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Milford chronicle., 1924-04-25
COLORED FIELD DAY AT MILTON

The Field Day Meet of the colored
schools of Sussex county will be held
at the colOred school in Milton on Fri
day, May End. The meet will start at
noon and will continue during the
whole of the afternoon. Dr. Cooper,
head of the Service Citizens of Della
ware, and DR.. H. V. Holloway, State
Commissioner of Education. will be
the principle speakers.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-25
NEW MARKET AID SOCIETY

The Ladies Aid Society of New Mar
ket Church will meet at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Dickerson, Satur-
day evening, April Goth. A special pro-
gram is being prepared. It is desired
that there be a full attendance.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-25

Don't be so concerned over what
people might think about you; the
chances are they seldom think about
you at all.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-25
DIR. STORK CALLS

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dyer of South
Milford announce the birth of son
on April II, 1924.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph George of
Houston announce the birth of
daughter on April 10, 1924.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-25

T. M. Holcombe spent Easter in
Philadelphia with his wife and son.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-25

Advertising space IN "MIIford
Chronicle" IS sold on basis Of
guaranteed circulation Of over
1000 copies each week.
Evening star., 1924-11-27

The new Protectoe Hose. Full fash
!oned of pure thread silk with Isle top
and sandal foot. In banana the new
tans. moresque. nude. noisette. bab-
bling brook. aibino. oriental, pearl and
blonde.
PaIaIs ROyal-Nain Floor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-19
Brushed Vol CapS-9sc

Beautiful Robes In tho
famous Beacon patterns and
color combinations. complete
with rirdlC cord. tassels and
frUgF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-19
Old Folks Won't Forget
That ShoW in Long Time
One Hundred of Them From King County
Have a Wonderful Time at Theater Party

out az tho King County ola Folks
Home.
About q hundred Of them cav tho
dramatically thrilling picture. IL
IN the Law" and heard Mckee,
I Afcad'an Band ThgrTday afternoon
not 20 mention an automobile ndo
thru tho snow And some q ihcm
hai never fsen movie" before.
snow couldn't keep EN- in. And
such things us crutrhrs and rhfu.
m1tirs were Ehoori into tho hack
/ yround. WHO wouldn't stiffea nm m
Wohbly lex and throw out chest
or two. when "a swrrtfacrd. ymps.
'hr'ie little Ei-l usher leans forward
and with ouistrftrbsd hands .rvr
Can't ! help YOU, -ir7"-iua' ar n
you wrro royalty or something
And aE Tor The r0id' pshaW' "Ii's
cold. an right" remarks Tho mi, old
fellow climbing carefully out Of
somebody nice sedan but Two
seen u colder than thia-e0 below
aIiho you DO feel % a bit more
after the fiu, hundred years
But would he miss the parivs
Sh'd SAY NOT!
And just a word Of thanks to the
folks who helped NirH. Katherine
Gibson. sss2 futcrlako. deserves
special p1t on the hack She made
xix irl1s out 10 Georgetown and
back with "a happy cargo o. old
folks and declared she enjoyed 10
more Than they did
Among those who served uobly
were Bert Buttcrworth with his big
Limousine. c. c. Casey. Of tho West
hike Star Motor company: Walter c..
Leckcy, secretary Of Moose lodge:
Inck Holmes, Eddie Rivers. elem
Price and others.
And when 4. Backcr. who owns
tho market opposite tho Hcug. saw
tho old folks filing in No moved his
tobacco" department right over thcrc
and each old man came out with
q presont IN tho shape of his fuvorite
'smukiu's" or "chowin'E"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-19

VANCOUVER, r. c.. Dec. Ia
Tho old Handicapped har and brass
rail will not follow the logitimized
sale OF beer by the glass. II was
announced in Victoria today. Tho
liquor control board and the attor.
ney generals office is comforting
on tho price per glass and the size
OF the schooner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-19

both the traffic officers and the
public" declares officer J. c. Toy.
Tor. on duty at Third ave. and Pike
st. And after that. I would have
the spcedcrs at crossings slow
down and would have the slow
boys hurry up. II we can all travel
together aud work together, We viii
be going somewhere" he says.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-19
nY @. LrCmLE HITLER

