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Evening journal., 1889-02-11
THE BOY SOLDIERS.
Don't Want 20 Fight Mosquitoes, But
Would Like to summer at Brandywlne
Springs.


Springs.
BY Letter to EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, Del, Feb. 1.-THE
members of Company q of the ID. N. g.
Of Georgetown are glad TO hear Adjutant
General kenney say that he is not IN
favor Of the annual state encampment
being held at Slaughter Beach. Most OF
them are familiar with the place, and say
they have no desire TO fight mosquitoes
and that there is no ground for drilling.
They were much pleased with Brandy
wine Springs and wish TO 60 there again
On Wednesday morning, as engine No
II, attached to the freight which leaves
franklin City at 7 a. m, jumped the
track and was three hours late when she
left that place, but arrived in George
town but ten minutes late When she
left on her return trip TO Franklin CITY
she again ran off the track. and was put
behind two hours Wednesday seems ia
be an unlucky day for engine IL.
The bill to authorize the trustees of
Georgetown Academy, and Of Franklin
Lodge, A. f. A. NJ. TO sell the Academy
building, and the lots appertaining there.
to- passed the House unanimously on
Tuesday, and is now moving on through
the Senate. II is hoped by the PEG.
pie Of Georgetown that the lot may be
bought by the p, w. a b. r. r., and
that the railroad build a nice station
house there The present station house Is
the meanest, smallest, ugliest one on the
road from Wilmington TO Lewes. II Is
TO hoped, when the new station house Is
built, the railroad will take advantage Of
DR. Hargaeine's generous offer and have
a flower garden
Miss Annie Stuart Of Milford Is visit
ing Mrs. w j. Thoroughbred
J. 7, Bacon has been appointed attor
ney for the Levy Court
The Moss Family will give their must.
cal entertainment Monday night in the
Odd Fellows Hall
The meetings at the NJ T.. church are
increasing in interest. They are even
held on Saturday nights, and about
seventy-iive have been converted.
Mrs. George A. johnson and little
daughter, Stella, are visiting friends In
Roxana
Our young school ma'ams. Miss Sallie
Hatfield, who teaches at White Chapel
aud Miss Laura Maull, who teaches al
Nassau, Del. were home and spent Satnr.
day and Sunday with their parents.
Miss Clara Vaughn of Wilmington Il
visiting her cousin, Miss Martiila Evans.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
wlewAM, coNcLAvE AND CASTLE.


Jefferson Council, No. 10, o. u. A. NJ.
paid fraternal visit to Independent
Council, No. IA, at Northeast, Nd, Sat
urday evening.
Delaware Lodge, No. $40. d. OH
will celebrate its fifteenth anniversary on
May Is.
The eighth annual convention of the
Junior American Mechanics Funeral
Benefit Association, will meet at Hazel.
ton on February %. Daring the past
year, SOS, 900 have been expended in
death benefits. Tha association now
numbers over 90, 600 members.
public meeting for the purpose of
organizing a branch Of the Sexennial
League in this city. win be held this
evening in the third floor Of The Morning
News Building.
Industry Lodge, No. 1. A o. U. w. !,
will give an entertainment tomorrow
night.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

EAsToS, Md, Feb. IA petition was
filed ey States Attorney Stewart, by di
reetien Of the governor, asking the court
for the writ of scire facias to Issue
against the Eartern Social, Literary and
Musical Club, body corporate, with the
object In view Of annulling its charter
on the alleged grounds Of misuse, non
use and abuse Of its corporate duties.
rights and privileges. The pc
tition alleges that the consti-
tuition Of the club is at variance with its
charter; that its management is not In
accordance with that provided in the
articles Of Incorporation; that 1t does not
have literary and musical entertainments.
and that 1t sells liquor to its members in
violation of the local option law. The
court passed an order directing the club
70 show cause on or before the 9th day Of
March next why its charter should not
be forfeited
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
Bar Associalion AnnuaI Dinner.

