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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14
Trade WIN swltzorland.

Trade between the United States and
Switzerland during the latest period for
which data are available was in excess of
S80O00O0O This amount is made up
of about s20400OOO worth of goods inn
ported into the United States and siO.-
100000 worth of imports into switzer-
land from this country II goes without
saying that the one-iourth million dollars
worth Of exports TO Switzerland, reported
TO the Department of Commerce and
Labor as exported direct to Switzerland.
comprises but "a small part of American
goods received by Switzerland, by far the
greater part being credited by our GUS
toms authorities to other countries to
which the goods are directly shipped. As
matter Of fact, the most important in-
ports credited by the Swiss customs to
the United States, such as raw cotton.
petroleum, unmanufactured tobacco.
leather, lard and meat, either do not
figure at al in the export statement sup
piled by the collectors TO the Bureau of
Statistics, or else figure 10 ana amount far
below that credited 10 this country by
the Swiss customs authorities. Tho COM
biued value Of these articles during the
calendar year 1901 constitutes about three
tourths Of the total Swiss imports from
This country, viz. S760O,0OO ont of "a
total Of siO,300Oo0 OF these six main
items Of imports. raw cotton is by far the
most important, is value exceeding sl.-
100000 in 1904 as against S2,sOO.O 600 in
1894
Petroleum is the next important item
received from the United States. its value
ia 1908 being 81, 100000. as against Sol4.-
600 in 1894; tobacco, valued at sS3S.OOO.
as against 100000 in 1894; lard. s2ai 81
000 as against S3S6O0O. and meat and
meat products S27l0OO. as against $500.
600 in 1894, follow in the ordor of their
Importance. The decreased imporia-
tions Of the latter two items are mo- doubt
due to the application, since November.
1900 of the general tariff rates to goods
OF American origin, resulting in am in
crease Of duty by 38 l-3 per cent on meats
and lard imported from this country.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14

The becoming breakfast jacket
always finds a place and this one has
much 20 commend it. The backs are
sufficiently tittea 10 do away with any
disngreaahle sense OF a negligee and the
fronts are loo.e enough TO mean per
iect comfort ana relaxation. 1hero Is
a becoming big collar at the neck and
the sleeves can be either 10 the fashion
auie three-quartor or iull length as
may be liked. ln TINS instance the
material is a pretty hatiste trimmed
with embroidered handing and little
lriiiG oi white linen lawn, but there are
SO many appropriate ones that the list
be- almost 90 long to be given in full.
Many washable materials, lawn aud
similar fabrics. are we'll liked while
China and India silks are exceedingly
fashionable for garments of the sort,
and albatros, henrietta and yelling are
all correct.
he jacket is made with fronts,
backs and side backs and is closed by
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14

Harper's Weekly urges Woodrow viii
son. president of the University Of New
Jersey at Princeton, for the Democratic
nomination for President Of the United
states in 1908 President Wilson IS a
Niginian by birth and Jerseymau by
adoption. thus being soidly grounded in
old-time Democratic associations. His
ability is mquestionod and he would
mako candidate for whom thousands of
good citizens could vote with great sati.-
faction. But, as hc is lacking in political
affiliations of the character that lead ia
high political prolomcnt nothing is more
improbable ai This time than bis nomina-
ton two yoan hence
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14

