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Evening journal., 1911-09-20
TELEPHONE COMPANY SELLS.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELMAR. Del, Sept. 2O-A meeting
Of the stockholders of the Riverton
and Delmar Telephone Company was
held here to consider proposition
made by the c. and p. Company 10
purchase its plant and business. BY
a vote of 1874 20 % it was decided to
instruct the directors to sell. The
company operates in Delmar, River
ton. Sharptown, Mardela Springs and
adjoining rural territory, embracing
20S phones John S. Cooper is presi-
dent and ]. e. Taylor, secretary and
treasurer A meeting OF the direc-
tors is called for September 26.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
FINGER PRINT
SYSTEM COSTLY
New Method Of Identifying
Criminals Will Not be
Adopted Here for Awhile

The Police Commission at its week
ly meeting yesterday afternoon de-
cided not to install the finger print
system of Identifying criminals, at
least for a year, because of the cost.
It is estimated that it would require
about $500 to install the system here.
The commissioners received COM
munication from Major Sylvester.
chief of police of Washington, d. c..
in which reference was made to this
subject. Major Sylvester notified them
that their subscription to the National
Bureau of Criminal Identification had
expired and they ordered it renewed
at an annual cost of $50. This bureau
has taken up the finger print system.
According 10 the report of the house
sergeants the amount of money col
lected in the city court in fines and
costs last week was S50245.
The commissioners received bids on
the contract to print 500 copies of the
annual report of Chief of Police
George Black, as follows: Charles l.
Story. s60.75; Star Printing Company
! SIS; Mercantile Printing Company SIS
i The contract was awarded to Mr.
Story.
, The differences existing between the
commission and the Delaware and At
lantic Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany, relative to the fifty-nine polei
the commissioners contend weri
transferred to the city for a consider
alton of 81 each sometime ago, wer'
discussed.
The commissioners. concluded tha
the company had no right to the pole
on which police and fire alarm report
ing wires are strung, and any attemp
on the part of the company TO remov
them may result in some arrests.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
ANDREW K. MEARNs
DEAD IN CHESTER.

Andrew K. Mearns. a well known
resident of Chester, who died on Mon
day, will be buried in Mt. Salem ceme-
terry, this city, tomorrow. He had
been III for several months. MT
Mearns was member of Hope Lodge
Of Odd Fellows of this city. Services
will be held at his late home No 1896
Providence avenue Chester at II
o'clock tomorrow morning. Mr.
Mearns was well known to many
Wilmingtonians and has several rela-
tives in this city. Mrs. Joseph Ham
mitt Of Newark, and Mrs. Sanford
Griffith Of Lincoln City, are daughters
Of the deceased.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
BUSY SEASON
FOR THE BUILDERS
All Report Unusually Large
Amount Of Work for This
Time Of Year

Builders Of this city report a busy
season and the work still keeps up.
Many new buildings are in course Of
construction and more alterations are
being made at this time than any sim
liar period for a long time.
William ID. Haddock and Company
are building several churches in this
city and in other parts of the state.
St Pauls NJ. Il. Church is having the
finishing touches put on, and the new
Westminster Presbyterian Church.
formerly Rodney Street Presbyterian
Church is almost completed They
are also building the following prop
critics: Two-story house for r. r.
M. Carpenter. at Monchanin, which
has almost been completed: Zion NJ. r.
Church, at Cambridge, Md; Laurel
NJ. h. Church, at Laurel, Del; North
East M. p. Church, at North East,
Md.
Alterations are also being made to
the property of Mrs. M. II. Frazier,
at Newark. Yesterday they received
the contract for the administration
building, for the Delaware Anti-Tu-
berculosis Society, at Hope Farm.
0hdAAtc dllu 1Nn AfN0Ai lhdt
the buildings they are remodeling at
No. PIG West Ninth street is about
completed; the new building they are
erecting at No. 226 West Ninth street
is about half completed. other build
ings under construction are the new
houses at Front and Broome streets,
the brick work of these buildings is
finished and the houses are ready for
the plastering work. They are also
remodeling the houses at No. 1101-O3
jefferson street, which they expect
TO be completed in a short time.
Candy Cox, general contractor for
brick, stone and cement work. reports
that the business is very brisk. and he
will start several big contracts in a
few days Mr.. Cox has the con-
tract for two large houses, being
built by Charles Forward, also four
or more houses for Charles Gooden.
at Thirty-fifth and Madison streets,
jobbing work for Mrs. w. NJ. Field, at
kentmere; jobbing work for David
Dangel and Son, also work on the
building at No. 1913 West Eighth
street. for Joseph Shunder Mr. Cox
is also doing work on Third street
bridge and Eleventh street bridge for
the Levy Court. He reports also, that
the building he constructed on East
Fourth street between Market and
King streets for Candy Mammele is
about completed.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
CADILLAC AGENT
FOR NEXT YEAR
Delaware Machine Works Will
Handle This Splendid Car
for 1912

