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Evening journal., 1897-04-20
They Didn't Smoke

In his boyhood Judge Charles B. An
drews of the Connecticut supreme court
was much more lively than his brother,
President Andrews Of Brown univer-
sity. A writer in the Springfield Repub-
lican tells a story Of the way he got
ahead of some of the college boys when
he was a freshman at Amherst. 1t was
the custom then to smoke out the fresh
men. A party Of a dozen or more Of the
fellows would enter the room of an un-
suspecting boy, light their pipes and
smoke until the victim gave in and Of
cred a treat. When they came into An
drews' room, they were without their
pipes and had no tobacco about them,
but with a stern voice one fellow handed
Charles 81 and ordered him to go out
and procure pipes and tobacco for the
crowd. Charles went out and soon re-
turned with 80 pipes and cents worth
of tobacco. What the boys did to him
for his audacious act is not related, but
it is a fact that they did not smoke him
out that night
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
rae irish Lnborer In England.

1t is asked, Why should the Irishman
come over to make the hay and reap tho
crops in England and Scotland, and
how is it that he goes home again and
does not stay? That he comes over is
evidence that he is not unwilling to
work lie is sent for by the farmer be-
cause his wages are low. That he re-
turns home is not matter Of sentiment
alone, nor due to the fact that he returns
to a Roman Catholic country. The win
ter is milder than III Scotland, the rent
is cheaper than paying for lodgings in
Scotland, the turf fire is warmer and
more cheerful than the small coal he
must buy at high price in Scotland.
The turf fire costs him perhaps e3 for
the family for all the year. While tho
man works abroad the family 1.-Two
cheaply at homo and till the potatoes
and fatten the pigs. There are thus good
reasons why migratory labor should pay
the Irish peasant best, and the change
is welcome to him when life would 9TH
erwise be very monotonous. Boys and
girls look forward to the end Of their
school days and to the time when they
may go to the harvesting; or, still bet
ter, TO the "oil works, " where some 80
shillings "a week may be earned Tho
Irish peasant requires no one to teach
him his own interests il this respect,
and ho works hard for a spell, looking
forward TO the idle winter before him
at home. .--Blackwood's Magazine.
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
ARTIST SIGN PAINTERS.
Men OF Genius Who Have Engaged In
Humble Employment.

Humble Employment.
Commonly there is not great deal
Of real artistic value in the signs that
distractingly illuminate the streets Of
our cities and towns. 1t is, however,
interesting to note that there have been
in the annals Of art not a few instances
of noted artists whom stress Of misfor-
tune compelled at times in their career
to take to this employment-at least
temporarily. Some Of the old masters
did not hesitate to turn their brushes to
work Of this kind when necessity COM
manded and there have been many
swinging signs Of old taverns through
out Great Britain painted by men Of
genius whose talents had otherwise
failed to fill their pockets with guineas.
Du Maurier once painted signs, and
more than one Of his contemporaries
could if he would tell a tale Of similar
employment Of his brush.
In the History of American art there
have been some cases of men who found
sign painting more remunerative than
work Of a higher character. Perhaps tho
best known was Matthew Pratt Of Phil
adelphia, a talented portrait painter,
who, having family to support, hon
estly turned his hand in intervals Of
leisure to the production Of tavern signs
and banners for political conventions.
On the other hand, there are not a
few instances Of sign painters abandon
ing their craft for a higher sphere in
art. And of American artists especially
a number have begun in this humble
line. J. G.. Brown at the outset Of his
career painted the signs of the landscape
pictures with which the old New York
Broadway stages were decorated. Henry
Smith Mount. a brother Of the more
talented William Sidney Mount, though
a sign painter executed some creditable
pictures of still life and became an A.
N. A. in 1882. w. S. Mount, first asso-
ciated with his brother, showed a capa-
city for higher order Of art He was
one Of our early genre painters, devot-
ing himself mainly to depicting the hu-
morous side of American rustic life
Francis A. Silva and Arthur Quartley,
the marine painters, now dead, began
their careers as sign painters. So did
William McGrath, the clever genre
painter, who of late has been painting
subjects a la Alma Tadema. Worthing-
/ ton Whittredge and William Louis
Sountag, both row well known as laud-
scape painters, were painting signs to-
/ gether in Cincinnati a little more than
40 years ago. Detroit Free Press.
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
NEWS OF NEW CASTLE
SOME GREAT CATCHES OF SHAD.
THREE THOUSAND GILLED BY
NEW CASTLE FIsHERMEN-DE-
MAND BUOYS UP PRICES.

