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Evening journal., 1905-08-03
poLNos 81 THE eoAhp.

II HE Board of Education probably
4 reached sensible conclusion
when it decided practically to cut out
the examination Of pupils by members
Of the board. There is probability
tina. certain OF the members would not
know the proper questions to ask, nor
would they know whether the answers
were correct.
Besides. Wilmington is paying ex-
perts to do this very thing, and pre-
sumably they are better qualified to
do It than gentlemen who are engross-
ed In other occupations. And how
many men carry around with them the
details Of that kind Of Information
which Is required Of one examining pu-
pisg The only thing committee
could do would be TO look wise make
a blun and furnish. the teacher with
enough absurdities to keep her smiling
for a month.
And we notice that certain members
Of the Board have remarkably adj
vanced ideas on educational matters
They wanted to employ a superintend-
ent without any definite tenn and
would probably not hesitate TO dis
charge him in the middle Of the week
or to dock him for rainy days. This is
as showing the estimate
placed upon the position of super'n-
tenCent OF schools by certain members.
Evening journal., 1905-08-03
Editorial OPINION
Senator cuIIom Eorasts.

From the Boston Advertiser. r.s
A strict consuucHonist might NOT say
that Senator Cuilom dlIinois) has his
Senatorial headquarters in the Federal
Building At Chicago The fact that the
managers OF his campaign for re-elec-
ton to the United states senate are
for the most part Federal officeholders
and THAT they occupy 1000 square feet
OF room On this building goes TO show
that the Federal Building Is nearer to
being his strategy sanctum than any
other place where his friends may be.
When some move is planned the mani
aeers meet I'm enc OF the Government
offices. and when Senator Cuilon wishes
to have John Doe or Richard Roe ar
gued out Of his doubts as to Senator
cullom's merits as Senator. the doubter
goes to am official.
No unbiased man would charge Selia-
tor Cullom with political coercion. But
the activity is likely to be misinter-
prcted. Within recent memory. the
Department Of Justice especially and
the Post Ohice Department have warn
ed Federal Official ranging an the way
from District Attorneys TO Postmas-
ters, TO cease political activity in con-
nection with their official positions and
TO Withdraw from AN official relations
with political organizations. And llli-
nuis has not been excluded.
Evening journal., 1905-08-03
Mason and Dixon's Line.

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The third survey OF Mason and Dix
.ofs lsne has been completed. This was
undertaken by the Governments of
Pennsylvania and Maryland, not be-
cause there was any dispute as to the
boundary, but TO restore the old his
tolic monuments or markers along the
lne surveyed IN 1867.
This restoration was the more difi-
cult because many Of the stones had
been removed by farmers and others.
Igut al were recovered and put I'm their
proper places. and Mason and Dixon's
line as marked as it was by the original
surveyors
The dispute as to the boundary be-
tween Pennsylvania and Maryland ex-
tended over eighty-seven years. and in
'Volved many ricts.- conflicts and inva-
sicns The original charter gave Mary
land as a northern boundary the. for
tieth parallel Of north laditude. as an
eastern boundary Delaware Bay and
the ocean, as a southern boundary a due
cast Line from Week.-Mrs. point TO tine
ocean, as a western boundary the pat
towmac' River to the first fountain. -
and thence due north by a true meri-
dlan.
Under this gradrt the Baitimores
claimed all Of Delaware aud wide
strip of Southern Pennsylvania, in
cluding the city of Philadelphia. Penn
claimed the parallel 80 degrees as the
southern boundary of Pennsylvania and
disputed Baltimore's claim TO Delaware.
In 1885 Charles IL decided in favor Of
Penn's contention, but the Baltimore
family did not accept the decision.
The line had no association with
slavery unit, 1920. when John Randolph.
.in a Congressional debate, referred to
Mason and Dixons line as separating
freedom from slavery. the North from
the South This carried t into all the
controversies OF the anti-slavery move
meut.
However, the Legislatures Of Penn
syivania and Maryland We're not moved
by the association Of the line with the
slavery agitation 10 order new survey
The object OF the point action by the
two states was to restore and preserve
the historic boundary monuments sent
from England IN 1853 This object has
been carried out. and the stones that
had teen removed have been restored
to their places, and Mason and Dixon's
line stands as il was originally marked
40 years ago.
Evening journal., 1905-08-03
500 Reward 500

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to
cure in all its stages. and tnat is Catarrh.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known TO the medical frater-
nifty. Catarrh being constitutional Dis
ease. requires constitutional treatment.
Halls catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood ana my
cous surface OF the system. thereby de-
strogins the foundation Of the disease.
and giving the patient strength by build-
ing up the constitution and assisting na-
ture in doing itS wnrs. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative pou-
eFs that they oner Oas Hundred Dollars
for any case tnat it fails u cure. send
Tor list Of testimonials
Address; f J. CHENEY 4 Co. Toledo. q
Sold by druggists. 75c.
tiqR
Evening journal., 1905-08-03
rh. Meanina d PubIie opInion.

