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Evening journal., 1898-08-01
THN sNnoKTNG uANIp.

One OF the time-honored institutions
Of the American and British navIes "a
the smoking lamp. Without the smol-
ing lamp THE modern sailorman would
be like a fish out OF water. lie would
mutiny. "a failure OF the galley cook
to light the smoking lamp without the
loss OF a seconds time after the word
has been given arouses Jacks temper,
and whatever limited stock OF invec-
tive he Is POSSESSED Of is made public
with prOmptitude and emphasis.
To landsmen the mention OF a smOin-
ing lamp has no more significance than
mention OF the Jack x-of-the+Dust. But
both are nkcessary part of the equip
ment OF amy warship, be she first rats
or fourth rate. Upon the smoking
lamp the crew, Including that mys-
terious adjunct OF the paymaster's de-
partment, Jack-of- -thelDust, depend
for light for their pipes. Jack-of-the-
Dust dives down into the depths OF the
hold and brings up the navy plug,
II
which, being cut into bits and crum-
bled between the hands, is put Into a
pipe and fired at the smoking lamp.
The need for the smoking lamp arises
from the necessity OF guarding the ship
to the utmost from danger Of fire. Pre-
cautions which seem ridiculous and
unnecessary to a landsman have been
found. by sad experience, to be abso-
mte.y necessary on board a ship OF
war. The naval regulations provide
severe punishment for amy seaman
caught with matches on his person
Could IL have been proved by the Span
lsh Board of Inquiry that uhe sailors OF
the Nadine had been guilty OF carry
ing matches about with them. they
would have been Justified by naval eN-
perts the world over In declaring that
the destruction OF the Maine was du'
to the carelessness and lack OF discl
pline on board.
Such was mot the case, however. NJ
1 SdllOI on biir Ndlht AtAl - W. A-AtNN~Af'
He Mt his pipe at the smoking leml
and he only smoked during thos
times that the smoking lamp was III
He never dared to go below decks witt
a lighted pipe. II he did, Jimmy Leg
would have had him aft at the eticl
and the executive officer would hav
? deprived him Of shore leave for
Z month at least.
n The smoking lamp is constucte
, upon the same lines as a lantern, Du
, the globe Is made OF sheet iron insiea
of glass. In the side there is a sma
, pound hole through which Jack ma
stick his pipe I'm order to catch IN
, flame. II is the duty OF the ship
Icook or one OF his assistants to lien
the lamp when the word is given b
the proper officer, who is generally On
, chief boatswRin's mate. He in tiri
gets his orders from the officer OF I'm
) deck -Pittsburg Dispatch.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01

nowadays. The mighty multitude COM
ing in from the sea is broken up into
countless small attachments long be-
fore the fish strike the coast.
The banner year OF the maclocrel
fishery, all accounts agree. was the
season Of 1891. In that year the total
amount Of mackerel salted In the New
England STATES was 100000 barrels
Since then the decline has been more
or less steady. and OF late years mosl
marked. Last year the combined land
ings OF salt mackerel OF the New Eng
land fleet aggregated only 1854 bar
RES. These figures speak with marked
emphasis Of the fishery's decay Fish
ing Gazette
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
" CASTLE EEWS NOTES

betting OF the Board Of Health
4 e place tonight.
columbia Athletic baseball team
! y at Lewes, Delaware, on Aug
grass in the school green needs
very badly.
day and Sunday nights the river
IS crowded with people. a great
coming from Wilmington.
improvements to the Battery
re about completed.
|olored camp closed last night.
'Gllpin House is to be sold this
There are several persons who
| on it.
arc light at the bank corner
/ ut last night.
les Clewell went to st. George
ght to look after the body Of a
bat had died suddenly.
les Doughten and wife, OF Will
.n, were in New Castle last
Good Government Club will meet
home Of ]. A. Walls tonight.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01

