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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-02-20

renew my acquaintance with you and
Miss Orpha-I never have forgotten
her delicious ginger cookies-and also
to meet your niece. Miss Loring. My
mother IL In England at present. but
my bachelor uncles--Fred and Percy
Insist that they are coming with me
they are visiting me. They say they
knew you well years ago.
With deepest respect. I am,
Faithfully yours,
ROBERT PERCY PERKINS.
~ wonder where he ever tasted one
Of my ginger cookies" unused Miss Or
pha, and so absorbed was she in this
problem that she failed to notice that
the dimple had reappeared in 'Minta's
cheek, and that her eyes were dancing
"Of course I remember Fred Per
kins-and you must remember Percy,
Orpha-yOu were-almOst engaged,
were you not, my dearr
Orpha's black eyes softened. yes
we were actually engaged, and we
disagreed about my wedding dress.
Percy wanted me to wear white and
insisted that had always planned
q pearl gray silk-so we parted"
,, - =
Shortly after the supper was over
that Thursday evening. Bob Perkins
and his two uncles appeared to call
upon the Misses Freer and their
charming niece. The uncles were
jolly bachelors and naturally fell into
place beside their old sweethearts.
Soon the four were settled down to
bridge and "reminiscences. while Bobby
and 'Minta sat In q corner and talked
In low tones.
"Tell me, what's upr begged Bob,
holding fast to one Of 'Minta's fingers
ON which cleaned a diamond ring:
"don't they know we're engagedY
'Minta told him. the dimple coming
and going. "Of course they know It
was q coed college. but they seemed
to think me immune"
"Let me tell them that we have
been engaged for three weeks and two
days--then can kiss you!" urged
Bobby. s..e .,...,
every well, dear-but promise that
you win never ask me to wear any.
thing but white at our wedding" said
the girl earnestly.
+" IT wouldn't want you to-" agreed
Bob dizzily. 50 hand in hand they ap-
preached the card table.
$50 soonw gasped Miss Araminta
when she saw them.
"Good work." breezed Uncle Fred
SO they confessed how they had met
two years before, loved and were
finally engaged, with the hope of re-
ceiving the blessings of aunts and
uncles.
"Araminta and say, Bless you. my
children said Uncle Fred. and he
glanced at his brother.
Percy Redeemed, but he and Orpha
looked very conscious. 1--WE say the
same things, my dears." said Percy.
sand be sure to wear white" he
added.
'''Oh, we've settled all that" cried
Bobby proudly. while 'Minta's dimple
came into play and she blushed
guiltily.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-02-20
Here is Bob's answer

My Dear Miss Araminta: Thank you
very much for your kind invitation t.
spend tomorrow evening at Rose cot
tage. ] shall be happy to come and
renew my acquaintance with you and
Miss, Orpha-I never have forgotten
her delicious ginger cookies--and also
to meet your niece. Miss Loring. My
mother IL in England at present. but
my bachelor uncles--Fred and Percy
Insist that they are coming with me
they are visiting me. They say they
knew you well years ago.
With deepest respect. am,
Faithfully yours,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-02-20
Horrors Of Nest War
Almost Beyond Belief

'.The war Of the future" says Gen
eral Nollet Of the French general
staff, 'the war Of the future will be-
100 per cent efficient" Just what this
means may be gathered from glance
at the mechanical perfection Of the
death-dealing instruments that would
be utilized In the event Of such an
awful holocaust. is the reflection Of
Pierre Van Paassen, writing In the At
lanta Constitution. For. instead Of
liquid fire we have now Lewisite gas.
which Ia invisible, sinks and would
search out every dugOut and cellar.
while II also attacks the skin and al
most always kills. having a spread
fifty times greater than that Of any
other poison gas. A dozen OF these
Lewisite air bombs. will practically
eliminate the population Of such
cities as Berlin or Paris The planes
carrying these missiles will be d.
rected by wireless. so that the air
plane becomes the super gun. A great
metropolis teeming with life one eve
ming will be a huge graveyard at
break OF day. Formal declarations
Of war will become obsolete. witness
the outbreak between Greece and Bull
garia. There will be no warning. Tanks
will be used like super-dreadnoughts,
for this IL the verdict reached at the
recent British army maneuvers. They
will crush whole villages In their
crawling humiliation. Poison gases
will even destroy the productivity Of
the soil for many years to come. as
was the case in some instances IN
France during the last conflict. The
contemplation Of the horrors and the
chaos In life that must inevitably
follow such catacylsm would over
shadow any disaster the world has
ever witnessed. including the black
plague of the Middle ages. or even
the food of Noah's days. The very
terror and unparalleled ruthlessness
of such a war may well prove the
strongest weapon ever devised against
war. For 1t would mean the suicide
Of the human race.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-02-20

