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Evening journal., 1897-09-15
AM. Vim Lndies, Nnidr.

A naturalist has been making obser-
vations on the toilets of ants, and has
discovered that each insect goes
through a cleaning process as elaborate
as that of a cat, only not performed by
herself, but by another, who acts for
the time being as lady's maid. Ants of
the genus "atta" were the subject Of
these observations. These, he found,
slept in relays for about three hours.
When they woke up they would stretch
their limbs just like warm-blooded ami
mails; even, under the microscope, he
could watch them yawn. Then begins
the toilet. The assistant starts by
washing the face of her companion,
and goes on TO the thorax and legs.
The attitude of the cleansed is one
of intense satisfaction, resembling thnt
of dog or cat when his head is being
scratched. She lies down with ell her
limbs stretched loosely out; she rolls
over on her side. even her back, q per
feet picture of ease. The pleasure The
creature takes in being thus combcd
and sponged is really enjoyable 10 the
observer.-N. Y. World.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
A FEW CASES MORE.
Iouthern Towns Find Some New
Fever Patients to Watch.
WALL TENTS ARE SENT TO MEMPHIS.
The New Orleans Board of Health Ex-.
poets That There VIII BE More
Sufferers, but Does Not Fear
Serious Results.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Surgeon
General Wyman has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from DR.. Guiteras. the
governments expert at Mobile. concern
ing the yellow fever situation there:
Patient at City hospital is still liv-
ing The case of Bosarge, reported by
me as suspicious, have not been able
10 see again. The subsequent history
makes the case more suspicious. Bo-
sarge has not been out of the city nor
IN any apparent way connected with
people from Ocean Springs. / have just
been shown another case, which 1 have
pronounced without doubt yellow fever.
lie Is mOtorman; no apparent con-
lection with other cases. have heard
he history Of another case. which is
very suspicious. The cases are not
grouped in any one quarter of the
city"
dispatch was received from Fon-
tainebleau, Miss. the site of the deten-
ton camp, from Surgeon White, stating
that DR.. Gaines reports one new case at
Berkeley. A nurse and rations We're or
dered there.
The surgeon general ordered by tele-
graph 200 wall tents. 12 by IA feet. to be
shipped Immediately from st. Louis to
surgeon Young at Memphis, there to be
held until further orders.
Steward Goodman was ordered from
Fortress Monroe. Va, to the detention
camp at Fontainebleau, Miss.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
TroubIe For Annrchlst ventre.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 15.-The treas
lry department has received informa-
lion that an anarchist named Joseph
Ventre some time ago was expelled
rom Spain and that he had arrived at
rampicO, Mexico en- route to the United
States. 1t is also stated that Ventre
received assistance from parties in
uexico in his efforts to reach this coun-
ry and that passage had been engaged
or him on the City of Washington. The
,aptain Of the vessel. however, refused
% receive him. and 1t is expected that
ne VIII now make an effort to cross the
border either at some point in New
Mexico or Texas. Customs officials have
oeen notified to be on the alert. and IL
'ound Ventre VIII be deported as an
assisted immigrant
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
May BE More at New orleans.

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 15.-No oon-
,ealment is made of the expectation Of
he officials that possibly dozen cases
more will develop here, but the large
medical staff now employed in fighting
the disease are not less confident than
they We're at the start that they will
finish yellow jack before frost comes,
OF at least keep him very "groggy"
A majority of the existing cases are
Improving, and fatal consequences are
looked for in only one instance at pres
ont. The authorities expect any other
cases that appear to be sporadic, and If
they are all as widely separated from
each other as are the present cases the
health officers do not believe there win
De any alarm in the situation.
The board of health has announced
Eve additional suspected cases.
Reports from Ocean Springs say there
have been four new cases. Surgeon
Wasdin, VINO is IN. is doing well.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
DIED FROM FRIGHT.
stood the Strain Until the Horror
Killed Him.

