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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1914-04-10
Evans & Son
Optometrists


Topsy Dan, Jr., was born in the STATE u ~.
nessee and was brought here direct IRON a IL - ~
ler's Jack Farm West Elkton. Ohio, when y n "a
three years old. He will weigh you poaluSS ~
will be seven years old this spring, and s'an33 r.
hands high. He will stand for service y X ~.
wood Mills farm, in Cedar Neck. Money .,1stts
day and Wednesday, and Winter L. B ~. "a
Farm in Slaughter Neck. Ihursdaay. LL % I'D
Saturday Of each week, beginning Maren -
during the season.
PEDIGREE. Sire, Peacock, Jr,, when en-. n ~
very fine large Jack with good bone M ~ Hs
Of action and finish: He 3 great snow '1 NJ Am
sire Peacock. and his TOpsy Dan SI. IN Vood
Francis L., a very handsom large Jenny wv W eisrt
bone fine finish; good head and ears; she Dy svf
'Jr.. a very fne large Jack, and ne WI = T
beaten in a show ring; his sire Giant aiu ~
Kentucky Giant.
w. c. Bennett
mar 20 M. E. Mills.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16
BUMPED HIS sELF-coNcElT
Young Lady's Reason for Choosing
Escort Not Exactly What He
Had Imagined It to Be.

Mr.. Blank we've got TO call him
that because he's really very decent
fellow. and he'd kill US II we told
his real name) Is first tenor In glee
club. He sings In choir. too. Every
body likes him.
The other night bunch of young
people met for social session at a
certain house IN the Lrburbs. They
alta and danced and they sang. And
when II was all over the prettiest
young woman there--she hadn't been
escorted thither by any chosen cav
aiier-said:
Z walk home. but it's lonesome
walk and I'm afraid. There have
been holdups in this part of town. So
! choose Mr.. Blank to see me safe
home" On the way home Mr.. Blank
was considerably swelled up. The
prettiest girl had chosen him from a
crowd of personable bachelors. and
his feelings OF self-satisfaction were
excusable. He couldn't resist saying:
Why did you think was the
strongest and bravest man there to-
night7"
Il didn't" answered the girl. y
picked you because knew you could
boiler the loudest!" -Cleyeiand Plain
dealer.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16
ERUPTION DlsFlGURED FACE

Lock Box 35, Maurice, Ia.-"In the
spring of 1911 our little daughter. age
five years, had breaking out on her
lip and part of her cheek that we
took for ringworm. 1t resembled q
large ringworm, only 1t differed In
that It was covered with watery bis
tiers that itched and burned terribly.
made worse by her scratching It.
Then the blisters would break through
and let out a watery substance. She
was very cross and fretful while she
had 1t and had very little rest at
night. When the eruption was at Its
worst the teacher of the school sent
her home and would not allow her to
attend until the Disagreement Of her
face was gone.
II wrote and received a sample OF
Cuticura Soap and Ointment which
we used according to directions, and
they gave instant relief, SO we bought
some more. It gradually grew better.
We kept on using Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and In three or four months
the child was entirely cured"
(Signed) Mr.. Henry Prins. Oct. 20.
1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston. ADV
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16
Something to Be Thankful For.

In her dressing room one evening
Sarah Bernhard summoned ono OF
her attendants. and ordered her to
bring some peaches from the nearest
shop. Either the maid misunderstood
tho order, or she thought. as the say
Ing goes. THAT any old fruit would
do" for she came back few minutes
later with half dozen plump. juicy
pears In basket
At the moment. Bernhard was de-
claiming to friend about the dearth
of good new plays. and anybody
would have thought she WIS too abb
sorbed in her lamentations to notice
the maids mistake. She took pear
from the basket slowly and. appar-
emily, unconsciously. and tho maid
turned to leave the room.
In an unlucky moment the girl
paused at the door and looked round.
Then, with astonishing swiftness and
accuracy OF aim, Bernhard raised
her hand and the pear few through
space. smashing itself TO juicy pulp
on the girls face.
Thank heaven!" was all she said:
thank. heaven 1t wasn't an applet"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16
With All That Was In Him.

