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Evening journal., 1898-08-16
A cRAzY.ouILT ToPsAIL.

When the Wayfarer sailed out the
Christiana yesterday afternoon he ran
close astern OF the schooner Abbis
Jordan, which wac lying in the Della
ware, with all sails set, waiting for the
tide to turn and the wind to spring up.
The mizzentopsail of the schooner is
regular crazy-quilt. Forty-one
patches, of all shapes and sizes, were
counted. There may be more, but GER
tainly not less than that number. The
small sail must have been through
some weather to get SO many holes torn
in it, and the patchwork speaks vol
umes for the economy of the owners
and skipper Of the craft
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
NnARRIED.

WILLIAMS -NrGUIRK.- the Union
NJ Il. parsonage, No. sos Washing
ton street, on Monday afternoon
August s, 1898, by Rev. John d. G.
Hanna, D. d., Eugene c. Williams
and Miss Caroline McGuirk, both OF
Marshallton, Del
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
POLITICAL NOTES

The Democratic County Executive
Committee Is in session at the Young
Mems Democratic Club room this af-
ternoon, discussing the registration
and other matters connected with the
approaching primaries.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
TRY aRAIN-OI TRY GRAIN-O o!

Ask your Grocer to-day TO show you q
naclcare OF GRAIN-O the new food
drink that takes the place OF coffee. The
children may drink II without injury as
well as the adult. All who try it. Ike II
CPAIN-O has that rich seal brown OF
Mocha or Java, but It is made from pure
grains. and the most delicate stomach
Teceives III without distress. u the price
OF cofreo. 15c. and 25cts. per package.
Sold by all grocers-
Evening journal., 1898-08-16

IF YOU READ THEM BEFORE SUP
PIER THEY WILL AID YOUR d.
GESTION, BUT TEIERE IS MOTH
ING PUT IN THEM TO LULL YOU
TO SLEEP.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16

The primary election for delegates to
the Republican state convention will
be he'd on August %; the primary
election for delegates to the Union
Republican convention on August %,
and the primaries for nominating the
county Republican candidates on Au-
gust q. The Republican committee has
filed a certificate with the Department
Of Elections fixing the above dates.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16

Artemas Smith, Of the New Castle
county bar, to-day announced his can
didacy for the lower branch OF the
General Assembly. Mr.. Smiths home
is at Bear station. in New Castle hun
dred. He is a graduate Of the Univer-
sity Of Maryland, and during the las'
campaign took an active part in the
big fight which was waged by the De-
mocracy Of Delaware.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
ONE ON THuRD STREET. HILL.


One day recently, the Wayfarer Is
told, Michael Donahoe and Matthew
d. Murphey, were sitting in John M.
solomon's office, on Third street near
Market, when they heard the sounds
made by a runaway horse. Rushing 10
the door they saw the runaway com
ing. 1t had pulled it's head out Of the
bride, and was making spirited run
for the West Side. The two men en-
deavored to stop it, but, having no
bride TO cling to, they we're unsuccess-
ful. The horse ran out Third street 10
the hill and, when half way up the
steep incline stopped and began eat
ing grass which grows luxurlantly on
that eminence.
IF had known that he was running
for a good square meal Of city grass
wouldn't have attempted to stop him,
said Donahoe.
Neither would L. said Murphey
and then they both laughed heartily.
There are other places in Whining
ton streets which would afford goof
pasture for horses" said a man whS
heard OF the above episode, land Wes
Fourth street is one of them"
Evening journal., 1898-08-16

Seventh ward Democrats will hold
their regular weekly meeting in the
Wigwam. at Delaware avenue ana
Scott street on Friday evening.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16

Washington Hastings has this TO say
about the Wilmington postmastership;
state Chairman Hugh c. Browne
knows very well that he has not the
support of Henry G. Morse in the APP
pncation made in his behalf by IT, A.
DUPONT for his appointment to the Of
fee of postmaster at Wilmington, and
he knows that he cannot have it. Mr..
Brownies position in that matter is
thoroughly understood by both Mr.
Quigley and MFR. Hastings, and will DC
understood by everybody later"
Evening journal., 1898-08-16

Colored voters will hold mass-meet-
ing at Turn Hall on Friday evening
The speakers will be Rev. C. A. Tind-
", Rev. J. c. Brock, William Winston
and others. Professor Howard Mer-
GERS band will furnish music.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
WAYFARER' S NOTE BOOK
Things, Pleasant and Unpleas-
ant, Caught on the Way.

