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Evening journal., 1897-03-22
EDITORIAL COMMENTS.

Just now it should be remembered
that il is pretty difficult to wipe out
Greece spot and especially when Greece
is Harrisburg Star Independent.
One Of the things most needed at
Washington just now is a trOcha around
the Executive Mansion.-Cleyelan
Leader.
Charles A. Dana proposed to rebuild
a Democratic structure that shall with
stand all Populist billiards. from the
West, using ID. b. Hill and Adlai Ste
venson as a basis. They are good
Democrats but Mr.. Dana should call
in the assistance of some consulting ar
chitects before he completes his build
ing, as some progressive citizens be-
longing to the party will be sure to
make alterations and changes.-New
Orleans Picayune.
If threats could frighten Greece, she
would have been scared off the map OF
the world a week ago. 1t so happens
however, that Greece is tolerably wei
posted as to the ins and outs of Euro
pean diplomacy, and that she is not tC
be moved by bluff and bluster.-Mai
and Express.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
A Pearl Farm.

There is only one pearl farm in the
world. 1t is in the Torres strait, at the
northern extremity of Australia, and be-
longs to James Clark of Queensland.
Mr.. Clark, who is known as "the king
Of the pearl fishers, originally stocked
it with 100, 600 pearl oysters. Now
!, 500 men-200 of whom are divers
and 250 vessels are employed III har-
yesting the crop.
Il have been 10 years engaged in
pearl fishing, Mr.. Clark told a CORE
spondent of the Melbourne Age. 81 began
in n small way and have given the fish
cries my close attention during all this
time. My experience has led me to the
belief that, with proper intelligence in
the selection Of a place, one can raise
pearls and pearl shells as easily as one
can raise oysters.
Il started my farm three years ago
and have stocked it'with shells which
obtained, in many instances. far out at
sea. To grow shells successfully, how
ever, according to my experience thus
far, the water must not be too deep.
my pearl shell farm covers 5,0S9
square miles. Over most Of it the water
is shallow. In shallow water shells at
tain the greatest size, and, besides, it Is
hard ON the divers to so down deep fol
them.
q ship my pearls to London in my
own vessels. The catch each year runs
roughly speaking, from $500, 600 wortl
up to almost five times that amount. "
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
rHE pAY IS INADEQUATE.

The proposition to increase the sal
airy OF the deputy attorney general is
good one. There has never been a dep
uty in the office who has not more than
earned the scant salary provided by
law. The position is not only one OF
great responsibility, but it also entails
much work. Upon the deputy falls the
duty of drawing indictments, examin-
ing witnesses, directing the movements
OF the state detectives, and then help
ing to prosecute the cases after they
have come to trial. In fact, the deputy
does more work than his superior Off
Ger.
The office is one which stands be.
tween the public and the lawles'
classes, and the learning and industry
OF the deputy has much to do with thu
success or failure of the commonwealth
to mete out punishment to those VIII,
deserve it.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
Always Play Cards For Money.

England is termed puritanical,
said a New Yorker who has been in
London a good deal, 'but English peo-
PIE who consider themselves very prop
er do things sometimes which would
shock people of similar sort in this
country. For instance, even clergymen
often play cards for money, and women
do so rs matter Of course. 1 never
played q game at an English house at
which there was not a stake.
1.-The stake was small il women were
among the players, and possibly only a
few shillings changed hands, but it
never seemed to occur to any English
people 1 ever met to play for fun. The
people were Of the middle class, which
is anything but fast.
Fancy an American clergyman play
ing cards for money! He would be con
sidercd a bad lot by many if he played
cards even for fun. And certainly .
young woman who arose from q card
table with dollar, mere or less, Of q
mans mcney in her possession would
be considered fast, to say the least. -
| New York sun.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
Grent Good Fortune.

Good luck is Of all kinds, some Of it
queer The San Francisco Post, for in
stance, tells how a laboring man in that
city found himself fortunate in way
most unexpected.
When the noon whistle blew the other
day, he sat down ON box in the shade,
thrust his hand into his overcoat pocket,
looked surprised and then remarked:
eve lost MY lunch.
He pondered over his predicament a
moment and then aided:
"Well, I've got something to drink
anyway" And he pulled bottle of
coffee ont of his other pocket.
He slowly drained the bottle, threw
it aside ard sat lest in thought FOR a
moment. Suddenly he sprang up, slap
ped his thigh and exclaimed:
cts a good job lost my lunchw
"Why so:" inquired another work
man.
"Why, left my teeth at home"
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.

