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Milford chronicle., 1925-03-13

FOR SALE-I have six good grade
cows of the Jersey, Guernsey and Hol-
stein breeds. Just been tuberculin test
sell five of them. You can pick out the
one YOU want. Nothing reserved, These
cows will be sold to people who appre-
ciate a square deal; nothing hidden;
must be as represented. You can come
and see them milked. Prices moderate,
run from $65. 90 to $500. Come and see
these cows if you have a place for them.
Past customers my reference. r. J.
Harding, Milford, Del. m1S-tf
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FOUND

FOUND-White Muscovey duck. ow-
ner can have by paying for x. Frank
o. Bryan, Milton, Del 1t
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I rJI.
Re;

By virtue d
Court of the
for Kent Co
Esq, Truste
public auctiol
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SHERFFS SALE

BY virtue of a writ of Levari Facias,
to me directed, will be exposed to pub
lie sale, on
Saturday, March Fl, 1925,
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-13

The following properties Of Bur-
ton Donovan, deceased, will be sold
On
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-13

TWO FARMS FOR SALE-Lying
three miles west of Milton. One tract,
"A 1-2 acres; 35 cleared, rest timber,
with six room, two story house and a
good lot of outbuildings. Tract No. 2,
AZ acres, IS cleared, rest in timber. This
land is well improved and of very fine
quality. John G. Donovan, Milton, Del
m6-4tp
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SHERFF'S SALE!

By virtue OF a writ of Levari Facias,
to me directed, will be exposed to pub
lie sale, on
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-13
MCCORMICK DEERING
SPREADERS

See us before buying. Simpson
Brothers, Milford. Phone 274. f27-tf
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FOR SALE-4O H. P. stationary steam
engine and boiler, also new smoke stack
never been used. Having installed
electric power at our factory, the above
engine and ETC., is only in our way.
Cheap to quick buyer. Same can be in
spected at our fertilizer plant. Draper,
Davis Co. Milford. f13-tf
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-13
Friday, March 20. 1925.

at one o'clock P. NJ, the following per-
sonal property, to-wit:
1 pair dark mules, years old; 1 pair
black mules, IL years old; pair gray
mules, 8 years old; 1 pair gray mules,
8 years old.
1 cow
2 sets timber fronts suits of har-
ness, 2 suits of hip harness, several
brides, collars and ETC.; flute harrow,
1 cultivator, 1 horse shoeing outfit,
fertilizer truck, 2 fifty gallon barrels, 2
five gallon kegs. /. gas, tank, 10 gallon
capacity; hoes, forks, shovels and rakes.
1 two-horse wagon, 1 One-horse wagon,
body new; 2 cross cut saws, a lot OF
timber chains, sleigh and strings of
bells, pump driving outfit, such as pipe
threaders, pipe vice and pipe cutters;
1 alright heater, 1 four-burner oil
stove and oven, 1 couch, buffet
stand, 1 chifforobe, 2 bedsteads, 5-gal-
lon milk can. Many other things not
TERMS
c. ]. TRUITT, Georgetown.
H. c. Holden, Auctioneer.
Sale rain or shine.
6 acres of growing wheat and scarlet
clover.
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Tuesday!
at twt

at tW
At the fro.
sor Hotel, I'M
the following
No. 1.A-T
terest or shs
Kim in that
eel of land ar
corner of Chi
the town of
State Of D
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and lands o
thereof what
The innpro
frame dwelli
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terest or sha
to the follow
ises to wit:
All that cd
of land and
corner of CT
the town Of
State of .
lands of the
Marian r. !
3. Church g
contents the
The inprd
frame dwell
(NOTE)-
the undivide
of the Mari
posed for So
BY ORDE
Atte
7
On the da
be required
fWaOfV (20l
price and 81
day of sale,
on Thursda
A. D. 1925,
noon, depos
Dover, to Il
purchase pr
of deposit t(
OF sale. Tne
of sale will
terms of sa
MOTT
Notice is
tate or int
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scribed pref
set forth a
claiming a
against the
the parties
premises 10
to appear il
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at or after
1925, and m
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Auctioneer, J
Clerk, John /
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PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

