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The Winslow mail., 1908-01-11
HIS FIRST LESSON.
An Amusing Story of a Cadets Expert
ence at West Point.

Mr.. Farley, the author of West
Point in the Early Sixties" tells how
he received his first lesson in military
discipline. He had been the butt o!
various jokes during the early part OF
his attendance, and was perhaps lit
tie off guard in matters of mere eti'
quette and routine.
Just after "call to quarters" in the
evening the sentinel tapped on our
door and called out: "All right?"
The reply not being satisfactory tc
him. he opened the door and inquired
if any one had answered "All right"
"I did, sir"
who is room orderly?"
HE is, sir
"Why did he not answer?"
Because | did, sir"
why did you answer"
81 don't know, sir"
'FWhy do you not know?"
81 forgot, sir."
Well young man, don't Ger forget
again.
Now said the sentinel, 81 inquAre,
is 1t all right IN tnlS room
"All right, sir" responded the room
orderly.
What is all right?"
Everything is all right, SIR
'Ts everything all right?"
Eyes, sir
'Is that basin all right?"
mo, sir"
rs that pillow all right?"
"No sir
do you know, young man. the SEN
tinel said that the rules and articles
of war require that you should be
tried by court-martial and dismissed
from the service for trifiing with a
sentinel on post in this manner? In
time of war the sentence would be
death"
The Winslow mail., 1908-01-11
Two Doors East of Rand-Dagg.

To check cold quickly, get
from your druggist sore little
Candy Cold Tablets called Pre-
ventics. Druggists everywhere
are now dispensing Preventics,
for they are not only safe, but
decidedly certain and prompt.
Preventics contain no Quinine
no laxative, nothing harsh nor
sickening. Taken at the ''sneeze
stage" Preventics will prevent
Pneumonia, Bronchitis, La
Grippe. etc. Hence the name,
Preventics. Good for feverish
children. 4S Preventics 95 cts.
Trial boxes cents. Sold by W.
A. Keeler.
The Winslow mail., 1908-01-11

ManZan. Put up in a collapsi-
BILE tube with nozzle, ready to
apply. For any form of Piles,
price SOC. Sold by Winslow
Drug Store.
The Winslow mail., 1908-01-11
Post Office Hours

Hereafter the post office hours
will be as follows:
Week days: s a. m. to z p. m.
Sundays: II m. to l p. m.
The Winslow mail., 1908-01-11
A BUNDLE
OF TRACTS
BY DR.. K OK ca DWELL

Copyright, by Daily story Pub. Co.


easy chair and surveying me sternly,
your work is getting rotten, absolute
ly rotten. What you need is a vaca-
ton. Take it. Get out and don't show
your face around here for two weeks"
Thus it came about that the next
day found me lolling comfortah'~ on
settee, in shady part of the park.
My five years work on the newspaper
had given me a wide acquaintanceship
within the city. Consequently, among
the passers-by, there were many
whose faces were familiar
Presently two familiar figures came
within my field of vision. They were
a pair of girls whom l had encoun
tered many times in my search for
news, named respectively Mag" and
Liz"
Being a trifle familiar with their
especial brand of graft" | decided to
watch and see with what success they
should operate it. So | lit my pipe
and waited expectantly, nor did have
long to wait.
Suddenly there came a wild shrek
and, in moment people were rushir
pell nell toward the spot where a mo-
ment ago l had sighted this gifted
pair.
l smiled sardonically and sat still,
for / had seen the little play and its
inevitable denOuement enacted many
times. Mag" the smaller one. had
just keeled over in fair imitation of
an epileptic fit while her sister Liz"
lent her aid by wringing her hands
and proclaiming in heartrending ac-
cents, 20, me sister. She's dyin:
She's dyin"
Of course the whole exhibition
would not take over five minutes and
as finale, some sympathetic bystand.
81 would pass around the hat for the
afflicted one. | yawned, as the little
circle disintegrated, and wondered
whether I ought to report Liz" and
her confrere to the police or give her
Il dime and ask for a story. Fate de-
cided the question for me.
The crowd had miraculously disap.
peared, having evidently forgotten
Mag and her troubles, while the
in my direction, keeping shifty eye
out meanwhile for a possible police
man.
l pulled my hat down over my eyes
and pretended to sleep. Presently I
was rewarded by whining voice.
Please, mister, help poor girl that's
got fits
| sat up and pushed back my hat
Why, hello, Liz 1 said casually, "at
the old game l see. Why don't you
sry something new?"
The girl, in whose hard and care
worn face there was not trace of
fear. stared at me defiantly
''Wot if we is?" she said sullenly.
folks like us has got to live some
way and the old gags is the best any
how. | tried new one las week, and
IL was all to the bum Here she
stopped and looked at me suspiciously
60 on Liz" said I good naturedly,
I'm not working this week and I'll
give my word of honor not to peach on
you Sit down and tell me about it,
The hunted look left the girls face
and she glanced at me gratefully as
she sat down.
Tanks, Mr.. Wells" she said, 81
taut you want no piker. Well, it was
like dis. Some O. de fly cops got wise
to our game an dey told us to quit ii
Or get pinched, so We quit an KEEP in
de house fer a while T'ings to eat
got kinder scarce aroun' tn joint so,
one night, | says to Mag I'm goin' to
The Winslow mail., 1908-01-11

