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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22
RAINS LEAVE BROAD STREET STA
TON. PHILADELPHIA,
"


FOR THE WEST
20 a. m. daily littshurE, Chicago Ciu-
cihnau Louisville and ST. Louis. dim
1923 a m. daily for Pittsburg and Chit
cag0 tNo coaches TO Pittsburgh
1920 p. M. daily Limited" Pittsburx
Chicago. Cleveland, Toledo. Cincinnati
Louisville and ST Louis. Dining Carl
2.25 p. m, daily, Pittsburg and Cleveland
20 p. M, daily. Pittsburg Chicago, Nash-
Vile (via CincinnaO, and ST. Louis.
dining cara
$50 p m. daily, Pittsburg. Chicago and
Cleveland and Toledo, except saturday,
1927 D. m. Daily. Pittsburg. Cincinnati
and 81. LOUIS.
n20 p. n. daily Pittsburg and Chicago;
Cleveland except Saturday.
(') Congressional Limited Express. Al
Vestibule Parlor Cars and Dining Car No
extra fare other than the usual Pullmau
HO Limited Express. Vestibule parloI
| Cars Vestibule Passenger Coaches and
Dining Car. No extra fare.
The Wilmington Transfer Company Will
call for and check baggage from hotels
and residences
For further information, passengers are
referred to the ticket agent at the sta,
ton.
Is. HUTCHINSON. !. r. WOOD,
Geu'l Manager Gen Pass. Agt
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RAILROADS.
PHILADELPHIA. WILMINGTON AMI
BALTIMORE RAILROAD.

BALTIMORE RAILROAD.
Schedule IN effect May 60 1898.
Trains leave wilmington as followss
For philadelphia lexpress(, L57, ggz, ~
80 ~ 80 500, So, 49, lV.g5, lV4Si liz
IL ~ a; ma t,lSl6: l.S1 $40 Sll' 4o''
Aceommodation, sac, los. s.i2, 11O2 a
m, l2.45, 2SO 400, 5.26 10 and 1910 P m.
Eor Chester cypress, 157; 40 sso "a.
1S7, 400, ass, SOL 6.57 and sos p. m:
% AAeec9m ~ da 60 70S si2 LIZ a. M
For New York (through expressl. I57.
3.02, 1888 Dining Carl. 1O43. Has a. m,
.12.ls. Dining Carr. l.sl Dining Cal). II,
connecting Via Broad Street station.
Philadelphia, 40, $780, 7.os. $50, 1908 a. m..
$50, 300 as. sO4 and 1910 p. m.
Iof 5oston without eAange' lV.lo a. w.
For Newark Center and intermediate
stations, Us a, :, M ~, and SIG p. M. on
IT, 40 SIS. 'sis, Zoo i.ss. Sl Pm ,. M and
''i Baltimore and intermediate stations.
a45. A4s, SIS D. M, i2Oo night.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad Street, for
Wilmington (express), s.50 100, 7.25, s.s2.
as, loi, Al. SOS. SIS, 5.5s. si7. So, IA.
1.2s. Iis. 4.Os. IA. SIS. SSs iO.Os and lid
~ SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Phfadelphia (expressl, LOT. s.02, 40.
e.55, s.s3 10.43, 1145 a. m, 1.37. 3.0e ass 6O7,
S.51, 1873 900 and 9.16 p. m.
Accommodation, 7.07, Sl9 a. M, 1909, Las,
l45, 400, 5.26 and 1910 p. m.
For Chester (sxpres9, 1;57, 40, $50. l1.4t
a. m. Ls7. 400, l.5s. 60, So and 900 D. m:
| Accommodation, 7.O7, SIS q. in., I2.Og,
400, SIS. 7.2s and 1910 D. m.
For New. York (thrcueh express), 1.57,
S02 1888 Dining Carr, i0.4S, LAS a. M, 1.37
Dining Carr. 800 6.07, 800, Dining carr,
sol, SIG p. m, connecting via Broad Street
400 4.5S and 1910 D. m.
For Boston without change, 6.57 p. m.
9slsim9rs y and !, WS.ssshiE e a. 81
IL D. m. and 1883 night.
Baltimore and intermediate stations,
S.69 p. m, 1900 night.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad Street, for
Wilmington (exprsss(, $50, 10 ll.23 q.
Ills p. m. and 12.O5 midnight.
Accommodation, SIS, s12, 10.S5 q. M.
i2sO. 2.S2. 6.10. SIS and 1000 D. m.
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QJ10. ........... 100 IoJ ioJ 1oJ
Holding any other combinations, fourth best.
In trumps open as above except as fol-
lows:

