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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-08

forward and, without moving them at all, make your legs propel you back and forth across the pool. If not. you aren't kicking correctly or else you are holding your hand and neck too far upward from the surface of the water.
 Remember that your body should be straight, your legs should do as much work as your arms, and your chin ought to be submerged. If you can't learn by yourself. it's worth while to spend some of your vacation money on professional in- structions. Naturally. once you have learned. you'll have a good deal more fun and, in addition. a figure that shows no humps and bumps in the wrong places.
 NEXT: Cultures to go with new hats,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-08

comfortably, better for your looks and for your health. Don't go in for any extreme restrictions. Send dime and stamped addressed en- velope for booklet Design for Dwindling" and plan to reduce say a pound a week by following a rational regimen.
 Excessive Sweating.
 Kindly print your formula for checking excessive precipitation of the armpits. (D.T.M.)
 Answer-After washing and dry ing, apply with sponage or wad of cotton a solution of one-half onnce of aluminium chloride in three ounces Of water. Let it dry on the skin. Then another appli- cation, and let that dry before dressing. Repeat this once or twice a week. It causes itching or irritation, follow it with some fresh cold cream.
 A Dirty Dig.
 am told you make the statc- ment that bathing Is the sause of more deaths than anything else in the world. I had always. been taught that cleanliness is next to godliness. Did you or did you not make this statement? CD. W.) Answer-Not while I was sober, anyway. What do say is that bathing has little to do with cleanliness and less with health. | Copyright 1895, John F. Dille Co.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-08

I about John. He was so sweet to me and let him down, didn't IF"
 She tore it open. She had not seen John when passing through New York. She had not known what to say to him.
 Dear Kitsy," she read. Best of luck and all that. Tell Michael Heatheroe for me that he'll have to use a whip hand on stubborn girl. Or don't. That sounds flip pant. I'm just trying to be funny. I'm glod you're so happy. Zoe, told me. Did she happen to tell you the Parkers are living in the same building as the one my apartment is in? I've seen Zoe quite lot. She's a grand girl. Give us a ring when you get back. I want to send you something I think you'll like, but I can't until you have place to put it."
 Katharine's eyes were wet. Hes the best many ever knew-except you, darling." Then her eyes darkened on a sudden thought. John and Zoe! Was that too utterly preposterous? Perhaps not.
 You're already match maker" Michael shouted in rich amusement when she told him.
 A severe-looking man servant came in with the tea at the mo- ment, interrupting their idyll. Katharine sat down sedately and poured.
 Darling, you'd be perfect at one of those what-do'you-call em? school treats the English novels are full of." said Michael de- lightedly. "Do you suppose they have them in Ireland?"
 T don't know" Katharine lifted her cup. The lacy sleeve of her blouse fell away from her rounded arm as she drank. eff they do we'll have them. Tea and buns and strawberry jam ."
 Life was fun. Everything she did with Michael was rare fun; the old shops they explored in search of glass and pewter; the lit- tie jewellers, in side lane, where Michael had bought her pair of old silver filigree earrings.
 Darling" she said suddenly, with characteristic irrelevance, 'do you suppose there will be, dogs at Donegal? Because if there aren't I want to buy one. Right away. I've been wanting one for years"
 She would have a puppy again - maybe more than one. A spaniel with silky ears - or a Cairn like the one she had lost. She wasn't afraid of life any more or of loving. Michael had showed her the folly of that. Even if she lost him tomorrow she would still have the utter glory of their per- feet time together. Nothing could change that or take it away.
 Something of what she was thinking, she told him haltingly. The man listened with tender in terest.
 You're not going to lose me, my sweet. Not if can help it."
 Their big, luxurious room darkened as night fell. Lights came out, like far-off moons, here and there in the streets below then. The sound of a moving tide of traffic moter-horns, the screech of complaining brakes came up to them as the music of a dim symphony.
 They stood, arms interlocked. at the window, gazing down at London.
 And tomorrow" said Kath- arine dreamily, Eve take the Channel crossing. Ireland then, my darling. And the place your father was born. And all the rest of our life together ."
 The thought held them both speechless. They had days and days, stretching ahead like a golden stream unbroken. Who knew what lay before them?
 THE END
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-08

