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Evening journal., 1911-08-05
A CONTROLLERS FINE WORK.

TT HE other day we referred to the good work
i that Comptroller Hall of Sussex county is
doing and remarked that he would save the county
considerable money
Now it seems that Comptroller Luff of Kent
county has scored heavily for the Dover News re-
marks that the good old days Of Republican ex-
travagance and Democratic careessness in the
management OF the affairs Of the county are
gone If so, taking the point of view OF The
News, all honor TO Mr.. Luf. The heavy taxpayers
Of the county should take off their hats to him.
1t is a Republican Comptroller keeping a check
on Democratic Levy Court. II is an old abuse
that Mr.. LuH has knocked in the head The Comp
troller some time ago began holding up bills for
committee work on the part Of the Levy Court
Commissioner little extra compensation for the
court commissioners.
The law plainly says that the salary OF Levy
Court Commissioner Of Kent shall be $500 annu-
ally in lieu of all other compensation and Mr..
LuH in holding up the bills supported by an
opinion Of Mr.. Harrington, Deputy Attorney Cen
eral TO the effect that the commissioners we're not
entitled 70 extra pay for work which is part
OF the ordinary duties OF the commissioners.
In New Castle county the Levy Court Commits
sioners receive no extra pay for committee work
To he sure, their salaries much higher than
those Of the Kent commissioners, but II would be
better for the compensation Of the Kent commits
sinners 20 be increased by definite amount than
10 have IL remain an indefinite sum- At any rate
Mr.. LuIf intends TO follow the law in the matter
and man who does so is on the right track.
Evening journal., 1911-08-05
lilT
COURSES OF STUDY.

HE committee of the State Board Of Education
A. on new courses Of study in Delaware schools
outside of Wilmington has made pertinent re-
port which will be carefully considered The COM
mlttee comprises Mr. Twtmyer, President of the
Board, and Mr. Messersmth from whom naturally
would be expected something worth while
The committee reports that the work Of the
schools has been confined very largely to what arc
called the common school studies while the moral
and physical training Of the pupils has been al
most entirely neglected What work of this ma
ture has been done was incidental in character says
the report.
The committee recommends that the course Of
study in rural schools include detailed scheme
of instruction in morals and manners and physi-
cal exercise. There should also be instruction in
music and drawing. There should be, says the
committee, in the course of study a detailed out
line of work in elementary agriculture and do
mestic science. and course Of farm bookkeeping
should be outlined
These suggestions show that the new Board Of
Education contains men who are capable of sug-
gesting practical Improvements, for the sugges-
tions made entirely practical and tend towards
the greater efficiency of the schools.
Ii is Just as important that the pupils should
have training in morals and manners and in ply
sical exercises as that they should have the three
or the elementary studies. Pupils who later
engage in lifes hard work are handicapped If they
are not morally sound, if they are not physically
fit, If they have not manners. The lack Of manners
counts against them.
It has been said that home moral teaching and
Evening journal., 1911-08-05


While Jenny Lind. "the Swedish
nightingale" was making her tour
of this country, which began in 1850
and ended in 1852, young Boston girl
then in her upper teens. was playing
soubrette parts in a theatre in Boston
and also in a theatre in Philadelphia
In those parts she revealed that she
had voice of promise, and one day
one who knew something Of the voice
and had been particularly impr ressed
with the child's singing went 10 her
father and said:
"Mr. Phillips, your daughter Addie
has a beautiful voice, but she doesn't
know how TO use it. Why don't you get
her a teacher?"
Now, Adelaide Phillips father was a
poor man. He had all he could do to
support his family Addie herself,
while still a mere child, had gone upon
the stage that she might add to the
meagre family income. This the faith
knew only too we'll. but--happy
thought-he would take her to Jenny
Lind, who was then in Boston, and per
haps she could tell him how his child's
voice could be cultivated, II It really
were worth cultivating.
But when Addie Phillips was told by
her father that he was going to take
her TO Jenny Lind she at first refused
to go; despite her stage experience She
was very shy. At last. however, she
was persuaded to accompany heI
father to tho great singers hotel, anc
there Jenny Lind received her witt
such kindness, such perfect simplicity
and such gentleness of manner thai
tho girls fear and timidity vanished
instantly.
Nov, you will sing to me" SAID
Jenny Lind, when Addie was at hsl
ease. 81 want to hear your voice"
And the girl sang to her
Nov, you sing that song again
said Jenny Lind, when the girl hat
finished.
And Addie Phillips sang thu sonl
again.
Then Jenny Lind handed her tbs
sheets of a song. Come again in q
few days" she said. Learn this soni
Evening journal., 1911-08-05
NE wv NE Nv S
OF YES RDAY
BY
=" n 0 LII A N D Z"
How Iennr Lind Heped 10 Gire America ent onto Snre

