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HJWApfed at Washington merely
* '* ' care over them as
These
fick
bon m
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exercises a protecting
a fatlur 4m» ever Id ■ i Ideen
fort v # l f**kjew«mOTouwcalths are enabled
to < sTtiBfci«- all the commodities
■ti.r" a' clv!?&& 1 'people need) Thev are
«>.joyipjfc.jipiJ4»V benefits of free trade
■with n4pn*4 its evils. What would
r KWv Admitting alien and hostile
«eti* attendant low wages
; i condition of workmen?
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OUR NEW TYPE,
nf.yhg,assumed that our
* for ilself. ' The venture
they
Haim
ant
new type
of pub
îisb : t#Wt!«Pi »WvtTMN« Joijrn u . which
Sts bejSrfih ;tlflS iTity twelve weeks ago,
enough and given
enough
'• jr'lmHjrT'—'""' mir investment inn
now »fc>«*»*f WpW'- The dress which we
| have east off was old and almost worn
out. why: wk^ght, it and it was not in
Efa»ndt^S b^ 5, should last, us more than
six niflStkiLjil JiteeJougest. Half of that
time MtyJMni-«we have been justified
a Iron Ä-fftl feAklrtS: tho change,
Tht^Ryjji^lsy Jhvilnal, we have rea
tnoroearcfiilly read
■■ al paper in Hie city,
ri>fl(d by thousands in the
it) reasons wo tliink—
*nd ujjl ngn>e with us- that
it Wk'e "tho lies! and plainest
typ»< Spoi*®lej'..YVi) trust that our new
OUtfit owill '»mifK! fhe rnany readers of the
F.vkni vo JotniNAT., and that it will tie
the meant* 6tt •whHng to that list many
hunBrods of otlibfveaders.
We \vMi also to cull the attention of
the aiveniser* of the community to our
Improvement. • it is no reflection on any
of our eon temporaries when we point out
Shat, the Btcuno Journal is as pretty
8 nowepiiper as any that circulates in this
Sit y and «Tate.
Weptakh tkignupportmilty to thank our
palfoBT tiptti readers and advertisers,
for the eordhiiity of their support and
we iiesuVe them that the Kvkmnh
JOUKKA t..shall tio even better by them in
the "future thpu it has done in the past.
We solicit the 'patronage of everybody.
It i
spe
its
assurance
»ons
than
Won
even
. PROTECTED SALT.
Ln>'4, yennpur importation of salt was
'ralniale'a#fa»ls4ttO,fl(IO, and represented
abouiiMfiOMW) tons of all grades. The
" produced about 000,000
a total of 1,(KM),000
T>|S,ioiported salt had been
ïnai!Â,t| 8hv. -Ùiuitcd States at tho same
Cost,jKnMfflfilfUbavc given employment to
3,lKK1*iwn a!t' IfflO per month, and the
government would have had $750,000
les-.surptin»' The ratio of labor to the
popn|stten*-iy i -ta<2.65, therefore thin one
InddffWyùifatiutO have peopled u town of
S.tK.Kflnh'fttiMhtH." But it does not stop
here.' jfjm'ic,.'^0(® people must have
coh 1,„ btsjtie;. altpci*. clothing, groceries
and lÿqjiftMMl« -of other things, and would
feqOOO -mure people to supply
would have a city of
10,OW inhabitants. Think of building a
cit'y-Tikc tflilft* ''iAvily year from one in
dnst^^-*; Uyî Tills Is not half tho story.
It Umt a large part of
our T~' produced. These are
nearÿWl imparted Last year $3.8, (KM), IKK)
wcrttH WeffrltffpoTted, If these were pro
duc<J^herq more cities would he estah
lisli^d jiuLtjig.surplus further reduced.
The same is true of flax, sugar, etc Every
industry w bpuqfitted and every man,
Womejteand t'bild in the United States
mad)ytaii«jf. and happier. There is no
qnesl^aia'Cl'.U we can raise any quantity
of VifiR^fW'Wtgar, flax for linen, or have
plr'tU'y i' -ij'A' Tiie State of Now York
i 20U square miles underlaid
witkiesil^yfc-feet thick. This is to say
nothing of the brines of Syracuse and vi
cinity PraBkldy there is twice as much
V- mor^jpdf Aajt _au<l brine in New York
Stat^j territory would yield at tlie
pr euMtem Be« of salt consumption 500
yeantfDtrijqiiy. Then there are the enor
mous 'bedsJb' Louisiatui, Virginia. Mich-
igan, 'Dhki, Pennsylvania, and several
other states, enough to last a jKipulation
of *0fi,000;t»0 (amis 1,000,000 years.
--** Hii jit
Unite
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^TARIFF TALK.
; «f. Aiy. -
«riiutjMÉbkfii Our Home Market.
Dr'^rarfkMu wrote, in 1771, from Lon
don to Humphrey Marshall: "Every
manufacture, ^encouraged iu onr own
eonqtrynjakpajK home market and saves
so niumrepjiijiey'to the country as must
olhe|jw[Jfe hteejported. Here iu England
jht iZjlȣn known ami understood that
wheMvdjrjft.jnjijrafiiclun is established
wlicç ■ -A.vSd» P .number of hands it
raises' the value of the land in the neigh
boring country all around it, partly by
ttekrMtor demand near at hand for the
prodngtkof the laud and partly from the
plefity.tdtSiioaey drawn by the mnnnfuc
turqdfdw 4DtoW'part. (if the country, it
seenfb, tkwriifcwv to the interest of all
our rtS and owners of land to cn
tourage home manufactures in preference
•Vo foreign oneSj imported among us from
àiffeijfjnt e^uutjdéî- "
'»{if (Itclmg The Wurkdhop.
