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The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29
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No Taxes Are Levied hut Great De


gree OF Prosperity Is Enjoyed.
The problem of municipal govern
nent at a minimum expense has ap-
parently been solved most successfully
oy the little town Of Shumway in Eff
ingham county, Missouri. shumway
which has a population of 300, was
founded 26 years ago, but was not in
Sorporated until 1895. The inhabitants
Of the village are chiefly Germans and
every one has some honest occupation.
Shumway has more than three miles
If brick walls, all constructed since
he village was Incorporated. The
village has paid e5 per cent of the
costs of constructing the walks and
he property-holders the remaining 80
per cent. 1t has put a requisite num-
Der Of CROSSINGS and placed the thor
)ushflre5 in better condition than in
many places Of 5000 population. The
most remarkable part Of all this i'm
provement is that not a cent of tax
mas been levied by the village authors
lies since the Incorporation took place.
All revenue is derived from a saloon
license issued to one man, who has an
exclusive privilege of dispensing the
ardent" within the village limits, He
pays 500 per annum into this village
treasury for this privilege, and, while
several other residents have essayed to
open saloons, the village board has
trowned upon every attempt, believing
hat one establishment of the kind fills
every requirement The president and
he board of trustees receive no sal
aries or fees for their services. The only
salaried officers are the village clerk
who receives S1S per annum. and the
village marshal, who draws $50 per
annum. The marshaPs duties are
chiefly those of a ianitor when the
village board is in session. Only on
and special occasions is he
required to serve as an officer. Not a
single arrest has been made in the
past year, and in the villages history
nearly every one Of the dozen persons
arrested has been intoxicated. When
ever it becomes necessary to appre-
hend an offender the populace turns
out en- masse, and assists In making
the arrest. The captive is locked up
until sober, and the proceeds used in
more walks or improving
the streets. The villagers enjoy a
great degree of prosperity, every man
Of family, with but strikingly few ex-
ceptions, owning his own home and
keeping his property in excellent
shape
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29

Contrary to popular belief, the eli
mate Of any given district is absolute
ly permanent and all meteorological
records go to prove this assertion.
Climate" says a prominent Western
Bureau official, "is a product Of Ger.
tain elements and properties Of the
atmosphere and physical features Of
the earth's surface. AS these ele-
ments and conditions are substantially
permanent we have ample assurance
Of the stability Of climate" One of the
most obvious facts shown by weather
records, however, is that seasons have
always been marked by great varia-
bleness. No two seasons are ever the
same. One is notable as a record
breaker Oh account of its sustained hot
weather, while another is remembered
on account of its extreme cold. Never
theless the average of all the seasons
remains practically the same.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29

Still we are nation Of farmers. In.
complete census returns show that in
1900 there were 5,7O0OO0 farms under
cultivation as compared with 4564, ,601
in 1890 This may be deemed a re-
markable increase, showing that the
growth Of our industries is symmetri-
cal the farmers keeping pace in the
march forward. The single discourage
ing feature Of the situation is the in
crease Of tenant farming. This is ac-
counted for, however to some extent
by the lease Of lands by immigrants
who are intending purchasers. As the
area Of unoccupied arabic lands in the
United States becomes less and less
1t is altogether probable that future
censuses Of the country will show a
comparative decline in the number Of
farms. The heavy increase in the
past ten years is in the nature Of a
surprise, though the inducements Of
fine crops and fair prices have doubt
less given a spur to land investments
since 1896.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29
oLo MERRIMAc RIVER CHIEFS.
An Interesting Story Of the Last of the
sachems,


