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Newark post., 1912-03-06
A FRIEND IN CALIFORNIA

Long Beach. Cal. Feb. 26. 1872.
Some time ago | received IA copy
Of the Newark Post some friend
had mailed to me. | was very
mach interested in the news items
and the correspondence from the
sections Of The country with which
| am quite familiar. calling up
pleasant memories Of the places
and friends there,
Perhaps Sumc Of Nour readers
may be interested III letter from
here. This is fine country and
dclightful climate. the land OF
sunshine and blooming flowers. We
only know by the calendar that It's
winter. as the weather is so pleas
ant with an absence Of cold,
storms. ice. snow and but little
froSt enough to kill the flow
rTS.
Long Beach has grown in twenty
years trom village Of 800 to a
city Of nearly $4,000 resident pop
nlation, beside the hundreds of
tourists and home seekers coming
here, spending weeks and months,
many to escape the winter at their
homes. This is nice clean city.
well laid out with wide streets,
many Of them paved with asphalt,
Il fine sewerage system and fire de-
paltment, splendid banking houses.
stores up-to-date in every way. fine
schools. large, well-equipped build
ingS. Have just completed and
now occupy d POLYTECHNIC High
School building, costing $250. 900.
We have some Of the largest
church buildings on the coast. or in
the State. On Sunday, February
II, Mr.. Joseph w. Powill, of Buff
alo. \. Y. the Brotherhood Man,
spent Sunday with the First NJ. +,
Church. which cost $150.O00 hav-
inc IA debt of 800. 900 He raised
the entire amount with a margin
Of nearly $4,000 in cash and re-
liable subscriptions that day. On
Sunday, February Is. he was with
the First Presbyterian Church,
only , or 3 squares from the First
NJ. +. This church cost $4,000
He raised the amount Of their in
dcbtednesS. over S42. 600, that day
This speaks well for the religious
side of our city-S1OO. 900 raised
in two Sundays.
In 1911 there was about one and
a half million dollars spent in
buildings, and improvements going
on at the same rate thus far this
year. Many nice things can he
said of this place, and one is the
fact that we do not have saloon
in our city. 'Tis a real quiet, rest
full place. When any of your read
ers come this way. be sure to look
us mp at 324 West Third street.
II. B. II.
Newark post., 1912-03-06
WILMINGTON METHODIST CON-
FERENCE,

Although the Wilmington Meth
odlSt Conference is only a half
month distant. little speculation is
heard as to the prospective ap-
pGlntments. The opinion has been
expressed that this is due to the
fact that Bishop Luther b. Viii
son is to preside over the confer
ence. He has the reputation of
making appointments on his own
Judgment. based mainly on his own
Investigations and inquiries. rather
than depending entirely upon rec
concentrations Of the district SUI
perintendents.
While the names Of many min
lsters are mentioned for delegates
to the General Conference. it is
generally believed that the four
district suprintendents will be
given that honor, namely, Drs. f
l.. Hoffecker. Robert Watt, R. X
Stephenson and G. p. Jones.
Newark post., 1912-03-06
Up-to-Date
LIVERY
Finest Turn-Outs In
7oWn
Hauling G. Carting
HI Your Service At All Hours
4. L. STHTZ
- STATE OF HARRY Nj. CAMP
BRIL- Deceased

- STATI; OF HARRY Nj. CAMP
BELL, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Let
ters Testanentary upon the Estate of
Harry NJ. Campbell late of White Clay
Creek Hundred, deceased, were duly
granted unto Jennie Campbell on the Sth
day of November A. ID. 1911 and all per-
sons indebted to said deceased are re-
quested to make payment to the Execu-
trix without delay, and all persons hav-
ing demands against the deceased are re-
quired to exhibit and present the same
duly probated to the said Executrix on
or before the Sth day Of November A. ID.
1912, OF abide by the law in this behalf,
Address Charles B. Evans. Esq, New
| ark, Del.
JENNIE CAMPBELL,
! ll-l5-lOt Executrix.
Newark post., 1912-03-06
BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY

The Following Of the Star. Bar
clay; Buried Alive. Bennett The
Case Of Richard Maywell. Ward
The Measure of a Man. Duncan
Ethan Frome. Wharton; My Lady
of Doubt. Parrish; Just Patty,
Webster; Mr.. Wycherly's Wards,
Harker; The Glory Of Clcmentina.
Locke; Master Frisky's lIeroiSm.
Hawkes.; L. S. Midshipman in the
Philippines, Sterling; The OrolS
Of 81. Ursula S. Reid; Carey. Of st.
Ursula $. Reid; The Motor Boys
Over the Ocean. Young; An An
napGIiS FIRST ClasSman. Beach; a
West Point Lieutenant. Malone ;
Shaggy Coat. Hawkes.; Alice,s Ad-
ventures in Wonderland. Carroll ;
Pericles. Shakespeare; Timon, of
Athens. Shakespeare King Henry.
the Fifth. Shakespeare; Love S
Labor Lost. Shakespeare; Two
Gentlemen of Verona. Shakes
peare; All Well That Ends Well,
Shakespeare; King Henry, the
Sixth. parts , and 3. Shakespeare.
Prcsented-The Coming Har-
vest. Bazin
kollock mcmoral-Re -Recollections
Grave and Gay, Harrison; Their
Maiesties as | Knew Them. Paoli
Adventures in Home Making.
Shackleton; \ Tenderfoot With
Peary. Borup; Art in Northern
Italy, Ricci.
Newark post., 1912-03-06
. STATE OF EBEN MALCOLM
FRAZER, deceased.

FRAZER, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Let
tiers of Administration upon the Estate of
Eben Malcolm Frazer late of White Clay
Creek Hundred, deceased were duly
granted unto Eben b. Frazer Oh the 9TH
day of February y. ID. 1912, and all per-
sons indebted TO the said deceased are re-
quested to make payment to the Admin
istrator without delay, and all persons
having demands against the deceased are
required to exhibit and present the same
duly probated to the said Administrator
on or before the 9TH day of February A.
d. 1918, or abide by the law in this be-
half.
Charles b. Evans, ESQ.,, Attorney-a
Law, Wilmington, Del.
EBEN B. FRAZER,
2l-A-lOt Administfato or
Newark post., 1912-03-06

Lieut.. Elvid Hunt. L. S. A.. on
special duty with the Delaware Nj
litia. has been detailed to make the
annual Government inspection of
the regiment.
Newark post., 1912-03-06
AGRICULTURAL NOTES

Prof. McCur held a special COM
mission from the Governor to rep
resent Delaware at meeting held
last week in Harrisburg. to con-
slider ways and means Of check
no the chestnut disease. This dis
raSr has hrromc very serious in all
the northern Atlantic Coast States.
and unless checked bids fair to
wipr out our native chcstnutS at
an early date,
Ihc College farm recently ship
ped two very promising Hackney
HIIir, to Fredericksburg, Va.
Prof. Mrtur addressed farm
rr, mectin@ in Smyrna last week.
prorc,SmS McCue. GranthWm
and Hayward. with Mrs East
wood. Of phiIadclphia, held a
Farmers Institute at CpntreTillc
N Thursday Of last week.
The loIlrga farm has Just re
.pivrd a very fine pair OF Jersey
COWS of Island breeding from "
large herd IN Virginia. These c"Wa
are q di~tjur1 addition to the Col
Irur hrrh. and will materially in
crease thc number Of animals
aiaptch t. class room drmonStl'a-
tnouS.
Prof. Hayward has been invited
to address Il farmers meeting at
EaSton. Nd.. on March | and ,,
and at Ridgply on March i and I.
One Of the Prrcheron mares at
the College farm has just been sold
to 90 to Markham, Va. and will
he shipped some time before the
middle Of March.
Mr.. VI. O. Pence. Of this de
partmcnt. recently purchased 1t
Guernsey calf and shipped it to
his home in Indiana. In spitet Of
he fact that the calf was on the
road y hodrs. having been delaped
bv the severe storm Of two weeks
AGO. it was received in good con-
dition.
Prof. Hayward and Mr.. Hill,
u, attended the Philadelphia
lIermon banquet on Friday night,
February 23rd About 80 of the
old Hermon men We're present
Mr.. David Roland. Of Vialo. has
purchased pair of registered
Guernsey calves from the College
farm.
DR.. Reeds new laboratory is
rapidly nearing completion. He
lectured before a farmers meet
ing in Milford recently. and has
an engagement to address the New
Century Club at Dover on Modern
Hygiene.
The College farm has been un-
fortunate recently in losing it's
best Angus and a fine Guernsey
COW.
Plans have been completed for
a new shed TO be placed south of
he dairy barn at the College farm,
and it is expected that work will
be commenced on it within short
time.
Mr.. ". c. PcIton. Assistant IIor-
ticuItlri>t. has been invited by the
Dean of the College Of Agricul-
ture. West Virginia University. to
apply fer the position Of Assistant
Professor Of Horticulture at that
institution. 1t is to be hoped that
Mr.. Pelton will continue at Della
ware for some time to come.
Professors McCue and Grantham
will spend Saturday in inspecting
some land that Mr.. S. II. Derby. Of
Woodside has offered to turn over
to the Extension Department of
the college for demonstration pur-
poses.
Mr.. Joseph IL. Marvel. of At
Iantic City called recently at the
College farm, and kindly offered
rs much Of his land between Dover
and Wyoming as the Extension De-
Dartmpnt would take for demon.
Newark post., 1912-03-06

