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Evening journal., 1904-05-17
To Reain New Building.

Surveyors were stalking out the ground
yesterday for the new South Wilmington
Chemical Works at G. and Bumonwood
streets. Jones Bros. have bccn given the
contract FOR furnishing the stone for the
foundations and viii begin delivering %
next week when II is thought ground will
be broken for the building.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
FINED FOR CONTEMPT
Failed to Appear in Court TWO Months
Ago.

For falling to appear in City Court about
two months ago, as a witness in a high
way robbery case, +. Fullerton, Fort
DuPort soldier was fined 81 and costs fol-
contempt by Judge Cochran TINS morning.
The man who he was to have appeared
against was Walter Blackburn, who was
discharged at the time but arrested on a
like charge several days after and Is now
awaiting trial.
The case OF Frederick Roth, charged
with violating the city ordinance by allow.
ing his swine to run at large in the
strets, was dismissed.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
WILL PREACH TO SCHOOL MARNS
Mr.. Elwood to Deliver the Sixth Of
Special Sermons.

In Onvet Church, Fourth and Broom'
streets. next Sunday evening the Rev
r. A. ElwOod viii preach the sixth sermon
in the series on Present Day People" tho
subject being ''The School Teacher" DIT
G. w. Twitmyer superintendent of the
public schools, will take part in the ser
vice, and Miss Josephine Fletcher in
structor Of music, will sing. An invitation
Is extended the members Of the Board Of
Education and the school teachers Of the
city 10 be present. The meeting begins
promptly at 7.45 o'clock and only early
comers can get seats.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
Wedding Reception

Luigi D'Ononrio, Of this city, and Mary
D'Onohro, of Philadelphia, wero married
in that city yesterday. They came TO Will
mington and their friends gave them
largo reception in Shields Library Han
last night.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
SUPREME COURT DECISION
Decided That Charles w. Edwards Was
a Citizen Of Delaware.

Washington. May 1.-THE Supreme
Court in a decision yesterday In the appeal
OF The Sun Publishing and Printing Com
many Of New York from a decision ol
Circuit Court in favor Of Charles William
Edwards. the court answered the one
question propounded by Circuit Court Of
Appeals This was as to the citizenship
OF Edwards, who claimed residence ir
Delaware. The court held he was citizer
of Delaware and Federal Court therefore
had jurisdiction over the case. justices
Harlan and PeclSham dissenteJ.
Mr.. Edwards, who is now deceased was
formerly owner of The Evening Journal.
Wyatt & Co. sells Suspenders at Cos
Price today.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
BUILDING STORAGE Tracks.

Tracks for the storage of passenger
coaches are being laid on the site OF the
old tin shop of the Pennsylvania railroad
along Fourth street, south of the tracks.
Iu n short while an the space on which
the shops stood will be converted into car
storage yards.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
Dedicaffon Exercfses

A number Of wilmingtonians have re-
ceived invitations to attend the dedica-
tion exercises of tho new Laboratories of
pathology, physiology and pharmacology
at the University of Pennsylvania, Hhil-
adeiphia. The exercises will be held on
juno 10.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
Miss Ball Won First Prize

Miss Ethel Ball. daughter Of Former
Judge ]. Frank Ball, Of this city, has re-
ceived first prize in the annual oratorial
contest Of the literary societies of VIII
son College at Chambersburg, Pa. The
contest was held in the college chapel on
Monday last,
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
Nsw street Car Schedule.

A new schedule will be adopted on the
Erandywsne Springs division of the Peo-
pies Railway on next Monday, when ad-
dbtional cars will be put on. This will be
continued until Decoration Day, when the
regular summer schedule will be adopted.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
Meserve win Attend Conference

Chief Warden A. $. Meserve. Of the
county workhouse will attend the Con-
ference OF Charities and Corrections in
Portland, Maine. from June Is to June
II. Mr. Meserve is a member Of the
committee Of treatment of criminals"
but does not expect to make an ad-
dress.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
Addressed Preaehers, Meetina.

At the Wilmington NJ. e. Preachers
Association meeting yesterday an address
was made by the Rev. S. IL. Cum
mings. of philadelphia, who preached the
temperance anniversary sermon at Union
N. e. Church on Sunday.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
Pawnee nlIrs wa West comina.