over 5000 shad were caught by the
New Castle fishermen alone yesterday
making the greatest days fishing
known here in recent years. Some Of
the fishermen had to give up the work
as high winds made It too laborious
Nearly every boat went out three
handed.
IL cleared about S35 to-day" said one
fisherman late last night "At that
rate there is more money in fishing
than in law, aqually as much as in
preaching, and almost as much as there
Is in the newspaper business"
The price for the twenty-four hours
from Sunday at midnight to Monday at
midnight averaged $13 a hundred. Cap
tain George WOolson caught 332, Cap
tain william Bartlett harvested" 80,
and Captain A. r. Davis brought in
300 At 7.22 last evening, 2,2O0 shad
were shipped to New York, and the
balance were reserved for supply Of the
home traders and for shipment to Phil
adelphia this morning.
To-day's spell of cold weather caused
the shad to keep as fresh as though they
were still swimming through Delaware
waters
HAD they been able to fish all day,
New Castle fishermen would have
brought in 5000 shad to-day" said
w. II. Bradley, Of King & Sons, last
night. Never saw the river so full OF
fish,"
There is plenty Of demand for the
shad in outside markets. The New
York houses need the fish to pickle by
the new process, which insures
a clean profit and a cheap food the year
round. There is no probability that the
shad will drop below $40.
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
A srmnathetlc Youth.
Papa, said George, I'm so sorry
sometimes about all the trouble / give

Papa, said George, I'm so sorry
sometimes about all the trouble / give
mamma.
'Shc hasn't complained.
"No, she's very patient But she
often sends me eff to the shops for
things, and they arc a coed way OF, and
know she gets cross waiting when
she's in a hurry.
"Not often, fancy" "
"Oh she's nearly always il a hurry
She gets everything all ready FOR baking
and finds at the last minute she hasn't
any baking powder, or she get. pad
ding all mixed and finds she hasn't any
nutmeg or something, and tnon she's in
an awful stew, cause The oven is all
ready and maybe company coming, ard
l can't run very long distance. you
know, and feel awfully sorry fer pcoi
mamma
"Humphl Well. what can we GC
about it?"
II was thinking you might get me a
bicycle "-Bcston Traveller.
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
cATcAINe coz IN MAlNe.
The Fishermen Set out Travis with Three
Thousand Hooks Attached.
In the herrinp fishery everything


In the herring fishery everything is
done with the seine. In fishing for cod.
halibut and hake hand lines are used to
a limited extent, but most Of the cap
lures are made by travis All Of the
craft are schooner rigged, and but few
Of them carry topmasts. This gives
them a slovenly appearance aloft. but
they do away with the spar because the
craft rolls less in a sea when at anchor.
There are no fine lines about the hulls.
The object is room and stability, and
while they are good seaboats they are
not fast sailers. The owners Of the craft
find travis, small boats, salt and pro-
visions, and two trips year is the av-
erage for the craft which salts her fish
on board.
Out Of the feet a few take ice and re-
turn to market with fresh fish every
two or three weeks, but the majority
catch and salt down. The crew 90 on
shares When the craft returns, the
owners figure up the expense OF the
outfit and add to IL half the value Of
the catch. What is left is divided pro
rata among the crew. If the catch has
been good, each one of the 10 or 19
men has made about $40 per month,
but it is quite as likely that he won't
have made a dollar day, though he has
had free board all the time, and good
board at that Fishing on the banks at
any time Of the year is hard and dis
agreeable work.
Goldfish are very erratic in their
movements. A schooner may have fish
around her for 30 days, one day being
as good as another, or she may sail and
drift for three or four days without
getting a bite. If luck is with her,
down goes the anchor, and the trawlers
begin TO work A trawl may be de-
scribed as a rope many hundred feet
long, to which at intervals of 3S inches
fishhooks are attached by lines about
two feet long. There are 3, 900 hooks to
the average trawl, which is attended by
two men. Each man has 800 hooks to
bait and care for. The rope is weighted
TO sink within few feet of the bottom
and is then buoyed. The trawl is gen.
orally set late in the afternoon and
overhauled the next morning.
If luck is with the fishermen, 500 cod
may be taken from trawl. They are a
voracious fish, and in seizing the bait
firmly hook themselves 1t often hap
pens that the 3, 600 hooks may be over
hauled without securing more than 90
fish, but again the catch may be $500.
The boats of the trawlers look some
thing like ordinary river skiffs, but
are very buoyant and easily handled. A
schooner with 16 men aboard puts out
4 travis and men. The rest are
left to work the craft and attend to the
fish as they come n.-Lewiston Journal
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
Wanted-A Husband.

