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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-12
DALEY.
ATTORNEY AT LAW

Practices in Preston and adjoining eouD-
ues' Prompt attention given to all business
submitted to my care.
Office in Bank Building, Kingwood. w. Va.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-12
4 I

1t is alleged that Senator Hanna
intends to refrain from being The
next President. There are those.
even in his own party, however
who are not sure of the matter.
1t is known that he admires the
White House, outside and inside
lie has never been accused of not
being ambitious. The buzz of the
Presidential bee is soothing and
alluring. Even his opponents have
admitted that lie is the logical
Republican candidate. And there
is no doubt tha, he intends to be
the controlling factor in the next
national convention OF his party il
he is alive when that body is called
to order.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-12

A lawyer in a court room may
call a man liar, a scoun1rel, vii.
lain or thief, and no one will
make a complaint when the court
adjourns. II a newspaper prints
such reflections on a mans charac-
ter there is a libel suit or a dead
editor This is owing to the fact
that people believe what the editor
says. - Exchange.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-12

The story goes, and it appears as
having leaked from confidential
source, that Mr.. Hanna's sole OBJ
Ject in permitting his name to be
used is to preserve from rust the
marvelously successful machine
hitherto established by himself for
political purposes.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-12

The boom has become SO obstrep-
erous that several aspirants have
felt obliged to dodge. Therefore,
the shrewd Ohian, without appear
ing on the scene, has succeeded in
getting into print an explanation to
the effect that Ire is perhaps more
deeply amused by the antics of the
boom than any other man, woman
or child in the United States.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-12

Unfortunately, the bill of par
nculars showing why the Americans
and the Filipinos are not in accord
at the present time is left largely to
the imagination of the persons
interested in knowing. While all
must contemplate with certain
amount of satisfaction the growth
OF ciyilizing and reforming iniu-
ehccs IN the islands. it seems that
there ought TO be way of settling
differences of opinion on questions
OF public policy other than the
continued determination of the
weaker disputants. A simple
friendly argument will often do
more to open the eyes of the be-
nighted than a whole battalion bent
on slaughter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-12
WAsHlNeToNLETTER.
Forty Thousand Soldiers Still
Required in the Philippines.
Hanna the Logical Republican Can.
didate for the Presidency.
From Our regular eorlespondent.

From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Sept, 10, IooI.-
When Gen. Arthur Macarthur.
formerly sommander-in-c chief of the
military forces in the Philippines,
came to town the other day, he had
a great deal 10 say about the Sit
uation in the archipelago. The
general, however, framed his com
ment with hopetulness rather than
emphasis. Between the lines of
his interviews there was food for
thought. He stated, among other
things, that the army of forty thous-
and men In the Philippines would
probably be none too many for
some time to come. This is. a bald
admission that the civil government
established with such an ostenta-
tious flourish OF trumpets is far from
able to stand on its own legs. Large
~ Dy inference, General Macarthur
attributes the armed uneasiness of
the Filipinos TO the sudden trans.
ition from Spanish to American
institutions. 1t is difficult to com
prehend how the substitution of the
good for the bad can engender such
opposition, especially among those
who have been groaning under the
burdens and injustices of the latter
for centuries.
Evening journal., 1901-07-01
Gave a Progressive Euehre

A progressive euchre party was given by
Miss Gertrude Messick, in her home, No
1000 West Eighth street, on Friday even
ing The first prize was awarded to Miss
May Preston; second to Miss Katharine
Lang. and third to Miss Eta Thompson
Among those present were: Miss Bessie
Price, Misses Olive and Julia Byrne, Miss
Thorenoe Fahey, Miss IIilda Preston,
Miss Iseballe Mammoe, Miss Lorraine
Lynch. Miss Lily Thompson, Miss Estelle
lsice, Miss Helen johnson, Miss Edna
Kenny. Miss May Blest Miss Edith Col
quhoun, Miss Lulu Scott, Miss Carrie
Sharp. Miss Martha ziegIor, Miss Wright
Miss Bertha Cline Miss Gertrude NLeaney,
Miss Ethel IIannis. of Philadelphia; Miss
Edith Duncan, Messrs. Kennedy Gerald
Dougherty, Jerome Bell, Jr., Crosby Ross,
Howard Hartman, Charles Klung, Joseph
lThompson, Davis Colquhoun, Mark
lSweeten, Mr.. Booker, John IIienle, Carl
lsenburg, Richard Clash. Harvey Wilson
and others
Evening journal., 1901-07-01
Social and Personal Notes

