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Evening journal., 1906-07-12
aoNcE BITTEN, TWICE SHY. /"

70 ENGINEERING the hornets nest he got
A into in 1904 when he undertook to make
quick convert of Kent County, l.. Irving Handy
has declined with thanks the invitation to in
augurate the skirmish line campaign ior the
Democrats in that county Either believing the
announcement Of Handy as a speaker would
prove a strong drawing card, or for the purpose
OF tormenting him. the Kent County Democratic
leaders persist in advertising Handy as a speaker
at a meeting to be held tonight at Little Creek
Br'cr Handy has BEEN however, equal TO the
emergency and has been keeping mp a rapid
fire denial that he will have anything to do with
the Kent County meeting. AS fast as the report
is printed that he will be there, Handy authorizes
the statement that he will not be there OF course
there is some reason why certain Kent County
Democrats are anxious to get Mr.. Handy into
Kent County politics. and it is likewise true that
he has, as he believes, some good reason for
keeping away from that political hot-bed. Just
how the people of Kent and particularly those
OF Little Greek will treat the refusal OF Mr. Handy
to address them when so cordially invited, re-
mains to be seem 1t is only compliment to
him to say that they will be keenly disappointed
ii he fails to appear at meeting where he is an
nounced to speak.
Evening journal., 1906-07-12
EDITORIAL OPINION
Rodnen'n Fourth.

We have been trying IN The last csle-
I braticn week to get our hand IN Town.
sends poem on Rodneys ride, and COM
mon as the poem Is. we seem unable in
I "a sick room TO find It. The reader UNDER
stands Of course that Read, Mexican, ard
Rodney were the Provincial Delegates
from Delaware in the Colonial Congress
IN Philadelphia When the vote on our
! national independence was about reached,
McKean suddenly discovered that his col
/ league, Read. was opposed to a declara-
tion Of independence at that time and the
vote Of Delaware was likely to be IN dead
/ lock, as Rodney was temporarily down
home IN Dover. Mexican Immediately
dispatched a man on horseback to Dover
which was the swiftest mode in those
! days OF communication.
Townsend. II we remember correctly
/ represents the courier as reaching Dover
about noon. and the vote on independence
was TO be taken at or about eight o'clock
IN the evening Of that day. or course a
pretty stiff horseback gallop was required
10 land Caesar In time for the roil-call
So far as we know however. Townsend
had no authority for representing the
time so short, and the ride so desperate.
suli the subject and the occasion were
great, and the poem necessarily great. In
our time faster ride and better poem
would be dead wood. A man could ride
from Dover to Philadelphia tomorrow in
an hour and a half and a clever poet like
our friend ShockIey might celebrate the
/ occasion in modern verse; something on
| this wise:
Eleas got in his breeches, bugs in his
hair,
Ear flies and skeeters everywhere,
Away he fed from the Delaware, &c.
and still the poem would drop out as quick
as scragg's office in Washington
II may interest the average reader 70
hear that Rodney was in poor health
when he made this remarkable ride, and
died a few years later still comparatively
young man. He was born about Dover
and was buried here in st. Jones Neck
a hundred years later his respectful but
mistaken great-grandchildren violated 8
rest dug up the crumbled bones. carried
them to Dover and erected a twentieth
century granite monument over them
And to-day this new grave Of Caesar
Rodney looks like the rich grave OF a
plutoorat and trust bug who died last
year worth a hundred millions in the beef
trust.
or course the colonia uient and lover
will still make pilgrlma5cs TO the lone
rural spot. where the wcrn and weary
revolutionary hero was laid TO rest. in
the simple manner in which he had Lived,
by his loved ones and compatrots. and
where his bones should still ropose, only
TO be watched over by a loving posterlty
to see that the walls which enclosed the
sunken grave were kept intact, and the
briars and thorns Observation-Disclosures
State News.
Evening journal., 1906-07-12
GRIEVANCES OF
PHONE LINEMEN
Thirty Of Their Number
Are on a Strike in VIII
mingtOn

