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Evening journal., 1907-06-04
LIQUOR FEES and
SCHOOL MONEY
County Superintendent Spaid
Answers Pertinent QItry
Going the Rounds

Would local option mean the de-
struction Of the public school svsten, 9Y
Is question answered by A. r. snaid
county superintendent Of public
schools, in "a letter he has sent TO the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
and to many persons who addressed
the query to him. In part in his reply
superintendent Spaid says:
You are not the first to ask me the
question, Would local option mean the
destruction Of our present system of
public schools% / know that certain
men who are interested IN the liauor
traffic are circulating the report that il
the people Of Delaware vote in favor of
local option they will at the same time
destroy the public schools by cutting
OF the revenue derived from LIQUOR Ii
censes. This report is utterly false. for
we no longer have to ask the LIQUOR in
terests OF this State for our school
money, as we did before the adoption
OF the new Constitution in 1897. Be
fore that date the men engaged in the
liquor business boasted that they sup
ported the public schools Of this State
However they did not have much to
boast of. According to the census Of
1900, Delaware stood thirty third in
literacy in the list Of forty-hve States.
"The first part of section 2, article
X. Of the Constitution, reads as fol-
lows:
a" In addition to the income Of the in
vestments Of the Public School Fund
the General Assembly shall make pro-
vision for the annual payment Of not
less than one hundred thousand dol
lars
From this it viii be seen that we are
to have at least 100000 for our
schools without having to ask the sa-
loonkeepers and the brewers about the
matter. We do not care what is done
with the money the state derives from
their nefarious business. The General
Assembly has to make the provisions
for running the schools; not the saloon
interests.
Delaware has a law requiring all
teachers to instruct their pupils with
special reference. to the effects of al
coholic drinks. stimulants and narcot-
les upon the human system; and that
no certificate shall be granted to any
person who has not passed a satisfac-
tory examination in physiology and
hygiene. with special reference to the
effects Of alcoholic drinks, stimuants
and narcotics upon the human system.
The law is excellent and Delaware ap-
pears in the list of forty or more States
that have similar laws. Yet she shows
her inconsistency by declaring that
one-fourth Of the money derived from
the sale Of vinous, spirituous and malt
liquors shall go to the school fund As
teacher we protest.
Theoretically our teaching must
finally destroy the liquor traffic, which
would destroy the present school reve-
nue.. The Legislature has put a boom
erang into the hands of the teachers
DO the instructors Of youth deserve
such treatment? It is humiliating to
the teachers to know that their salaries
are paid out of a fund which is raised
by tax on saloons and jugglers. Why
should this blood money be designated
for sacred purpose2" M
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
MAN INSURED FOR $3.50, 900
KILLED BY FALL FROM ROOF
Luoius Il. Perkins, a Kansas Lawyer,
Had Planned Trip to Canada.

LAWRENCE, Kan. June 4-Lucius
H. Perkins. who fell off the top of his
fine home in this city. died without
regaining consciousness. The exact
nature of the death can never be
known. Perkins went up to the roof
at o'clock and nobody knows what
he went for He ventured out on the
east side so far that it would have
been a wonder if some accident had
not befallen him. A man working on
the place saw him topple over and
gave the alarm. This man thinks that
Perkins partly caught himself when
he passed a trough on the wall, but
does not know. He hit the ground in
a sitting. position and fell over forward.
He was pocked up and medical aid
summoned. He carried life Insurance
amounting to about s450,OOo The fam
ly does not know the exact amount,
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
DAINTY FOOD
Turns Pale Cheeks to Pink.

