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Evening journal., 1897-12-04
A CLOCK IN COURT.

A clock case was wound up in a
curious manner in the Marylebono
county court. The dispute arose out
Of an Empire" time-piece which the
plaintiff valued at 3Os., and the defend
ant said was worth nothing at all, be-
cause it would not go. He fancied
the article because on the forepart OF
it was a sculptured representation OF
Napoleon crossing the Alps, ami as he
was o great admirer of the COrsican
ogre, and looked upon him as a sort of
personal friend, he purchased the clock
principally for the sake of the emper-
or, but in the hope also that it would
keep time. In the latter he was griev-
ously disappointed. The oaly thing il
did was TO strike the ours with per-
sistency which became monotonous-
sometimes a half day without stop
ping-but the hands moved not At
the suggestion of the judge the clock
was produced in court. and to the
amazement Of the defendant, it at once
commenced its tick-tack, and proceed
ed with so much force as soon to be
two hours in advance of the court
timepiece. After such ocular evidence
tho judge was bound to give iudg-
ment for the plaintiff. but no sooner
was this done than Mr.. Rooth, the
barrister who appeared for that gem
tleman, offered the defendant 30s. for
the erratic timepiece. It was accepted.
the money was at once handed over and
the counsel became the possessor of
an Empire" clock which is probably
worth double the sum mentioned. -
London Telegraph.
Evening journal., 1897-12-04
WANTED TO CATCH A SHARK.
They Succeeded. Dut Not Untt the
Fish Had Caught "A sailor.

They Succeeded, Dut Not Unttl the
Fish Had Caught "A Sailor.
A fellow never knows what is going
TO happen to him when he goes a-ish-
ing in the green waters of the sea. Ad-
ventures trust themselves upon the
Waltonian, whether he viii or no, and
when he tells his friends of what he has
seen or experienced, they smile COM
miseratngiy and actually doubt his
word. / remember, several years ago,
going on q fishing trip down the south
ern coast, and / tell you, had a good
time during the outing. Fish were bit-
ing nicely all the while, and the crowd,
for there were others In the party,
seemed to appreciate the gifts set be-
fore us in the shape of fish. One day
we all sailed to a location where sharks
were reported to be very numerous.
We wanted some big game, and sharks
are mighty good sport. Well, we finally
managed TO hang to fellow big enough
to satisfy any fellow in the boat, and
in their anxiety TO see the fish while it
was still vigorous, the boys gathered
at the side of the sloop, looking over
into the water. All at once the captive
gave desperate pull. The taclSle
slipped and the shark took about 30
feet Of line, while one Of thesailors was
/ ierked into the. water. He couldn't
swim, and his hands happened to come
/ in contact with the shark line; he
grappled 10 with desperation and hung
on like grim death. We began TO haul
/ fs. Ln a1.w n-1.
stronger than ever, and we could do
nothing for the sailor, who was out of
reach. Suddenly he gave an unearthly
yell. crying out that the shark had bit
ten him. There was commotion in the
water and the fin Of the fish appeared
above the water for a moment, and the
sailor yelled again, and fleclSs Of blood
arose TO the surface. You may i'm
agine how we pulled in on the line, and
in little while we finally managed 10
| grasp the poor fellow, who still clung
TO the line. AS we pulled him and the
| line in at the same time, II was seen that
the shark had the fellows leg firmly
between its jaws, and IL was wonder
] that the fish had not bitten the limb Off.
A shot from the rifle killed the fish and
we pried its jaws and liberated the leg,
which was badly lacerated. The fact
that the hook had caught In the socket
was the thing that saved the leg from
absolute amputation. The idea Of q
man being bitten by a fish that had
practically been caught was a new one
to me and leads me to the observation
I made at the beginning of this story.
The sailor was laid up for a month, but
at the expiration of that time was as
well as ever."-N. o. Times Democrat.
Evening journal., 1897-12-04
HUMOROUS.


