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The leader., 1905-06-14
Convent De NOtre Dame Closing Ex-
erCiScs.

Heuck's OperaH House was pack
ed last night with a fine audience
of interested friends and patrons,
who assembled to witness the clos
ing exercises of the Institution
popularity known as "St. Francis
School" The Opera House itself
lent a charm to the occasion and
the children with environments so
encouraging and inspiring, did
their best. There was much of
talent and good training on exhi-
bition. Instrumental music was
rendered by Misses Annie Nalty,
Annie Cassidy, Ellen McGrath,
Mary Lucich, L. Robinson, D.
Copmann, j. Elder, A. Zwirn, r.
Damico, Leontine McGrath, NJ.
Staffier; vocal numbers were ad
mirably given by j. McGrath, G..
Storm, j. johnson, j. Aylward,
Nellie Van; mandolin, Winnie
Bell McGrath. These children
did remarkably well in their sew
eral roles.
The Secret1 "a drama in one
act had an interesting cast Of
characters, composed of Misses
| K, Becker, A. Cassidy, A. Nalty,
M. Lucich, D. Copmann, n.
Evans, S. Ramsey, e. Crawford,
n. Aylward, M. Evans, 3. Nc
Grath, M. Statfier.
The farce, An Air Castle, 4
was a fetching and funny life
scene of the 'Snickelbubsv grow
ING suddenly rich through a lot
terry ticket No. SO that turned out
to be &c., after they had assum-
ed the paraphernalia Of the rich,
iif not the nature of the refined,
and caused deal of interest. r.
| Dorsey, j. Becker, j.. Bleecker,
III. Larsen, w. Turnbough, =.
| lAyIward, NJ. Dorsey, g. Grifing
made this d success.
Merry Christmas of the Old
Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, BY
! Mary Storm and 2. Becker was
decidedly attractive and The
Peddlers' Parade by company
| of little boys was also winning
number.
Rev. James Kiernan, the pas
tor of st. Francis church. present
led The medals. So many of the
children had attained to excellence
lin attendance, department, music.
| letc. chat there was lively draw
| inc for The medal in each depart
menb The successful winners Of
lthe coveted prizes were Willie
Kits. Minnie Robinson, Mary
IStafflers for exemplary conduct
land application; Annie Cassidy, /,
| for GOOD attendance and appliea-
| ltion: Dora Copmann, needle work /;
Esther Lwirn, application in nlu-
lsic.
ST. Francis has enjoyed 3 most
prosperous term and seems better
leonipped than ever tor its ap-
! pointed work.
The leader., 1905-06-14
G4e gE5aaoer.
Wednesday, June IA, 1905.
TOWN AND COUNTY.

Wedding bells next Thursday.
Miss Benneta Purser left today
for the Clinton Normal.
Cotton is selling in Brookhaven
today at eight and three-eighths
cents.
A ''befo de war Niger says:
It's de po' white trash dat has
de money nowadays. /"
Mr.. and Mrs. L. HI. Baggett
left yesterday for an extended
trip to the Pacific coast.
w. G. Maxwell, just east of
Brookhaven, has the frlest patch
of cotton we have seen this season.
Messrs. w. E. Price and Oscar
Newton, accompanied by Henry
Price, of Wesson, left today on
business in Jackson.
Mrs. B. T. Hobbs, Miss Mary
Hobbs and Henry Ware left today
for weeks visit at Clinton with
Mrs. M. E. Menger.
Messrs. w. H. and John Penn,
DIR. r. r. Applewhite, Geo.
Brewer, Alb and Joe Pennington,
A. M. Summers and w. I'll. Hen
derson are enjoying the Louisville
Reunion.
Miss Della Ellis, who has spent
three years at the home of her rel
. atives, Mrs. z. G. Maxwell and
Mrs. j. j. Green, left Monday
night for the Ozark mountains to
spend vacation.
Rev. j. A. Hobbs has purchased
the Edgar Green residence at the
west end of Cherokee street and
will enlarge and improve the
property, after which his family
will make it their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Kohlman and
Miss Eva are il New Orleans TO
witness The nuptials of Mr.. David
Kohlman and Miss Blanche Grad
wohl on tomorrow. Numerous
good wishes 90 out to the young
couple from Brookhayen.
Mrs. Isaac Smith, of Montgom-
cry, brought the first cotton bloom
OF the season to The Leader Office
this morning. 1t was raised on
her farm at Montgomery by Mr.
j: r. Red, and is. the first we have
heard Of 50 far Id this county.
The leader., 1905-06-14
Card Of Thanks.

