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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-31

BY her wedding contracts the fut ure
Queen Of Spain is assured of an income
of 100000 a year. Bless us. how parsi-
monious we are in our country. This
woman is not in any sense a ruler. but
only Queen by virtue OF being the Kings
spouse. And yet she win receive as pin
money an amount nearly double the
salary of the President OF the United
States
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-31

Memorial Day was a busy occasion to
President Roosevelt. He made an ad-
dress at Portsmouth, Va. in the morn
ing spoke at the unveiling of a monu-
ment in the naval cemetery in the after
noon, and later delivered an address at
Hampton Institute This makes a
record that may be called almost strenu-
Gus.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-31
DELAWARE COLLEGE
NEWARK, DELAWARE.
Session Of 1907 Opens September
Ilth, 1905

Entrance Examinations VIII be held Friday %
Saturday, June p and % at the College and ola
places throughout the State a. which eandita1
may indicate their desire TO appear EzanH
tons for admission also on September II end y =
the College. Glasses organized septernbei ,
Certificates from accredited schools accepi'dS
lieu Of examinations Instruction IN Arts scien''
Agriculture and Engineering.
For Catalogues and other information spp9
GEO. A. IiARTER, President
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Many Ills come from impure blood.
Can't have pure blood with faulty digestion
lazy liver and sluggish bowels. Burdock
Blood Bitters strengthens stomach, bowels
and liver, and purites the blood.t
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ID EGIsTER's ORDER.
~ .QfFIcE OF THE REGISTER OF WIS

III OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF WILL I
New Castle County, Del, May 9th, 1890 ~
Upon the application of Mary Q. felliLn.
kxecutrix Of Henry Feldmeier, late Of Mlmllls
hundred, in said county, deceased, y Is oie' 4,
kxecutrlx Aforesaid give notice Of granitl.s I.
Letters festamentary upon the estate q NY y.
ceased with the date ofgranting thereof ~ .s,r
from the date OF such letters In six Of the ns
public places of the county Of New Castle req ~. +
an persons having demands against the eses
present the same, OF abide by an act OF Ass'l-,ls
N such case made and provided; and also 5
the same 20 be inserted within the same els
me Every Evening, a newspaper punil
Wilmington, Del, and 70 be continued in''
three weeks le o. d. -
Given under the hand and seal OF 0Wi
of the Register Of Wills Aforesaid ~ %ns
lis. mington, In New Castle county aioi'
the day and year above written ,rgt
FREDERICK r.. BACH, Register OF we"
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NnTIcF-

tary were IN due f6rm al law granted INTO VI
undersigned. on the ninth day Of MAY ,iuil
1906 and that all persons having claims IN.
the estate Of the deceased must present " hsirl
the Ninth day OF May. a. d. 1907. or abide w
OF Assembly In such case made and prQNlu.ir
MARY g. FELDMEIER, ENecc.l.,is.gst
Address, Thomas r Bayard, EsQ., Aiul,n ~
aW, Wilmington, Delaware mallF
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But we should not be satisied until
Horace Greeley Knowles gets some
thing. He needs something and de
serves IT, We are not certain what il
is-possibly DR. Chandler could tell
but even at sacrifice, his reward must
be obtained. II was Horace who paved
the way for the election of a Senator:
he says SO. and If anybody presumes to
doubt the assertion Of Horace they will
have TO reckon with Commentator We
suggest diplomatic mission. a life re-
quiring sinuosity Then our consular
service is notoriously poor; Horace
might help 70 elevate il and make il the
admiration Of the kings and things OF
Europe. Could he secure some nice
place with the assurance Of a long tenure
and where the business is such that he
could not be spared from his post. we
are certain that there would he reioic-
ing from Lewes (where he FIRST opened
his eyes, 10 Wilmington where he won
his laurel CROWN. But the worst Of il
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26
S5=SS% -

