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Milford chronicle., 1923-07-13

See J. C. Wharton's Dept. Store,
Houston, Del. J1S-u
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-13
LOST
STRAYED

STRAYED to my home. a bIacl< ana
white hound pupny. Owner please call for
same. John w. Shockley, Milford Neck,
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-13

Petty's Homade Bread. the kind
everyone likes.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-13

WANTED-5O Machinists, Machine
Hands, Bench and Floor Hands, Drill
Press Operators. Steady work. 48
hours per week. Good pay. Apply Du
Pont Engineering Co., Wilmington
Shops Wilmington, Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-13

FOR SALE-Farm located 2 1-2 miles
from Greenwood. Contains Is to 18 acres
with four room house, barn, hen house,
four acres in berries. over $1,OO0OO worth
sold off of it this year. A real berry and
chicken farm. Price, sixteen hundred. In
quire Of G. L. B. Chronicle Office.
j13-3t
FOR SALE, 100000 late cabbage
plants at 15c per 100 or slips per 1000 at
my farm. Varieties: Late Flat Dutch,
Autumn King, Drumhead, All Season
Sure Head, Savoy Flat. Dutch, Glory
Garbage and many other good varities.
Cash with order. Geo. Wiley, Greenwood,
Delaware R. d. No. 1, Box No. 80, located
2 miles east of Greenwood. 1tp
FOR SALE-A fruit and grain farm,
located about one and one half miles
southeast of Milford, containing ninety
and one half acres. All cleared, with no
waste land. improvements consists of a
five room dwelling, two stories, with por-
ches; barn and stable, nearly new, large
hay barn; also tool and other sheds.
About six acres of apple orchard, of good
commercial varieties, in prime bearing
age. Will be sold on easy terms Apply to
Chas Barker, Milford, Del. j1S-2t
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-13
NO. 23Ao.
REPORT OF CONDITION
OF THE
NATIONAL BANK

At Milford, in the State of Delaware. at the clos
| of business on June 80. 1928:
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts. including redis.
overdrafts, sesa sec1red' $IS9 s9 se se 232 A
U. S. Government securities owned:
Deposited to secure cir
culation (U. S. bonds
par value) .............$ 100000
All other United States
Government securities 350,659 25
ties. 1,1s1.s41 81
Furniture and fixtures. ............... S,720 81
Bank NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Wv" s5s474
nat national m banks. ..........:.:.. 54s91 81
Amounts due from banks and bank
kers, and trust companies in the Uni
ted Bbates (other than included in
items 8. 9, and 10). ................. 5.7SS Is
Checks on other banks in the same city
than Item l2).........:............. 4.7s1 GO
Total Of Items 9. 10. II.
Redemption tic t:i fund W with u. S. treasurer
and due from U. s. Treasurer. 1900 90
Total .............................. s2,s4ss7O IS
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid din................s in. 12LeOO 90
Undivided profits $62,1 1856 4s
Reserved for
interest and
taxes accrued 6,771 6S
Total. 06sSbo 10
Less current expenses
interest. and taxes paid ........... 68 96S 16
Circulating notes outstanding. .......| 76.250O0
Amount due to Federal Reserve
Bank deferred creditsl ......-.. 5.O57 as
Amount due to State banks, bankers.
and trust companies in the United
States and foreign countries (Other
than included in Items 2I or SS).. 5000 II
Certified checks outstanding. ...... =. 372 SO
Cashiers checks outstanding ....... 726 IS
Total of Items q, %, %
Individual deposits subject to check. s7s69O %
Dividends unpaid. .................... 1894 90
Total of demand depos-
its (other than bank
deposits) subject to
Reserve, Items 26 n,
Other time deposits :................ 1.s75,1o4 g
Postal savings deposits. 3726
Total of time deposits
subject to Reserve.
Items, 32, SS, "a and
30. S5................. 4.zto. 44S 20 ....
United States deposits War Loan. 1850 90
Bills payable (ncuding all Obliga-
tions representing money borrowed
other than redscounts). ............ 155.OOOOO
Total. s2,S4S. $40 ss
STATE of DeIapdre. County Of Kent IS:
LIB. SMITH, Cashier of the abOve-named bank.
10 soIemny swear that the above staesnsnt is true
o the best OF my knowledge and et pe.Isf. c..A,..
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th
lay of July. 1928.
Es.7s +; $a5s!: 4 gIB5544s : $5$fs $sS#4S Directors.
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Contract No. cN1s 4.5s Miles
kiFlCWood-T cornan
Contract No. cS.2s 81 Miles
Throuah padshoro

