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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-14
CITY COUNCIL.
Business Transacted at the Regular W eelyly
Meeting.

Business Transacted at the Regular W eelSly
Meeting.
City Council held its regular weekly
meeting Thursday. Mayor George
M. Fisher and former President of
Council G. NJ. Leitch occupied seats
on the platform.
City Treasurer Feaster reported a
balance of 1891, 60l.s in the First
National Bank to the credit of current
expenses; also, that his receipts dur
ing the week we're as follows: From
Tax Collector Sayers, S25, 100; Collector
McCall, S42, Ill; Collector Lewis,
81, 1888; First National Bank, ST.. So,
interest for July; Treasurer Kent of
the S. P. g. A., s36, proceeds from
the sale and redemption of animals
Chief George II. Boughman of the
City Surveying Department, $751; 30,
fees for July; City Auditor John
Boughman, S124, so. dog tax received
from Chief of Police George Black
Building Inspector John j. Cassidy,
$50. so, fees for July.
The following reports for July were
received and filed:
Building Inspector Cassidy-Numbei
of permits, II: value of Improvements,
S32, 631; fees, $50. 30.
Milk Inspector McEvilly-Number o
inspections, 245; quarts inspected
s, 400; diaries inspected, 49,
Oil Inspector Ryan--Number of gal
Ions inspected, is, $50.
Garbage crematory, by Superinten
dent Cannon-Number of pounds o
garbage destroyed, 1910, 630; days il
| service, 26.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-14
THE CUNNING SEASON.
Indications Point to u Large Number of
Reed and Rail Birds in This Vicinity.

Indications Point to Large Number of
Reed and Rail Birds in This Vicinity.
As the cunning season approaches interest
grows in the outlook. The reed bird season
will open in Delaware on August 25th, the
rail bird season on September LIST and the
quail season on November 18th.
Joseph p. Gross, who is one of the best
authorities in the State on such subjects,
has begun his preliminary investigation
and is prepared to make predictions as to
this time point to the best season for some
time. The weather during the summer has
been decidedly beneficial. Frequent showers
and cool weather in August usually result in
large crop of birds and by the time the
open season arrives they. are in excellent
condition. The cooler the weather in
August the more birds to be found in their
usual haunts when the season opens. The
only thing to cause et-back now would be
severe hailstorm, which would cut the
reeds and damage other vegetation upon
which the birds feed.
MIR. Gross has been out on the marshes
during the past few days and reports more
birds, there now than at this period for
several years, and there is every reason to
believe that many more will arrive during
the next few weeks. The feeding grounds
are in fine condition and there is every
thing to attract the birds and at present
nothing to brighten them away.
MIR. Gross is also of the opinion that quail
will be plentiful,
Blackbirds are numerous in New Jersey.
A few days ago one gunner across the river
succeeded in bagging 10 dozen in one day.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-14
KNOX NOT STRUCK.
A Man Made a Lunge at Him, But Did Not
Hit Him.

A Man Made u Lunge at Him, But Did Not
Hit Him.
New York, Aug. g. Attorney- General
Knox and Mrs. Knox spent last night
in this city. and left early today for
Oyster Bay to visit President 1toose-
velt
Mr.. Knox today admitted that he
had been a participant in an unpleas-
antness in a cafe at Atlantic City last
Wednesday night, but said the pub
lished accounts of the occurrence have
been exaggerated. He said no blows
we're exchanged. Mr.. Knox's version
of the incident was that he entered
the cafe with party of friends, con-
sisting OF four women and three men.
At nearby table sat a party of three
mon, one of whom he knew, but de-
clined to give his name. These men
became noisy; and as it was disagree
able, he asked waiter to have them
put out of the room. The waiter re-
quested the disturbers to be quiet, but
| instead they became nosier. Then Mr..
Knox escorted his party outside, and
returned to the cafe alone. An alter
cation ensued, and one of the men made
a lunge at Mr.. Knox, but did not hit
him, and in a few minutes it was all
over, and no returned to his friends.
| Mr.. Knox said the statement that the
trouble was in any way connected witt
the trust question was absurd.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-14
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STATE HOSPITAL.
Monthly Meeting of the Trustees Today at
Faruhurst.