From the Louisville Courier-J ournal.
The man who defined public opinion
as the stupidity OF one multiplied by
the stupidity OF many" preferred cpl
gqam to truth. II is. sometimes formed
hastily. Il Is true. and II is sometimes
the outgrcwth of an impulsive Jump
ing at conclusions" But public opinion
is fundamentally honest. and when Il
jumps at conclusions IL is usually found
con1emning something which, at the
time, has the appearance Of evil. The
man who Is scrupulous in his business
dealings and who evinces a fine sense
cf morality I'm the conduct Of public
Office need never fear public opinion.
This has the power 20 help along pub
lie morality. by demanding closer
adherence to high ideals than the yaw
can possibly prescribe. 1t creates the
unwritten law and enforcss its obser-
vance BY scorning the violator. 1t does
not always send the guilty to the peni-
tentiary but it can make him suffer
the greater torture Of remorse and os-
tracism.
Public opinion is the expression OF
public conscience. a strict and vgilaut
public conscience Is a good thing. II
makes for the battoment Of govern
ment and OF men, We have seen II
very recently put some high finan-
clers' and politicians in the pillory,
and without locking them up in
prison house visit upon them punish
ment FAR more terrible
There are indications that II is grow
ing mere eXactipg daily. Let us hope
that 1t IS. for the stilcter II rs the more
will men fear II; the more they fear il
the higher viii be their standard OF liv-
ing and acting
Evening journal., 1905-08-03
CAUGHT4T RANDOM


An eve for business-Tae optician.
II has long been a debated question
whether the wolves would return with
the increase IN the number OF deer m
Northern England Certain it is that
four were seen at East Middlebury. W..
last week. and the same ones, or others,
have been seen before In the same Vie
.cmity.
Mrs Gcorfe Kcppei. Of Engiaat. wears
q pendant o. .meralds, the most heau ful
in the WCsid.
oil or fat is said to destroy Portland
cement. causing cracks and even disinte-
grafton In a few months time.
Boiling tar is TO be poured upon certain
roads at Llaududno with the object OF
forming flm which win obviatc dust
The Cawa River, an afuent Of the Or
inoco is remarkable in that IL has a na-
/ tufal dam. This takes the form OF ledge
OF granite over 200 yards ia width. over
which the curren; runs with trcn,endous
violence.
There are ~ London q couple Of very
remarkable mice. They are from Japan.
The mice arc accomplished waltzcrs. They
revolvc faster than tine eye can follow.
singly OF holding each Other by the tans.
If ton OF coal is placed on tho ground
and left there. and another ton IS pipced
under a sAed the latter loses about % pr
cent OF its heating power the former
about a per. cent.
The valle Of platinum has Increased
more than three-fold since 1890. Moro
than half the output is controlled by q
Paris company. the product Of which is a
little more than ;hrce tons yearly. valued
az N.5oO.0Qo az the minas
Evening journal., 1905-08-03
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

ONE Of the japanese peace commits
~ sloners expresses the hope that
English vim be the ofhcial Language
used at the conference. He says that
he does not speak French, but uses
English like his native tongue.
This is indicative of the great growth
of English as an international Ian
suage Here is an Asiatie skilled in
the language Of the peoples Of the West
but he does not understood that lam
gaage which for centuries has marked
diplomacy
Somebody has explained the growth
Of English by saying that other |peop'as
while travelling expect to use the lam
gusgc OF that country which they hap
per TO visit. while Englishmen are
determined to speak nothing but Eng
lish and as they are great travelees
other peoples are compelled to learn t.
But we must look farther Tor the
explanation. The Aaglo- Saxon has
travelled 10 all parts Of the world
There are English colonies ia every
quarter OF the globe And where. the
Anglo saxon goes. goes leadership
force and enterprise. Besides this into
the English language are woven thous-
ands Of words that have grown out OF
English or American ideas and express
them. English LAWS. literature and
science arc advanced beyond those Of
any other people, ana therefore Ens-
lish is fsst becoming world language
Evening journal., 1905-08-03
LITERARY

