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Evening journal., 1916-02-21
Uncle Harry Tells About A Great Man

well, suppose you know whose
birthday it is tomorrow" ventTed
Uncle Harry. as he and the boys drew
their chairs up for the Monday even
ing cnat.
"Of course we do, answered both
boys Indignantly, ana Joe added: Il
wish you would tell us about George
Washington; ] have to write a com.
position about him for Wednesday"
Uncle Harry turned and looked at
Joe.
Joe said he. you are making the
same mistake that a great many OF
my young friends make. As told
you the other evening, there are a
great many boys and girls throughout
the country who read these talks of
ours twice a week. and many of them
write to me to ask me to help them
with compositions they have to write
for school,
And do you help them?s. asked
Joe.
Yes, indeed answered Uncle
Harry. Il am only too glad to dc
so. write a great many letters each
week to my young friends. But many
of my boys and girls make the mis-
Evening journal., 1916-02-21

you stopped because it seemed absurd
to put yourself in the same class with
George Washington. And yet, you're
right
Just because George Washington
was a boy like you. and a few years
later, a man like me. we can well
take pattern after him. It's not pre-
sumptuous for us to try to possess all
his good points, courage. wisdom
promptness. strength. To be sure. we
will probably not equal him, and yet
who knows. maybe there is great
work ahead for us to do, as there
was for George. and maybe, when the
time comes, Wen be better able to dc
it if we try to be like George
Uncle Harry rose to go.
Remember Joe" he said in leav
ing. "our friends should write me q
week or ten days in advance if they
want information on any subject. Tel
all that you see. will you?"
Yes answered Joe, good night
Uncle Harry"
Copyright. 1916. the Nc Syndicate
Evening journal., 1916-02-21


Mr.. Weeds mastery direction OF
Whig politics and also % some part Of
Republican politics between 1856 and
1868 was recognized by President Lin
coin when il was decided to send n
personal representative of the Presi-
dent TO England and France in the
first year of the Civil War. MIR. Weed
and Archbishop Ryan, of New York.
and Bishop Mcllvaine. of Ohio were
appointed by President Lincoln as a
sort Of special embassy Authorized 10
represent the President and the fed
eral administration. although inform
ally, IN London and in Paris.
This special embassy was very sue
cesstul. and infFrance, prevented En-
peror Louis Napoleon from announc-
ing that he would not recognize the
blockade OF the Confederate ports by
the federal navy
In the course Of my conversation
with Mr.. Weed--who at that time
vas nearly blind. being then in his
eightieth year-he said: Il never
knew how / was paid or who paid
me for my services and I don't believe
either Bishop McIlvaine or Arch
bishop Ryan. my fellow members Of
that embassy. knew from what source
the money came with which their ex-
penses were paid.
Il was told by the Secretary OF
State, Governor Seward, that / would
be remunerated for any expenses
which the Journey entailed. but he
also said that there would be no other
money payments. either TO me or to
my two companions. That meant. OF
course. that we were to give our SER
vices without charge. but that our
travelling and living expenses would
be repaid to us.
Il suppose that no embassy Of that
kind was ever more economical than
was ours ! know that my expenses
ere much less than those which
Evening journal., 1916-02-21

before all else that true spirit Of
meekness which lie would have His
children possess. You must also
make firm resolution to practise
yourself in this matter: call IL to
your intercourse with those persons
TO whom you chiefly owe IL. You must
make IL your main object to conquer
yourself In this matternl call it to
mind a hundred times during the
day, commencing your efforts to God.
II seems to me that no more than this
Is needed in order to subject your
soul entirely 10 His will. and then you
will become more gentle day by day.
trusting wholly in His goodness You
viii be very happy my dearest child.
IL you can do this. for God will dwell
in your heart; and where lie reigna
all is peace. But IL you should fail,
and commit some OF your old faults.
do not be disheartened, but rise up
and go on again. as though you had
not fallen.
ST. Francis de Sales.-
From Daily Strength"
Dayton. Ohio.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
news HAPPENINGS IN
and ABOUT ELKTON