Farnhurst
At the meeting of the Trustees
of the Delaware State Hospital
for the Insane at Farnhurst Thursday
morning in the office of DIR. William
Ii. Hancker, superintendent of
the institution, the resignation of
Miss Florence H. Watson, first assist
ant superintendent, was received and
accepted by the board and in short
time DR.. Van Epps, the second assist
ant, was elected to that position. No
person has been named to succeed DR..
Van Epps and from the dresent indica-
tions the office may remain vacant
The board decided to appoint COM
mittee of three, with Dr. John j.
Black, the president, to arrange for the
erection of building for the treat
ment of tuberculosis, to be known as a
tuberculosis station, at which place all
diseases of this nature will be treated
and isolated from the main buildings
The committee is composed of the fol-
lowing persons: Dr. John j. Black,
chairman; DR.. Thomas L. Gilpin, New
Castle county; George w. Murray of
Kent county and DIR. Hiram r. Burton
| of Sussex county.
The committee on houses and grounds
| will look after the condition of one OF
the boilers, which has been found to
be defective.
The population of the hospital is 800.
The payroll and other bills, amounting
to 80, 722, was passed. Two deaths anc
nine admissions were reported during
| the month.
The appointment of DIR. Van Epps tt
the position of assistant to DR.
Hancker is most pleasing to the mem
bers of the board, the supervisors anc
assistants and nurses.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-14
He Says That Congressman L. HelSlsv
Ball Has One Chance Of Union
Republican Endorsement
for denomination.
THAT CHANGE IS THE
HOLDING OF A SPECIAL
SESSION OF LEGISLATURE
And the Election of Two Repub-
lican Senators,
THIS DONE, He MAY Be SUPPORTED

Unless two Republican United States
Senators are elected in special session
between now and the general election
in November, the Union Republicans,
according to their State chairman, j.
Frank Alice, will not endorse Congress
man L. Heisler Ball for second term.
1t is two Senators or war between the
factions. ~
State Chairman Alice was in town
Friday morning and his remarks about
the oongressmanship were part of an
interview on political matters which he
made to reporter. His words as to
DIR. Ball we're: "We will never under
any circumstances take DIR. Ball; there
is no doubt of that, provided, OF
course, that two United States Sena-
tors are not elected between nov and
the election. If we had special ,ses-
sion and elected two Senators, then
our people would be glad to do the
liberal act by probably renominating
the old State ticket think that that
sentiment would prevail throughout
the two lower counties. - ~
Mr.. Alice added that the Regulars
understood the Union Republican posi-
ton as to DIR. Ball. He was not pre-
pared to give his opinion as to who
will be nominated by the Union Repub-
lican convention, which is to meet the
second day of September.
"As to the Senatorship, he added,
1--WE are where we have always been :
Anybody they 1.-THE Regulars1 want if
we can have the man we want 81. Ed
ward Addicks). .
Chairman Alice is interested in the
outcome of the common primary agita-
ton. .'Our State Committee" he
said, "has recommended that the New
Castle County Committee accept the
Regular proposition for common
primaries, and favors common primaries
throughout the State. We think it
very unfair that they (the Regularsl
| should expect common primaries in
New Castle and reject them in KEN
and Sussex; but as we are in favor Of
common primaries we will take them
wherever we can get them. We fee
sure that fair minded Republicans Of
the State, regardless of faction, will
appreciate that what is good for then
in New Castle is good in Kent ane
/ Sussex.
EVEN if we don't get common
| primaries in Kent and Sussex we will
undoubtedly get the support of all true
Republicans in the two lower counties
"Our organization is in superb shapt
throughout the State.' rift
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-14
BLASTS FROM THE RAMS MORN.
Gods Word wins its own way.
To bury truth is to raise q lie.

Gods Word wins its own way.
TO bury truth is to raise lie.
Men do not stumble on salvation.
Moral exercise makes moral athletes.
Regeneration does more than reform.
Every moral inheritance is entailed.
All great work consists of small
deeds.
Hard living does not make easy
dying.
Men are either moulders or are
moulded.
Boys have eyes like hawks for hypo-
critics.
Blessings come in service as we'll as
after it.
A liberal soul is the best sermon on
liberality. .E
The heart makes good engine, but
poor rudder.
Growing and giving are the best evil
dences of living.
Sponges gather easily, but they are
quickly wrung dry. =
The world does not need to make
crosses for towards.
Yesterdays success may be the secret
of today's failure.
God can give us patience, but he
cannot give us practice.
Religious teachers count for more
than religious teachings.
1t is better to be saved in q storm
than drowned in calm.
We can easily bear Affections when
borne up by His affection.
The edifice of character cannot be
built without an architect
The first effect of knowledge is the
consciousness of ignorance.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-14
WHITE IN CANNING TIME.


