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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-12
Why They Were selected.

1t has been recorded that General
Henry Knox, in 1888, was the great
est" Of II distinguished officers of the
army, weighing $50 pounds. Noah
Brooks. in his book entitled "Henry
knox," gives the following incident re-
lating to the generals full habit.
With a Captain Sargent, he was Sc
lected to present the hard case Of the
starving and naked men at Valley
Forge to the attention Of a committee
of congress. One Of the congressman,
wishing to show his wit and sarcasm,
said that he had never seen a fatter
man than General Knox nor a better
dressed man than his associate.
Knox managed to keep his temper
and remained silent, but his subor.
dinate retorted, "The corps, out Of re
spect to congress and themselves, have
sent as their representatives the only
man who had an ounce of superhuous
flesh on his body and the only other
man who possessed n complete suit OF
Clothes"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-12
AGRICULTURAL
Hints and Help for Farmers Of
This State

Farmers who were in this city on
Saturday say that many turkeys are
being raised this Summer and that the
supply Will meet the Thanksgiving de-
mand.
Butter is plentiful owing to the fact
that continual showers have kept
pastures green. Farmers Of New Cas-
ue county no longer pay much atten-
ton to butter making during the SUM
mer months, however, as much ice is
required to keep it solid. Farmers find
the profit from milk sold to creameries
and daiiymen is fully as large as from
the sale of butter
Farm produce continues high and the
season will be a highly profitable one
for truck farmers. A great demand fer
potatoes continues and the price is not
likely to drop to any great extent until
late varieties begin to come in the mar
kets.
From down the State comes the re-
port that prices for produce are nearly
as high there as they are in this city
Shipments Of peaches will come in
lively this week, and as better and
larger varieties will be in market
higher prices are likely to prevail
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-12
SmERIFF'sI SALES

- HERIFt"S SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
- writ of Levari Facias, TO me directed
Will be exposed to public sale. at the
Court House, on Market street between
Tenth and Eleventh streets, In the city
OF Wilmington, New Castle county,
State of Delaware.
ON SATURDAY,
THE oath DAY OF AUGUST. 1901.
At o'clock, p. m,
the following described real estate viz:
All that certain lot or piece of land
with the three dwellings, thereon erected
situate I'm the said city of Wilmington
bounded and described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the corner formed by the
intersection of the southerly side Of Thir-
teenth street with the westerly side -
Claymont street, thence along said side Of
ClaymOnt street hfty-eght feet to "a corr
ner; thence westerly parallel with Thir-
teenth street hfty-one feet one inch to .
point In the easterly side of an alley
three feet wide, leading into Thirteenth
street; thence northerly along said side
or said alley parallel with Claymont
street ffty-eight feet to a point in the
said southerly side of Thirteenth street
and thence thereby eastcrly nfty-one feel
one inch to the place of beginning, be
the contents thereof what thy may
Seized and taken in execution as the
property Of Alfred Wilson and Mary VII
SON his wife. mortgagors, and tits. and
to be sold by
SAMUEL A. MCDANIEL, Sheriff.
Sherim's Office, Wilmington, Delaware,
August o, 1901.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-12

Mark the hens that mott early and
keep them for they will lay eggs when
eggs are high in price and when you
want early Droilers.
The hens do not need fattening food
now They need grass vegetables ana
insects, and above all shade and quiet
ness. Feed sparingly Of corn and
wheat
Mature birds do not have the gapes,
but they do cape from canker in uhe
throat. Treat such birds promptly by
removing the cheesy matter with
Quill and applying burnt alum to the
sore.
A city family moving to the suburbs
where there is a little land about their
cottage can materially aid in paying
rent and defraying table expenses out
of the product Of a small flock or fowls.
Scaly leg is contagious and Will
spread through a flock For this rea-
son it is advisable to keep a watch over
the Young birds as we'll as the old ones
and at the first indication of a rough
ness on the shanks to annoint them
with sweet oil and Kerosene, half and
half
A noted breeder who rears large
numbers of birds, has small houses
scattered over large side-hill meadow
In these he puts four hens with their
broods. each occupying a corner. When
the hens wean the chicks they are re-
moved and roosts are put in, and mere
the chicks have a home until late II
the fall.
Instead of trying to make a Leghorr
proof fence Of six-foot-wide nettlnl
placed upright. nail a piece of scantiini
two feet long on top OF posts at al
angle Of As degrees. the incline helms
toward the yard. Bend the nettnl
over and fasten on TO these pieces, an'
the smartest hen will not have WI
enough to get over such fence.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-12
gwRuBRERFHlsToRY
Man, That Came with Columbus Saw
Hnitinns Playing BAH.

