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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-23
STARTING FARM SHEEP FLOCK
Try to Buy One Breeder to Establish
uniformity--Breeo From Strong
Rams.

When starting a farm dock try to
buy of one breeder in order TO eStab-
lish uniformity. snmoneSs that is in
bred, 80 TO speak. that there viii he
90 question Of hereditary influence in
carrying similarity throughout the
nock. Breed from rams Of strong
breeding propensites, rams that have
oeon bred IN blood lines that viii re-
produce their strong aud valuable
characteristics. The adherence 20
purebred sres Is a principle that
should not lac overlooked.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-23
Drink HOT TEA
FOR A BAD COLD



Get a small package OF hamburg
Broa : Tea, or IL the German folks
call it. "lIalnlurecr Brust Thee" at any
pharmacy. lake tablespoonful OF the
tea. put cup Of boiling water upon
It pour through a sieve and drink a
tcacup full at any time Gnripg the
da, or before retiring, II De- the most
elective way to break cold and cure
erip. rs it opens the pores Of The skin,
rclN ing congestion, Also loosens the
bowels. thus driving cold from the
system.
Try it the next time you suffer from
colt or the grip. IT. is lncSpcns-vc
anil entirely vegetable, therefore safe
and harmless,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-23
MAKE SUCCESS WITH LAMBS
Animals Must Be Of Good Form, Uni.
form in Size and Rightly Bred
for Making Profit.

TO feed wei with profit lambs must
DO Of good form. uniform size. rightly
bred, not TOO fat when bought, worked
onto full feed very gradually and
clipped and sold at just the right time
Each Of these things requires Il little
expert knowledge and ihis can only be
gained by experience or very close OBJ
seryatUn.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-23
PROTECTION FROM CUR DOGS
Every Sheep Owner Should Not AesI.
tate 10 FIJI Stray Canine Full Of
BUckshot.

Sheep should be protected from
dogs OF rlghi By putting them into the
sheep Barn or inclosiug then: In fine
weather by high barb wire fence.
Every sheep owner who discovers a
stray dog on his place should not heSl.
tate 70 III him full Of buckshot. Ne
lS q trcspasser 9ud tho law will not
touch u man who kills him.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-23
81 filters KILLED
IN j. S. SCHOOLS

Washington, Fob. >. t'i.u<Dre
American aviator' have been Killed
in this country since he beginning Of
training las; June, The secretary Of
war announced tonight
Ten officers and tweuty-niue cadets
have lost their lives in training
flights and ground accidents.
The casualty rate is declared 70 be
remarkably low. comparing tayorahly
with those OF other countries
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-23
ORDER MATCHING EGGS EARLY
intending Purchaser Must Decide al
Once What Nc Wants--Big De-
nand Is Predicted.

Baby chick h8tchcrS are looking for.
ward TO big domnnj. somr of them
are going to experience difficulty IN
getting MI the Matching eggs they
want aud it hehooyes the iutnudua
purchaser to decide now what he win
1ocd and ret his order il early ,pt
spring deliveries.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-23
MAKES SWEATERS FROM
RAISING SHEEP ON UP

Seattle. Wash. Six heavy sweaters
which recently we're given TO the Sc.
drD- Woolley branch of The Red Cross
were made at home in the old-lash.
iencd way. Mrs, 5. ID. Benson raised
the sheep from which The wool vas
talcn on her farm at Skiyou. She
caried and spun the wool herself.
While experimenting With bark
preparations Mrs. Benson discovered
a way to dye the yarn in the rcgula.
ton shades Of gray and khaki and
finally knit The sweaters herself.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-23
Scarle, Fever Serum.

