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Evening journal., 1908-08-06
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started in on the Thoroughfare Neck road
and by the old Stephenson fam, where I
got my wife and owned by her father.
and found as a tenant one Of the Johnson
brothers and from there to the CHM farm
where my wife and went to housekeep-
ing in 1859, where 1 found another Of the
Johnson brothers as a tenant, and from
there TO the old farm proper which had
been divided by Ananias Ennis when he
was owner, where I found more of the
Johnson brothers occupying and owning
them, and a further popularity Is that the
father Of these boys had occupied the old
farm as tenant under me as owner in
1868, and when the boys were kids. Some
Of the timber land on the road from
Blackbird TO Gum Bush remains about
the same as sixty or seventy years ago.
But the changes wrought in the farms
and farming are so great that any one can
hardly recognize that It is the same. The
farms are all well fencer and nicely farm
ed. the buildings are in good shape and
the farms are productive new house
on Log Landing, a fine large farm and
good outbuildings on Shading Point, also
new houses and outbuildings on the old
Bennett tract. are all looking prosper
GUS.
One of the boys ambitions those days
was TO arrive at the front when he could
have a pair Of large boots as the boy
did not wear shoes all the year round as
now They had a Sunday pair and in the
fall of the year when the nights were
getting cool he was allowed to put his
ahn In he -.
while till the sunshine warmed up things
a little and they were pulled off again
until the next morning. Many times when
we would be out milking the COWS in the
morning have made the old cow get up
from her roosting place to warm my feet
on the spot where she had been lying, and
one Of the boys greatest pleasures was
setting box traps in the fall OF the year
to catch rabbits. I recollect I was in the
business pretty extensively before I was
able 10 kill them without some risk of
them getting away and used to carry a
bag along TO put them in and one morn
ing my cousin Thomas Moore, E. N.
Moore's younger brother was on a visit
to me and he went with me the round of
the traps, and it was big frosty morning
when We always expected to have good
luck.
Then another time we we're pulling them
in to great rate until we got four in one
bag and our enthusiasm got pretty high
and John not being used TO seeing 50
many rabbits pulled the mouth OF the
bag open to look at them and one Of them
jumped out and got away, which put a
damper on our ardor somewhat The
hides were all stretched and dried for
market at from two TO three cents apiece
which would amount to quite a little sum
Of Christmas money for we would often
have over a hundred Of them. Oh. how
things have changed.
William Andrew Hul1ili.
Evening journal., 1908-08-06
Canning the Speeches.

Having had canned conventions we
are now TO have canned speeches
Candidates make themselves ubiqui-
tous in the Presidential campaign by
aid of monographs and moving pic
ture films. Where T9ft and Bryan
cannot appear in the flesh their forms
and features are reflected on a canvas
WheBe they cannot meet the voters
face to face they Will yet be able to
make their voices heard from the fun.
mel of the talking machine What a
change from the davs when all the
country did not know who was norai-
mated untn weeks after the ccnven-
tions had adjourned.
These records win be useful IN many
ways beyond their present purpose
Whenever a candidate is elected he can
remind himself of his pledges TO the
voters by turning on the phonograph
and listening to what he promised on
the stump. Thus he can guard him.
self against the forgetfulness which 50
afllicts the best meaning statesmen. In
political controversy the phonograph
will be an excellent substitute for the
deadly parallel II a critic desires to
taunt his opponent with inconsistency
Instead OF reading off a printed page
what Mr.. Soandso said in the cam
paign of 1908 the speaker of 1912 car
simply enjoy rest on the platform
while the phonosraph reels off the fatal
words in the voice Of the erring one
Thus Il will be possible for a man &c
convict himself literally out of his owr
mouth rather than in The purely figur.
ative fashion.
Evening journal., 1908-08-06
Editorial Opinion

Gotham Eye for Sheath Gowns.
Washington Times.
The clinging and accurate embrace
Of that mysterious article Of feminine
apparel known as the sheath" gown,
according to sundry Of our aew York
contemporaries who are not afflicted
with short -sightedness, is particularly
noticeable about the surf at Atlantic
city Ladies there, according to the
same authorities, wear garments cut
very high, or very low according as
they are viewed from the ground up
ward or from the head downward. And
every now and again, It is reported,
one appears arrayed in bunting Of red,
white and blue, which. when wet, has
an effect rather more startling than
patriotic.
We cannot help believing that New
York would be helped in foruing a
judgment Of things at Atlantic city by
a real visit TO that celebrated resort.
Yet we confess a fear the great me-
tropolis would be disappointed at find
ing that the bathing suits worn at the
shore are really modest though neat,
well ting, and. as they say in Paris.
"chic."
OF course. wet garments ft rather
closely; and so. they say, does the
sheath gown. But did anyone ever see
a real woman (off the stage) wearing
real sheath gown, at Atlantic City
or anywhere else? We never did.
Evening journal., 1908-08-06
STIR IN TURKEY.

