The Star-Democrat from Easton, Maryland • Page 12

r. -T- THE EASTON 'STAR-DEMOCRAT -t'i- Jt i i im flirt ii ADVENTURES OF ESS KAY by C. E. D. THE 6 TAKES A STROLL BSERVER Fifty years ago the stores in Easton FIFTY YEARS AGO AND NOW opened before daybreak and closed sometime between dark and midnight.

Clerks were kept busy from early until late waiting on the trade. Since then, however, the hours have been shortened somewhat, and now most of the stores do not open until 9 A. M. The writer. was recently shown some copies of daily Attractive Week-End Snecials newspapers published fifty years ago and in which th3 sentiment expressed by the editors was strongly opposed to the eight-hour day and compulsory education.

Even child labor was favor- SK ALL PORK SAUSAGE 1 lb Visking Rcll A treat for Xmas breakfast Lb. 25c SK STEER CHUCK ROAST Lb-15c ied. A Chicago paper of fifty years ago bitterness. But in spite of all this the lady of the household has a brighter outlook than the rest of the family and is able to smile through sorrow is seen all around her. This is a pitiful tale for this time of the year, but it is true to the last word.

Offsetting this are those who go about as it were in the dark, unknown or unseen, spreading joy amcng the poor and needy. These are angels of light to many. And the world knows little or nothing about them save what is told by the ones helped. To scatter some littl-3 kindness to one who is unable to return it is doing a great deal more to brighten the world than anything else. Christmas time is appropriate, but any old day will do just as well.

In fact, no better creed could be adopted than to pledge one's self to do seme kind deed each day. It is surprising how many chances are offered the average person for doing good. Money is good to have but the most cherish2d things of life cannot be bought. They are not for sale, and they must be earned to really enjoy them. If you have a merry Christmas make a resolution for the coming year that you will every day in your own way try and make some one else happy.

And if this will not make your life sweeter and nobler then the philosophers are all wrong. Try it and see if isays: "Some kinds of manufacturing An Ideal Xmas Gift ESSKAY SPECIAL SPICED BAKED HAM nr'ull prepared by Kms-kay "hefs to brinK nt AM Attractively Wrapped in Gift Package With Bene in Sit. Sliced SMOKED HAM Lb. 32c SK Fresh REGULAR HAMS to lO IhH. Whole or Hock Knd Half From Choice Young Porkers Lb.

19c SK TONGUE SALAD Th Luncheon ileat Treat will please everyone V2 Lb. 18c SK Steer Plate BOILING BEEF Lb. 10c which is very light, is performed by children, who can afford to labor for smaller wages than adults," and this same paper strenuously opposed "turning the children out of remunerative and often instructive employment." This paper also says: "The anxiety manifested by the members of the State Labor Convention to have all persons under fifteen years of age kept constantly in school is not probably prompted by benevolence but by the selfish desire to prevent them from being competitors in certain branches of labor." Another Chicago paper had this to say about the eight-hour law: "A law making eight hours a legal day's wc is very much like a law making Lb- 32c These Ham fin nlso be obtained Iloneless they are right. REAL SERVICE Christmas pres- cakes and a spoonful yli legal breakfast. The question APPRECIATED ents are given in various forms.

One -wxiicii aeLermines wnetner woru- of the mc it desir able is appreciation. If you giv mgmen can get the privilege of working at all, whether for six, eight, ten, twelve, or fourteen hours, turns wholly upon the previous question whether a youngster a toy and it is -enjoyed for a day or two and then cast aside yo.i SK SCRAPPLE 2 lb Cellophane Packafif AVith that tasty Dixie flavor 2 Lbs. 29c SK SMOKED SKINNED HAMS to VZ Inn. V. hole or Hoc Km! Half The Ham of HaiiiMv Lb.

21c 'msjU Jf 1 ftS FULL QUART I 32 ounce bottle I any man owning the means of industry I and having the capital out of which to wonder if you made a mistake. But if the little tot seems to almost live with I pay wages can make a profit by em ploying the workmen at any he gift then you feel your judgment has been sound. A gift to. this paper came, in the way of praise the other day. A resident from another county re same paper opposed compulsory flegislaticn, as follows; "What will you do with the larmer who Keeps his doing business here had something to veil.