THEY cams=thry saw and thryu
l. talk about % for Tho next twelve
months. We mean The ihraisr party
that was given hy tho uciliR man.
aEcmrnt and The lslr with the ala
Of some generous Seattle car own.
ers. Tor the Old people who are
tucked away from tho wblrl u NE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-19
A Suggestion to
Downtown Drivers

III tho automobile drivers would
stop looking upon the traffic man
ne n traffic cop, and get him In
their minds as traffic helper.
there would be far less trouble for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-19
GOITER REMOVED

oZ.Mo han proven safe and sue
ccssful wny 10 remove n golfer b.
simply applying over the golfer at
night timo. Young people respond
quickly 10 this treatment: older PEG
pic generally take a longer time. Tho
merits OF OZMO have been proven
In 80 many cases that anyone hav
ing golfer should have no host.
fancy In using OZ.Mo at once. OF.
MO "a sold In Seattle by Burtell's and
othe' leading drugs sts.--Adyertlso
ment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-19

Cocoa first was introduced Into
Europe 900 years ago
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-19

4 radio loud speaker has been
made from q sra-shcll.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-19

There hrc TsitLo0o acres o, rico
under cultivation in India.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21

verse side OF the card But by far the
greater number OF such verses and
sketches are the work of commercial
artists, for the most part persons
who write and draw such things for
a living, and whose names do NOT
mean anything to the public.
II the author is known and his
name has a selling value, il is never
omitted. The names of Guest, Hol-
land, Lord, McElroy and Rust and
other well known writers of verse al
ways accompany any bits they write
for such cards.
Men OF prominence have often
written for Christmas cards. When
the cards were first being introduced
and the religious element was en-
phasized, the Bishops of Exeter and
Sodor and Mann were contributors
Other early poets include the MARQUIS
of Lorne. Dean Farrar, Fred Wealth
eriy and Clifton Bingham.
On one occasion an offer of : 900
gIiaeas $4,000 for 2 poems of eight
lines each was made to Lord Tenny-
son by a London firm, but was de-
cltned. The same company also claims
to have offered "a popular living
artist 500 guineas (s3,000) for a
single design, The artist did not &C
cept, however, on the ground that It
would not pay him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21

This request was granted. but the
rations consisted OF terribly inferior
black bread and the odd remains OF
the army commissariat meat after
the Turkish soldiers Iations had been
cut up and distributed.
On this we might just have sub
sisted had the quantity which was
US, but our guards saw to It that we
obtained only the barest amount
which would suf7oe to keep US alive
and at the same time the oil which
was Issued for our light and the
wood for our fuel provided the maxi
mum of light and warmth for our
guards, while we were forced to dis
pense with such luxuries. We now
became very considerably weaker.
The snow now came down again to
last for the Winter and our condition
became more and more deplorable.
From this time on We went from
bad to worse, till we were hardly
able TO crawl about the house. 1
considered 1t highly improbable that
myself should survive the Winter,
though the younger men might be
able to do so. l had, however, kept
small store of money in reserve
and with its assistance we contrived
to exc out truly miserable exist
food at all.
This was our condition on Christ
mas eve, when the cold was inten Sc
and ! slept in all my great-coats
wearing my snow boots and being also
wrapped up, including my head. in
every blanket that l had. In the first
gray of the Winter dawn on Christ
mas day i suddenly awoke and, to
my infinite surprise, heard very
weak and trembling voice addressing
me, saying, "A merry Christmas, sir"
My first thought, of course. was
that this was as good a dream as
could expect, but, on the words being
repeated, I crawled- from my little
camp bed and found my batman,
Leadbeater, standing in the doorway.
supporting himself. In his weakness.
by holding on to the post. thank
ed him, OF course, most heartily"
for his Christmas wishes and wished
him the same In return, but all the
while 7 was gradually taking in his
appearance with the utmost aston
ishment.
He was dressed in full uniform (it
Is true that II was in some places in
sad need OF repair), but everything
was scrupulously clean. to the last
strap and fold Of his puttees, while
his boots and his brass buttons and
badges Shone ike stars In the dim
light OF the Winters morning.
y
As soon as got over my aston
ishment congratulated him
upon the appearance of my "army"
tthe men always spoke of themselves
as such) on Christmas morning. He
then said, in rather ouavering tones.
that the army wished to know at
what time would prefer to take my
Christmas dinner!'
Again ! gasped with establishment
and then begged HIM for the Lords
sake, to tell me what 1t was all about,
for as far as I knew, we had moth
Ing to eat but a piece or two of black
bread. He then told me that the
army" had been preparing a surprise
for me. and that each of the three of
them had prepared a dish for my
Christmas dinner and, please, what
time would / take II? 1t was then
agreed that dinner should be at IL
o'clock.
No sooner had the door closed upon
him than ! went to my trunk and got
out my one good tunic. which I kept
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21
Boys Desires Change, Says Santa,
But Girls Always Ask for Dolls

