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Milford chronicle., 1916-12-01
LINCOLN CITY.

The W. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Cora Atkins on Thursday after
noon Of next week. Text word,
Gift"
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob E. Gardner of
Queen Anne County, Maryland, are
visiting Rev. J. H. Gardner.
The revival meetings continue at
Cedar Neck.
Preaching Sunday morning at 10:30
O'Clock at Slaughter Neck; 2:3O pm.
at Cedar Neck, by the pastor, and at
1880 p. M, at Lincoln, the Rev. W.
R. Mowbray will preach.
The third quarterly conference Of
Lincoln circuit will be held at Lincoln
Saturday morning at 10:3O. All Off
GERS are requested to be present.
Shop early and get your Xmas gifts
from Stokes, Windsor Block, Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1916-12-01
LAUREL.

Mrs. G. A. Hitch is arranging a
program for the Laurel Century Club
| for the evening of December 4th, at
which time a public meeting will be
held men being especially invited
Special music will be given. Miss
Elizabeth Kites, of the Vineland Fee
bleminded School of New Jersey, will
give an illustrated picture talk. her
subject being THE Predetermined. "
Hazel Jones, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jabez Jones, was burned so bad
ly Monday afternoon that death re-
suited a few hours after the accident.
It is supposed the child was playing
with the stove and her clothing caught
fire. Her mother was out at the
time. A doctor was summoned but
he could not save her Funeral ser
vices were held ON Wednesday after
noon at o'clock, Rev. E. l. Bell,
officiating.
Paul Collins has returned from a
visit with friends and relatives in
Wilmington
G. W. Riggin and family and Dallas
Thompson have returned from a visit
to Philadelphia.
Misses Ruth Coffin and Louise Holt
are spending the week in Wilmington.
The Calendar Club met last Monday
at the home of Mrs. Joseph j Chip
man, with a large attendance.
Reuben ]. Phillips has gone to Will
where he has secured a po-
sition with the DUPONT Co.
John H. Argo. Jr., an employe of
the Diamond State Telephone Com
pany, has been transferred here, and
in the future will have charge of the
work in this vicinity.
Milford chronicle., 1916-12-01
BRIDGEvILLE.

Turkeys sold in Bridgeville at 25c
per pound alive for the Thanksgiving
trade. They were scarce, however.
The cannery at Bridgeville is max
ing arrangements to install machinery
for making tomato pulp.
The holly season has opened in this
section, with reports to the. effect that
the holly berries are very scarce. The
local dealers have purchased YEreaths
this week at prices ranging frtlp four
to seven cents each. They will prob
ably advance in price fast as theA sea-
son advances.
Miss Elizabeth Jefferson, Of d ela-
Milford chronicle., 1916-12-01
PAUL PRY'S GLENDALE
LETTER.

The excursion to New York, leaving
here at midnight Saturday and return
ing at the same time on Sunday night.
was largely attended by Glendale
citizens, who took this means of see
ing the great metropolis. However,
the opinion seems to prevail that too
much drunkenness and disorder was in
evidence.
Word has been received that David
Fl. Reed, who was taken to the Johns
Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore last
week is improving both in mind and
body. His daughter, Mrs. Lena An
dersOn, has returned to her home.
Building activities are to be seen on
every hand, and carpenters are in de-
mand. Charles Colata is rushing his
new residence to completion and has
hopes of being able to move into it by
New Years
Esquire Ellegood is having a barn
built by Mart Welsh. who will soon
have the job completed, and Harry
Jester is having a tenant house built
by Prettyman and Son.
William Warren is improving his
home at DickersOn's Corners and w
s. DickersOn and Son are finishing a
large barn at their home near town.
r. J. Smith has just finished a new
garage at his home, but work on the
new church is progressing rather
slowly.
Rev. J. P Kelly went to FELTON, on |
Wednesday where he installed a new |
order of the Grange.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freedland of New |
York City have moved with their
goods to the Wallins farm where they
will make their future home.
W. S. Dickerson. Jr., has returned
from a sightseeing trip to New York
City, and is now employed by Charles
assisting with his immense
crop of corn.
J. A. Ellegood commenced buying
holly wreaths for this seasons holi-
day shipment at &c EACH The women
End the work very profitable.
Alfred Short, Of Camden, NJ j., is
It the home of his mother, Mrs Mary
Short.
Things look much improved around ,
he Glendale depot now, with the new
reight station, the ladies' waiting
Milford chronicle., 1916-12-01
ELIMINATE THE ELECTORAL
COLLEGE.