Wilmington viii be visited by Pawnee
Bins Wild West Show on May 81. The
show was in this city several years ago.
Ut Is now much larger and Us the only pre-
tentious shcw In the country Of It's kind
tho Buffalo Bill show being Ia Europe.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
To BEGIN Rridae Erection.

The Phoenix Iron Company has begun
the removal OF hostlng engines 90 this
city TO put the structural iron work In
place on the new elevated bridge Of The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
s1so9s77s
Progress Of the Association from De-
eember 3tst, 1899, TO peeem-
wilminrton. Del.. May 14th. 19Ol

Wilmington. Del, May 14th' 1904
To the President and Board OF Di-
rectors Of the National Building, Loan
&, Provident Association;
Dear Sirs: I hereby certify that the
hooks and accounts of the National
Building. Loan & Provident Associa-
ton are correct according TO my best
knowledge and belief, as per statement
and balance sheet attached hereto.
r. DARLINGTON SMITH
Auditor.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
Railrond Man Ruried.

The body Of Brakeman John A. Senney,
who was killed at Edge Moor, on Saturday
WAS qaker 10 DelmaT for burial today, ac-
companiod by several members OF the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
elshop coleman a. Rro.d cr.sk.

Bishop Coleman will make his annual
Whit-Sunday visitation TO Christ
Church, Broad Greek, on Sunday, May
22, at 2.30 D. m. The Rev. c. N. Spald-
ing is rector OF the church.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
Lodoe of Sorrow.

After the regular meeting OF Will
mington Lodge Of Elks last night a
lodge Of sorrow was held in honor OF
the late ]. Paul Brown, who was a
prominent member of the order.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
sanitarium Representative Here.

VIII. Gootee, representing the Spring
Ter Sanitarium at Towson. Nd, is stop
ping at the Delaware House in this
city. He viii be here for several days.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
The Leader,
22S Market Street.
Sale of Waists
Skirts.

Our buyer was fortunate enough to manufac-
urers clearing of French Lawn Waists About 200 dozen
in all and fully 100 styes-and all Sizes too These Waists
are trimmed With lace-or Mexican drawn workand
really beautiful All other in town asking S29S
for exactly the same Waists.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
DOINGS IN A
SOCIAL WAY
Invited to st. Tohn's Rectory

Members Of st. Johns Guild, the
Altar Guild, the Woman's Auxiliary
aud St. Johns Guild are invited to the
home OF the rector. Twenty-third and
Boulevard between the hours Of 4 and
this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
DEAD.

DIAMOND. In New Castle. on the 18TH
inst. Mrs. Annie Diamond. aged Sc
years.
Relatives ana friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from the
residence of her son James j. Kerrigan.
Gilpln House. New Castle, Wednesday
morning 9 o'clock. lnterment az New
Cathedral Cemetery. High Mass St. Pet
er's r. c. Church, New Castle.
FERGUSON this city, on the l6 inst.
Maggie A., wife OF James d. Ferguson.
Delaware City.
Funeral private from the residence Of
her daughter. Mrs. H. Meta Wharton. No
70S Monroe street.
DANNENHAUER.-In this city, on the
18th inst. Mary A.. wife OF Albert A
Dannenhauer.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from her
late residence. 1906 Scott street, on We'd
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment
at Riverview Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
Come and Take
Your Choice
for O8 cents

and any time you don't feel it's the best bargauyou ever got
bring it back.
French Lawn Polka Dot Waists black with white dots
lor white with black dots, 75c.
China Silk Waists, fine pleated hemsttched, lace in
sertion $175 Would really be bargains double the price
Evening journal., 1904-05-17
Preacher 70 eradua.e as Physlelan.

On next Saturday the Rev. Julius Dodd.
formerly pastor Of the Newport NJ. L.
Church, will be graduated IN medicine
from Hahnemann Medical College. Phila-
delphia The condition OF the pastors
health caused him TO give up the ministry
for his new profession.
Evening journal., 1904-05-17

Have you Read the want ads on page
7? They're interesting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-08
Gum From Bacteria.
From Harper's Weekly.