When ma gets busy cannin' things about
this time o. year
And leaves me with the baby fer to watch
the little dear,
First thing yun know ii falls some way and
gets nawful bump
And ma comes tearin' up the stairs, about
six at a jump.
She sends me down 10 watch the stuff that's
boilin' In the pot,
And oh, the smell that comes from there is
good, tell you what!
But pretty soon, somehow, it gets to bub-
bin from the top
An ma comes, fallin' over chairs and things,
to make it stop.
She gets the cans all set in rows and when
it's boiled enough
II splashes on her hands and burns while
she pours in the stuff,
And just because I'm lookin' on there's
something slips somehow,
And down the can goes on the floor, and
gee! but there's row.
When ina gets busy cannin' things wish
that could go
Far. far away from here-about a thousand
miles or so--
And then come back along about the time
the tablets set
And mas got out a can or two of good stuff
to be ct.
Chicago Record Herald.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-14
TRAGEDY AT WYOMING.
Suicide of Mrs. Grace Fisher, wife of
William Fisher.

Suicide of Mrs. Grace Fisher, wife of
William Fisher.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
Wyoming, Aug. 7. Mrs. Grace Fisher,
aged 90 years, wife of William Fisher,
o commission merchant, committed sui
eide yesterday afternoon by shooting
herself in the head. The tragedy oo-
CURED at the home of George M.
Fisher, with whom she and her hus-
band boarded. The woman was alone
at the time. Hearing the shot, George
M. Fisher, who was in his office, ad-
joining his home, ran into the house
and, accompanied by servant, pro-
ceeded upstairs, where they found Mrs.
Fisher crouching in closet, the door
Of which was almost closed. DR.. J. u.
Crossmore was Immediately summoned,
but the woman died shortly after his
arrival.
Mrs. Fisher had been melancholy
since the death of her father, Joseph
e. Carson, commission merchant of
Brooklyn, N. Y, and during the last
two years had made four attempts to
take her life with laudanum and other
drugs She was highly accomplished,
and had been prominent in Brooklyn
social circles. Her mother and sister
reside in New York City. Mrs. Fisher
leaves son three years old.
Deputy Coroner Taylor held an in
quest. The jury, Gov. HUM foreman,
rendered verdict of death from self
inflicted wounds.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-14
ELEVEN PEOPLE KILLED,
THlRTY-NlNE INJURED

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. IA special train
brought here today nine of the men injured
iii the wreck on the Chicago. Milwaukee
Il st. Paul railroad near Rhodes yesterday.
One of the men, Fireman William Thorp,
is dying. The special train was in charge
of DR.. A. W. Trout, the railroad company's
surgeon at Perry, who stated that in the
wreck IL persons were killed and 80 injured.
Killed: Engineer Dennis Markress of the
fast freight, Engineer William Brayman of
the construction train and nine workmen
on the construction train.
Seriously and possibly fatally injured !:
Fireman William Thorp of the fast freight
and eight workmen on the construction
train.
The 30 injured who were not brought to
Des Moines were taken to Collins.
DIR. Trout said: I'VE have been so busy
caring for the injured that the details of
the wreck were not gathered. Eleven were
dead when / left the scene of the accident.
The collision occurred two miles out of
Rhodes. The construction train was run
ming out after dinner, and met the freight
on a sharp curve. Aside from the train
crews, the injured men all lived in the
East, and had been brought out by the
company to do construction work. They
were Irish and German largely, and their
names have not been secured"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-14
COUNCILMAN SMITH IS HOME.
In a Public Speech He Draws Compare
son Between Conditions in America and

