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Milford chronicle., 1913-11-14

IE furnishing public entertainment
there should be a careful thought given
as to the character OF the entertainment
10 be served TO the people. and We sug-
gest to the management Of Armory Hall,
when that splendid auditorium is again
re-opened, for the comfort and pleasure Of
the public, that only such plays OF enter
taiuments shall be permitted 70 hold
forth on It's stage, as will be ofmoraI up
lift. and for healthy amusement Of the
public mind. In the past 50 many ques-
tonable shows have held forth there,
that the people have lost interest in the
announcements when real entertainments
are booked. Il is expected to have the
new heating plant completed in a few
days, and the interior work should be
done 50 that the auditorium can be used
by the end Of this month.
Milford chronicle., 1913-11-14
BURRSVILLE

I The third Quarterly Conference Of
Wesley NJ. E. Church was held at 8
2. m. in the named church with Rev.
K. X. Stevenson, superintendent. presid-
ing over the Conference and Rev. NJ.
+. Wheatley, pastor as secretary. A
good number was in attendance
/ wilton Porter on Monday suffered a
severe attack Of acute Indigestion. Dr.
GolsborO Of Greensboro was hastily
summoned. Heis reported much better
Miss Annie o O'Dayof Bridgeville spent
few days at the home of Miss Sara
Breeding and Mr.. and Mrs. Cleaves
this week.
William Welch of Whitleysville is
visiting his daughter Mrs. John Paris.
Clark A. Smith will sell his personal
property at his home near town Novem-
Der 10th. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith expect
to move to Wilmington at the close of
this year.
Rev. c. NJ. Cullum and wife Of Hobbs
were guests at dinner given by Mr.
and Mrs. William Harvey last Thurs
day.
Dr. r. K. Stevenson superintendent
OF lover District who was to preach at
the N. +. Church here was unable on
1919 VI AASAGuAGllL WEdLueE SUNDAY
also the Sunday School was to observe
World's Temperance Sunday. DR.. r.
\. Stevenson preached at Whites NJ.
E. Church in the afternoon.
Mrs. Howard Hardesty and children
OF Burrsville were entertained a few
days last week at the home of her
mother Mrs. Francis Porter.
Mrs. Cleaves and son Kenneth and
Miss Elma Jacobs spent Wednesday
with the formers father William Chance !
and family of Greensboro.
r. H. Stafford has been under DR.. |
tGolsboro treatment for week has
been unable to attend to business. He
is improving.
Mrs. S. B. Ireland and son William
nave been spending sometime with |
Easton relatives.
Mrs. Mary Harvey returned last week
from an extended visit with friends in
Greensboro Henderson. Marvdel.
Barclay and Odessa
Milford chronicle., 1913-11-14
GREENWOOD.

{ Several improvements are being added
to our town in the way Of lighting r. E.
Willey's and NJ. 2. Bennett; also Geo.
W. Hanks and ]. F. Porter have put in
the new gas lighting system.
J. z Owens is improving rapidly for
the past week from a long spell Of
typhoid fever.
4 new telephone line has been run
west OF our town, which gives many
people more conveniences of life.
Lillian Hayes, who has been very I'll
IN Wilmington for the past ten weeks,
IS improved enough that She was brought
home on last Wednesday. We were
all very glad TO see her as she is one
loved by all who know her.
Evert B. Millman made flying visit
to the city this week
Ralph Freeman made a trip to Balt-
more for a couple of days.
Fidessa Oorkman, of Kayer, West
Virginia, is spending an indefinite time
with the Misses Hayes
Edward Belts and wife entertained an
auto crowd from Philadelphia over lsst
Sunday
{. W. Parker is getting along 6ne
With his new house he is building. He
IS going to build three more before
spring, which will make about ten new
buildings before spring.
Nancy Coffin, of Philadelphia, visited
here with her uncle, J. L. Houseman for
a few days last week.
Mrs. J. L. Housemau has been on our
sick list for few days.
Many of our farmers are through husk-
ing corn.
Cold weather has come at last, but
still many are not ready for it.
w. L Cahall, Jr entertained the La
lies Aid Society last Wednesday at his
home and had about sixty-five persons
present at the meeting. All had a fine
1me and at late hour all were invited
% the dining room where Refreshments
we're served All left happy and pleased
With their visit to Mr.. Cahall
Harold Outten aud George Sedars were
married last Wednesday near Todds
Chapel. We wish them many happy
ears OF married life.
Mrs. Sallie Wiley went to Whining
on last Tuesday for a few days
]. T. Hayes spent a few days ia WI
nington this week.
P. Luther Rice, pastor of the Methods
'rotestant Church, Greenwood Circuit.
7ill begin evangelistic services in Bet1ei
,hurch, Sunday night, Nov. 10Th. AL
re invited to attend these services.
Milford chronicle., 1913-11-14

