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Evening journal., 1903-02-21

Bill Parsons
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Published Now and
Then.

hurry, for at the sight Of his neighbor
he stopped and prepared for a friend
ly chat
That's nice horse you're drivin' -
said Tommy. Where'd you get him?'
"Oh," said Joe. Il picked him up net
far from here. | got him from a man
who didn't know hcw to take care of a
horse"
'Darned if he don't look like o
Crabapple," said Tommy. Then he
continued: Il allus said tnat man
VINO didn't know how to- take keer of
horse oughtn't to be allowed to keen
one-say darned II he don't look like
Crabapplel"
1t soon developed that it was Crab
apple, sure enough, and then Tommy
got excited in his eagerness for an ex-
planation. Said he: "Why. ] fed that
animal till got tired of fetchin' PROV
ender He could get away with a stack
OF fodder in week. and as for corn
and cats, told my wife that I should
never have grain to sell if | didn't
get rid of the old consumer. IIcw did
you do it. Joe?"
JUG lAuSneu long ana heartily. and
then revealed his method. Said he:
Horses is like people, they either eat
too much or too little. Give them all
they want and they're shure to overdo
it, This overeatin' results in two ways.
Tommy; either they get fat and lazy.
or their inner works is kept so busy
gettin' away with what they put into
their mouths that it makes EN- pore
and skinny"
Now, when | got Crabapple home |
didn't give him nuthin' to eat fer one
whole day. and then l put him on short
rations. He gets a leetle less than any
other horse I've got, and he pears to be |
thrivin' on hit. don't he. Tommy? Go
long, CrabapDlel" and he moved Gov n
he read, leaving his neighbor in deep
thought.
l thought If this story while sitting
IN a restaurant the other day. observ-
ng that the men who gave the large or
lers. and apparently found it difficult |
% satisfy their appetites were alt very
at or very lean. 1t occurred to me
hat Tommy Jones should be hired tc
give a series of public lectures on hy-
siene and diet. Bill Parsons.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21
SEVEN TO ONE

Sometimes the weight gocs
up that way when taking
SCOTS Emulsion. Seven
pounds of new, healthy flesh
from a one pound bottle Of
SCOTS Emulsion is on record.
SCOTS Emulsion brings
everything to its aid; good
appetite, strong digestion, rich
blood, new body strength, and
above all the power to get ali
the good out Of ordinary food.
For those who are in need
Of more flesh there is nothing
better. Thin folks-try it
Wen send yous 'i;i.- 70 try, il you Ike.
scorT & BOVINE, 90 Pearl street, New losk
Evening journal., 1903-02-21
Diet and Horse Sense.

Here is a little story with a moral
and for that reason it need not be skip
ped, for every story that is worth
reading points to a moral, whether II
bears the labe, Conspicuously or not
IL is about n horse. and the moral that
insist upon shows that horse sense
is most valuable commodity in the
conduct of men.
one spring morning a few years ago.
Jce Roberts, a Sussex county farmer.
might have been seen in company with
neighbor taking a look at the live
stock of the latter The neighbor bcre
the striking name Of jones. Tommy
Jones.
Jones had come over TO borrcIw a
plow, and as Tommy was busy in the
stables, he repaired to that spot. and
the two engaged in horse talk for a
time.
Now it's strange thing" Jones was
saying, "the difference they is in
horses. Some eats little and allus look
sleek and fat. while others can never
get enough, and al,Hs look like a aaclx
OF bones There's 'Crabapple' for in
'NN'A'NNs hob hooo btlo AWAY Mlll mere
proyender than any two I've got
put together. and yet you can count
every rib in his body
Jca looked the animal over critically
and assened. Then he spat Thought
fully and said:
IF 1t didn't cost SO darn much toI
Keep him I'd buy CrabapDie Inn a.
needin' another hoss awful bad OF
course his appetite is agin him, but |
reckon ! could manage to fill him up
some way"
1t may have been an hour after this. |,
that Joe might have been seen leaving
the stable leading Crabapple by the
halter, the beast still munching a
Of fodder as though it were to
be his last. Tommy might also have
been sean marching to the house, with
a smile on his face to tell his wife that
the 'bunch of bones was gone, and
for e consideration of $50.
TWO months pass by. when one sum-
mer day a MAN driving a horse hitched |
10 a buggy might have been seen driv-
ing aong the road running by the Jones |
homestead. He evidently was not in J
Evening journal., 1903-02-21
EDITORIAL OPINION
The Key to the Situation