out from a tree months trip to tn
ISLAM Mary she hooks into me an,
wen I tells her me bad luck, she puts
me wise to new lay that she says is
a peach an winner On de way home
lays me plans to try it out mex day.
Now dis is a kind of a particular job
so l calls OIL all me friens. fer help.
"One lends me swell lid she's
swiped somewhere, another hands me
dress fer Mag an finally, we're bot
fixed up like duchesses and ready fer
parade.
Den l gets out new shiny hand
bag, dat | copied from sOmebo
other, and l packs it full O. pape1 Il
it looked like tn propC..ty of Mrs. Van
Astor.
vivid dat in me mitt, me and Mag
hits de pike fer down town. We
wuzn't amin fer no cheap joint,
neither, but fer Wanacooper's, tn
swellest place in town. Course, we
didn't know w'ether we could get in
or not, but faint heart amt produc-
tive of anything to eat an anyhow we
out
We'll, luck was wild us, fer dey was
a big sale goin' on an tn bubbles an
carriages was lined up fer half mile,
an swells goin' in an out like bees in
a hive Me an Mag waited a bit an
then slid in wild tn mob and nobody
said word.
I'VE wandered around while, keep.
in an eye open fer the store cop, and
finally | spots me meat-a big fat
woman wild her hands covered wi0.
sparklers an a juicy lookin' grip ir
her hand that l. figgered ought to be
good fer a couple of hundred anyway
'The fat one she wandered arounC
and around, wild me and Mag on de
trail, lookin' careless but jest a waitin
fer, chance to get busy wit tn va
lise. Finally, she stops at the glove
counter an sets down to look 'em
over
81 gives Mag tn wink an den I
sidles in aside her and plunks me
hand cage down by hers. Say, but
she trowed me a frosty face, and it
was all | could do to keep from
laughin', | felt so good. 4
Says | to the pink completed doll
benin the counter, show me some
so cent mitts please and, jest as she
was toinin' Mag got busy and trun
fit.
We'll say, my fat frien she jest
give one screech an turned aroun to
see what was goin' on. While she and
everyone else was rubberin' | grabbed
her cash box, leavin' mine there in
place of it, an walked away. Mag was
still hollerin' an SO was everybody
else as near as l could make out Peo-
pie was runnin' ev'ry which way an,
in the rumpus, jest KEEP a walkin' an
walkin', and pretty soon | walked
out the door with Mrs. Van Fatty
bilk's grip in my hand an my old car
pet sack of brown paper layin back
there on tn counter beside 'er
"'Gee,' l said to myself, this is too
easy. If this keeps up I'll be swell
myself soon an | hugged that fat
valise just like it was baby.
We'll, l walked kind O. slow to tn
corner, but after that you bet / went
some, a swearin' for joy at ev'ry step
an wclderin' how many piannys I'd
get wild tn Doodle an swell togs and
odder tings.
Wen l reached de dump where we
hangs out | sneaked up stairs into tn
room, buttoned tn door tight an den
| set there, lookin', lovin' like. at
that grip an my mouth jest waterin'.
Mui hnw tioly1od
The Winslow mail., 1908-01-11
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Evening journal., 1908-04-10
CAMDEN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
CAMDEN. April Mrs. James Lord
has heen visiting in Philadelphia
Miss Martha Slay is on a visit to
relatives and friends in Chestertown,
Nd.
Mrs. Eugene Greed and son. who
have been visiting Mrs. S. S. Sarde.
have returned t. their home in Provi-
dence. II. ].
Mrs. Lena Hairgrove attended the
Kent county convention of the w. c.
T. U. here. II was decided to hold
the next convention in Camden neXt
April.
Mrs. John H. Hi1siev. who has been
visiting n Philadelphia, las returned
home.
Mrs. Laura McShafferv and family Of
Philadelphia. are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
James c. Boscs.
The Dover Conference Academy will
play the Camden baseball club on SAT-
urday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Terry have
returned from visit to friends in Phil
adelphia.
The commissioners Of the town Of
Camden viii sit at the Office Of Alder
man Ridgely on Monday, April 13, be-
tween the hours of . and p. m, for
the purpose of hearing appeals from
the assessment
Evening journal., 1908-04-10
THE WORLD OF HOMER.
Ancient Idea Of the Earth and Its Mar
gin Of Water.