THANKSGIVING DAY for 1918 has been
designated by the President Of the United
States and the Governor Of Delaware as
Thursday, November 9th. and the peo-
pie Of this state will Join with those of
the balance Of the United States IN observ-
ing the period set aside for giving thanks
TO the Almighty God for the blessings
which have fallen to US as a nation, as a
state, and as a community. Let the
religious influences touch our heart and
our homes. for they will be beneficial to
all alike. and then the thanksgiving
dinners will be blessings for the physical
beings Of the whole nation. The COM
munity Of Milford has many reasons for
a real thanksgiving, and while there has
and always will be happenings which we
would have changed if in our power 50
TO do, yet the town and country about it
IS better mentally, morally and physic-
ally than it ever was before in its history
Milford chronicle., 1913-11-14
LEWES.

While assisting in getting the three
masted schooner Kate B. Ogden out O
the mud at the Lewes Fisheries Com
pany's pier this week, Carl Harrison
Of this place, was seriously injured TIL,
schooner has been at the pier taking OF
load Of fish scrap. She became fast il
the mud and all efforts to pull her of
were unsuccessful. On Sunday her crew
and members of the Lewes Fisheries
again made efforts to take her off. Har
risOn was standing near one of the posts
TO which a hawser was fast. Without
a moments warming the hawser broke
and being taut, it few back and struck
harrison IN the chest rendering him un-
conscious. He was knocked overheard.
After an examination it was found that
three ribs were cracked and tits thought
he Is injured internally.
Jumping on mules back in his faith
er stable, Sylvester, the six year old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Bookham-
mer, OF this place, was thrown from the
mules back to the ground with such
force as to break his elbow and arm in
three places. The doctors found the
breaks to be so serious that they took him
to the Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia.
A state organizer for the Knights of
Pyhthias has been in town trying to in
terest local men in the formation of a
local lodge. Nothing has been done to
date in the matter.
Two large OpOssums were caught in
a rabbit trap this week by DR.. Joseph
b. Lyons. For sometime he noticed
that his chickens were being devoured
and thinking it might be an opossum
doing the work, he set a trap which
proved successful.
Charles H. Maull, of this place. has
been appointed by Governor Miller as a
delegate to the Second National Cur
reney Conference to be held in New
York on December 14th and 18th.
The Sussex Trust Company have sold
the Delaware cottage at Rehoboth to
Senator d. G. Dobson, of Baltimore.
J. r. Davidson, of near here. has Sc
cured position on some government work
at EdgemoOr.
White potatoes are selling at So cents
per bushel at the siding in Overbrook
and Harbeson.
Work has been started on the Queen
Anne Railroad Bridge and tracks lead |
ing from their depot to the beach front
Their other bridge at the other end of |
the town will also be torn down so as to !
allow the dredge to dig out Lewes Creek. /
as soon as the tracks are removed work
will be started on the new route cross
country from the Queen Anne Station
% the Pennsylvania Station.
N. b. Register has been awarded the
contract for the removal of the pilin0
It the Ocean House Bridge and also Of
he Market Street bridge.
y. b. Register picked large peach
'asKet OF lima beans Saturday after
loon from his mothers patch.
William Hill, ticket agent at the
'ennsylvania Station in Lewes. has been
I transferred to East Newmarket. Charles
99o mas been appointed in his place.
!. +. Ingram, Of Lewes, has accented
position as a maehinist on a steamer
,ylylng between San Francisco and the
iawaiin Islands.
Milford chronicle., 1913-11-14

