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Evening journal., 1904-06-24
A VAMPIRE VINE.
Death Dealing swamp Plant Thn
Grows In Nicaragua.

Denth Dealing swamp Plant That
Grows In Nicaragua.
Mr. Dunstan, naturalist, who spent
nearly two years in Central America
In the study of the fora and fauna Of
the country, relates the finding Of a
singular growth in one of the swamps
which surround the great lakes of Nj
caragua. He was engaged Ia hunting
FOR botanical and entomOlogicaI speci-
mems when he heard his dog cry out,
rs if In agony, from a distance. Run
ming TO the spot whence the animals
cries came, Mr.. Dunstan found him
enveloped in a perfect network of what
seemed 10 be a fine rope-like tissue of
roots and fbers. The plant or vine
seemed composed entirely Of bare, in
terlacing stems resembling more than
anything else the branches of the weep
ing willow denuded of its foliage, but
Of a dark, nearly black hue and COW
cred with thick, viscid gum that ex-
uded from the pores.
Drawing his knife Mr. Duustan en-
deavOred TO cut the animal free, but
II was only with the greatest difficulty
that he succeeded in severing the
deshy muscular fibers. To his horror
and amazement. the naturalist then
saw that the dogs body was blood
stained, while the skin appeared TO
have been actually sucked or puckered
in spots, and the animal staggered as
II from exhaustion. In cutting the
vine the twigs curled like living, sinu-
GUS fingers about Mr.. Dunstan's hand,
and it required no slight force to free
the member from its clinglng grasp,
which left the flesh red and blistered.
The gum eXuding from the vine was
Of a grayish dark tinge, remarkably
adhesive and Of a disagreeable animal
odor, powerful and nauseatlng to in
hale.
The native servants who accOmpa-
MED Mr.. Dunstan manifested the
greatest horror of the vine, which they
call "the devils snare" and were full
Of stories of It's death dealing powers.
He was able 70 discover very lit:le
about the nature Of the plant. owing to
the difficulty Of handling II, for its
grasp can only be torn away with tho
loss Of skin and even Of fesh. but as
near as Mr.. Dunstan could ascertain
its powor OF suction is contained in a
number OF innnlteslmnl mouths or lit
lie suckers, which, ordinarily closed.
open for the reception Of food. II the
substance is animal the blood is drawn
of and the carcass OF refuse then
dropped. A hump OF raw meat being
thrown #, in the short space OF fvo
minutes the blood will be thoroughly
drunk of and the mass thrown aside.
It's voracisy is almost beyond belief.
Evening journal., 1904-06-24
Deer Park Hotel
DEER PARK. MARYLAND.

This famous Allegheny Mountain
.hostelry viii open on June is, with pros
poets for a brilliant season. The twelve
cottages have been renovated and
painted, inside and out. Two of the
choicest can be secured If application
is made Mt once. Many suites of rooms
have been engaged i'm the hotel.
The popularity of this resort is due
to its splendid location, 2S0O feet above
the sea level. out of range of malaria
and mosquitoes. Every convenience is
provided for guests. Delightful rooms
and an excellent cuisine. The hotel is
provided with all modern improvements
for comfort; and bowling alleys. bill
lard rooms, tennis courts. golf links,
swimming pools, etc. for amusement
An entirely new livery equipment has
been installed.
Three solid vestibuled trains each
way daily with Pullman cars via the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad between
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington. Cincinnati. Louisville and
st. Louis. Stop-overs on all through
tickets.
Address w. E. Burwell, Manager
Camden Station. Baltimore. until June
1. afterward Deer Park Nd.
Evening journal., 1904-06-24
THE HALIFAX elBBET.
A Sort of GuiIiotine That Was once
Used In England.

A sort OF GuAitOtine Thnt was once
Used In England.
An ancient law of Hardwick forest
n tract coextensive with Halifax par
lsh, is sung by Taylor, the water poet:
At Halifax the law so sharpe doth deaie
That whose more than thirteen pence doth
stcale,
They have jim that wondrous quick and
Sends thieves all hcadless into heaven or
helle.
This "jin" resembled the guillotine
IN construction and stood on a stone
scaffold, unearthed when Gibbet hill
was levcled The ak is preserved.
This. the only guillotine used in Eng
land, was the forerunner Of the maid
en-" introduced into Scotland 10y Re
gent Morton and now in the Edinburgh
Antiquarian museum. The Halifax
gibbet" was last used I'm 1850 and the
maiden" for Lord Argyll in 1861 and
his son in 1855, who spoke of it as the
sweetest maiden he ever kissed.
Dr. Guillotine did not invent the ma
chine. Dr. Louis constructed one in
1901. the "Louison," but the name
"gullloiine" became general from the
burst Of surgical enthusiasm, in which
Or, Guillotine, in 1850, after deploring
the tedious torture of hanging. ex-
claimed, with my machine l strike
off your head in the twinklng of an
eye and you never feel it!"-London
Globe.
Evening journal., 1904-06-24
The snordrop.

