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1 THE MORNING NEWS, WILMINGTON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1910. While You Earn at the Right OF GOLDEY COLLEGE. Begins Next Monday, September 26--3 nights a week, 2 hours a night-6 hours week--and in one study if desired. Drafting, English, Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, Arithmetic, Penmanship, Spelling, Rapid Calculations Thoroughly Taught by Expert Instructors Select Studies You want. Individual Instraction.

No Class Recitations, No Entrance Examinations. Both Sexes Attend. Positively no Embarrassment, Special Low Rates. You Save $6 by Enrolling Now Office open daily, also each evening this week from to 7 9. Call and talk it over with us.

Institute Building, Eighth and Market Sts. (First Fleer) Learn While You Earn VISITING SCHOOLS Rev. Albert Price is Looking Into the Education of the Negro Children in This City--What He Saw at No. 29. The Rev.

Albert Price is making a tour of the schools for negro children. He began his work yesterday visiting school No. 29. Twelfth and Popler streets. He reports: visit is for the purpose of learning the number of pupils, and teachers and to see the work are doing.

This is one of the new schools for the people, and is a magnificent structure. Room No, 8, Miss Frances Seeney, has 23 pupils; room No. 1 Miss Emma B. Gibson, 50; room No. 3.

Miss Rhoda E. Robinson, 55; room No. 4, Miss Russ, 31; room No. Miss Emma E. Servis, 37: room a No.

9. Celestine O'Perry, 33; room No. 12, Edna Parker, 35; room No. 7. Miss Elsie Williams, 41; room 1 No.

6. Miss Emma Caldwell, 38; room No. 11, Goiden A. Williams, 43; room No. 8.

Miss Florence Trusty, 40. Miss Edwina M. Kruse is the principal. All the teachers in this school are graduates of Howard High School. We wish to bring this school before the people of our race, and as well the work being done there.

We are gratified with the results of our visit. "This will refute the argument that we cannot gain a competent education from the primary grades to the highest. are urging all parents to educate their children. Send them to school. You have a splendid corps of teachers in No.

29." Wedding at Cumberland. CUMBERLAND, Sept. Claude Campbell, lumber inspector for the Babcock Lumber Company, of Davis, W. and Miss Savilla Viola Viering, daughter of F. W.

Viering, woods superintendent of the Babcock Lumber Company, came to Cumberland and were married. Recovering From a Fall. HAGERSTOWN, Sept. Gilbert Dennis, who fell from a building 25 feet, is in an improved condition to-day. Although he weighs 225 pounds he escaped serious injuries.

REMOVING POLES All Unnecessary Ones Will be Removed by the Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction Company. In response to a request from the directors of the Street and Sewer Department as to what they were doing in the effort to remove a all unnecessary poles, L. H. Conklin, manager of the lighting department of the Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction Company, appeared at the meeting of the directors yesterday and stated that they were doing everything possible to remove the poles not in use. Mr.

Conklin, in response to a question as to when the company was going to change the incandescent lights to the Tugsten burners, stated that the company was waiting on the manufacturers to ship the materials, which nave been ordered. Cases in City Court. In the city court yesterday morning an attachment returnable forthwith was issued for John Primrose, colored, charged with disorderly conduct, but who did not appear. William Lynch was fined $5 and costs begging on the streets. Ida May Tindle, colored, charged with larceny held in $200 bail for the upper court.

George McCloskey and Caleb Lord were sent to the workhouse for ten days each when charged with vagrancy. Annie Deputy, colored, was fined $10 and costs for acting disorderly. Isaac Morris, colored, was sent to the workhouse for one year for assault and battery. The men arrested Colonial in the raid on the Wilmington Club's quarters had their cases continued until Friday morning. North End Anniversary.

The twelfth anniversary of the North End Athletic Club will be obN served this evening at the headquarters of the club in Fourteenth street, near Walnut. The program calls for a dinner, recitations and music. The North End Band will play. The celebration will be in of the following committee to make charge the arrangements. Walter Talley, Harry MacDaniel, George Donohue, James A.

