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El0wfy and laboriously he managed 10
get the purse open, and then began 4
search for c in He held the purse id
his left hand, while with the index
finger and thumb OF his rig'lt it looked
as If he would punch the bottom out OF
his waliet a d find nothing for. his
pains. The tough man look d on dis
gusted, the waiter looked somewhat
concerned, which turned into disgust
too, when, after powerful effort Mr..
jay" triumpha1tly held out copper
cent as the result OF his search in the
purse.
what are yez givin' us, this amt no
one-eent restaurant" said the waiter
as he eyed his customer with 10 K
which BODIED The latter nd good in cass
he failed to find four cents more.
there gimme that, I'll look meself, y
said the waiter as be snatched the am
Gent purse out OF the hands OF the
countryman. One dive with his deft
fingers and thumb broug t up new
ten ,iiar= biz with heeimme-
diateFy started for tiiIs-n7uey if:sssefs
for the change. This discovery hal d
marked effect on all present The
conntenance Of the tough man bright.
ened up at once. He scented game. The
waiter smiled conplacentIy, as much as
to say II know howFto work these
I jays ;" But of all present the discovery
had the most pronounced effect on the
LAY" himself He seemed to have
suddenly become S Der md aroused to
the danger of losing his last cent
among strangers. AS ,e leaned over
TIE counter and begge for the return
of his money his attitude was pitiable
in the extreme. "Ah, We needn't be
afraid. I'm deal more honest than
YOU" said the waiter, us he looked
proudly around at the reporters and
counted out niue dol airs and ninety
five cents to the Gay" who gathered
up his change as If he were afraid
someone would snatch it all before he
could get it back. and then hurreily
left the restaurant Tho tough made a
pretense of dropping out OF the restau-
rant as a mere matter of chance, but
his haste was ill-conceale |, and when
he reached the pavement he aim st
broke int a run in the direction taken
by the "jay" Reckon he'll overhaul
that fellow and be slick enough to get
his money! was asked of the " al err.
81 d MT know, it would serve him
right if he did get held mp Tor livery
clint he has"
About this time the tough man cane
back to the restaurant very IN CHI out
Of wind and very much Disguised
Now, I'll tell you what iii do wild
yez, Bily," said he to the waiter.
s.l'fV bet yez the price of the drinks the
guy worke off a queer ten on vez.
He was no more drunk than / BE- right
now and haven't had a drink for TWO
days. He's worked We shure. I'm a
thinkin'" An examination of the
suspected note by. the barkeeper next
door only confirmed the confidence
mans suspicious. 1t was bad. THE
sli kest i ever see and | wonder
where he cum FROM" was the comment
of the confidence man. while the waiter
simply stood and looked at the note as
if his eyes were riveted to it and he
could never take them away.-Chicago
Times
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THE BLANK MYSTERY.
IL sssns Likely THAT Tie seeret.ry wul
Not ne 4 Candid tie.

Mr.. Blaine is not reaching vigorous
old age, frosty but Kindly. Recurrent
illnesses sap his physical strength and
confirm the bypochondtiac tendency Of
his mind. The buoyancy and audacity
of his earlier years are lacking, and
since 1854, as was discovered in his
Florence letter concerning the nomina-
ton of 1858. he breads trying ordeal,
of which there can be none greater to
shigh-strung organization than per-
sona1 candidacy for the efiace Of presil
dent 1t is not surprising. therefore,
to see in n prononncedly Blaine organ
statement from Washington that
"the belief o-night Is that the under
standing that MIR. Blaine wonld not ac-
eept the unanimous nomination for the
presidency will be confirmed. 1t will
not be by any letter or by public
declaration. Those who are in his con-
fidence say there is no occasion for
amy hinR@offhi kintl1TheY simply
think 1t enough to have it known that
he does not consider fayorably the idea
of risking his health by undergoing the
fatignes and irritations Of presiden-
tihl contest They realize that the re-
publican7patty OF the whole country
would prefer Mr.. blaine 10 be its
candidate, and that this prefer ence has
right to find expression. But they
say this does not necessarily mean n
nomination. 1t leaves the Blaine sup
porters in every section of the country
free to Judge for themselves what is
best"
It is entirely possible that Mr.. Harri-
son has long understood this situation
and will ultimately benefit by the
studied silence of the secretary regard
ing 4 nomination which, not tinfiatur-
ally, Harrison hopes may fall to him.
self Mr.. Blaine IN this need has
served as stop-gap for his chief, keep
ing host of aspirants from field into
which no doubt they would gladly
crowd. Reed, of Maine, would like to
regard himself - q possibility. Gull
lom, Of Illinois, il not without aspira
ton. Allison. of Iowa, has long had
hopes Sherman, of Ohio, will not dis
miss belief that the republican party
will yet turn to him, while Mckinley
may rightly regard himself as in one
respect the true exponent Of the re-
publican party All have been com,
PEELED to retreat before the greater
popularity of Blaine, whose real plan
may be to aid Harrison.
If his ambition was personal Blaine
could hardly continue in the Harrison
cabinet, Harrison him self expecting re
nomination. Chicago Times
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The intelligent reader must blush
with shame to read of a young elocu-
ZIONIST who is much advertise because
of her success in England, who decided
to give ''Sheridan's Ride" before an En-
glish audience. The gentleman who
was to intrs duce her asked her: Where
did Sheridan ride tor" The young per-
son did not know, so replied: ITO
Bunker HILL" The gentle an stepped
before the curtain and announced:
miss -- win recite 'Sheridan's Ride
to the Battle of Bunker Hill" This
was t,o much for some Americans in
the audience, and the mistake was cor
rected. II is no wonder that elocution
as form of public entertainment has
fallen of If this represents the intel
lectual ability Of its opponents. How
could any one recite intelligently
poem depicting . dramatic incident
who did not know the history and en-
vironmcnt of that incident? Without
this knowledge the reciting becomes
the effort Of parrot with /, trained
voice Christian Union,
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4 Glaagow Justlce.. Ju.tice.

