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The Washington times., 1926-10-19
By L. Lamar Matthews

EL1NOR sat on the banisters
~ watching her fathers ciga-
rette with fascinated gaze. Pres
emily he pitched it away. and
it fell among the vines that
grew on the porch. Immediate
ly mischievous twinkle flashed
into Elinor's eyes. Then, care
fully, noiselessly, she leaned
across the banisters and picked
up the burning cigarette. She
held it q mOment-then daringly
stuck it in her mouth and gave a
mighty puff. The smoke choked
her and the tobacco came out
into her mouth. In the next
instant she was rushing into the
house to be rid of the disagree
able taste. Her father laughed,
but her mother scolded.
Jack. why on earth did you
sit there and let her put that
thing in her nIouth?" demanded
the mother.
She would never have been
satisfied until she tried it," an
severed the father. Ever since
she saw Marie smoking she has
wanted to try it. She even held
her cigarette between her fingers
just as Marie does. / noticed it,
Now Marie was the nearly
grown sister of ElinOr's father,
and the child adored her beauti-
full young aunt. She approved
everything the older girl did,
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'PLATONIC"
REGARD
DLAToNIC friendships between

DLATONIC friendships between
L women and men are rare
and short lived. says Thyra
Samter Winslow in an article in
this weeks Liberty. Biological
ly, / think we will all agree that
a fifty-fifty deal between the
sexes is impossible" she writes
"Platonic friendship is a beaIti-
full thing, but 1 have seen few
cases of it in real life. Either it
ripens into something deeper
and far more interesting. as a
usual thing-or it drifts into an
acquaintanceship that becomes
pretty much of a bore. Real
friendship without thought Of
warmer affection is rare.
Friendships between men ana
women" the writer continues
ARE among the most beautiful of
human relations, but in nearly all
cases that have come under my
observation it has been the mar
who has been the cause of ending
them. Either he insisted on try
ing to turn friendship into a more
amorOus relationship. or his love
affair-Or affairs-with Other
women made him neglect his
friendships almost entirely.
LAS long az biology exists II
it's present state-and there is M
reason to suppose it will change
life will be more or less of Il
game and the war OF the sexes
will exist in various forms"
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the softly padded red carpet OF
the corridor, and turned TO the
left.
There was still time to turn
back. She could go back over the
soft red carpet. on which her foot
steps made no sound, back TO the
elevators and the crowded lobby
below, where brass-butt0ned bell
hops were busy with keys and
bags. No one in all that hurryins
crowd had noticed her. She could
go on home to ma and pa and the.
boys, home to the old safe, hum
drum living. and they'd go on
loving her just as they always
had, and never know the mad.
flaming thoughts that had gons
racing, scuttling, scurrying through
her brain.
After a while Phil would come
home or il he didn't there wcIld
be someone else, and shed
marry-like Gertie-and forget
there was ever Sloan Whitney.
And all the while her feet
were carrying her to his door
there was no stopping them:
they seemed bewitched!
Six eIeven-his numbers II E
paused just a moment, just a
moment-to make up her mind.
1t wasn't too late
1t was the act of knocking
at the door that decided her.
She'd turn back. She couldn't
do it.
But in the end she didn't
have to: he opened it himself,
to look for her.
"Oh, there you arey' He looked
just the same. as il nothing
had happened; as if it Were the
most natural thing in the world
for her to be walking, into his
rooms. "Come in.' he said,
and his voice vas as cold and
level as his eyes under their
long. straight brows.
Il came" she began. be
cause
'Yes?"
ST thought"
She looked to him for hep.
but he would give her none. lie
just stood there. watching her
gravely, waiting for her to go on.
why did you send back my
purse" she cried. stung to q
reckless fury by his nonclla-
lance. his boredom. his bad man
ners, in not even asking her
TO sit down. Couldn't y7u
have been courteous enough 20
bring it back yourself and not,
send it by a messenger-eyen
if you never wanted to see Inc
again-even if you h-bated met.
(TO BE Confirmed Tomorrow
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SERVING TEA
ABROAD