The undersigned will sell by way of
public auction at his home situated two
miles east of Georgetown, on the road
leading from Georgetown to st. Johns
Church, Sussex County, Delaware, on
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car and Edith had most unexpectedly
volunteered to go with me. l rather
think she has before her some ex-
perieuces she wots not of. There is
a pioneer picnic at Silver Lake. for
instance, where / think / can see her
now circulating among the wives of
the prominent pioneers. On. b. She
Is listening as l dictate this)
Did | tell you that / am writing
a sketch of Cromwell for Scrlbner' s?
II is TO be about the length OF my
Rough Riders. appearing in six num-
bers. and then In book form. and l
get $1,000 for 1t and 15 per cent on
the book.
Give my best love to Mamie and
all.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
p. s. I have Just returned from a
visit to Senator Platt at the Oriental.
and you have by this time seen that
Foot has been made secretary of
war. ] rather doubt IL the president
would have appointed me, even IL 1
had not told him that | was not a
candidate. for he has announced
publicly TO Senator Platt that he
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Hiram Tower. his wife and his =
children? l have had very few un-
comfortable incidents and think my
trips have on the whole done good.
The only trouble at all has come
cause 1 went to another. inasmuch
as l could not possibly go to them
all: or where there has been hostil-
ity on the part of outsiders to the
men in control of given fair.
1t is a dreadful task to try to keep
the republican party united here.
Aside from the deep.seated causes of
division between the two wings,
which shade off into the irrational
and unscrupulous machine men on
the one hand, and the quite as IRA
tional and interruptions indepen-
dents on the other, there are the bit
ter factional fights and splits caused
by mere personal vindictiveness and
soreheadedness on the part of some
men. Moreover, while the great bulk
Of the scroundrels in any job are
democrats, 1t is exceedingly difficult
to prevent just enough dabbling in
scroundrelism by republicans to give
the independents a chance to say that
both parties are equally bad.
AS for the antics of the indepen
dents, they are OF course past belief.
At present Tammany is in disfavor,
Many OF the independents want Van
Wyck. legislated out Of office, while
others blandly declare that In any
event they desire TO run their own
candidates, and would just as soon ac-
cept Tammany help as republican
help. 1t is a dangerous thing to leg
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fully about 1t. Ny own opinion has
~ by saying IL were candidate for
the presidency l would take the vice
presidency In a minute at this juno.
ture. OF course | may be all wrong,
and l am not going in the least TO
push my opinion on you. did not
hesitate to urge you 10 take the as
sistant secretaryship of the navy, or
the police commissionership OF New
York, but this is a very different mat.
ter. When a man is a candidate for
the presidency, no friend, however
close. has the right 10 urge him to
follow a course In the slightest degree
against his own Judgment In such
very momentous matter man must
himself be sole judge. Your own In
clna tion is against 1t, and very likely
it is correct, for I have great faith IN
your instincts about yourself.
The opinion of mostsof your friends
points probably the same way. You
can have 1t If you want it by simply
saving so. There is no doubt on that
point, but under these circumstances
| shall not urge YOU to take 1t. or
indeed to say anything further about
1t. and | am sure that you will stay
where you are. You are I'm a splen-
did situation in any event so far as
the future is concerned. and what
ever you do or decide will satisfy me,
and I shall work along the line you
prefer TO follow Just as vigorously
and zealously as II you were pursuing
some other which l might think more
favorable. I feel very sanguine about
your future, and You are quite Ger
tain 10 be reelected, which is the
next step, and beyond which there is
no need of our looking at present.
see that Dooley has been making
game of you, and as he once devoted
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mer that ! could have been abroad
with YOU. However. I have thor
eughly enjoyed being at home IN
fact. I do not believe any other mar
has ever had as good time as gov
ernor of New York. am not, thank
heaven. under the least Illusion as
TO the permanence of my position: for
both my good qualities and my de
fects-including the last, the habit
to which you have once or twice un-
feelingly alluded of expressing
great variety of opinions on a great
variety of subjects. and. formerly. at
least. with some intemperance of ex
pression-will tend to make my offi-
cial life short. | should like to be
reelected governor, but ] do not ex
pect it. and | should be quite willing
to barter the certainty of it for all
possibilities OF the future. As for the
vice presidency, I do not think there
is anything in that. But in any
event. | shall do Just as you advise
that is, let it take care of itself.
Meanwhile, I am having a splendid
time, and j really have for the mo-
ment strong hold on the people of
the state. Edith and I spent eight
DAYS going around to the pioneer
pienies, county fairs, etc, and really
think she enjoyed 1t as much as l
did. We ended by a visit to the
president at Plattsburgh. He was,
as always, most pleasant. My rela
tions with Plat are as cordial as
ever, and the machine, as whole, is
a good deal impressed by tho way
am received around the state.
Root is doing very well. He has
called for a number of additional regi-
ments, and the mere fact of having
done 80 will help matters in the
Philippines l believe they will all
be needed there or course, l still
sonally, but l earnestly hope that
