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The Monticellonian., 1907-11-14

Have you got your sheds fled up so that the poor dumb brutes can shelter themselves from the fierce winter rains and winds? If you haven't, you have no business chasing yourself with the people of d Christian nation
The Monticellonian., 1907-11-14

Yes, that's the great railway man." Why does he look so gloomy"
 Hes trying to make himself think that hard times are coming -Cleve- land Plain Dealer
The Monticellonian., 1907-11-14

A victory for the cotton raisers now will mean an easier victory for others when the lime comes for them to make the test of strength.
The Monticellonian., 1907-11-14

bladder specialist. and is WoHucIIultk successful in promptly curing lame hacs. uric acid, catarrh Of the bladder and Rrisht's Disease. which is ihe worst form of kidney trouble.
 Df. kiln,er Swamp-Root is not rec commended for everything but i you have kiduev. liver or bladder trouble fl Will he found just the remedy you Heed. Il has f,eeu tested in so many ways III hosplta! work and in private practice, and has proved so successfsl in every case that a suecial arrangement has been made by which all readers of this paper, who have not already tried t may havc sample bottle sent free bv mail, also book tell- fng more about Swamp Root and how to f,nsiout if YOU have kiduevo or bldddcrtrou- bie. When writing mention reading tliis generous offer ill this paper and send your address to Dr. Kilmer .---- & Co, Biughamton eESs.f s.t { :. :::::ss X. Y. The regular EEs's Essss fifty-cent and one sss-===fss=== dollar size bottles are Home of swamp Root sold hs all good druggists. Don't mak any mistake. hnt remember the nane, Swamp Root. Dr. Kilmer's $ Swamp-Root, and the address. Binghainton, \. N., on every bottle.
The Monticellonian., 1907-11-14
"t Knocks the -Itehu

It may not cure all your ills. but it does cure one of the worst It cures any form of itch ever known no matter what it's called, where the sensation is itch. it knocks it. Ec- zema, ringworms, are cured by one box. It's guaranteed, and it's name is Hunts Cure
The Monticellonian., 1907-11-14
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL
 AND
 co. OPERATIVE UNION - OF AMERlGA -
OF AMERICA

Get your split log drag ready. PFet- ty soon the roads will be sloppy That's the prime time 10 use the drag
The Monticellonian., 1907-11-14

cures made fiE DT. Kiirner' Swamp Root, the great kid iIeN liver and blad der remedy
 It is the great med ical triumph ot the nineteenth century discovered aiteryears of scientific research bv Dr. kilHer the .....sua,t4 Hssaas=
 #Hi FHEffE hENEHAA sastrt
The Monticellonian., 1907-11-14

Hasten slowly. and without losing heart put your work twenty times up- on .he anvil-Boileau.
The Monticellonian., 1907-11-14

Do net hesitate to try all sorts of new crops. You should not make fool Of yourself and put too much land and time on experiments but this dees not mean that you shoul not plant new sorts of crops This affords not only the means of advancement aiong all lines, but 1t is fine diyelsiou from the routine of life to try new things and note their economic value. Any good farmer Is ali experimen5eg next to being 8 good farmer.
 There is always a cry going up for more and better men in all trades professions and vacations. This is as true of the farm as elsewhere Men with big broad brows and hard heads are wanted to take hold of the prob lens that are now confronting the farmer There is as much pay for the captain of industry" on the farm as in the chambers of commerce or the field of mechanical exploitation What we need is the development of the captains to that high degree of eX- cellence which has characterized those who have attained greatness in finan. ciai fields.
The Monticellonian., 1907-11-14

The best aspiration for heaven is precipitation h making earth heavenly.
The Monticellonian., 1907-11-14

To turn from another's sorrow may be to miss your best joy
The Monticellonian., 1907-11-14
DO YOU GET UP
 WITH A LAME BACK l?
Kiiney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who read the news. p@pers is sEre 10 know Of the wonderful
The Monticellonian., 1907-11-14

Some people seem to think that beans and peas are entirely out of fashion, but they are not Go to the stores and price tem, and ee. sup-is- ed at the money there would he in the common old eosnfald beans and stock peas They beat cot.Gn all hol- low as wealth producers.
The Monticellonian., 1907-11-14

It does look like the farmers would some time find out that it Is the first law of nature to take care of ones self. Now when county goes to work and spends thousands of dollars build. ing courthouyes while there is not d foot of decent roads in the county, some sort of an educational institu- ton should be opened
The Monticellonian., 1907-11-14
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES
Those Railway croakers.

