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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-05-25
q Prayer For Children

~ THOU great Father of the weak lay Thy hand ten
Wyy dey all the little children on earth and bless them
~ Bless children who the life of our life,
and who have become the heart of heart Bless every
little child friend who has leaned against knee and re-
freshed soul by its smiling truthfuiness Be good to
all children who in vain human love- for flowers
and water and the sweet breast of nature But bless with
hreeold blessing the lives whose tender shoulders
already bowed beneath the toll and whose glad
growth being stunted forever Let their little bodies
be utterly sapped and their minds given to stupidity
and the vices of empty SOUL We have Jointly deserved
the mstone of Thy wrath for making these little to
stumble and fall Grant all employees of labor stout hearts
to refuse enrichment at such price Grant to all the cit
zens and officers of States which now permit this wrong
the of holy Help realize that child
in nation is in very truth child. member of
family By the Holy Child that nestled in Marys
BOSOM by the memories of childhood joys and
by the sacred possibilities that sumber in
child beseech Thee to killing the
of young life by the greed of gan-Waer Rauschenbusch
In the American Magazine.
Evening journal., 1910-08-18

a liveryman. instructing him to feed
and keep it until he or some Of his
family called for II.
Since that time Mr.. WINS has not
been heard from. His family are in
ignorance of his whereabouts. Before
leaving the missing man bid his moth
er farewell, saying you may never see
me again." He also told several in
innate friends that he was going away
and would probably never return. At
the time everyone thought he was
joking.
When last seen Mr.. WINS was dress
ed in his working clothes and had
several hundred dollars in his pockets.
His relations with his family are said
to have been pleasant. therefore his
friends can see no reason why the
man left home unless he has become
demented. Mr.. WINS is about five feet
eight inches tan, had red moustache
and light red hair and blue eyes. His
family has sent out his description to
nearly all nearby towns, but without
result, and it is now thought that the
missing man went to Baltimore or
Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1910-08-18
THE PITY OF TT.

II HE chief pity of il all is that the movement
Il for more Fairgrounds in Wilmington should
have stirred up snarl before it had fairly started
Other cities are progressing in the direction of
more Fairgrounds and Wilmington should do the
same, but it is shock to many friends of the
movement TO find that apparently a high price
has been paid for land that is not believed to be
suitable for the purpose. Then, again, the al
legged irreguarity that has surrounded the trans
action is surely not going to put the people in
the humor of spending large sums for play
grounds.
There seems to have been two ideas of what
the beginning of the playground movement should
be. One was that lots in the congested parts of
the city should be secured if possible and the
other is that land which is not easily accessible
should be purchased. 1t does not seem to be
debatable question TO which is the better
The danger is that some people will think that
the whole movement in Wilmington is a scheme
to sell property to the city although such view
is unjust, believe Certainly most of those
who have expressed interest in the movement have
had no land to dispose Of
Evening journal., 1910-08-18
Senator Heyburn's sectionaIism.


New York Mail.
Even those persons inclined to side
with Senator Hepburn, of Idaho, in
objecting to the placing of a statue Of
General Robert p Lee in the Hall of
Statuary at Washington are likely to
balk at his notion that band has no
right to play Dixie" I'm a meeting of
Northern Republicans. With respect
to this question of music the Senator
is a sectionalist and a Southern sec
tionalist at that. He would give the
South a monopoly of what has become
a thoroughly American tune, which, If
ever It was sectional, is so no longer
Dixie" was. composed by a North
ern man, and since the war II has lost
all the martial significance IL possess
ed during that conflict The bands in
the army and the navy play it, and it
has a genuine national thrill for every
patriotic American hearer. For some
mysterious reason, Senator Hepburn,
who was about fourteen years old
when the Civil War closed, would give
the South exclusive rights in a ma
tional air in which the South has new
er,, claimed sole ownership.
Evening journal., 1910-08-18
VISIT OF THE DELAWARE

