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Evening journal., 1907-01-03
Planting in Rockford Park

In the agreement with the PEOPLES
Railway Company. granting them q
right OF way through Rockford Park. II
was provided that the banks and slopes
be put in condition satisfactory TO the
Park Commission. II was thought besl
to have this work done by the pari
employees at the expense Of the railway
company. At this time William r
Bancroft offered 10 guarantee that $10Oi
would be contributed toward a genera
scheme OF planting. providing that the
commission appropriate $500, This Offer
was accepted and part Of = worl
done under plans prepared Der
Cridland. OF Thomas MeehanA ons
The work as far rs completed isti
of massiny trees along the railwA anS
planting shrubbery as a border. givins
The appearance OF a natural woodland
A number of isolated trees wcri
lna~~AsA- ~ .ehe, lsieO~ toEand the towe
Evening journal., 1907-01-03
Real Estate FoR sALE.

FOR SAIsE-Store and dwelling, excel
lent business location. Apply 10 owner, 6O'
Washington st. 12-lm
Evening journal., 1907-01-03

CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK. or WILL
MINGTON. DELAWARE.
ELECTION.
Wilmington. Del, Dec. TO- 1906
The annual election for directors OF this
bank. will be held at the banking-h house
on Tuesday. January & 1907. between the
hours Of u o'clock noon and 2 o'clock
D. m.
diO-i7inc II. P. RUMFoRD. Cashier.
Evening journal., 1907-01-03

During the year the Brandy Fin
swimming pool. the PAVILION In sont
Brandywlne. tine Office building aug tn
houses on Church lane, Shallcrosa awe
nue. ana Jessup's road have been rairt
ed. Repairs have been made 90 go
Brandywine swimming pool, and ~ tN
houses on Church lane, Adams -fr.
and at Eden Park.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-12
CURES FOR VARIOUS AILMENTS.
Home Remedies in Use Among Penn
 syvania Dutch.

"1n Bucks county, among the Penn sylvania Dutch, there are" said doctor, "innumerable home cures. Some of them are pretty good, too. One is, for toothache, lump of alum held in the mouth for two or three days. This Is warranted not only to stop a toothache, but to keep it from ever coming back. In the fall and winter they wrap their chests in brown paper up there in Bucks coun- ty, saying that this prevents colds. Every housewife keeps on the kitchen dresser, and every husband on his dressing table, small box of cobwebs. There is nothing better than cobWebs for cut, especially for razor cut acquired in shaving-it stops the bleeding instanter. They soak ivy leaves in hot water in Bucks county, and after the water gets cold they squeeze in lemon juice This pala- table drink is given to consumptives, whom it is said to cure. Stewed onions eaten and snuff sniffed they find good influenza specifics. For insomnia they make hop pillows, and for bruises they keep on hand dried puffballs. the powdery insides of which they sprinkle on the hurt"
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-12
BIBLE MANY CENTURIES OLD.
Valuable Manuscript Treasured in the
 Cottonian Library.

In the Cottonian library in England is an old manuscript copy of part of the Bible in Latin. This was used at the coronation of English sovereigns 300 years before the stone of desti- ny was brought from Scone to West minister by Edward l. In other words the use of this Bible for the purpose in question dated back to the year 1000 The Bible is quarto of PIT leaves. containing the four Gospels, and seems, from the style of the writ ing and illuminations, which are very beautiful, to have been made about the end of the ninth century. The Tes- tament escaped destruction in the fire at Ashburnham House in 1731. of which it bears evidence on its crum- pied leaves and ruined margins. There is some evidence that the son of Ed ward the Elder, Athelstan the Glori ous, who was King of the West Sax ons from 925 to 940, owned this Bible and presented 1t to the church of Dover.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-12
The Fine Box Candy is lt Howard Terry'S.
Mans Prejudice for Black Clothes.


 In opening an artistic dress exhibi- tion MT. Louis N. Parker, master or the recent Warwick pageant said there could be no doubt that the clothes men wore were foolish, says the Pail Mall Gazette. He claimed that as woman could array herself in sympathetic colors and flowing folds. the time had arrived when man should be placed on equality with her, instead of the having to array himself in black for dinner, the theater, funerals and weddings. He believed and hoped that his pageants would do something to sweep away the prejudice TOT black, for it was a horrid custom on the part of civilization.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-12
Dead.