Tfifi sTtentïdtV iif our rcadi'rs.and of all
tthets who appreciate strong, witty and
effertivc wçiling, is directed to a little
book, jsith tir gl>(>ve title, just issued
froiç, pte.-tagi le Ur« --s. 24 end 26 Wooster
tft'vv.yurik. We quote from the
£
preface:
■"I have seen the operation of all our
tariff* sitev 1896; and know from experi
eneeM.ngWIert of -the various changes
whietf fsk.»*»t»e"T( mode. These changes
have sometmies been In tho direction of
and uostüme» In ih
str
direction j
•jpd Ji have noticed that the (
jjjS^miee of pretei
that a lower tariff would make times
better and a high tariff make them worse,
have failed invariably. On the other hand,
the oontrarv predictions of the protec
tionists have never foiled in a single in
stance.
looking at our condition, wrote:
history of the last twenty years has Ive-n
a sufficient lesson for us all to depend for
necessaries on ourselves alone.' *
It is now seventy-one years the 2flth of
June since Mr, Jefferson wrote and told
us what history had taught, and it has
been teaching the same lesson from that
day to this, making ninety-one years of
experience such us the world never had
before, and which lias sent our country to
the forefront of nations in achievement aud
promise. Our lesson was a good one—
lirst rate in every respect—and we
learned it well. 1 trusA we shall not
unlearn it at the dictation of
anybody. * * « Having worked
twenty years at the shoe trade. 1 feel
qualified to address the workingmen
It will be
» * * In 1817, Mr. Jefferson,
'The
• «
of
the country on this matter,
for them to say whether my words are
worth considering. "
It is a first rate book to re id aloud in
meetings of workingmen.—[Tariff League
Bulletin.]
For Love of the Living.
H V JOSRI'lltNR eoi.I.Alin.
For love of the living wo take til» our era
And strive to be cheerful and brave,
When holies fondly ehorlshed
1 Invo faded and perished.
And buried mir heart in a grave.
For still there are duties for U» to perform.
A chance for more generous giving
To those who are left.
And when death has bereft
More closely we cling to the living.
-s.
Wo may fool that there'» nothing remains to
bo clone.
That nil nuccl f<
When
exertion In o'er,
hand» aro unci an pod
From the dear one»' they grasped.
For whom they can labor no mon*;
But He who sustain» on In trial« like these,
New strength and fmdi energy giving,
Provide» n wwlft cure,
ill» we endure
With patience for love of the living.
And
Though deeply our heart« aro attached to the
deid
ip that 1« always ho nwcot:
Though tho hppiic 1 « of delight,
SoHfteml and bright,
('an never their bounty repent.
Home plmHurea in life
By comfort« mid kludueKMtw giving,
F<»r 'Ur true as we know.
That c»nr love wo may show
To the dead by our enre of tin» living.
Ami tl
■ e»n flint to enjoy
NEWSPAPER OPINIONS.
Free Trader«.
Raking T
Uncle Eli said two years ago "that lie
was tired of fighting petticoats,
wanted to fight men." it begins to look
as though he would bo accommodated.
Congressman Pennington was home
Sunday and Monday, und returned to Ids
duties on Tueeda
guine of a renom
party rules. Tho only thing that will
heat ids nomination will ho Ids vole for
the Mills bill—many of ids constituents
arc not Free Traders.—[Dover Sentinel,
Ho is said to bo sau
,»u according to lh<
y *
mat b
4»h! Wll»t 1 » Nubllme Hellen
We rny now that we do not believe that
there i» a human being in Delaware that
believes that there was a deal or combi
nation between any Republican or Repub
licans and any Democrat or Democrats.
Wc tliink that when Ben Watson said
that tlie Wolcott crowd offered them a
deal that ho did not tell the truth, We
do net believe that there was ever a deal
thought about by any Democrat of either
faction. Wo know that Democrats asked
Republicans to vote for our ticket on tho
ground that there was no Republican
ticket, Wo know that gentlemen on the
ticket sought Republican votes on the
express ground that the Republicans had
no ticket in the field, But who is so igno
rant as to construe such a thing into a
deal! We are aware that certain men,
who are circulating tickets with Demo
cratic nominees cut out, said to Republi
cans that their votes were not wanted or
desired for the ticket, or any portion of
it. We know timt the manager of the
Index said to tho Republicans, while lie
was circulating wildcat tickets, that Re
publicans had no right to vote on elec
tion day. We know further that one
ailing Republican said publicly that lie
should vote on election day for this man
Dunn's friend (meaning his especial friend)
provided ho would let him. Tlie truth is
no Democrat can lie found who ever was
approached or solicited to enter into a
combination with any one to defeat any
portion of the ticket. These men who
are circulating such stuff are all known
as common liars and debased wretches
without character, and whose word
would not lie taken on any subject, A
deal without one Democrat knowing of
it, or one that was ever spoken to about
it. Such trash to he believed by any
body is too absurd to be talked about, Tlie
fact is that it is tlie intention of a set of
knaves and thieves who would roll in the
futnn' as iu the past. No decent Demo-^
ernt asserts and no respectable gentleman
believes it or circulates such report.—[Do
ver Delawarean,
ie
I« TtO« I'dmlble?
There will bo plenty of work for the
inter State Commission to do for some
time to come, especially if they conclude
to investigate cases of discrimination
when no complaint or petition is made,
as the law says they may do For exam
ple, it would take a good spell of their
t into, ns well as afford them infinite amuse
ment. to have tho railroad companies ex
plain how they can carry a carload of
dressed beef from Chicago to New York
for $46. while they charge $130 to $156 for
carrying a carload of vegetables from
Georgia to Wilmington, a less distance,
and $126 for a carload of pearlies from the
Peninsula to New York, one fifth of the
distance.—[Delaware Farm and Home.