And protect me like hen protects
her little chickens"
He often sings as he works, a habit
which once affected his salary At
that time he was employed as butler
10 a Berlin banker. The. bankers
wife was a niece of the composer
Wagner and talented vocalist her
self One day his employer called
him into his library, closed the door
and asked:
Hermann, how, much pay do you
receive ?"
Sixty marks a week, sir"
Well, / Will increase your wages
70 70 marks a week. but don't sing
any more. il annoys my wife"
That" said Mr.. Braatz. lis the only
case of person being paid not 10
sing of which ] ever heard"
Expecting to crafty that child
hood ambition-to see Santa Claus
off duty once went to Santa"
Braatz's home, a large, red brick
house three blocks east of the Capt.
toll, before the Christmas season
But any one who expects to find him
''off duty will be surprised.
Mr.. Braatz is out helping some
sick people today, but IL you'll come
at 1880 o'clock tomorrow morning I'll
try to keep him here that long" his
houSekeeper tod me.
I was there at $50 the following
morning, but that was too late 10
catch him
Mr.. Braatz wants you to wait He
went out early to care for drunken
man." the housekeeper explained
Soon he entered, and, apollo gizinG
for his hardness. said:
Il spent all last evening SOLDERING
down that poor fellow and wanted
to make sure that he went to work
this morning. If he hadn't he would
have lost his job
Personal charity work from early
in the morning until late at night
that is the way Santa Claus" Braatz
helps grown-ups during the 10
months when he is not wearing tbs
red suit and fur cap for children.
And that is why the Kiwanis Club
of Washington in selecting the per
son who rendered the best service TO
the District of Columbia during the
year 1923" decided that this distinc
ton belonged to Hermann Braatz.
Instead of presenting him medal
the customary award to the person 50
honored, the kiwanians acceded to his
request that they give him funds with
WHICH TO forward his work.
Mr.. Braatz long has devoted his
time and money to helping others
ueSplte the fact that he Is not
wealthy. The main source Of his
income is the dollar a day which was
awarded to him by the will of bis
former employer, George Bancroft,
American diplomat and historian.
Ambassador Bancroft brought me
to the United States and employed
me as butler for II years. During
that time / noticed how constantly he
aided his fellow men. So when he
willed me a permanent income ] felt
that, even though 1 could do only 4
little, / wanted to follow his example
of helping others.
IF l have cheered men and women.
II l have given children Christmas
joy, it is only q fair exchange. be
cause they have made me happy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21

Y n spite of the modern tendency to
Say it with flowers" Say it
with music" Say it with dane
L ing and in spite of the ease and
facility with which anything may
now be said by means of the radio,
the telephone and the telegraph-in
spite of all of these things, when it
comes to saying Merry Christmas"
nothing seems to take the place of
the old-fashioned method of sending
the greeting on q card.
If the number of cards sold Is any
criterion, this method is more popu-
lar than ever. for local merchants
report that this years sale has been
the greatest in the history of the
Christmas card industry.
No Government department or bust
ness bureau keeps an accurate record
of such things, but IT is reliably estl-
mated that more than four million
Christmas cards were sold In Wash
ington last year, and this season the
sale is expected to pass the five-mii-'
lion mark.
This immense volume of business
is made possible by the efforts of an
all-the- year-round industry The
Christmas card manufacturers be-
gin their preparations IL months in
advance. Next month they will get
out their designs for Christmas, ts2S.
Retail merchants usually place
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21

