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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-16
Tug-Of-W

The managers of the Portuguese tug
of-war team are getting anxious over
the delay in receiving an answer from
the foundry team. The manager of
the latter plead as an excuse that two
of their men are sick, and they do not
care to pull with substitutes. On the
other hand, the managers for the Port
uguese team say that one of the sub
stitutes was a member of the 1898
team. The Portuguese have ready $3.50
forfeit money, and will stake $3.50 more
the day of the pull. They are willing
that the contest be decided in one pull
best two in three, or best three in FIVE
winner to take two-thirds of purse and
gate receipts.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
SUBSTITUTE FOR SWING BRIDGE

Curious Engineering Structure Mt
the Mouth of the River Nervton.
AT the mouth of the river Neryion,
which flows into the Bay of Biscay be-
tween Portugalete and Las Arenas, n
curious engineering structure has been
erected within the last few years to
transport passengers, cattle and We
hicles without interfering with the
river traffic. 1t consists, says the Man
chester Guardian, of a couple of towers
200 feet high, one on each bank; from
these a bridge is suspended by chains
at height sufficient TO clear the masts
of vessels-that is, nearly $50 feet above
the water level of the spring tides.
This bridge carries line of rails on
which a trolley is pulled to and fro
by an engine on the Las Arenas or
northern side With it goes car, hung
by steel cables, in which the passengers
take their seats. This is not wound up
to the top, but stays at the level of
the quays. Thus the transit is effected
quickly and regularly, without the de-
lay inseparable from a swing bridge.
A similar ''pont transbordeur" is TO be
set up over the Seine near Rouen by
French company. In general np-
pearanee it viii resemble the Span
ish one, and il equally successful will
probably lead TO the application of the
principle elsewhere. IT seems odd that
for such a simple and useful device
engineers should have to go TO Spain.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
BUSY DAYS AT NEWARK.
TOWN ALIVE WITH COLLEGE STU
DENTS AND FRIENDS INTEREST
ED IN COMMENCEMENT EXER-

I
DENTS AND FRIENDS INTEREST
ED IN COMMENCEMENT EXER-
GISES.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
Newark, June 12-The commence
ment exercises Of the Academy of New
ark were held in Delaware College ora
tory Thursday evening. The large room
was closely packed, and many persons
were unable to gain admittance. The
exercises were opened by prayer by DR..
Miller The following were the gradu-
ates: Misses Bertha Barbara Singer
Jennie E. Cavender, Eva Banch Hayes
Deborah Chambers Johnston, Mary Nc
Pike, Granville W. Eastburn, j. II. Ma
son, Harold X. Paxson.
Rev. Henry Baker, ID. D.. of Will
mington, delivered a short address.
A new curriculum has been adopted
by Delaware College. Seven courses
are now offered instead of six, as here
tofore. The new course is called the
general science course, and the degree
dependent upon 1t is that of b. S. An
/ other change in the curriculum is the
carefully improved opportunity offered
/ for the study of modern languages,
/ French, Spanish Italian and German.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered in the college oratary On
Sunday evening by Rev. Thomas A. Nc
Curdy, d. d., of Wilmington. Glass day
exercises will be held Monday at
o'clock and the defamation contest al
s O'Clock the same day. The annual
meeting Of the board of trustees will be
held Tuesday, at II a. m. The ami
versary exercises of the Athenaean So
ciety will be in the evening.
commencement exercises will com
mence at 1890 wednesday morning
Howard Pyle, of Wilmington, viii
make an address
The alumni meet will be at o'clock
and the exhibition drill will be held al
4 p. m. The Delta Phi Literary Society
will have it's anniversary in the even
ing. After the exercises the annua
hop viii be given in the auditorium.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
CHINESE OBSTACLES.
EVIL Spirits which Must De Driven
Ont.


