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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-05-15

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Evening journal., 1909-08-21
The Writers.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. who recent
ly reached his half century mark. prac-
ticed medicine eight years and has
roamed extensively in arctic waters.
John Macy. author Of the life Of
Edgar Allan Poe in the Beacon Biog-
raphies. is now living at Brunswick,
Me, having retired from his work as
associate editor Of the Youths Com
panion.
Joaquin Miller is planning to estab-
lish n colony of poets and to conduct
a school Of poetry near his home at
Fruitvale, In California. He has Civ
en- an acre OF land to Henry Meade
Bland and another to Herbert Bash
ford. They expect to build cottages
there and help found this colony.
Arthur Pinero, the playwright who
quit counting his stage pieces after
the thirtieth. was born in London fifty.
four years ago. He was an actor
seven years but shifted around on the
other side Of the footlights when he
was twenty-six. He belongs to the
Beefstead club in London.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR THE FIREMEN
COunCiImen With City SOliCi'
for, Agree on Form Of the
New Contract

City Councilmen James Kane, Ed
ward A. Higgins and Michael r. Con-
way, held a conference with City So
licitor John w. Brady and Assistant
city Solicitor Armon ID. Chaytor, in
the Council chamber last night. The
object of the conference was TO take up
the form OF the contracts into which
the city will enter with the firemen
for the ensuing year. A form was
agreed upon and II viii probably be
presented to Council on next Thursday
night.
Just what increases Council intends
TO give the different fire companies
has not been decided upon, but it is
said that several of them will receive
$500 in addition 10 the appropriation
they now receive. These companies in
clude those that have combination
chemical engines and hose wagons to-
gether with steamers.
1t may be that the companies hav-
ing only a steamer and one horse hose
cart will not receive and additional ap-
preparation until they equip themselves
with combination wagons.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL

Advance I'm American Car and Foun
dry was accompanied by reports Of
heavy orders pending for equipment
Reading was strong and its technical
position was said to have been greatly
improved by recent course of events.
A particularly strong showing was
made by Rock Island. Prospect foI
earnings are very good and probability is
that the preferred stock will go on {
per cent. basis early in 1910.
OF real developments there were few
this morning. Commercial agencies re.
ported a more mixed outlook. but read.
Ing between the lines, nothing but op.
timism is seen. The market PROMISES ID
be more two-sided after the recovery
operations against the shorts shall have
subsided.
The stock market simmered down in
course of first hour, becoming by II
o'clock a quiet AFFAIR, with the only
movements I'm comparatively narrow
stocks. The tone, however, was generals
strong. but there was manifest disposl'
ton in most quarters 10 await home
coming of Mr.. Hartman and result OF
the Union and Southern Pacific meetings
on Tuesday next before entering upOr
important operations in market.
The cotton market was unchanged to-
day. There has been a general change
for the better in weather conditions with
showers along the east gulf and South
Atlantic states. Lower temperatures
prevail over the Southwest belt Week
end figures and reports are OF a bulllsr
nature but the market for the present
Is governed by the attitude OF the lead.
ing spot interests who seem TO have
assumed a bearish position. ~ A
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
TRANSFERS OF
REAL ESTATE

The following transfers were recorded
since Tuesday at the Office OF the city
registry clerk;
James Williams to Martha j. soho-
field. east side Of Clayton street, 125 feet
north OF Chestnut $500.
Waldyslaw Kosicld to j. Bail Pierce
west side of Oak street, 45 feet north OF
Wright street 81 1900
Joseph Lohtenbaum to w. w. Bot
tomlcy, No. Sl5 Tatnall street, 5000.
Margaret G. Connolly 20 Thomas H.
McKenney, north side Of Maryland ave-
nue.. A. feet west Of oak. $500.
Guarantee Title and Trust Company
to Edwin l.. Kern, north side Of Bowers
street. 2O2 feet east OF Todd's Lane.
s975; the same company to James II. Kel-
ly. north side OF Bowers street, 800 feet
west of Twenty-ninth street, $50; the
same company to Edmund Mitchell,
south side OF Claymont street, 900 feet
east OF Todd's Lane. $1,000.
Nathan Levory to Louis Platinslxy, No.
7i5 Madison street. 5000.
Frank l.. Ferguson to John J. Cas-
sedy cast side of Twenty-hfth street.
12i feet south Of West street. $3.50
Major A. Smith. 70 Charlton Il. Smith,
No. 800 Bennett street, 5000.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
MARYLAND NEWS NOTES