1t seems that snowdrop is not the
oldest name by which this familiar
and pretty flower was known. Once
upon a time It used to be called fair
maid of February" because it bloomed
about the date of the Candlemns festi-
val, when twelve girls dressed in white
were wont to walk in procession. As
the rhyme puts It:
The snowdrop IN purest white array
First rears her head on Candlemas day.
It was held as sacred to the memory
Of the Virgin for that it blossomcd in
honor Of her first visit to the temple
with the child Jesus. The helmet flow
er was another name for it. in allusion
to its supposed resemblance TO a he'll
met. In some countries OF north Eu-
rope 1t Is styled summer gowk because
It appears on the first sunshine Of the
year under the notlon-poor gowk, OF
fool-that summer has come In GER
tain parts Of England 1t is considered
unlucky to take a single snowdrop in
TO a house at the season Of its first
blossOming.
Evening journal., 1904-06-24
Baltimore s. Ohio Railroad
TO THE
WORLDS FAIR.
VERY LOW RATES.

Various forms OF excursion tickets to 81
Louis via Baltimore and Ohio railroad now
on SAFE from Wilmington as follows:
SEASON TICKETS, good to return un.
ul December l5. 1904 TO be sold daily at
rate of s3i.oO round trip.
SIXTY DAY Excursion Tickets. hnal
limit not later than December Is. 1904. Ia
be sold daily at rate of s2S.8 round trip.
FIFTEEN DAY Excursion Tickets "a
be sold daily at rate OF S2s.25 ,ound trip.
TEN DAY SPECIAL COACH EXCUR
SION Tickets on sale
EVERY THURSDAY IN JUNE.
good going I'm day coaches only. on spe.
cial coach trains. or in coaches ON desig.
mated trains, limited for return passage
leaving ST. Louis not later than ten DAYS
including date of sale. at rate Of $i7 .ot
round trip.
VARIABLE ROUTE EXCURSION
TICKETS. either season or sixty day. will
be sold going via one direct route and re.
turning via another direct route. ful IN.
formation concerning which can be OBJ.
ialned from Ticket Agent
SrOP-ONERs not exceeding ten iavs "a,
each point viii be allowed at Washing
ton, Deer Park. Mountain Lake Park
Oakland, and Mitchell Ind Oor French
Lick and West Baden Springs, within
return limit upon notice 20 conductor
and deposit of ticket with Depot Ticket
Assent Immediately upon arrival.
STOP-ONERS not exceeding ten days
will be allowed at ST. Louis on an one-wa,
Except Colonists Tickets TO the Pacific
COAST and round-trp tickets reading te
points beyond st. Louis. upon deposit of
ticket with Validating Agent and payment
of Zee of Si.0O.
Three Solid Vestlhu'ed tral== are rur
daily from New York Phil delphia. Baiti.
more and Washington via Parkersburp
and Cincinnati TO ST. Louis.
Magnihcent coaches. sleeping cars, OBJ
sorvation cars and unexcelied dining car
service.
For illustrated folder. time table and fni
informatioq call at Ticket once. Rahi-
more & Ohio Railroad. or write II. A.
Miller r. Z. A.. Wilmington. Del.
Evening journal., 1904-06-24
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE cUREp.

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness and ahat
5 by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an innamed condition OF the
mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube
When this tube is lnhamed you have a
rumDling sound or imperfect hearing. and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness rs
the result, and unless the Inflammation
can be taken out and this tube restored
To ITS normal condition. hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh which is nothing
but an inhamcd condition Of the mu-
cous services.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars. free.
+. c.. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, D.
Sod by Druggists, Zoe
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Evening journal., 1904-06-24
CLASS DAY
EXERCISES
Interesting Progam Given
by the Several Rooms at
Term s End
COUNCIL HEARS MORE APPEALS
gnseIal % The EvanIng Ionrnal.