If house is to be repaired wonder
ful forethought is necessary. The evil
spirits which are supposed to occupy
each dwelling that mortals have inhab-
tied cause the carpenter no end OF
trouble and no trifling expense, says
Lippincott's. First, an astrologer must
be consulted with regard to the most
lucky day for beginning the work;
then a square suspended from the ridge
beam is a notification TO the spirits of
darkness that their dwelling-place is
20 be disturbed, wherefore the square
thing for them TO do is to move out
quietly and peacefully. Next the car
penters make offerings TO these un-
seen residents. These gifts seem to
say: IF you please, spirits of dark
ness, accept this bribe and speedily
take your flight"
Next the neighbors must be warned
that these evil influences are about to
be turned loose. perhaps to seek shelter
under a neighboring roof. Every house
on thnt street receives "a notice that
upon certain day and hour repairs are
10 DcBlh on the uWSlllhB VI ~ '''ii'
Each household can then pay the imps
not 20 enter their doorway, but TO go
to the next neighbor.
Even the farmer cannot begin his
work in the spring until after the ma
tional festivals are celebrated in honor
of the special gods who are supposed
to make il their particular business TO
look after the welfare of those who till
the soil In a land where more than
10O,OOo,OO0 people are supported by agri'
culture. where many farms have been
in cultivation for three or even -four
milleniums, we naturally expect TO find
skill in that line of work. In this we
are not disappointed, for Chinese farm.
ing is scientific handwork.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
one wry to Cure Green Reporters.

one Wry to Cure Green Reporters.
The Albany Journal tells a story Of
two green reporters, Englishmen, who
were sent by the city editor of certain
newspaper to a suburban town TO write
up the burning of an orphan asylum.
Late that night when the news editor
was wondering why. no copy" about
the. fire was coming by wire, n telegraph
messenger rushed in and handed him n
dispatch. He opened it and read:
"Dear sir-We are hers. What shall
we dog'
1t was signed with the names of the
two men sent to ''Nvrite up" the fire.
The news editor made a few remarks.
which. while they were appropriate to
the occasion, would not look well in
print; then be wrote on a telegraph
blank this brief message;
"Find out where the fire is hottest.
and jump in"
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
FLAG DAY IN THE SCHOOLS.
THE DAY WILL BE OBSERVED BY
THE SCHOLARS WITH SONGS
AND ADDRESSES.

AND ADDRESSES.
Monday is Flag Day." and the
scholars of the public schools have in
course of preparation an interesting
program consisting of songs and ad-
dresses.
Probably the scholars of the High
School will have the most interesting
observance, and Professor Berlin in
vites the public to be present. Mem
bers Of the Sons and Daughters of the
American Revolution will be present
and several prominent speakers will
make addresses. The program is as
follows:
Chorus. High School March"
"The American Flag" Victor II. kett
Chorus, Children of Liberty"
History of Our Flag"
Miss Winifred Weldin
Chorus, Now the Roll Of the Lively
Drum.
Poem. Our Flag"
Written by Miss Frances X. Forman
Read by Miss Lucretia Reed.
Song, Hail Now. With Songs OF Tri-
umph."
Quotations, "The Flag of Our Nation,
Misses Myrtle L. Miller, Mary A
Clayton, Virginia Creamer, France!
r. Forman Louise ID. Van Trump.
| Addresses.
Chorus, Hail, Old Glory"
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
DIED.

COOKE.-In Philadelphia, on Friday,
June II, Harry, son of John II. and
Kate Cooke, aged IA years.
Due notice of funeral will be given.
GILLESPIE On June s, Margaret,
wife of Alexander Gillespie, in her
45th year.
PALLEY.-On June 10, 1897, Ella j.,
daughter of Joseph B. and Saslie }.
Palley, aged years.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
MATRIMoNY AND MENNoNITEs.
The Minister Does the Proposing for
the Girls Hand.

The Minister Does the Proposing Tor
the GirIs Hand.
When a Mennonite young man desires
20 marry Mennonite young woman.
instead Of telling her about it he con-
fldes in the minister. If the latter
thinks well of the proposed match he
informs the young woman and gener-
ally devotes considerable time to plead
ing the case of the lovesiclS swain, since
it is considered somewhat indelicate for
the woman to yield too easily. Even
efter their engagement the minister
conducts most of the negotiations lead
ing up to the marriage ceremony.
This always takes place in n church,
TO which everybody is entitled TO admis-
sion on the wedding day withoutinvita-
ton. Two weeks before the wedding
the .'banns" are called from the pulpit
and during that fortnight the bride AMI
groom are allowed TO meet without the
presence of third party The hrst
portion of the ceremony consists OF n
sermon, generally on some such subject
as the duties of husband and wife One
such sermon preached at avoiding last
summer lasted about two hours AZ
though the minister announced in the
beginning that because Of the ho'
weather he would "be brief" At the
close of the sermon the contracting par
ties. who had been seated on opposite
sides of the church, walked to the
altar, where they answered affirmative
ly series of questions and were pro-
nounced man and wife. Then they re
turned 20 their seats on opposite sides
of the auditorium and the regular serv-
| soo.. 81 fha dox- were resumed.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
LOW RATE EXCURSION TO PHILA-
DELPHIA VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD, SUNDAY, JUNE 13.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany announces that it will run spe-
cial excursion to Philadelphia on Sun
day next, June 13. Special train will
leave Newark, Del, at $3.50 a. m; Will
mington, 948, and Chester, 1905 a. m
Returning, special train will leave
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, at
s D. m, making same stops.
Excursion tickets to Philadelphia
good only on special train on date
named will be sold at rate of s1.00 from
Newarki 20 cents from Wilmington
and 35 cents from Chester.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
A Russ,nn Joke.

