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Evening journal., 1908-09-16
INSANE WOMAN
ON B. & 0. TRAIN

Buelah Steel, a neatly gowned woman
about thirty-fve years old. who is re-
lated to a well known family in Wash
ington, d. c., was picked up in Phil
adelphia yesterday in a demented con-
dition.
The woman was taken into custody
by Horn, a special policeman employ
ed at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
station. The police had been notified
to be on the lookout for the woman.
who boarded a train in Baltimore. The
trainmen noticed that she acted in a
peculiar manner, and it is said that
from Baltimore to Wilmington she was
hysterical.
Fearing the woman might make an
attempt to harm herself, she was
guarded, although she fought bitterly
with every one who came near her.
When the train arrived here the woman
was quieted. but fearing that she might
become hysterical again. the trainmen
wired ahead to the Philadelphia police.
When the train arrived at Twenty
fourth and Chestnut streets the woman
acted in a strange manner, and Horn
took her into custody. She fought
Historically with Horn until he OBJ
tanned the assistance OF two police
men and brought her TO the city hall
Evening journal., 1908-09-16
Notes and Comments

Speaking OF orvile Wright sailing through spacep
his stunt isn't circumstance Henry Waiter
son when writing his sx-coiumn paragraphs for
the Louisville Courier ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Post
Captain Bill Mcdonald. who is reputed 10 be brave
enough TO charge he'll with bucket Of water" viii
company Mr. Roosevelt TO Africa but II is unlikely that
he viii act as water carrier.-Washington Post
That interesting octogenarian Chauncey Ives Fiey Of
Missouri who openly confesses designs on seat in the
United states Senate doubtless argues that he can't feel
any older than Tom Patt ooks.-Kansas City Star
After ALL it is not wonderful that dead men vote in st
Louis Sir oliver Lodge Professor Hyslop have seen
and talked with dead men, II is mistake then to sun
pose that because is dead he therefore quit
voting-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
chauncey Depew got back from Europe on Saturday
with only ~ Of his vacation money left II Is lkelv
however mat ne has some fairly good colaterals upon
which ne can make raise.-Baltimore American
When the South is told speeches will be made
there by the presidential candidates it must annreca
what solid means-Pitsburg Dispatch.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16
The WRIGHT AeropIane.

New York World.
The two flights Of The Wright aero
plane at Fort Mver. one exceeding an
hour and the other barely two minutes
less than an hour. followed by a short
test with two passengers. furnish the
most convincing demonstration vet
made Of the practicability Of this form
Of airship for use in war. the present
main object Of experiment Its de-
velopment as a vehicle Of aerial trans
portation remains TO be effected. But
the usefulsess for a reconnaissance of
an airship capable Of high speed under
reasonable control at any desired ele-
walton is obvious.
The achievement at Fort Myer is a
genuine triumph of invention. In the
race for the conquest Of the air the
Wright brothers have distanced all
competitors through their improvement
Of the mechanism which embodies the
true principle Of aerial transit, The
heavier than-air machine. There Is
lust cause for national pride in the
success of the American inventors whC
have taken an American idea am
brought about its practical realization.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16
Personal and Pertinent