A good joke was played on the girls
of a provincial town recently by the
young men Of the place. The boys had
been rather remiss in their attentions to
the young ladies, and had been going to
the theaters, parties and so ON until
the girls grew tired Of being left out in
the cold and decided to show their in
dependence.
Consequently 10 Of the girls hired a
box at the theater and made a very
charming theater party. The play was
'Wanted-a Husband" and the girls
rat serene through it all. never dream
ing that the wicked boys had taken one
Of the largest flaring posters, Wanted
"a Husband, and fastened it in front
of the box so that all the audience
might read. d.-Pearson's Weekly.
Evening journal., 1897-04-20

Schedule In effect January "A, lS9l.
All trains Illuminated with PintscA
sExpress trains.
TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON, DELLA
NEW YORK, week days. 'sls. '1O.ss q
ii p. M Sundays 's.ls, ''ils5 a. m. 'ss
PaiIL.XDtELPiH1A, week days. sS1s. SIS
$40, '7.20, 7;S6, .S,25, 915s 1000, .le25. IL
a. M, s12.2l, 12,4O, '2.2s, 'S2S. $50. .5Sa
7S6, $50, s1i.25 a. m, 1920. 'S.2S S50. '5.S1
$50 .z.ss s.15, 81 p. m.
1910. '22s. $50. '5S2, 6.SO .7.Ss, s.15, I'll
m. Sundays, 1913, 1856, $50, r1l.25 a. m.
1920. 1928, $50, '5.S2, $50, '7.Ss, s.15. q
" ATLANTIC CITY, week days, '7.2O a
m, '12.21, s2.29 p. m. Sundays, 1876 a. m.
CAPE MAY, week days, 'SSS a. m
-BAkTiMoRE AND WASHINGTON
week days, '4;13. 7.2O .S;49, IL a. m, 'l2.6S
12S1 10 "a 9s AZ; 'sis' ISIS r 2. sun s61
= iB,ALTIiMoRE AND WAY STATIONS
daily, I,,l 7,2Q o q, q, m, 2S4 p: m; zm eos
III a. m, 'l2.55, 2.54. .493. '4;S7, 'e;l6. ~
.s:1s p. m. sundays, - lS, 7.2O. 'S.4s a. IN
lIGe PfTTsR1JR Esf no 'SS, Week ga saps p .s1s D.
Sundays, '4.57 p. m.
CHICAGO. daily, '4.57 p. m. ~.
CftlCAGOs via Clnclnidl anu AhoAoA
apolis, FS49 a. m, daily.
CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS, daily
Toledo and Detroit '41s a. m. '4.S7 p.
M, and "a. 10 d. m. daily. -
NEW ORLEANS and MEMPHIS, We
Bristol and Chattanooga, week days, .ol
m. Sundays, '457 D. m. Througn
sieepers to Memphis and New Orleans;
SINGERLY ACCOMMODATION, daily
z2O a. m. 254 and 7.35 p. m.
LANDENBERG ACCOMMODATES
week davs O27 a. m, 81, 4.57 y. m. sun
days 10 a. m, 4.57 y. m. -.
LEAVE MARKET STREET STATION
PHILADELPHIA, week days, $50 p. M
BALTIMORE, week days 25o p. mS,, m;
LANDENBERG and WAY STATlONS
week days, CAS- 1920 a. m, 25O b.z0 p. m
SUNDAYS. 955 a. m, $40 p. m.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA A. CHESINUI
ST. STATION, FOR WILMINGT,0oMss y I n !,o y
ii.sO a. M, '12.2O, .Lss, l.5o, $3.50, 40. 40
s5.l5. s5.H, 600, $50 s40. s.l5, 'n.35 p. M
SUNDAYS, $3.50, ISIS, 800, 11.30 a. M, 'lzN
's6. i5O '42O. 4sO, $50. '7.4O, 1880 D. N.
Telephone, No. 1913.
Rates to Western pints lower than vi
u o. SCIJi,I. General Passenger Agent
w. M. GREENE. General Manager
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS.
The State Board of Pharmacy will
meet in Milford on May 6.

