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Evening journal., 1907-02-26

prominent New York society woman.
I'm admit she Is prominent New
York woman" said Jerome
Delmas switched back TO the father
Is manner she had said stanford White
manifested towards several girls Sha
said his manner towards one girl hal
been such that She had formed an idea
Of their relations. but she was not all
lowed TO tell that II was.
Did your brother Howard go 10
school in 1882" asked Delmas.
Eyes, he went 20 Marion. Mass. Mr..
White paid for his schooling"
You went 10 Europe IN 1908 and Mr..
Thaw paid the expenses Now. who
made the arrangements with Mr..
Thaw?'
MY mother"
you had letter OF credit. Who
made the arrangements for that7'
II do not know. Nii White gave it
90 me and / did not know what It was
He said I was not TO open It until
was away"
Was any Of this money drawn for
your own use?"
40. sir.'
WAS any OF it drawn Tor your
mothers use?'
yes Mamma saw some things lu
store she wanted She knew I had
this money and asked me to cash SC. 4
40 not remember how much money!
was used"
| did Mr.. Thaw Snow about this 90
He asked whore mamma got a lace
I coat and i told him. He made a grelt
fuss and said ! should not have user
/ the money that il was poisoned Then.
ne took the letter awa,t from me- said.
j the witness
did Mr.. Thaw ever use any OF it?'
"He did not"
What ultimately became OF the let
ter?"
Mamma got it from Mr. rhaw when
we got back 20 America was nor
lconsulted about g."
Nov, tell as What size Mr.. White
was2"
"He was very tall"
WAS he over six feet and with a
heavy frame?"
"Yes."
How old were you when The poverty
Of you an dyour mother pinched tho
hardest?'
About twelve"
Did you have to sweep, light fires
and do menial work?"
Yes"
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SEVENTY-FIVE TOMORROW

Court officer Heal tomorrow will
celebrate the 18th anniversary Of his
birth He is the father Of seventeen
children and they and thirty-two
grandchildren and great grandchildren
win offer the veteran officer congratu-
lations. Uncle Billy" has a proud
record for fearlessness in the discharge
of his duty as an officer. He is one
of the men who forty years ago wore
a policeman's star and since the es-
tablishment Of the Municipal Court
has taken thousands of prisoners,
many of them being murderers and
desperate burglars. TO the New Castle
Jail and workhouse, and he has never
allowed one 70 escape.
Evening journal., 1907-02-26

By the payment into United states
Circuit Court late yesterday afternoon
Of s2O7,5OO in cash in addition to the
s57.5OO already paid, John B. New
kirk & Company. Of Philadelphia, COM
Piled with the order of the court fol-
lowing the sale Of the plant Of the
diamond state steel Company, and
the deed to the property viii now be
turned over.
The bondholders of the old concern
IN addition to the payment Of cash by
the Newkirks. have agreed to deposit
bonds and other collateral amounting
70 $4,000 for the payment Of the ball
Rnce Of the purchase price, which was
s575,0O0. The Newkirks have filed a
bond for 100000 TO insure the deposit
OF these bonds and collateral
The bondholdcrs only agreed TO pro-
duce the bonds and collateral with the
understanding that the NeWArks
Evening journal., 1907-02-26
S'yTY-SEVENTH YEAR--NO. 80.
MORE FEES FOR
COUNTY OFFICIALS
House To-day Votes More
Money For Office
Holders
TO HAVE NEW MORGUE

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb g6-The wife of Represcn-
tative Henry O. Bcnnum. Of Fairmount
Sussex county. died suddenly to-day.
Both senate and House adopted resolu-
tions of sympathy.
In the Senate Mr.. Conner introduced an
act re-incorporating the town of FELTON,.
Mr.. Rose introduced an amendment to
the act providing graded school facilities
for outside pupils
Mr.. Morrison introduced act to create a
board Of game wardens and to restock The
State with game.
The Senate adopted senate joint resolu-
tion accepting $1,000 appropriated by the
Government for the Agricultural Expert
ment stations
senate concurred in the Milford charter
amendment bin.
Tho House passed the county office
fee bill increasing the fees OF tho Reg
listers of wills Recorder Of Deeds, Clerks
OF Court Of Chancery and Orphans
Court These fees are turned into the
public treasury ana are sufficient TO pay
salaries
The House also passed the following
House bills: Regulating fishing In Della
ware and Chesapeake Canal; Incorporate
| Ing the Townsend Trust and Safe Deposit
/ Company; increasing tho number of elec.
/ trio lights and fire plugs In Milford; ap-
propriating 5000 70 the state College for
colored students; requiring the regulator
Of weights and measures in New Castle
county 10 stamp milk cans cNempunE
C.vn War veterans from the payment Of
| auctioncers license.
The House bill PASSED the House re.
oulrlng the New Castle Levy Court tc
| erect morgue.
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BONDHOLDERS MAY AGAIN
SELL DIAMOND STATE PLANT

