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Evening journal., 1897-07-17
PRESENTATION AT COURT.

What Happens 10 Any "ImDropcr PER-
sonH-Her Sponsors PGniShment.
A morning journal. much given to
romancing, announces that "the pre-
cautions taken by the lord chamberlain
70 preclude the possibility of anyone
appearing at a drawing-room whose
past will not bear the closest scrutiny,
are yearly becoming more rigorous"
This is a farrago of the purest fiction,
says the London Truth. As matter of
fact, the lord chamberlain takes no
precautions" whatever, and it is diff
cult to conceive how this official could
possibly investigate the antecedents of
the hordes of nonentities who now go
TO court, unless he were provided with a
large staff of detectives. All the re
sponsibility of a presentation is now
thrown upon the presumably "unim-
peachable female" who undertakes it.
If an improper person" is presented,
the immediate result is the arrival of
shoal of anonymous letters at the lord
chamberlain's Office. The lady who
has made the presentation is then COM
munieated with, and if the ultimate re-
suit is unsatisfactory she is punished
ybeing herself excluded from thecour
for a year or two, or if it is a bad case
she receives sentence of permanent
Punishment. Moreover, if lady on
the state ball or concert invitation list
has been so indiscreet as to make an un.
desirable presentation, her name is
struck off forever. 1t is only in very
aggravated cases that presentations are
publicly cancelled in the Gazette. The
usual course is for the lord chamberlain
to inform the offender that her presen-
tation took place "by mistake" and
that she is to consider it as cancelled.
Episodes of this description are of fire.
quent occurrence, but they are kept
as secret as possible, for obvious rea-
sons.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
cntn Are pegenerating.

A fallacy entertained by many people
regarding mice is that house cats will
kill them. The belief is proved every
day to be erroneous. A mousetrap is n
more sure and less troublesome method
of putting the pantry's infestors to
death. House cats, as time goes by, are
changing. Formerly they were active
by day and vigilant by night. The ten
dency of improved civilization is to
make them sleepy by day and rovers
hX nipht.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
BOATS TO STOP AT WASHINGTON
PARK.

Washington Park has become such a
favorite resort with Wilmington people
that the Wilmington Steamboat Com
pany has made arrangements by which
the steamers City of Chester and Bran
dywine will make regular stops there
Beginning on Monday the boats leaving
Wilmington daily at 1890 a. m. and ! p
m. will stop at the park. Returning.
the boat will leave there at 715 p. M
On Thursday and Saturday only boats
will stop at the park leaving here at
1890 a. m. and /, Ais and p. m. Re
turning the boats will leave the park at
Z and 10 p M, which will give the Will
mingtonians an opportunity to see the
wonderful electric fountain. The fare
is 40 cents the round trip.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
WALLIS -HENDEL.

A very quiet and pretty wedding took
place at st. Paurs R. c. Church on
Tuesday evening. rancis A. Wallis, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. f. Adolphus Wallis, of
Kent county, was the groom, and Miss
Katherine Hendel, daughter of the late
Francis Joseph Hendel, of Wilmington,
was the bride. She wore white silk
trimmed with lace and ribbon and car
ried Bride roses. Owing to the bereave-
in the family of the bride, only the
relatives of both families were invited.
After the ceremoney Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lis took the z o'clock train Of p, w. &
b. railroad for a short tour. Rev. Father
Quigley performed the ceremony.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
s,.orn.rtrr uIs Teeth.

A southern bishop arranged to spend
three days during his annual visitation
at the home of one of the faithful,
whose wife was famous housekeeper.
A negro boy was brought over from
the plantation to be the bishops body
servant during his stay. The morning
after his arrival the bishop having
failed to make his appearance Jake was
sent 10 summon him to breakfast and
found him shaving. In few moments
Jake returned, lolSing much alarmed.
''Where is the bishop?" He says he'll
be here directly" "What was he do
ing?" "A-sharpenin' OBJ his teef."
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
"a POI oE TIE eEsT cHAw.-
The Earliest Mention of Tea I'm the
Year 1915.

