davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1938-07-03

rouge is not nearly as unreasonable as
some birds. The wings of few gulls
we're recently painted before the birds
we're released, to help scientists keep
track of their movements. Every
painted gull was Immediately attacked
by its reighbors and killed!
AFLY is fairly easy to catch because
he isn't fast enough. Could he depend
on his eyes alone, it probably would be
a different matter A fly has thousands
of compound. or elemental. eyes -
and three simple ones.
Carl KULBsRG
Evening star., 1938-07-03
THE INVISIBLE ElvERALDS
Continued from pogo nine

from the table and began to cut into
the soap.
Merrie, Peter and the Judge crowded
about her, watching breathlessly.
With the point of the paper cutter
Grandmother Griswold picked from
the lacerated cake of soap three small
objects that looked like oversize buck
shot mounted on tiny gold spirals.
my black pearl studsr gasped the
Judge God bless my soul"
Grandmother Griswold nodded
grimly. She opened the other carton.
1t contained huge cylinder of abb
sorbent cotton. She began to unroll it,
working quickly and deity. Some
thing cracked. A yellow edge showed
in the roll of cotton and developed
rapidly into an elaborately engrossed
parchment.
Il give upr' said the Judge. MY
commissionr'
'Yes, Joe." said Grandmother
Griswold pathetically. "Your studs
and your commission. l hid them
there. And put the emeralds in the
jar of cold cream when l got to think
ing last year the bolster wasn't such
safe place Only - only - in the ex-
citement I forgot =" Her voice
traiIed off,
The Judge blew his nose loudly.
Pete and Merrie looked at each
other. "Well." Pete chuckled, II hope
it isn't family trait"
WHAT" said Merrie inadvertently.
Hiding your husbands studs and
collar buttons" said Pete as he kissed
her.
The End
Evening star., 1938-07-03
STRANGER THAN MAN

lHE mud-springer spends most of his
life out of water, hopping about con-
stantly on his well-developed pectoral
fins in search of food, and probably
hopping mad always because he never
seems to get enough.
CHICKENs in sloppy pajamas that's
what black cochin bantams and light
brahmas look like as they shuttle
around. Even when born, their feet are
heavily feathered.
lHE father who resents his young
daughters first use of lipstick and
Evening star., 1938-07-03

back straighter than ever and with
deep line between her brows. Under
one arm she carried a couple of paste
board cartons.
She set the cartons on a table,
rested one hand beside them and faced
Merrie and Pete. She seemed to be
having difficulty in finding words. Her
shoe-button eyes were yelled behind
their deeply creased lids. For once
Grandmother Griswold seemed to lack
her usual absolute self-confdence.
"Merrie." she said and cleared her
throat. "Merrie 4 it's possible
.have done you and Peter an injustice.
Err ah - As I told you. have hid
den many things about this house in
the course of time Especially in recent
years. Because l have felt that they
were much safer than in other Gus
tody. And much more easily redeem
able in an emergency. This was true of
the emeralds and the black pearls. l
hid them. I distinctly remember hid
ing them in the bolster two years ago.
Then, when the jar of cold cream was
mentioned, another memory flashed
into my mind. L" Her mouth
worked but words failed her.
Merrie took her arm gently. "Yes,
Grandmother Caroline" she said.
What else did you remember"
Mrs. Griswold made no answer.
Instead she turned and opened one of
the cartons. 1t was filled with cakes of
toilet soap. each in its original wrap
per. She fumbled among the cakes,
finally selecting one.
She stripped the wrapper from the
soap. She took an ivory paper cutter
Evening star., 1938-07-03

with seven million dollars worth of
gold in her bullion-room? Did Jerome
HIMSELF. Sinclair halted in his stride.
Does - does Madeleine Neilson?
His thoughts jumped back to the man
who lay murdered on the floor of that
dismal room near Charing Cross.
Perhaps l was fool to let her 60
ashore" he told himself. Il must find
out what her game is.
About midnight. he awoke to hear
the splutter of the outboard motor of
the dinghy that brought the girl back
to the Retriesey. She came below and
went quietly into her own cabin across
the saloon, and he dozed off again. He
did not know how long he had been
asleep when faint sound awakened
him for the second time.
1t was very dark. and he had an
impression that dawn could not be far
off. The water Tapped noisily around
the hull. With silent motion Sinclair
slipped out from his berth and stood
listening. Was his cabin door open?
He began to move towards it. keep
ing close to the panelled bulkhead. 1t
was difficult to be certain. but he
thought he could hear breathing.
With a stifled exclamation. he jerked
himself to one side. There was a
splintering sound as something crashed
into the door of tall locker Reaching
out, Sinclair snapped down the elec-
tric-light switch, but the bulb over the
wash basin must have been removed.
Crouching low, he threw himself for
ward. his hands outstretched. But the
door was wide open. the intruder gone.
Quickly Sinclair turned on the light
in the saloon. 1t slanted into his cabin,
and he stared at the splintered locker.
from the woodwork of which he pulled
a short ugly knife with leather
bound haft. Stepping back into the
saloon, he put this down on the table.
Not sound could be heard from
the deck above - not even a word of
challenge from the man on watch.
Sinclair was staring at Madeleine
Nelson's door; then on an impulse he
strobe towards it and threw it open.
The saloon light shone in and illu-
mined her berth. An uncomfortable
chill ran up his spine. for the girls
cabin was empty.
Ito Be Contisvsd Next Week)
Evening star., 1938-07-03

