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The warmth with which some OF the Dover
papers have espoused the cause of the Rev. DR..
Lightbourne in his unfortunate controversy with
Conference speaks volumes in his favor The
question seems TO narrow down TO whether
Conference really wants Dr. Lightbourne to re-
main as one of its members. II so, there must
be some method by which he can re-enter Con-
ference so that his standing as a member could
not be questioned. This would seem TO be the
best way out Of the difficulty
Evening journal., 1909-03-22
In chancerv Court.

This was the opening day Of the
March term of the Court of Chancery.
Chancellor Nicholson appointed the
Security Trust Company trustee for
James l.. Rogers and the Wilmington
Trust Company for John NJ. Scott.
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caused a weakness
and Sroken down
condition of the
system. / read so
much ofwhatLydia
+. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women 1
felt sure It would
help me, andI must
say it did help me
wonderfully. Ny
pains all left me. 1
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Another Springer Heir Writes.

Andrens S. Springer Sr.. of Tre-
mont. H.. has written to Register Of
Wills Walker for Information regard
ing the Springer estate.
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OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS
The United Publishers' Association

The Publishers, Bulletin, onhcaI organ OF tho UNITED
tiiS f9r ASsgI prints the feowng
guaranteed circulation more than 1920 daily which has
been verified by examination"
The examination nude By Arthur Koppeli, gem
the association. 900
his money, prove EvIcN-
JOURNAL has the o.
printed In Wilmington
Evening journal., 1909-03-22

Market street property continues active and
the march of progress goes on. The principal
business street of the city has shown much i'm
provement during the past few years.
Evening journal., 1909-03-22
Nav Interpreter,

John b. Pietuszka is the interpreter
in the murde rcase now being heard
I'm the Court Of oyer and Treminer
He is twenty years old and q graduate
OF the Salesianiun.
Evening journal., 1909-03-22
Letters on Estates.

Registrar OF Wills Walker has grant
ed letters of administration on the
estate of John MCGOWAN to Catharine
MCGOWAN and on the estate Of Randall
II. Wolf to Elizabeth Wolf.
Evening journal., 1909-03-22

Household goods nanled, stored,
packed and shipped. Guarantee Gtor-
age Warehouse. Sd and French. Tele-
phone Warner No. 1S40.'
Evening journal., 1909-03-22
WANTS HER
LETTER
PUBLISHED
For Benefit of Women who
Suffer from Female Ills

Minneapolis, MINI was great
sufferer from female troubles which
Evening journal., 1909-03-22
Bind Dead Baby.

The dead body Of child was found in
an clubhouse I'm the rear Of No. sos Lomb-
ard street to-day.
Evening journal., 1909-03-22
Hinln sohooI Exeroise.

There was no visiting speaker at the
opening exercises Of the High School
this morning.
Evening journal., 1909-03-22

Old Gold and Silver purchased for
cash. Earle's, 715 Market. u. Fl.
Strarsfort, SUCCESSOR
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To Escape the Laugh.

r OLE FULLER. the dancer. told at .
II luncheon at the Plaza a story about
her class of dancing children.
Il. gave the children a Christmas party
last year.. she said. land when the pud-
ding came on / said to them:
~ have put in this pudding coin
little China doll and a button. Whoever
ge-s the coin will be rich. Whoever gets
the doll will be married before the year
is out. But whoever gets the button will
be an old maid
Well. the pudding disappeared rapidly.
and the little girls soon found the coin
ana the China doll. But the button did
not turn up. No one got the button. This
amazed me.
That night said to my favorite little
girl, as We sat alone by the fire in my
room:
~ can't understand what became OF
that button. 1 put it in the pudding
myself
I'll tell YOU the little girl confessed
turning rosy tn confusion. L dot the
button. / didn't want everybody to laugh
at me-tho i thwallowed IT,
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aryng Tastes Of Royalty Displayed by Special Christmas Card

judgments. Now. however, after many
years of experience in catering to the
various tastes of their patrons, the Tucks
can determine at the outset what paint
ings finally will be selected. In fact, King
Edward has such implicit faith in the
Judgment of the Tucks that he seldom
sees his Christmas cards until the twen-
tieth of December.
This years cards of King Edward and
those of the Prince OF Wales are mono
,hromes, while those of the other. royal
personages are in colors. The original
paintings are in their personal posses
sion, and in order to obtain permission t.
reproduce from them for the public the
Tucks have to petition the crown months
ahead of the time at which the cards are
issued.
Copyright in the United States and Great Britain
by Curtis Brown All rights strictly rescrved.)
wife. They Were ma 2nificent gifts. The
,naa expected, of course, A wTite-up.
Well. he wasn't disappointed Tie
next day. In a prominent place on the
first page Of the Enterprise, ] inserted
this paragraph:
John Fl. Fereuson's Christmas gifts
to his wife are being much admired. They
include a diamond stomaclier and many
other beautiful specimens Of cut glass
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A Christmas BurIesque.

