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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-07

You must ignore them-and me. Is it
q compact?" He still avoided her eyes.
She turned to him quietly. Yes
if you wish it," she said. below her
breath.
He was conscious of her glance, but
he dared not meet it. He felt sick at
the part he was playing, yet he held
to 1t tenaciously.
II wonder if you, could do what few
men and fewer women are capable
of" he asked at last. II wonder if
you could learn to live in the p~resent?"
He lifted his head slowly and met her
eyes. "This is an-an experiment" he
went on. "And, like all experiments,
1t has good phases and bad. When
the bad phases come round II want
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-07
CHAPTER XVIII.

night for almost the first
time since he had adopted his
dual role Loder slept Ill. He
Evening journal., 1907-10-28
Monday, October as, 1907.
THE LATE FREDERICK E. BACH.

A A political leader, one who gets out the
y voters and plans campaign, the late
Frederick T. Bach when in his prime, had no SUI
perior and few if any equals in this county and
probably in the State. Mr. Bach had vast fund
Ct information about Delaware, and knew inti-
mately every voting district in the State. lie had
a great grasp upon details and his success as a
politician was due chiefly to this faculty and his
persistence When chairman OF the city commit
tee he was an indefatigable worker, OF boundess
energy and exhaustless resources. Mr.. Bach was
in his element few years ago when the Demo.
cratic party was practically in the ascendency in
the State. 1t was in opposing the Demo
Gratis then that ke showed his greatest
skill He saw the Republican party grow from.
a minority party to a majority. The bitterness
Of those contests when political feeling ran high,
made Mr.. Bach in those days an extreme partisan,
and his activity and aggressiveness created
political opponents in his own party as well as in
the opposition He was a hard fighter, and when
Mr.. Bach and the late Patrick Neary were pitted
against each other a lively political combat was
sure to be the result. Mr. Bach, Of late years,
mellowed somewhat in his partisanship, and in
this he was in keeping with the spirit of the
times The absolute free ballot Of late years in
Delaware has done much to allay the causes for
the extreme bitterness that was displayed in our
politics under the old regime of the assessment
and collection laws.
During his active life in politics Mr.. Bach was
devoted supporter Of former Senator Higgins,
and he chung to his political chief with loyalty
that never wavered.
Mr.. Bach possessed unquestioned ability a
writer. editor, speaker and organizer Of men. He
had an alert mind. For a person so closely allied
with politics as he was Mr.. Bach did not hold
msny public positions, but whenever he served
IN an official capacity he performed his duties
faithfully and intelligenty
Evening journal., 1907-10-28
Personal and Pertinent

Israel Ludlow, the aeronaut whose experiments with
hying machines have so greatly impaired his heelth
st persevers In his aeronautica researches one
day he said:
4 bear my accident patiently It happened no doubt
because Il was TO happen 1 shall keep ON with ny-
ing am something of fatalist, l suppose"
He mused moment
hastf he said There is story that they tell about
"A certain sultan was giving audience. one morning
when the grand vizier came and prostrated himself
at the foot Of the dais.
me why are YOU so pale. and why do you trembe sog
Alas lord the vizier answered in that shadowy cor
For long while he has stood there and continually he
fixes on me an earnest and strange look.
The Nizier wrung his hands.
Lord, I would not die he said. Lord grant thy
slave permission TO set out forthwith for Smyrna Thus
it may be, win escape the dreadful visitant'
'rhe sultan with nod. granted the vizier that wish
and the poor man hastened forth with all speed TO
make ready for the journey Then the sultan beckoned
Art thou he said truly the Angel of Deathg
60 Yes replied the other. indifferenty.
The Sultan nodded his head. Then he said gravey:
Why hast thou looked with such strange earnest
Because said the angel I wondered what he was
doing here, for have orders TO kill him Smyrna,
Washington star.
1T is rule to which good lawyers usually adhere"
s.ys fhi'aaepha attorney, never TO tell than
one knows There was an instance in England not many
years ago wherein lawyer carried the TO the ex-
"One Of the agents in a Midland Revision coprt oh
jected to person whose on the register on
e ground that he was dead The revision attorney de-
cined 10 accept the assurance however and demanded
conclusive testimony the point
The agent the other side arose and gave corror,
i've evidence as TO the decease of the question
But sir how do you know the mans deadg demanded
the barrister
Well was the reply. 7 don't know. It's very dim
cult 10 prove
AS l suspected returned the barrlster You don't
Know whether he's dead or not
Wnereupon the witness cooy continued: L was saw
ng sir that don't know whether he IS dead or moi.
but do know this they buried him about month seo
on suspicion. "-Harpers Weekly. ~
Evening journal., 1907-10-28
PRESENT FLAG TO
STANTON SCHOOL