An Interesting Story Of the Last of the
sachems.
Few Massachusetts families - even
those with real blue blood in their
veins-know tnat Pasaconway and his
band Of Indians were the leaders in
high society in the Merrimac River
Valley. But that is so. They settled
on the river banks and some of it's pic.
turesque islands, and in 1923 there was
a great wedding for those days, the
bride being the chiefs daughter, Wit
anu, and the groom none other than
the sachem Of the Saugus. The story
Of all these things, and many others
of interest, was told by DR.. Charles
Cowley, of Lowell, at stated meeting
Of the New England Historic Geneo.
logical Society.
Pasaconway seems to have had close
relations with the Government author.
tiles of the white settlers. In 1882,
without waiting for a requisition, he
caused a murderer to be arrested and
delivered to the colonial authorities for
punishment. In 1642, suspecting
conspiracy to extirpate the English the
colonists sent armed men to arrest the
Indians, forty being selected to get Pas
acOnway. They could not find him,
but got his son and led him along with
a rope, In 1649 the Merrimac Indians
were visited by Eliot; they and Pasa.
conway heard the missionary willing.
ly. In 1862, PasacOnway petitioned
the Legislature for part of the land he
and his people formerly occupied, and
the petition was granted. The date Of
Pasaconway's death and the place CT
his burial were alike unknown.
He was succeeded by his son, Wo.
nolonset, the last of the Merrimac
River sachems. He obtained a grant
of 100 acres of land from the Legis.
lature on the ground that he had a
great many children and no planting
ground, but in 1865 he gave up this
grant for the possession of an island
in the Merrimac Of much smaller area.
The conversion of Wonolonset to Chris
tianity was described.
In 1875, when King Phillips war
broke out, Wonolonset and his braves
took to the woods This only intensl-
fed the fears of the colonists, and Cap.
tain Mosely and 100 men were sent in
pursuit. The fort occupied by Wono.
lonset was found deserted, but the sol
diers barbarously burned all the wig.
vans, also destroying all the dried
fish the Indians had prepared for the
winter The Indians were in the
woods, and wanted to fire on the
troops, but Wonolonset restrained
them, and then took his men still fur.
ther into the wilderness. On one oc.
casion thirty Of them were treacher.
ously massacred in the presence of
WonolOnset. But this did not prevent
Wonolonset from subsequently giving
information to the cOlonlsts Of the ap-
proach Of a party of hostile Indians.
Finally, WonolOnset and his men went
to Canada and there joined the st.
Francis Indians. His friendly serv-
ices were tardily and poorly appre-
ciated by the colonists, many Of whom
did not distinguish between friendly
and hostile Indians.
For some years Wonolonset was pro-
vided for by the Province. He died in
1906. In a few days, the speaker said,
it was purposed to cut All inscription
to his memory in a boulder on one Of
the islands Of the Merrimac.-Boston
Transcript.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29
Since the discovery that golf leads to
appendicitis that disease will probably
become more fashionable than ever.

I According to the Dry Goods Econ.
omist wedding feathers" is thieves
slang for one of the latest forms of
shoplifting. The crook in the case,
almost invariably a woman, loiters
near a counter till she espies a shop
per lay down her pocketBook while
she examines an article. The weed
err then steps up, casually throws
some merchandise over the 'leather"
and goes through it with her hands
under cover. In cases where the trick
is successfully accomplished, how the
owner must wonder where Oh earth
the money went!
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29
The worship of the Golden Calf.

When 1 saw a dying broker clutch
the cyphered tape at the ticker as he
watched his fortune ebbing away;
when the maddened thrOng, in their
frenzy lost to all sense of the mystery
Of life and death, hustled out the body
of the dead broker that there might be
more room for stampede in the sag
ging of the market; when the gilded
sign was erased from the marble slab,
announcing another failure; when
saw strong men tremble with lip and
eyelid, and burst into tears; when
saw the haggard faces Of grey-h0ired
women in weeds and the fading blight
upon the beauty of American girls;
when the storm Of wild and piteous
shrieks filed the air, thought If these
scenes and emotions were connected
with anything else-it would be called
religious or political falaticism.
We call it trade-business-hnancial
Operations" the genius Of gambling
is deified and on the altar glitters the
grinning golden calf Frequent warn
ings may be of no avail, but the hand
writing flashed forth on the heavy
clouds, proclamlng to vaulting ambi-
tion, DER leaping itself, Ualt!-The Ma
tional Magazine.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29
rnnnfnotnro OF uarhnn.

