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The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-08
CAN'T CROWD US OUT
Trade of United States with Cam
 ada Shows Big Increase.
This Despite the Fact of the Prefer ential Tariff Rates Established Be tween Canada and Great Brit
 Akn-A Years Record.

The Canadian preferential tariff in favor of the United Kingdom has not had the expected effect of reducing the proportion which the United States supplies of manufactures imported into Canadian territory. A copy of the Canadian Manufactures, just received by the treasury department bureau of statistics, sharply calls attention to the fact that imports of dutiable arti- cles into Canada from the United States in the fiscal year 1899 aggreE gated over $44,OO0, eco and from Great Britain less than $2s,cOO, eco. and that the United States is furnishing a much larger amount of manufactures of iron and steel than the United Kingdom, and adds:
 1.-The preponderance of trade Is over whelmingly in favor of American man ufactures, and tariff preference in favor of British goods to the contrary notwithstanding, American manufac- lures are taking the cream of the busi- ness. Is it possible that British man. ufacturers are entirely unable to com pete in the Canadian market?"
 The Canadian tariff, it will be re- membered, was in 1897 so adjusted that the duty on articles entering Canada from the United Kingdom was made, beginning with April, 1897, 121a per cent. less than the rate from other parts of the world, and on July 1, 1898, another reduction in favor of the Unit ed Kingdom was made, bringing the total reduction to 25 per cent. as against goods coming from other parts of the world. A Arecentannounce- fnent indicates that, beginning with July 1, 1900, a still further reduction would be made, so that the rates of duty on articles from the United King dom would be B 1-3 per cent. less than those from other parts of the world. While the effect of the third reduction of 121s per cent, which went in to oper- atfon July 1, 1900, cannot yet be deter mined, it is practicable to compare the imports of manufactures into Canada from the United Kingdom and the United States respectively during the years ending June 30, 1898, 1899 and 1900, and thus determine whether the advantages which the manufacturers of the United Kingdom during that time have perceptible effect upon the relative growth of the imports of Cana da from the two countries, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-08
CUPID IN CONVENT.
Invades the Somber Place and
 Brings About a Wedding.
Fair American Girl Becomes the Wife of the Brother of Her School Girl Chum-A Pretty RO-
 nance.

The marriage of Morris Seagravs Daly, of Cork, Ireland, to Miss Marie M. Doyle, of No. 2147 Clifton avenue, St. Louis, was the epilogue of an old worlds romance, begun in a Paris convent two years ago.
 Miss Daly, a sister of the groom was the chum of the American girl in the high-walled convent in the en- virons of the French capital. With the aid of this sister chum" the little god, Eros, scaled the convent walls and started the chain of circum- stances that brought the young Irish man across the sea to claim his bride.
 Miss Doyle had graduated from the Sacred Heart in St. Louis before go- ing abroad to finish her education Like accomplishments and a common language brought the two girls to- gether. Soon they began "ehumE ming"
 French schoolgirls hold their chums dearer than sisters. The St. Louis girl and the Cork lass were not exceptions. They studied together and told all their secrets.
 "You should see my brother Nor ris, was Miss Daly's injunction when ever the American spoke of suitors across the sea.
 Miss Doyle grew 8 bit curious t0 see this wonderful brother whose praise rang in ner ears. Across the English channel the young Irishman was as eager to see his sisters chum. for Miss Daly's letters told of the goodness and beauty of the western girl.
 Last March on her way to America Miss Doyle accompanied her chum home. There young Daly met the woman he had heard so much about The interest started in the cloister did not lag during the visit.
 Miss Doyle travelled and saw the sights in the emerald isle. MT. Daly saw that life without the young American girl would be bleak and bare.
 When Miss Doyle returned home in July, MT. Daly decided he would soon cross the sea. The other day he reached St. Louis. The bans were published in St. James church, Clif- ton heights. The wedding occurred at the Church of the Visitation at Easton and Taylor avenues. The marriage was celebrated quietly. There were no attendants.
 MT. and Mrs. Daily win travel month in America. They will live in. Cork, where Mir. Daly has a large business. He is member of an aR@ ;ient Irish family.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-08