A bailie of Glasgow was noted for the
simplicity of his manners on the bench.
A youth was charged before him with
abstracting handkerchief from a
gentleman's pocket. The indictment
being read the bailie, addressing the
prisoner, remarked: II haze nae doot We
did the deed, for had a handkerchief
ta'en DOT O. my ain pouch this vera
week." The same magisterial logician
was on another occasion seated on the
bench, when case Of serious as
sanlt was brought forward by.
the public prosecutor Struck by
powerful phraseology OF the In
dictment, the bailie proceeded to
say: For this malicious crime We are
fined even-and-sixpence." The as
SCISSOR remarked that the case had not
yet been proven. Then" said the
magistrate, s'we'lI just max the fine
Eve shil1ings. - It'd Bits
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style Of personal astractivenes, and

style OF personal artractiveness and
bright, orange-colored robe.
On the day prev ions to the bali Clara
Ainsley called, sister OF Hugh Aims
ley, who was the fixed central star
around which the feminine luminaries
had afnbitiously beamed for the last
Two seasons, each fondly hoping to be
the finally favored one.
But to the secret chagrin Of each he
still maintained the same quiet court
Illness of manner toward them all. He
seemed quite as ind fferept TO their
heart affairs as he would have been to
the pyramids of Egypt.
This was the gentleman Lena was
bending all her energies to ensnare
and bring to her feet before the pres
ent season closed.
Clara was an intimate friend of both
the girls and she was invited upstairs
70 see thedresses, which had ust been
sent home. Their beauty she warmly
expatiated on but Lena wou:sl not al.
low her to leave until she bad told=aer
OF Bertha's wonderful ct of enmomy.
The combined entr Gates Of all the
trio could not induce Mr.. Gregs.y to
accompany them to Mrs. Langacns.
He pleaded a headache and fatigie.
This was a cover to the real re ascr,
His business affairs were daily becon-
ing more entangled by means. Of sew
eral heavy failures of parties owing
him to a great extent. and all he
could see before him was ruin and dis
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RURAL SIMPLICITY.
1t Is Not Always what It Is Represented
as Being.

