davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1913-07-26
THE WORLDS CEREAL CROPS.

T INTERESTING information in rotation to crops has
been received hy the United States Department Of
Agriculture from the International Institute of Agrcul-
in Rome Italy TO Americans It is especially
Illuminating at This time, when the cereal crops In
his country are being harvested the of be-
ING harvested u will he noticed that while here in
Delaware there is much complaint of light wheat
Yields the worlds crop fully two-tenths Of one per
cont higher than that for 1912, whns the yields Of
barley rye and oats arc lower than last year
The estimated production Of wheat this season in
rusaria is et8o 600 bushels Spain, 1io1ooooo. lns
land and Wales. 55oSOo0o, Italy. laS4i7Qoo bushels.
The estimated combined total of Bolgum Bulgaria.
Denmark suaiu Italy, Iuxcmhurg switzerland. United
staios, India, Japan Great Britain, European RUSSIA
Cvuier wheaN, aud hungary excluding Croatia and
slavouia s 1852 100000 bushels. 1902 per cent Of
last yoar's production n these countries
The estimated production Of rye g. in Belgium
2i96t00o bushels, aud Spain 25O2ioo0 bushole. The
combncd total production Of belgium, Rulsaria, Den
mark Spain, italy 1uxeuhure, Switzerland, Russia
Cvintcr rycl. and Hungary, cycudne Croatia and
siayonia. e lO52ooo0oO bushcs, or 92A rcr cent Of
last years production
rho estimated prodnction or barley IS, in Spain
6g7i2ooo bushels Enrland and Wales ieA5oooo.
( hungary excluding Croatia aud slavonia 756oaooo
bushels The combined total production OF Belgium,
Hulearia. Denmark Spain, Italy. LuNcmhurg. switzer-
land United states Japan Great Britain and Hungary,
excluding Croatia and slavonia is 529oooOOo bushels,
or 920 per cent of last years production In these
states
The estimated production OF oats is. in Belvum
i6795000 bushels spain 26S3So0o England and Wales.
9l777OO. Hungary. excluding Croatia and slayona.
a767SOoo and italy. 35S26ooo bushels. Tho combined
total OF Belgium. Bulgaria, Denmark Spain, Italy,
Luxomhurg, switzerland, United States, Japan Great
Britain, and Hungary excluding Croatia and sayonia,
lis lilOOoOOOo bushels SOS per cent of last years
! production in these countries.
Tho outlook for oats IS far from encouraging
70 those who consume that cereal Prices already
high. II the estimate Of falling off Of almost one
dfth in The worlds crop holds good the result may be
that the market viii go higher for that popular
grain such a condition would be exceedingly un-
fortunate al except those who raise deal in that
cereal
Evening journal., 1913-07-26

cei,e why the company should be criticized ediorally
by a newspaper because OF its failure to send Its
ambulance down 20 the State Rife RansefoI an oicer
the militia who had been stricken The members
of the hrc company control Of the ambulance quite
properly took the position that there is limit to the
territory that be served and that the Rife Range
is outside Of that limit particularly there was no
assurance that emergency calls having do with even
more desperate cases i'm the metropolitan district
would not come in when the ambulance was miles
from the city.
When the refusal Of the fire company to send its
ambulance to the State Rifle Range near Delaware
City Is being discussed there is something else that
should be taken into consideration in this particular
case that has led to criticism Of the volunteer
hremen That that the First Regiment Orsanized
Militia of Delaware was presumed to be on war foot
ing at Camp Nlacdonough Il has ambulance service
of lbs own. That service IS presumed to be eff
cent that, in event Of war, it will be able to handle
and care for the members of the regiment mat
ter whcther they be in wounded by shot and shell.
TO The average civilian il would seem that if that am
buanco service of our militia handle with celer-
y and efficiency the OF officer who has been
stricken by Illness it would fail mserably it put
to the supreme test OF caring for many in event
of real action in the field In fact, think that
many members OF the regiment will think that It is
strange that regimenta Organization should look for
assistance from volunteer civilian when the
regiment is In camp and presumed to be upon full
and efficient war footing.
Everybody sympathizes of course with the stricken
officer SO reasonable persons IN ont Of the regi-
+ ment will sympathize, however. with the effort to
make of tho Phoenix Fire Company the goat for any
efficiency that may exist n the ambulance, medical or
hospital service Of the regiment Our volunteer fire
! men who have operated the Phoenix ambulance for
years and done such splendid work deserving OF
iarer treatment than that
Evening journal., 1913-07-26
SATURDAY. JULY %. 1918.
orR NEW PUBLIC UTIrTIEs COMMISSIONER.

