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Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08

Our neighbours dog came to eur
porch one day last week and my little
sister, aged four years, was strOking
his head and saying, 'Maude, do you
like me?" She repeated it several
times, when mother said: "Maude
can't talk, dear" Then Mary answered,
quickly: ''He can shake his head, can't
he T'-Exchange
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08
TULLS CROSS ROADS

The Misses Hazel Tull and Mimi,
McCauley returned to Newark aftel
spending four days at home.
Mrs. James A. Collision is still on
the sick list.
The W. C. T. U. of Epworth Church
met at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth
Lockerman on Tuesday afternoon last.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Lizzie Banning. Text
word, Faith" We hope for a large at
tendance.
Levin Tull, Jr, is still confined to
his home suffering from measles and
whooping cough.
A delightful surprise party was Civ
en- Mrs. Dean, Seeleys Friday night.
Lemonade and cake were served in
abundance. Everyone reported a fine
time.
There will be play given at Union
Chapel school (near Epworth church,
February 18th. If stormy next fair ev-
ening. Title 1.-THE Old School at
Hick'ry Holler." Salad, coffee, ice
cream, cake, and candy for sale.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08
ISAACS SCHOOL NOTES

The P. T. A. meeting of Isaacs
school was held January 18th at the
school house. The meeting was called
to order by the vice president, Mrs.
Jacob Smith. A very interesting pro-
gram was rendered by the children.
Then came the business meeting.
Twelve new members were secured.
The members decided to have our
meeting the last Tuesday in each
month which will make our next meet
ing February 26. Everybody welcome.
Tel 'eus yOs sauo il IN the CAroniele.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08
Nero Too Much Blamed.

Nero has received, 1t seems to IA
more than his share of blame for
fiddling while Rome burned, consid-
ering how many volunteer fire de-
partments have frantically done the
same thn. rr cor. l.'sS occasions
>iN,r'.- *: 49,. or. |iHi
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08

The remarkable thing about an old
sport is not that he dances so well,
but that he contrives to keep his up
per plate IN meanwhile.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-21
eahecan8ZeA.

l cannot understand why you
should take the word of that med
ding old maid, mother, when you
must know all the time that the
only reason she is trying to make a
fuss between Leslie and me is be-
cause she always wanted to marry
me herself.
| know this sounds rather egotis-
teal, at least l expect Miss Bradford
would say so, but you know, mother,
as we'll as I, that Prissy Bradford
has always been on the hunt for me
ever since either of us could talk and
l have always told you l would not
marry her if she were the last
woman on earth.
Please tell her this, or better yet,
let her read this letter. She may then
come to the conclusion that it isn't
worth her while to play detective on
Leslie any more.
You can't make me think Provi-
dence had anything to do with her
being around. Neither Providence
nor want anyone to spy on Leslie.
Prissy is just an old snoop, that is
all. And while am about it I may
tell you that marrying Leslie Hamil-
ton was the one decent thing I ever
did in my life. She has been an angel
to me.
If Prissy Bradford saw her dining
with man in the Waldorf restau-
rant can hardly see what sin she
can make out of it. Probably the
man paid for the dinner and that is
more than any man would do fol-
Prissy if he were sane.
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For the peace of mind, however,
l will say that Leslie went to New
York to bid her father and mother
eoodby before they went away on
their trip abroad. She took the baby
with her, for she will not be sepa-
rated from him one night.
I have been perfectly miserable in
my loneliness while she has been
gone. / did not think she was so
necessary to me, and I care so little
about her dining with any man, one
that know or one that is strange
to me, that if she forgets to tell me
about it when she comes home
shall not even ask her.
Don't even dream for one moment
that if | were the loneliest man on
earth I could live with you and that
meddlesome old maid.
This may sound harsh to you, but
you have brought it on yourself. l
am no longer boy to be scolded
and punished. { III
We have grown very far apart in
the long years have been away
from you. Our codes of life are en-
tirely different.
You have stayed shut up among
the dead and gone Puritanical tradi-
tions of your home and while shah
always take care of you because you
are my mother We have nothing in
common.
shall be glad to see you here fo1
short visit when you can treat Les.
lie as your daughter, and not before
; JOHN.
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NATIONAL. PURPOSE

