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Mexico Missouri message., 1914-06-18
EYE STRAIN
Relieved by Quitting Coffee.

Many cases OF defective vision are
caused by the habitual use OF coffee.
It is said that in Arabia where cof-
fee 10 used in large quantities., many
lose their eyesight at about fifty. Tea
contains the same drug, caffeine. as
coffee
A N. ]. woman writes to the point
concerning eye trouble and coffee.
She says:
My son was for years troubled with
his eyes, He tried several kinds Of
glasses without relief. The optician
said there was a defect In his eyes
which was hard TO reach.
He used to drink coffee, as we all
did, and finally quit 1t and began to
use Postum. That was three years
ago and he has not had to wear
glasses and has had no trouble with
his eyes since.
Il was always fond Of tea and coffee
and finally became so nervous / could
hardly sit still long enough to eat a
meal. My heart was in such con-
dition thought / might die at any
time.
Medicine did not give me relief
and l was almost desperate. It was
about this time we decided to quit cot
fee and use Postum, and have used 1t
ever since. l am in perfect health.
No trouble now with my heart and
never felt better in my life.
Postum has been a great blessing
TO us all. particularly to my son and
myself"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich. Read The Road to Well.
ville," in pkgs.
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be we'll
boiled. 15c and CSC packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in a cup of hot water and. with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious beverage
Instantly. zoe and SOC tins.
The cost per cup OF both kinds is
about the same.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-06-18

shoot him II yos meet in France. Don't
lower yourself. II isn't the kind of
publicity uncle wants now that he's
investing all that money in a new show
built around you.
Tiny O'Toole-Is he putting out a
new show?
Ena Claire-That's what he is. He
sent Egbert and me to browse around
here today to get some nice congenial
people to work with Egbert. But
Algy--I sly, Egbert. you ave voice
that will be card all over the world.
Y ave wider range than anyone
know. An is stage presence is better
still. Amt y got a bit for me in the
piece?
Tiny O'Toole-Egbert is the best
juvenile we have on the boards. He's
right there in all departments. Got
anything for me, Egg?
Minnie Mintz-That Egbert Is a
wonder. That's what Fritz and me al
ways say. He's what the people pay
to see when they want their moneys
worth. Can Fritz take the props, Egg.
bert?
Dad Wadell-Mr. Vancouver is the
makings of an Irving.
Algy-Egbert Is all
Egbert Vancoover-Cease, you Pic
cadilly super! / shall not forget your
unkind words to me. And also Tiny
O'Toole and Minnie Mintz for calling
me frog.
Ena Claire-Come. Egbert, dear.
Uncle will be waiting for US. There Is
none here we can use except Dad Wa
dell.
Booking Agent tentering)-out,
everybody; this is the night the scrub
ladies come.
Copyright, 1914. by W. G. Chapman. Dra-
matte Rights Reseryed)
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-06-18
TINY, ALGY AND MINNIE GET
IN WRONG

Tiny O'Toole (of the Dancing Dolls)
Say, Algy, you can't tell me you
come over here because the kings
cousin wanted to marry you and your
family objected.
Algy (lnte OF the 'Alls)--W'y can't
1? I'll give y the lady's mime in a
minute. Don't look as il 'ad some
romance connected with me? wy do
you suppose I'm 1ding myself with a
lot OF am actors and actresses?
Egbert Vancouver (small parts)---
How dare you. sir. to speak Of us as
hams? I'd let you know I'm from an
old and respected family in New York.
Then father lost his fortune and we
children were cast out on the cruel
world. I thank heaven l had a voice,
but my brother Wallie wasn't 80
gifted.
Tiny O'Toole-Lucky guy, there's
nothing to keep him from doing regu-
lar work.
Egbert Vancoover-He's only a bust
ness man getting $4,000 a year. Poor
Wallie!
Tiny O'Toole--Just $500 more than
you. huh? Kid. your voice amt gift,
it's a misfortune.
Algy-'E's got ripping voice.
Sounds like some one ripping some
thing. Els never on key.
Minnie Mintz property mans wife)
He's got a combination voice; you
don't need no key. Fritz, my husband,
told me our show would be out yet II
that frog wasn't with us.
Algy--W'y did y keep the bounder?
Minnie Mintz-The producer is his
uncle. and his fiancee thinks he's an
actor.
Tiny O'Toole-His fiancee? Who's
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-06-18
BY wanted him to join the army like

