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Evening journal., 1910-10-04
AVENUE THEATRE
In OPENING BILL
"The Man Of the Hour
Presented to an AppreCia-
tive Audience Last Night

When a play will catch and hold
from the very start an audience Of
critical first nighters in a Wilmington
playhouse there must be something to
that play more than mere acting.
That is exactly what happened last
evening at the Avenue Theatre when
The Man Of the Hour" opened the
season.
The cast which included Felix
Haney. as Alderman PheIan." who is
one Of the original company which
( helped make this play New York
! success, presented their parts with
an ease and finish that left nothing
to be sought for. Edwin McKim, as
"Alwyn Bennett" the young mayor
arose to the strong parts in a manner
that showed careful training and full
/ control J. o. LeBrasse, as Richard
/ Horrlgan," the boss" was a char
acter so true to life that he held the
admiration of every one in. spite of the
/ repelling features Of the part he por-
trayed. p. Jefferson Rollow, as
Charles Wainwright" the financier,
was technically and sartorially cor
rect Elliott J. Simms, as Gibbs" the
broker, and Joseph b. Coughlin, as
Perry, played their parts I'm a man
ner quite up to the standard OF the
rest The character of Judge New
man, the trucking, Office seeking
lurist, as presented by William Lloyd
caught from the start and his every
mention of the wonderful Mrs. New
man. brought smiles from the audi
ence and an expression of disgust from
the boss" The women members of
the company of which there are only
three presented their parts in a most
satisfactory manner.
II The play took we'll and is certain TO
draw for the balance of the week. The
house was comfortably filed which
IS an indication that the people of
Wilmington appreciate high class
production. In a few well-chosen
words. Mr.. Conness, of the Conness
and Edwards Avenue Theatre Com
pany, made short speech at the end
OF the first act, in which he welcomed
the patrons of the house to the theatre
again this season. He said that Mr.
Edwards was at the present time in
New York selecting and rehearsing
the stock company, which includes
some of the members, who we're here
last season. The stock productions
will commence next Monday evening
presenting a comedy, Jane" to be
followed the succeeding week by the
wall-known Paid in Full"
Evening journal., 1910-10-04
COLORED RACE
MAKES PROGRESS

In an address at the colored preach
ers meeting in Union A. NJ r. Church
yesterday, Bishop Ruley spoke of the
progress being made by the colored
people. Arrangements we're made
for the general conference to be held
in West Chester on October is. The
Rev. DIR. Albert Price spoke with
pride of the visit of the battleship
Delaware.
The Rev. p. A. Bowlden, NJ A., was
elected to respond to DR.. w. H. Hoxter
at the general conference, and the
Rev. Dr. Price was elected to respond
to Mayor Jefferson, of West Chester,
Pa, on behalf of the general confer
ence.
It was reported that the Union In
dustrial Training School had opened
Yesterday morning with an excellent
representation of young people
Evening journal., 1910-10-04
Piles Quickly
Cured At Home
Instant Relief, Permanent Cure-TrisI
Package Mailed Free TO All
In Plain Wrapper.

Many cases Of Piles have been cured
by a trial package Of Pyramid Pile
Cure without further treatment. When
it proves its value to you, get more
from your druggist at so cents a box.
and be sure you get what you ask for.
Simply fill out free coupon below and
mail to-day. Save yourself from the
surgeons knife and its torture. the
doctor and his bills.
Evening journal., 1910-10-04
[JoSERH 3. F0RAKERl

COLUMBUS, O., Oct. At has been
announced here that former Senator
Joseph Benson Foraker is to take the
stump this fall for his old friend and
political lieutenant Warren G.. Hard
ing, who is the Republican nominee for
Obio's governorship. He is TO be as
signed TO speak in his old stronghOlds
in the hope that his appearance may
line up the contingent which voted for
him so many times for various Of
fees. The dates of his speeches have
not been given out, but it is under
stood that he will commence his first
tour of the state i'm a few weeks.
Evening journal., 1910-10-04

Lightning played curious trick
with a funeral procession near Lii
moges, recently. II struck the church
and burned the altar cloth Outside
the church a girl was killed and four
bearers Of the coffin we're knocked
down
Evening journal., 1910-10-04
Hair Goods