What sort of political morals do
the American people endorse and
maintain? What is our national
purpose? Are the genius. spirit,
and inherent ma .ure of the citizen
ship OF the United States evil and
perverted from the principles OF
righteousness? These questions
are raised by two uuerances with
in the past week by leaders OF Il
considerable minority. They were
spoken at two political celebra-
tons of the memory Of Andrew
ia ckSOn.
At Pittsburgh a message from
Woodrow Wilson declared his par
ty the one TO which must be en-
trusted the redemption of the ma
ton from the degradation OF pur-
pose into which it has in recent
days been drawn" At Columbus,
Ex-Governor Cox of Ohio, four
years ago his party's Presidential
candidate, said 1.-The Democratic
party at heart still believes in the
pract ical humanitarianism Of
Woodrow Wilson," and that "fOr
four years the American cOnspiri-
tors from whose sins untold mil
lions nave suffered, have vainly
wished that the League OF Nations
would die, and those in control of
our government have shared this
unholy desire"
Mr.. Wilson's bitter charge is not
one which presumes to deny or
doubt that the present government
of the United States has been de-
voted to the general welfare of the
American people. or that its poll
cies have favored reduction OF tx
alton. prosperity, and happiness
within our national bounda rieS.
His whole indictment rests on the
fact that his fellOw-countrymen by
prodigious majority repudiated
his visionary scheme to entangle
us in foreign affairs and pledge
our resources Of men and money to
the uses of Europe. Mr.. Cox,
whose suffering from a record de-
feat is quite as acute as Mr.. Will
sons, still 'harbors hopes that our
national purpose may be diverted
lIBHl Tic pIolIlOtioIl vi IIc "tildi 4
OF American industries. business.
agriculture. education, and benev-
olence, to a wholesale participation
in all the quarrels, rivalries. and
domestic affairs Of European ma
tons. Neither he nor Mr.. Wilson
is likely to ever see their wishes
gratified, and it is we'll for both OF
them that they are not. Such con-
domination as would be registered
within a few years. if America en-
tered the turmoil of Europe, upon
those who lured the nation into it.
would be without precedent.
Both these gentlemen may re-
gard America as degraded and
cowardly> for following Washing
tons advice and standing by Mon
| roe's wholesome doctrine. They
may deplore the wisdom Of peo-
pie who oppose the squandering OF
their resources over seas, but they
can contrive no true Indictment
against either the honor or the
sound sense of American citizens
who rejected their bad advice in
1920. If they doubt the durability
of the decision then rendered, let
them review the issue this year,
and completely wreck their hopes
Chicago Journal of Commerce.
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SYNOPSIS.

At a first night performance IN
Nev York, beautiful young
woman attracts attention By rising
md leisurely surveying the audi
.nce through her glasses. Ctaver-
ing. a newspaper colmnlnist, and
his cousin, DinWiddie, are Partlcm-
:arly interested, Din,oiddis declar-
ing that she is tho image Of Mary
Ogden, a belle of thirty years ago,
who had married q Count Zattiany
md lived abroad. He is convinced
that this Is Marv's daughter; but
Ill efforts to establish her identity
prove futile.
Clavering, determined to find o,tt
who she Is, follosOs her home from
tho theatre one night. Luck Is
With him, for she has forgotten her
keys and he helps her get into the
house. She asks him IN and finally
tells him she Is the Countess Josef
.Zuttiany, a cousin Of Mary o.
Hen's; that she had married rela.
tivs of Mary's husband: and that
Mary Is III IN q sanitarians IN VI.
emma.
He meets her at tho theatre a
few nights later. goes home 10Th
her afterWard and tslls her frank.
~ he does not believe her story.
He l. keenly a,uare Of her tascina.
ton for him, and Mddams Zat.
:iany, on her part, though long
since fyes Of illusions IN regard ia
men, admits to herself that thu
particular young man hoe aroused
her interest.
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ADVENTURE or
THE TWINS
BY Olive Roberts Barton

