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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-21

a flank movement before my troops to
break the centre. was obliged to reas-
semb.e his line and to pass in front OF
me. l was waiting for him. From 3
O'clock to 9 in the evening we made
nine consecutive charges upon the army
Of Stonewall. He had for him number
and prestige. AT the ninth assault lit
tie remained Of my force-a few thou
sand exhausted men, but not a single
officer OF my staff. This ninth assault
was, nevertheless, the fms coronat
opus. l carried everything before me,
the headquarters, prisoners, ETC., 1t
was a complete success, followed by
this phenomenon: The general In chief
in full retreat at 3 o'clock telegraphed
to Lincoln, BATTLE lost" and at 9
o'clock, Battle won" Lincoln sent
me by telegraph an order to come to
the White House, and there occurred
between him and me the etrangest inter
view that one could imagine. Lincoln
did not speak a word of Wrench, and
could speak four or five words OF
English. But Lincoln would not have
an interpreter; he wanted to know his
army without having recourse to the
politicians. And there in his Cabinet
in tete-a-tete he handed ine a pocket
dictionary. He took another, and fol
two mortal hours we struggled TO-
gether, and at last managed to under
stand each other tolerably well.
What a difference between such SIM
plicity and the formality of the Elysee
On leaving him it was midnight. ''Tak'
that to Stanton" said he.
Stanton was minister of war, and th'
document that 1 brought 10 him wa
my appointment to the rank Of full
general. Before that was only actinl
general.
The whole Yankee character Is II
this episode. Good sense and coloesa
energy. Would it be possible to charg
any European troops nine times in sue
cession upon the same objective POM
and make them fight from 10 o'clocl
in the morning until o'clock in tn
evening, without food and without re
7 pose? No, sir.
/ But that ie the way it was through
out the entire war. The war Of seces
: sion only came to a close for want {
r combatants. We had killed 10000
= Southern men, and the North los
even larger number. And yet 1t wa
, the North that triumphed.
e There. 1t was the same thing wit
Q the Spaniards, and it would be tn
same thing with any other nation, eve
b Germany. ENGLAND would be more di
T. fcult on account Of the similarity
;. the race. The Yankees are proud p'
2. triots. They win spend their last do
. lar, fight to the bitter end, and tr
1 umph, per fas ct nefas. Make no NIL
4 take about that. There, sir, accordir
J. to my best recollection, is what ! ca
tell you.-General Cluseret in Par
Is Figaro.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-21
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
POPULAR EXCURSIONS TO Nj

AGARA FALLS, THURSDAY, SEP
TENDER 22-ROUND TRIP-$10.OO.
A ten (1O) day tour to Americas
greatest natural wonder, via B. & o.
Royal Blue Line and the Lehigh Valley
route, through the Lehigh and Wyom-
ing Valleys-the Switzerland of Amer
lea. Special trains OF elegant day
coaches and parlOr cars will be un on
above dates on following schedule:
Leave Wilmington, Dell. 10.45 a. m
Ar. Niagara Falls ........ 11.OO p. m
Stop overs allowed on return trip al
Buffalo, Rochester, Geneva, Burdettt
watkins Glen), and Mauch Chunk.
Side trip from Rochester to Alexan'
dria Bay (Tbousand Islands), only
$3.50 round trip.
Special arrangements for dinner anc
supper en- route at very reasonable
rates. Call on Ticket Agents, Baltl'
more and Ohio r. r., for fall particu
lars.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-21
SHOKsLESS POWDER FACTORY

