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Middletown transcript., 1903-04-11
70 take 8 band themsel7esia Or.

70 take 8 hand themselvesi or
der to see that justice IS done.
The taxpayers Of most cities do
not seem to realize that they
have the right and the power to
take into their own hands the
performance Of public duties
that are neglected by the regu-
larly selected agents of the peo.
pie. There is no reason why the
taxpayers everywhere. when
they come to appreciate that
their servants are either cor.
rupt or negligent, should not take
a hand in the direction of purify.
ing the government. Outside OF
great cities the stealings of pub.
lie servants are small, yet in
time they amount to considerable.
"The crime OF enforcing tri
butte or taking bribes is even
more contemplate than stealing
outright from the public funds.
1t is to be hoped that every
school director in Schuylkill
County who is guilty of such
miserable practices as are charg-
ed will be. convicted and sent to
prison. A man who sells his
honor and breaks faith with the
people he is supposed to serve
honestly, is more to be feared
and distrusted than the self-ad-
mitted thief who preys upon his
fellows and makes no pretense of
being honest. "-Morning NeaUs.
Middletown transcript., 1903-04-11

The satisfying thing in life is the con-
sciousness Of having succeeded in doing some
one thing well. 1t holds good with the law
yer, the physician, the scientist, the merchant.
Oak Hall began in small way in S61.
Six hundred workers are now in this build
ing, to say nothing Of thousand or SO out
side employed in various ways, that have to
do with this business. The satisfying thing
isn't the vast army of workers, or the large
volume Of business, but the fact that an Oak
Hall statement is accepted Internationally.
Men know that call WOOL means all wool.
and that when we claim our clothing is silk
sewed and we'll tailored, the statement can be
depended upon. Men know, too, that their
money will bring its equivalent in style, in
fabric, in all round worth-that's the gratiH-
ing thing about this business.
This Spring the stock bigger and better than eOe, more
carefully selected, more atiytuly tailored
MEMS Suls-S7:5o to $500
d BAsfk Bhte and Gray Sn.ges
Hayd5aled Woyskeas
Black CAe0vof and unfinished Worsteds
Black Clay Dlagoals and Cyebes
WAeey at SO or $500 you 6vy tie best salt that eau
be purchased tor tie money ne proud Of tie aOoyk of
our aew,ke,s this SPRING.
tit and material that 1D0ua cost S.. 90 to m,asuys
Wanamaker & Brown
OAK HALL,
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MR.. JOHN IMLER DEAD

Mr.. John Imler, who was shot on
March 28th last, at his home near Ridg-
ley, Caroline County, Md, by Adam
Stewart, young negro farm hand, died
Friday morning at + o'clock at the City
Hospital, Baltimore. Stewart, in his
testimony before the jury of inquest
which met at the Central Police Station
Friday evening, admitted shooting Mr..
Iinler.
DR.. N. G. Keirle, city post mortem
physician. and DIR. Edward 7. West, of
the City Hospital, testified that Mr.. Imler
died from shock and hemorrhage caused
by pistol wound in the stomach. DR..
2. ?. Henry, of the hospital, produced a
signed statement of Imler to the effect
that Stewart had shot him. Stewart
was committed to Jail to await the action
OF the Caroline County authorities.
T.rr IT., x,cs<,x,vrxr CT M 49, ,,nc,
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EAGLES ELECT OFFICERS

At the annual session Of the Grand
Castle, Knights OF Golden Eagle, held in
Newark, Monday, the following officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing
year: Past chief, William Stinson, vii.
lnington; grand chief, 7. E. White, Clay,
ton; vice-chief. Charles A. Bamberger,
Wilmington; sir herald, Clarence Fraim,
Talleyville; master Of records, w. G.
Hurlock, Wilmington; keeper of exche
quer, Thomas Hetherton, Wilmington
supreme representative, Richard Hodg-
son, Townsend; first guardsman, Frank
McFarlin, Wilmington; second guards.
man, G. W. Thomas, Wyoming. The
officers were installed by Supreme Chiel
Jenkin Hill, of Reading, Pa.
Middletown transcript., 1903-04-11
sAssAFRAs ITEMS


