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Evening journal., 1903-03-30
HOPE FOR IRELAND

After these hundreds OF years Of BIT
terDess between Ireland and England,
punctured with Instructions. evictions
and civil wars. It would be marvellous,
indeed, if the ancient quarrel should be
buried and the old wound healed. ri
is possible that aIlbitrationmay do what
all Of the red-coats Of England. backed
by Parliament, could not do, In these
hundreds OF years it has never occur
red to England that there was a real
grievance that could be adjusted by
fair and reasonable discussion by a few
persons representing the parties at in
terest. England has taken for granted
that the Irish people we're irreconcilable
and that they we're objectors by nature
Yet, the transplanted Irishman is
about the easiest fellow in the world to
get along with. In America he supports
the government with all the enthusi-
asm Of the men who trace their am
cestry back to the Mayhower. In our
labor agitations the Irishman is not a
rioter or "a law-breaker-he is more apt
to be among the police or the militia
that is sent to preserve order. When
then, We read of the cracking of heads
and OF miniature rebellions on the "olt
sod" there is occasion for US to ash
whether the Irish have not real griev
ance.
1t occurred TO am under secretar.
recently to call a conference Of a feN
Of the landlords and the tenantry in OF
der to taak over the subject Of Ireland
grievances. 1t would have been eas
to have said: "Oh. nothing can com
OF it," but the conference was callel
anyway. 1t was William O'Brien. Win
after listening to the discussion f'
some time. exclaimed: For the fir
time in my life say God save Il
kinglY And ii was Lord Clanricard
one Of the most unpopular Of IriI
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
THE LANDING oFTH } swEDEs

About 265 years ago today the drst
settlement Of Delaware was
made. An expedition which had been
planned by the renowned Gustavus
Adolphus, and which had been taken
up at his death by his daughter,
Queen Christina. landed on the rocks
that jutted into the Brandywine. On
this day 265 years ago the Indians pass
ed title to a block OF land on which
the city of Wilmington now stands.
The pioneers who sailed in the state
ly 'Key Of Calmar" had two objects
in view; the founding OF homes for
themselves and the spread OF the gos-
pei. We gather, however. that the first
object was to secure lands. since no
minister came along with the first ship.
Possibly it was thought best to pur-
chase the lands without his presence
and perhaps the pioneers thought best
To prepare the way for the preacher
coming. The charter also prohibited
slavery. We are proud OF that fact
OF course. but it should be mentioned
that the reasons given were that slaves
were rather expensive luxury, and I
1 was deemed best to keep the sturd!
Swedes at work to keep them out o
mischief. Perhaps, they had in min'
! the fate Of the Dutch settlers who dwel
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
He Can't Refuse.

From the Delaware Ledger.
To continue in force the Voters AS
slstant Law simply means the continue
tion Of corruption of bribery at elections.
We cannot think it possible for Governor
Hum TO refuse to sign the repeater act.
Those who have gained footing in poll
tice through this notorious law are clam
oring for its continuance. Why? To con-
,-nue the nefarious practice OF purchas-
ing men. Senator Conner, a fair speci-
men of vote-buyer. was outspoken in
favor Of the Voters Assistant Law. lie
believed when a man was purchased the
purchaser wanted to feel sure of his trans
action.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30

landlords. who replied: For the first
time in my lfte say God save Ireland"
This conference was followed by
Windham's bill IN Parliament for the
relief Of ireland. under which sums
will be lent 20 THE tenantry TO buy
their properties through course Of
years II may be defeated, or 1t may
net work out in practice, but the proper
method, the adjustment OF difficulties
by reasonable and amialble discussion
has been found.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
EDITORIAL OPINION
Standing Pat.

