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Evening journal., 1907-04-19
THIS WEATHER
NOT UNUSUAL
There Have Been ApTilS When
Fifteen Inches of Snow
Have Fallen

Let all those who recently COM
planned about the weather and called
it unprecedented listen to these figures
taken from "Snow Book" kept for
period of 80 years Qrom 1889 to 1870
by a resident of New York.
The heaviest April snow was in 1871,
on April II and 13, when 10 inches fell
In 1854 there was q storm extending
over three days-from April 10 to IT,
when 10 inches fell i'm all. on April t3,
1875, s inches are recorded, and 8-inch
falls occurred ON April 10. 1S4S; April
s 1862, and April 25, 1868. Two May
SHOWS are noted, on May 4, 1861, and
May 8, 1867, the latter a tracking"
snow In the period covered 81 April
SHOWS are recorded. These records are
an for years before the Weather Bu-
reau was inaugurated.
And so it seems that we are not hav-
! ing such unreasonable cold weather
after all.
The worst thing about the spring
cold is that 1t causes the other sort OF
spring cold. For some unknown rea-
son men are usually the victims of
tho latter. Whether they are more
limprudent than women or whether they
dress too warmly for health is a sub
loct for debating societies but at any
rate it is a very unusual and superior
man who is not at this moment the
victim. of a cough which he feels sure
viii shortly end his life.
BY the advice of his friends the pa
tient-who is anything but patient
takes as remedies for his malady-
Two hot Scotches.
Two hot rye whisky punches.
-Four mustard plasters, applied TO
various parts Of his anatomy
A bottle of turpentine, for outward
application.
Two hot footbaths.
Four hundred and seventy-fve grains
Of Quinlne.
Three bottles of patented cough
syrup.
More whisky Cstraight this time)
Milk and eggs (to ward off tubercu-
losis).
A cough syrup made Of rock candy
| and rye whisky.
And that is an there is room for IN
| this story. though there are other REM
ledies suggested by friends ana followed
blindly by the man.
| If IL we're not for his funeral ar
rangements the patient could hardlS
/ bear his agony, but he gets out OF the
selection OF his pall-bearers and the
composing of his obituaries a certain
melancholy pleasure that enables hin
10 pass the weary hours.
He reflects that when he is gone his
wife will certainly marry again, ant
then and only then will she really APP
preciate his excellent qualities.
just when he is peering in the glass
at his unshaven face and thinking how
haggard and altogether miserable he
looks the family physician comes II
and says he may go out, and so spoili
the romance he Is weaving Of beinl
carried off in his prime by death, th'
ineXurablc.
The man with a cold is a sad and
melancholy warning to his fellows u
breathe plenty of fresh air to avoi'
draughts and eat wholesome, easily di'
eested food. When once the cod ii
caught, the only remedy for IT, ac'
cording to Or. Osler. is four days.
Evening journal., 1907-04-19
JOHN P. DUNNING.
WRITER, IS DEAD

John p. Dunning, the well-known
newspaper writer who died on We'd
nesday in the Samaritan Hospital, Phil
.adelphia, after an illness of two weeks
was born in Dover, and there he stud
led law and was admitted to the bar
Mr.. Dunning first came into notice
as a newspaper writer of ability i'm
1883 He had been sent TO Samoa by
the Associated Press to watch for de-
velopments in the Samoan difficulties.
naval squadrons of the United States,
Great Britain and Germany having as
sembled at that place on March 10,
1882 a great hurricane swept over the
islands and 10 merchant vessels and
six men-of-war were piled upon the
shores of Apia Bay and 142 officers and
men OF the American and German
warshlps lost their lives
Dunning was upon the scene through
out the hurricane, which lasted 80
hours and he assisted the natives in
saving many lives. Afterward he
wrote a 3O,OOO-word story of the storm,
the wrecking of the warships ana the
rescue Of the sailors. which has ever
been considered a model of descrip-
tive writing.
He acted as war correspondent i'm
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines.
and was in Chill during the trouble
between that country and the United
States. He was with Colonel Roose-
vets Rough Riders in Cuba. and his
was the first story sent out of the ann
buscade of Las Guasimas, as a result
of which Hamilton Fish was killed.
Mr.. Dunning married a daughter of
/ Congressman John b. Pennington, of
Dover, who. with her sister, Mrs.
Joshua Deane, was killed about eight
years ago by poisoned candy sent
through the mails by Mrs. Cordolia
Botkin, of California. Mrs. Botkin was
convicted several times for this crime
the case attracting worldwide atton-
tion. She is now serving a life sem
tence i'm California state prison AT
the time OF his wife's death Mr.. Dun
ming was in Cuba. He leaves a little
/ daughter.
Evening journal., 1907-04-19
Pronarodness for War.

