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Evening journal., 1905-05-17
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

The imperial palace in Pelin is TO
be connected by telephone with the
Offices of the different Ministries.
Interest IN Mexico is increasing in
the guayule shrub growing on the
northern plateau of Mexico from which
rubber is being extracted. Several
companies have been formed to con-
struct factories and exploit the pro-
duct
The deepest gold mine in the world
Is at Bendigo. in Australia. The mine
in question is called the New Chum
railway mine. and its main shaft is
sunk to the depth Of 5000 feet or only
sixty feet short Of three quarters Of a
mile.
A Hamburg paper states that the AS
sociation of Hamburg Exporters has
recommended to the German Govern
ment that IL establish diplomatic re-
lations with Abyssinia and appoint a
Consul there in order to promote Ger
man trade.
Cultlvating acquaintances Farmer
friends.
Evening journal., 1905-05-17
FIGHT AT BALL GAME
WAS NARROWLY AVERTED
This Is an Argument for the
Elimination of Colored
Clubs

During the ball game at the South Side
Park yesterday afternoon between the
Philadelphia Giants (colored) and the
Wilmington A. A.. fight between Hin
ton. Of the local club. and Monroe, of the
visiting team. was narrowly averted- Had
it started it would, no doubt. have de-
veloped into a general melee.
Monroe, who was playing at third
base. claimed that Hinton. who was run
ming between the bases struck him, which
the local player denied. The players
crowded on the field and the argument be-
came warm. but luckily no blows We're
struck.
A number of persons who are interest
ed IN baseball and particularly in the sue
cess of the local club declare that the
management OF the Wilmington A. A.
should not depend upon colorcd teams to
on their schedule.
with the game scheduled for today"
said am enthusiast, "six of INC last seven
contests played here have been with col
ored clubs. This does not elevate the
sport Clashes are more apt to occur, and
they do occur, when there is a racial dis
tinction. Wilmington is a good bail town
II the patrons are given any oonsidera-
tion The best way TO treat those who
orde clubs and thereby obviate an pos
sibility Of a hght such as was imminent
yesterday"
Evening journal., 1905-05-17

Franks-"The man has very
sharp tongue"
Janks-"Yes, you wouldn't think that
his talk could be so dull"
The ribbon counter dude who has a
weeks vacation will soon be talking
about spending the summer at the
seashore.
Boyce-'What makes you say that
woman is so Inconsistent
Joyce-"She gave her husband a
smoking jacket for a birthday present
and won't let him smoke in the house. "
A few years after marriage the BRIDE
groom wonders why the wedding
guests didn't soak him with bricks in
stead Of rice.
Bennings-"Did you say that Smith
has been squandering money on an
engagement ring?"
Jennings-"Well he just made a date
over the telephone"
The man who runs for a train at
least has the satisfaction Of knowing
that he won't miss the next one.
Evening journal., 1905-05-17

fragrance and prettiness both there is
mignonette, which may be planted in a
deep crevice in the rockery too 1t is
rather the fashion now to neglect and
underrate the rose geranium which our
mothers valued so highly, yet for green
and for pleasant odor in a bouquet it
has never been excelled. 1t grows in
great clumps outdoors and ought to
have place in our garden.
Sweet peas are easily grown and
yield great return in loveliness as well
as in their faint, delicate perfume. A
little later come the brilliant phloxes
and the summer asters, also easily
grown from the seed. Later yet, even
till after frost, the chyrsanthemum
sheds its brightness and blessing on
the earth. If the buds OF a chrysan-
themum are nipped of as they form in
summer and the plant kept back il can
be potted in September and brought
into the house when frost comes. where
in a sunny window it can be made to
bloom at Christmas time.
Earliest TO greet us in spring are the
bulbs, daffodils, jonquils and narcis-
suses. These likewise tulip bulbs, should
be planted in the earth in autumn. TAX
ing root and then resting till March and
April. Pansies are approved home
beauties, too, but to make them bloom
early the seed should be sown in the
late winter in window boxes or in cold
frames and the young sprouts trans
planted into the garden bed. If you
have shaded spots where little sun
shine comes, remember the ferns-just
the wildwood ferns that live from year
to year and need only room to grow
and little enrichlng Of the soil.
Lastly, no dooryard effect is perfect
without its spaces Of smooth green
grass. MARY ELIZABETH HART.
Evening journal., 1905-05-17
.LAUREpS ADEPT FIREMEN
They Made creditable Showing Dur
.ne Recent Test Against Time.

