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Milford chronicle., 1910-12-23
HARBESON.

Rev, Benz. A. Bryan, pastor Of the Harbeson Cir
cult N. P. Church, will preach Sunday at Beaver
Dam Church, at 1890 a. m. on the Joy of christ
mas: at 7.80 D. m, on The First Christmas Gifts.
The Beaver Dom Sunday School will hold It's
December 24th, and the Weigand's school Monday
night Dec. 10Th.
The Third Quarterly Conference Of the Hsrbeson
Circuit will be held tn the Weigand's N. P. Church
at 2 2. m, January Tlh, 1911
Milford chronicle., 1910-12-23
has LARGEST BUICK.

Captain Wilson NJ. Vineyard has de-
livered this week to William g. Draper
q l9 model five passenger Buick Tour
ing Car. This car Is the largest Buick
in Milford, and Mr.. Draper is very
much pleased with his new purchase.
Milford chronicle., 1910-12-23
MARRIED.
PoTTER-HoLLEeER.

POTTER-HOLLEGER.
Miss Cora Holleger and Purnell P.
Potter, both OF Kent County, Della.
ware, were married last Saturday even
ing, December nth, 1910, by the Rev.
James Carroll, at his home, 9l1 North
Walnut Street, Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1910-12-23
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT.

The teachers OF Prime Hook School
have arranged for a Christmas enter.
tainment to be held in the school build
ing this evening. A delightful program
will be rendered, after which Santa
will appear and distribute the presents
from the tree. All are invited to at
tend.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
HOW TO STUDY CHARACTER
Interesting Use of Mental Powers Is Close Observation of Faces
 One Sees

Study the faces you see and try to Dorm some idea of the characters of their owners. Notice ears, noses, mouths, eyes, chins. Observe how few beautiful mouths and ears you will find compared wit5 other features. It is an interesting use of your mental powers, this study of faces, and will teach you sympathy, if nothing more.
 If you find yourself without faces to study, then memorize verses, phrases or numbers, to retain your memory. Learn to recall the numbers of doz- en or a score of your acquaintances' homes, instead of always referring to an address book.
 Commit the words of songs to mem ory-even if you do not sing-it will make you popular with people who do -or memorize dozen lines of prose from the daily paper if you have noth- ing else at hand, just for practise.
 It is better than allowing your brain forces to become weak and slipshod from lack of direction.
 Make the most of the odd ends of time, and you will make the most of yourself with little cost and no loss.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
PRACTICAL TRICK OF TRAMP
MoTssy He Received on Leaving Small pox Hospital Is Declined by Res
 taurant Proprietor.

'I have not come to solicit aims, madam" he said to the restaurant proprietress; 'T have just called tc make small purchase, and. at the same time, to show to you mans in- humanity to man, and what a cold. hard world 1t Is in which we live ID the meantime, would you kindly put me up a nice beef sandwich, with a plentiful supply of mustard, etc, for which I will tender the equivalent in coin of the realm?
 "As l was saying-thank you, madam, that will do admirably-'tis a cold, cruel world. For instance, these few bronze coins, with which I am about to pay you for my sandwich, represent my worldly goods, and they were given with niggardly hand this morning on my leaving the smallpox hospital.
 What! You won't accept them? Nor take the food back? l may take them and go? Thank you, madam; wish you a good morning."
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
A Bird Sanctuary.

It is the custom during the summer months to leave the ventilating panes open in the old church at Hamstall Ridwane, Staffordshire. A robin took advantage of this lately and built its nest in the wooden case of the organ behind the false pipes, where 1t did no harm to the instrument. It was sit ting when discovered, and was allow ed for this once to hatch and rear its brood, one solitary chick. A few leaves of an old prayer book formed part of the nest. The hen sat quite steadily during the service and took no notice of the organ. But the cock would not face the congregation, and only ventured to appear at the win dows with food in his bill, but did not dare to come in. A thrush also built in a low laurel bush at the church door, where every one looked into it. but the boys all agreed it must not be, touched, and the eggs matched quite safely.-Field.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
NorweEIans Are Cautious.

