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Evening journal., 1905-12-15
EXAMINING FIGURES.

ENERY EVENING has been examining fig
IL ures OF the returns of the last election in
The Eighth district Of Sussex county, which is
Indian River hundred Il secs that the Repub
lcans carried Indian River in 1904 by l6S ma
joiity. Two years previously in 1902 the ma
jority was only Il Of the Union Republicans
alone. In 1000 the Union Republican majority
according TO Every Evenings figures was 90
while in 1893 the Union Republican majority was
Io8.
Every Evening is bound TO have an eNplana-
ton for what it calls Sudden change" 1t has
its own theory on tap The cause was an "enor-
nous corruption fund Of $4,000 contributed bv
Regular Republicans oi New Castle county
That is ID. exnlhney asserts contemporary
The wicked Regular Republican, day OF tuo
before the election wenl down into their pockets
and fshcd Out a cool ffty-three thousand dollars.
some OF which was forwarded to Indian River
Those who may have had experience in rails
ing campaign funds in this county cannot help
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
Peoples Column

Wilmington, Dec H.
10 the Eduor Of The Eycang Journal and
Republican
Dear Sir: A morning paper states thal
the management Of the Csiy ga lAay
Company has decided 10 put anotier c-r
On the Delaware avenue line and thit
hereafter a ear VIII run out tlial 'h-r-
oughiarc oVciy i've minutes instead et
SIX minutes as heretofore.
This is glad news for Delaware avcnre
people about whom ID must Doe su d, how
ever, had incompariby better service be-
fore Than that long suffering aud abused
host who are compelled TO usc the CITY
Railway Company lines un the East
Wilmington branches.
What cause has tho management OF the
City halfway Company tor Using it's
patrons who thc lines travelling cast
from Market street in the manner it does?
When there was not hail so many pc pie
in the eastern end of the Ninth ward and
not hall the travel, curs run on seven
minute headway and / think they paid.
Now the cars run on an alleged ten min
utes headway and you never know when
to look for one. And the carsl Why tn y
simply stink. When a clean decent look
ing car is. for a trip or two, placed on the
line IL is regarded as a huge joke and
recognized by the patrons as only a make
shit put on for trip or two while the
dirty car is being repaired, not deodorized.
In addition TO the poor cars and the slow
service. IL is using conservative language
TO say that the facilities now being used
are badly managed. During the hours. say
from $50 10 o'clock a. IN. and from to
GIG y. M it is almost impossible to get
on a car between Fourth and Market
streets and the Pullman works. The rear
platform IS always crowded 80 densely
that it takes the strongest kind of man
to force his way through to the inside Of
the car, whore as a rule, there is plenty
OF standing room.
Another thing. Take tho junction points
Fourth and Market streets, for instance.
During the hours spoken of above there
is usually "a car load OF people waiting to
take the Fourth street cars going east or
west. The company has q rule that pas
sengers must get on and Off by the rear
platform. The crowd on the street there
fore has to walt often IN rainy weather
While the slow crowd on the car alights,
while just the least bit of common sense
would suggest that by opening one side
street would mn the car almost as quickly
as the crowd inside alighted. 1t only needs
a little good sense. D1SGUsTED.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
THE DAY IN HISTORY

l76i--Thomas II. Perkins, founder of Per-
kins Institute for the Blind, born.
i7S)-The first lecture ON law delivered
"in the presence of Washington and
his cabinet. both houses OF Congress
and the State Legislature"
l7eS-Henry c. Carey, political economist.
born.
iSii-rho Hartford Convention met.
iSl5-Fabius Stanly. naval officer, born.
Served IN the McNicon and Civl
Wars.
iSsi-Fiank b. sanborn, author ana phil
anthrOuisl. born.
1851 George j. Brush, mincralogist, born.
iS3i-Charlca a. Young, astronomer born.
1864 Engagement at Savannah
1864 Baltic of Nashville, ronns began.
tSii-Alabama Arbitration Commiss on
met az Geneva.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
IN SHORT METRE

phillips-Thompson Company will soon
begin the construction Of grain ele-
vatOr.
Congressman Burton will assist the
Firth Delaware Regiment Association Ia
having it placed on the pension eligible
list.
a well is being sunk in Rockford Park.
Maurice Francis Egan will lecture in
ST. paurs Han tonight ON The subj ct
''rho Modern Novel;
The Union Fire Company will give is
third annual reception In lrsh-Amercan
Hall tonight
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
BIDS OPENED FOR SOIL PIPES
Wilmington Merchants Among Lowest
Bidders For Government Work.

