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Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04
THE LONGED FOR PET
Mary $. StOVer

Under the title, "Daydreams," oul
local paper has been running a SER
les of small boy cartoons. In one
of them the lad is represented as
having brought home a very scraw-
ny, unkept dog. Both the boys
mother and a crisp, ginghamed lit
tie sister beam their welcome while
mother declares that of course he
may keep the stray!
Who can say how many children
have dreamed a similar dream about
some real dog, only to meet with
pathetic disillusionment? Indeed
that picture suggests one of the ma
jOr tragedies of childhood, though
it is a sorrow that might always be
lightened, if not averted, by thought
fulness and sympathy.
Few homes can extend hospital
/ ity to every animal the children
would like to adopt, yet it is eXas-
peratingly difficult to convince
boy or girl of the reasonableness of
our objections. They do not even
understand what problems arise
frOm the meager limits of a city
apartment or the eXactions of land
lord, janitOr and fellow tenants.
What, to them, is our prudent care
to avoid dirt, vermin and disease?
The very fact that children view
the matter so differently should be
a challenge to our sympathy and
tact. How careful we are, how Law
ish of cost and effort to meet fit
tingly some situation that will leave
little impress on these childish
hearts, while we fail even to recOg-
nize the significance of moments
that are destined to hold a large
place in their memories.
That is because we have forgot
ten too much. We look at things
through dull, grown up spectacles
and it is the fresh vision of youth
that is needed Children cannot |
shift at wi II to the viewpoint of |
maturity.
We know by observation, if not |
by personal experience, how much |
a pet can mean to a child. The stray |
dog or cat appeals also to innate
childish chivalry, so that the dis
cussiOn of the creatures fate be-
comes a great occasion. Let us
recognize it as such and curb any
to impatience or seem
ing heartlessness.
When other people ask our agree
ment to something that we feel is
1ut of the question we take to us
words of courteous explanation and
'egret. Why should it not be so
when the petitioner is a child we
owe desiring what seems to him or
Ter perfectly natural privilege.
The very effort to see the child's
ide of the question has led many a
Darent to welcome an animal that
would otherwise have been driven
harply away; and it was usually a
Ortunate relenting, for most boys
nd girls, if not their elders, need
he spiritual influences that come
rom caring for something that is
live and enjoying its companion
hip. Many a selfish only child has
cen made into a social being thru
ending dependent pets.
The United States Bureau of Edu-
alton is responsible for the follow
lg:
Repeated Investigations prove
rat children who have kindergar-
IN training excel those who have
OF. Is your community giving it's
tile ones a chance to excel? If no
Indergarten has been provided for
lem, why not initiate a movement
their behalf? The National Kin
ergarten Association, 8 West For
eth Street, New York, will gladly
d you in such a project. Write
r advice and literature.
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SANTA'S COMM!
By Marjorie Howe Dixon

