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Evening journal., 1909-06-30
NEW DRESS A BRIDAL GOWN
Young Woman Surprises Parents, But
is Forgiven.

GEORGETOWN. Del, June so.-Buying
a handsome dress for their daughter 10
wear on a visit with friends. the parents
Of Miss Izottie Smith. who lives near
Georgetown. were astonished to-day when
they learned that It had been her we'd
ding dress ana that she had been married
to Burt Pepper by Rev. G. S. Thomas
Both are quite young. and the news OF
their marriage was a big surprise tc
everyone. for no one had been taken into
their confidence. and the two slipped
awae-to the parsonage. where they were
married. Both we're forgiven. and vii
reside near Georgetown, on farm owned
by Pepper.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
BLADDER TROUBLES NEED
PROMPT ATTENTION

Perhaps YOU don't know how much
work is required of your kidneys and
bladder or OF how much Importance
they are. Do you know that on these
important organs hinges good health" q"
Many an apparently strong, healthy
man or woman has been stricken with
out notice By serious kidney and blad-
der disease only 10 realize too late
what might have been prevented with
proper care and attention.
Some OF the early symptoms Of weak
Kidneys and bladder are lumbago,
rheumatism. catarrh OF the bladder.
pain or dull ache in the back, joints
or muscles. at times have headache or
indigestion. dizziness, YOU. may have
sallow complexion. puffy or dark
circles under the eyes, sometimes feel
as though you had heart trouble. may
have plenty of ambition but no
strength. get weak and waste away.
II you find you have some OF the
symptoms mentioned. YOU need then a
remedy that will reach the seat OF the
disease and at the same time build up
the system generally.
Such a remedy Is Swamp Root, the
great kidney. liver and bladder remedy.
In thousands of cases IL has accom-
plished just the work you need per-
formed now.
Sample Bottle Of Swamp Root Free by
Mail.
Send to Or. Kilmer & Co. Bing-
hamton, n. ", for a sample bottle. II
will convince anyone. You will alsc
receive a booklet OF valuable informa-
tion. telling all about the kidneys and
] ti.Il,~ sskKrhou ,,-rtffpo ho a1tra apf
mention the Wilmington EVENING
Journal. For sale at all drug stores
Price ffty-cents ana one-dollar.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
CHECK BAGGAGE FIFTEEN
MINUTES AHEAD OF TRAIN

The man who waits until the last
minute and then runs TO catch his
train. expecting TO check his baggage,
buy a ticket and board the train in a
few minutes, viii hereafter have to
start a little ahead of schedule, &c
Icordlng 10 a new rule issued by the
Pennsylvania railroad. In order 10
give the baggagemen sufficient tine
to weigh the luggage and charge the
right amount for same II will be nee
essary 20 check the baggage Is minutes
ahead of the time for the departure OF
the trains Up until recently the rule
was 10 minutes.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30

Mrs. Margaret jackson is the guest OF
her daughter at St Georges.
W. J. Faulkner and family. OF No. 426
Queen street. are preparing to spend the
summer at Woodland Beach. where Mr.
Faulkner has cottage.
Miss Bertha Davis and Miss Elizabeth
Brown spent yesterday at Woodland
Beach.
Mrs. Florence Shakespeare spent Sum
day in Reading, Pa.
Miss May Clancy spent Sunday in ches-
ter.
Miss jeanette Shea. OF Philadelphia. Is
visiting friends in this city.
Miss Maud Lowber. OF Little Greek, is
visiting friends in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. John Woodiey and Mrs.
Harvey Blocksom are the guests Of reia-
tives at Little Creek.
Mrs. Maggie Logue has returned from a
visit to Little Creek.
Mrs. J. NJ. Decker is visiting her mother
and sister at Dover.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Palmer and son
have been visiting their parents at Pros
pect Park.
Mrs. Maria Dugan. OF Pennsgrove. is
spending ten days with her daughter. Mrs.
Jeffries. OF this city.
Mrs. John Halter Is visiting her sister,
Mrs. c. w. Gable, of Pennsgrove.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Miller have been
the guests of her mother, Mrs. Jarvis
Reeves. of Pennsgrove.
Mrs. Daniel Minner. OF Sudlersville. has
been the guest of relatives IN this city.
Charles lloyd. Jr., OF sudlersville, ha;
been visiting Wilmington friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clem Newcomb have beer
spending a few days with relatives a
Newark.
Miss Bessie Francis and Joseph Weave
have been the guests Of Miss Margare
Bowers, OF Newark.
Miss Rose Quigley. sister Of Rev. J
p. Quigley. pastor of ST. Patrick's r
c. Church left for her home at Law
renee, Mass, today for a short visit
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
MIzPAH nRANcH.