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ELKTON, Md, Feb 21.-while at
work in the laboratory Of the Balti-
more City College. on Friday, Albert
Revell Steele, son OF Dr. George
Alexander Steel, former principal of
the Elkton High School, was severely
burned
While feeding cattle one day last
week, James n. Marcus, living near
Elkton. was hurt by corn stalk strik-
ing him in the eye.
In commemoration Of their sixty
tsixth anniversary, Bohemia Lodge of
Masons. Of Chesapeake City, attend
ed services in the Presbyterian
Church on Sunday.
Farmers in the upper part of Cecil
county are contracting for growing
tomatoes at S12 a ton.
Henry Ninsinger has been elected
a delegate to the meeting Of the VIII
mington NJ L. Conference, to be held
next month.
Personal Miss Jennie OFT has re-
turned TO her home at Locust Point.
| --Adrain Mitchell has returned from
! Kansas.-Judge and Mrs Albert Con-
stable Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Bratton
and Mr.. and Mrs. +. Nelson James at
tended the reception Of Governor
! Emerson c. Harrington, in Annapolis.
( Mrs. James S. Hopper has returned
! from Wilmington.-JOsep Tyson. of
1 Rising Sun. was a recent guest Of J.
/ Frank Blake. Thomas Herbert Cum
mings of Conowingo, visited Elkton
on Thursday.-M Isabel Carhart.
Of Philadelphia, is visiting Cecil coun-
ty relatives Miriam Bddle, of
Earleville, has returned from visit
/ to relatives in Middletown
Mrs. George Eber Brown has re-
turned from a visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Bye, of Baltimore.
Mrs. William d. Bratton has had as
her guest, Miss Mary L. Brunfeld, Of
Turkey Point.-Clarenc Rambo spent
few days last week in the Sixth dis
trict.- William Mahan has been ap-
pointed ianitor Of the Court House.
by the Cecil County Commissioner
Thomas Jerome Murray, of Elkton.
was a guest at the reception Of Gov
ernOr and Mrs. Emerson c. HarriHg-
ton, in Annapolis. on Tuesday night
Mr.. and Mrs William Mahoney. Of
Wilmington. have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mahoney. Of Leeds.
Mrs Thomas Howard has returned
to her home in Zion, after spending a
month in Wilmington.-Mrs. Samuel
Blansfield. OF Earleville. has been the
guest of friends in Delaware.-Allan
lD. Burrows and Katherine e. Fry,
both Of Shamokin, Pa, were married
at Trinity Rectory. on Wednesday.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21

have a voice in their government
finally brought victory to the Ameri-
cans. Only his great wisdom and
powerful personality welded the var
ious States into one country and
brought into existence a nation which
was destined to become one of the
great powers of the earth, our United
States of America
Uncle Harry said Jimmy. you
know. il does make il a whole lot
more interesting to feel that George
Washington. in spite of the fact that
he did these great things, was a real
boy like us. Il makes you wonder
and Jimmy stopped embarrassed.
Uncle Harry looked at Jimmy, smil
ing
Il know what you were going to
say. Jimmy he said kindly. "and
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
YETERANS mol CELERRATE.

Colonel Robert G. Shaw Camp, No.
3. Sons of Veterans. will celebrate the
nineteenth anniversary OF its organi-
zation on Thursday evening in Shi-
loh Baptist Church. Among the
speakers will be General James H.
Wilson. Of this city. and General r.
NJ. ]. Reed. OF Philadelphia. on the
subject, Preparedness" The public
ir invited There will be silver Of
fering at the door The chairman of
tho committee is Charles H. Bowser
and Arthur Dumpson is commander
Of Camp No. 3 General Reed. one OF
the speakers mentioned, is past COM
mander-in-chief Of the Sons of vete-
rams, U. S. A.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
NEWPORT HONOR PUPILS.

The following pupils of Newport
public schools are on the honor roll
for February 4
Tenth grade - Rebecca Maclary
Delaware Baldwin.
Ninth-Mary Meyer, Merrill Smoot
Eugene Scarborough
Eighth - Irwin ODonald. Grace
Kitchens. Millard Cunningham.
Seventh ~ Annie Smith, Charles
Braiton.
Sixth-Moss Tyler, Sarah Benson
Horace Ingram.
Fifth - Robert Maclary, Edgar
Stanart
Fourth - Willard Jefferis, Ralpl
Draper, Joseph Clugston.
Third-Charles Garrett.
Second-Fred Thompson. Medford
Walker. Alice Mitchell. Laurenc,
Hanna. Winifred Goodey, Margaret
lyman.
First Emily Elliott. Francis Stan
ert. Thomas ODonald. Elizabeth
Thompson.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
COAST DEFENDERS IN
INDOOR MEET IN March

