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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02
STATEs IS RaNKERs.

Facts About the Organization and HIS
tory of the Farmers Bank OF Delaware.
Sound Currency Comlnitteos Reform Clubl
Paper on estates AZ Bankers"
1t may surprise many to learn that
Delaware early ventured short way
into the field of State banking, and that
the relations then assumed have been
maintained to the present time.
February Sd, 1907, the Farmers Bank
of Delaware was granted charter by
an act the preamble of which read:
WHEREAS, The establishment of a bank
for the State Of Delaware upon founda-
ton sufficiently extensive to answer the
purposes intended thereby, will be con-
ducive to the general interests of the State,
and tend TO promote the agriculture, COM
merce and manufactures thereof; there
fore, etc. -
The capital of the bank was $500, 900,
Of which 100000 was subscribed by
the State, and the remainder appor-
toned among the counties for subscrip-
tons by individuals. The head office
was located at Dover, and branches
established at New Castle and George
town. The bank was managed by 27
| directors, one.third of whom were APP
pointed by the State. The debts to be
contracted by The bank were limited to
twice the capital stock.
The authorized capital of the bank
was afterwards increased TO 81 100000,
and the actual capital to $6S0,000; and a
third branch at Wilmington was added.
The institution seems always to have
been prudently managed.
The bank never had monopoly of
the circulation of the State, yet always
occupied prominent position in that
regard. In 1885, out of total cir
culatiUn of $622,397, reported in the
State, $339,379 was issued by toe
Farmers Bank. Two years later, out
of total circulation of $7lS,94S by the
four banks then in the State, 1886, 5Ss
is that Of the Farmers Bank and its
branches. In 1S42 there were but three
banks in operation-the Farmers Bank
with capital of $3.50, 900 and circulation
of 1888 $3.50, and two others, with an ag
gregate capital of S20S, 470 aud aggregat,
circulation of $341.940. BY 1857 tn,
number of banks in the State had in
creased to eight, with total circulation
OF $1,304,0 of which $535,75S wa
issued by the Farmers Bank This was
also the only institution at that tint
possessing branches, though the Banl
Of smyrna had earlier operated singl,
branch. At the opening of the yea
, 1861 the Farmers Bank had $35S,5S
outstanding circulation.
In 1866 the Legislature passed an &C
to enable it to become a national bank
! but the directors refused to sanction tn
! change, and it has continued to til
present time under its State charter. TIL
, State of Delaware now owns S,71
! shares of its stock, listed in the repor
t OF the auditor for 1903 at $402, $40, fror
= which it derived an income of $22, 90
during the preceding year. Because o
@ this ownership the State, through il
!, Legislature, appoints three directors 70
0 the principal bank and three for eac
!. of its branches. The State treasurer
;. who is also trustee of the school fund
s is required to deposit money belongin
4 to the State or school fund in th
Farmers Bank.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02
HIGGINS PROMISES BROKEN.


When Hayward tioL Out of tho Way for
Representative, Last Fail, They Prom
ised Not TO Oppose Him for Mayor This
Year.
Dover Sentinel, Addicxs organ.
We have been asked il Samuel II.
Baynard was not the Addicks candidate
for mayor Of Wilmington We have
answered this, and answer it again, with
an emphatic negative. The proposition
is so ridiculous as to be really funny;
and but for the fact that the question
carries with it the proof OF political in
gratitude and treachery We could laugh
at it, Six months ago MIR. Baynard was
II candidate for the Republican nomina-
| ton for member of the General Assem-
bly,. lie had promised ex-senator Hig-
gins friends that If be was nominated
and elected he would vote for Mr.. Hig.
gins. 10 an inquiry from Mr.. Addicks
as to his course in the General Assembly
Mr.. Baynard said that he would vote
for the caucus nominee for United States
Senator If a caucus nomination was
made. Mr.. Addicks accepted this as all
that he could ask Mr.. Baynard TO promise
in the matter, and did not bother him
any further about it.
The Higgins people were not satisfied
to support man for Representative il
the General Assembly who could Sc
forget his loyalty to a political "boss,
as to promise to vote for caucus
nominee for United States Senator
when that caucus nominee might not b.
the "boss" They demanded that Mr.
Baynard should get out of the way for
simon pure Higgins man, and succeeded
in enforcing that demand.
This result, however, was not attained
upon demand without n promise. Mr.
Baynard was then prospective candi
date for the nomination for mayor o
the city; and when he consented Il
withdraw from the legislative canvas
to assure the election Of sure-enougl
follower Of MIR. Higgins, it was with til
assurance that he Baynard) would not b
opposed by the ex-Senator's friend
when he again sought the mayoralt.
nomination. Now these same men ar
seeking to defeat Mr.. Baynard by brand
ing him with the Addicks trade mark.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02
-.- A Great Woman Paper.