IT is useless for one generation to at
tempt TO provide for the necessities Of
those which are to come, or at least it is
useless to attempt to create conditions
which the future may make Of little use
because Of the environments or conditions
created BY new discoveries, and new ideas
Of working out problems Of administra-
ton.
When machinery becomes obsolete,
even though it IS not worn out in service,
It is good business to discard the machine
which is not working economically, and
supplant it with another which will give
better results by fulfilling the require
Inents of It.
This IS equally true in regards to bust
ness systems, and it is especially true
and decidedly more noticeable when the
system has grow old in service acceptably
to the people, but the failure to keep up
with the most advanced methods causes
the ever demanding public to call for
new and better service. even though the
business does not show the margines Of
profit; but who IS to say that a change
to the more modern and newer system
Of doing business will not increase the
profits, or at least not diminish them
giving what the people demandS
THIS line Of reasoning applies to the
management Of municipal affairs as we'll i
as to private business, and along all lines
there is tendency to conservation of
natural resources, such as harnessing
and using water power, Of using the
waste or by products Of mill, factory or
farm, to produce what can be sold for
service or utility in manufacture.
Right here in Milford there are op-
portunities to apply this to our municipal
business, and at the same time bring
about what the people desire for their
comfort and economical conduct Of their
affairs. This is the opportunity available
for utilizing the two lakes in the town
limits for power purposes whereby to
electric current for commecial
purposes, and for the illumination of
The streets. If needed, the lake at the !
east side Of Milford can be harnessed !
into this service. and this is BY no means G
Milford chronicle., 1913-11-14
LONG Mex.

At the Central Church commencing
on Sunday evening November l6tn,
revival services will be held under direc
ton of Rev. Ellis of MillsbOro.
Fred Wilson of Brooklyn, N. Y, %
visiting friends in this vicinity.
A. Lingo of Warwick has erected - =
two story house on his farm which W..
be occupied by A. w. Hickman OF ne@
Millsboro.
Miss Myrtle Lingo Of Warwick spen.
Saturday and Sunday with her eouslS
Misses Edna, Grace and Evelyn Lingo
Milford chronicle., 1913-11-14
FARMINCToN

The Third Quarterly Conference for
Harrington Charge will be held in the
M. Z. Church at Pennington this Sat
urday afternoon at 2 O. clock. The Off
cial members are requested to at
tend.
Revival services will commence at
Staytonsville M. E. Church this Sunday
night November 18th. The public IS
invited to attend. Services during the
week on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Milford chronicle., 1913-11-14
SHAWNEE

Stephens & Stayton, contractors and
builders at Shawnee, are building a neat,
convenient and up-to-date house for Mrs.
Ella Harding, opposite Shawnee Church.
They say they have several other Jobs
waiting them. Quite building boom in
Shawnee
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-02-28
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~ vasrants aud sssiUnasnss issusd ssou duly
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The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
A WEIRD PROCESSION

Five hundred snake charnrers.
sounding weird notes on their pipes,
formed the unusual yet picturesque
procession that followed to his grave
Katch Sarak, a man of big rerfowh In,
his business, who died in terrible
agony as the result of a cobra bite
received while practicing his profess
sion in the neighborhood of Garden
Reach. India.
"Guru,' or gods he had. become
dubbed by the people among whom he
lived, such was his influence oyer
poisonous reptiles. His services were
sought recently by a neighbor who
had missed many fowls from his COM
pound Going at dusk one day, the
snake charmer discovered a cobra of
unusual size among the birds: so for
midable, in fact. that he postponed
his attempt to capture it until day
light when he was successful in ses
curing cit.
Instead of dispatching the snake at
once, he took it to the local bazaar
for the edification of the natives On
attempting to- extract its fangs, the
cobra wrfggled free and darteds at its
captor, who was bitten on three fin
gers. The gurus" supposed godlikes
qualities proved of no avail
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01

the time. That is a compensa-
tion that atoness for ahy heart
ache.
Perhaps it would not be too
strange to add a word right here
about whistling. To any one who
wants pretty mouth, this sdg
gestion will be invaluab BILE. Some
girls can't whistle. but every one
knows how to go about it, and
whistling results in four distinct
beauty rules. You hardly believe
that possible. do you. but I can
prove to you that it Is so. First
Of all. it initiates and. therefore
develops the lungs with each deep
breath that is taken Every one
knows how very important a good
breathing apparatus is to any
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
A LETTER TO MARY
No. MARY Replies Her Pathetic Appeal for
Fair Play
BY FRANCES. L. GARSIDE
Fair Play.