The beneficial effects Of bacteria are no
less interesting than the part they play
in the propagation of disease, and a recent
discovery is that the vegetable gums found
on trees, such as a gum arabic, are the re-
suits Of their activity. Previous to some
Investigations by DR.. s. Greig Smith of
New South Wales, It was believed that
vegetable gums were the result of the un-
healthy or pathological conditions Of the
trees on which they formed, but the entire
subject was one about which comparatively
little was known. DR.. Smith, believing
that bacteria produced the gum, examined
two trees from which 1t exuded, and OBJ
tanned two varieties of bacteria, Of which
he made cultures.
Under ordinary conditions of culture the
formation of gum was only suggested,
but when t2nnin, a constituent of bark,
was added to the culture medium q thick
slime was produced In considerable GUAM
titles. This slime was made up of gum,
as well as bacterial cells and albuminOids,
and by simple chemical process a clear,
transparent and brittle gum was obtained
similar to the arabin derived from gum
arabic, and resembling in its essential
properties the natural substance. DR..
Smiths conclusion was that the arabin
gums derived from trees are bacterial and
not higher plant products, and that cer-
tain constituents Of the sap, under the
action Of bacteria, are changed into gum,
which exudes from cracks or wounds In
the bark. or else is carried by the sap to
the fruit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-08
italian Railway Trains.
From Chambers Journal.

FROM Chambers Journal.
One of the worst and greatest dra wbacks
to railway travel in Italy is the want of
accommodation on many of the trains, and
strangely enough This applies to a greater
extent on long distance trains than on
those made up for short journeys. We
have no hesitation in saying that for any
party of four or five persons wishing to
travel let us say from Rome to Naples (six
hours), and desiring to sit together it is
necessary to arrive at the station at least
three-quarters of hour before the time
at which the train is advertised to start
Even then We say without exaggeration
that the thing is no certainty. The use of
a smoking carriage with any degree of COM
fort is almost an impoSSibility. One may
arrive alone. in reasonable time for the
train, only to find that the very few first
class smoking compartments have long ago
been filled with ladies and children, or
more probably inyalids. We speak as a.
we have observed, the second class accom-
mediation on Italian trains can still be rec
commended The overcrowding and discom-
fort here are stretched to their utmost
limits, while the third-class carriage may
be dismissed I'm a few words. This con-
veyance, in the form of cattle truck is
open to all the winds that blow and ap-
pears to be used chiefly for the transport
of troops. The only sitting accommodation
consists of series of benches fitted cross
wise al intervals Of from two to three feet.
while on the outside Is indicated in large
lettering the number of men which the
authorities are permitted to stow away
all very similar to our own railway trucks,
upon any one of which we may read the
printed regulation as to weight of goods or
number of animals which 1t Is safe for this
form of vehicle to carry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-08
TRAIL OF THE JAGUAR.
His Method of Killing Animals and
Catching Fish

FROM outing.
The trails Qf the jaguar are many. but
they nearly all lead to a river for watei
appears to be more needful to the tigrl
than to any other of the cat family And
this Is not that he actually drinks more, Sc
FAR as can learn, but rather because alona
the waterways he finds an easy and abund,
ant food In the river hog, in the small deer
that come down to drink and in the fish
that swim plentifully in all these streams
In the Rio de la Plata, just off Buenos
Ayres. Is an island where at one time
number of jaguarS lived and thrived pracS
tlcally on the fish they caught for there
was nothing else on the island, and nona
ever heard of their visiting the mainland,
| because of it's settlement and not on ac.
count of the distance to shore. for the tigeI
is a strong, bold swimmer and minds na
river of South America. not the widest, II
ne wishes to reach the opposite bank. He
Is patient, unerring fisherman, watching
for long periods from some vantage point,
which may be either a fallen tree trunk
extending into the stream or at the banka
edge, until victim appear - when with a
lightning blow he hurls the fish out on to
the bank or clutches 1t as it swims past.
While the swampy jungle and the water
courses are his habitat yet the jaguar wifi
or horses or dogs or poultry offer, and rivel
food happens to be scarce or for the timt
being more difficult to secure. heard sew
eral trustworthy accounts of cattle and
coitS killed Dy the JaSuar, though his rave
ages are not so frequent as once they were
owing to his further inland habitat. Hi1
method of killing animals of this size ID
literally to stall them up wind, that nd
scent may reach the victim, and then ia
spring on their back fastening teeth and
claws in the neck; with smaller animals the
jaguar springs for the neck at once and
appears TO prefer the hind quarters to the
stomach. which is left for the vultures that
are omnipresent in the open country.
Tigre is a much nosier animal than any
other of the feline family. particularly at
night, and roams the jungle disdainful OF
lesser beasts in his manifest superiority.
And he Is without doubt absolute king OF
the South American forest; there is literal.
ly none to dispute his domain. none even
worthy to do him homage, for the puma,
which is fairly plentiful, has as little this
courage Of his convictions In South as Ia
North America,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-08
TEARS OUT SOLID ROCK.
Mighty Dredge at Buffalo, Said to Be
Most Powerful in the World.

