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Evening journal., 1897-07-30
LONDON.

II IS usual to compare the glories OF
VictOria's reign with those OF Eliza
beth. but between the London of tc-
dav and that Of Good Queen Bess
there is really no comparison. London
was still girt around by the walls built
by the Romans and was largely in
closed within them. The mansions of
the great lay outside the city walls,
chiefly on the way from the Strand toI
Westminster. There were few stone
houses. and none tiled or slated, being
mostly built of wood and thatched with
straw. Beyond the royal palace at
Westminster was open country, ana
marsh lands formed the sole feature OF
the landscape across the river. On the
other side of the city was open country,
with "Merrie Islington," a village in
the distance Where St. Sepulchre's
Church now stands were slums. In Col
den lane was a row of curious old
houses which had been used as a nur-
sery for the children of Henry VIII.
Roundabout the Moor gate were large
houses, and further out watery tract
which abounded with wild fowl. The
citizens used to exercise themselves here
with archery practice and sport. In
Bishopsgateth the Earls Of Devonshire had
their palace Houndsditch was foul
ditch. the receptacle for sewage and
there was a similar ditch on the west
ern side of the city. Sanitary science
was unknown. The paving of the
streets was in it's infancy; except with
regard to q few of the principal thor
oughfares. each inhabitant paved as
much as he liked before his own door
with the materials that his pride, pow
erty or caprice might suggest.
The streets were obstructed with
stalls. sheds, sign-rosts and projections
of all kinds. Curbstones were unknown
and only in a few thOroughfares were
the foutpaths divided from the carriage
way with posts and chains. This was
the London of Elizabeth just 800 years
ago-a very different city from that OF
to-day-a London gradually becoming
foul and pestilential. ultimately to be
cleared and purified by the great
plague. which carried off a fifth of the
inhabitants in 1865, and the great fire
of the following year. which involved
400 streets. 13,2O0 houses, So churches
i st. Pauls Cathedral and four city gates
Before the fire it is estimated to have
contained from 10000 to $4,000 streets
alleys and lanes. 10000 houses and
about 700. 600 inhabitants. So that in
seventeen centuries London had grown
to a population Of under 100000 BY the
beginning Of Queen Victoria's life II
had increased to 100000, and now. al
the end OF the sixtieth year of her reign
il is seven-fold what it was under Coco
Queen Bess." Rather than to Elizabeth
London owes it's growth to Charles ii
for. after the restoration, those who re
I turned with him did not care to return
r to their old city houses, but built them
selves mansions further west, leaving
the city to the merchants. by whom j
has ever since been monopolized.-
London Standard.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
4 Warming to Dathers.

The oft.repeated warning to surf
bathers, and particularly TO those who
dive, to protect their ears from the
water by cotton plugs, etc, is not gem
orally needed, TO judge by the damage
often traced to its neglect. They who
have lost the membrane need to be
especially careful, and to give up div
ing. The tympanum is readily protect
ed by the cotton plugs firmly intro
duced, but in diving even then the
air in the nasal fossae, accessory sim
uses, and naso-pharynX is compressed
and partially escapes by the Eustachian
tubes, and in consequence the water EN-
ters so far and high in the nasal fossae
as TO painfully irritate the pituitary
membrane, and leads to protracted con-
on.-Laryngoscope.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
HUMOROUS.

Tommy (who has been reading his
tory)-"Are kings always good, papa ?"
His Father-"No, not always, my son;
they are not very good when they run
up against aees."-Truth.
-Myra-'That Miss Beare puts on
a good deal of style when she goes to
the opera" Minnie-"Well, good gra-
cious! The woman's got to put on
something!"- -Yonkers Statesman.
Taste in Selection. what did you
think of my speech, Mrs Tactly?"
asked the sapient young statesman.
81 thought some of your quotations
perfectly grand. Detroit Free Press.
The Pretty Girl-'Nliss Smuther
was named after her uncle George,
wasn't she?" The Bright One-"I don't
know. She looks as if she was named
before him."-Cincinnat Commercial
Tribune.
kind Of a Man He Was.-"Did he
carry any life insurance." they asked
the widow. "A little" she replied.
TOO bad you didn't take out a litttel
fire insurance on him. too" they sug-
gested.-Chicago Evening Post.
How He Figured It.-Violet-"How
did Mr.. Bighead come to accept the
doctrine of reincarnation2" Rose
well, you know, he always had an inn
preston that the world couldn't get
along without him, and if that is so, it
stands to reason that he will have to
come back truth.
No Cooperation Required.-First
Tramp read about dat trial, an de
Judge told him he needn't ter say any
thing dat would incriminate him. Sec
ond Tramp-"Well, s'pose dat was be-
cuz dey had enough evidence to send
him to Sing Sing widout any assistance
from him. m."-Brooklyn Life.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
THE LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE.