lie, a flash hidden by an intervening
cloud which illuminates the whole sky.
Such negative may turn out to be a
nice cloud effect or merely a giant
fashlight shot of the landscape. In
either case, that film is spoiled for the
next clear-cut fash which will come.
so close the shutter and wind up to
the next number.
Lightning pictures. of course, can
be made from indoors with the camera
close to the window. 1t is preferable
to have the window open. but if the
rain or wind is severe. you can shoot
through the window provided the
glass is clean and has no blemish.
All of this applies whether you are
in the mountains or at the seashore;
in the country or in the city. Indeed.
some very dramatic lightning shots
can be made in cities, where tall sky
scrapers tower over adjoining build
ings and serve as giant lightning rods.
The Empire State Building. in New
York, the Washington Monument,
and similar edifces are usually struck
harmlessly many times in any severe
storm. And any amateur who lives
within camera range of such struc-
ture is guilty of gross neglect if he
doesn't put that camera to work!
Aside from that film waster, sheet
lightning, there are several other forms
Evening star., 1938-07-03
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

the feeling he'd like us to clear out. !"
Strange" muttered Velsar. and
then: 1--WE must get these papers"
II intend to-" said Sinclair slowly.
He was thinking of those square miles
of sea that would have to be labori-
ously searched with detector-gear or
drag: task that might occupy
months IF there's any record of
the MelSsoth's position, we can start
work on the wreck right away" He
laughed ironically. Then Miss Nelson
can write her big news story"
Captain Velsar gave an angry snort,
and when Sinclair went out on deck
half-an-hour later he heard the throb
of a motor dinghy. The manservant
from the chateau came up the ladder
with a letter in his hand. Sinclair
ripped open the envelope, and checked
a whistle of surprise. Here was an in
vitation for Madeleine Nelson and
him to dine at the chateau that night.
please thank Monsieur Jerome,
but tell him l shall be too busy on
board" He turned to Madeleine
Nelson, who was coming up the COM
panionway. Monsieur Jerome has
been kind enough to invite US to din
ner tonight I've just refused"
you've refused? I'll be delighted"
"You - you'll 60 alone?
why, of courser' She nodded to
the manservant.
Very good. mademoiselle. Dinner
is at nine o'clock. shall come for you"
Sinclair stood frowning as the
dinghy headed back towards the
shore Frankly. Miss Nelson, l don't
think like that man Jerome"
You mean, you don't like my din
ing with him tonight"
He turned away. do as you please;
I'm not interested -"
Late that evening he remained with
Captain Velsar until he heard her 60
off in the motor-dinghy that came for
her. then went down to his own quar-
tiers. where he paced back and forward
in the little saloon.
He confessed he was in a foul
temper. What was it in the atmosphere
of this island that was getting on his
nerves? There was Henri Jerome's
strange antagonism, but it was some
thing more than that something
intangible. Did these fishermen, who
had stood in a scowling group. know
anything about the wrecked Melwotk
Evening star., 1938-07-03

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Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
tCoHt -nued From Page Two)

deed the ground in Severson's s
Neck for a church to certain men
whose names and connections I
cherish" The name of one Col.
George w. Cummin's farm in the
vicinity of Severson's ME-. Church
which is a part of the original
tract, now called Barren Hope"
or more commonly Barn Hope,
he says is a corruption from
Baron's Hope, its original owner
being Baron Severson, a. Hugenot
who after the revocation of the
Edict of Nantes filed from France
to this country. The male line Of
Green of the family above refer
red to, and from the stream run
ming by Duck Creek took its name,
he says, died with him, but there
are still male representatives of
the Seversons.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
TWO FIRES IN SMYRNA ON
SATURDAY NIGHT