Our best physicians of the present
day seek TO cure patients by the use
Of food, rather than drugs, and this
is the true method. for all physicians
agree that only from food can the
body be rebuilt.
Many people fail to give their physi-
clans credit. for after living on poorly
selected or badly cooked food for q
long time, perhaps, and when their all
ments become chronic, they expect the
Doctor. with some magic potency, to
instantly rebuild them.
This is not possible. The only true
method is to turn as quickly as can be,
TO proper food. A Cincinnati, O.,
young lady says: IT was variously
treated for my nerves. muscles. lungs.
ETC., but the treatment gave me no re-
lief from my ails.
Finally, my appetite failed COM
pletely and l began TO have sinking
spells similar to fainting. / took all
manner of tonics and stimulants, but
they were of no effect ! had been
brought to quit drinking cooffee and
taking Postum Food Coffee in its
place. and gradually began to get a
little better.
Someone suggested that if I found
Postum so beneficial had better use
Grape-Nuts food, as they were both
the children of one brain. 1 COM
menced on Grape-Nuts food for break
fast. having Postum with it. 1 found
the food so dainty. delicious. and ap-
petizing that I always looked forward
70 breakfast with pleasure.
Shortly after commencing this diet,
my wretched pain in the side was
greatly relieved. and now, IL has gone
entirely. also the sinking spells; in fact
my pale cheeks have changed to pink.
j gained back more than the twenty
pounds lost and am thoroughly we'll
in every way" Read THE Road to
Wellville." in pkgs. There's a rea-
son.
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
MIDDLETOWN MENTION
Special to Tho Evonlng journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
MIDDLETOWN, June A mem-
orial service was held in Bethesda NJ.
e. Church on Sunday morning. The
pastor. Rev. G. p. Jones. preached on
the subject: "A More Excellent Sacri-
fee" Members of the G. A. r. were
present.
Pupils OF the High School are pre-
pairing for the commencement exer-
cises. the date Of which has not been
decided. The graduates are Edith
Shallcross, Lydia Dockety, Ada Scott.
Nellie Armstrong and Reese Darling
ton. A reception win be given to the
graduates by the principal and a dance
will be given the high school pupils.
The Sunday school Of Forest Pres
byterian Church held 'heir Childrens
Day exercises last evening.
Miss Lillian Walker is visiting
friends i'm Philadelphia.
Miss Cora Jones Of Wilmington, Is
visiting her aunt. Mrs J. L. Parsons.
Mrs. T. H. Hardcastle. of Baltimore.
Nd, was a guest at the home of her
aunt, Mrs w. A. Cumeeys, part Of
last week
Miss A. Louise REYNOLDS Of New
York. IS spending a few days with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Rey-
noids.
Mrs. NJ. A. Hall and Miss Elizabeth
r. Hail spent Sunday i'm Philadelphia,
with Mrs. Halls sister.
Miss Susan j. Foard and Miss Helen
Cochran spent part of last week with
EllSton. Nd. relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w s. Evans OF Elkton,
Nd, were over Sunday visitors at the
home Of her father, J. b. Foard.
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
GOOD BUSINESS AT SaELLPOI
Fine Show Being Offered at the The
atre-Ria Merry. 90 Round Here.

Though the weather has been any.
thing but pleasant Manager James e.
Henry has no reason TO complain OF
the business being done az Shellpot
Park. The attendance has been ex-
cellent considering the weather and it
is an excellent bin which is being Of
fered both In the picture show and at
the Family Theatre. Mr.. Henry is
giving his personal attention TO the
park and this summer IL win be a
place where the parents Of the city can
either send or take their children and
know that they viii see nothing but
" hat is good for them.
II is an excellent bill which Mr.
Henry is offering in the Family Thea
tire. Heading it is Frank e. McNish,
that old favorite OF Silence and Fun
Fame Mr.. McNish has a number Of
warm friends here. Another head
liner team IS Hoyt and Burgess, who
are clever singing, dancing and talk
ing comedians. They won plenty Of
applause yesterday Paul klotz,
jew comedian. who is also an old VIII
mington favorite Is there with num-
ber of excellent new parodies He
also has a lot Of funny dances. Carroll
and Clark are a comedy duo, which
is also making a hit. Dorothy Young
has q number of new illustrated songs
and never fails to win applause. The
Novelty Comedy Company presents
laughing one-act farce entitled the
Brafnstormers, which is one OF the
funniest things seen IN some time
Manager Henry Is being congratulated
on the bin which he is offering.
The fine new merry -go-round, which
was shipped TO the park week ago
arrived in this city yesterday, and as
rapidly as possible viii be removed To
the park to-day II will be erected
Just as quickly as a big gang Of men
can do tho work. The machine is
the largest and finest one ever erected
in park here. and Is the first TO be
equipped with jumping horses. The
little folk win be especially well
J pleased with IT,
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
WATER BOARD
PAYS INTEREST

