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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23

The local postal business has grown
to such an extent that it has been
found necessary TO double the capacity
Of the shelves at the postofiice in
which are kept the slips which are
placed on packages Of mail sent from
the Wilmington Office. For a long
time there has been a large track in
the centre of the workroom, in which
the slips we're kept. IL is about 10
feet long, about 10 feet high and the
numerous shelves are about is inches
wide. Increased space has been secured
by doubling the width of the shelves.
This shows the growth of the out
going business, but also indicates the
general growth, for an increase in that
direction means an increase in every
direct ion. AS was stated recently, 1t
has been found necessary to largely
increase the number Of lock boxes.
When the postofiice was built it was
thought that it would provide ample
space for the demand for many years,
but from persent indications it will be
necessary to secure additional work
ing space before many years have
elapsed.
When the carriers are all in the
Office, sorting their mail, preparatory
to going out on their routes, each man
has only enough room in which to
work, and the same thing IS true Of
the clerks, who are constantly at work
in the same room. One section is as
signed TO the carriers and the present
number Of men completely fill that
space, while the present clerical force
completely fills the space set apart for
the men engaged in that work.
The quantity Of mail delivered in
the city has grown to such an extent
during the past few years that some of
the carriers are unable to handle all
of the mail on some deliveries in the
time formerly required to do so.
Although seven sub-stations have
been established IN different parts of
the city, it does not appear that the
central Office has been relieved thereby,
although all of the sub-stations are
doing an excellent business.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
SAVED BOY FROM DROWNING.

Frederick Smith, a young man, Of
1919 Church street, rescued "a boy from
drowning yesterday afternoon in the
Brandywine at Eleventh street bridge.
The boy, who is seven years old, and
who lives in the neighborhood, was
playing alone on scow opposite the
orchard, when he fell from il into the
water. Smith, who was driving a
team, was startled TO hear a faint cry
for help in a childish voice coming
from the direction OF the water
Alighting from his wagon, he ran to
the edge of the bridge and was horri-
fed to see the boy battling with all
his strength to keep himself from sink
ing. Smith jumped overheard and
saved the boy.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
PERSONAL.

Miss Hattie Mcconnell is at Allan
tic City.
Miss Agnes Benson is visiting in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Martha Taylor has returned
from Atlantic City.
Mrs. George Fulton is spending the
week in Atlantic City.
Mrs George Vail is spending the
week in Atlantic City.
Miss Elsie Hampton is the guest Of
friends in Philadelphia.
Miss Marian McColley is visiting
friends in Philadelphia.
Joshua McGonigal Of Dover is visit
ing relatives in this city.
Mrs. Frank Sharpless is visiting
relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Henrietta Pierce is visiting
friends in Coatesville, Pa.
Miss Edna Ward of Bridgeville has
been visiting friends here.
Mrs. George c. Gunley is visiting
friends in New York City.
Miss Anna Walters of Lewes, is the
guest of friends in this city.
Miss Mary Walters Of Dover is the
guest of friends in this city.
Miss Marian Parker of Dover is
visiting friends in this city.
Mrs. Pier on Rudolph is spen in
a few weeks no Atlantic City.
Mrs. Warren Willis Of Elkton, Nd,
is visiting friends in this city.
Miss Hattie Wilson OF Philadelphia,
is visiting her aunt in this city
George Martin Of Philadelphia is
spending a few days in this city.
George w. James of PHILADELPHIA,
is visiting his aunt in this city.
Miss Emma Morris Of Berwyn, Pa, A.,
has been visiting friends in this city.
Mrs Thomas BucSson Of Leipsic
has been visiting friends in this city.
Mrs II. H. Haggerty of Leipsic has
been visiting her mother in this city.
Rev. and Mrs. Philip II. Rawlirs Of
Seaford have been visiting in this Guy.
Mrs Clarence Baldwin Of Newark.
n. j., is visiting relatives in this city.
Mrs. Harriett Parmaleeof Yonkers.
New York, Is visiting friends in this
city.
Mrs. Claude d. Talley Of Philadel
phia is visiting her mother in this
city.
Miss Ethel Blizzard is spending sew
eral weeks with relatives in Bridge
willie.
Mrs. Harry Morton Of Chesapeake
City, Nd, has been visiting friends in
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. William I. Moore of
Bethel are visiting Mrs. w. W. Knowles
of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 1. Kent and
James Malloy are at the Chalfonte,
Atlantic City.
Mrs. Samuel Tomlinson of Laurel
has been visiting her son, James Tom
linson Of this city.
Mrs. william Wickersham of AL
toona, Pa, is visiting her sister. Mrs.
Harry Chandler Of this city.
Manley G.. Miller OF Northeast. Nd.
has taken a government position in the
postoliice building in Philadelpia.
Charles a. Groves. Jr., Of the firm
of Charles A. Groves d Son If Lam
caster, Pa, IS visitor 90 this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Gawtbrop
have returned from n three months
trip to Colorado, Arizona and Cali
fornia.
Miss Mamie Purcell OF Gainesville
Va, has been visiting relatives her.
for several weeks. She left for her
home th 8 morn ing.
Miss Ella McVey, a student in n @
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
A Remarkable Cure.