sTThe world was a long time learning
the uses and value of rubber" says II.
e. Armstrong in Ainslee's. 'For two
centuries after the Spaniards saw the
gum in the hands Of natives Of the new
world it was little more than a curios-
ity. Old Herrea, who went with Co
lumbus on his second voyage, made a
note Of an elastic ball which was mold
cd from the gum of a tree. At their
games the nude Haitians made 1t
bound high in the air. The Aztecs were
familiar with the gum and called it ule,
and from them the Spaniards learned
to smear 1t on their coats to keep out
the wet. They had crossed the seas
for gold and never dreamed Of a time
when the sticky milk the uncouth In
dams drew from strange trees would
be worth more than the treasure of the
hills.
"Jose, king of Portugal, in 1855, comes
down to us as the wearer Of a pair Of
boots sent out to Para to be covered
with a waterproof gum. Yet 800 years
were to elapse before a Connecticut
Yankee should make pair Of boots oe
rubber which would not decompose.
DR.. Priestly, author Of work on Per
spective,' now forgotten, recorded that
caoutchouc pronounced kachook) was
useful in small cubes for rubbing out
pencil marks; hence the name rubber
The India linked 9Th it refers to the
savages who gathered it in the Amazon
wilderness. DR.. Priestlys cubes were
half an inch long and sold for shil-
lings, or 20 cents, aplece-a stiff price.
for the finest rubber today is 81 a
pound. Its price for ten years has
ranged from GO cents to S1.00.
THE conversion Of the gum to useful
purposes made but slow Roadway. The
first waterproof cloth in 1897 was the
work of an Englishman. 1t was tenta-
tive, and, of course, it would not stand
heat. In 1923 Charles Macintosh of
Glasgow discovered naphtha and, dis
solving rubber in it, produced a varnish
which, when spread on cloth, made It
really imperyiOus to water. Most of
the rubber used in the world still comes
from equatorial South America, and
the forests where the Indians gathered
ule are as dense today and almost as
little known to white men as in the
time of Cortes."
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-12
PEACHES BY TRAIN LOAD
Philadelphia Merchants to Receive
10 Carloads Tonight

Peaches by the carload are coming
TO town. They are great, luscious ripe
ones from the Kent county district. tine
finest peach-growing district ON the
continent Late frost stories to the
contrary Notwithstanding the crop is
one of the largest in the history Of the
territory.
Philadelphia merchants have ar
ranged for the arrival of the big ship
ment which is looked for this evening.
Its value is over S12 900 and comprises
10000 baskets. The shipment will be
gathered between Smyrna and Dover.
and will require three special trains Of
sixteen cars each. Il will be one of
the largest single shipments ever made.
The market has been we'll supplied.
especially by Florida and California.
Georgia, Virginia and Maryland have
also sent a good share. but the finest
product is from this State. with New
Jersey a close second. The receipts
last week were about 10000 baskets OF
passable fruit. last year the con-
sumption was 1,50O00O baskets. This
year the conditions are favorable for
nearly double that amount
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-12
Cheating the Cat.

The meanest man is around town in
many guises and in considerable num-
bers, but the meanest woman is re-
cent discovery. She lives in Phila-
delphia, and for the sake Of saving a
cent a day she cheats the cat by giving
her each morning a saucerful Of milk,
and after about two teaspoonfuls OF
it have been Tapped up she dilutes the
milk with water and continues to do
so till evening. When demonstrated
with by her husband recently she said;
'Well, the cat doesn't know the DIFF
ference. 1t looks like milk, anyhow
and IL 1 didn't thin it out for her we'd
have to have cents worth for break
fast each day."-Philadelphia Record
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our srrtem of Notntlon.

Some system Of notation has been
used since time out of memory. The
first record we have of it is Of figures
written with n stick on a fiat surface
covered with sand. Before that all
calculations were made with pebbles,
beans and the like. Even now the
Chinese do their calculating with little
stones or beads strung on wires, In a
frame. The Romans first used vertical
lines-I, II, III, etc.-to express num-
bers. The Arabic figures, which we
commonly use at the present time, are
Of much earlier date.
The Arabic system Is chiefly valu-
able on account Of the great conven-
fence it affords by giving a figure a
value according to the place it Occu'
pies in the line. By this system the
most enormous sums can be expressed
by the ten little characters which form
the numerical alphabet.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-12

