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Evening journal., 1908-12-10
new BRIDGE OVER
LEIPSIC RIVER
Government Says DraWbridge
Must Be Erected Over
Stream
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Si0Niai 10 1ib EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Dec. 1o-The movement to
build new bridge at Leipsic at a cost
Of $4,000 or Whereabouts. which came
before the Levy Court at its last meet
ing by mandate Of the War Department
on complaint Of L. p. Cowgil. a citizen
OF that section, is meeting with an
proval of the people of thar section
instances are being brought ND show
ing evidence Of the INSTABILITY and mn
SOUND condition of the present bridge
The War Department has ordered
the Levy Court to replace the present
ilXed bridge with a drawYridee. as it
Is over navigable waters and these
streams must be kept open.
Mr.. Cowgirl, who brought Ia a focus
the matter by entering complaint as
the owner Of a small boat which he
was deprived OF using in the river be-
cause Of the fixed bridge at Leipsic.
has since been generally commended
for his stand and Chancellor Nichol-
son, William Z. Cole, John w. Fenn-
more, Jr., and others have urged him
to go on with his warfare until the
new bridge is built
An investigation shows that both the
Leipsic bridge and another bridge, a
short distance further up stream, are
now fixed bridges and yet they are in
violation Of the Federal statutes,
which demand that navigable streams
be kept open. This river Is. It is
claimed, navigable for canal boats and
can be used for the hauling of lime,
phosphates and farm products up to
within mile Of Cheswold.
while / own the launch i'm ques-
tion,' said Mr.. Cowgirl yesterday "it
was not for a purely selfish motive
that I stood upon my rights as a navi-
gator for the opening Of the stream. It
may be that traffic has been almost en-
tirely suspended up that river, but II
Sc. ii is because Of the strong efforts
Of railroad interests and there is no
reason why our navigablc streams
should be thus choked up.
Il took the action I did just as ] have
taken similar action, at the instance
of my ncighbors in divers causes, be-
fore the experiment station the diff
ferontelepartmont at Washington, the
Government Fish Commission or with
our own or some other State to secure
shad or other fry, and which brought
about the distribution Of millions in
the various streams of the county"
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
Personal and Pertinent

i've a good many different sorts OF tramps,"
Gently remarked who lives in the suburbs but
the prize article stopped my house the other
happened to be in the kitchen when he knocked the
door.
Lady he said the cook. would you be kind
10 give poor drink Of waterT
''rhe cook picked up glass and held Il out, pointing
70 the pump.
Thank you very much. lady. said the tramp. with
out moving muscle, and If you please hold that
glass and the other lady kindly work the pump handle
shant be long Kew Orleans Picayune
Hubert Henry Davies the playwright. who has spent
much time in London, tells Of amusing interview
tween the of publication the British capital
whereof George Bernard Shaw had been the dramatic
critic and Max Beerbohm the occasion OF the
assumption Of the duties laid down by G. b. s.
The owner advised Max OF the salary that had been
paid George Bernard, observing at the same tme
Being comparatively inexperienced. you AIr Beer
bohm cannot Of coure, expect much"
"Oh yes shalll" hastily interposed Max. Indeed
shall expect more. Shaw knows the drama so thor
oughly that is easy matter him write OF H.
find # drcadfuly hard work ."-IIarper's Weekly
New Yorker, who has just returned the Cobalt
district in Canada deeply impressed by the re-
port he heard OF fashionable wedding in the back
country. Two inhabitants met the and took
the seat next 60 his.
"Ah. Antoine" OF them exclaimed, "eef YOU ave
hony been at dees wedding OF Pierre Courbertin an
Emile La Roche you shall ncvaire forget heem. So
genthN SO mooc luxuryi Heyery so appy an
so grand an nnei Theenk Of EFT Antone,-h'every
ono wear de Prince hAlhert pants an dreen de real
ginger alei'-IIarper's Weekly
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
BETTER BUSINESS IN THIS CITY.

