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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-06-19
D0CTOR ADVOCATED OPERATION
pE-RU-NA MADE KNIFE UNNECESSARY.

4, ATARRH is very frequent cause
" of that class OF diseases popui"ii'
known as female weakness. ,.
Catarrh of the pelvic organs produces
such a variety of disagreeaDle ana irrtVdt-
ing symptoms that many peopleIln idct,
The majority of people-have no idea that
they are caused by catarrh. al
IF all the women who are suffering with
anv form of female weakness would write
to DR.. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio, and give
him a complete description OF their synlp-
toms and the pecullarltles or thelr trouDles
he will Immediately reply with complete
directions for treatment, free OF charge.
Mrs. Eva Bartho, 1873 East
19th street, N. r. city, ~ T.,
writes:
NTH LeUcorrhe0 and Wtcer-
ution of the womb. The doctor
advocated an operation 10Itdch
/ dreaded very much, ana
strongly objected to 60 under IT,
.Now I am u changed 1oOnaan.
Peruna cured me; it took nine
bottles, but I felt so much i'm,
proved L 6ept taking 1T, as l
dreaded an operation so much.
I an, to-day in perfect heoLth
and hare not felt so 1OeW for IT.
teen earS."-MrS. Era B0rtho.
Miss Maud Steinbach, 1899 18th St., Mil
waukee, Wis, writes,
Last winter | felt sick most of the
time, was irregular and suffered from ner-
vous exhaustion and severe bearing down
pains. | had so frequently heard OF Pc
runa and what wonderful cures, it per
formed, so | sent for bottle, and IN four
weeks my health and strength were entire
" restored to me"-Miss Maud Steinbach,
Everywhere the women are using Peruna
and praising it. Peruna is not a palliative
simply; it cures by removing the cause OF
female disease.
DR.. Hartman has probably cured more
women of female ailments than any other
| living physician. He makes these cures
simply by using and recommending Pe-
| runa.
If yom do not dertue prompt an
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-06-19
? MRS.EVABA RTHo. :

and satisfactory results from the use
Of peruna t" statement Of
valuable ddUe gratis
Address Dr. Hartman, President
CoJ,m bus.O
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-06-19

Jam sure Piso's Cure for Consumption save1
my life three years aSo.-MRs. THOMAS hoB-
Bins Maple ST., Norwich, n. Y, Feb. II, 1900.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-06-19

BAXTER SPRINGS. KANSAS
II received the free sam.
pie Of Doan's Kidney Pills
For five years / have had
much pain in my back, which
physicians said arose from
my kidneys. Four boxes OF
Doan's Kidney Pills have en-.
tirely cured the trouble. J
think l owe my life to these
Pills, and l want others to
know it." SADIE DAVIS,
Baxter Springs, Kans
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-06-19

FALMOUTH, VA. -"I suf.
fered over twelve months
with pain in the small of my
back. Medicines and plas.
ters gave only temporary
relief. Doan's Kidney Pills
cured me" +. s. BROWN,
Falmouth, Va
Evening journal., 1903-08-06
LELSEN CONFERS WITH
AUDITOR ON $780, 900 CHICK

city Auditor John Boughman has re-
fused to sign the check for $4,000 drawn
in favor Of the United States Sand Fill
tration Company. by the Water Depart
ment.
This morning Engineer Leisen had
conference with the auditor and tried to
show him why the check should be paid.
After the conference Mr.. Boughman
said he had not suffered a change Of
mind Commissioner Jones of the Water
Department when seen on the street this
morning saib the commission had not yet
taken any action i'm the matter b ut II
The auditor did not sign it the check would
be passed over the head of that official.
There are several reasons given by Mr.
Boughman for refusing to sign the check
In the first place the contract for the
plans for the new water plant is not
signed by the mayor. as is the case with
other city contracts. 1t has been held
by the courts that the mayor is COM
PEELED to sign contract made by a city
department and has DO discretion In the
matter. but at the same time IL has al
ways been considered necessary 10 have
him sign contracts. The Water Com
Evening journal., 1903-08-06

