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Evening journal., 1896-09-17
RAclna WOMEN.
Many 81 Them IN England tfov they BE.
have M the Races.

Many 81 Them IN Epgiand-tfo They Be
have NJ the Races.
There are women who race 60 make
money. / used 60 know one She was a
dcmurc looking spinster of that certain
ago" which stands FOR go or thcrcabout,
dWclt quietly in a country villa, and
only occasionally visited race courses. But
her income was derived from winners, and
so good were the tips she obtained that she
lived I'm considerable comfort although she
had only about 600 year Of Regular reye-
nue. Then there arc women who race for
the love of h0rscncsh These are incessant-
ly i'm the stable and in the paddock, Ike
the late Duchess of Montrose, as good a
Judge OF a horse as most men and not bad
at spotting the qualities of "a jockey. 9th
er women race, as thcy play baccarat or
poker from sheer desire for excitement
The gambling instinct b. strong within
them and must be satisfied whether at
Monte Carlo or 80 Ascot But the largest
number of racing women hail from the
ranks of those who love a picnic, ilirta-
tion, an open air lunch and the chance of
wearing a smart summer gown.
Ascot is a picnic with horses as Interrupt
tions and royalty as "a spectacle. AT least
half the women who go there scarcely
BLluCc ul llo race COURSE bWlcc IN lilt loui
days Of the meeting They are busy star
ing at one another, eating luncheons and
teas and smiling on favored swains, whose
violent excursions into the ring they regard
with extreme edisapprobatiOn. Gowns and
attentive guardsmen, strawberries and
cream and princesses-those four items
fairly sum up Ascot for them. If thoy win
a few pairs of gloves on the races, so much
the better When they back horse, It is
usually on account of the pretty colors OF
the owner or the attractive appearance OF
the jockey 1t is funny to note the con
tempt with which they arc regarded by
really keen racing women, who will take
any trouble, undergo any humiliation IN
the endeayor 20 bo "in the know" about
the favorito.
A famous Jockey, who has now retired
from the turf once told me somo Of his
| experiences, and described the way in which
Mghborn DANES pursued him and The
shifts to which they put themselves IN or
| der TO get at him. One, an English duchess
! used to trot all over the place after him
/ call at his house, take his wife out dining
and kiss his children whenever she me
| them, so long as he rode. As soon as h'
| gave up the saddle she dropped him an,
even ceased to recognize him when she en-
countered him occasionally mt Newmarket
London Gentlewoman.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
a MookInr I,Irdla nanoe.

With bodies stiff and straight as an ar
row, head erect and feathers fattened,
wings dropping loosely forward, but tails
elevated at as acute an angle 60 the body
az possible, the dancing solemnly begins.
The eyes are steadily fixed, and as method
ically as any soldiers upon drill they
sturdily 90 through the movement of
bounding, rising quite high, and descend
ing in very nearly the same place each
time, from one cr1 Cl t-c layground to
the other, back and forth, always keeping
the line about a foot apart. AS each one
nears his or her corner, each slowly and
dignifedly turns a complete circle then
again faces the other, always diagonally,
and slowly bounds back, to repeat the
movement at the other end Sometimes
both viii turn away to look off at some
distant object, just as a cat win apparently
forget the mouse che is tornenting. That.
however, seems 20 be only part of the
ceremony for soon both turn back and the
dance Is resumed.
One day l chanccd 60 witness one of
these pretty sights as 1t took place beneath
the widespreading branches of a large
orange tree, but the scene was interrupted
quito unexpectedly. just at tho most
graceful part of an intricate pirOuCtte a
very puffy and motherly old hen who
With an unlimited number of offspring
had becn serencly picking up a dinner
close by, evidently felt asuddcn impatienc,
at tho sight Of all this folly, for TO III,
surprise and amusement, she made quicl
rush and dashed between these happ.
Knockers, startling them almost out O
their senses Instantly the atmosphere wa
pcrmeated with two separate and distinc
streams of silk splitting fire, each fully
/ rod long, as tho two angry birds departe
for the protection Of a noighboring lemo
tree Popular Science Monthly.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17