Second hand plays to original leads are
recommended as follows:
Play low on low card led, except as fol-
lows:
Holding A, & and one OF more small,
play & in plain suit
Holding &, O and one small, play @.
Holding &, Q and two or more small,
play Q in plain suits
Holding Q, J and one small, play J.
Holding J, 10 and one small, play 10.
Holding a, Q, J and one or more small,
play J.
Holding A, @, 10 and one OF more small
in plain suit
The play of the small card is preferable
unless you want the lead, and hope by
playing the 10 to hold the trick and then
lead trumps or open your own suit
II opponents have opened your only
strong suit and you are weak in trumps
and the remainder OF your hand does not
warrant short lead of trumps or suit
play low
Your partner has an even chance Of
winning the trick fourth hand, and he
may be able from the fall of the cards to
place the tenace in the suit with you
The risk of third hand winning the trick
cheaply may be more than counterDalanced
by the disadvantage OF being left in the
lead should 10 hold the trick
( and oBe, play K only on led in
plain suits
Is and one, play x in trumps- Cover
high card led, holding fourcherta-
Simply cover original lead, when hold
ing all the winning cards, as determined
by Fosters Il rule, assuming the card led
to be the fourth best For example, play
10 from A, Z, 10 on 8 led; play from A.
@, 10, on led, etc.
Holding A and one or more small, play
A on &, @ or J led, as an original lead.
The regulation discard is recommended
from strength when trumps are against
you, from weakness when partner is
strong The reverse discard is recommend
ed TO show command of a suit; also the
trump call and the lead of trumps from
five, the four trump echo as taught by
Cavendish the call through the honor.
The optional call for rrumps is recon-
mendsd as follows:
With four or more trumps and three or
four cards of Indifferent value in plain
suit, play second best of the three and
third best of the four, that you may be in
a position TO call for trumps should the
development of the hand warrant. This
call need not be construed by partner as
an imperative command to lead the trump,
but as indicating trump strength and
willingness so have them led, and If part
ner has an established suit or a long suit
that there Is a reasonable chance of max
ing he should venture a trump lead.
The report is signed by George W. Kech-
er, L. A. Burlington and H S. SteEena
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4 HOMEMADE BICYCLE

tape on a racing track Better even than
tie entertaining qualities of gymkhanas,
as run On the other side, is the fact that
they are instructive Some of the feats
called for, such as crawling through q
barrel and putting on a petticoat, are sim
ply ridiculous, but many ingenious con-
tests are held which teach very forci bly,
some important truths in connection with
the adjustment Of the bicycle, good and
bad pedaling, false and correct positions
and similar points Competitions in
which riders are obliged to ride slowly
along a narrow plank furnish graphic il
lustration Of the value Of good steering,
and this is a quality which is not common
among riders of the present day. The
men who enter in contests Of this kind
learn many neat touches about the just
ment of their cycles, which enable them
to subsequently instruct their friends, and
this all tends tow ard filing the roads with
better riders In the English gynkhanas
some Of the feats required are those Of
standing still, riding through a hoop and
picking up the 'front.' wheel, all of which
60 TO make the participate proficient.
From the more difficult tasks at affairs Of
this kind the step to actual trick riding is
a natural one As spectacle the gym
khana IS superior to any exhibition Of
fancy riding, while as a competitive ar
rangemen6 for amateurs it has a marked
virtue OF utility.
A clever young westeFner has recently
invented a compound for mending punc-
tured tires that bids fair TO outstrfp all
other devices on the market This con
sists Of small, hard pointed seeds held in q
thick solution that hardens when exposed
to the air. The tire is charged with this
substance and then inflated to riding press
ure. Driven By the force Of the air these
seeds ind their way into every menseing
crack or gaping aperture, and the solution
IN which they are held quickly adheres to
the rubber and hardeus- After this treat
ment the tire is even stronger than in its
original estate. An acquaintance who
had the misfortune to puncsure his tire
IN II places tells of having il inflated with
this new compound several months ago
Inc wheel has been in constant use since
ana IS apparently as good as new This
preparation e1ectually closes the apertures
without affecting the resiIiency Of the tire
IL uflng the rubber or Ioosening plugs
As lar as tracks are concerned this conn
tTy never occupied a better position for the
AaAlAg Of new cycle records With the
tracks at Boston, New York. PbiIadel-
ph4a, Louisville and Indiansnolis n say
nothing Of many others there Is a absolute
~ nothing lacking except the bievcIes ana
men II is believed thas we have +oC7av
men who can lower the worlds time for
the mile, and 1t Is certain that the times
Tor many middle distances viii take a
tumble before October
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office Of the CITY clerk.
Topeka, kansas. July q. 1888,

