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Evening journal., 1912-09-30

The Consulting Book Physician" is
new phase of the Boy Scout move
ment. He appears in a dual role and
perhaps it might be better to term
him "Chief Scout Bookworm," for he
plans to be both confidential adviser
to the parents and an aid to the boys
in choosing books. In a word, he is
the consulting book physician for the
hoy whose parents are In doubt as TO
What books their son should read;
the scout who knows just what sort
OF books he wants, also has the Chief
Scout Bookworm as adviser. But, in
both cases, the aim of the adviser is
the same. He wants the boys to get
the best Of the special kind of books
they want. He would suggest the
best kind of books of adventure,
sport, fun, daring and the like.
Such a man is Franklin X. Matthews
recently installed in the National
Headquarters of the Boy Scouts OF
America by James e. West, Chief
Scout Executive. Both men have deve-
Hoped a splendid idea in connection
with scoutcraft. They are backed by
the leaders of the Scout movement
who believe they can be of no greater
service than in helping boys get good
Evening journal., 1912-09-30

Of the expedture Of few thousand dollars TO defray
the expenses of the Home Week demonstration Il is
pity cannot have something of that sort every
year to advertise city and attract visitors New
Orleans has its Mardi Gras: Asbury Park and Coney
Island have their carnivas; Philadelphia has its
New Years celebration; New York has its safe and
sane but exceedingly expensive Fourth; one Of our
most progressive Western cities has its Festival Of
Roses, and many other cities indulge annually in
periods or gayety. They all money and yet they
all pay Nor is there instance Of record in which
any city which has made It a practice to indulge in
such innocent frvolities has gone into bankruptcy
voluntary or involuntary. On the contrary they all
have progressed, while other cities which never have
got away from the deadly humdrum of everyday ex-
istence have stood still and in many instances ex-
perienced difficulty in meeting their municipal obi
cations.
Evening journal., 1912-09-30
SUCCESS In ART OF CREDIT GIVING

ID. M. Rochlin manager Of the Liv-
ingston Department store at Fifth and
Market streets. which has been most
success full since locating here. in a
recent interview made the following
statement concerning the art of credit
giving as practiced at his store:
Credit gives us our beautiful coun-
try, our progressive cities, our rail-
roads, our mammoth enterprises and
the comforts of life simply because il
is a matter of confidence.
THE principal of credit is the same
whether between governments, banks,
firms or individuals.
To have a charge account or in
other words, to buy on credit, whether
at the department store, tailor, dress
maker, butcher or grocer is an honor
and one of the strongest points In
your favor is TO protect your good
name by meeting your obligations in
the best possible manner.
Realizing the advantages offered
by credit system, Livingston's some
ten years back opened their first store
at Harrisburg, Pa. and in small way
started a policy OF selling on credit
az cash store prices.
'Of course we had to overcome a
certain amount of prejudice, and it
was mighty strong, but by thoroughly
explaining every detail of our gradual
payment charge account to our pa
irons, we soon dispeled all false
ideas of our business. and establish
cd ourselves so firmly in the conf
dence of the people that to-day Liv-
ingston's own, control and operate a
great chain of stories throughout
Pennsylvania, Ohio. New York, West
Virginia, also Wilmington, Del.
THAT we fill big want is proven
by the fact in the short time of our
opening our Wilmington branch. we
have more satisfied and well wishing
accounts than any other store of its
kind in the city.
Honest dealings, honest merchan-
disc, fair, square and courteous treat
ment, and our reliable goods at the
right prices, have built up the bust
ness of this store, and given it an
Evening journal., 1912-09-30
MONDAY. SEPT. 80, 1912


