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Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11
EASY MONEY.

An incalculable multitude of peo
pie nowadays are dreaming abou
"easy money" They want to gel
rich right off quick. The majority
of such visionary folks are young
After one has dug into work for
number of years, one realizes that
money rarely comes that way. Still
there are some who never tire OF
dreaming about some short cut to
wealth.
The quick riches won in a short
time by a few aviators, prize fight
ers, ETC., dazzle many folks. They
dream and dream of how they could
do something like that.
1t is unwholesome for folks to
think so much about money, and
they would be far happier if they
could get their minds on higher
aims. Still if they can't think of
anything but money, they should at
least use common sense about it..
They should realize that when
people acquire wealth quickly, it is
unusually the result of some kind of
long and thorough work on some
thing. They did something so very
skilfully and cleverly, that it won
admiration or patronage, and
brought the rich returns.
Some of course get that quick
wealth by a fortunate speculation.
But even there, in the great major
ity of cases, it is by some long and
thorough study of business condi-
tons. They saw under the surface
of things, that a certain property
was undervalued in the public mind
and they profited by their superior
judgment and effort to acquire in
formation.
- OF course some people win by
taking gambling chances of various
kinds. But when one does that, the
chances of failure are many times
as great as those of success. Most
of the people who take such chances
go broke. People of common sense
judgment refuse to allow their lit
tie earnings to be swept away by
taking a chance which in all proba-
bility leads only to failure. The
sure and steady path is the only
one that shows any good judgment.
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11

ing programs for legislative consid-
Grafton. The organized farm groups
know full well that their existence
depends upon agitation and the re-
suit is confusion.
The organized farmers are not
the only class to marshal their
forces in Washington. The business
organizations have already launch
ed a nationwide campaign for tax
reductions and to prevent the ex-
tension of governmental control
over private industry. The public
utilities are particularly concerned
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11
A CHRISTMAS SUGGESTION

Christmas is not too far away to
begin planning for it. Many of the
churches have already begun to lay
plans for the proper observance OF
Christ's natal day. There is so much
about Christmas coming up with
thoughts of it that, if one were to
write, he easily could cover many
pages and scarcely know it-and yet
half of this sweetest story could re-
main untold.
What a happy thing it would be
this year to pick out somebody you
know who ordinarily will not have
happy Christmas-somebody,
whose life is not all "roses and sun
shine;" somebody. whose story has
been written with the pen rust of
disappointment and despairing diff
ficulties; somebody, whose soul has
been pinched and his heart choked
by the circumstances of fate, over
which he or she had no control, but
who remains firm in the conviction
that there still is a Santa Claus,
even though Santa disappeared out
of his or her life in childhood for
ever.
Think a little and you will see in
your mind this man or woman, or
mayhap a child. On every side
they will be found. If you knew
the inside story of that man or that
woman you do not like because Of
something or other" perhaps if
YOU would draw a little closer and
raise the curtain of their lives, you
would stand back in amazement, and
then wonder why you had disliked
them without knowing why. Per-
haps-but, why go on?
Let us begin now to think of some
one to make happy this Christmas
some one who is undoubtedly over
looked in the mad, glad rush. Per-
haps this some one may be rich or
well-to-do financially; it does not
matter, whether rich or poor, make
it a point this year to remember
some unfortunate, unhappy victims
around, whose lives fate seems to
have hung a pail.
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11
CIVIC ENTHUSIASM

Some people carry the boosting
spirit so far, that their friends get
tired of hearing them extolling the
glories of their home towns. But
for every one person of that kind,
there are scores who go to the op-
posite extreme.
They seem to want to give the i'm
preston that they are superior to
their surroundings, so they point
out all the defects that they clearly
see in their home communities. But
there is nothing winsome in that
spirit The rewards of life go to the
people who are so sanguine and
hopeful that they see everything
around them in bright colors. Their
hopeful spirit encourages their
friends to do things, and a group of
such folks will make any town or
state go ahead.
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

