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The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

She has been the guest for a few days
of Miss Mabel Boardman.
The>Army and Navy Chapter, D. A. r..
| will give a card party, bridge, and
euchre in the parlors of the New Ehbitt
On Friday afternoon. February Il. for
the benefit of the soldiers and sailors
memorial fountain in the Continental
Hail. Mrs. Harold Wilmington Homes Is
chairman OF the ticket committee.
The washinstonians have issued cards
for their February dance. which will he
held in National Rifles Armory on
Thursday evening next.
st. Margaret's Brancn of the Girls
Friendly Society will give musicale at
the Shoreham. Saturday next at 4:3
p. m. for the benefit of St Margaret $
Church. Mr. Oscar Garreissen, we'll
known in Washington and New YORK
musical circles: Mrs. Helen Donohue
DeYo. and Miss Faye humphrey are
among the artists.
The Bryn Mawr lectures are to begin
their second season on Monday. Feb
ruary 15 with a lecture on Bernard
Shaw and G. K. Chesterton. by Mr.. John
Cowper Powers. who comes to wash
ington for the first time after an interest
ing career as a lecturer in this country
and abroad. Mr.. Powers is a staff lee
turer for the oxford University Exten-
sion Society, and. in addition to his lee
turing in the Oxford centers, gives each
spring two courses in Dresden before
the royal family and the court circle.
The round table of the Y. w. c. A.
was entertained by Miss Jones at the
Methodist Home. in honor Of the clubs
third anniversary. Guessing games were
arranged by the social committee, OF
which Miss Marie Cisco Is chairman.
To discover the originals OF the thirty
six baby pictures placed about the room
was the absorbing pastinne OF the even
ing. Miss Rebecca Love was the success
full contestant Vocal solos were rendered
by Miss Hayward and Mrs. A. B. Lin
lxins. Among those present were the
Misses Louie Dale Leeds. r. Grace Miller.
Ethel Harper, Harmonic Earman. Ellen
and Rebecca Love. Annette Miller. Ethel
Lodge. Mary McKeever. Lillian krause.
Marie Cisco Mary Haywarth. Besste Mon-
pRhan. ZELDA Starr, Mabel N. Thurston.
Della II Grover. FlOfence -. Brown.
md X. L1ndema Sayre.
Nh. Charles Cowies Tucker, of TWEEN.
tr-6rat efreet hne issued eardss f0r . /
~ . s1fon1sy sfternoon. February 6
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The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

"a splenA1d Hasoro,s
The test-romance by Harold NacGrath.
win appear as q serial In The washing
ton Herald. First instaIlment to-morroR.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05
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The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

York, who left last night for the South
She has been the guest for Few days
of Miss Mabel Boardman
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

The washinstonians have issued cards
for their February dance. which will he
held in National Rifles Armory on
Thursday evening next.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond
and their son returned yesterday from a
trip to Russia and Germany.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean
are spending some time at Palm Beach.
Fla
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

Maj. Gen. Frederick D. Grant COM
mander of the Department of the East,
arrived from Porto Rico Monday by the
steamship Coamo. He has been inspecting
the Porto Rican native regiment.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

Lieut.. Arthur e. Owens. L. S. NJ. c.,
and Mrs. Owens have taken apartments
in the WeStmoreland
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

Mrs Granville A. Whitaker announces
the engagement of her daughter. Miss
Edith Isabel Whitaker. to Mr.. Robert
Nelson Kidwell. Of Seattle. Wash. The
wedding will take place in April.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l. Weller have a. their
guests at their residence in Seward
square Miss Bessie Dempsey. OF Au-
gusta. Ga. and the Hon. J. Goldzier.
of Chicago. former member of Con-
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell entertained at
tea yesterday afternoon in honor Of Miss
Rosalie Spang, her house guest.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

Mrs. Regan. widow of Col. James
Regan. U. S. A., is visiting Mrs. Jose NJ.
Yznaga. at her home inc street north
east
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

Mrs. James Norris knighton and
daughter left yesterday for Florida
where they will remain until the middle
of March
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

Mrs. Henry White. of University place
will be at home informally the second
and fourth Tuesdays in February.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

