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Evening journal., 1893-06-06
Passing of the snake.

Readers Of newspapers must have no
ticed that during the last five years the
breed Of newspaper snakes has greatly
deteriorated in intelligence and general
accomplishments. Time was when Geor-
gia and Alabama snakes wriggled along
ON the tips of their tails and picked cot
ton buds. when they entered houses in
the nighttime and drained babies milk
bottles. when they grew to enormous
lengths and performed under proper
training many acts Of domestic service
All this is changed now. Tho reptilian
kingdom has experienced n setback in
IT'S progressive march toward intellectu-
ality. As a consequence. newspaper
writers have been obliged to fall back
upon such commonplace animals as the
cat and dog. Omaha World-Herald.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
Cremation and Disease.

In the efforts to prevent the spread of
infectious diseases there is no drawback
so difficult to overcome as the burial of
the dead in tho ground. The microbes
Of disease are very tenacious Of life, and
they will remain with the dead for a
period of 100 years. The microbes may
die, but their spores OF seeds have the
vitality to live, and upon coming into
favorable surroundings they will quick
ly develop. In digging up old burial
places, scarlet fever, diphtheria and
smallpox have been let loose so that epi-
denies followed. In Quebec a smallpox
epidemic followed the digging up a Gem
etery where the people had been buried
for over 100 years. Similarly in England
a scarlet fever epidemic followed the re-
moval Of dead bodies from a country
parish churdhyard.
But occasionally epidemics seem to
break out in the neighborhood of ceIn-
eteries without any apparent cause. Dar-
win, however, showed 20 years ago that
earthworms completely turned over the
soil of every part of the earth in a given
time, and now Pasteur comes out with
positive proof that the earthworms
bring up disease germs and microbes
from dead bodies buried several feet be
low the surface. Those who die from
infectious diseases are not only menaces
to their friends while they are sick, but
their dead bodies are constant dangers
to the public health.--Yankee Blade.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
why ne Did Not smoke.

''Have cigar?" said one Wall street
broker to another in down town res
taurant the other day.
Thank you, no. have quit smok-
ing" was the brisk reply. 81 have quit
for a year."
Indeed" queried the first speaker.
'sHow is thatT'
''Well, it stands me in clean 81 ,O0O
besides what save by not buying any
cigars. The old gentleman offeredto give
me 81. 900 IN cash if would not smoke
for a year, and took him up. He is dead
set against the tobacco habit"
"What are you going to do at the end
of the year?"
"'Eh? Well. don't know, but 1 can
strike dad for $4,000 for another years
abstinence. New York Times.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
REFRICERATORS.

The stock of refrigerators
we have on hand for this sea-
sons trade are the finest the
market affords, and we have
them in great variety. The
demand that they have been
met with so far, demonstrates
the fact that our selection is
first class and that the prices
are as usual, satisfactory to the
public. In addition to oul
mammoth stock of refrigerat.
ors we have a fine line Of
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
STORIES OF THE DAY.
She Got I'm nuttonsd UP BehIn 4.


The Rev. DR.. Storrs, in an anniversary
address before Massachusetts audience,
said that returned prisoner told him
once that while at the South he could
endure the taunts Of the men, but never
before had he realized how terrible was
the stinging hate of woman, and he had
come back with one additional mercy for
which to thank God, namely, that the
devil was not a woman That soldier
was not alone in his experience
The women of the South furnished
what may be called the nerve force Of
the war. From the very beginning they
made it disgraceful for any man Of
fighting age TO stay at home without
sufficient cause, and though II might
rack their heart strings they sent their
fathers, husbands, brothers, and lovers
10 the field.
Their earliest organizations were
soldiers sewing societies, and it was
wonderful to observe how soon they
| learned to cut and stitch and knit, and
| pick lint, and roll bandages for the boys
in camp. Yet not all Of the ladies of
the South at the beginning of the war
we're adopts In fashioning mems attire
and sometimes curious results followed.
/ Stockings wouldn't match, and buttons
would be sewed on the wrong side Of a
mans shirt.
In one instance my respected side
| partner, who was then young girl,
turned over to the matron president OF
her society in Charleston pair OF
trousers with one leg. "Why who In
the world did you make that thing for2
was asked by the old lady. "Oh, that's
for one.legged soldier, of course,
sasped the young lady, in her confusion
That's all right, Miss Georgia; very
thoughtful, very thoughtful but,
looking at them quizzlcally through hei
spectacles. miss Georgia. you've got
en- buttoned up behind. "-"P Persona
"reminiscences, - Blue and Gray foi
/ June
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
rIrhtlnr AMONG Amorou. Animn1..