Pathetic Letter of n Woman Who
Bore the Anxieties OF the Life.
Mr.. Kobhe quotes the following let
ter, written to q friend by Mrs. Grant,
who lived for many years on White
Head, off the Maine coast: Sometimes
l think the time is not far distant when
I shall climb these lighthouse stairs
no more. 1t has almost seemed to me
that the light was part of myself
When we had care of the old lard-oil
lamps on Matinicus rock, they were
more difficult to tend than these lamps
are. and sometimes they would not burn
so we'll when first lighted, especially
in cold weather when the oil got cool.
Then, some nights / could not sleep a
wink all night, though knew the keep
er himself was watching. And many
nights l have watched the lights my
part of the night, and then could not
sleep the rest of the night. thinking
nervously what might happen should
the light fail.
In all these years 1 always put the
lamps in order in the morning, and
1 lit them at sunset. Those old lamps
as they were when my father lived
on Matinicus rocl-are so thoroughly
impressed on my memory that even
now often dream of them. There were
IA lamps and IA rehectors. When /
dream of them it always seems to me
that I have been away n long while,
and I am trying to get back in time
to light the lamps. Then 1 am half
way between Matinicus and White
Head, and hurrying toward the rock
to light the lamps there before sunset.
Sometimes 1 walk on the water, some
times / am in a boat, and sometimes
I seem going in the air-I must always
see the lights burning in both places
before I wake. Ialways go through the
same scenes in cleaning the lamps and
lighting them, and l feel a great deal
more worried in my dreams than when
I am awake.
wonder if the care of the lighthouse
win follow my soul after it has left
this worn-out body? If I ever have q
gravestone, I would like it to be in the
form of a lighthouse or beacon.-Gusta'
Kobbe in Century.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
CONTEMPORARY OPINION
RECENT INDUSTRIAL ADAPTA- !
TION TO ELECTRICITY.

RECENT INDUSTRIAL ADAPIA-
TION TO ELECTRICITY.
A view Of the most recent industrial
uses and adaptations of electricity gives
surprising results. For example, many
of the commercial chemicals now in
general use are made at much cheaper
rates than formerly, because of the
economy of electrical production. A
large percentage OF the metals can now
be reduced from their ores by electro
lytlc methods. The production, reiin-
ing, purifying, etc, of many products
not essentially chemical such for in
stance as sugar, molasses, beer, starch,
beet root juice, is now accomplished
electrOlytically. Cotton is picked and
bleached, leather is tanned, white lead
is made, meat is preserved, ozone is
generated acetylene gas is produced,
safes are broken, car wheels are tested,
graphite is formed and diamonds are
manufactured by either the direct or
indirect action of the current. Gold, sill
yer. iron, zinc, lead, copper, tin,
aluminium, nickel, bismuth, anti
mony, are either mined, refined or sep
arated from their ores, and in some
cases actually produced by the magl-
cal properties electricity. Power Is
transmitted, farms are worked, boats
are propelled, oil wells are made to in
crease their flow. the stage is made
spectacular water courses are dis
infected, and hitherto impenetrable
substances are rendered transparent.
all by means of recent electrical de-
velopment. The list is not carried be
yond the achievements of year or
two past, nor is it meant to include such
apparatus as the telegraph, telephone,
phonograph or other widely spread fac
tors of electrical development. The pure
industrial progress is the most notable
at present.-Boston Journal of Com
merce.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
Queer Lawsuit.

A report of a queer lawsuit comes
from EastlSill, hamlet in the heart
of the Catsllill mountains. The plain
tiff is Ole Halverson, a Swede, who
cultivates n small farm ON the noun
tain side He is suing Rev. J. G. Remer-
ton, a German Lutheran minister. for
damages for christening his baby by
a name which was not to his liking.
Halverson is a patriotic Swede and
wanted the child named after King Os-
car. The minister claims that he chris
tened the baby according to the wishes
of its mother.-N. Y. Sun.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
ponnIntIon of RnnsIa.

The St. Petersburg Novoe vremya
says that the Russian census gives a
population for the empire of 127,000,-
600, exclusive of the grand duchy OF
Finland, which takes its own census.
Some other figures have still to be add
ed from the uttermost parts of Siberia
as well as the nomad tribes of the
steppes and the mountaineers of the
Caucasus, where an exceptional snow
fall delayed the work till spring. The
full total is expected not to be under
10000, O,OO0.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
BREWERS MIrST PAY

Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue
Robinson received to-day a circular
which stated that inasmuch as it has
been held that the new tariff law was
in effect during the entire day of Satur-
day July "a. brewers who purchased
stamps on that day and received the
benefit of the rebate of ~ cents per
barrel, will be required to pay the re-
bate to the collectors. Stamps pur-
chased prior to midnight of Friday,
July %, however, may be used without
further payment. More than one of the
local brewers will replenish the United
States Treasury.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
A HORSE NARROW ESCAPE.

