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NOTICT

hereby give notice that will not
be responsible for any bills or charge
accounts unless contracted for by my
self.
ALBERT KNOTT,
5-l6-3t Clayton, Delaware
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PRIVATE HOSPITAL, Clayton, Del.
Cheerful surroundings, where every
home comfort is provided, under pers-
onal supervision of a trained nurse
Charges very moderate.
MISS FLORENCE A. MARKER,
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\ ,.,r.I Mite Box opening of
-. Home Missionary So
N Il. = beld in the lecture room
Z ...r.5 J, l-'t t5is evening at 7.3O.
m h 4 pageant in which a
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III Be followed by a social
N are invited to attend and
| n Mite Boxes or a silver of-
| 4 the work Of the society.
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..i,r If Troop No. /, Smyr-
kits, plans co,,,n men Massev's
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ginning Julle 4, 1.,;lI at+and tbe
a Boy Scoucs : co,,,n W. 1rra 25 ~
s@ Council camp 'i's
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]. onother one to
sk NeDu INC { down in front
nslal a" ,.aa Others are eX-
!. '.pi55 a,1oT for the improvement
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r;rcla Of Kings
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VII Gs ,,s en- ard Miss Anna
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Q ....ring. y May II.
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n,,.or has sold ~
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gFley,, III 5;,n from Smyrna
IA Beach.
Evening star., 1928-02-26
That Hero Worshipers Forgot Returns Next Wednesday

As the time approached for the f-st
annual report OF the work Of the coi1-
mission under the Pendleton 1aw-the
end Of its trial period, as IL were-1ues-
tions were manifold as to whether
President Chester A. Arthur. once con-
sidered foe of civil service reform,
would commend the pew system TO
Congress or let IT. die, as MS predecessor
had done in 1872.
His answer came on February, %,
1914.
He strongly conplimented the con-
1.ssion's replacement Of the "spoils
stem" by An examination system and
''rgnd Congress to appropriate more
,oney for the commissions WORK.
The next time leap years extra day
came around, February %. 1888. Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland placed all Civil
Service Commission workers IN the
same classified service as were en-
ployes Of the State. Treasury, Post Of
flee and other executive departments.
This was only the first step toward
placing employees Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, Indian School Serv-
ice and all other independent offices IN
the classified service, and consequently
permanency of Government workers S
position. regardless Of change OF Presi-
dents, has become more certain ever
since.
viii bands parade and citizens ceIe-
brate In honor Of the notable happen
ings Of February 20 when that rare an
niversary comes next Wednesday? Not
very much! The Japanese embassy
finds its calendar already too full to
permit a celebration Of the start Of
Japanese diplomatic friend
ship. The Shakers are so accustomed
to not having goth day Of February
that they win again follow their usual
practice Of formally observing Mother
Ann Lees birth on the Sunday preced-
ing her birthday-tfat is. today. And
so 1t goes. all down the line, until one
begins to commence to get ready 10 sus-
pect that the hero worshipers insist
upon doing their worshiping at least
once each year or not at all.
Anyway, 1t gives us another day 10
figure out how much income tax W.
don't owe Uncle Sam!
Evening star., 1928-02-26

ond time in England. to the GentilcS
in the person Of a female"
To the White House at Washington
the rarest day in the calendar brought
the rarest event in ali its history. for il
was ON February 20. 1868. that PreSi.
dent Andrew Johnson, then occupying
the Executive Mansion, was formally
charged by the House Of Representa-.
tiveS' select committee on impeach-
ment with 10 high crimes and mis-
demeanorS," and summoned to show
cause. In trial before the United States
Senate why he should not be removed
from the highest Office In the Nation.
n y Il II
T AIDES during leap year have gained
IL many special privileges. but the
right to attend a Gridiron Club Dime!
one OF those world-famous banduets
at which the great and almost great
OF the United States. not only are pres
ent. but see their deeds satirized In
skit and song by their hosts. the corps
of Washington newspaper men-the
privilege of joining one OF those gather
ings always has been denied members
OF the fair sex. except once.
That memorable exception was made
exactly 80 years ago next Wednesday
night--February 20. 1896.
I'VE wives and daughters were so ex-
cited and pleased to see each other at
the Gridiron dinner that our converse
ton almost drowned out the remarks Of
President william c. Amin and the
distinguished speakers of the evening"
recalled Mrs. ]. r. Young OF 3445 Ord
way street northwest, Washington. D.
c.. widow OF one OF the Gridiron Clubs
best loved charter members. Perhaps
that's why We never were invited again.
when tell you that previous TO that
year we wives of Gridiron Club mem
bers used TO thrill over driving down
and just seeing the tables before the
dinner started. you will appreciate how
much the opportunity TO attend one Of
those famous affairs. from start to fin-
ish. meant to us. The dinner and en-
tertainment came fully up to our high
expectations. and lasted until the wee
small hours.
Il really don't remember who we're
the speakers OF the evening, but we en-
joyed seeing them there. even II we
weren't as attentive as we might have
been to their speeches. II the Gridiron
Club ever invites ladies again / believe
1t will find them better listeners. In
1895 women did not pay as much at
tention to current events as they do
now. We preferred to talk to each other
and TO depend on our husbands to tell
use later what the speakers had said"
Speaking OF leap year rights for
ladies. when the girls WOO. instead Of
being wooed. every fourth year, they
have legal precedent back Of them. In
Evening star., 1928-02-26

