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Evening journal., 1908-04-30
Personal and Pertinent

Ezekiel had stockings the night before Christ
he hung his trousers in the chimney of the tumbe
down Florida shack that he calls home.
The next morning Northern visitor in the village,
calling the cabin with presents for the family
greeted by Ezekels smiling face. which protruded
from opening in the door. After wishing him
a Merry Christmas. the lady asked what he had re-
"Ah guess All got er Niger" said Ezekiel Nah
pants is gone"-Houth's Companion
One evening at the Teachers Annuity Fair the fat
test nsructress in the city sat down to rest her
feet She was soon aware that every one who passed
her laughed and made some jocose remark
Being abnornaly sensitive the subject Of her size
having discovered she had sitting in front of
the guessing cake table directly under the pacard:
Guess my weight and am yours"-Brool1yn Life
The b-year-od son and heir Of a city light recently
received his first instruction in the art OF financing
He even toy bank and was advised 20 put in
stow upon him.
but what good win that do" the youngster inquired
If all my pennies in the bank can't them"
ooh, yes you can" replied paterfamilias when
ever you get enough pennies you may spend them on
.'Iiow long will it takeg"
4 don't know. That depends somewhat upon your
self II you saving you ought to be able to lay
up quite a considerable in a short time But you
must keep your eyes open and not miss an oppor-
tunity 20 set penny whenever you can"
And as coon as get enough may buy sweets with
next Gay when the fond father returned home he
was surprised to see his young hopeful gorging him
SELF with toiee
Johnnie come here. Where did you get that toffee:'
he inquired.
"Buyed it." sententously replied the youngster
Bought iti How did you buy itg'
Buyed it at the sweet shop
"But how did you pay for it?"
"Buyed It v in pennies"
"But who gave you the pennies2"
Nobody You told TO keep my eyes open and
get all the pennies could. and oh, pa there was a
blind man at the corner who had whole cupful and
got 'em just as easy as could be"-Tit-Bits
large German woman held up a long line Of people
at the money order window in the posonce the
other day and all because her memory back on
her She wanted 10 send Christmas money to her
son. sailor a merchant steamship then in foreign
window the clerk noticed that the address lacking
Well, where do you want TO send it?" he asked. .ws
cam give you the money order unless you know the
name Of the place"
yah. dots do trubble" she replied Il didn't prng
MS letter und can't remember der town
but It's some pace out by China dot like der
noise an automobile makes"
The two clerks looked each other dubiousy 'vhat
KIND OF noise does automobile maker" asked one
lionk' honlS" suggested the other.
an dots IL" exclaimed the woman. "Honk Hank
dots der place"
FIJI II in Hongkong" said the clerk and she maid
over her money with smile Of relief-Brooldyn Life
Nlse-ie says he has perfected plans that win enable
within reach Of an.
taking.
-Hmi II also means great undertaking business
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
Notes and Comments

Bank and other stocks appreciatng, and Wall
street. together with Londons Threadneedle market ia
breaking all precedent TO subscribe for issue
of railway bonds Looks like good times.
Seat in New York stock exchange sold for $4,000
this week Money is getting looser when people
a chair at this price.
Mr.. Roosevets message only emphasizes ideas long
held by him. People who have obtained the impress
that he looking for campaign thunder pos
sessed abnormal desire TO favor the minority Of
citizens.
Mr.. }. Sharp Williams Of Mississippi, fall and
cut himself II he continues 20 blockade congressional
procedure
Why get rid of the overhead wires a starter
TO a city beautiful and to facilitate fire fighting.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
Thursday, April 50, 1908.
RoARD on Trade AND COUNCIL.

IT HE committees Of the Board Of Trade turn
i ed out in force last evening and their ses-
sion with Council was a pleasing event Inc
councilmen accorded the visitors a courteous
hearing, and were interested in the facts that
were presented by Superintendent Twitmyer and
the other speakers, who urged Council to give
the schools Of the city as much money as possible
for improvements.
President Shortlidge always intensely and IN
telligentv devoted to the welfare of the schools
smoke in i/rtfet appreciation Of the concern that
the Board of Trade is showing in educational
work Gatherings like that OF last night are good
for Council and for the city. The more feeling
that we can arouse in affairs pertaining to the
CITY the better Very often those who have the
direct management of our schools think, and
rightly so, that the people at large do not take
the proper concern in the education and welfare
OF the thousands of future citizens and voters
who are growing up around MS and upon whom
will soon devolve the stern duties of life.
The Board of Education should be encouraged
in all its efforts The members give their time
and thought to the city as a labor of love- and
surely other citizens should show them sympa-
thy and well wishes
We have no doubt that the interest which has
already been manifested, and such interest is but
a beginning, will spur the Board and Council
as well to improve in efficiency our public school
system There can be no more important civic
question
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
Guests Of Col. Tracy.

