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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
WITH A LITTLE DIPLOMACY
How Real Virginia Colored Woman
Gets What She Wants.

There is certain young married woman
in Washington who has a charming fiat in
one of the uptown apartment houses She
was born and reared in Virginia, and, con-
sequently, sets great store by the colored
race from her own particular state. She
maintains that they make the most reliable
as we'll as the most efficient help and her
servants are always from the old dominion.
chum of hers felt privileged to often adj
mire her exquisite taste in dress, especially
some of the pretty negliges-which are al
ways particularly dainty when worn by a
pretty woman. While calling on her the
other day this chum asked to see a fiimsy
pink thing which she had seen her friend
occasionally wear, AMI which she wished to
have copied What was her establishment
when her friend said that she had given it
to the cook, who had such a cute way of
getting around one that 1t was simply inn
possible to refuse the poor thing even ones
prettiest neglige.
Being from the north, 1t was utterly inn
possible for the visitor to comprehend how
colored maid servant could perform a
feat Of diplomatic strategy 50 complete as
to fairly wrest away a pretty woman's
dearest Treasures pink silk kimona, all
folds OF billowy lace. However. her ears
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09

were soon to be opened and her eyes made
to see, for just then the mother of the
friends laundress came into the room and
beamng old black nanny" and sat down
Familiarity on low seat while Mrs. x. pro-
ceeded to count and check off from her list
the clothes the woman had brought. Then
began the conversation which was to illus
trate the diplomacy of the Virginia colored
race
Il declar. Miss Mildred, I surely is glad
to see you Sprightly this mornin'.
neber seed you look prettier, with the roses
all bloomin in your cheeks an your face
mos fat again. 1 guess you's wondern'
why Lii didn't come for the wash this
mornin. Now, maybe you don't know it,
Miss Mildred. but that there gal O. mine
surely does love you. This mornin' she
come down stairs and says to me: Ma, l
dreamp las night that Miss Mildred was
took to the hospital and was cut all up,
and rs scared to go after the clos this
mornin', cause rs feared I'll see Grape
hangin' on the door,
$50 tor her I'd come for them clos and
lef' that gal SO worried she want able
to do mite O. work De Lord knows,
chile. l surely is glad to see you lookin' so
much weller than l 'spected, an l mus
say ag'in that neber did see you lookin'
SO downright pretty. Miss Mildred, honey.
you amt got no kind o. drink around
handy to heat a body up with this coli
mornin'. Is you, honey?''
The brain of the caller was suddenly IL
lumined, and nanny went on her way,
warmed and rejoicing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
TEACHERS IN WEST.
Why Women Have Taken Places OF
Men in the School Houses.

From the New York Sun.
man from a far-western state drifted
into the offices of the board of education
In this city and made inquiries about the
number of men and women teachers en-
ployed in the public schools.
II am glad" he said afte rhe had re-
ceved the information, that there yet re-
main some male teachers"
why does that surprise your he wal
asked.
1T is so different in the far-western
states" he answered. ut may astonisn
you to know that the man school teacher
is becoming so scarce west of the Missouri
river that he is classified as a vanishing
species, the same the bison.
II am not saying that the result is hurt
ing the educational system of the part OF
the continent from which l hail. The wo-
man teacher is doing her work satisfacto-
riy. Her pay with us is equal to that OF
the man teacher wherever he is found But
you have to travel miles in some sections
before you find teacher who used to WELD
the rod In the good old way.
Il was talking with the principal OF a
normal school in Colorado before l left,
and he told me that the man who takes a
course for the purpose Of teaching Is now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
The Children.
rom the Philadelphia Record

From the Philadelphia Record.
A baby's weight at five months should be
double it's weight at birth.
Tell your children white lies and they will
soon hand you back the other color.
Baby's food should always be admins
tered at regular hours to avoid indigestion.
Spray the children's threats occasionally
with a very weak solution of carbolic acid
and water.
A little application Of the old-fashioned
maxim about the wisdom of going to bed
early might do good deal to solve the
problem Of the city child's nervousness
When the baby pulls at his ears or cries
sharply and presses his head against his
mother let her beware Of earache, COM
man but dangerous complaint In very young
children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
ON THE RIVER FRONT
POTOMAC STEAMERS RESUME
REGULAR SCHEDULES.

