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Evening journal., 1901-09-04
MIXED FINANCES

In the report OF the auditors which
was printed in the journal yesterday,
occur several striking statements, and
the conclusion seems to be that the
whole system OF control OF county
finances should be put on a different
basis. Il Is a remarkable fact that no
one is able to tell the amount of the
actual cash balance in bank to the
credit of the county at any one time.
The auditors make the significant
comment that no private business
would be conducted in any such man
ner.
The auditors recommend legislation,
and we believe that the beginning OF
reform lies there. But ct must not be
mere tinkering with the present laws.
There should be comprehensive act
which would simplify the transaction
Of county business. and make each
official responsible for certain duties
without the duplication or interior
ence Of powers. Undoubtedly the
whole system is cumbersome. and
loose. and officials are following the
customs which have been in vogue
in their offices for years. 1t strikes us
that one Of the most important duties
our Reform Committee can perform is
to draw a bill covering the matter,
and present it to the next Legislature.
With such measure as would meet
public approval, it would pass the next
Legislature without much probability
of partisan iobber.v.
Evening journal., 1901-09-04
SOME HISTORY

One hundred and twenty-four years
ago the tag OF our country received its
first baptism Of fire at Cooch's Bridge.
That fact would have remained forever
hidden from the knowledge OF men, had
it not been for the morning Addicks
sheet It discovered all the facts, so
II says, and therefore has a peculiar
interest in Old Glory. The story of
the battle. as we understand II, runs
somewhat as follows:
On that fateful September morning
the English troops, commanded by
Lord salisbury and Sir Richard Ken
ney. were drawn up in battle array.
Holding the bridge were the Hessians,
commanded by General sam Knox. The
patriot camp was silent for the com
mander. General Addicks, who had
rushed down from Newport to join his
army, had retired. and was in prayer.
After praying little spell. he called
for his aids and explained the situa-
ton. Said he. Forty centuries OF our
posterity are looking at US. nothing
Evening journal., 1901-09-04

Poem by William Townsend Smithers
of Dover, read at the unwilling of the
memorial at Cooch's Bridge yesterday
Afternoon:
Among the monuments that grace
Thy realm. and mark some storied
place,
Make room. OH Liberty
For one plain stone, to tell the world
Where first in battle was unfurled
The banner OF the free.
That flag beneath whose graceful folds
Each man a crown and scepter holds
Each king OF this proud land;
But meath its white and crimson bars,
ITS azure field OF glitterlng stars,
Is felt no tyrants hand.
They little knew. our honored sires,
That kindled freedoms altar fires,
This flag came at Gods call;
Nor dream they of a day to be
When it should float on land and sea,
over all.
Come back. dear flag, with added stars,
Come. torn with storms of other wars,
Here was thy course begun;
High waving here mid lOudest cheers,
And looking out across the years,
Review thy victories won.
Come, spirit of heroic dead,
Who meath this banner fought and
bled.
That this soil might DE free;
Inspire us as we gather round
The stone set in this holy ground
A shrine of liberty
God OF our fathers. now let fall
Thy benediction over all
This land of ours, so fair;
Be with us while we dedicate
This sacred tablet to our state
Beloved Delaware.
Evening journal., 1901-09-04
OYSTERS PLENTIFUL THIS YEAR
ACCORDING TO THE WISEACRES

With the Inauguration Of September
and its proverbial ar" the oyster season
OF 1902 began yesterday and from pres
ent prospects there will be q plentiful
supply Of the bivalves.
Some weeks ago agents Of The local
commission merchants made a trip to the
oyster beds In the lower part Of the
State for the purpose il inspecting the
plants and engaging supplies for the Win
ter season. All report that the crop this
year win equal, if not excel, that Of pre-
vous seasons. One thing noticeable, how
ever, is the fact that the oysters are not
as fat this year as they ordinarily are
and this oystermen attribute TO the fact
that the spawning season was late, being
fully two weeks behind last year.
But few Of the many thousands who
consume the crustacean are aware Of the
labor and expense incurred in raising
them to a marketable size. Cape Shore
oysters are considered the best that come
into the market on account Of their regu-
larity OF size and their fairness. Every
fall it is necessary TO clean up these beds
on account OF the heavy wind storms.
This is done about the middle of October
and not later than November 10. The
shells to which the spot is attached are
taken up and removed from shallow to
deep water where they are allowed to re-
main until the oyster natures, which IS
usually about three years. The method
lof spawning by oysters is a peculiar one
lIt is claimed by experts that the female
oyster spits forth its spawn from th'
she'll. These floating away adhere 10 any
rough surface that they come in contac
with and remain attached until they arr
broken away from some cause.
For this reason oystermen have pro
cess known as planting beds. Thousands
Of bushels of shells are placed in snoa
water along the bay and river shores an'
upon these are placed mature osysters
81 As soon as they spawn the spot attache
itself TO the rough surface Of the shell
= and a greater portion Of them are con
7 fined to one locality. After they hay
reached certain age they are removes
TO deeper water and allowed TO mature
4 During the past season one firm in thi
= city planted $4,000 bushels Of shells upol
beds for spawning purposes.
S Although the United States Fish Com
c mission has artifcially spawned almos
every species of fish successfully, 1t ha
d been unable to solve the problem Of art
: fetal oyster spawning. Many expert
n ments along this line have oeen made
! but none has proved satisfactory. N
Evening journal., 1901-09-04
NEWSPAPER OPINION
A Congestion

