chapter_NN1 28_CRD 
The_AT0 city_NN1 shrinks_VVZ from_PRP view_NN1 ._SENT Cars_NN2 pass_VVB along_AVP the_AT0 highway_NN1 ._SENT Dasani_NP0 looks_VVZ out_AVP the_AT0 window_NN1 ,_PUN seeing_VVG trees_NN2 and_CJC snowy_AJ0 banks_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 a_AT0 sign_NN1 :_PUN 
Pennsylvania_NP0 
Welcomes_VVZ You_PNP 
STATE_NN1 OF_PRF INDEPENDENCE_NN1 
All_DT0 her_DPS life_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP has_VHZ been_VBN hearing_VVG about_PRP Pennsylvania_NP0 ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ the_AT0 place_NN1 where_AVQ people_NN0 go_VVB to_TO0 be_VBI free_AJ0 ._SENT Her_DPS mother_NN1 did_VDD it_PNP as_PRP a_AT0 child_NN1 ,_PUN leaving_VVG Brooklyn_NP0 on_PRP a_AT0 bus_NN1 for_PRP Pittsburgh_NP0 ._SENT Sherry_NN1 made_VVD the_AT0 pilgrimage_NN1 in_PRP 2013_CRD to_TO0 live_VVI with_PRP a_AT0 sister_NN1 ._SENT Chanel_NP0 still_AV0 talks_VVZ of_PRF moving_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 Poconos_NP0 ,_PUN though_CJS no_AT0 one_PNI believes_VVZ her_PNP ._SENT 
Dasani_NP0 ,_PUN now_AV0 thirteen_CRD ,_PUN watches_VVZ the_AT0 highway_NN1 ._SENT 
She_PNP had_VHD tried_VVN to_TO0 leave_VVI quietly_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP know_VVB Sani_NP0 leavin_NP0 '_POS ,_PUN right_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Chanel_NP0 told_VVD Lee-Lee_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 toddler_NN1 pushed_VVD her_DPS tiny_AJ0 nose_NN1 into_PRP Dasani_NP0 's_POS face_NN1 ,_PUN mumbling_VVG "_PUQ No_ITJ ,_PUN no_ITJ ,_PUN no_ITJ ,_PUN no._NN1 "_PUQ Then_AV0 she_PNP poked_VVD Dasani_NP0 in_PRP the_AT0 eye_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 piece_NN1 of_PRF Bazooka_NP0 bubblegum_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ She_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 understand_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ Dasani_NP0 whispers_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ Yet_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Neither_AV0 did_VDD Papa_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD zipped_VVN around_PRP the_AT0 apartment_NN1 ,_PUN waving_VVG a_AT0 certificate_NN1 in_PRP Dasani_NP0 's_POS name_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 words_NN2 "_PUQ Congratulations_NN2 on_PRP your_DPS acceptance_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 Milton_NP0 Hershey_NP0 School_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP had_VHD come_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 mail_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 school_NN1 T-shirt_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ Dasani_NP0 is_VBZ now_AV0 wearing_VVG ._SENT 
To_TO0 avoid_VVI saying_VVG goodbye_ITJ ,_PUN Dasani_NP0 had_VHD distracted_VVN Lee-Lee_NP0 with_PRP the_AT0 cartoon_NN1 show_NN1 Peg_NP0 +_NP0 Cat_NN1 ,_PUN slipping_VVG away_AV0 before_PRP the_AT0 toddler_NN1 noticed_VVD ._SENT On_PRP the_AT0 stoop_NN1 ,_PUN Supreme_AJ0 was_VBD standing_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 snow_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS eyes_NN2 wet_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP hugged_VVD Dasani_NP0 hard_AV0 ,_PUN saying_VVG "_PUQ I_PNP love_VVB you_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ which_DTQ he_PNP never_AV0 says_VVZ ._SENT Then_AV0 he_PNP watched_VVD her_DPS step_NN1 away_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB mad_AJ0 