they wanted him to join the army like
Dad.
Algy-'E wasted is life. e might
be a general now. Wy didn't e join?
Minnie Mintz--He was so proud he
was ashamed to been seen as a private
In public. That's what he told me.
but | think he's a nobleman of some
kind | can hardly wait till he dies
to find out IL he's got a secret.
Dad Wadeil-It wouldn't surprise
me II he is the son Of some proud mil
Ter or shoemaker.
Ena Claire--Say, crowd, don't we
run across lot of romance in this
game? 1t seems everyone has a story
buried somewhere. Here's Minnie
don't know but maybe Fritz will spring
II that he's a duke or something like
that, and Dad Wadell had a princess
gone on him.
Algy-W'at about me own little is
tory?
Tiny O'Toole--Maybe y think mine
wouldn't sound like l.. @. Libby in a
paper cover. But Steve was only q
soft-shoe dancer.
Egbert Vsncoover--Dear me, don't
say much, but the tangled threads Of
my romance could be woven into
/ Tiny O'Toole-A ten-minute act for
sidewalk comedian. I'll bet you're
maxim that girl you're engaged to be-
lieve you're heading your own COM
pany. She's in Boston, she has no
way Of findin' out.
Algy-1t's a shine. Get piece Of
paper an we'll write 'er now. Tiny.
Fancy 'er THROWN 'erself away. Some
time wen I'm in Boston l may meet
'er If she amt gone an married.
Egbert Vancoover-Beast! II you
and l ever meet in France it shall be
pistols for two.
Ena Claire-Egbert, don't you dare
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-06-18
Useful KNOWLEDGE,

The very young lady was showing
her school friend from another city
about her native town. Presently the
pair came to little square adorned
with statue of the local Civil war
hero
1T isn't very much to boast of as
art" said the sophisticated young chit.
but it's important to know about II
because one usually asks one to meet
one here"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-06-18
Why Not Armor for Every eul,etY

An ingenious New York doctor has
invented a bichloride of mercury tab
let in which the antidote is combined
with the poison, 80 that a person may
swallow corrosive sublimate, inten-
tionally or accidentally, with immunity.
It's capital idea, and ought to be
applied to poisons generally, and pos
sibly Maxim might find some way OF
applying the principle to firearms. An
automatic, selfresisting bullet. or
something of that sort. would be OF
much greater utility than his silencer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-06-18
Knew His Peculiar Method.

becomes Ineligible when one grasps
the rules, for mans script-partic-
uraly an author's-is frequently made
difficult. chiefly by his deliberate or
unconscious inversion of the accepted
rules OF calligraphy, Henry Ward
Beecher had a daughter who acted az
copyist, and she read him with ease
simply by remembering three princi-
ples--that in her fathers manuscript
no dotted letter was meant for an
- no crossed letter stood for IT."
and that no capital letter ever began
a sentence
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-06-18
Poetic TraaedY.

BILL" the poet gasped. staggering
into his friends room.
why. what's wrong?" the friend in
quired. startled as he grasped hold OF
the tottering man.
"Wrong!" the poet muttered. "Ye
Gods l wrote poem about my lit
tie boy. | began the first verse with
these lines
MY son! My pigmy counterpart"
Yes? Yes?"
The poet drew long breath as he
took newspaper from his pocket.
Read" he blazed suddenly. Sec
what the criminal compositor did to
my opening line
my son! my pig. my counterpart"
National Monthly.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-06-18
Everything In a Mama.