fered, from our cousins across the
sea.
Five or six hundred years ago, the
boys In the, old town Of Grimsby,
Lincolnshire, Eng, looked forward to
Plow-Monday as eagerly as those OF
today anticipate Christmas. This
feast was never overlooked. 1t meant
wild excitement, procession, the
atrical entertainment, usually out Of
doors on the broad docks, church
service with sermon, and grand
barbecue and feast extending far into
the night. 1t was known as Plough
Monday" or the giving Of thanks for
the harvest Of crops. 1t came at the
close Of the Christmas holidays, was
officially recognized, the Mayor Of the
town leading the procession, and his
brethren" following proudly. The
day opened early and active. Crowds
fiocked into town. Shop-keepers opened
wide and dispensed generous hospi-
tality. Good cheer, good food, good
ale, shone in all faces. The plough
common farm implement-was
decked with brilliant fabrics. The
young people lined up along gaily
colored ropes attached to the clevis,
His Honor, the Mayor, at the handles
like steamboat pilot, for it was often
chase like the wind, up street and
| down, pell nell. His official subor.
dinates followed; then the people of
the town, young and old; and the far.
mers from the neighboring country.
Like the Circus Parade.
They dragged the plough and the
Mayor and all the old folks through
the streets, singing, shouting, ard beg.
ging from door to door for clothes
FOOD or whatever else was to be
given away. Aims and presents were
given for distribution among the poor
The company was led by a fool, OF
clown, witch, several dancers, a fid
dler, or several, called MINISTRIES, and
a strong man with cart to carry the
presents gathered on tie way. When
the procession had covered every
street the plough was dragged into the
church and placed before an altar
All hands then withdrew to a broad
open space, near the docks, when 8
play was held on an improvised stage
This play was called Creation" ant
the company of performers consisted
OF priests, clerks, and others, whit
took the parts of God the Father, Goo
the Son, the first woman, the frs
man, the serpent, the devil, Noah
Adam, and other historical and scrip
tural characters. This play was re
garded as most sacred, and the grea,
crowds witnessing it were duly i'm
pressed by its solemnity.
The details of the play are not given
but the idea of Gods blessing in th,
shape of light, air, sun, water, earth
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26
THE CELEBRATED MCKINLEY PoRTRAIT.

is believed that he hardly ever
had case worthy the name. When
the war broke out he entered the vol
unteer army and rose rapidly to a high
position. In August, 1898, when Ma
Mia fell, Mr. Smith was made Deputy
Provost of the city. Then he became a
member of the commission which met
the agents Of Aguinaldo at the begin,
ming of the following year. Later he
commanded the Island of Negros with
much success, and ultimately the De-
partment of the Visayas. This was but
a stepping stone for him to place on
the bench, and later a promotion to a
commissionership.
Mr.. Smith has been successful as a
member of the Philippine Commission,
being in charge of the educational sys-
tenn now being established in the
islands. He is close to Secretary Taft,
understanding all of the Taft methods
of dealing with Philippine problems.
A rumor is current that were Secretary
Taft to become President of the United
States Smith would more than likely
become Secretary of War.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26
REFORM MAINTAINING.
Ex-Attorney General Criggs ar
Advocate of Deliberate LegiS-
lation.

