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Evening journal., 1905-05-25
A anncn,r cnIa onr.-

"You have a co.d. ehg' said the ply
sician. "Well, suppose give you the
same prescription that Queen Eliza
beth usedT'
lie took down an ancient folio.
"Dr. William Bulleyn's prescription
for cold, which Queen Elizabeth used
all her life, was this" he said.
"Takes nutmegges. the root called
dornike, which the apothecaries have;
setwall, gatangall, mastike. long pep
per, the bark Of pomecitrone, of melon,
Of sage. hazel, mariorum, dill, spik-
nard, wood Of aloes, cubebe, cardamon
(called graynes of paradise) lavender,
peniroyalls, the bone Of hart's heart
grated, cut and stamped, and beat your
spices grossly in a mortar Put in
ambergrice and musk, of each half a
dram. Disdl this in a simple aqua
vitae, made with strong ale, in a ser
pentine To tell the virtue Of this
water against cold, phlegme, dropsy,
heaviness of mind, coming of melan-
choly, 1 cannot we'll at the present for
it is too great Philadelphia Bulletin.
Evening journal., 1905-05-25
THE DIRT moan.

The common condition Of the dirt
toads Of all the country, especially OF
|ln the vast territory Of the prairie
northwest is this: They have been
graded up at some time and never
touched since. The roadbed may be
Bixteen feet wide, is dlshed toward
he center, with ridges Of earth piled
up on each side Of the wheel tracks, and
there are dips and hollows and every
condition requisite for the formation
|bf mudholes just as soon as a rain
fails. The puddled condition Of the
surface of this roadbed makes it prac-
ideally water tight, and the water
which accumulates upon it must re-
main until evaporated. After 1t dries
|np it becomes so rough that 1t is in
Utmost as bad a condition as when
wet, and not until a prolonged period
'of dry weather has come does this
|road ever become in any sense n good
road Now, this can all be remedied
bat a very small expense and at very
little trouble. If this sort OF road is
gone over with the King drag. haul
led by four horses, just when it is in
its muddiest and worst condition, the
|slush and mud forced toward the cen
ter Of the roadbed will fill every rut
|and sag, the water will be forced out
'of the road and the first important step
Ito make a good road of it will have
been taken. If after it has dried Of
and while the surface Of the road is
|still mellow it is again dragged, this
time with two horses-for it will be
|easier work the second time - the
change in the road will be absolutely
astonishing. 1t will be crowned in the
center. will be smooth as a floor, the
travel will be distributed. no ruts will
form, and the oval and smooth surface
will offer an almost perfect protection
against any ordinary rain The often
er the road is so dragged the more oval
and hard and smooth will it become
This method Of treating our dirt roads
is so simple, so easily carried out and
withal so very cheap, that the plar
should be put in operation all over the
country without delay Let every
farmer start it himself. Don't wair
for a road boss or TO see whether yoI
can get pay for the work or not. Ler
every man who owns a farm get 9
public spirited move on himself and
resolve that he viii take care in the
manner above indicated Of the roaC
from his front gate TO his neighbor'i
front gate, for one season at least. Il
he does this the problem Of bad roads
is settled
Evening journal., 1905-05-25
LIGHTNING Rnns.

We are asked by several Of the read
ers Of these notes to say something
about the real value Of lightning rods
as a protective agency for buildings.
Electricity. while very erratic and
subtle force in nature. is year by year
becoming better understood, so much
so that at the present time a very re-
liable code Of laws has been formu-
lated for its management and use.
One fact is that when generated and
seeking liberation it will always seek
the path Of least resistance; thus it
follows logically that if safe and
suitable conductor for a current Of
high voltage such as is common to all
our summer storms is provided the
operation Of the natural law will cause
such current TO seek such a conductor
without harm to the building upon
which It IS placed. Now in the selec-
tion Of such conductor there are
some things which must be observed
carefully. There must be a perfect
damp earth connection; second, the
capacity Of such conductor will depend
upon the material Of which it is con-
structed, copper being the best ma
terial. and the superficial area afford
ed by it. the conducting power to the
rod being mostly confined to its sur
face, suggesting that a rod composed
of a large number Of fine wires would
prove a far better conductor than one
Of solid construction Where a build
ing Is equipped with such a rod hav-
ing perfect earth connections we
should say that it was a reasonably
reliable and desirable protection from
lforhfnin0
Evening journal., 1905-05-25
WESTERN RATES.
We Raltimorn q Ohio Railroad.


