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Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-19

are displayed. The place OF honor Is
given to flying machines. air ships.
Siders, and other toys reflecting the
wonderful modern accomplishments
of man in the conquering the air.
There are small models of every
known make OF aeroplanes. Bleriots.
Wrixhts. Curtis and other American
and foreign models. dirgibles Ia
Zeppelin. down to the common county.
fair balloons with the parachute Jump
ers attached Many Of the models are
quite large and the higher priced ones
able length and heighth. The most
expensive models of monoplanes and
b.planes derive the power for their
propellers from twisted rubber bands,
while the cheaper models have steel
springs and olockworks. These in
structive toys, particularly the large
ones, are in every respect. excepting
the motive power. exact reproductions
of the machines used by the aviators.
They can only be operated with safety
III iHe open aif, US Iuey CHI rehcH Ill
attitude of fifty to one hundred feet
and can cover distance OF 100 to 200
feet. They range in price from $i.50
to $500.
The smaller and cheaper models
also fly. but only when suspended
from the ceiling. in which case they
circle around through the air like
real flying machines. In the same cat
egory belong the mechanical birds
which can fly in circle and the new
styles OF kites built in accordance with
the latest theories of aircraft.
Automobiles, electrical toys OF every
description, miniature moving picture
outfits. apparatus for reflecting post
card pictures upon a screen. wire
less outfits and other strictly modern
playthings are also in evidence and
seem to have taken the place OF the
crude and unscientific plaything favor
ed by the boys OF the last decade.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-19

GALVESTON, Tex. Dec. 1.-THE
decisive rebel victory in battle with
federal troops at La Junta, village
in the territory of the Mexico North
western & Orient railroad. near Min
aca, was the most severe blow yet
suffered by the Mexican government.
Official dispatches received here to-
day over a Mexican cable say that at
least 800 soldiers under command ol
General Navrrao and Hernandez were
Killed. The insurrectos succeeded In
removing the bodies OF their dead be
fore the hospital corps were able to
ascertain the number OF their losses
More than 100 OF the federal forces
we're wounded.
The situation in Chihuahua state to
day has reached Its most serious stage
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-19
Says S. P. Will
Build to Durango

Th Denver Republican In Its annual
edltion gives SOME statements on rail-
road construction in Colorado which
will interest La Plata county readers.
II says:
Announcements made by the Off
ested stated that total of $54 100 900
would be spend in new railroad CON
struction within the year.
The plans include the construction
OF over 200 miles of new road by the
burlington. 81 miles by the Colorado
& Southern, l20 miles by the Denver
& Rio Grande. forty miles by the Den
yer. Laramie g. Northwestern. $50
miles by new road, the San Luis
Southern: 500 miles by the Southern
Pacific. and 100 miles by the Union
Pacific.
In addition to the enterprises men
toned. the year 1911 will see many
new projects started and several old
ones finished The Southern Pacific
road. for the first time. is going TO
invade Colorado territory building a
line from divisional point In New
Mexico to Durango. This will provide
new outlet for the products OF the
rich San Luis valley-rich In mineral,
agriculture, horticulture and live
stock. The construction of the San
Luis Southern railway is another prof
ect which will aid the southern end
of the state materially.
The Denver & Rio Grande system
freight traffic in 1909 amounted to TO-.
IA 900 tons. In the fiscal year 1910
the total carried was 12.943,OS tons,
or 2.22S,755 in excess of the previous
year Revenues from this traffic were
increased $2.143.35S.
The number of passengers carried
during the last fiscal year was 2,054,-
,S1, against ,934.1SS in the year 1900,
an increase of 1898 Revenues from
this class of traffic increased from $4.,
74i.41S in 1909 to $5.275.9s5 in 1910,
or s491.477.
"Of the $2.l43.35S freight traffic done
by the Rio Grande in 1910, revenue
from fruit shipments amounted 10
$51S.209.12; from vegetables, $780,
1864; from sugar beets, $67. .12315.
"The Colorado & Southern lines re
oeived a total operating revenue of
sl6.177,9S1. Its freight traffic brought
in S12,O4O,s2S. Revenue from passen-
ger traffic, VAS. 81 AS, ,0a2s -Fase- 4snnr
her OF passengers carried during the
year was 3,560.637, as compared with
S.s17,79s year ago. The number OF
IONS OF freight carried was s,356,9l5,
as against 7,2O2,657 in 1900"
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-19
FROZEN AND BURNED
BY GANG OF THIEVES
Scranton Man Terribly MiStreated in Civilized New
Yoh-vCtim Ran Into Banoom Stripped to
the Skin and in Dying Condition

