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Evening journal., 1906-07-14
b. B. RILEY

What we promise, We per
form, and this Mid-Summer
Vacation Sale has achieved
success. Hundreds of salts
fed customers have gone out
with their purchases only to
return for more, and they are
we'll justified, for never before
have the people of this city
known such advantages in
economy as this Midsummer
Vacation Sale presents. This
sale will continue the whole
of next week. Monday and
Tuesday Will show big values.
Art NeedlewOrk
This department will offer
many appropriate articles at
this Vacation Sale.
soc Stamped Hats, on sheer
linen, reduced to 29c.
Stamped Shirtwaist Patterns, 3
yards of good quality India Linen,
59c; value $l00.
SIPS Stamped Shirtwaist Pat
/ terms, 7ec.
An Sl.5o Stamped Shirtwaist
Patterns, now S1.00.
All $500 Waist Patterns. now
$1.5o.
Five Shirtwaist Suit Patterns,
skirt and waist handsomely stamped
on fine quality India Linen, reduced
from $500 TO $500.
18x54 Line Mummy Cloth
Scarfs, soc goods for 35c.
Hemstitched and drawn work
Scarfs, 81 inch, at 59c.
30 inch squares, hemstitched and
drawn work, 39c.
Hemstitched Linen Tray Covers,
stamped. 25c.
Extra quality hemstitched linen
Searfs, 54 inches long, at soc, shams
to match.
54.inch linen Scarfs, with 9 rows
of drawn work, also hemstitched at
sec.
20x24 inch linen squares stamped,
have been 25c. 38c and SOC; Vaca-
ton Sale price 19c.
Fleisher's Shstlsnd Floss, Vaca-
ton Sale price. Csc pound.
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Given Birthday Party

Miss Zelona Miller was given a birth
day party on Thursday evening at her
home, No. l02S l-2 Lancaster avenue.
Those present were: Zelona Miller,
Mary Baer, Maud Baer Ida Baer, Elsie
Truman, Augusta Unfried, Ida Huber,
Esther Anderson, Alice unger Howard
Schwartz, Lester Wngate, Elmer Bald
win, George Stiegler Mllard C..
Taylor, Bayard Jones, Charles
schwartz oscar Stiegler, Joseph Smith,
Joseph Miller, Windell Miller. Norman
Baer, Thomas B, Kilvington, Mr.. and
Mrs. Baer and Mr. and Mrs. Miller.
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21O-1SO KING STREET
VIII Give a Dance

The Owl Social Club win give their
first grand shirt waist and dance prize
waltz at Shellpot Park on Monday
evening, July IS. The dance will be a
novel feature. as both the ladies and
gentlemen viii be attired la shirtwaist
costumes. The Owl Social Club has
given several entertainments this sea-
son, all of which have been highly
successful, and the members are
earnestly striving 10 make this enter
tainment the banner one OF the season..
A large crowd no doubt, will be
present.
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over 500 will be registered should the sup
ply of tags run out Mr. Duffy viii prompts
ly order another batch.
Ladies', Mems. Children's Shoes, stoops.
Candidate for Senator.
John W. Morrison has announced him
self as n candidate for state Senator
from the Firth Senatorial district On the
Democratic ticket, the Fifth being ths
district represented hy Artemas Smith
in The last legislature This district em-
braces New Castle, Red Lion and White
Clay Greek hundreds and includes the
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Entertained Friends

Miss Eleanor Cranston Justis on
Thursday entertained number Of
friends at her home in honor of Mrs.
Catlin, of Jersey City. The guests in
cluded; Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. White
Mrs. Turner, Mrs. CHanston. Mrs. New
lin, Mrs. Catlin Miss Jackson, Miss
SnodgTass, Miss Churchman, Miss
Geist, Miss Carswell. and Miss Piser.
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MARYLAND NEWS NOTES

For the murder Of his sweetheart, Har-
old r. Pyies. colored. WAS hangel yestsr-
day I'D Towson.
While at work on building yesterday
at ElFton, W. S. Morris ran a splinter
several inches IN length in his side.
]. T. Arthur, OF Havre &c Grace, while
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ling into camp.

rrenaratory to going into camp
James Boyle, who is farming tne Au'
dicks farm below this city for John r.
TAYLOR has been stricken with paralysis
Social
Mrs Lucas and daughler Of Wilmington
have been the guests Of Mr' ana MIS-. w.
j. Daniels.
Charles Megginson is thresh,ng his
wheat crop and the yield is very salts
factory.
jacob NJ. Saunders will remove hii
family TO Philadelphia in September.
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CLERK ORDERS
300 DOG TAGS
Will Begin the Registration
Of CANNES on Monday
Evening

