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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-13
THE PRAISE OF THE PUMPKIN.

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In the memories of men and women
who have lived their threescore and
ten years the chronicle of the noble
pumpkin has been cherished.
In pioneer times peaches and pears
We're unheard of; apple trees had to
be grown, and the principal fruit of
that period was the faithful pumpkin.
The time when pumpkins ripened was
a time of general rejoicing. The crop
of pumpkins was always to be relied
ION; every country loft contained a
wagonload of pumpkins, and every
Villages householder bought them by
the dozen. They did not freeze in log
houses. Pumpkins, as elderly women
can testify, and as the old cookbooks
show, We're as popular a gastronomic
dependence then as the splendid apple
is now. Stewed pumpkin was an ev-
eryday DISH fried pumpkin also;
pumpkin butter, pumpkin jam and
pumpkin preserves were always made.
Pumpkin bread was a notable pioneer
delicacy, and New England cookbook
gives a recipe for Boston brown bread
into which a cupfpl of cupful of cold
stewed pumpkin was to be- served,
Pumpkin pies were, perhaps, more
toothsome then than now, and pump
kin pudding was also much relished.
Dried pumpkin was universal. One
| elderly Indiana man recalls that he
could hardly find his way to bed in the
fall, so thickly hung the strips of dry
! ing pumpkin in the loft of his fathers
house. Tt was cut in stpips and
threaded, then hung behind stoves
near the fireplaees or from the roof
beams all over the house.
Children had rare sport when pump.
kins We're plenty, JACKIE lanterns
| were made and but in queer places ia
scare other children, candies being
cheap and plenty, too Sometimes q
row Of iack-o' lanterns would sudden
/ " CLEAN out along the top Of the log
1 house or on the shed.
TO whitewash pumpkins on the
/ vines ii the field was Also considered
! the essence ,of exquisite hunor
| 7vhitewashed pumpkins hid in a hay:
cock we're called "a mares nest. HI:
1 dianapolis Jou11aal, Il &
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-13
JUSTIFICATION or UNCLE JEB.


There's some things in this here old world
that can't quite see through,
And I've been Twin here now quite spell,
gosh hang it, too! .
IAN artist chap from up in town come prowl-
in' round, this way
tA-totin' of q. lot of traps they paint with
t'other day.
z found him in the pasture lot down near
the walnut tree,
With old Spot standtn' there as nice and
quiet as could be;
He drawed her picture just as though YOU
photographed her there
dunno why he wasted time to work by
hand, I swear.
At last he gethered up his traps and turned
around to go.
Says J.: What would you take fer that r.
the COW he'd drew, you know.
He studied quite a bit and then he turned
around to me
And says: Two hundred dollars, when
git it done," says e.
s'D'you think youth git that much?' says
Eyes, that and mebby more,
He said as though he meant it, and, as re-
marked before,
There's some things I can't understand
he'll sell that picture now
For more than seven times as much as
could sell the COW.
IS. e. Kiser, in Chicago Record-HeraldL
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-13

The inevitable has happened and the
Democrat only wonders that it did not
come before. In fact. we feel sorry
that enough of Mark Murphy's old
friends did not make him retire last
week from the Jacques stage. His
caricaturing of the Irish was about as
low down as one could go. In a COM
munity the size of Waterbury, and
where there are so many Irish people,
and descendants of Irish, it is a little
surprising that these alleged Irish com
edians have not been given a razzle-
dazzle before this. 1t is to be hoped
that the scene at the Jacques last night
will not have to be repeated
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-13
PATS THEOLOGY.

Z, You can't catch an Irishman asleep
young or old. rich or poor, educated or
uneducated." said a citizen who is
proud of the Irish strain in his blood
Not long ago went back to my lit
tie home town to see about the removal
Of some family graves from an old neg
lected cemetery to new one. AT the
old cemetery found the same old sex
ton Pat'-good OLD Pat-wIlo had been
there ever since vas boy. I used
to be a Roman Catholic. but, ais I mar
ried an Episcopalian girl in due time
I found myself feeling better satisfied
to attend church with her Old Pat.
it seems. had heard of my defec-
tion and felt called upon to reprinand
me for the same. He began BY asking
if had a SON named Patrick.
"sOh, yes answered. You know
the name Patrick is entailed in our
family every male member of our
family takes a vow to name son Pat
rick, after an old ancestor Patrick way
back in old Ireland.
That's good said the old sexton,
but we've thrown over yer shoulder a
better thing than the name O Pat
What's that? 7 asked,
Pat.
oh Pat.,' ] replied, that's not SO.
Besides. the Episconal church now, in
some phases. resembles the old church.
Mana, answered old Pat, EN-.
phatically; there's haDe 20 differ
twixt TIL saeramint blessed BY God an
fh' sacramint blessed by old Henry TIL
Eight. ~ indianapolis Journal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-13
QUEER PEOPLE THESE.
The Lolos Wear Picturesque Costumes
and Indulge in Odd Practices.