It Look« Like Fear of Detent.
There is a movement on foot to hold
the county and state primaries on the
same day. Beware. This is unusual, in
explicable, extraordinary. Tiie custom
of tlie party from the da'wu of its forma
tion to the present day has been to hold
these primary meetings on different days.
The purpose is obvious. There may in'
pressing and important questions of
national Import upon which on expres
sion is desired, »mi there may be state
and county questions pressing equally
for solution and it may happen that
those who are united on the nation»
questions may be widely separated on the
state and county questions. Holding
both primaries upon the same day may
ly confuse both sets of quos
put the party in false position
1 so defeat it. Holding these
primaries on separate days will enable
the pro(H>r division to he made without
confusion, tend to the settlement of ditli
and secure the uninfluenced ex
pression of tlie party on both sets o
questions. When it is proposed to d
away with natural and rational order we
say. bev, arc. There is some hidden
object. Then, too, at this time such a
proposition is doubly suspicious. It
bodes no good to the people. Some dis
tatsteful deed is to be perpetrated or
some right is to bo covertly snatched
away. Beware. There Is nothing to be
gained by such a change—much to be
lost. Beware,—[Smyrna Times (Wol
cott ite.)
'
so ho{
tions us to
on botli am
cul
;
The Two Canal«.
Costa Rica, has, as appears from our
news this morning, ratified a contract
with the Nicaragua Canal Company,
j which apparently removes the lust puiiii
( cal obstacle to the progress of this great
It remaiub only for the construc
tion company to push along the
tions with seal to have the eaual in
operation before its Panama rival.
The reports from Panama, by the way,
are far from reassuring ami a complete
collapse of the enterprise is prophesied
to lake effect soon.—[New York Herald.
excava
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Annwor to »
To the Editor of the Evknin» JorRNAr>.
I.
In connection with the present situation
of Republican politics a conundrum lias
probably suggested itself to thousands,
though perhaps all would not agree pre
eisely In asking or answering it. Here it
Wliy will the condition of the Re
publican party from now till November
6th be like the condition of its Uncrowned
King and some of his admirers for the
Because they are all at
last two days?
sea.—[Every Evening.
1 saw the above in the Every Evening
and desiring to relieve the dreadful sus
pense in which the editors seem to be
thrown, I will try to give the correct
answer. Somebody lias been imposing
upon their innocence and given them an
answer that appeared in an English paper
of soim
Here is the correct
; days past.
Tile Repaid
icon party resembles
the recent condition of James G. Blaine
(whom our friend, the enemy, are wont to
style the "Uncrowned King." for reasons
peculiarly their own) in that it is now
and always has been securely en sconced in
the staunch ship "Protection," sailing
merrily o'er the waves to victory, with its
minted away from England and
Tho stars aud stripes
are Hying from the masthead and the
band is playing "Columbia,
of tiie Ocean." Unlike this staunch
and truly American craft, the clumsy
bark "Free Trade" has boldly left the
shores of its adopted country, America,
with the Union ja -k flying from the mast
head and the wheezing horn blowing
strains barely ..gni/.able a:i "God Save
the Queen." Toward England it is sail
ing.
aiisw cr
prow
toward Amorim.
(Spin
Ere many months have passed the
staunch American ship "Protection" will
encounter the clumsy foreign bark "Free
Trade." The first broadsido of "Protec
tion" ballots will shatter to pieces the
rotten hulk of the English intruder.
skiff "Cobden Club" will then lie
seen timidly advancing from, the shade of
England's e!ills, and mournfully gathering
i n the scattered remnants of ' 'Free Trade. '
Over its lust resting place this sad ep ! -
tajdi will he written ; Gone to the home
of its fathers. Hauriso.n.
Wilmington, August 11. 1888.
Tl
Timt (mine or liait.
To the Editor of Evkninu Journal.
1 have read tlie two letters from Milford
which spoke alone of base: hall and the
writer, in your paper of last Friday.
For many years 1 have been closely iden
tified with base hall, anil this is the
first time during my life that 1 have
Inen censured for doing my duty or ac
cased of unfairness in anything pertain
ing to base ball. I have umpired for
most of the clubs in tho state, and
although I am not manager of the Mil
ford Club, I do not hold any office at all.
nor am I even a player. I did make the
game with Dover, so 1
Clover Club, tho Camden Club, the Capo
May Club, etc. I also promised to return
the" game at Dover on Friday,
and intended to do
Wednesday, our lending base ball men
said we should not go. I telegraphed :
" Will not come to-morrow. After yes
terday our association prohibits it." Our
arrangements were all made and the
above telegram was not answered by the
Dover management. Had they replied
that other arrangements could not be
made for a game and the people would be
disappointed, I would gladly have used
my influence to have our hoys go, and I
believe they would have done so.
As far as Sprogill's "np-shoot" war
conceived, your correspondent docs not
know the philosophy of the sport, or he
would have spoken differently in regard
them Of course an "up-shoot" is higher
*
a
a
is
did with the
hut after
'
1
when it reaches the catcher than when it
passes the plate. Every pitcher in the
country will tell you Hint the "up-shoot"
goes nearer the plate before taking tlie
curve than does any other halls thrown and
il* tiiis instance Sprogill s "up-shoot,
tlie one he usually pltclies, is an n-short j
ns well as an "up-short, and in every
instance when I called strikes on Dover I :
was sure the ball was a strike. I gave |
them the advantage of both halls and
strikes and thev knew it, and those who (
say differently do it from prejudice pure !
and simple. I called a foul t ip I did not j
hear, the third strike, on a
plaver, and although Dover's
failed
the man out, ns there was a runner on j
first and hit one man out prevlovsly. At
one time 1
as back of the pitcher, |
when a ball was lilt to left fieldin' a;
•over player, witli a man on first, who |
went to second and the runner went to j
first,
feet,
and
Milford
catcher
catch the hall. I called |
I
The ball was foul by four to six
but the ball was gat bered
thrown in so quickly that
1 failed to call it "foul."