The closeness of the recent election
and the possibility of some electoral
votes being cast for a presidential
candidate other than the one receiv-
ing a majority vote in the state, has
aroused an agitation in favor of a dir
ect vote for President and Vice-Presi-
dent. There is sound argument back
Of the suggestion for change.
The present method of selection by
an electoral college was adopted be-
cause of doubt as to the ability of the
people to vote intelligently for a pres
idential candidate. 1t was thought
safer to let the people select some of
their more capable and more exper-
fenced fellow citizens to represent
them in choosing a president. But
party organization soon reduced the
electors to mere messengers who cast
their ballots for their party nomin
ees.
Ordinarily the present system will
work satisfactorily and secures the
results desired by a majority of the
voters of the country. But there are
exceptions. In one state where five
electors were to be chosen, one Demo-
cratic candidate for elector died on
the eve of election, too late for the
name to be changed on the printed
ballot, and, APPARENTLY, one of the Re
publican candidates will be chosen,
notwithstanding a majority Of the peo
pie voted for five Democratic electors.
If the vote had been direct for the
presidential candidates this could not
have occurred.
Tier. is another possibility split
ting oe -totc's electoral vote with |
ont rorer7 70 the actual view of a I
ma 'o~itv CT tho voters. Tt quite fire. /
ouen6y happens that one or two Of |
the electoral candidates on a party /
ticket are more widely known or have .
greater personal popularity than the |
others on the same electoral ticket. |
There are usually. also. some men on
each electoral ticket who have very
limited acquaintance or who have
many political enemies within their
swn parties Under such circum-
stances it can very easily occur in a
close election, that although one par
~ may be in the majority in the state
yet the highest man on the minority
party ticket would receive more votes
than the low man on the majority
ticket This would occur. of course.
only in very close states.
In addition the these two defects in
the present system, it may be said {
that there is absolutely no reason why {
New York, for example. should nom {
mate As Republican and As Democrat
ic candidates for presidential elect I
ors. print their names on a ballot. re- S
quire the voters to mark the ballots. b
and have the votes counted and tab
ulated, when the vote is really cast a
for two candidates for President and u
Vice President Moreover. if the So e.
,ialist, Prohibition or other parties "
nominate candidates, the number of c
names on the ballot is multiplied ac- g
,Ordingly. S.
We could as we'll, and certainly fl
hould. merely print the names of the fl
and Vice Presidential
.andidates on the ballots, mark our d.
,allots for the candidates of our el
hOice have those votes counted di-
ectly and inaugurate as president
nd vice president the men who re-
eive the largest number of votes Of
II the people. That is truly popu- "a,
ir government. r.
Milford chronicle., 1916-12-01

ware College, has completed a series
Of lessons to a class of ladies here in
Domestic Science.
While trimming some young apple
trees last week Harry Jones cut mis-
hand very badly.
A plant to manufacture spraying
materials is being installed at the Del
aware Apple COmpany's farm, Of
which Ridgley Harrington, of Dover,
is the general manager.
Shop early and get your Xmas gifts
from Stokes, Windsor Block. Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1916-12-01
7ay landings {
river.
RETURNING
steamer will leave Philadelphia, Pier
10, North Wharves Race Street,
as follows.

New phone No. Bell Market 267s.
GEO. F. PIERCE, Manager,
mLFORD. DEL.
Milford chronicle., 1916-12-01

State Of DelaNaye Comfy Of Kent Ss:
/, J. B. SMITH. Cashier Of the above-named bank.
do soemnly swear that che above statement is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
J. b. SMITH, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23rd day
of November, 1916.
G. CHESTER MARSHALL, Notary Public
CORRECT ATTEST;
r. H. WILLIAMS
JOHN W. Herring, Directors
IsAAC S. TRurrr
Milford chronicle., 1916-12-01

room and every thing newly painted
But a union station would be much
more to the credit of the company.
Milford chronicle., 1916-12-01
NiIfOrd& PhiIa. Freight Line Go.
DOES NOT CARRY PASSENGERS
Str, George F. Pierce
WILLIAM P. WALLS, CaDtala.
DECEMBER

Weather permitting Steamer George r.
Pierce viii make trips as follows for the
Milford chronicle., 1916-12-01