We, who were SO suddenly and
deeply bereaved in what seems to
us the untilneIY death Of one Of
our number, SO well beloved, wish
to return thanks TO all friends and
helpers in our tilne Of sorrow
Our sturdy neighbors, Messrs.
Homer and George, did most
grateful service and are especially
remembered. To one and all we
extend our heartfelt thanks.
MIR. and Mrs. AZ G. Mason
And Family
The leader., 1905-06-14
Eine Meal.

/ have just received q fine car
load Of the finest cattle that has
been on the market in this city il
i long time. Now is your chanee
to get something fine ID The mark
et line. Respectfully,
r.. G. RATtgIALEE
The leader., 1905-06-14

The Jackson News says Hon.
8. 10 McNair. chairman of the
railroad commission, is still quite
iii at his home on j Jefferson street.
The physicians believe, however,
that lie will be able I'd attend the
next regular meeting Of The com
mission
The leader., 1905-06-14

The Leader twice week and
The Home and Farm twice
month one year 1872 Now Isl
the Time to subscribe.
The leader., 1905-06-14
Work Of the School Book Commission.

The PlcaYune's jackson cores
pondent says the list of books
adopted by the Uniform Textbook
Commission shows that no one
company received the lions share
of the business. Under the coun.
ty adoption plan, which has been
in vogue in Mississippi for many
years, the American Book Com
pany had about SO per cent. Of the
business, while under the State
adoption it will get something like
80 per cent. It is probable that
CHM & Co., of Boston, independ-
ent publishers, came out ahead in
the adoption, getting a little over
80 per cent of the adoption, with
the American Book Company
next, with a fraction less.
The agents of the various COM
panies, who have been in the city
for the last few weeks looking
after the adoption, are pleased
with the way the matter was
handled by the Commission. They
say that it could not have been
fairer, and even those agents who
did not receive as much of the
contract as they imagined that.
they should say that nothing could
have been fairer than the manner
and method adopted BY the Com
mission. They say that politics
was completely eliminated from
the adoption and that the Missis-
Isippi Commission is one Of the
few in the South where politicians
had nothing to do with the adop-
tions The agents say that they
are more pleased with this plan
and hope that it will be tried in
other States.
The Mississippi Uniform Text
book Commission was appointed
by Governor Vardaman April i Z
last in accordance with an act Of
the last Legislature. It is com
posed as follows First District,
Prof. D. A. Hill, BoonFille; Sec
|ond District, Prof. e. Ell. Jobe,
Dumas; Third District, Prof. g.
y. Saunders, Greenwood; Fourth
District, Prof. @. A. Shaw, VII
mona; Fifth District, Il. g. g.
Williams, Leakesyille; Sixth Dis
Itrict, Prof. I. Il. Boggan, Collins;
Seventh District, Prof. III. r.
Hughes, McComb City; Eighth
District, Prof. g. e. Bailey
Jackson, who is secretary Of the
Commission. State Superintend-
lent Of Education Whitfield is ex
officio member and chairman of
fthe body,
Evening journal., 1905-11-06
RoosEVELT's POPULARITY.

IT HE President IN his visit to the
South had magnificent recep-
tion. the enthusiasm being such that
there were no precedents by which to
compare 1t. But there are certain
papers which fail to realize the tre-
mendous popularity of the President
a popularity that has broken down
party traditions and won the honest
praise OF the men Of the South who like
"a square deal" For instance, the
Lewes Pilot has this to say
There are a great many people who
90 not seem to realize that the Presi-
dent while i'm the South was the guest
of the South. and Il would not have
been I'm keeping with the traditions OF
Dixie land IL he had not been accorded
a hearty welcome. A man can shower
hospitality on his guest and still not
agree with him either in the matter OF
dining with negroes or appointing them
to office against the wishes OF the white
patrons.
The Pilot should ponder remark of
a leading politician Of Tennessee who
said TO the editor of Memphis paper:
"For Gods sake get that man Roose- e.
welt out Of here. or there won't be a
Democrat left in the South"
Evening journal., 1905-11-06
DELAWARE RIVER
IMPROVEMENTS
Continued from Page Four)