and indulge IN Odd PractlceS.
Writing of the Lolos of Chinese
Turkestan. Rev w M. Upcraft says:
1.-THE men wear loose blouse and
wide, short trousers, made of blue cot
ton cloth, over which q stout plated
felt cloak is thrown, which reaches
from the neck to fhe knees, and is use
full by night in cold or wet weather and
at night forms an ample covering. AS
far as | remember, they wear long
trousers, too To quote again from
the same writer:
One peculiar feature IS the manner
of dressing the hair Instead of wear
ing queue in the way adopted by the
Chinese the Lolos allow the hair to
grow long in the front, then braid it
into kind of horn above the forehead
so that it becomes the most conspicu-
Gus object about them. The women
folk wear a short jacket, often finely
embroidered, over a plated skirt not
unlike a Scotch kilt. Their feet and
ankles are bare-a fine contrast to the
cramped, deformed feet of the Chinese
women. They have well formed fig
ures and even features. The ease with
Which they go about their work at
tracts the attention and wins the adj
HllraIl0n or the traveller.
.On this special occasion / found the
whole family sitting around a big log
fire. watching the cooking of "a COW
which had died from the cold, in an
enormous iron pot. When they consid-
cred the carcass cooked the housewife
took a big wooden spoon. several feet
long. and shoveled the contents Of the
pot into small tubs. which were placed
before each man, likewise good sup
ply of rice
Wooden spoons were used in eat
ing; chopsticks did not seeeThe tubs
were carefully watched and replen
! ished as soon as a diminution became
noticeable. When the principal per
I formers could no longer indulge the
tubs were passed to the younger an6
inferior members of the household, ant
/ between them all they managed to pu1
cut of sight both cow and RICE Bed:
Were not in use. so I was offered tn,
use of grain chest--quite dignifiet
place compared with the rest. -Bosto1
Globe.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-13
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1892.
Secretary of state Hay was recent,

Secretary of State Hay was recently
discovered by some reporters seated
ON tall stool and munching an eating
house sandwich in the Pennsylvania
station at Jersey City. Next him sat
a very ragged Individual who was
stirring his coffee and smacking his
lips in anticipation. Finally he tap
ped the secretary on the shoulder
with very dirty paw and said, "say,
sport, ferry the candy over, will yerW
Mr. Hay politely passed the sugar ana
the reporters fell to specializing on
what Lord Salisbury would have said
or done under similar circumstances
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-13
PATENT s.

Patents, Caveats and Preliminary Exam
inations, a. JAMES A PEASLEx. 81
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-13
PENM4NSHIPl PROF HOLLY

Reaches every pupn TO write a nae
Rapfd, business hand, in a course Of 40
krfgate lessons and no failures. All
kinds OF pen work executed in the
highest degree OF art
1877 BANK STREET.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-13

the new BARBER Shop now open at II
West Main street, near Cones drug
store.
LOUIS MENDLEBOHM.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
4 QUEER PICTURE THING.
The Way One Art Treasure Was Res
cued From oblivion.

cued From oblivion.
Few chapters in the worlds history
are more curious and interesting than
that which deals with the fortunes Of
Its art treasures. In the cathedral at
Montreal is, or was a few years ago.
a large piece Of tapestry which had
been discovered in a back street of a
New England town The story is told
in Mrs. Silsbee's Half Century Of
Salem"
One day a certain Mr.. Miller passing
through Derby street saw woman
beating clouds Of dust from o. carpet
Something peculiar in its apS4arance
made him stop and look closely at II,
when he discovered, to his astonish-
ment, that it was n splendid piece Of
tapestry with life sized figures
wrought from Raphael's cartoon,
Feed My Lambs
The woman was quite willing to
tell how she obtained it. 1t was. In
fact, a standing grievance to her. Her
husband was sailor, and when he
went out on one of his voyages She
had begged him to bring her a carpet
for her best room AS it happened. he
did not visit port where he could
buy a carpet but rolled uD In a little
shop on the quay at Malta lie had
found the tapestry and purchased it.
thinking it might answer the purpose.
II was too large for the room, and the
woman had to turn a big piece under.
She folded the piece back, revealing
part Of the superb border OF fruit and
flowers, wrought in silk and gold
thread, as fresh as when it was first
worked. But the owner eyed it with
contempt She never did like the
queer picture thing. she declared.
1t was the opportunity of a lifetime.
Mr.. Miller promptly offered her the
choice of any carpet in the stores in
exchange for her queer picture
thing" and the woman as promptly
accepted the offer They went down
town together and she selected, with
unbounded delight, a hideous pattern
of glowing reds and greens. Her face
was full of triumph when she re-
turned. The best room ut last was to
have carpet that was carpet
1t is safe to say that no bargain ever
gave more complete satisfaction to
both parties than the one made that
morning in Derby street, Salem.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
JUNIOR MECHANICS ATTEND CHURCH
Little Girl Gashed Over the Eye w h
a Hatchet--Other News Of New
Cacfla
Castle
speelal to the Evenlng journal.