Announcement was made recently
ut meeting Of the Swedish Medical
society by nr Carl King, bacteria
lost~t ~ the tarnlinian institute Of
the discovery Of p serum tor the treat
neut uf scarlet fever
Il was stated that the use of the
serum had reduced the mortality tn
the most severe cases TO II % per cent
aS compared with Il mortality of over
20 per cent in equally severe eases
With were not treated with the Sc
t'lm
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-23
SMOKES MADE THREE TRIPS
BEFORE TRUTH WAS KNOWN

Pittsburgh, pa.-Threo times during
the last two years box OF cigarettes
WAS sent TO Sergeant John Graham,
With the Fifth Regiment Royal Irish
Rifles in France, and three times the
cigarettes came back; but 1t was not
until the last time that the sender,
Thomas Graham. knew his brother
was dead \ letter from tho English
government came with the cigarettes
tho last time. II was said that John
Graham had been killed in action De
cembcr ). l9lG, one day after he went
into the trenches
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-23
COLO FOOD ON SUNDAY
FAILED 70 PLEASE HIM

San Francisco Accusing his wife
OF giving him only cold food to eat on
Sundays. Gordon Gauntlet, represent.
ativo OF m Eastern wire and caule
company, filed suit for divorce here
against Katherine Amelia Gauntnett.
The couple were married In New York
in 1907. Gauntlet offers his wife
cash and property amounting to more
than $1,000.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-23
Ch..G ZEN O.;
FOR FLETchER'S
G a s OF y
Constant Sufferer Fnds Relief.

4 have been Constant sufferer
from kidney trouble and three months
ago Was down sick in bed for my back
aehed 80 severely couIdu get up
writes G. T Reynolds, III Hcrrick
81 Elmira ~ \ While in this con.
dit'on wc read Of Foley kidney Pills
50 ! commenced taking them In "A
few days ! was M cut OF bed Foley
Kidney Pills strengthen Kidneys and
bladder Recommended for hachachc.
rheumatic pains, sore muscles. stiff
Joints For sale by " D. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-23
Wrote hymn Wnile a. sea.

Lead Kindly light one Of DE
uost beeutlful ADD iuspIiug hymus
ives written by Doctor NcNmuD. when
nc was becolired 10 un orange boat in
the Straits Of Gouilacio, IN 1885.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-23

Insofar rs ng circumstances per
init qualities the housewives pledge
10 conserve fool Il l. ncu' eva.
siou of ihe 1horier ouJ usijcr "if tAs
COOK pcfDta. Louisville Courier
Journal
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-23

l'rophetstoNn, III. Shade trees here
ncAt summer will be q scarcity Hun.
drcd4 Of them have been cut down to
relieve a fuel famine. The town for
o time vas without dyewood or coal.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-23

The hoo al Genesis. t"culythird
chnmcr. on1ialu~ ihr first record we
have o' ? .alr of hand
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-23
eae Is Seretimea Re,tcr.

Good is good doctor, but Bal II
sometimes a bctter."--En,rson.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-23

vrv 'lp Frra Tracer ,onrna Want Ais
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
FORECLOSURE SALES

SUPREME COURT, COUNTY OF N1ru,
-, 1ORk tis Dry Dock Savings Institution.
Defendants.-In pursuance Of a fudrmsnt ar.
or foreclosure and sale, duly made and on =
tered IN the above e-entltled action and
bearing date the 18th DAY OF september. ,ea.
l9lS, |, the urderslgned, the Referee in
said judgment named, will sell at nnh,;n
auction, at the Exchange Salesrooln4 Nos
l4-l6 Vesey STREE. in the Borough OF Man
haitian, city Of New York. on the 9Th dav
Of October; 1918. at II ocosk noon on
that DAY, by Joseph p. Day, Auctioneer
the premises directed by said Judgment to
be sold and therein described as follows.
ALL that certain lot, piece or parcel ~
land, with the building thereon erertsG
situate; iying ana Nd being In The Borough OF
In Block s1s anG Section Three on the
Land NEap of the City of New York. known
and designasd as Lot Number Nineteen,
said lot Is bounded and described as fol-
lows:
Intersection OF the southerly side os
Twenty fourth Street and the westeyl,r sida
OF Third Avenue, running thence westerly
street eighty-four feet thence souther,v
parallel with Third Avenue, ,ventv-four
feet eight and one quarter inches: thence
easteriy parallel with TWcnty-fourth street
eighty-fou feet TO the westerly side os
Third Avenue, and thence northerlv alons
the westerly side of Third Avenue, twentve
four feet eight and one-quarter inches -
The point or place OF beginning. said 'r nrern' 10
ises being known by the street nun1her,
three hundred and eighteen (3lS) Third
Q63) East Twenty fourth Street
Dated. New York September 10th. 1918.
WILLIAM r. MALONEY, Referee.
FRANK NJ. TICHENON, Attorney for
Plaintiff. 3s Park Row. Manhattan. New
York City.
The following is x diagram OF the prop
erty TO be sold: its street number is 3ls
Inird Avenue-l6s East cath Street:
East 24th Street
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
MARRIAGES