Special to The Evening Journal
New Castle. June 2i-The usual class
exercises attending the close of the
term were held in the several rooms
yesterday and proved to be very i'm
teresting and were greatly enjoyed by
the pupils who took part.
Council Hears More Appeals.
Additional appeals have been made
TO city Council to reduce the assess
ment on properties as follows:
f. .. Eagle store property at Eighth
and South streets from Si750 to $500.
William Etchell asked to have the as
sessment changed on two lots which he
does not own now.
William u. Rothwen wants three lots
assessed 70 the Citizens Building and
Loan Association reduced 20 two
James h. poman wants his farm re-
duced from $500 TO $4,000. He also ask
ed why eight lots belonging 20 mem-
ber Of Council were assessed at $50 each
while lots assessed TO him We're placed
at 500 each. He was told that the dlf-
ference was owing 70 location.
Boilers Tested.
The boilers at the Brylgon plant were
fred up and tested yesterday by sup
erlntendent Samuel zearfoss, who has
charge Of the power plant. Everything
Vas found to be in good condition and
in shape TO give satisfaction when fin
ally put into operation.
Citizens League to Meet.
There win be meeting of the Citi-
Hall. on Tuesday evening next az s
f.I. Coli rIf ftf ~ nd d.
late plans to be followed out during
the coming campaign.
Matrimony and Baldton.
"Unless en- signs fan." said a promi-
nent citizen of this city yesterday.
"there is going 20 be wedding be-
fore the snow nies and the happy cou-
pie will nestle down in a cottage at
Baldton.
mo. I shan't mention any names, but
I viii say that they have been ac-
quainted with each other for some
time and are old enough TO secure a
license without the aid OF "a guardian.
"Now don't ask me any more ques-
tions because 1 don't want 20 give
them away"
Commencement Exercises Tonight.
The commencement exercises of the
New Castle High School viii be held In
the Armory this evening in the pres
ence Of the parents and friends of tho
class the Board Of Education and the
faculty Of the school.
An interesting program has been pre-
pared and a big turnout is expected.
News Of the Town.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis p McCallum
Miss Rosa Lenore and Miss Margaret
Ahern attended the commencement ex-
ercises at the West Chester State Nor
NAL School yesterday.
Mrs Webster has been moving her
household goods from the Jail building
10 the home of her daughter on North
Fifth street.
The manse OF the First Presbyterian
Church Is being repain;ed.
Evening journal., 1904-06-24
CHURCH SERVICE FOR GERMANS
Temperance Women to Pienie--char.
ter For Local Firm.
speclal b The EvenIns Iournal.


Dover. June 24-The Rev. S. r. Hi
ley. pastor Of First Baptist Church, has
arranged an unique service 20 be held
at his church next Sunday afternoon.
The service, which win be conducted
by the Rev. II. c. Baum. OF Whining
ton. viii be entirely IN German. A large
number Of Germans and people Of Ger
nan parentage have recently settled IN
shis section. and Pastor Hney conceived
the idea 10 interest them. number of
whom ore his Darishionnrs.
The members OF the Women's Home
and Foreisn Missionary Societies of
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church.
and the Dover Women's Christian
Temperance Union will picnic at Lake
side Park next Tuesday afternoon. An
elaborate luncheon VIII be served by
the picnickers.
On the same day the members Of
First Baptist Sunday school win pic
mic az kits Hammock. The eight
mile ride 10 this favorfe resort viii
be made in hacks
At the State House yesterday q
Evening journal., 1904-06-24
WHEAT CROP is SHORT
Fields in Central Part Of State Affected
by Soab.
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
Smyrna, June 2l.-Farmers Of this Vie
cinity are preparing for the harvest of
the wheat crop, which is several days
later than usual eWheat IN Kent coun-
ty and lower New Castle county has
suffered severe damage from excessive
wet weather that has caused it 10 be
infected with "scab." Up until a few
weeks ago the prospects We're never
better for a good wheat crop. but now
experienced farmers predict a shortage
of at least one-third the average crop.
Vast fields OF waving grain having
the appearance Of being an excellent
crop are found TO be suffering with
scab. which causes the heads to be im-
perfectly filled with an Inferior quail
ity of grain. Farmers are very much
discouraged over the prospects as this
is the third successive year the wheat
crop has failed i'm these parts.
Evening journal., 1904-06-24
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD
POPULAR EXCURSIONS
NIAGARA FALLS,
Only $1,000 Round Trip,
July I and 49, August and 10; Sep
temper ? and i6i October z, 1904.