mission had the mayor sign the con-
tract for repaving streets, which will
amount to but a few hundred dollars a
year. but did not have the mayor sign
the water plant contract which will cost
the city perhaps 100000.
Another reason given by Mr.. Boughman
for declining to sign the check was that
the bilA accompanying the check had only
been submitted to him yesterday morning
and that the contract did not accompany
the check and bill He therefore had no
way Of telling whether the bill was IN
accordance with the contract until he
had requested the Water Commission TO
send him the contract After looking at
the contract the auditor was not satisfied
that the bill was according TO the con-
tract IL provides that the money shall
be paid when the plans and an estimate
Of the cost Of the plant are presented. So
far as the auditor can learn there has
never been an estimate Of the cost made
except that Engineer Davis of the filtra-
ton company, has said that the cost Of
the plant would be somewhere between
SSSS 900 and Sl0Oe.0 900. and that the company
had based It's compensation upon the
smaller figure.
Evening journal., 1903-08-06
EXPLODING OIL STOVE
CAUSES W0MAN'S DEATH
Splashed With the Burning
Oil Mrs. Valentine Dies
in Great Agony

The exploding Of an oil stove caused
the death Of Mrs. Edwin Valentine, AZ
years old, at her home, Thirty-hfth
and Spruce streets. Yesterday, while
Mrs. Valentine was cooking the noon
meal, standing over the stove, it ex-
ploded, splashing the burning oil over
her clothing. Her cries of pain brought
several of the neighbors to the scene
and the flames We're extinguished as
rapidly as possible, but not before she
had been fatally burned.
As soon as the explosion occurred the
woman, fearing the house would be
burned, rushed to the yard. In run
ming from the house the flames were
famed. Before they were put out
most Of the clothing was burned from
the body Of the unfortunate woman
and she was removed to the house and
DIR. Henry r. Spruance summoned. De-
spite his efforts to save her life she
died in great agony early this morn
ing.
Evening journal., 1903-08-06
RECEIVER CLAIMS DAMAGES
Asks Court to Order Trustee to Ac-
count for Sale.

Boston, Aug. GA suit in equity
against Henry III. Rogers. OF New
York. was filed in the Supreme Judic-
ial Court yesterday by counsel for Re-
ceiver G.. w. Pepper OF the Bay State
Gas Company. OF Delaware.
The plaintiff asks for a decree order
ing Mr.. Rogers TO pay 10 the plaintiff
am amount alleged TO have been re-
ceived by the defendant as trustee OF
the Bay state Gas Company. of Della
ware from the New England Gas and
Coke Company In connection with the
sale of Mr.. Rogers interests I'm cer-
tain gas companies In Boston and also
asks that an account be taken OF loss
and injury to the Bay State Gas Com
pany, OF Delaware, alleged TO have ~
suited from the negligence, nonfeas-
ance and misfeasancc" Of Mr.. Rogers
as trustee
Mr.. Pepper claims that the amount
received from the New England Gas
and Coke Company. alleged to belong
10 the Bay state Gas Company OF
Delaware is t3,00O,000.
Evening journal., 1903-08-06
POINTED GUN At WATGHMAH
But Few Important Cases in Municipal
Court This Morning.

Besides a batch of drunks there was
but little business before Judge Coch-
ran in Municipal Court this morning
and he soon disposed Of the cases.
Patrick Lyons caused the officers az
French street station a lot Of worry
yesterday. He was drunk and tired.
After being evicted several times he
would return each time and any place
around the depot that struck his fancy
was where he would go to sleep. He
became such nuisance he was locked
up and was fined So and costs for maxi
ing the station a public bed chamber
Annie Barnes. "A duslxy denizen of the
coast" was bound to swear no matter
the cost. officer Aiken tried 10 have
her desist but she would not. Her bad
language cost her SO and costs.
The case of Frank Norris for point
ing a gun at John Brayton was post
poned until Saturday morning TO allow
the defendant TO procure Witnesses.
Brayton is n watchman for the Penn
sylvania railroad, and because he made
the children of Doris stop throwing
coal or the comoany's cars the tr6u-
bic started. In true squatter style Dor
ris camped on a log about a hundred
yards from the watch box with shot
gun across his knees and several times
took.aim at the watch box
Raymond Lassell, a runaway boy
was returned to his parents. One drunk,
Edward Mulvey was asked to con-
tribute So to the city treasury and four
others were taxed 81 and costs.
Evening journal., 1903-08-06
SHOULD INCREASE
POLICE FORCE
Life and Property in Danger
Because OF Lack of Pa
trolmen
DISTRICTS ARE TOO LARGE
The Officers Cannot Properly Cover
Their Beats at Present-No Men
Available For Special Work Of the
Department
Department.

