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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11
CRAzED BY CROP SHORTAGE.
The Owner of Two New Jersey cannerie
Kills Himself.

Salem, n. j., Sept. 4.-Harry Lambert,
one of the most prominent citizens of Salem,
and proprietor of two of tie largest GAMER
les in this county, committed suicide BY
shooting Tuesday evening. Mr.. Lambert
had been greatly worried about his business
for some time, owing to the difficulty of
obtaining tomatoes, the farmers preferrine
TO sell to foreign buyers than to bring their
crops to the local canneries. Mr.. Lambert
had made contracts at the prevailing prices
in the spring, and had sold a large portion
OF his pack in advance at price tased on
these contracts. Scarcity of tomatoes else
where. however, raised the price, and the
farmers shipped most of their crops away.
For two weeks Mr.. Lambert had bee n
treated by a local physician for melancholia,
but nothing serious was apprehended Mr..
Lambert had been living at Ford's Hotel for
several weeks, but instead of going there to
supper Tuesday he went to his house, on
Oak street, and sent his hostler away on an
errand. Partly undressing in a small build
ing adjoining his STABLE he fired pistol
shot of small calibre into his left breast.
As this did not prove effective, he placed
the barrel of shotgun in his mouth and
pulled the trigger. The result was instant
death, part OF his head being blown away.
The body was found shortly afterward by
Zacharias Taylor, the colored coachman.
MIR. Lambert leaves widow and a 5-years-
old son.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11
LINES ON 4 SKULL.
William Darling.

Behold this ruin! Twas skull
Once of ethereal spirit full
This narrow cell was life's retreat;
This space was thoughts mysterious seat;
What beautious pictures filed this spot,
What dreams of pleasure long forgot.
Nor love, nor joy. nor hope, nor fear,
has left one trace of record here.
Beneath this Wondering canopy,
Once shown the bright and busy eye;
But start not at the dismal void;
Ii social love that eye employed,
If with no lawless fire it cleaned,
But through the dew of kindness beained,
That eye shall be forever bright
When stars and suns have lost their light.
Here in this silent cavern hung
The ready, swift and tuneful tongue;
If falsenood's honey il disdained,
And, where it could not praise was chainef
If bold in virtues cause il spoke,
Yet gentle concord never broke
That tuneful tongue shall plead for thee
When death unveils eternity.
Say, did these fingers delve the mine,
Or with its envied rubies shine?
To hew the rock or wear the gem
Can nothing now avail to them,
But if the page of truth they sought,
Or comfort to the mourner brought,
These hands richer need may claim
Than all that waits on wealth or fame.
Avails it whether bare or shod
These feet the path of duty trod?
1t from the powers of joy they fed
To 5oothe Affections humble bed,
II grandeur's guilty bride they spurned,
And home to virtues lap returned,
Those feet with angels wings shall vie,
And tread the palace of the sky.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11
EIGHT LIVES CRUSHED OUT,


inventors Caught Dnder Tremendous
Weight of Metal.
New York, Sept. 4.-Instant death in {
shocking form came to eight workmen ir
the yard of the Brooklyn Union Gas Co., il
Williamsburg, yesterday afternoon, wher
the bottom of what is to be the largest ga,
tank in the world fell from it's braces.
The men were crushed under the Rrea
weight of metal. Five bodies have beer
recovered. They are those of Joseph Con
stantino, Frank Frantz, d. Ierato, M
Pantello and Philip Ritter.
just how the big circular bottom happened
to fall is not known, but it is believed tina
the wooden braces which held it in position
for the riveters gave way. About co men
were working above and below the bottom
which was about to be lowered upon the
permanent iron braces resting on the founda.
tions. The cracking of the timbers gave
but an instant's warning of the impending
accident, and the alarm was shouted to the
men below.
Those near the edge of the big circular
sheet of metal managed to escape, but the
others were caught and crushed against the
ground with terrific force. The bottom was
six feet above the metal braces when il
toppled from the breaking timbers, and the
metal braces, strong though they were, were
twisted and tiattened out as if they had been
of lead.
1t was seen at once that the plates, each
of which weighs two tons, would have to be
raised separately, and men were set to work
cutting the rivets. When the first plate was
removed two bodies were found, crushed
almost beyond recognition.
News of the accident spread rapidly and
soon great crowd collected around thi
tank. Ambulances were summoned from
the Eastern District St. Catharine's and
the williamsburg Hospitals.
These came with large force of surgeons,
as those who escaped with injuries were
only slightly hurt.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11