would agree TO the appointment of
two trustees Of the fund and who will
direct the affairs Of the plant. These
trustees are George s. Capelle. presi-
dent Of the National Bank of Will
mington and Brandywine, and John
Richardson. Jr.. president of the Ma
tional Bank of Delaware.
As a result OF the new turn Of af-
fairs, it is now understood that the
Newkirks will not operate the plant
with other interests. as was supposed
|It is also unlikely that the trustees will
do so. but win either advertise the
plant for sale again or dispose Of IL
privately.
one week ago the Newkirks were tc
have made final settlement in the
United states Court for the property
but the matter was laid over until
to-day The arrangement with tho
bondholders was then made and the
deal consummated last evening.
Evening journal., 1907-02-26
MEETINGS WERE SUCCESSFUL

Very successful meetings are being
conducted at the Salvation Army hall
by Staf Captain Garabed. better
known as Joe the Turk" Sunday af-
ternoon the staff captain spoke on the
great revival I'm India by the salvation
Army. Sunday night he gave an ac-
count OF how his sister was converted
in Turkey. where she is now a very
successful missionary.
Tonight he win give the story Of his
LIES conversion and the "hole in the
wall" and how Il was closed up.
Great crowds have been attending
these meetings ana quite a number oi
conversions have taken place. To-
night viii be the last night the STAN
captain will be here.
Evening journal., 1907-02-26
I'm FAMOUS GRAB
BILL IS DOOMED
Half Million Measure, damned
Through Senate, Is Halted
in House
Special to The EveniuF JOurnaI.


DOVER, Feb. 26.-Yesterday 7wit-
messed another lull in the progress of
the notorious grab bill introduced by
Senator Rose. authorizing the New
Castle County Levy Court to borrow a
half million dollars for road improve
ments. and it now looks as If this per-
nicious measure is doomed 10 defeat.
Notwithstanding the alacrity with
which 1t was hustled through the SEN
ate by Messrs. Sparks and Rose. II
was announced yesterday that no fur
ther action would be taken on the Bill
before Friday if it Is brought up at
that time, which seems hardly likely.
tt was stated late yesterday after
noon that there is an increasing legls-
lative sentiment against holding a spe-
clal election to determine the question
of local option. and the opinion is freely
expressed that the matter should be
voted on in connection with the next
general election.
Evening journal., 1907-02-26
Candy Made While You Wait.

Lippincott & Company have arrang-
ed a miniature candy factory in their
basement opposite the elevator Hun
dreds Of patrons Of this big store have
visited this department 70 watch the
novel machine and its operator as IL
transfers pure granulated sugar IN a
few seconds time TO a candy that re-
sembles cotton that has just been pick
ed from the cotton buds in the fields
Of the sunny south. The candy is
tasty and wholesome, having no adul-
terated ingredients
This demonstration win continue a
few days. Samples are being distrib-
uted. while a good-sized package is
offered at 8 cts.
Evening journal., 1907-02-26
FuneraI Of IN. kates.

The funeral Of William T. Kates, the
well-known p, B. and W. engineer
who was killed by falling from the el-
evated railroad I'm Washington. d. g..
last Thursday night, took place this
afternoon from his late home. No. 619
North Van Buren street. Services
were held at the house and interment
was made at Riverview cemetery.
The members Of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers, OF which Mr..
Hates was member. attended the fu-
neral and members Of the order acted
AS pallbearers.
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Dad 81 Mrs. MorrIs.

Special 70 The Evening Journal.
NEWARK. Feb. 2s.-AIrs. Louise Morris
died this morning from an attack Of ty-
hpoid fever Mrs. Morris was s. Years OF
gse and was a general favoriie On the come
munity She was g. devout christian ANA
for many years was member OF the
Newark Methodist Church.
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BURNED BY LYE

Brian welsh. Of No. l. South Harrison
street. employed at Todd's cut was given
an involuntary bath in iye this morning
and terribly burned. He was working
around carboy OF the hud when L
spilled over his head and arms The in
jured man was hurried TO the emergency
hospital for treatment
Evening journal., 1907-02-26
GUARDS
CATCH CRAZY MAN

while acting strangely to-day. John
Pitts, a colored man, was captured by
workhOuse guards IN the vicinity Of
the prison and now occupies a cell
at the police station. He claims to
be from Philadelphia and has the hal
lucination that somebody is continually
after him. He viii be examined BY
Police Surgeon Wales and DR.. P. W.
Tomlinson this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1907-02-26
JOHN P. NIELDS
IS HONORED