Stanton Council. Jr o. u. A. NJ,
presented a flag 20 the Stanton public
school on Saturday. The presenta-
tion was preceded by a street parade.
in which the Council was led by the
Friendship Band of this city. A large
crowd witnessed the parade. All tho
school children were ia line.
The exercises We're opened by the
singing Of Columbia" BY the school.
Deputy State Councillor then present.
ed the flag. which was accepted with
appropriate remarks by Commissioner
Lewis Marvel. The flag was then
raised while the band played "The
Star Spangled Banner" A recitation
by Miss Edith Colt was followed by
a selection by the band. After reci-
tations by the school and by Miss Vera
Currlnder, a Bible was presented by
Harry Wright The exercises closed
with the playing of THE Red, White
and Blue" by the band The parade
was then reformed and returned 20
Stanton Hall, where q supper was
served.
Evening journal., 1907-10-28

tie, instead Of by the drink
-. The abundance OF secret drink
ing places, which sell liquor Of infer
ior quality and are frequently by per-
sons who would stay away from pub
lie saloons
"5. The increase Of the use OF spir-
itUous liquors and the decrease Of the
use of malt beverages and wine. the
latter on account OF their bulk, being
more different and more dangerous to
handle than the other.
"A The increased temptation that
lies I'm prohibition and secrctness. 1
am further inclined to believe that the
result Of 'hCse figures appears less fav-
crable TO prohibition and other legal
restraints than would be justified by
.actual facts. Where the sale Of LIQUOR
is carried on clandestinely, care is prob
ably taken that drunken persons do not
fall into the hands OF the police. and
the person who gets drunk at home
probably remains at home, and is net
ARRESTED
Il am, therefore. inclined TO believe
that the police records show the ac-
tual state OF incbriety in prohibition
places much less than In others, and
that II the actual state were known
prohibition states and towns would IN
statistics fare far worse than they do
lOw.
"Be this as II may these statistics
are inconIrOvertible proof Of the fallacv
Of prohibltive and greatly restrictive a.
.quor legislation. be IL state prohibition
local option. high license. or the dis
pensary system. The hest law from the
standpoint ~ temperance seems TO be
IA license law with a moderate fee for
the license, and a sane control OF the
saloon on the part OF the authorities %
The Washington Herald October 25
1907.
Evening journal., 1907-10-28
ADVANCE IN rood PRICES.

IT DOES not need official figures of the De-
\ partment of Labor at Washington to tell Of
the rise in prices Of the necessities of life. The
government, which has been active lately in put
ting out figures Of the advancing prices, only
gives information that every housewife who has
TO deal in the markets knows
1t is doubtful however, if one realizes how
great the increase has been. and there seems to
be no let up in sight A decennial comparison
covering the period from 1907 to 1907, will show
the real extent Of the rise.
The average price Of evaporated apples in 1906
was 3I7 per cent higher than in 1897; roast beef,
1874 per cent; steaks 1868 per cent; butter, az;
cheese I67; chickens, 37.3; eggs, 46S; fresh fish,
I6.4; salt FISH, 22.7 mutton, 24.6; fresh pork,
24.6; bacon, 54.4; ham, 2os; potatoes, %; veal,
23.S per cent. higher
There is an old law of gravitation that what
ever goes up must come down, and the house
wives are living in hopes that some Newton will
be able to tell when the soaring prices are to hit
the earth again.
Evening journal., 1907-10-28
Opinion Of a Kent County Taxpayer