Col osgood Tracy, Of Syracuse. N.
Y, gave a dinner last evening at the
Belvedere in Baltimore in honor of the
attendants and out-of- sown guests at
the wedding Of his son. Lyndon San
ford Tracy. to Miss, Maria Groome
Knight, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. M. Knight, which will take place
this evening at $50 at Emmanuel
Protestant Episcopal Church. Balti-
more. Among the Delaware guests
were Judge and Mrs. George Gray, Mrs.
John Black. OF New Castle, and Pierre
S. dupont. After the dinner the en-
tire party was entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Knight at their residence. ? East
Lafayette avenue. for the remainder of
the evening.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
EHaT7ll8S STIl1:EdTEa
1leanings.

The soap consumption Of India Is one
ounce per head per year.
It is estimated that at least $1,000
beggars IN Vienna are making better
livings than workmen.
Within the last eight years the num-
Der Of harness using animals in this
country has increased by more than
s,237,000.
An old Dearborn Cdo.) couple arO
still using yarn carpet which they
received as a wedding gift sixty years
ago. 1t is in good condition.
The Austro- Hungarian minister OF
war has appointed a commission to
report on the indebtedness OF the Of
ficers of the army. The total debts r.
ported up to the present amount to
f1.2OO.OO
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
Social and
Personal

Miss Caroline Fisner is a guest of
Miss Florence Brown Of Ridley Park.
Miss Laura Sheck is being entertain
ed by Miss Sara Rignter, Of Ridley
Park.
James ouillen has returned to Cam
den after spending a few days in Ches-
ter and this city.
Mrs. Paul Bright and children have
been visiting friends at Havre de
Grace.
Mrs. William Kenigan and children
were recent guests Of friends at York
lyn.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Reese Frazier and
children have been visiting her mother
at Dover.
Mrs. Charles Shotts has returned 70
her home in this city after a visit to
Little Creek.
Mrs Annie Parvis has been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Motion Rick
ards Of Little Creek.
Miss Margaret Prouse Of Magnolia,
is the guest Of relatives in this city
Miss Alice Shannon and Wesley
Shannon have returned from a visit to
Magnolia.
Miss Carrie Taylor of Hartley, is
spending a few days in this city.
Howard Benson has heen visiting his
parents at Hartley.
Miss Pearl Howe is the guest Of Miss
Ella Harper Of Leipsic
Mrs. James Richards and son, James,
Of Henderson. have been visiting rela-
tives in this city.
Miss Elsie Coursey Of Greensboro
spent the Easter holidays in this city.
Miss Mary Jarman, Of Greensboro
has been the guest of friends here.
]. G. McColester has returned from
a visit to Church Hill, Md.
Miss Margaret Carroll, of Philadel-
phia. is the guest of Miss Florence
Dorsey.
Mrs. William Wilkins of Reading
he's been visiting relatives here.
Miss Eliza schofeld Of Chester, is the
guest of Mrs. Edward Mason.
Miss Katherine M. Loughrey, Of No
104 North Franklin street. Is spend.
some time in Washington.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
Household Hints.

A rug that twists can be iiattened By
damping the edge and pressing It on
the floor with a hot iron.
Babies under six months old should
not be pushed in gocarts. All young
children should be kept as fat as pos
sible and not be joggled
To clean stovepipe wipe with cloth
saturated with gasoline. The dirt ana
grease win come or like magic. Be
careful of fire. The best place to clean
It Is on the back porch or In the yard.
When cleaning the bathroom take
Two parts of soda, one Of pumice and
one Of salt and mix to a paste with
water Rub this on the marble and
wash or with salt water. Finish with
clean cold water and a soft cloth
Evening journal., 1908-04-30

The citizens of South Wilmington have been
heard from. They have formed a Civic Improve
ment Association, the membership of which IS
surprisingly large at the start. We should like
10 see such organizations in every part OF the city
The city folk should not permit the suburbanites
to get ahead of them, and the dwellers in our
suburbs have become particularly active of late
But South Wilmington means business and It
will be in evidence, judging from the interest
that has marked the organization of its associa-
ton Wilmington is moving forward in improve
ments, and the more associations of this kind that
formed and the more enthusiasm that can be
aroused for civic improvement the faster will be
the progress of the city.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
Editorial Opinion
Judge Gray and Lie Insurance.