It told Of the youth young German prince many
years ago and presumably the present Emperor of Ger
many that upon one occasion his tutor having been
asked. '"e Piinee
Can your Highness tell me how much is nine times
"seventy-two" replied the prince with royal prompt
FP'
Ihe tutor paled but soon recovered his euuaninitv
Permit me 70 state TO your Highness that your High
nesss former tutor whom have the honor TO sue
ceed as an instructor TO Royal Hghness apnears
70 have been person Of rather limited capabilities he
said.-Harper's Weekly.
one Of our popular New England lecturers tells this
old but always amusing story:
street boy Of diminutve was trying "a sell
some very young Kittens TO passersby day he ac-
costed the late Rev Phillips Brooks asking him N mr.
chase and recommending them good Episcopal Kittens
Dr. Brooks laughngy refused thinking them 10 small 10
be taken from their mother few days later a Freshv
terian minister who had witnessed episode was asked
by the same boy TO buy the same kittens This tlna
tne lao announced that they faithful Presbyterans
Didn't you tell Or Brooks last that they were
Eplscopei nttensf the minister asked sternly.
yes SIR replied the boy quickly they's had ~ a,r
Eyes sss7ae 2aaee then sir'-Eyeryb0dy's Magazine
Evening journal., 1908-09-16
NEW CASTLE HOPES
TO WIN SERIES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Sept. 16.-Tho New Cas-
tie baseball club hopes to be able to win
the game at Delaware City on Saturday.
While the club had the wrong goggles on
last Saturday when Lowe fooled them
the Battery Park aggregation hopes to
make It case Of two and two by winning
the next game. Lowe is a great find for
some club. He pitched this season for the
Berlin club which won q out Of 30 games
played and eighteen OF them were credited
to Lowe. But one swallow never made
a summer and one defeat never won
series so Captain Countiss feels that there
is good chance yet to win the remaining
two games. When the club goes 10 Dela-
ware City on Saturday it will have hun
dreds OF rooters 10 encourage McGrory
who win be the slab artist Dislnterested
umpires viii hand out the decisions.
Ira Dulin has purchased the Rhodes
grocery store in Newark and will take
charge next Tuesday.
Superintendent Mcintyre Of the Baldt
Steel Company has recovered from the in
juries received some weeks ago by an
explosion at the works and returned to the
plant to-day.
The funeral OF Mrs. Henry Madden viii
take place on Friday morning.
Mrs William Montgomery has been very
sick with an attack Of heart trouble
Many Democrats from here win attend
the Bryan meeting.
New Castle hundred farmers are much
pleased 10 know that an effort will be
made to do away with the grade crossing
al State Road Station.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16

asked to forego the advantages in settled dis
tricts and to 60 into the wilderness to fight the
hard fights OF the pioneers. Instead OF this, the
new instrument Of the Canadian legislature gives
the enterprising man free land situated near
hourishing towns, offering all the advantages and
conveniences of modern life.
In order to encourage railroad building in the
Dominion, the government has given to the rail-
road companies 100000 acres OF land during
the last few years, and as a further inducement
they have been left absolutely unfettered in the
choice OF locality and the time of selection, but
recently were made to select their lands. The
companies have taken full advantage Of this gen
erous provision and made constant practice of
leaving their grants in abeyance unless after
closely watching the trend of immigration and
settlement they could make up their minds as to
what tracts of land would best serve their inter
ests,
The Laurier administration ever since the year
1890, when II came into power, has followed
different line Of action. 1t has chosen to help
railroad construction by cash grants or guarantee
and 1t increasingly pressed on the railroad COM
panies to forthwith choose their land grants.
Under the impetus Of this policy at the end of
1907, the work Of selecting land grants by the
railways had been completed, thus leaving the
Dominion Government absolutely unhindered in
throwing open vast tracts of valuable land for
free honlesteading purposes.
Never before has any country offered land for
homesteading that is located near already settled
and populous districts. That this will be done in
Canada is not a chance accident, but the result of
Canada's benehcent land administration.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16
Editorial Opinion
Where RssponsiblIItx Is.

PittsburR Post.
IL is quite the fashion among all
classes Of people to berate the news
papers for being no better than they
are PeoDle who are ready to buy a
paper whenever they SEQ a screaming
headline or get scent Of a sensational
or suggestive article are always say
ing. You can't believe anything you
see in the papers" without ever realiz-
ing that they themselves make
the market for journalistic mendacity,
and worse.
The business element looms largo in
newspaper making. To come extent ths
pupblic is given what T. will have in
stead Of what tho makers Of the pa
pers which are willing TO go the limit
In sensationalism. In the inspiring Of
mob spirit and in appeals 20 mere
sordid emotion. and those which will
not. The public must recognize its
own responsibility in tho matter
And when It sees the first page Of
the paper, by common consent belong
ing to tho most important news, given
up TO the exploitation Of sensational
fiction or to heart-throbbings Of tho
sobsquad school Of writers, matter that
has no connection whatever with legiti>
mate news or tho creation OF a healthy
mental atmosphere, it should stop and
think long enough to see whittier I: is
being taken. Many people must get
their literature and science, their high
er education. in fact. from the news
papers very largely. but they should be
reasonably careful what school they at
tend. self-control and self-direction
In reading is even more necessary than
In eating or drinking
Evening journal., 1908-09-16
Church Pronertv.
Philndelnhln Recnrd.

