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Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
GREENWOOD GRANGE

A regular stated meeting OF the
Greenwood Grange, P. of H., NO. d.
will be held on next Monday night
december 10 at 8 o'clock, in the eve
ming for the transaction of regular
Grange business and nomination OF
officers for the ensuing year. This IS
a duty that all members owe the
Grange so come out and take part
in the selection of your new officers.
II is also desired that all of our
members will settle their dues as
the year is about to close so that we
can start the new year with our
books all balanced.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
LONG g. SHORT ARE
PREPARED FOR CHRISTMAS
Santa Claus VIII Arrive At The
Store In Near Future

Everything to delight the kiddies
will be found on the second floor of
Long and Shorts Milford store this
year. This store is better prepared
than ever before to give its custom
ers real service, having selected the
Christmas goods with great care,
and they have given more space
than ever before for Christmas dis
play. This year the large line OF
toys has been added to their stock
as something entirely new and they
have catered to the wants of chill
dren of all ages. Mechanical toys,
dolls, games, and even velocipedes
and kiddie cars, in fact everything
to appeal to the most eXacting Ju-
venile taste, fills the bright front
part of the upstairs. All children
are invited to see this fine display
and also to see Santa Claus when
he comes again this year. The date
and hour of his arrival will be an
nounced in the Chronicle a little
later
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07

trick of fate, the canoe overturned,
and he had to dive three times
through the icy depths to recover
his gun. Several persons witnessed
the accident from the shore, which
showed heroism on the part of
Hughes.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07

Of course in the good old days we
could buy pair of shoes for two
dollars and a half but we seldom
had the two-ffty.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07
Long Neck

Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Downs and
family of Lewes, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07

A beautiful heavy quality
satin fashions these negligees
that we are offering at a
very special price for Christ
mas gift giving. Smart, new
colors.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07

Our brilliant holiday
gift collection contains
replicas of the latest orig
inal Paris creations-col-
ored beads of sophisticated
elegance and smart bits in
silver and gold.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-07

A perfectly charming
gift is the one of the gay
silk scarf for there isn't a
feminine alive VIII o
doesn't like a bit of color.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-11

Some Of us old-timers feel that
| sign like this, /. conspicuously posted
| in our theaters. and strictly enforced,
| would be OF considerable value at the
| present day. Indeed, the older genera
/ ton often feel sorry when we note the
| blush on the face OF some innocent lass.
| due TO the raw stuff needlessly pulled
| off at the present day-and when say
blush" do not mean rouge, either.
| Occasionally some famous operate
artistc--or fallen star might NJ In better
would come to the Comique. Upon
one occasion heard the once celebrated
| prima donna. Alice Oates sing In this
theater She had stood at the top OF
her profession for years, but through
dissipation vas forced 10 seek employ
ment in theaters where lower prices pre-
vailed Though on the downward trend,
yet shall never forget the charming
way in which she sang the miserere
song from Verdi's III Trovatore." As
the Salvation Army says. "A man may
be down. but he is never out" SO
could those Of US who heard her during
this engagement say. or at least feel,
that though she had gone the pace and
was paying for her folly. yet she still
had a most magnificent and charming
voice.
Now that the Government Is about TO
take over the block in which the old
theater building still stands. after sew
eral burnings and rebuiIdings. 1t cannot
be very long before 1t will be replaced
with some public building and the pres
ent structure will then only live In the
! memory Of those who enjoyed within
! its walls some mighty good entertain
/ ments.
/ After having taken you back for fully
! half century. perhaps I would be
! justified in closing with the words Of
/ that old sentimental and appealing song
known 10 you all:
j Backward. turn backward,
( Oh, time, In your flight;
Make me a child again
Z just for tonight:
/ Mother come back from
! The ecnoless shore,
| Take me again 10 your heart
| As Of yore."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-11

