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Evening journal., 1907-10-03
SOCIALISM
Paper Read Before NJ Z. Preachers Association by
Presiding Elder A. S. MOwbray

The ancient philosopher, Plato, im-
pressed upon mis- pupils the value Of
tho motto. Know thyself" May
make a plea to-day. as being Of no
less importance-at least TO ministers
shat we seek 90 know our
times? What kind OF times are these
IA which .we are living? Which way
IS the tide OF human events setting?
What are the dominant forces mov-
ing in these great currents? Is this
age military. POLITICAL religious. or
commercial? No doubt that i'm some
measure all these for ces are 10 be
found operating in this teeming. busy
civilization of ours. But they are not
equally potent Educational, moral
and religious forces are at work, and
are accomplishing much. but these are
not the most evident elements OF the
times Our age is commercial, ana
it's problems are those that cluster
about the activities OF trade and busi-
ness. The dominant note of to-day
IS a social one. And IL you win ac-
cept a judgment onhand,-it is the
firm conviction Of your essayist that
the legislature. school. or church that
fails to make faithful attempt TO
provide a solution for these greatest
problems Of the. hour. lis weighed in
the balance and found wanting" Such
institutions VIII hnd themselves
caught in the eddies and counter-cur-
rent Of human progress, and hope
lessly distanced. This belief provides
the excuse for this humble paper.
What IS mean. by the social question
is not far TO seek. BY society is meant
"the collective body OF persons COM
posing a community. or the aggregate
Of communities" Social questions are
those that arise out Of attempts to
properly relate the members Of society
to each other in the many ways in
which their several interests may be
either mutual or aniagonistlc. As
originally constituted the life Of man
was purely individual. But il was
soon found that it was mot good for
man TO be alone" so the first social
compact."- family,--arose From
that. man has evolved the various de-
rrees of social evolution. Family,
clan. tribe. state. city, nation. All
questions of government and law are
broadly speakinE-social questions
But. bv common consent, the word
has been narrowed TO have reference.
chiefly. TO that set OF problems that
Evening journal., 1907-10-03
MUCH ACTIVITY
AT BREAKWATER

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
LEWES. Oct. 9-The Delaware
Brealzwater and Harbor Of Refuge
have been scenes of unusual activity
the past two or three weeks. caused
by the arrival of the East India sugar
fleet for orders. Two or three steam
ers and an equal number Of square
riggers are arriving and departing
daily. The masters all seem TO report
splendid weather for the voyage which
range from 1sO to 100 days.
Looks like old times" is a common-
place remark. as local mariners sweep
the harbor with the eye. 1t used TO
be that a hundred or more vessels
most wind iamers-was not unusual In
the harbor. but since the gradual
uSurpation of traffic by the tramp
steamers. which run almost on
schedule time. the vessels stopping for
orders at the Breakwater have cor
respondingly lessoned.
Evening journal., 1907-10-03