The Church Economist has collected
statistics showing the progress made in
the collection of the Twentieth Century
funds, which were started all over the
world for number of special objects,
such as the payment OF church debts,
the support of the conference claim
ants, the purchase of the London
Aquarium, so that British Methodists
might have headquarters, and the en-
dowment of colleges. Already the funds
have reached total of $40, 000, 600,
and, although there remains $40, 00o, GOO
yet to be collected, there is no reason,
in view of the success UP to date, to
apprehend any difficulty in completing
the funds in the required time. AL
though millions OF dollars have been
raised by these special efforts, they
have in no way interfered with the
regular contributions to missionary So
cieties and to the support of churches
On the contrary, all religious societies
show an increase in receipts, and
there is hardly one that is not out of
debt, a condition that has not obtained
in years.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11

Baltimore American.
Bathtubs of glass may be axnected to

Baltimore American.
Bathtubs of glass may be expected to
! replace enamel and metal ones soon.
They are being made in Germany now,
| and are said to have many advantages
over metal and enamel, the PRINCIPAL
| one being that they are much cheaper.
| Besides bathtubs, tanks and watts such
as are used by brewers. distillers and
sugar refiners are being made of glass.
and the manufacturer is confident that
he can replace those for which clay,
wood, cement and metal are now con-
stPucted at a lower cost. Glass bath
tubs are not fragile. Those being made
now are five and six feet long, about
two feet wide, and about two and one
half inches thick. They are made in a
solid piece, and one can be made COM
| plete in about five minutes.
This is owing toEa new process of
blowing glass by means of compressed
air. The process was invented in Pitts
burg about 90 years ago, but was
limited to making bottles and similar
small-sized articles. Paul Steyert of
Dresden, has improved it, and under
his process there need be no limit
within reason to the size of the article
made. The method is simplicity
itself. The molten glass is taken from
bne Iurnace anu placed IN a mould,
which can readily be swung ID any de-
sired position. Compressed air is thus
admitted through flexible tube which
connects with the bottom of the mold.
The air pressure is regulated by valves.
AS soon as the article is finished it is
switched into an annealing chamber,
where it is again heated and then al
lowed to cool. This toughens it, and
after the process it is ready for use.
| Plates of large size are being made
of glass by an adaptation of the same
| process.
In this case an ornamental design is
| first made on sheet of peculiar oompo-
sition, which remains moist for some
time. Colored glass is spread over this
to work out the design. Then the
sheet is placed on the glass plate and
| the whole is heated in the oven. The
heat consumes the sheet on which thu
design was made, leaving only the layer
of colored glass, welded into the plate.
Some remarkable and very picturesque
effects are made in this way.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11
A SAN FRANCISCO PUBLISHER SHOT.

San Francisco, CAL, Sept 4.-Fred
Marriott, publisher of the San Fran
cisco News Letter, was shot three
times and seriously wounded at his
home last night. His assailauts we're
Thomas H. Williams, Jr., president of
the California Jockey Club, and
Truxton Beaie, former United States
minister to Persia and Greece and A
widely known clubman of this city
Neither would say who did the shoot
ing, but Marriott said it was Williams.
Inc following account was given by
Marriott before he was put under
anRsthetics: IAN appointment was
made by telephone for meeting by
Truxton Beale. About O'Clock Beale
and Williams came to the house, and
answered the door myself. When reach
ing to take their hats, Beale struck me
heavy blow in the face and made
another slash at me with his fist.
Smash him, the d cried Will
liams. | reiterated, as the blow on the
forehead almost blinded me. / then
started up stairs, and Williams began
shooting
The first shot fired shattered Mar
riott's left leg below the knee, and he
fell to the steps. As he rolled to the
! bottom OF the stairs, two more bullets
struck him. One cut through the thigh
a, few inches below the hip passing
clear through the leg. The other
struck him in the right hand.
Mrs. Marriott, hearing the first shot.
came to the head of the stairs in time
to see her husband fall. She started
down to him. Then, it is averred, the
revolver was turned in her direction.
and two more shots were fred. One
passed within four inches of her head
Williams said: 1--WE considered il
our duty to punish Marriott for pub
fishing an article last week rejecting
on the reputation of young woman. >
Beaie said that, although the woman IS
name was not mentioned, her identity
was so plainly indicated that he felt
bound to resent the publication.
Alter the shooting. Williams and
Beale went to the Pacific Union Club,
where they were placed under arrest.
Marriott's wounds, it is thought, will
not result fatally. Williams and Beale
were released on $40, 600 bonds each.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11
As ROY LIKE 1T.