Persons contemplating a trip to the
West Northwest or Southwest. viz.
Pittsburg. Cincinnati. ST. Louis. Chica-
go and points west thereof can save
money by purchasing tickets via the
Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad Rates from
Wilmington and Chester are. Pittsburg.
(Pittsburg Limited. leaving Chester al
9.46 p m. and Wilmington at 1908 p.
mo $500; Cincinnati $3.50; st. Louis.
S2125; Chicago. $500. Three fast ex-
press trains daily to Cincinnati and
St. Louis. Two fast express train daily
to Chicago Compare the above rates
with those OF other lines. IL is prob
ably not generally known that tickets
to Western points via the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad are much lower than
via any other lire although the train
service is first class In every respect.
Fast express trains running via Wash
ington are equipped with day coaches
OF the latest design. Pullman sleepi..g.
parlor and dining cars leave Whining
ton and Chester Daily for Pittsburg.
Cincinnati, Chicago and ST. Louis with
out change and connecting I'm Union
Idepots for all we stern points. For fun
particulars, tickets. rates, etc, call on
Ticket Agents or write II. A. Mil
Ter, r. p. A.. city ticket office
sO4 Market street. Wilmington. Del
a complete and most up-to-date
,crematory viii be exhibited at the forth
coming art exposition at Dresden. Ger
many. Trhis model orematory wiz be
equipped with the latest scientific APP
pliances. and is to cost about S25.0O0
The number OF crematories is steadily
and largely increasing throughout Ger
many.
Evening journal., 1905-05-25
TWO Mas ~.r.


We are in receipt Of letter from
farm. In a way he is supposed to own
il, 160 acres of good land. but really
he has only an equity in It. being. as
he says, 50 heavily in debt on the
farm that he feels sure he can never
pay out. He inquiries what he had bet
ter do, for there is not much pleasure
for him in living and carrying such a
burden of debt lie wishes to know
just where he can go with what money
he can realize on his equity and get
some cheap land There are not few
men situated just as is our CORE
spondent, and 50 we answer his ques-
tions at some length We are not at
all sure, but the very best thing he
can do is to just sell half his present
farm. pay up and be content to work
an eighty There is much TO commend
this plan. He can make just as much
clear money each year from eighty
acres by applying better methods Of
farming as from his 100 acres farmed
the old way; then he can retain and
enjoy the fruit Of his past years Of
toll in keeping the old homestead with
its nice orchard. its grove Of $500 ever
green trees, which he writes he has
planted; then he can keep all his old
nelghbors and friends. no small matter,
and he will be saved all the inevitable
hardship and toll both for himself and
his family incident to building up a
new home in any locality where land
is cheap But if he thinks he must
have just so many acres to work re-
gardless Of conditions he can find
cheap land. Those sections where arid
lands are being brought under systems
Of irrigation-and there are many such
places-offer great inducements; then
there is any amount Of cheap land in
the cutoff timber lands Of northern
Wisconsin and Minnesota, land special
ly fitted for the growing Of clover and
timothy. which can be gradually clear
ed up with grass and stock without
very much labor; then there is plenty
of low priced land in southern Missouri
and Arkansas, fine climate, great fr- Z
country, mild winters and cheap fuel
If he cannot reconcile himself to work
ing an eighty acre farm we would ad
wise him to get the corn planted and
then go on a land hunting trip. ant
we should not be surprised if when h,
returned he would be more than sat
isfed to content himself with The
smaller farm and the old homestead.
Evening journal., 1905-05-25
PhiIa. and Reading Ry
Wilmington dvisIou.l