Excursion tickets viii be sold on
above dates at the very low rate named.
good going only cu Train No. 504.
leaving Wilmington. Del. nj $40 a. m..
arriving Niagara Fails at li.00 2. m.
Tickets valid for return ten QO)
days, Including date OF sale. on an
regular trains
Holders OF Niagara Falls tickets have
the privilege OF making delightful
side trip from Niagara Fails TO Toronto
and return, going ana returning same
day for S1.25; and ON return journey
can make The charming side trip fro.r
Rochester 20 Thousand Islands ana re-
turn for 1915.
Stop-overs permitted on return trim
iat Buffalo, Rochester Junction (foy
Rochester,, Geneva. Watkins Glen ana
Mauch Chunt.
These popular excursions are run
through the most beautiful section OF
the east. giving daylight views of the
beautiful Susquehanna River. She Ie-
high and Wyoming Valleys.
Can on ticket agents FOR fun par
ticuiars.
Evening journal., 1904-06-24

charter was granted to the Masons
Builders Association of Wilmington
10 enter into contracts 90 erect and
construct dwellings and TO conduct a
general contracting business. The m-
corporators are Wilmingtonians and
the capital stock Is $1,000
Evening journal., 1904-06-24

mr. out or the WINDOW, so rnar rne nre-
men can see you. Once they see you.
It is reasonably sure they win rescue
you.
Above az, keep cool. The majority
Of deathsSfrom fire would have been
averted IL the victims had not lost
their heads.
Evening journal., 1904-06-24
Porto Rico Sssars p Foil Bundle to
the Box

We have the famous La Flor de
Cayey and Rucabado Porto Rico
Segars, S2.00 per box, S4.O0 per hun
dred. Made from Pure Porto Rico
Tobacco.
Durstein. e. Cd st.
Both Phones.
Evening journal., 1904-06-24

II Is nothing new 10 the street organ
man to come TO the turning point 10
his life.
Evening journal., 1904-06-24

Only One Dollar to Baltimore and Re-
turn, Baltimore and Ohio r. r., SUM-
day, June goth.
Evening journal., 1904-06-24

An opportunity to visit the many
beautiful parks Of tho Monumental
city. Special train leaves Delaware
Avenue Station at $50 a. m. Return
ing leaves Baltimore, Camden Station
at $50 p. m. Mt. Royal Station al
6.35 p. m.
Evening journal., 1904-06-24
Democratic National Convention
ST. LOUIS, MO, JULY 6.
ONE FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP
VIA
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Tickets on sale July . to 3. inclusive.
good returning leaving st. Louis not
later than fifteen days. including date
OF sale
Can on ticket agents Tor full informa-
ton.
Evening journal., 1904-06-24
UNION RENDERING co.

d. & A. Phone 1920.
m26-lst, cod
Evening journal., 1904-06-24

Both Phones.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24
THE OLDEST LONDON KITCHEN"
Perhaps the oldest relic in London %

Perhaps the oldest relic in London %
medieval kitchen Is at Westminster Alb
hey. though little remains 60 indicate u
save the ruhble flooring. the bu,tery
hatch. and an adjoining cellar. now tho
handsome dining hail Of Canon Wiiher-
force. The moak kwho acted as kitchener
or refectorian had a responsibility AZ
great as any hotel manager or chef ia
those days For among his fellow monks.
20 say nothing OF the pensioners. were
critics as keen any among the world
famed diners Of today. Yet tire abbey
kitchen was scarcely more elaborate than
any one of these which IinKer en- IN thu
remote cottages OF the rough Cornish
coast or on the Yorkshire nors. where
The entire cooking OF shs family - doas
on fiat hearth. with no other fuel than
turf or peat. or tzigx. The ''brofh pot
hangs from a crane or stands on tri-
pod. and II mos, accommodating IA It's
uses. Would you make br~ads lay
the dough on clean iron plate and invert
the broth pot over Il. then heap ~ az
round II your lighted turf or wood -
Windsor Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

cult TO find any other adequate remedy.
Coal is naturnai product OF Kansas.
ard no interstate rights are Involved To
effect In any way the jurisdiction Of eur
state courts
The iong-sufferine public are. Of course.
thankful for small favors, but they ought
no; TO be satisfied and VIII not be siii
they are accorded simple Justice Re-
specially submitted +. ]. PARR
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24
To the Eagle:

