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Evening journal., 1910-02-26
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House Plants Need Watering
Thoroughly Every Morning

In caring for house plants two rules
concerning moisture must he carefully
observed. First. the plants should never
be in soil thoroughly dry, and second
~, they should not be kept In sell
which is constantly wet and soggy.
Watering little and often should al
ways be avoided, for the reason that
the surface soil and upper roots would
take up all the water each time, and
thus the lower roots would soon die
and a weak and sickly or dead plant
would result.
The right way is TO fill the pots full
then wait until water is again needed.
One thorough watering each morning
IS as near rule as can be given, but
that is not always "A 5alef rule so the
only way to ascertain positively wheth-
er plant needs wateS- or not is TO re-
move from the pot and examine il.
This is easily done by taking the pot
in the right hand, placing the fingers
of the left hand on the soil in the pot
with the stem of the plant between
them. Now the pot should be inverted,
and while holding in both hands, let
the pot be tapped lightly on the top
OF a bench or table to loosen the ball
Of earth. when tho pot can be lifted
off. leaving the plant with roots and
soil undisturbed and inverted in the
left hand
If the soil crumibles on the fingers
when attempting DO knock il loose from
the pot, it lie in need Of water, and no
further attempt should be made to take
it out, Cor the crumbling soil would
disturb and injure the roots.
When "A plant becomes root bound"
that is, when the soil is matted with
roots, it takes up large quantities of
water and must receive it more fire.
quently. Plants. however. should not
remain root bound, for they cannot
keep healthy In that condition.
1t is best to thoroughly water plants
frequently and remove them from the
pots to ascertain the condition of their
roots.
M If they are root bound they should
be replaced-put in larger pots.
! In repotting most plants, it is best TO
lShft TO one size larger only. That is,
81 geraniums are in three-inch pots
they should be shifted into four-inch
but not into five-inch size.
Clean pots should be used. and half
inch or more Of broken crockery
broken brick, or gravel, should be
BiuA1u IA IlA HbNANAAA ~ IANfAN ANN NAAetAt
age.
Good garden ioam with one-fourth of
its bulk manure and leaf mold, with a
little sand. If the loan is not sandy,
should have been previously prepared.
and a small quantity should be placed
on the drainage material. After the
plant is removed from the old pot with
out disturbing the roots or the soil,
fbq hall of partb is pIarpd on the pro-
pared soi in the new pot. Other soil
Is added and quite firmly pressed down
with the fingers or Il small stick to
within a half inch of the top of the
pot. if Il is a four-inch size, for that
Is about the space required for water
ing. In using larger sized pots more
room should be left, say one inch for
a six-inch size. After filling in and
tamping down the soil it should be
thoroughly watered and the repotting
Is complete.
Evening journal., 1910-02-26
SUDDEN DEATHS
AT HARRINGTON

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del. Feb. 26-The toSn OF
Harrington has had a strange visitation OF
sudden deaths among tho ranks Of her
most prominent people this week.
Following the funeral OF Hezcl0iah Har-
rington on Monday the sister Of the FORM
er state senator Miss Mary e. Harring-
ton fingered but few days. when her
death occurred Miss Harrington had been
am invalid for nearly twenty years and the
shoclS OF her brothers death doubtless
hostcned the end. She was &c years old.
The funeral took place to-day at Holly
wood Cemetery
George w. Harrington, another WE'LL
known citizen, "a iewclcr died suddenly at
The age Of 81. leaving wife
Lambert Baird, a. years old brother
and resembling very much ia appearance
me lu1c Charles Baird. or wnmlnrt4s.
dropped dead M tnc hallway OF his ham,
after De had fixed DTS fires for the morn.
ing pr B. =. Lewis WIS summoned bnt
after an examination pronounced that he
had been dead two hours prior to his ar
rival Mr. Baird had been identified .ylts,
railroad interests since the Delaware
Railroad was extended through the State.
lie had been for fifteen years s,perintcn-
dent Of the railroad restaurant
Evening journal., 1910-02-26
REYBURN FOR
IS FOOT CHANNEL
Explains His Position to Con-
gresham Moore to Correct
False Impression Of
Public