p EPORTS OF the Wilmington Clearing
AN House Association show that Wilmington
trade is improving as compared with last year.
Times arc getting better The commercial re-
ports tell the same story The increase is not 50
large as we hope for but the signs point to
steady advance in business and the resumption OF
normal trade conditions.
The Wilmington merchants are expected TO
have fairly good Christmas season. And they
deserve it, During the last few years our stores
have greatly improved They keep finer stocks
OF goods than ever. The face Of Market street
is being Transformed BY the many handsome inn
propements that have been made
The Wilmington merchants arc letting the fact
be known that this city has stores which can
cater TO the fastidious as well as 20 tho every day
sort OF person. Merchants say that Wilmington
is all the time cnargng her trade with the sur
rounding country The number Of people from
tae Peninsula from adjoining parts OF Pcnnsyl-
Evening journal., 1908-12-10

vania and from New Jersey across the river who
deal i'll Wilmington is increasing as these peo-
pie come TO know that Wilmington is favorable
trade center
1t is not amiss, in this connection, TO recall
that the carly shopper is the person who will have
the pick of the bargains About everyone will
admit that early shopping is the wisest shopping,
but there are many who do not put this belief into
practice Delay is easy for most of us, and the
custom Of putting off prevails to a large extent
Early shopping assists the Woodworking per-
sons i'll the stores whose nerves are tired during
the rush season-the busiest time Of the year for
them
Evening journal., 1908-12-10

Pat Grove the former desperate of the West,
whose speciality was kidnapping is reported to be
converted He is 10 appear as a star performer
on the lecture platform and will tell of the wicked
things that he has done. The Western detectives
will be glad that Pat has seen the error of his
ways and doubtless the more skeptcal among
them will keep their eyes upon him even while he
is lecturing. Pats new occupation should prove
remuneratve and will not be so dangerous as that
of law defYinq.
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
SHERIFF'S SALARY TO
GO TO HIS WIDOW

CHESTER, Dec. 1O.-It is said that
under the advice Of his counsel, Sheriff
Mcclure viii retain his Office until
January. 1910. The death Of Charles
II. Wolfe, who was elected TO the
shrievalty, leaves a vacancy.
Il would prefer 90 let 60" Sheriff
Mcclure stated, but 1t seems that !
can't do It, However, l shall not hold
the Office as a beneficiary TO the detri-
ment OF Mrs. Wolfe. She will get
every penny that the Office earns while
l am sheriff after my regular term is
mn
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
Sell Cecil County Farm.

ELKTON, Dec. 10.--The MaclSle
farms located in the Fourth District Of
Cecil county, were sold at public sale
here yesterday. The small farm con-
tanning 1872 acres was purchased by Reu-
ben Reynolds. of Chester county. Pa,
for sS3OO and the large farm, contain
ing 165 acres, was purchased by Frank
e. Williams. of Elkton, for S14.7O0.
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
Thursday, December 10, 1908
PROBLEM OF THE UNEMPLOYED.

r YER present is the question of the unem-
81 ployed. During the last year this prob
lem has been acute Hundreds of men have been
without work and how they have managed TO get
along with those leaning upon them for support
only they themselves know Fortunately the de-
pressed times came after season of prosperity,
during which many people dependent upon their
daily toll managed to accumulate something for
a rainy day. The savings bank deposits were
very large when the halt in industry came
But there is always a class that does little saw
ino This class is either improvideut thought
less of the future or else the wages received is
not sufficient to permit much saving from mea-
gre income, and with advancing wages comes in
crcasing cost of living.
Various schemes have been suggested for the
relief of the unemployed The favorte method is
tc put men to work on public improvements.
This is often done in the old countries, and some
times in American cities. bill has been pre-
scented in Congress providing for the appropria-
ton OF a large sum for the relief of the unem-
ployed, but the cry OF Socialism will doubtless be
raised against it and this word, to many Ameri-
cans is still bogy man that causes their legs TO
irembc and their faces to blanch.
Yet the problem is one that will have to be
iaced Ii is due to defects in our industrial sys-
tcm. So long as there is a desire for wealth, it
would seem that some method ought TO be pro-
yided for accumulating wealth without the ac-
companying halts With thousands OF men anN-
iOus for employment. il Is a strange anomaly that
they cannot get work The problem of the un-
employed becomes greater as civilization adj
yanccs. I'm primitive countries the task OF get
ting work is not SO difficult
In the little mountain republic of Switzerland
and by the way Switzerland is often held up as
the model repubc-the government takes hold
of he unemployed Unemployment is made an
oheAsc Begging and vagrancy are crimes. 1t
n man is unemployed he must find work If he
is unable to secure employment, the State gets
il for him The work may not be to the liking OF
the man and the wages may be small, but the per
son out of work has to "get busy at something
If the man refuses the Job the government has
found for him he is sent TO prison and there he
must work because the penal institutions OF
Switzerland are self-sustaining. This method
may be drastic and harsh but there arc many
idle men in this country idle because they cannot
find employment who would be glad If work
were provided for them by the government au-
thortics.
or course Switzerland is small country COM
pared with America, and the Swiss plan II tired
here. would be met with many difficulties.
Probably the only course y be pursued in the
United States for some time at least will be that
OF drifting along and letting every man do the
best he can for himself When Mr. TAFT was
asked in New York city what was to become OF
the unemployed. he replied, God only knows
That is about the way that most OF our people
view It, But it will not always be so.
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
The Best Cough Cure

