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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-26
Beginnings OF
RAILROADS In
INDIANA TOLD
Gany Humorous Incidents
Connected With Early
Days.

Free passes Tor hghtlng hres
started by sparks from the engines
trains, waits between stations to al.
low persons to finish their breakfast
and cows parked on the track.
Such were the things that accom-.
panied the beginnings Of railroads
in Indiana, according to an article
by Maurice Murphy, an employee OF
the Big Four Railroads Beech Grove
shops, in late issue of the Indiana
Magazine of History.
The construction of the Indianapo
lis & Bellefontaine Railroad, the old
est part Of the Big Four system in
Indiana, and the second line in the
State, is discussed by Murphy. The
Bellefontaine road, as it was called
was chartered in 1S48.
Capital stock was fixed at
100000, payable in money, lands,
labor or materials for construction.
President Smith, in his report OF
arch 6, 1S49, estimated cost of the
lightly three miles Of road as 1922, 100
$500 a mile for the Trail, and
pa, 0S4 or 5000 mile if fiat rails
pre- used.
First Section Laid
The first section of twenty-eight
liles to Pendleton was ready for
hack laying by April, 1850, and the
kst train ran into Pendleton Dec.
II, 1850. 1t was continued on through
Anderson and Muncie to Chesterfield
by Oct. S, 1851.
The equipment and operation was
crude.
"A locomotive had, at first,
neither cow-catcher nor cab; it
weighed ten or thirteen tons, and
\ was capable of hauling twelve or
4 fifteen cars holding three tons each.
! Twenty miles an hour for passenger
trains was considered a high rate
of speed" Murphy wrote.
Today the "Mikado" engine, the
latest type Of freight locomotive in
3'use on the Big Four. weighs 334, 200
pounds. A train of ninety to one
hundred cars on this road is moth.
ing unusual today.
Z In the early days, stops were
made at streams or pools along the
right-of-way to replenish the water
supply. Leather buckets, carried or
hooks on the side Of the tender
were used for that purpose.
Engines Garry Wood
r,t.~ ox.~;,,o~ -, ,.,,i y xxr-oa I.~o,,~L.s
to the tender from ricks along the
route.
1t vas handed down in tradition
that at a certain pool along the
railroad the train crews would stop
long enough to take a swim, and
that they and their wives would
gather blackberries.
: In 1.-THE Locomotive of August
kW63, this humorous incident was re
~ed:
1.-THE evening train on the Belle
fontaine Railroad ran over cow on
Tuesday night near Muncie, and
threw the locomotive and baggage
off the track and broke the front
passenger car. No one on the train
was injured
The name fthe railroad was
changed to the Indianapolis, Pitts
burgh & Cleveland, Feb. 1, 1855. II
was consolidated with the Cincin
natl, Indianapolis, st. Louis s. Chi
cago, and the Indianapolis & st
Louis in June, 1899, to form the
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & st
Louis-the Big -Four.
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RECORD VALUE SET
New Top Price on Wheat Estab.
lished in Kansas City.

BT United Press
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Dec. &C.
New top prices on the 1926 wheat
crop were established on the Board
Of Trade here today when December
wheat reached $1.7SA. This was
FIVE cents higher than Thursdays
close.
May wheat scared to s1.72% and
July reached s1.47ss. The new
prices range from one cent to Az
cents higher than the previous top
prices of Dec T.
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THEFT CHARGES FACED
Two Men Alleged TO Have Taken
Clothing and Liquor.

john Price. 80, colored. $50 MIL
ST.. and George Scott, ~, colored.
426 w. Sixteenth st. were, each ar.
rested today on grand larceny
charges. Price was also charged
with operating a blind tiger. George
Mallory colored, who lives with
Scott, charged the two stole his
clothing and some liquor.
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Silent Sunday

Central-KFK, KENO, wDAF.
WMAQ, VINO, WILL. WOI.
Eastern - CKAC, CNRO, PWX,
WAAM, w G, WGHP'
WHAZ, WOR, WRC, TAM,
VITO, WHAM.
Far West-KFOA, XIX, KPSN,
KWSC.
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Silent Today

Central-KFDM, xxx, KENO.
KFUO. wJAD. WCBD. WHO.
WOAN. WOS, WOWL, WOI.
Eastern-WBZ, WCAP, WCAU,
WICK, wDwF, WEBB, WGR,
WGHIP. WHAZ, WILT, WOO,
WTAG, VITO, WEEP, WAR.
Far West-CFAC, KFOA, XIX.
KPSN, KWSC.
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OFFICE IS RANSACKED
Burglars Attempted to Crack Con-
tractors Safe.