Sprogill then did the finest work of his
life, and was perfectly supported by
Demurest, his catcher. He struck the
next three men out in rapid succession,
aud did not allow either of th<' men run
ning to steal a single base on him during
the time. So yon see these two decisions
were in favor of Dover. As to tho "fair"
I,all that Dover claims was "foul" in the
ninth inning, 1 de« re to put myself
on record as pos.tlvely as possible
as declaring it fair I was just '
..«■k of the catcher, ami as soot, as tbs (
ha was hit, I ran to the plate and the |
mil enme there in the hands of .
Dover s first baseman, who made ;
a clean, clear muff of it. Tiie lia I
was then thrown to first and cut the right
fielder's head who had run to the base.
as he should have done and \N illlamson
went to second, when the ball was again
to head him off, and again badly thrown.
Not. till this moment did the Dover nine
walk off the field, and 1. as the rules of
the game define, decided tlie game in
Milford's favor by the score of nine to
nothing. The truth of the matter is that
Dover thought they had a walk-over witli
Hudson and Magee and bet
heavily on winning the game.
When they found Sprogill and
Demurest to be superior to their own bat- 1
tery, aud found the Milford boys playing I
almost a perfect game, they "squeeled !
like pigs with a knife in their throats,"
thinklng.no doubt, that l would give!
Milford the game, but at the same time
would declare all bets off. As I was not!
supposed to know of any !«•*» in the
game 1 refused to do so, and Dover went i
home with fewer dollars than she enme
with. It was evident from the start that
Dover would not plav the gerne out. if !
she could not win, and what was very
evident from the beginning proved itself
toward the end. Milford played the
ginne with two errors and one passed
ball.
on a two base hit to left field, a pretty
steal with slide to third, and home on a
passed ball, your reporter,to the contrary
not withstanding. Mr. Tut hill, one of the
directors of the Milford Club, denies
point blank that he said the ball in the
ninth inning was a foul. On tho contrary
be declares it fair by at lesat four feet.
Why should Milford have pone to Dover
on Friday. There would not have been
a uossiuio chance of their winning. Dover
will ptoase remember that in the different
occasions when Milford played them on
i
;
Demurest »
run was made
their own grounds, they failed to return
the marnes, although they promised faith
fully in "black and white''to do so.
M, H. Pkettyman.
Milford, Del., August 13, 1*84.
A SONG OF DREAMS.
A dream of a merry child at play.
Kill,- eyed and fair, frolicsome, gay.
Glad as the birds in the springtime are.
Sorrow» alloat like clouds afar,
Careless of trouble, untouched by fear.
Singing her way through the golden year.
A dream of a woman, old and gray,
A inkled and bent, wending her way
Lonesomeiy toward the last milestone.
Where the grim, dark shadow of death is thrown,
Storm stained and weary, and worn with care—
The candle of life ut it« (Inal flare.
A dream of a grave in a churchyard lone,
Neglected, drear, with weed« o'ergrown,
With only the chirp of the. cricket « song.
As it Bing« in the gras.) tho whole night long,
To break the silence that broods bo deep
Where the wornout soul and body sleep.
—Susie M. Best in Homo Journal.
i
Rivers Swerving to tho West.
It appeal's that tho western and southwest
ern bank of tho Rio Granite is tho ono which
suffire most from tho abrasion of the current.
Why does tho river show this tendency to
work to tho westward? Something like this
appears in the case of tho Mississippi. For
merly the river hail its principal debouch
ment into the sea through hayon Monetise
and the lake;. In the course of timo that route
was abandoned tor the ono now known ns tho
main river, which is very considerably to tho
westward of tho old outlet. In the meantime
tho river has shown n disposition to transfer its
channel still further to tho westward through
tho Atehafalnya. Can it 1« made to appear
from these facts that there is a tendency in
great rivers flowing in general directions
along meridians of the earth's longitude to
swerve to tho westward ? Can it be bald that
because the rotation of tho earth on its axis
to the eastward the weight of tho water in
such longitudinal rivers is thrown by tho
centrifugal force against tho western bank
so S3 to abrade them with increased energy
cud effect ?—New Orleans Picayune
Tti« Emperor and the Yankee.
It is told that while the lato Emperor
Frederick was in i/mckni for thn queen's ju
bilee Sir 1! orell Mackenzie introduced a
noted American doctor to him. After a
careful examination of his throat the im
périal patient, in his usual cheerful manner,
inquired, "I suppose an imperial throat is
mueli like that of other mortal«?''
very
"Wall, sir,''came tho quiek reply, "we trill
try aud make it «0 at any rato." The then
crown prince thoroughly appreciated tho
quick Yankee wit, and, striking; his broad
chest, said, "But thi* is nil right, is it not?"
Tho Yankee gravely looked tha splendid pro
portions of tlio illustrious patient up aud
down, and deliberately drawled out, "As for
tho rest, sir, you would muk. a good Ameri
Fritz's merriment was great, but tho
ran.
Gernym doctor» present wer» aghast atmicli
levity.— N«n- York Tribun».