= HARLEs r. MILLER. Republican candidate for
- Governor. far from being in favor Of retaining
the Voters Assistant law the statute books as has
been asserted by his political enemies, is heartily in
favor Of its repeal He made that clear al the meeting
of the Republican County Committee on Saturday
afternoon He said that if he elected Governor in
November he will recommend TO the Legislature in
1918 that that law be repealed and that new short
and simplihed ballot law be enacted to take the place
OF the one now in force
Mr.. Miller made attempt to bocloud the fact that
when member of the State Senate last year he voted
against the repeal of the Voters Assistant law on
his own initiative, simply because be thought that
ballot law was complicated that many voters needed
assistance to prepare their ballots under t. With
characteristic frankness Mr. Miller adds that were he
subjected again 80 such conditions prevailed 1911
he would vote against repeal Of the Voters As
sistant law because he regards it essential feature
Of our election law long the present complicated
law is In force
II was made clear by the Republican standard
bearer that in his opinion ballot should be used so
simple in its form that any may mark and cast
Il without assistance and that the election should
he plain that laymon may experience no difficulty in
understanding IL or the courts in constituting its
ms The OF tho elections show that our pre-
sent ballot law is complex and confusing that
with the voters assistants duty. onetwonteh of
the voters make mistakes in voting which nvalidate
their ballots Mr.. Miller hesitates to say what the
percentage would be the voters deprived Of
service of the assistants when voting under the pre-
sent law.
The Democrats have tried to make campaign capital
against Mr. Miller because Of his against the
peal of the Voters Assistant law Delawareans are
smart and discriminating people, and feel they
will accept as reasonable and fully satisfactory Mr.
Ners candid explanation of that vote and also place
full credence in his pledge to do what he TO bring
about the repeal Of that law and urge tho enact
mont Of a law and form of ballot so plain
and simple that any eector may vote his sentiments
without assistance.
Evening journal., 1912-09-30
Book Physician and Chief
Scout BookWorn for Boys

books. Both believe the new depart +.
ment will be Of tremendous help TO
parents and scouts Matthews, who
has spent years in developing his idea,
sounds the keynote in his description
of the plan: Character culture by
means of books boys will like best 4.
This idea admirably fits in with. the
Boy Scout purpose of developing boys
by leading each to do thoroughly the ?
things most worth while to them.
Matthews is at the disposal of all
the boys and all the parents in the
country who want suggestions as to
good books and will answer all let 4
tiers seeking such advice. In the case
of the parents, he promises to be ex-
tremely helpful The parents often find
that their sons est for stories of adj
venture leads him to dime novels and :
thrilling stories of adventure that have
a bad influence on his acts and his
character They find that if they for >
bid the boy to read the books he
does so in secret and the harm is con-
tinued. To such parents Matthews is
a consulting book physician. He is
ready to advise parents Just what
]
and which will be of great interest
and great help to them. For instance
If the boy is fond of adventure he
will furnish a list of books that are
filled with daring deeds and which
have the proper influence on the
boys. Matthews feels that the greatest
good can be done the boy, not by
thwarting his eagernes5 for such
books but by training his taste.
From boys point of view Matthews
also is equipped to make suggestions
for the most enjoyable line of reading
possible. He has subdivided under
various classes more than a thousand
books according to heroes. If the 4
boy is fond of any sort of heroes or
is devoted to any special line of heroes
he will find Matthews at his service
ready to give him suggestions as to
the best possible books. If he is fond
of adventure, Matthews will tell him
of the best books in that line. If he
wants stories of the men who have
won success he will learn through
| Matthews of the best books. If he is
fond of athletic sports he can get sug-
gestions on the best heroes that an
author ever described. So if his taste
turns to chivalry, to humor, to the
field, forest or mountain he will find
Matthews the best bookworm that
ever lived.
In preparing his list Of books and
selecting the ones that he feels the
boys like best, he has gone over more
than ten thousand books, considered
them carefully from the viewpoint OF
the parent and Of the boy and selected
already more than eight hundred. II
is the aim of the scout leaders to have
all these books in the National Head
quarters so that scouts and parents
may see them and may receive sug-
gestions.
Evening journal., 1912-09-30
O. G. GOODEN SELLS
MANY PROPERTIES