Color 1oods brighter and faster coofs than ohe garment Fogt ripping apart Write for tree booklet
The Monticellonian., 1907-11-14
Asainst Cooperative Shops.

Strong feeling is raging in German and Austrian trade circles against CO., operative shops, which are practically running the internal trade of these countries.
 FITS. St. Vitus Dance and all Nervous Diseases permanently cured by Dr. Mines Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free S2 % trial bottle and treatise. Dr. R. H. Kline, Id, 93l Arch St, Philadelphia, Pa.
 Ones neighbors can see an eclipse of the honeymoon without the aid of telescope.
Evening journal., 1907-07-22
FURNISHER GETS
JOURNAL DOLLAR.
Charles |. DOuehten Now Has
the Trade-at-HOme
Coin
EXHIBITED IN HIS WINDOW

From Wilmlngton's biggest exclusive
hat store to the mems furnishing trade,
THE EVENING JOURNAL dollar
travelled on Saturday. The nrm o6
saltzgiver & Bupp, with whom the
trade-at-home dollar has been FOR N
day or so, made a purchase OF collars
and cuffs from Charles /. Dourhten-
SSS Market street, who accepted tho
trade-at-home dollar which was ten
dered in payment
The interesting coin, with all its tar~
attached, is now on exhibition I'm tho
display window OF Doughten's store.
This uptown mems furnishing stora
is busy little place. and the manv
customers there this morning display
ed considerable interest In the dollar.
AT noon to-day Mr.. Doughten spena
the dollar with T. J. Lawson & Co
grocers. S22 Marekt street. This Is thu
second time this vell-known firm has
secured this coin IN the regular course
OF trade.
SiNty-two merchants and individuals
in this city have received THE JOUR-
NAL dollar IN the regular course Of
trade during the past six weeks. Anw
one Of those who have had the trades
at-home dollar are prepared TO testify
that the theory Of home trading has
been clearly demonstrated by this dol-
lar WATCH FOR THE DOLLAR
AND PUSH 1T ALONG.
Evening journal., 1907-07-22
HAPPY OUTING
FOR NEEDY ONES
Salvation Army to Take Huns
dredS to Washington Park )
n
on Wednesday

The Salvation Army outing to
Washington Park will be given on
wednesday, and will prove to be the
largest excursion Of poor mothers and
children ever yet given. Hundreds of
tickets have been given away to the
most needy mothers and, little ones in
this city.
Almost all the lodges Of this city
have sent a check for this worthy
cause. Ensign and Mrs. Wiseman wish
20 thank the lodges and the many
friends in Wilmington for their gem
erosity in helping TO make this year s
outing the success it win be.
The Salvation Army Of Philadelphia
IS taking 1000 poor children and their
mothers to washington Park on the
same day as the Salvationists in VIII
mington, so there is sure to be joyous
kime at the park. All sorts Of amuse-
ments will be given and plenty to eat
and drink Religious services will be
held during the day. The local corps
will meet at the hall, on Shipley street,
at 6.l5 o'clock on Wednesday morning
and will march from the hall to Fourth
street wharf. The boat leaves at 7.30
o'clock.
Evening journal., 1907-07-22