SpcciAl 10 lne Evening Journal
New Castle Dec about twenty
five members OF the Junior Order of
American Mechanics attended the M.
f. Church in body yesterday morn
ing. The REV. w. G. Koons preached
a special sermon. taking as his text
the thirty-second chapter of Exodus
and thirty-sixth verse: who is ON the
Lords Side2"
Owing TO the resignation Of Wil.iam
3. Mccoy and Frank McGrory mo-
torman on the Wilmington and New
Castle trolley line. Albert Kirby, Jr..
and Charles Willis. of this city. were
Signed as employees yesterday.
Gladys Blackburn, daughter Of MIR.
and Mrs. John Blackburn, met with a
very painful accident the other day by
being hit over her left eye with a
hatchet A deep cash was cut, but the
wound Is healing.
Alpha Smith, Mary McGonigal and
Bessie Toman. who have been visiting
their parents here. have returned to the
West Chester State Normal School.
Miss Mary Smith is visiting friends
in Odessa.
Mrs. John r. Shirer died on Sunday
morning. She is survived by five chill
dren.
The Rev w. c. Koons has been
invited to return as pastor
of he NJ. E. Church here for the third
year.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
MEETING OF PARDON BOARD
Effort to be Made to Restore Citizen
ship TO Alexander j. Shepherd
Special 10 the Evening journal.


Dover, Dec. 1.-The State Board of
Pardons VIII meet here tomorrow, ana
viii probably consider the interesting
case of Alexander j. Shepherd. a pros
porous young farmer of northern Sus-
sex county, who was recently tried and
convicted for the larceny Of a flock cf
turkeys, and would have been SEN
.tenced to the whipplng-post but for the
fight inaugurated by his counsel for u
new trial. The plea was that the evil
dence for the defense clearly showed
that Shepherd and his wife were daily
under the impression that the flock be-
longed to him. The evidence was 50
that the court sentenced
him to but one days Imprisonment, but
the sentence. under the old Delaware
law, unfortunately carried with It dis
reimbursement The appeal before the
State Board tomorrow will be to re-
store his citizenship.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
PICTURESQUE BRITTANY.
MarISes scene In Thfs QunInt
French Province.

A Marigct scene In THIS Qunini
French Province.
Brittany Is land where the peasants
till the earth in aouave trousers. torea
dor jackets covered with arabesquC
cmbrolderles and green walstcoats
around which run lines Of crimson.
The women wear short red skirts,
great medicl collars and colts that nut
ter about their heads like the wings OF
doves. From beneath she points of
their black caps the CHILDREN gaze at
you with wide eyes fun Of the curiosity
Of animals
These people 1.-Two in houses built of
seulpiurcd granite ana sleep IN open
work closets carved like the mouchara-
bleks Of Egypt
IN spite 0 the "lre,on Interiors" and
Returns Of the Fishermen with
which painters swamp the market this
race Is sHll unknown or misunder-
stood for they should be seen not IN
paintings but In their homes. in their
old time streets, on market days and
when, in fair time, the tents are pitched
IN the village market places.
Fiery little horses draw to market
hsh, fine vegetables ana all the carly
produce OF Roscon. They are spread
out upou the sidewalk. Chickens
cackle; goats bloat; pigs, tied by the
leg, strain toward the vegetables. sniff
Ing mt the fresh greens.
Farmers IN sabots carrying great
blue umbrellas under their arms, with
the two ribbons of their felt hats float
Ing down their backs. pick their way
among the Dlnan china displayed on
the ground capacious soup tureens,
cider jugs and plates covered with
painted flowers and grotesque figures.
The peasants converse with but few
gestures: they bargain in gutteral
tones.
These taciturn people forget them
selves In the barrooms on fair DAYS.
The tavcrns are full of noise. You
may hear the sound of an accordion
and the plaintiye note Of the biniou "a
sort of bagppel, leading monotonous
dances.
into the harbor come boats laden
with fish; other boats 80 out Tho
fishermen are fun OF business. Next
week viii occur the departure for the
new country There are women who
weep
Above all this agitation the smoke Of
the village chimneys mngles with the
great white clouds. The quiet sea mir.
rors the sun.-Artist Castaigne in Cen
tury.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
The nehrnnn,

