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Evening journal., 1897-02-04
At THE END OF THE ROAD.
Only as Last Resort Would He Part
with Isis Treasures.

A bent old man. shabbily clad, with
face like tho face cf tho pcct Bryant
In the evening twilight he stands, be-
side the desk Of one who is a stranger
to him, in little town in northern
California.
81 ask you to pardon ne, " in a voice
that trembles and is low.
Something confused as 10 illness and
WEAKNESS and then:
'It pains me to seem a beggar. but /
am near the end Of the road, and'-
The sentence dies in inarticulate muir
mur, and from under the worn coat
comes a small bundle wrapped in bit
of faded oilcloth
'It is hard to part with them, even
now," slowly removing the cilcloth,
"but if there is some one here who cares
for rare editions Of good books they may
be thought fair exchange for the price
Of shelter and something warm. -
4 we'll thumbed Shakespeare, a care
fully preserved ''Imitatio Christi.
The old man looks at them tenderly
as they are exposed to view and places
thom revorently on the desk.
The man at the desk views the books
coldly and denies the plea for aid. Not
that he is consciously unkind, but expe-
rience with vagabonds has made him
suspicious, and lie interprets the pathos
as new imposture
Next morning, an hour after sunrise,
pedestrian finds an aged man, with a
face liko that of the poet Bryant, lying
in the shelter of a cypress hedge by the
roadside. The tired heart is still. Rest
must have come about the time the sun
shine touched the valley. Beside the
sleeper. as though it had fallen from be-
meath his coat. well thumbed Shakes
peare, clasped in his gaunt hands care
fully preserved "a Kempis. The
ga Kenipis" has q sprig Of cypress for a
bookmark, OH one of the pages between
which it rests this passage:
80 Father, always to be honored, the
hour is come which from all eternity
J thou didst foresee would arrive; that
thy servant for short time should be
oppressed exteriorly, but interiorly
should ever live unto thee; that h'
should be for n little slighted and hum
bled and should fall in the sight O.
men. San Francisco Call.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
The Tertaie Tracks on the Tapestry I;e-
trayed Him.

Inc Aeitale Lfacits on the tapestry lse-
trayed Him.
-Four or five Washington pastors were
having q pleasant little meeting the
cSler afternoon at the study Of one Of
them, and they were having compara-
lively as much fun out Of it rs that
many FOUNDERS would have had at sa-
loon knee deep III AZ varieties Of tipple
They We're telling Sunday school stories
as a rule, but they swung around after
awhile to temperance.
SIN my youth in Virginia, said the
host, eve had, what is rare nowadays
to wit, lot of more or less seedy and
shabby genteel old fellows who went
about the country delivering lectures on
temperance and getting ont Of it only
ahout 50 much as would clothe and feed
them Some Of them were no doubt good
and conscientious men, but among them
were many who Notwithstanding their
professions, dearly loved to take q glass
of something warming to the inner man.
Most OF these tipplers were very par
ticular not TO have the rrmor get abroad
that they ever tasted the vile stuff. and
when they took their drinks they OBJ
served great secrecy. ! remember there
was one whom we thought to be a most
abstemious old fellow, and no cne
thought he ever tasted Il drop particu-
larly "A maiden aunt of mine who lived
with my mother and was as rigid
temperance woman rs ever came out cf
New England Ny mother was much
moro liberal and wanted always to on-
tcrtain these workers in the good cause,
but my aunt had become so suspicious
Of all of them except this particular ono
that he was the only one who could find
q nights lodging at our place
cone night this old chap came TO stay
ell night, and he had such a severe cold
that my mother prescribed a rubbing cf
goose grease on his feet ard toasting it
in by the fire before he went TO bed.
/ Now, as it happened, i'll the room where
he slept there was a new carpet which
my aunt had presented to my mother as
a birthday gift and there was an old
fashioned sideboard IN the same room,
with two gallon jug of good whisky
/ on il. which somebody had forgotten TO
put inside and lock up. At 8 O clock the
black boy carried in the goose grease to
our guest and left him sitting before the
fire.
Just what happened after that mo-
body knows, but after the guest had de-
parted next morning and the servants
went to straighten up the room they
found tracks innumerable between the
fireplace and the sideboard, and in some
way il was discovered that the old fel-
low, afraid of taking cold, had CREASED
his socks and toasted the grease into his
feet through them, and while the toast
ing was going on he made regular anc
frequent trips to the jug. OF course, il
the tracks ON the carpet had not betrayed
him, no one would have ever noticed bl
the Jug that he had been drinking on
Of il. He never came back again, and
don't know whether my aunt was mor'
panied over the ruined carpet on owe
The ruined idol, for she had the creates
confidence in the old man. Washing
ton Star.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
DETECTED TIE REPEATERS
Innocent Fishhooks Which Caused Whole
sale Arrest OF Voters.