The Riddle Lady had another
br"nd-ne riddle ready next day. ami
it was a good thing she had, for "a
lot Of company had come to Riddle
Town from Mother Goose Land to
try their luck at guessing
Nancy and Nick helped Humpty
Dumpty to receive them and say
how-do-you-do and all that!
This was the riddle the Riddle
Lady asked:
Sing a song OF wash day,
A basket full of clothes,
A line hung with damp things
In long Hopping rows.
But. oh, without us, wash day
Would be useless thing.
About as foolish as crown
That hasn't any king.
"We're now known for beauty,
Plain as we can be.
v ooden heads they call US
We're dumb, too. don't you see.
"Now you know who we are,
Now you know our name.
Trough we're far from beautiful,
we re Heeueu just lHe sdlhc
81 and all my brothers
Ride one slender horse.
Poo rthng's so thin he can't stand
up,
So needs n prop, OF course!
I'VE love the sun quite dearly,
But oh, we hate the rain.
Umbrellas we can't hold at all.
For we've no arms, it's plain.
We've nice straight legs--we need
them, too!
To ride our steed so high,
For it's out job to hold on tight,
And see that the clothes get dry"
81 knew it! just knew it," cried
voice Indignantly when the Riddle
Lady had finished.
Everybody turned in surprise and
were still more surprised to dis
cover that it was the Maid-in-the-
Garden who was doing the scolding.
"Here l am on my vacation and
the first thing I hear is clothes
pins. For that's the answer. I'm
as sure as anything. 1t can't be
anything else. The king and the
queen they SEE to me this morning,
seq they, Hannah, this is such a
nice day, n all, and your nose be-
ing better n everything, leave of
your washing and 60 to Riddle Land
with US in our golden coach. tn
do YOU good to get away from your
work for a spell!'
"And so l came and here I am
and the first thing I hear is clothes
pins. "Ugh!"
The Riddle Lady smiled. "Oh, but
you've guessed the answer and you
get the prize" she said, It's a
new dress, with lovely trimmings.
You can wear it to church Sum
days"
"Wen, that's different" declared
the Maid-in-the Garden in high good
hrmor "I'm glad / came"
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BEATING THE SYSTEM

Among the larger cities of America which and oper
their electric light and power plants is Cleveland.
When mayor of that city, Newton D. Baker, secretary
of in President Wilson's cabinet conceived and carried
to completion the project of a municipal plant.
The total bonded Indebtedness at the beginning OF 1916
$2S1700O and the total number of consumers 15OS
and the for the month of January of 1916
$62 3OOS 1t had for it's competitor the Cleveland Electric
Illuminating company private plant. This company was
charging varying rates from 10 cents kloWatt hour
while the municipal plant had maximum of cents
But Cleveland is not alone in its of municipality
owned and operated utility. Winnipeg supplies current at
maximum rate of three cents Chicago probably
of the largest municipality owned plants at Lockport and
enjoys the distinction Of delivering current at the lowest
cost of any municipal plant in the United States.
The municipality owned plant at Pasadena, California,
cent discount for cash payment of bills within ten days
power costs IL cents to IL cents.
Webster, Ia, had maximum rate of ten cents and
minimum of four cents at the outset of its municipal plant
and these have been scaled down than 20
per cent. This city in Iowa found that municipal control
of the electric and power plant did these things
First illuminated the inevitable conflict between pr-
vate ownership and public welfare regards this natural
monopoly.
Second:-Rates not increased during the
Thrd:-No dividends watered stock, padded expenses
and excessive valuations.
Fourth-Lower rates than any privately owned utility
in Iowa.
Ffth-No operation for profits; profits that
did accumulate distributed back patrons lower rates.
Sixth:-Stimulus to greater industrial growth.
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SUPPORT A. G.. BAND CONCERT