Miss Anna stanert. Of Newport. has
returned home after a two weeks
visit with relatives and friends ar
Clayton and Smyrna
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labor. Laboring men have banded to-
gether in unions, and have tried there
by so TO control the labor market, as
to dictate the terms upon which they
will work. Here we have all the
conditions of a great class struggle.
The capitalist. ruling by the power of
his great wealth. has combined with
fellow capitalists. until the immense
wealth of this unprecedented age is in
the hands of a comparatively few peo-
ple. He has taken away the machines
and the tools, the natural property and
protection of he working man. and
left him to depend cnlv on the sale
of his unaided muscle, at comparative
~ declining wage. The capitalist has
amassed under his control all the ma
tural resources-the land, the mines.
public utilities and the common car
riers.
CTo be Continued To-morrow.)
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earlier years Of our country's history,
were such as to be almost past our be-
lief. The single item of imprisonment
for debt may serve as a sample Of
that age. The Boston Prison Disci-
pline Society says:
We have known a respectable me-
chanic imprisoned for debt of FIVE
dollars. contracted bv his family at
grocers when he was very IN; he was
sent to iail. and he not only was with
out a shilling but his family without
bread. because he was not able to
work"
Cases are on record where men were
imprisoned as long as thirty-two days
for two cents. In one instance forty
two men were in prison for an aggre-
gate debt of $3.50. The statistics Of
1929 show that Massachusetts had 5000
debt prisoners; New York. 10000.
Pennsylvania. 1000; Maryland 5000 and
others in like proportion. "The pro-
portion of debtors TO other prisoners
was five TO one.' Other Industrial con-
ditions were proportionately harsh and
severe. But there was not a general
social unrest" and upheaval then as
now. There was then hut little op-
portunitv 70 make popular the cause
Of labor. and find wide expression for
the sense OF Injustice. "a Roman
strike was followed by hanging 5000
strikers between Rome and Capua.
The fact was chronicled as we should
chronicle an unusual frost, but tho
pleheian multitude had no means to
stir the whole public opinion in its
favor; to get its wrongs talked about.
much less acted upon" Instruments
for voicing popular discomfort are n
m3Gern invention q has been found
shat social discomfort aad fault find.
ing can be made to pay good divi-
dends. "The thing that pays spreads. d"
One newspaper editor declares: IF
/ can find fault enough. and state il
in the right phrases. no papers are
left on my hands," As a recent mag
azine writor has forcibly put it, From
Dickens 20 Morrow a host of writer's
have made fortune by beating the
drum on the bellies of the Door" The
greatest newspaper suocessesof modern
times in this country and Europe are
built on the capital of popular com
plant against present social condi-
tions. Says a London editor: '"rhe
young fellows fortune is made who
learns the trick of phrasing criticism
against the present social order" To
proclaim unrest begets unrest. To
voice criticism produces more. What
soever a man sows that shall he also
reap"
The indications Of this unprecedent-
ed unrest are many; and their causes
are not far to seek: but these are not
within the reach of the present dis
cussion.
IL is next I'm order TO note that this
widespread unrest has produced a dis
tinct class-consciousness. The laboring
man and the employer have become
classes. or parties. as separate, and
often as belligerent. as the bitterest
racial or political divisions. Like jew
and Samaritan. they get where II is
difficult TO secure anv dealings be-
tween them. This ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
has led to class organization. Capital
has organized and consolidated
until il IS largely under
the control of great corporations. This
has been done in part to meet and Off
set the active aggressions Of organized
Evening journal., 1907-10-03
TRANSFORMATIONS
Curious Results When Coffee Drinkin.
is Abandoned.

1t is almost as hard Tor an old coffee
topper to quit the use OF coffee as il is
for whislSey or tobacco fiend to break
of, except that the coffee user can quit
coffee and take up Postum with
out any feeling Of a loss Of the morn
ing beverage. for when Postum is well
boiled and served with cream. it is
really better in point of favour than
most of the coffee served nowadays
and to the taste of the connoisseur
il is like the flavor Of fine, mild Java.
A great Transformation takes place
in the body within ten days or two
weeks after coffee is left off and Pos
tum used. for1 the reason that the poi
son TO the n4rves-caneine-h been
discontinued And in its place is taken
a liquid food THAT contains the most
powerful elements of noHrishment
II is easy TO make this test and pro,e
these statement by changing from
coffee to Postum. Read The ROAD
10 Welville," in pkgs. There's
Reason.
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sight, but the notes came down as
clear as a bell. Retreat! Retreatl
Retreatr' was the call over and over
again, and then we listened in vain.
He had warned us. We drew back
and found another way, but what OF
the boy? We afterward found Indians
who said there were a thousand rc 4
men waiting for us in that ambush
and that they knew the bugle calls
saved the command, but we found
none to tell us Of the fate Of little
Dick. NJ. QUAD.
Evening journal., 1907-10-03
BARRIERS.