During the reconstruction times IN
Alabama, Just after the late civil war,
all of the state and county offices were
administered by the Republicans. This
was from 1866 10 1874, when the Dem
ocrats again secured control of the gov
ernment and have held it ever since.
The election of George $. Houston, a
Democrat, rs governor in 1914 was one
Of the hottest ever held in the state, and
many Were the tricks practiccd on both
sides in that election. Possibly the most
novel was a device put into operation at
Mobile. Repeaters were common IN
those days. and this device was used by
the Democrats to catch the negroes, who
had learned the repeating trick. All OF
the negroes voted the Republican ticket
then.
On the election day mentioned the
polling places We're opened, and the yot-
ing commenced. The Democratic elec-
ton officers at the boxes had secured a
stock Of small iishhoolKs with which 10
carry out their new plan. Whenever a
negro voted. m officer stuck a hook in
the voters vest front, where II could lee
plainly seen. After having exercised his
constitutional right of voting, Cufy
proceeded to another polling place and
SOUGHT TO vote a second time. He was
thereupon arrested and put IN jail upog
a charge Of fraud. The scheme worked
like charm. BY noon 40 negroes ha6
been arrested and jailed The whole
sale arrests so frightened the negro
who lad Iv. vc;sd ihst iiicy reiiinc
from going - Tho polls chat Gay, an'
the Dsuocro;s won Tie clectiou.--Chi
cagc Iillez l.c-1la
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
prince and Pensant.

Prince Christian of Denmark, had he
been only q king instead of prince,
would certainly outrival the story Of
Alfred Of old and the cakes. One day
he had to review some troops az Bierre,
country town of small dimensions
Riding home, tired and thirsty, he stop
ped at Il farmhouse 20 beg drink. The
old farmers wife baGe him welcome and
enter. As she was at the moment pan
cake making, she asked him II he would
like some. Every much, indeed, re-
piled the prince, and soon he was cou-
fortably seated, enjoying his humble
fare at the kitchen table.
Having finished his meal, he asked
the old dame how much he owed her.
Nothing at all, was the answer On
his persisting that he would prefer pay
ing. she patted his shoulder affection
atolv. saving "YOu are a soldier, my
son. and soldiers are always hard up.
I never take anything from them. - lie
suggested be was not quite so hard
up'' as the generality Of them. "Oh,
know batterv" and with knowing
wink and a nod she turned to her pan
cake making. "It is quite true, good
mother" said the prince, laughing
heartily, 'for, you see, my grandfather
happens to be the king. " Whats" cried
his sstonished hostess. dropping hei
whisk and nearly upsetting the frying
pan in her fright. A second or two she
eazed at him speechlessly, then remark
ed naively, Il should have asked you
into the parlor shouldn't ~
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
PRATT-sM SMITH MARRIAGE.

Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
SMYRNA. Feb. AFTER a quiet mar
riage yesterday by Rev A. N. Keigwin,
at West Presbyterian Church, Will
mington, Nathaniel b. Pratt and his
bride, who was Miss Lille E. Smith,
both of Smyrna, took the evening train
for this town.
The bridal party reached here at s
o'clock and was greeted by a large
crowd of friends who had gathered at
the home Of the groom's father to re-
ceive the happy pair.
After the reception the guests enjoy
ed delicious wedding supper Mr.. and
and Mrs. Pratt received many hand
some presents
Among those present at the reception
were: Mrs. Alvin r. Morrison, Miss
Elizabeth Carlisle, Miss Louaine d.
Smith, Mrs. NJ. j. Eastwood and Charles
H. Smith, OF Wilmington; w. b. Start
and wife. Thomas Coverdale and wife,
Boyer and wife, Mrs. Sarah Webb, Mrs.
Harriet Grieves, Misses Elizabeth c.
Lattomus. Eva Bitter, Lizzie Garrett,
Bertha Pratt and Bessie Pratt, ]. b.
/ Couaselman, Charles Bitter, J. Frank
Webb, Ralph e. Stats, II. r. Jones w
NJ Mcdowell d. F. Phillips and G. S
! Jones, of Smyrna.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
TAXATION IN GLASGOW.

The city of Glasgow, Scotland, has
for some. time been a shining example
in the minds of those who wish to see
the municipal authorities OF our yari-
Gus cities and towns go into all kinds
of works which have heretofore been
managed by chartered companies or
private individuals. There is a large
class of folks in this country who
would like to see the government run
the railroads, telegraph offices and so
forth. The same people want to see the
cities own and run the water works,
gas and electric lighting companies
street cars, and in fact, about anything
that 1t would be possible for them TO
run.
To these people Glasgow has been a
model, for that city owns and runs its
electric light, gas and water plants
street railroads, etc. The profits CT
these go TO the city, and, according to
some authorities of recent date, are so
considerable that taxation, If not al
ready abolished, soon will be. This is
the charming aspect Of the case put by
those who favor this movement in this
country, and it has been pretty gener-
ally believed, for no one has taken the
pains to ascertain whether the people
Of Glasgow had to pay taxes or not.
The story, in its rounds, seems to
have finally arrived in Glasgow, and
the citizens of that city heard for the
first time that they were so highly ia
vored as regards taxation. Whether
they thought people from all parts OF
the world would be crowding them out
in order to get in a locality where tax
alton is unknown. we do not know. but
evidently they thought that as the lord
provost of the city and certain officials
of the corporation were receiving 9
number of letter from all parts o
America desiring to know the truth in
regard to this matter, II would be wei
to enlighten this 'uncivillzed" countr,
OF the real facts.
This has resulted in a statement from
the civic authorities of the city to tn
effect that, though the city may b.
said to have a monopoly of the stree
cars, gas. water, electric lighting ant
other undertakings of this kind and Il
derive a profit from some Of them. tn
statement that the income obtaine
from this source has very considerable
reduced taxes has no foundation. an
while the municipal undertaking
above mentioned have been successful
there is no probability of the city
ever being exempt from taxation.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
RETURNED TO PHILADELPHIA.

Harry Eisenbeck, a small boy Wllh-
out father or mother, and no home,
was found last night by Officer Ma
lonev. standing near French street sta
tion. The officer asked him what he
was doing there and why he did not
90 home. The boy replied that he had
walked here from Philadelphia. He was
taken to the City Hall. and in NUM-
cipal Court this morning Judge Ball di-
rected Agent Stout, of the S. p. c. C.,
to take him in charge He will be sent
back to Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
THE PRINCE MR.. BAYARD's GUEST