At very reasonable admittance charges, the Society OF
Engineers has secured the fortyve piece band Of the Agr
cultural College for two concerts the afternoon and
ing of January "a The proceeds will be turned to the
Juvenile Band Fund of the Association of Commerce. The
Bismarck Society of Engineers is bringing this band to Bis
marck part of their service to the community and a
packed house should greet the college band which in
large is state institution in which every citizen of
the state should have pride.
The Juvenile Band which is being trained under the
public school authorities is making good progress and
public appearance will be made in the near future.
Funds needed to continue the expenses of nstruc
ton and later to buy uniforms This band has asked
for any donations in the way of drives but meeting the
small expense entaled through benefit concerts at mini
rate.
Not only will the citizens of Bismarck enjoy the pro-
gram to be given by the A. c. band but at the time
the purchase of tickets will enable the good work Of the band
to go forward.
Parents of the children in the juvenile band should work
for the of this concert.
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tics. but she was well aware that
her large fortune would be half the
battle. It furnished the halo and
the sinews, and it gave her the
power to buy men who could not
be persuaded. She had vowed
that Austria should be saved ut
any cost.
No, she could not 90 now. She
must remain for another month
two months, possibly. She Was NO
longer in that undisciplined stage
of youth when night from danger
seems the only solution. To wreck
the lives Of others in order to sc.
cure her own peace Of mind would
make her both ridiculous and con.
tempible in her own eyes. and she
had yet to despise herself. She
would "stick it out" "ses It
through" to quote the vernacular
Of these curious American novels
she had been reading: trusting
that she had merely been suffering
from q furry of the senses (.
not 80 remarkable perhaps.
But her mind drifted back to tho
past month. Senses? And II It
| were not that alone. but merely
the inevitable accompaniment OF
far stranger processes II
It were what she had once so long
sought and with such disastrous
results She had believed
for 20 many years that 1t existed
somewhere, in some man {.
that It was every woman's right
|. even II It could not last for
ever. But while It lasted!
After all, Imagination had its uses.
It helped to prolong al well as
create. She sank back and
closed her eyes, succumbing to an
inef1able languor.
It lasted but 4 moment. She
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-21
So Famous Editor Offers
Solution for Bonus

Cops have closed the crap-shooting
season in Cleveland and Philadel-
phia. This is fine. Now is the time
to carry out our bonus solution.
Make it legal for all war vets to
use loaded dice and then they will
collect their own bonus.
FOREIGN NEWS.
A young Argentine girl swan 26
miles in. "a hours. II she was after
man he got away.
EDITORIAL.
Detroit hotel fire drove guests to
the street scantily clad in zero
weather. Magnus Johnson in Wash
ington, says he wears no mans pa
jamas, not even his own. Why be
a daredevil? Wear your pajamas.
MOVIES.
Fatty Arbuckle is now a Buster
keaton director under the name Of
VIII B Good, so maybe he will,
POETRY.
Walt Mason is starting a bank
with the money ne made on poetry,
proving anything can happen.
MARKETS.
Hartford Mass. man says he has
been to heaven. We write to ask
him about coal prices there's
SOCIETY.
Since Chicago University profess
sor says it is all right for girls to
smoke, Miss Livewire. has quit. And
on hearing Los Angeles .our.
awarded a girl $4,000 for a stolen
kiss she said. II got an ice cream
soda for one once"
ADVERTISING.
Minneapolis man bit off his wife's
ear. Why let your husband get this
hungry? Buy one Of our concrete
frying-pans. Here is = concrete ex-
ample: You can cook with it or
argue over why you didn't cook.
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XIII

Clavering turned hot and cold
several times during his walk
home. He had been atrociously
rude. impertinent. II she hadn't
ordered him ont Of the house It
must have been because she was
q creature Of moods. and he had
merely amused her for tho hour.
No doubt she would wake up in q
proper state OF indignation and
give her servants orders. ..
Or-was abe sincere when she dc.
manded his friendship. willing to
put up with his abominable man.
ners. trusting to her own Wit to
defeat him. lull his suspicious?
Friendship! The best thing for
him to do was to avoid her like the
plague. He hated to admit It, but
he was afraid Of her. not SO much
Of falling in love with her and 60.
ing through tragedy. which was
probably what it would come to, a.
Of the terrible force so skillfully
hidden in that white and delicate
body. Of q powerful personality
fortified by an unimaginable past.
She gave the impression Of won.
an who had beensat grips with life
and conquered 1t, from first to last.
Formidable creature! An extraor.
binary achievement IL true. But
was it? Women, no matter how
beautiful. wealthy, highly placed
and powerfully organized, got the
worst Of it one way or another.
When they fell in love they were
apt to lose their heads, and with
that tho game. Technique crum.
bled. For q moment he imagined
her in love. dissolved. helpless;
then hastily changed the subject.
He liked women to be strong-hav.
tng long since abandoned his ear.
lier ideal Of the supine adorant-
but not too strong. Certainly not
stronger than himself. He had
met a good many "strong" women
in the last twelve years, swathed.
more often. than not. in disarmine
femininity. A man hadn't q chancS
with them. mans strength al 4
rule being all on the outside,
Women grew up and men didn't
That was the internal truth.
\ Ito Be Continued)
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Taking No Chances