Judge Gray and Life Insurance.
Philadelphia Record.
If Judge Grays only objection to talk
ing the presidency Of a life insurance COM
pany was that the salary attached to the
office was four times that Of the Presi-
dent OF the United States we doubt mot
that he could have come TO an agree
ment with the company to take the presl-
dency at $4,000 a year instead Of $500 Ooo
It is not 70 be supposed that the directors
or trustees Of the company would have
objected to saving si5o.OOO so long as they
could get the man they wanted for .he
head OF the concern.
John Hays Hammond gets from the
Copper Trust a salary ten times as large
as that of the President We presume he
earns It by his knowledge OF mining
George Perkins gets from the New York
Iife-or did before the overhauling Of the
companies-50 per cent. more than the
salary Of the President He had been in
the business ever since he was an office
boy at S25 a month; he had been immense.
~ successful in getting business for the
company, and probably earned what he
got. Mr. Morgan paid him a very large
sum in addition to this as a partner and
Mr.. Morgan is not In the habit Of paying
men more than they are worth to him
Judge Gray has never been in the life
Insurance business. Probably he could not
make a living writing policies. It is ex-
tremely doubtful II he would know how
to stir up agents all over the country TO
adding 10 per cent. to the amount Of their
business. What he can do in life insurance
is not worth 100000 But the company be-
lieved his name was worth that. and the
Judge refused to sell his name In refus-
ing the offer he was indulging in no sem
timentalism. Very likely he was too polite
to tell the directors that he understood
what they were after. and gave as his cx-
cuse for declining that the salary was
four times that Of the President But
what he did was to save his personal
honor. So many men have been willing
70 sell their names and the prestige Of
their positions that such an act as
Judge Gray" seems almost incompre-
hensible. He refused to be guinea pig"
as the English call noble lords who accept
directorships for the sake of fancy fees.
He acted the man Of honor that he is.
As a lawyer we presume he would take
as high fee as his professional service
warranted, but he would not sell his name
and reputation.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
Sporting Notes.

Mexico City is to have a $4,000
Derby.
Wales defeated England, ireland and
Scotland at Rugby last season, scoring
40 points against % for the opposition.
Shady G.. 2:1oA. and Dlrectness,
2:1115, are two recent sales to the Aus
trians. The price paid for the first
named is $1,000.
The thirtieth annual meeting Of the
National Archery Association Of the
United States will be held in Chicago
Aug. 1s and p. The range will be at
Washington park.
King Edward Of England has given
the name Vain Air to the yearling flly
by Ayrshire out Of Vain, and the year
ling flly by st. Simon out Of Laodamia
has been registered Slim Lady. The
latter is half sister to Mr.. Seagram's
Persistence.
Read THE EVENING JOURNAL
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
Faqan-Scheppler.

In Sacred Heart Curch yesterday af-
ternoon Miss Dorothy M. Scheppler
and Joseph T. Pagan were married by
the Rev. Hugo Paff. The bride was
attended by Miss Katherine Balling as
maid Of honor and Carl Scheppler, a
brother Of the bride, was best man. The
wedding march was played by Miss
Teresa V. Vine. The bride wore white
messaline. trimmed with baby Irish
lace. The maid Of honor's gown was
white Persian lawn. trimmed with
French louisine After a reception al
the home of the brides mother. No. sos
West Fourth street, Mr.. and Mrs,
Fagan went South on n wedding trip.
Upon their return will live with the
brides msther. No. 500 West Fourth
street
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
Political ouips.

A politician always wants what the
people want when he finds out they are
going to have it-Galveston News.
Pause for an instant to notice how
many modern statesmen do not meas
ure up with Washington.-Chicago
News.
About all some members Of congress
know about the money question is that
$500 a year is better than 5000 q
year.-Dalias News.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
Your Story

could be told in a thousand homes
for three cents for an inch space
in the average DAILY NEWS
PAPER or about one-fifth of a
cent per agate line per thousand
circulation. Some Of the best
papers cost only a tenth or a fif-
teenth Of a cent per line per thou
sand circulation, or about one
cent per inch space per thousand
homes. The same story mailed as
circulars would cost ten dollars
postage, and would not be so we'll
read.
For details apply to any Daily
Newspaper, any responsible ad-
vertising agency, or Secretary
The Six Point League, Tribune
Bldg. New York.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
eiIson-MoKinnev.

Miss Florence NfcKinsey and John
Gibson were married in st. Joseph's r.
c. Church yesterday by the Rev. w.
]. Scott. Miss Ferranova was brides
maid and John duRoss hest man. Mr..
and Mrs. ellison are spending their
honeymoon at Atlantic City. They
will live at Henry Clay.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
Married Eleven Years.

Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. William Z.
Wilson. Jr.. gave a party at their home
on Monday night in honor Of the
couples eleventh wedding anniversary.
The evening was pleasantly spent.
Those present were; Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam L. Wilson, Jr., Mrs. H. c. Talley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Hanna. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Briton, Miss Ellen Talley,
Miss Helen Day. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
M. Talley. Mr.. and Mrs. William Day,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Oskins. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Clark, Miss Sara Day,
Miss Sara Husbands. Misses Clara, En-
ma and Ethel Campbell. Miss Bessie
Russell. Miss Essie Hanna, Miss Merry
Hanna. Miss Irene Day, Miss Clara
Briton. Miss Reba Clark, William Har-
ry Wilson. Harry Talley, Amos Camp
bell. Herbert Day, Walter Clark, AL
fred Hanna. Leroy Pennington.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
Teachers to Give Another Bake.

The Teachers Mutual Beneficial As
sociation will conduct another bake at
No. 1O4 West Seventh street on Satur-
day morning for the beneht Of the as
ISOLATION. A recent bake conducted
by the teachers netted a substantial
amount
Evening journal., 1908-04-30

The dinner of the Mercantile Association this
evening promises to be well attended, and to be
a most successful affair. When Wilmington mer-
chants really make up their minds to do things
tile Association Is a useful and important part OF
the commercial life of the city, and THE JOUR-
NAL wishes the merchants most enjoyable
gathering this evening.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
Get The JOuraI

Next Monday and try on
your piano the New Song
Hit "YOu Cannot Buy Love-
from the Popular Comic
Opera "A Waltz Dream"
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
Evening Company.


Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pierce. Of Cen
treville. pleasantly entertained COM
pany Of friends from this city. The
Wilmingtonians went TO Centreville in
a hack. Among those in the party
were: Misses Kathryn Ward, Eliza
beth Dorman. Sara ellison, Kathryn
and Bessie Dougherty. Frances, Nellie
and Mary Skelly. Jennie and Rose
Dougherty. Bessie Kelley, Margaret
and Helen McDermott, Margaret
Dougherty. Bertha. Pauline and Ruth
Pierce. Kathryn Harncy, Mary Bane,
Louis Grandhomme. Jennie Wood,
Laura Hand. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Pierce. Mr. and Mrs. White, Messrs.
William Sicily, william Fetters, Fred
ericlx Rommeil, Joseph Dougherty,
Daniel Harney william Campbell,
Philip Dougherty, Robert McElhennoy,
Joseph McCollum, John Kelleher, Ed
ward Dougherty, Joseph Pierce, Temple
Casey. william Wood, Thomas Horty,
Louis Hand. George Brown, Frank
Breen and James Nelson.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
Kelffers Are Killed.

Dover News.
We imagine that no drums will be heard
oyer the graves Of the Keiffer pear oros-
pect which has 30 suddenly disappeared
in the last week. These pears are not
great fortune makers. but they help the
crops out very acceptably, and are aice
to have in a bad year on the farm. They
are particularly fine on labor and trans
portation companies, and make up an i'm
mense hum Of fail trade. Well. 1t seems
to be agreed that there will be a very
light sprinkle OF Keiffers in the present
year No. nobody knows what killed
them. Possibly the grower has been too
dead certain OF his fruit crops. and IN
olined to believe that he can make a pear
crop himself
Evening journal., 1908-04-30

INVEST your tIms--it Is
better than to merely SPEND
il. A little Of II INVESTED
every few days in answering
want ads. will often lead to
5 cents per week or 25e per month.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30

With the matinee races two baseball clubs and
activity at the Country Club, the sport-loving
Wilmingtonians will certainly have their wants
satisfied this summer.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30

THE EVENING JOURNAL the United Press News ss,
servca, received in its editorial rooms over 'p's'~
Evening journal., 1908-04-30

Advertising rates on application. 49,
No attention raid to unsigned communications
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Read THE IvENINe JouRNAE
Evening journal., 1908-04-30

TERAs OF SUBSCRIPTION.
BY mali. postage prepaid, $500 year. OF % S .,s
month payable in advance. BY carrier, six cents "o
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
The Evening Journal

Gilbert S. Jones, Business Manager
Fourth and shipley Streets, Wilmington Dela"~''
Evening journal., 1908-04-30

New York once: Cambridge Building. Corner flien
Avenue and Thirty-third Street
Chicato Ohcs 81 Boyce Building.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30

ris newspaper is on sale regularly at every news
m Wilmington and the principal towns IN the saeo %
De.swar. also at Broad Street Station ana I"gl'S
'urth and Chestnut Street station Fhi'aueP'
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
YUKON MAKES CLAIM
 OF LARGEST MOOSE