Mr.. Jacob T. Shallcross was in Phila-
delphia Saturday.
Blooming flowers withered under the
frost OF Saturday night.
DR.. Scott, OF Galena, visited Sassafras
and Middleton Monday.
Clayton Johnston, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Johnston, is very sick.
Little Miss Annie Sylvester is lying
critically i'll with pneumonia.
Arbor day was celebrated in the public
schools OF Cecil County on Friday.
Lent is rapidly waning, and the great
spring festival OF Easter is nearly here.
Arbutus is quite plentiful here. and
parties can be seen daily gathering huge
punches.
Lewis Everhart died on Tuesday even
ing. He had been great sufferer for
some weeks.
Townsend's handsome new Methodist
Episcopal Church will be dedicated on
Sunday, May Sd.
Mrs. Robert Johnston is critically i'll
at the home of her sister, Mrs. A. P. EN-
erson, in Fairlee.
The movement to have handsome Ma
sonic Temple erected in Havre de-Grace
has been revived.
The fishing season on the Elk, Bohemia,
Susquehanna and North East Rivers has
opened but shad are scarce.
The April meeting of the Cecil Farm.
ers' Club will be held at the home Of
Joseph Scarborough on the 22d inst.
Rev. DR.. T. E. Martindale the new
pastor of the Elkton NJ. E. Church, was
presented with purse Of gold recently.
Peach growers throughout Maryland
and Delaware Peninsula are predicting
the utter failure of the peach crop this
season.
There will be musical and also poul-
try supper given by the Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
in the Town Hall, sassafras on April 10th.
Everybody is invited to come.
The base ball team of Elkton High
School visited Wilmington Wednesday |
and expected to play ball with the Goldey |
College team, but were deferred by the
rain. 9
Palm Sunday was very generally OBJ
served here and in nearly all churches
some reference was made of the day
which marks the beginning of Holy |
week.
There were quite number from Cecil
County who attended the Lafayette Col
lege Glee and Mandolin Clubs concert at
Lahman's Hall, Baltimore, on Monday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Johnston enter
tanned on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Johns
ton, Mrs. Charles Stevens and daughter,
of Blacks Station, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Fillingame.
There were no services in either OF our
churches last Sunday. Our pastor, Rev.
J. McLain Brown, was attending confer
ence at Pocomoke City. He will preach
his farewell sermon tomorrow.
Henry KimbIe,- of Appleton, Cecil
County, student at Delaware College
and a graduate from the Cecil County
High School, led the sophomore classes
in French, Literature, Economies, Greek,
Spanish and senior Latin.
A new telephone company on the East
srn Shore of Maryland to be known as
she Peninsular Long Distance Telephone
Company, has been organized with a cap
tai stock OF 100000. 1t is proposed to
erect telephone lines from Elkton to
Cape Charles, Va.
The managers of the local Preachers
md Exhorters' Campmeeting at Leslie,
Cecil County, have changed the opening
late this year from August 5th to July
I'd. The reason assigned for the change
$ that the covered bridge in North East
will be torn away on August Sd.
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Accident
and Health
Insurance !
Accidents will Happen!
Sickness will Come!

Everybody gets sick some
time or other, and with present
prospects of a hard winter and
shortage of Fuel, the chances
for sickness are greatly in
creased.
Be prudent. Take out a Health
Policy, and then if you are taken
sick you will have a relief fund
every week with which to pay
your physician and keep your
family supplied.
Our Paragon Health Policy
covers all forms of diseases, in
cluding Malaria and Grippe, pay
ing indemnities of from $1,000
to $500 per week.
The expense is trifing COM
pared to the advantage. For
further information, call on me.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-26

how he very well can make a finer
Heidelberg prince-student than the
one Anders de Wahl has been giving.
The piece has been played twenty-five
times here with crowded house at
every performance, and in Christiania,
that Is a record breaker.
But let me return to the feast. Pro-
fessor DR.. Jaeger delivered the grafton
of the day. saying that a new era had
begun in the history of the union be-
tween the two countries, and never. be-
fore has there been such reason for
the celebration of the day as this year.
The work OF the societies "Broder-
folkenes VEL" both in Sweden and In
Norway, had already shown good re-
suits, and the prospect for still higher
achievements was the best. He fin
ished by proposing toast to the flu
ture happiness of and benefit from the
union between the two countries. 1t
was drunk amid enthusiastic cheers.
The Judge of the probate court at
Christiania, Mr.. Esmarcll, thanked
the Swedish guests for being present.
and Anders de Wahl responded by a
toast for the art, which he said, had
reconciled France and Germany thru
Wagner. He hoped it would also
prove a powerful factor in uniting
Norway and Sweden more closely.
After the speechmaking was over,
and refreshment was taken, the dance
began. But SO many more were pres
ent than expected, it was rather
crowded. However, the fun was kept
up tilHab 3 g.. M. and everybody
who had been there felt proud Of
having taken part in this first real
celebration Of the day ever held in
Norway. Also in other Norwegian
cities the day was remembered this
year more openly than ever before,
and the reports from Sweden indicate
that also there was the day fittingly
observed. M. A.
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GURz0N HOLDS A DURBAR.
Indian viceroy Delivers Significant
Address to Arab Chiefs at
Shargah.