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, July lA-Clerk Of Coun-
ell Hugh DHffy has ordered 300 brass tags
which he win retail at SOC and 81 apiece
to owners of dogs who desire to have
their CANNES placed on the registration
town, Hare's Corner, Fsrnnurst and Rose
Hill.
Met With Painful Injury.
While at work yesterday dismantl.ng
the National Tube Company's plant of
machinery Samuel Dunlap was struck
on the head by falling piece of iron
causing a painful iaceration Of the scalp
His injury is not serious.
News Of Town.
Smiling Bobby" Newlove will occupy
the box in this afternoons game between
the New Castle A. A. and the Stewart
A. c. Bradford will catch.
Captain W. E, Myers drilled members
Of Company II on the Green last night
putting them through foot movements
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Grady. Wills

Miss Bessie r. willis and William d.
Grady were married on Wednesday at
st. Anne's r. c. parochial residence by
the Rev. Frank Connolly.
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voters OF New Castle Newark, chrstiaua,
Delaware City. ST. Georges. Bear Ogle-
list
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is unso partofth
denrnyo aour
solicit wi OIL
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Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
Popular Excursions to
NIAGARA FALLS
Only $1,000 Round Trip.
July 10 and 27; August and II;
September IA and 2s, 1906.

Excursion tickets will be sold on
above dates, good going only on special
train leaving Wilmington at 1920 A. NJ,
arriving Niagara Falls at HOO p. M.
Tickets valid for return ten t10) days,
including date of sale. on all regular
trains, except "Black Diamond Ex-
press" Of Lehigh Valley Route.
Call on ticket agents for pamphlet
giving full particulars as to stop-overs.
Eide-trips. etc. City Ticket Ofice. sO4
Market St
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eachsu Le will presnta$ Or
II HTTATOo Clock paying
S~4 @~ "a "a en- a aweekfo
mOnh
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-19

suls general. While congress did not
authorize iE this measure the practical
civil service recommended by Secre-
tary Root, it is understood that the
policy Of the administration will be to
adopt civil service methods in future
appointments. Already they have re-
quired candidates for appointments to
pass an examination fully as rigid as
the civil service commission would de-
wise. The president has let it be
known also that after this bill be-
comes law the appointments in the
future will be only to the lower
grades Of consul and that the higher
places will be filled by promotion as
vacancies occur
There is another reform that has
not yet been accomplished, but which
is being strongly urged by business
organizations and those who demand
that the American consular service
shall be filed by Americans. In an ad-
dress recently submitted to congress
by Minister Barratt on the subject Of
Americans needed as vice and dep.
uty consuls," he tells the following
rather startling facts: OF 60 con.
sulates general, 20, or one-third, have
vice or deputy consuls who are not
Americans. OF 225 consulates, 113, or
half. have vice or deputy consuls who
are not Americans either by birth,
naturalization or residence. OF II
commercial agencies, nine, or two
thirds, have nonresident vice and
deputy commercial agents. OF six
consulates where the incumbents are
permitted to engage in business, two
have foreign or deputy vice consuls
and one has a consul who is not an
American. OF Al consulates and COM
mercial agencies where the officers are
paid by fees and allowed to engage
in business, Is, or over one-half, have
vice or deputy consuls who are not
Ameritans, while IN six cases the con-
suls or agents are foreigners,
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-19

rank is that of captain, but who has
been at the head of this bureau since
it was established and has done the
work OF three men, will become briga,
der general. This bureau deals with
SO many interests and its head is the
executive for so many branches OF gov.
ernment that it has often been seri-
ously considered as deserving to be
raised to the rank of a department,
with Its chief one Of the cabinet off,
GERS. It has to deal with matters in
the Philippines, Hawaii and Porto
Rico and is little government with
in itself.
Col. Edwards, who has been chief
of the bureau so long is one of the
most energetic and popular officers in
tire service. He served in the Philip
pines and was on the staff Of Gen.
Lawton when the latter was killed,
and he knows the affairs of that archi-
pelago as thoroughly and in as great
detail as anyone in the government
He has served under Secretaries Root
and Taft and has been the trusted
confidant and assistant to both. They
have relied upon him for information
and for advice regarding the Philip.
pines and have trusted the admins
tratlon Of insular affairs almost ex-
clusively to him.
While Col. Edwards is a hard work.
er he is also fond of play. He and
Secretary Taft take good deal of
their diversion together in the way Of
riding. When he was at
his busiest the other day the telephone
rang and this one-sided conversation
was heard:
''Yas. Mr.. Secretary. this is Ed.
wards"
Nothing. better. When?"
"All right. My togs are here"
eyes; will be ready in ten min
utes."
"All right. I'll come over to your
Office"
In ten minutes the 300.pound secre-
tary and the tall military chief of In
Bular affairs were riding side by side
out to the suburbs.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-19
Enual to the Occasion.