The International Sunshine Society
OF the Delaware division welcome the
"Mizpah' Branch. This Is q new
branch organized by our State presi-
dent and Is composed OF fourteen
young women. President. Miss Mar
garet Wood. secretary, Miss Blanche
N. Price: treasurer, Miss Jennie
George.
We think Sunshine is the ideal work,
and we are glad that these young wo-
men have caught the spirit and are
deslrous of working for the better
ment and happiness of mankind.
Sunshine is charity IN the trueat,
broadest and noblcst sense OF the
word. If we find a needy sister. Il Is
our pleasure 20 give sympathy, en-
couragement and help. IL she be IN
the need Of raiment we give Il 20 her
in the same spirit as we would send
flowers 20 a dear friend. And why
should Il not be so? The clothing
brings happiness and cheer 20 one; the
flowers 90 on the same mission 20 tho
other
We trust the members Of the branch
may fully appreciate the privilege Of
working in this way for the Master,
ever remembering his words "In as
much as ye have done it unto the least
Of these. my brethren, ye have done it
unto Me-"
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
Last Meeting Of Old Council.

The present City Council will hold its
last meeting tonight, the members Of tho
now Council taking their seats tomorrow
night. No important business so FAR as
WAS learned today will be brought up
this evening. only routine matters to
wind up the affairs OF tha old Council,
Being set for consideration
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
RECEIVED MONEY PROMPTLY.
Workmen Pay Widow Of J. M. Kyle
$1,000 Within Ten Days.

Robert ID. Kemp. recorder of America
Lodge, No. 27 a. o. II. Worlfmen yes
terday paid the widow Of the late
James NJ. Kyle a check for $4,000 being
the amount Of insurance carried by her
husband in that order.
Mr.. Kyle died on June 10 and only
te ndays had elapsed when his widow
received the fun $4,000 due her This
is regarded as an especially prompt
settlement
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
Many New Members for A. o. U. w
Special 70 THE EVENING JOURNAL

SMYRNA. June 3O.-Deputy Organ
izer, William II. Dawson. OF Whining
ton. who has been in Smyrna several
weeks in the interests Of the A. o. u.
w. is meeting with remarkable sue
cess. He has secured thirty new
members for Mizpah Lodge OF this
town. The growth Of this order, with
its very satisfactory insurance feat
ures, is most encouraging to the mem-
bers at large as well as 10 the execu-
tive heads
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
Fear Bow Has Drowned.

CHESTER, Pa. June 30.--The par
ents and friends of Russell Davis. aged
1e years, Of Leiperville. are making 4
search for the youth. who has disar
peared. Monday afternoon he COM
planned Of feeling IN and went in swim
ming in Crum Creek. He has not since
been seen and his clothing cannot be
located.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
Festino-Moore.

