davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-04-16
POTATO scA5.
Some Suggestions for the Treatment
of tho Disease.

The true potato scab is a skin dis.
ease, and develops from a germ. A
picture of scabby seed is shown. There
Will be no scab on the crop unless
these germs are either in the soil
when the crop is planted or on the
seed. Prevention therefore depends
upon two things. We should avoid
planting in soil where the germs are
found. II this is impossible we should
handle the soil SO that the germs
will not be active. 1t seems to be
settled that sulphur acts to destroy
the germs. Some potato growers in
places where scab is bad put sulphur
in the hill or drill. When potato
planters are used the sulphur is mixed
In the hopper and dropped with the
seed Into the furrow. 1t helps destroy
the scab and prevents the seed pieces
from rotting. especially In a damp
season. The scab germs develop best
in an alkaline soil. Lime, wood ashes
and manure are all alkaline, and will
usually cause trouble when the soil
is known to be we'll supplied with the
germs. When green crop Is plowed
ander the soil Is soured more or less,
and this condition Is best for soabby
ground or seed. We have known farms
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-04-16
AFTER
SUFFERING
TEN YEARS
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

MARLToN, MI feel that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-04-16
Words to Freeze the Soul.

"Your son has consumption. His
case is hopeless. "These appalling words
were spoken to Geo. E. Blevens,a lead
ing merchant of Springfield, N. G., by
two expert doctors-one a lung specia-
list. Then was shown the wonderful
power of DR.. Kings New Discovery.
AFTER three weeks use," writes Mr..
Blevens, che was as well as ever. 1
would not take all the money in the
world for what it did for my boy" In
falliable for coughs and colds, it's the
safest, surest cure of desperate lung dis
eases on earth. SOC and 81 at B. F.
Hughes. Guaratee satisfaction. Trial
bottle free.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-04-16

BIZ HAD OF EpER4 DEALER,
AGENT and NEWSBOY at
that PRICE.
All subscribers in the District of COlum.
bia. Virginia, North and South Carolina,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, and throughout
the United States, can get the Sun by mail
at 1 cent copy.
The Sun at l cent is the cheapest high.
class paper in the United States
The Suns special Correspondents thr0-
ougout the q. s. as we'll as in Europe,
China, South Africa, the Philippines.
Porto Rico, Cuba, and every other part of
the world, make it the greatest newspaper
that can be printed, It's Washington and
New York bureaus are among the best in
the United States, and give the Suns read
ers the earliest Information upon all i'm
portant events in the legislative and tinan-
cial centers Of the country.
THE FARMERS PAPER,
The Suns market reports and conner.
cial columns are complete and relfa BILE,
and put the farmer, the merchant and the
tImore, Norfolk, Charleston, New York
Chicago, Philadelphia and all other i'm
portant points in the U s. and other coun-
tries. All of which the reader gets for 1c.
THE WOMANS PAPER.
The Sun is the best type of a newspaper,
morally and intellectually. In addition
to the news of the day, it publishes the
best features that can be presented. such
as fashion articles, and miscellaneous
writings from men and women of note
and prominece. It is an edu-
Gator of the highest character, constantly
stimulating to noble ideals IN Individual
and nationalli
The Sun is published on Sunday as we'll
as every other day of the week.
By mail the Daily Sun. So a year, lin
gliding the Sunday Sun $3.50. The Sun
day Sun alone 81 90 a year.
Address,
A. S. ABELL COMPANY,
Publishers and Pr0prietors,
Baltimore Md
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-04-16
Forms Vented.

We want a large number of farms for
clients in the North and Middle West
who wish to locate not great distance
from Washington. If you wish to sell
your property send particulars or write
to AMERICAN REALTY COMPANY,
Washington, D. G..
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-04-16
Up Before the Bar.

