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Milford chronicle., 1910-05-13
lRVINGS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED.

The pupils OF Anderson Is School, near
Harrington, are preparing to celebrate
the birthday Of Ralph Waldo Emerson
the "sage Of Concord, for this MONTH
Last month the birthday Of the teach
er's favorite author, Washington lrv'
ing. was observed, when the following
program was rendered
Quotations and extracts from Irving senooi i5.a,
Biography, Washington irving. ihIs, i, Nu71
ESSAY. lrNlu
Stories told from the teachers taVOrlte volume
tTbe Sketch Book" and entitled "Ine Lesen9S
Of Sleepy Hollow" "Trip Van Wlnkle' p.ls aIu
1.-The Broken Heart, ,"..........-.....'m MIS-. No77
The exercises were greatly eDJoyeu
by the pupils.
Milford chronicle., 1910-05-13
JUNIOR CLASS DAY.

On Tuesday evening, May oath, the
Junior Glass Of the Milford High School
will present very interesting play Ia
Armory Hall entitled "The Elopement
Of Ellen" The entertainment should
be well attended as the proceeds are for
the benefit Of the High School Library
The cast Of characters is as follows;
,rou,, r,t.,,-5,s ,orns wife. Margaret
HOlzmueller.
June Haverhill-a college girl bent on inVesll-
cation .........B Blanc9s BloeRs91iili; 5!1iIs hatb h
Dorothy March-engaged 70 MAX '.-' Hli4''
jenkins. ME-
Richard ,eHsp pet -!I ie. Vi
Max Ten Eyck ck................ liilaLu t,1t-ia
B0b-Molly S brother. ..........,-J JosePn '-t Fi4
Milford chronicle., 1910-05-13
GRANGE NOTICE.

The meeting Of May 7th was purely
a business one, the time being occupied
bv the report Of the committee on the
constitution and bylaws. The subject
for Saturday, May 14th, is Lime; its
benefits to the Soil" Mr.. Barker to
lead. The meeting will be at , 80 iu
the afternoon, and a good attendance
is desired, as there are only few more
meetings before the summer vacation.
Milford chronicle., 1910-05-13
DELAWARE SUMNER SCHOOL.

The Delaware Summer School will
hold its tenth session this year at the
Wilmington Conference Academy, at
Dover, starting June 9th and ending
July 29th. The instructors viii be Prof.
Z. L. Cross, principal County Super
intendents A. r. Spaid, J. E. Carroll
and f ] Hardesty, Miss Lucy Smed-
lev. Miss Eleanor L.. Brill, Miss Eleanor
b. Forman, Miss Jean L. Gsrrabrant
and Miss Irene Kimmel
Milford chronicle., 1910-05-13
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING,

At the regular monthly meeting OF
Town Council on Monday evening,
May 9th. Leonard Matthews was
elected alderman to FIJI the unexpiTed
term OF Alderman G. W. Joseph who
resigned April 2lst. All current bills
were ordered paid. The total cost Of
numbering the houses and placing the
names OF the streets on each corner
amounted to S24O and was ordered paid.
Milford chronicle., 1910-05-13
TO ADDRESS BAR ASSOCIATION.

The16th annual meeting Of the Penn
sylvanis Bar Association viii be held
at Cape May on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, June 2Sth, 20th aud SOth.
Gustav A. Eudlich, Of Reading, VIII
deliver the presidents address on Tues
day. The annual address will be dellv-
neered the same evening by James PEN
will, Chief Justice Of the State Of Della
ware, on "The Layman and the Law"
Milford chronicle., 1910-05-13
SUSSEX ". c. 7. U. OFFICERS.

At the annual county convention Il
the Sussex w. c. r. u, held in the NJ.
E. Church at Lincoln City on Thurs
day. April 2sth, the following officers
were re elected for the ensuing year
President, Miss Lillian NJ. Cade, Mil
ton vice president, Mrs. Lena Messick,
Bridgeville secretary, Miss Anna Haz-
zard. Lewes treasurer, Mrs. Jessie NJ
Graves, Milford Bya uuanimousvote
if was decided to hold the convention
next year at Bridgeville.
Milford chronicle., 1910-05-13
MEETS IN WILMINGTON.

At largely attended meeting Of the
State Executive Committee Of the w.
c. II. T., held IN Wilmington on Tues
dav. it was decided to hold the State
Convention in the First Presbyterian
Church, Wilmington, on October 2slh,
29th and 8Olh. The convention speak
ers will be Hon. Eeaborn Wright and
Mrs Le1nora Lake.
Milford chronicle., 1910-05-13
EAMnY ALBUM.

