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Evening journal., 1909-12-31
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Senator Depew that he is a candidate for
reelection but fails assign any reasonable cause
for the rash act-Chicago Tribune.
AS fa- as we have been able to ascertain from the
pages of history hasn't produced great states
man within the two weeks.-Los Angeles Times.
There is a waiting for the inventor of letter
guaranteed to vanish into thin air read-New
York Evening Post
President who is total abstainer decides the ques-
ton 'v hat is whiskey?' without even calling in the
Senators from Kentucky.-New York Evening Post
There promise 20 be many men who first told us
that DR. Cook was impostor there are original
members Of the 'Florodora' sextet-New York Press.
Colonel Bryan says the people of Texas overestimate
the Importance the The trouble appears 70 be
that they underestimate the importance Of Colonel
Bryan st. Paul Dispatch.
The scientific gentleman who says Americans eat
ing than they used to should not Judge nation
by It's holiday appette.-iVashington Star.
"AIr. Balnger demands investigation"
headline. AT any rate he SENS to merit-Lousville
Courner- Journal.
Evening journal., 1909-12-31
NEW CHARTER LAW
BOOK NEARLY READY

City Council last night passed reso-
luton instructing attorneys William II.
Heald and Robert G. Harman who are
engaged in compiling the new charter
laws and ordinances, to eliminate from
the book all ordinances relating to grad
ing and fixing streets and footways; ex-
tending railways, sidings and pole lines
and also of private character.
Before action was taken on the resolu-
ton, Mr. McGovern, of the Eleventh
ward. who presented #. explained that
a similar thing was done when the laws
we're last compiled. and that one Of tho
objects Of the resolution was to omit
many resolutions passed by the Street
and Sewer Department of a private char
actcr
Mr. McGovern said that Messrs. Heald
and Harman had informed him that they
would complete their work in week
and would probably have # ready to
be presented to Council ON next Thurs
day night.
The Water Department was allowed SIS.
600 on account of its third quarterly
appropriation. to meet the current ex-
penses Of that department.
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Friday, December 81. 1909
OFFICE HOLDERS AND PoLIrrcs.

L will be well for Federal office holders when
they assume office to read the rules of the
government and the Civil Service. 1t IS
not wise to go on the assumption that they are
dead letters. During the trouble over the as
sessment OF postmasters for political purposes
one postmaster that we know of-and there may
have been others-was serene and peaceful all
through the disturbance. lie said that when he
became postmaster he studied the laws and reg
ulations of the department and knew that the
soliciting of funds from postmasters in Fed
era buildings for political purposes was unlaw-
full
A new collector Of the port will be appointed
for Delaware. Mr.. David S. Clark who has
been an efficient collector was candidate for
reappointment. Mr.. Clark had trouble with the
Civil Service department There had been at
times too much political activity in his Office, it
was said. The officials at Washington from
President Taft down were Cup against Mr..
Clark for that reason This clearly demonstrates
to us that Mr.. Taft and his administration are
IN earnest about this matter of political activity
of Federal Office holders.
To the lay mind. especially to the man active
in politics, it is hard to realize this change Of
fee holders have been expected to look after
their districts, TO deliver the votes Under the
custom men have been rewarded with office for
political work but now it seems that as soon as
a good worker is placed in Federal Office his
services are lost to his political party 1t is hard
on the party hard on the man that has been ac-
tive in politics. but office holders will have to
adapt themselves to the new order of things.
Mr.. Clarks service to his party practically barred
him from serious consideration for reappoint-
ment A Federal office holder to be in good
standing in Washington must be political
,lronc
Evening journal., 1909-12-31
A Note of Appreciation.

Editor THE EVENING JOURNAL
AS one who has had frequent oc-
casion during this past year TO call
on the newspapers of our city for free
space and advertisement of church and
Sunday school work, / desire to take
this means of expressing to you my
hearty appreciation for not only sup
plying the churches with free space
and advertisement. but for the large
hearted and courteous treatment re-
ceived from your valuable paper and
the members Of your stan.
therefore beg you to accept my thanks
for your many favors given this past
year, and my wishes FOR you all and
your valuable paper is a prosperous
year for 1910.
Very truly yours,
James +. Price.
Wilmington, Del, Dec. 30. 1903.
Evening journal., 1909-12-31
Personal and Pertinent

