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Evening journal., 1908-05-13
UNREASONABLE DOGS.
RIredaIss Are Out and French Bulls
a Thing Of the Past

kiredaIes Are Out and French Bulls
Thing Of the Past
What becomes Of the dogs that go
put Of style7 In the sporting papers
one reads that Airedales are out and
French bulls thing Of the past, but
that Aberdeens and the amazing look
Ing Chinese dogs are decidedly in IA
vor. 1t is suggestive Of all sorts Of ter
rible things that we know nothing
about. Think Of a poor batch Of pug
puppies coming into the world with
the full expectation Of being liked and
then Overhearing quite by chance that
their particular breed was so out of
date as to be noticeable. The poor lit
tie creatures would shrink arouHi cor
ners, trying to conceal their most strik-
ing earmarks, and If any one came
upon them Unexpectedly they would
make a desperate effort to look like
greyhounds. Picture their agonized at
tempts TO uncurl their tails before any
one looked and scorned them utterly.
OF course we know that all properly
behaved pugs turned into china long
ago and never appear anywhere ex-
cept on back country mantelpieces, but
a young pug-an absolute newcomer,
as it were-cannot be expected to be up
on these things.
Then, too. we rather wonder what
people do when they find their pets no
longer fashionable. They cannot very
well have them made over. Perhaps
they conceal them somewhere and let
them die in peace. All. what honest
rage the old dogs must feel at such
capricious taste! Things were not like
this in the good old days is what they
mutter among themselves, and It is not
a very high opinnon they can have Of
u.s. Nature probably knew what she
was about when she made US unable
TO comprehend their language. 1t oc-
ours to one rather forcibly-we cannot
understand any Of the animal tongues.
Was this so that our self love might
not be hurt? Did nature think it un-
safe to have beginners at the game too
early discouraged2 Perhaps; anyway
we'd best not ask the creatures opin-
ion until we have found a very good
defense for ourselves.
Evening journal., 1908-05-13
WOMANKIND
YOUR SOUL COLOR.
Find Out and Get a Mate Who Har-
monizes With Your Scheme.

Find Out and Get a Mate Who Har-
monizes With Your Scheme.
Mrs. E. f. wieland is the most recent
advocate OF the theory that every hu-
man being has a soul color. SO says
Nixols Greeley-Smith. She maintains.
moreover, that every woman's gown
must from babyhood match her soul.
What are termed in the fashion Jour
nails conservative dressers" viii, how
ever. incline to the preservation Of the
safer rule to match the costume to the
eyes. Eyes are so much more easily
found than souls, and they are less
changeable.
The mere matter of preserving har-
mony between ones soul and ones
dress seems the least interesting and
least important feature of the subject
If there were really such a thing as a
psychic color, there must result from
1t in the emotional world color affini-
ties. A man with a green soul must
naturally seek a dRmsel whose psychic
shade was blush pink OF daffodil yell
low. A lavender girl would have to
choose a white OF pearl OF amethyst
mate. In divorce petitions the appeal
ing husband or wife would merely
have to state that he OF she was de-
ceived as to the soul color Of the de-
fendant Experts would be called N to
testify as to the actual psychic tints Of
the contestants, and jury would have
to pass upon the question as to wheth-
er OF not the tints harmonized. This
would pave the way TO the establish
ment Of feminine juries, for it is an
7 acknowledged fact that more men are
color blind than women. Persons sum-
moned before the commissioner of ju-
rors would have to pass a specially
devised test as to whether or not they
were qualified to decide the question of
soul harmony.
what is the fashionable shade in
souls this year" would be the query Of
anxious maidens desiring to lead the
mode.
AS yet Mrs. Wieland has not stated
whether the mothers custom of adorn-
ing boy babies with blue bags and girl
babies with pink is consistent with her
ideas OF soul colors. If so, It would
seem that all men have blue souls, all
women pink ones.
Evening journal., 1908-05-13
BUILDING BARGES
FOR TOMATO TRADE
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
MILTON. May 1s-James p. David
son has commenced the construction Of
two large barges at CMey's Landing.
10 be used in carrying tomatoes and
other produce from points in New
Jersey 70 Baltimore. Each boat is
eighty-fve feet long. twenty-three feet
beam and six feet hold. The work
Will be completed about August 1, and
the boats put in service at once. While
work is being hurried 10 completion on
the boats up the Broadkiln, no time
is being lost in fitting up the schooner
Marie Thomas. which viii ply between
here and Philadelphia this season. This
boat viii be used chiefly for the con-
veying of produce to the northern mar
kets.
Evening journal., 1908-05-13
CHARTERS GRANTED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Nav 1s-The United Elec-
trical Company of Cuba was incorpor-
ated here to purchase. acquire. con-
struct. maintain and operate electric
plants. She incorporators are princi-
pally of Havana. and the capital stock
is $4,000.
The Pittsburgh Excursion Company
was chartered n the State Department
to build and operate steamboats, and
pleasure boats of all types, to engage
in the business of transportation of pas
sengers and freight. The incorpor-
ators are all of Pittsburgh. and the
capital stock is $4,000.
Evening journal., 1908-05-13
ACT QUICKLY
Delay Has Been Dangerous in Will
mington.