Reader sends clipping from a small town paper and asks for comment on the familiar old le- gend which runs always about as it is retold in this clipping:
 "The whole town of - is
 gabbing about the woman in the
 clinic who has a seven-inch rat
 tie snake in her stomach. A while
 back she swallowed a snake egg
 or whatever it is they come from
 when she drank from an Arizona
 brook"
 Right away the yarn becomes humorous. Might as we'll have in- cluded some allusion to throwing snowballs in Panama as refer to brook in Arizona. There hasn't been brook in Arizona since about HOO B. c.
 'The medicos are stumped in
 getting rid of it." the champion
 liar goes on, flor fear it will
 snap and cause instant death.
 The last ruse was to stick a mir
 TOT down her throat. hoping to
 attract the reptile out peace
 fully
 The reader who-sends in the clipping says the thing might we'll be ignored, considering the source, but he suggests that this same story crops up every little while and probably causes considerable anxiety and worry to credulous folk. Invariably it is woman who unconsciously swallows the snake egg while taking a drink. The egg, like a good egg, matches and the little snake grows and grows, and the poor woman ima- ines things or rather the fishwives gleefully contribute suggestions. Always, the yarn winds up with a more or less vague indication of the fantastic way in which the reptile is coaxed from it's unwont- ed lair.
 Snakes are ovovivparous, not ovi- parous, that is, they do not lay eggs as turtles or crocodiles do, but produce only eggs which hatch within the reptiles body. The eggs quite sizable. If such an egg were by some odd chance swallowed in water or in food it's fate would be certain death by digestion. Every last one of these morbid yarns is an invention of defec- tive mind and the story is circulat- cd by morons and moronic publi- cations, of which there are plenty. As the tale is bandied from one half wit to another it accumulates salacious additions which lewd tale bearers love.
 A sequel to the appearance of the yarn in the country weekly was published a week later. This time Ananias really cut loose: l '. item concerning the l woman in :. with a rattle l snake in her tummy caused quite
 a commodtion in this office.
 People have phoned and fiocked
 in with cures the most amazing
 of which was this: Tell the lady
 to return to the spot where she
 drank the water that contained
 the snake egg. Suggest that
 there she lie flat on her stomach
 and breath deeply of the earth's
 fragrance. The rattler will get a sniff of it's original habitat and I pop out without even any coax All this lacks is the customary assurance that grandfather got it from an old Indian chief.
 Except the microscopic eggs of natural parasites of man and animals. the history of any egg swallowed by human being comes to m end within two hours there- after, and from that point onward the story becomes pure fiction. pure. that is. until Mir. Todd and Mrs. Sumsey touch it up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-08
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS.
 Extreme nia9lnR.

Would a six day diet of orange Juice be injurious 10 ones health? \ nim 1a gears old. ea inches tail and weigh iat pounds. which think Is foo much, lIe k.)
 Annwer-How long hRya you been accommodating the snpeFfnlonH7 Probably year or more, if is bet- ter 10 Feaues gradually, easily ana
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-08

Choosing hat dress is matter of studying your proportions and general appearance No mat ter how fashionaby dressed you may be, you should risk ridicuousness.
 Some people argue that the wide -brinmed picture hat is becoming to everybody. This is true except when height and silhouette have to be considered. A moderately-wide brim will cast just as becoming a shadow over the eyes and offer just much pro- tection from the glare of the sun shoulder wide foppy shape which dwarfs the short-legged
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-08

Swimming is the one summer sport that exercises every muscle in your body. To swim vigorously and steadily for a full hour each day of your vacation will make you lose weight, of course. But the important and certainly the most encouraging thing about this fun to-do exercise is that it equalizes your weight, even when you do it in more leisurely fashion.
 If you never have learned to swim, this is a fine time to begin. Doing the strokes correctly, will flatten your stomach, make your thighs and arms slim and improve your posture. Furthermore, by kicking correctly and forcing your
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-08
BABY CLAIMS "cLIsfBER"
 RECORD

Knoxville, Tenn. (Up)-tleyd Garrison, Jr., is said 10 De the youngest "climheF" ever Co reach the rhlmpeye, peaks ef fbe Smoky Mountains here, 0nIv 70 months old, he recently reached fhelF fop afief . ride on hls fsiheFs shoulder H'| shs Wny,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-08

girl to mushroom size makes the over-tall, thin an dlong-legged woman look like ambulating street lamp.
 Baroque trimmings another serious pitfal As general rule, the plainer the hat the smarter the final result. Bunchy floral decorations. like high necks and voluminous scarfs, not for the short-necked woman. She needs a delicatey round ed face and sli mhips to carry these off.
 One of the most elegant complements to the mid summer afternoon ensemble is the appropriately
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-08
DANDEL1oN sCoURGE WINS

