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fed by the high signatory powers;
provision made for reforms in the
treatment of the injured In battle, for
tho protection OF hospital work, all
hospitals to be indicated by certain
flag, a red cross on a white ground.
Shortly after the institution of the
Red Cross It's beneRcence was called
into play. In the war of 1866 nearly
$4,000 wounded Austrians were cared
for by the Prussian society OF the Red
Cross, and In the Franco Prussian
war the Red Cross had $4,000 beds in
towns between Dusseldorf and Baden
alone. 1t was while helping on the
battlefield In the last named war that
Miss Barton. one Of the best nurses
OF our civil war, realized the need for
organizing Red Cross society in
America, and on her return home she
laid the matter before President Gar
field, himself soldier and cognizant
Of conditions in time of war. With
out undue delay the American Red
Cross society was organized. Even
outside the miserles of war, this or
ganization has for its prime object
the relief Of the suffering. Muskets
and cannon may be silent for awhile,
but the warning elements, fire, water
and wind may cause suffering at any
time. With this In view there has
been added to the original what is
called the American amendment"
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Important Questions.

How would you like TO be your own
horse?
Would you let the mead Of a rlvet
stand twisted in the harness till It
tore the skin of?
Would you put bride on yourself
that had a loose binder that tapped
you in the eye every time you made a
step?
Now, woulc you?-Deh oft News.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-08
"Hello" Just Grew.

Did Edison invent the telephone
"hello?" ! doubt the story. To say
hello" is older than the Edisonlan
hills. Nothing Is more natural than
to say Hello, rom!" Hello, Doc!"
Hello, Hank" Hello, joint" No
one learned It OF Edison. Like Topsy,
II grew.-N. Y. Press.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-08
One Long. Forgotten Worry.

Conditions improve with time and
serenity increases. This time ten
years ago you were worrying about
how you could manage to pay the diff.
terence when you traded of your old
wheel for the seasons model.-ln.
dianapolis News.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-08
Some Wheat.

The wheat crop OF 1905 is nearly
700,000,000 bushels. Out OF this guam.
tity, says Farming, the domestic con.
sumption, including the requirements
for seed upon the basis Of the stats
tics OF the last three years, will some.
what exceed 5OO,OOO,OOO bushels.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-08
London Fake.

The statement made recently before
the London Psyche Therapeutic society
as to X-rays which threw the shadow OF
a rat in Theoretically sealed tube upon
a screen as long as the animal was alive,
the shadow passing away and the ami
NAL becoming transparent when death
came, turns out to be a hoax. The lee
turer had been duped.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-08
War Strength of Nations.

The total war strength Of the army
In Austria. Hungary is 2,5SO,OOO men;
France, 4,S5O,OOO; Germany. 5,24O 900;
Great Britain-England, Wales, Scot.
land and Ireland-SS4,O95; Japan, &c.,.
OO7; Russia. 5,25s.OOO, and the United
States, 100000 regulars and lll.OOO
7'litia.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-08
Census Never Taken.

The population OF Morocco can only
be guessed. No census has ever been Ia
ken. The best authorities estimate the
inhabitants to number about 7,600,gV0
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-08

The American National
Red Cross Association
Help When Warning Elements Bring Suffering Well in Times
That Nations War-Praedca Business Methods.
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English Drawing Room
and Evening Court
Presentation Trying Ordeal Court Procedure Strictly
Regulated Changes introduced by King Edward.
Evening journal., 1906-08-09
WHAT COMPETITION Will DO.

THE people Of the city Of Boston are congrat-
= ulating themselves upon the reduction Of
electric light and power rates from II cents to
IS cents per hlowatt Compared with what now
seems to be a very satisfactory rate to the Boston
ians, Wilmington, by reason Of healthy competi-
ton, now has a rate averaging so per cent less
than that of Boston. We are reliably informed
that the new rates being given, many OF which.
are now in force, will average Somewhat less than
~ cents. OF course the small users pay more
than that price, but on the other hand, the many
large manufactures and other patrons, using
large quantity of current have the benefit of
much lower rate than ~ cents. The benefit and
advantage of cheap light and power to our city
is very great indeed. We are informed that a
number of the large manufacturing establish
ments Of Wilmington have already abandoned
their independent power plants, and are now us
ing electricity, which is found to be not only more
convenient but much less expensive. Looking at
it from this point of view our city offer manu-
facturers perhaps a lower rate per horsepower
than any other city where fuel is used in the gen
Grafton of electricity, and our rate is even less
than that in Buffalo which has the benefit of the
Niagara Falls electric current When it is consd-
cred that coal is as cheap in Boston as it is in
Wilmington, we feel that we can lay claim to at
least one thing, and that not unimportant in
which we greatly surpass Boston.
Evening journal., 1906-08-09
DELAWARE NEWS NOTES

