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Smyrna times., 1924-01-23

The new Commodore McDOnough
school is almost ready for occupancy.
There only remains some equipment to
be added for the school to be COM
plete. 1t was stated that a county
consolidated Parent-Teacher meeting
would be held there on February 8,
and that on the tenth the school
would be ready to open. An up-tO-
date moving picture machine arrived
last week and was set up in the as
sembly room where it will be used.
Twenty Singer sewing machines for
the Home Economics classes have al
ready been placed in the school, as
well as a quantity of kitchenware and
utensils for the home economics de-
partment. The school when complet-
ed will be one of the most up-to-date
and we'll equipped in the state. The
date for the opening of the school has
not been set as far as can be learned
Smyrna times., 1924-01-23
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger PENN
sula Towns and Communities

Assistant State Highway Engineer
Mack, of Dover, was in Lewes during
the past week in the interest of the
improved road leading from West
coats Corner to RehOboth Beach.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-23

With the new addition to Peoples
Christian Church, Dover, enclosed and
the Stag roof finished, work began
last week on the tower on the north
side of the building. Chimes will be
installed in the tower.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-23
There's q Reason
RESULTS

No matter where you live in up
per Kent or lower New Castle
Counties, THE SMYRNA TIMES
can interest buyers to your farm
on sale day. The crowd is what
you desire and what you must
have if your sale is to be a success
We grant that there are some.
newspapers in both Kent and
New Castle Counties which would
be glad to have your business, but
If your public sale is in this vicin-
lty, you need to use a medium that
will pay you. THE TIMES covers
a splendid farming territory in
both Counties.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-23

The heavy wind and rain storm
lashed Delaware City Wednesday af-
ternoon, causing considerable tempOr-
ary inconvenience. The trunk lines
from the local telephone exchange
were put out of commission about 2
o'clock and remained out until around
$50 p. m. The electric lights were
out of order the entire afternoon and
night. The tide in the river rose so
high that the o'clock trolley car was
the last to get in during the day.
Several cars got stalled temporarily
while attempting to pass through the
water over the marshes and had con-
siderable difficulty in backing out and
returning to New Castle. All trolley
commuters and passengers bound for
Delaware City were forced to either
hire an automobile at New Castle and
go by the road or to return to Will
mington and remain there overnight.
The river rose. so high that the can
al gates were opened and the waters
allowed to run together. As flood
tide occurred at o'clock it was not
Smyrna times., 1924-01-23
PUBLIC SALE

The season for holding public
sales is now here. If you are con-
Sidering holding sale this month
your first thought should be to get
a crowd to the sale.
In order to get a large gathering
of persons it is necessary to put
your sale advertisements before
a large number of persons.
For years THE SMYRNA TIMES
has made a speciality of public
sale advertising in season, with
the result that THE TIMES has
become the public sale advertis-
ing medium of upper Kent and
lower New Castle Counties. Each
year The Smyrna Times has be-
come more and more a public sale
medium.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-30

Miss Edith Judith Friedman. eight
cen years old. is said TO be the young
est woman ever graduated from q law
school In this country. Besides grad
uating at this tender age, she won sec
ond highest honors at the St Law
renee University Law school,. Brook
Ign, N. Y.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-30
Trees Cause Drought

Although throughout most Of the
world the influence of forests is to In
crease in rainfall through increase Of
the humidity of the atmosphere, or at
least to equalize conditions through
out the year, curious reversal of this
action has been reported from Aus
tralia. Some trees there are resistant
to drought through their ability to re-
tain to the utmost what moisture they
contain, giving of little of it to the
air.
II this type Of forest is cut Off and
replaced with grass and farm crops,
more moisture gets into the atmos-
phere and an increased rainfall results.
Mountain forests Increase rainfall
through their ability to condense the
moisture of low clouds and fogs.-
From Science Service.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-30