A4t'uNA.'SA' s'' '@'' -'l'' $3.50
The ladies connected with the man.
agement of the Homeopathic Hospital
of Wilmington, Del, have accomplished
a greatfeat in journalism. Being greatly
in need of enlarged accommodations in
their excellent institution, Tor which
they had run short OF funds, woman's
paper was suggested as more likely to
fill the bill than the usual recourse to
fairs and other entertainments which
had become drug in the market. The
suggestion was adopted, and the women
went to work with Will. MIR. Samuel
Bancroft, one OF the trustees OF the Hos
pital, and largely Interested in EVERY
EVENING, newspaper, kindly rendered
them the "freedom" OF that establish
ment. Having stereotype perfecting
press Of the same capacity as the one on
which the NGo Era is printed, they
wers fully equipped to not only get out
@ large edition OF a thirty-two page
paper, containing TWO hundred and
flfty-slX columns, ION time" but, the
forms being stereotyped, were prepared
to get out extra editions at short notice,
if called for.
While the paper in its typographical
execution and artistic "make-up" is tat
ahead of any woman's paper that has
been published in other cities, the re-
markable feature is the literary
character Of its contents. These com
prise 20 different departments, each
having its own editor, and some assist
ant editors, besides editor.in-chief anc
managing editor, business manager
secretary and treasurer, advertising
manager, with three assistants, anC
manager of circulation, with two assist
ants. The departments cover the entirt
range of religion, science, literature ant
domestic topics, viz Religion, Philan
thropy, Educational, kindergarten, In
dustrial schools, Art, Temperance
Music, Medicine and surgery, Children
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02
TIE nRIpG Er0N soLp.

Tho Original Deal Fell Through, but
Negotiations Were Reop=ned aud the
Sale is Contaminated.
The steamboat Bridgeton, which is now
engaged in the fish carrying trade between
Philadelphia and the Delaware bay, has
been sold to South American parties for
the sum of $4,000
a deal was made for the boat some time
ago but was not consummated from the
fact that the prospective purchasers were
unable to secure enough insurance. They
wanted $4,000 more valuation than the
actual price they were to pay for the boat
and the insurance companies would not
allow it. Consequently, they threw up
the sponge and the boat was not purchased
at that time. On Wednesday, however,
negotiations were again opened and the
sale was made. II Is not known VINO the
purchasers are or when tue boat will leave
for South America.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02
war OF rHs rKANsGREsson.
Cases Disposed OF by the Judge OF
MmnicinnI Cnnrt-knhberY at a Fire.

