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Evening journal., 1908-01-06
THESE BURGLARS
HAD PIE APPETITE

After ransacking the home Of
Charles Dorshell. l103 West Fifth
street. Friday night, burglars helped
themselves to pies they found in the
kitchen. They left the crumbs and
empty plates as evidence Of their visit.
Several articles of jewelry and some
money We're also taken.
At the home of Nathan w. Newlin,
in the same block. the marauders Sc
cured a number of cigars to complete
their feast. as well as a cornet and
other articles Of value.
Evening journal., 1908-01-06
MARRIAGE A Surprise.

Walter A. Sterling and Miss Jennie
Mackey were married at No. 1903 Tat
nall street. on Saturday evening by the
Rev. c.. T. Wyatt The couple decided
early I'm the evening 20 get married and
did not inform their friends of their
intentions until DR.. Wyatt arrived at
the house to perform the ceremony.
Following it a hastily arranged recep-
ton was accorded the couple. after
which they left on a wedding trip.
Evening journal., 1908-01-06
JUDGE Gray and Bryan Dinner.

Federal Judge George Gray upon
being asked whether he would be pres
ent at the Bryan Berry dinner in Phil
adelphia on February / and in reply
said: 1T will depend upon my engage
ments whether or not / attend the din
ner AS yet I have received no in
vitation and / cannot say definitely
whether 1 shall be present should re-
ceive one"
Evening journal., 1908-01-06
BROTHERS STRICKEN
One Found Dead in Noted House,
Heart Disease Takes Other.

George Alfred Townsend's historical
novel of the peninsula. THE Entailed
Hat" came into prominence again yes
terday when it was announced that
James Matthew Smith had been found
dead in bed in the old Patty Cannon
place. at Reliance, Del. Heart disease
was the cause. The house is prominent
ly named in the narrative.
Mr.. Smith was a brother of School
Commissioner W. Grason Smith, who
died suddenly at Salisbury, Nd, Sat
urday. A widow and several children
survive the occupant of Patty Cannon's
old home.
Evening journal., 1908-01-06
A. FIeventh street Rink

There will be skating each afternoon
and evening this week at the Eleventh
street Rink Later there viii be some
dates announced for polo, as some
games are being arranged. The skat-
ing floor at the rink is I'm excellent
shape and the skates are always in
order.
Evening journal., 1908-01-06
DOLLY AS AN EDUCATOR.
She Can Teach Her Little Mother
Many Things.

The objection to the Teddy bear
that it does not develop the little girls
maternal sense-is a good one, think,
for the old fashioned dolly is a great
educator.
You see, dolly has to be provided
with a house. She has her bed, which
must be made spotlessly like that Of
the grownups. She has her sitting
room, with its carefully arranged "set"
Bf furniture. and her kitchen, with its
shining rows of pans.
The little mother learns how to give
her a bath with the most scrupulous
care. BY means Of a tiny washtub
Evening journal., 1908-01-06
New Pastor For Unitarian Church.

The Unitarian Church has extended
a pastoral cali TO the Rev. Charles E.
Henderson. of Bridgewater, Mass. as
the successor of the Rev. Alexander
4. Bowser. and he has accepted. Mr..
Henderson has preached in the local
church several times and was well re-
ceived. He is a young man Of ability.
Evening journal., 1908-01-06
Club Social.

The Colonial Club gave its social at
No 1910 Market street on Saturday
night. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs William Baylis. Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel r. Parks. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Simpler, Mrs. Catherine Montgomery,
Miss May Collins. Miss Ethel Palmer.
Miss Belle Smith, Miss Elizabeth Grith,
Miss Elizabeth Arthur, Miss Carrie
Pierson; Messrs. Clarence Hume,
James Lowe, Willard Brinton. Milton
Bierman, Garrett Hume, Oakley Grif-
nth, Devils Lenox Henry Bramble and
Rev G. ID. Drumm.
Evening journal., 1908-01-06
New Members for Harrison Street.