1t IL Not Always what It Is Represented
rs Being.
The fancy phrased in the line: God
made the country and man made the
town." suggests that in the dweller IN
rural districts should be found sim
plicity of character. freshness and
purity, in unison with his divinely.
formed surroundings Never was there
a greater mistake. Long ago, pos.
SHY before the influences stigmatized
as wicked city ways" had crept in and
infected them, country folk may have
been open and unsophisticated. But
now
Whatever may have been the cause
Of the change, there can be no doubt of
The result He who wishes TO get
ahead of the average farmer, or even to
keep abreast of him in a bargain. will
have, as the saying runs. to get up very
early in the morning. The honest
yokel has no intention of being over
reached. He puts high value upon
his own services. and expects you to
pay for them in accordance with his
estimate. Has he wares to sell? He
sets upon them the highest market
price you would be charged in the
nearest town, and 1t is useless to argue
with him that since you buy the goods
rom him at his own door, he is saved
the cost of transportation and the
profit of the merchant to whom he
would sell them in the city.
'Iis throwing words away, for still
The honest man will have his will,
and answers: what be they a-charg-
in for 'em in Paterson"
In fact you are fortunate If you do
not find, after the bargain has been
bound, that you have paid more for
your country butter and eggs than you
would have been charged in the city
for the '.gilt-edged" brands by the or
idina-y hard-fisted business man who
has missed the advantage Of country
birth and bringing up.
The same spirit may be observed in
social matters. Nowhere Is scandal
more rife, nowhere is criticism more
bitter, nowhere Is the charity that
thinketh no evil, more rare than in the
country neighborhood. The devotion
TO dress, the greed for gossip. the de-
light in depreciation, are no more
marked In sophisticated city circles
than in the quiet village. The great
vices may be less conspicuous, but the
same may be said OF the great virtues.
It is said that there is no form Of evil
or degr ldation that NAV not be found
in the hill towns Of New England.
while the assertion is possibly too
sweeping 70 be applied to all villages.
il may ct least be allowed that resi-
dencc ia tho country does not iudicat,
q supreme degree Of xirtue any NOR!
than life in the city iniers aptness u
ali evi, and aversion 70 ncst good.
Harper's Ra1ar'
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A SIGNIFICANT FACT.
Elkins Company Obtains Importa
COnces sions,

Elkins' Company Obtains Important
Concessions.
There is much suggestiveness in the
fact that in the letting of the sealsl1in
monopoly the company which let MIR.
Steven d. Elkins in on the ground floor
got the contract over the company with
Blocks-of-Fives Dudley on the ground
floor, though the Indiana people offered
two million dollars for the contract
over and above the other bid. There is
no reason to doubt that this was due to
the influence of1Etlxins with the secre-
tary of the treasury, with whom he
was closeted at the time.
1t will be remem bered that the con-
nection of Elkins with the successful
bidders was kept secret, and that it
only came ont after Elkins had visited
Blaine and had attempted to prevent
an arrangement with England for stop
ping the killing of seals. The Repub-
lies Washington correspondent is in
formed that Gen A. b. Nettleton, now
assistant secretary of the treasury,
offered to guarantee the contract to the
Indiana bidders, provided they would
set apart one million dollars of their
stock .for person not to be named or
known" 1t appears that the offer was
Dot. received with sufficient warmth.
At any rate, the contract went to the
lower and worse bidder, the North
American Company" of which Mr..
Elkins is the private and confidential
agent on ground-fioor terms.
Like his friend in the state depart
ment, the secretary of war finds it per-
fectIy natural to make all he fairly can
when his political influence gives him
the entrance to the ground floor of any
enterprise 1t is altogether probable
that he is on more ground floors than
any other man in American politics.
At all times, he is very interesting
person. and later on he is likely to grow
more interesting than ever. st. Louis
Republin
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4 Dangerous Diet.

"Blaine's doctors say that his sicl
spell was due to something he'd eaten,
don't they. 'Lije?" asked the president
reflectively.
eyes. sir. Darn those doctors, any
way. i know it was due to some
grave chronic ailment which would
make him wholly unfit to discharge
the duties of the Office me and you fill
so we'll.
Never mind that Elijah. But when
a man takes back something he said,
they call II eating hia words. don't
they"
Yes, sir. ]"
'L.'c, don't wonder Jim's sick.
Won remember bow he promised me &c
write q letter before the tIrat of thip
year9' Chicago Tines
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"a LITTLE NONSENSE"


Horse sense Is Q pretty gooa tnng
to have at Times. ~ teacnes = ieliow
to say neigh. w asnington HatcneI
-Jinks-"They've put Cholly Van
Wyks in an asylum Fiikins-"how
did that happenr Jinks-'his vaiet
lost his mind.
1t was probably the man who
married rich wife who first started
the joke on the difficulty OF finding
woman's pocket -Arkansaw Traveller.
-Chappie-"By the way Jessie treats
me she must take me for q mai" Bes-
sie-"No she doesn't; to her mind you
come nearer a hall bedroom. IN. \.
Herald
--Clara-"Tell me, dear, If your form
was like mine, what would you wear
at the masquerade ball?" Maude-"T
think ! should wear balloon Cloak
Review.
Adam was the only man who ever
started for his Office Of morning with
out having some Of his women folks
stop him at the front door to brush his
coat Fort Wayne Gazette.
Men ridicule women because they
are SO eager to follow the prevailing
fashion: but they are not half 50 eager
10 follow the fashion as the men seem
to be TO follow the women. --Somer-
Vile journal.
"A strange idea of wifeiy duty comes
from California The husband, sick
and suffering. requested that his better
half nut him ont Of misery. She rot
the shotgun and now he Is with the
great maiority.-Detroit Free Press.
"a N.w oaansa -@Mao;strata =
s..vhst,s The charge against this many,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, a frnit inspect-
~ ~ homer ..What did he do3p .He
ssr.s .lorg N, street. VI honor. An,
l;cLsd q frn;t stand into ~, gntter
,y;aontloo,rin, At n r-straet 4 smith,s
caod Nsws
D.. sn.o,ran -rnr.crr,o,,.
~ ssl.ss ~ y -. 49,.
SotrdukcE uHuCNo tahA ehos yoo RAA~
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1nE coTToNwooo TREE.


