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Evening journal., 1908-09-15
Editorial Opinion
Trials BY Lawyers.

Portland Oregonian.
It would be interesting to observe
the effect Of having all cases tried by
attorneys employed by the public and
not by the parties. A city of 10000 ir-
habtants has fifteen to twenty law 9.
yers, most Of them making a bare liv-
ing. Two firms Of attorneys could do
all the work distributed among a dozen
firms. Directly or indirectly, practically
all the people of the community oontri-
butte toward the maintenance of an un-
necessary number of lawyers. Is IL
not likely that the burden would b.
lighter and better service would be Sc
cured If two lawyers were employed
by the public TO attend TO all the liti-
cation Of all the people Of the com
munity? Since incentive to defeat the
cause of Justice would be removed.
much less time and work would he
required, both in the preparation ana
the trial Of cases. Witnesses could be
examined upon each side without an
effort TO conceal or distort facts. Many
cases now taken into court would be
compromised out Of court. When cases
came TO trial there would be no long
drawn fight upon technioalities, but the
merits would be inquired into at once.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
LOSS BY FOREST FIRES.

THE forest fires which have just laid waste
Il whole counties in Minnesota, Michigan,
and extended into Wisconsin, destroying many
towns and making thousands of persons home
less, have focused the attention of both govern
ment and state forest officers on the enormous
losses OF forest wealth which will be checked up
TO the year 1908.
In the northern half of the United States
throughout the vast territory extending from
coast to coast the reported destruction by forest
fires has been terrific, and it is likely that the
year will 90 down as one of the worst in the last
quarter century 1t seems that no part of the
country has escaped the work of the devastating
flames. The latest disasters in Minnesota, Mich
igan and Wisconsin are the worst OF the many
that have visited the Lake States this year
Other regions have also suffered from forest fires
during the spring and summer months and the
people of the Pacific coast the Rocky Mountain
and the New England States, and Canada have
had thorough, and in some cases, a continuous
experience in fire fighting.
Officers in the United States Forest Service
say that it is doubtful If this years actual losses
from forest fires in all parts OF the country will
ever be known, but it is certain that they will
run up so high in the millions that the country
will be startled when compilation of statistics
al the end OF the season makes it possible to give
even the most conservative figures Suffice il to
say, were all the timber burned mp this year in all
parts OF the country converted into cash II could
provide tor good-sized navy Of frst-class bat
tleships
The fires have done good in one wav they have
called the peoples attention to the seriousness OF
Evening journal., 1908-09-15

the forest FIRE problem, practical foresters say,
and have started a widespread movement in
many States to check them by adopting rational
systems of fire protection Among thinking peo-
pie there has been awakened an intense intercs;
in throwing a better protection around the for
ests, which grow more important natural re-
source as the timber supply dwindles.
The government has done much work in the
fire-hghtng line on the national forests, but seri
Gus as the fires have BEEN careful patrol and the
organization of force to battle with the flames
as soon as discovered have held the losses down
to a point where they are utterly insignificant
when one considers the fearful destruction which
would have come about had there been no pro-
lection.
Although the fire menace has been serious in
all sections officers of the forest service estimate
that the total cost of the forest fires in the ma
tonal forests for the season exclusive of the sal
aries of forest officers, will not be more than
$4,000 This sum is small when it is remem-
bered that It means fire protection for approx
mately 16S,ooo,ooo acres of national forests, less
than two-tenths of a mill per acre.
Progressive state fire wardens and forest Off
GERS individuals and private corporations having
large timber holdings have organized fire fight
ing forces along much the same line as the gov
ernment in many cases, and in this way they have
given protection to millions of acres of timber
which would have been destroyed had it been lett
unprotected.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
RED MEN GAIN 3O,2S5
MEMBERS In ONE YEAR

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Sept 15-The
Great Council of the Improved order Of
Red Men of the United States began it's
sittings yesterday. Following an open
meeting at which the Red Men were well
coined TO the State and city the delegates
went into closed session for the transac-
tion of business.
In the evening there was an automobile
parade and a banquet to the delegates.
Great Incohone Birds "long talk" COW
cred in detail the work Of The wear Great
Chief Of Records Wilson Brooks. Of Chi
cago stated that the membership on jan
uary l. 1905 was Ss6S4l. an increase dur
ing the year of sO,2S5. The membership Of
the degree of the Daughters Of Pocahon-
tas was given as A,s20. an increase OF 5O9i
The number of tribes is 3717, an increase
OF 2SS; degree OF Pocahontas. 1851, increase
Of CO.
Receipts from all sources were $500 252,
and the expenditures as follows: Sick benz
efts, widows and orphans and burial Of
dead s1,29l,2s7; for other purposes. ST.
7s1,slo The tribes have on hand. 81. Al, ,464;
invested. SS,SS5563; total, S5SO7O2s.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
The Flaht For Humanity.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The great modern wars are fights
for humanity. The old style wai
brought sorrow. evil and death. II
was often fought for the interests or
an individual or a dynasty. The war
fare Of to-day is carried on for the
good of the millions. Its success will
mean happiness. prosperity and life.
The boldness with which men Of
science are attacking disease is no
more notable than the faith they seem
10 have in ultimate triumph. The in
ternational gathering at Washington IN
the fourth week of September is far
more important in its world aspects
than a peace congress Mt London or an
arbitration meeting at The Hague.
The common enemy at the nations Is
the white plague II is being studied
by the ablest OF the worlds investi-
gators. Already they feel the exulta-
tion of victory. The program Of topics
FOR the congress reveals the lines Of
battle and tells IFS story of encourage.
ment. The white plague must 60.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
Notes and Comments