During the ferce heat Of August we try
If not bodily. at least mentaily-to get
away from frenzied finance, political
strife. and all other nerve racking inhu-
ences, and to do this we must reach such
matter as deals with the healthier side
of lie.
The outing Magazine is pre-eminent in
this fied The opening superbly illus
trated article When the River Calls, by
l.. ID. Sherman recounts the pleasures of
"a canoe trip down the Connecticut and
informs the thousands of would-be camp
ers who are going into the woods at this
season of the year. just how II should
be done But those. and by far the vast
majority, who cannot escape from slar-
ing streets, are not forgotten.
What an important institution the free
public lighthouses along New Norks wa
ter-front are, can be realized after read
ing The Bathers of the city, by Ralph
d. Paine
The Romance Of Red Fox like wine,
grows better as IL grows older and is one
Of the strongest pieces OF fiction Charles
&. D. Roberts has yet done. The excite
men;. the charm and the dangers Of
mountain climbing are all vividly describ-
ed by George d. Abraham, who also has
many useful hints for the novice on
where and how to climb and what kind
of equipment is necessary.
All those who followed the events Of
the great international yacht race will
be interested in reading Wilson Marshalrs
story Of How the Emperor's Cup was
Won as told to Arthur Goodrich. the
Outing Magazines representative in Eng
land. Mr.. Marshall owner of the Allan
tic went over as a passenger on his boat
and made careful notes of the voyage
In the great middle West a veritable
old-time miracle is being wrought on our
great deserts where millions of acres of
once barren sand waists are transformed
by irrigation into fertile farms and or
chards The Winning of the Desert. by
Day Allen Wiley gives some idea of what
this work means to the farmer in increas-
ed output per acre and huge profits.
Automobiles according to II. p. Burchel
are the greatest incentive to good roads
that we have as every year their import-
ance as a means Of country travel is be-
coming more evident This article is H.
lustrated by Edward Penheld in pen and
ink.
Evening journal., 1905-08-03
READABLE RHYMES
Books and Seasons.

When daFodsls are Out, and tender veil
OF green mists all the willows by the
brook,
Oar hearts are drawn to thy beloved
book
Wordsworth, thou phrophet Of the
hill and dale,
When ripper summer sweeps her scent
ed gale
Above the rose decowered. our
ssnses steep
Themselves In verses deep and calm
as sleep
shelley's "Alastor." spencer's faery
tale.
When Autumn whistles shrin, its skies
invite.
Heine's chill smile and Omar's smil-
ing sieh.
To To warm hearth-hre on a Win
ters night
The Roman and the Florentine draw
nigh.
Each post claims a season for his
own--
sweet ShakeSpsrs, the round year IA
thine alone.
Maud Wilder Goodwin IN the August
Century.
Evening journal., 1905-08-03

TF THE estimate OF Secretary Ham
i am Of the Board of Health Is cor
rect. there is cause Tor concern in the
prevalence Of typhoid fever in this city.
He says that there are fifty cases,
whith announcement is surprising.
when there are so many cases we nat
uraliy lay il TO pollution OF our drink
ing water. and this furnishes reason
for pushing as rapidly as possible our
new water system. and il is unfoptu-
nate that under the circumstances
much time VIII necessarily elapse ere
We can have uttered water.
But secrstary Hamann charges that
many physicians are violating the city
ordinance In not reporting these cases.
Perhaps no interests have been affect
ed by This neglect, but that does not
excuse ia. The Board of Health should
be kept Informed from day TO day of
the health conditions in this city. I'M
deed we have always maintained that
the public TOO. should be kept inform
ed. as thereby they are enabled to take
proper precautions against amy form Of
epidemic The theory which some per-
sons hold that the public should he
kept in Ignorance lest business be IN
terfered with we have always repudi-
ared
Now every effort should be made TO
ascertain the source Of this pollution
II it IS within the limits Of this state
It car be abated; and II beyond the
boundary perhaps thorough publica-
ton Of the facts will shame the Penn
sylvauis authorities into taking some
action. il II cannot be stopped by law.
Meanwhile AN danger may be avoid
ed by boiling the water. 1t Is a sim
pie thing To do. Wherever there is a
refrigerator or ice-chest the water may
be kept cool and nearly every house.
hold keeps ice during the dog days.
An ounce Of precaution may prevent
case of-tyohod,
Evening journal., 1905-08-03
SsAFORD TEACHERS ELECTED
They Are Headed by Professor A. c.
Brewer, the Principal.
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
Seaford, Aug. 3At a meeting OF the
Board of Education on Tuesday night the
following teachers were elected to serve
during the coming school year: Principal.
Prof A. c. Brewer; first assistant, Miss
Neva Brewer; second assistant, Miss
lrma Rae Huey; third assistant, Miss
Gertrude obier; fourth assistant. Mrs.
Minnie Wiley; fifth assistant. Miss Elsie
R. Noble; sixth assistant. Miss Mary
Todd: seventh assistant. Miss Eva Spark
lin The schepl will open on Monday, Sep
tember l.
While coming down stairs on last Sun
day evening Mrs. James A. Wilson fell
ana broke her arm in three places.
George eHarn has reected a new dwelhB
ing near his fathers mill.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. e. Adams celebrated
the twenty-hfth anniversary of their mar
riage on last Saturday at their home
near town.
The children Of Mt Olivet Methodist
Protestant Sunday School enjoyed a pic
mic at Meals schoolhouse yesterday.
The old bridge at Herring Run Branch
which has stood for the last twenty
years has been torn away by Levy Court
man James W. Hastings and a new one
is being placed in position
Belt and Son have rebuilt and painted
all Of the cutbuildings on their farm near
town.
The Vestry of st. Luke's Protestant
Episcopal Church has granted the Rev.
Charles B. Sparks a months vacation.
which he will spend visiting Washington.
d. c.. and points in Virginia.
F. p. Dawson and son have finished J.
n Coulbourn's property. corner Market
and King streets. Mr.. Coulbourn now has
one of the finest homes in Seaford.
Evening journal., 1905-08-03
BADGER MAN PAROGNED
w. A. E. Moore Was Released by
Governor Higgins.