A Congestion
From the N. o. Times-Democrat.
We noted. the other day, that thel
new census showed Mississippi TO bel
blacker than 1t was ten years ago.
The negroes have increased in the last
ten years more rapidly than the whites,
not only in the aggregate. but more
rapidly proportionately, with the result
thai there is a larger negro majority
today than there was in 1890. This
condition of affairs the Times-Demo-
crat regards as unfortunate for any
part OF the South. A congestion OF
negroes not only renders the race ques-
ton more difficult OF satisfactory So
luton. but 1t tends to shut out white
immigration and with It, that indus
trial development and advance which
assures the greatest progress and pros
perity. Manufactures are rare WHERE
the population is mainly or largel,
negro. and the tendency Is to en-
courage the cultivation OF a single crol
like cotton.with all the evils attendan
thereto.
Evening journal., 1901-09-04
A Spectacle to be Stopped
3 New York World.

From the New York World.
With brutality little in accord with
what should be the spirit of the city
and the times. certain managers are
Exploiting in and about New York en-
unfortunately notorious woman OF Kan
sas.
Carrie Nation is the irresponsible
victim of her own violent fanaticism
and Of the unen4iable publicity into
which her mistaken zeal has brought
her She should be restrained, not as
a criminal. but as one not realizing the
mischief. disorder, and humiliation at
tendant upon her course. A friendly
and timely restraint in Kansas would
have prevented the pitiful spectacle of
her parade across the country. Prompt
and proper police action in New York
| will block the plans of the sordid pro-
moters who make the womans misfora.
tune source of side-show profit.
No possible good can come of the
Nation incursion. No good is thought
OF or intended. It is not a crusade, but
a speculation. For the profit Of con-
scienceless men, a helpless, blinded
woman is dragged before morbid, jeer-
ing crowds. In the act her whole sex
Is insulted and an affront is put upon
the decent sense Of the community. The
miserable business should be stopped at
once
Evening journal., 1901-09-04
Visitors in Delaware City
Special TO the Evening Journal.

opScdI 10 the Evening journal.
Delaware City Sept. THE public
schools opened yesterday with good
attendance, and the old corps of teach
ers, with two new ones, who are Miss
Farcna Tull, OF Seaford and Miss Mat
tie Price.
Raymond Hicken and daughter, of
Philadelphia, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. NJ. Hicken.
Two carloads Of people from New
Castle P. E. Church. enjoyed them
selves in Delaware City for an hour
Monday evening.
William H. Hutton is spending a few
days in Dover.
F. A. Pennington spent the day in
Wilmington.
Miss Laura Sadler who has been Wis
iting her parents, has returned to Phil
adelphia.
Frank Broadway, of Philadelphia. is
spending a few days with his mother,
Mrs. S. e. Bradway
Miss Bessie Price and Miss Hannah
Swan are spending few days at Bet
terton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William walton and
Evening journal., 1901-09-04

An evening paper says that the gov
ernment recruiting office OF this city
has enlisted but four men during the
month Of August. which is right It
also SAYS the office should be discon-
tinued, which is wrong. During the
present year the enlistments have run
as high as sixteen q month. and as an
evidence OF what the future enlist
.ments may be. it is significant that
four men We're passed yesterday. Re
|crulting drops on during the summer
but in fall and winter is heavy. The
Wilmington office in the language Of
an official. is regarded as doing more
than It's share OF the work.
Evening journal., 1901-09-04
AS to State Capital Folk
Special to the Evening Journal.