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Ssh. Don't dare breathe, Buddy!'
Dust know l heard sleigh bells, |
did.-NOw all comedy. What's Santa
like?"
Ssh thought ] heard sumpin'-
maybe he's in there now"
Whats he doing, oh, I'm fright
ened."
"Aw. don't get scared, honey-he's
nice. Santa is. Big, you know. and
jolly, 'neverything. Hope he don't
forget what 1 specially wanted
wonder if he got my letter."
Il wrote him. tOO-it wasn't real
writin like yours. but mama said she
thought he could read it,-cause
he's smarter than most. What did
you ask for?"
We'll, l specially wanted real
saXophOne and some roller skates.
and new sled-and some other
things, oh yes. l did specially want
fountain pen like Dads and a pair
of bunnies and a bicycle, and boat
with real asils. What did you ask
fOr?"
oh told him I'd like a fire en-
gine that would gallOp and gallop
and blow whistle and ring bells,
tOot, tOOt and everybody get out of
the way! HOoray!"
''Sh, Sh,-nOt so lOud-say, you're
thinkin' of real fire engine, you
are!"
Yes, sure, with white horses"
For goodness sakes-he couldn't
give you that"
why not?-Td like that, best of
all"
We'll, a real fire engine with
horses -well-it's too big-d'you
know how big it is?"
mo, how big is it?"
IT'S as big as our room. n as
high as these stairs, the ladder is,
and horses, real horses, d'yOu know
how big they are, now?"
mo, how big?"
"They are about twict as high as
you are. l stood close by one on the
street when the mounted, policeman
stopped, and l couldn't reach up to
his top side, where the saddle is.
Say, if Santa did give you one. Ma
ma wouldn't let you keep it, any
way"
"Why-why nOt?" (sadly).
Cause they has to be a barn for
horses, bigger'n a garage, too. and
our garages all full of our car, and
tires, and pops tools, and you
couldn't get a horse in anywheres,
besides not two horses specially. I.
There, now, don't cry over it. bet
Santall think up sumpin' just as
gOod-maybe he'll get you a play
ire engine about your size, and gee,
hat will be lots better, or a scooter, ,
hat you can play is a fire engine, l
md yell dang dang! fire! fire!" '
Voice from below.
children, are you up? You should l
lave been asleep long ago. Now trot
light along to bed. Santa might go S
m by if he found you up-he likes I
,OOd little boys, hurry nOw!" "
Say, Mother"
Eyes ." Il
IF you see him, tell him not to a
Orget my saxophone, Mother, spe- e.
tally" -
"And, AIudder-" g
"Yes?" h
Tell him not to forget my fire en- t.
specially please"
"All right. now hop along to bed, CT
9th of you" il
Merry Christmas. Mother!"
Same to you!" IL
Merry Christmas, Mudder" te
Yes, dear" M
"And Mudder-Say Merry Christ IL
as to Santa too please" kl
"All right. Good night" u! u
Good night" III
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the departments substations main
tanned for animal disease and meat
inspection work in each of the
chicken-raising States are keeping
in close touch with the producers,
distributors and slaughterers of
poultry. When any unusual losses
are reported to the, Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry of the department, EN-
ployees experienced in poultry dis
ease work are detailed to investi-
gate. The bureau is prepared to
act quickly in the event there should
be a recurrence of either fowl pest
or infectious bronchitis.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04
New BuSbar Wire Contains
Its Own Solder

A new busbar wire containing its
own solder has just made its appear
ance in England. The wire is of the
tinned-copper type familiar to all
radio builders, but on close examina-
tion it is found to be drawn in 3
double T-sedtion, a solder compound
being contained in the side grooves,
as shown in the enlarged sectional
view.
To form Joint, the ends are simply
brought together; the point of juno
tion is moistened with a little lux.
and a hot iron applied. Under the
influence of the heat, the solder coat
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04
else but!

QUALITY-that's Prince Albert ali
over. Just about the finest, kindest
tobacco that ever tumbled into a briar
or cOrncOb. We said ''kindest.' That
means P. AS consideration for your
tongue and throat. No bite. No parch.
Nothing but cool comfort, refreshing
as breeze from the sea.
P. A. can't bite or parch. The Prince
Albert process takes care of that. You
can go to it from the minute you finish
breakfast until you sign off at night.
Slow or fast. P. A.'s quality makes you
want to smoke Pipe-IOad after pipe-load.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04
Carpets from String Beans

Fibers beaten from string-bean
pods are being spun into a coarse
thread by Austrians and placed in
competition with hemp and cotton
for many commercial purposes. The
yarn is described as hard and very
strong. After being bleached and
printed, it is being employed in max
ing carpets, curtains, upholstery, etc.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04

The lady with the white bob will
be very popular in Europe this win
ter and the bob white will continue
to be the most sought after bird in
America.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04