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
If foreign investors can loan money
in South America at enormous inter-
est," says the Philadelphia Press, "and
then depend on their hcma government
to collect the debts. in case of the fail
ure OF the debtor, there will be plenty
OF work fer the European nayies. That
is the key to the situation. Foreign
investors drove hard bargains with the
Nenezuelans and swindled them in the
building of railroads ana other public
improvements, tempting the south
Americans to go beyond their ability
TO pay. The creditor is. OF course. en-
titled to consideration. but at the same
time he should be exposed in this par
tcular case as pOrcine.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21
May Turn Him Out!
the Brooklyn Eagle.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
Mr.. Bryan need not be so peremptoIy
as he is in an interview with the Eagle
today about who shall or shall not be
the nextDemocratic candidate for Presi-
dent, or who shall or shall not sit in
or control the next Democratic Ma
tional Convention. If he is not very
careful his seat may Ibe contested and
the convention may feel like not ad-
him. The report against seat
ing him may be presented by David B.
HILL and 1t may be declared carried
by Grover Cleveland in the chair.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21
THE WAY TO BEAT ADDloKsv

The New York Commercial Adver-
tiser, in its issue of February 1s. under
the above caption, gives some plain and
sensible advice. It is significant in
view Of the fact that this paper is re-
garded as being peculiarly close to Mr..
Roosevelt 1t says:
Why cannot the Regular Republicans
OF the Delaware Legislature quit the
childish business of drawing up replies
to the various Nominations of Addicks
and join with the Democrats for his
defeat2 There is no other way by which
TO rid the State Of him. If the Regular
Republicans hope to find any other way
they must be very dull in their per-
tive processes, for Addicks makes il
Evening journal., 1903-02-21
Personal Notes.

Miss Margaret Lyons, of Philadelphia
who has been nursing a case of typhoid
fever in this city, has returned to her
home.
Miss NJ. %. Hynson has returned to
her home in Darby after a visit of two
weeks with relatives in this city.
T. e. Wagner, OF this city, is in New
York.
Mrs. Charles Il. Griffith left yesterday
for visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert In
gersoll, at Atlantic City.
Mrs. William Voss, and DIR. and Mrs.
Warner, left yesterday for visit to At
lantic city.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21
TATTERED FLAG SENDS THOUGHTS
OF DRUlI1EER BOY OF '6I BACKWARD

To the Editor Of the Evening Journal.
Today / visited the Delaware Histor-
ical Society building and was permit
ted to lcok upon the oolors OF the DsC-
aware regiments Of the war OF 1861
1865. Oh, what memories cluster
around those flags, what thoughts OF
sunshine, storms and sorrow are re-
Elected back to me by those mute en-
blems of war. How intense were my
emotions when I was permitted TO held
In my hand the flag of my old regi-
ment lt is now tattered and torn and
pierced with many a bul,et. The staff is
cut in twain from the effect of a bullet.
In front of Petersburg on June Is,
1864, six bearers of this flag were
wounded Six times it dropped TO the
dust in charge on the enemy's second
line of entertainments (their first line
was captured with a rush).
Cur colonel. W. II. Darrell, with many
others, was Killed. Our regiment lost
heavily, and we were repulsed and
compelled to retire to "a small range oi
hills nearby. The flag was raised for
the seventh time and brought on the
field by the late b. II. Butler, sergeant
of Company ID, a native of Georgetown.
The names Of the other men have
forgotten.
Another sad memory now recall
is that my cumpany furnished the first
victim of the war from a Delawareregi-
ment, in the cause OF the Union. in the
person OF Sergeant Pass, killed by the
enemy in a night attack on the picket
line at Harper's Ferry, Va, May,
1862. | remember how beautiful the
flag looked when we. young strong and
full Of the war spirit. marched to the
front To-day while looking on those
faded flags. the memories Of the early
days OF 1861 passed rapidly through
my mind.
IL is now nearly forty-two years ago
since the red hand of Civil War was
in cur midst The United States
Treasury had been looted the arms of
the Nation had been sent South, the
ships Of war had been sent to foreign
countries by friends of the Confeder-
acy. Many OF the best officers OF the
army had gone South to support the
Southern cause, believing that their
first duty was TO their States.
The Immortal Lincoln WAS at the
helm of the old ship Of state, and she
was in troubled waters. indeed. The
greenback, that great factor of the war.
had not yet made its appearance. The
call for troops had gone forth. The
young men OF the North, and cid ones
as WELL had responded and were NOV
ing by the trainload TO the seat OF war
Many thousands passed through this
city. They were from every walk of
life. Thousands Of mothers all over
the North sent their little boys OF ten
der years to be drummers and fifers.
and very MANY never returned from
that army. lt was a sacrifice. indeed,
on the Part of these noble and patriotic
wcman.These little boys when the army
was in actiyecampaign such as the last
one under Grant in Virginia in 1864,
where it was continually fighting sevenl
days 10 the week, did other and sternerl
things than beating the drum.
During those times the pomp and dis
play of camp were dispensed with, and
the hoys were often detailed to carry
Ianmunition to the firing lire 70 assist
the wounded of the field, to act az
nurses at field and division hospitals.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21
A TAX ON coal