From National Editorial ASSociatiOH1
ESPECIAL TO cI4RONICLRl
Washington, November 9.-Those
in political life are apprehensive
that the spy epidemic which has
hit Washington may be extended
into their affairs. The revelations
resulting in mistrial of the motor
ious Fall-Sinclair conspiracy case
have left their mark on the town.
The fact that this city was honey
cOmbed with private detectives spy
ing on jurors and public men and
then having secret service agents
putting the spies under surveillance
is not without significance. With
great issues Ringing on votes, legis-
lators realize it is sometimes dan
gerous to fraternize with men hold
ing high places.
Hearings on flood control legisla-
ton started here this week. 1t is
hoped that the suggestions of the
various groups can be adopted in a
general plan for the relief of the
Mississippi area. Questionnaires
were sent out to the governors of 81
states requesting data on food con-
ditions in their regions for the guild
ance Of the flood control committee.
There is a possibility that certain
legislators will endeavor to tie-up
power projects with flood relief.
Even though it will imperil the
early passage of appropriation bills
by Congress there are crusaders in
politics who stop at nothing.
So many men inside and outside
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11

over the effect of the so-called
Walsh resolution, which would sub
ject their affairs to government SUI
pervision. The power interests are
also alive to the danger of harmful
legislation and are digging in for a
hard winter at the Capitol.
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11
BIDDY,S PART

When the farm wife depended
upon "Biddy's, the hen, to produce
her kind through the medium pro-
vided by nature, little attention was
paid to any of the ailments of the
flock. About the only disease re-
cognized were the pip and roup. In
those days a live chicken was worth
only a few cents more than one that
died of disease.
The situation is different today
The last decade has witnessed an
amazing change in the scope and
method of poultry and egg produc-
ton. The humble hen is now a rec
ognized asset, a chief source of in
come and as such is favored with
the best food, shelter and attention.
A veterinarian is summoned when
disease appears among the flock.
Chicken breeders sold S00,O00,000
baby chicks last year and American
hens lay 700 eggs every second, or
1900, 100000 dozens eggs year.
The annual value of poultry pro-
ducts in this country is in excess of
81 200, 100000, which is 16 per cent
of the value of all livestock pro-
duction. It is second only to the
value of dairy products.
And yet, in spite of her import
ance in the commercial life of the
country, the hen has never come in
to her legal rights, in the way of
recognition by law, and has not had
her fair share of congressional fav-
or. Congress has appropriated
millions to fight the hog cholera and
bovine tuberculosis, but little or
nothing toward insuring good
health for barnyard fowl and their
aristocratic relatives in the henner-
les.
Congress has taken steps to pro-
tect the consumer from the dangers
following the use of diseased pork,
beef and mutton and milk from di-
seased COWS, and in view of the ex-
tensive use of poultry products as
human food it would seem that the
next step toward insuring whole
someness for the American table
must concern those products.
Many persons do not have opin-
ions on anything, but there are
enough others who seem to have
opinions on everything.
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

When Col. Lindbergh landed al
Mitchell Field, New York, after COM
pleting his 22,35O mile air tour in
his Spirit of st. Louis, he remarked
ST feel that I have won the right to
drop out of the public view for a
while" Therein he differed radical
ly from a great number of people
who are standing and striving to get
into public view. The desire to be
CONSPICUOUS is a mighty factor in
human nature.
Publicity as a means of selling
something to the public, is legiti-
mate and essential, for goods cannot
be sold in any volume without such
publicity.
Publicity is sought by multitude
of people to win success in politics,
literature, sports, the drama, etc.
The people have a way of flocking
to see and hear the thing or person
they know about. People feel that
if they can once get their names in
the newspapers, the public will
flock to see them perform. So we
see them doing all kinds of stunts,
many of them absurd or eccentric or
foolish. Some regard it as the short
cut to fortune, but many of these
folks succeed only in making them
selves ridiculous.
Then there are the many who en-
joy figuring in the public eye on ac-
count of personal vanity. If well
flattered and complimented, they
will often do lot of good commune
ty work. They are useful on the
whole, yet it is a much finer spirit
to be willing to give service without
expectation of public admiration:
Let not your left hand know what
your right hand doeth," were the
wise words of the Savior of man
kind.
The people have the highest adj
miration for these who do fine
things and then are different to pub
licity and fame or seek to avoid it.
That is one reason why they admire
Col. Lindbergh so much. He per-
formed his epoch making feat, and
then sought to efface himself as
much as possible. The quiet a1sd
modest people have the most secure
hold on public affection.
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11
WARNING!