Gen. ], NJ. Bell. U. S. A.. and Mrs
Bell. after spending four weeks in AL
giers. Africa, have gone to Naples, and
from there will go to Caro-, Egypt.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-06

four as a possible father, and she had
no hesitation in. approaching Gormly
with much more familiarity than she
would have dreamed of allowing her
self had he been younger. And yet
Gormiy himself was a young looking
mar for forty-four. He was still as
tall and slender, not to say spare, as
he had been when a boy. He was
smooth shaven, and the fiecks Of gray
in his blond hair were scarcely notice
able. II Miss Haldane had ever given
thought of his age, she would have
supposed him ten years younger than
he was; that is, on appearance. When
she thought of his business, she would
have considered him sixty. Ever since
she could remember she had dealt
at the great shop, and Gormly himself
unconsciousiy took on to her the as
pect of ancient history
So the little affair ran on; Gormly
consciously becoming more and more
deeply involved, Miss Haldane uncon-
sciously Interviewing herself in the
same tangled web.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-06

reader. He had neither the time O
the inclination to search the journals
in which were chronicled the doings
of social New York-in which the Hal
dane name was prominent; so he in
structed his private secretary, Cha
loner, upon whose discretion he could
rely, to have sent to him at his private
address all clippings relating to Miss
Haldane. Gormly, therefore, knew the
life of the object of his attention as
well as it could be known from its out
ward and visible presentation before
the public. Indeed, there was little
that was c~oncealable under such cir
cumstances-the higher you rise the
less privacy you have, %obscurity being
the prerogative, or the penalty, of the
humble-so that he was entirely
aware Of Miss Haldane's goings and
comings, who her friends were, what
houses she visited. what diversions
she affected, who paid her attention,
and SO on.
Meanwhile the man did not neglect
his Understanding would ever
make him do that-but he divided his
time between it and the young woman
which was a great concession to her
influence. One reason why he had be-
come such an assiduous student of the
clippings vas because, he wanted to
know whether Miss Haldane was, or
was likely to be, engaged to be mar
ried. His apprehensions on that score
were soon set at rest. 1t vas Miss
Haldane's second She had
created an instant Juror when she had
been launched in society the year be-
fore. The usual contingent of i'm.
pecunious foreigners had promptly
laid their coronets at her feet; but it
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-06
The combustible Give.

As long ago as h eNmiddle OF tbs
eighteenth century. a famous Georgian
actress, Mrs. Kitty Give. felt the cali Of
thu nerves commonly associated with
modern women. The whole green room,
according to the author OF "Garrick
and his Circle" feared her tantrums.
Her character stood high. but her
clean. wholesome nature and honest
heart scarcely Offset her temper. She
was the one player Garrick feared. and
he did everything he could to dis
perse her nerve storms. or, II they
broke, assuage them. It is among
the legends OF the English stage that
he said to her:
Il have heard OF tartar and brim.
stone, but you are the cream Of one
and the flower OF the other:"-Youthia
Companion
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-06

brought Ireland, England, France,
Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy, and
the Orient into New York bay and I'M
loaded them ia his great institution.
He had conceived, some dozen years
before after raging tremendous freight
charges, the propriety OF establishing
his own line of freight steamers. It
had amused him to combine the prac-
tise of the ancient merchant prince
with the customs Of the modern one.
Hev had bought the controlling inter-
est in a freight line of half a dozen
large steamers, which he found no
difficulty in using as cargo carriers
for other people when they were not
supplying his own needs.
The purchase of the freight line had
with 1t a lease of one of the piers in
the North river. The lease had run
out the year before. He had there
after availed himself OF what he con-
ceived to be an excellent opportunity
OF ~subleasing another pier in the East
river. The city had just completed an
elaborate railroad, surface and sub
way, for the transportation OF heavy
freight from the water front to. the
great mercantile establishments in
land. This system had been leased
to the Gotham Freight Traction com
pany, a vast corporation with a full
set of ostensible promoters and di-
rectors, but which had back OF 1t pow
ers and persons unknown to the gen
eral public, carefully concealed from
it in fact.
The corporation had not been form
ed to promote the health of its mem.
| bers. Therefore when Gormly ap-
piled to the authorities for permits
| sion to construct q switch from his
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-06