, ^ .... „
r Unk ' r '. Mra Dcgusha (to M« 8mith)-Mr.
f/"""." < i u ' te * ke !' w,th 7™'
" >*' ,u 11 ^ kdi, - v ;
lie »aid you jvero tbo mout intellectual and
Wales as an Epicure.
Many anecdotes are current of the Princo
of Wales' recent visit to Cambridge univer
sity. D is said that tho vice ohoncellor, w ho
la also master of St. John's, sunt for the col
lege cook a few days before the great func
tion was to come off, and toid him to prepare
the best menu his genius would enable him
to draw up. Tho ceok sent in a card with
qjghteon course», which was sent to tho
prince's secretary with the request that lie
would show it to the prince. Tho story runs
that tho menu was sent back with tho re
mark that it was all very well so far ns it
went, but that it would be all the better if
two special dishes, the recipes of which were
iuclosed, wore added to it.—The Argonaut.
llotv It Is Hone.
Mrs. Deguslia—Mr. Brown, don't you think
Miss Smith is a very beautiful girli Audsho
is so intellectual.
Mr. Brown—Ye*, but, ns I was going on to
say, the inclemency of the w eather prevented
me from attending tho last mooting, and I
list — —
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b«mtimi gtrl ho had ever m.t-Now York
n
\ new and artistic idea tins luxe) it (ro
duoed Qt diuuor parties lately. Tbo knives
an ,i forks ore all different, ami each ono
made after some Bj>eciai design. Diminutive
ess of Teck and ono of the princesses. Fancy
New and Artistic.
what would happen to a Now York or Boston
dyer who told a secret like that, unless in
deed he spoke of somebody belonging to tho
classes understood to like advertising.—
ton Transcript,
copies of antique German and Turkish
swords serve tho guests masculine for knives,
■matched by tiuy daggers of Italian patterns
given to those of the sox feminine.—Chicago
Herald.
London shopkeeper'» Announcement.
A London shopkeeper coolly announces
that ho U cleaning some frocks for tho Duch
Bos
j
I
i
I tliink young men '
:
Dr Maltl AU (Humboldt), referring
, ta t ntmat Wanigenaommeru,
I1Bttr Erfurt, which yields mük very aimihw
ordinary goat', milk, but yather richer.
remarb , ttylt u .lh in man and in all mam
n))Lmlu tt timo must hliV0 existed wlmu both ;
^ wre capal , to ot yieIdijlÄ milk.-Boaton
j, .
UK * —.—. —
lllnitful of Her Position.
Mistress (who lia» U*n writing a letter for
„„(.»-How shall I sign it, Bridget) Your
obedient servant, Bridget OTooliban?
Bridget—FaiHi, oud yez node not Mum.
Jfanotto the loikos of Mary O'Shaunessey
t bat oim an ol»adient servant."—The Ejioch. !
I-
In a minute an express train goes a mile
aud a street car thirty-two rods; ihr fastest
trotting horse U7 0-l:< rods, and an average '
pedestrian ot the genua homo has got over
sixteen rods. j
--;
Chicago preposes to have a crematory in
running order iu six months, Tho health
officers favor it, and there is plenty of money
to back It
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If i'S u oro «1*° , at « railroad
*tation-take hut a light meal mid eat it
Drink milk instead of tea or coffee,
Doesn't Like to Ho Itoroil,
She (at a gr.rdcn (larty)— Isn't that young
Professor Uraiufog coming tins way, Mr. Do [
Happy(
Uc—Ya-as, Miss Maude. Shall 1 present
him)
Klie—Oh, dear, no.
with brains, Mr. Do Sappy, aro such a bore.
—Tbo Kimch.
Curious Freak of Natitro.
, ,
ocean are never inghcr than a fsw feet. |
Bummer batiiers will inust, with equal |
•arnwtues, that the average wave is from a
hundred feet to half n mile high.—Pittsburg
Bulletin. _ ;
The Ocean'« Wav«,
Scientists insist that the waves of tho
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made hollow, with a place iu it for holding
ei^ht or r ae ci£ara
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A new thing in England i* a walking stick
Colonel Thomas, manager of the Inter
state Exhibition to begin at Williams's
Grove, Va., on the 271 h Inst., is a bright
man. lie has probably soenmi the at
tendance of the two candidates for the
Vice Presidency at the opening, and
President and Mrs. Cleveland have
promised to he there, aud now he is after
General Harrison.
COL GEORGE L. PERKINS.
HE IS THE OLDEST LIVING RAIL
ROAD OFFICIAL.
Ht» Last Birthday Wa» III« Hundredth.
Ho I» 81111 Active and Healthy, and He
Rode
boat.
Hie oldest railroad official in tho world
li'-es at Norwich, Conn., namely, Col.
George. L. Perkins, treasurer of tho Nor
wich and Worcester Railroad company,
and his many personal friends celebrated
Ida hundredth birthday on the 5th of
August. He has outlived every railroad
man ho began with in 1835, every soldier
he served with in 1812-15, every business
associate of tho first fifty years of his lifo
and every presidential candidate he over
voted for except Hayes and Blaine; yet
the wife of his youth Is still with him. in
fairly good health, and they celebrated
their golden wedding in 1869.
Mr. Perkins «ist his lirst vote for James
Madison, therm); in tho divisions of those
days lie was a*stanch Federalist; he was
one of tho committee that welcomed An
drew Jackson-tso Norwich; one of tho pas
sengers on tho first trip of Fulton's
steamer Clermont, and one of tho very
few who remember the later events of
Washington's administration,
seen tho nation grow from 5,000,000 to
00,000,000, while tripling its area; has
lived through three great wars, and is
still erect of form,
in good health and
blessed with an
unclouded intel
lect. In politics
ho has passed
from Federalist to
Republican in na
tural evolution,
and through all
tho changes of
eighty years since
\ ho attained man
Z hood he has been
an ardent patriot,
and never once
admitted a doubt
that tho nation
would rorao tri
umphantly out of all its difficulties. In
deed, Ins happy and hopeful disposition
is, as lie says, tho main cause of his pro
longed life. "Fretting wears a man faster
than any form of work," he says; "no
man can live long who frets habitually."