--Yeast-''Pve just invested in one of
those salt-and-pepper suits" Crimson
beal1-"Well, that sounds as If it would
be good for at least two seasons."-
Yonkers Statesman.
IA Busy Summer. - Phoebe-"Did
you have many offers during the sum-
mer?" Lulu-'Manyl why, I had to
limit the engagements TO "a hours!"-
Browning, King & Co.'s Monthly.
-''Are you one Of the strikers?"
asked the woman at the door. Eyes,
mum. Use q pioneer in the movement.
struck 80 years ago, and I've never
give in yet."-Household Words.
--"Johnny," said the schoolboy's
mother, "do you like your arithmetic?"
'No'm. 1 think the influence of that
book is unwholesome and depressing"
"Why?" Because it is full Of horrible
examples. s."-TitBits.
-Boarder (warmly)-"Oh, I'm know
ing to the tricks of your trade. Do you
think 1 have lived in boarding-houses
20 years for nothing?' Landlady
| (frigidly)-"I shouldn't be at all sur
prised. detroit Journal.
The One Thing Needed. - 'I am
glad" said the ardent patriot. "that
the Russian flag no longer floats over
Alaska" $50 am l." replied the man
who wants TO go. but is afraid. "Now
If they could only get rid Of the cold
kave flag, the country would be all
right. Washington Star.
Ills Baptism.-''Teddie," said the
minister, while mamma was out super.
intending the preparation Of dinner
"have you ever been baptized?" Ted
die was not quite sure whether he had
or not, and, after indulging in deeI
thought for u moment, replied: "Dc
you git baptized on the ?"-Cleve
land Leader.
Evening journal., 1897-12-04
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS

A spider stung George Macklin. Of
Milford Neck, on the foot, and since
then he has been a great sufferer from
the wound.
It is estimated that in Milford and
vicinity more than 400 persons are en-
gagged in the holly industry, getting it
from the woods, picking, punching and
wrapping into wreaths and crosses.
White Pekin ducks are a speciality
with Mrs Jennie Atkins, of Milton,
and her shipment of dressed ducks to
the New York market for Thanksgiv-
ing weighed $50 pounds for $50 dry
picked ducks. From them she saved
twenty-five pounds of feathers equal in
quality to the best geese feathers.
Duck shooters have had but little
success thus far, though it is said
many ducks feed on Milford marshes.
Down state harvesters Of ice are pre-
pairing their houses and getting ready
for a much hoped for freeze.
But few peach trees have been set
in lower Kent and upper Sussex c0un-
ties, but great quantities of Keiffer and
Lawrence pear trees have been put out
The Farmers Institute of Kent
county will meet in FELTON, at 2 D. m.
on Thursday, December 8, and viii be
addressed by DR.. A. T. Neale on THE
Use of Lime"
During the past year there has been
but little building done in Milford.
Only eighteen dwellings have been
erected. There is a prospect that next
year will be marked for the new resi-
dences built, as several handsome ones
arc in contemplation.
Evening journal., 1897-12-04
AGAINST NONRESIDENT SPORTSMgN.
JERSEY SPORTSNlEN FAVOR A
LAW WITH CERTAIN RESTRIC-
TIONS AND PENALTIES.

Bridgeton, Dec. 4.-The matter of
revising the game laws of New Jersey
is already receiving considerable at
tenticn from prominent spOrtsmen in
various sections of the state, and it is
altogether probable that strenuous
efforts will be made at the coming
session of the Legislature to pass a law
against nonresident gunners. This
is the second year that New Jersey
has been a public hunting ground for
spOrtsmen from all sections of the
country, there being no restriction to
keep nonresident gunners from in
vading New Jerseys territory. While
it is true that there has been fairly
good cunning this present season, after
one year of the existing law, it is also
true that last Winter was a favorable
Winter for game. Old hunters claim
that with a severe Winter, and the
country gunned to death by non-resi-
dents, next season will witness
scarcity of game never before eXDer-
fenced. There is no desire on the part
of spOrtsmen generally, particularly in
the lower counties of the state, to have
any changes made in the law as far as
the open and closed seasons are con-
cerned, but there is a belief that a
law should be passed prohibiting the
great army of nonresident gunners
from free and unrestricted privile eges
in this state. Statistics gathered by
local hunters indicate that non-resi-
dent sportsmen kill off more game than
the native hunters do, and carry it out
of the state without any expense
whatever, outside of their car fares
and ammunition. Senator Stokes bill
would have been a great blessing to
New Jersey sportsmen if it had become
a law, for It is a well established fact
that a large proportion of the nOn-resi-
dents would hunt game in their own
states if a county or state license was
exacted in New Jersey.
A well-knOWn resident hunter in
speaking of the present game laws and
the determination Of game in this
state, yesterday said: THE vigilance
OF our game wardens and favorable
weather conditions resulted in afford
ing us a fairly good cunning season
this year, but it is no credit to our
present laws, for never before has
there been so many nonresident gum
ners in South Jersey as during the
present season. We do not want a law
that will keep non-residents out of our
state altogether, but we need legisla-
ton that will require non-residents to
take out a license from the county
clerk, and the money so obtained turn
ed over to the game commissioners, to
be expended in restocking the state in
proportion to the amount received
from the several counties. If such a bill
is framed and passed, with the license
fee not too high, it is probable that
Governor Griggs will not veto the
measure, and we, as Jerseymen, can
then enjoy the sport. as we did in the
days of the old West Jersey Game
Protective Association. While many OF
us did not approve of the West Jersey
Game Society, on account Of it being q
sort of a mutual admiration assOcia-
tion. yet we did approve Of the law
with it's restricting clause as to non
residents, which made them pay an an
nual fee for cunning in our state.
Evening journal., 1897-12-04
RALPH MnoRR.s rR1A1-

