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An Astonished SETTER.

do not vouch for the trutlTcf tile tale, brr
a man, whose reputation for vereoity e at
least reasonably good, declares that b. saw
on the street in Boston, the other day, an
electric Wire accident which Nss certainly
singular. His attention was attrs cted by the
barking Of a red Irish setter to an English
sparrow, which was perched upon an electric
light wire high abovesthe beasts head. The
animal had evidently been amusing himself
In the fruitless sport of chasing the bird, and
when it had taken refuge on high had endeav'
ered to get some consolation out OF yelpine
igrstily The day was windy, and the wire
swayed 10 and fro, the sparrow apparently
enjoying its swing. until in fatal moment
the tail OF the bird came in contact with an
other wire near by. Then, in the twinkling
OF an eye, the unluclSy sparrow came tumf
bling down stone dead at the feet Of the noisy
dog, who was 80 astonished at this sudden
turn Of affairs that be did not offer TO pich
the creature up, but simply stopped barking
and stood staring at his prey IN astonish
ment-Boston Letter in Providence Journal
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Moulders Vent Their Grievances.

Moulders Vent Their Grievances.
Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
There appeared In the Morning News
of December 81 In the editorial column
an article headed Advice TO the Mould
ers," In which the editor describes two
things about the "Moulders' Union" Of
this city, which we would like to have
contradicted in your valuable paper.
In the first place. he blames the
"Moulders Union" for running the bust
ness of the Wilmington Malleable Iron
Company which we deny. Instead of
us shutting the doors Of the shops they
lock us out for six weeks. claiming that
they had repairs to make, but in the
meantime they advertised for moulders
IN Brooklyn TO fill our places, trying to
employ some by Misrepresentation. That
shows we are not trying to run their
business.
In the second respect, the editor says
we can strengthen our position by pre-
venting our members from standing on
street corners near the works where we
were formerly employed. and like SO
many children, shouting "Scabs" and
other filthy words We can say that the
members of the "Moulders Union" do
not shout or use vulgar expressions but
what is made is done by outside persons,
whom we cannot be accountable for
We presented a petition to the mayor
OF the city. signed by over fifty property
holders aud residents living in the neigh
borhood of the shop, showing that we
are not disorderly, or a cause Of com
plant. II we were silly, childish and
crazy, rs the editor terms us, we certain Y
would not have the good will and sympH-
thy of the public. We ask nothing un-
reasonable of the company. All
we ask is to be re-employed
on the same condition as we were pre-
viously employed On Dec the com
pany sent for the apprentices to come TO
work, which they did We called on the
firm and asked for employment. but were
told frankly that they would hire some
but not all that they had not work for
us all, but at the same time had five men
at work which they hired in Brooklyn,
| giving them employment In preference
to us.
The company acknowledged that we
are as good mechanics as there is TO be
found, but still they will not employ us,
because we are men Of principles, show.
ing that our brains do not dwindle as
our bodies grow, as stated by the editor.
We can say that we have both moral anC
financial aid of the public, besides all or
ganized labor in this city and country
who seeing our situation are willing 4
give us helping hand in our struggle
which was put in action by the company
The LoCKEDOUT MoULDERs.
Wilmington, Dec. 81, 1899
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omcers VINO po Not Par.

Mayor Davidson OF Baltimore, announ.
cesthat Office holders must either pay
their legitimate debts or leave the city's
service.
Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Having cut the above announcement
Of Mayor Davidson of Baltimore, demand
ing his officers to be honest and pay their
debts, send it to your valuable paper,
hoping that you will be kind enough to
bring the matter before the mayor Of our
city think all will agree that as we
pay taxes to keep up such debts, they in
return should pay their honest debts.
while almost all our present police
force are honest and reliable,
there are some officers who, to the
mayors own knowledge, are in debt for
the necesssries of life. They asked credit
only until they got their first month 9
pay, but they have taken enough to war
rant the belief that they never receive
any pay at all.
TAXPAYER AND GROCER.
Wilmington, Jan /, 1890
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4 sAMPLE ''PoWER on ATToRNEY'