The man who dared to call Cannon smooth bore"
may look out for some hot shot-Batmore Sun.
Surely the wag workers should know the value Of
good government and should strive to get the best
Chicago News.
New York rounder complains that chorus girls put
on Wen, they have to put on something-Detroit
Free Press.
II will be a great day patriotism when the parties
leave off setting each other down elephants and
asses.-Dallas News.
Mr. Hitchcock break up the solid south by
dropping Mr.. Taft down 1t from little distance
Detroit Journal.
II some Of the heat could be stored away for
winter use what merry time would have with the
Coal Trust to be sure.--Chester Times.
In some quarters the increased demand for chorus
girls may considered indication Of returning pros
perity.-Cleveand Plain Dealer.
Judge Parker says this will be "a campaign OF sur
prises" present It does appear that a reduced
output OF words will be one Of them-washngton Post
Questioned TO the secret Of Tom Lawson's success
would say that II consists i'm his ability TO make
dead duck look like bird OF paradise-Toronto Star.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
Personal and Pertinent

Il always hearing OF the brutal way treat
their wives" writes TO this office, but know
where woman treats her husband just bad
She is my wife / do not work myself because she
a good living, and why should I? When ask
for dollar to shopping she grumbes about expenses
I'm the meanest manner, and when brought home
a new hat and had Il charged to her she went aw-
fully. She talks OF everything the house as
though 1t were hers and refuses 10 give her lawful
husband the right 10 half. I am treated like
slave and have 70 beg like tramp for a little money
10 buy cigar with can't through her pockets at
night as have heard do whose husbands earn
the money because can't find them. I consider that
am treated in brutal manner and unless she is more
free with her money shall appeal to the courts"-
Atchson Globe.
Tall Esen Morgan, the noted musical director OF the
great Ocean Grove religious festivals said the other
day that the MERRY Widow" had been stolen from
Mendelssohn's oratoro of "St Paul"
1T is clear of plagiarism said Mr. Morgan
sand Lehar In his defence only ncrmnates himself the
In fact, Lehars defence rather reminds me OF the
valet who was accused Of drinking his masters wine
To this valet the said:
Look here. you'll believe that have been at this
decanter OF claret and then filled up with water
on, no, sir, said the valet In an aggrieved tone
Well, II like IT, sal dthe master and he sae
down his glass with a wry face
Oh no. sir said the valet exctedy In the first
place, sir drink wine In the second pace vbon
do drink f. think OF filling the bottle nm With
water And in IN third place when I do put water in
always very careful to add a little brandy 40 thar
inc wAas heS ass Lose itx Washington Star
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
QUESTION OF PROFIT WORSE
THAN "HOW OLD IS ANN?"

BROwNsToNE, Pa. Sept. 15.-Here
is a question that almost raised riot
at this place; James Schreiner, a
farmer, sold a bull to John Myers. the
drover, for S25. The next day Mr..
Meyers held a public sale OF cattle and
Mr.. Schreiner purchased the same bull
at the sale for S22. and on the same
day he sold the same animal to an
other party for S26. The question:
How much did Mr.. Schreiner gain by
the transaction" is now agitating the
minds of his friends and nelghbors.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
NIGHT SCHOOLS
WILL SOON OPEN

The Board OF Education instructed
its committee on evening schools last
night to make arrangements 10 open
the night sessions on October 21. The
sessions viii be held IN B the same
schools as last year, namely Schools
No. s, at Seventh and Spruce streets;
No. 10. at Chestnut and Adams
streets; No. -, at Twenty-second and
Market streets. and No. iS, at Seven
teenth and Unicn streets. The night
schools viii be open four nights in the
week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday. Night school will also
be held at No. 16, at Thirteenth and
Orange streets, for colored students.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
ALICE PAID
VISIT TO POLICE

