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Milford chronicle., 1914-12-04
FREDERICK.

, A branch of the international Sunshine
Society was organized by Mrs G. W.
Dorsey, of Wilmington at the home of
Mrs l. w. Belts last Monday evening
The following officers were elected: Pre-
sident, Mrs. l. W. Belts; Vice President,
Mrs. A. w. Carrow; Secretary, Mrs. A.
W. Boone; Treasurer, Mrs. J. Frazier
Tweuty-one ladies joined as charter mem
bers and are enthusiastic about the work
and 1t is believed the membership will
increase rapidly.
| The Ladies Aid Society will be enter
| tained this Friday evening by Mrs. Mary
I A. Boone, Mrs Mary Bethards and Mrs
| Elizabeth A. Burton at the home of the
latter.
The Thanksgiving supper given by tn z
A D. L. w. for the benefit of the band |
was a success in every way. There was |
plenty of good things to eat, and the /
patronage was liberal. Fifty dollars were |
cleared from the sales. The order wishes
to thank everyone who assisted in any
way, those who contributed financially,
etc, and especially the ladies' who pre-
pared and served the supper A large
crowd was present and enjoyed the social
part Of the proceedings.
The Ladies Aid Society of Barratts
Chapel will meet at the home of Mrs.
George Vincent on Friday evening, Dec.
4th. Everybody invited
Miss Claramond Belts is visiting in
Philadelphia.
William B. Hoey, of Delaware College
was home for Thank sgiving.
Thomas Cahall and wife, OF Walling-
lord, Pa, spent Thanksgiving with Dr.. y
and Mrs. T. V. Cahall.
Miss Ethel Cohee, of Marydel, was the a
guest of Miss Hester Spurry last week L
Mrs. A. w. Carrow spent Tuesday with
friends in Bridgeville &
Harry Carter and wife, of Philadelphia. d
md Charles Jefferson, of Fredericksburg, ~
lave been visiting Mrs. John Palmer.
Mrs. Mary A. Boone and Mrs Edith
Melvin are visiting in fredericksburg, Md.
Miss Elizabeth Darby is home from
o
Miss Margaret Price, of Philadelphia, o
pent last week with Mrs. Allan Smith. o
Mr.. and Mrs Homer Belts, Mr.. and d
lrs. l. W. Belts and children, Watson 3
nd jeanette, spent Thanksgiving with +
oseph Bond and wife at Drexel Hill, Pa. N
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson K. Belts and son
Winfield are spending the week in Phila-
elphia.
Capt George Palmer moved into his
ew residence last week. 1t is a beauti-
Il home and will have all the modern P'
improvements. III
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A Card or Thanks

/ wish to express through the columns
OF the Chronicle, my appreciation for
the Kindness that we received from the
people of Slaughter Neck, after the
death Of my brother, Henry Clay Jones.
After his death they sent an autumobi. e
for US and hurried US back to his resi-
dence they gave US the use of their
telephone from the time he died until he
was buried. l can scarcely fine words
to express my gratitude for the help
that we received during the sad time.
l am sure that the Great Being who
watches the flight of the sparrow, will
not forget to remunerate these people
for their kind deeds.
l2-4-2t. GEORGE W. JONES.
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TRINITY

Farmers in this section are busy butch
ering.
Miss Lois Banning, Of Millsboro. was
a weekend visitor at the honie Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J W. Banning.
Mrs. Hugh Martin is suffering from
rheumatism.
w. ). Davis and wife aud c. H Kind
er and wife spent Sunday at the home of
L. w fredericksburg. Md.
c. H Nelson and wife and Edith and
Elmer Nelson motored to Salisbury Sat
urday.
Revival services have closed at Trinity
NJ K. Church with very little success
Epworth League service at Trinity
Sunday evening, Leader, Miss Marydel
Willin.
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trs NeClaln's E1psrIenee WIlh Group.