me years ago the cashier Of a
pool merchant received a smam
Of England note, which he held
|, the light to make sure it was
Inc. In doing so he noticed some
|inct brownish marks, as II words
oeen traced on the front Of the
and on the margin. Out OF curl
he tried to decipher them. In a
solution of acid the words came
much more legibly, and he was
o read the following sentence:
this note should fall in the ands
hin Dean, of Longhillmar, he will
thereby that his brother is Ian
ing a prisoner in Algiers."
Dean, when the note WAS shown
In, lost no time in asking the gov
emit for assistance, and finally Sc
the freedom of HIS brother, on
Ient OF "a ransom to the Dey. The
tunate man had been a prisoner
even years, and had traced, with
ce of wood for pen and his OWL
for ink, the message on the bank
in the hope of its being seen
n or later.-The Gentleman.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
SCHOOL THAT BEGAN AT NOON.

sr7HOOI, THAT BEGAN AIT NOON.
"Tbe Three RS at Circle City" Is the
subject Of a paper by Miss Anna Ful-
conner in the June Century The au-
thor says: !.
During the short Winter days II
would often be noon before all the chh-
dren put in an appearance Wheh
arrived. at 0 O'Clock, II would either De
dark. or brilliant moonlight. Smoke
might be seen lazily rising from four
or Ave cabins out OF the four or hVe
hundred. | would light one lamp ana
wait By 10 o'clock few children
would struggle sleepily in, just as the
dav beean to dawn. BY IL O'Clock
shortly after sunrise, the majority OF
the children were at school, some com
ing without their breakfast. BY halt-
mast ~ all who were coming that day
would have appeared. II was hard 10
get up before daylight on those coiu'
dark mornings. ! often used to Wish
that was one of the little girls, so that
/. too. might sleep until daylight. No
one in camp pretended TO get up early
unless there was some special work on
hand which must be done. As ! was
going home TO my lunch at noon
friends would sometimes call out "a
me: Good morningl Come in and
have some breakfast We have some
fine moose steak and no, cakes On
Saturdays and Sundays / lived and
slept as did other people. Even when
one did not situp later at night than 10
or half-past 10, 1t vequired an effort ia
rise before daylight. There is some
thing in the air and in the manner OF
life which makes one sleepy As the
days heightened the children came ear
liar to school.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
ISIS WH1TLOCK DEAD.

Virginia Whitlock, who kept a
school here for several years,
her home in Virginia recently.
in New Castle Miss Whitlock
Itroke of paralysis from which
er recovered. She had a great
friends here and was well
of. She was a devout church
being a member Of Emmanuel
Ial Church.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
I'LL AID PERWML sOTLS

Iional paymaster William Black
Saturday and Sunday in town.
i Milligan, of Wilmington, was a
|astle visitor last night.
ew Eliason, Jr., OF Wilmington,
his uncle. James f. Eliason,
ght.
FSrman, Of Philadelphia, spent
with Hiram Borie.
william Boggs will spend the
pr with her mother, Mrs. Miller
kover.
NSan Rodney is spending a few
\4th Mrs. c. p. Holcomb, at the
woods
Meta and Miss Anna Johnson
mington, spent yesterday wite
hines Morrison near town.
ck Neary and wife, Of Whining.
bent the evening with Mr.. and
|Ilram Borie, recently.
III. r. Tybout was in town last
mas Holcomb returned to Wash
| D. c., last night.
Wilson, Of New Haven, Conn.
hiding his vacation in New Castle
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. L
b.
Grace Saunders. OF Philadel'
spent Sunday with her parents
lad Mrs. Jacob Saunders.
|,dwin Eckles and James T. Rod.
IT to-day for a weeks stay a
10Th.
Mary LambsOn and Miss Kate
ION spent Sunday with Mrs. Giles
son, near Rose Hill.
Katherine Shellenberger, o
etown, Pa, will arrive this weel
,end two weeks with friends here
gard Burnham, OF Wilmington
last night as the guest of thu
Xuntz.
Ia Rodney spent Sunday with hi
ts. Mr.. and Mrs. John Rodney.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01

