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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
commodors's Advice Was Against the
Investment Of Money In Real
Estate Because Sale May
Be Slack.

After Commodore Vanderbilt had
become very prominent as a railroad
organizer and q fnancier. he. Of
course. was constantly sought after
for advice and counsel respecting In
vestments BY those who felt on sum
cent terms OF friendship with him."
said Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew.
whose business connections with the
Vanderbilt interests date back to the
days Of the commodore. But, no mat
ter how strongly he was importuned.
the commodore never gave any spe-
ctflc advice as to the investment OF
sums Of money. He was never willing
to take that responsibility. think
he felt that II he recommended GER
tain investments and they turned out
badly he would be criticized. Further
more. he made It an infiexible rule not
even by SO much as hint to advise
any one TO buy securities OF the rail-
road properties which he controlled.
mean by that he was unwilling to
influence any of his friends in
such a manner as would lead them to
invest their money in Vanderbilt
stocks or bonds. II they chose to do
that OF their own free will and accord
in the open market and without any
urging on his part. that was another
matter.
Some of the appeals that were
made to the commodore for financial
counsel were comical and greatly
aYused him. 1t was in reply to one
such appeal that he made the epi-
grammatic answer which has passed
into tradition: The first thousand dol
lars is the hardest to get And IT. was
another appeal which brought from
him the terse statement that 1t Is
easier to make a fortune than 1t IL to
keep one after 1t has been made.
There was one persistent friend.
and good one. too. who was con-
stantly asking the commodore for gen.
eral advice respecting the Investment
Of money. Even that the commodore
did not like much to give; but at last
he said to the tempter: I will give
you the best advice that I can II you
will call upon me in the course Of .
day or two. and hope you will hsed
It after have given 1t to you
"Of course. the man was, greatly
pleased to think that he had At last
broken down tho commodore's reserve
that he was finally to bs taksa into
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26

that In - picked him up. and also
noticed that he was sandy-hairsd and
very quick in movement. but nowhere
near my height.
Il succeeded in brushing = good deal
Of the mud Oh him. and he thanked mo
and asked me my name. ! told him.
MY name IL William H. Seward he
said in reply. and again l have to
thank you for your courtesy" Then
he put out his hand and we gave each
other . hearty shake"
Mr.. Weed smiled happily.
YES" he said. 'in that uncsremoni-
Gus and undignined manner 1 was pre-
sentsd to William H, Seward. or. It
may be more accurate to say. he pre-
sented himself to me. And from that
moment our friendship began and was
continued until the day of his death" "
(Copyrtght, 1910 by e. J. Edwards. All
Rights Rsservsd)
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
Or. Johnson's EIectioneerine.

Southwark was once the scene of Dr.
Johnson's electioneering energies. This
was In 1880. when Johnsons friend.
Ralph Thrale. was candidate for the di-
vision. Dr. Johnson wrote Thrale's ad-
dress to the electors and on several oc-
casions went canvassing in company
with Mr.. Thra,e.
One night, as Boswell records, an
excited burgess seized the doctors hat
and. slapping him on the back. ex-
claimed: "Ah. Master Johnson. this is
no time to be thinking about hats!"
NO, no. SIR" returned Johnson, hats
are of no use now, as you say. except
to throw up in the air and huzza with. :"
And seizing his own hat again he
showed how the thing should be done
Westminster Gazette.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
III 0aHz7NN 6oAN

T IS very great privilege to know
the Scotch nsher-Eirl. and only .
very special introduction at Var
mouth will open the gate to .
somewhat exclusive land. Thought
less journalists and Jealous photog-
raphers have tried in vain to enter.
We're not wild beasts to be stared
at" sent the photographer sorrowful-
ly away. and the journalist lost caste
for ever
Both the intruders mistook the pco-
pie with whom they had to deal They
Judged the girls by their work. They
did not know-how could they?-that
not merely girls who can gut nsh arc
here. but q whole community is rep
resented with all its intellect its tai
ent and its pride. Whole villages go
to the nshing from the Moray Firth
But they are the nSher-people. and
each member of the family takes a
part In the industry. Az naturally as
. duck takes to the water do the chill
dren turn to the fishing. II In a tradi-
shoulders. In the winter the girls
are engaged in mending the nets
which have been destroyed At the
fishinxs during the year. Each man
may have half q mile OF nets to re-
pair. and the girls are experts at the
work. They Join heart and soul with
their fathers or brothers in the task
of preparing for the fishing. That 10
what they live for. The talk In the
winter In Of what has been at the
fishing. TO be presently replaced By
what may be At the next.
Meanwhile their hands are busy. II
not with the nets. then with knitting.
for fathers and brothers and hus-
bands want thick hose and new fer
seys: they themselves have soft. thick
stockings to replace. and probably new
jerseys for the fishing. Some Of the
girls go to service. but not many. And
then It Is only for the winter months.
At the call Of the fishing. tradition re-
asserts itself: the nsher-girl Ia born
again. She may bind herself to do
nestle service for a while. but blood
Is thicker than water. Her ain folk
are going. and nothing short of pris-
on would keep her back.
There is n story OF Highland girl
who was brought to London to serv-
ice. 1t was hoped that she would
adapt herself to circumstances. In
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
A Lsssen for Diplomats.

