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Evening journal., 1905-05-30

fJll-l1n. OF put tho
man taroa4 decided on the latter
course We conductors have ways Of
doing things with our fellow conduct
ors, md ! gave the passenger a line to
those who followed me which they
would understand This seemed to
satisfy him He stopped his loud
threats and went 20 sleep again. When
] turned the train over TO my success
sor bade the young man goodby. ex-
pressing a hope that be might suffer no
Inconvenience as to his liver. He re-
piled that ! had made all the repara-
tion he asked, and he would not blame
meeven II my poke proved fatal.
Several days after the incident a let
Ter came for me containing q check. /
looked at the signature OF the letter,
md II was signed "The Man You Pok-
cd" The check was for the price Of a
Ticket from New York to Chicago. The
writer confessed that he had been on a
lark abroad and returned to New York
stranded. He wanted TO know II he
hadn't played It on me pretty well,
concluding with the Information that
poking passengers for tickets was an
American custom not practiced by
'guards" abroad. His liver was doing
rs well as could be expected.
have never since poxed n passenger.
f. A. MITCHEL.
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
Ihe Klss.

Last night I had 20 90 to bed
All by myself, my mother said,
Cause IA been naughty all day through
She wouldn't kiss me good night TOO.
1 didn't want to lot her know
How much ! cared bout that and so
] dropped my clothes right on the floor
And put each stocking IN a shoe
She Just hates that-and didn't DO
Ny hair or wash my face or brush
Ny teeth, and left things IA a sqush
All round the room, and then l took
Her picture and my fairy book
She gave me on my last birthday
In June and hid EN- both away.
I put my fathers picture right
Up IN the middle OF the light
To show en- just the way / feel
Cause he said kiss the child Lucille:
Don't let her 30 TO bed like this
Without your usual good night kiss"
But she Just shook her head and turned
Her back and then my eyes they burned
Like fire. (Its been a horrid day)
And then, OF course, I didn't say
Ny prayers at all. but went 20 bed
And wished and wished that I was dead.
Well I don't know just how Il was
For I'd been halfway sleeping cause
/ was so pletely tired out
When I heard something move about
So quiet, and the next / knew
The door moved back. and she came
through
And put her arm around me so
And said a-whispering very low.
my poor. dear childr and was so sad
And kissed me twice. My. / was gladl
Louise Morgan SIN In Harpers Maya
zine
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
LOST TO THE WORLD.

Hoover'e Discovery Of the Mature and
cauto Of Electricity
The principal Of the village acad-
emy in Painesville, O., during the
tifties Of the past century was Mr..
Baldwin Bishop. He was a man
whose heart and soul were in his
work He was sure in some -unex-
pected and original way to show his
disapproval of any individual in the
institution with which he was con-
nected who could justly be called a
shirker, There was in one Of the
classes Of which Professor Bishop
had charge a lad by the name Of
Hoover, who had eyaded the recita-
ton Of his lessons when called upon
to take his part, pleading a poor
memory. His delinquencies were,
however, almost, if not entirely, due
to lack of application, and this the
professor more than suspected.
During the week before the school
session ended for vacation, examina-
tions, embracing the subjects stud
led by the pupils during the whole
term, took place in the class rooms.
During this time it was the custom
Of the relatives and friends of the
students to visit the academy. On
the occasion referred to the presence
of a number of young lady acquain-
tances spurred on the boys to do
their best.
The subject on which they were
expected to show their proficiency
was that Of natural philosophy. Aft
er several members Of the class had
distinguished themselves more or
less creditably in their attempts to
explain familiar phenomena Hoover,
who had evidently been dreading the
ordeal, was suddenly called upon
and, in Difference to "rule and Gus
tom, of time and place." stood up to
be questioned.
"Mr. Hoover" said Professor
Bishop, "will you kindly explain to
us the cause and nature of electrici-
ty?"
The question surprised every one
present but Hoover. All questions
Evening journal., 1905-05-30

bearing upon any sftDjecs the class
was engaged in studying were the.
same to him.
lie colored up and paused, stans
mered and took refuge in his uspal
formula.
professor. he said, '1 knew the
answer to that question before I.
came to the class, but / have for
gotten it.
Are you sure you cannot remem-,
Der it?" asked his teacher. stake
time and think, sir.p
Mr.. Hoover shook his head.
''No, sir" he said 81 knew it a.
little while ago, but it has slippedt
my mind entirely" ID
"What a pityl" said the professors
approaching him and laying his.
hands upon Hoover's shoulders ag
he turned him about, facing the Wis
itors. e..~,sa -
"Ladies and gentlemen" he said,
''look at this young man. Of all
who have lived upon the face of the
earth one person--lbut one-this.
Mr. Hoover, if he has told us the
truth, has learned the cause and na-s
ture of electricity, and" continued
Professor Bishop, dropping his
voice, "the pity of it is that he has
forgotten it~-Success. il
Evening journal., 1905-05-30


