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The St. Mary banner., 1913-04-26

But it isn't every high flyer who
reaches the top.
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Demands HoId-Up Man

that OF a dog on hot day. His eyes
also stuck far out from their accus-
toned place when one OF the young
men walked behind the bar and ap-
propriated all of the money in the
cash register and then took roll OF
bills from his pocket.
you look warm" said one OF the
men to Turner you had better step
In here and cool off," With that they
escorted him to the ice box. thrust
him in and locked the door.
It was the latest thing In hold-ups.
There was no hold up your hands"
in it. The youthful robbers proceed
ed on the same theory that the veter-
mary surgeon uses when he places q
twist" on horses upper lip. AS long
as the twist" is on the lip the horse
thinks of nothing else.
Meanwhile In the living rooms up
stairs Mrs. Turner was tapping-tap-
ping on a water pipe that runs down
through the saloon. That was the
signal for Turner to come up to his
breakfast. The ham and" was get
ting cold and so was Turner. Mrs.
Turner came down to investigate and
found her husband nearly frozen In
the ice box
The St. Mary banner., 1913-04-26
New York Women in Crusade to Rid City Of Rats

dents accurately, but it Is held that the
city harbors at least 100000 OF
them.
Curiously enough the war on rats is
not to be undertaken by the city au-
thorities. but by an organization OF
women who propose to enlist in their
fight Of determination the assistance
Of all those on whom the rat is now
inflicting financial loss.
AS an example of the condition OF
affairs now existing one downtown
restaurateur states that the rats cost
him several thousand dollars q year in
spoiled foodstuffs and the wages OF ex-
terminators.
So rapidly has the damage which
they inflict been increasing that 1t is
now recognized that the only efficient
protection is to be found in an organ
ICED warfare.
In the war which is now being
planned by the women 1t is proposed
to make extensive use of ferrets, since
they have come to be regarded as the
most effective agency In freeing the
city from the great financial loss
which the rats now exact every year.
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War Is Started When EIopers Cheat Gypsy "bad''

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.-The elope-
i ment and probable marriage Of Eliz
abeth Mitchell. prettiest daughter OF
Harry Mitchell. head Of the camp OF
gypsies wintering near the state fair
grounds, and Mitchell Stevens. sport
and high fier" of the camp. has
thrown the tribe into ferment that
promises disruption. The gypsies
called on Captain Holtz Of the detec-
tive department the other day in a
vain endeavor to learn something OF
the whereabouts of the missing couple.
A warrant for the arrest Of Stevens
has been issued.
A fist fight between the brother Of
the accused youth and the father Of
the missing girl was narrowly avert
ed in the detectives offices.
The gypsy customs relating to mar
riage have been grossly violated and
the younger members of the camp
threaten to rebel and establish an In
dividual camp According to the gyp-
sy law $1,000 is none too small an
amount for the beauty OF the camp.
Stevens. the "upstart" has worthy
champion. however. in his brother.
Alonzo Stevens. big. husky, broad
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IN WARFARE OF FACTIONS
When Rivals Fought for the
Control Of Mexico.

There was a dramatic silence.
"We need butter for supper" saic
the wife and mother firmly. Il don't
see how we can get along without It.
Ill send Johnnie to the grocer's. It's
Just across the street. you know. He's
little and can run fast"
"No." said the husband and father
firmly, Il will CO."
But tie wife flung herself on his
breast as he took down his hat.
mo. no, john" she cried; ''you
can't be spared. will CO."
He caught her by the arms.
"No." he quickly said. what would
do without you? Hark!"
They all listened
Il can open tumbler of jelly" said
the wife and mother.
Gimme jelly" cried the child.
So they sat down and ate their but
terless supper
And all this happened because they
lived In the City Of Mexico. and the
rival factions we're using the streets
sor gun practice.
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NEW YORK.-A war on rats on q
~ scale hitherto never attempted IL
now being planned here in an effort
to make this the countrys first rat
less city by exterminating the rodents
which, aside from their inroads on
the health Of the city. cause through
their depredations property losses
which are estimated at more than
$5.000,000 yearly.
While this city has long realized
the need of Pied Piper. the rats un-
til now have been little m0lested, 30
that experts now declare that the
local rat population is the largest In
the country. II is Of course impos-
sible to estimate the number OF 70
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COLD IN
The HEAD
% the First Chapter In the History
Of Chronic Disease.