The simplest and most economical
plans for purifying the air in bedrooms
are as follows: Heat an iron shovel.
then pour on it a few drops Of vinegar.
If possible, have windows and doors
open at the time. Again. have some
Jumps Of camphor In an old saucer,
heat the poker till very hot but not
red and touch the camphor with it.
The smoke that arises will take away
all disagreeable odors and leave no op-
pressive scent behind.-London An
swers.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
LITERARY TREASURES.

some which Have Been and some
which May he Lost 20 view.
The world. we have been assured
time and again. knows nothing Of It's
greatest men. Perhaps It is equally ig-
norant about it's greatest books. Are
we quite sere that the idols In our lit
erary pantheon are arrayed in their
due order OF precedence? The rules OF
precedence change, and who shall as
sort that those prevalent at any given
time are the final onesg But, above
all. are we quite certain that there may
not be notable work Of genius lying
unnotieed and unknown amid the
wrecks Of the river Of time, waiting
only for some lucky accident that shall
reveal It in all It's beauty to an aston
ished world?
Such accidents with such results have
been frequent IN the history Of the
past Indeed such accidents have pre-
served or have revealed to the world
no insignificant proportion Of its now
acknowledged masterpieces.
The books OF the Bible themselves
nave experienced the nnrrOwest es-
capes from what might have resulted
In their to.al loss. The most notable
example Is that OF Deuteronomy. which
disappeared from the Jewish world for
over a century. The story Of its re-
discovery by the high priest Hc2ckiah
during tho reign OF good King Josiah
Is set forth IN the Old Testament.
Shakespeare was practically forgot
ten in the days when Addison wrote
his Account Of the Greatest English
Poets" with never mention of tho
name Of the very greatest, yet it was
shortly afterward that Shakespeare
was resuscitated.
Fitzgeralds "Omar Khayyam" and
Blackmores Lorna Doone" dropped
stillborn from the press and later won
a sudden popularity by accident.-Wil-
liam $. Walai in Era Magazine.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
To Borrow Money
speclal to the Eyenlng Iourna

Special to the Evening Journal.
Dover, Dec. 1.-The Levy Court OF
Kent county will meet tomorrow and
consider the resolution to be offered
that Kent county borrow $4,000 to re
store to the taxpayers of this county
the amount Of money which they paid
under the Adams income tax law. A
proposition has already been made
from the Farmers Bank that, although
they would loan the county this money
at 4 per cent, in consequence of the
treasury not being sufficiently strong
to restore those taxes. "A. r. Benson
is chairman Of the committee appoint
ed by the Levy Court to look into the
matter and prepare the resolution, and
Attorney Frank II. Davis is a member.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
Botanic Blood Palm LB. B. al

Pleasant and safe to take. Thoroughly
tested for 50 years. composed Of Pure Bo-
tanic Ingredients. Strengthens weak kid
neys and weak stomachs cures dyspep-
sda. Complete directions go with each bot
tie.
Sold in Wilmington, Del, by Miller
Drug Co, 402 Market street, and n. B.
Danforth, Second and Market streets.
Call or write either store. Blood Balm
sent by express.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
Trentlne Burns

Cold water with ice in it is the thing
to use when an accidental burn from
acids or alkalls is encountered. Nitric
acid gets split at times. or even vitriol
may. A limb burned with acids must
be plunged in cold water and kept
there, so that the water may dilute
the traces Of the acid in the skin as
much as possible. When acid burning
causes injury. the water should be rem
dered alkaline by adding soda to coun-
teract the acid.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
II nrnI.es rhem VIII.