The Delaware Machine Works at
Front and Orange streets have just
signed up with the Cadillac Motor
Car Co., of Detroit, Mich, to handle
their cars for the coming season, and
have just received their first 1912
model.
The car is equipped with a self
starting device which is operated by
an Electric Generator which will
crank the motor; the same generator
furnishes the current for the Engine
when running as well as the current
for a storage battery from which are
run the search lights, side lights, tail
light and a small light on the dash
over the speedometer. The car sells
for S1S00.00.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
AGE SPARES HIM
LASHES, NOT CELL
One Legged Prisoner Goes Up
for Six Months for
Larceny

Frank Riggs of Hockessin, in Gen.
eral Sessions Court yesterday after
noon pleaded guilty to the charge OF
larceny Of sugar bowl and other
small articles from the residence OF
Mrs. Margaret Comegys Of Third and
Walnut streets. He had been in the
city about two hours and following a
few drinks he walked in the front
door. and took the articles.
Riggs changed his plea to one Of
not guilty and a Jury was drawn. The
jury without hearing testimony gave
a verdict Of guilty with a recon-
mendation TO mercy. This saved
Riggs from the lashes and he was
sent up for six months.
James Mcdonald accused Of the
theft of clothing TO the value Of $3.50,
the property Of Reuben Wolters, was
found guilty, the jury recommending
him to the mercy OF the court be-
cause OF his physical condition. He
is SO years Of age and affected with
palsy. He was sentenced TO. two
months imprisonment.
Henry Floyd. colored. a young man
with but one leg, charged with the
larceny OF 50. changed his plea from
not guilty TO guilty. He was sem
fenced TO six months imprisonment.
Jonathan c. Meade who was ar
raigned for trial on a charge Of lar
ceny of a suit OF clothes the prop
erty Of Earl Stevenson. and pleaded
not guilty while Burt Williams. joint
" accused with him. entered a plea
of guilty. was found guilty by the
jury. Stevenson testified that the
clothing. valued at SIS. was taken
from a bone mill and he later found
the suit of clothes on Williams, the
latter and Meade being together at
the time Several witnesses corrob-
GRATED the prosecuting witness.
Meade denied emphatically that he
was in the bone mill and didn't know
Williams had the suit Of clothes until
he met him walking along the Chris
fiana river. He said he was a strang-
er in the city and was ignorant Of
the theft when he met Williams.
Meade called Williams as a wit
ness and the latter completely exon
Grated Meade saying he was an alb
solute stranger 10 him.
Attorney General Gray said the
state was content with a verdict of
not guilty and the jury returned such
a verdict in Meade's case.
Williams, who said he was nine
teen years of age, a resident Of Mary
land. was sentenced to six months
Imprisonment The lashes were re-
mitted
Meade on leaving the dock shook
hands with Williams.
The Grand Jury returned the fol-
lowing true bills:
Carrying concealed deadly weapons,
Mike Julian; resisting a public off,
GER Henry Cooper; larceny. William
\. Postles, Frank Miller and George
Merger; using female child for i'm
moral purposes. Boleslaw Wieichow
ski: assault with intent to kill
Nicholas Culias; assault and battery
Fred Messick and Edward Johnson.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
FIREMEN PAY $4,000
FOR THE RED STREAK

Onicers of the Water Witch Fire
Company today handed over to the
Robinson Fire Apparatus Manufactur-
ing Company, a western concern,
50 900. the price of the new automo-
bile fire engine the company recently
purchased. The apparatus has been
accepted by the company and is Civ
ing satisfaction,
The Robinson firm was represent
ed by II. r. Early and the money wal
turned over to him at the bank of thu
Equitable Guarantee and Trust Com
| pany.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
DIVORCE SUITS IN MEDIA.
hree Actions Begun, One Against
Woman for DeserfiOn.