The manufacture OF carbon for use
in electric lighting and for other pur.
poses has grown to be a great industry
In the West Virginia gas belt The
process requires great heat and the
expenditure of large quantities of fuel,
though the plant required for putting
the carbon through the preliminary
processes which consumes the fuel is
neither expensive nor complicated.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29
Such Speed Proposed
to be Attain d on an
Electric Railway In
Germany.

said 200 miles an hour would not be
impossible.
Other persons in position to speak
authoritatively speak well of the pro-
ject and predict that electricity will be
the motive power of the future.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29

Among other lines Of manufacture
in which Baltimore leads the world Is
that Of making showcases, and not
only does Baltlmore's output exceed
that Of any other city on the globe, but
1t was also one Of the first to construct
this useful article.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29
supscRnr1ON RArps,

Krterea as - Pest eflos AZ trSAsmtsStoR
a re,sHA o. uaGtlb ai bSoeHd-olass raeUs.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29
SUNDAYS.
Extra sections Of above trains arc run
when necessary
INFORMANT.

All excursion trains returning from
Chesapeake Beach in the evening will
not stop at District Line Station, hat will
transfer passengers to special street cars
at Dcanwood, two miles west of District
Line Station.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29
ParIor Car Seats IS cents additional
each way.

This Time Table shows tho time AZ
which trains may be expected to depau
from the station named, but their de-
parture at the time stated is not guaran-
teed nor does the Company hold itself
responsible for any delay on any conse-
quences arising therefrom
OTTO MEARs, A. H. LEWIS,
Pres. and Gen'l Mgr Gcn'l Pass Agt.
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29

A JSwrMaI aSvSAsd 10 as AaASrssts Sf a.
Asst&@Oas ST ne RSbvrbS Of WasAiNstOA
The suburban citizen., 1901-06-29
Chesapeake Beach Railway,
Schedule of
REGULAR EXCURSION TRAINS
To and from
CHESAPEAKE BEACH.

Effective Sunday May 26, 1901.
ubject to change without notice.
WEEK DAYS.
Evening journal., 1901-12-11
Ard
IN INSTITUTE
Samuel h. Derby, Worthy
Master, Delivers His An.
HuaI Address

Milford. Dec. 1.-THE Delaware State
Grange met here yesterday in annual
session. DO continue in convention for
three days The Patrons of Husbandry,
among whom are some of the leading
agricultural men ana women OF the
State. are here, and the convention is he
ing held at the New-Cntury Club rooms.
The convention viii take up and act upon
some important matters pending before
Congress and other issues Go De brought
before the next Delaware Legislature II
will pay IT'S respects to the New Castle
county government. to the new school
laws and 20 the modern milk laws. A
strong resolution was presented ON the
oleomargarino question, as follows.
Resolved. That we ask the proper au-
thorities TO wage war against the Illegal
traffic In oeomargarino. And while they
are hning the farmer whose milk contains
some parts milk, they are allowing the
sale of product called butter which is
not butter 90 all.
Samuel II. Derby. the worthy master,
delivered his annual address. IL was in
part as follows:
The educational features of our order
we must consider It's chief cornerstone.
COLLEGE graduates are today the leaders
of almost all large enterprises. They fur
luish the brains that direct great affairs,
and the skill that determines whether the
uupromisng rock contains precious min.
eral aud whether ID can bee mined and
worked at profit. The farmer of our
/ time not only IS in the business OF buying
aud selling; hc Is manufacturer in the
/ hroadest sense of the term. No one is
moro interested in transportation or IN
| the success of nll other classes. Men of
lmeaus an over the lama have given freely
LOT their wealth Co endow and equip train.
/ ing schools for the artisan. for the mental
workers. the chemist and the builder.
Only lately has the farmer had the op.
portunity 500 freely given 10 all Other
classes. Now 20 is ready for him 10
schools and colleges. even further-it i,
brought to his home and thrust upon him
lhy reading courses. by institute workers
| by bulletins. The trained brains of sci
ence not only OF this country but of the
world are at the beck and call Of The
poorest farmer i'm the land. Let ms seri
ously consider how 10 improve as individ
uals and Patrons that our ranks may con
tinue To- represent onr cause, and tina
young men trained and vcrsed in The
principles of agriculture may be- forth
coming.
Evening journal., 1901-12-11
MISS MANLove LEAVES ESTATE
Former Senator Kenney Is Named As
Her Executor
Special to the Evening Journal.

