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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03
THE VICE OF eREeAslousNEss.
The Modern Tendency Is Toward Cen
tralization of Social Life.

The Modern Tendency Is Toward Cen
tralization of Social Life.
In the heart OF a crowded city, in the hot
month of August. l once met woman
whom l had known some 10 years before as
a resident at one of the most beautiful spots
in what is perhaps the most beautiful
county Of New England. She told me that
she now lived, all the year round, in big
boarding house on - square. Fourteen
lines OF horse cars" she continued, not
without pride, pass the door, and there
are two large hotels nearly opposite"
Good God, madam" could not help ex-
claiming in pity, chow you must pine for
the countryi' "Pine for It'll" she answered
in astonishment. "Why, the folks wanted
me to come up and visit them this sum-
mer, but couldn't bear to leave the city.
And forgot TO tell YOU" she added, with
the air Of one who caps the climax, there's
brass band that practices twice week in
the building next door"
When / heard all this, still pitied the
woman, but for a different reason. Her
case, take it, was typical one She was
simply a victim to what shall venture 70
call the national vice Of undue gregarious-
ness This vice-or habit, If the reader
prefers that term-is characteristic of the
age It begins to attack even the morose
and healthy nature of John Bull, but obvi-
ously its manifestations are most common
and most extreme in our own country.
Many proofs Of this statement will at
once occur to the reader-the railroad cars
| in which we travel, the apartments in
which we live, the continual exodus from
the farm to the village and from the viii
lage to the town, the form which our
amusements take, and, above all, the i'm
mense development of clubs Almost
every function of modern life is discharged
through the medium Of a club. To dine in
a crowd, to be charitable in a crowd, to 60
out in a crowd to view the face of nature
and, perhaps, greatest absurdity of all, to
read poetry in a crowd-such are the ambi.
tions of a typical American.
! believe that there are in existence so
cieties of drunkards not for legitimate
purposes Of conviviality, but with the weak
intention of reforming in body. There il
certainly a club of persons whose bond o
union is desire to free themselves from
the dreadful vice of procrastination, and
have observed advertisements of RES
Glasses" at the seashore for clergymen anS
schoolteachers. There are immense sum
mer towns or camps on Cape Cod wher
people are herded together almost as close
ly as the occupants Of a tenement house il
the city, and this for pleasure.-H. Q. MeI
win in Atlantic.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03
Changes In the Dead Sea.

The curious statement is published in the
organ of the Palestine Exploration fund
on the authority of Dr. Lorter that the
Dead sea loses every day by evaporation
several million tons of water Dr. Lorter
says this enormous mass is easily drawn up
by the rays of the sun, the valley wherein
the sea lies being one Of the hottest points
on the globe.
This vast basin is remarkable as being
he deepest depression upon the surface Of
the earth. IL is 800 feet below the level Of
the Mediterranean, and rocky walls rising
1900 feet in height surround it on all sides.
II is nourished only by the river Jordan,
and there being no outlet its entire tribute
Of water must be absorbed by evaporation
only.
DR.. Lorter says that the waters Of the
lake are concentrating more and more, and
so great has its density become that thehu-
man body floats on the surface without the
slightest exertion of hands or feet
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03
SOME CONCORD CAMP TENTERs.
Ex-DeDuty Clerk Eliason Returns to His
Middletown Home, Much Better.