The following letter bears importan
ttetimony regarding City SalicitO.
Tpman's opinal OF the law regard
ing the mill work done by Art'ur w
Bricrlcy q member OF the Board OF
Education, at No. 16 school.
To The Board o. Public Educati.n
Geptiemen Yon' letter of September
1. stating that one Of the mer.bcrs of
ycur board received money for mil
work, furnished at No. 10 school OF
Howard school. aud asking whether
or moi the action OF the person named
In contracting fo~ work for thc hoard
as sub-contraciOr is a violation OF
ccCtioa 15. of the law passed at Dover
Apnl l2 1898, has been received. Tho
law in regard to this matter is found
in section 146. page &c. of the city
charter, and is as follows:
"NO member Of the Board OF Educh-
ton shall directly or indirectly DC cJn-
SEEMED or Interested peouniariiy in aay
hid, ,0ccr or contract made to, with. 10y
q. for said board. They shalt lave nc
pay or cmoluments, nor be allowed
ary compensation for any er5ice
The tbove statute and the purpose
tor Nhich IL was passed are so cloa,
in my mind as 10 require no comment
whatever.
We understand. however. tha. the
position advanced by the gentleman
connected with this matter is -ihas h'
:, not bidder-Ort sub-bidder. Thai
H.. he dId not put m any bid wna-ev9r
himself directly 20 the Board of Edu
CatNn. but merelg placed a sub. iC
with q successful contractor, whicl
sa'l contractor Is not MEMBER Of th'
saic Board OF Education. The sim
plost ehswer ID this, it seems, is hG
e TO read the ABOVE law in tn follow
ing manner:
mo member Of the Board Of IsIucA
t.On sLall indirectly be conaernc oi
interested pecunimsly in any contrat
made. with or for said bOa-l.' Tn'
cole question now is: rs, or is not,
this gentleman interested in tais CfI.
tiant hat he is so interes-el. the;'
IS no possibility OF doubt
Ihc object of the Legislature II
rnssiue this law was two-foll First
TO protect the clty's pocket-book, AIT
r~ttrc. 10 prevent the possIDii.y q
any public scandal by comple.elv 20
n orn 2 from a., the members of O.
Board uf Education the sligh = & tenT
tation OF misusing their official pos
tinrs for the purpose OF advancing ID
pes Boual or selfsh interests ~ them
selves or others, sEd II has 1ccola
tishcd this object by saying in vcr
unmistakable terms that no membe
of said board shall directly or ind
rectly be Interested in any way what
ever I'm any contract which the sal
board gives out.
We are OF the opinion that the az
tion OF the person named in contrac
ing for work for the board as n sui
contractor Is a violation OF section
OF the law passed at Dover April Il
1883.
Very respectfully,
ROBERT G.. HARTMAN.
City Solicitor.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
DIED

DAVIS.-On September II, 1896, Maize
infant daughter of Benjamin and
Amy Davis.
DORSEY.-On September 70, 1896
Thomas A., son of the late John
and Ann Dorsey, aged % years.
GETZ.-On September 12, 1896, Jacob
son of Rebecca and the late John
Getz, aged &c years.
MCABE.-On the 18th instant. Eliza
beth McCabe, wife of Enoch McCabe
aged 81 years.
MURPHY.-In this city, on the It'll
instant. Mary w, daughter of John
and Anie Murphy, aged 9 months.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
AMONG THE WHEELMEN.

The Chester Bicycle Club has select
ed a suitable site for its club house in
that town.
A bicycle with a small third wheel
trailing behind it is to be seen on VIII
mington streets. 1t is the invention
OF Rev. T. Z. Montgomery, pastor OF
Olivet Presbyterian Church. The new
wheel is said to obviate all the vibra
tion which has been one OF the great
est bars to the use of the bicycle.
There are three amateur and three
professional events scheduled for the
day bicycle meet to be held at River-
view on Saturday
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
SCHOOL OF ORATORY FOOTBALLISTS
STRONG TEAM SELECTED TO REP
RESENT THE SCHOOL ON THE
GRIDIRON THIS FALL.

