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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-13
NsAr-sightsd Man.

Il never knew until recently" said a
man, that | was slightly near sighted.
happened to put on a pair Of glasses
just to try them, and as they fitted nv
eyes the result TO me was amazing. / had
my eyes examined, and found that l had
been near-sighted for years, without
knowing 1t. / smuse myself now BY
looking at distant objects through my
glasses, and enjoy the clearness,
whereas had always supposed, IL |
thought anything at all about it. that
the former haze was natural result of
long distance vision.
Eyes examined free of charge every
Thursday by our specialist.
AYARs & Son. No. 800 Market street.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-13
Free TEXT BOOK Sill PASSED.

The Registration Bill for Wilmington
Passed Both Houses Republicans
Oppose Il.
Special Despatch TO the EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, May 13.-The Senate passed
the House Free Text Bool bill without
amendment. The Senate State Registra-
ton bill for Wilmington passed the
House. 1t was opposed by the Republi-
cans on final vote.
The Higgins joint resolution providing
for railroad commission passed the
House
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-13
c. 3. HIRES, Phlladelphia.
AZ nI-cIeaneI e.re.t.

Considerable number Of complaints
are heard about the condition hat Front
street is in A broom his rot
been used Oh it. it is said for years. but
occasional y the mua L. collected by hos
and shovel in the CUTTERS TO b. washed
away so the sewers Some OF the street
cleaners. when questioned. ssid they
were too busy with the others TO attend
% Front street.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-13
PuxiIis.io Contest.

Frank Slack and Johu Melvin, two
local felther- wei ghts. fought seven
round contest for points and a gold
watch in this city last evening. Although
Melvin showed considerable pluck, yet
from the first he was not I'm 1t" with
Slack. In the seventh round he was
forced to his corner and so badly pun
ished that he admitted having been
whipped. Slack was accordingly awarded
fha rri1a
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-13
Ola Not Rehnve rb.m,aIv..

A man who witnessed the elsctioneer-
ing of the police at the polls last Satur
day, called at the EVENING JOURNAL
Office this morning and said he
saw Officer Brown stop
Democrat who WAS on his way
home from work, and induce him to vote
for " illey. He states emphatically that
the officers were electioneering instead
of doing their duty. Names can be fur :.
nished when necessary.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-13

not known, but they have been talking
about firing the town. Deputy Seward
is keeping a lookout for trouble to-
night. One hundred armed white
men are on the streets. The negroes
tried to buy weapons at the hardware
stores, and although they offered fancy
prices, they were refused. They lack
leaders, and chat is the only thing to pre-
vent them from doing mischief The
last lynchirg in this county was that Of
James Pippin, for murder at Churchill,
in 1867.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-13

PILLS Thompson, colore6, As years'ol6,
dropped dead on the street beyond
Third street bridge, at o'clock
this morning Coroner Sparks was
notified, and in company with DR.. Joseph
r Smith, viewed the body. An examina-
ton satisfied them that she died from
heart disease and certificate was given
accordingly.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-13
Job Printer Organize.

Representatives from ten Of the six
teen job printing firms Of the city. met
last evening to consider the advisability
Of adopting uniform prices on general
work. Committees we're appointed to
organize an association similar to those
which exist elsewhere. ana to secure the
CO operation OF all firms In the move.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-13

reformation was received By Coroner
Spsrks from Delaware City that
man whose name could not be
learned, was found dead In led there
tais morning Deputy Coroner Giles
was despatched to Delaware City to view
the body.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-13

Seven and quarter per cent. simple
interest per aHnum is what the
Equitable Life" is paying on maturing
policies this year on the twenty year en-
dowment plan. ANsoN A. MAHER, man.
ager, No. 500 Market street.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-13