Safe-cracksrs entered the John A.
Schumacher Company office, contrac-
tors. SIS e st. Clair St.. and at
tempted to crack the safe. Police
say they were amateurs.
The burglars ransacked Office
desks ancf took Christmas cards.
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Livestock

TOLEDO. Dec. 26.-Hoxs-Receipts
sff Is mHfrss5e m aS@ nsc SIPS Rfiv bo
Workers., S12106 1925: good pigs, $3.50
613. Calves-Market. steady. Sheep
and lambs-M arket steady.
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WI BIN
Merchants Heat and Light Com

MerchantS Heat ana IigHt COIII-
pany. 1858 Meters.
Saturday, Dec. rs.
SILENT.
Sunday, Dec. n
10:45-Services Meridian st. M.
e. Church.
2:0O-Seryices Cadle Taber-
nacle.
4:45-Vesper Services, Second
Presbyterian Church.
5:45-Organ recital, Charles
Hanson.
7:30-Services First Baptist
Church.
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Local Bank CIearingS


indianapolis bank clearings for today
amounted TO So 597, 900. Clearings for
the week were $40. 033, 900. Bank debts
for today totaled So 49,, 900. Debts for
the week were $40. 5000.
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TOLEDO, Dec. e-wheat-N,o 2,
$1.93@1.94 Corn-No 8. S0@S1c. Rye
No. 8. 46@47c. Barley-No. @ 75c.
Cloverseed-Cash. $14.3O; domestic.
$Is.75: December, .$14.3o January,
Cash, S372H December, $3.72 "a March,
S3.S21A Alsike-December SIG; March
$J62b Butter-51 Is SIC. Eggs-40@
A6c. Hay-$3O.
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Dancing

7:UU--WLIB.
7:30-WHAS.
S:OO-WEAF. WTAM, WSAI.
S:30--WGY, KMA.
9:00-WEBH, WLIB, WREO,
9:30--WBBM, WIZ, WRC.
1000 - WBCN. WEAF, KOA,
WGN, WOR, WSM.
10:30-WJR, WOAW.
11:00-EBE, F,A-A, WMCA.
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NEW FLOWER POTS

PARIS-Stands to support flowers
are appearing In new shapes, one Of
the latest being a painted china pig.
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Chicago Grain Table

Jan 14.47 1850 1916 1850 1445
RIBS
Jan nominal 1440 14.40
sNew told
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80 An - - 80 HOUR
EA% A ID BY
80 - 49, u 49, HOUR
tAll Tme)
Today Bes;

CoDprioht. 1895. bp United Press
WSAI, Cincinnati 1926 ND, SID p.
M, CST.--WSAI sextet.
WCAE, Pittsburgh (461 M, 5 p. m,
EST.-Youngstown artists.
WOAW, Omaha (526 M, II p. m,
CST.-Organ jubilee.
WIZ, New York (454 ND. Z p. M,
EST. -Levitow's orchestra.
KPSN, Pasadena (316 M. p. M,
PST.-Prominent artists.
SUNDAYS BEST FEATURES
CoDprioht, 1926. bp United Press
KOA, Denver 1922 M, 7:45 p. M.
MST.-Haendel's Messiah"
WEAF, New York and nook-up
fourteen others) 9:15 p. M, EST
Charles Hackett,. tenor, and or
chestra.
VITO, Hartford (47S M, 8:15 p. M,
EST.-New York string quartet.
WEAF and WSAI, WTAG
wCAE, WEEP, p. m, EST.-Dr
S. Pafrkes Cadman and the Sun.
day mems conference.
WEAF, New York and hook-up
(seven others) 1920 p. M, EST.L-Capi-
toll Theater program
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r United States as reported to
IL r. G Dun & Co, number 234
as against 453 last week, 1872 the pre-
ceding week and $40 the correspond
ing week last year. Only five bust
ness days are included in this week.
and the week q year ago.
There were more insolvencies this
week than a year ago, in the Pacific
States. while in the East, South
and West a reduction in the number
Is shown.
Canadian failures this week num-
Der IS against So last week, Sc the
preceding week and &c the CORE
spending week of last year.
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Cash Grain

