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Evening star., 1927-05-29
DREAMS FOR MARGERY
By Phyllis Duganne ..=.

! by roses. But already Margery had
taken her place on another porch,
above 81 tapping river; her head was
filled with the scent of many flowers.
II must write to mother. darling.
Just think. I haven't written her
single letter.
"Why didn't you write it before l
got home. baby?" His eyes pleaded
with her. "Oh. all right, then!
won't give you more than is minutes,
| though. I'll be cleaning out my
desk" He sat down. his hands mov-
| ing lazily, uninterestedly, in and out
Of pigeonholes.
X * x x
|MARGERY contemplated the blank
paper before her. Darling Moth
err" she wrote, and paused. She must
find out from Ollie where one bought
garden tools; that lower garden, by
the river, was on the verge OF total
collapse. Tomorrow
Here's a photograph or the house.
baby, if you want to send 1T home.
1t was also an excuse for standing
close behind her chair.
Thanks. dear"
Darling mother" suddenly
her pen began to fly, while her Jreath
emerged in little puffs of excitement.
"I have been working all day In the
| flower garden" Across the room
| oliver Marshall watched the play OF
! emotions on her face, as he Walted
for her to be finished.
There" she said, at last. She
| folded the letter and slipped it into an
envelope. Il really should write to
Peg
| captured hers. Look at these pho
| tographs I've found: this is the old
house-take you down there some
day"
Her eyes, which had fallen casually
to the photograph he dropped be-
fore her. became riveted; her hands,
picking it up, we're cold and unsteady.
"The-the old house, Ollie?" she fal-
tered. .u
Sure. Granddad moved out OF 1t
back in the Cos, somewhere, and built
this. It's way off from the road--no
modern improvements. Where the
family originated" He was pushing
another picture before her, but she
shook her head.
This was--your house, Ollie?"
"Yeah. Still is, for that matter. An
T reckon will be for some time to
come. It's so out of the way-down
along the river. No one but a. hermit
would want to live there. Kind Of
pretty, though, isn't it?"
"You still own it," she murmured.
He smiled at her earnestness. MY
Uncle Clyde lived there until he died,
bout 10 years ago. The keys are
round somewhere-you like old stuff,
hon'-and scenery! Ill take you over
it sometime"
Margery was staring at the photo
graph. =
He owned that house. Oliver, her
husband, owned-her house. She
looked up at him 4blankly, as though
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Beasts Never Captured.

Nov and then we read an express
sion of the hope Of some great
hunter to secure a specimen Of that
rare beast the okapi, which has been
described as being cross between O
giraffe and an antelope. AS matter
of fact, there are a number or beasts,
aside from the okapi, specimens OF
which are ardently desired not only
by the geological gardens of the world.
but by the professional menageries as
well.
South America contains a prize in
the form of a species of jaguar never
held in captivity. This jaguar is of
tremendous size and coal black.
There are two rare birds i'm the
Amazon forest whereof no specimens
have ever been brought away-the
"bellbird' and the lost SOUL" These
names are derived from the effects
produced by the cries Of the birds, the
former having voice likened to that
of a silver bell, and the latter possess.
ing the eerie accomplishment of
grooming in such a manner as tn
produce "goose flesh" on the unhappy
person who hears its "song."
The naturalists will also vote an
expression of heartfelt thanks to the
person who will bring them from far
off Burma specimen of a rhinoceros
having a black hide and big tufted
ears. No one has ever actually seen
this rhinoceros, but, it is averred.
white men have frequently seen his
hide.
New Zealand is land Of animal
mysteries. The most popular of the
rare beasts whereof specimens are
longed for by the civilized world is
kind of duck-billed beast. No one
seems certain what 1t should be called.
Many naturalists have been of the
opinion that some day. true lizard
bird. e.. not flying lizard. but a
true link between the birds and the
reptiies-might be found In New
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from it's pins; suddenly it became
overpoweringly sweet. heavy with
fragrance Now the path had become
winding, like a New England road.
curving so Unexpectedly that she had
to lean forward against the wind.
shield, lips parted, breathing in
draughts of the sweet air. peering
eagerly ahead.
Down q green slope-green, in this
burned brown country--something
glistened between the branches of
trees, something shot with sunlight.
something from which this fresh wind
was rising. She got out of the car
and advanced through the grove, her
hair tumbled about her shoulders, her
nostrils filled with the scent of those
veNety blossoms. oh cried Mar
gerry, aloud "Oh-h-h" She sank on
the grass at the outer edge of the
trees, incredulous.