A half-ounce of Virgin OIL Of Pine,
two ounces Of Glycerine and half
pint of whisky, mixed, will cure any
cough that is durable and break a
cold in "a hours Take teaspoonful
every four hours. Ask your druggist
for the genuine Leach's Virgin oil OF
Pine compound pure. prepared and
guaranteed by the Leach Chemical Co.,
Cincinnati, o.
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
Sweet sinsers at Revival.

7
GEORGETOWN, Dec 10-The Berge
Sisters, Of Philadelphia, well known
through the East as the Singing
Evangelists." will assist in the revival
meetings at the NJ P. Church, which
opens i'm about three weeks.
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
The United Publishers Association

The Publishers Bulletin, official organ Of the UNITED
PUBllS1ERS ASSOCIATION prints the fOllowing
THE WILMINGTON EVENING JOURNAL has n
circulation which
been verified by examination"
Tho examination by Arthur Koppell gem
Aral the association who offers 20 $1,000
p his money and undertake to prove that the EVEN
ING JOURNAL has the largest paid circulation
per Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
To Lecture on owhite PIsque.u

GEORGETOWN, Dec. 10-In an ef-
fort TO awaken the people here TO the
dangers of the white plague" the
women of the New Century Club are
arranging for a course Of lectures &c
be delivered I'm their club rooms.
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
Invite Pastor Back.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
LAUREL. Dec 10.-At the Third
Quarterly Conference OF Centenary NJ.
z. Church. an invitation was extended
10 Rev +. c. MacNichol. pastor in
charge. 20 return for another year.
Evening journal., 1908-12-10

Government statistics of transportation show
a steady increase of business The number OF
idle cars is continually decreasing, and recently
there has been an immense movement OF grain.
Evening journal., 1908-12-10

Chicago will have a sane July 4 next year ii
such thing is possible. The City Council has
passed the long-pending measure without word
OF opposition. 1t is really two ordinances. One
provides for licensing dealers 70 sell fireworks,
and the other prescribes the kind the small boy
can make noise with on July 4. and no other
dav. All torpedo canes dynamite and cannon
crackers and similar explosives are prohibited.
The only noise makers TO be allowed are the old
fashioned frecrackers containing ordinary gun
powder and not larger than two inches long and
three-quarters OF an inch in circumference.
Evening journal., 1908-12-10
oFFIcIAL ENDORSEMENTS

The Association
OF American Nd
vertisers Is COM
posed Of all tho
great advertisers
Of this country.
The Association
endorses only such
papers as submit
10 its examination
at any moment.
and positive proof
must be submit
ted. The accom-
panying certificate
No. l12. has been
issued to this pa
per.
Evening journal., 1908-12-10

The Association Of American
Advertisers (Ncw York City, has
examined and certified to the circulation
! OF this publication. Only tho figures Of
circulation contained in its report srs
I guaranteed By the Association.
| MN. gSAe4ts1.sS,!'.a',". $500.
Evening journal., 1908-12-10

Statements arc made that the American Army is
tay in Cuba. Who's boss Of that island anyhow ?
Philadelphia Ledger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-11

you come along with me III guarantee
you a safe journey. If any harH
reaches You 1t will be after one OF the
liveliest times In the history of the
territory
AT this she laughed. Very well,
says she. I'll chance it, Mr.. Red
His name amt Red puts In Oar
ragh, solemn. His names Saunders
We call him Red because uf his hair
I'm sure | beg your PARDON says
Miss Logs, all of fiuSter.
THAT'S all right, ma am. No dam
age done at ALL says l. It's useless
for me to try TO conceal the fact that
my hair is little on the auburn. You
mustn't mind what Darragh says
We've had good deal of hot wealth
er lately and his brains have gone
wrong Now hop In and We'll toucl
the breeze So l piled her trunk In
and away we flew.
bud and Dandy were corking lit
tie team. They'd run the whole dis
lance from the railway to the rancl
If you'd let 'em-and l never inter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-11