sKITs ON PERSONS AND THINGS
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
EDUCATIONAL.
FRIENDS SCHOOL,
Fourth and West Streets,

BEGINS SEPTEMBER l2.
Excellent opportunities in classics and
modern languages. Preparation for col
lege. Special attention to correct English
and to accuracy in drawing and penman-
ship. Healthful gymnasium exercise un.
der trained instructors.
Office open September 5 and thereafter
For catalogue or information apply to
ENOS l.. DOAN, Principal
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
SECOND sTREErs CONDITION

Complaint is made to the Wayfarer
by persons residing on Second street,
between Van Buren, and Harrison
streets, that the roadbed is in an exceed
ingly bad condition Notwithstanding
their repeated representations to the
proper city officials. Drivers who
know the street avoid is as they
would a psstilence, and the prospect is
not pleasing to those who live in homes
fronting ON that part OF the street.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16

Black The color of a
Black Suit is
Diagonal most important;
one that will
Suits keep its color and
won't crock or
rub off. We are always par
ticular about every piece of
black goods we buy. The color
must be right. The new Suits
of our own make for Fall are
coming in. Sack and Cutaway
Coats, $3.50 and $15. If you
want a Black Suit that will
give you satisfaction in every
way try one of these; fit, style,
trimmings and work are guar
anteed. We carry Black Sack
Coat Suits at $S and $40. Cut
away Coat Suits as low as $40
and up to fine silk lined ones at
$25. We sell separate Black
Trousers at $3.50 to Sc. Vests,
$3.50 to SO, all sizes.
Closed evenings at 6 except
Saturdays.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-02
ONE GLASS OF WINE.
Persons Who Think it Changed the
Course of Politica.

Persons Who Think 1T Changed the
Course of Politics.
It is said that a single glass of wine
probably wrecked the Democratic party
in 1860. The story is worth telling.
After the breaking up of the National
Democratic convention at Charleston the
party in Georgia held a state convention
Great excitement prevailed. The leaders
of the party could not agree. It was a
critical period.
The majority report Endorsed the Sc
ceders or boilers at Charleston, while the
minority report opposed their action. The
leading champion of the minority was
Herschel V. johnson, and his followers
were confident that his elouuence and
logic would carry the day.
1t is quite likely that such would have
been the case but for an unfortunate mis-
hap. Ex-Gov. johnson began his speech
before the noon adjournment OH the. Sec
ond day, and concluded after dinner.
Old men who remember that speech say
that it was powerful argument. and the
impression gained ground that after the
noon recess the speaker would demolish
his opponents with few sledge-hammer
blows.
But the over-confdent friends of the
minority report were doomed to disap-
pointment. Johnson felt the strain Of
the morning session 80 much that he was
unable to eat anything. and he took a
glass OF wine upon an empty stomach to
strengthen himself. This was a fatal
mistake. That one glass of wine perhaps
changed the destiny of the nationl
The great orator resumed his speech
but the wine had nauseated him. He was
hay, verbose and uninteIligible at times,
His style and argument lacked vigor, con-
sjstency and positiveness. His friends
men on the other side were exultant. It
was evident that the speaker had damage
his own cause.
Then Howard Cobb and Henry K. Jack
son followed each other for the majority
report. They spoke with an air of ex-
pectant triumph and captured the conven-
ton.
The majority report was adopted. It is
unnecessary to follow the history of the
next few weeks. The National Democra-
cy was completely disrupted and put two
tickets in the field. Lincoln was elected
and the country was plunged into civil
war. Had Johnson succeeded in Undue
ing the Georgia convention to adopt his
conservative ideas, it is safe to say that
other Southern states would have fallen
into line with our commonwealth, and the
National Democratic party would have re-
manned united. 1..-~-.~ --,.
This is the story Of what a little glass
of wine did. It ruined great party.
caused disastrous war, and besides the
lions sof dollars. Perhaps This is rather
speculative but there are many who be-
lieyedy it q generation ago.-Atlanta Con
QflfHflnn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-02
ICE CREAM AND LOBsTEHs.
Two Features Of the Lardcr of IN
# ocean Steamship. r.

