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Evening journal., 1910-01-24

narrow curves are a constant menace to
the safety OF vessels plying between this
port and Europe and that the grounding
OF two Government vessels was positive
proof OF this.
Directors OF the Maritime Exchange AT
n meeting to-day will strongly recon-
mend that Congress provide sufficient
money TO enable Major DealSyne TO widen
dangerous curves in the Delaware chan
mel.
Another measure that will be acted
upon to-day by the Maritime Exchange
win be a resolution opposing any move
on the part Of Congress 20 increase the
tonnage dues on foreign vessels enter
ing United states ports.
Evening journal., 1910-01-24
ACCUSED TWO OF
CHICKEN THEFT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, Jan. A-Wlibert Lewis
and Irving Cannon are two new arrivals
at the Dover jail They are here on a
charge OF stealing chickens. Wilbur Mas
ten. a black man. is the tenant of the
Lohand truck farm, at the western edge
Of North Milford. After Masten began
missing his chickens. he sent for Con-
stable Latchum, described his property in
detail. and told the constable to so right
20 a house in Milford where he was sure
he would find them. While the constable
was rounding up the entire lot of chickens
I'm tho kitchen OF Susan Dale, both Lewis
and Cannon came in for some potpie, but
| they will have to be satisfied with prison
beans and soup until the February term
OF court
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new CASTLE
WANTS HOUSES
Mayor Boyd Asks That HOmeS
be Built For Steel Work.
erS There
Epecisl 70 rHE EvENINa 5oURNAE.


NEW CASTLE, Jan. 24-Mayor
Boyd has started the boom for more
houses. Hundreds OF men who work
in the steel plants cannot get houses
here and live in Wilmington, Chester
and other places. There are one hun
dred houses here without occupants,
but they are not in condition for oc-
cupancy.
Latta and Terry, the Philadelphia
contractors for the Goose Neck light,
are still having troubles. An incom-
ing vessel ran down their pile driver
first. then a stone crashed through the
deck of barge causing il to sink. the
ice battered in the casing Of the lights
foundation and yesterday the ice cut
through the derrick scow here. The
scow was beached.
Shortly after 6 o'clock last evening
people here found an unusual bright
ness and in the west discovered the
new comet After about an hour the
comet was not visible.
Miss Ella Brown Is celebrating her
birthday to-day and hundreds OF
souvenir postal cards have been re.
ceived by the popular young woman.
Undertaken Clewell was called below
Red Lion yesterday where a young
man named Appleby is dead.
The Lea storage warehause at Della
ware street wharf has been wrecked
by the present storms.
In the public schools to-day the
pupils who We're promoted commenced
studies in new grades.
In st. Peters Church yesterday morn
/ ing a requiem mass was celebrated in
memory Of James T. Ryan and Martin
Leonard. two deceased members of the
Holy Name Society.
The anti-meat crusade continues
here.
Evening journal., 1910-01-24
CHANGERS OPPOSE
RAISE In MAIL RATES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Jan. 24.-Delaware farm
ers are hurrying in with opposition to
the proposed move in Congress to
raise the rates for second class post
age-newspapers' and periodicals.
Capitol Grange. acting on President
Tafts recommendation that these
rates be raised.and on the probability
that Congress might pass something
on that line held a full meeting in
Dover last evening and adopted a re-
solution opposing any increase i'll the
rate.
The resolution will be forwarded TO
Delaware's representatives in Congress
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NEWPORT

NEWPORT. Jan. 24.-An enjoyable
evening was spent at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. John A. Cranston a few
evenings ago at the monthly social
which was given by the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. After an interesting program
refreshments were served
Mrs. George p. Frederick has gone
10 Florida where she will make an ex-
tended visit with her sister there.
James Smith is suffering with bad
case Of quinsey.
Miss Eva Elliott has been visiting
Miss Agnes Scott Of Wilmington.
Mrs. Elwood Cooper and daughter,
Miss Carrie Cooper of Wilmington has
been visiting Mrs r. A. Cooper.
Miss Grace Elliott is i'll at her home
on Justice street
Evening journal., 1910-01-24
NO TIDINGS YET
OF THE E. G. ROSS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
LAUREL, Jan. 2f.-No tidings have been
received as TO the fate OF the three-mast
vessel Edgar c. Ross or any of the crew
Of nine men. Captain w. j. Quillen, father
of acptain Reuben Quillen, master OF the
Inflated Ross, who has expressed hope Tor
his sons safe return here has given up
hone and yesterday left for Norfolk where
his four-master was awaiting him.
The e. c. Ross left Charleston, s. c.,
lumber laden and bound for New York
nearly I'VE weeks ago and is supposed 10
have been lost during the storm of tho
next few days.
Evening journal., 1910-01-24
APPLES FOR MANY
MORE SUSSEX ACRES