You'll never say "quit, !" and that's fact.
Yes, sir! You'll have the little old
world by the tail when you sign up with
this big-league smoke. Sitting pretty
and no mistake. Cool and sweet and
fragrant, P. A. sits into your system and
knocks Pipe-peeves galley west.
Quality. you bet. And quantity too.
You get TWO full ounces to the tin
when you buy Prince Albert. (Look at
the heU.S.revenues stamp.) Let'sgetgoing.
Slip into tOp-speed and head for the shop
that hands out smoke-gladness in tidy red
tins, marked ''Prince Albert Today!
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04

The Hot Stove Baseball League
will resume its session just as soon
as the last football game has been
played
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04
Home Education
"The Child'S First School is the
Family"-FrOebel

Issued by the National Kinder
garten Association, 8 West 4Oth
Street, New York City. These ar
ticles are appearing weekly in
our columns.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04

when they de-
posit letters in
the farmers
roadside box, a
southern post
master has in
vented a box
which auto
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04

successful on many different kinds OF
vessels. Big liners like the 'Levia-
than" and the "Mauretania," as well
as small eoast-guard ships, are using
it regularly, and scientists declare
that it has several distinct advantages
over older methods, such as, increased
rspidity, lower operation cost and
greater accuracy. The outfit employs
no lead or line and consists chiefly of
an electric transmitting unit which
sends sound vibrations through the
water. AS they rebound from the
oceans floor, they are registered on a
receiver IN the ship. The depth of
the water is determined by noting the
lapse of time between the sending
and receiving of the signals. The ap-
paratus is set into operation simply
by pressing a button. The results
are registered visually so that the
navigating officer can determine the
depth as easily as he can tell time by
looking at a clock.
-
GWhen an egg shell is cracked, the
white usually comes out when the
egg Is boiled. This can be prevented
by wrapping the egg in tissue paper.
As soon as the paper gets wet it will
seal the crack.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04
Echo Sounder Shows Depth
under Ship

Adopted first as a somewhat doubt
full experiment, the echo method of
sounding is reported to have proved
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04

Wanted-The name of the individ-
ual who is opposed to President
Coohdge's program of economy and
tax reduction.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04

1t is lucky for the human race
that Moses only gave us Ten Com
mandments. Puzzle it out.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04

'ings unite Immediately and form a
JOINT. Very neat work is the re~aIt
as shown by the example Of wiring
at the right in the illustrai on.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04
Automatic Mail Box Signals
Dropping of Letter

Because rural-mail carriers are no
longer required to raise the signal flag
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04

matically signals the arrival of mail
and saves useless trips from the house
to the box. When the postman in
serts the letter through the swinging
flap, the lower end of the flap presses
a trip which operates springs. They
raise the white flag as a signal.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04

Ito use lathe bed as a substitute
for an anvil on small jobs quickly
destroys its accuracy.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-04
SPECIAL NOTICE