The following is an extract from the
record OF the Municipal Court on Friday,
December 20. 1889, and shows the char
acter Of the powers Of attorney" TO pay
poll taxes refused by the tax collector,
against whom Senator Higgins is appeal
ing to the Superior Court for manda-
mus to compel the issuance Of poll tax
receipts in large blocks on presentation
OF powers of attorney;
Margaret Bishop was charged with
keeping a house Of III fame at No. 3OB
East Sixth street.
SAMUEL STANLEY, NICE LOOKING
coIoRED MAN. TESTIFIED THAT HE WAS
ON THE FOURTH WARD REPUBLICAN CLUE
COMMITTEE AND ''INTERcEDED' FOR col
oRED VOTERS. He WAS AFTER Mrs.
BIsHoP's sON TO SEE HOW OLD HE WAS.
THE YOUNG MAN WAS INTOXICATED.
WITNESS HAD A BLANK POWER OF ATroR'
NEY, WHICH HE WANTED YOUNG BIsHor
To SIGN BIsHoP WAS TOO INTOXICATED
AND ONE or THE WOMEN SIGNED FoH
HIM.
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ONE of the friends Of the EVENING
JOURNAL and oil the carrier boys wrote
su ygesting that we give the boys calen-
dsrs free. The EVENING JOURNAL has
always made this present to its regular
carriers. Some Of the boys have made
enough money thereby to purchase
watches; some, suits Of clothes. Thus
tha EVENING JOURNAL has given every
boz substantial present. The EVENING
JOURNAL has been successful, and we
hare hearty good wishes for everybody,
aul particularly for the boys.
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They think they have nothing
lose and everything to gain in court.

In all Of the contiguous states, the
farmers and others are agitating the sub.
iect Of better roads. 1t is of vital impor-
tance to farmers to have good roads, at
all times, but they feel the Importance Of
II in q time Of general depression, like
this, more keenly than at any other time
The policy OF taxing the necessaries Of
life has borne very severely on the farmers
They have been compelled to buy in
dear market and sell in a
cheap market. They have paid tax going
and coming. They are the first class to
suffer from the false policy Of protection
and from the fallacious theory of a home
market. They will suffer more keenly
than any other class and their recovery
will be postponed longer. They should
begin an agitation to procure better roads
as one means for improving their condi-
tion at once. That at least, is within
their own power to accomplish.
THE Pennsylvania papers, inspired by
local Republicans, make frequent refer
ence to the dreadful condition Of politi-
cal affairs in Delaware. The people OF
Delaware now and always have spurned
the hypocritical advice OF state which
never had statesman, and has always
been under the heels OF political
"boss." Advice and sympathy
are equally incongruous and insolent
from such a source. Pennsylvania will
not be competent to give advice to any
other state in the Union till she Is able to
manage her own affairs with honesty. In
regard to the appointment Of posimas.
ter at Pittsburg, the Philadelphia Ameri-
can, Republican, says;
Mr. Quay's statement humiliates Gen
eral Harrison, rebukes Mr.. Wanamaker,
patronizes Mr. Dalzell and assails Mr..
Cameron. 1t is a false representation Of
facts, upon a low and vicious conception
of public methods. 1t typities Mr. Quay.
II is a characteristic of him. Ii the peo-
pie of Pittsburg. the people Of Pennsyl-
vania, the people of the United States,
have no higher conceptions, they deserve
to be ruled by the Rehoboams, and to be
misused by the Quays.
Quay, like Wanamaker, is the peculiar
product of Pennsylvania. He could not
and does not exist anywhere else. In
this state we have Sena,or Higgins, In
New York there Is Senator Platt, tpt
they are not comparable to Quay in the
insolence and power Of absolute bossism
The United States is not responsible.
for Quay. He belongs distinctly and
solely to protected Pennsylvania, and h,
could not exist If the protected manufac
turers did not make him possible anc
encourage him with money contributions
to the campaign fund. Pennsylvania
demands so much protection" for Sc
much money. Quay is the agent between
Congress and the manufacturers. What
could be more humiliatingl Delawar,
will take care Of Higginsism, LET Penn
sylvania squelch Quayism.
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nndlex,. rlbel suit nInn.