A good story of motoring in Nor way is going the rounds. In many parts of this land of the Midnight Sun motor cars are unknown and thanks to the mountains. are likely to remain so.
 In the district in question rumor went forth that a car was coming, and the authorities actually went to the trouble of issuing notices. which were posted about far and wide, warn ing all and sundry that such was the case. Not only were the people eau tioned to give the car wide berth, but they were told to remove their animals into safe quarters.
 It so happened that the car was driven through desolate land. much to the amusement or wonder, one fan cies. of its owner. All the people were inside their houses, and all the cattle had been driven into safe quarters for the occasion.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
HONESTY IS BEST POLICY
Candid Workman's Plea for Ralse In Wases Met With Prompt
 Response.

At a table in the Philadelphia Man ufacturers' club the other evening sev eral manufacturers were gathered discussing subjects with great interesI and with as great impartiality. The talk switched in time to the question of wages and all had more or less tc say on that point.
 One of the men, who employs hun dreds of workers, was called on to tel, what he thought of the increased cost of living.
 Well" he said, q know that my men are constantly asking for more wages and saying that they cannot live on what they earn, but one of them gave the richest excuse for a raise that 1 ever heard.
 He came into the office a few weeks ago and said that he had just been married and wanted more money. In a spirit of jest said to him: 'SU you want to take home more money to little wife? That's what you wan, the raise for, is 1t?
 "'Oh. no. sir be replied. I want the '--'--- -N- myself The wife knows how
 am getting now, sir, and l
 nook down any of my present
 5; she gets 1t all. I need the
 for personal expenses
 Tell, you men can easily guess he
 that raise; he is too blamed hon. to let get away"
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04

abandon and grace. It was while he thus cavorted on a slack-wire that he acquired the balancing facility whicn has enabled him to attain his ranf among the bird men,"
 When the circus life began to pal, Paulhan signed as a sailor. Later ne became a soldier, enlisting in the Aerostatic battalion of the French army. Here he attained the practica: knowledge of air craft which resulted in his adoption of his present profes- sion.
 Owing to his comparative poverty Paulhan was not able to own a ma chine of his own, but in the fall Of 1906 he engaged himself to Surcouf. the designer of the famous diri6 ole balloon, "Ville de Paris,' and tended the motor and steering gear in all oi the 31 celebrated flights.
 Meanwhile his interest in the heav- fer-than-air machine increased. A year previous he had made a small model of an aeroplane, and in 1909, when the Aeronautique club offered a prize for the best model that would fly, Paulhan entered his toy machine and won the prize.
 It was in the machine acquired in this manner and without previous ex- perience in actual flying that he be- gan his hair-raising flights.
 His. charming young wife accom- panies him on his trips and has made frequent ascents.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
A Knotty Problem,

Sir David Gill. the famous astrono- mer, who has lately been appointed a foreign knight of the German Order of Merit for Science and Art, tells an amusing story of a meteorite which fell on a highland farm some years ago. Being valuable meteorite the landlord claimed it as being mineral on his land; but the tenant pointed out that the meteorite was not on the land when the lease was drawn up. Then the landlord claimed it as flying game; but the tenant said 1t had neith- CT wings nor feathers, and, as ground game, was his. The discussion was ultimately cut short by the revenue officer, who appeared on the scene and took possession of the meteoritte, because he said, ''it is an article in troduced into this country without payment of duty ."-Tit-Bits
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
Yankee windmiIIs in Turkey.

Consul George Horton of Salonikl. in his annual report states that as the greater portion of the land in that section of European Turkey lacks running streams and as water for cat tie and irrigation of gardens must be obtained from deep wells, windmills are beginning to make their appear ance. It has been found that those of American manufacture stand best the strain of the heavy winds. At the Thessalonica Agricultural insti- ute, an American missionary institu- tion. a Chicago windmill Is doing good work and shows not the least sign of yielding to the elements. The director thinks of supplementing this with a petroleum pumping engine.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04