DAGSBORO. Del, Jan. 24-with their
apples one month ahead OF all others in
the market. Delaware farmers are going
into the apple culture. which threatens
to eventually replace The famous Della
ware peach
At one farm on the Indian river, near
here. 1900 apple trees have been set out
and fifty acres planted IN Strawberries
Farmers have banded together and ex-
pect TO have $500 acres OF land planted
in apple trees this year
Evening journal., 1910-01-24
CAPITAL GRANGE
ENDORSES MR.. MESSICK

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Jan. 24.-The oranges are
coming in with hearty endorsements
of Samuel Harrington MessiclS. who
Is at present worthy master of the
State Grange and whose administra-
tion has been marked with the Pa
irons most surprising growth. Mr..
Messick is a member OF the State
Board Of Agriculture. and as it's pres
ident has been progressive and con-
siderate of the farmers through his
term OF Office, he is being backed for
reappointment when his term ex-
pires this spring
Capitol Grange OF Dover on Satur-
day adopted a minute endorsing Mr.
Messick for reappointment and will
send it to Governor Pennewin.
Evening journal., 1910-01-24
WYOMING POULTRY SHOW

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, Jan. 4-The second
annual poultry and pet stock show will
open at the Wyoming Rink on Tuesday.
Exhibits are already arriving indicating
this will be one of the best shows Of this
character ever held in Delaware. There
are hundreds Of prizes-both official as
sociation prizes and donated awards.
Evening journal., 1910-01-24
Ii Liund over a centurv

GEORGETOWN, Jan. 2f-Believed
to be much more than 100 years old.
Robert Conquest. a former slave died
here on Saturday. Uncle Bob as
he was known. remembered the War
Of 1912, and several years ago. when
several OF the county officers inves-
tigated the question Of his birth as
mach as they could they wore con-
vinced that the old man had lived
more than a century.
Evening journal., 1910-01-24

In the Interest Of Civic Improvement
There will be a meeting of the civic
Improvement committee of the Board
OF Trade at 4.45 o'clock this afternoon.
Matters Of particular interest will be
discussed
Evening journal., 1910-01-24
Eine Mare Down STATE.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. Jan. PA famous race
mare. Miss Larable. 2t6 Ia, by Iarable
the Great winner Of several fine races on
the Chamounix Speedway. is now a brood
mare at the Glenworth Farm. near Mil
ford.
Evening journal., 1910-01-24
JanuaryCIcaranCeSale

In order to reduce our stock,
we will, during the entire month
of January give a discount of from
10 to 3s I-3 per cent on our entire
stock. This is an opportunity
seldom given the public, which
should be taken advantage of.
Evening journal., 1910-01-24
The Buying Power OF
Furniture Money is
Greater During Our
February Sale

Our annual money-Saving event has
been looked forward to for months by
many of our customers, particularly the
fortunate ones, who profited by last
years sale. Even in November, some
of our patrons made mention of our
February Sale. And it is well worth
the growing interest it creates. The
reason?-furniture money has its max
imum purchasing power at this time.
Evening journal., 1910-01-24

Snowy cotton, soft and fluffy,
laid in layers, makes up these
Mattresses; splendid quality
ticking is used. All we ask
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-06
Strav Hats and Autos