Nose was a hodcarrier, black as tar.
bandy-legged and glad of it. He was
relating to some white men on the rear
of car the results of fight he re-
Gently had INDUCED In.
Dat niger tole me to keep muh
hans often dat pile OF sewer pipe" he
said, but de boss done tole me to
fetch EN- In, AN I suttinly were gonter
fetch 'em. So de big coon ups and
takes hol' of muh ahm and says. mig
gah. beat It, he says"
did you beat it?" came sympathet-
icalIy from a listener.
did All beat it? Co'se All didn'
All jes' raped dat coon on de jaw.
Did you hit him hard?" was an
other desultory question from the
white men.
..Hit i'm ha'hd? Man, jes' nacher-
ly put everything in dat lick Gawd
Almighty evan did gimme"
It was agreed that it was some"
blow.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16
Tea From Coffee Leaves.

Tea. as everybody knows, is made
from leaves, while coffee Is derived
from Berries or beans. Just here is
where something has been overlooked,
In the opinion of scientific investi-
gator. The leaves Of the coffee plant
are not only available for making q
beverage, but they possess properties
which make them moro valuable than
the coffee beans.
In appearance and fragrance the
dried coffee leaves very much resem-
BILE those OF the tea plant. An infu-
sion of them being made. Just as In
the case OF ordinary tea, an aromatic
beverage Is produced that is bitter to
tho taste. but not disagreeable so. and
which contains almost az much theme
as real tea, while there is a much
smaller proportions of tannin.
It may yet be possible to grow tea
and coffee on the same plant.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16

An afternoon wedding In England
can not take place later than 3 O'Clock
Such is the ordinance made and pro-
vided, and no one need question the
Why or wherefore A few days ago
couple appeared with their friends at
the parish church at twenty minutes
OF 3 o'clock D. m. at Great Dealings. In
Suffolk hut the parson was not on
hand Minutes after minute licked
away. and the fatefui o'clock was
nearer and nearer every tick The
parish clerk rose to the occasion.
...Send the bridal carriage to Little
Dealings" Ga mile awayA ne said, and
Ia seven minutes II was at the rectory
there. The coachman told the rector
OF the couples plight. land in a few
moments It was bowling back to Great
Dealings.
1t 1873 o'clock. sir. iamented the
bridegroom.
Then can not marry you" said
the rector
Yes. you can. SIR interposed the
parish clerk 1T wants four minutes
TO 8 put my watch right BY station
time this morning"
u can do it in four minutes" said
the rectoT-and II was done!
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16
HAD "THE GOODS ON GERALD
Little Sister. After the Manner of
Her Sex. Was an Eager Witness
~ Against Small Brother.

Geraldine was meaning patient,
and her twin brother. as physician-in-
chief was dosing her, to their SUI
prene delight. when their mother
CHANGED to observe them. Being a
Christian Scientist, she told them
that they must not play. sick"-they
must play pleasant games.
A few days later Geraldine ran TO
her mother. shocked and Mortified.
exciaiming: Mother. Gerald said ar
awful bad world"
The mother turned toward the boy,
who had sulkily followed his sister.
and who now sturdily declared:
Il didn't"
:. "Yes. he did. too" protested the
girl. dropping her voice to a Sc
pulchral whisper. -He said Doc.
tor" 49,
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16

Ihs rishman in France had been
challenged to a duel @Shure.. he
cried, wen fight vid shillalahs.
THAT won't do said his second.
AS the challenged party you have ths
right TO choose the arms. but chiyalry
demands that you should decide upon
a weapon with which Frenchmen ags
familiar"
us that so. indade7y returned the
generous Irishman. "Then wen fcight
It out wild guiIlotines.-
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16

the poor emfgrant on the open prairie.
through energy and activity, within 5
years worked his way Up 20 being q
well-to-do farmer and esteemed citi-
zen! More. the farmer did not re-
quira TO say. Why did he emigrate7
WHY? Why / saw the answer with
my own eyes. Advertisement
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16

what makes you 80 anxiUns ID
send Three-fnger Sam 70 the leglsln-
ture. He isn't so very popular
No We citizens OF Crimson Gulch
figured that IL would be great savin'
70 the general community 70 get
poker player like Sam located some
where else.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16
HEADING Him off.