The Earliest Mention of Tea I'm the
Year 1915.
The earliest mention of tea by an
Englishman is probably that contained
in letter from Mr.. Wickham, an agent
of the East India company, written
from Firando, in Japan, on the 18th
of June, 1915. to Mr.. Eaton, another
officer of the company, asking him to
send "a pot of the best chaw," says
Lippincott's. In Mr.. Eaton's accounts
Of expenditure occurs this item:
"Three silver porringers to drink chaw
in"
It was not until the middle of the
seventeeth century that the English be-
gan to use tea. The first importations
were from Java and the price ranged
from six to ten pounds sterling per
pound. In the Mercurius Politicus of
September, 1858, appears the following
advertisement: THAT excellent and by
all physicians approved China drink,
called by the Chineans Tcha, by other
nations tay, or tea, is sold at the Sui
taness Head, a cophee-house in Sweet
ings Rents. by the Royal Exchange
London"
Pepys enters in his diary on the 25th
of September, 1860: II did send for a
cup of tea, China drink, of which
had never drunk before" This is proof
of the novelty of the drink in England
at that date. In 1864 it is recorded that
the East India company presented the
king with two pounds and two ounces
of thea"
About this time. however, the con
sumption of tea and coffee became
fashionable and the importations large
IN r,ropOrfiOn
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
MORE TAX AND LESS MONEY.


A favorlte Republican argument last
campaign against the Wilson tariff bill
was that II had added favor to the
Sugar Trust and that sugar stocks had
doomed greatly and that scandalous
speculations had resulted. The outcome
OF this was prolonged investigation
which ended in investigation.
The Republicans were also pleased In
that excited campaign, in the midst OF
great promises of unrivaled pros
perity, TO regale their audiences
with the statement that the
Democratic tariff bill, while it
had taken little of the tax off the
wardrobe, referring to the great reduc-
ton Of duties on wool and woolens,
had increased the tax on the breakfast
table. referring to the sugar schedule.
The present Republican proposition
in the way of tax bill increases great
" the tariff both on the wardrobe and
breakfast table, and sugar stocks have
never before taken such a skyward
boom. More tax and still scarcer
money" is the Republican proposition
for prosperity. We advise the people
to watch il come and not to grow
weary with four years Of waiting.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
An nconomlcnI Emneror.

Emperor Francis Joseph is cutting
down the expenses of his household
aud putting an end TO perquisites en-
loved by court servants since the days
of Maria Theresa. They had an allow
nnce of wood. wine and venison. with
two wax candles in summer and three
in winter. These are put an end TO.
Their liveries will no longer be their
own. and they win rot be allowed to
sell the cold victuals left from the daily
meals and the state banouets.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
THE sALvATIONIsTs FRIGHTENED
HORSES.

While the Salvation Army members
were giving their open-air sacred con-
cert at Sixth and Market streets last
evening they exercised two horses and
their owners. 1t seems to be a custom
among the Salvationists to put the
stoutest recruit at the bass drum. The
one they had last night was humping
the sheepsl1in to beat the band, and the
horses. which were hitched on Sixth
street, began to dance Highland fling.
Their owners demonstrated with the
musicians, but TO no effect. and then
went around to the City Hall and COM
planned to Police Captain Kane. The
Salvationists were not interfered with
as there were plenty of hitching-p9sts
out of range OF the bass drum.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
STRUCK An IRON MAIL-ARM.
HOWARD REED, A DELAWARE
ROAD ENGINEER. sUsTAINs A
FRACTURED SKULL.

Howard Reed, an engineer on the
Delaware railroad, met with a serious
accident at Broad Creek, near Delmar.
yesterday.
Reed was engineer of the train No.
85, which left here at S13 a. m. 1t is
customary to catch a mail pouch at
Broad Creek. Thinking that the station
had been passed Reed put out his head
and 'yas struck by the iron arm of the
mail catcher. He was knocked back
ward into the cab and the fireman at
once stopped the train. The blow bat
tered and bruised Reeds head and he
was rendered unconscious. Dr. Robert
e. Ellegood temporarily dressed the
mans injuries. He was brought to this
city and taken to the Delaware Hos
pital, where an examination showed
that Reeds skull was fractured. Reed
was one of the men slightly injured in
the wreck at Georgetown several years
ago.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
WOMEN ZIP IN ARMS.

