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Evening journal., 1907-02-09
AGRTCUL IURISTS
FAVOR BIG LOAN
Farmers Institute Approves
Road Reform and Bond
Issue

Members Of the Farmers Institute Of
New Castle county assembled in large
numbers at Irish-American Hall this
morning for the purpose OF discussing the
proposed s2OOOOO loan for improving the
highways and the proposed bill transfer
ring the control Of all the county roads to
the Levy Court
After being discussed section by sec
ton the bill giving the Levy Court jurls-
dlction over all roads in the county was
approved. after but few amendments had
been made.
President w. P. Peach called the meet
ing 20 order.
f. F. Bayard, Esq, read the bill abol-
ishing the office of Road Commissioner
and giving the control Of all roads to
the Levy Court as prepared by himself, in
conjunction with William S. Hllles and II.
II. Ward. This bill provides for the crea-
ton Of the office Of road engineer and his
appointment by the Levy Court and fixes
his salary at $500 annually. and defines
the duty Of hundred road supervisors
throughout the county. who shall be un-
der the direction of the county road en-
glneer and must report to him all inn
provements needed.
Following the reading OF the proposed
bill each section was taken up ana dis
cussed separately, nearly all present par
ticipating.
The first section abolishing the office OF
| road commissioner was opposed by "a
]
offices be deferred until the expiration Of
their present terms. Horace DIlworth lead
the opposition.
This opposition was met with a sug-
gestion by counsel that the present COM
missioners be retained as supervisors for
the next two years. making three in each
hundred this method preventing a dis
ordered organization. which would result
If the present terms of two aud four years
I were served out by the present commits
/ sioncrs and presented an amendment set-
/ ting this forth. which was unanimously
adopted. together with the entire section.
The second section. which provides that
the Levy Court shall have control Of tho
roads was adopted with but slight objec-
ton. which was made by ex-memher OF
J the Levy ANuiA T AAAAh AfMdANs
Among those present were Matthew
Roser. john Mitchell. Atwood Weldin
William p. PeacA- John Wurton. Thomaa
T. Weldin. Horace Dilworth. Darlington
I Finn Isaac Richards, James Shallcross,
/ r. wilkins Cooch. Daniel W. .Corblt, Ar
/ mold Naudain Frank Ewart. DR.. Holt. Dr.
I A. T. Noaie. Philip Pierson. Charles Meg
glnson. John Nevin. George ID. Kcrr. John
Worrar, Clayton White, John omen
Levy Court Commissioner c. Canhy Hop.
klns. Highway Commissioner Francis a
Price, besides the counsel who prepared
the bill as well as Legislator Richards.
Following the adoption OF the bin. the
lcommittee and counsel were retained TO
present the matter at Dover.
Proposed Bond Issue
Attorney Ward explained the blii ou-
! thorizing the bonding Of the county for
100000 for use By the Levy Court in
Evening journal., 1907-02-09
SIXTY HURT IN
TROLLEY SMASH-UP

BY Our own Wire. Publishers Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 9-rwo troll
iey-cars collide dthis morning az the
Pennsylvania railraod crossing on
South Broad street and sixty persons
We're injured.
The injured were all employees OF the
League Island Navy Yard and were
on their way to work There were over
100 men crowded into the cor, when
the motorman lost control of It. II
dashed down the hin and crashed into
another car which had stopped on the
same track ahead.
The men were tossed In all direction
and cut by glass and injured by
spllntered wood.
The cars were smashed almost tc
lSindling wood.
A score OF the injured were taken
to nearby hospitals.
Evening journal., 1907-02-09
SHYLOCKS GRAB PAY
OF RAILROAD Men

mail to p. O. box No. 2Os6. in this city.
one of the railroad men. who is
minus $3.50 in his pay this month.
sometime ago borrowed $40 from tho
Peoples Trust shylock, and agreed %
repay the loan in twelve monthly pay
ments OF S6e5 each. aggregating S79.Se
After the victim had produced S59.s5.
or nearly $50 more than he had borrow
Cd he came to the conclusion that he
had paid enough interest and cult
paying. In consequence his wages
We're attached and the balance paid
by the railroad company.
investigating the Case
Messrs. Ward and Gray. counsel fIr
the P. B. and ". Railroad Company,
are making an Investigation Of the
practices Of the loan companies hers
for the benefit Of It's employees. ard
already suits to recover Interest coi-
lected at INJURIOUS rates on such iolnts
a sabove mentioned. have been insfi-
tutcd by Daniel %. Hastings and
Harry EmmonS
Evening journal., 1907-02-09
KILLED BROTHER
WHILE AT PLAY