Tho March Century combines very hap-
PLY in It's contents unusuallv rtfrcshinr
stories aud articles of interest and value.
while the opening contribution. William
Sharps introduction ol the tourist TO
Sicily, paints "a land of southern beauty
am allming ntimation of spring. Ina The
/ Garden ot the sun the title ol Route
Notes Ia Sicily, we find more thau onlin-
ary description for the authors knowl-
edge and appreciation of the treasures of
art and architecture, tradition and every
| phase of piCturcslueness that enrich the
island make his a sketch of fairvland
/ itself needing only his practical sugges-
/ uOns as 60 the convcnioncios of travel 10
determine every reader sooner of later
| To see them for himself Jealous for a
reasonable amount of beauty 40 home.
/ impatient of the blindness and stupidity
of our cities M neglecting countless Opnor-
/ tunities 90 render our streets and squares
slightly sylvester Baxter calls attention
IN % convincing article on "Art IN the
/ Street 60 Tine possibilities Of enhancing
/ much that is vulgar and ohlnsite OchA-
siou1l artistic hils "a street sign or "a ,yaicr
/ fountain thai perform good service and
/ please tic eye are reproduced inspiring
| example, to enforce the argument
] hopeful sign of the times would seem 10
/ be tlic imposing new Custom House. Inc
/ main sculpture of which WAS described
! n detail in the january magazine. This
month the building as % whole is reviewed
] receiving generous praise. lull of tho
! freshness OF her hri story some months
/ back THE Nacilhtion of BENJAMIN
/ Gaumct" #" hy Elsie lingmaster holds us
| lrom first 90 last 10y It's sparkling hmnor
and homcly humanness. and che lover
! waNcung between fine cakes and
dimples, is a creation not soon to be for
! gotten graphic picture of other scenes
and other people is Rose Young charact-
/ tcnstic tale 'lhe Making OF a Doctor Of
! Divinity clCverly illustrated hv Frank
/ D. ochoonovcr Frank Irovar Hin con-
/ tinues Inns study OF Lincoln, the Lawyer, +"
and his earnest desire TO correct what he
declares the false impression of the Presi-
dents storytelling propensity would
seem Co he realized by the convincing
/ evidence he presents. That be was
master of rarest wit he Is eager to acInowl-
edge. bu to create the impression that
the circuit was % circus of which Lincoln
Was tlle clown is ridicllous tn0m lin
coin to hi, famous secretary is hut sicn
aui 'i is perhap, u ihc kotrh oi john
Hay as friend hy Joseph Buckin
Bishop, that we find our fullest emuucri.
uon 90 tie current number The writer
Warms io his subject ai once every SEM
tenco seems lui of love. memory. SACRED
associoiion yet Vithal wholesome
vigorous picture. "a mans appreciation o
% man.
be- March Atlantic brings MS tempt
mg h-i'oi article. making choice difficult
lndccd almost unnecessary, -o ably pro
scntod arc the studio. oil politics, econ
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14

Gen. Wood assumes an responsibility
for the bsttle 40 Mount Daio, with its
terrible slaughter This makes it sun
that the President niil indor.c the un-
FORTUNATE affair." for whatever Wood
STANDS ior meets MS approval
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14

II, after his experience with the Phillip
pines Tariff bin and the Statehood bin
President Roosevelt insists upon the
Senate passing the Railroad Rates bin
IN It's present form, hewiI be in the posi-
ton Of the man who politely requests
his opponent TO kick him again.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14

Addicks Says bis path and senator
Allees Gle in different directions But
they both incline towards the United
states Senate so iar as they are able to
direct them
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14

Why may not large industrial con-
Germ provide itself with its own water
supply as well as with It's own lighting
plant This question may have TO be
met by our Water Department.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14

a religious war has been added to
hussia's other internal troubles. And
1t threatens TO make the situation there
even more distressing than it has heen
lor long time
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14
CURRENT LITERATURE

The Theatre Magazine for March has an
article on Edwin Forrest ia celebration OF
that American tIagedian IS hundrcdth
anniversary. The writer gives a critical
estimate of the famous actor, together
with an exhaustive account of his re-
markablo career The article Is fully
illustrated. Another feature of equal
Importance in the same issue is the his
tory of that famous play, ola Dame
aux Camellas,' better known on hour
stage as Camille, and which the younger
Dumas wrote FIRST ms a novel, then as q
play The difficulties of the Young French
author met with In trying TO get his drama
produced makes Interesting reading The
interview of the month Is with Robert
Lorraine, the actor who Is now having
much success In "Man and Superman. %
ne giving an entertaining account of his
carly struggles for recognition AlfredSutro.
author of the "Wals of Jericho. explains
few of his theories OF play-maling, and
gives some sound, practical advice to
beginners of this most difficult craft
There is a picturesque description Of
"Radha the new Hindoo dance OF which
Ruth Denis Is the high pricslcss. and also
some account of Ludwig fulda the famous
German dramatist who Is now in New
y FORK ON visit In the musical part of
Che magazine Hermann Klein anay1cs
kichard Strauss now opera "Salomo and
thcrc is an interesting interview with
Bessie Abott the one time vaudeville
performer who has become a fashionable
prinm donna. Tho pictures include. Ia
addition 20 tho superbly-colorcd portrait
oi Clara Lipmnn on the cover, lill-page
portraits of Ellis Jeiicys Ia "rho
Fascinating Mr. Nanderfeldt, Theodore
Roberts as the Indian IN "The Squaw
Man, scenes ia "lho Little GRAY Indy.
"lhe Duel "Nlr Ilopkinson, "Gallops"
"lhe Vanderbilt Cup, "Bodiord Hopo." p"
"iho Horse of Silence. "Alcxicann. "Thc
Lightning Conductor" "Gncrson's
Way. "Salomo, Sc., and portraits of
Nvette Guilher as piorrot, Signor Cariso
as Faust, Isabel Irving, Dallas Wexford
leo Mars, H. Reeves Smith. Ludwig
Fulda, Robert Lorraine, Kitty Gordon.
Adele Block, Rebccca Warren, Carrie Rev
nolds Bessie Ahott, Rich Strauss. Felix
Wcingartner, Josephine Jocoby, Andreas
Dippel, 6c
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14
Anti-Bribery Pledge!