Prof Hermann has again astonished
the city and the medical fraternity and
scientific circles in general by curing in
less than Ia days a 3-years-old child who
has suffered since birth with epileptic
fits and infantile paralysis The child
heretofore has been unable to walk or
talk and usually had from FIVE to eight
convulsions nightly. Such cures as this
would be termed miracles in the olden
days, when Christianity was in its in
faury y
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
SALE OF THE OLD AND NEW.

The time is ripe for discarding many
articles about houses and stores, and the
Management Of the Homeopathic Hos
pital again ask for all sorts Of things TOT
the stock of the rummage sale in Octo-
Der. With the completion Of the new
building comes the necessity for more
funds. 1t is hoped that friends o, no
hospital will respond generously as they
always have.
Notify Mrs. C. N. Trump, 1871 West
Thirteenth street. d. & A. 35S, or Ms
W. G. MahaHy. 1902 West Ninth street
ID. E. A phone f0SQ.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23

University of Pennsylvania training
school, Philadelphia, has been on
visit to her mother in this city.
Miss Ellen keenan, and Miss Serena
NJ. Munda will attend the commence
ment exercises of the Wyoming High
School to be held in that town this
evening.
Prank Maguigan, formerly Of this
city, but now of Barberton, Ohio, has
resigned his position as foreman Of the
Sterling Boiler Works and taken
position as assistant superintendent Of
the Niles Boiler Works, at Niles, Ohio
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23

rect act Of Providence, saved my hfe and
am impressed that q Is a bounden duty 20
make IL known.
"For years I kept failing with stom-
ach and liver disorders until / was re-
duced 40 lbs. from my normal weight.
When I got too low 20 treat myself, OF
my associate physicinns advised me 10 put
my house in order for ! would be quickly
going the way OF all mankind. just about
that time ] was put on n diet OF Grape
Nuts predigested food. Curiously enough II
quickly began to build me up, apr elite re-
turned and in IS days / gained lbs. That
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
rnunr,n r..nrnn ,l.n,lnn.

Rev. R. X Stephenson, superinten-
dent Of the Junior Epworth League
work in Wilmington district of Viii
mington M. E. Conference, has Sc
cured Miss Emma Robinson of Chi
cago, general secretary Of the Junior
Epworth League, to make an address
in Scott Church tomorrow evening
All members of the league are invited
TO attend.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23

started my return to health and really saved
my life.
"a physician is naturally preiudiced
case 1 am willing to declare IL from fhe
housetops that the multiplied thousan VINO
ara now suffering as / did can find relief
and health a. easily and promptly by Grape
Nuts. IL they only knew what 70 do. SIN
cerely and fraternaiy yours" Name o.
this prominent physician furnished by
Postum Co.. Battle Greek, Mica.
Look IN pkps. for n copy of the famous
little book, The Road to Nelivills.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
Or FED HIMSELF
Pound ihe Food that saved M. iAir.

A good old family physician with a lie
time experience in saving people finally
found hitnseli sick unio death.
Medicines failed and------but let him
tell his own story. For the first time IN
my life of 81 yeaH ] am impelled TO pub
Ideally testify to the value of a largely ndver-
tised article and I certainly would not zen
these lines except that, what seems TO me a d.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
Medal Contest.

The Y. W. @. n. u. of Madeley NJ.
y. Church will hold medal contest
tomorrow evening. The one having
the best recitation on Temperance"
will receive the medal. Tho exercises
will be held in the church at New
Castle avenue and b street, begin
ming at s o'clock.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
snnlh Afrlcnn nll..lonnrl.a.