This season promises to eclipse all former sea
sons for Hair Goods Importations for this fall
and winter show gain of over 500 per. cent which
demonstrates beyond a doubt that importers have
figured five times as many women wearinS
puaS, curls and switches of various kinds-and
they are about right Our own sales arc RAPIDLY
increasing the cooler weather advances and
with these special one-day prices there is sure to be
extra rush.
Clusters of 20 puffs; regular Sl.75 ...... .S1.5O
Clusters of "a pufs; regular $500 ........ .Sl.55
Clusters of 26 puHs; regular $3.50 ........ .$1.95
l2 puHs; very fine quality; reg $3.50 and Sa75 S295
IA puTs and curls; regular $3.50 ........... .S1.95
IA pufs, dark brown only; regular $3.50 $3.50 SIPS
IA puHs, dark brown and blonde; reg. SIPS .$1OO
p puffs; regular $3.50 ....................$295
ls-nch straight and waved regular S1oO M 79c
2oinch straight and waved; regular Sl.2e $LOO
22inch straight and waved regular ST so and $500
$l.25 and $1.69
3O-nch waved; regular $500 ............... $500
Gray switches, SIPS to $500; reduced IS per cent
Note-Au hair goods are sanitary and positively
real hair.
Evening journal., 1910-10-04

Several prominent Belgrade merch-
snts contemplate establishing al
showrooms in the Servian capital.
Consul Robert S. S. Bergh says there
is no doubt that such an institution
will greatly contribute to the further
development of trade relations be-
tween the United States and Ser,la.
Evening journal., 1910-10-04
Black Goods of
Standard Quality

New goods for Fall wearing are now ready for
your looking. They comprise the best English
makes OF Prestleys Blacks which we have sold in
this store for the last thirty-hve years-and with
ever increasing satisfaction. The line includes full
assortment OF Mourning Fabrics. We also have
complete showing of American fabrics which we will
be pleased TO show YOU Prices range from SOC to
$3.50 yard; among them being elegant Ottoman.
Prunella Silk Poplin Tussah Royal and very special
54-inch Wolfe At $l.5O yard.
In our coored dress goods department we
have very special number in 54-inch Prunela cloth
This is ideal fabric for coats and suits and comes
in all desirable shades $500 yard; special tomorrow
S1.39
Evening journal., 1910-10-04

This is no complaint. He sends a
check for the amount Of his bill, and
Evening journal., 1910-10-04
Do You Want
Beautiful Hair {?
HERE is YOUR CHANCE.
rREF sAMrIEs ro ALL

Every woman can now have long beautiful
hair al small cost for Woodbury's Hair and
Scalp Treatment has AZ last been prepared for
home use This famous combination treat
ncnt cures dry or greasy dandruff. relieves
itchinE scalp and promotes healthy abund-
ant growth Of hair. It revives dying hair. re-
stores life and gloss to dry, faded hair aud
preserves its natural coior.
Evening journal., 1910-10-04

New York has grown faster than any o,hor
city in the world in the last half ccntur,
II has added II. $50 persons 10 ifs nopuIs ION
every year since 1861
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mans METER said the cashier in the
gas company's ofice to the superin-
tendent
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oh began the superintendent,
we throw complaints about me-
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Ribbon

5-inch satin striped Moire ribbon; new
fall shades; regular 25c and 29c yard w .19c
to 7-nch plaid ribbon; rich colorings;
regular 35c and 45c yard $500. 2Sc to 35c
fine assortment of 5-inch satin striped
Persian ribbon; regular soc 10 45c . 33c
Dresden ribbons; A TO inches; special
low prices
Evening journal., 1910-10-04
The Advantages Of Purple Stamps

Deposits in the banks Wilmington guarantee tho
redemption Of every Purple Trading Stamp at its face
value W W
Every dollars worth Of Purple Stamps s worth !,
cents in merchandise at IN is store
The MeTchands Trading Stamp Co. is the only Trad
ing Stamp Company that re deems Half Book for mer-
chandse, they want TO help YOU all they can
book Of Purple Trading Stamps is worth MORE
than other because you values and lower
prices at The Smith-Zollin ger Co.'S Store
Every purchase OF 10 nts or over brings with il
profit sharing trading sta mp Be and get it when
purchasing at this store SO other stores through
out this city that now give Purple Stamps.
Evening journal., 1910-10-04
Needed Inestieation.

