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Evening journal., 1897-06-14
wATsoN posr HAp vIsIroRs.

Commander Robert Parker, Senior
Vice Commander John 4. Rogers,
Junior Vice Commander Lindsay l..
Pierce. Onicer-of-the-Day W. A. kel-
ley and several other active members Of
DUPONT Post, No. ., G. A. r., came to
New Castle on Saturday evening for a
visit to Watson Post, and were present
at the regular weekly campfire in the
City Hall lodge room.
Evening journal., 1897-06-14

PILL-SENSE.-It stands to reason
that DR.. Agnews Liver Pills will crowd
out Of the marketmany Of the nauseous
old timers. A better medicine at less
than half the price is all the argument
needed TO keep the demand what 1t has
been-Phenomenal-40 doses, 10 cents
They cure Sick Headache, Biliousness,
and allay all stomach irritations. AT
all druggists.
Sold by n. B. Danforth, Market street
and Second street, and q. James Belt
Sixth and Market streets.
Evening journal., 1897-06-14
AM OLD uANpMARK GoEs.

Workmen have begun tearing down
the ancient dwelling-house on Fifth
street which has been left standing for
so many years because 1t was the girl
hood home OF Aunt Phyllis Merhered,
who lived to be LOG years old, and pass
ed away in The house last year while
she lived the late William Herbert who
was widely-ln0wn as public benefae-
tor. gave her the use of the dwelling
and lot entirely free and made all nee
essary REPAIRS
Evening journal., 1897-06-14
METZ con Sa.

Peter Metz was complainant in
Magistrate Kelley's court Saturday,
when he sued Frank c. Pierce, OF Mont
chanin, for SIS, which he said was due
him for one months wages.
Referees Senator John Pyle, John T.
Dickey and Thomas Reardon awarded
Metz So.
Evening journal., 1897-06-14
CATS CAUSE A CATASTROPHE.
THEY KNOCK A JAR ROM A BED
ROOM WINDOW AND CAUSE
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT JOHN
GOVATOS' STORE EARLY YES
TFRDAY MORNING.


John Govatos, the candy manufac-
turer, at 403 Market street, was awak-
ened early yesterday morning by what
he supposed was noise made by bur-
glars in his store. He arose hastily.
dressed and went down stairs to inves-
tigate There he found one of the
show cases in the store smashed to
smithereens. The electric light was
shining, but no one was in sight. He
looked again and saw jar which he
had placed on his bedroom window sill
lying on the floor. He looked at thesky-
light ever the back Of the store and
discovered 1t was broken. He summon
ed the police. A careful investigation
was made and the result was a discov-
cry that cats had knocked the jar from
the window sill in the second story,
and that the jar crashed through the
slSylight, striking the electric light and
turning it on, and afterward crashing
through the showcase. The damage
cused ty the cats will amount to about
$50.
Evening journal., 1897-06-14

lOldl MuIAUtl Vi NOlCo Nelobf 4tooof
There was a bitter fight waged in
this ward against Rommell, the al
legged dictator of Olivet Presbyterian
Church. Rommell is a staunch sup
porter of Pastor Montgomery, and the
suspended members of the church
banded together for the sole purpose
of defeating him. The minority clan
induced Hitch to run, but his candidacy
was Kept a secret, and was not known
until the polls were opened.
Altogether about 12S women voted.
When the new board organizes, c. w.
Leitch, of the Eighth ward, will tender
his resignation. His successor will be
named by the board.
The holding-over members OF the
board are: First ward, John Pyle; Sec
ond ward, John b. Kersey; Third ward,
David II. Coyle; Fourth ward, William
Turner; Fifth ward, DR.. J. W. Crum-
bough: Sixth ward. Samuel f. Belts;
Seventh ward, Charles Baird; Eighth
ward, c. NJ. Leitch; Ninth ward, Dr. e,
G.. Shortlidge: Tenth ward, Samuel A,
Mcdaniel; Eleventh ward, A. G. Nc
Causland; Twelfth ward, William n
Frick.
Evening journal., 1897-06-14
A RED FACED PEPPER.

NEW CASTLE WOMEN GREATLY
AGITATED OVER A MAN WHO
LOOKS IN SECOND-STORY WIN
DOWS AT NIGHT.
Women of Front street, which runs
parallel with the river have issued
a written statement that they are an
noyed nightly by a strange man ''wl0h
a red face and white mustache." They
declare that this interloper peeps in at
both first and second story windows,
and frequently raps vigorously on the
windows The women declare that un-
less steps are taken to stop this in
truding, they will shoot the "Peeping
Tom"
Evening journal., 1897-06-14
REGISTERS ORDERS.
REGISTERS ORDER.

