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Evening journal., 1897-08-12
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

The fashion of calling the sultan of
Turkey the sick man of Europe" Will
have to be changed to the "slick man. -
-Pittsburg News
1t will not be Jerry Simpsons fault if
the world fOrgets that there are others
in the House besides Speaker Reed
Baltimore News.
It is taking Spain a long time to
learn that the rule of the foreign power
is doomed on the American continent
Des Moines Register
Up to the present time the enemies
of the small boy have been unable to
invent a knotholess baseball park
fence Washington Post.
Gage says that the administration has
not forgotten the last campaign. Nei-
ther have the people.-Minneapolis
News.
Marcus A. Hanna hasn't had uni
versity degree, but 1t will come if he
keeps on prospering in politics.-Bos-
ton Herald.
Current complications show clearly
how good a thing it would be to have
telegraphic cable communication with
Hawaii.-New York Tribune.
A man of our acquaintance is going
to take his wife to Klondyke with him,
because he says she will make it hot
for rhim.-Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
The county tax collectors report MAX
ing excellent headway in getting in the
taxes Now let the Levy Court undo its
mistake and provide an appropriation
for the Ferris Industrial SchOol.-Moi n
ing News.
The shah of Persia can shoot a hole
through a copper coin that has been
tossed into the air, but we have il
from a reliable source that he dOesn't I
sleep well nights.-Cleveland Leader.
The voice of the English newspapers
in Japan is emphatically for war with
the United States.-San Francisco Bull
letin.
Four wcmen pickpockets were ar
rested by the Buffalo police in one day
Where is this invasion of mans field of
labor to end?-Bunalo News.
A New York donkey drank half keg
OF beer the other day, and 1t affected
him Just the same as if he were a two
legged donkey.-Chicago Times-Herald
Evidently money isn't everything
First Barney BarnatO, with SIS OOO, O0C
to his credit, ends his own life, and now
Nicholas Creede. with $4,000, follows
suit. II is a problem for Socialists tC
solve.-St. Louis Star.
When a man is elected to the position
of alderman he assumes grave and re-
spOnsible duties. He becomes the ser
want of the people, and If he is an hon
orable gentleman, he will use his bes
endeayors to see that the wishes of the
pople are complied with.-Galesburl
Mail.
Strangely enough, Japan doesn't say
word against the English annexation
Of the Solomon Islands. although the!
are nearer her shores than Hawaii is
Surely the Japanese Government ough
10 plunk one of its famous long-dis
tance protests at Great Britain.-Nev
York Mail and Express.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
eIANTs oE SAN NIooLAs.
DiscOveries Which Prove That the
Inhabitants Were Buried Alive.

Discoveries which Prove That the
Inhabitants Were Buried Alive.
A party of relic hunters recently
landed on the island of San Nicolas
and discovered many relies, which they
brought back.
The Clemente went after the party
last week, but owing to a severe gale
in the channel was unable to effect
landing until yesterday. The party
found 81 skulls buried in the sand of
the island, but were only able to Sc
cure three entire. They made one eX-
lcavation 20 feet square in which they
found nine skeletons in a crouching
latitude, as though men, women and
Ichildren had been buried alive. In an
other place they found the remains OF
hundreds of bodies that had been
burned, and some of the party believe
that cremation was practiced by the
lancient people of the island.
Positive evidence was found that the
island was inhabited by two or more
different races in the dim past, one Of
which was of great size, a peculiar char
lacteristic being gigantic jawbones.
Some of the specimens of the latter
brought by the party are almost large
enough to slip over the head of an ordi-
mary man. Mr.. Longfellow, the leader
of the party, speaking of the trip, said:
"One of the most interesting relics
brought back by us was part of a
skeleton of large man in whose bones
long bone spear-point was sticking.
in the shattered skull was big round
stone used as a war implement. The
spear passed through the heart and en-
tirely through the shoulder-blade.
am sure that two different races fought
and died on the island, as most of the
bodies were of moderate size, while
some were almost giants. The latter
were always in isolated graves. We
Hound many implements and weapons
'of stone, but all are very crude and show
almost no ornamentation."
Mr.. Longfellow says the island in a
large part along the coast is sand and
powdered shell, which the Indians in
some way made into cement. This they
molded into various utensils, which are
far harder than basalt. On the island
are hundreds of small red foxes. The
only other creatures are two horses
and a flock of 500 sheep.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
GAMBLERS HAVE A HARD TASK
Almost Impossible TO Break the EanI
Mt Monte Carlo.