The State Board of Pharmacy will
meet in Milford on May 6.
Alfred e. Archer of Milford, is
among the many applicants for the po-
sition of keeper OF the bonded ware
house at Georgetown.
very amusing scene at the Gordy
trial at Georgetown was the climbing
of scores of women into the windows of
the several Court House offices, they
being unable to gain an entrance by
way of the doors.
John T. NAPLES and Alice Dick are
applicants for the post office at Reho-
both.
The South Milford public schools
were vacated this past week because OF
numerous cases of itch having broken
out among the pupils.
Thirteen women and seven men. all
colored. were baptized in Darby's pond
near Seaford, recently. A bleak wind
blew across the shore and decidedly
chilled the devotees, who were not af-
fected, apparently, by the cold water
The immersions were witnessed by
more than 500 people, many Of whom
occupied seats in trees near the waters
edge.
William H. Virden, contractor, will
begin this week to build pier and fac
tory for the Delaware Fish, Oil and
Fertilizer Company. on the shore be
tween S. S. Brown & Co.'S pier and the
government Observation-Disclosures. The
privilege for the new Menhaden oil fac
tory was granted by the Lewes Board
Of Commissioners a few weeks ago. II
will give employment to about fifty
men.
James Wilson, William Carr and
Thomas Peterson have been lodged in
Dover Jail, charged with robbinf
freight trains on the Delaware railroad
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
The ohInese RelIrlon.

Chinese religion has never had the
pucrilities, the animal cults, the cruel
ties and fanaticism Of other religions
Like the Jews, the Chinese had very
vague ideas Of future rewards and pun
ishiuents and Of life after death. Their
ancestor cult had no mythologic motive
like that Of India or Japan. The Chi
nose, like the Jews and ancient Egyp-
tians, had the philosophic conception
that continuation Of life lies not in the
immortality of the soul, but III the per-
petual remembrance of the righteous by
mankind. The Chinese could not perse-
we're with metaphysical problems, and
so did not advance.
COnfucius appeared at a time when
the Chinese felt the need of a religion; /;
but the greatest Of their religious re-
formers was Lao-tseu, who was born
about 60I B. c., or half century be-
fore Confucius. He introduced the word
Tao, way" for the idea of divinity,
which previously was confused with the
visible sky (Schang-ti). Tao is the ele-
ment from which everything comes and
to which everything returns. Lao-tseu
also taught that the departure Of the
soul from the body was no disaster for
Us. But he was too vague to be con-
vincing reformer. Confucius was not ar
original thinker like Lao-tseu; he cullod
what he liked from the older writer's,
and allowed people to believe what they
chose. When consulted, he spoke in an
oracular manner, and while satisfying
no one Inc offended nobody. Nature.
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
Where He Was.

A visitor from Manchester had been
invited 20 address the Sunday school.
Il am reminded, children, " he said,
"of the career of a boy who was once
no larger than some of the little fellows
1 see before me. He played truant when
he was sent TO school. went fishing every
Sunday, ran away from hcne when he
was 10 years old, learned to drink,
smoke tobacco and play cards. He went
into bad company, frequentod stables
and low taprooms, finally became a
pickpocket, then a forger, and one day,
in fit Of drunkenness, he committed q
cowardly murder Children, he con-
tinued impressively, where do you
think that boy is nowg"
"He stands before usl' cried the chill
dren, as with one voice. Sketch
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
Iettcr CONC. ror Presldent rIonroe.

In the White House mail on Junr
was a letter addressed to His Excel
lency, James Monroe, President of tie
u. 5. " 1t came from British Guiana
and contained an urgent request fer the
autograph Of the author of the famous
doctrine against foreign oncroachmcnts
on the American continent The writer
is a Venezuelan resident Of British
Guiana, who evidently expects great
things Of President Monroe" in the
territorial dispute between Great Brit
ain and Venezuela. Washington Star
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
CARS AND MILLS ALL STOPPED.

CARS AND MILLS ALL STOPPED.
whats the matter with your cleo
tric cars?H asked my companion, the
lawyer, of one of the loungers of a
small Southern town.
"Tied up in litigation. Amt running
any more"
And the electric lights?'
They're shut down. Company's su-
ing the city and the case is in the
courts"
rs that big manufacturing business
closed?"
YES; one partner has sued the other
for damages"
80 nearly everythings at a stand
still. presume you are all as poor as
Jobs turkey?"
Not all Of us. We have some rich
men"
"Who are they?"
1.-THE lawyers. Detroit Free Press.
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
TEMPERANCE YOUNG MEN DANCE.
OPERA HOUSE WELL FILLED AT
THE PRETTY EASTER BALL OF
ST. PETERS SOCIETY.

