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Evening journal., 1896-09-16
NO ORDINARY PEpDLER.
And He Was In Position 60 Keep Up Price
md ~ aoh Folls nIAnners.


"Can sell you a razor strop9" inquired
a slEarp nosed- keen eyed man Of middle
ase, who was making the round Of one Of
the big Office buildings the other after
noon.
The youth at the desk nearest him look
ed up
Warrant them to be made of leather"
he inquired.
"They wouldn't need to be made Of
leather TO suit your case" retorted the
peddler. "I am talking TO men who can
raise a beard. Does any gentleman pres
ent wish 10 buy razor strop?"
"What 90 you sell 'em for?' said the
young man at tho desk in the corner.
Fifty cents. -
II can get Just as good a one for a quar-
ter at the department stores" observed
the man on the three legged stool
"Its worth . cents to bring it TO you,
isn't iR"
"Oh, yes; I'll give you 80 cents for one -
81 wouldn't give more than 20 cents, -
resnarked the man In the armchair. "Win
you take 29 cents?"
Gentlemen" said the peddler, eff il
was a case Of real charity, I'd give you a
razor stPop all around, but 1t amt. You
don't need 'em. What you need is a book
on good manners I've sold more thar
$4,000 of these strops since / went into
the business of making EN-, and never
sold single one for less than half dol
lar. You couldn't buy razor strops from
me for 40 cents apiece by the carload.
dom have TO sell these things TO make &
living DO II because it keeps me busy
I'm worth more than all of you put to
gether. could buy and sell the whole lor
of you. Good afternoon, gentlemen.
And after he was gone nobody in th'
Office said anything for long time.-Chi
cago Tribune
Evening journal., 1896-09-16
CONTEMPORARY OPINION.
SUICIDE.


To moralists, and, indeed to all stu
dents Of human nature there is a pro
foundly melancholy interest in a re
turn recently published. The return
enumerates the persons who from 1892
to 1895 committed suicide, who were
not at the time inmates OF any asy
lum. but who we're found by a coro
ner's jury to have been insane. AS
might be expected, the return shows a
steady increase-from 2,472 to 2764 in
1895. In England the increase was
more than IL per cent. in Ireland
about 10 per cent It is well known
that in almost every European coun
try, and particularly among northern
nations, suicides have increased.
Whether II is owing to the impair
ment of the force of old moral re
straints, the increasing strain of civil
izatiOn on the weak and self-indul
gent, the fostering of self-conscious-
ness, the multiplied temptations to
give reign to egOtism and vanity, or
the growing reluctance to endure a
life of healthy obscurity, the number
Of persons who seek in self-destruc-
tion escape from their troubles stead
lily increases. The novelty of the re-
who were found by cOrOners' juries to
be insane at the time of their deaths.
For the most part such verdicts are
viewed as pious fictions, originally in
vented by good nature to prevent the
legal consequences following from sui
eide, and continued out OF good nature
when the necessity for it had passed
away II is notorious that in the grea
majority of cases In which such yer
diets are returned there would be nc
pretext for a doctor certifying that the
deceased was insane.
The coroner's jury is not very far
wrong when, apparently in defiance OF
facts, IL announces it's opinion. that the
act was done in a state of temporary
4 insanity. For the present knowledge
respecting the natural history of this
4 obscure subject is in the hands OF g
few experts. The physicians of oul
4 great asylums have studied the physi
1 cal causes and premOnitory reasons
I symptoms of this malady of despair
They know when there is real danger
and when their patient, even if h'
.alks of self-destruction, will not <,
jeyond threats; and the chief secret o
heir treatment is kindness, sym
4 1athy and enforcement of health,
habits. Often they find that Werthe
Werther no mOre-his deadly resOlu
L ion is shaken when he has had a no
bath or an hour OF restful sleep. Per
II haps sooner or later sOmo of thi
4 knowledge will be common property
= Perhaps the family doctor will be abl
4 70 diagnose suicidal tendencies as n
& now diagnoses equity tendencies. tn
4 figures which we have cited are large
Il and there is reason to believe that
3 considerable proportion of these death
& are as much preventable as if they ha
81 occurred i'm ill-ventilated mines o
4 )verladen ships. II. as is probable wi
& be the case, the kindly theory whic
fcorOners' juries now sturdily supper
Evening journal., 1896-09-16
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