Robert Fulton's First Steam
Ho has
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GEORGIE !.. PERKINS.
Col. Perkins was bom in Norwich, then
called "The Landing," or "Chelsea's
Landing," Ang. 5, 1788; and, strange to
say, was rather delicate in boyhood. Ilia
earliest recollections aro of the talk cur
rent about tho measures of Washington's
second administration; then eame tho
first political Campaign, 1796, and tho
bright boy, George Perkins, read with
reverene« and attention Washington's
Farewell JUMivws. His health became so
delicate that iu 1811 he took a voyage to
Brazil, which m> strengthened his consti
tution that Immediately on his return he
onlistod, and did valuable service during
tho second war with England. As pay
master of the Second district, which in
cluded Rliode Island and Connecticut, To
became acquainted with nearly all the
groat men of the time. Among* those lie
knew best were Commodores Decatur.
Joue», Perry, Bainbridge, Inwreuce, Bid
dle, Hull and the various generals of In
fantry' in New' England. Ho too!; an
active part in tho celebrated defense of
Norwich against the British fleet, and,
though a Federalist, was an ardent sup
porter of tho war. denouncing t ho noted
Hartford convention most vigorously.
Ho always told with great glee about
Iiis frantlo desire to get a rids on Robert
Fulton's first steamboat, and how he suc
ceeded. The papers had published that a
man had built a boat on tho Hudson to go
without oars or nails, and all the village
people were debating it, tho majority de
D
COL. nCRKINS' AUTOGRAPH.
daring it a humbug, Yonng Perkins was
among those who behoved it possible,
and when tho nows arrived that it would
go down tbs Hudson on a certain day he
determined to intercept it. The first day
lio walked thirty-seven miles, the second
twenty-four And the third thirty; then by
securing an occasional ride he reacheii
Poughkeepsie on the fifth day in time to
intercept the Clermont and Vide on tho
"saw mill afloat" to Now York city at the
rate of three and a half miles per hour.
Ten years later the Interest in "Stephen
j son's new kind of road" began, and Col.
Perkins threw himself heart and soul
! into tho movement to construct a continn
1 ous lino from Norwich to Boston. Thus ho
became a promoter of tho Norwich and
Worcester railroad, which was completed
in 1838, and ho was made a director.
When the first train ran over tho com
pleted line he had jnst entered his 51st
year. Fifty years have passed, and ho is
j still an official of the railroad, while In all
I else the change is far greater than in him.
i The village of "Chelsea Landing" has bo
' colno tho P reat cJt Y of Norwich, third in
the state; the magnificent water power of
tho Thames is utilized by factories worth
tens of millions; the little nation luu be
come an empire of republics, and at tho
ago of 100 the serene veteran calmly
: awaits the reward of a well spent lifo.
[ Ï
HUhon of Wichita.
_ The cas. ef Rev. J. J Ilennessv. of St.
; *>»"* » ''hurch St. Louis, recently
bishop #f the Catholic diocese of Wichite
attracts speoisl attention liecauac of
many peculiarities of tlie cose.
the see became vacant Father Henneasy's
«»mo was sent to
Itome wiUl l , hose
of , «*»«
«ml Father O Reil
!
, -,
P 0 ?®- rather Hen
' nessy was born in Ireland in 1848, and
' !l rood was taken liy Int» puren . »
j to St. Louis, where ho woo educated at
I the old Christian brothers college. In
ho was ordained to the Pj«' B t '■ ) e^
!lr *^ matkmod nt Milwaukee. l '
appointe» sut Was at Capo Gtra e» . ■ •«
which ho was transferred to St
Louts. Ho w n th^igh scalar and
eminent both with tongue and pen.
When
/r
ly was oppsinted,
but died before ho
»
was confirmed. If*
Tlie clergy of the ®
diocese renewed *
, their indorsement
| o{ p ot i ler ij en .
| nessv t] 10 oardi- J
na l H 'h av c approv -30
„d ((, and it ont v*^^^
; awaits tho formal
ratification of the
HI9IIOP HKNNEBSY.
Not Discreet.
Do Jinx—I jnst got n good joke cn
Brown. He bet me the drinks T don t
, w . h a hlindr ed and fifty pounds. I
i j nst n f,. w onnee« over; had five
silver dollars in my pocket. Ila, ha.
| ha!
Robinson—Ha, ha, ha—ho, ho. ho! By
the way. De Jinx, I wish you would lend
me five dollars.
De Jinx (less hilariously >~U m— I
s'pose I'll have to.
fit Is tlu* ch<«pest. Try L. &C,
>ur, sold by Nichols, 6th and King.
An Exclusive Beach.
The Place to Eat Fish, Oysters. Clams,
Terrapin.
Slauohtkk Beach, Del., August 13 —
The heaviest wind and rain storm
pre
vailed here last evening that the beaeli
has experienced for many years
storm came np from the mouth of the
bay, which is nearly twenty-sev
miles below, aud appeared to hang
over this area for fully two hours, at
which time the storm had become gener
ally over eastern Sussex,
some lightning, but the eharaetisties of
the storm were the heavy wind and the
tremendous rain fall. The latter fell
fast that even in this sandy area it stood
in vast pools during the might,
storm which extended far inland
however, violent only along the coast.