OhlduOlnd two OnlI6Q states S6na- tors, one is the famous blind orator, Gore, and the other Is Curtiss, who is part Indian. Of her five congress men at least one, Senator Charles Dougherty Carter, is nearly one-half Indian. Strictly speaking he is 7-16 Chickasaw and Cherokee and 9-16 Scotch and Irish. His ancestor, Ma than Carter, fell into the hands of the Indians during massacre, was adopt ed into the tribe and married full blooded squaw. Since then there have been several intermarriages.
 Recently Senator Carter has been before the nation as one of the wit nesses in the Indian land fraud in vestigation.
 Senator Carter was born in 1868 near Boggy Depot, an old fort in the Choctaw nation. His education was obtained in the common schools and in the Chickasaw manual labor acad- emy. In youth he worked as a ranch man and as a clerk in a store From 1892 to 1894 he was auditor of public accounts for the Chickasaw nation Since then he has been superintendent of public schools of Indian Territory, member of the Chickasaw council and congressman. He is a banker. Methodist, a Mason and an Elk.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
MOVED THE CHURCH TOWER
Method of Increasing the Size of Sacred Edifice Employed
 by BeIgians.

A large crowd gathered in the little village of Bocholt on the Belgian iron tier to watch the unusual spectacle of a moving church tower. Some time ago it was decided that the church should be enlarged in order to accom- modate the increased number of peo- pie in the village.
 It being impossible to enlarge the church at the choir end it was decided to lengthen the nave. It was thought that this would involve the demolition of the tower, but to this. however, the authorities were opposed, holding that value, dating many centuries back and to this opposition was added that of the villagers, who were against the scheme on sentimental grounds.
 It was therefore decided to remove the tower. which is 90 feet high and about 5000 tons in weight. This enor- nous mass of stone was cut away at the foundations. and platform placed beneath it on rails. Slowly and care fully and with great patience by the workmen engaged in this extraordi- nary task the tower IS being advanced inch by inch.
 It's new place Is about fifteen yards in front of the old one, and 1t Is esti- mated that 1t will take ten days or a fortnight to reach the spot which is in readiness to receive the moving mass. While the operation was in progress the bells in the steeple were ringing loudly, as though to signal the extra ordinary move 1t was about to make. :.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
The New woman,s Danger.

This new element in reform which seems to be poking the fire from the top. this new woman, does not know now to wait. Haste! That is surely the danger which walks at the elbow of our most noble instinct of social responsibility. It is this haste which has lately driven some of us into ludicrous and wicked disrespect for law; it has made us, with mistaken kindness, seek to interfere with indi- vidual development which comes by wrong doing and pain; it has robbed us of patience and differing opinions; it has created a god in it's own image. and cries out that he shall be wor- shipee only in ways of which 1t ap- proves. Oh, let us learn to wait; it does not follow that we must be idle because we refuse to be precipitate; it may only mean that we have faith that is large in time, and that which shapes it to some perfect end. h. deed, there seems to me certain un- humorous arrogance to this bustling, feminine haste to make over the world it Is as if we thought ourselves so important that nothing could go right without us.-Margaret Delapd in the Atlantic Monthly
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
His Memory sx.tem.

A small boy went into South Bos. ton drug store. wrinkled his face rubbed his head and rubbed his left foot up and down his right leg in an effort to remember something that had escaped him. A Boston Record re porter describes the conversation that ensued.
 Say" he began, will you tell me the name of the place where we Amer jeans have so many soldiers?"
 Fort Sheridan?"
 No. It's a new place."
 ''The Philippines?"
 That ain't just it, but it's some where around there"
 Perhaps you mean Manila?"
 "Manilai That's right! I knew l would get it after while. I want a bottle of Manila extract for flavoring They're going to have ice cream"
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04

huge fortune left her Dy LeOrOlQ ana she fears that the legion of lawyers who have been fighting her in the courts will eventually swallow up not only the interest, but the principal of her estate. Durier is said to be a shrewd business man The two sons of the baroness have been sent to school.
 Since her dramatic flight from Bel gium on the death of King Leopold. which closed her regal career, the baroness has been living sumptuous- ly, although in the greatest privacy. in the Chateau Balincourt at Arron- vile.
 The penniless sisters of the baron ess, who are living in Paris, are stupi- fled at the news, and express them selves as amazed that she would mar " so soon after the death of the king.
 The career of the Baroness Vaughn reads like a novel. The daughter of a janitor, she rose to be the acknowl- edged wife of the Belgian king. The marriage took place on December 2, while Leopold was on his deathbed, in fact, just eleven. days before his death.
 The thirteenth child of family be longing to the lower class of Ia petite bourgeoise," though arrived at a dag zling degree of fortune, Blanche Caro- line Delacroix never, so far as is known, exhibited the least intention of alleviating their lot, and all of them speak of her with unmistakable coldness.
 Her eldest sister, Mme. Laure Le- febre, fifty years old, was until re- gently a commission merchant at the central markets in Paris. Another, Mime. Maria Laluitt, keeps a fruit and vegetable stand in Gobelins market. Another sister of the baroness is Mime. Juliette Verger, who formerly was flower girl in the Place de Clythy.
 The only surviving brother of the baroness is a waiter in another cafe not far from the Place RepubliQue. He alone of the family has something kindly to say of the widow of the Bel gian king. whom he called, half jocu. larly, his brother-in-law.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04