~ TIL his sulierings seemed 10 moder-
ate. then asked again for bis ticket
"Oh, my ticket II you'd have. asked
mo for 1t you might have bad Il long
ago. It's this confounded poklng you
conductors practice that object to.
I'm going 70 report this matter to the
proper official OF the road and hnd out
II something can't be done to stop the
nuisance"
'Ill repair the damage" l replied,
''by getting you another bat at the first
stop"
"Hat, What's a hat to me? 1t cost
me a guinea in London only last week,
but do you suppose I'm thinking about
that7 I'm worrying for my life"
Meanwhile he had taken out bis pock-
etbook, opened it, pulled out a ticket
which proved to be a check Of some
sort, put it back, took out something
else. paused for a p0roxysm Of pain,
clapping his han on bis liver; shut up
his pocSetbook. put it away and began
10 search elsewhere for his ticket. Sud
denly he stopped hunting and oxclaim.
ed:
'By thunder, am In ilx!'
whats the matter nowY
Ticket and baggage checks all Ia the
lining Of my hat
/ sighed. Here was more blame FOR
me, consequent upon my poke
Now, see here" pursued the young
man angrily and talking loud enough to
be heard all over the car, this is IN
outrage. You not only ram your fist
Into me, but knock my hat out Of the
window with my string Of tickets all
the way 70 Chicago, and I've got moth
ing to show for my trunks"
More unpleasantness for me. could
pass him to the end Of my run, but
what would he do after that? However
/ braced up and said TO him.
"Never mind your ticket"
l was about to move on when he
stopped me.
"I do mind my ticket or the loss OF
It, and 1 want you to fix me to Chi
cago."
"Chicagow
Certainly Chicago You've deprly.
ed me Of my tickets there, and ! don't
propose TO let you of without making
my loss good. I'm lawyer, l am, and
I'll begin suit, not against you; I'm not
so stupid as that. but against the road
Itll pay for the tickets, besides dam
ages and COSTS"
The question arose in my mind, Shall
get the company into lawsuit and
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
A Conductors Poke
Iorlrinall

foriEinail
We are considered heartiess, said
the conductor. because we put people
Of trains who1ei us all sorts Of stories
rs to why they can't pay their fare.
The truth is we are not permitted 20
Judge in such matters. our orders being
10 collect all fares. The only case in
which / violated my instructions was
where considered myself to blame in
nepriving a passenger OF his ticket
I was IN charge OF the Chicago Lin
he'd from New York at the time and
was going through the train punching
tickets when I came TO handsomely
dressed young man with a suit case
beside him plastered all over with the
names Of foreign hotels. 1t was mid
summer, and no was sleeping with the
window beside him open, q derby hat
pulled down over bis eyes. We con
ductors have to deal with so many
people who pretend they don't hear us
when we call for tickets that instead
Of asking a second time we poke them.
The young man referred to seemed TO
be sleeping so soundly that poked
him vigorously in the side. lie start
cd up as II he had been shot knock
Ing his hat out Of the window. Plac'
Ing his hands to his side, he groanod.
Il beg pardon" ] said. Il hope !
didn't hurt you
Hurt mem be said, almost breathiess
with agony. "You've nearly killed me.
I've an abscess on my liver" And he
groaned again.
I'm sorry about your hat" / re-
marked. hoping to draw his mind from
his sufferings.
Hat What hatW
Didn't you notice that 1t went out
Of the window
''Did IT. don't care anything about
n hat. can buy one as soon as have
the time. But Pm afraid you've done
me up. Doctor told me TO let him oper-
ate on my liver, promising II ] didn't
that the hrst thing run my side
against might break the abscess and
kill me."
The young man was 80 frightened
about himself that / began 70 feel un-
easy for fear had done him serious
injury. ] stood leaning on the back OF
the seat looking down on him anxious
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
What / can po Without.