mentioned In the honor role OF 1873
among the Grace Church contingent.
For many years he was the tuber
bass of the Saengerbund Society, when
lager beer could be bought for sl.25 a
kcg. and in consequence good at
tendance was always assured on a Sun
day afternoon. Though not quite as
large as he used to be, Charlie will still
tip the scales at over 200, and just as
jolly as ever.
TN the early recollections Of our
school life, what appeals to us more
than the songs We used to sing?
wonder how many boys who attended
the first grade in the Ninth and S
streets school remember the inspiring
song See Where the Rising Sum-" one
verse OF which runs:
See where the rising sun.
In splendor decks the skies,
His daily course begun.
Haste. and arise.
Oh. come with me where violetS bloom.
And fill the air with sweet perfume.
And where like diamonds thro the skies
Dewdrops sparkle bright"
Maybe 1t is an unwarranted express
sion, but 1t does seem to me that the
songs they sing In the public schools
of today do not breathe the same
amount OF love. sentiment and patriot
ism that the older songs did Both
the music and the words then seemed
to have been considered in their selec-
ton. For instance. here is a little song
In natural history. for six-year -olds. the
words being by Theodore Titus:
Baby bye here's a fly;
We will watch him. you and I.
How he crawls up the walls
Yet he never fails,
! believe with those six legs,
You and could walk on eggs.
There he goes on his toes.
Tickling baby's nose.
Spots OF red dot his head:
Rainbows on his wings are spreads
That small speck In his neck;
See him nod and beck!
/ can show YOU. IL you choose
Where he looks 10 find his shoes
Three small pairs made OF hairs
These he always wears"
And so the song continues for seven
more verses until the habits ana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-11

not that they lacked proper spirit. but
they represented raw militia. with no
discipline. knowing not how 10 be
subordinate. SO he had 10 lick them
into shape. And soon the call came.
Few OF this generation know much
OF the War OF 1912. when the British
burned the public buildings In our Capt.
tai. driving President Madison from the
White House and threatening the exist
ence OF The young Republic. So we
were losing our reputation for martial
spirit~-~the spirit OF l776. II was then
that the British felt encouraged 10
transfer operations farther south. with
designs upon the City OF New Orleans.
and II was then that they came up
against that human cyclone, Jackson.
SO II may be called an hour Of fate In
the National history. Jackson believed
the combination of British with the
Greek Indians a plan for hubjugation
Of the Nation and when ordered 10 New
Orleans he went there 10 get them.
Hardly a we'll Informed man In the
country believed that the city could be
successfully defended. See 10 what n
pass jefferson and French democracy
, have brought deIuded country"
warned the Federal press.
The British army was composed of
! the best trained troops OF England.
And their Greek Indian allies were no
| raw sayageG, but half educated and half
, civilized, with lighting spirit that
J yielded IN nothing but determination,
| 80 up against this combination went
Jackson and his raw Tennessee militia
tall, lean mountsineers In brown shirts
and slonch hats.
The battle 0f New Orleans has heen
described ~ n myatefy. and NO II must
seem even 10 military experts Tor II ID
/ said that both Jackson and The British
| general, Pakenham, sci aside all the
recognized rules Of strategy Hut. Ms
h blOgrapher says, this may safely be
done only by genius like Jackson
so The battle was won before II wah
fought For two weeks Jackson and his
militia harasssd the British with Indian
tactics, so that when the hour arrived
they were dem0raiized and exhausted
the A0~called battle 4 slaughter 600
British dead and dying, with but u
| dozen American casualties
These American mo,intainsefs, with
their Indian tactics. were Hn unknown
quantity IN the British, The English
general gave up his He, but u he had
lived, "a q historian remarks, he would
have been an sstonished man"
After this campaign, which made hin
the wonder Of The times. followed ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-11
Fighting Leader of Democracy Was
Unique Figure in Days When Vieor-
Gus Action Was Needed by Country.

In the last days OF the American Rev
olutl0n, when a British 0fiicer whacked
him over the head with his saber, Andy
wearing the scar through life. And a
schoolmate had this 10 say: Il often
could throw him. but he wouldn't stay
throwed." Also one Col Benton In
after years. made remark. Yes ] had a
fight with Jackson: a fellow was hardly
In fashion who hadn't"
There Ia an anecdote OF his last days.
after he had finally retired through
Ill health. A friend sought him for
advice In what seemed a hopeless sit =
uation in the county asking whether,
under the circumstances. II would not
be better To let the election 60 by
default.
NO" said the old non -conpromiser
stand, II there are only two Demo-
Gratis In the county. let one OF them
run for the Legislature and the other
vote for him
We can speak Of Jackson only IN
supeFlati.es," remarks Senator Law
renee ID. Tyson Of Tennessee.
lie was essentially q military man
hsnkering little after civil pursuits
although he took a try at them all
Yet, 10 do him justice. he never fought
over nothing, II one considers the tlir.
mol ~ those tjmeB-~a country trying
To hnd Itself after a revolution con.
Quoted by the aTist0cTaey for the pIait,
people and with remnants Of former
European governments yet holding ter.
lbfy, also with population 0i
aboriginal Inhabitants In savage state
IN fsct, IN those times a man had d
/ fight for everything he had IL wal
thus that the dusling code had a foot.
h1id~~a FINAL resort against the over.
| hesTlng. 10 In this field Jackson wa,
Kept busy In his honor, be IL said, IL
| defense III the fsir name Of his wife
who, IL will be remembered, was
divorced woman, ~. at any rate, si,
! and Jackson supposed her Ttg,iIari,
| divorced until an enemy feTretsd gu
| sn error ia the legal papers. 10 then
Ia spite Ut the couple being married owe
| again, IL appears hs one VI the f0ibie
of human nature that other men no
20 good shots rs he, would persist II
| tempting fate by sighting illusions u
his marital mishap, And jackson a.
| his man every time, eysn In case o
| Dickinson, who considered himself tn
| best shot in The world
| His transition from law practice q
| major general IN the Regular Army
not surprising for \ man 0f his lem
| peFsmsnt. However. II IL said this
jackson had ~ spend mora snsFg
hght!ns his own men than The enemy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-11
His Military Triumphs and Participa-
ton in States Rights Controversy
Were Outstanding Features of Career.