"Silas Kidder has just answered my letter." said the country editors as- sistant. You know l wrote to him and told him his subscription had ex- pired." What does he say?" asked the editor. "Dumbed if know He just sent my letter back with some Italian words scrawled on the bottom of it. Looks like 'requiescat in pace. '" Standard and Times.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-12-12
RETAIL PRICE

iASiiS
 Sweet potatoes per bu----
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-29

T.. --gr-- but Sherman would get impatient and
..-t- indulge II vehement lnVeCtIyes. Sometimes
Ills ashes OF anger would reach out 70 annoy his
i..--. l-- san OF her friends.
81. lad 7us- taken command a Louisville Ken
.- -lt fall II 1901. irving while looking SOIlt h
...-. e.. cover ms wide front with not 10 exceed
-a.t--- thousand men. when he WAS visited by
~--...r l4uc-on. who was accompanied by mem
f,-- II war office for he still Nj Lincoln 5
Secretary IF War. and followed by a number 81
newspaper correspondents Mr.. Cameron visited
TIE, General II ms Louisville Office. where he en-
slear-ei 10 explain TO the Secretary tbs situation.
sure approach Of Confederate army larger than
his vr the 81 drill and discipline Of his whole
present force and the terrible consequences soon
= come Il that part OF strategic field WAS longer
neglected
Tie last interview between the Secretary and
Sherman occurred the famous Gait House.
q The larger rooms II that hoSpItable hotel. Nj
Cameron had with nm that morning II the
ai--- newspaper III the country Several army
Officers were also there
IL cameron asked very properly. innocent OF
am intended O+fense. General Sherman. YOU
complain Il having too few men 10 meet and defeat
the enemy. how many men do YOU estimate as
Sle--rlan rose and began 10 walk the floor with
ms head bent forward. as was his custom when
thinking deeply Whv. how IN the world can YOU
as-z me such q question. We must have fifty
thcus--l now. And we'll need TWO hundred
thousand men clear this part 81 the general field
q operations and break through the enemy line
q defense
An General Sherman YOU are beside YOURSELF
Lick here NJ. Cameron he cred out after
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-29
HOWARD
Drawing by Thure de Thulstrup

more walking. more inpatienCe. and wilder looks,
he Ieered INTO the face Of the venerable states
Look here Three Southern armies VIII he
upon few days With our present force II
would be sheer madness to attempt to cross Green
River: and Vet hesitation would be just fatal
/ Us
Cameron did not things as Sherman did.
Some men never can see things at q distance but
do get some ghmpses OF coming events. Sherman
mind now ever. moved in lightning flashes He
what and what far
War. he SAID. is upon YOU, and YOU have
scarcely twenty thousand TO meet at least
sixty thousand The country viii 90 To- the dogs.
Better put some other place
From this incident arose the ridiculous rurnor
that Sherman Was crazy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-29

tralftd SOIultrS / Ike NOIuntCfrS.- nave niue use
for fuss and feathers.-but no volunteer regiment
in tins department can hold together Vet; and We
haven't fifteen thousand men, such they are 10
withstand sixty thousand
l know ali that Sherman" replied Anderson;
" hut The Southern forces are new too, and poorly
armed.
But. Anderson YOU know that they have been
many Il them Wcs, POINTERS. in command They
VIII clean al out Of here.-all we have brought
together. except perhaps Grant Paducah-he
may hold on there ike grim death,-and they VIII
attack us mighty soon.
Sherman finally acqriesced IN the order. and
his subsequent action Ike INN. instant. brisk.
and energetic He hurried INTO Louisville all the
volunteer regiments and batteries that he could get
hold Of and covered his front with small body 81
cavalry 70 watch ell every road Of approach.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-29
Declared Him Insane

THE military correspondent wrote full account
81 the scene to The Cincinnati Commercial -
Immediately afteryard an editorial appeared n the
same paper declaring Sherman insane II SAID.
The painful intelligence reaches US IN such form
that not at liberty dIscredlt il that Gen
eral u. !. Sherman late commander II the Depart
ment Of the Cumberland. is insane He has Il
course, been relieved altogether from command
The harsh criticisms which have been avIshed upon
this gentleman. provoked by his s. ange conduct
viii now give way TO feelings Of the deepest SYM
pathy for him IN his great calamity.
And vet General Sherman At that time was more
thoroughly sane than the Secretary Of War or ms
critics were, whether they politicians OF army
officers.
II was this very recognition OF the gravity Of the
situation IN kentucky that made Sherman reluc-
tant 10 assume the command II Louisville Gen
eral Anderson his superior had resigned account
Of III health. and insisted that Sherman
should succeed him Sherman pro
tested vigorously. but IN vain. General
Anderson showed HIM the order from
Washington naming HIM as his successor
Still Sherman loudly and strongly
protested. closing his vehenence with.
You can't 60 and leave me here n
command Just stay, and We younger
men Will do vour work
But Anderson was not 10 ue moved.
and finally showed Sherman the order
he had received from Washington which
named Sherman as his successor
Wei, | am surprised, erred Sher-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-29