What ! Can Do Without.
Twas lonely little homestead. the home
OF pioneers,
on the wide and open prairie. where pass
ed my early years;
Sometimes abundant harvests with plenty
filled the bin,
And sometimes on the threshold Hard
Times stood peering in;
Then serious discussions OF ways and
means occurred.
To be finally concluded by my fathers
CHEEKY word
Whatever we may do without. whatever
we may get
There's one thing that is eertain--we can
do without debt"
Twas a bit OF homely wisdom, with a
touch OF honest pride;
Ihrough gooe or evil fortune Il was never
set aside.
Many summers many winters, with their
shadows and their sum-
With their happy,daYs and sad days, have
vanished one by one;
Time and change. the unrelentng, swept
the little homs awaya GofHa g
The open lonesome prairie sis a fruitful
But the voices of the homestead2I can
hear their echos8 yet ni 4iy1aer 9a
And, what may come or not come, ! can
90 without q debt
ety -ivpmatshIoniN Cornpanion q
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
Each to His Trade.

Kullack, the famous pianist, was
once invited to dinner by wealthy
Berliner, who was the owner of 4
large boot mandatory and had
been a shoemaker in his time. Aftet
the repast Kullack was requested to
play something, and he consented.
Not long afterward the virtuoso in-
vited the boot manufacturer and
after dinner handed him a pair Of
old boots.
"What am / to 40 with these %
inquired the rich man.
With a genial smile Kullack re-
piled:
"Why, the other cay you asked
me after dinner TO make little mul
sic for you, and now I ask you to
mend these boots for me. Each to
his trade"
Evening journal., 1905-05-30

Fourth General Conference District
EPworth League PsrsonalIy-eonduet-
ed Tour to Denver, Col, via Balti-
more q Ohio Railroad, July 3, 1905,
$500.
The only authorized tour will Rave
Wilmington July via b. & o. r. r. at
SIC a. m. This is the original tour
agreed upon and will be the only dis
tinctly Epworth League personally-
conducted tour by special train. All
other tours advertised are adjuncts of
general tours advertised by the various
lines.
This tour viii be under the personal
management OF the Rev. Harry d.
Mitchell and r. l.. Reamy, Of Balti-
more, whose names are a guarantee of
the character Of the tour. The rates
are from s775 to 1925 cheaper than
any advertised tour, and patrons will
have the advantage Of accompanying
a distinctly Epworth League party
and will not be thrown with the gem
eral public.
Tour is arranged so as 10 give our
patrons the very lowest rates and the
best accommodations. Before making
arrangements with outside parties
please write to the Rev. Harry d.
Mitchell, No. 21O6 East Baltimore
street. Baltimore. Md. or to II. A.
Miller. T. p. A., B. & o. r. r., sO4
Market street, Wilmington. Del. for
Illustrated itineraries giving rates for
various side trips. etc.
Evening journal., 1905-05-30
PHILADELPHIA HORSE SHOW AT
WlSsAHlckON HEIGHTS.
Special Excursion Tickets via Penn
syVanfa railroad.

The fourteenth annual open-alr ex-
hibition Of the Philadelphia Horse
Show Association will be held on st.
Martins Green, Wissahickon Heights
Station, Philadelphia, May 20 to June
l3, inclusive.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will sell special excursion tickets, in
lcluding coupon of admission, from
New York. Philadelphia. Belvidere,
Lancaster, Wilmineto ;, West Chester,
lPhoenixyille and principal intermedi-
ate stations Gas well as stations cn the
Chestnut Hill Branch), 10 Wissahiclson
Heights Station. May 90 to June 8,
good to return until June 5, 1895, i'm
lclusive.
The grounds of the Philadelphia
Horse Show Association are located
Immediately on the Germantown and
Chestnut Hill Branch Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad. eleven miles from
Broad Street Station.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30

nous New England clam-bake (ciams baked on stones below sea weed in a hole in the ground) and for clam chowder. Some people consider that the soft-shelled crab (the Neptunus Hastatus when renewing it's shelD Is also a great deiicacy; but upon this point there are two opinions.
 I cannot pretend that the historic Boston dish, baked beans. appeals to the cultured palate, though. perhaps. there are still a few Americans. hailing from the Hub of the Universe. who con- slider that 1t ought to be ranked as a table delicacy.
 But with green corn. which you can get all over the United States, and which Is a favorite in the best as we'll as the humblest households. the case is different If you will but condescend to eat 1t properly. taking the entire cob in your fingers, and gnawing of the corn regardless of appearances, and if, of course, the thing be young. well cooked and supplied with a sauce of melted fresh butter. you will enjoy a treat such as you can form no idea or, supposing that you have previously tried sweet corn only in the timed form in which 1t usually appears In England.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30