It is no longer doubtful that the
cheap money tidal wave has swept tn
Democracy OF the nation into the slimy
embrace of the repudiationists.-
delphia Times.
Emperor William climbed VesuViu
and went away much disconnected at TN
spectacle OF a throat more given to in
aammatory utterances than his own
New York Journal
We do not hesitate to describe poo
room selling as wicked device pos
sessing no redeeming feature. Mobil'
Register.
The bathing suit OF 1896 is littl
more decollete at both top and bottor
than that OF last year.-Elmira Tele
gram.
Many OF the accounts from Spaniel
sources OF success over the Cuban in
surgerts remind cne Of John Phoe
nix'G account OF HE fight with anothe
man. 81 held him down" he aaid, 30,
inserting my nose between his teeth
New York Evening Telegram.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16
LOST HER MODEL.
Why the Pretty Girl Grieved When Her
Owl Found Freedom.

She Is the dearest little girl in the world,
as round and dimpled as Cupid. She has
Just been liberated from the schoOlroom
and is not "out' yet. Next season she will
be presented with a grand flourish by her
fond mamma and 1 warn the other "buds"
IN time to look to their laurels.
At present she is allowed TO take pre-
liminary canter before being entered for
the highest social stakes In sight at q few
informal house parties of very intimate
friends. Here there are no "detrimen-
tails" and her governess accompanies her
10 whip up her French and German.
Some one gave her an owl, which had
unwisely fingered on the driveway too
near the dawn and so could not get back
20 his nest. She grew very fond of her sol
emn pet and tied him by the curtain
cord of her bedroom window. She refused
70 see how madly he tuggcd at the cord at
night and did not mind his hooting at all.
Her friends would find her sitting by
the window, resting her elbow on the sill
and her round, dimpled chin in her hand,
staring at the owl Could Angelo have
known her he would have dismissed one
OF the models of his cherubs and I'm
plored her TO sit to him.
she looked at the owl. "Did you ever see
such repose9 Nothing startles him and
makes him nervous. You can pass your
hasd right kefore his eyes and he never
nOves muscle or bliIfks a lid. think
he is perfect. No, would not sell him
for anything
One day she came TO breakfast with
tears In heF pretty eyes The owl had
gnawed his bonds at last and had gone
without n goodby.
Were you so fond Of it2" asked one Of
her admirers. 81 win try to find It.
"NO-well, of course, was fond of It,
but needed another lesson or two, she
said, as she bravely choked back the sobs.
"a lesson or two9" he said in surprise.
"Yes, 1 was learning the baby starr
from him and he did it so beautifully, u
she said with heavy emphasis.
Her aa0rer's brave effort TO keep from
laughing was heroism worthy a better
cause.-New York Telegram.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16

Cheairs, to Caldwell Manning, o
Trenton, N. J., on September 20.
Misses Sadie and May Vansant hav
returned from an extended visit
relatives at Bohemia Manor.
Judge Ball will return from Atlanti
City tomorrow morning.
Miss Gusssie Dutton. of Chester,
visiting relatives in Wilmington.
Col. E. T. Cooper, of Dover, was /
Wilmington to-day.
James II. Hughes, of Dover, was il
Wilmington to-day.
J.E. Grifrenberg, of Chicago, former
ly of Delaware, was in Wilmington
yesterday.
Deputy Collector of Internal Reve
nue. w. II. Robinson is on his vacation
He VIII visit Cape May and Smyrna
before resuming his duties On Septem
Der %.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16

The Delaware Ledger always take
a bright view of the political situation
Referring to the troubles existing be
tween the regular Republicans and Ad
dicksites IL makes the following com
mcntary, THE two wings of the Re
publican party are working as har
moniously as possible Independent OF
each other" Yes, they remind one o
that harmony OF action which exists
when two camel-hack engines. with
throttles wide open. make a desperat
attempt to pass oneanothero on the sam
track. There is trouble at both end
and little squeezed harmony in tn
middle.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16
AN UNsYMPATHErIC ORGANISM.