From the Milford News and Advertiser.
There has been quite little comment
by the dyed-in-the-wool Addicks papers
this week because the Regular Repubh-
cans OF Kent county, at their Dover meet
ing on Tuesday, declared allegiance 10
the principles of the National Republican
party" and denounced Addicks and the
Voters Assistant law. Wonder what the
writer's of these editorials would have
thought Of the Kent county Regulars had
they met and subscribed to all that Ad-
dicksism means.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
OUR PEOPLE ARE ASLEEP


There cynical expression are
reached through strange how
much preaching approve the
follow But it where
morality and financial
possible that while thieves robbng
chicken protest from
excm that not brothers
gets suddenly
Consequently appealing
that affect the and the ethical
secondary happens communities
SUCH get into such eomao condition
you may tefo cs good name spit
her in people
will their drONsy and TOO lad Too badl" But
be Q
city according much ex-
plotted defrauded Tweed St Louis
speeding ennary We have
responsibility pos
sible lily that people long
since decided that they would unt they
Therefore, about getting the
about the fashion that bills and
promptly; put
ector there pay at
all From time time the law has been invoked
but been systematically
followed
consequence own time in making settle
city was SO glad to get
anything that there question amounts But
something reform course did
public servants care the
number were sin
their making course Of their work
they fell upon the books OF the office things
that occupied their time for onh The findings has
just been published ad certainly 1t appears
that large that have paid or at least
they have noated into the leaving
sdeaton appears that there is owing the something $4,000
$4,000 OF which already delinquent
# to borrow s6OOO although it would appear
that the city o be o do it.
pretty bad compel the collectors
to settle their accounts And then Why would
bound to presume that everv
dollar of taxes collected would may be said about
the methods Of the Council has failed to do s
duty through areessna process
for collecting increasing the tax
rate thus putting additional burden robbery
Now II the people Of Wilmington
should heroic action much There
Council present have es
the Of the reelection be sent back
with endorsement shall taby assist
them in carrying enterprises that the
With Paul. things move
nothing less than dynamite would o
Evening journal., 1903-03-30

The Sentinel with its usual accuracy
Gays: "As for the Alice family. Senator
Alice never before held public office, al
though he has worked hard and faith
fully for many years" We have a vague
impression that Alice was elected to
the State Senate four years ago and
served out his term; that last fall he
was reelected and served Through the
larger part OF the late session. But, ac-
cording to the Sentinel we are mistaken.
What thing history is!
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
eovsrnor HUM Knows.

From the Sussex journal.
A delegation OF New Castle cltizens IS
soon to wait on Governor Hum to the
purpose OF influencing him to sign the bill
passed by the Legislature for the purpose
Of repeating the obnoxious Voters Assist
ant law. And right here, why not dele
cations from the two lower counties join
with that OF New Castle county in the in
sistence Of this act on the part of the
Governor? As everybody knows this law
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
PLANTS BEING DESTROYED

Complaints Heard About Actions Of
Visitors to Brandywine Park.
A number Of complaints have been
heard recently in regard to the man
ner in which some plants in Brandy
wine Park are being destroyed. A
prominent citizen who takes an inter
est in such matters, stated to an Even
ing Journal reporter this morning that
while walking in the park yesterday af-
ternoon he noticed a number of per
sons destroying plants which were pur-
chased and planted by the Park Com
missioners several years ago. There
are large number of these plants
alon gthe race west Of Van Buren street
The plants cost the Park Board con-
siderable, and it seems very careless to
alllow them to be destroyed in such q
manner.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30

The Union Republicans have set a
date for their primaries. We don't see
the necessity for primaries, for Addicks
named his candidate for mayor long
since, and 1t win be no difficulty for
him to III the other places on the
ticket. Surely the purpose is not 10 set
aside the "old mans" decree.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30

ds the most Infamous that ever disgraced
the liberty and perpetuation OF untram-
meled franchise OF the voters OF Delaware.
III was passed for no other purpose than
that one man should have a chance 10
buy himself a seat in the United States
Senate and it will serve the same purpose
two years hence. 1t should go and no one
knows that fact better than Governor
Hum.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30

The Swedes who made a settlement
ON the Christiana 265 years ago did not
believe in slavery. They did not wor-
ship wealth, but held in esteem per-
sonal integrity. There were among the
list no Addickses, no Laytons. no
Hunns and no Allees.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30

Governor HUM will naturally take
council with leading Union Republi-
cans before he decides what to do with
the Voters Assistant repeater. We
would suggest that he consult Senator
Conner.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30

Some day our city officials will steal
the City Hall, and our citizens will tax
themselves to pay the bill for its re-
moval. We are the most obliging set Of
people extant.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30

The Sentinel has substituted editorial
for Legislative proceedings. We don't
like the change The old method was
better.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
Levy Court Meeting.