NEW YORK, N. Y. Dec. 17.-Witb
his body rom his ankles to his neck
n mass OF burns and with his face and
feet frost bitten. Edward Willcher, of
Scranton. Pa. Is lying In the hospital
at North Hudson. N. j.. today In a
serious condition.
Dtllcher. absolutely stripped OF
clothing, ran into the barroom OF a
small hotel In Granton. N. j., last night
and fell unconscious to the floor.
When he was revived momentarily he
was only able to tell his name and
nurmur weakly: Burned In fire
by men,"
DIilcher then relapsed into uncon
sciousness and later became delirious
He Will probably die.
The mans terrible condition and hit
dis5ointsd utterances gave riss 20 th@
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-19
INTERCOLLEGIATE BASKETBALL

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Inter
collegiate Basketball league, compris-
ing Yale. Princeton, Pennsylvania,
Cornell and Columbia universities, be
gins its season tonight with a game
between Princeton and Pennsylvania
at Philadelphia. The season will con
tinue until Mar A. Columbia now
holds the championship of the organi-
zation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-19

form the relatives at present. to
which they agreed. Sorrowing women,
on the verge OF Mysteries and nervous
breakdowns. established themselves at
the entrance to the mine and refuse
to move away or to be comforted.
The searching party descended
few minutes to $ o'clock 1t follow
ed the brattics TO the end OF the fourth
southeast entry. The party then made
forced dash for half mile On the
iifth south parting, In the south main
entry they stumbled over four bodies.
Francis and Thomas were the first to
find the corpses. The dead men we're
found lying together about twenty
tcet beyond the steel bulkhead which
they had closed in an t.tort to keep
out the gas and foui AIR from the burn
ed area. The remains showed some
signs of mutilation. The men had es-
capped the fire and had plainly sue
cunibed TO noxious gases. They had
been suffocated after what must have
been an eternity of hopeless waiting.
No one in the rescue party was able
to identify any OF the bodies axcept
that of Lester Jones. the night driver
The other six are probably dead
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-19
Freezing in New York,
Fine Weather Here

NEW YORK, N. Y. Dec. l7--New
York is still in the grip OF the first
cold wave OF the winter. Already -four
deaths have been reported Ore man
To get food and shelter. or even to get
in prison, deliberately threw a stone
through plate glass window that he
might be arrested. The municipal lodg
ing house which holds $50 persons is
fill and authorities fear they win
be unable to meet half of the requests
for shelter tonight Indications are
fer more demands for relief from the
bitter cold tomorrow
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-19
STATE GETS $4,000
FROM FOREST RESERVES.

DENVER, Dec. 1.-THE state has
received check from the federal
government for $50,3O619 as its pro
portion of the fees collected under the
forest reserve policy of the govern
ment. The state gets 25 per cent OF
all moneys collected and II is ex-
pected in the counties in which are
located the reserves according to acre.
age. The money must be expend.
ed for schools and roads.
The Afoltos, ssig liz tho forest reserve
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-19

yor such law. but there is differ
ence of opinion as to what should be
the dimensions of the box. Many OF
the delegates favor the Oregon box
which holds one bushel and has prov
ed satisfactory to growers in that
state. Others favor the Colorado box,
slightly larger than that used in Ore
gon.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-19

belief he had fallen victim to a band
of railroad tramps. who had tortured
and robbed him and left him in the
open to die from his Injuries and
from exposure.
The police today are working ON this
theory and seeking all possible clues
as 20 the identity OF his torturers. Dill
cher was able to say he lived In Scran-
ton.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-19
wENoLINo ASKS NEW TRIAL.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Dec. 17.-In the
criminal court today Judge Gregory
listened to the arguments on q motion
for a new trial In the case OF Joseph
Vending. who was convicted two
weeks ago OF the murder OF little
Alma Kellner and sentenced to life
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-19
cAvsoR AssA'LAnr TO Dc TRIED.