Special TO The Evening Journal
Laurel. May 1.-THE Laurel Fire De-
partment made a record last week that
is very creditable The members have
been divided into two sections which have
had competitive drills on several even
ings. The men having assembled in their
meeting room an alarm was turned in
and the squad responding opened the
hose house unlocked individual lockers
and changed their street clothes for fire.
mems togs, locking their street clothing
in tho lockers.
Then dragging a hose cart with 500 feet
Of hose they made a 1000 yard run, laid
out $50 feet OF hose and coupled up to a
hre plug and got stream of water in
service. tho time being reckoned from the
turning in OF the alarm until the stream
Of water was on ready for service.
The squads were drilled by Foreman
II. l.. Wootton. L. ID. C. Hegoman. CHIEF
T. J. Wootten. Assistant Chiefs Granville
Bacon and ]. w. Truitt were the time
keepers and judges. The quickest drill
was rerformec i'm the short time of four
minutes ana S5 seconds and was made in
the dark.
Evening journal., 1905-05-17
LICENSES FOR SEAFORD
Town Council Adopts Schedule to Go
Into Effect June First.
speclal q The Evenlng journal.

EHttidl Inc Evening journal
Seaford, May 17-By a bill passed by
the Town Council all draymen, huclz-
sters and peddlers of all sorts will be
compelled to take out a yearly license
after June first. Resident draylnen will
have to pay license of So and non
residents SO. The standard Oil Com
pany will have to take out a. license
of SIS for each and every team put on
Fish hucl0sters and peddlers viii be
compelled to pay IS for each team. Hall
shows will have to pay from 81 to s..
while circuses and tent shows will be
governed according to size. The Coun-
Gil appointed Walter b. Robinson as
alderman TO collect the licenses.
The Rev. P. II. Rawlins is building a
large addition to his property on Pine
street.
One of the largest crowds that ever
attended n church service in a body,
turned out ON Sunday morning with
Iuscorora Tribe, No. %. Impr'd Order
of Red Men of this town, at st. Luke's
Protestant Episcopal Church. where
they listened 10 a mastery discourse
by the Rev. Charles B. Sparks. Visitors
were present from Sharptown. Bridge
Vile, Bethel and Nanticoke, Md. The
rector spoke at length on Justice.
Mercy and Humility" One hundred
Red Men were i'm line.
The funeral of Elijah Conoway. the
colored man who was found dead in
bed, was held yesterday afternoon and
was one of the largest attended colored
funerals ever held in this town. Many
white friends of the deceased were
present.
The scholars of the fourth grade en-
joyed a picnic in the woods near
Wesley's Church on Saturday after
noon. The day was spent in playing
games and searching for wild flowers.
Evening journal., 1905-05-17
NO CHARM IN SIMPLE LIFE
Chester, Pa, Couple Find a Country
Existence Below Expectations.

From Scranton, Pa, comes an inter-
esting story Of a Delaware county, Pa.
couple who went out I'm that vicinity
for the purpose of living the simple
life and after a strenuous existence for
a few days they hied themselves to
other parts to practice the theories of
Charles Wagner.
The principals are Pienson Green. of
Darby and his wife, who previous to
their marriage a few weeks ago, lived
in Chester Pa, where she is we'll
known. The despatch from Scranton
reads as follows:
''Pierson Green, a tall. dark and
handsome young man, with his bride.
a beautiful girl Of II years, arrived
here last week and inserted an adver-
tlsement in all the local papers desndb-
ing themselves and saying they were
from New York city and desired an op-
portunity for work on one of the farms
In this vicinity with the view Of living
THE Simple Life"
Captain William Galbraith, United
States Army, retired, the possessor of
an estate at Mooredale, this county.
saw the printed appeal and hired the
couple respectively as fanm hand and
servant. The tender hands of the bride
were introduced to the gentle pastime
Of milking twenty cows and Green was
sent to work in the field. BY the end
Of the first day Charles Wagner's
teachings were a thing of the past with
the newly welded pair; on the second.
pride had departed and on the third
day they fed the scene Of their trials.
Green and his young wife, who
would not give her maiden name. but
who formerly lived at Chester, Pa,
were married in Harrisburg a week
ago."
Evening journal., 1905-05-17
wEDNaspAE. ~ U I9os.
IoLo PArRloTs LIS LINE.