necessity for II.
II men only knew il, they could work 10
almost any extent on through middle life
aud into old age, If they would only take
little common sense care Of their health.
The trouble is that they do not take the lit
tie stitches here and there that are neces-
sary TO preserve health. They pay no at
tention 10 the signs of on coming III health.
A little biiiousness, a little indigestion, a
little loss Of sleep and appetite, little
nervousness, little headache. a little
shakincss in the morning, and little dull
ness all day, little this and little that
all these little things they neglect. Dr
pierccs Golden Medical Discovery makes
the appetite keen, digestion and assimila-
ton perfect, the liver active the blood pure
and the nerves steady II IS the great
blood maker and flesh builder. II IS the
great liver invigorator and nerve tonic. II
fits a man to work and work and work
Medicine dealers sell il and have nothing
else just as good.
u was "a sufferer five or six years from indi-
Vcstion" writes b. =. Holmes, OF Gahney,
spartanburg Co, $. C.. also from sore stomach n
aud constant headache. then used DR. Pierce $
Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pei
tets. which in a few days gave me permanent
| relief"
A man or woman who neRlects constipa-
ton suffers from slow poisoning. Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipa-
ton. One little Pellet is gentle laxa-
tive, and two a mild cathartic. All medi-
cine dealers sell them.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
A summer Story.

Aunt Harriet-For mercy's sake,
where have you and Mr.. Sweetser been
all the afternoon2
Miss Knice-Oh, we have only been
hunting for four-leafed clover. We
have had such a lovely timel
"And how many four-leaved clovers
did you fnd2"
"Why, come to think Of 1t, we didnf
find any, did we, Charley?"-Boston
Transcript.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
A MAN DROWNED-

fishing at Armstrong; creek
day a Hungarian was drowned.
Pas an old man with him al
but he was unable to help the
bate man in any way. 1t Is an
~ occurrence to see these men
at this place and wading
the water. In this case it is
4 the man got beyond his
and was unable to swim. Not
any friends and being without
his body was taken to Farm
Fsterday and buried there.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01

The Associated Press endeavored to
choke. throttle and utterly annihilate
the New York sun, and it's news ser
vice last year. But Il is quite evident
that the Sun is generally about one day
ahead in the news from Cuba and Ma
nlla. Then, too. the Suns dispatches
are always ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Snarian
Evening journal., 1898-08-01

tn remarkable unanimity the
ers have agreed to make the con-
Irs pay the additional tax on beer.
! consumers wish to get even they
swear off and patronize the water
d more literally than ever before.
yerhill Gazette.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01

We wish to be assured Of the trade
lima, Japan and the countries ad-
4 to the Philippines, it will never
')r us to let our newly-acquired
ssions in the Pacific slip from our
New York Commercial.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
where the FIngs Are Made.

All the flags used by the United State
havy are made at the Brooklyn na'p
yard. The work is mostlydone by woln
en-. Each flag has 90 stars, As on ea,l
side.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
Philadelphia and Chester Steamers
CITY of Chester aud Brandywine.

City of Chester and Brandywine.
Leave Fourth street wharf daily (sun-
days included at 7.3O 1000 n. m, 100
4.l5 and 100 y. IN.
Leave Philadelphia from Pier s. North
above Arch street. at 7.30. 1918 IA. m. l.SO
AOO and 100 p. m.
Stop az Washington Park.
Fare 90 Philadelphia. s0 centsi excur-
sion. 40 cents.
Freight received all day at Philadel.
phia and Wilmington. and carried AZ the
lowest rates.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
Eorcc of unhIf.