New York Herald.
1t is am amusing contradiction Of our
present obscssion by peace conferences
TO discover that after all the ideallsm
our hope of salvation from the horrors
and stuplditics of war seems TO de-
pend not on the prophets, but on the
daspised ones who frankly confess a
simple faith that peace can best be
expressed i'm the terms OF war pre-
paredness. Where before has this arr
gumentative community witnessed with
equal surprise the unsugared bitterness
Of the revered ministers and deacons
OF peace at all price? The Arcadian
meadows promised In their prospectuses
have proved to be arenas where resent
ments for differences Of opinion have
taken on the fine air Of biographeo
sugglng matches. Prophets of har-
mony have turned their idyllic pipes
into shivering spears, and the scoitel
and the unregenerate have as SAD
consequence been enabled TO tread
joyful measure around a ring of denial
objurgation and reDrisaL
Evening journal., 1907-04-19
FLORIDA CONDEMNS
18TH AMENDMENT

TALLAHASSEE. Fla. April 19-The
Senate by a vote of 25 to . has adopted
a joint resolution TO declare Che Four
tecnth and Fifteenth Amendments to
the United States Constitution void
and to disfranchisc the negro iu
Florida.
The resolution was introduced by
Senator John S. Beard. OF Pensacola
who spoke at length upon the subject
Senator Beard declared that he be-
lievcd the Supreme Court OF The United
States would uphoid thea ction Of this
State I'm disfranchising The negro
The House is overwhe.minsiy FOR the
resolution, and the ques ion of the le-
guilty Of the amendments in question
viii thus go before the United Su'
prcme Court.
Crowded galleries cheercd the action
OF the Senate
Evening journal., 1907-04-19
MAYOR APPROVES
TWO ORDINANCES

Mayor Horace Wilson has approved
the ordinances passed by city Council
providing for an increase of salary for
the executive officers Of the Board of
Heath and for the appointment of a
secretary to the mayor and the city eX-
Iecutive committee. The measures were
both declared laws at the regular week
ly meeting of Council held last night
and it is expected that Mayor Wilson
will appoint his secretary within a few
days
The hea th officers viii now receive
$500 a year instead of S720.
Evening journal., 1907-04-19
TOWNSEND MAY HAVE
Law AND ORDER SOCIETY

TOWNSEND. April 19.-It is said
that movement viii soon be COM
menced her toward organizing Law
and order League It is known that p
number OF the residents are i'm favor
of an organization of that kind, and
il Is generally believed the definite ac-
ton will be taken in a few days.
Evening journal., 1907-04-19
For a Nursery.