To the Eagle:
The statutes of the state OF Kansas. ex-
pressly prohibit discrimination in freight
rates. The testimony of the railroads be-
fore the state board OF railroad commits
sioners conclusvely showed a radical
discrimination in rates between those
charged the PEOPLE and rates charged
railway ompanies. At shat time. the
people We're paving si-sc per ton mile for
coal. while a railroad doing business In
this city only paid for thu same service
50 cents per ton rnise If this is not
forcable example Of corporate greed. and
injustice. i know not where 10 look for
one. This Is possible. only because the
people have failed 10 compel their corpor-
ate servants to know their proper rights
and duties. il appears 20 me an injunc-
tion ought to lie. 10 prevent the further
violation OF n state law 10 the great In
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

paid him $500 for it. then turned around
and sold il to a London stamp company
for the almost Incredible sum Of $1,000.
the highest price ever known. Strange ia
relate, at about the same time apother
Nautilus stamp was unearthed in an old
collection in Glasgow. and $500 has al
ready been offered for it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

enact laws covering the mental and physi-
cal, but not allow marriages TO be made
between parties unless they have well
founded legitimate means CT support,
which WI be another prevention 10 pau
perish. crime and divorce. III was pro-
bate judge 4, would not grant a~hcense to
these fifty, Sixty and seventy year cd
snoozcrs to wed a young woman eish-
teen to twenty or twenty-nk-s years old.
on the ground of physical DISABILITY.
- CITY 7REGUnATOR.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

Approaching the great centers Of popu-
lation the. quantity Of dust held in sus-
pension by The air Increases enormously
According to Sir James Crichtoa Browne.
the air of London contains 1J0.0o0 proper
tional parts of dust to Paris 2ieooo. while
in -Areylshire, Scotland. there are only
two hundred. b.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24
The Forum
RULES.
z q
& q
Opinions of the Readers OF the
Eagle on Current Topics.

RULES.
Rejected communications of written ar
ticles OF any description viii not be re-
turned unless accompanied by postage
stamps: nor will manuscript be saved.
Publication of article must not be re-
garded as endorsement of SITS sentiments
by THE Eagle.
Anonymous communications win re-
ceive no attention. nor win any notice be
paid TO those OF undue length.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

a little boy, rummasins asacng mustg
letters. came across wei-pre served en-
velope with two Nautilus sstniEs IN re-
on. LIS father took it t. a j1bber WIG
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

made port only day or so late under her
own steam. refusing all Offers o. assist
ance and thus saving to her owners thou
sands Of dollars in salvage money.
And such instances, said the mana
ger, ''are almost of everyday occur
renee"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

am glad to see evidences OF TIRE p-sc-
teal workings OF the marriage law re-
Ea-ding the fitness OF persons 70 marry.
After while the People win bacoEne ad-
vanced enough IN civilization 20 rot Only
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

There has been some wonderful tales
Of get rich quick in the Kansas oil fields.
but show US the color OF the mans hair
among the great crowd that went from
Wichita and who among the crowd
that went from Wichita and who have
invested tha; have discarded their BaTios
for real diamonds
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

If you VIII take the money that you
are blowing for oil stock at ten cents a
share and buy Wichita town lots or
Arkansas Valley farm lands. you will
have something TO show for it and the
Increase in valuation VII be at least
twenty-five per cent interest per annum
on your investment
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

Which would you rather do ST. around
a table with cognea.al spirits. o<ter<.hly
engaged III playing progressive enchTe
ard discussing pcls-ics. tnsrce. Panama
canal Russian-Jsp war. or engaging in
what is said 70 be harmless game called
..Panic"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

encroaching upon the ordinance by stick
ing up posters and signs on posts and
trees The past week the ordinance was
violated. Evidences of II can be seen all
over the city in n flaming yellow, black
and white poster.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

Talking about the value of land in this
valley, man came to Wichita two years
since. bought forty acres of land at SIS
per acre. and paid for it in two crops
sweet potatoes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

1 would create an Office or position o,
electric wire examiner. whose duty woul.
be 10 examine the electric wires in tn
buildings with their connections. Otter
wires after being in use a while get loose
from their fastenings. Crossed wires /,
the result and a fire.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

The city can add to its exchequer in
the next two or three days at least five
hundred plunks if it vii send cut over
the city few policemen and gather up
bicycles that are to be found gliding up
and down the sidewalks