West Chester, Dec. 4.-Seventy tales
men, from among whom will be Sc
lected the jury which will pass upon
tho fate of Ralph Moore. the Coates
vile boy, who. it is alleged, shot his
grandfather, were drawn from the
jury wheel here yesterday A true bill
charging him with murder was found
against Moore by the late grand jury.
but the trial was continued until the
coming term of Oyer and Terminer
Court. The prisoner, who is about 20
years Of age, feels confident that ne
will escape conviction, and has grown
quite stout since his incarceration.
Evening journal., 1897-12-04
NAPOLF0N,s LOsT TREAsuRE.


The recent find OF an old military
knapsack filed with French gold pieces
coined about the beginning Of the CEN
tury, near Vilno, Russia, recalls the
dreadful fate of Napoleon's grandarmy
and its disastrous Russian campaign in
1912. After the destruction of Moscow
the bold conquerer was compelled to
seek safety, but his return to the from
tier was not the retreat Of an orderly
army; &c was flight with all IT'S horrors.
Napoleon himself hurried back in adj
vance of his army, In order TO steady
the throne which had become Ehally
by events in Paris and elsewhere. The
shipping of the war treasure, which at
that time still contained 1900 600
francs, and which was transported in
barrels in carriages drawn by picked
horses, was intrusted to Marshal Ney.
Napoleon never saw that treasure
again, and where 1t has remained was
kept a profound secret for a long time
Under strong cover the transportation
of the treasure was started for the
frCntier, but not far from Vino the
wagons stuck in a defile, and it seemed
impossible to get them out again.
Rather than see the treasure in the
hands Of the Russians, Field Marshal
Ney gave orders to break open the bar
re,s and distribute The money to the
returning soldiers as they passed by,
and thus il was done. Many of the
soldiers threw away all their belong
lngs in order to nh up their knap5acka
with gold, but only q few Of these who
ca1ted the heavy wealth were able to
drag the burden to the fronMer, and
the very gold that was intended for
their benefit was the cause Of their per-
ishing. Transcript.
Evening journal., 1897-12-04
sEALs. sALMONs AND sEA LIdNs

A. K. Petersen, who has been fishing
in the Frazer river, says That the pack
of fish there and in Alaska is large. and
that the cannery men have really
more fish than they know what TO do
with. On the sound fishing is still go
ing on, and The amount Of second grade
FISH packed will be enormous. Mr.
Peterson says the fishermen on the
Frazer river and in Alaska attribute
the increased amount Of fish caught
yearly to the killing Off of the seal
herds by pelagic sealing. AS the fish
seem to be increasing instead Of dimin-
ishing, Notwithstanding the vast guam
tides caught, there may be something
in this theory. The hair seals. which
frequent the mouth Of the Columbia
eat salmon and kill lots of them. and
probably the fur seal does thes same
A good healthy seal should eat a sal
mon q day, or two or three CT the blue
backs they catch in the Frazer and
in Alaska. The immense herds Of seal
which go up to the Bering Sea every
year consume vast numbers. If the
herd Of sea-iicns. which have their
headquarters at Seal Rocks, lust south
Of False TillamoOk, were exterminated
the number Of fat Chinook salmon
coming into the Columbia would be
greatly increessd.-Portlsnd Oregon
ian.
Evening journal., 1897-12-04
cATARRH CANNOT Bn crRED

