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Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06

From the diary of three Enelisbmon
IA unnaneso China: Eggs were brought
TO US They wero hard and black and had
STRONG smells. "Those are rotten p, we
exclaimed. "Oh, no, we wero told
'hey nave simply been buried Under.
ground for u year! 1t is true egrs 90
' u'u' pu0 II they remain long enough
Underground al they get all right again !"
we gave the eggs back, with the obser.
s''lon They will probably he excel.
iehc IN tho fullness of time, but tbcv
al maven t been long enough in tie rronnd
w. w. ana pury them deep-as deep as Won
can North China Herald.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06
FIRE HORSES.
Ano quickest Ones In the World Are Said
To &c In Kansas CITY,

Ahc quickest Ones In the World Are Said
to Ec In Kansas City.
f. S. Dollenbaugh writes of "Tbo
quick llorfe' in st. Nicholas, bis
article telling of the training of horses
Tor tho fire department. Mr. Dcllen-
baugh says:
The quickest horses in the world were
at one time in Kansas City at the head
quarters OF It's fire department, directly
under the Office of the chief, Mr.. George
q Hale. 70 Mr.. Halo's genius moro
than to any ether factor the nuicl horse
owed his first Development for Mr..
Hale IS the inventor of the earliest
swinging harness which made the
quick horse possible. When Mr.. Henry
M. STANLEY and his wife were in this
country, they witnessed an exhibition
drill OF the Kansas City fire department.
1ho drill SO Impressed the visitors that
an account of it was published in n Lon.
don Journal, and this English article
brought an invitation to Mr.. Hale TO |
Visit England as the representative Of
llo American fire service at tho iuterna.
tlohal 1ro tournament. Mr.. Hale and
" picked corps went to England, TAX
ing with them the remarkably ouicl,
horses Joe and Dan, and they became
world famous. As the quickest harness
1h& time Of the London fire brigade is
minute l11a seconds and the Kansas
CITY horses were harnesscd in -, sec.
oilus ana Wero out Of the engine house
III less than seconds, there could be No
competition. In Kansas City four fno
pays were harnesscd to the hook and
,"Gder track almost as quickly as even
zoe and Dan could jump into their har-
los&es 1t was a pretty sight to see these =.
our well kept horses spring to their :
'laces at the stroke of the gong and in =
Wo OF 'hrco seconds stand ready to run a
with the apparatus. Joe was killed bv =
II accident, but Dan, with new mate =
StIll III service and as quick as ever. =
Tho record for quickest time from tho !.
hElno house to the throwing of water #
IL the fire is held by Kansas CITY =
'nlpany. In this instance the horses :,
ere harnossed, run of 2, 1914 feet .la,, a., =
title less than half nsi',,,Mr - ,,,,, y" ST
TO- .nrown from the hose in tho G,
brief time CT minute 81 u 81
,cOnds. a.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06

Frogs arc most plentiful on the
shores of ponds and streams filled with
plant growth and in low moist places
III meadows. La searching for them in
grass wait till you see one jump, then
catch it in your bands They are not so
easily got from tho shores, as they
are apt to take to tho water at the first
alarm.
Grabs are usually found under stones
along the shores Of a stream or pond.
and in some localities in low moist
places il grass lands. Seize the crab
back of the pinchers and it cannot min
you.
Dobsons arc only found under mossy
stones in swift running waters They
are OF a dark gray color, have many
legs, and when fully grown are about
three inches long. The head is shield
shaped and armed with good stout pin.
GERS, SO handle the dobson as you would
crab The best way to get supply of |
dobsons is to have some one hold ono
edge or tine meshed net on the bot.
tom OF tho stream, while you turn over
tn tne stones above the net with hoe.
Inc dobsons, loosing their hold Qpts. i
bottom, will be carried ~ tha c,rrcut
INTO IT, the net Pit 1t frogs crabs and dob,
sons into pail with plenty of grass and
some water. Ii you are to keep them fox
some time, change the water occasion
ally.
Grubs are excellent bait for trout ear.
y IN the season. They are found in BAR.
Tally decayed tree trunks, stunps and
'ld tlmbers left in moist places Cut
nto the wood with an AK, and if Won
ind 1t full of holes of tho size CT a lead
,encll knock it to pieces and pick out
he erubs. Put them in tin bait box
With some Of the rotten wood you found
hem ln.-iIarper's Round Table. {
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06