Members Of n subcommittee OF the
civic Improvement Committee are con-
sidering the project to inaugurate q
nursery for trees in this city Trees
of an kinds would be raised and when
sufficient size would be painted along
the sidewalks at the request OF the
property holders. The only restriction
would be that every street must have
a certain kind of tree on it. The conn
mittce thinks a uniform species for
each street. as in Washington ID. c.
would give the citY streets a better ap-
iearanea
Evening journal., 1907-04-19
REPORT SCARCITY
OF SEED CORN

There is scarcity of good seed corn
I'm many parts of Maryland and in
lower Delaware, and for that reason
seed corn is in demand this String. This
week william E Han, of near Mil
ford, sold five bushels Of fine seed corn
10 a Marylander for $100 per busheL
The retail price of corn at the stores
az G5 cents, and the millers are paying
from So to so cents, according to the
quality of corn. 1t would be we'll for
farmers TO look after their seed corn
now. as the planting season is near at
hand.
Evening journal., 1907-04-19
LARGE INCREASE IN
INDIVIDUAL DEPOSITS
Amounts Of This Character in Ma
tional Banks si54ooo,ooo More
Than Two Months Aao.

WASHINGTON. April 19-mdividual
deposits i'm the national banks of the
United States have increased almnst
S154.0OO.O00 in two months. They have
increased almost S292.0oO.000 since the
spring Of last year
Treasury officials are greatly p eased
over these figures, as shown by the abb
stract just prepared of the condition Of
the national banks under the call Of the
Evening journal., 1907-04-19

Comptroller Of the Currency Of March
%. since the last Of January the other
notable Increases are:
Loans and discounts over $4,000. GOO;
capital stock. over Si2.0OO.0OO; total re-
sources. over S1s3.0OOoOO
The circulation has decreased over
s2. .0o0.cOO. and the amount due 10 ma
tional and state banks has decreased
almost S40.O0O.000; legal tender has de-
creased over S5,0O0,00O since April
1906.
Evening journal., 1907-04-19
Elve MillIons of oraft.

Philadelphia Ledger.
Abundance Of detailed evidence all
ready published makes entirely cred
ble the startling estimate that Of the
entire nine millions paid out for FUR
nishing" the new capitol, the state was
overcharged at least five millions. In
other words the contractors We're al
lowed this vast sum in excess of the as
certancd value of the work and MAJ
terials furnished including a reason
able percentage of profit.
Evening journal., 1907-04-19
APPOINTMENT OF MR.. HASTINGS.

TIE appointment of Mr. Washington Hast
: ngs 10 be magistrate will be received with
much satisfaction by the many friends of Mr.
Hastings and the public in general For many
years Mr. Hastings was an active, tireess and
energetic Republican, devoting his time his tall
ents and his money to the service of the party.
He was held in high esteem by many OF the ma
tional leaders, who consulted him frequently on
political affairs of Delaware, aud reposed conf
dcncc in his judgment.
lie is a man of undoubted intellectual qualifica-
tions. which, combined with his business sense
and personality, can but add dignity to the office
OF justice of the peace, appointments to which
sometimes have not been given the consideration
that the important duties connected with the po-
sion should merit
Evening journal., 1907-04-19
shaHer is Puzzled. .

Manager Shamer of the Richmond. Va,
State League team IS up against a propo-
sition as 20 who Of his seven pitchers hg
will release.
II IS a foregone conclusion that Salve
and Cassidy VIII hold their Jobs
Evening journal., 1907-04-19
AdGieke In iohoken.

washington Star.
j. Edward Addicks has been living In
Hoboken. This looks like carrying a
desire for obscurity to an extreme.
Evening journal., 1907-04-19
Look Them Up.

New York World
Three years i'm Sing Sing for bear
er Of brass knuckles I'm one of the best
possible knockout blows for the prac-
tice Of carrying concealed weapons.
Evening journal., 1907-04-19
Unable to Qualify

Indianapolis News.
However, as it is a rich mans con-
spiracy" most Of us will be able to
prove an alibi by not being able TO
qualify.
Evening journal., 1907-04-19
Editorial Opinion
And No Soonor.