PrOtex Beef scrap-$4OO bag, or $500 tOn or $725O
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tcrky steps and the Twins followed.
Pretty soon they were In place
where even the bird cages were
locked up tight. The yuses and
the stores and the movies. and
even the gas stations were locked
with big padIocks until tho whole
place looked like a Jail.
Did you see a large pearl but
ton about the size OF two dollar
silver plece?' Juggle Jump asked
a lady. 1T belonged 10 Puff, the
Fairy Queens cook, and he sncezcd
IT off"
That is n long distance away"
said the lady Il don't think Il
could have come so far"
"oh, yes, IT could" said Juggls
Jump. You don't know Puff.
When he sneezes the very noun.
taIns shake. And he always sneezes
when he shakes pepper, and he
shakes pepper every time he makes
soup or gravy And he makes
soup and gravy quite n lot. There.
fore, Puff sneczes so much that no
has burst off every button hc owns
and his coat won't stay together"
why don't they paddock himT'
asked the lady. "Padlocks are
much better than buttons"
1T wouldn't mako any differ.
ence." said Juggle Jump. we
should only be hunting tho pad.
locks.
The lady went her way and they
went theirs.
Pretty soon they came TO a
washing out on line. . Every
piece was fastened to the clothes
line with padlocks instead of clothes.
pins.
Juggle Jump and the Twins
looked over each piece carefully,
but altho there were buttons and
buttons and buttons, there were
none 80 largo or 10 flno as Pufrs.
Let's 70 to tho button.store,"
suggested Nancy Maybe We can
match Il there"
How can wo get in?" exclaimed
Nick. 1T Us locked tight"
"Ah ha.' cried Juggle Jump.
"Thar8 Where come in Take
hold OF my coattalls, my denrg"
Then Jugglc Jump pressed tho
button marked very small" In.
gtantly they all shrank into their
shoes and even their shoes shrnnk
They had no trouble at all gcttlH
thru tho kcyholo into the button
store
Go BE Conlinucd)
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anybody but me.
She ran down the stairs and out
into the street. a trolley car was
coming. She ran to catch Il
Oh. Il wouldn't b. truo' There
must be aomo mistake Things like
that didn't happen In this warm.
sunny world with its blue sky and
IT, Juno roses eyerywhcrel
And that Il should happen 20
May Of all people, Careless. care.
free May. who was like yellow
butterfly that ala nothing but dance
IN tho sun.
But May was a butterfly crushed
on tho wheel when Gloria saw her
that June morning
She lay with her face turned 70
the wall In her darkcued bedroom.
She made no sound at all when
Sarah. tho sd lnundrcEg. opened tho
door TO lct Gloria IN.
My dear" the Flrl said, leaning
over her, I'm 20 sorry.
May didn't answer. She lay mo.
tionless in her frivolous pink silk
nighisown. Gloria snt down be-
sido the bed and began 10 stroke
her arm.
Don't cry. dear" she murmurcd
There were tears In her own oyeB
But May was not crying. The
face That she turned TO Gloria. AZ
last was hard and white ns flint.
II killed him." she said DULY.
You know that. don't yog7 Just
as surely as II ia held the gum
Hush. dear" Gloria begged. You
don't know what you're saying"
May made 4 noise In her throat
that was halfway between n sob
and laugh--a terrible sound
Il killed himr she said again.
clearly. Jim Carows
Her voice broke on tho name.
She suddenly burst into a storm OF
frightful Boba. and threw herself
back on the bed. waving her arms
like a crazed woman. She toro at
her hair.
Gloria rushed out into tho hall FOR
help. A nurse In uniform was run.
ming upstairs. II was Mrs. OHnra
DIR. Johns boss nurse.
You'd better 60" sho said TO
Gloria over her shoulder. ag sho
went into Mays room.
Shaking all over. Gloria hurried
downstairs.
{ Lola Hough camo out Of Or.
Johns little office back Of the din.
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X III q Olive Roberts Barton
NO. 6-THE LAND OF KEYHoLEs