It URKEY is about the last place in the world
n that one would look for reform. And yer
the "Terrbe" Turk shows that even he can turn
under load of taxation The Sutans personal
expenses are considerably more than FIVE thou
sand dollars a day, which pay must cause life
insurance president or a receiver for a New York
bank to think that his own compensation is far
too modest.
But the young Turks demanded "constitu-
tion" and they scared the old Sultan so that they
are going to get one. The fear seems TO be that
the young Turks, flushed with their temporary
victory, may go to extremes, that the powers"
will be given an excuse for interfering A sort
of constitution has been proclaimed in Turkey
and the young Turks have forced from the Sui
tan a promise that there shall be a parliament
The Turks, should the Sultan recover from his
fright will probably get parliament similar to
the Duma in Russia parliament in name
rather than in fact However, il the Sultan es-
capes with his life which has been attempted by
one of the young Turks, he may see the wisdom
of acceding to the demands of his subjects
The outbreak in Turkey is all the more odd
because of the religion of the Mosem, one of the
tenets of which has been the practical alteration
of the Sultan and the ruling powers, no matter
how vicious they may be.
Evening journal., 1908-08-06

cies. most, if not all of which" he says, "have
had the hearty approval of all thinking men in
the South as well as in other sections of the
country" The Virginia attorney believes that
Taft stands on strong middle ground, between
the two threatening dangers of the country, the
plutocratc Cannonsm and the radical Bryan
ism"
Mr. Meredith, in his opinion, no doubt voices
the views held by many other Southern men who
will support the Republican ticket this year In
most of the Southern States especially where
there has been industrial development, there was
pronounced feeling against the nomination of
Mr.. Bryan, but this anti-Bryan sentiment, as the
Delaware Gray boomers learned, was smothered
in nearly every instance, because those who held
those views were unwilling to fight for them
against the Bryan forces.
In Richmond it is reported that many business
men will support Taft and the same is said Of
North Carolina and Of Tennessee. There is no
reason why those holding such opinions Mr..
Meredith has expressed should not uphold Taft
"Plutocratc Cannonism" has been suppressed
for the time being at least, while the Bryan radi-
casm is an uncertain and ever changing guam
tity Taft is the safer candidate, the one who, if
elected, could prevent the country from losing
the ground it has gained during the Roosevelt
administration.
Evening journal., 1908-08-06
ATTORNEY GENERAL NOMINATION.

HERE has been mention of the nomination
\ of Mr.. Robert c. Houston, of Georgetown
for the office OF encouragement, but Mr. Hous-
ton in a statement printed in THE JOURNAL
yesterday declared that he would not take the
nomination and is not candidate for any place
on the Republican ticket His friends believe
that Mr.. Houston would make good candidate
for the position, and there will be regret that he
does not see his way clear to enter the race
The office of attorney general is one of the
most important of the State and has been filled
by men of exceptionally high rank at the bar
Lately there has been an nsinuation that the
next candidate must be subservient to the inter
ests of the Republican organization OF the State
If this were true, which we do not believe, a new
element would enter into our political conditions
The office of attorney general has been free of
partisan influences, and we do not fancy that
even the most caustic critic would assert that the
lawyers, if they use their influence, can see that
been subservent to any political organization.
We do not expect any change in the future.
A number of men have been mentioned for the
office, and the convention should name candi-
date who is in every way qualified for the posi-
tion This is a subject that concerns the mem
bers of the bar well as the people, and the
lawyers If they use their influence can see that
creditable candidate is named by the party
The duty of the attorney general is to prose-
cute fearlessly and without favor all violators OF
the law and an attorney general against whom
even suspicion could rest ought not to be
elected in Delaware
Evening journal., 1908-08-06
LITERARY COMMENT
Clement storsr Foster.