Kelley, and Harry McCracken. Protect Yourself! At Soda Fountains or Elsewhere Just Say' HORLICK'S It means the Original and Genuine MALTED MILK Others. are Imitations" The Food-Drink for all Ages. Rich milk, malted grain, in powder form. More healthful than tea or coffee.

For infants, invalids and growing children. Agrees with the weakest digestion. Pure nutrition, upbuilding the whole body. Keep it on your sideboard at home. Invigorates nursing mothers and the aged.

A quick lunch prepared in a minute. Take no substitute. Ask for HCALICK'S. In no Combine or Trust FORMER DELAWARE WOMAN IS DEAD HIRS ELMINA FRAZIER, WHO PASSED AWAY WAS MEMBER OF AN OLD FAMILY, STREET CARNIVAL FOR DOVER IT WILL BE GIVEN BY WOMEN OF PEOPLES' CHURCH FOR BENEFIT OF THAT INSTITUTION. OTHER NEWS NOTES.

Special to Morning News." DOVER, Sept. Elmint Frazier, wife of Willam E. K. Frazier, and a Delawarean oldEst encestry of Anglo-Saxon died at No. 198 Halladay street, Jersey City, N.

and was buried to-day in the family plot at Elkton, Md. Mrs. Frazier was the daughter of the late William Gooden and Catherine Lowber Cooper, his wife, and WAS born, September at Willow. Grove, this county, 1850. Her husband and two daughters survive her.

Rebecca the Both Mary elder daughter, who is married, and Dpra, single, live in Jersey City. Six brothers survive- -John Gooden, Maryville, Henry C. C. Gooden, Kirkville, Samuel Gooden, Athens, Texas; William Gilbert Gooden, Philadelphia; Albert W. Gooden, Willow Grove, Del.

FOREIGNERS ARRESTED. One Was 'Held Under Bail for Mak. ing Threats at a Cannery. Special DOVER. to Morning News," Sept.

Charged with inciting riot and threatening destruction of the large canning establishmen5 of Charles M. Scott, several foreigners employed at the packins Detective house were arrested to-day by Murphy and a Cole. Mike Antonio was the only de endant held. Magistrate Wharton demanded a $300 bailpicce 1 from Antopie, who is AL Italian prizefighter. His wife was dismissed.

but precipitated scene when her bu band was imprisoned. The trouble started when Antonio, dictating to the management as to the umber operatives required for car. tain machines, threatened to thrash every employe who worked thereon in obed ence to the management. Dover Street Carnival. Spectal to "The Morning DOVER, Sept.

20. The women of the Peoples church, Dover, will hold a street carnival in the block on Bradford street, bounded by Reed street an the south and Division street on the north, during old "home week" in Dover, October 19, 20 and 21. Booths and tents will be erected and porches will be profusely decorated for the event. Delaware dinners sup. pers will be served in the church dining room, and, in the evening, an openair entertainment, consisting of concerts and charades, will be given in front of the church, under the big electric lights there.

The women of the church are at work on some novel amusement features that are sure to please and attract the crowds. $49.75 to Pacific Coast Points, Balti. more and Ohio. R. R.

The. Baltimore and Ohio R. R. will sell one way Colonist tickets to points in California, daily, to September 8, October inclusive, and from September 30 to 14 inclusive; also to Alberta, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho and British Columbia points. September 14 to October 14, inclusive and to many other western points.

For rates, tickets and full partienlars apply to ticket stagent, city, ticket office, 814 Market Deleware avenue station, or Address H. A. Miller, T. P. Wilmington, Del.

Charter for Auto Company. Spent at DOVER. to "The Morning News" Sept. The State Department of Delaware to-day issued certificates of incorporation to the Simplicia Automobile Company, 10 engage in the manufacture and sale of various kinds of machines, engines. motors and vehicles, whether propelled by gas, steam or electricity, Tire incorporators are Stuart L.