There was a short session Of the
Levy Court this morning, but no busi-
ness OF Importance was transacted.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
N. c. D. Officers to Meet.

There viii be a meeting of the Off
GERS of the National Guard of Della
ware at the Armory this evening.
Evening journal., 1903-03-30
Sure of Being Satisfied.

If you go to DIR. Cubberly for eye
work. S24 Market street.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-13
SHADOW EXPERT ENGRAVER.
Care Which Ii Taken When New
Seal of the United states IL to
He EnEraved.

Secret service operatives will short
" arrive at Philadelphia to shadow
Max Zeitler, an expert helaldic en-
graver. Not that.Mr. Zeitler has done
wrong, but he is about to recut the
great seal of the United States, and
the government during this process
employs greater force of inspectors
to keep an eye on the single workman
than in the construction of $1,000, 900
battleship.
The firm to which the contract for
the seal has been let was compelled to
name the engraver when it bid for
the work. This exaction is required
so that the necessary protection ma
be afforded to the design which is ex-
pected from Washington in a few days
for the guidance of the engraver. The
new seal also will be carefully guarded.
The present seal has become so worn
by years of constant use that the new
one will be completed to replace it as
soon as possible.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-13

You've been awfully good to me. Don't
think l haven't felt how condescenGiEg
it was in you to waste time on such an
idiot as l! I have been misled by your
friendliness. I've known that you al
ways missed something in our friend
ship and in me, and that there must
be times when only your kindness kept
you from showing how bored you were.
My father is not old. You would ad-
mire his great intellect. You would be
interested in his scientific researches"
If Joan had ever had any ambitions
in a labratorical direction, she did not
admit the fact now. She seemed lost
in reflection.
perhaps your father might not be
inclined,'' she said musingly.
"Oh, my father!" exclaimed Wal
dane. How could he or any other man
wish anything else after he had seen
and known you? My father is recluse
and knows nothing of women or So
ciety. 1 will tell him of you tonight
and ask him to come with me to CAL.
When once you have met"
Again Joan's eyes sought the oppo-
site box where Mrs. Phillips eyes and
fan rose and fell in bewitching lam
guishments.
''Mr. Waldane," asked Joan gravely
and meditatively. "What quality is it
you see in me that you would desire
in a stepmother?'
"A stepmother, JOAN" he faltered.
Eyes, l conclude the idea Of my mar
rying your father is new one to you
since you seem so startled at the re-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-13
Protected BullfrOgs.

In accordance with the bill just
signed by Gov. Pennypacker, of Penn
sylvania, bullfrogs have been placed
in the category with other game, and
hereafter will receive the protection
of the state. The bill provides pen
atty for catching or killing them be-
tween certain periods Of the year. y
The bill in full is as follows:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the sens
ate and house of representatives of the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania. in
general assembly met, and it is hereby
enacted by the authority of the same,
that from and after the passage Of his
act it shall be unlawful to catch, take
or kill any bullfrogs only from the
first day of July to the first day of No
vember
"sec. 2. Any person or persons
offending against the provisions of this
act shall be liable to fine of s25 for
each and every offense. to be sued FOR
and recovered before any alderman or
justice of the peace
The passage of this bill will serious
~ interfere with an industry which
has sprung up recently in various ru-
raj districts for raising and killing bull
frogs for the market.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-13
CALLED IT "BORE WAR"
The Woeful Experience of Famous
War Correspondent in the
south African Struggle.

The late Julian Ralph, one of the
best-known reporters and war CORE
spondents, began his career as copy
holder in printing office. thence
passed into the Office of a weekly news
paper as printers apprentice, and
afterward formed a connection with
the New York Sun. OF his experience
as war correspondent, Mr.. Ralph
wrote, in May. 1900:
Battered externally, disordered in
side. unable to digest food for weeks.
nursing bruises and ailments half
dozen at once l look upon this war as
having ill-repaid me for the kindly
and jubilant tone in which l have dealt
with it. And oh. how sick OF it | am!
How deadly, unutterably sick / am of
it.!
1.-The long months of sand diet and
hard faring under Methuen took from
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-13
IN MAY.