nAY MONROE and Mary Bar.
~ Der tell of finding, in Europe,
a hostess who serves her tea with
accomplishments of candied rose
petals, rose colored sugar, and
white cakes decorated with pink
comfits. because rose fits her
personality.
Writing in McCall's for Novem-
Der they tell of meeting, while in
Paris. Russian countess, whose
tea was served by a slender Rus
sian girl, who passes an amber
colored glass plate from which
the guest takes thin slices Of
lemon or orange. candied pine
apple or cherries, or cloves-as
few or as many accessories as she
wishes, to add aroma to her tea.
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HOW q Child Learns From Example

even though the rest of the
family frowned upon her modern
ways. The ambition Of the child's
life was to hurry and get grown
so she could dress and look and
act just as Aunt Marie did.
No, it was not the fathers
example that counted with Elinor.
Men have smoked so long that
children accept it as a natural
procedure. and not one girl in
ten thousand smokes because hec
father does.
II older girls realized what
their example meant to little
girls. they would certainly wal.
until the children We're out of
sight before INDUCING in the
carelessness that they affect. An
attractive girl can have more in
fluence upon a little girl, who
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) NOw Go on With the Story

HaHE girls looked long and earn
= estly at the yellow frock. 1T
would be just the thing for you,"
Nina said at last. do you suppose,
that is, would you wear it if
gave 1t to you? You know, l
have an account here"
"Oh, Nina, I don't know what
to say. If you really feel
So they went into the store to-
gether, and when they came out
the old camaraderie was with
them. They were friends.
Rosemary carried the striped
pasteboard box in her hands,
she didn't want it sent home.
IF it came when l wasn't there,
my mother would be all upset"
Perhaps she would agreed
Nina. Besides, you'll be using it
at parties mostly, won't you?
Why don't you Let me take it
out to my place and keep it for
you. Then you can come there
and dress and spend the night,
too"
Dear Nina! A real friend. A
little picture of herself in the
yellow frock and Aunt Kitty's
silk shawl of Whitney
calling at Nina's to take her
somewhere to dance flashed into
Rosen1ary's mind. And contrasted
with it was Gertie's bleak hall
way, and AIS fat face peeking
through a door. Gertie's common
yes 1t was COMMUNICATING
and Nina's wonderful romance.
Judge not, that we be not
Judged that the way it
went? About Whitney, too
what right had she to judge Whit
ney-because he loved her-she,
saw it flash in his eyeS-and he
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admires her, than all the parents
and teachers and Sunday school,
workers together.
1t may be the child next door;
it may be a younger cousin; it
may be a little sister,. And the
influeDce for good or bad is so
tremendous that even thoughtless
youth would hesitate to set that
young innocent O. bad example.
Under such circumstances
mother or father would do well
to call the older girls attention
to the child's alteration and give
her to understand that the child
is just waiting for an opportunity
to initiate her. These modern
girls are only thoughtless, and
would not Intentionally do any.
thing to mislead younger girl.
But the fact remains that for
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; didn't happen to be conventional
minded like Al.
''Oh, Nina, do you mind hurry
ing just d little?" she cried. Il
want to get back to the store. I
Think think Sloan Whitney is
coming in to SEE me. You-you
didn't know l knew him, did you,
Nina?"
SO that's it," said Nina.
The afternoon dragged, stretched
itself to unbelievable lengths, and
still he didn't come. Rosemary
glanced at her wrist watch every
few minutes. Once she thought
it had stopped. the minute hand
moved so slowly.
Four o'clock-another hour and
half and it would be quitting
time. II can't go home withou:
seeing him! / couldn't wait an.
other day without knowing" She
banged the typewriter furiously.
Oh, look at the mistakes! This
would never do. You couldn't go
on like this-you'd go crazy.
"Oh. Miss Merton Graham
called to her, twill you go down
III tIiS oaSeIHeIlt' anu see IL tHeTe
copy Of Romola in the re.
prints?"
She got up irritably. 1t would
be just her luck TO have him come
while she was downstairs.
She almost ran down the steps.
Nick, do you know if there's a
Romola? Oh. Nick, you've gone
and put that darn old case in the
way-I can't see. Oh. please
move it. can help-its so
heavy
Wont take long" he said,
with his mouth full of nails. He
pulled them out one by one,
placed them carefully. and drove
them home with his hammer.
Il seen Smoky Graham out