The members Of The Chi j sll7n Chi
will present The Family Album" in
the lecture room Of the Presbyterian
Church on Tuesday evening, May nth,
for benefit Of the church improvement
fund. Refreshments will be served. Ad.
mission 10 cents. Come and laugh.
Milford chronicle., 1910-05-13
short LOCAL ITEMS
Condensed News Paragraphs
OF a Local Nature

Mothers Day was observed through
out the country last Sunday.
1.-THE Elopement Of Ellen" is clever
farce, entertaining and lively. Don't
miss it.
The Sunshine Society will meet with
Miss Roat on Thursday, May 10Th, at
8 As p. m.
The Gath session Of the Philadelphia
Annual Conference (colOIed) convened
on Wednesday at West Chester, Pa.
There will be an eclipse Of the moon
on Monday night, May 23rd, beginning
at 10 46 and ending al , y Tuesday
morning.
Commencement week opens May oath
with the Junior play, THE EIopement
Of Ellen" DON'T wait TOO long before
you get your ticket.
A much needed Improvement Is be-
ing made in front Of the stores Of D. q.
Collins and J. W. Truitt by the laying
of a concrete pavement.
The Time-May oath, S P. m.
The Place-ArmOry Hall.
The Girl-Ellen.
The Price-l5 and 25 cents
Almost everybody is going to see
''The Elopement Of Ellen, presented
bv the Junior Glass Of the Milford High
School on May oath. Are you?
There will be q picnic at the Prime
Hook School on Saturday afternoon
May l4th. A very interesting Program
will be rendered. Everybody invited.
A marriage license was Issued last
Monday for William Collins, Of Green
wood. Sussex County, and Mabel NJ
Stewart, Of New Castle, New Castle
County.
The uniform employees Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad system will begin tC
wear their summer caps on Monday
MAY 10th, when the white duck car
will displace the blue cloth one.
The highest average made IN the Mil
ford High School for the school yeal
now dra wing to a close was that o.
Paris I. Carlise, whose general average
was "a and eight twenty-sevenths.
The w. c. I. U will meet with Mrs
James P. Pierce next Wednesday even
ing. May 10Th, at 80 o'clock. A full
attendance is desired and the new mem
hers are most cordially invited TO o'
present.
Three carloads Of foreigners from
PHILADELPHIA arrived at Bridgeville OF
Wednesday in anticipation Of the rip
eping strawberry crops, in the picking
OF which they enjoy the fresh country
air in vacation rs well as reap a con
siderable pecuniary reward.
All persons in Jail will be known a
iail birds for the next ten years. Peopl'
[ in iail on April 18th and during a few
days later, will have their "plsce o
abodeu put upon the census books b
"in iail." 1t will make no difierenc
to Uncle Sam what the offence is, tn
records will for ten years, show you
resident Of the Jail.
lust six months after It's destruction
nv fire the old Georgetown Methods
Protestant Church has been replaced
and the new building will be dedicate'
next Sunday withappropriate exercises
The new church is Of brick, rooted Will
asbestos slate and is as nearly hTeproo
as any building in Georgetown. IL
estimated to have cost close to s. 600.
In view Of the fact that smallpo.
has reached somewhat alarming pro
nortions in Philadelphia strict wste
should be kept on suspicious case
should any develop in our vicinity
Only those who have been through q
endemic of this foIl and dred diseas
can realize what an effect upon tn
business Of the community such a
event is possible Of iphicting.
Milford chronicle., 1910-05-13
INTERESTING ENTERTAINMENT.

Avery interesting entertainment VIII
ne beId on Saturday evening, May 2lsl'
in the hall at Lincoln City by the Chris
tian Endeayor Society Of Shawnee
Proceeds for the benefit Of Lincoln ana
Shawnee churches. Admission 10 ana
20 cents The cast Of characters follows
New Minister-Rev. Homer Alexander Bro"h-
Stanford Griffith
Professor TopuOte. ................ - l, 49,,
Cresceudo B. Flat ...........-Sl SlaI eIeS
Hezekiah Sharp-David lsaacs'y Music Com.
Doc Hoosic-Frank Nibbert' , ,-;tte-,
eth Perkins, joke .........-- -9',1n!sS 4 t5;lie1
alphy Buuler. r............-..-.... i1'i Lii; Cain
della Hasbiu u....................'''' u "a r,.s
Daisy Lovejoy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IL ..,,ex
Mrs De Lancy y...............-..'. - "a. p,s3ict
Petunia Pimpes. vi -it ;. S;FtT
Augusta Wind everyb 2dys iilSuu 'ii % ~
Ladies Aid society.
Milford chronicle., 1910-05-13
PETITION TO COUNCIL,