Alamosa. Colo. (UP)-There are no dandelions in Alamosa. Mayor Everett Cole recently offered the ater ticket to each boy and girl who would gather 15 pounds of dandelions. One hundred pounds were turned in the first day and 200 the second.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-08

Five hundred lovebirds and galahs from Australia were rcent- ly killed in Belfast, Northern Ire- land, to stop newinvasion of par rot fever.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-08
Perils Lie Ahead In New Hat
Beauty Guides Choice
BY ROSETTE HARGROVE
 NEA Service stan Correspondent

NEA Service Stan Correspondent
 DARIS.-Through sheer ingenuity, the gen. I fuses of the millinery world have added new perils to the lot of the hat seeker.
 Current hat styles, varied though they are. pre- sent succession of perilous pitfalls for the woman who can't be honest with herself about her looks The really pretty smart ones with regular fea- lures can get away with the extreme bonnets; oth- ought to select hats to disguise less favorable features and point up the good ones.
 If you belong to the tall slim category, avoid the small, pointed turban. This applies also to the woman with long. thin face Turbans meant for the small though slim girl, with rounded face arched eyebrows and average forehead. On the other hand, the shorter should never select the too tailored, overthe-eyes sailor, which takes inches off her height .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-08

While his two companions drift ed out to sea in a disabled motor boat, a man swam one and one half miles to Weymouth, England, for help.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-08
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
 BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.

tsignd letters pertaining health will
 
 
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-08
ToDAY's FASHION TIP.

Cool summer knits are shown in lenen, cotton and silk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-08
THE LADY SWALLOWED
 AN EGG.

Reader sends clipping from small town paper and asks for comment on the familiar old le- gend which runs always about as it is retold in this clipping:
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-01
BUFFET SUPPER FOR
PROSPECTIVE BRIDE

Miss Lolita Smith entertained very
delightfully."- at buffet supper and
Emergency Shelf Shower Monday
night before the dance in honor of
Miss Emily Stevenson of this city,
and Mr. Harris Corddry of Snow Hill.
The invited guests were: Miss Stew
enson, Mrs. Riley P. Stevenson, Miss
Nettie E. Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Dallas, Mr.. and Mrs. Norris M. Young,
DR.. and Mrs. r. I. Givens, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Wilfred Ross. Mr.. Paul Glad
ding Of this city, Mr.. Corddry, Mr..
and Mrs. Newell Corddry, Mr.. c. v.
White, Mr.. and Mrs. John Whaley, Mr..
VIM. H. Price, DR.. William Rickett Of
Snow Hill, Miss Lucy Tull, Mr.. Riley
p. Stevenson, Miss Teddy Smith, Mr..
VIM. Gleason Adaire, Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Ayre of New York City,
Miss Cynthia Blaine, of Fredericks-
burg, Mr.. Carroll Matthews of Parks
ley and Mr.. and Mrs. Nigel Savage
Mac Evan of Baltimore.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-01
WILLIAM F. GILLESPIE

Mr.. William F. Gillespie, Of this
city, died at his home on Walnut ST..
on Tuesday morning last, after an i'll
ness extending over many years.
The deceased was born in Maps
vile, Va, on August 8, 1864 the son Of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Giles
pie. For the last twenty-one years.
Mr.. Gillespie has resided in Pocomoke.
Besides widow, he is survived by
three children, Edward L. Gillespie,
of Newport News, Va.,; Mrs. T. S.
Klein, of Clinton, Nd; and Miss Fan
ME R. Gillespie, of Washington, D.
C. A brother, George w. Gillespie,
of Parksley, Va, and niece, Mrs. L.
H. Douglas, of Baltimore, also sur
vive.
Funeral services were held on We'd
nesday afternoon from the home, con-
Quoted by the Rev. Mr.. Crosby, of
Bethany M. P. Church; interment in
Parksley, Va.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-01
WOMAN'S CLUB MEETINGS
DATED FOR MARCH 6