Philadelphia Times.
The New York Supreme Court decides
that if Colonel Dudley win not come
within the jurisdiction Of the court when
asked to, he has no standing in an action
IN that court against the New York
newspapers for libel. AS he deems it
safer to stay in Washington than to
come to New York this decision knocks
the bottom out Of Colonel Dudley's suit
against half dozen New York papers
for libel in publishing the famou,
s'blocks Of five" letter
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Market St'I
RAILROADS..


TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AV. DEPOT
EAST BOUND.
sExpress trains.
NEW YORK, week DAYS, +21a 7M,
40 % a m. @12 06, p 43, IS 10, % 46 pm.
NEW YORK, Sundays, y l3 = % a m, 'is Os.
PHIIAbEIPAIH, week days, .s ls, sos,
= 90, Z %. 80, +s 80. %, 40 A, 10 26, al Is
m; .l2 os 00 2 4s, 90, TO- IS 10, s5, 10,
PHILADELPHIA, Sundays, s2 10, 100 y GO,
t0 800, Il 20 q. m; tl2 O.. %, 2 43, %,
le Is Rlis II s5' lo "s sS So 30 i5 p M
750 $3.50, 300, 40 26 10 28 tll.25a M; *l2.08,
lQe Y 43 300, 10. 1913, .525 610, '64e. 200.
CHESTER, sundays, .2ls, 7oo, 100, 7.so,
905 Il 20 a. M; tl20s LOO, = 49, 500, 10, f5.l3
5.25, 10. g g, 7.5a, 40 ls ?; M.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., week days,
Y o. N, y 4S 2 n; Md daily;
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON. IS %,
g A., +ll.45 a. m. 2.46 a IS, IS Is, .637, *6.16
All daily; 7.40 a. m, 2 10 p m, daily EXCEPT
Baltimore and principal stations on Phila-
delphia Division, Is p. m, daily.
PITTSBURef, +847 a. m, F5.1o p. m. daily.
CHICAGO +s47 q. m, Is 81 p. m, daily.
CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS, III 45 a. IA
issiINGERkLsY' AAcsSG15oMdoDATIoN, 2 30 .. m.
daily and IL % a; m. daily except Monday.
LANDENBERG ACCdMMoDATIoN, week
days, %, IL 20, a. m: 45 and 50 p m. Sun
TRAINS Leave MARKET ST. STATION.
For Philadelphia and way stations. week
days. 50, Az, y 30 40 So m, IL 43, 35 1854 50
p. m. Sundays, ~, z 3Oa m; IL 43, 55, 55p.rc-
For Baltimore, week days, b.35, Fs 30, a.
M, 2S5, 70 So "A 60 D IN. Sundays, 30 N, 3 50
and "A 80 m.
baltimore and principal stations on Phila-
delphia Division, IS p. m, daily
For Landenberg and way stations, week
days, 30, 10 So, a m; 2 80, 30 y m. Sum
days. p a m; 455 m.
Chicago g 30 M. daily, except Sunday;
Pittsburg, $50 m daily except Sunday
Lv. PHILADELPHIA FOR WILMINGTON
Daily. *440, fS.l5, 1000, sl1l0 a. m, 1900 noon
lao, 500 % 40 +440, Al 1905, $50, +7.40, SIC
10 10, p. m.
Daily, except Sunday, *s 15, 6 40 and 7.35 a. N.
u a5, -4.l0 and $50, II 30 pm. Sunday only,8 %
q "a 70 pm,
Telephone, No. 1893.
Rates 10 Western Points lower than via any
other line.
). r. ODELh o. o. SCULL.
Genn Manager. Genl Pass. Agent.
! - - - - = -
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French street Gas 81 1l.m 6.45 80. 6.S0
ADDITIONAL TRAINS.
Saturday only.
Leave Reading II 90 noon. Arrive Birdsboro
12 30 .. m. Leave M0ntcnanin 10 D. m, New
bridge l 20 p. N Arriye Wilmington 50 p.
m. Leave Newbridge 90 p. m. Arrive B. Sc
o Junction II p. m. Arrive Wilmington
23 p. IN.
For connections at Wilmington with P. w.
q b. r.. RI, at b & o. Junction with B. q
o. r. R.l. at Chadd's ford junction with p,
burg junction with Penna. r. r., at Birds
boro with p. 4. r. r. r. and p r r., at
Reading with p q r. r. r. and p. r. r..
see timetables at all stations
BOWNESS BRl9t5S. ereu. Passenger AKs
A. e.. McCAUSIAND. Sunerintendent
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IT is safe to 60 even further and state
that, in the 100 largest fortunes that
have been viewed AS such in the last ten
yesrs, not five have been derived from
the profits Of protected manufacturers. -
Morning News
What good does your boAsted protec.
tion accomplish then7 Disasters and
starvation are the rewards it brings to
the farmer and the laborer II it does
not make the rich richer why does the
rich manufacturer clamor for itq We have
had riots and lockouts here. Were they
because the rich manufacturers were
striving to increase the wages OF tn,
poori The News argues something like thu
Daily Republican and both seem t,
derive Inspiration from Qusy's bureau.
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II tho Earth should Meet a Planet,