N+tt-- ~ 100000 |Nt-s+sI " A-et'@@s~f -
/. W. S. LORD. Cashier Of the above-named cor
poration, do solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true 70 thebest Of my knowledge and belief
W. S. LORD, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day
Of November, 1916.
JOHN W. GIBSON. Notary Public.
CoRREcr-ATr
J. FRANK PORTER,
J. T. WILEY. Directors.
c. ". PARKER.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10
Floor Plan.

studding are 2 by 6 inch for barns of
ordinary dimensions, and spaced 16
inches to "a inches on center, the a.
inch spacing being preferred because
any stock length of board can be
nailed to them without waste. The
studding are generally IA or 16 feet
long, and have a double pinch by g.
inch plate spiked on top, which ties
them together. keeps them straight
and forms a sill for the rafters.
The joiSts of the haymow floor are
made of 2-by10 or 2-by-12-inch planks
are spaced the same as the studding,
so that the end of each joist may be
spiked against the side of the stud
ding and, at the same time, rest on a
2-by-6-inch ribbon, which is well spiked
to the studding. This ribbon continues
the full length of both side walls with
as few joints as possible.
Three lengths of jOists are generally
required to reach from one side of the
barn to the other. The ends of the
middle tier of joists are Tapped and
spiked against the inside ends of the
two outer tiers of joists SO that each
set of joists forms a continuous tie
from one side wall to the other, to
take up the outward thrust of the
roof. The joists are supported under
the Tapped ends on sets of girders
built up out of four thicknesses of
joists, running continuously from one
end of barn to the other with as few
lengths as possible, and all end joists
broken so that there will not be more
than one end joint at any one place
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10

A manufacturer in Indianapolis has
discovered a method for making afro
pine from jimson weed.
The longest time on record for which
a swimmer has remained under water
is minutes 20 As seconds.
Land now above sea level, 25,OOO,OOO
square miles, if uniformly spread over
the globe, would make a crust of 600
feet thick.
Fifty-five miles in FIVE hours is the
remarkable record recently established
by Siberian huskies drawing sledge
over ice.
An 81, 800 gord brick (real gold) for
warded by parcel post recently, attests
the faith placed in postal employees by
Harrison Gulch (Cal) mining COM
pany. Postage came to 45 cents, and
the package could be insured for only
500.
Flowers frozen by liquid air, eggs
fried on a cake of ice by electricity, a
ball which fioated without visible
means of support or air current, and
bottle from which poured a con-
tinual stream of liquid were features
of the recent exhibit of the engineer
ing department of the University o.
Michigan.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10

into It layer of onion, then of cheese,
then some white sauce and more onion,
until the dish is full. Sprinkle brown
bread crumbs over the top, dot with but
ter and bake in the oven until well
Drowned. Serve from the dish in
which it is baked.
Cabbage With sausages.--Cut cab
buge into fine shreds, wash and drain
well. Put II irto a saucepan with boil
Ing water to cover; add a little salt
and cock until II Is tender. Prick a
pound Of sausages and fry until brown
on all sides. Then add them to the
cabbage with salt and pepper to taste
and cook 10 minutes, adding butter If
needed to season. Serve hot.
Sweet Potato souffIe.-Take five
good-sized sweet potatoes. When done,
remove the potato and mash until
smooth. Beat the yolxs of three eggs !;
add two tablespoonfuls of milk. the
potato, salt. pepper and paprika to
taste, then place the dish In the oven
while the egg whites are beaten stiff.
Fold In the whites of the eggs, replace
In oven and bake until dellcately
Drowned. Serve hot.
PURGE Of cauIihower.-Soak two eau
"Howers m hour before cooking in a
title suited water. Boil until tender.
II out and drain. Melt two table,
pOonfuls Of butter In a saucepan, stir
one tablespoonful of -four add three
.Iblespoonfuls Of white stock, two
tablespoonfuls Of cream, a few drops
Of lemon Juice. salt, pepper and red
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10

