Evening journal., 1898-06-04

ING PUT IN THEM TO LULL YOU
TO SLEEP.
DESTROYING OLD sHAIlS.
Two OF the county officials, Clerk Of
the Orphans Court COlen Ferguson
and Clerk of the Peace jefferson -.
Foard. performed an extraordinary
function This morning, IN The presence
of Shsmm Finn amid otner Interested
spectators. Including tho Wayfaror.
The new Constitution provided That
the old seals of The Orphans Court
and Court OF General Sessions Of the
Peace and Jail Delivery be destroyed i'm
the presence of The sheriff of the coun-
az. AS the sheriff and the Wayfarer
cnteaed the Court House in company
Mr. Ferguson tod THE sheriff that
he would like him to he present al. the
destruction Of THE seal. With a five
cent hatuhet, q thrce-inch screw and
another Old seal The work Of destmc-
tion was accomplished.
The cid seal was oval in shape ana
bore the inscription Orphans, New
Castle, Delaware. Mercy. Justice to-
gcther with the coat-Of-arms.
The new seal Of the Orphans Court
Is round In shape. hears The same COAT
of-arms or device, but the inscription
IS changed to Orphans Court, New
Castle County, Delaware"
The old seal Of the Court of Gem
oral Sessions OF THE Peace and jain De
livery was a large affair." about the size
OF "a colbb.ors bench and twice as high.
10 was AN easy matter 10 crush the
metal. the arm being about four feet
kong and the purchase supplied being
quite powerful The new sean is much
smaller, the only dhlnge being the
dropping of the words "ald Ponce AMID
Jail Delieyry"
A TROUBLESOME SPRING.
John n. Campbell, fireman. ait the
county Court House, was seen by the
Wayfarer walking about The building
in rubber boots this mouning. IL was
such an unusual thing that the Way
farer was impeiled ID make inquiry as
10 the cause for the unusual character
of his footwear. Fer SOME days tht
basement of the building HAS been
Hooded with clear. pure. cold waiter All
first il was supposed that some OF the
water pipes were leaking, but an in
specMon proved THAT such was not The
case. The only reasonable presump.
tion after THAT was that there was q
spring in the basement and that IL hat
worked it's way Through the masOnry
and cement a search for IT was inetl
tutod Forty toms OF coal and 1875 cord,
Of wood were moved and finally thN
spring was located in the basement en-
trance on the north side OF THE build
ing IL was flowing freely aIt the rat'
OF many gallOns am hour, and imme
dlate steps viii he taken to stop th0
flow or to drive 10 into THE SEWER
The site Of the Court House WA
originally occupied by one OF the Cit
reservoirs, and The spring must, i'm ID
time, have helped to supply the peopl
with drinking water.
HAD the spring deferred It's @ctiO
until the Winters supply OF fuel ha
been put in the trouble OF locating
would haye been gasatly Increased.
LESSON M HYDRODYNlAMGCS.
lie was not "a bettle-brcwcd villal
who l1oked aus though he would lik
Ito meet you On dark and lonely roa
and rob you of your life that he migf
possess himself of your purse Not &
AN. He looked like a man who ha
been tondrly REARED. carefully Gu
tured, well-educated, but weak enoug
10 succumb to the blandishme ents Of Oh
wicNeder side OF life In this gay q
world of ours. He was secdily dres
ed, but he did NOT carry himself wlt
Uhe slouchin.g air Of the profession
vagab0nd AS NE advanced to the bf
the Wayfarer ragarded him with inte
est. for he felt intuitively that the
was "a note in the action.
my friend" ho said. addressing a
bartender. a Substantial looking ind
vidual with an the prerequisites OF 10
'b0unccr; "did YOU ever study hydrod
namics?"
'Ncver," answered the bartend,
HAS 81 anything TO Go with cussin'?'
Not at an; MOT gt ali," replied q
visitor 'Hydrodymamics lis that bran
OF natural philosophy which treats
the conditions OF rest and motion
fluid bodies. ] am surprised to I'll
that any bartender Who makes amy pl
tense whatever Ct mixing drinks shot
be so far behind his colleagues ais
confess ignorance of this prime esse
hal TO success in mis- chosen callh
I am a teacher Of hydrOdynamics. 4
several ycars 7 have been sacrifci
my time in teaching that branch
hydrOstatics TO gentlemen iu yC
calling. / charge nothing for my
sons The obligation is mine for p
mitting me 10 teach yOu II you
apt. one lossOn is usually all that y
require. But I have known instan
where / gave two lessons I'm the sa
place Without detriment to anyone
myself. However, I judge that in +,
lessOn I can teach yen an that 3
want to know Of hydrodynamics."
III 70 will give me a good idea
how 10 mix up fancy drinks 4 would
mind trying IT," Said the bartender.
There is ncthing more helpful
mat direction, for you know what
poor cocktail Singer this fellow do
at the other corner has always bee
answered THE stranger insinuatngl!
''Yes. he hain't Mo good" said
bartender.
you must qualify your statemei
reconstructed the visitor "He was
good: butt he is now, for I gave
ono lesson I'M hV1rr 1y-n.qr1fre and Z