United states District Attorney John
p. Nields has been honored by Attor-
ney-General Bonaparte at Washing
ton, by an appointment to assist w. II.
Ambracht district attorney at Mobile.
Ala, in connection with the operations
of the Honduras National Lottery
Company. He viii leave Wilmington
for the south this evening.
Evening journal., 1907-02-26
BANK COLLAPSES

By Our own Wire. Publishers Press.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Feb. 26.-The
Bank og Commerce collapsed this af-
ternoon. and it is feared many persons
have been caught under the ruins
Evening journal., 1907-02-26
ACCIDENT. CAUSED
WOMAN'S SUICIDE

AS the result Of Witnessing the fatal
fall Of Engineer william T. Kates
from trestle in Washington last
Thursday a woman who occupied a
house almost under the bridge. died by
her own hand yesterday. Ii is said
that the awful fate or the engineer so
unnerved the woman, who was an in
valid that her mind gave way tempo
rarily, during whicn time her rash act
was committed.
Evening journal., 1907-02-26
MRS. FELL
MAY RECOVER

The condition Of Mrs. Wilmer Fell
who shot herself at her husbands
home near Union Station, in Mil Creek
hundred. on Sunday morning, is much
improved to-day and her physician. Dr.
John Ball. Of Hockessin, now has
hopes OF her recovery.
Evening journal., 1907-02-26
BOOTHALL TO BUILD CANAL.

BY our own Wire Publishers Pres.
WASHINGTON. Feb 26.-President
Roosevelt this afternoon oppolnteA
Major Boothai T. $. A. cneineer 40.
build the Panama canal, 10 succeed
Mr.. stevens, resigned.
Evening journal., 1907-02-26
Justice paralvzed Writino WIN.

LAUREI., Feb. 26.-Whlle engaged
I'm writing his last vii and testament
at his home here last evening Edward
r. Heath. a justice OF the peace, was
with paralysis. His condition
5 regarded as extTmely critical
Evening journal., 1907-02-26
Coaster Injured.


While shedding at Eleventh and
King streets this morning, Frank At
kinson, a small boy living at Twelfth
and French streets. was thrown from
his sled and cut about the face.
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MAKING CHARCOAL.
Explanation of the Process of Turning
Wood Into Carbon.

Explanation of the Process of Turning
Wood Into Carbon.
When we build a fire Of wood we
have nothing but a blaze and smoke
and afterward ashes. Everything has
disappeared into the air except a heap
Of grayish, powdery remains. How,
then, do the charcoal burners manage
to turn sticks of wood into sticks of
carbon, with no ashes remaining? Did
you ever hear an explanation Of the
process?
Small sticks of wood, uniform in
length, are piled up in round heaps,
with a hole in the middle for a chin
ney. Connected with that hole is an
other, which runs along the ground out
side the heap SO as to make draft
for the chimney When the pile is COM
pleted the spaces between the sticks
are filed with twigs and chips and
even with leaves, so as to make the pile
even, and then earth is thrown over
1t and sods put on the earth. Then fire
Is put at the bottom Of the chimney,
and by letting the heap have just
enough air to make the wood burn
without blazing the sticks are charred
without being consumed.
The philosophy of the process is this:
Wood is made up chiefly Of carbon,
and it is that carbon that is to be pre-
served as charcoal If, then, enough
Of the oxygen Of the air be allowed to
get to the wood to drive out of it all
the things of which it is composed ex-
cept the carbon and not enough to set
1t to blazing the desired result may be
reached.
Great care has to be taken to pre-
vent the air from getting to all parts
Of the heap, and fresh earth and sods
are often added. A small heap of
sticks Wilhturn to charcoal fn about a
week. Larger heaps require two or
three weeks The holes are then all
closed and the heap of charred sticks
left two or three days to cool off. The
heap is then torn down, and the sticks
are spread on the ground. Chicago
News.
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and commence to dance in a most
wonderful manner and yet can be ex-
amined at any moment.
The working of the trick is very SIM
pie. The performer takes a yard Of
black silk thread, and before coming
before the audience he fastens by
means Of a black pin each end of the
thread to his trousers at the outer
knees, one end of the thread to each
leg. He can walk about quite freely
without the thread being perceived.
The figure Of the sailor has a slit made
In each side Of the head in the position
occupied by the ears When the per-
former sits down, he stretches his legs
apart till the thread is almost taut.
When placing the sailor on the floor,
he puts it in such a position that the
Sits, which should be bent back slight
ly, are caught on the thread. The OPP
orator by gently moving his legs can
cause the figure to dance briskly.
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THE SHIRo PLUM.