that we don't know they're saving
their faces"
Suppose 1 married herr" Richard
hazarSed.
Elizabeth laughed merrily.
Rather than let that happen, I'd
marry you myself" she said. even
though Marse Major mas planned 1t
from the beginning. / might let you
free If you'd persuade Louyisy to
marry that nice ugly Dunning boy that
Is so wild about her"
An hour after they had ridden away
laughing, Louvisy lay prone, fearless,
almost rigid. smothering back dry
choking sobs, crushed utterly by her
tOppled air castle. Thus and there
Joe Dunning found her-he had come
searching when she stayed away SO
long.
His strength, as he half-carried her
down to the waterside, brought some
thing of comfort; his admirable reti-
cence as to what had befallen her was
crown and cap-sheaf to these new
found projections. He told her all the
merriest quips he knew, likewise the
tidblts Of neighborhood gossip. And
he had his reward, as together they
went houseward, he carrying the laden
basket, also half-carrying her, she put
her hand impulsively In his, saying
with thick tremor: Seems like with
you around, Joe, nothin' would ever
come hard"
Does 1t? Then I'll stick" said Joe,
beaming.
Though there was no set announce
ment regarding either pair, the basket
crowd smiled significantly at
four engaged people.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-30
Record Amazing Feafs
of "Hurnan Osfriches"

There are on record amazing feats
of people who can swallow almost
anything with absolute impunity, who
glory in 1t, make a mania of 1t, and
some who even earn a livelihood by
it, remarks London Tit-Blts.
A Stratford telegraph operator died
some years ago in the Essex county
lunatic asylum from asphyxia. He
had swallowed stones, glass, leaves,
wood and scrap-iron.
Even more voracious was the indi-
vidhal who died at the London hos
pital at a later date, and who gloried
In the title of THE Champion Os-
trich."
He had In him forty pieces Of cork,
thirty pieces Of tinfoil, nine pennies,
one iron ring, three pieces Of leather.
a leather strap nine inches long, twelve
inches of string with bits Of cork at
tached, and an immense quantity Of
odd lengths Of string, cotton and pa
per.
Another human ostrich made his
stomach a veritable dustbin for con-
SululuS Ofci lnO JULIUS VI OiohcA
lamp chimneys, nails, tacks, screws
and tumblers.
And young girl. being disappointed
in love, tried to assuage the pangs Of
unrequited affection by deyouring
miscellaneous assortment of pens,
needles, hairpins, nails, screws, pieces
of wood, pieces of iron, rolls Of hair,
and quantities Of rags.
1t was another youthful member Of
the fair sex who, on complaining of
a severe pain, admitted under pres
sure that she had swallowed a nail
a nail factory would have been nearer
the truth Her stomach was opened,
and In 1t were found forty-two nails,
tacks, nine large brass
headed nails, three collar-studs, a
needle, a safety pin and ] pen.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-30
"Memory" of a Plant

Darwin once carried out an interest
ing experiment with French bean.
He placed the plant In dark room,
and there left it-where 1t could not
be Influenced by light or changes Of
temperature, or any of those agencies
which are held to bring about plant
movements. Yet the leaf movements
of the bean continued with almost
clockwork regularity for several days.
At about the hour of sunset the leaves
dropped, and when day broke outside
the darkened room, the bean spread
out Its leaves again. 1t acted. In fact,
as II governed either by habit or
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-30
n Few ~
| & Little y
@SnAesl
fN=D 0s1s&X
HER IDEAL

Marry me-" cried the poet, "and
be my inspiration"
whats thatY asked the girl.
BE my Inspiration" he repeated
You mean 1 shan't have to cook
or scrubT she asked eagerly.
That's the idea"
swell, I'll consider 1t, I'll consider
It You certainly have the right idea
about married life."-Los Angeles
Times
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-30
Going to the Devil

One of the members Of colored
church in Alabama was talking to the
pastor about the temptations Satan
places In ones path. when the old
preacher grunted and replied: Folks
make me tired representa- Satan as
runnin' after dem to tempt dem. De
truth is, my friend, dere is so many
people pullin' at de debbils coattails
dat he amt got much time to chase
anybody. Boston Transcript.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-30
Which IL Also That

Though at silk hats
Man may turn up his nose,
His eyes he'll drop
When II comes to silk hose.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-30
Rononticism w. MoferiaIism

Young Poet (rapturously)-Think7
II we were two little birds soaring In
the universe, singing on our way, or.
building our little nest in the reetop
far. far above
She-I think It would be much nicer
to be married and have cozy three
room fiat with gas and electricity.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-30
Catechism Disappointing

A small miss who had but recently
mastered her catechlsm confessed her
disappointment with 1t thus: "Now,
obey the fifth commandment and
honor my papa and mamma, yet my
days are not bit longer in the land.
for I'm put to bed every night at 7
o'clock Just the same" !.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-30
Only a Chance

'Pshawl A man cannot get any
where in dull little moss-covered
burg like thisl" said a hypocritical
guest
mo, s'pose not" replied the land
lord of the tavern at Grudge. But 1t
gives him a chance to brag about the
great things he could and would have
done If he had only gone some'r's else"
Country Gentleman.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-30
A Mild Finish