One Of those scientific gentlemen who spend
their time in determining results ON impos-
sibse hypothesis estimates that if the earth
should come in contact with another heaven
" body Of the same sizs the quantity Of beat
generated would he sulhtient 70 melt, boil
and completely vaporiae G mass Of ice fully
100 tinAes that Of bOtl the coliding worlds,
or an ice planet l5o,oOo miles in diameter
St Louis Republic.
Evening journal., 1890-01-01

A COURT Of justice is g poor place in
which to re-establish the impaired vir
tue OF a woman or to rehabilitAte a mans
wrecked character. There never was and
there never viii be court Of justice
which can accomplish either. The laws
OF Islander and libel are IS dangerous TO
those who need the interposition Of the
court as sharp edged tosls to child. A
TTomsn, conscious Of unimpeachable,
unwavOing and all-pervading virtue,
scorns attempt to establish it in court.
A man who has character above re.
proach would not accept the smirched and
m5ui3z5 tshiaE court could give him in
stead thereof. II is almost unexception-
ally the case that those people who 60
into court to cbtaAu certificates Of charAc
eeT, never had aay character
Evening journal., 1890-01-01

key wrench for the first time IL elevates
him still higher. 1t is then that black
ink is not good enough, and he buys red
ink, and perhaps the smallest envelopes,
showing an entire lack OF judgment.
Sometimes he gets purple ink as well,
and colored pencils. The head grows
large In proportion TO the body. Age
alone cures the red ink stage although a
long spell OF loa6ng or mother in law
helps the matter along amazingly.
Evening journal., 1890-01-01

SINCE Mary Anderson has been in an
asylum, the gossips seem absolutely sure
that she is contemplating matrimony.
1t is not stated whether this Is the re-
suit of being in the asylum or out Of it.,
but they say that she is surely to be mar
ried to Navarro, spanish-American Of
New York.
Evening journal., 1890-01-01

THE Republicans of Ohio have no ap-
parent chance Of securing the Senator
ship. but they are in wrangle over 1t all
the same. As usual, Foraker is the cause
Of the row. Meantime II seems probable
that Calvin s. Brice win be the Senator
from Ohio.
Evening journal., 1890-01-01

THE Chester Times says; "Henry @.
NJ haffy is more than likely to be the
next postmaster Of Wilmington" Henry
hss been doing some very fne missionary
work among the negroes to recommend
himself to Postmsster-Gen Wanna
maker and some very efficient work
among the aftidavit-makers to recon-
mend himself to Senator Higgins.
Either should be sufficient to procure the
the postothee as reward. Virtue, as q
reward, is net satisfactory for distin
guished and disinterested patriotism.
Evening journal., 1890-01-01