A petition, signed by 35 persons, was
presented to Town Council at it's meet
its last Monday night, in which the
eigners asked that concrete pavements
be laid from Welcomes store, corner OF
Walnut and South Front Streets, to
and including the Caulk Dental Conn
pany's Laboratory. The matter has
been referred to to theStTeet Committee
OF Council.
Milford chronicle., 1910-05-13
BADLY POISONED.

]. staule. short is confned at p
home this badly poisoned.
whole bgdy j. mpletely covered v q
poison, and h face ani rands are
badly swollen. Mr.. Short received me
poison while overseeing the burning OF
brushwood on some new land.
Milford chronicle., 1910-05-13

A lively farce, "The Elopement Of
Ellen" Prices Is and 25 cents. Seats
reserved at Abbott's. Hurry.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-03
Grit and Gold

IL has been stated In our previous
articles that 10 the young man start
ing out in life two ways are open. lie
can become a mere position holder
wage earner-with narrowly limited
future enslaved 10 master and cir.
cumstance: or, with a backing of srit
and enterprise. become independent
and one OF the rulers OF the nation,
in a broad sense. We have also stated
that the times and chances are re-
markedly propitious for entering upon
this last named career. Why?
First. throughout the middle west
and Pacific coast region there are an
extraordinary number OF opportuni-
ties for starting new businesses and
growing up with them. or for break
ing into young businesses with surety
of securing proprietary interest there
in In this we include opportun'
tiles 10 acquire part OF the
millions OF acres being opened
through irrigation by the government
for cultivation.
Secondly, now is the time 10 Dor
Tow money; TO bet on ones own
brain and grit.
In the past decade the supply OF
gold tour standard of yaluesl has al
most doubled. Experts estimate that
the supply is now increasing steadily
al the rate of approximately 8 per
cent per annum. And the increase
must grow. Thus far only the skim
mings have been taken from the Alas
kan deposits The mother lodes are
still practically untouched The same
is largely true of the Australian ter
ritory Mneralogists are expecting
Canada 10 soon add vastly to the pro-
duction. The annual increase in pro
duction OF gold must run up 20 10 per
cent before many years.
This all means that gold is depreci.
ating rapidly Think for a minute Of
the mighty significance OF this.
The creditor class in this country
Is not composed mainly of the rich.
but OF the smaller bondholders, the
depositors of savings banks and
patrons OF insurance companies.
These are the real holders of the gold,
this commodity which is already de-
preciating at the rate of perhaps o
per cent per annum
The poor fellow who 20 years ago
paid his first premium on a 20-year
endowment policy and has been de-
voting his savings to annual premiums
can today receive only an amount 81
gold, which has a purchasing power
OF half OF that he paid 10 the insur.
ance company.
The man who today buys 4 per
cent bond will in the future receive n
nominal per cent interest, but he
may actually during the next 10 or 80
years receive 20 interest at all, by
reason OF the depreciation in purchas.
ing power OF gold, our weakening
standard
To put il in a homely way, banks,
bond sellers. insurance companies. all
borrowers. are borrowing on a basis
that will not he half as big, or quar-
ter as big, when time for liquidation
comes.
You can see that II Is an exception
ally good time for the youth with
health and grit TO set out determined
to be his own boss. can't you?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-03
Should Women Want to Vote2
(NEGATIVE)
By Miss Margaret Doane Gardiner.

Woman suffrage is an undemocratic
and unprogressive proposition, which
would put upon women a responslbil.
ity for which they are unified. and
tor which they could only adequately
nj themselves by uniting themselves
for their peculiar and irreplaceable
work in the world
The great aim OF democracy is char.
acter building, and its great advau-
tage is stability. The industrial laws
OF Germany are better than ours. but
they have been imposed upon half
unwilling. halfignorant people, and
their sole effect is external. The peo-
pie have made no gain, except ma
terial one.
Our laws are less good. but not one
could have got on the statute books
except by the will of the majority OF
the less law keeping half OF our com
munity, the men: therefore they are
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-03
TWO BIG NEWS BEATS
You Want the World First You Must Read The Times