Our citizens were aroused by
the cry of fire on Sunday morning
at 2.30 o'clock. The light was so
bright that persons one and two
squares away with windows facing
it. cvould see to dress without
lighting a lamp. The firemen and
every body else were dressed ard
on their way to the scene as soon
as they could hastily throw on
their clothes. It proved to be the
tailor shop of Thomas Mccoy and
the stove and tin store of ]. G..
Brinton. The two houses were
built right up to each other, and
one could not burn to any extent
without firing the other. Thomas
Mccoy, Jr., who with his father
occupied the second story for their
private rooms, was awakened by a
sense of suffocation and heat to
find the communicating room IN a
light blaze. He aroused his father
and each hastily getting into the
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
GOV. TALKS TO
THE STATE CCC
Lauds Drainage Work At
Georgetown Camp; Award
of ID. A. r. Medal
CERTIFICATES AWARDED

Gov. Richard c. McMullen laud-
ed the work of the CCC drainage
units in Delaware and declared
youthful bodies, minds and souls"
were being moulded in the camps
toward better citizenship. Speak
ing at dinner and celebration at
Drainage Camp D-2, two miles
south of Georgetown, he compli-
mented the camp officials and
members for the splendid work in
drainage for Sussex County" Jack
lilly, camp cook, was presented a
citizenship medal by Mrs. James
M. Tunnel, representing the
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, for his outstanding work in
citizenship. A certificate was
awarded Theodore Roman, sports
editor of the camp magazine,
Happy Days, for his baseball ac-
tivities. Speakers in addition to
Governor McMullen and Mrs. Tun-
nell, were: DR.. Roland G. Paynter,
president of the Geogetown branch
of the Farmers Bank of Della
ware; Franklin j. Butz, superin-
tendent of the Georgetown schools
and president of the Georgetown
Kiwanis Club; the Rev. Omar E.
Jones, pastor of Wesley M. E.
Church; the Rev Richard K.
White, rector of st. Pauls P. E.
Church; former State Senator
James McCabe; State Senator
Frederick Walls: Clarence Jester,
master of the Delaware Grange
and past grand master of the
Grand Lodge of Delaware, I. o. o.
F.; James M Tunnel, Sr., Demo
cratic national committeeman
from Delaware; George Bishop,
president of the Sussex County
Levy Court; Isaac D. Short, II, at
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
COMMODORE JACOB JONES
BORN NEAR SMYRNA

Jacob Jones was born not far
from Duck Creek Cross Roads, on
the farm which belonged to the
SpruanceS' ever since the writer
of this article can remember, un-
til recently, when it passed into al.
l.. Hudson's possession. Who own
ed it in ITO, when Jacob was
born, 1 do not know. His father
was married twice. His mother
died while he was an infant, and
when but four years old he lost his
father. His step-mother raised
him, treated him kindly, and pro-
vided for him liberal education.
He studied physic and surgery un-
der DR.. Sykes, at Dover, Del. He
graduated at the University of
Pennsylvania. After trying var
ious ways of making a living at
Dover, none of which appeared to
suit him, he resolved to enter the
Navy, and accordingly did so, as
Midshipman, when he was 29 years
old. His friends greatly opposed
him in this new calling, but it
was the only one he tried adapted
to his taste, and accordingly he
soon became distinguished. Jones
was married twice, and had two
sets of children. His first wife
was from Kent County, Delaware;
his second, from Kent County,
Maryland He had a handsome
daughter by his first wife, whom
/ have seen in Smyrna with her
step mother, when they returned
the call Of my sisters. Miss Jones
was educated at the Convent at
Georgetown, District of Columbia
and several years after she had
left the nunnery, she returned to
it, became a nun and remained
there during her life. 1 recollect
when there was a dinner given to
Commander Jones at Mrs. Lock
woods Hotel in Smyrna. That
was the only hotel we had in the
village at that time, and was what
is now known as the Smyrna
House" He had been absent many
years and gained many laurels,
and the inhabitants of all parties
united in paying their respects to
him. The above history is not
satisfactory to myself, because /
was unable to get the information
I desired.
Sarah 3. Mason.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10