JERSEY CITY. N. J. Dec. H.
The case of James J. Gallagher. who
shot Mayor Gaynor. Aug. ., at Hob
oxen. is on the docket OF the Hudson
county court for next week, and the
expectation IL that the trial will bsgin
about Tuesday or Wednesday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-19
EIGHT HUNDRED DEAD;
ONE HUNDRED WOUNDED
Heavy Losses by Mexican Government in Most
Decisive Battle Of the Revolution Diaz Now
Realizes Seriousness of Situation

since the first revolutionary outbreak
a month ago.
Evening journal., 1910-10-29
ABOUT PEANUTS.

The lowly peanut. often used In ex-
pressions OF belittleTpent. last year
constituted crop whose value to the
grower was placed at 81. 100000 and
which, placed on the market in its
various forms. is said to have been
worth S3T.OO0.000 The peanut. which
is native Of this country, belongs to
the family of soil enrichers or legumes
and is considered the most nutritious OF
all the nut family. The nuts average
$50 to a pound at a cost of 10 cents per
pound. the edible portion being T3.o
per cent and the waste 26.4 per cent
the fat forming per cent OF the edibh
portion being placed at so. While the
major portion OF the crop Of nuts finds
its way to the peanut stand to be there
retalled AT 5 cents the sack. thousands
OF bushels are used in the south in
the tattening Of hogs and feeding Of
poultry. while the vines are often cur
ed and used FOR hay The bulk-eve
si4ths-of the peanut crop comes from
Virginia. the balance being grown II
Tennessee. Georgia, West Virginia and
the Carolinas.
Evening journal., 1910-10-29
PICK SITE FOR
THE NEW CHURCH
st. PauI's Officials Will Build
on Jackson Street
Near Tenth

The congregation OF st. Pauls M.
E. Church, which recently disposed OF
its property at Seventh and Market
streets, has decided on site for
new church. The site is on the east
side Of jackson street. north Of Tenth,
with a frontage OF 1876 feet, and the
large lot adjoining on the east The
last plot was purchased from e. c.
Cooley.
The purchase price Of the property
was not revealed. The price, how
ever is said to have been consider
able. The members OF the church
sometime ago had site in Delaware
avenue near the Century Club in view,
but this was given up for the Jackson
street site.
The lots will give ample room on
which to erect a church. and the site
is an ideal one, being directly op-
posite Cool Spring Park and removed
from the noises Of street cars and
heavy traffic.
The congregation does not give up
possession Of the church az Seventh
and Market streets until next Sep
tembcr. Plans. however. will short
ly be prepared for the new church
Evening journal., 1910-10-29
SECURING THE sEED coRN.