Released from the insane hospital at
Farnhurst several days ago. Alice Den
by. oolored. called on the police yesterday
afternoon to pay her respects. When she
entered the police station the officers did
not recognize her and this seemed to
cause the woman some disappointment.
Don't you remember crazy Alice Dem
by?" she asked in astonishment. Lord
knows you ought to know me by this
time"
It then dawned upon the officers who
she was and they all gave her the glad
hand. She said she thought she had better
call on the police and let them see for
themselves how much her mental condi-
tion had improved That she had greatly
improved was very apparent.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
FeIl on Section Of Fisb poIe

Whilo playing I'm the yard of his
home, yesterday afternoon, Charles
Baker, aged - years. living at No.
1903 Howland street, fell upon Sec
tion of fishing pole which was stick.
ing in the ground, and inflicted an
ugly wound in his stomach. He was
given, temporary attention in a nearby
drug store, and later was attended by
a physician.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
Horse Became Friohtened.

A horse attached to a delivery
wagon and driven by Harry Briggs
became frightened yesterday morning
as it was standing at Front and French
streets and started 10 run away. The
cause of the animals fright was an
approaching electric car and in plung-
ing about the horse fell into the car
fender and was knocked down but not
injured.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15

The Hearst candidate for president is engaged
in tour of the country The Hearst party does
not seem to lack for funds, although the older
parties are not overburdened with money that is
needed for campaign expenses It would be in
teresting TO know who is writing the checks for
the Independence Leagues cash box.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
Chance in Schedule.

Beginning yesterday a change in the
schedule of the steamers of the VIII
son Line took place. The last boat
leaves Wilmington and Philadelphia
and Philadelphia at AIS o'clock. except
on Saturdays and Sundays, when the
Z and $50 O'Clock boats will be run
until and including September 20.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15

With the Socialists and the Hearst men both
tugging away at the Democratic ticket, Mr.
BRYAN will not have the eleuents that supported
him in the past Where ne will get the votes to
make up for this loss is question that will puz-
zle the Democratic managers more than they are
willing to admit
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
MEMORIAL FOR
MISS WILLIAMS

The Board Of Education win shortly
set aside a day for exercises at the
High School in memory of the late
Mss Mary c. l. Williams. assistant
superintendent Of schools. This actien
was taken at the meeting of the board
last night, but no day was named.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
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Wilmington, Del.

The Distribution Of Estates
Of deceased persons where no
WIN is made as provided by the
Statutes of the State Of Della
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persons and is set forth in a
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pared for distribution. This
pamphlet may be obtained at
the Office Of this Company OF
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DIRECTORS.
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sideration than that which has been
afforded by any other single piece Of
investigation applied to field work in
agriculture. not even excepting the
now generally used formaldehyde
method of seed disinfection which has
saved to the state Of North Dakota an.
nually. wheat and other cereals to the
value of several millions Of dollars.
The writer is not over sanguine in
this matter and recognizes that this
method of destroying weeds cannot re-
place the approved methods Of eradi.
cation by cultivation, seed cleaning.
crop rotation, manure composing,
proper pasturing and vigilant hand
work. There are, however, great
areas in the north and western cereal
growing regions which, until sufficient
people have occupied the land to
break it up into small farms, must DO
cropped upon the large plan charac.
teristic of cereal and meadow produc-
ton. This allows the introduction Of
annual and other types of weeds in
spite of the best efforts of cultivators.
Proper blowing and good cultivation
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ECZEMA ALL OVER HIM.
No Nights Rest for a Year and Limit
Of His Endurance Seemed Near
owes Recovery to cutieura.

my son Clyde was almost com.
pletely covered with eczema. Physi.
clans treated him for nearly a year
without helping him any. His head,
face. and neck were covered with large
scabs which he would rub until they
fell of. Then blood and matter would
run out and that would be worse.
Friends coming to see him said that If
he got well he would be disfgured for
life. When 1t seemed as If he could
possibly stand 1t no longer, used
some Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Oint-
ment, and Cuticura Resolvent. That
was the first night for nearly a year
that he slept. In the morning there
was a great change for the better. In
about six weeks he was perfectly we'll.
Our leading physician recommends
Cuticura for eczema. Mrs. Algy
Cockburn. Shiloh. o., June II, 1907"
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Placing a Play
By MARTHA s. BENslEY
Copyright, by Ford Pub. c.;