Great ContraltO Singer.
that / have given you if you can, and
then come and sing it to ms."
So a few days later Addie Phillips
sang again for Jenny Lind, and when
she had finished the worlds greatest
singer said to her father:
The child has q beautiful voice; she
will make one Of thu greatest con-
traltos the world has ever known.
You should take her 10 Europe so that
she may study for two or three years
with teachers whom 1 will tell you
Of"
But said the father, how can ]
take her to Europe? l have no money.
Can't she learn hsre?"
you shall take her to Europe" said
Jenny Lind You shall not feel tbs
need Of money; / will see that you are
provided with it. | will organize sub
scription for your daughters musical
education and after you are in Europ
when you need money you write to me
and let me know, and l will send you
what you need"
And exactly In that manner Adelaide
Phillips had her voice thoroughly
trained and from the time Of her
RAhfAAAol ANbutT III ~ AANNaltANF IN
1856, until her death in 1882, she was
universally recognized as Americas
greatest contralto singer.
This full story of how Adelaide Phil.
lips was befriended by Jenny Lind was
told to me a short tina before his
death. in 1892, by Max Strakosch, ii
his day one of the leading operate i'm.
presarios, who received the details di
rect from Adelaide Phillips herself
"And am safe in saying, | am sure,
added Mr.. Strakosch, for whom Mis-:
Phillips sang in III Trovatore." "tha
Jenny Lind was the first of the grea
artists to discover talent in young per
sons and was about the only ons who
in addition to giving encouragement
also gave a financial aid. ! am sur
that she was always gratifed when sh'
heard Of the great triumphs of Ade
laide Phillips"
Copyright, 1911, by E. J. Edwards. AL
rights rsserved.)
On Monday Mr.. Edwards will tell o
"The Single Sentence That Was Great
! er Than a Great Speech"
Evening journal., 1911-08-05

home training IN manners make such instructions
unnecessary. But how little is the home training
in morals these days? In most homes it does not
amount TO much. In many it is NOT worth men
uoning, for often the parents themselves not
having had proper moral training certainly are not
competent TO give it. even If they desired TO do so
And the tendency nowadays to shift all the train
ing possible TO the schools The school occupies
position as never before in the life of the child
Statistics show that in rural regions moral in
struction is needed Judging by the reports of the
Methodist Conference, the Methodists being the
dominating religious body in the rural parts Of
Delaware ono would imagine that there was no
need of moral training of children in the public
schools But an investigation by the Young Mems
Christian Association Of one of the Eastern Shore
of Maryland counties shows that a large percent
age Of the population are almost wholly without
the pale of moral or religious Influences The AS
sociation is planning TO reach them.
Much good would be accomplished by proper
course of moral training in the schools
II is not necessary TO dwell upon the value Of
manners Every man in business knows that man.
ners count And il should not be necessary 10
refer to the good that would be accomplished by
instruction in agriculture and domestic science
Mr. Twitmyer and Mr.. Messersmth have point
cd the way. There has been great complaint about
the rural schools The first step towards the prac
tica overhauling of the entire system has been
taken by these educators and it remains with their
fellow members Of the Board to say whether these
suggestions shall be adopted
When the new Board Of Education was appoint
Cd The Journal spoke highly of it. and If the
people of the lower counties really want advanced
and practical ideas for improvement applied to
their schools they will get them by following such
suggestions as those we have been considering.
Evening journal., 1911-08-05