The Police Commission of Kansas
City has got itself in hot water by TAX
ing favorable action on the reccmmen-
dation of the chief Of police that woman
conyicts be attired in overalls and put
to work on the stone-pile in the prison
yard The new order has brought
down a storm of indignation upon both
the board and the chief OF police and
there is great likelihood that it will be
rescinded.
The Current Event Club. a woman's
organization, has adopted resolutions
declaring itself to be immeasurably
shocked. and calling upon all good cii-
zens TO meet and protest against "the
threatened disgrace and degradation OF
womanhood."
These women, who, by the way, casi
votes at the municipal election, declare
that If the commissioners enforce tn,
order they will retire them at the mex
city election.
In the face Of this indignation anC
the accompanying threats the police of
fioials say that they will stand by thei
order, and that the first woman prison
erns whose fines are unpaid will Ger
tainly go to the stone-pile in overalls.
1t will be interesting to note the out
come of this controversy. for we hay
a saone-pile here in our county.
Since the above was written the Pc
lice Commissioners have been force
to come down the tree. and. in defer
ence 10 public opinion, have rescinde
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
sMITn nECLINES no SERVE.

Elkton, Md, July 17.-William J.
Smith, ex-member of the House of
Delegates from Cecil county, who on
Monday last was nominated by accla-
nation by the Republican convention
for register of wills, has declined to
serve on the ticket and has so notified
the State Central Committee. Mr..
Smith attended the convention and
knew he was to receive the nomination,
and bis decision not to be the nominee
was surprise to his friends. Mr..
Smith has been the leader in the Re-
publican politics in this county for sew
eral years past. The State Central
Committee will fill the vacancy at an
early date.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
PHEASANT HOUsE Parity.

Herbert N. Fell and Benjamin Bye, of
this city were members of a house
party recently entertained by Mrs. Her
man Massey at Belmont, near Masseys,
Md Among the guests were: Misses
Nellie Gale, Mamie McMaster, Lenette
Ford, Camilla Diggs, Sara E. Beck, e.
Thomas Massey, Arthur and Stephen
Ford. Dancing driving and bicycling
were the chief amusements, and these
were enjoyed to the fullest exetnt. Miss
Lenette Ford also entertained the party
at her home near Ford's Landing, Cecil
county.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
sfrnnrc Wnrahip.

In London is a sect which keeps up
the worship of the Greek divinities,
keeping alive all the rituals with which
the numerous Olympian hierarchy was
of old wont to be invoked and propitiat-
ed. At the same time there is small
select order in Paris which worships the
devil, erecting shrines TO the arch enc
nv and altars lit with his own fire.
The balance sheets of both societies
show that they are in prosperous con-
dtfion
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
san oE A LYING MACHINE.
1t Lasted for n Minute and n Half
Might Have Flown Indefinitely.

1t Lasted for a Minute and n Half
Might Have Flown indefinitely.
On the 9th of May of last year had
journeyed, perhaps for the twentieth
time, to the distant river station and
recommended the weary routine of an
other launch, with very moderate ex-
pectation indeed; and when on that, 10
me, memorable afternoon the signal
was given and the aerodome sprang
into the air watched it from the shore
with hardly hope that the long series
of accidents had come to n close says
Prof S. p. Langley in McClure's Maga-
zine. And yet it had, and for the first
time the aerodome swept continuously
through the air like living thing, and
as second after second passed on the
face of the stop-watch, until a minute
had gone by, and it still flew on, and
rs I heard the cheering of the few
spectators I felt that something had
been accomplished at last, for never in
anv part of the world. or in any period,
had any machine of mans construction
sustained itself in the air before for
even half of this brief time. Still the
nerdome went on in a rising course un-
ill. at the end of a minute and hair
(for which time only it was provided
with fuel and water), it had accom-
plished a little over half mile, and
now it settled rather than fell into the
river with a gentle descent. 1t was i'm
mediately taken out and flown again
with equal success; nor was there any
thing to indicate that it might not have
flown indefinitely except for the limit
/ put upOn it.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
coLoRADo FIsH AAvE LEGS.

Singular Creatures That Inhabit the
Streams OF the Centennial state.
Much CONSERVATION and still more
wonder was created in the state house
the other day, says the Denver Repub-
lican, by the discovery in the Office of
Mrs. Mary A. Shute, secretary of the
state board of horticulture, OF an AK
olotl, or fish with legs, which had be-
come metamorphosed into a salaman-
der. All kinds of theories to account
for its presence there were broached
during the day. OF these theories the
strangest appears to be the most tena-
BILE. This is that the evoluted aXolotl
was taken up by evaporation from n
mountain lake near the City of Mexico,
where its species is most abundant, to
come to earth again in Denver with the
afternoons abnormally heavy rainfall.
In the morning when Janitor Smith
opened the windows in order 70 air the
Office against the arrival of Mrs. Shute,
he beheld an object on the sill outside
which caused him to spring back in
horror. Squatted on the sill was a
hideous, dirty-hued green and yellow
reptile, about ten inches in length,
with q head like that of a bulldog, an
enormous mouth, wide open, six web
footed paws and n tail that tapered to
a lash and was cuRed at the end.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.