when my boy, Ray. was small he
was subject to Group, and was always
alarmed at such times. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy proved far better than
any other for this trouble. It always re-
lleved him quickly. / am never without
It in the house for know it is a positive
cure for Group, ," writes Mrs. w. R. Nc
CLAIM, Blairsville, Pa. For sale by all
dealers.
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Beef s
bb, or
tl.75 BAD
ton; Bra
bts, or s
Or S28.OO|
bag, or
75bag.
lhiddling
RK cent
and Gold
Nails s;u
e0 cents
Charcoal
R5O bap
Chick Fe
Alfalfa N
JosEPH
Milford chronicle., 1914-12-04
BRIDGEVILLE

i, Henry Ellingsworth, an employee o.
+. F, Dukes, is reported to have typhoid
fever. His wife has just recovered.
! Chas. Comegys, an oil agent residing
at MillingtOn, Md. while in route to
Greenwood last Wednesday week in a
Ford touring car, was struck by the
eleven O'Clock train at Myres Crossing.
The rear of the car and one of the back
wheels were completely demolished
while the top was torn completely
off. Mr.. Comegys escaped uninjured
with the exception of few bruises.
This crossing is a very dangerous one
and some steps should be taken to give
the public some sign of warning On
account of an apple orchard and a mouse
It is impossible to see any approaching
trains until only few yards from the
railroad tracks
W. <. COnawav and H. J. Anderson
have moved into their new store
A part of the goods recently stolen
from the department store of Sol Kline |
has been found in an old tenant house |
on the farm of S. K Elliott Watchmen |
were employed through the efforts of
Mr.. Kline to keep watch on the house,
and on Sunday night the thief returned
after the goods the watchmen opened /
AA@ VA liz nNkAO auOQLluE sever ]
times. 1t is not known il any of the
shots took effect or not. State Detective
was here the first of the week, getting
some evidence, and is thought the thief
will be located soon.
Chas. II. Todd is spending some time
n Cambridge, Md.
The State officers of the P. o. S. ofA.
we're here last week to demonstrate the :
legree work to our lodge
Holly wreathes are coming in very +
plentiful now. Many are from a dis :
lnce. An auto truck running from
is making two trips each 7
ay.
Ira Bennett has retured from Mary G
md, where he has been engaged in buy +
* holly wreathes for one of our dealers =
ere. q
A large banner has been stretched +
ross Market street, advertising the y
instrels Show here on Dec. Sth, for C
e benefit of our band. It is hoped that r
II friends will help this cause along u
1r boys will have a good surprise for K
]. Tell your friends, so all can come
In one of the best played and most Y
lbbornly contested games of foot ball q
er played in lower Delaware. B. H. r
tied and clearly outplayed a strong "
I'M composed of the best players from q
Seaford, Laurel and Sails. r
ry, Md, Thanksgiving Day. B. H. Ssl
now can justly claim a high ranking q
wing been scored on only once this r
son. Much interest was shown over "a
, contest. 1t was well patronized from =
Sussex county and Wicomico-SOO r ;
ng present The game ended in Sal
score 8 to 8. Both teams played well. q
isbury deserves much credit for her r
endid showing. This is the first time SaA
y have been tied in two years. Music q
3 furnished by the Bridgeville Cornet r
I'd. Georgetown is seeing our team a.
loathed to return their game owed
IS.
liss Edna Dickerson spent Thanks 81
ing Day with friends at Bethany =
ch. IS
Ir. Gardner Calhoon and family spent SaA
inksgiving Day with relatives here. =
Ess Tee Dee.
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Public Sale
VALUABLE PERSONAL PROPERTY

The undersigned having decided to discontinue
farming in this section will sell at public sale at
miles north Of Pennington and % miles south q
HARRINGTON. the following personal properly On
Milford chronicle., 1914-12-04
Friday, december 11fh, 1914.
sale to commence at ten o'clock a. M rain or shine
as follows;

LIVE STOCK.
JastQlE1Sh One Bay Horse, will work anywhere
VIZ one Jersey Cow. will be fresh before
-kA=,Et the day of sale; one full bl oded Hol-
- stein No. 2. giving about u quarts Of
milk day; one full blooded Holsteln Yearing Buu
OUT OF COW No. and sired by registered stock ono
holstein Cow, well in the blood and very heavy
mixer. was fresh November 10th. Will sell COW
ana ca1 together. Don't over ook this COW, she q
nne one. Pure Blood Berkshire8-On registered
bsrksnire i Boer. is months old, Master Majestic
otn Aesdzl- This boar is fr M high bred stock ana
hne individual. Sire Master A lf2005. Dam-Lady
Climax 9TH. l62695 One registered Berkshire Sow
queen beryl No. 1925. This SOW had eleven her
nrst tarroW and raised ten. She is due to farroW
again in January. By n. NJ. 1882. Iz5fF
Sire Queenly's Sterling Masterfne, . IN
l4ok3S. Dam Little Sweet Meet l57341 M
Ihree pure blood Berkshire Gits from
queen Beryl 1925. Sired by Auguet RIVALS Lady
no loO9zb. These will make fine breeding stock
Tor spring. One Barron from same litter. Can
turnish papers for same. One Berkshire Sow that
has Just weaned her pigS Two Pigs 10 weeks Old
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
One two-seat Carriage with shafts one double SO
y Wagon Harness. one double set Of Carriage
Harness. one One Horse Cultivator, one Carriage
Pole, one Two Horse Oliver Plow, one Shsrplesa
Cream Separator No. 2 (has been used less thaa
lne year and is in good shape) one gallon Crea1
San, one $50 egg Buffalo Incubator. one 30 egg
Incubator, one 100 chick Sanitary Hover, a
shaped portable Hog Houses
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
Wo 9xl2 Rugs. one new Cot. one Centre Table. ona
sewing Basket. one Clothes Basket. one BabR
5ugEy, one Coal Stove. one Looking Glass. one
5lothes Wringer. one Dressing Table. one Chit-
onier one hole Gasoline Stove, Oven for aames
Terms made known on day Of sale. -
MoNEICE 4 SON.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19