1 The telegram sent by the Nation.
 al Irrigation Congress at Chicago urging upon President Mckinley
 the importance ofthe irrigation and
 forestry problem and requesting 1 him to in turn urge upon Congress the advisapility of some definite
 action, has done more to direct public attention to these i'm portant
 national questions than any other
 one thing. The telegram was as follows:
 To the President:
 The ninth annual session of tine
 National Irrigation Congress now
 in session in the City of Chicago,
 respectfully urges that in your
 message to Conress you call atten- ton to the national importance of the preservation of our forests and of the extension and conservative use of the forest reserves, and further that you emphasize the need of national action to store the flood waters that now go to waste.
 Save the forests and store the floods" proved popular motto al the Chicago Irrigation Congress-. It's session bore a marked atmo>- phere of thoughtful considera ton of how these great objects could be accomplished and in general spirit of harmony ana co-operation pervaded the atmosphere. Much satisfaction was expressed at- the growth of the nationa! irriga- ton sentiment in the Eastand the interest and active cooperation afforded by eastern business men.
 Great as Is Chicago. with her people equaling in numbers a third pf the entire population of the We stern half of United States, yet he National Irrigation Congress was recognized as the exponent of l national movement, and caused no little local and general com nent. Chicago newspapers devote heir columns to it's meetings and md Chicago's largest business men attend them The great of reclamation of the millions of arid acres was recogniz d at it's true value and the incal- ,ulable benefits to result, appreciat d. The national standing of the ational irrigation question is an ssured fact.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-08

The time seems fully ripe for the west to take a firm and decided stand on tile question. of national irrigation and something great may be accomplished at once. Why not? IL as right that Congress should appropriate money for storage reservoirs as for river and harbor improvements. The building of storage reservors would obviate the necessity for much'river expenditure and would help navigation, and the home building area of the United States would be vastly increased. And now if the West makes this demand the East will back it up. for the benefit would not be local.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-08

 Matters.

The holding of the National IT, rigation Congress- in the East, as if
 turned out, was a wise move. The
 people of that half of the country
 have had the subject of national ir-
 rigation brought home to them in manner not otherwise possible. The far-reaching importance of the problem has been presented to them and genuine interest has been awakened. Instead of find- ing opposition in the East, the Congress found that eastern men of prominence were more than inter- ested in proposition which promised anincreased western pop ulation of millions of people.
 As the "enemy's country" has been invaded, the myth of eastern opposition has faded away and it's people are found 10 be anxious to see inangurated national policy of western arid land reclamation.
 The western delegates went home feeling that they have the hearty support of eastern interests in se- curing action which will open to settlement half continent, cap able of supporting fifty million people. They cannot but feel that he support is growing: that it is developing into a great movement; that many people are realizing that lational action would meet such a western development as would in- crease the national wealth beyond measure.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-08
Indian Snake JuggIers.

Capt. R. H. Ellitt, who has been for some time conducting researches into the nature and action of snake venom in India, has arrived at the following conclusions: First, the snake men of South India are certainly ignorant of any method of producing of them selves nightly developed condition of immunity; second, some few of them appear to practice the swallowing of venom or the inunction of venom into their limbs, but it is doubtful if they thus obtain some degree of immuniza- tion; third, they confine themselves al-' most exclusively to the cobra and es- cape harm by their intimate knowledge ot the methods of handling this snake.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-08

