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Evening journal., 1907-09-07
CONVINCING A ROAD KNOcKER
Wood HauIer's Eyes Opened to tho
Value Of Hard Hiahways.

WOOD 1auiers Eyes opened 10 the
Value Of Hard Highways.
While Samuel @. Lancaster, a gov
eminent good roads expert, was lee
turing at Spokane on improved high
wan he said, according to the spo-
kane Review:
"There are some excuses made for
not having roads. While engaged in
the construction Of the roads in a GER
tain community heard one day, while
we were sitting under the shade Of
some trees and talking with the men
who were working on these roads,
one man say he didn't believe in that
hard road proposition anyhow And
knew that he was earning S3S a
week in the construction Of this road.
that he was a poor man and had a
small farm and was earning more
than he could in any other way, and
l said TO him:
"Smith. what is the matter? Why
are you against this proposltionT
"IIe said, Mr.. Lancaster, / own a
little farm, and / have some wood on
that farm, and during the winter
months, when l emit do anything else,
l haul the wood TO town Now, you
build these roads and anybody can
get to town at any time Of the year,
and everybody viii be hauling wood,
and my wood won't be worth so much
Il didn't pursue the argument there.
/ simply left. And the next winter,
when the roads were real bad, went
out with my camera to get some pho
tographs to illustrate something I
wanted to say about good roads. and
1 met Smith with his team and a load
Of wood coming into town. lie had
on that wagon a cord and a quarter
with an ordinary team Of mules, and
began to laugh when l saw the man.
because l remembered his statement
and he began to smile. / said to him
! Smith, how much wood have you on
that wagonY
"He said. About a cord and a quar-
ter
"'And how much did you used to gel
for your woodT / asked him.
Three dollars he said.
"'And what do you get for thatT
Three and a half
"He had never got more than S275
or So before He was making enough
to pay his taxes on that road for about
three years in one days time for he
was then able to haul three loads ol
wood a day where before he was able
to haul but one
"Roads can be built in almost any
community which will not be a burder
to that community. In fact, I have seer
/ it several times over where the towr
had issued bonds, sometimes large
sums. before the roads were completed
enough revenue had come in in th.
shape Of investment and increased cit
izeuship TO pay the increased taxes
which We're made necessary on &c
count Of the bonds necessary for tn,
roads,"
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
BUILDING SWAMP ROADS.
Horatio S. Earle Tells Of Methods That
Have Boen Tried.

Horatio S. Earle Tells Of Methods That
Have Boen Tried.
To say just how best to build a good
road OF even a fair road over swampy
ground is something that no sane road
builder will attempt to do. The main
reason why is that there are seldom
two swamps alike, and 50 what has
worked in one place would be worth
less in another place. About the only
thing l can do is to relate some things
that have been done and let you take
your choice without any guarantee
that they WIN produce a cure in your
particular piece Of road, says Horatio
S. Earle, state highway commissioner
for Michigan.
One man had been drawing gravel
for years. Each year It sank. and the
road was no better than before. lie
drew cobblestones in the winter time
and threw them into the bitches along.
side Of the road. In the spring they
sank. Next winter he did the same
thing. In the spring they sank some,
but not out Of sight The result was
he had two walls on either side of his
road, so that the muck could not ooze
to the side, and there has been no
sinking Of his road since.
A prominent railroad engineer says
that generally it is best not to break
the sod across swamp, but TO haul
on the earth TO build up your turnpike,
first making a mat Of trees and placing
your earth on top Of this mat. The
trees should be from one and one-half
inches to three inches in diameter. He
says he built a railroad grade in this
way across a swamp which was SO
soft that he could run a pole down
thirty feet by hand. and the grade has
stayed up without any trouble for over
ten years.
Another man, instead of building O
corduroy road, took the logs and drove
them down endwise beside the road
using logs sixteen feet long. BE drove
them with a hand pile driver made out
Of an elm butt with three handles, Sc
that three men could use it. These
logs kept the muck from oozing to the
side and proved very satisfactory.
Where you have a soft spot in your
road it can often be improved by put
ting q layer Of swale grass or rye
straw or hay over it and then putting
your gravel on top Of that. The hay
OF straw IS not a water carrier and vii
generally hold up the grade until the
gravel has a chance to pack, after
which there win be no further trouble
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
ARTlC EXPLORERS
REPORTED SAFE
By THE JOURNALS Special wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special wire.
LONDON. Sept 7--Cant. Mikeleson,
Professor LofllnRwell and other mem-
bers of the Anglo-American expedi-
tion sent out to look for an Arctic
continent, north of the Mackenzie
river are safe according TO a private
message received in London to-day
from Gibbon. Alaska. No details are
given.
A party OF Hudson BAY Company
hunters brought the news 10 Atha-
basca Landing Thursday. that Mikele-
son. Leiingwell and other members or
the party left their shiD, the Duchess
of Beford. at Pert Ancous. and start
ed north with sixty days provisions
and had not been hearl from since. IL
was doubted II the explorers would
ever ho heard from again.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
DEATH WON THE RACE