Jaffray of New York; Simon J. Shlenker of New Orleans, and James McBrien of New Brighton, N. Y. The capital stock is $2,000,000. FREE BOOK For Every Living Thing on the Farm, Humphreys' Veterinary Specifies, 500 Page Book free, on the Treatment and Care of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Dogs, Hogs and Poultry, also Stable Chart to hang up, mailed free.

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They do their duty. Small Pill, Small Dose, Small Price. Genuine must bear Signature LEVY COURT MAY AID IN WORK WILL MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR HOPE FARM IF THERE IS A LEGAL WAY. CONFERENCE ON A NEW BRIDGE KENT MEN WANT THIS COUNTY TO JOIN WITH THEM IN ERECTING IT. In order to ask for an appropriation for Hope Farm, President of City Council James L.

Banning, John Bancroft, Miss Emily P. Bissell and Miss Elizabeth Sumner, appeared before the Levy Court yesterday morning, representing the Anti-Tuberculosis Society, and the circumstances were explained in detail, Miss Bissell stating that this city has more than its share of patients. William G. Jones, attorney for Levy Court, was of the the opinion that the court could do the matter by working something in In conjunction with the Trustees of the Poor, and the body promised to see what could be done and to act as soon as possible. Four members of the levy Kent county K.

court, Charles E. Sherwood, James Donohoe, Sapp, Truax and Benjamin relative conferred with the court, to building a joint bridge over Smyrna river at Pratt's mill dam, the idea being for the two counties and Mr. Pratt. the mill owner, to pay for the structure. The matter was talked over at a conference yesterday afternoon, but it was stated at the conciusion that no agreement had been reached.

The court was asked to place stone on the Clay Creek into road leading Newark, such heirs, badly needed. and it was thought the work could be done for about. $1,200 to $1,500. It was said that If the half the expense it court, thought would bear that the residents of that section would pay the remainder. A decision will be made later.

A large delegation of residents of Montrose, headed by William Carter, went before the court to ask improvements be made to Lenderman's Lane as the government is about to suspend rural delivery of mail in that section on account of the bad condition of the roads. The court promised to look into the matter. The court received these bids for a steam roller, which were referred 10 the court and the county engineer: J. J. Shannon C.

I. Cane Troquois New Works, Kelley Springfield Peerless $1,900. The court decided to inspect the recently completed road from Middletown to Ginn's Corner, near Townsend, next Saturday morning. County Treasurer Burns presented to the Levy Court the following report, showing the balances: Levy Court $53,801 Roads 92 52 Christiana hundred 810 64 Mill Creek hundred: 557 42 White Clay Creek 194 12 Pencader hundred 531 81 New Castle hundred 579 22 Red Lion hundred 4. 161 81 St.

Georges hundred. 3.695 85 Appoquinimink hundred 251 07 Blackbird hundred 9 46 Brandywine hundred 720: 42 Captured Arthur Adams. Special to "The Morning News." LAUREL. Sept. -Constable Steen of Seaford last night Arthur Adams, the young Dover negro who is charged with shooting John Horsey of this city, a week ago, as he was boarding a train at Seaford for Laurel.

Adams was brought here for trial and default of $500 bail, Comstable Mipos B. Hearn took him to the county jail. Horsey was not seriously hurt. Typhoid Abating. Special to Morning News." LAUREL, Sept.

20. -The epidemise of eastern typhoid section fever of which Laurel has raged and adjacent country is abating. At one time three weeks ago one Laurel tor had seventeen cases of typhoid lone and one case of scarlet fever. Special to "The Morning News." Factories Working Overtime. Sept.

Laurel factories are rushed and working over time on orders for tomato and potato baskets and box shucks. Contest for Sheriff, Special to Morning News DOVER. Sept. The interesting Smith-Brown contest for the office of sheriff of Kent county, subject to Democratic convention on Thursday, Dover, a and the will of the voters in November, has been decided by the voters of their home town, Harrington, in favor of Mr. Smith.

