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Evening journal., 1889-06-04
.IAST EDITION
RELIEF FOR THE RUINED.

oney and Supplies Being Subscribed
and Forwarded-Tuesday Club Benefit.
While the interest in the Johnstown
saster does not decrease, the people Of
MS city have recovered from the first
locks caused by the reports of the ter
bic loss of life and property, and have
ane to work to express their sympathy
practical way, by raising money and
otaining supplies for the sufferers.
The meeting at the Builders Exchange
lis afternoon promises to be a crowded
Ele. A committee will probably be ap-
linted that will take charge OF an or
anized movement for relief.
The following additional contributions
ave been received by Henry Q. Robin
IN, treasurer Of the fund for the relief
( the sufferers:
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or the relief OF the sufferers last even
ag.
Dupont Post, No. 2, will hold meet.
az on Thursday evening and funds will
e voted for the same purpose.
Department Commander Peter B.
lyars has issued an order to all the posts
t the state requesting that contribu-
ious be made for the relief of the Johns
own sufferers.
Wilmington Lodge, No. /, A. o. u.
W., held a special meeting last evening
nd ordered letter sent to the Grand
lodge of Pennsylvania, offering relief.
Welcome Legion, Select Knights Of
America, has written the authorities of
ohnstown offering assistance.
The Tuesday Club has decided to donate
he proceeds of it's concert tonight to the
iufferers. This was decided upon unani-
nously at the rehearsal in the Opera House
asst evening. The club has been prepar-
ng for this concert for months and the
music rendered will be of the highest
lass Soloists of reputation have been
procured and the accompanying orches-
ira will be selected one of twenty nine
pieces.
The names of the soloists and the Sc
ections they will sing have been men
TONED before. OF the choruses sung by
The club, "The Erl Kings Daughter, !" is
10y Gade. the composer of "The Crusad-
srs, = the number sang by the club at it's
asst concert. 1t is founded upon an old
Danish ballad The music of "The
Rose" was composed by w. w. Gilchrist
of Philadelphia, the director of the club
The words are those Of James Russell
Lowel's beautiful poem Of the same name,
Mendelssohn's forty-second Psalm, as well
known, is work by one of the greatest
masters of music that ever lived. Over
700 seats have been reserved, and every
one in the house should be filed to-
night.
A special meeting Of the Warren Ath-
letic Club will be held to night to take
action In reference to a benefit perform
ance for the sufferers 1t is proposed to
repeat the recent entertainment in the
Opera House.
st. Pauls Beneficial Society has sent
through Father Birmingham $50 to the
Johnstown sufferers, to be used by
Father Corbinian.
Among others reported lost or missing,
who are known in this city, are Hance
jackson, Western Union lineman, and
a brother of J. w. jackson, of Eighth
and Spruce streets, this city; Charles A.
Marshall, son Of DR.. Samuel Marshall,
who formerly resided in this city.
Evening journal., 1889-06-04
Car Couplera.

Perry Brown Of Louisville, Ky. inyen-
tor of automatic car eouplers, has con.
tracted with the Wilmington MalleabIe
Iron Company for 10c Of his couplers for
use on three railroads. He claims the
superiority for his coupler for coupling
at any angle and on all kinds Of cars, and
for their safety.
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Arrested for Thef,.

Edward Clark was arrested this morn
ing by Detectives Jones and Vandegrift
and placed in the city hall. He had been
stealing brass bearings from the
p, w. & B. Railroad Com
pany's freight car yard in this city. He
will be given hearing in the Municipal
Court tomorrow morning.
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A sumcient Answer.

Washington Policeman to man wan
dering down Pennsylvania avenue at a
late hour)-Eil You! What are you
here for?
Visiting statesman with cold dignity
My name, sir, is Webster Flanagan.
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Mnunaet prnctice shnnt.

The Wawaset Gun Club held practice
shoot yesterday afternoon and the follow
ing scores were made out of possible
rs: w. H. Hartlove, 20; A. H. Stout,
20; L. Fox, Is; J. X. Woodward, II; J..
Eberhart, IS; J. Stafford, 15i p Am
hold 10
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The D. and o. open 10 the Ws.t.

Commencing to-day, June 4th, the B.
& 0. R. R. will open its entire line to the
West, except the Valley, Romney and
Hagerstown branches. Trains will re-
sumo their usual schedules Tickets on
sale to all points West.
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Gloria mai Chnrch.

