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Evening journal., 1907-01-23
STOLE COPPER
colored Man Must Answer at Court for
Rehhina dupont Building.

colored Man Must Answer at Court for
Robbins dupont Building.
William Lewis. colored, was given a
hearing before Judge Cochran this
morning for the larceny Of 20 pounds
Of copper from the new DUPONT build
ing. It was testified that when the
prisoner was arrested this morning NJ
Eighteenth and Market streets that the
bag NJ copper was in his possession,
and it was a mute witness against him
in court. Charles Hinesas, a foreman
for c. II. Blaine. the contractor in
charge Of the work at the big office
building, identified the copper, after
which the prisoner. who claimed 10
have been given the stun. was held in
$500 bail for upper court.
In testifying. the foreman alluded 20
the prisoner as a gentleman which
caused Judge Cochran to ask. IF the
man is such a gentleman, why do you
appear against him?"
Evening journal., 1907-01-23
AGAIN
IN THE LANG HOME
LITTLE GIRLS HEARD
Quartet Of Tiny shoplfters Dealt With
IN City Court.

After a delay Of severai days. dur
ing which an investigation Of their
cases had been made by Agent Frank
Stout Of the S. p. C. c., the four little
girls accused Of purloining many
articles Of triaing yniue from the city
stores, were arraiened before Judge
Cochran this morning IN Municipal
cases.
Agent stout reported that he hai
found the parents OF some OF The girls
at fault, and asked that they be adj
monished which was done. Elsie SHARP
and Hazel Mcfarland, thee ider OF the
girls, were then placed ia the care OF
Mr. Stouts society. and Helen Devire
and Mary Williams were placed under
probation bonds OF $500 each.
Evening journal., 1907-01-23
TRADE BOARDS
BIG MEMB ERSHIP

At the next meeting Of the Board OF
Trade the membership committee viii
have a sufficient number Of new members
TO report TO bring the 10 al membership
Of the board up 10 800. This is consider
a verytgood membership for a city OF IN S
size and it viii entitle the board to an
other representative in the National Board
OF Trade. r. J. Manlove is chairman Of
the membership committee. and 1t Is due
to his untirins efforts the list has been so
largely increased.
Evening journal., 1907-01-23
TALKING new
CHARTER AT DOVER

Mayor Horace Wilson and the law
committee OF City Council, composed
OF Howard ID. Ross, chairman, and
Couacilnen Taylor. White, McCafferty
ana McCovorn. went to Dover to-day TO
discuss the proposed new city charter
with the committees on cities and
towns Of bath houses Of the Legisla-
ture. The hearings were arranged by
Senator George W. Sparks.
Evening journal., 1907-01-23
Refurnishlna CLAYTON House.

Harry Bothman, proprietor Of the
Clayton House. is refurnishing all the
rooms Of the hotel with new enamel
bedsteads. mattresses and bedding
New silverware Is also being INSTALL
ed as well as other articles of table
ware. In the rathskeller solid oak bar
fixtures havs h4an yet pr and an finR
tric cash register installed.
Evening journal., 1907-01-23
nROuah House, Costly.

John Gray, husky colored man. was
placed on trial in City Court this morn
ing for having raised trough house"
IN the saloon kept by Emle Engle. at
Ninth and Walnut streets. few even
ings ago. AS a result the prisoner
was fined $50 and costs. in default Of
which he will probably spend the next
uaree months as the guest Of the
county.
Evening journal., 1907-01-23
Polander Injured.

One OF the Polish employees OF the
New Castle Leather Company was
caught In a drum and severly injured
about the head and lrms while at work
yesterday. The Phoenix ambulance
carried him TO the Delaware Hospital.
Evening journal., 1907-01-23
WIN Hnld Ranninn.

In Riddle NJ. f. Memorial Chapel on the
evening Of January "a. a social viii be
given to which all members Of the school.
both old and new, are invited to attend.
The affair will be in the nature Of a re-
union
Evening journal., 1907-01-23

The friends of Frank B. Lhnerty will
be glad to learn that he IS rapidly re-
covering from the severe operation
which he underwent at the University
of Pennsylvania Hospital recently.
Evening journal., 1907-01-23
81. John,s euiId 10 Meet.