The first BARRIERS Of whom there is
any record piled their trade in Greece
In the fifth century b. c. In Rome the
first BARRIERS operated in the third cen
tury B. G. In olden times in England
the barber and the physician were
identical. Thus a kings barber was
also his chief medical advAr In the
time Of Henry VIII. of Eetland laws
were made concerning BARRIERS Of
which the following is an extract: "No
person occupying a shaving house or
barbery in London shall use any sur
gerry, letting Of blood OF other matter
except the drawing Of teeth"
Evening journal., 1907-10-03
NEW SUPERINTENDENT
OF LIGHTS AT LEWES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
LEWES, Del, Oct. 3-The Board Of
Public Works have elected Henry Hut
ton. of Baltimore. superintendent OF
the electric light and water plant to
succeed Frank II. Hynson, who has
resigned to accept a similar position
at Salisbury. Md. Mr.. Hynson has
been in Lewes since the light and
water system We're installed. six years
ago. He has given splendid service
and leaves Lewes with the best wishes
of a host Of friends. Mr.. Hutton
comes highly recommended. For sew
eral years he has been travelling about
the country experimenting the cree
ton of light plants but decided to set-
tie down to permanent home. Tho
new superintendent is a married man.
and six feet four and one-half inches
in height. He will stand way above
all other men in town in height.
Evening journal., 1907-10-03

center about the realm OF business
and property. The disputes between
capital and labor. resulting in such
social war measures as strikes. boy
colts and loclS-outs; the problems Of
poverty and wealth. with the proper
distribution Of the results of toll; the
questions that surround natural mono-
poles. public utilities. and municipal
franchises-are all parts of the social
question "efH'nt .n -f.u.,
The claim made is that these and
similar questions have the front Of the
stage, now, in the worlds drama. They
constitute the leaders" on the worlds
editorial page. and demand the atten-
ton of all people who would make any
claim TO influence in the worlds pro-
gress. or even the reputation of keep
ing abreast Of the times.
Now let us mark these age-currents,
at a place or two. thar we may com.
prohend their direction and force.
1. The first thing to note is what
has been aptly called the social un-
rest" As in other times when tribes
or race divisions became restless,
loosed their moorinEs and swept across
continents changing the face of civili-
cation, suhmerging peoples and ma
tions. so now there is a Torment In
the social strata or class divisions Of
mankind This social unrest Is
worldwide. We bchod II I'm Japan
and we tremhle for our industrial and
commercial primacy; il appears in
China. and we say the sleeping giant
OF the East has awakened. We see
Il in Russia. and grow sick at tho
sight of atrocities and blood But we
can spare only a moment 20 glance
at these. for while we look the earth
trembles beneath our feet, and we
hear the sullen tread of assembling
armies. even at the gates Of our own
cities. Every morning paper brings
news of fresh "wars and rumors OF
wars" Three new strikes day. for
every day OF the year. is the average
for the last twenty years. And every
year. these strikes become more form
idable. expensive. and destructive
This social unrest" is born of the
dissatisfaction behind IT, That this
is greater and more widespread than
formerly, is not due to worse condi-
tions. The poverty. hardship. and
distress Of the laboring classes, in the
Evening journal., 1907-10-03

Small Edgar-You better not go boat
ing with my sister, Mr.. Slowboy.
Mr.. Slowboy Sisters admirer)-And
why not, Edgar?
Small Edgar-I heard her tell Cousin
Jennie this morning that she was going
to chuck you Overboard.-St. Louis De
public.
Evening journal., 1907-10-03
Special Ono Dollar Excursion to Bait

more SUNDAY October Otn.
Special train will leave Wilmington
delaware Avenue Station) at $40 a.
M; Newark at $50 a. m; returning
leaves Baltimore camden Station) at
$50 p. m; CMt Royal Station) at 6.85
d. ms
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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-10
Almost q Miracle,


A good hearted curate who firmly
believed that God was continually
working miracles TO enable him to help
the needy and who seldom had a coil
in his pocket, though he was never de-
void Of the fire of charity in his heart.
was accosted one day by beggar Wo
man. He pleaded utter lack of money
and sadly turned aside, but on the
mendicant beseeching him to search
his pockets he hopelessly put his hand
in one and, to his amaZement and joy.
found Il five shilling piece there.
Another of Gods miracles" he ex-
claimed, and then, addressing the wo
man: This coin belongs to you of
right. Take it and go in peace" Hav-
ing told the story few hours later to
his worldly minded vicar and suggest
ed that they should both go down on
their knees and render thanks to God,
a strange unpleasant light suddenly
broke on the mind of the shrewd pas
tor. who exclaimed in accents not sug
gestive of Thanksgiving, Good Lord.
are those my breeches that you've Oh
ou?'-COntemperary Review.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-10