The New Castle County Bar Associa-
ton will hold its annual dinner this
evening at the club house No. 1905 King
street. The banquet viii be opened at
$50 o'clock and will be followed BY sd-
dresses by the prominent members Of the
association. The Judges and other Of.
fcials will be present. The committee
Of arrangements comprises Tilrhman
tombstone, chairman. BENJAMIN Nislds
George H. Bates, Willard Han Porter
and u c. vandegrift.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

Several Of the enterprising business
men Of Salisbury, Md, have organized a
a company for laying sewer pipes in that
town. A franchise will be secured and
work commenced as soon as the weather
will permit.
Bishop " F. Adams preached yester-
day to large congregation at Trinity
Cathedral, Easton, and confirmed a class
of fifteen persons presented by the assist
ant minister of the Cathedral, Rev. John
o. Barton, D. d.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
NINTH WARD NOTES.
Live News From Beyond the Brandy
wine District.

wine District
Complaint is made by the residents of
the eastern end of the Ninth ward re-
garding the dirty streets and cutters.
There is talk of getting up petition to
present to the Legislature, ask
ing that portion of the
taxes be remitted, said portion to be used
by the petitioners in repairing and clean
ing the streets. They despair of getting
any satisfaction through the commission.
The curb on Claymont street between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth is falling
out because there is no gutter.
The road from Fourteenth to the rail
road on Railroad avenue needs attention.
John H. Forrest, the grocer, is building
two brick houses at Four teenth and
Railroad avenue
William Forrest is building a brick
house on Thirteenth above Heald street.
John Guthrie is building seven houses
on Head street between Twelfth and
Thirteenth.
The aspiring club Of boys, which was
ventilated in these columns, is about
broken up.
The street railway continues to be well
patrOnized
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

Weldin & Brother, lumber dealers. have
sold out to the Peninsula Lumber Com.
pany, whose place of business is on Scott
street, betweenSixteenth and Seventeenth
streets.
Robert Hagan, formerly in charge of
the livery stable at Eleventh and Chippey
streets has taken charge of the Delaware
House stables. The old stand is being
Kept by j. A. Brown of Cecil county, Md.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

share of stock is entitled to one vote.
There being no opposition, however, to
the ticket printed above It is not likely
that many will avail themselves of the
privilege sof voting, and the result will
be light vote.
Ballots can be obtained at the librarians
desk. This election will give ladies' who
own stock an opportunity of casting a
vote, privilege which the state denies
them. This franchise extends to all
stockholders without regard to age. color.
sex or previous condition Of servitude.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

a weh'known man Of the town thus
relates an over-Sunday experience: He
went to Philadelphia Yesterday morning
Not drink could he obtain until be met
a friend, well known in this state who
introduced him to social club where
he was proposed as a member. paid an
imitation fee of cents and was unani-
mously elected in less time than II takes
20 teA i, and had iii the hq1ld refresh
merts be wanted. At the clubhouse he
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
WILMINGTON INSTITUTE.
Annual Election of Omcers To-Morrrw.
One Ticket in. the Field.

Annual Election of Oficers To-Morrrw.
One Ticket in the Field.
The annual election of officers OF the
Wilmington Institute viii be held in the
library tomorrow afternoon. The polls
will be open from to s o'clock. There
is one ticket in the field, and so far as
known there is no opposition to it. II is
as follows:
For president, Walter d. Bush; GORE
spending secretary, Charles s. Rowland
recording secretary, Mark NJ Cleaver
treasurer, Joseph A. Richardson; direc-
tors whose term expire in 1892, George A.
Elliott, Charles s. Rowland, d. W.
Taylor, T. Allen Hilles.
The officers whose terms expire are
president, Thomas X. Porter; correspond
ing secretary, Walter ID. Bush; recording
secretary, Mark NJ. Cleaver; treasurer.
Joseph A. Richardson. The directors
whose terms expire are the same who are
on the new ticket.
There are 900 stockholders and each
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