John Testing. OF No. SAC Pine street,
and Miss Anna W. Moore. of Henry
Clay, were married at Christ Church
rectory, Christiana hundred, yesterday
afternoon.
Tie ceremony was performed by the
Rev. william H. Laird The bride
wore a white lingerie dress with white
hat to match. fter a brief wedding
trip. the couple will live at No. 629
Springer street.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30

Delaware Division OF the Interna.
tional Sunshine Society. Headquarters
room. us Equitable Building. Market
and Ninth streets. Lady In attendance
from nine in the morning until one in
the afternoon. Onice hours Of the State
President from ono until two p. m,
each day. President General. Mrs.
Cynthia Westover Alden. 96 Fifth ave-
nue.. New York Colors. yellow and
white. Motto, Have you had a kind
ness shown?
Pass Il on.
Twas not given to you alone.
Pass Il on.
Let It travel down the years.
Let it wipe another's tears.
TIL In heaven the deed appears.
Pass II on.
Delaware State president. Miss Elizabeth
r. Groves. 0oi Van Buren STREET.
Delaware State color, peacock blue
Delaware State motto. I'VE Serve. p
The object of the International Sun.
shine Society is TO incite its n,embor'
Go the performance Of kind and help.
ful deeds. and thus bring the sunshine
OF happiness into the greatest number
Of hearts ana homes. An correspond.
cnce should be addressed 70 the Stat,
/ President. Room as. Equitable Build.
ing. An letters requiring an answei
should contain a aolf-addresscd stamp.
ed envelope.
All correspondence intended for thl'
paper should be sent not later thar
Monday afternoon TO +. May Bacon
1906 Maryland avenue.
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
ON Monday evening. July 9th. on
society will sell ice cream, home-mad
cakes and candles on the lawn OF h
II. Shaw. Eighteenth and Boulevard
also on the lot at the corner of Eigh
teenth and Washington streets
This Is for the benefit Of our Stat
treasury. We also feel that IL is a
accommodation TO the public
: Patronize us and we win see tha
you VIII have quick service; that yo
} may thus be refreshed and be the bot
J ter able TO enjoy the treat the WASH
ington Heights Association have
store for an OF us.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
STEAMBOAT IS LAUNCHED
$4,000 Graft Will Carry Produce From
Odessa to Philadelphia.

The clio. a $4,000 steamboat built for
the odessa Steamboat Company, was
launched yesterday morning at the Clin-
ton shipbuilding Companys yard, Phila-
delphia.
Miss Rose Clinton daughter OF r.. r.
Clinton. senior member OF the shipbuiid-
ing firm .christened the ship. which viii
be used TO carry fruit and produce from
odessa TO Philadelphia. The boat IS iif
feet long. with % feet beam. and draws
feet.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
To Go West.

The Misses Anna Corrigan and Kath-
arine Keelins will leave for Denver
Springs on Thursday. July l. The young
women are employed by the NJ Megary
and Son Company. While in Colorado they
will ascend Pixies Peak. After a stay in
Denver OF about month. the couple will
return home by way IA northern route,
touching Milwaukee. the Great Lakes.
Niagara Falls. and land in New York city
by way of West Point and the Hudson
river.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
MI Evans Dead Al Media.

Many persons went from here TO
Media today TO attend the funeral Of
John L. Evans. He was former resi-
dent OF New Castle and this city. He
had been living in Buffalo for mum
her Of years.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30

1l5 feet west Of Elliott avenue. s274o.
Frank w. Pierson to Anna G. Baylis
east side of French street. As feet
north of Fifteenth. $3.50.
Woodlawn Company to William j.
Fisher, Jr. south side Of Willard
street. 105 feet west of Benson street,
S732 50.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
oeneraI Creditor. oet J LlttI..

Leonard E Wales referee in bank
ruptcy has completed his work IN the
bankruptcy case OF Harry ID. Webster.
merchant tailor. IN addition to tho pay
ment Of court costs and tho preferred
creditors, the general creditors we're paid
small dividend.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
Mecurdy. sImpers MarrIaao.

Mrs. Eva ]. Green Shippers and the
Rev DR.. Thomas A. McCurdy, for
merly pastor of Central Presbyterian
Church. this city. win be married this
evening at the home OF Mrs. Shippers,
No 1905 West Seventh street. DR..
and Mrs. Mccurdy will live in North
Dakota
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
On Vacation 70 the West.