last night with his girl friend y
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every attractive and popular
young lady there is a correspond
ing d!minutive Iady--worshipping
afar off or near, as the chance
affords.
Such influence is not to be
disregarded. 1t calls for serious
consideration and tactful hand
ling. There is no necessity to
offend the child's idol 1t is too
early to turn the idea of imita-
ton into flattery and convey by
suggestion the request for assist
ance in shaping the child's con-
duct.
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faint and dizzy. What did it all
mean? Did Smoky really know
something about Whitney? She
spread her fingers despairingly.
They touched a package on the
desk. A small brown paper pack
age-with her name on it-her
purse:
She clutched it to her. You
never told me anyone called for
me-" she almost screamed at Ora
ham. I've been waiting and
waiting"
The anger in Graham's pasty
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up for ducks. You wouldn't let
on to Mr.. Graham
''Oh, no. never would. But
did you hear
Il didn't hear no more" Nick
was decisive. "Shucks-it must
of been this here Rebecca of
Sunnybrook Farm 1 was thinkin'
of-there amt no Romola here"
Ten minutes to find that out!
She tore upstairs. It's sold"
She painted.
Mr.. Graham grunted, and
moved away. She leaned against
the desk for suppOrH she felt so
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mimic Snooky's high drawl. "but
he amt fit for a decent girl to
'sociate with
Cecilia! Smoky Graham! What
was Nick saying? This other man
it must be Whitney
ooh, what else did he say.
Nick? Did he say who the man
Was?"
Nick looked at her in astonish-
ment. What allied the girl?
Nick" Rosemary was plead
ing. you didn't hear who the
man was, did your"
Nav, / was maxim half Of it
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he began conversationally. "Some
Janet" (Bang-the first naily
'"They was comm out of tn Or
pheum." Bang). II was as close
to him Bang as I am to you"
(Bang-bangI IAN would he speak?
Not him
Rosemary was trembling with
nervousness. Nick was never so
slow before. Whitney might be
upstairs asking for her this very
minute.
Cecilia" he says, "Cecelia, It
amt that I am jealous" Nick's
voice cracked in his attempt to
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ITy them out the folks at Make
record
will be published tomorrow
Complete these statements
l. The "Lone Star" State
z Yosemite Valley is in
a n
A. The god who had hundred
See if you recognize which of these
B. The Leaning Tower s n
D. The Blarney Stone Ulster
ST. Cecilia the patrOncss of music.
Match the following that each is
s. Charter Scotland
TO- Grub Street Paris
II. The Sorbonnc
Choose word to complete each
IL The Quaker Poet Whitman
fellow
49, The best temperature for living is
Complete this familiar quotation
ID Lord God of be with vet
Lest forget, we forget"
See tOmorrOw's verify your
Answers to Yesterdays Test
l. Thames True
2 Niagara
g. Rhine False
A. A Spanish novelist II. True
An Italian ruler
g. A Dickens
T. Poem Bacchus
s. Fate
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IJATS this high cTownsthe
"A Almost Winter material is used medium, but felt
velou velvet and satin the popular Combinations
these fabrics also used velvet and felt being used often
The ber type the smrtest but other models
These embeshed by srrings folds
of all kinds from leather shell buckles
finest brilliant marcasite initiated pins
Pictured here four of the individual and
hats of the At the left of black felt
crown drawn the in interesting and black
felt bow adds raish The brm of black velvet
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black ribbon bands the Next is lovely
model of bregey felt with odd and interesting br turning
both the front and back but down the sides Black
and white grosgrain ribbon trims 1t.
the circle shown very distinctive models
combination
felt the other illustrates particularly chic and lovely of
The first of dark felt with bands of
quilted velvet of the shade of silver chain
the of peaked The
of quilted velvet in four shading from brown beige
gold buckle is only
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Mechanics of States

THE nicknames of some of Arizona. Baby
Illinois, Sucker; Kentucky Ozark and Bloody Ground Mon
tana, Toe Oklahoma, "Sooner Texas Beer virginia
Mother; Missouri, "Show Me-; Idaho "Gem"
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This Day In Our History

ORD CORVALLIS and his surrendered October ~
II 1881 thereby brought the the Revolutionary
War The the colonies from English rule and eao
lished the lasting integrity of the United States.
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The knowledge Test for
Times Readers