We handle China Mattings
very largely, and our most
popular goods have been the
jointless or seamless Damask
Mattings now so generally
used. There is nothing cooler
or more pleasant than matted
house, provided you get good
qualities-poor mattings being
about the meanest things you
can put on IL e floor.
The seamless mattings being
the same on both sides, or re
versible,gives you the oppor-
tunity to get double wear
BY the piece we will sell the
soc. qualities for $50. and the
4oc. qualities for 25c.
The regular stock styles are
in about thirty different pat
terms at very low prices.
White, 1915 cents per yard, 81 90 per roll.
Fancy, 10 cents per yard. IS 80 per roll.
Fancy, IS cents per yard. 90 50 per roll.
Fancy, 20 cents per yard, 81 90 per roll.
Fancy, % cents per yard, 500 per roll.
Fancy, IS cents per yard, Sl2 90 per roll,
VIM. B. SHARP s. co.
Fourth and Market streets.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-05-13

the miads Of the 200 colored residents
was to grouse them to a desire for re-
venge. They have held caucusss through
out ths town all day. Tier plans are
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-03-03

occurred until the evening. Then, as
he was standing in the hall just after
supper, he heard Jenkins talking to the
matron, and pointing to him.
"Paresis," said Jenkins. "You want
to watch him carefully"
And Drane took that delightful sug-
gestion to- his apartment, and medi-
tated upon it. Was it possible that he
was really insane? Were the strange
events of the past few days which he
seemed to remember, in reality only
hallucinations?
Who could determine, if1eft wholly to
himself, without single visible link
between him and the past. whether that
past had any real existence? In short,
Drane didn't know whether he was
crazy or not. He watched himself for
symptoms. Did his hand tremble?
Or his heart beat too fast or too slow? He
enjoyed a nice case of hypochondriacism
till long past midnight. and when he
fell asleep, tho zebras described by tho
forgetful genius were ordinary and rea-
sonable animals compared to those
which pranced through his dreams.
But the morrow brought great
event, no less than n call from Bessie.
She came unattended, but alasl the
matron was present during the entire
interview. This not only prevented
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-03-03


and these the photograph has repro
duced, so that the world is familiar with
the striking features of the valley, and
has tolerable correct idea of the
sublimity of sorne of these features.
What the photograph can not do is to
give an impression of the unique group
ing, of the majesty, and at times crush
ing weight upon the mind, of the forms
and masses, of the atmospheric SPLEEN
dor and illusion, and of the total value
of such an assemblage of wonders.
The level surface of the peaceful
park-lille valley has much to do with
the impression. The effect of FL Cap
itan, seen across a meadow and rising
from beautiful park, is much greater
than if it We're encountered in a savage
mountain gorge. The traveller may
have seen elsewhere greater water
falls, and domes and spires of rock as
surprising, but he has nowhere else seen
such combination as this. He may be
fortified against surprise by the photo
graphs he has seen and the reports of
word painters, but he will not escape
(say at Inspiration Point, or Artist
Point, or other loolouts) a quickening
of the pulse and an citation which is
physical as well as mental, in the sight
of such unexpected sublimity and beau
ty. And familiarity will scarcely take
off the edge of his delight, so varied are
the effects in the passing hours and
changing lights. The Rainbow Falls,
when water is abundant, is exceedingly
impressive as well as beautiful. Seen
from the carriage road, pouring out of
the sky overhead it gives sense of
power, and at the proper hour before
sunset, when the vast mass of leaping,
foaming water is shot through with the
colors of the spectrum, it is one of the
most exquisite sights the world can Of
fer; the elemental forces are over
whelming, but the loneliness is engag-
ing. One turns from this to the noble
mass of Ell Captain with a shock of sur
prise, however often it may have been
seen. This is the hour, also, in the
time of high-water, to see the reflection
of the Yosemite Falls. AS a spectacle
it is infinitely finer than any thing at
Mirror lake, and is unique in its way. To
behold this beautiful series of falls,
flowing down out of the blue sky
above, and flowing up out of
an equally blue sky in the depths
of the earth, is a sight not to be
forgotten. And when the observer
passes from these displays to the sight
of the serial domes in the upper end of
the valley, new wonders opening at
every turn of the forest road, his excite
ment has little chance of subsiding. He
may be even a little oppressed. The
valley, so verdant and friendly with
grass and trees and flowers, is so mar
row compared with the height of its
perpendicular guardian walls and this
little secluded spot is so imprisoned in
the gigantic mountains, that man has a.
feeling of helplessness in it. This pow
erlessness in the presence of elemental
forces was heightened by the deluge of
water. There had been an immense fall
of snow the winter before, the MERGED
was a raging torrent, overfiowing its
banks, and from every ledge poured a
miniature cataract.-Charles Dudley
Warner. in Harper's Magazine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-03-03