LONDON, Feb. 4-Hon. Thomas f.
Bayard, United States ambassador,
gave a dinner in honor Of the Prince of
Wales last night, at his residence, No.
SO Eaton Square. Besides the guest of
the occasion the list of those present
included Cardinal Vaughan, Lord Sails
bury, the Marquis. of Lansdowne, Lord
Halsbury, Lord High Chancellor of
England; the Earl of Leven and Mel
Vile. Earl Stanhope, the Earl of Cam
perdown, the Earl of Northbrock, Earl
Darlington, Lord Esher, Lord BalfOur,
of Burleigh Hon. Thomas b. Fergu-
son, United States minister to Sweden;
Lord Playfair, Lord Russell of Killo-
wen, Lord Chief Justice of England;
Sir William Colville. Sir Will
liam Russell, Sir Charles Hall,
Sir Robert Clements Markham, Sir
Evelyn Wood, General Clarke, J. r.
Carter. secretary of the United States
Embassy. and Lieutenant Commander
w. S. Cowles, naval attache to the
American Embassy
The occurrence of the official dinner
of the speaker of the House of Com
mons prevented the ministers who are
member of the House of Commons from
attending Mr. Bayard's banquet A
small but curious crowd, chiefly COM
posed of women, gathered near Mr..
Bayard's residence and watched the ar
rival of the guests. The pavement in
front of the house was covered with
red carpet. over which was an awning.
Lords Halsbury and Playfair were
the first of the distinguished company
to arrive, and the Prince of Wales was
the last. His royal highness, attended
by General Clarke, arrived in a two
horse brougham at $50 p. m. After
paying Ills respects to his host the
prince congratulated Lord Salisbury
upon the recurrence OF his birthday
the premier being 67 years of age to-
day.
Mr.. Bayard sat at the head of the
| table, with the Prince Of Wales, who
was in o most genial mood, upon his
right and Lord Salisbury upon hi.
| left. The only decorations of the din
/ ing-room and table were made up o
azaleas and lilies of the valley. Th'
dessert was served at 10 O'Clock. wher
/ the conversation of the guests became
| spirited Mrs. Bayard did not make he
appearance during the evening.
In the course of the evening Ambas
sador Bayard. in a few well-choseI
words. offered a toast to Her Gracious
Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prime
of Wales proposed the health of Presi
dent Cleveland speaking in genercu
terms of Americas chief magistrate
The guests took their departure at 1
o'clock.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04

II the Delaware State Hospital at
Farnhurst is worth supporting at all.
1t is worth supporting well. We think
that the visit Of the members Of the
Legislature to the institution to-day
will give them better idea Of the mag
nificent opportunity which they now
have of putting most creditable state
institution on a good footing hnan-
cially. For some time Farnhurst has
had a hand-to-mouth existence. The
insufflciency of the state appropriation
has been severely felt by the trustees
This time they know just how much
money they will need to maintain tn,
institution during the next two years
They have stated their case fairly ant
fully, as becomes business men. anC
their request should be fairly and full,
considered.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
sl00 REMARn slnn-

The leaders OF this paper will be pleased
10 learn there Is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able 60 cure
In all its stages and that is Caterrn.
Halls Catarrh Cure is tho only positive
cure known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being Il constitutional disease. re-
Quires a constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
faces of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation Of the disease. and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature In dong
its work. Tho DrCprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers. THAT they
oher one Hundred Dollars for any cas-,
that it fails 20 cure Send for list Of tcs-
tinloniais.
Address r. ! CHENEY & Co. Toledo o
sold ~ lfussist. ,5-.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
cnr searohers.

"Thero is class of people, says a
railroad man, "who are always last to
leave the cars-for a purpose. This is
esnecially noticed on suburban trains.
They go from one end OF the train to the
other, looking in seats on both sides Of
the car. II is impossible for our men to
be always on the watch, and presumably
there are many losses that can never be
reclaimed. New York Tribune.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04

star,h srA Caie- Rsl,sved In 10 To 80
minutes - One short pun of the breath
through the blower, supplied with each
bottle of Or. Agnew's Catarrhal Pow
der, diffuses the Powder over the sur
face of the nasal passages. Painless
and delightful to use. IL relieves in
stantly, and permanently cures Ca
tarrh, Hay Fever. Colds. Headache.
Sore Throat, Tonsilitis and Deafness
so cents.
Sold by Miller Drug Company. 4O2
Market street: n. b. Danforth. Second
and Market streets
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
"LOTTA" IN WASHINGTON So
CIETY