For this reason, while it bears album
dainty, it rarely breaks down from the
load of fruit, as the two-year-old wood
is sufficiently strong to support it. This
is we'll shown in the accompanying IL
lustration.
The fruit itself is very handsome, one
OF the handsomest plums we grow. 1t
is large to very large, running very
uniform as to size, heart shaped, OF a
fine light golden yellow with white
bloom upon it. Technically the fruit
would be described as follows: Form,
roundish heart shaped; size, large to
very large; cavity, shallow, rounded
narrow; stem, medium length, slender;
suture, merely line, quite distinct;
apex, very slightly pointed; color
clear golden yellow; dots, small and
numerous; bloom, thin and white; skim
smooth firm and tough; flesh, yellow
and juicy; stone, small oval, fattened,
nearly free; favor, pleasant subacid,
almost sweet; quality, good to very
good
1t is a remarkably good keeping and
shipping plum, owing doubtless in con-
siderable measure to its firm flesh and
tough skin, standing up we'll during
hot weather. Ripening rather early
In the season, when good and attrac-
tive plums are scarce, it brings high
prices, as its size and color attract pur-
chasers at once.
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What Red Coral IS.

The red coral that is used for neck
laces is horny axis which supports a
number of soft bodied coral-like ami
mails, or polyps, the entire structure
bearing a strong resemblance to a
small shrub. The fishermen, after they
have brought this shrublike colony to
the surface, clean the soft animal mat
ter away, preserving the red core, or
axis, which is sold as jewelry. Al
though red coral contains some lime, it
is largely composed of a substance
akin to horn, and like horn, it takes a
fine polish, says the st. Nicholas Mag
azine. Horn, wool and other animal
substances Of this nature almost in
variably change their color when
brought into intense heat.
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Fox and a Rabbit.

A fox was seen coming down a pass
in the hills followed by rabbit, which
came along at smart pace and seemed
impelled by an overpoYering curiosi-
ty. Fox and rabbit presently disap-
peared into a patch of covert, and al
most Immediately the fox was seen to
emerge with the unfortunate rabbit
dead in its jaws. The whole tableau
was witnessed by persons Of unim-
peachable yeracity, one of them very
careful observer Of wild life. It was
perfectly evident to them that the fox
had in some way fascinated the rab-
bit and was consciously following out
a plan devised for its destruction. AS
for the rabbit, it was clearly incapable
of avoiding it's doom. Country Life.
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PEACH TREES.
August Budded Stock Finds Favor
With Many Planters.

August Budded Stock FINDS Favor
With Many Planters.
An inquiry regarding the best time
to bud peach trees elected the follow
ing replies, among others, as given in
Rural New Yorker:
From middle Of June to last of July
ii Georgia and Aug. 20 to about Sept.
Is In Connecticut-J. FL. Hale.
In Maryland.
Two carefully made trials Of both
June and August budded peach trees,
by planting of same varieties Of both.
types OF trees in same orchards, show
ed the following results: The smaller
June buds started more promptly and
led in growth the first TWO years, pro-
duced more freely at five years of age
than the standard or August budded
trees, but at ten years their vigor was
spent, while the standards were at their
best and bore proftably after. the 9TH
ers were exhausted Where quick
bearing and a short lived orchard is
desired the June budded trees would
De pIe1eldD10, Out mere III FllS county
(Caroline) where peach ices Of stand
ard type bear profitably up to twenty
years and even longer q have an Old
nixon Free that is fifty-seve years old
and has a fair sprinkling of fruit on it
this Year,, the August budded trees are
largely in favor with we'll informed
planters. To any one familiar with the
operations Of June budding it should
be obvious without further explanation
why the life of such a tree is shorter
than that Of the August budded tree.
For my own planting the latter is de-
cidedly preferable.-J. w. Kerr, Mary
land.
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To Pierce a Coin With 8 Needle

To pierce nickel with a needle
especially if the needle be a very fine
one, seems difficult, If not an insolu-
Bile, problem. It is. nevertheless, a
very simple feat
To succeed, insert a needle in a cork
so that the point be just apparent, and
II the needle project at the other end
snap off the remainder of it with a
pair of shears. Now place YOUR
nickel on a couple Of wooden blocks
and strike a sharp blow with a heavy.
hammer on the prepared cork that you
have placed above it, or it will do IL
the nickel is simply laid upon a single
block of soft wood.
The needle, being unable to bend Ell
ther way, thanks to the friendly sup
port Of the cork, is forced to go one
way and will pierce the nickel, or even
9 silver quarter, with the greatest ease:
for, as we know, the steel Of the needle
is harder than the bronze or the silver
OF the Genealogical Experiments.
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ABOUT THE CUCKOO.
Female Does Not Lay Its Eggs In
Nests Of Other Birds.

