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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-25

pottle by means Of pin to which :
thread is attached; only be careful "a
have your thread Of such length tia,
the bottom of your cylinder does not
touch the liquid.
Force this cork with it's little attach.
ment well into the bottle, and behold
your artillery charged. All that W.
mains to be done is to fire it off. To do
this it is only necessary to place the
bottle horizontally on two lead pencils
placed parallel upon the, table. The
water at once penetrates the tube of
pasteboard, dissolves the .tartaric acid.
and the carbonic acid gas suddenly pro.
duced forces the cork out with a violent
explosion, while by the effect of reac-
ton the bottle rolls back upon the lead
pencils, initiating exactly the recoil of a
piece of artillery.
Some time when you want to enter
tain your friends after dinner. propose
to them the problem of the three
matches. Make a slit in the end of one
match and after slightly sloping with a
knife the end of q second match intro
duce itinto the opening of the first il
such way as to form an acute angle.
Now stand them up on the table and
lean third against them as indicated
in the design. Hand-a fourth match to
anyone present and ask him to lift in
the air with its aid the three others all
together. 8@
Like all the little games of combina-
ton this is very simple-after you know
how but have seen it tire the patience
of an eminent architect and even great
civil engineer.
The solution of it is indicated in the
Just lean the fourth match lightly
against the first in order to let the third
fall under the one which you hold. Then !.
lower the hand SO that the third may
pass into the angle formed by the first
two. Now lift into the air the match
which you hold in your hand and the
others will come with it two on one side
md one on the other.-Chicago Inter
Ocean,
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-25

The Terror OF Housekeepers q A Pc
culiar CandleStick. 3. The Cannon Shot
4. The Problem of the Three Matches
steady. In the beginning you would d'
better to keep your other hand near th,
handle of the fork, SO that you coule
seize it quickly in case of the danger
of a fall.
Perhaps if you want to be entirely
sure of your morning coffee you would
better drink it before making your first
Experiment.
One of the little domestic details that
surprised me most when | was first in
Paris was glass Of water doing duty
as candlestick. But in spite of it's
simplicity, it perfectly supported the
candle. and was in all points of useful
ness quite the equal of any cardlestick
going. Only you must know the little
dodge of preparing the candle.
You have only to pierce the end of a
|eandle with a nail, but you must take
great care that your nail is of just the
Fright weight to carry the candle entire
" under water; that is to say the water
must be just even with the top of the
candle without wetting the base of the
|wick.
Then light the wick and you may
safely wager that in spite of the M
favorable element into which it is
plunged, your candle will burn to the
hery end.
This seems extraordinary at first,
Put a little reflection viii make the
Eeason of it clear. You see, if the bum
ms shortens the candle aud so seems
Pikely to bring the wick in contact with
Fne water, on the other hand the weight
n the candle is diminished in just The
pane proportion and so ascends little
py little.
Moreover, the circumference of the
Fandle chilled by the water melts much
pore slowly than it does in the air. so
|nat the top of the candle becomes grad
paily followed out in such way that
'ne hame has little well for itself, as
epresented in the corner of the design.
lou need not have the slightest fear
''efefore in announcing that you can
uake lighted candle burn to the very |
M in glass of water.
1 nave often vainly tried TO analyze,
specially on the Fourth of July, why
Is that boys find big noise more
muslng than all other sports com
med. / Only know that they do; that
!, Touch off cannon, to hear the roar
Ineh frightens nervous people, to see
vail spin into the air with the rapility
lightning, and to watch the copse-
l'eni recoil is the greatest fun alive.
! am going to tell you how to pro-
uee these effects in the most innocent
amer possible.
rirst produce at any drug store the
70 little packages of powder that are
,eu IN making settler water. Then
ne an empty bottle of thick glass
. The one indicated in the illustration.
- MI it about a third full of water. F.;
sSoiVe in this water the bicarbonate
soda contained in one of the little
sekages. and put the powder of the
'er ttartaric acid) into card rolled
mo the form of cylinder. Plug up {
! enu OF this little cylinder witha wad
Noting paper. and suspend your d
1oge thus made to the cork of the t
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-25
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
HOME WITHOUT A cookY JAR.