While ex-Deputy Attorney General
Thomas Davis was driving his horse
down Delaware avenue last night it
SHE'D at an overturned ash barrel and
fell across the railway track at Della
ware avenue and Washington street A
trolley car was bearing down on the
prOstrate animal and its death beneath
the wheels seemed certain, but the
motorman succeeded in getting his car
stopped within a few inches of its pros
pective victim. Mr. Davis escaped with
out injury and so did the horse, but
the Shaft of the carriage was broken.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
Shirt waists don't fade when washed
by Manhattan Laundry, SOC King street

There Is more Catarrn in this section
the country than all other diseases put TO
gether. and until the last few years wa
supposed TO be incurable. For a grea
many years doctors pronounced it loca
disease, and prescribed local remedies
and by constantly failing 20 cure with 10
cal treatment pronounced IL lncurabie
Science has proven catarrh TO be con
stitutional disease. and therefore require
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure. manufactured by L. j. Cheney 4
Co.. Toledo. Ohio, Is the only cOnstitu
tional cure on the market. 1t is taken IN
ternally in doses from 10 drops 20 a tea
spoonful II acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case Il
fails TO cure Send for circulars and tes
timonials. Address,
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, @.
Sold by Druggists, l5c.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
LATEST MINING SCHEME.

The gold fever has struck the en-
ployes of the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany, in this city. One hundred of the
men employed in the works, including
some of the bosses, have entered into
an agreement to subscribe IS apiece to
make up a mining fund of $4,000. This
sum they propose to place at the dispO-
sal Of three men who are to go out TO
Alaska. OF the Klondyke, and dig for
gold The findings are to be divided
into one hundred shares after all ex-
penses are paid.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
pFRoMMER GAVE BAIL.

Christopher Pfrommer was arrested
by Constable Began yesterday after
noon, on the charge of selling liquor
without a license at Union Park. The
complaint was made by President How
land, of the Law and Order Society. Mr..
Pfrommer, when arraigned before Mag
istrate Pritchett. waived a hearing and
furnished bail in the sum of $500 for
appearance at the upper court.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
L. A. ". MEET, PHILADELPHIA
HALF RATES VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.

For the annual meet of the League of
American Wheelmen at Philadelphia.
August to Z, the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company will sell special tickets
from all points on its system TO Phila-
delphia and return at rate Of a single
fare for the round trip. No rate less
than 20 cents. Tickets will be sold and
will be good going on August 3 and 4,
and good to return until August 8, 1897,
inclusive.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
MAY RIrY THE HOIrSE

The house at Sixth and Shipley
streets, which has caused a great deal Of
contention between the Delaware and
Atlantic Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany and E. d. r.. Sutton, is to be pur-
chased by the company. Negotiations
tending toward settlement will be con-
summated to-day.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
LOCAL FIRE INSURANCE.

The Commercial Fire Insurance Com
pany, of Wilmington, Del, having COM
piled with the Insurance Laws govern
ing home companies, is now ready to
do business. Agents and property own
ers will find it to their interest to cor
respond with the Commercial home Of
flee, SIS Market street, Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
THE SOUTHERN FIELD.
A PAPER DEVOTED TO THE DE.
VELOPMENT OF THE SOUTH.

Another edition of THE Southern
Field" has been issued by the Southern
Railway Company, and is now ready
for distribution. 1t treats fully of the
agricultural, manufacturing, mining
and business interests of the South, and
is a most comprehensive and interest
ing publication. Copies will be mailed
free upon application to John M. Beall,
District Passenger Agent. Southern
Railway. SOS Chestnut street. Philadel.
ph!a, Ia
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
EXCURSION TO CHAUTAUQUA, N
Y. VIA PITTSBURG.

Monday, August 2, the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad will run a special eXcur
sion to Chautauqua, n. Y. via Pitts
burg. leaving Wilmington at 4.57 p. m
The train will consist of coaches and
Pullman sleepers. Tickets will be sold
for $40 for the round trip, and will be
valid for return passage until Septem
Der LIST, when vised and stamped by
secretary of the assembly.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
HARD ON LAND LUBBERs.

George Beeson and DR.. Podesta had a
thrilling experience on the yacht Ethel,
at Atlantic City, on Saturday. A party
of thirteen went out for an ocean-blue
sail. In some manenr they drifted on
the bar and pounded there for two
hours. The captain felt all right, but
it was awfully hard on the land lub-
bers
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
HARRISON WENT TO scranton.
MARRIED A DOVER GIRL BEFORE
HE LEFT WILMINGTON AND
LIVED AT HIGH PARK.

