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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02
wELL-KNowN PERSONS.

Prince Bismarck has gone back to beer
and tobacco.
Secretary Endicott has forbidden the
use Of tobacco in the War Department.
Francis Bacon Of New Haven, Conn.,,
says ne can find no evidence that he wrote
Shakespeare.
The Crown Prince Of Greece is liberal
in his ideas of statecraft, and mingles
with the people in Democratic fashion.
Paul Heyse, the German novelist is
described as handsome man of debon-
aire bearing, with winning dark eyes and
charming manners
King Kboulalonkorn sends his royal
brother of China as wedding present a
big gold footstool studded with large ru-
bies. The gift is said to be worth $500,
COO
Mr.. George II. Twiss Of Columbus, 0 /,
a weather prophet who has gained con
siderable local reputation, predicts that
the coming winter will be one of the cold
est ever known.
Emperor William is said TO be an in
veterate smoker of cigarettes, smoking
even az meals between the courses He
eats but little and seldom drinks wine,
but takes quantities Of tea.
Candidate Harrisons daughter, Mrs.
Mckee. is handsome and clever woman,
with literary taste. She confesses that
She is great talker, a trait which she
inherits from her father.
Mr.. Venables Of the Saturday Review,
was the boy who broke Thackerays nose
at school. AS a man he was proud Of
lust one feat-he was able to write the
summaries Of the year in the Saturday
Review entirely from memory.
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson the comedian his
wife. her sister, and his lively son
Tommy, formed a curious party at the
Exposition the other day, says the Chi.
cago Herald The exhibitors never had a
more attentive and appreciative group be
fore their works and wares. MIR jefferson
and his son showed a great interest IN
the fish tanks, and spent nearly an houl
in watching the sportive specimens of tn,
finny tribe Both are great anglers, anC
they knew the names Of every FISH
without having to look at tn,
cards Oh the tanks. The art gallery alsl
claimed a great share Of the little party
attention, and they fingered long befor
= the canvasses. The comedian himsel
possesses a deft touch with the brush
and is a connoi iseur Of the first order
While in Chicago Mr. Jefferson and hi
wife always stop with the latters sister
I Mrs. Frank w. Wentworth, who has
cosy little home mp on Twenty fit
/ street. Here Henry Warren, the com,
= dams father-in-law, and only brother q
the late William Warren is passinp hi
e declining days. During Mr. jefferson
e Chicago engagements there is a happ
y party in this pretty little home.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02
LETTERS FROM THIS PEOPLE.
The New Castle County Almshouse.
To the Editor of EVENING JOURNAL.

To the Editor Of EVENING JOURNAL
lnspsc ca tne aDVye iaslilutions on
Wednesday with view to make a report
TO the Board Of Health Of the state Of
Delaware at its next meeting In com
pany with james A. Garman !
inspected every nook and corner in both
buildings, also tho barn stables and hog
pens. found every place clean and in
the best Of order. was on the lookout
for wastefulness and extravaganza but
found none. / found no corner
where food is thrown away and
left to rot in barrels or dark corners of
the cellar about the barn everything
was in its place. plenty of hay, corn,
straw, turnips and about one thousand
bushels Of potatoes ready for the winter.
| found nine fine cows, six well fed
horses in clean stables, and thirty three
fine porkers which will make at least ten
thousand pounds Of good solid bacon
they sold 450 bushels Of wheat. and
nine calves. They have barrel of bird
for sale from last years hog killing
Every thing not used is sold for good
price and the money accounted for to the
trustees / will venture to say that
there is not farm in the state that has
every thing in such perfect order from
about the barn and other buildings.
There is wise head who supcrintends
and cares All these unfortunate people
There are over 300 persons in these build
ings. including employees. Now at So per
week for board alone, it would cost the
county $62, 400 per annum. Then
there is coal, the pay Of
all employees, drugs. light and
numerous ofhar incidental aypaflqps
which would amount in the aggregate TO
at least $lO,0 09 making the total cost
ST.. 900 Under the wise aud economic
management Of our trustees we find tho
total expenses to be less than $50 GOO per
annum Our tax payers need to be con
graduated on the good management of
their public servants. Let them be con
tinued and let H. d. Hickman be re-eleg
ed 50 that honest men will be appoint
ed trustees from this city aud our people
can have no fears of being robbed by
their trusted fellow citizens
lE b. FRAZER, Secretary.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02
wANAMAKER's.
PHILApnLpu1A. Friday, Nov. 2. ]

PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, NOV. :, 1883.
All sorts of Dress Stuffs are
at their height. But they
haven't stopped tumbling in.
They never stop. Come faster
at some seasons than others.
Perhaps a quarter of a mile
of shelving. Counters by the
score. Never enough. Rich
est stuffs in one section, next
richest another way, middling
by themselves; Blacks mostly
grouped, Remnants together,
Innings in one spot, White
Cottons, Flannels, twenty other
stuffs, punched. Everything
rough-sorted 30 as to
make your picking easier.
Surprising all the Dress
Goods we're a-jumble
There isn't such another
gathering Of Dress Stuffs under
any roof in America. There
are stuffs as fine, plenty Of
lower grade; but there isn't
another store that keeps the
variety in every grade from
barely useful TO rich, and where
prices are so sure to be in the
lowest nick.
Here's a line Of Ladies Suit
ings that will do to measure
the whole stock by. Standard
goods. Checks, small plaids-
mostly invisible dainty hair
line stripes. Sc inches wide,
and Al for style, wear and
weight, and the colors include
hrownish blush
a greenish a garnetsh
each in a great variety of mod
est combinations. ! his is the
price scale:
Ten 81 styles at y cents
Twenty-six Sl.50 styles at 81
Twenty Sl.15 styles at Sl.50
The new lots were opened yes
terday the new prices began
yesterday. Without a whisper
customers were quick to find
them out.
Southeast Of centre.
A new lot of handsome
$3.50 and 81 Beavers has set
tied with the Cloakings.
Northwest OF centre.
We are going to make quick
work with a big lot Of
Women'S Ribbed Vests, white
all wool. and the finest wool al
that. high neck ana short
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02

sit alone by the glowing logs
Alone with my dear old pipe,
And play once more the game we played
Al year ago tonight;
A year ago-and il all comes back
In the glow Of the ruddy light.
Do you remember that game OF whist2
We were partners that night, you know,
And "Hearts are trumpslN you gaily laughed
Only year ago,
And thought that card was my. winning nit
II only il had been sol
/ watched your face as you cut and dealt,
why should be afraldY
| never cared how the cards cut then
Whether a club or spade;
For knew that hearts was winning suit
What matter what else was played
And surely held long hand in hearts
DO YOU know what lost the game?
Not single trump In your hand you held
To grief my long suit came;
And think how strong the diamonds were
As | sit by the pickering flame.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02

The Chestertown (NId) Transcript
states that a circus exhibited there re
Gently, and after the night exhibition the
herd Of seven elephants was hurried off
and placed on board the large elephant
car The elephant car was run up next
to the tender Of the engine One Of the
elephants being Of an investigating turn
of mind ran his snout out and lifted the
lid Of the water tank. which supplies the
boiler 1t contained several hundred
gallons Of water. Either as a practical
joke on the engineer. or else because he
was uncommonly dry the huge beast
inserted his trunk and began to draw
of the water The other six elephants
SOON cauwhf ~ ~ rho v-int'p and SOM
seven long BiacA SHOUTS, like 80 many
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02
no nIrnt sonred.

The committee in charge Of arrange
ments Of the big Republican parade in
Oxford, Pa, Yesterday met with disap-
pointment that was rather unexpected.
They slaughtered an OK and were on
Wednesday engaged in roasting it. when
they discovered that the meat had soured.
They had not given the meat time to
cool properly and animal heat in beef will
when over the fire. cause the roast to sour.
This was disappointment TO them, but,
nothing daunted, another OK was pro
cured and slaughtered, and when the
boys are through with their parade they
will find ssvory beef among the delicacies
awaiting shem
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02
nlttlnr Tie Family TMice.

Harrington Enterprise
How many true Democrats will vote
the Republican tickety Those Of you who
do, please state your reason. Is there not
a ticket OF true and tried Democracy
placed before you, as honest class of
men as the country could produce, and
for no other reasons under the heavens
but thata certain bar-room politician
could not and did not capture the eonven
vention and make a ticket after his own
ilk then flop to the Republican party,
thinking perchance there might be a
little loaf for the hog2 Do you propose
gentlemen TO be led by such a man
No.
Mr.. John +. Saulsburys turnout at
Seaford was worse than Mr.. Wolcott'
billed oysters by - Of sight
Thirteen boys with high white hats
heavily draped with Uncle Eli in big
letters, and four men made up hi'
artistic audience; and they never sale
once come agn when its clar
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02