gin Of Water.
Let us consider for one moment what
the idea OF the world was-not. indeed,
at the earliest period Of which we
have any knowledge. but at the dawn
Of written history or OF written history
among that IndoGermanic people
whose descendants have overspread 80
much Of the earth. The world OF Ho-
mer was a small. dat surface, in which
civilization was hemmed in by foreign
races, who again were surrounded by
a great ocean or river over which no
man had ever passed. The world OF
which Homer had any definite notion
was Greece-a Greece which hardly
extended as far as the Balkans on the
north and which scarcely included the
Levant and the islands In the Aegean
sea. No doubt he had some general ac-
quaintance with a world beyond these
narrow limits. He knew, at any rate.
some OF the leading features OF north
ern Africa. He had heard. as was only
natural, Of Egypt whose civilization
had made such marked advances and
was exercising so much influence. He
had some knowledge Of the great river
on whose recurring foods Egypt de-
pends for her prosperity. He had even
heard OF the pygmies and OF the Ethio-
plans who dwelt higher up it's stream.
Some reports had reached him OF
southern Italy. But It is hopeless to
attempt to fit the geography Of Homer
to the actual facts. II a man were to
search today for the precise spot on
which Captain Lemuel Gulliver was
wrecked In the first of his famous voy-
ages he would find that the Lilllput Of
Swift was In the heart Of Australia
and much in the same way. to quote
Mr.. Gladstone's language. "the key to
the great contrast between the outer
geography (of Homer and the facts OF
nature lies In the belief Of Homer that
a great sea occupied the space where
we know the heart OF the European
continent to lie."
1t is another indication Of the small
ness OF Homer's world that the ten
years war, Of which he has given us
the concluding episode, was not as
even Herodotus has described It. one
Of the opening chapters Of the great
struggle which has endured throughout
historic times between east and west.
but contest between men OF common
origin. 1t is not mere poetical H.
cense which makes Greeks and Ro-
mans address one another in the same
language. Yet the world OF Homer.
small as It seems to us. seemed large
to him. Compared with the mighty
oceans which men now traverse the
Mediterranean is but a little landlocked
sea. The Mediterranean Of the 'Illad"
was only the Aegean. yet for Homer It
had terrors which the Atlantic has not
for us.-Sir Spencer Walpole In Con-
temporary Review.
Evening journal., 1908-04-10
GEORGETOWN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN. April 1O-rhe off,
cial board and members Of the Meth
odist Protestant Church Of this town
are pleased that the request made for
the appointment Of the Rev. H. O.
Keen has been listened to and granted
On his return Wednesday for the
fourth conference year. the Ladies' Aid
Society rendered him a reception in the
evening.
Not only is the Ushers' Union OF
Wesley NJ. e. Church, Of this town,
contemplating the organization of a
baseball team to be composed Of the
members of the union. but also an
orchestra consisting Of twelve pieces
with Prof. ]. c. Abbott as instructor.
1t is said that G. Rowland Messick
will teach the members who desire to
learn telegraphy and shorthand, and
is now organizing a class.
Evening journal., 1908-04-10
IMPROVING ROADS 7
ABOUT SMYRNA