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 26.--
Mayor Reyhurn assured Congressman
Moore yesterday that he wanted TO cor
rect the impression that he was OPP
posed to the 35-foot channel project.
which was created by his speech on
Thursday. before the United States
Board of Engineers. The Mayor as-
sured Congressman Moore that he
would place no obstacles IN his path,
but that, on the contrary, he was on
of the most earnest advocates OF deep
er waterways for Philadelphia.
He said;-
Il was misconstrucd as 20 ms
thoughts in the matter at the meeting
yesterday What ! said was that s,
long as the plans for a 30-foot chan
mel were complete and YOU have GA,
money for that purpose, 10 go ahcsd
with that end of it and work for the
35-foot channel while the engineers
and laborers were doing the actual work
in the river. No. sir. ! am not OPP
posed to a 35-fuot channel ON tho
contrary. I think Il should be dug To
Evening journal., 1910-02-26
SAYLOR'S SAYINGS
Labor Herald

An opera singer has. sued Herman
Kraut for breach of promise. claim
ing 100000 damages. The case will
sour Kraut all the more.
a Yale professor states that the
world is flooded with gold. Shipley
street, however. is perfectly dry.
The mob turned loose from saloons
in Wilmington at IL o'clock Saturday
nights find home a very good place
when there is no other place TO go.
oh. list. we are now on the eve of
the book beer season. Beware!
Had the State Fencibles been armed
with switches instead of rifles they
would have scattered those boys in
knee breeches in every direction, and
their names would have been written
down in history as heroes.
Since our old friend the range light
on Shipley street has been almost dous-
ed for good by too much water as IL
Illumination power, the saylor Show
Print has come to the front with a
large electric sign, to fight on their
way the weary and heavy-laden travel
ers The sign is the work of Harry
c. Hackett a member of Local Union
No. 562, Brotherhood Of Painters. De-
corators and Paperhangers, and is pro-
nounced a beauty.
The Labor Herald is always will
ing and anxious to arbitrate
According to the reports OF the A.
+. of L. organizers a general agita-
tion is being carried on by labor unions
throughout the country in the inter-
est of the label.
This talk Of taxing corporations still
more is giving us some uneasiness.
Ours is already overtaXed, as it grows
larger and larger from day TO day.
The street car strike in Philadelphia
is pretty bad when il takes the editor
whole hour TO walk from Broad
Street Station TO Fifth and Market
streets with only one or two stops
These bank holidays in the middle
of the week are bad for money real
izers and quick changers.
There is but one good feature about
the Philadelphia street car strike. Pa
irons of the road have no trouble in
finding room to sit down.
Few patrons of the Philadelphia sur.
face cars occupied the rear platform.
like they have been doing in the past
street car hogs have everything theii
Evening journal., 1910-02-26
NORMAL EXERCISE
NEEDED FOR HEALTH

A normal amount of exercise is one
of the essentials both of health and
of beauty. II it can be out-of-door
exercise. 50 much the better, since fresh
air and sunshine are needed as much
as the exercise itself. 1t is easy to
forget the necessity for exercise and
easy to neglect il. In fact, 1t is be-
coming increasingly difficult to give
the time required for it. but it must be
done. The muscles need it, the blood
needs IT. and the nerves need it.
Looked at from the beauty stand
point, it gives a fresh, beautiful color
by bringing oxygen into the blood and
stimulating the activities of the body,
makes the skin clear and healthy by
opening the pores and bringing the
blood to them, makes the carriage Of
vitality by nourishing the muscles and
Increasing the circulation, relaNes the
nerves and gives a happy stimulus to
the mind which is also conducive to
beauty.
Evening journal., 1910-02-26
speoiaI Services at MiddIetown.