REGISTERS OFFICE.
New Castle County, Del, May II, 1897
Upon the application of Lucy A. Top
pin, Administrative OF William IL. Toppin.
late Of Wilmington hundred in said
deceased il is ordered
and directed by the register that
the administratriX aforesaid give no
tice Of granting of letters OF administration
upon the estate of the deceased, with the
date Of granting thereof by causing ad-
days from the date of such letters In si1
Of the most public places of the county OF
New Castle, requiring all persons having
demands against the estate to present the
same, or abide by an act of Assembly In
such case made and provided; and also
cause the same to be Inserted within the
same period I'm the Evening Journal, q
and TO be continued therein three weeks
70. o. d.
Given under the hand and sea
of office of the Register aforS
said, at Wilmington, In NeV
IL. 81 Castle county Aforesaid, th
day and year above written.
CALVIN W. CROSSAN,
Register
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that letters OF ad
ministratiOn were in due form of law
granted unto the undersigned on the uth
day of May, A. ID. 1897. and that an
persons having claims against the estate
OF the deceased must present the same
on or before the 18th day Of May
1898, or abide the Act of Assembly IN
such case made and provided.
LUCY A. TOPPlN,
Administrators.
Address. Wilmington. Del.
Evening journal., 1897-06-14
PAwNRRoKERs REwARE.

Chief Of Police Dolan has determined
to enforce the law regulating pawn
brokers, which was recently passed by
the LEGISLATURE. Only two OF the
pawn brokers have complied with the
requirements of the law. After to-mor-
row the law will be pushed.
Evening journal., 1897-06-14
SOME FEATURES OF CHTLDREN's
DAY

Features of the celebration of Chill
dren's Day at the NJ E. Church yester-
day were the organ playing of Richard
Welton and the baptism of infants. All
the exercises as published in the Even
ing Journal of Saturday were carried
out
Evening journal., 1897-06-14
DEATH OF ALEXANDER BIGGS.

A WELL-KNOWN FARMER AND
STEWARD OF THE NJ. Il. CHURCH
DIES AT STOCKTON FlARM..
Alexander Biggs, one OF rural New
Castle county's best-known citizens,
died at his home, Stockton farm, yes
terday after a long and wasting Illness.
Mr. Biggs was about GO years old and
had lived at Stockton farm for more
than a quarter OF a century. "A wife
and several children survive, the eldest
New Castle.
Funeral services will be held on We'd
nesday morning at 10.45 o'clock In the
M e. Church, of which Mr.. Biggs was
an active member and had been stew.
ard for years.
Evening journal., 1897-06-14
NEW CASTLE NEWS NOTES.

Miss Margaret Janyier has begun some
improvements and alterations to ner
residence and grounds at Third and
Harmony streets.
Work was resumed in all depart
ments at the Delaware Iron Works To-
day.
Evening journal., 1897-06-14
THE SCHOOL GUARDIANS
Results of the Board of Edu-
cation Cort.ss.
THE WOMEN TOOK A HAND IN IT

WHELMING MAJORITY IN THE
FIFTH WARD-N r. BENSON
GETS NINE VOTES. SEVEN Be
ING FROM WOMEN.
The last city election to trouble the
minds of the people of Wilmington
was that Of the Board of Education.
held on Saturday There were several
hot ward contests and the threat made
by the Women's Educational Commit
tee Of the New-Century Club made the
election more interesting than was an
ticipated. The above named commit
tee has endeavored from time TO time
to secure educational recognition from
the members Of the Board of Educa-
tion, but the members of the board
could not hitch to the ideas pro-
mulgated by the women's committee.
There was the rub. The women seeing
their Efforts were like fallen leaves, got
The susan u. Anthony" bee in their
Donnets and concluded that the polls
was their only redemption. They have
succeeded like the man with the ele-
phant on his hands.
The fight in the Fifth ward against
Lewis b. Morrow was the centre of in
terest, and his big majority ovei
Charles L. Simmons, Notwithstanding
the opposition Of DIR. Crumbaugh anC
others, was the surprise of the day
The fight against Morrow was princi
pally waged on the grounds that Nor
row defended the teachers of schoo
No. "a from the attacks made by sew
eral citizens of Wilmington. who haC
children in attendance at the school
claiming that they were abused How
ever, Morrow won in a walk over.
The old scheme Of the eleventh hon
candidates prevailed in many of tn
wards, but strange to say only one wa
victorious. The successful candidate
will hold over for four years.
The Board of Education will NEE
next Tuesday night and receive tn
credentials of the lucky candidates.
is also said that there will be severa
changes in the officers OF the boarC
and one or two changes in the Hig
School.
The vote by wards follows:
Evening journal., 1897-06-14
TO BIZ NAMED FOR PENN.
PUBLIC SQUARE AT NEW CASTLE
TO BE GIVEN THE NAME OF THE
FAMOUS FOUNDER.