Gadsby-What will you name your
new paper?
Writer-The Plugtown Harp of a
Thousand Strings with Steam Calliope
Interlude and journalistic Short Stop.
Gadsby-Heavens, what a name!
Why do you have such complicated
titls,7
Writer-To avoid damages In libel
suits. The attorneys will all blunder
In the indictments and they'll be
quashed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-06-18
Would Not Be Eeooanized.

"Oh, dear met" walled a tenement
mother, happening upon a sympathetic
neighbor. I'm in such trouble! My
little Willie's got himself lost"
We'll, don't worry" consoled the
neighbor. He'll soon be found. Ev-
erybody about the place knows him. -
But not today, I'm fearing. You
see. he's just been washed"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-06-18
No Address. ANYWAY.

People may send us flowers after
we are gone" remarked the Observer
OF Events and Things, but our con-
gressmon knew better than TO send US
iower seeds after we are dead"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-06-18
Mean Old Uncle Gam.

Stamp Clerk-This letter is over
weight, madam.
Woman at Window-Well, OF all the
mean people! Why, I've mailed hun
dreds OF letters that weren't anywhere
near full weight, and now that I'm
sending one just little bit over you
want to charge extra for Il.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-06-18
A History La Written.

rs this the place where the remark
able case took place that was pub
nshed lately of the dog that commit.
ted suicide by drowning for love of its
lost MASTER?
This is the place, sir, and / can
show you the very dog. Here, Tow.
ser!"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-06-18
Patriotic Idea,

John, why are you not eating your
breakfast? What are you looking so
queeriy at those biscuits for?"
Il was wondering. Maria. IL it would
not be a patriotic thing to offer them
to the government for its stock OF
ammunition"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-06-18
Had Parents GUESSING

What do you mean when you say
he was born diplomat?"
We'll, when he was a week old his
parents quarreled about which he
loved best"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-06-18
Consequences.

THE two airmen had a dispute about
the steering, and flew inte an airhoie. I"
What happened then?"
'They flew into passion"
Then whatf"
Naturally, they had falling put"
Evening journal., 1914-08-25
FIRENEN MARKING
TIME FOR HOME week
Chiefs Chosen as MarShalS
of the Division of Fire
Companies
EACH ORGANIZATION
TO HAVE OWN BAND

That the parade OF Wnmington's vol
unteer fire companies will be one OF the
noteworthy features Of "Old Home
Week celebration is assured, as a re-
suit OF the meeting OF representatives
of the flame fighting organizations az
the Friendship Company's building last
night, when plans for the dremen's part
in the festivities were gone over in de-
tail. All companies with the exception
of Liberty and Delaware were repre-
sented, but il was announced today that
these organizations will adhere to the
agreement reached by the other bodies.
Marshals of the hremen's parade will
be Chief Engineer Patrick j. Magill aud
his assistants. Edel Maloney and An
drew Lohner. An appropriation of Sl25
for each company by the City Council
will make il possible TO have plenty OF
music The route OF the parade has
been arranged and viii be given out at
the next meeting of Council
Wilmington fire fighters are enthusi-
astic over the action of the general
committee in asking their cooperation
and are determined to make their pa.
rade long remembered event All the
companies are preparing to make as fine
a showing as possible. and are leaving
no stone unturned TO make their CO.
operation worth while They will meet
again at later date.
Evening journal., 1914-08-25
TWO OF FAMILY FINED
IN ASSAULT CASE