less on the elaborate order, with the
exception of the severely plain tailor
ed costume and the plain but extreme
ly chic shirt waist There are ruffies.
plaitings, LOUNGES and folds of silk,
satin or velvet, and lace and embroid-
cry play an all important part on most
Of the gowns. Fortunately the lines of
most of the styles are good and long
and unbroken, SO that the trimming
following these lines does not seem SO
appailingly overdOne and exaggerated.
Materials are also elaborate in de-
terials are used there Is not the same
chance FOR trimming.
The sleeves of the new waists are
very attractive. They follow the lines
of the arm and are more becoming
than the sleeves of last year. They
reach, as a general thing, below the ell
bow and ARE finished with the fiat IN
lined band of lace or with narrow
ruchings or lace, silk or rows Of shirr-
ings. There is more than a sugges-
ton of puff above the elbow, but
the trimming lies fat against 1t or, if
put around it. somehow seems to hold
it in place.
Sea island nainsook is gaining pop
ularity as material for underwear.
The dainty chemise sketched is of this
material 1t is trimmed with narrow
valenciennes lace and beading.
JUDO CHOLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-10

with plain or fancy white braid, which
effect brings the two colOrs into more
harmonious relations.
Double skirts appear on many smart
little white dresses hemmed with rose
linen, the bertha and sleeves showing
the same finish, the band Of braid TAX
ing away the kimono-like appearance.
Soutache braid will never go out OF
fashion for trimming children's dresses
until something equally appropriate
is made to take it's place. This year
these braids are more alluring than
ever The pretty mercerized varieties
are quite as good as the linen. being
totally unlike the stiff cotton soutache
of few years ago. These braids must
be shrunk before using. and especial
care should be taken not to- strain or
pull when sewing them on.
A graceful little frock for wee girl
is pictured The material is Persian
lawn trimmed with embroidery and
beading. The epauIets are of embroid-
cred fiouncing. JUDO CHOLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-10

One of the most interesting phases of
the study of language is the peculiar
manner in which words and phrases
originating in mistakes finally grow
into the common speech of the people
An instance of this is the expression
''to the bitter end which is common
ly used to denote the final extremity
of crisis Although perfectly proper
today, it is in reality mistake. The
correct phrase is "to the better enl'
and arose from the fact that when n
vessel has paid out all her cable in Il
storm it has run out to the end whici,
has been little used and therefore II
the better end. Daniel Defoe uses the
proper phrase in Robinson Crusoe' III
his description of the storm at Var
mouth when he says, I'VE rode witt.
two anchors ahead and the cables veer-
ed out to the better end
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-10
The Old Feather Bed.

What has become Of the old fashion
ed feather bed? We mean the kind so
high it required the service of step
ladder to climb into it? Did you ever
climb into one of them when you were
q and sink down, down, down, till
you gasped and wondered when you
would touch bottom and if you didn't
need life preserver? And do you re-
member how good it felt upon a cold
morning when you poked your head
from under the covers and saw the
window panes frost covered? And do
you remember how you used to cii!ab
out of its pillows. half dress yourself.
shiyering, teeth chattering. run down
stairs and steal behind the kitchen
stove, half your clothes in your arms:
And how good those gri5d'ccakes 60.
sausages smelled, Feathers may Lot
he healthy to sleep on, as claimed by
doctors. who probably never slept on
them. but they seemed mighty good to
the kid. Why doesn't somebody write
d song about .sThe Old Feather Bed?''
Milwaukee Sentinel
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-10
Leuend of the White sky Calf.