Ilme ne was operating In the village of Marshall, Mich He claims the dis tinction of being one of the first, if not the first. telegraph operator to learn to read the Morse alphabet by sound.
 In a letter sent recently to a tele- graphic journal he refutes the state ment of Alonzo B. Cornell, who claims took telegraph messages by sound. and gives the proof of his own claim to the distinction. He writes:
 T notice in a recent number of your paper an interview with AlonZo B. Cornell. wherein he claims to have discovered. in the early f1fties. that he could take press dispatches by sound, and considers that he was the first telegraph operator that made this discovery.
 "The interview does not state in what year of the early fifties that this occurred. It may not be amiss for me to state, however, as matter of early telegraphic history. that in 1S48 I took by sound the returns of the election of President Zachary Taylor. in the village of Marshall. Mich.
 'I was then thirteen years of age and was operating at that place un- der the management of Jabez Fox, on the old Speed line, the first tele- graph wire that was strung west of Detroit to Chicago.
 "Inasmuch as this antedates Mir. Cornell's claim by at least two years, we will need to go back to 1S48 to find the first person who discovered that the Morse alphabet could be read by sound"
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
Rubbing 1t In.

The argument had reached the jump lng-off point.
 "Oh, well, don't care," she said. Have it your own way-but our en- gagement is of"
 Don't say that" he protested. T' am willing to admit that was in the wrong"
 That's all right as far as 1t goes." she retorted, but 1t doesn't go quite far enough"
 What more can do?" he queried.
 You can and must admit that I was in the right" she replied.
 And he did.-St. Louis Post-Dis- batch.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
Rather Strenuous.

"Sir," announced the would-be son in-law as he invaded the library, q have come to-er-have a serious in terview with you"
 "Oh, very well," rejoined the old man, as he proceeded to remove his coat and roll up his sleeves Let's get busy and have it over with.'
 And few minutes later the young man succeeded in escaping with his life, but without his hat
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
Business Is Business.

Proprietor-Did that man who just went out buy one of our misfit suits :?
 New Clerk-No, sir. We're entirely out of them.
 Proprietor-Well, have a lot more made up at once and see that you don't let the stock run down this way again.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
Church Buried in Sand for Centuries

Church Buried in Sand for Centuries.
 After having been buried for several hundred years in immense sand drifts. St. Edenock's church, in Cornwall. England, is now being used once more as a place of worship. The edifice was built about 1900 AID. It is sit uated near the shore, in a section of the country which is almost devoid of vegetations great sand rifts covering many square miles. High winds, blow ing in from the sea, piled the sand up over the church, completely burying it No attempt was made to dig it out for several hundred years. A few years ago, however, work was begun, and the ancient church was repaired and services held in 1t.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04

BelglanS, his WI dow, B a r O n e S s Vaughan, has mar T i e d Emmanuel Durier, a French
 citizen. The ba- roness is only twenty-seven years of age and lacking e X D e r i e n c e in worldly affairs. Her friends say she finds it dim- cult to manage the
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04

1S4S to 1896 Is the record of Alfred Weller, formerly of Milwaukee, and residing in La porte, Ind.
 The first presi- dential election which MT. Weller figured in, then only thirteen years of age, was that of Zachary Taylop At that
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
Enliqhtened.

"Pa," said little Ostend, as he lean ed out of the window of the smoker, why do they put those bulldogs in the baggage car?"
 "On account of their grips, my son." responded pa, solemnly, and then the train rolled on.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
From Pas viewpoint.