A peculiar chicken disease IS killing on
poultry by the flock around Conowingo.
Lahorers digging telephone pole holes
near cockeyvine found copper cent
dated 1901.
Alleging desertion, Mrs. NJ. J. schlrling
has sued in Hartford County Court for
divorce.
The 15O-acro Hanway farm, near Foun-
tain Green has been sold 20 Charles Rein.
hold. Of Magnolia. for 5000.
The largest yield OF potatoes reported
so far ia Cecil county IS that Of w. X
Bird. of Harrlsvllle, 100 bushels of OF
three-auarter acre.
Getting hand in the gearing Of a
thrcshing machine. verley Klohr, OF Nc
Donogh. lost finger besides having the
member badly crushed
Roscuers saved Gladys Jacobs and Mil
drcd Gillespie from drowning In u mill
pond near Mnlngton, Miss GILLESPIE be-
ing taken out unconscious.
Failing into Conowingo Creek, Marie,
the 4-year-old daughter OF James stewart,
OF Dolhi street. Philadelphia, was saved
from drowning by her 7-ycar-old cousin.
Mary McVey, Of Conowlngo.
A suit for $4,000 damages for injuries
alleged TO have been received in run
away caused by a road machine, has been
dockcted In Hartford County Court by
Charles =. Clark, Of CreswoN
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
ANOTHER new
LEATHER PLANT

The building business after short lun
Is beginning to pick up again. To-day
Building Inspector Johnson issued several
permits one Of which was FOR new fac
tory for the New Castle Leather Com
pany on the north side OF Twelfth street
between Wilson and Poplar streets. cost
ing $4,000 This structure will he entirely
OF concrete and fireproof throughout II
will be i52 Ni5e feet I'm dimensions. VIII
liam ID. Haddock and Co, Is the contract
or Other permits issued follow.
Joseph schunder to erect two dwellings
at Nos. Coz and 6oi Rodney street to cost
$500 each and one dwelling on the east
side of Washington street between
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets,
costing $500; Charles r. Anderson and
son 10 erect a garage for Harvey and
George Booker in the rear OF Nos. 5l1-51s
West Eighteenth street. to cost 500. and
to Joseph Schunder TO make alterations
az No. 62l shipley street for the Bavarian
Brewing Company, costing 500.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
INA" GETS LETTER
FOR The 'SIXTEENS'
But it Won't be Read Until
Miss PennOCk, the Club
President Gets Home

The letter received at the postofiice
yesterday from man in Pittstown, n.
j., addressed to the Sweet Sixteen
Club has been delivered. The presi-
dent of the club. Miss Erma c. PEN
mock, of No. sos West Ninth street, is
in New York and the letter was de-
livered to the young womans mother
today by mail carrier George l.. Lloyd.
The vice-president of the club is Miss
Edith Mcdaniel, who lives at No. 6l5
Jefferson street. and the secretary is
Miss Eta Reeves. who lives at No. sS5
Monroe street.
The Sweet Sixteen Club" was organ
lied sometime ago with a membership
including a number of we'll known
young women.
The party which left on trip for
points in the northern part of New
Jersey and New York city has not yet
returned. Their friends here think
they are having some fun at some
body's expense in New York city. In
that city the girls allowed themselves
to be interviewed by a newspaper re-
porter and told the latter that they wei
a committee seeking TO induce 500 bach
elors to come to Wilmington to marry
as many bachelor girls in this city.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
ACTIVITY IN THE
REALTY WORLD

Permits for building operations to
cost about $1,000 were issued by the
building inspector Fir this week, ex-
cluding today Two thousand dollars
was the highest figure for single
operation. This VIII be tho cost Of a
dwelling TO be erected by George w.
Taylor at the northeast corner OF
Twenty third and Lamotte streets. II
viii be one Of the best houses in that
section
a two-story house on the north side
OF Beech street, between Harrison and
Franklin streets. will cost Stanley
Chlebowsld s1.S75
Alterations TO the home Of John -.
Bird at Hillcroft win cost 500. and
an addition by Thomas Samworth to
No. 1903 Lancaster avenue will cost
$500 For Francis r.. r. Davis, T.
Nutter will erect three two-story back
buildings at Nos. s, z and East Front
street at a cost OF sl07 each
The dullnoss indicated I'm building
circles by the rccirds in tho building
Inspectors Office is Offset by tho an
nouncemont that A. S. Reed and
Brother Company will on September
I begin important alterations TO the
two stores OF Joshua Conner, leather
goods, Nos 233-235 Market street A
handsome new front will be construct
cd for the two stores. and a large
plato glass window win be installed.
The stores viii be united and the en-
trance will be I'm the center. EXten-
sive changes In the interior are TO be
made.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
PRETTY OR PLAIN GIRL
BEST IN BUSINESS g?