Heaven lies about us in our In
fancy Now"
$50 does our father. We're you go
Ing to tell me something smart that
your little boy had said?"
"All l have to say to you, sir, Is
good-day!"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16
.unnIeasant Eneounter.

II was told young Staylate had quite
an encounter with Mande Browns
fatherY'
Yes He did. He met the old man
lacking home from the club just as he
was leaving and in trying to avoid one
another they both fell down the ter
race and broke 81 garden vase. And
now the old man says he was assaulted
by two burly ruffians. and Stayiate
doesn't dare to go near the house fer
fear he'll be recognized as both "
them.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16
MIIdIy salnaas,.-

Are yos suye these eggs s-a stgics.
IL fresh r.
: Yes; but ! can have the aens cali
at your house and lay eggs under
your own supervision. IL you wish"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16

Golf Player (exasperated at caddie's
inexperience1--I wonder where all the
good caddies go to?
Caddie tmeekly)-To heaven. sir.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16

A conceited man Is never 80 happy
SIS when he is given an opportunity
70 place hiR eenceit On exhibition
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16

Mrs. WInssowa Soothing Syrup for Children
seething. 8oftens the gums, reduces inhamma-
tion.allays painscnres wind colie &c bott1ezsz
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16

A simple remedy against coughs and all
throat irritations are Deans Mentholated
Cough Drops-5c at all good Druggists.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16

Many n fellow who goes hunting
for a wife bags nothing but his trou-
sers at the knees.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-01-16

The Reason.
Mabel Is always ina pet
That's why. she Isn't one 7-- Is
zno4a American.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16
Commissioner Quegon Advocates
The independence of Philippines
Before the Chamber of Industry

lied? Can you by your pledge bind
generations yet unborn
As to Filipino capacity for iudepend-
ence, Mr. Quezon said:
THE argument of Filiponi incapac-
ity for elf-government is hypocriticaL
1t is the veil with which the American
offieeholder covers his desire to keep
his place. 1t is the ambush behind
which turks the company which mo-
ncpolizes cur hemp and the sugar in
terests which have already acquired
in defiance of an act of Congress 5000
acres of land in one tract and are
ready to get more if given time and OPP
portunity."
Concerning the present administra-
ton policy toward the island, Mr.
Quc2on said:
President Wilson has adopted
policy whereby the question can be
settled in the only practical way. After
re-affirming the oft-avowed policy that
independence is the goal toward which
you would move as rapidly as the
safety and permanent interests of the
people of the Philippines would per-
nit the President has appointed a
majority of F'ilipinos in the upper
House, thus giving us the control of
both branches of our Legislature so
that we may fully show our legislative
capacity. The Governor General of the
Philippines at the same time, in har-
mony with the policy of the Presf-
dent, is appointing Filipinos to respon-
sihle administrative positions If. in
this test, the Filipinos are successful,
the speedy end of your occupation of
the island should come. If the Filipi-
nos fail, there will be a halt, and.
friends of colonialism may claim, at
least, a temporary victory
Mr.. Quezon paid a tribute to Cover
nor General Harrison, and In conclu-
sion said:
Give the Filipinos their liberty and
there viii be nothing they will not
gladly concede to you their trade and
their gratitude. Americas flag may
then cease to fly over our public
buildings, but her influence will be
our inspiration and we and our chill
dren will bless the day when Dewey
entered the bay of Manila"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16
Charges Improper Motives Are
Behind Measure to Prevent
Fraudin Correspondence Schools