1888 law was passed in Scotland that
1T is statut and ordaint that dur
ing the rein of hir maist hlissit Megeste
for ilk yeare known as lepe yeare, ilk
mayden layde of bottle highe and lowe
estait shall hae liberte to bespoke ye
man she likes, albeit he refuses to talk
mir to be his lawful wyfe. he shall be
mulctcd in We sum ane pundis or less
as his estait may be. except and avis
gif he can make 1t appeare that he is
betrothit ane ither woman he then shall
, be free
A few years later a similar law was
enacted in France. and in the fifteenth
century the custom was legalized in
Genoa and Florence.
In love. politics and war February %
| long has been red-letter day.
Af!ectionate Sweethearts who enjoy
rides through railroad tunnels must
have embraced each other with slee on
February 20. 1880. when engineers COM
pleted the long. dark st. Gothard tun-
mel under the Swiss Alps. That pas
sageway stretches nine and third miles
under the Alps and cost $9.700.000 In
cash and seven years OF labor. 1t was
the worlds longest railroad tunnel until
1905, and today is second IN length 10
only one other.
Since leap year always is the year
in which United States citizens elect
their President, February 20 has been
a milestone In more than one political
career.
1t was on February %. 1912. for In
stance. that Col. Theodore Roosevelt. at
his Office in New York City. selected
United States Senator Joseph M. Dixon
Of Montana to manage hts last cam
paign for the United States presidency.
Also. Manager Dixon opened fire that
evening with blasting criticism OF
President William Howard Taft's admin
istration-the opening gun OF the split
in the Republican party which helped
make Woodrow Wilson Americas war
President.
Also, on that same day the baby
Chinese Republic, born by bitter revolt
against centuries of monarchical r,lle
received its first encouragement from
the worlds oldest republic. when the
House of Representatives OF the United
States Congress unanimously congratu-
lated the Chinese people upon assuming
the responsibilities OF self-governmcnt
and expressed tho wish that the United
States soon would formally recognize
the Chinese Republic.
WAR between Germany and the
" United States was hastened OIL
February 20. 1916. II was midnight OF
that day when Germany defiantly put
into effect the policy Of having It's sub
marines sink without warning" all
armed merchantmen. The Kaiser ad-
vised President Wilson to keep Amcri-
Evening star., 1928-02-26

