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Evening journal., 1905-03-23
FalI int The River.

While searching for driftwood in
the christiana river yesterday Edward
Reaney aged l6 years. fell overheard
from a row boat. He was hauled out
BY a companion.
Evening journal., 1905-03-23
MARRIED

Jones -McFARLIN-On wednesday,
evening, March IS, 1905. by the Rev.
w. +. Dawson, Harrison Jones and
Miss Mary S. McFarlin, at the home
OF the brides parents No. S32 West
Second street both OF this city
Evening journal., 1905-03-23
DOINGS IN A
SOCIAL WAY
ones-McEarIfn

Harrison Jones and Miss Mary S.
McFarlin were married on Wednesday
evening. March Is, By the Rev. w. Il.
Dawson at the home OF the brides par
ents' No. S52 West Second street.
Evening journal., 1905-03-23
cry Low Rai.. Via IlIIuoI. Central

Very Low Rates Via Illinois Central
Railroad,
to California and the West March I 10
May IA inclusive. personally conducted
through Pullman Tourist Cars from
Chicago via Omaha "The scenic route:"
Chicago or Cincinnati via New Or
leans. "The Winter Route" "The best
OF service is offered via either route"
For rates and particulars address F. s.
Bishop. G. E. p. 336 Broadway. New
York. N. Y,
Evening journal., 1905-03-23

Burdook Blood Bitters gives man
a clear head. an active brain, a strong.
vigorous body-makes him fit for the
battle OF life.
Evening journal., 1905-03-23

Bill-Dp YOU really think that birds
OF a feather always flock togetherg
Whls--Well, jailbirds are an ~ the
same stripe. aren't they?
Evening journal., 1905-03-23
The Krum Medical Institute,
p. W. KRUM. M. D.,

- chief Consulting Physician.
sPEcIALTTEs ~ Catarrh, Asthma.
Nervous Diseases. bronchitis, Rheu-
matism, Skin Diseases. Consumption
and all chronic affections OF the Throat,
Lungs stomach. Liver. Kidneys and
Bowels. Deafness and Noises IN the
ears.
Permanent offices
604 Market Street,
Wilmington, Del.
once houss--o 70 ~ a M. 70 An.
m. to 8 p. m. Closed sundaya
Evening journal., 1905-03-23

BY the Governor,
JOS. l.. cAHALL.
Secretary Of state.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02

The demand for first editions and
early engravings is constantly on the
increase. as the fashion of art collect.
ing is growing fast. II one only had
the gift Of prophecy and could foretell
that print which was to be bought
for less than S. would one day sell for
$4,000 or a pamphlet published mt a
few cents would be worth its weight in
gold at some future day! ]. r. Smiths
famous print Of Mrs. Carnac." after
Reynolds famous picture. in 1878, cost
about a guinea. Today dealers pay
nearly $4,000 for the privilege Of pos
sessing an example. The original
painting was bought by Lord Hartford
for about $4,000.
The first edition of Shakespeare
works, dated 1923. was issued at the
modest sum Of a guinea. A set of the
first four editions. issued between 1923
and 1854. appeared quite recently in u
booksellers catalogue for $12.5OO. THE
Pilgrims Progress is an equally re-
markable instance, being published at
Is. Cd. Il copy. while one copy sold last
year for $500 Walton's "Compleat
Angler" the fkhermans classic, pub
llshcd at the Same price in 1858, ia
worth $1,000. and the early works of
Byron, Burns and Goldsmith. all pub
lished at few shillings, are now lit
orally worth their weight in gold.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02
ni0erent Kinds of Days.

Five kinds Of day are recognized.
and it has been said that the word
"day" has no real meaning without an
adjective defining what kind Of day
is meant. There is Il civil day. the as.
Economical day. the apparent solar day.
the mean solar day and the sidereal
day. The civil day begins at the mid
night preceding mean noon and con.
sists of twenty-four hours counted aft.
err IL o'clock. The astronomical day be-
gins twelve hours after the civil day.
or ut the mean noon Of the correspond
ing civil day. These hours are reck-
oned from O to "a 1t will be seen,
therefore. that while 10 hours IL min.
utes Jan. astronomical time IL also
10 hours IL minutes Jan. civil times
yet % hours IL minutes Jan. l astro.
nomical time is also 10 hours IL min-
utcs a. IN. Jan. . civil time. There are
many anomalies growing out Of this
use OF the civil day, and there ara
many arguments In favor of using tho
astronomical day. 1t is one Of the re-
forms which undoubtedly will come
some tlme.-London Standard.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02
Simple Test For Soil.