were parted and many who clambered
upon tho San Pedro saw their loved
ones swallowed up by the black sea asI
the Columbia went down
Wives Died With Husbands
Cases OF rare heroism are reported.'
II IS said that 80 some cases where
wives could have escaped they pre-
ferred 60 die with their husbands re-
fusing 20 leave the ship.
The time for escape was so shorh
there was little chance for argument.
and only those who were on deck and
jumped without hesitation were savedI
The Columbia was an iron screw
steamship Of 2722 tons. She was bulls
in 1850 by ]. Roach & son, Of Chester,
Pa. and was owned by the san Franz
cisco and Portland steamship Com-
pany. She was on her way from this
port TO Portland az the time of the coi-
lislon. She was S0S.4 feet long. 3s5
feet beam, and i1.2 draught
The san Pedro was a wooden screw
steamship OF l56 tons. She was bullt
lat Aberdeen Washington, In 1882 ana
was 1851 feet long, 81 feet beam and
ii2 feet draught.
The San Pedro was heavily laden
with lumber. and this fact Is given as
one explanation Of the terrific force
with which she drove into the side OF
the passenger steamer.
Evening journal., 1907-07-22
OVER 400 JAP MINERS
KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
TOXIC, July 22.-An explosion to-
day at the Toyo Okla coal mines is be-
lieved to have cost the lives OF ov0
400 miners. The mines were crowded
with workmen when the explosion oc-
CURED. shutting them or from escape
to the surface. over a score Of bodies
have been disco.ered. Rescue parties
are at work seeking 10 bring out alive
any who escaped death in the explo-
sion or rescue their Iodies.
Only a Few Escaped
Details of the explosion are lacking
and no cause for the disaster is given
in the meagre reports received. II is
known that there were All miners In
the workings and only a few OF these
were able TO get out. 1t is feared all
the others have met death. as the ex-
plosion is reported to have been very
violent. Evidence Of the force Of the
Evening journal., 1907-07-22
HUNDRED PERISHIN
COLLISION AT SEA
Steamer Columbia Sunk by Lumber Boat Off
the Pacific Coast During Heavy Fog
Passengers Had No Chance to Escape
ly nm IouRNAL-s snoeIal We.

By THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.-One
hundred persons are believed to have
been drowned when the steamer CO.
lumbia was sunk by collision with the
lumber steamer san Pedro from Shell
Ter Cove. About an equal number of
passengers from the Columbia escaped
death by getting aboard the San Pedro.
The accident occurred In "a heavy fog
and the Columbia went down I'm a
very few minutes after she was struck
with terrific force on the port bow by
tho san Pedro.
No Chance to Escape
The disaster Is believed 20 be one Of
the worst Of the Paclhc coast The
doomed passengers were caught like
rats In a trap, and had no chance for
escape. Captain A. =. Doren Is report
ed to have gone down with the ship
Though the accident occurred az II
o'clock Saturday night, the first news
arrived here to-day The San Pedro
was badly damaged. but was kept
anoat and her passengers. as we'll as
those who boarded her from the Coz
lumbia, We're taken off by the steam
ship George w. Elder and the vessel
Is now being towed into Eureka.
The scenes aboard the Columbia, as
meagerly told In reports reaching here
were terrible. Husbands and wives
Evening journal., 1907-07-22
ALLIGATOR ON
WASHINGTON ST.

An alligator two feet In length lazlly
"strolling' along Washington street
near Tenth street early yesterday
morning was the source Of much sur
prise and not little comment upon
the part of the residents OF that sec
tion Of the city.
The reptile proved 10 be the property
of DR. T. j. Mahaffy, state Veterinarian
.of Florida. who is located at Jackson
vile, but who is here on a visit to his
parents at their home No. 4O6 Della
ware avenue DR.. Mahaffy arrived
home on Saturday evening and brought
with him the alligator as a gift TO his
mother. After being inspected by the
family the reptile was placed i'm "a tub
In the yard OF the Mahafy residence,
It being the intention of Dr. Mahaffy TO
build a pit for it.
A number of the neighbors looked
over the pet and expressed much
admiration FOR it as a fine specimen Of
its kind. Mrs. Mahaffy was much sur
prised early. yesterday morning upon
being called by telephone and told that
the reptile was wandering about WASH
ington street near Tenth. Dr. Mahaffy
was called out of bed and at once
started in pursuit OF the early pedes-
trian. He succeeded in locating il and
grabbing IL by the neck. despite its
struggles returned il TO its tub.
DR. Mahany left Wilmington for
Florida in March last and is much
pleased with his new home He ar
ranged his vacation so as TO be In Will
mington at the time Of the Whining
ton Horse Show Association races.
Evening journal., 1907-07-22
AUTOS IN RACE,
hit BY A TRAIN
Hurled Thirty Feet, GaSOIene
Tank Exploded and Young
Woman Fatally Burned