Miss Helen r. Wilson, Of No. 6l5
West Fifth street. will leave Phila-
delphia with her sister on Thursday
morning for an extended Western trip.
Miss wilson, will visit her brother in
the northern part of California.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
sail For Eurone.

Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Bancroft sail
ed from New York today on the steamer
Lusitania. They will visit their daugh-
ters. Mrs. Henry Gillett in Oxford and
Mrs. Roger Clark in Street. Somerset.
England.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
Came in Auto 10 We'd.

After coming TO this city from Phil
adelphia in an automobile, fashion
ably dressed young couple who gave
their names as Christian Stark and
Gustavena Anderson were married yes
terday by the Rev. Charles Clash.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
snent Dav A Woodland.

Madeley and Asbury Sunday schools
gave their combined excursion yester-
day TO Woodland Beach. The First
Infantry Band furnished the music.
The excursion was a success
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
Attendlna Commencement.

Rev. W. ]. Munster. assistant pastor
of st. Patricks r. c. Church, is at
Elizabeth. New Jersey, today. attend
In gthe annual commencement OF the
st. Patricl's Parochlal school OF that
place.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
Mr. Hammond % 90 Abroad.

The Rev. Kensey ]. Hammond, rector
Of Emmanuel P. f. Church, will sail for
Europe on saturday. on the California Of
the Anchor Line, for his annual vaca-
tion.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
Services at St. Patrick's church.

on Friday morning the feast OF the
Sacred Heart win be celebrated in st.
Patrick's Church. Mass will be at
and Z o'clock.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
TAX RATE IS
UNCHANGED
Levy Court Budget Shows
Estimated Receipts Of
$42I.O4S.37

The Levy Court has fixed the coun-
ty tax rate for the coming year at So
cents on the 500.
The budget for the year has been ap-
proved as follows
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-08-18
BY HARRY B. ALLYN