The ice embargo on the Potomac, which
began in the latter part of January last,
can now safely be said to be past, and all
the steamboat lines running out of this
city have resumed their regular winter
schedules, which were long interrupted by
the freeze. The steamer Anne Arundel of
the Baltimore Washington route of the M.
d. and V. Railway Company came into
port this morning from Baltimore and river
landings On her first trip since last January.
She will said this morning, and will run
her regular schedule from now on. The
steamer Harry Randall is down river and
will return tomorrow. She takes up her
regular schedule Saturday morning. The
steamer Charles Manchester resumed her
trips to M"unt Vernon today, and the
steamer Estele Randall has been her
route since Thursday last. These steamers
with the big boats of the Norfolk line, which
have run the entire winter, constitute the
entire fleet of steamers in winter service ON
the Potomac.
Perch. both white and yellow. catfish and
a few bass from the nets in the Potomac
within a short distance of this city
sale in small quantities at the wholesale
fish market on the wharf this morning, and
they commanded good prices. Shad and
other varieties from the fisheries in Florida
and the CarollnaS were also on sale, but
the supply on hand was not large. The
demand was brisk and prices keep high.
There were but few oysters from the beds
in the Potomac on sale this morning and
it was expected the entire stock would be
sold out this afternoon. Oysters from Nor
folk are on sale. and the supply on hand
is ample to meet all demands. a tow of
seven or eight oyster-laden vessels from
the WiComico river is expected to arrive
in port before tomorrow morning, and this
supply will be ample to last several days.
The supply of hard crabs on sale at the
wharf market this morning was small and
the demand for them was very light
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
Glasgow's Isle of Drunkards,
st. James Gazette.

The Glasgow corporation is considering
scheme under which the city's chronic inc
briates shall be banished to the Islet Of
Shuna, one of the Hebrides group This
islet is leased to a farmer, and has been
practically forgotten by the corpora ton of
Glasgow. who have owned it for a century.
1t is sandwiched between the coast of Ar
eyLshire ana the Island of LUNG, and Is
only three miles in length and about half
that extent in breadth The climate Is de-
scribed in the corporation reports as similar
TO that of Jersey, and those who are urging
that the islet should be used as an ine-
briates settlement point out that the
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
General River News.

The pungy Shining Light Captain Keith
Davis, was again this season the first YES
sci to come into port with cargo of oys-
tiers after the winters freeze was over.
Captain Davis has had this distinction for
the past four years.
The houseboat belonging TO Mr. Frank
Rawlings. which is lying at anchor in the
stream, and the oyster boats of Capt. Jas.
Herbert and Capt. Neu Hayden at the
oyster wharf have recently been robbed of
number of valuable articles. The thefts
have been reported to the police.
AS Wash Davis, the cook aboard the tug
George w. Pride. was yesterday afternoon
crossing a ladder which from the
wharf at Alexandria to the tug, the ladder
broke, and Wash. tumbled into the water.
The water was cold and Wash yelled for
help while splashug around in the ice.
lie was rescued from his unpleasant bath
by his comrades on the tug, and suffered
no serious Inconvenience from his invol
untary wash.
The tugs VIM. H. Yerkes jr. and Ca
milla left port yesterday with eleven light
oyster boats and two wood schooners in
tow for the lower river. These vessels have
been lying frozen up in port here for the
past six or eight weeks. They are all to
load cargoes for this city
The schooner Lorena Bramble is at Alex
andria lifting out for long charter to run
salt from Norfolk to the Rappahannock
The tug George w. Pride has been char
tered to tow fish-laden boats between the
fishing shore at Fairy Landing and this
city for Capt. VIM. Neitzey during the
coming fishing season.
The steam barge e. James TuiI has gone
into commission after a winters lay up at
Alexandria. She sailed this morning with
a large cargo of corn and general supplies
for Occoquan, and will return in a few
days with a full cargo of cord wood
The schooner Helen NJ. Atwood has been
chartered to load asphalt at Trinidad and
the schooner l.. NJ. Colbert to load asphalt
at Havana for the paving companies here
\ portion of wharf from the Potomac is
floating down Chesapeake bay. Captain
Burke Of the Standard Oil tug Radiant re-
ports having sighted a large section of a
broken pier floating off Smiths Point at
the mouth of the river.
Capt John Mahoney, we'll known here as
owner and master of Philadelphia coal
barges. was assaulted in Norfolk recently
by negro footpad and was quite badly
injured. The negro was captured and was
yesterd. sent TO the penitentiary for eight
enn years.
Capt Henry Boyd. a Baltimore pilot. it
is stated. took the steamship Arkadia with
the Porto Rican Regiment aboard from this
city TO the capes of the Chesapeake.
Capt. William Luckett of this city is the
pilot aboard the U. S. ship Prairie down
the Potomac river.
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that meant to state that was, by COM
parison sparsely populated.
Some of the far western states have
never yet recovered from that drain. I'M
migration has done a good deal to make up
for 1t in many ways, but not in the educa-
tional way.
And SO it has come about that the wo-
men have become the teachers, and they
have increased until they are now at 70
to 1 of the opposite sex. In twenty-five
years there won't be male teacher i'll the
public schools in the far west
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09