Special to the Evening Journal
Dover. Dec. 1.-THE funeral of Miss
Elizabeth Manlove was conducted ON
Monday afternoon from her home Her
body was inferred in the old NJ. E.
Cemetery Under her will Mrs. II. r.
Kenney gets $500. Former Senator X.
H. Kenney is named executor Her es-
tate will amount to $4,000, which she
divides among her nieces and neph-
ews who live in Philadelphia and
Camden. N. j.
William Dyer n prominent citizen
of Dover. is lying dangerously IN with
pneumonia at his home, on Dover
Green.
Harry Camac yesterday shot one OF
the largest partridge hawks ever seen
in this vicinity. Il measured three feet
and ten inches from tip to tip OF
wings. It's color was brown and white
It. had an immense beak and large and
powerful talons.
The publication OF the list OF rura'
mail carriers for Kent county hae
caused comment all over the county
The selections are considered good anC
everyone seems well pleased.
Evening journal., 1901-12-11
COLLEGE TEAMS PLAY
Football Match Between Freshmen
and Sophomores Was Exciting
Special 70 the Evening journal.

Special to the Evening Journal.
Newark. Dec. 1.-THE freshman and
sophomore classes played an exciting
game Of football yesterday afternoon
on the athletic field Two iifteen-min-
ute halves were played. The work OF
Wilson, Bevan, Paul and George Pie
for the freshmen was very noticeable,
while Jackson, Powell. Ferguson and
Dick" Rodney were the bright par
tlcular stars fer the sc.homores.
Neither side was able to score, al
though Wilson made two runs OF fity
yards each. Dr. Slee, was referee and
Herbert Tunnel acted as umpire The
freshmen were iuhilant over their eff
forts in preventing yhe sophomores
from scoring.
A fox hunt took place yesterday 10y
the Newark Hunt Cub After long
chase the fox was caught cn Big Elk
creek
The college boarding club IS now En-
fun working order Miss Smitson, OF
Colora. Mo- is the matrOn. and Harry
Mitcheh is Commissary.
The track team az Delaware C.llegi
is preparing for next springs meet
THE track viii be put in shape i'm q
sh0ut time A. NJ Jackson has beer
elected manager. and Fred Schablngel
captain of the track team. There /.
promising material 10 start with.
The Bemort Farm has so entries a
Tine New York poultry show. Amon'
the entries ore Egyptian geese. white
gray Gail ducks. both splendid speci
mems and very rare
Evening journal., 1901-12-11
DISCUSSION OVER
JAIL BUILDING
Structure Could be Converted
Into Manufacturing Plant
at Small Cost
500 % lhe ErenInr Journal.