the president is right-that no great
difficulty will be found in pacifying
the islands after the dry season be-
gins.
Wood is continuing to do splendid
work in Santiago, but thinks the
whole policy of managing the island
needs revising.
The beloved Speck'' Is here fresh
from Samoa, where he has worked
TO good purpose with our man Trip.
He Is going back to Germany In a
fortnight. | wish to heaven he would
instill little common sense into the
kaiser,
Give my best love to Mamie and
the boys. Edith is very well. We
spent about six hours in our rowboat
yesterday.
Ever yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
General Otis in command in tho Phil
pplna-
s'Baron Speck Won sternberE. afterwsr1
arnba ssador from Germany.
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slate a man cut Of offies. for it is
easy 10 create sympathy for him.
and | am not certain what is the
wise and propey thing to do in the
premises. wish that Senator Piatt,
who has an extraordinary mastery
over all the leaders. great and small.
Of the organization itself, nor only in
the city. but In the thoroughly heal
thy country communities. could gauge
public opinion better.
We shall go UP to Albany about
the first of October. but I hate to
leave Oyster Bay, and shall come
back here whenever l get the chance,
so as to get a little exercise. Our
rowing trips have become the great
est pleasure 10 us this summer. and
we have succeeded in teaching every
child bar Quentin, to swim.
Faithfully yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
"Robers A Van wyck. Tsmmany may
or OF New York City.
STATE OF NEW YORK.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER
Albany, October 20, 1922.
Hon. II. G. Lodge.
Boston. Mass.
Dear Cabot:
| didn't read what Sehurzt said; |
don't care what that prattling foreign.
er shrieks or prattles In this crisis,
and l would no more read his
speeches than 7 would read the edi.
torials of tho Evening Post. unless
for some reason 1t was necessary to
answer them. The leather-tongued
Warmers has been denouneing me.
/ had a good meeting and hit straight
at Tsmmany. OF course | am having
a rather hard time, as I have got a
heavy cold and this travelling about
is perfectly internal.
With best love to Mamie and again
telling you what | know you know
how deeply concerned | am about
your mother and about your anxiety
am Az ever yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
'rhe late Carl schurz
s'John Dewitt Warner active in re-
form circles IN New York.
Washington, ID. C..
December l, 1899.
Personal
My Dear Theodore:
The general impression OF course is
that you would be very foolish to take
the vice presidency, although l have
never failed to convince the two or
three people with whom I have talk ed
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a great corporation lawyer and re-
tanned by Whitney and the street
railway men. But he is such a good
fellow that / was sure it would not
last, and now I think every shade of
l. has vanished. | am confident he
will do exceedingly we'll as secretary
of war. | very much fear that he
will find difficulty in getting on with
Miles. AS you know, Miles unfortu-
natelv has the presidential bee in his
bonnet, even to the extent of wish
ing me to run as vice president ON
the ticket with him.
Above all, Root realizes that the
first thing to dc is to smash the
Philippine insurrection. and he has
got the presidents authority To en-
list additional regiments. but is keep
Ing hfs Intention absolutely secret, as
he wants first TO select the volunteer
officers and escape as much political
pressure in the matter as possible.
s.,oo lIrked by Developments.
Lam not easy over some Of the de
velopInents of popular feeling here.
un this year; but we have an under
swell against us. In the west l be-
1ieve we are better off than in the
1ast9presidential election. In the
east we are very considerably worse
offseefrhe agitation against trusts Is
taking an always ffrmer hold. 1t is
largely unreasonable and Is famed
: n'to ACTIVITY by the Bryan type of
denagogue, ably seconded by Cor
man,. Croker. ct al. who want to
change the issue from free silver.
But when there Is a good deal of
misery and Of injustice, even though
1. Is mainly due to the faults Of the
individuals themselves, or to the
mefes..pperation of natures laws. the
quscks who announces he has a cure
oil FOR 1t is a dangerous person.
Around the state of New York |
nm surprised to find how many of
the working men who were with us
threa~ years ago are now sullenly
erulnbling that Mckinley IL under
1fanfia's dictation; that Bryan Is the
only,snan who can conNel the trusts;
and that the trusts are crushing the
life out of the small men, etc, etc.
In our local affairs. by industrious
working l have got the republicans
hnd tine | n d e p n d e n IS pretty
thoroughly in line for a union on q
legislative ticket. Quigg and the
New York machine for once have
acted with equal wisdom and virtue.
"a More Mckinley Opposition.
The Brooklyn people are a small
lot and they have their own troubles,
while in New York City the Pest is
30 busy denouncing Platt and my i'm.
perialism that Ii cant see Tammany.
'Whitelaw Reid' feels vindictively
towards Mckinley and Plat, and
therefore towards the whole repub.
1ican party, and he Is deliberately
striving to bring about our defeat.
JIe has attacked Root most malicious
~, saying that the president has
added to his council merely a clever
Incorporation lawyer. insinuatlng that
he was appointed more to please
great financial interests than to right
the wrongs OF the War department.
Recently he has even attacked me
quite as bitterly as he has Root.
I am soon to start Off on tour
OF the county fairs. have a special
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Roosevelt Told
Nice Presidency
Is His for Asking
Political Buzzing Starts in
Earnest for 1000 Cam
paign; Teddy Visits
,g;. County Fairs.