ALL PERSONS are forbidden to
trespass, DAY OR NIGHT, on my
farm, woodland or marsh, for any
purpose, under penalty of the law.
Thomas R. Wilson, Prime Hook
Neck. 11-11-2t
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11
HOME TOWN THOUGHTS

The cheering sections for the
football team are right on their job
at every game, but the cheering Sec
lions for our home towns have per-
iods of sleep.
Many of us who complain of slow
community progress, will yet refuse
to serve on some committee to make
it go ahead faster.
The country used to have serious
business depressions, but that was
before modern advertising got on
the job to keep trade moving.
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11
SENSE OF BALANCE NECESSARY

SENSE OF BALANCE NECESSARY
In every family and in every COM
many one member must have sense
of balance in financial matters II
is an ugly but priceless virtue
writes William Feather in the I'M
periaI Type Metal Magazine of Octo-
Der. Continuing he says: 1 am one
of these unfortunate people gifted
with this sense. Consequently my
days are largely spent in the distrl-
button of vetoes. Delightful ex-
cursions are suggested. World tours
are outlined. Plans for beautiful
homes are shown. Great opportunl-
ties for expansion are laid before
me. 1 am the one who must say
mo"
If the electric lights is left burn
ing in the basement, or if carbon
paper is wasted in the office, or If
the children lose their rubbers, the
burden of enforcing discipline falls
on me.
1 attended meetings of charitable
organizations and instantly find my
self questioning the necessity for
certain items in the budgets.
= I am tormented by the prospective
waste of food at the dinner table,
and overeat, causing Indigestion.
I thoroughly dislike my role, but
cannot escape it. I enjoy good
things as well as anyone. I can adj
just myself to luxury as easily as a
cat, but in my mouth the fear of
poverty was planted so deeply that
I cannot purge my system of it. I
resolve to quit complaining and be
swept into bankruptcy, but am too
weak to hold to my determination.
Hundreds of poor fellows tell me
they, too, are afflicted with curse of
balance in money matters. I know
we are performing a necessary duty,
but instead of the admiration that is
accorded other heroes, we receive
only the deepest scorn from those
we are trying to help.
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11
SeS
TELEPHONE A NECESSITY
ON THE FARM

The telephone as medium of
contact is firmly established on the
modern American farm.
The telephone enables the calling
of help Immediately in case of fire,
sickness or sudden accident. In
case of breakdown of farm machin-
cry, the telephone saves hours,
sometimes days, in getting repairs.
Not to be overlooked, is the OPP
portunity the telephone gives for
social contact-a few minutes chat
with the nearest neighbor, who may
be miles away, or a call to an adj
joining state may be accomplished
in the same short space of time.
The telephone is not only a con-
venient-it is a social and economic
necessity on the farm as well as in
the city.
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11
SoS

BEFORE MANY YEARS we may
see a condition where the population
of most civilized countries tends to
remain about stationary.
Perhaps it will be just as we'll.
Our country has thought too much
about quantity of population and too
little about quality. It will be I'M
fortunate when farm land becomes
so high priced that it is very ex-
pensive to feed our own people. 1t
is doubtful if any country does well
to increase its population beyond
its ability to feed itself. There is
such thing as having too many
people as well as too few.
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11
MILFORD, FRIDAY, NOV. II. 1927

