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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27

replied q have come to drive you out. If you go away gently l shall deal with you Well,' The patient said; "I am lssur Chose of Bassyne;" then retrac- ing 1t, said: "I am Aunt Komal." The ajah angrily said; You are lying and preyaricating, and unless you give out your real name and the information asked of you I shall inflict a punish ment on you which you will remember forever" The patient remained obdu- rate and talked irrelevantly for long time without the least sign of yielding.
 Thereupon the ojah drew with a piece of chalk on the floor the outline or picture of a man, and, taking knife and heating it red hot, thrust it on the picture at the region of the heart, The patient at once screamed and, showing as if dangerously hurt, stammered out, My name is Jogin. am seventeen years old, l suffered from fever and died of ulcers all over my body year and five months ago without being cared for and without drop of medi- cine having been administered to me. Myself and the patient were playmates, and always loved to be in her com pany. I had been lowering over her all this time and had no opportunity to get into her On the 17th, after her bath. as she was Wiping her hair, lock of it touched me; and got possession of her. NOW Jogin was a cousin of mine; and the circumstances attached to his death, his age and the exact time he died were exactly given by the patient although my wife never heard or knew my cousins age or the particular date on which he died and the disease of which he died.
 The operation of exorcism commenced at D. m. and lasted till p. m. It was broad daylight, and it was in presence of more than thirty persons that all this took place. I am quite sure, as well as other persons are, that there was no trick whatever. By alternately coaxing and threatening promise was eXacted from him that he would leave the patient without injuring her. leave the village for Nod, and would never come within twenty miles of it's radius. Being asked if he would like to take any food before leaving the patient, he expressed desire for some milk, which was given. The patient drank the whole of it and then lay down uncon- scious for five or six minutes, after which she regained her consciousness, and inquiring the reason why such a large crowd had collected in the house, with her wonted modesty, put her veil down and went into the inner apart ment as if nothing had happened to her. She is up to now all right, and is quite happy as before.-Amrita Bazaar Patri- ka.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27
RICH.

The United States treasury is in an uncommonly strong condition. When all the proceeds of the new bonds are in, the cash balance, even allowing for a continuance of disbursements can- lion dollars, and considerably over two- thirds of that amount will be in gold, Two years ago extraordinary efforts were made to get gold, and there was a little premium on it. Now the gold re- serve is $205, 439, ,254, The changed con- dition of affairs is illustrated by the re- ceipt of gold in payment of tariff taxes. In January, 1897, the customs receipts were $7,704, 300, of which 426 per cent. was in greenbacks and 4S.2 in silver certificates. Last January the receipts were S10, 463, ,456, of which 6.S per cent. was gold 54.1 per cent. was greenbacks and 37.9 per cent. was in silver certifi- cates. In July last 59.9 per cent of the customs receipts was in gold and in the present month the percentage is nearly as large.
 We don't want to have to fight any more just now, but if we should have to we've got the money.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27
QUITE 4 OUESTION.

What is a Democrat? is a question which has been raised in this region, and hasn't yet been fully answered The same question is agitating other parts of the country. Even in the South the stronghold of pure Democracy, it is making trouble. For instance, the Memphis Commercial-Appeal asks, "Is Bryan a God?' and then proceeds to protest against deifying him. The Com mercial-Appeal agrees that Bryan is personally good, acknowledges his abil- ity, but objects to the demand for per- sonal allegiance to him on the ground that to demand that is un-Democratic. It thinks 'it is a great injustice to and a great reflection upon the Democratic party to encourage the idea that Bryan is the beginning and the end, the whole thing" The Commercial-Appea1 final ly says: Any Democrat in the United States has just as much right to aspire to the Democratic nomination as that gentleman, and the citizen who favors another nominee than Bryan does not thereby cease to be Democrat. There are, we know, a number of people in this country who are inclined to endow MT. Bryan with the attributes of divin- ity, but we really do not believe that he is God.
 We'll, welli And can a man also be a Democrat if he repudiates part of the platform on which Bryan was nomi-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27
HE HIRED THE WHOLE CYRUS.
How the Candidate Won Voters From
 His Rival

