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Evening journal., 1909-09-25
HE MAKLS FARMING PAY
Charles F. eumm Has $4,000 5ushsl
Crop Of Potatoes.

SALISBURY. Nd, Sept 25 Char Is +.
Gumm, who came TO this section er 20
years ago from the North. has the largest
crop Of round white potatoes that has
been raised on the peninsula. His farm
cons SITS of about 312 acres of clea ed and.
When he same here he Ia $l,-1J for his
farm. He said to-day that he had refused
$4,000 for his home and held the prce at
500 an acre. Last year Mr. Gumm. who
is a great potato raiser, ga hered 10000
bushels from his land. This year he reaped
about 1900 from his early cop al d plant
ed for his late crop about 1000 bus els Of
seed potatoes, and the best truckers In
IN section state that Mr.. Glmm VII
gather about $1,000 bushes of fir t-class
ate-grown round white potatoes.
Mr.. Gumm emp oys from % 20 90 co'ored
farm hands to -epare and cut the pota-
toes for painting. and II takes a, out 30
days to do the cutting He used q mules
and horses to do the plant ng IN this
great potato farm. The chief va let es
grown by Mr.. Gumm is the Ma MUIR
ply and Green Mountain. Buyers come
here and he sells h stock direct 70 them.
Mr.. Gumm Is now erect ng at S DWELL.
along the siding Of the Pennsy va f. rail-
road. a potato house, 30 by l0) feet. which
will be used as storeroom and assort-
ing house.
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
THE LIARS" OPEN
AVENUE SEASON
COnneSs. Edwards AMI Roth
Will Reopen With Their
Stock Company Monday
October q.

On Monday evening, October the 4th,
it is announced the Avenue Theatre
will reopen with 1.-THE Liars"
This brilliant satirical comedy from
the pen Of that gifted writer, Henry
Arthur Jones, will serve as the vehicle
to introduce to Wilmington theatre
lovers, what the managers claim to be
the strongest combination Of players,
and the best resident stock company
in America.
1t will be gratifying to lovers OF the
drama to know that they are not to
be deprived altogether of any form
of dramatic entertainment during this
season, as Messrs. Conness, Edwards
and Roth have already contracted for
such plays as 'Charley's Aunt"
Merely Mary Ann" Leah Kleschna, I"
"'rhe Great Divide" "The Girl of the
Golden West" "rhe Heir to the
Hoorah,' Mrs. Temples Telegram"
1.-THE Road to Yesterday" "Rose-
mary" and others.
Dramatic successes win alternate
with farce or comedy, and the man
ayers further announce that all sug-
gestions looking to the betterment Of
their resident company of actors or
the comfort of The Avenue Theatre
patrons viii receive careful consider
alton.
A system Of subscription or season
seats will be introduced at The Ave-
nue. Theatre which is likely to meet
with the approval of the patrons, par
ticulars of which will be announced
in detail when the box office opens
on Monday next.
The scenic investitme of "1he Liars''
has been built IN the famous studios
of Charles Langabee in New York
and the different settings will intro
duce to the people OF Wilmington the
celebrated work of that eminent artist,
Lester Vermilyea-
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
Editorial
Opinion
The Legislatures Excursion.

Dover News.
Many lessons of proht and much addi-
uonal Information concerning all three
counties OF their State we're drawn from
the recent trip of the Legislature along
the public lands of the State and into
the suddenly awakened sections Of sus-
sex county known as Indian river and
Baltimore hundreds. The legislators saw
this territory IN tho height OF its indus
try; got In touch with its resources ana
saw the States property just as it Is.
There were some legislators and some
public men who did not go on this trip
OF inspection. Some men do not hesi-
tate TO take salary for transactlng the
States business in a heated fiat or Office
building, but when Il comes to spending
little time in going about their own
State in an "of' year and getting in
touch with the people and their wants.
they are among those absent
1t seems to us. also, that the people
who have come in to our State and have
spent thousands Of dollars in developing
part OF II, as is the case with the ex-
Pittsburghers at Bethany Beach, they
should have not only the encouragement
OF one visit and one word of praise, but
WI Ail' thA anu kbnu tiNti Alit otale dul
her people can give them. We are con.
stantly searching for home-seekers and
new people, but when they do come of.
ten we forget TO hold out the hand OF
welcome but rather Incline to look upor
these follew-Americans as interlopers.
TO say that one Sussex county towr
which was dead twenty years ago-not IL
tresspasses and sins, but Of dry rot
now has awakened and has two milei
OF cement sidewalks. sounds like ex-
aggeration, but such was found to bl
the case with selbyviiie The hustlinr
citizens there simply got together and
marched up the street for progress
grabbing the puli-backs by the nape O.
the neck and pulling them along with
the procession.
Summed up. IT looks like a new era
had dawnod in lower Delaware. Let u'
exert ourselves to keep 10 with and
not drop out Of the moving host.
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
DOCTORS USE
FEVER DRUGS