-. % should send an Inspector down
= *ss what's The matter with this
Evening journal., 1910-10-04
Smart Models
in Tailored Suits
Prices Unusually Low


mans wardrobe is the tailored suit. 1t is alb
solutey indispensable and il must be as sty-
lish and smart as the gown she wears at the
evening reception
Tomorrow we particularly call your attention
toSa showing of superb new suits, tailored by
hand in the best possible manner with the
new hip length coat and latest pleated, gored
and straight line skirts. These are strictly
man-taiored suits made of imported chiffon
broadcloth with hand feled revers and lined
with SINNERS guaranteed lining TO match.
The colors are black navy, olive, garnet,
brown, tan and egg plant. Very cox M
special price for tomorrow only spAOsUV
so new tailored suits of good quality all-wool
broadcIoth the jacket is 32-inch length and
satin lined tastefully trimmed with silk braid
skirts arranged in plests; ladies' and misses
sizes; colors are black, navy, smoke and Light
gray Worth $3.50; suits you'll appreciate
still more when you consider the q IN A0
low price OF ....-............. ep1VSVV
A double-bressted 32-inch charming jacket
suit made of two-toned striped worsteds and
hard finished suitings; black, navy, green and
gray. The jacket is carefully lined with guar
anteed satin and the skirt is attractivey
pleated Positively worth 01E A0
$1,000 acknowledgements ID lOsOV
Splendid English Slip-on Raiucoats, charm
ing styles; for women and misses; plain tan,
gray, olive and gray; plaid backs and &C.
mented seams; guaranteed positively
water-proof regular G10 00
$3.50 *. ~...,.,..-..i,,,...,.. I'D DIVsOO
Evening journal., 1910-10-04
> DUSEIHCSS
Will Follow These Prices
Carpets and Rugs
Prices Much Lower Than Usual Qualify The Best

Prices Much lower Than USlaI-VlaIily The Best.
Months of careful preparation by us gives
you wide selection of floor coverings at the
very lowest prices. Understand low price
isn't the main thing about these carpets and
rugs; the most important is QUALITY but
this added to these extremely low prices gives
you these extra values
Finest Administer; regular $l70 yard SIPS
Extra Administer; regular Sl.50 yard .$1.10
All-woo Ingram; regular 9Oc yard m 75c
Good Tapestry; regular 75c yard .. 6Oc
Medium Tapestry regular 9Oc yard M 75c
Best Tapestry regular Slo0 yard .. SOC
Extra lO-wire Brussels; reg. $l.20 yard. 9Oc
Standard Brussels; regular ST go yard . . $1.I5
Best Brussels; regular $l75 yard .. .$lS5
Velvet Carpet; regular SllO yard .. 9Oc
Heavy Velvet; regular ST 40 yard ~ .$1.1O
Standard Administer; regular Sl.5O yard, S1.OO
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12
A Good Way to Cook Trout
the Outing MAGAZINE.

IL
Build your fire and let Ii burn until
YOU have a good bed of hot stones and
ashes. Have your trout. cleaned and
washed ready at hand on anything con-
venient. Pluck an armful of balsam
twigs. Rake out your fire, leaving
base of hot stones and ashes. Upon this
base lay basam twgs till you have
layer from six to ten inches thick. Now
put your trout In a row upon this layer.
and cover with another layer of equal
thickness over all lay ashes and hot
stones Then smoke your pipe for. say.
20 minutes.
When at last you gently remove the
coverings you will think at first that the
trout have not been cooked at all. There
they lie, In all their moist beauty, coll
ored as when they first came to your
basket But be careful how you handle
them or they will fall apart, so tender
are they Steamed through and through
by the heated essences of the balsam,
they give out a faint aromatic redolence
that adds subtle perfection TO the
flavor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12
A Plant That Quenches Thirst