The fishermen operating nets at points
near the mouth of the river are preparing
their nets and paraphernalia for the COM
ing of the shad and herring, looked for in
a few days. Large quantities of tar in bar
rels are being sent from this city and Alex
andria to the fishermen, and will be used in
the preparation of the nets, the tar preserv-
ing the net while in the water
One of the smaller sand digging machines
Of the Louis L. Smoot Company of this
city taken TO Alexandria yesterday by
the tug Rosalie, and will be hauled out on
the marine railway there for general re-
pairs. The tug Eugenia and a sand-Gigging
machine of the Smoot company have been
on the Alexandria railway throughout the
entire winter, but will be launched. ii is
understood, before the end of this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09

Remnants
Csc. MATTHNGS,
15c. Y ard.

A few odd rolls-just about 25-of
320-warp Jointless japanese Cot
ton-warp Mattings in blue only.
The regular price is 25c. yard.
Reduced to.................... loo.
Third Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
Off With His Hide!

From the New York Sun
Midas had just rendered his decision
Here's where 1 have you skinned" said
Marsyas
Not on your life" said Apollo; here's
where have you skinned
The rest is history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09

Inez Cartwright. six-year-old daughter
of Milton Cartwright. living near Logan,
on Peach creek, w. Va. drank a pint of
whisky left within her reach and died be-
fore medical aid could reach her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Brono Quinine Tablets. All drug.
gists refund money II It fails to cure. l. ".
Groves signature II on each box. DC.
oclrtu. U. 156t[
Evening journal., 1905-09-15
VICTIM WAS
BROUGHT HERE
Sandburr Successfully Re-
moved From Townsend
Girls Throat
WORKED FOR HOURS LAST NIGHT

After working four hours last night
in an effort to remove a sandburr from
the throat of Nettie Beardsley. a To-
year-old girl. of near Townsend. with
out success, Drs. r. Raymond Tybout.
j. A. Ellegood and w. q. Winner re-
moved the foreign substance today in
just fifteen minutes. The victim is
the daughter Of a porminent farmer
and was brought to Wilmington last
night by e. b. Jones, deputy collector
of port for Wilmington, and Inspector
Of customs.
Mr.. Jones took the suffering patient
TO the Office Of DR.. Tybout in the Equit-
able Building and the latter after
working some time with the girl, sum-
moned DR. Winner 10 his aid. The
two physicians then after a consulta-
tion telephoned 10 DR.. Ellegood.
GAVE UP TASK LAST NIGHT.
Until 11.3O o'clock the three specials
lists worked with their patient. but
failed to bring the sandburr to light
II had lodged in the larynx above the
vocal chords and the doctors feared
to dislodge the substance owing to the
possibility of its falling below the
vocal chords which would necessitate
a surgical operation. Finally when
the specialists had exhausted every
effort and the child was almost on the
verge Of collapse despite the free use
of cocaine in the throat to alleviate the
pain, they gave up the task until this
morning Mr.. Jones then took his
charge to the home of his brother.
Samuel NJ. Jones, No. 602 West street.
where she remained for the night
Shortly after o'clock this morning
the girl was taken to the Office of DR..
Ellegood and the second time he prob
ed for the sandburr. brought it to
light. Both DR.. Winner and Dr. Ty-
bout were present during the opera
ton.
The girl sucked the sandburr down
her throat in taking a breath and could
not dislodge it. A local physician was
summoned but he concluded the best
thing to be done was to send the vic
tim to Wilmington. Mr.. Jones was ap-
pealed to and brought the child here.
The operation was a difficult one
and the specialists are much elated at
their success.
Evening journal., 1905-09-15
RESTAURANT COMPLETED