r, fcHARD C. MMULLEN has been appointed mem
IN ber Of the Board of Public Utilities Commls-
sioners nv Mayor Howell to succeed G. Fred Bacner
whose term viii expire next Thursday Mr. McMuneh
ia a Democrat as also is Mr. Bacher She term Is
for five years The appointment is in no sense sur
prise as it had been discounted for several days oy
riimors more or less oircumstantial.
AS Mayor Howcn coulG not see his way clear to re-
appomt Mr. Bachor we doubt that he could have made
n selection for the vacancy that would have given
greater pleasure to the public than has that OF Mr.
McAiullen. He has been identified many years with
large commercial interests in our city and is regarded
as having good sound Judgment
The people look to him to assist the other commits
sioners in the work of making the commission some
thing that is worth while for the public benefit II is
on the eve of making an earnest effort to redress
some of the grievances the public II MIR McMnllen
has any regard at all for his official future he viii
indenhfy himself with those elements i'm the conf
mission which seek to do something nder law
that Is manifcctly imperfect and places unwiso lm-
tations uron the activities of that official body
Commissioner Bachor has many friends who regret
that he is to retire as commissioner. 80 ono mas
doubted his intense interest and industry as "a conf
missioner The Mayor seemed to feel however that
new blood should be injected into the commiaso'
and that as Mr. Bachors term first TO expire ho
should he retired I'm fact ho Mayor said recently
that he wanted moro work and less talk out OF the
commission and ho regards hc apponimcnt of Mr.
Mcalulien as step toward the attainment OF that
goal
Evening journal., 1913-07-26
WILL. nnIsrnN GET Irl

THERE hvc Democratic aspranls Tor ino dover
postmastership. One s John M Houston. ono
Che four Democrats who deadlockod hc Legislature
on the United states scuaiorship last january. lt viii
be remembered that when the four finally swung into
the SALISBURY column there we're persistent minors that
promises Of Federal PATRONAGE had been made n he-
half of Saulshnry Those rumors wore denied hut The
candidacy of Houston has caused them 20 ho revived
u will be interesting watch he outcome of the tight
for the posmastorship in the state capital II Houston
is appointed will be accepted as confirmation Of
those rumors In addition. 81 viii cause much bad
blood because several sraght-out Salisbury men are
candidates the place. phey ai not consent tamcy
to former enemy Salisbury beins preferred
to their exclusion notuithstandne the fact that uous
TOMS surrender TO Salisbury the Senatorial fight is
conceded to have brought the breaking OF the leg
ialat,e deadlock
Among the other men mentioned IN connection with
the pcstmastorship are Edad l. Clark, j. Frank
Startling, A. C. Massey. clayton w Fisher and William
Dyer There are those who suggest that ass Massey
Is tcnu's on ono OF saulsburys farms ne viii wiz
against the entire field. That, however Is doubted t
IS far moro likely that it viii be Houston OF the
Original Salisbury men who were true TO the political
fortune tho Senator long before Houston swung
bis vote TO him. Perhaps the worst handicap under
which Houston abors IS that he delivered his vote to
SALISBURY The senator scarcely would commit such
raw ndscrction as deliver the Dover postmaster
Ship in return for that vote 1t might lead to eNten-
sion OF the Congressional lobby Investigation
Evening journal., 1913-07-26
sMlRNA ANn LAkr cnM0.

CMYRNA has progressive Board OF Town Com
- missioners. It has decided to widen the state
road causcway the foot Of Lake Como and
sidewalk on one side Of to the end that poasanter
may be had TO the delightful stretch of coun-
try south Of the town. While the progressive spirit is
abroad IN that charming Kent county town. the commits
soners viii be wise if they condemn land for a drive
along the north shore of the lake Such drive. suit
ably graded and paved and set with shade would
become in a few years, one OF the towns most
valuable and appreciated assets. In fact il would
be bad idea if smyrna were 70 condemn land clear
around the lake and thereby provide a hnely-woodcd
park, Will Of the charming bodies Of water
in Kent county set in its centre
The establishment OF such a park and lake drive
would cost something it is true but that cost would
be than compensated for by the comfort it would
bring to the people and the free and widespread advcr
tisng would bring to the The land needed for
park and lake drive purposes is cheaper now than il
perhaps ever win be- and it would be good municipal
business policy purchase now even though it might
he necessary to defer The development for several years
resort to scheme OF development that would be
distributed over several years
Evening journal., 1913-07-26
PIMPLES ON NECK
AND FOREHEAD
Sore and Painful. Smarted and
Burned Terribly Very Disfgur-
ing. Used Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. No Eczema Since.