Mr. and Mrs. George ]. Kloberp
spent Saturday and Sunday in Atlantic
City.
II. II. Ward was in Philadelphia to-day.
Colonel George Bayone, of New York
was visitor in Wilmington yesterday
James Megary, Of the well-lnowr
firm OF NJ Megary & Son, has returned
from Grand Rapids, where he attended
the furniture exhibition. Charles E.
Clements, manager of the firm, will re.
main in the furniture district for some
days to make purhacses for the Wit
mington house.
The White Lily Outing Club will spend
a week In Pennsgrove. The members are
IT, S. Shannon. w. c. Clark. f. c. King.
c. King. f.. Turner. T. vandogrift i.
Cox and p. Fumen. They expect to catch
plenty of fish and have a general good
time.
Mrs. Ruth Anna Ridgely Wilson, OF
Dover. has been elected first vice-presi-
dent OF the Meravian Seminary General
Alumnae Association. This is the Oldest
alumnae i'm the country with branches in
several states. The Delaware branch is
represented by Airs. Elizabeth Clarke
Churchmon ard Ms. S. Naudain Bigps.
Evening journal., 1901-07-01
FOR MAN WHO INTRODUCED
THE DIAMOND BACK TERRAPIN

Diamond back terrapin. daintiest of
dainties. and the man who first appro-
ciated the edible are about to recefva
due recognition.
The Historical Society OF Delaware
will mark the birthplace OF John Mid
dletOn Clayton with a bronze plate.
giving a record Of his services as
member of the State Legislature. as 1
leader OF the State Constitutional Con-
vention. as chief justice OF Delaware
as United States senator and as secre-
tary of State under President Taylor
lt is a small, but just tribute 10 on3
OF the many great mon which that little
State has produced, says the New York
Herald of yesterday.
But one interesting fact about Clay
ton, however, 1t will not mention, al
though it had it's Importance in the
statesmanship of the times. To hin
more than TO any OF the earlier leaders
in public life belonged the credit of in
Producing the diamond back terrapin
Like most Dolawareans, he looked
with kindly eye upon the good things
OF life He respected the treasures Of
the sea and the rivers, and his table
/ generally had about the best that tho
market and careful foresight could SUI
lply
And diamond back terTapin was his
special delight lie knew how to hav'
It served, and the proper things to g
| with il.
The delicacy was nos greatly appreci.
ated n, That time. The marshes alons
! the Delaware and Chesapeake bays
were full OF them. and the supply went
far beyond the demand Between ter
rapin and pork the negroes who did
most OF the catching would take pork
every time.
In fact, It was not for years that the
terrapin became even respectable
commercial commodity. When they
brought n dollar each the price was
looked upon as rank extravaganza, bUi
as acquaintance grew the figures soar
(. ed At $25 a dozen the top seemed e
have been reached, but by this time The
diamond back was beginning 10 acquire
a reputation that CROSSED the ocean.
The visitors and diplomats who cam'
3 here fell victims 90 the American dish
! and thus it happened that before IONS
u diamond back terrapin were being sen
10 the courts Of Europe.
Still the price went up No big din
ner was complete without diamonI
e back. The era OF costly entertaininl
set in, and on the crest OF the wav
was the same humble diamOn
n back. no longer sold by the carload
but holding within itself a price "a
D. beyond that Of any ether reptile OF
earth.
Thus II has kept on until the rate 70
n count" terrapin-that is, teTapi
a seven inches long or over-went a
{. high as one hundred dollars n dozeg
a with an Inadequate supply at that as
tonishing figure.
So that, II John M. Clayton, VIII
u died only a half century ago, cOul
Il come back he would find that his sal
airy Of $4,000 as secretary OF Stat
y would not afford many of the terrapl
!, dinners which he once gave with S
! lmuch SUCCESS and at such ridiculousl
= low cost
RI He would find more than that.
Evening journal., 1901-07-01
LETTERS FROM THV PEOPLE
Says He Is Not Responsible

