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ue PHILOSOPHER.

rank L. Stanton
onfailin' signs;
o. oIIs CAP what Jingle ter de
n de pines .,o,. or do
m rba' lef de 1urref' VI NC
, s5s or de partridge kaze he
|. J! sweetheart sol
,.r feeIin' what I dunno
kla N call p. hooa low
rs Dio'So"D -
~. .,' bowed his trumpet fer
s, IN folks ter rise
no contented fer ter wake
ny eyes'
in, in de elements-de
er de breeze.
q Or de lily fer de comm
bees; eo,;,
Eli fst g|Ine lone
.'3ers, en- sweet places whar
agsackIes stay
ave "Good-mawnin'!" whar
n is drench wild dew.
s+ ontprprisin' huff ter tell
;ane ter you!"
@r tells me "Howdy! We a.
h fer de show,
eli meet de mockin' birds en-
EN- high en- low"
u aatA COR makes no answer! I des
go ack so still
sAllie h de sunshine-lak l los my
s|lf ord . ui1Ir
..ss 4 5at tight, en- dream1n' IN my
e tted place,
asing resh bIuefy FUN de fur
lmy face.
,rs wen Springs a-comin',
OWES done laid down my rule,
AMT bon fer plowin' en- gee
-1 er de mule
rtenin' ter de cattle bells
daisies cool en- deep,
helm what de, trees hez wen
ncks de birds ter sleep!
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push-cart, or the handle may be
quickly made to order. Stones inside
the key will give needed weight
Farm and Home.
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nail keg may be fit
ted with an axle
from an old fence
rod or piece of old
shafting and attach
ed to the handle Of
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1t Lacking
in Courage.
BIZ Laura Ellen Beale.

By Laura Ellen Beale.
lack Stanley and Stacy Cole
spinning along the bouleV-
I'M his beautiful gray PAGERS,
enyied him and the
Be girl who was soon
aDme his wife. How
= hey looked, laughing and
gany, as the PAGERS glided
almost noiselessly, by! AS
FIVE out of "Grayson Place."
1er new home was building,
aei again into the boulevard,
Firing strains of martial music
their ears, and the next mo-
company of U. S. Regulars
flDd the corner, marching to-
ln with military precision.
vas compelled to give his en-
aron to the spirited team,
saned determined to reach the
atlue by taking a short cut
q newell kept lawns which lined
3ara, but his affianced looked
peat admiration at the stalwart
Id SunbrOWned faces of the
After they had passed she
Z b.
"a grand sight! How nice
& in uniforms! oh, l love
mat was fine looking body of
We nave a splendid lot of fell
our army"
Tally since the Spanish war,
many Of the home boys en-
@Il the girl. Then, without
'o' any reply, she asked alb
1 Why didn't you volunteer,
O)At know, Stacey" he said.
0' lnlnk it altogether neces-
''Ee We're enough fellows with
zee how quickly they whip
S@niards."
'"e a man, was the rejoinder
V1oJry needed me, / would
respond. for / think it the
very aole-bodied young man
wi Ills flag. To me it shows
proper spirit when he does
S0'o Surged holly into Jacks
'.s! $ remark, for he thought
s~ o oaltle he had fought when
."asIy remained still while
'r W. ana Schoolfellows were en-
D0en at last they went away
-,-'' II was one of the bitterest
bis young life.
could he do otherwise? His
Nv seemed failing rapidly,
80 neip-needed the strong
-S only son to lean upon.
l. w MS gentle mother added
s~o entreaties to Jack not to
"e save up all thoughts of
/ @~o plunged more deeply
\ ~"aSement of his fathers
/ lucy We're left alone some
sIs and Jack was thankful
1, remained at home to sup
'"1ort his sorrowing moth
81. stacey, his promised wife,
IN ,So that it was lack of cour-
Mn, 1"Q Kept him back-that he
] +sa'd. The words were like
=, ,~I0st in his heart.
Ss,s ~ Silent for some time. the
.ss,', Fesretting her foolish
d ~ We're ranking in Jacks
) ~ S1e was on the point of tell
e,.o aaS She was sorry for her
d NJ ne Unexpectedly asked
III urlYe further, Stacey?"
! proudly answered.
.aae "a d tired anu would prefer
y ~ o'I'e ended: the good
Sate was spoken abruptly
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A Corn Marker.

The cut, from the Ohio Farmer, shows
a five-row corn marker. The runners
are ~ or 2 feet long, six inches wide
and two inches thick. They are placed
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For Rolling Small Seed.