Delay Has Been Dangerous IN Will
minston.
Do the right thing at the right time
Act quickly in times of danger.
Backache is kidney danger.
Doans Kidney pills act quickly.
Cure all distressing, dangerous kid
ney ills.
Plenty Of evidence to prove this.
Jacob f. Doyle, living on Washington
St, Havre de Grace, Md. says: Up
TO four years ago 1 had been suffering
from kidney complaint and backache.
My back panied me so badly at times
that was unable to make any quick
movement as / would suffer sharp
twinges. Constant dull pains through
my loins kept me awake at night and
/ would arise I'm the morning tired and
unrefreshed. My kidney secretions
caused me much annoyance on account
of their irregular action / saw DOan's
Kidney Fills highly recommended for
these complaints so / procured a box
and began using them according TO dl-
rections. They cured me and the cure
has remained permanent, and is ap-
parently as fresh today. April %, 1907
as when first made, 1908. / know Of
many others who have used Doan's
Kidney Pills with the same satisfactory
results"
Plenty more proof like this from
Wilmington people Call at Danforth's
Pharmacy and ask what their custom
ers report.
For sale by all dealers. Price 20
cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Evening journal., 1908-05-13
QUICKLY MADE BAG.

A Simple Prize For ImpromPtu Card
Party.
Often the hostess who is about to
give an impromptu card party Of one
or two tables is at a loss for a simple
prize. Perhaps 1t is too late to get 20
the store or she may not wish to go
to the expense Of buying anything.
Most women, however. have odd
strips of fancy ribbon in the house
from which they can quickly and easily
turn out a dainty and novel little work
bag.
Take two pieces Of six or eight inch
ribbon twenty inches long and place
them back to back. Directly in the
center put some layers Of wool or a
narrow muslin case filed with bran to
make a pincushion two inches wide
and as long as the width of the ribbon.
Put this cushion between the two
pieces Of ribbon and stitch it in place
on the machine with a row of stitching
on each side.
This will leave two strips on each
end which are overcasted on both
edges into two pockets.
Turn in the ends of each pocket into
a narrow casing, run baby ribbon
through it, and you have a unique and
useful bag that can easily be slipped
into a bag if running over to a neigh
boris for a chat and a BIT Of sewing.
On the underside of the pincushion
It might be well to add a needle book
Of flannel and a stiffened sheath Of
silk covered pasteboard, into which
the scissors can be slipped. The scis-
sors should be fastened to the bag by
a long narrow ribbon so they do not
yaf lost
Evening journal., 1908-05-13
CROP Big;
PEAR CROP SHORT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, May 13-George E. Ford.
who has Travelled over every road in
Kent county during tho past month.
said yesterday:
Nearly every peach tree in the coun-
ty appears to be full Of live fruit. 1
am confident, from the appearance of
the pear trees. that we win have. I'm
this county a third Of crop of pears" "
Evening journal., 1908-05-13
MI.O.NA MEANS
STOMACH COMFORT

It's Of Special Value to Many Here in
Wilmington.
A notable discovery, and one that ap-
peals especially to many people in vii
mingtOn, is the combination of stom-
ach help in the Mi-o-na treatment This
preparation works wonders in cases
of indigestion or weak stomach.
1t acts directly upon the walls Of the
stomach and bowels, strengthening AMI
stimulating them so that they readily
take care of the food that is eaten
without distress or suffering.
SO positive are the good effects fol-
loving the use Of Mi-o-na that the rem
edy is sold by Miller Drug Co. under
an absolute guarantee TO refund the
money if it fails to cure A 5O-ceni
box of Mi-o-na will do the good the
stomach needs, which is simply to make
it do its own work
Evening journal., 1908-05-13
An Espsranto cnbman.