WE publish letter from Taxpayer
and Grocer who has suffered from the
negligence and dishonesty Of city officials
and peace guardians who do not pay
their debts promptly or not at all. Be-
cause an officer is, for the time being
clothed with brief authority as the SER
vent OF the people he is not absolved for
thu ordinary obligations Of an honest
,.Aw
Evening journal., 1890-01-01

JUDGE DWIGHT Of New York has
handed down decision in the case Of
the condemned murder Kemmler, declar-
ing that the law for the execution Of
criminals by electricity is constitu-
tional and that whereas the penalty is
unusual. it is not cruel The Judge in
his opinion observes; 1.-THE light Of the
scientific evidence in this case Is sufii.
Client. as we think, to remove every rea
sonable doubt that the passage OF
current Of electricity through the vital
parts OF the body under chosen condi-
tions Of contact and resistance must re-
suit in instant death Kemmler's fate il
thus sealed and preparations for the
execution win be hastened
Evening journal., 1890-01-01

THE great men Of New York are be-
aieging the great McAllister for tickets
TO his great ball 1t has become an un-
seemly scramble in which no really gen
teel people would indulge.
Evening journal., 1890-01-01

With to-day the Holidays
expire. We square away at
business tomorrow. Each
business day in 1890 will, we
expect, mark some new state
ment about our business that
ought to interest, perhaps in
form you.
Ours to pay the printer for
the telling. Yours to read.
Our part will be done-well
done, we think. Yours you
must settle that.
JOHN WANAMAKER-
Evening journal., 1890-01-01
The Red-ink Stage.

Fibre and Fabric.
The 'red-ink stage in factory boy Is
life is an important time to him. II only
comes TO- the good boy, and generally
strikes him about the time be first falls
IN love. II he happens 70 handle mon
Evening journal., 1890-01-01
NEWSPAPER oplNloN.
Pay the Printer Flr.t of An.

Paw the Printer First of All.
Philadelphia Ledger
Happy the man who, by discharging
all his little debt to day, shall be able to
start free Of the world tomorrow. II
your creditors do not hunt You up seek
them out yourself and relieve the tight
money market by paying your little bills
and getting your money into circulation.
Evening journal., 1890-01-01

"THR Marine band is the biggest in
Washington, isn't itg Il think not.
Tom Reid's waist band and Harrison's S hat
band are larger. New York Sun.
Mr.. JACK DIAMoND-''You hardly look
on our marriage as a serious thing. Mrs.
Jack Diamond-"Why, how could it be
serious ON fifteen hundred a year. -
Time.
CIRCUlfsTANTIAL Evidence Slow
pop has proposed to you, my dear. How
do you know. papaf' Il met him as I came
in ''Did he look happy2' mo. but
bis trousers were terribly hagged at tie
knees Time
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nenth of q nrnrrInna RdItor.

EAsTON, Nd, Jan. 1.-WiIIiam r..
Councell. for many years and until re
Gently the owner and editor Of the Easton
Gazette died yesterday morning in Phila-
delphia, where he went several weeks
ago for surgical treatment.
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march was upon solid groSN
until the variety of the busi- :
ness and the volume of the
sales came to be far beyond
the highest fancy of our early
days. Each years increase
would be a great business in
itself, and 1880 takes proud
rank in the glorious company
of successful years.
With the assured experience
of success, 7Oe knoag. Tenta-
tive work lies back of us.
Therefore we are hopefully dis
satisfied. Our work was bet
ter done than ever in 1880.
But it was not perfect. For
that we are not satisfied. 1t
shall be better done. IN that
we are hopeful.
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EXCURSIONS.

On and after Wednesday, November 20.
Leave Fourth street wharf for Chester and
philadalphfa daily (Sundays included at
7.9l and i0s0 a. m. 12.45 and 4.15 p m.
For Marcus Hook. Z - a. m. and 4 ID p. M.
Leave philadelphia. Chestnut street harf
at 7.sl and % Is q. m Z. l 50. and 5 ~ y. n.
1el-s -el4e ~. -.
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Iife nrnnnn.