The Woman's Club of Pocomoke
City will hold it's regular March meet
ing in the Social Hall Of Bethany M.
r. Church, Wednesday, March 9Th, at
the usual hour.
Mrs. Guy M. Snow, chairman for
the afternoon, will read paper on
Zine Arts" and will present an in
teresting program, including violin
recital by Mrs. Peter Kapo Of Sails
bury. Mrs. Kapo is violinist of note
and those who have heard her are
looking forward to the afternoon with
pleasurable anticipation and those who
have not heard her can be assured of a
musical treat. Other numbers will
also make the afternoon an outstand-
ing one.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-01
CORN-HOC MEETINGS
IN SOMERSET COUNTY

During the past week corn and hog
meetings in Somerset County have
been held at Rehoboth, Wetover, Cos
ten and Princess Anne meeting will be
held this Saturday.
The corn and hog program was pres
ented by County Agent c. z. Keller
and the 1885 contracts were signed by
nearly one hundred farmers.
Community committees were elect
ed to serve during the year. The
members of the Committees will ap-
praise the corn yields for the contract
signers: This work will be completed
by March 18th.
In order that farmers in all Sec
tions Of the county will have final
opportunity to sign corn and hog con-
tracts, another series of community
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-01
GRIM REAPER TAKES
BIG TOLL DURING WEEK
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brothers, Thomas L. Tarr and Frank
F. Tarr; and by a sister, Mrs. Will
liam Carter, all of Worcester County,
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow Saturday at 2:30 p. M, at
the M. E. Church, Klej Grange, Rev.
Mr.. Kelso, of Salem M. E. Church, Po-
comoke, officiating. Burial will be
in the cemetery of the church.
Mr.. Tarr, as stated above, was
widely known in this county. He took
keen interest in everyday affairs,
particularly, politics. He was well
versed in matters pertaining to state,
county, and national government and
welded no little influence in local
results. He was of genial DISPOSE
ton, of kindly disposition and had
many friends, who sincerely regretted
his passing.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-01
MRS. ALFONSO BOLEY

Funeral services were held Monday
from the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Royal Oak in Talbot County fol-
Mrs. Alfonso Boley, legislative chair.
man of the Maryland Federation Of
Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Boley, who through her club
activities, is we'll known throughout
the shore, succumbed to pneumonia
after being i'll but a short time. Her
death occurred in the Eaton General
Hospital where she was removed on
Monday, February 18th.
Mrs. Boley had taken a leading part
in women's state club affairs for
several years, at one time being presi-
dent of the Eastern Shore District
of the Maryland Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs. She also took part in
many philanthropic activities and
was a leader in Eastern Shore Red
Cross work. She was to have gone to
Annapolis this week to represent the
Maryland Federation of Women's
Clubs before the General Assembly
in an effort to place women on juries
in the State.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-01
HIRAM b. OUTTEN

Mr.. Hiram B. Outten, a lifelong
citizen of Worcester County, died sud-
denly on Tuesday of this week. He
was about 72 years of age.
Mr.. Outten had gone out for his
mail and had just taken it from the
box, when he fell lifeless to the ground
He was found shortly after he expired.
The deceased was the son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Outten, and
is survived by a widow and two chill
dren, Mr.. Clement Outten, Of Snow
Hill; and Mrs. Walter Lambertson, of
this county. Funeral services were
held at Goodwill M. E. Church, on
Thursday afternoon; interment in the
Outten burial ground, near the home
of the deceased.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-01

ued.
Among the new bills received were:
To permit the State Roads Commits
sion to issue up to $2,500,000 in
debentures for road and bridge con-
struction.
To continue for two more years the
present salary reductions imposed
upon teachers.
To permit sterilization of inmates of
State institutions.
To increase the number of motor
vehicle deputies from 20 to 100.
To cut the salary of the chairman of
the State Industrial Accident Com
mission from $4,000 to $500 an
nually.
To provide for the use of voting ma
chimes.
To outlaw holding companies after
May 81.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-01

Sunday at p. m, from her home
church by her pastor, Rev. McCutch-
con with interment in the cemetery Of
the same denomination.
Mrs. Dix is survived by one daugh-
ter and three sons; Mrs. Harold P,
West, of Onancock, Russell B. Dix, Of
Woodbury., N. j., William T. Dix, of
Pocomoke City, and Sherwood Dix of
Modest Town. She also leaves three
sisters and two brothers: Mrs. w. T.
Bundick of Modest Town, Mrs. Frank
Riley, of Onancock, Mrs. Emma Evans
of Daugherty, Messrs. C. w. Bundick
and Thomas Bundick of Parksley, Va.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-01
WILLIAM L. LITTLETON