Speaking Of the peculiar incidents
that occasionally occur on the stage, q
well-known actor said that one Of the
most laughable happened some time
since in the theater Of thriving town
up the state. The scene at that par
ticular moment was the deck Of ship,
around which rolled and heaved a vast
theatrical sea. The hero was solilo-
luizing on the pitching deck and the
audience was intently listening to his
spell binding words, when a ruddy
head protruded through hole In the
ocean In full view Of ALL. The hero,
however, was equal to the occasion.
Glancing at the apparently floating
head, he Justify yelled:
Man overheard! Man overboard!"
Hardly had he spoken before the
head Of the sea manipulator was with
drawn, and, with q sad sigh that could
be heard all over the house, the actor
piteously cried:
TOO late, too late! Another poor
fellow has gone to his last account. -
Philadelphia Telegraph.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-19

master General Madden says IL your
stamps don't stick, don't blame the
post office department; blame the
weather bureau. It Is not the muci.
lage that is responsible, but the pc.
#culiar atmospheric conditions preva-
lent this winter and spring. II the
little red stamp will not adhere to the
envelope there Is no comfort until q
better. brand Of climate is dealt out
by Chief Moore, of the weather bu.
reau. There is also another trouble.
The post Office department issues two
styles Of stamps, the summer stamp
and the winter stamp. These get
mixed sometimes and stamp is not
likely to stick out Of season.
Mr.. Madden admitted the other day
that there was an unusual number Of
complaints about the stamps not stick.
ing, while he said upon investigation
Of these complaints were found to be
unjust. For instance" he said,
there is a complaint from a business
man in New York. We sent an agent
to investigate, and found that IN his
establishment man had been in the
habit Of wetting the stamp by taking
a big sponge and drawing It across the
back Of the sheet Of stamps, wiping
the mucilage completely OF.
while every complaint we have
run down has turned out to be with.
out SUFFICIENT foundation, there must
be something wrong or we wouldn't
get SO many. The gum is exactly tho
same as that used last year. when
there were practically no complaints:
SO the fault can't be there. My opin.
ion is that there is something in the
atmospheric conditions which causes
this. We have had very peculiar
weather and there must be something
in it which takes the stick out Of the
gum. We have two kinds Of gum,
hard and soft, one for winter, and it
may be that some Of these people have
been using stamps that were issued
last summer. We try to prevent that
by not selling summer stamps in the
winter, but sometimes people save
them up"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-19

S~0~AASSsSAVO oSOO4S4UVAAp u 1044NOSOI6u
has introduced bill for the reclama-
tion Of swamps.
It is estimated that there are 10O..
100000 acres Of swamp lands in the
United States, some 70.00O,0OO Of
which have been surveyed and the
great bulk of which would make
splendid farms II the excess Of water
were drawn OF. In the Kankakee
river basin in Indiana and Illinois,
there are 100000 acres of the very
richest bottom lands that are sub.
ject to overflow. Where they have
been reclaimed through expensive pri.
vate drainage works. they sre worth
as high as $50 an acre. e has been
estimated that this whole track could
be drained effectively at 4 cost Of not
more than SO an acre.
In Florida, the Everglades alone
would afford an empire Of some 7,OO0,-
600 acres. In New Jersey and Vir.
ginta are vast swamps, among them
the famous Dismal swamp. In I'LL.
nofs there are 1000. 900 acres Of swamp
land; In Michigan about 100000; in
Iowa, 100000 acres; in Minnesota,
I, 100000 have been surveyed and there
are huge areas not yet surveyed. The
Steenerson bill demonstrates that the
government can transform swamps
into fertile farm lands and that the
settler or owner will pay back to the
government the relatively small cost
OF the improvement. Many Of these
swamp sections are located near great
and are splendidly situated
Tor the most profitable truck garden
Ing.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-19