VAT f an remember Mark Twain's
w lament at the tomb Of Adam.
And remembering il. we are impressed
with the grief Of the Every Evening
as IL contemplates the woes OF the
head-huntng patriots Of the island Of
Jolo. our contemporary is panied at
the expression outlaw chief applied
10 the gent in breeoh clout who went
after General Woods forces, with the
result that the local morgue became
overcrowded.
tt harks back to Valley Forge. and
other George Washingtons. this time
in black skins, loom up large. Listen
to this: our war Of suhiugation. In
the Philippines has lasted for nearly
seven years. suggestive period. be-
cause 4 measures the duration Of the
great struggle Of the American colo
nles for freedom
But the Every Evenog IS not ever
the champion OF freedom and inde-
rendence. For the people Of Panama
to throw Off the yoke was most das-
tardly. But that was different, for a
Republican administration had the
audacity to recognize the new republic
without consulting the authorities at
Fifth and Shipley streets.
The vail hnally ends IN. the dire pre-
dic,ion that our war Of determination
in the Philippines leaves but one
question: How long win it be before
the last struggling patriot is murder
ed?r we can only answer that as there
are some ten millions Of these people
and as race suicide is unknown to
them. we shall have TO get busy in a
century. Besides these patriots are
remarkably good al hiding when the
American troops unwarrantably an
sered at what we Americans call
atrocities. get busy
Oh patriotism! how often is thy
name taken in vainl
Evening journal., 1905-05-17
EDITORIAL OPINION
still Financially Strong.

From the Omaha Bee.
Japan is stin able to raise money at
home for carrying on the war. The
Government has just made its nth
domestic loan. this one for $50, ,000, 600.
and IL is announced that il has been
placed at a premium the majority of
the subscriptions coming from the
smaller investors and capitalists. II
appears that some of the largest in
terests were temporarily withholding
their subscriptions in order to obtain
part Of the loan at the best possible
rate, which shows that there was a
great deal more money available had
the Governemnt desired to place a
larger loan. This gives assurance that
If a further demand should be made
upon the country in order to make
provisions for war expenses Il Will be
met
We are unable to state tho full
amount which the Government has
been able to. borrow from it own peo-
pie is a surprising evidence Of the
resources I'm capital Of the island En-
pire. While II was well known that
the country has been making good
progress industrially and commercial
ly it was not thought that there had
been any great ACCUMULATION OF capt
tai by the business classes. Indeed.
there was doubt when the war began
whether the Japanese Government
could get any financial support of con-
sequence at home. II has been pretty
we'll demonstrated, however that Ja-
pan might have carried on the war
without negotiating a single foreign
loan, though, of course. TO have done
this would have put "a strain upon do
mestic resources injurious 20 indus
trial and commercial interests. Japan
is still financially strong at home and
has an unimpared credit abroad.
Evening journal., 1905-05-17

granting TO the city an amount Of wa
Ter free OF cost about suficient for
the present city needs. But we learn
that even were this accepted. there
would still be the problem Of securing
concessions further down the stream,
and, consequently. there are objections
vet remaining
If we may Judge the public senti-
ment we think it is satisfied with the
latest determination Of the Commission
Ito construct the works on the We'll
din Farm site. and to push the enter
prise as rapidly as possible and to
the extent OF the funds at the COM
mand Of the Commission. We believe
that the thing most imperative is to
secure a new system as soon as It can
be done, and it should be remembered
that any delay now means delay in
turning filtered water into the pipes
leading into our houses.
And we are satisfied Of another
thing; we shall never all agree on
the excellence OF any plan. and in or
der for the city to ever get new
water plant It viii be necessary for
us to become so thoroughly committed
to some scheme that we can't back
out. AS far as the political phase is
concerned. It is SUFFICIENT to say that
our people can make their own poll
tics; what the want OF the commission
Is pure water.
Evening journal., 1905-05-17
HOME FLOWERS. ~
They Crafty and Develop the sense
of the Beautiful.