WORK DONE IN LAST YEAR.
THE changes during the past fiscal
year are summarized as follows:
AT Baker Shoal the work Of bulk
head construction has resulted in the
completion OF SO.627 linear feet Of
structure. At Cherry Island Flats the
work of bulkhead construction has re-
suited in the completion of 4535 linear
feet OF structure.
The work of dredging under the So
foot project, has resulted I'm the forma-
tion of a channel 80 feet deep at mean
low water, about 20.500 feet long and
with an average width Of 500 feet
through the upper part of Baker Shaal.
a channel of the same depth with
length Of $4,000 feet and 600 feet in
width for a distance of 12,500 feet
through Salem Cove Flats Shoal.
THE channel through Cherry Island
Flats. Deep Water Point range ana
lTinicum Island Flats has been deepen
ed and improved by suction dredges.
THE greatest draught OF water that
could be carried at mean low water on
June 80, 1905. over the shoal and the
part of the river below PHILADELPHIA
was about % feet at a short shoal near
the lower end Of Schooner Ledge range.
FREIGHT MOVEMENT.
For 1890 the total foreign freight
movement OF the Delaware river was
estimated at 2.923.994 tons. and the
total domestic freight movement at s.
4S3,276 tons; total. 11,S56.27O tons. For
1904 the total foreign freight move .
ment was estimated at 3,609.413 tons.
and the total domestic freight move
ments at 19.726,623 tons, total, 2S,372. .
O36 tons.
THE additional work proposed in the
approved project, and for a part OF
which funds We're provided by the river
and harbor act of June 1s. 1902. by sun
dry civil acts Of March 8. 1908. and
April 2S, 1904. and by the river and har-
Dor act OF March g. 1905, is necessary
to make the improvement available and
will largely benefit commerce."
A table is given showing the foreign
commerce Of the Delaware river for
1908 and 1904. 1t gives the imports
for 1904 as l,O57,S4S tons, as against l.
l561,S49 In 1908. and the exports as p
552'O65 tons in 1904 as against 2,7S7 sO7
the previous year.
As to domestic and coastwise COM
merce, 1t is shown that the arrivals IN
1908 were 7.171.139 tons. Of the'value
OF s64e, e,235.12S. and in 1904 were =
44i,017 tons valued at sSO2. 9O5. .267. Ths
departures i'm 1903 werS 11.716.231 tons
Of the value of S512.O29.514. In 1904
they were 12.32l.6 SOC tons. of the value
OF $685.. .763.536
Evening journal., 1905-11-06

TO him, saying. What thinkest thou.
Simon? tho kings Of the earth. from
whom do they receive toll on tributeq
from their sons, or from strangersg" And
when he said, From strangers. Jesus
said unto him, Therefore the sons are
free" He needed not to pay a tax for the
support of the Temple, for the Temple
was His Fathers house. And Peter too.
now that he has been born again. is q
son Of that same Father. and therefore
Jesus counts him with Himself. saying.
"The sons are free, But. lest we cause
them to stumble, go thou to the sea. and
cast hook, and take up the fish that
first cometh up; and when thou hast
opened his mouth, thou shalt find a
shekel, that take, and give unto them, for
Me and thee Tvs. 2i-2ID
For Me and theer What gracious
words are these-'for Me and theer The
Lord OF Life and Glory, the God OF
Heaven and Earth, comes down from His
glorious dwelling on high and becomes a
poor Jew-and then, having brought an
other poor Jew to a saving knowledge of
Himself, he begins to bear his burdens.
even performing a marvellous miracle to
pay the Temple tax-'for Me and theer
Is 1t any wonder that Peter afterward
wrote exhorting us to cast all our care on
Him for He careth for us? q. Pet5:O Only
trust Him and He will supply your need
according to His glorious riches. In noth-
ing be anxious, but in everything by
prayer and supplication with thanksgiv-
inglet your requests be made known unto
God. And the peace Of God. which passeth
al understanding, shall guard your hearts
and your thoughts in Christ Jesus,
Evening journal., 1905-11-06
EASTERN EUROPE IN TURMOIL.