The proper time 20 agitate the seed
corn question Is now-in September
when the seed ears can be gathered
from the ripening fields. and not next
March. when the seed viii be good.
bad or indifferent as the case may be,
and when 81 win be too late to do any
thing to better its condition. Profes-
sor Holden. the great corn specialist.
decided some three years ago that II
would be we'll II farmers all through
the northern part OF the corn belt
would set aside Oct. 10 as seed corn
day" and devote It to picking the seed
supply for the coming year. In aver
age seasons this date would be early
enough, but last fall freeze came be-
tween the 11th and 10Th OF October.
which caught much OF the crop full OF
hampness and absolutely ruined it for
seed purposes; hence II would seem
wise to set the date two or three
weeks earlier, say Sept. 20. IL is a
good idea to go into the best part of
the field with a sack and pick from
thrifty stalks with low growing ears
supply OF seed which both IN shape
and size Of ear and type OF kernel ia
best adapted to the latitude in which
It is to be raised. Selected at this
time. It is an easy matter to pick out
early maturing seed by selecting ear'
which are ripest and most mature al
the time. when a sufficient quantity
has been picked and put in a conven
lent place the husks should be pulled
back and the pile still further sorted
and the manifestly poor or defective
ears discarded. The remaining earl
should then be hung In a dry, vel
ventilated place. preferably on the
sunny side Of things. and here allowed
10 cure thoroughly. When this haI
been effected the seed should be placed
for permanent keeping I'm a dry store
room where il cannot possibly gathel
dampness and where the mice canno
get at It. The most important point e
keep in mind IS that the seed ear
should not be subjected TO a sever
freezing temperature before they ar
thoroughly dry and that they shoul'
be stored IN some place where the
will keep perfectly dry from fall unit
spring. OFTEN ears win dry properly
left on the stalk and picked at husl
, ing time. but as often they will no
( and herein lies the risk taken by Il
many who in the past, at least. ha'
followed the slipshod method Of pic
: Ink seed ears at husking time. Sc
corn should be picked from the DC
by Oct / and a day-two II necessa
! should be given over unreservedly
: tho doing OF this highly importa
work
Evening journal., 1910-10-29
CENTURY CLUB MEETING

The New Century Club has a busy
month coming On Saturday, Novem-
Der 8. the first OF the explanatory talks
upon the Philadelphia Orchestra con-
corts viii be given by Miss Emma
Lore, IN the club audito ium at
o'clock. Tickets for non-members may
be obtained from Mrs. J. Satterth-
waite.
On Wednesday afternoon, Novem-
Der 9. the monthly meeting Of the
club viii be held az 8 o'clock Ths
program Is IN charge of the educa-
tional committee DR.. George A.
Harter, president Of Delaware Col
lege, viii speak on Bette Educa-
tional Opportunities for Girls in Del
aware"
The first OF Miss Carpenters ethical
discussions will be held on Weines-
day, November % at $3.50 o'clock, the
topic being "The Temper Of Our
Time
The Current Events Glass will re-
sumo its Tuesday morning meetings
next month, beginning on Tuesday,
November /. The chairman for No
vembe- is Mrs. Benjamin Nields.
The aesthetic dancing class, under
the instruction OF Miss Schetky, will
meet on Wednesday mornings. The
French and German classes, under the
instruction OF Mrs William G. Speak
man. Will meet on Monday afternoons.
Evening journal., 1910-10-29
REp LION NEWs NoTEs.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
RED LION, Del. oct. 29.-Lieuten-
ant and Mrs. T. Higbee Davidson are
visiting his brother Alfred J. David
son, who is suffering with appendi-
citis at his home near town. Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Davidson will leave
in few weeks for the Philippines.
where he has been assigned on duty.
There will be temperance meet
ing al Red Lion, on Tuesday evening
next The speakers will be the Rev.
f. J. Richardson. of Falls Church,
Va, and the Rev. Cyrus P. Keen, OF
Hagerstown, Nd.
o Wednesday evening, November ?,
there Will be held a pie social at the
home of William n. Johnson. We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings. No
yember 9 and 10, the Ladies' Aid will
hold their annual supper and bazaar
IN the church.
Evening journal., 1910-10-29
BRIDE GOES INSANE
ASSHE IS MARRIED
Loses Mind Before Ceremony
Ends and Thinks Wedding
Is a Joke

