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Evening journal., 1910-08-17
ADULTERATING FOOD sUPPLIES.

HE Taft administration has been so active in
~ starting prosecutions against various alleged
violators of the law particularly big capitalistic
concerns, that often some of its fields OF activity
are overlooked The administration has not yet
learned the art of blowing its own trumpet. Ii
is sadly behind the Roosevelt administration in
that respect.
At present the Department of Agriculture is
waging vigorous against the alleged vio-
lators of the pure food law Chicago is the cen
ter of this effort. According to one of the Chicago
newspapers that city is the home OF impure food
products. New York is a close second. During
the last year the records of the Department of
Agriculture show that more prosecutions we're
brought for infractions of the law in Chicago
than in any other city. The Department OF Chem
istry has inspectors securing the country for i'm
pure and injurious foods and drugs, and in about
three cases out of FIVE these inspectors trace the
adulteratons to Chicago.
The Department has records of 766 violations
of the pure food law throughout the country last
year and has secured convictions in all but half
dozen cases. This fine record of convictions
shows that il is perous for the food adulterators
to be detected by the Federal government Under
the law the Federal government can prosecute
only when the adulterated products are shipped
from one State to another. There are said to
be hundreds OF instances OF the violation OF the
pure food law locally in Chicago which only the
city authorities can reach. The punishment con-
ssts Of fines 1t should be made heavier. There
ought to be imprisonment imposed upon viola
tors Of the pure food law, just as Imprisonment
should be imposed upon the short weight and
short measure cheats
Among those fined in Chicago was the firm
of Swift and Company for selling cotton seed
oil as an imported Italian olive oil. John A. Toll
man and Company we're fined for falsely repre-
senting product as maple syrup when it con-
tanned little if any maple syrup. Barrett and Bar
rett we're fined for adulterating and arthcialy
coloring vinegar. The Calumet Tea and Coffee
Company was fined for adulterating black pepper
woman was fined for representing prepara-
ton as permanent cure for dandruff and saying
that il was harmless. Another concern was pun
ished for purveying tomato catsup containing de-
composed substances unfit for food.
These are bpt sample Of the long list of food
adulteratonsfThe records Of the department bring
out the feet that despite the vigilance of the au-
thoritisy there are many adulteratons of foods,
but.-.ne department is doing great work in pro-
recting the peoples homes from the wes of un-
scrupuous and greedy manufacturers.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17

WASHINGTON, Aug. Ito make
a political survey of the far west as
well as some of the middle western
states Postmaster General Frank
Hitchcock will leave Washington in
feY days. His exact itinerary has not
been made out, and It is likely that he
will be governed in his travels by
conditions of political interest when he
reaches the Pacific coast. For many
years Mr. Hitchcock has made 1t a
rule to spend part Of his summer va
cation in the west. He will combine
pleasure and politics this year and
and when he returns to Washington
IN September will be able to tell the
president at first hand regarding con-
ditions i'm the western states. The
postmaster general is advised that in
many Of the states where the Republi-
cans were torn apart a few months
ago there is now a better feeling and
that the Republican party is again
demonstrating its ability to "get itself
together" for the biennial November
struggle.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
ROADS DENY
DISCRIMINATION

BEECHWOOD. Aug. 15.-with a le-
nial that they are discriminating
against Baltimore in the matter of
schedules to and on the Eastern Shore,
the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington Railroad Company, the Mary
land. Delaware and Virginia Railway
Company and the Baltimore. Chesa-
peake and Atlantic Railway Company
have submitted replies to the Public
Service Commission to charges that
had been fled against them by the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation.
While disclaiming that there is any
warrant in law for the enforcement of
the demands of the petitioners, the
railway companies promise that they
will voluntarily make certain train
connections and changes in schedules
if the Public Service Commission I'm its
wisdom sees fit to recommend them,
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
KANSAS VIEW OF LIFE
Atchison Globe.

