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Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-17

Rev. Madison c. Peters protests against young women drinking cham pagne in New York cafes with men old enough to be their fathers" Prob ably the young man did not have the price.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-17

Miss Annie Tracy Morgan. daughter of ]. Pierpont Morgan. is crack shot with a rife and very fond of hunting big game. She is also a born sailor and good yachtswoman
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
SLAVERY IN ENGLAND.
In 17y2 IL Was That the Courts De-
elared IL 20 he Illegal.

In 1772 IL Was That the Courts De-
elared 1t TO he Illegal.
In 1872 slavery was declared by the
judges to be contrary to the law Of
England. But during the years i'm
mediately preceding this date slaves
were commonly sold in England. In
the previous year Birmingham paper
advertised for sale "a negro boy,
sound, healthy and Of mild disposi-
tion," while In the same year another
paper records (and condemns) the sale
a short time previously at Richmond
Of a negro boy for f32 This is be-
neved to have been the last actual sale
OF a slave that took place in England.
White slavery was very common in
the English colonies In the seventeenth
century. Cromwell seized Irish boys,
girls and women 'by the thousand
and sold them in the slave markets
Of Barbados" as may be seen in num-
berless places in the state papers Of the
period. He treated some Of his royalist
opponents In England and Scotland in
the same way. A similar fate befelI
many OF the supporters of AlOnmouth's
rebellion in the west Of England. In
the latter case, as Macaulay tells us,
the ladies Of the court, including the
queen, made large profits on the sales
London Standard.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
CITY COURT.

One Negro Accused OF Assaulting Another
with "a Corset Steel.
Charged with committing a murder
Gus assault, with a shRrpened corset
steel, James Holmes. colored, had a
hearing before Deputy Judge Garrett
in the Municipal Court, this morning,
after which he was held under 81, coo
bail for the Court OF General Sessions.
The assault 10 alleged to have been
committed last Saturday night, south
of Market street bridge. The person
assaulted was Joseph Moseby, also col
ored. Moseby terrified that Holmes
struck and injured a woman, and be-
cause he offered to take the woman to
have her injuries dressed, Holmes
attacked him, ana with q sharpened
corset steel cut him several times
about the head, face and throat, and il
was necessary for him to go to the
Delaware Hospital for treatment.
Holmes said he was acting in self
defence. as Moseby was throwing
stones at him.
Annie johnson and Acellia Ellis,
both oolored. charged with acting in d
disorderly manner, last Saturday even
ing, at Front and King streets, we're
each fined So.
Frank and BENJAMIN Warner, boys,
charged with acting in a disorderlJ
manner toward Pole, we're dismissed,
but the charge was held up against
thems pending their future good be-
havior.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
OVER IN MARYLAND.

Republican voters of the Second
representative district of Kent county
propose TO consider plans for harmony,
regardless Of the leaders.
Cecil County Commissioners have
received q petition from Joseph l..
Stewart and Others, protesting against
new sohcolhouse at Elk Mills.
Hopkins Burgess of Rock Hall was
quickly summoned to the Pasteur In
stitute, baltimore, his little boy, who
was badly bitten by a mad dog last
week, having taken a change for the
worse.
Director Patterson Of the Maryland
Agricultural Experiment Station has
asked the Hartford County Commits
sioners for a portion of the Almshouse
farm, on which to conduct demonstra-
tion work.
The will OF Henry II. Brady of
Chesapeake City was tileo in the Ceoil
county Orphans Court. The estate,
both real aud personal, is bequeathed
to his three children, share and share
alike. The estate is valued at $40, coo.
George Colona, employed at Adkin' g
lumber mill in Salisbury, was struck
in the stomach by q flying piece OF
tAAhnoA ouu AtCtlNtu lulullth luul
caused his death several hours after
ward. Deceased was 90 years of age
and leaves a family.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee has decided to recommend
George M. Evans, a real estate dealer
Of Cecil county, for appointment as
postmaster Of Elkton, TO succeed
William j. Smith, whose term will
expire on March 2lst.
Muskrats worked through the en-
bankment at Radcliffe Mills. The
water began rushing out and but for
the timely arrival of the mill en-
ployes, an accident similar to the one
that occurred d year ago, would have
resulted. Men were put to work al
once and the reservoir made ssoure.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
THE DANDELIoN.