A home without cooky jar.
"Is not the home for me-"
A home without a cooky jar.
I hope to never see
A home without a cooky jar,
Is not at all my taste;
A home without cooky jar.
I turn from in much haste.
A home without a cooky jar,
Since days of Adams fall,
Is home without cooky- Jar.
And just no home at ALL
A home with big cooky jar,
"Oh, that's the home for me-"
A home with a big cooky Jar,
/ always hope to see.
@ Good Housekeeping.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-25
Great kick.

did old Grumpey make much of a
kick when you asked him for his
daughter2"
did he make much of kiek2 The
doctor snys I'm threatened with curva-
ture Of the pine."-Detroit Free Press.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-25

Trips Undertaken for Health's Sake
WIN he rendered more beneficial, and the
voyarer WIN take along with him Hostel
ter,s Stomach Bitters, and use that protec.-
tive and enabling tonic, nerve invigorant
and appetizer regularly. Impurities IN air
and water is nentralized by It, and It ~ q
matchless tranquillizer and regulator OF the
stomach. liver and bowels. It connteracts
malaria, rheumatism, and O tendency to
kidney and bladder ailments.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-25

AN Atchison boy of Is carries such won
derful list of improbable anecdotes in his
head, that his parents have decided to make
an evangelist of im.-Atchson Globe.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-25

SOCIAL RISKS. -'tWhy is it considered un-
lucky to look at a funeral procession from
under';in um brella2" .'Some fellow might
want to borrow it, Chicago Record.
Evening journal., 1896-04-14
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD RECEPTION.

The Celebration of It's FIftIeth Jubilee
Yesterday fn Philadelphia with an
Immense Reception Co Prominent
People
The celebration OF the dttiesh lanni-
We rssIy Ct the Incorporation Of the Penn
~ lvania Railroad Company tcok place In
Philadelphia D Yesterday. William A.
Barnard. superintendent OF the Philadel- =
phia. Wilmington and Baltimore railroa /,
was one OF the reception COMMITTEES on
behalf Of the company.
The principal exercises were held In
the Academy OF Muse. in Philadelphia
and never before has that Immense
building held such throng OF men
prominent in business and professional
lifs There were 800 invitations to the
reception and nearly all ths rsclpiAnts
were preeent
Speeches. were msds b7 Pcsc d.nt
Roberts OF ths Peunsy ylvaniA V CO
President Frank Thompson, Frederick
Fraley Governor Hastings. Mayor War
wick Of Philadelphia, City Attorney
Clarence Burleigh Of Ptts0urg, J. t.
Brooks of Pittsburg aud Joseph d.
Choste Of N. Y
Evening journal., 1896-04-14

The report was adopted. aud Secretary
Jones was instructed d TO present the esti-
mates to City Council.
The Finance Committee made the fol
loving report for March:
X ceiptt: Balance March I s. 0l6 40 f;
appropriation from Council $40 620 80 /;
interest Sl4 90; rent, 5000; total.
$l8 $50 IA
ExpenoItures: Teachers salaries, $40, .
359 81; officers aud lnltors' salaries
&Sl6 II; new books s S07 02 repairs
S263 Is; fuel. $40 IS; Free Llorary,
&459 81; manuel training supplies fl09
90; sewing Department. d supplies $23 40 /;
IN ,sceliaOeous bill. i98 0l total $l4 GAG o.
&c; balance. 81 633 80
A petition from cltizsDs living beyond
Eleventh street bridge asking that
school q DO reopsned was referred TO the
com mittee oa teachers.
The recent trouble between the Board
OF Education and the Board OF Health
over the closets Of Nas snd was
brought vlv.dy TO the recollection OF the
members by Lwo documents, the one q
notice TO repair pavenents sent by the
Street ond Sewer Department. which wac
referred TO the proper c,mmlttee, aud the
other Bill OF 81 O26 SO sent by the
Board Of Health for work done In con
Meeting closets with tao sewer
The latter warmed up the fyhtlng
blood Of ne OF the members and dis
cussion followed. some OF the hot blood
wanting 20 disav5w the bill on the
grounds thst tho board had no kno wledg.
OF such work being doAe. afr. BAyDaiC
had the entire matter laid over 10 mex
meeting. by which time. 1t Is believed
everything will be adjusted.
Eureka Council, Junior Order o
American Mechanics. asked permission
to replace the hag on the High Schoo
wbicn WAS granted The matter OF 70
placing flag on No % was referred
petition asking Tor the opening Of
colored tcoool in the eighborhood o
Sc cond aud Washington streets. signe'
by host Of nsmes OF residents of th
First, Third and Tenth wards. WAS read
H. claims that there are some eight
colored children in that vicinity VIII
have no place TO 60 to school The matte
was referred.
An order for $685. %, amount o
colored C aool tax for Wilmington hun
dred, was received from Tax Receive
John T. Dlckey.
Evening journal., 1896-04-14
-HARsoR OF REFUGE MAY HAVE TO GO