"You might scarcely think" said Mr.. Mac
Blink that there was anything In common be-
tween straw hats and automobiles. but by that
way of thinking you'd be surely forgetting
their cost of upkeep, in which respect they are
strikngly alike
"They say 1t costs more to keep an automo-
bile than 1t does to buy one: precisely the
same is true of the straw hat. You take my
own experience for an illustration.
Early In the season I bought a straw hat
for which paid 81. I know place where you
can get a very good straw hat for that money
and II 1t hadn't rained all summer l should
have been on the straw hat account under no
additional expense.
But 1t always does rain more or less.
just as it has done this summer, and as is very
well known II a drop of rain gets on a straw
hat 1t is all up. Raindrops on a straw hat
will accumulate dust, and then you have to
have the hat cleaned. and that costs money; in
some places 25 cents: in some Is
Il find by reference to my books that
have paid out this summer in straw hat ae-
count for upkeep only $3.50, which is a good
deal. While the automobile man has been
spending his money for gasoline and things
l have been blowing mine for hat cleaning and
it has cost me more to keep that hat going
than 1t cost me originally.
But in this find some slight satisfaction
In this respect at least nnd myself on the
same footing with the man who at thu ba1,n.
ming Of the season bought instead Of a str.v
hat IN automobile"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-06
The Sponge in Football.

Gentle reader, have you ever OBJ
served at a football game the agile
youth who stands on the sidelines,
holding pail of water in which floats
a sponge?
From time to time during lull in
the days occupation he rushes madly
into the field and some husky player
dips into the bucket. seizes the sponge.
shoves 1t into his mouth and suueezes
drink from it. Then he throws it
back into the bucket Once in a while
he misses the bucket and the sponge
falls to the ground.
And occasionally some one II
knocked out, then his fevered brow 10
cooled by the same sponge.
Let US not go further into detail.
but If you watch the sponge you will
realize all the more the horrors Of the
game.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-06
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gulls appeared-birds never before seen in that
locality within the memory of man. They came
IN tremendous flocks and devoured without
stopping the hosts Of the enemy, and they
completely saved the crops from destruction.
Now the gulls follow the plains like chickens,
and in Utah at least. it is said that no one
has any desire to raise his hand against them.
What the gull to Salt Lake region the
toad was to one section of northwest Texas
county, some time ago. There was but a COM
paratively small area of the county under cul-
tivation. but the growing things were threat
ened with destruction by a horde Of Rocky
Mountain locusts; then there appeared to the
astonished gaze of the resident Texans an
army Of toads. before which in numbers the
great army Of Xerxes but a score.
These dismal-lookng. wartybacked Hop-omy
thumbs came along as on business bent. They
said nothing and they ate grasshoppers. They
cleaned up utterly one entire flight of the crea-
lures. And they quietly sat under the cab
bage leaves and beet tops to wait for more.
They didn't come. The toads had saved the
crops and 1t may be Judged that II one wants
to be certain to get In quarrel he can get 1t
II he will go that section Of Texas and ma
lign a toad.
Should anyone be inclined to doubt the In
secteating capabilities Of a common everyday
American toad. let him listen to the evidence
OF an experimenter. who is at once a scientist
and clergyman the one fact establishing his
accuracy and the other his veracity. This
theologue naturalist, as the record shows.
found toad in his garden and proceeded to
make pet of 1t. He went to call on master
toad one morning about ten o'clock and with
out knowing how many insects already had
fallen before the toads darting tongue. pro-
ceeded to feed him plant pests. The toad
ate readily and greedily twenty-three large
squash bugs which were offered him. and then
locked up inquirngly for more.
The squash bug larder was depleted. so the
clergyman turned his attention to caterpillars
OF these hairy. repulsive creatures the toad
ate nnety-four. so the story record goes, and
then he shut down to hop heavily OF to a
shady corner to take that rest which It II
said aids animal digestion.
Now this same experimenter tells tales of
toads which might appear T. bit overdrawn
were not the gentleman's cloth what It Is. He
took In his experiments with one toad some
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-06