United States Commissioner S. Rod
mond Smith, who has been visiting in
California, has returned home, much
improved in health. He speaks in glow
ing terms of the West.
Miss Rachel Thompson, who has
been visiting in the city, has returned
to her home, in Newark.
Ex-Clerk of the House William A.
Gum, of Frankford, was in the city on
Saturday.
Miss Flora Ash, of Elkton, who has
been visiting friends in Wilmington,
has returned home.
Mrs. X. T. w. Pechmann and son,
Karl of Marcus Hook, have been
spending a week in the city.
Charles S. Bender has returned to
Port Penn after a visit to Wilmington
friends.
City Engineer Wilson went to Dover
tins morning to look after some city
bills.
William F. Kurtz was in Dover to-
day.
Rev. i. w. Layfeld of Epworth
Church, this city, preached at Madison
Square Church, Baltimore, yesterday
morning.
A. T. Cameron viii remove to Oxford
Pa, where he will conduct a druf
store.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
SPORTING NEWS NOTES.

Fitzsimmons has promised his wife
that he will never fight again, and he
says should Corbett challenge him le
will decline it.
In the members Switchboard tour
nament of the Wilmington Whist Club,
Edgar NJ Hopes won, taking the last
game of forty-two points from Wilmer
Palmer by margin of nine points.
Twenty members of the Baltimore
Whist Club came to Wilmington on
Saturday night and played a team
match with twenty members of the
Wilmington Whist Club. The Baltimore
team, as a whole, won the match by
fourteen tricks. Five thousand, two
hundred tricks were played.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
SOME TRAINED CATS.
The Clever Tricks They Have Been Taught
to Perform.

to Perform.
One of the most difficult things to
teach a cat is to follow like dog. AS a
rule, they will not follow, but occasion
ally there is an exception. A New York
young lady has a cat that trails so close
after her as TO be almost stepped upon.
The chief clerk Of the state department
at Washington has cat with the same
accomplishment He has owned it for
seven or eight years. twill follow him
about the streets for miles Just like a
dog and is excessively fond of going out
for a walk, provided its master selects
evenings for his meanderings. In day
light it prefers not TO go on these ram
bles, evidently because it does not like
to come in contact with small boys and
dogs, who are then tco numerous on the
streets cf Washington.
1t has often been observed that cats
really care nothing for a master or a
mistress, but become attached to place
and not to persons Not SO with this
particular cat, for at one time when its
owner changed his residence he pur-
posely left his cat with friends who oc-
cupied the house he had vacated, but
the cat was not satisfied until it had
found where the new house was and
taken up its abode there, with evident
delight at finding its old friend and pro-
tector.
In the treasury department at Wash
ington there is one very wonderful cat.
His name is Tom, and when addressed
he will quickly respond, even waking
out of a sound sleep to go toward the
speaker. Sometimes, to confuse him,
the clerks will sing out some word on
words in which the syllable tom" is
emphasized, and to that he pays no at
tention. But let any cne call, '"Tom,
it's dinner timew and forthwith he
walks across the room, reaches up with
his paws to tin pail, claws it down
and comes bringing it in his mouth
Tom is passionately fond of music. AZ
the cry of Hand organp he climbs t.
high window seat, but at the words
Here's dogl' he sinks under desk
One of the most accomplished cats il
England belongs to Lady Randolph
; Churchill. 1t is a maltese AngOra, with
Oul nHob anu MAlA a NNAA
ming face. This cat was bought for TIN
late Lord Randolph Churchill during
that year OF two when his strong min'
failed and every effort was made Il
amuse him. He was afraid of dogs, tax
; ing a sudden terror at the sight of them
= but Miss Angora just pleased him. Sh
was sent from India by an officer il
that country who had taken her parent
there years before. Her mother had bee
a watch cat, able to keep guard over
tent, meowing if a strange step came
] and of course her children were yer
] bright. When this Churchill cat wa
told to "Go play the piano, she woul
Immediately walk back and forth upo
S the keys Of the baby grand in the bon
1 doir. "Now sit for youl picture, mean
to assume a demure position, with he
5. paws in line, her tail neatly curle
n around them and her head nicely Der
to one side, as if trying to look pleai
s ant. Our Animal Friends.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
Burned Them.