LYNCH-MUNsELI-M Albert II. Nun.
sell. of Santa Cruz. Cal, formerly OF
Chestnut Hill, Mas, announces the mar
riage Of ler daughter Juliet Dows, TO
Harold ]. Lynch, of Pleyto. CAL on Mon
day. October I, 1918, at San Francisco
Cal.
MOORE-DOLE-At st. Bartholomew. Oc-
tober 2. 1918, by the Rev. Leighton Parks
Jane daughter of the late William Hartley
Dole. to William I. Moore, Of New York
City.
sIsKIND-s Shirley siskind to
Gunner Dave rrilling, October s. in At
lantc City Homo at Cambridge. Mass.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09

The approximate amount OF the lie, nv
charge, TO satisfy which tho abova-sae-
scrfb=d properly is to be sold IS ssssSs 81
september, 1919 together with costs and
allowance amounting TO $4,000, with In
terest from September I3t.:. 1915. together
with the expenses of >the sale The an
proXimate amount Of the taxes assess-
nlents and water rates, or other liens
which are to be allowed to the purchaser
out OF the purchase money. or paid by the
Referee, is SllI2.6l and interest
Dated. New York. September 18th 1915
WILLIAM r. MALONEY. Referee
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
Surrender of You
IMPORTANT

Birth, Engagement, Marriage. Death
and In Memoriam Notices may DO
telephoned to The TrIbv1c any time
up to midnight for insertion In tho
next days paper. Just call
Beekrnan 5000
and send tho notice as you wish II In
serted. Bill for game viii be mailed to
you later. The notice will -each over
f00.00 readers daily
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
ENGAGEMENTS

SEID-N NATkIN--Mr. and Mrs. n. Natkin
Snnounce the engagement Of their daugh-
ter. Helen, to Mr.. Joseph Seid.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
IN MEMORIAM

PURCHAS-Lieutenant A f., 23d rnfan-
try. Z. s: A. killed in action july ls the
dearly beloved and only son Of Mrs. A. T.
Purchas. Hotel Seville. New York Meme
rial services viii be held ut the Church %
the TRANSPORTATION, East 18th. ST II
a. m, Thursday, October TO-
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
FURNISHED APARTMENTS wANTru

WANTED To subiet, from November lst for vi.
yer ioiilhs. very high grade. Handsomely ar.
nlshed housekeeping apartment, With al lessy thTr,
ssssl ,S pS1foonls must 10 N hsa class ncisnbos
uea4aSs. Eo1 loe. Tribune or5Ss S''
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
ZEAL ESTATE FOR SALE 0RTO LET

WEsTCHEsTER COUNTY
NEW DUTCH COLONIAL HOUSE OF yIGHY
rooms. rree baths: is ready FOR occuparcy
& few minutes walk FROM scarsdale station stesu
heat: three hns torches high elevation. nrs ysv
plot SOILS; terL.s arranged LEO BUGQ ~ WEI:
i2d ss. 'Pbous MndmoD SauIs eas9
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
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BUSINESS CARDS
DESKS AND OFFICE FURNITURE

CARPET CLEANING
CAREFUL CARPET CLEANING COMPANY
Cleans by compressed air. steam. hand or on
floor. 4l9 East 4Sth st. COE & BRANDT Tele-
phone l32 Murray H
DIAMONDS.
DIAMONDS and jewery bought for cash: estates
q praised. purchased BENNETT. l75 By hup-
staisn
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09