ywshlesed back 10 my native home
10 gsze On the scenes once more
wat IA left il sac days Of my youthful pride
lust fea short years before.
But strange were the Voices that greeted me
- there.
No familiar face did see,
Apd nothing remained to speak Of the past
Except the old cottonwood tree.
II ,toad az II did in MY childhood days,
Igfinbs spreading out their shade;
Itx6snlfd no larger than years ago.
Whcn ssder It's branches played,
Or held TIE yarn for my mother to wind
For the stockings she knit for me,
And heard her needles go click, clica, click,
Al we sat 'nsath the cottonw uod tree.
Nv mother is In her eternal home,
Her needles are laid away,
The stockings she knit for her children then
Have long since gone to decay.
Bui the lessons size knit In my heart when Z
child
Have grown In my memory;
They are. like the names which In youth ]
-. carved go.
IRtR6 bark Of the cottonwood tree.s==77:s=
turned away, for could not see
Those scenes with fearless eye,
and as thoughts OF my western home arose
:. could not suppress sigh,
fotl must now knit as my mother once knit
For those all so dear to me,
And babe farewell to my native home
And farewell to tho cottonwood tree.
Mary 4, Cooke, In St. Louis Republic
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Wcn1 nuntAux OAt Wosts
Kirby Stone Helloi Who're have Jon
been so long2
De D. Broke Out west
what doing2"
Hunting"
"ElkT'
"No. invested some money Ia Dug
mt City bonds, and I've b3sn huntina
TO- Dugont City. 81
iii id it2" AZ
Ma s~l'nck
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Republican gerrymanders are
not wicked; and it's no harm for a
president to SO fill the offices that he
may make sure of his denomination,
whether . majority Of hin party wants
him or not = Louisville Courier-J our
PAL.
Evening journal., 1892-05-10
eAPTIsIs Al BETHANY.
Representatives of That Derominatio
From Delaware and Delaware Count
Assemble

Representatives. of That Denomination
From Delaware and Delaware County
Assemble
The semi-annual meeting of the LEILA
ware Baptist Union opened. In Bethany
Baptist Church this morning, cor
ner Elm and Jackson streets, The
devotional exercises were conducted by
the moderator, Rev. @. L. Williams
The pastor. Rev, o. Il. Buddington then
welcomed the visitors. The moderator
replied to this in few WE'LL
chosen words. The report Of the
committee on program and itsms WAS
then read. The Introductory sermon was
preached by Rev. G. L. Williams at II
o'clock. An address was made by Rev.
John Brooks of Phil idelphia
The committee on enrolment was
named. II consists OF w. Il. Gregg,
Rev wv. w. Bishop of Marcus
Hook. Pa, and Rev. IS. s. Wood ward
Of Ches er all the delegates have not
arri sed yet but It is supposed that there
will be about 200 In attendance this even
ing and tomorrow.
Among the delegates present from a
distance this morning were: Rev. O. w.
Williams, Rev John Brooks OF Philadel-
phia, Rev. w r. Patton. Rev. g, NJ.
Pratt, D. d E B. Palmer, u, D.. Rev
r. g Seymour, d. d Rev s. S, Wood
ward, Rsv. John Miller, Rev. O. w. w.
Bishop. Rev. A &. Furman, Rev.
M P Fixes and Rev D. T. Fisor. The
program which will be carried out this
afternoon has appeared in the EVENING
JOuRNAT
Evening journal., 1892-05-10
nln nor KNOW Hea SON.
WIFI am Bell Expires at the Delaware
Hospital From Brain Fever.