| do hereby soIemnly promise, on my sa.
cred honor, that | will not, directly or indi-
rectlN pay, offer or promise to pay; contribute,
or offer or promise to contribute, any money
or other valuable thing as consideration or
reward for the giving or Withholding a vote at
any general, special or primary election to be
held in this State; and will not, by the use or
promise of money or other valuable thing. or
otherwise, cause or attempt to cause any Off
Ger OF election or registration officer to violate
his official duty, or by like means influence or
attempt to influence any person to be regis
tered or abstain from being registered; and to
do all IN my power to enforce the provisions
OF the Constitution and statutes of this State
against bribery.
Representative Dist No. c.....
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14

means of buttons and buttcn-holss
worked In the hem. ihe fronts are
gathered at their upper edges and are
iuined &c the roll-over collar. The
three quarter sleeves ara shirred TO form
irills and the full length sleeves are
gathered and finished with straight
cuffs.
The quantity Of material required
Tor the medium size Is yards "a, 2af
yards 3d or 2is yards a inches widf
with ill yards oi banding to trim ss
illustrated.
The pattern 53Ol Is cut in sizes for
81 SO, 3s, 40, ~, "A and 46 inch
bust measure.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14

le-terday 5 snowsiom was sueecs-
ton thm the winter season, according
io iAc calendar has set d ice moic days
Go run.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14
DEIAwARE I 1905

omics, literary criticism and fiction I'm
the initial paper " The Love OF Wealth
and thc Pubic Service. r. ~ laussig
strikes a timely note and present. all nides
ol q problem uppemost u our thoughts.
citing Instances under other governments
where men of ability lnghsh colonial
governors as German officials of rank,
hnd the opportunity for their highest
powers no the field ol public activity, he
contrasts very iorcibly the glanng dis
advantages of our own system that dis
courage the same class here from accept
ing similar posts. Mr. laussig docs not
Tor moment dccry our form of govern
inent that strives 10 keep in the hands of
the people The safeguards of their liberty,
hii until lrccr scope Is given man 's
ability, and higher recognition rewards
hi. efforts he doubts not the paths to
private power and wealth viii more than
iiFal the attractions of public life. In
lhe paper on the German Emperor hy A.
Maurice Law we are prepared for warm
appreciation, but find such % eulogy. such
unmugatcd admiration for the ruling
llohcmollcrn, that our own enthusiasm
D let tagging behind A new hight is
thrown on his Inconsistencies. even a
defence of his sangiinary speech to the
troops leaving for China advanced. and
The originality OF haiing him hero of
peace leaves us ia debt to the writer
ior q new point oi Wow worth consider
ing From the author of "rhe Clammer"
we welcome a new story of the same
people, and in "Old Goodwins Wife"
ind quiet enjoyment in the peace Of the
new home 90 dolicately portrayed. Arthur
Cotton has a pastoral poem of singular
charm, The Shepherd and the Knight
and Bradford Torrey's careful study of
Anatolc France comes mono too soon for
admirers Of the French novehsts m-
imitable work. English letters are rep
resented in the thoughtful review BY
Galmaliel Bradford Of Mrs. Paget Town
bees edition of the Letters OF Horace
Walpole. John Corbin contributes an
essay on shakespeare and the Plastic
Stage, the result of careful research.
The ''statesmanship Of Turgot" is CON
tinued, and two sonnets by George Cabot
Lodge paint a relentless picture Of the
modern city.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14
NOV D. Not w-nl 10 slr1.o.