The state experiment stations are do
ing a great work for the farmers. The
following incident shows how simple
some of the tests are when you know
how. A station official was going over
farm with the owner. when they
came TO Il crawfishy piece Of land just
back Of the barn. The very weeds
looked yellow and unheaithful.
II am inclined to think" remarked
the agriculturist. that this land is too
acid for productivity. We can deter
mine this in moment"
Taking blue piece Of paper from his
pocket, he stopped end dipped the pa
per into some Of the soil water that
was standing in cow track. To the
owners establishment, the blue paper
changed to red color as soon as 1t
was immersed.
There" said the agriculturist, I'VE
have our proof. This is just piece
of litmus paper For s cents you can
buy a similar piece at any drug store.
Its change of color shows that the
land is sour. Crops cannot thrive on
sour land any more than children can
thrive on sour milk. Country Life In
America
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02
The Sun0Ovver.

II has always been said, how truly
we do not positively know, that the
sunflower turns its face over toward
the sun; that it bows n genial welcome
to the king of day when that monarch
first lifts the curtain of night and peeps
over the horizon upon an awakening
world, and that 1t follows the imperial
visitor in his majestic march across
the heavens and mods good night to
him aS ne passes with his retinue Of
golden beams aud silvery shadows be-
hind the western slopes. This may be
an eXaggeration OF the sunfower's
conduct, but we believe it Is at least
partially true, and that the Kansas
flower does respond in some degree to
the attractions of the great lulhinary.
Anyhow, the thought of this handsome
product of the prairies turning its
franz. open face ever toward the light
and responding to the ardent wOoing
of the sun with reciprocal affection Is
inspiring, isn't it? 1t Is n symbol of
the ideal soul-the soul that loves the
light, that CLOVIS In the presence of
things that are lovely, the receptive
soul! the soul that is responsive to
truth and beautyin word, the sun.
flowers soul.-Marion QKan.) Record.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02
Church Progress.

From figures compiled at the begin
ming Of the new year it appears that
there are in the United States some
thing over 3O,OOOOOO members OF
Christian churches and that In tina
year just closed the churches have add.
ed nearly 100000 to their numbers.
This increase is somewhat larger than
that of the preceding year. and nearly.
all religious bodies benefit by it. The
number Of churches has Increased in
the last year by 2,31O, and there are
1874 more ministers than IN the previ-
nus year. 1t is worthy of notice that
the increase in the ministry does not
keep pace with the increase of
churches. and at the present time lead
ers in all religious bodies are seeking
q solution Of the ministerial problem.
trying to ascertain why the ministry
does not attract the young men Of to-
day rs 1t did those Of former years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02
THE CALIFORNIA COAST.
It's Goodness Produced by n Current
From the Antarctic Ocean.