EN- Deputy clerk EltaaOn Returns TO HIS
DIiddletown Home, Much Better.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
MTDDLETowN, Aug. 81. Frazier
Elason, ex deputy clerk of the peace,
and wife, have Just arrived home after
having been on II lengthy visit to their
relatives and friends in and near Mauch
Chunk, Pa. Mr.. Eliason now looks as
well as ever and he says that he has
gained wonderfully in weight while
staying at that picturesque and health
ful place
The following named persons, all of
whom are Middletown residents, are in
attendance at the Concord camp-meeting
this we k Mr. and Mrs John Webb,
Mrs James c. Wilson, Mrs. David l.
Allen, Miss Minnie Trice and Walter S.
Webb
The remains Of Miss Nellie Rose,
daughter OF Sylvester Rose, who lives
on the Willitts farm near town, were
brought in town yesterday after noon
and inferred in the Methodist cemetery.
Myrtle, the -mrnths old inraut
daug of Mrs. Blackway, died yes
terday from cholera infantum. She Will
be buried on Thursday from the resi-
dence of he grandmother, Mrs Robert
Blackway, on Church street
Rev Francis H NJ ,ore left Yesterday
morning on his regular trip abroad He
will not return for two months.
valuable horse belonging TO Frank
Pierce, who lives on the Brady Farm
near town, was taken very sick on
! Sunday but has about recovered now.
Misses Lillian and Natalie Ernest, of
Philadelphia, visiting friends here
The tramp pest is about as pronounced
in this section as in any part of the
state
For about ten days these knights OF
the road have been arriving ia colonies,
and but few have left for pastures new.
There are notices posted foroidding them
20 enter the town under penalty of the
law. Yesterday several of them Toasted
in the towns limits. but they quickly de-
parted for country parts when told aoo7t
the notices
Thus far the following from Middle
town have registered at the Del aware
building. at the Worlds Fair: Mrs
Charles Derrickson, Miss Mary French
and Nimrod French.
Sereck $. wills n, a promising youne
photographer. of Wilmington is visit
ing relatives and friends heie.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03
MANAMAKER,s.
FOURTH ANNUAL
Furniture Trade Sale
Take Bedroom Suits.

axe DeuIOOIn SulLS.
There are scores of styles
the prices range almost any
where between $40 and $500.
In the history of Furniture
selling equal quality of new
goods was never before given
for so little money.
These five sorts stand for all
so far as values go:
The $40 Bedroom Suits.
Each of three pieces, Antique finish.
Bureau ~ inches high, 3S inches
wide, 10 inches deep, with mirror
24x14 inches.
Bedstead 20 inches high, footboard
33 inches high.
Washstand 30i inches wide, 16
inches deep, 29l inches high
The SIC Bedroom Suits.
Each of three pieces, solid Antique Oak.
Bureau 76 inches high, 80 inches
wide, 10 inches deep, with bevel
mirror 30x24 inches.
Bedstead 73 inches high, foOtboard
"a inches high
Wsshstand, 30i inches wide, 16
inches deep, 30 inches higL.
The $22 Bedroom Suits.
Each of thr ee pieces, solid Antique OaS,
polish finish
Bureau n inches high, "A inches
wide, % inches deep, beveled.glsss
mirror, 3Ox24 inches.
Bedstead 20 inches high, footboard
"a inches high.
Washstand 30 inches wide, Is inches
deep, 30 inches high.
Every Furniture-thing else
needed for any room in the
house is close by and just as
price-tempting.
OF course there's advantage
in being an early chooser-
little something's in the grain
or finish that you might prefer.
Bear in mind-Furniture
bought this month will be
delivered next month"; desired.
The quick current of this
Trade Sale is touching all
parts of the store.
JOHN WANAMAKER
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03

THE statement has been made that
Comptroller of the Currency Eckels pro
poses 30 prosecute some of the negligent
bank officials. Several banks will not
pay so cents on the dollar. We trust
Mr. HRrrisons distinguished Secre-
tary Of the Treasury will escape. Mr..
Foster is a good man. He did not know
there was any harm in inducing his
neighbors to deposit their money in his
bank for him to check out without their
knowledge or consent He expected the
people would re.elect Mr.. Harrison. in
which case he might have used the
National Treasury to prevent the bank
from falling. OF course he could not
know that the people we're disguised
with Mr.. Harrison and his pious Cabinet
He could not know tbat he would find
the country in a collapse like this as
the result Of eleoting Democrat and a
man President He could not know that
times would be so hard in consequence OF
putting three Presbyterian elders out OF
the Cabinet; that one Of them would not
be able to make his bank account good
for $3.50, 900 overdraft Beside that Mr..
Foster was too busy making false reports
Of the Treasury balances to take the time
necessary to get money for his owl
speculations honestly. A simple and re
spectacle way to get money was to start
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03