Schopenhauer's mother, Joanna, was
singular woman, with whom he was
perpetually at war. She was lively, he
was GRIM She was sentimentalist. he
deteated sentiment She was devoted to
society, to gossip, to the convenances of
lie. lie lived for IDEAS and with an al
most savage moroseness poured scorn on
Iho round Of cat homes" and aesthetic
tie" parties. Both were selfish and quar-
Telsome' We may judge therefore, that
Schopenhaucr took his notions of vom-
en- partly from his mother. 1t goes with
out saying that these notions were vio-
lent IN the extreme, yet not without
some aspects IF truth.
The new woman would rave at this
satire On her pretensions, and vet if
would DO her good to read what Scbo-
pelihauor has to say with as much calm.
ness as she can command. Woman is
mere depicted as emphatically ga lesser
man indeed so far below man as to
De lit only for the role of tho old fash
loned German hausfrau. Culture
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06
ALL BUILDINGS,


'''~A"t'h SohsiiereN rs n Device
For Saving Labor.
In the tall building it is emphaticallv
a condition, not a theory" that con-
fronts us. The many storied office build.
ing IS a necessary product Of certain
economic factors which have operated in
spite OF the architects, and more intense.
ly III the United States than elsewhere
Inns Is what has made it SO peculiarly
an American product. Of these econom-
ic factors the cost of land, so common
~ alleged as the controlling one, has
really been the least important. Land
IA parts OF Paris and London is as cost.
~ as III New York and Chicago, but tho
10 story Office building has never como
INTO vogue there, while, on the othnr
hand' buildings of 10 Or ~ stories arc
not uncommon in American cities of tho
second ana third rank, where land is
relatively cheap. The oausa causans If
'he hhyscraplng nonstrosity is to ho
souShG IN the drive and hurry of Amer
lean business life, and in the accom-
panylns American prorensitv to savo
.lmo and labor. The skyscraper is q
hugo labor saving and time saving do.
vice. ''1e w.
Each building is almost a comnloto
Guy OFTEN comprising within its walls
p"ilA" anu Insurance Offices, postof1ice
hha telegraph office, business EXCHANGES
restaurants, clubrooms and sbons rho
business man can provide himself With
shoes, cigars, statioYory and
paths; receive and dispatch his mail and
us 'eleirams; speculate on 'cbanre
' = his lawyer and his architect j.,
-helr Offices and transact his own buc;
without leaving the buildino
II "hlch his office is located. Tho cv.
IfcSS elevator which shoots him mn r. ,
no siA'eehth story or drops him with
'Ie"lhIcsS speed to the basement 10 , ,
'iouuct OF this same American haste
~" economy, and without the elevator
no ti'ii Office building would be an i'm.
disability 1t is tho triumphant suc. .
oss OF the skyscrapor as time sovin, :.
lvention which has made it 50 ~ cong lns Ii
and insistent an element in on,. .
mefican architecture - Eueincerina W
lagazine. '1oeiins o.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06
WHEN you ARE OLD.

"hcn you are old and gray and full of sleep
ana noddih@ by the fire, take down this bool,
And slowly lld and dream Of the fair lool,
your eyes had once and Of their shadows dccp,
How many loved your moments of clad grace
And loved your beauty with love false or
true,
B!1t one man loved the pilgrim soul in YOU
ana loved the SORROWS of your changing face
and bending down beside the glowing bars,
Mufhllrod little sad, "From US fled love, ="
lie paced upon tho mountains far above
Ghd ma his face amid a crowd of stars.
-'Pocms,' by W. b. Yeats
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06
1t Was Only the Old Ono