Ia nullify certain Federal laws passed
by the United States Congress as locally
objectionable. And this was the begin
ming Of the States rights controversy
At that time jackson Won his point
against South Carolina by hts famous
toast; The Federal Uniont, must
and shall be preserved" He drank II
standing and looking straight III the
eyes Of Calhoun. and II fell among the
nullinerS like thunderbolt,
II must be borne In mind that Jack
son Was then President, and \ pemc-
cratic President, and native Of the re-
belioas State. So he held all The
trumpS, In hts notification prN>clannS-
tion. serving notice on South Carolina
as to what might BE- expected. is this
bit Of Irish humor regarding certain
Federal laws accepted. although under
protest, by other States; "Rut fortu-
nately. none of those States discovered
they had the right nov claimed BY the
state III South Carolina" He appeared
to have n prophetic vision when he
warned: Take care ot yoGr auilittesS ~-
the tar,tf Is nov known tc ee pre-
text~-a southern eonie>levacy is the
real object"
Perhaps the public mind connects
Nun Nitlr Nltcu WIN tttN &aittAttA NsSAss
system than with greater issues, when
he ran on platform OF turn the
raScAls out" Henry Clay Mas the rrSt
to gu, jackson couldn't wait \ Seecnd
tn iire him from the once w Seeres
tary III state, Hetore starting for the
inaugural ceremonies II Is said that he
charged Col, James A. hamilton "
New York IL this effect;
Go ~ the state HOUSE, and when
you hear the gun flred, am President
aud you are Secretary, 0o and take
charge of the department"
Hut there are So many outstanding
features vi JaekSanS lite and pec~TN~
ahtv that ane becomes heWildeled IN
The mighty mace, herhalN accounts
nt his personality are the mosl eean~
pleN, lie must have had \ double pet
Sanality. tWa men IN one. az else Two
sets af manners and drSSS TOR different
occasions or else two sets Ut critics
who see differently
kNf many wears Lafayette Park, ap~
psssite the White House. has ecsn dcrnt~
mated by an equestrian statue " jack
son, mounted on rearing. pillnglns
charger and waving his evoked hat IN
one hand The sculptor, Clark Mills
has caught the spirit NJ h@ lite amt
character IN the ,NNse. II II che statue
famed fNr helms held IN place only Nv
the tofee t gravity, acting through the
hind iset " The hcEss. ~a,Sa Al3as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-11
The Advent of Rice.