The prayermeeting in Kingswood
M. b. Church this evening will be ad-
dressed by Rev. and Mrs. j. o. Leham
Of johannesburg, South Africa. 1t is
expected that large audience will
hear the addresses.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
clayton once Force.

At the Clayton office of the Delaware
railroad there is now an Office force OF
seven men and a janitor 1t is under
stood that the paymaster, Charles c..
Clifton, will shortly make his head
quarters in the Office building of the p.
r. & w. railroad in this city.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
nnnnhlir.n nIn..in.

a meeting of the New Castle County
Regular Republican Committee has
been called Tor next Saturday after
noon. The meeting viii be held at
the Young Mems Republican Club
and matters pertaining to the cam.
paign viii be discussed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
Reception 10 Rector.

The members Of St. Luke's Reformed
Episcopal Church will tender recep-
tion 20 their rector, Rev. Ralph Fin
ley and Mrs. Finley, tomorrow even
ing. All members and friends of the
church are invited to attend.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
New pyihIans.

Calanthe Lodge, Knights Of Pythias.
last night initiated fifteen new MEM
bors. This lodge was organized only
a few months ago and is growing
rapidly. The order is in excellent
condition al over the State.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
Asoennlon Dnv servlcea.

At Calvary P. e. Church, Third and
Washington streets, Ascension Day
services consisting Of morning prayer
and holy communion, will be held to.
morrow morninp at 0 olclocl.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
POSTAL BUSINESS GROWING
As Indicated by Requirement
for Incseased Facilities.
MORE MAILING SLIP SPACE
Which Shows the Growth Of
tho Outgrowing Business.

Although Seven sub-statlons Have Been
Established and Are Well Patron
ized, the Central once Has Not Been
Relieved as a Result of the Exi ension.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
GOOD isosnIf. 1Iu.f rolIo,,

The classified adv. If it Is placed in the
proper medium. Livery Evening carries
more classified advertising than an the
other newspapers In the city combined.t
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
nonsronD's AoID rnosrnArr

Relieves Nervous Disorders
headache, inaomnia, exhaustion and rest.
lessnoss. Rehulus tho nervous systems
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
AGGRESSIVE CAMPA
To be Prosecuted BY The Anil
bribery League Of Dela-
ware This Year.
A LOCAL AUXILIARY FORNED
At a Meeting OF the Signers OF
the Pledge in Wilmington.
ORGANIZATION TO Be THOROUGH
Canvassers, Detectives and
Secretary to be Employed.

= Fund OF Probably $1,000 win be Pro-
vlded 60 Pay the Expense which Will
of Money.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
"In cases of slow Digestion lack of Stomach
tone, and debility, this food is invaluable"
NOW FOR THE REASON /.

of man food is in cereals
properly dgsed but
in fa by and orked
Is
decays
Tomeeai trouble ood was part and
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in Hencewh e ,ready
for n a
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
THE LONDON "LANcETo saws

LONDON says:
The features wrtyo o NJ our AZ Of
rodd m rea m
a
food tNer tina anaym an Ou anay nj
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The Ood IS pro-
dand the etfo formation O arch suga
Aperec for
digestion ry bead n
. the weakest babe
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-23
"THERE's A REASON"

- Or ~ toaspo0nlal. o the 90 % that VI
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-06
Property Owners Are Getting In
tercsted in The Matter.
PETITIONS ARE BEING CIRCULATED
East Main Street Residents Are Also
Said to Be Falling Into
Line.

Rose street people between Spokane
and Third streets are falling in line on
street improvements and petitions are
being circulated among property own
ers asking the council to create an as
sessment district and pave that thor
oughfare between the Third street
bridge and the w & C. R. tracks in
East Rose street, a distance of nearly
four blocks. DR.. M. A. helms has been
circulating a petition among property
owners between Colville and Second
streets with excellent success, and it is
understood that the property owners
between Second and Third and be-
heartily in favor of the proposed i'm
provement and will petition the council
to extend the assessment district so as
to take in those two sections.
With contracts already let for paving
Fourth and Elm and West Main be-
tween Sixth and Ninth, the indication
is that 1906 will prove a banner year
in the matter of street improvements
and that no less than 20 blocks of the
residence and business district will be
improved by paving this year. East
Main street property owners between
Palouse and Isaacs avenue are said to
be in favor of paving and in all prob
ability a petition will be circulated in
that section this week, asking the
council to proceed with the work. Sew
eral property owners on Isaacs avenue
are in favor of extending the East
Main street district to a point beyond
Reynolds hall, if the proposed improve
ment on East Main is carried out.
Paving talk mas been revived on
Poplar street between Fifth and East
and before another year passes those
in favor of the improvement believe
sufficient number of property owners
can be induced to sign a petition to
admit of the council creating an as
sessment district without bringing out
too much opposition. Poplar street is
destined to become an excellent bust
ness street those in favor of paving
declare, and the sooner the improve
ment is made the sooner will business
houses begin to go up.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-06
new WATER SYSTEM FOR PRESCOTT
CONTRACTS FOR PIPE LINE WILL
BE AWARDED FEBRUARY g.
BONDS AT A PREMIUM.