ocean Steamship.
The ocean steamships all serve ice
cream for dinner and buy d supply for
the round trip iii New York, says Viii
liaiti =. Curtis. tile staff correspondent Of
the Chicago Record. The same IL true
Of clans and oysters. They stow the
shallfish away iii tank which Is half
full of rocks lind seaweed. They draw
off the water every mdtlIins and refill the
tank with Il hose from the sea, 81 that 1t
is perfectly easy to keep them in goud
Holsters in the same way.
lee.cfeaih ~ more difficult to handle
It takes abDtit 500 pounds for the round
trip for passenger list Of $50. It Is put
up in cubes of ote QUART each, which are
patked iii pastebuafa bBxes after heing
wrapped in oiled PAPER. The boxes are
then slowed away i'll tin Gains or chests
whith hold enough for d single diiitter.
These IRE sealed ana ana piled UP iii the re-
even the whole year f6dnd. The stew
ard tells me the iee-cfeam that is left
from ont vSJase is used ON the next. He
has known it to keep In good condition
for two or three months.
In Denmark someone has discovered a
process by which milk can be- preserved
in Il similar manner by freezing it into
great Success. Fresh milk in cans can
not be Kept longer than forty.eight hours
without lQslhE solftdtn,llX Of Its flavor,
but it is claimed init iliilk frozen by the
new PROCESS play, mot. oily be preserved
an iia i Il # lfhgth # time # kett III an
from disease sefffs; as If it had been
boiled
A company has been formed At G6peR-
hagen with a capital of $4,000 to per
feet this process and erect plant caIhi-
BILE of turning out 10000 pounds a day,
which can be shipped to any part of the
world In vessels that have refrigerato
~ I'M citv
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-02
Savior, visit Thy plantation;
Grant us, Lord, q gracious rain!
Tried to be TOO Nice.

''Thefe are soine classes Of people, "
says writer in Cornhill, "who seem to
think that when they speak to person
wholly strange to them under ordinary
circumstances, as. for instance, the ia
nous reply of the laborer to the minis
ter's words of praise concerning fine
fat pig which he saw in his sly, grunting
with satisfaction and repletion: ooh, sir,
if only we was all as fit to die as my old
SOW be!' I once asked district nurse
how the various sick cases had been 60
ing on during my absence from the par
ish., AT once the look which I knew so
we'll crossed her face, but her natural
professional pride strove for the, mastery
with the due righteousness which she
considered necessary for the occasion. At
last she evolved the following strange
mixture: 'Middling well, sir; some of
EMS gone straight to glory, but l am
glad to say others are nicely on the
uonDd -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-02
a THANKSGIVING SONG.

The world has Its Joy aud Its sorrow,
rue WOrld lis 50 grim and 80 gray;
It yearns aud It longs for the morrow
=, To heal all the wounds Of today.
Inc world like a graybeard Ia sighing
Aud sabs rs It thinks OF the nasts = e
For the years like grim vultufes are flyinr
= AS swift as the blast 1 % = :" =
We strive with q cervid enileavor, = N
We strain and we fight In the race.
The struggle continues forever, I <55
FOR Time sets a furious pAee. ~
More pleasure there IL Iii the stfAining
Ihan Joy when the foul Isl attained; II
We lose when we think we are Riihing, -"
The wise men maintained; -
And yet we have cause for THANKSGIVING.
For sweet Is the taste Ut the dir;
And goolly the pleasure vi iifiit,
And joys that we bllthesuhielv share. =
The earth Is still fertile and gracious.
We garner the fruit aud the flowers:
The sky that 0'erspans us Ii spacious.
And sweet are the hours. -
Give thanks for the trees and the grasses
That Garnet the hillside and plain;
For the radiant sun as he passes,
And wheels Ger the murMUrlng main,
All these are the gifts, OF the Master
Who marshals the planets on high
And shields all the birds FROM disaster
Wherever they nv. %':-
James II, Klnsella III Chicago Inter Ocean
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-02
Got His Salary from the Sultan.