Some rrors irom ,hc snthaciic
district are 20 thc odcct that uolmth-
standing the attitude of the minors or
.nmtiou- in favor of strike many of
the men av opposed 20 such action Il
IS said chat the miners are. as whole.
more prosperous today lhan ucy ever
were aud DO not care 90 disturb tho very
sauslactoy conditions now existing
Figures taken from tbc earnings OF
twenty miners of the Panther Greek
Valley for the month of February tho
shortest work month of the yoa show
that thcy ranged from sl2l05 TO Si52O3.
Contract miners it Is said, earn as high
as 500 in q week, while none average less
than s35.
Coal mining is undoubtedly hard work,
but Il win not De denied that these wages
are fairly remunerative lt Is no wonder
that those receiving them do not care to
strike They would seriously niurc
themselves financially by stopping work
Wilmington N. e. Conference.
Tho Wilmington Conference of the NJ
y. Church assembled ia annual session,
today, in Pocomoke City Md, and will
continue at work ior a week
This conference is very important
religious gathering. Tho denomination
represented by It is probably the strongest,
numerically. on the Delaware Peninsula,
and every section of this State and the
Eastern Shore is represented in It's mem
bership Il stands, therefore, for q large
and influential portion Of the social and
religious life Of the Peninsula
The doings Of such a religious body are
Of great Importance to many people, as
well as interesting to the entire com
munity Therefore, Every Evening, as
usual, viii be represented at Pocomoke
City by % member Of los staff during the
entire sitting Of the Conference, and full
reports Of the proceedings viii be printed
daily in this paper
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14

"Ihe Story Of Actmon" that opens the
current 81. Nicholas will attract everyone
who is fond of nature and animals, and
as we follow the text OF Ernest Harold
bayues delightful account of the rescue
and rearing of the injured lawn we dis
cover an affection for it creeping into our
own hearts a feeling OF loneliness when il
leaves It's adopted home for the noun
tain again. The photographs of the graceful
creature in spring fall brook, and daisy
held are tnumphs of artistic feeling and
skill From n pet of today, let us step
backward thousands of years and study
the pictures of the Dinosaurs 30 vividly
described by Walter l.. Beasley. The
skeleton exhibited in the museum In New
York is the one under discussion, and
almost unbelievable, It's story ] wonder
1t the German Princes who study and play
at the palace at Cassel ever heard of these
lizards of prehistoric timls At any
rate they are just rs real boys as those
ON this side Of the Atlantic and in the
article by Grace S. II lytus we learn of
their pleasant vocations in the Hessian
town that sent hired troops to help the
British in our war for independence. The
absorbing serial stories for older readers
become more and more interesting, but
apart from them the magazine this month
seems planned with the taste OF the little
folks strongly in Wow, so rich Is il in
jingle and merry verse.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14

Jcnnette Lees now book. "Unclc VIII
liam will be published March DIST by
The Century Co. Ii is for readers who
like a simple, homcly tale, and "r'nclc
William is said to combine quaint humor
and pathos 20 % most Appealing degree.
The author is Professor of English lam
guago and literature at Smith College
and is best known to the general reading
public through her many short stories.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-14
nlscIILANH0us RICoRn

IlLMINoIo.. nEDNE.Dal. lIlH.Il-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-16
State News in Brief.

Ed. Lawrence, a resident of South
Madison, committed suicide By shooting.
Ill health is attributed as the cause. He
was mentally unbalanced.
Evan o. Jones, deputy collector of in
ternal revenue, died in Racine of cancer
of the throat. He was born in Wales
in 1887, coming to Racine in 1865.
Fire destroyed the two-story frame
building in Muscoda owned by the Gund
Brewing Company of La Crosse, and fam
Gus as Grant county landmark. The
loss is $1,000. The building was used
as a hotel and saloon.
Manitowoc will join the Lake Shore
Baseball League. Indications are that
the league will consist of eight teams,
Manitowoc, Port Washington, Kenosha.
Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, Two Rivers,
Kaukauna and Blatz, Milwaukee.
Mayor Hawkins of New Richmond has
ordered his police department to enforce
an order forbidding profanity within the
limits of the city.
Henry r. Lewis, aged 45, held in the
county jail in Madison on the charge OF
assault against Marshal Munson of Deer
field, committed suicide by hanging him
self with a cord ripped from his blanket.
State Commissioner of Banking VI. C.
Bergh has given a clean bill of health
to the North Freedom bank, closed a
few weeks ago on account of the impair
ment of the capital stock. The bank is
authorized TO resume.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-16
COUSIN FRANCES NOTION.