Philadelphia Record.
Lofty manners are never above re.
proach.
The worm and the organ-grinder will
turn.
The soda clerk may be recognized by
his phiz.
Tho customs inspector goes where
duty calls.
A man is apt to be in stew when
he has boil.
It's not the broad minded man who
has the big head.
The pickpocket goes to church that
he may watch and prey.
The deeds that live after men longest
are usually mortgages.
The popularity of popular songs som
leads to their unpopularity. .
Most men have as much faith il
airships as they have in air-castles.
The tidal wave seems to be of as shI
disposition as the sea serpent.
Strange as it may seem the joke tina
is thinnest is hardest to see through.
Sillicus-It isn't easy TO love yout
enemies.
Cynicus-O, yes, it is-after we haw
gotten the best of them.
It's no sign that a girl is in love
with fellow because she's willing tt
go to a dollar and a-half show with
him.
Always count 10 before replying
when you are angry, says the Mama
yunk Philosopher. "It gives you timS
to think up something mean to say.'t
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11

retired from the room the grange re-
sumed its session and unanimously
adopted the following:
Resolved, That the Pomona Grange, Pa
irons Of Husbandry, of New Castle County,
warmly endorses the principals of the White
man Jury Bill and directs its representatives
to present and advocate resolution endors-
ing It at the coming Meeting of tho State
Orange.
The State Grange will hold its meet
ing in December, Just before the ineet-
ing of the General Assembly, and it is
likely that a committee will be an
pointed to present the matter to that
body and urge the passage of the bill.
Judging from the sentiment at yester-
days meeting the people of the State
are almost unanimously in favor of the
proposed change, and there is every
reason to believe that the bill will be
passed at the next session Of the Legis-
lature, regardless OF its political COM
plexion, the sentiment in its favor is
so strong.
The committee which had charge Of
the recent farmers fair at Brandywine
Springs Park reported that the fair
had been decided success and had
been no expense to the grange. The
| committee was complimented upon its
work and Immediately it was decided
| to have fair on a larger scale next
year, and in order to prepare for the
| event early, the worthy master is to
| appoint committee at the next meet
ing, which is to begin to make arrange
ment several months before the time
for the fair to be held.
During the meeting the following
was adopted:
! Whereas, The members of this grange
have learned through the press that the Levy
| Court OF this county did, some four weeks
ago, allow Horace g. Rettew, receiver of
taxes, and George d. Kelley, comptroller,
a certain sum of money over and above
their regular salary, and while the said
! Levy Court may have the power and law to
warrant the granting of this extra allow
ance to the above named officials, we
heartily condemn and protest against such
allowances. believing that the salary already
| provided for those officials is entirely ample
for the Labor. performed, and as it appears
/ there was only one member of the said court
that raised his voice in opposition to the
| granting of this extra allowance being
| >. Frank Ewart; Therefore, be it
Resolved, That this grange unanimously
endorses the stand taken by $. Frank Ewart
in opposing such extrhvagances with the
/ county's money, believing that he is trying
| by his actions, to the best of his ability,
with great odds against him, to economic
with the county's money, thereby relieving
the farmer of burdensome taxes.
y fine dinner and supper we're pro-
vided by the ladies Many of the
members had their children with
them and the event savored of picnic,
so far as the little folks were con
cerned. Although the sky was over
cast most of the day there was no rain
and nothing to mar the pleasure of
| thnsa in attendance
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11
REV. ]. 0. SYpHERD DEAD.
Expired mt His Home in This City Last
Night Week,