II Adapts itself to All soils and Cif-
mates of the Earth.
The dandellon belongs to the largest,
oldest and most widely diirused order
Of plants. While other orders Of plants
have died out and become mere fossil
remains in the rocks, this order has
survived the geological changes Of
many different periods on account OF
its power Of adapting Itself to those
changes. And these changes In their
turn have only made it better suited
for all the varied soils and climates Of
the earth at the present day.
We find members Of this order In
every part Of the globe, IN places as
far apart from each other as they
can be. It is the prevailing and DOM
inant order Of veL Die life, the most
highly finished and the most success
full family Of plants. AND the dande.
lion is one Of the most perfect forms
belonging to it.
It is the head and crown OF the vege-
table kingdom, as man is the head and
crown Of the animal creation, and It is
curious how this highest type Of plant
is always found only where man, the
highest type Of animal life. is found
and where he dwells and cultivatas the
soil. 1t is never found apart from
him. 1t follows him wherever he goes
to America, Australia and New Zea
land-and there IN the new home It be
comes a silent but eloquent reminder
Of the dear old land he may never se'
again.-Exchange
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
THE TWO NEPHEWs.
A Fable That Points "A Moral with q
Large Grain of Truth.


A Fable That Points n Moral with =
Large Grain of Truth.
There was once a Rich and Stingy
old Bachelor who had Two Nephews,
And one, being Hypocrite, said in his
Heart: "All men are Mortal, and this
One must Die some time, although I'M
fortunately his Doctor understands his
Case. SO l will Pretend to Love my
Uncle and Bear with him and Tend
him with Great Care and Tender AS.
siduity." But the Other Nephew, who
was blunt and Honest in his Feelings,
said to All Whom 1t Did not Concern
''Why should pretend to Care for My
Uncle when 1 Don't and Play the Hypo-
crite? He cannot but Respect my In.
dependence the More then than if ]
Fawned upon him"
One day the Uncle died when It Sud.
denly occurred to him that he was
Spending too much Breath. To the
Nephew who Was a Hypocrite be left
his Fortune, and to the One who Did
not Conceal his Real feeling he Left bis
Regards.
Moral.-Most people like I be Flat
tered, because Human Natns-.J Built
that Way, and the People who give
Real Money TO Folks who say Right
out what they Think about them are
only to be Found in Highly Moral Story
Books.-Baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
TWO SCOTCH STORIES.
Origin OF the MRcintyres and the
Bloody Hand Legend.

Origin OF the MRcintyres and the
Bloody Hand Legend.
My father, says a writer in Black
woods Magazine, had no end Of anec-
dotes about our ancestors, parts Of
which remember, though was only a
schoolroom child Of under fourteen
when I heard him relating them.
was, however, old enough to feel keen
ly interested in them. One story that
impressed me very much was related
to account Tor the origin Of the Clan
Macintyre. A party Of Macdonells on
one occasion were out in a boat when
a knot of wood sprang out, causing a
serious leak, whereupon one Of the par
ty stuck in his finger to fill the hole
and then cut It off with his dirk, thus
saving the life of the whole party.
From this circumstance his descend
ants were called the Maclntyres, or
sons Of the carpenter.
Another story which I heard my IA
ther tell relates to the bloody hand
which appears In our coat Of arms. A
doubt having arisen as to which of two
brothers a certain estate belonged, It
was agreed that he whose flesh and
blood should first touch the property
was to be regarded as the rightful own
er. Accordingly the two young men
started in two boats for the land in
question. One Of them, seeing that he
was losing the race, when near the
shore pulled out his dirk, cut or his
hand and threw It on land, thus estab-
fishing his right to the property. as his
flesh and blood had touched It first.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
NEARBY PENNSYLVANIA POINTS.