Elihu Root, at the luncheon IN
Providence preceding the dedication
Of the John Hay Memorial library It
Brown university. said Of John Hay:
His diplomacy was gracious. and
II was prudent a. we'll. remember.
in An argument about . certain inter
national complication. how very
warmly and aptly he once insisted on
prudence.
1T was the Christmas season. and
he said that We might learn . lesson
from = little girl who was naughty In
the early part Of December.
Dear me- her mother said. II
you're going to be naughty I'm very
much afraid Santa Claus won't bring
you any presents
"The little girl frowned.
well she whispered. you needn"
say II 10 near the chimney"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
Future statssman Was Dumped In the
Mud At Politicians Feet When
stage Coach Was Upset by
Careless Driver.

In his old ago, say from 1870 to his
death In 1889. Thurlow Weed. the
most sk1lful Whig politician Of his
day. who made William H. Seward
governor Of New York and United
States senator. who named Zachary
Taylor for the presidency and Aillard
Fillmore for the vice-presideucy. and
who, at the birth OF and during the
nrst Year, Of tho Republican party.
was . national power, was one of the
most delightful story tellers to be
found anywhere. He had . vast fund
Of anecdotes, many Of them being WV
IDLY descriptive OF our political life
fUm 1890 until 1875.
II was during the story telling pe-
riod Of this great politician that l
came to know him well. and many an
evening 1 spent with him listening to
his "Reminiscences and watching him
sip the might cap" prescribed for him
BY his physician-a tablespoonful Of
Jamaica rum and . little sugar In .
glass OF water.
-Mr. Weed" said to him one even
ing. when the name Of William H.
Seward had cropped up in the course
Of our conversation. when did you
nrst meet the senior member Of the
powerful and how Historically famous
political firm Of Seward. Weed and
Greeleyr"
After my service ~ . printers dew
II and ~ an apprentice. and when
had become fairly competent ~ =
journeyman printer and was seized
Of An ambition to become the editor
Of . daily Newspaper. 1 found my way
to Rochester. then . thriving little
town. where they were beginning to
manufacture on . large scale by rea-
son OF convenient water power" said
Mr.. Weed. There in the early TWEEN
test was 1892. to be exact-I be-
came editor OF the Daily Telegraph
and speedily found myself attracted
to and then deeply interested
in politics. It was at this period Of
my career that Lmet Millard Fillmore.
Albert H. Tracy. . great lawyer Of his
day. and others. and It was while
was with the Telegraph that began
70 hear more or less vaguely Of =
newcomer In Auburn who was de-
scribed as 4 very promising young law
yor. l remember hearing some ono
say that this William H. Seward was
. good speaker. and that he was sure
to be heard from sooner or later In
politics.
well. one EVENING" do not re-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26

the hens; at night-fall they are bend
ing over the spinning wheel. In be-
tween times they are knitting
knitting-you never see Shetland
girl without her knitting. All the
world knows her beautiful work
scarves and spencers and soft Shet-
land shawls. But not all the world
knows OF the labor entailed. of the
washing and spinning and winding and
knitting. For one moment come to
Shetland and see the hsher-girl at
home on the peat isle. II is quiet and
dull and very cold. But the air Is
beautifully clear and the Shetland
girls cheeks reflect the transparency:
her ngure responds to the healthy
glow. Very poor are the people
around: they depend on fishing. II 1t
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
Locomotive Not Stephenson s