II there is a section Of the city which
would prove breeding place for cholera
IL is along the New Castle causeway
just beyond Market street bridge, The
ground is low, ditched and covered with
filth and decsylng vegetable matter In
some Of the bitches the water is stagnant
and covered with a rich green slime and
decaying aquatic plants. 1t is a good
place for frogs and they know it, myriads
OF the crosking tid-bits making It their
abiding place. The people who live ger
there are either negroes or poor whites
There are few comfortable dwellings,
but much larger number are very
cheap and ordinary affairs On the
east side OF the causeway they are sur.
rounded by lots which are being slowly
filled in by deposits Of rubbish
Of every description. In this rubbish
the negroes. old and young, rake and
scrape TO procure fuel aud junk On the
west side the eauseway is thanked by a
ditch, and beyond the ditch a few feet
are the dwellings In order to reach the
premises IL is niece ssary to cross a small
foot bridge and after this passage the
premises are anything but clearly. But
there these people live, subjected to all
the dangers Of miasmatie vapors and the
annoyance Of multitudes Of mosquitoes
bred IN the pc tilential pools. Some arr
INDECENT and probably cannot procur,
better quarters; others, particularly tn,
negroes, are too ignorant, idle and de
PRAYED 70 wish for anything better
Should loathsome disease break ouf
there this summer 1t would not be
great surprise. Anybody familiar will
the place expects IL.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03

IT is amazing thar any Republican who
was in this city in 1892 should forget
the speech Bourke Cochran made mere on
the night Of October 81 10 the largest
audience ever assembled in Wilmington.
He YVES here Advocating the election Of
Grover Cleveland. the Democratic candi
date, hi candidate, on the glorious and
undying principles OF the Democratic
party. Mr. Cochran said one thing
which will 60 down to history, assisting
TO spoil the fair reputation which every
noble man ought to hold dear Of one Of
our Senators. Mr.. Higgins had been on
that unexplained visit TO the Smiths
ia Laurel According to his own words
he had met Major Wootten" and he
had not seen him" Mr.. Cochran said
You will always find the men who reap
emoluments from the government Of the
people ready TO contribute money for the
corr ption of the people. You have
seen this In ycLr own city where ths
conduct of your United States Senator
has become the infamy Of the Union
We submit that q sentence like that
gneontradicted, unanswered, unexplained
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03

Professor Rudolf Virchow, rector Of the
University of Berlin, is a small man with
a dry, parchmentlike skin and wears very
powerful spectacles. The clothes that the
learned professor wears are sometimes such
as no old clio man would invest in. On one
occasion be began the examination Of a stu
dent by abruptly asking, What color IA
nv coaty" The student paused for mo
ment and then replied; Apparently, Herr
Professor, it was originally black. Now It
seems to be Of a blush tint, " for which re-
ply be was passed.-San Francisco ArgS
naut.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03

RRFRRRIEG to Secretary Carlisles re.
fusal to purchase silver, Senator Stewart
said "For the first time in this Ameri.
can republic crime for which Charles
II, had his head cut off, the suspension
of laws, had taken place in America.
Often laws are not carried into full
effect, but never until now had any high
official said to the American people I
will not. Should the crime for which
that King died be transported to America
and used to trsmple upon our libertiesI"
Cries Of mo" and "1mpeach." Senator
Stewart should be careful in deal
ing with history. Several things
have happened which we might
mention 10 refresh his memory, but
chiefly the fact that several states and
several governors refused to return fugi.
tive slaves. Meantime, he should have
his statements closely related TO the facts
10 preserve their influence and his stand
ing. Secretary Carlisle did not and does
not refuse TO buy silver. He refused to
rob the people to enrich the mine-owners
he refused to pay more than the mar
ket price for silver, the market price as
established by a rule of the Secretary Of
the Treasury, John Sherman, in 1873
Do the silver men love silver better thar
they love the country, the people, tn,
government If not, why ill they moi
sell silver at the price at which silvei
could be bought elsewhere2
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03
USE HIM FoR CIGARETTES.

