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Milford chronicle., 1923-06-29
BOWERS BEACH

The last weekend was a repetition
of the proceeding one, the great rush
of people were here, especially those
who come for hook and line fishing.
During all of last week there were
hundreds of people here on the same
business and the beginning Of this
week, if kept up, will see many people
at the shore.
The warm weather that is at the
present, as well as the past week, is
no deterrent to the nimrods, as they
say that on the bay is where one gets
the better breeze.
The intense heat is having its eff
feet upon the water, warming it up
much to the liking of the spOrtsmen,
as the trout or otherwise called weak
fish are coming more plentiful and the
heat is attributable to that fact.
The old axiom "that it's an i'll wind
: that blows nobody good is altogether
true - while the -tillers of the soil
and the laborers that have to work in
the intense heat, the rays Of Old Sol
are prolific and welcomed in many
ways.
There were an enormous amount OF
fish caught here the past week and OF
fine size and quality and about all OF
the nimrods that came left with their
cans and recepticles filed and iced
down to take to their families. Quite
a number Of drum fish were captured
also.
The farmers are all through with
their harvest and are much pleased at
the prospect of a good yield.
They will start threshing their
crops next week and are working with
might and main to get their other
farm work in readiness for the start.
The pea crop to them was next to a
failure. Some Of them hardly worth |
the saving.
H. n. wallace of Philadelphia spent |
the weekend with Alex Minner and |
family.
Mrs. William B. Mitten Of Frederick
who recently returned from a hospi-
tai in Philadelphia, where she under
went an operation, is recuperating at
the shore in the Annie V. Cottage, ac-
companied by her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Della Mitten and other friends.
Mr.. Hignut and family and visiting
friends of Denton, Nd, are enjoying
the breezes in cottage on the bay
front.
Miss Mary M. Biddle, of Whining
ton, is the guest at the present time of
Mrs. w. S. Davidson and family.
Miss Rena Morris of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with her parents
and family here, Captain and Mrs. G. !
3. Morris.
Miss Annie Morris is making an in
definite visit among friends in Phila- ;
delphia.
Quite a number of families and par
ties are recuperating in the cottages
this week and reservations have been
made for a number more of them for ,
the week over the Fourth. .
Stokesbury Bros. have had installed
an electric plant in their hotel on
River, which makes the
place attractive to visitors and pa =
irons of the place. :
Seymour Suits of Philadelphia has
about completed his cottage in South
Bowers. The cottage and furnishings o
which cost several thousand dollars e
s one of the more up to date cottages
IN the shore; has an electric plant, =
llready installed and purposes to have -
IN artesian well put down as soon as Il
and make the cottage his 7,
ummer home. q
Milford chronicle., 1923-06-29

IF you are sick, take Chiropractic Ad-
justments and get well. ANNA K. GRE
coRIUs, ChirOPractOr. Offices: Milford
and Dover. sS-tf
The Washington times., 1923-05-26
BY VIM. A. McKeever.
Noted Lecturer and Authority on
Educational and Sociological
Subjects

~
inaction quite as readily as
~ adults. Either a.>sluggish
mind or nervous disquietude IS
the inevitable result Of under
exercise for young or DID,.
A dull, blurred or erratic mind
must follow on the heels or
stupid, inert physical behavior.
You cannot set right thinking
into the mind of yourself or your
child if you permit wrong condi-
tions to remain in the body.
The mind of your child must
be tended if you would have 1t
grow practically as you would
properly tend a plant. The plant
needs earth, air, light and water
The mind must have blood. oxy-
gen, exercise and direction.
Do not be mistaken; the mind
is supported properly on good
red blood, precisely as the body.
If your child is suffering from
poisonladen blood, this debris
goes into the brain cells and
,blurs the thinking. Good diges-
ton is therefore a basis of good
thinking. The moron is practi-
cally always a creature of bad
and impure blood.
The mind, TO-. function clearly,
must have it's supply of oxoygen.
Deep breathers are usually quick,
alert and powerful thinkers.
Abundant oxygen means red cor
puscles, and these supplied to the
brain contribute to. the mind ac-
ton.
Exercise is the. next. element
in the growing of your child's
mind--or your own, for that mat
ter. Like the body. the mind will
grow stiff if it does not work
daily. Fifteen minutes per day
of vigorous swinging, contor-
tons, bag-punching or running
will keep the body constantly fit.
Thirty minutes per day of regu-
lar systematic study will keep
the mind alert and growing.
But, mark you, parents. 1t is
far easier to keep both the body
and the mind Of your child keyed
up by proper exercise and fitted
for adequate performance than to
keep merely one of them in con-
dition.
You send both. the body and the
mind of your child to schools II
his body is not in prime corai-
ton. do not decsiye yourself WIN
The Washington times., 1923-05-26