Cases Disposed OF by the Judge of
Municipal CONFECTIONERY at a Fire.
William Carroll and John Murray, two
boys. were prisoners in municipal court
on Friday and the charge against them
was vugrancy. Samuel Cunningham, who
keeps grocery store at Maryland avenue
and Linden street, was complainant
against the boys. lie testified that while
passing his store Thursday morning one
of the lads took some eggs from n basket
and then fled rapidly down the street.
Cunningham gave chase and one OF the
boys was uverhauled. The other escaped.
Cunningham subsequently learned that
the boys had been making q practice OF
plfering grocery stores. He says that u
gang of tramps has been encouraging the
boys to steal, ard that the stolen goods are
carried to point near the west yard,
where the Migrants dispose of the piuuder.
The boys were fined 81 and COSTS for
yagrancv.
John NJ. Edwards was arraigned on the
| charge of causing to be distributed cirCu-
lars within the curb lines of the city. lie
has bakery at 6l3 King street and hired
u boy to distribute circulars through
| Madison street market. City Solicitor
Elliott read the ordinance prohibiting any
one from depositinE rubbish, oflal OF
| other things within the curb line. .Itldg,
relating to the distribution of circulars. HI
| said the ordinance was the same as tina
enforced in the large cities. Theintentior
| of the law was not to prevent merchants
from legitimately advertising their bust
| ness, but to obviate the nuisance of scat
| tering circulars about the sidewalks. If
merchant deliberately throws the circular
about the street in advertising his bushes
he renders himself liable, but if he or hi
| agent hands IA circular to n citizen, an
the latter after accepting it throws it Of
the pavement. the citizen and not tn
merchant IS liable to punishment. In tn
| Edwards case the Court decided that tn
law had not been violated. The case wa
| dismissed.
George Porter was charged by his wifi
with drunkenness and disUrderly conduct
He promised TO take the pledge and th
woman Withdrew the accusation.
Alfred tiooseberry, colored, was al
raigned on the charge Of stealing S35 froT
Francis Trlpp, No. $40 Van Buren, stree
There was u fire at Trips house Wedne
day morning and after the blaze had bee
extinguished Trip discovered that he ha
been robbed. The money was in tin DO
which was taken from a bureau drawe
Mrs. Trip failed to identify Gooseberry
the man whom she saw bringing IL
bureau drawer containing the money be
downstairs, and GOoseberry was dismisse
Louis Bullen, drunkenness, got off wit
a fine of 81 and costs.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02
rnE LUCILINE FL04rED.
Part oil the Cargo Taken OIL and Three
Tugs Succeed in Freeing the Iiis Boat.

The big British steamship Lucihne.
which grounded opposite the black buoy,
near New Castle Thursday morning. was
tlOated nj - - o'clock Friday afternoon,
after about 30 hours of hard work.
The shipwas loaded with 100000 gallons
of molussea il bulk. and was on the way
from Havana to Philadelphia. The British
steamship LOrillamme, which is also 4
bulk carrier, was sent down, in ballast
from Philadelphia Friday morning and
took off part Of the cargo Of the sister ship.
After the cargo had been lighteEed con
siderably the tugboats Juno Iyanhoe and
j. \. Chuchmuu Went 10 work and sue.
crcded in floating the boI few minutes
after noon. when the tide WAS well up,
after which She proceeded to Philadelphia.
There was no damage done. and the only
trouble experienced was the time lost il
waiting aud tue expense OF getting the
boat out OF the mud.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02
DEsERvks THH cKEDIr.
DIR. shortlidge's Twelve Years of Dill
gent PIscatorial Culture Along the
Delaware Bay Estuaries This Year,
BounteouS Shad Harvest.

DIR. ShortltdSe's Twelve Years of Dill
gent PIscatorlal Culture Along the
Delaware Bay Estuaries This Years
BounteouS Shad Harvest.
The wonderful shad harvest of this
season, which brings to the poor mans
table plenitude of the finest American
table fish, Of the best food ut pisces less
than Qne.half of beef. brings TO mind the
fact, too often left uErecogniZed, of the
continuous, unremitting and successful
work of DR.. Il. q. Shortiidge, who for II
years, and in one sense without any aid,
has been giving his personal attention to
the regular replenishing of the waters Of
Delaware bay with supplies Of shad and
other edible fish.
There is little doubt but for the good
work done by the mayor of Wilmington
during the past decade there would be no
such profusiun OF shad hauls rs are to- day
the repeated record.
1t is "a well-knuwn fact that this best Of
table fish was becoming scarce in these
waters. It is a scientific fact and one that
| is borne out by the experience OF every
| fisherman here, that on account Of the
| extensive local fisheries that the waters OF
| Delaware BAY were fast becoming denuded
| Of shad, and only recently there were fears
| of the species disappearing for time at
| least. Whether it was good luck or what
it was the record is that DIR. SnortlidgG
took the matter in hand thoroughly in
1888, and ever since that time has each
year seen To it that proper attention was
given to planting shad fry in the cstllGries
Of Delaware bay The total of fry Of this
species planted under the mayors personal
supervision totals very many millions
This is the whole story of how II is that IN
this season there is TO lack Of the fish.
The Chief of the Department OF the
Washington Fish Commission. pr Nc
Donald, has openly stated that while the
United states government is willing TO ail
the states in saving and ce9nomzing thu
fish industry, yet II the states themselve,
take no interest in the matter the Centra
government can not interfere.
Although the state Of Delaware, ~
State has taken such small interest in TN
matter, so small indeed IN contrast 10 il
importance, 1t was fortunate that Il Uriyat
citizen took UP the matter just AT the rigA
time, over ten years ago, and went dill
gently to work, largely AT his own expense
with the result now Ot rs buunteous 4 hur
vest rs the fish annals Ul Delaware eve
witnessed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02
THE FIkR SCHOOL LAW.
Compulsory school Attendance Bill
Passed by the Pennsylvania Lssisla

