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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-11
How to Live Long

~ ENATOR COPELANDS grand-unce, George
Peters, of Ann Arbor found it so easy to live
- hundred years that he is planning to spend an
other century on earth He offers sane and simple
recpe for longevity Avoid alcohol eat moderately and
love life.
Certainly Uncle Georges advice is worth trying,
and the last part is not the least important The old
gentleman reads newspapers, magazines, and novels
regularly He has retained interest in politics. me-
chanics and science He loves life deeply that he
takes care Of Il.
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Inspiration docs not come by the
brain nor the processes of rea-
son.
The brain is an analytical instru-
ment. 1t criticizes, takes things
apart destroys them. 1t does not
build up.
Michael Pupin says that "the only
source for inspiration is bodily con-
tact with nature. Instinct is the
transmitted record of former con-
tact, but instinct is dormant until
aroused by new contact. Man has
power only when he comes in touch
with actual phenomena"
1t is experience then, that is the
mother of inspiration.
Creative minds do not operate by
logic. New ideas do not come to
us along such methods, but strike us
like a bolt from the blue, we know
not whence. Oliver Wendell Holmes
said that new thought strikes one
like the ping of bullet in the
head.
1t has been said that one differ
ence between the Anglo.Saxon and
the Latin peoples is that the An
glo-SaIon works through pricturcs
while the Latin works by logic.
For this reason the Anglo-Saxon
has the most progressive and in
ventiye mind.
All progress lies in a distrust of
logic and authority. In former time
men were content to quote authority
and man was dubbed into silence by
quoting authorities to him.
Nowadays, no matter what an au-
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OVER LIES HURDLES
If You Worry Try This Remedy.
BY LOUIS E. BISCH
Copyright. 1875. Premier Syndicate. Inc.

Is anything really worse than
worry? The anticipation of dread
possibilities-which is what worry
means-is a thousandfold more ha-
RAISING than the catastrophe itself,
no matter how serious that may be.
When we worry we don't know
what's going to happen. When one
OF the many things that tormented
us actually does occur there is a
feeling of relief. The worst has
happened and we know what it is.
Knowing what it is we can take
measures to handle it. It's the ele-
ment of uncertainty in worry that
undermines and deyitalizes.
II we don't see where we're go
ing, how we are to get out of a
difficulty, how we can meet an
emergency, or what seems inevitable
doom-in other words, whenever we
lose our sense Of direction-worry
results. But before the worry hap
pens confusion sets in. Mental
confusion always comes before wor-
ry.
And that is just why worry can
be controlled. We can nip it in the
bud by controlling the confusion
that, like q danger signal, precedes
It.
IN the middle Of tic night you are
T"''.''v startled out Of a sound
sleep BY . loud noise--a crash Of
china in the kitchen. You sit up;
,uD your eyes and wonder. Can it
be a burglar? Did | lock the kitch-
en- door? Is IL the cook, perhaps,
out late again? Maybe one Of the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-11

children got hungry and is rifling
the icebox. Can it be the cat?
SO you think and ponder and
wonder. You get all stewcd up
over possibilities. Your mind be-
comes a whirl. You are all con-
fused. Unless additional evidence
comes TO your aid to substantiate
one of the possible reasons for the
crash in the kitchen, or unless you
get out Of bed and discover for
yourself what the matter is you are
likely to awaken several times dur
ing the rest of the night-worry-
ing.
have chosen a very simple ex-
ample to explain the psychology OF
worry, but the same mechanism APP
plies in all cases of this besetting sin
of present-day civilization. End
confusion.
When you are worried you can't
forget it, or belittle it, or set it
aside by thinking or doing something
diverting. win power has nothing
to do with this business Of con.
trolling worry. When you are wor-
ried you are confused, and the wor-
ry will continue to pop up into tho
mind despite everything.
Get your bearings, think things
out clearly, center your thoughts
upon the most probable consequence
that your reason, judgment and eK-
Ierience of the past dictates. Fix
your attention upon this issue and
upon that alone, and confusion win
be avoided. In this way can worry
be controlled.
Copyright 1926. Premier synd. Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-11
WHEN BABY SHOULD FAST
By ROYAL S. COPELAND. M. D.
United States Senator from New York
Former Commissioner of Health, New York City.