"Ah, hal, Frank, how are you?" said
1S-year-old Edward iKng to his brother
Frank, aged 20 years. as the latter was
going upstairs about 9 o'clock last
night. Then the youngster. who was
standing on the landing above. deliber-
ately pulled the trigger Of a revolver
he held in his puny and and there was
a loud report.
TIE elder brother had nearly reached
the top step when shot, and fell forward
with abullet in his brain on the landing.
He was killed instantly
dorrified at His Deed
The tragedy occurred at the home OF
the Kings, No. 1106 Reed street, and for
a moment the brother who caused the
tragedy stood transiixed with mingled
horror and amazement at the awful
thing he had done. and then cast him-
self upon the prone body of his brother,
crying out in tones Of anguish: "Oh,
poor Frank, L have killed him"
There was only one bullet i'm the re-
volver, the rest Of the chambers Of the
weapon being filled with empty shells.
1t was a pathetic affair and was the
result of playful carelessness on the
part Of the boy.
Would Not Believe Him Dead
Frederick King. the father Of the dead
young man, would not believe at first
that his son was dead, and frantically
shook the body. hoping to arouse the
young man. He then ran to the street
and summoned DR.. W. T.. Ryon, who
saw at glance that death had come
almost instantly to the unfortunate
man. still the father was not satls-
fed and went after another physician.
but the latter was told by Or. Ryon
before reaching the grief-stricken home
that the shooting had resulted in in
stant death.
Mother at Opera House
Another feature connected with tho
affair was the fact that at the time of
the shooting the young mans mother
and sister were attending the entertain
nent given at the Opera House by st
Pauls r. G. Church Choir and Dramatic
Association. They were apprlsed Of the
tragedy by the Rev Edward H. Hig-
gins. of St Paurs Church. who broke
the news as gently as possible aftor the
women had Left the playhouse. They
utterly collapsed.
The little fellow who has caused an
this sorrow told the police Of the affair
in an apparently collected manner
though at the time he appeared TO be in
q dazed condition and unable 70 fully
realize the seriousness Of the case.
In City Court to-day the lad. who was
placed under arrest last night 10y Ser
geant Daniel NJ. Kclleher was turned
over 10 the care of Humane Agent
Frank stout, 70 await the action Of The
coroners jury.
Evening journal., 1907-02-09
THAW FEARED DEATH
AT ASSASSIN'S HAND
Many Remarkable Notes Con-
tanned in his WiII.-TO Care
For Chorus Girls
lNTIMATED THAT He
FEARED STANFORD WHITE

BY Our Own Wire. PublEhers' Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. s--when the trial
of Harry Thaw is resumed on Monday.
Dolphin Delmas will seek to place in
evidence the will Of the Pittsburger
with the view of proving by its strange
and fantastic provisions that when the
will was drawn on the night Of Thaw's
marriage to Evelyn Nesbit, on April
4, 1905, /he was not m entally RESPONSE
BILE because Of Stanford Whites pur-
suit Of Evelyn.
Dreading death at the hands Of an
assassin, Harry Thaw in his will di-
reeted that a fund Of $4,000 be set
aside for the prosecution of his MUIR
derer. should it be established that he
did not die Of natural causes. This
provision Of the win mentions no name
but the codicil makes it evident that
he feared Stanford White.
This remarkable document provides
further a fund Of $4,000 be set aside by
the trustees OF his estate to care for
chorus girls and others who had been
subjected to the same treatment at the
hands Of Stanford White as Evelyn
Nesbit. Harry Thaw mentions the
names OF several girls in the codicil
Of the will whom he believed had been
wronged by the architect.
To his wife Harry Thaw left the en-
tire sum of his income which was to
revert to the Thaw estate in the event
OF her death. An astonishing feature
Of the will is that Thaw makes Mrs.
Charles J. Holman, mother Of Evelyn
Nesbit. a beneficiary though Thaw's
letter TO his counsel Just before tho
marriage indicated his intense dislike
OF Mrs. Holman.
Will Help Defense
Judge Delmas contends that the in
PRODUCTION Of the win with its strange
provisions viii bear out every plea OF
the defense for the killing of White
justification, self defense and insanity
Judge Delmas is confident that the vii
win be properly identified and placed
in evidence on Monday. The docu-
ment covers sixty pages which vary
from three inches to two feet in length
The will is typewritten with numerous
interlineations in rhaw's handwriting
1.-THE will OF ITSELF" said Judge Del
mas to-day. sis sufficient evidence &c
show the effect Of Stanford White s
cruelties on Evelyn Nesbit on the mind
Of the defendant. We will properly
identify the will and / have no doubt
that it will be accepted in evidence.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will be on tho
witness stand the greater part Of neNt
week. Her direct testimony vii
hardly be concluded before Monday
night and District Attorney Jerome
Will take at least three days in his
cross-exafnination. Nothing but tbs
courage Of a woman fighting for Tbs
life of one she loves keeps Evelyr
from a complete collapse. After th'
session o ( court yesterday the frai
little woman was hurried to her apart.
rnents I'm the Lorraine where she brok'
down and sedatives were necessary tc
quiet her. Her friends fear that she
may never be able to conclude her tes
timony on the witness stand because
of her. nervous condition.
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1907-02-09
THROUGH ALASKA
Mr.. Mccain Will Present Beautiful Pic
ture Pilgrimage at Century
Club Tonight.