Bunder Abbas, Persia, Nov. 26.-
While on his way here the yiceroy OF
India. Lord Curzon held a. durbar at
Shargah, which was attended by many
prominent Arab chiefs Of that coast.
He made significant speech, reaf-
firming the intention of Great Britain
to maintain her supremacy in the Per-
sian gulf. and declared the government
adhered to it's policy of guardianship
and protection Of the chiefs.
The viceroy reminded the chiefs of
their engagements not to enter into
agreemnts or correspondence with
any other power than Great Britain,
not to admit agents of any other gov
ernment, and not to ALLEVIATE any part
of their territory. II the chiefs ad-
hered to these engagements, as they
had done in the past, he said, no one
would be allowed to tamper with their
rights and liberties.
The speech of the viceroy to the
British Indian traders, who have ar
rived here, similarly asserted British
ascendency in trade and other inter-
ests In the Persian gulf, which had
been won in competition with other
nations who held "or aspired to hold, .
ports on the India seas.
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y. w. CA. and y. Nj. C. A. to Celebrate.

For. the first time the Young Men 8
Christian association and the Young Wo-
mems Christian association will have a
joint celebration this evening in the new
building of the Y. w. G. A.. as these
union gatherings have heretofore been held
In the mems building. The members of
both associations have been hidden to
come at 8 o'clock and full program has
been prepared for their amusement. Miss
Douglass and Stanley s. Staring are
chairmen Of the reception committee and
will greet the guests on the second floor
while In the parlor Messrs and Mines. Hill
leary Murray and Arthur Stevens will ex-
tend a welcome. A novel guessing contest,
"a Shoppers Guide. issued by the Y. W.
G. A. In which the names of the prom
inent stores iii the city are hidden, will
furnish entertainment the early part of the
evening and IIilleary Murray will sing.
The guests will then be ushered to the
gymnasium where clever burlesque on
the annual field meet will! be held between
the Reddies and the Yellers. There will
be banners and megaphones and some
amusing contests will be seen. Miss Idella
Bacf1man and Mr.. Maylott will be time
keepers; Hil1eary Murray, starter; Dr.
Weston. referee: Miss B. Woodcock,
scorer; Miss Douglass, Mrs. Walrath and
Mr.. Sandburn, judges. Mr.. F'onken and
Miss Witchie will be captains Of the Red
dies and Mr.. Knox and Miss Meyer Of the
Yellers. Score cards In red and yellow
have been prepared with yells for both
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Europe receive, SO to speak, daily les-
sons that each them the necessity OF
sticking together as best they know
how.
In former letter to The Jour
N al told about the organization of
promotion of better understanding
and a more brotherly feeling between
the two countries. Sweden also. has a
society by the same name and with the
same purpose. No wonder therefore,
that Nov. 4, the first union day in
the existence of these societies, was
chosen as day for making some
showing that they were alive and do
ing something.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson, who by so
many has been held up as an enemy
of the union, which he has never been,
as he fights only for a clear under
standing and equal terms, made the
suggestion that something should be
done this year to show that the good
work was progressing. 1t was agreed
that Norwegian concert should be
held at Stockholm and Swedish con-
cert 9at Christiania. Therefore, Mr..
Halvorsen, leader of the orchestra at
the National theater at Christia.nia,
went to Stockholm. where his majesty,
King Oscar, was present at his con-
cert. The Stockholm leader, Tor
Aulin. gave a Swedish concert here at
the National before distinguished
audience. Afterwards "Broderfolkenes
Vel" gave "sexa'' at Hotel Conti-
mental, where some 500 were present.
Among the Swedish guests of honor
ought to be mentioned the celebrated
actor, Anders de Wahl, who has be-
come everybody's favorite. Certainly
a man who can present acting of the
kind he does as Prince Carl Henry In
"Old Heidelberg is entitled to public
favor. With all due respect for Rich
ard Mansfield and his art, I cannot see
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-26
ANCIENT WRECK
Purchased for Four Dollars is Found to Re
Massed with Gold.