No garden is complete without a
roller for hand USE Small seeds come
UP better if rolled after planting. A
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-04-19

cutting at the right time and properly
protecting folders from bleaching and
teaching, it is possible to increase their
feeding value 80 per cent.
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-4sos~ 4s4.SssstnaaAs IAe assel
belief by the eminent spokesman for the
hill whnnn [ nnnfad in my first letter
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community wuuIu PROBABLY nave been
the recipients of his favors, and they
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-04-19

nars There shall be left at the end OF
The list of candidates for each different
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- N.4,s ss~a->. .4..s s.AaSArllcs
Legislature or out of it who believe that
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Mertol -, = '7N~'~--s
srte su mat in other states sue
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'HTo the Editor of tba Sentinel:
Evening journal., 1902-05-21
DESCENDED IN HONOR

Again we remind cur jingo friends
THAT today is a day OF awful humilia-
ton and shame to this country. Our
flag was raised in triumph at Santi-
ago, and has for more than three years
floated proudly from the ramparts of
Morro Castle, was today hauled down
mark the words hauled down
and the flag of the Cuban Republic
flung TO the breeze In It's stead. And
have not our iingOes frequently pro
claimed to the world that where the
American flag was once raised itshould
stay? That they would shed their last
drop Of blood before Il should De haul
ed down? Alas for the mouthy jingoes
Every Evening.
Our contemporary could not let The
occasion pass without a nasty fling
and we suspect that the source CT thii
little sally is chagrin that the Republi
lean Administration has redeemed IL
pledges and given an example of ma
ltionai generosity without a parallel
No one has ever seriously maintaine
4, that where the flag is once raised ,ther
3 It shall stay. It is a figure of speecl
las the Every Evening knows. Onl
! recently it went up in China. and a
5 the same time an American Presider
declared that it should come down q
soon as order was restored. Ths
pledge. too. was kept, since it is a
8 American habit.
= But what is meant, and what
e patent to everyone, is that when Oh
r country takes territory as her owi
e and the flag goes up over it. there
e will remain. This means that we tru
d ourselves TO act with due caution al
lel deliberation, and when stand is on
Evening journal., 1902-05-21

taken II is not cur policy to recede
from It. OF course, TINS is antagontstic
to the policy Of "scuttle,' OF which
our contemporary is an earnest chan'-
pion. A majority OF our people would
prefer 10 keep the flag flying in the
Philippines. though IL should take the
sacrifice of life and treasure, than to
leave the archipelago as a derelict to
be tossed about til picked up and
fought over by other nations.
But in this connection we must not
forget that our flag went to Cuba on
a humane mission; it became the guar
antee Of peace and honor. and was re-
earded with reverence by that alien
people. IL remained till the poor had
been fed and provided with shelter; till
the farms had been cleared of weeds
and bOunteous crops been harvested. II
was the guarantee of peace and or
der. II was never lowered till the peo-
pie had gathered themselves together
brought order out Of chaos. and estab-
lished a constitution. The day that
went into effect, Il came down while
that alien people cheered and theii
cannon reared. Surely the dear old
rag is honored even more abroad than
by certain ones at home
Evening journal., 1902-05-21
nIcHr lN nARK pLACEs

We notice THAT certain OF our sister
cities are disporting new millinery in
the shape OF modish street signs. New
York is putting on a few airs over her
latest acquisition in this line. There
was a time when Wilmington used TO
strut and ask every stranger to look
at her signs. telling him where the
various streets were located. That time
has passed. At a few corners are the
rags of a tin sign eaten up with rust,
and bearing an enameled letter or two
TO remind the stranger Of our past
glory. In popular parlance our streets
are being renamed; we have this
street, and the other" street and tbs
street beyond Jones grocery"
What makes it more interesting 4
the visitor is That good form dictates
that houses should not be numbered
or if there is a concession to that old
fashioned idea, the figures are placei
on a post, or some obscure place shades
from the light This might be a wis
precaution for those who have man
out-Of-town visitors, or who are eve
expecting the visit Of the collector, bu
there are times when persons need
be found. and 1t is expensive 10 en-
ploy detectives
A stranger coming TO this city. wisi
ing to find friend should first consd
a directory He learns the street an
number. and then inquiries where Il
street may be. After finding this
diligently searches for the number.
walks for blocks where the houses al
as dark as tonbs. all apparently he
metically sealed. He rings bells al
meets the frigid glare of numero
housemaids. and then he calls a ca
and perhaps is driven TO his destin
tiOn four doors away.
This policy OF reserve is doubtle
.beftting our innate dignity and ]
serve, but to make the thing compile
We should have sentinels on the out
walls. pacing to and fro in
shadows as a warning that people z
not 10 lightly invade our peace a
quiet Then we should put out
Evening journal., 1902-05-21
sea What It May Come 10