trhe first letter In today's Install
ment of the Roosevelt-Lodge series was
wyittep after Elihu Root became secre-
terry of war in Meknley's cabinet. At
the time Gen. Nelson A. Miles was
thinking of making himself president
Senator Plett staying in the saddle
as New York republican boss. T. Il.
WAS enjoying himself governor, de-
spite his foes in and out OF the ma
chine, The reformers who attacked him
included the late Carl Schurz.)
- STATE OF NEW YORK
~ EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
5s,.,. ALBANY.
So At Oyster Bay, n. Y,
s.o..,4r August 10, 1899.
lion H. c, Lodge,
Dear Cabot:
FL have Just lunched with Root, who
Is taking hold Of his work in Just the
right, way. He went into It at all only
because he felt the task as so serious,
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Washin gton, ID. c..
December l, 1899.

My Dear Theodore:
The general impression of course is
that you would be very foolish to take
the vice presidency, although I have
never failed to convince the two or
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paper to me. | naturally take pleas.
ure in the msfortunes of my friends.
although ! am bound to say that |
felt that when I was made the SUB.
ject of a Doolay paper l had al.
vanced far on the high road of fame.
With best love To Edith and the
children. Always yours,
II. {. LODGE.
ITO He Continued Tomorrowl
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can countrymen.
| am greatly i'm
pressed with the
strong, rug ged,
simple nature of
the great ma jor-
ity OF these men.
They are healthy,
I. they are power
ful, they are en-
phatically good
material out of
which to ma ke a
strong, self.poised
republic.
Did write
YOU OF my delight
at meeting one
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of such vital i'm
portance TO the
n a t o n. other
wise, as it is
really out of his
line, he would
never have left
his great prac-
tice for it. lie
has been a little
disgruntled with
me, or at least
was last sprin z,
because of my
action on the
franchise t a X
matter, he being
so difficult and
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STATE OF NEW YORK.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
ALBANY.
At oyster Bay. Ny.
Sept. II. 1S99.