NEW YORK, July 22.-Miss Nellie Nfadi-
gan died to-day in jamaica Hospital
where she was taken after being terrible
burned, when an automobile in which she
and her fiancee, Dr. Edward j. Gallagher.
were driving was struck by a fast train
and Dr. Gallagher met a sudden and or.
rible death.
AS they approached the crossing Of the
Long Island railroad just outside ST. Al.
bans in DIR. Gallagher's racing car, last
evening, another car came up and the
driver challenged the lovers to a race.
DIR. Gallagher increased his speed.
The two machines dashed toward the
crossing just as the Amagansett express
was due 70 pass One Of the racers stop
ped short IN time. but Dr. Gallagher d.d
not slacken his speed The locomotive
picked up his car and hurled It thirtyfeet
in the air. II fell upside down and a mo-
ment later the gasoline tank exploded
and flames enveloped the wreck.
Evening journal., 1907-07-22
WEATHER FORECAST
BY THE JOURNALS speeiaI WI.

by THE JOURNALS Special Wire
WASHINGTON. July ga depres-
sion that has moved quite rapidly over
the northern portion OF the counfrs
since Friday night, has been attended
by general showers ana thunder storm.
from Montana, the Dakotas and Me-
oraska eastward into the lower lake
region. In portions OF the extreme
upper Mississippi Valley and the
southern upper lake region the rainfalf
Sunday and Sunday night was excess
sively heavy. In the east. south and
extreme west the weather has been
generally fair. High temperatures were
the rule Sunday. except In the Middle
Atlantic States. and this mornings
chart shows but little change except in
the northwest where # is somewhat
cooler.
There will be showers tonight IN
the upper Ohio Valley the lower lake
region. and Middle Atlantic States. and
on Tuesday in the northern portions OF
the latter district. In the south the
weather viii be generally fair. Tonight
and Tuesday in the lower lake regions.
Temperatures will change but little.
storm warnings are displayed on the
lower lakes.
Steamers departing to-day for Eu-
ropean ports will have variable winds.
mostly west 20 southwest. and light TO
fresh showers 10 the Grand Banks.
For Delaware: Partly cloudy, with
showers tonight or Tuesday; light to
fresh westerly winds.
Evening journal., 1907-07-22
ROBINSON ILL
But SHORT TIME
Suddenly Stricken While Alone
During the Absence OF
Ills Wife
DAUGHTERS DENY THAT
lie SUFFERED A WEEK