Among the lower animals sexual Sc
lection prompts combats which often
end only with the death of the weaker
rival Male black snakes are apt not,
only to kill, but to swallow avanquished
competitor for the favpgs of dusky
charmer, and the champion bucks of the
oryx antelope use their sharp horns to
stab the pretenders who venture to chal-
lenge their supremacy. The males Of the
yellow breasted pine mink have been
known 70 tumble out of high tree top
IN the blind fury Of their courtship com
bats. The cocks Of the Alpine mountain
grouse neither see nor hear in their eager.
ness to demolish rival and have thus
been actually taken alive, struggling in
the very hands of their captor-not to
escape, but to finish their work Of venge-
ance.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
ice CHESTS

Which are noted for their ice
saving qualities. These are
on the same order as those we
handled last season and from
which we received such en-
couraging reports. These
chests are made of the best
seasoned lumber, have paneled
ends front and top, and are
ornamental as well as useful.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
baby COACHES.

Our line of Baby Coaches
is now entirely complete and
superb in quantity and style.
This stock was selected with
the greatest of care on the
part of our buyer and were
bought direct from the manu-
facturer, thus enabling us to
save all discounts. This
saving we give to our Gus
toners, and being under small
expense ourselves, we are, of
course able to underscll all
competitors.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
Familiaritv win snnI.es.

Familiarity with the snake breeds toll
Grafton. He is a lawless sort Of creature
certainly, with too many vertebr@ and
no eyelids, but he is not always SO hor-
rible as he is imagined. A snake is rath-
er pleasant thing to handle than other
wise-warm, firm, dry, hard and smooth
on the scales, rather like ivory to the
touch He is also a deal heavier than
you expect. When for good behavior
have been admitted to Tyrrell's inner
sanctum at the zoo and to the corridors
behind the lairs, where hang castoff
skins like stockings on line, l have
handled many ofhis pets. l have never
got quite as far as rattlesnakes, because
rattlesnakes have blackguardly, welsh
ing look that don'tapprove. But there
is a Robber island snake about feet
long with no poison who is very pleasant
company.-Arthur Morrison in Strand
Magazine.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
nInIdens sod bv Anction.

A singular custom obtains to this day
in some of the towns on the Lower Rhine
namely. that Of selling" inaidens at
public auctions. For nearly four cen
turies, on Easter Monday-auction day
the town crier or clerk of st. Goar has
called all the young people together, and
to the highest bidder sold the privilege
of dancing with the chosen girl, and her
only. during the entire year. Tho fees
are put into the public poorbox.-Lon-
con lit Bits.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
Hom Lenh penoils Are nrnde.

Few people are aware of the difficult
ties that were surmounted in the manu-
facture Of the common lead pencil. In
the first place the graphite of which it
is made b rarely found sufficiently ho-
mogenous TO allow pencil lead to be cut
from it, so it is always ground to pow
der and then pressed into blocks. The
great difficulty was to press the blocks
until the graphite was hard enough TO
use, and for many years every effort in
this direction was defeated by the crufn-
bly, nature of the material. Finally a
device was employed that exhausted the
air, after which the blocks were again
pressed, and when this was done the ma
terial was found to be as hard as when
taken from the quarry. But thousands
upon thousands Of dollars were spent in
experiments before the result was reach
ed.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
ADeIicate Compliment.

To be able to compliment without
seeming to fatter is rare gift, and
probably no race Of men are endowed
with that gift more extensively than the
French
An example Of the FreDchman's rare
tact in matters of this sort is shown in
that sweet little story Of a man who had
ventured to compliment white haired
old lady upon her beauty.
"Ah," said she, 81 fear You flatter me-
You call me pretty7 Why, / am an old
woman, my hair is white, and see, here
is a wrinkle"
"a wrinkles" he replied. 'fNever, ma
dame; that is not wrinkle. 1t is but a
smile that has drifted from its moor
ings. ."-Harper's Young People.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
3 Np rhs nsllelons penomlnatlon..