phone rang early and late with his
messages; when the florists boy be-
gan to call regularly; when books
began to arrive. in the mail: when
special delivery boys appeared with
notes and boxes of candy; when his
stay in town was prolonged one
week, two. three, beyond the ap-
pointed time Did you think; you
deaE- blind. bat of parent, that all
this was done with no motive?
When he wert to his home out
west, did you. think the big. bulky
letters that began to arrive were
congressional messages? Did you
believe, when I flew with every let
ter to my foom and locked the door,
that 1T was to read debates on the
tarif2
You made no objections then. On
the contrary, you seem slyly amused
but now. when he has won my love,
you ask .s.A to stop and consider.
Should not you and mother have done
that before this miracle happened?
AN APPEAL
He wrote that he loved me and
asked me to be his wife; ! accepted
Then we decided to tell you
You object because he has not de-
voted as many months to wooing me
as you spent years In winning mother.
Do. you forget that this is more
rapid age, and that.if Cupid were as
slow now as he was in your day mar
rying would go out of fashion? 1t
took you three days to travel so
miles to see mother. Still, you would
not ask that it take him a month to
travel the 1900 miles that separate
us.
Look down into the bottom of your
heart. Don't you find there that the
base OF your opposition is loving
seldshness? You don't object to him
as son in law. Your objection is
that You will lose your daughter.
You remember your own wooing
only as means of rebuke. Be un-
selfish. father. and let it be an argu-
ment In our favor MARY.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
George, at last ! have
wv got a distinguished adorer,"

- II II Il
w got distinguished adorer,"
said the Manicure Lady.
There has been a lot of nice fellows
that thought we'll of me, but most
of them was like Joe Blow, kind of
living on their. past glories. Joe was
always telling me about tire money
he used to make in the big ring at
Sheepshead Bay. and the other fef-
lows all was kind of past performers,
too. This one would tell me about
the swell position he had once, and
the other would tell how his vaude-
vile sketch used to knock the au-
dience off their seats. but I used to
get kind of tired of hearing about the
dear, dead past and long for live.
one"
Who is it now?" asked the Head
Barber.
"A man that is writing the book
and songs for comic opera" said
the Manicure Lady. HE is a sure
conner. too, George. He has the
brightest eyes you ever seen, and he
talks grand. He is awful deep fell
low, and his command Of the Eng
lish language is simply supernuous.
Other fellows knows some big words.
but they have to tussle with them
little. This gent juggles with them
as If they were so many balls. Gee,
it's pretty to hear the conversation
rolling out of his mouth
Il never cared much for them
steady takers" said the Head Bar
ber. Most of the steady takers
makes a kind Of impression, but you
usually find out that they are steady
drinkers, too. There's nothing like a
little high proof liquor to make a
man rattle along nice and easy like
a sidewalk COMEDIAN
This gentleman don't drink moth
ing" / guess said the Manicure
Lady He is too much Interested in
his work to do anything like that. I
bet this comic opera is going to be a
big hit, too, and he kind of hinted
when he called the other night that il
TT was a success he would come to
see me pretty regular Geo. / would
like to be the bride of playwright.
Think of all the swell shows I could
go to see. And maybe l would get a
chance to be the leading lady in one
OF them"
you are kind of ambitious this
morning, amt your" asked the Head
Barber
There ain't no use in dreaming
unless you dream big said the Man
| licure Lady. What's the use Of
dreaming that will some day be the
blushing bride of stenographer Or
| salesman? I got right to dream
! if I want to. This young gent of
which was just speaking to you of.
| the one that likes me. has wrote
| love song that Is going to be in this
| nice show. He says he wrote it after
| he met me, and that my face was in
front Of him when he wrote it. Isn't
| it fine? Listen:
The night bids Groom.
The harvest moon
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
GAVE HER AWAY

You have that parrot long time
now, Miss Laura, haven't your" OBJ
served Percy Nicefellow to the young
LADY on whom he was making 4
scall.
'oh. yes, several years.. was the
response.
Very intelligent is he not? went
Oh Percy.
Quite; he can initiate almost ev-
erything."
Ah2 continued Percy, they have
a remarkably clever bird at the
Browns 1t can initiate the sound Of
kiss to perfection. Is that among
the accomplishments of our feath-
cred friend in the corner?"
No, 1t is not sir," exclaimed fhe
youngs lady, Indignantly. Whatever
aF parrot does is by imitation sfmplv.
ahd II is not likely that our bird
would repeat a sound he Is certainly
not accustomed to hear"
Then the parrot chimed In.
No, George, dear Wait till I have
taken this wretched bird out 81 the
rooln."
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01

beauty devotee. Then second,
whistling keeps the muscles
around the mouth firm. preventing
the sagging of approaching age.
Third, it prevents all possibility
of double chin; and. fourth, it
ifnparts to the mouth tender,
coaxing expression This last
may sound rather frivolous in
face of others, but think 1t will
appeal to most girls of today.
Sofhe day whistling is going
to play a larger part in the
world at large, than 1t does just
at present, but until it does
practice it whenever you can, and
above all, don't forget to dis
tribute your smiles far and wide.
Smiling brings to us all winsome
youth and interesting old age"
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01