Those who have "a passion for gamN
bling and have found it Improbable
a class nearly as numerous as those whca
gamble at all, might well consider the
recent announcement that a dividend
OF $4,0O0,OO0 for last year has been de.
clared by the stock company running1
the gaming tables at Monte Carlo
That amount is the interest on 500, 600, ,7e
900, and represents an extraordinary
profit. There are about 100000 visitora
year at Monte Carlo, and as, in addi-
.tion to the dividend named, they pay theo
expenses of the gaming resort, with its
Thousand attaches, they will not be dis
posed to deny that gambling is highly
expensive amusement. Though there
is q tradition that somebody occasions
ally breaks the bank at Monte Carlo,
its dividends are never seriously af-a
fected. They pour forth in an unbrokT
len stream, and the army of fresh vicJ
Tins is not apparently diminished,
though most of them are aware that,
Monte Carlo, in the language of a lead-i
ing encyclopedia, is "a small town in the
territory of Monaco, notorious on ac-.
count of its gaming tables, and the
numerous suicides of ruined gamblers"
AS the games at Monte Carlo appear
to be what is called square, even those
familiar with them are at loss to ac-
count for the enormous profits. The
chances in the play seem to be almost
evenly balanced, yet the millions grav-
itate rapidly to the side of the bank.
SO it is in all gambling, even in those
forms where one side is not more expert
or unscrupulous than the other. A
gambling bank has no emotions or pas
sions. In a certain sense it makes no
bet of its own, except to maintain that
the outsider cannot bet right. 1t has
mo theories or systems, and allows 9TH
ers to wager money that they can fit
one set of circumstances to another set.
Every possible advantage of the game
is known to it, and it is never compelled
to draw out after risking its last coin.
If the croupier is perfectly fair, he
goes through his motions with indiifer-
ence, knowing that all the fallacious
calculations and whimsical impulses of
those who play against him win tell
against them to his advantage,
If the mere betting on red and black,
which is prevalent at Monte Carlo, is
so profitable to the bank, many other
forms of gambling are far worse. 1t is
needless to name them. The visitors to
Monte Carlo could make at least $5,OO0,-
900 a year by not going there. 1t is a
large stake, but they viii not see it in
that light. Gambling is ruinous in 9th
er ways than the loss of money. 1t with
draws the mind from legitimate work
land places it in the habitual attitude of
merely waiting for chance results, with
the possibility of lucky strike, which
seldom comes, and when it does come
unsettles the energies and lowers the
stamina. One glance at the regular
profits of Monte Carlo is enough to con-
demn all gambling, and to warn those
who indulge in it that the odds against
them are practically unlimited.-St'
| lIouis Globe Democrat
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
NOT SAND" BUT GLUCOSE

We have often heard of grocerymen
putting sand in sugar, but the big
Sugar Trust demon who now controls
this necessary confection of our dining
table, has conceived a new and more
scientific means of adulteration, which
outraged citizens are supposed to toler-
ate. The information that the combine
has got possession of all the glucose
factories in the country but two, is irS.
dicative Of further squeezing OF the
public for the benefit of the ring OF
business conspirators who are defyine
the law through their monopoly.
Glucose is manufactured from corn
the cheapest of all grains in this couI.
try, because it is the cheapest, and the
cost of the product formed by the Quicl
action of dilute sulphuric acid or starcn
is so much less than that of cane oi
beet sugar. that the temptation to mlz
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
SHRIEVALTY DEAL AFOOT.