was quite evident that none OF them
hadsfound favor in her eyer AMI that
she kas still free. He would enter it.
he decided; but how?
!. First Of all, something must be 6ne
TO bring Gormly himself into the pub
lie eye in some other capacity, some
higher capacity, some more attractive
capacity, than that Of a mere retailer
of ribbons, SO to speak; the public eye
for Gormly being Miss Haldane's liq-
uid orbs. And Gormley knew that the
way to private consideration Is more
often than not through public inter-
est. He had to do something to justi-
fy himself. therefore, to make himself
known in some enviable way: in short.
he determined to make himself worthy
Of her. And again the question arose.;
but how?
He had thought vaguely of the ra-
cling game, of the most magnificent of
yachts, Of the finest and speediest Of
stables, of the fastest string of auto
mobiles, of a thousand similar things
which he had dismissed as unworthy
Of his high purpose and inadequate to
his end; until finally, fortune favoring
him, he hit upon the, field of politics.
Miss Haldane in some Of those now
rather frequent conferences, had cas-
ually enough remarked that she liked
men who did things, who really &C
| complished something for good in this
| world.
Gormly Instantly resolved to do
something. Now if any a really
wants to accomplish good in$ this
| world, there are few opportunities sof
greater possibilities than those pre-
scented in the political arena. There
is also no field in which it is harder
to accomplish the end. Gormly as a
political force was entirely unknown
He was without experience. One
requisite, popularity considered vital
he had, and, that was an abundance Of
money. Another requisite he pos
sessed albeit unwittingly, was char
acter. And still a third was his, anc
that was Imagination coupled with
capacity-the ideal and the real; the
dreamer and the practical mar in one
An irresistible combination that!
Fortune was further kind to him
however, for .concurrently with his de
cision she presented him with al
opening. Gormly's business was suffi
GENTLY great to have enabled him K
extend it in several directions. HI
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-06
p II.

The Devotion Ct Mr.. Gormly.
The relationship of Miss Haldane
and Gormly al all very we'll SO far
as 1t went, but it did not go far
enough for the mans purpose at least:
and Gormly was shrewd enough to see
that things might u on without any
definite results in this way forever.
Since the beginning of the %acquaint-
ance Gormly had kept track of Miss
Haldane through a clipping bureau!-
instance of his practical common
ems which may amuse the romantic
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-06
SYNOPSIS.

A foolish young tencerfoot becomes
fascinated with the bold, artful wife of a
drunken ~prospector in a western. mining
town. They prepare to elope in a blind
ing blizzard but are confronted by the
maudlin husband. He is shot by the
wife, but the ~chivalrous boy pins a
note to the body taking the crime
upon himself. In their flight to the
railroad station the -woman's horse
falls exhausted; the youth puts her
on his own and follows hanging to the
stirrup strap. Seeing he is an impedi-
ment. the woman thrusts her escort into
q snow drift and rides on. Half-frozen
he stumbles into the railroad station just
as the train bears the woman away.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-06

