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Evening journal., 1896-09-02
A meteor when In Business.

We our immunity to our atmosphere
which serves as a bulletproof cuirass for
the world When q meteor enters the at
mosphere, the friction produced by its gi-
gantic speed makes it flash up like the ar
row Of Acestes, only moro So The ingen-
ious experiments OF Lord Kelvin have
shown that the heat thus produced, just as
o brake showers sparks from a carriage
wheel or a lucifer match lights on the
box, Is sufficient TO consume the meteor as
if it were suddenly cast into furnace
heated TO three or four million degrees
Obviously the smaller metoors are utterly
consumed before they have penetrated far
into the atmosphere, which their fate has
shown TO rise TO a height Of about l2O
miles.
Only very large one can descend, MS
that of Madrid is said to have done, to
within 90 miles Of the Garth before being
burst by the expansion due TO heat and by
| the resistance of the air. The fact that
| fragments do occasionally reach the earth
is the best proof Of the great size Of somG
| of the meteors that we encounter. If il
were not for the blessed air." the explo.
| sion Of them all, with the accompanying
| fervent heat, would take place in our
midst Ii is safe TO say that such a state
Of things would render our great towns
uninhabitnble. In London we are some
what inclined 10 gird at the atmosphere,
with its smoke, and its fog, and It's east
wind. But none OF Us can tell how often
it has saved him from a terrible and inyis-
| ible fate, in being, as Mark Twain has 1t,
shot wilh rock" If we are more in
clined TO recognize the atmosphere services
in future, the Madrid meteor will not have
exploded la vain.-London Spectator.
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
A straight Tip.

He was squire laird" they called
him in Scotland-and he had been paying
a visit to a neighbor. The guests on leav-
ing found row Of servants in the hall and
duly fell in with their silent demand
one Of tho visitors, who knew the
squire s avarice, waited for him just TO soc
the look of severity arise on his face and
the answering looks Of contempt from the
servants as he passed each serving man
and maid But the laird camo smiling
on. With extended hand he touched each
ready palm and sent a smile like hitting
sunshine al along the line.
Our astonished spectator speedily sought
an explanation, saying, ''XOu must have
been very free with your money TO please
them SO well. -
Not /, " said tho laird g. just ticklcd
their loof - With his nimble finger he
had. titillatcd each followed ralm and 50
produced that empty smile.-leaTson's 4
Weekly.
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
nrisnse of the Mails.

WASHINGTON, Sept. g The crusade Of
the postoffice department. against the trans
portation Of mail by other means than
through thf regular United States postal
channels was consinued by ruling made
by Assistant Attorney General Thomas Of
the postofllce department. In response to
a query from Austin, Judge Thomas holds
that it Is unlawful to send an ordinary let
ter by express or otherwise outside of the
mails unless it be inclosed in q govern
ment stamped envelope. II is added that
it is also unlawful to inolose letter in an
express package unless it pertains wholly
TO the coIitents Of the package.
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
EXPLAINING eAp MANNeRs.
snobbishness tho Cause Of society's Rule
nees-The steady improvements


No doubt inanpcrs just now appear to
be growing rougher and ruder. It is,
however, merely conventional and not
real roughness and rudencss. and the rea-
son for It Is plain. Tho manners of the up
per clases in England are putting on a
veneer of roughness, are adopting the use
Of "rustication, y 70 employ the archltec-
tural phrase, for the same reason that So
ciety is always changing or tending to
change its place of meeting I'm the park
That reason Is the desire 10 get away, to
keep separate from the herd The smart
people gave up being formally polite and
making bows and graceful inclinations
Of assent whom the middle class grew
polite and shopboys and shopgirls adopt
ed the etiquette Of the old regime When
the manners OF those below them In the so
cial scale became thoroughly polite, tho
only way of escape was the adoption of a
self conscious roughness. 1t became tho
right thing to say, May have dances'
in Mayfair because at middle class balls q
beautiful bow and formal demand had
become the fashion.
Society Is only apparently unmannerly
because it Is trying TO dodge its humber
followers and arrange a set of conventions
which will not be pirated. As soon, how
ever, as ltS rVtfCAt IS discovered lO VIII
have to find new device Then, In all
probability we shall see a reaction I'm favor
Of formality and our young men and
maidens will bow and siinper and pass
formal compliments after the manner of the
eighteenth century But, after all, these
things are only cxternals, and really mat
| ter very little. The main fact Is that our
| manners in essentials are growing less,
| not moro, rough If we take the wider view
| of the social situation, We shall SEQ that
men are less, not more, disagrceable than
they used TO be- Let any one who doubts
this compare the way men treat each other
| when alone to the way In which they acted
40 years ago. The old idoas Of what wa.
fair in the wey OF roasting a fool or q
boro or q nervous man have completed,
changed, and few now can be found 60 de
fcnd the old fashioned style Of practica
joke. Theodore Hook was not counted I
specially ride OF discourteous man by hi
contemporaries. II no tried TO practice hi
form OF wit now he would not be tolcr
nted for an hour in the society of well bro'
people, and we doubt IL even In the stable
his ways would be counted possible In
stead Of our manners decaying they ar
steadily improving London Spectator
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
rha Irnn murder nIystery.