Councilman Stover states that his remark about
the mortality statistics of the city in connection
with the ordinance for the protection of meat was
more for the purpose of securing information than
an intimation that he was opposed to proper or
dinance for preventing contamination. The
Seventh Ward Councilman like the rest of us be-
lieves that the contendng parties should be able
10 get together on an ordinance that would be
satisfactory. But as much as we should like 10
see this done, it does not at present look as if
such agreement would be reached.
Evening journal., 1911-08-05
:: Personal and Pertinent ::

pandemonium.
It's perfectly ridiculous declared the elderly Lady
snptruth at her popular third Thursday gathering
What the Government wants 10 know our ages for is
more than can say Sill" she added AZ she artless-
tapped her much-rouged cheek with her fan if ali
the world wants to know I'm Swell suppose thew
must" '
viii they belive me- wonder" asked Mrs Toos
kore, WHOM admit to having lived q yong yeare?"
My own twenty-second birthday" smpered the
Hon Ninan Twenty, falls during week How
old you, my dear?"
Tin not sure' replied the youthful and truth
ful Miss Candour According TO tho present rate OF
reckoning you sec don't think can be born yeti
Tit-Bits.
.-s-.-.
Of two hundred soda fountains examined by food
inspectors in Kansas CITY, only forty we're found 10
he clean In many Of the others green mold teemng
with ptomaine bacteria discovered. While IL NAV
be true that man who drinks soda water deserves
whatever he gets this rule does apply in the
Of women and chidren-Kansas City Star.
Evening journal., 1911-08-05
SATURDAY. AUG 5. IeH
A DISTURBING LAW.

MT ANUFACTURERS OF this city arc IN DOUBT
III as to the exact meaning of parts of the law
passed by the last session Of the Legislature the
practical effect Of which is increase their taxes
This new law which for some time has been the
subject Of considerable discussion and comment
was passed without due deberaton and consld-
Grafton There was not much If any public dis
cussion Of the matter but at a meeting OF the di-
rectors of the Board of Trade some time ago the
subject was mentioned and some opinions we're
expressed that the new tax would be detrimental
10 Delawares industries while one or two declared
that II was really not an increase in taxation at all
The purpose of the various recent conferences of
the manufacturers has been to get at the truth
OF the matter. Not only do they believe that the
new law is intended 10 increase the revenues of
the state regardless of any injury that may be done
10 the welfare of the manufacturers, but there is
an obscurity about the new law that is pulling
Certainly the manufacturers are not at all pleas
ed and they regard it as unfortunate that mem
hers of the Legislature should consider the manu-
facturers Of Delaware as shining marks from
whom additional sources OF revenue could be ex-
tracted, without also considering that by doing
they arc not only injuring the manufacturer but
the state generally
Ops thing certain is that the manufacturers
Of tho state should be encouraged. II is utterly
useless 10 enter upon campaign to bring new
industries 20 Wilmington 10 any other part Of
Delaware if the heads Of the present ones, or any
considerable number Of them, are dissatisfied with
the taxation laws.
Speaking for Wilmington our manufacturers
arc the backbone Of the city They the foun-
dation Of the city's prosperity. They distribute
vast amount OF money in tho form Of wages in
the materials furnished for use in factories IN the
amount Of real estate they own and in various
other ways which result in revenue 10 either the
state or the people thereof
The manufacturers have passed through period
Of depression which has lasted for several years,
at the present time the outlook is not encour-
aging, and 10 cap this, they are saddled through
The instrumentality OF this manufacturers tax with
additional expense which increases the cost Of
their output without increasing the value of their
products, thereby handcarping them in their eI-
forts TO compete with manufacturers in other
states who arc engaged in similar lines Of trade.
Evening journal., 1911-08-05
: With the ParagrapherS ::

When the amount OF scandal some women with
household work TO perform disseminate is ponder
ed, the wonder grows what they might be able to do
I'm the business OF wreckug Of regulations IL they were
women Of leisure-Chester Times.
The trotting horses keep trottinK while the run
ming horses stay in the stable or pull milk wagons,
and the admirers Of the trotters say II Is simply another
case OF the survival Of the htest-chicago Tribune
Believe US that all this delightful young breeze that
caresses us fondly today will be tomorrow by
seven degrees, for another hot waves on the way
New York Evening Mail
The Standard Oil Company furnishes the oil used
on the bouleyards, but II be blamed for the
manner in which the oil is applIed-Kansas city
Times.
Lormer is somewhat like the house nv. he re-
olireS good dsal Of sHzttinx>--CleVeland Ledger.
Evening journal., 1911-08-05
Editorial Opinion
BADNESS AND SEA BREEzEs