There is a new deal on hand. I un
derstand," said a prominent Republi-
can Of the orthodox faith to an Evening
Journal reporter this morning Its
design is to make Samuel Mcdaniel
the nominee for sheriff and his bro
ther-in-law, ex-Chief Of Police Theo-
dore Francis deputy United States mar
shall Just how far the wires have been
laid am not prepared to say. but EN-
met f. Stidham and John p. Taylor
who also want the nomination for sher-
iff, are going around with wire nippers
and using them whenever opportunity
affords"
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
MARRIED THIS MORNING.

Miss Mollie Smith, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Smith, and Stephen S
Jackson of this city, were married this
morning. The ceremony took place al
the home Of the brides parents, No
401 Lombard street, at 11.30 o'clock
and was performed by Rev. Francis
Burgette Short, pastor of Epworth M
E. Church.
The bride and groom were unattend.
ed. The former wore a pretty and be-
coming gown of white nuns yelling
trimmed with ribbon and lace and car.
ried \ bouquet of white roses. The par.
lor was tastefully decorated with cut
flowers and pOtted plants. Only the
nearest relatives of bride and groom
numbering about a dozen persons, wit
messed the ceremony, which was fol
lowed by a breakfast
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson went to Allan
tic City for two weeks, after which they
will make their home in this city.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
INEXPENSIVE ROAD IMPROVE
MENTS.

The farmers Of .he country are
gradually going over to the belief that
good roads are for their personal Dene-
fit and There Is a decided change of
sentiment along this line in many of
the states. New Jersey has a law now
in force that illustrates how properly
this burden can be divided between the
individual and the community so that
1t falls lightly upon the farmer This
law appOrtiOns the cost of all road i'm
provemen.s as follows: One-third is
paid by Ohe state one-tenth by the in
dividual beneficiary of the improve
ment, the owner of the abutting prop
efty, and the remainder by The county
in which the Improvement occurs. Re
duced to a scale of thirties the state
pays ten parts, the individual three
PARIS and the county seventeen parts
Stated in still another way, the vari-
GUS burdens are more easily appreci-
ated. The average cost of repairing
road with a macadam finish is about
SO 900 a mile. OF this sum the county
would pay LOO, the state 81 900, and
lhe individual $500. It is to be remem-
Ibered that the $500 in this case is
usually divided among several persons,
as few properties in this section of the
country extend for much more than a
quarter or half mile along a high
way, and the tax is assessed on the
owners on each side Of the road. Thus
it will frequently occur that the indi-
vidual viii pay directly for a first
class road in front of his property and
fer mile adjacent such a small sum
as $40 or $50. To be sure, he pays as
well his share OF the county tax and
in less proportion his part CT Ihe state
tax, but these burdens are cOmpara-
lively light and easily borne.-Wash-
ingtOn Star.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
sinn REWARD s1nn

The readers OF this paper will be pleased
70 learn that there Is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
IN all its stages, and that Is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity.
quires a constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces or the system, thereby DESTROYING
the foundation Of the disease. and givina
the patient strength by building up ths
constitution and assisting nature In doina
its work The proprietOrs have so much
faith IN its curative powers that they of,
fer One Hundred Dollars for any cas-,
that h fails to cure. Send for list OF Tes
timonials. Addre-s
n J. cHEsEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12

1t with the latter is too great to be
withstood by candy manufacturers; and
1t is no doubt the reason why the Sugar
Trust has decided to seize the glucose
factories and make them its own.
1t will thus be enabled to charge a
beet and cane sugar price for a corn
stafch sugar, and also impose upon the
public an inferior article, the grape
sugar or glucose being far less sweet
than cane or beet sugar. In plain
terms, then, a spoonful Of the new mix
ture will not sweeten a cup of coffee or
tea, or glass OF lemonade to the same
degree as a spoonful of genuine sugar,
and the consumers to get the same de-
gree OF sweetness must use more.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
CONTEMPORARY OPINION.
THE SOLDIER IN GERMANY.