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY. Feb. 21.-Con-
siderable interest is being manifested
in the indoor meet to be held at Fort
DUPONT. Tuesday, March IS. by The
troops of the coast defenses of the
Delaware. II will be the first indoor
meet to be held at Fort DUPONT in
several years.
The 139th Company entries are
under the supervision of Sergeant
Harry NJ. Clay and their entries are
as follows: Bowling team, first,
Byrd, Cross. BOland. Burke and W.
II. White; second team. Erich. Stoudt,
Nagel, Clay. James. with Clay in
charge; basketball team. Sergeant
Morris, captain; Stroyse, Vasness and
Heller; second team, Nagel, Stoudt,
Kent, White, Collins, Dahl and Metz
ger.
Boxing candidates are Heavy
weight, White and LUSH middle
weight. Thomson and Heller: light
weight, Senior of Deck; heavyweight
wrestling, Olssohn: middleweight,
Thomson, Saknow or Boland; light
weight, Hall or Stacker, Hall in
charge.
Sergeant Jorgenson is in charge Of
the fencing candidates, who are Cor
poral Mesmer and White. w. H.
The entries for the 18TH Company,
as far as known. are as follows:
Heavyweight boxing, al. Kubiak; mid
dleweight, O'Connell; lightweight.
Callahan; heavyweight wrestling.
Laury; middleweight, Rimes. and
( lightweight, Katz. Sergeant Ponder
is in charge Of the bowling team and
Sergeant Pickens is in charge of the
/ parallel bar candidates.
The soldiers have already started
talking baseball. and as soon as the
weather permits the men will start
working out.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21

were entailed upon a pleasure trip to
Europe some years earlier. or course,
we kept accurate account OF all ex-
penditures and were all very careful
not to include among the items any
money spent for purely personal rea-
sons.
After my return to the United
States / submitted my account TO the
State Department at Washington, and
in a few days received a draft which
covered the whole amount / often
wondered where Secretary Seward
found the money. There was no ap-
preparation by Congress for this pur-
pose. | presume it was paid out Of
some kind Of private or contingent
fund, although ! do not know that to
be the case
Copyright, 1916. 10y Z. j. Edwards.
All rights roserved.)
Tomorrow Mr., Edwards viii toll
"Why Russia Sold Alaska"
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
delaware Grads IN
PHILADELPHIA ORGANIZE

Graduates Of Delaware College liv-
ing in Philadelphia met Saturday
night at banquet in the Hotel AL
dine and organized the Alumni Of
Delaware College in Philadelphia.
George Morgan, of the class of 1875,
was elected president, and Egmont
Horn. who is secretary of the Ma
tional Alumni Association of Della
ware College. was elected secretary.
Mr. Morgan was toastmaster. and
many Of the old grads" and num-
ber Of more recent years spoke. Much
enthusiasm was expressed over the
S75O,00O gift which was recently made
to Delaware College by an anonymous
donor
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
WILMINGTON man
TIRED OUT and
RUN down
Mr.. ]. T. McGIinchey, los
w. 9TH ST., Says Lax-a-
Tone Entirely Cured Him.

Wilmington is thoroughly aroused
over the miraculous results obtained
from Herbal Lax-a-Tone The good
news has travelled from household to
household. II is on everyone's tongue,
hundreds have testified and the most
skeptical should be convinced. Mr.
McGlInchey saws.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21

have been in a terrible condition
for the past two years with stomach,
kidney and liver trouble I suffered
with constipation. had sour stomach.
would bloat up with gas, had sick
headaches, was all run down and
tired out. Could not sleep nights and
had given up in despair. but thanks
TO Herbal Lax-a-Tone am now a
well man and thank this wonderful
remedy.
Herbal LaX-a-Tone is being dem
onstrated at Miller Drug Store, 404-
406 Market St.. by E. L. Smith, the
LaX-a-Tone man.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
just q Moment
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.
Compiled by John @. Quinius.
(The Sunshine Mani

Walk worthy Of the vocation where
with ye are called. with all lowliness
and meekness, with long-suflering,
forboaring one another in love.-Eph.
iv. !, 2.
Help us, o Lord, with patient love to
bear
Each others faults. to suffer with
true meekness,
Help MS each others joys and griefs
TO share.
But let MS turn to Thee alone in
weakness.
Anon.
You should make a special point OF
asking God every morning to give you
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
WHAT IS URIC ACID +?
THE CAUSE OF BAcKAcKE RHEUMATISM, LUMBAGo,
GRAVEL AND SUDDEN DEATH.

an accumulation of uric acid within
the body. Send to DR.. Pierce of the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo, n. Y, for a pamphlet on
vAnuric,D and send 10 cents for q
trial package of vAnuric" Tablets.
II you feel that tired, worn out
feeling, backache, neuralgia, OF if your
sleep is disturbed by too frequent
urination, go TO your best drug store
and ask for Doctor Pierce's Anurio
Tablets.
Doctor Pierce's reputation is back Of
this medicine and you know that his
pheasant Pellets for the liver and his
vFavorite Prescription for the ills Of
women have had splendid reputation
for the past fifty years.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21