large 'tangle-legged" grasshoppers. Master
toad took kindly to this species of food but
owing to to the nature of the insects legs and
their extreme length he found dimculty In
swallowing. In order to aid In the process. as
as he would get firm grip on the grass
hopper he would look for stick or stone by
means Of pushing against which he could force
his prey down his throat Now in order to see
what the toad would dc II no stone or stick
were at hand, all Of those articles were re-
moved from his vicinity. and then he was fed
another big grasshopper with great knotted
legs
Now it must be remembered that the pres
ent writer is not vouching for this toad story;
he is simply setting 1t down as 1t has been
told by an observer. and II it Is a nature
fake" the blame must go elsewhere. The toad.
finding he could not swallow the big grasshop-
per, looked about usual for a stone and.
finding none, he attempted to use the ground
HIS a pusher He was unable to get the right
angle to secure SUFFICIENT force. and 30 as a
last and perfectly effective means, he stood on
his head and without the least difnculty forced
his food down his throat.
This toad unquestionaby was wonder.
One day We are told. he happened to find an
angleworm of great length. He took hold of
one end and succeeded In swallowing about
an inch and a half of the worm. which then
realizing its danger apparently, wound the rest
of its body boa-ike around the neck of the
toad. This gave the worm leverage enough
to enable 1t to tug away at that part which the
toad already had swallowed. The result was
that although by a mighty effort the toad
could swallow about half an inch. the worm.
when the relaxation came, succeeded in with
drawing three-quarters of an inch. The toad
saw his breakfast slipping away from him, but
his infinite wit came to his rescue. 1t is said
that he sat up like squirrel took one mighty
swallow, and then before the worm could get
in its Withdrawing work. he pressed his fore
feet against his throat and held the swallowed
part of the breakfast In place: then. so the
story goes. by series of quick successive
swallowing and throat squeezing. the toad soon
had the worm in the dark interior where he
was needed for breakfast
Toad migrations are not extraordinarily un-
common events. They have taken place in
many parts of the country and once the toads
in travelling succeeded in stalling 4 railroad
train on the Canadian Pacific line. The story
of this runs to the effect that the wheels
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-06

crushed the creatures and SO creased the rails
that progress was impossible for some time.
The passengers said that they could have
stood the situation more philosophicaly II the
blockaders had been frogs. for then the ques-
ton Of the food supply would have been
settled for lot of hungry people. Frogs legs
make good eating.
It is not generally known. perhaps, to tho
layman that toads. like frogs. lay their eggs
in the water. Countless millions Of eggs will
be deposited in some morass. They hatch out
the young get big enough, and migrate in q
body to the dry land. sometimes going long
distances as an entity. These 1t is said, are
the marching armies of toads which astonsh
people and accounts Of which are spread
broadcast over the earth.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-06

Wiadham Who did not thoroughly aoespe tAs y
terpretation we're Colonels Dyer and El4eekin- y
. few minutes the light of the torches shovs4 -
immense concourse of toads or frogs. vhicAsv~
they were. bearing down the main street OF "
town. croaking and "glucking like . myriad OF
night demons. 1t suddenly struck the people that
Judgment day WAS at hand. nothwithstandinS
the fact that Colonels Dyer and Ederkin seemed
to have been singled out by the visitors. the day
Of accounting according to the Bible was An all
embracing affair. and thereat all the Windham
people started trembling violently.
There are living today = good many persons
Who are direct descendants Of the Colonel Elder
kin whom the batrachians called to judgment that
night In Chicago until recently there lived .
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Norris = direct descend-
ant Of Colonel Elderkin. Mrs. Norris had heard
the story of the invasion Of the village score OF
times from the lips Of her grandmother who -
a child taken time after time to sec the plaos
from which the night disturbers came. To the
days of their deaths Colones Dyer and Eldeskin
called Frog Dyer and Frog Elderkin. and
II local Connecticut authorities to be believed.
there has not been seen from that day to this
either toad or a frog In the meadow and pond
from which started that midnight migration
To get away. for ( moment. from frogs and
toads. and In order to lead back to them again.
let it be said that out in Utah the gull IL . care
fully protected bird. Olive Thorne Miller speaks
Of them as great. beautiful. snowy creatures who
look strangely out Of place 80 far from the sea-
shore" l have been told that these gulls are
sacredly protected by the law and the people Of
the western state, and have also been told that
the early settlers. the Mormons. believed that the
Lord has sent the birds to his chosen people.
1t is no wonder that it was believed the >gulls
specially sent. Clouds Of grasshoppers had
destroyed the crops in that early day in many
of the western territories They attacked Utah
by the million millions. Then it was that the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-06