CHICAGO, Aug. Is DO good looks aid
a woman in the struggle for business sue
cess2
Chicago says NO"
Following a report from New York
that attractive features and faultless
forms are considered essential require
ment for business successor the theo-
ry that ugliness is stupidity-persons
who have much 10 do with the employ
ment Of girls and women were asked
for their views The answer in every case
was that beauty has little or nothing to
do with II.
Mrs. Raymond Robins. whose husband
is one Of the city's "parlor socialists. -
said
There isn't a word Of truth in such
a statement There is a tremendous ca
pacity in the plain looking girl, and IN
most cases the plain looking girl IS much
brighter than the pretty girl. The lat
ter can be intellectual and bright, bu,
much energy is lost in keeping up her
appearance.
Take the girl who Is pretty, but who
lacks certain mental capacity. and when
she gets to be twenty-five there Is not an
attraction about her. The plain looking
girl with the average amount OF inielli-
gence is always attractive. To be neat and
clean and healthy and to have clear men,
tai faculties Is to be pretty"
I'VE pay absolutely no attention Ia
that" said Joseph Basch OF Siegel
Cooper Company. "What we want is ef-
1ciency, and that Is what we get. While
the pretty girl need not be dull, it is IN
most cases in the plain girl that the
greatest brightness and intelligence is
found. Patrons are not interested in a
salesgirls looks; what they want is to be
waited on promptly and inteligently.
I'VE have had a regular stampede Of
marriages. said Mr.. Basch. and he went
on 10 say that the girls who were bright
stood a great deal more chance Of marry
ing than those who have only good looks
This sentiment was echoed by the woman
who has charge Of employing the ''henc
girls" in the telephone company's ex-
changes.
Good or bad looks have nothing ID
do with our employment Of operators '
she said. 'The plain girl IS the pretty
girl IL she has the other qualifications
] for the work here. Girls who are limo.
cent in youth and character are alway.
pretty girls Lots Of our girls marry"
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
UNION STREET ROAD
A FINE IMPROVEMENT

Probably no paving work done by the
Street and Sewer directors recently has
brought forth any more favorable COM
ment than the improvement Of Union
street from Front to the Elsmere road
at the city limit. Union street along
the stretch just improved was a bane
to vehicular travel. as large stones tut
ted from the street bed and made rid
ing a series Of humping the bumps. The
new road is Of macadam with tar
binder II will be finished on Mon
day, yesterdays rain having retarded
the work. When finished it will give a
clear stretch of macadam road from
Lancaster avenue and Union street TO
Glasgow, distance Of nineteen miles.
In the near future the street direc-
tors will pave Union street from Ian
catser avenue TO Fourth, to give the
best egress possible into the city from
the southwestern section.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
Household Hints.

To "nuff" a pillow catch it by one
corner aud drop it down hard upon
the other.
Never forget TO dust over the door
and window frames when giving a
room its thorough weekly cleaning.
Use adhesive plaster to fasten labels
to cans or bottles. It is dangerous to
leave either without being plainly la
beled.
Keep a small square Of carpet to car
~ about while cleaning to set a pail
OF water on. The precaution will save
blemishes on polished floors or on car
pets
A small piece Of window glass will
be useful for holding the leaves apart
on a cookbook. and one can read the
recipe and not SOIL the book by too
much handling.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
Stock Markets

By United Press Leased Special Wire
NEW YORK, Aug. 2i.-The stock mar
ket showed a decidedly strong and &C.
tive tone at the opening advances rang
ing from fractions TO over one point
Union Pacific dealings were excited
opening sales being recorded as lOOW
shares, ranging from 20l to 20Sis. Great
Northern ore advanced to S33. Some
moderate recessions were noted later.
IL o'clock-At the end OF the first hour
all prices shared in a brisk upward
SINNER their places as market leaders
thei after showing an advance Of points
and Union Pacific points. Steel and
Smelling showed gains
strong.
Market closed strong,
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
LIFE TO
BLIGHTED TREES