Every western paper is interest ed in seeing this development ac- comlished. What would be the result of an appropriation of eight or ten million dollars spent annual ly in the west for irrigation con- structi0n? The immediate stimu- lation would be enormous and the future benefit greater. This policy should be inaugurated and the western press should urge 1t with one voice. It is national matter 1; 1t can be productive only ot great good; the East is responsive; will the West be aggressive; it is time to work.
 It is the opinion at Washington that $4,000O00 will be appro- priated by this congress for river and harbur impro vements. Of thls the western half of the United States will get, judging by previous records couple of million or so. Whatever are her possibilities, it is not contended that the West is as important or influential as the  East. She has not yet the dense population but why should she not get at least a fair share of this great appropriation; Why should she not get a fourth of it, to be applied to the building of great storage reservoirs to be filled with flood waters for use in irrigation, under asystem of internal improve ments?
 The government is spending large sums Tn aiding in the develop ment of foreign trade and the open ing of foreign markets for Ameri- can manufacturers. It is believed that we should push our goods into every market of the world and sell them. The belief is also gaining ground that the government should also develop it's home market for American products and manufact- urs. This it could do by reclaim ing the 75,0O0,O00 acres of western arid land and settling them with thousands of industrious home
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-08
CaIifornfa Walnnt.

Some idea of the extent of wa,r..
 culture in California may be for from the fact that single large ass citation in southern California has = vertised for bids for 20, 900 sacks. te used ia the shipping of the eouis. crop
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-08
strongest Russian Fortress.

The strongest fortress iD European Russia is Cronstadt. It is the Russian naval depot of the Baltic sea.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-08

gress the necessity of proyidi ig liberal appropriations for this im- pOrtant work.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-08
Pays Annual Rent of a Pennv

The peasant possessor of a piece of land in the district of Itzehoe. Den mark, pays what is believed ta be he smallest rent paid by any body Tn the world--a single penny. The land has been in his family for generations and escapes higher rent throprh he act of oneiof his anceseorsiR saving he fife of Count Rantzau of Briten berg castle.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-12-08

builders. Eastern merchants are more than willing to see such an undertaking. The west should take the initiative.
The Delawarean., 1900-07-21
Stuck to His Post.

When it comes to a battle, a horse
shows no fear of death, no sign of be-
ing overcome by panic, in all the wild
tumult of the battles roar. A horse
in one of our batteries in the Murfrees-
boro fight was hit by piece of shell,
which split his skull so that one side
was loosened. The driver turned him
loose, but when he saw the team he
had worked with being driven back
for ammunition he ran to his old place
and galloped back with the rest. When
an officer pushed him aside to have
another horse put in, he gazed at the
new one with a most sorrowful ex-
preston in his eyes. Then he seemed
to realize that the battle was no more
for him, and he walked away and lay
down and died. The officer declared
that 1t was a broken heart that killed
him.-Our Dumb Animals.
The Delawarean., 1900-07-21
Card Playing In c>surch.

Frequent cases of card playing oc.
CURED in churches in olden days in the
high or curtained family pews that
were to be found in several parts of
this country. A case of card playing
was mentioned by the poet Crabbe as
having occurred In one of those pews
In Trowbridge parish church. Mr. Ber-
esford Hope stated that card playing
was not uncommon in churches having
curtained pews, where those occupying
them were screened from the observa-
ton of the rest of the congregation,
and that one of the Georges is credited
with taking part at game of whist In
the church he attended. The church at
Little Stanmore, in Middlesex, has a
luxurious room pew which is approach
ed by special door and staircase. The
old st. PauPs cathedral before the
great fire of London was used by bust
ness men as sort of exchange. The
portico was let out to hucksters, and in
those days gambling and cards are
both said to have been indulged in
without let or hindrance within the
cathedral.-London Standard.
The Delawarean., 1900-07-21
THE MYSTERY OF DREAMS.
A Case In Which the Condolences
Were Remarkable.