In the parish house OF st. Johns
Church Tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock there viii be held meeting Of
st Johns Guild All the women OF
the parish are urged to attend
Evening journal., 1907-01-23
ICE ON CHRISTIANA

Thin Sheet Covers Greek From Bank
to Bank To-day.
Frozen from shore to shore the en-
tire length Of the stream. the Chris
tiana river viii soon be completely
closed to alI navigation If the present
cold weather continues. At present
the ice is not thick and the river tugs
steaming about in it keep the channel
open, but if the thermometer goes any
lower they will soon be ice bound.
Evening journal., 1907-01-23

5esinAss S"esIss c-T7vs - o.w-r;1p.
ING IN The Evening Journal That e
why Wilmington merchants palrorizs
I thcso columns
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18
CURE FOR STAGE FRIGHT.
French Scientist Comes to the Rescue
Of Actors and Singers.

Many young artists and students
who suffer from stage fright will be
glad to know that a cure has been
found. The Paris correspondent Of the
Lancet writes:
At the recent meeting Of the Hypno-
logical and Psychological society Paul
Farez described three cases OF stage
fright (trac) successfully treated by
suggestion. Two of the patients took
part i'm the last competition at the con.
servatolre. In all the numerous
cases Of stage fright in which he has
obtained a good result the symptom
Of fear has been associated with some
bodily failing, such as respiratory
spasmg. cardiac hypertrophy, cardiac
irntabiity. bradycardia, arterial hy-
pertenslon or peripeheral vaso-con-
5triction. These conditions had an
important bearing on stage fright;
hey maintained, aggravated and pro-
longed It.; and they were, moreover,
an obstacle to the full and prompt
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18
Pecan Orchards in the South.

"Just as the people of the north eat
peanuts in great quantities so do the
people of the south eat pecans," re-
marked Allan Dupre, a merchant OF
New Orleans. "On the streets of New
Orleans are many venders who sell
them in all sorts of ways-shelled,
unshelled and in candy form. Pea
nuts are sold. too, but pecans have a
far greater sale.
"To meet the demand for them.
which is growing, pecan orchards are
now being laid out in the bottom lands
Of the far south. When old timber is
cut down pecan trees are planted.
Many pecan orchards are gradually
growing up. They are of slow
growth, requiring about IS or 20
years to reach maturity but they are
profitable The main supply comes
from Mexico, some 60 carloads Of
shelled pecans being shipped from
there every year. for the most part to
be consumed in the south, but in
decade the main supply will come
from the southern states, which will
thus gain new industry"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18
ABOUT STAGE FOLK.

Edward II. Sothern has received
from Henry NJ. Rogers. OF Boston, a
fan used by Mrs. Vincent in The
Rivals when she played with the
old Boston Stock company.
Mark Twain appeared on the stage
of his own home on New Years eve
in new drama entitled THE Tank
and His Little Black Man. written by
himself.
The late Hamilton Aide, an English
playwright, was a curiously versatile
man. He was the author of many
novels. verses and essays; he was a
more or less popular composer; he
turned out divers successful dramatic
pieces, and he painted landscapes de-
scribed as pleasing, The blood of
antipathetic races was in his veins.
He was the son of an English mother
and an Armenian Greek fathor.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18

quit the conference. Some of those
present thought Northwestern should
take only a passive part in affairs, in
view of the fact It practically has done
away with intercollegiate athletics at
Evanston.
In the voting whore il required a
two-thirds vote 20 pass a proposition,
the negative vote OF Northwestern
Just Offset the favorable vote of Chi
cago and Michigan, both of whom are
much more interested in the plans
proposed than is Northwestern Chair
man Hutchins said he doubted
whether the conference wanted North.
western out, and even If it did he did
not see any way to get the Methodist
college out The matter was not
brought up in the meeting.
Chicago. Iowa and Michigan came
instructed to vote in favor of all the
revisions recommended, Wisconsin
and Illinois in favor Of all but the
seven game rule Northwestern and
Purdue against all reyisions Mime
sofa was understood to be opposed TO
the reforms and voted that way, while
Indiana apparently voted against all.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18
Gillette as a Worker.