United tSates Engineer Flagler yester-
day opened bids for 65 feet Of soil pipe
TO be delivered at Fort DUPONT. The
bids We're as follows:
Haines, Jones and Colburn, Philadel-
phia, 3i.2 cents; J. Jacob shannon and
Company, Philadelphia, 42 cents; Della
ware Electric and Supply Company.
81 i-2 cents; Speakman Supply and
Pipe Company 50 cents, and Gawthrop
and Brother, 65 cents. Haines. Jones
and Colburn received the contract.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
End Is Not Yet.

Editor Evening Journal
Permit me to add my voice to those
of your other readers IN commendatlon
Of your expose Of the money loan COM
panies in this city. Your fearless and
positive stand should go far toward
helping the victims recover what right
fully belongs to them and what has
been taken Illegally and in such a man
ner as to render the usurers liable to
the law.
Keep up the good work. The trouble
with the newspapers in this city here
tofore has been that for some reason
largely commercial they have feared to
be truthful and to support the cause
Of the people.
Respectfully yours,
J. b. f.
/ Wilmington, Del, Dec. 18th. 1905.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
THOSE UNDERGROUND WIRES
Pennsy Officials Here Know Nothing Of
Contemplated Change.

So far as officials of the p, b. aud W.
Railroad Company. who are located in
this city are concerned, they know Of no
move on the part Of the corporation to
place telegraph and swith signal wires
underground as has been stated.
fhe company has just completed the
establishment Of an overhead telegraph
line between Philadelphia and Washing
ton ana lf amy underground system is to
DE adopted it will be where wires pass
through cities or towns on the route only.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
Fisheries commission to Meet.

Commissioners from Delaware ana
New Jersey. to arrange for fishery
in the Delaware river. viii
meet in Philadelphia today.
The Delaware Commissioners are
Alexander b. Cooper. Walter II. Hayes
and William S. Hilles, and the New
Jersey Commissioners are Senator w.
r. Bradley, Of Camden; j. Boyd Avis.
OF Woodbury., and William Strimple
Evening journal., 1905-12-15

Some of the great railroad corporations, judg
ing from their actions, preparing to bow to
the public will that the government shall cXer-
else a supervision over their business and correct
the evils incident to their traffic. They know
very we'll that even should they gain temporary
advantage in emasculating the rate bill before
Congress, which embodies the ideas of the Pres
ident that the fight for supervision will be con-
tinued
Really the railroad corporations OF the country
are we'll off They try to hint that the move
mcnt OF the President is towards government
ownership They know that no such step is
contemplated The conditions are different in
this country and the European nations where
the governments own the roads.
However in Canada the government exercises
a rigid supervision over the railroads Vet Can
ada is bulwark OF conservatism where rights
of property and of the people arc protected.
There is no radcalism in Canada. But Canada
keeps the railroad companies under far more re-
straint than President Roosevelt contemplates
in the United States The Canadian Railroad
Commission may and does act upon its own IN
itative in adjusting rates 1t has the authority
to disaow entire schedules as we'll as single
rates This Canadian Commission can act with
out having its decision reviewed or altered by
the courts Only the cabinet can nullify its acts.
But this great power is not used needlessly to
harass the railroad companies and the commits
soners have little to do. The stocks OF the cor
porations because of this Canadian Commission,
not depressed and neither is the wages of the
company employees cut down Altogether there
is no cause for alarm over what the President
and Congress may do regarding the railroads
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
shieId Of Honor InstaIIatlon.

Grand Master Ferdinand Clement Of
the Shield Of Honor has announced the
following dates for installation OF Off
GERS Of the several subordinate lodges.
January lst 1906, Delaware Lodge.
No. >.
January ID, Corinthian Lodge, No. /.
January 80, American Lodge. No s.
January 5th. Brandywine Lodge.
No. 4.
January 9Th. Wenouah Lodge. No 3.
January 10th. clayton Lodge. No o.
VI Clayton. Del
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
wilmington, Del. De-. 18Th, 1905.
Stand Commended.