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS as they
cannot reach the seat Of the disease. on
tarrh Is a blood or constitutional disease
and IN order to cure II you must take in
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure Is
taken internally, and acts directly on thc
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Cl-
tarrh Cure is not a Quack medicine. IT
was prescribed by one of the best phvsi-
clans in this country for years, and rs
regular prescription. it is conlposed of
the best tOnics known. combined with the
best blood purifiers, aciing directly on the
mucous surfaces. Thu perfect combination
such wonderful results in curing Ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
IT, j. CHENEY & CO. Props. Toledo o.
Sold by druggists. price 75c.
Evening journal., 1897-12-04
a considernte rnther-

Awealthy man vent outhunting. lie
was accompanied by an honest farmer
and his son. The hunter accidentally
peppered the unfortunate boy, who
howled like a dog whose tail has been
crushed under the wheel of a furniture
van, whereupon his father said 10 the
youth:
"Don't howl that way, or the gentle
man will not let you 60 along next
time."-N. Y. World.
Evening journal., 1897-12-04
vii GIvE a socIARIn-

Wilmington Lodge, No. /, A. o. u.
W., will give a scoiable to its mem-
beis and their friends on December 16.
and Wilmington Conclave, No. ~. Or
der Of Mcgullians, viii give enc On
New Years night.
Evening journal., 1897-12-04
From a surgicaI standpoint.

"How is your Uncle Reub's blood poi
soning getting on?"
"In great shape. OF course both legs
have had to be amputated, but the doc
tor says he win have him on his feet
in a few days."-Broollyn Life.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-20
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

Olga Nethersole carries two bicycles u
American make vith her on her travels
and viii take them 70 England when she
sails next week The fair actress Is a dew
otes. - Ihe wheel and rides every pleas
ant day. generally accompanied ~ her
companion. Miss Fields
Ernes- Eooley. the millionaire has many
hobbies. perhaps the chief 81 them r. farm
ing. he 81 the biggest sheep breeder in
England though not perhaps IN me nj
ted Kingdom. He IS fond o. buying roy II
stock. ard some Of his most successful
purchases have consisted or shropshire
ewes bred a. saudringha-a-
Tire Boston Herald says thai Mark
TWAIN once attended a missionary meet
ing IN Hartford. at which a missionary
made an address. After astsZ1nE = me
aEunix31e story Of suffering. Marx Twain
said 10 himself. For God = sake, send
tha; plate around. 20 that ! car pour my
sympathy iuto IL III ElNe you these four
ylae bills and &. 7 can Ect 4 piece OF paper
HI write a check Tor more can very
we'll SPAR a little money for a cause Ike
that But :he lecturer wenk or talking
and as ne ta4ked Twain enthusiasm
Gained ans tbe red fusa q his sympathy
became paier. And when TIE missionary
bad been talking about hA5E an hour /
had saved ore Of those bills, ard y nsTl IS
naE - kad ave minutes fTsEsFe TWO o those
bills acre mine as ain. ana S>fiSn - ha1
been taking an hour ! h&G NOE AZ 49,
haek and ~ gosh. wfs1 - many a&ti
send that place round ! oorEf 20 " aGts
Out * il ID pay ny carf&rs home
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-20
THE ASSAY OFFICE