SMYRNA. April 10-with the open
ing of good spring weather Levy
Courtman John p. Hudson has started
to improve the roads around and about
Smyrna within his jurisdiction OF Duck
Creek Hundred. Last week the road
between Smyrna and the farm Of Levi
Anthony was plowed and a large force
Of worlmen are now grading and
draining the roadbed. Mr.. Hudson says
that he purposes giving both roads be-
tween Smyrna and CLAYTON a thorough
overhauling. When the road from
Smyrna to Clayton via Levi Anthony's
is completed, he viii direct the atten-
ton of his men to the read along the
Smyrna Branch Railroad. Special at
tention will be given not only to level
ing the roads, but to giving them prop
er drainage so that water will not set
tie, in low and hollow places hereto
fore so annoying to the travelling pub
lie
Evening journal., 1908-04-10
CHILD ACCUSES
A COLORED MAN
Ivan |. Lewis, Of New Castle,
committed to Answer
Serious Charge

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. April 1O--Ivan L.
Lewis, colored, was committed to the
workhouse by Mayor Boyd yesterday
to await the action Of the Grand Jury.
He is charged with felonious assault
on Harriet A. Blackson. the six-year-
old daughter of Nancy Ann Blackson,
also colored. The offense, It is alleged.
took place at the Lewis home. on
March 20. Officer Matthew Tobln
learned OF the case last week, but was
informed that the child had fallen
down stairs and received injuries. On
Wednesday he took up the case again
and yesterday morning when the child
was told no one would be allowed to
touch her she told the story. Lewis
was arrested ard the child repeated
the story and Mayor Boyd committed
him to the workhouse.
The child was placed In charge OF
her mother, and Attorney General
Richards will be asked to-day for In
structions regarding the witness so
that she cannot be spirited away.
Lewis is a married man with his wife
and two children living here. Several
years ago he was tried on a charge OF
the murder Of his brother at Christiana
but It was brought out a case of ac-
cidental shooting.
Gather the Taxes.
Delinuent taxpayers will have 70
get busy as the sureties Of Tax Col
lector Leach are determined that they
shall not make good the taxes. In
order to meet the demands Of the
finance committee Of City Council the
bondsmen of Collector Leach win see
that back taxes are forthcoming Col
lector Leach said this morning that
liens will be entered up against the
delinquents' property in the city and
before the next duplicate is ready full
settlement will be made, as all must
pay.
New Castles Lively Time.
Things were lively ,u the city last
night. The city Cornet Band held its
practicS In the Town Hall. the fife and
drum corps paraded the streets, the
art exhibit In the X. Of P. Hall was
held, a Caricature band with twenty
horns creNted music" galore, there
were four evening socials and a lodge
meeting all at one time.
Shad fishermen are doing firly well.
Mrs. Connolly. Edward Mcdowell
and Mrs. Morrison are among the sick.
Mumps are still prevalent IN the city.
Evening journal., 1908-04-10
THREE PERSONS
HAVE EYES HURT

