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Evening journal., 1907-08-26

Note the steady rise OF the value Of
taxable property IN New Castle county
and the almost hysterical huctuation of
the same in Cecil county. Perhaps the
temperance leaders made and unmade
the Cecil values. Cecil pays state
tax. There is no assessment for State
tax IN Delaware. Note also the Cecil
tax rate for the four wet years and
compare them with the same rates for
the succeeding dry years. During the
wet period the rates average 76.5 per
cent. During the dry" years 80 per
cent. When the farmers Of Cecil county
were paying tax at the rate OF 80 the
farmers OF New Castle county paid at
the rate Of S6.5. The reader will read
lily understand that the New Castle rate
is made up by the addition of the road
tax 20 the county and poor, since IN
Cecil the road tax has Jeen included
with the county tax during all these
years. Every public account touched
in Cecil county shows at once that
county taxes and county expenses have
grown up since the license system was
voted down in 1902 by "a combination
OF the honest temperance men and the
friends OF the spcak-easies. Even the
population has decreased
Look at this comparative statement
oi population
1880. 1890. 1900.
Cecil ,.....,. ...27i0S 25.5st 246e2
New Castle $4,000 S5,751 $3.50
J There is a reason, at once conclus-
i've for the apparent decrease in New
Castles population One has only TO
consider the areas taken from the
county and added to the city OF will
mington, creating the Ninth. Eleventh
and Twelfth wards, and adding to the
area and population of the Second and
Seventh wards. These changes and ex-
tensions OF Wilmlngton's lines must
have transferred thousands of people
from the country to the city. There
has been no such cause at work I'm
b Cecil county. The cause Of Cecil's de-
probation Is referred to again ana
again by tho business men OF Elkton
whose graphic interviews appear above
] They all agree that "Elkton is dead
There is no business there. Not a house
IS going up. Our people go to Newark
and other licensed towns to buy. Look
at Newark Il is boomlng,9 etc. etc.
I Yes, Newark Is putting up 100000
worth of new buildings this year in
Guiding a handsome school house. New
ark is booming. There is no dearth
Of teams on its streets It contains
two good hotels. with capital stabling,
and one wholesale liquor house These
three houses pay $500 in license fees
to the state of Delaware and S75 more
to the United states treasurer. These
houses are we'll kept, clean and invit-
ing TO man and woman. to teetotaler
and to the drinker. one never hears
, Of them i'm the Now Castle courts
J whatever may be said of them I'm the
Circuit Court OF Elkton; but Elkton
Is the county seat of a prohibition
, county SO called. and things are differ
, ent over there. There the speak-ea
fourishes. an establishment which no
/ responsible man will conduct Respon-
sible men paying license to state and
nation, conduct the hotels at Newark.
Newark Is booming. Elkton is de>~
Newark has not water enough TO build
a s<iff At Elkton two shipyards are
busy. Newark has no iron foundry nor
a cotton mill; Ekton has both: vet
Newark is booming and Elkton is notf
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
nldnlt lrrItaia HIm.

Here Is a glimpse Of the seamy side
OF life In Cornwall from the Cornish
Magazine:
arm afraid, Jenny, you irritate your
husband with your long tongue"
Jaw, no, my dear Miss Vivian. I'd
never say nawthen to en-. T'other day
/ was 'ome waitin' form to come 'ome
to supper. Eight o'clock come. an
no Jan; o o'clock come. an no jan
10 o'clock come, an no Jan. l put
up me bonnet an shoal an went to
every kiddly wink in town thout Dyke
Winsor's. When l come there. there
wor Jan. Says I, You ugly murderer
veilan Incest killed thee fust wife an
now Incest want to kill me, too an he
up an knaclled me down"
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
rhn EIrat Rarehnek RIder.