Fred II. Wetteroth. proprietor of the
Hotel Wilmington. has completed im-
provements 10 the restaurant at the
rear of the hotel bar. The room has
been fitted up with a new oyster bar
and handsome tables are placed about
in convenient places.
wide entrance has been cut that
leads to the rear room which will be
used as a dining room for gentlemen
only A restaurant for the especial
accommodation of ladies without es-
corts has also been established az the
rear of the main entrance. oysters in
every style can be found I'm the cafes
and a special price dinner is one Of
the attractions of the restaurant.
This evening Manager Wetteroth
win give a supper to his friends, in
Guiding members of the press.
In the cafe is displayed the first one
dollar bill spent. II was taken in on
september Is. 1904. in payment for
Refreshments ordered by Morris X.
Langsdorf of Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1905-09-15
CHINESE WIFE'S GUEST
UNWElGOME IN LAUREL
There Was So Much Turmoil
the Police Told Her to
Leave
special 10 Ths Evening Journoi-

Laurel. Sept l5.-There has been all
kinds of trouble here for Harry Long. the
Chinese laundryman who recently mar
ried an American woman. Harry's wife
has had q female friend from Philadei-
phia visiting here for several days and
q number Of young men about town have
been making frequent calls at the laun-
dry az odd hours Of the day and night
much 20 the annoyance Of the neighbors
on Wednesday night the visitors be-
came 50 turbulent that Harry undertook
TO clear the house Of his guests admir-
ers and was roughly handled by tbe crowd
and compelled 10 appeal 10 the police fer
protection. Magistrate Ciapham yesterday
served notice on the Philadelphia guest
TO quit the town under pain OF arrest. she
left on the afternoon express.
The Chinaman and his bride are now
nursing the bruises which they received
in the melee. They have promised the au-
tliorities moi 10 entertain any more Phla-
delphia friends.
Evening journal., 1905-09-15
SHORT SESSION OF
COURT OF CHANCERY
Injunction Case Against the
Railroad Company Will be
Decided Next Week

There was but a short session OF Chan<
Gerry Court this morning. Argument in the
case win probably be completed on SAT-
urtiay or some time next week
Additional afidavits were fled yester-
day by Ward and Gray in behalf OF the
railroad company IN the cases Of Mar
garet Mccain and Arthur johnson.
The contention Of Mrs. Mccain and
johnson, through salisbury. Ponder and
Curtis. Is that the land on which the
railroad tracks are laid is Water street.
owned by the city. and is a public thor
oughfare and that they also have &C.
quired an easement by the public cross-
ing the tracks for a period OF twenty
years.
Counsel for the railroad company con-
tends that the railroad tracks are on tho
private land OF the railroad company
that Water street is opened only to Or
ange street and that for width oe
twenty-five feet south OF and alongside
Of the Pennsylvania tracks Railroad ave-
nue. was opened from Orange street vests
ward TO the city limits IN 1872 They also
contend that no easement could be ac-
quired because Of the public walking over
the tracks.
The afidavits submitted by the rail-
road company yesterday include a map oe
the city Of Wilmington made IN 1877 by
the city engineers IL shows that Railroad
avenue is laid out westward from Or
ange street for aw idth OF twenty-hva
feet TO the southwestern limits Of the
city and that the Baltimore and Ohio and
Philadelphia and Reading tracks are ON
that avenue. The map shows that tho
right OF way OF the Pennsylvania rail-
road Is just north Of Railroad avenue and
is private property, not belonging 10 the
city. The map also shows that no rail-
road property was taken in laying out
Railroad avenue.
Anidavts in rebuttai in behalf Of Mrs.
Mccain and Johnson were filed by sauls-
bury. Ponder and Curtis yesterday after-
noon.
Evening journal., 1905-09-15
PRIESTS OF WILMINGTON
DIOCESE IN RETREAT