NJ. Pelletier, a Paris cabman, is the
first of his calling to become an Esper-
anto adept He can be recognized on
duty by the Esperanto star badge he
wears. The police OF Paris and Stock
holm are receiving instructions in the
system, and in view OF the congress
in Dresden in August next the police
OF that city are also being taught the
language. -
Evening journal., 1908-05-13
LADIES WORK APRON.
Paris Pattern No. 1869
AM Seams Allowed.

This useful little apron is developed IN
dotted percale, the color dull gray, with
small black dots scattered over the sur
face. and the stitching is done in gray
cotton. The design is made with
princess panel IN the front, which tapers
10 narrow straps In the back. being crossed
over and fastened to the belt. The skirt
portion is gathered to this belt, and the
front Is ornamented with a square pocket
either side OF the princess panel. The
pattern is In 4 sizes-32, 80, 40 and A
inches. bust measure. For 80 bust the
apron requires AZ yards Of material q
inches wide, or 3A yards S6 inches wide
Evening journal., 1908-05-13
ASK PENNSY FOR
BETTER SERVICE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, May 1s-T *. Jones has
forwarded to the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company's principal offices in
Broad Street Station. n series of peti-
tions from patrons Of the passenger
trains They want a better Rehoboth
service and less delays at Harrington
and Georgetown.
The petitions include these patrons:
Wilmington, as: Harrington. 6S:
Smyrna, 42; Dover. IS; Lewes. 72: Mil
ford, II. The total was 346 patrons.
Any terms yoh want for a Hamilton
Park lot, down as low as 81 per week. .
Evening journal., 1908-05-13
Sets Out Many Fruit Trees.

Special 70 TIE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, May 13.-F'ive hundred new
peach trees-Elbertas and Belle of
Georgia and Crawford late-have been
set out on the Henry Huesman Farm
near Magnolia, tenanted by Moses X
Ford. Twelve hundred apple trees were
also set out.
Evening journal., 1908-05-13
SHOELESS HORSE KEEPN
MAN FROM CHURCH

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
RISING SUN. Nav 1s--A Rising Sun
man who has been frequently invited
TO 60 TO church gives the excuse that
he cannot get his PAGER satisfactorily
shod. He will make another effort
this week.
Evening journal., 1908-05-13

Gas poisoning from gas engines has
become so common that German au-
thorities urge that cylinders Of oxygen
be kept near. and that engineers be
taught to apply inhalations TO resusci-
tate Victims
Evening journal., 1908-05-13

Electric-light fittings have reached
the winter palace at Picking, and a
brilliant installation is expected there
shortly. Some rooms OF the building
have already been lighted by electri-
City.
Evening journal., 1908-05-13
CHRISTIAN
ENDEAVOR NEWS

Topic May "; "6eins a Christian"
2. at Home and in Sohool."-1
chron., 13; t2-t4i lsa., 81; 10. (Union
meeting with the Juniors.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12