1t. lie had feeling that tho germs of
mania wero floating in the air around,
him, and that he mightb-ealx out with the
disease any minute.
He wondered at being left thus alone.
A man who had been judicially decided
to be crazy should have a keeper. Then
he perceived in the shadow of the door
large, ungainly man who seemed to be-
on watch. He stood in kind of niche,
and had thus escaped Drane's observa-
ton when he entered. This mans eye
so glared upon him out Of the darkness
that Drane's nerves began to dance in q
manner that threatened to At him very
quickly for permanent occupancy of tho
retreat. He felt that he must escape
from that mans observation or relieve
the oppressive silence by howl.
He compromised tho matter by stop,
ping into the parlor. At this, both tho
ancient and unfortunate ladies assumed
an air of modest reserve which was
quite frightful to see. Presently one of
them drew out her handkerchief and be,
gan to weep softly, but with evident de-
termination to do tho subject full JUS
tice before she got through.
Madame" said Drane, gently, ''if
my presence affects you to tears, I will
withdraw"
"Do not do so on my account" she
said, sit is not your fault that you have
revived sorrow that has long been
buried in my breast"
Drane regretted having been tho
cause of such a joyless resurrection, and
he ventured to murmur words to that
effect.
at does not matter" she said. sMv
conduct must seem strange to you. I
can hardly explain it without telling
you the story of my life. There is ro-
nance in it," and she frightened APP
preciably. "You shall hear the melan-:
choly narrative"
Far be it from me to intrude upon
your confidence" said Drane, endeavor-
ing to get away. But she fixed him with
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-03-03

Drane from enjoying the conversati
TO the full, but 1t also made 1t impOs
BILE, or at lesst unwise, for him to a
her name. So he called her Bessie, a
she made no objection.
Only for . moment in tho hall WI
they able to be alone. Then BED
hastily passed Drane a note, and a n,
Der of small, heavy, mysterious artio
wrapped in q handkerchief. He
barely concealed these things in
pocket when the matron approached,
But your nancy whispered DR.
hastily,
81 am here as Mrs. Lawrence Dras
she replied, with q blush. "Only
wives of patients can visit them on
binary days"
And she hurried away, leaving DIR
In delicious perplexity.
In his room he examined the note
the bundle. Tho former proved I'd
IN elaborate plan for his escape writ
out with the detail of French
tective novel. The latter was q 81
lot of keys of all sorts and sizes. III
had been taken from the doors in N
Bowers house, as the note explain
and were of course designed to Oh
doors in the Retreat.
Drane studied tho plan of escape
ligiously. He noted every place VIII
he should go, and the number of
particular stair where he must bread
in order to avoid detection. In 500
way Bessie had discovered that q
guard at the door was changed at nj
night. Drane was to steal softly fri
his room at 1868. AS near that h
as he could guess he stole, according
directions, having punched tho
from his lock and opened his d
with one of the bunch Bessie
brought.
He crept down the stair keepiI
mind the various shrewd details o.
plot; where he must hide to lei
guard pass him; how he must do
that and the other thing which
ingenuity of the girl had devised.
And now he stood at the bottor
the lower stair. The guard was ash
with his head against the wall. tn
too, was according to programm
Drane could easily have passed him
mis- place of concealment, but sudden
a new and simpler phase of the profile
struck him. He coughed. The qua
did not move. Then he went up to t
follow and shook him. The qua
awoke.
Here you!" he cried, sleepily; g
back to your cage"
Drane seized him by the nee
dragged him to the parlor door; pitch
him head first into the room; and befo
the man could recover his balance
his bowls could bring assistance, ORA
had opened the outside door, and W
cavorting down the street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-03-03
Job Printing