j. Edgar Darlington Of Avondale has
a Holstein COW that weighs l, 45O
pounds and gives 2s quarts OF milk a
day.
Mrs. Sarah Harstine Of Ferndale was
fatally burned, her clothes catching
fire by falling against the stove while
asleep.
A new grange Of the Patrons Of Hus-
bandry has been organized at Kimber-
ton, Chester county, with a member
ship of 33.
A cow owned by Jesse Jarrett, near
Avondale. died from mysteriously sWal-
lowing a rock six inches long, five wide
and two thick.
CoatesVille ia said to be the only
town in Chester county which has
paid its bill for the maintenance of
prisoners in the county prison.
A smoker was given by the Athletic
Association of the Bryn Mawr Fire
90. TO raise funds toward the s35, OOO
for tirehouse on Lancaster avenue.
The Pink Ribbon Society," of Jep-
kintown celebrated the first anniver-
sary of its organization by a reception
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. g.
Meyers.
Edward Geunes, aged 6 years, a son
OF Jacob Geunes, employed at the farm
Of Charles K. Mather, near Leuape,
was found drowned in a small stream
near his home.
George L. Berry, aged 70 years, died
last week In the hospital at West
Chester after being literally blown to
pieces by the explosion of q dynamite
cartridge, by which he lost both hands
and both eyes a week ago.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
nro.t co.tlY unrrtnra.

Originally costing something more
than $1,000. the lord mayors coach, still
used IN the annual procession, has
probably had more money expended
upon 1t than any horse drawn vehicle
in the world. It is something ike 150
years old, and IN that time more than
100000 has been spent in refurnishine
n for the sole occasion when II is made
use Of each year. A more modern
coach could be had for the sum OF Eve
years repairs, but new coach would
never seem the same TO the London
public who line the Strand on the occa.
sion OF the November parade II is
probable that the lord mayor Of a cen.
tury hence will ride in the same equi.
page, though, like the Irishman's knife
It has been repaired so often that prac-
tically nothing Of the ginal coach re-
mains.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
Smith a Greek God.

In the grammar department Of one OF
our public schools the teacher, after
talking with her class on the subject
Of mythology, read to them as follows:
Vulcan, smith, architect and chariot
builder for the gods OF Mount Olym-
pus, built their houses, constructed
their furniture" etc. The following
day the subject Of the preceding day
was given as a language lesson, and as
no mention was made Of Vulcan the
teacher asked the class who built the
houses for the gods Of Mount Olym-
pus. For awhile the children seemed
to be lost in deep thought, when sud
denly a CLEAN OF intelligence flluml-
mated the face Of one little girl, and
she replied:
Il can't think Of his first name, but
his last name is Smith. h."-Magazine Of
Fun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
BASEBALL.

With the signing OF John q. MoOarty
as shortstop Willinmsport has It's team
practically complete for the coming
season. A dispatch from Williamsport
says: John O. McCarty, whose short
stop playing was a big factor in WIN
ming the pennant for Williamsport last
season, will cover the position again
during the coming season. He and his
manager have agreed upon terms. With
the exception Of first base, the team is
now complete, but Manager Sebring
has several good men in line for the
position. Manager Heckert of York is
negotiating to secure the release Of Sec
ond Baseman Wiegand from Williams
port.
A diepatch from York says: Manager
George W. Heokert, of the York Tri-
State baseball team, has received q
contract signed 10y Red Ovens for the
season Of 1906. Owens played short
stop on the York team last season.
The local fans are much elated over the
securing Of this valuable player, as it
is believed that he will greatly
strengthen the already strong line up
Of the local team.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
MORE MONEY FOR DELAWARE.

College Experiment STATION TO Receive an
Additional Appropriation.
Delaware College Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station at Newark will re-
ceiye an increased appropriation as
the result Of the passage Of the Adams
Bill 10y Congress lhursdsy afternoon.
Agricultural experiment stations
we're established by the Hatch act of
1887, under the operation Of which AZ
States and Territories are at the pres ent
time each receiving $4,000 annually
for their agricultural experiments.
The Adams act provides for an in-
crease of 90, 600 to each station for the
year ending June 30th, 1900, and an an
nual increase Of the amount for tise
years by an additional sum Ct $1,000
over the preceding year until the total
increase shall amount to $4,000 an
nually to each station.
In other words, at the end Of i've
years, each of these stations will be get
ting $50 600 annually, instead Of $4,000.
The total additional appropriation re-
CURED for the first year will be $40, 600.
The bill provides specifically that the
additional amount appropriated shall
be spent in the work OF experimentation
only, except that 3 per cent may be
applied to the rental OF purchase oi
land or the construction of buildings.
Ample provision is mRde for the
supervision Of the expenditures by the
Secretary of Agriculture.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
seven parn In Yenr.