Topeka, Kansas. July q. 1888.
city CLERK Of the city it Of Topeka until
Monday, August l, 1888, at o clock p m.
for furnishing ali the material and doing
all the work necessary to complete the
following city improvements as per spe-
cidca lions now on file in the office of tha
For paving with Shawnee county vitri-
street from the south line of Fifth street
to the north line Of Sixth avenue, all in
'-- INsTRUGTfoNs TO BIDDERS.
Efrst-Pr0p Osals under different names
viii not be received from one firm or ass
Second-Each bidder will be required to
deposit with the city clerk to the cEedis
deposit OF ten per cent OF his DID, as q
tract if awarded to him. according to the
terms OF his bid, within i've days afteE
Third-In all bids made by a firm. the
giving the Christian names; but the sign-
ers may, If they choose, describe them
selves IN addition as doing business undeA
a given name and style as firm
F'ourth-The place Of residence OF every
given after his signature, which must be
written in full
Frth--Anyone signing proposal as an
agent of another or others must file with
it legal evidence of his authority to do So.
Hneations should be explained or noted in
the proposal over the signature Of the
seventh-AlI prices must be written al
well as expressed IN figures
Eighth-A failure TO comply with any
of the above instructions viii be eonsid-
ere1 as of sufficient ground for rejecting
any bid, but the right is reserved to waive
Nfnth-Proposals should be directed to
the city clerk of the city Of Topeka and
endorsed Proposals for Paving in the
Tenth-Proposals must be made in fun
conformity to all the specifications
Acknowledgements shall specify the
rate per square yard for paving, which
shall include all the required material
foundations and labor to complete the
Twefrtn-No extra compensation will be
allowed for crossWaIks or wood headers.
shall accompany each bid Every sample
shall be plainly labeled with the date Of
the bid, name of the bidder and plac9
from which IL was brought Such sans
pies Will not be returned to bidders but
under all circumstances will be retained
by the city, whether bids are accepted or
not No proposals for paving will De con-
sidered II not accomDanied by samples
Specifca tons, form OF propolalSs BOND
and contract can be obtained by applying
and said proposals must be upon printed
forms only, properly filed out in strict ac-
cordauce with the general specihca ttons-
Payments viii be made upon estimates
by the city engineer. and when approved
by the mayor and city council, either N
cash or internal street improvement bonds
Of the city Of Topeka as the council may
elect The whole of said work as atOre-
said, shall be commenced and completed
at such time or times as shall be desig@
The council reserves the right 70 re1ecN
1SeaD s. s. MsFADDEN, /
City Clerk Z
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e1aa.tone,s slavsholdinr rather.

Apparently Sir John Gladstone was
man Of more force than tineness in the
qualities that marked his character, says
The Atlantic. Even 20 years ago the best
Of moral fiber could not reasonably be
looked for in a British capitalist who drew
profit from the labor Of slaves. If the
slave owning of the elder Gladstone had
been only a minor incident Of his under
takings and kept in the background Of
his life, it might claim little notice But
it took Importance from its magnitude
and from the prominence Of his opposition
TO all measures in behalf Of the slaves
He maintained the discipline Of the lash
on his plantations 60 the last, and his
great Demerara estates acquired sinister
notoriety in the abolitionist reports Of the
day. At the end, when compensated
emancipation was decreed by the British
parliament, he received more than $780,
coo for the slaves that had been solely his
own, besides large shares of payment that
came to him through his partnership in
0theE estates.
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Tom Sharkey, the prfzefghter, remem-
pers tha1 somehow Decide was jabbed
INTO the palm OF MS right hand years ago
ae trled 70 pull it ous, and the needle
u nan way The flesh closed over
the half which remained in The hs,5 so
Hhe wound soon healed up. Then Sharkev
Went into the prizedghtiBg business. He
FOUND that when he doubled his ri1bt fzt
as tlght as he could the needle BID him
SHARPLY ana caused much pain. That only
1Llnoy "a oharAey 1t did not stop him
hecehtIy the big fighter submitted his fer
Tlote FlghS 20 the x ray and the camera
- SHOWS me needle lying between the
fingers, just about the middle If - -
CT the right hand. E---4A
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Fenn VIII BE AFissed.