WASHINGTON, Sept. e5.-Suiking lus-
trations Of the rapid decline i'm the use Of
drugs IN the various hospitals o. the coun-
try featured the SESSION Of t.e e eventh
annual conference Of the Amer can Hos
pital Associat on here. They were shown
in the report Of the Committee on Hos
pital Efficiency, Hospital Finance and
Economics Of mnistration, VIII ch was
presented by Dr. r. Il. Ross, superintend-
ent OF the Buffalo (fS. " Genera. Hos
pital.
Dr. Ross declared that fifteen years aga
the annual cost of medicines for eacn ~
tient in the Massachusetts GehsTs Hos
pltal was about $3.50, while ast year Z
was only 81 cents. He showed that tha
cost of drugs in the Buffalo Genera Hos
pitaI also had shown a marked decrease
for the past year.
1T is difficult TO predict what the fu-
ture of medicine IN hospitals is 80 ng to
be-" said DR.. Ross. Undoubtedly drugs
will continue to be used. but other sgen-
cies or some agency stu unknown to US
will have a place"
Evening journal., 1909-09-25

portion that will compare very favor
ably with anything this versatile man
ager has yet offered. The act carries
25 people and two carloads Of scenery
and effects. Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Murphey win offer two sketches dur
ing the week, 'rhe Coal Strike the
first three days and "Clancey's Ghost"
the last three. Mr.. Murphey is WE'LL
known to local theatre -goers. Bos-
toclSs famous Lady Betty" a monkey
that does most everything but talk,
will also he seen here. The fact that
Betty" is billed on the big circuit as
81 900 a week attraction, is an evi-
dence of her value as a star attrac-
tion. Matte Lockett, a pretty
comedenne The Dolson Sisters, three
of them; Eloda Morris, In a character
skit; El-Barton, in fun and magic;
and the picture machine complete the
program.
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
With the Photographers

The American Republic the home Of democracy. has
the greotes breeding ground Of the predatory
rich in the world The United States is not producing
Iincolns these days.-Toronto World.
Secretary Wilson says the average workngman in
country lives better than Queen zabeth did Well
doesn't he deserve tog-chioago Record Herald.
petihed human head has been found I'm Pennsylvania
buried nearly a thousand below the surface the
earth in coal may be the or gna Coal Trust head
OF prehistoric times.-Baltimore American.
Schoolteachers generally viii rejoice know that an
Illinois grand jury gave Official sanction to the whip
ping unruy boys Since the rod removed from
the curriculum they that Solomon knew
what nc was talking about--Baltimore American.
Mexico putting American ginger into its poll
tics this year and t believed that the ginger will
good stognatioh worse than overactvity.-Phladel-
phia Record.
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
TIE EVENING JOURNAL l.URDAY. SEPTEMBER q. lgOe

charmers who are accustomed to line up
along the shopping tho. oughfares and
practice their Establishments upon tho
young women who pass Saturday even
ing is always a festive occasion for the
curbstone masher, and on last Saturday
even ng the Wilmington police made sew
era. arrests for 'oeling." The are va
rieties Of ogiing and tie abundant
demonstration in every city T. at there is
one variety at least that is offens We to a
regard for the proprietles thai should be
enforced In all publ D aces.
The curbstone masher Is a nuisance that
has for long infested some OF The leading
shopping localities Of tn city. He ought
to be suppressed, and II there is no city
ord nance under which the disgusting
practice can be prevented, there ought
to be such a statute prov ded without de-
lay. II is quite poss that the n ajority
Of the youths who array themselves In
their most gorgeous apparel and stand
along the pavements, oging and smirking
at the young girls who pass, have no
worse motive than the glath at on Of a
small vanity. When one of ese youthful
mashers succeeds in winning a return
G ance OF the II cAer Of a sympathetic
smile, his soul is doubtless thr He'd with
the tribute thus pad TO hs pc. sonal
charms.
This curbstone-masher game is such a
fascinating one for a certain type OF
youth that whole afternoons are devoted
to it. II is form Of offen t. at is lllu-
sive when II comes TO presenting the evil
dence necessary to conviction. But youth
who loafs along a shopping street for sew
eral hours, or even Tor twenty minutes
without apparent motive. m ght at least
be asked by the officer on The route what
he is there for. Certainly, the disgusting
custom can be broken up, and should be-
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
JOURNAL GIVEN AS
PREMIUMS AG FAIR