The Pennsylvania Legislature has
under consideration a bill to tax the
operator for every pound of coal
mined. The purpose is to raise reye-
nue., but that could be done by a bread
tax just as we'll or course. such a
tax would really be paid by the CON
sumer The operators have in their
hands the power to raise the price at
any time, and since Pennsylvania
coal is used in mnny States 1t would
mean The taxing the people all over
the country for the benefit Of the Penn
sylvania treasury.
People are beginning to wish that
their coal came from another State.
since the ineiIiciency of the authorities
had much TO do with the late strike
and consequent coal shortage The laws
relating to the licensing of miners also
operated against those who wished to
continue operations, Notwithstanding
the calling out of union men. So. if
Pennsylvania places a tax on mined
coal, she will be giving the people OF
the country another cause for COM
plant
Evening journal., 1903-02-21
Thowaiss That Buttons Down the Back


When Mabel squeezes in waist
That buttons down the back
And then cries out, In pleading tones:
Come here and help me, Jack"
sigh for those delicious days
Those days when l was free,
And Mabel never pleaded TO
BE buttoned up by me.
All, what privilege would /
Have deemed Il then to hear
Her cry: Come, please and help me
with
These dreadful buttons, deari"
How gladly would then have,gone
And given her a smack
For each delightful button down
The row upon her back.
But things somehow don't thrill me
now
As once they might have thrilled:
And oh, the waists that Mabel wears
Are always amply hledl
My tempers warped, my thumbs are
sore.
My fingers ache, alacS-
COnfound these awkward, foolish
waists
That button down the back.
Chicago Record Herald.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21

Another anti-cigarette bill has been
killed. There is always objection to
this kind of legislation because of an
interference with personal liberty I'm
der the head Of police regulation license
may be curtailed, but since most things
may be abused. it is difficult to know
where to draw the line of legal prohibit
ton.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21

Yesterday was a great day for Catho-
lie Rome. A quarter of a century since
an old man ascended the Papal throne
amid a great demonstration of the
faithful. Time has been kind to him; /;
he has grown whittier, thinner, but
scarcely less active, and no less astute
md mentally alive. Yesterday st.
Peters WAS again thronged with those
who wished to pay a loving tribute to
thie "grand old man. of the Catholic
church.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21

Now probably we have heard the last
of the Schley-Sampson controversy.
The last effort to do something for
Schley was strangled yesterday in the
House Committee on naval affairs. The
matter is not likely TO come up again
Sampson is beyond the reach of con-
troversy, and the general sentiment is
that the matter should be allowed to
drop. This is doubtless the end Of it.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21

Gale Layton. in the Sentinel says
he'd rather be a dog and bay the moon
than such a Roman" We do not doubt
it, DIR. Layton has given evidence of
such sentiments for some time. There
is no dog tax in Dover, and the moon
is not affected. Il may not be amies to
recall That it was not many hours after
Brutus uttered that sentiment when he
was as dead as julius Caesar, and that
is about as dead as a man can set.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21
SHOW BEEF DAY IN THE MARKET
Many Butchers Displaying Meat Deco
rated With Flags and Wash
..nln..t- Pirlllrn.