N. ii. Brown, an attorney, of Pitts
field, VT, writes: 1--WE have used DIR.
Kings New Life Pills for yeas and
find them such good family medicine
we wouldn't be without them" For
chills, constipation, biliousness or sick
headache, they work wonders. 25c at
B. F. Hughes drug store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-04-16

A Louisiana man has invented ma
chine for measuring and recording the
measurements of lumber Planks pass
cd through it engage a roller attached
to q registering device on the side.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-04-16
A Christmas Gift which will
Last A Lifetime.

Parents, while thinking of suitable
Christmas gift for your children, have
you ever considered the value of one
that will last lifetime and increase in
value as the years go by? Can you
think of present that will give more
JOY, and happiness, and contentment,
and satisfaction, than one which will
assure your boy or girl good living,
self-support, Observation-Disclosures
The opportunity of presenting your
boy or girl with such Christmas gift
is offered you by the Dunsmore Bust
ness College. No more useful or valu-
able present could be given a boy or
girl than business training course at
the "Dunsmore. It will never be for
gotten, it will never wear out and 1t
cannot be lost or stolen. Its usefulness
and value will increase with use, ard
it will make each succeeding Christ
mas brighter than the last by reason O.
the increased blessings it will bring.
Such gift only commences on Christ
mas. 1t continues year after year
bringing success to the receiver.
For further information address,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-04-16

given me new life.
/ suffered for ten
years with serious
female troubles, in
fammation, ulcer
alton, Indigestion,
nervousness, nd
could not sleep.
Doctors gave me
up, as they said my
t r GU b les were
chronic. I was in
despair, and did not
oaro xuh otbarT 3ivad
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-04-16

The new contracts alone, made last
year by the New York Edison Compa-
ny, numbered 1881, aggregating an
sverage of 2, 1861 16 lamps of 16 candle
power, consuming so watts.
Evening journal., 1909-06-28
A BASHFUL LOVER.
The Professor Was a Shy wooor. but
Finally Got the Lady.

The Professor Was q Shy Wooer, but
Finally Got the Lady.
Or. Haldane. at one time a professor
OF ST. Andrews university. was a very
shy man. This latter failing prevented
him from asking any lady to become
his wife until he was well advanced
in LIE.
However, be plucked up courage one
day. redecorated his house and went
to call on the object OF his affections.
The lady. seeing the doctors embar-
rassment. opened fire. "Weel. doctor.
hae ye got through a your papering
and painting YETI I'm told your new
carpets are just beautifu'. They say
the pattern O the dining room chairs
is Just quite out O. the way. In short.
that everything aboot the house is just
perfect"
Here was a providential opening be
was not such n goose as to overlook.
He advanced his chair. sidled toward
her simpering the while. raised his
eyes furtively TO her face and said,
with a gentle infection Of his voice
which no ear but a willfully deaf one
could have misinterpreted: INA, ma,
Miss Jane, it's no quite perfect II
Gamma be quite that so long as there's
one thing wantingi"
"And what can that beY' asked the
imperturbable spinster.
Utterly thrown on his beam ends by
her willfnl blindness TO his meaning,
the poor doctor beat a hasty retreat.
drew back bis chair from its danger
GUS proximity. caught up his hat and
in tones OF blIghted hope gasped forth
his declaration IN these words: "Eh.
dear, eh! Well I'm surl The thing
wanting is a-a-a-sideboard."
However. she married him after all.
London Answers.
Evening journal., 1909-06-28
BLUE RIBBON MEET ON
NEW Y. M. C "A TRACK

Arrangements have completed for
Blue Ribbon meet of the Sunday
School Athletic League 10 be held to-
morrow afternoon on the grounds ad-
joining Y. NJ. c. A. Hall.
The events include a 50-yard dash,
220-yard dash. 1-mile relay team. run
ming high jump and running broad
jump for boys from 12 to IA years Of
age. and a 100-yard dash; 44O-yard
dash. 1-mile relay team. running tngh
jump and running broad jump1 for
boys between Is and II years. IA
The competitors will be :ErlWst L.
starta, William White. CharleskBaird.
William Eckman, l.. Coverdal9 ]. II.
Martin, w. Mink, Paul MATHEWS. L.
Dickerson, r. T. Layheld, Ralph
Durstin, Frank Cooper, A. Adair,
S. Scott.
There is a force Of men at work to-
day getting the track in order. Prof.
Schatzel win be referee. DR.. Julius
Adair and II. r. Pennock, field judges; ;
L. c. Ostin. J. Draper Brown and w.
e. Bott, track judges; DIR. Bullock, G.
w. Bush. timers; Harry Jones, clerl.
of the course; ]. II. Rile. Jr., scorerl
Prof. Schatzel. starter, and ]. II,
Oliver, announcer.
Evening journal., 1909-06-28
nRAcE ,EM LID