Special to THE EVENING JoUR,SAIA
DOVER, April 10-Three persons were
strangely injured about the eyes yes
terday. and one was sent to a Phila-
delphia hospital that his sight may be
saved.
Ida Manley suffered a fall downstairs
and the young woman sent for physi-
clan to sew her cut and lacerated face
and eyes. Upon the arrival of DIT.
Harbordt, the girl lapscd into uncon-
sciousness, and lay in a trance until
the physician administered a mixture
which reused her. Later, however, She
again went into unconsciousness.
Sarah Reik. another girl who suf-
fered a fall while at play, had to be
sewed with twelve etitches, so nearly
was her eye cut out She was finally
sent TO a hospital.
A student at the State College FOR
colored Students was learning to place
wire fence. when the siretcher broke
and both wire and stretcher struck
him full in the face, lacerating his
eye-lids and causing severe contusions.
Evening journal., 1908-04-10
WOTnen'S
Gloves

Women's 8-button suede
and glace kid gloves; black,
white, tan, mode and gray, s..
Women's I2-button length
glace kid gloves; black, white,
tan and brown, So and $3.25.
Women's I6-button length
glace kid gloves; black. white,
tan and brown, $3.50 and $3.7s.
Women's 2-clasp kid gloves,
all shades, ST., SI.25, $I.5o and
SI.75.
Misses a-clasp kid gloves;
tan, brown and garnet, 7sc and
81.
Women's 16-button length
silk gloves, double tip; black,
white, tan and brown, and all
light shades, $I.5o and $I75.
Women's I6-button length
Isle gloves; black, white, tan
and brown, S5c and so.
Women's 2-clasp Kayser
double tip silk gloves; {; black,
white, mode and gray, soc, 75c
and 81.
Main entrance.
Evening journal., 1908-04-10
SMYRNA HAS
PROBLEM ON HAND

SMYRNA. April 1O-The selection Of
the place for holding The next session
of the Kent County Teachers Institute
is up to the people Of Smyrna. Super
intendent ]. f. Carroll Of the Kent
county public schools has notified
Principal Burdette Of the Smyrna pub
lie schools that If he can be assured
Of adequate accommodations for the
teachers, he will bring the institute
here next November. Since Smyrna
now has only cne hotel. Mr.. Carroll
fears that the teachers will not have
accommodations. The Delaware House
can only take so many, and to meet
the case the people VI Smyrna will
have to open their homes and board
them. There are between 100 and $50
teachers who Will attend the institute
Evening journal., 1908-04-10
BUILDING new
ROADS IN KENT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, April 10-The work Of per-
nanent road building has been ad-
vanced along the Delaware State road,
as far as Dover. and overseer Will
liam Hurley is to-day cutting down the
well-known Hayes Hill. Just south Of
Dover, and in front of the country
house Of Manlovs Hayes. Meantime,
while Commissioner John B. Wharton
is proceeding southwark from Dover,
Levy Courtman John P. Hudson is ad-
vancing southwark from Smyrna
Brandywine granite of two uniform
sizes is being used. A. permanent pike
is being constructed by MT. Hudson
between Smyrna and Clayton.
Evening journal., 1908-04-10
Stylish Shoes for
Spring Wear

Tan, button and lace shoes,
Orthopaedic lasts; sizes 9 to 8,
$I.6o and $2.oo.
White canvas button shoes,
sizes @ to 8, SIPS and SI.so.
White washable calf shoes,
sizes 6 to 8, S2.oo.
White buckskin, sizes 6 to 9,
$500.
Tan button shoes, sizes 81
to II; $I.8s, $2.oo and $2.2s;
sizes IIH to ?, $2.25 and $3.50.
White canvas button shoes,
sizes 81 to II, SI.3s; sizes IIH
to ?, $I.5o and $2.oo.
White calf button shoes, 81
to II, $2.so.
White buckskin button
shoes, sizes S15 to lo1s, S.;
sizes II to ?, 81.
Babies shoes ; tan, white, red
and black. 75c to So.
Boys oxfords, blucher cut (;
tan leather; sizes 8 to 1917,
broad toe, $3.50.
Also tan oxfords for boys, in
blucher style, narrow toe, S1.75
and s.. so.
Boys tan blucher shoes, naH
row toe; sizes I to So, $2.5o.t
Boys tan blucher oxfords,
both broad and narrow toe,
ST. so to So.
First foor-extreme left.
Evening journal., 1908-04-10