jealous_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD softly_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Wish_VVB I_PNP could_VM0 do_VDI it_PNP all_DT0 over_AVP again_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP carries_VVZ no_AT0 suitcase_NN1 ,_PUN only_AV0 a_AT0 stack_NN1 of_PRF family_NN1 photographs_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 bottle_NN1 of_PRF perfume_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 small_AJ0 black_AJ0 purse_NN1 filled_VVN with_PRP dozens_CRD of_PRF coins_NN2 ._SENT Chanel_NP0 ,_PUN Avianna_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Nana_NN1 have_VHB come_VVN along_AVP for_PRP the_AT0 ride_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP watch_VVB as_PRP Route_NN1 78_CRD gives_VVZ way_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 country_NN1 road_NN1 ,_PUN cutting_VVG through_PRP vast_AJ0 fields_NN2 of_PRF corn_NN1 ._SENT Dasani_NP0 sees_VVZ farmhouses_NN2 and_CJC silos_NN2 pointing_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 sky_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP can_VM0 look_VVI all_DT0 the_AT0 way_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 horizon_NN1 ,_PUN finding_VVG nothing_PNI but_CJC hills_NN2 ,_PUN even_AV0 when_CJS she_PNP squints_VVZ ._SENT The_AT0 cows_NN2 make_VVB her_DPS shriek_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 way_NN1 that_CJT city_NN1 rats_NN2 might_VM0 alarm_VVI a_AT0 country_NN1 child_NN1 ._SENT Everything_PNI looks_VVZ different_AJ0 ._SENT 
Soon_AV0 there_EX0 are_VBB houses_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 a_AT0 town_NN1 so_AV0 quirky_AJ0 ,_PUN so_AV0 appealing_AJ0 ,_PUN that_CJT Dasani_NP0 starts_VVZ to_TO0 giggle_VVI ._SENT 
Even_AV0 to_PRP a_AT0 world_NN1 traveler_NN1 ,_PUN Hershey_NP0 might_VM0 seem_VVI strange_AJ0 ._SENT Situated_VVN in_PRP south_NN1 central_AJ0 Pennsylvania_NP0 ,_PUN with_PRP a_AT0 population_NN1 of_PRF 14_CRD ,_PUN 500_CRD ,_PUN it_PNP is_VBZ less_AV0 a_AT0 town_NN1 than_CJS a_AT0 chocolate_NN1 fairyland_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 first_ORD thing_NN1 Dasani_NP0 notices_NN2 are_VBB the_AT0 streetlamps_NN2 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 shape_NN1 of_PRF Hershey_NP0 's_POS Kisses_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP adorn_VVB the_AT0 intersection_NN1 of_PRF Chocolate_NN1 and_CJC Cocoa_NN1 avenues_NN2 ,_PUN where_CJS the_AT0 air_NN1 itself_PNX smells_VVZ sweet_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 scent_NN1 of_PRF roasted_AJ0 cocoa_NN1 beans_NN2 drifts_VVZ from_PRP the_AT0 local_AJ0 factory_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP keeping_VVG with_PRP the_AT0 town_NN1 's_POS motto_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 Sweetest_AJS Place_NN1 on_PRP Earth_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Dasani_NP0 's_POS eyes_NN2 light_VVB up_AVP ._SENT She_PNP has_VHZ been_VBN raised_VVN on_PRP candy_NN1 ,_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 expense_NN1 of_PRF several_DT0 teeth_NN2 ._SENT Nothing_PNI else_AV0 brings_VVZ the_AT0 same_DT0 instant_AJ0 joy_NN1 ._SENT 