It's Goodness Produced by Current
From the Antarctic Ocean.
A great scientific mystery Of the Pa.
cifc ocean has just been solved, ut
least theoretically. Tho experimental
vcrifcation will come later, or perhaps
the new theory will he accepted or re-
jected without other test than that Of
Il thorough discussion of the facts on
which It rests.
The mystery in question relates to
the origin Of the immense current Of
cool water which sweeps southwark
along our Pacific coast from Alaska to
southern California. the antithesis in
relative temperature and In direction
to the gulf stream of the Atlantic
coast, but mightier than the latter in
volume and modifying the land ell
mates all along its course to Il greater
extent possibly than any other known
ocean current. In short, this current Is
one OF the greatest agents employed by
nature in producing the famous eli.
mate of the Pacific const. The magnifi-
cent forests of Washington and Ore
gon and the rich orchards and vine
yards of California owe their existence
largely to the influence Of this vast
river in the sea. which flows swiftly
by the shore. tcmpering with its cool
ness the arid heats Of summer. rolling
in vast nantes of fog which distribute
moisture like the gentlest rain and
mitigating the severity Of the winter
months with its equalzing influence,
because. while the average tempera-
turc of the water Is much below that
of the adjoining land in the summer,
it is considerably above it in winter.
Nor is this all. Turning westward,
after skirting the shores of California,
the great current spreads out over the
center Of the Pacific. touching the Ia
waiian Islands. where again its genial
influence is bcnefcently felt with the
result that those islands enjoy more
uniformly agreeable and salubriOus eli
mate than any other land lying in n
similar latitude.
Now, in general way. and without
much critical examination. geographers
and Oceanographers have hitherto as.
sumcd that this Pacific current was an
offshoot of or a complement 10 the
northward flowing gulf stream of ia
pan. the kuro siwo. This Rev. s. T.
Bishop, widely known for his research
es on similar subjects. disputes, and
he sets forth the very interesting and
surprising proposition that the great
current begins near the south pole
from which it follows that all the ia.
vored regions mentioned above owe
their felicitOus climes to the transmit.
ted GOODNESS of the illimitable ice fields
which border the Antarctic continent
that GOODNESS having been brought TO-.
900 miles under the sea in order to
reach their shores.-Garrett =. Serviss
in Success,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02
Diamond Cutting.

Diamond cutting up to a recent time
was nearly all done abroad. Holland
being the chief ccpter Of the industry
for some centuries. but OF late good
deal Of it has como over to America,
where electrical machines are used in
the work to great advantage in all
ways. European work has always been
done by hand. as it still Is. and the
lapidaries there are only just waking
up to the knowledge that artificial pow
er can be applied. Besides cutting
real gems. the machinery employed
here turns ont great quantities Of ar
tihcial ones. which now rule the mar
kets Of the world. They are so brill
liantly cut and polished that only ex.
perts can distinguish them from the
genuine article. Rock crystal, the pur-
est form of quartz, is employed in max
Ing artificial diamonds. and this can
only be worked to advantage with the
electrical machines. hand work leaving
no profit in the business. besides turn
Ing out inferior results.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02
Criminal Eauc.tion society.

The academy of crime of which Dick.
ems inimitable Fagin was the head
professor has lost Its prestige since de-
tails of similar institution In Italy
have come TO light. This organization.
called the "Malavita." was situated ut
FOggia and aimed at committing all
sorts Of crime from highway robbery
to kidnapping. There were two schools.
one to teach the use Of the knife and
the other for pickpOckets. A few francs
were charged for admission. aud the
pupils graduated according to the pro-
fciency they attained. II any men,
Der WAS arrested the other members
volunteered to give perjured testimony
In his behalf. while few more took
charge of the witnesses for the prose-
cution, whom they scared by threats
into refusing to testify.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02
A. to Religious Epidemics.

Commenting on the extraordinary
wave of religious enthusiasm brought
about by some revivalists In Wales, the
SecOlO of Milan. one Of Italy's most
famous. newspapers, remarks, Even
the self possessed and setlate Anglo.
Saxon is not proof against such Ordeals
md can on occasion give evidence Of
what the medico psychologist terms the
hyperaesthesia OF an overwrought civil.
lizatiOn."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02

and gave him an odd look. She went
out Of doors while We were dressing.
Suddenly she came back to the door.
Go into the cellar" she whispered.
"They are coming!"
gro BE CONTINUED.)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02

Physicians are constantly discover
ing some popular pastime or mode al
attire that Injuries health. But tho av'
crage Of human life remains about the
Washington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02
EARLY Eugltsll.