Time table in effect May IA. 1905.
Trains leave Wilmington. king street
riationl. foT Elsmerc Junction, Mont
cbauin, Winterthur, Cuycncourt, 0Vnn-
eOue. Cossart, Chadd's Ford Junction.
Pocopsou. West Chester, Embreevills.
Mortouviile, Coatesville ard intermediate
rtasions. daily. except Sunday. at 7.3sa
M daily 2. 20 and 4.so p. IA Sunday
only &. Ioa. M. ?. 20, 4.5o p. m,
For Sup &c, Elverson aud intermediate
stations. daily, except Sunday. at ga a.
m daily. 2. 20 and A.5o p. m Sunday
o,,lv s 10 a. m, ? 20, a. so p, m.
Tor Joanna, Birdsboro, Reading and
ipterr1edisfe stations, daily, except Sun.
dav al ,. a a. m. and q. 20 p. m Sunday
onlv at 5. 10 a m and ?. 20 p. IA.
ATLANTIC CITY r. Il. From Chestnut
e. PERRY. For South st. see timetables
- wssk-days. Atlantic city. Tso a. m.
=, aoo a. m. Exp. 1880 a, m, EXP 100
: m Fxp (Sat. only, 200 p. m, Exp.
20 N m. Exp. (GO minutes).5.O0 p. m,
r., go minutes). 5.1O p. m. Lcl, $50 p.
m. EXP. 7.i5 p. n' Exp.
vvset-days. Cape May, 73o a. m. Lei.
"a i. M. Exp. 1.4O p. m. EXP, saturday
onlv,. AIS p. m, Exp, 40 minutes). $40 D,
m., Lei.
" weekdays. Ocean city and sea Isle
city, $50 a. m, EXP. i.4O p. m. Exp, (Sat-
urdav only. 40 D. m, EXP, $50 D. m.
Lei
sundays. Atlantic City, 600 a. m. Lei
500 q. M, Exp. 300 a. m. EXP, 1000 a. m.
EXP, 500 p m. Lei. 7l5 p. m, cxp.
sundays, Cape May, 500 a. m, Lei, So
a. m. Exp. 500 p. m. Lei
Sundays, ocean City and Sea Isle City
S45 a. M. Exp, 500 D. m. Lei
A. n. DICE. EDISON ]. WEEKS,
Genl Supt. Genl Pass'r Agt
Evening journal., 1905-05-25

Epworth League international Con-
vention, Denver, coIorado-Person-
ally Conducted Tour via Baltimore q
Ohio R. r., S54.00.
A personally conducted tour for the
benefit OF those who viii attend the
Epwofth League international Con-
vention at Denver, Col, has been or
ganized.
This party win Join the Baltimore
contingent leaving Baltimore July
at $50 a. NJ, running as a special train
through to Denver. Accommodation
will consist Of round trip transporta-
tion, meals and sleeping berths.
For illustrated itineraries and full
particulars address II. A. Miller. r. p
A.. B. & o. r. r., 800 Market street
Wilmington. Del.
Evening journal., 1905-05-25
THE DAT cRoP.


There is a general complaint of de-
terioration in the quality of the oat
crop of much OF the territory embraced
within the limits Of the corn belt. The
average yield per acre is not what it
used to be, neither is the quality of the
grain anywhere near so good. AS the
prairie lands of the west become old
they seem to lose some constituent Of
the soil essential to the production Of a
first class oat. The crop seems less
nonresistant to blight, smut and rust,
the straw gets weaker, and in many
parts of the corn belt territory oats
have become n very Improbable crop
to raise. We attribute this degeneracy
chiefly TO the general carelessness in
the matter of selecting seed grain,
which is usually taken from the bin
containing last seasons crop. poor as
the quality may be, and sowed without
any attempt being made TO get rid of
the weak and defective kernels. Such
marked good results have attended the
securing of new seed from the far
northern country to replace the poor
stuff grown that it should receive more
attention from all growers of this ce-
real
Evening journal., 1905-05-25
The Excheouer.

In past times it was the custom for
the kings justiciar and his subordi-
mates to make up the royal accounts
twice a year, at Easter and Michael
mas, on a table which was the most
striking object in the chamber in
which they assembled. This table was
covered with dark russell cloth divided
into squares, which gave it a checker
ed, chessboard-like appearance, and in
the columns and spaces the accounts
rendered by the sheriffs and great
landowners who attended for that
purpose, were entered and reckoned
up. It was the checkered cloth, so
conspicuous throughout the proceed
ings, that gave rise to the name ex-
chequer. Just as the stars painted on
the ceiling Of another historic room
originated the name ''star chamber."-
London Globe.
Evening journal., 1905-05-25
WHERE TO SPEND THE SUMNER.