Whether fruit trees KILLED. by San
Jose scale can be resurrected and Of
what value the resulting fruitage will
be is a question agitating New Jersey
horticulturists and turning the atten-
ton of thousands of fruit-growers in
that and other States to an experiment
along these lines now being made on
the farm of the late n. +. Greedy, near
Burlington. Another possibility that
trees thus treated may be immune
from further attacks Of the scale"
just the same as a yellow-fever pa
tient. recovering. need no more fear
the plague. viii make the discovery
one of national importance once its
success is established.
Workmen engaged in cutting down
scale-killed trees in the n. p. Creely
orchard last year discovered that the
trunks were alive. although scale-in-
fected branches were leaness and dry.
The upper dead branches were trim
med from the trunks. New shoots
we're grated to the trunks and others
were allowed TO form their natural
shoots. Horticulturists watching the
leNperiment are delighted with the re-
suits of few months growth. which
hnd the trees, once apparently dead
putting forth dozens OF new shoots
and thriving rapidly. Strange as il
may seem. the new growth. in tn,
center Of acres OF scale-r ruined trees
shows no signs of being affected by
the insect.
That the tree itself may have formed
a sort Of anti-toXin to resist and poisor
/ the scale" is the hope of scientists.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
sIREs AND SONS.

Lieutenant Shackleton, the English
antarctic explorer. was at one time
subeditor.
President Jacob Gould Schurman Of
Cornell university has just completed
his fifty-fifth year.
Joel Howard Of Presque Isle, Me-, at
the age of eighty-six has started to
walk to California to revisit the scenes
he knew as a forty-niner.
President Taft's portrait by Sorolla
the noted Spanish painter. has been in
stalled in the famous private art gal
lery Of the presidents brother, Charles
p. Taft, at Cincinnati.
Andreas Dippel. the tenor, was born
in Cassel in 1866. He was originally
connected with a banking firm in Cas-
sci. but studied music in Berlin. Milan
and Vienna and made his first appear
ance in 1887 I'm Bremen as the pilot
in "The Flying Dutchman."
Lord Lister Of England, the famous
surgeon. who forty years ago first an
nounced to the world his marvellous
antiseptic treatment, which has saved
the lives Of hosts OF patients, lately eel
ebrated the eighty-second anniversary
of his birthday and received congratu-
lations from all parts Of the world.
Sir Robert Hart, ''the grand old man
Of China" has agreed to return to
China TO the work Of the imperial
maritime customs service, which he
founded. He thought he had retired,
but the Chinese authorities felt his loss
so great that they besought him to re-
turn. and he. liking nothing so much as
work. is to comply.
Henry NJ Teller. the veteran states
man, who received his first public Office
when he was elected United States
senator from Colorado on the admis-
sion of that state to the Union in 1876,
is seventy-nine years old. He was Sec
retary of the interior under President
Arthur. Mr. Teller was retired from
public life last March.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
REHOBOTH

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
REHOBOTH. Dell Aug. 2lNow that
the scarlet fever scare Is abatins, ar
rangements are being made to thorough
IS fumigate all the cottages where there
wis any sickness. whatever It may have
been This fumigation Is being done un-
der the personal supervision OF chem
isl who win act with the State Board Of
health as this Is the only way that IL
can be done TO insure tho visiting public
that there will absolutely be no danger
IN renting summer homes next sea1
son.
Mrs. a. S. Webster has a four-months'-
old pullet that Is laying an egg each
day and has done so for the past
week
Bishop Frederick A. Knsman, assisted
by tho Rev. Father Rosch, will ohiclste
az An Saints +. Il. Church on Sunday
as follows: Holy Communion az s a.
no. Morning prayer at II a. IN. Evening
prayer at S y. M. All are Invited 10
attend.
William Alden Horn, who Is employed
by the DUPONT Powder Company, at Eir-
mingham. Ala. Is enjoying weeks va
cation at tho home Of his parents, Mr.,
aud Mrs Charles $. Horn, on Baltimore
avenue.
The Rev James Esgatc Of South Tam
worth. ~ H., has been here for the past
week locating some recently purchased
town lots.
Among the many visitors who enjoy
snipe shooting on our marshes there are
no irucr sportsmon than Judge ID. o.
Hastings aud EX-Attorncy-Gon r. II.
Richards, Of Wilmington.
H. NJ Noel. president OF the Noel Con-
strucuon Company. Of Baltimore. and a
large party Of Baltimore friends, are
camping at Indian River Inlet for ten
days outing.
Mrs. H. B. Breton OF Norton, Va, is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Al
fred NJ. Joseph, az their home ON Balti-
more avenue.
Alcssrs. Lonand a viokers have started
their cannory near here for the sea-
SON
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
Sporting Notes.