(Aftcr Campbelis Sea Song.')
| Ye mariners of England
That nurse our native shores,
Who carried once the nations trade
Where every ocean rOars;
Your English banner lower now,
Take. take you to ping pong,
And creep from the deep.
Where the Stars and Stripes &c
strong;
Where the Yankee chuckles on every
sea
And the Stars and Stripes go strong
The spirits OF your fathers
Shall moan in rod and crank,
For the deck It was their counting
house.
The ocean was their bank.
Where tramp and mighty liner steam
The wash shall mock your song,
As you peep DER the deep
Where the Stars and Stripes go
strong;
Where the Yankee ohuckles ON every
sea
And the Stars and stripes go strong.
Britannia needs no traders.
No ships at either pole;
Her trade is DER the herring pond,
Her credit in "A hole:
With Lascars on her collier's poop
She sinks from out the throng
Where they sweep thro' the deep.
And the Stars and Stripes go strong,
Where the Yankee chuckles on every
sea
And the Stars and Stripes go strong.
The merchant flag of England
Let pierpont Morgan burn.
While Shamrock sails for England's
fame
And makes a smart return,
For now the song has failed our need
And Britons shall be slaves,
While they sleep on the deep
And the Yankee bags the waves;
While the Yankee collars all our trade
And Columbia rules the waves.
London Post.
Evening journal., 1902-05-21
One Rnr,a Inrnltr.

A New York boy was at school In
Canada. and it was his first day in
class. The geography lesson was call
ed. and it was his turn to answer.
(which is the largest city in the
worldY asked the teacher.
New York;" unhesitatingly came
the answer.
Il mean the largest city in the
world" said the teacher.
AS promptly came the reply, "New
York"
But" expostulated the teacher, IL
did not say the largest city in the Unit
ed States, but the largest city in the
world. You surely know which is the
largest city in the world"
'New York." persisted the boy.
( London has a larger population than
New York." said the teacher. "If do
not have the correct answer this time,
shall have to punish you. Come
now" coaxingly. "tell me the name of
the largest city in the world"
New York"
"stay in during recess and write me
fifty lines"
He wrote the fifty lines, and every
line read: "The biggest city in the
world is New ork."-New York Trib-
une.
Evening journal., 1902-05-21
Spontaneous Humor
the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
That the Irishman still holds the
palm for spontaneous humor is shown
by an incident which Bennett Bur-
leigh, the correspondent in South
Africa of the London Telegraph, re-
latos in a recent letter. A son of Erin.
fighting under the British flag, was
caught on the plain by party OF
Beers. He refused to surrender and
resisted until he was shot in a dozen
places and left for dead. He was
found the next day unconscious and
carried to field hospital AS soon as
he recovered consciousness a nurse
asked him If he was badly shot.
BADLY shotg" he replied. Il am sc
fun of bullet holes that .the man in
the next cot has causht cold from the
!, drafts through me-" There spoke che
typical Irishman-fghting to the last
extremity and waking to conscious
noss with a pleasantly on his lips. i
is a pity that the farce comedians dS
not understand him better
Evening journal., 1902-05-21

Christiana which was called Fort
Union. 1t was believed that it would
Withstand any force that might ap.
proach it by water"
This also gives the impression that
the fort was more than a trench, or a
mound of earth. hastily thrown up.
Pennock Pusey, who is an authority
on history in which Delaware was con-
cerned, says that he has no know
ledge of the fertilization. but from the
limited information furnished by the
writer's. he was led to believe that
Fort Union must have been in the vi
cinity of "The Rocks" (now on the
land occupied by the Mccullough Iron
Company as both the Brandywine
and Christiana rivers could be prOtec-
ted at that point
Eiwood Garrett. who was born in
1915, says he has no emembrance of
the fort Other people who are we'll
informed on the part Delaware played
in the war of 1872, say that the only
foriificatiOn they have heard of that
would protect the Christiana river was
Fort Christiana. whiih was located on
the l4obdell property and is known to-
day as Eden Park
There is absolutely nothing in any
Iof the works on the war which will
help to clear the obscurity surround
ing the location of the fort
On page 2S7, History of Delaware,
lis a foot-note as follows Fort
Union for the defense Of Whining
ton. was erected in March 1913, by the
gratuitous labor of the citizens of the
town and vicinity. James A. Bayard,
with his own hands assisted in it's
construction. The fort, says an old
chronicler. commands the Christiana
against any force that might come up
the stream"
The above is practically all the in
formation that can be obtained upon
the subject. c. V.
Evening journal., 1902-05-21
HAIR OF THE sSLoTH.
II Ia Green In Color and For n Pc
culinr Reason.