o. G. Gooden, real estate broker.
has made the following sales re-
Gently:
No. 200 Market street to Morris
Tazwell, for client, price, S12.50O.
1905 Tatnall street to John Grant
$4,000.
24O4 Washington street to Ralph
~ Holley. $4,000.
$50 Jefferson street TO Isaac Sas-
noe. S2,500
1915 Clayton street to Martin Bur
ris, $1,000.
1912 and 1914 West Third street
to III. Kanofsky, $4,000.
605 West Seventh street % Abe
Silver, $4,000.
1928 Lincoln street to Martha u.
Mcdowell, $3.50.
203 Washinton street to Charles
Slitfer. $500.
42S French to William b. Wharton,
$4,000.
Corner Ninth and Morrow streets
to Thomas ROssiter, S2.25O.
COZ East Twenty-second street TO
Harvey Thomas. $1,65O.
Building lot on WoOdlawn evenue
TO James NJ. Smith, $3.50.
Farm at Fairville. Pa, 90 acres, to
John II. Dandy. $780,
Farm at Christiana. Del, acres,
TO George Butler. $1,000.
Farm at Stanton. Del, % acres, to
Robert Dean. S2.100.
Farm at Midtown. Del. s acres. 10
George Adelhardt, $1,000.
Evening journal., 1912-09-30

The National Progressive Party OF Delaware has
elected William p White of this city, chairman Of its
State committee and William D. stoops its secretary.
Those two men will lead in the present campaign
those friends OF Colonel Roosevelt in this State who
had too much sefrespec to follow the leadership of
J. Frank Alice, Or. Caleb r. Layton Robert G. Hous-
ton and Lewis A. Drexler, who are wearing the Pro-
gressve livery in the hope that it will enable them
to work more effectively in behalf Of the Democratic
machine We congratulate the Delaware Progressives
that at last they have decent and respectable or
ganizaton here and that they have repudated Alees
Sucker ticket and the Democratic allies who are
back Of Il
Evening journal., 1912-09-30

enyiable reputation, besides bringing
it into popular favor with all classes.
Our gradual payment system is
very simple one and may be explained
in three coincidence, good
thought and faith. Years of experience
have taught us that an honest person
no matter how limited his resources,
is a safe person to do business with,
and If the conditions are not difficult
or burdensome such a person may be
depended upon to live up to an agree
ment 1t is not how much we can
sell to a customer, but how often
Our aim is not merely to please for
the moment, but so thoroughly satisfy
you, that you will trade with, aus regu-
larry and influence your friends and
acquaintances also to become patrons
of our store.
we have hundreds upon hundreds
of well satisfied customers in this
city who have been dealing with us
continually, for once having dealt
with us you have an established credit
with our concern and order goods
whenever you want them, enjoying
the Immediate use Of the clothes and
paying for them gradually.
THE question which often confronts
a prospective patron is What would
be done in case Of my being unable to
meet my payments?" This point has
not been overlooked in our part pay
ment system, for we aim to safeguard
your interests at every point. The
first step would be to frankly state
your perdicament TO MS, q confidence
which we hold very sacred, not even
the help in the store knowing your
circumstances (the manager only.
You will find US more than willing to
find a way out Of your difficulty and
TO help you tide over the hard times.
II is no part of our policy to take ad-
vantage of your misfortunes. Should
you be overwhelmed by unexpected
reverses, you may rest assured that
Livingston's is liberal enough to in
sure you absolutely fair treatment"
To take advantage Of home changes
nua fbo
Evening journal., 1912-09-30

search for the dead and care for the
wounded hurried away. Then came
the bodies of the dead. Who that
lived through the experiences of those
days of mingled grief and joy, can
forget them? Time has assuaged the
griefs, and now Delaware rejoices
that she, too, was represented by
heroes on the field and in the battle
that gave liberty to the African slaves,
as she had been on the fields in which
the principle of freedom and equal
rights of all were defended and es-
tablished. The battle of Antietam will
be remembered i'm Delaware as leav-
ing its people a greater thrill of
mingled JOY and grief than they ex-
perienced in all the subsequent years
of the Civil War.
Evening journal., 1912-09-30

AS Governor OF the State Of New Jersey. Woodrow
Wilson defeated James Smith. Jr, when he sought
reelection as United States Senator It should oc-
cason no surprise. therefore, that he has defeated
Smith again. when he not only is Governor of New
Jersey. but also has the additional prestige and power
OF being the Democratic nominee for President of the
United States It is fortunate for the Republicans that
this old factional hRht has broken once more in
the New Jersey Democracy that il bids fair to be
carried into the November election.
Evening journal., 1912-09-30
WOULD CHANGE SIGNALS