To the Editor Of the Evening Journal.
Sir: ! desire To correct a report cur
rent to the effect that the apparent loss
to New Castle county OF about $1,000
In premium on the issue of S75 100 of
bonds for the completion of the New
Castle county wOrlhouse, was due to
some fault of oversight on my part as
the attorney Of the Levy Court. The
act of the Legislature, authorizing the
Levy Court 10 make the $75,0uO work
house loan was prepared and drawn by
the New Castle County WorkhOuse
Commission, by and through It's attcr-
ney, and neither the Levy Court nor
had anything whatever to do with IT,
The act was never submitted To the
Levy Court nor to me, nor was 1t ever
geen or examined by me until after the
adjournment of the Legislature and the
act had become a law.
The act in question, providing that
the bonds OF this loan shall be pay
able ION or before April /. 1921, am
of the opinion that the Levy COurt has
the right and power TO fix any tirle 10
call in and pay the said boadss pro-
yided the time fixed is ION OF before
April !. 1921 In order, therefore, to
have the Levy Court contract with the
prospective purchasers Ofthe binds that
the bonds would not be called In before
1921, thereby securing for tho county
maximum premium on the bohds, l
prepared. and upon my advice q reso-
luton was passed by the Levy Court
fixing the year 1921 as the tire to call
in and pay for the bonds. With that
resolution standing on the minutes of
the Levy Court. this Levy COtut nor its
successors could not call in
the bonds before the time fix
ed in the resolution without
violating it's contract and agreement with
the purchasers Of the bonds Whether or
not the holders of the bonds could de-
mand payment of thom before 1921 was
a matter with which 1 did not concern
my self, FOR tho reason that IL the pur-
chasers of the bonds paid a large premium
for them on the basis of their running
twenty years, It is not probable that they
would ask or demand payment before the
time fixed by the Levy Court % pay them,
as by so doing they would forfeit the pre-
mium paid for the bonds. IL seems that
tho bidders for the workhouse bonds did
not take tho same view Of this matter as
1 ala, and as the premium offered was
only S375, at least 5000 less than should
and would have been offered had the act
in quetion made the bonds payable in the
year 1921, leaving out harmful words ''on
or before" Acting upon my advice. the
Levy Court repealed and rcscinded the
rosoluiSon previously passed and above re-
ferred to before the bids offered were ac-
eepted. Had this action not been taken,
the Levy Court, IN my opinion, would
have been ureVcnted from calling en the
$4,000 loan before 1921 ana would thereby
lhave lost the right to refund the loan
within two years and also lost az least
S5oo0 IN premium. The reports on the
lstroct and I'm the newspapers, have inti-
mated that the Levy Court, on more di-
lrectly. !, as its attorney, was responsible
?, for the defective act, ana The loss to the
county Of 5000 ana it is 20 correct such
an erroneous and unjust report that
Stake this opportunity TO make the above
Evening journal., 1901-07-01
KIssINa

The true value of kiss has never
been estimated, and we fail to remem-
Der ever having seen market quota
tions covering this delectable commod-
ity. and yet It has been known as an
element OF consideration in many in-
portant contracts.
A few years ago there was an on
slaught against this pleasing form Of
human exercise by numerous physi-
clans. nasquerading under the name
Of scientists. We were informed that
various microbes were lurking in
the deadly contact, and that the lips
OF beauty contained a poison whose
mission was death.
Tie motive for these theories be-
came apparent, when It was found lhat
onay the hideous mlxissable physician
was interested in their propagation
and the specialized feminine NJ. ID. was
an enthusiast on tho new cult
Thus the matter continued. people
following the teachings Of science
with occasional relapses which caused
them much humiliation. tn Hobsor
opened up mis- batteries. Then it was
found that inclination is a stronger
Evening journal., 1901-07-01
GAVE PLEASANT
EUCHRE PARTY
West Side Girl Entertains
Her Friends
Where a Number Of Wilmington
People Spent Hottest
Day Of Year

