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Evening journal., 1910-02-11
EARLY TALK
ON FAIRGROUNDS
E. L. MulfOrd Gives Suggest
ions on Work to Interested
WilmingtOnianS

Fairgrounds" was the subject discuss
ed by f. L. Mulford. secretary OF the
American Association OF Parks, in an IL
Illustrated lecture at the New-Century Club
last night. Among the slides shown were
backgrounds in Chicago. New York and
Harrisburg. The speaker thought the ay-
ground should be somewhere near the b1y
within half a mile anyhow. Next to the
ground and equipment in Importance was
INV Supervision Of a competent director
Various kinds Of equipment were shown.
the speaker recommending the best as the
cheapest in the end and the safest for the
children to use.
The slides showed numerous games and
r,mnastic apparatus-swings, parallel
bars bean-bags. and a sand-pie for the
little children who we're also furnished
with pals and shovels. Details OF cost and
method OF operation were discussed thor
oughly. Many suggestions were given
which the workers in this city hope TO see
carried out In Fairgrounds in Whining
ton. The happy faces OF the children IN
the slides were proof OF the value OF
such grounds in health and happiness 10
tho children OF a city.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
Mrs. Charles Dickens.

In his account OF dinner at the
Thackerays, Mr.. Bigelow throws a
curious light on the subject Of the
trouble between Charles Dickens and
his wife. He describes the latter as
mot a handsome woman. though
stout, hearty and matronly; there
was something a little doubtful about
her eye, and thought her endowed
with a temper that might be very
violent when reused, though not cas-
ily rousable. Mrs. Caulfeld told me
that a Miss Teman--I think that is
the name-was the source Of the dihi-
Guilty between Mrs. Dickens and her
husband. She played in private the
atricals with Dickens. and he sent her
a portrait in brooch. which met with
an accident requiring it to be sent to
the jewelers. to be mended. The
jeweler. noticing Mr.. Dickens initials.
sent 1t TO his house. Mrs. Dickens
sister, who had always been In love
with him and was jealous OF Miss
Teman, told Mrs. Dickens OF the
brooch. and she mounted her husband
with comb and brush. This, no doubt,
was Mrs. Dickens version in the
main. "-Bookman.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
JUST TO ANNOY

In Lady cardigan's new ,-ol,,,o.
memoirs" said Chicago publisher ..,na
virtue OF one OF the aristocratic ro,,o
mache ladies' is assailed. The lady her
sell has long been dead. but all her de-
cendants' to the third and fourth GENERA
uon' are writing 10 the papers denyinr
the truth Of Lady Cardigan'e attach
II all goes 10 show how senslt,,,s ,,.o
are about the virtue OF our anoes,or.
This wac understood by a Chicago nro..
surasist, who wrote to the paper. the
other day
Senator Blanks shameful attacks ON
the motives Of the militant surraretS
must cease. Before Senator Blank tradp.
cesthose pure-mlnded ladies' he had bette,
look after his thieving. drunken old
mother
"A friend to whom this letter was
shown said to the pro-suffragist:
" That is all very trenchantly put. IT.,
libelous of course. suppose you're quit,
sure Of your groundg
Sure Of my ground?' said the pro.
suffragist impatiently. II never heard 4
word against the old lady All / know is
il Senator Blank has the common feelings
of a gentleman hen be very much am
noyed. Dallas News.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
ARGUES DEATH Is
NOT END OF LIFE

That death does not end life. and
that 1t does not end even consciousness.
were two conclusions which the chair
man of the psychology section Of the
Medico-Legal society placed before the
members of that society at the New
York meeting. It was the only scien-
tific speech of the evening. Discussion
Of this speech was cut short. but not
before a member rose to relate that as
a physician he had learned that man
was a spirit. that his body was a mere
dwelling place, to be moved about al
will. and that at death, he had observ-
ed the spirit left the body 7s hours af-
terward
The main speaker was Floyd B.
Wilson, LII. ID. He remarked that
new things might be intuitionallv
recognized as truths before being prac-
tically demonstrated. Then he de-
clared
Scientifically it has been proved
that death does not end life and in
dividual consciousness. 7 claim that
II has been proved TO the complete
satisfaction of the most exacting OF
scientific men that those who have
passed through what we call death
have spoken and identified themselves
TO the mortal sphere.
1 claim that If the published rec
ords Of investigators are carefully ex-
amined there is only one of two con-
clusions to be arrived at. That either
these Investigations, working some
times IN groups and sometimes alone.
IN almost every civilized nation in the
world, are to be put down as liars ~
that life has been proved TO be con-
tnuous and that those who have pass
ed through the change called death
live and preserve their individusl
| entity" '''''
He held that life is not only con-
unuous. but that the individual NAV
pass through several OF many incar-
nations.New York World.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
INTERESTING OLD FONT