A Case In Which the Condolences
We're Remarkable.
On one occasion during the civil war
| dreamed that l was standing beside
road when there came marching
along 1t strong column of prisoners,
with guards at intervals on the f1anks.
asked one of these guards who the
prisoners were and where they had
been captured. He informed me that
they had been taken in an engagement
with the enemy on the day before and
that there were 1900 of them. | then
asked some bystander what day of the
month it was and was told it was such
day of a certain month, some six
weeks later than the date of the dream.
The whole dream was extremely dis
tinct, and it made strong impression
on me. l related ii to number of my
comrades within the next few days
and then thought of it no more.
Six weeks later. on the morning of
the very day that had been mentioned
in the dream as the date when the col
umn of prisoners had passed before
me, l was on picket two miles distant
from the point where l had seemed
to be when | saw them. 1t was soon
after breakfast, and l was standing
by the side of the road at the fire talk.
ing to the officer of the picket when an
aid to the commanding general came
riding down the road. He had been
schoolfellow of our officers at West
Point, and he reined up when he recog-
nized his friend. He told us that he
had good news; that there had been
sharp engagement with the enemy the
day before and that our people had
captured 1000 prisoners, who had just
passed the headquarters that morning
on their way to the rear.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat
The Delawarean., 1900-07-21
"LOPES TOO BLOOMIN 'IGH."
The EngIishman's Only Comment
WI.

The EngIishman's Only Comment
When the Broncho Threw Him.
Most Englishmen are considered
pretty fair horsemen, but when it
comes to riding bucking broncho some
of them are not in or on it for long"
said the owner of large cattle ranch
In Wyoming to the writer the other
day. For instance, a rich young Eng
lishman recently came out to my part
of the country in quest of some good
Investment. He was at my ranch as
guest for a few days, and one after
noon as the cowboys were about to
round up bunch of COW ponies the
young man said that he would enjoy
good ride in the saddle. He said he
was used to riding only thoroughbreds,
and he didn't think we had a horse
good enough for him. The boys con-
vinced him that they had one of the
finest horses on the plains, and if he
knew how to ride he was welcome to
the animal. He was apparently in
suited when questioned about his abil-
ity to ride and answered that he could
ride any kind of a horse. A sleepy
brought out from the corral and sad
died. Though the beast appeared half
dead, he was the worst bucker in the
herd.
"'E's lifeless,' said the foreigner
when the pony was brought to him.
The boys said the nag would wake up
after the first mile, and Milford got into
the saddle. The first buck jump placed
him on the horses neck, and after the
second he was in the atmosphere. He
turned a double somersault and land
ed on the sharp end of a cactus plant.
When he picked himself up. one of the
boys asked what he thought of the
thoroughbred now. The question made
the Englshman turn pale.
les a good 'oss,' he answered,
but he lopes too bloomin 'igh.' -
Washington Star.
The Delawarean., 1900-07-21
Longevity af Ffsh

There are some goldfish in Washing
ton which have belonged to the same
family for the last 80 years, and they
seem no bigger and no less vivacious
today than they did when they first
came into the owners possession. 4
few of the fish in the Imperial aqua
rum at st. Petersburg are known tC
be 100 years old, and the age of the
sacred fish in some of the ponds at
tached to the Buddhist temples in
China is to be counted by centuries, il
we are to believe the priests.
The Delawarean., 1900-07-21
UNCLE SANS HOT BATHS.

The Hot Springs of Arkansas are
owned by the United States Govern
ment and have its endorsement for the
cure of rheumatism, malaria, nervous
troubles, chronic and functional all
ments and score more of human ills.
TIE climate of Hot Springs is cool and
delightful in Summer. owing to it's
elevation among the Ozark Mountains,
and is the best time for treatment.
One hundred hotels for all classes.
Write Bureau of Information, Hot
Springs, for illustrated book giving full
information.
For reduced excursion tickets and
particulars of the trip address, Chas.
L. Hopkins, d. p. A., Southern Rail-
way, 1928 Chestnut St.. Philadelphia.
Pa
The Delawarean., 1900-07-21
Literary Difficulties,