Massed with Gold.
I New York Times.
By the aid Of diver from st. John.
Thomas Burns. fisherman Of Sea Wall,
N. S., has recovered nearly $4,000 in gold
from the hull of a wrecked vessel for
which he paid twenty-one shillings, and
he expects to find even more treasures In
the hull If luck and fair weather continue.
The wreck was that of q brig which was
lost a mile below Centerville seventy years
ago. She is said to have been the Bar
berie, which was wrecked on her way
home after a three-year' trading cruise
In South American waters. 1t Is said
that her commander and his son had on
board for the owners $4,000 in gold, the
profits OF the trip.
Thomas Burns bought the hull as it
stood for twenty one shillings for the sake
Of the copper nails and fastenings which
he secured years ago. Knowing that a
diver was exploring other wrecks in that
vicinity, Burns engaged him to look into
his own,, with the fortunate results re-
corded.
Most of the gold coin recovered is Span
ish. good deal has seemingly fused into
a mass by being submerged SO long in the
sea water. One piece bears the date of
1924, and is stamped Republicael Colombia.
Others are dated 1917. Burns was man
OF very limited means. BY his find, he
now becomes one of the richest men in his
village.
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OLDER THAN soRosIs
Minerva Founded by Robert Owens
Granddaughter in 1854.


The Oldest women's club in the
United States is said to have been in
New Harmony, Ind, in 1859, nine
years before Sorosis. Mrs. Constance
Faunt Leroy Runcie, the founder and
first president, is still living in st. Jo-
seph, Mo. She was a granddaugh-
ter OF Robert Owen, who founded in
1926 the socialistic colony of New
Harmony. AS community it lived
but two years, butothe Owen family
retained much of their original pres
tige, and the town became known
thruout the west as an intellectual
center.
Miss Faunt Leroy was sent to Eu-
rope to be educated, and 1t was soon
after her return that she organized a
club of nine young women, with a
regularly draWn-up constitution, q
full list OF officers, and weekly meet
ings for reading and general culture
I'VE called our club Minerva" writes
Mrs. Runcie, because we hoped to
increase in wisdom. Our motto was
Wisdom in the crown Of glory One
of our members, Mrs. Ella Dietz ely
mer, afterward became one of the
charter members of Sorosis and one
OF its presidents. Mrs. Clymer was
the only member, of Sorosis who had
previously belonged to any club, and
in drawing up the constitution for that
club, her recollection of Minerva was
used as a model.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-26
Correspondence of The Journal,

Christiania, Norway. Nov. 5.---Nor-
way has but few persons known to
the world at large; most of them are
artists. One of these is now gone to
rest forever. On Oct. 27, Erika Mis-
sen, the prominent pianist, died of
pneumonia.
Erika Lie Nissen was born at Kongs-
vinger In 1845. Her father was law
yer, and both her parents were mus
tcal and highly cultured people. AT
the age of o she came to Christiania.
The house of her parents was very
hospitable one, where some of the best
known men in art and literature OF
the time met. Ole Bull, Bjornson, her
cousin, Jonas Lie. and others We're
among the friends of her youth, and
In their society she was at an early
age carried into idea-life. which, OF
course, had Influence on her future
development.
When her father died and the fam
lily moved to Christiania, Halfdau
kjerulf, the composer, became the
teacher of Erika Lie, and he soon pre-
dicted that the world at some future
date would hear of his pupil But she
herself did not seem to have much
faith in her own abilities at that time.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-26

Kjerulf succeeded in opening her eye
and ear for many of the Fundamental
rules in music, but in technique she
was behind.
Then it happened that her mother
inherited about 81, 900 and this mother
and this legacy should be remembered
with thanks in. the history. Of Norwe-
gian art. She gave the money to her
two daughters and told them to spend
IT for their education, and so. Ida and
Erika went to Berlin to take lessons
from Professor Kullak.
The years spent at BERLIN cover
besides the memory of pleasant hap
penings and acquaintances made also
a sentimental incident In the life of
Erika Nissen. 1t was there that she
met her genial young countryman,
Rikard Norderaak., He spent much of
his time in the company Of the two
Lie girls, who never had met man
more original and interesting than he.
After they had been spending. the
evening together he would often sit
down and compose a song OF ro-
nance, which he would send by g.
messenger the next morning to one OF
the Lie girls. The melody to the Nor
wegian national song, "Ja vi elsker,"
was one of these morning messages.
Then he and Erika Lie became be-
trothed. 1t was, however, on her side
fered the usual fate of such affairs.
After a number of years they met
again---at his death bed. She nursed
him during those last days of his life,
but death had already put it's stamp
on him. One day when she returned
to his sick bed, she found him dead
forever.
In the meantime she herself had
become a developed artist, and In
1866 she gave a concert In the
"Schauspielhaus" at Berlin. and 1t was
q great success. This was her fare
well to Berlin. From now on she gave
a series of concerts in the Scandinav-
ian capitals, which made her known
as a master of the piano, and among
other distinctions. she was elected an
honorary member OF the Academy of
Music at Stockholm.
In the winter Of 1885 she went to
Paris to study Chopin. Thru one Of
Chopin's most distinguished pupils,
Thomas Tellefsen. she was brought
right into the traditions of that great
master, and this afterwards was Of
the greatest value to her. as player
of Chopin music, her speciality.
From Paris she went to London with
letters of recommendation from King
Oscar and the Danish crown prince
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-26
Thanksgiving At tho Y. w. c. a.