7 is not too early to begin preparations for
4 the ceremonies connected with the coming OF
the Battleship Delaware. The Battleship is a big
thing and the reception should be on a scale iu
keeping with the size and importance of the war
ship. The city did itself proud at the time Of the
visit Of the Gunboat Wilmington and there is no
doubt of our ability to surpass the efforts made
then.
Wilmington has grown since then and we have
many live and alert men here who will labor 10
make the visit of the battleship notable occasion
in the history OF the State. Really all the towns
of Delaware should cooperate heartily with Will
mington in this event.
The silver service will be presented and the resi-
dents of all parts of the State contributed TO It's
purchase. We want their help in making the COM
ing occasion successful. The Delaware's trip here
will be at the same time the hremen's celebra-
non, and therefore Wilmington will have a turn
ing inside out.
II would be good idea To have Colonel Roose-
Welt with US if we could get him. He would add
TO the ecat the interest and the noise of the oe-
cason and his presence alone would be a magnet
that would attract and delight large multitude.
There will be much hard work done in making
preparations for the visit of the ship and the
Board of Trade Committee should be sustained
cordially in all its efforts. Altogether we look for
ward to a memorable occasion. II has been some
time since had a good shaking up and it
s.ll DOT be amiss.
Evening journal., 1910-08-18

wage of $3.50 for an eight-hour day
in the city stronger than the draw
ing power Of $40 a month and keep"
for the IL and IA hour day Of the
farm?
Not that so much as the call of the
white collar.
All of us are strongly influenced,
even in momentous matters, by little,
unconcerned things. Gaudy uni
forms have done more toward turning
men into soldiers in all ages than pa
triotism. So far as the really high
quality goes, there is as much of 1t
in the man behind the plow and in
the man behind the furnace and in
the man behind the counter as in
the man behind the gun. Ones work
Is not all Of ones life-nor the most
of IL.
If the boy raised in jeans and ging-
hams and permitted a white collar
only on Sundays and holidays comes
subconsciously to associate the white
collar with ease, enjoyment and re-
spectability, is II not natural?
And If he follows the lure of the
white collar to the city and gets a
job in which he can wear a white col
lar all the week, and though lie spends
all his extra pay in keeping his col
lar and cuffs and shirt white, what
dose It matter, so long as he is salts
fed?
If a white collar can make one feel
more a gentleman, it's a mighty good
thing. The feeling that one is living
well is the most TO be got from life
There is, on the other hand, a de-
cided back-to-the-land movement. But
don't look among the solemn sociolo-
gical books for its cause.
The city boy. bred in starch and
convention, breaks for freedom and
the comfort of a flannel shirt
Deep thinkers reason profoundly
and endlessly upon f1nespun princi-
pies of psychology that are supposed
to control these shifts in population
But this is not made-to-order world
and never will be.
The impulse to this great shift, ir
either direction, originates no high.
er than the neck. And it's we'll tC
bear in mind that most of the great
human forces don't originate ever
that high up.
Evening journal., 1910-08-18
A FUNNY NOTION.

OUR evening Democratic contemporary is not
~ much given to humor, but occasionally it in
dulges itself, perhaps unconsciously as the fol-
lowing will illustrate How would the (Repub-
lican) organization and its followers representing
an undoubted majority Of the Republican voters of
the State relish a command or even a sugges-
ton from President Taft to the effect that Sena-
tor DUPONT and Congressman Heald should be set
aside for the purpose of placating general insur-
gent sentiment in the party, Notwithstanding the
fact that thus far there has been visible mani
festation OF this sentiment among the Repub-
cans Of the State"
Surely this is delicious. In order to placate
Senator LaFollette in Wisconsin and other insur-
gent senators and to bring them into line for the
good of the party, Mr. Taft is to send an intima-
ton or a command that the Republicans of Della
ware shall turn the cold shoulder to Senator du-
Pont and Congressman Head There is about as
much probability of this wild and woolly thing
happening as there is that the next time Mr.. Taft
hits his golf ball il will not stop until it lands in
a Delaware potato patch
Even If there we're insurgent sentiment in this
State, and we imagine that there is more of it
latent than our neghbor thinks, nothing at this
time would be gained by revolt. Those indepen-
dents who favored progressive ideas would have
no place to turn TO, for the Democratic party in
Delaware as represented by its leaders and its
newspaper is, practically as stand-pat as Cannon
But we fancy that the Republicans more pro
gressive than the Democratic newspaper believes
If they are not they ought to be-
Evening journal., 1910-08-18
KANSAS VIEW OF LIFE
Atehison Globe.