Most of the ailments of early life
may be traced to wrong feeding.
l believe it is equally true that most
of the ailments of the human fam
lily are due to errors in eating.
When we learn how to eat, what to
eat, and when not to eat, we will be
happier and live longer.
The gateway Of the mouth should
be closely guarded. Out of it cometh
evil, We are told. Through it pass
many disease-producing things.
No one has much patience with a
"fussy" mother, fearful of every
thing the baby touches, and always
worrying about ~germs. (" But it can
not be denied the delicate little
infant may readily become infected
from unclean dishes and bottles,
from impure water and milk and
from a dirty rubber ring or "paci-
fer"
Perhaps the baby has appeared
perfectly well. Without warning he
has an attack of dysentery. The
fever is high. The child vomits and
hiss frequent diarrhoeic stools.
What shall be done?
The food should be stopped at
once. The new mother and lots of
inexperienced men, too, will think
this is terrible, ''The poor baby must
have nourishment, will be said.
Don't worry, because twenty-four
hours without food will do no harm.
whatever, and for the baby with
dysentery this omission Of food is
essential. Give absolutely nothing
but pure water, in frequent and
small doses, while the vomiting
persists. II the symptoms seem
aggravated by the water, eccn this
must be kept from the child.
After the first twenty-four hours
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Daily Good Deed

Even in reprimand. don't forget
your are dealing with a human be-
ing, with q soul and nsitivencss
more or less developed. Remember
you were once a subordinate your
self.
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Bonehead Brothers

Boob-A man can write anything
II he sets himself doggedly
at it.
simp-I suppose that explains a
lot Of the doggerel ysu see in the
pa pers these days.
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Bucolic Press

He picked Il up and was killed
instantly by the passage through
his body Of s3sOO-volt current
Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer.
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.YE TOWNE GOSSIP ;, <: c: J

I'VE BEEN broadcasting. !
FOR A couple of nights.
AND AMONG the letters.
THAT COME to me.
is ONE from a friend.
WHO SAYS to me.
IF I'D just talk.
IN A natural way:
AS I'VE talked to him.
WITHIN MY home.
OR WITHIN his home.
I'D GET over big.
AND HE doesn't know.
FOR HE hasn't been there.
IN THAT little room.
WITH NOTHING at all.
But JUST himself.
AND THE microphone.
A HARD rubber thing.
THAT JUST hangs there.
AND talk to it.
AND 1T never smiles.
OR CHANGES expression.
AND so far as know.
FROM OUTWARD sign.
I'M SPEAKING to no one.
But JUST myself!
AND THEN feel silly.
AND BEGIN to grow nervous.
AND WANT 10 cough.
AND THEY won't lot me cough.
OR TAKE 3 long breath.
OR MOVE my face.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18

The Chamber Of Commerce is
on the right course in wanting
a lighted zone post at the inter-
section Of Commerce Street and
Boulevard and the removal Of
the abutments so as to give
wider turns at this point. 1t is
understood that Smyrna Town
Council will have to pay half the
expense Of a zone post and the
State Highway Department half
but not the removal of the abut-
ments. They should never have
been put there by the Highway
Department in the first place.
Now if modern zone post is
placed at Commerce Street and
Boulevard, why not go a step
further and have the present
"red buoy" at "'FOur Corners"
replaced by a modern zone post?
1t will be little more trouble and
expense to install two instead
of one and if the diagonal road
is built it will be in place to
guide traffic at an important
point.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
SEED CORN SITUATION SERIOUS
Farmers Are Urged to Get in Touch
With County Agent Russell E. Wilson