Miss Crabtree, better known by her
stage name of "Lotta,' assisted Mrs.
Carlisle in receiving her guests in
Washington yesterday. Lotta is Win
tering in Washington, and is as fasci-
mating in manner and charming in con-
versation as he was on the stage, which
she left about five years ago.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
CONTEMPORARY OPINION.
FoNcIER. BANKING

CREDIT FONCIER" BANKING.
II Is said that a credit foncier bank
is soon to be organized in Chicago
under a charter obtained in Iowa, and
to be named the International Hypoth-
ecate Bank. All the plans are not yet
matured but when they are. we shall
see In this country a practical example
of a credit foncier bank. and then Won
der why il was not introduced before
We have no desire 10 advertise the
Chicago institution i'm any special way
We know ncne CT the men interested IL
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
PHILLIPs-KNowLEs

Miss Myrtle f. Knowles, daughter of
]. Bayard Knowles. Of Bethel, Sussex
county. and Harry e. Phillips, of near
Mt. Zion. were married last evening.
The ceremony took place in the Bethel
NJ. e. Church, and was performed by
the pastor. Rev. d. f. McFaull. A re-
ception followed at the home of the
bride.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
JUsTIS

POCOMOKE CITY, Md, Feb A.
Miss BERTHE Lewis and Samuel Justis, Of
Gargartha, Accomac county, Va, ar
rived here yesterday on the LA eX-
press, repaired to Parker's Hotel and
were quietly married. Rev. p. l.. FL
dordice, pastor the Methodist Protes-
tant Church. performed the ceremony.
The bride was elegantly dressed in a
gray silk travelling outfit, with hat and
gloves to match.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
MEETINGS At GRACE CHURCH.

A well-attended meeting was held IN
Grace NJ. E. Church this afternoon at 3
O'Clock and a similar meeting will be
held tomorrow afternoon. The meet
ings will be held each night this week
except Saturday.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
REDUCED RATES TO WASHINGTON
ON ACCOUNT OF THE INAUGU
RATION VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.

RATION VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.
For the benefit Of those who desire 20
attend the ceremonies incident TO tn
inauguration of President-elect Mckin
lev. the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
many will sell excursion tickets to
Washington March 1, 2, 8, and 4, valid
to return from March TO S, at the toll
lowing rates:
From Philadelphia, s5.40; Harris
burg, s5.06; Wilmington. S4.35; Balti-
more, SLIGO, and from all other stations
on the Pennsylvania system at reduced
rates.
This Inauguration will be a most in
teresting event, and will undoubtedly
attract a large number of people from
every section of the country.
The magnificent facilities of the
Pennsylvania railroad make this line
the favorite route to the national capi
tai at all times. and its enormou
equipment and splendid terminal ad
vantages at Washington make 1t es
pecially popular on such occasions.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
rHE CONTRACT AWARDED.

The contract for building the four ad-
ditioaal morocco factories for the Ford
Company was awapied this morning 10
Patrick Fahey. His bid was S4S 700.
There we're tve other bidders.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
.PRATT-SMITR WEDDING
Reception at Smyrna Attended
BY Wilmington Guests.
Mr.. BAYARD DINBD THE PRINCE
ENTERTAINED A NOTED ASSEM-
BLAGE LAST NIGHT-OTHER
MATTERS OF SOCIAL INTEREST
ABOUT WILMINGTON PEOPLE
AND THEIR FRIENDS.