He inserted a little fifty-cent ad children at work upon his farm, teach-in? them how to produce wealth, to be "-11 A -SWk GEORGIA MARBLE the paper and soon he had sold the article and had received a dozen or Tiore inquiries after the sale had been made. At the same time he advertised for a cover lost from one of the de-ivery trucks, offering a reward. This vas returned promptly. Did he think he had fulfilled fcis contract by paying the bill? We thought so, but not him. He tcok the trouble to tell us that the little ad in the paper did the trick, and how pleased he was with "he results, He alss added that we had diligent, industrious, honest, and prudent, but-not how to 'read, write, and Is he to be sent to jail along with thieves and prostitutes because he has his own idea of education? Are we to enforce a uniformity of education by persecution, as the Church of Rome and of Geneva once sought to enforce uuiformity of worship?" If these tditors could see what President Roosevelt is advancing today and see what has been accomplished in granting the workingman shorter hours possibly his viewpoint would be different.

We live to learn, and with the modern machinery of today, Is' 'if a good paper and one we should feel proud to issus. This was a nice :4 r. greeting, and one which we get from time to time all through the year. Re The Congressman T. Alan Goldsborough said in Easton not so very long ago.

cently a man wjas breaking up housekeeping. He advertised his effects CHRISTMAS this country could produce all it needed by working four hours a day. Forty a small ad and the lay the paper came out he ca'led the office in the lfternoon and said: "For God's sake If you are faced with the problem of selecting a memorial for one-of your loved ones, we invite you to inspect the monuments in our studio. They range from modest tablets to beautifully carved monuments and they are priced properly. In co-operation with The Georgia Marble Company, world famous producers of we planned a line that would offer each family a selection of well-designed monuments regardless of how little or how.

much 'they could invest. hours a week is the general run of work 111 these days, and it looks like this time will have to be shortened if all the people are to be given a job. FRI I DAI RE lake that ad out of the paper. I ordered it to run three weeks, but the first thing this morning before I had seen he paper inquiries came about the iES T- y- furniture and I soklifc before dinner." ft SADNESS AND Christmas GLADNESS is here. Many This is the kind of service that sat- awaits you 'sfies.

Of course the editor can't guar MINGLE TOGETHER will be happy while others will be sad. Death knocks at the door antee sales, but he can make the paper -o attractive that most every white family in the county will insist on H. having it in the home. It is like a Si if salesman. Get a customer in the store every day in the year, and there are many who had anticipated a happy time this season of the year who are bent in sorrow.

One lady in particular had: divulged plans for a most delight ind then ycu can sell him. Get the japer in the home and if your ad is in ful time when Death claimed one of then you have a chance to sell. The zditor is doing his part; the newsdealers and the letter carriers will vouch rcr the wide circulation in Talbot. If the loved ones last week and this upset everything for the time being at least. It alters the lives of many persons in this family, and no doubt it will be you want to increase your business We believe that, for the first time, you will be able to make a selection (at your leisure) from several monuments at the price you want to pay.

All will be beautiful, because well-designed, and all will last for all time, because carved of durable Georgia Marble. We have a beautiful 48-page book we would like to send you "Personality in Memorials." It tells how "to select a monument that will represent the personality of the loved one in whose honor it is to be erected. you like a copy? Maurice E. Newnam Son EASTON, MARYLAND hard to shake off the gleom. And just better advertise in the right medium ne that enters practically evry white iome in the county.

to add to the burden of sorrow a sister's husband passed away, adding more WW VWWWWIJ.laM.MlWM.MJUAIW 5 tei ill HIjH i St ISTf 1 kSA ft T' 'r's 'UfA ldiC im 18 CATS LIVING ON FUNDS LEFT IN WOMAN'S WILL -fij" 'T1 i --i Mrs. Newly wed: I've told you before to keep out of the kitchen, Dick." Hubby: "Why, what have I done?" Mrs. Newlywed: "You've knocked down my cookery book and lost my page and now I havent" the faintest idea what I was cooking. Deputy Sheriffs Round Up Beneficiaries Provided With Pensions On Pet Farm By Miss Sarah B. Hathaway MO I A Eighteen cats, corralled by deputy DON'T LET sheriff armed with a replevin order if settled down at a pet farm to enjoy their aggregate 162 lives in perfect comfort through funds left for their caro ln the will of Miss Sarah B.