shall not a hair of our heads perish. I
just received this promise through two
bright angels standing by the mast"
She and her followers then. the story
goes. helped the seamen at the pumps,
and suddenly great wave struck the
ship, forcing the truant plank back into
Place, saving the ship. and causing the
captain to allow Mother AIMS followers
to worship as they wished.
Landing In America, she and her fol-
lowers founded at Mount Lebanon. N. Y,
near Albany. one of the most enduring
communistic societies in America. whose
members most of them SIN residing in
New York and New England. have
peacefully and equally shared their
property for more than $50 years.
To them Christ's belief In equality OF
sexes, races and nations seems estab-
lished by his being revealed. first. in
Judea. to the Jews. in the person OF a
male: and by his being revealed Sec
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little columns, Is mostly destroyed. Sc
are those OF the second story.
The famous statuary adorning also
the front numbered 5000 subjects OF
all kinds. They ave been chipped
smashed. pulverizcd and burned.
The nobly serene Beau Dieu" God
the Beautifully Is headless. The
Smile OF Rheims on the face Of the
angel Of st. Nicaise. known to oil
Americans at home as well as abroad
Is still happily half smile. and 1t Is
coming back entirely; the angels face
Is Clipped only IN spots.
But all around the outside crowd OF
such angels with open wings made the
architecture poetic. Three remain OF,
the north front.
In 1917 Capt. Charles Delvert. promi-
nent In battle and siege around Verdun.
pointed out to me In Rheims straight
swaths of shell destruction cut through
houses In the blocks round the cathe-
dral and meeting at the cathedral.
Over 1900 shells had entered the
marvellous edifiee up 70 January. iei7.
and nearly $4,000 had fallen round II,
Even the floor was torn up. The bonn
hardment might stop now and then.
but 1t began again. not destroying the
cathedral completely. but piecen,eal-~
here corner nipped OF. there \ wall
weakened. here a flying buttresa sent
flying. and there new smash In the
stained glass windowsl
After nine full years Of peace. how
far has restoration aonea A Just Ques-
ton. AZ the United States haa given
an abundance OF material aid,
And what Of the working city, of
which the cathedral church waa center
aad souls Thinkl Ferguson. the great
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land. a daughter who was named Ann
Lee. and in whom Christ was revealed
second time"
After she had been prosecuted in
England because Of her religious activ-
ity, she reported that vision directed
her to come to America and TO found
here an organization Of Shakers"
A miraculous incident of her voyage
across the Atlantic is recorded In early
Shaker testimonies. When Ann Lee
now called Mother Ann, and her follow
ers persisted in prsising God by dane
ing. singing and shaking on the boats
decks. the vessels commander threat
ened to throw them overheard. Just as
he was attempting this violence the
ship sprung leak. one OF Its planks
becoming loose. Water rushed in so
rapidly that even the captain turned
pale ana gave up hope. In this dilemma,
Mother Ann spoke up:
Captain. be Of good cheer, There
Evening star., 1928-02-26

UNI NCeES UEU, u IuieE Va tAis
f1owery islands called Japan de-
cided to find out what interest
IL ing treasures were In the lands
beyond the waters which sur
runded his realm He gathered about
him as of his faithful subjects. some
men and some women: selected To-
momi TwaSura. the Junior prime minis
ter. to b. their chief: and sent them
out too see what was in the rest OF the
world.
Eastward lay America, the land OF
the Iron Horse" Southwesiward was
India. realm of the sacred OK. North
westward was Russia, home OF the
Caccing bear. The pilgrims of the
rowerv islands chose to encounter the
Iron Horse" first
They knocked at the gates Of WASH
ington, capital Of the land Of the Iron
Horse" in the year 1872, on the rarcst
cay IN the whole Occidental calendar
leap years cventful day. which has
come only ii times in the last so
years. and which is due again next
Wednesday, February 20.
Leap years extra day proved favor
able one for the fiowery islands en-
voyS. Generals of the United States
Army greeted them and escorted them,
mid cheering throngs. to the tempo
rary japanese embassy. across the park
from the White House. Entering the
embassy they beheld fragrant basket
of flowers sent TO Ambassador IwaSura
by the wife Of the Nations President.
Ulysses S. Grant The gifts central
flower was large japanese lily, AM
baSSador 1wekura noted, and marveled.
in his diary. that this floral greeting
must have cost 5000.
President Grant, when Ambassador
IwaSura told him and his cabinet, as
Sc.nb!ei i'll the east room of the White
Japan fresh impetus in the paths of
progress and good froIl every form of
civilization" replied:
1t will be pleasure to us to enter
into consultation upon international
questions ana Improvement Of CONNER
cial relations between our respective
countries / will heartily cooperate in
SO desirable an object.
The tine must &c regarded as gone.
never to return. when anr Nation can
keep apart from all others and enjoy
prosperity and happiness.
II am gra.ifiod that this country
and my administration will be distin-
guished III history SIS the first which
has received an embassy from the ma
tion with which the United States were
the first to establish diplomatic and
commercial intercourse"
Then Iwakura and his fellow pilgrims
observed the wonders o. the United
States for five months. reporting to
their ruler with special approval the
good highways. cross-country railroads
and urban street cars, and the patent
system for protecting and encouraging
Inventions: and laying the foundations
Of the 56 years Of uninterrupted diplo-
matte friendship which has existed be-
tween Japan and the United States
from 1872 TO the present time.
=
4 RRIvAL of Japar's first embassy
4 10 the United States is only one of
many memorable events which have an
anniversary day just once in every four
year.
The second coming of Christ" fer
instance. also took place on February
80. according to the tenets OF the United
Eociety Of Believers. sometimes called
THE Shakers.
For cn February 20. 1875. all faithful |
believers report. there was born TO a |
b.acksnit.1's wife IN Manchester. Eng
Evening star., 1928-02-26
Rheims Cathedral Restoration Is One of Most Difficult Task
raotc ernsr,rA, ~ C;;srsy.sas :