Alaska" and a journey Of 5000 miles
through the northern wilderness, is the
interesting Picture Pilgrimage" that
George Nox Mccain win present at the
New-Century Club this evening. In
addition to more than 115 superbly coll
ored views a number of life motion
scenes. characteristic of life in the far
North will be shown. The Mccain
lectures are regarded by many as the
finest ever given in Wilmington, botf
from the standpoint Of the beautifully
colored slides and the interesting man.
ner in which he tells of the lands h'
has visited.
Evening journal., 1907-02-09
COURT WAS DULL

For a Saturday morning. business was
unusually light az City Court this m rn-
dns. but few transsressors having fallen
into the clutches Of the police last night
Adalino Briscoe. colorcd, was dismissed
from a charge OF disorderly conduct and a
white woman named Annie Robinski was
fined S and costs Tor drunkenness -Four
other members OF the great army Of un-
washed and unkempt professional drunk
ards were assessed 81 and costs, With the
alternative Of 10 days in the Workhouss.
Evening journal., 1907-02-09

road work and an animated discussion
followed Mr.. Cooch advocated the bill
as did also many others. tho point being
raised that the Issuance Of these bonds
would prevent an increase IN tho tax
rate and place upon posterlty some of
the cost of the benefits which they will
lenjoy Mr.. Willis suggested that if
the county borrowed tho money &c
lshould own the machinery and do the
work, doing away with the employment
OF contractors. The proposed bond is
sue was unanimously approved before
adjournment providing the amount be
divided pro rata among the hundreds
according to assessed valuation.
Evening journal., 1907-02-09
THAW TRIAL EXTRA EDITION!

During the Thaw trial The journal
will publish an extra edition, giving the
complete proceedings Of the afternoon
session. The extra edition will be out
shortly after o'clock. The Evening
Journal has a special wire running
from the New York Criminal Court
room in which the trial is being held.
Order the extra edition Of your news
boy and get a full report Of the days
proceedings. The Evening journal will
be the only evening paper in or coming
to Delaware that will give full report
Of the entire days proceedings.
Evening journal., 1907-02-09

The final payments are now due on
the silver and carving set premiums,
and must be paid this month. Either
the money must be paid or the preni-
um surrendered in accordance with tho
agreement. A list Of those in arrears
after the Goth Of this month will bo
published. Subscribers are cautioned
to not pay money or surrender premi-
ums to anyone not having written au
thority from The Journal Company to
mako such collections.
Evening journal., 1907-02-09
GOT FORTY LASHES

At the county workhouse this morn
ing Chief Warden A. S. Meserve ap-
piled the "cat-o'- -nine-tails" to he
backs Of four offenders against the
law.
Tho culprlts. all Of whom were con-
victed of larceny. We're sentenced as
follows: Henry Moore. . years and 10
lashes: William Lewis, 1 year and 10
lashos; Samuel Johnson, . years and
10 lashes; Harrison Hail., months
and 10 lashes. Tho whipping was
without incident.
Evening journal., 1907-02-09
$4,000 CATHOLICS
IN This DIOCESE