BANKS.
Newark Trust & Safe Deposit
Co.
Newark National Bank.
Evening star., 1912-07-04

addressed to our ancestral traffic In rum
and slaves, for they invariably return
with the announcement that they will
get 1t next time. Note, however, the
difference between the amateur and the
professional treasure hunter
In the hold Of the Lutine, q thirty-six-
gun frigate captured from the French in
Nelson's days, and sunk at the mouth of
the Zuyder Zee in 179O, was a sum of
e1. 200. 900 in Spanish and other coin. She
was only forty-f1ve feet below the sur
face and, naturally, determined efforts
have previously been made to recover the
treasure. In 1901 and again in 1859 these
were partly successful. One hundred and
eight thousand pounds in all was recov-
cred. But in the interval since then the
changing currents OF the sea have de-
posted vast quantities Of sand over the
grave of the ship. In November of 1910,
when the present salvage operations be-
gan. the vessel was covered with sand
deposit OF a twenty-foot depth, which,
owing to the weight Of water on 1t, was
practically as hard as rock But with
special machinery. during the past year,
100000 tons of sand were removed, and
at this juncture the decks of the vessel
are clear. Cannon. anchors and q few
coins have been recovered. and since very
little sand will have accumulated over
single season, 1t is the expectation Of
Loyds, who is financing the enterprise
that the gold will be disgorged from the
hold during the next two months.
Evening star., 1912-07-04
THE PARISIENNE IS A TYPE.
All Frenchwomen Not Like Those Of
the Gay Capital.

From the Pail Mall Magazine.
The Parisienne is not, and never has
been. representative Of the French wom-
an. although she might be described az
the distilled essence Of all that is French
She is too volatile to be typical Of the
women Of France. She is also bizarre,
and the Frenchwoman, broadly speak
ing, never is. She is gay and morbid at
one and the same moment. She is
eternally young, yet born with the cynical
wisdom of ages. She Is brave to the
point Of folly, she is free from any taint
Of provincialism, and in q way stands on
a small pinnacle apart from the rest of
womanhnd. with a smile that has some
fellowship with that Of the sphinx. Her
charm is world renowned and indisputa-
ble and Of a peculiar kind.
She is not beautiful. and she Is never
merely pretty, but charm runs in her
blood, and it Is as natural for her to use
it as it is for the sun to shine. Every
thing about her Is witness to this attri-
butte, and she herself accepts 1t as g. law
written by unseen hands. Interchangeable
as that which rules the orderly process
sion Of the stars and powerful as that
which brought her into the world and
will one day send her out Of 1t.
Evening star., 1912-07-04
Curious to Learn.

From the Green Bag.
In Georgia they tell Of prisoner who
had been convicted a dozen times Of
stealing. who. when placed at the bar
for his latest offense. displayed singular
curiosity.
your honor said he, IT should like
to have my case postponed for a week
Ny lawyer is sick?"
But" said the magistrate, you were
caught with your hand In this gentle
mans pocket. What can your counsel
say in your defense?"
Exactly SO. your honor; that is what
I am curious to know"
Evening star., 1912-07-04
Almost Discouraged.
ON the Ladies Home Journal.

From the Ladies' Home Journal.
A Humboldt rancher returned from a
years trip through the east to find that
an old-t time neighbor Of his, man noted
for his perfect patience. had been having
q siege Of bad luck. Upon hearing the
news he Immediately sought out the
neighbor to condole with him.
"Wel, John," he said. after greetings
had been exchanged. II hear you lost all
OF your timber through the forest fires. T"
The other man nodded.
'.And they say that the river cut OF
your best bottom land: that your hogs
all died Of cholera; that your wife and
have now foreclosed the mortgage on
your other place.
John nodded again. Eyes, it's all true
he said, looking about him at what had
once been his prosperous farm, Fall true.
Why. sometimes I get almost discour-
aged"
Evening star., 1912-07-04
Installation Growing Rapidly.