TIE Senate Com mIttee ~ Averse to
Granting Continued Contract Appro-
priatiOns.
Il is feared that the Senate Committee
on Commerce is disposed to strike out
many o. the items providing for Extensive
river and herbor improvements under
the continuous contract system
Although the totsl actual spProprla-
tioIs carried by the bill aggregate less
than $4,000 0OO the work suthorlz ID
under continuous contracts will involve
sn expenditure OF upwards Of $50, 600 600
In the next few years The :Ssnste Con-
merce Committee does not approve Of
going Into the continuous contract busi
ness In this wholesale way
1t is feared thR. the item for the Har.
Dor of Refuge 81 the mouth OF Delaware
bay is among those thst will have to 20
Senator Gray. with the assistance OF
the senators from Pennsy ylvsnis aud Nav
Jersey who are also interested, will
probably be able TO save the other
Delaware items II the BseAk water
improvement has 10 20.
The com mittee from the City Councils
OF PhilsoelphiR having In charge the
inviting OF the congressional committse
to visit that city and take trip down
the Delaware to Bee the necessity fol-
Improvements has not yet decided on 8
date for the visit DelRWare's congress
sional representatives will be invited to
L make the visit
Evening journal., 1896-04-14
In THE UNITED STATES COURT.
| Only One Case Before the Grand jury
A Guardian Charged with Embezzle-

Only One Case Before the Grand Jury
A Guardian Charged with Embezzls-
msnt.
The April term OF U Ullted States court
opened this morning at eleven o'clock.
The roll Of grand jurors was called aud
eighteen answered The jury organiz 2 %
with Jacob Cszler Of Red Lion, as fore
man and then adjourned until IL
O'Clock. to await the trrival Of witnesses.
The only case which will come before
the grand Jury is that OF Benish Raugh
ley, who Ia charged with violation OF
sections 7S3 and 4S6 OF the u aitsd
States statutes, which cay that when
ever guardian shall embs zzle or fraud
ulently appropriate 20 bis own use auy
money belonging TO bis ward or wards.
Ia shall on conviction be fined sun not
exceeding 81 600 or sentenced TO a term
OF imprisonment at hav labor not ex
CO, ding f va years, or b n, al the dis q
cretion OF the court.
Raughlev Is charged with sppropriAt
ing about 500 belonging to Florence r.
Hudson ana her sister. Mrs Lois r
Dsrrlckson children OF the late William
Hudson, OF X int c,uuty Toe m )ney
which It is charged Raughley Appsopri-
Rted was psnsion received By de
ceased
Among the witnesses IA Henry w
Citlin. a rising you1g lawyer Of Chester
toru, Nd
At1.37 O'Clock the grand jury returned
with true bill against Bsuiah Raughley
and the case will be taken up to-morro v
morning Il. Il. Ward will represent
Rauohlev
Evening journal., 1896-04-14
he IS EOW UP ON FLIgS.
Prominent Experts on Disease Testify In
the Famous Fish House Case