At two minutes past l o'clock this
afternoon an alarm of fire was sent in
from box No. "a at Front and Justison
street false alarm. On returning from
hre the Reliance engine, in turning
on the street railway track at Fourth
and Walnut streets wrenched the left
the large wheel off and crushed It to
pieces The engine win be Immediately
repaired.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

The Speakman Supply and Pipe Com.
pany was granted a charter by Judge
Grubb on Saturday. The company will
be organized about February is. and will
do a business Of manufacturing and
wholesaling plumbers and steam filters
supplies foI mills, railways and other
work The building at 113 Market street
has been leased by Allen Speakman for
the company, which viii begin business
about March 1. MIR. Speakman's build.
ing at 513 Shipley street is for rent or
sale
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

Mrs. Lottie H. Keables, wife of DR..
Thomas A. Keables, died on Saturday
night about 80 o'clock, at her home,
No. 1O11 Tatnall street, Of heart disease.
Mrs Keables had been in feeble health
for some time. The funeral will be pri-
vate. Services win be held at the house
by Rev Mr. Adams, formerly of st
PauIs M. E. Church, on Wednesday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock The interment will
pc made at Riverview Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

fell in with a jovial party of politicians,
theatrical people and railroad officials. A
break was made for New York about |
O'Clock, and in two hours they stood In
the Gilsey House, sampling some of its
best wet goods. He reached home this
morning at ] o'clock, right side up with
care
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs. Edward Calhoun of Brooklyn, N.
T., is visiting Miss Addie Dell.
Mrs. Charles F. Lamb and Miss Carrie
Publ have returned home from a visit to
Salisbury, Md.
Miss Hattie Humphreys of Salisbury.
is visiting her sister in this city
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

A special meeting of the Builders Elk
change was held to-day beginning at
IT, 30 o'clock a. m President Foulk pre-
sided, and nearly all the members were
present. Matters relating to a change in
the bylaws of the Exchange were dis
cussed A number of changes were
made. AT 1.30 o'clock the meeting al
iourned
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
Not Quite the o1des..

The Georgetown Democrat says: 1.-The
Eagle Hotel Of Georgetown, P. J. Hart,
proprietor, is probably the Oldest hotel
property on the Peninsula, being built in
1919. The Smyrna House at Smyrna
was erected thirteen years before the
town OF Georgetown was laid out, and
while 1t was known as Dales Cross Roads.
The Smyrna House was built prior to
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
He LOST HIS REASON.
The Night Turnkey of the City BAH Geta
in the Wrong House.

William H. Berry, the colored night
turnkey at the City Hall. lost his mind
last night He was noticed acting IN a
strange manner all the evening. At
about 6 o'clock this morning he went to
the millinery store Of Mrs. Mccall at
Twelfth and Market streets and gained
admittance, thinking it was his home. by
breaking in the door Mrs. Mccall was
very much frightened and did not know
how to get him out of the house. She
sent for the police and two officers re.
sponded to the call and took Berry to the
police station, where he now is. He will
be taken to the almshouse His insanity
is caused by an injury he received on his
head about fifteen years ago. Twelve
years ago he had a similar attack to the
one he now has, but since that time he
has been all right
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
THE DAMAGE CASE.
Evidence all in and Aurumsnt Begun b,
Counsel.

The Superior Court reconvened this
morning at 10 o'clock. Chief Justice
Comegys and Associate Judges Houston
and Paynter were on the bench. Tho
examination of witnesses for the defence
IN the damage case of John Robinson VS..
Francis c. Simpson was resumed. After
all the witnesses for the defence had
been examined Mr. Lore put few on the
stand who gave testimony in rebuttal
Both sides rested at IL 80 o'clock. Harry
Emmons, Esq, then reviewed the evi-
dence before the jury in an argument Of
about forty minutes. He was followed
by Mr.. Nields in reply. At / o'clock court
adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
A RaiIrdaa man Dead

Lee Alexander, aged %, living at No.
602 West Sixth street, fireman on the
Delaware railroad, died this morning.
He was member of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Firemen and carried an in.
surance of 81 500.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