Though a strike among the linemen en-
ployed by the Delaware and Atlantic Tele-
graph and Telephone Company was de-
clared several days ago. little has been
said concerning the matter. In Whining.
ton there are about 125 members Of the
Electrical Workers Union and Of this
number thirty or more were employed by
the Bell Telephone Company here. only
these men have gone out and most of
them have already obtained places with
other concerns. They have a number of
grievances. but their three prime pal de-
mands are recognition Of the union, an
eight-hour day and the allowance Of ex.
penses for board. when any of them are
employed on work out Of the city.
Not only were the men here called out.
but all who We're employed by the tele-
phone company in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey The trouble was brought about
so the strikers say, by the refusal Of Gem
eral Manager Spaulding Of the telephone
company, to meet a committee OF electrl-
cal workers and discuss with them and
adjust the grievances, which they submit
ted last September. Finally meeting was
arranged for July and Mr.. Spaulding
promptly discharged from the company's
employ every member Of the committee
who presented himself
Grand President Reid Of the Elec-
trical Brotherhood accompanied the CONF
mittee and he was invited by Mr., spaldlng
to discuss the trouble with him but this
Mr. Reid refused to do unless the men
whom Mr.. spaulding had just discharged
were admitted TO the conference. This the
manager Of the telephone company re-
fused to do and in consequence the strike
was ordered.
Three men here refused TO go out with
the strikers and are still at work
Evening journal., 1906-07-12
THURSDAY. JULY u. 1905.
PAY OF SCHOOL TEACHERS.

TIE underpaid public school teachers want
i higher salaries OF late there has been
little agitation for the increasing Of the salaries
OF those who devote SO much of their lives to
educating the youth All recognize that they
should set higher salaries. The comparison OF
the wages of teachers with mechanics however,
IS hardly fair one Many man working in
office or in store e.receiycs much smaller salary
than the wages Of mechanics. The teachers are
not the only ones who suffer from a comparison
with the wages OF mechanics Many lawyer
throughout the country and many doctor would
thilk himself fortunate ii he had the income OF a
good bricklaycr, while large percentage OF
preachers would think they could have chicken
every other day instead OF about conference times,
it their congregations would pay them skilled
mechanics wages.
The teachers are a part Of the public service
They could get more money, perhaps II conditions
in Delaware were different The first question
that arises in discussing increased pay Of teach
ers is as to where the money is coming from
When it was proposed to raise the tax rate of
the city there was general protest. Citizens
felt that the rate was about as high they could
we'll stand If the teachers are TO receive more
money it would have to come from either the state
or the city. This would mean so far as the city
is concerned, an increased tax rate. And that
igher rate would fall on the holders of smaller
properties. They would pay as they do now
more than their share Had we an equitable tax
system-one that is righteously applied and not
made subservient to the public service corpora
tons and the large property holders who often
evade their just dues, the city would receive
more money without higher taxes.
So too with the State. With the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company paying the same tax that it
did years and years ago and with no other source
OF revenue open there is evidently little chance
OF the educational fund being increased. The
lesson is that the teachers among others, suffer
the maladministration Of our taxation enforce
ment
Evening journal., 1906-07-12
Improve. Not Wlden.
Wilmington, July i2.

Editor The Evening Journal
While 1 do not wish to be called a
crank or a kicker / do wish to let my
voice be heard in protest against the ex-
penditure by the Street and Sewer De-
partment of any more money for the pur-
pose OF widening streets. admit that
Tenth street should have been widened as
it was but I can see no reason why the
city should spend a large sum Of money
TO extend Tenth street through the Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church. nor spend
any money widening Front street when
there are dozens OF streets which need
improving badly.
Front street to the station needs TO be
widened but It needs widening no WORSE
than other streets need repairing why
cannot the city establish building line
along the north side OF Front street which
would have to be observed when new
buildings went up in the place Of the
present ones. That is what is being done
with Chestnut street Philadelphia. The
expense TO the city does not come all at
once and although It takes time the same
end Is accomplished as that sought by
condemnation proceedings.
The street and Sewer Department mem-
bers seem to have the widening fever
just now.
Respectfully,
A Fourth warder.
Wilmington. July 70.
Evening journal., 1906-07-12
PARIS GREEN
SCARCE THIS YEAR
In Consequence Farmers Are
Having Their Crops Eaten
By Parasites

Farmers who are troubled with in
sects feeding on their truck patches,
are having much difficulty in procuring
Paris green. There is a great scarcity
of this article all over the country.
The leading manufacturers. who supply
the product, have not put on the mar
ket this year so great quantity as
usual. This action was taken because
Of the large increase in the wholesale
price of Paris green over the preceding
years. The Ingredients composing II,
such as arsenic and blue vitrol, have
practically doubled in price, necessitat-
ing the raising of the price of the
poison. Banking on the fact that a
double price would much decrease the
demand, less of the article has been
made.
Arsenate of lead is now being used
extensively as a substitute. 1t has
been tried on potato plants and has
proved a success, leaving a film on the
plant that does not easily come off in
dew or rain. As Paris green is not an
article easily and quickly made, no
more will be put on the market until
next year.
Evening journal., 1906-07-12