Bachelor confess I can't under
stand what your baby's saying. RGss-
dick-It Is a queer language, isn't II?
bachelor Yes; sort of early English
Answers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02

Some people have an idea that they
comfort the afflicted when they groan
over them. Don't drive hearso
through mans soul
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02

do you believe In marrying tor
money. Mr.. HansOm?"
II dunno. How much you gotf'-
Fort Worth Record
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02

Df the lake, SAID Sne. married 10
Yankee, and her husband is fighting
he British with the rest of you"
God help him!" said |.
Amen said she, bringing my food
10 the table. The great Napoleon he
will teach them lesson"
She was widow as she told me, liv-
Ing there alone with two young daugh-
lers who were Off at picnic in the near
town. We wene talking quietly when Il
familiar voice brought me standing.
Judas PRIEST" it said. D'ri stood
IN the doorway, hatless and one boot
missing--a sorry figure of a man.
man over n tn woods yender."
no went on as took his hand. See
met air brown boss go by. Knew i'm
soon es | sot eyes on 'im-use' t. ride
I'm myself He'd an idee t wus you n
the saddle--sot s. kind o. easy. But
them air joemightyful clos. Jerushy
Jane! would mt be fit t. skin a skunk
| In them clos, would it?"
"Got EN- off scarecrow,"I said.
enough L mex a painter ketch 'is
breath, they wus."
The good woman babe him have a
chair at the table, and brought more
food.
meek is broke with hunger, t is
sartin," said he. as he began to eat.
"Hev t light out O here purity middlin'
soon. T. ain no safe place t. be. n
won never dew fer us T. be ketched."
We ate hurriedly and when we had
finished the good woman gave us each
an outfit of apparel left by her dead
husband. 1t was rather snug for O'ri,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02


pies worked on. Eleven, twelve, went
the clock. What! Is any one out to-
night? Oh. yes; the messengers Of sin
are out tonight. This is the harvest hour
for the demons of death. But tonight
aye, tonight-the angels Of mercy are
calling and pleading. Mothers and fa-
theirs in heaven, wives and children In
heaven, over the embellishments did ye
not see the prayers being answered In
the midnight hour? oh. God, teach lis.
as these cvangelists have taught us.
that the mission Of Christian church
il not alone to care for n few people
who are our social equals and who hap
pen to come to our churches The
greatest mission OF Christian churches
IL to 60 after men and women-to go
after them In saloons. In haunts Of sin.
In gambling dens. every where and any
where-to 20 after them in the morn
ming. at noon aud at midnight.
The Church's Mission.
But, lastly. l learn from the work of
these evasgelists lesson which ought
to make us one and all ashamed of our
selves. II the churches OF the Lord
Jesus Christ would Join together their
forces to make conquest for Christ
they could win the same triumphs for
the Master year In and year out. The
mightiest mission Of J. Wilbur Chap
man and his associates Ia to unite
Christ's forces. They have given us an
object lesson OF the victory. that may
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02


one, Rev. G. 7. Shaeffer. commonly
called 1.-The children's evangelist" "Oh."
said I, "if I am going to get any bene-
fit from these gospel meetings I must
get blessing for my children and my
children's friends" So l went about
the neighborhood and gathered In about
ten little ones. l was father. mother.
nursegirl. companion, all boiled down
into ono for the afternoon. l alone
took the children. l left all the moth
ers home, and we, the children and my
self. went to hear the cvangelist's mes.
sage. Well. thu children got bless.
ing from that chNdren's service, but
the old folks got just as great bless
ing. First DR.. Shaeffer got all the lit
tie ones singing. Then lie commenced
his address from the text MY cup run
meth over" Oh, he made it 40 simple!
He said practically this: Now. chill
dren, here is bottle half filed with
water. That water represents q moth
er's love. Now. my boys and girls, that
bottle is not running over, Is III" mo.
no." came back ready answer. well.
children, here Is cup full Of water.
We will call this cup food Here Ia
another cup full Of water we call raj
ment.' Here is another cup we will
call light Here ia another cup we
will call 'llfe.'" Then DIR. Shaeffer.
after expatiating upon the benefits of
all the cups, poured their contents into
the bottle and said. my children, the
bottle Is not overaowing yet. Is it?'
"NO, no." came back the united an
swer Then DR.. shaeffer took up an
other cup fiiled with what looked like
blood. "This cup, children" said he,
represents the blood OF Jesus Christ.
Let me pour 1t into the bottle. Yes,
with that cup the bottle Is running
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11