Dover, oetober"can rinaina
here at the State Capital and
property interests at stake the welfare Of the This
becoming especially widespread the publication
let giving statistics
anaca Prohbionsts
sutant loss Of the
liquor we're to become fact In the publication statistics
finds himself confronted with
That s that the be
Ia leading citizen Kent
mems thoughts when he said tell would
I'VE have already discovered
expenses this
piled up by the State Revenue Collector
And on whom this burden falling he continued
moneyed the
the people in humble walks that
to exc out subsistence for herself
There are hundreds this throughout the
held up for twenty-five dollar
hood because they this
they are holding the boarder wongmen the hundreds had
board fees raised fully dollar week. Think Of working little
country towns paying five dollars
dreds Of them doing this in Kent county.
Then there's the small eating house little
OF them ssd for license
still pouring into the States
where will we drift to this hundred thousand
interest wrecked the
THIS new which
agents OF the National Prohibition
commonwealth, just L n
tell will in
and sad day for the taxpayers of the State when the
seeks 10 impose are to be pooh
poohed down by chcane a
nous losses bound to The schools PRIDE will
what get
n called neghbor
clubs that ruin for
gentlemen talking large circle Of friends and
ments were onded by them It that
softer 70 work among the citizens they counting the Of this
frenzy There not the least doubt
both Kent and Sussex will be recorded the Phonis
NoNen1oer p ana tner costly tanaolsm will not prevail
Why don't mPanes readers and orators hsREvENUE
0OESIiOM TAXPAYER.
Evening journal., 1907-10-28

Another fact shown Is that the num-
Der of arrests for drunkenness in cities
with no license is greater than in cities
that regulate the liquor traffic with the
license system. RoclSland. Me, shows
1856 arrests for drunkenness; Danvers.
Mass. has forty-eight cases; Ware
town. Mass. has 1923; Tyler. Tex, has
IFS cases of drunkenness. and there Is
no license in any Of these places. Chip
pewa Falls. Wis. with forty-flve sa-
looms; shows but 1872 arrests for drunk
enness; Fremont, Ohio. fortythree sa-
looms and PIG cases; Merrill. Wis, thir-
ty-seven saloons. 161 cases; Danville.
Pa, twenty seven saloons. 127 arrests;
Fort Madison. Iowa. twenty-six licenses,
POS arrests; Rochester, y. H., twenty
two licenses 100 arrests.
Rockland, Me, with no licensed sa-
looms. IL being in a prohibition state.
heads the list with 3S5 arrests tor
drunkenness. ana Matertown. Wis.
with eighty-One arrests and lfty-eight
saloons, concludes the list
Arrests for drunkenness per 900 in
.hatitants in the state of Illinois was
.iFff; D. C.ai a. IL sS. New J--sev. aO9
These states issue licenses, and the
percentage of arrests In prohibition
states Is as follows: Kansas, 1851;
Iowa. eTEO: Maine % s9
REASONS FOR CONDITIONS.
Being asked TO state the cause of the
fact that arrests for drunkenness in
crease whore the ndmher OF licensed
saloons decrease or where total pro-
hihition is In force an official Of the
Census once said:
For this phenomenon we have no sta
tistics / suppose. however, that they
ere to be found. in the FIRST place. in the
absence Of conveniently located drink
ing places. which seems 20 encourage
home uppling and purchase BY TIE bot
Evening journal., 1907-10-28

The meeting in the Opera House on Saturday
evening was remarkable gathering in many re-
spects The joint debate is new method in Della
ware OF discussing issues and the novelty as well
as the great interest in the campaign was respon-
sible for the large outpouring OF citizens. Joint
debates are frequently held in the South. where
such meetings often become riotous. A Joint de-
bate, to be fair and instructive, should be marked
by order on the part Of the spectators This. Of
course, is difficult to secure at times There should
be no kissing or annoying of speakers. but when
people go to listen to a debate they should hear
fairly and attentively the points made and an
piaud If they desire, the good points OF their re-
spective champions
Evening journal., 1907-10-28

Mrs. Homer (reading)-Here's an ac-
count of a village parson who left the
pulpit to become an actor. / wonder
what could have induced him to do
thing like that?
Homer-Perhaps he thought the do
nations of eggs and vegetables would
be more liberal.-Chicago News.
Evening journal., 1907-10-28

The Carlisle Indians took the scalps of the
University Of Pennsylvania pale faces on Satur-
day in most bewildering manner The large
score must have been a surprise to the Penn play
ers and supporters, as the Red and Blue this wear
was supposed to have got out Of the slump into
which Penn football has dropped in recent years.
In TACT Penn did not appear to be in the game
at all The heetness OF the Indians is given
ample opportunity under the revised rules and
the Carlisle boys are enabled to win over teams
that under the old play would have proved their
superiors. Cornell also on Saturday went I'D
several pegs in the estimation of the football
sharps by her defeat OF Princeton. Unless Prince
ton is unusually weak, Cornes triumph on Sat
urday foreshadows her victory over Penn in their
annual contest
Evening journal., 1907-10-28
POSTAL REFORMS.