The Minneapolis Kan) Messenger
says: "We once heard Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait eulogize Mrs. Stanton,
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Susan B.
Anthony as follows: These are the wo-
men who laid themselves down in the
dust, as it were, to form bridge over
which you and might so dry shod.'
"Once we heard the president OF
Brown university describe the old char
ter oak. first as a safety vault, then as
a hearthstone. and at last he made a
lightning change and brought out the
old tree as the rudder to the ship OF
state. That beat anything we eveI
heard and the greater surprise, too
coming as it did from such a profound
scholar"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-12

Wheat bran is cooling for the blood.
Make it a part of the grain ration by
adding a few quarts for the work horses
at least once a day.
Give it TO tho road horses about three
times a week, and feed it i'm the night
ration. 1t is often beneficial TO give
the whole feed of bran instead of the
regular grain ration-six or eight
quarts.
Try it carefully, and you will always
feed it.
Are the hangers sour? a pail Of
scalding water viii cleanse them, and a
little powdered charcoal will sweeten
them and will also be good for the
horses stomachs.
Horses have indigestion as well as
men, and unless care is taken with feed
and SURROUNDINGS they will get upset
and out of condition.
This will cause loss and puts the bal
ance on the wrong side.
The horses that have worked hare
all season and are run down in flesl
and condition. are often turned out il
August bOfight the flies and try 90 built
up in poor pasture fields.
A better way is to keep them in TIL
stable during the day. Have the sta
bles dark TO keep the flies from modest
ing them. and turn them out to pastur
at night. They should be we'll grcome
and have some grain three times dag
It IS surprising how soon the hard
worked horse will recuperate when th
busy season is over if cared for as h
should be.-Farm Journal
lLnod draina 20 is the hasf aid TO wiz
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-12
DARn
REGIsTER,s ORDEIs
ID EGIsTERs ORDER.

Ia Registers Onice.
New Castle County, Del. July 20 1901.
Upon the application Of Marshall S.
Way, executor of Mary f. w. Fra
ger. late OF Wilmington hundred. in
said county, deceased. 4 is ordered and
directed by the Register that the executor
aforesaid give notice Of granting OF Lett
ters Parliamentary upon the estate OF
the deceased with the date Of granting
thereof, by causing advertisements to be
posted within forty days from the date
OF such Letters in six of the most public
places of the County Of New Castle. re-
curing all persons having demands
or abide by an act of Assembly in such
case made and prOyideds and also cause
the same to be Inserted within the same
period in the Evening Journal, news
paper published in Wilmington, Del, ana
to be continued therein three weeks
W. Given under the hand and sea
of Office Of the Register aforesaid.
at Wilmington, in New Castle
lTI. S. County aforesaid, the day ana
year above written.
CALVIN W. CRQSsAN.
NOTICE.
Notice Il hereby given tnaS - lser lei,
parliamentary were In due form or Jaw
s,ronted INTO the undersigned, on the
l2eth day OF July. A. d. 1901 ana
that all persons having claims agalnst re
lcstate OF the deceased must present tne
Same duly attested, TO the said executor,
o, IN. before the 26th day OF July, A. u.
l1q02 or abide the Act Of Assembly IN hueh
case mace anu MARSHAL S. WAY.
Executor.
Address. Francis NJ. walker. Esq.s At
torney-at-Law. Wilmington. Del
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-12
Lice Damage Cantaloupes

CantalOupe growers in the vicinity Of
Smyrna and Seaford and doubtless
throughout the State, are being troubled
with a small louise which gathers in
large numbers on the under surfaces OF
the leaves and soon so saps the life
OF the plant that it dies or the fruit is
seriously injured.
The melon louise is no new pest, bu.
is much worse this year than for some
years past 1t is an entirely distinct
species from those injuring strawber-
ries, corn, peas, fruit trees, etc, though
it much resembles them to the unaideu
eye.
The complete life history of this pest
is not completely known Tor the whole
wear. lit is safe to assert from. our
knowledge Of nearly related plant lice,
however. that an egg is deposited late
in the Fall on some common weed.
From these eggs young lice hatch late
the next Spring and become full grown
in from ten days to two weeks. All OF
these lice are females, there being no
males during the entire Summer.
Each of these agamic females give birth
to a considerable number OF young.
These also become full grown in about
ten days, but part of them become
winged and spread to the melon vines.
They then give birth to young which
upon becoming full grown each bear
more young and so on throughout the
whole Summer, new generation APP
appearing about every ten days and
each louise giving birth TO probably
fifty OF one hundred young. Thus one
can easily account for this fact that
field apparently free from them may
become badly infested by the next week
In the Fall the males and egg-layins
females appear and the Winter eggs
are laid
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-12

Jelly Glasses, 25c. doz.; Mason's Jars.
COO. doz. Smalley's Lightning Jars
s1.10 doz.; all kinds Of Fruit Jar Rub
bers, &c, 1Oc.. 15e dozen. Pure Spices
whole and ground. Mackerel bargain
Large. white. fat number ones. l0c
each. Best grades of Flour, s4.S5 Dbl
Wines and Liquors for family trade
Lynch's stores, Madison and Fourth
King and Eighth.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-12
INSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTION
FRIENDS SCHOOL,
Fourth and West Streets,
Wilmington, Del.