A mother is a natural born slave Of
a child.
A country boys idea of boldness
is to go to town in his bare feet.
The woman who invented noodles in
chicken gravy was no slouch.
Few people can have more than one
thing on their mind at time,
No one over 10 years of age should
refer to his, or hers, as a "nightie."
AS a general rule. what one politi-
clan tells another is more reliable
than what he tells the public.
The trouble with people who have
happy dispositions" is that some one
else is liable to be bearing their
burdens.
Except that her waist line is a lit
tie too near her neck, Miss Daisy
Mayme Appleton has the best figure in
town.
"A certain amount Of humiliation
is necessary to keep a man modest,
but I often think am humiliated and
beaten more than is necessary. Par
son Twine.
People have been saying for thirty
years thatsI don't amount to much /;
and, what is more important, they
Evening journal., 1910-08-18
THURSDAY. AUG. Ie. 1910
KEEPING ITS PROMISES.

II HE residents of Dover and of Laurel are toss
i ing up their hats high in the air and shout
ing, and no wonder. The Journal has told them
that the Improvement gun of the Delaware Rail
road Company has been fired And a rapid fire
gun, sort of gatling arrangement, il has proved
TO be- A new station for the State capital fol-
lowed by the announcement of a new station for
Laurel Good news and fine news for these two
progressive towns is that. luscious slice of the
melon is placed on the platter before the cit-
of the two towns.
We don't know what further plans the company
has in contemplation, but we presume the an
nouncements are only the beginning. Be that
as it may, satisfied that the company has
started in earnest TO improve its property and we
wish 1t any amount Of success in so doing.
There is to ga subway at Dover which will
make the Soital st feel 'cithed" and no wonder
the folks fled up. A subway il seems TO
US is<s a, CAPT zap fitted FOR Dover. Not only will
os, rss ssco m travel through it, but it will be
ber- price Kent county politicians TO linger
Company Be from eavesdroppers.
Ssl' hrsI euion, will of course be in keeping with
Yields IN. IL will &c a fine structure and credit
comrne company and to Dover. The Pennsylvania
system never does anything by halves II gives
full measure. The new station which II is pro-
posed 10 erect in Laurel will be highly pleasing 10
the people there.
The reports say that President McCrea of the
Pennsylvania Company recently made a tour
through the State and gave an impetus 70 the i'm
provement scheme We trust he will visit Della
ware oftener, for he would always be welcome.
The President of the Pennsylvania Company has
shown great interest in Delaware as Illustrated BY
his establishing an experiment farm in Sussex
county and looking after the improvements.
Apparently Mr. McCrea realizes the possibilities
for the development of Delaware
There are many other improvements under way
in the tracks and facilities of the Delaware Rail-
road Company, but the talk about the new stations
is enough for a day. We are glad the structures
are TO be built and shall give three cheers
and a tiger for the new stations and the Della
ware Railroad Company even if we have to give
them while making flying or revolving football
wedge rush for seat on the next Delaware rail-
road train that we happen 10 ride on
Evening journal., 1910-08-18
With the Paragra pliers

Cecil Lyon Of Texas, genial manager of a faunal
naturasts hunting trip admits that he helped Lawyer
McMurray with those Indian contracts "A the boys"
helped Now they wonder why such a bother is made
about trihe.-New York World
And now kind-hearted doctor says it is all a mis-
take 70 walk the hoor with the baby night If the
good doctor make the baby believe that he may
20 ahead-Washington Herald
Governor Hughes Is said 20 be having difficulty in
finding house 70 live in in Washington President
Tafts oifcut is 20 hnd time 10 live in the house he
has there.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Ny idea OF extravaganza" said the woman with the
gray hair, is when girl spends SIS for mesh purse
20 carry eyebrow pencil, powder rag and dime
worth OF carfare,-Kansas City Post
Evening journal., 1910-08-18
Chatty Stories OF the Day

Speaking Of the depths which prize fighting has
fallen, il at little fight attraction near Pitts
burg that the audience was much displeased with the
manner In which the fighters conducted themselves
To tell the plain truth they were "stallng' max
ing believe they were fighting while in reality they had
agreed previously not TO hit each other hard enough
to hurt
In answer to the kissing the referee advanced TO
the side OF the ring and faced the audience ct isn't
my fault that they didn't fight; they were paid 10
fight" he said
Then one OF the fighters arose and put up his hand
for silence. .H
I'VE only got So apiece and beef stew, and we amt
going TO kill ourselves for that" he said.
And the audience. sympathizing with the fighters,
hissed the promoters-Pittsburg Gazette-Times
Evening journal., 1910-08-18
FARMER DROPS
FROM SIGHT
Queen Anne'S County Man
Missing Since 10th
Of July

CENTREvILLE, Nd. Aug. .1s-Harry
J. Twins, a farmer living near Ruths-
burg. has been missing from his home
since July 90. On that date Mr.. WINS
who owns a threshing rig,went around
had threshed and collected the money
due him. He also drew the amount
which he had received for his own
wheat and then drove to Centreville,
where he placed his team in charge Of
Evening journal., 1910-08-18
Editorial Opinion
Can Of the white Collar.