ID OSTMASTER-GENERAL MEYERS, who
proposes radical reforms in the postal ser
vice, will have the backing OF a strong organiza-
ton called the Postal Progress League. The
league has enough suggestions and schemes for
improvements to keep the department busy for
years Some Of the suggestions would cause "a
reduction Of the receipts of the department. while
others would entail larger expenses although the
service would be enlarged. Some Of the meas
urcs advocated by the league are as follows:
A frst-class letter rate of two cents for tour
ounces.
local letter rate, in free delivery cities, Of
one cent for four ounces
A rural delivery, with the mail all of one class,
no package exceeding eleven pounds to be car
RED; parcels Of one pound or under, rate, one
cent from one pound to FIVE pounds two cents f;
and from five pounds to eleven pounds, FIVE cents
A foreign letter rate of two cents.
An issue Of postal insurance and fractional cur
rency.
An appropriation for automobile wagons 70,
use on rural mail routes, the wagons to do gen
eral transportation service along the routes 1t IS
desired that similar scheme be tried in cities
These wagons, it is explained, are intended to do
a general express business and perhaps carry
few passengers In both rural and urban COM
munites the wagons would collect all sorts of
parcels and packages intended to be deposited in
the mails
The league, should it have its way, would wish
the government to go into the insurance business,
the banking trade, the express business and the
hack traffic. 1t is not at all likely that that many
OF these proposed reforms will be adopted. but it
seems certain that Congress will take some ac-
ton regarding the parcels post system There IS
no reason why Americans should not enioy the
Dement'S OF such system just as Europeans have
employed for years. The chief reason whv the
parcels post plan has not been adopted is because
1t would interfere with the traffic of the express
eompanies-would draw profits from one of the
largest monopolies in the country.
These monopolies have their agents in Con
gress and under the scheme of government nv
private interests, which has prevailed so laroelv
at Washington during the last few years. il was
almost impossible for the people to be heard when
their demands encroached upon self assumed pre-
rogatives OF private monopolies. But it looks as
though the sky has cleared in this respect and
tnat the people will have some chance of securing
enactments for the general welfare even though
the toes OF private monopolists are walked upon.
The grangers and other organizations have long
advocated the parcels post system, and it seems
to be a practical reform. The other measures adj
voeated by the Postal Progress League, which is
said to have large following among boards of
trade and commercial bodies in the smaller cities.
are likely to remain in oblivion.
Evening journal., 1907-10-28
BOY DIED AFTER
EATING CHESTNUTS

Unripe chestnuts are supposed to
have caused the death yesterday after
noon OF the 6-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. p. +. Kelley, of No. 1905 North
Adams street The little fellow ate
heartily Of chestnuts and a short time
afterward died OF spasms.
Evening journal., 1907-10-28
BLOW TO PROHIBITION
MORE SALOONS, LESS DRuNKE NNEss, SHOWN BY CENSUS
LIBERAL LICENSE FAVORED.

Government official, View Of Surprising Opposes
cites-Explains
Cen nefec
for drunkenness concerned interesting
Of the significant facts shown this official
the
OF
TO
saloons all The following table illustrate
Evening journal., 1907-10-28
600

We are opening new accounts
every day. Over 5000 depOSi-
iOFs have found our attention
70 them most pleasing. We
very much desire 10 have your
name on our books.
Evening journal., 1907-10-28
LICENSE COMMITTEE
License COMMITTED

The License Committee desires that has received
the Prohibition
published solely initiative
Prohbon hasensd do u by the fear that after the disgrace
Saturday night the License
would have further with GEMS
Evening journal., 1907-10-28

This Is sale regularly al every hewssane
IN Wilmington and the principal towns ia the State "a
Delaware, also at Broad Street Station and Twentys
Evening journal., 1907-10-28
ID IlS3ISIB9;S:{H
QUA \ q 4 q 9 NO
5;SIE:E.a!Ss ]!

Located in the heart Of the city. cas-
lily accessible to all lines Of transport
tation. this company is most con-
venient depository for business and
professional men, teachers in public
schools and persons who are regularly
employed. Every courtesy extended to
depositors without regard to the size
Of their accounts. and every account
draws interest.
Evening journal., 1907-10-28

THE EVENING JOURNAL uses the United Press News
esrvos received ia it's editorial roome ever special
tsfrn
Evening journal., 1907-10-28

Advertising rates on application.
No attention paid to unsigned communicates
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FINANCIAL
Name