Colonel Benjamin Nields and Andrew c..
Wilson were winners Of prizes IN the golf
game played on the links OF Henry p
Scott on Saturday. Mr.. Wilson won the
"booby" prize.
Preceding and following the play a
informal reception was held. In
the PARTY were E. L. Brooks. Judge Gray,
Colonel Benjamin Nields, Colonel William
A. Ia Motto, Andrew G. Wilson, DIR.
James A. Draper, Levi G. Bird, w. N.
Barnard. E T. Warner, Alfred S. Elliott,
Huxley Harvey, James p. Winchester,
Truston Draper, Samuel Baynard, Preston
Lea. Richard Cooper, John Johns, George
s. Capellc, Ferdinand L. Gilpin, Horace
Cause Rodney Cause and Fritz Cause.
Evening journal., 1901-07-01
RAILROADS
,,,,,|s' BALTIMORE Ono
RAILROAD.

Schedule in effect May 10. 1891.
d, Az trains illuminated with Pintsch
Trains leave Wilmington, Delaware ave-
nue. station, for
NEW YORK, week days, s5.Oi. $3.50, siO52
: m; 'l2l9, .2S5, .559 sis (Royal Lm-
s,s9' 'ii.s5 a. m: .2s5. ss.5s, sis. Royai
Llmited), s7.42, 'lQ52 p. m.
PHILADELPHIA, week days, s5.01. $50,
TSYS. .Ss5. ss5. sssS SIS V5 9Royai I1 rimitedi M
b.25, FG.2l. 6.35, '7.i2. 'l052 D. N. Sundays,
sol, 20, $50. 20 49, 10.53 t11.3J a. m, r235,
As, .S.5g, '5.is Royal Limited); 6S5 742.
Chester week days. 5.so $50. 40. 500,
'939. 1862, 1o52 a. m 2.45, 1883. s5.25, 35,
ZAP. -l052 p. m. Sundays, 720, $50. '9.39.
lob3, 'll.S5 a. m; 2.45, 1853, 6S5, "7.42, S-56,
Atlantic city. week days. $50 a. m. ;
'l2.ls. 2 S5 and sis p. m. Sundays, 7.20 a.
M; "5is D. m.
Cape May. Ocean City, week days, $3.50
a. m; s2.S5 p. m. Sundays, TO a. m.
Sea Isle City, week days, $50 a. m;
'2.35 p. m.
AIS, 6 s.. 'So4, 'll.o a. M; 'l256 200 -S.40.
N.57, s620 (koyal Limited), 1904, +101s D.
m. Sundays, f418, 1904. sos a. m; @l25 56,
200. '4.57. '6-2O (Royal Limited), 6.55, 'S.ol,
'l0.16 D. 10.
Baltimore and way stations. 655 a. m.
8.19 p. m, daily except Sunday; 905 a. m
g55 D. m, Sunday only.
'liO1 a. m; r256. SIS sf57, sIo. .i0it
p. m. Sundays, s41s. 1904, 9.O5 a. M; 1886
A.57, 655. SAP '1016 p. m.
Pittsburg, week days. fS.0i D. m; s457,
'1016 p m. Sundays, 'S.0i a. m; '457. 'lO1t
Chicago. daily .sOi a. m: '457 p. m.
Cincinnati and st. Louis. s41S a. IN.
'1256 and sl076 D. m, daily.
Singerly accommodation, week days, 65-
a: mr 3l9, $40 p. m. Sundays, 905 a. m.
b65. 8,i2 p. m
Iandenberg accommodation, week days
b3O D. m Sundaya, 6,55 y. m.
LEAVE MARKET ST. STATION FOR
Baltimore. week days, 2.45 .. m.
Iandenherg- week days, $40 a. m: 245
$50 p. m. Sundays, $40 n. m; 6.55 D. m
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA for VIII
mington, week days *3s5. $50, '7.30. sl026
HOO ~ m ;-12 90, y. 81 Is. f307 '420430 = 30
- fS (ROyal Ilmitedl, 5.55. 63j. F730. $40
s1125 p. m. Sundays s3.35. sI20. 500 and
HOO a. M; 1920. .1s7 Las. s42O. '54,
Caoyal Limited, 5.55, F.S0, 7.40. '9.4O 1913
3. M
Delmarvia Telephone No. 1873
Rates 70 Western points lover than via
any other line
II. a MILLER, Passenger Agent. VIII
ningtons Del f.i.--4
d. B. MARTIN. Man. Of Pass. Traffic.
Evening journal., 1901-07-01