From the Strand Magazine.
Strangers left alone in the desert Oft
en- die; native animals and native races
do not. This comes of knowledge or the
lack of 1t. For the native animals and
men know what the stranger does not
that there is water In all deserts, and
that the receptacles for this water are
plants which, by means of their roots,
absorb water from the soil when the
rains come and store 1t up, like reser-
voirs, for use In time of drouth. The
methods by which this absorption is
carried on are, In many cases, wonder
full. Equally so are the methods by which
nature works to make the plants retain
water after it has been absorbed. An
examination with the microscope shows
how this Is done, but 1t is enough here
to say that the interior of plant that
holds water consists of myriad water
storage cells The amount of water.
moreover, which such a plant as the
cactus we are describing holds In its
interior is extraordinary. A determine
ton of the water in a sample of its
storage tissue has shown over 90 per
cent.
The common name of this veritable
'spring of the desert Is the barrelcac-
tus, or bisnaga (Echno-cactus EmoryD,
one specimen of which recently kept In
the conservatory of the department of
agriculture at Washington weighed ITO
pounds. specimen weighing one ton
and measuring nine feet high and three
feet In diameter was once received at
Kew, but soon died owing to Injuries in
transit.
Some years ago. when DR.. Frederick
V. Coville of the department of agricul-
ture at Washington, in company with
Mr.. d. T. MacDougal of the New York
Botanical garden, was in Mexico seeking
location for desert botanical labora-
tory for the Carnegie institution of
Washington, he made special study of
the barrel-cactus. The locality in which
these Investigations took place was In
the state of Sonora, Mexico, about eigh,
miles from the railway station of Torres
a region In which the bisnaga abounds.
Happily for the Investigations, there
was at hand, In the person of Mr. Co
villes guide-an intelligent Papago In
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12
"SOUTHWESTWARD H0'
THOUSANDS MOVE.
The Great Trek to the Old
Southwestern Country
NOW IT'S BECOMING NEW
What Is OFFERS to Americans In Ex-
change for Lure of Cities-Graphic
Pen Picture of Conditions
and Men
Herbert Kaufman in Everybody's Maya

Herbert Kaufman In Everybody's Maya
zine.
For half century the painted cities
have sung the song of the siren and called
out for the youth of the land. In every
hamlet and on every farm their Turing
voices pied for votaries.
The plowboy heard 1t, and paused mid
way in his furrow. And, as he listened,
plain and field and fortes lost their
glory and grew gray and bare and cold,
and in their stead arose mighty mental
Observation-Disclosures of fame and power;
and his young blood leaped In answer to
the summons.
.Come., cried the cities. Fortune
awaits you. Here is the harbor for every
argosy Of hope-come with your strength
and your ambition. We have the goal
for every yearning; there are no bounds.
no limits-come and conquer. We are
beautiful and we are mighty; we have
charms and graces. our hearts are warm
with welcome; we have much to give and
much to teach Your life Is hard; your
hands are gnarled and calloused; your
days are dull-come and let us teach
YOU life. You are squandering your golden
springtide and your splendid vigor-come
and build for us and hght Tor US We
will arm you with Skill and teach you
wit, and show you the gateways to sue
cess"
The girl pudding at the churn ana
bending over the tub heard the song,
ana felt the gnawing ache for freedom
from her chores and bondage. She ga1ed
upon her red and swollen hands, and al
her soiled and faded print. and then
looked out across the miles, and visioned
gay streets, theatres, premenades. luxury
color; and the mad phantasmasor1a
reused her to rebellion. She grew bitter
against the lot that aged her In her
flower; that coarsened feature and thick
ened figure, and promised even In mar
riage only shifted scene of drudgery.
And so they found the roads, and came.
Clean-bl ooded, eager, wholesome, ana
strengthening and confding-chasers OF
the rainbow; boy and girl. man and wom-
an. to md fortunes and to found careers
rose-hunters, forgetfui of the thorns.
For 50 years the cities have beckoned.
have promised, and have liei. The gilt
o dreams has furnished. the tapestry
grown tawdry. The Circe spell has held.
The sacrifice has been exacted. Fineness
and innocence and morality have been
sold for husks. Virtue and honor have
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12