Riding on a broad pad strapped on a
horses back is very old; bareback rid
ing is comparatively new. 1t was no
longer ago than 1854 on the Fourth Of
July. thai T.. b. Washburne's circus,
playing II Boston. was packed to suffo-
cation by the announcement, spread
broadcast. that on that particular day.
for the first time in the history Of the
world. a man would ride three times
around the ring standing upright on
the bare back Of a galloping horse.
The rider, Robert Almar, actually ac-
compllshed this feat. and also he car
ried an American flag, which he waved
uncertainty, thereby arousing tremen-
dous enthusiasm Contrast that with
the present, when there are scores Of
riders who can turn n somersault on
horseback. a clever boy can be taught
in about three days to stand up on a
horse and ride around the ring.-Every-
bOdv's Af9.-..-ii,o
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
STOE .KLE MAUSOLEUM

The Standard Granite Company Of
this city. has competed and erected
for the Stoeckle family a mausoleum
in the new portion Of Riverview ceme-
terry. the plans Of which were drawn
by George l.. Jones. the president of the
company. 1t cost $4,000.
The mausoleum sets on the highest
point of the new section of the ceme-
terry The dimensions are 12x27 feet
and is feet in height. and il has twenty
six recptaoles. twelve on each side and
two for tie late Mr. and Mrs Joseph
StooclSle in the end of the building,
over which a window. representing the
resurrection. painted by Henry Moeler
, of Philadelphia is placed. on the top
of the receptacles are placed the marble
busts Of Mr. and Mrs, Stoeckle, made by
an eminent artist in Carara, Italy,
which are pronounced by the friends
/ Of the Stoeckle family as being excel
llent.
/ 1t is built OF Westerly granite which
! was obtained from the state of Rhode
Island The stones as dressed are four
! feet in length and one foot in thickness.
The roof Is finished in granite of the
same quality The interior finish is of
the finest marble and the disign of the
floor is mosaic in which are the initials
of the Stoeckle family. The entrance is
decorated by four massivle pillars
highly polished. The doors are solid
bronze and Of fine design. Around the
lmausoleum is a large plot Of grass laid
tout with cement walks.
Work on the structure was begun six
months ago under the supervision Of
Emil Maurer, the foreman of the firm.
Mr.. Jones considers this mausoleum his
best effort and much admiration of the
design has been expressed. The Stand
ard Granite Company is rushed with
ordersf
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
IMPORTANT
SCHOOL NOTICE

For the convenience of those who are
busy during the day. the business offices
of Goldey College, S0T Market street.
first floor, will be open tonight from
to 8.
The offices are open daily from $50
to s.
Parents who are interested in the sub
ject of education are invited to call
for information. The principals Of the
College have extensive experience in
the various departments of educational
work and will be glad to ofler their
advice TO any one who is interested
in edncatlon.t
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
Saved Him Trouble.

He was about to start on a weeks
trout fishing Rods, reels, gan. creel-
everything was in readiness. But his
wife smiling joyously, hurried into the
room, extending something toward him
"For goodness sake," he exclaimed
"what on earth are you doing with
those old fly papersT
Il saved them for you from last
summer" she answered. "You said
you always had to buy flies when you
went a-fishiug g"-London Answers.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
A Cool Convict.

A life convict in the Andamans had
served some long period when, an or.
der recently came for his release. All
the time he had been in the band and
had evidently so far forgotten that he
was a prisoner that on his release he
put in a claim for a pension on ac-
count of his long and faithful service
as government servant Madras
Mail
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
DEATHS.