Hath- Jway, member of a pioneer Milwaukee family. if-lAt fitst only, fourteen of the eighteen cats-valued at $105, had been collected, WE WILL BE GLAD To have you consult us in any matter pertaining to 8 t-tha, deputies finally rounded up tne iissine. four, which had fled during He hcafc'of legal battle ensuing from till he brquest!" I SI After the death on last May 17 of Oil heating is INSUR at' once. It will ANC too important an Miss Hathaway, 84, known as an ani- i mal lover throughout her lfe, two 'wills for her $41,175 estate were ound. The first drawn in November 1933 left; investment for hap Clever husbands, thoughtful brothers, keen sons are solving the gift problem to the whole family with The Christmas Frigid aire.

Refrigeration troubles and worries are ended for all time once ThS Christmas Frigid aire goes to work in the kitchen, for its constant low temperatures protect the original flavor and freshness of all foods. Come in to oar showroonr tomorrow before the holiday rash starts and let us tell you about (lie Christmas, prices and terms Then let us make arrangement for delivery on Christmas Eva show you the Seven Savings that TlMKEN Oil CATCH YOU! Prepare your car for winter driving I the bulk or her money to care for the i animals, but the second, on March, 1 1934, left the major share of the estate to relatives to benefit under the hazard choice. Be sensible. Investigate Get all the facts before you make any decision. Be sure to inspect TlMKEN Silent Automatic, the world's popular oil heating.

Compare its "Vital 7" Features the basis of TlMKEK'S amazing fuel economy records and free, uniform heating service. Heat will make for -you this winter. And our free booklet, "TrueStoriesof TlMKEN Heating Economy." It contains amazing, free-will letters from users, showing the wonderful savings animals. i The relatives to benelt under thej second will were the six children of If you do not know what your Insurance needs are let us make a survey and outline important coverages which -you may have overlooked. they enjoyed last winter.

See Ask for our FREE "Analysis of us or telephone Miss Hatha way's brother, John of 'Ccrcnado, and the five children of her deceased brother, Andrew A. I Hathaway, of Easton. I Named evecutrix cf the estate the second will. Mrs. Antoinette V.

JackcwckalPeterson Milwaukee, attor-'ney and friend of Miss Hathaway, obtained the writ of replevin tO get cus- 7 uni -3 The Elliott McDaniel Co. Phone 231 ASTON: MD. Timken's new. lib eral Time Payment Plan Conforms with FEDERAL HOuilNG ACT TERMS. We make all arrangements.

No delays, itody of the cats, which were under' care of ilrs. Emma I housekeeper'' or Miss Hathaway. 3o.o:o:or:c:ce: The attorney obtained po of the feline herd, but four returned to Mrs. Dahl. The deputies caught up with them and all were confined in; animal resort.

On March 31, two days after thes second will was Mrs. Jack- owska -Peterson filed a petition to have a guardian appointed for Miss Hath-j i (FOKTY-lIIPvEE YEARS OLD) Drive in today and let our Cooling System Service Department check the radiator, clean the system and put in a shot of "aU-wmter-protection'! EVEREADY PRESTONE TIAOt MASK Eveready Prestone can't boil away or evaporate, so you can put it in before cold weather starts and still be sure of perfect protection against RUST and FREEZE-UP all winter long. It has no odor, will not damage the car's finish, and is guaranteed by the National Carbon Company, Givt us her, initials mi we'll hut this sterling wwhllion suit c2j! cngrsixA, wihwt cmt to jc away, explaining that her estate had ST. MICHAELS BANK L. VERNON JOHNSON, President NORMAN M.

SHANNAHAN, Vice President W. D. J. MORRIS, Cashier GEO. A.

SEYMOUR, JR, Assistant Cashier dwindled from $90,000 because of her "exoenditures on animals. Under the Irst will Mrs. Cecelia E. Nelson was to be paid $50 monthly for the care of Mrs. Emma Dahl, former to be set aside annually for food.

Mrs. Catherine Bunker was to receive $20 MsicH Ah. 21 jand Mrs. Minnie Young $30 monthly DIRECTOSS SOL. CAPLAN PHILIP H.

HOPE A. L. FAIRBANK JOS. B. HUNT M.

HOWARD GILLIS L. V. JOHNSON ROBT. S. HARRISON JAS.

T. MORRIS ROSE Telephone 730 N. M. SHANNAHAN B. P.

SHERMAN ROY O. SEWELL GEO. A. SEYMOUR to collect animals. The remainder of the estate was to go to John Hathaway.

The second will left onlv $10 for Semiy law .95 16 Dover Street $2 a gallon the care of animals to Mrs. Young and Bank tht Federal Deposit Insnrance Corporation. MP? I 4.