First Rounder-My wife gave me a
lot of hot coffee to help me get over
Saturday nights festivities. How
about yours?
Second Rounder-Mine gave me q
razzberry Sunday.-Farm Life.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-30

Young Mrs. Green-My husband ID
a very influential man In politics.
Caller-You don't sayl
Young Mrs. Green-Yes, indeed,
George has voted in two Presidential
elections and both times 1t has gone
the way George voted.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-30
No Quock

Mr.. Bam-My daughter plays the
piano entirely by ear.
Mr.. Bim-They say that Doctor
Thumbdum Is a specialist on all kinds
Of ear trouble.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-30
And Where?

Eva-will you love me after I have
been taken awayf -afes
Hubby-You bet; who Is going to
take you.-The Progressive Grocer.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-30
Expanding

Getting stout, old chap"
yes, I have to get my dress suit
altered every time 1 receive an invita-
ton"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-30
'TUos Euer Thus

1t only takes a wedding
To make a fellow learn
He thought that she was his'n,
But found that he was her'n-
New Britain herald., 1924-12-09
ahQcan8leA

no sane person could haTe acted as poor Alice has for some time back. You won't misunderstood me, will you, Leslie, when ] tell you hat 1t ia absolutely impossible for me 10 he with you for q day or two? Some very important bus.ness has come mp in the Acme settls- mants which requires my lndi- vldual attention at thIs time Syd IS coming in my place, dear He ssi1 he thought 1 should come but when I explained 10 him tha pre-. d,cament l vas lp. and that '' he did not go 10 you l should ha,e 10 let you get along aloaa like the good friend he IS, he s'arr-d i'm mediately ny airplane. Whl write you all the reasons why | cannot come tonight, Can only t-ll you this much. that it would .nsl7 Inc loss of several thousand dollars 10 ns if I do not stay here at this time. shall worry about you every minute and you must huow that I will come 10 YOU 1ust as soon as l can. Lovingly. your hUsoand,
 Jack,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-09
Menus Jor a Family e; H,z5z;:aZ|Q!29 { :2aZZ|Q!29: :::::: s:;

Breakfast - stewed figs with lemon juice. cereal. thin cream, ham omelet potatoes mashed in cream, wsftles, sirur, whole wheat toast. milk, coffee.
 Luncheon - Mixed vegetables in beet cups, cheese and lettuce sand viches. rice pudding, milk, tea.
 Dinner Cream of tomato soup, boiled mutton, caper sauce, mashed potatoes, canned string beans chestnut salad. eggless plum pud- ding, whole wheat bread, milk, coffee,
 With eggs so scarce an eggless plum pudding may be welcome,
 Except for the csper sauce served with the mutton there are no dishes suggested that are not suitable for the junior members of the family. The waffles are unneces- ssrv in the breakfast menu of a chnd under school age.
 Mix Vegetables in Beet Cup
 Five medium sized beets, I-7 cup diced turnips, 1.2 cup diced car rots, i-2 cup canned peas, 1 table spoon butter. 1 teaspoon sugar i-2 teaspoon salt, cup stock or water.
 wash beets, taking care not to break the skin. Boil until tender. This tim. of year it will take from to 2 hours. Plunge into cold water and slip the skins, Cut a thin slice from the bottom if necessary to make the beets stand sinEly on the platter. Scoop out the center Cock carrots in stock until tender, ada turnips cooked separately and peas and simmer until stock is ab- sorhed. Add butter. sugar salt and q few grains of pepper. Simmer over boiling water for ten minutes Fill beet cups with vegetables end serJe
New Britain herald., 1924-12-09
A Wife's Confessional
 Adele New Q REVELATIONS OF A WIFE