Editor Evening Journal.
AS an employer of labor I wish to
commend your stand in regard to these
companies which charge exorbitant
rates Of interest. 1 know of employees
who are kept poor continually by these
sharks. / have refused to honor their
requests in view of your statements.
ana shall pay the salaries to our ein-
ployes irrespective of their demands.
Many persons have been frightened
into acceding to their demands because
OF ignorance OF the true facts in the
matter.
/ have every confidence in the facts
as presented In your paper and wish
YOU the utmost success In your cam
palgn against them.
Yours respectfully.
}. Il. d.
December 18th. 1905.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
MANY suD.oriptlon. R.es,v-J

rp 30 date s3l sOo plsdses have bssn re-.
ceivsd by the Board of Directors of the
y. N. q. A. as subscriptions Tor the pro-
posed new building. the active work OF
socurlne subscriptions has not yet COM
mcuccd, and tho authorities arc clatcd
over Tho nle.neDl.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15

As OUR evening contemporary patted itself
L on the back when it printed about twenty
columns of the Presidents message to Congress
the day we gave to our readers the very excel
lent summary of the message in six columns. we
feel justified in calling the attention OF our read
ers to the TACT that the Journal gave Wednesday
the only full report that appeared that day OF
the very excellent address made by DR. John ].
Black at the State Grange which opened at
Georgetown Wednesday morning Seldom has
there been an address Of such absorbing interest
and prepared in such mastery way as was that
OF Dr. Black. 1t is therefore that we feel proud
that we have been able to present first to the
people OF this city and State matter OF so much
interest TO them, and we have no doubt that it
has been fully appreciated by the many thous-
ands and constantly increasing number of read
ers OF the journal
Evening journal., 1905-12-15

The its telegraph Dispatches by speonl
wire its by It's operator, every day up
hour Of going thus giving the latest Ae'e
graphic News from al parts of the world
Special CORRESPONDENTS throughout the state
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
rERMs oF suBscRIPTIoN

The Evening Journal regular carriers daily
subscribers wilmington and In surrounding towns for
a week.
BY mail postage prepaid. three dollars year. or %
cents a month. PAYABLE in advance.
orders BY mail telephone. otherwise re-
ccive prompt attention.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15

NOTICE no THE PUBLIC.
Any reflection the character slanahT OF
reputation OF any person. corporation which may
in these columns viii be gladly corrected upoh re-
quest;
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
DOMESTIC ran,

rs your husband evcn-tempcredg"
Yes, answered Mfs Wufrsd. Hes jusi about s~ IT,
rtaole one das as another
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
Why Not

Give your hcait the same attention
you do the otner organs?
II your stomach lungs. liver, kidneys
or any other organ is IN trouble, refuses
to work you hasten 10 repair them.
The heart never refuses as long as it
has power to move but continues 60 do
tho best II can getting weaker and
weaker. until It is past repair. and then
stops. 1t Is just as sick as the other
organs. and needs help, but because it
viii work. you let g.
This is wrong. u your heart Is weak.
you should take
DP. Miles Heart Cure
To strengthen your heart and enable it
10 overcome Dizziness. Palpitation Short
Breath Faint Spells, Pains IN Heart and
Side and all other Heart difficulties.
"T had ualpitation Of the heart so
had that 7 would faint away. My doc
tor recommended DR.. Miles Heart Cure.
and IL helped me from the start
MRS. j. G.. WErS. Cleveland o.
The first hottie will benefit, II not, the
druggist will return your money.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15

aIEMBnRs or rnn -runLIsugns. fREss
Evening journal., 1905-12-15

The E,euns Jo0rfD is sale afternoon at Broad
Street Station. Philadelphia ,.,.,-
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
NorIcn ro rIIn punLIc

ALL THE NEWS FROM EvERYwHERl'
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
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Editorial Rooms d. & A.. 500; Delmarva. 22iS
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Evening journal., 1905-12-15

"only = mintesn make money without advertising
--CladstOne
Amador ledger., 1905-12-08

now claims the whole world as its
home. Many of the present generation
can remember how but a compara-
lively few years ago the only chry-
santhemums exhibited were to be
found in the show windows of flor
lists and the flower fanciers were
taxed sums ranging from one to three
Amador ledger., 1905-12-08

the cmount of his deposit and interest
and the probabilities; &C life, but the
annuity may not exceed 1900 francs
($231.60).
In rural districts the tax gatherer is
empowered to receive deposits, and in
many factories certain percentage is
deducted from the wages and paid to
the Caisse in the workman's name. A
branch of the Caisse may be founded
in any town or village, with the per-
mission of the prefect of the depart
ment, and there are about 2,3OO of such
branches, with nearly 100000 de-
positors.
There are several large institutions
for the care of the INDECENT aged. Some
of these are free and a. others a small
charge is made for board and lodging.
At Issy, near Paris, is an institution
for widowers, widows, or married
couples, of whom both are over sixty
five years of age and who have been
married at least fifteen years.
There are many small institutions
founded by private persons for old
officials, at some of which the charge
Amador ledger., 1905-12-08