Mr.. William Lawson Littleton, rs, sue.
cumbed to a complication of diseases
Saturday morning, February %
shortly after o'clock, at the home OF
his son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Littleton of Walnut St.
The deceased had been a partial in
valid for ten years but had been SER
iously i'll but two weeks before his
death. A native of Williamsport,
Washington County, Maryland, he was
a son of the late Rev. C. H. Littleton,
of the Methodist Protestant Confer
ence and Sallie Webster Littleton a
direct descendant Of Daniel Webster.
For the past twelve years he has made
his home with his son in Pocomoke
City.
Funeral services were held from his
late home Monday afternoon at
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-01
QUARTERLY MEETING
AT ATLANTIC, VIRGINIA

The fourth quarterly meeting of the
Lower Peninsula District Women's
Missionary Work, M. P. Church will
be held March 9Th at Atlantic, Va.
The program for the morning ses-
sion which opens at 1920 o'clock is
as follows: Devotionals by Rev. j. c.
Byrd, followed by business session,
Missionary Education by Mrs. ]. w.
Bailey, Guide Book by Mrs. C. C. FL
derdice, Address by Mrs. L. A. Smith,
Jr. Following this luncheon will be
served by the ladies of the church at
25c.
The afternoon program will open
with devotionals by Rev. P. w. Cros-
by. After the roll call and reports
of Special Committees Mrs. Fred p.
Adkins will discuss Stewardship and
Benevolences. A talk on Young Peo-
pies Work by Mrs. B. M. Hill and an
address by Mrs. J. w. Armstrong.
Mrs. Armstrong is president Of the
Maryland Branch of the Woman's
Missionary Work, Baltimore. Mrs. l..
A. Smith, Jr., of Allen, Nd, was at
one time missionary to Korea. The
officers of the Lower Peninsula Dis
trict feel they are very fortunate to
have two such interesting and capable
speakers for this program. The an
nual elertion of offiders will also be
held at this meeting.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-01

meetings have been arranged by Co.
Agent Keller. The meetings the COM
ing week will be held as follows: Mar
ion, Tuesday, March 9Th, Woodlands
Garage, 9 to 5; Pocomoke, Wednesday,
March 9Th, Gladding's Garage, to 5;
Princess Anne, Thursday and Friday,
March 7th and 9th, County Agents
Office.
1t is important that those who are
considering signing the corn and hog
contracts for this year, will have their
papers prepared at once at these
meetings.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-01
MARCH MEETINGS OF
MARYLAND 0. E. S.

The regular March meeting of the
Past and Present Matrons' and Pa
irons Association of the Eastern
Shore of Maryland Order Of the East
ern Star will convene in Pocomoke
City, Friday, March 18th.
A Turkey Dinner will be served by
Crescent Chapter No. Al O. E. S., in
the Social Hall of Bethany M. P.
Church at P. M, to be followed by
a program. Thi is open to all men,
bers of the Eastern Star Order and
their friends. The meeting will be held
Immediately after the program.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-01
MARGARET E. DIX

Mrs. Margaret E. Dix, wife Of the
late William T. Dix, of Modest Town,
Va, died Saturday, February %, at
the home of her son, Russell B. Dix,
in Woodbury., N. j., following an ill
ness of about six months.
Mrs. Dix, who was 62 years of age,
was native of Virginia, highly re-
spected citizen of Modest Town and
an active member of Modest Town
Baptist Church.
Funeral services were conducted
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-01
Don't Cripple Around With
LUMBAGO
This Great Penetrating Oil
HELPS Lame Backs Over Night

Almost doubled up with pain-every
move torture-that's Lumbago-back
muscles feel as if held in a wise.
Don't let it cripple you another day.
Get bottle of powerful penetrating
Moone's Emerald Oil-one minutes
rubbing and away it goes down thru
skin and flesh, limbering up stiff
muscles and sending fresh new blood
to diffuse the congestion all thru the
affected area.
If you are not amazed and delighted
with the improvement your druggist
will give you back every cent paid.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-01

o'clock, the Rev. Herman Bischof, pas
tor of Rehoboth Presbyterian Church
officiating. Interment was made in
St. Paul's cemetery, at Marion, Md.
Mr.. Littleton is survived by his
widow; one son, Howard Littleton and
one grandson, C. Coulbourne Littleton.
He also leaves a brother, Charles w.
Littleton, contractor of Baltimore.