R.F ID. No.'1. Box A.. Creekside. Pa. -
"Ahout year ago my skin began to break
ont IN rough places and Tdmples on the back
Of my neck and forehead. They were very
sore and painful aud when got over-hcated
would smart AMI burn something terribly.
The breaking oat ON my forehead was IN
large seals s,abs and was very disnguring
hated to have people see g. While on the
back of my neck IL was In the form Of
pimples. Thoy came to q head and were
dry and very itchy ! had suffered IN this
way for several weeks when I saw IN several
papers about people being cured Of skin
diseases 10y Cuticura SOAP and Ointment
and I resolved 20 send for a sample l
bought more from my druggist and by the
tiine J had use, an Of it my forehead was
smooth as 10 ever was and have not had
the eczema on my neck OF face any since. "
lsiened) Miss Cornelia weamer. Mar. 20.
1913
Evening journal., 1913-07-26
BY FLANEuR

beard. and then he was obliged to live
under the eye of the indispensable
Sully, an austere mentor whose advice
and administrative ability he valued,
but whose severe eye held down his
baser prOponsities. Sully, so TO speak.
was his reproachful conscience, from
which he could not get away. He no
more liked Sully than Charles II did
going to kirk, when at the head of the
Scotch army.
Knole House mear Sevenoaks) in
England, already a show place for yis-
itors and a center of dramatic inter-
est in the present Lady Sackvilie
lcause celehre. is one of those build
lings that warm the heart of the archi-
tect and the antiquary. One side of it
might be mistaken for the front of St
James Palace itself 1T was Archbis-
hop Bourchier who. IN 1866, built the
igreater part of the building as il now
appears and four of his successors
made it their pleasure house.
The house and estate of knole have
passed through many hands One OF the
owners, Lord Saye and Sele. had an un-
happy time during the rebellion that
! brought he men OF Kent up to London
/ i'm support OF Jack Cade But before d,
lost his head he had received from Tho
I King as many honors and perquisites a.
! hc could we'll carry. Three centuries age
/ llnole passed into the possession OF tn,
Sackvilles and with some mutations il
/ has remained with that family.
Five and twenty years ago the fu
! ture Marquis of Northampton thci
{ Earl Compton might have had a polit
cal future lie was still young, wealth,
and good looking. of amiable disposition
and pleasant manners full OF enthusl
asm for new political ideas. capable
speaker. Liberal free from the tain
OF Whigery. Home Ruler who had los
his scat by his fidelity to Mr.. Glad
stone nut somehow lac never made am
figure i'm the House of Commons; in
deed he never manifested amy such am
btiun. and after he succeeded to tn
peerage. i'm 1897. he seemed to lose al
taste lor a political life although h
never wavered i'm his principles
His best public work was done on tn
London County Council. where he wa
La prominent figure in the early days q
the Progressive movement. and devote
himself ndustriously TO the problem O
the housing OF the MASSES. This sub
iect occupied him all his life. and II
London landlord ever has manifested
kecncr sense of his responsibilities
Many religious and philanthropic socic
ties will miss his active assistance a
well as his generosity, notably the Rag
gcd School Union and the British an
Foreign Bible Society
Lord Northampton was a thorough
unselfsh man. always bent ON using hi
position. ambition aud means for tli
benefit of his neighbors. lie might
described as IAN ornament of the peer
age' much mou worthily than man
nohlemen to whom that phrase has bee
Iapplicd
Evening journal., 1913-07-26
EDITORIAL OPINION

less than $1,000 per mile. on many
of our roads the cher need is grad
ing and draining. No money has
been borrowed yet and most of the
road from Dover 10 Smyrna has not
been petitioned for OF course, the
resolution passed at the last meeting
Of the Levy Court attempting to ap-
propriatc the shares of the first and
second districts TO the Dover-to-
Smyrna road. is not worth the paper
il is written on The Levy Court
should send representative TO
Washington who knows what he is
talking about TO explain our condi-
tions to the Postmaster General and
obtain permission to use the national
aid of $4,000 as far as IL will go for
any OF the mail routes improved in
stead of the one road.
Evening journal., 1913-07-26