One reads in a Russian periS'iical
which has a corner devoted to the
"comic." this pleasantly: what. Van
yousha. drunk again? 1 thought you
only got drunk on the great holidays?"
'To-day is a great holiday; my mother
in-law has gone away"
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
eoueEp GOLD PIECES.
sIiIIruI Work Done by Coin Sweaters
on the Pacific Coast.


on the Pncific Coast.
One Of the most puzzled men in town
is a Montgomery street restaurant
keeper, who recently took in a so gold
piece which filled oil the ordinary re-
quirements of genuineness so far as q.
superficial test could reveal the true
facts. But few days ago banker
stepped into his place and saw the $40
piece which the restaurant man had
received only short time before. The
banker had a queer look in his eyes as
he took the coin and raped it sharply
with his knife, and the restaurant
keeper had a stranger expression as he
saw his supposed $50 piece break into
two pieces.
How is this?" he demanded,
The banker answered; "It is the same
old game. I had one of these pieces
myself, and since then 1 have tested
gold pieces of the $50 denomination very
carefully. If that lad been genuine
my test would not have brokenit."
Then the restaurant keeper and the
banlser carefully examined it together.
The outside of the gold piece was all
right, seemingly, when the discovered
parts were placed together. The mill
Ing seemed TO be up to the standard.
The weight was correct
But the inside Of the piece was half
filed with n composition which was not
the customary gold and alloy. Still
closer examination revealed that the
gold had been sawed through with eN'
quisite care and skill just inside of the
milling. Then the milling had been re-
moved and from the interior of the
piece some OF the gold had been eX-
tracted and the baser composition wcs
made 70 take the place of the more
precious metal. Then, with equal deft.
ness nnd skill. the milling had been re-
placed and soldered in some way, and
The trick was lone.-San Francisco Call
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
Il had neen Done before.

The naughty beauty glanced at the
card thai. the servant had brought her
and noticed that it bore the name Of a
titled fortune-hupter of unsavory repu-
tation.
SHOW him up" she said.
"What? Again?" asked the footman
in surprise.
"Aeain. repeated the naughty beauty.
What do you meanP'
"lyhy, the papers have already showed
him. up once" answered the footman.
who had been doing a little reading.
'sNevertheless. returned the naughty
beppty with her most imperious ges-
tufe, "it is necessary 10 show him up
before can turn him down."
Saving which she turned 10 mirror
10 practice the icy stare for which she
had become noted.--Chicago Post.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
sAENGERBUND FESTIVAL, PHILA
DELpHIA

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad will
sell tickets from Wilmington to Phila
delphia, for all trains from June 10 to
%. inclusive, valid for return passage
until June 26, inclusive, at rate of 67
cents for the round trip.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12

Want to talk with you about your teeth.
We're dentists. and though we're saying
a good word for ourselves, we're sayin
half a dozen for you. There has to be
beginning to everything, and almos
every large thing grew from small
thing That cavity in your tooth wa
small once-it didn't hurt once-it wouldn
have cost much to have had it filled a
year ago. False teeth grow from neglect
Give your teeth a little thought and give
your children's ten times more. Bring
them in. Examinations Free
DIR. +. E. SMITH, Dentist,
SlI Market Street.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
EXCURSIONS.