Greenwood will be the scene Of snir-
tied racing meet to-day. Horsemen and
fanciers will fiock 10 Currys Driving
Park TO witness the 2.20 class the 80
class and a general 2.ao class.
William J. Hukil an engineer on the
b., B. and w. railroad living at Dover
has been retired on a pension after iS
Years of continuous service and a remark
able railroad career
To-day is Big Thursday AT Slaughter
Beach and Bowers Beach and great
crowds are in attendance.
"A large stretch of side tracking has
been added to the railroad accommoda-
tions of Cheswold for the convenience Of
fruit shippers from that section OF Del
aware.
Many hundreds Of baskets OF peaches
are being shipped from cheswold daily.
The heavy rains. however, have spoiled
much Of the fruit
"A serious condition confronts the Sus-
sex Levy Court as a result Of the recent
storms and washouts. In the Second and
Third districts alone about fifty small
bridges have been damaged or washed
away entirely, sustaining a loss 10 the
country Of from 5000 to 5000. The water
ran with such force that the carrying
capacity OF culverts was overtaxed and IS
inch sewer pipes were cut out.
Evening journal., 1906-08-09
Editorial Opinion
New Friends. Ehl

II appears thar the Index is also one Of
Mr.. Handy's senatorial stage managers.
Our old free silver pard has swung around
the political compass so fast and furious
IN the last fifteen months, that he tumhles
az last in this Palmer and Buckner slop-
sub, like sumbling-bug in the soft-soap
barrel We undoubtedly sympathize with
these sad circumstances and do not pro-
pose TO aggravate them. We are sure
that poor Levin was honest In 1896 and
that he stil feels honest In his course to-
day lie seems to have been bonn in the
world like the mushroom without any tap
root Tides and seasons sweep him hithcr
and thither. and wherever he alights his
rich luxuriant foliage is the pride %
every garden
We have no idea what our friend Biggs
intends to do with Levin. Honest John is
a mighty good man himself, and has LOIS
Of friends down here. but not enough 10
spare Handy many. However we advise
him TO work Handy very fast while he has
him, and when he pulls up again we Will
all smile over It together.
one serious word about the senatorial
candidate. This paper is booming no sem
atorial candidates Has named no particu-
lar one. and will certainly not do Il.
Wouldn't express a choice now between
two or more candidates that have been
named, for "A sound peach crop. Had
rather sell this paper quit discussing poli-
tics and spend the remnant Of an unproht-
able life away from the noise and hum of
an politics, than name our man to-day.
We are however, in favor of the Demo-
cratic Senatorial candidate who has a
majority Of the Democratic Legislative
caucus next winter And the Index is stnl
i'm favor of the senatorial candidate who
next winter and bolt with them to grleve
and scandalize the party again.-Delaware
State News
Evening journal., 1906-08-09
Peoples Column
owed It to the Public.

Editor The Evening Journal
If the reports of the statement made by
President johnson regarding an attempt
to buy his influence I'm favor OF his vote
for the Commercial franchise two years
ago state the facts It would seem to me
that he owed Il to the citizens of VIII
mington whose servant he is to have re-
vealed the matter long ago. That in my
estimation would have been one of the
best reasons possible for his refusing to
have voted for II then. If he is positive
that such is still the case and that the
same crowd is now behind the Commercial
Company he might stll have reason for
voting against IL yesterday.
1t seems TO me strange that he has said
nothing, however, about such an affair
during the two months or more in which
this franchise has been under discussion.
Not word has been said until it came to
pass the franchise over the veto and then
President Johnson awoke ITO the sense OF
his public duty and told OF an attempt
to bribe him two years ago. The franchise
seems TO be all right. If there is anything
about It which any public official knows
is crooked II was time long ago that he
spoke and spoke strongly.
Yours Respectfully,
A Gas Consumer
Wilmington Aua
Evening journal., 1906-08-09
TO REPUBLICANS:

We are anxious to have every
Republican in close touch, and work
ing in harmony with the Republican
National Congressional Committee in
favor Of the election of Republican
Congress.
The Congressional campaign must
be based on the administrative and
legislative record of the party, and,
that being so, Theodore Roosevelts
personality must be a central figure
and his achievements a central
thought in the campaign.
We desire to maintain the work of
this campaign with popular subscrip-
tons Of One Dollar each from Repub-
licans. To each subscriber we will
send the Republican National Cam
paign Text Book and all documents
issued by the Committee.
Help us achieve a great victory.
JAMES S. SHERMAN, Chairman.
P o. Box ao6s, New York.
Evening journal., 1906-08-09
The Use Of sllnas.
'ours Respectfully,
A Gas Consumer.

Editor The Evening Journal
Allow me to cali the attention Of the po-
lice throughout the city TO the use Of
slings on the public streets by boys. Near
ly every day / see boys going along the
streets with a loaded sling ready to let
go the pebble at any object. Cats, dogs
and birds are the principal targets and on
several occasions I have seen boys shoot
deliberately at colored people, who We're
passing ON the opposite side OF the street.
This is "A dangerous practice for the
small boy to indulge in and the police
should make an effort to break e up
The boys do not limit their dangerous
pastime to the streets, they even go to
the parks where they can easily shoot
the birds without breaking front windows.
The trees of Wilmington are no place for
the boy with the sling and parents should
not allow their children to have the weap-
ons in their possession. The boys DO not
realize the danger TO pedestrians when
they let fly the pebbles, that rebound,
sometimes striking passershy. Hundreds
of window panos are broken every year
by the use Of the sling shot and IL is time
that this nuisance is stopped
Respectfully,
Public Safety.
Wilmington, Aug. Q.
Evening journal., 1906-08-09
Personal and Pertinent

The ancient doubling problem has appeared again and
is creating quite good deal Of interest one man has
kept himself pretty well supplied with cigars for week
by making the assertion that cent doubled
day for thirty-two days viii amount TO over million
dollars the end OF that period. Not person in
any idea of what doubled thirty-tvo times
viii amount TO, and most OF them think that it would
not make hundred dollars, while go very high
"a thousand.
although II took him long time TO complete 1t he
astonshed the result He found that doubled
every day thirty-two days viii amount TO $29672-
2S937 takes sixteen days get something three
hundred, but after that the increases rapidly
Evening journal., 1906-08-09
MONEY SHARKS ACTIVE
Change Tactics in Order to Hold Trade
Of Railroad Clerks.

In a desperate effort to maintain its
hold on the clerks Of the Pennsylvania
railroad. and to get around the official
order barring their representatives
from the general offices at Broad Street
Station, the money-lending concerns
doing business in Philadelphia, have
hired new agents The sporty looking
young gents" who formerly represent
ed the money lenders, have now been
displaced by corps Of attractive
young women.
BY the attractive appearance Of the
young women the Shylocks hope to win
over the doormen on the ground and
train floors at Broad Street, and thus
gain admttance to the building and ply
their trade as usual
The money-lenders, who charge at
the rate Of per cent. month on
loans. have always done a large busi-
ness among the clerks OF the railroad
companies. and especially among the
large force at Broad Street Station
Recently, after a number had become
deeply involved the company threat
ened to dismiss any clerks who hor-
rowed money on orders for their sal
aries
Evening journal., 1906-08-09
SHIRT WAIST
MAN EXTINCT
Fad Has Passed and Heavy
Goats Are Worn This
Summer