TIE suggestions for the disposition Of
the impecunious Spaniards have been
more numerous than specific. This
makes it evident that the difficulty is
new one. The cranks and the members
of that Chicago Silver sanhedrim have
not had chance TO get ct It, They
could solve it as easily and as quickly, If
not as wisely, as they have solved the
silver currency question.
Heretofore the women have considered
1t their peculiar province to dispose Of
stray specimens of impoverished nobility
who visited this hospitable land teeming
with girls who have more money than
sense. But these Columbian dukes aud
things are alresdy married. No married
men have ever presented their claims
before. Hence the cranks, the silverites
and the rich young women have been
taken unawares After stating the
case Of the willingness OF the Duke Of
Yeragua to be helped, the New York
Times says:
This curious state of things in the
Columbus family is plainly a 60 gift
from heaven to Americans. 1t is
distinctly the biggest opportunity we
have had since the war. We have bad
no Kings or Houses Of Lords
Of our own for the people to
support, and a number OF Ameri.
cans have been feeling quite I'M
happy about it for some time. gere is
chance for them. The Columbian
descendants are eminently suitable per
sons to serve as foundation stones for
privileged class in this country.
II proper palaces were built for them
In Chicago or elsewhere in this country,
very likely they would be willing to
come and live in them at intervals.
Their salary might be made payable
monthly at different points throughout
the country, to insure their showing
themselves at various places, and be-
ing gracious enough to earn their
money.
We cannot agree to that suggestion.
It is not only foolish, but unconstitu.
tlonal. The American Constitution does
not contain any warrant for the pro
lection barons or the industrial robbeT
kings whom we have been maintaining.
We have Just had the edict of the people
abolshing them. We cannot think oil
establishing an Archaeological cabinet OF
museum for the study Of ethnology
The American people would not permit
that, however UGH the girls Of &
certain type of nonsense, would like I,
have bunch of pedigreed dukes, counts
and soft head princelets to pick from.
OF course, as general thing, to keel
peace in the family, it is best to give tn
girls, especially the girls Of a certain
age. and grass widows everything the
want. But the American people vii
draw the line at mobiles, little aud big
with all degrees of European nobility an
poverty clinging to them
But we would not object, we have a
idea that nobody would object, to hav
ing The dukes used to advertise cigar
cites, chewing gum. baking powders an
corp cures We are confident the
would succeed in any of those branche
Of art. There is a great deal of none
to be made at all of them, a great dei
has already been made We cannC
imagine why the Veragua cgerett,
With that stupid, side whiskered fac
!, would not captivate the fancy of II
sap headed youth Of this country.
IT, a e,o hotb &, ,o.,,, t,i-, o,rc,rss h
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03
DH1LADELPHIA AND READING RAII-

AND READING. RAIL
i ROAD-"ROyal Route hetween thiladel-
phia and Atlantic City-Ihe only double
track line. $50 ,,r,-,rr,,,-
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut Street Wharf
and south Street Wharf -
FOR ATLANTIC CITY.
Week Days.-Express, SOU, s.0l, lg45 a. m,
Saturdays, 100 200, 200. 400, 81, 515, p; m.
Excursion 100 a m. Accommodation, 500 a.
n SnnadIays2Express. 7sO, 500, s 80. 900, 10 90
a. m, 4.3O, p. m. Accommodation, 500, a. m,
Returning, leave Atlantic City depot, corner
of Atlantic and Arkansas avenues. Week
davs- Fxpress, Mondays only. 6.45l ECO, 7.35.
on h. M and 3.15. 4.O0. 30, 7.30, $50 p. IN.
Accommodation, $50. $40 a. m, and 40 p. m.
Excursion. from foot Of Mississippi avenue
only, SO p. m. -. - 80 90.
200. 79G, s. co. $50 p. m. Accommodation.
] A. SWEtGARD. Q. G HANCOCK,
Genl Superintendent. Gen. Pass. Agent.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03

The stock market was active and feverish
to-day. with reaction at the opening from
yesterdays prices. Trust SOCKS irregular,
with higher prices prevailing. Changers below
15A; Baltimore and Ohio, 625s; Burlington
and Quincy, 7634; st. Paul, 539s; st. Paul,
Pfd., los; Rock Island. hS34 Northwest. 95Ss;
Lackawanna, 1872: Denver and Rio Grande,
Pfd, %; Erie, ll5s Evansville and ere
Haute, s994; Lake Shore, ll3l9; Missouri
Pacific, 2l16; New York Central, 100; Northern
Pacific, Pfd, 2S; 1t. Paul and Omaha, 20;
sugar Refining, ~ Distilling, IL; General
Electric 4Tl6m5llS western
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03

IT really does not pay to be fool in
hot weather or in politics. Keep cool
and be sensible This country is not
threatened with collapse under Cleve-
land, Carlisle, Gresham. three Of the
strongest and best men we have had at
the head Of affairs since placid Lincoln,
strong Chase and treacherous but ener-
getic stanton carried ON civil war.
Cleveland, Gresham and Carlisle will
not make any mistakes. They
have no interest in doing other
wise than doing right. They are too
wise, II they are not too brave and
bold to do any sly or stupid things for
temporary expedients This country,
and all the world besides, recognize the
fact that there are wise, able, devoted,
earnest statesmen at the helm. The
attempts to create scares about bust.
ness, wages, industries or finances will
die a'borning some Of the scares are
dead already. The fact is the
party that is dead at the
top cannot cope with the Democratic
party. Il tries make-shifts and ex
pedlents, and uses the public Treasury
where calmness, good sense, honesty and
craftsmanship are needed That is th,
reason why the Republican party IL
where it is; that is the reason the people
inflicted such punishment upon it anC
rewarded the Democratic party so mag
niiicently. The fear that Cleveland anC
Carlisle will not be competent TO remedy
the mistakes of Harrison and Foster Il
absurd and silly. 1t is the sort OF poll
tics which shows what the Republican
party has descended to.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03
ADJUSTMENTS.
nockstnder,s NIInstrels.

George Powers, the accomplished
banjo soloist, and one of the leading
funny men of Lew L ockstader's min
strels, at Grand Opera House next
Tuesday evening, August 8, has many
friends here waiting to shake his hand
on his appearance with the big show
Z, wers, it would seem. is a fixture with
Dockstader
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03

THosE protectionists who are so
anxiously advising Cleveland TO stay his
hand and protect the protected infants
some more, should have thought Of that
when Mr.. Blaine advised them not to
pass the infamous" Mckinley bill Mr.
Blaine was afraid the people would not
understand a bill that suited a few Of
the people so well, bill which made
Carnegie, Frick, Neidringhaus, Disston,
the maple sugar men and the sugar trust
richer
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03
HAS sTAuLcuP DEPARTED.
Only One Judgment Against Him at tn,
Court House.

John B Stsulcup, stair builder, whose
place Of business was, until a few days
ago, at No. S04 Orange street. sold out
his stock and fixtures to P. ]. Isaac, and
is supposed to have left the town. Mr..
Isaac expressed this opinion this morn
ing.
1t is iumored that he has left many
creditors. There is only one judgment
on the docket at the Court House. II is
for 81 900 and in favor of Lydia Guest
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03

a bank. get elected president and gobble
all the money that came in. Mr.. Har-
rison must feel proud of Mr.. Foster
hence we hope Comptroller Eckels will
not so far forget the courtesy due to a
former administration as TO offer to
prosecute ex-Secretary Foster. Mr.
Harrison might satisfy those who love
him by saying that Foster was item
porary expedient.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03

filed with foul and stagnant water, the
odor from which is so offensive thai the
residents are unable TO sit ont in front
Of their homes. They say that this is
one Of the foulest spots in the city and
think that the Board of Health should
give the matter immedia te attention.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03

IL the government had taken Cudahy's
Chicago margins of his shoulders he
would not have failed. John ought to
20 over to the meeting Of the silverites
and howl and weep with them. They
are beth In the same fix.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03

TIE indianapolis News seems not to
appreciate the wisdom Of TX President
Harrison's recent timely remarks. It sd.
vises him to be more prudent and digni.
fed or to keep his head closed.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03

LEW WALLACE made 100000 on Ben
Hur and lost $4,000 year on Ben
Harrison. The same. combination rarely
works twice. He ought to have been
aware that the country was overworked
on the Bens and had beens.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03

TER choice Of the new site for mint in
Philadelphia depends on the honest deal.
ing of the property owners. The old
way Of cheating the government to en-
rich a few has no merits and finds no
favor with Secretary Carlisle. This
administration is not to be conducted ON
the plan Of liberality with the people,
money.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03
STORIES OF THE DAY.
Heard on orange Street.

'You Sarah Lie whars 20 att Do
20 heah me. chile2"
"Heah is nanny heah is down
heah In de guttahl"
"Wot fur 20 down in de guttah3
Hal yo' got no noah respek fur 20
muffer dan bein' down in de guttsh wid
de later pelin's an soap-suds OBJ dem
white trash mex doah2 Wot fur yo'
doil' 10 de guttah"
"Ssilin' chips fur Louie Pollywagski,
dat's what's Use doin'. nanny
We'll. 20 Sarah Lie. cum in dis heah
hous De posh white trash'll eat all
yoah bread an lssses up, hit 20 in de
back. an den run. Cum in heah, now
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03

standing In the minds Of the people as
a part of the record of one Sf our Senators
ought not to be forgotten. There ought
not TO be any difficulty in placing
Bourke Cochran in the proper alignment
after that incident ten months ago.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03

GEoMETERs say that parallel lines
never meet. Perspective and politics
prove that they often appear to meet
For exam pie, given slyness and selfish.
ness, do they not meet in Harrison