ineton's Pictures.
Today is show beef day and the
Second and Eighth street market
houses are in gala attire.
1t has been a custom for many years
for the butchers of this city TO prepare
for the last market day before Wash
ington's birthday. a special quality of
beef, which they display with flags and
pictures of the Father of His Coun-
try"
Possibly the best beef of the year is
sold on this day as each butcher vies
with the other to have the best display
of choice meats.
The custom is not so universally OBJ
served now as a few years ago when
everyone entered into the spirit of the
day, and made it almost as important
as the holiday which follows it.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21
GO SLOW

Inc Union Republican members of the
Legislature yesterday in a set Of reso-
lutions sought TO condemn George Ken
nan for his article, Holding In n
state, just concluded in the Outlooi,
objection is made to this paragraph in
particular: 80
or the evidence obtainable in
delaware with regard to the use of
ueplaVed women as a means OF dis
sraclng legislators and enabling
workers TO hold or control Doubt
tul men by threats of exposure II
is not necessary, at present TO
speak.
The Union Republicans urged the
Immediate passage of the resolutions
which declare that "the statement is a
low, dirty and incomprehensible lie. .
but good sense prevailed, and the mat
ten went over till Monday.
Now it is proper to give the men,
bers of The Legislature some advice. We
know that reflection is likely to fall on
the lady who doth protest tco much.
and this haste may be misconstmed
Whatever reflection there is in the arti-
Gle It does not concern the membership
OF the present Legislature, unless. in
deed, it involves those who have held
seats in previous years. The para
graph clearly shows that there was no
thought Of besmirching our present
law makers
Then what right have they to as
sumo that 1t is base fabrication. with
out an investigation? If any were con,
cerned in the matter naturally they
would have recourse to public denial
and they would be pleased to sec the
Legislature by an official act give them
a good character. George KEENAN, is
no irresponsible gossip. The Outlook is
a great publication. Why did not Sen
ator Pennewill cr Representative Tyre
in their resolutions ask Mr. KEENAN,
for his evidence? Why did they seek to
brand a man as a falsiner without Civ
ing him chance to speak 4
Now I'VE wish THAT It could be shown
that such events as he refers to never
happened, that our politics is not so
degraded as to admit OF the possibility
of such methods being employed. but
we do believe that Mr. Kennan had
substantial basis for every line he
wrote, and we have no sympathy with
this effort to throttle lhiml
Il can't be done We believe THAT il
this resolution is passed, George Ken
nan, to protect himself, will publish
his evidence in detail, and that might
not look we'll i'm print II the mem
hers OF the Legislature really wish to
protect the good name of previous
assemblies, they should send a letter to
Mr. Kennan couched in ordinary de-
cent language, asking him either 70
meet with the members, or to furnish
further details. II would have been
absurd had Mr.. Kennan attacked on
these lines any considerable number
of the members of any Legislature, and
he did not do it; but we fear that in
just the sense in which he meant it, the
article is true. Mr.. Kennan has had
propositions to handle that were more
dlfficult than the Delaware Legislature.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21
Iniured BY Eall.

John Bitner, aged about so years. an
inmate of the New Castle County Hos
pital. feel on the icy pavement in this
city yesterday and sustained fractured
hip. ,He was removed to the Delaware
Hospital in the Fhoenix Ambulance for
treatment.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21
Had to Liahten carao.

The cargo Of the steamer NJ. F. Plant.
which is aground at Marcus Hook, in
the Delaware river is being lightered
and it is thought the boat will be got
ten off late this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21
To Ship Trolley Cars North

The Jackson and Sharp Company
have about completed five suburban
trolley cars for the Lake Erie Trac-
tion COmpany,and they will be shipped
within a few days.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21

Only Cure 'D' %s I's"s%' o's sp !: S1,nT Srs.s. q
Evening journal., 1903-02-21

This is what Golfers Weekly has to
say about the project Of electing Ad-
dicks men to the Senate with Addicks
out of IL.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21

Entered at the Wilmington postofflce as
second-class mauter
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-06-15
Short Crops and High Prices.