The celebration Of the 1S9th anniver-
sary Of the Gloria Del Church, Philadel
phia, was held yesterday. Rev. s. B.
Shines, rector Of the church, preached the
sermon, giving an account OF the found
ing of the church.
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Suicide hv Drowning.

The body Of an unknown man, proba-
bly, of German descent, was found in
Duck creek, near Smyrna, on Sunday
The circumstances indicated suicide. The
coroners jury rendered a verdict of death
from causes unknown.
Evening journal., 1889-06-04
Wilmington On, ing House.

The exchanges OF the Wilmington banks
at the clearing hc,lse to-day were; Clear
tnEs, $l19. s. 90, tElaaess, 443, ,537.s1.
Evening journal., 1889-06-04

The German Lutheran Church win
open festival tonight In German Hall.
Evening journal., 1889-06-04

Pattern" dresses in wool and other
materials find great favor.
Evening journal., 1889-06-04

6myth Post, NO. !, 9. A. K voted SO
or the relief of the sufferers last even
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won't do it. Why, such turkey as they
would expect would cost three dollars at
the very least. Get me time table,
Nettleby. Send word to Mrs. Beggerley
that I've gone away to spend Thanks
giving"
Mr.. Nettleby who never dreamed of
opposing his wife's will in this or any
otter m liter, wrote the letter accord
ingly, and put it in his coat-tlil pocket
where it remained; for he forgot all
about it. Mrs. Nettleby packed up her
own things and the things of the four
little Nettleoys, and look the afternoon
train for Scrag Hollow, in Su= artuck
County.
Mamma" said Theodore Nettleby-
the juvenile scions of the house of Net
tleby all had high-sounding appellations
1t looks all shut up and lonely. I
don't believe any one is at home.
~Pshaw!" said Mrs. Nettleby. People
In the country always live in the back
part of the house. And carrying d heavy
carpet-bag in her hand she trudged
around to the rear door, followed by
Theodore, Lavinia, Evangeline and Ger
vase, each Juggling smaller bag.
Nobody responded TO her repeated vol
ley of knocks. but presently a little old
woman. who had come from neighbor-
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BIG RAILROAD DEAL.
Traffic Alliance Between the Rock Is
land and the Santa Fe.