And_CJC here_AV0 it_PNP is_VBZ ,_PUN all_DT0 around_AV0 ._SENT Shoppers_NN2 can_VM0 buy_VVI cocoa-infused_AJ0 shampoo_NN1 ,_PUN s'mores-scented_AJ0 candles_NN2 ,_PUN Reese_NP0 's_POS Peanut_NN1 Butter_NN1 hot_AJ0 chocolate_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC cocoa-filled_AJ0 jewelry_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP are_VBB told_VVN ,_PUN without_PRP irony_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 "_PUQ have_VHI a_AT0 sweet_AJ0 day_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ They_PNP can_VM0 sip_VVI chocolate_NN1 martinis_NN2 or_CJC chocolate_NN1 Manhattans_NN2 before_PRP dining_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 Chocolate_NN1 Avenue_NN1 Grill_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 to_TO0 be_VBI confused_VVN with_PRP Chocolate_NN1 World_NN1 or_CJC the_AT0 Chocolate_NN1 Spa_NN1 ,_PUN where_AVQ treatments_NN2 include_VVB a_AT0 "_PUQ whipped_AJ0 cocoa_NN1 bath_NN1 "_PUQ and_CJC a_AT0 "_PUQ chocolate_NN1 fondue_NN1 wrap_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 town_NN1 's_POS marquee_NN1 attraction_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 chocolate-themed_AJ0 amusement_NN1 park_NN1 that_CJT draws_VVZ more_AV0 than_CJS 3_CRD million_CRD visitors_NN2 yearly_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 tallest_AJS roller_NN1 coasters_NN2 crank_VVB to_PRP their_DPS peak_NN1 just_AV0 over_PRP the_AT0 shops_NN2 ._SENT A_AT0 Ferris_NP0 wheel_NN1 turns_VVZ like_PRP a_AT0 giant_AJ0 lollipop_NN1 opposite_PRP two_CRD looming_AJ0 smokestacks_NN2 bearing_VVG the_AT0 name_NN1 "_PUQ Hershey_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP is_VBZ impossible_AJ0 to_TO0 pass_VVI through_PRP this_DT0 town_NN1 without_PRP noticing_VVG its_DPS dependence_NN1 on_PRP chocolate_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC its_DPS reverence_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ made_VVD this_DT0 empire_NN1 ._SENT 
Everywhere_AV0 you_PNP look_VVB ,_PUN Milton_NP0 Hershey_NP0 is_VBZ staring_VVG back_AVP —_PUN from_PRP a_AT0 bronze_NN1 statue_NN1 ,_PUN from_PRP a_AT0 water_NN1 fountain_NN1 ,_PUN from_PRP the_AT0 facade_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Rite_NN1 Aid_NN1 pharmacy_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS ultimate_AJ0 shrine_NN1 is_VBZ Founders_NN2 Hall_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 soaring_AJ0 epicenter_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS school_NN1 ._SENT 
Dasani_NP0 will_VM0 soon_AV0 stand_VVI there_AV0 ,_PUN waiting_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI matriculated_VVN ._SENT She_PNP will_VM0 see_VVI a_AT0 portrait_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 man_NN1 ,_PUN dressed_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 tailored_AJ0 suit_NN1 and_CJC high_AJ0 hat_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP will_VM0 assume_VVI him_PNP to_TO0 be_VBI rich_AJ0 ,_PUN almost_AV0 kingly_AJ0 ._SENT No_ITJ one_PNI would_VM0 think_VVI that_CJT Milton_NP0 was_VBD ever_AV0 poor_AJ0 ._SENT Or_CJC that_CJT he_PNP ,_PUN like_PRP Dasani_NP0 ,_PUN grew_VVD up_AVP craving_VVG candy_NN1 ._SENT 
*_PUN *_PUN *_PUN 
Milton_NP0 Hershey_NP0 had_VHD a_AT0 troubled_AJ0 childhood_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP began_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 stone_NN1 farmhouse_NN1 built_VVN by_PRP his_DPS Swiss_AJ0 Mennonite_AJ0 great-grandparents_NN2 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 velvety_AJ0 fields_NN2 of_PRF central_AJ0 Pennsylvania_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ he_PNP was_VBD born_VVN a_AT0 few_DT0 years_NN2 before_PRP the_AT0 Civil_AJ0 War_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS parents_NN2 ,_PUN Fanny_NP0 and_CJC Henry_NP0 ,_PUN made_VVD an_AT0 