The Board of Water Commissioners
at their regular weekly meeting yes
terday afternoon. ordered interest on
the 100000 water loan made some time
ago. amounting to $4,000 paid The
money viii be paid to the Union Ma
tional Bank which viii distribute it to
the bond holders.
Applications for water service in
Locust street between Vandever ave-
nue. and Twenty-second street and in
Twenty-s between Tatnall and
West streets were referred to Chief
Engineer Leisen.>
The receipts for the department for
May amounting to $2SSO.27 was order
ed paid over to City Council The pay
roll amounting TO S194521 was allowed
and the secretary reported a bank
balance of S1303.
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
MisER SPENT HIS ,o.os

willis smith. eiehty-four years Ola
of pulaski. Tenn, has flooded the au-
iacent county with $4,000 in quarters
and half dollars which he had peeh
boarding in fruit jars.
Many years ago smith went TO Ine
hank and deposited some money he
watched where it was put and soon
saw the cashier pay it out on a cheek. .l'-
"rn put my money in no place whore , !.
they can't keep it better than that'
declared smith. and the fruit jars nave
been his bank since.
Recently he became imbued with .ne
fear he would be murdered Tor ms
money and began spending II.
Evening journal., 1907-06-04

most OF this Insurance having been
written in the last six months.
A year ago Perkins built a house
costing $4,000. When nearly finished
it caught fire one night and was near
ly destroyed. The origin of the fire
was never learned. This loss was ad-.
justed and the house completed. Per-
kins was secretary of the State Exam
lining Board for Lawyers. and last
year was president of the State Bar
Association. He had arranged his busi-
ness preparatory to departing for Ca
NADIA 20 spend the summer He was
TO start today. He was prominent in
Masonic circles and was supposed to
be wealthy. He was 81 years old.
Perkins is supposed to have written
to the professor in the medical de-
partmenr Of the University of Mlchi-
gan about six months ago to ask tho
most deadly poison, and also the one
that would be the least apt to be de7s
tected after death He wanted to~fH
the question at the next bar ey<9>, III
ton. q z. -
He had a hard time getF1 Il
ance. He was said to have 80
ed down by several companrSs- a
was turned down by the MassachuS.1
Mutual and by the New York NJ ;@s va
Special Agent Clark of Topeka 2 4
ward getting rs policy in IA
named company.
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
ODDITIES In NEWS FROM
ALL OVER The WORLD

To attract attention at Gosepl SER
vices the Rev. Charles r. Mcclellan
Of the Fair Hill Baptist Church, near
Philadelphia, suggested that the
church be surmounted by a roof gar
den, with vaudeville entertainments
for warm weather.
The congregation, largely mill work
ers, subscribed $4,000 for the project.
Many Of our people find the church
unattractive," said the pastor, "and
we must offer something 10 attract
them from the playhouse, poolroom
and saloon. If necessary, we must sup
ply free lunch"
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
BUSH LINE

Freight received for all points, given
personal attention. aud torWatueV
promptly az lowest rates ana oy Oo''
routes
Boats leave both Wilmington ana
Philadelphia at 500 p. M. daily sunday
excepted.
Through rates and bills Of lading is-
sued
GEORGE w. BUSH & SONS co.
Pier 3. South Wharves. Philadelphia.
French Street Wharf. Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
TIGER popeEs BULL
AND CHARGES CROWD