And you will find that there is
more than you thought, perhaps; the
reason why / have fought hard to re-
main chief of staff; why" Partow
continued in a voice that had the Sc
pulchral uncanniness of a threat long
nursed now breaking free of the bond
age Of years within the sound-proof
walls. But" he broke off suddenly
as If he distrusted even the security
of the vault. Yes, it is all there-my
life's work, my dream, my ambition,
my plant"
Lanstron heard the lock slide in the
door as Partow went out and he was
alone with the army's secrets. AS he
read Partow's firm handwriting, many
parts fell together, many moves on
a chessboard grew clear His breath
came faster, he bent closer over the
table, he turned back pages to go
over them again. Every sentence
dropped home in his mind like bolt
in socket. Unconscious of the pas
sage of time, he did not heed the door
open or realize Partow's presence un-
til he felt Partow's hand on his shout
der.
Il see that you didn't look into any
of the pigeonholes," the chief of stan
observed.
Lanstron pressed his finger-tips on
the manuscript significantly.
No IL is all theref'
THE thing being to carry 1t out!
said Partow. God with u.s." he add
ed devoutly.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
Young Lady Who Had Built Castles
In the Air Somewhat RudeIy
Brought Down to Earth.

Friends of Worcester young won.
an are forcing her to submit to consid-
cradle good-natured joking about her
acquaintance with a youth whom she
described as the most interesting
man she ever met" The girl was in
troduced to him at a recent social
gathering and before they had talked
together long he had her attentively
listening to an account of his travels
throughout the country, and his ex-
periences in many different cities. He
also alluded to his college life, and
before they parted the girl had the
idea that she had become acquainted
with the son Of millionaire. or some
dignitary.
She talked freely about him to her
acquaintance, although not mention
ing him by name. One day while with
a young woman friend. she passed him
on the street. and was surprised to
see him bow to her companion.
DO you know him?" asked the girl,
very much surprised.
Sure" the other replied. He used
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
TheLastS
ERICK PALMER
Copyright. 1914. by Charles Scribner's Sons)
SYNOPSIS.