ers go. like the Sun and the South
Wind and-and-" But Jack Frost
had waved his Silver Shawl over the
Flower, and it dropped its Head-for it
had been Frost Bitten!
FLOWERS are so selfish" said Jack
Frost. "Here they have a long Sum-
mer and Sunshine and warmth and
good time. People give them drinks of
Water from Watering Pots when it
hasn't Rained in long time, and when
weeds grow up around them, some one
comes and digs the weeds up. They're
spoiled, that's what's the trouble"
And the Frost Boys said, That's
what's the trouble"
As they said this their voices sound
ed so Cold that u great many Flowers
dropped over with fear. "Oh those
Cold, Cold voices" they said as they
began to droop and drop their heads.
Then Jack Frost and the Frost Boys
waved their Silver Shawls over all the
Flowers-exceptj just few they passed
over which wouldn't drop so quickly.
We'll do those another time," said
Jack Frost. There's too much work
to be done Tonight" So a few Flowers
in the Garden were left untouched.
And then they went to the Window
Panes, and there they made queer
shapes and queer objects. They made
Castles, and Webs and dancing Figures
all out of Silver-and with their Sill
yer Tools.
All Night long they worked, and oh
how much they did! They covered
everything with their Silver Frost, and
when it was all over Jack Frost and
mired their own work.
WED better be doing something
every Evening now," said Jack Frost.
eyes," said the Frost Boys. Lets
start out every night now for new
place."
We've fixed up the Gardens Just
around here pretty well-all except for
few Flowers we've left. Well come
back and do them when we have more
time. It's very surprising thing to
me-" added Jack Frost, as he took off
his Silver Hat, and looked about him,
that People do not appreciate our
work more-it's so very, very beauti-
full"
Indeed it is" agreed the Frost Boys
The next morning when everyone
woke up and looked out, the Window.
Panes were covered with Frost, and
the Flowers had all been Frost-Bitten
"Oh DEAR" everyone sighed, "that
old Jack Frost has been around"
But when they saw the few Flowers
left in every Garden they were very
happy. Summer hasn't quite gone,
they said.
"No," said the Flowers, 'we're still
here"
"And you'll stay there for some time
yet" said Mr.. Sun, and Mr.. South
Wind said, "We'll look after YOU"
And they did, for they asked the
Fairy Queen to put old Jack Fros1
asleep again for good. long nap.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10
EVENING
klEAIR TALE 81
b. MARY GRAHAM BONNER,
JACK FRosT's WORK.

well, l must get to work." said
Jack Frost as he started off early one
Evening.
"Ha, ha," he laughed to himself, Il
shall play a good Joke on them all.
They didn't think was going to come
a-calling Tonight. Ha, ha, ha," and
Jack Frost laughed again.
Then he called his little Helpers to
him. "Come my Silver Frost Boys" he
said. And along came great many lit
tie Boys with bright Red Cheeks, Sill
yer Suits and Silver Hats. They were
very cold looking but as their Cheeks
were Red it showed they were warm
themselves. But oh, how Cold they
you'd have made anyone who looked
81 tknm.
Have you the Tools ready?" asked
Jack Frost. 81 feel just like drawing
some beautiful Pictures this Evening
on the Window Panes. How about it
little Frost boys? Do you feel like do
ing a good Nights work?"
And the Frost Boys laughed and
said, Were always ready for this sort
of work, Jack, it's just like Play for
u.s."
"The naughty Breezes and the old
Wind Fathers are all asleep" said Jack
Frost. Its a good Night, my Boys, a
good, still Night"
Then Jack Frost and the Frost Boys
went along on their Nights adventure.
First they went to an old fashioned
Garden in which lovely Flowers were
sleeping quietly.
Hello" said Jack Frost, as he
nipped the ear of one Flower.
"Oh Jack Frost" called the Flower
81 want more Summer. l don't want
to see the Winter come and the Flow.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10
James whitcomb Riley as a Lion.


1t was a mark of our highest con-
sideration to produce Riley at enter
tainments given in honor of distin-
guished visitors, but this was not al
ways to be effected without consider
able plotting. Il have heard that in
Atlanta "Uncle Remus" was even
greater problem to his fellow citizens)
Riley's innate modesty, always to be
reckoned with, was likely to smother
his companiOnableness in the presence
of ultra-literary personages. His re-
spect for scholarship, for literary So
phistication, made him reluctant to
meet those who, he imagined, breathed
an ether to which he was unacclimat-
ed. At a small dinner in honor of
Henry James he maintained a strict
silence until one of the other guests,
in an effort to "draw out" the novelist,
mentioned Thomas Hardy and the fe-
licity of his titles, instancing "Under
the Greenwood Tree" and "a Pair of
Blue Eyes" Riley for the first time
addressing the table, remarked quietly
of the second of these: Its an odd
thing about eyes, that they are usually
in sets pa comment which did not,
as l remember, strike Mr.. James as
being funny.-Meredith Nicholson, in
i The Atlantic.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10
She Let Him Have Il.