Death won the race with a freight
train last night when the crew tried
20 get into Baltimore with an unidenti-
struck by an engine below Singerly
Immediately after the accident the
man was put aboard the train and
the engineer threw open his lever
with the hone Of reaching this city be-
fore the injured passenger died. But
the Italian did not regain conscious
ness. and just as the train entered the
Baltimore and Ohio tunnel he died.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
CHILD IS ATTACKED;
POSSES HUNT NEGRO

BELAIRE. Nd. Sept. THE people Of
Lapidum, this county, are wrought up
over an alleged attack by Harry Lewis,
a negro. upon Hanna Price, the 12-year-
old daughter Of Jesse Price.
Deputy Sheriff worthington arrested
the negro. who subsequently escaped by
jumping from a second-story window Of
his home, when permitted to get some
clothing He is being hunted to-day by
posses.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
BOAT UPSET,
TWO DROWNED

ELKTON. Nd, Sept Mrs. Walter
R. Mercy and Irwin George, Of Elkton,
were drowned last night, in Elk river,
three miles south Of Elkton, and Wal
ter b. Mercy and his mother, Mrs.
Mercy, narrowly escaped like fate.
The party were in a sail boat, which
was overturned in an attempt by young
George to grasp a passing scow to get
a tow.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
TWELVE KILLED
IN IOWA WRECK
By THE JOURNALS Special Wire.


WATERLOO, Iowa, Sept. Work OF
Identifying four Of the 70 passengers killed
in the Rock Island wreck at Norris, Iowa,
proceeded to-day. Many more were in
jured, some OF whom are in a precarous
condition.
The north bound express was ten min
utes late at Norris ding near Cedar
waiting the express which came rushing
at terrific speed in an effort to make up
time. just as the engine Of the express
was about TO pass the freight engine, the
front trucks jumped the track and the
engine rushed into the engine OF the
freight wrecliug both engines and tele-
scoplng the basgage, mail and smoking
ours. II was among the smoking car pas
sengers that the fatalities occurred.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
LOOKS LIKE "PEG LEG"
MURPHY; IS ARRESTED
BY THE JOURNALS Special wire.

CHICAGO, Sept with one leg
in the grave and the other always
bound for trouble. Robert Brooks, a
peddler is locked up here because he
looks like peg Leg" Murphy, charged
with completely in an Allegheny, Pa
lodging house murder, in April last
IL was in Pittsburg at the time of
the murder" says Brooks, land put
behind the bars. Later / was picked
up in Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis,
Duluth. Minneapolis and other places
only to be released as soon as my iden-
tity became known"
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
A vorx oussr Dresser.