New Castle. Dec. 11-Trustees of the
Commons are undecided as to what
disposition TO make Of the Jail build
ing.
Citizens are hoping that some manu-
facturer win purchase the place and
establish an industry there. The build
ing could be Transformed into a plant
for a shirt or shoe factory at O. small
expense.
The Knowles Woolen Mills are turn
ing out big orders just now. A new
motor will be installed In the picker
room. and other Improvements will be
made.
Terrapin is plentiful in the Chris
tiana river. John Newlove went out
for a short time yesterday afternoon
and caught three dozen.
John Adams. convicted Of forgery,
the only prisoner in the jail, is very i'll,
and yesterday Sc was feared that he
would not recover. He had another at
tack of commissions on Sunday, and
his condition is very serious.
A car of the Wilmington City Rail-
way Company was derailed at Eden
Park yesterday and trolley traffic over
the Wilmington and New Castle road
was delayed for over an hour.
DuPonts schooner yacht. Teck,
which went ashore near Delaware City
in a recent gale, still lies up on the
beach about six feet from the high
water mark. The craft will be block
cd up and kept I'm her present position
during the winter. Captain Truss is
I'm charge.
James Johnson has moved his fam
ily TO Nineland N. j,
There was a meeting OF the Citizens
Cornet Band last night for the purpose
of improving the organization The
addition OF several new members Is
desired. Officers were elected at the
meeting last night
AT a meeting of Industry Council
Jr. o. u. A. NJ, last night, candidat,
was initiated into the mysteries of the
order
George Point Is moving from house
in Fifth street to one in Harmony
street.
It is understood that Former Levy
Courman Harry White will quit farm
ing and move TO Wilmington, and tina
his brother-in-law Charles Davidson
win take charge of his farm, near thii
city.
Notwithstanding the fact that EN-
ployment in this city is not as plenti
ful as il has been in times past, mer
chants report an increase in business
and say that it is much better than i
was at this time last year. A goo'
holiday season is anticipated.
Two colored men were seen actinl
I'm a suspicious manner I'm ShawtOwl
yesterday afternoon. They walked M
and down streets examining house
carefully. They disappeared before
policeman could be summoned.
Evening journal., 1901-12-11


Trains leave Wilmington as follows:
~ ~ OF fhiladelpnla NeXpress), 1.57, 319,
429. $50, 7.42, 75O, $50, s.55, s.85, ION,
lSl. 800, s11, ASS. 5.O7. 6.O7, $50. 70i 7if
BOG and 916 p m. '' '-''
Accommodation. 61O, 71O. $40. HOO a
m; l2S0 2S2, 400. 5.25, 6.S5 and 1913 D. m.
For chester (express), 157, 420, $50. 742
l5O' SO, $50, S.55, 1O11, 1125, 1872, lf45 a.
M l.sI, o.U9, 4;oS, 6Ol, I0l and 9.06 p. m.
81 accommodation, a6 6.10, 7.1O, 11.OO a. m:
l23O, 2.32, 400. SIS, 6.35 and 1O43 D. M
For New York Cthrough express1, 1.57.
m; ''lSls Dining Carr, 1856, 1s7 Dining
and SIG p. m, connecting via Broad Street
station, philadelphia, 4.20, ESQ., 40, SEQ.
sS9' lO,ll, 1922. n.45 a. M; 1856. lI'
SSdV9; s.n, 40s' 5.07, 6.O7, 6.20, III. 9iG and
S For Boston. without change. 1902 a. m.
For Newark Center ana intermediate
stations. 133 a. m. and 635 o. m
m Baltlmore and Washington. 435, 500. 91O
/ lVlS and ll.Ol a. m: 1905, u AZ rs1 15 50
snd soi a,Vg' Sy SSS 'GOS' GAG. iO3, 1856 sn D. m.
Baltimore and intermediate stations
SOO AL 6l3 p. m. and 1918 night.
lie, Leave Philadelphia, Broad Street. for
lOl6, 1920, lL23 n. m. ;l203 sti23G ina sd
5l3, 30 3.29. 401, 4.46, 507 SOS. 534 55g'
to eyo e'zO' 655' 1Sl. ll-26. 1.2S p. IN. and u.
Accommodation, 6.25. 7sO. s12. 1o2s
m m; q LIB. 1885, 4.O4, 449. 6.27. s3s, 1922 and
lbs D. m '-''u
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Philadelphia (express), 157. 81e
40, 9.35, 1882, 11.45 a. m; 1856 1.37
300, ASS, 607 $50, III, 9O6 and 9.16 D. m.
% Accommodation. a. 40, $40, S.55 a. m;
L.. IA, 200, 400 SIS. z2S and i0.43 D. m.
For Chester (eXpress), 1.57. 42O, 935.
H. 40 a. m; 1.87, 800, 4.58, COZ and 9O6 % no.
! Accommodation, 40, $40. S.55 a. M IA
ZOO, 400, 5.25, 72S and 1913 D. m
! For New York (through express), l57.
l3l9, 9.35. 1892 Dining Carr, Las a. m:
l256 1T Dining Carr, 300, COZ .sG.20
/ Dining Carr, III, GIG p. M: connecting
via Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
40. 40 SO, 9.35, 1l.45 a. m: 1856.
l.Sl. 800, ass, 6.O7, go, III. 916 and lO.4S
For Boston without change, III %. m.
Baltimore and Washington, ABS 500,
lois a. m; 1905. 12.43, 15O 351, 4.O9. SOS.
Cos GAG, 7S6, S.11 D. m; and l.05 night
baltimore and intermediate stations,
GLIB p. m, 1918 night
Leave Philadelphia, Broad Street for
II Wilmington (eXpress). $50. 720 II % a. m:
lzg5 ll3' BIB, 329, 4.46, 5O7 5.25, Cos G55,
~, S35 ll.26, ll.2s p m, and 30 night
Accommodation, S35, 912, 1875 a. m:
l2.29' 2S2, G.l3, S.3S and 1892 p. m.
Evening journal., 1901-12-11
FILED PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY
Samuel Mitchell Asks to be Declared a
Voluntary Bankrupt