Chicago telegram: By far the most
important railroad deal that has come to
pass for years has been completed. 1t is
combination between the Chicago, Rock.
Island & Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka
IL Santa Fe railroads, whereby through,
line between Chicago and California points
is formed as a rival of the Union Pacific
and the Chicago & Northwestern alliance.
The matter has been in negotiation for
some time and the final details of the ar
rangement were finished late yesterday at.
ternoon, and the contract duly signed by
the proper officials of the interested COM
panies. 1t becomes operative at once.
By the terms of the contract, which Is
made to cover a long period of years, the
Rock Island and the Atchison bind them
selves to tho operation of a through lin3-
between Chicago and all Pacific coast
points for the handling of transcOntinen5al
traffic, the line to be known as the Rock.
Island & Santa Fe route The functions
point of the two systems in the formation
of this line is Dodge City, Kan, where all
east and west bound business will be trans
ferred. The entire route is made 167 miles
shorter than that now in operation by tho
Santa Fe alone.
Furthermore it will make the shortest
ronte in existence from Chicago. to, all
while to San Francisco the distance Will be
only 222 miles greater than by the North
western and Union Pacifir.
The Rock Island and the Santa Fe are
strong competitors between Chicago and
the Missouri river, and also Letwee0 Chi
cago and Denver. The agreement does
not affect their relations in this respect
except that it binds them to harmozions
action in all matters affecting rates. and
will compel them to keep faith with each
other wherever they come in competition.
The traffic contract applies only to
Pacific coast business. The Santa Flo win
continue to control all It's own traffic to
and from points in Kansas, Colorado,
Indian Territory, and Texas, and viii
handle all business over its own line be-
tween Chicago and Kansas City except
that destined to or originating at points
on the Pacific slope. The officials of both
roads are we'll satisfied with their con-
tract and expect to prove very soon that
the alliance rs an immensely beneficial one
to both properties.
One great advantage is claimed for this
limo over that of the Union Pacific: 70
crosses the continent in q latitude that is
free from snow blockades, and will in alR
probability be able to make better aver
age time during the winter months than
its northern competitors.
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about half dozen families of the name
of Jones at Ladd's Depot. The first place
to which they drove on Thorn street was
a tenement house, where they all had the
scarlet fever. ooh, my!" said Mrs. Net
tleby, drive ON, quick. This isn't the
placed"
The next was II clergymans house,
where fuI-fedged prayer-meeting was
going briskly on. This isn't the place,
either, said poor Mrs. Nettleby, waxing
more and more in despair.
And the third was vinegar-faced old
maid who lived with her married sister,
and never had heard the name of Peck
field in her life"
"'What shall do?" said Mrs. Nettleby:.
Better go ITO hotel. ma am, said the
hackman, who himself was beginning to
get out Of patience.
But it COSTS SO much, said Mrs. Net
dleby. "And tomorrow is Thanksgiving
Day. Us there train goes back to-
night?"
Tonight" said the hackman. why,
it's past eleven already! And my horses
has got the epizOOtic, and C couldn't keep
'em out no lOnger, not for nobody! But
] s'pose / could take you to the twelve
thirty night express for a little extra"
And this moderate specimen of the
bI1U0 'OL MdChuu6u CORb6ut0U BO ne baUtS-
fed with ight dollars.
MAJ" whispered GerNase, where are
we going?"
Home" said Mrs. Nettleby, pronounc-
ing the wordAas if it were a peanut shell
she vas cracking. There was one COM
fort, though-the Beggerley family would
have been repulsed by that time; and
after all, cold beef was "a cheaper way of
supplying the table than turkey at thirty
cents pound.
It was O'Clock the NEXT day when she
ueached her own door, having paid in
hack and ear fare enough to buy half a
dozen ten-pOund turkeys, and with jaded
and fretful children, violent headache
on her own seoHe, and one of the travel
ing-bags lost I'll stay at home after
this, " said Mrs. Nettleby to herself Eth!
Parlor window blinds open1 People talk
ing! do believe Nettleby's got company
to Thanksgiving, after ALI" And her heart
sank down into the soles of her boots.
1t was quite true. The servant-maid, with
a red and furried face, opened the door.
"Mary!" said Mrs. Nettleby, who's
here?"
Lots of people, ma'am," said Mary,
looking guilty. over her shoulder.
Where are they?" demanded her mis-
tress.
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ing cottage to tho we'll for water, was
nuade to understand what was wanted.
Mrs. Peckfeld?" said the little old
woman, in the high pitched, shrill voice
which so often accompanies deafness.
You're her cousin from the city, come
to spend Thanksgiving! Well; if that
amt too bad! Mrs. Peckfeld started this
very afternoon for Ladd's Depot; got
some relations as lives there"
That's very strange, said Mrs. Net
tleby. I telegraphed to her that was
coming.
Couldn't got the telegraph, guess,
said the little woman. But Mrs. Nettleby
knew better than that, for under the
corner Of the piazza there lay a torn en-
velope of the Western Union Telegraph.
And she knew that Mrs. Peckfeld had
fed from her, just as she, Mrs. Nettleby,
had fed before the Beggerley family.
But I'll be even with her, said Mrs.
Nettleby, grinding her false teeth. I'll
90 to Ladd's Depot. What are the names
of her relations there?"
The little old woman, after some medi-
tation, sad that it was Jones. At least
she thought it was Jones. She wasn't
quite certain. 1t might be Smith, or it
might be Brown. But she believed it was
Jones. And she believed they lived on
Thorn street. It was long walk back to
the railroad depot, and the four little
Nettlebys were tired and cross but they
fortunately succeeded in reaching it be-
fore the last northward train started. But
it was an express and didn't stop at small
places like Ladd's Depot, as Mrs. Nettle-
by found to her cost when she paid five
dollars for hack to take her back to
Ladd's Depot.
On inquiry it was found that there were
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In the dining-room, ma'am." And
Mary threw open the door, thereby dis
closing long table with three huge tur-
keys, well Drowned, and savory chicken
pie that was mountain in itself, and a
glass reservoir of cranberry sauce that
set Mrs. Nettleby calculating at once as
to the probable amount of dollars sunk in
its crimson pillows; while, seated in hos
pitable array around the board, were Mr..
and Mrs. Beggerley, the two sisters, and
the six little Beggerleys, Mr.. and Mrs.
Smithers, seven little Smitherses. and the
six Leonards OF Maine, second cousins
of Mr. NettlebT-twenty-si in all-in-
Guiding her husband.
Mrs. Nettleby and her children sat
down and ate their Thanksgiving dinner
with what appetite they might. But Net
tleby had rather hard time of it that
night.
My dear" said that sacrifcial lamb,
what was, to do? They didn't get the
letter. They said they had come to
spend Thanksgiving, AID of course had
to order dinner. What else could do?"
Dor" repeated Mrs. Nettleby, in &C.
cents of the bitterest scorn, couldn't
you close all the blinds, and lock the
front door, and go down cellar and pre-
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What Next?