stituted scare" among the pupils of
the International Correspondence Schools
holding shares of the stock that they had
bought from the company.
He called the attention of the COM
mittee to the fact that none of the pu-
pills of the correspondence school in
Massachusetts, numbering, he said, 49,
600, had appeared before the committee
in support of the bill The reason that
the correspondence school sells stock in
other corporations, he said, is because it
has to own mines and other property for
the practical side of its business
Defending his bill at the afternoon ses-
sion. Mr. Barnes denied the charge that
ii was in the nature or "holdup." He
said it was aimed not at any particular
as a whole.
1.-The men who take courses with those
schools look up to them as their teacher
and guide and they expect very fair
treatment Mr.. Barnes said. He assert
ed that instructors of such schools had
gone into students homes and had advis-
ed them to invest in certain stocks. Sub
sequently, the speaker said, a salesman
of the stocks mentioned had appeared
and instructor and salesman had divid-
ed the profits on transactions which re-
suited. He gave an instance of a widow
in Roxbury who invested $3.50 under such
circum instances.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16
Favor Modifying
Child Labor Law

Boston, April Rehabilitation of the
restrictions of the child labor law,
which at present prohibits the employ
ment in factories of children under 10
years of age, was favored today by
members of the Legislature from tex
tile centers at a hearing before the
committee on social welfare.
Senator Doyle of New Bedford
claimed that the new law robbed the
families of their wage earners. he
favored a bill introduced by the New
Bedford Textile Council which pro-
vides that a child of IA may work in
a mill if a physician certifies that he
or she is able to.
Three women textile workers from
New Bedford, who claimed to have
reared families, Mrs. Liza Simpson,
Mrs Brocket and Mrs. Barnes, declar-
ed that the new law had created
'jobless class of children between IA
and 16 years, who could not work, and
who did not want to go to school.
Representatives Hallowell of New
Bedford and Achin of Lowell favored
the physical test for children, and
claimed that the new law had driven
boys between IA and 16 to the pool
rooms and street corners,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16

Cleveland, April 15.-Independence of
the Philippines was strongly advocat-
ed by Manuel L. Quezon, one of the
Philippine commissioners at Washing
ton, IN an address tonight before the
Cleveland Chamber Of Industry.
The duty of the United States to
the Philippines, is plain, said Mr..
Quezon. Congress should enact law
giving the F'ilipinos their independ-
ence. The reasons are these:
This country has promised, both
expressly and by implication, to with
draw it's sovereignty from the Philip
pine Islands-by implication, when,
upon the declaration of war between
the United States and Spain the gov
eminent of the United States assert
ed that that was was not waged for
territorial aggrandizemento or CONNER
cial expansion; expressly, in that the
past Republican and the present Dem
ocratic administration have both de-
clare1 it to be the policy of the United
States to give the Filipino people
their independence when they can es-
tablish and maintain a government of
their own, competent to discharge its
obligations both domestic and foreign.
The fundamental propositions upon
which the Declaration of Independence
was based and from which it acquires
it's obvious justification are the great
and complimentary principles. That all
governments derive their ipst powers
from the consent of the governed, and
that the right is inherent in every
people to establish such government as
to them shall seem best
Referring to the time when indie
pendence should take affect. Mr..
Quezon said:
THE question of time is all import
ant Those who promise an independ-
ence to be granted when you and and
our sons and grandsons are all dead
and buried are either insincere and
too shrewd to disclose to the Ameri-
can people the real purpose which UNI
derlies their protestations, or If they
are honest they have been fooled.
What would that promise amount to,
when you, who make it, shall not re-
deem 1t, and we, to whom the promise
is made. shall not live TO see it real
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16
Northeast Storm
Warnings Displayed