LYNN, Mass, Sept. 2.-The police have
succeeded in tracing the ownership Of the
womans suit, waist and handbag found
near the place where Mrs. Sarah Collins
was found murdered Sunday morning
but it throws no light upon the mystery
surrounding the case The articles were
thrown away by woman who lives near
the breakwater two or three days before
the crime. occurred. Officer Fred .Iepson
has made known the fact that he saw Mrs.
Collins, at 10 O'Clock Saturday night, walk
ing along the Nahant road toward the
breakwater in company with man who
was very much intoxicated This was the
last time she was seen alive.
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
tn IRISH CONVENTION.
Impo,ant Meeting of Delegates From the
ed States and British Colonies.

rmno,ant Meeting of Delegates From the
~ ed States and British Colonies.
nrLIN, Sept 2.--After tho adjourn
men, of the FIRST session Of tho Irish ma
zion. convention here an adjourned meet
inaof the delegates from United States,
Cahda, Australia and South Africa was
bel at the Shelburne hotel, Mr.. Costigan
Of Canada presiding. The propositions
nde at previous meeting of these dele
otes from the colonies and from other
cuntries We're rejected. These PROPOSE
ions included plan for the appointment
4 a committee of seven foreign delegates
20 interview the Irish leaders of all the
parties relative to the best methods OF
bringing about unity OF action.
Failing the acceptance OF an agreement
by the leaders of the Irish factions, 1t was
proposed to stop all subscriptions to the
Irish cause in foreign countries and the
British colonies. Instead of adopting
plans Of this nature, it was decided to ap-
point committee to draw up an address
to the Irish people. The committee will
be composed of the following delegates
Dean Harris OF Toronto, Vicar Genera
Ryan of Toronto, Rev. Dennis O'Calla
CHAN of Boston, NJ. J. Ryan Of Philadel
phia and Messrs. Foley of Halifax Crom
by of Australia and Haskins OF Johannes
burg
The Irish delegates also held confer
ence for the purpose of discussing reso
luton which will be offered by one of tn
friends of Mr. T. M. Healy. This resolu
tion, it rs believed, was written by Mr.
Healy himself.
IL suggests that a committee be selecte'
by the three sections Of the parliamentary
party to prepare a basis of union. Thi
proposition, it is expected, will raise some
thing Of breeze in the Irish nationa
convention when it is brought forward b.
Mr.. Healyis friends. A
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
nIillionalre Brewer suIcIdes.

LONDON, Sept "A dispatch TO The
Chronicle from Vienna says that Mouth
ner yon Markow, the millionaire brewer,
committed suicide by shooting himself
with a revolver He left letter attribut-
ing his self murder to the attacks Of the
anti-Semite newspapers, which have ao-
cused him of defrauding the authorities
in the matter Of payments of ootroi taxes.
There Is no doubt but what the charges
were untrue, for Herr Won Markow, al
though possessed Of great riches, was of an
estimable character and occupied a high
social position in Vienna.
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
The PUBLIC DEBT.
Monthly Statement Issued by the Treas
ury Department at Washington.