A very queer man in the matter OF
dress was the fifth Duke Of Portland
His eccentric grace always, it appears
ordered three froek coats to every suit
When the weather was hot, he wore
one only, when it was little less hot
two, and when II was cool all three.
Besides these he always kept three
greatcoats in wear, so that when win.
ter came on he wore three frock coats
and one greateoat, as it advanced
three frock coats and two greatcoats,
while, when there was a real frost, be
turned out in all the six.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
SECRETARY ROOT
LIKE A new MAN
nv THE JOURNALS Special Wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire,
WHITE PLAINS. n Y. Sept 2
Enhu Root completed bis training to-
day for the annual international
diplomacy bout at Washington this
winter. and his trainor, billy Mule
doom. announced in the good old prize
ring fashion. that he was in better
condition than ever before
Root. who WIS somewhat weakened
last spring and summer was pul
through a stiff course bv Muldoon and
lcame out Of Il in fine trim. He was
looking like a brand now man to-day
in the last few days he had. gone
through a rigorous schedule with shs
ease that come only after hard train
ing.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
Wofk For Improved Roads.

The American Motor league has be-
gun to subdivide its membership into
state divisions. and this work Is now
under way in .thirty-four states, says
the Motor News. Each state has been
divided into a convenient number Of
districts, and prominent automobilists
are being selected to represent these
districts on the several state boards
and to serve the state organization
committees until the beginning Of the
next official year. The state boards will
elect delegates to the national assem-
bly,, the FIRST meeting OF which win be
held in October next at place to be
announced by the executive committee.
The national assembly will elect Off
GERS for the ensuing year and viii take
up actively the work for improved
roads. better road laws and the more
equitable regulation OF automobile tray
el on the streets and rOaa-.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
Party in Honor Of Miss bunker.

BRIDGEVILLE. Sept 7.-Mr. and
Mrs Samuel Simpson gave a delight
ful party at their attractive home near
town I'm honor of their niece. Miss Eliz-
.abeth C. Dunller of Wilmington. The
party was attended by the Seaford
and Bridgeville crowds" and dancing
and games made up the pleasant feat
ures of the evening
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
Prepare for the volksfest.

over the lines Of the People's Rail-
way tonight brilliantly Illuminated
car, prettily decorated and containing
children, viii be sent to advertise the
Volksfest, TO be held at Brandylv'ne
Springs Park on Tuesday and Wcenes-
DAY. Arrangements for the Volksfcst
have been completed and IL promises
TO be more successful than ever before.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
To See Philadelphia Fight.
,y THE JOURNALS Special wire.

NEW YORK, Sept. THE New
Workers. who are interested In the
Tommy Murphy Dick Hyland fight in
QuaSertown next week, today charter
ed a special train 10 make the trip
A number Of substantial wagers at
evens have been made here on the
outcome.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
Effect Of Automobiles on Roads.

At a meeting OF the Los Angeles
board Of supervisors and the highway
commission G. IT. Squires, who re
turned recently from Europe, told O
the building and maintenance o
roads there. Contrary TO general be
lief. he said, affairs have not 81
reached the stage OF perfection abroo
althouch they are far in advance
therUnited States. Fast autos. lie Sc
are bad for GOOD roads. and slow aut
are corf Re-" "~s -1@t-.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
JUDGE ASPIALL'S
FATHER MISSING
ny THE JOURNALS Special wire.

+ BROOKLYN. Sept THE police OF
the Gates avenue station announced
to-day that a confidential alarm had
been sent out for William Aspiall, n
years Of age. the father of County
Judge Aspiall The old gentleman
LETT his home at 67s Lafayette sire n,
Brooklyn. early yesterday morning
and has not been heard of since
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
MAY REOPEN
CANFIELD'S PLACE
Ry THn IouRNALs speeInl wIra.

NEW YORK. Sept T. It is stated in
sporting circles here that a syndicate
of local gamblers has been formed 20
purchase Dick Canheld's big club
house at Saratoga iThey are pre-
pared to offer half a million dollars for
the place. IL is claimed that they
have been assured by the Saratoga
authoritis that if they buy the place
there win be no obstacles placed in
the way of opehing nest summer.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07

He is a wise man who knows when
to stop That you have heard before
says the Business Arena. He is a
wiser man, though. who knows when
not to stop-who pushes q good thing
through until the vines hang heavy
with the golden dollars that are his
just reward for efforts hard. untiring.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
SCHOOL