People who have had any connection
with the police department unite with
Chief OF Police Black in saying that
the city is poorly policed The men
who compose the force are competent,
but there are not enough of them. 1t
is the general opinion that when the
chief said that twenty more men were
needed he did not eXaggerate the needs
of the city in the least.
When the men are all on duty there
are but sixty-two available for street
duty. There are fifteen districts and
four men are supposed TO patrol one
district. 1t can easily be seen that when
two or three men are sick how the force
is crippled. 1t is seldom that three or
four are not III. Hardly a day passes
that some men are not needed for spec
ial duty. The result is that the men
are taken from the districts and the
property and lives Of the citizens put
in danger. 1t is not just TO the tax
payers of the city that they should be
protected.
AS Il is some Of the districts are SO
big that the officer cannot give them
the proper attention particularly at
night. Take the Fourteenth district
for instance. The two men who patrol
il have TO cover all the territory south
of Eighth street and west of Broome
street.
Another big district covering a large
area is the Fifteenth district IL takes
in all that part Of the city from Eighth
street to the Brandywine and west of
Broome street. This means that the
western boundary is the Rising sun
road. The other districts with a few
exceptions are too large TO be properly
lpatroled with the present force.
j Hundreds~of houses are already oc.
lcupying space which a few months age
were vacant lots. The commons need
ed very little looking after then. but
\ now the residents will be entitled Ia
lpolice protection. Where the officers Ia
tcover this new district are to come
from the Police Commission does not
know. In the Eleventh ward the same
condition exists Men are needed to
patrol the outlying districts on Sunday
to prevent disorder. To put them there
means that some other district is being
robbed.
There is some talk Of a delegation of
citizens petitoning City Council TO
grant Chief Blacks request.
Evening journal., 1903-08-06
NEGRO ARRESTED NOT
WRIGHT'S ASSAILANT

A colored man supposed to be Fletch-
er Hollis. who shot Constable Wright
i'm Clayton several nights ago, was
arrested in South Wilmington this
afternoon. He is at the police station
awaiting identification. It was learned
later that he was not the man waited.
Evening journal., 1903-08-06
YOUNG PEOPLES
DAY At CAMP
Epworth Leaguers and En-
deavorers Make Woods
Ring With Songs
CAMP FOR FIVE MORE YEARS
Contract For the Grounds Does Not
Expire Until That Time-Temper-
ance Day success--Notes Of the
Camp.
STAFF Correspondent Evening Journal.

STAFF Correspondent Evening Journal
BrandyWine Summit Camp Ground.
Aug. G.-This Is Epworth League Day and
not since the opening OF the camp on
Friday. have there been so many young
people on the grounds. The program pre-
sented by them was a well diversified one.
consisting Of duets and solos. papers and
brief addresses by the members OF the
various chapters Of the Epworth League
Of the Wilmington Churches. and the
Christian Endeavor Societies Of st. Paurs
and Mt. Salem NJ. L. Churches.
DR.. Stephenson presided at the meeting
and made a brief address. Mr.. Bickng
read n paper on Cabinet Photographs, ,"
written by Mr.. Sellers OF Union Chapter.
of the Epworth League. Mrs. George NJ.
Fisher, of Scott sang a solo. as also
did Mrs. Ruel Loomis. l. Elmer Perry
made an address on Christian Citizen
ship" Merritt Burke also sang solo.
Dr. Gaul, Of Tabernacle Church, Phila-
delpha will make an address this after
noon.
Yesterday proved to be one of the most
interesting days Of the camp, and the ad-
dress Of Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, to the
w. C.. T. u. women was productive OF
much comment. She Is an exceptionally
eloquent speaker and her experiences as
National Superintendent of Legislation
give her plenty TO talk about. She told
OF her work and what reform legislation
she had been Instrumental IN having en-.
acted, nstably the clause relating tC
girls in the Chinese Exclusion Act ant
practical prohibition in Hawaii. She told
Of her interviews with President Roose
welt, with Senator Lodge and other mem
bers Of Congress, and singularly enough
she was able to procure more help TO
reform legislation from Senator Bois
Penrose than from any other senator
During the recent camnaign in Pennsyl
vania, Mrs. Ellis spoke Of this fact. an
thereafter was in receipt Of letter iron
Senator Ponrose. thanking her for he
gracious words, and another one after hi
recollection.
The Delaware State Alliance had charg
Of the afternoon exercises, a feature o
which was ap address by the Rev
Vaughan S. Collins. Of Smyrna, presiden
Of the alliance. He strongly denounce.
the fifteen members Of the last House o
Representatives. Dover who defeate,
local option bill. He said he was informe,
that corrupt influences had played an i'm
portant part I'm the defeat of the bill
$4,000 being mentioned as the amount O.
the fund expended
Mr.. Collins outlined the plans for an
aggressive campaign I'm behalf Of ioca
option. He referred to the meeting hell
in Dover at which the alliance wa
(Copffpua1 o, Carond I1a~al
Evening journal., 1903-08-06
TERRIBLE STORM
SWEEPS ST. LOUIS
Furious Winds Wreak Havoc
at Grounds ofthe Worlds
Exposition
ONE KILLED AND SEVEN INJURED