Dover, Sept S.-The Hon. George v.
Massey and wife, Of Philadelphia, were
Dover visitors yesterday.
Register OF Wills for New Castle
county Crossan, was a Dover visitor
yesterday.
G.. G. Massey has returned from
Easton, Md, where he has been spend
ing few days.
Harry Mcdaniel, the druggist, is
enjoying the sea breezes in Atlantic
City.
DR.. James II. Wilson and wife, and
Miss Virginia r. Harrington, have re-
turned to their Dover home after a
prolonged tour of California and the
West.
The Rev. Geoge Bond and family
have returned to Dover after spending
several weeks in Cape May and other
seaside resorts.
John Kellum. OF Philadelphia, is
spending a few days with his parents
in this city.
Robert l.. Cannon, of New York city,
is visiting his father, Wilson L. Cam
non.
Lee Walker returned to New York
yesterday after spending several days
with his parents.
A. A. Bateman has returned from
Thousand Islands where he has been
spending a few weeks.
Miss Nellie Turner, daughter of the
Rev. j. b. Turner, has returned to
Dover after spending several weeks
in Northfeld, Mass.
Mrs Charles a. Butler has returned
after a stay of several weeks in PhiIa-
delphia and Atlantic City.
Solomon Arnold is visiting Dover
and Milford.
Mrs. Emma Hutson is visiting Fred
erica.
Francis S. Downes is back from a
trip TO the Chesapeake bay in his sail
boat
William F. Causey, register OF wills
of Sussex county. was a Dover visitor
yesterday.
George Fisher Pierce. of Milford
was visitor in this city yesterday.
Miss Beatrice Mast visited Philadel-
phia yesterday.
c. d. Sypherd and family, and Miss
Meek, have returned to their State
street home after spending severa
pleasant weeks at the Hammock.
Professor Charles II. lie Fevre. OF
Smyrna has been elected principal Of
the Cambridge Seminary.
Mrs. Harry Duke Emack. Of Phila.
delphia, arrived in the city yesterday
to spend a short visit with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs W. H. Walker.
Miss Nita Walker and Mrs. Elizabetf
Walker. have returned from the Chel
sea, Atlantic City
Mrs. Boise and two daughters, who
have been spending two weeks with
Miss Alice Cowgirl in State street. re-
turned to Philadelphia yesterday.
Henry r. Johnson, has returned t.
Dover after spending two weeks al
Pennington with his brother N. r
johnson at his old home Coon Den.
Fleming Holiday has returned from
Rehoboth
Miss Lillias Kenney Is visiting IN the
New England States.
A. ]. Harper. OF Milford. contractor,
was a Dover visitor yesterday.
Former State Senator G. F. Pierce, OF
Milford. was in Dover yesterday.
Evening journal., 1901-09-04

withstanding this fact, the government
has taken the same precaution to prevent
the oyster crop depletion as it has with
the shad, and during the spawning season,
which includes the months OF May, June.
July and August, no fresh water oysters
are allowed to he lifted. This law, how
ever, does not apply TO what is known as
the planters" who own private beds,
but only to those who tong in public
waters.
The oyster question has long been a
bone OF contention in various localities
and in n number Of instances bloodshed
has followed the disputes arising from
discussions of ownership Of certain
waters. This was especially noticeable
some years ago in the Chncoteague
sound. The principal oyster beds in the
sound lay between Tangier and Tyler
ISLANDS. These beds are claimed by the
State Of Virginia and Maryland, and dur
ing oyster season, patrol boats are sent
out by each State TO prevent oystermen
from either State lifting on them. The
war waged bitter for several seasons and
several instances are recorded where men
have been killed by being fired upon by
the boats.
Several years ago oysters used TO be
plentiful along the Delaware shore, es
Ipecially beween the Mnrderkill and the
Mispllion. They were so plentiful that
farmers in that district would go to thC
beds and carry away wagon load aftei
wagon load at a time to the markets
These beds are now practically extinct
The prospects this season for Cap'
. Shores are excellent and as mas been sale
they are considered the best in the mar
ket. These oysters have for years beer
in good condition and there is always {
! demand for them. oysters rom Maurice
/ river are also in great demand. This rive
| has been taken in charge by the State O
New Jersey and entirely resurveyed
, There is one spot in the cove called tn
, sands" on which the oysters are Away
found in excellent condition. These oys
e tiers are the best fresh oysters during th
] months Of September and October.
. The demand for Blue Points is not a
! great as formerly. They are taken up il
A Long Island Sound and are the most eS
pensive in the market.
So far no oysters OF any account hav
t been received in the local markets, a
5 though a few Cape Shores are expecte
Z in today. The prices for primes wi
: range from $3.50 to So per barrel, Will
> "culls" will bring from 1915 to 81
Ot- barrel
Evening journal., 1901-09-04
children, have returned 10 Philadei'
phia.
Social and Personal Noes