Phlladelphia Inquirer.
Universal peace viii come just as
soon as everybody stops fighting.
Evening journal., 1907-04-19
Speak UP DaysyI
Puck


WI not Chancellor Day stand up
and say q good thing for Hartman !
Why this silence, Chance?
Evening journal., 1907-04-19

The latest kidnapping, that Of the Marvin boy,
together with an alleged Kidnapping in New
Jersey has prompted the Legislature of that
State to make this crime punishable with life
Imprisonment. In this State the law prescrbes
death for the kdnapper, and the penalty is none
too severe. There is no crime more distressing
to anguished parents than kidnapping Time
may assuage grief caused by the death OF a
loved one but to know that a child is living with
its fate uncertain is a constant torture. And in
this connection the authorities of Delaware
should continue energehcally the search for the
young Marvin boy. 1t is one mystery that should
be solved if it be possible to do SO.
Evening journal., 1907-04-19

Colonel Bryan made the most stirring address
that was delivered before the Peace Conference
in New York. The topic congenia to him,
and he gave full play to his undoubted oratorica
Utilities
Evening journal., 1907-04-19

Ii will be noticed that at the recent meeting of
the Harlan and HoIngsworth Corporation a
quarterly dividend of one per cent. was declared
Good news and how different from what was
heard from this large industry only short time
ago-before the present management took hold.
Evening journal., 1907-04-19

The Evening Journal uses the Publishers Press and
sorpps-NcRae news service received in its editorial
rooms over a special wire.
Evening journal., 1907-04-19

Advertising rates on application.
No attention paid to unsigned communications
Evening journal., 1907-04-19

TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION
BY mail. postage prepaid $500 year, 25 cents
month, payable In advance BY carrier six cents week.
Evening journal., 1907-04-19

TELEPHONES:
Editorial Room-D. g. A.. 500. Delmarvia, 224S
Business Oflce-D. & A. 915. Delmarvia, 22is
Evening journal., 1907-04-19

New York Ohce. sos Potter Building.
ONCE: 311 Boyce Building.
Evening journal., 1907-04-19

Ye Sympathetic Friend-Got cold, sec
Jinks-Yes a little
you ought to be mighty careful That cough needs
aftontior
Evening journal., 1907-04-19

Gilbert s. Jones' Businegs Manaser.
Fourth and Shpley SreetsfWilminstoni Delaware.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-19
SOUTH CANAAN AND HUNTSVILLE

John w. Morgan of Great Harrington and Fred D. Merwin of Housatonic, Mass, spent Tuesday at Mrs. Lois E. Pendleton's.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. A.Lawrence of Can aan and Mrs. Mary Clark of New Hart ford spent Wednesday at Mrs. Lois k. Pendleton's. a.-aa
 Rev. c. N Fitch of West Cornwall preached in Falls Village and South Ca naan Sunday in exchange with Rev. J. Evans
 H. Wright is drawing the wood from the Cobble to the side of the road so that teams can easily draw it to Canaan.
 The many friends of our old neighbor, Reuben Alseph, will be saddened to hear of his death, which occurred Thursday, September 12. at the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Julia Messenger, in Canaan. For many years he had lived in South Canaan and was respected by all who knew him. After his wife's death he went to Canaan, where his daughter has cared for him. His son, William, is 8 resident of Falls Village.
 Robert E. Pendleton spent Sunday with his brother in Norfolk.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Gillette of Great Burlington called on friends in South Canaan Saturday.
 The New England Lime Company have bought of Lee F. Dean 10 acres oi wood on the Cobble just above the Good win house.
 John Brennan of Millerton called a | Welles Yale's Sunday.
 l Mrs. William Mallory of New HaveI was at w. Yale's last Friday.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-19
CORNW WALL

A large spinning wheel. winder and swifts, all in perfect order and belong ing in the Bradford family of this town, who are Iineal descendants of Governor Bradford of Massachusetts, were pur- chased by Mrs. William c. Bennett at the auction sale at the home of the late George O. Harrison. But few of the Puritan large wheels are Ill existence ID the garrets of New England and at thelr passing, Priscilla spinning at her wheel will become only legend with nothing tangible to place it in mind as a reality.
 The auction sale at the residence of the late George c. Harrison brought out large gathering of people. Charles l.. Gold bought the "Index of Cornwall, made by MT. Harrison, paying for It Sl60,
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-19
CORNWALL BRIDGE