Charles H. ONeill, town clerk of
Prescott and editor of the Prescott
Spectator, was in Walla Walla today
securing rights of way along the coun-
ty road for Prescott's pipe line for the
new system of waterworks which the
town will put in shortly. The matter
was taken up with the commissioners
and the necessary permission secured.
CONTRACTS for constructing the new
system will be let On February g. Mr..
O'Neill said this morning. 1.-THE new
line will be about three miles in length
and will be of 6-inch wooden wire
wound pipe. We will have a head of
about As feet, which will give us ex-
cellent pressure We have disposed of
our bonds amounting to $500 at
premium of s9S. The bonds are issued
for 10 years and draw 51z per cent in
terest. The new bonds were issued
against the revenues of the water
system"
Mr.. O'Neill says that Prescott is
forging steadily ahead as a business
point Several new business buildings
are under contemplation and many
handsome residences have gone up the
past year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-06
= y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y
y WHITMAN COLLEGE NOTES. =

The Whitman college council, con-
sisting of trustees, faculty and alumni
will hold it's annual mid-year meeting
a week from Friday night. Several
matters of Importance will be dis
cussed
Pearsons academy will defend the
American side of the question sub
mitted to them for debate by the pre-
paratory department of Washington
State college on the respective merits
of the English and American form Of
government This was decided at
meeting held in Professor Hendricks
office yesterday afternoon at o'clock
The tryout for selecting team te
represent Pearsons will be held or
Friday afternoon.
Mayor Gilbert Hunt will talk to the
boys of Billings hall on Friday evening
after dinner He has not yet an
nounced the definite wording of the
subject of his talk but it will be one
connected with business.
President S. B. L. Penrose will at
tend the coming convention of tn
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-06

city, finds life in a small country vii
iage irksome. She longs to get away
and after stormy scene with her hus
band in which she taunts him with his
inability to supply the luxuries t,
which she considers herself entitled
she prepares to leave him. At this
appears on the scene. In 11er anger at
Tom, she agrees to elope with Fred
erick Armsdale, who promises her all
the luxurious ease and Incidence that
she Graves. Toms father overhears
the two plotting to go away and up
braids Jeanette. A quarrel follows
during which the old man is killed. the
guilty pair escape and Tom comes
back and sees his fathers body lying
On the ground. He is discovered
kneeling by his fathers body, holding
in his hand a bloody knife. When
asked who has committed the crime.
he is about to answer when Jeanette
and her paramour appear and de-
nounce Tom as the murderer Tom
is sentenced to death, but on account
of his previous good character, his
sentence is committed ii life impris-
onment. Tom is next discovered in
prison in convict's stripes, bearing his
burden meekly, and hoping that friends
will discover new evidence that will
clear his name of the foul accusation
OF murder. There is a tramp, Jim
Mason who witnessed the murder of
which Tom is accused but on account
of his past record he is afraid to ap-
pear at the trial as witness for Tom
Mason is befriended in many ways by
Toms people, and he finally provides
the clue that ultimately clears Tom OF
the stigma Of murder. Toms mother
and Ruth Larkins make personal ap-
peal to the governor of the state, and
the new evidence presented is so over
whelmingly in favor of Toms inno-
cence, that the governor grants him a
full pardon. Armsdale is apprehended
and tried for the murder, and sem
fenced to death. Jeanette, worn out
by life of dissipation, dies in misery.
ries Ruth Larkins, whose efforts to
help him clear his name, have proven
good, pure woman.
The play closes with preparations
for another wedding under way in hon.
est Tom Logan's happy home.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-06
COST sS,16S.23 FOR MAINTAINING
RECEIPTS OF STATE INSTITUTION
LAST MONTH WERE LIMITED
STATES FINANCES.