odd_AJ0 couple_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 daughter_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 Reformed_AJ0 Mennonite_AJ0 bishop_NN1 ,_PUN steeped_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 values_NN2 of_PRF frugality_NN1 and_CJC self-denial_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 bon_NN1 vivant_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 weakness_NN1 for_PRP silk_NN1 clothing_NN1 ._SENT Fancying_VVG himself_PNX a_AT0 writer_NN1 ,_PUN Henry_NP0 lacked_VVD the_AT0 discipline_NN1 to_TO0 make_VVI a_AT0 living_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP got_VVD so_AV0 poor_AJ0 that_CJT Fanny_NP0 took_VVD to_PRP "_PUQ stripping_VVG "_PUQ the_AT0 neighbors_NN2 '_POS cows_NN2 for_PRP any_DT0 remaining_AJ0 drops_NN2 of_PRF milk_NN1 ._SENT 
As_CJS a_AT0 boy_NN1 ,_PUN Milton_NP0 loved_VVD the_AT0 taste_NN1 of_PRF anything_PNI sweet_AJ0 ._SENT Caramels_NN2 ,_PUN peppermints_NN2 ,_PUN sourballs_NN2 ._SENT Candy_NN1 —_PUN known_VVN as_PRP "_PUQ tzooker_NN1 "_PUQ in_PRP Milton_NP0 's_POS Pennsylvania_NP0 Dutch_AJ0 dialect_NN1 —_PUN was_VBD a_AT0 rarity_NN1 for_PRP children_NN2 of_PRF little_AJ0 means_NN0 ._SENT He_PNP attended_VVD seven_CRD different_AJ0 schools_NN2 as_PRP his_DPS family_NN1 moved_VVD from_PRP town_NN1 to_PRP town_NN1 ,_PUN pulled_VVD by_PRP his_DPS father_NN1 's_POS desire_NN1 to_TO0 strike_VVI it_PNP rich_AJ0 ._SENT Henry_NP0 tried_VVD selling_VVG farm_NN1 equipment_NN1 ,_PUN planting_VVG fruit_NN0 trees_NN2 ,_PUN harvesting_VVG trout_NN0 ._SENT As_PRP each_DT0 scheme_NN1 failed_VVD ,_PUN Milton_NP0 went_VVD hungry_AJ0 at_PRP times_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC lacked_VVD proper_AJ0 shoes_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 event_NN1 that_CJT broke_VVD the_AT0 Hersheys_NP0 came_VVD in_PRP 1867_CRD ,_PUN when_AVQ Milton_NP0 's_POS only_AJ0 sister_NN1 ,_PUN four-year-old_AJ0 Sarena_NP0 ,_PUN contracted_VVD scarlet_AJ0 fever_NN1 and_CJC died_VVD ._SENT His_DPS parents_NN2 eventually_AV0 separated_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC by_PRP age_NN1 thirteen_CRD ,_PUN Milton_NP0 had_VHD quit_VVN school_NN1 to_TO0 work_VVI ._SENT He_PNP soon_AV0 took_VVD an_AT0 apprenticeship_NN1 at_PRP Royer_NP0 's_POS Ice_NN1 Cream_NN1 Garden_NN1 in_PRP Lancaster_NP0 ,_PUN Pennsylvania_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ he_PNP learned_VVD to_TO0 make_VVI taffy_NN1 ._SENT Four_CRD years_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN Milton_NP0 moved_VVD to_PRP Philadelphia_NP0 to_TO0 try_VVI his_DPS luck_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 confectioner_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP 1883_CRD ,_PUN he_PNP landed_VVD in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 City_NN1 ._SENT 
There_EX0 was_VBD no_AT0 more_AV0 thrilling_AJ0 place_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 twenty-six-year-old_AJ0 entrepreneur_NN1 than_CJS Manhattan_NP0 at_PRP the_AT0 height_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Gilded_AJ0 Age_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 city_NN1 of_PRF stunning_AJ0 contrasts_NN2 ,_PUN of_PRF squalid_AJ0 tenements_NN2 and_CJC lavish_AJ0 mansions_NN2 ._SENT A_AT0 handful_NN1 of_PRF tycoons_NN2 had_VHD amassed_VVN great_AJ0 wealth_NN1 —_PUN the_AT0 oil_NN1 magnate_NN1 John_NP0 D_NP0 ._SENT Rockefeller_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 steel_NN1 mogul_NN1 Andrew_NP0 