A cold in the head is the first chap
ter In the history of disease and death.
This has been so often repeated that
there are few people indeed who have
not witnessed many examples Of 1t.
A cold in the head Is rarely severe
enough to conflne a vigorous person
to the house. As a rule, it ends in
recovery without any treatment. This
has led many people to regard q cold
In the head as of no importance. It is
. terrible mistake, however, to pass
by q cold in the head as a trivial mat
ter. Every case should be treated.
Those who have used Peruna for
such cases will testify unanimously
that a few doses Is sufficient to re-
move every vestige Of the cold. How
much better 1t is to treat a cold in this
way than 1t is to allow 1t to go on and
on for weeks, perhaps months. leaving
effects that will never be eradicated.
Yet there are those who neglect to
take Peruna for cold In the head.
This neglect is due to the false notion
that q cold in the head Is hardly worth
noticing.
A cold in the head is in reality q
case of acute catarrh. It ought to be
called 30. in order to awaken people
from their lethargy on this subject. In
Q large per cent. Of cases cold In the
bead will end in chronic catarrh. Un.
less properly treated with some such
remedy as Peruna, perhaps so per
cent. of cases OF cold in the head will
lay the foundation for chronic catarrh.
A tablespoonful of Peruna should be
taken at the very first symptom of
cold in the head. Usually where the
/, cold is not very severe a tablespoonful
OF Peruna before each meal and at bed
time is sufficient. 1t may be neces-
I sary, however, where the attack is
more serious, to keep strictly in the
house and take a tablespoonful of
|Peruna every hour. Younger people.
feeble or delicate women, should take
a teaspoonful every hour.
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shouldered and second only to Nit.
chell in the eyes of the women OF the
camp. Stevens stoutly defends his
brother Mitchell.
You owa da tousand DOL" yelled
Mitchell, shaking his fist at the de-
fender of the name of Stevens, whose
young brother had broken all the ira
ditions of his race. "Giv-a me da tou-
sandr he repeated in high dudgeon.
"Da brud owe me da mon. You ray"
Stevens merely shrugged his shoul
ders and smiled.
According to the gypsies' story the
younger Stevens. carefully planned to
swindle the old man. requesting con-
tract sworn to before notary. for
the sale of the daughter for $1,000.
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"Stick Out Your Tongue, y

HHICAGO.-"Stick out your tongue.
- was the command Paul Turner,
saloonkeeper. Western and Ogden
avenues. received.
1t wasn't Turner's doctor that issued
the order, but q couple Of young men
who were overparticular regarding
the manufacture Of gin flzzes.
Turner's tongue stuck tight to the
roof Of his mouth when the demand
was backed up by two magazine guns
in the hands Of the fastidious young
drinkers. Then Turner's tongue pro-
truded from his mouth In amazement.
stick 1t further out" came the de-
mand in quick insistent tones. "and
keep 1t out or you'll get this"-this
being a wave of one of the guns.
Turner'S tongue stuck out like
The St. Mary banner., 1913-04-26
Cit Hall Clock Has It Midnight Five Times
G T. LOUIS, Mo.-Hearken all ys

q T. LOUIS, Mo.-Hearken all ye
y angered wives.
1t was all the fault Of the City Hall
clock, honest to goodness 1t was.
That clock deceived and betrayed
hubby about the lateness Of the hour.
OF course, his excuse sounded ridicu-
lous, but he was telling the truth for
once.
AS a clock proper. that timekeeper
over our legislative halls is eminently
respectable and reliable. 1t Is only
when 1t enters the declamatory field
that bitter things are said regarding
its integrity.
After 1t deceived the populace with
great irregularity. 1t becomes good
and behaves for q short time before
again falling into error. That is Just
what that erratic old timepiece did
the other day.
Three weeks ago after this clock
struck thirteen. when It should have
struck one. It was investigated and ad-
monished to behave better in the fu.
ture. Until early the other morning
It obeyed and 1t proclaimed the proper
hour at the proper time.
The St. Mary banner., 1913-04-26
RESINOL STOPS
skin TROUBLES

II you have eczema, ringworm, or
other itching, burning. unsightly skin
or scalp eruption, try Resinol Oint-
ment and Resinol Soap, and see how
quickly the itching stops and the
trouble disappears, even in severe and
stubborn cases. Pimples. blackheads
and red, sore. blotchy faces and hands
speedily yield to Resinol.
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap
heal skin humors. sores, boils. burns,
scalds. cold-sores, chafings and piles.
Prescribed by physicians for eighteen
years. All druggists sell Resinol Soap
(25c) and Resinol Ointment (5Oc and
81. Sent by parcel post on receipt Of
price. For sample Of each write to
Dept. 6-K. Resinol Chem. Co.. Balti-
more, Md.
The St. Mary banner., 1913-04-26