Expired Mt His Home in This City Last
Night Week,
Rev j. Owen Sypherd, aged 6S years,
died last night week at II o'clock, at his
residence, T04 Adams street, after a
protracted illness of paralysis. He was
first stricken a year ago last April. He
leaves wife and three children, former
Representative Clarence d. Sypherd of
Dover, Herman NJ. Sypherd of Atlantic
City, and W. Owen Spyherd, an in
structor at the University of Wisconsin,
Mr.. Spyherd was born in Chester
county, Pa.
Mr., Sypherd was admitted to the
Philadelphia Methodist Episcopal Con
ference in 1860, and continued a mem
Der thereof until 1868, when he Joined
the Wilmington Conference, which was
organized that year His pastoral as
signments were as follows 1860, Church
Creek; 1861, Snow Hill; 1862, Harring-
ton; 1868, Hummelstown, Pa. 1864,
St. Paul's Church, Harrisburg; 1867,
Bensalein, Pa. 1s6s-70, Camden !;
lsT1-3, Centreville, Md. +; 1916, Scott
Church, Wilmington; 1877 s, Zion,
Md. 4; 1881, st. Georges; 1882. A,
Sudlersville; 1856, st. Michaels ;
1887 80, Laurel; 1912, Snow Hill;
1893, Hockessin; 1884,, Mt. Lebanon ;
1896, St Georges; 1878, Eastlake
Church, Wilmington. His relation had
been supernumerary since 1897.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11
A LYNCHlNG BEE IN TEXAS.

Hampstead, Texas, Sept. 5.-Jesse
Walker, colored, was taken from the
county Jail this morning by a crowd of
several hundred people and hanged to a
telephone pole.
The crime for which Walker was
lynched was criminal assault upon a
white woman. Walker was arrested
Monday evening, and his victim posi-
lively identified him. The negro con-
fessed his crime.
NEGRO FATALLY SHOT.
East ST. Louis, ILL.,, Sept. 5. Edward
Brown, oolored, was shot and fatally
wounded in the street last night by a
number of citizens.
Half an hour before the shooting.
Annie Gates, aged II years, rushed
into saloon, crying that a negro had
been chasing her. A number Of men
started on search, finally capturing
Brown, whom the girl identified. He
was turned over to policeman, and
the patrol wagon was sumomned.
While being driven to the police sta
ton, Brown jumped out of the patrol
wagon and ran. Citizens and officers
pursued, firing at the negro. Two bul
let's brought him to the ground, and
he died in hospital 20 minutes later.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11
TRUSTEES OF THE INSANE.
Meeting OF the Board at Farnhurst
| Thursday.

Meeting OF the Board at Farnhurst
Thursday.
At the meeting of the Trustees of the
Delaware State Hospital for the Insane
at Farnhurst Thursday DIR. Black
presided. Superintendent William FL.
Hancker was granted permission to
secure first assistant to take the place
of DR.. Van Epps, who has been acting
in that capacity since the departure OF
DR.. Watson, who has gone to Europe.
The board presented handsome bound
volumes on contagious diseases to Su-
perintendent Hancker and Drs. Van
Epps and Watson. The books are
bound with flexible bin lings and are in
reciprocation of the services of the
several physicians during the con-
tagious disease epidemic which pre-
vailed in the hospital several months
ago.
DR.. Gilpin reported the purchase of a
wagon for the general use of the hos
pital at q cost of $50.
Lausatt A. Rogers of the firm Of
Rogers 4 Totten of Philadelphia, archi-
tects, prepared plans for the construc-
tion of two-story building with 40.
commodation for "a patients to be used
as tuberculosis ward. or hospital.
Mr.. Rogers was employed to supervise
the construction of the building. The
cost is not to exceed $4,000. 1t will
have all necessary appliances includ.
ing sun parlors and baths.
The board will request the Pennsyl.
vania Railroad Co. to. place in siding
at or near Farnhurst station for the
purpose of securing material for the
construction of the new building. The
/ oil aiI oil i
| account of the Improvements at that
| place.
Superintendent Hancker's report
| showed the population to be 1926, the
| same as that of one year ago. The fol.
lowing employees have been engaged
Samuel Ferguson, Frank j. Beck Of
New Castle, attendants; Howard w.
| Kinsley, carpenter. The resignation
of Philip Forrest was accepted. The
superintendent received from board Of
patients 1921. "a. Quarterly bills to
the extent of s., 1914. 10 were ordered
paid.
The board granted the contract for a
new boiler to the Benjamin f. Shaw
Co, to be completed at cost of 81, 800.
The boiler will have a steel stack 90
feet in height and will burn soft coal
in place of anthracite, the board de-
Gliding to use soft coal in the future.
The old boiler was condemned some
time ago.
The following contracts we're awarded
John L. Devine-beef, Ga cents. The
other bids were: John Thompson, /
cents: Max Mathes, cents. Contract
to Devine.
Mutton and veal-Max Matthes, /
cents for mutton, veal. 1015 cents.
Groceries-two bidders, William E.
Frank and Charles L. Simmons
awarded to Mr. Frank.
Dry Goods-Two bidders, Robert H.
Scott and Jesse L. Shepherd: awarded
to Mr.. Scott.
Bread - George H. Huber, 2ss cents
per pound.
Crockery-Two bidders, /. Lewis Row
& Co. and William Lawton; awarded
to M. Lawton.
Drugs Wilmer G. Taylor.
Clothing, shoes, slippers-Jesse L.
shepherd.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11
BLAsTs FRoM THE RANTS HoRN.