He is Q Bath Me- Clergyman, ard,
Ct course, somewhat tureoquGinted with
new tangled fCsms Ct vice, to say the
least. Accordingly, when he cspied q
nickel in the slot machine at a seaside
resort last summer his curiosity was
aroused, and he dropped in a nickel.
Luck was coming tho clergyman's way
that day, and, TO his intense horror, ten
nice cigars rolled out of the machine in
response to the titillations Of its interior
as the nickel ratified throughit. In fact,
the good man was so scandalized that he
took those cigars away and burned them
one at a time. Boston Herald.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
rhe nistorr of Tncitus.

Tie entire history Of Tacitus, as we
have e.worlz, was regained from sim
gle copy found in the fifteenth century
in a monastery of Westphalia. That we
should owe the works of this author to
one copy is a remarkable circumstance,
for the Emperor Tacitus, who claimed
to be a descendant of the historian, had
copies of the history placed in every Ii
brary Of the empire, and each year had
ten copies transcribed for presentation to
scholars. All, it seems, perished save
the Westphalian copy.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
MRS. MKINLEYs PRECEDENT.

Mrs. Mckinley has established pre-
cedent in Washington, which bids fair
to become very popular 1t is that Of
remaining seated during receptions. 1t
will be in exceptional favor among Off
cial circles. where the long hours Of
standing are liable to injure even the
strongest constitutions. Mrs. Carlisle
has said that standing at receptions is
The hardest and most trying ordeal of
official life, and she ought to know, as
she perhaps has stood more than any
other woman in Washington for twenty
years or more.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
THE PRESIDENTS FAvoRITE.

Miss Mabel Mckinley is the favorite
niece of the president, who calls her
Sunbeam" She is a pretty, bright.
CHEEKY girl and she will spend more
time at the White House than any other
CT the presidents nieces. She has n
ready spent much time there, having
assisted Mrs. Mckinley to receive at
all of her large receptions. Miss Nc
Kinley has so far received a great deal
of social attention, a luncheon being
given in her honor by Mrs. Horstmann
on Saturday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22

Delawareans, whether Democrats or
Republicans, would like to see a Della
warean appointed to fill the place on
the bench made vacant by the death Of
Judge Wales They will regret To see
the fight among the Republican lead
ers cause the president to appoint a
man from outside the state. There is
no good reason for carrying the ap-
pointment away from Delaware, for it
would not ease the situation in any
particular. Indeed. il would only serve
10 intensity the bad feeling which now
prevails between the regular Republi-
cans and the Addicksite5: There are
Evening journal., 1897-03-22

Harold Sudell evidently got his char
ters mixed. His personal interest lies in
the new charter for the city of New
Castle, for his home is in that city All
the signs point to the fact that the Sim
gle Tax campaign in Delaware was a
fiat failure, and that the only result Of
II was that a number Of men got a
comfortable living out of the fund pro-
vided for it's prosecution.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
VIM. B. SHARE.
& 90.
Fourth and Market Sis.

Our Spring line of Carpe
are remarkably handsome
Many delighted buyers are fl
tiug out their parlors with on
Royal Wiltons, Administers an
Moquettes These we have i
6ne assortment and at yer
low prices for the qualitid
represented. Fer the mex
two weeks we shall make
special offering of Mcquett
and Administer for 75c. pc
yard. We have also selecle
with the greatest care as
quality and style, an elegar
lot of all wool double-face
Ing aims suitable for parlor
sitting rooms and chambei
There are ever 2co pattern
and can be depended on fd
good wearing goods. AlwAy
during this time of year we al
making lemnants-by bring
ing the size of your room
bargains a e quickly obtained
Our Wednesday bargai
sales are becoming very pop}
lar.
We will offer another 500 yards fe
ther ticking, in remnants of PA
10 yards each, regular zoe. grad
for 121ac. per yard.
One case Simpsons 27-inch Percalc
mostly stripes and nice for sh
waists, &c. per yard.
The indications point I
higher prices on all cotto
goods We think it will pa
you to anticipate your wan
and we shall continue our loI
prices on these goods ever
Wednesday until gone.
1000 yards heavy, yard-wide, q
bleached Muslin, 4c. per yard.
500 yards unbleached Sheeting M
lin, one and one-eighth yard wi
&c. per yard.
1 case, ga Utica unbleached She
ing, 15c. per yard.
, case, 1914 Utica unbleached, j
{ per yard.
Biz ached Sheeliogs al
Muslins that will pay 10 she
on.
Hill. yard wide, &c.
= Fruit of the Loom, yard wide, 61Ac
Fine Cambria, yard wide. &c.
IL yard wide, Utica, 9l5c.
25 yard wide, Utica, lie.
21b yard wide, Utica, 19c.
pa yard wide, Diamond, 15c.
21h yard wide, Diamond, tic.
: Fine Narcissus patterns
> Silkaline Quilts, covered DO
!. sides with best quality sllkalil
d tufted and filled with fine
: prepared Lofty" Colio
d light and warm like a dov
. quilt; $I.5o each: twice th
in looks and wear.
ig
WIN. B SHARP & &C
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
REpROACH ON CHRISTIANITY.