John Dervent and Peter Lott were
graduated at the same college on the
same day with equal honors. Both
men went West, and settled on ranches.
After six years.one Of their old pre-
ceptors visited them.
John was prosperous, but he knew
nothing of the world outside of his own
ranch. He took no interest in politics.
in religion, in books, or in social ques-
tions; he hardly knew who was Presi-
dent; he had long ago lighted his fires
with his textbooks. For two days he
talked to his visitor of his COWS and
bullocks, of the rates of cattle on the
hoof in Chicago, and Of beef in New
York
When the professor tried to interest
him in any other matter, he stared at
him vacantly, or fell asleep in his chair.
The visitor went on with anxious
foreboding to Lotz's ranch. Peter,
too, had been successful; he was
shrewd and alert in his business, but
he was man of broad general infor-
nation and sympathies. His interest
was as keen in the questions of the day
as if he lived in New York or Chicago.
His friend asked him presently how
he had contrived to keep himself thus
alive and young in thought.
"was a fruit-grower. He had one
maxim: Never let your orchard run
down. He necessarily set out new
trees, that were growing and ready to
bear when the old ones wore out.
"When [ left college, my brain was
very much like an orchard with plenty
of plants in it ready to bear fruit. L
resolved mot to let it run down. I
would not be satisfied with the knowl--
edge L already had. I would bring
in new slips and seedlings. I took the
best daily newspaper, the best literary
magazine, the best religious journal in
the country. helped build church
and school-house in the neighborhood.
[ got up reading clubs, lectures and
concerts. In short, I followed my
fathers rule, and setout new plants in
my brain, instead of waiting calmly
until the old ones should wither and
die"
1T is easy to tell, when we meet mid
dle-aged or old people, whether they
have, like John Dervent, left the in
tellectual growth OF their youth to
wither and die, or, like his classmate,
have taken in daily new ideas and
knowledge.
what next?" says the busy farmer,
as he looks at the ground from which
one crop has just been reaped. He
makes haste to SOW another
Many of the boys and girls who read
these words have lately received di-
ploma at some college or school, and
gone out into the world.
What next?
Is your intellectual life to end now?
Is your brain to feed, during all these
coming years, on the small portions of
Greek, mathematics and history it has
received? Or will you daily plant the
seed of fact here, or set the graft of
new thought there?
The man of to-day must work hard,
if he means to keep himself up with
the Life off his time. So rapid is the
march of intellectual development that
the man who does lot do this is soon
pushed aside and rgotten.-Y Youths
Comm d7lGO41.
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What Rare Stamps Are Worth.

The high prices which the rarest
specimens of stamps now realize will
explain how it is that the trade in for
GENES has become what it is in these
days. The 1910, English stamp, Y. r..
Cblaek), with the letters in the upper
corners, will easily fetch 91O used and
95 unused The black stamp, without
the letters v. r., can be sold for one
penny and two pennies each. The red
penny English stamp heads are not
worth much more than waste-paper
price. Tine standing prices are for the
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A Presenting Little Girl.