Carnegie_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 banking_NN1 giant_NN1 J_NP0 ._SENT Pierpont_NP0 Morgan_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 shipping_NN1 and_CJC railroad_NN1 titan_NN1 Cornelius_NP0 Vanderbilt_NP0 ._SENT Few_DT0 might_VM0 have_VHI guessed_VVN that_CJT Milton_NP0 Hershey_NP0 —_PUN a_AT0 rural_AJ0 candy_NN1 maker_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 fourth-grade_AJ0 education_NN1 —_PUN would_VM0 join_VVI their_DPS ranks_NN2 ,_PUN becoming_VVG the_AT0 nation_NN1 's_POS premier_AJ0 chocolate_NN1 magnate_NN1 ._SENT 
Nearly_AV0 broke_VVD ,_PUN Milton_NP0 opened_VVD a_AT0 candy_NN1 shop_NN1 near_PRP Hell_NN1 's_POS Kitchen_NN1 ,_PUN coming_VVG into_PRP frequent_AJ0 contact_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 poor_AJ0 ._SENT Little_DT0 was_VBD known_VVN about_PRP this_DT0 other_AJ0 New_NP0 York_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ ragged_AJ0 children_NN2 worked_VVD long_AJ0 hours_NN2 in_PRP sweatshops_NN2 or_CJC roamed_VVD the_AT0 streets_NN2 in_PRP vagrant_AJ0 packs_NN2 ,_PUN beset_VVN by_PRP disease_NN1 ._SENT Their_DPS small_AJ0 corpses_NN2 filled_VVD the_AT0 city_NN1 's_POS morgues_NN2 ._SENT 
There_EX0 were_VBD no_AT0 federal_AJ0 laws_NN2 protecting_VVG the_AT0 rights_NN2 of_PRF children_NN2 ._SENT This_DT0 was_VBD still_AV0 the_AT0 era_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ Spare_VVB the_AT0 rod_NN1 ,_PUN spoil_VVB the_AT0 child_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ A_AT0 turning_AJ0 point_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN in_PRP 1874_CRD ,_PUN with_PRP the_AT0 Manhattan_NP0 case_NN1 of_PRF nine-year-old_AJ0 Mary_NP0 Ellen_NP0 ._SENT For_PRP years_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP had_VHD been_VBN sadistically_AV0 beaten_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 guardian_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 local_AJ0 missionary_NN1 wanted_VVD to_TO0 help_VVI ,_PUN but_CJC there_EX0 was_VBD no_AT0 government_NN1 office_NN1 tasked_VVN with_PRP preventing_VVG child_NN1 abuse_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 the_AT0 missionary_NN1 turned_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 American_AJ0 Society_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 Prevention_NN1 of_PRF Cruelty_NN1 to_PRP Animals_NN2 ,_PUN whose_DTQ founder_NN1 helped_VVD bring_VVB Mary_NP0 Ellen_NP0 's_POS case_NN1 before_PRP the_AT0 state_NN1 supreme_AJ0 court_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 blitz_NN1 of_PRF news_NN1 coverage_NN1 followed_VVD ,_PUN resulting_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 child_NN1 's_POS rescue_NN1 and_CJC leading_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 creation_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 first_ORD nongovernmental_AJ0 organization_NN1 devoted_VVN to_PRP protecting_VVG children_NN2 from_PRP "_PUQ cruelty_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
By_PRP then_AV0 ,_PUN New_NP0 York_NP0 's_POS child_NN1 savers_NN2 had_VHD planted_VVN the_AT0 seeds_NN2 of_PRF American_AJ0 foster_AJ0 care_NN1 (_PUL with_PRP the_AT0 orphan_NN1 trains_NN2 )_PUR and_CJC its_DPS child_NN1 protection_NN1 system_NN1 (_PUL with_PRP the_AT0 case_NN1 of_PRF Mary_NP0 Ellen_NP0 )_PUR ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD lived_VVN in_PRP Hell_NN1 's_POS Kitchen_NN1 —_PUN just_AV0 a_AT0 few_DT0 blocks_NN2 from_PRP where_AVQ Milton_NP0 was_VBD now_AV0 selling_VVG candy_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC where_CJS the_AT0 muckraking_NN1 Danish-born_AJ0 journalist_NN1 Jacob_NP0 A_NP0 ._SENT Riis_NP0 was_VBD working_VVG on_PRP his_DPS first_ORD book_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP witnessed_VVD the_AT0 same_DT0 abject_AJ0 poverty_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 pivotal_AJ0 decade_NN1 ,_PUN shaping_VVG each_DT0 man_NN1 for_PRP years_NN2 to_TO0 come_VVI ._SENT 