William Gillette is as industrious as
the plays he has written. While he
may act only 20 weeks out of a pos
sible 80 in a year, he is ceaslessly con
cocting and writing plays wherever he
may be. on land or sea. And the plays
he has written and produces for him
self he subsequently rents to others in
assorted lots, and these old plays give
annual employment to an average Of
1000 people weekly-that is, in the
stock companies and popular price
travelling organizations. There are at
least five companies doing his "Sher'
lock Holmes" while those classics
Held by the Enemy" and Secret
Service" have never stopped running
and never will. These, together with
Too Much Johnson" Because she
Loved Him So" THE Private Secre,
tary." "All the Comforts of Home
and other of his farces, each new sea
son swell the number employed
through his pep
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18

down rivers on steamboats,. Barring
the railroad, the fayorite means Of
transportation in England and in con
tinental Europe is the wagon. There
are many wagon shows in this coun-
try, but they would find 70 difficult TO
reach all the towns that are easily
reached by the floating palaces Many
of the towns that get all their dramat-
ic sustenance from these floating play
houses have no railroad connections
whatever. If it were not for the
shows that float down or up to them
by boat, they would have to go with
out thei? theatrical fare.
Mark Twain, who knows the big
river about as we'll as anybody, used
to be well acquainted with the old
time managers of a few of the floating
palaces. He introduced one Of them
into "Huckleberry Finn" But time
changes and men change with them,
and the floating palace Of to-day Is
much more elaborate and much finer
than were the floating palaces of the
older time.
They play to thousands Of persons
each season and they give pretty
good shows. Their managers, who
live in Cincinnati and st. Louis, make
good profits on the investment.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18
Literary Bullets,

Thomas Jefferson and a publishers
reader, according to the formers
press agent, met one day in New
York.
The talk turned to literature, and
the reader mentioned that a novel.
after 10 reflections, had been accepted
by him and had gained for his house
nearly 100000.
"A mighty good book II is, too"
said the reader Have you read it?"
Yes" said Mr.. Jefferson.
"Wel, what do you think of it?"
There is only one thing to be said
in its favor" Mr.. jefferson answered,
"A friend of mine, during the Spanish
American war, carried it in his breast
pocket, and a ball ricocheted against
his ribs, but the book saved him. The
ball was unable to get beyond the
fourth chapter"
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18
DAY of the Big Man
Is Coming COchemS
Athletic Director Of ST. Louis UniVer-
sity a Firm Believer in Muscle
and BraWn.

Edward s CoChems, ST. Louis uni
versity's athletic director, is great
believer In the triumph OF Drawn. lie
says Il is just as vitally necessary for
men and women to exercise as It is
for them to eat.
"It is the man with the body free
from aches and pains who really en-
Joys life" said Cochems. That is one
reason why / am such an enthusiast
on the great game of football Rugby
develops physical giants and we can't
have too many
Just let me make one little predic-
tlon; 1907 will be the year of the big
man in athletics
During the past year It looked as
if a new era was coming when the
light and agile man would excel In all
forms of athletics. Recent events
show. however that the big man is
coming into his own.
In football, despite the new rules,
the big men are not down and out by
any means French, Kinney and Orr
were leaders on our team last fall and
will be of more use than ever next
year,
Ralph Rose, the giant shotputter
of Michigan, was a champion at throw
ing the weight until Wesley Coe came
along Coe is big enough, but com.
pared with Rose he is pigmy.
In pugilism, the practical defeat of
the willy middleweight, Philadelphia
Jack O'Bren, at the hands of the
heavier and sturdier Tommy Burns,
makes it certain that the day of the
smgger has not passed and that the
agile clever boxer Of the Corbett.
O'Brien school cannot defeat. and
therefore will fail to hold attention
against the big bruiser, the fighter of
weight and tremendous muscular de-
yelopment. like Jeffries."
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18
Mud Houses Rullt BY wasps.

a naturalist has thus described the
habits of a species of wasp that makes
it's nest of mud, says the Dundee Ad-
vertiser. The mud of which their
nests are composed. he said, Is often
carried for some distance, and II is
essential for them to use good, stiff
clay. At the edge of some pond or
stream you may see these insects roll
sticky little balls out of the stiff mud
with their strong jaws. With this
heavy load of mud they rise slowly,
and, having gained some height, they
get their bearings and fly in a straight
line to their nest. In this they resem-
BILE the bees; indeed, all the wasps
and bees seem to have a wonderful
faculty for flying directly home from
any point When the wasp has gained
the place selected for a building site
she puts the tiny ball of mud against
the wall of the building and ribs it
tight by moving her head from side to
side very rapidly. The outer surface
of the nest shows a series of rings,
with sharply defined lines between
most of them, but the interior is al
ways extremely smooth and almost a
perfect cylinder. While building her
nest the insect continually runs in and
out of the tiny cylinder, examining it
minutely with her "feelers." If
rough place is felt on the inner sur
face she carefully sets TO work and
rubs II smooth. When the cylinder is
finished the wasp goes hunting for
spiders
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18
NOVEL STEAMBOAT DRAMA.
Floating Palaces That Furnish Enter
tainment for River Towns.

