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Milford chronicle., 1918-12-13
NEW AGENT IN DAmYNG

R. N. Brown. Agent in DairyiuE
will take charge OF the testing and rec.
ord keeping of the Middletown ana
Diamond State Cow Testing Associa.
tions. IN dairymen IN these associs-
tiOns will cooperate in the weighing
OF milk and the taking Of the samples
This arrangement was necessitated on
account of war conditions MAKING
testers unavailable. When war condi-
tons have become better settled IL
will be possible to greatly enlarge this
field of work which is so essential
for progressive dairying.
Bun Associations will also be or
ganized wherever possible and matters
Of breeding and feeding will be taken
up from time to time.
a plan is being formulated By which
the Cow Testing work may be county
wide and for the interest OF all breed
ers OF dairy cattle. The plan will BE-
carried out in cooperation with the
County Farm Bureaus and the Dairy
Committeeman in each of the com
nunities.
Milford chronicle., 1918-12-13
RoxANA.

The remains of Arthur Lynch Of
! Philadelphia we're brought here for
burial on Saturday. He had been away
only short time when he became a
victim OF typhoid fever. and although
ne received all the medical aid that
could be given, he died on Wednesday
morning at o'clock. He was only 16
years OF age and leaves TO mourn his
loss d mother. Mrs. Asher Bennett.
two brothers. four sisters and a host
Of friends.
Ar. and Mrs. Charles Lockwood and
William McCabe are spending some
time with Burton McCabe and family.
Mrs. Lizzie Eashum is very i'll at the
home of her brother, James Lynch.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lynch of Phila-
deiphia attended the funeral OF Ar
thur Lynch on Saturday.
The remains Of Mrs. Elias Bunting
of Ocean View were brought here on
Monday and buried az the VI. E. Gem
etery. She has sister, Mrs. Mary
Tubbs, Of this town.
Miss Roxie Cropper of Bishopville.
Md, called on friends here on Satur-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Lynch spent
with Elbert Lyncn and family
At Seibyville.
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Zona dI Guerro. IN

Dear Mother and Father;
Yesterdays mail, the first for sew
eral days, brought me three letters,
one Of them being from you. was
glad 70 hear from you and 70 know
ina, YOU are well. This is Sunday. the
27th of October. which fact reminds
NE that just one year ago today
caught my last glimpse Of New York
harbor and Incidentally the States, as
the Z. VI. S. Adriatic steamed slowly
out on her way over there. Yesterday
/ was scheduled 10 60 on an air raid,
leaving at / p. N. When the time
arrived it was cloudy and raining. so
came in and loafed around awhile.
Soon my orderly came in with an order
from the Office saying that we were to
leave in ten minutes. We went out,
got our machines ready, dressed, lined
MP with the machines and were just
ready to start off when an order came
in postponing the raid because We
would run into a heavy rainstOrm over
our objective. Then we were schedul-
cd TO 90 at a. m. today. / woke up
this morning and heard il laundering
and raining very hard, so went 10 sleep
again and got up at ten, had cup Of
Tea. after which an order came in to
leave Immediately. The field was so
wet that it was almost impossible TO
get a full load of bombs off the ground,
and the clouds were very low and
thick. However, we got off. The anti
aircraft fire was not very strong today
but for the first time in months a bunch
Of enemy scout planes swooped down
on Us. The clouds were so thick that
even though we had a strong escort,
they laid around in the clouds and
pounced on us before we knew they
we're near. One of our machines had
five enemy planes after It. The rear
machine gunner had a bullet to pass
through his hand and the observer
had the bridge OF his nose broken by
a bullet. Both pilots escaped unhurt.
The machine was so crippled that 1t
barely crawled over the lines. but the
rear machine gunner managed TO bring
down an enemy plane. We had two
holes in our plane from Arches. The
Austrian airmen have poor chance
here for the Italians certainly domin- |
ate the air.
This offensive is giving US all the
work and excitement we want. AL
though late at night. can even now
hear the incessant artillery fire which
has not ceased for the last few days
since the offensive started. About If
teen minutes after my return this af-
,ernoon. they were loading a machine
with bombs when It caught fire.
thought for a minute that we we're
going to be blown of the earth. but
ss luck would have It, only two were
rilled and several wounded It scat
cred the plane over a radius Of sew
'ral hundred yards and set Ere to
in the vicinity. Shrapnel
rom the bombs was flying everywhere 4:
nd the machine gun bullets in the
aachine were also exploding as the :
Milford chronicle., 1918-12-13
OrR sOLDIER BOYs N FRANoE