In the order of their numerical
strength, in rough figures, the great
churches OF this country stand thus, ac-
cording to the Inst census; Roman Cath
olic, 1000 ,00Oi Methodist, 8, 100000; Bap-
tist, 4,O00,O 900; Presbyterian. 100000;
Lutheran. ,250, 900; the rest Of the Prot
estant coinmunions, counted together,
about s,000.OO The Presbyterians COM
prise less than one-tenth of the total
Protestant membership. but the sub
stance Of the doctrine Of the Westmin-
ster confession is the faith of about one1
haf.-New York Sun.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06

Each successive number Of the Blue
and Gray is better than the previous one
and the publishers announce their inten
tion Of making the literary standard Of
the magazine still higher, II now ranks
among the leading magazines Of the
country. The fiction In the June number
includes 'Barnacle's Bangs, a really
good Southern war story, the strong
points dramatically brought out, and the
interest finally kept TO an end The
Deserier strongly sketch of
an incident of war as seen IN the fate Of
man who left his comrades for brief
visit to dying wife; Aunt. Nancys
Story, one of the most readable pieces
Of dialect work that has appsared Tor
long time; cat War with Love;2 a
novelette, that will take a place as one Of
the best Of American short 81 ries. The
shorter articles and sketches ire various
aud timely including 'sThe brown Seq
mental Wire Gun" eescripti0n
Of the new navy destroyer which, IL
10 said, will sot at defiance the fleets of
the world "The Author Of My Mary
land, sketch Of the inception of this
famous Southern war song; Personal
"Reminiscences OF Secession, an interest
ing compilation OF recollsctions Of war
times, together with many other poems
and articles OF generally pleasing de-
seription. The departments of editorial
comment and From the American
Standpoint are we'll sustained, and of
timely pertinence Patriotic Publishing
Company. Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
Ghosts 40 Verr old Tnn

1t has been the current opinion for cen
tur1es that places of burial are haunted
especially after nightfall with specters
ghosts and other apparitions. Persons
who have investigated this matter de-
clare that the ghost idea was prevalent
before Noah built the ark. Even Ovid
has put himself on record as believing
that spirits occasionally left their sepul-
chers and wandered about seeking whom
they might devour.-St. Louis Republic.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
An improvement For a New broom.

A Bangor man has invented broom
that can be adjusted to any angle so that
the hooks can be eswept without dislocat-
ing the operators back. 1t should be
accompanied, in order to be practical,
by an adjustable telescope, ~foT there
are many neat housewives who win in
sist on looking into those crannies to be
sure every speck of dirt is remoyed.-
Kennebec journal.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06

The great ant bear Of the South Amer
lean forests contrives to inti1nidate his
feline enemies by rearing up to his fun
length, but by that very trick gives the
hunter chance to take deadly aim at
his heart,
Evening journal., 1893-06-06

Charles Henry Pearson, an English
man, has written book in which he
claims to have proved that the great
races Of the world are losing ground, and
that the Chinese. Hindoos and South
American half breeds are the coming,
leaders of civilization.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
Dr. Brieca Condemned.

At meeting of the Wilmington NJ
f. Preachers Association yesterday Rev
l. Z. Barrett read paper on the Briggs
case. 1t condemned DIR Briggs. Other
ministers made remarks on the subject
which coincided with Presiding Elder
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
lTEMs oF lNrEREsT.

Mrs Frontpew."l don't see why our pastor
should be ~ continually urging upon the
congregntiob the necessity or loving nns an-
other.n Frontpew 'liumphl Every marriage
ceremony he performs brings him at least 81
buffalo Courier.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06

It is remarkable how frequently the
games peculiar to different peoples take
some form calculated to test severely.
the hardihood, the powers of endurance
and the indifference to pain Of the play
ers
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
A cornpensatiop.

Ethel-Tommy Prescott's mamma is
deaf. That must be awful
Johnny-Oh, don't know. I'll bet
she never tells him that little boys should
be seen and not heard!-Brool1lyn Lifo.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06

In a store at Athens, Ga, stands an
old fashioned clock that was made int
Liverpool. It hasn't missed tick for 40
years.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06

Put a pinch of cayenne on a piece Of.
lemon before you squeeze it over Little
Necks or Blue Points and enjoy the conf
biuation.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06

The irst edition of Numbers 1, .. 3, A.
5. and of "Tales From Town Topics,
having been exhausted. another edition
has been issued These numbers contain
burlesoues, and humorous paragraphs
from old issues of the weekly society
journal, Town Topics, in addition TO
which Number G contains "The Sale of a
Soul" and Number 2. The Cousin Of
the King" novelettes Of absorbing in
teresS These seven numbers together
with the June number, which we noticed
last week, will cause a railroad journey
to seem short and viii help one to forget
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
New Union Park.

Nov open Concert every afternoon and
vening. Omission free
Evening journal., 1893-06-06

the heat OF a summer afternoon. Town
Topics. No. 2l West Twenty third street,
New York
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
moods rms cure liver llla.