For a news beat purely the result
OF curious circumstances, that OF the
United Press over all its rivals in
being the first 10 give the American
public the Roosevelt's speech in Paris.
is probably without parallel
The Editor and Publisher says OF IL:
William Loeb Jr., De facto personal
representative Of Col Roosevelt. for
got something while talking with Man
aRer Howard Of the United Press asso-
cations last week. and curious and
stormy miNup over the Roosevelt lee
ture in Paris was the consequence.
The speech I'm pamphlet form had
been turned over to Mr. Loeb BY the
Outlook company for distribution to
the press associations.
After considerable controversy be-
tween the representatives. Of morning
and afternoon newspapers. Mr. Loco
decided TO release the speech at noon
on saturday, April %. II was an ar
hitrary' release, that Is to say, Il was
% he released at that hour even If Col
Roosevelt delivered IL later Mr.. Loeb
wrote 10 the various associations, oN-
cept the United Press. definitely nam
speech must be released at that hour.
without regard 20 whether 10 would be
delivered before or after that hour.
But the Instructions were given 10
Mr. Howard orally and II seems that
neither Mr. Loeb nor Mr. Howard con-
sidered that ii might be delivered nc-
Loeb forgot 10 forbid Mr.. Howard to
use Il before noon. even II IL was actu-
ally delivered before noon Thus. an
Willingly, the United Press was given
n privilege over It's rivals
At 1913 n. m. the United Press Office
Inv New York received Hash from Gii-
son Gardner, its representative with
Roosevelt in Paris reporting that The
delivery OF tho speech had commenced.
1t lacked one hour and . minutes OF
noon. .
OF course. IL is understood by all
prtss associations that no speech ~
held up after the actual delivery has
begun. except the conditions for re-
lease provide that IL shall not under
any circumstances, be released before
en- exact and arbitrary time named.
Manager Howard, on receiving the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-03
IRON Another Point of View

And
body believe him
doubt also whether the "Fy"
A-e can getn
little laid by a
off by the of
Havn bill has
beenw writer three base balls and upshoot
OF
tonbec evid when he considers a
A in a sleep April from
own q lawnmower
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-03

fash from Paris instantly put the re-
least on the United Press wires. while
~" other associations were waiting tor
the noon hour.
In few minutes the speech was IN
the street IN United Press papers. Nat
urally, the officers OF the other assoc
Citations were amazed and angry at
what they called violation OF word
or honor by the United Press
Later MIR. Loeb wrote TO the Assoc
ciatcd Press management cxoucrdtiag
Nj Howard Mr. Loeb frankly stated
he had forgotten TO warn Mr.. Howard
that the speech must not be- released
before noon. even in the event that IL
be actually delivered before that hour.
There is nothing unusual in a beat
of the older associations by the United
Press. AS matter OF fact the United
Press turns the trick with such regu-
larity that daily beats are looked
as occurrences to be expected and
Offering no occasion for comment
The Aldrich scoop, through which
The Times was the first Detroit paper
TO announce the retirement OF Senator
AldriCh, was recent evidence OF the
enterprise of this news association,
and being the biggest beat that has
come out OF Washington in some time
calls for this recognition in the same
issue of the Editor and Publisher:
nat was IfOpNDiN one OF the big
gest ond Cleancst scoops scored during
the past few months was put over by
the United Press IN connection with
the announcement OF the retirement %
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich. United
Press papers received the exclusive
announcement OF Gen Charles u Bray
ton, the Blind Boss OF Rhode Island"
together with a good follow story from
Washington I'm time for all regular edi-
tlons. The next morning the announce
ment was confirmed By the personal
statement OF senator Aldrich himself
II you want the news first. YOU mus.
read The Times, supplied exclusively
On Detroit over the leased wires OF
the United Press
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-03
Tuesday, May 5,
1910
HOW KANSAS SWATS THE FLY

municipalities of the state the passage
OF ordinances compelling the removal
OF manure piles nj least every 10 days
during the season from April to
Nov. /. that many days being the
breeding cycle of the iy and that de
caying vegetable matter and other
ny-breedlng places be properly dis
posed OF.
The womens clubs of Kansas have
come 10 the aid OF the health authori-
tics A scmi-annual cleanup under
the auspices OF the clubs will be a
feature OF our campaigns against the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-03

them that on certain date there will
be a general city housekeeping.
Everybody will be asked TO remove
all the garbage trash manure piles.
ash heaps. etc. Cities Will be asked
10 take care Of vacant lots and
streets
4 clean yard and n screened house,
multiplied by as many yards and
houses as there are in the state, viii
make the fly as scarce in Kansas as
the snake is i'm Ireland
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-03