stood the Strain Until the Horror
Killed Him.
"One of the most remarkable Incl
dents of death by fright that 1 ever
came across" said local celebrity
the other day, happened in Mexico
several years ago. when 1 was making
trip through the upper portion of the
republic on horseback. We had in the
crowd q couple of Mexicans. who did
the camp work and cooked for the
party, which included besides myself
a couple of friends. One evening one of
the Mexicans was absent for several
hours from the camp and started out
to find him. 1 went into the bush in
the direction 1 had seen the fellow go
and had not walked more than a quar-
ter of mile before caught sight of
ManIelo, that was his name, reclining
in q comfortable manner against the
trunk of a small mesquite bush. As
drew nearer 1 was surprised to see the
fellows face set in fearful stare, just
as if he might have seen a ghost. My
nstonishment was considerably accen-
tuated when l observed, coiled in Man
uelo's lap, large rattler. The snake
was swaying its head in languorous
manner, kissing slightly, but not rat
tling. 1t had not seen me as yet
took out my pistol with a purpose Of
killing the snake, as bad n marksman as
was, and dared not make a noise for
fear the snake would bury its fangs in
the flesh of the Mexican. crept toward
the pair. There was a sudden cessatiO
in the kissing and the head swayed no
more. II had heard me. There was a
sudden uncoiling of its folds and be-
fore I could shoot the rattler slipped
off the lap of Manuelo and disappeared.
The Mexican still gazed into vacancy
with the same awful stare of horror |
had first noticed. put my hand upon
| his shoulder and there was no response.
lie was dead. Actually, as it turned
out. killed by fright. He must have
gone to sleep and while slumbering the
rattler had crawled from the bush into
his lap. Awakening, the unfortunate
man must have seen the snake before
he moved. and, held fascinated by the
gaze Of the reptile. and realizing that
to move must be death. had stood the
strain until the horror had killed him.
N. O. Times-Democrat
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
Sir Jul,an.s Term Extended.

LONDON, Sept 15.-Truth says: "a
great honor is reserved for Sir Julian
Paunceforte, which was not conferred
on any OF his diplomatic colleagues Ac-
cOrding to the regulations. he would re-
tire in 1898. but Lord Salisbury has ex-
.ended his term of Office at Washington
for Il months. Neither Lord Dufferin,
Elliott nor Thornton obtained such an
extension. It is a very great compli-
ment to Paunceforte, who deserves Il,
as he has proved altogether the right
man in an especially perilous epoch
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
UNCLE SANS STAMPS.
A Private Individual Would Like the
PROFIT Made ON Them.

A Private Individual Would Like the
Prodt Made ON Them.
It costs the government now just five
cents for 1000 stamps, delivered any
where in the United States. One thou
sand two-cent stamps are sold for $50.
1t viii thus be seen that Uncle Sam has
a trust worth having. and that his prof
its are not TO be despised even by a
bloated bondholder. In fact, Uncle
Sam Is envied so much by other capital
lists that frequently other parties start
into the business OF printing stamps,
without first securing a license or even
trying TO get one. Sometimes the Sc
eret service Office catches the guilty
parties, but in case due discretion is
exercised the counterfeitlng of stamps
is not very difficult, as little close at
tention is bestowed upon them In the
mails. But the expense is so great,
and the returns so small. that the couu-
terfeiters do not linger long al a stamp
job.
During a single year the bureau Of
engraving and printing prints about
ssO,OoO,OOO worth of stamps This is
over an average Of one dollar per head
for every inhabitant of the United
States. and indicates that weare a great
race of letter writer's, assuming that
each person writes one letter a week
All people who write letters, however,
are not thoughtful enough 20 prepay
them. Some idea of the number of de-
linquent correspondents who like to
send their letters postage due may be
obtained from the fact that during the
last fiscal year the value of the post.
age due stamps affixed TO letters with
ont sufficient postage aggregated $780,,
65s, mostly in one andtwo-cent stamps
Washington Star.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Miss Hattie Gault. the tutor Of Mrs.
Mckinley at Brooke Hall seminary 80
years ago. viii be appointed postmis-
iress of Media, Pa. This one appoint
ment was left with Mrs. Mckinley.
Mrs. Russell Sage, in her address
20 the graduates of the Emma Willard
seminary at Troy, N Y. of which she
is an alumnus. said that she was grad
uated at is. taught at 25 and was mar
ried at 40.
Gov Black, of New York, who is
young man in the 4o's, was farmers
son and one of a family of IL children,
yet he prepared himself, unaided. TO
enter college at IS and graduated from
Dartmouth at %. He is now angular,
tall and smooth-shaven, and is often
called young Abe Lincoln" His long,
narrow head is covered with dark hair
and his face is built on square lines.
The first German printed Bible is
sued from the Mentz press about l462.
Another version appeared in 1466, two
copies of which are still preserved in
the Senatorial library at Leipsic. In
rhe famous Biblical collection of the
king of Wurtemburg at Stuttgart there
were 27 different editions of the Bible
in German printed before Luther's. be-
sides the two in the library at Leipsic.
The practice of American universi-
ties of inviting British scholars 10 de-
liver courses of lectures to their stu
dents has now been reciprocated The
University of Aberdeen has just APP
pointed DIR. Josiah Royce. professor of
history of philosophy at Harvard. to be
Clifford lecturer during the terms of
ls9s-1so9 and 1s99-19OO. Prof. Royce is
u native of California and a graduate of
the university of that state.
Versailles has been the scene of a
strange religious riot. On Corpus
Christi day the republicans had ar.
ranged TO have a celebration in honor
of Gen. Hoche. while the cure of the
church of St. Louis, who. had been un.
able to obtain permission to lead re-
ligious procession, determined to carry
the host through the streets all the
same. The town was crowded with bi
cyclists out for the holiday. When tn,
priest appeared at the church dool
with the monstrance, some theological
students tried to force people who re
mained standing to kneel, when
scrimmage in which 1000 persons tool
part ensued. The police arrested A
persons, including five priests.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
Anxiety at jackson.

JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 15.-The peo-
pie here are still greatly excited over
the fever outlook. People continue to
leave the city, and wagon after wagon
is used in hauling household goods to
places Of refuge In the surrounding
country. The chief interest centers in
Edwards. 20 miles distant, where DR..
Purnell, the fever expert, reported
suspicious cases out of a total of 30. The
city is surrounded on all sides by an
armed guard. and the utmost vigilance
prevails. The fears of the people are
greatly relieved by the receipt OF an
official report from the mayor of Ed
wards saying that an epidemic OF
dengue is raging, but there are no yel-
low fever cases.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
A New I1lonalI.e Hallway.

VANCOUVER. B. c.. Sept l5.-Su-
perintendent Duchesnay, chief engineer
OF the Kootenay division Of the Cana
dian Pacific railway. left on the steam
ship Princess Louise for the mouth Of
the Stickeen river In order to locate a
line for railway to Testin lake. which
will tap the Yukon trade. on the same
boat were about 40 passengers from the
Bristol and Eugene who will try to get
into the Klondike country by the Stick
cen route
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
AtInntlo LIner Arround.

NEW YORK. Sept. 15.-The Atlantic
transportation line steamer Mississippi.
Captain Cannon, from London. while
coming into the Narrows last evening
at 1920 o'clock. ran ashore on the south
side Of Fort WadswOrth IN order 20
avert a collision with a coal laden
schooner which had tackled across her
bows. The Mississippi lies within about
IS feet of the shore and is only aground
forward for about so feet Of her length,
the remaining portion OF the vessel be-
ing afoat. The Mississippi at the time
OF the grounding was in charge OF
Pilot Joseph II. Nelson of the New
York and Sandy Hook tug service. The
tug 1. ]. Merritt of the Merritt Chap
man Derrick and Wreokage company
went 70 her assistance.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
use Of POSTAL cara. Re.trleted.

NEW YORK. Sept. 15.-John A. Mer-
ritt. third assistant postmaster general.
has sent out an order notifying post
masters throughout the country that
printed postal cards so prepared that
by attaching a signature thereto they
are converted into receipts or into or
ders for payment to the person to whom
they are addressed for some article
furnished to him become a personal
communication and are therefore liable
70 postage at first class rates.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
Counterfeit Money In washington.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 15.-There is a
gang of counterfeiters flooding Wash
lngtcn with bad money. Their special
ty is bright and shining silver dol
lar of the date of 1896 Two white men.
both Of whom were strangers in the
vicinity and evidently Italians. worked
together and used a negro as a stool.
The money is described - an excellent
imitation of a genuine silver dollar.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15