NOTICE.-Annual excursion of Madeley
NJ. o. Sunday school to Woodland Beach,
on Monday, June IA, 1897 Boat leaves
King street wharf at 730 o'clock. The eN-
cursion will be accompanied by the First
Regiment Band committee of ladies
will serve dinner on board the boat for
the small sum of 25 cents eacn. There
will be provision made for all who come.
There is no use being bothered with
pense than to take your own dinner, as
the last two years has fully proved. And
as the excursion comes on the anniver-
sarv of the birth of our American flag a
souvenir will be given to each one going
with us on this occasion. Come one, come
all DAVID GOFF,
Superintendent.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
Mems
Suits
at
SO 90,
$1,000.

care in selecting cloths, match
ing trimmings, in cutting and
fair prices paid for making
these followed out bring gar
ments that hold their shape
and always look well. We
offer suits at the above prices
which we can sell at such
figures only because We closed
the lots and paid cash for them.
Good stylish all-wool Suits as
low as So and $3.50, and a line
Of the finest novelties at $15
and SIS. 1t will pay you to
see our Serge Suits and Bicycle
Clothing of all kinds. Crash
Suits at So, $4, S., So and SS.
Open evenings until 9
o'clock.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
MARRIED.

BROWN-RUSSELL-On June 5, 1897,
at No 700 Delaware avenue BY Rev.
william A. Walling, Charles II.
Brown, Of Pittsburg, and Fannie 5.
Russell of Wilmington.
MCLINTOCK-R -ROBINSON.-At the
residence of the brides parents, No.
307 Broome street, on Wednesday
June 8, by Rev. julius DOdd, Miss
May Anna Robinson and Delaware A.
McClintock.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
F. J. MNULTY.
\. J. NJ -NUII1,
JAMES b. OBERLY,
HENRY w. ZEBLEY.
Finance Committee OF City Council.
Attest. JOSEPH X. ADAMS,
City Treasurer.

PROPOSALS FOR $4,000 SINKING
FUND LOAN, Wilmington, Delaware.
Proposals will be received at the City
Treasurer's Office until y o'clock at noon
on TUESDAY, June Is, 1897, for the pur-
chase Of all or any portion OF the above
loan. to be issued in bonds OF $50 or null
tiples thereof. Said bonds are being is
sued by authority of an act of the Legis-
laturc. and pursuant TO an ordinance OF
City Council. the proceeds to be used for
the construction of the SilverbrOok sewer
the elimination of grade crossings OF
railroads and the Improvements of the
streets and avenues of the city Of VIII
mington.
This loan will bear interest at the rate
Of per cent. per annum, payable semi
annually on the first days of April and Oc-
tober in each year. and will fall due and
become payable as follows; october l.
1925. S37 500; April /. 1926. S3l,l00.
required TO settle for the bonds at or be-
fore l2 o'clock, noon, on Thursday, June
II. 1897.
Address all bids in sealed envelopes 10
Joseph X. Adams, City Treasurer, mark
ed Proposals for Sinking Fund Loan
The right 10 reject any or all bids is
THOMAS z. YOUNG,
OTHO NOWLAND.
JOHN $. ROSSELl,
Sinking Fund Commissioners.
II. ]. tM'NULTY,
JAMES 3. OBERLY,
HENRY w. ZEBLEY.
Finance Committee OF City Codncit--
Attest: JOSEPH X. ADAMS,
City Treasurer.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12

Harrison yySEeet M. e. Sunday
school VIM celebrate Childron's Day
tomorrow with morning exercises BY
the infants and evening service by the
adcit scholars.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12

Not ordinary ready
made clothing, but
garments made by
the best makers in
the country. who
only turn cut high
grade work. There
is a style and finish
about good clothing
that only comes Of
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
HANSCoM'S.

print Butter, 1Sc n.
HANScoM'S.
7th and Market SITS.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
INSTRUCTION.
Friends School,

FOURTH AND WEST STREETS,
Wilmington, Delaware.
The class in kindergarten Training be-
ginning September 13, 1897, will have the
following faculty:
PRINCIPAL. Isaac T. Johnson, Psychology.
Ida M. Kimball, Theory and Practice.
Enos l.. Doan, History of Education.
Evelyn Egbert, Physical Training.
Clawson 5. Hammitt Form and Color.
A course to prepare for teaching in pub
lie schools VIII also be given I'm connec-
tion with the kindergarten, and the tut
tion rates will be moderate.
ISAAC T. JOHNSON, Principal.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
wilmington, Del.