Prominent Experts on Disease Testify In
the Famous Fish House Case
United States Clmmiss oaer Mshsffg
lisIeRsd yesterday afternoon to expert
testimony 10 the famous feb house cases
brought by the Uniied States Govern
Ioent against Luce Brothers who own the
fi,h factories at Lewes. The. theme Of
the examination was fles' and so much
evidence WAS put in that Commissioners
Msbrffy now thinks OF posing as an
expert In baseball.
The star witnesses were DR.. q p.
Wertenbsker surgeon In charge OF the
Marine Hospital Rt Lswes. and Dr
Keaynun. The former testified TO The
lumber OF f'es which emanated from and
had their headquarters st the factories,
and the latter seated that with such Q
number as he gave the Insects would moi
only germinate but distribute choleri
snd other diseases. DR. Ksnynun is ons
OF the heads OF the government depart
msnt OF hygiene aud an authority OF
h.e5
Evening journal., 1896-04-14
CREDITlBLg GYMNASIUM WORK.

The Friends school GTmmnsts Give an
Exhibition to Friends In the Audi
toru'm.
The various classes Of the Friends
School which take courses ia gymnasium
work gave sn exhibition Of their fkill and
proficiency in the Auditorium this after
noon The building WAS we'll
filed with the friends Of tho pupils and
the Institution, and that the work WAS
worthy o. commsndstlnn was evidenced
by the freq lent applause.
The Work on the horizontal bars and
the running msza was particularly good
though the exhibition vas OF an order
OF merl. eeldom reached by school
gy ymDtsta.
The girls who took part carried of ss
many houois as their brothers and their
feats wers frequently commended.
The program Nas as follows;
Double wand drill, boys classes Il
and F.
A Days o,der, Girls High School
classes
Dumb bell ex ,rclsss. Junior AMI hish
School boys
Horizontal bars. special clsss, comptis
Ing A. d Warner Jr., q. s Smith. II
5. Pyle, d. w. Palmer aud Theodore
/ Wolf
Drill movement, primary olsss
Wand and marching ,xercisss, boyi
clssses O. and ID
Indian Club work eenior and middl
| bows classes
Battle-ball and balance board. giIl'
4 classes, @. d h and Il.
Parallel bars, High Sshovl boys.
Dumb bells and marching boys class B
Work on horse. Il gh School boys.
Afternoon work. girls classes
The exhibition closed with "a runuinl
mszs" consisting OF four lines Of BOYS le'
by Palmer, Smith. GawthTop and Pile.
Evening journal., 1896-04-14
BOTH LINCOLN AND BOOTH
WERE SEEN BY COLONEL LAMoTTE
ON THE DAY or THE TRAGEDY.

ono ofthe Martyred Presidents Last Oni-
oiai Acts Was to Sign Paper for the
OoIoneI-J. wilkes Booth Declined an
Invitation to Dine with Him at tn
National.
This morning Manager Jesse X. BAylls,
~ the Grand Opera House, and an
EvaNING JOURNAL reporter were stand
at Fifth aud Market streets talking OF
raatters theatrical when Colonel William
A. Lanotts walked up Pointing TO the
representation OF an open facsd gold
watch on jewellers signboArd, he and
addressing hlmself to Mr.. Bsylis, he
asked;
"Do you know why 1t Is that on all
jewelers. sigus the watch points TO 8 1877
II hava read 10 60 tono0here said Mr..
Bsylip, "but can't recollect just what 1t
was.
"Well, I'll refresh your memory, said
the colonel when President Lincoln
WAS shot In Fords Theatre In Washing
trn there was an old fellow
Ia Washington who made speciality
OF painting tignsi for jewelers..
< IL was IS lS m when he heard OF the
assassination OF Lincoln aud ever after
wards he made the hands Of watches on
his flgnbsards point to that time,
Yes | remsmbsr 10 now, replied
/ Manager BayliH Il have ono Of the pro-
| gram used In FSrd's Theatre on the
/ night OF the aseassinatlon. It Is plain,
old.fashioued sort Of program
Aud / WAS With Mr.. Lincoln on the
evening OF the assassination" returned
Colonel Lamotte 81 met him at o'clock
and got him TO sign pSpsr Tor me.
That pspsr still possefs / also saw
/ Wilkes Booth on that night before he
went TO the theatre. knew hinl
quite we'll We boarded together at
tho National Hotel / was Ia
the dining room and he was passlDg
through. Addressing him | said, 'Wilkes,
come and eat something Hs declined,
saying that he did MT wish TO eat.
After taking q CLAUS Of brandy be vent
ont aud that was the last | saw OF
Wilkes Booth After ths assassination OF
Mr. Lincoln and the killing OF Booth,
there was some question as TO the Identity
cf the man shot Ia the barn. A friend
came 20 me aud asked II could IDENTIFY
Booths body. replied IN the sil, rmative,
failing him that there was deep hole In
Booths nfck, whore oarbuncle hsd been
out cut, ehd the iuitiAls j. w B tat
toocd on his lqft wrist He left me i'm
mtdiaiely fnd went aud identified the
body ss that Of Booth "
Evening journal., 1896-04-14
THE BICYCLE LOTTERY.
The Deputy Attorney General
Calls a Halt.
GIVES FAIR WARNING TO THE MBN