WILLIAM DEAN HoWELLs. aae
w novelist laughted. at Christmas
dinner in New York. at the old-fashioned
Christmas story of the sentimental type.
Let us be thankful said Mr.. How
ellis, that this story is no longer writ
ten. The Dickens of today no longer
d;ps his pen and writes.
With a laugh Mr.. HowelIs ratified OFF
the burlesque:
TT was Christmas eve, night bitterly
cold The snow falling softly,
heavily. it covered houses. trees and fields
with p. glittering mantle of white. In an
lev room. destitute of every comfort.
woman and two children tried In vain to
sleeD Their only bed was a heap OF
straw. OF coverings they had none.
.'The mother made desperate by the
cold. heaped the straw in the most shell
tered corner OF the room, and. removing
the door from its hinges, placed it in a
sIanting position against the wall, thus
making a shield that would be some
slight protection against the icy draughts.
IAN three crept under the door and
huddled together, and the youngest child
said gratefully:
!. Mother, what must poor children do
on Christmas eve who have no door to
cover themy
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the queens selection and apprOVaI. Four
years later this sensible solution Of the
problem OF remembering their thousands
of friends at Christmas time was adopted
ny the present rulers of Great Britain.
then the Prince and Princess of Wales.
1t has since become a custom. and the
honor of preparing Christmas cards for
the German emperor. the Gar and
Czarina of Russia, the King and Queen OF
Italy and the King and Queen of Spain
has also been conferred upon the firm of
-..aphael Tuck q Sons.
Every year a group OF carefully and ar
tiatically executed designs is sent to each
of the above royal personages in order
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BY general consent the word perfec-
ton was applied to the Christmas cards
chosen last wear, but by comparison with
the new collection just out their artistic
standard was inferior. After all, how
ever. this is quite in keeping with the
traditions Of the Tucks, who year by year
break records in their special work. The
word, fms has vet to be written.
1t was in the year 1865 that Raphael
Tuck planted the tiny acorn destined TO
become the stalwart oak, when he LAID
the foundation of the firm that stu pears
his name. In 1881 he retired and his three
sons. Adolph. Gustave and Herman. as
sumed the reins of the firms government
a staff Of highly trained artists is In the
regular employ OF the firm. and When
Christmas cards were first supplied to
royalty many specimens of these art pro-
dactions were submitted in order to give
some scope for the exercise OF the royal
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ing with King Edward Ill for the lives of
the citizens of Calais in 1341.
A historic incident in Temple Gardens is
the subject OF the Christmas card chosen
by the Prince OF Wales. Its title is The
Roses of York and Lancaster"
1t was feicitous idea 10 select for
representation on the Princess of Wales
card d little boy--Alfred the Great-read-
ing to his mother, Queen Osburga
Singularly appropriate. too, is the sub
ject for the German emperors Christ
mas greeting to his friend-Henry VIII
embarking on the Great Harry i'm Dover
harbor, May 81, 1920. on his visit to
Francis ! OF France. the meeting which
became famous that of the "FieId of
the Cloth of Gold Though the Great
Harry In the pictorial representation is
far more fantastic than the SNUG APP
pearance of the kaiser's warshps. vet
one easily can ccrrelate them ANYTHING
nautical has always hit he kaiser hard
Yachting as Il fashionable Dastime was
almost unknown in Germany before the
kaiser assembled the throne but during
his reign he has made il one of the
most popular of national amusements
William was a little shaver when with
his younger brother. Henry, he had his
flrst sail. The two little princes were
staying with their motuer. the EMPRESS
i TeueTlcA, tHeI crown Princess of Ger
many. at watering place OH one OF
the Tristan Islands. \ German Yachts
man, rare creature in those DAYS. hap
pened 10 be cruising in the vicinity, and
TIE crown princess asked him to take.
the boys for a sail. They were de-
nghted with their experience
When l grow up to be big nan
I'm going to have lots of yachts. and
big ones. too" Wilhelm said to his moth
er when they returned The empero1.
has realized his childish ambition 1t
is not for the sake of Yachting alone
that he goes in for the sport: his object
is to foster nautical spirit among his
people and thereby arouse a feeling when
Will support his ambitious scheme ia
create navy that will surpass Eng
lands.
The young Queen of Spain has chosen
a painting of a Madonna and Child II