v II :
to write. All they arc able 10 do !,
times Is to suggest an idea or 4 plo,
and the best way to develop it, and
later to suggest changes, eliminations
and Celebrations. But that ISM
helping in literary work" Bless you
not at all!
Literary Glossary.
Wells Of Passion-Eyes, more espe
cially female.
Asay Pallor-Complexion Of the vii.
lain when rounded up in the pentul.
innate chapter.
Countenance-Face.
Went Gray Synonymous with
"ashy pallor" (Which see).
Artistic Temperament-Lack Of self
control, or the inherent right by ma
ture to do at any time only what you feel
like doing.
Orbs - Eyes distinguished from
wells of passion" by color. The lat
ter are usually violet).
Perfect Figure7A vague term, sug-
gesting an effective distribution of
tailOrmade curves.
Went Crimson-Became crimson.
Medium Height-Between a dwarf
and a grenadier.
Went White-Became white; inter-
changeable with went gray" white
commonly used for heroine, "gray" for
hero or villain.
Suffice it to Say-1ntimates that the
author has reached the end of that
particular rope.
Mantle-To spread over: commonly
used with blush
Coiled Wealth-Hair, female.
Regular Features = An unbroken
nose, single chin, ears of ordinary
size, and eyes that work together
Mobile Face-One which does not
have to be worked with the hands.
For She Was Indeed Bsautiful-Ad-
mirable phrase with which to begin
the description of the heroine.
Slums-Rows Of dwelling houses un-
provided with elevators.
In the Last Analysis-Good phrase
to throw in anywhere.
The lecture field is regarded by the
unthinking as "easy graft" Few rea-
lie the long preparation and intense
application required to fit a man fo7
the water pitcher and the stereopticon.
Jack London read nearly q score of
books on socialism and lived whole
month In the cheaper part Of London
before he felt equipped to lecture on
socialism. Poultney Bigelow remained
% hours on the isthmus of Panama
gathering material for his lecture,
my Impressions Of Panama" There
is no royal road to the platform.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-19
uNWELcoME PHILANTHROPY
His Unobtrusive Little Services Got
the Lean Man Into Many
Kinds Of Trouble.

"You won't mind my mentioning it
perhaps" said the tall, slim, cadaver'
GUS man of middle age. says the Chi.
cago Tribune, turning to the young
'man sitting next to him at the lunch
counter, "but the salesman at the
clothing store neglected to remove the
tag from the tail Of your coat when
you bought it this morning"
II don't know that you need to con-
Germ yourself about that tag, SIR" said
the young man, redeemed with anger.
You're welcome" rejoined the 9TH
er, calmly stirring his coffee.
ITO the best of my knowledge and
belief, sir, didn't thank you.
"Oh, that isn't necessary. II one Of
the parties in q transaction of this
kind fails in the matter of common
lcivility It doesn't release the other
from the obligation to be at least or
dinarily polite. Keep the tag on II you
prefer"
ST don't need your permission to do
that, either"
Its curious" remarked the cadaver-
ous man, after eating for few mo-
ments in silence, lin what different
ways people acknowledge q kindness.
For instance, once offended man al
most to the fighting point by telling
him that his dyed mustache didn't look
we'll with his light brown hair, just
as your"
'tI don't care to hear any more of
your talk"
Eyes; that's exactly What he said.
You wouldn't believe 1t, young man,
but I've got into more kinds of scrapes
by trying to render unobtrusive little
services to my fellow men than you've
got pimples on your nose
"I'll be obliged to you If you'll let me
alone and attend to your own business,
you darned old walking skeleton!"
mo man of PROPER feeling could re-
fuse a request couched in such mild,
conciliatory language az that. Please
consider the remark as to the tag on
the tail OF your coat withdrawn. Fur
thermore, for fear it might offend you,
shall say nothing about your maxi
ing too much noise when you eat, wip-
ing your nose with your napkin, or
laying your dead cigar at my elbow.
you unmitigated barbarian, What you
need is somebody with good vocab-
ulary to tell you that you're a two
legged donkey and an unmannerly
boor, with less sense Of decency than
are you? Sorry you can't
stay to hear the rest Of It."
With a sigh OF regret that his we'll
meant endeavor to do good had been
so coldly repulsed the long. lean. elder
" man finished his luncheon In silence,
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-19