A river. broad and blue. it's edges
choked with an undulating border of
water-hyacinth, glistened below her.
Sweeping down to it, a neglected lawn
made nursery for flowers. Roses
white and pink and scariet-climbing
over stones, sprawling from the
branches of oaks against the subter-
ranean green drip of hanging moss.
Jasmine-white and yellow-running
along the ground. leaping from holly
bush to magnolia tree. Blue lilies.
crowding saffron ones, at the edge OF
the water. .
And the house!
She'd seen photographs. All old
Southern homes were white. with pill
lars and roses over them. White, set
tied on the grass as though it had
been summoned there miraculously, ra-
ther than called forth by the ringing
of hammers and coaXing of saws;
white, with the pillars of it's broad We.
randa SO loaded with roses that the
purity Of their beauty was barely Wis.
ible: white, with broad. lazy steps de-
scending to a tagged path. which led
into a forgotten garden of flaming
phlOX. and an oval pool. blue-lined,
choked with pastel lilies.
But. it's my house," said Margery,
as though some one had denied 1t.
No enc came TO peer through the up.
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curtained windows, or to protest from
the closed doors that 1t was not hers.
Along the covered walk that led to the
Summer kitchens no one appeared to
question her right there. Beside the
sprawling mystery of the barn a
clump of banana bushes battled with
the orange grove for supremacy of the
air: the pungent odor of their yellow
blossoms hung like canopy above
the grass.
She'd wanted palms? There were
tall. straight ones. breaking into
feather busters OF foliage against the
sky: there were shorter. squattier ones,
which sprayed outward like fountains,
shooting up and dripping down, liq.
uidly; beyond the grove palmettos
crowded one another like q forest of
swords protecting an enchanted castle.
ut is my house" said Margery, and
suddenly her mouth set into the deter
mined line of a practical woman. Her
vague blue eyes flashed briskly, and,
with the air of one who has much to
do, she began twining the swaying
branches Of the Cherokees about the
pillars.
"Disgraceful"' she snapped. and her
voice was incisive, trenchant, as she
surveyed the weeds which crowded the
rOsebushes in the lower garden. She
dropped to her knees there. tossing
back her hanging hair, while her
hands flashed busily beneath the hot
sun. and the breeze from the river
fiuttered her dress.
X X X X
TT was 6 o'clock when she remem-
bered Ollie and the train and that
other house which he had said was
hers.
When she saw Ollie, pacing anX-
iously up and down the veranda of
that other house, faced him and found
him not annoyed that she had failed
to meet his return: not resentful, but
worried and shaken; reality descended
about her like a rain, and she knew,
for the first time that day, the full
ness and completeness of the dream.
For now she felt no rebellion as she
contemplated this other house-this
house to which he had brought her
Rebellion? Why should there be? 1t
was house, like many other houses.
insignificant, a mere fabrication of
wooden wall and beam and sill. 1t
was his house. of course, and so it was
part Of her role as his wife to keep it
for him. She could do that for Ollie.
In the seconds before he spoke, accept
ance of Ollie's house became the most
natural thing in the world,
During 10 years she had found life
infallibly thus, with the dream at
one hand and the acceptance Of ac.
tuality at the other. How foolish,
how young she had been, to attempt
to merge them. She felt only slight
pang Of loneliness at the realization.
Always she had been lonely.
"Margery" He rushed toward her,
down the path. "Oh, baby. I've been
so worried! Katy said you hadn't
been home all day.
She lifted her face to his kiss like
a child, and, just as when she had
been a child, she used TO confront her
Evening star., 1927-05-29

parents after some voyage into ro-
nance, struggling to return from the
| fairy tale back to the reality of their
house and them, so now she smiled
at her husband, repudiating, for the
| moment, the dream she had been liv.
| ing, and reaching out to grasp this
other, surface life.
I'm so sorry, Ollie. darling. l was
out in the car and got so interested
exploring the country that / forgot
the time. I'll run in and see about
dinner. shall II"
! While she presided at the dinner
table, across from her husband, his
conversation fell vaguely on her ears,
| and her soft blue eyes held the dis
| tant look of one who is only partially
| present. She was, as she had always
| done, sharing a meal in the house of
stranger with a stranger. and there
| was loneliness-the old loneliness of
all her girlhood-in the realization
| of it. True. he was her husba nd
and this house was their home, but
| marriage had had no power to con.
| quer what had always been the funda-
mental truth Of her being-that reali-
| ties We're infinitely more nebulous to
| her than dreams.