CalI OF the White Collar.
Wilkesbarre Times-Leader.
In spite of all "back-to-the-land
arguments, American youth continues
yielding TO the lure of the city.
Advance census figures indicate
that 60 cities will be added TO those
having a. population of $4,000 and up
ward. There were 160 in that list
10 years ago; now there are 220.
About two-thirds of the newcomers
in the $4,000 list are in the great
farming basin of the Mississippi
north of Kentucky
Is the attraction of the average
Evening journal., 1910-08-18
Personal and Pertinent

Cornelius c. Parmelee lifelong resident of Bethle-
hem, Connecticut and considered OF the most pro-
gressve farmers in Ltchfeld county died the other
day. Mr.. Parmeee had the longest beard in Bethle-
hem, but not from choice When John G Fremont was
running against James BuEhanan for President Parme-
lee vowed II Fremont we're not elected should
never touch his face. Then he handsome young
man. He was eighty years old when he died There
are Democrats in Connecticut who going to
shave until Bryan is elected.
Evening journal., 1910-08-18

The toll gate works in hot weather and in cold
1t is all the time at it, II is continuous hold up
and the wonder is why the people have consented
for so long TO submit to its exactions. The Leg
islature should provide a scheme for abolishing
toll gates The roads into Wilmington from all
directions should be free.
Evening journal., 1910-08-18

A news item from Chicago the other day told
how q representative Of the Standard Oil Com
pany appeared before the Board Of Taxation Re-
view and asked 70 have the taxes Of the trust pro-
perfy in Chicago increased from Sl50OOO 20 $780,
900. The Board had already increased the taxes
$4,000. bur the representative Of the Oil Com
pany did not think the increase high enough.
Some Of the owners Of vacant lots in Wilmington
might follow the example Of the Standard Oil Com
pany and what surprise there would be IL they
did.
Evening journal., 1910-08-18

BY their rejection of Mr. Roosevelt for
Chairman of the Republican convention of New
York the leaders of the party are determined to
force him out into the open so that the ex-pres-
dent will state where he stands. Mr.. Roosevelt
promptly replied that he was for a progressive
platform in New York. Before the Ohio con-
vention he stated that he was for a progressive
program in Ohio, and gradually if he continues
at this rate, the colonel will favor a progressive
program in all the states.
Evening journal., 1910-08-18

That it doesn't always pay to increase the cost
OF an article is shown by figures which disclose a
decrease of $lS0O00 in July tobacco sales for 1910
in France as compared with July 1909 despite the
increased price of tobacco Tobacco is gov
ernment monopoly in France On the other hand
the postal department showed an increase of near
y S50o,000 in its postal receipts of 1909 with
reduced tariff on all classes of mail.
Evening journal., 1910-08-18

While a woman may expect her son
to be president, she isn't disappointed
if he doesn't reach that goal; on the
contrary, she is just as proud of him
If he holds a lucrative position in a
lumber yard.
Evening journal., 1910-08-18

When you seriously attempt to re-
form yourself, begin with the fact
that most of us are impudent to those
who are kind to us. The second hu-
man trait most generally noted is that
all of us frivol too much; stand
around and talk about nothing.
Evening journal., 1910-08-18

You know women who rent rooms,
no doubt. Know why they do it? We
got a pointer today: We heard Of a
woman who was tired of so much
company and rented all her spare
rooms as a hint.
Evening journal., 1910-08-18
have proved it."-Parson Twine.

A father often says to his son: you
can make a big man Of yourself, If
you want to-" The father didn't do
it. but he thinks it easy for his son
TO do.
Evening journal., 1910-08-18

Democratic leaders must be disappointed by the
reports that the Democrats are not registering as
was expected. Perhaps they are asking, What's
the use?
Evening journal., 1910-08-18

With Banger Cannon and Aldrich out, there
seems TO be little doubt that Colonel Roosevelt
and President Taft would be entirely in accord
Evening journal., 1910-08-18

Western Miss (to friend in New
Eork)-Yes. in our country the wolves
sometimes come to our very doors.
New York Hostess-Why, In some
places in New York the wolf howls at
he door all the time.
Evening journal., 1910-08-18
SUBTLE INsINUATIoN.