Ever since the discovery of uric acid
In the blood by Scheele, in l775, and
the bad effect it had upon the body,
scientists and physicians have striven
10 rid the tissues and the blood of
this poison. Because of its over
abundance in the system it causes
backache, pains here and there, rheu-
matism, gout, gravel, neuralgia and
sciatica. 1t was DR.. Pierce who dis
covered a new agent, called vAnuric," !"
which will throw out and completely
eradicate this uric acid from the sys-
tenn. Anuric is 81 times more
potent than hthid, and consequently
you need no longer fear muscular or
srticular rheumatism OF gout, OF many
other diseases which are dependent on
Evening journal., 1916-02-21

president Wilson
and in that capa
city was charged
with q mission
quasi diplomatic
In character
which involved
conferences with
the ambassadors
OF the United
States in Eng
land. Germany
and France, |
was reminded OF
something which
Thurlow Weed
told me in Sep
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
New News Of Yesterday
President Lincoln'S Spe-
cial Meeting
RI Honnna

When Colonel Edward NJ. House be-
came the personal representatlve Of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-18

STOLEN AUTO KILLS MAN -
Death followed in the wake Of a
stolen auto yesterday. At 3Sth street
and Emerald avenue an auto in
which two boy bandits" riding
through the South Side killed Tim
othey Hickey, 1926 S. Halsted st.
A short time later policemen saw
two boys in an auto at 43d and En-
eraId. One of the boys held his head
in his hands and was crying. His
right eye had been torn out. Later
the boys confessed they had hit
Hickey, that his body had been
tossed through the windshield and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-18

that a piece of glass had cut the in
jured boys eye -..
The injured boy was Walter Ma
kovec, 1928 S. Union av., employee
of Armour & Co. The other was Wal
ter CuIlett, 3115 S. HaIsted, cousin
of former Det Serg't Harry CuIett,
They stole the machine from in front
of the Strand theateF. It is the
property of Levi Nelson, 1925 Yer
non aV.
.-O-O
New York.-coIumbia univ. can
Ger expert, DR.. F. C. Wood, say ra7~
dunn as cure for cancer is alfaiIure,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-12
CITY WATER PLANTS
TO BE ELECTRIFIED
Chief Davis Opens Estimates for
Apparatus for Shawmont and
Roxborough Pumping
Stations

The first step toward the identification Of
the clty's water supply system was taken
today, when Chief Charlton ID. Davis, of
the Bureau of Water, received and opened
estimates for electrical apparatus to be In
stalled at, the Shawmont and Roxborough
pumping stations. The bids were on units,
and II is estimated that the equipment Will
cost approximately $4,000.
Contracts for the work Will be let before
the end of the week, and II is planned to
have the Shawmont station fully electrified
by fall.
The Shawmont and Roxborough stations
are at present operated by steam power,
and this Is also used to force its water to
the Roxborough filter beds. The daily water
supply of Germantown and Chestnut Hill
is dependent upon these stations, and there
is but n single pipe line now in service.
The Improvement plans call for the re-
placement of three 10000, ,000-gallon steam
driven centrifugal pumps with three cleo
trcal pumps of somewhat increased capac-
will automatically work the release of one
of the pipe lines now running between the
RoNborough high-pressure pumping station
and the Roxborough filters, as ii will, under
changes planned, be no longer needed for
raw water and can be used for the filtered
product
a number of Eastern cities, including
Baltimore and Buffalo, obtain their water
supply electrically, but this is the first time
the change in driving power has ever been
attempted at any of the local pumping sta
tions or plants.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-12
CENSUS OF MExICANs HERE
Consul Says it Has No Bearing on In
ternational Situation

aexiean eonsuls in this and other cities
starting census of Mexican citizens.
an advertisement placed in the Philadel-
pni@ newspapers requested all Mexlcans to
it 20 the consul in this city, Jose r.
Lopez. All South Broad street, and be reg
istered by him.
,,. ut Lopez explained today that the re-
49,. 49,. had no bearing on the international
~ uI,suauon between this country and Mexico.
~. ~ said the order was issued in compliance
sn nm Ihe Mexican regulation which compels
-. -. recently appointed consuls to take a CEN
ths, VI Mexican citizens in whatever cities
ssn,,,I may De stationed. lie added that he
Dsns..aiA asA the cooperation of the Postoffice
Gspartment in order to reach Mexicans liv-
HE In interior points. 'e''''' '''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-12
MEN HELD AS SLAVERS
TRUE FRIENDS OF GIRL
Five Arrested on Suspicion When
They Sheltered Her Get
Glorious Acquittal