amount of investment the gilt e&ged section of the market closed a fracton lower than last week. American rails ex- perienced some rather sharpened move ment under professional operatio The business of yesterday carried prices of the Pacific stocks as well as Reading and Baltimore and Ohio several points above the last close, but today setback occurred and quotations were left irresu- lar. Compared to last week, Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul was average; Baltimore and Ohio, Reading and Union Pacific points higher but Southern Pa cific was and Southern Pacific, pre- ferred 5 points lower. There was little public buying in this section during th| week in spite of the improved monetar> situation in the United States, it being generally thought. that liquidation will go on for some time yet, while rumors regarding the financial condition of the Southern Railway and Erie creates an unfavorable impression.
 Monetary conditions have improved, not only here, but on the other mar kets and this caused sharp decrease in discount rates, which followed by the reduction made by the Bank of France. created the firm belief that Germany will follow suit on Monday and the Bank or England next Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12
New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston: Firm; middling, 115sc; net receipts, 13, 462; gross receipts 13, ,462; sales, 657; stock, 2765S4; coastwise, 40S.
 New Orleans: Steady; mddling, 115sc: net receipts, 24,909; gross receipts, 24309 sales, 3675; stock, 295,941; to Great Britain, &, ,450; continent, 12,945; coastwise 1l55.
 Mobile: Firm; middling, 11Ac net re- eeipts, 966; gross receipts, 966; sales, POO; stock, 65,266; coastwise, 260.
 Savannah: Quiet; middling, 104o; net receipts, 403S; gross receipts, 4O3S; sales, 1473; stock, 11S,594 continent, 15, 4l3 coast wise, 4404.
 Charleston: Firm; midding, 1Os4c; net receipts, 249; gross receipts, 249; sales, 30; stock, 19,777. coastwise, 255.
 Wilmington: Steady; middling, 11c; net receipts, 1632; gross receipts, 1632; stock, 2O,616.
 Norfolk: Steady; middling, 119sc; net receipts, 1725; gross receipts, 1725; sales, 504; stock 37,n2; coastwise, 3301.
 Baltimore: Nominal middling, 113sc; stock, 14,102.
 New York: Steady; middling, Il 55; gross receipts, 4S97; stock, 132 059.
 Boston: Steady; middling, Il 55; net re- eeipts, 7S gross receipts, 361.
 Philadelphia: Steady; middling, Il. SOC; stock, 1049; continent, 400.
 Jacksonville: Net receipts, 253; gross re- ceipts, 253; coastwise, 253.
 Total today, at all ports Net, 46, TIA; Great Britain, 8,45o; continent, 33,75S; stock 1,O05,O57.
 Consolidated, at all ports: Net 46 TIA; Great Britain, 3S, ,450; cotftinent, 3375s.
 Total since Septemberl l, at all ports: Net 5,506,9S9; Great Britain, 1S11,054; France, 5106SS; continent 1,S27, 500; Japan, 90,SS4; Mexico, 1299
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12
HIGHER TREND IN
 COTTON PRICES Opening Is At An Advance on
 Better Cables BUYING AIDS MOVEMENT Report That Lancashire Operators Would Lockout Employees Unless They Return To Work Is
 Given Attention.
BUYING AIDS MOVEMENT

New York. January 1.-The cotton mar ket opened steady at an advance of to points, and during the early session sold up to a net gain of to points as a re- suit Of Wall street buying and scattering covering Higher cables than expected. bullish spot advices were the encourage ing factors, although local sentiment re- mained rather pessimistie as to general trade conditions. The cotton market closed steady with prices to 10 points higher.
 Some attention was also attracted by cable stating that Lancashire manufac- turers would lock out all hands on Janu- ary D. unless striking employees returned to work.
 Receipts at the ports today 4G, 774 bales, against 45,30O last week and 50, ,62O last year. For the week 2sOOOO bales against 29S,0S1 last week and S4S, 7S1 last year. To- days receipts at New Orleans 24391 bales, against 1O,S14 last year, and at Houston SS03 bales against 19,9SO last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12
How Norway Treats Her eeniuses.

From Harper's Weekly.
 They have a great Norwegian wom- an writer of fiction whose books are beginning to be translated into English in England. Her name is Madame Alvide Prydz, and some of her novels are named "fhe Heart of the Northern Sea-" "The Children of Haro," and "The Promised Land." England is waking up to her merits late for America, Ger many and Russia have already had translations of her. On her fathers side she Is German, and her mother is the daughter of Skovgaard, a Danish painter. She is fairly advanced in years, for she intends to be SO years old next year; she was born in the south of Norway in 1S4S. Afterward she she lived at Chrstiania and on the northwest coast of Norway. Hendrix Ibsen and Bjornson called her so often and so impressively the greatest woin- an writer of Norway that the govern ment made grants of money to her, and thus enabled her to travel over the continent The government of the United States does not do this sort or thing, and therefore MT. Howells, for example. and Mark Twain and Upton Sinclair have to pay their own rares. But then she is a woman, and they haven't got so many geniuses in Nor way as we have in America. There IS more money in Norway per capita TOT geniuSes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12
livernool Gotten Market.

Liverpool. January l1-Cotton-Spot quiet. prices easier. American middling fair, 6S7d good middling, {, 46d: middling. G.sod: low middling 5.s6d; good ordinars. . 44d ordinary. 4.94d The sales of the day were 4000 bales of which 40O> were for speculation and export. and included 3700 American. Receipts, 25,0oo bales in cluding q. 4C0 American Futures opened and closed steady. American middling, good ordinary clause: January. 5.75isd; January February. 5.75tRd; February March 5.761sd; March-April, 5.7id; April May, 5.77d; MIay-June, 5.Td; June July, ,. 76d: July-August. 5.721sd; August-Sep- tember 5.63ikd; September-October, 5. 5s1kd: October November, 5.431ad; Mo- venlber- December, 5,41Bd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12
Coon Licks Dou and Man.