What has become Of the shirt-waist
man who started out so bravely some
years ago to defy tradition and conyen-
tionality and make new rules for him
self? Whittier has he gone, and why?
Was his bravery not as great as he
thought?
Forpa few short months he strutted
the streets sans coat. trying to enjoy
himself.
He never succeeded. really, for al
ways he was conscious Of his sleeves,
conscious of the passing women, and
perfectly sure that If bis great-grand-
father could happen along just then he
would thrash him soundly for his dis
respect to society
The shlrt-Waist man was never
happy one. lie was always embar-
rassed at his own temerity. The
chances are that going without a coat
made him warmer than going with
one-and so he gradually got back into
his regular costume again, and now,
blow the wind east or blow il west, he
appears wrapped in woolen fabric
Time was when men wore linen
coats, and alpaca coats. and coats of
other fabricsmore or less cool,b but even
that fashion has passed. Only the old
! fellows appear now dressed in linen
and bearing about them in consequence
an atmosphere of the South before the
war.
The ordinary masculine costume
must be a cross on a hot day. The tai
lors to be sure, make what they call
a skeleton-lined coat. but it's a mighty
substantial skeleton. stiffened in front
with Innings and inter-linings, and only
unlined in the back where there is less
likelihood Of anyone feeling the heat.
Where Is the woman who would
think OF slipping a cloth coat over her
hlmy shirt-waist when the thermome-
ter stands at 95-and yet unfortunate
man does IL, and pauses i'm the act TO
commet on the Stiffness Of woman's
dress.
Pity there doesn't arise some Moses
among his sex to remodel the mascu-
line costume and make at once more
beautiful and more comfortable.
The peek-a-boo waist Is much talk
ed-of thing. Clergymen preach about
IT, newspapers have leaders upon IL,
and woman's clubs discuss 1t, but to
every Wlmingtonlan the furore will
seem a trihe unnecessary.
The waist worn by the Wilmington
woman is a proper enough affair II is
made Of thin materials for we live in
a climate which is near enough to the
tropical TO excuse almost any vagary
OF dress 1t is occasionally inset with
lace to some degree, but it is seldom
if ever really immodest.
Very lacey waists do not seem quite
the proper thing to wear down town in
broad daylight They have rather the
festive air that belongs to evening
dress They are not humdrum enough
for the use to which they are put and
yet he. must be a good deal of a prude
who sees IN the majority of them any,
thing to shock him.
What goes on I'm other cities has
nothing TO do with our particular case.
The Wilmington woman does not dress
lmmodestly. There are few who Will
arise to blame her for making herself
as comfortable as possible during the
trying days Of humidity and heat in
August.
Evening journal., 1906-08-09
STATISTICS ON DIVORCE
Census Bureau Has Mapped Out Large
Plan TO Get Them.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-By the end OF
the month special agents of the Census
Bureau will be at work in every large
city Of the country collecting statistics re-
lating to the subject OF divorce. This in
vestigation will be made in accordance
with an act passed at the last session OF
Congress which provides that statistics
as to marriage shall also be collected and
put in the form of bulletin for general
Divorce will be taken up first and ths
work started in the large cities at this
time fos the reason that the courts not
being in session better access can be OBJ
tained to the records. The special agents
of the bureau will examine the records
back 10 1857. Congress directing that he
inquiry should cover the period begin
ming win January Of that year up to De
cembsr 81. 1906
The range Of questions asked as to d.
Voroe is broad and comprehensive. Amons
the queries to be put is one as to whether
iatenperance was direct or an indirect
cause ef divorce. Another is as 10 whcth-
er alimcny was asked or granted. Here
are some others: How was notice of di-
vorce served? Was case contested? Ma
Der Of years married. Kind Of divorce, ab-
solute or iimitedf Who was libellant?
About thirty special agents will be seat
TO New York TO make inquiry in this c,n-
nection. A like number will 90 to Phlla-
delphia and TO Chicago, twelve to Bos- y.
eight to Pittshurg. while one or two
agents will be sent to every other town
In the country where the population aver
ages from 125OOO to 100000.
Evening journal., 1906-08-09
PUTTING rHoRNs IN HIS cHApLET.

T JUDGING from the wicked thrusts made at
Willard Salisbury in last Sundays Demo
cratic Glasses in the Sunday Star either by l..
Irving Handy or his press agent, the Democratic
chairman will be compelled to suffer the pricks
OF many thorns when he places on his brow the
Bryan chaplet at the great reception soon to be
held in New York The Handyites are attacking
Wizards Organism and are trying TO make it
appear that if Bryan should be set up as the
god of the Democratic party, his record in the
campaigns Of 1896 and 1900 is such that leader
ship of the party in this State should be entrusted
TO other hands. All this is merely cunning
effort to follow the lead of Every Evening to
eliminate Salisbury as a senatorial candidate.
That such efforts will fail cannot be doubted by
anyone familiar with the political situation in this
State. Should the Democrats win the election
this fall and secure the next legislature, there are
but two men who will be considered for the seat
Of Senator Alice. They are Willard Salisbury
and Ex-senator Richard r. Kenney. and consid-
ering the hard work and tireless endeavors of
these men it would be the rankest kind of politi-
calingrattude TO even suggest for the senatorship
anyone OF the other lght-weights and hangers
on There is no doubt that Handy and his
friends backed as they are by the railroad in
huence will make tremendous effort TO force
Salisbury to the rear in this campaign. and TO do
that they are relying upon the rising tide OF
Evening journal., 1906-08-09
Thursday, August 9, 1906.
UNDER THE NEW LAW.