In a Public Speech He Draws Compare
son Between Conditions in America and
Europe. f3t
Harry r. Smith, the member Of City
Council from the Eleventh ward, re-
turned Thursday afternoon from a trip
to Germany. He attended the meeting
of Council in the evening and after the
meeting had pleasant talk with his
colleagues in the office of Mayor Fisher,
and to each he presented handsome
pipe and meerschaum smoker, which
he purchased while abroad. The gifts
were highly appreciated.
Mr.. Smith went abroad for recreation
and pleasure and he states that he vas
much benefited by his trip. just be-
fore the adjournment Of the Council
meeting he was requested by Mr. Nc
Cafferty to say few words about his
trip He replied in q neat speech, in
which he drew a comparison between
some of the conditions in America and
Europe.
more, . he said "Since ! have been
away / have had a pleasant time and
saw great deal which was of interest
to me and which may be of interest to
some of the other members of this
body. The country which visited is
| beautiful in agriculture, art, education
and many other things, but its mode
| of administration Of government would
| not suit us. There is no freedom of
speech or of the press. Every man may
| say he is muzzled. He must be guarded
! in what he says Every man who utters
q word against the government is pun
ished for it. Otherwise the country is
very fine.
THE greatest enjoyment of the trip
was derived from the ocean voyage.
\ Going across from New York to Ham
burg it was not so fine. Some who had
| never been on the ocean before were
very sick and thought they would ex-
/ pire, but they did not. The voyage
from Hamburg to New York, however,
was the pleasantest experience of my
life. But when / arrived in Hoboken
was glad to again set foot on American
4 soil and was anxious to get home
among my friends and colleagues.
II noticed one thing in particular.
A man coming from Europe to America
is not very favorably impressed with
the condition Of the city streets in this
country. He gets bad impression as
soon as he reaches New York OIL
Hoboken. 1t appears as If the cities in
this country do not take the interest in
their streets that the cities abroad do.
There the streets are fine and remarka
bly, clean. We are far behind European
cities in that respect "
In reply to ia question asked by Presi
dent Blaine Mr.. Smith said he had re-
gained his appetite and related little
incident which occurred soon after hi
arrived in Berlin. He said when ht
went to hotel there for dinner anc
called for water the waiter looked a
him in amazement and told him it wal
not customary to drink water there
either beer or wine being substituted
He ordered wine, which he found tt
be about as cheap as beer, and afte
that used no more water than he coult
not help using, except for washing pur
poses.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-14
wurzE WE SLEEP.
Muscles and Organs of tho Body Are still
Working.

Ainslces Magazine.
If the organs of tho body cannot he
said to sleep, neither can the voluntary
muscles. Witness the phenomena Of
Sleep walking, the postillions in STAGE
coach days who slept in their saddles,
and cavalrymen who do it todayj
infantry who have been known to sleep
on forced marches; sentinels who walk
their beats, carrying their guns in a
fixed position while they sleep. Fog
all We know, policemen may do it, too.
People who talk in their sleep arc
familiar to all of us. Experiments
made by Speir, Armstrong and Child
on 200 college students OF both sexesi
showed that At per cent of the menS
and 81 per cent of the women talked iHl
their sleep. A number of things might
be proved by these Statistics OF thesaI
Sleep takers, one-half of the wometi
and one third OF the men are able tS
answer questions while asleep. Mors{
women than men could answer ques-
tions on any subject, not alone that OIL
which they had been talking. 1t has4
also been found that most Sleep talkersll
are under 25 years of age.
Evidently, then, with the musclesI
and organs of the body all working, itl
is the brain only that sleeps, and byI
no means all of the brain. Tho sensea&
of sight, hearing, touch, smell audi
taste may be very much awake while&
the subject sleeps. a sleeping personX
hears and answers questions, rearrangeJS
his bedclothing, covers his eyes toS
keep out light, draws away his hand
when the eXperimenter tickles it. A
child is broken of the habit of sucking
his thumb while asleep by putting
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bitter taste and dreams OF NORWOOD.
The nerves, then, and the brain controsA
corresponding to them are awake. AZ
busy lawyer, exhausted by overwork,
one night went out to supper with
some friends, ate, talked and walked
with them, and the next day remem1
bered absolutely nothing of the occur4
renee He had not been drinking; tine,
man .sas simply asleep during thes
who = evening. His conscious memoryl
that is, consciousness itself-slept. n
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-14
STOGIE TRUST ORGANIZES.
U. s. Cigar Company, Capital &15,000,OO0
Will Control Cheap Cigar Output.