hAN NANo WI n III ~ OANNA-NAoNAs
The spasm Of peace and good will ex
pericnced by William c. Spruance and
Manloye Hayes, the two regular Re
publican electors, and the regular lie
publican State Central Committee
touched no sympathetic chord in The
Addicks organism, and the reaction
has already begun to be felt by the
want-to-win element which expected
so much and received so little in re-
turn for its self-nterested courtesy.
In their eagerness to carry Dclawar
for Mckinley, the regular Republican
have strayed from their original OBJ
ject, which was The elimination Of Ad-
dicks from Delaware politics regard
less of the transitory effect upon thei
own political fortunes. When they
started out on their mission OF pOlitiCa
holiness and elimination they wor
willing to make any sacrifice to accom-
plish their ends.
Democratic victory was assured, bu
that did not matter. They would
spend their time, energies and none.
IN endeavoring to get rid OF Addick
and redeem" -he State of Delaware
in Years TO come
But as the campaign progressed, an
element arose which wanted to win
any cost, even TO that of a compro
mise with Addicns. It was encouraged
by some of the very men who had been
most Industrious in damning AddiclS
ard declaring for his elimination an
gained such strength that some steT
had to be taken to satisfy it,. That ele
ment of the regular Republican part,
row has its answer. II it has a spar
Of manhood left it will forget tla
there is such a word as compromise
in the Republican lexicon and stan
by its reputation and elimination.
Addicks does not care anything abou
Mckinley He is thinking only Of him
self Doubtless no would be willing
exchange his national ticket for th
regular Republican State ticket, bu
nothing short af that would satisf.
him.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16
TOURS OF THE SOUTH VIA PENN
SYLVANIA RAILROAD.

Two very attractive Autumn tours
are offered by the Pennsylvania Rail
road, leaving New York and Philadel
phia September 20 and October 13.
After the experience OF the past few
years il is hardly necessary to say tina
these outings are planned with the ut
most care Suffice it to say that all ar
rangements are so adjusted as to afford
the best possible means of visiting
each place to the best advantage.
The tours each cover a period of tel
days, and include the battlefield o
Gettysburg, picturesque Blue Noun
tain ,Luray Caverns, Basic City, the
Natural Bridge. Grottoes of the Shen
andoah, the cities of Richmond and
Washington, and Mt. Vernon.
The round-trip rate, including al
necessary expenses, is $50 from New
York, S53 from Philadelphia and pro
portionate rates from other points.
Each tour will be in charge of one
of the company's Tourist Agents. He
viii be assisted by an experienced lady
as Chaperon, whose especial charge
will be ladies unaccompanied by male
escort.
Special trains of parlor cars are pro
vided for the exclusive use of eacl
party, in which the entire round triI
from New York is made.
For detailed itinerary aDply Il
Ticket Agents or to Tourist Agent, 49,
Broadway, New York, or Room All
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16

ton of seats will be for the honorary
officers Of the biz ratification meeting
which is TO be honored with the pres
erce Of man whom everybody vii
wish to see and hear. That the Audi
torium will not be large enough 10
hold the vast concourse of people tha
will tuln out to greet the boy Orator
Of the Platte" gees without saying
Consequently diligence will have to be
exercised by those who desire seats.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16

An officer who, while engaged in tn
discharge of his duty of preserving til
peace, is met with resistance an
threatened with assault at the bands o
rcwdies, should be upheld by the Po
lice Commission il he uses his club I,
enforce his commands and protect hi
person. The disorder at the Secon
ward polls on Saturday was a disgrac
TO those who participated in 1t, an
might have been worse but for. tn
timely and forcible interference o
Officer Kelley. When men become S
wild over politics as to do the thing
which were done in the Second ward,
policeman's club is about the onl
effective line Of argument.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16

is abolished, it will be unfortunate if
there does not grow up feeling Of re-
sponsibilty, a strong sense Of the fact
that very large number of such
deaths might be ayerted by the good
sense and sympathy Of those who
stand nearest to the victim-that sui
cides are probably to a large extent
the outcome of society's indifference &c
people who at a particular crisis need
a little sympathy and sensible advice
London Times
Evening journal., 1896-09-16
LORD RUSSELL IN WILMINGTON

Lord Chief Justice Russell, of Eng
land, passed through Wilmington this
morning on his way to Washington
Lord Russell is making a tour of the
eastern part of the United States, and
is the guest CT members of the Ameri
can Bar Association, whom he met a
the annual convention at Saratoga.
He came from Philadelphia, where
he was the guest of the Law Associa-
tion. He travelled in the private car
of Vice-President Frank Thomson, Of
the Pennsylvania railroad, attached to
the south-bound express passing
through Wilmington at 9.11 o'clock.
He will stay for a few hours in Bal
timore, whence he will return
to Newport, r. /. From Newport
he will go to Boston, and thence to
New York, from which place he will
return to England.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16
AYERs-KIRN MARRIAGE.