Books. and boolxsl The influence of
thought expressed Interestingly; but
withal, tersely; better suits the pres
ent readers than the prosy Lead" and
the almost always certain "Finis."
The sought for now, is naturalness
TO almost faithfuiness OF port royal.
Humor, to be appreciated now, must
have the point conceived, embellished
and, in the end, bring about that pc
culiarly happy condition of mind
wherein either the cigar is relighted.
the glass replenished. or in the feminine
case, a curving of the eyebrows. a
smile, and a wrapt, far-away expires
sion plainly expresses safety and sat
isfaction.
Aside from exciting the aforesaid pc
culiarities of the makeup Of an in
telligent mind, there are inconceivable
attributes to be reached. The firm
and adamant sometimes fall into the
plastic mood through the medium Of
catchy versicle which arouses some
dormant chord in the usually harsh
melody of a human makeup. Again,
serious proposition may turn the
life-tide Of a trifling existence.
But why not reach into the depths,
and. at least make an excuse Of tell
ing tales" Of things Of interest and
thoughts of value easily 10 be found.
The busy man finds mind recrea-
tion in the short stories contained
within the abundant advertising of the
periodicals; but the leisure ones-the
stay-at at-homes. and the people who
curse old "Tempus' because Of his
slow manner Of "Fugitting." want
more-and considerably more.
II must be new, however. and Il
must. 10 an extent. be something soft
er and harder, too. than the varied
portions OF a we'll trodden path.
In new books we have a wide choice
and the possibility of finding a lead
Of solid ore, or a pocket fun Of mug
gets.
Charles Francis Osborne, assistant
professor Of the history Of Architecture
University of Pennsylvania, in his
History of Houses and Gardens" pub
Evening journal., 1908-08-06
OLD TIMES RECALLED
BY WILLIAM A. HUKILL
ARTICLE n.

There are some other points that might
prove Of interest 10 the later generations
in connection with that section known as
Gum Bush on which we have touched
I'm the last two letters, at least It proves
of great interest to me whenever 1 have
an opportunity to visit that neighborhood
was not born in the old house on the
farm now occupied by one of the johnson
brothers and exactly opposite to the Log
Landing farm. but was taken there by
my father in infancy--in thirty-seven or
eight, dSO0), and was raised and lived
there till was married IN 1859 and went
to live on the lower section for we had
divided the old tract and built another
house on that portion now occupied by
Mrs. CHM in 1850 and occupied by another
one Of the johnson brothers. built the
house which is now on the old farm prop
erty and pulled the old original down with
my own hands in 1865, portion Of which
was drawn by a brother when eigh-
teen years old with a pencil and which
was ioked about as his first effort at
sketching from which Mr.. Hammitt OF our
city made me a pen picture which hangs
on our wall now and which I greatly
prize
It's a perfect facsimile OF the old farm
house. always slept in the kitchen
which was never plastered and never had
any sash or window glass in it but simply
inclosed by a solid wooden shutter and
many were the times when I tip-toed It
around in my bare feet in the snow drifts
to get down stairs to make the fire in the
morning and many times have 1 trotted
along behind my uncle. Henry Hul1in.
across the swamps 10 school when / could
not button my own trousers. There was
not barn or a granary that would hold
loose grain in the neighborhood and when
they threshed their grain they had TO
use some part of the dwelling house till
they could get of to market with it and
the first barn in that se>tion was built
on the Log Landing farm after it had
passed out OF the hands Of the Townsends
and owned by william Hyatt of Phiia-
delphia. in 1876. I know the lumber was
sent from Philadelphia on sloop up
Blackbird creek and carpenters John
Nicholas and Moses Coats boarded with
our people while they built II and would
work all day and walk four miles 70 the
Methodist meeting at old Union Church
at rSght. That barn is still there. I found
out few weeks ago when I was down in
that section. started from Greenspring
and went around by Prior Corner and
Evening journal., 1908-08-06
Fruit Growers al MEETING.