They Must Cease Operations or warrants
WIN Be sworn Out and Arrests Follow
Lottery Law OF 1861 Applies TO the
onsnses-Only one Lucky Lawisr.
"what do you propose doing In this
matter Of chsncing of bioy cles by cigar
merchants aud others2' asked an EVEN
ING JOURNAL reporter OF Deputy
Attorney General Cooper this morning
Information was hl,d here yesterday
against a mum Der OF people, was the
reply, and gave then notice at
once that their lottery schemes
mnst be abandoned Sush .schem 8
come fquArely within the provisions OF
Chapter 80, volu ne 10 OF thel Laws OF
Delaware. Such schemes are very dem
orslizlng 10 n community, and we would
soon have bali the young men Of
the town launched In gambling pre-
sume the dealers intended no violation Of
Law, and II they now stop We shall take
no further notice OF the matter, but II
they persist In going on, we shall have
TO have warrants issusd.V
The law In qnestlon Is as follows:
"Section L. II any any person shall
/ by himself, his servant or agent, or as
the servant or agent Of another, sell or
/ dispose OF, or have In his possession
with intent to soil or dispose Of. any
lottery policy certificate, or any
thing By which such person or any
/ other person promises to guarantees
that any particular number. character,
/ ticket, or certificate, shall In ths event,
or on the happening Of any contingency
IA the nature Of lottery. entite the
I rnh hall 20
property, or evidence OF debt, or shall
use ior employ any other by
which such person, or any other
person, promises or gusrAni ees
as aforesaid, every person 90 offending
shall upon conviction thereof by indict
meut. forfeit and pay for the first
offense dne of 500. aud IN
default OF payment shall be i'm
prisoaed ono month; aud for the
second aud every subsequent offence
shall forfeit and pay n fine OF 500, auc
bs Imprisoned not loss than ous nor more
than two months This set shall b,
deemed or taken to apply to the sale Of
disposal Of any suthoilz lottery ticksts
whether the same be foreign or domestic
and whether such sale or disposal he b.
single tickets. packages, or By certificate
thereof Provided, That no authority
Is or shall be deemed 70 be given b.
this act to sell or dispose. In al.
manner whatsoever. OF any ticket In an.
lottery not authorized by the laws OF thi
state. unless the same would have beei
lawful without the passage thereof
This law was pa ssd on February 10
1851.
A funny feature OF the business Is tha
nearly every young lawyer In WllminS
ton has been dlbbnng In bicycl
stock and endeavorina TO X
somsthiug for nothing j. Fran
Biggs Is the only one fortuuRl
enough In get a wheel, his costing hi
} but 81 % Clarence Robb lal
, man, got one for fifty six cent?
Many lawyers carry wortnes
I | tickets representing tho sxpendituI
Of fran $40 TO $50. and In ore instanc
B IL is said that young fellow dropped SO
} without getting anything In return.
Evening journal., 1896-04-14
To Erest monument to Hancock.