/ From the Buffalo Express.
The Susquehanna Iron Company's big
| plant will be In operation within thirty
days. 1t has been finished and the great
furnaces are ready for the ore. The stu
pendous task of digging a canal inland
harbo1 nearly a mile in length from the
new outer harbor to the company's plant
is now in progress. This canal is to be
300 feet wide and twenty-three feet deep.
That is to say, it is to be twenty-three feet
| below the mean level OF the lake, so that
In some places the excavation is to be forty
feet in depth. That's quite a hole to dig
In the ground mile long. but the Buffalo
Dredging Company expects to dig it and
build solid cement wharves on both sides of
Its entire length by the first of next April
1t requires great engineering skill and an
enormous amount of physical power to ac-
complish such task There are 400 feet
of submarine work to be done, nearly half
of it through the solid rock Steam power
and compressed air are accomplishing it.
When examinations We're made it was
found that strip of rock nearly mile
long, 300 feet wide and ten feet in thick
ness had to be cut out. 1t is not shale rock
or slate, but solid living rock. The Buffalo
Dredging Company Is ripping through that
solid ledge of rock with a steam shovel.
The dredge used for that purpose is the
greatest tool of it's kind in the world It
looks like giant mud dredge and is built
on the same principle an ordinary dredge.
bO"h III IT'S II has d t6D-TOTS6-pOWer
steam engine. Its anchors or spuds are
made of giant Oregon fir, fifty-three feet
long and forty-four inches through. 1t has
Upper or dredge with a capacity of seven
cubic yards. One man. with dozen
levers before him, operates the whole ma
chine
The dredge of the dipper is armed with
steel teeth about fifteen inches long and
six inches thick. The man at the levers
drops the great dipper with its massive
handle down fifteen feet to the rock bottom
Then he moves another lever and the big
engine down In the hold gets under way.
The great steel cable attached to the dipper
qu1vers under the strain There is sound
of ripping, tearing and grinding, as If the
earth was being turned inside out, and up
comes the dipper with its enormous NAV
checked with huge masses of splintered
rock.
1t has ripped UP seven cubic yards and
when 1t has been swung over to the rock
scow Its mighty under jaw drops, and 1t
spews out powders weighing tons. The
teeth of that dipper bite out seven cubic
yards of rock a minute
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-08
JOYS OF THE OUTDOOR LIFE.
Even the City-Bred Man Longs for
Them in Summer Days.

From the Kansas City Star.
A cat turns around before 1t lies down
because it's jungle ancestors had to crush
the grass to make bed. and the instinct
still persists. Perhaps mankind takes to
the woods in summer for the same reason.
The groves were mans original abode, as
we'll as Gods first temples. But while the
longing to get back to nature at this sea-
son Is nearly universal, the instinct for en-
joying the wilderness is much less widely
distributed
While some persons are exuberantly
happy at getting away from civilization
others who fancy that they want to leave
the town behind are made perfectly miser-
able by the lack of their accustomed con-
veniences. The splash Of the water on the
boats sides or the hum of the reel to such
persons is no compensation for the lack of
ice, of comfortable beds and rocking chairs.
At the first sign of a mosquito they are
overcome with annoyance and sunburn to
them Is an evil quite without recompense
Your true son of the woods, city-bred
though he may be, counts all the suffering
that belongs to life out of doors as not griev
Gus, but joyous. The dtscomforts are not
to be compared in his opinion to the de-
lights Of camping and fishing and hunting
His enthusiasm, indeed, Is inexplicable to
the man who has not fallen under the same
spell.
There is no telling the lover of the woods
from the town devotee by his appearance.
The bookish-looking fellow may be
mighty fisherman, while the athlete may
be miserable out of reach Of a car line.
Perhaps the difference in temperament
may be traced back to childhood A per
son may be made also anything IL he is
caught young enough. The psychologists
have theory that all kinds of instincts
manifest themselves for a time In the
growing chfld and then disappear unless
special attention is given to their develop
ment.
This may account in part for the diver
sity OF feeling toward nature that exists so
unaccountably among men and women of
otherwise congeHial tastes. Unless a per-
son hshed with bent pin as a child he
isn't likely to become enthusiastic over the
sport as man. The woods may lure: but
they aren't likely to captfvate unless the
devotee early learned their ways. The taste
some degree. but unless It was deyelened
IN youth 1t Is not apt to prove robust.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-08
Tree Planting in Manila.
From the Manila Times.