Pasquale, John and Liugui Tincia
were charged with assault and bat
terry in City Court today. Palma
Beneditto testified that Pasouale
struck him in the chest and knocked
him down. John struck him with his
first as he was getting up from the
ground and the woman scratched his
face, he said The defendants were
father and mother and son. the lat
ter. it being claimed being II years
of age. The trouble arose at Seventh
and Lincoln streets when the prose-
cutting witness refused to pay the
man money claimed by him II was
testified.
Joseph Verdesso saw the trouble
when John called the prosecuting
witness and asked for 500 The old
man refused to pay the money. He
then was attacked by the woman
and the hoy. it was testified. This
assault followed the calling of a
foul name to the woman The charge
against John was dismissed Pas
quale was fined so and Liugui So
and costs.
Mildred Pryor and Marion Empson.
colored we're fined $50 and costs
each for acting disorderly
Evening journal., 1914-08-25
shot GUN made
HIM run HOME"
FROM Third base

Angelic Chicadel was charged with
pointing a gun when arraigned In
City Court today Joseph Matthews
colored. testified that last Thursday
while a number of men and boys
weer playing ball at Ninth and Lin
coin streets, Chicadel pointed the
gun
Il was on third base when he
comes with that double-barrel gun.
an he says he'd shoot the gun" said
Matthews "He pointed the gun at
the crowd an said he would shoot
any one ON the Geld"
Joseph Briscoe was on the ball
held and saw the the defendant load
the gun.
Leo Langford. colored fell down
the hill when ChiCadel pointed the
sun at the crowd
For the defense Chicadel said he
had complained TO the police about
the playing of ball there. The balls
broke the windows of his dwelling.
he said. He got an ola rusty maz-
zle-loading gun. He did not point
the gun towards any one. he said
Joshua Boordley, colored, said he sat
ON the steps and saw Chicade with
the old gun.
Five other witnesses were CXam-
ined. Chicadel was held in $500
bail for court
Evening journal., 1914-08-25
ASK The Levy court TO
PUT Street IN shape

At the meeting of Levy Court This
mornnp the following complaint was re-
ceivcd from William y. Potter, florist. re-
garding the condition of the road az
rwenty-nnth street and the Boulevard
where his greenhouses are located
"Ccntlemen; ! would like TO call your
attention TO the road at Twenty y-ninth
and Boulevard, as it is m a very bad
condition, the B. g. O. contractors hay-
ing placed coal screenings and black
cinders ON il. This has put II I'm bad
condition and il has ruined my flowers.
We cannot have anything inside or out
side the house When il interfcrcs with
mans bread and butter think IL is
time 10 do something. Could not some-
thing be placed ON It 20 keep the black
dust downl II becomes dangerous TO
vehicles in the evening. When it be-
comes damp the dust is So dense they
cannot see have tried TO get the city
to do something, but they say You are
the ones TO do it. Hoping you will give
this your immediate attention, ! am
"Very truly yours.
"Nllam ~ Potter
The communication was referred 20
the commissioner of that district, with
power 60 net.
Evening journal., 1914-08-25
HOLDING OF wheat
TO FORCE flour UP
Dealers See No Hope Of
Price Reduction in the
Present Situation
NO CHANGE TODAY IN
THE PRICE OF MEATS

Concern over the alleged action of
farmers i'm holding wheat for record
prices is causing a feeling of uneasi-
ness among millers. wholesale -four
merchants and grOcers today. Many
Wilmington dealers regard the situa-
ton sacute as it is pointed ont that
wheat now is bringing 90 cents per
bushel and many farmers are refus-
ing to sell Wheat in the local mar
ket is said to be becoming difficult
to procure and this is limiting the
production of -four They look for
higher prices.
Another depressing feature of the
market so far as the consumer is
concerned is the fact that millions of
bushels of wheat are being exported.
A report received by a well known
-four operator today shows that near
ly 3O,O00,0O0 bushels of the grain has
been shipped to Europe during the
past few weeks It is declared that
shipments are being secretly made
from eastern ports. This coupled with
the alleged refusal of farmers to sell
is creating a serious condition, the
outcome of which probably will be
increased prices Tor all grades OF
flour. Family -four is wholesaling at
$3.50 while consumers are paying 81
and $3.50 per barrel. Dealers see
no hope of reduction
No change was noted today in meat
prices. Beef continues to wholesale
at from S12 to SIG per hundred, with
pork at S17, ham at SIS and bacon
at 500 Mutton is high and hard to
find, while lamb prices are holding
we'll Butter is costing the retailer 80
cents per pound while eggs are 2s
cents wholesale There IS no change
in sugar prices. housewives continu-
ing to pay S cents for sugar costing
the retail dealer S7.45 and $40 pei
hundred Green stuffs and potatoes
remain unchanged as far as prices are
concerned
Evening journal., 1914-08-25
Police BOARD MAY
INQUIRE into The
Police RIOT DUTY