Job Printing
Everything in the line of printing, from
visiting card to three sheet poster,
printed with neatness and dispatch.
1853 South Main Street.
ca NJ. T. NALoNEY,
SOCIETY PRINTING A SPECIALITY.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-03-03
West End Drug Store,

III West Main st,
Pure drugs aud chemicals. Prescriasi
ions carefully compounded.s !
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-03-03
sMeLn CorIrs Two Cnura.

@-Delivered by carriers to any pase a.
tescity for - cents month. G.eT -
rec months. y 90 yeas.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-03-03
PENN ANSHIP.
Prof. HOlleV

Teaches every pupil to write . fine rapid
business hand in . couruo OF IL private
lrssons a d NO FAILURES.
"a n kin ls of pen work executed in the
no Astdegree Of the art Isl 1ank 6t.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-07-08
He Didn,t strike.

A hurrying crowd was pushing its
way down the broad steps of the ele-
waited platform at the city hall elevated
station Wednesday afternoon. A hand
somely dressed woman, accompanied by
tall man of the sporting class, moved
leisurely along, trailing q foot and half
of her skirts behind her. A big, clumsy
boy in his eagerness to reach the street
planted heavy foot on the trailing
skirt, almost throwing the woman over
backward. Naturally she was very an
CRY and speedily found some very harsh
words to bestow on the boy. Her male
companion was angry, too, and at the
foot of the stairs he collared the lad and
raised his cane to administered chastise-
ment. But the blow did not fall A
burly workingman caught the arm to
which the cane was attached and half n
dozen determined voices exclaimed,
Don't hit that boyl"
The tall sporting man braced himself
for fight, when mild looking young
gentleman looked him fxedly in the eye
and said "See here, my friend, you had
better calm down right away. You have
got the unpopular end of this dispute.
If you have ever walked down stairs be-
hind woman who lets her skirts drag,
you ought to understand what the public
sentiment is on that subject" The
sporting man made no reply. He let 60
Of the boy and walked rapidly away, fol-
lowed by a very indignant and talkative
woman.-New York Times.
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r.n ana, u. na.. go chea.sd.. q

A young clam farmer ffo.a Canarsie,
accompanied by his 600 pound wife,
created much amusement on bridge
train coming to Brooklyn Sunday little
before midnight. The cars were as well
filed as is usual ut that hour. The
rustics drew attention to themselves by
the loud tones of their conversation.
"Now, baby the man was saying, "you
know amt bit stingy and wouldn't
care for the money at all, but don't
want any catfish of toll grabber to do
the dead swindle on me-Sunday nights,
anyway"
"Oh, never mind. Reuben" said
"baby" consolingly.
"Well, now, baby, you can see for
yourself. There's eighty-four cents out
of a dollar. Do you see that9 That
shark has kept back ten cents on me. 1t
amt the money care for, baby. Here,
do you want it?'
mo; don't want it. wish you
would keep quiet.
"Well, if you don't want it, here goes,
scattering the change ON the floor.
"Baby" maintained stolid silence
gazing ruefully at the coin on the floor.
Finally Reuben realized that he had
been guilty of criminal waste, and hi
said: "Well, if you don't want it, III
take it," and he began clumsily to pick
the money out of the spaces in the mat.
ting. At this point a general laugh
arose from the other passengers. When
the Brooklyn station was reached the
farmer was still mourning his missing
dime, and when left his ponderouc
wife was struggling to prevent him from
taking the next train to New York tt
get hunk with "that pirate" at the toll
box.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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A GIrl,s Dressing Table.