Saturdays receipts. % carr. Prices
quoted Al hc (. o. b. basis 20 New York.
Hay on track Indi annapolis. Bids for grain
at the Indianapolis Board OF Trade:
Wheat-Strong: No. red. 81 81 q 1 "a
No, 2 hard 81; re al .7e,
Z white. e5A @ee &c; No, 9 yellow, es q
%fSed, era Dec; No. z mixed es% a
= osts-Ft5m: No; ? white. 4O@4lc; No.
3 E Ehtte. 80 \ a 4SShc-, .no,,x 90. q
a4.5S; No. Timothy. s2S' SO q q; 10 10 g
mixed; s22 q % 3d. No. 1 cover mixed
$50; 30 q 21.$O: No. 1 clover hay, $40 q
-Inspectiork-
wheat--No. red. 1 car; No. red. 1
Oorn-No. white. 8 cars: No, 5 white.
9 cars: No. 8 white. 4 cars: No. gel
low. cars; No. 4 yellow. care: No. o
yellow. "a cars; No. 9 yellow. 20 cars
sample yellow 4 cars: No. 8 mixed / car
No. MIXED. 8 cars: No. mixed 8 cars;
No. mixed cars; sample mixed, 8
cars. Total Sc cars.
oats-No. white. carr: No. white
cars: sample mixed. 1 car. Total. 8
Hay-No. 1 timothy. 1 car. Total. i
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m INDIANA and Indianapolis use
more Michigan and Wiscon-
D sin potatoes than any others.
commission merchants than any
others. commission merchants
say In the Government report
a shortage of approximately g.
000,O bushels is shown in Michi-
gan potatoes and a shortage of APP
proximately 100000 bushels is
shown in Wisconsin potatoes.
Estimates made for Michigan 20.
tatoes Dec. /. 1925, we're 24.401 900
bushels and on Dec. 1, 1924 the es-
innate was 80, 800 900. Wisconsin po-
tatoes were estimated at, 23,632, 900
bushels in Dec. 1, 1925, and 81 ,460, 900
on Dec. 1, 1924.
Thus Indianapolis and Indiana
face prospect OF an enormous
shortage OF a vital food. At the
present local firms have a good sup
ply OF potatoes in storage and more
are being received every day. There
will be a sufficient supply of pota-
toes, but prices will be higher.
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Across the Desk
With Busy
Men
indianapolis Faces Pros
pect of Rising Potato
Prices.
BY RAIDER Whget