But at the precise hour the Sunday
lid went on, the clock started on a
spree. When one o'clock arrived that
gay deceiver hammered out twelve
strokes. AT two o'clock, twelve more
were sent forth and the same thing
happened at three and four o'clock.
Naturally hubby was fooled and
thought 1t only midnight He might
be out yet II that clock had not
changed tactics. At seven O'Clock
twenty-three booming strokes went
forth. and it entirely forgot eight
O'Clock. Later in the day 1t went
back to first principles and again
struck twelve on each hour.
Then It got tired of the whole bust
ness and simply quit on the job.
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lamentable Ignorance.

Mrs. Kaller-"Cooks are such ignor-
ant things. nowadays" Mrs. Justwed
Aren't they? They can't do the sim.
plest things. I asked mine to make
some sweetbreads the other day and
she said she couldn't. t."-McCall's Mag
axine.
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Exact Copy Of Wrapper.
After Material.

Editor-"Why do you persist in COM
ing here? l tell you l don't buy fic-
ton" Arthur-"Oh, don't wish to
sell any of my stories. l am writing
a short serial, entitled The Ugliest
Man on Earth and came in merely to
obtain local color"
The St. Mary banner., 1913-04-26

The average girl treats a new ac-
quaintance far better than she does
an old friend-so the old friend
thinks
The St. Mary banner., 1913-04-26

A boiler shop, by any other name
would be just as noisy.
The St. Mary banner., 1913-04-26

2rs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
ton, ,allays pain.curas wind collie sc bottleA ~
The St. Mary banner., 1913-04-26
Logical Sequence

Logical Sequence.
"A sneak thief stole my parlor car
pet"
What did you do?"
Il called policeman and he beat
it."
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-11
THROUGH FLOODS
TO REACH THE WEST

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
FELTON,. DEL April 11.-Mr. and
Mrs. John Garbut have arrived at Hot
Springs. Ark. after being stranded at
Cincinnati for about ten days, on &C
count of the flood. They will remain
at Hot Springs for several months,
for the benefit of Mr.. Garbut's health
Professor and Mrs. Clifford Simpler.
Of Frankfort. Del. have been the
guests of Mrs. Simpler's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Hughes and sons
we're the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. L..
NJ. Dill-Miss Florence Angstadt,
of Philadelphia. who have been Wis
iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D.
Angstadt, has returned home.-T.
Merritt Lynch, of Wilmington, has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Lynch.-Mr. and Mrs J. II. Whitaker
have returned home from a few days
visit In Philadelphia.-Mis Louise
Reynolds visited Wilmington relatives
Saturday, and was the guest of Mrs.
William Crsadick Sunday.-Dr and
Mrs. John Clifton. Of Smyrna, we're in
FELTON, this week.-Mrs.. Jane Clifton,
Mrs Elizabeth Clifton. Mrs. A. B.
Conner and Mrs. Wallace Reynolds
spent Monday I'm Dover.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-11