John #. Dickey and family are at At
lantic City for a long stay.
Miss Annie L. Taylor will spend to-
morrow with friends in Newark.
Mr. and Mrs. John c. Farra attended
the "Old Tyne Party" in Kennett
Square on Thursday evening.
Allan Vanneman, of Port Deposit,
has been spending several days in the
city.
Frank Downing is visiting Enos
Wright, at Trinity, Del.
Mrs Miriam Mitchell is the guest Of
Mrs John r. Bond, at Port Deposit.
Mrs. Cove S. Nelson is visiting Mrs.
George Nelson, in Georgetown.
Mrs. John Charsha has been visiting
in Georgetown and Milton.
Beverly Cullen spent Thursday with
his parents in Georgetown.
officer Ingram, of Philadelphia, Wis
tied Wilmington yesterday.
Miss Mabel Vernon is visiting Miss
Effie Davidson, at Milford.
Robert Tomlinson is visiting his
grandparents in Milton.
James and William Ponder, of Mil
ton, are visiting relatives in this city.
Mrs. Salhe Hudson is visiting rela-
titives in F'rederica.
Miss Anna williams, of Frederioa, is
visiting in the city.
Miss Brooks is the guest of the Misses
Johnson, at Frederica.
Miss Mary V. Boone has returned to
Frederica, after a visit to Wilmington
friends
CAPTAIN Charles W. Adams. of Chi
ago, son of Bishop Adams of Easton
and Miss Mary b. Robinson, of Charles
town, were married On Wednesday.
Samuel A. Mcdaniel and family are
Summering near Newport:
George p. Prentiss, of Wilmington, is
at Congress Hall, Cape May.
Herbert H. Klund and Alfred Tai
| left for the seashore this afternoon tC
pass their two weeks vacation.
Raynar Salwen, of Sweden, registered
at the Clayton House, yesterday after
noon.
Miss Helen Palmatory will visit rela
tives near Dover.
Robert G. Houston. of Georgetown
was in Wilmington to-day.
W. Allen Lindsey sailed from Phila
delphia for Europe on the steame
Waesland at noon to-day. He will com
back on her on the return trip.
William f. Groves was in town to
day.
Architect e. L. Rice is indisposed.
George e. Kirkman and ]. NJ. Burrel
started to-day on trip to Savannah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarkson Jennings wen
to New York to-day. Mrs. Jenning
will spend a week with friends there.
Archdeacon G. c. Hall, Of St. John
Church, will spend his vacation anon
the mountains of Pennsylvania.
Victor S. Thomas will enter Harvar
Law School in the Fall.
George S. Capelle has gone to Sara
toga Springs for The balance of July.
William S. Hilles has gone to Ocea
I City, Md, to spend Snday.
Prothonotary Victor b. Woolley,
Harvey Whiteman, Charles b. EvaI
4 and James II. Hoffecker, Jr., have gor
= to Atlantic City.
a Miss Meta Johnson, of WilmingtO
y is visiting Misses Lola and Virg
4 Hutchins, in Dover
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
PRENTIss REFUSED THE OFFER.

George P. Prentiss, the Wilmington
boy who went to Cape May to play ball
for the seashore team, will return on
Monday. He will probably pitch iii to-
days game. His work in the box proved
very satisfactory to the manager, who
made him a good offer to finish the sea-
son there, but Prentiss refused it. He
will s.ill continue to play with the
ROckfOrds
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
Shellpot Park, week of July p, Lew
Simmons Minstrel Troupe.
TAXES or TWO HUNDREDS.

Collector William E. Husbands, of
Brandywine hundred, and Collector
George Mcintyre. of Christiana hum
dred. sat in the Levy Court room to-day
for the accommodation of Wilmington
ians who own property and owe taxes
in those hundreds and also for the
benefit Of market people. They viii also
set there on July "a, so and 81. Their
collections to-day were light.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
THE TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL.
TWO DAILY TRAINS TO NASH
WILLIE VIA THE SOUTHERN RAIL
WAY-CHEAP EXCURSION RATES.