Our waking life is but a connected dream.
The self is an unknown which gives birth to
an infinite number Of unknowns by fatality
Of its nature. Science is summed up in the
consciousness that nothing exists but con-
sciousness In other words, the intelligent
issues from the unintelligible in order TO re-
turn to it, or rather the ego explains itself by
the hypothesis of the non-ego, while in real
ity it is but dream, dreaming itself. Henri
Trederic Amiel
Evening journal., 1890-01-01
what We Are raIlsing. ABOUT.

An employe Of the Pusey and Jones
Company has invented a machine which,
at FIRST sight, may appear very insight id-
can't thing, but, nevertheless, It is
fraught with great possibilities. The
machine is contrivance for prevent
ing cats from climbing fences
and persons who have seen
the machine say that ii is sovereign
remedy. The contrivance is attached to
the top Of the fence and, when tabby
touches it, turns quickly and throws the
feline back to terra frma. No more mid
night concerts; no more lost boots or
bootjaclSs. Old maids will have nothing
70 bother them.
Evening journal., 1890-01-01

Daily EXCEPT Saturday and Sunday, leave
Wilmington II o. m b. q o. Junction 2o
p. m, Newbridge Al p. M Arrive Mont
On saturday only. will leave Wilmington at
SIP. M. Arrive at Newbridge at Al p m.
hridqe 10 III p N q, and Montchanin 10 IS p. IN.
Leave Birdsboro 10 ,. m. Arrive Reading
40 p. m. ,.ornre, oo,rmrr
Daily Sunday
Daily lex Sunday only
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A Wet Year.

Philadelphia Record.
Soaked and sodden SO has played his
part, and stepped out of the tank.
Wiring out the old.
Evening journal., 1890-01-01
Jewelry.

Laok through the stock Of jewelry at
Davis's before making your selection, 8
East Second stree,
Evening journal., 1890-01-01

The exchanges Of the " I'm ngton banks
ings, f125. l6s. 81 5slancs-. s46. SiO96,
Evening journal., 1890-01-01

BAYKIR. 80 you're going to Philadel-
phia What on earth csn you do In that
sleepy old town." Faykir. The people
Time.
Evening journal., 1890-01-01

January will be an epoch of
Bargains. Already it has a
goodly heritage in the great
displays of
Muslin Underwear,
Linens,
White Goods,
Embroideries.
The large sales from all these
Bargain Lines give promise of
the extraordinary success that
waits, like an apple ripe for
picking, our January sale.
1t will be serial sale-new
series of Bargains daily.
Cold paper and ink test re-
solves. Floating in the mind
resolutions are abstract: in
black and white, they are con-
crete. Do you think you
write good English2 Test it
with types. Have you made
good resolves2 Test by writ
ing them in a Diary.
Over two hundred sorts OF
Pocket Diaries, price IS cents
to So, one day to seven to a
page, covers of Russia and
many other real and imitation
feathers. A small bit of money
expended on Diary may lead
you to methods that will make
your fortune.
Evening journal., 1890-01-01
BIortgagea arc PIentIfuI

WOIIEHs88 AFo TIenIIIuIs
St. Louis Republic.
AS far as the farmers are concerned,
the most abundant crop yielded by the
"home market" is the home mortgage.
Evening journal., 1890-01-01
Ross Baby Administration.

HOss Haby AdministratlOn.
New York sun.
The glad New Year will come In with
Baby Mckee still at the head Of the ad-
mfuistration
Evening journal., 1890-01-01

PENNIES Ann SMALL. cFsArssE cas-
Il aAL Al ThE COUNTING AuOM
Evening journal., 1890-01-01

Did Chief Justice Comegys forget that
January was New Year Day when he
thought Of holding court this morningl
There appears to be great deal OF bad
feeling among the fremen. which has
been cropping out at several recent fres.
The fire laddies Of this city have been
efficient in the past, because they have
attended strictly to business. Men are
excusable, who work as hard as the fire
men do and who are of necessity under
great excitement, when fire is progress
for sometimes making remarks, which
would not go down at other times. But
do not fight.
Evening journal., 1890-01-01

VX ILdIN6TON AND NORTHERN RAIL.
wv ROAD. Timetable. IN effect Nov. %. 1883.
GOING NORTH.