The heavy ladened trees of the peach
chords in Slaughter and Cedar Necks
passed through it unscathed, although in
tnany instances the corn is beaten down.
Slangier Beach is ten miles from Mil
ford and has been used for many years as
a bathing resort by those of the Milford
folk who indulge in the luxury of a horse
aud carriage. This fact kept the beach
somewhat exclusive. But of late years
the virtues of its bathing beach and
its fishing grounds have become known
far and wide, and lovers of good fishing
and good eating now come here not only
from all over the state, but even from
Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York.
The meals of the Slaughter Beach give
an accurate insight to the growing popu
larity of tlie place. For supper last
evening, for example, when the
place was filled with visitors,
Host Reynolds set up crocus
and trout fish, oysters stewed,
clam fritters, soft shell crabs and terra
pin, and roast chicken for the natives.
The native does not cure for fish and the
other products of the bay. He
lives on those when he cannot
get anything else; but the
visitor displays better judgment. Mr.
Reynolds prides himself on feeding
his guests, and he feeds hundreds of
them, upon his own products, with the
exception of salt, sugar, condiments, etc.
He cultivates the oyster in lieds in front
of his hotel, and the boats, nets and
fishing tackle close by. tell where he gets
his endless supply of fresh fish food.
This beach winch is only about oné
fourth of a mile long contains in addi
ion to the hotel aud its out
buildings, a half dozen cottages
occupied by the Marshalls,
Rickards, Hollands and other Milford
families. But the entire property Is
owned by Host Reynolds, who. having
made a fortune, presumably, is going to
retire at the end of this season. This is
the place where "Big Thursday," a day
that has become famous, is held. It will
be next Thursday, when thousands of the
country folk throughout the Necks along
this shore will gather for a holiday.
The charm of this spot to the worldly
fishermen is the fact that it knows no
Sunday. A half-mile from the beach is a
deep dyke, bridged over, and tills is
the boundary beyond which the
coming guest never bears his almanac,
for when he gets to the beach all days
are alike. lie does on Sunday what he
would do on Saturday, for the simple
reason that once there ho forgets
what day of the week it is.
The
. n
There was
The
was.
or
WELL-KNOWN PERSONS.
Boncicault says that men of to-day do
not know how to walk.
Senator ('base of Rliode Island has
never been photographed.
Edwin Booth does not like Newport,
and will sell his cottage there.
Dr. William H. Hammond asserts that
the brain is not an organ absolutely es
sential to life.
Governor Leslie of Montana is a Sunday
school man and tenches n Bible class iu
the Baptist Sunday-school in Helena.
Victorene Surdon says that Alphonse
Daudet'« most relentless enemy is not tlie
French Academy but the French Gram
mar.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
An Augusta, Me., lady went info a
I look store the other day to select a wed
ding present fur a young lady who was
about to lie married, ami after careful
consideration she chose the book of relig
ious poems entitled "The Changed Cross.
—[New York Tribune.
Bucher, Painter, 406 Shipley street.
Paper pipes have been
church organ at Milan
sweetness of tone.
I e mnrd Heiss the Tailor, 4 E. Third.
used for a
and gave great
A handsome profit.—Aunt Emily—
"Why do you think you will he a doctor,
Bobby, when yon grow up?"
Bobby—"Because I swallowed n ten
cent piece the other day and the doctor
charged pa $'l for curing me. That's a
good business. "—[Epoch.
Good fit guar
Mrs. J. B. Ward, 603 Shipley.
Corsets made to order,
a'lteeci.
Emperor William has directed that the
commission charged bv his father witli
the erection of a cathedral iu Berlin
proceed at once with its labors. The
edifice is to occupy a site between the
royal palace and the museum.
Trunks and Bags at Y'erger's, 407 Ship
ley street.
Chnussior dried a man in a kiln and
there resulted only twelve pounds of
solid matter.
Bucher, Sign Painter. 406 Shipley St.
"Yon should be a base ball player,"
said the beetle to the spider.
"Why so?" inquired the istter.
"You're so g(«id at patching flies."
"True, but I'd foil a victim to
fowls."
And he went liehlnd the bat.—[Life.
the
Riding Saddles and Bridles nt H. Yer
gcr's, 467 Shipley street.
A French lamulryraan cleans linen with
out soap by rubbing it with boiled pota
toes.
Dr. F.. G. Honeywell, 703Market street.
Teeth extracted. 25 cents; with gas, 56
cents. Good teeth $5.50 a set; tho best $8.
"Zola doesn't seem to bo doing very
good work nowadays," be said to a New
York girl.
"Zola!" she said. "You'll excuse me,
Mr. Peterley, but 1 don't recollect what
club Mr. Zola is playing with now."
—[Exchange.
Show Cards, Bucher, 466 Shipley St.
Groat changes have been made upon
the campus of Yale College. New Haven,
in the past few days, the excavating for
the foundation of the now building hav
ing been begun.
M s '. P. D. Cnrlctt, 7th and King, rails
attention to lier line of corsets, side gar
ters and dress forms.
A Western exchange asserts that the
town in Kansas most noted for its divorce
suits is Concordia, dispilo tho iuappro
priateness of the name.
Sharpless Creamery Batter always
fresh at Lynch & Leary's store, N. W.
comer 4th and Madison streetA.
Another discovery o( natural gas is re
ported from Chicago.
Gilding on glass, 400 Shipley street.
Tho French propose to send pigeon
messages from ship to ship upon tho
' -end seas.
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WANAMAKER'.S.
Viiilahki.ioiia, Monday, August la, isss.
Your pick in the cotton dress
stuffs doesn't cost much
Many of the 37^0 Sateens
are 25c; the 20c and 15c, and
the i2 J /ic kind goes for 10c.