The 1905 edition OF pleasant Places
on the Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
way Is now ready for distribution.
It is neat booklet with b-ief de-
scription of the summer resorts on the
line of the Railway from the Seashore
TO the Mountains. within easy reaca
of Philadelphia, with rates Of fare. ETC.,
and a concise list OF the Hotels and
Boarding Houses at each place, price
of board and Post ONCE Address, Civ
ing valuable information to those seek
ing summer quarters. There is also a
list OF the Picnic Grounds suitable for
days outing.
II can be procured at the principal
ticket offices Of the Company or viii
be mailed TO any address upon receipt
OF two-cent stamp. by Edison j.
Weeks. General Passenger Agent, Phil
adelphia.
Evening journal., 1905-05-25
NEW SHORT STORIES
Pin T-i,-. r-an,, wo-I,

George Mocllic" once believed in signs
He doesn't ANY rc lie tells this
story: "ln Kan7is t',.y when younger
and gayer / found my elf one morning
broke. homeless. hungry and thou
sand miles from a friend. read the
newspapers in an effort to find an ad-
vertisement seeking a man possessing
my manifold virtues and accomplish
ments A want ad. struck me after
awhile, and / sailed forth In quest OF
job.
Before / arrived at the house in
quired into the private character of the
manager. 1t was told me that he was
a liberal, generous man, but he insisted
on every employee using every endeav-
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BALIMORE&Om
RAILROAD.
Schedule in effect May ~ 1905.
An trains Illuminated with Pintsch
icht.

Schedule in effect May p. 1905.
An trains Illuminated with Plntsch
light.
cDExprcss Trains
Trains leave wilmington Delaware
Avenue station. for
NEW YORK week DAYS. s7s6 '5.26. g. 90
'li.l9 "a. M; '1.26. 1880, '5.17 (Royal Limit
ed). 80. silo0 p. m. Sundays. '22G. '5.26.
$40. s1is5 "a. m. '330. '5.17 Royai Linn
tcdl. s7f2. 'l100 p. m.
PHILADELPHIA. week days. 1926
.5e6. $50. '6.4o. 7eo. 'Si0, 's15. $40. io5l.
'ii19. a. m: 'i.26. &o5. $3.50. 'i.52, '5.17,
Royal Limited, go, 100, '7.i2, '1i.oO r.
M. Sundays, '2.e6. $3.50. 100. S.si. '9p.
l0sS su.G q. m.: '3.3o. ASo, '5H CRoyai
Limited. 7.O5. '742, S52, 'i1o0 p. m.
Chester, week days, $50 $40. 7.2o, $50.
.e15. $40 1857 a. M; 'l26, ao5, 452, SD.
100. '7f2. sn.n p. m. Sundays, 10. ssi
49, 40, io.fs, Ills a. M, tS0, 7O5, '1.fl, $50,
'ilOo D. m.
Atlantic city. week days. $40. '9l5.
$40 elll9 a. M, Saturday only), 'I26
$50, '5.i1 p. m. Royai Limited. Sundays
40 a. m. $3.50 p. m.
Cape May and Ocean City. week days
$40 t'iti9 a. m.. Saturday only; sl.26 p
m. Sundays '5.26 a. M.
Baltimore and Washington. week days,
'tiS. 'SlG. 'n.06 a. M. '1O6 '2.i7. 'Af7.
$685. $3.50 (Royal Limited. '9.09, '1O0s D..
m. Sundays. sA1s. 'S16 "A. M: 'iOe.. '2i7.
'4f7. $3.50 CRoyai Limited. 300, 1908.
D. M
Baltimore and way stations. week days.
200 a. M; 3l2 p. m. Sundays. sic a. m.
SOC ,. m.
Newark. week days. st12. ZOO ss16, 'l1.o6
a. m.; 1912. 'lOe. s12. s5.55. els. .9o9 p. m.
sundays, 'fi3 's1e. Si6 a. M; .1Os 6O2,
'so9 u.so D. m.
slngerly accommodatlon, week days,
7.oO "a. M i2E Si2 Gis p. m. Sundays,
SIG a. m.; 602, ti.s0 p. m.
Landenberg accommodation, week days,
s2i a. M; 5.57 p. m. Sundays. l015 a. M.
T25 p. m.
Pittsburg. week days. 'S16 a. m. '55,
ESQ CRoyal 1imited). zoos p. m sun.
days. 'Sl6 a. m; ar, $50 lRoyal Limit.
ED. 1908 p. m.
Chicago daily. 'si6 a. M; '247 p m.
Cincinnati and ST.. Louis. 'S16 a. m.
'1oe '9o9 p. M. daily.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA for Whining.
ton, week days, -a35, 100 s740 $50
'ioag, ns0 a. m.; $3.50 .2if 2t5. sfl6. 45l
$50, $3.50. sos. '6.is CRoym Limited, 6.a
'S35 '9so 'iLa p m. Sundays, '3s5. 7l5
'7iO, $40 "a. M; s12N '2.it. 2l5. s4l6 500
'eis Royal Limited, $50. 'ss5. $3.50, 1913
p ma.
Royal Llmited@ Is composed exclusive
" Of Pullman Parlor. Observation an,
Dining Cars. No extra fare except regii
lar Pullman charge
DELAWARE AVENUE STATION.
Delmarvia Telephone No. iaS A.
d. & A. Telephone No 1922 A.
Rates to Western points lower thar
via any other line. $500 TO Pittsburg. 100
p. m. train daily. rhrough sleepers.
H. A. MILLER
| Travelling Passenger Agent
/ City Ticket ONCE. NO S0i Market Street
Wilmington, Del.
ID. b. MARTIN. e. W BAssArT,
NJ Of r. T.. G. p. A
; d. e A. Phone I758A.
Delmarvia Telephone Io5
d. b. MARTIN. c. w. BAssArr,
l n. N OF p r. q p A
Evening journal., 1905-05-25
THAT BOY.