I'm enormous shortage in
lAt potatoes is shown in a crop
IL report released today by
the United States Department
of Agriculture. The Department
reports a shortage of 131, 541, 900
bushels OF potatoes in estimates for
1925 over the total crop harvested
in 1924.
This deficit OF course boosts the
wholesale and retail price at the To-
cal market. Consumers will have to
pay a much higher price this year
than they did last year. Local com
mission merchants say the price will
jump to higher levels before the
winter is over.
The cause for the shortage was
the frosts during the early part Of
the fall OF this year. On Nov. an
estimate OF 346,5O3,o 900 bushels Of
potatoes was made by the United
States Department OF AgTic .llture,
but on Dec. 1. the estimate had
dropped to 323.243,0 900 bushels Of
potatoes. A decrease OF 23.260, 900
bushels OF potatoes has to be made
between the two estimates because
Of the damaged crop.
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1910 p. M.-KGo ts61.2l. Oakland =
1856 i5to p NM M.G GvSD, (275). petroit-Mu
sic. wJR f51T, Pontiac-Jesters
WOAW 1920. Omaha-Orchestra.
1915 p. M.-WSB. (42S.3). Atlanta -
IL P. M.-KFI (467l. Los Angeles-Vio
lin harp cello. soprano. KPRc COG; 81
1896 Al. Chicago-Carnival WANG
$3.50. Richmond Hill-Midnight par
ty. WBBM (226l Chicago-5-Quartet, vo'
cal. dance. WEBB t37Q;2l Chicago
Orchestra, songs. readings. VICES
(25O) Oak Park-violin. organ. orches.
ira. ukulele wFAA (475.g). Dallas
Maxine Brown and Pals.
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CHICAGO. Dec. 26.-Primary receipts
Wheat. $40. 600. against e62 900; corn,
1 81 a. 900 against 9s5. 900: oats. 5b9. 900.
$50 ooo aSsst eea 6S6 ca whsSt
against 4l3.000. oats. 10000. against
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WEEKLY REPORT
of E1our
ay--Ihfee caIr;
took in store. 1907.
STOCK IN STORE

Date Wheat Corn Oats Rye
12-26-25 1906. $50 454. 47O 723. $50 2.SIO
12-27-24 61s.250 625.70O 410.34Q 1871
12-29-23 700 100000 Isl. 900 1000
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-18

26 piece chest silver plated from
STATS to $500.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-18
Union
(near Lincoln)

The Christmas entertainment will
be held on Tuesday, December 22nd.
A Christmas programme is being
prepared and we feel sure the little
ones will really entertain you. Ev-
erybOdy welcome.
The four children of E. P. Lord
who have been ill with typhoid fe-
yer under the care of DR.. James, of
Milford, are able to be out again and
will take part in the Christmas en-
tertainment.
The farm of Mrs. Maggie Will
liams, deceased, was purchased last
Saturday by Isaac Webb and he will
occupy same the first of the year.
Mabel Conway spent the week.
end with her parents near Piney
Grove.
The Ladies' Aid expects to meet
with Mrs. Lydia Deputy on Friday
evening, January LIST. Everyone in
vited. Mrs. Deputy was once an ac-
tive member here both socially and
financially. She moved away but
she still helps support the good
cause.
Farmers are real busy now butch
ering and preparing this winters
wood. Thus far Charles Belts is
champion hog raiser.
Charles Belts who has been on
the sick list for the past week I'M
der the care of DR.. ]. P. Lofiand, of
Milford, is somewhat improved.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-18
DagsborO

The fancy and art table is on sale
at the home of Mrs. r. d. Lingo, for
| Bethel M. e. Church Come see the
articles before buying elsewhere.
The members of Bethel M. q.
Church will hold their annual sup
per Tuesday, December 29th. All
come Welcome! Welcome! Good
chicken supper will be ready to
serve from 4.30 until 8 o'clock.
There will be sock social at the
NJ P. Parsonage Saturday night,
December 18th. Everybody invited.
The Third Quarterly Conference
will be held at the M. P. Church
here Monday night, December 21st.
Mrs. H. B. Gray spent Tuesday
at Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Williams and
son Louis, Mr.. Geo. Smith and Mrs.
Bishop visited Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Smith at Whitesville Sunday. Miss
Smith who went to her brothers on
Saturday, returned with Them
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Faucet
and children, of Georgetown, spent
Sunday here with their father. Mr..
Cannon had the misfortune of
mashing his thumb badly on Friday.
Mr.. Charles H. Lingo has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. R. d.
Lingo for ten or twelve days.
Mrs. Oscar Campbell has been in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Baker
were visitors at Bridgeville Sunday.
Mrs. Ebe Chandler and Mrs. Bev-
ovIrr DoIxor 1ryo,o IN nouoY. WodOnc-
day.
Mrs. w. B. Chandler was in Sails
bury Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L McCabe and
son Lee, of Selbyville, were callers
here Tuesday.
Mr.. Alden Lockwood visited his
parents Saturday.
Misses Helen Alexander and Han
nah Cannon spent the weekend in
Frederick and Wilmington.
Ebe West stuck a piece of holly in
his eye Friday which has panied
him very much. He went to Mar
shall Hospital Sunday for treat
ment
The next P. T. A. meeting will be
Tuesday night, December 22nd.
It is rumored there is going to be
a button factory in town.
In order to stamp out illiteracy in
Delaware, a campaign has been
started by the Delaware Parent
Teacher Association and State
Board of Education. There has
been established at various points
several schools for adults, designed
primarily to teach adult citizens to
read and write. Evening oppor-
tunity schools in all parts of rural
Delaware seem to be a certainty. |
The purpose is to carry educational
opportunities to those who, perhaps,
were unfortunate in their childhood
days and unable to acquire an edu-
cation because their parents needed |
them to assist in farm work.
Schools, in districts displaying the
greatest interests, will be opened
January 5th. A session will in
clude 20 two-hour lessons and those
who are uneducated will have a
chance to acquire knowledge just
the same as the boy or girl attend
ing the day sessions. At our last
P. T. A. meeting the following men
vestigatiOn cOmmittee:" L. L. .Ad-
kins, James Williams, Charles Bras
ure. If anyone is interested in this
work and cares to attend one of
these schools, please see one of the
above men, as they must know de-
fnitely how many want this school
before one can be secured at Days
borO.
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. n " X n n " n X ~%*@
GIFT SUGGESTIONS FROM ;
THE SHOPS )
By Marjorie Howe Dixon
. MM y q y q q q = 3 II