FRAzIER-In this city, on August
"a. 1907, John A.. son of James L.
and Sarah Frazier in his 21st year.
Relatives and friends of the family
are invited TO attend the funeral ser
vices at the residence of his parents,
No. los Race street. on Monday even
ing. August 26th, at o'clock. Inter-
ment at Crumpton, Md, on Tuesday
morning. August 9th, on arrival OF
train leaving Wilmington at S.S6, with
out further notice.
FRAZER-In this city, on August "a.
1907. Harry w. Frazer, aged 5S
years.
Relatives and friends of the family
are invited TO attend the funeral SER
vices at his late residence, No. All
Taylor street. on Tuesday afternoon,
August 27th. at 8 o'clock. Interment
Lombardy cemetery.
WHITEMAN-In this city. on August
25. 1907. Sarah r.. wife of William
H. Wh!teman. in her Goth year.
Relatives and friends Of the family
are invited to attend the funeral SER
Vsaet at her late residence. No. 20i3
Delaware avenue. on Thursday after
noon, August 29th, at $50 o'clock. In
terment MI. Salem cemetery.
PFEFFER-1n this city, on August
"a 1907. Annie A., wife Of Jonathan
b. Pfener, in her 18th year.
Relatives and friends of the family
are invited to attend ,he funeral from
her late residence, No. 13 North Con-
nell street. on Wednesday afternoon,
August 2Sth. at 2.sO o'clock. Services
at Wesley NJ. +. Church, at 3 o'clock.
Interment Riverview cemetery.
COYLE-In this city. on August "a,
1907. Anna b. Coyle, aged IS years.
Relatives and friends are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral SER
vices at the residence Of her son-in-
law. Howard b. Griffith, 2105 Boule-
ward. on Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock. Interment private.
HEwEs-On August, %, 1907, at Phil
adelphia, Emlen Hewes, aged 81
years.
Services viii be held on Thursday
afternoon. August 27, at 2s0 o'clock
Remains can be viewed at the chapel
Of Wilmington and Brandywine cenie-
terry.
NOLAN-In this city. on the 25th inst,
Mary, daughter of Jerry and Mary
Nolan. aged Z years.
Relatives and friends are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral
from the residence Of her parents, No
col East Sixth street. on Wednesday
afternoon. at o'clock. Interment al
Cathedral cemetery.
cHRIsTY-I Philadelphia, Pa, on
August %, 1907, Emily Ann, widow
of the late Eli G.. Chrlsty. aged a
years.
Relatives ans friends are respect
fully invited 60 attend tho funeral scr.
vices at residence Of her son-in-law
Harry McCaddn. so Walnuf street
on Tuesday afternoon ar o'clock. In
terment Lombardy cemetery.
HEINEL-In this city. on August q
1907. J. George Heinei. aged Ga years
Relatives. friends, members OF Lib
erty Lodge No. 10, a. @. u. w, De,
aware Lodge No. $40. d. o. H., are in
vited to attend. the funeral services a
the residence Of his son. William F
Heinel No. s0s South Adams street
on Tuesday afternoon, August o. a
o'clock Interment Riverview cenie
terv.
HUNT-In this city. on August %
1907. Ada v. Williams, wife o
George 3. Hunt. aged q years.
Relatives and friends of the family
are invited to attend the funeral ser
vices at her late residence. No. 222
Lamitt street. on Tuesday afternoon
! August q. at o'clock. Intermen
....t,..4.- ,.s,,,trrts
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
A Nnluahle Office Rox.

The employer was bending over a
table looking at the directory. The
new office boy slipped up quietly and
poked a note into his hand. The sur.
priscd employer opened It and read:
Honored sir-Yer pants is ripped.
Ladies' Home Journal.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26

In Ptolemy's time any one who
killed cat,was put to death.
When an oyster is a fortnight old, it
is not much larger than the head Of 4
pin. At the end Of four years growth
It is fit for the table.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
The speedlsr Term.

Englishman-In England we stand
for parliament. but In America you
run for congress. American-Thats
because you are slower than we are
New York Fress.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
ASSESSMENT IN NEW CASTLE AND CECIL.
New Castle County. Cecil County
dupont Ruildine Fire Main Leaks.