 How the Candidate Won Voters From
 His Rival.
 Times" said Senator Sorghum, re- fiectively, "aint anything like they used to be. There's too much formality We're getting to where the first thing that's done when a good old-fashioned impulse asserts itself is to tie some red tape around it and choke it off"
 You think we are getting slightly effete?" inquired the young man who is learning the politics business.
 Undoubtedly. And the worst of it is that we are getting effete-er and effete- CT. The people ain't governed as they ought to be. A whole lot of folks have noticed it. I'll never forget the first time I ran for office, he went on in a dreamily reminiscent tone. There was one township that was dead against us. And we needed it. And we got it. But we didn't sent around lot of clumsy and commonplace agents with check books. Nor did we have to resort to any of the elaborate methods of sur reptitious persuasion that I hear about
 so often and with so much pain.
 How did you manage it?"
 ''Delicately but thoroughly. We were
 a little bit annoyed at first by the fact that a circus had arranged to show at the village on the day election occurred.
 It was only small circus, but big enough to make trouble unless we | headed off it's deadly influence. Its arrival was a temptation for everybody | to come to town and cast a vote, and | the more votes there were the | more trouble our ticket had | to overcome; for that was | the most prejudiced township it was | ever my experience to do business in. l But I didn't despair. I had long | interview with the circus manager, | who combined with a love of his art a very acute business sense. The circus l was showing in a vacant lot adjacent | to the polls. When the crowd began to | gather, it found canvas walls stretch ing from the main entrance to the polls. | People who went to make purchase at l the ticket wagon were informed that | Socrates Sorghum, Esq, was giving a
 theater party that day, and that there wasn't room in the tent for anybody | except his guests. When they began to
 assemble at the polls, L announced | that I appreciated the expressions of | loyalty and esteem which had proceed l ed from Elderberry Township, and that
 in my turn I proposed to show the citi-
 zens a good time l informed them that
 each of our ballots had a coupon which would be stamped by a man who stood | just outside, where he could see that 1 the holder had not been deceived into voting the wrong piece of paper, and 1 which would admit the bearer and his family to the circus. Those who were
 not entitled to my hospitality could fol- low the show to some other town and
 see it next day"
 Did it work?"
 | Work! Several of the men on the rival ticket voted for us rather than miss the circus. But you couldn't do | anything like that now" he added with
 a sigh. "Circuses have got so big that
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27
FASHION NOTES.
RlOWsed YOn May Re.

Women who like bloused waists can have them and be safely stylish, even if the blousing extends we'll over front and sides. Such waists are still put out by the best makers, usually in dresses these is sketched herewith. It was in sage green ladies' cloth and had a q yoke of tucked nile green surah, a scalloped bretelle of the tucked silk, edged with fancy green silk passemen- terie encircling the yoke. Surah fur
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27
ExECUTTYE ABILITY.

The protest against the treatment of the soldiers grows in volume and strength, and it really begins to look as if somebody would finally have to be whitewashed or held responsible. One rather important and significant dis covery has been made Some one called the attention of the Assistant Secretary of War to the fact that sick soldiers in hospitals had no delicacies because there was no money to pay for them. MT. Meil1lejohn was astonished. He had issued an order on August 10 al- lowing medical officers to spend sixty cents day per man on delicacies for soldiers in hospitals. On investigation, however, he found that the order had not been sent out for four days after it was given, and then only to a few of the hospitals.
 If there has been much such execu- tive ability ir war.matters as this incl dent reveals no wonder many soldiers have died whose lives could have been saved
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27

nished the plain stock dollar and belt, the wrists with passementerie and su- rah frills. If the amount of trimming here presented on a blouse waist is in- creased the extent of blousing is dimin- ished, but front overhang is seen on most elaborate bodices, and the point remains that you may select bloused bodice with confidence if you wish to do so.
 Bright plaid stockings in the shop window may not tempt you especially, but when you see them on that other woman-she who, you're sure, thinks she dresses more stylishly than you do then you'll grab your pocketbook and confront that window display. Here are some points to consider before pur- chasing. A plaid set diamond-ways, and big enough so one will lie on the ankle with the points reaching almost around the sides, will make the ankle look tiny, while a great plaid set square will not give shape to either leg or an- kle. Zig-zag lines that rise to a sharp corner on the sides of the ankle and dip to corner or triangle on the front of the foot are also becoming, while lines straight about the ankle and leg add to it's bulk. Up and down lines are becoming to plump legs, but the effect where the lines pass into each other at the back is always distinctly bad. Plaid hosiery is all the go, and stock ings of solid color are not seen much except in silk for dress and dancing, unless in black or brown. The swell wear for dress is a tiny patent slipper very low on the toe, with cross straps of patent leather to go over the instep. Such a slipper is worn with a silk plaid stocking of the very gayest combina- ton of colors. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements, One Gent a Word each h. sertlon. Five Gents Word for full week lseven timesl.
 Display advertisements, per Inch, one m, sertion, $1.20; each subsequent insertion, so cents; one week, S3.20; one month, $lo {; one year. $40. =
 Obituary Notices. In prose or verse, D cents per lne Notices of Births, Mar rlages, Deaths and Funerals, 30 cents each. Local Notices, 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to thelr own immediate business Gall matter to be unobjectlonable). and their contracts do nor include Wants, To Let. For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27
RATIONAL.