fnladelphla RECORD.
The acquisition Of territory by the
United States as a result Of the war
with Spain has brought about a con-
splcuous affirmation Of the position Of
the United States with reference to the
property rights Of religious sects. A
case involving an attempt to seize
church property in Porto REQ for
municipal use on the ground that the
Catholic Church holding was not n
legally incorporated body having been
decided favor Of the church by the
Supreme Court Of Porto Rico was ap-
pealed TO the United States Supreme
Court where the decision Of the Porto
Rico Court was sustained on the
ground that the legitimate ownership
Of the church was unquestioned at the
time Of the American annexation and
guaranteed bv treaty stipulation. II
was also held that the iuristic person
alitv of the church could not be qucs-
toned. having been recognized by all
civilized States for a thousand years.
It has been contended that the United
States have not a Christian govern
ment. but no other country maintains
such a complete tolerance of all re-
ligious beliefs. No question Of sec
tarianism has arisen to disturb the es-
tablishment Of the rule Of the republic
as a result Of her acquisition Of new
te~ritorv The rights ~ belief and the
rights Of property are alike secure
under the benign provisions of our
written Constitution
Evening journal., 1908-09-16
cANADA's GREAT LAND OPENING.

HIS month will see radical changes in the
land policy Of the Canadian Government
The Oliver Land Act which went into effect on
September ]. threw open to the public 2S.ooo,ooo
acres of rich arabic land in the odd-numbered
sections Of western Canada that are lberalv in
tersected by a network OF railroads are adjacent
to commercial markets and swarming with live.
hustling townships. with well-established police
protection municipal government, schools
churches and institutions essential for agriculcu-
raj prosperity.
While the renter" and the man with limited
!oose cash IS being given the opportunity of own
ing his own farm. unlike the procedure bitherto
followed IN granting free homesteads. he is not
Evening journal., 1908-09-16
FAITHFUL CLERK IS
WILLED A BUILDING

YORK, Pa, Sept. 16-For his faithful
services, which extended over more than
score Of years. c. H. Bear has been
rewarded by John C. Jordan. lately de-
ceased. who .bequeathed to him a large
business building in this city valued at
about S65,OOO Mr.. Bear was one OF Mr..
Jordans trusted employees
Miss Margaretta Wagner, a niece was
given a large office building in Centre
square valued at Sl50.OOO.
A tract of land valued at $4,000 was
willed to the York Hospital and Dis
pensary.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16
Rrxan and sheIIpot Park.

Editor THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Has not the Democratic Committee
made a serious mistake in selecting
shenpot Park for the Bryan meeting?
Leaving out all questions Of the Park
and the railway company being OBJ
jectionable TO the Union men, who in
a greater measure than heretofore seem
to be supporting the Dmocratic party,
why are we invited to go out Of the
city limits some two miles from the
center Of the city when there is plenty
OF open space in the city. Is it pos
sible that the committee is trihing
with the comfort, health, and voice of
our leader in consideration of possi-
BILE per cent of the ten cent assessment
TO be levied on each individual attend
ing the meeting2
Is it not true that the many working
men who have not worked for year
under Republican rule cannot afford
to pay ten cents to hear Mr.. Bryan
and could It not be changed, consider
ing there are no advantages and every
Disadvantage
Has this committee acted wisely In
risking the possibility Of turning this
auspicious opportunity into boomer
ang as viii certainly be the case in
event OF the weather being unfavor-
able?
Is this the usual Democratic Mis-
take at the Right timer" Would u
not have been better not 10 have in
vited this distinguished American to
our city Cor vicinity II we did not
have the means TO provide for his
comfort and the comfort OF those de-
string 10 hear him.
Democrat.
Wilmington Sentemher .1b.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16

The Hon. L. Irving Handy had very close
sail yesterday, so close that some of his friends
were alarmed. 1t looked for awhile as If a Demo
cratic ticket would be named with the name of
Mr. Handy omitted Mr. Handy had lost his
fight in the New Castle county caucus for Mr.
Davis. and the Andrew c. Gray forces swept the
decks so clear for attorney general. the nomna-
ton Mr.. Handy wanted, that just where the
Newark statesman would end was question.
But Mr. Ford seized the 'psvcholoeical moment"
and that with the declination Of Mr. Salisbury
saved Mr.. Handy from drawing a blank From
Mr. Ford's point of view the ticket needed some
strengthening But we fancy that it will take
more than Mr. Handy to do the bracing.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16
HAS MARRIED
400 COUPLES