An ingenious plan was evolved by a
California lady to save her crop Of
igs. while the trees Of others were lit
orally stripped by birds before the
fruit was sufficiently ripe to pick. In
structing her ranch foreman to save
her the skins Of some rabbits, the lady
directed their stufiing with cotton bat
ting and fashioning into the shape Of
cats. When completed and perched in
the branches at convenient intervals
about the trees, the pseudo cats bore
such striking resemblance to the orig
inal tabby that even the keenest-eyed
sparrow was deceived, with the result
that not a fg on the trees Of the or
chard was SO much as bird pecked.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-02-20
DUG Their O,on Croves

A hard-luck tale is told by De
trOit shop worker who lives on "a
small farm and operates 1t with the
aid Of his growing children. Among
the assets are several hives of bees.
A large tank of strained honey had
accumulated in the basement. One Of
the children Internationally left a
faucet open, and ten gallons Of honey
ran out on the concrete floor. One Of
the older children thought to have the
product manufactured and placed
it in a tub in the yard where the bees
could get at 1t, but did not put In
blocks of wood for the insects to
alight on. Several thousand bees
practically an entire swarm. per-
ished.-DetrOit News.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-02-20

A weekly mail service between Eng
land and india IL being undertaken
by the Imperial Anyways Limited.
through subsidy and a nve-year con-
tract given by the air ministry. Mails
will be delivered In Bombay in ave
days, and when service comes into
regular operation next summer passen-
gers also viii be carried. At the out
set passengers will be carried only be-
tween Cairo and Basra. The route.
just under $500 miles in length. will
be from Kantara via Ramleh and Am
man to Bagdad. thence to Basra and
Karachi. To prevent forced landings,
especially designed three-engined air
craft will be used.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-02-20
Tagging the Trees

A western dealer furnishes, red
tags to hunters which carry on one
side a plea for clean craftsmanship.
says Good Housekeeping.
These tags are taken out by hunt
ers and tied on the trees. The re-
verse side may be used by the hunter
on which to write a message.
II the hunter Is to meet a friend
in the woods, and game lures him
away from the spot, he leaves a red
tag making new plans for the meet
Ing.
The farmers, too, appreciate the
message which the card carries in the
interest Of their fences and woods
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-02-20

Please select die dase =
Eebvssary, March ~ Arr
yo,s prefer and let sss 6osk
yossy Recommendations 1884,
Mail die cosspom above.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-02-20

HAVE YOU arranged for your Sum.
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-02-20

Pennsylvania Station. New Yorks
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-02-20
Miss Araninta's
Wooing
By cLARIssA MAcKlE
(Copyright.)