PROPOSALS FOR $4,000 WHINING
TON CITY BONDS.
Proposals win be received at the City
Treasurer's office until u o'clock at noon,
on TUESDAY, June 15 1897, for the pur-
chase OF all or any portion of the above
loan, to be issued in bonds of $50 or null
tiples thereof, and TO fail due and become
payable i'm the manner following, to wit:
81 500 on October I, 1888 and $500 on Oc-
tober 1st of each year thereafter until
the whole sum of $4,000 be liquidated.
Said bonds will be issued by authority OF
an act of the Legislature and pursuant 10
an ordinance of City Council the proceeds
to be applied to the erection Of a city
crematory.
This loan will bear interest al the rate
Of 4 per cent. per annum, payable semi
annually on the first days of April and Oc-
tober I'm each year.
The successful bidder or bidders viii be
required TO settle for the bonds at or be-
fore - o'clock, noon, on Thursday, June
IL. 1897.
Address all bids in sealed envelopes tC
Joseph X. Adams, City Treasurer, mark
cd Proposals for CrematOry Loan
The right to reject any or all bids is
reserved.
Evening journal., 1897-06-12
PROPOSALS.

Propose s.-Pursuart to the provisions
of law tsectiou A. of chapter 4, of the Re
vised Code, 1889, proposals will be re-
ceiVed for printing the Journal of the
House of Representatives Of the State OF
Delaware. for the session of 1897.
Proposals will be received up to 70
O'clock noon, Wednesday, June 30 1897.
The right to require security for the
faithful performance of the contract, as
we'll as the right to reject any or all bids,
Is reserved by the undersigned.
GEORGE W. SPICER, JR.,
Clerk of the House of Representatives.,
+. O. Marshallton, Del.
Tuesday, June s. 1897.
PROPOSALS for printing the Journal
of the State Senate for the legislative
session of 1897 win be received by the
clerk until Monday, June 2S Specihca-
tions, 800 copies, octave form, long primer
or 1O-point type, with yeas and nays IN
line in compact form, each page to con-
tain not less than As lines, S6 copies to be
bound in law sheep, 264 copies in paper
covers, volume to contain the full Joul e
nal with Auditors report and index
added
Bids shall be per page and are to in
clude all items of charge, printing. gath.
ering, binding and delivery included.
Bond for faithful performance of con-
tract will be required of the successful
bidder. SIMON p. DOHERTX,
Clerk of Senate.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-20
(To BE coNTINuED.I


Few people realize how limited are
their vocabularies, despite the many
thousand words in the English Ian
guage. It is said that a person of edu-
cation generally gets along very coM-
fortably with a vocabulary Of less than
1000 different words. On the other
hand, uneducated people manage to
express their ideas all their lives with
the use of but a few hundred words,
repeating one or two of these, however,
a great many times. A recent expert
ment proves how apt our minds are
to run in grooves. Twenty-Five men
and twenty-five women, students in a
psychology class, were hidden to write
down at full speed one hundred words,
all chosen at random. They did so,
with the curious result that out of a
total of 5000 words there were only
1896 words which occurred but once;
5000 of the remainder being repeti-
lions Of 1853 words. OF the 1886 writ
ten only once, 746 were set down by the
men, against $40 by the women. OF
the 1853 articles of dress enumerated,
224 were found in the women's papers,
while of the 237 articles Of food, they
claimed 1863.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-20

midable horns, The greater part OF the
body is covered with matted brown
hair OF considerable length. In setting
out on this cold and lonely journey,
with no other companions than his
brother, his valet, and his guide, Mr..
Clifton thoroughly realizes the dangers
and the hardships to which he will be
subjected. He has been through both
before and they seem to have more
charm than terror for him. Really,
you know" he said, laughingly in his
sumptuous apartments, "beans and ba-
con are not half-bad diet for q healthy
Britisher, and when you're actually
hungry they're positively good" On
his return to England--if he does re-
turn-Talbot intends to write book,
which will be illustrated with pictures
drawn by himself. Clifton's expert
ence in San Francisco is thing never
to be forgotten either by him or by
anyone who happened to be in the city
at the time. He was a conspicuous
figure there and tied fast his faith to
white Hat" DAM Mccarthy, the turf
man. 1t was an odd sight to see the
lanky Talbot and his little friend, the
top of whose tall white beaver came
barely to the big Engllshman's should
er, driving about in blackboard wag-
on drawn by a little hunter which tried
to take every gate and fence toward
which the odd pair drove. One day
the little hunter naturally tried to take
a spiked gate while drawing the buck
board and its ill-mated occupants, She
came down on the iron pickets and,
horribly torn, bled to death. This
stopped the Englishman from driving
hunters, before buckboards At the
horse show of 1895 he was as much
of interest as any one of the events on
the card, and visitors went as much
to see Lord" Talbot fall off his horse
as to see any of the other perform
ances. The big fellow thought he
could do the jumps on his horse, The