authorftatively that at least one loco
motive that Stephenson made for
American use was his largely in name
only.
1T was In 1880 that John B. Jsrvis.
who died in 1888 At the advanced age
Of ninety. became chief engineer Of
the old Albany 4 Schenectady rail.
road. That year. believe Il was. the
road received from George Stephenson
and put into service . locomotive
called John Bull But. despite the
sturdy character Of its name. II didn't
work very we'll. The grades were too
heavy and the curves too sharp. two
difnculties that Stephenson did not
have to contend with to such q degree
In his native land.
live up to the expectations OF Its
purchasers proved . sore disappoint-
ment. and no one was more chagrined
than tho roads chief engineer. who.
nevertheless. made up his mind that
tho dimcultiss must be overcome. To
this end he made . minute study Of
the mechanism Of the John Bull IN
ally reaching the conclusion about two
years later that the problem Of taking
the curves easily and without danger
OF wreck would be solved BY giving
the locomotive . swivel truck. He
had already decided that the grades
could be overcome by increasing the
steam power Of the locomotive
comparatively simple matter - and
with these two ideas in mind he set
out and designed a locomotive incor-
porating them. Then he had an en-
CINE. which he called Experiment
built at the West Point foundry. That
was in 1889.
We may safely say that the 'Ex-
pertinent was . successful one. The
West Point foundry. however. was not
adequately equipped for locomotive
manufacture. SO 1t was decided &c send
the plans and specifications OF the
Experiment to Stephenson and ask
him to build locomotive along those
lines for the Albany,& Scheeectady. He
did SO. the locomotive iR time reach
ed this country as a Stephenson prod
uct. and. being taken by boat to Al
bany. was put into service on the Al
bany & Schenectady. fulfilling from
the start everything expected Of It in
the way of surmounting grades and
taking curves.
The use Of the swivel truck as ap-
piled to locomotives Mr.. Jervis gave
to the world. and the principle is In
operation to this day. Nor was that
the only important work that Mr..
Jervis did on behalf Of transportation.
He took a prominent part in the
building and then the enlargement of
the Erie canal. The Hudson River
railroad between New York and AL
bany was largely constructed by his
plans and under his supervision. AS
president Of the Rock Island he was
a leader In railway development west
OF the Alleghanies. and within two
years after he had become president
of the old Pittsburg 4 Fort Wayne
railroad, in 1861, he brought its stock
up from q value of eight cents on the
dollar to a point where 1t paid a year
ly dividend Of ten per cent Yet the
only public monument. SO far as
know. that perpetuates his memory
II to be found in the name Of the
town of Port JervissN. r"
Copyright. 1910. by E. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved1
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
Are You Weak, All
Run Dow n Z

This sosdities b directly asssd b
I'D blood. Whsa the blood l. naAs HsA
and pare b. Hoods 6araAparilh. ~
viii fssl stroos aad cheerful: it will ~
1sw life into yosr veins. nsv vigof iats
and good digestion; make you look bsttsr.
sleep bstter AID feel better: will nAks
tie hardest work lighter and tAs darkss>
day brighter. Fsstsi ThoasAnds eea6rD
tAsm. Get Hood's today.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
"Oh, WAd," etc.

Willis-"It was a rotten show! The
awfullest ever!"
Gills-"Yes. indeed. When I think
Of all the dried-up. rank. rotten horse
play that these theatrical managers
are giving us unoer the name Of 'hu-
NOR It makes me-by the way. what
have you got thersr'
Gills-"The Sunday Frax1le."
Willis-'0ood. Lsnms see the
funny part . minute. will your
Puck.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
Hand Seats Machine.

Cigars are still made BY hand, no
machine having yet been invented
that will roll them 30 nicely and even
ly ~ do deft human fingers. The
cheapest cigars-the three-for-d ave Va
riety-ars made Of French. Kentucky.
Algerian or Hungarian leaves. At the
other extreme are the cigars smoked
BY the csar Of Russia, which are Of
the choicest and best maturod Havana
and which cost 11.Bo each.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
cato rIasrIsh Naturs.

A shocking affair in which . domess
tic cat displayed tigerish qualities 90
CURED At Ayr recently. A woman
named Mrs. John Scott had occasion
to 20 . message and left q child. six
weeks old. In the house. On htr re-
turn she was horrined to discover that
the cat had eaten the small finger Of
the child's left hand. and had com.
menced on the next finger.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26

No Hurry.
Mother BiPd-You have been in
your nest long enough.
Fledgiing-Thats nothing. Men
were in their nests 10000. 900 years
before they learned to ny.-Harper's
Bazaar.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26

Dr.. Piercss Pleasant Pellets rseulats
and inviGorsts stomach. liver and bowels.
6ussr-coated. tiny granulss. Easy TO take
~ candy.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
An Inference.

