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Evening journal., 1893-01-05
sIeIght OF bland PoIsonlnr.

A very curious item in Psychological
lore L CHANGED to light upon may be
called the feat Of poisoning by sleight Of
hand. You We're jealous of a lady and
you wished to kill her Well, you asked
her to lunch, and you caused a very nice
peach to be served at dessert. You cut
the fruit with golden knife, one side
of the blade Of which was endued with
a deadly poison. You presented the
poisoned half of the peach to the lady,
who ate it with much relish and then
dropped down dead.
The wholesome half you ate yourself,
and laughed in your sleeve, and went
on slicing more peaches for the ladies Of
whom you were jealous-till you were
fonnd ont and broken on the wheel. Aye,
there's The rubi What high old times
we might have, to be sure, but for that
pleyucy contingency Of being found out.
-G. A. Sala in London Sunday Times.
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
FeLL THRouaA THE IcE.

Schoolhoy Drowned Near Sassafras.
Nfd.-Pienty of Ice and snow la Mid
dletOwn.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
MDDLETOwN. Jan. 5-Gartield Hodg-
son, the little son of Joseph Hodgson, Of
Sassatras. Nd. while on his way to at.
tend the district school, was drowned
while attempting a shortcut by crossing
on the ice which had formed during the
night. on q neighboring poud, but Il was
not Of sufficient strength aud he fell
through.
There was a heavy fall Of snow here
last night. Several parties yentured out
10 sleighs
Skating parties are again in vogue, ice
having formed during the past forty
eight hours to nearly six iuehes In thick
ness aud about one hundred young ladies
and gentlemen spent last evening cut.
ting circles and figures on Silver Lake.
Misses Ada Cochran and Ethel Paris
Left Tor boarding sskosl yesterday morn
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
The RIGHT 10 1AE ROAD.

Like dreams the changing years have fed
Into the realm Of the silent dead
Since seventeen seventy-fve and June
Made bridal dance to the rivers tune.
And then. as now, on the worlds broad face
The l0velicst green clad. Leaf crowned space
Was the old West road to the ferrying place.
Here Jonathan Parsons a man OF peace,
On cart heaped high with the earth's in.
crease,
Through woodland sweet with the Towering
thorn,
Came riding up from his fields Of corn.
General Washington's coach Of state,
Bound for Cambridge, had reached the lane;
In IL the general, grave, sedate,
Sat planning the course Of a great campaign,
For a terrible struggle possessed the land,
And the fate Of nation was in his handi
Riding before came horsemen twain;
II the truth be told they were young and vain;
They reached at length, In the narrow road,
The farmer, perched on his fragrant load.
Lazy bones, hastel You are all too slow;
How can we pass, we should like TO know
General Washington rides this wayl
Turn out, turn out for the coachln cried they.
But Parsons doubted the courier's word,
The soldier hero2-'twas quite absurd
He was still in congress the last he heardl
He turned looked back through the vista
green;
NJ nit 81 VI thN hhlAJMutu KING was seen.
These were playful youths. It was very plaini
He would meet their sport with a calm disdainl
And his right to the road to the end maintain,
A droll procession in truth they made
That summer day in the green arched gladel
A frowsy colt was the first in view,
Vanguard of the rustic's retinuel
A white mare next, then oxen four
(''hive cattle team." the name il bore);
Then the peasant prince who a crown would
Hcorn,
High on his throne of fresh cut corn;
The bafiied hOrsemen behind him came.
And last OF all rode the one whose name
Was yet TO conquer the pride of kings,
Whose truth and courage the world yet sinqsl
Still unmindful of rank so near,
Parsons the order refused TO hear.
When, nearing the ferry where all must wait
Make way, make way for the coach OF state"
Again they cried in a stern command;
He plodded on till, whip in hand,
He calmly got down at the rivers brink
To let the mare and the oxen drink
He turned-and then, for the first time saw
The strong ri int arm Of the colonies lawl
A freeman true, he had dared to stand,
And the right 10 tho kings highway demand
In the face Of the greatest In all the landl
He speechless stood, and his brown face paled,
While the scouts TO their chief the affair de-
tailed.
HE was right" was Washington's wise reply;
'Iie's as good right to the road rs II
Ernest n. Bagg in Youths Companion.
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
THE WlLL OF The People.

AFTER discussing comprehensively aud
logically the arguments for and against
the proposed amendment TO the consti.
tuition pending before the Legislature for
the calling Of constitutional convention
Governor Reynolds says;
The amendment, In reality, is a COM
promise between the conflicting views Of
those who have sought to secure con.
yention and early constitutional changes
by hasty methods and an ultra. liberal
construction of Article TX and those who
have favored more deliberate methods
and a strictly conservative construction
thereof BY it the former may secnre
the express authority TO have the vote
respecting convention taken at a gem
eral election whilst the latter may OBJ
tain the specific and deliberate mode by
which the proceedings for the calling
and election thereof shall be conducted.
II ratified, it will therefore insure the CO.
operation Of both sides in behalf Of a iu-
dicious. dc ioerate and safe means Of
procuring not only a capable aud con-
servative convention. but also the subae-
quent ratification of its work. Having
given this important measure my official
appreciation, because due regard for the
general welfare, n strict fidelity TO pub
lie pledges and wise support OF consti-
tutional reforms seemed plainly to require
its adoption, / now earnestly commend IL
to your early aud favorable consider.
alton.
That states the case and draws the
conclusion which is almost unavoidable
II the people wish or demand conven-
lion they must have IL. No plea, no ar
gument can prevail against the will of
the people legally expressed. No plea
and no argument should prevail against
the win Of the people It has been the
boast Of the Democratic party, as proud
as it is true, that it is the party Of the
people, it has been the practice OF
the Republican party to profess ts
know. better than the peopl,
know, what the people want That differ
ence In profession and practice passed
the Mckinley bill for one party an,
raised the cyclone which settled Cleve
land in the Presidential chair, in pros
pect, by the greatest popular revolution
ever known for the other-the party O
the people. The same forces which ar,
operating In national affairs are oper
ating here The one party IS seeking O,
know and do the viii Of the people thu
other party has gone after strange god
and set up golden calf to worship.
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
stop That IIiecough.

"Why don't you stop that hiccough-
ing" said gentleman TO a friend who
FOR some moments had been subjected to
the annoying convulsiye movement Of
the diaphragm.
~ wish could" gasped the victim,
"but it's no go. A fellow tried to scare
me-said my coat was on fire-knew it
wasn't--swallowed nine times nine swal-
lows Of water-no go-feel like washed
ont hand engine" he calculated angrily,
having told his woes in disjointed utter
ances and between coughs.
"Well, you are a chump," remarked
the first speaker. "Come with me-" And
he led his friend into an adjoining saloon.
"No, not here, said the other; people
will surely think I've been drinking"
But his protests were in vain. His
friend led him TO the bar and ordered a
heaping spoonful Of powdered sugar.
"Come, he said, swallow this all at
once.' The victim did so slowly, and
found to his intense surprise and relief
when the operation was completed that
the hiccoughs had vanished.
Now remarked the first gentleman,
"for teaching you that remedy III take
just one with you. 1t is not part of the
process, but it's worth the price. isn't iti
AS for the sugar, have never known it
to fail to cure even the most stubborn
case of hiccoughs. New York Herald.
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
The shah.

The smallest detail is submitted to the
shah and is not decided except upon his
authority. His ministers disavow all
initiative and tremble at any executive
responsibility lmperious, diligent and
fairly Just, the shah is in his own per-
SON the sole arbiter of Persia's for
tunes. All policy emanates from him.
He superviscs every department with
curiosity that requires to be constantly
appeased, and his attention, both to for
eign and domestic politics, is constant
and unremitting. There is a consensus
of opinion that he is the most competent
man in the country and the best ruler
that it can produce.
Nor viii any one deny him the pos
session of patriotism and of q genuine
interest in the welfare of the nation. 1t
is no mean criterion Of the strength and
also of the general popularity Of the
shah that he is the first Persian mon
arch who has ventured to leave his do
minions and travel in foreign and infidel
lands, not as a conqueror at the head Of
an army, but as a friendly visitor, if not
as a volunteer tourist" Persia and the
Persian Question"
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
Innhnn,s r...l M.


The fog that enslrOuded the town
from November, 1870 to the beginning
of 1880 had serious suits. The deaths
from bronchitis inc reased to 881 per
cent. above the average; those from
whooping cough to 81 per cent Dur
ing the fog of 1912 mortality increased
almost as much The particles prevent
the perfect aeration of the blood. In
terfering with the interdiifusion Of
gases in the lungs, they impede the oxi-
dation of the carbon, and in weak or
ganisms they cause a loss Of vital heat
that frequently ends in death The ef-
feet of smoke fog on vegetables may be
properly taken as an index of its effect
ON animals.
Horticulturists in and around London
tell us that whenever the fog appears
buds drop and many flowers are de-
sroyed. Country horticulturists, on the
other hand, say that the white fogs do
not injure even conservatory plants.
The fogs of 1890, 1891 and 1892 were un-
usually serious in their effects ON flow
ers and foliage. During recent years
the blight caused by London fog extend
ed to Maidstone, thirty miles away. It
would seem, then, that the area Of the
smoke fog is sixty miles in diameter
National Review.
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
A Bowery Sign.

A Bowery sign which has added to the
gayety of the travellers on the Third
avenue elevated for some weeks has re-
Gently disappeared. Men forgot busi-
ness and politics for a brief moment
while contemplating it, and careworn
women eased their burdens long enough
to smile as they were whirled past it. 1t
was large and lurid, telling in big letters
that within the first convention Of Lady
Pie Eaters" was in session, three gayly
dressed females, nearly life size, with
abbreviated skirts and French CATERS
and each holding a huge triangle Of pie,
illustrating the type Of members. Fur
ther than this their identity was not
established. York Times.
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
vERY TEnIous cAsE.

Several witnesses Testify in the
Damage Case Against the City.
Court re-assembled at 10 o'clock this
morning.
Emil Beck, Of No. 1117 East Eleventh
street, testified that the filing up Of the
street by the Street aud Sewer Depart
ment had caused the cellar to I'LL with
surf water and caused the damage
claimed
John $. Henderson. n carpenter, testi-
fed that he helped TO build the houses
and they were in good condition until the
grade Of the street was changed
Joseph Atkinson was sworn. He
worked on the houses. His testimony
was in substance the same as that of his
predecessor. He had examined the house
and found It badly damaged
Yesterday Afternoons Session.
Mrs. Anton Benson, Solomon Granger
and Charles w. Rutter, witnesses in the
case of Anton Benson VS.. the Mayor and
City Council, testified in the Superior
Court yesterday afternoon. The sub
stance of their testimony was that the
change of grade had caused the water TO
enter the cellar Of the house and TO
damage the whole property.
Evening journal., 1893-01-05

REFERRiNe TO and deprecatlng the
adverse and unfair criticisms which have
been made upon the taxation clause in
the message Of Governor Brown, the
Baltimore Sun says
1t is curious. however. that it does not
occur to some Of the governors critics.
and some of the Suns critics also. that.
after ali, the question upon which they
are ready 10 dogmatize 50 ignorantly and
so iippantly may have two sides While
they are so ready to fall foul Of Governor
Brown because he wants more light upon
the subject and is anxious to have the
views OF intelligent and representative
men from all parts of the state in regard
TO the most equitable and best practical
method Of distributing the burdens Of
taxation, what have they to say about
Governor Flower, Governor Pattison and
Governor Reynolds, who have Just ad
dressed messages to the Legislatures of
New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware
dealing. among other matters, with the
problem Of taxation as one Of great i'm
portance and OF considerable intrinsic
dificulty2
The position Of Governor Reynolds is
in effect; that complaints are rife. that
the farmers stock and real estate are
burdened with an unjust and unequal
burden Of taxation. while Investments
arc escaping a proper share Of the bur.
den, and he recommends calm investi
tion and fair and equitable suggestion
for relief, without specifying any par
ticular plan Of relief That subject Il
being considered by commission which
has not reported its conclusions
would be monstrous if the complaints o
any class Of respectable citizens shoul'
be ignored in an important particular
This is especially an urgent necessity il
the case Of the farmers who have beel
taxed and leeislated almost 10 poyert
by the national legislation Of the part.
Just hurled from power.
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
STORIES OF THE DAY.
A PIG mat Did Swim.

"Did You ever see a pig swimG asked
a man Of reporter on Market street
ridge "Well, a few days ago a medium
sized pig got away from his owner on the
south side Of the bridge and jumped into
the Christana. Those who had never
seen porker swim stopped aud expected
TO see the animal cut It's throat with it's
forelegs az every stroke. but In this they
were disappointed Mr. Pig continued
o lt in the middle OF the creek and then
~ the stream toward the Har-
Ian and Hollingsworth Company's
wharves. A large crowd had gathered
by this time TO see the fun. The owner
finally managed TO get rope around the
swimmel's 5 neck and it was pulled ashore
Examination was made to find out
whether the animal had cut its throat
but not even a scratch was found.
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
Famous RubIes.

The largest ruby known is one men
toned by Chardin as having been en-
graved with the name of Sheik Sephy.
Another noble ruby is in possession Of
the shah Of Persia. Its weight is put at
175 carats A third, belonging to the
king Of Usapar, was cut into a hemi-
spherical form and in 1868 was bought
for Sl3,S66. A ruby possessed by Gus
tavus Adolphus and presented to the
czarina at the time Of his journey to st.
Petersburg was the size Of a small hens
egg.-Jewelers Review.
Evening journal., 1893-01-05

SENATOR CHANDLER yesterday intro
duced bill, intended as supplement
to his bill now pending in the House, to
still further restrict immigration. The
bill designates four new classes Of ex.
cluded persons; requires the issue Of con.
sular certificates; provides for more
cubic space and better ventilation for
immigrants on board ships, and requires
sixty days notice of application for
naturalization Il Is as difficult to
restrain the energies of statesmen who
concoct laws to meet temporary
exigencies as to convince a'peripatetic
patent medicine vender that his remedy
is not panacea Both are selfish. One
wishes to make money the other wishes
to increase his reputation. One
endangers other peoples lives; the other
sacrifices his own discretion Senator
Chambers bill has no other
merit than that of bringing
him some fame The laws against immi
grafton are good enough now, II
executed The real trouble is
the tariff and the tariff benei.
Charles Abolish the benefciaries and re-
duce the tariff to a revenue basis and we
shall have removed the causes Of the
hurtful stream Of immigrants which the
protectionists have turned into Pennsyl
vania, Ohio, Illinois and the great cities
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
RAILROADS..

DENNsYLvANIA RAILROAD STAN
ARD Railway of America,-Protected
Throughout by the 1nterlocking Switch ard
PHfkADSEIPHiA, Pffh SHfi WILMINGTON and BAL
TIAfORE RAILROAD. January, /. 1883.
Trains win leave Wilmington as follows:
Philadelphia, express, / So, 2 So, A 90 q 3O,742
30, 90, 200, 49, 10 o. 10 10 II 90 II 83 IL 81.
a m, sl21e. 81, 3 05, "a, 10, 8 II, 5S, 9 w,
70 zeco%modstionS t Do "a co. s. O5 os, 10 asa IN,
12 33, 2 25, $40, 25, o ~, 8 40, 40 10 30 p m.
Chester, express, %, ~, ~, ~, 5Q, %,
Al Acco@modstion, ,i 10; 90, 557 O5, o. loBna
New " TSrt % s9 81 5S 81 81 s5 g. s. IL q g iB0 e.
10 as, II 81 m. l2 10, 81, 05, 3 40, 10, II,
So, 8 %, 1921, 0e, IS, 9 Y, 10 30 ? m.
New Orleans, Richmond, and Dany1lle Ex-
press. Al p IN, daily. AL sleeping cars and
Boston, without change. 10 l6 IN, 55epm.
" West ~ Chester, via Lamokin' oSo' 10 m,
Newark Center and intermediate stations.
Baltimore and intermediate stations, 1915
N, 12 %, 2 AZ. 45, 8 70 . m, ~ 10 night.
Baltimore and Bay Line, 5 Il D M.
10 is, Ii % m, 1e O6 l2 So 81 05, Us, "a, Il
70 3. 8 5s, z 40, s 20 D m, 12 Az night.
Trains for Delaswsre Division leave for; -
8 90, 9 81 . M, IL 06 night.
Lewes, 8 10 a m, 81 D m.
Harrington, Delmar and way stations, 8 10
a m. Harrington and way stations, 80 d m.
Express for Dover, Harrington and Delms T,
II Is a m, 4 81 2 m, u OF night;
Express for Wyoming and Smyrna, 8 30 p m.
Express for Cape Charles Old Point Com
fort and Norfolk, II Is q m. 12 Of night.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad street for VII
mington, express, %, ~, %, 81, 8 10, 10 n.
10 49, II is IN, II 10, fl2 25 80, 02, 40, b3,
40l 80, os 70 IS 30, 30, II, 20, 40, IL 10.
Accommodation, MI s eO.7 s5. 10 80. .r@am.1a
2S3 10, , 437 e. 49, 10 03. 10 80, IL 80 p. m.
sunday Trains-Leave Wilmington ror:
II 81 IN, 1913 O5, 8 o., 10, %, B0 0d, 08,7 s.
~ m. Accommodation, 90, 8 % a m, IL 10,
Chester, express, ! s., 4sO, 8 so, 900, la.m,
o. O. o. M M IL ID IS o. 20 Is 10 50 m.
New York, express, rs, 2 80, 4 20. %, %,
10 %, II 81 4 m, IL 10, 81, 05, %, 10, So,
q +6 Il, Z 06, 10 30 D m.
Boston, without change, 8 SO pm.
West Chester, via Lamokin, 8 05 a m, 20 p m.
New Castle, 81 m. II W night.
Cape Charles, Old Point Comfort and Nor
Middletown, clayton, Dover, Wyoming, Eel
| ton Harrington, Bridgeville, Seaford, Laurel
and Dellnar, II 0l night.
baltimore and Washington, A 50, sol. 10 Is
a m, u O8 u 90 II, II O3, AZ, ~ p m, IL 40
niQhi Baltimore only. 8 O6 p m, 12 l3 night
| Leave Philadelphia, Broad street, Tor WI
minRton express, 3 "a. 20, 10, II Is m IL 10,
4 30 5 oS, 90, z 40, sS5, II l6, II SOp m, II O3
Accommodation, IS. 10 So m. Il a5. O5. 10
/ 88. 10 03 y IN.
For further information, passengers are re-
ferred TO the ticket office at the station.
posed entirely Of Pullman Vestibule ParloT
/ and Dining Cars.
sLimited Express trains, composed Of Pull
| man Vestibule Parlor Cars, Nestibule Passen-
esTI T AS SeI5ef u. PtiGH. ti1i i'ns O''i r. WOOD.
General Manager. General Passenger AGENT
Evening journal., 1893-01-05

Alfo0a the most persistent and nniir
ire correspondents Of the uev spspers are
the syndicates who have matter for sale
10 the prosecution OF their business, they
assume al manner CT disguises to deceive
aud adopt all manner Of schemes to per
suade the innocent editor They have
graduated offers. frss proposing TO sell
osislnsl and unique literary gems-atories
Il sss=yA retouehed hom e'ads botks,
Evening journal., 1893-01-05

In the early days Of this century
French cooks became rich. Very was a
millionaire; Achard had dimmense wealth;
Nine. Sully, Of the Palais Royal, made
500, 900 in three years.
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
rlunaer seeurea by the rolIee.

In this city the police in one year have
seized over $4,000 chips, 116 packs of
cards, four lots of Chinese coin, 223 dice,
thirteen fantan brass cups, three faro
layouts, II 900 pool tickets, two sweat
boards, eightpoller tables, three roulette
tables, three whist boards and one bac-
carat layout.-New York Sun.
Evening journal., 1893-01-05

A wen known French physician as
serts that the bilious fever so character
istic of tropical countries is due to a
special bacterium, which, though mo-
tionless itself, is accompanied by num-
berless moving spores.
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
How Won nIoislse looked.

Who is this senior for whom the throng
makes way reverentially-he with lean,
wrinkled face, set mouth. yet with some
thing Of a half smile on it, ever with
downcast distracted eye and STOPPING
shoulder, with hands clasped behind his
back and with listless gait-this flesh
less, tough looking man with the bushy
eyebrows and the long, lean throat?
He is worth looking at, for he is the
greatest strategist of the age and has
been the ruling soul of the victorious
campaign. Moltke, for it is he. has been
with the emperor and is probably on his
way home to finish Miss Braddon's latest
novel, for wheu he is not devising STRAIT
egy he is reading sensational novels, and
his abstraction, as like as not, is caused
by speculation as to which of the two
aspirants to her hand the heroine IS ul-
timately 70 marry. Forbes
ia Scribuer's.
Tho regular meeting OF the Board Of
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
Missing silver Dollars.

According to the records Of the mint
1880 silver dollars We're coined in the
year 1904. OF this number but eight
are known, and they are valued at from
$500 to $1,000 each. What became Of
the remaining 9,56s is one Of the great
est numismatical mysteries. Louis
Republic.
Evening journal., 1893-01-05

Many a man is hurt more in a football
fight than he cares to admit, and so he
makes light of it and plays ON for the
sake of the college or team and from
self sacrifice.
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
$1,000 FOR a members widow.

On Tuesday evening Robert A. Taylor
treasurer Of Wenonah Lodge, No. 3, S.
of H., handed over check for 81 900 to
the widow Of the late Cove 3. Donovan,
whose sudden death at his post Of duty
in the West Yard few weeks ago will
be remembered, in payment of the death
benefits of his order.
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
Wonderfully attractive prices
too, in that great gathering Of
Black Dress Goods.

Black Dress Goods.
3Sin. Black Henriettas-
were 60c. Toe, SOC, 81. 1926
now 6Oc, Coo; 75c, Soc, 81.
45-in. Black Hen1iettas-
were Soc, 81. $125, S1.35, $3.50
now 75c, Soc, $100. $i,10 $l25.
% in. Silk-and- Bengalines, ST.;
made to sell at 81. These are
an exceptionally fine quality and
will not slip
2S.in. Black Bedford Cords soc,
were 81.
45in. Black Bedford Cords 81, were
81, so, $12 were $175
3S-in. Black Cheviots soc, were 65c
5O-in. Black Cheviots 81, were $150
3o-in. Black Sebastopol--
were G5o, 7jc, 81, Sl.10
now soc, Csc, 75c, s5c.
39 in. Black Sebastopol 81. were 81 25.
5o-in. Black Figured Jacquards 6Jc,
were 81.
42.in. Plaid Figured Armures 75c
were 81.
4s.in. neat Figured Armures 81, were
$125.
42-in. Canals Hair Chevrons 75c.
were 81.
4s-in. Chevron Cords 81. were 81 %.
41.in. Corded Diagonals 81, were 81 20
4o-in. Plain Diagonals 81, We're 81. 80.
John WANAMAKER
Evening journal., 1893-01-05

THREE heroic students at Bryn Mawr
are threatened with a physical and
mental collapse because they pledged
themselves to abandon chewing gum for
Q wear
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
RESOURCES.
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LIABILITIES.
si.sso@ao0

The above statement does not include Sc
curities and investments held IN trust; they
being kept separate and apart from the as
sets Of the company. JAMES Z. GARRISON,
Treasurer.
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
1He scA5LAR IN PoLlTlcs.

The opponents Of Henry Cabot Lodge
are mailing his race for the senatorship
in Massachusetts,, uncomfortable, if not
doubtful.
Mr. Lodge Is rich man BY Inheritance
He was formerly scholar and from that
Evening journal., 1893-01-05
BANK STATEMENTS.

GTATEMENT SHOWING THE CON-
= DIpION or THE SECURITY TRUST
AND SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY Ht the