"A rough, awkward handed Lanca.
, girl was broken in by benevoent
a a"uy, VINO tried to do a good turn for
everybody, and in an evil moment sbo
was gwen to clean two very ancient
.io, silver salt cellars with those
aioh ana rare old royal blue glass 70.
o o,1 inside. One was over 100 wears
c uu, .ne Other had been broken ard re-
, ,raa patched, of which fact the rirl
WA. ""s aware She broke the other old onp
'I1 l.' Miieh she told her mistress she said
old 'un." ~ WAS ohly the
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06

r,o,rors haze always played a great
mart in the worlds history. They nave
done so ever since the days OF the lla'i =
taecuets, when a king took a sprls oi
yellow broom "to live and to die WIN
my name" The rose OF Englahn' 'no
lilies of Fralico-what wild pa''loAs
and fierce conflicts have not these lnho-
cent blossoms raised! And then the vio-
let, Surely it was the irony OF fate tha'
wove this emblem of humility into the
nroud dostinies of tho French empire
forecast perhaps of the tragedies W
,ome. The Empress Eugenie wore theNi
on her bridal day; they fell thlck ana
fast on the prince imperial S pall' IAcJ
were laid on the last resting place OF
England's beloved "Princoss Mary
sent with these words, "SonYenlr uho
tendre anitic, " from the Empress Eu-
genie herself.
A Latin poem Of the sixteenth cen
fury has q pretty legend Of Il violet
that, in NEUROLOGICAL days, was a
maiden called Ianthis, orc Of Dian" $
nvmphs. She attracted the attention OF
Apollo whose admiration she did not
return, and, flying from his pursuit
she implored Diana to destroy the beau
ty which occasionod her SO much tf0u-
bic. Diana granted her request and
turned her face to dull Purple
Ianthis however, soon regretted the
loss of her beauty and was pinlhg away
with grief, whom the goddess had pity
On her and changed her into flower,
which still shrinks from Apollo tthe
sum and hides her modest head IN the |
shade; hence perhaps tho French "po-
lie, J." which often accom- anips the vlo'
ct (usod as a seal or ring ornamenta-
ion), I'll fault me cherChcr. "---Gentle-
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06
lndiscreet Text.

MRS Homer hear that all the
member. members OF your church choir resigned
yesterday. What was the troubley
MIS- Churchly-Why, after singing
'no hrst hymn the minister arose and
opened his Bible and chose for his text
Acts Xxx And after the uproar had
ceased etc. Chicago Record
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06

human so-called civilized government
on the face of the globe. Who is to
plam'? Not the present Liberal gov-
eminent Of Spain. Not the Queen Re-
gent or her infant King. But the fault
hes with the system which Spain mas
fastened ON her people for many ccnu-
rie'.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06
KLONDIKE GOLD FIeLDS

,n'i'' Women and young people to the num-
XXI: 1' lW'o are wanted ut once to sell "Gnl,l
,',' tdS o. 'he klon'ike,' new book from HON
1''.',.H, nea''liuF Illustrated from actual
',i1'""r, 'phs continuing also IL superior nam, nf
-'nSki lSN2i inches printed in six colnr ,.''f VI
II leilS ait about the country mines. fnrt,,ua.
1t'n"'' the HheNplored fields, how to eet thrre
.,'; IL sens rhearly, ever, body is interr,tai
"''. ~ ilnn' 'Ae book fer ready sale al .iyLt
s4 SEM zoe and receive by mail "A com,,Itrp nut-
II. Whirh Includes the lar e map ana, co,nnrm'e
i,,.rnI any where you choose at once We rive
Address $. $. SCRANTON Eco
Publishers. Hartford. Corn.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06

90 p p was known to the phrnic;a,s
60 1''ra1- Ahac, or "the land of Tin :" 49,
lar back as the year 1887 p . W. as
ludedJ =" Is. aiterward the island was al.
at 'I n 20 oy the Romans under the u,u,n
c ~, nii'ailnla, which subsequently, ho
''n'e Sl,prtentd into B:itain w.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06
MILK Spells the Taste.

a. l1a or coffee be good, the addition
u milk spoils the taste. Coffee AND
d ,iiaN anu tea and milk are difficult to
I Ia4oS' rure cream is less objectionable
n nro"'o pure cream is really butter or
f lou 1L.'ao ana contains very little of tbo
"ioumlnous part of the mill,
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06
Waiting.

tra H,c h'se- that fool jump on the
mad! '""Aes me SO
,,, "lck t m, what dye think of mo-
no We ~, watched that follow do that fn.
vet 'y a year. and he hasn't got killed
yoe'-Boston Transcript, 0' N1''o'
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06