In the old baptistry at Florence-the
baptistry with the wonderful bronze
doors which Michelangelo called $50
beautiful that they we're worthy TO be
the gates Of Paradise"-most of the
babies Of Florence have been baptized
for many hundred years, says the
Youths Companion.
At almost any hour Of any day one
will find baptismal parties waiting be-
fore the font. with babies of every rank
in life. from the princely heir Of a
great house. nearly smothered I'm cost
ly laces and attended by a small army
of friends and relations, TO the little
creature declSed out in gaudy cotton
and held in the arms Of a solitary old
peasont womans
No register Of baptisms was kept in
the very early days. The first record
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
COULD NOT SEE THE FUTURE
Views Of Statesmen Of Earlier Days
a. to the West Are Simply
Ludlcrous.

II is hard for us OF the present day
TO realize that there ever was a time
when the size and importance Of the
United States was 80 little understood
that grants Of land were given to in
dividuals deciding "all the land from
Virginia west" and "all the lands west
Of the Mississippi river" between GER
tain northern and southern bound
aries, for small sums Of money or in
recognition of some service TO the
existing government
And still later, not more than a
century ago, two OF the most produc-
tive sections of our great country we're
thought TO be entirely worthless
In referring to the Oregon country
north of the Columbia river Daniel
Webster wrote: "I believe oregon to
be poor country, no way important
to England and OF little use to the
United States"
On the same subject Senator Duffy
said on the floor of the senate that he
would not give a pinch Of SNUFF for
the whole country" as an agricultural
proposition, and with mock gravity
concluded his arraignment with Il
thank God for having placed the
Rocky mountains there. At that
time that mountain range was deemed
impasssable.
At the conclusion Of the Mexican
war when New Mexico and California,
which tract includes what is now Ari-
zona. we're ceded to the United States
as part of the indemnity. Daniel Web
ster referred to them as "a barren
waste-a desert Of plain and noun
tain; region of savages and wild
beasts; deserts of shifting sands and
whirlwinds of dust, Of cactus and
prairie dogs.
Il have never heard Of anything
and cannot conceive anything more
ridiculous in itself. more absurd and
more affrontive to all sober judgment
than the cry that we are getting in
demnity by the acquisition OF New
Mexico and California. hold that
they are not worth a dollar"
And all this pessimism was eK.
pressed by the big men Of the nation
but a few years ago. What would
those men think Of these states now
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
NEWS NOTES
OF NEW CASTLE
Bury John Sheridan Today
Many Children Have WhOOp-
ing Cough
Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Feb. lin st.
Peters Church this morning requiem
mass was celebrated over the body of
John Sheridan whose funeral took
place this morning. 1nterment was
made i'm ST. Peters cemetery. Mem
bers of the Captain Evan s. Watson
Post. G. A. r. attended the funeral.
The pail bearers were James +. White,
Matthew Tobin, Patrick McGrory, John
~. Martin, Hugh Finnegan.
The funeral Of Richard Murphy will
take place tomorrow afternoon. Ser
vices will be conducted by the Rev.
r. X. Moore and interment made in the
Glebe cemetery.
Fishermen who have been fishing for
carp have been making big catches.
Three men netted $40 by one days
work.
In EllSinton's store tomorrow a. bake
will be held by Mrs Moore's Sunday
school class
At the residence of Mrs James Nor
rison yesterday afternoon a quilting
party was held by the Missionary So
ciety OF the NJ. r. Church.
Friendship Lodge No g. A. o. u. w.
will have a number Of new candidates
20 initiate.
Many minor accidents happened at
the steel plants yesterday.
Members Of Division No 3, A. o. II.
are in a lively contest for gold
badge for selling tickets for the St
| Patrick's celebration to be held in
| Wilmington, on March 49, The cele-
bration promises to be a delightful
affair.
Charles Clymer is In a critical con-
dition from combination Of diseases
following pneumonia.
II IL expected that the work of tear
ing down the buildings OF the Ma
tional Tube Company will begin next
| week
In ST. Peters and Emmanuel churches
this evening special Lenten services
| will be held.
Wray r. Bacon has heard nothing OF
the stranger who is accused Of lootine
his cash register Of s22.
There is considerable whoopine
cough In the city at present and many
children are out of schol because OF
the complaint
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
THE VALUE
OF HIS TIME