"She has been talking about writing
a novel for years." said one woman.
"Yes." answered the other, ''but l
don't think she'll ever get it completed.
She has followed the plan of those
authors who study tkeir personal ac-
quaintances for types of character"
isn't the method a good one?"
"Not in her case. When her husband
refuses her anything, she wants to put
him In as the villain, and when he does
as she wishes she wants to make him
the hero. 1t keeps her continually re-
writing the first chapter.
ton Star.
The Delawarean., 1900-07-21
Howard M. Wilkinson
DOVER, DEL.
JOHN H. WALLER
CARRIAGE PAINTING
Shops between Governors Avenue and
New Street, above Division, Dover.
Come see the work and get my prices.
SUMMER OUTINGS.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
announces the following Personality
Conducted Tours for the Summer and
early Autumn of 1900:-
To the North, including Niagara
Falls, Thousand Islands, the st. Law
renee, Montreal, Quebec, trip UP the
Saguenay to Chicoutimi and return, Au
Sable Chasm, Lakes Champlain and
George, and Saratoga, July 81 to Au-
gust 4, and August II to %. Rate, $125
from New Work, Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington, including all
necessary expenses during the entire
time absent Proportionate rates from
other points.
To Niagara Falls, excursion tickets
good to return within ten days will be
sold on July 26, August and %, Sep
tember and 20, October 4 and IS, ait
rate of $40 from Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington. These tickets
include transportation only, and will
permit of stop over within limit at
Buffalo, Rochester, Canandaigua, and
Watkins on the return trip, except on
the excursions of August % and Sep
tember 20 from Philadelphia and trib-
utary points, which. will be run via
Manunka Chunk and Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad. On
these two excursions stop over will
be permitted at Buffalo on return trip.
Five-day tour to Gettysburg, Luray.
and Washington September Is. Rate.
$25 from New York, $22 from Phila-
delphia. Proportionate rates from
other points.
A nine-day tour to Gettysburg, Luray
Caverns, Natural Bridge, Richmond
Old Point Comfort and Washington
October 9. Rate, $65 from New York.
$63 from Philadelphia, including all
necessary expenses. Proportionate
rates from other points
The Delawarean., 1900-07-21
LONGING.

IN city walls where duty bids me stay
I long for woodland paths, sweet breath Of pine,
To see again the distant, dazzling line
OF slender, sandy shore. | know today
How fair must lie the sea far, far away
On whose broad breast the sun wrought sapphires
shine
And sparkle in the wind that breathes Of wine;
How shafts of gold and shifting shadows play
Beneath cool groves that sing slumber song
And clear bird notes are tingling through and
through
The peaceful heart of silence. All, long
For friendly frs that brush against the blue
And each still night to watch the warrior Mars
Review the vast procession of stars!
Herbert Bashford in East and West
The Delawarean., 1900-07-21

A wedding ring should fit the finger
II it is too large. it is a sign of shall.
lowness Of purpose; If too tight, II
suggests that the union pinches some.
how. A perfect fitting ring is sym
bolic of perfect. harmonious union.
The Delawarean., 1900-07-21
Somewhat Encourartnr.

did that rich young Goldbag pro-
pose to you last night?
"Not exactly, mamma, but he asked
for an option on me for 80 days.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Delawarean., 1900-07-21
TOURS IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS

The Scenic Line of the World" the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, offers
to tourists in Colorado, Utah and New
Mexico the choicest resorts, and to the
trans-continental traveller the grandest
scenery. Two separate and distinct
routes through the Rock Mountains, all
through tickets available via either.
The direct line to Cripple Creek, the
greatest gold camp on earth. Three
daily trains each way with Pullman
palace and tourist sleeping cars be-
tween Chicago, Denver, San Francisco
and Los Angeles, and Denver and
Portland. Superb dining car service
on all trains. The best line to Utah,
Idaho. Montana, Oregon and Washing
ton via the ogden Gateway" Write
s. X. Hooper, G. P. & T. A., Denver,
Colorado, for illustrated descriptive
pamphlets.