DOVER, Aug. 6.-Delegations from
the Peninsula Horticultural Society are
preparing to attend great orchard
gathering in New Jersey on Tuesday,
August is when the summer meeting
of the New Jersey Horticultural So
ciety will be held at the farm Of John
Repp, the Glassboro fruitgrower Of
fame and fortune The Delawareans
will go as matter Of profit to them
selves and in Difference TO the New
Jersey horticulturists, who always send
delegations TO the Delaware annua,
meetings in the winter.
Evening journal., 1908-08-06
A CONVERT TO TAFT.

w HO says there is not virtue in long
speeches.? The president OF the Vir-
GINA Bar Association, Mr. Meredith, after read
ing the prolonged address of acceptance dev-
cred by Judge Taft announced that he would
vote the Republican ticket, although he will not
be found on the stump supporting it.
Mr.. Meredith seems 10 have been won bv the
length with which Mr.. Taft discussed the issues.
We Judge this by the fact that the attorney him
self, when addressing the Virginia Bar Associa-
ton on hot night, spoke for two hours. and
thereby earned the hearty congratulations of Mr..
Iatt, who declared that he was glad that he had
found some gentleman who could beat him in
the length of his speeches.
The reasons given by the Virginia attorney for
his support Of Mr. Taft will appeal to many per-
sons as being sound Mr. TAFT, he points out.
stands tor the enforcement Of the Roosevelt poll
Evening journal., 1908-08-06

Those who have been circulating stories to the
effect that the candidates on the Republican ma
uonal ticket were unfrendly TO the Republican
senators in this State and might encourage those
who have been opposing the leaders, must have
received a dynamite Jolt in the announcement of
the honors that have been conferred upon Mr.
T. Coleman DUPONT of this city. Mr. dupont has
not only been appointed a member of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Republican National Com
mittee, but he has also been placed in charge Of
the Speakers Bureau during the campaign
honors that have not before been conferred upon
Delaware political leaders.
Evening journal., 1908-08-06
Thursday. August 8. Ioos.
pEATH on EX-cHIEF poLAN.

HE sudden death of Mr.. John F. Dolan last
- evening will cause more than passing
pang of regret among those who knew him. and
he knew about everybody in the city. Mr.. Dolan
for long time connected with the city police
force, for many years as chief of police He was
of the best chiefs of police that this city has
ever had. He was a broad-minded man in the
fuhment OF his duties, and was chief of police
who possessed good judgment--a thing very
requisite-sound sense and discrimination.
While chief, many important criminal cases
came before him, some OF which called also for
the attention Of the police of other and larger
cities and it is not too much to say that his di-
reotion in these matters was certainly equal to if
not superior to the efforts put forth by the police
departments OF other cities
Evening journal., 1908-08-06

The Suffragettes who descended upon Oyster
Bay yesterday, prepared to bring the President
to terms, do not seem to be made of stern stuff
They were driven away by gentle shower, and
if this an indication of their fighting qualities.
there is little hope of their movement making
much headway with Roosevelt, who is surely
telling Loeb to-day what Molly Coddles these
women must be- OF course the women had
other difficulties. The secret service men told
them that President was not receiving that day,
and the women made no attempt to force the
guards. Mrs. Borrman Wells the English leader.
who has faced prison, bricSbats and eggs from
the gallant sex in defence of the cause, was with
the party, and confessed herself routed bv an
American rainstorm. We hold out no hope for
Mrs. Wells if she starts a militant movement
here Our conservatives would frown, consider
such agitators dangerous, and might clap an in
junction upon them
Evening journal., 1908-08-06
CAPITAL and SURPLUS
S1,OOO,OOO

This company is chartered
and equipped to act as Executor
for estates left under wills, as
Administrator of estates left
without wills, as receiver and
assignee of business enterprises
in financial trouble or as agent
for persons desiring to be re-
lieved of their own business
affairs. We invite cores
pondence
DIRECTORS.
Or. J. A. Draper, Jr. J. wilkins cooch
e. Bringhurst, Jr Willard Salisbury
y. Smith Brennan Robert b. Wheeler
jos. l.. Carpenter John H. Dandy,
Otho Nowland Thos. II. Bellah
John Bancroft Victor b. Woolley
Franklin Taylor, Henry b. Thompsor
Sam1 X. Smith
Evening journal., 1908-08-06
Years Ago