The executive committee OF the recent
county fair has awarded as spec pre-.
NUNS nve EVENING JOURNAL sub.
script!ons for one year each, as follows
Mrs. Ada L. Ball, Newport, De aware
best apple pie.
Wv. Kinen. FELTON,, Delaware. best dis
play grapes.
J. W. Humphrey, Montchann, Delaware
best display tomatoes.
]. II. Peach. i7l2 Washington street
Wilmington, best sheaf cas-.
Miss Robekah e. Poo e. Kenne I Square
Pa. best drawn thread centre.
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
A HALT IN LYNcHINes.

a ALTHOUGH an occasional lynching is re-
a ported from the Southland one case
mentioned recently was that of mob which
lvnched a mans brother saying that he would
answer for the intended victim-in some states
there seems to be determined effort to do away
with the evil of mob violence Within the last
few weeks a half dozen or so lynchings have
been called of in Alabama because resolute
sheriffs have opposed the mobs. The officers
organized counter posses that held IN check the
Would-be lynchers.
The change has been brought about by the
severity with which the Supreme Court OF the
state dealt with sheriff who permitted a lynch
ing last winter. The sheriff was impeached by
the Court and removed from office. The inan-
cial rewards of many an Alabama sheriff are
not to be lightly tossed aside. In some coun-
ties the fees of the sheriffs as high as $1,000,
and the officials do not want to run chances OF
losing their Jobs. The removed sheriff per-
nittcd lynching to take place in city He
knew by rumor that a mob was forming for a
lyuching. but he ignored the report and per-
mitted the mob to have full sway. It was this
indifference that aroused the Supreme Court to
action
Despite the talk about lynchings there is
obviously some method by which mob rule can
be halted whenever the higher officials desire
to do So
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
pEAFNEss CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications as they cannot
There Is only one way to cure deafness,
and that Is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed condi.
ton Of the mucous lining of the Eustach.
ian Tube When this tube Is indamed
YOU have a runbling sound or Imperfect
hearing, and when Il is entirely closed,
Deafness is the result and unless the in
fammation can be taken out and this
tube restored TO its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever; mind
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh
which IS nothing but an infiamed condf
tion OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give one Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness (caused by catarrhl
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrt
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
r. j. CHENEY q co. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consipa
ton.
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
LET The SNAKE LIE YOU!
Costs Only Ten Cents; Then the Drug
aist Will Sell You a Drink.

wINsTED. Conn. Sept. 25 "A Yankee
res'd ng in Hampstead. a no ! eni ie village.
is said to be making good living selling
Cook Frost Bites" as he calls them, but
which In reality are snake bites u men
des rous OF getting liquor in drug stores.
1t costs ten cents 10 be bitten. The
snake-bitten man hurries to a druggist
shows him where his skin he b en- p creed
by the snakes fangs, and gets quart OF
barley TO counteract the poison No drug
gist viii demand a doc ors preser.pt on
when a life is in danger.
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
Chatty Stories OF the Day

There is park policeman in the service OF Western
1o9 who Is quite joker his way, Is evidenced by
an occurrence In the vicinity OF large bears den in
the zoo, which lies at lower level than the grounds
ahout Il and which Is surrounded by railing one day
visitor while leaning this rail lost his balance
ana iei INTO the p t. He fell the side Of bear which
az once seized e inruders leg in its mouth and would
have proceeded 70 crunch the leisure had
hot help Immediately been summoned. When the keep
erc had got the visitor the bears den he
much injured but naturally enough pretty we fright
enei His fright increased by the action OF the
policeman who stepped up to him. saying:
you are under arrest"
Arrest!" gasped the unlucsy one. sNyhat forq"
FOR violating the rules OF the parlSs said the police
man, pointing 70 the sign the railing.
AZ Is fositiVey Forbidden 70 Feed the Animals"-
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
Personal and Pertinent