Ocean City Md, Sept i5.-The Catholic
priests Of the Diocese OF Wilmington, em-
bracing the State Of Delaware and the
Eastern Shore OF Maryland and Virginia.
are engaged this week in their annual re-
treat at Ocean city.
The clergy are under the direction OF
their Bishop. the Rt. Rev. John J. Mona
CHAN. and are the guests OF the Mount
Vernon Hotel The exercises Of the re-
treat are conducted by the Rev Joseph
NJ Woods, S. j., OF Woodstock. Md. IN
the beautiful Church Of st. Mary. Star
of the Sea.
The retreat will close tomorrow morn
ing when the priests will leave for their
respective parishes in Delaware and on
the Eastern Shore.
Those on retreat are as follows;
Rt Rev John ]. Monaghan. d. d., Very
Rev. John A. Lyons. V. c.. Revs. r. L.
Brady, W. J. Bermingham. w. J. Scott.
Frank j. Connolly. Frederick V. Camp
bell. Edward Mickle. Edward ]. Mealey
James p Quigley. John A. DAILY. p. p
Arnd. Thomas +. Waldron, John S
Gulcz. John Connolly DR.. William Tenn
pie, James L. McSweeny; @dward A. Nc
Weigh, Edward c. Higgins. James c
Comiskey, John j. Dougherty. Charles p.
McGoldrick. James J. McKenna, John n.
Dougherty, Charles A. Crowley. Joseph
NJ Woods, S. ]. Ferdinand Wolf. o. S. b.
Evening journal., 1905-09-15
GOT ON WRONG
TROLLEY CAR
William Shepherd Finds Him
self Miles Away From
Home at Midnight
SPENT NIGHT At POLICE STATION

Instead of getting on a Delaware ave
nue. car to go 20 his home at Rising sun
late last night. William Shepherd while
under the influence OF strong drink board
ed Vandever avenue car and landed
somewhere in the Ninth ward. lie groped
about in the dark for some time and final
ly found himself in the rear yard Of Mrs
Ella Stringfellow's home at No. 5l9 Van
deyer avenue The woman heard shep-
herd walking up the alley shortly after
midnight and awoke her husband and
the latter upon Investigation found the
man standing at the kitchen door in the
rear Of the house.
stringfellow telephoned for the police
and Shepherd was taken to the city Hall
for the night. In City Court today the de-
fendant. who was by no means a dam
gerous looking character. informed Judge
Cochran by way of explanation. that he
thought he had boarded a Delaware
Avenue car when he got on the Vande-
yer Avenue trolley and admitted he had
been drinking. The court then discharged
him.
DENIES LARCENY CHARGE.
George Bramble was held in slO) bail
for the Upper Court on a charge Of steal
ing a watch from George Christmoss.
colored. The latter said the defendant
took the timepiece from him in a Front
street saloon on Wednesday Bramtle
denied the Charge and claimed Chrstmoss
gave him the watch TO pawn which he
did, receiving a loan OF 81 on it, He said
he had pawned the timepiece for Bramble
once before
Patrick Keely was sentenced 10 80 days'
imprisonment for vagrancy and the fol-
lowing cases were continued: Jesse
Campbell, disorderly conduct. tomorrow
William d. Haddock. violating rules of
Street and Sewer Department by OBJ
structing the public street with building
material, Monday next: Anna Briefly.
violating City Health Ordinance, con-
tinued for one week
Evening journal., 1905-09-15
FILED
FOR THOUSANDS
Important Steps Taken
Against the Johnson
Forge Company
LOCAL AND GENERAL CREDITORS

Before United States Commissioners
William C. Mahaffy. special master
appointed in the United states Cir
cult Court to hear claims against tho
Johnson Forge Company. which con-
Germs plant was sold at receivers
sale to John r. Johnson. OF Philadel-
phia, last July. the following claims
claims were filed today:
William S. Hilles. representing John
Hare. OF Wilmington. S32 1894.
J. E. Smith and Henry Ridgely reps
resenting the Farmers Bank OF Dela-
ware. $4,000 with interest from De-
cember Is, 1908.
Charles W. Smith. representing tho
Delaware Electric and Supply Cons
pany, $4S70.
David II. Reinhardt. representing
Frank Toomey, of Philadelphia, $575.
Herbert L. Rice. representing Eugene
NJ Sayers. tax collector. S2sS.2S.
James J.. Stanton, representing An
thony v. Kaiser. OF Philadelphia. t423.-
Og.
Benjamin Nields. representing John.
n. Johnson. Of Philadelphia, s165.129.-
2s.
Elwood II. Brown. Of Wilmington
S1Os117.
David williams Company. of New
York 1872.
The commissioner after the claims
were filed fixed Wednesday. septem-
ber % on or before which to file any
exceptions to the claims.
The Johnson Forge plant was sold
In July last at receivers sale after be-
ing idle for some time. The price
paid was something like $4,000.