The Young woman's Christian associa-
tion building was the scene of a jolly party
this afternoon for the members of the
association who had no family ties in tha
city. The arrangements were made by a
committee formed Of one member each
Of the Bible groups, Misses Julia Martin.
Georgia Drost, Rose Reiter. Lillian Smith,,
Anna Hanno. Cordeiia Paul. Gladys Wil
son, Emma Erickson, Sadie Schultz and,
Selma Hoagland. They were assisted by
the association secretaries and the old
fashioned games, proverbs, consequences.
charades and twenty questions were
played Ats6 o'clock chaing dish spread
will be served and Miss Christine Dahl
will preside over the blazer. She II be
assisted by a group OF young women from
the waitress class. The menu will include
oyster rarebit, nut sandwiches, coffee and
ginger snaps. Red tapers In candelebra
and chrysanthemums will make the table
pretty and while the rarebit is cooking the
guests will be amused with a contest in
which questions are answered with the
names Of magazines
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-26
CLUBS AND CHARITIES
Club Calendar.

FRIDAY I1
Mothers league Mrs. Smallett, 3115
Harriet avenue, 8 p. m.
st. Paul's guild, Mrs. A. r. Rogers, a2s
Summit avenue, afternoon
Workers committee Of the Eighth Ward
w. G. T. u. Mrs. Foster, 1892 Stevens
avenue, afternoon.
Leotta camp, No. 112, r. N. Of A., even
ing; officers and degree staff, 7.45 D. m.
Willard w. G. T. u. Mrs. Watson, 1892
Garfield avenue. afternoon
Cassiopeia cub, Mrs. s. j. Bowler, 300
e Fifteenth street, 2:3O.
Cosmopolitan club. Mrs Harvey r.
Haynes. 2713 BlaisdeH avenue, 2:3O p. M
Friday History club, Mrs. w. s. Hughes
1920 Third avenue 8, afternoon
Travellers, Public Library, 10 a. m.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-26
~ ' s3a. 90 TO California.

If - are contemplating a trip to
Cal III i, remember that after De-
Ger irst, the cheap rate tickets at
SO will be withdrawn from sale.
II q ,urist cars over the Minneapo-
lis t. Louis to San francisco and
Le -ngeles without change, each
Wednesday via the popular Santa Fe
Route and on Thursday via the Seem
ic Route thru Colorado. For partic-
aulars call on j. a. Rickel. City Ticket
Agent. No. washington avenue s.
Minneapolis, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-26
AN INrEREsT1Na SEQUEL,

Wash1ngton Star. - 7. =
.I wisht knowed whether there was any
sequel to that prodigal son story said Farmer
Corntosscl as he looked thru the open door al
the young man who was swinging in hammocl
smoking a cigarette.
What do you mean?' asked his wife.
.s'd kind o. like to know whether the origina
prodigal son settled down an went to worl
steady or whether he got into the habit of maxim
them trips once or twice year.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-26
THAT WOULD SETTLE IT.

- VIeve!aHu I ldtu D5d1eI' :, \"
'Just think of 1t. George. Both your maiden
aunts are coming to make us visit tomorrow,
and cook has just lett"
Cant you get them to postpone their visit!
cts too late. y
..And what do you propose to do?''
'iWhy. 1 suppose II have to put on an apron
and do the cooking myself
+ '.Will you? Then you needn't worry any
more. They won't stay long,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-26
A DELINQUENT.


.Tho1ght I'd drop in an give ye a bit O.
news said the visitor, .'about one OF your
subscribers."
"Yes?' queried the country editor
eyes. My old Uncle Henry Todd passed in
his checks to-day"
Indeed? Well If he passed any in this di-
rection it hasn't reached yet, altho it was due
years ago.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-26

sides. After the contests. chocolate Will
be served in the dining 7room and Mines.
Stanley 8. Staring and IN. X. Bachman
will pour, assited by: O. group of young
women.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-26

AT the meeting OF the willard W. G.. n III.
| tomorrow, Mines Hall and Clark will speak
masking reports OF the charities and corrections
convention.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-26
DIscnuRAGINe

Ibid you make any impression on the young
professor
and cousin We're there, listening to every word
said to him.