Farmers Are Urged to Get in Touch
With County Agent Russell f. Wilson
According to the numerous reports
that are being received by the EXper-
iment Station and the Extension De-
partment of the University of Della
ware there will be a severe shortage
of good seed corn in practically every
corn-producing state in the Union this
spring. The seed corn that was eX-
hibited at the Delaware State Cora
Show held at Lewes in January was
of exceptionally good quality consid-
emng the very unfavOrable weather
conditions that existed in this section
of the county last spring, and large
portion of the corn from which these
exhibits were selected will very likely
be sold for seed purposes. No doubt
there are many other farmers thru
out the two lower counties who have
good corn this spring, but who failed
to display it at the State Corn Show,
and these growers should also nave an
opportunity to place their seed upon
vertise in the county and state corn
shows each year. Very few farmers,
however, ever consider having their
corn tested until they have an Op-
pOrtunity to sell it for seed purposes,
and the people who want to buy it,
request that the growers state the
termination percentage. In view of
this fact, therefore, the Experiment
Station at Newark is planning to run
a number of termination tests of
samples Of seed corn from various
sections of the state, and all farmers
who are holding any corn for sale as
seed may send samples to the EXper-
iment Station where the seed will be
tested free of charge, and termination
reports furnished these growers. III
taking these samples, it is suggested
that ten grain be taken from each of
one hundred ears representing the
type of corn being held for sale.
These grains need not be kept sep
arate, as the report will simply show
a composite termination test and will
be fairly accurate for the entire lot
of corn in the crib. Some of the
farmers have taken advantage of the
free services of the State Laboratory
at Dover where seed termination and
analysis are being done by the State
Board of Agriculture. The work
which is being planned by the Expert
ment Station is along the same line
in an effort to encourage the prac
tice of having seeds tested before they
are planted, so the farmers of th'
State may get this type of service a
either one of the laboratories. Count!
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18

The Supreme Court at Wash
ington has ruled that the Vol
stead act is universal in its ap-
plication. Persons charged with
violating it may be tried in the
state courts. The decision came
on an appeal from California. A
person accused of violating the
Volstead act was convicted in
the state courts and the appeal
asserted that the matter should
have been disposed of in a Fed
eral Court. If there is doubt on
this point that doubt should van
ish. With the VOlstead act in
complete force in this State, and
with it feasible and legal to try
violators in the state courts, why
should there be an additional
state law regarding liquor, SO
that citizens would be liable un-
der both state and Federal laws
which differ? The machinery
to punish violators of the
amendment is provided and car
be easily operated. States law.
make for confusion and offer al
incentive for tinkering will
them as has been attempted a
Dover at this session of the Leg
misunderstanding News.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18

Agent Russell E. Wilson is very de-
sirous that the farmers in Kent COun-
ty who have seed corn which they are
expecting to sell, and who have not
had it tested, get in touch with his
office in Dover and arrangements will
be made whereby these termination
tests will be given prompt attention.
A record will be kept on file of all the
seed corn that is tested, and any in
quiries for good seed will be referred
to those farmers whose corn showed
high termination qualities. 1t is de-
sired that all samples of corn be sent
to the Experiment Station not later
than March 18.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18

Let us hope the Woodland
Beach road will be an assured
fact this year. 1t will not only
open up a fine agricultural sec
ton to Smyrna Landing ship
ping center and Smyrna-Clayton
but will boost Delaware's Bay
resort as nothing else will do.
Citizens for miles around like a
place where they can spend a
day on a picnic and battle and
as no better bathing beach can
be found on the shore, why not
have the resort easy of access
by good road. The Levy Court
and State Highway Department
will be doing a great public SER
vice by building such a road.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18

ADVERTISEMENTS Smyrna Times is
the business medium not only for the town
it represents. but for the outlying district of
which it is the centre, embracing the towns
of Clayton, Kenton, Cheswod, Townsend,
Leipsic &C. A rate of so cents per inch an
insertion charged for transient advertising.
Season or yearly display advertising rates
quoted on application. For Sale. For Rent.
Lost and Found advertisements occupying
one inch space or less. minimum charge
of so cents per insertion. Public Sale adj
vertisements IS cents per inch first inser-
tion and so cents per inch for each sub
sequent insertion. Locals and Reading No
tices, Is cents per line per issue.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18