A good turn may be done orchard
trees which show signs Of splitting
down the trunk by boring a hole with
a three-sixteenth inch augur just below
the point where the trunk divides and
at right angles to the crack and in
serting a bolt of the desired length
and the size mentioned and screwing
things up tight with a good sized
washer at both ends. The thread end
of the bolt should extend through the
tree far enough to accommodate the
washer and just catch the bur,
which viii make the bolt about the
right length when the bur is screwed
tight. The ends of the bolt will heal
over in two or three years and the
tree be as good as ever and proof
against many a windstorm which it
would not otherwise weather. The
same plan. using a ive-sixteenth or
half inch bolt, works nicely on large
shade trees.
Evening journal., 1909-06-28
WHEAT CORN, OATS.
July Sept. July Sept. July sept
ll3 ll0 i0% 67z sos ass,
Commercial Markets

PHILADELPHIA. June 2s.-FFEr
ruled steady under moderate offerinrs
car lots.
Winter bran. m bulk. per ton. s27a27. so
spring bran, In loo-pound sacks. err ton
S26a2650
BALED HAY AND sTRAw.-The mar
ket was quiet and without important
change. Quotations.
Timothy Hay-Choice large bales. a7r
ll50: No. / large bales, Si650ai7: choic,
small bales. Si7a1750. No. / small bales
sls-5oal5; No. 2. Si5aie; No. 8, si2 25oals50
no grade, S9.b0all.50 Glover mixed hav-
No. ], N46oa-lf, No. 2. S12.50ai3. .50 STRAW
NO. straight rye. S2Sa2S.50. No.
PoULTRY-Receipts OF live were ligh
and values generally were well sustained
Fowls. l5isal6c.: old roosters. l0tkailc.
spring chickens. fine. large, 22a2ic. do
small lsaIc.; spring ducks, iiai6c.: ole
ducks, llal2c.; pigeons old. per pair
.oazsc do. young. per pair, c0a2zc.
EGGS-Selected. 2fa26: Nearhy-frst.
On free cases), 22a22is; Nearby curren
receipts ln returnable cases) 20it; Near
by seconds dn returnable cases). 1919
Western firsts On free cases. 22a22it N
fair TO good, i9ita2l; Southern. 19aisik.
Evening journal., 1909-06-28
SECOND BAPTIST
CHURCH PLANS
Contract for New Church is
Given to a Local Coz.
tractor
PRICE SAID TO BE
CLOSE TO $4S,OOO