Riis_NP0 's_POS book_NN1 How_AVQ the_AT0 Other_AJ0 Half_NN1 Lives_NN2 would_VM0 spark_VVI a_AT0 public_AJ0 outcry_NN1 ,_PUN fueling_VVG the_AT0 Progressive_AJ0 Era_NN1 —_PUN a_AT0 period_NN1 of_PRF social_AJ0 activism_NN1 and_CJC political_AJ0 reform_NN1 that_CJT counted_VVD Milton_NP0 among_PRP its_DPS recruits_NN2 ._SENT Progressives_NN2 wanted_VVD to_PRP better_AV0 the_AT0 world_NN1 ,_PUN fixing_VVG the_AT0 problems_NN2 brought_VVN by_PRP modernity_NN1 ,_PUN of_PRF rapid_AJ0 industrialization_NN1 ,_PUN mass_AJ0 immigration_NN1 ,_PUN political_AJ0 corruption_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC urban_AJ0 life_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 city_NN1 ,_PUN Milton_NP0 thought_VVD ,_PUN was_VBD a_AT0 poor_AJ0 fit_NN1 for_PRP humanity_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ especially_AV0 for_PRP children_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ After_PRP three_CRD years_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP packed_VVD up_AVP and_CJC returned_VVD to_PRP his_DPS roots_NN2 ,_PUN opening_VVG the_AT0 Lancaster_NP0 Caramel_NN1 Company_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ If_CJS you_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 make_VVI money_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ his_DPS father_NN1 ,_PUN Henry_NP0 ,_PUN had_VHD told_VVN him_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ you_PNP have_VHB got_VVN to_TO0 do_VDI things_NN2 in_PRP a_AT0 big_AJ0 way_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
*_PUN *_PUN *_PUN 
Chocolate_NN1 was_VBD still_AV0 a_AT0 luxury_AJ0 product_NN1 ,_PUN imported_VVN from_PRP Europe_NP0 and_CJC sold_VVN in_PRP fancy_AJ0 packages_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 most_AV0 coveted_AJ0 chocolates_NN2 had_VHD a_AT0 smooth_AJ0 ,_PUN creamy_AJ0 finish_NN1 ,_PUN suggesting_VVG the_AT0 presence_NN1 of_PRF milk_NN1 ._SENT No_AT0 one_PNI knew_VVD how_AVQ to_TO0 make_VVI this_DT0 delicacy_NN1 affordable_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 shelf_NN1 life_NN1 of_PRF milk_NN1 chocolate_NN1 was_VBD too_AV0 short_AJ0 to_TO0 survive_VVI freight_NN1 train_NN1 rides_VVZ ._SENT 
The_AT0 problem_NN1 came_VVD down_AVP to_PRP chemistry_NN1 ._SENT To_TO0 make_VVI milk_NN1 chocolate_NN1 required_VVN binding_VVG two_CRD incompatible_AJ0 ingredients_NN2 :_PUN the_AT0 water_NN1 in_PRP milk_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 oil_NN1 in_PRP cacao_NN1 butter_NN1 ._SENT Only_AV0 one_CRD company_NN1 in_PRP Switzerland_NP0 had_VHD mastered_VVN the_AT0 secret_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS confectioners_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 United_NP0 States_NP0 fumbled_VVD ._SENT 