When grosbcaks show damask rose
Amid the cherry blossoms white.
And early robins nests disclose
TO loving eyes joyous sight;
When columbines like living Goals
Are cleaning 'gainst the lichened rocks.
And at the foot of messy boies
Are young anemones in flocks;
When ginger root beneath twin leaves
Conceals it's dusky floral bell,
And snowy orchid shyly weaves
In humid nook its fragrant spell;
When dandelion's coin of gold
Anew is minte6 on the lawn,
And maple trees their fringe unfold.
While warblers storm the groves at dawn;
When these and more greet eye and ear,
Then strike thy tasks and come away;
1t Is the joy-month of the year.
And onward sweeps the tide of May.
John Burroughs, in the Century.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-13

lationship the alliance would involve
between you and I. It is not unusual,
believe, for man to ask girl whom
he admires to be his sister, but his
! stepmother!"
Don't, JOAN" he murmured. II
know l am fool. I have proved it to
you always"
"Tell me- said Joan curiously. chow
you will describe me TO your father
when you seek to arouse his interest
in me?''
"How will describe you? I will tell
him you are the most beautiful woman
in the world; that there is none so
grand, SO good or so noble; that you
are so far above other women that
common man would not dare to ask
you-that only a man famous and one
who scorned the inane, shallow women
of society could hope
Joan's eyes were shining trium-
phantly and mirthfully. She leaned
toward him and touched his arm.
Bend forward and look! In Mrs.
Phillips box!"
Wonderingly he obeyed. Bending
over the frivolous little widow with an
air of intense devotion he saw his
father!
my father!" he calculated.
The darkness of Waldane's counte-
nance concealed for :. moment the
state of his feelings. Then intense
chagrin and the knowledge that he had
made himself appear ridiculous caused
him to rise and walk to the farthest
corner of the box.
He dreaded her mirth. but there was
no mirth in her voice when she follow
ed him and said softly:
''Tom, your father in his travels has
evidently studied women not altogeth-
er from books and specimens. I even
believe him to be more worldly wise
than his son. Should you make to him
that little speech you had in mind. he
would, am sure, respond by quoting
the old adage that Love goes where
it is sent, and telling you that woman
doesn't love man for his attainmeEts.
Tom, since your father seemingly has
other plans, why should not his son ad-
just his thoughts from step
mother"
He opened the door and drew her be-
tween it and the curtain.
"Joan, you can't mean it! I am so
dull-so commonplace--Joan, I am a
terrible bungler-but love you!"
She looked at him with half laughing.
half fearful eyes. "Ton,, you are ter
rible bungler. butt love you'll"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-13
IMMENSE AMERICAN FARMS.
of COnnecticut-The Oper-
atien Profitable. -

The farms in the states and terri
the United States are the most eNten
sive in the world. The Centervillt
(Md.) Record gives an account of the
areas of some of them. which, to the
Unfamiliar mind, are so astonishing
ly great as to be next to incompre-
hensible. Texas takes the palm il
immensely of acreage, as the follow
ing descriptions show:
Col. c. c. Slaughter, of Dallas, Tex.
has 1.25o.O00 acres of farm and ranch
land. The Capital syndicate. of which
Senator c. B. Farwell, of Illinois, is
the head, possesses in the Panhandle
district of Texas a ranch of 100000
acres, which is about the area of the
whole of the state of Connecticut.
On that virtual principality are cult
waited annually 10000 to 10000 acres
of corn and other feeding crops, while
$4,000 to 10000 beef cattle are each
season fattened for market, the work
and care of which require the serv-
ices of some so farm hands, and $50
cowboys.
In Oklahoma is farm ranch Of So
900 acres, on which last year was
grown 5000 acres of wheat and 5000
acres of forage millet and kaffir corn.
From 5000 to 10000 cattle are turned
out by this farm yearly. With oper-
ating expenses of $4,000 last year
$150,000 profit was realized.
The Forsha farm, in central Kan
sas, embraces 5000 acres. 1t is
equipped with Touring mill, post Of
fee. gas plant, long distance tele-
phone and complete weather bureau
system. The wheat grown on the
estate is milled into -four on the
premises. 1t has 1900 acres of al
falfa, the largest area in one tract
appropriated to that forage in the
United States, from which three cut
tings are taken yearly.
Frank Rockefeller has $4,000 acres
of grazing and crop lands in western
Kansas, of which 5000 are cultivated
and the remainder laid down to al
falfa and timothy pasturage. On
these possessions are kept the best
bred Hereford and short-horn cattle
aggregating ia value $35o.ooo, one
creature alone being worth $4,000.
The buildings and equipment are Of
the best, and complete in all particu-
lars.
John w. Stewart, of Wellington,
Kan. has 40 farms of varying acre
age distributed throughout the state,
all of which are under operation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-13
WORKERS AMONG NOBILITY.
Among Well-BOrn German Families
There Are Many Who Do Conn
mon Labor.