III hFNA~AfAA@AN ~ NiA4AANAAAAN
We say much in our press of milf
tarism being a heavy burden to Ger
many We mean usually that the cost
of maintaining half a million men in
times Of peace is something of a burden
to sandy country with a poor popula-
ton. True enough, but that cost Is
cheerily paid even in Germany, for il
represents to the unthinking the in
surance OF their national independence.
The real burden of the military system
in Germany falls indirectly much more
heavily than It does in the budget The
burden lies in the fact that soldiers are
selected for nearly every Office, from
railway porters TO prime ministers. Now
military discipline is a good thing up
to certain point But there is a point
in soldier-training where the recruit
ceases 10 be a citizen, and thinks only
as a government atom. This is pecu-
liarly the case in Germany. The gov
ernment first converts its citizens into
military machines and then places these
autOmata positions of political respon-
sibility where the largest amount OF
common sense and practical experience
are required.
Now, the soldier is not a man trained
Evening journal., 1897-08-12

William Karstens. Of Newark, N. j.,
had supper with a friend recently, and
under the exhilirating influence of the
meal attempted to climb to the top OF a
telegraph pole. When he got to the first
arm ne seized live wire and fell head
long to the street, twenty-five feet be-
low. Ihe county physician and others
are discussing whether it was the cleo
trio shock, the fall or the supper that
killed Karstens.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12

to economy or to inventiveness. His
business as a soldier is to spend gov
ernment money freely, and to detroy
by bullet and sabre whatever opposes
him. He rides down growing crops,
wastes whatever he touches, never ar
gues-cOmmands or else obeys. That
is the ideal soldier-the Phil Sheridan,
the Marlborough. With these qualities
go frequently honesty, administrative
capacity, courage, but rarely the gift OF
persuasion other than by an ultimatum.
-Harper's Weekly.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
CRnWns An sHELLpOT.

Shellpot is the favorite park Of VIII
mington people, and is crowded nightly
ments offered there. Apart from the
beauty Of the place. the dancing and
usual diversions. the theatrical per-
Torrance is well-worth going to see.
The program this week is very attract
ive,anu includes Cantelly's Lilliputians,
who sing and apce in a manner that
would do credit to much older folk. A
ventriloquist affords lots of amuse-
ment to the young frequenters of the
park, and the program closes with the
laughable skit, "In Hogan's Alley.
Little May Hoey is also singing heI
catchy negro songs this week.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.