2,60OsCu. Yds. Excavation
80 Tons Broken Stone Base Course
1,650 Gu. Yds. Cement Concrete Pavement
20 Gu. Yds. Glass A Concrete
300 Lbs. Reinforcement
so Lin. Ft. Is in. r. c. Pipe
80 Lin. Ft. "a in. r. c. Pipe
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-13
PUBLIC SALE

The undersigned will sell at public sale
in the town of Frederick, at B. F. Bur-
household goods, on
Saturday, July FL, 1928,
at l o'clock p. m. The following house,
hold goods to wit, consisting Of bed
iers, couches, 6 rocking chairs, library
tables, hall rack, dining room table, and
chairs. Lot of stool chairs. Carpets, mat
tings, linoleum. Window blinds. Kitchen
furniture. Stoves and cooking utensils
and numerous other things.
This sale will positively take place,
rain or shine, as very specious shed room
has been secured in case of rain.
Terms of sale: CASH.
J. s. Camper, auctioneer.
J. Mcbride, clerk.
CHARLES W. SPENCER.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-13
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by the
State Highway Department, at its office,
Dover, Delaware, until o'clock P. M,
publicly opened, for the construction Of
state Aid Highways involving the fol-
lowing approximate quantities.:
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oIdIe y DeldwdTe, 0oulEy OF ouSSefl s.
/, j. FRANK PORTER, Treasurer of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best Of my knowledge and
belief j. FRANK PORTER Treasurer
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 7th day
Of July. 1923.
WIN. S. LORD. Notary Public.
CoRRECT-ATTEsT;
FRANK ADAMcHEcK,
]. H. GRAY, directors
G. w. PARKER.
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,j1S-4t
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YOUNG WOM1N OVER EICHTEEN
will be admitted to Training School for
years, including practical experience. Va
cation each year. Income while learning.
ideal profession. Grammer school certifi-
cate and first year high school REQUIRED.
Those not having first year high school
Will receive equivalent of same, at exc
pense of the Hospital. All books and first
year uniforms furnished. During training
the young woman is provided for in every
way. Write. Superintendent West Jersey
j6-9t Az %
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
GOOD ROADS LENGTHEN LIFE
Prior to Construction Of improved
Highways Farmers Led compar-
atlvely Isolated Lives

Anything which contributes to the
physical or mental well-being of the
Individual helps to prevent disease
to reduce disability and to lengthen
life. Prior to the development Of the
automobile, and the building of our
good roads, most Of the inhabitants Of
our rural districts led comparatively
isolated lives. The difficulty met in
getting about the country, and the
strenuousness of farm work, kept most
of the farmers, their families, and
their employees, tied down to the
farm the greater part of the year. AS
a result of the monotony. and. constant
toll, men and women exhausted their
strength and energy early, became pre-
maturely old, and were often In
capacitated through lack of proper rec
reation and relaxation.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
BRAKE DRIVING WILL
CAUSE MUCH TROUBLE
Factory Official DiIates on Fault
of Many Drivers.
Motorlst Should Take Things Easy,
Whether in Crowd or out-Fast
Driving for Short Distances
ls Expensive.

The greatest fault with American
drivers Of today is that they drive with
their brakes, was the statement Of an
automobile factory official.
'"The motorist should take things
easy in driving, whether in a crowd
or out of a crowd" he adds. EAST
driving between short city blocks, fol-
lowed by a sudden jamming OF of the
brakes, gains little time and is ex-
pensive, both in the wear and tear on
the tires, the burning out of the brake
lining and injury to the brakes and
other mechanical parts of the car.
Never put more pressure on the brakes
than is absolutely necessary to stop
at the point you wish.
'Every time you hear a traffic off,
GERS whistle In a large city, you almost
Immediately hear a crunching OF
brakes and scraping Of dry tires on
the pavement.
Even In long c-ross-country drives,
where billy country is encountered,
some drivers constantly jam on their
brakes when slowing down instead OF
allowing their cars to slow down be-
fore the brakes are applied.
"In going down hill, take your foot
off the accelerator, and the motor, set
at a safe pace, will hold the car back.
If the grade is very steep, shift to
second or first speed as the grade may
require before starting.
Under no circumstances is it adj
visable to throw the clutch out when
actually driving down hill. To do so
may mean absolute loss of control. 1t
is lot good driving, either, to shut off
the spark completely. 1t is a safe prac-
tice to have the motor running in or
der to have power on tap in case Of
emergency.
"There is no question at all that
brakes are extremely important for the
purpose for which they are built, but
simply because they are efficient, reli-
able. and the easy way to drive, is no
reason for abuse which'results In dam
age to other parts of the car as we'll"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
NEW AUTO COVER
PLACED CHEAPLY
Motorist Found Work Not as Diff
ficult as He Had Imagined
When Job Was Finished.
OLD TOP SERVED AS COVERING
No Special Tools Are Required, but
Great Care Must Be Exercised to
Cut Materials Exact Pattern
of Parts Removed.