THE election is only four days of and
on the fifth day the voters Of this city
win be called upon to decide between
three men who as assessors q year ago
deliberately conspired to deprive-their
fellow citizens. thousands of them, of the
right to be assessed and who periured
themselves before their God and the
state in SO doing, and three other men
who have pledged themselves to observe
their oath, to do their duty as honorable
men and to assess everybody entitled to
it. tits left to the voters to decide. II is for
then to elect honest men Us assessors or
to re-elect perjured scoundrels. The
voters Of the Third district viii do their
duty beyond doubt Assessor Kyle will
assess no more VIII the voters Of the
First and Second districts do likewiseg
It is not a question Of politics, for all the
candidates are Democrats. Ii is purely n
question Of integrity, Of the honest ex-
ecution Of the law and Of personal de-
cency Every patriotic voter in these
two districts will vote for Messrs. Still
ley and Devlin on next Tuesday
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02

New York Herald
President Cleveland's Thanksgiving
proclamation may be found in another
column. 1t is rather a remarkable docu-
ment Of its kind.
We Judge that our Chief Magistrate is
as conservative in his theology as he is
in his politics. This paper has the flavor
of the proclamations which were read in
the New England churches hun
bred years ago Ii is reverent in tone and
classic in expression, For example
with loving kindness he has con
stantly led us in the way Of prosperity
and greatness. lie has not visited with
swift punishment our shortcomings but
with gracious care He has warned rs Of
our dependence upon His forbearance,
and has taught as That obedience to His
holy law is the price Of a continuance Of
His precious gifts.
On the goth OF November we shall have
recovered from the furry Of the elections
and can enjoy the annual feast with
whetted appetitcs.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02
NEWSPAPER OPINION.
Tho.e rrIghtfnI Tnxe..

Now York Tribune
How many voters realize what the
protective system has done for them2
Democratic newspapers are careful not
TO make known the facts, which are
nevertheless abundantly established by
official records. For example let the
census report on wages testify as fol
lows.
A cotton spinner at Cohoes earned 81
in 1850, the last year of a Democratic
tariff, and the wholesale price Of print
cloths WAS then 5.57 cents. This same
spinner earned in the same works 81 10
in 1850. and the price Of print cloths was
3S1 cents A day 5 work under Democ-
racy would buy eighteen yards, under
Republicanism forty six Yards.
A carpenter earned 81 90 in 1860, the
last year Of a Democratic tariff, and paid
S. for a hand saw He earned 81 in 1880,
and paid for better hand-saw. Tn.
der Democracy his saw cost linn two
days labor, under Repuhlicanism half a
days labor.
a blacksmith earned Sf07i in 1850,
the last year OF Democratic tariff, and
paid $3 g per 100 pounds for nails He
earned Si.sO in 1880 and paid III the
same market So per 100 pounds for nails.
Under Democracy his days work earned
81 pounds. and under Republicanism 90
pounds Of nails.
A glass presser in the O'Hara works at
Pittsburg earned ST 80 in 1860. the last
year 0f a Democratic tariff, and paid
$3.50 per dozen or about Fl cents each
for the goblets he made. In 1850, he
earned in the very same establishment
$3.50, and yet he paid only 80 cents per
dozen, or cents each. for the goblets he
made, which were better than any pro
duced in 1860. Under Democracy his
day work earned goblets, under Re-
pubiicanism his days work earned So
goblets.
A cabinet-m maker in New York earned
$3.50 per day in the last year Of Demo
cratic tariff, aud paid $36 for a bedroom
suite In 1880 the cabinet maker in the
same establishment earned So 80 per day
and paid $50 for the bedroom suite OF
which he worked. In Democratic times
the suite cost twenty-three days labor
after twenty years of protection it cost
him eight days labor
A brick moulder worked in 1860 FOL
1925 in New Jersey establishment
and the hard brick sold for IS per /, 600
In the same establishment the moulde
earned $1.75 in 1880, and the brick o.
winch ne worked sold 1of 81. TO buy
1000 Of the brick he helped TO max
under Democracy he would have givel
six days and a half Of his work unde
protection only four days
A forger in a Connecticut axe establish
ment earned 81 per day in 1860 and Cd
axes he made We're selling at Sll pc
dozen. In 1880 he earned So 25 per dag
and the axes sold at $3.50 To buy
dozen cost him five and a-half DAYS la6o
under Democracy and two and aha
days labor under protection.
Illustrations like these from officii
authority could be given number sum
lent to fiji this sheet And yet there al
Democratic organs which persist in Il
cry that the tariff is tax and that Il
poor workingman is somehow robbed
the duties imposed on cotton, tools, mai
and glassware
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02