Harrison Street NJ. f. Church yester-
day received "A new members. A jun
ior choir Of so voices was also organ
lied The rival services began and
Mrs NJ II. Mwmford, the singing
evangelist, OF Philadelphia. partici-
pated in all the services during The
day.
Evening journal., 1908-01-06
pr;oa-sm;tb.

Kenneth Price. of Cecilton. Nd. and
Minnie NJ. Smith OF Warwick. We're
married here on Saturday by the Rev
c. r. Wyatt. at his residence No. 1912
West Sixth street Mr. Price is far
r,ar
Evening journal., 1908-01-06
Miss kelIex Entertalns.

A New Years party was given at
the home of Miss Helen Kelley. No.
1871 Walnut street Those present
We're: John Gallagher. Misses Helen
Kelley, Mildred Conway. Gertrude
Smith. Elizabeth Gallagher. Madeline
Smith. Carrie Mousley. Kathryn Nc
Donough. Mildred Mason. Regina Du
Ross. Vera DealSyne and Loretta Ken
nealley.
Evening journal., 1908-01-06
TO LAY CORNER STONE
Edward Krause of This City HOnored
by Camden Aerie of Eagles.

BY Camden Aerie Of Eagles.
The corner stone Of the new home
Of Camden Aerie. Fraternal Order Of
Eagles, will be laid by Edward Krause,
Of this city. past grand worthy presi-
dent ef the order, on Lincoln's birth
day. February Il. The building Will
cost $4,000.
A large number Ct Wilmington
Eagles will take part in the corner
stone laying exercises. a parade will
,precede the event.
Evening journal., 1908-01-06
pemoeratlo Leaaue Election.

The Democratic League will hold its
annual election tonight. The fight will
be for the officers Of the executive
committee and although there are only
seven to be elected many candidates are
eager to be on the committee
Read THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Evening journal., 1908-01-06
You'll Get the Best
in Clothing Here.

why sink your personality in ready
made" clothes when you can have
clothes Of character and individuality
made in good taste and style" at a
very slight advance in cost. Don't be
like a picket in a fence. When you
wear ready clothes there is
nothing about them TO distinguish you
from the crowd. When you have your
clothes made-to- order, they possess
the little characteristics which are ad-
mired in all dressed men. If you
are not convinced that I can make
your suit in a satisfactory manner,
just ask the next man you meet II he
knows
The sun., 1908-03-22

laugh, there s prOfs in Skinhine them an
But you don't believe wan % bsAutyus,
30 pure 30 proud -
At the last wud Jaree'S iSWelled hand
beat q tattoo against bis glass, HE mue-
taohes twitohed' his eyes hamed. In hia
dlstarted face I oud read, far beyond the
power Of tellin, the record Of wounded
vanity, OF burning spite. -
Gentleman large has been up 70 HE
old game OF fasoinashun Wanst too oftlnk
He had presumed at the wrong time, In the
wrong place, TO the wrong pusson, and bad
been called down hard in consekenoe
fought my sleeve wud bust for ita chuck
ling while large swallowed his collar With
diffioulty.
THAT sort Of pride goes before fan,
you will find, Smithers-A woman's fell,
mark YOU" he said, Listen now, while
tells Of b little adventure I had not two
days ago.
Il was walkin' In the park whIn a carriage
swept by Inside was Mra. Keeeee with
some woman frind She was laughing,
chatting, you cud not plotur wan more
lighthearted and gay; too engrossed with
her companyun 10 soc me, That's ell
right, too; the time may come whin We VIII
bot change,
Il unly mnshun the incident In order
that you may note her emoshunal nature,
Well, thin | contnnered my walk until !
KEN to the odder side Of the p9rk BY
st. Pontiex's-you know the church,
Smi'hersl'
"The van that's 80 swell and high that
nver more'n two or tree are gathered
toReider."
They have grand musio,- Jarge wint
on with p slight frown, 1Rnd NANNY spiclal
services delighted TO attind. So In vint,
und luckily some mourning or eKpiatofy
service was in progress the organ supple
mented by a full orchestra. though mere
handful OF worshippers we're priEnt,
AT side altar. Smithers, | noticed q
woman kneelng. Soon there wHs A sudden
hurst Of music nliserere Of the htA ItAlvan
school, straining and meaning like Lost
sowls---"
Il know the kind It is batter 10 rive
than to receive It makes the sudjunce -
miserable
AT ell events the eject uron this woman
was most extraordinary, Smithers. She
swryel from side To side, she sank lower
and lower until Rhe Law on her face, her
srms extinded in the farm Of cross before
the altar.
sNor did she move until long after the
service wss over and the o'herp had gone,
Thin I saw her pass oUt, her head down,
her ewes tear stained her cheeks livid.
II was Mrs. KensNe, SmitherB. You may
be able to wool the possible applicaehun
Of this story. | am going 10 heA.'
Il washes my hands Of it, I cried In
dionant
sYou mi Vht 90 FurAer In thai dirscshun an
not fare wuss. Smithers' said large; and
soopercilyus he wint 10 hisroom.
The sun., 1908-03-22