At their home on the frontier between
the Browns and Grays Marta Galland and
her mother. entertaining Colonel Wester-
ing of the Grays, see Captain Lanstron.
stan intelligence officer OF the Browns.
injured by a fall In his aeroplane. Ten
years later. Westerling, nominal vice but
real chief Of stan. reinforces South La
Ilr, meditates on war, and speculateS on
the comparative ages of himself and Mar
IA, who Is visiting in the Gray capital
Westerling calls on Marta. She tells him
or her teaching children the follies of war
ana martial patriotism, begs him TO pre-
vent war while he is chief of STAFF, and
predicts that IL he makes war against the
Browns he will not win. On the march
with the SD OF the Browns Private Stran-
SKY, anarchist, decries war and played
out patriotism and is placed under arrest
colonel Lanstron overhearing. begs him
on. Lanstron calls on Marta at her home.
He talks with Teller, the gardener. Marta
tells Lanstron that she believes Feller to
be spy. Lanstron confesses II is true.
Lanstron shows Marta a telephone which
feller has concealed in a secret passage
under the tower for use TO benefit the
browns In war emergencies. LanstrOn de-
clares his love for Marta. Westerling ana
the Gray premier plan to use a trivial In
ternational affair to foment warlike pa
trlotism In army and people.
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of cruelty inconceivable. 1t was ex.
pecting him to tell Atlas that he was
old and to take the weight of the
world OF the giants shoulders.
Have you lost your patriotism"
demanded Partow. Are you afraid
afraid to tell me the truth? Afraid
of duty? Afraid in your youth of the
burden that bear in age?"
His fingers closed In on Lanstron's
with such force that the grip was
painful.
"Promise!" he commanded.
Il promise!" Lanstron said with a
throb.
That's It! That's the way! That's
the kind of soldier like" Partow de-
clared with change of tone, and he
rose from his chair with a spring that
was a delight to Lanstron in its proof
of the physical vigor so stoutly denied.
I'VE have lot to say to each other
today" he added; but first l am 60
ing to show you the whole bag of
tricks"
His arm crooked in Lanstron's. thew
went along the main corridor of the
staff Office and entered a vault having
a single chair and a small table in
the center and lined by sections of
numbered pigeonholes, each with a
combination lock. At the base of one
section was small safe. 1t was not
the first time that Lanstron. had been
in this vault. He had the combination
of two of the sections Of pigeonholes,
aerostatics and intelligence. The rest
belonged to other divisions.
"The safe is my own, as you know.
No one opens it; no one knows what
is in it but me-" said Partow, taking
from 1t an envelope and a manuscript.
which he laid on the table. There
you have all that is in my brain-the
whole plan. The envelope contains
the combinations of all the pigeon.
holes. If you wish to look up any de-
tails"
Thank you!" Lanstron half whis-
pered. 1t was all he could think of
to say.
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ready at the first sign that 1t was los
ing its grip to give up. Yet ! have
felt that my body would go on feeding
my brain and that to the last moment
of consciousness, when suddenly the
body collapses, / should have self
possession and energy of mind. Under
the coming strain the shock may come,
as a cord snaps. At that instant my
successor will take up my work where
| leave 1t off,
The old fogy who has aimed to
join experience to youth chooses
youth. You took your medicine with
out grumbling in the disagreeable but
vitality important position of chief of
intelligence. Now you-there, don't
tremble with stage fright" For Ian
stron's hand was quivering in Partow's
grasp, while his face was that Of a
man stunned.
You are to be at the right hand of
this old body" continued Partow. You
are to go with me to the front; to
sleep in the room next to mine; to be
always at my side, and, finally, you are
to promise that If ever the old body
fails in its duty to the mind, if ever
you see that l am not standing up to
the strain, you are to say so to me and
give you my word that l shall let you
take charge"
Lanstron was too stunned to speak
for a moment. The arrangement
seemed a hideous joke; a refinement
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
CHAPTER ViI-Continued.

And the press-the mischievous,
greedy, but very useful press?" asked
the premier.
1T also shall serve; also obey. No
lists of killed and wounded shall be
given out until / am ready. The pub
lie must know nothing except what
choose to tell. act for the people
and the nation"
That is agreed" said the premier
For these terrible weeks every nerve
and muscle of the nation is at your
service to win for the nation. In
three or four days l shall know If the
public rises to the call. If not" He
shook his head.
while all the information given
out is provocative to our people, you
will declare your hope that war may
be averted," Westerling continued
This will screen our purpose. Final
ly, on top Of public enthusiasm will
come the word that the Browns have
fired the first shot-as they must
when we cross the frontier-that they
have been killing our soldiers. This
will make the racial spirit of every
man respond. Having decided for
war, every plan is worthy that helps
to victory"
1T seems fiendish!" exclaimed the
premier in answer to a thought eddy
ing in the powerful current of his
brain. "Fiendish with calculation,
but merciful, as you say"
"A fast, terrific campaign! A ready
machine taking the road" Westerling
declared. Less suffering than If we
went to war carelessly for long cam
paign-than II we allowed sentiment
to interfere with intellect"
Il like your energy, your will" said
the premier admiringly. And about
the declaration of war? We shall
time that to your purpose"
Declarations of war before strik-
ing. by nations taking the aggressive,
are disadvantage" Westerling ex-
planned. They are going out of prac-
tice. Witness the examples of Japan
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-19
Suit From Flies.