NSSpyAA8uSS W EOG0 8Su0s NO.l
Mary came rushing into my studio
With great idea.
Its a plot for a play" she cried,
and You must help me with 1t. and do
the costumes and sceenry."
Hitherto she had gone no deeper
INTO the newspaper swimming pond
than newspaper articles, short stories.
and (prospectively) novel. At first
sigAt play seemed beyond her depth,
but before she finished giving me the
outlines Of her plot was as enthusias.
tic as she.
Il wish there were some one who
could tell us IL this idea is really as
good az It seems to u.s." she con-
cluded.
We looked at each other-the same
thought occurring to US both at the
same moment. Among our acquaint-
ance was certain theatrical magnate,
whose opinion was above pearls and
rubies.
willard Burton!" gasped.
'"Then we can see him?"
LAW oOOASA IAO UCllSI, WIN
knows how soon some one else may
think Of this very thing, and anyway
We don't want to do lot of work for
nothing"
why not ask him to take dinner
with US tonight and talk it over?"
Mr.. Burton had no. reason to sus-
pect either Of US of dramatic ambi
tiens, and so the smile with which he
greeted US was most cordial. l felt
guilty as I listened to his innocent
prattle, and wondered how long before
the shock would come. The oysters
were passed in safety, but with the
soup Mary opened fire. After one hor-
riaed glance, Mr.. Burton took refuge
In silence.
The opening scene extended till the
Arrival OF the roast. We relieved each
other in the narration at intervals. l
have no idea what dishes were served
to us. for even the most pungent condi-
ments were so favored with prospec.
tive applause that l couldn't have told
ice cream from caviar.
How Mary did talk! saw with ap-
prehension that her hands were shak-
Ing and that her meal consisted en-
Grely Of coffee, and l tried to hold
hands with her under the table, but
the exertion was too great. When at
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Photograph Showing the Amount Of
Weeds Which Were Sorted from the
Bundle Representing the Treatment
and That From the Bundle Represent.
Ing the Untreated Lot Respectively.
1896. The preliminary field trials in
1896 were, perhaps. the first expert.
ments of the kind conducted in any
country. Since that date various ex.
perimenters have recommended either
copper or iren sulphate for the de-
struction Of weeds under varying con
ditions.
Each year our experiments have re-
suited In success of such marked ma
ture that the writer feels safe in as.
serung that when the farming public
have accepted this method Of attack
ing weeds as q regular farm operation
that the gain to the country at large
viii h much greater in monetary con.
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STAT. OF k 9ssS; e Gog7s Or TOLEDO! o.
FaANK ]. CHENEY makes oath that he 10 senior
partner Of the nrm Of I: J: CuESEY 4 Co., doing
eespsd4. md that satd firm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
Of CArARRa that cannot DO cured BY tho use Of
HALLS CAfAl1R CURR.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence,
this 9Th day Of December, A. D., 1885.
,~s A. W. GLEASON,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Hslrs Cstasfh Cure 10 taken internally and acts
directly Oh the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
oystem. Send for testimonials. free.
+. j. CHENEY d CO., Toledo, o.
Sold By all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pulls for constipation. t
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Dumb wife too laxative.

Vice-Chancellor Stevens announced
at Newark, N. j., that he had advised
that a decree Of divorce be granted to
James w. Nash Of 1856 Orange street,
Newark, against Sarah Louise Nash. Al
though Nash and his wife are deaf and
dumb, one of the reasons alleged b.
the husband in justification Of his
petition was that his wife talked too
much. He alleged that she continu,
ously scolded him in the sign Ian.
guage. Mrs. Nash now lives with he
parents at 3S2 Stuyvesant avenue, Irv.
ington. The couple were marr1e4
Christmas day, 1884, and parted March
16, 1905. There are three cAildrsn@
New York World. !
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last she finished, Mr.. Burton asked Il
he might smoke, and the time he tool
to find match and light his cigarette
seemed long enough for the whole geo
logic evolution of man.
Mary was leaning Imply back ir
her chair and so it fell to me tc
hazard the mOmentous: "Well?'
Well" said he, what do you wan,
me to do about this? Do you want my
opinion as your friend, or as a disin
terested manager"
"oh. disinterested opinion is VIVA,
we want, of course"
AS I said this l did not comprehend
that there might be difference be-
tween the two.
"Then let me say first of all that
you have big Disappointment before
you"
What do you mean by that?" gasped
Mary.
We'll. II you try to do anything
with this you have got to take it-this
pretty story-this poetic dream OF
yours. and At it to the taste of the
modern theater-goer."
The blsod rushed to my heart and
sprangle1 out again like a red-hot star.
ash, bat Mary was leaning forward
with the light Of opposition in her
eyes.
What will fit their taste, Mr.. Bur.
ton?
First, and foremost, there must be
something doing all the time. This
thing is too calm-too literary; the
Whole cast might be wax works with
Photographs inside-you have to get
your audience excited. There ought
to be some kind of scrap in every
scene, and each act has to end with a
bang"
But that would be 80 inartistic!" l
interrupted.
my dear young lady, what have you
to do with art? We're talking about
successful play"
was silenced.
you have to get in a lot of deadly
work or Eight effects" he continued,
''that is what counts; new things that
will make people open their eyes;
clouds, and fires, and sunsets, and
fogs. and things of that sort. Tkea
that little plaster-paris figure of q
heroine-take her and wake her up,
give her some character; make her as
bad a. they come II you can't inter-