New York, July 2s.-The Financier says;
 The striking features or .he ,d o,i,cias ha Is increase in deposits to the masimum of the year and an on in ,ne of sse highest thus far recorded in l90b
 The loan expansion of SIS. 700 to a t0- tai of In excess or vsa sne pr preTiSus Wehruy ary Il was expected as the result Of thee concentration In the banks of balances or of inability to place their funds at call at a better rate than they were rec ,t.ing from their bank Repositories. left sash money undistnrhed nt ana M ,%a %as hanSs nSf@hy
 The gain of s5.942.700 In cash aid not agree with the estimates of the inc: sase traceable movements of money during the week. probably because of unrecordsd re. ceipts from various sources; this item. 1t may be observed. is ss.l945oo below the maximum of the year. The deposits wero augmented s22.s46.700. which made the tt- tai $2,764,60O greater than tho highest en February 1. the previous maximum of the
 The statement did not show a good uroof. the sum of the increase in loans plus She inc auamentation in deposits. The required reserve was Increased s5,5s6s75. dedu sting which from the gain in cash left .S6SoE sos. s7b. Computed upon the basis Of de- posits less those of ss456.soO public funds. the surplus is $17.42O,20 200
 The daily average of bank clearings dur ing the week was S233.000. 900. or $6.000.- 000 less than in the previous week, The expansion of loans and of deposits above increase being in great part due to the transfer hither, which is now in progress. of funds from interior bank correspondents. gested local monetary conditions. the trust companies are contributing to the aug mentation of bank deposits
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
l)iuIomacy fn Marrinee,,

At a recent wedding of John OLeary, New Yorks richest patrolman. q politi- cal leader discussed happy marriages, relates The Buffalo Enquirer.
 The secret of happiness in mar riage," he said, lies in diplomacy. Neither ruthfulness, nor economy. nor love, nor wealth will give a young couple happiness If diplomacy is lack ing. For 1t is trifies that cause wretch edness in life, and only diplomacy can handle trities.
 Let me illustrate.
 My wife said to q young married woman of her acquaintance:
 <" Maggie. your Jim must have the best of dispositions. Here you were moro than an hour last night dressing for the roof garden party, and he never once called to you to hurry, nor did he get mad or even sour.
 The young woman. with wise. dip lomatic emile, answered:
 'Ah, but you see, l had hidden his wallet lis cigar case, and hls hat. 1 always do that when l know my dress ing is going to keep me late. After wards 1 find them for him, and he apol- ogizes for having kept me waiting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
She Had Not Played.

A Westport fond father made his daughter mad a night or two ago. and, incidentally. held up to view his lac K of knowledge of violin music. His daughter is a violInist says The Kansas City Times. visitor was in the libra ry and the father suggested that his
 Mary's been studying in the East" said her father, and has just got home. I haven't heard her play much myself yet" .. ...s In the next room and the girl got her violin. For three or four minutes twanging from the two instruments were heard. Then there was halt. u mistake.
 Now play something simple. Mary, he said. That was nice. but it's tod classical for me.
 The girl glanced through the door. Her face wore a look of disgust.
 I've been tuning. father" she said
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
JAS. ?. FER RRALL.
WALL STREET REVIEW
SPECULATIVE ANIMATION WAS FULLY MAINTAINED.
Good Volume of Buslness on tho 6t0cL Exchange. With Some btrfklng Gains Recorded-NOthing
 Important Doing.

New York. July ,s.-Yesterday.s revival of speculative animation on the Stock Elk change was fully maintained. although there was . good volume of business and some striking gains were recorded
 The market showed the effect to some extent of the desire to take profits on the weeks gains and the principal active stocks were not Inclined to advance with vfsor The news of the day was not important and was of no apparent effect upon the prices.
 The net results of the weeks operations on surplus reserves of the banks was small but this was due to the offsetting effect of some changes in individual items The SIS, /, largely to the operation that always de velops wh.n the call loan rate offers no to trust companies on their deposits.
 Weekly reports of the mercantile agencies helped to foster the cheerful feeling over the nIsinss. outlook which m hai is. Gsx UT the new record price of Delaware. Lack awanna q Western at 40. accompanied by rumors of another intended extra dividend on that stock.
 The irregular tone of the market con tinped up to the closing. ,..., ..,.. ., value. 31.6so.ooo.
 IkK YORK STOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
EXPLODING ANTS NESTS ON LAWNS
An Ingenious Method of Beating the
 Pests.
The Garden Magazine

The Garden Magazine.
 The dry weather is favorable for ants nests, which sometimes become un- pleasantly prominent on our lawns, and cause injury by tunnelins and loosen ing the earth about the roots of plants. They can be eradicated most easily by treatment with carbon bisulphide. The method Is as follows: With broom handle or iron bar make holes in the nests several inches deep and few inches apart Put into each about q tablespoonful of carbon bisulphide. close the holes quickly with earth, and throw wet blanket over the entire nest After a few moments explode the fumes collected underneath by reaching under the cover with a lighted match fastened to the end of short pole. The explosion drives the deadly fumes of the carbon bisulphide deeper into the earth and adds materially to the effectiveness of the treatment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
A Remarkable Postscript.