One OF the fire mains in the dupont
Building sprung a leak this morning
and flooded the first floor corridor Of the
big building Had the leak occurred
at night the water would have caused
some damage.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26

The Greek athlete OF the golden age
trained on new cheese, dried figs,
boiled grain. milk and warm water.
He ate no meat whatever.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
CHANDLER q q11sstSnsF E@Sai%sF

No. 2lE W. Ninth Street.
Garrett. attention day or night.
Bodies IN Boarding Houses Hotels
and Hospitals removed and cared for
xntil claimed. Carriages furnished.
ADpointme-'N firrt-class Both Phones
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
Totals four years prohibition. 1855

ARtflAN ANNi NfulH lIhNlNltiOns tni. .hlh. "a
The average amount spent for criminal
cases according 20 the preceding table.
during four years Of license was 81. .7ei 73
The average for the four succeeding
years Of alleged prohibition was si4.g745l
But TO be fair the money collected from
licenses should be deducted from the
amount spent for the criminal court. since
the prohibltlonsts insist that license in
creases crime or at least law-brealyinr
Hence the average cost Of the criminal
courts during the four years Of license
was only the difference between Sii. .76i 70
ana H65SoO or net cost Of S7l0S64 as
against siig7i5l for the dry" years costs
II has cost Cecil county more thhn twice
as much to conduct its criminal cases
and these figures do not include the iail
expenses-durlng the "dry" years Of 1a.a
to 1907 than for licensed years of 1ssa
TO 1908 The foregoing table could be
strengthened for tho cause OF common
sense and Of the license system by ad-
ding to Il the jail expenses for the last
eight years. but as Il stands II should
forever silence the boisterous reiteration
that license increases crime and the costs
for liquor regulation.
In the constitution OF Maryland II Is
wisely provided that no man shall 20 to
trial without counsel During the last
four dry years Ceon county paid yelr-
~ for counsel fees Cavemging), s2.iSo. The
average thus paid during the four praced-
ing wet years was only s3lOiOO. The wit
ness fees for the wet years AVERAGED
5S.o0: for the four dry" year more than
N'soooo Comment is unnecessary.
There Is another little table from which
tho intelligent and unpreiudlced reader
can get much enlightenment Since New
Castle, with whose tax rate a comparison
Is made does not levy county tax for
schools, tho same had 10 be deducted from
the Cecil county rate. Tho table Is as
folowss
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.

WANTED-Boy white or colored. John
T. Mullins, 800 Shipley ST. a2s-lt
WANTED-White woman for general
homework. no washing or ironing. Apply
Mrs. George H. Frazer, Elsmere a26-H
FOR RENT-Rooms at No. ! East Sec
ond ST. Apply 200 Market ST. a2s-st
IOST-A pocketbook containing S6s and
a P and w railroad pass. Biberai
reward IL returned TO +. ]. Ford, p, B
and w. Round-House. AL /
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
Nearly Drowned at Pennsarove.

John Al. Hughey OF this city. owes
his life TO Frank Butler. a member OF
the Fame Fire Company. The latter
rescued Hughey from drowning while
the two were bathing at Pennsgrove
yesterday.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
Local Quotations

wholesale quotations in the produce ana
,o,,iirv market reported by Thomas N.
sfavton al / o'clock this afternoons:
Hucklcbcrries.. .-.. f.- .- ..--.'.-.-l -luc-l2o
Tomatoes. basket. .-a-.....-........ .l9c-25o
cftcilrnbers basket ...... ......... .25c-30c
Annles basket .... .sss...s.......... .toC--40c
Cantaioupes basket ....... ..... ...flc-S125 25
NVatermeious hundred. .-..... .Sl2-S.5
peaches basket ........... ........ .s.Vy-S2o0
Lemons, box .--... ...ss-..s.'.'' ,st.9V-So.uO
Potatoes, barrel ..... $l.V9-S3,OO
Potatoes, basket ....... ...s.......lSc-4Oo
Sweets, barrel. ....s5.o0
Sweets, basket -. ... .Sl-2 %
Cabbage. basket ......-......... .loc-2Oc
Cabbage. barrol.. .... &c. ...... =. ..5Oc-l5c
Onionf. basket .....-. -. ..........--..l5c
celery dozen ... ..... ......... .50c-15c
Beans. green. basket ........ .......... 800
Beans. wax basket. :..... ..s.........o BOO
Eggs CDcl. and Md dozen -..-.. ....2lc
Chickens, live. ...... .. ....-........l3 .l3c-lSc
Evening journal., 1907-08-26
Stock Markets