Can immediately correctly questions
Try them out the folks and IN office Make
record of ones
OU be published tomorrow
Milford chronicle., 1926-10-29
COVERED BARNARD OR OPEN
SHED FOR THE DAIRY HERD

The open shed or covered barn
yard is a practical method of housing
dairy COWS. 1t provides the best
known method of savin gand preser-
wing all the fertilizing constituents
of the manure; it permits the feed
ing under shelter of roughage and
makes possible it's utilization for
bedding; when there is plenty of
bedding, COWS so housed keep clean
er than those confined in stanchions.
These are the principal points in
favor of the open-shed system, says
the United States Department of
Agriculture.
In an experiment at the Beltsville
station it was found that the cows in
the open shed produced little more
milk, but at a greater cost for feed,
than the COWS in the closed barn.
The more timid COWS were fought
away from the feed racks in the shed
which resulted in a much lower
production from such cows. Probab-
ly it would be a matter of economy
to confine the COWS at feeding time.
Cows so housed should be dehorned.
The labor required under the two
systems was slightly greater with
the open shed. Had the COWS been
milked in the open shed this would
not have been the case, but since
this practice is not recommended in
the production of market milk, the
COWS in this experiment were taken
to a separate stable for milking.
Sixty-eight per cent more bedding
was used in the open shed.
Milford chronicle., 1926-10-29
STATE TEACHERS TO
HEAR OF ECONOMICS

Home economics will have an i'm
portant part in the eighth annual
meeting of the Delaware State Edu-
cation Association, embracing all
the white school instructors in Del
aware, outside of Wilmington, to
be held in Dover on November IL
and u. Miss Marion F. Breck,
state supervisor of home ecOno-
mics, announces that Will Grant
Grant Corners, dean of the school
of education of Pennsylvania State
College, will deliver two addresses
on Vocational Education"
Miss Rachael Taylor, of the art
department of the Women's Col
lege, University of Delaware, will
conduct a discussion and demon
stration of some art principles to
be developed in the art unit for the
second year girls in the home econ
omicS section.
Miss Elizabeth Amery, formerly
state supervisor of home economics
in Delaware, has returned from a
delightful summer in England and
has started her graduate study at
Columbia University, New York.
Middletown High School has the
largest enrolment of girls in vo-
cational home economic classes in
Delaware. The largest increase
over last year in the number of
freshman girls enrolled for home
economics is in the Caesar Rodney
School.
Home economics classes in the
high schools at Middletown, Dover
and Lewes served the noon lunch
con to the members of the State
Board of Education when these
schools were visited on the state
tour.
Exhibits of canned foods prepared
by the members of the home econo-
mics classes in Smyrna, Millsboro
and FELTON, were displayed in store
windows.
One of the members of the fresh
man home economics class at the
Caesar Rodney School prepared and
presented a talk on canning before
the local Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion meeting.
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Epworth

The Y. P. B. meeting was held at
the home of Miss Geneva Banning.
Most all the members attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byran Wiley are
the happy parents of fine baby boy,
born Tuesday, October Goth.
Miss Minnie McCauley spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. McCauley.
Miss Elma Banning of Linwood
and friend, John Johnson of Chester,
Pa, spent the weekend with her
parents.
Lester Banning spent the week
end with his parents.
The revivals will continue until
Sunday night. Come out and enjoy
the services.
Don't forget the social to be held
at Union school next Friday night,
November 5th.
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loves Cross Roads

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lewis and
son Calvin, Mrs. Amelia Lewis Wis
tied relatives at Delmar on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Krelling, Of
Pennsylvania, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar King and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Collins and family.
Hoyt Collins, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with his par
ents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Jones and
family visited her father, Capt e.
u Taylor, at Ocean View. His
other guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Taylor and three children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Layton and
daughters, Misses Hazel and Doris,
and son Roy, Mrs. Lizzie Layton,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Quillen and A.
l.. Henderson.
Mrs. Mary Short has returned
home from a visit in Philadelphia
Mrs. Lydia Jones will entertain
the Ladies' Aid next Wednesday
evening, November 3rd.
Mrs Florence Campbell and sons
visited her sister, Mrs. Estella
Jones, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wells, Mr.
Samuel Wells, Mrs. MOllie Carey
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L. w
Brittingham and Mrs. Mary Short
Mrs. Olive Burton and son Theo-
dore Burton Jr., spent the first OF
the week with her parents.
Sunday School next Sunday al
Bethany Church, followed by
preaching.
Milford chronicle., 1926-10-29
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT'S
CONFERENCES