The Misses Anna M Glynn, Nellie I.
Lally, May Malcolm and Mary Sehoef-
fer. have returned from a ten days so
ourn in Atlantic City.
Miss Lulu V. Elliott, who has been
spending the summer at the Hotel Hen
lopen, Rehoboth, has returned to her
home.
S. s. Harris. of No 1881 French street
who is in the employ of the p, w. &
b. Railroad Company, was brought to
his home in a transfer yesterday, suf-
fering from a severe attack Of lum-
bago.
Miss Maud Weir has returned home,
having spent the summer with relatives
in Salisbury, Md.
Miss Kate Wise, of Philadelphia,
is visiting Chief of Police and Mrs.
Eugene Massey.
Mrs. Sarah e. Bennett, sister of
Chief of Police Massey, returned yes
terday from a two months visit to
Sandy Creek, N. ].
Mrs. A. G. Dawson, OF Greenwood, is
the guest of Mrs. William Stayton, OF
No. 1915 West Seventh street
Mrs. William Stayton has returned
from two weeks visit in Rehoboth.
C. NJ. Gahey, formerly local super
intendent OF the Prudential Life In
surance Company, who is now located
in Chester, visited his many friends
in this city yesterday.
f. w. ParneH, of the National Life
Insurance Company, has returned from
an extended trip in Ohio.
The Independent Bay Club, COM
posed Of William Crowley, William
Murphy, Harry Vansant, Charles
Loeber and William Doeber has just
returned from a two weeks trip to
Bowers and Woodland beaches.
C. Howard Scarborough, of this city
and Miss Kathryn Belle Ayres, of Del
Ia, Pa. will be married in the Presby-
terrain Church in Statesville., this even
ing.
Miss Elinor Hardin. a trained nurse
of the University of Pennsylvania
was the guest of her cousin, Miss Flor
ence G. Vernon, here yesterday.
q. p. Sawdon is confined to his home
by a painful carbuncle.
Samuel Slesinger, Miss Stella Sles-
niger, Harry Hirshberg and Morris
Levy, started today for the Buffalo
Exposition
Miss Sadie e. Vernon and nephew,
Leonard f. Cooper, have returned
from Easton, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Flory are visit
ing in Buffalo and Canada.
Miss Annie Curry who has been
visiting relatives in the country. has
returned home.
Miss Mary Gutenberg has returned
from a visit to Chester.
Miss Sallie Macklin and Miss Minnie
Hook, who have been visiting in this
city, have returned to Chester
Evening journal., 1901-09-04
SAYS THB TRACKS (
SHOULD BIZ HIGHER
City Engineer Thinks The
Should be Elevated
Fourteen Feet