MIDDLETOWN. Feb. 26.-The Sac
ramont Of the Lords Supper will be
administered in the Forest Freshyter-
ian Church on March 13 and will be
preceded by special services beginning
tomorrow. The arrangements for
preaching are as follows: Monday
evening. February 2S. the Rev. Alex
ander Alison, Jr., of West Church, VIII
mington; Tuesday evening, March y
the Rev. winthrop Benton Greene, Of
the Second Church, Philadelphia;
Wednesday, TO be announced, Thurs
day. the Rev. S. Beattie Wylie, Of New
Castle. The Rev. Arthur w. Spooncr,
d. D., of Washington, ID. c., will preach
on Friday and Saturday evenings and
at every service of the week beginning
Sunday, March s.
Evening journal., 1910-02-26

own way in Philadelphia this week.
They had all the room they wanted,
usually the whole car to themselves.
The same people that made il
crime for a man 70 kin himself have
made the laws that starve men 70 death
Among the by-products OF the stand
ard Oil might be mentioned many fall
sifying newspapers and Doodle SEN
ators.
Some men have such a beautifully
colored nose that many might suppose
that it is done in water colors but
it's not. Neither has il been done by
water, only as a side issue.
a Salina. Kan. girl sent fifty cents
i'm answer to a Chicago advertisement
for keeping the hands soft and white
and received this recipe: Soak theI
three times a day in dish water while
your mother rests"
Wilmington is growing more lik'
New York every day. Haven't we go
our great white way (Market street
and our Fifth avenue. our own Bowery
the Ghetto. and millionaire's row oi
the west side of Shipley street be
tween Fourth and Fifth, and the littl
dinky church around the corner?
More Wilmington people rode Il
street cars TO the boxing match at th
Country Rink on the night of Wash
ington's birthday than rode in all tn
surface cars of Philadelphia during In
entire week Poor Philly
Evening journal., 1910-02-26
BOYS RUSSIAN SUIT.
Paris Pattern No. 1906
All Seams Allowed.

Pink Indian-head cotton has been used
IN the development Of this pretty suit
The blouse, or tunic. which is made
without any unnecessary fullness, Is
closed through the center-front with
large rat buttons; the belt slips through
the narrow straps at the under-arm
seams, fastening with a similar button.
The sleeves are plated to cum depth at
the wrist. but may be gathered into mar
row wristbands IL preferred. and the
rundown collar is permanent. The full
knickerbockers are gathered into the
knees by elastic, run through the hem
casing. A unique feature Of the suit Is
the patch pocket on either side OF the
blouse. The pattern is in four slzes-2 to
5 years. For a boy Of years the suit
requires 3is yards OF material q inches
wide. 2as yards S6 inches wide. or IL
Tards 81 inches wide.
Price Of pattern. 10 cents.
Evening journal., 1910-02-26
Imnnrtnd Parasols.

The newest style in imported para
soils is of lowered mousseline de sole
with white ground. stretched tightly
over the lining of Chinese silk, the tone
of the design. and trimmed at the edge
with a fine knife pleating to match the
lining. Instead Of a silk strap to hold
the folds in place when the parasol Is
closed, an ivory ring like a bracelet Is
used. This is fastened to the handle
hr a cord
Evening journal., 1910-02-26
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HartIev eranns omoers.

DOVER, Feb. 26.--Henry Williams,
a master of the grange Of the Pa
irons of Husbandry known as Chop
tank Grange, has installed the follow
ing officers for Hartly Grange Of this
county;
Worthy master. B. 3. Farrow; over
seer, S. Virdin; lecturer, w W. Shorts;
steward, G. Howard; assistant stew
ard, A A Back; chaplain, Mrs. G..
Layer; treasurer, J.. Bloom; secretary
David Roway; gatekeeper, w. ]. Dun
lap: ceres, Mrs. L. Dillabaugh; po-
mona, Mrs. b. Farrow; flora, Mrs l..
Bloom: lady assistant steward, Mrs.
l.. Faulkner
Evening journal., 1910-02-26
To Repair cIothinq.