culinr Reason.
1t is a very curious fact that certain
plants grow and thrive on the hair of
sloths. Apart from its extremely coarse
and brittle nature. the most striking
popularity of the outer hair Of the
slOth is its more or less decidedly green
tinge. Now, green Is a very rare color
among mammals. and there ought,
therefore, to be some special reason for
its development in the sloth, and, as a
matter of fact, the means by which
this coloration is produced is one of
the most marvellous phenomena i'm the
whole animal kingdom, so marvellous,
indeed, that it is at first almost impos-
sible to believe that it is true.
The object of this peculiar type OF
coloration is. of course. to assimilate
the animal to its leafy surroundings
and thus to render it as inconspicuous
as possible. and when hanging in its
usual position from the Inderside of
a bough its long, coarse and green
tinged hair is stated to render the sloth
almost indistinguishable from the
punches of gray green lichens among
which it dwells. In the outer sheath
of the hairs of the al there are a num-
Der of transverse cracks, and in these
cracks grows a primitive type of plant
namely, one celled alga.
And for the benefit Of nonbotanical
readers it may be well to mention here
that alge, among which seaweeds are
included, form a group of iowerless
plants related on the one hand to the
fungi and on the other to the lichens.
In the moist tropical forests forming
the home of the sloths the alge in the
cracks of their hairs grow readily and
thus communicate to the entire coat
that general green tint which, as al
ready said. is reported to render them
almost indistinguishable from the clus-
ters of lichen among which they hang
suspended.-Knowledge.
Evening journal., 1902-05-21
PrnrIne and Prin1.ing.

Sam Jones. the revivalist. was once
taking women to task for spending
more time in prinking than in praying.
"If there's a woman here" he scream
ed finally, "whO prays more than she
prinks, let her stand up"
One poor old faded specimen Of fem
ininity in the sorriest, shabbiest Of
clothes arose.
you spend more time praying than
prlnking" asked the preacher, taking
her all in.
The poor old creature said she did
prayed all the time. prinked none at
all.
"Yol go straight home" admonished
Jones. "and put a little time on your
prinking."
Evening journal., 1902-05-21
OLD FORT UNION SEEMS TO HAVE
FOUND NO PLACE IN HISTORY

Fort Union. which was erected on
the Chrlstiana somewhere between
Seventh street and the Delaware
river. seems to have found no place in
history beyond the bare mention of its
name in a foot-note. This fort was
erected by James A. Bayard and a
number of his followers in March 1913,
to protect Wilmington from an in
vasion by the British, who at that
time. were making life miserable for
the settlers along the Delaware river.
AT the time of the burning Of Hayre
de Grace. in May 1913, By the English
invaders. the residents Of Wilmington
expected an attack from the frigates
that were then off Lewes.
A committee of safety was appointed
who scrntinized carefully every
stranger who arrived In the city 1t
was about two months before this
time that Fort Union was built. but
history fails to tell at what point. A
newspaper OF May Is. 1913. says i'm the
notice column: Members Of the Artil-
lery Corps will assemble at the City
Hall al ? o'clock this Saturday af-
ternoon for practice at Fort Union.
People living along the banks of the
Brandywine are notified to keep be-
yond the range of the guns. as the tar
gets will be located in that direction.
This gives the impression that the
fort was located on the bank of the
|Christiana river. so the guns could
be trained both on it and the Brandy
wine
In his Pictorial Field Book, OF
the War of 1872" Benson l. LOSING
SAYS: "At Smyrna, New Castle and
Wilmington, the inhabitants turned
out with spades on muskets and pre-
pared to cast up the earth for bat
terles and trenches. so to be ready to
meet the foe They erected a strong
work. to completely command the
amity." catastrophe" horror" de
stluction." etc. How would it do to
call it "hell's holocaust Here's
another phrase-"a molten deluge.'
Evening journal., 1902-05-21
A singnInr neaueat.