Charles Noftz OF Detroit his bride. Caroline by
proxy Mrs. Kavosld a neighbor doing his counting
per visit 20 the intended according TO the
testimony Of Noftz and the admission of Charles
Judge Hosmers court. Noftz likewise paid the bill
when present wife successfully sought divorce from
her husband Charles Bade. and agreed TO give
$500 a wedding gift according TO Mrs. Noftz. who
is seeking divorce MOTIF failed TO put the $500
after the marriage and instead Of going 20 bed nights
lay down the the floor Mrs Noftz testified
that her previous experience with not such
TO promptly return 20 tho actively married
state when Mrs Nayolsli Mrs. Arnold approached
her behalf Nofts She said first husband died
sixteen years lived alone for six years, and
then lost her heart second time and welded Bade.
Bode proved failure too.-W0shington star.
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
UNIONS HERE AND ABROAD.

M r. Samuel Compers, President of the
\ American Federation of Labor, knows
more about the actual operations OF the trade
unions OF the old world than he did before he
went abroad His knowledge has been gained by
experience and contact with continental labor
leaders. It did not take him long to sscover
that the ideas of the French unionsts are en-
tirely different from his own, and that ii would
be impossible for the American Federatonists
10 follow any program that might be mapped
out by the French labor conference.
The Congress was at first supposed to be a
gathering OF the leading members of trades
unions for the purpose of what Mr. Gompers
and his associates would call practical effort.
Evening journal., 1909-09-25

but to the Continentals the labor unions cannot
and should not be divorced from militant poll
tics, and the class conscious struggle That
is not the belief of Mr. Gompers, and when the
French program realized fully by him, he
found out that not the glad hand but the cold
shoulder awaited him. He would, in a general
Congress, have occupied an important place on
the stage but there was no platform on which
all could stand
Mr.. Gompers is reported to have opposed the
general meddling of the trade unions with poll
tics in the sense that a separate political party
should be formed Perhaps his experience with
politics in this country during the last campaign
led him to believe that it would be futile to
follow the militant political plan Of the English,
French and German unions. In Europe the
unions have their own parties, we'll represented
in the Parlaments of their respective countries
They exert a potent influence legislation.
Here, Mr.. Gompers attempted to enter politics
by supporting Mr.. Bryan, but he found to his
dismay that the American unionsts were not
willing to break from their old parties In
states where the unions the strongest the
maorities against Bryan continued about as
they were in the previous campaigns. And it
will be a long time before Mr. Gompers or anv
other person can cause the mass Of the laboring
people of America to follow the flag of an indie
pendent political party small element of the
Federation believes in independent political
action and finds rest in the Socialist party
which has bitterly opposed the Federation Pres
ident
While the unions abroad believe in sending
their own representatives to Parliament the
unions here seem to be content TO be represented
by lawyers and doctors and professional poll
ticians with others who enter politics as a mere
diversion.
Gompers believes in fighting for higher wages
and for shorter working hours-vhat he thinks
can be accomplished practically. But that is
only part Of the propaganda carried on in
Europe, where the labor leaders would get con-
troll of the government if they could and dream
the dreams of social revolution Not even the
anti-militarist program seemed to appeal to the
Federation President Internationalism, there
fore, in the labor movement so far as the Amer
leans are concerned, is sleeping, and not likely
to awake in this generation.
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
Ban ON UCHRE
Town Fathers Closed Hall in Which
Women Were = Play.

CHICAGO. Sept. 25.-Euchre and whist
aging for painted china prizes IS gam
Ing IN the opinion Of the village board
Z Wnmette. a north shore residential
uburb and the board closed hall in
-hich 2i5 women we're about to play
ichre.
The plan was for each invited person TO
AZ 50 cents for a programme and score
ard. qualifying the holders to play for
l-izes. At a special meeting OF the VII
age board the order FOR CLOSING the hall
was issued.
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
ANOTHER LASKEY ACT
At GARRICK THEATRE

The bill which the GarricS announces
for next week presents as a headline
attraction Jesse Laskey's newest pro-
duction, 1.-THE goth Century" a musical
comedy feature Of pretentious pro-
Evening journal., 1909-09-25

The German Admiral commanding the
Kaisers feet which has come to New York to
take part in the Hudson-Fulton ceremonies
breathes words of peace and goodwill Per
feet civilization he thinks, will exclude war,
but if the preparations for war have anything
20 do with actual war, we are still long way
from perfect civilization"
Evening journal., 1909-09-25

The year book of the Young Mems Christian
Association shows a membership of 456o27, an
increase of Io.soo members during the twelve
months. The Association owns property in the
aggregate valued at $62Sooooo The associa-
ton has become an established institution Of
the country and the good work it is doing can
not be calculated
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
Saturday, September Is. 1909
THE WARM HEART AT LEwEs.