The arms-carrying habit in Panama
City came in handy at a tiger and bull
fight yesterday.
Three thousand persons, one-third of
them Americans, were in the grand
stand, when the tiger broke out of its
pen and made for the crowd.
There was almost panic, but fus-
illade Of shots ended the career Of the
beast after he had gone through the
first ten rows of seats.
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
BILLBOARD ROUSE
IRE OF PlTTs5URe

An immense signboard put up direct
ly opposite the Carnegie Institute in
Pittsburg has aroused indignation.
1t is 140 feet long and twenty feet
high, and blazes with glaring pictures
Of gas stoves, sporting goods and pat
ent medicine displays mainly traves-
ties on the art masterpieces IN the
Carnegie building, especially Ia
Touches "The Bath"
There is also a panel advertising u
brand of beer associated with the coli
ors of the Carnegie plaid
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
FIVE GENERATIONS
AT BIRTHDAY PARTY

Robert Ely is celebrating his Tooth
birthday at Agawam, Mass
He has fifty descendants, represent
ing five generations, and seven of his
ten children are living. He is able to
read without glasses and his face is
free from deep wrinkles.
Mr.. Ely ascribes his longevity to
regular and temperate habits.
one Of the notable events of his life
was vision in which he saw his wife
and three children, who died many
years ago.
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
GIRLS ON STRIKE
FOR LARGER DOWRY

The most curious strike in France Is
on in the suburb Of Granges-le-Roi,
near Paris. where the girls are "out
demanding a larger. marriage dowry
for the annually elected "Rosiere' or
Queen OF the Rose.
The "Rosiere" IS chosen from among
the industrious unmarried women un-
der twenty-five, and the lucky girl re-
ceives from the community $50
six girls elected in succession this
year declined TO serve, saying the sum
was too small.
The Mayor called the Town Couhell
into session and it met the strikers
demands by abolishins the annual
grant of dowry entirely.
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
FrsHED WITH HONEY
FOR ANT IN THROAT

An ant almost caused the death of
Edgar Smith. of Shrewsbury, Mass.
Smith is an athlete and takes long
walks. carrying his lunch with him.
An ant dropped on a sandwich he was
eating and lodged half way down his
throat, clinging to the membrane by
it's mandibles
Two Shrewsbury physicians were un-
able to release its hold, and Smith was
being tickled to death when taken to
Worcester.
A waxed thread with honey on It was
worked down Smiths throat by doc
tor and the ant finally seized it and
was pulled out.
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
HEN GOES IN FOR
COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY

The delicately shaped head OF
chicken. perfect in detail and Of pink
ish hue. appears on an egg laid by
hen at Washington. ID. c.
The miniature is part Of the shell and
gives the wee head the appearance OF
being about ready TO burst through the
shell.
In the hope that the artistic hen
would produce other freak eggs her
owner has been offered a large price
for her but declined Il.
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
Fires Are BURNING.

It has been the custom in most Of
the public buildings 70 shut of the
steam heat about the middle of May.
The fires are still being run in the
Court House and in many OF the school
houses and no one has ventured a
guess as to when it viii be safe TO shut
off these Notwithstanding the cold
weather people are moving to their
sunmsr cottages.
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
THIS TOWN is SURE
SMALL FOR ITS AGE

The 150th anniversary OF Mount
washington, Mass. the smallest town
I'm the state and the only one which
has nesthe~ public debt nor poorhouse'
was celebrated Saturday.
During the revolution the town had
900 Inhabitants. but now it contains
INIT eiehtv-two. and only seventeen Of
these are voters.
It is on top Of Mount everett "'0,
"sxy Farm" from which rural
drama takes its name, rs on the hlsh'
est erninence of tllable land.
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
BAY STATE OFFICIALS
TO SAVE HEATH HEN