The Second Armv rps Assocla tion
held a meeting in Washington yesterday
for the purpose OF making preliminary
arrangements for tha dedication O.. a
statue to General Win6d Scott Hancock.
which will occur on tho anniverssry OF
Hancock's victory at Spottsylvania Court
House, May -. There will be a psrade q
Of regular troops and militia. General
Francis Walker will be invited to de-
liver the grafton, and the gTanddAugh hter
OF General Hancock will unveil the
statue Captain O. B Tanner, FIRST Del
aware Infantry. aud staf and A. w.
Bogio, OF the. First Delaware Infantry,
were elected TO membership
Evening journal., 1896-04-14
n1l.a wMara a. araee NJ. y. ohuIeh.

Miss Frances E willard the president
OF the National sud Worlds w. g T u,
spoke in Grace NJ ( Church this after
noon and very large audience listened
10 and enioyed the address. Miss WI
lard has worldwide fame not only as q
speaker but as a worker, aud this Is
probably the last opportunity to hear this
most talented woman, many avsiled
themselves Of the chance. Miss Willard
has Just completed FIVE months tour OF
the South. and on April % sails foI
England. where she will be the guest and
CO. worker Of Lady Somerset
Evening journal., 1896-04-14
INFLAMMATION NgWs NoTEs.
-rhe eaunty oOurt wIll convsns On MaI

The county court will convene on May
Thirty members OF tho gymnasium class
OF the Y. NJ. @. A. were photogr iuh-d yes
terdav. In short tine the Athletic Com
sports.
-Tae seventy-seventh annivers .ry Of
the foundation " the Order u Odd
Fellows viii be fttlugly celebrated by
the Wilmington memlers OF the order ,
who will attend service at Grace NJ.
Church on sunday, april 26
The morocco factory Of l. t. Quigloy at
Fourth and Monroe streets has resumed
operations after a long idleness.
The shopmates OF James @. Fox. tiue-
keener OF the p. W. & 3. railroad shops who
died on Arm H. hsve pissed resolutions
respect 10 mis- memo v.
Evening journal., 1896-04-14
RLEGIRIC RAILWAY RUMORS.

Peter l.. Cooper. Jr., SAYS That the New
Castle Charter Has Not Been Sold to a
Syndicate.
For several days there have been
rumors current that a syndicste had
purchased the charter OF the Wilmington
and New Castle Electric Railway Com
pany and also the Eden Park branch Of
the Wilmington City railway over Third
street bridge Coupled With this ruuor
was another To the #. ct that the work
OF construction would begin Immediately
with the ides Of operating the road this
Summer.
1--WE have not sold our charter and so
far as know, the old company has not
sold It's South Side branch - said Peter L
Cooper, Jr TO an EVENING JouRNAL
reporter who call,d upon him this
morning The rumor Is probably due
10 the presencs OF some out-of town
people who are here looking over the
roule ard who may build the road. As
yet, nothing Is ssttl, d
Evening journal., 1896-04-14
The YEARS ESTIMATES.
WHAT WILL BE REQUIRED TO
OPERATE THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


OPERATE THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Report of tho Finance Committee OF the
Board OF Public Educatlon-The Trouble
Between That BODY and the Board Of
Health Brought 60 Mind.
There was a lack Of numbers and Of
enthusiasm at the meeting OF the Board
OF Public Educstion last evening, and
the usual hour OF assembling had come
and gone before quorum could be cor
rallied. When. finally. the gRvel Of
President Baird fell the Building Com
mittee reported that r. B Olsrk. 60 whom
tne work OF improving No 10 school had
been awarded would commence work at
once The resignation OF Miss Louie
Leach, fifth assistant school 25, was
road ana accepted aud Mas Jennie Nor
rson Rppoiutsd to 6ll tho vacancy. tbs
eum OF $400 wat transferred from the
current expenses to the new building
fund.
The fact that thieves had entered
school No l and stolen two overcoats
recently was reported By Mr. Pyle. aud
on his motion $40 was allowed TO build q
clothing closet. ras ma5tsc OF gc,ding
No "a grounds was referred 10 the Com
mites on New Buildings
Tue FinAncs CommlJtee submitted th .
folio wing rspprt, sho 7ing estimates OF
receipts and expenses for next year;
RECEIPTS.