John w. Griggs, at one time Attorney
General during the Mckinley admins
tration, where he achieved fame for his
ability as an exponent Of the law, and
later one of the strongest members OF
The Hague tribunal, has lately been
eXpounding to the people of New Jer-
sey doctrine Of real reform. 1t is
believed that he knows whereof he
speaks, for hardly any man in that
States political life should know either
the need for reform or the difficulties
of achieving it better than he. Before
President Mckinley induced him to
become member of his Cabinet Mr..
Griggs had earned his way to the head
Of the New Jersey bar, served as mem
Der of the General Assembly and State
Senator, been elected president of the
latter body, and met the responsible.
ties of the governorship. He recently
spoke at a celebration on Forefathers
Day in Orange, and laid this law down
mildly but clearly to the State politi-
clans in the name of the decent men OF
the Commonwealth
Publicity, no backstair legislation;
no passage Of bills because some one
has o KID them beforehand; discus.
sion of measures on the floor of the
House; real reasons to the public civ
en- why measures are favored or pro
posed, and return of the days when
legislative bodies were debating socie
ties and the public favored as much
with reason for voting as with elo
quence."
Mr.. Griggs advocates reform in the
enactment of State legislation when he
says:
Rarely is a bill read each of the
three constitutional times, except by ii
tie. 1t passes in accordance with de
cision made previously somewhere else
do not say the influence is an improp
er one, but that influence was felt ir
the side rooms or on the back stairs
before the fate of q measure was de
cided. This method is a repression o.
individuality, sinking rights into {
mere expression of some one else'i
views or wishes"
Reports from New Jersey seem tt
show that legislation at Trenton Is
practically in the same condition az
that which existed at Jefferson City
before Governor Folk washed the Mis-
souri, capital clean. The policy advo
Gated by Mr.. Griggs has tendency tc
break up the State Organization" fol
actual debate. The return of the legis
latures to their old standing as DELHI
erative bodies puts premium on in
dependent and personal individual
strengthened these qualities are the
death of Organization"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26
THE MCKINLEY PORTRAIT.
PAINTING OF M4RTYRED PRESI.
DENT HANGS IN THE WHITE
HOUSE.
Artist Murphy. Hitherto Unknown,
Paints This Portrait Without a
Sitting and from Photographs Only.
DIV Urn ncia Il Gnssnnr
By Francis B, Gessner.

1t is somewhat remarkable that the
portrait of President Mckinley that
now hangs in the White House was
painted by an humble and hitherto I'M
Rnown artist in New York to whom
the President never accorded sitting.
The lamented Mckinley did pose for
famous artists of Europe and the best
portrait painters of our own country,
yet it remained for Mr.. William d.
Murphy, of New York, to produce with
the aid only of photographs the one
portrait of Mckinley most acceptable
to the family and friends. More than
that, it was considered the most de-
sirable one to be hung on the historic
walls of the White House.
Mr.. Murphy has modest little stu
dio at II East Sixteenth street, New
York, just off Union Square He had
achieved some local fame as palms.
taking portrait painter, but had never
dreamed of having picture hung in
the White House along with portraits
done by the most famous artists of sew
eral generations. After the terrible
tragedy at Buffalo, Mr.. Murphy made a
collection of the Presidents photo
graphs, together with information as
to coloring and aided by Mrs. Murphy,
who Is also an artist, produced pic
ture in pastel. When the picture was
finished Mr.. Murphy made efforts to
have Abner Mckinley, the brother of
the President, see and criticise the
work. Finally the artist had an in
terview with Colonel Wilbur G. Brown,
Abner's business partner and who had
been very close to the beloved Chief
Executive. 1t was after much plead
ing that Colonel Brown consented to
bring Abner to the studio. Neither had
ever heard Of Murphy. They had seen
hundred portraits of Mckinley, good
bad and Indifferent, and were them
selves Indifferent, the more so because
they knew that this unknown artist
had never been given sitting. How
ever, his pleadings were so earnest
that they finally went to the studio.
The picture was unveiled and the
brother stood amazed and startled, as
if the dead had suddenly come to life.
Tears came to the eyes of Abner and
the eyes Of Colonel Brown. They gazed
in silence for time, and then the
brother said, THAT Is the best portrait
of dear Will that have ever seen
Colonel Brown said the same, and
both advised the artist to put the con-
ception in oil and compete for the hon.
or OF having it hung in the White
House. Mr. Murphy did so, aided by
his wife, ald it was chosen in prefer.
ence to tie hundred or more paintings
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26

strates that men will go out from the
cities and live on the land and make
good citizens, when they are taught
about the land after they get on it.
Agricultural Education Needed,
Viewed from both standpoints, it is
"A demonstrated and unquestionable
fact that American public schools need
far more of practical agriculture. in
their courses, than they now teach. In
fact the majority of them do not teach
agriculture, In any of its branches, at
all. The teachers themselves, as they
are graduated to-day, know nothing
OF the subject. Their educational sys-
tenn is in rut from which it cannot
be moved except by strong popular
demand, which in itself must come
from an intelligent comprehension of
the weak points of the system.
The problem is one for the serious
consideration OF our most far-seeing
statesmen-the stemming Of this CEN
tripetal movement which is overcrowd-
ing our centers of industry where men
work for day-wages, and which is
steadily drawing from our rural COM
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26
Their OwN
CrOP.