MONTICELLO, N. Y. Oct. 29-"I
was never married at all. II was all
a joke. They said he was a minister.
but he was only a doctor" repeats
constantly a bride OF a few days in
the Middletown State Insane Asylum.
Then she laughs and cries by turns.
For insanity came TO Minnie Jemp
on her wedding day and stood beside
her while the minister pronounced the
words that made her the wife Of Amos
Curry at Monticello At the very
ceremony itself her mind became a
blank and the girl Of 19 was unable
to repeat the II will" after the min
inster Then when her husband tried
to take her home she laughed and
said II was all a Joke.
Seemingly bright and cheerful the
girl with her fiance, Amos Curry. Of
Jefersonville. went TO the home Of the
Rev. J. J. Billingsley. pastor OF the
Methodist Church IN Monticello, 70
ask him to marry them. He wasn't
at home, but was taking dinner with
Or. ] Il. Curlette not far away. The
girl and young Curry went 10 Dr.
Curlette's home and asked the minis
ter to go with them to the home OF
William Taylor. a friend OF both.
AT the Taylor home the minister
read the marriage service while Mr.
and Mrs. Taylor acted as Witnesses
The bride was bright and smiling
until the minister asked;
Minnie, will you take this man foI
your lawfully welded hushand?r
The bride stared In front Of heI
without answering
Finally Says ~ WILL
Say ] WILL Minnie" prompted th'
husband.
Il WILL" said the bride in a smoth.
cred voice.
After the ceremony the husband lee
his wife to a carriage which was te
drive to her mothers house in Falls
burg, near Monticello. The drive wat
silent one. In her own home Mrs
Curry rushed into her mothers arms
"He says I'm married TO him." sh'
cried. "but it's Joke, He got a docto
10 marry us, and won't 90 away will
him"
For a time they humored the bride
They even sent for the minister. FL
came and assured the bride over ant
over again that she was lawfully mar
rled.
Once the girl seemed TO have luci'
moment
YES. | guess I'm married and H.
all right she said.
But the next morning the cir
laughed and cried by turns.
Il won't go away with him." sh
kept repeating. I'm not married an
II is joke. / won't go away,
won't go away"
SO then the parents OF the girl an
the bridegroom, who had prepared
little house for his bride in Jefferson
, Vile. took her before a magistrate an
! had her committed to the Middleton
, Asylum Those in charge Of Il
asylum told the parents and the hu
. band that the girl would recoy
= ultimately
Evening journal., 1910-10-29
A COW ANp AN AUToMoBILE.

Unless he is a fool and mortgages
ais homestead TO do II neither Wall
street spectators nor bankers need
lose much sleep over the farmer who
invests ia moderate priced automo-
bile for his own and his family's en-
ioyment Many an auto is bought as
a result OF the exercise OF good sense
and Judgment. as was the case Of
Mississippi valley farmer whom the
papers told about the other day. Six
years ago be bought four head Of
Holstein cattle. paying $500 for them.
AS might have been expected. his
conservative. shortsighted neighbors
thought he was a fool. but such did
not prove to be the case. Since the
time Of the purchase the milk and on
spring Of one COW have netted the own
er 81 $50, and the other day he had a
picture taken OF himself in the auto
and beside It the COW that had made
the purchase OF the machine possible.
The item went on TO state that bis
herd OF full blooded Holsteins now
comprises forty head. one COW having
record Of eighty-seven and a half
pounds OF milk a day and several CIV
ing from seventy-five TO eighty pounds
daily. II this man cashed up he could
likely buy an auto for each OF his kids
and have money in the bank.
Evening journal., 1910-10-29
BERNHARDT HANDS
KISSES THIS TIME