DICE came 10 America by accident.
In the year 1894 . rtce-!sder YES
sci. bound from Madagascar 20 Liver
pool put into Charleston harecr dur
inG = raging storm, The captain a.
the vessel. noting that the Land and
soil near Charleston reSeUoled that
where the rice was grown, gave the
governor az the colony = handful. tell
lng him tina, IL might grow II Planted,
The governor planted the riee and
several months later harvested the nrSs
crop cf A1ericaE~Srowu rise. Since
that time rice has steadily advanced
until IL Is now one If The leaSrHS
products II the Southern States Il
fsrSt expanded in,o Georgia fccm the
Cayc.lna$. and With the beginning OF
the Civil War it entered louisiana, now
the LEADING rice state ~ IRE lnSns,
II gradually spread into Florida, Ms>S.S-
Sipp, AlSaAAn, Texas and noasN @so
Arkansas Later Its cultivation VAS
tried With success IN California.
~ grow rise SUCCESSFULLY Oh \ large
and profitable scale requires large
canstal at the start, The largest and
most powerful machinery and FARM trn-
plementS on the market are neSe>$AfN,
and ~ rice requires nom ~ ~ ieN
days OF SelSa irrigation III sIGlsAsa a
the annual rainfall, electric pumps, Win
capacity te pIVN<sssSe between New
and 10000 gallons NJ water yer minute
must ee Installed These pumps must
operate day and night. during the Ir1.
CATION SeASE,lt. AS rsSc il NeiN c<NSseS
untl the heads start IL bud ess aaa
turn duh brown,
The reldS are then drained ser sew
era, DAYS ~a that the rSer tractors.
pulling binders, MAN cat the gram,
This cutting eemple;e farm hands fcs~
how and shack the essnaseN the Satns
A. wheat il handled; and then ecaN@S
the shyeShtag SeaSNNIs, Zach ttce farmer
owns his own thseSh0kS rvs, This II
different irvan atAeC branches et aNS~
handy where farmers wAit saF others
~ come and tnreSh their Sratn- Cn
the rice thfeSaSllg gAs$ - = geneva,
rule, the negr,NeS Sta The wuIS, ~ they
ase better able ~ endure tire essrntalg
heat shan White mea,
After the ssc~ has eeen threSaed> II
Is thea sacked ana hauled tc the large
tlSe mills tn town, where N - Sent
through = IsEu<rSs that yensNSes all aay&
and cthes fcy~tgn substances. AsaSked
polished and again sacked, az eArgehel
tS1 che cgsea market
Asns>SSt ~ SSNNn ~ che thr~SAlng sea-
son II nnESheSt, the pseWtnE I the asS
f,eltis e>NnaWsaceS This pseWnag II SiIaAR
MSsStA With sasge TRACTORS. althNNlxa
In certain ANAlttseN where the ScA il
aASsN and muddy the wear Enuna, Ii
II hNlNsSsiase a. uNe the heavy tractors
AogSeS and mules, eixhs aI,d ten II q
team Do The weSk N ssSa ssS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-11
THE PRESIDENT THEATER NEAR ELEVENTH STREET AND
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. ONCE THE THEATER COMlOIE.

school the three days the circus was In
town. and the colored janitor was kept
busy notifying the parents OF the boys
who were absent playing hockey.
Upon one occasion. when Forepaughs
Circus was in town. Senator Riddle
berger. the Readiuster Senator from
Virginia. was arrested at the grounds
| and taken to the u Street Station
house It seems that he and a party
OF friends who had just returned from
the races purchased tickets from a
scalper. but as the doors were closed.
there being capacity crowd inside, the
senior Adam Forepaugh. who was
usually at the door, would not admit
the distinguished party. wheyeupon the
Senator became quite abusive. resulting
in his arrest and his being conducted
to the lookup, where. after identifying
himself. he was released.
In the early eighties. about the time
II became known as Athletic Park, this
block was inclosed and grandstand
erected at the r street side. An added
attraction at this time was quarter
mile track, upon which mainly bicycle
races we're run. Here Prince the Amer
lean champion, beat Higham. the Eng
lish champion. and here Prince raced
against a trotting horse. the horse. I
believe. being the victor. OF course
these races we're all run on high
wheels such as the Columbia, the
Eagle and the Star.
Buffalo Bill used this block for his
Wild West show and II was also put
TO number of other amusement pur-
poses. such as wrestling and similar
sports.
As late as 1873 the block between
Ninth and Tenth and r and S streets
had not been built up. and this block,
and at an earlier date the base ball
block TO the north. were being used by
a German named Braun for truck gar
dening Mr.. Braun had to discontinue
using the base bali block as people be-
gan to build up the neighborhood. be-
cause OF the great quantity Of vege-
tables his fellow citizens appropriated
TO themselves. For quite awhile after
ward. however. he continued TO truck
a part Of the block through which later
French street was run.
Braun's house. a Story-and- la half
frame. was at the north side OF the
square and faced street. It had the
appearance of being a very old house
This pioneer OF the northwest had one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-11
BY Kinda BURKE.