Young physicians in the smaller towns
have an idea that appearing very busy
will help them greatly in starting prac-
tice The following is told by a senator
DIR. Godfrey Hunter. of Kentucky Dr.
Hunter had a call one afternoon following
the hanging out of his "shingle." and
started through town in his buggy at ter
rife speed A policeman stopped the en-
terprising physician.
Doctor" he said. cit is against the
city ordinance TO drive at the speed you
are going. You must accompany me 10
the judge and pay your fine"
What is the fne?" inquired the doc
tor
Five dollars"
The doctors hand flew to his pocket.
Here's SO; I have TO come back just as
fast as l am going. Success Magazine.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11

~The Substance Of Things Hoped For.-
In the New York City Home for the
Aged. a deaf old gentleman was max
ing application preparatory to becom-
ing an inmate. AS is the usual pro
cedure, he was questioned as TO age,
income. nationality and religion. He
seemed 10 be able to get through with
the first three questions. but when
asked his religion he stared blankly
at the superintendent
The doctors and orderlies of the
home went through a series of shouts
and explanatory gestures. but with
out success. AS a last resort one OF
the doctors dropped on his knees, and
with hands upraised TO heaven tried
to illustrate what they meant by re-
lion. A CLEAN of intelligence came
over the good mans face, and he ex-
claimed, joyously, -Tammsny Hail.
Success Magazine.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
PENNSY BARS
TOBACCO CHEWING

one of the most far-reaching reforms
ever inaugurated by the Pennsylvania
Railroad went into effect yesterday when
an order was promulgated prohibiting all
employees Of the passenger aud freight sta
tlons east OF Pittsburg and Erie the use
OF tobacco In any form while on duty
For years smoking has been frowned
upon. but now chewing comes under the
han. The order aims at cleanliness and
sanitation.
The "Pcnnsy' is issuing a new book OF
rules, which shows many changes TO meet
new conditions and to better safeguard
public travel.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
WALDORF" I"
COMPLETE SHOW

The extravagant productio nof AT the
Waldorf which Jesse Laskey and his
company Of 26 people are offering GarricS
play goers this week is the real hit Of the
season to date. II is by long odds the most
pretentious feature which Mr.. Laskey has
vet produced and has proved the most
talked OF number the Doekstader play
house has presented in many months. The
advance sale for the remainder OF the
week Is proof OF all this. AT the Wal
dorr' is really a complete and high-class
musical comedy with all the features OF
a two-hour show compressed into forty
five minutes.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
new BILL OPENS
AT OPERA HOUSE

The new bill at the Grand Opera
House was received yesterday with en-
thusiasm and most generous applause.
The attendance last night was at the
old standard, the house being crowded
and people standing up.
Corbet and Chester in ''The Black
smiths Boy" redeemed with interest
every promise which had been made
for them. Miss Chester as a Bowery
Kid. who has secured work with the
village blacksmith and later as a school
teacher, is at all times charming. Mr..
Corbet makes a typical country black
smith and the piece moves smoothly
and naturally
Real German comedy never had bet
ter exponent than the Waldron
Brothers act Not only is the German
dialet almost perfect but the pair have
q line Of conversational comedy which
never failed TO bring laughs and added
some singing which was a pleasing por-
tion Of the act.
Cullen Brothers. a pair of eccentric
dancers. who are new here, showed
some Of the most difficult as we'll as
the most graceful steps which have
been seen in a dancing act in some
time.
Charles T. Cool now monologuist
and singing comedian here, also made
favorable impression. Mr.. Cool has a
unmber Of decidedly funny stories
which he tells with good effect. He
used new songs yesterday which also
added TO the enjoyment OF the enter
tainment.
Thompson. a comedy juggler, sur
prised the audience with a number of
new and slSlllful feats.
New pictures complete the bill. II
ought to prove a particular attraction
to young and old at the matinee on
Saturday
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
Lumber for Autos Expen,Iv..