S.. 3.5o-Women's Russia calf
button shoes, narrow toe, natty
heels; feur-de-lis tip.
$500 The new golden
brown No. Fl shade. Made on
the Tred-Strate last, which pre-
vents the running over on the
heels and outside Of the shoe.
Ss.5o-Women's tan Russia
calf oxford; fastens with one
buckle. New inlaid collar eff
feet, plain toe.
S4.oo-Tan Russia calf, wing
tie.
Ss.so-Golden brown oxford,
Turn sole and high arch.
S3.so-Tan Russia calf OK
ford. Finished with self-cover-
ed buckle.
S3.5o-Tan Russia calf pump,
butterfly bow.
S4.oo-Golden brown No. zI
oxford. Colonial tongue. Self
covered buckle
$500. $3.50 and $500
Women's patent coltskin, gun
metal and glazed kid pumps
and oxfords.
Tan and white rubbers for
women and children. A very
complete assortment of extra
buckles. This is a feature of
our shoe store.
Tan and white shoes and OK
fords for girls.
Evening journal., 1908-04-10
DIDN'T KNOW
rha. Coffee Was Causing Her Trouble.

That Coffee Was Causing Her Trouble.
So common is the use Of coffee as a
beverage, many do not know that It Is
the cause Of many obscure ails which
are often attributed to other things
The easiest way to find out for one
self is to quit the coffee for while,
at least. and note results. A Virginia
ladv found out in this way, and also
learned of a new beverage that is
wholesome as well as pleasant to drink
She writes:
7 am 40 years old and all my life, up
to a year and a half ago, 1 had been a
coffee drinker About ten years ago,
1 had dyspepsia so bad that often the
coffee I drank would sour on my stom-
ach and I could not retain it.
Severe headaches and heart weak
ness made me feel sometimes as though
1 were about to die. After drinking a
cup or two of hot coffee. not knowing
it was harmful. my heart would go like
a clock without a pendulum. At other
times il would almost stop and I was so
nervous did not like TO be alone.
'If [ took a walk for exercise, as soon
as was out of sight of the house I'd
feel as If / was sinking and this would
frighten me terribly. My limbs would
utterly refuse to support me. and the
pity of it all was, l did not know that
coffee was causing the trouble
Reading in the papers that many
persons were relieved of such ailments
by leaving Off coffee and drinking Pos.
tum, / got my husband TO bring home
package We made it according 10 di =
rections and / liked the first cup. It's
rich snappy favour was delicious.
Il have been using Postum about
eighteen months and to my great joy,
digestion is good, my nerves and heart
are all rieht, In fact, 1 am a well woman
once more. thanks to Postum"
There's a Reason" Name given ~
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read
1.-THE Road to Wellville." In pkgB.
Evening journal., 1908-04-10
OIL INSPECTOR
MAKES REPORT

Coal Oil Inspector Thomas Holt made
his first report to City Council last
night. The report covers the period
from August l. 1907. to the present.
The inspector examined 7O154S gal
Ions of oil as follows: The Atlantic
Refining Company. 4s6.Og5 gallons and
the Pure Oil Company. 2ss.45s gallons.
Evening journal., 1908-04-10

ful design and valued at ten dollars.
Though very young. Miss Gaynor
possesses wonderful talent and her
bright and we'll delivered recitations
are always well received. This is the
third medal contest she has entered
Evening journal., 1908-04-10
MANUEL COHEN, 4OS King Street


being successful in all three. The re-
cent medal being the only one OF its
kind ever awarded in the State Ia
greatly priced by Miss Gaynor. Miss
Gaynor has been suffering from tonsl-
ntis, but Is rapidly recovering.
Evening journal., 1908-04-10
oHieiaIs Get Invitations.
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

DOVER. April 10-The State officials
here received cards to the military re-
ception to be rendered by the Organ
ized Militia of Delaware to Governor
Preston Lea at the state Armory.
Twelfth and Orange streets. on We'd
nesday evening, April %. 1t is prob
able that AL mill acent-