Much interest is being manifested
over the coming Cavender realestate
sale next Saturday. Besides two
farms, practically a half a block of
property on Main street, including
Hunn's Barber Shop, c. L. Harmon
sons residence, the home of the late
Mrs. Wilson T. Cavender, and the
Delaware House, will go under the
hammer to the highest bidder.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18

Colonel Earl l. Brown, United States
Engineer in charge Of the Whining
ton district, has received word from
Washington that the Rivers and Har-
bors bill now pending before Congress
authorizes the expenditure of $780,
600 for the construction of a new rail
road bridge over the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal, to replace the pres
ent bridge of the Pennsylvania Rail
road at the point known as Canal
The government is to py two-thirds
of the cost of this bridge.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18

Work is expected to be strted on
the Kent General Hospital about May.
Of the $1O8,618.OO subscribed, pay
able intwo years, already 31,156.52
has been paid in and is now drawing
interest. The first payment, due
March l, was most generously re-
sponded to. The site selected by the
committee has met with popular ap-
prOval.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18

THE SMYRNA TIMES is an independent pa
per 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., 1925-03-18

Subscription price. S1.5O per year. strictly in
advance.
Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Della
ware as Second Glass matter.
oFFICE-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
A Parody on Some of Smyrna's WOuld-be


A Parody on Some of Smyrna's WOuld-be
Boosters
Where do you fit into this Town of ours.
With it's hustle and hustle of work
Are you one of the gang that helps it along
Or are you with those who shirk?
Are you one of the low average. just drifting
along,
Are you listed a profit or loss;
Are you stallin' for time. or startin' to Cimt
How much are you putting across?
Just pull in your slack and count up your
score,
Locate what you are aiming to hit;
Don't waste ammunition and all your ambi
tion
But find out just where you fit.
Smyrna times., 1925-03-18
The SMYRNA Times
SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Published Every Wednesday Afternoon. by
ROBERT D. HOFFECKER, Proprietor.
Founded by Robert D. Hoffecker. July 5, 1854
Editor and Proprietor until Feb. 10. 1907
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-13
HOXIE

Henry Hogan has sold his farm to
Herbert York. Mr.. and Mrs. Hogan
have been living at Norridgewock VIII
lage the past year owing to their i'll
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Keirstead. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Barney and Alfonzo
Otis attended the Grange fair at
Smithfield, Wednesday, October z.
A large truck loaded with wood
had the misfortune to break through
a culvert one day last week. Luckily
no one was injured but traffic was
delayed for sometime.
Lester Brann is moving a building
from AlfonZo Nedeau's which he will
use for blacksmith shop.
Charles Bates has been making
cider the past week.
Alfonzo Nedeau was hauling plank
last Friday which was used to re-
plank the bridge at Larone.
Among the recent visitors In this
section were Mr.. and Mrs. William
Brann Of Waterville, E. L. Damon of
Smithfield, Albert Merrifield of Wa
terville and A. H. Prudy, R. C. of
Gloucester, Mass.
October 10 passed for rough
winters day. snow falling practi-
cally all day and a strong northwest
wind made the day a most disagree
able one for all who had to venture
out. also for young stock in the pas
ture, 1t reminded one that he did not
live in Florida.
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DICTIONARIES SPONSORING
ARMISTICE DAY OBSERVANCE