Southern poplar and ash enter into
the construction of the best automo-
bile bodies. and It is not very easy to
buy the wood without paying an ex-
orbitant price for t." said a manu-
facturer. Why. poplar that should
be about S75 a thousand is now about
s125. the stun having been pretty
well cornered. and the makers who
did not look out for themselves have
to pay the difference.
Anticipating a certain contract, I
went south and bought 1000. 900 feet
Of IL. and after that it did not make
much difference whether landed the
job. could have sold the lumber at
about $4,000 profit and never touched
Il, but am using it now.
"All kinds Of lumber that enter
into the automobile have advanced in
price remarkably. and where the end
is 10 be ! cannot say"
Evening journal., 1910-02-11

was made in this WISE A certain
priest took it into his head to keep ac-
count of the number Of children to be
baptized. Accordingly he put a white
bean into box for every boy and a
black bean for every girl.
Later on records were carefully kept.
an diff one could look them over IL
would be fascinating study, for prob
ably the greater part OF the painters
scholars. poets and soldiers who have
made Florence famous received the,r
names at the font of my dear little
Saint John''-as Dante called il.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
RenefIt Eor North End Rand.

The North End Athletic Band will
give a benefit at the Garrick Theatre
on Tuesday night, March Is, for that
organization. The band is In need of
new uniforms and as II is a new or
galzation and strugglig to get along
many Of the friends Of the band have
enlisted their services in teh cause.
Tickets can be had from any member
of the band.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11

A new move is about to be made in
the introduction Of woolen clothing for
the modern drilled army of China, and
this may possibly prove the first step
toward the more general adoption of
woolen clothing throughout the coun-
try, a result which followed the same
action in Japan.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11

Sana is the largest and most import
ant inland city in Southern Arabia. II
is about 100 miles in direct line from
the seaport of Hodeidah, with a rough,
productive mountain country lying be-
tween, and the commercial value Of a
railway connecting the two points
should be great.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
Entsrtained al Turkey Dinner.

A roast turkey dinner with all pos
sible "hxins" was the chief feature OF
entertainment provided for their guests
by Mrs. ]. T. Davis and II. y. Pretty
man at the home Of Mrs. Davis, No. so4
West Ninth street last evening. Mrs.
Davis and Mr.. Prettyman have birth
DAYS this month and TO celebrate,
Evening journal., 1910-02-11

entertained party Of sixteen friends
at dinner After dinner a very pleas
ant evening at cards was eioyed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-12
STRANGELY WHISK AWAY
GIRL HURT BY AUTO
Mystery Wells Identity of Victim
of ACCident-Man Hurt at
Same Place

Two persons were slightly injured in
automobile accidents that happened
scarcely five minutes apart at almost
the same place in the driveway at
Eastlake park yesterday afternoon.
One of the Victims-a young woman
whose identity could not be learned
was picked up by occupants of an
other auto and hurried away in a
mysterious manner.
Charles Mendenhall, 21 years old, a
painter living at 2421a South Main
street, who was the second person in
jured, suffered an abrasion on the
right knee and was shaken up consid-
erably by being rolled in the dirt. He
was standing en- the edge of the drive
way when an automobile driven by
j. NJ. Hammer of 21S East First street
struck the young woman, who was
walking in the driveway about twenty
feet from Mendenhall.
Hammer turned his auto and start
ed back with the intention of picking
up the young woman, when another
automobile appeared from the oppo-
site direction. A man stepped out Of
the machine and placed the girl in the
tonneau and hurried away.
A few minutes after this accident
Mendenhall was struck and knocked
down. The driver of the auto, it ap-
pears, did not diminish the speed and
hurried away, leaving the injured man
lying in the road.
Mendenhall was taken to the receiv-
inng hospital, where the police sur
geons dressed his injuries.
Soon after the young woman was
injured a woman who refused to give
her name but stated that she was
the sister of the victimy telephoned to
the police station and asked where the
injured girl had been taken. The po-
lice being unable to learn the name of
the girl who was hurt, made inquiries
at the various hospitals, but We're un-
able to locate her.
Mendenhall stated he was informed
by a bystander that the person who
took the young woman away in the
said he was taking her to
a private hospital.
Because of the mysterious circum-
stances attending the accident the po-
lice will make a thorough investiga-
tion of the matter.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-12
NJ 'L0UGHLIN AND
EARNED WILL CD
National Champion and Califor-
MIA Star Tennis Player viii
Make Australian Trip