A m~otorist, who had painted his
roadster dark blue and had given 1t a
high Iuster with coach varnish, found
that the old mohair top looked shah
bier than ever by contrast. He de-
cided to recover the top himself and
found the work not as difficult as he
had imagined.
rial required and bought sufficient
heavy, closely woven brown duck for
the new top, as well as binding tape
of the anne color, some brown cam
brio for the shabby holsters, an oval
rear light glass with an aluminium
frame, round head upholstery tacks,
and a little oak coach varnish.
Refinlshed With Varnlsh.
AS he removed the top with a tack
puller and pliers, he noted how each
piece was fastened. He then rein
ished the top bows with varnish, cut
new stay straps from brown duck,
and made them fast to the bows. The
bolstering was covered with cambria
and fastened in place.
Using the old top as a pattern, he
next cut the brown duck to the exact
shape and sewed the pieces together
on the sewing machine with heavy
brown silk. The rear light was set
in the back section and then the new
cover was spread over and tackled to
the frame while the frame was held
In position with bindings of heavy
Irvine. The finishing tape was put on
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05

and the top then matched In newness
the appearance of the newly painted
and vanished car itself.
No Special Tools Required.
No special tools are required and
nothing about the work is difficult,
although care must be taken to cut
the materials the exact pattern of the
parts. removed and in aligning the top
bows properly before putting IN the
new covering.
1t Is necessary to use a tape line
frequently to make sure that pieces
on opposite sides are uniform, and
that the rear curtain Is located so that
the light is In a central position. A
e top usually increases a cars sell
ing value far more than the cost Of
labor and materials involved.-G. A.
Luers in Popular Science Monthly.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
ROADS IN NATIONAL FORESTS
Government Has Appropriated $34,542,-
062 for Building Highways
and Trails.

A total of ~$34,542,O62 has been APP
propriated by the government to the
states for roads and trails within or
adjacent to the national forests. Total
expenditures of federal and co-opera-
tive funds amounting to $22,216,724
have already been d~isbursed. To date,
4,786 miles of roads and Gill miles
Of trail have been constructed and
S,744 miles of road and trail have been
repaired and improved, says the forest
service, United States Department OF
Agriculture.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
GOOD
ROADS
ROADS PAY FOR THEMSELVES
Hard Surfaced Highways Effect Big
Saving In Maintenance and
Gasoline Costs.

Tests made in many states to deter
mine the actual cost of paved roads
have shown that hard-surfaced high
ways effect such big savings In main
tenance and gasoline costs that they
pay for themselves in from 10 to Is
years.
The estimates were reached only aft
er careful checking of first cost as
against traffic, comparative mainte-
nance on other type roads and exact
experiments on the resistance on diff
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05

improved Hodoe 0aNG 1aSOiiue pHtS.
ferent road surfaces to motor vehicles
from which the saving In gasoline is
evolved.
Fred r. White, chief engineer Of the
Iowa state highway commission, In a
statement issued recently said: "High-
way traffic has outgrown the road.
This is not the fault of the county en-
gineer, supervisor or highway commits
sion. 1t will do no good to fire the
engineer, supervisors or highway COM
mission. New men will be just as
ignorant and still have the same prob
lens to solve.
Iowa. in highway matters, is In the
position of the boy who has outgrown
his clothes. 1t isn't his fault. 1t will
do no good to scold or abuse him. The
remedy is to get him a new and larger
suit and also make allowance for his
continued growth
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
AlyT0M0D1lE
@a21