A mother thinks HER boy is nice
enough for girls to play with.
If there should be law to hang
every one who talked too much there
wouldn't be enough left to wash the
dishes.
There was to be company to din
ner. The mother said to the boy of
the family: Now, Willie, if you will
keep your eyes OFF that pie until l cut
It l will give you 10 cents"
Somehow it always sounds like a
womans tea party when one man
says to another: Il want to chat
with you.
Atchison has the most remarkable
man in the world. He works on a
salary and says he gets all he is
worth.
As man grows older times flies
so fast that he seems to spend good
deal of his time switching from coal
bills to ice bills.
A mother never really understands
her boys; she never thinks they are
like other boys, which is the truth,
but that they are better or worse.
You all know that a family horse,
we'll treated, will became lazier and
lazier. But you needn't laugh at the
family horse; we all do the same
thing.
The surest way to get out of diff
Guilty is before you get in.
Company always gets the boy of
the family into trouble.
A town mans idea of a mean dis
position is that of farmer who OBJ
jects to hunters coming on his place
and shooting up his Holstein calves.
We have noticed that while the
prize fighter expects to grow rich in
the saloon business, the baseball
player believes he can retire and live
luxuriously on the proceeds of a pool
hall.
We often hear a woman say: IF
anything ever hapens to me, and /
am compelled to make my own liv-
ing, etc, etc.
The Atchison women greatly ad-
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
Editorial Opinion

"Coming Back" and Staying Fit
New York World.
James II. Riley and James A. Ten
Eyck, famous single-scull oarsmen OF
the seventies, now themselves in the
hearty sixties, are training for
three-mile race on Saratoga Lake.
Their arrangement is the outcome Of
an old champion coming back"
Many people will consider their per-
formance less a resurrection than
a demonstration Of the advantages Of
staying fit"
In their professional days Riley and
Ten Eyck were not given to injurious
excesses in their ways OF living Their
races were usually over the three
mile course, just short of the fatal
fourth mile" which has wrought last
ing mischief for many a husky in a
college crew. When Mr.. Riley de-
clares from his training shell today
that he is as good as he ever was he
pays his tribute to the same fashion
OF sensible living which has just en-
abled the veteran Weston to amaze
the world with his feats in pedestrian
ism.
Gladstone cut trees. at eighty. At
the same age Ericsson pulled two
younger men off their feet I'm a tug-of-
war. Plato wrestled at eighty-three.
Jem Mace was sparring at seventy
six. Blondin was athletic at seventy.
The memory is fresh of DR.. Furnivall
coming to a green old age at the
oars.
The strong man who uses his pow
ers nationally does not need to come
back" His strength Is his loyal
ally.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
MANUFACTURING IN DELAWARE.

HE census figures as to manufacturing in
Wilmington show that the increase in the
number of wage earners employed in 1909 as COM
Jared with 1904 is much smaller than the per-
centage of increase in the other figures. The aver
age number of wage earners employed last year
was 1906 against 1854 in 1904 the percent
age of increase being So.
The percentage of increase in the entire State
was 1872 the increase in the entire State including
Wilmington being larger than in this city alone
And the same is true of the percentage of increase
in the number of manufacturing establishments
for the entire state increase is IL per cent while
that of Wilmington was 81 per cent. The value
OF products for the entire State showed an increase
Of 2S5 and for Wilmington 25.3.
The increase in the percentage of wages in the
city was 242 per cent, which shows that the rate
of increase in wages was tri1e below that of the
alue of products although in the entire State the
Increase in salaries and wages was 20 per cent,
which is somewhat more than the increase in the
values of products. Wages and salaries therefore
have kept pace with the increase in the value of
the products.
The increase recorded in the number of wage
.earners in the city during the FIVE years would
seem to tally with the census figures as to the
growth of our population if we assume that
wage Garner represents FIVE persons but it is doubt
full whether this assumption is correct.
The rate of increase in Wilmington's population
during the ten years was l4.3 per cent and the
rate ofincrease in the number of wage earners en-
ployed for the ten years would be 1868, assuming
that the increase was the same during the fve
years before 1904 as it has been during the last
five years.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
New Assistant Light Keeper.

