of
their crowd who was relieved of duty.
The matter was soon adjusted and
work was resumed.
Smyrna times., 1924-09-17

Some farmers coming to town re-
ported traces of frost during the cold
spell of last week, but it was so slight
as not to do any damage. The cool
weather has retarded the growing of
tomatoes, but half crop or better is
anticipated.
Smyrna times., 1924-09-17

Traffic over the Delaware division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad was de-
layed for nearly two hours Saturday
afternoon when five cars of extra
freight train No. 292 were derailed
about two miles north of Harrington,
scattering the debris over the adjOin-
ing track and considerably damaging
the roadbed. No one was injured. In
vestigation disclosed the fact that the
accident was due to a broken wheel
on one of the cars which caused t
to leave the rails and it dragged four
other cars after it before the train
could be stopped. Conductor Joseph
Neuchjebaur was in charge of the
train. The Norfolk express, north
bound, was held in the Harrington
yards until nearly 7 o'clock Saturday
evening. Some little delay in clear
ing up the debris was caused by the
fact that the wrecking crew was
working at Canal Bridge Saturday af.
ternoon and it required some time fol
the train to reach there. Supervisor
BartlestOne was quickly on the scent
and summoned the assistance of near
by section men together with Tracl
Foreman Bailey and his crews. B!
$50 o'clock Saturday evening on
track had been cleared and repaire,
making it possible for trains to pass
The section men were at work Sunda
putting in new ties and laying rail
where the tracks had been torn up.
Smyrna times., 1924-09-17
CLAYTON

Miss Mary E. Mckay, of Whining
ton, is spending sometime with
friends near Delaney.
Mrs. James 2. Walton and son,
Russell, of Burlington, N. j., and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Carhart, of Beverly,
N. j., motored down and spent the
weekend with Mrs. WaltOn's mother,
Mrs. E. H. Heverin, of near Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1924-09-17

The prying open of a freight car
and the disappearance of some water
MELONS has caused no end of gossip
and speculation in Clayton the past
week in which suspicion is said to
have implicated several railroad men.
Railroad detectives are on the job and
a hearing was to have taken place at
Dover last week, but was postponed.
Mrs. Ruth w. Linn, widow of Har-
ry Linn, of Chicago, H., who since her
husbands death, nine years ago, has
been making her home with her sis
ter, Mrs. Nathaniel G. SeversOn, at
Clayton, died Thursday from the ef-
fects of a fall she received twelve
days previous. Mrs. Linn had been a
paralytic for many years and in the
recent fall she sustained, broke her hip
and so shocked her system, she was
unable, despite careful medical aid, tC
recover. She was 73 years Of age
Mrs. Linn was a daughter of George
w. and Mary (Sparks) Blizzard, o.
this town, and was known for he
estimable qualities. She outlived he
husband and two sons and leaves t
survive her three sisters: Mrs. Ma
thaniel G. Severson, Clayton; Mrs
Hannah Thompson, Smyrna; Mr.;
DR.. H. H. Davis, Toms River, N. J
and John c. Blizzard, former Hott
man Of Smyrna and Havre de Grace
Nd, but now of Atlantic City, N. ,
Funeral services took place Saturda
with interment at Silver Lake Gene
terry, Dover.
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"You see!" Walter continued, "one night after I had gone to bed l heard voices outside the front door and then when daddy went outside I heard a lot of scuffling and then I heard my mama go outside and there was more scuffling, and presently I heard a wag. on going away and when I jumped from bed and ran to the door mama and daddy were gone and have never returned!'
 How sad p Raggedy Ann said '.And has Mir. Sanky tried to get you to his house before this, Walter?"
 "No" Walter replied. But he has thrown stones through all the windows I 'spect so that would leave here !''
 What mean thing Mir. Sanky must bev' Raggedy Andy exclaimed. "I am
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English that we admire and not tlI continentals. It is impossible for n American to understand tic Iacrl sense, for instance, of the Frencl Their ideas on this subject are a different from ours as is their h, guage and, in the opinion of the ase age American man, their standard a very low one. Also in the fields q sports, or rather of sportsmanship, tn continental is again incomprehcnsibl to us. But the resemblance agat comes in the fact that they are williD and are making an effort to learn, jus as we are trying to learn in certai fields in which we are not as yet higl ly developed
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 myselw ]! Mir. Sanky cried as he poked his read inside one of the broken win dows.
 T did not ask you, Mir. Sanky '" Raggedy Ann replied T am sure you would not get 1t very straight, for anyone who mistreats a nice little boy as you mistreated Walter, would never tell the truth r
 So, when Mir. Sanky sneaked away Walter said: T do not know where my mama and daddy are, but I believe MT, and Mrs. Sanky had something to do with the going away. My mama and daddy were very good to me and am sure they would not have left me here alone if they could have helped it r
 We are certain of sthat!' Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy agreed.
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are absolutely absurd. For example, at my hotel in Paris the chambermaid and valet are paid 75 francs a month by the hotel, the equivalent of $4.50. Naturally, they are very much depend ent on their tips. But even with a big tip, if French manor woman does not like you it is difficult to make them pay you much attention.
 It may be that English efficiency is based on sticking to the letter of the law as applied to your job, what ever 1t may be. Personally, it seems to me that in almost everything, the per son who is capable of judging the hu- man being with whom he is dealing and acting accordingly will be more sue cessful than the cut-and-dried letter. of-the law person.
 Naturally, in certain ways, it is the
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cats, you want the despised animal to stay. Ali wishes to remove the beloved creature. don't see the point. haven't seen Alfred lately, but he ap- peared normal when I last talked with him, and you show no cratic symp- toms, aside from satphobia. Now, An nette, be sane, and tell me why is Ju- piter?''
 Jupiter belongs to Alfred's aunt, Miss Geraldine Jane Brownlee, and"
 "Oh, the rich Miss Brownlee?"
 "She has some money. When she went to Europe she sent Jupiter here for us to care for during her absence. She said in her letter that she knew thesdarlipg meald receive our tenderest consideration and that her foreign travels would be greatly augmented in pleasure are her exact words-
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them to to step beyond that for any personal reason.
 The Frenchman, perhaps, If he does not like you, will be much less polite than the Englishman if he does not like you; but if Frenchman does like you he often will do great deal more for you than duty requires of him. In my opinion we are very much the same in this respect. Everyone tries to claim that in America money is every thing. Personally, do not agree. I think there is nothing in America that will get better service and more atten- ton than an attractive, considerate and courteous personality.
 French walters, porters, etc., put a great deal more value on the tip than do our walters. The obvious reason for that is that the wages paid them are
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Daring Woman Showed Her
 Bravery
By SOPHIE IRENE LOEB