intention so to dc, they have iuaueurated yeri-
table reigns of terror
Years ago. in the little Puritan settlement
OF Windham' Conn. out Of which sprang as
many notable American families, perhaps, as
have come from any other colonial hamlet. a
migration Of toads led the people to believe
that the tocsin Of the last day had been sound
ed. and they were all summoned, sinners and
sinless. to answer at the bar Of judgment. Ira
dit!on says that the migration which brought
this fear upon the people was one of the frogs
Scientists OF today lean rather to the toad
theory. but 1t made little difference to the
frightened populace which species of batra-
chian brother 1t was that brought horror into
their midst
Now 1t happened that there lived in Wind
ham two colonial coonels. big men and digni-
fed, by names Dyer and Elderkin. 1t may do
90 harm at this late day to say that both these
military titled gentlemen were more fond OF
good living the story goes, than was per-
haps exactly consistent with the strictest Pur-
itan thoughts Some of the elders of the place,
1t is said. looked bit askance at some of the
views of Colonels Dyer and Ederkin. There
we're slaves In that day in Connecticut and
Windham held its share
One peaceful night in May the Windham
families retired at their usual hour, not long
after candle light" At midnight they were
wrapped In the profoundest slumber but no
sleep however sound could Withstand the roar
that broke upon that peaceful hamlet in the
watches of the night. There were blended the
noises Of million throats. 1t was cultural.
harsh and horrible. and 1t came out Of the
lefty blackness of midnight The people of
Windham jumped from their beds panic strick-
en-. threw on what clothes they could, and
rushed outdoors. many bearing pine torches,
which ate little light holes in the inky black
ness
The slaves were prostrated with fear and
clung to the knees of their masters. The noise
ceased not for an instant. but on the contrary
Increased with every moment, and then, to
The added horror OF all. the noise found shape
IN words which one quck-eared. imaginative
woman interpreted into this, all but two Of
2be people accepting the Interpretation read
lily: Judgment day; Judgment day; Colonel
oyer and Elderkin too. and catch niger too"
1t is perhaps needless to say that the only
tao neoule among the white inhabitants Of
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-06

t"Fraponi' Is Esperanto for ''strtks.")
There was ease in Casey's manner - he
stopped and took his bat
And the folks upon tho bleachers cheersd
anew from where they sat.
There was pride in Casey's bearing as he
stood up to the plate
And he scowled upon the pitcher With
scowl of bitter hate.
Came the ball with subtle curving - II
hurtled through the air
And the mighty Casey lodged it-but eho
spheroid wasn't there.
"Fraponi.' cried the umpire. and bold
Casey dropped his bat
As he turned and asked in accents OF
surprise: We'll. what 10 that?"
There was cheering from the grand stand.
there were yells from all around
From the fans who knew that Casey Wsa
encouraged by such sound.
Came the ball again like lightning. and
our Casey quickly swung
"Fraponi!" was the verdict from the um-
pire's ready tongue
Then with blinking eyes our Casey looked
the umpire in the face
And requested him politely to 60 to .
warmer place.
But the umpire looked at Casey with .
calm. defiant air
And In Esperanto told him his opinioa
then and there.
Fled the CLEAN from Casey's optics. ded
the vigor from his limbs.
And a jinx took hold upon him with Q
jnx's awful whims
When the pitcher pitched the next ons
Casey smote the Atmosphere
"Fraponi," came with terror once again
upon his ear
o. somewhere birds are singing, and
somewhere children play
But there the umpire's language II thu
kind We want today
All. from the bleachers trembled then a
weird and moaning shout.
For Casey-mighty Casey-had at last
fraponied out.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-10-06
ClrcIes.

Did you move among the best cir
cles while you were down to the city.
James?" asks the parson of the re-
turned tourist.
Best circles? Say, Mr.. Filthy.
put in half a day on the loop the loop.
If that's what you mean"
Experientia Doest.
All, do you understand the Ian
guage Of flowers. Miss Pritt!" asked
the possibility.
i certainly do," replied Miss Pritt,
permitting her hand to linger In his
My sister missed the best catch Of
the year once by slipping into the H.
orary to find out what the language
or flowers was, and while she was
gone the man proposed to another
girl"