The retirement OF A. H Fem from the
amateur golfng ranks makes another gap
in the list of those who have been familiar
figures on the leading links Of the country
in other seasons. Fem has taken charge
of the Poland Springs links and will prob
ably be found in a number Of matches
with New England professionals before
the close of the summer. He has twice
won the championship OF the Palmetto
Golf club in Aiken, ;. c., and last year
won both the spring and fall tournaments
at KnoIlwood The Lenox cup, one Of the
most costly prizes ever offered for golf
competition, was captured by him last
autumn
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osEYlNe INSTRUCTIONS.

BIancO learns That Imperative Orders
Are Not Always Best.
The CAPTAIN generals Office. Mans. rear
elevations, blue prints and seven typewrtt-
ars BIanco alone.
Blaneo-SogebaL
ce1Iency-
Blanoo-Did you send that urgent mes
sage 70 Cervera directing him to leave
Santiago at all hazardsS
Aid-Yes, excellency.
Rlanco-Strangs hear nothing from
him. I never met man SO obstinate.
Instead of sAeaming out Of the harbor he
lies there with his hulks rotting. Have
you any idea, Sogebal, why he does thise
Aid think, excellency, Is Is because
he fears the Yankee feet
Blanco-NonsenseI Fear the Yankee
deetP Preposterousl Hal hal hal What
put that ridiculous idea in your head9
Aid-Admiral CerVera's actions, excel
lency.
Bianoo-You are aIl wrong tell you
it Is pure obstinacy. He wants to cross
me. He-whau does that clattering horse
meanP
Aid docking out Of the palace window
1t is a messenger, your exoellenay.
BIanco-See what he wants.
Aid (reappearingl- brings news
from Admiral Cervera, your excel1ency
now?
Aid-He has left Santiago.
Blanco-Goodl
Aid-With all his feet.
BIanco-Goodl
Aid-SteAmed straight through the an
trance.
Blaneo-Goodl
Aid-In accordance with your insEruo-
lions.
Blanoo-GoodI
Aid-He-he left his flagship.
Blanc0-Eh2 What for?
Aid-He thought it wise TO do 50.
BIanco-Well, I suppose he knows his
business. To which ship did he transfer?
Aid-To one of the Yankee ships. excel
lency.
Bianco-Wh-what' thatP And the
Spanish feetP
Aid-There LIS no Spanish heet, excel
1ency.
Blanoo On choicest Castilian)-Gee
whiz Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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MODELSFOR NBXTYEAR
Fifty Dollars the Probable Price
Of Standard Wheels.
LITTLE INTEREST IN RACING.

Proposed Importation OF the English
GymkhAna - Entertainments Requiring
Skill Rather Than Brute Strength and
Endurance.
Bicycle manufactures are puzzIlng
their brains over models for next year
What improvements can be made and
what shall the price bef While the con
servative dealers declare that they have
disposed of all their 1898 outpae, they con
fess that the conditions in the trade de-
mand that the price OF bicycles must come
down TO a set schedule There has been
some talk of an informal conference be-
tween three or four Of the leading makers
to determine upon prices for next year
The gradual reduction in prices Of the
leading wheels from S125 TO SO and the
enormous demand for machines costing
from $50 TO SIS have proved 70 the big
makers that the medium ERlced wheel Will
be the bicycle Of the future. The indications
now are that the general price Tor stand
& ard wheels next year VIII be $50. Chain
less wheels will be retailed at SIS and spe-
cial racing mounts st from Ss5 to $50 1t
Is admitted that the sale Of chainless
wheels has been small, and that the out
look for next year does not indicate that
there viii be any great demand for this
type. The adoption Of $50 schedule for
next season by the big makers means that
the prices Of good, reputable wheels will
be at rock bottom figures At the present
time q majority of the leading manufac-
tuners maintain a discreet silence in rela-
ton to the price schedule for 1899, being
reluctant to set any official figures until
they know the plans Of their competitors
1t need not be inferred from this that
there is to be a scarcity OF cheap wheels,
for everything will be in abundance from
$40 down TO SIS. In fact, a few home
made machines have made their appear
ance. Two Ohio boys recently made
fairly good bicycle Of wood
There is talk of cycling gymkhana in
New York, and If it should prove success
ful the thing will become epidemic, as in
terested parties viii go into any scheme to
revive interest in any sort Of contests In
England entertainments Of this sort have
long been popular. The games introduced
are of an order in which skIlful manipu-
lation rather than toll is demanded. They
are barely as exciting as, but much more
amusing sha2s the fierce struggle for the
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=. Pierpont Morgan has placed an order
with W s. a Fletcher & Co. to build him
a steel steam yacht Of the latest and fast
est design. No expense Is 10 be spared in
making the vessel beauty in finish and
equipment and a marvel in speed The
new yacht viii be called the Corsair and
is 20 be completed next June She win
take the place Of Mr.. ATorgau's other Cor
sair, which the United States government
now owns, and which, rechristened as the
Gloucester, made such pIucky fight with
the Spanish torpedo destroyers st Sant1-
a9o.
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You know today Is incomplete
Wealth has not come, swift winged, to greet
You with the longed fer golden purse
Joy has not called You 80 rehearss
It's sweetest songs, AID IN the street
Success still fingers. loath to meet
You at the door-Ioath to retreasi
What care7 Your troubles might be worsa
You know, today.
No doubt the moments are repIets
With trying things. but be discrest
And Gull the good from the adverse.
Brace up-you own the universe
While you still have enough TO eat,
You know, today.
-Chicaxo Record
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
executive committee of the Masonic Home
Of the secrefsr11 ~ said comT1ittss v11tfI
z O'Clock noon, August 2znd, 1898, for ali
labor and materiaI required in the erection
and completion Of an additional building
Tor the Masonic Home, together with q
complete system of hot water heating and
additional plumbing, all in accordance
with plans, details and specifications fur
nlshed by J. c. Holland & Co, architects
ana now on file al the Masonic Home,
also with J. c Postlethwaite of Jewell
city Kansas: Perry II. Hoisingtou, New
ton. kansas, and at the office Of the ARCH
tets, topeka. Kansas. The successful bid
der will be required to enter into contract
and furnish bond Of such amount as may
be required, within Ave days OF the award
OF said contract All bids to be made out
on blanks furnished by the different par
ties where the plans are on file The COM
mittee reserve the right to reject any or
all bids, All bids to be addressed to Perry
NJ. HoiSingtou, care OF Masonic Home.
Wichita. Kansas.
By order of executive committee.
PERRY NJ. HOISINGTON. Secretary.
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Journal.