From the Manila Times
A day for the planting of trees is not
among the least of Manila's needs, not be-
cause forests are in danger of being de-
huded and certain valuable species should
be perpetuated In this way, but because
the city is dry. dusty and less inviting than
It would be with ornamental trees. We need
trees and breathing places; they would add
much to the physical comfort of the city
as well as artistic value.
Who does not breathe a sigh of relief as
he leaves the hot glare that enshrouds the
Bridge of Spain and finds himself protected
by the shade from the fringe of trees along
the Bagumbayan? There is certainly no rea-
son why that popular drive should not be
more compactly lined with trees along its
entire length except that what is every
body's business is not usually attended to
with any noticeable expedition. There is
lust a slight risk that in the rush and hurry
% practical municipal development the
aesthetic may be relegated to an obscure
corner. With but little effort in the proper
direction at this time, the practical and
artistic may be happily blended while IL
the latter feature is permitted to lag it will
be more difficult to secure the desired re-
suit after considerable delay.
lawn around the public buildings, when
proper space can be secured palms at the
street entrance, a border of grass parallel
10 the sidewalk. will double the attractive
ness of a modern building. A noticeable
and commendable step in the direction indi-
Gated has been made about the new gov
srnment building on the Bagumbayan drive
way. Let this feature be extended TO other
buildings which now appear rather desc
late aud scorched in comparison
In the new districts of Ermita Malate
Pnd Pace there should and probably will
be. concerted action on the part of each
householder to leave certain amount of
space for a proper lawn and ornamental
shrubbery. A slight effort on the part of
each would soon change a street from a
lot bare roadway to an inviting vista of
green not only adding pleasure but profit
TO the residence portion of the CITY,
Introduce arbor day into the schools:
anited action for one day in the year would
boon bring telling results. We are In a
position to do now. cheaply and easily what
later VIII have 10 be done by legislation. at
FAR greater expense, or left undone to the
ietriment of the general appearance and
health of our city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-08

In street fight at Kissimmee. Fla, Mon
day, Gordon Lawson shot and killed
Frank Langdon, his brother-in-law and
was badly cut by Langdon. Lawson was
arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-08
The Trials Of an Educator.

From the Chicago Post.
Emperor William is again up against tho
brutality Of harsh world. His gift of thu
Goethe statue has been ridiculed by the
Italian newspapers. which cannot see any
merit in the present Of monument OF q
German poet whom few Romans have
read and for whom nobody cares" Yet
William is perfectly consistent Did he not
give to the United States the statue Of
Frederick the Great gentleman with
whom Americans have had unfortunately
very little In common. and is it not likely
that his next gift will be Won Moltke or
Bismarck statue to the city of Paris? It Is
not the emperors fault Ii outsiders persis-
tently refuse to take interest In the great
ness OF fatherland. William Is an educa-
tor. and all great educators have their
trials and impediments 1t Is not customary
for benefactors to ask benehciaries In adj
vance what they will take-unlexs II hap
pens to be e drink.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-08
Wild Dogs Of Central Africa.
From the Chicago News

The wild dog of central Africa. an er.
plorer writes. Is common enough He Ia an
ugly looking beast. with pied body. coarse
hair. short head and large upright ears.
These wild dogs play feaful havoc with
game. occasionally clearing out whole dis
trtcts precisely In the same manner as the
red dhole of India, before which even the
tiger Is said to retreat.
They have a wonderful power of scent
wonderful holiness. endurance and pertin-
acity. and their loose. easy gallop covers
the ground far more quickly than 1t appears
TO do. They usually hunt In considerabl bic
packs. although have sometimes met them
In three and tours. I have never heard OF
Wild dogs actually attacking man, but they
and sanarmed travellers have been uteraiiv
tyeed BY them before now.