THE CITIZENSHIP of Milford
has recently had several of its most
prominent men pass out of this life
to the great future, and probably the
most prominent and useful of a half
dozen of these well known men, is
Henry Levan Bunstein. Coming into
the life and activities of Milford
about half century ago, he brought
a strong mind trained for public al
fairs to bear upon not only his
church work, but on the moral well
fare of the people of the State of
Delaware, through his Christian
work especially. His enthusiasm for
his ministerial work naturally car
ried him into public education work
with it's deep leading channels,
which affect the education of the
boys and girls, and from their lives
into useful citizens. The wonderful
service of his church here in Mil
ford and its activities abroad, mark
ed Mr.. Bunstein as a student and
deep thinker with those he came into
contact 1t was in the home life and
social associations that the bright
est side of his character shown
forth. Through weddings, baptisms,
and comforting of those bereft, he
bound his strongest ties with the
public. In public school education
work, from teaching to directing
and managing school work, his was
a useful life of earnest effort to get
the best for the children. The pass
ing of Henry Levan Bunstein leaves
a large vacancy in most of the af-
fairs touching the welfare of Mil
ford and its public service.
@e9
WE ARE TOLD that man in his
early state lived apart with his own
little family, and the first COM
munities were formed by confederat-
ed families brought together for
common purpose-protection again
st mans natural enemies. Today
man is distinctively gregarious
animal attracted more and more to
community life. And men still
build towns for common purpose,
or common purposes.
In the city or town one finds pro-
lection against fire, disease and the
enemies of society. One goes to
towns for food schools and monu-
mental churches, paved streets, ,
employment, art, entertainment, the I
society of other men and comforts
of life denied the rural citizens. {
There is found the front rank Of {
civilization. s
The people of MILFORD have a
common purpose. 1t is the advance j
ment of the community as a whole.
That common purpose is hardly I
distinguishable from the purpose OF ,
each individual. That which bene- /
fits the individual usually benefits
the entire community and that which
benefits the community reacts to
the benefit of each of its citizens.
Prosperity and progress come to
those communities whose citizens ,
have their eyes upon the largest ]
number of common purposes. Sue
cess crowns the efforts of the man
of purpose, and the town with a [
common purpose works as one man. !
Common purpose" creates new ,
industries, increases business, mi {
nimizes unemployment, make towns /
better places in which to live and I
perform miracles in community bet !
terment. I
SeS !
THE COMMON MISTAKE made
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11
&5oS

THE COMMON MISTAKE made
by most people in dealing with au-
tomobile accidents at railroad cross
ings, is that they consider the cross
ing instead of the driver.
A railroad crossing is a danger
only when and to the extent that it
is made so by carless driving. The
automobile is what we must think
about, not the crossing. We must
change practices instead of grades.
Snety per cent of all auto accidents
lr on the highways. Not over 10
cent occur at grade crossings.
rade changes will not prevent
dents at intersections and else
Ere on the highways, but improv-
or safe practices in driving will
prevent them everywhere.
Grade changes would heavily bur-
den the taxpayers and tie up a
large amount of money for unpro-
ductive purposes, while yet leaving
80 per cent of the hazard of auto
mobile accidents uncared for.
Let us require safe driving, which
costs nothing, yet will remove the
hazard not only at grade crossings
but on the highways also.
Se@
INALIENABLE rights depend
upon many things, but chiefly on
sleeping with one eye open.
SoS
TWO is company, three is an or
ganization that will ask for a con-
gressional appropriation.
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11
&OoG

A BORN buck-passer is one who
calls the result of his own folly can
act of Providence"
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-11

INALIENABLE rights depend
upon many things, but chiefly on
sleeping with one eye open.
Evening star., 1927-02-17
She Wrote a letfer IN Mark telling