w depends 'Ss -aS' Whole ,as' Ss'Sss' lot on the
young woman-on the other man
and on her own husband and sweet
heart, whichever. he may be. And
on the CIRCUMSTANCES too.
No girl is supposed to be a regu-
iator of public mora1s-or public
manners. either. When she doesn't
like the way man acts or talks. the
thing for. her to do is to get out of
that mans company as soon as she
can-and take pains not 10 get into
It again-if She can help it.
If. heweyer. she can't do either of
these things, and if the man she's
with doesn't know enough or hasn't
courage enough to make the other
man behave himself, why, then there
is Just one thing for her 10 do, and
that is tp take the matter into her
own hands and speak for herself.
SOME DON'T MEAN 1T
There arc. some men who swear
almost as naturally as they breathe
they've never been taught any diff
ferent: Such man as that should be
told. what he..is doing and told good
.paturediy and without any offense
being either intended or taken. He
doesn't mean thing when he wishes
TO blankity[blank that the blank
blank car would get to blank out of
there sometime in the blank day or
sother He doesn't realize that every
woman within sound of his voice
turns cold from head to foot when
he begins to talk like that and for
his own sake somebody ought to tell
him about it. There's another kind
of man-a man who thinks it's clever
TO swear. and use rough talk when
women. are present just to show that
he's a iman-a great big man ano
can't be. bothered thinking about
women and what they like or dislike.
NEEDS A LESSON
That's the sort of man who needs
a good lesson and he'd better get
it-either from the woman herself
or the womans escort. OF course.
the general rule is for woman to
sit back and let the man she is with
attend to matters of that kind.
But sometimes the man she is with
: doesn't seem to attend to them at
a1l-tken what
1t all depends-as I said in the be-
ginning Franees-it all depends upon
the man vito is offending. the woman
who is offended and the other man.
= Which one of the three are you?
And how do. you feel about it?
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
The Manicure L@dv 81
BY WILLIAM F. KIRK

Shines in its same old glory.
iTis then us two,
Just me and you,
VIII whisper loves sweet story.
Oh, magic spell.s /.
Then I could tell
What each beat of your heart meant.
I'll marry you
And we'll be true
And have a swell apartment
Il don't like that" said the Head
Barber. The show. wifi tre a frost If
the rest. of the songs are like that.
You are a good barber, George. +"
said the Manicure Lady, patiently.
"bst you amt got no Judgment about
art
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
Snap Shets
By Lillian LAUFERTY

THINGS ARE never so bad as they
seem. The difficulty you fear will
cover before you and sneak away if
you viii but dare to lock it straight
in the eye:
Some men swear all sorts of things
by Heaven and Earth. and by their
own unshakable. convictions Heaven
and Earth rernain-but the men get "a
neSy set of convictions. That's all.
Nothing is so dead as dead infatu-
+ tfon. And the more man has been
infatuated, the more. he resents an at
tempt to gasyanize the dun dead thing
into life.
When a ..Iove affair is over. make
your faithless sweetheart a. present of
everything in the past-but be quite
sure that gou keep your future free
for yourself-and the next sweet
heart, -
However you loathe mathematics, it
viii paysyou learn the simple rule of
three: Two.s company
You'd. better listen when opportun-
ity knocks-:.otherwsse you may find
yourself knocking ever after
Many a green isle needs must be
In the-deep sea Of misery.
Or the mariner, worn and wan,
Never tkus could voyage on
Day and night and night and day.
Drifting on his weary way.
Where the great burdens fall. the
great prizes fall. too-Laws of Life.
Don't say all you think-unless you
are quite sure that you think all you
say.
BROADWAY, BY CHARLES HANSON
TOwNE
Here surge the ceaseless caravans;
Here throbs the citys heart.
And down sthe street each takes, his
way
To play his little part.
/. The tides Of life flow on. flow on.
And Laughter meets Despair;
heart might break along Broad
way
I wonder who would care.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01
Cheerful wrinkles never hurt.

let the rest take care of itself,
for I am perfectly conscious of
the fact that people who laugh a
lot can never be lonely. Our
friends never notice it If we are,
they are too busy being amused
at our smiling countenances."
II always wrinkle up my eyes
when / laugh; it brings dimples
into play in the most unexpected
places. Yes, wrinkles. too. I
know. but wrinkles that come
from cheerfulness never hurt.
They are only dimples deepened
a trif1e, not the dreadful creases
that come from unhappiness and
tears. / wrinkle up my nose, too.
when laugh; it adds to the gem
ersl effect. l feel my smile down