Becoming seriously m while alone in his
home on Saturday. slater Robinson Of
No. i3H Davis street died az the Della.
ware Hospital last night Of poritonilis.
His case is particularly unfortunate, In
that his wife was away on a vacation and
he had returned to his home from visit
10 his daughter when he was stricken He
lay alone for day before neighbors dis
covered that he was ll
Mr.. ana Mrs. Robinson lived together al
the Davis street house, their daughters
being married. Mrs. Robinson went away
a week ago for a visit and Robinson was
well then.
He kept house for himself while she was
away. and called on his daughters IN
different parts Of the city several times
during the week. on Friday evening
he called on his daughter Mrs. sadie
Weldin. at No. 6Ot Church street. and
then complained that his feet burned
He also chatted with some friends IN
the neighborhood before going 10 MS
home for the night
Missed BY Neishbors.
on Saturday neighbors saw nothing
Of Robinson, and in thee vening MIS-
Emma Krauss and Mrs. Elizabeth
Rieener. who lived next door thought
they would investigate. They tried 10
Get into Robinson's home but found
tho doors locked. They called 70
Robinson. who responded feebly that
he was sick and could not come DOWN
stairs. lie said he would be all right
by morning, when he expected his wiie
home.
Mrs. Krauss and Mrs. Rigener noti-
fed Patrolmen England and Duncan
and they forced open the door OF
Robinson's house. They FOUND hlIh
delirious with fever and very weak.
He had prepared a meal, which he did
not eat. evidently because he felt TOO
I'm He was removed TO the Delaware
Hospital where his case was diagnosed
as an acute attack Of peritonitis. His
condition became more alarming dur
ing the day, and he died last night at
the hospital.
Mrs. Weldin and Mrs. Mary Gallop,
daughters Of Mr.. Robinson, to-day
denied the stories that he had been
there alone suffering with fever ana
from starvation for six days without
attention. They pointed out that he
had visited them during the week and
spent part of Friday evening with
them. and he was stricken sometime
during Friday night OF Saturday after
returning to his home, and was not III
more than a day at The most before
neighbors discovered his condition.
Several persons also saw Mr.. Robinson
a day or so before he was illwand the
stories that he was ~ for a Week and
starving were pronounced untrue by
them.
Evening journal., 1907-07-22
THEY EXCHANGED HATS

Unconscious that each was wearing
the others hat, Attorney General
Richards and State Revenue Collector
Chairs walked W Market street this
morning under odd looking headgear.
Friends remarked to each of the state
officers, Where did you get that hatg"
but the men treated the remarks as
jokes.
Half an hour later Mr.. Richards
called Mr.. Chairs by telephone and IN
formed him that the Where did you
get that hat salptation was not a
joke. Then Mr.. Chairs looked his hat
over and came to the same conclusion.
Later in the day the officials wers
wearing their own hats.
Evening journal., 1907-07-22

Explosion is given in the shattered re-
mains Of several Of the victims. 1t will
be hard to identity many OF the bodies
$50 badly We're they mutilated. 1t is
feared fire broke out in the mine fol-
lowing the explosion. and that the tim
bers in the workings are burninN II
so. there is little hope for any of the
.entombed men.
Panic Among Residents
Panic exists among the residents OF
the districts about the mines. When
news OF the disaster spread hundreds
of frantic women and children rushed
TO the mouth Of the mines. clamoring
for word Of husbands and fathers. The
widest disorder prevailed and It was
some time before rescue parties could
even be organized and the panic-
stricken mob OF relatives OF the en-
tomber miners driven back.
Evening journal., 1907-07-22
GOOD CROPS
HELP MINISTER
Farmers Raise Pastor Whites
Salary Because Crops
Are Good

Good crops on the Peninsula this
year will prove a boon TO preachers.
IL was learned to-day that as a re-
suit OF the high prices received for
fruit and crops the salary Of Rev. VIII
liam L. White. a Methodist clergyman
at Chestertown, Nd. and formerly Of
this city, has been increased from ST.
600 year TO S1.100. This is said to
be a forerunner Of advances that will
be granted to many other clerics.
The farmer parishioners have re-
ceived good pay for all crops this sea-
son and the prospects are said to be
promising for dollar wheat"
Evening journal., 1907-07-22
GOVERNMENT ENDS
THE JAMBOREES
No More Bristol ExCuTSiOniStS
Will Stop at Fort
Delaware

"Jamborees" that have been conducted
by Philadelphians at Delaware City and
Fort Delaware during the summer have
been ended. Those at Delaware City were
terminated two weeks ago by Mayor
Smith and since then the excursionists,
who have been coming down the river
every Sunday on the steamer Bristol, have
embarked at Fort Delaware.
The hilarity Of the visitors became so
Objectionable to the army officers there
yesterday that an order was issued to-day
barring the excursionists from the fort in
the future.
1t is said that many Of the eKcursionists
become intoxicated and make themselves
very Objectionable to everybody they meet
after coming ashore.
Evening journal., 1907-07-22
CLAIMED HE WORE
STOLEN TROUSERS