Compulsory school Attendance Bill
Passed by the Pennsylvania Lsgisla-
ture.
The provisions of the legislative meas
ure known us the Farr Compulsory bill,
which passed the Pennsylvania Senate
Tuesday week without even comment,
provides that parents and guardians
must compel all children between the
ages of s and 10 years to attend school
ut least IL weeks OF each year, unless
excused by the School Board. Persons
violating the law shall on first convic-
ton be fined, not exceeding 50, and On
the second conviction not more than So.
These fines are to be turned over to the
use of the school district in which tho
offender resides. The School Boards will
employ attendance officers, who shall
arrest and apprehend truants and Others
who fail to attend school in accordance
with the provisions of the act, The as.
SCISSOR of voters in every district at the
spring registration shall take complete
census OF all children between and /;
years of age. Teachers are to report L
the secretary of the beard of directors Of
controllers and thereafter at the close o.
each school month the names of all chill
dren who were absent without satisfac
tory cause for five days during thu
month for which the report shall b.
made.
The passing of the bill was largely
due to the efforts of Representative
Farr, he having endeavored to pass i
through the two preceding Legislatures
but without avail. A great argumen
in its favor is the necessity of educatin!
the population, foreign as well US native
into an understanding of the country
laws and institutions, thus dealing a,
effectual blow to ignorance and the out
lawryness which eventually leads t
strikes and anarchy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet.
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas.
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax,
ative eftectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feven
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak.
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in 50c and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrun
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
ard being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02

The board OF directors ami members of
the several committees OF the Young
Mems Christian Association aud number
of invited guests were entertained at
supper in the y. MICA. gymnasium Thurs
day evening by the members of the ladies'
auxiliary. The meeting was presided over
by Alfred Gawthorp and speeches were
made by Frank w. Lang Of Washington,
State Secretary of the Young Mems
Christian Association; Fred 4. Tasker of
Washington, Chairman Of the District
Committee. comprising Delaware. Mary.
land, District of Columbia and West Vir.
giniu; Charles Baird, Isaac +, johnson, W.
k. Crosby and others. There we're three
tables all tastefully decorated.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02
LONDON LETTER BY CABLE
Casualties of the Football
Year Counted Up.
PRINCE OF WALES WARDROBE
Lonsdale Commodore of the
Royal Yacht Club.
Encouraging Progress tn Collecting
Funds For the Purchase OF the Carlyle
Museum-The Wealth of Clothes. Pos
sessed by tho Prince of wales--Per-
sopal Gossip of London,
Associated Press Cable Letter.