A good appetite is essential to good
health. and loss of appetite indicates
something wrong. Hoods Sarsaparilla
creates and sharpens the appetite, assists
the digestive organs and regulates the
kidneys and liver. Take Hoods Sarsa.
PsrllA this season. Sold BY druggists.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

The exchanges of the Wilmington banks
at the clearing house to-day were Clear
ings, 1926 291 Oh balances. $15, 26O.s1.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

The Levy Court was not in session to-
dag Tomorrow morning it will con-
vene again and elect the tax collectors
who were selected in caucus last week.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
MARINE MATTERS.

The steamer John A. Warner passed
out Of the creek to-day Tor PHil=delphla,
to take the place of the Columbia, which
arrived here yesterday for repairs
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

Z. d X. Station. 80 o.25 225 am ma,
ADDITIONAL TRATNa AA'~7
DAILY except Saturday and SUNDAY
t,a ne'.ve % wilmington, 6;l7 p M B. Il Of Jnua-
Dupont 8.59 p. m. "a " IN" Ant iva
On Saturday only-win leave Wilmington
~ nv p. m, Newbrdge 5.45 D. m. Leave Pills.
ueiphla tb. q q X. RI 1910 p. M WI minctnr
LIS p. M, Newbridge ll3b D. 10 ArT Tvs
Dupont ll.b5 r. m Leave Birdsboro / 10 :, -
Arrive Reading LAO D. m. = 'aAs
GOING SOUTH
Daily sundaw
Daily faw Anud. ~ s~~1z~
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

-.
NJ ILMlNGTON AND NORTHFRN 4 ri.
W ROAD. Time table. In effect Dvsr 4 "a
GOING NORTH, $50
Daily Qnnasw
lex Sunday Daily only
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

Thomas D. Purnell, register Of wills
for Worcester county, is quite sick at his
home in Snow Hill.
Evening journal., 1889-02-11

ADDITIONAL TRAINS.
belly, except Sunday-LeRve Dupont 6.06a.
MI Newbridge go A. m. Arrive Wi naincfcs
GAP a. m.
Saturday only-Leave Reading 1870 noon
y. m, Newbridge 100 D. IN. arriva Wfln,5ne ~
l l;2s ?. m. Leave Newbridge 100 D. m. arrfva
FOR connections at Wilmington with p, w.
y =. II, R.l,at h. a o. Junction with IN b n
X r. ,, az Chadd's Ford Junction, with p. w.
4 y. X. RI, At Goat esville and WaynesburW
with i. q. r.. II. r.. and p. II RI, al Raadfng
with T. a. r. r., see time tables at al
bOMNESS BRIGGS, Gen. Passenger AIT
Evening journal., 1889-02-11
baltimore AND OHIO RAILROAD.
~ Schedule In effect Dec Q, 1898
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AV. DEPOT
EAST BOUND