~ uR fre-eating, Irish American
4 President. Andrew Jackson. is
soon TO land in the Hall Of
~ Fame In Washington.
A statue in his full dress
Uniform o! major general Of the Reg
Ular Army Of the time, cloak, cooked
hat, and high boots. is presented by the
State Of Tennessee 10 the Federal Gov
eminent. for the centennial year OF
accepted by President Coolidge. April
IS. in Gtatuary Hall IT the Capitol. in
the presence Of the Tennessee deIega-
ton and Gov. Henry II. Horton, the
statue 10 De unveiled by Andrew jack
son, 5th, descendant " Old Hickoryg
adopted son. The ladies have a prom
anent part IN this affair. as betting
knight Of chiyairy ike Jackson
the sculptor woman Belle Kinney
bcEoiz, formerly ~ Nashville: one OF
the addresses N be made by the presi-
cent general Of the d. A. r.. Mrs. Al
fred J. Broesesu. and the program IN
the charge 81 Flora Myers Gillentine
o! Nashville
JsckDons impending birthday, March
ID, reminds us how he just escaped
the provision against foreign born se-
Iect2.ls for the Executive-~both broth
eis born IN Ireland. but Andy born on
THIS sioe just 10 he could be elected
President.
He can talk as well a. hr ran shoot :"
remarked bystancer during his speech
fran The courthouse steps in Rich
hlorlc
Yes, znc he talks as IL he was ready
10 shDot,' replied the other man.
TINS was the speech That. In the
opinion VI some biographeTs, marks the
beginning ~ the Democratic party as
We understand that institution today.
And nov. with It's cohorts planning
~ 6eHend upon Houston this sum
msr II seems time ~ take notice, II
wsS IN this speech that he nayed
Thomas Jefferson. whom he despiEsd ~
q tsmpofizeT But not the polished
ofstoIy 10 ynIcn Eastern audiences
were accustomed in those days 0f ell
oq8ences bat ASTOUNDING in vigorous
terms.
IN connection with these TWO famous
Democrats the comment has been
made that the main difference was
De'Heen theory and practice, But that
would make all tiae difference ~ Jsck'
Aon. who always marched " the muz"
Eie Ut his putpDss."
lfler election u the Presidency, he
had fights with Cabinet and Congress
and previously be had been night
Ing lawyer. his law practice hardly
more peaceful than his later military
0DeFati0nE Beng district stbfnsy
n1 those days wsA risk. the ia"btesk
er& often having public sentiment on
Their side, a gang ~ DULLES running
the county snc refusing tn br tried
.n court tintil jackson btcaInf pros
settoF But he tried hiE fRses with
two large pisUpls GA the table In front
al iiim
He fighting career FIRE. eoniss VI
L4bils notice 81 tue eye Of thirteen
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time 10 Florida against the Seminoles.
Critic Of today makes the facetiouS
comment that when Andy had nothing
else for exercise. he went and sicked
himself onto the Indians" However
he went under military orders. II will
be remembered that Florida was then
foreign territory, owned by Spain. the
wilderness occupied by motley popula-
ton. Seminole Indians. outcast Greeks
runaway negroes. white deSperadoeS
and what not making the border hot
place. with everything 20 fear for the
frontier Inhabitants,
One VI JacksonS detractorS has conn
n,ented 10 the effect that this campaign,
although dignified by the name Of war
was IN reality an Indian hunt or series
OF movements, Yes. the Indians were
kept on the move. no doubt " that,
Here Jackson found himself up
against Spanish government, but didn't
mind a little thing like that, Finding
the Spanish garrison inadequate. he
hauled down the Spanish nag, running
up the Stars and stripes Some years
later. iii lsia, Florida Was ceded to the
United states, 80 Jackson only antici~
pated And atterward, at Il reception
In Washington, n lady made remark;
General. | suspect YOU forgot Florida
was foreign when YOU made that trip,
This was Irish wit the lady being
none other than Peggy O'Neill% Eaton,
In whose behalf, while President. he
fought his only losing battle, his cant
paign against the ladies ot his cabinet
who had chosen In band themselves to-
gether against the charming Peggy
so he lost his battle ot chivalry,
II was after the Florida campaign
that his friends insisted on hts noml~
nation As President, verify case M
the ONCE seeking the man, for, ~ atore"
said. eivii affairs lrked him. and he pre-"
ierfed the rush Of his charger over the
battlefield In the tormaiity W otiiee, Al
the New York celebration after his else"
ton he refused IA Ne drawn III car
riase, asking tor u horse ~"one NJ FOR
nan tn ride
However. his battles were only trans
terred To another arena, that VI politics,
Here II VAS that he came up against
that trtnmvrate of giants. Clay Cal
houn ana Webster, Clay had previously
aroused his III will by eriticiaing him
IN the Senate for his Florida campaign,
And Calhoun, the null,fier, Was another
who disturbed him In fact, II might
he aaid that Jaoksons stand against
the publication act passed hy the state
af South Carolina, WAS the ane, hlg
ACT ut his career This Was the at
tempt On the palt VI south Carolina