A NARCHY reigns IN many parts
4 y Of Russia; anarchy relgns in
Vienna. Eastern Europe is in tur-
moi. Francis Joseph Is old and his
power is waning. Nicolas is young
and impotent
When the masses which have been
held 50 long in suppression come to
realize their power when they dare
express their opinions and no halter
draws and the sentence Of exile is not
pronounced. then in American par
lence, "the lid is OFF" and this is what
has occurred in Western Europe
A few minor reforms were asked.
The zemstvoists humbly requested the
right OF petition and the right OF as
sembly. They were dispersed. Later
the mobs asked for a constitutional
monarchy and now the Emperor has
granted ii by imperial decree. But the
people are not content; they demand
republic. although republic at the
present time is impracticable and would
mean another Commune.
The peace Of Europe is menaced, and
where the turmoil VIII lead is impos-
sible TO predict
Evening journal., 1905-11-06
Are Unitarians christians7 2

From the Boston Transcript.
An interesting monograph lies before
us. written some seven years ago by
Rev. Charles C. Ames, of the Church Of
the Disciples. that has peculiar time
liness anent the revival of an old COM
troversy through the recent action OF
the Executive Committee OF the FEEDER
alton OF Churches. Its title asks the
question: Are Unitarians Christiansf
1t is a question which is constantly be-
coming necessary to ask, and yet there
seem TO be still many who refuse to
give an affirmative response to it, The
average citizen. whether religionist
or otherwise, takes it as a matter of
course that Unitarians are Christians,
or il they are not. II is for other rea-
sons than their Untarianism. Names
do not make Christians. Church mem
bership does not make Christians.
These things merely show Affiliations
They are never conclusive. In cases not
a few they have been grossly deceptive
Men instinotlvely apply a more crucial
test than either of these affords and
render their verdicts accordingly.
Mr.. Ames seems to be peculiarly well
fitted to write on this subject because
he has had the lamp of experience to
guide him. Some men are Unitarians
and some are Trinitarians because Of
the environment of birth and the cir
cumstances of education. and among
them are preachers of the Gospel. Mr.
Ames has been i'm both Christian camps
and certainly those who have long
known him do not regard him any less
a Christian now, even according to the
supreme test than he was during his
ten years of service i'm what is called
the evangelical ministry. During that
service, there came a time" he says
"when l was forced in honesty to go
out. hardly knowing whittier After
other years of bewilderment, 1 saw a
heavenly light and heard heavenly
voices Among my most helpful guides
ana teachers were ehanning. Parker
Clarke. Hedge and Emerson. was
saved from the spirit of denial; saved
also from that 'frightful certainty
which closes the mind to all light ex-
cept what enters one narrow window"
Evening journal., 1905-11-06
EDITORIAL OPINION
A Lesson From Philadelphia.

From the New York Tribune.
Philadelphia is beginning TO find out
what it costs to live under an honest
graft" system Of government. The Re-
publican bosses i'm the Quaker City
have long subscribed to the Osborne
Murphy theory that "he was fool II
he didn't get IT," Having a freer rein
than our Tammany Hall statesmen. the
Philadelphia "grafters" have not been
so particular, possibly In distinguish
ing between operations barred by the
criminal code and operations not so
barred. and therefore honest" over
there more chances have been taken.
perhaps and now that exposure has
come the odiousness Of the system
stands out in clearer relief. The Phil
adelphia practitioners OF the gentle art
OF turning political power to private
gain seem to have been a little more
careless than their co-w workers here and
IN other cities, or-shall we say-a lit
tie less fortunate.
Last spring the Quaker City bosses
tried to loot the municipal gas plant:
but so brazen was their defiance OF
public decency that the people revolt
ed. and. led by Mayor Weaver, deter
mined TO smash the hitherto invulner-
able Republican city organization. War
was declared on the machine leader, Is
rael W. Durham. and his connection
with contracts for public improvements
by the city soon became the
subject Of legal investigation. 1t was
shown that Durham and his chief lieu
tenant, State Senator James p. Nc
Nichol were joint owners OF an eleven
twelfths interest I'm the contracting
firm which had done most of the work
on the new filtration plant and on the
two new city boulevards. The engl-
neer who supervised that work was
indicted several months ago for frauds
in his office. Subsequently two engi-
neers OF high character. Major Cassius
r. Gillette, OF the United States Army.
who exposed the Gaynor- Greene Carter
iobhery at Savannah. and John ID. Mac
lehman. the constructor of the new fill
tration plant for the District of Colum-
oia, were asked to examine the work
done by the McNichol contracting firm
and its dummy competitors and allies.
Evening journal., 1905-11-06
Rates Via Baltimore end Ohio
Railroad.