When you think of school, think
of the Wilmington Business School.
The new term began Sspt I'd
with the largest attendance of any
opening week in the history cf the
School. This proves in a most sub
stantial way that the efforts of the
management to provide attractive
surroundings and thorough, modern,
and practical courses are appre-
ciated.
Students enter at any time, and
are assured of individual attention
and all that is best in business train
ing.
Have your seats reserved early.
w. II. BEACON, Prop.
DUPONT BUILDING.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
nr. chandler 5 New Auto

Dr Joseph II. Chandler was out on the
Tares Corner road to-day in a new forty
horse power Franklin automobile. Dr..
Chandler may now quaMfy as a road ex-
pert, as he Is also director Of the VIII
mlngton and Kennett Turnpike Com
pany.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
BISHOP COLEMAN s
ANNUAL SUSSEX TRIP

Bishop Coleman Will make his annual
visit to Prince Georges Church. Dags-
boro. on Sunday, September Is. Ser
vices win be held at 3 p. m. The
bishop will also preach at St Marks
Church. Aiiilsboro. on the morning and
evening Of the same day.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
Workhouse PrIsoner surled Today.

Undertaken Harvey +. Nichols. to-
day buried the body OF William Parker.
Thursday. while serving a hve-year-
term for assault with intent TO Kill.
The interment was made in Mt Olive
cemetery.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
DEATHS.
John W. Blocher.
Michael Mundy.
Emma Llmprun.

BLOCHER-kt Washington. d. c.. on
September s. 1907. John w. son Of
the late Wilhelm and Caroline
Blocher, aged % years.
Relatives and friends Of the family
are invited to attend the funerai at
the residence OF his uncle. Frederick
steimclSen. No. Ss1 Pine street. on
Sunday afternoon. September Sth. at
1so o'oAock. Interment Riverview
cemetery.
LIMPRUN-In this city. on September
g. 1907. Emma. wife Of Frank Limp
run. aged 50 years,
Relatives and friends are invited 10
attend the funeral from her late resi-
donce. No. 21O North Adams street,
on Sunday afternoon. September Sth.
at O'Clock. Interment at SilverbrooS
cemetery.
MUNDY-Near Side Hiu Mills. Chris
tiana hundred. on the 9th inst,
Michael Mundy, aged "a years.
Relatives and friends are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral
from his late residence. near Side Hill
Mills. on Monday morning at 3 o'clock
Rediem mass at st. Josephs Church.
Interment at Cathedral cemetery.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
Appralsed Larter estate.

The appraisers 20 fix valuation
upon the estate OF Edward A. Larter,
deceased, have made a return apprais-'
ing the estate Vocal IN Delaware at
s5S.6OO.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
New Teacher at CLAYTON.

II. Casper Morris. Of near Roberts,
appointed principal of the Clayton,
Del, High School, will assume his
duties Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
Ice LATE EoR CLASSIFICATION

WANTED Experienced installment col
lector wants position. Best references fur
nished. Ten years experience. Address
Box s0-A Journal Ofnce. s7-St
WANTED-German, single or married
gardener and trucker good place for r.gnt
man. Address Gardener" Journal o.
hcc s7-2t
FOR SALE-In my own orchard 1 have
apples and pears for sale cheap. John
! Johns, near State Road station. s7-lt
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
Discussed the Campaign.

Members of the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION held a meeting last night,
but nothing beyond routine business
was transacted.
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
Stock Markets