From the Laurel Leader
II would be grand thing and
probably a thing that would be the
means of saving some life or lives,
for the citizens of Laurel and the
farmers i'm the vicinity to petition the
Pennsylvania Railroad to arrange for
a different code of signals at the re-
spective crossings in town. Under
present conditions, it is impossible
for one TO tell If the Waterman is
tagging a danger signal or clear
signal. People becoming accustomed
to this naturally think the way is
clear, as a result of such signals;
an automobile containing four per-
sons came very near being struck by
a train last Sunday. A mule team
drawing a heavy load also come very
near being caught one day this week
in the death trap. It is surely the
duty of every citizen to sign the pc
tition which in a few days will be
circulated among them.
Evening journal., 1912-09-30

The only member Of City Council who went to Buff
falo attend the meeting OF the representatives
American municipalities President Benson-and
he paid his own expenses That is what We advised
him to do weeks ago when the councilmanic iunket
question was up for discussion. We glad he took
our advice, and trust he learned something while he
was there TO compensate him for the fact that he
learned before he left home that the Wilmington tax
payers will countenancc no more councilmanic iunkets
at public expense.
Evening journal., 1912-09-30
DELAWARE AND ANTIETAM.

From the Dover State Sentinel.
Memories of the battle of An
tietem, TO those Delawareans whose
soldier heroes fell on that field, brings
sadness. If we remember Alright that
was the first battle of the Civil War
in which Delaware troops we're en-
gagged. The First Delaware Regiment
received its baptism of fire then, and
the first Of Delaware's dead and
wounded came from there. The whole
State mourned for its dead mingled
with Joy over the news of the victory
achieved The first large delegation
from this State to a battle field, to
Evening journal., 1912-09-30

The Want Columns are the index OF
many opportunities-they offer a way
for business expansion and point 20
Possibilities for gainful transactions
in many lines-Adv.
Evening journal., 1912-09-30
Editorial Opinion
TRIBUTE no HAYES.

From the Middletown Transcript.
The death OF Walter II. Hayes, which
occurred In Wilmington on Wednes-
day night removes from the bar Of
Delaware one OF its leading lights,
and from the State man who for
years was prominent factor in
public affairs. Deceased was recog-
nized as one of the leading members
of the bar of the state, and he was
connected with many important
cases
Evening journal., 1912-09-30

That woman who left the Arctic circle to 20 10
Boston TO get married in the Back Bay district may
escape frost bite and chilblains, but doubt IT,
She vent 10 an exceedingly frigd section of
try.
Evening journal., 1912-09-30

The Association "a
American Advertia.
era ia composed Of
oil She great Adver-
tisers Of this coun.
try. The Aasooin-
tion endorses only
such papers a. sub
init 10 its examina-
tion 81 any moment
and positive proof
must be submitted
The accompanying
certihcats, Ne 1iBt.l
has been israaa -
thls papsg.
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centAined in the Assseiation's re-
pert only are guaranteed. "
Association Of American Advertisers
No aisi Whitehall Bids. 4 7. City
Evening journal., 1912-09-30

To take advantage Of home changes
use the Wants.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-30

fession: nc better lessons than those
Of the Bible can teach my child"
Huxley. in an address upon educa-
tlon. says. 4 have always been
strongly in favor OF secular education.
ir the sense Of education without the.
0Iogy. but ! must confess have been
no less seriously perplexed 10 know
BY what practical measures the rellg
ious feeling. which Is the essential
basis of conduct, was 70 be kept up
IN the present utterly chaotic state Of
opinion on these matters. without the
use 81 the Bible The pagan moral
lists lack life and color. and even the
noble stole. Marcus Aurelius. is too
high and refined for an ordinary child.
Take the Bible as a whole. make the
seyerest deductions which fair critic.
ism can dictate. and there stil re-
mains IN this old literature a vast resi-
dunn Of moral beauty and grandeur.
BY the study Of what other book could
children be so humanized? II Bible
reading is not accompanied by con
straint and solemnity, do not believe
there Is any thing in which children
take more pleasure"
Lord Shaftesbury:
I am as certain as Of my own exist
ence that Science, in a more extended
compass, long very longs before It is
perfect. win be the surest, stoutsst.
most irresistible. apology FOR the
Bible in the whole history OF facts ana
arguments sincc controversy began. II
viii prove the Mosaic creation. the an
thentieity Of the Pentateuch: it viii
establish the Deluge and Noah's ark.
and It will render all Joshua credible:
the miracles and the Red Sea. II win /
make every syllable Of the Old and
New Testaments as clear ard certain !
70 our minds and souls as hunger and
thirst. food and raimdN. pain and
pleasure. are to our bodies.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-30