Returned to Duty, Previously Re.
ported Slightly Wounded
MOORE. George A., 20lS East Dauphin
Street. Philadelphia.
Died From Wounds Received in Ac.
tion, Previously Reported Miss
ing in Action
OHIO. James, Lathrop. Cal.
PETERSON, Adebert. jamestown. N. Y.
POLACO, Julian, Edith, Col.
POWIS, H, 1913 Hill Street. Troy, N. Y.
SOKOL, Joseph r., Beloit Wis.
STEIN, Ralph H.. SO S. Rase Street. Phil
adelphia.
Wounded, Previously Reported Died
From Wounds Received in Action
BASEY, James D., capt. Washington.
Wounded, in Hospital, Previously
Reported Killed in Action
ALLEN, John. Mount Prospect. III.
Wounded, in Hospital, Previously
Reported Missing in Action
SMITH, Clifton. snmesport. La.
Wounded Severely in Action, Pre-
viously Reported Missing
in Action
ZADRUzENSKJ. B. Perth Amboy. N j.
PARSONS. Enoch 0. Ioogootee, Ind.
SCHRANDT, Charles c.. lieut., 95l3 South
clsrelond Avenue, Philadelphia.
DAY. JOnn r., Betnune, Col
FlTZER. Louis w. Clear Lake Wis
HENNEsSEY Charles c., Hamden. Conn.
HOUSER, John F., Coy, Ark
PARKS. James Neenah. Wis.
THOMSON, Bertis. Pactolus, Ky
WILEY, Orus G., Hinton. w. Va.
BLOMGREN. Daniel. Mitchell. Mont.
BOXMAN. Harry, 1857 East susquehanna
"a cHTiN. sIIS Earl F.. lea North paca Street,
baltimore
COLEY, Joseph f., Glenalice Tenn
CONT. Dominick, 2S1 155th Street New
York.
CoUCHER, Claud P. Michigan City. Ind
DE HART. Frederick, Morgan City, La
EVERETT. Claude. BonlAarton. Tex.
FOSMES. Benjamin Enlerado. N. L.
GOODWIN. Fred, 12l7 Prospect Street.
GUIBERSON, ReNford L.. Olympia. Wash.
HAWSSIY. Matthias John, Fond du Lac.
Wis
HANSEN. Leon L.. Salem. Ore.
HARDEN, II. W., Canonsburg Penn.
HENDERSON. William David, Senatobia.
Miss
JENsoN. Harold j.. 40 Massachusetts
Avenue Boston.
JOHNSON, Jess. Biackwater Va
LACEY. Mark j.. Munhall. Penn.
LOCK-. Malsipiu. 1862 West Kome Street.
N. S.. Pittsburgh. Penn.
NELSON, James. Neenah, Wis.
NIISEN, John B., Brooklyn. N. Y
PETERSON. David c.. New Willford
Conn.
PRIEST. Ralph T.. Bainbridge IND.
THOMPSON. Leslie. Brigham City, Utah.
IlMM. Benno. Michigan City Ind.
WILSON, Onni A., San Francisco.
Slightly Wounded in Action, Pre-
viously Reported Missing in Action
MYERS, Stanford A.. corp, Des Moines,
Iowa.
RABBITT Thos. G., s714 Stanton Street.
Philadelphia.
SHERIZER. Clyde H, Columbia. Penn
Oh ARRlTY. Thomas lSi7 Aspen Street,
Philadelphia.
Slightly Wounded and Returned to
Duty, Previously Deported Killed
in Action
HElNBUCK. Francis f., SIT North Eden
Street Baltimore.
Wounded in Action, Previously Re.
ported Missing in Action
MITCHELL. Chas. B.. corp, ia Wii6in-
Avenue, Jersey City
SPRAGUE. VIM. A., Devils Lake.. n. d.
COHEN. Harry. Elizabeth, N. j.
DRINKO. Emery j., Grapey,lle. Penn.
FRANSkO. Pete, Gaatin. Penn.
MCPHERSON, Chas. N. Burnham Penn.
WOMER, Frank L.. Allentown, Penn.
Wounded in Action degree Unde-
termined), Previously Reported
in Action
MILLER. Roy W.. Greensburg Penn
sANDERsON. Alfred H., Sanger. Cal
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
UNFURNISHED APARTMTS TO LET