is interesting to note that the hair
of the Madonna is fiaxen- and shadows a
sweet English face. The queen herself
has fiaxen hair aud is typical Eng
lish girl.
One of the most charming OF the royal
Christmas cards is that selected by the
King and Queen of Italy. The artist is
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sand in the gear-box and a Ferrer Re-
publican is awaiting behind every boulder
to puncture the tires OF Divine Right
with the bullet of Human Wrong. the
King-I mean the Chauffeur-what drives
the Royal Car amt out for no JOY Ride.
Il do not deny to say that there IS
something stylish about my job. But
am required to do too much for my pay.
whenever Hon. Spanish Govt make a
silly mule Of himself. This alone IL too
much work for one man. l am sippos-
ed to suggest something bright to do
every time Hon. Gen. Piazza telegraph
from Morocco. We have met the enemy
and we are theirs, as usual I am sip
to make when Minister Maura arrive
around with important expression and re-
port. We have just captured a Pro-
lessor making an Emma Goldman
speech Return him to his family with
apologies I dement,. We have did so,
thank you.' he say-so, but his Family
we returned him. No reply for me, Jet
I am cursed in all newspapers for shoot
ing that Professor.
Minister OF War arrive to me with
pale moustache and say vocally, Cigar
Makers Union has got a strike-out In
Barcelona and Revolution is smoxing
everywheres' Permit it to smoke
snuggest If Hon Cigar Makers Union
cannot smoke. who can? Yet everybody
blame me because Hon. Barcelona is
burned down. I am not in the insurance
business. Why should / be responsible
for fires? II l was not tied up in this
place l think I should go to Minnesota. =
Hon J. J. Hill might give you EN-
pioy as q brakeman" I snuggest. He
is always looking for bright young bra re-
men with no ambition to become Rail-
road Presidents"
X X
While we was thusly chattering, Hon
Chauffeur command his Car to stop and
it do so, looking very tame & gentle
Several Peasantry who was clustere'
around make back-off with base stom
acks and Spanish syllables. Hon. Chauf
feur remove some cigarettes from nj
interior vest and hand one to me & Nosi
On them sweet smokes l could distinc
tually see marked In goldly letters. *
A
"Are them your Cigarettes?" ] say hin
with Sherlock Homes expression.
'I acknowledge it." he derive.
DO K A. stand for King Alfunzo?'
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why are YOU not more careful when
YOU kill people?"
Hon. Chauffeur gaz at me eXpectedly.
like he was not talked to thusly by his
boss. Six Police charged at me with
their swords on edge: but that Hon
Chauffeur arise up his hand and Hon.
Police halt back.
Would you & friends wish to take a
joyful ride with me & ottomobile: he
require with swedish voice Of doves.
NO. thanks. should not" snub for
scorns. I'VE are here in Madrid to as
sociate with King Alfunzo and not 20
nob-hob with Chauffeurs.''
Jump into this loco-motor.'' depose
that Spanish College Boy. land I shall
be excitably pleased to Introduce you to
Hon. Alfunzo If required
"Are you acquaintance with this school
boy King" I rapture.
Very dearly report this youtnly Lad
who have a lengthwise face like n
mule. Him and me is SO thickly as
ISOLATED that we often occupy the same
hat
Already 1 am beginning to dispise you
less" 1 decapitate. So 1 lept to front
seat while Nogi & O-Fido do similar
with rear cushions Hon. Chauffeur pull
III l,1r 11,l, -,
feet. Loud whiEz by motor. Banzai! We
go Onward with such startle that sew
eral populace are crushed down. Speed
limits broken at each corner. Nervus.y
I grab to seat with fingers while my soul
attempt to jump out through my hair.
For such haste you would be ar
II have never been in that part Of
Russia rebuke him.
Chicago is not in Russia" I retaliate.
Chicago is the capital Of America
II thought folks was never arrested
for nothing in America" he ignite.
"Not SUCH" regret. "Only last We'd
nesday Chauffeur was lynched by pub
lie sentiment in New York for running
over a Chorus Girl
WAS she walking when killed. he ask
it.
Tn the newspapers she was" 1 re-
woke.
"Such a story is a lie on the nose Of
IT." he dib. II have never been IN
America. but l know by experience that
Chorus Girls don't need to walk in towns
where there are Ottomobiles.'
Hon. Chauffeur poke up machinery one
more jog. We are now advancing ut
the rates of 1O4 miles hourly. The
quaint Spanish village of Madrid slide by
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Harriet Bennett. Painted in delicate
tones. the picture represents a mother
holding child close to her breast. The
heads of angels with their wings tucked
snugly beneath their little chins are hoy