Caught with the goods on him.
Nathaniel Johnson, colored, was ar
raigned in City Court to-day on the
charge of larceny of a pair Of trousers.
the property Of Walter Nichols. also
colored. That the defendant had lit
tie to offer in his defense was evident.
as when he appeared in court he had
the trousers on which Nichols claimed.
There was nothing else for the court
to do but to hold him for the Court of
General Sessions. and This was done.
the bail being fixed in Tie sum of 5000.
Evening journal., 1907-07-22
REV. DR.. MOWBRAY
SPEAKS OF SIGN

In the course Of a sermon at Harrison
Street Church last night Presiding Elder
A. S. Mowbray incidentally used the com
troversy over the temperance sign as
South Side Park as an illustration Of his
Thought on fair play
Dr. Mowbray SAID that whoever had
charge of the signboard at the ball park
seemed willing to parade a long liquor and
brewery sign on the fence and at the
same time were not willing to allow space
for the ant-license movement, yet they
claim to be taking no part in the cam
paign and be non-partisan. II they were
fair and were taking no part, as they
claimed, DR.. Mowbray said they should
obliterate all liquor advertisements as
we'll as anti-license signs from the fence. 4.
Evening journal., 1907-07-22
OFFICERS BROKE
UP MERRY PICNIC

AS the result of a raid made by state
Detective Gillis and Constable Lucius
c. Jones. in the vicinity of Gordon
Heights yesterday John Mioduszewslxi
and John Wendt viii he arraigned for
TO answer to the charge Of selling in
toxicrung liquors without license.
The officers found a picnic in full
blast and business was being done by
the check system. There was a big
crowd on hand and beer flowed like
water. The picnickers We're mostly
Polanders. Several other arrests are
looked for.
Evening journal., 1907-07-22
TOBACCO CUTTER
SHIPPED OFF TOE
Willis Ruth Dropped the
Machine on His FOOt
With Singular Result

Instead Of cutting a plug of to-
baeco. Willis Ruth Of Newport shipped
off one Of his toes with a machine in
w L. Dufrs store there. where he is
employed
He was handling the tobacco cutter
when 81 fell from the counter and
.alighted on his foot, severing one Of his
toes nearly as oleanly as a surgeon
could do
Rena Fisher, the nine-year- old
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fisher
of Newport. fell out of a hammock on
Saturday evening and broke her arm.
While attending to some machinery
in the Krebs Chemical works, Harry
Baldwin was struck in the head and
painfully injured by a wrench flying
from his hand
Evening journal., 1907-07-22
FELL OFF BRIDGE.
THREE DROWN
Kali Broke Dropping a Large
Party Of WOrkmen Into
the River
By THE JOURNALS Special Wire.

3 i'm Al , special Wire.
LoRAIN. Ohio. July 22-Fighting
with a dozen others fo- their lives.
three men We're drowned to-day in
the Black River when the railing Of
ferry landing broke and fifteen were
plunged into the water. The dead are
foreigners and were employed by the
American shipbuilding Company.
They were waiting near the Niclxle
Plate bridge for a ferry boat to take
them across to the shipyards. The
men leaned upon a slender rail. The
frame, which gave way, tumbled them
into the river. Some We're pressed
under by the others above them. There
was none left on the deck to give as
sistance. There began a struggle
among the fifteen men for their lives.
Each tore and pulled and struck to
free himself from the tangle and get
the chance to make for shore.
Evening journal., 1907-07-22
TEXAS is NOW AFTER
THE THREAD TRUST

AUSTIN. July 22.-Attorney-G General
Davidson said that he is investigating
the charge that the Thread Trust is
operating I'm Texas in violation OF the
Antitrust laws. If evidence can be
obtained upon which to base a prose-
cution suit for enormous penalties will
be filed and the trusts agents in Texas
will be prosecuted criminally. The
price Of thread In Texas has gone up
per cent. recently.