planning architect. GeoySs FcrG q new
city has esca built. better than the cid
city. nowadays. Is easier thar, .
cathedral,
There are street cars water escSiltS,
electricity and nj, modern c,;tyeSseuceS
and everywhere the sign up;
Houses IL let
The Nocsen mills have not returned
The people have not ccgse hack E,S.-
neerS and workgaer. ernpkeyes and S>cas-
n.creial travellers have snssrS:e1 away,
like the sacscr.sS-and sAsy have Go>
come back
'Touy.SgS~-more Americans than eyes
-~~e<,s,e 70 visit the cathedral and wcG
der. SNNe M them take scsS a. -
Saeserransaa champagne cellars
Nus the city SIS solitary IL .9s&
Evening star., 1928-02-26

original old glass fragments. Thanks
sr: due 10 the remarkable Simon fam
lily, which has had charge Of the VIM
6oys for a hundred years.
Today Jacques Simon spends all his
time working as very special expert
70 restore the windows. copying de-
signs, exact in color and form. made
by his own father In iS30-at which
time the minister OF fine arts called
on him 10 replace certain glass de-
s.royed in a storm. 1t gave the elder
Simon the ideG OF preparing all these
patterns 90 completely--no matter
what old window might be- broken.
Now Jacks has the perfect patterns.
Evening star., 1928-02-26

partially reconstructed. but the chancel
choir is fun Of scaHolding, and you
still look up to open sky through erum-
hled roof vaults.
As 10 te working city. ii IS entirely
rebuilt--and II Is dead.
1t was factory cisy~~woolesS,
through the centuries, With popula-
ton OF 100000 when the war came
with destruction. Underground were
miles Of champagne cellars. where the
famous wine produced m the country
round was stored. The wine remains
and IS shipped TO Germany, not TO the
United States. hut the woolenss
BY wise counsel Of the American city
Evening star., 1928-02-26
ParasOl Sails.

EXPERIMENTS have been made
abroad with a new kind Of sail
for boats. The sail when spread re-
sembles a large umbrella. The r,ast.
occupying position similar to that
of the stick In an umbrella. turns upon
pivot at the bottom. II is usually
inclined about As degrees to the hori-
zon. but the inclination can De ad-
justed to suit the force Of the -ind.
The inventors claim that with this
sail. "heeling" of the boat can be
avoided. while at the same time the
sail tends TO lift the boat and thus
enables 1t more easily 10 mount the
wares
Evening star., 1928-02-26
ny GENE THOMAS.

ONG years ago a ruler OF the
fiowery islands called Japan de-
cided to find out what interest
- ing treasures were In the lands
Evening star., 1928-02-26