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
NEW YORK. Aug. 26-After the first
hour the market was fairly steady with
some spasmodic selling that forced de-
clines in spots. There was a little invest
ment selling just about enough TO offset
scattered covering of shorts. There was
no news that could be regarded as mar-
ket factor The quotations at midday gem
erlly showed irregular fractional chanses.
the majority being slightly higher than on
Saturday
o'clock quotations from Scott & Co..
Bankers and Brokers, 902 Market St.
Evening journal., 1907-08-26

NAT. Lead Co. as
~. Y. Central ioI
Ont. & West. 81
Norfolk q West. 6SA
Nor. Paci6c ..II7
Pacific Mail 22H
Pennsylvania no
Peoples Gas $50
Reading S9x
Read. fst pfd. 70
Read. cd pfd...72
lRock Island ..I7H
Rock Island pfd4IH
Southern } ac. 81
South. R. Com IS
lTexas Pacihc..74I4
T. c. & leo I35
Union Pacific I744
~. 5. Steel ....3oH
h. S. Steel pfd gas
Wabash ...... ioH
Wabash pfd. ...1oB
Western Union IS
IGr. North. pid. Ii9K
Evening journal., 1907-08-26

Anal. Copper...6oA
Am. Smelt.C Co. o2A
amer. Sugar...II5
Atchison ...... S45z
Atchison, pfd go
Brooklyn Tran. Al
B. & o.. .S8
Can. Southern OH
Chi. Gr. West. on
Ches. & Ohio...sI4
Chi. & Alton ia
Chi. & n. W...t4o5s
c. & St p. IIS4
ID. & II. .......I49A
d . L. & w. 44o
Erie ............ ISA
Erie. Ist pfd ... 4S5z
Illinois Cen. ...I53
Louisville .....Io41 =
Int. Met. com s
Int. Me. pfd Az
Man. Cons. III y
Missouri Pac. ...64H
Mo. Kan. & 7. 81
Evening journal., 1907-08-26

HUNT-In this city. on August %.
1907. Ada v. Williams, wife Of
George b. Hunt. aged % years.
Relatives and friends Of the family
are invited to attend the funeral SER
vices at her late residence. No. 2229
Lamitt street. on Tuesday afternoon,
August q. at 2 o'clock. Interment
Iombardv cemetery.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30
THE TURF RECORD.

The turf record for the year Just
closed has been in many respects a
remarkable one, and is of considerable
interest.
When the two-minute trotter was
produced it was thegeneral impression
among horsemen and the general
public that the limit had about been
reached with the side wheelers, but
events the past year have upset all
calculations. When Dan Patch paced
a mile in 1:55A everyone thought It
was all over and that Dan would retire
and remain king of PAGERS for ever,
but the great PAGER simply could not
be held back, and as a result he paced
a mile in st. Paul in 1855 fiat. This
was done with the aid of pacemakers,
but 1t shows just what to expect of the
grand black stallion. The Broncho is
another wonderful pacing mare and es-
tablished new worlds records for Sic
cessive heats in a race. There were
twenty-seven PAGERS who got below
the 2:1O class the past season, but none
showed the wonderful speed OF the
Broncho. The wonderful little PAGER
went the mile in 2.0OA, and made a
record for the three fastest heats in a
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30
WHY NOT COUPON BOOKS
Asks Prominent Travelling Man-Roads
and Travellers would be Bene.
fiteds