The cost Of maintaining the state
penitentiary during the month Of jan
uary was $S,16S.23, according to the re-
port of the state auditor made public
yesterday. Being at time of the year
when the output is practically nothing
the care of the 500 convicts was a clear
receipts and expenditures of the gen.
eral fund shows that the expenses o!
running the affairs of the state during
the month exceeded the receipts by
nearly $1,000. The receipts were
$1O4,5O144 and the expenditures $116,-
1878
Following is the statement as made
public:
General fund, receipts from al
sources, $1O4, sol Az general fund, ex-
penditures, $116, 143.7S; deficit for JAN
uary, $11,64234; overdraft on January
1, 1906, s2,754.So; total overdraft on
February 1, s94,3e6.64.
The expenditures from the general
fund for the month of January were
as follows:
Bounties paid counties for wild ami
NAL scalps, $4,761; building at institu-
lions, eastern Washington hospital
s2.677.60; feeble minded, $2,S24.77; pen
itentiary, $161.4S; soldiers home
$9O6S7; western Washington hospital
SIS. 400: current expenses, $99,413.06;
total, $116,143.7S. The total receipts o;
state special funds for the month OF
January were SIT, 1876, and expendi-
lures s79,912O4, showing a balance OF
special funds.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-06
CONSIDERING SITE FOR CHURCH
PREsBYTERIANs ARE CONSIDER.
ING ERECTION OF NEW
EDIFICE.'

At the meeting of the men of the
First Presbyterian church held last
night several sites offered for the pro-
posed new church were canvassed b.
those present. While as yet no definite
action was taken relative to the selec-
ton of a site, it is reported that a site
was practically agreed upon, but an
official announcement of the place will
not be made for several days. 1t was
the unanimous sentiment that the or"
ganization should proceed at the earl
lest possible time to erect an adequate
modern and up-tO-date new building
for church work.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-06

Real estate transfers filed with the
county auditor and compiled by the
Walla Walla Abstract company, base
mnet Baker-Boyer bank building:
Julia L. Williamson to Grant Cope
land, deed, parts of lots 1, 2, and 4
of block 16, Roberts addition to Walla
Walla; $780,
Charles Cooper to Julia Hale, deed
lots and of McAuliff's addition to
Walla Walla; $4,000.
F. J. Parker and wife to Joseph Ehr
Ter, quit-claim deed, lots II and II in
block 8 of Spring Grove No. 2 addi-
ton to Walla Walla; 81.
Grant Copeland and wife to John R.
Fitzhugn, deed, lots 4, and in
Evans addition to Walla Walla; 81.
Joseph Tachi and wife to Grant
Copeland, deed, lot II, Menlo Park adj
dition to Walla Walla; 5000.
ait CopeldHu anu Vile " JdCOD
Valaer, deed, lot II, Menlo Park addi-
ton to Walla Walla; $500.
Mary F. Green to Bertha M. Lindsay
deed, lot 1 of block 5, Green's annex to
Walla Walla; $500.
Paul Compton and wife to Mrs. E. A
Preston, deed, lot u, block 2, Isaacs'
third addition to Walla Walla; $3.50.
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ADJUSTMENTS
"Human Hearts,"

Human Hearts will be seen at the
Keylor Grand, Saturday, February 10.
The play is ingeniously constructed,
and the lovers of plain. lucid dramatic
fiction cannot fail to detect in it, quail
tiles which they are sure to admire.
There is enough dramatic material in
Human Hearts" for half dozen dra-
mas.
Each of it's leading characters COM
bines enough definite traits to equip
a whole community of people. Yet its
intricate ramifying interests are all
pieced and dovetailed together with
extraordinary technical skill. They
are all plausible and they work out
logically in the end.
The scenes are laid in the hills OF
Arkansas, and the story hinges about
the lives of Tom Logan and his wife
jeanette, woman, who, reared in the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-06

colleges of the west to be held in COL
oiauo Springs during the latter part
Oh this month. The organization is
caiieo the Conference of the Colleges
oI the Interior and will be extended to
embrace nearly all the smaller colleges
OF the west reaching as far as Oberlin,
ONO. No universities are included.
DIR. Penrose will be the last sneaker
on the fine program, which has been
arranged by the executive officers, and
VIII talk on the evening of February %
on the subject THE College and Citi-
zenship." He expects to leave here
ABOUT the 18th and remain away a
week.