His voice sounded insistently, and
she realized the inadequacy Of her
answers. She struggled to focus all
her attention upon him, this man Of
| flesh and blood, with waving hair
and grave brown eyes. this man who
was to have broken down all the
barriers between dreams and reality.
II thought the day would never be
over. so that l could be back with
you" He couldn't keep in his chair
for more than one course: again he
was rounding the table to kiss her.
and the warmth Of his embrace reused
her.
Darling Ollie" Her fingers twined
in his hair, and she pressed close to
her breast the head of this young
Southern husband, who, somehow,
lived so irrevocably in the wrong
house.
After dinner he wanted to sit on
the veranda, TO enact literally the pic
ture she had painted for him back
in Lexington, during their engage
ment, sitting close together, screened
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
KENT-SUSSEX BANKERS
PLAN CLEARING HOUSE
FOR LOWER COUNTIES
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number of other prominent bank
ers.
Among bankers attending either
one or the other or both of the meet
ings were the following, besides the
two mentioned:
Henry Ridgely, president, Farmers
Bank at Dover; William D. Denney,
former governor; Walter p Robin
son, Lewes; Watson Harrington,
Dover; John Govatos, J. R. Eskridge,
I. Stenfany, Warren Ayres, H. M.
Buckson, Elmer Horsey, H. c. Jones.
In urging establishment of a
Clearing House Association, Mr..
Russell said: 1--WE bankers-taking
the state at large-have in our keep
ing nearly $I5O,000,00O, of our
peoples wealth. It is not only our
duty to treat this accumulation as
fund to be held under the solemn
obligations of sacred trust, but
equally so to administer it to the
best advantages of those to whom it
belongs and to the greatest benefit
of the commonwealth"
The annual meeting of the State
Bankers Association will be held in
the Hotel Henlopen, Rehoboth, Sep
tember L. Speakers will be Harold
B. Wells, solicitor of Burlington
county. N. j., and Stephen Miller,
education director of the American
Institute of Banking.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
BOXING BOUTS AT MILFORD

At the Milford boxing bouts on
Wednesday night, the main bout be-
tween Vic Malin of Wilmington. and
Mickey O'Connor, of Camden, was
short and snappy, Malin outclass-
ing O'Connor from the start, and
winning by a technical knockout in
the first round. Bob Cosden, of Cor
doVa, fought his usual good fight
with Kid Hollinger, of Wyoming, get
ting the better of the bout in three
rounds. Joe McTigue of George
town, and Bert Kelly, of Lewes,
fought three rounds to a draw, both
boys showing a willingness to mix
it. Battling Scott, of Milford, and
Kid Denny, of Milton fought three
tame rounds to draw, as did like
wise Battling Alex, of Milford, and
his opponent from Harrington.
Young Gernhart's opponent failed to
appear and this fight was postponed.
A very good program is promised for
next week.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
STATES GRAPE CROP
EXPECTED TO BE Low
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of raisin grape varieties, and 488,000
tons of table varieties.
An indicated production of 291,-
900 bushels of peaches is forecast
for Delaware this year, compared
with actual production of 100000
bushels in 1926 and $4,000 bushels
five-year average. Condition August
l, was so, contrasting with 65 aver
age August 1, condition covering
five years. In the whole country,
the peach crop is estimated at 49,
100000 bushels, or about two-thirds
of last years crop.
Delaware's 1927 apple crop prom
ises to be very sharply curtailed
Condition of the crop in the state
August 1, was only 48, compared
with &C five year average on the
same date. Indicated apple product
ion for Delaware is 1,088, 900 bushels
whereas actual production of the
state last year was 2,376,000 bushels.
The five-year average production
has been 1,516,0OO bushels. In the
whole country, the apple crop is
now estimated at less than 12S,O0O,-
900 bushels, or 100000 bushels
less than forecast a month ago. AL
lowing for lower quality, says the
department, the total crop is only
about half as large as that of last
year.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL NOTES

Sixteen patients were admitted tC
the hospital during the past week
and eighteen discharged. Twelve
operations were performed and three
X-rays taken. The ambulance an
sWered one call.
Mrs. Maggie Steele, of Dagsboro
who underwent major operation on
August 2, was discharged on the
14th.
Miss Ruth Nelson, of Dagsboro, is
recovering nicely from a major ope-
ration on August 4.
Mrs. Susan Crook, of Wyoming,
who has been receiving medical care,
was discharged on the 18th much i'm
proved.