feet. Flax roots go down three and
four feet. Grass roots, four to six
feet. Red clover completely occupies
the upper three feet of soil. Crimson
clover roots in single year grow
three feet. Alfalfa roots go to the
enormous depth Of twenty to thirty
feet. All of which may give some
farmers new ideas as to cultivation
which breaks the roots of plants, and
the distance at which to plant. When
late potato hills are three feet apart
each way the soil is very fully occu-
pied by the roots to a depth of three
feet. Each potato hill, therefore, oc-
cupies twenty-seven cubit feet of soil.
Salt Not Needed For Asparagus.
Another short article is on the Prop
er Fertilizers for Asparagus. Although
salt has been considered a time-hon-
ored necessity for this crop, it has
been found that asparagus will yield
as we'll without as with it except for
the fact that the salt prevents the
growth of weeds.
Growing Mushrooms for Home Use,
is another short article and Onion
Culture covers another. Another
short article gives the remarkable re-
suits OF forcing early rhubarb with
ether.
Raising Calves on Skim Milk, sup
plemented, of course, by grain, is an
instructive little article, covering the
results of experiments in this line in
the government stations in Iowa, Ida
ho, Kansas, Nebraska and Utah. En-
tire success has been had with the
skim milk diet and the practice is
considered even more desirable by
some authorities than allowing the
youngsters to have natural milk.
Other topics discussed are Noodles,
a product prepared by European
housewives and some manufacturers
from flour with the addition of GER
tain amount of eggs and salt the
dough being rolled into sheets and cut
into strips or fanciful shapes; Condi-
ton Powders and Special Stimulating
leeds for Fowls and Farm Animals;
the Relative Cost of Producing Meat
from the Beef Type and The Daily
Type of Cattle; the Use of Animal
Food for Young Ducks, showing the
gains of ducklings on rations contain
ing different proportions of animal
food; the Bad Effect of Using Milk
from Diseased Cows and the Produc-
ton of Cider Vinegar.
This is free bulletin and applica-
ton should be made to your senator
or member of congress, or to Secre-
tary James Wilson at Washington.
Amador ledger., 1905-12-08
Coffee For the ArmH.

The yearly contract for supplying
coffee for the United States Army is
about to be let by the Quartermaster
General, and the Department of Ag-
riculture has been called upon to de
eide which brand shall be purchased.
This test was made under the super
vision of DR.. Wiley, Chief of the Bu-
reau of chemistry. He selected a Jury
of veteran coffee drinkers who know
and can tell good coffee from bad by
flavor and by the odor with the pot at
probably hundred yards distant. The
jury assembled in DR.. Wiley's office.
where the bureau cook had prepared
several small lots of coffee from the
samples submitted. They were tested
Amador ledger., 1905-12-08
OLD AGE PENSION.
Much Attention Given in France to
the Care of the INDECENT.

France evidently does not believe
that the old should be chloroformed
and put out of the way, for, according
to official reports received from United
States officials located at Paris, that
government has a system of pension
ing for the aged. For more than a
century the French government has
been experimenting with schemes for
giving an annuity to the old, not, how
ever with entire success.
AT the present time deposits are re-
ce1yed from any person, regardless of
age, but the amount may not exceed
500 francs ($96.5O) in the course of a
year. An :"count may be opened for a
child of three years of age; married
woman may deposit money without her
husbands consent. At any age be-
tween fifty and sixty-fve Cor earlier
in case Of permanent disability to
work) the depositor may claim his an
nuity, which is calculated according to
Amador ledger., 1905-12-08

dollars for a single blossom. Now,
however, when plant experts have
simplified the art of cultivating the
flower such prices would shock even
the most eXtravagant minded.
Amador ledger., 1905-12-08
ALFALFA TWO YEARS OLD.

fresh cold water is poured in and the
handle turned slowly two or three
times when the butter is ready for
washing, sailing and eating.
Amador ledger., 1905-12-08
Practical Farm Experiments.