The Board of Police Commissioners
will hold their meeting this afternoon.
Whether the Commissioners. at to-
days session will start an investiga-
tion Of police action during the racial
troubles of last week. is unknown.
Commissioner Wickersham this morn
ing refusing TO discuss the matter
but referred all inquirers to Presi-
dent w. "A. Bowers, of the Board. Mr.
Bowers could not be located Prcsi-
dent Bowers and Mr. Wickersham
held a lengthy conference this morn
ing but what was done was not dis
closed.
II is though that some reference
will be made at the meeting to the
manner in which the police we're
handled on Sunday and Monday even
ings of last week, when the rioting
was going ON.
Commissioners today are also ex-
pected to name the officers for the
new traffic squad The applications
received from applicants have been
gone over and officers now on the
force have been asked relative 10
their weight and experience i'm caring
for horses Several of the men now
on the force have requested an oppor-
. tunity to qualify for the positions.
Evening journal., 1914-08-25
HUNTER NOW SERIOUS:
take sworn Statement

George Hunter, Jr, colored, who
was shot last Sunday night week by
Patrolman Sharpless, while endeavor-
ing to escape arrest, is i'm a serious
condition, and Magistrate Lewis was
sent TO the hospital TO take Hunters
deposition
Hunter claims that Sharpless was
about TO strike him with his club
and that he grappled with the Of
iicer, and while thus engaged some
enc else struck Sharpless twice. thus
enabling him TO get away. While he
was running Hunter SAYS he was
shot
1t is said that Hunter cannot re-
cover, the bullet having penetrated a
lung. causing pneumonia to develop
According 10 the hospital authori-
ties the condition Of Joan ] Hughes.
cne of the white men shot during the
rioting on Monday night, is improv-
ing and greater hopes are felt for
his recovery. Frank Stevens. another
white man shot during the same
night, has improved to such an ex-
tent that he went to his home to-
day
Evening journal., 1914-08-25
Wife STOPPED WAR
TALK, IS SLAPPED
William Hoch Held For
Upper Court on Complaint
of His Spouse
SHE'S JEALOUS OF HIM,
HE TELLS THE COURT

Mrs. Emma Hoch, in City Court
this morning, charged her husband,
William Hoch, with wife beating. Her
testimony was that seven days ago
he slapped her in the face and kick
ed her in the stomach. The assault
look place at Cedar and Brown
streets
In cross-examinatiOn Mrs HOch
said il was 1 o'clock in the morning
when she went after her husband to
come home. She denied that she beat
him and stabbed him or that she is
insanely jealous.
Mrs. Anna Towaneski saw the
couple on the street. She saw Hoch
slap his wife in the face, grab her
by the neck and throw her on the
step, she said, and kick her in the
stomach.
Anna Towanisk corroborated her
mother. She heard Hoch say: "She
hasn't the right sense-she's crazy"
said the witness
Hoch testified he was sitting with
five or six men at the corner talking
about the war. His wife came along
and asked him to go home. She ours
ed him and knocked his hat of, he
said. He simply showed her away
and she fell on the steps, he said.
He denied he choked or kicked her.
His wife is jealous Of him and three
years ago was in the Delaware State
Hospital for the Insane. he testified.
Leroy Janvier denied that Hoch
struck his wife When she sat down
on the steps he tried to pick her up
and fell over her on the step.
Harry Mullen is a friend of the fam
lily and testified Hoch did not kick
his wife Mullen often goes TO the
house. Hoch treats his wife fine, he
said
Three other witnesses gave corrob-
orative testimony.
The court held the accused for the
upper court in $500 bail
Charles Finney and George Bell
eolored, we're fined 81 and costs each
FOR fighting on the street.
Evening journal., 1914-08-25
wANr CONeRrssMrN rREsENr.
BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-A reso-