Yukon territory disputes tho claim Of kcnai peninsula, Alaska, to the largest moose on record and offers in the contest au animal killed sev- eral years ago by man named Patterson on the McQueston rivor. Patterson estimated the weight of the moose at 1900 pOunns.
 The following measurements of the anticrJ were taken by Fred Tenny- son Condon, cX-commissioner of the Yukon; Superintendent of Public Works Hcrtram; Inspector of Public WCrks Dave McFarlane and Weston COync. q former New York newspa. per man:
 Girth of antlcrs---0A inches
 Palmation-45x21 inches.
 SprCad-7l inches.
 Convex mGasurcmcnt-88D inches.
 Width across palmation-37 inches.
 ArCuud muzzlc, 8 inches from lips 20 inches.
 From tip of ears-3i inches.
 From center of forehead between tho horns to mCuth-28 inches.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05

J. Sticr, who held the place under Judge Wickersham, with headquar- CTS at Fairbanks. Mir. Wells will not Ilalify until he reaches Fairbanks. Cor which city h, will start over the rail ill few days.
 The new clerk of the court came to Alaska recently from Ardmore, Okla lcma, where for seven years he had been deputy clerk of the United States district court for the southern district Ot th" I'd Indian territory. Ic hda li;od iu tnu territory and North Texas, along tho Red river, 3.ncc 1883, engaged in general mer- :handiSing and stock raising He was porn near Cleveland Ohio. He was secretary of the Indian territory re publican committee, and afterward 0f the Oklahoma state republican committee until he came north.
 MT Wells has a wife and one child, now ill Dcnison, Texas. He claims
 he prize happy family. The parents Df his first wife still live with him and lis second wife named their little girl for the first.
 The new clerk Is a heavy weight bnt his long suit is sprinting. When he gets ill q hurry he can run away rom an earthquake. The trcmor of February II in Valdez caught him mapping aud he started out of the courthOnG" " lon ho''i"d tho qo"irS, O dog and a cat, and on the scratch with Judge Reid. In q few jumps he passed the cat, kicked the dog in the ribs and yelled, "Get cut of the way and let somebody rm that can runi' iIo beat the tremor to the street and led Judge Reid seven inches.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
JUDGE REID HURT BY
 TUMBLE FROM SLEIGH

Judge Reid took a lumb,o rom [ Jlcigh Monday ev@ninE "nI suffered q badly spraiucd arm whic0 Eo will notice for a few da. r. io alt h&pp3n ed because Judge Reid weighs 2JS pounds and Dr. Chaucy q little moro than half as much. That made inc sled tip over when the runner oll the doctors side hit high place.
 The twain had taken HprinE uut. ing to Camp Comfort in cutter anC were just outside ol town at duHlI Oi the return trip when lhc right runncr climbed q bump and the cutter turned over, turned the judge out, turned the doctor over hIm and turned the judges left arm under him. Tho horse hurried along, mnch pleased with the reduction of cargo and man aged to smash the left Iumner of the sled against another a!ed when he reached town. The horse ia Capt. Black's, the cutter belongs to James I-iri,.
 The touriste walked tu town after thc tragedy.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-03-05
THE FROZEN NORTH

Alaska does not advertise climate as her most valuable asset but If the more or less poetic newspaper and magazine writers who insistently re- fer to the territory as the Frozen North had spent the present winter on the southern coast of Alaska they would have suffered less from nipped ears and toes and finger tips than any where in any state north of Dixie.
 The mercury has dropped below zero in Valdez on less than half d dozen days this winter and each time in still air that made the low temper ature scarcely noticeable The low est was 6 below zero. The wind movement has hardly been worth re- gistering, so free has the town been from that pest of the Alaska coast. The snow fall has been no heavier than the average along the great lakes. A late February has nearly wrecked the winter trail 10 the still more remote frozen north.
 While the prairie state" of tine mid N'i' NtoN, Nll' .N'i LII -AtlNI' tlC N'itb SS, the British isles have been rocked in the cradle of the blizzard. with trains stalled in snow drifts and telegraph lines dragged down by storms, Val lcz muU have walked the streets without uIcrrOats and grumhlcd be- cau"c th, soft weather thrcatru"l ttu destroy the trail before the tight for summer mining oU"ration7 r' .lld be hauled through! '.
 Some time in the ,ty u!,,nnt 34e ,rc the people who know il ali will br. :iu to know something about Alasku