A girls dressing table is the pride Of
her room. She may have pretty pict-
ures. collection of photographs of her
best fellows far exceeding in number
that of her envious girl friends; she may
have gum board of real rosewood, five
dozen sachet bags and nightgown case
of real japanese silk; yet with all these
glories to outshine it, the dressing table
is the pride and the piece de resistance,
so to speak, of the room. The sweetest
dressing table is all of glass and is pro-
vided with two shelves, an upper shelf
and lower shelf. These are of beveled
glass and are held in place by beautiful
gold legs. Another kind of dressing
table, less expensive, has simply beyel-
ed glass cover on top, and is just plain
table elsewhere.
On top of the table go the silver mani
curing implements, the celluloid brush
and comb and the ivory backed glasses
and brushes Besides this there must
be the dozens of little fancy boxes, pow
der and puffs and bottle of cologne and
perfumery. To make these bottles more
ornamental manufacturers have supplied
cut glass pitchers and odd shaped things
filed with perfumery of all colors. One
can thus, if she be dainty miss, and
particular as to the appointments of her
room, have her perfumery to match the
general color of the boudoir. New York
World.
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A Cause of Depression.

There is another and equally important
cause of mental depression and physical
disorganization as is that of overeating,
and lack of sufficient exercise This is
tho constant application to occupation
which is in vogue in this country. Men
and women alike, since women are for
midable competitors of men In profess
sional pursuits, have u practice of going
on in the same treadmill manner, year
after year, without any lapse for rest.
We live in this country at too high a
pressure, in business sense. Men en-
gage of course in business, more actively
and in greater numbers than women, yet
being brought into SO close contact with
the former, women naturally absorb
not only personal interest, but are often
plunged into its vortex, and become as
bound up by its demands as the men
themselves.
1t is not unusual, in fact, for women
to assume and carry out the management
of the counting room, office and store as
we'll as the household. The strain Of
these demands upon the system is nat
urally very great under the most favor
able conditions, when the body is nur-
tured and rested in reasonable manner.
--Jenness- Miller Magazine.
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The usurer,s Only Home.

sin st. Louis said the drummer, "is
firm to whom l sell goods once in q
great while. The senior partner is a
regular shark. Not long ago he loaned
some money to church society for the
purchase of new organ. When pay
ment of the loan was made he charged
the society 0 per cent. This was refused,
and the principal was not paid. Finally
one of the deacons of the church was
sent to talk with the usurer.
d" You have acted very badly said
the pillar of the church.
'How's thatY
six per cent. was enough interest
"sNine is fair
"'When the Lord looks down on that
0 he will put long black mark against
your name
"This staggered the old fellow for a
moment, but suddenly recovering, he re-
piled, When the Lord looks down ON
that he will think it's a 6. Chicago
Herald.
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HOW lean Year Started.

Hampson, in his ''Medii GVI. Kalan-
darium," quotes the following quaint
tradition from an old Saxon treatise:
"Some assert that the bissextus or leap
day comes through this, that Joshua
prayed to God that the sun might stand
still for one days length, that he might
sweep the heather from the land that
God had granted him and his followers.
1t is true that the sun did stand still for
one days length over the city of Gebaon,
but the day went forward in the same
manner rs other days. And the bissex-
tus is not through that, as some do
think" In France and some parts OF
Spain and Portugal there exists a ira
dition known as s'the ghost of leap
year" Believers in this say that a mar
vellous monster annually appears ON
leap day and disarranges human affairs
for the remainder of the year.-St. Louis
Republic.
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n,ood orano.. cauoot n. s,a,ned.

BLOOD oranges" have been investigat-
ed by order of the health officer of WASH
ington. The story that they are fixed"
with a syringe and little aniline dye
has been going the rounds of the news
papers. 1t was seen by DR.. Townsend,
and as the supply Of ''blood oranges" in
tho Washington market seemed to be
abundant, he directed an inquiry with
view Of condemning the fruit IL it had
been tempered with. The chemist to
whom the matter was referred says in
his report: '"The oranges are naturally,
stained, no artificial coloring Of any kind
having been used. The small spot on,
the side is fungus spot and not punct-
ure. 1t Is impossible to stain an orange
by injecting any artificial staining fluid
into the fruit either before or after
plucking from the tree. Washington
f.offer