ering above the mother.
The queen was delighted with the paint
ing. and to mark her appreciation OF 1T
she presented to Adolph Tuck. manager
of the art company. gold cigarette case
on the outside of which is the royal
monogram in blue enamel. surrounded
by tiny diamonds and rubies.
The King and Queen of Italy both pos
sess that childlike simplicity which Is the
most characteristic and the most lovable
of Italian traits. During one season, ac-
companied by only chauffeur. the king
and queen explored the whole of Pied
mont.
Don't you think asked King Victor
Emmanuel of Queen Elena. that other
soyereigns would he afraid to go about as
do. without any escort and in places
We hardly know
They &c tainly would the queen re-
piled. and | feel sorry for them on that
account for they miss what We most en-
joy
II is no unusual thing for the King Of
Italy to be arrested for fast driving in
places where he is unknown.
SHOW me your license. exclaimed one
official who had succeeded in stopping the
royal car. The king fished out newly
minted five-lire piece and held il i'll his
outstretched palm, head up The fellow
in the next town WOu'Q not let you OH
under 10 francs" said the official. his
frown giving way to smiles but
Tut. tut, man.. broke in the king,
there must be something wrolg with
your eyesight. Don't YOU notice fny re-
semblance?"
The representative Of Italian law finally
came to.
The Christmas card of the Empress
Alexandra of Russia has u beauty that is
poignant 1t represents a dark-haired
madonna with rather sad face. shield
ing her child who gazes at her in help
less alteration. Though the czarina is a
hie1-souled, liberal minded. generous, low
ing woman of the most refined tastes. no
one can adequately describe the profound
depths of the unhappiness Of this imperial
woman Day and night she Gods over
the condition Of Russia and over the iso-
lation of the imperial family. Often she
starts up from the gloomy reveries which
have grown habitual to her in sudden
gust of fear that assassins who have SO
often chosen the rulers of Russia as their
victims might be at hand. At other times
she storms into the nursery to make sure
that her beloved children are all alive.
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The Who chooses royaltys Christmas cards.
represents a scene In King Arthurs great
hall at the Palace OF Camelot. large
of lords and ladies and knights
are gathered to witness the ceremony of
King Arthur admitting Sir Tristram, one
of the best knights and the gentlest, to
the Fellowship of the Round Table. On
the right of the picture Sir Lanceot. a
prominent figure on his white charger.
stands sponsor for the kneeling Sir iris
tram. The original picture was painted
by Howard Davie. Mr.. Davie has also
painted the queens card. a beautiful
panel, representing Queen Philippe plead
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She realizes with dread clearness Of COM
prehension that death hovers over her
husband and her family. SO that every
rornng she cannot know whether she
will be able to clasp them in her arms at
evening.
Furthermore the painting Of white
Gala lilies on the border of the czarina's
Christmas card is delicate tribute to ner
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Hither & thithei, wherever we loo <ed,
we could see Detectives walking around
looking careless like they didn't see US.
This was sure sign we was suspicious
characters.
Let us move onwards.' say Nosi
.brackishly. tI am superstitious about
being shot.
why should you be superstitious?" I
soald. Are you not too educated for
such snivvle:'
Educated persons are always shot in
spain.' confab Nogi. shaking his teeth.
''Nogi. you are talking garbage"
pronounce scornly, but I could not fin
ish this delicious curse. thank you. be-
cause Something happen promptly. A
hui, purply Ottomobile of Vanderbilt
Cup appearance. all confused with
wheels & brassware like a Power House,
como whuffing and booling around cor
ner rumbling peevIy from the enraged
gasoline inside. This Mechanical mon
ster stop up In front of Royal Palace
me & Nogi of Of Europe. On front seat
of this high Horsepower set a slight
Chauffeur of college-boy appearance. He
seemed too tender to run such a tough
machinery. When all Spanish standing
around seen this Chauffeur Boy they re-
moved off their durhes.
They are very polite to hired help IN
This Kingdom" I nudge to Nogi.
Maybe he is hired by some ROYAL
Families and therefore kind Of sacred
and respectable" snuggest. This
Chauffeur Lad back up Hon. Ottomobtle
and brush US still farther Of. I am
filled with peev from such bumps
Hon. Mr.. Sir I yall with war-cry,
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A Nasty Dig.