A merry, merry time, what With the
teaser tips fowin' free into my pockets
and large scoopin the soa1s in the smokin
room, from kline Of the realm TO cridit
currency In the shape OF |. o. Us t'roo
the liberal ediceshun he was imparting by
the card sy5tem In P K, unlimited loo
and scot. It wss like bathing in the river
PActolus and almost equallei King Midas's
touch
II il unly wud last. Too we'll realized
that our prisint felicity was like that Of
that damn old Clees, as he is always pro-
fanely called who wes hung by his hair
over e. neoked sword. At amy moment
we might he ricognizei, and thin down and
out wud be life on the housetops be COM
perison.
50 TUX the fust chanct, whin we we're
gathered around the bowing fowl in the
unlost paradise Of our hotel rooms late
at night 10 tell my puttybsshuns to large
and esk whether he had done anything
to make the socrit inhamm.Shun Of the Char
akter Surety Companys ricords break out
in funds
He smiled guper'orily es he hauled out
from hia inside crypt a roll Of long greens
which put the Smokin room in the subsid-
larry olSSs.
'How b this for q retainer from the
Numbers dissruntle1 be Keesee's despouc
rule'' he languidly inquired,
And thin he wint on to explain that there
Sas a certing eoterie. or K ball, in the club
who had IL in for Kessee as fierce as their
RESPECTIVE wives had II In for Mrs. Keesee
on account ci var'us jolts, offioial and So
cial This ooterie had done the black
balling Of young Lionel Keesee, and, now
alarmed be the rumpus kicked and to be
kicked up, were ponderin' how they cud
bring their vague suspishuns and ISLANDERS
into some sort Of proof.
Be discreet approaches they and large
had got togedder and he had promised
that he wud % contrive to give verisim-
blance TO the story that Lionel and his
young Stipmother we're unjuly fond Of each
other that old Lsmuel in his loyalty TO both
wud unly be too glad to beat discreet and
final retreat Hince the long greens which
not unly retained large, but which large,
wuss luck, retained.
IL didn't know that skunks liver fooked
togedder,' remarked cassoal.
large looked for the moment as II he
wud t'row his glass; thin he fought bitter
Of il and implied II In the material way
'ThAt'b all right, be replied with short
The sun., 1908-03-22