Few murderers or desperate crimi-
nails ever go out from homes where the
people are gentle hammered and the
surroundings refined and inviting.
Flowers in and around a home do not
get half the credit they deserve as a
civilizing agent.
The very humblest cottage in all this
land, il it have a tiny patch Of ground
about II, may be made the center Of a
bower Of beauty. No time TO raise
flowers? II you notice you will find
that the hardest worked mothers you
know often have the loveliest flowers
about their cottages. Does any Of her
sex toll more or longer than the Ger
man peasant woman who comes to our
country to rear her children among our
pushing, get there race? 1t is better
and more healthful to let fancy work
and stitching go undone and work in
the soft, rich earth outdoors.
So let us clear away the ash heaps
and winter debris that cumber our
back yards and plant flowers. The ash
heaps make admirable compost for
roses. Begin with a few choice hardy
varieties Of these. Have you an I'M
slightly shed or corner Of your house
that you wish to cover from view?
Plant beneath it the glorious Crimson
Rambler rose. 1t is so splendid that no
words can do justice to it in the days
Of its richest bloom. / have many a
time stood In silence before Il, drink
ing In its beauty in a sort Of rapture.
II is a climber and runner and will
quickly cover everything unsightly.
One plant often grows from ten to
twenty feet year.
The Crimson Rambler does not bloom
more than a month in early summer.
1t simply gathers itself together and
pours out all the fullness Of its rich
ness with one impulse; then IL gives us
during tbe rest Of the season the shade
Of a graceful leafy climber, and that
too, is attractive. Numbers Of hardy
garden roses, however, do blossom all
summer long and till late in autumn.
OF these some Of the most reliable are
the well known Gloire de Dion, rose
salmon in color; General Jacqueminot,
deep crimon; American Beauty, deep
pink; la France, pink; Safrano. yel-
low. The roots of rose plants should
be set nine inches below the ground sur
face, the earth about them tramped
firmly and the plants themselves well
watered evening or morning.
A 'rockery" greatly enhances the
beauty Of dooryard. 1t can be merely
a pyramid Of rough stones with rich
earth in the crevices among them and
a saucer shaped hollow in the top af-
fording a tiny bed for pinks, verbenas
or asters. A nasturtium rockery is one
Of the handsomest and most brilliant.
In piling the stones in the beginning
leave wide cracks here and there for
flower seed. Fill these with loan from
the woods If you can get it, then sprin-
kle it with mixed nasturtium seed,
lightly covering them with the earth.
Next after the Crimson Rambler rose
nothing is more satisfying to the sense
Of beauty in color than the vivid, burn
ing bright nasturtium.
A clump of scarlet geraniurns is a
thing Of beauty all summer long For
Evening journal., 1905-05-17
MALE AND FEMALE OFFENDERS.

II HE New York World and the
4 Washington Post have for
some time been debating the question
Of whether female murderers should
be put to death. The World thinks
that the protest that always arises in
such cases is an exhibition OF "sicken-
ing sentimentality"; to which the Post
responds that however that may be, it
is based upon masculine repulsion at
degrading women.
We don't suppose Il would be possi-
bic 10 hang any women. however re-
voting her crime, If the sentence de-
pended upon popular vote. Yet few
are willing 10 admit the propriety of
a double misunderstanding for a man
and a lesser punishment for woman.
But il we mistake not, this repulsion
to hangings is not altogether due 10
the sex Of the offender With the
advance Of our civilization a great
deal Of the old savage instinct has
been rubbed or. and executions in
general are coming to be held in great
er horror. Possibly. then. we shall still
treat male and female malefactors
alike but abolish capital punishment
Evening journal., 1905-05-17
Death Of Delaware Soldier.

James w. Green, formerly OF this city
who died on May 3 in st. Louis. Mo,
was a native of Cecil county, Nd. He
came to this city when he was q years
old and Joined the First Delaware Bat
terry serving during the civil war.
After the war he came here and later
went to St. Louis where he was fore
man Of the Missouri and Pacific Repair
shops. He leaves a wife and two sons
i'm st. Louis. Mr.. Green was a brother
in-law of David Moore. one OF the
Oldest residents Of the city.
Evening journal., 1905-05-17
viii Lecture on Temperanee.

Mrs. Ella NJ. Thatcher. one of the
most eloquent speakers of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union. will
deliver a temperance lecture under the
auspices OF the Cora +. Seberry Y, in
East Lake Presbyterian Church.
Twenty seventh and Market streets,
tomorrow evening. at 8 o'clock. Mrs.
Eva Benson, of Grace NJ. f. Church
will conduct the song service and Mrs.
+. Z. Athens, Of Newark. will lead in
the singing Of the Delaware Temper
ance song. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to every one. A silver Offer
ing will be taken at the door.
Evening journal., 1905-05-17
OFFICIALS WENT FISHING

The Delaware county. Pa. officials
and those employed about the Court
House at Media, Pa, with a number of
friends, are spending to-day at Dela.-
ware City fishing for bass. This is one
of their annual outings.
The trip was made all the way by
trolley. going over the lines of the
Chester Traction Company. The Will
mington City Railway Company and
the New Castle and Delaware City road.
The party stanted from Chester about
Z O'Clock and reached the canal COM
paratively early.
Evening journal., 1905-05-17
THE WEATHER

The New York Herald predicts In the
Middle States and New England to-day
overcast TO partly cloudy weather will
prevail. with slightly higher temper
ature and fresh TO light, variable winds.
preceded by local rains in the northern
coast districts and the lake region. on
Thursday, partly cloudy 20 clearing and
slightly warmer weather win prevail,
preceded by local rain in the lake
region and New England and on Fri-
day generally fair weather with slowly
rising temperature.
Evening journal., 1905-05-17
Addioks on the Down HIN.