CBlbT ROOMS. front. victoisurg Apar4ms,,
1878 IN ave. coruer 1lith st. Apply Ape sslv
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
Order In Which Men in
Draft Will Be Called

Continued from page 10
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09

M'DOWELL-S Sarah r.. widow of James !.
Mcdowell. suddenly. October G. Funeral
services at her nome. Ohiovile. NJ y. IL
terment Friend Cemetery. Wednesday. /
o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09

LiNDELOf- On October 6. 1913. Clara Lin
Island; Funeral service Wednesday. o.
Iooer - az Gustavus Adoiphus Church, 1se
East 22d St. New York City, II a. m. In
tcrment Evergreen.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09

PEEELEss-At Montclair. N. J., Monda,
oeto1er I, 1913, Arthur f. Pereless. FL
neral services at his home 1s1 Irnne
Mountain av., Thursday. October 10. al
,: nj. Chicago. Ohio and Washington tr
c.. papevs olease co,,,, wa "
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09

PAEZ-On Tuesday. October 8. of bronchial
Pneumonia, Jose Antonio Paez. aged %
son of the late Don Ramon Paez and be-
loved brother of Catalina Paez MacManus
funeral from the Church Of the Holy
Friday morning at 10 o'clock Interment
private South American papers please
New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

FOR sALE.--Packard Twin six Limousine. IN nrs:
class condition and fully equipped Call at
Uentox. 90 9th St. j. l. Z.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-19
INFLUENCE OF REALTY MEN
Dealers Point Of View May Be Of
Much Benefit to City or Town,
According to an Expert.

Henry Turner Bailey, dean of the
Cleveland School of Art. aroused wide
comment by a recent address before
the Cleveland real estate board. On
some architectural oddities-which he
named-his comment was caustic. His
suggestions were constructive as we'll
as critical. Excerpts from the talk
follow:
"The real estate mans influence
upon the city's future is immense.
Whether that influence is good or bad
depends upon the real estate mans
point of view.
eff he has narrowly selfish ideal he
will crowd his land with shacks, put
up by the cheapest builder he can find,
thus adding to the ugliness of the city
and its dangers, physical and moral.
Or, he will build apartment houses
with no architectural beauty, and still
further handicap the future. Jacob
Riis used to say that his long expert
ence had led him to the point where
he could affirm with positive assur-
ance, thus saith the Lord, thou shalt
have but one family under one roof"
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-19
To Mo;sture.Proof Brick Walls.

The following coating for rough
brick walls is used by tine United
States government for painting light
houses, and it effectually prevents
moisture from striking through:
Take of fresh Rosendale cement,
three parts, and of clean, fine sand,
one part; mix with fresh water thor
oughly. This gives gray or granite
color, dark or light, according to the
color Of the cement. If brick color is
desired, add enough Venetian red to
the mixture to produce the color. If
a very light color is desired, lime may
be used with the cement and sand.
Care must be taken to have all the in
gradients well mixed together. In apply
ing the wash, the wall must be wet with
clean fresh water; then follow imme-
diately with the cement wash. This
prevents the bricks from absorbing the
water from the wash too rapidly, and
gives time for the cement to set. The
wash must be well stirred during the
application. The mixture Is to be
made as thick as can be applied con-
veniently with whitewash brush. It
is admirably suited for brickwork,
fences, ETC., but it cannot be used to
advantage over paint whitewash.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-19
BUTTER GRADING IS
IMPRACTICAL NEED
lust as Much Need With Dairy
Products as There Is With
Other Farm Commodities.

r. NJ. Washburn of the dairy dfvf-
sion, University farm, says there Is
just as much need of grading and
standardizing butter as there is OF
standardizing other agricultural prod
ucts, and that grading will help but
ter just as much as it has helped other
products.
Grading can be done best near the
point of production, adds Mr.. Wash
burn. This would mean the establish
ing of two or three grading stations
at easily accessible points in Mime
sofa.
Every creamery in the state makes
its own brand of butter different from
the brand of other creameries. In
order to get the best prices the prod
ucts should be standardized. This
could be done at grading stations. In
Canada and other countries butter Is
graded, and the graded butter brings
in an average of one cent more a
pound. In 1915 Minnesota produced
126,OOO.OOO pounds of butter, worth
100000. At one cent more pound
the return would be increased by ST.
100000.
At the creamery mems conference
to be held at University farm, st. Paul,
January 3 and 4, men will be present
who know butter-grading. and the SUBJ
ject will be discussed.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-19
Veteran Is Fast Runner,