OK cart, or ARABIA, as the Turks call
them, also in wood; while LeadbeatSr
who had been brought up as a wAtnS-
maker, produced a tiny brass coal
scuttle out of cartridge cases, which
was quite a work of art
myself, rather ambitiously. de-
signed yacht and produced sSals
drawings OF every detail including
the lines Of the hull, finally construct
ing model of the complete vessel
In wood, with the aid of the one
broken knife blade which remained
in my possession. This task took me
eight and a half months of constant
work, and the model and the draw
ings are among the most cherished
possessions in my home today.
BY these means we survived the
month of January, and on February
l we We're moved from our house to
the common prison, that being the
first time we had been outside the
walls OF our abode for a period OF 10
months and Is days.
Copyright, 1874
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21

shut up in a wild and desolate country,
weak and III. and blue" with cold, and
with sadly empty stomachs, but still un.
defeated, and, as such, commanding the
respect even Of the wild guards around
them.
A FTER this great day our lot became
"a even worse, and in spite Of all
our efforts we were becoming despond-
ent, when, on January 2, arrived box,
the only communication Of any kind
which we received from outside our
prison walls during our long captivity.
1t was sent us by two kind women and
one man, worthy representatives at
TrezIbond of the great and glorious
American relief organization. whose
matchless record of aid rendered to suf-
fering humanity commands the admira-
ton of all nations. They, by what
means we never ascertained. contrfyed
to get their gift through to us. though
nothing reached us from any other quar-
ter.
What the box may have contained
originally We never knew, as, Of course,
it was opened by the guards, and all
that reached us was an invaluable piece
of bacon and some cigars; the former
the guards would not touch, and the
latter they were afraid to be seen smok-
ing. we therefore received these safely,
though all else had disappeared, except
what we valued far more than all the
rest and that was a small card, on
which was written:
A Merry Christmas
To Col. Rawlinson,
From the Americans in Trebizond.
(Signed) Alma B. Kerr,
Jessie white.
Albert J.. Christensen.
I wrote at once to thank them for
their kind thought. but ! fear that
my letter never got farther than our
guards. and IL by chance any of those
three kind-hearted citizens of the
great American Nation. whom | have
been quite unable to trace, should be
still alive and chance TO see this ar
ticle, I want them 20 know with what
thankful feelings we received their
good wishes and how much we felt
encouraged by the knowledge of their
sympathy to face the troubles and
privations which still lay before US;
and in the name of my men, as we'll
as In my own, I tender them our sin
cere and grateful thanks for their
fellow feeling in our sufferingS.
We all at this time worked at max
ing som ething. whatever our very
meager resources would allow. An
kers made a. model of a motor tractor
in wood Carter made pillow and
also an excellent model of a native
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21
Art Work in Christmas Cards

their orders for cards in the Spring,
and these orders are filed by the first
of October when the big mercantile
establishments which handle the
cards start their annual sale. From
then until the gath of December the
Christmas card counter is one of the
busiest in the store.
Although at one time the majority
of such cards sold in America were
Of foreign manufacture. today the
United States produces the bulk of it's
own Christmas cards. None of them
are made in Washington, but most OF
the other large cities in the East,
especially Boston, New York and
Philadelphia, have one or more plants
each, where messages of the merry
'Yuletide are turned out by the mil
lions.
Almost every one has, at one time
or another, encountered a card bear
ing some sentiment that is particu-
larly pleasing to him and wondered
about the author; or come across a
design that especially delights him.
and specuIated in his own mind as to
what artist was responsible for its
production.
True, in a comparatively few such
instances 1t is not difficult to tell, for
IL the author or artist is one of note,
his name IL attached in an unobtru-
sive manner in q corner or on the re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21