Philadelphia Bulletin.
Any lingering doubt that might have
remained in the public mind about the
wane OF the Addicl1s political rule in
little Delaware has apparently been
dispelled by the result Of the Republi-
can primary election in Wilmington.
The vote for Colonel Horace Wilson.
the Regular Republican candidate for
Mayor, exceeded the votes cast for both
his Addicks opponents. who seem to
have been kept In the field to add the
personal strength Of each to the Addicls
following, ia the hope of reducing the
-Addicl0s vote.
For some time past Addicl1s has cut
no important figure in Delaware politics
except that OF the dog in the manger.
His domination of the Republican
organization in Kent and Sussex coun-
ties was impaired beyond remedy dur
ing the late session OF the Legislature,
although he was able to hold enough
Of his followers together 10 prevent the
election Of a Senator The crushing
defeat of his candidate for Mayor Of
Wilmington strips him Of the small
remnant Of political authority he re-
tanned, and tt Is extremely doubtful
whether he viii figure even as an ef-
fective obstructionist in the next ses-
sion Of the Delaware Legislature.
The decadence Of the power OF this
political adventurer will be a cause OF
rejoicing among reputable citizens of
the entire country. His career i'm the
politics of the State. which he tried to
reduce to the level Of a personal chattel.
was feverish ambition, and now that
he is virtually down and out, those
who deplored his political methods as
constituting a public scandal, and those
who took his money and used il to
debauch The State, win alike make haste
to administer the parting kick and de-
clare his final exit a good riddance.
Evening journal., 1905-05-17
A LIBRARY REJEcrEp.

- GEORGETOWN has by a decisive
NJ vote refused the offer Of Mr..
Carnegie to build a library for that
town. The gift was on the usual con-
dtions; that the town should enter in
Ito an obligation to contribute a GER
tain sum annually for its mainten-
ance. The authorities refused to bind
themselves and their successors for
ever
1t is easy 10 censure Georgetown for
her act and to exclaim at her lack of
progress but there is another view.
IN the FIRST place it is a grave question
whether the governing body Of a mu-
nicipal corporation should enter into
any agreement which win bind their
successors for all time to come.
It may be. too. that Georgetown
wants her charity without a string
without compulsion. When n philan-
thropist makes an offer TO a city or
town to endow some institution, to re-
fuse would be churlish but when by
the very terms OF the gift the munici-
pal duty is not only pointed out but
placed in the form of covenants, the
municipal pride may rebel.
While we do not wish to seem to
discredit the munihcence of Mr.. Car
negie, we are certain that il George
town were to make an effort to build
her own library, TO undergo the neces-
sary sacrifices she would appreciate it
more highly and derive more good
from It than from any benehcence Of a
private individual
Evening journal., 1905-05-17
CATARRHAL TROUBLES PREVA-
LENT.
Spring Months Cause Sickness. Breathe
Hyomei, and be Cured Of catarrh.

Catarrhal troubles are more common
at this season than al any other time
of the year. The sudden changes that
come during the spring months are
productive Of many cases of catarrh
that without proper treatment will be-
come chronic.
The pleasantest. most convenient.
and only scientific method for the
treatment and cure Of catarrh, is
Hyomei. Simply put twenty drops IN
the little pocket inhaler that comes
with every OUTFIT. and then breathe Il
for three minutes four times asday.
No dangerous drugs or alcoholic con-
cootions are taken into the system
when Hyomei is used. Breathed
through the inhaler. the balsamic
fragrance Of Hyomei penetrates to
the most remote cells of the nose and
throat and thus kills the catarrhal
germs heals the irritated mucous
membrane. and gives complete and
permanent cure.
Thousands of testimonials have been
given as 10 the astonishing cures
made by this remedy J. S. Nugent.
treasurer OF the New York Life Insur-
ance Company. writes: "Hyomel has
completely cured my daughter OF ca
tarrh, from which she has been a suf-
ferer for years"
The complete Hyomei outfit costs but
one dollar, and as the inhaler viii last
a lifetime and there is sufficient Hy-
omei for several weeks treatment. il is
the most economical catarrhal remedy
known. Extra bottles can be procured
for fifty cents. Ask 2. James Belt to
show YOU the strong guarantee under
which he sells Hyomei