Three Actions Begun, One Against
Philadelphia Woman for DesertiOn.
MEDIA. Pa. Sept. 20.-Charles r.
Bonghey. Of Prospect Park has brought
a suit for divorce from Edna NJ. Bon
ghey. who is living in Philadelphia.
on the grounds Of desertion. They
were married July y. 1909. and sep
arated February 26, 1910.
Mrs. Ella T. Crawford, Of Glen
Riddle, began a suit for divorce from
John Crawford. who is residing in
Wilmington, Del, charging him with
III treatment and she names Annie
Gillen as correspondent The couple
we're married September is, 1890, anc
separated November 1. 1909.
Maurice Kiefer, of Essington, begar
a suit for divorce against Margare
Kiefer, OF Chester.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
PASTEUR TREATMENT
FOR ENTIRE FAMILY

Charles Briscoe. Of No. $50 Ben
nett street, his wife. and their little
daughter. who were bitten last week
by their pet dog will take the Pasteur
treatment as IL has been found that
tie animal was suffering from rabies
at the time Il attacked them The dogs
head is being examined at the state
laboratory at Newark and while this
examination is not complete, enough
has been developed TO show conclu-
sIvely that the dog was mad.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
INJURED BY FALL.

Frank Corrigan. aged fifty years Of
No 229 Monroe street, a bricklayer
was injured yesterday afternoon By
falling from a scaffold on which ht
was working about the top of build
ing at Oak and Harrison streets.
When picked up it was found hit
ankle was broken and that he wa;
badly bruised. The Phoenix ambulance
took him to the Homeopathic Hos
pital.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
EXHORTERS, MEETING.

The west side group of local
preachers and exhorters will hold an
open air meeting at Jackson street
and Gilpin avenue on Thursday even
ing in charge of the Rev. ]. II.
Thornton.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
THIS SOME FEAST.

The Ladies' Improvement Society
of White Clay Creek Presbyterian
Church is busy over. recipes for
chicken pie, pickles. cake and other
good things. for they propose to give
a banner poultry supper on Thursday.
November 2. The women of this
church are second to none in the
state when it comes to cooking.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
DEATH OF MRS. ]. NJ. HAIL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MILFORD. Del, Sept 2O.-Mrs.
James M. Hall died at her home on
North Front street, this morning, af-
ter brief illness. The funeral viii
take place on Friday afternoon with
interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery
Mrs. Hall was member of the Cen
tury Club and was prominent socially.
Mr.. Hall was a former president Of
the First National Bank
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
CHURCH ENTERTAINMENT.

A musical and literary entertain
ment under the auspices. of James T.
Crozier's Sunday school class will be
given in the lecture room of Silver
brook NJ. e. Church on Thursday
avaning
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
CHEsTER HOTEL CHANGED.

J. Harry Massey. of Odessa, has
boght the Morton House at Eighth
street and Morton avenue in Chester.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
To the Present. and PrOSpeC-
live Consumers of Electric
Current in The City
OF Wilmington:

The Public Utilities Light Heat and Power Co, corporation
hacked by 1npe capital sufficient 20 carry anything under
takes prepared to enter the electrical field in Wilmington with
service of electric for Light Heat and Power purposes
at reduction of per cent from the present prices which the
public of Wilmington paying.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
Provided

That the present of Electric Current and those who
would willing become at lower rates express their
desire the when shall be in operation
The company willing make the investment ONLY on the
POSITIVE ASSURANCES of the support of the consuming pub
hc
The company shall be willing to make contracts at the reduc
ed pepetuy thus demonstrating the fact that amaga'
with any other for the of raising rates
is not contemplated of the consuming pubic is De-
ing prosecuted ascertain how wish to avail Them
of the upoate service and thus secure their ena
cipatOn from the high rates they are paying.
tentative offered for their signatures which offers
them reduction of 80 cent and addition secures
them low other the future
reduce to.
The expression of the consuming public by signing these
tentative will be of ncacuabe assistance to their
and Public Service Commissioners in
determining whether grant franchise to the new company
o not
Unless consuming public themselves in favor of
reduction of by signing their will be impossible
for the authorities determine whether the public favor
of granting the franchise or not.
All present prospective of electric
requested communicate with the Public Utilities Light Heat
and 80 dupont Bdg where blank applications be
will call with blank applications for service
and prepared to furnish full information.
In the event of the pubcs attitude being apahetc the pros
pectve represented by the Public Utilities Light Heat
Power Co., will gracefully withdraw from the Wilmington
City project their investment in another city that will
be apprecave of the many benefits to from inn
p0rtant investment
1t is for the consumers say whether you have the
duction and for this company do your bidding
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
Public Utilities Light, Heat and Power Co.
The Adair County news., 1911-07-05
TIMELY HINTS
FOR FARMERS
Capped Elbow In Horse.