C#ENNAN. Ike every man
Hla Is a genius. had, cor
-e-raudlng 10 his most
prominent aTtItudes. certain hml-
g. Us no less noticeable one
a.. -..-e was a singular dislike for
newspaper correspondents Grant
v simply shut his lps and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
PROSPERITY IN EGYPT.

The charming residential town OF caro- OF Ten
wears ago I found disfgured by huge docks OF
hufIdings five stories high; enormous notes
built and building; where was then park is now
-+,dded with villas: tramways everywhere.
even out 10 Cheopss Pyramid; motors careerlnB
along followed by clouds OF dust ana heTaIdeuI
by the deafening sounds OF horn or moot All
the constructions are higgledy- piggIedy' WITH
ont limo or order Hugo ungatnly blocks along
side OF unpretentlous residences; buildings pc
ing torn down or foundations being laid me
conversations overheard were mostly OF the
price Of plots of land, or the rise or ran OF
shares or Of companies hoated or being noateo'
or OF people who had become millionaires or
a1,rac+ad 70 beconle such. One realized at once
that one was among community intoxicated
with success in the feVerfsh excitement or spec
ulation The luxurious hotel opened only some
seven years before, was, while was staying III
f. sold to a company for t45O,OOO. It's proprie-
tor (the seller). reputed to be millionaire Is
LAYING the foundations for still grander hotei'
on a ute which was once princes pa4ace'
Two well authenticated transactions VIII give n
fair conception OF the enormous rise IN the value
Of property in the best parts of Cairo. small
villa ERECTED some twelve years ago at cost Of
about $4,000 found a purchaser recently at
f32 900. A property purchased Tor tlfOoo eight
years ago was being treated for while was IN
Cairo at $4,000. In fact, 1t IS no eXaggeration
TO say that property In what was the residential
mart Of Cairo has increased in value during the
last five or six years, eightfold to tenfold. The
price Of land there may be said to vary from
FAC to fS2 per square metre 6 Ito yards), equal
TO the value Of land In the crowded parts OF the
citv of London In Alexandria nearly similar
apprecIation in the value of town lands has
taken place Lands toward Gabari, which few
wears ago were only of nominal and prospec-
tive value have recently changed hands at fab
ulous rates The site of the Victoria College.
bought about ten years ago for 1900 was sold
at the beginning of this year for f100000.-Sir
Hamilton Lang, In Blackwoods.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
MARIE RAsHKIRTsEFF.

In summing up the characteristics of this eX-
traordinary girl one may say that among them
were all the qualities that go TO the making OF
the successful man or woman (of genius or not
Of genius), including intense egosm. She had a
determined will and a mathematical mind, and,
OF a surety 10 an artist such a mind and VIII
mean q sure hand. She had also remarkable
memory, some sensibility and aesthetic taste
and an entire lack Of sympathy for others-eA-
Ceptin2 as to their attitude Of mind toward her-
self. Moreover in order to succeed her strong
will needed not the spur Of poverty. and she
born in the environment and conditions
Though she grded at them) that conduce 70
make the worldly success In any line OF i
person with much less force of Will and intel
lect than hers.
Some of less force Of character and as little
real sympathy for the life Of the true artlTt
would find such Injuries, social surroundings OF
life and pleasure as hers absorb their interest
and energies, but this young Russian, typical
OF the primitive of the steppes, saVagely
self conscious of high mental powers and facul-
ties in their dawn, needed wider outlet. She
needed q world 10 conquer. Her relatives ana
friends had made themselves her abject slaves
and udorers. and in the social circles she
moved in even at the early age Of sixteen, her
wit, charm and riches made her queen. Matrl-
mony offered little attraction to her, partly be-
cause she Cou'G have married at any moment.
In Paris she came in contact with the sphere
Of Art hiCh IN its profession offered more
difficulties end obstruction and opposition 70
her Is 81 woman than some other professions,
and for that very reason 1t attracted her. Young
(only twenty-one) and beautiful, if charm be
counted as beauty, full Of life, in all the fire
and energy Of unbroken human Will, she deter
mined, though woman. 10 conquer that King
dom of Art which showed itself 50 nCredulous
Of a woman's gifts and powers.
Had Marie Bashkirtseff, with all her powers
and the opportunities life gave her, but had tho
heart to see beyond her reflection, heart
TO see and feel for others, and the courage to
brave the conventions of the social world she
moved in-for she Coward-had she had
the heart 10 take up Hfe's thread in stronger
part for her cas- Russian) than that Of Art,
she might have been living now. great social
force for good. She had the brain and the
hand. and these alone can do something clever.
but only head. hand and heart" together can
do the truly great things Of life.-Mary L.
Breakell, in The Nineteenth Century.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
A COMBAT IN THE JUNGLE.