Mr.. and Mrs. y. G. Harvey Of Ten
ahy. n. J.. had been staying 4 month
at Yoke Pond. Ne, and started for
home The husband went on the trail
toward the depot. the wife to follow
an hour OF two later. On the summit
Of Boardman mountain be met an an.
CRY she-bear. which went for him.
Dropping his pack he climbed spruce
tree, just getting out Of reach Of the
bears claws. In his haste be dropped
his mittens, and as the temperature
was near zero his hands we're badly
frozen, and he had to strap himself
to the tree 10 keep from falling out.
Two hours later the wife came on the
trail TO the scene. and the bear left
the tree and started growing for her.
She was carrying the gun and fired
one shot. That did not stop the brute.
but the second one did, and left the
bear dead 10 feet away.-The Chris
tian Herald
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-30
Perpetual MotIon.

As the term Is generally under.
stood. perpetual motion is the motion
Of an engine which, without any sup
port or pSwer from without, cannoi
only maintain its own motion forever
but can also be applied TO drive ma
chinery, and therefore do external
work. In other words It means : De
vice for creating power or energy
without corresponding expenditure
This is absolutely impossible. 10 nat
ter what physical forces be employed
The quantity Of force In existence be
ing fixed, no new stock can be created
and therefore, a self-moving machine
is out Of the question. The modern
physical axiom, the conservation oi
energy, founded on experimental bases
as certain as those which convince
US Of the truth Of the laws OF motion
may be expressed in the negative
thus: Perpetual motion Is impossible
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-30
Natural Probability.

]. Adam Bede, who was the "wit Of
copsrsss" for several terms, kept the
Cnieago jewelers. association in an
upsoar when he spoke Of happiness
at the annual banquet. Some people
can't see good in anything, but 1t Ia
always there he said. why, out In
my district short time ago there was
an uproar because Miss Week mar
ried a Mr.. Day. The grumblers com
planned that it was loss Of time, be
cause Week had been lost to make
= Day. But those who can see the
sunshine all the time suggested thai
probably it wouldn't be long before
there would be enough Days around
to make up for the lost Week.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-30
Artificial Flowers.

The Japanese carry the art of arti
ficial flower making to perfection,
copying with marvellous fidelity not
only the blossoms. but whole branches
and even plants in bloom. They are
particularly clever in initiating wis
taria, cherry and rose trees, ana ihs
flowers are SO naturally made In either
cotton and silk that they deceive the
keenest critic. Great branches OF
these various blossoms are used for
decorative purposes. There is a great
vogue at present for the wearing OF
artificial flowers both with day and
evening dress. Silk and velvet how.
ers command high price.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-30

Experience made the British au-
thorities decide on khaki as the best
and most servlceable uniform for an
army, and other nations have follow
ed suit. But all, 1t seems, are not
agreed on that score. A small COM
mission OF Frenchmen are at present
occupied in making selection Of
style for the French army, and 1t Is
not likely that khaki will be chosen.
The French military painter. M. De
taille. favors the retention Of the old
familiar blue and red Of the RepubIi-
can army. Invisibility. according to
him, may be purchased at too dear a
cost. He says that in Morocco it re-
suited in one French regiment being
nearly decimated by the fire of an
other French regiment.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-30
Genius on the scrap-Heap.

Writing under the above title Sig
mund Spaeth delivers sIashing at
tack upon our methods of education,
in Harper's Weekly. According to the
author we are guilty of a shocking
waste Of infant prodigies. Every
trace of useful information is careful
ly concealed from the very young
child" he says. Its constant ques-
tions are for the most part answered
'humorously' and hence incorrectly,
or they are not answered at all. Why
should human infant be such an ir-
resistible Joke? All the mental proc
esses of the first three or four years
of child life are considered as mere
interesting refexes. That they are
controlled by zeal, living. tremen-
dously active brain never seems to
occur to u.s."
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-30

WANTED-solicitor for laundry and
cleaning. First class proposition TO
right man Call 1856 days or s24 even
ings. Sstf