Migglss-Come home and break
bread with me tonight old man?
Wiggles-No. thank you. Ny wife
does her own baking. too.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
Trouble At the Museum.

what 10 that horrible smellY"
asked the manager.
The living skeleton called the In
dia-rubbsr man . 'rubber-neck.' and
he's burning with Indignation" sx-
planned the obese lady.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
False.

False.
Clerk-This is an eight-day clock.
Murphy-G'wanl It's . loi; Tiers
only sivin days in the wake!-Puck.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26

Every thread Of gold IL valuable.
and 80 10 every moment Of time
Mason.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26

Literal Satisfaction.
Jane. IL the dessert In nice order
70 put on the table?"
Yes. ma: in apple pie ORDER
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-14
GOLD In THE
STATE APPLES
,GrOWerS Get as Much as $3.50
a Basket for Best
Fruit

SMYRNA, Del, July 1.-THE Ap-
pie aeroplane is still going up and
soaring over the fruit belt in central
Delaware. The prices are not only
mountaineering, but they are so high
that many men doubt the validity Of
the claims of the apple-growers until
they investigate, for they would have
seemed like a dream even during
Civil War
Here are some OF the sales that
have taken place this week:
j. w. Taylor, of Magnolia, sold six
ty-five baskets of Yellow Transparent
apples for S16S the basket. These
baskets are the ordinary Delaware
basket supposed to hold seven-eighths
of a bushel. j. A. Frear sold fifty bas-
kets of selected early apples for $3.50
per basket, thus almost running away
with the moon. r. o. Taylor sold
seventy baskets at s1.95 the basket
and Francis NJ Soper with 100 bas-
kets gathered up without selection
and representing a general average
from his orchard sold the 100 for 81
the basket
Philadelphia apple men who visited
here went all through the apple belt
particularly the orchards of Messers
Bancroft, Derby and Richardson. Thu
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-14
FINE PROSPECT
FOR CORN CROP
West Dover Shows Up Well
in Comparison With
Other Districts

DOVER, Del, July 14.-There are
indications Of a great corn crop from
the farms of West Dover hundred this
year, the farms along the Hazlettville
road giving much promise for the
autumn.
Henry Hopkins, Thomas Cook.
Frank Webb, MILAN H. Marvel. John
Raughley, and Frank Smith appeared
to be leaders in corn growing this
this year, while John Virdin, at the
Hour Glass farm, and Merritt Hub
bard at the Clark farm near Bethesda
Church who got his drilling from
Tuckahoe Neck in good, hard Mary
land farming, and Charles Marvel
and his poultry-expert wife are en-
gaging in other branches Of farming
besides those Of raising grain.
Henry Williams. said TO be one of
the most enterprising and constant
farmers in Delaware, will get at the
head of the list, however. unless some
unfavorable weather conditions sci
him back. Ambrose and Luther Marv-
ell, not far distant, are among the
sturdy farmers of this district.
Located on the road from Willow
Grove to Henderson can be found
Nathan, Wesley and Nolan Steel. farm.
ers and providers and conservers o.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-14

the first class with grape vineyard
and potato houses and even flower
gardens. Here, too, as on the -four
ishing farm of John W. Webb, corn
is most promising. John W. Webb
and his neighbors. Norman and Ionn
Bucklin are getting ahead as corn
growers and Mr. Evans of Cheswold,
winner of several State prizes, will
have TO look we'll to his laurels.
Around Marydel, both corn and to-
matoes are apparently finer than
ever at this time of the year Corn
and tomatoes need heat and a little
rain and they have had both. Mary.
del has two neighboring farmers
particularly worthy Of notice-Johr
Bowdle and Olin Ford-whose fieldl
are worth looking at, even by distan
visitors.
II is fortunate truly that the grair
farmers will have corn this year. fol
the hay yield is small. potatoes arr
indeed scarce, and Of course there arr
| few peaches.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-14