~ No .s,f,sNIa ~.
sleeves and high neck and long
sleeves. Is cents each. You
paid US $3.50 for them last
year.
Chestnut street side, west of Main Aisle.
It's marshy, Doggy way
through Books if you haven't
a knowing guide. Marshier
and boggier every season. The
sink-holes and stumbling-places
are for ninety-nine in a hundred
if a steadying hand isn't by.
You've no time to pick your
path. You either chance the.
mud and muck-or do moth
ing.
Book News is made for Just
such as you. 1t brings its
little cost back to your pocket
again whenever you buy al
book. 1t lets you into the Sc
crets Of Books; gives YOU clews
to the right ones and keeps|
you from getting wrong ones
1t saves money, saves room|
on your book shelves, and|
saves the mind wear that comes|
Of a consciousness Of not know-|
ing.
November Book News (64|
pages) is up to the mark inI
every department. Portrait
Pros. J. Bach McMaster, 'thc|
Macaulay of America"
We want every reader on
would like to be reader of
worthy Books, who is Within
reach Of our Bookstore by mail
(and that means anya0herc), I'd
see Book News. 5 cents, sd
cents a year.
Near Thirteenth street entrance.
A quick line of Hair Brushes
is on the counter at CSC to S.
away under the market rate
Various sizes and woods.
Near the centre Of the store.
TOHN WANAMAKFR.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Go to Yerger's for trunks. 4O7 shipley.
- Fifty cents is the hotel boys estimate
Of n true gentleman.
Trunks and Harness, bottom prices at
Yergers
The street laborer pursues his calling
with dignity.
Ask your grocer for Toppin's ChamS
pion Mince Meat Telephone sos.
For ladies or gents fine shoes all the
styles known order from r. d, Gates.
See advertisement
The rising generation-Folks getting
up in the morning
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02

rubber hoses were making the water drop
in the tank as if the bottom had fallen
out. Both the train employees and the
show people were busy loading other
cars, and the fact that the elephants had
drank all the water up was not discovered
until the train was ready TO start Then
there was music in the air but seven
happy elephants looked peacefully and
serenoly ON and took the world just as
they found it, without making any I'M
necessary fuss over small things. twas
just 8 a. m. when the elephants and the
rest of the show pulled out for Smyrna
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02
A strange Coincidence.

On Friday last William Wade, resid.
ing near Appleton, Cecil county, Md.
who has been sick for some time, died
rather unexpectedly to his friends On
the same day pair of fine horses belong
ing to him were being driven home from
Newark Del, when they dropped dead
on the road. 1t was not known that
anything was wrong with them, and
their death, occurring at about the same
time as that of their owner, is referred
to in the neighborhood as a strange coin.
ei'ience.-West Chester tpal Local
News.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02

A distinguished wedding took place
last evening at the residence Of the
brides father, William G Smyth. No
92i North Broad street. Philadelphia, at
which number Of Wilmingtonians were
present The bride was Miss Frances
Candy Smyth. niece Of Clement B.
Smyth Of this city, and the groom James
Howard Chambers, the oldest son Of Mrs.
AL 4. Chambers Of No. S22 Washington
street, aud formerly a resident Of Will
mington. The marriage was celebrated
under the supervision of the
Friends meeting Of Race
street Philadelphia. Miss Mary
Chambers Of this city, sister Of the
groom, and Miss Anna Graham Of
Philadelphia were the bridesmaids.
Among those in attendance from viii.
mington were Mrs. A. r. Chambers and
her sons, George and Arthur. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clement b. Smyth, Miss Alice
Smyth, Misses Lucy and Mary A. Smyth
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Belts
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Belts. Miss Joseph
inc Belts. and E. James Dallett.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02