The Lenster family belong to a
number of the Norman houses. who,
like the Ormonde Buffers, retained
leading position in ireland by not
clinging TO the old faith, as large
group of the others did. Carton, at
Maynooth, has not been a social CEN
ter since the death OF the late Duke
and the beautiful Duchess Of Lcin-
ster. The present duke dwolls but
little at Carton, owing to his deli
cate health. Lord Desmonde Fit2-
Gerald. his presumptioe hoir, is un-
married The youthful Lord Edward
FITZGERALD, who has followed the eX-
ample Of bis historic namesake in the
family in making an unconventional
marriage. is the youngest OF the three
brothers The large Leinster estates
we're among the earliest sold under
the land act when its working be-
gan during Mr. Wyndhams tenure Of
office as civil secretary in ireland
The late George Wyndham was lie
tout beau, le tout bon ct le tout sym
I pathique" as Frenchman called
him. He had a presence that came
on one almost as a sunburst in cloudy
weather. A mistake which the Lon
don press had fallen into is TO speak
of him as a happy compound of the
best English. Irish, and French quail
tiles. the French having come 10 him
/ from Nine de Genlis and Philippe
Egalite. SO far as known his only
, French ancestors were much farther
/ back Lord Edward FitzGerald
through his mother, was descended
from Louise dc Kerouaille. Duchess
of Portsmouth, and the only favorite
of the Merry Monarch" who could
be called a lady His paternity oil
her son. the first Duke of Richmond
of the present line. has never been
denied. This would bring Henri ~
the grandfather Of Charles II, into
the remoter line OF ancestors.
Not a single Royal Bourbon in tn,
least resembled Henri ", and not on,
lof the three Louis, or Charles, OF
Louis Philippe. rosembled each other
l1he MERRY Monarch had something
lof his wit enlivening presence. gayctl
when under a cloud but without AM
Iof his serious qualities. all of which
went to the grcatgrandson. William o
lOrangc. There was really not a litth
lof the gay temperament, happy wit
Iand marked sympathy with th'
French pcasantry of Henri ~ i'm Mr.
Wyndham, who easily might have ris
len to all-around greatness, had his To
Jim youth and earlier life been cast IN
hard lines. He had "a fine moral ma
iure' Henri ~ had not All the Kin;
Iof Navarrc's natural bent was towar,
low onporiunism and "canailleric.
But hard times and the Huguenot ON
vironment in which he was placed
first by his mother and then by cir
.cumstances kept him fairly straight
lie further bad the luck not to com
to.the throne until he was a gray
Evening journal., 1913-07-26

If a substitute is offered you for
Foley Kidney pills, it means a cheaper
medicine is pressed upon you for the
dealers profit. not Tor yours. Foley
Kidney Pills may cost the dealer more
than a cheap substitute, but they give
better results than any other kidney
and bladder medicine. Ask for Foley
Kidney Pills n. B. Danforth. Market
and Second street Wilmington, Del
Adv.
Evening journal., 1913-07-26
srrz ANnpANAMA.


OFFICIAL figures compiled make the gratifying
~ showing that there IS a steady increase in the
gross receipts of the suez canal I'm fact 1912 was "A
banner year for great DeLcsseps monument which
has much facilitate tho transportation of the
world. In that year the receipts amounted TO
S6423S3 francs as against l2t7G2i99 francs in 1911
and lSo836547 francs in 1910.
It is shown that in 1912 the number of vessels that
passed throueh the canal was 1913 Their net ton
mage was 20125l2O. or 40l vessels of l950s26 tons
more than in 1911 The average duration of time IN
putting vessel through the canal was shortened
thirty-dye minutes last year. rae avcrago time being
sixteen hours and nineteen minutes
The figures compiled show the interesting fact that
the percentage OF British vessels aud their net tom
mace in 1912 were 62j and GA respectively as COM
pared with go and GAO respectively iu 1911 What
preponderatng use the British make OF the canal as
compared with the use Of &c by Germany ss revealed
by the that last year tho Gormans owned Only l2g
per the vessels that passed hroush tne canal
and that their net represented only I4o per
cent Of the whole moved through that water
way.
When tho Panama canal IS opened IL viii be interest
ing note what effect s operation viii have the
business Of the suez canal Tho general opinion IS
that it viii iniure f. There arc those who suggest.
however. that as facilities for traffic hegc much new
traffic. the cncct upon will be So sreat as
most persons imagine IN other words that the mari
time business the world viii hc increased so greatly
by the new link between the Atlantic and the Pacific
that there win De ample business for both canals.
Evening journal., 1913-07-26
SHOULD Nor RE MADE rHr coAr.