Miss Amelia Kim, daughter OF
Adolph Kirn, and ]. Frank Ayers, of
Wilmington, were married last night
at the home of the bride. No. 304
French street. The ceremony took
place at 2 o'clock, and was performed
by Rev. A. p. Mihm, pastor of the
First German Baptist Church, at
Fifth and Walnut streets After the
ceremony a supper was served. Mr..
and Mrs. Ayers took the 9.12 train to
Pittsburg, where they will spend their
honeymoon. They will be at home to
receive their friends after October 6, at
No 1902 Shallcross avenue.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16

II somebody does not apply th
closure rule TO the present debate
Bardsley will have served his fl.l tim
before Governor Hastings has an op
pCItunity to speak. A man who can
get away with over a million dollar
Of public money is certainly entitled
to some consideration by reason OF the
magnitude OF his crime. II he had
stolen ham or some fuel in time o
need there would not have been such
Efforts to secure his pardon. In these
days It pays a man to make a biz stea
II he wishes his appeal for pardon to
be noticed. The bowels of pubic com
passion are seldom moved for the
small thief who steals to keep body
and soul together
Evening journal., 1896-09-16
HAD EXCELLENT SPORT.

Captain John MARI and family have
been fishing down at Kent NarrOws,
Nd They caught rock, Weighing from
four to twenty pounds, with pole and
reel. DR.. e G. Shortlidge, Of Will
mington, was the recipient Of the
twenty-pound fish, At present the cap
tain and his party are at Charlestown
Evening journal., 1896-09-16
REWARD.

REwARO.-A reward of $40 % will be paid
for information or each hho every Gaze OF
idatiOn. bribery or ether unlawful means
prevents OF hinders. or attempts by such
means to event or hinder any person,
having p lawful right 10 hsve his name en-
tered ON the registers In any hundred OF elec-
ton district In this State, from duly xer-
cistug su right. The pers0 sought to be
Influenced II n comnetent witness o prove
the fact. r. G. WHITE. Attorney General.
Georgetown, Del, Sept. llth. 1896.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16
Am OCTOBER WEDDING.

Miss Mary b. Hewes. of Wilmington
and j. S. Paterson, of Pittsburg, Pa.
will be married in October. Mis-
Hewes is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Emlen Hewes, Of No. 907 Delawar
avenue, and the wedding will be on
of interest in Wilmington's social cir
Gle
Evening journal., 1896-09-16
EARLY FALL WEDDINGS.
Two Coming Events of Inter-
est in Social Circles.
LORD Russell IN WILMINGTON.
MARRIAGE OF }. FRANK AYERS
AND MISS AMELIA KlRN LAS
NlGHT-OTHER SOCIAL DOING
OF WILMINGTON FOLK.

All communications intended for inser
ton In this column should be addressed
to Society Editor care of the Evenin
Journal Communications should
written on one side of the paper only.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16
WILMINGTON is REPRESENTED

Bowness Briggs, of the ". & n. rail
road. is attending the forty-first semi
annual convention of the American
Association of General Passenger and
Ticket Agents, which is in session in
Atlantic City. The convention repre-
sents $50 of the leading transportation
companies of the continent, and the
Brighton Casino was .hronged with
the delegates and feminine members
of their families.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16

Treasurer st. John seems to be an
unfortunate individual. They hav
been freezing" him out for long
time and now they are making It TO
hot" for him.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16

Prohibition candidates "still live
and spout" but good as their cause is
they might as wen understand tha
very few votes VIII be thrown away o
side shows" this year.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16
gONORED THEIR PASTOR.

a very pleasant reception was las
night rendered TO Rev. p. E. Montgom
cry. pastor of Olivet Presbyterian
Church, in the Sunday school room
the church by the Young PEOPLES So
ciety. The occasion was the return
the pastor from mis- Summer vacation
and the third anniversary Of his pas
torate A most enjoyable evening wa
spent and about $50 people called a
number of musical selections were rem
dered by members Of the church choir
Including Leader Oliver and Misses
Matte and r. Elva Vinsinger. Reclta
tiOns were delivered by Miss Emma
HcIntyre. Miss Matte Crawford and
George Rommel, Sr. Refreshments wer
served by the members of the society
Evening journal., 1896-09-16
LECTURED AT KINGsWOOD.