|munities where men own the land they
live upon and obtain tn cir sustenance
from the soil.
Yet there Is an undercurrent of quiet
force at work, year by year becoming
better organized and with broader pow
|fg. whose tendency is to overcome this
|hurtful condition and stem the tide
l3f immigration away from the land and
|into the already overcrowded centers.
Industrial and agricultural schemes of
dedication are finding footholds here
land there, and nature study courses
and school gardens, where children
fare taught to know something of the
soil and plants and the real wonders of
nature, are no longer scoffed at or
looked upon as fads.
To Fit for Real Life.
This movement embraces the de-
mand for the teaching Of domestic
science and both agriculture and man
ual training in all the public schools,
SO that children shall be taught to
work with their hands and to force
from the soil the greatest possible
production, as they to-day learn in the
public schools of France, Denmark and
other of the older countries. The new
movement maintains that every school
should have school garden, where ev-
cry child should be intelligently taught
to be a lover of nature and of the
country and trained toward the land as
a source of honorable livelihood, rath-
Ter than away from it,
Some of the work OF the Department
of Agriculture shows the tremendous
need which exists for farm training.
Need for Farm Teaching.
To be successful farmer to-day
means that man must not be satisfied
Ito plant and reap as his father did be-
|fore him, but that he must study the
|cunditions of his soil and climate, and
liz necessary discard as Improbable
the crops which have been raised in
his locality from time immemorial and
substitute those which scientific ex-
periments have demonstrated are the
greatest money makers; he must study
the breeding Of plants as he would the
breeding of animals; he must Learn
how to fight and overcome the many
insects and other enemies Of his crop:
and live stock; in a word, he must de-
vote as much hard study and though
Ito farming as he would to any othel
chosen trade or profession which h
Knight elect to engage in, if he moved
lnto a city community. No young maj
would expect to pass from the farm
into the city and make even bare liv
ing unless he felt himself special.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26
West Point Religious.

The American Messenger, the organ
of the Annual Tract Society, says, in
an account of the annual presentation
of Bibles to the graduating class at
the United States Military Academy al
West Point, that there is strong re
ligious atmosphere there, that nearly
all the cadets are members of the
Young Mems Christian Association
and that about half Of them attent
some twenty Bibles classes, conducted
by leaders chosen from among them
selves, who are in turn enrolled in [
normal Bible class, taught by tn
chaplain,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26
New Philippine Governor.

1t is reported that James F. Smith.
a member of the Philippine Commits
sion, is slated by the Administration to
become Governor-General Of the Phil
ippines.
Mr.. Smiths career during the past
four or five years has been remarkable
in his extraordinary rise to occupy an
important position under the Govern.
ment. Before the Spanish-American
War he was a young lawyer of
no standing in San Francisco. 1t
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26
Works I'll Over His house.

Joel Chandler Harris only works
when inspiration seizes him. He has
no settled library, no study, no desk,
no workroom Of his own, but in every
room of his house is to be found a
table with pen, ink and paper, so that
if the happy idea comes to him it can
be caught and fixed without delay.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26
OLD BRITISH FESTIVAL.
PLOW MONDAY, As OBSERVED IN
FOURTEENTH CENTURY AT
GRI1fSBY, ENGLAND.
Farmers and Townsmen Gathered
to Celebrate Bountiful CropS-Iown
Treasurer Paid Bills.

All old-time country people remem-
Der evenings at corn-husking, apple
pairing and sugar-boiling. Not so long
ago a husking bee was great event.
and boys and girls, old and young,
gathered from far and near to sit on
the floor of the barn, husk big ears Of
ripened corn for several hours, end
ing with a grand feast of pie, cake,
hot coffee, cider, and all the other
goodies of the farm cupboard. But in
this country there are no definite and
fixed festivals held in the fall of the
year at harvest time. Thanksgiving
is only formal remembrance. In this
we differ, and we have always diff
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26

submitted in the competition. 1t hangs
side by side with portraits painted by
Stuart and others of international
fame. Mrs. Mckinley has never seen
the original painting, but admires the
Photographic copies. The engraving
herewith presented lacks, of course, the
fine coloring of the painting, but the
pose, the expression is strikingly i'm
pressive to anyone who knew the be-
loved Mckinley in life. AS before
mentioned, the remarkable thing is
that the artist created the picture from
photographs and the result seems to
those who have seen the portrait to be
something little short of an inspiration.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26
Valuable Small Library.