To Duke Buccleuch who recently celebrated his
golden wedding belongs the distinction Of having
duced the cigarette into England. In 1856 he
Russia the coronation OF Alexander H., and found
cigarette popular in ST. Petersburg. 1t had not
then made its way into this country. and when he
turned Dalkeith s the Duke then brought
the weed in this form, and thus started the cigar
ette craze-Tit- Bits.
Charles L. Detroit is Americas leading coll
cctor OF Whistler paintings. among Mr.. Freers treas
being the famous peacock room decorations from
the didng of the Leyland house in London Mr..
also a collector OF Whistler anecdotes, Of
which he told a recent dinner.
Whistler" he said. "once undertook TO get fellow
painter work into the autumn salon. He succeeded and
the picture hung.
Put the painter, going to his masterpiece with
Whistler vanishing day, uttered terrible oath when
he beheld it,
Good gracious he groaned you're exhibiting my pic
ture upside down!
'iiush, said Whistler THE committee refused It
the other way."-Washington star.
Evening journal., 1909-12-31
INSTITUTE
TO HELP BURBANK

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31.-Friends
Of Luther Burbank, the plant wizard,
are preparing a protest against the
withdrawal Of the support of the Car
negie Institute, of Washington from
the enterprises of the noted agricul-
turalist. They declare that the report
from Washington that he was trying
to make his experiments in ereak cul-
tivation a commercial proposition are
untrue He had to sell some Of his
plants his friend say. but it WAS be-
cause he needed money to continue his
experiments. At one time. they say. he
actually had to mortgage his home TO
get money 10 keep his work moving.
80 addition to this, it is claimed, Bur
bank did much work for the Carnegie
Institute for which he never received
compensation
Evening journal., 1909-12-31
LeopoId Of the Belqians.

New Ork Evening sun.
Perhaps one reason why there was so
much talk about the personal adventures
Of King Leopold Of the Belgians was that
with his distinguished and imposing ap-
pearance It was impossible for him to
preserve his incognito. a sovereign with
the head Of Viking could not get him.
self up to look like n quiet business man
on a holiday lie drew all Neves every
where. In the crowd Of kings and princes
that followed the coffin Of Queen Victoria
through the streets of Windsor on her
last journey his was easily the command
ing figure
1t is curious that in spite Of the spread
Of modern ideas in Belgium, in spite Of
national irritation over the Congo scan
dals and the family scandals, which made
some members of the Kings immediate
family notorious everywhere, his death
appears to have caused more or less re-
gret OF course. on the other hand, he had
been on the throne so long-from 1866
that he had become as much a familiar
institution as the most famous piece Of
sculpture in his capital
It has been said that King Leopold was
more sensitive about American than about
European criticism of himself as
a man OF affairs. Il would
have been some consolation to him 10
think that in this land of industrial enter
prise a sense of his lack of scruple was
regarded as offset by a sense Of his en-
ergy and shrewdness. But this consola-
tion was denied him. And so he will be
remembered as a head Of a State who
did not allow his private schemes to be
interferred with by his duties TO his peo-
nle
Evening journal., 1909-12-31
Editorial
Opinion
A Presidential Walk.

A Presidential Walk.
Washington STAR
Just because the President went out
walking yesterday wearing a short coat.
a sweater and soft felt hat. 1t is pro-
claimed IN print that he was disguised" q"
is this not stretching the case2 Must a
President always wear a froclS coat and a
high hatl Is there anything essentially
unpresidential in a comfortable woolen
jacket? Walking is not strange exercise
for the chief executive. In recent years
Grant. Harrison. Mckinley and Roose-
veit were walkers. There may be some
older citizens who remember seeing An
drew Jackson on his strolls about WASH
ington while many remain to whom Lin
coin was familiar figure on the streets
It was the immediate predecessor of Pres
ident Taft who set the fashion OF suit
ing the garb to the immediate occupation.
regardless Of conventions No one. how
ever will be disturbed by the possibility
Of Mr.. Taft walking the legs off the
military attaches who accompany him
on his iaunts. just BECAUSE he dresses
warmly and conveniently for pedestrian
ism. There is nothing inherently undig-
nihed about a short coat, a sweater and
soft hat. Mr.. Taft looks well what
ever his garb, and It is hardly fair to call
his sensible walking rig a disguise"
The word suggests Sinking forth. an
irregular enterprise, and escape from
guards and guides. It is TO be hoped
that the short coat and sweater will be
often seen on the streets of Washington
during the cold months.
Evening journal., 1909-12-31
TOPPING" FRUIT.
w