OF the various publications of the
Department of Agriculture the most
useful and probably the most popular,
is a farmers bulletin issued five or
six times year on experiment station
work. practical Farm Experiments"
would probably be a comprehensive
title for these bulletins, as each
pamphlet of about 80 pages is COM
posed of a dozen or fifteen short de-
scriptions of practical farm matters,
the outcome of the experiments and
tests of the variocs government eX-
pertinent stations all over the country.
Their value lies largely in the fact
that each article is only a couple of
pages in length and it can be picked
up and read through at odd moments,
whereas when a farmer receives a
longer bulletin he is more likely to lay
it away for some future reading when
he has more time, and as time is usu-
ally pressing on the farm, it is likely
never to get read at all.
Farmers Bulletin No. 233 is the
last issue of these bulletins and its lit
tie stories are decidedly interesting
Information given on the root system
of field crops will be a surprise to
probably even some of the best in
formed farmers. An illustration is
shown Of corn roots as they occupy
the ground in the corn rows. 1t shows
a myriad of small rootlets, entirely en-
comprising the ground in every direc-
ton for a depth of almost four feet
The root systems of various other
plants are described. Wheat roots oc-
cupy the ground to depth of four
Amador ledger., 1905-12-08

plants, representing about 40 diff
erent varieties. Many of these are
the product of the governments gar
deners, artificial pollenation and cross
breeding valuable varieties, bringing
about most startling results. This
year the most successful of the de-
partment's efforts is a magnificent yell
low flower fully ten inches in dame
ter. The petals are extremely heavy,
well shaped and all in all the bloom
is a huge ball of molten gold. The
flower is not merely one for show;
florists who have seen it declare that
it is of much commercial value.
The Mrs. Roosevelt Chrysanthemum.
Secretary Wilson was so pleased
authorized it named Mrs. Roosevelt,
in honor of the first lady of the land.
But the departments experiments
along the line of chrysanthemum
crossing are not always a success.
Last spring efforts were made to
cross two varieties-Merza and Lieu
tenant-Colonel Du Croisset-the lar
gest of the white and yellow kinds
with the hope of producing a combina-
ton of value. When the flower of the
new plant unfolded itself it presented
an ugly mass of brown, red, yellow
and white, and of but ordinary size.
1t had gone back. Other hybrids have
a tendency to go back to single petal
varieties and to distinctly different
color from the parents. And yet each
year the efforts of the government
gardeners are rewarded, even though
they produce one good specimen, by
obtaining a chrysanthemum Of rare
beauty and shape.
Good Grating.
A plant at the Departments show
this year which attracted more than
usual attention was a specimen about
Amador ledger., 1905-12-08

by the jury from cups and spoons.
After the test the jury was dismissed
and the members each wrote a sep
arate report, giving his views of the
coffee, and stating which of the sam
pies he considered the best. These
were placed in sealed envelopes and
sent to DR.. Wiley who opened them
and submitted the finding to the Quar-
termaster General. DR.. Wiley also
constituted a part of the jury-a fore
man, as it were-to ascertain whether
his findings and judgment of the quail
ity of the coffee coincided with those
of the others.
Amador ledger., 1905-12-08
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GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

Perhaps nowhere in the world can
one find such a varied and magniti-
cent collection of chrysanthemums as
may be seen every autumn at the Ma
tion's Capitol. The chrysanthemum
shows of Washington have become a
fixed institution SO that society-diplo-
matte circles as well-look forward in
terestedly for the opening of the gov
ernment hothouses which display the
finest of Uncle Sans experiments in
this branch of flower growing.
Amador ledger., 1905-12-08

A plant at the Departments show
this year which attracted more than
usual attention was a specimen about
Amador ledger., 1905-12-08

four feet tall on which grew eighteen
different and distinct varieties, some
white, some yellow, while others were
pink, brown and red. This was OBJ
tanned by grating stems from valu-
able sorts on a good stock.
The first chrysanthemum known to
florists was yellow and was grown in
Japan. 1t was carried over to China
and from that country rapidly spread
all over the world. The passing years
however, wrought wonders, and the
chrysanthemum, the autumn queen"
Amador ledger., 1905-12-08

Empire Churn," reports Consul Lie
field, of Freiburg, Baden, does not
even need a special vessel for holding
the cream. The cream is placed in
the vessel SO that the dasher is in the
center, and about IL inches below
the surface. The handle is then turn
ed slowly for a few seconds, and
then at a good speed, and within one
minute butter is formed. Then some
Amador ledger., 1905-12-08
One Minute Butter.

The instantaneous ice-cream maker
seems about to give way to an in
Simultaneous butter maker. This is a
churn capable of making butter in
sixty seconds. The machine is so
handy that it might very well be
placed on the tea table as an acces-
sorry to the cups and teapot, and yet
not look out of place. All that is