However, Mr. Brown may now get delegates elsewhere and make the fight against his opponent in open convention. Republican Committee Met. Special to "The Morning News." DOVER. Del.

Sept. -The Republican county committee of Kent began a series of weekly meetings here to-day to plan for a vigorous campaign to throw Kent county back into the Republican columns in November. Nearly all the members of the large committee were present to-day. New Station For Laurel. Special to "The Morning News." LAUREL, Sept.

Work has been commenced on Laurel's new Pennsylvania railroad $12,000 passenger station. When completed, it will be by far the finest station in the state excepting Wilmington and Dover. Murder Trial at Salisbury. SALISBURY, Sept. The authorities here are preparing for the trial of Mrs.

Annie Hudson, who, a few weeks ago, shot and killed her husband. Tobias Hudson, while in a jealous rage. The shooting took place in the office of State's Attorney Bailey. Court will convene next Mondar. Death of Mrs.

George Brant. OAKLAND. Sept. 20. Word has been received of the death of Mrs.

George Brant, of McHenry, this county. at Grand Junction. where she nad accompanied her father, John T. Weimer. in quest of health.

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estimated at 100.00,000, said the "Now that our population has been practical poet, "it would be safe to say that the nation's nest of songbirds will aggregate, at least 50,000. Of course the simon pure songsters, and not to certain spurious individuals who endeavor to pass themselves off as the real article. isn't a hamlet in this nificent country of ours that hasn't magits little newspaper, and the poet's corner of the sheet is never without a lucubration from the local bard. are the poets who actually beThese lieve and live up to the art for art's sake dictum, and not the lugubrious rhymesters in cities who preach the and adopt methods in direct opposition to it. The country newspaper is the cradle of our song, and some of our national enduring poetry has been printed originally in its column.

the first of last April a society town was started in a fashionable upapartment. They called it something like 'The Poets Association of The members of it were mostly all from the slope, with a few Indiana songbirds thrown in for good measure. They talked of from the proper position of everything the caesura to the delicate shading of the oxymoron. At one stage of the proceedings the lights were turned down and the room looked as if they were going to hold a Palladino seance. Then they read tHeir poetry at one another, and the result must have been general dampness, for the SOciety has never met since.

"Nevertheless poetry as an art is making splendid progress. Some of the universities- are offering sub stantial prizes to encourage the budding muse, and the advertising agencies are offering fabulous sums for quatrains with the right word in the right place. "In conducting this correspondence school of mine I do the best I can to put embroyo poets on the right track for a very trifling consideration. My only ambition at present is that some day I'll be duly recognized as the stepfather of American literature." AMERICAN WAYS ABROAD. Dry Martini Cocktails and Potato Chips on the Beach at Dinard.

"American manners rule at Dinard," English Sketch, "and transatlantic tastes are catered for on the Casino terrace, where the band plays daily an assortment of ragtime twosteps and a procession of assiduous waiters brings cocktails at noon to the idlers in basket chairs, who never seem to tire of staring at each other. "The men gulp down their dry Martinis without accompaniment, but the pretty American theirs with cold fried potato women chips. drink a singular form of nourishment which it is the mode at Dinard to convey to your mouth with nature's utensils, your fingers. "Fried potato chips, I hear, are the latest fancy fantasy of the fair in American seaside places of the highest fashion, and they must be consumed in no other way than with the aid of rosy, perfectly manicured fingers. "Thus the most dazzling beauties of Dinard- those who are lovely and youthful enough to wear the new poke bonnet--may be seen toying with this homely vegetable in just this primeval manner.

Wonderful are the ways of fashion, for nothing more unlikely could have been conceived than that beautiful ladies should drink gin and vermouth in public while helping themselves to cold fried potatoes with their bare, beringed hands." Mother--Ain't you goin' to wash 11D them things, Mariaranne, before you go Daughter- -No. I ain't: I'm late enough for "Mother's 'elp" class, as it is London Opinion. LUCK WAS WITH TAFT. Might Have Been Blown Up by Fifty Pounds of Dynamite at "Seeing the sights?" the dynamite man asked the visitor in the Canal Zone. "Well, you'll see one in a minute.