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29-With kisses
for nearly everyone she encountered,
the divine Sarah" otherwise known
as Madame Bernhardt. walked down
the gang-plank OF LaProvence to-day
and thus began her latest farewell
tour Of the United States. Nine
Bernhard has never posed as an
osculation champion, but from her
performance to-day when Captain
POncelet, q number Of the sailors and
a dozen or more friends, all came
within range of her lips, she is at
least entitled to qualify.
None of the customs officials, how
ever, we're kissed. They held up the
actress for half hour or moro and
forced her TO make a new decla alton
i IN which she said she had nothing
more than $4,000 worth Of person -
/ 1ewelry. When it was explained 20
her that the Treasury Department
was at last being run to make money
she shrugged her shoulders and mur-
INJURED Mon Dieui"
The Joan of Arc League, made OF
militant suffragettes met her and
\ strewned yellow chrysanthemumE
II oiohb htI pdNn. iHdBlht tncit SUI
/, prise when at the first opportunity
Bernbardt told the women that she
was not a suffragette; that she be-
lieved in the principles of suffrage
but that was all. Then, as though e
rub 1t in, the great actress declared
that she had got along all right with
the wit and wisdom that God gave
her"
Nine. Bernhard rested until
o'clock al the Plaza Hotel when she
and her company with its $50 trunks
left for Chicago. whore an engage
ment will be opened Monday evening
She will return to New York on De-
cember 3 staying here a few weeks
and then leave on a tour in the south
and west.
Nine. Bernhard is now 81 years old
Evening journal., 1910-10-29
COLD WIND KEEPS
RIFLE SCORES LOW

Cold winds made high scoring al
most impossible at the revolver and
rife competition by teams of the O.
NJ. d. for the Lea trophy on State
Range to-day The rihemen got to
work early before the ranges but the
first touch OF winter made them mis-
erable
At noon the following rife teams
had handed In scores They follow:
Field and stan. at 200 yards--Maior
Reed. 35 out Of possible 30; Lieuten-
ant Harklns. Ss.
Company d. 200 yards-Captain
Lank. 3S out of so; 500 yards. 80.
Sergeant Marvel, 200 yards, SO; 900
yards, 81.
Private Webb, 200 yards, ST. 500
Private Kern. 200 yards. 80; 500
yards. 81.
Private Witt, 200 yards. 49, 900
yards. 10.
Company G-Captain lie Fevre, 200
yards. 80; 500 yards, 27
Lieutenant Cullen, 200 yards, 30; 500
yards. @
Sergeant Abbott, 200 yards. 81; sec
yards, %.
Corporal Collins, 200 yards. Is; 600
/ yards. IA.
Corporal Meyers. 200 yards, "a; 500
yards. %.
Company E-Lieutenant Cochran.
200 yards, 40; 500 yards, l3.
Sergeant Sergeant, 200 yai OK.
600 yards. is. i-s' 90
Corporal Taylor, 200 var
yards, 35. 1Vo S~'N
Private Vandergrift, M a.
! 500 yards, 2S. pso SaioS'
Private Heisier. 200 'i1 ~
Yards. sc. =. ~
Evening journal., 1910-10-29
AIDS VICTIMS TO GET LOOT.
Passaic Raffies Helps People He Rob
he'd Identity Their Property.

HOBOKEN, n. j., Oct. 29.-Robert
Henry Anthony. the youthful Passaic
Raffies, who has admitted having
achieved more success in one year I'm
the burglary business than most Of his
colleagues have in ten Years, yester-
day marched, handcuffed to two detec-
tives. at the head of a procession Of
about twenty-five Of his accusers from
police headquarters to the jewelry
shop where he sold most OF his loot.
The procession was composed OF
wealthy residents, men and women OF
the Hillside section of Passaic, where
in Anthony confined his operations
and they were given every assistance
in identifying their propertv. More
than $1,000 worth of silverware and
Jewelry was recovered, but in all II I:
estimated that Anthony obtained SO,
600 in loot.
Evening journal., 1910-10-29
LIGHTHOUSE
OFFICES NO MORE

To-day marked the end of the Will
mington Offices Of the Fourth Light
house District For the past week or
two the effects Of the Offices have been
packed and placed on board the light
house tender Zizania for removal TO
the Philadelphia offices and the rooms
to-day were barred Of everything they
contained, the floors swept, and those
Of the lighthouse force remaining de-
parted.
OF the men left were f. l.. Benchley
and p II. Martin, draughtsmen, and
they have been transferred to the
lighthouse plant. at Edge Moor. T.
j. Rout, superintendent Of the dis
trict. goes to Philadelphia. and Harry
Commean. who was employed as
messenger. also goes to Philadelphia.