A frst-class preparatory school, with
courses Of study fitting for College, Sclen-
tlhc School or Business. A fun corps Of
fourteen experienced teachers High
School. Grammar School and Primary
Departments, under the charge OF skilled
specialists. Excellent equipment. Thor
ough instruction. UnGxcelled advantages
for the study OF Ancient and Modern
Languages, History, Science. Drawing,
etc. Students prepared for all the leading
colleges and scientific schools Graduates
entered on certificate in all the higher
educational institutions which admit pu-
pills on a school record Fall term opens
Ninth mo. (sept) 10th. Office open after
Ninth mo- (sept) 1. For illustrated cata-
lOgue, address
IIERsCHEL A. NORRIS. A. NJ.
priucipa1
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-12

eyes. there is something in a name.
There's my wife, for instance"
'What about her"
"Why, her first name is Olive, and
didn't like her at all at irst."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-12
For SALE

NOR SALE.-A good grocery store. do
IT ing an excellent business. Very nt-
tie money required. Apply Sycamore and
Harrison streets al2-3t
~ GOD horse for sale. cheap. one sur
VI rev for sale w. H. HALLErr S
Livery stable, fi9-4u French street.
DOR SALE.-Two electric fans, oys-
ter bar and fixtures. restaurant
steamer goose feather pillows. Soc;
marble and walnut centre table. oak
and walnut bedroom suit. handsome
wax figure. M'MAHON BROS.
Delmarvia Phone 1925. 502 King st.
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Improv,ne the ola Homestead.

Farmer Whlfieree-Sinee yew got
back frum college yew don't seem to
take no interest in the old farm.
Son No interest. dadl Haven't L
spent nearly two weeks laying out golf
links?-Judge. Ne7.s-n-l--a-zssH-.-z.l,A
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-12
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

WITH u T T ! - y
Biggest season on record. Don't miss
a stay at this good old hostelry before
the season is over. So to $50. Special
rates for September.
MRS. il. n. CANT IELD. = DAUsHTePs
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BOARD AND ROOMS.
PROPOSALS

DROPOSAI4S for removing ashes The
i Board of Directors OF the Street and
Sewer Department win receive propos-
ais until 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, Au-
gust 20, 1901, for removing ashes and rub
bish for terms of one and two years com.
September ], 1901. Specifications
may be examined az the Office of the de-
partment The tight to reject any and
all bids IS reserved.
HARVEY j. WILEY, Secretary.
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LICENSE APPLICATIONS

