Evening journal., 1897-12-06
THE PENINSULA PRESS
WHAT THE DELAWARE AND EAST
ERN SHORE EDITORS ARE
THINKING OF.

Many farmers in Kent have not yet |
threshed wheat. The weather during
the last fivo weeks has been exception
ally wet Very few farmers are done
corn husldng. News.
J. Milton Davidson, of this city, for
merly city editor of the Evening Jour
nal, is president Of a company which
has purchased the Greater Whining
ton Printing and Publishing Com
pany. The Herald, which is already
published by this company, is a bright
newsy sheet, and under the guidance
of Mr.. Davidson we think it will con-
tinue so and we wish he and his fell
low craftsmen all the success they de-
serve.-New Castle News.
Next Monday the Congress of the
United States will convene and begin
its Fifty-sixth session. 1t is much to
be hoped that some legislation will be
had looking to the betterment of the
waterways within the State Of Della
ware. IL would be impossible to esti-
mate the value to the people of this
state, what the rivers and harbors
would be If properly improved-Sea
ford News.
Many hard and unnecessary things
are said about Addicks. Never a
week passes but some paper prcds
him, and doesrit in a cOld-blooded way.
Is this man so much worse than
others that he is stood up as a target?
He is only asking what is due him. He
gave the party power, which he repre-
sents, and when he asks for recognition
there is a holy howl" raised over the
action of Mr. AddiCks.-Delaware Led
ger
George w. Humphreys. whose death
/ last Thursday in Florida was an
nounced Saturday, was for years one
Of the best known newspaper men in
Delaware. The Judge as he was IA
miliarly called, was esteemed by every
one who knew him.-Milfcrd Herald.
Political rumors are rife. A deal is
reported between Senator Golden Gray
and Free Silver Handy-a bimetallic
league, so to speak. 1t is also report
ed that Willard Salisbury has bought
the Clayton Call for an organ. and
there are some others.-State Senti-
mel.
The city of Wilmington makes a
mistake in not making an effort to at
tract the attention of buyers from all
points south en- the Delaware and
Maryland Peninsula. I his is largely
due TO the fact that the business mer
Of Wilmington have never made any
effort to attract this trade and tn,
buyers down the state do not know
what an excellent line Of goods th'
Wilmington merchants carry.-MilforC
News and Advertiser
Tho Clovtor C,o1f hoe l,oa,, ,,,,r,i,.,-,,,
by James c, Wickes, Of Dover, and will
be published in Smyrna hereafter. Th
name of the paper viii be change,
from the Clayton Call to the Smyrna
I Call. Mr. Wickes is an au-aroun,
newspaper man and we prOphesy TO
him success, which his push and en-
0 ergy deserve. Success TO you, JIM
; Milton Times.
G AS Delaware was the first state [
ratify the Federal Constitution. tn
Daughters Of the American Revolutio
wish to call the attention TO the IA,
g chat Tuesday next is the one hundre
e and tenth anniversary of that act. an
z TO request most earnestly that a
, teachers in the public and privai
schools throughout the state viii d,
vote a short time on that day TO the IL
e struction Of their pupils in regard
s. the organization Of our governmei
Is and the adoption of the Constitution
If Sunday Star
b. Cne year hence, Delaware will aga
Is be called upon TO stand the test of e.
isting political conditions. Now is q
time when there should be commC
Al understanding along the line here