over the world the story is the same.
They are having aviation meets in
Hawaii, in China, in Japan, in Aus
tralia, in India, and even down in
South Africa.
Almost as important as getting the
right sort of motor is the finding OF
the secret of automatic stability OF
aerOplanes. More has been learned in
the last twelve months about the
swirls and turmoils that beset the nav
fgator in the fields of air than ever
was known before. But the aero
plane will have to become a steady,
well-balanced machine under varying
conditions before it can surpass the
automobile in popularity and general
use. Many devices are being tried to
accomplish this end. There is no
doubt that the problem will be solved
satisfactorily before long, ard that the
annual death roll of the e. cnauts will
be cut down considerably.
A great many enthusiastic people
have been urging their governments
to stop building battleships anc spend
their millions for air craft. They have
pointed out that for the cost of one
Dreadnaught an aerial fleet that
would darken the sky could be con-
structed. In fact, the nations of the
world are feverishly preparing for aer-
ia1 warfare. Great as has been the
rivalry between the great powers to
build and equip battleships, the rivalry
between them for mastery of the air
is fully al keen. Even the United
States has caught the fever and within
a few months expects to have $50 aer-
op1anes under its command. The last
congress appropriated $685. 900 for the
purchase and building of %aeroplanes
for naval and military purposes. The
aerial corps is already under organiza-
ton and the ,most noted ~aviators in
the United States are now commits
stoned officers in it. The Aerial corps
of the regular army has been seeing
some service during the maneuvers
still under way in the southwest and
have done scout duty for the marching
columns.
The air OF the United States will Re
full of machines during the summer.
AS In the old days, the nation relied
for Its fighting sailors upon the sea-
faring men of the New England coast;
in these later times it must rely upon
the citizen a~viatorsto aid In manning
its machines In the event of a conficts
In Europe the military use of the,
aeroplane is well recognized. Russia
has given orders for the purchase OF
300 warplanes of the latest type. Ger
many has anywhere from thirty to
fifty dirigibles and a score Of aero
planes carefully guarded in her mill
tary department. England is nerv-
ously arming with warplanes, that she
may be able to defend the air as she
J has long held the water. Italy is
strong in the fighting potentially of
these new creatures.
A first-class steel warplane costs
$500 in the open market. The mod
ern battleship costs nearly 5000 900,
SO that. the cost for one battleship a
good-sized feet Of aerial craft might
be assembled. In, France the manufac-
turers are behind with their. orders.
They have been swamped with orders
during the past few months and have
enough now to keep them busy for q
year.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-06
His Promotion.

When I al working on a salary.
said the head of the Arm. Il was al.
ways the first one in the establish
ment in the morning and the last ono
to leave it at night"
Was you?" replied the Office boy.
How long did you keep it up?"
How long did l keep 1t up? For
twenty-five years."
Gee! It took you Z long time to
coax the boss to let you marry hin
daughter. didn't it?"
Milford chronicle., 1911-11-17
BAPTIST CHURCH.

The meetings at the Baptist Church
are deepening in interest and power.
There is q quiet but profound work of
grace developing, and under the earn,
est presentation OF the searching truths
Of Holy Writ, it only requires the rally D..
ing OF all the faithful to the help Of the
Lord against the mighty to bring about
a great awakening and bring the y OF
salvation to many hearts and homes.
Tuesdays all day services, though in-
teFFupted by the rain, grew ia strength
and fruitfulness 10 the close when sew
eral came forward and gave themselves
to the Lord. DR.. Weddell expOunded
from the books " the Bible In their
evangelistic aspects morning aud after.
neon and preached tender sermon on
Christ in GethsamRue or Getting Under
the Lord, at night. Lunch was pro-
vided at noon for such rs would taTry.
It was altogether great day in Zion.
The Dover pastor has decided to stay 3
few nights longer, and the meetings will
go right on. All are invited to attend.
The Gospel is given in cong as well as
sermon. The afternoon discourse on
Why | Join the Church is worthy Of
special note or two. Moses said to HObab
"cOme thou with US, and we will do
thee good. for the Lord hath spoken
COED concerning Israeli" Mum. 10 22). !
HObsb was q good man and living an
orderly life. but he was urged to join |
himself with the people Of God The
church in the wilderness needed him
his support, his sympathy, his iDfiu.
enee; but above all he needed the church.
God was in the midst Of it, it was jour.
neying toward the promised land and
God had furnished good concerning
Israel. The church is the only institu.
ton which has q pledged beneficence
and a sure destination with Christ in
the Heavens. Moreover it holds the
ark with it's holy eOnteUts, the precious
word Of God. 1t is led by the pillow Of ,
IRE and Of cloud, which is the symbol
Of the Holy Ghost, and the Hight Priest,
who is Christ himself, is present with
bis cleansing and sanctifying power.
What Christ loves we all should love
Ind seek to walk with him there.
Milford chronicle., 1911-11-17
TEACHERS HERE NEXT WEEK.