faced that the young man wanted
to rise in his, place and denounce
the criminal Then came Silver's
entrance, with that exquisitely
spoken, I'm so sorry" of hers;
and his rage and Indignation van
ished like smoke. And HE fol
lowed his love with delighted
eyes and delighted ears.
For she shone in anew light
and with new brightness, Gould
it be that he had newer known
her? 1t was ais if in some jewel
box with whose pretty bat ,fhum1
BILE contents he was well 'acquaint:
ed he had suddenly found a secret
compartment containing the rar--
est, and most 1avishing pearls.
Could this be Silver Sands?-
his Silver. the shy, heseeching,
the greedy eater. of humble. pie?
This 1.-the and lovely creature
now silent and motionless vet
ubiquitous, and now exercising
her God-given, authority upon
mans laughter and his { tears2
A, Wonderful Girl. I.as.@
During one of Heddenis inter-
ruptionss Che. had a number of
spirations% that afternoon) Hen
ley whispered. to Waring, his voice
catching in the middle: "Is it be,
cause I'm in love with her that.
FL think she's so wonderful"
'"Oh,- no. said Waring, with
little shiver of self.pity, "she
seems just as wonderful to me-"
During the first entr'acte Nc
Kay Hedden crept upon them from
behind like a ghost. and stood
leaning on the back Of PauI's, seat
and talked with them for little
while. I p. i
'.''Of course it's only a first act, ;"
he, explained; lots of machinery
has, to be set going. But Mr..
Henley knows something about
that. He's written plays himself"
..yvfitten at. ;them,oo Henley ad-
hpitted. Heddene. turned to War
ing ,|
II once. had the misfortune of
not being able to find. an open
ing for one of Mr.. HenIey's plays;
but he, shouldn't be discouraged.
II my memory serves me correct
~, it had it's points
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CHAPTER xxxIy.

What do you propose to do
about it. Paul?"
Silver had been detained by
Hedden, and the young men were
waiting for her at the stage door
81 want. to hurt Hedden," said
Henley" and / don't want to
hurt Silver. Are you. sure
about Hedden's calling for the
mail the day after I left Hanley-
town? The day Silver ought to
have received the letter from. me
that she never did receiver
Eyes, / am sure said Warning;
I'VE can trust Silver to remember
everything that happened on, the
day when she was expecting her
first letter from you: 1t might be
well to see my friend, the HanIey-
town postmaster. No letter goes
out of his office without being
thoroughly. examined; no post.
q
card without being read. It's q
ten to one shot that if a letter
passed through his hands adj
dressed to Silver Sands, and hay
ing the New. York Yacht Club
ensign crossed with Van Brunts
private signal on the flap Of the
envelope, he would remember 1ti'
eff Hedden took that letter amp
didn't give 1T to silyer," Henley
began threatenlngly. Howl can
we, get at the postmaster
"I;il send Dorking, said;Wartng
simply. He shall go: tonight.
Sure you can spare HIM."
"How to spare. them is the
The Washington times., 1923-05-26
TO THE
LOVELORN

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
~ 1 have been going about
with a girl for five months. dur
ing which time I have learned
to like her.
We have been going out in
couples, her friend and another
man. I objected to this and we
parted.
A week later I realized my
mistake and called her up and
told her how sorry was, and
she told me she didn't want to
see. me again.
What shall do? ID. l..
TT took you a week to realize
ize how foolish and wrong
your attitude had been. Give the
girl you love a week, and then
call her again asking her if she
isn't ready to forget your disa.
greement and be friends again.
But to make sure that the sltua-
ton is really healed, why not be
man enough to -straighten things
out with the chum your sweet
heart so Loyalty defended?
The Washington times., 1923-05-26
A Swiftly Moving Serial of Love, Adventure and the
@E.l~1 Clean of the FOotlights Illustrated by
Charles Dana Gibson.