Miss Carey Thomas. the president Of Rryn Mawr College, talked at luncheon about the ingeniousness of children, says The San Antonio Express.
 IA friend of mine she said. "once showed me a letter that her little son had written her from Andover. The letter ran like this:
 "Dear Mother: I am well and I hope you are well. Will you please send me g? know the last did not last long. but 1t is all spent now, and I need $2 badly. hope you are we'll l am we'll Please do not forget @2.'
 Then there was this postscript:
 "I was ashamed to ask for money so Soon after the last you sent that I sent after the postman to get this letter back, but 1t was too late, he had Rone.'"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Csrss1 Weak Wheat Market.

Report of Small Damage by Black Rust
 Caused Weak Wheat Market. ..
 Chicago. July 2s;-AileGed lack Of ehaa, dsm age by rust caused weakness :T she wheat market here today September closed Nc lower. Corn is up hc; oats down Ac. and provisions practically unchanged.
 Weakness in the wheat market developed during the last half of the day. Early in the session the market was quite firm on a fair demand from commission houses Sep. $ s5x and on light offerings went tS lS ssac. steady market at Liverpool had S,a west. 'ne Namerous ss reports from the North wsf tsl,ns s4op were or rseeed St were very conficting: one of the reports however atttaetsa spse'dl n heaSv o1idation late. This report was from a Chicago ex.
 srt who is inspsstins the wnsss trsss os SIaek rust" st WI was the substance of his dispatch. ceipts helped to dlslodge large quantities of long wheat Total arrivals for the week ,sk 4.5oO. 900 the corresponding week last year. The market became extremely weak dsrins n and sns % Closing % near that point at sl c Clear anees eQualed 22.50o bushels. Primary y11- re-
 sS ysss ass ssshs'I afa,nrth against ai4 last week and 2s2 year lrs ago as, held remarkably steady Prominent bulls were active purchasers and Piu traders also were inclined to favor the bull side. The market closed firm. September opened c higher to hc lower at 52h q52hc. sold up to 52%c and closed at 52sc. Receipts. 28S cars, 105 contract grade.
 A depf essing effect on oats resulted from the weakness of wheat. Increasing receipts of new A ,ts were an additional bearfsn fac tor. IT.. market closed at the lowest point of the daX September opened unchange9 closed at 27kc. Receipts. 329 cars
 Provisions were steady on fair suppor. from packers. The spread of yellow fever September pork closed 2hc higher at SIS I'M; lard and ribs each off "A at 37. 25 and s7.S5 respectively
 rhe leading futures ranged as follows
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
When Elkins Hustled Freight

There was time," said Senator Scott of West Virginia, says The Pitts burg Dispatch. when my colleague, agent in New Mexico. His office was Q box car, and his principal troubles Were in making his receipts of freight tally had a carload of household furniture switched to his siding. The seal of the car door was quickly broken. as young Elkins thon, as now always liked to keep up with his work lie was greet ed with the bray Of mass as the door slipped back on its rollers. The bill of lading was at once scanned, but there was nothing to show that the an- imal should be passenger on this particular ear. The goods Were all checked out and then Elkns wired the genera. office thC''
 Trs bureau.s . hort and a jackass long on this ear load of furniture.
 After little delay the answer came:
 "All O. K. The bureau is a burro.' "
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30
A DOmiuieH RetOrt

Rev. Thomas Mcleod. a Brooklyn clergyman, ina sermon in the Congre- gational Church. North Adams. recent ly. rounded out a statement by say ing. You can put that in your pipe and smoke it." A woman who was up in front rose. and. in tones audible all over the church. said: sir. we are
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-30

not accustomed to such language in this pulpit Such words are more fit- ting for the race track than the house of God" Mir. Mcleod paused for moment, and then retorted mildly: T have no objection to women speaking in meeting" Whereupon the incident closed and the dominic continued hiE sermon.