Portland, Me-, April 15.-Northeast
storm warnings are displayed along
the coast from Eastport to Whining
ton, n. c., for storm over the south
western section of Virginia. The storm
is moving northeast and increasing
moderate to fresh northeast. gales are
expected to prevail here late this aft
ernoon
There is every indication that Port
land will receive another touch of win
ter weather as the local weather fore
caster has predicted rain or snow for
tonight and Thursday with a north
east wind developing into a moderate
gale.
The temperature in this city today
has been unusually low for this sea-
son of the year and has not varied
more than two degrees throughout the
day. The minimum temperature early
this morning was "a and at noon the
official thermometers at the local
weather bureau registered only 35 de-
grees.
Thus far the month of April has
been decidedly cold and deficiency in
temperature of GA degrees had been
recorded up to midnight and the tenn
perature today has been below the
normal There have been only two
days, the 9th and 18th, when the mer-
curry has been above the normal and
the records show that on those two
days the temperature was only one
degree above the normal figures.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16

country but few of these are going
to New England Texas has been get
ting rural letter routes by the scores
and almost by the hundreds in the
last two months but Texas is favored
under this administration and Post
master General Burleson is a Texan.
There are yet a number of apphea-
tons for rural routes in Maine pend
ing in the Department but it is claimed
that Maine has been comparatively
well cared for in recent years in the
matter of rural mail facilities. Sena-
tor Burleigh, when a member of the
House. had rural delivery service es-
tablished quite extensively through
Maine.
Examinations to establish an eligible
list from which rural carriers can be
selected under the civil service, will
be held at Pittsfield, Machias, Wal
doboro and Wiscasset April 25 These
examinations will be held with a view
to filling existing vacancies. ANY
able-hodied male citizen of the United
States of good character, between the
ages of IS and So years having his
domicile within the territory supplied
by an office in the county for which
the examination is announced, is ell
igible to compete therein"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16

Boston, April 15.-Charges that there
were improper motives behind the intro
duction of the bill to regulate, control
and prevent fraud by correspondence
schools, were made today by Patrick II.
Kelley, counsel for the International
Correspondence Schools, the Information
al Text Book Co. and the International
Publishing Co.. who appeared before the
legislative committee on mercantile af-
fairs to oppose the measure filed with
the petition of former Rep. Clarence a.
Barnes of Mansfield.
In the course of his argument Mr.. Kel-
ley said that the bill was aimed at the
International Correspondence Schools
and sought to prevent that corporation
from selling stock in other corporations.
The measure was unconstitutional, he
said, in that 1t proposes to deprive this
corporation of certain of its rights with
out due process of the law. He charged
that it put a premium on fraud because
1t made the International Correspondence
Schools subject to attack by its pupils
and by the persons who engage i'll SELL
ing the stock. Shares of stock, he said,
are property and any man has the right
under the constitution to dispose of his
property on an equality with every other
man.
Mr.. Kelley declared that Mr.. Barnes in
corporated J. S. Orler & Co, that he in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16
MEMORIALS MARK
THE CENTENNIAL OF
PEACE WITH ENGLAND

New York. April 15.-Memorials mark
country and Great Britain in 1916, at an
aggregate cost of 81 900, O00 were tenta =
lively approved today by a sub-commit-
tee of the American Centenary Organ
ization meeting in this city. The organ
ization's finance committee must yet rat
contracts made.
Sums of from s35 900 to $4,000 each were
set apart for statutes of Lincoln in Lon
don. Francis Parkman, the historian, in
Ottawa, Canada, and Queen Victoria in
Washington, d. c.
Free educational trips abroad for news
paper men of all countries are to be in
stituted with the proceeds of one of the
funds available for the committees USE
1t was announced. Ignorance of foreign
countries causes writing which engenders
friction while foreign travel for news
paper men would promote peace, in the
opinion of the committee. The writers of
poems, hymns and essays extolling peace
and the centenary celebration $4,000 in
prizes will be distributed
AT all capitals, beginning with Berlin,
a monument typifyiag Americas message
of peace to the nations of the world will
be erected Money will also be disbursed
to churches, schools and cynagogues and
schools taking part in the peace celebra-
ton.