GRlDlRJN lttlN VAIL.
The candidates OF the Delaware
School of Oratory's football team me
i'm Eden Hall last night and the team
for the coming season was selected.
These are the members Right end
Griffith; right tackle, Steptoe; right
guard. Watson; centre. Campbell. cap
tain; left guard, Chambers; left tackle
Benson; left end, Traynor; quarter
back, Maloney; right half-back, Con
nell; left half-back, Mckee; full back
Prentiss; substitutes, Todd. Reese, Nc
Kee, Lloyd and Kirk. This is one
the strongest line-ups in the state.
The first game of the team wiit=b
played on September 26 at Rivcrylcw
with the Manual Training school Of
Philadelphia, on the occasion OF the
School OF Oratorys field day. A silver
cup will be offered as a prize to the
winning team.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
spEAKs WELL OE RICE.

John c. Bell, chairman Of the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania football COM
mittee. in an interview in Philadelphia
yesterday had the following to say
OF Herbert l.. Rice, of Wilmington:
Rice, however, is showing mp very
well at quarterback, in fact better
than King Dickson or any OF the Other
men. Dickson, however, has beer
handicapped from the fact that he has
lame shoulder, and / believe that as
soon as this defect is remedied he will
be in shape to do first-class work
Jackson, Morice or Colbert are possi
bilities for quarter"
Evening journal., 1896-09-17

between October 81 and November 10.
The Wilmington High School fcct-
ball team will play team selected
from the members of the Alumni Assoc
citation at Riverview next Thursday.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
.FLASHSKIN is
WOVEN SUNSHINE

Flashskin is a new polishing
cloth, halfa yard square. Price
two for a quarter. One enthus
last calls it woven sunshine, "
as it brightens every dark spot.
Expert judgment pronounces
it successful 1t will polish
everything made of wood,
metal or glass. Equally effec-
tive, old or new, soiled or
clean, wet or dry. Will not
scratch nor injure anything.
Special for Saturday-Sev-
enty-fve Table Cloths, each
cloth containing 2, "a, 2H
and 3 yards of extra heavy
German DamsSJ pure linen
with iron wearing quality,
woven into beautiful and ar
tistic patterns. They are 64
inches wide and will be for
that day, $I.oo, SI.I2, $I.25
and 81 so for each cloth, and
these goods are fully worth
one-thiid more.
Twenty d, zen Boys Heavy
Bicycle Stockings, fast black,
3 pairs for so cents.
Look at our new Dress
Stuffs. Counters and sbelve:
full of them at remarkably
low prices.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
Gus. HILLs nVANITY FAIR.E


vanity Fair" which comes to the
Opera House September %, is the
name given to new and interesting
melange, which is undoubtedly the
best play OF its kind before the public
to-day. Il is seldom that a travelling
theatrical organization carries such
superb and original scenery, or even
attempts to produce such wonderful
and startling mechanical effects. The
management of VANITY Fair" has left
nothing undone, and the result is un-
qualified success. In what is gener-
ally called a burlesque comedy, but
which in Vanity Fair" has been so
enlarged and strengthened that it has
become a spectacular comedy, there
are introduced scenes in a swell bar
Der shop and Coney Island by day that
are almost perfect.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
SHOT A DOG.

Policeman Eakin last night shot a
dog belonging to James Quinn, of 525
East Fifth street. 1t had bitten small
son OF Mr.. Quinn.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
THE GRANDINs MONDAY NIGHT.

NTNIIINITIlNN NIVINIVINI
"All the world loves a lover" and
on the stage Of to-day nothing is moro
acceptable to the public than stars
who are known In their private life as
beyond reproach. Mr.. and Mrs Gran
din have both won success before their
marriage. And have doubled their sue
cess since they have faced the public
as Mr. and Mrs. Grandin. AS Eva
Mountford, Mrs Grandin was recog-
nized as a leading emotional actress.
She is young, handsome, OF fine figure
and has a name Of being one OF the
handsomest and most original in the
matter OF costume The play to be
given at the Grand Opera House next
Monday ngiht will be "At the Carni-
val"
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
cHADIPIoN SHOT OF THE WORLD.

Miss Annie Oakley writes: Myself and
many Of the Buffalo Bill Wild West Co
have given Aliens Foot-Ease. the powder
TO shake into the shoes, a most thorough
trial. and can honestly say that il does
all ii not more than you claim" IL in
stantly takes the sting out Of Corns and
Bunions. Aliens Foot-Ease is n certain
cure for swollen. smarting, aching, bis.
tered or sweating feet. Sold by al drug.
Eists and shoe stores 25c. Sample seni
FREE Address Allen S. Olmstcd. IL
Roy, n. Y.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
DELAWARE FIELD CLUB TOURNA
MENT.