WAY-CHEAP EXCURSION RATES.
The Tennessee Centennial and Inter
national Exposition, which opened at
Nashville, May 1, is a national event of
International importance, and the
whole world is cordially invited to
come, and to come via the Southern
Railway, through Asheville and THE
Land of the Sky" Through Pullman
sleepers are operated daily, from Phil
adelphia to Nashville, through this, the
most interesting and picturesque region
in America. The excursion rates au-
thorized are low enough to tempt you.
Write to John NJ. Beall District Pas
senger Agent, S2S Chestnut street, Phil
adelphia, Pa, for all information and
beautifully illustrated pamphlet de-
scriptive of the Exposition and THE
Land of the Sky"
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
NOTHING IN 1T.

It was rumored on the street yester-
day that Clarkson Jennings had leased
Gordon Heights for the season. An
Evening Journal reporter called at the
Hotel Jennings and was told that there
was no truth in the rumor.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
SEVENTH WARD FINISHED.

This morning Assessor Whann finish
ed his street book for the Seventh ward
1t contains 632 pages. The one for the
Sixth ward contains but 100 pages. lie
still has the Ninth ward to do
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
Inriin nen Plnntes.

The Paris Jardin des Plantes owes its
origin TO a florist who, in the time o.
Henry ", grew all sorts of native anc
imported plants, TO sell flowers as mod
els to the manufacturers of embroi6
cries and laces.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17

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., 1897-07-17
NEFF IS DEAD

Chief of Police Dolan this morning
received a dispatch from Los Angeles,
Cal. saying that William Neff, who alb
seconded from Wilmington with some
money belonging to a guest at the Clay
ton House, is really dead, and that all
rumOrs to the contrary are false. The
dispatch stated that the body had been
shipped to relatives in Cincinnati.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17

Rev. A. H. Miller, who has been rec
tor of st. Michaels Church, Chestnut
and Adams streets. for two years. will
retire from the ministry and study law.
He will officiate at st. Michaels on
Sunday for the last time.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
MISS DIIPONT's TUG PARTY.

Miss Louise DUPONT has invited a
number of friends on a tug party, which
will go out on the Laura B. on Monday
evening.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
THE SUNDAY HOLIDAY.
There is a Steady Stream Of
People Leaving Town.
VARIOUS SOCIAL DIVERSIONS.
SOME WILMINGTON PEOPLE WHO
WERE MEMBERS OF A DELIGHT
Full HOUSE PARTY-QUIET MAR
RAGE AT ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.
OTHER SOCIAL NOTES.

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
on one side of the paper only.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
n w LYNCH & co. GROCERs.

Choice selection Wines, Liquors Bot
tied Beers. Blackbury Brandy. 75c the
quart. Northwest corner Madison and
Fourth streets.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17

Crash suits pressed and shaped by a
tailor. Manhattan Laundry, SOC King st.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
JANvIER's GROVE cAMP MEETING

The camp meeting of the 4. NJ. e.
Church, in Janvier's Grove, is attract
ing g0od-sized crowds of colored peo-
pie. The largest crowds are expected
next week. The exercises tomorrow
will consist Of preaching at 10 a. m. by
Rev. T. j. Lee. Of Port Deposit, Md. and
at d. m. by Rev. J. X. Adams. OF
Marydel Rev. S. H. smith. of New
Castle, will preach in the evening.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17

Saturday, July II, Shellpot Park,
knights of Malta.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17

The July, or Summer, number Of
Poet-Lore. issued by the Poet-Lore
Company, is Pemberton Square. Bos-
ton, is well worth a careful reading. In
the department of appreciations and
essays it contains Immortality as a
Motive in Poetry" by Francis Howard
Williams; Browsings in Hamlet by
William Sloane Kennedy: The Ideals OF
Womanhood, held by Browning and the
Greek dramatists. as seen by a woman
in the person of Charlotte Porter, and
others. OF poetry and fiction. Bliss
Carman contributes fine poem,
above the Garperau." "A Quatrain"
is a delicious bit from the German by
Louise Chandler Moneton. There are
also many other good things.
Evening journal., 1897-07-17
RECENT LITERATURE

The Hypnotic Magazine (The Ply
schic Publishing Company, Chicago)
for the current month, contains an ar
ticle on hypnotism by Sydney Flower,
one of its editors, and a number of
hypnotic experiments by Lloyd Jones
With one or two exceptions the con-
tributors are physicians, and their ar
ticles are of exceptional interest. One
Of the most notable of these is a report
by c. o. Sahler, Nj. d., of a case treated
at a school Of suggestive therapeutics.