Zone of these days." said Terry Nc
Ccsker the. other evening to group
of travelling men, in his usual forceful
and emphatic manner, "the railroads
will be issuing coupon mileage book
containing coupons which will pass
good not only for transportation, but
for payment of baggage excess, and
dining car and sleeping car privileges
why shouldn't they, said the speak,
er winding up his right arm and cross
ing it abruptly in the direction of his
nearest nearer. Its to their benefit to
do so. The travelling public will not
necessarily be benefited, unless it be
that they will be saved the annoyance
of carrying four of five pounds of silver
in their pockets in order that the OBJ
servation or sleeping car conductors
may be able to make change without
making all the other passengers in
the car unload their pockets.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-30

race. Ecstatic also showed wonderful
2:05 Ia to 2:.01-3-4. Boliver surprised
al by going mile in 2:0OA. Graft is
another of the speed wonders, going
a mile in 2:00A.
Sweet Marie was the greatest of all
the trotters, as Lou Dillon was not in
racing form the past season. Sweet
Marie established new records for
heats in races, while w. ]. Lewis trot-
ted three remarkable heats in race
at Columbus, o., going all three in
2:06A each. The withdrawal of De-
troit from the grand circuit was keen
disappointment to horsemen, as here
tofore the blue ribbon meet at Crosse
Point track was considered one of the
big events of the year in the horse
world. There was more interest than
usual in the western circuit, and the
races were of higher class. The
big state fairs in the west have taken
the lead in offering big trotting and
pacing attractions, and the chances
are that they will go even higher next
year.
Despite the opposition in Chicago
and other places to running races,
there were plenty of them during 1906
in the east, but the loss of the great
American Derby at Chicago was felt.
the running records seem to be very
much like the trotting and pacing
subsequently, at the limit but
always being smashed. Atoka ran
three-eighths of a mile in Butte, Mont,
in 33% seconds, new mark. Plnker-
ton ran three-eighths at New York in
81 rs seconds, but it was made in the
first three-eighths of a six-furlong
race. Suffrage ran six furlongs at
New York in 1:10 fiat, and Lady Vera
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ter of grain production has moved at
least one hundred miles westward in
the past five years. thereby increasing
the haul to the terminal market. 1t
is therefore no wonder that conges,
ton is and will be great, as, in the
first instance, much greater amount
of grain can be thrown on the market
in a given time than formerly, and in
the second instance, the increased haul
adds to the time required to deliver
ears to terminals and secure their re-
turn to the initial point.
Railway managers contend that their
trunk lines are carrying all the traffic
that can pass over them, or, that they
are moving the grain into terminals
as rapidly as the terminals can take
care of 1t. There are no doubt many
underlying causes, which if taken to-
gether would explain the car shortage
situation. The commission believes,
that speaking generally, it is not so
much lack of cars and motive power
to handle the business, as lack of
trackage to care for the traffic. II
existing conditions are occasioned by
incapable management alone, then the
present troubles should have obtained
sooner, the same persons, for the most
part, having been in control for years
past.
The commission believes that it does
not have the authority to regulate
the number of cars brought into the
state loaded with commodities, or Of
empty cars brought in to be loaded.
1t has, however, insisted at all times.
on having cars furnished as needed
and when loaded that they be moved
to destination without any unreasona-
BILE delay. The results have been I'M
satisfactory, but it is hoped that no
one can believe that the commission
is in any way censurable for existing
conditions. The commission has fur
Their always insisted that the distribu-
ton of cars be made in accordance
with the state laws governing same
and the files of the Office will so show.
The interstate commerce commission
in whose hands, If in any ones, is
lodged the power to secure a rapid
interstate car movement, held an in
vestigation at Minneapolis beginning
Dec. II, last, and at Chicago and other
points soon thereafter, to determine
if possible, the causes of the so-called
car shortage. The commission here
with begs to submit copy Of their
report on said hearings, thinking 1t
may be of interest to your honorable
body.