The tennis tournament OF the Della
ware Field Club will be held at its
grounds, at Elsmere. next Saturday
Entries will be received until Friday
afternoon, and opponents will be an
nounced on Saturday morning.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
ADJUSTMENTS.
aWANGo LAST NIGHT.

The largest audience OF the season
saw the ever-popular Wang" at the
Opera House last night. Albert Hart,
as Wang" was as clever and funny
as usual, and Miss Norma Kopp, as
Mataya, was charming. The chorus
was fine, and the scenery gorgeous.
With one or two exceptions, the cast
was excellent.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
SPORTING NEWS NOTES.

The fight between "Tom" Shar key
and Jim" Corbett will in all prob
ability take place in Carson City, Mo,
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
NEW
SUITS
FOR
R0Y4

clothing, which above all others
should be we'll made, is a very
poor saving. We don't hunt
for the lowest priced, which
usually means poorly made.
badly cut and roughly trimmed
garments; but we are particu-
lar to get the very best and
and most serviceable that We
can sell at moderate prices.
This is why you can rely on
every suit we sell. We have so
much faith in them that we
pat our label on every one of
them. Wonderful values in
short pant suits for boys, sizes 3
to 16 years, at SO, 81 and s5,
and as low as 50. Full lines of
Refers and Overcoats.
Closed evenings except sat.
urday at 6 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1896-09-17

Ice styliss kind, the
good kind, the kind
that wears we'll and the
kind that is the best to
buy because it wears
longer and better. A
few cents skimped in
the MAKING of -,
Evening journal., 1896-09-17
NO. l6 SCHOOL MIDDLE
City Solicitor Harman Quotes
the Law.
BRIERLEY PROMPTLY RESIGNS.

HE STATES HE SIMPLY ACTED AZ
sUB-CONTRAc7OR. - THE MAT
Ter HAS AROUSED A COEM)
TlON AMONG THE BOARD.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-01-02
A CONVENT PRISON.

In Austria. woman; no matter what
she may do, is never regarded or treated
uuite as criminal. She may rob. burn,
kill set every law at defiance, in
fact. break all the commandments IN
turn without fear of ever being
called upon to face "a gallows. She is
not even sent to an ordinary prison to
do penance for her sins; the hardest
fate that can befall her. indeed, is to be
compelled to take up her abode for
time in convent. There the treat
ment meted out to her is not so much
Justice seasoned with mercy, as mercy
seasoned. and none too well, with JUS
tice. Even in official reports she is an
"erring sister"-one who has, it is true.
strayed from the narrow path, but quite
involuntarily.
The convent to which Vienna sends
it's erring sisters is at Neudorf, only a
few miles away from the city. There
any woman who is convicted of either
crime or mis1emeanor is at once trans
ported. The judge before whom she is
tried decides, of course, how long she
shall remain. He may, too, if he deems
it right, give orders that while there
she shall pass day in solitary contlne
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-01-02

he has mastered even the rudiments OF
a trade. He has. perhaps. learned one
or two details. but the monotony there
of day in and day out has simply added
to the mental and physical deterioration
which all Imprisonment causes. The
reformatory system carried out to Its
logical conclusion, will adopt such IN
dustries for the employment of the con-
yicts that will enable it to advance
prisoner step by step until trade is
mastered. 1t will establish schools to
supply any deficiency i'll education. Thus
awakening the ambition of the inmates
and enabling them upon their release
to encounter the world on tirmer
basis than before. 1t comedies the tact
that every interest requires that the in
mates should become good citizens, and
that financial considerations are OF
secondary Importance. AS the contract
system has never yet made an lnstitu-
, tion self-supporting. the difference IN
! the yearly expenditure cannot be SO
very great, and the result produced ISIS
much superior that there can be no queS-
ton but what the reformatory system
is the cheapest in the end. Although
causing, at the beginning, larger out
lay, it has come TO stay, and by so doing
has sounded the death -kne!l of the con
tract system. RECIDIvlST.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-01-02
re,..e., 81 40 per year, III advance
Six Months 10 cents.