NrOTICE-WE WALTER n. MAT
n thews and James Il. Wallace ten
ants and occupants of the house situated
az Nos 8 and 6h West Fourth street.
known as the Gibson House, In the First
ward in the city OF Wilmington, county OF
New Castle and State of Delaware, I'm
with the requirements OF the
acts OF the General Assembly In such
case made and provided, do hereby give
notice that we shall apply In writing 10
The Court of General Sessions of the State
of Delaware. in and for New Castle
on Monday. the 18th day Of Sep
TENDER, A. ID. 1901, being the next term OF
said court, for a license for said house
as an inn OF tavern for the sale therein
OF Intoxicating liquors IN less quantities
than one quart, 10 be drunk on the prem
Uses. and the following respectable clti-
zens of said ward, at least twelve Of
whom are substantial freeholders Of said
ward, recommend the said application
viz:
Jacob scheiber. J. w. Osborne,
James IL. IIarlzins, Jacob Millman,
John Pyle, G.. N. NiedcrmMcr,
Ludwig Hendricks, Thos. H. Buckley
f. j. McManus, Morris Leshcm,
Daniel McCuskcr, IL. q. Keller,
Fred Well Sr., Albert NCumayer,
Vim. Aschcnbach, Thomas
Burton Valentine, n. c. Holland,
a. H. Vicwig W. w. Jack.
Robert Hutton, James Hutton
George A. Willis. Louis T. Thompson,
Julius Gunther. n. zimmerman,
MATTHEWS & WALLACE.
n OTICE.-I. JAMES BROWN, the
n owner and occupant OF the house
situated at 1903 West Fourth street, IN
the First ward, In the city Of Whining
ton, county Of New Castle, and State Of
Delaware, in compliance with the re-
quirementss OF the acts of the General As
sembiy in such case made and provided,
do hereby give notice that 1 shall apply
In writing TO the Court of General SEES
sions Of the State of Delaware, in and
for New Castle county, on
Monday. the 10th day OF Sep
ltembeT, a. ID. 1901. being the next term
OF said court, for a license for said house
as an inn or tavern, for the sale therein
/ of intoxicating liquors In less quantities
/ than one quart, TO be drunk on the prem
/ Uses, and the following respectable ciu'
zens of said ward, at least twelve Of
Whom are substantial freeholders of sait
ward, recommend the said application
lViz:
wv IT. Jack. julius Gunther.
Jas II. Harkins. Albert Neumayer.
] 70. j. McManus. r. W. Walters
lJohn Badcr. John Mcguire,
lJacob Schciber. D. McCuskcr,
lGcO. A. willis, s. J. Mccall,
VIM. Brown. stephen White,
lJOhn j. Cassidy, ID. BubenZcr
y Thos Rossiter, II. q. Keller.
Jas j. CorriEan. Geo w. Mccartney
Ludwig Hendricks. Thos ]. Russell
liz. Neumayer. Fred Weyl, Sr..
JAMES BROWN.
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~-OTICE-I. THOMAS A. LOGAN
y the tenant and occupant Of the
house situated ut No. u East Front street
I'm the Second ward of the city of VIII
mington, county OF New Castle and State
OF Delaware, IN compliance with the re-
ouirements of the acts OF the General
Assembly I'm such case made and pro-
vided do hereby give notice that / shall
apply I'm writing TO the court OF General
Sessions of the State OF Delaware, In and
for New Castle county,On Monday the 18th
day of September. A. ID. 1901, being the
next term Of said court. for a license
for said house as an inn or tavern, for
the sale therein Of intoxicating LIQUORS In
less quantities than one quart TO be
drunk on the premises. and the follow
ing respectable citizens OF said ward, at
least twelve Of whom are substantial
.freeholders Of said ward, recommend the
said application, viz;
T. Plunkett. Cor. Mundy.
Charles =. Sparks, William Rex
Charles c. Rex. Major A. Smith,
Henry Blomth. Andrew GrOtz.
John A. Murphey, Frank Harkins,
Michael Rafferty,, Max Padoisky.
Harry Ovenstine John J. Walsh.
lCidel PadolslIy. Thomas Cole,
Edward g. Moore D. H. Lurge,
Samuel Hochheimer, Robert Kenyon,
ICharles NJ .Dettling, John d. Thompson.
John Farnan, Thomas T.. Rooney.
flames, White, Harry Fisher
THOMAS a. LOGAN.
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Personal.

/ ADIEsl Chichester English Penny
II royal Pills are the best. Safe, reli-
BILE. Take no other Send 4o.. stamps,
or particulars. Relief for Ladies'" In
etter by Return Mail ASK your Drug
ist.
CHICHESTER CHEMICAL CO.,
Philadelphia, Pa
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OCEAN CITY
THE STRAND.

THE STRAND,
OCEAN CITY. N. ].
Capacity 225. Facing ocean; cuisine un
excelled; rooms en- suite, with private
baths; orchestra; pool and billiards;
shuifleboards. barber shop, write for book
let MRS r. r CURTIS.
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NOTICE.

we will insure your Real
Estate or Personal Prop
erty I'm Standard Ameri-
can Companies at the very
lowest rates. All losses
promptly paid.
we VIII call and see you
~ yOu desire. Call, write
or telephone us.
HAWKINS & CO.,
512 Market ST
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LOST AND FOUND

/ OsT.-Last Saturday night. small
- liver colored dog. city tax tag No
2 4iS. Green collar Liberal reward. Az
Tatnall street al2-lt
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THE CLARION.
THE eRANvTLLF.

Arkansas avenue. Atlantic City,N. J. One
hundred feet from boardwalk. One and
one-half squares from Reading r. II.
Depot The house has a reputation OF l6
years Rates, s1.25 TO 81 per day; s. TO $40
per week. Home for families. No bar.
MRS. II. PHILLIPS.
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WHITE HALL.

ocean ave-. bet 9TH and sth streets.
Ocean City. n. ]. First season; entirely
new and modern: excellent table; July and
August, S. TO so per week; special rates
for June and September.