LONDON, Sept 15.-Truth says that
since the return Of Emperor William Of
Germany from Russia he has expressed
a wish 10 visit Queen Victoria in the
autumn and will probably cross from
Kiel to Aberdeen in the imperial yacht
Hohenzollern for the purpose OF max
ing a strictly private visit TO her maj
esty at Balmoral castle The emperor,
1t Is further stated, viii remain her
majesty's guest for few days and will
return to Kiel direct.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
AmerIoan peeorated by IkIng Humbert

SARATOGA. Sept. 15.-The decoration
Of the Great Gordon. an order OF the
crown Of Italy. has been conferred by
King Humbert upon General George s.
Batcheller Of Saratoga and Washing
ton. who received Il here. General
Batcheller was the president Of the uni
versal postal congress which met at
Washington in May, and the decoration
is an acknowledgment of his services.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
oharles.on RerIn. ouaranllnlng.

CHARLESTON. Sept. 15-The board
Of health of Charleston has now estab-
ished a strict quarantine against New
Orleans. Mobile and other infected cit
les and districts. Health officers have
been placed at Branchville and Yemas-
see. and passengers, household goods
and other classes of freight from those
places viii not be allowed to come into
the city in the future. The quarantine
will be strictly maintained.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
HAYNES, rrinl Is slnu.

WATERToWN. n. Y. Sept 15.-The
forenoon and afternoon sessions Of yes
.erday. the sixth day of the Haynes
murder trial. were spent in placing in
evidence and proving maps and pho
.osraphs of the various places where II
s alleged that the different features of
he murder were committed.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
Numbered hr ItnIInns.

CENEsEO. n. Y. Sept 15.-Philip
Gibbons, a farmer. who lived three
miles south Of Livonia, was shot and
tilled by two Italians. The two men
we're captured. One Of them made a
desperate resistance. Gibbons was AZ
years old and had six children.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
Hou.e and I,arn nurped.

WATERBURY,. Conn. Sept. 1.-THE
lwellng large barn and storehouse be-
onging to Theodore $. and George At
good, milk and produce dealers Of Mid
ieberry, We're entirely destroyed by fire,
.ausing a loss Of $1,000; insurance. s., 200.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
Gcftinr RId of Nm.

So obviously did she desire 10 be alone
that the fire in the coal stove went ont.
Yet the lover stayed.
Speaking of the force of habit" he
casually observed. Il have eaten eggs
for breakfast until 1 don't believe l
could get along without them"
Dear me-" she exclaimed. ''I might
have ordered some last night just as
well as not"
The iuill<man. whom he met just
without the door. passed the compli-
ments of the season. but he needed not.
San Francisco Examiner.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
MIS-. sponord Improving.

AMESBURY, Mass, Sept. 15.-The
condition Of Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spof-
ford. the writer who has been i'll, is
improving. 1t is now expected that she
will fully recover.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
LnnIleh Suspicious.

Grandpa-Why is little Tootles cry
ing?
Guiltless Johnny-Oh, she was yawn-
ing a minute ago. and-she spraiued
,er mouth.-Brooklyn Life.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
The DAILY New York suicide.

NEW YORK. Sept. 15.-Julius Schewe,
81 years old. a German bartender Of
.753 Third avenue, shot himself in the
emplc last night. He is dead.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15

Please inform the publisher Of this
newspaper in writing If there is a store
keeper in town who has tried to palm
off on you cne article when you wanted
something else
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
An old-Timo nIctIonnrr.

One of the most interesting Of the
old books lately unearthed is a little
volume about six inches square, entitled
the Royal Standard Dictionary" pub
lished in Boston in 1T77 by William
Perry, who announced that he exhib-
tied the pronunciation of words accord
ing TO the polite pronunciation Of Eng
land.-Philadelph Press.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
spaIn Deoiares Quarantine.

MADRID. Sept. 15.-The Official Ga
sette announces that all vessels arriv-
ng In Spain from ports between New
Orleans and Ocean Springs, Miss, will
De subjected to quarantine.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company. southwest
corner of Fourth and Shipley streets, Is
prepared to do printing Of every de-
scription quickly and efficiently.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
Hia seheme to Reduee Go Dills.