The bottom of mems trousers and
the sleeves Of coats may be mended as
follows. Get five cents worth of
tailor's rubber. 1t will las a long
time. Pull the edges of the torn place
together. Place a narrow strip of the
rubber on the wrong side against 1t
with a piece Of goods back Of it, and
then press with a hot iron over a damp
cloth. 1t takes Just few minutes
TO make the repairs and the tear is
almost invisible.
Evening journal., 1910-02-26
4 depth of 40 feet.

Y TT|T TTTTT u " TTTT7
Il assure you that / will give YOU all
the aid ! can 20 get a proper channel
for the Delaware, whether IL is 49, %
or 40 feet and You can count upon
me 20 bring all of the force that
have TO obtain this.
"What / want 10 see is the widen
ing and STRENGTHENING OF the bends.
of the royer. With these straghtenod
out the natural securing of the river
would deepen your channel / look to
see the Delaware banked up practically
from this city 20 Delaware city and
deep channel would be maintained
at less cost from year 90 year"
Evening journal., 1910-02-26
MANY WENT TO
CHASE REYNARD

Many residents OF Brandywine hun-
dred rode over TO Chadd's Ford this
morning to take part In fox hunt
from the Chadds Ford Hotel. II IS
planned 20 lac one of the largest fox
hunts i'm that section for a long time.
Among those who went from Brandy
wine hundred are James G.. Mccomb
Walter Talloy. Curtis l.. Talley Irvinp
Pyle Ehor Talley and Baldwin Talley
Braudywinc hundred delegation Tool
80 or IS hounds with them
Evening journal., 1910-02-26
JouRNAL FAsHIoN cATALoeUE.

THE JOURNAL Spring and Summer
Catalogue Containing over 1000 sea-
sonabIe styles and practical hints to the
Homo Dressmaker, also a large as
sortment OF transfer Embroidery Pat
!erns. Send 10 cents to cover the post
age and we will mail it to any address.
The Fashion Editor. EVENING JOUR-
NAL Fourth and Shipley Sts'
Evening journal., 1910-02-26
JouRNAL FASHION cATALocUE.

THE JOURNAL Spring and Summer
Catalogue Containing over 1000 sea-
sonable styles and practical hints to the
Home Dressmaker, also a large as
sortment of transfer Embroidery Pat
terms. Send 10 cents to cover the post
age and we viii mail it &C any address.
The Fashion Editor. EVENING JOUR-
NAL. Fourth and Shipley Sts.'
Evening journal., 1910-02-26
Mrs. sterrett Not Soliciting Aid.

The Rev ]. A. Sterrett, pastor OF
Calvary Baptist Church, Dover, denies
that Mrs. william Sterrett his sister
in-law, has had her friends solicit
funds for her. William Sterrett was
suffocated in a fire here recently and
since her husbands death Mrs. Ster-
rett and her children have been liv-
ing with the Dover pastor. The Rev.
Mr.. Sterrett is anxious 10 learn the
names of persons who may have given
money for Mrs. Sterrett.
Evening journal., 1910-02-26
Yes. He Made Eyea al Her. eut-

Los ANGELES. Feb 20-John
Kranz was IN police court to-day on
complaint of Young woman who ac-
cused him of making eyes az her.
Kranz shocked the prosecutrix and
won his discharge by placing on the
desk before the Judge-a glass eye.
Evening journal., 1910-02-26
Reeoverina From Door Wound.