can citizens from travelling the seas in
these merchantmen. President Wilson
promptly-that same February 80. in
fact-asked Congress to reinforce his
decision to preserve this right for Ameri-
cans. and Congress quickly gave him
that vote Of support.
A third war between Great Britain
and the United States was warded of
on February 20. 1892.
The United States. having paid Rus
sia $1,000, 900 for Alaska and the Aleu-
tian Islands, which extend far out into
Bering Sea, felt that 1t should control
all fishing for the Bering Seas valuable
fur seals. Enterprising Canadians and
other Britishers. however. repeatedly
invaded that area and took all the seals
they could catch three miles from
AlaskaS shores.
United States naval vessels seized
some Of the bold Britishers' fishing YES
sells. Secretary of State James O.
Blaine and Queen victoria's prime min
lister fired several biting notes at each
other. the United States Marines tried
on their heavy coats and war talk fiared
up in newspapers. on streets and over
tables of both nations.
Peace-loving citizens on both sides Of
the Atlantic were active also. so that on
4
signed treaty agreeing to divide the
seals over an arbitration table instead
OF on a battlefield. The arbitration.
held at Paris. resulted In restricting the
United States control to the three mile
limit and In restricting the seal fishing
so as to guarantee that plenty Of furs
would be left for both American and
British girls Of 1928.
On February 20, In the year 1920. ex-
actly at the stroke Of midnight, by act
Of Congress. signed by President Wilson.
he returned the railroads to their pri-
vate owners. Thus ended as months of
Government control Of the railroads
A BOUT 42s.00o employees in the
United States civil service can
look back gratefully 10 a pair Of Feb
ruary 29s as the days when their jobs
changed from temporary gifts Of politi-
clans to permanent rewards for gov
crnmental work we'll done.
Even after the frst Civil Service
Commission was appointed by President
Grant in 1871. for the purpose OF Sc
lect!ng Government workers by all ex-
animation system. supporters OF the old
Ito the victors belong the spoils" sys-
TEN fought civil service reform so hard
that the commissions rules were not
enforced and Congress quit appropriate
ing money for Its work.
Assassination Of President Garfield
by a disappointed ONCE seeker spurred
Congress TO greater respect for civil
service reform. so It passed In 1883 the
Pendleton act creating classified Serv-
Evening star., 1928-02-26

reproduced today, because their old
coloring matter remains unknown.
His father. grandfather and great
grandfather were equally devoted spe-
cialists Of this cathedral stained glass
all their lives. All replaced broken bits
when needed. All strengthened weak
ening sections OF windows.
These wonderful windows are like
mosaics--~co colored glass bita held togeth-
er with lead and forming pictures and
decorative designs. Great quantities
of small bits we're picked up as they
fell In the war. II Ii the larger pieces
which are scarce~~having. OF course.
been badly broken. This is why all
the 30 unique old windows may not
he replaced
They must be rcplaced-'~they must
not be merely copied! Rheims wants
her real thirteenth century windows
once again such historic glass exists
almost nowhere else except for few
parts of windows In Notre Dame Ca
thedral. Paris!
Yet IL IL more than nine years ago
that the last cannon sent shell To the
cathedral. ! was there In ioi7. when
the daily hombardment was going on.
and could SEQ for myself until the gem
eral ordered IN all 10 the cellars.
The entire factory region around the
cathedral was already In ruins. like
rompeii. The cathedral had enormoua
breaches cut by sos and $40 shells the
kind used against verdun. And today
there Is still the temporary wall inside
witch had 10 he run up at the entrance
of The choir. because the roof arch be"
yond II In still open.
Outside II Ia w0rsc. The marvellous
open gallery Of the high altar end OF
the church outside with It's graceful
Evening star., 1928-02-26
BY STERLING HEILIG.
RHEIMS, February ie, 10

RHEIMS, February l6, 1873.
TT is costing quarter million francs
TO restore the great rose window
IN the center Of Rheims Cathe-
crsI-~tds. the great rose window.
Tf.a. is q single item In the
situation.
Tnirty-n.ne windows were totally
destroyed In the war, ali Of them still
having the famous thirteenth century
stained glass. Only e!gh. are sure 70
be reconstructed
1t is fortunate that 80 many car BE-
accurately Yepsired--!n great part with
Evening star., 1928-02-26
New Rose Window Place of Old Million
Like Father Grandfather and Has Charge
18th Century Stained Glass;

So Jacques Simon works all day
sorting thousands Of stained-glass frag-
nents smashed and fallen In the
1ar~~precious thirteenth century glass.
OF which certain blues. golden yellow
and at least one red cannot be exactly
Evening star., 1928-02-26

ice to apply to clerks and other en-
ployes In all Federal Government de-
partments and providing for their ap-
pointment to this classified service By
competitive examination only.
Evening star., 1928-02-26

British architect, says Of the working
citys cathedral:
1T was perhaps the most beautiful
structure produced in the Middle
Agesl"
As to the CATHEDRAL. the long nave Is
New Britain herald., 1928-03-31
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Burial Lots. Monuments

%ET EXPLAIN MONUMENTAL WORKS IFS Oak. St. Monuments Of all s'zet and descrptions Carving and letter cutting our speciality.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-31

ANNOUNCEMENTS 1-BJEIAL LOTS, MOVEMENTS c-DEATH NOTICES S-FLORIsTS 4-FCNERAL DIRECTORS 5-LOST AND FOUND e-PER RSONALS .-sTORE ANNOUNCEMENTS