Editor The Evening Journal
IL may be of interest TO householdcrs
and others who buy ice in small guam
titles to know that cubic foot Of ice
weighs 81 10 IS pounds. and that a good
idea Of the weight Of fairly regular
shaped block may be obtained by meas
urement and Q little computation.
Since many families do not have con-
venicnt means of Weighing the ice which
they buy. measurement can be used to
show whether the ice man delivers short
weight or not Thus, piece y inches
long by y inches wide by 10 Inches thick
is fve-sixths OF n cubic foot and would
weigh As pounds.
When the ice man delivers n piece Of
about one-half this size and calls It fifty
pounds his dishonesty cannot be ques-
toned II seems 20 be evident that there
are instances as bad as this. AT the
present nominal rate TO families this pi ce
OF ice would cost q cents or abort one
cent per pound. which is so per ton
IT the cost of manufacture be 60 cents
per ton. with short weight added to in
crease the profit OF the retailer where
does the householder come lng Tie Is IN
the position Of the man who IS robbed.
Scales tha. will weigh up u IS pounds
can be found at any hardware store. They
are convenient and cheap. Measurement
will serve as a good check weight for
larger pieces. and viii train the eve in an
cases. Respectfully.
wilmington, July Il
Evening journal., 1906-07-12
Peoples Column
city Water VerY plrtY.

Editor The Evening Journal.
l certainly hope that something will be
done In the near future to better the
drinking water. At the present time it is
in a horrible condition. and one is almost
afraid TO drink it in its natural state. In
fact, after it is thoroughly boiled lot Of
dirt and other Objectionable substances
ascend 70 the surface, making it neces-
sary to skim Il before drinking. The water
has never been so bad as at the present
time. There have been times in former
years when the water was not up to its
usual standard. but 1t was never so full
OF dirty matter as has been the case for
several weeks past.
Respectfully,
b. b. c.
Wilmington, July u.
Evening journal., 1906-07-12

The rapid progress being made by the CON
structors OF the new dupont building amazes
the people of our city and none more so than
our carpenters and builders. The speed and ap-
parent ease with which the structure is being
erected is revelation to them. 1t is the first and
only modern steel ire-proof building erected in
this state, and it is likely that it will be several
generations before another such building will be
built in this city.
Evening journal., 1906-07-12
Jests and Jin9Ies
He-r asked her to tell me her age and she said
twenty three"

He-I asked her TO ton me her age and She said
twenty three"
she-well-did you?-Brooklyn Life.
Citiman-rm told there invariably two factions
the residents OF every suburban suppose
swamphurst excepton2
subbubs-WelL yes; you say have Two fac
tons. Those Nao are always borrowing and those wso
never lend.-Philadepha Ledger
MIR KiQuor-whot is your idea Of a crank, Mrs. HASH
erly2
Mrs Hasherly-Excuse me- Mr.. Kquor, but I never in
dulge in personates.-Chicago News
Il think" weakly chucked the dying miser that a
barber would be better than lawyer to draw my will
why so2" they asked.
Because" he responded, Z my heir cut"-Baiti-
American
Evening journal., 1906-07-12
Personal and Pertinent

William J. Kirkland to-day wears the yellow in COM
memoraton OF the Battle Of the Boyne celebrat-
ing with his brother arrangement in Philade!-
local Orangemens Lodge and a clerk I'm Winfield s.
a Wit and his supply stories is exhausted. He
says Irshman first water and is proud OF
#.
'ris sad 90 puncture old axiom" said the en-
ployer of large number of men, but my experience
with other enables let a little Of the air Of
fallacy Of the old which grinds a platitude
that the 'whstlng workman is the best that the
singing cook is the best that the singing cook makes
the best sauce.
Prom early childhood taught to place the work.
man who whistles and sings at the bench or over his
work as the ideal Of his kind. In theory perhaps this
idea holds good, but from experience OF thirty years
n the handling of men win pass the whistling fellow
by for the who does whistle sing while at
work. And have found this true in clerical pursuits
well those involving manual labor
"When is not working, whistling or singing
produces certain amount of relaxation;
notes a certain vacancy Of mind is impossible for
a to whistle sing If the mental faculties are at
all absorbed IN work 1t requires concentration
of less effort to turn good to pro-
duce satisfactory results in any calling Whstlng in
terferes with this concentration. though concentra-
ton may. by OF perfect knowledge of work
being turned have become mechanical on the part
OF the workman The singing or the humming Of a tune
produces still greater mental vacancy. is I'm these
moments that workmen make mistakes. often costly
themselves to their employers"
Evening journal., 1906-07-12
Was Barn in Wilminnton.