William johnson Bell, n lad apparently
about II years of age, died at the Della
ware Hopital last night from brain fever.
Bell was employed by the Diamond
state Iron Company and boarded at No
st'1 Orange street. On Wednesday night
b, vas taken sick and he was rem owed
to ne hospital Bell stated that his
hon- was in Philadelphia and Chief
Blaeh urn sent telegram to Mrs.
Marg. 1t Green of Second and South
streets Imposing her to he the mother
Of the 1 Y. Mrs. Green arrived here
this morning and went to the hospital,
but could no5 identify the boy.
Mrs Green was interviewed by an
EVENING JOURNAL reporter 5his morning
at her boarding house, and she stated that
about four years ago her son left home to
work for a man by the name Of Hopkins,
who lived in Little Creek hundred, Sussex
county. Mr. Hopkins stated that he
would raise the boy and give him an
education, whether he has left him she
could not say.
Il have been out to the hospital. but l
do not think he is my son. have tele.
graphed to my son, Elmore, who lives
with me, to come down this morning.
About two years ago he went
down to see Mr.. Hopkins and while there
saw Willie. If the dead boy is my son !
think Elmore will know. During the
time he had been away he had written
to me but he never came to
see me. My boy was born
on September "a 1877, which would
make him IS years old at his next birth
day. They say that this boy claimed bis
age at II and for that reason hardly
think IL is my son.
Mrs. Green will communicate with
Mr. Hopkins to see whether the boy had
left him. Before Mrs. Green left Phila
delphia she called on her sister
TO tell her about the matter
Sben she was informed that Willie had
been there about two weeks ago This
story is corroborated by thu boarding
house mistress hers. She says that he
left for Philadelphi on last. Thursday
week but returned she following night.
The cause Of Bells sickness was
probably shock aud exhaustion. Shortly
before his death he attributed bis sick
ness to falling from boat on which he
was riding. The dead boy is about feet
inches in height, aud was said to be 9
very msunerly and honest boy.
Evening journal., 1892-05-10
PERSONAL eARAenAPns

Francis b. Hoffecker is in Philadel-
'phia.
William George Hill OF Smyrna was in
this city yesterday.
Miss Alice Evans. of Rodney street. is
seriously i'll with diphtheria.
Elk Levy Court Commissioner Samuel
Roberts is in this city to day.
Miss Lille Steel of Newark is the
guest of Mrs. E. T. Dilworth
Edwin A. Reed OF the recorders 3
Office has returned from Atlantic City.
Mrs Frank Cooper Of South jackson
street who fell and dislocated her
shoulder last week is improving rapidly.
William b. SaVerY of the Pusey and
Jones Company, has returned from Eng
land andsOontinental Europe, where he
has been on business and for the benefit
Of his health.
Evening journal., 1892-05-10

Modern Bed Coverings
Light weight tufted cotton
comforters are a decided i'm
provement over the old.
fashioned heavy cotton COM
forters which have been made
up, as a rule, of cheap grades
of cotton, and covered with
old fashioned shades and de-
signs of printed fabrics.
These new comforters are
made by hand very carefully,
covered with a great variety OF
fine cloths. printed in artistic
and well colored designs, and
filled with the finest cotton
batting produced.
Their great salability is an
assured fact. Brought out
originally as a summer cover
ing, Our sales of them continue
throughout the year-thu'
proving their inroads on the
use of the old style heavy
goods.
If you have not added then
to your stock of household
goods, that house yet remain:
without a good thing--$2
So so and So.
Evening journal., 1892-05-10
Burned 70 Death.

A 5-year-old colored child. Stewart
Roberts by name. was burned to death
yesterday. Thechild was playing in the
second story Of its home with some other
children. They made fire il the center
Of the room and the little boys clothes
caught a6re The child was fatally
burned before the fire was extinguished
DR.. J. 81. Morgan was summoned, but he
could 90 nothing for the child and it died
at 7.30 o'clock last night.
Evening journal., 1892-05-10
PRIroHARD CASE oUAsHED.

Joe Morris and Joseph Hickey Plead
Guilty TO Larceny and are Sentenced.
The Court Of General Sessi ms recon
vened at 2.SO o'clock yesterday after
noon.
Joseph Morris, colored, pleaded guilty
to stealing a watch worth 800, belong
ing to D. Robbins. he was ordered TO
pay costs. 800 restitution money and be
Imprisoned three months
John Hickey was sentenced TO three
months Imprisonment and ten lashes for
stealing $40 coat.
Charles Thompson pleaded not guilty
to stealing chick sns in Mill Creek hun
dred, but he did not inform the court
who allowed him to escape from the Ci.y
Hall.
Charles B. Evans filed a petition for a
new road In Pencsder and White Clay
Creek hundreds.
The grand jury re urned true bills as
follows: Martha e Davis, alias Martha
+. Blizzard, for using female child for
immoral purposes in her house Of i'll.
fame; John w. Webster and Frank Con
ner for larceny.
The witnesses in the case of Lewis L.
Pritchard charged with embezzline
money from George j. Kelley & Co., OF
Philadelphia, were discharged, the case
being quashed.
Court adjourned until 10 o'clock thi,
morning