The spirit world around this world OF sense
floats like an atmosphere. and everywhere
watts through these earthly mista and vapors
dense a vital breath Of more ethereal air.
Longfellow
Evening journal., 1893-06-06

Send your carpets TO the Electric Car
pet Cleaning and Upholstery Works, 400
Orange st. Phone. 365 Bader & Conway.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06

$150-$i65 $175 for goood slightly
used Pianos, cash or easy terms H. f.
Rnhalen No ITO Marker streaI
Evening journal., 1893-06-06

New Union PARK.
Now open. Concert every afternoon and
evening. Admission free
Evening journal., 1893-06-06

This is a return of all the premiums
paid. and interest on the same at the
rate of sc per cent, per annum.
ANsoN A. MAHER, Manager, Equitable
Building, Wilmington. Del
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
10 Prevent the Grip.

Or any other similar epidemic, the blood and
the whole system should be kept IN healthy
condition. Take Hoods sarsaparilla TO give
strength, purify the blood and prevent dis
puge.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
40 Per Cent, InvestmeDt.

In 1878 | took out rontlne Endow-
ment Policy No. 7s.620, with the Equit-
able Life Assurance Society Of the
United States. for $1,000, and have
paid. in all, $l. 76S in premiums to the
Company.
On the maturity of the Endowment
the Company paid me 81, 9s520 in cash.
w. A. Ross.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06

Satisfaction guaranteed on every truss ad-
iusted by N B. Danforth, graduate In
Pharmacy, Second and Market. Long ex-
perence, large stock.
The Chinese are not such q badly behaved
people, but just now the United states Is
much worried over their deportment.-Port-
land Telegram.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
by Rau and Water TO hay Ridge on tn
Cheanpenke. June II.

To Baltimore by rail and thence by Pala-
tial Steamer Columbia thirty miles sail
down the patapsco River ana Chesapeake
Bay New special attractions, all free Boat
ing, fishing. bathing, sailing, crahbing soft
crab dinner.
Special train via. B. & O r. II win leave
Wilmington Market street, Ht 7HO "a. m, aud
Delaware avenue at 7.bU. ARRIVING al Bay
viii leave BAY Ridge nj b.80 p. M. and lArrive
nj Market street. Wilmington, at $40 p. m.
Round trip, Sl,cU
1t Is the man who beats that ie willing to
let hy,gonee be hy-goness-Puck.
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
w uINTNGTON AND NORTHERN RATE
Nv ROAD. Time-tahle In effect AInY IA 1na1

PENNIES AND SMALL GRANGE CAR
BE HAD AT rHE COUNTING Rooes nH
rHm vKNIn0 JOURNAL 0MMXO@
Evening journal., 1893-06-06

baltimore g.
ID OnIO RAIL
ROAD schedule in
effect May IA, 1893.
Trains leave Della
ware Avenue Depot.
East Bound.
Express trains. |
New York. week
days, 80 03, sT "a, go,
slu 20 a m, hl2 "a,
az AZ, s5 3s, 81 30 y IA.
sundays, s3 8. as 80,
$40 36 a m. si22i, e2 40,
t1 RI az 20 an 90 n "a,
Evening journal., 1893-06-06
eycept Sunday.

PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAiL
L ROAD-"Royal Route between Phtladfl-
phla and Atlantic City-The only double trAfk
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-01
SAFE INVESTMENTS.

Seven Per Ccnt-Seven Per Cent-Seven Per
Cent.
We have for sale nice line of first
mortgages on Illinois, Nebraska and
South Dakota farms secured on land
worth from two to five times the
amount of loan, which we will sell if
taken at once so that they will net
the investor Z per cent interest.
JACKSON & HURST.
Attorneys at Law.
Masonic Temple Block.
The smallest race known live in the An
daman islands. The height of full grown
Andamanian seldom exceeds 80 feet and
few weigh over 65 pounds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-01

the Direct Route TO AID from Chicago Joliet
eeoria. La Sale, Moline, Rock Island in ILLINOIS
davenport, Muscatne, Ottmayn, OsSaloosn. uss
aiones, winterset, Audubon, Harlan and Council
Bluffs. in IOWA; Minneapolis and St. Paul, in MN
SES0TA watertown and Sioux Falls in DAKOTA
Cameron, St Joseph and Kansas City, IN MISSOURI
Omaha, Lincoln. Fairbury and Nelson in NEBRASKA
ttchison, Leavenworth. Horton, Topeka, Hutchinson
Wichita, Bellevile, Abilene, Dodge City, Caldwell
KANSAS; Kingfsher. FL Reno ard Minco in INDIAN
IERRTTORY; Denver. Colorado Springs and Pueblo
in COLORADO Trcyerses new areas CT rich farming
an grazing lands, aording the best facilities of inter
lcununication to all towns and cities and west
northwest and southwest OF Chicago and Pacific ant
rRus oceanic seaports
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-01

Before ana After. est medicine known; ask
druggists for WOODS PHosPHoDNE: if he offers
some worthless medicine in place of this, leave
his dishonest store. enclose price in letter and
81; six. IS; one win please, elk will cure; pam
phlet in plain sealed envelope, stamps: address
WOOD CHEMICAL CO.,
131 Woodward avenue. Detreit Micn.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-01
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Officer Thorndike's Terrible
Battle for Life in Mid-Ocean.
PERILOUs MOMENTS

a Naval Officers Thrilling Story of ship
wreck Lost and Saved in Awful
Storm-Some Remarkable Facts
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-01
Chiss'-en Cry for
Pitchers Castpria.

For beauty, for comfort, for i'm
provement of the complexion, use
only Pozzoni's Powder; there is moth
ing equal to it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-01
Children Cry for
Pitchers CaStoria.

Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough
at once.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-01

When Baby was sick, we gave ner Castoria-
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss she chung 20 Castoria.
When she had Children she gave them Castoria
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-01
WOODS PHOSPHOOINE,
THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY.

Promptly and perma-
nently cures all forms OF
Nervous Weakness, Ennis
sione, Spermatorrhea, I'm.
potency and all effects Of
abuse or ezcesses; been
prescribed over IS years
in thousands of cases; is
the only reliable and hon
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-01
Children Cry for
Pitchers Castoria.

Lanes Family Medicine moves the
bowels each day. Most people need
to use it.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-08
W anted! Wanted!

Some smart aleck to try and stop
my passport, as 1 am about to leave
the Island for some other seaport
town. Also one good collector to
collect some bills. He must be hon
est, upright and sober; only those
who can furnish frst-class reference
to the above facts need apply. AL
cash security must be furnished.
Please call on or address Hon. A. l..
johnson, the American Shirt Maker,
corner King and Alakea streets, Ho-
nolulu, between the hours of a. m.
and II p. m, where you will always
find him making all kinds of shirts
to order with all the latest improve
ments and only for honest people
who pay their honest cash, and not
any bluffs. All persons having bad
bills to collect give them to me and
l will see to collect them. My
board bill is now paid at Pahala.
And now look out for some fun
all those who are interested in my
"JOHNSON,"
The American,
The Annexation,
The Provisional,
And the only good Shirt Maker in
the World.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-08

Fine job Printing al Che Bulletin Office
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-08
INSURANCE MEN MEET.
Alarming Increase in Losses by Fire
from Incendiarism.


The twenty-seventh annual meet
ing of the National Board of Under
writer's was held at New York on May
IL. President ID. w. G. Skilton of the
Phoenix Fire Insurance Company of
Hartford, Conn, occupied the chair
and delivered the annual address.
The president declared that, in view
OF the experiences of last year, he was
convinced of the necessity of an in
crease in the average rate of insur-
ance.
The executive committees report
viewed with concern the vast increase
of the fire loss in the country in 1892.
1t is estimated at $751; SIG, 096, an in
crease over 1891, when the fire loss
was unprecedented The losses since
January, 1893, have gone on at the
same rapid pace. In connection with
the report the members of the board
said that they feared incendiarism was
on the increase, and the arson COM
mittee moved that its powers he so
extended that it could increase offers
of reward for the arrest and convfc-
ton of incendiaries.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-08
DIAMONDS ON SHOES.
An Interesting Fact Connected With
the Brush and Backing.

"Do you know that when your
shoes glisten with a polish they are
really covered with diamonds?" ask
ed shoemaker the other day of one
of his patrons. "This is true" he
continued, "and l will show you
why. Bone dust, which is the prin-
cipal ingredient of shoe-blacking, is
almost pure carbon. The diamond,
you know, is the purest form of car
bon. When this paste has been smear
ed over your shoes the friction of the
polishing brush crystalizes the black
ing and converts it into millions of in
finitesimally small diamonds, and
every man with shine on his shoes
may revel in the knowledge that he
wears a cluster of diamonds on his
feet.-Philadelphia Record.