Some men who claim they we're
driven 20 drink really got out and
helped push
Dorothy: Mamma. how'll | know
when I'm naughty?
Mother. Your conscience will tell
you.
Dorothy; ! don't care what it tells
me; will II tell you?
Tuwed's second wife went In for
Spiritualism, but she soon quit. Tu-
we'd went with her and started recely-
ing messages from his first wife.
Whats the matter with you?"
asked the fashionable physician.
broezily.
u hardly know murmured the
fashionable patient. Doctor, what is
new?"
DO You always do as your mother
tolls YOU" asked the minister
Yes. answered the hyc-ycar-old,
and SO does papa
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-03
Some Things That Have
Happened in Comet Time
That Are Significant
They Are Speaking Right Out at
6anquets Now and Elephants
Seem Most Strangely Pos
sessed In Joe Can
mons Town.
brings good things to eat.

brings good things
boy suddenly iOndness for his
during the fact ascribed at once
the coming the and of frosted friedcakes
filed night and morning voluntary proceed
ing cOmngand probably with pie made
in country
genius youth might to the surface only to
recognition which unOoserng and
peupied parents would be blame at ALL but poor aunty
though of course, perfectly innocent.
Just now the comet is "aunty"
peculiar here terra frma and not given much to
assuming responsibilities dog heavenly body around to
shoulder blame
Almost everything place that has been the
least ordinary, has been blamed onto the comet
The fine together scarcity of early in the
spring attributed the
disagreeab April and the amount of in it,
The comet nothing with the fine March the
April being million miles but the blame had
20 go comet put anyway
Besides it great dismiss subject as has
been putting the comet than
spend much time in thinking
President Taft and few gentlemen Washington haven't as
vet suggested high living due to this approaching
body but campaign isn't and need not be
prsed what hear eventually.
We don't know whether anything do with not
but it time in rs public official came
out last week just thought speech banquet
For the years read about banquet where some
thing served for dessert besides mush
Mayor Gaynor the public official and simply because
he was the guest newspaper feel called stomach
along treatment he had received from some OF them
Gaynos probably spoiled several good stories the
his for later in the evening and may have
resulted Indigestion but the comet has brought us an
speech something than gush hypocrisy three
cheers for the comet
And again. those elephants that escaped from
circus Danvle, ILL.,
simultaneously enrolled under that banner bear
inc the letters &c p often the shout
ders pahydem these beasts have turned
insurgent
What the fact that they selected the town
in which resides dear old friend of the
pie nit your Uncle Joseph" Cannon
approach anything this prior the comet period
was the unseang Bryan by mule which however
the country look matter couor haoit
either
mule or more accurately able upon either get
seated
simply following precedent whereas the conduct of
the elephants turning everything upside down. be
looked upon more prophecy what about happen
distinguished and those others his whom
he pleased who pleased be called
put psychic phenomena due entirely the
the gets here May Is
Upon which date unless
perchance tail first
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-03

The stare of Kansas has entered mp.
on wide-reaching campaign To rid
the state entirely of the houscfy II
is doing more than any other state In
that direction. The editor OF The
Times asked Dr Crumbine. secretary
OF the Kansas board of health, TO tell
the readers of The Times how Kansas
proposes 10 get rid OF the flies. lie
has written the following for The
Times,-The Editor.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-03

We say. while dodge and even pooh-pooh IT,
oh, we'll the minister's wife should do &C."
The minister's wife has many demands
Awaiting her busy but tired hands
Who must up the perfect child, -
Never by gOssipers be beguiled.
Make fancy lace objects for the bazaar.
Wear lace on herself that is palmer by far
Fill In at tho organ. help out the choir
Work for the church when all others tire
You've guessed the reply-perhaps YOU knew IL:
"Oh, well, The minister's wife should do t."
The minister's wife can look ahead
To winning crown and wings when dead:
While we. admitting her chance Of reward,
Manage 10 make her way TO il hard
The more that she does OF our duty for us
And plods through life without any fuss
But when the heavens in Judgment burst
And God calls the meek 90 rise up first.
Long habit will make us answer TO st.
"oh, well. the minister's wife should do tt"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-03
ADULTERATION OF FOODS
THE CASE OF KOCA NOLA.

department Of agricul-
published bulletin telling of the proceedings in the United
or the Koca Noa
labeled De
labeled
Flavor Guaranteed
the God
contained
to trial
wash and of 500