REpROACH ON CHRISTIANITY.
1t is a shame and reproach on Chris
tianity that the affairs of Olivet Pres
byterlan Church, in this city, should be
in such deplorable state. If the proper
spirit prevailed among themembers, the
church could be doing an excellent
work in this community, but the fac
tional fight now going on there makes
the church drawback to relig-
ious effort on the part Of all the
churches. In fact, it would be better
for the religious interests of the city if
such church as Olivet had never been
founded.
There is absolutely no excuse for per-
cons who profess to be Christians to be
conducting themselves in such an un-
seemly manner. The disturbance Gre
ated by the many wrangles they have
had out there, and the publicity attend
ing such wrangles has been a sweet
morsal to be rolled beneath the tongues
Of those who scoff at religion. The peo-
pie who are responsible for the dis.
graceful condition of affairs seem to
glory in their course Of conduct. II the
New Castle Presbytery wants to relieve
the present situation it must eithei
close the church or drop from the rol
of membership every man and woman
who has taken any part whatever II
the controversy To endeavor to recon
cile their differences would amount t.
nothing. They are seemingly irrecon
cilable. The fight has been going on 70
three or four years, and should b
stopped, even if most radical step
have to be adopted.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22

IN HEART DISEASE 1T WORF
LIKE MAGIC.-"For years my grea
est enemy was organic heart diseas
From uneasiness and palpitation it d
veloped into abnormal action, thum
ing, futtering and choking sensation
DR.. Agnew's Cure for the Heart ga
instant relief, and the bad symptor
have entirely disappeared. 1t is
wonder worker, for my case W
chronic. Rev. L. S. Dana. PittsbuI
Pa. Sold by n. B. Danforth, Mark
street and Second street, Wilmingto
Del.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
RETuRNEp mo- CALIFoRNIA.

Mrs. Louise Angel has returned to
her home, California, after a visit of
several weeks duration, with friends
in the city. Mrs. Angel was Miss
Louise Bayard, daughter of Ambassa-
dor Thomas f. Bayard, and a we'll
known Wilmington society girl.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
MS NETHERsoLE To WEp.

Miss Olga Nethersole has a number
Of friends in this city. When last here
she was entertained by Mrs. J. Frank
Ball, who gave a reception in her
honor 1t is now stated that the rumor
that she is to marry DR.. Stuart Oliver,
an English physician. has been been
confirmed.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22

There is one admirable thing abo
the Sultan He doesn't talk nor issl
ultimata that are not ultimate.-Proy
dence Journal
1t seems appropriate to print the bu
of the death notices and obitua
sketches in the mourning" papers.
Manayunk Sentinel
The tariff is reported as nearly coo
ed. When done to a nice brown it W
be served in the Capitol, and we are a
sured that the partakers are TO be {
lowed only two short weeks in which
swallow it.-Washington Times.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22

several conservative members Of the
bar OF Delaware who would be exem-
plary men for the office. and they
would be much more acceptable to the
people than man from outside.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
DIED

MALLOY.-On March 20, 1897, Sari
e., widow CT the late Patrick Ma
10y, in her 52nd year.
Relatives and friends are respectful
invited to attend the funeral from h
daughters residence, No. 1850 Fren'
street, on Tuesday morning at
o'clock. High mass at St. Patricl
Church. Interment at New CathedI
Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
Forests In Europe.

According TO the Hon f. Lawlcy,
Russia in Europe has 527, 800, 600 ACRES
Of forests, Sweden coming next with
10. 600, 600. Germany has 81, 600, 600,
Austria slightly over "a, 600, 900 and the
British isles less than 5000, 600.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22

MINISTERIAL UNION DISCUSSION
The Wilmington Ministerial Unlc
met this morning at Association Ha
and spent the entire forenoon in II
teresting discussion, led by Rev. A.
Mihm on the socialistic ideas concer
ing German citizens There was
goodly attendance Of ministers.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
MONDAY. MARCH ae, 1897.
FREIGHT RATES AND FARMERS.