XN7 note that some of the associations OF
w fruit growers arc holding their yearly
meetings discussing fruit culture and all that
and il might be we'll for them to take into consid
Grafton for a moment the interest of the con-
sumers
Until recently we had supposed that the
practice OF topping fruit had been aban-
doned by reputable fruit growers, or those who
pretend to be reputable Years ago when peach
es were grown in large quantities in Delaware
some farmers topped" their fruit-put fine fruit
on the top of the basket to catch the customers
eye and little fruit at the bottom. OF course this
was cheap device for deceiving the public and
a form of deception that didn't last long Repu-
table growers soon abandoned it. We have
known peach growers who went through their
orchards, turned the baskets of fruit upside down
and shipped the peaches in that manner to be
sure that the fruit ran uniform and was not
topped" In Philadelphia they still ask for that
mark
We mention this fact because we have heard
a great deal about apples in Delaware of late.
We do not presume it is the practice to
top" barrels OF apples, put few rosy ones on
top of the barrel and scatter poor ones below.
A man ought to be able to buy barrel of ap-
Piles trusting to the good faith of the shipper.
We have heard of one apple grower in Kent
county whose apples came to the purchaser
topped
Evening journal., 1909-12-31
BALTIMORE LEADS IN coBBLE STONES

II 0 Baltimore the census bureau in state
- ment. awards the doubtful honor of hav-
ing nearly one-third of the total of cobble stone
streets in I57 of the largest cities of the country
To the Maryland metropolis is also given the
bottom place in the mileage of sewers-there be-
ing only 62.3, as against several hundred times
that in New York City-which stands at the
head of the list Chicago is second.
While Baltimore has by far the greatest
amount of cobble stone streets the highways of
Philadelphia, Buffalo and Cincinnati, together
constitute one-third OF this sort of paving
Wooden block pavements are the thing in Chicago
and Detroit, Michigan the total in those two cit
les aggregating more than two-thirds of the to-
tai mileage of that sort of paving Brick and
asphalt pavements and bitumnous macadam are
on the increase, while wooden block cobbe
Stone, gravel, granite and Belgian block are be-
ing less used.
AS indicating that many cities are doing away
with steam railroad grade crossings, the stats-
tics that the number of these in the I57
cities reporting in 1907 was I7S48-the num-
Der for 1905 having been considerably larger.
New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, in
the order named, head the list of cities of over
100000 population, in regard to extent OF pub
lie parks.
Evening journal., 1909-12-31

New Workers are hard to please One of
their representative newspapers declares that
they were quite indignant and bewildered when
they found the streets impossible because OF the
snow. the trolley cars and automobiles stalled
railroad trains blocked, wires down, and all that.
Some of them blamed the weather bureau for the
snow drifts others thought Commissioner Ed
wards and his men should have been on the spot
when the snow began TO drift. They should have
cleared the streets at once. Nature should not
be permitted to play such pranks upon New
Workers. Nature, however, wanted to show New
Workers and the rest of us that she is bigger than
man. bigger than big Bill" Edwards with his
,zo pounds. touch of the old time winter like
this would have caused rejoicing years ago when
sleghing was popular.
Evening journal., 1909-12-31

The director of the Public Works of New Ha-
ven, Connecticut, was unable for awhile to oet
men to shovel snow from the submerged streets
of the city and appealed to the Yale Bureau of
Self Help with the result that 100 students
responded, boys who are earning their way
through college and who did not have money
to paw their way home for the Christmas hoi-
days. They drove carts, handled picks and
shovels. and the experienced we're put in charge
of small gangs The boys say they hope the job
will last until the holidays are over. 1t is i'll
wind that blows nobody good.
Evening journal., 1909-12-31
DOCTORS PRESCRIPTION
Quickly Cures Rheumatic Pains, Also
Splendid System Builder.