st. Louis. Aug 6.-One OF tho heav-
lest storms of the year. and of brief
duration. swept over St Louis. The
furious wind tore through the Worlds
Fair grounds killing one man. nroba.
bly, fatally injuring another and Sc.
rlously injuring seven others besides
causing damage TO the Worlds Fair
buildings and other property generally
throughout the city to the extent Of
$4,000.
The dead: Theodore Richter
The injured: A. r. Clark. carpenter,
taken to hospital in dying condition;
William Kosh. Henry Kanrenkoft, Ray
Mannyille, John W. Wheelhouse, Adrian
Smith. Charles -Covington.
The day had been extremely warm
the temperature registering "a degrees
Suddenly the sky began TO grow dark
and soon after the storm broke with
the force of a gale In the city. pedes-
trians hurried TO shelter and the wind
swept through the streets. causing
little damage outside OF broken win
dows here and there. the falling OF a
few street signs and levelling Of shade
trees.
At the Worlds Fair grounds the az
ricultural building was struck by the
gale. and six laborers working on scaf-
folding were hurled to the ground.
Theodore Richter. a florist from
Kirkwood suburb. was on the ground
running TO shelter, when he was struck
by flying plank and killed.
The Worlds Fair fire department
turned out and hastily dug the men
from the debris and hurried them to
the hospital A. r. Clark was so badly
injured that it is believed he will die
Evening journal., 1903-08-06
MOST OF WILMINGTON
OVER SOLID ROCK
Little Water in This, But
South of City There Is
More

The talk Of supplying Wilmington with
water drawn from artesian wells has
brought out some interesting fa1s
concerning the formation OF the foun-
dations on which Wilmington is built.
II seems 10 be the general opinion
that enough water could not be pro-
cured to supply the city.
One man who is well versed on the
subject. said this morning that this
could not be ascertained without the
expenditure Of few thousand dol
lars. He suggested that as the Water
Department is experimenting IL might
have looked into this. Underneath the
northern and central portions Of the
town for several hundred feet there is
Brandywine rock formation. Little
water could be got from this.
In the vicinity of the Lobdell plant.
Eden Park and off toward New Castle
and Farnhurst there are large gravel
beds Boring there has shown plenty
of water. That secured at Farnhurst
is Of an excellent quality.
A man who knows. on talking about
the matter this morning said that if
the city covered large area it might
get enough water. A thorough inves-
tigation would have 10 be made not
only as to the quantity of water but
as TO the quality.
Several large concerns. the Hart
man & Fehrenbach Brewing Compailr
The Diamond State Brewing Company.
/ Hart Bros. and the Gordon Heights
Company bored several hundred feet
and spent large amount of money
without getting much water. The
brewers and the Harts were after cold
water more than they were quantity.
In the above cases the boring was
through solid rock for maty hundreds
Of feet.
William +. Porter. the late Water
Commissioner, often talked OF artesian
water when considering the water
question, but after an examinat ton OF
the geological formation found that the
trouble around Wilmington is that the
dip Of granite strata is so much down
ward that people might bore a mile or
more without getting through TO the
deeper water bearing strata.
Evening journal., 1903-08-06
MARKET OPENED LOW
WITH HEAVY BUYING
Failures Were Anti
cipated Early, But Condi-
tions Got Better

The market opened unusually low
this morning and for time there was
a great deal of nervousness. Most all
stocks We're lower than at any time
during the decline and until 12 o'clock
a great many failures We're anticipated.
After the Clearing House sheet went
through without any failures. the mar
ket became much more steady and
there was not so much nervousnes1
During the entire morning, however,
the buying of a great many stocks
was heavy. There was not failure
reported at IL o'clock and the chances
are there will be no failures today.
The market is expected TO be in a
much better condition tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1903-08-06
SHERIFF SERVED
WRIT ON ADDICKS
After Looking for Gasman for
Days Found Him on
Market Street
CAME HERE WITH SENATOR ALLEE
Both Held Conference With Water
Commissioner Jimmy" Jones, But
Said There Was No Politics in
Visit to This City.