Nests of Other Birds.
A popular fallacy is that the cuckoo
lays eggs in another birds nest, this
conclusion being drawn from the fact
that these eggs have been found in the
nest Of the wood thrushes, the robins
and other birds, says the Chicago
News. The real fact is that the cuckoo
mother lays her eggs on the ground,
and then her gallant male friends gath
er them up one by one and deposit
them in different nests. In the spring
of the year the male cuckoo appears
first, but never makes his presence
known by any sound. These male
birds explore the field assiduously and
locate every new nest that is being
constructed in the vicinity. When the
female birds arrive everything is ar
ranged for their reception
Usually there are seven or eight
male cuckoos to three females but
they never quarrel over this dispropor-
ton of the sexes AS soon as the fe-
male arrives she lays her eggs on the
ground, and then each male takes an
egg in his bill and deposits it in a
nest selected beforehand One egg to
a nest is all, and If one is already
there the cuckoo will go to another.
The cuckoo egg has the faculty Of
Matching out earlier than most others,
and the deluded foster mother soon
finds a big, clamorous youngster in her
nest, while her true eggs are gradual
ly forced out Of the nest by the inter
loper.
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Why and Whether.

Things that I'm wanting to know are SO
many.
Hundreds and thousands Of questions
no less,
I'd like to ask, but the answers to any
How can guess, how can 1 guess?
Why is the sun in the winter so chilly?
Is it all frosted and covered with snow?
Couldn't we warm it, or would that be
silly?
I'd like to know, I'd like to know.
What makes the year very old in Deem
Der?
Seems to me really the same when it's
new
Am I too little, or can't you remember?
I'm asking you, I'm asking you.
Is 1t war IN the sky makes the t4un-
der?
Does the spring weather come up
through The we'll?
When I am old I shall know, but l won
der
Whether you'll tell, whether your tell
Youths Companion
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sHlRO PLUM.
It Is Remarkably Good Keeping and
Shipping Sort.


Among the plums of comparatively
recent introduction in Nova Scotia
few if any give greater promise Of be
ing valuable market sorts than Shire.
1t is one of Luther Burbank's varieties
and has a~somewhat complicated par
entage.
It makes well formed, vase shap-
ed head, neither too upright, like Wick
son, nor too spreading, like Burbank.
1t has been a vigorous grower and 50
far as tested (Which | think has been
confined to our best fruit section, the
Annapolis valley it has proved perfect
ly hardy, says writer in Gardening.
It needs heading In, like any other Of
the strong growing Japanese plums.
1t comes into bearing fairly early
and carries a heavy crop of fruit al
most entirely on the two-year-old wood.
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Spiraea Anthony Waterer.

This charming plant has many adj
mirable qualities all it's own, says Gar
dening. The new leaves are as pretty
as flowers, being irregular, in white,
pink and green. Later on they lose the
brightness of leaf and the sitter stems
appear, growing from twelve to six
teen. sometimes eighteen, inches and
bearing blooms as large as the stem
VIII hold, Of pink flowers lasting in
bloom for long while.
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FATHERS LATCHKEY JINGLEs.

When fathers latchkey jingles,
Oh, that's the time for fun!
Before he gets it in the lock
We hear it, and we run.
Sometimes he Is a robber-
A robbeT fierce and bold
Who shoots with an umbrella gun
And steals our boarded gold.
Sometimes he is a lion,
Who tries to eat US all,
Or drag US to his darksome cave
The closet in the hall.
Sometimes he is sailor
Returning from cruise,
With hosts Of presents in his trunk
To play with and to use.
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Disanpointe4 1.

Dorothy, aged three, was to be taken
on her first long trip. She seemed
most interested when told that she
was on a ferryboat. After few mo-
ments her mother noticed look Of
disappointment come over her little
girls face. Asking the reason, Doro-
thy Said:
where are they, mothery'
"WhoY asked her mother.
why, mother, you told me this was
Q fairy boat, and I've looked and looked
and can't find single fairy" sighed
dear little Dorothy.