one ounce compound syrup Of Sar-
saparnla and one ounce Toris COM
pound. Add these 10 a half pint of first
class whiskey. and use a tablespoonful
before each meal and at bed time. The
bottle must be well shaken each time.
This simple remedy is one of the most
effective known. The restorative action
will be felt after the first few doses.
Any druggist has these ingredients or
will quickly get them. Any one can mix
them. This formula is also especially
beneficial TO old people and all persons
of failing strength. as it will eventually
restore full physical vigor
Evening journal., 1909-12-31

city Treasurer Ross reported a ball
ance in bank of SsS.O26.22. Treasury re-
ceipts for the week were: Eugene NJ.
Sayers. S4G5.73; James II. Norris $39LSs;
George II. Mccall. $i25; miscellaneous,
S7O.25
Mr. NIcMullin moved that all city
funds I'm the right depository banks
amounting to little more than 5000 in
each institution, be withdrawn and de-
posted in the Union National Bank, the
active bank.
Evening journal., 1909-12-31
Peoples Column

Anonymous communications for
the peoples column viii not be
printed. Names OF contributors to
the column will not be printed. but
must be furnished THE EVENING
JOURNAL as an evidence OF good
faith on the part or the contributor
Evening journal., 1909-12-31
Card of Thanks.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dever and
family wish TO return thanks to their
many friends and the employees OF The
Morning News for their kindness and
sympathy during the illness and at
the death OF their son. George Dever.'
Evening journal., 1909-12-31

New Years eve will show the striking con-
trasts of life Hundreds will be in the churches
at watch night services, and hundreds in the
city lobster palaces opening wine and making
a lavish display of their wealth with little thought
of the distant days.
Evening journal., 1909-12-31

The cold weather has not frozen up the Bal
linger-Pinchot controversy, which will begin in
Congress with the opening of the New Year.
Evening journal., 1909-12-31

Some of those Congressman who are object
ing already to the Taft plan for curbing the
trusts had better wait to see what the plan real
" is.
Evening journal., 1909-12-31

Dr. Frederick A. Cook still seems to be lost
in the blizzard. This sort of weather ought to
suit him wherever he is. The doctor is certainly
an expert in eluding the public.
Evening journal., 1909-12-31

For several months no one has called up to
ask, What's the score? Bad weather for base
ball. and the wait for the opening of the season
will be far too long for the fans.
Evening journal., 1909-12-31
At shamokin Funeral.

p. II. Scllelf has been called from
the city 10 Shamokin. Pa, 10 attend
Evening journal., 1909-12-31

Some of the automobiles are again in motion.
Takes more than snow storm or nearly zero
weather to put them out.
Evening journal., 1909-12-31

The patients at the Hope Farm tuberculosis
Sanitarium are having a taste Of Adirondack
weather, which is supposed to be beneficial in
the treatment of the White Plague.
Evening journal., 1909-12-31

Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell
about 1.-THE NO That Made General
Arthur President"
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Nee York ossee: e Cambridge Building. Corner F'fte
Avenue and Thirty-third Street
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TERMS OF sUBsCRIPTION.
Rv mail po1tage prepaid 1900 a year. q cents
saenfh payable ny carrier, six cents week
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S qs:: 4ssms n: over nls'S SDss % &
Evening journal., 1909-12-31

Chicago omcss En Boyce Buildins.
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TELEPHONES
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OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS

The Association
OF American Ad-
vertisers Is com
posed OF all the
great advertisers
OF this country.
The Association
endorses only surh
papers as submit
10 its examination
vt any moment,
and positive proof
must be submit
ted. The accom-
panying certificate
No 1i2. has been
ssued to this pa
per.
Emmons County record., 1909-07-29
Mature a. : p,.iacee.

Not the least mysterious cf an the
wonders OF the earth is the extraor-
diuary cleyerness OF Dane Nature a.
q carver and designer Her tools srv
air. rain. rivers. springs and frost.
Any one who has ever seen the mar
veious Queen Ress rock on the north
Cornish coast. that wonderful present.
ment OF Queen Elizabeth. who Is seat
ell so grandly upon the sands. must
have asked himself the question as 10
how much thing could have been ac-
complished. Continuous trickl!nr of
water wears away the face Of the rock.
haphazard II was until at last weird
pattern Is formed that sometimes rc.
semblcs mans face sometimes nm
animal. All over the world Nature
has placed her picture gallery and her
rolietion OF statuary the biggest free
Nhow In the world
Another work of Natures that very
often results IN extraordinary changes
being effected is a landslip And land
slips have arisen from the t!nicst pos
'e S"usss ii''ie Underground
dow OF water had gradually under
mined hin or clln until at last the
earth became Ike hollow nut. Then
the soil became top heavy The sea
beat against It's foundations. and mil.
lions Of tons of earth were flung into
the sea. which proves the axiom that
the tlnicst beginnings often produce
the mightiest ends. London Standard.
Emmons County record., 1909-07-29