Monthly Statement Issued by the Treas
ury Department at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The monthly
statement of the public debt issued from
the treasury department shows that the
public debt, less cash In the treasury, Is
1918, 497, SO, which is an increase for the
month Of $12, ,342, 6s4, which is account
ed for by the loss of nearly exactly that
amount of cash on hand, due to the excess
of expenditures over receipts. The debt Is
recapitulated as follows: Interest bearing
debt Ss47, 1854, 260; interest on which in
terest has ceased since maturity, 81, 1922, e
900; debt bearing no interest, S372, $780,
876. This amount however, does not in
clude S563, 456, 973 In certificates and treas
ury notes outstanding and offset by an
equal amount of cash in the treasury.
The cash in the treaury Is classified as
follows Gold, S129, s25, 200; silver, S513,
647, ZOO; paper, $117, 923 56s; bonds, dis
bursting officers balances, etc, Sl1, 992,
276, making a total Of Ss49, 1888, 746,
against which there are demand liabilities
amounting to S60s, 402, 845, which leaves
s24B, 346, 400 cash in the treasury. The In
terest bearing debt of the government Il
shown by the statement to have been
81, 1872, ,149, $50 on March 1, 1885; SS44,
1O6, 220 on March /, 1889; $685., 034, 26O OF
March,1, 1e93 and ss47, S64, 26o on Aug
al last
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
Armed.

"He was urarncd, as understand it, !
said the justice
"What 10 you ncGns" asked the com
plainant suslicicusly.
a. mean he Was without crms
"Not much Le wasn't Iio had armi
and whopriug .iS fists on the ends q
en- "--lhiiago Post.
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
Thnrer-simnkins.

YARNoUTHPoRT, Mass, Sept. 2.-The
marriage of Mr.. Bayard Thayer, son Of
Nathaniel Thayer of Boston, to Miss Ruth
Simpkins, sister Of Congressman John
Simpkins, occurred at Sandyside, the
summer residence Of the brides family,
here. Rev. J. c. Ager Of Brooklyn, who
has been the family Clergyman for many
years, offlciated
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
Veterinary surroons In sessIon.

BUFFALO, Sept. 2.-About 20 members
Of the United States Veterinary Medical
association were present at the thirty third
annual meeting The business opened
with the annual address Of the president,
W. Horace Hoskins of Philadelphia, after
which committee reports were taken up
and discussed.
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
Massachusetts, Benefit Life

/ only paid 10 cents each month. My
claim was reported July 10th and Ave
days after 4 received a check for the
full amount IL had taken the advice
Of agents OF the weekly companies
would have dropped your insurance
and taken theirs thereby losing sixty
one dollars. / strongly advise my
friends and the public In general who
desire insurance or who have insur-
ance at the present time that they can
secure protection at far less than the
usual high rates of other companies
by Joining your company Again
thanking You and the Massachusetts
Benefit Life Association for your
promptness and courtesy in adjusting
the claim. / remain
Very truly yours,
TILLY RADEK,
80 Lamotte street.
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
The Banoroft Conc 10 New YORK.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2-Commander G.
E Clark has been detached from the In
dependence and ordered to command the
Monterey In place Of Captain Nicholas
Ludlow, who is ordered home on waiting
orders Passed Assistant Engineer f. I.
Warburton has been ordered to the Ban
croft That vessel has sailed from Annap-
oils for New York, where, at the navy
yard, she will be put in shape for her cruise
"a TurEev
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
The Cars Tour Unchanged.

LONDON, Sept "A dispatch to The
Times from St. Petersburg says that the
tour of the czar throughout western Eu-
rope will not be changed on account OF the
recent and sudden death of the Russian
minister Of. foreign affairs, Prince Loban-
of Roetovakv
Evening journal., 1896-09-02

rhirty-fiv OF them expect to vote the
Rspublios tic ct In the state election,
but sverxne OF them with one lone ex
ception 6ends to vote for B yam and has
so ,xntsed imself The faeliDg In
Kant asnty Is M uch ths same
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
A Star Redisonrared.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sept. "A dispatch
has been received at the Harvard College
observatory from the Lowell observatory at
Flagstaff, A. T., announcing the redis-
covery of the companion to Sirius by DR..
Lee. THIS companion was first seen In
1859 by A4yan Clark Of Cambridgeport.
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
All. nE rHRM FOR RRYAN-

Said Democrat this morning who hss
lust returned from a visit iolBurrsvllle.
Csrolins county, Md. THE sentiment
down IN. that section Ia over WhslmlpglY
for Bryan There ara about seventy 90
voters In the little vilisge Of Burrsviiis
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
phIIadelnhIan Iniured.

SARATOGA, Sept. CHARLES Mahand,
aged 3s years, of Alton street, Philadel-
phia, employed at the United States hotel,
fell on tho marble pavement and fractured
his skull. He is in a critical condition.
He has wife and five children.
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
rerror cuts . rIgure.

An electrician says 1t is possible for him
or any man familiar with wires 70 take
double tho number 0f volts that person
in mortal terror Of thenis sIerioUs fluid can
possibly survive.
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
RAN A Nail IN Irs Foor.