an invitation 10 step up and view the remains, every time ] thought or her going that far away from me at this time"
 Well, l must say" began Mrs purkee, unsheathing her claws a tiny bit. That I never could get Leila's point Of view on that propo- Siuon."
 Why waste time trying 2" her son spggss'ed oooily. T could get it perfectly and that was all Leila needed. IL was the most natural desire in the world, and l would lave been nightly glad to see 1t gratIhed I only hope she isn't un- happy over it. when she gets time tc think about it"
 Hs rose as he spoke and left the Kitchen hurriedly with something as near q troWn on his forehead ns ] ever had seen careless, lovial AL fred purkee wear His mother set her arms akimno in amusing tdc4llDI de s!lS 4pUNtI dIltl Illlllr bul she did not speak until he was well out ot sight and hearing. Then she turned to me, a smile on her face, but a flash of temper in her eyes,
 You see, Madge," she satd, You're less than nothing when you're mother-in-law. Did you note how he fared out at me when I dared to suggest ever so slightly that the Queen might have erred a bit in judgment" tell you, thi&l Adam was in pretty small business when he got off that thing about q man leaving his father and mother and cleaving only 10 his wife. What did he know about it anyway? He didn't have any mother. yet every woman with a mother-in-law thinks it's the strongest quotation in the Bible
New Britain herald., 1924-12-09
he Adveutur~sj RaggedyAnn
y 1okwty N5rueM

there the little Captain stood, My goodness" the Captain laughed as hs stretched his legs. T thought I would never be rescued from that match box It wasn't hit of fun being SO sm4ll' And he shook and then gave him a great hug, hands with the little brown man Why" he cried as he still hUgged the little brown man, but turned his head 10 the Raggedys, This is my little brother Bartie' Where have vou heen for SO long? he asked Bertie,
 T have been living down in un-
New Britain herald., 1924-12-09

FaFEa1v Ann and Faggedy Andy wera mighty glad to be rescued from inc old trunk where the two old Witches, Grundv and Wiggle had tied them and placed them. And then sad 70 the little brown man uho lifted them from the trunk and united them, Thank you er'r and ever 90 much, little hrorn man.
 'Oh Please do not thank me Rseredv Ann and Raggedy Andy. am onIv too glad 10 help anyone who is m trouble And as soon as l found ou' that old Witch WiggIo and olI Witch Grundy had hidden you in the old trunk, waited un- 'll ! Ena" they were asleep, then I came 1r'o their bed room and cracked tham hard thump right on toy ot their heads"
 We could hear them bowling even tt ve ware stuffed in the old trNnk,' Raggedy Andy laughed. You mus have thumped them very hard
 oh! Not so very hard" ths It. te brown hroTn man replied, For I 5o not like n htht anyone, even mean old Nr'ch.s, But I gave them quite t'nnnp. and being sound asle"p. il surprised them SC, they , imagined it vas ,"rv much harder"
 "Rut tel us, l'tle brown man, please, Ho7 drd you krow that the two old Witches lad stuffed us in tle old tr1nk in 'ha corner Of the room ?"
 "0h," fNa i.}a rrorn man re piled. T live way do7n in under the grcun1 and there is little Goor leading from my house 10 q hallway and the hallway leads 10 an old well ln the basement of this house Very often ' have sat in the old dry well and listened to kind Mrs Granny singing as she went ahcu. her work up here. For. you mus knoV-' he added. this house really belongs 'o the Grannvs and rhe mean olA Witches drove them out. So last night I went to the old dry well and there I found the TWO nice Granrys sn1 took them 70 nv home They are fas. asleep now in my tro little vhite beds. So I came to rescue you
 The TWO mean oli Tuches Uith their marlc charms made the nice uttls Csptsln so small they could stuff him tr 2 match box Rag gedy Ann tcld the little brown man, We lad better And the match box and get the Captain out So Rag gedy Ann, the little brown man and FagEedv Andy soon found the match box and inside. there was the little Captain.
 T can make him his regular size" The little brown man said a: he took a horse shoe nail from his pocket. This is very magic charm" And he rubbed the horse shoe nail and wished for the Cap. tain 10 bs his rsTular size and
New Britain herald., 1924-12-09

One-halt cup boiled chestnutsI l-2 cup seeded raisins. l-2 eur diced apple, 1-2 cup minced celery boiled salad dressing, shredded lettuce.
 Peel and slice chestnuts. Home grown or imported ohes can be used. Combine raisins, apple, celery and chestnuts with the dressing and serve on q bed of shredded let tuce. A spoonful of thick mayon- naise can top each serving If con venient.
 Eggless Plum Pudding
 One cup suet, cup chopped and seeded rsisins, l cup stoned and chopped dates. 1 cup sweet milk. ] cup molasses. 3 cups -four. 1 tea spoon soda, teaspoons cream of tartar. 1 teaspoon salt, teaspoon cinnamon, 1-2 teaspoon grated nut meg, 1-2 teaspoon cloves.
 Chop suet very fine and work un. ttl creamy. Add molasses and coda and stir until foany. Mix fruit with q few tablespoonsful of -four. Add to first mixture. Mix salt, spices and cream Of tartar with remaining g flour and add alternately with milk to mixture. Mix thoroughly and turn into a well buttered mold. Steam three hours and tervs with lemon sauce.
 Lemon Sauce : Two eggs, 1 cup powdered tugsr, tablespoons cream, 2 lemons.
 Use yolks of eggs for sala3 iressing.
 Beat whites of eggs until stiff and dry. Slowly beat in sugar. Heat cream to the scalding point and beat into first mixture. Add juice of lemons and grated rind of one Beat slightly and serve.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-09