A legislative appropriation Of $4,000
has been asked by George w. Field, Of
the Massachusetts Game Commission,
to prevent the extinction of the heath
which are IN Martha's Vineyard
Two thousand dollars has been con-
tributed by citizens.
Fire stops will be built about the
breeding-places Of the bird once so nu-
merous along the coast.
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
MILLIONAIRE TO WE'D
cRANDCHlLD'S NURSE

Abbott +. Lawrence. sixty years oio'
"a millionaire manufacturer, of Taun-
ton Mass. has furnished sensation
Inv his engagement to Mrs. Edna Nor
rer. aged thirty-three.
ror two wears she has been nurse to
his little granddaughter.
Mr.. Lawrence has been mftrrieu
twice before.
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
The Best Watches

are made by Americans at American wages,
with American tools. To prove it, we
are prepared to offer fifty WALTHAM
WATCHES to be run against fifty watches
of any foreign make, in competitive test
of timekeeping- one hundred watches
to be placed for this purpose in the hands of
some competent and disinterested authority
and the qOh0le number to become the prop
erty Of the winner.
A Book about Watches request
WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY
WALTHAM. MASS
Evening journal., 1907-06-04
IRON STEAMERS ~n,RIAlND.x,wyINE"

IRON STEAMERS "BRANDYWINE"
AND CITY OF CHESTER"
Leave wilmington, Fourth Street Wharf
week days and Sundays, for Chester and
philadelphia at 730 and 1890 a. m, 100
and i.lb D. m.
Leave Chester one hour later.
Leave philadelphia, Chestnut Street
Wharf week days and Sundays at 780
and 1890 a, M, $50 and fi5 o. m.
Leave Chester one hour later.
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS Extra
boats leave Wilmington and PHILADELPHIA
at 100 and $50 p. M.
For Washington Park. 1880 a, M ls0,
Ais and 400 p. IN, Returning, leave WASH
ington Park az f31 7i5 and 1000 o. m
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, be-
tween Philadelphia and Wilmington, one
way, 3oc-round trip. SOC. on an othar
days special one day limited fare one way
15c-rOund trip 25c.
HORACE WILSON. General Manager.
Okolona messenger., 1907-09-11
Willing to Compromise.

During a match at St Andrews,
Scotland, rustic was struck in the
eye, accidentally, by golf ball. Run
ling up to his assailant he yelled:
'Thisll cost We five pounds-dve
pounds!" "But called out fore as
loudly as | could" explained the golf
ar Did ye, sir?" replied the troubled
one, much appeased. "Weel, ! dina
hear; I'll take fower.'
Okolona messenger., 1907-09-11

When great events are to be pro
duced in this our world. great exer.
tions generally become necessary;
men are, therefore, usually raised
up, with talents and powers peculiarly
adapted to the purposes intended by
providence, who often, by their disin.
terested services and extreme suffer
ings, become the wonder as well as
the examples OF their generation
Okolona messenger., 1907-09-11

a am certain 1t is safe to prophesy
VEhat the time will come when hos
sitals Tor infectious diseases will be
zmpty and not wanted. also look for
ward 10 the time when 1t will be az
znomalous for persons to died Of scar
Let fever. typhoid, cholera, and diph-
MIaeria as 1t will for man to die OF
= VOLTS bite in England Very little.
however. can be done by the legislat-
1re, but everything by the progress OF
rlssiical science, and In much larger
ssree BY the intelligence OF the peo-
-sEsSir Frederick Treves. in LesIie's
gazine.
Okolona messenger., 1907-09-11
Ante .Mortem Repentance.

Christians, give attention, and here
learn to die, or rather learn not to
wait for the last hour, to begin to live
well. What! expect to commence a
new life when, seized by the freezing
grasp of death, ye know not whether
ye are among the living or the dead d?
All! prevent, by penitence, that hour
Of trouble and darkness!-Jacques
Benigne Bossuet.
Okolona messenger., 1907-09-11
An lmnortant Preliminary.