II wonder why they always call
them the wild wavesg" says the
thoughtful one.
Il don't know, but l think 1 know
what makes them Wild" says the
cynical one
"What?7
$50 many fools happen along, and as
soon as they see the waves they ask,
What are the wild waves sayingT -
Baltimore American.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
!. Concernlnr Stanton Enlk

Special to the Evening Journal.
Stanton, Dec. 1.-Parey Smith and
Harry Messimcr were the guests OF
friends at Elsmere yesterday.
Thomas Jones spent Sunday with
his brother, J. J. Jones. near Els
mere
Miss Alice Chandler is able to be out
again after an Illness OF about a year.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
Justice Of Peace Named

Special to the Evening Journal.
Dover, Dec. Charles It. Sheppard,
.of Franlford. has been appointed by
Governor HUM to be Justice of the
peace In that town. The new Official Is
a well-knUwn Methodist minister, and
a member of the Wilmington Confer
ence. He is now on the supernumerary
list, and decided to accept the position
at the solicitation Of his friends in
FTankfOrd.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01

"A large eagle shot near Magdeburg,
Germany while in the act of carrying
off a goose which it had pounced upon,
had an iron trap on one of it's claws.
proving that it had previously been
caught.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
BROKE CORK FOOT
Nehemiah Roach, of Georgetown,
Meets With Peculiar Accident
Special to The Evtnlng Journal.

Speclal @ the EVtnIng J0urnal.
Georgetown. Dec Nehemiah
Roach, the railroad man who recently
iost both feet by being thrown from
his train, met with another accident
last week, which resulted in the break
ing of one Of his artificial feet. Roach
gathered his broken member together
and went to Philadelphia, where Il was
repaired.
The railroad company furnished the
unfortunate man with his artificial
feet and installed him as flagman on
one Of the principal crossings, as soon
ns he recovered from the accident
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
Practice.

Parke-I never saw a child with such
a remarkable memory for names as
mine has.
Lane-How do you account for it2
parl;e- Think Of the nurses she has
had.-Harper's Bazaar.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
Toe Impetuous.

Tess-Why do you dislike him SOP
Jess-Oh. he says such hateful
things. He told me last evening that
beauty was only skin deep, and
Tess-And you Immediately proceed
ed to show him how thin skinned you
were.-Philadelphia Press.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01

From criminal statistics a German
FociolOgist has deduced that property
fights Of all kinds are respected more
generally by the married than by the
single.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01

wII.M1NGToN DEFECTIVE BUREAU

WILMINGTON DETECTIVE BUREAU.
John II. DOlan, prin.
We furnish special detectives for we'd
dings, receptions ana other functions. Se-
cret missions executed with great care. A
service for bankers lawyers. merchants,
corporations and rrvetr persons. Ali
crecy anl confidence. Ioih thunes; pri-
vote wire
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Evening journal., 1902-12-01
OUR GUARANTEE

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BLOOD BALM COMPANY.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
9lu Rheum aJtem, Catarrh, Eczema a
Itching Humors, Scrofulm
blood Balm Cures Cancers OF all
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Suppurating Swellings. Eating Sores. Tu-
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Evening journal., 1902-12-01
The influence.

Jerry-How do good clothes make a
man a gentleman?
Joe-They make him feel as if he
was expected to act like one.-Detroit
Free Press
Evening journal., 1902-12-01

The Saginaw river, in Michigan is
80 miles long, and on its banks have
been produced 1s0O0.OoO,O0O feet of
pine boards.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
LOST AND FOUND.

LosT.-On Sunday night. between Thir.
teenth and King and Tenth and Wall
nut streets. lady's gold watch and fob.
with Initials. L. NJ. S. Reward If lent at
1Oll Walnu, street di-lt
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
Riddle soIrea.

First City Boy-Oh, see the COWS eat
Ing shavings.
Second City Boy-I suppose that's
how we get Clipped beef.-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
BotanicaI Note

a fern in a jardiniere and two little
sprouts in tin cans il put in a window
are sufficient TO give the woman who
owns them the right TO use the word
"fernery."-Atchison Globe.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
COUNTY TAX PAYERS
TAKE NOTICE.

per cent. discount VIII be allowed on
all county taxes for 1902 paid before De-
cembcr /, 1909. All taxes for 1901 not paid
before December 10 viii be advertised and
sold by order Of the Levy Court.
H. G. RETTEW. Receiver Of Taxes.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
10 Cure a Cold IN one Day.

Take Laxative BromO-Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II IL fails
to cure. 10. W.Grove's signature Is on
each box CSC
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
MONEY TO LOAN

MONEY loans made to salarled men hold
ing permanent positions. Easy repay
ments. ROuGERS. Us Equitable Bulld-
ing. o16-eodlf
Evening journal., 1902-12-01

Some men are llk, talescopes-you
draw thsm o'i,. sae through them and
then shut them up
Evening journal., 1902-12-01

Barely 10 per cent Of the children in
Brittany can speak or understand
French.
Evening journal., 1902-12-01
ROOMS FOR RENT WITH BOARD

LARGE furnished front oom, and one
ar, with or without board. 7s6 King
street. ni4-1m-eod