At the examination OF pupils In a
primary school the inspector put ques-
tions at random to the scholars. Among
the latter was towheaded lad who on
being asked how many days there are
In a year answered, Seven" When the
tittering Of the rest Of the class sub
sided the Inspector remarked: "I said
a year, not a week. Now, try again.
How many days are there In a yearf~
The lad appeared nonplused and vex-
ed for a moment then calculated: /:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day, Friday, Saturday, Sunday; Just
seven. If there's others l never heard
OF 'em."-London Mail.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
BOARD OF TRADE BANQUET.
The Outlook Indicates a Most successl
Event.

The Outlook Indicates Most Successful
Event.
The banquet to be given by the Board
of Trade, at the Clayton House, on
Wednesday night, will, il is believed,
be one Of the most successful affairs
ever held by that organization. 1t is
entirely local affair, and the purpose
Is to better advertise the city.
All tickets will probably be disposed
OF today and tomorrow. Applications
Tor tickets should be addressed to r..
). Meclean, treasurer of the commit
tees sOl Market street, accompanied / y
a check for So, the banquet lee. The
fee for each guest Invited by a member
10 also s., so that a member OF the
board wishing to have a guest should
send check for $40 and give the name
of tie guest.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
TERr EoW RATES


To California, Arizona, Mexico. New Mexico
aud Other Western Points via south
ern Railway.
Commencing February 14th and con
tiuuing daily until and including April
9th, 1908 special one-way Colonist
tickets will be sold via southern Rail
way at greatly reduced rates, viz:
$40. 70 from Philadelphia TO Los Ange.
les and San Francisco, GAL, and to
other western points; proporricnately
low rates from other points.
The Southern Railway operates
through personally conducted Pullman
Tourist Sleeping Cars from Washing
ton to Los Angeles and San Francisco,
Cal, without change, wa Atlanta, New
Orleans and El Paso. Tourists cars
leave Washington I30 p. M, on Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays OF each
week. The berth rate through to the
Pacihc Coast is only s. 80, two people
being allowed to occupy one berth n
desired. There are other new, oonven
lent and economical features connected
with these Tourist cars, which may ne
Ascertained from Chas. l.. Hopkins,
District Passenger Agent, Southern
Railway, Sz5 Chestnut street, Phila.
delphia, Pa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
Mexican courtship.

A Mexican girl is courted by a
unique process. Her would be lover
walks up and down the street on the
opposite side and stares at her win
dow by the hour. II his appearance
Is agreeable she appears at the window
after few days Of this performance.
When the acquaintance develops he is
introduced to her papa, and after the
necessary marriage arrangements have
been made he is introduced to her. The
preliminary tramping and staring are
called doing the bear"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNlANS.

A progressive euchTe party will be
held by Division No. Q, A. o. H., in
st. Thomas Hall on Monday evening,
February 26th.
A trip will be taken by the members
In this city to Dover In the early sum-
mer for the purpose of making a fra
ternal call upon Division No. Of that
place.
Arrangements are being made to
celebrate st. Patriok's Day more elab-
orately this year than ever before and
no expense will be spared to do the
proper honor to the memory of Erin g
patron saint. The day falls on Satur-
day this year and the observance will
take place on the following Monday in
the Irish American Hall.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
To cnre scnrs.

Scars are often very ugly things and
disagreeable marks when they exist in
a prominent place on the skin. Prob
ably nothing can remove a big scar the
tissue Of which has become fbrous
and unyielding. but the following
recipe, to be applied on lint and allow
ed to remain on the part for a little
time daily. viii effect an Improvement
In small scars and blemlshes: Borax,
one and half ounces; sallcylie acid,
twelve grains; glycerin, three drains;
rosewater, six ounces. Mix.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
DRAMATIC Parfnrmnnos.