Frequently horses iii lying down
press the foot or the shoe against the
elbow. This in time causes infam-
nation and ends in a tumor or shoe
boil The diseased condition is diff
cult to repair. as there is little flesh
or muscle at the joint of the elbow
where the trouble starts.
Treatment consists of opening the
boil and allowing the fluid to escape.
In case the swelling is hot and pain
full an application of lead acetate will
prove comforting and helpful. In pre-
pairing the lotion use two tablespoon
fuls of acetate of lead to quart of
water. There is no objection to in
jecting a little of this into the open
ing. An injection of little tincture
Of iodine once day into the opening
Is desira BILE also. In treating cases of
this kind it rs a good practice to wrap
about the horses foot pad Of straw
or hay for cushioning the foot-Amer-
lean Agriculturist.
The Adair County news., 1911-07-05
Fhysioonomy Not Reliable.

/ am profound disbeliever in phys
iognomy. Features are false witnesses.
Stupidity frequently wears mask Of
intelligence. / know business men who
look like poets and poets who look
like business men. Men of genius in
variably look like idiots. and if you
pick out the man who looks most en-
inent in a party you are sure to find
he is a nobody. / always distrust men
who look magnificent. Nature is a
stingy creature. She seldom gives a
man the double gift of being great
cld looking great. She took care to
lame Byron and deform Pope and dis
figure Johnson. But the browning eX-
ample Of her Jealous parsimony is
Shakespeare. l have always been dis
appointed with Shakespeare's face. 1t
does not live up to his poetry. 1t is
dull. heavy and commonplace.-Fro
Adventures In London
The Adair County news., 1911-07-05
HUMOR OF The DAY
Poker.

A California judge has ruled that
poker is not an American game.
To any man who has ever furnished
the lights and the lunch. the table and
the chairs. liquids and cigars for
gang of friends. and right on top OF all
that hospitality has been forced 10
provide all the money also. poker
ceases to be a game and becomes a
slaughter.
When guests will eat your sand
witches and raise you out of hands
that you have won. isn't the California
judge right: Poker isn't game; it's
a misdemeanor When men will smoke
your good cigars and remind you that
you were 10 cents shy in a pot twenty
minutes ago. poker isn't a game; it's
grand larceny.
And on top of all this. when your
guests depart, their pockets bullying
with your money. instead of thanking
you for your hospitality, they chuckle
among themselves and remark:
LET US know when you're going to
do this again. will you? It's the softest
thing we know Of"
Then you quietly put out the cat for
fear she'll Suffocate in the tobacco
smoke downstairs if she's left indoors,
turn out the lights and crawl into bed.
wondering what fool ways men had Of
getting rid OF their money before poker
was invented. Detroit Free Press.
The Adair County news., 1911-07-05
Used TO KISSING,

They were in a magniicently deco
rated room in the west end of London.
They approached each other from
opposite directions. One of them was
pale as a ghost. the other blushing
red as a cherry.
Presently they met. and. careless of
the fact that dozens of eyes were
watching them. they kissed each other.
The meeting seemed to bring them
perfect peace; but. alas. alack. they
had scarcely been side by side twenty
seconds when a man approached with
fire of battle in his eye. With cool in
science be raised the stick he carried.
and then-oh, hOrror-he struck a
sharp. quick blow. and the pale one
was sent spinning several feet away.
The other neither screamed nor
tainted. There was no heartbreakfng.
no resentment. not even a murmur.
Billiard balls are used to that sort
of thing Tit Bits.
The Adair County news., 1911-07-05
The Mistake

In his biography of Alexandra Du-
mas Harry A. Spur says that the i'm
provident French author. who hated
avarice, was once waiting in line for
his cloak at a soiree when he saw a
millionaire give a tip Of 80 centimes 90
cents TO the servant who handed out
his paletot. Dumas, getting his cloak
threw down a 100 franc note. Par
don, sir; you have made a mistake, !
think" said the man, offering to re-
turn the note. mo. no, friend" an
swered Dumas. casting a disdainfuI
glance at the millionaire: lit is the
other gentleman who has made the
mistake"
The Adair County news., 1911-07-05
Dicestible Poultry Feed,