Just going to lift about seventy-five thousand cubic yards off the of that hill back there. Accidents? Well, yes, one or two. See that ledge there? That's Bas Odisno. Put twenty-six men into clear there at one shot and winged some sixty more." a His left hand involutarily went to H. Foster in Scribner's, was his empty right sleeve, rays.

William clear that he had a vivid recollection of the disaster. "Never knew what fired it." he said. "Some thought it was a high temperature layer of limestone about thirty feet down. Some said short circuit. All I know is that she blew four hours too soon, and 'twas something wicked.

"Now. dynamite is very wierd stuff," he continued. "You don't know just what it will do, and we have accidents right along can't seem to help it. The more I know about dynamite, the more I find I don't know. "The worst scare I ever got, though, outside of being blown UD myself, was when the President came through here on an inspection car.

Orders had been given to have all switches spiked, all loaded holes and no more to be loaded. All powder was to be put back in the magazines and locked up. "AIl was fine as frog's hair as far as Empire, when I happened to look up and there was a fool nigger sliding down the cut right in front of the car with a fifty pound box cf dynamite on his head. We didn't even know where he got it, but anyway he dropped "Well, sir. I expected to see that inspection car and the high and mighties and the President of the United States just disappear but they didn't.

I've known dynamite to go off, though, with less excuse than that had." More Room for Cars. The Street and Department at their meeting yesterday. referred to Engineer Taylor and Street Commissioner Pierson the request the Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction Company to lay special tracks at the the the old Delaware avenue power house of the company, where it proposes to store cars. The present storage plant is overtaxed. Roy Hit.

By Anto. HAGERSTOWN, Sept. young son of John H. Seaman, living on Corbett's Addition, was run over by an automobile driven by Dr. S.

N. Wagaman on West Washington street and seriously injured. Bystanders said that accident was unavoidable. as the boy. who was running away from another lad, ran in front of the machine.

One of his ribs was broken. New Teacher at Hagerstown. HAGERSTOWN, Sept. Miss Elizabeth Brown, of Queen Anne's county, who was appointed, teacher of the new domestic? science department of the Female High School in this city, has arrived and is arranging to take charge of the work this week. The school board is having a room equipped at the Broadway School Building for the new department.

New Pastor for Frederick. FREDERICK, Sept. 20. The Lutheran congregation at Middletown has elected the Rev. J.

W. Gentsler, pastor of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church at Oswego, as pastor to succeed the Rev. William E. Brown, who resigned to pastor of the Church of the Reformation in Baltimore.

Invitation to Attend Convention. FREDERICK, Sept. Secrec tary F. B. Sappington, of the Board of Trade, has received an invitation for his organization to send tives to a convention of Boards, of Trade to be held at Cambridge, October 26.

The matter will be considered at the next meeting of the local body. Frederick Women Dead. FREDERICK, Sept. 20. -Miss Catherine Clementina Strawsbergex died at the residence of her sister, Mrs.

Adaline James, North Market street, aged 76 vears. The cause of death was apoplexy. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John F.

Strawsberger, of Frederick county. One sister, Mrs. Adaline James, survives her. Court Opens at Elkton. ELKTON, Sept.

When the September term of the Circuit Court for Cecil county convened in Elkton yesterday James H. Smith, of Cecilton. was appointed foreman of the grand jury. Chief Judge James A. Pearce and Associate Judge P.

Hooper are presiding. Death of Mrs. E. C. Bell.

FREDERICK, Sept. -Mrs. Estella V. Bell, wife of Elmer C. Bell, died yesterday at her home near Mount Pleasant, aged 20 years.

The ef her death was typhoid fever. Besides her husband she left an infant son. Celebrated Golden Wedding. ELKTON, Sept. -Mr.

and Mrs. John F. Grant quietly celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home, four miles north of here. A few of their relatives were present to congratulate them. Knights of Mystic Chain.

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