N~NS$S~Sr$~SN~NO~NN
close quarters" are, of course, the
:ule in cities, but perhaps nowhere else
ire people pigeonholed away with such
exaggerated economy of space as in
New York City. The facetious man
VINO referred to his sleeping room as
my stateroom in the fat" did not paint
She case too wildly for one familiar
with the "cOzy' apartments of the me-
tropOlis.
Mrs. Acton and her daughter Belle
we're visiting in the country. Their
hostess, Cousin Frances, had bestowed
aer guests for the night in two spa
,ious chambers.
"Oh, mother" sighed Belle, luxurious
y enSconced on an enormous bed and
gazing off into the distant corners Of
the room, II do believe you could put
your whole fat into this room! !"
L shouldn't be surprised" returned
MRS. Acton, glancing judicially about,
although you might have to leave out
the bath room or the kitchen"
The next day Belle wandered through
room after room in the fine old "cob-
0lestone" house, delighting in the un-
used, superabundant spaciousness Of it
all.
At dinner the two guests described
as accurately as they could the details
OF their own life in the city-including
the dimensions of their fat. Cousin
Frances, quaint, bright little old lady,
whose Life had been spent in her native
county, listened with great interest. She
could just see it all, she declared, and
she knew she should enjoy living in a
dat.
Mrs. Acton amused herself trying to
picture hospitable, bountiful Cousin
Frances in their tiny apartment of five
so-called rooms" and wondered what
the dear old lady would think of their
guest accommodations. Recently, when
two guests had descended upon them,
she and Belle had surrendered their
"staterooms," and had doubled up on
a folding couch in the dining room-the
dining table relegated to a corner to
make the unfolding process possible.
"But one has so little room," Belle
was saying. you'd miss that, Cousin
Frances"
"I'm not so sure Of that" said Cous-
in Frances, nodding animatedly. ST
think folks have too much room. Now
say that ta0o spare rooms are enough
for anybody"
Mrs. Acton and her daughter gazed
admiringly at Cousin Frances. Then
their eyes met for an instant. They
could say nothing more 1t was simply
beyond the power of Cousin Frances
imagination to grasp the real condi-
lions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-16
RENTS LIST OF INVESTORS.
Man Getting Wealthy by Catering
to People with Ideas.


to People with Ideas.
II ran across a man yesterday who
is making money rapidly by renting out
a list Of possible investors and specu-
lators," said a downtown business man
to a New York Press writer. "Of course
his plan is nothing new, for there are
concerns that make a business Of get
ting up just such lists and selling them
outright to people who are mentally
opulent, but financially impoverished;
but this man has a special list of his
own, which is, he asserts, far superior
to anything the general public can buy.
The best part of his contention is that
he can make other people believe what
he says is true and he is having no
trouble in renting out that list to men,
who, although on the verge of bank
ruptcy, are willing to fork over their
last dollar for the privilege Of reading
over a collection of names of men and
women who are reported to have money
to burn on the altar of enterprise.
'ThiS acquaintance Of mine declares
that the past winter has been espe-
CiaIly rich in schemes and schemers.
Never before has he met so many peo-
pie with plans to get rich in twenty
minutes. These men of ideas and fiat
pocketbooks are here from all parts of
the country, and all with an intense
desire to get at people with a bank
account. How my friend runs across
them 1 cannot imagine, but somehow
he manages to unearth them, and so
convincing are his arguments that he
alone can put them on the track of
sure hacker that they part with the
very board money in exchange for
peep at that precious list of names.
Gone curious thing about the list is
that it contains the names of very few
people prominent in financial and bust
ness circles. Another funny thing is
that it is made up largely of women.
However, both these peculiarities are to
its credit, so my friend maintains, for
man whose name is not a household
word exercises less caution about his
investments than the one who is better
known. This list has been compiled
with exceeding care. 1t is revised once
in three months and contains absolute
ly no dead heads. Naturally, he
charges a high price for it, but the re
suits obtained by the men with ideas
evidently warrant the expenditure for
they patrOnize my friend so we'll that
he has given UP all other business and
is actually living in clover.