Frank Chance, of No 826 Orange
street, gives this information regarding
Walter Harrison, The missing young
Englishman:
Walter Harrison left Wilmington in
1894 to take charge of the Fidelity Loan
Associations office in Scranton. The
company broke up. Harrison nved for
some time at High Park. Scranton. with
his wife, who was a Dover woman.
whom he married before he left Will
mington. He has not been heard from
since the company went to pieces"
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
IT IS JUDGE ADVOCATE PENING-
TON

Governor Tunnel has honored one Of
the most popular and promising mem
bers of the New Castle county bar
Robert Pennington has received ap-
pointment to the office of judge advo-
cate of the First Regiment, n. G. ID.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30

H. c. Carpenter. of Dover. United
States consul at Fuerth. Germany, has
been recalled by the State Department.
He was guilty of two things which led
to his recall One was that he was a
Democrat and the other that he held a
position which some Republican
Evening journal., 1897-07-30

In addition to the indirect tax on the
necessaries of life the people of the
United States paid 100000 a day for
the luxury of a special session of Con-
gress. This is the Republican idea of
making better times-prosperity for the
classes and increased burdens and mis-
cries for the masses.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
d. W. LYNCH & CO., GROCERs.

Choice selection Wines, Liquors, Bot
tied Beers, Blackbury Brandy, 75c. tn
quart. Northwest corner Madison and
Fourth streets.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
PROFESSOR JOHNSON GOES WEST

Principal Isaac r. Johnson, of
Friends School at Fourth and West
streets, left this afternoon over the b.
& o. railroad for an extended visit to
his parents in Kansas. He will also
travel in Colorado and will return on
September 6, in time for the opening of
the school. Mr.. Johnson says the pros
poets for the school are brighter than
ever this year Four of the girl gradu-
ates Of the Wilmington High School
will take' up the courses in the school
next Fall.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30

Pennies and small change can be had
at the counting-room of the Evening
Journal.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30

A large number of Alaskan specula-
tors now have hold of the leg Of the
public and it rests with the public to
say whether it will permit its leg to be
pulled.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
EouITABLE,S NEW JANITOR.

Martin Donovan has been appointed
janitor of the Equitable Building to
succeed George Smith. who has re-
signed.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30

Religious and political workers are
now making the most of Camden camp
meeting, considering that it is an of
year with everybody but the regular
Repuhlicans.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
WIND PIerced the GIoom.

perkins is dismal pessimist, but l
heard him laugh heartily this morn
ing"
"What occasioned his merriment?"
"a scorcher ran into a milk wagon
and broke his wheel all to pieces
Detroit Free Press
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
PARTY IN HONOR OF MRS. ROCHE.

A party was given Wednesday even
ing az No. I'll East Eleventh street in
honor of Mrs. Lee Roche, of Birming-
ham. Ala, who is visiting Mrs Marga-
ret Brennan, at No. 1000 Spruce street
The evening was passed in playing
games and rendering vocal music Re
freshments were served. Among those
present wer: Harry Macklen, Mrs. Ell
wood Coyle, Miss Bertha Coyle,. Miss
Coyle. John McGranary, John Nc
Knight. James Corrigan, John Dough-
erty, John Colgan, Mrs. Lee Roche and
John Brennan.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30

Such is fate Coal miners are strik-
ing starvation, while gold miners are
striking gold.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30

American butter will hold its end up
in any market in the world if you make
it strong enough.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30

wanted. Those are usually the two
counts which make up the indictment
under the Mckinley administration.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30

The king-pin comedy sketch team,
Hyde and Leola, are deserving of the
success with which they are meeting at
Shellpot Park. A genuine comedian
and 6ashing soubrette without a
doubt
Evening journal., 1897-07-30
SUMMERS TRAVELLERS.
Wilmington Folk Who Grace
Groups at Various Resorts.
PLEASANT SOCIAL DIVERSIONS
LITTLE NOTES OF INTEREST TO
WILMINGTON PEOPLE WHO ARE
SPENDING THE SUMMER WITH
ALL THE COMFORTS OF THEIR
OWN HOMES.

All communications Intended for inser
tion In this column should be addressed 10
Society Editor, care of the Evening Jour
nal Communications should be written
on one side of the paper only.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30

Thomas J. Grady, the original come
dian, at Shellpot Park. is the talk of
the town. His friend. Martin Duffy, is
in town. OH
Evening journal., 1897-07-30

A great many persons are spending
this Summer in Alaska.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30

Debs is again rampant, but the coun
try is safe.
Evening journal., 1897-07-30

Miss Sugar has quit the Senate. and
is now flirting with Wall street.
The Progress., 1897-06-26

Yellow Pine and Cypress Lumber Red Cypress Shingles
Doors Window Weights, Blinds. Laths. Pickets Col
Piynth and Corner Block. Casing. Base Moulding
OF all kinds.
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