and length Of stem-are so tremendous
that IL is possible TO please the most capri
oiOus At one time very long stems meant
necessarily American Beauties, whose fra
GRANGE is too intense and whose color too
vivid TO suit some persons. Now in the
high class florists the daintiest Of pink
roses Of the most delicate perfume may be
found with stems nearly one vard long
Orcnlus, on account Of their popularity
for oorsage wear, are 10 figure largely in
the Easter stock. and most Of these come
from New Jersey, among the finest being
exquisite mauve specimens from the green
houses Of a wealthy New York man who
sells most Of his stock at good round igures
10 New York consumers.
Three-fouTths Of the business done by
the florists at Easter will represent plants,
the other quarter cut flowers, and con-
trary to general belief, the decoration Of
churches figures very little in their esti-
mate Of profits
Almost no church spends more than
s2nO for decorations at Faster, and for
this sum they expect a good deal. They
do not expect to pay top prices either. There
are florists who fight shy Of taking these
orders, for the reason that they mean send.
ing out employees at the very time they are
most needed in the shop.
aSt wear, Tor instance, the head OF a
church decorating committee, q we'll known
woman. not satisfied with having two OF
the florists best men to attend TO deco
rating the church. sent a message In
sisting that the florist himself should come
over and lend his assistance. OF course the
reduest could not be granted, and the head
Of the committee has been distinctly frigid
in her manner toward the florist ever since
his refusal TO obey her orders.
The bulk OF the Ss.n00 10 $4,000 extra
taken In by individual New York florists
At Easter is the result Of private orders
from men and women Men are by far
the best paying customers, II is Eaid, but
then they are only about third as many
az the women. The New York man seldom
questions the price Of his Easter gift 80 long
as he is assured he is getting the finest
quality II is possible to buy. Women, on
the contrary, question rood deal, and a
second grade often satisfies them lust a.
well as the first Rrade--supposinR there is
q second grade on hand In answer 70 the
question, will tho recent hard times
affect the horiSt's Easter tradeN' Fifth
avenue florist answered: "To some extent,
yea. Not 10 the extent, however, that would
have resulted had Easter arrived two
months aRo.
! for one am making my usual prepara.
tions. do not expect much falling oh IN
my receipts. Had II not been for the recent
money Stringenoy, though, l Should have
expected 70 20 ahead Of nay receipts Of last
year"
The sun., 1908-03-22
CURIOUS MISSOURI FARM.
No Fenees Rsquired-Wheelcd VehiCle
Never Upon 10.
From the KSnsdS Cttv st0r.

From the K6ASds Ctfv StdF.
Within sight OF the town Of Jasper. Mo-. In
thI oEarkA. q settler has 4 farm which prob
ably ID unlike any other In the world.
This farm occupies the tableland on the
summit OF 4 ridge and a enclosed With
fence which no animal has ever broken
through. Il does not riss above the surface
OF the, farm. but falls sheer from the edge
distance Of many feet, The man who homs-
steaded the tableland had hard climb up the
face OF perpendiculhT elih to reach the com
pGratIvely level summit
At one point q ledge extends out q fs~
inchee and along the face OF the c1n at 40
upward Grade. By following ttns ledge Sru
making use Of occasional points of roes'
and OF Shrubs growing in the hsT.eet H.
diseorsrer pulled himself to the summit and
found q surface well covered with soil and q
luxuriAnt vegetation.
Gradually he improved the ledge until he
could carry up tools and seed. BY blasting
and drilling he cleared Z narrow trail. W
which he was able 10 take fret soms piEa ed
then q COW, Later on he took up horse.
And that to-day 10 the condition Of the
curiously protected farm. No vehicle hiss
turned a wheel within Us limits Of palisades
The live stock has multiplied and consume.
the grain raised, Some stones thrown across
the trail completely fence in the hozs pnd
cattle. When the farmer has stock ~ se'l
he drives the animals down the private t.al
and strikes the road 10 Jasper,
The sun., 1908-03-22
EASTER PLANTS FROM ABROAD
HUCH or NEW YORK'S DISPLAY
Due TO FOREIGN GROWERS.