At the close os the pastors sermon In
Second Baptist Church yesterday morn
Ing. the building committee Of the church
made its report to the church on the esti-
mates received from builders asked to
bid for the erection of a new church house
and auditorium.
The church authorized the building COM
mittee to let the general contract to tho
lowest bidder. w. Howard May Modifea-
tions are TO be made in Mr.. Mays bid,
and the committee IS Withholding the
figures. The entire contract IS to cost
about $4,000. The present chapel is valued
at $4,000
The architect is Isaac Purseu, Of Phiia-
delphia, a specialist on church architec-
ture The new building it was reported
by the committee. will consist OF an audi
torium and church house adjoining the
present chapel The architecture will be
English-G and the building will be
OF Avondale stone TO harmonze with the
chapel. The auditorium will be hand
some and churohly. The color scheme for
the interior has not been agreed on. The
wood work will be Of oak. There Will be
large cathedral windows on the Ninth
street and the Franklin street sides Of
the structure Back Of the platform will
be beautiful open baptistry and over the
baptistry will be the choir gallery and pipe
organ loft.
The seating capacity Of the auditorium
will be between 500 and COO and the audi
torium will be so arranged that by the
raising Of ornamental glass screens be-
tween it and the chapel the seating capa-
oity win be increased to 900 The church
house will be in the rear Of the auditorium
facing Franklin street. 1t win be two
stories in height and win contain the
pastors study, babies parlor. committee
rooms pipe organ loft and individual rob-
ing rooms for candidates for baptism Be
meath the auditorium will be dining
room and kitchen.
The cntract for Plumbing was let 10
Gawthrop and Brothers. who were the
lowest bidders.
AS the operation progresses, contracts
for electric lighting, pews, carpe S. etc,
VIII be given out.
The building committee compr ses AL
/ fred Gawthrop, chairman; Charts f.
Wolaston, secretary, Mitchell Greenwood
| A. d. j. Merrck Horn, Mrs. n. B. Dan
forth, William w. Lobdeil. Mrs Martin
Lane and the pastor, as ex-oficio mem.
Der.
The meeting at which the report was
made yesterday morning was largely at.
tended in spit Of the heat. and a reso.
luton TO proceed with the new church
was adopted unanimously. The pastor
spoke on Christ at the Mount"
The past year has been record-brealS.
ing era Of prosperity for the church. The
church now has 400 members.
The present building is free Of debt an,
about three quarters Of the money re
quired TO build the new church is sub
scribed and In hand The church Is q
years old.
Evening journal., 1909-06-28
FIGHTING THE PLUM cURcULlo.

FIGHTING THE PLUM CURCULlO.
The chief enemy Of the plum family
is the curculio, one of a large family
Of beetles and weevils which makes a
small. crescent shaped incision in the
green plum when it is about as large
as a pea and in this lays its egg. Here
the little worm matches and works to-
ward the middle until maturity. Since
the exterior wound makes the fruit de-
fective. whether the worm survives or
not, and the curculio does not In the
process eat the flesh Of the plum, the
ordinary poison sprays. effective in the
case Of leaf eating worms and insects,
are Of little use. The method usually
followed by plum raisers and one fea-
sible for a few trees is to sew together
sufficient white sheeting to equal the
area of the fruit bearing portion Of
the tree. leaving a slit In it from one
edge to the middle to allow for the
trunk This should be spread beneath
the tree. and each morning during the
period when the curculio is at work the
trunk should be given repeated jar
rings, which dislodge the beetles and
cause them to fall to the sheet below.
Being sluggish in the cool Of the morn
ing, they may be gathered and doused
in kerosene or burned. Where the
number Of trees to be treated is lar
ger, time may be saved by fastening
the sheet on a circular and broadly
funnel shaped frame mounted on
wheels, so fixed as to permit Of open
ing and closing on one side to admit
the trunk With such a contrivance
q large number Of trees may be gone
over In a comparatively short time.
Evening journal., 1909-06-28
THE WORD "FELLoW."
Its Course From the Universities Int
Everyday Life.

It's Course From the Universities Into
Everyday Life.
The word bachelor means originally
cowboy" youth who looked after
the COW. from the low Latin bacca
and through the classical Latin vacca.
In course OF time the term was Civ.
en- in scorn to voluntarily unwedded
men by ladies who had sharp tongues.
The word was taken over by the uni.
versities In the middle ages, aud the
degree OF bachelor was not supposed
to be given to any man who had en-
tered into the state OF matrimony.
The word fellow" has had a some
what similar fate as far as the ladies
and the universities were concerned.
The universities OF Oxford and Cam
bridge. to name but two. grant fellow
ships worth from 81 500 to $1,000 per
annum at the various colleges to IN.
married honor graduates OF high dis
tinction. II a fellow should enter
into matrimony he still loses OF for.
feits his fellowship. AS the Fellows"
were generally men Of apparent opu-
lence or at least comfort in regard to
living and dress. they readily attracted
the attention of ladies' who were think.
ing Of settling down In life. When
an acquaintanceship was formed be-
tween q fellow" and a marriageble
lady things usually went very delight
fully until the fair schemer discovered
the academic status Of the man. Then
the expression Pooh. be is a fellowr'
came very naturally to her lips. And
so it crept into secular or lay life and
begat its unkind meaning. But Of
course. if the graduate was willing to
sacrifice his fellowship and its emolu.
ments for the sake OF the fair lady's
lovely eyes and favors-why. be be-
came good fellow" which is a horse
Of totally different color.-New York
World.
Evening journal., 1909-06-28
DEATHS.