under existing conditions charges the little consumer
five times much for current as in instances, it
charges to the big consumer? II it entertains such
thought it must have its fingers on the pulse Of the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction Company and
not the pulse OF the public.
No doubt when the officials Of the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company sent their cut-and-
dried reduction offer TO the Board Of Directors Of
the Street and Sewer Department they thought It
stuted the last word that be said. Not long ar
terward they found themselves confronted by offer
from the Peoples Light, Heat and Power Company to
accept maximum rate OF ten cents per klowatt hour
permit the Board Of Directors OF the Street and
Sewer Department 10 FIX any minimum rate which
would permit the company to pay its obligations and
per cent capital actually invested That
offer rubbed the gloss off the Wilmington and Phila-
delphia Traction Companys offer It bolt from
the blue and was followed quickly by another,
equally unexpected So much had been said by the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction Company about
the probability OF the Peoples Light Heat and Power
Company selling out merging. that the Peoples
Company submitted formal offer TO have inserted
IN its franchise ironclad condition that in event
Of the sale, lease, merger consolidation Of the
Peoples Light Heat and Power Company the fran
chse shall become null and void and all rights under
It shall be forfeited
In view of those two offers by the Peoples Com
pany fail TO how the Board Of Directors of the
Street and Sewer Department afford to on
record being in favor Of unreguated monopoly and
in opposition to competition the very menace OF
which has forced the unregulaed monopoly TO reduce
It's rates. This is no time for the directors to make
such false step. II would be sure to lead to re.
prisals the part of taxpayers and voters who
are In mood to be trifed with further by UNI
regulated monopoly It's agents and official, po
cal aud corporate friends
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-11
WAWA CHIEFS
ARE RAISED
Newark Boy Scouts Are In
tereSted in Amateur
Gardening Project
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, April 11.-Deputy Great
sachem r. NJ. Smith and his staff of
Minnohaha Tribe, of Newark, trailed
to the wigwam Of Wawa Tribe early
this week. where the chiefs OF that
tribe wero raised as follows
Prophet. A. S. Walton; Sachem,
Lewis Lee; Senior Sycamore. George
Davis; Junior Sycamore Harry
Chambers; Collector of Wampum, A.
II. l.. Eastburn; Collector Of Records.
A. Mousley; Keeper of VAN
pun. c. A. McNamee: First sannup
w Chambers; Second sannup M.
Chambers; First Brave. T.. Malin:
Second Brave. n. Malin; Third Brave.
o. Eastburn; Fourth Brave, j. Malin
First Warrior w. Lamborn; Secono
Warrior, 7, Eastburn; Third Warrior,
J. 10. Washburn; Fourth Warrior, J..
Malin; Guard Of Wigwam, H. Croft;
Guard Of Forest, Jacob Maxwell Wild
ows and orphans, Charles Croft;
Board OF Managers, J. l.. Dempsey,
N. b. Chambers and William II.
Chambers.
Since its organization several
weeks ago, the local company of Boy
Scouts has made rapid progress UNI
der the guidance of Professor Manns,
the scout master. Members OF the
company are greatly interested in
| prizes that the scout master has Of
fered in connection with gardening,
and there is expected TO be a large
amount OF amateur gardening going
on in Newark this season. The prizes
offered are as follows: First, for the
best vegetable garden containing not
less than 800 square feet, and not
more than $50. with not less than six
different vegetables, So; second best,
81 third best ST. Four-for the larg-
est gross sales from garden placed
In bank during the season, 81. Five
For the best vegetable exhibition
from the garden at the Firemen's Car
nival, 81. Sixth-For the best theme,
MY Garden" 81. The requirements
are that there must be at least ten
scouts to compete and they must do
AL the work after blowing and har-
rowing has been done. Awards will
be made October 2.
The Committee Of Discipline and In
struction Of the Board of Trustees Of
Delaware College has failed 20 far TO
select a director for the summer
school TO be held here FIVE weeks next
summer. The committee will hold a
meeting here on Monday.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-11
MARSHALLTON

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MARSHALLTON, Del, April H.
Mrs. Alpheus Pennock was entertain
cd at the home of Mrs Percy L. Lam
born. of Toughkenamon, Pa, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Herbert Mote, of
McClellandsville were entertained on
Sunday at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William G. Little.-John Farra is
spending some time at the home Of
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Maclary.-Mrs.
Lewis Nj. Greenwalt, who has been
i'll, is improving Harvey G. Little
was entertained over the weekend
at the home of his aunt and uncle,
Mr.. and Mrs. Washington c. Leeds,
of Llanerch, Pairs. George Taylor,
Who has been i'll. was taken to the
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-11
eternal QUESTION:

Ever since the creation the
right man for the right place"
has been sought, but he Is not
found nearly so often as he
. should be. Especially today, when
: business enterprise is advanced
to a point it. had been hardly ever
hoped to reach and the great
. cities are teeming with busy men
. and women, the eternal ques-
. ton" is how to get the right
man for the right place"
The place is waiting for the
. man and the man for the place
. but somehow or other they don't
. seem to connect and the result Is
. both go a-begging.
The Want columns are the
bureau of information for these
two factors in business life. They
. are the ring that binds the two
together in q tie, which. once
. formed, Is indissoluble.
A Want AID will quickly solve
the eternal question"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-11
COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP
A Peculiar Condition Removed