IT tianspires that ali extraordinary in
cideht Secured " hen the Emperor left
Cohstahtfhop!e, The Sultan was return
ing from bidding farewell to bis guests,
when a man rushed through the escort
and placed large linen bundle In the car
riage at the Sultan's feet Prince Abdel.
Kader, the second son of the Sultan, who
was with the latter in the carriage,
jumped to his feet and shouted:
They are going to murder thy father!
There was scene of intense excitement
until an aide-de-camp snatched the bun
die out of the carriage, and found that, in
stead of explosives, it contained baby.
The man who placed the bundle in the
carriage was arrested. He declared he
was a poor official; that he had not re-
eeived any salary for months, and that he
be threw the child into the carriage in
order to draw the Sultan's attention to his
condition: The Sultan, Oh hearing the
man's story, ordered bis salary to be paid.
aid the child was taken into the household
of PriHEe Abdkl=K adler,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-02
Didn't Want a Bulldog.

One day little son of Rev. T. v.
Gardiner was playing with some boys
who had cart, and they wanted a dog
to draw it, says the Church Record.
Papa says we must pray for what we
want" said the minister's son, and he
dog to draw our cart"
In little while big one came along
that frightened them, and they began to
cry. A second time the boy knelt, but
this time he prayed, 90 Lord, we don't
want bulldog"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-02
sfhg9iaf People in jamaica.

The correspondent III The Philadelphia
Record ut Kingston says That pewadays
every Jamaica negro prides kihlseH on
descent or connection with the Mar66ts,
who murdered the French and defied the
English in 1861, claiming the famous old
CadjOe us one Of his pr0genitors and ig-
morning every other color in his blood but
black or brown. Yet the truth is that
the blood Of almost every nation min
head, crowned with the stiffest wool, pre-
dominates, every kink of the hair and
color of the eyes itiay, be found, with al
most every shade of complexion, from
ebony to good Jersey cream.
Among the singular people in Jamaica
are the colored Jews, who unite the dark
skin and pr0trnding lips of the African
with the Hebrews sharp features,
twIinkling eyes and nose of abnormal de-
yclol,meht. There Is very large jew
ish eiett1cht, IN the island, IL proportion to
its size and POPULATION: Kingston alone
has Jewish colony 1900 strong. They
control The mercantile business, and with
the saline Accommodating spirit which dis
tinguishes the sect elsewhere, they are
always ready to leiid helping hand, un-
der the sign of the three golden balls,
to any spendthrift Creoles who are bent
on running themselves. The exceptional
social Importance Of the Israelites in ia
malca fs due to the fact that the island
was settled while Cromwell ruled in Eng
land, and everybody knows that the pro-
teet6f sytiba thized strongly with the refu-
gees ffotn ihquisitorial persecution in
ishihE ,sSnagoghes IN Kingston, one for
Spahlsh ard Portuguese Jews, which also
INCLUDES the negroes, the other for Eng.
liSh and Germa1 Jews,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-02
q F0I / He FARMER.

The Birds 81 hat Say Good by.''
AcrUss the cOtt0n-feM the notes
Come to NY Alltli eAf, As sssst
We'll hutb the little fuAthefed tiituats--
How Musically clellf! n {. sz5a S
They seem to speak, the unseen birds,
NY fancy hts their cry @
WITH llFiAtlve yet with hopeful words;
"(aU0ubyIh they eHll,S . 300dby 7" s.. & 81
HURRY back I" : &E
Who arg yoh, little feathsred ftiphds1
catch h1 Hliiittke Ut wings, "A
Yet WAgl the elustefeq pliie-it6u9f1 bends,
L OF Wilt}-Eitlt6 k6fiaiid swings, &c -:s. RE
AnibhR the h1Wkts Am6hE the tail, s
Peal e1fu:stalksi bf6Wh and DIFF;
asss fes ssfG;& aS4ABSyt F.' gbS s!
When have donnetl my pilgrim sh60i
And passed. ms pilgrims do, Z, =
This golden Southern afternoon -
My dreams will bring anew; . .
The fat.UY pine woods shall see -
Against the blue, bltte skyj 4rs
ASfoss. the cUttuit field to Ute u
The birds Wtll call "gq3db5"
"Htiffi bhckW
-Ffahtis Bafihe I'll the YOUTHS UompauiUn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-02
Faneuil HaIf,a weather yane.