lslltO Il LlNtAlNl bUiNaNADObf NOAN-
MERI.Y OF DELAWARE, IN
CHARGE OF THE CONSTRUCTION
WORK.
Washington. Sept. 21.-Work has
been begun on the first large govern
ment powder mandatory for the navy,
about two miles from the naval prov
ing station, at Indian Head, and with
In twenty-three miles of Washington.
The new factory Is being built under
an appropriation OF S97 900 secured last
session, and when in operation will
have greater capacity for smokelese
powder than any private concern in the
country. With that at Newport, which
delivers about 1000 pounds of powder
a day, the Navy Department should
have within less than six months two
factories capable OF supplying practi-
cally all the smokeless powder that II
may require on a peace basis.
The construction work will be In
charge Of Lieutenant Bernadou, an ex'
pert on the development OF smokelesi
powder. He commanded the Winslov
in her fight OFF Cardenas, where he wal
severely injured at the time EnsigI
Bagley was killed. Lieutenant Berna
dou will begin his work soon after thu
expiration Of his sick leave this month
and intends pushing the project so tina
1t may be completed early next year
The plans call for a plant capable o
producing between three and five thou
sand pounds Of smokeless powder
HQN ~ a. h.
being furnished the navy by the Du
Points and the California Powde
Works.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-21
WAYFARER'S NOTE BOOK
Things, Pleasant and Unpleas-
ant, Caught on the Way.
sKITs ON PERSONS AND THINGS

HI YOU READ TFHBM BEFORE SUP
PER TETEY WILL AID YOUR d.
GEsIToN, BUT THERE is NUTH-
ING PUT IN THEM TO UUuL YOU
TO SLEEP.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-21
NOT THE LAST MAN.

''The statement made to you that
John Hare was the last man publicly
hanged in New Castle county was UNI
true" said Bailiff Flemming, a Court
House official, to the Wayfarer this
morning. perry Bailey, colored, con-
victed OF rape, was hanged on Febru-
airy 9, 1649, and he was the last to suf-
fer death on the Commons. l witnessed
the execution"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-21
NO JuRIEs DRAWN

Neither the grand nor the petit juries
for October have been drawn in Kent
county yet, although it is customary to
make the drawing two months before
court sits. Attorney-General White
has not notified the clerk of the peace.
The uncertainty Of the extradition Of
Mrs. Botkin is back Of the postpone
ment. but the panel must be completed
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-21
DIED.

EAGIN.-At New Castle, Del, on Sep
TENDER 16, 1898, Patrick Eagin, in HE
esd year.
FRANCE this city, on the 18th in
slant, Sylvan FranIce, aged 67 years
On September 16, Jennie
c., daughter Of John and the late
Mary MalOney.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-21
In the Time of Edward /.

the use Of coal was prohibited
in England on account of the disagree
able smoke it made.
II Edward could have got hold OF
such coal as we sell he would have
had nothing to complain-clean, dry,
bright coal Of the all-heat sort.
How about putting in your Winters
supply where you can get clean, good
coal?
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-21
HANSCOM,S.
THE ECONOMIC INSURANCE co.
OF AMERICA.
Capital, 100000.

OF AMERICA.
Capital, 100000.
HOME OFFICE:
Tenth and Market Streets.
PETER J. FORD, DAVID LINDSAY,
President. Vice-President,
PETER A. HORTY. 81
Secretary and Treasurer.
DIRECTORS:
Hon. George Gray, Alexis l. Dupont, Il
James Megary, DR.. ]. A. Ellegood
II. H. Ward, Andrew G. Gray,
James Malloy, John P. Almond,
Henry f. Dure, james B. Oberly. II
DIR. M. ]. HUGHES. T. F. M'EVILLr
Medical Director. Superintendent
The Economic Insurance Compal
offer everything that is good in Life
surance and at rates suitable to eve
condition. We insure the whole fan
lily. Both sexes. II you are confer
plating taking insurance write to us q
information.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-21
HIs ronr cRrsHEn-

An. Italian by the name Of John Ma
rino, employed in the Bellevue quar-
ries, had his foot crushed by a piece of
falling rock yesterday afternoon. He
was taken to the Delaware Hospital.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
Winter Feeding.