WEST CHESTER, Pa. Sept 15.-
Still in fair health and able to walk
about the streets, Rev. Joseph s..
Evans, Of this borough, who has been
pastor Of the Goshen Baptist Church
for the past AZ years. celebrated his
77th birthday anniversary IN a quiet
way yesterday. He has united in mat
rimony more than 400 couples, and
has married many children OF those
whom he married years ago.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16

Mr. Bryan will visit Delaware tomorrow and
will doubtless be received by large crowds Of the
rank and file Democrats even though it will cost
them TO cents in street car fare to hear him. The
present leaders of the Democratic party in this
State, those who asserted their control at Dover
Yesterday, have friendly feeling for Mr. Bryan
They have the same sort Of friendly feeling for
the national leader of the party that mouse has
for cat.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16
To Wed Toniobt.

Miss Carlotte May Smith, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence w. Smith,
OF this city, will be married to Morris
Treadwell at $50 o'clock this evening
at Spuyten Duvvil. New York. The
Rev. Alexander Alison, Jr., of West
Presbyterian Church. this city. win
ofhciate. Miss Smith is a well-lnown
church choir singer.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16

The only valid reason for the transfer Of the
Bryan meeting to Shellpot Park as we see it is TO
enable the Wilmington City Railway Company
to rake in a great many nicles from the masses
Of the people and thereby create fund to be
used in restoring the wages of the conductors and
nlotormen to the level from which they were re-
duced some time ago.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16
Peoples Column

Anonymous communications for
the peoples column win not be
printed Names OF contributors 10
the column win not be printed. but
must be furnished THE EVENING
JOURNAL as an evidence OF good
faith on the part Of the contributor.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16

The United States is about to give its quadren-
nial object lesson to the South American repub-
lies OF how to run an election without revolu-
tion. In this case there will not result even a
change in the party that has developed foreign
policy toward our southern neighbors of encour-
aging peaceful industry at home and stimulating
commerce between the two Americas.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16

"Fingy' Conners. Democratic State chairman
has reduced already by 10000 his estimate of
Bryan's majority in New York II he keeps on
figuring In the same direction and at the same
rate. Mr. Conners may prove himself good
mathematician
Evening journal., 1908-09-16

European newspaper observers of politics in
the United States announce that Mr. Tammany
Hall is for Bryan. If these distant commentators
only knew how early and often that Mr. Hall can
vone, unless he is watched. they would realize
better the significance of their discovery.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16
w. G. r ~ snnn.r

The annual supper of the Newark
w. Q. T. u. win be held in the Opera
House there tomorrow evenitg. Sup
per will be served from $50 to s
o'clock.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16

How would you like to be-
come wealthy in few years by
originating a pleasurable physie
in pill forn7 The man behind
Blackburn's CasoaRoyal-Pills
counts his wealth in six figures.
A ten cent article must possess
great merit to do this.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16
rhe united Pnblishers' Association

Tho rubishers bulletin, oficia organ ot the nNllHD
prI,T, ,TcTFFRF' ASSOCIATION prints the tonoNWlhH,
'srIIn WILMfNGTON EVENING Jouit;NAL it; AL.,nh haH has
circulation OF more IMAM lV'1v u''Ns' "'
been verified by our examination -
rho examination was made by Arthur Koppel gem
who offers 90 wager
money, and undertake 70 prove n af anv pa-
ING JOURNAL has the largest palo cll'"'''''' W ' -
narp prin IN wilmington.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16
MIR. Carpenter TO Address Preachers.

The Rev. r. f. Carpenter. OF Mt.
Salem Church. win be the speaker at
the weekly meeting Of the NJ. r.
Preachers Association in Union
Church on Monday morning.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16

Bourke Cochran says that he will speak for
Bryan He will make an interesting item in the
report Of Democratic campaign expenses
Evening journal., 1908-09-16
oFFIcIAL ENDORSEMENTS.