A young woman IS years of age was praised by the magistrate for her plucky conduct" Being annoyed by fellow passenger on a train, she grab. bed him at the station and had him arrested.
 This young woman not only did a splendid thing to save her self annoy ance, but has done something for all womankind. Many a girl suffers similar insults from the passer-by but has not the courage to do what this one did.
 It takes courage. It is much easier to stand the trouble and run away from it, but real bravery is necessary to pursue the matter and bring the culprit to justice.
 She should have the approval of her associates. Her act was thoroughly worthwhile.
 Not so long ago, young woman who had acted in similar way, came to me and decried the fact that the man whom she had arraigned before the court was able to produce clever lawyers who, she said, got him off be. cause of lack of witnesses.
 But the spirit of her was still there because of the indignity she had sui. fered, and I believe if the occasion war. ranted, she would do it again.
 Of course, this is an exceptional in. stance. I am confident that the aver. age judge to whom such a case is brought would give all the benefit to the young woman who had the nerve to bring the miserable man to the pun. ishment he deserved.
 Many time we think we have the courage of our convictions, when we lean toward thoughts of convention and would escape the seeming noto. rtety in the matter rather than go through with it. But if it is possible to pin medal on any woman who sums of our strength to face such an action, would like to do it.
 There is no coward so great as the "masher," because he preys on the pos. sibility that the girl he accosts dreads the ordeal of having him apprehended- so he gets by.r
 The more cases like this young woman we could have, the sooner the "sparker" would be eliminated. If he knew that he really ran a risk of be- ing taken into custody for his cussed- ness, he would soon stop his game. Every instance like this one would prove deterrent for that form of crime.
 The more power to the girl who has the grit to go after a scoundrel of this calibre! x
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ed from the door with a letter in her hand.
 With an apology she opened it.
 "Well,. what do you think? Aunt Geraldine Jane has come back from Europe already. She says she missed her own home and Jupiter. She says she is bringing me a-a cat! An An gora she found in New York, almost as handsome as precious Jupiter. She wishes to repay me for all my care for her darling. Oh. dear; oh, dear; an- other cat!'
 What will you do, Annette?"
 keep it, of course, even if it's life sentehce" %
 Thank neaven sthere are no rich aunts in our fdrffy connection" re- marked Polly fervently.
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 like those of the
 English, we are really more fn sym pathy and have more in common with the French. Perhaps it is because in many of us there is Celtic strain.
 In the first place, we have certain child-like qualities possessed by the French, such as the capacity for en- joyment, romance (though we try to trample on it). In addition, the hu- man equation enters into everything with us. This is, undoubtedly, more French than English. One gets the dis tinct feeling with the English that they will be polite, considerate and efficient provided everything goes according to rule and they are not asked to step out. side of the literal and simple concep- ton of that rule. In other words, they will do their duty as they have been directed in whatever walk of life they may be; but you must never expect
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By Branner