A vslusbls draught horse belonging to
John NJ Solomon ran a nall into Its foot
At Linden and Chestnut streets. The
auimAl suffered Intense pain and may
have 10 be killed.
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
Card Of Thanks.
wnmIngton. Dol. IuIy 10. ls90.

WIIWIHEIUHl IVIfl JuI1 IVi I"VV'
A. Jaslowsky. Esq,
General Agent for the Massachus-
etts Benefit Life Association,
Dear Sir: Allow me 10 express my
sincere thanks for the prompt manner
in which you settled the claim OF One
Hundred Dollars on the life of my
boy, Paul Radek. The total premiums
/ paid were only $1.14. If he had been
insured in one OF the weekly compan-
les / would have only drawn $29 and
would have had to pay % cents a
month, while IN the
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
narrv a wboIe..Ie cbalIenge,

CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-Jimmy Barry, the
l05 pound champion pugilist of the world,
has Issued a challenge to any man In Great
Britain to fight him, give or take two
pounds, weigh in at O'Clock In the after
Evening journal., 1896-09-02
WILMINGTON TO
PENNSVILLE, N. ].
Steamer marietta"

Steamer marietta"
Leaves ponnsvlle for Wilmington, 7.30
a. m. and 200 p. m.
Leave Baltimore and Ohio Wharf foot
OF Market street. Wilmington, daily. for
Pennsville $50 a. m. and $50 D. m.
SINDAYS.-Leavc Pcnnsville for New
Castle ana Wilmington. $50 a. m. and 400
p. m. Leave Wilmington for New Cas-
tie and Pennsville. 1890 a. m. and SEQ
p. m.
SINGLE FARE ..................I5 CENTS
ROUND "TRIP ...................25 % CENTS
Freight az reasonable rates.
Good Fishing. Amusements and Hotel
Accommodations.
Dancing In the Pavilion every night.
Open for charter to select parties, ana
moonlight excursions.
For further Information apply 20
CAPTAIN JOHN S. IRELAND.
on board steamer
Evening journal., 1896-09-02

Are Supposed to he In Hiding In Bea,
Swamp, n. j. - There Are Three OF
Them, All Neeroes-Th Are All Wen
Armed and Desperate.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-10-10

According to the reports sent out
from Kentucky. the only difficulty
squirrel hunters experience now is in
lodging their game, for the SOUR els
scramble from limb TO limb on every
side Of them in the woods and run in
every furrow of the cornfields.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-10-10
DRAINING PASTURES.
In MANY Cases 1t Can, lie Made In p.
Handsomely.


The impression is quite common th,.
it will not pay to underdrain pastprs
land, says Drainage journal. Thera
are pasture lands that il will not nav
to drain, but it is also true that in MANY
instances it will pay TO underdrain. in
part, at least, lands used for grazino
purposes. In passing through IN"
country we see many acres of pastur.
landwhich, if sufficiently underdrained
would be very valuable. AS they ara
now they are practically worthless. af.
fording only wild and unnutritious
grasses, worth gbut little for grazing
purposes; in fact, such lands are dis
ease breeders of the live stock which
have the run of them. Pastures which
need undertakings may be cared for
so as to present good appearance to
the casual observer, but when careful
ly examined are found to grow grasses
of little value. If they have been seed
ed to tame grass there is such a mix
ture of water grasses with the tame
that the pasture is poor.
If n landowner is doubtful as to tbe
VI Sutn l1nu. let
him put in one or more tile drains with
good outlets and observe the result
The wild sour grasses will disappear
and the tame grass sod will thicken and
grow luXuriantly. The live stock are
good judges. In grazing they will
keep the grass near the drains cropped
closely because it is more palatable to
the taste and more nutritious. We are
confident that the value of thousands
of acres of pasture lands could be
greatly enhanced if underdrained.
which are, in their present condition,
practically worthless. Thost who
have given little attention to the real
condition of their grazing lands will
be surprised ina careful examination of
their condition. 1t will soon become
apparent 10 them that where there is
one blade of coed, nutritious grass.
four or five may be made to grow by
well directed effort in the underdrain-
age Of the land.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-10-10
HOUSE FOR 50 TO 100 FOWLS.