Newcastle Pf) Correspondence fhiiaoei-
 phia Record.
 Samuel McKntt came to town last night with a raccoon which had been reared by James Wright, who caught it while 1t was young. The coon was led by chain and everything went well until it spied a bulldog owned by Jerry Jefferson. Then things happened.
 First the bulldog snarled. The coon made a lunge for the canine, and Me knit was compelled to release it. In an instant the liveliest kind of scrap was on. It lasted full five minutes. The iur few and the dog howled lustily
 Seeing that the bulldog was getting the worst of the encounter, Jerry Jeffer- son attempted to throttle the coon. A minute later he wished he hadn't. By the time Jerry was able to get free ne found himself badly scratched and Dit ten.
 After a struggle the owners Of the re- spective combatants managed to free them Jerry led the bulldog to the near est drug store, where it's wounds, as well as his own, were cauterized. McKnitt proceeded joyfully on his way with his prize-fightng pet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12
Weekly Bank Statement.

New York, January 1.-The statement of clearing house banks for the week, shows that the banks hold $6,0S4, ,O50 more than the requirements of the 20 per cent reserve rule. This is an increase of Slf,- 593, 600 in the proportion to cash reserve, as compared with last week, when there was a deficit of $11,509,550. The statement follows:
 Loans, S1,117, ,149, 600; decrease, $15 200 Deposits, $1,051, 651 500; increase, $S,lS5,2O0 Circulation, $72, ,295, 300; decrease, $21 ,OOO Legal tenders, $62, ,264, 300; increase, $S77S,- 300.
 Specie, $206, ,732, 800; increase, 14,6l1, 6O0 Reserve, $26S, ,996 800; increase, $1S,3S9,9 900. Reserve required, $262, ,750; increase, $796300.
 Surplus, $60S4,O50; increase, s17, 599, 500. Ex-United States deposits, $24, 4,377,225; in- crease S16,S09, ,O75
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12
Chicauo 'Chanue,

Chicago, January -(SpeciaL)-Wheat was quiet at the opening today at about ssc lower than the final prices of the day before. What chiefly influenced the sell ing that resulted in the lower figures was the estimate by Broomhall that the worlds shipments for the week would be about SO00,OO0 bushels and the receipts for the day at Minneapolis and Duluth being about the same as they were the corresponding day of the year before. /
 Trading in corn started under yester- days closing priees
 The provision market was irregular The most conspicuous trading was the buying of 1,000,000 pounds of ribs and 1000 tons of lard by Hately Bros.
 Leading futures were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12
Uncle Sam's Resources.

From the Circle.
 Our vast ascendency not only in ac- ouired wealth, but in the resources through which new wealth can be cre- ated, enable us to command the worlds cooperation in every eXigency. The United States stands first in the produc- ton of many staple commodities, and beats all the rest of the world com bined in the yield of mineral oil, cop per- cotton and corn.
 In an age of electricity, copper is an article of prime and constantly increas- ing necessity, and the world will have to come to us for the most of it's supply It is coming to us, and it will come to us for more of it in 1908 than it got here in 19O7 In a period in which cotton, as an agent of civilization, is pushing it's conuuering march round the globe, we are producing three-fourths of the world's cotton, and we could readily double our present output of it.
 The copper, the cotton, the wheat, the oil, the corn, the meats and the other staples which we are exporting to Eu- rope Asia and Africa in immense quanti- ties these days are creating for us the credits abroad which have been bringing to us streams of gold beyond the dreams of Midas. Those were magnificent trib- utes to the United States command over the worlds prizes of fortune which the Imperial Bank of Germany and the Bank of England paid us when they advanced their rates of discount or times re- gently, with the vain hope of checking the current of gold which was flow ing to us.
 We need more elastic currency, and Congress is likely to give it to us. Among the men who are in charge of our great financial interests we need q greater viz ilance, and more scruplous regard for law. We need among the people a bal ance and a sanity which will save them from foolish stampedes like that pre- cipitated by the recent scare. Basically our industrial and financial systems are stronger than that of any other country on the globe. The croalSer and the ca lamity prophet have no legitimate place in the scheme of things in the United States today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-12
The Polite Cabby.

From SkcIcu,
 The coming of the taxicab is making the hanson driver more sarcastic than eyer "A lawyer recently drove from the British museum to the Ritz hotel in PicadilN. and only gave his driver the shilling required by law The driver looked at this shilling and bit his lip. Then. in the most courteous manner. he motioned to the lawyer 10 grt in again.
 ''Go on" he said. DO step in again, sir l could ha' drove yer yard or tow further for this ere