Red, you're q brick. You're the best
felloio dltue." says Kyle.
out to be too late, for what must Kyle
do but get chucked from his horse and
have his leg broke near the hip. You
don't want to take any love affairs
on to the back of bad horse, now you
mark me! There was no such thing
as downing that boy when he was In
his right mind.
"Now, here was hurrah! Logs, she
dasn't cry, for fear of uncle, and Kyle,
he used the sinfulest language known
to the tongue of man. Twas the first
time I'd ever heard him say anything
much, but he made it clear that 1t
wasn't because he couldn't
What will we do, Red? What will
we do?' says he.
"'Now,' says l. don't bile over like
that, because it's bad for your leg
''He cussed the leg.
"'Go on and tell me what we can
do says he.
"'When you ask me that, you've
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-11

hand"
fered A straight line and the keen
jump hits me all right when I'm going
some place, although l can loaf with
the next man on occasion. SO we
missed NEST of the gulleys.
The ponies were snorting and pull
ing grass, the blackboard bouncing
behind 'em like a rubber ball. and we
We're crowding into the teeth of the
northwest wind. which made it seem
as if we were travelling 100 per cent
better than a Dutch clock would
show
Goodness gracious says the girl,
do you always go like this in this
country? And aren't there any roads?
"'Why, no. says 1. 'Hikev and
snapped the blackSnake over the po-
MES ears, and they strung themselves
out like a brace of coyotes, nearly
pulling the buck board out from under
us. Sometimes we travel like this
says. And as for roads, despise 'em.
You're not afraid, are youg
Indeed I'm not. 1 think it's glo-
rious. Might l driver
IL L tdu says L, lueu you
can drive I'd heard about young wo-
men who'd been brought up so tender
that tobacker smoke would ruin their
morals or something, and 1 kind of
wondered if she was that sort
That's a bargain says she prompt.
But how you're going to light cigar
Fin this wind l don't see'
S.Cinaretta SayS sAp6 if vo,,
| would kindly hold my hat until l get
one rolled I'll take it kind Of YOU
but what about the horses? says
she.
"'Put your foot on the lines and
| they'll make. That's the main and
only art of driving on the prairie-not
to let the lines get under the horses
feet All the rest is just sit still and
look at the scenery
| "She held my hat for a windbreak,
and l got my paper pipe together
| And then-not match! I searched
every pocket. Not Il lucifer. That is
more of what 1 got for being funny
and changing my clothes. And then
she happened to think of box she
had for travelling and fished 1t out of
her grip.
Young lady, says, until it comes
| to be your bad luck-which / hope
won't ever happen-to be very much In
love with a man who won't play back
you'll never properly know the pangs
of a man that's got all the materials
to smoke with except the fire. Now, II
l have a chance to do as much for you
some time I'm there
'She laughed and crinkled I'D heI
eyes at me. All right, Mr.. Saunders
III call for your help
The place for the man that would
disdain you is an asylum says /
And the only help I'd give you would
be to put him there She blushed rea
nice. l like to see woman blush
It's trick they can't learn.
But l see she was put out by my
easy talk, so I gave her a pat on the
back and says: Don't mind me, little
girl. We fellers see an eighteen carat
woman SO seldom that it goes to oul
heads. There wasn't no offense meant
and you'll be foolish If you put Il
there. Let's shake hands,
80 she laughed again and shook.
mean shook. 1t wasn't like handinf
you so much cold fish, the way some
women shake hands. And Logs ant
me, we were full pards from date.
Il made one more bad break on the
home trip.
Jonesy will be powerful glad t.
see you,' says 1.
Jonesy?' says she, surprised
! Jonesy? Oh. is that what you cal
Uncle Alberto
!: swell, it does sometimes happes
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-01
Fsrnigh,iy Club Reception.

Last Friday evening January oath,
the Fortnightly Club held their An
nuaI guest night" at the beautiful
new home of Mrs. J. w. Fisher.
The club colors Of yellow. and
white were artistly blended through
out the house decorations. from the
archway of the frappe corner to the
first spring flowers of the season,
daffodils and narcissus. in the din
ming room.
From the music room above Won
derley's Orchestra dispersed sweet
strains of music during the evening.
| Cleverly planned questions pinned
to the draperies Of several rooms,
caused not little merriment among
the guests in their efforts to discover
the correct answers. The enigmas
being solved. each guest was direct
ed to find their match (the other
half of n profile placed in their
hands, when they proceeded in
couples to the spacious dinpina
where a delicious three course
luncheon was served.
The presence of Mrs. G. j. Garvin
the first president and organizer OF
the Fortnightly Club. was greatly
appreciated and enjoyed by all. Not
a dull moment was experienced from
the first gracious welcome to the
last 10th to leave" farewell.
7 Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Fisher re-
ceived many expressions of congrat-
ulation upon their elegant home as
the guests bid them good night at
a late hour.
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-01
c 4. r. oys,s, svpae,.