NEW YORK. Sept THE room
traders sold enough stocks to cause
declines in all the active issues. Union
Pacific led on the reaction, dropping
from 1873 is to 131 rs, and fractional
losses were sustained in Great North
ern and Northern Pacific. Reading de-
clined is to 9G az. This reaction was
followed by a slow recovery Of about
half the losses made at the start.
Taken altogether the price movements
were narrow and the trading was
without much significance. Govern
ment bonds unchanged; railroad and
other bonds were lower.
o'clock quotations from Scott G. Co.,
Bankers and Brokers. 9o2 Market St.
Anal. Copper. III a MAT. Lead Co. 81
Am. Sinelt. Co. 100 4lN. Y. Central fo5x
Amer. ugar...tI4H Ont. & West. 80
Atchison ......... S8 Norfolk & West II
Atchison, pfd ...9oHlNor Pacific ..I2S
Brooklyn Tran. 47H Pacific Mail 26
B. & o.. ...eI Pennsylvania I2o4
Can. Southern 81 Peoples Gas ...S7A
Chi. Gr. West. oM Reading Go
Ches. & Ohio. .33A Read. Ist pfd. So
Chi. & Alton IL Read. I'd pfd...77
Chi. & N. W...tA5 HlRocll Island ...2oZ
{. NJ. & st P. I2aN Rock Island pfd4sH
d. & H. ........I59 Southern PAc. ssh
D., l.. & w. 47o South. R. Com I6H
Erie ............. aIxlrexas Pacifc..2S
Erie. Ist pfd ... 49 T. c. & LEO I37H
Illinois Cen. ...I3S Union Pacific 1919
Louisville ......Io9HlU. S. Steel Sax
Int. Met. com 9 U. S. Steel pfd 95H
Int. Met. pfd 26 Wabash ...... I24
Man. Cons. Wabash pfd. III
Missouri Pac. 10 Western Union 70
Mo. Kan. & T. .64 Gr. North. pfd. raSK
Evening journal., 1907-09-07
HoRsFoRo's ACID PHOSPHATE
Relieves Nervous pisorders

Headache Insomnia, Exhaustion and
Restlessness Rebullds the nervous
system.e
Evening journal., 1907-09-07

"A syndicate has been formed for the
purpose OF making roads out OF London
Ifoz tbe Ese OF motor cara
Evening journal., 1907-09-07

Morton tires carriages and wagons
TO tho Queens taste. 413 Orange street"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-31
Butter, Cheese and Eggs

There was another general sharp decline in
Eggs yesterday. Selected fell of &c per Dozen
Prior to the session of the Dairy Exchange trad
Ing was extremely light, with buyers holding of
awaiting developments, and as the receipts
showed marked increase receivers became wary
The result a strong selling pressure on
Change, with large handlers unloading I'm lots
points were increased TO nearly TOO cases and a
straight car of fresh stock came in from Kansas.
The receivers were asking 35g37c for the latter.
The situation In Butter was Just the reverse
Of that IN Eggs. stocks Of desirable table goods
being limited and the demand Of sufficient pro-
portions TO keep the market well cleaned MP.
Prices here are still below the parity of the Los
Angeles market. and shipments are being di-
verted from here TO there. straight car OF
cold storage stock sent there from this city
Tuesday and one local merchant who opera tes
entire output TO the southern city.
Cheese showed further Improvement fancy
Western and new local fats being fractionally
higher.
On the Exchange 95 cases Of selected Eggs
were sold at Soc ner dozen.
Receipts were 2s 200 lbs Butter, 14,30o lbs
Cheese and 616 Eggs.
The following were the official quotations as
established by the sales. bids aud offers the
door Of the Dairy Exchange.
firm; do frsts, S6c. firm; seconds, 30c. Arm
packing stock. firm at 23c for No. ] and pic for
No. 2; Eastern extras. 32e. firm; do 6rsts. 2Sc
nrm. Storage goods-California extras, 30c
firm: hrsts. Csc, firm: seconds. 25e, firm No. /
packing stock pc. firm: Eastern extras. 29c.
firm: Eastern ladies', firm at 2i&c, for extras
CHEEsE-Fancy california. new flats, 15Ac
per 10. firm; frsts. 12c, firm; new Young Amer-
cas-. fancy. 15c. steady frsts. 191ac steady
iel5c. Arm: fancy western, isizc. steady.
dozen, steady; extras, 34c, steady; hrsts, CSC,
steady; seconds, &c steady.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-31
CencrnI nferohnndine