r Asst week poor, little lone trolley car was
II delayed in its progress down the street.
with the result that the truck-driver who had
the impudence to get in front OF it with his
wagon got arrested Formerly, man had as
much RIGHT TO use our streets as the railway COM
panies had. but all that has been changed-or at
least. attempted to be changed and an appar-
entv innocent looking ordinance did it. Now,
one who drives along the street has to "sluddoo
as soon as he spies a car coming, no matter
whether the car is numbered 20, or not The law
saws he must not interfere with any OF the cars
of our foreign owned companies, and that settles
it: they are in hurry to rake in the nickels. NO
one supposes that the law was passed Tor the
benefit of the public; to enable them to make
better connections with trains unless it be that
making connections with trains is of more adj
vantage to the railroad which carries the peo-
pie than it is to the passengers. No, 1t wasn't
the public that was in mind; not at all. It was
the railways, their cars, their divdends-hrst,
last and all the time. Who ever heard OF the
people being looked out forl Why three-fourths
of our laws, ordinances, and statutes deal with
things, property, trespassng on railroads. freight
cars delaying street cars, etc. etc. there is prob
ably more printers ink wasted in our various
laws on the season OF musk-rats, and other kim
dred things, than there is on the rights of in
dviduals
Manifesty, the purpose of the ordinance is to
give to the railways a superior right in the use
of the Streets and to that extent to deprive the
people OF the right to use them. The ordinance
does not say so in so many words, but circum-
stances point to that construction Evidently
the companies desired such an ordinance other
wise they would have opposed it and had they
objected to it, that would have been the end of
it. Our recollection is that there was a semi
official explanation of this law to the effect that
il would not interfere with the drivers of vehicles
very much, after all The gentleman who es-
sayed to give us the ins and outs of it seemed to
have figured il out by an algebraic equation, or
some other rule that driver would have eleven
minutes to unload inasmuch as cars ran 81 min
utes apart and he would have FIVE minutes after
the car passed Perhaps the truck-driver that is
now to be hauled into court used up the whole
eleven minutes: we don't know. But hereafter
he will probably realize that he had better stay
off the streets where there are railway tracks,
unless he has permission from the company to
use the streets-unless the ordinance is repealed,
or declared void.
Evening journal., 1906-08-09
Nice Kind of vaoation

1t probably has not occurred to many
husbands who find they are unable to go
on on a vacation with their wives and
families, that they could give the wife
and home folks vacation by taking meals
az Hoxter's for one or two weeks. The
cost would not exceed the family mark
citing expense, and It would be such a
rest and relief to close the hot kitchen
for a short time and let the flies and heat
get out of the house. Let kind and con-
siderate husbands just suggest this plan
and see how it will bring back one Of
those sweet smiles Of years ago.
Evening journal., 1906-08-09
PURE WATER HAS VALUE.

THE Court of New Jersey has de-
4 cided that the pollution of stream is
actionable. A decree of $2,3oo,ooooo was recently
entered against Patterson in favor of parties who
claimed that that city had made unclean the
waters of the Passaic river. In this there is the
suggestion that it is yet possible for Whining
ton to have pure water supply, if those charged
with the duty of furnishing it, will get after those
who have been in the habit of throwing all sorts
of refuse into the Brandywine and polluting that
stream. However, it's an evil wind that blows no
one good and even if we do have to take in lots
of mud with our drinking water, we can console
ourselves with the fact that horses sometimes eat
clay when they are afflicted with stomach trouble
and that perhaps large doses OF Brandywine clay
may keep us from having the dyspepsia.
Evening journal., 1906-08-09
r. K. wins Gets Contract.

The Franklin X. Wills Company. con-
tractors, have been awarded the contract
by Phillips and Thompson. to drive tho
piling for the new coal chute the COM
pany intends TO build near their new
grain elevator. About so piling will be
driven and work viii be started this week.