The courts have passed upon the
question of damages for a sufferer
from typhoid who could trace this
illness to flies feeding upon the filth
of sewage. A few years ago a man
living in Germantown, PHILADELPHIA.
recovered heavy damages from the
city for his illness, which he proved
was caused by a stream flowing
through his yard which had been DOL.
luted by sewage from a house ten.
anted by a typhoid patient. The de-
tense relied upon proof that the
plaintiff had neither drunk from nor
bathed In the stream, but an ento.
mologist convinced the Jury that
he had contracted the disease
through the medium Of flies, which
had carried the infection from the
stream to the food exposed to their
visits in his house.
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other positions. After this he wrote
in his diary the simple facts of the
days events, concluding with a senti.
ment of gratitude for the honor
shown his company and a prayer that
he might keep a clear head and do
his duty IL war came on the morrow.
Now. every one get all the sleep he
cant" he advised the men.
Stransky slept with his head on his
arm, soundly; the others slept no bet
ter than the men of the 12Sth. The
night passed without any alarm ex-
cept that Of their own thoughts, and
they welcomed dawn as a relief from
suspense. There was no hot coffee
this morning, and they washed down
their rations with water from their
canteens. The old sergeant was lying
beside Captain Dellarme on the crest,
the sunrise in their faces. AS the mist
cleared from the plain 1t revealed the
white dots of the frontier posts in the
meadow and behind them many gray
figures in skirfnish order, scarcely Wis
IDLE except through the glasses.
1T looks like business!" declared
the old sergeant.
"Yes, 1t begins the minute they
cross the line!" said Dellarme.
His glance sweeping to the rear to
scan the landscape under the light Of
day, he recognized, with a sense Of
pride and awe, the tactical importance
Of his company's position in relation
to that of the importance of the other
companies. Easily he made out the
regimental line by streaks of con-
cealed trenches and groups of brown
uniforms; and here and there were
the oblong, cloth stretches of waiting
hospital litters. On the reverse slope
of. another knoll was the farmhouse,
marked X on his map as the regimen.
tai headquarters, where he was to
watch for the signal to fall back from
his first stand in delaying the enemy's
advance. Directly to the rear was the
cut through which the company had
come from the main pass road, and be-
yond that the Galland house, which
was to be the second stand.
TO az COETINIIEnl
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seemed to stretch from end to end of
the frontier, while to the rear was the
rumble of switching railway trains
and the rumble of provision trains and
artillery on the roads, and in the dis
lance on the plain the headlight of a
| locomotive cut a swath in the black
night. But the breathing of most of
| the men was not that of slumber,
though Eugene and Pilzer slept
soundly. Hours passed Occasional
restless movements told of efforts to
force sleep by changing position.
Its the waiting that's sickening!"
exploded the manufacturers son I'M
der his breath, desperately.
$50 / say. I'd like to be at it and
done with the SUSPENSE" said the
| doctors son.
They say If you are shot through
the head you don't know what killed
| you it's so quick. Think of that"
exclaimed Peterkin, budding closer to
Hugo and shivering.
Yes, very merciful," Hugo whis-
pered, patting Peterkin's arm.
"Sh-h-h! Silence, l tell you!" COM
manded Fracasse GROSSLY. He was
falling into a half doze az last.
In marching order, with cartridge
boxes full, on Saturday night, the SD
of the Browns marched out of bar
racks to the main pass road. One
LOT no a
a given point, bound for the position
mapped in its instructions. Dellarme's,
however, went on until it was oppo-
site the Galland house.
I'VE are depending on you" the
colonel said to Dellarme, giving his
hand a grip. You are not to draw
off till you get the flag"
No, sir" Dellarme replied.
Mind the signal to the batteries
keep the men screened-warn them
not to let their first baptism of shell
fire break their nerves." the colonel
added in a final repetition of instruc-
tons already indelibly impressed on
the captains mind.
Moving cautiously through a cut,
Dellarme's company came, about mid
night, to a halt among the stubble of
wheat-field behind a knoll. After
he had hidden the men to break ranks,
he crept up the incline.
Yes, it's there!" he whispered when
he returned. "On the crest of the
knoll a cord is stretched from stake
to stake" he said, explaining the rea-
son for what was to be done, as was
his custom. THE engineers placed it
there after dusk and the frontier was
closed, so that you would know just
where to use your spades in the dark
Quietly as possible! No talking!" he
kept cautioning as the men turned the
soft earth, land not higher than the
cord, and lay the stubble side Of the
sods on the reverse so as to cover
the fresh earth on the skyline"
When the work was done all re-
turned behind the knoll except the
sentries posted at intervals on the
crest to watch. With the aid of
small electric flash, screened by his
hands. Dellarme again examined sec
ton of the staff map that outlined the
contour of the knoll in relation to the