Bancroft orchard, in its present we'll
kept appearance and condition, was
pronounced one of the finest apple
farms in the world and a New Yorker
in the party declared that for beauty
and symmetry il excelled all others
"The great scarcity throughout the
world for early apples, with that in
imitable aroma and flavor, and the ex-
cellent quality this year of our Della
ware fruit is the way we account for
the present high prices, said Frank
Bancroft.
Pears of an early variety, too, are
ripening in time to get in the high
trade winds. A. w. Slaymaker has
been selling quite a number of Koonce
pears, a tasty fruit, for S1.76 the bas-
ket. Another variety of pears, the
Comet, is ripening rapidly. Mr.. Stay
maker got SIG for his Summer Rose
apples.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-14
ST. GEORGES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ST. GEORGES, Del. July 15.-Mr.
and Mrs. William Wolfe, ST., quietly
observed the fifty-fifth anniversary of
their marriage last week, Mr.. Wolfe
will be eighty years old in September,
and Mrs. Wolfe is in her seventy-fftn
year Both are enjoying health.
The Red Lion Social met at the
home of A. A. Grimes this week and
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent Mrs r. L. Richards; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. e. c. Prettyman; secretary
Miss Esther Fair; treasurer, w. F.
Silver; organist. Mrs. Charles Diehl
assistant organist, Mrs. E. c. Pretty
man.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-14

T. o. 5. OF A. INSTALLATION.
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
ODESSA, Del, July 14-District
President Robert Douglas, assisted
by the degree staff OF Delaware Com
mandery. No. 50. p. o. S. OF A.. Of
Wilmington, installed the following
officers here on Wednesday evening:
Past president, William r. Phillips;
president. L. p. Davis; vice-president,
Wilbert f. Ward; conductor. W. +.
Thornton; assistant recording secre-
tary, Joseph Heldmyer; master Of
forms, Raymond Wallace; inspector,
W. f. Thornton Jr.; guard, f. B. Nc
Claim.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-14

25c Gauze Isle Hose lie.
Fine and thin, seamless.
Rebuilding sale A
price ......... LII
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-09
STATE LAWS SHOULD BE PUB
IISHHED

A perusal of the advance sheets Of
the crimes and punishment act passed
by the last legislature again brings
forcibly to mind the fact that too
great a time elapses between the dates
laws 90 into effect and their publica-
ton.
The rule adopted by many of the
STATES vast Of the Missouri river seems
~ owen some this defect A sum Of
money appropriated by the legisla
fure, before adjournment, for publish
ing the laws in the newspapers of the
state, which is divided equally among
all the publishers. In this Hanner the
laws are laid before the people within
80 days after adjournment.
The expense is not so large as would
seem to be the case at first glance. In
states where. the law is in effect, 1925
is usually allowed each paper. While
this sum would not go far, if each
paper published the laws independent
ly, it is customary for one firm to print
the laws in supplement form and sup
ply the requirements of the other
papers.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-09
Application No. 2171.
Notice of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public
Waters of the State Of
Nevada


Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of August, 1911, in accord
ance with Section 25, Chapter XXI.
of the Statutes of 1909, one David E.
Palmer of Pueblo, County of Hum
boldt, and State of Nevada, made ap-
plication to the State Engineer of Ne
vada for permission to appropriate the
public waters of the State of Nevada
Such appropriation is to be made from
Beanery Creek, at points in SWA OF
NEA section Z, township AZ north,
range 80 east, NJ. D. B and NJ. Said
point being 1920 feet west, 80 degrees
south of due west of the northwest
corner Of section s, township AZ north.
range 80 east. M. D. B. and NJ. (un
surveyed), by means of dam and ditch
and two cubic feet per second is to be
conveyed to points in Sh of NWh
and SWA of NEA of section 4
township AZ north, range 30 east, M
D. B. and NJ, by means of a ditch, and
there used for irrigation purposes
Water not to be returned to stream.
Signed: W. NJ. kEAKNEf,
State Engineer
First publication, Aug. 81, 1911.
Last publication, Sept. %, 1911.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-09-09
TINE TO ACT
Don't Wait for tho Fatal Stages Of
Kidney Illness. Profit BY
Winnemucca Peoples
E~norfnnr~a

Occasional attacks of backache, ir-
regular urination, headaches and dizzy
spells are common early symptoms of
kidney disorders. It's an error to
neglect these ills. The attacks may
pass of for a time but return with
greater intensity. If there are symp-
toms Of dropsy-pufy swellings be-
low the eyes, bloating of limbs and
ankles, or any part of the body, don t
delay a minute. Begin taking Doan s
Kidney Pills, and keep up the treat
ment until the kidneys are well, when
your old time health and vigor will
return. Cures in Winnemucea prove
the effectiveness of this great kindney
remedy.
Mrs. 8. L. Houston, Winnemucca,
New, says: 81 first used Doan IS
Kidney Pills about a year ago. At
that time I suffered intensely from
pains across my back and hips and
could not stoop or straighten without
enduring great misery. At last |
went to the Eagle Drug Co. and pro-