Miss Madge Shockley, of Woodside,
who underwent major operation on
August 1st, is doing fine.
Miss Mary Immordino, of Wyo-
ming, who is receiving medical care,
is improving slowly.
Dewey Shahan, Of Magnolia, who
underwent a major operation on Au-
gust 8, is improving.
William Hochstedler, of Green
wood, who was admitted on the 18th
and underwent a major operation, is
doing fine.
Raymond Oglesby, of Chester, who
was admitted on the 14th for medical
care, is some better at this time.
Randolph and Charlie Hrupsa, of
Harrington, were admitted on the 8th
and underwent minor operations.
A baby girl was born to Mrs. Es-
ither Short, of Bowers Beach, on the
7th. Mother and baby getting along
fine.
Mrs. Blanch Keys, of Harrington,
was admitted on the 7th, and under
went major operation. Condition
good.
Mr.. Walter Green, of Dover, was
admitted on the 18th for medical
care. Condition better.
Virgil FARRELL, of Viola, who under
went minor operation, was dis
charged on the 18th.
Mrs. Hannah Bonsall, of Philadel-
phia, was admitted on the 18th with
a broken arm. Condition as good as
can be expected.
William Hartenbauer, of Philadel-
phia, who was admitted on the 18th,
and underwent major operation, is
doing fine.
Mrs. Ola Carlisle, of Pennington,
who was admitted on the 7th and.
underwent a minor operation, was
discharged on the 18th much i'm
proved.
Mrs. Laura Nelson, of Wilmington,
was discharged on the 18th.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19

Mrs. Emma Watson and friend
spent the weekend at Massey, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Hollis and
wife accompanied by DR.. Harry
Blckles of Wildwood, N. J., have
left for an extended trip through the
west. They expect to reach Port
land and Oregon in about two months
where they will remain for some
time.
Mrs. Mable Hirschman, of Wash
lngton, d. c., and her sister, Mrs.
William Koch, of Baltimore, Md,
are visiting their sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Workman, of Harrington,
also will spend somt time at Oak
Orchard, with their father, William
J. Trader.
Mrs. Osborne Fouche of Jersey
City, N. j., Mrs. Keturah Bowles. and
Miss Annette Tankins of Phila-
delphia, Pa, Mrs. Sue Beidehan, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Rezer and daughter
Evelyn, and Mr.. Richards of Center
Square, Pa, have been recent guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Beideman.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L'Bunstein are
enjoying cool weather in the hill
country of Carbon County, Pa. In
this section Anthracite coal was
first discovered, and here some of
the largest mines are located.
Foreign people were soon attracted
and now makes up a considerable
part of the population. For weeks
past work of mining has been slack,
but it is expected that this week
the miners will generally be employ
ed. Before returning next week, Mr..
and Mrs. Bunstein will go to Gettys-
burg.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
SWEET POTATO PRICES
SHOULD Be VERY GOOD
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crop will be 81 per cent, and Vir-
ginia's SO per cent, Of asst year,
"It is true that the indications of
August 1, are not always accurately
developed in the crop as harvested,
but the best evidence we have at the
present time seems to indicate that
the sweet potato crop on the PENN
sula will be nearly 20 per cent less
in volume than last years, and lust
about equal to the average produc-
ton for the years 1922-1926.
when it is remembered that ap-
proximately fifty per cent of the
commercial sweet potato crop Of the
country originates in this Peninsula,
it is evident that twenty per cent
curtailment in production should re-
act in favor Of distinctly better
prices than were last years.
eff the Quotation Committee of the
Eastern Shore Farmers Association
will exercise the same judicious con-
troll over the marketing of the sweets
as was effected in connection with
the white potato market, the hope
that is at present held out to the
sweet potato growers should be real
lied"
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
nut GROWERS PROGRAM
FOR EASTON ANNOUNCED
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Nuts" J. F. Jones, of Lancaster, Pa.
one of the leading nut specialists in
the East will deliver an address on
Nut Propagation, Seeds Buds,
Crafts"
Other addresses on the program
for the first day include:
Varieties of Nuts for Northern
Planting" by C. A. Reed, Bureau of
Plant Industry, Washington, D. c.
Edible AcOrns as Food for Man,
Livestock and Fowl" by DR.. Robert
T. Morris, New York City, N. Y.
"The Relation of the Experiment
Station to Nut Growing in Mary
land" by E. C. Auchter, Head De-
partment of Horticulture, University
of Maryland, College Park, Md.