The ladies are stiu kniCting
For our soldier boys m France,
To make them very comfortable;
They are thankful for the chance
Old U. S. A. is ready for our boys
When they have a chance to rest;
For they are the very ones
Who viii appreciate it best
Our boys have had great courage
And they clearly understand
How their mothers here az home
Have been doing oil they can.
And I think We should be willing
To do whate'er We can
To help our boys still over there
Who have fought for Uncle Sam.
And now the war is over
And the Germans all are beat,
The people here viii be mighty glad
Their soldier boys 10 greet.
Laura Calhoun.
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pocket by an American infantryman
He wrote a letter to his mother and
enclosed II in the envelope. but failed
10 address it. l am AFRAID he met the
same fate as the German. picked IL
up in his dugout along the road but
could not mail it as there was absO-
lutely nothing TO tell Of the where
abouts OF his mother or who he was,
so it winds up in your hands.
/ met the old Delaware regiment
about three weeks ago but didn't have
time 70 spend any time with them.
= I received a letter from George
Walls. He is in the Signal Corps
over here. would certainly be de-
lighted to see him.
From your last letter ! can see that
grandfather is about the same as ever.
He likes TO sing on Sundays and have
plenty of good eats. He could sing
over here all he liked (but don't think
he would like To- and as for eats.
he would have 70 take a grinding mill
along.
I wish | could see Aunt Dora and
grandfather around that sorghum mill.
Fire out or too hot, no juice. no wood |
cut. ak lost. pump gone dry. and so on. !
/ remember even the day ! fell in the |
scum box.
There is a peculiar thing, how a
man in the service Graves sweets. I
10 buy couple OF one-pound
cans about a week ago, but il did not
even give me temporary relief. Some
times you probably read how the SOL
iie-s are issued candy. Last night
they issued me four pieces weighing
about three-fOurths of an ounce. You
ger that about once month. When
-ou are back OF lhe lines they tell you
ney are sending II 70 the men at the
'ront, but 10! when you get up to the
rout you find the men are sore because
ne men behind the lines got it all. {
guess nobody gets it, is about the
um and substance OF il. {
Just now the whole camp is squatted .
round squad fires. talking peace, Will
on's reply to Germany. etc, and while
cannot see any early prospect OF
eace, some of the poor boys are still \
Oping TO be home before winter sets d
The weather over here is absolutely S
Ie-worst ever saw. nave not seen a
sunny day in a month. To get an .
lea of what it's like over here just
hut your eyes and imagine an over
asst raw day late in December AMI
iat you are passing an old deserted
rave yard in a large opening or
earring in the pine woods. There is
slight breeze and the sage grass
ends before it; then suddenlyra gray
awk sweeps over the scene. There
~ have a good idea Of what this
hole country is like.
bunk with a fellow named Klein
ID he is about the most cheerful. hap
+ --gO-lucky fellow I ever met. He
.ver gets discouraged or mad One
ght we marched through the rain
] night to a woods and started 10
tch dog tents in a downpour Of rain.
'ter we were ready 10 get into our -
hts everything was wet. was
.ngry, wet, cold and mad. Mr.. Klein Il
81 crawled in bed barking like 4
e, not worried in the least.
suppose you are tired OF reading
IS long letter so I will close. II
/ certainly want you 10 keep those
sekly letters coming They are so
preciated Il
With love and prayers. Il
From your nephew, II
Raymond Transeau. II
. D, 303rd Engineers, I'll
France. II
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fire reached them. Altogether, it fur
nished little excitement for the time
being but caused but little damage.
The offensive, so far, gives great prom
Use Of being successful. and am sure
the Italians will soon have the enemy
on the run. l am very tired tonight.
1t it very damp and chilly. which
makes one uncomfortable and conse-
quently tired, together with a two and
one-half hour trip. Don't fail TO write
often.
Lovingly.
George.
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No Mans Ian

Oct. 10. 1918.
Dear Aunt Laura:
have lately received several let
ters from you which l have not an
swered for the reason that did not
have the time or paper. You know
when you are miles from nowhere
writing paper is sort Of a scarce ar
ticle. and here lately have not had
time to write.
The envelop this letter Is sent In has
a great story behind t. II was taken
from a pack out Of dead Germans
Milford chronicle., 1918-12-13

The above letter was written by
Lieut.. George c. Herring of FELTON,. who
IS in the air service in Italy. Lieut..
Herring IS the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
c. Herring Of FELTON, and received his
training in aviation al Princeton. n. j..
and later at Foggia, Italy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-06
Extra Night Work for
Government Clerks
There Are Hundreds Who Are Seeking Extra Money,
Little Law Prevents Il. Repeal the Law.
BY EARL GOODWIN.