U. s. Cigar Company, Capital &15,000,OO0,
VIII Control Cheap Cigar Output.
The United States Cigar Co. was organ
lied last week at the Hotel Walton. Phila-
delphia. The capital stock will be $4,000
900, one-haf common and one-half pre-
ferred per cent cumulative. One million
dollars in bonds will be issued. The bonds,
it was said, have been over subscribed five
times. The combined plants will have a
CT pacity of 400,OCO,000 stogies and cheap
cigars annually, controlling about 80 per
cent OF the output. The company secured
charter in this State.
The officers are: O. NJ. Logue, president;
E. NJ. Brash, first ice-president; Samuel
Bailey, Jr., second vice-president; w. ID.
Shape, secretary; E. W. iwisher, Column
bus, o., treasurer; directors, G.B. Hanford,
Frank L. Arnold, Charles Sternbach, New
York; Frank Taylor, Wilmington; Samuel
Bailey, Jr., @. NJ. Logue, Z. M. Brash, G..
W. Eisenbess,W. D. Sharpe, E. A. Kitzmil-
Ter, W. S. Dalzell, A. ID. Zeugsichmidt, all
of Plttsburg; w. w. Blake, Altoona. The
offices will be IN the Westinghouse building,
Pittsburg.
The Central Realty and Trust Co.of Phila.
delphia and the Commonwealth Trust Co.,
Pittsburg, will underwrite the stock.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-14
RAILROADS MAY MERGE.

The question of merging the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Rail
road Co. with the Baltimore q Po-
tomac Railroad Co., is to he passed
upon by tho stockholders of the former
company on August Dist, at meeting
to be held in this city. The plan is to
merge the companies and adopt the
no name of Philadelphia, Baltimore
" Washington,
With reference to the effect of the
adoption of new name, the point has
been made that the company would re-
quire new charter in the several
States in which its lines are, but it is
stated that all that the law requires is
that the fact of the merger be filed in
the resnectiva Statas.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-14
SUICIDE OF LUCIUS CLARK.

Chicago, Ill. Aug. s. -Lucius Clark,
who a few years ago was one Of the
most prominent promoters and CAPT
talists in Chicago and who was associ-
ated with Charles T. Yerkes in the
building of surface and elevated rail
roads, has committed suicide by drink
ing carbolic acid. His wife and five
children were in the house at the time.
Lately Mr.. Clark had been engaged
in mining operations and promotion,
and lack Of success in that line drove
him to take his life.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-14
CoSGo or KoNGos
The Former Spelling OF the Rivers Nj
. Favored by usuge.

Ahe Eoruter spStinE Oh tbf tNiNeT'b fNhNi
Favored by Usuge. M.
Baltimore American. Hbi
1t appears to be due to the I'm H.
States board on geographic names ycrS
the English. speaking people do Wa
have uniform spelling Of the nanhole
the second greatest river in the WI I'll
fined almost wholly in this counlEpe]
which are required te, abide by THO
say upon what logical or hist%
grounds the boarG adopted IN a.
The word vas epelle1 Congo
Portuguese explorer Diego tamkms
discovered the mouth CT Inc ri NJ
14S4-5. sTh
This is the spelling in all the he'd
countries that give the name khN
river, though the Portuguese Chr
the Zaire. Congo has been theNN
mon usage among all English spedHl
peoples for three centuries, With
variation, with the recent exception III
our government publications. Fol
some inscrutable reason tho board on
geographic names decided to emIH
the spelling Kongo, used largely !
the leading German geographers. Wi
form Congo, for example, is useiai
the Stieler and Taschen aliases, MIA
lished by the famous map house4frrli
Gotha, and also in DIR. Egil's Nom M
Biographies, the most authorize NJ
work in geographic names.
Tho name given BY common COMM
to this river is an interesting illus VIA
ton of the many mistakes in gRe&
raphio nomenclature. Tha lsvsr wa!
never known to African Datives as th,
Congo. They, in fact, app,y iifferen
NAMES to different parts OF ihs river
Diego Cam made the blunder OF attach
ing to the river the name OF the anci on
native state To the south of it, WheI
later Portuguese travellers asked tn,
people of the lower Congo what the,
called the river they said it was th,
Zaire. The poet Camoens sang o
'that crystal clear river, the long
winding Zaire," and the Portuguese
have retained the name to this day.
But the word was not aAbar M,
means simply river, and waEw huA
by the natives near tho CongEtba Nil
large stream. The Congo asUsnt
never had a native name. hoat ~,
word Congo, though wrongly aAworke,,
the river, had been SO thd ain aa
established in the literature all VI
of several centuries that thu wdb asyA
clined to give it up when Start Jyti
! tempted to substitute the name II TIKI
stone River. Congo it is anSf PHI
al ways remain; and Congo is they III
ing, warranted by centuries of SANI
and adopted by most write a ]VN
| makers. a