Private Casey formerly of the Met
ropolitan Police)-Who goes there7
Deserter-A friend.
"Friend be blowed. Move on er OIL
run yez in."-Truth.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01

DIVIDEND.
Wilmington, Del. August I. 1898
Tho directors OF the Wilmington Coal
Gas Company have this day declared a
dividend OF 81 per share for the past six
months. payable on demand
WILLIAM T. TAYLOR, Treasurer
Evening journal., 1898-08-01

British statesmen should not rusfi
us too fast on the alliance propositions
It has not been long since our princn-
pal amusement was twisting knots iri
the lions tail.-Kansas City Journal-
Evening journal., 1898-08-01

A MEETING OF the Advisory Commit
tee OF the Democratic clubs viii meet at
the rooms OF the Democratic League.
Fourth and King streets. on Tuesdav
evening, August q al O'Clock
PATRICK NEARY
Chairman Of the Democratic County Com
mittee.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
BOARD AND ROOMS.

NICELY furnished aecond-atory front
room for rent with board. Apply 6o2 King
street.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
NOTICIl
o THE TAXPAYnRs OF MILL

The taxable residents OF MN Creek
hundred and all persons liable TO pay tax
In said hundred. are hereby notined that
the undersigned, tax collector for said
hundred. VIII sit at
Temperance House. Hookessin. July "a
ib; August I, ~; September s, i2
Ashland. July Is, August \, s0ptembef
"a
Marshallton. Gray's shoe store. July 20
August 3, September 2.
stanton T.. o., July TO- August iS. Sep
tember 49,
Union. ]. r. Dempsey's store, July a.
August 20 September 20, 10 TO u a. m.
and TO y. m.
AZ Red Mills. until 3 evenings.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS or
DELAWARE

Section g. Tint on all taxes paid befora
tho first day OF October there shall bG an
abatement Of FIVE per ccntnm: on all
taxes paid before the first day OF Janu-
airy, there shall be an abatement OF three
per cetnum, on Rll taxes paid after tho
FIRST day OF April five per centum
Thereof shall be added thereto.
HARVEY T. BALDWIN,
Collector OF Taxes for MIN Creek Hum
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
CAURCHtS. ODGtS, SOCIETIES

And other organizations can now charter
or secure dates for benefit excursions %
PALACE STEAMER REPUBLIC
At 40 per cent discount for so or over. 70.
further information apply TO w. II. RUS
ELL. f8 Walnut street, Philadelphia Ok
aptain Quicksall, steamer Republic. Har-
Ian and Holllngsworth Company's yard
Wilmington. Del.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
TRY GRAIN-Ol TRY GRAIN-OI

Ask your Grocer to-day TO show you
nac<age OF GRAIN-O. the new food
drink that takes the place OF coffee. The
schildren may drink II without injury as
well as the adult. All who try It, Ike it.
CRAIN-O has that rich seal brown OF
Mocha or Java, but Il is made from pure
grains. and the most delicate stomach
receives II without distress. y the price
OF coffea. I5c. and 25cts. per package
Sold by All grocara-
Evening journal., 1898-08-01

knt TICKETS OF the Wilmington
Photo Company, 4O7A Market strooN are
good until used j. RuShWOaT1t.
EADIHSi Chichester'a Engllah Penny
royal Pills Diamond Brnnt) are the best
Safe. reliable. Take no other. Send 40
stamps for particulars. "Reiiei for
Ladies'" In letter. by return mail At
phila6elDhla.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
HELP WANTED

WANTED.-A white Protestant girl for
houscwork In 8nnlly OF two. No washing
Apply 6i5 Orange street.
PAINTER WANTED Apply 10 Mr.
Cumming sand dredge. Jackson and
Sharp's shipyard, on Tuesday "a. IA.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
For SALE.