An oyster supper was given 10 the
Relief Corps bv the members of the
Grand Army of the Republic Thurs
day evening at the home Of james
Chambers. The house was very
beautifully decorated in the national
colors in honor OF the brave old sol
diers VINO attended. Supper vas
served at s O'Clock. which consisted
Of oysters and other very appetizing
yiands. There were between sixty
and seventy present. After supper
the company was entertained by
music. singing Of patriotic songs,
the camp fire" and several short
speeches. There were several peo-
pie from Rocky Ford in attendance.
At III o'clock taps were sounded and
all left. declaring they had spent a
most enjoyable evening.
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-01

business portions. The town =
coming up and going ahead Of itself.
II never looked better. The Santa
Fe is enlarRinR the freight yard to .
capacity Of 1000 cars. This will be
nearly rs large ~ the Pueblo yards.
The sugar factories 1t Holly and
Lamar have closed. and the factories
of Swink ard Rocky Ford will close
February oath.
Water is being turned on the
alfalfa, and much plowing is being
accomplished. Taking il all in all.
the valley district is jus, starting on
a new farming year tha, bids fair to
surpass any previous years in point
of production and the class of pro-
duce.''
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-01
soo.,ios 70, the Ark.n... valley.

Yesterdays issue of the Pueblo
Chieftain contained an interview
with W. 0. Skinner. for many years
agent for the Santa Fe at La Junta.
but now freight agent for the same
road in Pueblo. Mr.. Skinner, after
returning home from tour of the
Arkansas Valley. gave out the fol-
lowing optimistic interview:
The raisers of sugar beetS who
are able to produce the best beets,
are willing to abide by the de-
cision of the sugar companies in
their introduction Of a sliding scale
in payment for the sugar beet crop
of 1908 to be raised in the Arkansas
Valley district. After talking with
the leading beet growers, ! have
come to this opinion.
The growers who have had beets
that are up to and above the stand
ard of the new scale are not at all
worried over the change in prices"
continued Mr.. Skinner. From
what these men say. it seems that
those who grow the poorer grade of
beets do so without sufficient culti-
walton. The leading farmers who
have produced the better grade of
beets think that their good crops
were the result of cultivation and
careful management of the growing
beets. 1t seems to me that when
the farmers think the matter over
they will be more willing to abide By
the new scale.
The sheep Of the valley are sights
to behold. They are fat and trim
and are attracting much attention
in the east where they are offered
for sale. should estimate that
there are in the neighborhood Of
3O0.000 sheep ready to be shipped at
this time.
Il found much building going or,
in La Junta. both in the resident and
La Junta tribune., 1908-02-01
o,.,o loan and s.,,s,os A..eei..,oo.


The annual meeting Of the share
holders of the Otero Loan and Build
ing Association was held at Wood
ruff Hall last Monday night. This
was one of the best attended meet
ings in the history of the association.
there being 762s shares represented.
As each share represents 500. bet.
ter idea is realized if expressed in
dollars. namely, s762. 800.
The election of the board of direc-
tors passed off rs usual. the only
change being the retirement of Chas.
r. Buckley. whose business takes
him out of the city the present year.
His place on the board was filled BY
the election of H. d. Garwood. and
w. A. Hart will succeed Mr.. Buckley
as treasurer of the association. The
officers and directors Of the associa-
ton for the ensuing year are. there
fore. as follows. most of whom have
been connected with the association
since its organization. eighteen years
ago, namely:
President. Frank Finney; vice.
president. James McNeen: secre-
tary, K. Phillips: treasurer. W. A..
Hart: attorney, e. A. kilgore;
directors. Frank Finney. j. B, Sher-
man, James McNeen. r. Phillips. C..
A. Beerbohm. II. d. Garwood, E.
W. Pierce. c. Jameyson. c. w.
Bomgardner.
The amendment to the constitu-
ton. increasing the capital stock
from 81 600. 600 to $1,000. 900, was
passed without a dissenting vote.
The Otero Loan and Building Asso-
citation is now, in some respects. the
largest financial institution in Otero
county. having larger authorized
capital and = larger number of
share holders than any financial in
stitution in the county This asso-
ciation has done much for the ad-
vancement of La Junt2 and is an
institution of which every citizen of
the town may boast.