Milton Crowell the manager Of the
Old Dominion Steamship Company's in
terests i'm Norfolk. Va. whose death
has just be announced. started out in
life as a printer I'm Wilmington. He
left here In 1877 and after teaching in
the Hampton Normal Institute for
colored persons, for, "a time, he engaged
in the real estate business and was
later engaged as manager of the Old
Dominion Line at Norfolk.
Evening journal., 1906-07-12

sForeign Travellers and Domestic
Tourists carry our Special Accident
.Insurance-Also best Health Contracts.
The General Accident Co.. VIM. T.
Morris. Dist. Mgr. Board of Trade
Rooms, Equitable Bldg.
Evening journal., 1906-07-12
ABOUT VACATIONS.

THE season Of vacations is on Even the
4 Pennsy must have vacation, though of
different kind. Ii has made application to the
Street and Sewer Department for the vacation
of portion of Railroad Avenue, which means
that the railroad company wants more OF that
street turned over to it SO it can enlarge its
freight yards We are told that "rhe members
OF the Board said they would go over the ground
and look into the matter before giving decision.
If the Board gives a favorable decision it is pro-
posed to make application to the September term
OF the county court
We predict that there will be favorable de-
csion. and that the company will, in the course
OF few months, get the street. We say it will
get the street, for the reason that it usually gets
what it starts out after. Long experience has
taught it how to present its propositions in a
convincing manner.
About twelve months ago. the company ac-
quircd over seven hundred feet of this same
street, as a result OF proceedings taken by the
Street and Sewer Department And these pro-
ceedings were taken over the objections OF those
living, and owning property, near the street they
were taken Notwithstanding the residents in that
part OF the city had been assured that the street
was to remain open as public street.
Little figuring is needed to show the value Of
4 fhat gift to the company. The company thus
Acquired piece Of land as large in area as twenty
vail building lots Of the size Of twelve feet by
.ly feet each. Doubtless the company had been
81 lmg to private land owners from fifty to
<N ety-hve thousand dollars for land OF no larger
'rowrAQi lsions than was that strip which given
omna or nothing-for nothing except the costs
Win. proceedings, which, perhaps did not ex-
Il - dollars. So the company got seven
'z p eet of Railroad Avenue for mere song
8 = likelihood, will get more Of the street
Vt it, how effective songs arel
Evening journal., 1906-07-12

sMask Carnival Tuesday. July nth.
at Shellpot Park.
Evening journal., 1906-07-12

No attention paid to unsigned communications
Advertising rates application
Evening journal., 1906-07-12
Nor1cr ro rIr puR1Ic.

All THE NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
Evening journal., 1906-07-12
Measure Your Ice.

Wilmington. July p.
Evening journal., 1906-07-12

Only mint can make money witnors aaverti'lns'--
Gladstone.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-28
NE|CHBORS TO Be
FIRST TO GREET
BRYAN
WHEN HE ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
TO RECEIVE HIS f1OME COM
ING WELCOME.
LONG LIST OF NOTABLES
Will Be at Pier Whon the Nebraskar
Lands Thursday--Unusuai Politi'
cal Departure to be Sprung
at Fulton, KY.