prosperous looking set of women than
these convent prisoners: TO see them
one would never dream they were sup
posed to be undergoing punishment,
They are perfect models OF cleanliness
and order. their nair is carefully dressed
their cotton gowns are quite spotiess
and SO are the bright colored tichus
they all wear Physically, they seem
to be Just about up to the average: but
intellectually. 50 far as an outsider can
Judge. they are considerably either
above or below the great mass OF their
fellows, Some of the faces are almost
idiotic in their stupidity; others are
quite startlingly clever keen, sharp
and sagaclous. Although d few OF the
prisoners looked depressed or Snf!en,
the great majority seemed not only
contented, but happy, happier by tar
than half the working women one
comes across in the outside world.
There was touch of something quite
pathetic in the expression OF more than
one who was there; it was as II they
had atlength found rest and peace
after much sore tossing, anu were
grateful. -pornhill Magazine
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-01-02
REFoRMATORY AND CONTRACT
LABOR SYSTEMS.

Since the adoption of the refOrndtory
system in a great many penal instltu-
tions. another system. that OF contract
labor. has been abandoned to an extent
hardly realized. The agitation carried
on by various labor unions against this
system was, no doubt, the primary
cause of it's REIMBURSEMENT in some OF
the states where the unions were
factor that politicians had to deal
with. still this would not account tor
it's abolishment in states where the
unions were not power. The cause
thereof must be sought in another dl-
rection, and it is the belief OF the writer
that the true reason of its renounce-
ment is to be found i'll the fact OF It's IN
compatibility with reference to reform
atory methods. The object and prln-
ciple of the two systems are so radically
different that it has been impossible to
reconcile them. and as the former has
come to stay the latter must Succumb
The object of the one is the reforma
ton of the prisoner, the aim of the
other is to make money. The reform
system endeavors to train the mind
heart and hand; to regenerate the mar
and strengthen him. The contrac'
system, on the other hand, however lib
eral the contractor may be, regards th'
prisoner solely from labor standpoint
The sole object of the contractor is tt
derive profit from the prisoners ser
vices for so many hours per day, and h
is not interested in any manner In III
physical, mental or moral welfare. A
the expiration of his sentence the con
Wet is less fit to cope with the outsid
world than before; as, no matter hoy
long he may have labored at any ma
chine or bench, it cannot be said tina
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-01-02
FREEDOM AND LIBERTY

Freedom and liberty are not synon- |
ymous terms. although frequently used
as equivalents of each other. Freedom
denotes right. liberty supposes pre-
yious restraint. Freedom is a subject
that is often discussed by people who
possess the least knowledge thereof.
1t is matter of Importance that all
persons should have a clear idea OF,
and well-delned opinion as to what
in reality constitutes freedom. Through
the ignorance of the majority OF the
people the few have often been able to
use the word as "a pretense to advance
their own selfish objects, and to commit
acts in it's name that would not have
been tolerated for a moment if the
greater number had known the true
meaning of the term. Liberty may be
divided into three classes: Religious,
Personal and Civil. Religious liberty
is that in which there is no prohibition
of the free exercise thereof, and men
are permitted to "worship God accord
ing to the dictates of their own con-
science Personal liberty means the
right to come and go without restraint,
the right to choose vocation and to
change it; in short, person has perfect
control of mind and body, always with
a due regard for the laws of the coun
trv, the Just claims of society and the
rights of his fellow man. Civil liberty
gives men the power to perform acts
in their corporate capacity as citizens
which they are allowed to do as indi
viduaIs. Yet man may possess all Of
these and still be most abject slave
1t is not necessary that man should b'
deprived of liberty in order to be in ;
state of bondage. No restraint ma.
have been placed on his speech or &C
. tions. nevertheless, he is held in tn
, thraldom of his own evil habits o
, passions. The bondmen Of Israel il
5 Egypt, the serfs in Russia, the slave
+. in our own country possessed libert
: compared to the man who surrender
9 himself to his passions. There may b'
a on the other hand, all the outwar
|, signs of bondage, yet the one so boun
n may enjoy the highest kind of ments
+ and moral freedom. K. Ais