THE HIGHEST CHIMNEY N AMERICA.
and the rest of the chimney is without
lining; no fire bricks are used in the
lining.
The chimney receives two horizontal
flues, in which it IS proposed to place
feed water heaters for the boilers. About
one thousand pipes viii be included in
them. 1t is believed that much more Of
the waste heat can thus be economical
than is usual, as, owing to the great
height of the chimney q comparatively
slight heat in the products of combustion
win generate ample draught The adj
vantage in an engineering sense Of 20
large q chimney will DO derived from
this factor Of economy.
A remarkable feature Of this piece Of
work is that it was built in $50 days Of
nine hours each In the erection Of the
three taller ehimneys much more time
was spent. Townsends chimneys II
Glasgow, Scotland, is A54 feet high, and
was more than three years buildingi
Tenant q Goa chimney, Glasgow
Scotland, is 435 feet 6 inches high, and
was built in year, as was Dobson G,
Barlow's chimney at Bolton, England,
which is SCI feet @ inches high.
The total weight of the new chimney
is 10,091 $50 pounds; the total number Of
bricks in the stack is 1901 ,231, and its
cost was $50, 900.
No way to ascend the shaft, after the
elevator used in its construction wa:
taken away, has been provided. If il
should be necessary to do SO, balloon
win be sent up the central tluo and al
lowed to lose its gas and descend on tho
outside, providing means for drawing al
a line of sufficient size for a man e
climb. 1t is estimated that during {
high wind the chimney viii sway about
six inches.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02
The question now is, what will England


dog
The London Chronicle, leading Eng
lish journal, as will be seen in our cable
dispatches, insists that Lord Salisbury
should resent what the Chronicle deems
an afIront to Great Britain, or resign. So
that the Sackville incident may have an
effect upon English as well as American
politics 1t is difficult to see in what
manner Lord Salisbury can satisfy his
London critic. But the election will be
over ON Tuesday, and then, no matter
who wins, there will be the amplest dis
position in Washington to adjust the
matter amicablv Lord Sackville is sim
ply All election issue, and like most cleo
ton issues but three days wonder
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02
A VERY HIGH CHIMNEY.
Only One Structure in America of Greater
Altitude.

Only One Structure in America of Greater
Altitude.
The Washington monument is the only
structure on this continent which Is taller
than the great chimney lately built at
Kearney, n. j., TO servo the twenty big
boilers Of a thread manufacturing com
pany. 1t is n King among chimneys, as
there are but three taller Cnes in the
world, and none of those were built for
boiler furnaces, but for carrying off the
products Of chemical processes. and dis
tributing the gases thus produced.
The Kearney chimney besides being q
triumph of the builders art as regards
stability and height, is a very handsome
shaft. It is circular, and rises with q
perfectly uniform batter from tho bottom
to the neck below the cap Ito diameter
at the base is % feet inches, and at the
neck is II feet. This gives q batter OF
feet inches, or 2.85 inches for every ten
feet. Its total height is 1856 feet Its in
ternal diameter is IL feet, giving one
circular flue. At the summit it expands
into a well proportional capital sur
mounted by a cast iron coping. The
latter weighs six tons, and is composed
of thirty-two sections.
Inc lOuludllOn on Wnlcn TINS great
mass Of bricks rests is 40 feet square and
feet deep, and weighs / 100000 pounds,
AS it starts from the base the chimney
is double Tho outer wall is 8 feet Z
inches in thickness, and inside Of this i.
a second wall 20 inches thick and spaced
off about 20 inches from main wall
and, Of course, concentric with it. From
the interior surface of the main wal
eight buttresses arc carried, nearly touch
ing this inner or main hue wall, il order
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02
RAISING TIE ATLAS.
DIVERS WILL BRING TO THE sURFkE...
THE STEAMER RECENTLY SUNK.

Some Account Of tho Methods Employee.
in Raising ships from the Bottom o
tho Water-Tho Diving Dclls Of EarIies
Days.
Passengers on The New jersey ferries
entering New York, Gown town, pass til
sunken steamer Atlas, lying near u,
foot Of Barclay street in the North rive.
Boats entering The Barclay street slip az,
OBLIGED 70 20 around The sunl.en xessel
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02

Mlddlotown Transcript.
We would solemnly suggest the too ut
terly utter fitness of an enrolled vote of
thanks To the Democratic press Of south
ern Delaware for their able and uuremit-
ting. untiring zeal Cor the success Of the
state Democratic ticket. We would like
ours before the election.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02
i. so. n. n. notes

The B. & 0. R. R. Company are about
70 lay new steel rails from the new
Market street station TO the West yard.
preparatory to the contemplated change
Of arrangements, by which all local
trains will run from Market street. The
track will also be reballasted A con
struction train dropped new rails along
the track to-day. The new d. & o. time
card will 60 into effect ON November Is.
md tho rhr1re Of local trains 70 Market
street viii be made at that time.