Even Japan Drawn Upon for Lllies-ROses
Likely TO Lead In the Demand for Cut
Flowers ALONG FIRM Avenue Churches
Found Not TO BE the Best Gust Omers.
How many persons know that New Nork's
Faster floral dis7ls Icy owes a good deal to
imported goods? The finest azaleas now IN
the market crossed the OCEAN from Belgium
and Holland late last fall. At the same time
came lilac bushes, rhododendronss bay
trees and other plants. the consignment
being mainly TO florists in this and other
American cities,
Il was in a leading Philadelphia florists
shop last autumn, said Fifth avenue
florist, when 10000 szaleas were delivered
to him from the steamer. His yearly I'M
port is generally $1,000 azaleas.
why, Of course this country can grow
all We need. but the greater cost Of labor
here makes the cost Of production come 10
far more than the cost in Belgium and Hoi-
land Even with freight and duty charges
added can import plants for less money
than can buy them here
When the azaleas, llacs, rhododendrons
and other plants arrive at this Fort they are
In leaf, but Of course not in bloom, and no
matter how they may try they are not per-
mitted to flower until o. ring
Similarly, more than one-half Of all the
lilies used at Faster come from Jay an
that is, the bulbs do. Once upon a time
Bermuda sent us most Of the bulbs used in
this market as we'll as quantities Of flower
ing lilies II was found, however, as the
demand for Faster flowers grew and con-
tinued to grow In all quarters and the East r
horal dis; lay became feature Of New York
and other large cities, thSt the Jarhn lilies
we're finer. stronger, more lasting and that
there was more profit in them for the TO
taiIers. Therefore they began 10 Place
large orders with growers in the FloWery
Kingdom, and this year, as for several years
rast, most Of the stock offered by the best
known florists at from 20 10 rs oents a lily
will have started life in Jar an.
New York apr rebates the Faster lily 10
the extent Of lacing II first In the list OF
plants bought at Easter. In some sections
OF the city few plants other than aster
lilies are bought on the Saturday r TrecedinR
Faster Sunday. Even in the Fifth avenue
and Broadway section the lily is a leader.
In the otted lsrt family s7aleas, hya-
cinths, tuli' and rhododendrons stand high
In the list Of favorites, and 20 New Jersey
and Long Island retail florists who must
der end TO a large extent on commercial
florists look for most Of their stock.
The great Western States sand no plants
at all TO this market On the contrary the
East, OF rather the New Jersey and Long
Island growers, al large orders from West
EN- cities for the finer grades OF cut flowers
the year around.
Along Fifth avenue II was learned that
roses lead In the cut flower orders filed
at Faster, especially when Easter falls as
late a. il does this year An earlier Easter
means larger violet crop and lower prices
for the blossoms.
As a matter Of fact the varieties Of roses
now grown-variety In color, perfume
The sun., 1908-03-22
SUNDAY, MARCH 20.
March n
MODERN IMPROVEMENTS.
One Incident TO GregSriOus City Life Set
Forth BY Mr.. FlatdweIler.