Charles f. Taylor, of Chester, went
yesterday to st. Georges, Del, for
the purpose of entering upon his new
duties as assistant keeper of the gov
ernment's Liston range light. He
will remove his family to the scene
Of his new duties as soon as house,
which is being built for his accom-
mediation. is completed. Mr.. Taylor
was seriously burned on the back in
an explosion on the battleship Indi-
ana, at the League Island Navy Yard
in September of last year, and since
then he has been unable 70 work at
his trade as a ship filter.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
Personal and Pertinent

Dr. Heinrich c. G. Hirsch. the viennese conductor
said recently that New Yorks musical taste much
bettery cultivated than Chicagos
"A New York and Chicago girl he went on met
at the seashore In the twilight while the sky famed
pink in the sunset and the hotel orchestra played Mas
senet the terrace. the New York girl said to the
Chicago girl
" DO you like fugues?
"The Chicago girl sighed and answered wistfully:
+" No but adore clans Detroit Free Presx
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
BALTIMORE AND OHIO R. R.
Special One Dollar Excursion TO Bal
timOre, Sunday, August 21.

Special train VIII leave Wilmington.
Delaware Avenue Station. at $40 a.
M; Newark, at $50 a. m. Returning,
leave Baltimore, Camden Station, at
$50 p. M; Mt. Royal. at s.s5 p. m.
Visit the river resorts and parks Of
BALTIMORE
Evening journal., 1910-08-17

Any one who objects to special privilege in the
form of permitting land owners to have their pRp-
perties assessed at much below their real value may
be suspected of malice and envy according to the
evening defender of privilege. Because an abuse
has existed and will probably exist is no valid rea-
son why efforts to correct the abuse should be dis
couraged.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17

Thanks to evening contemporary for show
ing that the land deal was put through City Coun-
Gil illegally Only another thing for which the
Democratic counciImen will have to answer.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17

mire certain man who proposed to
his wife on his knees. (Note-EYery
married man who reads this will say:
You bet ! didn't
Don't worry because of the oft re.
peated statement that the art of con-
versation is on the wane; while
Roosevelt and rheumatism last, there
will always be something to talk
about.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17

"How's this. Dauber? You've paint
ed Time in a motorcar and without
scythe."
That's all right. Modern school.
you know. Motorcar beats the old
weapon all hollow for cutting EN-
down"
Evening journal., 1910-08-17

The French minister of war favors substitut-
ing boxing gloves for pistols and rapiers in duell-
ing. Jack Johnson may find job in France as
boxing master.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION.

IT. HE excellent Dover Index seems to be very
i compromising and forgving in these days
1t has abandoned its personal preference for SEN
ator and would be satisfied with the election of
Former Chancellor Nicholson by the Democrats
should they control the Legislature
Recently the Milford Chronicle suggested that
Deputy Attorney General Wolcott was the choice
Of many Democrats for the nomination for Con-
gress and The Journal commented on that fact.
But the Index says that in its opinion Mr.. VOL
cott would not accept such a nomination. The
Index thinks that Mr. Wolcott's services are more
valued in his present incumbency than they
would be we're he representative in Congress.
Accordingly this paper will endeavor TO stop any
movement towards such a nomination, adds the
Index And we have no doubt that the Index
would be very powerful in calling off the friends
of Mr.. Woloott, but we think the Chronicles
mention of him for the Congressional nomination
was highly complimentary to Mr. Wolcott.
Mr. Wocott was one of the group of young
Democrats who made the 'rafters" of the Dover
Opera House ring" with oratory during the last
Democratic State Convention. Mr.. Handy fred
the heavy oratorical artillery on that memorable
OCCASION when it looked as if the GraySboom
we're slipping out of the hands Of its friends, and
Mr.. Wolcott was one of those who manned the
oratorica gattling gun squad
However we do not think that anyone will seek
to force the nomination of Mr.. Wocott Perhaps
the Index believes that no Democrat has a chance
Of going to Congress this year and If that be
true, we should not be surprised TO find it urg
ing the nomination of Hon. William Salisbury as
the Democratic candidate for Congress.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17

Massachusetts preacher thinxs that baseball
is played in Heaven. Hope there is no telephon-
ing there asking Whats the score?"
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
ACCUSTOMED TO 1T.

Kathryn--why did you refuse Lord
Sidestep's offer7
Alice-Policemen and street car con-
ductors. call me lady so much t.
usea to the title
Evening journal., 1910-08-17

They have queer way of conducting their pr-
maries in Nebraska Republicans are free to vote
said that a certain Democratic candidate for sena-
tor would win the approval of the people il he
could get enough Republicans 10 vote at the Demo
cratic primaries. The plan is like that followed by
the friends of Meat Inspector Denney when they
wanted TO prevent the nomination Of Pole on
the Republican ticket for council. But it would
seem to us that the members Of one party should
not vote at the primary of those of another
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
WEDNESDAY, AUG. III. 1910
MIR. T. COLEMAN DUPONT.