the States where the diamond backs
thrive there are strict laws forbiddlng
under heavy penalties the catching or
diamond back terrapin from April 1 tOI
November !. This is 10 allow them toI
lay their eggs and raise new crops and
get well fattened for the Winter fcasts
Just about now the sun is busy hatch
ing little diamond backs.
Unfortunately, tho laws offer seant
protection, for the hunting Of eggs by
the ubiquitous smalls boys is constant.
and II diamond hacl IS clugh. in
The Summer It is generally penned for
q quick sale when the season closes
In that case the terrapin will not be
as good as If caught wild. Terrapln
farming has been tried, but II has fall
ed because the terrapin loses It's inde-
Unable flavor when kept in captivity
IL becomes tame quickly enough, and
1t will find out food hours almost as
readily as a cat, but somehow il loses
its charm when confined.
The Winter habits of the tarrapin are
past understanding The matter was
tested many years ago IN one Of the
Baltimore clubs A torrapin was care
fully weighed AID then placed in u hex
without food oc drink Months after
ward the box was opened, and the ter
rapin, alive and we'll, weighed alomst
exactly tho same as when locked up.
] have a friend who owned "A farm
along the tidewater section of Mary
, land. Most OF il WAS island and marsh
and 50 little WAS the return from il
that he allowed one u his old slaves
TO 1.-Two in the house free OF rent and
the county authorities had so low an
opinion Of it that they ignored ii IL
their tax assessments.
He had almost forgotten about 1t
when one day tho dark entered his OF
flee and said he would like to buy th'
place
Sam, guess you're joking" replied
the gentleman.
Deed / amt sah Use got a leotll
money, and IL you don't want too mucl
/ think ] kin pay for IT, Been livin
dare SO long my ole woman and M
Kinder got 'tached to de place And II
like TO own some land fore l die, jes
to feel bag like de rest of folks" Ant
tho old fellow chuckled little
Woll. Sam, I'll sell It to you cheaT
but on the condition that you tell m
how under heaven you ever got an
money in that forsaken mudhole."
Yes, sab" he replied,
well, how was it?"
Tap pin" was the explanation.
And it did explain. The MARSHES an
bottoms were rich in terTapin, and Sar
caught them and sent them to mar
kct. He bought the farm; he has in
proved the house: he owns horse. an
he is one Of the happiest negroes in th
land.
mo trouble bout my CROP" he gay
Rain er shine it's er CROWN. Grow
can't pull it, flies can't bother it;
eats worms, and it's jest like a gol
mine and er powerful less trouble
work"
But even Sans crop is not increa'
ing The demand is SO large that tn
terapin are not allowed to reach the
full size which is the trouble a
Through the region where the damon
! backs are found.
Evening journal., 1901-07-01

motive than plausible theory, and an
carnival ensued. Hobson
served a useful purpose, for had the
professional theory OF the tran misslcn
Of microbes been tenable, he would have
become an orphan asylum for all the
bacilli in the universe.
Recently there has been a revival Of
the cult, and this brings us back to our
theme Of the value Of kiss A gentle-
man saved Madame Shumann-Heinl1
from death the other day. She scorned
10 offer him anything less than the
noblest reward within her power, so
those lips SO often freighted with gold
en- notes swept under his mustache,
and the debt was paid Was it re-
ligious or fraternal oaress? The
speculation is interesting but idle.
But the real value of kiss has at
last been demonstrated by that cap
tain OF finance, Charles N. Schwab. lie
had given a large sum to a church, and
the cther day met the ladies' of thC
parish to claim his reward. There
was a balance of the church deb yei
due, and when the price had been raid
schwab chcerfully drew his check
The calculation is simple; S6,4oO
kisses, 2OO Two hundred kisses g
into six thousand four hundred dollars
thlrty-two times, and there we have
the valuo OF the article in question. o
course supply and demand must b
considered as well as the partcula
brand on the market, still it is i'm
p0'tant to have some figure by whicl
to grade the article.
Evening journal., 1901-07-01