Correct wheel alignment saves tire
wear and should not be neglected.
Experts do not recommend the chok-
ing in stopping system that many car
drivers persist in using.
The automobiles owned In the Uni
ted States have a power equal to that
Of more than 30O,0OO,O00 horses.
Proper initiation is as important as
proper loads. Under-inflation results
in f1exing Of the layers of fabric
which cause early deterioration of the
tire.
The piston stroke on some of the
smaller cars is usually no longer than
the diameter of the cylinder bore. A
long-stroke motor has a piston stroke
considerably longer than the diameter
Of the bore.
Never ignore signs. These include
colored lights. semaphore, "Stop and
20" parking signs, SCHOOLS, nre u
and hospital signs. BLOW Your
Horn" Dangerous Curve" "Go Slow"
and other signs of various sorts.
The gum and grease that accumulate
on the rear axle may be easily cleaned
with a cloth wet with kerosene. A
stiff brush will reach the grooves and
corners, and the cleaning will be easier
IL the kerosene is warmed.
Following closely after another car
when crossing a railroad track Is bad
policy. The driver Of the car ahead
may not take the simple precaution of
looking to see whether the coast is
clear. He may get over just In time.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
TO KEEP WINDSHIELD CLEAR
Simple and inexpensive Method by
Which Every Motorlst Can
Maintain Vision.

To keep the windshield clear of
sleet and Ice during stormy weather:
Pour a quarter Of a pound OF salt
In a cheesecloth, making it into a bag
by tying up the four orners. and rub
over windshield.
BY this simple and inexpensive meth
cd every motorist can keep his wind
shield vision clear for two hours at a
stretch even In the worst weather.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
oyster 80 Years old.

An oyster eighty years old has been
taken from Delaware bay, it is report
ed. Scientific investigators agree and
assert that the age of an oyster is in
dicated by the ridges or waterlines on
it's shell, just as the sge Of a tree Is
indicated by the annual rings that
form on it's trunk.
A ridge appears on an oyster every
year, according to these savants, up to
the fortieth year. After that the shell
takes on one only every ten years.
This venerable Delaware oyster had
Al ridges; hence it was eighty years
old.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
PAY for Service Rendered.

If the public surfaces a road and
v the owner of the rolling stock a
large percentage Of the cost of oper-
ating his car, the owner should be re-
quired to pay back a fair share Of the
savings. This should not be called a
tax. 1t would be a charge for service
rendered.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
Eau de coIoane Is zoo Year. old.

The recipe for making the original
eau de cologne was discovered more
than two hundred years ago, and
since that time it has been intrusted
to only a dozen persons. The written
copy Of the recipe is kept in a crys-
tai goblet, under triple locks, in a
room in which the essential oils are
mixed.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
GOOD ROADS BUILT IN 1922
Total Of $4,000 Miles Constructed Last
Year-Half of 1t With
Federal Aid.

A total Of $4,000 miles of good
roads was built in the United States
last year, or a distance equal to ten
times the width of the country. Half
of this mileage has been built by the
state governments in conjunction with
federal aid. The remaining $4,000
miles were constructed Independently
of federal assistance.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
Economy.

Let us learn the meaning of econ
omy. Economy is a high human office
"a sacrament when it's aim is grand,
when it Is the prudence of, simple
tastes, when it is practiced for free
dom, or love, or observation-disclosures.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
Forerunners.

Already the yellow aconite lifts a
smiling face to welcome me. j..
The snowdrop, sweet ~forerunner of
the blooms of spring, is even now
abroad announcing its silent faith of
a coming lowered company. r:
Ward.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05

Concrete paving prices during 1922
have been averaging or contracts for
1875 miles of 18-foot pavement, approx
unately $26.400 a mile.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
Thouqht for the Day.

The average son takes the advice
of his father just like the father took
advice from his father.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05

An open mind is desirable if 1t car
accept or reject intelligently the stun
It catches.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05

DIR. Peery's Dead Shot" is powerful" but
safe. One dose is enough to expel Worms or
Tapeworm. No castor oil necessary. Adv.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05

Hoxsie's Group Remedy for Group. coughs
and colds. No opium. No nausea. so cts. Drug
Kists. KelIs Co., Newburgh. N. z, Mfrs.-Adv.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05

Treat your tired, aching feet with "Redoyl:'
Chippewa ST., Buffalo, N. Y.-Advertisement.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05

Arthur w. Van Rensselaer,, himself a cripple and a member of one Il the
oldest families in New York has invented n automobile For legessm mi M ne
demonstrated the machine at the Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men, New
York city Mr.. Van Rensselaer, became crippled while serving In the Mexican
border campaign. His education as mining engineer stood him in good stead
M he turned to invention. The machine Is a motorpropeled three-wheeed
vehicle, 80 inches wide and 70 inches long, and is built to hold n person. 1t
it operated entirely by hand control
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05