Pittsburg Dispatch.
Somebody has started the rumor
that sunshine and sea hreezes will
start hair to grow on aforetime bald
heads. As a result dozens of men
have been shamelessly exhibiting the
nakeduess of their crauiums to tho
grinningiy skeptical multitude. So
far the principal crop has been not
hair but sun hlisters.
Sun and fresh air will raise a crop
of green whiskers on lawn-when
the grass is there to grow. Speaking
unofficially and without expert lnowl-
edge II would seem that there would
have to be something besides gray
matter beneath o shiny scalp before
the little hairlets would begin to peep
II II were possible TO SOW hair seeds
after a heavy rain and tamp them
in we might expect to grow lux
urisnt crop after the sun and fresh
air get action. But failing such logi-
cal methods we may be psrdoned for
having doubts
And why should the bald-headed
men pine for hair? Is their claim
that their lack Of hair is due to eX-
cessive intellectually merely a pitul
shame? We trow notl A well-shap-
ed head is worth looking at, either
with or without We suspect that the
sea breeze hunters have a bump or
vanity which they are anxious 70
hide. a dent where their sense or
humor should he which they are anx-
! ious to cover up.
Evening journal., 1911-08-05
RAILROADS AND EXPLOSIVES
?. r. R. Calls Attention Of shippers
10 Revised Rules.

?. r. R Calls Attention Of shippers
to Revised Rules.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is call
ing to the attention of its employees
and shippers the revised rules for the
transportation Of infammable arti-
cles and acids. These are compli-
mentary to the rules Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. which will
become effective October 1. for the
transportation Of explosives. The
Pennsylvania has given instructions
that every employe concerned must
be governed by the rules.
The importance TO the public of the
observance of the regulations, the
management said in an announce
ment yesterday. is seen IN the fact
that there are In this country more
than $50 factories, whose combined
product yearly is more than 500,000.-
600 pounds Of explosives In 1906
one railroad alone transported more
than 91O00,000 pounds Of explosives
and used for this purpose 10000
cars.
Evening journal., 1911-08-05
DIR. JOHN F. CAREY BURIED.
Milton Has Largest Funeral Held in
Years.

MILTON, Del. Aug. 5.-The body Of
Or. John F. Carey. brother Of Joseph
NJ Carey. Governor of Wyoming, was
brought to Milton from that State and
buried in the family burial lot here
with the largest funeral held in Milton
for years. The Carey brothers were
born and raised in Milton. and went
70 Wyoming about twenty years ago.
The family Is a very prominent one
10 Delaware and hundreds Of rels-
tives attended the funeral
Evening journal., 1911-08-05
WHAT HE WANTED.

A Bostonian. who has done consider
able missionary work in the Far East,
not long ago addressed a Bible meeting
in a church OF that city, on which oc-
casion he spoke of thu adventures, as
wsll as the work, Of the missionaries
in that quarter, says Harper's Maga-
zine.
There was one youngster in the au-
dience. a lad OF -, who had been
brought TO the meeting by his father.
II was with considerable surprise aud
qualification that the missionary OBJ
served. when his discourse had been
finish ID and he had asked whether
anyone had any questions 10 put that
Evening journal., 1911-08-05

the aforesaid youngster evinced dis
position to make an inquiry.
Come my lad" said the missionary,
speak up II there is anything
haven't made clear, tell me.
"Oh, everything is clear to me, said
the boy. What I want 10 know is
have you any foreign stamps. you can
give a fellow7"
Evening journal., 1911-08-05

Mr. Thurston NJ Lowe the retiring clerk Of the
market, makes some pertinent suggestions about
the markets. His recommendations concerning
the as OF so-oalled money baskets by which the
purchaser does not get what he thinks he is pay
ing for arc especially worthy of serious attention.
The use Of these short measures is one Of the
potent causes Of the high cost of living
Evening journal., 1911-08-05
aues,lng On BasebaII FIayers.


Kansas City Star.
Owners and managers OF baseoan
clubs do not always guess right IN
sizing I'D a young player. When they
do. AZ in the case of Mr.. Mike Kelley,
Of st. Paul and his prize pitcher.
Marty OToole, there is a lot said
about it. When they guess wrong the
pedal usually Is applied.
Clarke Griffith. of the Cincinnati
Reds had the first chance at Mr..
O'Toole-and passed him up with the
cavalier verdict that he had no time
TO waste developing the youngster.
Then John T. Taylor, owner Of the
Boston Americans. let the red-headed
one 20 without even a trial Now
Barney Dreyfus has Just paid $22.50O
and a player for the young Irishman.
Which recalls the fact that Abner
Powell. formerly manager OF the At
lanta club In the Southern League.
tried out Nap Rucker twice and shook
his head, so that the country boy had
to get his start in the little "Sally
League" from which he jumped clear
over the Southern TO become with
Brooklyn one of the greatest south
paws in the game today. And even
Tyrus Cobb was rated a bonehead and
wild man on the bases in his bush
league days, so that Hughey Jen-
nings picked mp his greatest star for
a few hundred dollars.
Evening journal., 1911-08-05
GUNPOWDER AND KID