FOR SAI4E.--AN UP-TO-DATE ONE
MUNDRED DOLLAR BIKE NEVER
BISEN USED. Make AN OFFER FOR
~ NJ. r. TOF~r,
Evening Journal Oifice.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
EXCURSIONS.
SIDE THE PORTS AND WAR vESsHI.s
Take a trip on the
PALACE STEAMER REPUBLIC
TO CAPE MAY.
ROUND TRfP (Oc
CUIIDRIlN lOa

Music. Concerts. Dancing Theatrtoaia.
Refreshments OF all kinds at popular
prices.
and Friday with Wilmington and North
ern railroad train leaving French street
at $50 A. IN.
For Information apply 70 W. r. Ruassall.
Philadelphia. Telephone 6.90i. or Bowness
Briggs q. =. A.. w. - N. IL Il. WI
mmgtOn. Dol.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01
NOTICES

NOTICE is hereby given that an state
license and tax due and not paid on OF
before the 3Oth day OF August. 1895. there
VIII be 70 per cent. added thereto, In ao-
cordance With section g, chapter GS Re-
vised Code. Laws OF Delaware.
JEFFERSON B. FOARD.
Clerk Of the Peace. New Castle County.
wilmington, Del, July 30. 1898.
Evening journal., 1898-08-01

ALE.-No. 7S South Fifth street
Itle; brick house; slate roof:
pms and bath; range; hot and
her: gas; plastered Summer
good cellar; best location I'm
My papered; perfect condition
+ possession; easy terms. Apply
.iwards, Evening Journal offlce,
on.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-29
SPAIN TO MAKE THE
BEST TERMS. POSSIBLE

PARIS, Sept. 28.-The Gaulois says
I'm spite Of the mystery surrounding
the matter we are able, from high
source, to give an outline of the. posi-
ton Of both commissions. While the
Americans have instructions. which are
much more precise than those of the
Spaniards, there is a diversity of opin-
ion in regard to the Philippines. Sen
ator Gray is q very ardent Democrat,
and consequently belongs to the party
which repudiates expansion. He OPP
poses all annexation, and his opinion,
therefore, totally differs from that OF
the other four commissioners, some OF
whom would be content with a coaling
station at the Philippines, possibly Ca
vite, while others. like Senator Davis,
advocate the annexation of the whole
archipelago"
The Gaufois, however, believes that
the Americans, by mutual concessions,
will come TO an agreement, and that
they will be largely influenced by Ma
jor General Merritts reports on the Sit
uation. The instructions to the Span
ish commission, according to the eau
lois, are, briefly, to hold out and make
the best terms possible. Madrid is we'll
aware, 1t appears, that the conferences,
at the best, are only had to please the
Spanish people, and the. only hopes en-
tertained are that the Americans Will
not abuse the situation too much. Pop
ular sentiment in Spain. it is added,
thinks 1t better to abandon the Philip
pine Islands than to keep them under
conditions rendering them ungovern-
able.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-29
JUDGE MACU|RE
At BAKERSFIELD
Fusion Nominee Rails
at Corporations.
ISLANDERS HIS OPPONENTS
CONTINUES TO ASSERT THEY
ARE CORRUPT.
Repetition of the Charge That They
Are Creatures Of the Southern
Pacific Railway Com
pany.
ISLANDERS HIS OPPONENTS
CONTINUES TO ASSERT THEY
ARE CORRUPT.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