He found Paul in the semi-darl-
ness and slid quietly into the next
seat.
i've read it," he whispered,
"and it's got even this show skin
ned to a fragile. Have they be-
gum" Ysy
The Opening Speech.
=, mot yet. aedden's, been shoot
ing off his mouth-for my benefit.
j suppose. They are waiting while
he, writes new opening speech.
!. ,.'Struck from above with one rof
his sudden inspirations?''
,,asc+'on which he's been laboring
for a week-1yes."
!: Mckay Hedden appeared on the
stage and read. the, new lines with
which he had been so suddenly in
,spired; then about to give the stage
over to the company, he perceived
that the flower pot Ut would con-
tain. geraniun1s on the opening
night had been moved some three
inches askew;fro the, circle which
he had chal1ed for it, and he seized
the OCCASION tosInake first a row
and then a speech. =
Importance Of Detail.
He. addressed the company and
the stage hands and the carpenter
and the electrician and Mrs.
o,Mally, the wardrobe woman, who
was. very drunk, indeed, upon the
Importance of detail. It, was a
very edifying speech. He even
likened his position. to that of a
great general on the eve of
major engagement-and all of
sudden he apologized for his tenn
per (silver had just come on the
stage to see, what the row was
about, attributing it to his nerves,
to his insomnia, to the Herculean
task which he accomplished every
day, and to his many and heavy
disappointments. t
=: Warning and Henley were chuck
ling behind pair of grave and
courteous ,coantenancss. as7.'
But at last the rehearsal actually
began and Paul Henley, leaning
forward, chin on hands, began to
check off mentally long list Of
property that Hedden had stolen
from him. Sometimes the stealing
was subtle, sometimes so bare
The Washington times., 1923-05-26

HAIL. SpeClLIcdlIy, can we
" do to lengthen the span of
Answer-Get more, outdoor exer-
else, get more moisture into the
heated air of our dwellings and Of
fees, improve the cleansing and
general care of the teeth, eat more
fresh foods like the green leaves Of
plants, tomatoes, fruits and, of
course, roots and vegetables; drink
a quart Of clean milk daily (pre-
ferably raw, eat q reasonable
amount of meats and fats, drink a
good deal of water between meals;
eat whole wheat bread and get
sufficient sleep.
These are things that we have
to do-positiVe things. What we
must not do is another story.
Many medical scientists believe
that we are losing in robustness
and vigor, due very largely to poor
dental development and early de-
terioration of the teeth.
We are saving the lives of more
children, but not making much
progress after the age of sixteen,
according to- the latest figures of
one Of our biggest lifU insurance
companies.
Our wonderful progress in .medi-
cine and surgery is made possible
in part through our relative fail
ure in preventing disease; that is
to say, we combat successfully,
many times, what should never
have developed.
What we should try TO do more
intensively is to Recognize and
rectify the things that are block
ing real progress and causing an
inordinate amount of disease and
too early death.
Thus food is a big factor in rela.
ton to longevity. Even if we can
not always have fresh food we
can appreciate the Importance of
getting more fresh food than we
do. and of not overlooking our
foods, which destroys the vita
I mines and alters injuriOusly the
chemistry of the food. 1t is the
freshness of the foods of uncivil-
lied or serni-civiiized people that
accounts for their good teeth.
In achieving long life, we also
render ourselves physically fit for
the battle Of life, a two-fold desid-
eratum.
If we would only give as much
attention to our bodies as we do to
our motor cars we should maintain
our health. promote our efficiency,
and round out normal existence.
The Washington times., 1923-05-26

Romance of the Metropolitan Stage Rich in Incident
and Dealing With Crafty Manager and
Beautiful Girl
You bet I have"

'eYou bet I have"
'"Then there's no hurry about
returning the copy you loaned
me-"
mot a. bit"
."I'm glad. I've been worried
ever since got the thing, be
cause 81 didn't have an envelope
big enough to send it back in.
what are you going to do be-
tween now and dressing time"
AREN'T we on our way to ST.
ver's to make Miss Reeves pour
tea?"
Mr.. Warning Decides.
"I'm not. I've got three letters
to write. And won't be happy
till they're written"
A block or two farther. the young
men parted. warfng walked on
irresolute. He was trying to
decide whether he would get real
drink from bartender, Or tea
from Miss Reeves. And the idea
that, Silver might return q minute
or two before he had to go leaned
the balance of his mind finally
upon tea.
There's nobody here but. me-"
said Miss Reeves.
IT know that. I've just left
them. Silver said you were here,
and could be persuaded. to pour
tea
Miss Reeves gave the necessary
orders. She was a little Mustered
by Warnings call. 1t was q long
time since she had had him all to
herself, except for moments. and
then by accident. Now he seemed
to have sought her out, knowing
that she would be alone, and the
thought made her very happy
you know Silver pretty WE'LL
Waring began.
I'm beginning to. But where
there's so much sweetness ana
kindness you can't find it ort.all
at once o. -. ssII,sI-.b $50, asssS
"Do you remember once told
you a great secret about sonic
mutual friends?'' s'T 'f:s
She nodded. $50
Go Be Continued Monday
The Washington times., 1923-05-26
IDEALS FOR SALE
THE GIRL WHO SELLS THEM FOR PETTY CRAFT