In the New-Century Club tomorrow
evening, the second amateur dramatic
performance for the benefit of the
three worthy oharities-the Home of
MeIoiiul Rest, the West End Reading
Room and the Peoples settlement
will be given. Mrs. Lewis o. Vande-
grift, Mrs. Charles II. Miller and Miss
Alice Lea are in charge and have ar
ranged the programme of three short
plays. "A Game of Bridge has Mrs.
Robert Pennington. Mrs. Frank Gan =
rett, John b. Bird and Henry Ban
croft in the cast. The second, a short
sketch entitled "Cinders, will be
acted by Miss Salvage and Thomas f.
BayaTd. A Man Of Destiny" one of
q. Bernard ShAw's plays, 10 TO be the
third. In this last will be Mrs. Daniel
M. Bates, Jr., Christopher l.. Ward
Charles M. Curtis and Allen True.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
BOWLING

The bowling team which is to rep
resent Wilmington at the Bowling
Congress In Louisville next month, on
Saturday won three games from a
picked team. The total scores follow /:
Louisville. ..S50 SS6 S79-2595
Picked Team. .....7S6 S55 756-2404
A bowling team representing the
Wilmington Whist Club will, on We'd
nesday night, play a match game with
Haveriord College, on the alleys of the
latter. Havertord is a member of the
intercollegiate Bowling Association.
composed OF Columbia, Pennsylvania
and Haverford. The local team will
be composed OF W. ID. Bush, FraLk k
Garrett, Frank Laokey. Gilpin Wood
ward and W. W. Pusey, I'd.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
BOXING

"Kidn Stinger of Philadelphia and
Tommy Herman Of San Francisco will
meet in the grand wind-up at the Ma.
tional Sporting Club Casino on Wednes-
day night. The semi -wind.up will be
between Harry Jones and George Krall,
Doth OF Philadelphia. There will be
three other bouts as follows: Young
Reardon vs. Ike Conway, both Of Phila-
delphiA; Jack Britton OF Chicago vs..
Mike Laughlin Of Philadelphia, and
" Kid" Weston Of Wilmington W.
Young Russell Of New Castle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
Innticn 20 Conn.

Lord Cockhurn, though a successful
defender Of prisoners, failed on one oc
casion TO get an acquittal for a muir.
derer. ''The culprit," Mr.. Croak James
tells us in his "Curlositles OF Law and
Lawyers" )" after the sentence fixing
his execution for the Goth day OF the
month had not been removed from the
dock when his counsel passed him and
was then seized by the gown. The
prisoner said, I have not got justice
Mr.. Cockburn,' to which the counsel
gravely replied Perhaps not, but you'll
get 1t on the, 2Oth.'"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
Brorn.on Llhrnrr Rennn,Inn.

The BroWnson Library Association
will bold its Twentieth Annual recep-
tlon on Friday evening in Turn Hall.
Nathing will he left undone by the
COMMITTEES In charge 20 make the affair
enjoyable and interesting. The grand
march starts at Q o'clock promptly.
be committee consists OF John j.
Mckinley, Frank j. Mulvena and John
J. Farley. t
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WELLp

Bright's Disease, Diabetes, Rheumatism,
Goui, Gravel, Dropsy, Inflammation Of the
Bladder, Bad Blood and Nervous Troubles
caused by Sick Kidneys.
n. B. Danforth, the well-known drug
Rist Of Wilmington, knows by experience
that hindipe viii cure all forms Of Kidney
and Nervous Troubles, and will guarantee
it in all cases-
Can't you afford to try it at their risk ?
Il costs you nothing II it don't do the WORK.
Sent by mail to any address, prepaid, on
receipt of 50 cents. Six boxes, $3.50 under
positive guarantee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
unaFerted

Miss Speitz OF course no one could
truthiully speak Of her as pretty.
Mr.. Goodley Well er perhaps not
but she has such a natural, unaffected
manner.
Miss Spciiz Yes. bus it has taken her
several years TO acquire it, Catholic
Standard and lines. ~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
May Have to Eoonomi.s

lie says he cannet live without me said
the impressionable heiress.
Don believe it, returned Miss CAYENNE.
he Will live; But he may have 10 econo-
mize.-Washington Star. ~ 'N0
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
BASKETBALL.

In an interesting game the West
End basketball team on Saturday
night defeated the ATmory Second
by the score OF 33 to %. The teams
lined up as follows;
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19
SWITCHBOARD.

Murchant continues to Lead in the
Eagles ahuffleboard tournament n.
haTkins is second. The tournament
ends the first week in March. The
scores to date follow;