:. (copyright.)
WXK7 HEN/I was a, GIRL" remarked
W Miss Araminta Freer, with o
sidelong look at her pretty niece, 1T
was considered very forward and bold
II young lady invited young gentle
man to spend the evening with her"
'But It was only Bob perklns-Tve
known him all my days!" protested
young Araminta, looking pinkly indig-
nant. "He wanted to come and see
me and talk over old times before we
went to college--and everything--so I
told him I would let him know when
/ would be Free
'Tt was my place to write to him
or your Aunt Orpha's," explained Miss
Freer. Gas we have adopted you,
since your dear parents death. now
that your education is finished and
you are home with us. we stand back
Of your social activities"
you have both been lovely to me.
aunties." faltered 'Minta as they
called her. but suddenly her face lift
ed and a delicious dimple appeared in
one cheek. She slowly tore to bits the
note She was writing and dropped 1t
into waste-paper basket. Suppose
you write to Bobby for me, and we
viii start right--it's never too late to
mend, dears."
Orpha Freer looked rather suspi-
ciously at her niece. Her sister--Mlss
Araminta, here-had been Just as
pretty as young 'Minta, and had the
same devastating dimple in one cheek.
Miss Araminta felt no foreb0ding !;
she was immensely gratified with
'Minta's ready response, and elated
over her easy victory. every well, my
dear, will write note to Robert
now, and tell him we will be very
happy to see him tomorrow evening.
Four will make nice table Of bridge"
She went to her desk in the corner
and wrote note on her special mono
grammed paper in spidery hand.
Ny Dear Robert: Although / have
not seen you since you were quite a
small boy-in fact, since you fell from
my white-heart cherry tree and broke
your left leg-my sister and will be
very happy to have you come over and
spend the evening with us tomorrow,
Thursday, evening. You will be inter-
ested to learn that our niece and
adopted daughter. Araminta Loring.
has returned from college and is living
with US. With kind regards to your
mother.
Yours sincerely,
ARAMINTA FREER.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-02-20
GREENBAcKvILLE

Bowen and other relatives in the loss
Of their daughter and sister, Mrs. Lii
liam Taylor, who died at her home in
Hallwood Tuesday February 8. Mrs.
Taylor's body was brought here and
laid to rest in the M. P. cemetery.
Mrs. Leland Smack, after two
weeks visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Ards, returned to
her home in Philadelphia Sunday.
Her mother accompanied her to con-
suit a specialist.
Mrs. Amelia Dobson is visiting rel
atives in Pocomoke.
Miss Marie Colebouine, of Stock
ton, spent the weekend with her sis
tiers, Mrs. Alton Davis and Mrs.
Walter Brown.
Mrs. Willie Matthews returned on
Sunday from visit in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Alton Davis spent part Of
the week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. e. Colebourne, of Stockton.
The Valentine Social given by the
"Blue Bird" class of Grace M. Z.
Sunday school at the home Of Mrs.
Georgia Davis, teacher, Friday even
ing, February IL, was well attended.
The amount of $40 was cleared. This
amount the class donated to the pas
tor of the church Rev. G. H. Graham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ward and
daughter, of Princess Anne were
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Merrill.
Mr.. w. L. Worrell and wife, of
Chincoteague, spent Sunday with Mr..
w. T. Brown and family.
Miss Mary Burroughs, a member
of the, school faculty, returned Sun
day, after two weeks absence.
Miss Jennie Hoey, of Pennington,
DEL, returned to her home Sunday af-
ter two weeks visit here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hoey motored
to Chincoteague Sunday.
Mr.. leila Doolings who has been a
patient at the Salisbury hospital, has
been discharged and is now with his
wife visiting his parents in Easton,
Md. 4
Among those reported on the sick
list are Mrs. John Pruitt, Mr.. E. c.
Morris, Mr.. Joshua Tarr, Miss Ethel
Mariner, Mrs. w. S. Hammond, ard
son, Winfield.
Mrs. Tom Freeman spent a part Of
the week in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Collins left or
Tuesday for Baltimore. Mr.. Collins
expects to enter a hospital for treat
ment.
Mr.. Malrolm Jarman is visiting
relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. ]. r. Lynch spent a part of
the week with her daughter, and son,
in Wilmington.
Mr.. August Bartling and Mrs. Chas.
Taylor, who have been sufferers for
quite some time with bone felons, are
somewhat improved.
Mr.. Casper Speiter is in Philadel-
phia, having his arm treated.
Those going on the excursion Sun
day for Philadelphia, and Whining
ton were: Mrs. Julia Melvin, Mrs. j.
E. Bevans and daughter, Charlotte,
Mr.. Charles Mariner and son, Mr..
Elton Ward, Mr.. Logan Taylor, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Mills. Mrs. Mil
Ter remained for a few days.
Miss Adelaide Bevans is visiting
relatives at Bloxom, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Merrill and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Davis attended the
funeral Of Mr.. Henry Wilkinson last
Friday.
Miss Ernestine Hudson entertained
a number Of her friends at a birthday |
party at her home Wednesday after
noon.
Mr.. Levi Ellis, Of Oyster, Va, is |
spending the week with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Selby.
Mr.. Will Kelly is improving his
home with front porch.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-02-20