Magistrate Detz today, in disChargng
five men whom he had previously held as
white slavers," took occasion to add to the
reversal of his decision a compliment upon
their honorable conduct, as revealed by the
testimony of their supposed victim, and to
declare that their arrest had been due to
a mistake
The men released were Apsley and Andres
Jonas, brothers, of 1924 North Camac
street. Michael Baba and John Peru, of
211S North Warnock street, and Joseph
Abrha, of 1919 Columbia avenue They
had been accused of harborng Elizabeth
Quimby, IA years old, of 2039 North 11th
street. and were arrested when District De-
teCtive Orndorff and squad of policemen
raided the Camac street house and found
the girl there.
At today's hearing Elizabeth declared
that she went to the house voluntarily and
that the men, as well as all the Jonas fam
lily, had Been kind to her. She said she
had been ordered from home by her step
mother because she disobeyed her in n
trivial matter. For two weeks she had
worked at domestic service and in n mill,
but having no place to sleep while at the
latter job, had inquired of a cousin of the
Jonas brothers, who worked in the fac
tory.
Abrha, she said, took her to the house
and paid her board for a week, until she
could get money from her wages to rec
ompense him. Mrs. Apsley Tomas, wife OF
one of the defendants, corroborated this
statement, while the girl herself declared
the mems conduct toward her had always
been honorable A report from the House
of Detention confirmed the girls story
Magistrate Deitz committed Elizabeth to
the custody of the Juvenile Court, declar-
ing that the men had done a commendable
thing in shetering her after she had been
found walking the streets, and that 1t was
unfortunate that the first aspect of the
case laid them open to suspicion of wrong
motives.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-12

Jack 'Hassler, steeplejack, will stand
on the finger tips of the statue of William
Penn, City Hall tower, and throw confetti
on the advertising pageant on the evening
Of June 90.
Hassler will climb to the fiARer tips OF
the big statue when the advertising pageant
starts from Grard avenue at p. M lie
will wave two silken American flags as the
city's greeting to the visiting admen. Then
when the procession makes the turn around
City Hall he will lay aside the Stars and
Stripes and toss handfus of confetti on the
marchers.
The figure of the steeplejacl will be seen
clearly as it Is bathed in the powerful
rays of three searchlights-one on the roor
of John Wanamaker's store, the second on
the roof of the Commercial Trust Building
and the third on the roof of the United Gas
Improvement Company skyscraper
Hassler says he will use no harness In
making the perilous trip to the hnger tips
of the William Penn statue.
Harness" he said, would interfere with
the movements of my arms"
NOT A BIT AFRAID.
"Are you not afraid that you will fall?'
he was asked.
Not bit of it, he replied why, I'd
rather stand on the good honest hand OF
old Bill Penn tnan 40 tne oHe-Step oil :"
ballroom floor
IF there is any halt in the line I may
do little entertaining for the marchers
on the side. Maybe the crowd would like
to see me Skinny down rope to the obser-
walton platform. Nobody's ever done 1t. but
l guess / can. Anyway, l can try It. l
am going to show those advertising fellows
some real thrills in the advertising line
In other words, I'm going to give em a
few honest-to-goodnes thrills"
VISIBLE FOR 20 MILES.
Four hundred bulbs will be used in a
system of flood lighting" of City Hall
tower. When the lights are turned on the
tower will be visible in a radius of 10 or
20 miles.
Keen rivalry is expected between the
various marching clubs which will partici-
pate in the pageant. The Poor Richard
Club and the Associates of Poor Richard
will make a strong bid to carry Off march,
ing orders. For several weeks the Poor
Richardites have been drilling in the First
Regiment Armory under the instruction Of
officers of the National Guard of Pennsyl-
yania. Many of them are getting so they
can march like regulars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-12
THRILLS FOR AID MEN
in PARADE PROMISED
BY DAUNTLESS Jack
Hassler Says He'll Present Some
Antics on Bill PENIS Hand
That Will Open
Eyes
SEARCHLIGHTS FEATURE
Human Fly to ThroU "SnolU"
From Penn Statue on Ad Men

One of the thrills of the advertis-
ing pageant on the evening of June
26 will be confetti shower from the
hands of steeplejack, who will
stand on the fingertips sf the statue
of William Penn on City Hall tower.
The steeplejack will perform per-
ilous stunts way up in the air while
the Ad Men are marching around
City Hall down Broad street.
The body of the steeplejack will
be thrown in bold relief by the glare
of three powerful searchlights sta
toned on the roofs of nearby sky
scrapers.
City Hall tower will be illuminated
so it will be visible for distance of
20 miles.