One Incident TO GregeriOus city LIE SET
Forth BY Mr.. FlatdweIler.
There are 30 many material ways In
which we now do things better than we
used t) do them' said Mr. Flatdweller.
And how much have we improved as we'll
in mannersl Az an illustration Of this last
named proposition, though In fact II serves
70 illustrate both. you take for instance
the difference between the old way and
the new way Of communicating from the
tenants Of one apartment 10 those Of
another ln q fat house under the following
specified conditions:
'In the old days when we made a rough
house In our hat and pounded on the piano
and jumped on the floor and laughed and
hoWled and ran around and upset the fur
niture I'LL all hours Of the night 1t was
customary for the people that lived under
Us when they had stood the uproar as long
as they could TO pound on their ceiling
with a broom handle or something as an
indication TO us Thai they thought L vas
about time for us 10 let up.
Now you know that was always verv
annoying 10 me 10 have anybody pound
on the ceiling 10 US, particularly irritating
in fact, for pounding 10 us like that showed
such a complete and profound contempt
for us. and then Ct course their pounding
in that way showed clearly enough TO us
what rude. i'll hammered, common people
they must be. but nobody ever pounds on
the ceiling In this way nowadays when
everybody has In his apartment q tele-
nhone and polteT ways prevail
NO. In these days in such circumstan-
cee WHY. along about half past y or quarter
10 1, when we are In the midst of our pranc-
ing and pounding, we hear our telephone
bell ring, and when we put the receiver 70
our ear We got from the elevator boy on the
ground floor MESSAGE sent down 10 him
by telephone from the people living under
us, 10 be by him repeated, asking us II we
will not now kindly suspend operations for
the night and give them a chance 10 get
little sleep,
And OF course such a request as that
We cannot ignore No rude, cheap, angry
pounding on the ceiling under re in that,
but q polite message conveyed to us cir
cuitously by telephone through the hallboy,
and OF conraA we willingly comply. II the
request had come 10 us in the old way we
should merely have pounded harder. but
10 the simple magic Of politeness we yield
gracefully,
sOh. yes. in these more modern days
We have improved in many ways. and by
no means the least OF our improvements is
that which We show In Manners
The sun., 1908-03-22
jews GOING BACK TO The SOIL
5000 FARMERS or THE HEBREW
RACE IN THIS COUNTRY.

Leonard G.. Robinson Of the Jewish ASFieuI.
iursl and Industrial society 1eiiu the
History Of the Hebrew Farmer In
Nmerica-Settlement Are Increasing.
Leonard G. Robinson general manager
~ the Jewish Agricultural and Industrial
society, whose principal object 10 TO aid
Hebrew immi grants TO engage in the pur-
sUts for which they are best fitted whom
they come TO this country, has been investi-
eating the history and prebent status
# the Jewish farmers in America.
II | we're asked TO characterize the
present era Of Jewish history would In
all probability name il the era OF coloniza-
ton says Mr. Robinson in HE report.
'The desire Of the Jew 10 return TO the soil
never manifested itself more strongly
than to-day. and never has 80 much in
dVdual and organized effort been eHeTted
toward its contamination.
The Alliance Israelte Universelle the
Jewish Colonization Association, the Baron
de Hirsch Fund, the Zionist movement
md the Jewish Territorial Organization
have each in its own way launched prof.
cots Of worldwide scope and conception
70 put the Jew back upon the land and
'l a position Of independence and self
respect. The agricultural movement
among our people began With the exodus
from Egypt under Moses, when they re-
volted against industrial bondage. and sx-
tends through the time Of Solomon, whom
he had to enter into q contract with Hiram
Of Tyre for the building Of the Temple
because the Jews would not turn trom
agriculture 10 the building trade. down
T. the present time.
As early az 1870 Major Mordeoai hAHasi
Noah. who A Consul General Of ths Unibed
States at Tunis had done Sminsnt service
for his country, interested . number q
public snirited men in q project To SStAbliaA
Jewish colony on Grand IslAnd IN thA
Niagara River. Land amounting to 1900
acres was bought, and the colony We Ap-
rrorriateY named Ararat--'A city Of refuge
'or the Jews. Jewish migration at that
time was &C small that this movement did
natural death, and its remains. in tie
shape Of the cornerstone Of . monument
aid in 1925, are now reposing in the Buffalo
Historical Museum.
In 1897 another attempt was made by .
number Of New York Jews 10 taks up farm.
ing. Land was purchased at WsFwsTsins.
IIster county. and the settlement grew
until It had thirteen families. but they BE-
came discouraged and In lSs1 this settle
ment also came to an end. The SSsd was
no. sown in vain, however, for wsrwarstng
hAS number Of thriving Jewish farmers
today.
According 10 the immigration figures.
5000 Jews came 10 this country IN tie
'aree years following 1881. As many Of
laem came from agricultural settlements
y vas natural that their we'll wishers Ohould
try 70 have them become farmers hers.
Colonies were started throu eho0t the