The true servant is discovered in his
masters absence.
You cannot serve God with tools in
vented by the devil.
1t is better to miss being rich than
to make others poor.
The world is profted nothing by the
pleasure seeking life.
Some men are born with reverse
gear and nothing else.
The sorrow of death is not in their
going, but in our staying.
Not the things we endure but those
We miss make life's tragedy.
No man can both measure his work
and do it at the same time.
When laws and legislators are re-
spectacle they will be respected.
Men lose sight of doetrinal lines in
the glorious light of divine love.
IL is not our fault if temptations call
on US but it is ii we entertain them,
A mans desire fer religious truth is
not shown by his despising all other
truth.
The brotherhood of man is not much
helped by the brothers-in-law of the
church.
The only thing that comes to the
man who waits is the dust from the
professions.
The arrangement of the Bible is
prophetic of our lives, eliminating in
revelation,
Even though the face of tine hypocrite
went to Heaven all the rest would 90
the other way.
A woman may have opened the door
to sin, but man gave it the glad hand
as soon as he got home
Falsehood turns its back on truth
and he who looks through the one
may often see the other.
The problem is not to get education
out of politics so much as to get educa-
tion into the politicians.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11

Milford, Sept. A party of six
girls and young man we're enjoying
row on Brandywine Lake yesterday
afternoon, when Miss Florence Kram-
Itch grasped for tree stump. She
was pulled from the boat into 20 feet
Of water. Her couisn, Miss Katherine
kramlich, II years old, plunged over,
grabbed the drowning girl and got her
to the boat landing. She was resusci-
tated after much hard work. The
Misses kramlich are from Allentown,
Pa, and have been spending their
summer vacation as guests Of f. FL.
Kramlich.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11

York, Pa, Sept. BIT was stated
yesterday that deal had been effected
between the Maryland and York indie.
pendent telephone companies, by which
direct communication can be had
within the next two weeks between
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Wilmington
and other cities in Maryland, Pennsyl-
yania, Delaware, Virginia and West
Virginia. The deal is looked upon as
an Important one. inasmuch as the
Bell people have had the entire field
for the past several years. The lines
will meet at the Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania border and it is expected that
they will be in operation within the
next two weeks. The whole Of the
Middle States territory will be utilized :
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11
YEAR ADDED TO AVERAGE LIFE.
Americans Living Longer Than They Did
Decade Ago.


Washington, Sept. 4.-Progress in
medical and sanitary science has added
a year to the median age of the popu-
lation of the United States. A census
bulletin shows that the median age of
the total population in 1900 was %. &, as
compared with 2l.9 in 1890. The
medlan age of the white population in
the last census year was % 4 and the
colored, including negroes, Indians and
Mongolians, was 1877, while in 1890
the white population was pa and the
colored 1a3. There was an increase
in the median age of the white popu-
lation during each decade from 1910 to
1900, amounting in the 80 years to Z. 4
years, or an average amount of about
five sixths of a year in decade.
Not only has science brought this
about, but a decrease in the relative
number of children born and the great
influx of adult immigrants have had
their effect. \