EAST BOUND.
PHiLADEIPHIA, week days.ss "a. s1o.T IN
h5, Is 50, 10, 40 Al. II 10 a. sia 10. ! "a.
by, 20, $50 Is, 8 10, g 40, 05, 50 p. IA.
PHILADELPHIA, Sundays, - 99 7 Co Y "a
%, 10 Al II Is q. M; ~ 40, %, %. B5, IS ID
%. q 10. rs 40. s. 50 D. M
CHESTER, week days, 900, G.I0. ToD. 7BS.
$50 600, ll.l5 a. m; ff2.4G, 100 300 ass s6 ~.
b.25, d.l0 T.05, sop. m
CHESTER, Sundays, 800, 7.0o, 1855. s.os. 11.1s
a; M 4l2.40, 100, 300, a55, $50, SO, 6.lO,
sop. m.
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON. goo
fll.J II. MI 2,Ab Y 40 y. m.s sl2.f6 night. All
daily. 7.3l a. m. daily, except Sunday
CHICAGO AND PITTSBURGH s12 "a nighe
CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS, al 81 a. "a.
and = 40 p. m; both daily.
sINGiEkLY ACCOMMODATION, 7 BOP. ma
and II 10 y. IN daily.
LANDENBERG AcCoMMODATr0N. week
days, u % q. M; As and y p. IN. SundAyR
TRAINS LEAVE MARKET ST. gTATIor
For Philadelphia, 2.B p. M, daily, cxcepa
Sunday. For baltimore. bs5 a. M. and SIS p
N. daily, 2.a5 2. m. daily, except sunday. Fog
2 m daily, except Sunday; s.2S a. ia. on SUM
day only: b.l5 D. m, daily.
Pittsburg. End Chicago cypress daily, kls
Nv. PHILADELPHIA FOR WILMINGTON.
Daily. al2O6, .. m, seS0 lQ.g9, sii.QO q. ms
i l200 noon Lao, 8.0O. aaOs sAbo, oS0. 200 B.i0s
iiaiiy, except Sunday. ESQ AAd yzs g. m..
s4.25 and b.s0 p. m.
sunday only, b.3l q. m.
Telephone, No. lea.
Rates to Western Points lower than via an
| other line.
| @. o. sCIIL. w. M. CLEMENTH
Gen1. Pass. Agent asnern1 Manager.
I
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-28
Cost Of Gettlng the News.
Frnm the postoE Herald.

IRON Tue buotNh hNt
Eugene NJ. Camp, who has eoiiec'eu
The statistics on this point says
through the American, that the en-
tire cost of all the news in the papetS
in this country is $40, 600 per
wear. This is curiously divided. Inc
special bureaus, which areprincipaliy
located in New York, with the right
to look over the proofs every night
of some of the morning journals, COST
S345 900. Thisis dividedup among
100 OF the leading provincial papers
The business of the Associated Press
now amounts to 81, 100000 yearly
and that of the United States ioots
up to S450,000. These two sums
with the special outlay for telegraph
tolls outside of the organizations
place the total to all the papers oi
81 500, 900 for this department., IN
addition to this there are TO be recE-
oned the special services OF probes
sional correspondents in adjacent
towns and important Ccnters, whose
salaries aggregate 81 900, 900 be-
sides. This makes the total cost oil
all the service about $2,SSO,OQO per
annum. In the larger cities Of the IN
ion it costs all the way from S4OO 70
$4,000 week for the working up oil
local districts. Mr. Camp reckons
this yearlyexpense at about " ,6oO,-
600. This is a correct analysis o.
the expense in collecting news ana
the proportion in which one branch
of the service is related to the other,
there are three lines on which this
work proceeds-the gathering ofnews
by the local reporter, the news Of the
telegraph and the special correspond.
ent. Each method is closely related
to the other. The statement shows
that there has been great develop
ment of journalism in the matter 81
news. Every effort is made TO set
the news and one combination only
paves the way for another in order
to keep the lead in this department
ola newspaper. The greater tht
combination the greater the result
and the paper that has the news j.
the one that the public is most will
ing to pay for.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-28

Blakely Hall in New York Sun.
l visited an eating house in Ber-
lin which for primitiveness is rather
ahead of anything else have seen in
the world. The dining table CON
sisted of n log in which eighteen
cavities appeared at regular inter
walls. Each cavity was about the
size of a large soup bowl, and fastened
near every one was a big iron spoon
attached to the log by an iron
chain. The method of dining was
neither complicated nor prolonged.
A table d'hote dinner consisting of
one course, which by the way. was
the only dinner served in the house
cost five piennigs-about one cent
and Il quarter of our coin. The
diner enters and planks down his
money before taking his seat. Then
he chooses one of the broad cavities,
seizes the irosi spoon, and waits for
the waiter. That tunetionary is
usually a sort of Poo-Bah, combin-
lily Ill uii1Seii llle uuiISS vi CdShlcIJ
proprietor, head waiter, and houneer
in chief. After the guest is seated
the waiter walks up to him bearing
two steaming cans and asks shortly
"Thick or clear soup?" The diner
usually after shifting the fumes OF
the cans and giving the matter
weighty consideration, makes his
q decision, and the faclotum fills up
the nearest cavity with soup, turns
on his heel, and washes his hands OF
all further consideration. | did not
gain the impression from a casual
inspection that the waiter had ever
washed his hands in any other than
a figurative sense. The diner scoops
the soup ont of the whole in the log
with his iron spoon, and having
thus dined wisely and well, is prompt
~ ordered out by the bouncer in
chief. There is no lingering over an
after-dinner cigar. nuts, raisins,
fruit or coffee. The expedition OF
the meal is its most striking charac-
teristic, except, perhaps its simple.
ity.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-28
CAPTURING A nurrIar