NEWPORT r. l., Sept. 11.-William
A. Larned, the American tennis cham
pion, and Maurice E. Mclaughlin, the
young California player, will go TO
Australia this winter in an effort 10
bring back the coveted Davis cup.
1t is likely that Larned is anxious to
end his tennis career with a brilliant
climax, which would he the return Of
the Davis cup. There are few Amer
ican lovers of tennis who concede
Larned to have a master at the game
anywhere, since the retirement of the
two Dohertys of England, Even A.
F. Wilding and n. Brookes, the Aus
tralian stars, are thought to be un-
equal to withstand the brilliant stead
mess of the American champion.
Those who figure on Larned this time
can conjure up nothing but visions
of a return voyage for the Davis cup.
Even the crack British players who
met Larned in the elimination series
last year at Philadelphia predict such
an outcome with the champion on the
American team.
Larned believes Mclaughlin to be
the coming title holder, and he has
taken a strong fancy to him. There is
not, and for several years has not
been,, any too friendly a feeling be-
is openly said that Larned will go to
Australia only if Wright is not men,
Der of the team, and that the latter's
selection in former years may have
had some influence with the cham
pion's declination to go. Be that as it
may, it is openly discussed here that
Larned was instrumental through his
coaching in bringing about Wright's
defeat at the hands of Mclaughlin in
the recent Longwood struggle, the first
American defeat suffered by Wright,
except at the hands of Larned, in
many moons.
Those who are prone to predictions
declare that Larned and Mclaughlin
will go to Australia, and they point to
their clever doubles work at South
ampton as an instance to show that
they could well afford to play doubles
in Australia.
There also has been considerable
talk here about the Australian protest
lodged against the makeup of the
British team and the declination to
guarantee $4,000 to the men picked in
England. The British team, on paper
at least. appears weaker even than
those which have been so handily de-
feated in this country in the elimina-
ton series. ]. c. Parke, the Irish
champion, who in two trips to this
country failed to win even a set, ap-
pears to be the strongest of the men
named for the Australian trip from
England. 1t is certain that Britain
would lose a preliminary series in Aus
tralia against the Larned-McLoughlin
combination if better team were not
sent than the one quoted to Australia.
From an American standpoint no
stronger team could be picked than
Larned and Mclaughlin, and victory
would mean much for tennis in this
country, for it would be a combina-
ton of the east and west.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-12
THOROUGH TRYOUT FOR
MAT CAME IS PLANNED
Levy's Card Expected to Meet
with Favor of Fans Attend
ing First Show

Wrestling will be given a. real tryout
in Los Angeles Friday night at Maud
Junction, and with a good card such
as Joe Levy is offering the mat game
will be given thorough test. Should
it survive the first night Levy promises
to bring the best that money can draw
to this city to compete in regular
matches which will be staged through
out the winter.
The feature of Fridays bouts will be
the match between Young Sandow and
Fred Johnson. Both men are hard at
their training stunts, and neither can
claim lack of condition as an excuse
for defeat. Sandow is working at
Glendale, while Johnson has selected
Redondo Beach as the best condition
ing resort. Each man is doing about
ten miles of road grind a day, and in
addition goes through rafting mat
bouts with his trainers.
Three preliminaries will precede the
big go, and a ju-jitsu match is also on
tap. Levy's offering is classy enough
in its line, and it remains to be seen
whether the fans will take to mat
tussling as a substitute for the dead
and gone boxing which formerly met
with their favor.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-12
AUTO ENGINE MAKES FAST
RUN TO BLAZING HOUSE

REDLANDS, Sept. 1.-THE new
home of D. C. Lefferts on Highland
avenue, being erected at cost of about
100000, was threatened by fire last night
and was saved by the fire department
after a run of about two miles in the
new auto chemical engine. The floor
and woodwork of one DOM will have to
be replaced, but there was no other
damage.
The auto, which was making it's
first run to fire on the Heights Sec
tion, arrived in time to check the
ames before great headway was gained
and performed in an excellent manner.
With the old equipment it would have
taken twenty minutes more to reach
the scene.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-12

SCORE BY INNINGS
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-12
BRAKEMAN KILLED BY TRAIN

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 11.--Har-
ry Baldwin, Santa F'e brakeman, was
struck and instantly killed by a fast
moving train at Bagdad as he stepped
from a car of the train of which he
was in charge to an adjoining track.
His body was found by his brother
soon after the accident Coroner Van
Vie returned last night from the
scene of the fatality. Baldwin was
for sixty feet along the track
after being struck.