In most winter feeding operations
the cattle have now been brought
gradually to full feed and are receiv-
ing all that they have the capacity to
utilize. Experienced feeders tell us
that the feeding hours should be very
regular and the troughs always kept
clean That close attention must be
given and whenever little grain is
left in the trough the cause must be
investigated Sometimes little filth
will cause little bunch of grain to be
refused, which must be cleaned out
thoroughly and that portion of the
trough cleansed. If, however, the
refusal results from overfeeding, then
the allowance must be diminished at
once, for stalled animal gets "off its
feed'' and is bound 70 lose flesh for
time, and these little losses SO often
get away with all the profits. 1t de-
mands the closest attention, coupled
with good Judgment to feed an animal
to its full capacity without letting it
have at times more than is good for
it. Hundreds of men are doing that
very thing this winter, not with one
animal, but with a hundred, while
others are continually getting their
fatlings ''out of tune" through care
lessness and inattention to details.
Where the self-feeder is used, the
chief danger lies in getting the stock
foundered before it is thoroughly sea
soned. An animal turned to the self
feeder too soon will founder as quickly
as though it were turned to the corn
bin and allowed to help itself. An
other point at which some feeders
miss it, is in attempting to feed with
out plenty of pure water. The Epit-
omist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

In 1897 Ohio furnished almost 81,
900 tons of grindstones.
The common pond frogs natural
lifetime is IL to Is years.
The coinage of a sovereign (about
$5) costs the English mint 34d about
l 1-2 cents).
There are parts of the Ganges val
ley in India where the population
averages 1900 to the square mile.
The fastest flowing river in the world
is the Sutlej, in British India,
with descent of II, 900 feet in 1S0
miles.
Iceland's geysers never shoot their
water higher than 100 feet, while some
of our Yellowstone geysers go more
than three times as high.
The only surviving daughter of John
Brown, of Harper's Ferry fame, is
living in small town in California,
in nearly destitute circumstances. She
is temperance advocate.
France has set up about three hum
dred monuments to more OF less dis
tinguished Frsnchmen during the last
twenty-five years, and there are now
127 committees collecting money for
more.
Wales is the richest part of Great
Britain in mineral wealth. England
produces annually about $40 to each
acre, Scotland little less than SO,
the product of Wales amounts to over
$40 per acre.
A fibrous preparation of steel, made
in the same manner as the so-cailed
mineral WOOL" by passing an air
blast through molten steel, is coming
into use for cleansing, polishing, ETC.,
instead of sandpaper.
In 1925, the year of the plague, so
great was the gloom in England that
it has become known as ''the still
Great Frost" took place in 1889. The
Thames was frozen from bank to bank
and barbecues were heldupo the ice.
The earliest mention of 'liveries"
made in history is in the reign of
King Pepin of France. This king
uOiIlSucu uDouo VIC .ScaI foo IA. ~, !,
and because of his diminutive size he
had bestowed upon him the rather dis
respectful appellation of ''Pepin the
Short"
A chewing apparatus for people who
have lost their teeth and do not care
to wear false ones has just been in
vented by a Frenchman. The food to
be chewedis is placed between the blades,
which are opened and closed three or
four times, and the food is thus re-
duced to state of pulp.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
A Plants Curious Habit.

A curious fact is the tobacco plants
habit of erecting its leaves at sundown
and dropping them at sunrise. OF
course it is only possible while the
plant is immature-while -.he upper
leaves are not more than two-thirds
developed-but it is SO marked as to
make wide difference in the looks OF
field at evening and II hours later.
And the results are so beneficent as
to make it seem the result of reason,
for if the dewfall is heavy it all runs
down to the stalk, trickles down to
the root and thus fortifies it against
the blazing sun; while, if the leaves
remained in pendulous spread, the
moisture would either drop from their
points beyond reach or else evaporate
in the morning sun.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
Farm and Garden Notes.

Clean out the feed troughs daily.
A quart of feed for twelve hens is a
| good measurement.
| Split the carrots in halves and let
the hens pick at them at will.
The ducks intended for winter and
spring LAYERS should not be made too
| fat.
In spite of the work performed by
| the patriotic American hen, the United
| States imported one million dozen of
eggs last year.
OF two shipments of apples of same
quality to England last fall, one went
| in the ordinary way, the other i'll cold
storage OF the former consider
able per cent. showed wet ON arrival,
while the latter were unaffected and
| sold for more than twice as much as
| the former.
At recent horticultural meeting i'll
California one speaker claimed to have
! secured excellent results in killing the
| peach tree borer with bisulphide of
carbon. Placing the drug in the
ground around the roots, he found
| thirty-eight dead borers i'll one tree.
| Some, however, have killed the trees
by letting the bisulphide come in con-
tact with the bark. Care should be
taken to not use too much about the
roots.
Are the young trees protected from
the rabbits that are hopping about
these nights? One of our exchanges
suggests to bank the earth up around
the trees, another to smear with some
greasy substance. The first obviously
can not be applied when the ground
is frozen, besides it is too much work
at any time, the latter we think is not
the best for the trees, and on the
whole we prefer to wrap with paper
or q bit of screen wire.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
LUCK IN DISGUISE.
Ill-Guarded Speech Led on to the Oper.
ator's Fortune.