dian--one who from old-time practice
was able to show how deity and quickly
the traveller in the desert may quench
his thirst He first picked out a cactus
a little over three feet high and 20 inches
in diameter. He then sliced off the top
and exposed the white interior. raising
the top from the rest of the plant as K
II were lid on hinges. Inside could be
seen a pulpy structure, evidently safu-
rated with water, although 1t was no.
tceable that the water did not exude
from the pulp when the cut was made.
The guide then cut a stake about three
inches In diameter at the blunt end and
began to mash the flesh of the cactus into
a pulp, BY this means he made In the
top of the cactus a sort of bowl, and soon
had collected a suitable quantity of this
pulp Then taking 1t up handful by
handful he squeezed out the water into
the bowl and tossed the useless pulp
away. The flavor of the water was
slightly saltish.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12
NEVER A PAUSE
IN THE PUMPING
Which Forces Oil Along the
Pipe Lines
MINUTE DAILY RECORD
Single Break Might Mean Loss of
Thousands-Steady Flow Means
More Money for Standard.
Plant Not Attractive
MINUTE DAILY RECORD
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
You can put your finger right on the
pulse of the Standard OIL company
and feel the throbs of the life blood
of the corporation as it courses through
Its arteries. You can do this after only
little more than an hours ride from
the public square.
Take a trolley car that will carry you
south of Berea-about seven miles
south. Get off the car and you are at
the doors of pumping station which
keeps the crude oil moving from the
fields as far away as Kansas to the. re-
fineries on the. Atlantic seaboard. The
big pumps In the buildings beat, beat,
beat, beat away without pause. "a hours
a day, seven days a week, 81 weeks a
year, never stopping to rest any more
than does your heart, for II they did, cir
culation would weaken and presently
cease 1t would mean the death of the
Standard On company
Two huge pumps in this Brunswick
station work continuously. while two
others stand waiting to take their
places should they for any reason fail
or falter for an hour or two. They take
the oil, sent on to them from a station
80 miles to the west and force. 1t on its
way, send 1t, with their deep breathed
strokes, 30 miles further to the east.
Every day. when the flow is heavy.
these pumps can handle 5000 barrels
Of petroleum. They don't do 1t all the
time That is the top of their speed.
at which they run only when the five
lines which pass through Brunswick
are carrying their capacity, when the
output of the fields In Kansas, Illinois
and Indiana is sufficient to keep the
buying agencies busy.
AS you look at those great pumps,
stamping rythmically away at their
eternal Job, you are reminded inevitably
of the machines they have In the mints,
machines that stamp out money. These
pumps stamp out dollars for the Stan
dard OIL, stamp them out as they strike
steadily up and down forcing the oil
on its way The crude petroleum which
goes through the lines at this particular
station is worth an average of IS cents
a barrel. At that rate a 5000 barrel
day would mean some money
Not Impressive Looking
Just a glance at the plant may not i'm
press you deeply. Perhaps 1t will look
lust like a power station except for the
absence of dynamos and switchboard
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12
Company

appeared to be some realization that this company
being made to carry too large part of the bur
den of local taxation, and hence the increase for
that particular year not as great as formerly;
still there was an increase
Thus the high cost Of living for the B. r.,
L. & P Co., due to rise of approximately 40 per
cent in commodities it must buy, rise OF about 81
per cent nwages it must pay, rise of about 30 per
cent in interest rates and rise of nearly 5OO per
cent in its taxes and licenses.
To meet these increased expenses the b. h., l..
& P. Co. has three things to sell: transportation,
electricity and gas. Let us take each separately.
Transportation-Th earnings per passenger III
1909 1856 cents against 4.34 cents IN 1907,
loss of nearly per cent per passenger, due to the
companys granting the school ticket and the COM
mutation ticket and the greatly increased use of
transfers The transfers in 1909 about I54o
per cent more than in 1902 while the total number of
passengers was only about 1914 per cent more than
in 1902 Evidently the earnings per passenger have
fallen off.
Electricity-In the electric department OF this.
company, the earnings per customer IN 1909 were
$59l5 as against $4,000 in 1902 decrease OF nearly
DO per cent for 1909 This decrease in earnings per
customer is due to reduction in price of electricity
a saving of current to the customer by using the
Tungsten lamp recommended by the company with
full knowledge that current consumption would be
less and lastly by the large increase IN the number
of non profitable or minimum consumers, many OF
them necessitating long stretches OF Improbable
wire and extended inspection service
Gas-In the gas department of this company,
the earnings per customer in 1909 were $2b9o as
against 40 for 1903 decrease of nearly 30 per
cent AS in the case of electricity, this decrease IN
earnings per customer is largely due to the use OF
improved appliances for gas the extension of mains
to sparey settled districts and to the large NUMBER
of small consumers connected
The problem summed up in brief compass.
Materials, wages, interest, taxes and licenses
have risen enormously. Commodities for sale,
namely, transportation, electricity and gas, nave
consistently decreased in earnings per customer.
The B. r., L. & P. Co. has its own problem OF high
cost of living as the diagram below shows
s. G. STARKE,