BAKERSFIELD, Sept. 2S.-judge
Mcguire, fusion candidate for Govern
or, addressed the people of Bakers
field this evening on the issues of the
campaign. He arrived from Los An
geles in company with E. L. Hutchin-
son shortly before O'Clock and at S:45
was speaking. He spoke from plat
form erected at the junction Of Twen-
tieth street and Chester avenue. The
nominee was listened to by a fair sized
crowd and was given close attention
and but little a-7lause. He spoke
about two hours and a half.
Judge Mcguire began by referring to
the contest as one between the classes
and the masses-the allied parties up
holding equal rights to all and the Re-
publican party standing for Hannaism
and the monopolies, chief of which was
the Southern Pacific. He argued that
the Republican ticket was selected by
Southern Pacific influence. AS proof
Of this he cites. first, that the Southern
Pacific whistles blew when Gage re-
turned home to Los Angeles; second,
the position of the Los Angeles Times;
third, that the ticket was published In
full in The Call before u was nomin-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-29
D|STRUSTFUL OF
LORD SALISBURY
Fashoda Affair Excites
Englishmen.
CLAM0R FOR INFORMATION
FEAR THE PREMIER WILL NOT
STAND FIRM.
It Is Learned in London That General
Kitchener Did Not Hoist the
British Flag in the
Town.
CLAMoR FOR INFORMATION
FEAR THE PREMIER WILL NOT
STAND FIRM.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON, Sept. 28.-The newspapers
of the country are DANGEROUSLY demand
ing that the Government take the pub
lie into its confidence in regard to the
Fashoda affair, having been Informed
that General Kitcheners report has
reached the Foreign Office and that it
makes interesting developments. They
appear to be deeply disappointed that
diplomatists are TO have the settlement
of the question. and express the fear
that Lord Salisbury will prove suscep-
tible to French Establishments.
The Foreign Office has issued for
NAL refusal to make public any further
details of the affair, some of which,
however, are leaking out.
The Sirdar, according to these, after
Major Marchand refused to furl the
French flag, formally. announced that
he had come to raise the Egyptian flag
but before doing so he desired to know
whether Major Marchand wished to
enter q protest.
The Frenchman replied in the mega
tive and the Sirdar then planted the
Egyptian flag alone-not the Egyptian
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-29

and British, as at first reported-50o
meters from the French flagstaff.
Negotiations relative to the matter
were begun at Paris to-day, the British
ambassador, Right Hon. Sir Edmund
]. Munson, calling upon M. del Case,
the French Foreign Minister
The Daily Chronicle this morning de-
-clares that General Kitchener had full
instructions as to how to meet the
Marchand' expedition. and that every
thing happened as had been antici-
pated.
There is nothing now for France
says the Chronicle, but to extricate
Major Marchand from his untenable
position. There is no alternative to
this but a declaration of war Great
Britain will not allow armed reinforce
ments to reach Major Marchand. When
France shall have accepted the newt
able it is believed England will assent
to the naturalization Of the Nile from
its mouth to the lakes"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-29
ERNIE OUTPO|NTS
kid" LAV|GNE
Has the Better of the
Contest.
THE SAGINAW BOY IN LUCK
BOUT DECLARED A DRAW BY
STIPULATION.
Had the Men Not Agreed in Advance
Against Decision on Points.
the Buffalo Lad Would
Have Won.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2s.-"Kid" La
vigne. lightweight champion pugilist
or the world, came very near losing his
title tonight at the Greater New York
Athletic Club in a twenty-round bout
with Frank. Erne of Buffalo. Erne
proved Tartar for the Saginaw boxer
who is not the Lavigne of three wears
ago by any means.
Erne's wonderful Improvement was a
surprise to the 1000 people who Wit
messed the fight. He drew Laviene to
nm ana sent back as good as he got
In many of the rounds, while in Some
of them he outpointed the cbamninn
1t was generally understood that a de-
c1Slon was to be given on points and
the statement made at the end of tha
pout that both men had agreed to cali
1t draw In the case that the men.wera
gooo ana strong at the end of the
lMen.letn round was a source of keen
disappointment to a host of F,rne's
friends, who looked for a fayora HE de-
clslon. Had the bout been decided
upon points Erne certa. 6iy wo11Id have
got the championship honors and tbe
winner sllce OF the $4,000 purse which
the clup hung up for the contest.
Inc men VINO laid odds of to 1 on
Ia LIaVisne looked sick toward the end of
the pout, particularly in the last two
ROUNDS, when Erne was getting the
better or his opponent, and if the man
We're to meet again even money would
be the rule. Erne, on his showing
tonight, had the championship al.
most at his mercy.
Marn principal second was kid"
have seconded Lavigne. was unable ~
PEP pe present .es1, owing to injuries received
from Kid Mccoy in their fight to-fiau
IN a Broadway hotel. e''