In the Cluny museum is n.ir oe
;no 20 n .a OF yellow silk once belong.
lug 10 the famous Marquise de po,nn9.
a aour, ana are the identical pair she is
tra;t s as wearing in the pastel nor.
'ialt OF her which hangs in the golloru
OF the Louvre. e'iiery
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06

Gagged lions, tigers, pumas and ia.
s"'rs take no notice of the mon ana
women passing in front Of them bnt II
uog be brought anywhere near tbo
once nature at
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06
"A Startling Declaratio,,

part "''' VIZ must
for?'' ''o'o"s! what
"l1e (calmly)-Your hair in tbo mia
London Fun. ''l-'5 o'io' -
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06
Green Anita.

ne green ants of Australia mako
nests by bending leaves together and
Uniting them with kind of natural
que Hundreds have been seen on one
'eai drawing it to the ground while AN
and fasten it, N''o' i''lu
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06

TO hoi' neAlean torch thistle, growing
Ill" neisht or 90 CT 60 feet, looks more
, ..Ao " cahdolahrum than tree. Anothar
',"a .ety OF the same species has lane,
a n.aS pr'stles' which give it tho apncor'
man, man. u INC head YMlold gray haired
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06
10 the Ladies',

pa! lor 8 Cent Green l.. :, internal
s. .I.""r iiaying Cards stamps $500
raen' ihese stamps We're used o.. the backs
VI oia photographs taken between thc wear,
-. aono and 1870. Stamps can i,e r,lumc
i i,onl . packs OF Photographs without il No.
i in5 elher stamps or photographs b, >,.h
VI VI 'ae nacks IN warm water. Lock lour oN
"o'oSraphs over for them. Er sure It
0n ra' iaS ing cards at bottom Of stamp,
PROMPTLY SENT TO TIE SE\lIM t
H a., puH al other kinds of Revenues. i Nl
EN- MY PRICE LIST. CONRE>ruNl.
~ ;N1E SoLlClTED. Address FRlpI III,
SAN wnn = AND, Worcester, Mass. box .2H
'eha cent stamp for price list.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06
Will BE Seen.

., ho-What is the use of putting all
tla5 trimming on the back of vopr hat,
~ you suppose any man can SEQ +ho
'''S Sh oi your hat when he meets you?
when she passes me.-J'ondon T,,,, IA
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06
"A Curious Lion Story.

When lions Wero still numerous and
easily observed in southern Africa, they
We're sometimes seen instructing one an.
other III voluntary gymnastics and prac-
tlclng their leaps, making bush play
the part OF the absent game. Motfat
tells the story of lion, which had
missed a zebra by misunderstanding the
distance, repeating the jump several
t1mes tor his own instruction Two of
MS comrades coming upon him while he
was engaged in the exercise, he led
them around the rock to show them how
matters stood, and then, returning to
the starting point, completed the lesson
by making final leap The animals
Kept roaring during the whole of the
curious scene, talking together, as
the native who watched them said Bv
the ald OF individual training Of this
klha industrial animals become apter
as they grow older; old birds for in.
stahce' constructing more artistic nests
man young ones, and little mammals
IKE mice becoming more adroit with
tse' Yet, however ancient in the life Of
me species these acquisitions may be,
hey nave not the solidity of primordial
instincts and are lost rapidly if NOT
lsed.-M. G. Letourneau in ponplar
science Monthly.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06
; 10 ) Per Cent.
PEI MONTH.

Earned fer clients. Money is not in
vested in the stock market or III so-caleei
sNndicatcs, buI i'll good, solid collateral,
where no lcss can he possible.
You ca invest $40 to $1,000, or any
amount between; can withdraw it at any
time; an' can have principal and inter
est guaranteed.
Have never lost II dollar for a custo-
n-4. I"Hrs OF experience with satisfied
N>tom'r> throughout all New England
" rite for circulars. The best of refer
pices. \. j. LITtIIFlElD.
% STATE ST., Boston Mass.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06
The Fate of Spain.