Ill-Guarded Speech Led on to the Oper.
ator's Fortune.
1t isn't easy to tell when fate means
we'll by man. Some of her appar-
emily hardest knocks are all for the
victims good.
He was telegraph operator, and
good one, but he wasn't in favor with
the chief. In fact, the chief doesn't
possess many friends among the
boys. He was disposed to be sharp
and quick with them, and telegraph
operators are sensitive lot.
There was vacant room that hadn't
been occupied for long time and the
chief one day took possession of it as
sort of private office. The operator
whose story we are telling didn't know
about this change, and that very day
when he happened to be in the wash
room with one of the boys he opened
up on the chief in particularly saw
age fashion. The washroom was sep.
arated by the thinnest kind of parti-
tion and every word could be heard
distinctly on the other side. The oper-
ator dipped his his face over the wash
basin and as he sputtered and
splashed he blessed the chief in
shockingly left-handed way. The man
with him tried to stop the TRADE, but
he couldn't catch his eye, nor could he
get near enough to him in time to
shake him. Finally the other man ex-
hausted himself and turned around
with towel in his hands. Then he
saw the look of horror on his COM
panion's face. He knew that he was
doomed.
AS he stepped from the. washroom
with jaunty air lie met the chief.
81 suppose" said the latter, 'you
are ready to express your personal
opinions in public as well as behind
your victims back %
The operator never wavered a hairs
breadth.
81 am" he said, smilingly; "and I
can add little to what [ have already
said. And with that he expressed his
opinion of the chief in still more Wig
orous language, took his hat and
stalked out.
1t was the first time that he had
been an idler since he was a boy. He
felt little dazed. Then he resolved
on bold stroke. He would go straight
to New York
That night he was on his way. With
in a week he had secured an excellent
situation. Today he commands a sal
ary of at least $4,000.
''And L owe it ALL, he said not long
ago to a Cleveland friend, ''to the fact
that fired myself out of the old oper-
ator's room. cleveland Plain Dealer.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
the pillow and looked fxedly at the

the pillow and looked fixedly at the
wall.
"ElsA would not hear of it. She
| wanted TO keep my secret. AS If
secrets matter when ones dying"
"Oh, don't be edownhearted, old mani
Perhaps, if you tell me all about
it"
''I fancied you might be looking
for us and prayed you would come in
time, but I hadn't the strength to
write. Do you know why we left
Lansale?"
"No."
"I-borrowed some money belong
ing to the firm, and it was found out.
Elsa paid half, and they promised not
to prosecute. Then we came up to
London, took another name, and she
wrote to you to break off the engage
ment Since that time I've learned
very little. Nothing for year.
'sAnd what has Elsa done?"
'FTypewriting. 1t hasn't provided
us with many luxuries. 1t isn't o
cheerful story"
''Now assented Duncan, and it
cost him an effort to limit his answer
to that monosyllable.
81 suppose you don't think any the
worse of Elsa?"
81 think as have always thought
that Elsa's love is gift beyond the
merits of any man on EARTH"
''Thank you. It is pleasant to be
so remembered!' And soft hand
was laid on his shoulder.
Could it possibly be Elsa-his Elsa?
This girl in the shabby frock and rusty
black hat! This girl with the thin
hands, haggard face and tired eyes!
"Have you forgotten me all this
time?" he asked at length.
81 never forget my friends"
"We were something more than
friends
SIT was to save you pain"
"Pain!' And he laughed little
bitterly. "Child, did you suppose
there was any pain in this world like
that of knowing you were i'll hiding
Without and he glanced around the
bare ROOM without necessaries?
Do you believe anything could hurt
me as it hurts me to recall what you
were, and see what you area"
81 have told her that hundred
times. She should have left me to
myself.
"Hush, dear!" And Elsa stopped to
kiss her brothers. cheek. care you
tired?''
"Not more so than usual. Elsa, you
didn't let Mrs. Walsh sell the pic
ture?''
A crimson flush colored the girls
pale face.
''You don't want to look at pictures
when I'm here"
''No, suppose not" he answered,
divining the meaning of her words.
''Duncan!' And there was glad
ring in his voice as he saw the little
painting replaced in it's frame and
hung on a nail opposite his bed,
though he was too far on his way to-
ward the shadowy beyond to feel sur
prised that it had been brought back.
-Foroat- Me-Not
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
Variation in Eusilage.