After having carefully considered the
plans for the proposed elevated tracks OF
the F., w. & b. railroad through this
city, Engineer Boughman explained then
to the members Of the Street and Sewer
Department at a special meeting hello
yesterday afternoon and suggested many
changes in the plans. Mr.. Boughman
convinced the department that it would
be unwise to allow the track to be at a
lower elevation than fourteen feet.
AIT n meeting to be held in a few days
the engineers Of the railroad company
the city engineer and the manufacturers
who have filed protests against the eleya,
tons at certain points will be present
and the entire matter will be discussed.
1t is the desire Of the Street and Sewer
Department to adopt such plans as will
be for the best interest of all concerned.
John Biggs, attorney for the P, w. &
b. Railroad Company, appeared before
the Street and Sewer Department yes
terday, and said that he had just re-
turned from his vacation, and would
like to know what the department had
done with the resolution from the rail
road company regarding the elevated
tracks.
Mr.. Carter informed Mr.. Biggs that
the resolution had been read, and the
plans turned over to the city engineer
who has gone over them carefully, ano
now is ready ITO explain them to the
department.
Mr.. Fahey asked Mr.. Biggs if the
railroad company was in a hurry to be-
gin the work
Mr.. Biggs said it was big job, and
the company was in hurry to get to
work.
Before leaving, Mr.. Biggs looked into
the protests made by the Harlan and
Hollingsworth Company and others.
The Weccacoe Fire Company yester-
day protested to the Street and Sewer
Department. against charges for sewer
lien. The company says that II
had a private sewer, and was using il
when the department laid the sewer in
Jackson street. and cut the fire COM
panys sewer off and charged it for en-
tering the Jackson street sewer. This
matter was taken up, and the bill was
cancelled.
The members will consider the re-
quest made by the Delmarvia Tele-
phone Company to be allowed TO
change its proposed subway from Thir-
zenith to Fourteenth street.
On motion Of Mr.. Carter, the plans
for the Baltimore and Ohio bridge at
Lowering avenue were accepted.
Dr. Frantz complained to the board
that the railroad company intended to
cut off Thirteenth street, and he want
ed 1t open, as there were many houses
on both sides Of the track.
Since protesting about the proposed
plan of running the elevated railroad in
front OF its plant, the American Car
and Foundry Company informs the
board that it understands that the
plans viii be changeds and that it will
confer with the members of the de-
partment on the matter.
The Belts Machine Company wants
the department to alter the culvert
near its plant, so that it will not over
flow the machine works.
Evening journal., 1901-09-04

Our Dover correspondent states that
the Secretary Of State is determined to
secure payment Of the $50 tax due the
State from foreign corporations doing
business within our borders. The law
seem to be with the Secretary, and II
this is the case, he would be negligent
not to enforce it, The provision is
usual, and has nothing to do with the
formation Of corporations under our
own laws, but ta-s those concerns
chartered in other States, and which
desire to do busisess here. If this is
the legal provision. it is reasonable.
and should be enforced. The State
should have the revenue, and the law
should be obeyed
Evening journal., 1901-09-04
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

Ferguson Haines, OF Biddeford Me-,
has two quaint and rare and valuable
little books. One is about 2 by inches
in dimensions. and the paper cover is
decorated with bright-colored flowers.
Inside, on the title page, is the follow
ing: "A pocket almanac for the year
l776. Fitted for the use of Pennsyl-
vania and the neighboring provinces.
with several useful additions. by Rr.
Saunder. Phil. printed and folded by
Benjamin Franklin and ID. Hail." The
either book is several times larger. It's
date is Pennsylvania, 1746," and is
also an almanac
You don't like walking very much,
do your inquired the farmers horse,
who was grazing near the canal.
"oh, l don't mind It under certain
conditions, replied the canal boat
mule.
You don't appear to like your exer-
else on the towpath"
mo. That's where | draw the line. "
New Zealand fits punishment 20
crime more nearly than most coun-
tries. Thus at Wanganui, when GER
Hain sawyers troubled their neighbors
by their drunken freaks, the delin-
quents were made TO pay the fines i'm
posed in such labor as they were accus-
TONED to, and were set 70 saw wood
" it'll which to build a prison. The re-
sdlt was that, rather than transgress
gain, they vanished from the locality
as soon as the edifce was complete.
Il wonder why it's so hard to keep a
hired girl?"
"oh. because they're so easily spoil
Id"
Mrs. Hatterson: Are those people
Who have moved next door to you vel
bred? Mrs. Callerson: Oh, yes. Thee
answered all my questions and nevel
asked me one about myself.--Life>
Evening journal., 1901-09-04

The morning Addicks organ the
other day hurled handful of mud at
the gentlemanly and efficient postmasv
ter at Harrington. We are informed by
reliable parties that the account was
"a lie from start to finish, gotten up by
those who want office Mr.. 6enney is
one OF the most faithful officials OF the
government in this State, uniformly
courteous and painstaling. He has
had TO bear all sorts of abuse for his
refusing to support the gasman. and,
since he cannot be bribed or brighten
ed. Islander is to be employed Such
methods are dastardly.
Evening journal., 1901-09-04
They Went Grabbing

An enjoyable grabbing party was
given on Labor Day by the +. o. c. at
Riverside Park. Those present were:
Miss Matte Rushton. Miss Lizzie Alex
ander, Miss Clara wilkins, Miss Alice
Wier. Miss Floss Smith, Miss Maud
Lyman, Miss Maggie Taylor. James
Donlan. Paul Ortiz, William II. White,
Robert Webb, Hyland Lyman, Joseph
Wright and John Mcdowell. The party
pent a delightfua time and caught six
dozen crabs.