Hon. IA. { Lodge,
Dear Cabot.
| am still In the midst OF the coun-
ty fairs. 1t has been very tiresome,
and in some way, a bore; but on the
other hand. | have been glad TO meet
the men who make up the backbone
of the bulk of the republican party
in this stat Il be old SlNle Ameri-
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Copyright. 1s25l-

tNopNFsht. lF-9l-
wished to appoint lawyer 20 the
office and not a man who had any
past connections with military af-
fairs Personally, the desire to have
a lawyer in the War department
seems TO me simply foolish--so fool
ish indeed that L can only regard
Il as an excuse. But Root Is an
absolutely upright and very able
man, and he will make a good secre-
tary. No dishonesty can exist under
him. and / believe that from sheer
force of events he will be obliged to
work for radical reform in tho de-
partment.
II. r.
'Mr. Reid proprietor OF tbs New York
Tribune. was sfterwsrd ambassador at
London. that time bitter foe of Thomas
c. Platt. New Yorks republican boss.
STATE or NEW YORK,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
ALBANY
At oyster Bay, New York.
August 2s. 1899.
Hon. II. G. Lodge,
Dear Cabot:
was overjoyed with your last let
ter. I have wished often this sum
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space mo occupation.n

space mo occupation"
Unmarried, l suppose?" he asked.
"You unthinkable wretch"
Hardly an answer to my ques-
ton" he suggested pleasantly.
Constance had placed both hands
on the desk to steady herself and
looked down at him. There was
room for nothing but rage in her fine
gray eyes.
The servants will throw you out"
she said in a shaking voice.
If they attempt it, I will dis
charge the servants. l should regret
to be compelled to do that"
"You-you-Oh, this is all so hor.
rible! It's not true! 1t can't be!'
But it's quite, true Miss Brooke. "
She stood trembling, in spite of an
effort to steady herself against the
desk. For an instant her voice failed
her.
81 tell you, will not bear it! |
will not endure this thing in my
own home. My father would not have
me endure it. You tell me that l shall
do this, and l shall do that-you
an utter stranger! You order my
servants about! You take possession
of my-Our-house as if it were
your own. You insult my sister. You
insult me! You would insult my
brother-if you daredr'
81 though l hod," murmured H.
Hedge softly.
She did not hear him, perhaps be-
cause one of her tightly clenched
fists was beating itself pink against
the mahogany.
81 will never obey you! Never
Neverw
"You are appointed my secrttary,"
he said with apparent irrelevance, at
the same time making a note on a
pad.
For answer, she flew into a tenn
pest of tears and turned away, Just
in time to fling herself into the arms
of Matilde, who had been listening
outside the doorway until she could
no longer restrain herself.
1t was past two o'clock when He'd
ge glanced at his watch. Immediate
ly he rang for the butler.
''When is lunch served?" he ask
ed.
cit has been served-at one
O'Clock" replied Horace coldly.
"Why was l not notified?"
"Mr. Brooke never has his lunch
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HAWAIIAN CHANTS AID

HONOLULU. - The singing of
native melodies and ancient chants
by David Kahanamoku, brother of
Duke Kahanamoku, world-famous
swimmer, kept up the spirit of sew
eral men helpless in a small boat on
stormy sea. Kahanamoku dashed
himself to the top of the engine
house from where he lit flares to at
tract attention. Then during the
night hours he sang ancient Hawaiian
chants, used in the old days by chief
talns and priests to appease the fury
of the elements in time of like dan
ger. The men were rescued by a sea-
plane
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''Clerkp

"Clerkp
You're getting it. Good morning. ,
Billy paused long enough to think
of reply-long enough, yet without
achieving one. Instead, he asked 6
question.
81 say, Connie, lend me a ten.
spot will you?"
Sorry, Billy; Pm broke"
H. Hedge did not volunteer either
ten-spot or nickle, and Billy
stalked from the room. Two minutes
later yellow roadster buzzed out OF
the Brooke courtyard. It was the
kind of roadster that is unnecessary,
ly and unbeliveably close to the
ground, like dachshund. It had wire
wheels, throaty exhaust, and in
order to drive it you had to lie on
your back. Billy was great at that.
while have the matter in mind,
aid H. Hedge, addressing Constance
"tell me how far it is to Alice's
school"
Six or seven blocks" answered
Constance carelessly.
81 imagined it was something like
that. Hereafter, Alice will walk to
school. 1t is good exercise, and the
fresh air will clear her mind for her
studies"
Constance was about to retort hot
ly when, with a gesture, he abrupt
ly dismissed the subject.