There are twp ways of approach
ing the proposition of Christmas
giving. One is, to take this view
point,-what would 1 like to give
Mrs. Andover' And proceed to buy
a bit of pewter, with the tag Early
Americana, just because you love
pewter, so, of course Mrs. Andover
may be one of those people who
thinks that Americana is the name
of an encyclopedia-and perhaps
she hates pewter!
Then there is the other way of
looking at it, and that is What
would Mrs. Andover like to receive? q?
1t is much more difficult this way,
oh, much more difficult. And the
results are not always satisfactory
alas no. Each of us could write a
young volume on Gifts of mine that
have been promptly disliked. But
every now and then we manage to
strike as delighted as we fondly
pictured in our imaginations.
To return to pewter. So many
people are furnishing with Early
Americana or collecting it, that the
shops have several things ready for
our selections.
Many Uses for Saucers
Among Ehe pewter things are
trays and platters, candlesticks and
ewers and small saucers besides.
Some of these are early American,
many are Italian and English.
These saucers have many USES
they will serve as cigarette trays,
coasters, pin trays and so on.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-18

strength, the crane-symhol Of
longevity and eternity,-these to-
gether signifying felicity in mar
riage.
Speaking of weddings and brides
of course, from the Far East comes
the idea of presenting the young
lady with a pair of Bride Trees.
Originally these were precious af-
fairs, with carved jade, carnelian
and ivory or amethyst mounted in
cloisonne or cinibar lacquer jardi-
nieres. Now pretty colored cup
soap stone is used effectively and
is, of course much less expensive.
Novelty Smoking Articles
Among the novelties from which
one may select are varied smoking
articles. Cut glass ash trays in green
wisteria and amber to match ones
table glass may meet with one per-
sons approval, while another may
be intrigued by the new strap ash
trays. The tray is fastened tightly
to it's brocaded strap which may be
flung carelessly over the chair arm.
1t is weighted at either end with
medallions wrought in imitation
jewels, to hold it in place.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-18
KENT COUNTY SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE BEST IN YEARS