From TIE New Yprt Mail SAB EiFrN
There ID n butcher store 81 iS
ncr oi One Hundred and E
street and Lexington nycutis A
$40 o'clock Inst evening, ss
after the shop had bcen sloAs
group Of children who stoo,l oals
told the policeman on the beat Y.
there wers burglars within faos|
GER tried the outer door aud losp'
locked. Then he placed % 81
the kcyholc. Sure enough W
was a noise inside and Il SOUNDS. 7
II somebody WINS trying barn ~
on the snfe. The patrolman
had -four brave ward detectives
the scene. Long before the als0'- ],
and bis nssistanta had maus
their minds what to do the cfosa v
the street numbered O thnusaI.as u.
patient men, women and caa.
Break in tho door" shouted
Climb over the fnnlight, yeu'as
another. Blaze away vita "
pistols" suggested a blood.laa''
spectator.
Finally one Of the detectives y =.
through the next house, climeea T. I
the fence md gained On entra1o \.
the shop from the rear. iA NJ w
pnnions followed cautiously. W
all four rot inside the noise ~, u
to have settled behind the Dlg es n
OF the establishment. VITA W. W.
revolvers and their brave wv
beating at % Maud s. pace. tae y y
Gers approached the relfisglssss
Yes, there was white figure WI
1t. On this two of the oiilceI'
without ceremony.
IL was the cat.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-28
his wife as He Saw Her.

Burke was sustained amid the
anxiety and agitation ofpublic lie
tv domestic felicity. every care
vanishes, 2 he said, 'the moment |
enter beneath my own roof"
His description of his wife is too
ong TO quote, but we must give an
epitome oft. OF her beauty, he said
t did not arise from features, from
complexion, from shape. "She has
all three in a high degree, but it is
not by these that she touches
the heart; it is all that sweetness Of
temper, benevolence, innocence. and
sensihility which a face can express
that forms her.beauty. Hereyes have
4 mild light, but they awe you when
she pleases; they command, like n
4 good man out of office, not by
authority, but by virtue. Her
stature is not tall, she is not made
TO be the admiration OF everybody.
but the happiness of one. She has
all the tirmness that does not exclude
1elicacy; she has all the soltness
shat does not imply weakness.
Her voice is a low, soft music, not
iormed to rule public assemblies, but
TO charm those who can distinguish
a company from a crowd; it has this
advantage, you must come close to
aer to hear it. 70 describe her body
describes her mind: one is the tran
script of the other She discovers
he right and wrong OF things; not
oy reasoning but by sagacity.
Noperson was ever less corruptedby
that knowledge. She has a true gen
srosity of temper, the most extrava-
CANT cannot be more unbounded in
5heir liberality, the most covetous
not more cautious in their distribu-
ion. Her politeness seems to flow
.ather from natural disposition to
oblige than from any rules on the
subject.
1T is long before she chooses, but
hen it is fixed forever, and the first
hours ofromantic friendship are not
warmer than hers after the lapse of
years. As she never disgraces her
good nature by severe reflections on
anybody, so she never degrades her
Judgment by immoderate or i'll
placed praises; for everything violent
seontrary to her gentleness of dispo-
sition and eyenness of her virtue"