1t is obviously absurd to provide for
he education of the child before you
nave secured the elementary condi,
tons of mere animal survival. The
amazing thing is that for so long as it
has been thought possible to ignore
The primary claims of health in the
supposed interests of those of educa-
ion.-London Hospital.
Okolona messenger., 1907-09-11

Concern yourself as little as posi-
bic with your past Unnecessary self
torture over what you have been will
only cripple you in your noble battle
to be better, Now is the point OF
time of great moment to you. If you
devote yourself to now, the past will
be a dream, the future a present real
ization Joseph Russell Clarkson.
Okolona messenger., 1907-09-11
stiamletv without HamIet.

II wish you had been at the dinner
given to the captain the night before
we landed" said the woman who has
just got back home 1T was on the
Deutchland. Splendid Magnificent
flowers, fruit. ice cream, everything
we wanted. but the captain wasn't
there at all. Just about dinner time
a fog came up and he had to sit in a
coop of some sort somewhere and
watch 1t"
Okolona messenger., 1907-09-11
lndustrx Causes RIlndness.

Most persons employed in the Vene7
tian glass industry begin to lose their
sight when they are between 40 and
SO years of age, and often in short
time become blind. This blindness is
caused by the excessive heat and
glare from the furnaces.
Okolona messenger., 1907-09-11
The School of Life.

For the boy who knows how to ask
questions, every man becomes a teach
er. Life is spread out before him
like the pages of book. No British
museum or library in Paris ever held
such manuscripts as these pages
written by the Angel of Events. And
happy the youth who matriculates
in the life schoolhouse.
Okolona messenger., 1907-09-11

The story OF the finding Of Moses in
the bulrushes received a latter-day IL
lustration recently ut the Danish sea-
side resort of Hornback A wealthy
city merchant was passing a lake
when he heard the cries Of a child
He made investigation. and found a
healthy infant lying in an aluminium
cradle among the rushes.
Okolona messenger., 1907-09-11

Only one person in Is has perfect
eyes. Short sight is more common
lmong women who are born and live
n town than among country folk
Short sight is not proof Of physical
egeneracy, as can be seen in the
case of Germans, who are "a notori
ously short-sighted people.
Okolona messenger., 1907-09-11
Good Shot!

One of the most thrilling Of the
fish stories is that of an officer of
German steamer which arrived in
New York, who was Knocked insensi-
Bile while shaving by a flying fish that
winged its way through one of the
portfolios.
Okolona messenger., 1907-09-11

A New York woman has become the
wife of the man who saved her from
drowning. There are men who will
be mean enough after this to inquire
before they save drowning women
whether they are married or not
Okolona messenger., 1907-09-11
Mans Rea, Teachers.

The college is the front room in
life's large schoolhouse, but the so
years Of perpetual study follow after
all academic days. There are teach
ers named Love and Life and Work
and Duty and Death. And the diplo-
ma represents Gods approval and the
Consciousness of self-sufficing man.
hood
Okolona messenger., 1907-09-11
AbnormaIIy Sensitive.

"Awfully sensitive about trifes,
isn't he?" 'I should say he is! Why,
that man is so personally sensitive
that he can tell if single one of the
$500 pores that fill the average inch
of human skin isn't in working or
der"
Okolona messenger., 1907-09-11
Some Similarity There

DR., Simms, a New York scientist,
says people think with their toes The
young man who has just been kicked
out by the girls father will be inclined
10 agree with the professor, in so far,
at least as the hard thoughts which
people think are concerned.
Okolona messenger., 1907-09-11
ProSnerifN

What Anacharsis said of the vine
may aptly enough be said of pros
perity. She bears the three grapes
of drunkenness, of pleasure, and of
sorrow; and happy it is if the last can
cure the mischief which the former
work.-Lord Bolingbroke.