an build? He's dead leery; tn Doc is. You've
got cold in yer valves, mebbe, but nit or rh'
con- for yours
Mr.. Hennessy gave a few hollow barks,
and dropped into chair. gasping. silence en-
sued; broken only by gulps and gurges as the
liquid chemicals vanished.
Gents said Mr. Hennessy gently hammering
the table with his cenched fist Il leave it to
youse. Have ever showed any yaller?'
mot yer life!" from the bartender and
roborated by mods from the other side of the bar
Have t'rown down friend, er done my
hackers dirt? Amt stood up before some O tn
ceverest men with tn mts O. me weight in tn
four boroughs, an done me little bit?"
That's right, Spike" said Mr.. Mathews enthus-
iastcally
IAN l never backed down, or failed to take
punishment like little man; now, have II"
A chorus of violent negatives burst torth in
terspersed with sundry bits of profanity.
mo an amt goin' to now. I'm no coward.
When man looks death in tn face fur min
ute two he's hero. But what's tn gent who
goes side b. side with i'm fur months? Seepin',
wakn' playin, workin'! In tn dark night
bright sunlight! Alone in comply! Loaded
empty! No duckin, sidesteppin' er knockin
i'm out with stiff punch in tn pleXus; always
there, an nudgin little closer evry time We
tn sun go down, till bimeby We feel i'm drag
gin We back ev'ry mornin when We get out O. bed,
an We know that tn referee is only waitin' to
count tn ten on ye How bout that Teller? Is
he hero? l guess He's only poor, unfor-
tunate devil who's fightin out of his class, an
loser. Arizony cause it's Enthusiastically
There's burned sight hotter place We can go to-
with heap less expense
Mr. Hennessy leaned his elbows on the table,
W and gazed despondently out under the screen
door. and the bartender absent-mndedy replen-
ished the glaSses-on the house.
''The thing that grouches me-" continued Mr..
Hennessy, after another brief coughing spell, lis
that I've got to circulate round here where I'm
known, fur tn ZENITH O. my sentence; an have
evry undertaken in tn neighborhood iggerin on
tn job an takn snapshots of ev'ry time
pass his joint. But and he heaved troubled
sigh what We goin' to do, when We don't lug tn
prce?"
His friends looked blankly at each other; search
ing for ideas for his relief.
Eye amt got anythin' to hook rattle off, an
yer friends worse off fur coin than you are, .
said Mr.. Mathews soberly.
A scornfu grunt came from Mr. Hennessy. I've
a heap of stuff fur others in tn past few
years. but darned little fur myself. They're all
tightwads, an I'm hasbeen: so can't look fur
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four staunch friends-for the dispenser of fluids
lad taken few hours off from his duties-in
fond farewell.
"Feers, he muttered in husky voice, you've
done fur me. what couldn't fur mself I'll never
furget it. I'll remember ye' tn poet says, til
death doth us part.
Mr.. Hennessy was homesck. He yearned for
~ the purlieus of the great unwashed, unsani-
tary East Side. He sat upon the broiling little four
by six platform-desgnated front stoop' by the
widow lady with whom he lodged-and gazed dis
consolately up and down the main and only thor
oughfare of Salamander ella county, Arizona. The
beat down it only does in Arizona. The
utter desolation of the farreaching waste of SHIN
mering sand; the distant mountain ranges, hos
tile and forbidding; the verdureless springless.
him with an awful weight He painted with the
intense heat. Weeks before, he had ceased to
perspire this baking process having apparently
dried up the springs of moisture within him.
From his position 1.-The porch he could
the Alpha and Omega of the town; three saloons
two masquerading under the high-sounding titles
of hotels, couple of general stores
tanning more varied stocks than New York de-
partment store, a blacksmith shop, a combination
postofice undertaken and confectionery store-wita
a Western Union office side line-and
string OF dwellings similar to the one behind him,
failing out at either end of the street; all OF
widely diversified material and architecture.
Thirty times. Mr.. Hennessy had seen the sun
climb up the ragged edge of the world, a
golden disc, change TO molten white pail as II
swung its daily route and disappear beyond
the other rim, shield of FURNISHED "copper" leav-
ing behind it a sun-soaked waste, which radiated
its heat far into the night.
The first half day after his arrival, had been
spent in visiting the points of interest; namely
the three founts OF alcoholic irrigation and the
Stores Twenty-Five and half had been passed
in rising to broil sitting to roast, and retiring to
stew. He was fulfilling his mission. He had
come to breathe this superheated, dampproof at
mosphere, and that alone. He mad weighed him
self daily upon scales of the general store fol-
lowed his physical culture exercises per directions
in the book. abstained from all alcoholic drinks.
reduced his smoking to minimum, and still his
cough hung to him. He had inward misgivings
that his efforts were in van that the fundamental
cause of his sojourn this-as he termed it
cover of hell" was surey-oh surely-gain-
ing the ascendancy. His thoughts turned back to
the gloomy, gummy back of the Cherry
street cafe, and the mammoth glasses OF cool,
foamng malt He yearned for the smells Of the
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stVv7 HAT ye goin'
w to 1 have2.