She wrote letter to Mark telling
him what time she would arrive, and
on the day in question he was at the
station to meet her. With him was a
slim young thing with a black velvet
tam o'shanter set rakishly upon her
head. She wore khaki trousers and a
flaming red flannel blazer. She was
youth incarnate, and for some reason
Irene was uncomfortable. She knew
so few young people. OF course, in
her magazine fiction she came in con-
tact with them, but that wasn't i'm
portant. Would this ward of Mark s
like her? Could they be friends?
But if Irene was uncomfortable,
JeSsica was quite at ease. She greet
ed Irene exuberantly, and ratified on
gaily as Mark turned the car into the
mountain road toward the camp.
You were a darling to come. There
isn't anything much to do, but we
have a good cook and the scenery is
gorgeous. Mark is bored to death
with my company. He's been looking
forward to your visit"
Jessica sat with Irene in the back
of the car. Over his shoulder Mark
could hear her voice, gay, high pitched
and irresistible.
When Irene had descended from the
train her looks had given him instant
approval He had liked her simple
travelling suit and soft felt hat, and
Jessica beside him had seemed sud
denly fiamboyant and f1apperish. Yet
now Jessica seemed to be taking the
initiative, while Irene was answering
in monosyllables. He wondered if Jes-
sica gave her the feeling that she al
ways inspired in him. He wondered
If she felt as much at a loss as he
usually did in Jessica's company. and
the thought gave him a sudden fierce
satisfaction. He felt as though he
and Irene were pitted together against
Jessica. 1t gave him confidence.
When they reached the house Jes-
sica went with Irene into her room.
1t seemed to Mark, waiting outside,
that the two women remained there
an unnecessarily long time. He could
hear a low rumble of conversation,
but was able to distinguish nothing.
1t made him nervous, and when they
finally emerged. arm in arm, the feel
ing of confidence that had been his
suddenly evaporated.
Irene was laughing at one of Jes-
sica's sallies. and Jessica was radiant.
She looked as she hadn't looked since
he had carried her away. She had
evidently been more bored than he
had realized.
Dinner was very gay, but after
ward Jessica made an excuse to re-
tire to her room, leaving Mark and
Irene together. Mark was suddenly
embarrassed. It was as though Jes-
sica had failed as a hostess, and yet
such an idea was manifestly absurd.
Copyright. 1927
CONTINUED in tomorrow's Starr
Evening star., 1927-02-17
CURRY OF RICE

CURRY OF RICE.
One can tomatoes, six table,
spoonfuls rice, one onion, salt,
one saltspoonful curry powder,
white pepper and one table
spoonful butter. Put butter in
saucepan, CRATE into 1t the onion,
add liquor of tomatoes, rice and
salt, pepper and curry powder.
Simmer about an hour on back
Of stove.
Evening star., 1927-02-17
CHAPTER xxx.
Irene Arrives.

Irene Martin was the type of
woman who seriously considered any
thing that she planed to do. She
had been leiSurely about contemplat-
ing marriage. She was making good
money, so that the financial end of
1t did not bother her, and until she
had met Mark there had been no man
who had interested her sufficiently for
her to be serious.
Mark, however, was different.
He had the air of the experienced
traveller; he was very good looking.
He had enough money to make life
charming, and he was a delightful
companion. She considered all of
these things before she decided to ac-
cept his informal invitation to visit
his camp.
His impulsive telegram had been
followed by letter in which he had
told her something about Jessica.
''My ward is with me. l have
brought her up here to get a perspec-
tive on life. She thinks she wants to
plunge Immediately into marriage, but
she is very young. I'd like you two to
be friends"
Irene read the letter several times,
but Mark had been clever enough to
conceal the serious side of his prob
lem. She suspected nothing. If any
thing, the letter conveyed the idea
that she was bored and wanted her
companionShip. So that when she
packed a suitcase and a hatboX and
departed for the mountains she had
made up her mind to accept Mark S
proposal of marriage. She had no
doubt at all that he intended to pro-
pose. She had known it during the
time they had been in Paris together.