While the law gives the father the
unpaid services Of his son until the son
becomes Of age. it is mighty poor pol
Icy to be guided by the law rather
than by a humane and decent regard
for the boy. We believe that as soon
as a boy is able to render. service on
the farm Of money value TO his father
he should be paid something for his
work, and so paid that the old man
does not have a string hitched to his
wages. A good boy is worth raising
altogether aside from his economic
value to his sire, and one way TO raise
a good boy. who viii stick to his dad
TO the last ditch. is to treat the boy
fairly in this matter Of compensation
for the work done by him. When a
boy is worked by his father till Of age
without recompense save his board and
clothing the boy Is sure TO be glad to
get emancipated and leave home, and
Il is sometimes hard work to get him
TO come to the old mans funeral.
Evening journal., 1905-05-25
STEAMBOATS,.
STEAMBOAT COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA PASSENGER AND
FREIGHT IRON STEAMERS.
r,IrY ~ cHEsTER

AND BRANDYWINE
VIII leave Wilmington. Fourth Street
Wharf. week days and Sundays for Ches-
ter and Philadelphia, 7.s0 and 1890 a. m.
100 and AIS p. m. Saturdays and Sundays
only, z .. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Pa. Pier North
above Arch street. week days and Sun
days. 73O and 1015 A. m. tsO and 400 D.
m. Saturdays and Sundays only. D. m.
Saturday, Sunday and Decoration Day, all
boats stop at Washington Park. Decora-
tion Day there will be an extra boat leave
Philadelphia and Wilminston at $40 D..
m Boat from Philadelphia $50 D. M,
leaves washington Park at 10 p. M.
Commencing Saturday. May 9th. on
Saturdays. Sundays and legal holidays,
between Wilmington and Philadelphia.
rates OF fare win be; One way, 3oc round
trip. SOC. on all other days-Spocial ONE
DAY limited fare-one way. i5c, round
trip, 25c.
Evening journal., 1905-05-25
AnnIrinr the o.Ier Theorr.


Not long ago group Of men gather
ed In the anteroom of the secretary Of
war. waiting 10 see Secretary Taft.
Finally Chairman Payne Of the ways
and means committee made some re-
mark which showed that he was sit
ting there and that he also knew sew
eral senators were present Among
those senators was julius Caesar Bur
rows, who said:
"Hello, Fayne; is that you? I
thought Osler had got you"
"Oh, no." said Payne Don't you
know that Osler's theory was applica-
BILE only to United States senators T'-
Washington Post.
Monarch over pain. Burns. cuts.
sprains, stings. Instant relief. DIR.
Thomas Eclectric OH. At any drug
store.
Evening journal., 1905-05-25
KENNETf SQUARE ROAD.