rra crocodile had drawn nearer till his head
sd nassed within a couple of yards OF the
.fzer Why had he not seized him? Had he
,+ourbt better Of II. and sheered off? Not he!
Tor q moment he lay still; then the surface
= .be water was violently broken and the
norerrul tail struck the tiger a tremendous
tiorg on the head and shoulders With roar
.bst shook The woods, the tiger threw up his
head. but before he could leap back two great
gaping jaws were thrust above the water. and
clashel together where the tigers nose had
been a moment before. The crocodile had
missed has aim, but his great teeth closed upon
The tigers left cheek and on the tough hide of
his neck and held him in a vice. Then fol-
lowed terrible struggle. the crocodile trying to
drag the tiger into the river, and the tiger.
with his claws thrust deep into the sandy
bank, resisting with all his might With all
his weight and with forward sweeps Of his
powerful tail. tho crocodile dragged at the
aronized brute. whose rOars Of rage and pain
were terrible TO hear. My nerves quivered and
NY rifle shook in my hand. though my ex-
peTiencas wiki big game had not been devoid of
thrilling moments but the battle was so near
ana 50 terrific
The unequal struggle had moved me- and
found myself eagerly watching TO give aid but
q shot 10 be effective must he planted behind
the shoulder. and that was under water 1
could only blde my time and watch the tug-of-
war. Sometimes one beast, sometimes the other,
the tiger was dragged from his launches: then
realizing his danger a herCulean effort would
throw him back in his former position. Then
the crocodile would drag and tear and sweep
his great tail. and the unlucky victim, torn
and multilated, would growl his agony Win
terrifying intensity. Several of these bouts
came and still the tiger held his ground But
now his foe impatient for the end, changed
his tactics and TO secure a better ho!d ne TOT
8 moment relaxed his grip In one instant the
,T,oIh
Ioosered laws. and in another his fangs crunched
z-irh ,oaddered force through the bony Jaw
and ol.r-spread tongue Of the reptile whose
e,-;7I7, t,il told its own tale. The bitter bit
and a.. struggle was now more equal. The tiger
r.,,,,- 5re1 al his enemy without being fiayed
olive and drag he did. Despite his loss Of blood,
at one tremendous lift he gained a foot, then
drawing back first one paw and then the other
he repeateG the process. and foot by foot the
struggling. sn0rting reptile was drawn over
the edge Of the slope Now my chance came:
as he thrust forward his short forelegs the
cess5on 7 fred twice at the unguarded spot. The
air the front paws lost their hold. and the brute
further UP the slope. Then he stopped and
relaxed his hold; for a moment he held himself
rgia and ready. then he dropped his muzzle
down TO that Of his PROSTATE foe, shifted at
I'm once. twice. and then with a low growl-
pghsps Of wonder, perhaps of deffance-he
trred and vanished like a shadow into the
tmgle-erass. I willingly let him go.-Lionel
c. Smith, in MacmIlan's.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
HISTORIC DELHI.