By repeating one peevish little law the statute
books Congress could relieve the tight market for clerical
help in Washington and at the time assist people to
get little more money
refer to that selfish statute which prevents Govern
ment clerk from holding down two jobs the aggregate In
come from the two is more than $1,000 year.
The law was aimed at ONE man as recall 1T the
whole majesty OF the governmental legislative machinery
slowly turning on wheel to kill off man who had the
brains and ability to earn than $1,000
Now comes a situation where the Government cannot
get enough clerks in Washington Partly because the jobs
are created and the work grows faster than the clerks can
be assembled and partly because the clerks already here
have sent out word that living conditions in crowded Wash
ngton are unpleasant and that rooms and board are high
At any rate the Government is having hard time to
get men and women do the work and the work Tagging
Many of the clerks now at work in the departments
would like little night work. but if they took 1t up they
would run against that peevish law which stops Govern
ment worker from getting than 600 In two Jobs
OF course there Government officials who GET more
than $1,000 but s in job whether they earn it not
Nv proposition is simply that clerks who have enough
gmpton shall work at night In addition to their srenu
GUS day jobs they care to undertake the work the
will be better satisfied.
So repeal the peevsh law complained OF and let those
who want to work at night get the extra jobs.
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By eatrice Fairfax.

Then quiSe suddenly, one day,
she, died without bit Of warning.
She had been about as usual-they
found her sitting in her chair with
some dainty baby garment, on
which she had been sewing, when
the end came.
They gave her a funeral, the
like Of which that Southern city
had never before seen; her pass
ing was a genuine grief in every
household.
What was left Of her fortuna
she had been recklessly generous
with her capital-went to the New
Orleans relatives who arrived
presently and took possession of
the old colonial house with the
pillared front and the lovely box
bordered garden.
Her friends did not care for
Miss Agatha's heirs-at-law, they
were loud looking people, and it
offended the heighbOrs' sensibili-
ties to see them sitting at her
desk, looking over her private
papers, and indulging in a good
deal of laughter.
Over the drawing room mantel,
looking down reproachfuly on the
intruders, was the portrait of the
young Confederate soldier in gray.
The rest of this story is difficult
to tell; it was related, however,
with gales of laughter by the rela-
tives, who had come to take posses
sion. 1t seemed there had never
been any soldier lover. He was a
pure invention of Miss Agatha's
to "save her face"
She had set down in her diary
the story of her shame and NOR
LITIGATION that she had never been
loved. Her struggles against the
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The Lure Of The "Make-B Believe" Romance

high-handed temperament that,
she imagined. had kept away what
she quantity termed "suitors."
She had TESTED over the CHASTITY
humOr Of it. She had cried bitter
tears, and again she described
herself rs Caught in a trap"
When one of the "suitors," to
whom she seemed to have grown
genuinely attached, asked her to
marry him, she declined rather
than confess her deception.
And so the one genuine ro-
nance of her life slipped by,
while she kept tryst with false
hood.
Once, however, the make-be-
lieve romance had set her
straight" in the eyes of her re-
stricted world, a rare unselfish-
ness developed. During her girl
hood she had labored under the
spell of what she conceived to be
failure; but the mythical love sf-
fair made her the equal of any
woman. The world thought her
beloved, affanced; her cup of
happiness running over - even
though death had dashed it from
her lips.
A perverted point of view, you
will say. Yes, perhaps, a left
over from the days when women
were debarred from expressing
themselves in work, in art, or the
professions.
Now, Miss Agatha would have
driven an ambulance, rolled band
ages, or kept a typewriter busy
with clerical work. But l, for
one, have always felt that her de-
ception will be forgiven her. As
for her old neigh5ors, they made
it so disagreeable for her heirs
at-law that they left very shortly.
And the old friends still say 10y
ally, "There must be some expla-
nation; we don't understand"
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Once OUerS
Do You Realize HoID
Well OF You Are