In the Almanach de Gotha there Is
much suggestive reticence concerning
the whereabouts and occupations OF
certain members Of the families
deemed sufficiently noble to figure in
that classical compilation. The rela-
lively modest annual Perthes' Al
manach, which deals with the Ger
man nobility of all ranks, is much
more outspoken, says Harper's Week
ly. In the latest edition it acknowl-
edges that thousands of walters.
coachmen, barkeepers, miners and
other workmen in the United States
are recruited from the German nobil-
ity. Even in the Fatherland itself
the names of the very oldest mobiles
appear not only in the highest rank
of the army, but in the lists of coach
men and common laborers.
In France, under the ancient re-
gime. there used to be a noblesse de
la robe, composed entirely of judges
and lawyers. but in Germany it seems
that when man of noble birth has
to earn his living he seldom has
brains or education enough to sue
coed at the bar. In the great city
of Berlin only single lawyer is of
the urban directory enumerates hun
dreds of noble names in the lists of
commercial agents, constables, skilled
and unskilled laborers. In other
words, the state of things in Berlin.
as regards the degringolade of many
members of noble families, is rapidly
approaching that which obtains in
St. Petersburg, where the saying is
current that if you sling stone into
a crowd of hackmen on the Nevsi
Prospekt you cannot fail to hit a
prince.
OF course, the cause of the phe-
nomenon in both Germany and Rus
STA is the custom OF transmitting the
fathers title to all of his male de-
scendants, instead of to his eldest
son alone, as is the custom in Great
Britain. Where the eldest son alone
retains the title together with most
of the estate, the prestige of the
family is kept up, and there is al
ways somebody through whose infu.
ence the minor members of the clan
NAV hope to secure advancement. In
France, under the ancient regime,
there existed species of compromise
between the German and the English
systems. The eldest con, on his ia
theirs death, took the latter's highest
title: the second son. the second title.
if there was one, and so on; but
even the youngest male member of
large noble family had the title of
chevalier.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-13
Applylng the Lesson.

A little four-year-old boy being
taught politness at meal time was told
that he was not to expect to be helped
first, and particularly that ladies were
always served before gentlemen.
Soon after, when it was all being di-
pested in his little mind, he said to
his mother, who was undressing him
at night:
Mother. you are going to die first"
"What in the world do you mean by
that?" his mother asked.
"You will die before / do"
"And what makes you think will ?"
"Why, you know ladies always be-
fore gentlemen.'-N. y. Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-13
A Real Bargain.

''In time said the struggling artist.
chat painting will be of great value
All you have to do is to tuck it away
in an attic somewhere and keep it for
about 200 years, by which time l will
have become one of the old masters.
Then you can sell it easily for $4,000
You see. [ know the rules, but unfor.
tunately l am not in a financial posi-
ton to carry them out. So, if you want
real bargain. I'll let youhave this lit.
tie gem for $l.5O.'-Chicaeo Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-13
Fla M lily Record,

here is Biilville family record in rhyme,
Eiehteen-ninety-litt jim:
Parson Jinkins christened him
Two years after, Bill we knew:
larson Jinkins fixed him, too
lien nnen came little Tommy Jones'
Bless his little bowleg bones.
lhen come Kate an Sue. one day
LORD have mercy!-Let US prayD
Atlanta Constitution.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-13
At the Muaeun,

DO they pay you much?' asked
the visitor.
NO. replied the living skeleton
IN tone OF disgust; lust enough to
keep skin and bone together
Judge. s
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-06-13
Education Tint Paid

"Was it worth while to send your
four daughters to that fashionable
school?" 4
"Sure. One eloped while she was
there and the others came home an.
gagged" N. Y Times. /