nearest garments they could picR
up, run the gauntlet of the flames
in decending to the lower floor, the
elder Mccoy having his head
scorched in doing SO. The son re-
membering he had left his gold
watch, braved the fire and smoke
to recover it but everything else
was burned but what they had on
their backs clothes, beds, furni-
ture, &C. One or two of the neigh
bors had in the meantime been
aroused, who joined in the alarm
through the town. In a half hour
after the alarm was given the
flames were virtually under SUBJ
lection, a longer time of course be-
ing required for the firemen to fer
ret out every nook and corner
where a treacherous spark might
lurk. At last members of the
Hose Company and everybody else
thought their work most satisfac-
torily done, and the last vistige of
the devouring element wiped out.
The President and Chief of Hose
Company B. v. Weldon and Sam
uel Taylor, together with John
Winford, who lived in the adjoin-
ing house which caught fire two or
three times, examined it thorough
ly from the roof down and pro
nounced that there was no more
danger.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
]. B. MIFFLIN'S NEW HOUSE
SOUTH STREET

]. B. Mifflin's new dwelling
which has been in the course of
erection on South street between
Union and Pearl-the furtherest
out on the south side-since the
early fall, is completed and will be
occupied by his family in few
days. 1t is located on a lot 81
feet front, running back 200 feet.
1t is not 50 large as the two resi-
dences recently described in these
columns the Messrs. Hudsons
but it is picturesque in design and
admirably fitted to its location, a
suburban home. The style of
structure is thoroughly modern,
unlike any other, having higher
pitched roof, large bay window
that swells up into the roof; a
gable front shingled down to the
porch that extends from side to
side, the whole with its numerous
angles presenting very pretty eff
feet. The inside of the structure
tllO IL ID ILLS 81 CsSSCaIIdl " q
happy homes bright, cheerful,
cozy, just the kind to suit a poet
ical temperament. In it, Mrs. Mif-
fin with her family around her,
must feel very much "at home" !"
The entrance is into a hall s by IL
feet. From this mounts The Eliz-
abethan stairway to the second
story, beautifully lighted by three
small cathedral glass windows, ar
ranged one above the other in
stair step fashion. It will be light
ed at night by vari-colored gas
lantern. 1t is lighted with gas,
and has an electric bell arrange
ment. The finishing was by ]. E.
Carter, painting and paperhang-
ing, and George o. Bailey, plumb
ing and gas fitting.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
STATE OPTOMETRISTS MEET
DIR. p. E. West Heads Delaware
Organization For Another Year

DR.. p E. West of Georgetown
was elected president of the Della
ware Optometric Association re-
Gently following a joint dinner
meeting of the association and the
auxiliary unit in the Hotel Rich
ardson, Dover DR.. West succeeds
DR.. B. C. Adams of Wilmington
Other officers are: Vice-presidenf
DR.. S. w. Smith of Wilmington
secretary-treasurer, DR.. M. B
Meyer, Wilmington. The board of
examiners was organized as fol-
lows: President, DIR. L. C. Lips-
comb, Wilmington; secretary, Dr.
c. Raymond Cummins, Dover; ad
visory member, DR.. Norman S.
Hoffecker, Laurel. New officers
of the auxiliary are: President,
Mrs. M. 3. Meyer; vice-president,
Mrs. c. Raymond Cummins; treas
urer, Mrs. Mildred S. Hoffecker.
secretary, Mrs. B. F. Rudnick. At
the dinner meeting educational
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10

torney for the Sussex County Lew
Court; Ralph S. Baker, attorney
of Georgetown, and Lieut.. William
Davidson of State Police. For
mer State Treasurer George S.
Williams presented the following
camp members with certificates
for the successful completion Of
Their ed Cross first aid course
Frank Caval, Peter Nelson, An
drew Rossin, Patrick Mcdonald
James Rober, Theodore Roman
Valentine Pho, Joseph Smith, vii
liam Rapajccah, Donley Dubielah
Harry ID. Draper, camp superin-
tendent, was master of ceremon-
les.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
N. J,

Swedesborough, N. J.
Miss Flo Gootee is visiting in
Baltimore and Miss Arabella Bond
of Baltimore is visiting friends in
town.
Mrs. Susan Hazel, of Whining
ton, formerly of Smyrna, is the
guest of o. B. Voshell.
DIR. E. S. Dwight has been ap-
pointed by our Town Commission
ers a member of the Board OF
Health to take the place of DR.. w
T. Collins, removed to Camden
New Jersey.
Joseph L. Cavender moves from
his farm west of Clayton this
week to Wilmington.
B. Benson Cahoon and Medford
H. Cahoon, who were born il
Smyrna but went West, the first
on completing the study of law ir
Dover, are succeeding finely II
Fredricktown, Mo, where they first
located some fifteen or eighteen
years ago. They are doing busl-
ness under the firm name of Ca
hoon & Cahon, attorneys at law
The senior member finished anG
moved into a $4,000 dwelling q
few days before Christmas.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS

Mahon's River is well filed with
oyster boats. They have been
compelled to lay idle for the past
two weeks on account Of ice.
Governor Biggs and his entire
staff attended the annual ball Of
the State Fencibles in the Acad-
emy Of Music, Philadelphia, On
Monday night.
At the sale of Mr.. Duval Gibbs,
held on his farm on the Levels
Wednesday, horses sold from S125
to S240; and averaged S140. Cat
tie, little and big, averaged $29
Mrs. Mary 2. Tharp, wife Of
Benjamin Tharp, Esq, residing
near Pennington, died early on
Monday morning aged about 53
years. Death was caused by can
Ger of the stomach.
Messrs. Walls, Herring and CO.,
of Aberdeen, Hartford County, Md,
have rented the Woodall building
in Middletown for the coming sea-
son. They will run the cannery
on corn exclusively.
Dover's musical people are try
ing to secure Clara Louise KeI-
logg and company for a perform
ance. The noted prima donna will
appear, if the sale of seats, at 81
each, amounts to $3.50 or $500,
and over 200 tickets have been
sold.
Dr. Ward B. Rowland, veterin-
ary surgeon of Wilmington, left
that city last week for California,
where he expects to permanently
locate. He was appointed State
veterinarian by Gov. Stockley, and
has acceptably filed that position.
Although the smallpox has al
most disappeared from Whining
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10

ton, there being only two cases at
present, that fact should not deter
the Trustees of the Poor from go
ing ahead with the preparation Of
a county hospital for infectious
diseases.
In the case of the appeal of j.
Alexander Fulton vs. the town of
Dover, argued before the Court of
Error and appeals now in session
there, the court decided in favor of
the town, and Queen street will
now be opened through the pear
orchard of Mr.. Fulton as original
ly ordered.
The wife of Rev. T. E. Terry of
Dover, is alarmingly Ill. Sunday
morning public prayers were offer
ed in her behalf, and evening ser
vices were entirely dispensed with
her physicians fearing the noise OF
tn service church edifice adj
joining the parsonage might pro-
duce serious results. Mrs. Terry
gave birth to a daughter II days
ago.
William D. Fowler is seeking
the office of Robert j. Beswick, a
well known justice of the peace, OF
Milford, who has held the office for
IA years. Mr. Beswick's commits
sion expires next month. Mr.
Fowler is a staunch Biggs man, as
well as squire Beswick, and is
working actively for the place
Mr.. Fowler has held several Of
fees in this county.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
LETTER FROM KENTON

The report in your last issue
about P. F. Johns selling his house
is mistake; he has not sold il
and will still reside in town.
William Pinder lost his infant
child last week, it dying from the
effect of measles.
One of our young men will be
united in the holy bonds of matri-
mony this week. Who will be
next?
A number Of our young folks
gave Miss May Cook a surprise
party last Wednesday evening: the
evening was spent very pleasantly.
We need a crossing near the de-
pot very badly, the lumber is al
ready there; but through some
neglect, the commissioners failed
to place it in last fall. We hope
the commissioners will give it
their favorable consideration.
J. Frank Wilds of Dover, spent
Sunday in town.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10

500; route IA, main crossing at
Frankford, $500; Route So, main
crossing at Dagsboro, S3,5O0;
Route 29, Lake Avenue, Milford,
$500; Route 26, main crossing at
Greenwood, 81 900; Route 10, Mar
ket Street, Laurel, $4,000; north
crossing at Seaford, $4,000, all
Sussex County, all flashing lights.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Route 20, Main Street, Newark,
$4,000, North College Avenue
Newark, $4,000, all New Castle
County, all flashing lights.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
Proof

A Sussex farmer was testing the
intelligence of a new employee who
was regarded by colleagues as
simpleton.
In yonder stable. F." exclaimed the
farmer. Il keep a donkey. If fill
three buckets-one with milk, an
other with water, and third with
ale-which will Neddy drink"
The simpleton scratched his head
Then he replied: II guess he'll
drink the water"
Quite right my boy. And why
IS that?"
Because hes such an ass, con
Guided the simpleton with a vacant
smile. -Tit-Bits Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1938-02-10
Prepared

A doleful little boy went into a
chemists shop and leaned confid
mgly over the counter.
do you keep anything to relieve
pain?" he asked.
Where is the pain? the chemist
inquired.
The boy shuddered.
1T hasn't come yet. ne replied.
but father s Just reading my school
report. --Tit-Bits Magazine.