A little girl, who made very frequent
use of the word guess" was one
day reproyed for it by her teacher.
Don't say guess, Mary" said Miss
Jones, "say presume. >"
Presently one of Mary's little play
mates coming up to her, remarked:
81 think your cape is very pretty,
and my mamma wants your mamma to
lend her the pattern, because she is GO
ing to- make me one like it,.
my mamma has no pattern" was
the prompt reply; "she cut it by pre-
sumo"
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tend not to be ut home? I've no pa
thence with you'll"
Three days afterward the three young
est Nettlebys broke out with scarlet
fever. The seven little Smitherses took it
of them, the maid took it of the Smith
erses, and Mrs. Nettleby had her winter =
work before her.
Il wish to goodness I had stayed at
home" thought Mrs. Nettleby.
And the amount of thankfulness she
felt that year was not oppressive, in spite
of the Governors Thanksgiving proclama-
fiOO
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Badly Twisted.

Customer Crushing into hardware
store)-Tve just got time to catch a
train. Give me a corn-popper.
Faeetious deaIer-Don't you mean a
pop-corner?
eyes, a cop-porner. Hurry up!"
"Don't you mean pon-corper?
Hang it" (excitedly), Il said porn
copper, didn't II"
mo" (also excited, "you said pom.
copper"
Il said corp-ponner.
"You said porp- conner"
II didn't"
"You did"
"You lie"
you're another
"Take that"
"And that"
Give dollars or thirty days next
morning. )-NeoU York Sat71.
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Bought Cor Old Iron and Sold for Sixty
Thousand Dollars.

IL the story related by a Partisan
contemporary be true there rs a mer-
chant In the French capital who has
been singularly favored by capricious
Dame Fortune under rather curious
circumstances. The paper we refer to
relates that recently wealthy p artisan,
o lover of antiquities and curiosities,
purchased of the said merchant suit
of armor for the large sum of 300,0 900
7francs, OF G12, 900. Before it came into
the possession of it's present owner the
suit of armor had had a remarkable
career. It belonged originally, it is
stated, to Francois l., and fell one day
into the hands of NJ de Rothschild,
who bought it for 2, 800 francs, dispos-
ing of it later on to Lord Ashburnham
for %, 900 francs. Years afterward the
latter, in turn, sold it to London
dealer in curiosities for 100000 francs,
he again passing it on to an English
millionaire for 425, 900 francs When
the millionaire died it was left unno-
ticed in the corner of lumber room,
and the house, being afterward de-
stroyed by fire, the celebrated suit of
armor was found among the ruins and
pdSS0U 1AJO Gu0 AdAUS Oh U0dI0r III OlQ
iron. It was unearthed In his shop not
long ago by the Paris merchant. who
bought it at a merely nominal price and
cleaned and restored it, after which he
was lucky enough to find a purchaser
willing to take it off his hands, as has
been said, for the sum of e12,00O So
he did remarkably good stroke of
business when he bought it of the
dealer in old iron for mere song.
London Times.
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neighborhood in N, and was one of
those who, as her maid of all-work ex-
pressed it, would skin flea to save the
hide and tallOw." Mrs. 'Nettleby liked
TO make a show, but she had deep
rooted aversion to spending. And enter
tanning company on Thanksgiving Day
was one of the Things that could not be
accomplished without the latter concom-
liant.
Mr.. Nettleby, little, weak minded
man, who viewed his big wife with respect
ful admiration, hooked ,dubiously at her.
But, my dear, said he, "how are YOU
going to help it? They've sent word they
are coming"
I'll go to your sister Belindas, up in
Sugartuck County"
Mr. Nettleby felt of his chin. "They
haven't invited us, said he; that is, not
especially"
20. fddlesticksi" said Mrs. Nettleby.
Belinda always glad TO see me and the
children. And as for staying at home to
gorge Mrs. ReSgerIev and her six chill
dren, ard Mr.. Beggerley's two sisters,
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BENJAMIN G. LovEJoY, a well known
newspaper man here. died, aged SO. He
had been i'll about week He was the
author OF a life of Lord Bacon At the
time of his death he was member of tha
staff Of the Baltimore Sun.
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THE Quinne baug and Juniata, which
have been condemned by board of sur
vey, were yesterday stricken from the list
Of vessels of the navy. They viii be ad.
vertised and sold.
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In experiments on the solubility of
glass in water plumbiferous flint glass
was found to be the least soluble, and
the relative resistance of glasses was
different toward hot and cold water.
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Ex-CoMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS DUD-
ley and ex-Commissioner of Pensions
Tanner have formed partnership for
condu citing pension claims.
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WHEN thieves fall out honest men
should get their work in.-Neac Orleans
PicGyune.