New York, Aug. 27.-Although Wfl'
liam J. Bryan is not expected to arrive
in this port until O'Clock on Thurs
day afternoon four hours before the
time set for his public reception in
Madison Square Garden, special trains
filled with admirers of the Nebraska
man are already speeding toward New
York City
Among the first to arrive will be the
neighbors and personal friends Of Mr.
Bryan from Nebraska. 1t is expected
that on Monday morning two fpecial
trains. one containing a delegation OF
100 persons from Lincoln, headed by
Mayor Brown, of that city, and an
other of about the same number head
ed by Mayor Dahlman, of Omaha, will
arrive.
1t is estimated that before nightfall
on Monday 200 members of the 81
Louis Democratic club and 100 mem
bers of the jefferson club of ST
Louis will have arrived. The commit
tee in charge is having a great hai
vest through the sale of seats.
Within the next day or two all OF
railroads leading TO New York WI
have at least one special train on it,
way 10 the city filled with men and
women, and they will add more good
coin--that is, if they get to see vii
liam Jennings
Democratic governors flDm twelve
states aud mayors from twice the
number of cities each accompanied by
delegat ons ranging from 100 to SOC
persons have notified the committe.
that they will be on hand and have de
manded seats for their respective pal
lies in Madison Square Garden.
William Hoge, who has charge 0
affair. received letter from MI
bryan. the last he expects to c2iv'
before the Peerless" lands at Pie
| A, North river, on Thursday Nh
Bryan expressed himself as well salts
fed with the arrangements whicl
have been made and requested Mr.
Hoge to reserve accommodate OnS q
the Victoria Hotel for party of sevei
persons Mr. and Mrs. Dunlop an'
their daughter; Moses c. Wetmore, o
ST. Louis, and Mr and Mrs, Bryan
ana daugher Mr.. Bryan asked furthe
that the committee engage small re
ception room for Mrs. Bryan's us'
while in the city.
Mr. Bryan is to be met at Pier A
when he -teps ashore on Thursda!
afternoon by Acting Mayor MCGOWAN
Of New York CITY; Governor Folk, o
Missouri. and Mr. lIoge lie will b'
escorted TO the Victoria Hotel at once
and. after receiving mall COMPANY
Of visitors. will retire for dinner an
10 prepare his speech I'm Madison
Square Garden in the evening.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-28
FARM HAND ATTACKS FlVE-YEAh'
DAUGHTER OF EMPLOYER
NEAR CHARLESTON.
WAS ALMOST KILLED
Nv the Enraged Father When WIKI
Posse He Captured the Fiend--
Prominent Young Farmer
Foully Murdered.
Special to The Bulletin.

Special to The Bulletin.
Charleston, Mo, Aug 21.-CharleS-
ton may be the scene before morning,
of n Iynchlng as a result OF criminal
assault made by Charles Goforth, a
farm hand upon the five year OLD
daughter of his employer, Ed Albright
q prominent farmer, living naer Bert
rand Mo.
After the ashault Goforth started
to make his escape towards the
swamps east of Bertrand but the girl $
father organized a posse or farmers
and captured him late this afternoon.
Members of the posse refused to al
low Albright to have a weapon of any
kind but before he could be prevent
ed he leaped upon Goforth and beat
him almost to death
In the meantime news of the as
sault had been sent to Charleston, the
county seat and a sheriff's posse and
a number of enraged citizens started
to Bertrand, with a pack of blood
bounds. The hounds were put on the
scent and trailed Goforth TO the place
where he had been captured. Go
forth, who was unconscious as a result
of the beating given him by Albright
was carried to Charleston and plac-
ed in the county jail.
A message from there late tonight
SAYS that the excitement is intense
and that II is rumored that mob
is being organized to some here and
lynch Goforth.
The girl Is III serious condition
aud If her aessIf seesrs tonight i
is quite certain that lynching VIII
follow. The county jail is a weak
structure and it is believed that there
will be no trouble in getting Goforth
cut
Goforth is said to be weak minded
Young fellow. He has been working
on Albright's farm several months.
Early this morning he enticed the
little girl to barn on the farm and
committed his horrible crime, He
Immediately left the place and several
hours later his unconscious victim
was found by her father. She was re-
vived and told the story of the ah-
sault and the posse was Immediately
organized.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-28
crisis IN PERSIA
is at Hand, Also Germary's opportu
nifty to Gain a Foothold as the
Shah Is Without Funds.

London. Aug 27.-The correspond
ent at Teheran of the Mail declares
The crisis is approaching in Persia
with Russia paralyzed. Germany's S
great opportunity Is at hand. The
entire organization is collapsing. Pro
vince5 are In condition OF anarchy;
the treasury is empty and all ayilable
securities are mortgaged; the army
has been unpaid for months and Is In
open mutiny and instructions are
daily and are fast spreading. While
Turkey continues her aggressions on
the western frontiers, Germany strain
ing every nerve TO gain footing in
Persia. has made a loan through Bel
gian lnanciers in return for conces-
sions from the Shah.