Anybody who lives in a town on
the banks of the Mississippi river and
hears a cllliope play at five o'clock in
the morning knows that 1t is not p cir
Gus that is coming to town. 1t ia the
floating palace which is the name
given to a unique form of theatrical
transportation; entertainment that is
used only on the river and its tribu-
taries, the Ohio and the Missouri.
There are at the present time more
than a dozen floating palaces. Each
Of them carries a well-equipped stage
a company of from 16 to 30 actors
and actresses, and has seating capacity
for from 200 to 700 persons. Each of
the boats has a steam piano with
which the people from the countryside
are called to the landings, where the
shows are given on the boats, and
most of the boats carry pretty fair
bands.
Nowhere else in this country Or
abroad is the drama carried up and
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18
snolllnn a War Story.

There is a certain war veteran in
Boston whom we will call William
Brown. He has an honorable record
and Is fond of relating incidents of
the rebellion. He often tells how he
got cut on the head from the sword
of a confederate cavalryman. There
is a small bare place which he says
was the scar of this wound, Many
a time we who work in the same office
with him have heard this story
Brown has a brother Charles who
came into the Office the other day
to make a call. Bill was at his desk
writing when Charlie walked up be-
hind him and giving him a slap on
the shoulder, said iocosely: tWell.
Bill, see you still have that scar on
your head where Buffers dog bit you
when we were boys!" From that
time one of Bill's war stories gets
little credence from US,
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18
A UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPH PARTY.
Two Girls Gave a Novel and Original
Entertainment with Pictures.

Two girls who are enthusiastic anna
teurs in the use of the kodak gave a
delightful and original party last
year, says a writer i'm The Housekeep
er. The invitations sent out were
kodak pictures of the two entertain
ers in different poses. but in each in
stance a newspaper, book, fan or UNI
brella concealed the faces The in
vltatlons ran:
These headless ladies at lone
January 70, o'clock"
Not a little guessing and comparing
notes was necessary among those in
vited to decide with certainty upon
the identity of the would-be hostesses.
The guests were received in pret.
ty room, half studio, half sitting room.
where. after a few minutes lively con
versaticn. they were given cards deco
rated with tiny photographs of tho
house in which the party was given,
with pencils attached.
Their attention was then called TO
the numbered photographs tackled up
on the wall. each representing some
we'll known book The titles were to
he written opposite the number on
the card corresponding to that of the
photograph In one or two instances.
where the book title was not widely
known, the name of the author was
printed on the card.
Miss Alcotts Little Women Lit
tie Men" and "Old-fashioned Girl
Seton Thompson's wild Animals I
Have Known" and Holmes over the
Teacups" and "Autocrat of the Break
fast Table" lent themselves readily to
Photographic illustration. Among
others were "The Masquerader" Ca
lady in domino and mask; Prince
(prints) of Indian" THE Crisis" Cin
fudge making). and ITO Have and To
Hold" Ga wedding).
Thirty minutes were allowed for
making out the list of titles. The
prize for the most complete list was a
handsome photograph in passepartout
of locally celebrated spot The con
ISOLATION prize, the photo of the family
cat, yawning prodigiously.
Partners for supper were selected
by matching kodak pictures cut in
half The menu was written on the
back Of mounted photograph Of the
principal public building of the city.
The evening closed with fun and
flashlights.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18
"Big Nine" Conference
Votes Agci1st Reforms
Only One OF Proposed Changes in
Football Rules Meets with
Favor Of Officials.