The Kiowa Indians have a gree,
story of the white sky calf Accord
ing to the legend, that portion of the
American desert was formerly very
fertile. supporting large herds of pure
white buffaloes. each having a hlacl.
TAIL These creatures were held sacred
DIV the savages and never killed for
any purpose. Finally an old medicine
man. sNe-ka-ta-mah. vowed that he
would have tepee built from the ga
cred white skins. The chiefs OF The
tribe tried hard to dissuade him from
the notion, but all to no purpose. fse
declared that he would commence t.
collect the skins on the morrow. Dur
ing the night great white light an.
peared In the sky and in its center {.
white buffalo calf. The calf slowly &c
scented TO the earth. took charge q
the herds. leading them northward. :lI.3
from that day to this the kiovas have
never seena white buffalo.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-10

plaits and broad shoulder line give
this shirt waist an air of newneSs.
The neck is finished with a band. and
an embroidered linen collar of the stiff
kind is worn.
The lingerie waist will be much in
vogue; still there will be great de-
mand for tailor made linen waists.
A practical and pretty dress for
spring is of smoke gray voile trimmed
with the same shade of taffeta intri-
cately embroidered with sourache. With
the blouse and skirt goes a short jacket
of taffeta almost entirely covered with
braiding and so cut that the sleeves
and body appear to be in one. and the
sloping shoulder line is unbroken. The
collar and chemisette of this frOck are
of embroidered batste of a cream tint
trimmed in real valenciennes. mar
row central plait being bordered on
each side by fine lace edged plaitings
of batiste.
Stiff linen collars are embroidered
with tiny flower in black and other
shades besides the omnipresent Scotch
plaid.
The waist that can be worn over a
separate yoke is one of the latest de-
yelopments of fashion. The model il
Illustrated is well adapted for washable
materials. wool and silk. The cuffs
are adjustable so that the sleeves can
be long or short at will
JUDO CHOLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-10

cases to extravagant widths in the
back are shown III models of both
straw and straw and malines Bell
shaped crowns AID brims that roll Up
high at the left side and are very mar
row elsewhere make chic little hats.
especially where their severity of out
line is softened by ostrich plumes,
which. by the way, show no signs of alb
dicating their place as the most popu
lar hat trimming
Small and easily nodded shapes of
leghorn and panama straws will be
extensively worn this spring. These
hats are bent without rule or reason
into becoming lines. No shapes are.
however, worse traps for the unwary
than these same simple ones of the
small type. for unless their lines are
exactly right the individual who wears
them is apt to look as grotesque and
ridiculous as in the small shepherdess
shapes or the brimless polo caps that
prevailed for short time some sea-
sons ago
Black and white effects are favorites
In the outing class of chapeauX
The negligee illustrated IS not spe-
cially new effect. but one whose COM
Fort has been well tried. 1t is made Of
lowered challis with bands Of silk, and
when worn over a smart lingerie petit
scat is very fetching.
JUDO cHoLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-10

A middle aged man stopped at the
subpost Office in the north ed aa,l
asked l. there WIS anything for tie
Murphys.
No. there is not" said the Han al
the window.
Anything for Jane Murphr:''
NO.
Anything fer Anne Murphy?'
NO
Anything for Bob Murphy"
mo"
Anything for TerIy?'
mo, nor for Pat nor for Dennis nor
Pete nor Matt nor Edward Murphy.
There is nothing for any Murphy. dead,
living or unborn, native or foreign. civ
iliZed or savage, male or female. black
or white, franchsed or DISTINGUISHED.
No, there is positively nothing for any
of the Murphys, either individually,
collectively, severally, now and for
ever, one and inseparable."
The little man on the outside of the
window looked amazed and then i'll Il
persuasive voice said, please look ana
see if there is any thing for 7. J. Al!:'-
phy"-Columb Dispatch.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-10
Ducks and Brakes"

The origin of the common saying
Making ducks and brakes with ones
money" is attributed to game de-
scribed in the words of an old writer
as "a kind of sport or play with an
oister shell or stone thrown into water
and making circles yer it sinke.' Ii
the stone energies once, it is duck;
if it emer@es more than once, the game
proceeds according to the following
rhyme:
!, 2, 4 duck and a drake;
3, And 4 halfpenny cake;
4, And II penny to pay the old baker;
8, A hop an a scotch
Is another notch;
6, Slitherum slAtherum! Take her!
The game is evidently the same as
that played even today by every boy
who has access to a pond or quiet
river when he tries to make n smooth
stone skip along the surface of the
water. It's connection with the pop
ular phrase is. of course. only meta
phorical one to Indicate heedlessness i'll
the use of money.