GEORGETOWN. Feb. 26.-Because
Of the injuries sustained by Mrs. VIII
kins, from a falling door. which mash
ed a tumor on her left side. it became
necessary on Wednesday afternoon,
for an operation to be performed. Two
local physicians removed the affection
and she is now slowly improving.
Evening journal., 1910-02-26

own way in Philadelphia this week.
They had all the room they wanted,
usually the whole car to themselves.
Evening journal., 1910-02-26

An opera singer has. sued Herman
Kraut for breach of promise. claim
ing 100000 damages. The case will
sour Kraut all the more.
Evening journal., 1910-02-26

Among the by-products OF the stand
ard Oil might be mentioned many fall
styling newspapers and Doodle SEN
ators.
Evening journal., 1910-02-26

The same people that made it a
crime for man TO kin himself have
The Delta independent., 1910-04-01

When That Democratic editorial
campaign fool-the-voters committee
gets ready to explain away Demo-
cratic blunders and rascalities we
hope they won't overlook that little
philanthropy of 100000 to the wes-
tern Federation of Dynamiters.
The Delta independent., 1910-04-01
That Irrigation Case.

The state papers have been CIV
ing vigorous airing to what they
term the irrigation fraud of which
one DR.. Gould of Denver is said to be
the head. The Independent in the in
cipiency of its organization, men
toned favorably the proposed ditch
which the company said it was go
ing to build from the North Fork
country down toward Palisade. If
the entire line is not feasible, some
of 1t could be made so and we
looked upon the possibilities, in
nocent of any intention of the COM
pany to perpetrate frauds, as it is
now alleged it has done by making
Misrepresentation to land seekers.
The intention of The Independent
was and is, to boost any and every
possible enterprise which promises
to benefit the Western Slope by
reclaiming additional lands. 1t is,
however. as earnest as any other
in denouncing fraudulent acts on
the part of any who merely run a
survey and do a little preliminary
work in order to rope in suckers,
and we earnestly hope that If the
men charged with fraud can be con-
yicted, that they will receive the
full punishment they deserve. We
need all the legitimate ditch enter
prises possible. and have many that
are genuine. and these are all
made to suffer when one fraudulent
concern slips into the field.
The Delta independent., 1910-04-01

Artistic job work-the INDEPENDENT.
office.
The Delta independent., 1910-04-01
Blair Breatllings.

Gov Shafroth has postponed the
calling of that "uxtry' from April
fool to dog days. Well. it's only
short step anyway from being fooled
to being bit.
The Delta independent., 1910-04-01
DELTA SHOULD
CELEBRATE

There hasn't been much doing in
Delta for some time of festival char
acter and there is danger of our people
getting rusty along those lines,
This reminds US that the nation S
greatest holiday, 4th of July, is looming
up in the not far distant future, and
there are several reasons why Deita
should celebrate.
In the first place it is a patriotic
duty. In the second place, the city has
been prosperous and can afford to
spread herself for such an occasion. In
the third place, our sugar factory ought
to be starting about that time, which
would be an additional glorious reason.
What do you think of it, fellow citi-
zens? Can't we whoop 'er up bit?
The Delta independent., 1910-04-01
THOUGHTS OF THINKERS.