THE records of systems completed or
in course of construction show that the
installations are rapidly growing. par
ticularly in the larger cities. The mileage
varies from maximum for the borough
of Manhattan of New York city OF
ninety-four miles in service with addi-
tions of fourteen miles under contract
and proposed extensions of sixty-four
miles for the next three years. to the
smaller installations OF 10000 feet, into
which water is pumped from fireboats.
Practically all of the larger systems
have merely nominal pressure main-
tained in the mains, with the pressure
applied from specially constructed
pumping stations in receipt of alarms
San Francisco is an exception to this.
as pressure ranged from so to 140
pounds will normally be maintained
with the possibility of increase If
necessary. and New York, on the COM
pletion of the Catskill aqueduct, will
be able to supply approximately 100
pounds constantly on the mains That
means that for practically every fire
or alarm of fire in the district covered,
the pressure is raised over many miles
of mains, often exposed in excavations
in the street with the consequent danger
of blowing out joints, breaking or
stretching of tie rods and many other
sources Of accident. This source of
accidents provided against in three
ways:
To Prevent Accidents.
Il. BY periodical pressure tests, say
twice day. with the pressure raised to
100 pounds and held. there for some time.
This will tend to show up the weak
points at a time when a force is avail
able for prompt repair. and not when
the pressure is being raised for a fire.
t2. by separation Of the district pro-
tected into two or more divisions, where
such division is possible, with all con-
necting valves normally closed. These
valves are opened when a large fire rem
dsrs 1t necessary, by men assigned to the
work. This reduces the number of times
each section is under pressure in propor-
tion to the number of subdivisions into
which the distribution system Is divided.
The earlier sections Of the New York
system are about to be SO subdivided
3tBy a completes Installation on the.
duplex plan, in which independent sys-'
TENS. capable of delivering the desired
amount of water at the desired pressure,
are placed in alternate streets and Joined
at two or more points the larger.
mains through electrically operated
valves controlled at the pumping station.
With this system the danger Of a COM
plete breakdown Is most remote, as
should an accident happen to one part
of the systam it would show at once on
the meters ,at the pumping station, and
by thHowing the switch controlling the
operation Of the motor-operated valves
separating the two systems the injured
part would be cut out and pumping
would be continued into that part which
Evening star., 1912-07-04
Pieces Of Eight.
BOSTON Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Those mysterious rakish craft which
start for the West Indies annually at
about this season might take a hint from
the National Salvage Association of Eng
land. We all know or at least we sup
pose until we learn otherwise. that fill
clustering is not the trade it was, and
that they are honestly going to grub
about on the sea bottom for the treasure
in the rotting hulks Of Spanish galleons
which escaped the dashing cruises Of
Drake to fall foul Of reefs. Hitherto,
the quests Of these gentlemen adventur-
ers might have been more profitable II
Evening star., 1912-07-04

Immediately. Should the leakage be small,
the amount need simply be recorded for
future reference. A regular patrol should
also be provided to cover the entire dis
trict, to safeguard against excavations
being made in too close proximity to the
mains.
IAN individual record Of each valve
should be kept. beginning with Its date
of installation. For this purpose each
valve should be given an individual num-
valve vault is convenient, and assures ac-
curacy as to location. No valve should
be touched without a proper report being
forwarded covering the work done. Ine
valve vault covers should be Of a design
different from the regular water depart
ment cover, so that by no mistake would
the valves be operated except by the re-
pair company specially assigned to the
high pressure work.
I'm order tt keep the hydrants at all
times in proper condition, an inspection
should be made Of each hydrant imme-
diately after it has been in service at
fire, The fire department should, there
fore, Immediately notify the repair COM
pany or the official responsible for the
condition of the high-pressure system OF
each hydrant that has been In service
On receipt of the notice competent man
should be dispatched to make the neces-
sary examination. He should be capable
of making at once all minor repairs and
should report that he had examined the
hydrant and left it in good condition.
This fixes definitely the responsibility for
the condition of the hydrant and makes
the men most careful. Should extensive
repairs be needed, the man should attach
some sign to the hydrant indicating that
it is out Of service Cto warn fire COM
pany from attempting to operate 1t be-
fore repair has been made. and then
notify the nearest fire company verbally
that the hydrant is out Of service for re-
pairs. Fire department headquarters to
be similarly notified in writing, through
the main office. On the completion of
the repairs. the sign should be removed
and the fire department notified as be-
fore
Evening star., 1912-07-04