"Now then" said Juggie Jump
as he and the Twins left Movie
Land, that's one button! Puff
has lost dozen buttons, however.
so we shall have to hunt some
more. one button won't keep hts
coat together at all"
Where shall we 90 next?" asked
the Twins.
Just wait and I'll see." said
Juggle Jump.
so he pushed the button that
said stretch" and he began TO
stretch until the Twins could not
see his head or shoulders.
Then he pushed another button
that said shrink" and back he
came again.
ION ono side IS the Land of
Breezes. on the other side is the
Land Of Keyholes," said he. which
shall 1t be7"
In the end he tossed q penny to
save trouble. Tails! 1t is the
Land of Keyholes. We shall go
70 the Land Of Keyholes to find
some Of Puffs lost buttons" said
Juggle Jump. He STROBE away with
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But thore wns no laughter IN
Gloria that morning
Lola. nhe said BhudderinE. why
DO you suppose Or. John aid this
terrible thinE3'
Lola was not the kind Of woman
who baked az the truth She Hald
what other people only thought She
aaid II now
why because of Jim Carewe, Of
eoubo' sin raped out. 'Ho knew
May was crazy about Jim. He'd for
hidden her 10 see Jim, But you know
May 90, She does ar she pleaseb
And / suppose Dr. John sat here
alone for hours Rft night broodinE
until he just didn't know what h.
WA doing, That's the way I've ng
urod Il out, any wayH'
YEA. but to KIN himself Tie mus
have been out Of hz mlndw Gloria
shook her head Honestly Lola,
never thought DR.. John cared II MgJ
TAN around with Jim. used 20 won
der why he didn't"
"Oh. no cared. all right enough
Lola answered. but you never CON
toll what those quiet men arc think
lng about They bottle everything
up inside Themselves until thee
do something like thlsl"
out IN the cheerful. sunny street
again Gloria thought over what Lola
had said about Or John
Dick was tho quiet kind Of
man. tool The kind OF man who
bottled w everything within him.
self " Gloria wondered n h0 had
brooded about her, ~ Dr. John must
have broodrd over May for long
months Tho thought almost took
her breath away
She would so TO Dick now. and beg
him 10 let byEonea be bygonesl She
would make him love her again. aA
he had ,Jysd her IN the carly days Of
their Ito together the days when
he tramhled " no touched her lie
had been under her spell once, He
would 30 under u again.
hut tho sight ot MlEs BnEEa nit,
ting az her desk IN Dicks office
shook Giogia'H confidence In herself.
"a little Miss BriFgs was actually
pretty today Her cheeks were
flushed pnd her eyes were filed
with sparkle.
"weu. Gloria aid. you don Z
look ua u you'd worked half the
night
81 didn't" Miss Briggs answered
dcmursly. 'Mr. Gregory sent mo
homo at 10 In a cab. He's veg con.
gidcratc"
Hmm, Like leo no was consider.
ate. thought Gloria. lie could
send his secretary home In a cab.
bat his wlfe could walk. FOR all he
cared but, pcrhpss he thought
that she had driven downtown IN her
little car last night Ho probably did
think that.
Gloria opened tho door a Dicks
private office and looked in. !, was
empty
Where r. Mr. Gregory" she
asked. turning 10 Miss Bngga
TO Bc Continued
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on the edge OF her great four poster
bed. The bcd,springs crenked under
her weight.
"A-ahr' she said and then you
expect Dick TO take YOU back with
open aTmsg When you've shown him
you love another man7''
Il don't love stan wRyburn," Clio
ria answered sullcnly.
You don't love Dick. that's sureT
Dicks mother said.
And he doesn't love mcr Gloria
came back a; her. III no did no
wouldn't leave me alone In the house
all night to be frightened 10 death!
lie doesn't care a darn for INC
any morcr
Il hope he doesn't. G,oriar
Mother Gregory said solemnly 'Td
hate his marriage 20 wind up the
way poor John seymour's did, last
night
"Dr john Gloria cried. why.
what's happened 20 Dr. john
A curious. cold fear seemed TO
take hold Of her heart to
squeeze Il. She could hardly breathe.
Mother Grcgory's voice seemed 70
come from a long way off. when she
spoke again.
Didn't you see the morning pa.
per-" she asked.
With a great effort. Gloria shook
her head Her thoughts flew TO
May. What terrible trouble was she
I'M What had happened to Or,
John?
He shot himself" Mother Greg
DRY said. There was a long silence.
Then Mrs. Gregory arose and called
down tho stairs TO Maggie.
Maggie. bring up tho paper.
please? she asked. In n minute
she came back into the room. shak-
ing out the rustlIng sheet.
DIR. John Seymour - she
began TO read. But Gloria stopped
her.
NO. no." she said. Don't read
It! I must go TO May She hasn't
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sho laughed with sudden nervous
ness. Blrs having "A terrible time
today" She said, He stayed home
with ioothgrhe So | loft him IN
charge o. tba Kids FOR n vile The
baby's tummy ache r. gone. and no
was asleep when ! left But tire
twinsu keep BIN busy Hen
get taste Of my Job and itE ioyFr
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