Business Pointers Bridge The
Gap Between Buyer & Seller
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-23
RACIAL DECENCY

Four centuries the white man confined to
Europe. Now he occupies also North and South Amer
ica and dominates most of Africa, much of Asia and
nearly all of the islands of the
Will he sweep over all the earth, or will the other
races roll him back?
There is danger of the latter fate, says Dr. Will
liam E. Barton of Boston. because of the resentment
that is rising against the Caucasian for its treat
ment of other and because of its tendency
to sef-destructon.
IF the white nations of the earth have spoon
full of brans' he says, they will quit killing them
selves and stop arming against the other They
will forget brag and bluster and will cultivate
international mind
All over the world the of color, black, brown
and yellow, is protesting against the injustices and
ndigntes heaped upon him by the white The
coored simply asking that the standard for
be upon his spirit and intelligence and not
upon the color of his skin"
That is hard for the whites to learn. But it is
probably true that they have got learn it, if they
want to dodge tremendous lot OF trouble Or If
they merely want to be decent to fellow mortals.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-23
THE DESERVING FIDDLER

The country viii owe a debt Of gratitude 70
"Grandpa Nellie" Dunbar Of Maine, aged 12 tor hs
timely and wholesome contributions American music
and dancing
This old gentleman bears the double distinction
Of being first class 1Owshoe maker and first class
fiddler of type nov almost extinct.
Henry Ford, who is also deserving of gratitude in
this connection brought Nellie" from the Maine
woods to Detroit help along Henrys revival of old
fashioned dances. The fiddler remained until Fords
orchestra had mastered the old tunes and Fords
musical mechanics had assembled them in a book that
is soon to be published He would take nothing more
from Ford than his regular three dollars night
for his playing.
Now the fiddler has gone to New York. announc-
ing frankly that he intends to cash in on his sudden
fame
Me and Ma have had honor enough he says.
What we want is enough money TO see US
through"
They deserve it. and Will probably get it The
fiddler as we'll as Il laborer is worthy of his hire.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-23
AMERICAN ARISTOCRACY

Vincent Astor, New York aristocrat and nlultim
lonare interviewed for Golfers, insists that there
isn't any aristocracy of the sort commonly imagined.
That he says, is an idea spread by the movies, which
give Hollywood interpretations Of the luxurious azi
ness of the so-caed Four Hundred"
True he says, rich people sometimes display
their wealth in a vulgar way But the society people
am privileged know call them because that is
the popular tag-are folks with usual American tastes
and usual American jobs.
"Ihey may have more money than the average
American but they don't eat any more meals wear
any clothes, and they can't sleep in any more
groups of Americans, it isn't so much measured by
money as by headlines"
Very likely the headlines do give artificial no
ton sometimes of the distance separating high
ciety from other kinds Of society," Just people gen
orally eXaggerate the Importance Of social recogni-
ton
If there is a real arstocracy in this country-and
if there isn't there ought to bet is kindly tolerant
aristocracy Of taste and which isn't
,ily associated with wealth.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-23

No, it ism t. answered Mr..
Lomgears. But II make it 50. y
He went back into the bungalow,
got some melted sugar and some red
strawberry juice from Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy. Standing on his tippT
toes, Uncle Wiggily panied the short
icicle with the sugar and strawberry
juice, making stripes on it Ike IA
peppermint stick.
Now it is candy, Jackie, and
YOU may have it said the bunny.
And truly, though il was bit cold
10 the teeth. sill he iciclc tasted just
ike candy when the rabbit broke il
off and gave it to Jackie.
lone icicle gone,' sang Uncle
WiggiIy, and then, all of Il sudden,
rs Jackie scampered away, there was
another sound around the corner Of
the bungalow. Here comes the
Foxn' whispered the rabbit gentle
man.
But no. 1t was the Toddle Flat
Tail, the beaver boy.
Have YOU any candy asked
Toodle.
:" No aswered Uncle Wiggily.
IF that was spotted with yellow
it would look like a lemon stick,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-23
REVEALS AMAZING
STORY OF GRAFT
AT BOOZE PROBE
By United Press Leased " ire