Rev. II. 5. Dulaney, of OnancoCk
Va. delivered an interesting lecture
hiHsswood NJ. Z. Church last night
Evening journal., 1896-09-16

Remember the A. o. II. picnic and
Summer nights festival at Union Parl
on Saturday, September 19.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.
Miss Ruth Alexander is the guest o
Miss Mccullough, at Elkton.
William c. Bradford has returne.
from a short visit to Chester.
Mrs. Clinton Roe is visiting he
father, William T. Giles, at Elkton.
Miss Lottie Jones has returned to
Chester, after a visit to Wilmington
friends.
Miss Letitia Thomas is visiting rela
tives in ElktOn.
Z. L. Brown is visiting his son i
Chester.
Mrs. A. S. Pearce has returned from
a visit to Eklton, Md.
James Bickel, of Coatesville, is Wis
iting in Wilmington.
George Rommel, Jr., is attending tn
fair at Reading. Pa.
d. A. Long. manager OF the vii
m ington baseball club, left this morn
ing for his home in Lowell, Mass.
Prof. John B. Ritchie and family re
turned from Rehoboth last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Monaghan nav
returned from a ten-days' visit to Wes
Chester.
Luther B. Warren is visiting il
Georgetown.
Jacob Pusey has returned from a visi
to his farm near Centreville. Md.
Robert Pennington went to Baltimor
to-day with his brother who is under
going an examination for admission
| TO the Naval Academy.
Miss Frances Clark. of Delawar
City, and her friend, Miss Anna Darby
of Washington, spent to-day in Phila
delphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Cheairs, c
Marldale. near Delaware City, have is
| sued cards FOR the wedding of thei
daughter. Miss Frances Whitne
Evening journal., 1896-09-16

Political preaching has resuite
in a riot in one Of the metropolita
churches. Six days are quite enouel
OF politics and We can we'll afford I,
give one day in the week to the Lord
Evening journal., 1896-09-16

These Maine elections come high
but we must have them.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16
POLITICAL NOTES.

Ihe Mckinley ard Willis Patriot
Lengue has arranged for a meeting il
the Opera House tomorrow evening.
A fag has been put out at Tenth
and Market streets by the Mckinley
ard Hobart Business Mems Club.
There is rejoicing in Pencader hrn
dred," said a young man from tha
hot-bed OF politics to an Evenin
Journal reporter this morning. How
ard Ii. Jordan prevented us from get
ting our favOrite son on the ticket, ant
now Dempsey, Who is an original Pen
cador hundred man, gets the nOmina
tion from Jordan.
Four -ffths of the registration ant
election officers have been sworn il
by the Department of Elections, whicl
is holding nightly meetings Tor tn
convenience Of the appointees.
The flag OF the Mckinley and Ho
bart Business Mons Club fouled witt
the telephone and electric wires a
Tenth and Market streets this morn
ing and was, for several hours, in dan
ger of electr)cution.
Bryan and 'Sewal Club, No. 1, me
last evening at It's new quarters OF
Shipley street, but cOntented itsel
with the transaction of routine busi
ness.
Howell S. England will go to Dove
this evening and address the cas-
Dover hundred Democratoc Club o.
the issues of the campaign
State Chairman Hugh c. Browne
out of town to-day. and It is believed
that he has gone to New York to tel
National Chairman Hanna all abou
the AddiclIs refusal to compromise OF
the electoral ticket.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16
PROMINENT JAPANESE VISITORS

1. Neshigana and J. Sukamato,
Toxic, Japan, and l. Abe of Osaka
Japan, three of the most prominen
men of that island kingdom, who are
making a study Of the industrial pro
gress of the United States, were in
Wilmington yesterday, and visited the
plant of the Pusey and Jones Com
pany.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16

II is frequently asked whether tick
cts OF admission will be require,
to enable persons to gaii
admission to the Auditorium g
hear William J. Bryan, the Democrat
nominee. on next Monday evening. In
quiry elicits the official information
that they will not. The only resorya
Evening journal., 1896-09-16

II is a matter Ct public interest tina
the committee appointed TO investi
gate the troubles existing in Tic con
gregation OF Ohvet Presoyteria
Church has at last settled down to it
task of fnding the real causes which
have so impaired the usefulness o
that church in Wilmington. Bad bloc
has existed for more than year nov
and it is time that that part OF tn
congregation which has a sincere de
sire to work for the advancement o
the cause Of Christianity should be re
lieved of that element of discord ',hicl
has so hindered it in its efforts.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16

AT THE RUSSELL RECEPTION.
Among the Delawareans who attend
ed the reception to Lord Chief Justice
Russell, in Philadelphia, last evening
were Senator George Gray, Hon. George
V. Massey and Governor w. T. Wat
son.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16

A fag has been put out at Tenth
and Market streets by the Mckinley
ard Hobart Business Mems Club.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16

Ihe Mckinley ard Willis Patriot
Lengue has arranged for a meeting il
the Opera House tomorrow evening.
Evening journal., 1896-09-16
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN
CONGRESS,
L. IRVING HANDY.
Of New Castle County.