A peculiar fate is said to overhang
the family Of the late Sir Julian Gold
smid An ancestor Of his. so says the
legend, once gave shelter to a rabbi,
who, at his death. left to him bequest
Of a mysterious box. which was on nc
account to be opened until after the
customary seven days Of mourning. II
opened before that time. a curse would
fall upon the family.
Curiosity got the better Of superstl-
ton. and the box was opened before
the seven days were up. In It was
found a document which said that as
the injunction of the rabbi had not
been Needed no future owner of the es
tate would be succeeded by 4 son. AND
such. strangely enough. has been the
case ever since.
Evening journal., 1902-05-21
nIEN oF COuNCIL. ACr!

Eight persons living in this city
were bitten by mad dog the other
day. Most. IL not all of them, can
not mord to go away for treatment
The head OF the beast was sent to the
University OF Pennsylvania for ex-
animation. and it was pronounced a
case OF rabies
Here are eight persons threat.
ened with the horrors Of hy-
drophobia through no fault
Ca their own. Science has
made il possible for them TO obtain re-
lief. but money is required. We would
call for contributions 10 a fund, but
We fear it would take take too long.
There arc only two ways in which re-
lief can be afforded; either by some
chartasle person contributing the nee
essary sum, OF by paying for It ont OF
public moneys.
The case is so urgent that we call
upon Council to take charge OF the
matter. and appropriate the money.
The case is extraordinary. and haste is
imperative Council spends money for
an annual trip for itself. and we had
little TO say. Let it now appropriate
a small sum to save these innocent
people from horrible fate
If necessary. make the appropriation
hrst and look for precedent afterwards.
The good people of Wilmington will
take care OF obiectors. Many cities
provide at public expense for The
treatment of such cases, and at times
70 hesitate is a crime Our own hos
pitfalls cannot AFFORD relief, then We
must seek for it elsewhere In q
few days ii viii be too late; act now
and save these eight persons from o
most horrible fate.
Evening journal., 1902-05-21
sHouLn nE Made ouIr

The fame OF Addicks has spread TIN
almost every man, woman and child
in the country who can read, IS able
to give the details Of his political
career The press of Canada and
Mexico and of every State in the Union
has discussed the matter The re-
markable thing is the unanimity with
which this blazen attempt to steal a
State is regarded. In their condem-
nation Of his methods politics Is dis
regarded since Addicks is known in
every quarter as an interruptions ad.
yenturer. who has gotten together a
following BY the worst methods known
to our politics.
The Seattle Post-lntelligencer, one OF
the greatest papers OF the Northwest
had This 70 say in its issue of the i4tl
instant:
Nearly two months ago the
Regular, or -Addiclxs. Repub-
hcan members OF the Delaware
Legislature submitted to the Union
Republican. OF Addicks faction.
proposition for the settlement of
Che United States senatorial con-
troversy that was certainly a lib
eral one. They proposed that the
Regulars should name ten men
from nle two lower counties, most
of them Union Republicans, and
promised TO vote for any one i'm
the list that the Addicks people
may select. They further proposed
that the Union Republicans select
ten men from theremaining county,
New Castle, and from this list the
Regulars should choose a man for
senator. Under this proposition il
is in the power of the Addicks
members to elect both senators
from their own faction, except Mr..
Addicks himself whom il is not
likely the Regulars would select
from New Castle county.
THE offer was made i'm the first
instance. TO the Union Republican
State Committee, which rejected it
because il had not been made to
the members of the Legislature. II
was thereupon repeated TO the lat
ter and by them il has just been
rejected. They wish to elect Ad-
dicks to the Senate. Failing in
this. they are determined that no
one else shall be chosen. The Gov
ernor Is pledged TO call the Legis-
lature in special session whenever
IL is apparent that an election of
senators is feasible. lt had been
hoped that the offer made as above
would lead to an early settlement:
but by their action in rejecting IL
the Addicks men have forced Della
ware TO continue without represen-
tation in the upper branch of Con
gress
Thus one man, through his sell
fshness and his hold, by various
means. upon personal followers in
the General Assembly, not only de-
prives his State of representation.
but keeps two Republicans out OF
the United States Senate. IL is sur
prising That the people of Della
ware do not make It too warm for
him to stay there at least in the
role of an obstructor.