Miss Helen McMecken, of Philadel-
phia, has been visiting Miss Jennie
Smith, in this city.
ProthOnotary Woolley, ]. Harvey
Whiteman and DR.. J. A. Ellegood will
go to New York on Friday and spend
several days.
G. Parke Postles has been spending
day or two with his family at AS
bury Park.
Miss Ella Strang and Miss Wander
slice will go to AtlanJic City tomorrow
for stay of one week.
J. Harvey Spruance has been spend
ing day or two at Atlantic City.
Miss Davie, of Maryland, is visiting
Miss Charlotte B. Young.
Courtland c. Pierson went to Reho-
both yesterday morning for a stay of
several days.
Miss Elizabeth T. Rebman is spend
ing few weeks with friends in West
Philadelphia
Miss Marion Bacon is spending two
weeks at Cape May.
Miss Mary Clark, of Philadelphia, is
visiting her cousin, Miss Estella p. Ba-
con, in this city.
Miss May Mundorff has returned
home after a three weeks stay at At
lantic City and Cape May.
John Jacoby went down to Washing
ton last night.
Mrs. Mary H. Carter is visiting
friends in PhiladelDhia
John T. Dfckey was up from Atlantic
City yesterday afternoon.
Penrose Mitchell has returned from
Lewes.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Edwin Palmatory
and children spent to-day in New York
sightseeing.
Preston Doughten is recovering from
a severe illness.
William Shea and wife have been
spending some days at Atlantic City.
The family of Charles Baird is SUM
meriug near Cape May.
Walter Bush, Perle Sisler and Will
liam Kirk rode triplet to Atlantic
City on Sunday. 1t took them from ;
o'clock until 1890 to get there. Bott
chains and a sprocket broke, and they
were compelled to walk the last thre,
miles. They returned in the cars.
Miss Ella Todd, of Philadelphia il
visiting Miss Ella WOrrilow, at Brandy
wine Summit camp.
Miss Clara Boyce, of this city, left to
day to spend a month with her mother
at Laurel.
Mrs. Belle Read, of this city, is visit
ing relatives in Laurel.
Miss Emma Aydon is visiting friend
in Bridgeville.
Miss Mary McAleer is spending a fev
days with friends in Chester.
Rev. J. o. Sypherd, has been VISITING
John Kurtz, at Springfield, Pa.
Miss Agnes Dutton is the guest Of he
+ cousin, Miss Katie Laughed, in Ches
- ter
I Miss A. J. Smedley, of Philadelphia
is visiting her brother in this city.
. MIR. and Mrs. E. J. Martin are a
? Ocean Grove.
; Miss Ethel Bugless is visiting Mis-
Laura Cannon at Dover.
Miss Elizabeth b. johnson is spend
q ing some time at Ocean Grove.
e John f. Callahan and daughter speI
- to-day at Cape May.
]. H. Hoffecker, Jr., is in BaltimoI
to-day.
Mrs. r. c. Frame is recovering froi
a severe spell of illness.
Miss Hiilegas and mother will go I
Lenape Farm House next Wednesds
n for a weeks. stay.
: Brapch II. Giles spent to-day in tow
= he will leave for Denver on MOnda
= week.
le Rev Ezra Tinker. ID. d., has rdaurne
d from his Christian Endeavor trip
California and other points in the Wes
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
HIS BIG MELON VENTURE.

Ex-State Senator o. d. Moore, Of
Ihurel, has $4,000 hills of watermelon
vines. He has already shipped ten car
loads of melons, each car holding about
900 melons. He is new considering
whether it wouldn't be cheaper to run
negro excursions to his mammoth
melcn patch than TO send the melons to
the city markets.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
FOURTEEN CARS OF EXCURSION
ISTS.

The excursion OF st. Patrick's R. c.
Church, which went 10 Cape May to-
day from the w. & Ms French street
station, was probably the largest of the
season to that resort Fourteen cars,
made up into two trains, were crowded
with the pleasure-seekers, all of whom
were WilmingtOnians.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF MIR. PENNE
WILL,

John c. Pennewil, a well-known
baggage-masler of the P, w & B. rail
road, is dangerously i'll at his home,
No. 706 West street. DR.. Joseph NJ. r.
White is in attendance. Under instruc-
tions of the physician, that section of
West street was rcped off from public
traffic to-day.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
SIMPLER STEELE.

A number of Wilmington people
were in Newark last might and attend
ed the wedding of Miss Ella p. Steele,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Steele,
and Linwood M. Simpler, of the same
town. The ceremony took place at s
O'Clock at the home of the brides par
ents, the Deer Park Hotel.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
WELLs-GERTING.