Statistics regarding the Roman Catholic
dioces Of Wilmington have just been come
piled and show some interesting figures.
According 10 this record there are I'M these
dioces $4,000 Catholics, ono bishop. l2
olergymen, as churches. two colleges and
academies. y parishes with school 2sl2
children attending these schools; three or
phan asylums. 256 orphans, and four char
liable institutions.
Evening journal., 1907-02-09
Proposed Bond Issue

Attorney Ward explained the blii ou-
thorizing the bonding Of the county for
100000 for use By the Lew Court in
Evening journal., 1907-02-09

CLOUDY AND WARMER TONIGHT.
WARMER SUDAY.
Noon Temperature, 80 degrees.
Evening journal., 1907-02-09

containing fall account Of the
Thaw trial Of the day.
Evening journal., 1907-02-09
Uranium suhsorihers. Noticel

Continued on Fourth Page.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-19

ty he has done that already, and
whatever his attitude change
will amount to a revolution"
Il don't understand all things in
the bible, but there are enough
things we can understand to keep
us busy and prevent a bother
about the others. The belief in
the future life is taught by the
tongue of everything God has
made THE scientist knows
Il great deal, but he does not
know all about creation. | once
weighed the seed of a watermel-
on. 1t took 5000 such seed to
weigh pound. But one such
seed had taken off its jacket and
gone to work and had produced
a watermelon 100000 times it's
weight, with green and white for
a rind and red for a core, and
hundreds of other seeds as large
as itself and as capable of doing
over again the same work. Yet
the scientist cannot explain this.
Whence does the havoring ex
tract come from? Whence the
coloring matter? Until a scien-
tist can explain the laws of the
watermelon let him not essay to
what God would do or
would not.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-19
Facts About Weather.

The Farmers Club of the
American Institute has issued
the following rules for forecast
ing the weather:
/. The wind never blows un-
less rain or snow is falling within
1000 miles of you.
=. When cirrus clouds are
rapidly moving from the north or
northeast, there will be rain in
side of twenty-four hours no
matter how cold it is.
3. Cummulous clouds always
move from a region of fair wealth
er to a region where a storm is
forming.
/. When the temperature sud
denly falls, there is a storm form
ing SOutn OF you.
). When the temperature sud
denly rises there is a storm form
ing north of you.
6. Cirrus clouds always move
from region where storm is
in progress to a region fair
weather.
{. When cirrus clouds are
rapidly moving from the south
or southeast, there will be a cold
rain storm on the morrow, if it
is in summer; if it is in winter,
there will be a Snowstorm.
8. Whenever heavy, white
frost occurs, storm is forming
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-19
Little Bobby on Bees.

Little Bobby wrote an essay
on bees as follows: THE bee is
a queer sort of insect, that gives
people a few points that they
don't appreciate. The queen bee
bosses the hive, just like ma bos-
ses our house. The drone bee is
like pa. He don't care much
about work. There are other
kinds of bees, including political
bees quilting bees and husking
bees. But the best of all are the
kissing bees. There is kissing
bee in our parlor every Sunday
night, and | get a nickle not to
tell about it. When it comes to
a choice of bees give me the kiss
ing bee every time. Stolen.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-19
The Folks | Used to Know.

I want the days | used to know. the
horny handed men.
The sweet faced sweet voiced women in
three corncrcd shawls again.
The sweet girls In white stockings. with
their hair in glossy braids
Arranging down the backs o them. the
sweet faced little maids.
Who never looked to left or right or gave
me smile for smile
In Sunday school, but sat as stim and
solemn all the while
As what the older people did NV soul
Just gives Il swing
AT memory of the songs they sang when
they stood up to sing,
l want the horny handed men the cal
louscd hardened fist
or my old dad to hold in mine, the Inns
my mother kissed
When | was just n little chap an run o.
rowdy dow
Amt had n mothers kiss for years
they're longln' for one now:
They're longin' for "A mothers kiss the
kiss they used to know!
Oh, for the dear old days and folks and
ways | used to go!
Oh, for the old log schoolhouse. where we
had our prcachn' then.
The mothers and the little girls and dear
old fashioned men!
On, for the orchard meadow and the
stream that brawcd below
The river road where | have gone my
boyhoods to and fro;
The little girls with shiny brails and
roses In their checks,
Tho watermelon patches and the swim
ming holes and creeks,
The songs we sang In school and church.
the songs our mothers sung.
The Joy that filled us every morn, the
JOY OF being young;
The hand our father stretched to us TO
lead us and to hold
US on the stumbling paths of youth,
when life was solid gold
j. NJ. Lewis.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-19