MT. and Mrs. D. H. Ferry are at the Everett House for a short time.
 Martha aad Julia Smith have returned home after visit to their grandfather, J. B. Smith.
 Miss Ruby Fuller is home for short time.
 Miss Reby Waterbury has as her guest Miss Sadie Pickett of Warren.
 A church social was held Wednesday evening at the A. O. U. w. hall.
 Miss Agnes Bedatt of West Cornwall was the guest of Miss Ethel Dunbar one day last week.
 day
 There is to be dance in the A. o. U. w. hall Friday evening.
 Dr. Osborne has gone to Vermont for 8 short time.
 Mrs. Anetta Smith spent Sunday with Miss Hattie Hollister.
 Mrs. George Roach Is entertaining her two sisters of Sidney, N. Y.
 Arrivals at the Everett House the past week: Mary B. Ives, Danbury, Conn. Mrs. Joel F. Tyber, Brooklyn, N. Y l; M. O. Kennedy, s. R. Scoville, A. M. Clark, Cornwall; M. L. Canning, New York; W. H Kelsey, New Haven; s. l.. Davis, Stone House; A. O. Kelsey, Hart ford; J. D. Pride, Rochester; MT. and Mrs. Dwight H. Terry, Bridgeport; B. L. Brown, New Haven; Thomas L. Fer riss. G. E. May and wife, Laura May, Miss Maud Dunn, E. J. Hubbard, Ell. Brooks, New York; O. O. Holcomb, Miss E. Ray. Morris, Conn.,; Mir and Mrs. R.H. Leggett, Miss Venable, Litchfeldi Orville Rector, Bridgeport, Conn.,; ILL Knapp, Norwalk; MT. and Mrs. D. B. Carse, David Carse, Robert Oarse, Yon- kers; F. E. Soule, Teddy Soule, New Milford.
 Mrs O. Marcy spent Sunday at Will. liam Hall 5.
 | J. Stillson, wife and son, Milton, of New Preston and Miss Malby of New Haven called ou friends Saturday.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-19
CLAYTON

Mrs. Moore of South Manchester spent Sunday at George H. Rood's.
 I. Averill of New York is boarding at G. H. Rood's.
 John Ryder returned from Brooklyn Monday.
 Edson M. Rood purchased horse of Dr. Corwin last week. O. A. Weymouth was i'll New York last week.
 Fred Greene has gone to New York to hospital.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-19
NEW MARLBORO

The Village Improvement Society has $239 in cash. The Librarian's Report shows that 200 books were loaned during the year. There are now 750 volumes in the library, excluding the books fur nished by the state.
 Prizes were awarded by the Improve ment Society for the best kept lawns. The first prize of S3 to Mrs. David Cur tin, second prize $2 to Miss Katherine Doyle. It was voted that hereafter three prizes be offered for lawns instead of two.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-19

Bruno Heinz has moved to the rooms vacated by Mrs. Frank Reed.
 Lee Kellogg Is now a student at the Gilbert school in Winsted.
 MT and Mrs. Beaujon and family visited in Norfolk recently.
 Fred Gillette of Great Harrington was in town Saturday.
 Mrs. H. N. Wright was i'll Pittsfield Thursday.
 'Spoze you're going to the Danbury fair.
 Miss Mildred Buckbee is on the sick list.
 A. A. Roth spent Friday in Hartford.
 Mrs. J. McGraw is on the sick list.
Connecticut western news., 1907-09-19

Some Big Tubers-vilage Needs a
 Shoemaker-OldW Wagon is a Curios = ity-Chicago Woman Buys Real Es- tate Here-Water Supply Replenished Folks who are Entertaining guests.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21

Arizona Ash, 6 to 8 feet, 200.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21