IAseAadSAi Service
deal comforts
advantages which many other people have.
realize thankful what you A.
have
you are N s ora
much havs making Ersat sruea
you gain what you possess?
occupied financially uoeiauy ghsv
would consider It the pinnacle Of
Your salary permits live well and you Aays
inclination and will thinks which ou Al
really require; have comfortable family which a
a comfort and q Joy to you
Consider occasionally how fw Anwn.-,
lively Of es sorrows you have been called
Honestly have you not much to be thankful fort
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Before grief came to her, peo-
pie remembered her as a high
spirited girl, fond of dancing and
amusement, but inclined to be a
little high handed and Overbear-
ing. The young men with whom
she had grown up had been glad
enough to take her to dances and
places of amusement. but she had
been a little too masterful for any
of them to care for her deeply.
The fiance was from New Or
leans, where she had spent a good
deal of time visiting relatives,
and the news of his death almost
Immediately followed the an
nouncement of her engagement.
Curiously enough, after sorrow
had transformed her, men esti-
mated her differently, and there
was not an eligible in town who
at some time or another had not
proposed marriage to the minis
terlng angel in black.
But Miss Agatha-we'fl call
her that because it wasn't her
name-could never be persuaded
to forget the young soldier from
Louisiana whom none OF her fell
low t9wnspeople had ever SEEN.
The more persistent Of the ELF
gibles thought she would forget
in time, but apparently there was
no time limit to Miss Agatha's
LOYALTY. And after years of wait
ing people grew to regard her de-
cision as fnal-she would never
marry.
In the meantime, how lucky they
were to have her-she greeted
half the newborn babies, and
soothed their first cries, and she
closed the eyes of those who rest
for their last journey. Beautiful,
good Miss Agatha!
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Mot long ago, an elderly
M woman died in a certain
Southern city, and the
mourning for her was so general
that her funeral suggested a public
officials rather than an old gentle
woman's.
There was hardly a family in
town who at some time or another
had not been helped by the sweet
faced old lady who always wore
black. To the rich she gave her
sympathy in time of trouble; to
the poor she gave food, clothing
and money.
Her entire life was spent doing
works Of mercy, yet for all that she
was a most comfortable type Of
saint with no "holier tnan thou
reservations about her. She loved
a Joke, she was absolutely tolerant
of human frailty, and she wanted
everyone to be happy-particularly
the young people.
She had been the inspiration Of
half a dozen young men that had
turned out more than we'll in
their various professions; and as
for the lovers whose disagree
ments she adjusted, their name was
legion.
or course, the old lady had had
a romance in her own life, but of
that she never spoke to anyone.
Every word and deed, however, was
eloquent to its ennobling effect.
II seems there had been a fiance
who had enlisted with the boys In
gray, and who had been among
the missing, in one of the great
battles of the civil war.
She had been a young woman
twenty-five or six, perhaps-when
she had put on widows weeds
for the man who was never to
be her husband, and from that
time to the day of her death she
never lightened her mourning.
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What IS that thing As SIX
teehth and K streets northwestl
Friend Of mine says that he be-
lieves IL is a traffic dsvies which
some iron company wants to sell
to the District.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-06

CONGRESSMAN BILL RODEN-
BERG paid 40 cents for a plate of
strawberries and got twenty berries.
That's going some!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-06

BOB WATSON, Of the Labor De-
partment, had lunch at the New
Willard Saturday. Getting sporty.
BobH
E. ". HAWKINS, I2ls Seventh
street northwest, asked the fusI
administrator Why his dealer
charges him q dollar more per ton
than his neigAbors pay for the same
Kind Of coal ana the answer he "a.
eeived h appended.
Reblylng to your letter of
April %. We desire 10 advise that
the price OF coal IL arrived at By
tklnS the cost At the mine. plus
freight charges ana Government
tax. to which local dealers are
permitted to ada their rross NAE
gin Of 1925 per ton The nina
priee varies a. much a. rs cents
per ton. dependent up6n tbs
price allowed different 6beratine
companies b. the administration.
Tour dealer can ana will. up6n
request, give you an analysis OF
now ne arrives at the charge 70
you.
BENZ. WOODRUFF.
Asst. Federal Fuel Administrator
for the Dist OF Columbia.
The other day some one sugRested
speaking Of MISS JEANNETTU
RANKIN as "Senatrix," assuming
she will be- elected to the Senate.
Now comes WOODBRIDGE CLAPP
S2S YArnum street, who gives us the
following Information which proves.
by gum. that there II NEVER any-
thing new under the sun:
Way back In the SOS a lady Of
the name Of Mary Ellen Lease. prom-
inent in the councils Of the PoOu-
lists, was seriously discussed AZ a
possible candidate for the United
States Senate from Kansas. Her
chances, however, were not consider
ed promising, and a clever writer.
whose name cannot now recall.
wrote the following for either Pucls-
or Judge: Il quote from memory
Chinese and dudes will freely
mix,
Two and two win sure nake.six.
Fools will fight shy Of golden
bricks,
Baby monkeys1l cease their
tricks.
All these things our bard pre-
diets
When Molly Lease IL senAtrl1."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-06