LONDON, April 27.-rhe English foot
ball season is closed and the Westminster
Gazette publishes its annual football
"butcher's BILL" The "bilP shows that
during the season there were 20 deaths
from injuries received on the foot ball
field, and that over 100 legs, arms and
collar-bones were broken, besides many
cases of conclusion Of the brain or spine,
paralysis, knee.caps split, peritonitis,
and hundreds of minor casualties.
THE CARLYLE MUSEUM.
The committee appointed to raise
funds for the purchase of the residence
of the late Thomas Carlyle, in order to
fit it up as a Carlyle museum, has al.
ready collected the sum of E1,722, and
it is expected that the purchase will be
completed in May, and that the museum
will open in June. Carlyle's writing
desk was among the articles recently
auctioned off at the sale of the belong
ings of Oscar Wilde. 1t brought IA
guineas.
WALES WARDROBE.
Some curious details have been pub
lished here regarding the wardrobe Of
the Prince Of Wales. 1t appears that
he possesses 70 uniforms, at an average
cost OF E170 ($750). 1t is added that ne
pays IL guineas ($62,50) for frock
coat 16 guincas (aOout $7S) for dress
suit; for trousers he pays four guineas
| ($2l); his ordinary trousers, with coat
and vest, cost s to 10 guineas (S42 to
| $5250). During the London season the
| Prince consumes two frock coats per
month and he uses about dozen dress
suits annually. He has an immense
number Of ordinary suits OF clothes and
never wears one more than two or three
times. In addition, his shooting suits
cost 800 guineaS year. The Prince has
| three silk hat every fortnight, and never
wears pair of gloves twice, In shoes,
| he is the best dressed man in the United
Kingdom.
PERSONAL NOTES
The Earl of Lonsdaie, who is men,
Der of the Dunraven syndicate which is
building Valkyrie Ill. to compete for
the Americas Cup, has been elected
commodore of the Royal London Yacht
Club.
Kisber, winner of the Derby of 1876,
is dead. Kisber was bay colt by Buc.
cancer, and in 1886 was owned by Mr..
A. Baltzza. There were 226 subscribers
to the Derby stakes of tina. year and 10
horses started. Kisber, ridden by Maid.
ment, won in Pm. 44s.
Viscount Peel, the late Speaker of the
House of Commons, is to receive the
freedom of the city of London.
The Lancet says that Prof. Huxley
though suffering seriously from intlu
enza and bronchitis, is slightly better.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02

There was revolt among the girls in
the Reform School near Washington, ID.
O., on Thursday. Two girls were
ordered to their rooms as u punishment
for some infraction Of the rules. They
refused to go, and tho other inmates
backed them up by Selling sticks,
clothes poles and other weapons and
attacking Mrs. Marshall, the assistant
matron. The girls arc nearly oil colored,
ranging in age from IA to 20 years, and
Mrs. Marshall and four men employed
on the place had their hands full in deal
ing with them. Mrs. Marshall was patti
fully but not seriously injured. The
girls were finally induced to go to their
rooms and were locked in.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02

The fifth annual convention of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union of
America, will be held in Baltimore
July 1921. This convention with.
out doubt will be the largest assemblage
of Baptists that ever came together on
this continent. Preparations are being
made for the accommodation Of 10000.
The Union embraces the territory of
the United States aud the provinces of
Canada.
Above 6,000 were in attendance at
Toronto last year, but the great increase
in membership and number of the local
unions, and Baltimore being more cen
trally located, gives the promise Of twice
the attendance Of that occasion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02
CENSUS COMPLETE


new NlI1Lens SlhCe the census OF lSDUs
Chief of Police Dolan said on Friday
that the officers had completed taking the
census of Wilmington and were now en-
gagged in rearranging the data SO as to give
a complete table of the population Of Viii
mington. The figures obtained by the
police show the total population Of the
city to be So, 1863. This incluues males and
females, and children rs well, which will
be shown by CLASSIFIED table as soon as the
supervisors have finished their work. Chief
Supervisor Howgate and his assistants sue
ceeded in getting a total Of the number of
| citizens THURSDAY, and the figures were
presented to the Board OF Police Commits
sioners.
| The census shows that 130 children,
between the ages of q and "A years, are
working in the shops or factories, and that
the major portion of the children are
being educated in the public and private
| schools.
The idea which eliminated in the plans
for taking the census of Wilmington origi,
mated with Chief of Police Dolan, and
upon the latter. Sergeant Howgate and
simon Dohertv, the bulk Of the work de
pended although all the patromen and
street sergeantS rendered their assistance
in gathering the figures and data which
made the census complete.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02
MATTHEWS ron PRESIDENT.

IniianR's Governor says "Of Course" He
Would Accept the Democratic Nominal
ton.
INDIANAPoLIs. IND.. April 26-ln an
interview with Governor Matthews he was
asked il he would take the Democratic
nomination for President if it were offered
to him. His reply was:
OF course | would. So would any citizen. II
the Governor OF II State says ne would refuse to
be SO hOnOred you can Put II down that his
| am not Il candidate: not n candidate for any
thing, that is In the sonse OF seeking the noni-
nation.
The Governor refused to declare himself
for free silver, but said he would stand by
his party record and declarations in the
| past.