 sorry, did not thump him real hard when l had the chance!"
 But that would not have helped matters P Raggedy Ann said. T think we must take care of Walter and may be we can find where his nice mama and daddy, have been taken, then they can punish Mir. Sanky if he really is to blame~
 So Raggedy Ann packed large bas- ket with food and, taking Walters hand, she and Raggedy Andy walked with him into the deep, deep woods in search of Walters mama and daddy and they had to walk almost fifteen minutes before they came to wildwood soda water fountain. But it was a very fine magic one, and they knew they could drink leventeen sodas before they stopped.
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"Her favorite nephew is quite will ing to rid the house of Jupiter, but of course I won't let him, although the cat has driven me nearly distracted
 He scratches the rugs so that have to reverse them. He has torn all the cur. tains and he will parade around on the mantel and other shelves and knock everything down. There was a con. siderable breakage before awoke to the fact that I must put away every. thing breakable. It will be happy day for me when Aunt Geraldine Jane comes back to these shore& Please ex. cnse me. There's the postman." ss
 In a moment Mrs. Brownlee return
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 When they had fin. ished eating their pan cakes and maple syrup, Raggedy Ann brought a pan of wa ter and a towel and washed the maple syrup from <, arounT Raggedy Andy's anf , Walters mouths, foi boys as a rule get more on the outside than they do upon the inside. And any way !" Raggedy Ann said. Eff I do not wash your faces 1 am sure that you will just wipe your faces on the towel and forget to wash at all !''
 Raggedy Andy and Walter both laughed at this, for they knew that little boys usually do that way, and it doesn't make any diff ference how nice and clean the towel may be either.
 IN o W, Walter !" Raggedy Ann said when the little boys face was nice and clean, tell us where your mama and daddy are! And tell us why Mir. and Mrs. Sanky come here and try to drag you away 1"
 GkTW a ~sgN ,a
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country, its people as well as it's archi- lecture, with the
 countries which
 have just been
 visited. This year
 1 formed a new opinion, an opinion with which some people may not agree. That is, that though many Ameri- cans are Anglo-Sax- ons, and though we have certain charac- tpristicS more ar less
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Taylor's Blood Medicine contains Iodide of Potash and other vegetable ingredients, such as Sarsaparilla, Dsndelion, Gentian, Wintergreen and Sassafras, which act as a fine tonic to the stomach, while the Iodide of Potash absorbed by the blood destroys the poisonous acids which lead to xheumatism and paralysis. Get a bot tls of Taylor's Blood Medicine today from your druggist. It will stop those headaches, backaches, pains in the fingers, arms and shoulders, hips and knees. It will bring back your appetite and make you gain weight if you are thin and pale. Taylor's Blood Medi- cine is purely vegetable, pleasant to take, will tone up your stomach and make you feel fine.
 Price S1.OO bottle, and if you are not satisfied 1t helped you, after talk ing three bottles, which should last you about thirty days, return the bot tles to. -voE' tdEpggist and get your moneE
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by the knowledge that her most pre- cious Jupiter was in the home of her favorite nephew.
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French Appear More Like The
 Americans
By JULIA HOYT

WHEN returning from a trip to w foreign countries one is rather
 likely for the first few days. to contrast ones own
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A THOUSAND DOLLARS COULDN'T BUY WHAT
 IT DID FOR HIM

Mir. M. L. Nancy, Asheville, N. C., Took TayIor's Blood Medicine a Year Ago. He Says That Ills Rheumatism Left Him; That He Feels Fine and Recommends It to His Friends, and Would Not Take One Thousand Dollars for What Taylor's Blood Medicine Did For Him