DEATHS
James Biddle.
Adolph 0rener.
Harry B. Miller, Jr.l
James Mclaughlin.
Harvey T. Eaton.
Ferdinand w. Schneider.
Harry n. Jeffers.
Anna Jefferson.
BIDDLE.--,Near Ferris Corner. Del. on
June 9th, 1902 James Biddle, aged 67
years
Relatives and friends are invited TO at
tend the funeral on Wednesday afternoon.
June goth. Services at his late residence
near Ferris Corner. Del at one o'clock.
1nterfnent Presbyterian Cemetery, Chris
tina, Del. without further notice.
GREINER.-In this city, on the 26th,
inst, Adolph Greiner.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral services
from the residence Of Mr.. John Fred
niger. No. 1925 West Fourth street, on
Tuesday afternoon, June %. 1909. at $50
o'clock Interment at Riverview Gene
MILLER-On June q. 1909, Harry B..
Jr., son Of Harry B. and Rebecca Mil
Ter. in his goth year.
clave Heptasophs or s. W. NJ, and en-
ploves Of the ]. Morton Poole Co, Ma
chine Shops are invited to attend the fu-
neral from his parents residence, New
port Del. on Wednesday afternoon, June
30, 1909, at 2.30 o'clock. lnterment at
ST. James Cemetery. Newport.
McLAUGHLIN-In this CITY. on June
26th. 1909. James Mclaughlin, aged "a
years.
Relatives and friends OF the family are
invited to attend the funeral services at
his late residence, No. 17l0 West Eighth
street on Tuesday afternoon. June 29th
at o'clock. Interment Greenfield Gem
terry
EkToN-on June 27th. 1909, Harvey T.
son OF Jennie and the late George r.
Eaton. IN his 5th year
Relatives and friends of the family are
invited 10 attend the funeral services at
the residence of his mother. Montrose,
near Wilmington. on Tuesday afternoon,
June 2oth. at o'clock. lnterment at
Riverview Cemetery.
SCHNEIDER.-On June 27th. 1909. Ferdi-
nand w Schneider. aged 7s years.
Relatives and friends Of the family are
invited to attend the funeral services at
the residence Of his son-in-law, G. J..
Grandhomme. near Centreville. on Tues
day afternoon. June 18th at o'clock. IN
terment at Lower Brandywine Cemetery
JEFFERS-At Fort Riley. on June 25:
1909 Harry tt. Jeffers. son OF VIM. ana
Laura A. letters. in his 25th year.
JEFFERSON-In this city, on Saturday.
June 26. 1909. Anna, widow OF the late
william NJ Jefferson.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral services at her late
residence. No. 90 West Fourteenth street.
on Monday evening. at s o'clock. Inter-
rnent at Lewes. Del, on Tuesday MORN
ing.
Evening journal., 1909-06-28