WITH the coming State convention Mr. I.
" Coleman DUPONT will retire as chairman of
he Republican State. Committee. 1t will be his
formal retirement, for he has long since quit active
connection with politics because Of the impair
nent of his health.
The best wishes of his many friends will
company Mr.. dupont abroad and sincere wishes
expressed that he may be greatly benefited
BY his sojourn.
Mr. dupont is one of the foremost leaders of
industry in this country, He is a fine type of arr
able, successful forceful and alert captain of IN
dustry That his capacity for work shor.o be
impaired at this time, and temporarily lee us all
hope, is a deplorable thing for Wilminst This
city has long been in need of such mer as T. Cole
man dupont. 1t will need them in the future
So long as the magnificent luPont building
stands, T. Coleman dupont AID his work will be
before the people Of this community. He was in
fact the rejuvenator Of Wilmington, the man who
set the new paceTto our industrial life, the man
who changed/the map of the upper part OF the
city and gaze 1t metropolitan appearance.
Thera<fs good reason TO believe that his great
lin oEl for the development of Wilmington had only
npegun.
Let us hope that he will return from abroad
with restored health and power to be devoted TO
the great corporation of which he is the head and
incidentally 10 advancing all the interests of the
city, f2f whatever helps the dupont Company helps
Wilmington.
1t will not be an easy task for the Republicans
10 select a State chairman TO fill the place left
vacant by the retirement of Mr. 7. Coleman du-
Pont. The campaign will be important, involving
as II does the election of a United States senator,
but the party no doubt will select capable man
and be in good shape TO enter the campaign The
registration figures, so far, do not indicate that
there.wil be much apathy during the campaign.
The,voters already are disposed TO turn out.
They have a queer wav of conducting their pr-
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
pEEEcTIVE vlsIoN-

Anxious Mother-Clara. as Assed
the parlor door saw that young mans
face very close to yours"
Yes, mamma. he is nearsighted."
Evening journal., 1910-08-17

The United Pub
fishers Association
through it's Presi-
dent, Mr.. Arthur
koppen has exam
iped THE JOUR
NAILS circulation
and Mr.. Koppell Of
fers 90 wager 81, 600
of his own money,
and undertake to
prove that THE
FNEN1NG JOUR
NAL has Tho largest
paid circulation Of
any paper printed In
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17

A town mans idea of a mean dis
position is that of farmer who OBJ
jects to hunters coming on his place
and shooting up his Holstein calves.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17

Mr. Macsuitor-How old are YOU
Flossie?
THAT hasn't been decided. Ma says
itil be time enough when sister Kats
has landed you-"
Evening journal., 1910-08-17

We often hear a woman say: "If
ever hapens to me, and
am compelled to make my own liv-
ing, etc, etc.
The Atchison women greatly ad-
Evening journal., 1910-08-17

We have noticed that while the
prize fighter expects to grow rich in
the saloon business, the baseball
player believes he can retire and live
luxuriously on the proceeds of a pool
hall.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17

There was to be company to din
ner. The mother said to the boy of
the family: "Now, Willie, if you will
keep your eyes OFF that pie until cut
It l will give you 10 cents"
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
IICIAL ENDORSEMENTS

The Association Of
American Advertis
ers Ia composed OF
al the great adver-
tisers OF this coun'
try. ~he Associn
tion endorses only
such papers as sub
NIT 70 its eNamina
tion at any moment,
and positive proof
must be submitted.
The accompanying
certificate No. il2,
has been issued 20
this paper.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-11-09
DINNER GUESTS.
Bad Enough to Be Late, but to Be Too
Early Is Unforeivable.