"sloman was never known to be on
time when he was alive"
Il noticed that the parson referred
TO him frequently as the late Mr.. Slo-
man"
Evening journal., 1910-08-18
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS.

The Association Of
American Advertis-
ers is composed Of
all the great adver-
tisers Of this coun
try. -he Associa
tion endorses only
such papers 40 sub
nit 10 Ice examina e.
tion az any moment,
and positive proof
must be submitted
TIE accompanying
certificate No. liz,
has been issued 10
this paper.
Evening journal., 1910-08-18
GICCLES AS YOU LIKE EN-

SAVED BY BUSINESS METHOD.
Man With Gun tat bank window
I'm the dead shot Of the gulches.
Hand over that money
Cashier-Really. you must be iden-
aned. It's our rule. (Robber gets
,old feet and beats ~
Evening journal., 1910-08-18

The United Pub.
fishers Association
through ita Presi
dent, Mr.. Arthur
Koppell has exam
ined THE JOUR
NAILS circulation
and Mr.. Koppen Of.
fers 90 wager $1,000
OF his own money,
and undertake TO
prove that THE
EVENING JOUR-
NAL has the largest
paid circulation OF
any paper printed in
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1910-08-18

Mother-Willie. take your medicins
eld jump into bed.
Willie-I don't want TO take medf-
cine.
Stern Father-William, II you don't
take your medicine at once you'll b
put TO bed without taking IL
Evening journal., 1910-08-18
CARRIED HIS WARRANT.

'Rastus. did you bring a recommen-
dalton from your last boss?"
He didden wrote IL out, but he done
tole me ter tell yo' dat wuz de mos
mendacious an falliblest nigger he
cher had"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-09

6kTOR the life eff me I don't see
= why your mother did not meet
- u.s." said Mr.. Smith as he led
the children up the stairs to the flat
they were returning to after summer
in the country You know, Willie, 1
wrote to her yesterday that We would
return today and told her what train
we would come on
After fumbling in his hand bag for
a few minutes the returning husband
found the keys to the flat and opened
the door. The windows apparently had
not been shut in months. There was
dust over the furniture. An empty
beer bottle was on the parlor table;
several more rested against the piano.
There was a patch on the parlor rug
where the latest rain had come
through the open window.
That's enough to break. a mans
heart 1 told her to close those win
dows, and she promised she would"
said he
Almost driven to tears, the poor man
continued through the flat. Every bed
had been slept in, but not made again.
Egg shells Uttered the dining room
table that was still covered by the
same cloth. In the sink in the kitchen
dishes were piled till they could go no
higher, while others were beneath 1t.
Outside on the fire escape sat a
shadow of the former household pet,
the cat.
"Oh, the dear Look how thin he is
I'm so thankful I took the canaries
with me-" Then a thought struck the
husband.
My ferns," he cried, and dashed to
the dining room window There the
sight caused him to collapse. The ferns
and potted plants were yellow from
lack of moisture.
And she promised TO water them"
said he sOrrowfully. Poor little plants
Women are such brutes. after all"
Then came the sound of a CHEEKY
whistle through the flat
Hello. dearie. you home?" said the
wife as she laid down her cigar, kissed
the youngest child tossed it into the
air and turned to kiss her husband.
Why didn't you send word? I'd have
hired man to clean the flat. But II
amt very dirty. is it. for an old woman
who has been patching it?"
4 did write you TO meet me, said
the husband. Wrote you yesterday.
l had to drag that heavy suit case
over to the elevated. I'm nearly dead.
and, Jennie, this place is positively
downright dirty. But you might have
watered my ferns"
III buy you some more" said the
'Tife- Don't be worrying. dearie, about
q lot of grass Central Park is full OF
it. What kind of a time did you have?
The kiddies look we'll"
oh. it rained there the last three
days | was blue, and some man came
day before yesterday with a baby that
has the whooping cough. so 1 said, I'll
go back"
Well it seems comfortable to get
you home. I'll telephone the butcher
and grocer" said the wife, while the
husband changed his clothes and pre-
pared TO clean the flat.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-09
, BACK FROM
SUMMER VACATION.
= : = > + = = , = = = = = =
BY Irwin Thomas.

LkTOR the life eff me I don't see
why your mother did not meet
- Us" said Mr. Smith as he led