Henry George.-Give labor a free
field and it's full earnings; take for
the whole community that fund
which the growth of the community
creates, and want and the fear of
want would be gone. The springs of
production would be set free and
the enormous increase of wealth
| would give the poorest able COM
fort. Men would nc more worry
about finding employment than they
worry about finding air to breathe.
They need have no more care about
physical necessities than do the
lilies of the field
Bishop w. A. Quayle.-If the
early Colorado farmers had been
afraid of work the farms of which
we boast would be barren and
Denver would still be bare hills and
rocks. The man who gets my pity is
the man without the hoe. the man
with the empty hands. He is the
one who has insomnia, indigestion,
alimony and other modern COM
plants. When a man is at the fac
tory. mill or store he is honest and
ooDCip dlteT dlIeT Ine
wine and cigars are passed. the devil
begins to crop out. Why. some men
would have to work eighteen hours
day to keep them decent This
American soil of ours is the best in
the world to grow men and women
but it cannot be used without work
C. T. Sills.-The so-called for
estry has never produced a tree. but
has sold millions of feet of timber
cut from the reservations against
the wishes of the people; so of what
benefit is forestry to anyone? They
collect money from the people for
pasturing the public lands, they
withdraw the lands and hold them
from settlers and that without law
for congress have made no laws au-
thorizing anyone to withdraw public
domains from settlement by the peo-
pie. They even try to control the
water of the state but they find this
is too glaringso they content them
selves by withdrawing the lands on
which people could build reservoirs
and hold water to irrigate arid lands
Jim Howe When | lived on the
farm and came to town the town
men made a great fuss over me. Du-
ring the campaigns. when the poll
ticians were out over the country.
they used to stop at my place and
make me think | was one of the
smartest and funniest men in the
state. They would listen to my sug-
gestions with. great attentiveness
mad nearly kill themselves laughing
at my jokes. Now when / meet them
on the street they hardly speak to
me. haven't had a cigar given me
since it became thoroughly known
that | was in off the farm. | can't
tell joke anymore that will attract
any attention. In fact, when | start
in. the men begin to sneak away. 1t
only serves to show me how com
mon are the men raound town
The Delta independent., 1910-04-01
A BIG BARGAIN.

Fruit farm of 33 acres in the
heart of the famous Surface Creek
fruit region of Delta county-must
be sold by May first. Ideally loca-
ted one mile and quarter from the
thriving little town of Austin, on
the Denver and Rio Grande, and
seven miles from Delta, the county
seat. A quarter of mile from the
Cory store and post office. Two fruit
associations and a canning factory
within mile and a half. A fine gra-
ded school within half a mile.
Eight acres bearing orchard, $50
standard apple trees, 2S5 peac trees
mainly Elbertas, 35 apricot trees, 20
pear trees, IA prune trees, $50 con-
cord grape vines, twelve acres small
trees. Ten acres fine land besides
easily capable of putting under wa
tel. Complete water system in course
of construction, will be completed by
the owner, carrying mountain water
to house, barn, poultry yards and
lawn. Farm is all fenced with wo-
ven wire. Small house, barn, chick
en- houses with six yards. Five
shares water affording supply ample
for irrigation, goes with the farm.
SURFACE CREEK REALTY CO..
DELTA, COLORADO
The Delta independent., 1910-04-01
Should Now Quiet Down.

All parties in Congress should
now quiet down, since they have
succeeded in ousting Uncle Joe
Cannon. This thing of our coun-
try indulging in a perpetual politi-
cal war is not only a menace but
national disgrace, and one which
the people will not be over patient
in standing for. 1t seems to be a
part of the political plan, however,
to encourage dissention and quarrel
ing, as that has been proven to be
the rock upon which parties split
and insure defeat. 1t is rather too
much to believe. however, that the
whole nation will indulge this par
ticular fad.
The Delta independent., 1910-04-01

their trip disproves this theory.
They report six feet of snow at Leon
lake and about four feet at Alex
ander lakes. This is about half the
depth as at the same time last year.
This means that the water supply
this year will not be quite so plen-
tiful as last. but our ample system
of reservoirs will hold a great plen-
ty.-Cedaredge Champion.
The Delta independent., 1910-04-01
Euronean Land Prices.

Werner 2. Reed says some OF tne
famous vine land in Germany Is val
ued as high as s25O,000 an acre
and that common quality readily
sells for 100000 per acre. up nat
makes Delta county's $2,Ooo or o.
600 land look like thirty cents. MT.
Reed also says that land is not 30
good in quality as some OF our own.
The Delta independent., 1910-04-01
Light Snowfall.

II. l.. James, J. II. Davis and De-
Witt Mccormick made a trip to Leon
lake last week to look after the
company's interests at that place.
The general impression seems to
have been that there was large
amount of snow on the mesa, but