Col. James L. Smith is a veteran OF
the Civil war. He is seventy-three
years old; he lives in Detroit and
never misses a day from hts desk In
one Of the city's big automobile plants,
relates the American Magazine. Army
surgeons have pronounced him "a
physical specimen without parallel"
because he runs, or walks, five miles
as minimum and ten miles as maxi
mum every day. That is his under
standing of the secret Of his youth.
He doesn't claim that it is the secret
for other people necessarily-but it is
the secret for him. Detroiters no
longer turn their head when they see
this white-haired man come running
down the street. At seventy-three he
can run ten miles in IS minutes. At
seventy-three he can sprint faster than
the average youth Of seventeen or nine
teen
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-19
FK\Hlf TOWN
Helps !
CITY MANAGER PLAN SUCCESS
San Jose Executive Tells Common.
wealth Club He Is Well Pleased
With the Experiment.

"San Jose is bully city and being
manager of it is bully JOB, salo
Thomas Harrison Reed, city manager
of San Jose at the conclusion of MS
address to the members of the Com
monwealth club at one Of the cluD s
weekly luncheons at the Palace hotel.
His topic was, "Eight Months as
City Manages"
Reed said his experience has con-
vinced him that the city manager ex-
neriment is a success. He said San
Jose was handicapped for money on
account of a dollar limit tax ana De-
cause IS cents of the dollar went Tor
education alone.
"You must look for economy OF ex-
penditure of a limited income" SAID
he, eff he can take little and make
it go long way and do more tnan
before. I think we, are entitled to sue
cess. The plan is right and reasona-
BILE, and if it is not a success 1t Will
be due to personal defects in the man
ager."
Reed explained in detail his work
of reorganization Of the different city
departments. He said he removed the
chief of police because the chief did
not cooperate and was not responsive
to the new standard required, when
was efficiency only"
He said when he became city man
ager San Jose was suffering from the
'inefficiency. slovenliness and care
less administration of the old system"
wherein the "give and take" of pol
itics was the standard. Now. Reed
says, he doesn't care if policeman,
fireman or employee of the department
of public works is a Democrat or
Republican, and is not interested In
his origin, creed or affiliations pro-
vi1ed he is efficient. He said being
city manager exposed one to criticism
and made it necessary to fight not
only enemies but also friends, never
theless he ''liked the job" and was
proud of the way things were pro-
crossing.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-19

into pointing out our house and they
will come down here with rush. Do
you see it, Mrs. Bowser?'
Hardly" she replied, what should
they want Of your
"Why, 1 have defied them tooth
and toenail for the last year. Now,
then, our house stands almost on
the west line of our lot. On the east
side, there is an open space of 30 feet.
There are gates by which coal cart
can come in at the front and deliver
the coal, and 60 out Of the alley gate
in rear. Is this open space defendedY'
"Why, does it need any defense, Mr..
Bowser?"
They will tear away the front gate in
q fifty, and pour in and have the
house surrounded in sixty seconds. You
know, what that means. am repre-
hensible and almost criminal because
I did not see this thing long ago and
prepare for it. Mrs. Bowser, l ought
to be sent to Jail for two or three
days!"
But now that you see it at last you
are going to prepare, are your" was
the query.
II am going right at it tomorrow
morning, and I shall work around home
until it is finished. shall build fort
to protect this open space. 1t won't
be q fort after all. It will be breast
work facing the street, and on this will
be mounted cannon and Quick-flring
guns, and. when the hour Of peril
comes, win be found behind 1t with q
rifle in my hand and five or six flags
flying defiant"
Haven't you planned pretty big
thing2" asked Mrs. Bowser, in doubtful
tones. @f
Eyes, 1t is a pretty big thing, but
can carry It out" was the reply
sThe breastwork win be made Of sand