The ancient weather vane of FaneuiT
hall, Boston, a mammoth, grasshopper, is
TO be taken down and regilded. When
this yane was last repaired paper bear
!nE thS following legend was found with
in II: .'.Shefs browne Made lit. May Is.
1742. To NJ Brethren and Fellow
Grasshoppers, fell in ye year 1853, Nov.
18th, early in ye morning by great
earthquake BY my old Master
above. Again like Ito have met with my
Utter Ruin by Fire but hoping Timely
from my Public Situation came off with
Broken bones Il much Bruised
cured and fixed by my Old Masters son,
Thomas browne, June %, 1853; and
Though will promise to hang Dis
charge my office and 1 shall vary as We
Winds may blow"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-02
Sheep Trouxhs and Racks,

The best troughs 1 have used are made
in the following manner, writes A. G.
Adams of Central College, O., to the
Practical Farmer: Take two boards and
nail them together edge to edge, forming
a V-shaped trough, then nail small
block in each end. For each pair of legs
use two pieces of 2x2 scantling, each 2
feet long. Six inches. from one end of
each piece saw in twice, 1 inch deep and
split the block out, leaving square notch
2 inches wide. Fit the legs together at
the notches and nail. This will make a
pair, of legs that. will not spread. Set
the trough in the crotches and nail.
Troughs of ordinary length require 2
pair Of legs. have used these troughs
for years. To make a feed rack take a
Pinch plank II inches wide and lay it on
small logs or chunks. Now take light
barrel slaves and nail their lower ends to
edge of plank SO they will bow out. Nail
top ends~ Of slaves to narrow boards,
which should run clear around top of
rack. There should also be a Stat placed
clear around near the bottom. -5@S
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-02
How Hobson was Pleased.

Now that Lieut.. Richmond Pearson
H0bsoti, the hero Of the Merrimac, is no
longer 6tlf guest, it Inlay not be ungra-
cioiis to relate d little incident that oc-
ctirred diirihg his stay here: It Is Il proof
of the loyalty of the Scotch for their
oHil,, although the principal in this af-
fair is tfuly American, having a son who
was iii the Volunteer tifihy throughout
the war: LIEUT.: Hobso1i was attending d
reception giYeh iii his honor by ii troi1i-
nent hssieian Of the city: aid fiaily of
the fair women Of the nllnigipality We're
cr6wding af6ttnd him; eager f6r a hand
shake or passing word of conversation.
The Scotch lady was standing by his
side with friends, and they were carrying
on quite conversation with the nations
hero. After satisfying herself that she
had actually stood in the shadow Of
famous man and had talked with him,
one of them, with an attempt to be super
tiuously complimentary, said to her
friend, "My Mrs. H., don't you wish you
had d son like that?" II don't know
abolit that quickly replied the one ap-
rea1cd to, II have three sons, and think
every one Of thetti is, every bit as good
as ollf IGNORED and brave lieutenant
heft" All those within hearing were
astounaed at the teitlerity Of the Ameri-
canized Scotch mother, but. H6bsoil; with
and and fthiafE ed: 5%That's light, Mrs. Ill., r.;
stand tb f6r todf own, hairps. was
glad to hear y6t say that Before BART
ing he presented a rose as token Of his
appreciation of the mother WHO was loyal
to her sons:-Philadelphi Inquirer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-02
i, Our war stamps in Demand.

: Our**new high denomination war reve-
nue.: stamps are in great demand among
European collectors. 1t seems that brok-
ers nre averse to allowing their removal
from bills Of sale, and the war stamps
are comparatively scarce III collecting cir
eles.s As, a result dealers are charging
their customers as high as 10 cents each
for cancelled specimens of the 81 docu-
sll,et,tary stamps ss% -. E.&
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-02
He Broke the Record.

A London paper says that an adjutant
in the Salvation army has achieved the re-
markable feat of singing tifty-nine hymns
in fifty-nine minutes. The occasion on
which this record was made was called
singing battle" He began with II
Will Follow Jesus" and hymn after
hymn 1Sy h fo9wea swiftly When a he
hymns, he was two and a quarter minutes
ahead of the stipulated time. When he
finished he shouted, "Bless the Lord, I've
broken the record.''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-12-02
Boiled Katef.

In advocating the practiclns Of boil
ing ,water (and milk of uncertain puri-
ty, Prof: Rizzozero combats the prejudice
against boiled water as beverage He
maintains that tie taste frequently
complained of in boiled Water is really
caused by the kettle, and can scarcely
be due to the absence of dissolved air,
Of which water from wells of great
dcDth 6fttfi contains very little,