Am. Locomoti 5e4 Rock Island 81
Anal. Copper. 81 st. Paul ...157H
Am. Smelling goa Southern PacIso7s
Am. Sugar Co I7lSouth. Com solf
Atch T. q 5. iIS4 Union paciaIq5H Y
B. & o.. TI7B,U. S. ST. Com 66}s
Brooklyn r. 4. 7oslU. S. ST. Prui7t4
Cenl Leather 3tIWabash Pref SIS
Ches. x Ohio. 773Sl Western Unio 773s
Denver & r. G lSlAsphalt Com.
Erie Common 3SKl Cambria Steel4o =
Erie. Ist pfd ..S7A lElec. Of Amer.
Louisville d II1l Lehigh Nav.
missouri Pac.. 81 Leh. Valley SoK
Mo. Kan g. Te, 4oA Nthern cenI
N. Y. Central fs7H Phila. Rap. 4 7SX
Nor. Pacinc d. I5thl lPhila. Compan a
Norfolk West. Phila. Electrlcrr x
Peoples Gas Tonopah $40
Pennsylvania notwithstanding IS y
Reading 1885
Evening journal., 1909-06-28
BOTH MAYORS TO
BE AT LAWN FE'CE

The Rev. John ]. Connolly. pastor Of
st. Thomas Church, and the women OF
that parish have completed arrangements
for the Marathon Fete whics will be held
on the lawn OF that church on Wednes-
da yevening of this week. Mayor Hor-
ace Wilson and Mayor-elect ]. Harvey
Spruance will attend. Gatti's Band will
open the fete and another feature will
be the singing Of the Delaware Saenger-
bunr. This organizauon will give the
prize song which was given at the New
York Saengerfest so that the Whining
ton public may have an opportunity OF
hearing It. Other numbers on the pro-
gramme win include selections by the
Lone Star Ouartette and members Of
st. Thomas' choir.
Evening journal., 1909-06-28
MR.. FORD LEAVES
THE WATER BOARD

Water Commissioner Ford attended his
last meeting as a member Of the Board
OF Water Commissioners this morning His
last meeting did not cause Mr.. Ford to
lose any Of his usual activity as mem
ber. however. and he was just as enthusi-
astic over the boards work as he always
was. After the meeting Mr. Ford BID tho
other mebers OF the board and depart
ment employees among whom he was very
popular, hood bye and was given their
best wishes in return. Mr. Ford's sue
cessor, Alfred ID. Poole, will attend his
nIat meeting next Monday morning.
Evening journal., 1909-06-28

Not every farm hand-and this in
cludes a lot OF pretty good ones-can
successfully adjust and operate the
surface cultivator. but where they do
get on TO the hang" Of It very excel
lent results are obtained. for s)t onls
do the knives kill many weeds which
the shovel cultivators do not. but the
surface soil is left so fine and Level
that moisture is more easily conserved
resulting in an increase in yield of all
the way from eight to twelve bushels
per acre.
Evening journal., 1909-06-28
Are You Going Away?

q If you are, be sure and have "The Even
ing Journal" follow you. 1t is the best news
paper published in Wilmington contains
all the news of current events, the best
sporting information and honest editorial
comment 1t will be better than letter
from your home.
G One subscriber who is spending the sum-
mer out of the city was here for a few
minutes this morning and he stopped at
THE Journal" office just long enough to
say: 81 get The J)urnar regularly and it
posts me on all the doings at home.
appreciate your splendid service"
q The Evening Journal will be sent to
any address in this country or Canada for
6 cents per week or 25 cents per month.
Leave your order at "The Journal" office
before you start on your vacation.
Evening journal., 1909-06-28
MINISTERS ON
ANNUAL OUTING

The members OF the NJ e. Preachers
Association are enjoying their annual out
ing al Claymont to-day. The assoc ations'
outings are always jolly affairs. and most
OF the Methodist ministers of the city are
attending A dainty luncheon was served
at noon by the people Of Claymont Church
and this afternoon there will be addresses
and other diversions. The ministers will
return this evening about O'Clock.
Evening journal., 1909-06-28
COMPLAINT MADE
ABOUT CATTLE

The Board Of Health met to-day and
received complaint OF the manner IN
which a herd OF cattle is being kept
at Thirty-fourth and Madison streets.
II was reported that aside from the
stencil the cattle were being in-treat-
ed. Secretary Joseph Wigglesworth
was instructed TO refer this part Of
the complaint 20 Humane Agent
Frank Stout.
The board ordered nine properties
connected with sewers. Since the last
meeting Of the board thirteen prop
critics have been connected with the
sewers