der the ground, right beneath this house" the little brown man re- piled. For, when you ran away from home to become a sallor Mother worried SO much I started out 10 find you, but search as I might. I could not An3 YOU, So rather than return and not bring you to Mother, l have been living beneath the ground,'
 Then as soon ss ue rescue the tTo nice Granuys and drive the Witch Grundy and the Witch Wig gle away for good, you two must return 10 your mama PaEsedy Ann said. And ss this vas ,ust what the two brothers wished 70 do. they all went down to Berties under ground house 70 tNl the tuo nice Grannys.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-09
HEALTH

n1ins 10 the list.
 Vitamins are bodies of unknown nature existing in certain foods and essential to nutrition, Their chem icsl nature IS unknown 90 they have become designated as vit2min A. B, z, etc
 The first two are the water and fat solubles" so essential 10 body nutrition. while vitanlir z IS found in orange ana lemon juices and, when they arb lacking in diet, scurvy has been found to result.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-09
How Alfred Durkee Put Madge
 at Her EaSe

I found httla Mrs Durkss bust ling about her kitchen, a Gri'ly and smlnsntlv becoming apron enve.op. ing her plump figure, Alfred, sit. tlnE at the Kitchen table. was eat ing IS f hs were fm5she1 while hls mother no, cred over mm hoamng anticipating his frequent requests for a rep.enIshed plate and cpr He hourlshed A knife and fork in hurlesQQsd greeting In my direc- ten as I came through he door, and saw that he vas in the Full throeS Of the reaction from his '.r- runzad vigil of the night
 Trust Mrs NI1ages nose" he called out teasInEiv aS entered, "ro smell cG Mg'h"rs cooking. Fg. .s worth a tr.n n tho kitchen. Ali f yolrs WHY Ea.i m lrt you s,r reside me III s1en .oed you. Wat do you want hrst7'
 "sor7s cosfs4 for Mother G-s- ham answered. 'Iaad"artt 0tly I told her Mrs, Durbea N.s gettng ~ou something to eat and sha lm- ,edfatAlv de1l-si coffee -- you now low she I-res it. She oonhded . ms tha- gc4r mother tS one of he few wcman Tn tha world who inors how 10 make Q a.oont cup r coffee. Needles to say I'm not ,n the list"
 Why shou,4 vrl os, Aired re- torte1. Who aa you, anyway You're only 8 da-gA,er-in-law.'
 p!d I imagine Y. CT was there the .aintest echo cf bitterness in the raillery: Invc!uatarily ! glanced quickly tovard Mrs. Durkse, and saw by ths g..nt in her eyes that ahs slso hsi caught the innuendo in Alsre9s laughing reference With ths tnstinctive feeling that must flag any further comment Of that sc-t, I spoke hastily.
 Do Be Still. Alfred'"
 I'm q very worried one just now. You don't know how grieved I am +hat this accident to Mother Ora ham should have happened in your house at just thls time, and with such an upsetting Of your plans, II sh4 hadn't come here just wher che d.d--'
 And fl the ZP-' had caught or fire before she landed, and if tht Prince of Wales had chosen ar American wife, and if---'
 Do he still, Alfred' his mothel sdmonished 1 body cant think the way you're rattlng on. l know lust the way 1Ladgs feels, but think shes foolish, when every thtng has turned cut 50 well.'
 That's just what Tn trying tt impress on her alleged mind" Al fred interrupted unahashe5. 'll admit I vas scared out Of three years growth last night. but nov that it's all ever, with Leila safe and the sweetest little daughter i / the whol4 world belonging to me cant you lmaElne, Mrs, Nadge how tickle3 pink am that you mother-in-law happened 10 seLec this house to stage an accident:
 Alfred Jokes On
 For my rart," he vent on, Tn ready to move T rising vote 0 thanks 10 the old girl for 50 n5atl, tnpersonatirg Provtde fence. c course wanted to give Leila he way hut I felt l1ks somebody wit