The little left of the
than 5000 pieces of Crazy
Crepe is down from 12 ]/ z to
IOC.
now.
more
121/2 c Batiste, loc.
loc Lawn, 6y£c.
Good, fast color Lawns, 4^0.
Another batch of the Sateen
remnants at third and half.
Northwest of centre.
No need to do preserving
over a red-hot stove in a red
hot room. An Oil Stove will
do the work just as well for a
fraction of the cost, and with
no discomfort. We put the
Monitor ahead. Simple, can't
explode. $1 to $15 without
furniture.
Gas Stoves, handier and just
just as good work.
Basement, near centre.
Window Screens that will
sift out every live thing will
cost but a trifle. Solid ash
frames :
mx.tl inches, 45e
24x111 inches, 50c
2sx'!I inelie
-
^ix:ir inch
«k
24x31 inch
Each screen can he reduced 6
inches or less, as required.
Walnut frames 5c less.
Ash frames, adjustable, 35c.
"Knock-down" Screen Door
■Frames, 70c ; door complete,
springs, etc., $1.50.
Basement, north of contra.
English Porcelain, brown
decorations for less than half.
One of the choice makes.
riü[ht, hut no complete sets.
Hence the price-collapse:
All
Noyt
..Sd.Tft 75c
cretablc Dishes l.fiO ftOc
Vegetable Din ht
w
Houp Turee
Covered Ve
Uncovered
Soup Plate« (doz) ..
Salad Bowls.
Gravy Tureens.
Teapot h and Sugarbowls..
Platters less than half price.
.v,
••
.. 1
Air
40c
«le 8Hc
:o.
These things, with heaps more
under - priced Crockery and
Glassware, are at the Juniper
and Market streets corner of
the Basement.
John Wanamaker.
BUSINESS CARDS.
HUY GOODS.
Il'PINCOTT,
L
3ia Market stiicct,
SILKS,
DRY (iOOI)S.
UNDERWEAR,
HOSIERY,
('OATH,
WRAPS,
At t!
lowest cash prices.
IC'K ( It KAU.
WriLLIAM B. MITCHELL,
tl Manufacturer of
PURE ICE CREAM,
. An ounce of K^ld for
Made from pure ere
every ounce of adulteration found in my
Lodge», partie», picnic** and families
supplied with cream ut short notice.
S. W. Cok. Edbvkntii ant» Wai.nitt Hts.
■ream.
Liguons.
AMES A. KELLY.
c)
AVINE MERCHANT.
Bole Av ( Tit for Bohemian Bnrtweiss Beer.
( orner Tenth and Shipley streets.
Telephone 414.
OUN SAYERS.
el
S. \V. for. Tenth and Orange «trect»,
PURE LIQUORS FOR MEDICINAL PUR
POSES AND FAMILY USE.
■'HUMAS McHUOH,
WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALER,
4
No. 13 Market Street,
Delaware.
Wilmington,
ACCOUNTANT.
MILON B. FOSTER,
M
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITOR,
N. E. Con. Focbth and MauketSts.
(Second Floor.)
Special attention given to the examination
of hooks and accounts. Books opened and
closed and accounts adjusted between partner»,
creditors or debtors.
CARPENTERS.
S. CHRISTY,
II.
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
SHOP: 1(«0 ORANGE STREET.,
Kesidkncb: 104 West 12th Sthkbt.
fW Jobbing promptly attended to.
INsfUANt t:.
TASTABLISHED 1(46—AMERICAN FIRE
Vj INSURANCE CO. OF NEWARK. N. J.
Assets nearly.£2,0)0,(dun
Surplus to policy-holder». IJBMOsJil
THUS. K. HANLON. General Agent,
No. 9 East Seventh Street.
HARNESS.
D. HICKMAN'S
n.
Ih the place to bay
CHEAP HARNESS.
FLY NETS, HORSE COVERS.
LAP SPREADS. W
At NO. 4 WEST FRONT STREET.
HU'S,
DRUGS.
OUN M. HARVEY
«1
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
TOILET ARTICLES.
Soda Water and Milk Shake.
No. 467 Delaware Avenue.
FISHING TAUKI.JE.
WISHING TACKLE!
V
Throe-jointed rods. tr> rents; fonr-jointed
roils, 20 cents; three-jointed bamboo rods. 6«
cents. Also split bamboo rods. *#•
EDWARD MELI'HOIK. No. 214 King St.
QR8. J. N. & J. B. HOBENSÄCK,
Physicians.)
omi St. Philn.
(Heoistkiifi
N. S
puuiimio t4> treat an<l curt* all
disorders uri^iiiK fr<»in youth
ful Imprudence, excesses and
«le t in after life. Debility
and disease* of the nervous
rtyetemof bnth sexes n^ultinK
in indigestion, tiushinji of the
heart, lassitude, want of en
ergy, aversion to society, loss
■ ysfj ■ .f V. -mory. trt mblin^, hy
softening of brains and nones,
*rofuia ana other constitutional
in
pochoudria.
ulcers, sc. _
disease« flf malignant typs have b**cn success
fully treated by us durfn« a in-riod of 40^ears,
ftn ,i ar ,. Htm reccivlncr <»nr daily attention, to
the bftnHit of the atllieted and unfortunate
w ho seek our advice, w h *ther i»-xir or rich,
('all and he saved. Office hours from 8 a.m.
ami from d to I» p. m. Sunday«
to 2 ii.
closed. . ... , ,
Consultation also by mall free oi cliarjtc.
Bend «tamp for book.
PESNIKS AND SMALL CHANGE CAN
HE HAD AT THE COUNTING BOOM OIT
THE EVENING JOURNAL.