Business Opportunity-If you would like to
snter a live, progressive and growing BUSH
ness, where the profits are unusually attrac-
tive, and you have from $500 TO $500 to finance
yourself, write me Immediately for full par
ticulars. r. j. LATHAM, Passaic, N. J.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05

n. u. NEW YORK. No. t4--1s2s.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05

Correct wheel alignment saves tire
and should not be neglected.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05

The automobiles owned In the Uni
ted States have a power equal to that
Of more than 300, 900 horses.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-08-30
30O, 900 Greek Peasants
to Get Seized Farms

New York-It is estimated that
In all some 5000. 900 acres viii be taken
from owners and given to peasants by
Greece under the new laws. The val
ne Of this land is said TO be between
So. 900, 600 and $S3.O00.000.
The number Of peasants to be bene-
hted Is estimated at 100000, large
number in country with a population
of 100000. The number Of estates
to be appropriated is about 100.
Some Of these embrace whole vii
lagos.
Owners who are thus seeing their
land taken from them are for the most
part wealthy persons, though a few
are monasteries and municipalities,
and some of the land is owned by the.
national government. Many mcnaster-
les In Greece have chung tenaciously
to large estates from the middle ages
Among the owners are many wealthy
and influential Greeks. They have
done all they could to prevent the
appropriation.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-08-30
WOMAN EXPERT IS GIVEN
CARE or ZOO REPTILES
Miss loan Proctor Appointed
Curator in London Zoo.

London.-Snakes and croeodiies are
not. perhaps, the most pleasant crea-
lures with which TO live. but Miss
Joan Proctor evidently thinks other
wise. This young Englishwoman
has just been appointed curator Of
the reptile house at the London Zoo
logical Gardens, where she win have
entire charge of the eobras. the py-
thons. the aIligators and all the other
reptiles.
Miss Proctor's grandfather was a
famous entomologist, so possibly her
interest and aptitude In the subject
are inherited. 1t certainly looks as
though she is going to become es well
known as he was, for already she Is
looked on by biologists as one Of the
greatest of snake experts.
When In her very early teens she
happened to visit the chief Of the rep
tile department at the South Kensing-
ton Natural History museum and 80
astonished him by her knowledge Of
ophiology-she had kept snakes and
lizards as pets since her tenth birth
day-that he offered to train her In
the subject. Accordingly, al soon as
she left school she became Doctor
Boulenger's assistant. at the age
Of eighteen, and when he resigned she
was appointed to his post.
The young expert came into real
contact with the geological society at
the age Of nineteen when she read her
first paper, on pit snakes, before them
A year later they made her r. z. Q.
At the beginning Of July she gained
another distinction by being elected
f. L. S., Fellow Of the Linnean society,
one of the foremost scientific 0rgani-
cations in the world.
Being surrounded by snakes during
her, attendance at the zoo apparently
is not enough for Miss Proctor, and
she keeps six Brazilian snakes In q
glass cage in her drawing room. These
were sent her as gift Noted scisn-
lists in South America and South
Africa have frequently sent rare and
deadly reptiles to England, knowing
her interest, and most Of these she
keeps at her OWE aome.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-08-30
Home Mark Twain Loved
10 Destroyed by Fire

Redding, Conn. StOrmaeld, the
home of Samuel L. Clemens MARK
Twain) In the closing years OF his
life, picturesque villa on ridge In
this town, was burned. The property
was bought last December BY Mrs.
Margaret e. Givens Of New York.
In this home Mark Twain spent his
last years. and as he had expressed
1t, experienced some of the deepest
sorrows Of his life. as well as some
of his happiest days. Here his younger
daughter. Janet. met a tragic death,
and here there was a burglary which
aroused widespread interest.
Mr.. Clemens lay i'll In Stormfeld for
a long time, and from 1t his body was
borne to it's last resting place. The
house contained 1s rooms. with five
bathrooms and large loggia. 1t had
its own lighting plant, water supply
from springs and ice house.
Mrs. GIvens, her daughter Thelma,
and her son, Eben, were In the house
when Eben discovered the fire In the
laundry on the main floor. All were
obliged to leave in their night gar
ments. Neighbors saved some of the
furnishings.
The property was originally offered
at $4,000 and was insured. Abe fire
is thought to have started from spon-
taneous combustion Of painting mate
rails In the laundry.