around and across inside partitions. and
the same six inches above ground. |
would side with inch boards up and
| down, hatten cracks. and make four
gables. running the roof together to
one point at center of feed room.
| 1t is not essential that the building
shall be over seven feet from floor TO
square: less will do. l prefer that a
| hen-house be rooted with either boards
or shingles, as metal or slate get too
| hot for the best welfare of the fowls.
The lights should be placed in so that
| they will point to south or east and
should be from two and one-half feet
10 t.ree feet wide and five to six feet
high and well protected with strong
| wire netting.
The partitions that separate the four
rooms from the feed room are intended
| TO be made mostly of wire netting or
| lattice work. The nests are arranged
| with the entire construction made in
| feed room. with loop-hole from each
room leading into the alley that fronts
the nests, which allows the fowls of
each room to pass secretly into the
nests in the dark and still be in no way
connected with another set of nests.
| The idea of making these nests in the
feed room is so that the eggs can he
taken out without going into the adj
| joining room; also hens setting can be
| let iuto center room. fed. and replaced
| in their nests without disturbing any of
the laying fowls.
The dotted lines are to locate how the
roosts can be put in diagonally, about
three or three and half feet high. and
q slanting floor placed underneath 50
that the droppings will not get onto the
floor, and can be easily gathered By
pushing them with scraper down to
the corner where they will drop into
portable box prepared for that pur-
pose. This can be done every morning
IL absolute cleanliness is desired. The
reader will observe that this arrange
ment affords the fowls full range on the
floor of each room without the necessity
of having the droppings to annoy them
through the day.
| For heating and keeping warm, the
sides lined with wind-proof paper will
add much comfort, and / suggest the
placing of n cheap coal stove in the
| center room, which will aid materially
in extreme weather in keeping the
temperature up, which will add great
comfort to the fowls and insure their
laying right along without interruption,
regardless OF the extreme cold.
The ranges outside can be arranged in
size to suit the owner of the fowls,
either large or small, according to the
room he may have to expand in. BY all
| means do not make such Enclosures too
small The entrance door, two and one
| half feet vide, opens into short entry
| which opens with door to The room on
the right and left and also into the
| center room.
This house will cost in the neighbor-
hood Of $40, labor included. think an
| amateur who thinks of taking on three
or four breeds Of fowls will find a
poultry house of this plan quite suited
to the requirements Of fitting out sew
ernl breeding pens.-George +. Scott, in
Ohio Farmer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-10-10
No Glass Distinctions.

Mr.. Bryan refers to the great body
of American people as "the common
people" lie has also characterized
theiu as "peasants"--the name given to
the toi!ers-alinost the scrfs of Europe
Peasants compose class. It's MEM
bcrs are born to ii. They live in it and
die in it, and perhaps many of them de-
serve no better fate. Americans are
not common" nor serfs, nor peasants.
I'VE are not nation of classes" says
William Mckinley, "but of sturdy,
free, independent and honorable peo-
pie, dcsp;sing the demagogue and never
captivating to dishonor." Let us have
an end 10 this attempt TO create class
distinctions in the United States. We
have no classes. One American is as
good as another. The millionaire Of
to-day may be n day-laborer to-mor-
row, and the toiler by Il daily wage may
be in the seat Of the opulent before
many weeks have passed. Only demn-
gogues talk about class distinctions,
and demagoguesare not fit to lead free,
intelligent and progressive people.--A-
bilny Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-10-10
AGRiCULTURALHINTS.
POULTRY HOUSE PLAN.
building Calculated to Accommodates
from Eighty to one Hundred Fowls.

Building Calculated to Accommodate
from Eighty to one Hundred Fowls.
Several readers have asked for plan
for good hen-house that will accommo-
date from 75 to 100 fowls, the same to
be constructed in a manner that will
keep the hens warm during severe
winter weather, and enable the builder
to keep several varieties or small lots of
20 to 25 in one room of it. Nothing said
about cost.
We always presume that those con-
templating going into the chicken bust
ness are not seeking merely place to
spend ready cash, but for the purpose of
making pay out of the employment.
We always endeavor to aid such persons
by suggesting economy in the construc-
ton OF buildings to the degree that will
encompass the possibilities of making
them strong, durable and comfortable.
It is generally conceded that fowls
kept in small fiocks do best, and in max
ing up plan for keeping the number
mentioned we have followed up that
idea closely, and present flve-room
house with each room ten feet square.
four OF which are intended to provide
accommodation for NJ least 20 to 25
hens.
To economic time, labor and expense,
we suggest that this house be framed
from posts set in the ground two and
one-half feet, and seven and one-half
feet above, with two by four studding
spiked on top. running all the way