- what Christmas means to men
In remote quarters OF the world,
Sn situations of wretchedness and
p despair, Is seldom more appeal
ingly disclosed than in this article
. by Col. Rawlinson.
Himself magnet for danger,
whose adventures before, during
and after the war had brushed
deaSh at every turn, Col. Rawlin-
son reveals how the spirit of
Christmas warmed their hearts,
through all their freezing misery,
OF tho little group of British SOL
diers imprisoned by the Turks at
Erzerum.
Col Rawlin5on's tendency to
strike out from the beaten path
and into the unknown is a part of
his distinguished heritage. His
father, Sir Henry Rawlinson, was
the celebrated archaeologist and
Assyriologist who, after ~ years
of profound research. gave the
language OF ancient Persia to
the modern world. His brother is
Lord Rawlinson, commander-in-
chief of the British forces in India,
formerly commander of the British
9Th Army in France.
Alter the armlstlcs Col. RaWlin-
son had been sent into the Near
East on important missions. In
pursuance of those he had, with
~ nine men---cowing the 90 members
Of the crew---driven out of the
harbor Baku, in Trans-Caucasian
Russia, .olshevik ship loaded
with high explosives. He had also
. participated in n mad race along
the edge of a precipice in his auto
mobile against wild kurdist horse:
men.
At the opening of this install
ment Col. Rawlinson is still at
liberty, but his presence in Free
rum, on mission for the allies to
report on the rehabilitation Of
the Turks, was sharply resented
by the Nationalists. This resent
ment was to become increasingly
manifest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21
Concrete Trees.

MOT wishing to mar the natural
scenery of Woodland Park IN
Seattle, Wash, by ordinary chimney :
for the camp stoves. the park board
solved the problem by the erection OF
concrete limitations of trees. Sections
OF the bark were used to make plaster
moulds, into which the concrete was
poured. The result was treslik .
chimneys 20 feet high. tall enough t.
mingle with the foliage The c&IpT
Of the concrete was varied so as L.
match the dark brown OF Ar and
cedar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21
Electricity Grows Grass.

ELECTRIC lights have been used
- successfully at the Jumping Brook
Golf Club in New Jersey to grow
grass on the green's at night and thus
shorten the delay in putting the
course into service, says Populs r
Mechanics. Grass lighted at night
grew four inches in three weeks,
while grass on the unlighted portion
of the green grew but one inch in
the same period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21
Colossal MoYinf.

4 SEvEN-sToRY structure IN Chi
1 cago. which was carried a dis
lance of 81 feet to q new site, is
said to be the largest building ever
moved. The task was accomplishe ed
with two-horse teams, which operai
ed five capstans and pulled the LOAD
through $4,000 feet of steel cable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21

fully offered the prayer which his
mother had taught him:
Spread out Thy wings over me, oh
Jesus, my Joy,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21

Of his soldiers, who shout, on Christmas
day at home, with the power that comes
from the good roast beef and beer OF
old England, enjoyed amid happy sur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21

was a young man in Germany, his
native country, he preferred to heal a
crippled deer rather than execute his
employers order to shoot game. AS
a soldier on the battlefield he trust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21
By GENE THOMAS.

Hello. Santa Claus! Please bring me al
electric train"
I'D like a dolly that goes to sleep
II want a red sled!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21

Perhaps one reason why Santa
Claus" Braatx wins the confidence and
love OF children 10 because he has kept
a chi1dlike spirit himself. When he
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-02-07
CASH NOTICE

This is to give notice that on the
first day of March, 1924, my store
and business will be placed on a cash
basis. | will sell for cash and pay
cash for what | buy.
l want to thank my friends and
patrons for the past business they
have given me during the last year
especially, which was very good, and
II extend my very best appreciation
for the same. | want to make this
year the largest and best of all.
| have thought this over very care
fully. Under the present high prices
which we cannot avoid or understand,
and in order to be fair to one and all
and to reduce some of these high
prices | have adopted the cash bust
ness plan-not that | am afraid to
trust you. Our last years business
was very satisfactory. | want to say
to my old standby friends that this
cash system will not only help me,
but it will help you also.
In the first place it will help me to
sell cheaper for cash. This means a
saving for you. Cash is worth from
per cent to per cent anywhere.
This gives thirty days notice to
prepare yourselves and | hope my
many friends and host of new ones
will give me q chance by continuing
to trade with me and | will prove to
you that | can save you money.
My Motto-To Sell More Merchan-
disc at Lower Per Cent.
&. f. SCHROYER,
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