The park to be established on the
school green will be called Penn
Square, in honor of the Quaker foun-
der who decided the tract OF land to the
inhabitants OF New Castle. The trus-
tees have a fund OF $3.50 already in
hand for market square Improvement
and this will be expended in settees
and walks
Evening journal., 1897-06-14

Pennies and small change can be had
at the counting-room Of the Evening
Journal.
Evening journal., 1897-06-14
RAN FROM A GHOST.
A COLORED MANS PECULIAR
MEETING WITH A sPOOK ON THE
NEW CASTLE ROAD.

JOIOred men OF thlB Vicinity uIe
laughing over the manner William Jen-
lkins, a genial young colored man, was
purposely frightened by a tall ghost
on his farm between Wilmington and
New Castle and William started on a
breakneck run out the lane.
jenkins ran so rapidly that his
mouth was cut in two places by his
knees striking It. He went to Will
mington on a la.s trolhy car
Evening journal., 1897-06-14

Leave Philadelphia, Broad Street, for
wilmington (express), $50 72O. 7.25, $50.
S46 4.0l, Al, sos. $50 $50. 6.17, 6.55, 7.3i,
LILO, n.l6 p. m, and 1906 night.
accommodation, 6.34. 730, 912 1885 a.
Q.3S D. m.
Evening journal., 1897-06-14

rEw oAsrLr. JuNE "a lss7.
Evening journal., 1897-06-14

Schedule in effect May 16. 1897.
III trains illuminated with Pintsch
Evening journal., 1897-06-14
Trains leave Wllmlnpton os ,o,,..

Baltimore and intermediate stations
20. 4.43. COS 2. m, 300 night.
Evening journal., 1897-06-14

DELAWARE DINISIUN.
For New Castle, S.1S. Ills a. m; 2.51,
43O 6.15, 6.55, 9.5l p. m, and 1910 night.
Sundays, 9.51 p. m. and 1210 night.
For Lewes, S.13 a. m, 4.27 p. m, week.
days.
For Dover, Harrington and Delmar, s.13,
11.04 a. m, 251 4.27 and 1l.56 p. m. Sun
days, 11.56 p. m.
For Wyoming and way stations, 655
D. m. week days.
Express for Cape Charles, OLD Point
Comfort and Norfolk, 11W a. IN. week
days and 11.56 D. m. daily.
Evening journal., 1897-06-14
STNnAY M AINe

For Philadelphia (express). I57, 2.55,
420, S;55, 9.SS, lo.43, 11.45 a. m, 1.37, 3O5,
500, sos, 652 I2S, 906 and GIG D. m.
Accommodation, 7O7, SIG a. m, 12.O9.
l.45, 400 5.26 and 1910 D. m.
For Chester (express). 1.57, 40 S55
y. m.
Evening journal., 1897-06-14

For some unknown reason Jamts
Lynn withdrew as a candidate in this
ward giving Adair an easy time. Two
women voted in this ward.
Evening journal., 1897-06-14

Mccabe was a dark horse candidate,
and few knew of his candidacy until
tickets bearing his name were brought
to the poIs.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-22
A ROyal Romp.

In st. Nicholas there is an article on
the "Girlhood Days of England's Queen, -
written by james Cassidy. Mr.. Cassidy
says:
On road in Malvern named. out Of
compliment to her majesty, the Queen q
road. there stood, and maybe now stands
n large house where the princess and the
duchess staid for time. The young lady
was great romp and rattle" we are
assured by those who should know. Nor
did she oonfine her exploits to the level
ground. She liked to climb walls and
trees. It Is told TINT one day, while stay
Ing at Malvern, she climbed an apple tree.
That was easy enough, but next came the
harder task of descending. In vain she
placed one small foot before the other; sho
dared not venture, though again and again
she tried. So she did what, most likely,
you would have done had you been In her
sorry plight; she began TO cry. Her cries
drew to the spot gardener named Davis,
and he, fetching ladder, soon brought
her safely down from her dangerous posi-
tion. For his trouble n reward of guinea
was given him, and this coin, tho reward
for rcscuing tho princess, may still be seen
by the curious, neatly framed
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-22
The Federal Constitution.