Some time ago | was troubled with
pains in the back and kidneys. at
times could not straighten up after
bending over Came to the conclusion
that it was my kidneys. Read Dr. Kill
mer's advertisement and made up my
mind | would try Swamp-Root Dur
ing the time taking the contents Of
two bottles passed two gall stones
Of quite good size. Today ! am free
from pains IN the back and kidneys
for Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root remov-
ed all the difficulty, and 7 can now
90 about my work and have no trou-
bic with my back or kidneys. I will
gladly recommend Or. Kilmer's
Swamp Root to any one suffering
from kidney or liver trouble. You are
at liberty TO publish this If you SO
desire.
r. e. MOsIER,
Waverly. ~ Y.
State Of New York. County Of Tioga,
SIS.
f. e. Mosier. being duly sworn de-
poses and says that he Is the person
who subscribed and made the fore
going statement, and that he has
heard said statement read and knows
the contents thereof, and that the
same is true.
f. e. MOsIER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 2Sth day of June, 1903.
FRANK A. BELL Notary Public.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-11

Wilmington taxpayers heartily tired of make
shift municipal fnancierng. For years it has been
resorted to by Republican and Democratic admins
tratons. Invariably the taxpayers have been COM
PEELED to pay penalties for this persistent mixing Of
city business and partisan politics No doubt it
would be a relief to the people City Council to
take fair and manly stand this year and establish
a tax rate that will meet the legitimate expenses Of
city government. honesty and economically admins
tered The taxpayers and voters weary of
annual deficits and temporary loans obtained in an
tcipaton of the years taxes that they doubt
less would welcome an adequate and husiness-like
tax rate, knowing that the system that prevails
is expensive in the long run than proper
rate.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-11
GUARD AGAINST BRIDGE WASTE.

ndILgMMA CHANDLER formerly a Levy Court
Commissioner and Comptroller of New Castle
county. says there will be of at least SOL 900
OF the taxpayers money il the Third street
bridge be built along the lines proposed. sug-
geson OF prospective waste coming from such
sponsble source makes it deserving Of the earnest
attention of the taxpayers of this city and county
particularly at this time when the public funds
needed by both the city and the county for other
purposes
Mr.. Chambers complaint is that it is proposed to
build bridge that is much wider than the street it
would carry the Christana river, and that it
is planned provide draw opening that is entirely
too wide for large craft to pass through and
not large enough for two large craft to use stimuli
leading up to the bridge is only twentyseven feet
from curb to curb, II is proposed to have the road
way the bridge forty feet wide, thirteen feet
wider than that part OF the street devoted to the
of vehicle traffic. Another important point made by
the former Comptroller is that Notwithstanding the
fact that the opening in the railroad drawbrdgo
the mouth Of the Christana river is only ninety
eight feet, and the Harlan and Hollingsworth Cor
poration officials and others think that a 12O-foot
opening through the Third street bridge would
be ample for present and future needs Of navigation,
il proposed that the opening in the bridge shall
be $50 feet, much for craft and not enough
for two
II seems to us that these matters which should
be taken up at not only by the members of the
Levy Court, but also by all taxpayers and public
spirited citizens The Legislature has authorized
S25OOOo loan for the purpose OF enabling the county
build the bridge If the SCI 600 is to be saved
to tho taxpayers, is the time to take steps 10
accomplish that desired end, Certainly it would be
wrong to sell S25OOOO of county for the bridge
If an expenditure Of $4,000 will build that
will suffice for the needs of land and water traffic.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-11

Homeopathic Hospital for an opera
tion.-Miss Della Seeds, of Whining
ton, was entertained as the guest OF
Miss Mary T. Little over the week
'end-eMiss Edna Worral was a recent
guest of Mrs. Margaret Robinson,
of Avondale, Pa.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-11

President Wilson has not At to honor New
England with single place in the cabinet And yet
every New England State, except Vermont, gave to
him its electoral vote. It be that the President
is offended because that section Of the Union did not
record itself unanimously in his favor.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-11
Letter TO /
Or. Kilmer & Co., !
BingliamtOn, n. Y.

Prove What SWamp-ROOt VIII DO For
You
Send to DR.. Kilmer e. Co, Bingham
ton, n. Y, for a sample bottle. It will
convince anyone. You will also re-
ceive a booklet of valuable informa-
ton, telling all about the kidneys and
bladder When writing. be sure and
mention the Wilmington Evening
Journal. Regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all
drug stores.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-11

Thus far army aviation in this country has cost
eight lives. Six of the victims commissioned
officers And yet the aeroplane is almost unstable
and unreliable today il several years ago
No doubt the great sacrifice of human life will
tnue only in the army but also in the ranks of
civil life, both here and abroad
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-11

How would it do to hold the Senate end of the pro-
Island Marsh?