When Banks we're few, and Trust
Companies unknown, it was neo-
essary to keep money about
the house or in the place of
business, for immediate use even
at the risk of loss by theft or fire;
bur now, with the best banking
faailities on every side, this neces-
sity no longer exists. Men and
women Of good judgment deposit
their funds regularly in tho insti-
tuition of their choice. We hope
you have a banking account. II
you haven't come in and open one
with US.
Evening journal., 1908-08-06

National Bank OF Delaware ................. $500.
central National Bank ......-................
S-i Nalohai bank ..............
Nat bank OF Wilmington 4 Brandywine .... .......
Union National Bank ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 49,.
Equitable Guarantee & Trust Company. .... .......
Security Trust and Safe Deposit Co.......... ....
Wilmington Trust Company .................. ......
American Nulcanized Fibre, common. ........
American Nucanzed Fibre, preferred. 49,.
Delaware Railroad Stock .................... .....
Wilmington Gas & Electric Com ................ 80.
Wilmington Gas & Electric, pfd ............
Wilmington New Castle a. So. Hy-. CON-. ...........
Wilmington New Castle & SO. Ry., Pfrd. ........ -.
Wilmington Light, Power & Telephone Co.. ........
Name Bonds
American Vulcanized Fibre Bonds ........ .........
Wilmington City Railway Bonds............. .......
Wilmington Chester Traction Bonds .......... ....
Wilmington Gas Elect Bonds .-............ ......
Wilmington, New Castle So Bonds. .......
Demarvia Telephone Bonds ....................
Wilmington Light, Power Telephone Co... ......
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
BY mail postage prepaid, $500 year. 25 cents
month payable i1 advance BY carrier, six cents week
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New York Ofrce: so4 Cambridge Building Corner Fifth
Avenue and Thrty-t third Street
Snicago once. 81 Boyce Building.
Evening journal., 1908-08-06

Charles Francis Osborne. assistant
professor Of the history Of Architecture
University of Pennsylvania, in his
History of Houses and Gardens" pub
Evening journal., 1908-08-06

TELEPHONES.
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Just Friends" by May Ives Todd,
(New York: Calkins & Co.. is a rather
overwhelming volume containing por-
traits Of various of Americas great
men-Emerson, Thomas Paine, and
others-together with quotations con-
cerning them from various writer's,
plus a story founded on Mormonisn.
the heroine being an escaped Mormon
wife.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-23
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS


Eeulah and Anna Keller, Blanche an,
Netlle brown; Masters John Hargan
Chris Keller Roy Wilson, While
PelhdeEter, Willie Dougherty, Gee
Hotel On, Stanley Capoot, Raw Arm
stron@, Leo Westerman, Hugh Mes
bitt and Hershel Eichhorn.
AIRS Arnold and daughter of Ohm
@ted re shopping here Tuesday.
Mrs Walter Mckee, of Villa Ridge
wac a Mound City shopper Tuesday.
Little Miss Virgie Chllders enter
tanned several little friends at her
home On First and Poplar sire cts
TUESDAY afternoon the occasion benz
ller s,2th birthday Games were
played and the hours passed only too
rapidly for the little ones present lee
cream cake and fruit were served to
the lit = guests. The following were
present; Little Misses Ruth and
Tracy Cray Mile Harley. Lima
ChiIder2 Mary Moss, Lucille Brown,
Mary Elizabeth Huckleberry Estelle
AM II eel Fish aud Master Henry
Fish
Airs steers of America. was shop
pinE il town Tuesday
Ar and Mrs. Dol Murphy. sol
Clyde, and Walter Walker spent sun.
day vita w. w. Wilbourn and family
AZ Olive Branch
Nj aud Mrs. VIM Jenkins of
Mounds are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs b, l.. tllen aud family.
Tho social under the auspices of
the Ladies Aid OF the NJ r. church
given at the Perks & Higgins building
on Main street Thursday evening was
quite q success. The Aid wishes to
thank the public for their liberal pat.
MI Harry Hood. of Muskogee,
Okla, arrived Tuesday to spend a
few days with Nj and Mrs. A. J.
Duuehetty. Mrs, Hood mas been here
.Ot several weeks.
Mrs. T. f Kinney. Mrs. Ed Abel, !
lhu the Misses Cora and Della Hurst |
If Cairo were the guests Saturday If |
Mr. and Mrs Dol Murphy
Mls. VIM Sanderson and daughter
Violet who have spent the past
month With relatives at Joplin. Mo. |
home Monday.