Little Willie-Say, pa, what is the difference between a close friend and a dear friend?
 Pa-A close friend, my son, is one who will not lend you any money. while dear friend is one who bor- rows all you will stand for
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
The Resemblance.

That dog of Bragg's reminds mo very much of his master
 How so?"
 'In asserting in his own way that he can lick any man on the spot"
 That's so. and in giving tongue to his challenge"
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04

dian Territory and
 admitted to the Union in 1907, con- tains about 65,000 Indians, more than
 any other state. It is right and prop er, therefore, that the citizens of aboriginal blood should be repre- sented in the law making bodies at
 Washington. Of
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
Unfair.

Hazel, aged ', while feeding the cat at the dinner table, was reproved by her father, who told her that the cat must wait until later, whereupon the small girl wept and said:
 q think it is a shame just because she is a poor dumb animal, to treat her like a hired girl l.'-Human Life
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
Not a Bit Envious.

Uncle Zeke. whose influential rela- tive was showing him through the treasury department at Washington, was watching an expert engraver at work.
 Well" he said. every man to his trade. I don't suppose could learn to do that in year"
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
Thankful for That.

The First Horse-Well, there's one indignity they'll never put upon us.
 The Second Horse-What's that?
 The First Horse-They1l never cal on us to drag a stalled airship out c> a soggy cloud
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04

Mrs. Jones-You must get the land lord to come and see for himself the ceiling.
 $ MT. Jones-Yes, and if I do he'll see the damage the children have done to the rest of the house.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
Hard Labor.

Hobo-Madam, you muster misun- derstood me. Dis here piece O meat ain't what I ast fer.
 Lady-Didn't you beg for something to eat?
 Hobo-Yessum. Not for work.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
Queer. but Not Unusual

His is a queer case" How is that?" He is at home in the saddle-" "Well?"
 And his wife is in the saddle a 1ome."
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04

circus. Al trst he did odd Jobs about the tents, but between performances he practised on the tight-rope, and the proprietor, observing his skill, decid- ed he was sufficiently proficient in that art to be exhibited. Before long he was the star artist, doing difficult
 somersaults and glides with raokless
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04

world, is Louis P a u l h a n. Ever since he was a mere boy he has
 walked hand in
 hand with TO- nance. His parents were ordinary peo- pie, unable to be- stow upon him any of the luxuries of life, so at an early age he ran of with a travelling
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
Equipment.

"I'm going abroad. What ought I to have on the boat?"
 "A motor car, letter of credit, a thoroughbred dog, bridge set, 8 .ound stomach and patience."-Life.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04

lewed
 ut "it Is seldom
 'er served with -.st hope dies when admit that 1t must be -irds chickory.
 -.eleri may his journey be 4nd may he return to his truck before his peas and beans and -orn and tomatoes are all gone, so that he may revel in vegetable hash and boiled dinners" the rest of the season
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
ALFRED WELLER, WHO IS A
 REAL TELEGRAPHY PIONEER

TAKING the telegraphic returns of | every presidential election from
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
ReVamped.

There is so much good in the best of us,
 And so much bad in the worst of us, Why not call it an age of specialization
 And let 1t so at ths
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
OKLAHOMA SENATOR IS
 NEARLY 0NE-HALF INDIAN

THE state of Oklahoma, made up of
 | the territory of that name and h.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04

Yes. Cordelia. 1t is proper to serve 8 game supper after a card party.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
WIDOW OF LEOPOLD WEDS
 A FRENCH BUSINESS MAN

VKI HILE still greatly regretting the
 w death of King Leopold of tke
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
DARING AVIATOR WHOSE
 FEATS THRILLED THE WORLD

nNE of the most daring aviators. V whose feats have thrilled the
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-04
fRAVELER KICKS ON COOK Deelares Continental Cooking 10 No
 Longer UnehaIlonoed as Co L Its Excellence.

Continental cooking is no longer un- ~allenged as to it's excellence. It is -ed with being uneQual-partial ss and fishes and very unfair in ent of vegetables and fruits. =" who evidently deoms in anonymous. writ Healm. complains
 is 1t is almost Dod dish of in stewed to- re unknown, are favored
 le latter are
 s=a culinary
 so is
 'mits
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