MO one who knows anything about the history Of
IN The volunteer FIRE department in this city can
ail to appreciate the great and beneficial work that
has been done for years by the Phoenix Fire Com
pany through IFS ambulance service. Il has responded
10 thousands of calls in this city the surround
sas country has saved many lives by the ouckncss
~ IFS responses TO appeals for assistance and has
aone more FOR the alienation of human suffering than
Any other sinac volunteer agency outside Of The hos
zsAls Those things being true il is difficult to con
Evening journal., 1913-07-26

Members OF the paush-Amcrican
War Veterans Association of Company
4 win meet iu Irish American Hall to-
morrow afternoon TO make plans ioi
their cncamr n,nt TO be held near Cape
Nav the week of August J The men
VIII live n tents while campin gout
Captain John r. Brennan Is chairman
ol the oucampment committee and Ser
geant William knlin is the secretary
ana treasurer of the affair.
Evening journal., 1913-07-26
GOSSIP OF THE COURTS

Lord Northampton Inherited large cs-
tatcs in Warwiokshre and Ncrthamp.
ton,hire, and extensive and valuable
London property in ClerkenWell and
islington. In 1854 he married Miss
Mary Barring. only child and hciress of
the banker. and second Lord Ashburton,
who brought him a very large fortune
while his mothcr.n-law Louisa Lady
Ashburton. left him the famous deer
forests of Kinloch. .Luichart. and Aut-
derg and Autchonier. in Rosshire Scot
land. which comprise 5000 acres.
Castle Ashby the family seat near,
northampton. j. finely situated on high
ground. overlooking the Valley of the
Meme. Il is a stately Elizabeth house,
which was enlarged by lingo Jones.
There are many very interesting por-
traits and some of the rooms are finely
panellcd. The gardens are charming.
The park is well timhered but it is in
ferior in beauty TO the adioning Nard.
Icy Chase. which is one Of the most at
tractive woodland domains in the Mid
lands of England.
About the middle of the sixteenth
century the Comptons were ruined
owing TO series of disasters. The then
head of the family (afterward the first
] Earl of Northamptonl, proposed 10
: marry the daughter and heiress of~Sit
John Spencer, one of the richest mer-
chants in London. but her father re
fused to allow the match.
The suitor dressed himself up as
a bakers boy and carried off the
young lady in his basket, meeting Sir
John Spencer at the door. who pre-
sented him with a sixpence as a re-
ward for his punctuality. Sir John
was furious at the marriage, and
vowed his son-in-law should never
get another siXpence of his money.
but year later Queen Elizabeth
asked him to be the gossip" With
her to a certain baby, whom she
hoped he would adopt. as he had dis
inherited his daughter OF course
the mysteriously baby was a grand
son, and a reconciliation was the re-
suit.
Gen. Count Gleichen, whose Belfast
speech on the national service has
drawn from him an apology and
down upon him parliamentary disap
prOval, has. as an admirer once said
knack of getting into tight places
and for getting out of them again.
AT the battle of Modder River the
} Count was hit by Boor bullet which
reduced him for the moment to
speechlessness. A brother officer eX-
claimed over the supposed corpse
Poor Click is dead" But at that
moment the power OF speech, which
! has again brought tho Count into
trouble returned. "No ! am not" h.
2 said. The bullet had just missed the
iugular vein.
, Count Glcichen Is the son Of the
, late Princess of Acknowledgement
berg. whose mother was a stepsister
= to Queen Victoria.
IlCopyrlght. 1913. by A. D. IacobsonA
Evening journal., 1913-07-26
TO REMOVE DANORUFF

Prevent dry thin and falling hair allay
itching and irritation, and promote 80
growth and beauty Of the hair. frequent
shampoos with Cuticura soap. assisted by
occasional dressings with Cuticura Oint-
ment afford a most effective and economical
treatment. Sold hy druggists and dealers
everywhere Liberal sample Of each mailed
free with 32-p skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept n Boston.
aa-Nfen who shave and shampoo with Gu
tcnra soan xill dnd H. best for skin and scalp
Evening journal., 1913-07-26
EXCURSION 10 pENNsGROvE.

The most popular excursion by the
former officials of the South Side Bap-
tist Mission TO Pcnnsgroye, \. j.. will
be given on Thursday. August l.. There
will be the harvest home on the same
day, and a good chicken potpit dinner
will be served. There win be games Of
an kinds for old and Young
Evening journal., 1913-07-26
SERVICES Ar HANOYER.

At Hanover Presbyterian Church
tomorrow morning, the Rev. r. l..
jackson will speak upon "As a Tale
That Is Told" At the Union open air
service at $50 o'clock, the Rev. f. 5.
MacSorley will preach.
Evening journal., 1913-07-26
SIGN ADvERTIsFs COMPANY

The Electric Hose aud Rubber Com
pany has erected a large sign advcrtis-
near their plant m the Ninth ward The
sign Is 20 by 6 fect and is lighted by
electricity from smdown until mid
night