National Bank OF Delaware ..............-s
Central National Bank .-....,.......-......
warmers Bank .......-ssses-......se
FIRST National Bank .........ss......-.s...
Nati Bank OF Wilmington & BrsndyWins
Union National Bank ........-.........-.....s
Equitable Guarantee 4 Trust Company ...s
Security Trust and Safe Deposit co ...r..
Wimineton Trust Company .................
American Nulcanized Fibre, Common ...s
American Vulcan.zed Fibre, preferred .--.
Delaware Railroad Stock ..................-s
Wilmington Gas & Electric, Com ..........
Wilmington Gas & Electric, pf1 ...........s
Whining ton. New Castle & Co lty., come
Wilmington, New Castle & So. Ry., pird.s
Name BOMBS
American vulcanized Fibre Bonds .......s
Wilmington City Railway Bends .........s
WILMINGTON 4 Chester Traction B0nds ...s
Wilmington Gas Elect. Bonds ............
Wilmington, New Castle & 50. Bonds ...s
pelnrarvia Telephono Bonds .............s
Wilmington Light Power 4 TeleDhon" 90
Evening journal., 1907-10-28

Gilbert Jones. Business Manager.
Fourth ana shipley Streets. Wilmington. Delaws<g'
Evening journal., 1907-10-28

New York once: eol Cambridge BuidinE Corner Fifth
Avenue and Thirty third Street
Chicago once; S11 BOyce BuidinG
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rERMs oF suRscRIpTIoN.

By mall postage prepaid $500 a year. a5 cents
nonth payable In advance. BY carrier six osnts week.
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TELEPHONES

EouoriaI Room-D & A. 500 Delmarvfa, 2asG
Business omcs-D. & A.. s7k. pelmarvia. 32t6
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Directors and sole stoekholdersj Robert 8. Baird
jonoa.
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30
vIRDEH AGAIN MAKES GOOD
Company viii Open Ten Weeks En-
gagement here Nor day Night

Lew Virden with his merry Wizard
Of Wall Street company has been hold
ing the boards at the Clarendon op-
era house this week in repertoire
Of plays which have, without except
tion, delighted the large and critical
audiences which have assembled each
night Lew @made good here last
fall with the Wizard Of Wall Street"
again, last nomnth in return en-
gagement Of the same play he broke
the house record in receipts for one
performance Of play; and this week
he has again smade good" in roper
toire. In all the bills so far present
ed the entire company has shown de-
,cided ability Miss Gertie Dunlap,
(who, by the way, is Mrs. virden,
IS the brightest bit Of femininity ever
seen on the local stage. Miss Jane
Morgan, besides being beautiful
womans y every inch an actress.
But It cannot be denied 80 far as
the Clarendon public il concerned, Lew
Virden himself is the attraction, di'
viding the hOnors with his wife. No
matter in what part he is found he
is warmly greeted at each perform.
anee. Besides ability he carries with
him a personality that takes him right
to herts of his audience. The spe-
cialty work Of himself and wife is ex-
eepksnally pleasing. Clarendon
News
This company will be at the Chick
asha opera house April 1st and every
night for ten weews. Opening play
Denman ThompsOn's great comedy
drama, "Ohio. Prices is and rs 4
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30
RESIDENCE WAS DESTROYED
BY Fire Last Night Gasoline ExpIO
sion was the Cause

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. w.
Anderson at 14th ard Washington
avenue was destroyed by fire at two
O'Clock last night. Major Anderson
had been up during the night waiting
on his wife who had been i'll for sew
eral days and was heating some water
on gasoline stove. Soon after he
had returned to the bed room he
heard an explosion and opend the door
leading to the kitchen and found
flames covering three rooms. Their
home is six blocks from the water
mains and the best the fire department
could do was to watch it burn, unable
to do anything. Efforts were made
to subdue the flames with water from
neighboring wells but it had gained
too much headway and soon the beau
tiful home was charred heap.
Major Anderson managed to save a
trunk and dressers everything else
was burned. Both Of them feel their
loss very keenly and almost prostrat-
ed this morning. Major Anderson
carried about $1,000 insurance on the
property and furniture.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30

SUICIDE


Tired Of life, despondent over a
love affair Mrs. Lizzie Herndon, Iiv-
ing in the Watkins Flats, tried last
night to end her life by drinking about
an ounce Of carbolic acid.
Mrs. Herndon, who was Miss
Bondurant before marriage had se-
cured a bottle Of the acid and just
before supper last night the family
discovered that she had taken the con
tents. A physician was hurriedly
summoned and after working with her
for several hours brought her around
although she is still IN dangerous
condition from the effects Of the dead