EllNlirl1 IAth To tAAND a -NhNANN
There is no doubt that the farmers
and fruit growers of Delaware are ear
nest in their desire to secure by legis-
lative enactment, more equitable freight
rates from the transportation lines
upon whom they have to depend for
carrying their produce to market. They
have had repeated hearing before the
House committee appointed to investi-
gate determinations in both freight
and express charges, and have
clearly demonstrated that gross inc
qualities exist.
But the railroad companies do not
seem 10 be exercised over these revela-
tions. They doubtless feel confident
that they will be able to defeat the re-
port Of the committee, no matter what
II may be. Some of the members Of
the committee who are the best friends
of the farmers and fruit growers, admit
that Il will be almost miracle If the
action they endorse is concurred in by
both houses of the General Assembly.
Transportation lines are exceedingly
powerful, and they are masters of the
art of killing legislation which is det-
rimental to their interests.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22

It IS evident that the State Normal
School project does not take well with
the people who live in the rural sec
tions Of the state. They do not fully
appreciate the great advantages their
children would derive from its institu-
fiOn
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
IN THE SOCIAL REALM.
Social Topics of Interest to
Wilmington People.
MISS NETHERsoLE TO MARRY.
SHE is WELL-KNOWN TO A NUM-
BER OF WILMINGTONIANS. Be
ING ENTERTAINED BY MRS.
BALL OTHER PERSONAL
EVENTS.

All communications intended for inser-
tlon 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., 1897-03-22
MIL GIVE A sMnKER.

Industry Lodge, No 2. A. o. U. v
will give a smoker on Tuesday evenin
March %. in the library room. at whi'
all members are respectfully request
to be present Members of the ord
in this city and vicinity are cordial
invited
Evening journal., 1897-03-22

Pennies and small change can be had
at the counting-room Of the Evening
Journal Office.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22

There are $50 miles Of distance be-
tween Atlanta and New York city.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22

A pound avoirdupcis is equal to liz
tie less than half kilogram.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. take
Laxative Bromo Qulnine Tablets. Drug
Evening journal., 1897-03-22

We had no desire to do the Sussex
Journal an injustice in the matter of its
editorial showing up the duplicity of
the Every Evening in its attack upon
Hon. James l.. Wolcott. AS our edi-
torial in that behalf appeared early IN
the week, and as several days elapsed
before the Sussex Journal appeared in
its denunciation of the aforementioned
paper. and as the editorials were al
most identical. we took it for granted
that there had been some filching. How
ever. we are willing to concede that II
was a coincidence of peculiar character.
Evening journal., 1897-03-22
OFFICE, SEVENTH AND KING.

II. T. Sergeant, dealer in coal and
wood. Large pea coal for family use.
ment contract at Cape Charles, Va.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-31
A Smash Tn.

The S. P. from the west arrived this
afternoons without Pullman or tourist
sleeper. The occasion of this was q
rear end collision at Benson between
2 and 3 q. M, today. The passenger
was standing on the track at Benson,
when freight came up behind and
smashed into the rear. The platforms
and draw bars on the three rear cars
were 80 damaged that it would not do
to try to bring them through to Ell Paso
SO they were left at Benson to be sent
to the Tucson shops for repairs.
The sleeping passengers were pretty
we'll shaken up and frightened, but no
one was hurt. and the enginemen of
the freight jumped and saved them
selves as the tail lights of the passeng-
err showed up in their faces. The
passenger train was delayed one hour,
arriving in this city at 2:30 D. m. with
the Pullman and tourist passengers
transferred to the day coaches.
The G. 81. and T. & p. passenger
trains took Pullmaps from this city.
The S. p. freight men are off on a va
cation by request pending investiga-
ton.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-31
A Rich Ore Country.

Since the publication of the informa.
ton in ye sterday's HERALD relative to
the ew ore discoveries near Guaynopa,
eigbty-five miles southwest from Cssas
Grandefe Chihuahus, Mexico, the
southern terminus of the RIO Grsnde
Sierra Madre & Pacific road, it has
been learned tina. the value of the dis
covery Is much greater than was at
first supposed.
President A. w. Wins of Colonia
Juarez, of the state of chihuahua, Ia
one of the parties interested in this
discovery and is at the head of the
company organized for working the
properties. The ia .ilities offered by
the new line of railroad will give the
mlplng company a cheap and quick
outlet, and it is interesting to note that
this iscovery is only one of many rich
gold discoveries being made almost
daily in that section.