The farmers of the south have pre-
scented to them by the disasters Of The
western floods all opportunity that
should by no means be neglected.
Four of the largest wheat and CORR
producing states of the west have
been damaged in their crop prospects
for the present year by one-haf or
more and it is plainly to be seen that
there must be a shortage of fOodstufTS
in consequence. Sheep, cattle and
horses have been destroyed in large
numbers and the effect mus be 10 re-
duce labor and other productive re-
turns from the farms. Prices Of food
and their related interests in the
beef, pork and mutton markets are
sure TO be much higher in the future
than IN the past season. Corn is more
likely to sell for over than under a
dollar per bushel. And the southern
farmers who have become accustomed
to find their bread and meat in west
ern markets will be called upon to re-
coup present losses to those peoples
by higher prices for foodstuffs.
1t is not too late vet for southern
farmers 10 fOrtify against that mani
fest state OF affairs Every one OF
them can devote part of his land
and labor 70 raising corn and peas and
thus supply himself with substitutes
for his usal western supplies.
Ii is yet possible anywhere In the
south TO plant and raise crops of the
kind mentioned and those who are
wise will lose no time in taking this
warning TO himself and preparing to
meet the general rise in the prices Of
provisions by having an ample home
raised stock OF food in hi own crib
and smoke house
These are the apparent facts that
confront us and The Constitution feels
it a duty to the farmers Of Georgia
and the south to follow the sensible
course we have indicated. 4 wear Of
high prices for farm products is com
ing and ii will take all the wisdom and
industry of a Joseph to prepare
store that Will defy inflated prices.
short supplies and produce manipula-
tors of the peoples bread
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-06-15
The Ironing Of jefferson Davis

In The last issue Of The Army and
Navy Journal is communication
signed \. that deals with the iron
Ing of Jefferson Davis.
The spondent seeks to correct
some criticisms by the editor or Inc
Journal Of the humiliation put upon
Mir. Davis hy the Stacking OF him
under the command + now bleuten-
am General Nelson a, Miles.
This X. which stands TO- some I'M
known quantity, assumes to know intl-
natelv The circumstances Of the load
ina II Nj. Davis with chains. In the
first place. he presents the plea that
M Davis was not held only or chief
II IS ;he head of the rebel govern
ment. cr SIS state prisoner In
proof he cites the proclamation of
President Andrew Johnson. May 2,
1885. stating that evidence in the bu-
reau 0. military justice makes it ap-
pear that jefferson Davis "incited.
concerted and procured" the assas-
siuation q Lincoln and the attempt
On the life Of Secretary Seward! The
reward Of 5000 for the arrest OF
Mr.. Davis on that charge was paid to
his captors. Therefore, it is argued,
that he was held as a common pris-
Oner. like Guiteau or CZolgOsz, and the
Stacking was done to prevent this
dangerous murderer from escaping
from his moated and Fashioned prison!
This new witness also reveals the
wonderful fact that at the time there
were employed at Fort Monroe car
penters and others who had served in
The rebel army who were known to be
willing 10 aid in the escape" Of Mr..
Davis And yet it never occurred to
General Miles that the easier more
humane and safest way i'll that event
was TO discharge the carpenters and
others and not subject weakened,
chivalrous and tractable gentleman to
the brutal lgnominy of being shackled
in his cell by a barracks blacksmith
Il is a historic incident now and a
calmer and more capable generation
will pass upon the cruelty and place
upon il the brand it will wear before
all honorable men and soldiers to the
end of time.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-06-15
For the Ears Of the Crowd.

PresiC mt Roosevelt Is not profess
sional humorist, but at times he gets
off funny little parag- 2phs in his
speeches that should not Il allowed
to escape into the deep abyss of unre-
membered addresses. Take this ex-
tract from his recent speech at Dan
vile, Ills:
L is a good thing for as by speech.
to pay homage to the memory or Abra-
ham Lincoln, but 1t is an infinitely better
thing for us in our lives 10 Iny homage
to his memory in the only way which
that homage can be effectively paddy
seeing TO it that this republics life So
cial and political civic and industrial, is
shaped now in accordance with the ideals
which Lincoln preached and which all
| his life long he practiced.
That is very handsomely and philo-
sophically phrased, but it rather pain
fully recalls that other speech-his
first presidential speech at Buffalo
when he practically took a secondary
oath 10 carry out the policies Of Pres
ident Mckinley" The Ohio platform
says that Mr.. Roosevelt has performed
his oath to that effect, but the Ohio
republicans, it must be remembered,
are only a ventriloquist dolls that
speak what their boss speaks.
II still remains an odds-ou bet that
| If President Roosevelt does not illus
trate the principles Of Lincoln which
all his life he practiced' better than
he is doing with the principles McKin-
| ley uttered with almost his dying
breath, Old Abe would have a hard
time identifying his own remains were
he to revive again as Rip van Wrinkle
! did,