The Maine experiment station has
made some useful digestion expert
ments with poultry. These expert
ments show that corn has higher di-
gestibiity than any other grain tested.
Wheat bran shows a low digestibility
and at present prices is not an econom-
ical feed A mixture of equal parts
fine cut clover and cornmeal is more
digestible and a more economical feed
than bran. The mixing Of about z per
cent of bone ash with ration consist
ing wholly of vegetable matter gave
slightly higher average digestion coef-
fcients than when the mixture was
fed without it.
The Adair County news., 1911-07-05
AN ILL MATED PAIR.
Wide Apart In Temperament Were
Thomas and Jane Carlyle.

Thomas and Jane Carlyle.
That the Carlyles We're an i'll assert
ed couple no one could deny. She was
a highly strung. nervous woman, very
quick. able and impatient, disappoint-
ed with her married life and her posi-
ton, jealous of the admiration which
Carlyle received at the hands of all
his admirers, especially of one or two
women. whom she found very unsym-
pathetic.
That Carlyle adored her there is lit
tie doubt. He loved her with all the
rough. passionate power Of his nature,
but he was a peasant in manner and
character and lacking in all the little
outward signs of devotion and affec-
ton which so many women exact and
the absence of which they resent most
bitterly.
Mrs. Carlyle found herself tied to an
irritable genius who, sensitive at every
point. deeply devoted TO her, but abso-
lutely incapable of translating that
love into the language which she
craved and longed for. | remember
her once saying TO me in bitter way.
MY dear. whatever you do, never
marry a philosopher" and that was
the key to the enigma-the woman al
ways hungering for proofs of the de-
votion in which the whole of her daily
life was wanting-From Lady st. He
lier's Memories"
The Adair County news., 1911-07-05

thing else in the house pattern
line.
Vincennes is located on the
banks of the Wabash river, in the
southwestern part of the State.
It's population is 10000, there
being four rail roads running in
here; the E. G. H., running
North and South, the B. & O.,
running East and West, the Van
dalia runs from here to Indian
apolis, and a branch of the Big
Four runs South from here TO
Carlo, iii. 1t is no trouble to get
out of this place. There are
good schools and churches here,
and every thing to make a good
city.
would like to be in old Ken
ttcky for few days, but as
am not ready to make the trip,
will have to wait awhile.
will close with best wishes to
the good people of Adair county,
and if this escapes the waste
basket | will try again some
time. Yours sincerely.
M. Fl. Grissonl.
The Adair County news., 1911-07-05
SHEEP PROFITABLE
And EASY TO keep
Valuable Farm Animal Too Often
Neglected.

: The sheep is the worst neglected
and the least appreciated animal on
our farms. 1t is a fact that the sheep
costs less than any Of our animals,
not excepting the hog. The one adj
vantage that the hog has is that 1t is
a scavenger and consumes much OF
the waste on the farm.
Any farm that supports small pas
ture should have few sheep. Even
If the land is rough and apparently
worthless for crops. by wise manage
ment it may be terraced and sown to
Bermuda or some other hardy grass
for sheep grazing.
AS foragers sheep are second to
none unless it be their relative, the
goat. Sheep require little other food
than the pasture, except in winter,
when they should be housed and fed
hay and little concentrated food.
Sheep reproduce rapidly, and the
money invested in them is soon re-
turned with interest. There are few
animals that will pay as well when
given the proper attention.
Most every farm needs animals to
afford fresh meat in season during
the year. Mutton is palatable and
wholesome. and the animal being
small makes sheep desirable for this
purpose. Wool and hides continue to
bring good prices, and there, are many
reasons why you should have these
products for sale.-Farm and Ranch.
The Adair County news., 1911-07-05
Risky.

Two impecunious Scotsmen once
came upon a wayside inn. They had
only "saxpence" between them, so
they ordered one nip O. whusky."
They were hesitating who should
have the first drink when an acquaint-
ance joined them.
Pretending that they had just drunk.
one of them handed the newcomer the
whisky. requesting him to join them
in q drink. He did so and after a
few minutes of painful suspense said,
Now. boys. you'll have one with
meP
"Wasna that weel managed. monT"
said one to his companion afterward.
AYE" said the other, "but dreadful
risky."-Ideas.