Relishing_VVG the_AT0 chance_NN1 to_PRP experiment_NN1 ,_PUN Milton_NP0 purchased_VVD German_AJ0 chocolate-making_AJ0 machines_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 1893_CRD Chicago_NP0 World_NN1 's_POS Fair_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP began_VVD toying_VVG with_PRP formulas_NN2 at_PRP his_DPS Lancaster_NP0 factory_NN1 but_CJC wanted_VVD a_AT0 more_AV0 private_AJ0 location_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP found_VVD it_PNP twenty-nine_CRD miles_NN2 away_AV0 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 stone_NN1 farmhouse_NN1 built_VVN by_PRP his_DPS great-grandparents_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ was_VBD up_AVP for_PRP auction_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP 1897_CRD ,_PUN Milton_NP0 bought_VVD the_AT0 property_NN1 for_PRP $_NN0 10_CRD ,_PUN 311_CRD ,_PUN adding_VVG a_AT0 dairy_NN1 farm_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 milk-condensing_AJ0 plant_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 chocolate_NN1 production_NN1 facility_NN1 ._SENT 
Milton_NP0 's_POS birthplace_NN1 became_VVD his_DPS laboratory_NN1 ._SENT Night_NN1 after_PRP night_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP tinkered_VVD for_PRP the_AT0 right_AJ0 formula_NN1 ,_PUN boiling_AJ0 milk_NN1 in_PRP kettles_NN2 and_CJC grinding_AJ0 cocoa_NN1 into_PRP powder_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS breakthrough_NN1 came_VVD in_PRP 1900_CRD —_PUN the_AT0 same_DT0 year_NN1 Milton_NP0 sold_VVD his_DPS caramel_NN1 company_NN1 for_PRP $_NN0 1_CRD million_CRD to_TO0 make_VVI way_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 Hershey_NP0 Chocolate_NN1 Company_NN1 ._SENT From_PRP a_AT0 new_AJ0 factory_NN1 near_PRP the_AT0 farmhouse_NN1 ,_PUN individually_AV0 wrapped_VVN bars_NN2 came_VVD off_AVP assembly_NN1 lines_NN2 ,_PUN selling_VVG for_PRP five_CRD cents_NN2 apiece_AV0 ._SENT With_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN America_NP0 had_VHD its_DPS first_ORD mass-produced_AJ0 milk_NN1 chocolate_NN1 ._SENT Milton_NP0 had_VHD popularized_VVN a_AT0 luxury_AJ0 commodity_NN1 ,_PUN making_VVG him_PNP "_PUQ the_AT0 Henry_NP0 Ford_NN1 of_PRF chocolate_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
By_PRP age_NN1 forty_CRD ,_PUN Milton_NP0 had_VHD settled_VVN down_AVP ,_PUN marrying_VVG Catherine_NP0 "_PUQ Kitty_NP0 "_PUQ Sweeney_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 twenty-five-year-old_AJ0 Irish_AJ0 Catholic_NN1 known_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI theatrical_AJ0 ,_PUN chatty_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC fond_AJ0 of_PRF furs_NN2 ._SENT As_CJS Milton_NP0 's_POS chocolate_NN1 empire_NN1 grew_VVD ,_PUN he_PNP designed_VVD a_AT0 new_AJ0 town_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS name_NN1 ,_PUN modeled_VVN after_PRP the_AT0 village_NN1 built_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 Cadbury_NP0 chocolate_NN1 family_NN1 near_PRP Birmingham_NP0 ,_PUN England_NP0 ._SENT Hershey_NP0 's_POS town_NN1 would_VM0 feature_VVI a_AT0 library_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 theater_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 pool_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 trolley_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 a_AT0 zoo_NN1 ._SENT Milton_NP0 wanted_VVD his_DPS workers_NN2 and_CJC executives_NN2 to_TO0 live_VVI in_PRP harmony_NN1 ,_PUN upholding_VVG the_AT0 same_DT0 progressive_AJ0 values_NN2 while_CJS abstaining_VVG from_PRP any_DT0 "_PUQ offensive_AJ0 purpose_NN1 or_CJC occupation_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