There a momentary silence, ana MT spike
Hennessy received a more complete looking over"
than had been his lot for many days.
Spikes off tn booze!" gasped Mr.. Mathews.
"Oh tn booze! Spike Hennessy, middle weight
champ tn ward, refuses to take his usual nour-
ishment?'
"That's right" responded Mr. Hennessy, logged
ly launching his big shoulders up over the rail.
An l amt goin to take any jollyin from youse
gents either. I've climbed the sprinkler an I'm
occupyin' tn drivers seat at that. Ii We can't in
vite Teller to drink without takin' it upon your
selves to his particular brand III travel with
a decenter crowd; that's ALL
whats the mat, Spike?' chimed in the bar
tender Coin to get hooked up, er Father Darcy
made We sign tn pledge?
Mr.. Hennessy grasped himself by the breast OF
lVl his coat and dragged out cough which made
the smoky shades on the chandeliers jingle out OF
sympathy.
marked one of his hearers, blowing the foam from
his glass "or you'll be DRAWN on yer friends fur
flowers"
That's what" gasped Mr.. Hennessy, wping
the tears from his eyes with the back of hand,
and reaching for the brown liquid with the other.
"Fellers. Pm in bad way, am. l was up to see
Doc Murphy las night about this same sample o
heaves an We ought to see tn prelimnares he
put me through. Made me strip to tn buff,
thumped me all me back and chest, like this
Mr. Hennessy illustrated on his neighbor-"took
dinky machine with couple o horns for his
ears, like what We see on tn penny slot phono-
graphs an sort of telephone on tn other end
of green cord, an listened to wnl-nachin-
cry. Made me cough. expand an a whole lot O.
other stunts. Set down in front O. me, an looked
me over if l was fence fur stolen goods an
he was central office man. After while he
grunted What dye s'pose he sad?"
Search mel" thoughtfully said Mr.. Mathews
Says I've got sipent consumption That's
what he called it; meanin' that I've only got a
starter. Says I've ketched it by over-trainin',
EQUIPPED with too much exposure, an careless liv-
in Ever since tn night had tn ten round go
up near Fort Schuyler. with Bighead Cooper, an
went over tn back O. tn barge into tn Sound
after TIL Alderman's sky-piece tn way back,
I've been bothered with this bark. An tn
Doc says I've got tn sipent con-, an that I've
got to cut tn BOOZE live right, an get wads O.
sleep and good air. Says l ought to go to Ari-
zony' only l amt got tn necessary dough. Looks
somethin' like my finish, eh?"
cav, tn Docs leery!" scoffed Mr.. Mathews.
What? You with tn con-? Wild all that chest
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help from them. l might
get on a match with
some geezer, but f | did
succeed in gettin' into
tn ring ag'in, an he
welted me a stiff un on
tn Stats, I'd cough up so
hard, I'd probably blow
i'm out over tn ropes. an
they'd ring in a foul on
me-"
Say gents" exclaimed
the drink-miXer in the
tones of a discoverer,
there's just three things
to do for Spikes benefit;
an outing, a ball, er a
sparrin' exhibition intro
ducin' local talent"
"Oh, | dunno's there's
any use wastin' money,
said Mr.. Hennessy, rising
to his feet, Il guess I'm
all in"
Not in fifty years. We
big mutt" said Mr.. Math-
ews. emphatically. You're
goin' to Arizony. See"
Il 4 4 x y " y
The Spike Hennessy
Sparring Exhibition and
Benefit" was a financial,
and, we may say, a howl
ing success, judging from
the number of trips TAX
en- by the patrol wagon
before the close Of the
And a few days later, on
of the Mallory line, Mr..
grasped the hands of his
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-24

away with the bank roll, and after that
race We'll have old Camp ready to take
the high dive from the top of the ferry
boat"
What is it you're going to do?' was
the suspicious inquiry of Hopkins.
Never mind what I'm going to do;
the Big Doctor will stand for what l
say, won't you. Doc?"
yes. l don't know what it is, but
If you are sure you can put it through
III take all, or half, of Hopkins end
of the $4,000. Ill give Hopkins $4,000
in the morning for half of his inter-
est and he needn't let Camp know
there is any one else in on the deal.
Jack Cleland can be the man in the
box as lookout"
When Floyd arrived at the race
track on the day following his talk
with Hopkins and Tony he saw new
bookmaker's stand in the line under
the shed of the betting ring In this
stand was seated Jack Cleland, who
was supposed to be there as an as.
sistant to the cashier, but no glance
OF recognition passed between the
two. Floyd and Hopkins also kept
apart during the afternoon, having
agreed to meet in secluded spot on
the grounds just before the race in
which Camp had announced that trick
was to be turned.
Are you sure of that tout?" was the
anxious inquiry of Hopkins when he
and Floyd finally met in consultation.
Yes he'd lose both legs sooner than
throw me down." was the reply. Now,
what does Camp say?'
He says haohas instructed the book
to take in all the bets they can get on