The editor Of this paper has been the
subject OF much coarse personal abuse
at the hands OF two Sussex sheets IN
rheir Issues OF last week The editor
Of the South Milford paper succeeds In
showing venom not becoming. 70 say
the least; aud the editor OF the George
town paper writes himself down an
ass. Their efforts have resulted in
nothing more. II one hasn't the sense
10 eeeythat such use Of personal abuse
violates every rule Of newspaper
ethics. no castigation would modify
their chosen course
Evening journal., 1901-07-01

In another column we publish a dis
olaimer by H. G. Knowles of his re-
sponsibility for the defective act by
which The county Of New Castle has
lost a premium on The bonds just is
sued, which probably would have net
ted $4,000. II is extremely unfortunate
that the words ION or before the nrsl
day Of April. A. d.. 1921" shouldt even
have gotten in the act, and consequent
" into the wording Of the bond issue
Ii is probable that these bonds wild
run until 1921, bat investors want to h,
positively sure OF tho period OF thcti
investment. The credit of New Castle
county would have brought a premium
on a proper bond issue, and the tax
PAYERS should have had the advantage
Of it.
Evening journal., 1901-07-01

Ex-Secretary OF the Navy Herbert, in
an address before the Alabama Bar AS
sociation recently after commencing
The decision Of the Supreme Court in
the insuiar cases, branched OFF into a
discussion OF politics, and among other
things said; 1--WE need freer though.
and; freer action in The South ana
should give parity managers to under
stand That they must put up good men
whom we can approve and can got out
votes only on the man and the plat
form. II may happen that go party
puts a nominee on a platform to suit
us, and It will be our duty 20 reject
them all and give partisans 20 under
stand that clauses put in 10 catch ig-
norant votes viii lose intelligent
votes" The people Of both North and
South are awakening TO the fact thai
parties are simply agencies Of the peo-
pie, and when a machine seeks to CON
troll them. the duty OF uhe masses is tc
assert their right
Evening journal., 1901-07-01
Kept Marriage Seeret Two Years

The Rev T.. B. Short. of this city. has
ust announced the wedding Of John How
ara Brewer and Miss Mamie l.. Brown, of
Washington, which occurred here two
years ass. Both were employed IN the
government service, and the reason given
for keeping the marriage "a secret was that
the brido did not care to relinquish her
place ~ that time. A day or so ago Mr..
Short received letter TO tho effect that
no might announce the wedding. and he
did so.
Evening journal., 1901-07-01
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

General Fitzhugh Lee has decided to
make his future home in Richmond.
Va. whore he will engage in business.
Mayor Hart, of Boston, in a talk be-
fore a temperance society OF that city
on Friday, said that no gentleman ever
went into a saloon.
The oldest active member of lie
English Parliament is Lord Norton.
who was born in 1914, and is still able
TO make long speeches and engage in
debates.
Sir Cavendish Boyle. who has Deen
appointed TO succeed Sir Henry Mccall
lum as governor Of Newfoundland. is
the great-great-grandsoE of the famous
nan OF Cork
Over 5000 miles Of new steam rail
way Will be constructed In the United
State this year. Oklahoma and Indian
Territory are in the list for 612 miles
Prince Henry, OF the Netherlands
QHeen Wilhelmina's Consort, has beel
elected a member Of the International
Colonial Institute. The next Congress
OF the Intituie will be held in London
in l903i when Lord Rcay has consented
10 preside.
Dion Boucieault. whose engagement
10 Miss Irene Vanburgh has been an
nOunced. narrowly missed a career as
soldier. He had passed all his army
examinations and chosen ms cavalry
regiment. when he changed his mind
Since then he has done work in char
acter roles.