O, WOEi
How very sad It is to think
Our poor benighted brother
Should have his feet upon one end,
His head upon the other.
Some introspective person, making
a bad pun upon my name by signing
himself "R. S. McGinnis," writes me
thus
Dear Kid: This Alaska trouble is
becoming monotonous. VIII some
body please explain just why she
can't?
Cant what?" you ask
Controller Bay"
Evening journal., 1911-08-05

In view Of the dsmsntling Of the Delaware CITY
trolley line the value of General duPont's vaiu-
able franchises which some people have been
harping about has considerably decreased.
Evening journal., 1911-08-05
Stories of. the Day
MOTORISTS ARE misunderstood.

r. H. Elliott, secretary of the Amer
ican Automobile Association, was talk
ing about An unjust automobile law.
This law is due" he said, TO a
Misunderstanding Of the automobil-
lists charactsr-an unfortunate mis-
understanding that reminds me Of Dr.
Cutler.
DR. Cutler was making his rounds
in his electric runabout one morning
when he had the bad luck 10 bump into
and upset a pedestrian. The doctor
looked bshind and seeing the man still
supine on the road he turned his run
about and cams back. intending 70
stop beside the poor fellow and help
him.
"But the car shot yard or two
beyond the mark and hit the man
again Just as he was getting up. With
a groan he fell back and the horrifed
doctor turned his runabout onca more
and this time approached with greater
caution.
"As he slowly and carefully steered
toward his unfortunate victim an eX-
cited spectator shouted from the side
walk:
Look out, he's coming At you
sgaini
"Thereupon the man scrambled up
and ran away as fast as a painful
limp would let him. New York Sun.
Evening journal., 1911-08-05
BALTIMORE & ONO r. R.
Special One Dollar Excursion to Bal
fimOre, SUNDAYS, August 6 and 20.

biuNAtf Nuuuo1 = Auturt ~" -
Special train will leave Wilmington,
Delaware avenue station, at $40 a. No. f;
Newark at $50 a. m. Returning leave
Baltimore, Camden station. at $50 p
m; Mt. Royal at SIS D. M
Evening journal., 1911-08-05
SHF TRIED no OBEY.

Eddie Foy, al the Lambs Club gam
Dol in New York. told Panama hat
story
"A young clerk out my way" hs
said. gave his girl present Of q
Panama last year Then. the day be-
fore the Fourth. be got = couple Of
complimentsries for = picnic. clam
bake and corn roast down the river
and he wired the girl
Meet me AZ Pier ~ tomorrow
morning a. z Picnic Bring Panama
"The next morning - he stood on
Pier 10 dreaming dreams Of love. inn
agining a long, sweet day Of billing
and cooing. he saw his girl advancing
with her father and mother. He was
terribly annoyed and on the boat as
soon as he could get her alone he
hissed.
Why did you want to bring the
old folks for?'
"She showed him the telegram,
which the operator had made to read +:
Bring pa and ma. Washington
Star
Evening journal., 1911-08-05

have telephoned to Chief Black.
Watson is all ready and we shall ap-
proach the scene Of the crime direct
ly. II Is shown on the map, marked
with a peculiarly black and slnis-
ter X.
Evening journal., 1911-08-05

---~------v~~~w~~~~4 The Association Of
American Adysrts
Ths Assoeiasion Of American ers j. composed Of
AS~orsissrs (New York City, has sn .s nc y ssis conn.
sxauspsd and certified erculatsn try The Assocs-
81 this puhoaon. Only the figures OF ton endorses only
eIrcnIntes contained in itA sspart are & ~ & .4smips
muarnntnsa hy the Association. I ton a. any moment
m 4 and positive proof
~Ih~A a. a hhlAAA be submitted.
eAQ>IfSs The accompanying
Mn. 1l2 oeefc'ATf- 4 certfcats No ia.
. 4 4 4. Z. 4. a = 4-a-aA< bsen issued 20
>N~~A-AA-~~>- this
Evening journal., 1911-08-05

Visit Yerger's Half Price August
Sale OF Pictures, No. 419 Shipley ST.