sfA nasty dig as I ever administered
"A In my newspaper career in Vir-
ginie CITY, said Mark Twain. was di-
rected against a man named Ferguson.
Ferguson, at Christmas time, invited
me to see the presents he had given his
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L x NOGI & o
FIDO was stand-
ing lonesomely On
the map of Spain
yesterday wishing
we could make q
entrance n t q
Royal P a ! a c e
which was very
closely annexed to
Where we stood.
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czarinas friends.
purity. During the fourteen years of her
life at the Russian court the cZar ma has
resolutely opposed the immoral tendencies
prevalent in the imperial circles. Her
own ife has ben b,ameless and she has
excluded from her own circle all those
women who could be identified as particf-
pants in scandalous affairs. Although she
could not overcome the customs and ira
ditions of centuries. nevertheless her in
fiuence on the imperial court is keenly
manifest.
DESIGNATING the anecdotes related of
them, if one wanted to prove that royal
personages We're beautifully human, their
selection of this years Christmas cards
would be sufficient.
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il further from me.
'Perhapsly Il might" ne otter.
20. Mr. Sire, Higher UP and Reverent
Ultimate, i now recognise who YOU are
by your YaIe-Harvard expression and
the peculiar nominees o. your face. You
are King Aifunzo of Spain, and here me
& Nogi has been insulting you like
Chauffeur without even suppressing our
manners. How could you deceive Us so?'
Me & Nogi & O-Fido elope to ground
dust in our hairs.
arise uply.'' demand Hon. Alfunzo
with aristocraic Bourbon nose. "LHt
us not walk on ceremony. Let US Ice
three japanese SchooIboys together.
While driving my Ottomobile I am not
an entire King. am King In cogs.'
kings should not behave thusly," I
narrate. kings should be locked up IN
padded cells and not be risking their
expensive life in such a Barney Oldfieid
manner
'How little you know about my bust
nessr' snib Hon. ALI. I'm this age O.
Enlightenment. when thrones is beng
pushed around by Anarchists and other
Malicious Animal Magnetism. is it wise
and sensible for a King to set still G. be
shot at? Answer is No. If King has
got to be a target, I shall at least be
moving target. And when a Government
is rooted in Dynamite. it is more bet
ter for King to get Throne that is
run by Gasolene."
Perhaps your Royal MAGISTRATE will
move your throne from a Ottomobiie to
a Airship in near future. / pop out.
When Hon. wilburd Wright was TO
Paris / watched his fly behavior with
idease of changing my method Of loco
motion. was very excitedly impressed,
say All.
But a Aeroplane is too wabbly to he l
a King. amt not?" / ask it.
1T amt half so wabbly as the Spanisn
Throne he combust sadly. why should
| not take up aviation while there is
time You never can tell when a King
will be requested TO fly
Flying is called the sport OF King,
say Nogi with bromo voice.
"And ] have been called the King Of
Sports" romp off King Alfunzo pushing
expression of one who is too busy IL
work
Hoping you are the same.
Yours truly,
HASHIAIURA TOGO.
Copyright, 1902 by the Associated Literary
Prossg
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DeCeiilDef IL, lAGi.
years ago
this e. hristm a S
hosts of the late
q cen Victoria =
t 7 | e n d 8 received
dainty cards con-
tanning her majes-
tvs gre in s.
These cards were
repaired by the
late Raphael Tuck
from designs which
were submitted 10
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A IL Prepared by One
"A House in London,
Which Began Making Spe-
cial Cards for Queen Victoria
Twenty Years Ago and Now
Supplies Nearly All the
Rulers of Europe With In
dividual Designs-King Ed
ward This Year Has Chosen
a Scene From the Round
Table Romance, While the
Kaiser Shows His Nautical
Leanings by a Page From
the Naval History of Eng
land Mother and Child"
Pictures the Favorites With
the Queens.
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that the final one chosen in each case
may be somewhat representative of the
personal taste of the sovereign.
The Christmas card of the English SOW
ereign this year, for instance, has dig
nifty which is symbolic of the nation. 1t
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II am very we'll known character
in this town. he peruse. "Also, l
sometimes suspect it is not me, but the
Ottomobile that they are saluting.'
Hon. Chauffeur smile with his entire
acrost the face of Nature.
IT am grievous to hear that speed-laws