Imperial County, for one issue before said date.
 Passed, approved and adopted this 10th day of December, 1907.
 F. s. WEBSTER
 Chairman Board of Supervisors of Imperial County, State of California The above Ordinance was adopted by the following vote. Ayes:
 Supervisor Sidney McHarg voting yes. Supervisor R. H Clark voting yes. Supervisor F. S. Webster voting yes. Supervisor Porter N. Ferguson voting yes.
 Supervisor C.. R. Wade voting yes. Attest my hand and seal of the Board of Supervisors of Imperial County, this 10th day of December, 1907. TsEAL1 D. $. ELDER Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Imperial County State of California.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21
POSTAL BUSINESS GROWS
More Figures Indicative of the Mar veIlous Growth of the County
 Seat

A few weeks ago figures show ing that the business at Fl Gen. tro's postoffice had doubled in only a few months were publish ed in the Press. The prediction made at that time that the ratio of increase would continue has already been verified. A year ago a clerk in PostmasterBrOwn' S store was able to handle the post office business easily as a side is- sue. Now there's so much business that one of the most efficient post office men in California, is unable to take care of all the business, and on Wednesday of this week another clerk was added to the force. A third man will be avail able at times, so that adequate provision has been made for the prompt handling of outgoing mail and the speedy. delivery of incoming mail.
 The postoffice was established in October, 1905. During the first quarter of it's existence the receipts were $29.85. A year later, for the corresponding quart erin 1906, the receipts were S261, = 50. During the same period this year the receipts have been more than $500. The number of reg istered packages sent out from the office has increased in a few months from 273 to 886. It is estimated that fully 1000 people are served from the El Centro postoffice. This is significant when it is taken into considera- tion that Ell Centro probably had a population of less than 200 in August.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21
A PROGRESSIVE CHURCH
Methodists of Fl Centro Increase Membership and Organize
 New Societies

At the first quarterly confer ence of the Fl Centro Methodist Episcopal church, held Sunday, Dec. 15, by Rev. Dr. Pitner, pre- siding elder of the San Diego dis trict, 1t was announced that in the past two months the church had taken in twenty new mem- bers. An Epworth League has been organized with all of it's departments in good working or der; a junior league, numbering 23 members is in a fiourishing condition; Sunday School, con- sisting of six classes with 53 in attendance, has grown from a small beginning and a Ladies' Aid has been organized to add to the effectiveness of the work of the church.
 These are some of the indica- tions of progress. Others are the building of living rooms for the pastors family, installing electric lights in the church, pip ing water to the parsonage and the erection of a barn.
 Dr. Pitner was greeted by a good audience on the occasion of this his first official visit to the valley, and his sermon was lis tened to with appreciation.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21

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Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21
PIANOS

Wiley B. Allen pianos are re- nowned. Recommended and en- dorsed by thousands of eminent pianists. We handle\ over fifty different makes. Sold on your own terms. Don't buy cheap, unknown makes. We sell old standard made pianos at practi- cally the same price. Stores ev- anywhere from El Paso to Seattle. Local representative. VIM. DE LE- GRO. Address any P. O. in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21
M. V. BUTCHER Real Estate and
 Investments
Imperial Valley Lands Specia.,,

Imperial Valley Lands a Specia,,y
 Imperial Valley is the largest irrigated district in the United States. The best bargains on earth can be found in the Imperial Valley. Anyone having I'm perial lands they wish to sell or trade for Los Angeles property will find it to their advantage to consult me. My fa- cilities for finding bargains for buyers and buyers for bargains cannot be sur passed. Write or wire me at 205 Mer- cantile Place, Los Angeles, Gal. Home Tel. 8182. Tel. Main $40.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21
At the Methodist Church

Mrs. o. L. Snow will speak at Il a, m. Subject Walking" Mrs. B. L. Strange will lead the league at6:3O D. m. subject "The Birth of a King" The pastor, o. L. Snow will speak at 7:30 p. m. Subject, "The Christ of God" Church one block west of school house. All are cordial ly invited to these services.