All communications intended for inser-
ton In this column should be addressed to
Society Editor, care of the Evening Jour-
nal Communications should be written
one side OF the paper only.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04

The Senate seems to be playing with
the arbitration treaty great deal as a
cat does with mouse and with equal
wisdom.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04

Ten years in prison is severe SEN
tence, but Frank Thomas. the brutal
negro assailant of Mrs. Carrie e. Ball.
richly merited the full extent of the
law meted out to him by the Court of
General Sessions. The assault was
most aggravated in form and sinister
in character. The severity of the SEN
tence will make other fends hesitate
before permitting their brutal passions
to impel them to make an assault upon
Delaware womanhood.
Evening journal., 1897-02-04

John ID. Long, who is talked of for
McKinley's Cabinet, once ran for office
on a Democratic ticket and is said to
have voted for Cleveland the first time
he ran for president. This is passing
strange, and reminds us of the old say
ing that Politics make strange bed
fellows"
Evening journal., 1897-02-04
LAMBERT BURKE.

EASTON. Md. Feb. Miss Nellie
p. Burke. daughter OF Rev. George w.
Burke. pastor of ST. Michacis Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. and niece Of
Rev. Asbury Burke. of Wilmington. was
married yesterday TO Edward Lambert.
Of Chestertown. at the church. in st.
Michaers. The marriage ceremony was
performed by the brides father, assist
ed by her brother, Rev. Edgar Burke.
Mrs. G. X. Benson was organist The
ushers were Carroll Price and William
e. Price. of St. Michaels; Wilbur
Thomas. OF Chestertown, and Walter
johnson. Of Cambridge. Miss Mary
! Burke, the brides sister. was maid OF
honor. ard Frederick G. Milton, Of
/ Chostertown, the groom's best man.
SOCIAL. AND Personal NOTES.
Miss Emily Gray. OF this city. assist
cd Mrs. Richard Olney wife oi the see
gctary CT state. in receiving a distin
Evening journal., 1897-02-04

Considering the perils Of the sea. is
IL not somewhat notable that the
woman who made $50 voyages across
the Atlantic finally died on dry land?
Evening journal., 1897-02-04

ASK for the New York Biscuit Com
pany's spice bars.
The herald., 1897-06-13
Los ANGELES HERALD, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 49, 1897

former basso Of the Royal Opera COM
pany, London, bass soloist; Miss Beres-
ford JOY Of this city, contralto; Mr.. Mo-
dini- Wood, tenor. The decision for So
prano lies between Miss Adelaide
Beardsley and Miss Mansfield of New
York, and the result will be known in
a few days. Miss Mary O'Donoghue
has been engaged as the accompanist
and pianist. The program for this fes-
tivai will be as follows: Max Bruch's
Fair Ellen" Haydn's Creation"
There will be one evening devoted en-
tirely to Beethoven, at which time the
Fifth Symphonic and the great choral
Fantasia for full chorus quartet of SO
loists, orchestra and piano, 1.-THE Ded-
ication of the House." will be given.
There will be an orchestra of
forty men and chorus from different
parts of California to take part in this
festival, some of which are already at
work, and others to be organ
ized The first rehearsal took place
at the Blanchard Fitzgerald Music hall
The herald., 1897-06-13

season At Music hail. The program in
cludes Mrs. Beach's latest work, "The
Rose of Avontown," which is conceded
by musical critics to be one of her moet
scholarly and beautiful choral compo-
sitions.
The story upon which Mrs. Beach
POUNDS her charming musical idyl is told
in simple verse by the author, Caroline
Mischka. The poem is full Of tender
thought and poetic color which Mrs
Beach has most happily portrayed ir
musical form.
The little ballad in touching and al
times pathetic lines compares the future
OF young bride beside that of the rose
rose that "once bloomed in Avontown,'
and which, charming to see, sht
"plucked for her adorning." AS tn,
years rolled by, the bright and rosy
dreams of her girlhood one by one faded
and dropped away, like the roses pet.
ais, leaving only the heart of gold, en-
blematical Of true and eteadfast love