saved cattle, and the friendliness in the
managers face became disappointment
and then black anger which brought a
hurried consultation upon complete dis
coyery one night after office hours Per-
emptory dismissal from the stockyards
was a quick decision. to take effect with
Blixers appearance in the morning. But
other forces had been at work, and with
the morning came the strike.
The general manager had not left his
home when the door bell rang and several
of the department superintendent came
in with anxious faces.
Pretty near the whole force is out -
said one of them, 'and they're crowding
about the entrances as though they mean
mischief. Apparently the things been
Matching ever since you refused to restore
the old schedule of wages week ago: but
they've managed 10 keep themselves mighty
quiet. That makes the case look worse"
well, I'll go down with you at once"
exclaimed the manager hurriedly. I'VE
can't afford to have the business tied up
for even an hour just now. Did you learn
what they wanted?''
"Impossibiities. of course" grumbled an
other of the men; the old rate must be
restored, shorter hours conceded, only
union, men employed. and whole lot of
other stun. And they seem to mean bust
ness, too. as though they feel sure of OBJ
tanning all they ask. / saw that mischief
making delegate. Timrod, among them"
Then we can't make terms, for we GER
tainly shall not agree to any such de-
mands." declared the manager. his face
growing hard. I'm glad we didn't dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11

EN- is sick Before wages was cut he could
get along jest about even, he tells me: now
he's runnin behind a little every week He's
me workman. an earned every cent he
got. an If you don't mind my sayin' so
you re stealth all you cut him back Il
But the manager and his friend had passed
into the office. aud the door shut in RIix
er's face.
inside. the manager looked at his COM
panlons and laughed apprehensiveIy.
After all. l believe our incompetent
means honest" he said, but he is IA
matte and must be watched He NAV he
more dangerous than all the rest
only thirty of the more than three bun
dred workmen had slipped into the stock
yards unostentatiousiy. These were set 10
work and the manager and his sunerfn.
tendents with coats off and sleeves roIIad
up, joined them -o'eu
FROM time to time there came bnarso Wall,
from outside the stock yaroi fence will
the occasional crash of glass where - stnna
had been hurled through a window. bnt NO
active demonstration took place unfii alono
In the afternoon. when workman came
hurrying to the manager
The north side hay harms arc p, ero
sir. he gasped with blanched face Tor AZ
any rate. smokes beginnin' to pour ont
from the large one that reaches to tho
fence. Most CT the strikers are round on
that side now. yellin' an hoot,n'. an'~an,
II nre once gets to the hay, you know
what it means"
Yes. the manager knew what 1t meant. as
his own blanching face showed There
We're hundred tons OF hay n that barn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11

is moved the bells over twenty-four doors
in the hull below the water line tinlsle keen
ly; then at another touch of the lever on
the bridge the water-tight doors drop, d.
viding the mighty longitudinal Or length
wise bulkhead into seventeen water-tght
compartments.
These doors of corrugated steel drop
noiselessly but remorselessly under a hy-
draulic pressure of $50 pounds, and tie
bells which ring in warning for five sec.
onds are to allow time> for firemen. oilers.
trimmerS and Stokers to get from under the
doors. When electricity instead Of hy-
draulic pressure was used, the doors fell
instantaneously, and men passing under
them at the time were injured. 1t costs
$62, 500 to install this one safeguard alone.
In the meantime. above the water line
alone, on the main deck where the GnIns;
saloon is located, the stewards have re-
sponded to the call Of the bells above the
water line, and have closed. by hand the
great water-tight doors which separate the
passenger department into fifteen complrt-
ments. These doors are of iron and the
grooves or jambs into which they fit are
lined with rubber, making them absolutely
water tight. Each door is worked by two
stewards. one on either side.
Guarding Against Panic.
Now, if the danger from collision is not
averted, the steamship is in this condi-
ton: Below the water line the bulkhead
is divided into seventeen water-tight COM
partments, and above the water line into
fifteen compartments. Persons caught in
any compartment can make their escape,
however, those from the engine rooms by
climbing ladders, those from the upper
compartments by companionways. No mat
ter how tremendous the force of the i'm
pact. owing to the great length of the
modern steamship, not more than three
of these water-tight compartments can
be stove ili by the colliding steamer. This
leaves a ltozon WHter-ttgM compartments