Yale raised $4,000 for the new boat
house at New Haven. Conn.
Jack Ryan. the veteran Buffalo
catcher. has been in the business
about twenty years and is still a most
effective backstop.
Danny Hoffman OF the st. Louis
Americans has stolen 1856 bases in the
last eight years. Ty Cobb Of the De-
troit Tigers is making a great record
this year in the same department of
the game.
Profanity will prove expensive on
the Pacific Coast Baseball league here
after. j. Cal Ewing, president of the
league, has written a letter to Henry
Berry stating that any player guilty
of this viii be fined $25 and suspended
for the third offense.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
MENHADEN BOATS
CLING TO THE HARBOR

LEWEs, Del, Aug. Glowing to the
eastery gale a feet OF about fifty ves-
sells arrived early this week at the Break
water for Harbor. The vessels were COM
posed Of all classes from the large steam
ship to the small gasoline launch and this
goes 10 show the Importance Of our harbor
in gale or in a bad spell Of weather like
we are now having. This is one OF the
best harbors on the Atlantic seaboard
and vessels Of all classes can find safety
from any storm. The Harbor OF Refuge
shelters the big steamers and vessels OF
great draughts and the small vessels seek
the old Breakwater as the water is not so
deep and affords them ample protection
from any gale.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
TRESPASS CASE
IS CONTINUED

The case of William Chesney and Ed
ward Kerns, accused by William W. Wit
taker, farmer on the Concord pike with
trespassing upon his land, and destroying
growing corn, which was to have been
heard by Magistrate Robertson last night.
was postponed until next Wednesday
evening.
The land on which WittalSer's farm is
located was sold recently to land syn
dicate which win devide it into building
lots chesney and Kerns are in the employ
of this company. Whitaker claims that the
men came upon the ground and started
to lay out streets through it thereby de-
stroying his growing corn"
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
Train and Track.

Trains from Moscow travel 4,326
miles before they enter Chinese terri
tory.
In Holland the average number OF
deaths from railway accidents is one a
year.
Railway season ticket holders in the
United Kingdom in 1905 numbered
721.0O0.
The rolling stock Of the Russian rail
ways suffers loss from the hands of
thieves. Two years ago 10000 passen-
ger and freight cars disappeared and
were never found again.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
MARRIED 81 YEARS ON
HIS 90 BIRTHDAY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, Aug. 2l-Uniaue and in
teresting wedding anniversaries are a fea-
ture OF the social eevnts here. Last even
ing. Isaac a. White Of Milford enter
tanned Crystal Fount Lodge Of odd Eel
lows in celebration Of his thirty-fourth
wedding anniversary. falling as 81 did
upon his siNty-sixth birthday. II was a
jolly social affair and Mr.. and Mrs. White
IN honor OF the event and OF Mr.. Whites
forty years as member Of this order an
appropriate token Of esteem was pre-
sented.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
DELMAR

DELAAR, Del Aug 21.-Melsons
Camp began today and q number OF
prominent ministers from the peninsu-
la are expected TO be present.
J. ID. Beach, of Delmar. had one Of
the largest yields of cantaloupes ever
raised IN this section, having produced
over five hundred 'lopes an acre and
three quarters.
on account OF the great drought ths
watermelon season will be short in Sus
sex county.
w, II. Hastings, Of Delmar. brought
thrdf quarts of fine Strawberries in
town yesterday which he presented 20
the fruit dealers.
Governor CrOthers. of Maryland. has
appointed Walter B. Stephens Justice
Of the Peace at Delmar, vice w A. G.
Williams, deceased.
Since the appointment Oft. Edward
Hearn as bailin of the Maryland side
OF Demar. great Improvements are
being made on the streets TO keep away
disease.
Miss Daisy Culver has been enter
at house party composed Of Miss
Elizabeth Burris, OF Houston. Miss
Helen Wooten. Of Laurel. Mss Addie
Cooper, Of Ralph's. Miss Ella Gillespie,
of North East Md, and Howard Ste
vens. OF Pittsheld. Mass.
Miss Addie Lowden, who has been
seriously III is very much improved and
has been taken 20 Atlantic City for the
remainder OF the summer
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Culver, Miss Ivy
Culver and Frank A. Robertson, will
leave next Tuesday for an auto trip to
Boston and other New England towns,
stopping at Philadelphia. Atlantic City,
New York and Middletown, n. Y, en-
route.
George w. Adkins and wife Of Phil
adelphla, have been the guests of AL
bert A. Waller.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
Mnrrind hu Az Mavor.

Mayor J. Harvey Spruance oniciated
I'm his Office at the city Hall at noon
today at the marriage of William H..
stern. of No. 29o9 Ratledge street. and
Miss Mamie A. Gillespie. OF No. 2339
North Third street both OF Philadel-
phla The bridegroom gave his age as
2S years and the bride siad she was
twenty years OF age. stern said he
was employed as a loom fiXer.