OF particular interest in the National
Capital, where perennially the effort Is
Shade. to induce Congress to authorize
and appropriate for the installation and
maintenance of a high-pressure water
system, is the report on Maintenance
OF High-pressure Water Systems" pre-
sented before the recent convention in
Chicago of the National Fire Protection
Association. An abstract of the report,
as printed in the Engineering News,
follows:
IAN auxiliary high-pressure water sys-
tenn for fire protection is accepted as an
important part of fire-fighting machinery
and an absolute necessity for the safe
guarding of property in highly congested
districts in the larger cities. With the
above accepted we are no longer inter-
ested in the type of the pumping equip
ment or pipe for the distribution system,
which become matters of detail, subject
to local conditions, and which We can
we'll trust to the engineers who are IN
charge Of the design and construction OF
the plant. Our interest now takes in the
question Of the limitations of the high
pressure systems, their maintenance and
operation. These are well worthy or
study, as we all know how easy 1t Is to
build up something new. but how much
more difficult and less interesting is the
work of maintaining 1t in its original
condition
Evening star., 1912-07-04
Periodical Examinations.

Independent Of these special examina-
tions, periodic and regular annual exami-
nations Of all hydrants and valves should
be made. in which all moving parts are
carefully cleaned, oiled and operated.
..All Of the above routine should be a
matter of record in the supervising engi-
neers Office, SO that at any time the con-
dition of each hydrant or valve can be
known-when it was used and when and
how repaired, with the name Of the man
who last reported 1t in good condition.
Then, on the properly mounted wall map,
by means Of pins with colored heads.
each valve or hydrant closed down or
out of service is shown, thus keeping
constantly before the eye OF the super
visor a record Of that part OF the sytem
out Of service. Should this procedure
be carried out with such changes as To-
cal conditions may require, we can feel
assured that our 1aigh-pressure systems
will respond at all times to all legit-
mate demands for both pressure and
volume of water"
Evening star., 1912-07-04

District No. is the largest eight extends
from Rock creek to BennnS road having its northern
boundary the District line terminus
Florida Next in o. I
and s. extends Ia
in the oil
mac river the District Section No 5 is bounded
the north by Florida nd road on
the by North Capitol street. south by East
(seQitol by he Anacostia
NO.. iFlortda avenue and East
Evening star., 1912-07-04

respectively It's boundary
respectively North Capitol street and 10Th
trict No Is west of 10th Potomac
river and the tidal basin with Rock creek and Florida
Districts g. and are south Of East Capto! street
costa river DISTRICT No ts Just north Of the Anacosa
and East cspito street az s northern boundary line
os OF st Capol street east of
South Capitol street.
Evening star., 1912-07-04
Maintenance and Operation.

mo effort should be spared to employ
only the best grade OF men available
for the operation Of the pumping stations
and to have them kept up to the highest
efficiency, both by constant supervision
of the stations and by SO laying out the
routine work that no part Of the equipment
can be overlooked. Thus. should the sys-
tenn not be called into service during any
twelve-hour period. it is advisable to
run a twenty-to-thirty- minute test at
slightly above usual working pressure.
During the test the pumps should each
be operated in turn, giving each pump
and motor a chance to be examined
under service conditions. This also
places the mains. valves and hydrants
under pressure. and the test can be ar
ranged to take place at such time. as
the repair force is at its headquarters
ready to make immediate repair Of any
defect developed.
"The motor-operated valves should be
operated daily. being opened and closed
completely befsre returning to their nor
NAL position in order to test the signal
lights which indicate whether the valve
is open or closed. Pressure gauges, both
on suction and discharge, should be of
the recording type. as should be the ven-
Evening star., 1912-07-04

A marked revival il noted In the coal
and coke business In Wise county. Va.
Due to the demands from western fur
naces, several of tho larger plants are
starting up. Many OF tho-coka ovens
have ebeen4dlasAiucek1Q01 ....,-t
Evening star., 1912-07-04

The Fredericksburg. Va. Summer In.a
stitute for Teachers opened Wednesday 1
In the State Normal School. Nearly 800;
teachers have enrolled. Tho sexston VILE
close July 30 6olloWedzHyf three -dA81 s1oci
state AxaEn1nAt1onsr