Albany, n. ", Aug. s.-william A. E.
Moore, husband Of Fayne strahan Moore,
who achieved notoriety seven years ago
by working a badger game" on Martin
Mahon at the New Amsterdam Hotel in
New York. was pardoned yesterday by
Governor Higgins.
Moore was sentenced in December. 1898,
for 20 years Anumber of prominent citi-
zens Of Cleveland where he used to live,
including Governor Herrick signed the
petition for his release.
a good position is waiting for Moore as
soon as he leaves prison.
Evening journal., 1905-08-03
srRvIcr

orders for rhe Eycnins JoufnAii nay 49,, !,
-, 6,rect 10 the paper or TO the nearest
neOs aeent In the city il is served oy
.,,,,,or,~ed agents. and al orders received
.,s-sf,son, ,,sil be turned over 10 them'
II delivery is Irregular noun 80. 80.
or assnt II irregularities con'inO'' "o''''
The Evening Journal .,,,,
persons icavns the city temporarily
sho..d have the Evenins Journal ior-
vvsrdcd 10 them ard thus keep IN toucn
via, local happenings. send orders direct
tn-lhe nfice.
Evening journal., 1905-08-03
THE WEATHER

The New York Herald predicts that
in the Middle States and New England
today. fair weather will prevail, with
nearly stationary followed by slightly
higher temperature, and light to fresh
westerly and southwesterly winds. ON
Friday, fair weather and slowly rising
will prevail with light
variable winds, and on Saturday. fair
to partly overcast weather. with slight
Is higher temperature.
Evening journal., 1905-08-03

il she can escape from disastrous ,,ai
With an honorable peace she win in
deed be fortunate
But from the tone adopted by the
Japanese plenipotentiaries ard tho
other leading men Of Japan we are ~
clined to the opinion that the terms az
the Mfkado's commission viii be based
upon the japanese sense Of what H.
proper under all OF the circumstances
rather than on fear that Russia VIII
feel inundated
II is hard to think OF terms That
would be a greater blow TO Russian
pride than the successive defeats sac
has suffered. And should peace rani
now the war4will likely he conducted
in part on Russian soil whore it his
ALREADY begun. and lead 10 further hu-
initiation.
Evening journal., 1905-08-03
N.ara.s uehoIa aJim crew .

Memnhis. Tenn. Aug. a,--For the pufr
pose of fighting an attempt 10 repeal
tho Jam Grow .aw mass-mee,i1g of
nsgross VIII be held Hext Sunday 10
offset any work 10 bs dons against tha
law by negroes who are opposed 40 The
laD. a. ~ ss4e counsel wtl be employ
ed by those tavoring the law and every
step taken by tAsSe opposed 10 . wili
be cqntexted.
Evening journal., 1905-08-03