VIZ" '"0 Wv" hlail Oh me Dpurp0n kln4
,'''i ''i' Ss ''e sea was doubly write
- '.'' S"'''c book OF la'r' How ca
'p'''" escape 'he doom her own polio
''''' pe"l'c nave made for her? Neve
li'''"3 eNpehued but little funds on tn
common people, aile mas mas allowed lh'
'0"'i' 'i"SSeS 10 grow up IN Ignorance
""''' ''''S were IT," 10 tHe WIFI belle
''"' '''''i '''eie'' meets ana poorly fec
''' l''i'i equipped spanish soldiers
'' easily 'ele"' 'pe - ahkee dogs,
'''' '"i'e'' our people. Blind to
INV i'"i l'''S it, 'lcN existed, every
vi 'i'' 'IE''ilSh clll|ch' cried :
O"'S ~ Nuo" an" h9ht against
-''''. ''''
NV '4'''iN "'le o''yeu ny 'le alarm
'' ''''' 49, '''''ic' '''5'9N1 ana ms adj
'''''' " ''''" l'''" " Is endorsed ny the
-' f7'''' NO. WIN " liolhcfs tie
''''0'' '0''A Hii'l'S l" save 'ilc throne
lor ller infant son. hut what is to be
me lf'i''s Oh 'liiS sowing 81 ignorance
among tne spanish people, Already
VIC answer Is II una III me Wii'' IlooH that
are reported H. '''rlilih5t ihe residences
Vi inc IL Graz heaters ;''' whose @roans
"Ie ~ ." "'''"I'''''7 '''e Ao"'"l"I ruler OF
''o ''i''i'S" h'''s"o''. hunger cries
''o" 7no"' 'hc S'Ioc's ZOE bread, and
treats u " S's"'''lc f9V"lu'Ioa are
he"l" On every sl"e'
h"' must ne me result OF sHr!l Il
crNi'"l situation IT. ihc queen H"@cI!t
ana htl ADVISERS are called upon 10
- nv s''''s-
men VI Nl'"ll' even lho'SH they are few
III I'''iil'eI' can observe Inc I" handWrlt-
mo ON tbn WALL NiIliu.,l, ,o,,ll
many OF the members OF the spanish {
ooi'oa N"'c 10 give MA hcf lrceion If
they dareFto face thc popular clumur.
Snoin * IN thn midst uf =, ,,.,,;,.,,.l
',l''" 10 J" '"o "''"9' Oh Il sr'"' national !
= w. ''''' N'''l way VIII ="
place The 1or'Hnes OF lh4l .lt2l% & IL Ile n
sfAat rrreu. ~ ~, ,'r,'''+ S
''' '''0 -''''''''i' VI
" iniSNt| leNol"'l"l may DflhS Npllll
another so-callc,l republic, or a possible.
military dictatorship, with WevIrr thp -
king of butcheis in control. "
49, -, W. ','''N''''' ~ N'''''''' v
ououll lhc present spanish ministry "
with almost = ni,.,,.t, in k,.n- 81
mo Alfonso safe ON fire tI,,,,n .r.t .,ill a
,r-,.,.,,t ,,;,.r. ,.,. a
stricken peninsula. Internal s.rifps and tt
fIcti0Is would sill hi n the =.
council ,hanh, =, Vicwc1 from, ou> 'o
,o;,t s,,.,;,, ;.,,n u
o,irncy 50 far =, snoio Of io.1,v j.. cam lie
erned. The islands of the east are no 80
On ycr in her CRASH. Nrc,dv tbr y, ns
re an ,uiml.ortaut factor in tho sn,tl.. w, y,'
zen, of the yrvnd ras,o,p ,,,u.,i,,, ne
''"' vi ''' ''A'" eastern question. ~
'cN' inc only Base oI supplies open to -
err in western va,rrs will IN. h.yood he
nr control for l,,,.o ,i.o ,,.;tl,.,, -, ,'''
lrstou. will .o,n bu !, r,o h.,,i, at in,
,r naval crews.
The losino IF rnb, ,,n1 IVA r,o lac,
NC to''''5 VI Nuo" VIII DC Inc last
straw TO break the I'at Of Spain " ny Ih'
dulpe IN fine comment ..poor uiJ
,ain~ Svn,noth,, ,o,,,. to H., 1,.i,.., L
1 who cam hovr ou,- .,n,,,,tl,,. ror ',,,. ena,
~ >'''' ''''' Guy - 'i'l'''"S Aol any lfol
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06

southeastern Europe now has millions
Oh people who are far less advanced than
the japanese. ''-oo' 'ii'h
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06
Only the Ring.