The following are excerpts
from Bryan'S lecture, "The
Prince of Peace: Much as |
delight to discuss politics, | have
a greater delight in discussing
the things of religion. Religion
is larger than politics. No mat
ter what the people nor where
the country, the presentation of
the simple truths of the Chris
tian religion always has u ready
audience. We may forfeit the
blessings of good government
by the practice Of bad moral con
duct, but even a bad government
is not without its blessing when
the people are true. In any place
the discussion of governmental
principles can interest but linn
tied section and a few people,
while the subject of religion APP
plies to all. A political move
ment cannot become effective un-
less it Influences a majority, but
the presentation of religious
truth, even if it reaches but a
single person, has accomplished
much" Let no young man
deceive himself with the belief
that later he can adjust the rela-
tions between himself and God.
When a man has reached maturi-
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-19
HAD AN AWFUL TIME
But ChamberIain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy Cured Him.

| is with pleasure that | give
you this unsolicited testimonial.
About Il year ago when | had Il
severe case of measles | got
caught out in a hard rain and the
measles settled in my stomach
and bowels. | had an awful
time and had it not been for the
use of Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy |
could not have possibly lived but
a few hours longer, but thanks
to this remedy | am now strong
and well. | have written the
above through simple gratitude
and | shall always speak a good
word for this remedy. Sam. H.
Gwin, Concord Ga, For sale by
S. V. Writ.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-19
within 1000 miles north or north

within 1000 miles north or north
east of you.
9. The wind always blows in
a circle around a storm, and
when it blows from the north,
the heaviest rain is east of you;
if it blows from the south, the
heaviest rain is west of you; if it
blows from the east, the heaviest
rain is south of you; if it blows
from the west, the heaviest rain
is north of you.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-19
Sens In Verse
A Mile Up NORTH.

A Mile Up Norln.
Bend your head to the driving rain.
For It's only a mile away
Only a mile to roaring fire
And the goodliest ale In the whole OF tho
shire.
Only mile to the hostel door
Think OF the excellent things In store
As you tramp along In the binding rain,
For It's only milo away!
Pay no heed to the irksomc pack.
For it's only a mile away;
Only a mile to n cOzy seat,
Where you can sit in your slippcred feet;
Only a mile to an inglenoolI
And n glorious pipe and a glorious book
Take no thought of the weary pack,
For it's only n mile away!
Pail Mall Gazette.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-19
Work on Gulf Cut of.

The graders are here and work
has been commenced on the Gulf
cutoff from TeXico-Farwell to
Brownwood. This is assurance
of the future prosperity of Tex
leo Farwell as the completion OF
this cutoff will make this the
junction point of two great trans
continental lines, giving us rail
way connections in all directions.
Texico- o-Farwell is now bound to
be the wholesale distributing
point of Eastern New Mexico
Texico Trumpet.
This is about the fourth com
mencement announced within
the past eighteen months. May
be it will go this time.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-19

Don't let your spring set out
trees and shrubs die for want of
water.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-19

Receipt books with stubs at
The News office.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-12-19
HARLAN NOT YET READY
TOLEAVE SUPREME BENCH

IOHN MARSHALL HARLAN, asso-
y ciate justice of the supreme court,
father of Interstate Commerce Com
missioner James S. Harlan, DR.. Rich
ard Harlan and John Maynard Har-
Ian of Chicago, the other day com
pleted 80 years service upon the high
est judicial bench in this country. Al
though Justice Harlan has reached the
age of "a, or four years beyond the
voluntary retiring period, physically
and mentally he is well preserved and
from choice will remain upon the
bench several years more.
Six feet two in height, with the
erectness and vigor of much young
er man, Justice Harlan smiled kindly
when asked concerning his plans of
retirement, and said he had nothing
to add to his statement made when
last questioned on the subject. At
that time he said that he had made
no definite plan. He could have re-
tired on full pay on June 1, 1908. He
has been tempted to retire by the
thought that, free from his judicial du-
ties, he could give his undivided time
to the completion of certain work he
has in hand. He is deferred, how