The big nino" conference at its
recent meeting at Chicago voted
down all the reforms proposed at the
last meeting in December, except that
proposition which sets a uniform date
Tor beginning football practice
The notifications in existing strin-
gent athletic rules which were recon-
mcndcd at the previous conference
were as follows:
l. Fixing uniform limit for begin
ming football practice on September
90
. Extending the football playing
schedule from five to seven games
for each team.
g. Eliminating retroactive features
of the three year eligibility rule So as
not to affect students who entered col.
lege previous TO September !, 1906.
4. Making the three year and other
rules regarding limit of participation
I'm athlotic2 apply only TO the major
ity Of spcrs-football baseball and
track teams.
The faculty representatives were
as follows: c. f. Hutchins chairman,
representing Wisconsin; r. f. Moran,
secretary, Purdue, L. G Weathorly
Indiana. c. a. Goodenough, Illinois,
A. A. Stagg and j. E Raycroft, Chi
cago: A. c. Smith, Iowa; V. II. Lane,
Michigan; J ~ Paige, Minnesota; and
r. r.. Wilson, Northwestern.
The first recommendation that the
rule limiting participation i'm athletics
TO three years i'm the aggregate should
not apply to students who had entered
conference COLLEGES prior TO Septem-
her D.. 1906 was voted dowu-Purdue.
Northwestern, Wisconsin and Min
ucsota voting against H. Each rec
nmmcudatiou required two.thlrds
vote lsiN) to put IL through
The second recommendation, allow.
ing seyou football games each season
instead of five as at present. met the
same fate. only Chicago Michigan and
Iowa voting i'm favor for it, An the
colleges were in favor OF allowing
football practice to begin on Septem.
her 20 The fourth recommendation
that the rules regarding the limit of
partlcipatiou in athletics should apply
only to football track and baseball
was knocked out by the same vote as
the first recommendation.
Before the meeting Director Hun of
illinois. DR. Raycroft of Chicago, and
Keene Fitzpatrick of Michigan, who
came over instead Of Baird who was
unable to get away, We're busy talk,
ing over dates Illinois fixed up some
tentative baseball dates with Wiscon-
Gin and Michigan, but Hun refused to
give them out. The only definite date
made was that between Wisconsin
and Nebraska for a baseball game on
May II. Athletic Manager Gillespie
of Northwestern was on hand, but did
nothing in the way of getting baseball
or track dates.
Representative Wilson of North
western refused to say anything about
the report that Northwestern might
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18

success of treatment by suggestion.
Suggestion was unquestionably the
proper treatment for stage fright, but
recovery was hastened by the use of
aforementioned physical symptoms
either before or during the psycholog-
ical treatment. This conyerglng
psycho-somatic action is capable of
bringing about rapid, easy and perma
nent recovery.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18

Maxey Long, the worlds record
holder at the quarter mile, is out with
an explanation of why our athletes
only last four or FIVE years, giving the
reason as too much indoor running.
Comparing the indoor and outdoor
seasons, we find that the former is
fast outstripping its rival, both in the
number of meetings held and the size
OF the entry lists. IL is safe to assert
that in the period from November l
to April l the athletic meets will av-
erage at least one week. The prizes
are better indoors because the crowds
are larger, and the managers can af-
ford to "sweeten' the trophies to a
degree seldom equaled by the pro
moters of summer games. The fact of
having sports every week alone at
tracts more athletes to the indoor sea-
son, because once in form they are
able to get into a race much oftener
than during the summer.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18

sition during the season of 1906. His
teams at Virginia have been univer-
sally successful, his pupils losing but
one contest each year under his in
struction. In 1905 Virginia defeated
West Point, while the only defeat Of
1906 was in the game with Carlisle,
the Indians being victorious by the
slim score of rs to II, the Virginians
missing one goal. Coles election to
the Nebraska coachship was due to
his splendid recommendations as to
character, habits, temperament and
football ability. lie is TO have some
hne material at Nebraska next fall,
and football enthusiasts at the Corn
husker institution predict for him a
successful season in 1907.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18

The athletic board at the Universi-
ty of Nebraska has announced the
election of William c. CKing') Cole
as football coach for the coming sea
son. The salary is to be $500. Cole
is a graduate of the University Of
Michigan, and finished his career as
a player under Yost in the season of
1902, playing tackle and end. He had
played previously at Marietta college,
Ohio. to which he returned in 1903 to
become head coach. In 1904 be was
Yost's first assistant at Michigan, and
in 1905 he was elected head coach at
Virginia university. retaining the po-
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-02-18

Ed Mexican, the old Cleveland
shortstop has accepted terms to man
age the Dayton team in the Central
league next season. Mexican is some
what over weight, but still is able to
get around some.