Mother-What was going on in tbe
parlor last night, Madger 0
Maage (shyly)-Only the engagement
ring, ma. Brooklyn Life
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-06
$500.
Every Dollar Invested in thi, Com.
pany will Return 10 fnrI

h,,, ms company enters into chimcrivl! ',rme
~, az once e'tih's at the foundation OF .Irpr,,, ny
mas, ~ ,s ~ we oest ANA cheapest mtuuor .uNUc.
most III d"hani, without which there. can , i .uy
cess, no gold and no returns Tor your lnuncy
on'reS can he occurred either bv mail or "A, The
aU'nP"nys ofce, No. I64A Tremon, St. room,
0o,feSpondence, personal interviews and futIy.t
Investigation invited '"'
BILE TO I,Eni ~ e1pIess li ,urI7 i'3"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-08
Leading the Procession,

North East Star.
we congratulate our progressive neighbor.
the WING, upon its special edition of last
Saturday. With well executed eppravin,s
and artistic Typography, covering sixteen
pages 1t gave splendid showing of the
county capital, that is well calculated TO
attract Widespread attention to the indus
tries and advantages of the town of Elkton-
II place that in recent years has awakened
from its sleepy hollow ethargy, in which for
more than century it had sumbered, and il
now moving up to the front rank of nropres-
sFo maryland towns. In this forward march
the WIG has held Il conspicuous place at tn
mead OF procession. constantly encouraging
by It's own enterprising acts the continuous
advancement of the town.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-08
JANUARY.
WING OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 80.
NEWS In BRIEF.
Local Matters Boiled Down for Hasty
PeruSal by Busy Readers.

A>oSo' hoNtSAS AsOitSA b'"ii ipi AANA'''
Perusal by Busy Readers.
Edward Knight has assumed the duties
of postmaster at Cherry Hill.
There is some talk of Chestertown
having a new electric light plant.
A special Waterman has been employed
to patrol the Dover Jail at night, as four
prisoners recently escaped from that prison.
Rev. DR.. C. A. Glise, pastor of the
Chestertown NJ. +. Church, is writing a
comprehensive history of Methodism on the
Peninsula.
AT special meeting of the Elkton
Town Council it was decided to appropri-
ate $3.50 to the Singerly Fire Company, to
he used in the purchase Of more fire hose.
The new Methodist Episcopal Church
at Seafold, W. dedicated on Sunday. The
church is one Of the finest on the PENN
sula south of Wilmington. At the exer-
cises on Sunday, addresses were made by
Presiding Elder l.. L. Barrett and Rev. c.
w. Prettyman.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad is laying new 100
hound steel rails on the section of Charles
Biddson, at Bush River. The section
gangs from Havre de Grace to Baltimore
were employed in relaying the steel on
Bush River Bridge, on Sunday. Sunday
was selected because fewer trains are run
than on week days, and traffic is less liable
to interruption.
Mary the youngest daughter of Sam
J. Coppaye, of Chesterfield, Kent county,
was stricken with diptheria about three
weeks ago, and week later the boy,
Noble, contracted the disease. On Monday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Coppage were stricken with
the deadly scourge. To-day the whole
family is affected Neighbors have gone to
their relief at great sacrifice, and at this
writing they are doing as we'll as can be
expected. DR.. Comegys, of Millington, is
attending the family.
Saturday was day of terror for the
supersttious negroes about Bridgeville,
Delaware. 1t is good luck, they say, for a
man to be the first one to enter their house
on New Years. A colored woman on an
errand was refused admission to house,
until the occupant had called man from
the street and asked him to enter and thus
bring good luck. Nothing could be done
to induce the old colorcd woman to leave
her home on Saturday. Fifteen years ago
she said she was the first person to enter a
neighbor's house. One Of the occupants
died in less than two months One could
not Induce the supcrsttious to make pur'
chases at the stores Saturday, believing
that if they did they would be compelled
to spend money every day this year.