In-service training ior county
school superintendent through in
tensive short courses is becoming
more and more extensive and the
courses offered more and more pro-
fessional in tone. Last July con-
ference for these officers, three
weeks in duration, was held at
Laramie, Wyoming. County super
intendents from 13 of the % cOun-
ties were in attendance. Among
the topics for discussion were the
replacement of eighth grade oXami-
nation questions by objective tests;
preparation of daily programs in
one-teacher schools; time allot-
ment for ciYics, agriculture and
hygiene; county school organlza-
ton. A similar conference was
held at about the same time, Of one
weeks duration, for the county SUI
perintendents of North Dakota.
Considerable time in both these
conferences was given to the in
structiOnal supervision phase of the
county superintendent's work.
Milford chronicle., 1926-10-29
THOUSANDS OF BARRELS OF DELAWARE
APPLES BEING SHIPPED ABROAD
Short Crop Europe And Fine Quality OF Local Fruit Creates Un
uua Deman Movement To Boost National Organization To Aid
Orcbardss To Dispose Of The Big American Production.

a campaign will convert your sur
plus apple crop into profits.
The work of the organization is
already under way; for the crop has
been moving to market for two
months and no time is to be lost.
The conference was marked by a
striking spirit of harmony and CO.
operation and all branches of the in
dustry, representing all sections of
the United States, pledged unani-
nous and enthusiastic support of the
plan of campaign reported by the
Ways and Means Committee and
adopted by the conference.
1T was the first time in the history
of the industry that all branches
were represented at single confer
ence and demonstrated such an eag-
er desire to make the project sue
cess.
1t is now important that all the
individual members of the Organiza-
tions affected and all the apple grow
ers and shippers of the United States
take an immediate and personal in
terest in the success Of this cam
paign. Concerted and concentrated
action at once is imperative.
THE funds needed for the pre-
liminary work, including the estab-
lishment of the business Office of the
association, are being raised by vol
untary contributions from the larger
growers and shippers and from the
allied industries. Every industry that
sells supplies, ETC., to the growers is
directly interested in the prosperity
of the fruit grower. Many of these
industries have voluntarily contri-
buted generous amounts to this ap-
pie publicity campaign. However
much additional funds are necessary
to be raised quickly in order to show
decided benefits in better prices this
year. Any money advanced to this
fund now by the growers or others
will be deducted from their quota
| later. Sunday Star.
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Thousands of barrels of Delaware
anDles. many of them the equal OF
snnerior to any ever produced by
tbis state, are being exported 10 Eu-
rome and South America, this lall'
Earlv returns received from apples
Skinned to England and Scotland SIX
weeks ago proved very satisfactory.
Tbe average net per barrel was bet
fer than SO, which enables the apple
grower to realize a fair profit. The
fruit is being shipped to practically
every country in Europe and TO sew
eral in the southern hemisphere.
The weather this summer has been
admirable for the growth ana col
oring of Delaware apples. The cool
weather of the fall has given the
skin Just the right shade OF red TO
make it sell advantageously. More
than 100 carloads have been con-
tyrseted for to export. 1t is the lar
gest amount of apples shipped out OF
this country from Delaware IN the
history of the apple industry.
The chief reason why not only
Delaware UuL Ol1CA oPRAS o
states are shipping their fruit out
of the country is because the crop
abroad is very short. In this coun-
trv. however, there is tremendous
crop in prospect and in this connec-
tion Professor Wesley Webb Of the
Peninsula Horticultural Society
which position he has held for more
than a score of years, said:
"At a National Apple Conference
held in Chicago, September 9 and
10, this AssociatiOn-Apples For
Health, Inc.-was organized and in
corporated under the laws of Hill
nois as a non-profit organization to
stimulate the demand for apples by
a nationwide advertising and pub
licity campaign, to maintain the ap-
ples as the king of American fruits;
Men of known business ability and
influence were elected to executive
offices and board of governors. Such