DANIEL THEW WRIGHT al
ways wears the same style Of collar.
Ever notice it?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-06

A. R. PINCI waving at the pass.
ers-by from an upper window looked
like a million dollars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-06

BOWIE CHAPMAN and JESSE
SUTER were fishing down to Bene-
dict Saturday.
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HEARD AND Sc EN-

ELMER MURPHY and family
were out walking on Counecsieut
avenue yesterday.
And JOHN POOLE was purrins
along In an electric runAbout.
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said | would II could
But on Sunday 1 got tangled up in
some wafiles and maple syrup at
Mons House, and the waffles didn't
stop coming till 1890. which was too
late for Sunday-school.
Met BERT ST. CLAIR, the eminent
Liberty loan oficial, who said he had
made bets as to the size Of the third
loan and had lost a hat to LEWIS
FRANKLIN.
And also met my old colofed
nanny, SARAH BRADY. nee WASH
lNGTON, who was born . slave and
brought me up and all my brothers.
She used to take BRECk BAYNE
and me riding In baby carriages all
over Capitol Hill.
Tbirteen weeks ago this coming
Wednesday JUDGE WILLIAM II. Dis
LACY fell down on the Ice on busi@
ness street and hurt himself badly.
He still uses a cane. the Ice shoala
have been cleaned OF the streets
However, Judge De lacy tells me
his injury helped him set acquainted
with his family, and his children dis
covered he could sing. He sang Tor
them: ..z..-,
"A Little Peach in an Orchard Grew"
Swinging in a Grape Vine swing.
That's Digging up old ones, L
+bongbt "a myself when he told me,
and fbe thought Of archaeology, a.
applied to old songs, stuck TO my
mind until yesterday afternoon,
when. at RUDOLPH De hAPPS
studio. on H street northwest, | ran
bead-on into the leading Archaeolo-
gist of this neck Of the wood, DIX.
MITCHELL CARROLL.
went to the studio at the inVi-
tation of Mr.. De zapp to see some
remarkable uGCOLuLANC WIN -
MISS DOROTHY. DENT, who uses
brains in addition to brush and col
ors.
Seems to me GEORGE SENSER
passed me yesterday on Connecticut
avenue in a spiffy new green runa-
bout. George used to teach me al
zebra, but he made fierce job OF
It. Not that he isn't SOME teacher,
but that 1 was a poor student at
algebra.
A. R. PINCI waving at the pass
ers-by from an upper window looked
like a million dollars.
CONGRESSMAN BILL RODEN-
BERG paid 40 cents for a plate Of
Strawberries and got twenty berries.
That's going somel
DANIEL THEW WRIGHT al
ways wears the same style Of collar.
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Met BERT ST. CLAIR. the eminent
Liberty loan oficial, who said he had
made bets as to the size Of the third
loan and had lost a hat to LEWIS
FRANKLIN.
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And also met my old colofed
nanny, SARAH BRADY. nee WASH
lNGToN. who was born q slave and
brought me up and all my brothers.
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MAJOR ]. C. HEMPHILL urged
upon me Saturday to attend the ALL
corners Bible Glass on Sunday. and
I said 1 would II could
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But on Sunday 1 got tangled mp in
some waffles and maple syrup at
Mons House, and the waffles didn't
stop coming till 1890, which was too
late for Sunday-sehool.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-06

She used to take BRECK BAYNE
and me riding in baby carriages All
over Capitol Hill.
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The other day some one suggested
speaking Of MISS JEANETTE
RANKIN as "Senatrix," assuming
she will be- elected to the Senate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-06

BOB WATSON, Of the Labor De-
partment, had lunch at the New
willard Saturday. Getting sporty,
BobI