In the per cent attendance con-
test, the schools of Kent county are
divided into groups: Rural, Graded
and Special Districts.
Each school room making ninety
per cent attendance for the month is
on the Honor Roll and the school
having the highest per cent in the
group receives the Attendance Ban
ner for the month. These banners
are state colors-made of blue satin
with gold lettering-are marked for
the different groups, viz: Delaware
Rural Schools. We Lead Kent Coun-
ty Attendance Campaign"
Whiteleys-1OO6 wins the Rural
Banner.
Magnolia-95.1% wins the Graded
Banner.
Sandfield-99.796 wins the Rural
,Colored Banner.
Smyrna Special District 93.46
wins the Special District Banner for
white.
Milford Special District 94.6%
wins the Special District Banner for
colored.
Dover Special District ran close
second, losing the banner by only
six-tenths of one per cent. Dover
$3.50; Smyrna 93.495 Caesar Rod
ney 92.79o; Harrington 91.4S.
The following comparisons will
show the increase in attendance:
Honor Roll Schools, 1924: Septem-
ber 68; October, so; November, II.
Honor Roll Schools 1925: Septem-
ber, 81; October, "a; November, 81.
November Honor Roll Schools
Whiteley 1000 Banner School of
Rural Group.
Downs Chapel, 90; Moores, 92.2;
Leipsic, 90.4; Oak Grove, 919;
Comegys, 92.2; Thomas, SO; Smiths,
94.1; Prospect, 96.4; Fomahawk,
1913; Pennington, GAL; Church Hill,
95.7; Pine Grove, 9O.8; Bennetts
Gate, 98.1; Mastens Corner, 90; Ced-
ar Grove 92.8; Marvels, 91.3; Kirbys,
90.4; Woodside, 93.5; Millwood, 9O.5;
Rose Valley, 90.6; Little Creek, 92;
Hollandsville, 967; Wilcys, 96.2;
Shorts, GIG; Oak Grove, 96; Laws,
9S.2; Viola, 97.3; Bowers, 92.S; Bay
View, 95.6; Whiteleys, 100.
Magnolia, 95.1, Banner School of
Graded Schools. Frederica, 92.4; Fell
ton, 94.9; Hartly, 91.9; Clayton, 94.3;
Houston, 92.1.
Sandfield, 99.7, Banner School of /
Colored Schools. Blackistons 98.4; |
BlancO, 94.5; Kenton, 91.3; Lock-
wood, 98.1; Cheswold, 93.2; Fork
"a; Willow Grove, 94.S;
Parkers Chapel, go; Woodside, 94.5; !
Viola, Oil; Union, "a; Reeves Cross !
ing, 90.5; Brownsville, 92.7.
Leila A. Thomas, visiting teacher.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-18
cColley's Chapel

The Ladies Aid will meet with
Rev. and Mrs. Conrad Hamer at the
parsonage in Glendale, Monday ev-
ening, January 4th. If that evening
should be too stormy it will meet
the next Monday evening. Everybody
cordially invited. The members are
all requested to be present, as new
officers will be elected for the COM
ing year.
There will be Christmas enter
tainment held in McColley's M. E.
Church, Tuesday evening, December
29th. Everybody welcome.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-18

A pretty gift with a pewter ink
well is simple desk set. The poN--
folio has a cover of India Print and
the shot cup to hold ones quill pen
is a quaint little One-half gill mea-
sure.
Also of metal this time bronze is
a new old article for the ardent col
lector. How would you like bronze
bell for your collection? Some OF
these old Continental bells are orig
inals, some are cast in the old molds
bearing a date as far back as 1913.
A pretty lady with full skirts is one
design,-her skirts making the bell
herself the handle and her leg
ros shall we be lady like and say her
limb? the clapper.
Old mortars and pestles are sub
ject to collections, too, these days.
Very handsome old boys they are,
too, but a bit difficult to use,-that
is, well, wouldn't you say so?
Oriental Brass Bowls
From the Orient comes great
number of stunning brass bowls.
Some of these are called opium
bowls,-oh, dear, wicked, aren't
they,-but very satisfactory to the
eye. They range in, size from six
inches to fourteen in diameter and
rest on clever teawood stands. Each
is chased with a truly Chinese pat
tern and will make a distinctive gift
for a flower bowl
Also from the great country of
China come marvellous bits of en-
broidery. The panels from mandarin
coat sleeves are especially popular
just now. Long panels are used for
bell pulls, shorter ones ornament
table runners and lamp shades,
while some are used for wall panels
A very lovely one on midnight blue
showed in colors Of brown, gold,
red and yellow a truly oriental idea
the stag-symbol of grace and
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-18


tere in the league court if it would Hague to Miami
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-18
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