DV The United Press,
WASHINGTON, Aug 25.-A reso-
luton revoking all leaves Of absence,
directing the sergeant-at-arms to
bring back all absentees and further
instructing him to deduct from the
salaries OF members who fail to re-
turn was offered In the House today
by Representative Underwood, the ma
iority leader. The resolution precipi-
tated a spirited debate when Republi-
can Leader Mann declared that the
southern members of the House nad
now held their primaries and We're
ready to penalize northern Repu6li-
cans who still have election lights on.
Evening journal., 1914-08-25
TO Build BRIDGE HOUSE.

Commissioner Fouracre. at the
meeting of Levy Court this morning,
stated that the best bid he had re-
ceived for the erection of a house for
the bridge-tender at Fennimore's
bridge, is $49O. He believed that he
could do better than this by dividing
the contract buying the material to
go in the house from one man, and a
bid for the actual construction work
from another bidder He requested
permission to do this, and the matter
was referred to him, as the commits
sioner Of that district. with power to
act
Evening journal., 1914-08-25
TO BUILD A GARAGE.

Building Inspector Anderson is
sued the following permits today
c. j. Dougherty. a garage at Nine
teenth and Greenhill avenue. to cost
$3.50.
Philip Mcdowell, back kitchen at
2315 Market street $50.
II. Spear. alterations TO No. SOB II
Market street. 1920.
Evening journal., 1914-08-25
SAYS BULLET IN NECK
WAS ONLY ACCIDENT

Harold White. colored 10 years OF
age, who lives at No. lf9 Orange
street was discharged from the HON,
eopathic Hospital at noon today.
White was taken to the hospital last
night suffering with a bullet wound
in the neck. He claims he was ac-
cidentally wounded The shooting iq
said to have taken place at Fifth and
Orange streets.
Evening journal., 1914-08-25
Prod FOR PEOPLES Line
IN delaying repairs

Owing to the Peoples Railway Com
pany not finishing the repairs OF
their lines i'm West Twenty-third
street the paving of the street has
been delayed This Information was
given directors of Street and Sewer
Department this morning by Street
Commissioner +. W. Pierson. Socre-
tary Christy was instructed to com-
municate with Richard w. Crook
general manager of the railway COM
pany. and notify him that he must not
hold up the work. 10 was also stated
that the fOoiway of the Peoples Rail-
way Company's bridge over the Bran
DIVINE at Pine street was In poor
condition. This was ordered to be re-
paired.
Mrs Mary Kyle Of Second and du-
pont streets. complained of the noise
caused by the crossover of the peO-
pies Line and the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company. at
that place The attention of the two
companies viii be called to the mat
ter.
The directors were informed by
Secretary Christy that the use Of a
cash register saved the labor of two
persons in making out the payrolls
Tho machine which has been tested by
the department for two months. will
cost $50 IL was decided to secure
one of the machines. Heretofore il
required four people to make out tho
payrolls. but with machine the worl
can be done with two people.
The report of City Treasurer Prize
| showed the balance in bank TO tn
credit of the current expenses 10 b
/ S13,5O3.0O; special fund.- SOS 99l. as
and sewer extension fund. s1.9OS.32
making a total of S131. .593.37.
The name of palmer's Row. OF
Vandever Avenue. near Bcuna Visit,
street. was changed TO Palmer street.