English railway companies suffer
severely through the purloining of pas.
sengers' baggage and other articles by
platform thieves. and in some cases II
Is difficult matter to find out the mis-
creant One OF these luggage lifters
was on an occasion some time ago
seen keeping vigil over barrow OF
luggage, and In his hand he carried
apparently good sized portmanteau
He walked up and down the platform
several times and at last stopped ol
positc the luggage Placing his bag
ON the barrow for moment, he then
picked 1t up and walked of Rut the
lynx eye OF one of the railway officials
had also been watching the barrow,
and. going up 10 the man. had him mr.
rested and searched II was found
that his apparent portlnantcau was
only skeleton and inside had II set
OF springs. etc, which, when placed
over a smaller bag. held the latter In
position But for the smnrtncss of tho
ofticial another Travellers hag would
have been missing. London Answers.
Emmons County record., 1909-07-29
The Dream Of the Kew.

Some small article had been lost-I
forget now what; let US say a key--be.
longing to one Of two sisters who were
travelling together 1t could nowhere
be found. But one night one of the
sisters dreamed that she saw the key
In the pocket of her travelling bag She
told this dream on waking TO the other
"And have you looked In the pocketY
the sister asked. mo, have not"
said She for the very good reason
that there Is no pocket In my travel
Ing bag" WELL" said the other
'there is pocket In mine will Just
have n look there OH the chance" And
there the key was found. The infer
sncc Is that the dreamer had seen
with the eye Of sense, though not with
the eye OF observation, the key put
into the pocket Even when the key
was so found she had no recollection
Of seeing 1T placed there, but the brain
had unconsciously recorded the sensar
ton. In course Of sleep 1t had STUN
bled OH that record. and by good luck
the sleeper on awaking CHANGED TO re-
member the mental operation that had
taken place during sleep. 1t Is a sin
gular and almost alarming reflection
that our brains are stored with count
less such records Of which we know
association Of ideas or some peculiar
mental state brings them to our no
tice. Westminster Gazette.
Emmons County record., 1909-07-29
The Cold water Cur.

II you feel cold ccminS on. drink a
glass Of cold water. not iced ana re-.
peat at bali hour intervals uutil r,llet
ls felt II hot water is custer to take
II can be substituted for the cold par-
ticularly IN the morning and at night
Taking an abundance OF liquid matters
more than its temperature. /, is there
where the patients fall short They
VIII drink glass or two OF water.
then declare they can take no more
and, ceasing. decide water cannot drive
out cold. This water cure is NOT so
modern as the most Of US think It. In
An Old prescription book Of famous
physician OF more than a hundred
years ago this curious remedy for a
cold is found let ye patient who
feels cold coming on eat OF fne.
big salt herring just before going TO
bed. This Will make ye patient drink
plenty OF water" II you have not
strength Of purpose to drink freely Of
water for the colds sake. make YOUR
self thirsty as best you can only take
all the water possible. Philadelphia
Press
Emmons County record., 1909-07-29
The Children es the Great.

There is tendency for children Of
exceptional parents to rcgress toward
the average stock Cation terms this
tendency filtal repression This. the
London hospital points ont. applies
equally 10 exceptional physical and
mental characters Thus. though tail
stature may run In certain families.
yet there Is always tendency TO re-
vert 10 the mean average size Sini-
larly the children Of genius tend 10
have somewhat less than their fathers
power hut more than the average of
the race. According TO Professor Pear
son. distinguished parents are Just ten
times more likely to have distinguished
offspring that undistinsuishcd parents
SttV. such cases as the Darwins. IA
taer and sons the two Pitts Philip aud
Alexander the Great are exceptional
Similarly also the children Of Il Grim
lnai tend 10 be less vicious than the
father though morally inferior to the
average man