Persons contemplating a trip to the
West, Northwest or Southwest, viz.
Pittsburg. Cincinnati, St. Louis. Chi
cago and points west thereof can save
money by purchasing tickets via the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
Rates from Wilmington and Chcs-
ter are: Pittsburg, (Pittsburg Limited.
leaving Chester at 9.46 p. m. and Will
mington at 1903 p. M. $500; Cincin-
natl. S15.5O; st. Louis, S21.25; Chicago,
S17.O0. Two fast express trains daily
to Chicago. Compare the above rates
with those of other lines.
1t is probably not generally known
that tickets to western points via the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad are much
lower than via any other line al
though the train service is first class
lin every respect. Fast express trains
running via Washington are equipped
with day coaches of the latest design.
Pullman sleeping. parlor and dining
cars leave Wilmington and Chester
daily for Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chi
'cago and st. Louis without change ard
connecting in union depots for all
western points.
For full particulars. tickets, rats,
etc, call on ticket agents or write II.
A. Miller, T. P. A.. city ticket office,
SO4 Market street, Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1905-11-06
TRANSPORTATION.

II HE Evening Journal has for years
i taken occasion to point out the
lack OF adequate transportation facili-
ties for a large section of Delaware.
There is magnificent farming section
lying along the Delaware Bay'that has
been neglected. And yet there is not
an equal acreage in America that UNI
der normal conditions would be more
productive.
There is no reason why a compre-
henslve system Of trolley lines would
not pay. The cost for power would be
little and the trafic is awaiting the
roads. There is no reason why such
roads cannot carry freight and run ex-
press trains. and were this done. a sec
tion Of Delaware that has been await
ing the touch Of modern progress would
develop beyond the ordinary dreams Of
the people Of that section.
We are glad to see that the papers
OF the progressive down-state commu-
mites are alive to the possibilities Of
the idea. And the Index suggests
some thoughts that are worthy of
thought;
Lower Delaware lags and largely be-
cause Of inadequate transportation IA
cilties. The prospective settler. wheth-
er from the New England rocks or the
Western prairies is amazed when told
that we have no trolley system And
his amazement grows when he has
studied the geographical situation and
seen how a network Of trolley roads
stretching from Wilmington to Lewes
could be constructed so that all sec
tions Of the State could be reached
and steamboat connections made with
less than one hundred and twenty five
miles of actual road.
The Index favors "a trolley for lower
Delaware and expresses the wish that
the press of the State viii take the
matter up and push il along. We favor
a trolley project backed by mon that
mean business and not one gotten up
for political effect. We know that the
farmers and business men of lower
Delaware will back a legitimate en-
terprise managed by men Of the proper
stripe. Local parties will suy stock i'm
to their means to aid such
am enterprise and further we would
recommend a state appropriation for
such project, believing that the BEN
ehts to the people OF the state would
warrant such an expenditure. The
Junction and Breakwater and the
Breakwater and Frankford Railroads as
also the Queen Anne road received
State aid.
Evening journal., 1905-11-06
A Train Load Of Books
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10 TO so Cents on the Dollar.
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Evening journal., 1905-11-06
MoNpAv. NovEMnrR s COS.
nc ELECTIONS.

II HE whole country is watching the
i elections that win occur tomor-
row In several States. In general the
issues are not Republican or Demo-
cratic. In every case they embrace Of
fetal honesty the emancipation Of the
voters from boss rule and the separa-
tion of State and municipal politics
from national politics.
An editor Of experience has learned
not to prognosticate. especially when
the question is what the people may
do. But today there Is every sign for
encouragement It looks like "a tri-
umph for the city Party in Philadel-
phia. the chance of the election OF
Berry for state Treasurer and the de-
moralization of the machine. Amen.
and again. amen
The result In New York is almost Inn
possible to predict, but the bets that are
being placed point to the triumph Of
Jerome That is the great issue Of the
campaign as 1t involves no question
but this Can any man be elected to Of
fice IN New York who deliberately re-
pudiates the bosses of AN parties and
takes his nomination from the people?
The answer win be of national sig
nifcanCe The election of Jerome
would inspire additional confidence in
the power Of the people generally and
would correspondingly depress the
grafters-
Nobody Is half as much interested in
the candidates as ia the principles in
volved. This applies to Maryland and
70 Ohio. II The history Of these cam
paigns is.ever written the struggle will
be set down as a contest to decide
whether the fundamental principles on
which our government was formed
shall prevail.
Evening journal., 1905-11-06
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

The bartender can do more with a
smile than with COP.
Some people think a mule is dumb
and obstinate just because he balks
because you overload him.
Benners-That druggist advertises
that If you try his pankiller you will
use no other.
Jenners-Then / presume the under
taker recommends Its use.
Fond Father-So you want to marry
my daughter
Ardent Admlrer-Yes, sir.
Fond Father-What are your pros
poets?
Ardent Admirer-She is willing II you
are.