Before Judge Bradford in United
States Court yesterday afternoon Sam
uel Mitchell the well-known milliner,
Of No. 2l9 Market street. filed a petit
tion asking to be declared a voluntary
bankrupt
In his petition Mr. Mitchell says he
has liabilities of $4,000 and assets OF
but 1000, and that he is unable to
pay off his Indebtedness. Mr.. Mitchell
has been in business for a number OF
years and his credit was good
The case was referred to Referee
in Bankruptcy Arthur w. Spruance.
Evening journal., 1901-12-11
FOR THE SOUTH

Southern Railway.-Express GAG p. M,
daily sleepers to Port Tampa, Augusta,
Memphis and New Orleans. "a - nn
daily, sleepers to New Orleans Macon
Memphis, Nashville via Asheviue and Hot
Springs
m, daily, sleepers to Charleston. Macon
and Port Tampa; LOS a. IN. daily, sleepers
TO Richmond and Jacksonville.
chesapeake and Ohio RallWay.-S.n u.
cinnati
Seaboard Air Line Rallway.-Express
4So a, m, daily, sleepers to New Orleans
and Jacksonville. FLORIDA and Metro
politan Limited" 400 D. m, daily, sleepers
to Jacksonville and Atlanta.
Evening journal., 1901-12-11
Ronnd Rrook peInued

On it's way to New York the new
double-deck fcrrybcat Bound Brook.
constructed by the Harlan and Hol-
lingsworth Company was delayed at
the Delaware Breakwater having en-
countored such rough weather that it
was dangerous for the boat to proceed.
Evening journal., 1901-12-11
FRANKFORT SCHOOLS NOW Open
arrangements gado Ia Finish Term Work
in Snss'X

An understanding having been
reached among the school directors
concerning the continuance of the
public school sessions. In Frannord,
towns. suffered from lack of funds be-
cause Of the oversight in the new
school law. the Frankford schools re-
opened yesterday. and will remain at
work until the regular summer closing
time