NERVOUS GENTLEMAN " ould
you be good enough to tell ne the.
time?
POLITE YOUTH Consulting
watch)--Just ten mintes past ten.
NERVOUS GENTLEMAN - Thank
you so much There have been so
many holdups in this neishborhooo
that / didn't dare take my watc!,
out Life.
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CRAP SHOOTING is ALL SHOT
HOME HELPS

HOME HELPS.
If your chickens feel mad, let them
read the pictures in the seed cata-
legs being mailed out.
HEALTH HINTS.
Boston cops captured 5000 pints
of hair tonic. When drinking such,
use hair remover for a chaser.
THEATER PAGE.
Spooky plays are making the
ghost walk at New York box Offices.
Ghosts drink booze in "Outward
Bound" That may be what made
them ghosts Spooks play harps in
1.-The Spook Sonata" That may be
worse than drinking.
FASHIONS.
News comes that a Dorchester
(Mass.) mans collarbutton is 33
years old. 1t should quit work.
\ COMICS.
Magnus Johnson wears no pa
jamas.
Then he isn't ready for burglars.
ETIQUETTE.
Besides being impolite to chew
tobacco at dance, you seldom find
a place to spit. ~ t%
SPORTS.
DR.. Coue, worlds champion OPP
tin1ist, is in America again. This
may revive the indoor sport of
arguing with yourself over how you
feel. Long ago his formula was
shortened to "Well, Pm we'll"
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Things He Overlooked

That philosopher who says no new
crime has been invented in q thou
sand years hasn't heard many Of
the new popular songs. Mansfield
coz News.
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EMBARGO ON FIREARMS

Uncle Sam put embargo the sale of firearms by
American private citizens to Mexican rebels
Common eventually will induce Uncle Sam also to
stop the sale of revovers in his country police
and military forces Most communities attempt to curb the
sale of pistols by registration sale only by police permit
This doesn't keep pistols from potential murderers and
other criminals. They buy by mail The only way to
disarm crooks is by national law
Many hunters and sporting magazines against STOP
ping the sale of revovers except to enforers of the law
The who needs than rifle against big game has
business hunting.
househoders they could protect themselves with
rifles and sawedof shotguns-which crook cannot carry
through the streets without attracting notice.
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AnYinualy Waiting

Anxiously Waiting
ETHEL-So Arthur proposed last
night?
MAUDE-Yes.
ETHEL-And did you accept him ?
MAUDE-1 was so awfully exeit-
ed, don't know whether l did or
not. If he comes tonight, l did. If
he doesn't, l didn't.-Exchange.
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Doing His Bit

y PASTOR - Won't you come to
church today instead Of motoring
around the country?
REPROBATE-Sorry I can't, par
SON. tell you what III DOLL go
with a friend, and park my car out
side your church, so it'll look as
though you had somebody inside. -
Columbia State.
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EDITORIAL REVIEW

Comments reproduced In this
column may or may not express
are p1esented here in order that
our readers may have both sides
Of important issues which are
being discussed in the press Of
the day.
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Elsie Tells Hin,

FATHER-what DO you think of
your new mama, Elsie?
SMALL DAUGHTER-Well, papa,
if you took her for new, I think you
got cheated Answers (London).
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a THOUGHT

Man is like to vanity; his days
are as a shadow that passeth away.
-Ps. 144:4.
There is no limit to the vanity Of
this world. Each spoke in the wheel
thinks the whole strength of the
wheel depends upon It'll. w. Shaw.
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Shs

"She had been conscious Of
youthful easerness az she paced
up and down the hail."
started up with an exclamation OF
impotence and disgust; and she
shivered from head to foot. The
room was bitterly cold. There
were only ashes on the hearth.
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Westminster hall is 240 feet long
by CT feet wide.
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FARMER AND PRODUCTION

The wheat exported from country in 1923 two
thirds than the before measured in bushels and
not much than third of the exports in 1921.
The wheat farmers must produce less have larger
foreign market otherwise lag behind in their share of
pert Through history it has not been the tendency
farmers production They need organization but work
snqy Isolated life organization mix like oil and water