TIE fsgzg dsr1cuttass - TIE was ~ Sc
esarfag establishment o. Al assay CT
Eee e. Seaxt.- 9grzrx ese p-eE1zss session
CT cor gress ara rot 20 b@ lightly removed
TIE cass. obstacle q tise esssrr4sn%saca
Of congress not 20 take rp any legislation
EXCEPT RS tar4@ hsu a. Ills session. and y
woula require considerable eryo-t - se-cz-e
3 mobilization os TIE programme.
Nevertheless. the conditions ara SO ex-
srao-tfsnsry- and exceptional t1s NEED Q,
Legislation. 70 unexpected and u-gert, fAat
Il sufficient pressure IS 5-oaght 70 bear
tEe sFplie&tfoB May - dealt with s. al
sraergeney and nos properly coming ~1ia-
81 the rule against gen.srai leg.sl1fs51--
The United States government saoAsa
take exznap3e by the diligence Of the Co
togssal auslzovitaes- who hav. ALREADY Start
e. IL 10 construct 3 road TITO the newly
opened district. WATCH =, 81 VIII be -
rzserrafsered wfihin Br4sissl territory
The Chzrasser q Comneres x fully alive
10 the ezizency ane @sll 10 81 IN ia pow
e. 70 attract the attention C congress.
bat 4 memorial 10 the president and 10
the departments likely 10 he interested IN
The subject wou3s I'D, Dc arnsz- The see-
retary Of var. fgr Instance. although not
officially concerned IN RE nA:ter. nigh.
be aske9 10 add the weight O. his in1a-
ence and his knowledge OF the local cor
disiong TO the general consensus of opln-
ion, which cannot &c otherwise than Ia
vorable.
1t Is not necessary "a again press upon
The people q tnis city the Immense ad-
vantage Of the proposed Office. but It may
be desirable 70 ren1lEd them that the gen.
sEal benefit 10 follow wlu amply justify
the expense for private kilograms TO MEN,
hers OF congress representing other states
thar this. How much /. means 20 Us can
o.DIy 5e guessed a. present, tut there is
10 doubt whatever that even with no
more than continuance Of ghe presen.
prospects. an assay Office will bring many
thousands of dollars Into the city, be-
sides saving miners a considerable sum In
express charges.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-20
THE TARIEE BILL.

The dispatches from Washington con-
tain the welcome news that the tariff
bill. having been perfected in conference.
was agreed TO by the house last night By
& party vote. and may pass the senate
before THE week is out. The OILY pozsfbil-
!;y of delay in the matter lies in the &C
ton Of the senate, where the unlimited
debate allowed under the serste rules
makes Il possible for the minority 10 pro-
long fight Indefinitely should they elect
to do SO.
There Is no indication OF the existence
OF any such spirit among the minority
senators. however. The straw has al
ready been pretty wei threshed out; the
country has given unmistakable evidence
or Impotence oyer any needless delay in
the matter. and the Indicators are that
there viii be uo obstructive @actles, al
though it may he expected thsre viii be
some debate. for buncou.be purposes. over
some Of the schedules. particularly those
Of sugar and lumber.
Whatever may he individual opinions as
tn the merits Of the measure. business
men az the country. practically without
exception. viii hail with relief the final
disposition % the matter. sn3 the GER
talnty that for four years at least no fur
Their leg Station upon the suhiec, Of the
tariff win be threatened. with this yexed
question ou5 of the way. there VIII re-
main no substantial hirdrancc 70 tho re-
turn Of prosperity in al parts OF tie
I-nltaa states
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mouth paper eT@- -ns- the @yes q NJ
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seen By E5wzrS J. Ryar w1sr re sSxzb-
Esas3 -5e Weekly Trles1re n Chicago Il
ISIS. I. : orly fair 20 say. however. t1ze
Mr. Hamilton Srxt applied tire B14we-
name 70 az American weekly paper. Mr..
GREELEY x entitled 20 taA cre4ast % 1-S- zp-
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ly paper. which caused hundreds ~ 9<hsrs
% Use tAS @afDs EiTls 1sSuE5 il = Also -r7Se
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n any state west of Ohio ard f0r rwo
years before Nr. Greeley employed = II
View 1o-k- TIE Portsmouth paper may
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however viii belong IN ne popular esf5-
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-20
FACTS OF INTEREST.

A brother Of Rider Haggard has been
chosen by the British government as its
minister 20 Venezuela.
TWO young women killed the first snake
Of the season az New Bedford, Conn, the
other day. measuring 1--WE and half feet
long.
OF Bavaria's 7.g-5 public schools only
IS per cent. are in tbs cities. OF the
IS liz teachers. s3.l3 per cent are Catho-
lies, z5.I7 Protestants and s. Jews.
The rodent family. owing 70 the great
number q skins holds numerically the
highest position IL the fur trade. The
squirrel belonging 10 this family Is an i'm
portant contributor.
Monkey skirs principally derived from
Western Africa. with mantle OF silk
black hair. measuring from two TO four
inches in length we're in favor some years
ago. Large numbers OF these skins stu
find their way 10 Germany
The sweet pea, which has become very
popular flower. vas first cultivated in
Sicily about the year 100. and Of the four
original varieties two came from Sicily
and two from Ceylon- The time 70 plant
the sweet pea Is az soon in the spring 3 ;
the soil can Re turned withou. c3ogging,
and that usually comes early il March.