She-Papa says that when coming to
see me you must not come in a bus any
more.
He-Reallyl Does he expect me to
walk all the distance?
"Of course not. He says all he asks
Is that you will come in a carriage hired
by the hour."-Odds and Ends.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15

Paving sand for the new Belgian
block work along East Third street has
arrived at the Third street crossing on
a special train Six blocks of the street
nsd are now being repaved.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
nnol, strlIee ProhahIe.

PARIS. Sept. IA great dock strike
imminent at Havre in consequence
Df a refusal by the employers TO grant
IN increase In wages.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15

The substitution of one article for an
other is a kind of green goods game
that the public can put an end to by re-
fusing to trade at stores where it is
practiced.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
The non of the professIon

He is one of the leading lawyers of
he town"
Gets pretty big fees, eh?"
Il should say SO. Why, it is almost as
cheap to buy the grand jury as TO hire
aim. IN. Y. Truth.
Evening journal., 1897-09-15
30 Fnrther Use for TI,enl.

"Mary." called the alderman.
"Well?" responded his wife.
Now that the council has adjourned
for the summer and some of the boys
are planning to get out of town you
may as well put away my brass
knueIles. We amt likely TO have any
more arguments. ."-Chicago Post.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24
CONGRESS- or MOTHERS.
SUBJECTS TO BE TREATED BIZ CERTAIN
PROMINENT EDUCATORS AND
P.tII.ANTHROPISTS

The National Congress OF Mothers, which VIII %
held In Washington on February H. Is and H. VII
have a large number of delegates from clubs WHICH
are now organized in various parts OF the lano-
women banded together 10 consider subjects bear
ing upon the better ard broader spiritual. phys
zeal and mental training OF the young. Papen
will be read to the congress by men and women
foremost In educational and phanthropic wo'.
Some OF the topics will be follows:
Frank Hamilton cushing-"Mo'her and Cnid 10
Primitive Life" ,,
Mrs NJ 81 Carter-"Mo,hers Among the Noun
tain Whites. c,.
Mrs Henrotin--'Club Organization. u,
DR. q. Stanley Hall-"Some Practical Results ="
Child Study .,s
Anthony Comstock-"How to Guard Our foa'a
Against Bad Literature -ss.
Mrs. Margaret E. Sangster-"Readns Courses
for Mothcrs. noss
Miss Amalle Hofcr-"what kindergarten Does
for Mothers. o.ur,.
Mrs Alice Lee Moque-"W oman's Moral oohsS
ton to Herself. Her Husband and Poste1iN. mi.
Hamilton neutrality-suspicious. OF Bringing Wv
Youth In Touch with Great Literature. ss,ols
Mrs. Robert Cotton-"Nat.cnal framing s0"o'
for Mothers" ,, 4, tho
Miss Anna A SchriVef- Nature o'""'e' ~
Home" ~ ,,, !, the
The Rev w A. Bartlett-"Value OF Music III INV
DEVELOPMENT OF Character. ,ar..s
on the morning OF February IL. after the aaui
81 welcome and the response. there VIII Pc vv,.
o'clock a reception at the White fouse o' '
Cleveland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24
A CHARMING RECEPTION

A charming reception given recently in the
Sherwood to the Emma Willard Association by
Mrs Mary Lille Baxter The association being
greatly interested In the education OF women I'm all
OF the higher branches. ii thought that It's
members would like 10 see what Is being accom-
plished by some women In the field OF art Scv-
erl OF those having studios In the Sherwood there
fore. opened them to Mrs. Baxter's guests. thus
giving them an opportunity TO see many works of
art which will not be publicly exhibited and at
the same time giving them glimpse OF studio life
The exhibition comprised portraits and figure
life. fans I'm watcr-color portrait miniatures and
china. the work OF Miss Brooks. Mrs. Redmond
Baxter.
Among those who assisted In receiving were Mrs.
Russell Sage. the president. Mrs. Randolph Town
serd Mrs j. Romcyn Mallory. Miss Rebecca 81
John. Mrs. Hiram Scnoonmaker. Mrs. Charles
simmons Mrs William X. Wilder Miss Wilder
Mrs Allen Washington. Mrs. William S. Searlr.
Mrs Thomas Balzcll ana Mrs. Charles Edwards.