Teacher-f a man attacks you on q
dark night, stabs you in the back, strikes
you till you are senseless, steals your
watch and then kills you, he is what Is
called criminal and a coward
Jimmy-Excuse me, ma an believe
he's whas you call Spaniard--New York
World
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The Judge-Haye you anything to say
in extenuation Of your crime?
Prisoner-Wel1, we were standing there
talking, and made some remark about
the bonn bardment Of Santiago, and he up
and says, Must be regular boom town,
heyp" And then
The Judge Dischsrged--New York
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First Traveller was in Paris during
the siege.
Second Traveller was in New York
during the draft riots
Third Traveller was in Scotland when
the railway strikers paraded the streets
with bagpipes.-New York Weekly.
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third and fourth hand plays, the oonven-
tiOnal discards and signals, all of which
together constitute what is commonly
known as the system of American leads.
This refers of course only to the open
ing leads After the deal is under way it's
development must be left to the Judgment
of the player. The following opening
leads are recommended for plain suits:
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Ona Max Enough.

'Shau we place a masked battery to de-
fend the road?" asked the aid
well, - said the young officer who was
fresh from college, Il hardly think it viii
be necessary for the pitcher to be masked
OF course the catcher should be properly
protected. Vim
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"Ten what you know about the arctic
region, - commanded a St. Louis teacher
of a pupil in one of the lower grades.
It's north Of Canada, - responded the
little miss, "and it's used princip'ly for
explorations st. Louis Democrat.
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"The Spaniards are matching our battle
cry, Remember the MsineF with 'Remem-
Der ManilaP -
Eyes, and I suppose ft is the remem-
brance Of the latter that makes them
dodge any more engagements ''-Phila-
deIphia North American.
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The Lady-How many meals do you
get day, my good man?
The Tramp guess you mean how
many days do I get q meal, don't you2-
Yonkers Statesman.
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''They say Manila has the largest ciga-
rette factory in the world "
Perhaps that will account in a measure
for all those smoking wrecks around
there. Chicago News
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The Cheerful IDIOT.

The cheerful IDIOT met his lawyer. 81
want to ask your opinion, " he said, about
the right Of the United States to retain
the Philippines 1 don't mean q legal
opinion, /" he hastily added Il only want
your honest opinion. '-Indianapolis jour
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LONG SUIT WHIST.
II In Favored by the American League
Committee on system.

The recent report of the American Whist
league committee on system of play favors
the long suffers, but the subject VIII be
discussed with animation for at least n
year, if not forever. The committee rec
ommends that the long suit system be in
itiated and carried forward by the use of
the number showing leads. the second.
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"You didn't make Miss Won Riches
portrait look bit like her. -
No I needed the money for it. -
Chicago Record