Getting on nicely said the doc
tor-'yery nicely! I think he might
have little solid food directly, he be-
gins to be convalescent."
''But what are the signs of GONZALES
cence?' asked the wife.
'"Oh, it's always a good sign when
the patient displays irritability and 8
disposition to argue and certain pee
vishness."
On his visit next day the doctor
found the little wife very cheerful.
''And how is the patient?" he asked.
"Oh, much better, think, doctor
1 gave him a fried steak and onions
yesterday"
Fried steak and onions?" gasped
the medico. But why on earth"
swell, l followed your instructions.
doctor. You said that if he was at all
peevish or disposed to argue it was a
sign that he could stand some solid
food. He asked me last night if he
could have a fried steak and onions.
and I said I didn't think he ought to,
so he got up and went into the kitch-
en-, smashed fourteen soup plates, q
tea service and two milk jugs. So, In
view of what you said, let him have
It'll"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10

along the length of the girder. These
floor beams are supported by posts or
preferably iron columns, which are so
spaced that they will intersect with
the line of stanchions and the parti-
tions between the stalls, and rest on
concrete piers built below the concrete
floor.
The roof construction is a special
feature of the barn. In framing the
roof one set Of rafters is carefully
laid out on the haymow floor, and af-
ter the exact length of each piece is
computed, these are used as patterns
and the required number of pieces cut
from this one set of patterns. When
all rafters, braces, ties and collar
beams have been cut, each set of raft
ers. braces, etc, is spiked together SO
as to form a complete arch rib which
will reach from the plate of one side
wall to that of the other.
After all of the arches are completed
the end arch is hoisted up to a verti
cal line, perfectly plumbed, we'll spiked
into place, and well braced. A bfocl
and rope are hooked to the collar bean
of the arch that is in place. Witt
| this tackle the next arch is hoisted
| plumbed and nailed in place. Thi:
| method is continued until all are il
| place.
Each arch is nailed to severa
sheathing boards, that are used a
guides and ties to secure the arche
as soon as they are raised, and eacl
arch is braced to the studding as sool
as set in place. These arches can b.
raised and set in place by three o
four men, while with the old metho,
of heavy purlin and post construction
ten or fifteen men may be necessar
to help hoist the heavy frame.
This type of roof has the advantag
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10
SPLENDID RECEPTION GOWN IN WHITE.

Any milliner and almost any clever
amateur will be able to make a set like
this. The bag is circular piece Of
material with three triangles Of velvet
set on it, and the flowers are outlined
with little beads and filled In with en-
broidery silk. Small rings are sewed
at intervals about the edge, and the
bag is closed by a heavy silk cord that
runs through them. This cord also
serves for carrying it.
The second set is made of a rich
striped silk with gold threads wrought
in with the pattern and finished with
odd ornaments of silk and gold. 1t is
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10
NELLIE MAXWELL

Miss Maxwell Is head of the lecture and
demonstration stan OF the University of
Wisconsin. She attends farmers insu-
utes and gives lessons on domestic SCI
nee and household economics. Her con-
ributlons on all phases of these subjects
TO the university publications have
brought her recognition from authorities
In all parts OF the country. For several
years Miss Maxwell was engaged In do
nestle science extension work for the
state agricultural colleges Of Iowa and
Nebraska. Out OF the abundance of her
practical experience and theoretic train
Ing she has taught thousands of farmers
wives and daughters how to phn their
mountain of household labors so that II
could be done more easily and satisfac-
torily than 1t had been done before. The
women OF our community are assured
that Miss Maxwells recipes and sugges-
tions have been tested carefully and
proved satisfactory. We publish the fea-
ture by special arrangement.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-11-10
FACTS OF INTEREST

The demand for bicycles in Slam is
increasing.
More than 1000 kinds of sausages
are known in Germany.
Amy Latsham, a Pennsylvania farm
club girl, raised $50 pounds of toma-
toes on her garden plot of one-twen-
tieth Of an acre last year.
In Jamaica there are trees called the
"whlp tree" and from these the ma
tives make strong whips with the lash
and handle in one.
Sweden has nearly 100000 acres
OF peat fields, but the annual yield is
not more than $1,000 tons. Coal is SELL
iHg at $16.75 ton, so that cheap
er fuel is a necessity.
Probably at no time in its history
has the port of Philadelphia harbored
vessels of so many different nations.
Some of the flags which f1oated over
ships n the harbor recently were the
British, Spanish, Italian, Argentine
Mexican, Russian, Norwegian, French
Austrian, Danish, Dutch, German, Bra
Zil.a:: Belgian, Swedish, Greek
japanese, Chilean, Cuban and the Uru'
csI'Hl.