Bad Enough to Be Late, but to Be Too
Early Is Unforgivable.
1t is an accepted aphorism that one
should never be late at a duel or q
dinner. Tardiness is objectionable,
but the converse Is also true. If it is
an ofense 10 be late IL IS unfOrgivable
TO be too early. This refers solely to
the dinner. since duels are affairs of
the past.
Overhaste may be catering. but ii is
also incOnsiderate. If the dinner is
important enough 90 be called a "func-
ton" and the house in which it is Civ
en- is sufficiently large TO be rated as
a mansion the early guest may find
a hostess still in her maids hands. If
instead cottage and n simpler reDast
await one the housewife may herself
be putting the last necessary touches
to the salad In either case the hostess
feels a warm personal approval and
an ability for self praise il the coming
guest is little tardy. Should the soup
be cold or the roast dry it is not her
fault; she was on time.
Can anything be more harassing than
the yOu-dOn t-mind- mc-dear" tyDe Of
woman who always comes half an
hour early and always wants TO
"help| Can anybody worship ones
household gods. turn away the hicks.
display the cleaning side I'm the pro
fanlng presence Of comparative
stranger? y despairing hostess said
recently:
when have just men coming /
spend my soul on the cooking: when
its women ! put my extra efforts into
furnishing the house; when lis both
l almost kill myself. and when they
come too early want to lie down and
die"
The quality OF mercy is not strain.
ed" 1t applies even to giving ones
prospective hostess ample leeway for
preparation Failing this. Invitations
may soon be written, AT Z. and please
be iate"-Youth's Companion.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-11-09
HIS GOOD FORTUNE.
When He Had to Work He Started q
Dainty Rolling Mill.

When He Had TO Work He Started
Dainty Rolling Mill.
l was just entering upon my thirty
fourth year when. owing TO the failure
Of my wlfe's father. found myself
obliged to make Il living.
l had often wondered where all the
steel rails came from. and now l de-
termncd TO 80 into the business OF
supplying them 10 railroad companies.
Having learned through careful inqui-
~ that nearly all of them were made
in rolling mills. / persuaded the owner
Of bankrupt iron foundry 10 convert
IL into rolling mill Then / went TO
a good reliable machinery lam on the
next block and told him g. Aend me
some OF the very best rolling Slnl ma
chinery that he had In las store.
Meanwhile my noble wife had not
been idle. ana 10y the lime was
ready TO herin operations she had in
ducod several ~ tlc most brilliant wO-
men i'm society sd agree Go buy all
their steel rails of us Touched by
her unseliish devotion. clasped her
IN my arms. while the tears coursed
down my checks
Then / called on a railroad presi-
I dent told him that ! desired 10 be-
f come self supporting and asked him TO
/ buy some OK nay rails lie told me 20
+ deliver q laskeuul 90 his place Of
busincse cvcry Saturday night.
Greatly elcted ever my prospects, 1
/ called together a number OF working
men whom found Idle on the streets
and directed them Co make some nice
steel rails without delay and take
them around % the kind railroad pres
ident
Rejoicing at the prospect Of steauy
1 employment the workmemen FASTENED
to obey. and the rails that they made
under my direction proved so durable
that in a very short time / had all the
orders that ! could ill
/ attribute much Of my success to
the fact that each rail is delivered to
the customer tastefully wrapped in
tissue paper fastened with pink rib
bon.-Delineator
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-11-09
Good Roads Mean Better Schools.

Good roads would rcvolutionize
our country schools. Contrast the
lot Of the country child on his way
TO school i'm winter with that of the
city child with only few blocks
of paved street Ia walk Our
country child. with satchel over
shoulders and lunch baSketin hand q,
must leave the cheerful iireSidc Of
home from half an hour to an hour
before school opens in order to be
on time. The roads are wet and
muddy many months Of the year.
The country is open aud the
cold winds are unmcrciful in their
attacks upon him. 80 that. 10y the
time hc reaches the school house.
which is often unScicntiticalN ven
tilated and poorly heated, his feet
are 80 cold and his body 50 chilled
that he is unfit for study or reel
tation most of the day. and tie
exposure and chilling of body invite
pneumonia and other diseases.
These conditions cause irregular
and broken attendance. They
create an aversion in the child for
the school room Instead of a pride
i'm punctual attendance and studious
advancement. Not only this. but
a mother hates 70 see her children
trot off 10 school two or three miles
away in cold. bad weather. She
fears that the injurious effects upon
the body from the exposure will do
greater harm than the beneficial
effects upon the mind will do good.
She realizes that vigorous mind
can only dwell in healthy body,
and that it would be a instructed
exercise OF maternal care to force
her children to school under con-
ditionS of exposure which endangcr
their bodily health.-Logan W.
Page, in The Progressive Farmer.