BAGs-San Quentin B-gs. 7%c; Grain Bsgs,
June-July, SN dSHe; Wool Bags, 2s1se for Old
aud 43c FOR Alb.
CoAI.-wellington. SO per ton: New Welling-
mond. S12: Cumberland. S14 in bulk and &16 p
In sacks: Camel. S12 per toa; Welsh Antnraclte.
SIS: Coke S15 per ton in bulk anil SIT In sacks
Rocky Mountain nominal.
OII-Quotations are for barrels. for eases add
&c. Linseed. sac per gallon FOR boiled and 62e
for raw: Castor Oil in cases. No. i. t5c: Bakers
AA, cases, 81. .2S91.30 Lucol. soc for boiled ana
4Sc for raw: China Nut, cases. SJQ9Oc per gaI.
55c for Australian: extra bleached winter sperm
OIL csc: natural winter Sperm Oil. 85c: natural
Whale OIL. 55c; extra winter strained Lard OIL
s5c: No. l Lard OIL. Csc; Pure NeatsfOot OIL.
tic; No 1 NeatstOot on. 81 &c: Herring on.
4Oc; Salmon OIL. csc: boiled Fish on. Doc; Paint
coal. OIL. GASOLINE. ETC-water white
Coal Oil. from tank wagons 10@11c = special 90.
Pic; Pearl Oil. In cases, tic; Astral. lIc;
Star lie; Extra Star, zoe; Elaine. 26c: Eoceue.
19c; Stove Gasoline, In bulk. 1Tiac; IN eases,
24c: No. / Engine Distiilate. iron barrels "r
drums Sc; No. do. 01hc: cases Otc more;
Benzine. in bulk, 12hc; in cases. l9c; So-degree
Gasoline. IN bulk, SOC; in cases, soc.
SIC In drums and iron barrels.
RED AND WHITE IsEAD-Red Load, S4S nc
per lb; White Lead, s0s19c according to quaa-
tity.
SUGAR-Tbe Western Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes as follows. terms net cash: Cubes
A. Crushed and Fine Crushed. 4S0c; Powdered.
465c: Candy Granulated. 4.65c; Fine Fruit and
Coarse Granulated. 4.55c; Beet Granulatei tl1o-
Magnolia A. 4.15c Extra c. lose. Golden G,
Sa5c; D. 3S5c;. Fl & y. Crystal DnminOeS.
1860: Tablets, half-bbls. 5.05c: boxes. 53Oe Per
III. Barrels and 50-lb bags 1Oc. halt,ools 2Oc
No order taken for less than rs barrels or Its
equivalent.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-31
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO. Jan. 30.-Trading IN the wheat pit
quiet early In the day. but became active
about the middle or the session and continued
50 until the close. Through the day the prin-
cipal demand came from shorts. although COM
mission houses bought freely. A decline at fiv-
erpOOl. which depressed the market some
what early In the day. Offset by the small
Northwestern receipts and cold and stormy
weather throughout Minnesota and the Dakotas
In the Southwest, where the fall-sOwn crop is
said to be unprotected. much lower tempera-
was for still colder weather. Late 10 the day
the market was further strengthened by reports
which asserted that -four stocks in the North
west are very low. The market closed strong
with prices the highest point OF the
day. May opened kc lower 70 shade higher
ct 7S@7SAc. advanced to 1850 and closed
q q nc higher at 7Sl5 G78Ac.
News from Argentina was the principal factor
IN the corn market, with II being a claim that
the crop Of that country bad been damaged by
dry. not weather. The market closed strong
May opened unchanged TO a shade lower at
46Q45hc. Eld between 40c and 4Gste and
closed y @ &c higher az 48la 446xc
Oats were strong all day. the chief cause OF
oats by shippers. May opened &c higher at
3S%c advanced 20 3S%c. and closed at the
highest point at n gain of &c.
Trading IN provisions was unusually active and
the tone Of the market strong. Despite
&c decline in the price OF live hogs the mar
ket opened firm. and the trading progressed
gained strength AT the close the market for
pork Up 421sc at $l7.l7l6: lard was up
l0Ql2l5c at SO. SG9 80 and ribs were 17l5
@20c higher at 50 .6Od9.6 .625.
Leading futures ranged as follows: