Evening journal., 1895-08-05
The sea serpent season ls here.
LIE pENlNsuLA PRESS.

What the Delaware and Eastern Shore
Kditors Are Thinking or
At this time Delawareana End but
little 10 growl over. The harvest has
BEEN bountitul, the peach crop good and
things polltlcally-how7 The search for
oilices goes along merrily, aud good men
are getting the positions No one can
6nd nuoh fault with acting Governor
Watson About his appointments, and In
fact they have given general Hatisfao-
sion. Altogether We are pretty happy
people just nov. w.-Newsrk Ledger.
We learn that weather prophet has
sent Governor Mckinley lot OF predic.
lions for 1895 but tksY al pertain to
the weather and wers flied In the waste
basket. The governor should reclaim
these predictions and paste them Ia bis
hat. -ssAford News
We are hearing e great deal OF talk
about ths Q1sen Anne railroad lust now
This Is matter that should be kept
before the public notice all the time
When She road Is once opened Il will be
one Of she greatest convsniancss Of lta
kind on the Peninsula, and will open up
ons Of the finest fruit sections In the
world, and to an extended market The
people Of this Peninsula should give this
scheme their heartiest cooperation -
susssx Journal.
What will be the position OF Lswes ia
the eoming century as q port Of entry Is
somewhat uncertain The many I'm
provements now under way and termi.
mating at this point will doubtless attrrct
the attention OF capitalists ana business
men. There are serious difficulties to
be overoomc In making safe and csm-
modlous haroor. siill with the energy
and ingenuity Of the day all obstacles
can be overcome and large ssets may
ride here and dsliver thSir cRrgoes for
distribution. -LoWes Pilot.
Did the governor OF Texas ever read
what the governor Of Florida onse said
about stopping prize fght II he had to
call out the militia 30 dc it2--IauTel
Gazette.
The vanguard OF the single sax cam
palgnsra, who are inEtltutinR their
oampIign In Delaware, visited Laurel
Tuesday and addressed = small gathering
OF people at the Laurel House corners Ia
the evening Their IDEAS created but
little comment or enthusiasm Ia this
community Sussex CounhAn.
Only God knows how many innocent
people have bsen lynchsd, II has just
been discovered that a Esgro. Bob hag-
gard, lynehed two weeks ago At Ford.
Ky, charged with assault, Was innocent
OF the crime. The story that was told
Of how the deed was dsne has been
proved utterly false, and q dispatch says
that "the work WAS done by a few hot
headed men who did not take time to
inquire whether Hlggard was guilty or
not p. That is usually the Way.-Milfsrd
News and Advertiser.
By supporting a 6nanelsl institution
Of our own It would remove that Insult
80 often thrust into our teeth that the
negro ls capable only OF hewing wood and
draHing water. Wilmington Christian
Union
The good old bell which proclaimed
liberty throughout the land is about 20
take auotl er journey and this time
through the sunny South. We wish II
0od-spsed on its mission Of peace ano
patriotism. and that when it returns
that 10 will have left behind It memories
that will bind us still closer to oul
friends aud brothers Ia the South. Will
mington Stars and Stripes.
Delaware should have had a competing
llne Of railroad but the powers that be
defeated II and the farmers who have th,
votes and the power, but not the inde
pendence aud tho will, yisld to the dafasl
OF measures that would have opened I,
them all the city markets at fair rates o
transportation. -Middletown Transcript
The Camden camp is proving a grea
success The weather most Of the tim
has been perfect. aud both tentors anl
visitors are evidently enjoying them
selves A great deal Of credit 10 due {,
the preacher ia charge and to the man
alers Dover Dslaw reau
Tbs single tax idea Is one Of the great
est humbugs Of the day Il has nevs
been adopted in any community and it 1
, not probable that it ever will be- Gov
! ernments must be maintained at cousid
cradle cost and It is right that ever
citizen should contribute ia proportion
: TO his ability TO the same The tax lev
cannot be confined to land or to one art
, Gle. but 1t must extend to propsrt
generally. including even the ability I
ab0r. This system has been IN vogue 70
r many csn'uries aud Il is highly peobabl