It_PNP soon_AV0 became_VVD clear_AJ0 that_CJT Milton_NP0 and_CJC Kitty_NP0 could_VM0 not_XX0 have_VHI children_NN2 ._SENT To_TO0 fill_VVI their_DPS void_NN1 ,_PUN Milton_NP0 's_POS birthplace_NN1 —_PUN the_AT0 stone_NN1 farmhouse_NN1 where_CJS he_PNP had_VHD invented_VVN his_DPS milk_NN1 chocolate_NN1 —_PUN would_VM0 become_VVI a_AT0 new_AJ0 kind_NN1 of_PRF laboratory_NN1 :_PUN the_AT0 site_NN1 of_PRF an_AT0 innovative_AJ0 school_NN1 for_PRP orphans_NN2 ._SENT This_DT0 would_VM0 be_VBI Milton_NP0 's_POS ultimate_AJ0 experiment_NN1 and_CJC proudest_AJS legacy_NN1 —_PUN a_AT0 place_NN1 where_AVQ poor_AJ0 boys_NN2 could_VM0 transcend_VVI their_DPS origins_NN2 ._SENT 
Milton_NP0 had_VHD done_VDN it_PNP himself_PNX ,_PUN and_CJC wanted_VVD the_AT0 same_DT0 for_PRP his_DPS recruits_NN2 ,_PUN whom_PNQ he_PNP identified_VVD in_PRP his_DPS own_DT0 image_NN1 as_CJS "_PUQ poor_AJ0 ,_PUN healthy_AJ0 ,_PUN white_AJ0 ,_PUN male_AJ0 orphans_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP began_VVD this_DT0 project_NN1 much_AV0 like_PRP his_DPS chocolate_NN1 venture_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP no_AT0 expert_NN1 knowledge_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP had_VHD an_AT0 innate_AJ0 sense_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ his_DPS orphans_NN2 needed_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Those_DT0 boys_NN2 must_VM0 grow_VVI up_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 feeling_NN1 that_CJT they_PNP have_VHB a_AT0 real_AJ0 home_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP told_VVD The_AT0 Brooklyn_NP0 Daily_AJ0 Eagle_NN1 in_PRP 1929._CRD They_PNP would_VM0 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 school_NN1 's_POS deed_NN1 ,_PUN be_VBI "_PUQ fed_VVN with_PRP plain_AJ0 ,_PUN wholesome_AJ0 food_NN1 "_PUQ and_CJC "_PUQ neatly_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC comfortably_AV0 clothed_VVN ,_PUN without_PRP distinctive_AJ0 dress_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 school_NN1 's_POS ultimate_AJ0 purpose_NN1 was_VBD to_TO0 train_VVI young_AJ0 men_NN2 to_TO0 "_PUQ earn_VVI their_DPS own_DT0 livelihood_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
When_CJS the_AT0 school_NN1 opened_VVN in_PRP 1910_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 first_ORD crop_NN1 of_PRF orphans_NN2 ,_PUN ages_NN2 four_CRD to_PRP eight_CRD ,_PUN spent_VVD their_DPS weekdays_NN2 learning_VVG arithmetic_NN1 ,_PUN reading_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC other_AJ0 subjects_NN2 ._SENT Their_DPS home_NN1 life_NN1 resembled_VVD Milton_NP0 's_POS early_AJ0 years_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 farm_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP exposure_NN1 to_PRP Christian_AJ0 scripture_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 Golden_AJ0 Rule_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP did_VDD chores_NN2 ,_PUN milked_AJ0 cows_NN2 ,_PUN said_VVD grace_NN1 before_PRP dinner_NN1 ._SENT Milton_NP0 and_CJC Kitty_NP0 built_VVD a_AT0 mansion_NN1 nearby_AV0 ,_PUN leaving_VVG another_DT0 couple_NN1 to_TO0 serve_VVI as_PRP the_AT0 boys_NN2 '_POS "_PUQ houseparents_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
This_DT0 couple-for-hire_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP Milton_NP0 's_POS untested_AJ0 vision_NN1 ,_PUN would_VM0 re-create_VVI the_AT0 family_NN1 that_CJT these_DT0 boys_NN2 had_VHD lost_VVN ._SENT After_CJS Kitty_NP0 passed_VVD away_AV0 in_PRP 1915_CRD of_PRF a_AT0 mysterious_AJ0 disease_NN1 ,_PUN Milton_NP0 never_AV0 remarried_VVN ._SENT 