Report of Black Walnut Prize
Contest, by DR.. w. C. Deming and
Willard G. Bixby.
Further Experiments in Induced
Immunity to Chestnut Blight" by
DR.. @. A. Zimmerman, Piketown, Pa.
"Nut Trees Suitable for the Chesa-
peake Country" by J. Russell Smith,
Round Hill, Va.
"Filberts for tht Northern United
States" by Conrad Vollertsen,
Rochester, N. Y.
An oyster roast and entertainment
will be rendered the visitors follow
ing the business session. During the
evening an informal forum, at which
anyone interested in nut culture may
ask information or offer views, will
be held.
The second day will be devoted to
a tour throughout those sections of
the Peninsula where nut trees are
growing successfully. First-hand
inspection will be made by the As
sociation members for the purpose
of determining conditions on the
Peninsula for nut culture.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
GREENWOOD CARNIVAL
WAS GREAT SUCCESS

The volunteer Firemen's Carnival
held June 1913 inclusive was found
to be $130S.61 net profits from total
income of S2929.57, which shows the
net proceeds to be almost 507. The
Firemen feel that they were enabled
in a great measure to. show such a
large percenetage of profit because
of the very enthusiastic cooperation
of the Ladies who unstintingly gave
of their time and materials to serve
suppers on the big nights of the car
nival, one group donating the total
proceeds to the carnival committee.
Every Fireman and right-spirited
Townsman felt the enthusiasm of the
progressive volunteer Firemen, who
though organized only a few years
ago, now have a beautiful Firemen's
Building, capable of housing the fire
apparatus and serving as a COM
munity center for years to come.
However, until the building is more
nearly paid for the second floor shall
be rented as an apartment, and the
ground floor divided between the new
Postofice and two school rooms,
which are needed to relieve the con-
gested condition of the school. The
basement is now in the process of
renovation to be made to serve tenn
porarily as a Firemen's meeting
place, and as a community hall. The
fire apparatus is housed in the rear of
the building behind the post office
and Immediately accessible to the
roadway.
Of the new post Office Greenwood
has reason to be proud. The most
modern equipment, combination
lock-boxes, etc., together with more
space, better lighting, a rear en-
trance, and hot water heat for the
comfort of the employees and patrons
are features for which the Firemen
are responsible. Greenwood's post
office, now compares favorably with
those of many other larger towns
and is of the same manufacture and
class as that of Rehoboth.
The Firemen sincerely thank all
who helped in any way the carnival
and wish them prosperous year.
Tell 'ens you sazp It in the Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
SUSSEX POULTRYMEN
GAIN BY HAVING Their
FLOCKS EXAMINED
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concerned when they condemned one
half of the birds as nOn-producers
and felt that the loss would be
great. The next week they again
visited the farm and found the lady
overjoyed at the results which she
had found in actual operation of the
farm since the inspection. The egg
yield remained exactly the same,
while she had used only One-half
the amount of feed formerly used.
In other words she had saved by
reason of emilination of the board
ers." This has happened frequently
since the work started, and the
poultrymen in Georgetown district
are now eagerly grasping the OPP
pOrtunity to have their flocks test
ed.
In the line with this work the
State Board of Agriculture, in con-
junction with the County Agents are
conducting two-day poultry judging
schools throughout the counties.
These schools are so conducted that
a poultryman can get information
which will aid him in discarding the
"boarders" element of his hens, and
are well worth attending on the
part of he farmers.
These schools will be conducted
as follows:
Georgetown, August, 25, and Goth.
Milford, August, S0th, and S1st.
1t is the ultimate hope of poultry
men in the vicinity of Milford to
make this one of the largest egg
producing districts in the United
States. At the present time Sussex
County ranks third in egg product
ion, but proper grading methods
must be used to bring better prices
and better reception in the city
markets.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
SAIL FOR HAVANA
AND PANAMA TOMORROW

William Smith and DR.. Walter l.
Grler left Milford yesterday for New
YORK and will sail from there to-
morrow, Saturday, August goth, for
Havana, where they will stop for
two days, and then continue on with
the steamer to he Panama Canal,
where another two days will be
spent in viewing the famous canal
and the cities of Panama and Colon.
From there they will continue with
the steamer to other points in the
Caribbean Sea and finally return to
Havana, where they will have sever
al days more to visit in Cuba.
They will be gone about twenty
tlVe days from Milford, and they are
making the trip for relaxation and
pleasure combined.