The annual gathering Of the teachers
Of Sussex County this year will be the
week just preceding Thanksgiving.
and the program arranged for the
institute is the equal to the best ever
presented to the people In the lee.
lures for the day work, Prof. Hardesty
has selected some Ofthe best Instructors
Of the country, while the evening en-.
tertainers are from the front ranks Of
professionals 10 their lines. Armony,
Hall In Milford ls the largest auditor
ium in lower Delaware, and for this
reason the annual institute for teachers
Of Sussex County are held in this town;
but, then again, the citizens OF this
part Of the state seem to appreciate the
sducatiOsal work along educational
lines better than in any other town IN
.he county.
Milford chronicle., 1911-11-17
EVENING ENTERTAINMENTS.

The evening entertainments next
week should be the best Of the kind
ever given in Milford. Supt Hardesty
states that he has invested more IN
these entertainments than has ever
been invested in them by any Of the
superintendeHts in the past. The
Dudley Buck Company, consisting OF
four young ladies and one man, rank
high in their chosen profession, and
a very fine musical entertainment will
be given. On Thursday evening DR..
OFT will give his famous lecture "Sour
Grapes" This is considered one OF the
best lectures on the American Stage Of
the present day. The Hussars, on
Friday :evening, come recommended
as a high class musical organic ttion.
This ie com posed Of Line men. Milford
is indeed fortunate in that she can
have euch high grade entertainments
at this season of the year.
Milford chronicle., 1911-11-17
DELIGHTFUL MASQUERADE PARTY.

Tue home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ed ward
Atkins on East Fourth Street North
Milford was the scene OF a very nice
masquerade party last Friday even
ing when their daughter, Miss Ger.
trude, entertained the young ladies OF
the sewing circle All OF the ladies
were dressed as children, either boys
or girls, and spent the whole evening
in playing childIens games or doing
childish things After having spent a
very enjoyable evening, each guest was
given q long string which had been
carried all over the house. These they
up and wound into ball un.
til they came to the end where they
found their places at the table. Fine
were served. The affair
was a novel one, and was much en-
Oyed by those fortunate to received
Milford chronicle., 1911-11-17
new CENTURY CLUB.

A regular monthly "Business anC
Social" meeting Of the Milford New
Century Club was held Novembe Der 18th
with the president, Mrs Robert P.
Davis, in the chair The reading Of
minutes of last meeting having been
approved. a report OF the secretary oi
the Board Of Directors. and also by tue
club treasurer were given and accepted.
A motion was made, and carried, that
the club members interest themselves
in the purchase of a new piano; also
that an entertainment be given in the
club drawing room on Thanksgiving
evening, the proceeds Of said entertain
ment to be applied to 3 piano fund.
By request q committee was appointed
BY the president TO make the necessary
arrangements 10 secure the piano at an
early date Miss Rurdella Davis stated
that short clippings on Colonial Posses
sions would be thankfully received from
the members Mrs George Grier was
elected to club membership. Mrs. J.
Harry Humes gave delightful musical
selection on the cello, with piano &C
cOmpsment by Miss Edna Barker. A
much enjoyed piano duet was alsO given
by the Misses Edna and Mary Barker.
The Hospitality Committee, Of which
Mrs. William V. Sipple sr., and Mrs.
Edward e. Pierce are the hOstesses.
served waters and tea from small tables
iaintily decorated for the occasion.
The meeting was then adj lurned.
Milford chronicle., 1911-11-17
MONEY in The EGG BUSINESS.

In conversation held with a buyer
OF eggs recently, several facts as to the
amount Of the egg business, not to
consider the poultry increase, that
is in and about the town Of Milford
WAS CLEANED. This one dealer bought
and paid for nearly $4,000 worth Of
eggs alone in one year, from Mr.. and
Mrs. Medford Jones, at the east eide Of
Milford. From the adjoining neighbor
William E Hopkins. the dealer bought
S72O 90 worth Of eggs in one year. and
another farmer he paid over $4,000 for
eggs alone last year. As the cost OF
keep Of the hens averages about one
thDd Of the receipts, these active
farmers receiving from their poultry,
comfortable sums. each year which
equal the entire money many mechang 4
les receive for there labor during the
year.