The Association
OF American Ad-
vertisers Is COM
nosed Of all tho
GREAT advertisers
I'll this country.
N ne Association
endorses only such
miners as submit
10 its examination
III any moment
and positive proof
must he submit
ted. The accom-
uanving certificate
10. i12. has been
issued TO this pa
uCr.
Evening journal., 1908-09-16

For work. Try a JOURNAL AZ
Evening journal., 1908-09-16

The Association Of American
Advertisers New York City has
examined and certified to the circulation
Of this publication. Only the figures OF
circulation contained in its report are
I guaranteed by the Association.
/ MN. TSAp4ss.o.S,yia.',@: $500:
Evening journal., 1908-09-16

wilmington. September '15.
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DRUmNrERs AND TEMPERANCE

ssTwenty years ago" said a sales
man in the metals trade, ur-ffths Of
the men who were on the road in my
line were drinking men. Today four
fifths of them are-not.
81 remember that the day l was
taken On by our corporation i met the
highest salaried salesman in the trade,
a man who could have taken his choice
of employers I was bubbling over with
pride and satisfaction, and, youngster
fashion. I blurted out the story of my
luck. He congratulated NE and asked
me to drink with him, by way of cele-
brating. and when I thanked him and
told him didn't drink he seemed half
amused and half sympathetic.
- Don't drink, eh?' he repeated
You II never be able to sell goods if
you don't drink
Il dfdn I believe that then, any F1ore
than I believe it now, and, as it turned
out, the poor fellow himself was on the
way to. convince me that I was right
All at once he began TO GO to pieces
and within couple of years none Of
his old employers would have paid hin
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= ,, .aia 10 ,,ognaninonalv
L.h+
nc -, - .,o~v m into
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- a.. sa.anaor+ near
pea naror
-.
10 you me 'niS OA ~
ed picking up d uaiA piue 0'An't''
green Jlggers III H.
Sure mat LOOKS hAe lne .ea'
thing to me, all right' says Llnlin.ns'
" What IL they set you pack Tor tha1
UNI
It's only $21." replied Mrs. Tim
Minis, smilingly.
Tirnmins was agreeably surprised at
the eheapness Of the proposed new
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SO week. Fact is, he wouldn t have
been worth 50 to anybody.
Then again, there was a merchant
up here in Westwood, a drinking man
himself, who bought pretty heavy bills,
and whom we statesmen were all after.
Some of the boys used to take him out
to the saloons and fish for his trade in
all such ways. I didn' t. But after a
year OF two I noticed that he was buy
ing more than nine-tenths of his goods
from me, and one day I brought it up
in a joking way. How about it, Mr.
Larkin7' said I.
q Well, Jack, II tell you,' the old
fellow said. I'm willing to go out and
drink with a drummer. I'd probably
drink anyhow. But when l do business
want to deal with sober man. -
Youth 8 Companion.
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THE ISLE OF LONG AGO.

o a wonderful stream is the river Time, !
AS it runs through the realm of tears
With a faultIess rhythm and musical
rhyme
And boundless sweep and surge sub
lime,
As it blends with the Ocean of Years
How the Winters are drifting, like
fakes of snow,
And the Summers ike buds between,
And the year in the sheaf; so they come
and they GO,
On the rivers breast, with its ebb and
flow,
As it glides in the shadow and sheen
There a magical isle up the river Time
! Where the softest Of airs are playing;
There s a cloudless sky and q tropical
cline,
And song as sweet as q vesper chime,
And the Junes with the roses are
ztraying.
And the name Of that isle Is the Long
Ago,
And we bury our treasures there;
| There are brows of beauty and bosoms
of snow;
There are heaps Of dust-but We loved
them sol
There are trinkets and tresses Of
hair;
There are fragments of song that no
body sings,
Aud part of an infant prayer;
There's Int unswept, and harp
without strings;
There are broken VOWS and pieces o.
rings,
And the garments that she used tt
There are hands that are waved when
the fairy shore
Bx the mirage Is lifted IN air;
And we sometimes hear through the
turbulent roar
Sweet voices we heard in the days gone
Z before,
when the wind down the river i
fair.
o remembered for aye Be the blessed
isle,
the day Of cur life until night;
When the evening comes with It
beautiful smile,
And our eyes are closing 70 stumble
b awhile.
g May that Greenwood Of Soul be L
sight!
: benjamin F Taylor