IT is too commonly supposed that
ensilage made from fodder corn must
be uniform in its nutritive value.
This is by no means the fact. The
ensilage put up the last few years is
much better than that which was
made at first, when large quantity
rather than quality was what was
mainly sought for. All corn ensilage
requires that some supplementary
food be given with it, for corn is not
a well-balanced ration. But some
corn ensilage requires more of other
food as its supplement. 1t is possible
to ensilage corn when it has reached
the caring stage, cutting up the ear
with the stalk. This is worth twice
or thrice as much for the same bulk as
corn fodder sown or drilled too thick
ly to allow it to form ears, and cut as
soon as it got into tassel.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
ONCE IN A WHILE.

Once In while the sun shines out
And the aching skies are perfect blue;
once in a while mid clouds OF doubt
Faiths fairest stars come peeping
through;
Our paths lead down by the meadows fair.
Wbere the sweetest blossoms nod and
smile.
And we lay aside our cross of care,
Once in a while.
Once in while within our own
We feel n. hand of a steadfast f-iend:
Once il. 2 while we feel the tone
OF love. with the hearts own voice to
blend;
xnd the dearest of all our dreams come
s7ue.
And on lifes way is a'golden smile,
Each thirsting flower is kissed with dew
Once in a while.
Once in while in the desert sand
We find spot of the fairest green
Once in while from where we stand
The hills of Paradise are seen.
And a perfect JOY in our hearts we hold,
A JOY that the world cannot defie;
We trade earth dross for the purest gold,
Once in Il while.
d. r. Summers.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03

It may be interesting to note that in
1898 there will be fifty three Saturdays,
as the year both begins and ends on
Saturday. Those who are concerned
with thu. payment of weekly incomes
on that day may view the fact with
different feelings. To recipients the
quence, as they really receive nothing
more, but in the case of large firms
employing vast amount of labor.
tifty-three pay days instead of fifty
two may not be without Importance
when accounts for the whole year come
to be made up. London News.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-03
Good Cheese.

Good cheese will stand up square
and have an even colored, not mot
tied, rind. A cheese with soft por-
Gus interior will sometimes have this
outward appearance, so that the flavor
cannot be altogether determined by
outside examination. To quote the
Prairie Farmer, the moment you be-
gin to press the rind with your finger
tips you can begin to judge OF the in
terror of the cheese. If it yields
readily under the pressure of the fin
gers, and the rind breaks or does not
spring back readily when the pressure
is withdrawn, you may conclude that
cheese is soft article, caused by in
sufficient cooking of the curd, a want
of acid, OF both. At best it will have
an insipid flavor, which, rs the cheese
becomes older, will become "off.'
A cheese which feels so hard you
cannot pres, the rind is either sour,
salted too heavily, cooked too much,
skinned, or is suffering from touch
of all these complaints combined.
There is nothing more satisfactory to
a dairy enthusiast than to examine a
good cheese. To the touch it will be
mellow, yet firm; its rind will be of
even hue, elastic and free from puff
ness, and sample will show firm,
close-grained, meaty cheese, buttery
and of nutty flavor. In testing the
quality OF cheese many experts do not
employ the sense of taste, but simply
that of smell. In many cases it is
best to use both taste and smell, as
the taste will often reveal characteris
tics of flavor which cannot be detected
by the smell. Dairy World.