Havre de Grace Md, Aug. ED
ward G. Wells and Miss Minnie l.. Cert
ing were married last evening at the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Havre
de Grace by Rev. William E. Bird. The
bride wore a travelling dress of old rose
whipcord, with embroidered chiffon
trimming, and gloves and hat to match.
The ushers were j. Wesley Carver,
Clinton Bond, Walter f. Mitchell and
Richard Leithiser.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
A SETTLEMENT EFFECTED.

of the Wilmington Cycle Company vs..
Harry GOtw2ld, the action being to re-
cover money alleged to be due on a BIZ
cycle. William S. Prickett was attorney
for the plainhiff The defendant had
no counsel. settlement was effected.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
ANOTHER SENATE IN WORKING
ORDER

Wilmington Senate of the Ancient
Essenic Order was formed last night
at the Masonic Temple in the room OF
the Heptasophs, and these officers were
elected: Excellent senator, Charles
Hayward; senior seneschal, Robert
Adair; junior seneschal, c. 1. Swayne;
treasurer, John j. Gallagher; financial
secretary, A. M. Pierce; recording sec
retary, II. Il. George; sarOdos, J. c.
Pyle; surgeon, DR.. b. r. Veasey; senior
vigilante, ,GeorgeWhite; Junior vigilante
J. Writ Willis warder, j. IL. Pyle;
trustees, H. c. Conrad, A. l.. johnson
and Horace G. Rettew; orator, e. c.
Jones. The following were enrolled as
charter members: ChIares Hayward, II
c. Conrad, II. G. Rettew, II. l.. George
John ]. Gallagher, c. 1. Swayne, e. T
Bye, c. c. Bye. George M. ID. Cann, A
ID. Peoples, NJ. ID. CrOssan, II. f. Dure
Jr., A. r. Morrison, w. II. Blythe, J
c. Pyle, J. l.. Pyle, J. S. Hamilton, G
T. Martin, J. Writ Willis, c. II. Sim
mons, II. c. Simmons, A. NJ. Pierce
Robert Adair, H. NJ Fell. o. f. Fell, G
Parke Pcstles, T. w. SItayton, A. L
Johnson, George c. Whiteman, DR.. b
r. Veasey, J. B. Pierce. George T. Bar
low, r. c. Jones. T. w. Connolly, S
w. NIears, II. H. Mari, S. H. F'oulk, M
Matthews, George A. White, G. II
Cray. e. G. Shallenberger. c. E. ZOot
man, H. Hopes, A. Harkins.
The Mccoy Sisters are without doub
very clever buck dancers
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
FARMERS' PICNIC AT SHELLPOT.

About 100 turn-outs containing
country people in attendance at the
farmers picnic. wended their way
into Shellpot Park this morning and
by noon every picnic table was Occu-
pied 10y the merriest parties Of the sea-
son.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
BURNED DREDGE TOWED IN.

The large sand dredge belonging to
the Charles Warner Company. which
was recently burned down the river,
was cOwed 10 the Pusey and Jones
Company's shipyard this morning,
where it Will probably be rebuilt.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
His Clever Ruse.

"They don't worry me with their iern
savage dogs"
"How do you git rond 'em, Weary2"
"When 1 hear a dog bark gifts out
me memmoryander book an pretends
to be lookin' round an figurin', see?"
"Yep."
"An' they takes me fer an assessor
an hides the dog."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

Chester, Aug. 12.-During the storm
yesterday morning a belt Of lightning
tore hole in the roof of the residence
OF James NcFadden, Marcus Hook, and
ripping of the blinds CT a window,
shattering the glass. il tore out the
window frames. Mr.. AIcFadden and
his family were dazed by the shock.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12
Airs and Airs.

: At the Concert.-"There seems to be
an awful bad cir here"
"Oh, it is nothing. just wait till you
hear Miss Squeals try to sing."-In-
dianapolis Journal
Evening journal., 1897-08-12

If tho mother lode has been really
found in Alaska, the Canadian Govern
ment can pocket the Klondyke diggings.
Americans will have no use for them
Buffalo News.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12

Thousands Of Americans are now on
the hunt for prosperity in Alaska.
Evening journal., 1897-08-12

Uncle Sam and the little Jap evident
ly have more sense than to think OF
coming to blows.