than educate yourself to appreciate
the things on which the world is
built.
I don't believe in everlasting pun
ishment. either. For the Kingdom
of heaven" is right here and now
and as for the reward Of the
wicked" the poet spoke the truth
when he said, "Why, this is hell
nor am out Of it" -
Peace of mind, a sense of growth
toward an assured future, real de-
yotion and self-respect make heaven
right here and now.
Read a few of the stories of the
women who grab at any form Of
entertainment and amusement,
and, finding themselves involved in
.taWdry affairs, take some desper-
ate way out. Every day the news
rings with the story of some wom-
an who set her lips in a hard line
. and took the attitude of bravado,
which says:
IT don't care. I'm going to get
all that's coming to me-"
Such women, do get all that's
coming to them-but not in the
way they have planned Colby
and calculatingIy perhaps they ac-
cept the attentions of men who
have no respect or admiration for
the woman, who is seeking her
share of graft" Sometimes moth
ing worse happens than the hard
ening Of the heart, which means a
living death to all love and beauty
in soul. Sometimes the woman
finds herself caring for the man to
whom she is a toy, while he is to
her a bank accoupt-and nothing
more.
And while the butterfly singes
her wings, and the harpy destroys
her own nature-the simple girl
who is willing to marry the bank
clerk goes on with him to the
growthin love and happiness which
are the only big real things in life.
We pay for all we get. Life is
inexorahle about that. The girl
who sits and calculates how mich
she can get without paying, is try
ing to cheat the, bookkeeping of
the ages, It cannot be done.
The Washington times., 1923-05-26

only thing l have ever learned
about servants said Warning.
Just then Silver, nestled among
fnrs, for IT had turned very cold.
came. swiftly out of the theater.
Say you liked it. Paul" she
exclaimed. please. say you liked
it, Il. @ $3.50.
II liked YOU" he smiled; 81
like. and shall like you better
every time I see YOU"
''But the play: I want you to
like the play 81
1T do. Il love it,
"Then: that's all right"
And she, smiled upon them both
In turn. s.,
fare you going to take US home
and give us -tea?''
she shook her head dismally.
Mr.. Hedden's Order
''But Mabel win. Mr.. Hedden
has ordered me and the figure
head to his office TO. run through
our part in the last act He
wants to make some change and
he doesn't know Just what"
.'Don't forget that we're all
dining together and going to
the movies"
seYou tnld Mabel?" Is
Miss Reeves said she would go
with pleasure.
Then that's, all right" SO,
She slipped into the taxi and.
smiling back her broad. friendly
smile rat them; drove off.
Nov" said Henley, sit really
does seem cold"
And -drafty,"' laughed Waring.
And deserted. Makes me sick
to think that Hedden has the
right to order her about like
that. No. sfs Let's walk ."
If Hedden took that letter! !" ."
Lets not think about that till
Dorking comes back. It's such
a rotten thing to think about any
,one-eyene about Mckay "Hedden
48fs ~: BY the way. Paul. what
are you going to do about your
pnew play?" 49,.
'..I'm trying to think It out. I
don't want to get in wrong. this
time" .... -.
IT hope that, this time you've
had more than one copy made"
The Washington times., 1923-05-26
BY GOuYerneur Morris,
Eamous Novelist and Information
,sally Known AS One Of Our Pre-. =
"ee mier Writers Of Short Stories.