Our constitution has been amply shown
by numerous modern commentators to be
In its substance as much the embodiment
of actual experience as Is the English con-
stitution itself. We suffer, indeed from
an embarrassment of riches In sources of
practice American, English or Dutch, for
it's various formal provisions, and yet,
while the substance and matter of the
federal constitution may be old, there Is
enough In 1t that was new In form at the
time of it's construction to distract atten-
ton from more familiar features. For ex.
ample, popular thought could not take in
without difficulty the idea Of a political
society made up of states that were inde-
pendent and at the same time under CEN
tral control, nor could 1t understand a
central control except under the old form
king and standing army.
Furthermore, the circumstances attend.
ing the forming and adoption of the con-
stitutiOn were such as to make 1t appear a
new construction. The meeting of body
of men representing nation, with tho
deliberate intention Of framing funda-
mental law covering the entire field of
government, was u new event in political
experience. Although much might be said
In the convention about English practice
and the English constitution. the fact of
choice, OF freedom to adopt or reject, made
even the following of custom in some sort
an act OF voluntary creation. This aspect
OF the conventions work, Mt any rate, was
tho inspect that impressed the imagination
of the time most forcibly and has contin.
ucd to impress the imagination of succeed.
ing generations until within very recent
yoars. Kate Holladay Claghorn in Allan.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-22
A VERY STRONG HINT.
He Took 1t and Likewise the East Freight
Train.

Ho Took 1t and Likewise the East Freight
Train.
Sam Wood, whose name Is written all
over the state of Kansas, was one Of tho
brightest lawyers and best newspaper men
In the state. He made and wasted several
fortunes before an effort to change coun.
ty seat ended in gun fight which cost
him his life Not overscrppulous, he still
had his good traits, and he has almost az
many friends as enemies even now.
One time Sam Wood went ont to new
county seat and opened law offioe. Pres.
emily he found o flaw In the title by which
about half the town site had been convey
ed to the present holders, and he picked up
the link and served notice he would giNl
quitolaim deeds to every lot II tho people
In possession would pay him. II not, he
gave notice he would begin suits In eject.
ment.
They wcre wild. They were awfully
frightened. They held q meeting and ap.
pointed committee. The committee look.
ed into the matter and then went to Sam
Wood with their reply.
I'VE have searched the records, Mr..
Wood" said the chairman of tho commit
tee, "and We find ysu are right. II you
AnokbO On vAyln8 vboOO OSs0oo, 0AA vASCOO YCO-
pie must be thrown out Of their homes.
What sound 10 that. Mr.. CommitteemanP
1T IL tho fast freight from the west, .
was the reply.
"Yes, IL is the fast freight from the
west" repeated the chairman. "It will
stop at the tank for water. You have just
time, Mr.. Wood, to catch that train, and
wouldn't take q return ticket IL I were
you" And he began to unwind q rope he
had looped up under his ulster.
"But through freights don't carry pas.
sengers," said Sam Wood, fully grasping
the situation and looking swiftly over the
utterly hopeless situation.
"This freight will carry a passenger, I"
said the chairman Of the committee calm.
ly.
"Put the end of this rope over that avn
ing pole, Mr.. Committeeman. 1t will
carry passenger, and he can go as live OF
dead freight, just as he likes. We have
just time
But Sam Wood was In the middle Of
the street and half block away, running
for dear life. He caught the freight at the
water tank, and he never returned.-Chi-
cagO Post.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-22
The Danger Side of Lightning Rods.

The conventional lightning rods that
Dne sees over houses and barns I'm the coun-
try and small towns afford but little pro-
tcction to tho buildings. Small as this
security Is, II is wholly lost II the so called
conductors arc improperly constructed and
not In perfect order, when they, In fact
become an absolute menace To the build
ings they are reared 90 guard II Is essen.
tial, II the conventional rod Is To loo set
mp, that the work bo intrustod to relinble
and capable persons, otherwise 10 may be.
come shining Invitation 20 dangers. IL
is probable, therefore, all things consid-
crea, that building is as well II not bot.
tervprotccted without such conductors as
are In general use as with them. It is safe
90 assert that the grcnt majority Of build.
ings damaged or destroyed by lightning
were provided with lightning rods, and In
the majority Of those cases the conductors
invited tho thundcrbolts, and for some
causc, probably improper construction,
could not lead tho lightning harnlcssiy 20
tbc earth. --Electriclan j. Il. Powell I'm
Ladies Homo Journal.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-22
He Might as We'll ne.