program of events for the day has
been mapped out, with several of the
features already assured.
Commander Soule is the general
chairman of the Armistice Day COM
mittee and assisting him are Harry
o. Barney, Arthur S. Merrill, Almon
b. Sullivan, Frank B. Sprague, Clyde
w. Metcalf and Wilfred Michaud.
Besides the big parade Of the fore
noon, which will be participated in
by the World war veterans, the Ma
tional Guard companies, and many
patriotic and civic organization
marching groups, with probably a
section of floats, it is now intended
to stage a real demonstration of the
old fashioned Fourth of July type.
Day Of Festivities
The local Legion post has spon-
sored the Armistice Day observances
in this city since the first anniversary
of that day which brought the cessa-
ton of hostilities in the World war,
and the celebrations here have ever
been among the most notable in the
State. The Legionaires feel that the
day is one for rejoicing, though
sometime during the height of the
enthusiastically at the momen-
tOuS nOuf OF IL "A. MI pause Is
taken while the war veterans bow
their heads in silent tribute to those
of their buddies who gave their lives
while wearing the uniform Of the
Service or of the Allies. The organ
lied veterans believe that their de-
parted buddies would wish that the
day assume the character of fes-
tival occasion, so throughout the
country the greater emphasis is
placed on celebrations of that nature.
Company F, 103rd Infantry. Maine
National Guard. Captain Frank b
Sprague; and the Headquarters
Company. seth Infantry Brigade,
Captain Almon B. Sullivan. will CO.
operate in the military phases of the
days program, and 1t Is tentatively
planned to have the guardsmen put
on a big demonstration. possibly with
explosives and a spectacular display
Of pyrotechnics.
Entertainment in Evening
Because of the college football
game at Waterville in the afternoon.
no game will probably be scheduled
for this city, but the Legionaires
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UNITY

Mrs. Charles Edgerly entertained
the Arts and Craft Club at the Ed
gerly cottage at Windemere Park,
last Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Marcia Knight was the guest
of friends in Pittsfield and Troy the
first Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs Eli Moulton and
daughter Marion were in Watervllle,
Thursday.
j. C. Van Deets who has employ
ment with the Turner Center Dairy
ing Association is on a two weeks
vacation.
C. d. Conner who has been In
, Florida for the past month, returned
home Sunday evening.
E. B. Hunt was in Liberty, Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wood passed
the week end in Belfast.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Whitaker pass
ed the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Spinney in Clinton.
Mrs. q. J. Bagley returned from
Boston, Saturday.
H. L. Rand and son Harold of
Salem, Mass. were in town over
Sunday.
Mrs. E. T. Whitehouse and Ida
| Whitehouse were in Waterville,
! Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Hunt and Mrs.
! Fred Ward were in Damariscotta,
Thursday.
Mrs. j. w. Sawyer of Fairfield has
| sold her house, the c. B. Mitchell
| place, to H. l.. Glines.
NJ. B. Winters was business Wis
| itor in Bangor, Friday.
| Alton Libby and c. w. Taylor were
business visitors in Boston a few
days the past week.
f, w. d. Meyer of Portland was a
| business visitor in town the past
week.
The Rev George B. Davis had the
misfortune to get quite badly hurt
| by cranking his car while in gear.
=, The car ran over him, dislocating
his shoulder and injuring him in
other ways quite badly.
E. J. HELLER of Rockland was a
business visitor in town, Friday.
Mrs. C. S. Cook and her mother,
Mrs. Wiggin, returned from Bangor,
Saturday, where they have been the
guests of Mrs. A. L. Blanchard for
| the past week.
| George White Is in Connecticut
where he has employment for the
winter.
George Mosher left Thursday
morning on a business trip to Flor
| ida.
+. D. Chase is away for two weeks
in the interest of the Turner Center
Dairying Association.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Tozier and
Mrs. George Leadbetter were IN
Fairfield, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bradeen
were in Augusta, Thursday.
Mrs. c. E. Murch is the guest of her
people in Florenceville. N. B.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Spinney en-
tertained the Pollyanna Club u,
whist Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Myra Brown and Miss Annie
Bryant were guests the past week OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice York In Will
ton.
The dance at Adams Hall, Tuesday
evening. given by Mr.. Lane 81
Brooks was fairly well attended.
Fred Rice of Lynn, Mass. was ir
town the past week.
Mrs. Mary Quimby Of Brooks was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Ell
Moulton, Wednesday.