DR.. Frederick Rowland Marvin has
one of the rarest libraries in the coun-
try. 1t contains only about 1000
volumes, but many of them are first
editions and the manuscripts are me-
msntoes of gifted men and women no
longer living.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26
Ny Pipe.

when love grows cold, thy fire still
warns me,
When friends have fed, thy presence
charms me.
If thou art full, though purse be bare,
/ smoke and cast away all care"
German Smoking Song.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26
Linguistic Parrot.

A parrot which can talk in two
languages, and which has seventeen
phrases, has been added to the London
Geological Gardens. 1t Is a native OF
Northern India,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26

The Yellowstone trout has been
caught in the very act Of going over
Two Ocean Pass from the Pacific into
the Atlantic drainage.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26

grain and fruit appears dominant
The nearest approach to the festival In
this country is our Thanksgiving Day,
1t is evident from a statement OF
the expenses incident to the festival
(all Of which were borne by the town
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26


Following entrieS:-
{ d
To the Minstrels. ............ o. 81
To Noah and his wife. ......... 0 6I
TO Robt. Brown, playing God.... 0 0 9
To Jenkin Smith, playing Noah. oil
10 Noan wire. ........,......... 81
Mechanics came little higher:
To the carver, mending the Trinity,
making his crown and painting
MIN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 0 8 o.
To the carpenter for making Noah's
snip ......'.. .................. o.S o
An address from the rector was not
costly:
To Mr.. Lewis, for sermon. ... 0 10 O
And this miscellany Of services, re-
llgi0uS, mechanical and mortuary,
came dirt cheap:
To FIVE priests, fx-penny bell by
bell-man. and making grave. 0 10
Miscellaneous supplies were not
costly:
To straw for Noah and his child
ren OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. o o 2
A pound of wax to set before the
Trinity ...................... o o 10
A peck OF barley. Observation-Disclosures. % 3
10 sugar, cakes, wine, ale, etc,
with the Mayor and his breth.
rem ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. o o
| To six stone "a pounds) Of cheese. 0 6 o
To kegs Of sturgeon. ............ 1 4 6
| To four capons. Observation-Disclosures. 9 Q
| To four geese. Observation-Disclosures. o 2 8
10 Tour pigs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3 A
To three doZ. and eight chickens. 0 10
To pound and half of pepper. 0 0
To lambs with their appurtenan-
ces Observation-Disclosures. olo o
To twenty-six stone 1894 lbs.) of
DeeI ia q
To three quarters Of mutton. ..... 0 @
They were not backward with the
cup that cheers. as this will show:
To six dozen of ale. 2 2 o
To one kllderkin of beer. ....... y 8 4
To one gallon Of fnewine for the
priests NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 9
To seven gallons and q bottle Of
caret ........................ II o
To 16 gallons of wine. 0 10 =
And for one who would not waste
bis time on such fat mixtures:
To one gallon Of old rum. 0 o A
On the docks, where once the theat-
ricals and the barbecue were held,
now rises the great Tower of Grims-
by, 200 feet high, serving as a land
mark, and as lighthouse to guide the
storm-swept ships of Grimsby's great
fishing fleets, into her safe harbor.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26

and charged up to the municipal ac-
count that prices OF labor and food
are many times higher now than in
that time when trusts and combines
were unknown. Actors were rated
exceedingly low, as appears by the
following entries
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-01-26
LIE NEW GR1MsBY" VITA ITS BIG LIGHTHOUSE

THE NEW GhlMSBf" WI
trained and educated to meet his city
No more can the farmer
of to-day expect to keep abreast of the
procession unless he equips himself
with q knowledge which will enable
him 10 reap full harvest of the farm.