They sat for some time in the parlor of
her homo and thcn started for stroll In
the moonlight.
After walking several blocks, during
which time neither one had said much,
the young woman suddenly stopped.
"You remind me Of the Venus dc Milo, I"
sho exclaimed.
Thinking he had at last made tho de-
sired impression ho smiled and thanked
her for the supposed compliment It en-
couragcd him, and bo proposed on tho
spot, but his suit was coldly rejected.
On his return homo nc consulted nm en-
cyclopcdia and was deeply chagrlncd 60
learn that the Venus de- Milo was without
arms. .--Chioago Journal.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-22
Tho Greatest Park Tn the World.

Writing of "The Greatest Nation on
Earth" In The Ladies' Home Journal, vii.
liam George Jordan says: Uncle Sam set
apart royal pleasure ground IN north
western Wyoming and called 10 Yellow.
stone National park. To give AN idca Of
what Its size, 3,3l2 square miles, really
means, let us cloar the floor Of the park
and tendcrly place some of tho great cities
Of tho world there close together as chill.
drcn do their blocks. First put In Lon
don, thon Greater New York, Chicago,
philadelphia Paris, Boston, Berlin, st.
Louis, Hongkong, san Francisco and Wash.
ington. Tho floor of tho park would thon
be but half covered. Thon lift mp Rhode
Island carefully, so as not To spill any Of
Its people, set II down, and press In the
West Indies, and even then there are goo
square miles left. No equal area I'm the
world has such diversity of natural pho-
nomcna and such magnificent scenery. It
IL n marvellous land Of streams and water
falls, gcyscrs and hot springs. mountains,
canyons, lakes and forests Of prlmcyal age I"
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-22
Too Aspiring.

Il 10 . popular fallacy that the lower
walks OF life are open to any who cannot
succeed In the upper walks. A different
view Of the subject is suggested by . story
which comes from Birmingham, England
Even the humblest profession demands
certain qualities X IL ID TO be prosecuted
With success
II was one of those drizsling, dispiriting
evenings when superabupdance Of In
ternal comfort is necessary to balance the
outward dreariness. The shops In Corpo.
ration street had just been lighted for the
evening, and from the doorway Of one Of
them clean, we'll dressed little boy looked
with longing eyes at the gutter urchins
with their damp bundles Of newspapers
and matches. To that small victim of re-
spectability and refined surroundings the
free life of these street arabs presented an
Irresistible charm. Presently the boy over.
came his difiidence and, leaving the shcl.
ter Of the doorway, sought one of the news.
boys.
"Do you think" he humbly asked after
few preliminary words, THAT ! should
be able to earn money as you do IL bought
some papers and came to this corner to
sell them?'
The newsboy looked him over critically.
"What does the likes of you want sell
ing papersY" he asked.
"Im tired Of being idle at home," re-
piled the small aspirant
"Well" said the other, with the serious
air of an authority on the subject in ques
tion, dyer think yer could old bundle
o. papers in one and, race like the mis-
chief, lick three or four boys biggern yer
self with the other and, while yer keeps
two more off with yer feet and takes o
toff's ha'penny an yells yer papers all the
timep''
"N-o, don't" replied the we'll dressed
little boy.
"Then ye're no good in the Corporation
street news agency biz, )" replied the rag.
ged authority. YOU'D better git yer peo-
pie to prentice yer to the clergy or some
thing light. youths Companion.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-22
AN ARABIAN NIGHT.

Midnight-the song is done; lay down thy
lutte,
Dark face, yet raptured from the music's
close.
The lamp swings languidly-the soft light
glows
Too near TO mine. Warm fragrances OF fruit,
Odors Of musk and jessaminc and rose
Float family past us; some late reveler goes
Homeward with farof sound Of fife and flute
The curtains drop their deep embroidery
Behind thee, and the jewcled goblets CLEAN
Thy hungry, yearning eyes are fixed on mine
As In the mazes of a wild love dream.
Slowly. by some magnetic law divine.
We tremble toward each other silently.
M. g. ellington.