WEST CHESTER. kENNErT Ann
WILMINGTON ELECTRIC RAILWAY
Car leaves Brandywine Springs at 7m
q. m. for Hockessin. arriving at -.
Yorklyn. 7,ss; Kennett Square. 500; ror.h
kenamon. $50; thereafter every hour n,,,,
100 p. m. Saturdays I'd sundayu on,-
last car leaves at i2.oe midniEss.
Car leaves Toughkenamon at go
for Kennett Square. arriving AZ an.
Yorklyn. III; Hoeksssin. ia: Brsns~.
wine SPRING. $50; thereafter every non.
tan io.E D. m saturdsvs and gunds~.
only. Last car leaves Toughkenamon :,
1915 p. m.
Passengers leaving Sixth and MarS,.s
streets. Wilmington. at quarter mas.
the hour can make connections with cars
for roughkenamon at Braudywino
Springs.
Evening journal., 1905-05-25

or to save. II he saw a clerk save
piece Of twine it wasn't long before
that clerk was advanced, and so on.
"Now, I figured it out that while I
was making my speech for the job l
would have pin convenient, drop II
and let him see me pick 1t up. That
would show him / believed In taking
care OF the little things In time
stood before the mighty parsonage. At
the proper moment / let go the pin.
AT the exact period I stopped to gather
it in. In doing 50 my eyeglasses fell
from my nose. and was as a blind
person. While STOPPING to find the
glasses the manager sized me up as a
crazy man and promptly had me es-
corted from his presence.
Il got 10 the corner and stood as II
in n trance. By, and by a man walked
I'D and said: Come along. It's my
treat. I've just got a good job-the one
You fell down on. And, looking at
him. saw that he had one eye only.
Wouldn't that jar youT'-New York
American.
Evening journal., 1905-05-25

We have several inquiries how to get
rid Of moles and ants in lawns These
are both serious pests and often great
ly injure the lawn. While we have
never been Obliged to try the plan. 1t
is claimed that little gasoline squirt
cd into the embryo ant hill viii dis
perse the colony at once. AS for moles,
there are but two ways to head them
of. One is to use the regular mole
trap; the other to watch for them when
they are engaged in burrowing, their
work being easily traced by the gradual
upheaval Of the sod over their burrow
When thus found it is easy to kin them
by showing n sharp spade across the
runway just behind them and then dig
them out AS they do most Of their
burrowing during the night, It is not
always easy to catch them at work.
Evening journal., 1905-05-25
BUSFS DAILY STEAM FREIGHT LINE

Freight forwarded to all points
promptly and cheaply
Personal supervision and carehal
handling given shipments % every
character.
Freight received both IN Wilmington
and Philadelphia until p. m. daily.
Sunday excepted.
GEORGE w. BUSH & SONS Co.
French 81. Wharf. Wilmington, Del.
Pier 3. South -vharves. Phila. Pa
Evening journal., 1905-05-25
Savannah by Sea"
BEST WAY TO

BEST WAY TO A,Ey
FLORIDA AND GEORGIA. ~
Merchants and Miners Trans Co
steamers leave Baltimore for Savannah.
Tuesday Thursday and SATURDAY. p.
m: leave FnilAdeiphia, Tuesday ana
Friday At D. m. Excurnion Tioksts
on sale nt low fares TO Southern polnta-
including Meals and Berth on steamer.
Send for booklet o. +. Lucas. ARt.,
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.
w. p. Turner. @. p. A.. BaKo.. Ma.
Evening journal., 1905-05-25
TiIe Drnininr.

There is an immense satisfaction in
tile draining that old slough which has
for years been such an eyesore and null
Bance on the farm. There IS the pleas
ure In the improved looks of the Geld
and still more in noting the growing of
the splendid crops which ii is sure to
produce when so drained. Many a
farm all over the country can have $500
ndded to It's value by an investment Of
S1D0 In tiling well done.
Evening journal., 1905-05-25
Eve-v day In the week the Baltimore

Every day In the week the Baltimore
& Ohio r. r. co. sells c-st class sicke;
to Plttsburg for IS good on Pittsburg
express leaving Chester s.46 and VIII
mington 1908 p. m. arriving at Pitts
burg the neyt morning at 500 a. m.
This train is composed OF day coaches
and sleeping cars. For tickets and Ia
or city ticket once. S04 Market St.
Wilmington. Del
Evening journal., 1905-05-25

There is quite a little agitation In
progress over the question Of introduc-
ing agriculture as one Of the studies to
be taught in our country schools. We
do not think any formal attempt to
teach this branch in the schools would
be a success. The pupils are burdened
with a multiplication Of studies as 1t Is.
The average country schoolteacher
could not qualify herself to teach this
study profitably Still, we do most
heartily favor the taking up as a rec
reation, for such It will become, some
practical work in this line-the grow
ing Of plant. tree and flower by the pu-
pills and the study by them Of the habits
Of such things.