Hxr'M mot: jealous OF Paul"
he said, SO there! And
And Pm glad he, wrote
1t. Ahd it doesn't make me.
bit Unhappy to- realize that
/ canf write anything or be any
ming, Except $" the cornmonest
thing in Gods world, a good bust
ness man. % But think Paul is a
1901 II he 'd6ssnst give Heddena
'(hfa shiny: and sue him for dam
Ages, ana FUN t66ff With you, and
sbfsak your Contract all: to smith
Greens, and borrow all the money
he needs from me. So there"
After that he recovered his col
lar and necktis from the writing
table, apd while putting them on
sang himself back into good
humor with one of Paurs earliest
literary efforts; the title to which
gwssT ssrI;sSN tssS.5 ,e.-Esr
bfasA Observation-Disclosures Follow
tns3 a rBnautifnkHe 1t went some
thing like, this s.
Its beautiful to climb and Gull
Ripe fruit, and. eat ones belly full.
But oh, how horrible to be
A schOoboy in "a far countree!
'AdoTing idols on his knees
4. g
And learning Greek in Japanese"
And then he marched gayly, out
of the room, and down the stairs,
keeping time, ;. with his feet,
and ; singing at the top of
his lungs still another of
Paul's early compositions, and one
Of even greater literary merit Gf
thai, is possible):
st can have anything 49,
,t1s That my father has got;
,-5v1shave, only to,ask him .za
And specify what.
But the thing I most want, -
]. Is asthing my mamma,
When not using. keeps locked
..a,, BY advice of papa.
: It'll, the sewing machine, --
AS you surely have guessed,
BY which little children
:, Are tempted and. dressed ., p,
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


into the elephants stall and Toby
happened to be around and scared
him off. That's how the friend
ship started" =
Surely, an elephant wouldn't
mind if there were half dozen
mice around. would he?"
queried.
"Would he mind? Why, an ele-
plant just trembles all over If a
mouse comes near him." the
keeper explained. Elephants are
scared to death of mice"
You can imagine how surprised
l was, so 1 continued asking
questions,
why under the sun is great
powerful animal like an elephant
afraid of tiny little mouse?"
asked.
There is belief that ele-
plants are afraid of mice be-
cause they feel the mouse might
run up their trunk. I don't know
whether there's anything to that
or not, but L, do know that a
mouse can almost brighten the
life out of an elephant"
You surprise me"' 1 gasped.
Just then Toby woke up and
stretched himself and the ele-
plant reached out his great big
long heavy trunk and stroked
Toby with it, Toby sat down,
yawned and started to wash his
face with his paw. .-
"No wonder this elephant likes
to have Toby around" l said
Bobby and Bunny as we left
the elephant-house. II wonder If
Mr.. Elephant is as frightened of
mice as she is? You know all
ladies are afraid of mice. But,
shucks perhaps there's another
reason and Pm going to find out
tomorrow
(.AnOther fine story on MOnday.)
Copyright. 1929. by International
Feature Service 1nC.)
The Washington times., 1923-05-26

w OBBY, Bunny and L often
go to the Zoo, and one of
~ our most intimate friends
there is a great big elephant.
We always go to see him first,
and when he sees us his eyes
twinkle because he knows that
my pockets are full of peanuts
for him.
On every occasion l notice that
curled up in the corner of his
stall was beautiful big tiger cat.
Once, when the keeper was
throwing hay into the cage for
the elephant. heard him say to
the cat:
"Hello, there, Toby. see
you're taking care of your friend.
all right"
So that's how I knew the cats
name was Toby, but / wondered
what the man meant when he
spoke of the cat taking care of
the elephant.
Bobby" ! said. "the next time
| go to the Zoo I'm going to ask
that keeper about the cat and the
elephant. They interest me very
much"
Several times after that when
we went to call on the elephant
! looked for the keeper, but he
never was there.
However, one day did see
him, and waited until he came
out Of the cage.
Pardon me-" I took off my hat
in a polite bow, but will you
please tell me what you meant
that day when you said that Toby
was looking after his friend the
elephant?"
The man leaned on his pitch
fork, tilted his cap, put it on the
back Of his head and explained:
"Oh, TObys great mouser,
and the elephant likes TO have
him around for that reason"
whats that got to do with
the cleDhant?" I exclaimed.
"Oh, a great DEAL responded
the keeper.
What do you mean?" | asked.
well, one day a mouse got
The Washington times., 1923-05-26

etable Compound, so bought SIX
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and getting f1eshy. Myfemale troubles
have vanished and have never felt
so well. The Liver Pills are the best
/ ever took. If you think my letter
will encourage other sufferers you
have my permission to use it as an adj
vertisement. Mrs. SARAH BLAsE,
Box TT, Keeseville, N. Y.
Doing the homework for the aver
age American family is some task, and
many women lose their health in so
doing. If you, as a housewife, are
troubled with backache, Irregular
ties, are easily tired out and irritable,
or have other disagreeable ailments
caused by some weakness, give Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a
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