SEATTLE, Wash. Jan. %.
Tainted money, the main prop OF IL
legal rum dealers. WAS held out to
government prohibition agents by
Jerry Finch, attorney for Roy Ohm
stead, in final effort to .fix''
the last branch of law enforcement
that menaced the operations of the
alleged Oimstead liquor ring, Gordon
b. O'Hara, former dry agent, tes-
tilted in the conspiracy trial now
being held in federal court here.
In the most dramatic moment
since the trial Of some ninety defcn-
@antS opened four days ago, 0 'Hara
took the stand and revealed an
amazing story in which lie pictured
the attorney as holding out to gov
ernmcnt agents prospects OF huge
bribes from the rum ring. The 20.
lice and shcriff's staffs both were
fixed, O'Hara testified Finch
told AIm.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-23
Refinements and
improvements Are
Made to MarmOns

Many refincmrnts aud structural
improvements, contributing addl-
tional beauty to the cars, have been
added to the Marmpn iedc Of five
and seven passenger dc luxe cars,
according to announcement by liar-
~ Stuart of the Nash auto sales,
local Marmon dealers.
The bodies are of aluminium with
construction. The cOwl is reinforce
ed bv wood framework to give ad-
ded strength and all points have
been made MASSIVE in construction
and reinforced by an ample use OF
angie irons. Appearance was th"
heNuotc IN pauaing the body lines,
stuart saws. To give the ear Il
lower appearance, the top slopes off
81 ghtlN at the back and the mouth
ing and belt line are raised ut the
back The sun visor which. as III
other modeis Of the new Mafmon
series. is a graceful continuation of
the top iuc, is amp.y reinforced.
IL lltt l - y pa FN'N' IL - 'A'''' '''
,uNe. the rear windows lave round
Ell upper corners which harmonic
gracefully with the body lines. The
upholstery i'll both the five and seN-
eli passenger de luxe ears is l.aldlaW
deluNe cloth. Both front and rear
seats have been given more rake 10
increase comfort. In WIhoIStcrinE
the cushions. six inch pleats are us
ed and To give form-tit effect to
the cushions. row of buttons Is
placed in the plcats about SIX inches
from the top of the seat back cush-
l0us: another row about five inches
from the front OF the seat cushion
and a third row ut the forward side
# the seat cushions about three
inches from the top.
The auxiliary seats III the seven
passenger type face forward. The
.hrec line design in the hardware
and vanity ,a,cN Is carried out a.
il tie former deluxe models and
.u'aid mahogany uancis are paced
Under the trim sticks of each door.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-23
Courting Parties
At Church Urged
By c. E. Secretary
by United Press Leased Wire

BAKERSFIELD. Calif., Jan. p
Supervised courting should be ar
ranged for the young folks by the
churches according to DR.. Ira Land
rlth, national extension secretary OF
the Christian EndeaVOr union.
II would have a great hall IN
every church and around the sides
would be partitioned booths where
in courting might be respectfully
and efficiently carried on,' the re
former told an audience here.
II would have the booths walled,
but with glass fronts. In the cen
ter of the hall would sit "A supcrvis-
ing matrou; but she would only sit
and say nothing.'
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-23
GETS AWARD FOR
MOSQUITO BITE
ON HIS TONGUE
II, United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. ~.
Bitten on the tongue by mosquito
while he was on duty as a cowboy
at Newman, William Miller was
awarded expenses and disability
payment by the state industrial ac-
cjdcnt commission here today.
Miller told the commission that
the territory into which the Simon
Newman company sent him WAS in
tested with mosquitoes and that he
suffered blood poisoning from the
bite. He WAS awarded $220.13 dam
ages, $l2.23 weekly during his dis
ability and Sl,9575l for hospital
and medical expenses.