and manners. They are Just like
other folks in their habits Of living" !"
Mr.. Beveridge said the other day.
Most Of them are as regular In their
hours as the Virginia farmers-and
most Of them are farmers. Practical.
ly all those from the Indian Terri.
tory follow that Except for short
time in summer I always have 10 or
20 Of them boarding with me-"
Probably the star boarder Of this es.
tablishment is the chief of the Sene-
cas-, Andrew John. He spends great
deal of his time here every winter in
the interest Of his people. The sene-
cas- are nation Independent Of the
United States. and have made several
treaties with the federal government.
Chief John said the other day that It
is puzzle to the lawyers to determine
just what the Senecas are as a tribe
and what they are as individuals. Un.
der the laws of New York they are q
corporation existing by special act.
The chief tells some interesting tradi.
tions of the Indians. speaking Of whom
the other day he said:
Several winters ago some 20 Of us
representing half dozen tribes used
to assemble here evenings with inter.
prefers and relate legends Of the va.
rious tribes. was struck with this,
that each tribe adopted as the favor
ite animal Of their tales that most
frequent in its own country.
1.-THE Creeks and Choctaws, original
" from the south. were fond Of the
'possum and the rabbit. Our Seneca
legends have to do with animals we
hunted, especially the deer. The IA
vorite Seneca legend is Of q child Of
our tribe that overcame giants and
evil spirits. The Sioux told tales Of
battles with the buffalo and
the Chippewas, from northern Mime.
sofa, filled their stories with fur.bear.
ing animals. .
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-19
Most men fiatter themselves
when they think how much they
: Copyright, 1906, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

Most men fiatter themselves
J when they think how much they
are to their wives. AS a fact.
+ they are a habit-a sort of
clothes horse for drying emo
/ tions on.
Some men dislike certain wo-
men and marry them to cure
! themselves of an unreasoning
prejudice, the women being an
. acquired taste.
All love is irrelevant in the
, eyes of dis;nterested observers.
. The thriftless, the spendthrift,
, and the unfortunate are often
) the parents Of misers; for the
) lessons of a penurious childhood
pervert the soul.
) After all, perhaps the truest
habit Of thought is the peripa-
; tetic-to walk and give the re-
suits OF our thoughts to one per-
) son or small appreciative
thinking audience. 1t may not
go to the world, but we can
never know the world. The
world has no soul, and a true
success is to inflame soul.
For Gods sake let us not stint
ourselves of human love and as
sociations in our youth for mon
ey or power; for II we deny our
selves these things we lay by US
store of unendurable memories
for old age, when memories are
all that remain to u.s.
It is not mems passions which
debase and blacken them 50
much as their diseased heredi-
tary imaginations.
There are some people who see
nothing beautiful in nature be- I
cause they have only eyes for
upholstery. !
My idea Of happiness is to live
in great town upon just a suf-
flciency-with my books. prepar- ,
ing for a work l never intend to
get started on. This insures the ,
mingling OF industry and indo-
lence in satisfying proportions.
WALTER BLACKBURN HARTE.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-19
Better Consular Service.

T LAST there will
be some reform in
the consular serv-
ice. A bill has
been passed and
Is soon to become
q law that reor-
ganizes this serv-
ice, does aw ay
with all fees and
is calculated to
improve the per-
sonnel of the con-
suls and the con-
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-19
Washington GOSSIP
COL. EDWARDS WILL BECOME
BRIGADIER GENERAL.
FOR AMERICAN coNsULs.
Practical Civil Service Recommended
Swamp Lands as Well as Arid
Lands Need Attention-Queer
Atmospheric Conditions.

ASHINGTON.- II
Is now the pur-
pose of congress
to give the rank
of brigadier gen.
eral to the officer
holding the posi-
tion Of chief Of
the bureau of in.
sular affairs in
the war depart
ment. This means
that Col. Clar-
ence, whose real
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-19
Our Swamp Lands.

wv that irrigation
has attained so
much importance
In the west and
attention is st
tracted to the
wonderful fertil-
ity Of desert
lands when water
IL turned upon
them, interest has
been revived in
gralt sections in
the east that have
A@~-
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-19
Indians in Town.

Y The boarding
house for Indians
kept by B. f.
Beveridge, and Of
" hich mention
was made in these
dispatches recent
II, there Is at
present quite q
delegation Of the
red men. It is In
teresting to visit
this place and mo-
tice their habits
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-19
Pesky Postage Stamp.

HERE has been
more complaint
during the past
winter about post.
age stamps than
has been heard for
years. The pesky
things just would
not stick half the
time, and the pos.
tai authorities
have been round
" abused. Third
Assistant Post .
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-19

The Japanese imperial library at To-
kio has on It's shelves something like
1000 written and printed mathematical
works, extending as Tar lack IS 1896.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-05-19

and untillable because they are COW
cred with water. For every acre Of
western desert land which can be sub
dued BY irrigation. there is an acre
Of eastern swamp which can be
drained and made highly productive.
The drainage 50 necessary to reclaim
millions of acres will have to be
handled BY the governments and Rep.