The Pilgrim for August is a midsum-
mer fiction number. and. as such. prom
ises to be the most successful issue Of
this interesting magazine ever published
The great success OF The Pilgrim seems
TO give the lie direct to those wary pub
fishers who have, for so many years. con-
tended that a magazine of general inter-
est and Of the higher class can not be
published west Of Philadelphia and New
York. Even in the matter of short tales.
reading OF The Pilgrim for August
shows that these elusive bits Of literature
may we'll be gathered In the Middle West.
The stories in The Pilgrim for August are
not only the best stories this magazine
has ever published. but are among the
best in the summers entire crop of fio-
ton. Authors well and little known, are
represented. but the tale Of every one are
vastly superior in interest and in the man
ner Of the telling to the majority Of short
stories. Moreover. the variety offered
is so wide that If one reader does not
like the first he is rather sure to like
the second or the third-or the tenth. In
The Debutante's Letters" Reginald
Wright Kaufman tells Of the gallantry
Of a burglar who is "A veritable Sir Gala
had Of the dark lantern.
Evening journal., 1905-08-03

II Il Should Trsnspre that the Demo-
Gratis have a majority in Council, and
by maintaining the deadlock for a
little time could have filed all the
. Offices with real Democrats, without
making deal whereby they placed
r. number Of Republicans in Office,
how sincere would be their rejoicing
then at the smart trick they turned
and the astute politics they display
edo
Evening journal., 1905-08-03
NEGRO MURDERER CAUGHT
He Was Found Flowing and Not Hid.
ina in a swamp.

Plunheld, n j.. Aug s--Charles
Long. negro charged with the MUIR
der Of Matthew Cunningham, another
negro, at Trenton iu a quarrel over
woman, who has been sought by de-
testives and farmers since the crime
was committed on July 16. was cap
tured BY the police yesterday while
piowing on a farm in Piscataway
township Ht was brought to this city
where he was locked up.
Long was supposed to be hiding in
Dismal swamp and a large. posse Of
farmers had kept it surrounded for
several DAYS
Evening journal., 1905-08-03
CARD OF THANKS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas p. Haley desire
to express their heartfelt thanks 20
their. many friends and members Of the
X -Fairview Club for their expressions
Of sympathy upon their bereavement
in the death OF their infant daughter.
who departed this life Sunday.
July 30. 1905.
Evening journal., 1905-08-03
Twin oaks Cams.

Twin Oaks. Camp. IN DelaNars coun-
~, Pa, nil open August is and con-
tinue until August 25. II is about
three milss below Chester and prvpar-
ations have been made for a Bis camp
neetigg this year.
Miss Lizzie sterling, the gospel
singer viii sing during camp. There
viH probably b. = pumber OF Will
mipgt9n visitors,
Evening journal., 1905-08-03

Among the portraits in this midsummer
number are those of Admiral Togo. Ro-
selle Knott, +. S. Willard, Millie James
May Mckenzie, Elsie DeWolfe and Louise
Drew all of them presented in the beautl-
ful engraved cuts for which this magazine
is famous. feature OF this number is
views OF famous watering places both in
the United States and Europe. A new de-
partment Men OF Note" deals with Mar
quis Ito, the famous Japanese. John
Weaver, the reform Mayor Of Philadel-
phia, Paul Morton, late Secretary of the
Navy and his successor Charles ]. Bona
parte. The panoramic views cover ex-
quisite scenes Of summer landscapes.
marine and athletic events. The color
work in this issue is particularly strik-
ing; altogether it may be fairly said this
number is superior TO the July number
which was so popular. Burr Publishing
Company. 4 West Twenty Second street.
New York
Evening journal., 1905-08-03

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Evening journal., 1905-08-03
FOR UNIFORM DIVORCE LAWS
Governor of Pennsylvania Requests the
Co. operation of Other States.

Harrisburg. Pa, Aug. 3.-Governor PEN
nypacker has transmitted to the Cover
nors of the various States of the Union a
communication requesting their co-opera-
tion in thee reauon Of legislation for the
Of divorce laws.
The action has been taken in conform
ity with a law passed at the recent session
of the Pennsylvania Legislature author
izing the appointment of a commission
to codify laws relating to divorce and to
cooperate with other States in securing
the enactments making more dinicult the
breaking of matrimonial bonds
Evening journal., 1905-08-03
DEATH Of JUSTICE wYLls
He Granted Writ of tiabeas Corpus
to Mrs. surratt.

Washington. Aug. 3.-Justice Andrew
wyHe. (retired), formerly of the SUI
preme Bench OF the District Of Co.
lumbia, who i'm the face Of military CO.
ercion. granted a writ Of habeas cor
pus in the case of Mrs Surratt, died in
Washington yesterday.
Justice Wylie was 81 years old and
retired from the bench 20 years ago.