The attraction that draws an Engishman to
Delhi does not lie in the stately and historic
palace. with its girdle of battlements and it's
crown Of white marble; nor in the great
Cathedral Mosque, with its triple cupolas-
three lilies springing from a waste Of mud
nor in the strange wilderness Of dead cities
to the south. with that most wonderful Of ali
monuments-the Kutab Minar-rIsing like some
tall mast Of carved stone out Of the dusty land
scape. The secret of tho spell the gray.
rambling and ancient city has for even the I'M
imaginative Briton lies in the fact that it IS the
stage on which was set one OF the most heroic
scenes in tho great drama Of the Mutiny. What
EngliShman crosses haIr the world TO see
Is the Delhi OF 1857 tho city OF the Cashmere
Gate and Of the Arsenal. once defended by the
heroic and immortal Nine; the Delhi OF tho
historic Ridge OF Nicholson and OF Hodson, OF
Neville Chamberlain and Reid. and Quintin
Battye, and Of many others whose names have
not even vet become 'alms for oblivion" as well
as OF tho nameless and heroic dead In the old
cemetery. This IS the spot where the men OF
our race and blood performed one Of tho great
exploits OF history.
To walk along the RIdge-say from the Flag
stan Tower 10 the Mutiny Memorial-is n
strange experience. Every foot OF the ground IS
historic Fifty yards 10 the north OF the Flag
STAFF Tower IS q little Enclosure within which
lie the graves OF the four officers murdered al
tho main guard Of the Cashmere Gate, on May
IL 1851 They were almost tho first victims OF
tho Mutiny. At o'clock that morning their
regimcnt-the saith Native Infantry with band
playing marched from the Ridge 10 the CITY,
and filed through the Cashmere Gate. Half an
hour later two companies Of the same regiment.
with two guns followed. AS they came near the
gate an officer dashed out at speed with the
news that all the officers Of the 64th were being
cut down by revoted troopers from Meeru''
their own men refusing TO defend them. The
two companies halted, loaded moved forward
at the double to the gate and, just as they
reached il. We're met 10y little group carrying
the body Of the unfortunate colonel of the 9th.
literally hacked TO pieces The regiment had
disappeared! In front OF the main guard were
streW,u the dead bodies Of most OF its officers.
These were collected. brought into the main
guard and, later. sent up TO the Ridge in a
bullock cart. They were abandoned there; and
q month later when Sir Henry Barnards force
occupied the Ridge, the bullock cart still stood.
on the spot marked by this little lnclosure' win
four skeletons In It. identified by fragments OF
tboir white unlform.-Dr. W. II. F1tchett. in
COrnhill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
OLD YORKSHIRE DAINTIEs.

Many articles Of food are associated by origin
or name with geographical localities; but, OF all
the counties which are associated with partIc-
ula- dzin-ies the largest county gives its name
% the greatest number. Some Of the York
shire 5alrtes have q worldwide fame. but
others are never met with beyond the borders Of
TIE county
The most famous Yorkshire delicacy is the
universally esteemed York ham. and the
jzrho- d'York Of the French menu tempts
many unAary travellers into partaking Of bacon
ara ham direct from Chicago. No one who has
tasted a York ham could be imposed upon by
the SUBSTITUTION Of any other kind, for II has
delcacy ana a peculiarly Of favor which
other ham possesses. The flavor is due 10 the
particular mode Of curing, although Mrs. Glasse,
the famous authority Of olden times the sub
ject Of cooking. attributes II 10 a specially fine
kind If salt used throughout the county.
Yorkshire PUDDING IS too well known TO need
more than q passing mention. throughout
England u is regarded as the orthodox accom-
pani7nert n roast beef In Yorkshire homes
where the supply Of meat IS limited the pud-
ding Is served first, and, with little gravy
from The meat takes away the keenness Of the
appetite and tends 20 economic the meat.
Yorkshire pies are less well known, but in
olden times they were often sent at Christmas
tine 20 friends in London and other towns;
and The ancient cookery books give particular
instructions to raise q thick crust or coffin,
50 that the Pie may 90 its long journey without
pies o. oIden days may be judged by the fol-
loving recipe from an od-fashiOned cookery
book: First make good standing crust, let
the wall and bottom be very thick; bone tur-
KEY, a goose, a fowl a partridge, and pigeon:
Season them all very well; take half an ounce
Of mace half an ounce Of nutmegs. quarter
Of an ounce Of cloves, and half an ounce Of
black pepper, all beat fine together; two large
tpo0nfuls of salt, and then mix them together.
Open the fowls all down the back and bone
Aem-frst The pigeon. then the partridge.
c1rer them; then the FOWL, then the goose. ana
men The rJrkev. which must be large; season
men all well nTst. and lay them in the crust
. mat Il VIII look only Ike a whole turkey
tAen have hare ready cased, and wiped with
Z Gran cloth; cut II 70 picces-that Is. joint IT,
season H. and Jay il as close as you can on one
noe, m the other side woodcOck, more game
aad What sort of .riIdfowl you can get. Season
tAea we-l. and lag them close put at least
loar pounds ~ butter into the pie, then lay on
!ouF 10, which must be very thick one ana
'e' Il be wei baked. L must have A very not
oven. and VIII take at least four hours 1t
Is not surprising TO ind that a footnote ADDS
t1ai the crust requires bushel Of -four
NhaInberss Journal.