J. Edward Addicks and Senator J..
Frank Alice paid visit TO this city
today. They arrived i'm Wilmington
shortly before 10 o'clock and went to
The Sun Office. Mr Addicks' personal
organ, where Al conference was held
with Water Commissioner james Jones
This conference lasted nearly an hour.
After leaving The Sun Office Mr.
Addicks and Senator Alice walked to
the Office of Walter II. Hayes, one Of
the gasman's attorneys. on Market
street below Eleventh.
Sheriff Stidham. who has had a
writ for several days, which he desired
10 serve on Addicks. was informed that
his man was I'm the city and the sher-
in placed the writ in the hands Of
Deputy Sheriff Coke to be served
The deputy sheriff waited in front
of the Court House for some time and
il was shortly before 10 o'clock when
Addicks left the Office of Mr. Hayes.
He was walking down Market street
at a rapid pace when the deputy sheriff
hailed him and handed him the writ.
Mr.. Addicks took the paper and after
reading it and making a few remarks.
passed IL TO Mr.. Coke and started on
down the street.
He was ln front OF the Young Mems
Christian Association Building when "a
reporter for the Evening Journal ape
preached him. He stopped long
enough TO shake hands but remarked
that he was in hurry.
What do you think of the market
/ today2' the reporter asked.
Il know nothing about 1t, ! ann not
In the market he replied.
How do you like your summer
home in Maryland?"
Mr. Addcks replied. 81 have nc
summer home in Maryland and dom
know how you got that idea. I am "a
] Ciaymont"
Mr.. Addicks said he knew OF moth.
ing new in' politics and was in VII.
mington on business.
Shortly afterwards Senator ALE,
walked down Market street. The Sen.
ator when questioned said that he wal
in Wilmington on business and thai
politics had nothing to do with his
visit
Sheriff Stidham. when seen by a rl
porter for the Evening journal. re.
fused 10 state in what case Il was that
service had been secured.
Evening journal., 1903-08-06
APPLICATION IN BANKRUPTCY
Sussex National Bank Takes Action
Against BridseviIIe Man.

plication in the United States Court
this morning that William c. Dimes Of
Bridgeville be declared an involuntary
bankrupt. A rule was issued compell-
ing Dimes to come into court on Sat-
urday at IL o'clock TO show cause why
the application should not be granted.
A restraining order was also issued
restraining Emma G. Dimes, the wife
Of the defendant. ana the First National
Bank Of this city from disturbing an
account of Dimes alleged to be kept
there. Swayne & short, merchants,
creditors Of Dimes, who have a judg-
ment for S25 and Constable Joseph S.
Sidnum were restrained from selling
his property until August IL.
Evening journal., 1903-08-06
.PENNLAND BRINGS
1000 HARTZ CANARIES

With chorus Of warblers that made
the fish come uD to listen, the Red Star
Line steamship Pennland came into the
port of Philadelphia yesterday after a
voyage OF thirteen days from Antwerp.
A part of her cargo consisted Of 1000
canary birds from the famous Hartz
Mountain district IN Germany. The
cages We're hung in the saloon and the
officers quarters. and the feathered
prisoners made the voyage one long
sweet song.
The birds will be landed and deliv-
cred to their various consignees today
Evening journal., 1903-08-06
Union American Property Will Not be
Sold by Sheriff.

The troubles of the Union American
Church have been adjusted. Trustees Of
the church yesterday raised enough
money to stop the sale Of the church
property The property was advertised to
be sold by the sheriff on account Of the
interest on mortgages not being paid.
The money to pay the interest is said
to have been raised some time ago but
was rever paid over to the proper per-
sons. The matter was adjusted yesterday
afternoon when Salisbury, Ponder and
Curtis. attorneys for the trustees staid
the sale.
Evening journal., 1903-08-06
Found KeIIex club RottIe.

Some weeks ago while the Kelley Fish
ing Club was out on a cruise a bottle con-
tanning a letter was thrown overheard.
The finder was requested to notify II. J.
Mccarthy. Of Fourth and Madison
streets. A letter has been received saying
that James Melvin Of the schooner
Thomas j. f. Hewlett had picked up the
bottle about twenty miles southeast Of
Cape Henlopen on Wednesday. July %.