HE town of Lcwes came to the fore in
- more ways than one during the Hudson
De-Nres celebration for reports of the hospit-
able reception of visitors by the Lewes people
are coming from all sides. Lewes hospitality IS
traditional and it has been linked with the name
of the pilots town almost as long as memory
can recall.
The site of Lewes was hospitable enough for
DcNries and his Dutch pioneers, and 1.-THE well
coming sentiment has extended dowp through
the ages. That it has not been Unfinished is
evident from the way houses were thrown open,
the glad hand, the "open door" Abe gates tied
back with ropes during the memorable exer-
cises of Wednesday.
Through all this show Of hospitality, the
guiding and directing hands of the women Of
I.ewes. the power after all behind the enter
tanning, must not be forgotten. We are sure
many of thosq who enjoyed the lavishness OF
Lewes will lolk forward to it again and not
rsrss's-fsf7ee of tbaee hundred years, either.
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
The curbstons Mashsr.
Baltimore American.

UuIIITIIUIu 4NIIIVI IVtIII'
The police department Of Wilmington,
De-. has begun a crusade. the purpose Of
which is the suppress-on Of the male
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS.

n VOCATIONAL or trade school has been
opened in New York City under the aus
pices OF the public educational authorities. Sup
edintendent Maxwell ten years ago urged that
such a school should be opened and the expert
trades.
There is a supervising principal and ten mem
bers of the faculty, each one of whom is master
mechanic The pupils will learn carpentry,
wood turning, pattern making, machine shop
work OF all kinds and in fact every kind of
trade Trade mathematics and bookkeeping
will also be taught
Speaking of the difference between manual
training and the vocational school, DR.. Pickett,
Principal of the Vocational School, says: "The
manual training is not to give boy mastery of
tools: it is simply an added appeal TO general
culture The vocational teaching idea aims
specifically to give the boy mastery of tools. .
Within ten years DR.. Pickett expects to see
fifty vocational schools in Greater New York.
Evening journal., 1909-09-25

The financial loss entailed by the strike near
Pittsburg will total $I.ooo,ooo. A very expen-
sive thing was that strike, all of which could
have been averted by little display of reason
on the part of the employing company It is
better to compromise than to be stubborn.
Evening journal., 1909-09-25

Good news TO the lovers of football is the
report that Harvard and Princeton may meet
this year on the gridiron 1t has been many
day since the Tigers and the Crimson have con-
fronted each other in an affray of the pigsIin,
and since Harvard broke with the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA the sturdy sons of Cambridge
have not been seen in this neighborhood. AS II
Isl Princeton meets only Yale Of the larger uni
versties. and game with Harvard should be
desirable addition to the football schedule OF
Old Nassau The disputes which have pre-
vented such a meeting have been trivial to the
public. although they may have been important
in the ewes OF the football manipulators.
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS.

Tho AsslcloUon
o. American Ad-
TT.~ A..or,sSoo Of American J posed all this
80 r.s-N - great advertisers
Advertisers tive" Aof@ NiSJ ma this country.
,xamred certified to the circulation The Association
o. ehis publication Onlg the figures Of endorses ohy y
circuaslon contained its report are o ts eSamnon
I guaranteed Nv the Association. ! st any moment
49, ! and positive proof
NlCN n ntFalA M submit
ok kHStltSkAJ JOSe~S The
No. liz e - Secretary. I panying certificate
4 No. 1l2. has been
49, "a $4,000 a ssued TO this pa
Evening journal., 1909-09-25
A Reliable
Remedy
Ely'S Cream Balm
Is quickly absorbed.

lives helIeI al Once.
II cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brano resulting from
Catarrh and drives
away q Cold In the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses of
Evening journal., 1909-09-25

When the stomach willnot digesttI1e
1000 It Graves you should recognize
tniS as natures warning "a fore.
runner OF dyspepsia. Otherwise you
VIII soon find yourself fast in tina
gnawing grip OF this dreaded disease.
Evening journal., 1909-09-25

New York once: eo4 Cambridge Building. Corner Fifth
Avenue ana Thirty third