THE PRETTY EASTER BALL OF
ST. PETERS SOCIETY.
The Opera House was well filled last
evening at the Easter Monday ball of
st. Peters ~ A. b. Society. Elliott's
Orchestra started the music at 9.55, and
lively airs continued until an early
hour this morning. AL Greeve served
refreshments at midnight. About forty
couples danced during the evening.
When the grand march began there
was a large audience of spectators.
Owen r. Sheridan and Miss Josie Fitz-
gerald led the march, Immediately fol-
lowed by John p. Murphy and Miss
Annie Duffy.
The officers of the dance were: Mas
ter of ceremonies, owen f.. Sheridan;
floor manager, John p. Murphy; assist
ants, Philip Sheridan, James T. Ryan,
James McHugh, Joseph Carlin; COM
mittee of arrangements, William j.
Martin, John Ryan, James McPike, Ed
ward McCue, William Ryan. Thomas
Boyle; chairman of committee, Hugh
Duffy. The club officers are: John p.
Murphy, president; Thomas Cullinane,
vice-president; Hugh Duffy, financial
secretary; James Mclvor recording sec
retary, and Peter G. Madden, treasurer
Evening journal., 1897-04-20

TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY.
as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering IL through the mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions from rep-
utable physicians as the damage they Will
do is ten-fold TO tho good you can possi-
bly, derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure. manufactured by +. ]. Cheney &
CO.. Toledo o.. contains no mercury, and
Is taken internally. acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the sys-
tenn. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure, be
sure you get the genuine. II Is taken in
ternally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by +.
j. Cheney e. Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. price 75c. bottle.
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
His Characteristics.

Visitor-Who do you take after, Bob
by, your papa or mammal
Bobby-That depends. When Aunt
Jane is here, ma says take after her
solks and when Uncle Jones is here,
ma says I'm regular Jones. They're
both r-r-rich. London Tit-Bits
Evening journal., 1897-04-20

nue.. The contract will be awarded
next Thursday. Bids were also re-
ceived yesterday morning for the new
telephone exchange building at Sixth
and Shipley streets. This contract will
be made to-day.
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
JAcK FRosr,s RETuRN vIsIT

This community awoke to-day to find
that a rip-snorting Winter morning
had broken out, owing to a return visit
of Jack Frost. The temperature stood
at 22 degrees under a stiff breeze that
cut and pinched faces and withered
freshly-plan-e flowers. A quarter inch
OF ice was made in drains and quiet
pools, and the early milkman went
back to his fur cap and ear-bobs.
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
FIRsT BAD TROLLEY ACCIDENT.

Elmer Jones, a young man living
near Hazel Dell, is reported to have re-
ceived severe injury on the Wilmington
and New Castle electric railway on
Sunday. 1t is said that jones was
standing on the platform of the car.
When crossing the Wilmington and
Northern railroad tracks on New Cas-
tie avenue he was jostled to the ground.
His collar-bone was broken and he was
bruised in several places. He was taken
to his home, where DIR. Smith Cooper
attended him.
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
PRISONER GURLEY TO BE FREED

Samuel A. Gurley, whose sentence to
Imprisonment in New Castle jail liter
ally expired on February s, will be re-
leased on Friday. Gurley escaped from
prison in 1895. and enjoyed his liberty
for two months and a half. Gurley is
a white prisoner who has served a
long term in jail for murderous assault.
The sentence of the court was that he
should be imprisoned "until the Sth day
of February, 1897" which ordinarily
meant that his sentence would expire
then, but his long absence had to be
made up in overtime.
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
THE CONTEST FOR COLLECTOR
SHIP.

About the richest office in New Cas-
ties city roster is that of city tax col
lector. The job is said to have once
paid 81 900, and last year netted Collec-
tor Tobin a sum bordering on $500.
Among the candidates this year are the
present incumbent, George T. Tobin
Henry Wilhelme, Peter G. Madden
James White and others. AS 1t now
stands, Mr.. White is believed to
have a good lead, with Mr.. Tobin sec
ond, and a dark horse third. Tobin
has a cinch on two votes, but it re-
quires three to elect.
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
rWo 1MpoRrANr RunnINns.

Contractors were busy submitting
estimates TO r. l.. Rice. Jr., to-day for a
handsome new residence to be built for
Thomas ]. Talley on Van Buren street,
between Park Place and Delaware ave
Evening journal., 1897-04-20
A PRETTY KETTLE OF FISH.

One shad-trader from Kiamensi go
ing out with jag on (of fish, lost his
wheel on Delaware street in the after
noon and then there was a pretty ket-
tie of fish It was not until night that
the trader was sufficiently straighten-
ed up to start home with his cargo
$50 shad in all.