''Dew tell" exclaimed the old man, eying her suspiciously. An has she had 'em long g?"-Chicago News
 'The Cuban insurgents seem to be growing more rational" Yes With accent on the ration. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Clara-Are you engaged to Douglas
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27
THEORY 1SSIILEn.

One of the popular theories is that an army of negroes might well be used for military police duty in the Philippines, Cuba and Porto Rico. This theory is largely based on the notion that ne-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27

A Prussian inventor has patented an automatic alarm apparatus to indicate the presence of fire-damp in mines, a large metal funnel being placed over the coal, with a counterpoised alumin- ium plate at the top, which is lifted by the light gas and completes an electric circuit.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27

DTIlvERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, II CENTS A WEEK, 50 GENTS A MONTH, t8FoR SIX MONTHS, SC A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27

The Bridgeport Standard doesn't meteor of the ocean wave"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27

Miss Helen Gould has given $127,000 to the government and the soldiers since the war began.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27

According to M. Adhemar Leclerc, French resident in Kratis, Cambodia, the Phongs, wild people of that coun- try, have the type of North American Indians They believe in a God, whom they call Brah, and in another life and in ghosts. They eat almost every kind of flesh, and make an intoxicating drink from rice. They smoke wild tobacco in wooden pipes. Their sense of smell is so keen that they profess to know individual animals by it. They have neither music nor dance. s
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27

Under the will of the late Baron Hirsch, the baroness has conducted a philanthropic organization in Vienna having for its object the granting of loans free to small business men and others, as well as the making of mon etary grants to the needy, says the Vienna correspondence of the London Post. In honor of the jubilee of the emperor, Baroness Hirsch has gener- ously decided to close her phiianthropic office, and to substitute for it founda- tion with capital of 100000 florins. To this amount would be added the sums which have been returned in re- payment by the various recipients of loans, or which are still outstanding
 The new organization will bear the name of the Baroness Hirsch Philan- thropic Foundation, and have it's head quarters in Vienna. The institution will begin it's work on January l, 1899, and it's sphere of activity will include the whole of the territory represented in the Austrian Reichsrath. Though the funds will be principally directed in aiding destitute or needy Jews, the executive will have the power to make grants to applicants of other faiths.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27

GAECARRINGToNPU PUBLISHING co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27

Park commissioners in Baltimore are worried over the blighting of trees, which is ascribed to the presence of the electric lights and wires. The popular impression is that the i'll effect comes from the bright light, under the influ- ence of which the trees grow at night. as well as during the day, and thus soon exhaust their vitality. Electri- cians dispute this, however, while ack- nowledging the possible deteriorating influence of electricity. They deny
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27

A writer in the Scientific American has this to say about lifeboats on ocean steamers: Any one who has travelled to and fro few times can but notice the paucity of lifeboats and the fact that the davit room is not all utilized. The examination of fifteen photographs, representing as many liners, showed an average of seven boats on each side; one ship only showing an interrupted line of ten large boats on each side What does this average of fourteen boats to the ship represent? The fact that only those on the lee side can be used in rough weather reduces the total to seven: two must be considered as sacrificed, smashed or capsized during launching. Five are left, with a ca pacity of about 140 persons-less than the ships crew. Lifeboats? If they are lifeboats, why do they fill and sink with such rapidity? What use are rafts and life preservers in such calam- ities as that of the Elbe and the, Bour- gogne?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-27

The sultan is said to have nearly com pleted the largest hotel in the world at Mecca This establishment is to lodge 5000 pilgrims at once, with, presumab- 1y, their camels and other beasts of burden, and promises to be one of the most picturesque places to stay at in the world, although of course infidel dogs are not allowed to approach it. Its vast size has drawn attention to monster residences. The largest dwelling house in existence is in Vienna, where there is an apartment-house with 1,500 rooms in it, occupied by more than 5000 people. This building has thirty-two staircases, thirteen interior courts and $50 windows on the street.
Evening journal., 1898-02-02
JAMES cARPENTER DEAD-

James L. Carpenter, Of Centreville,
Christiana hundred, died at 8 O'Clock
this morning OF drOpsiCal affection.
He was 81 years old and one Of the
best-known farmers in the hundred.
Mr.. Carpenter had been ailing for
some time and for several days il had
been apparent to Dr. Irving Finn, of
this city. his attending physician, that
dissolution was not far off.
The wife of the deceased died about
four years ago. His surviving children
are Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr, the we'll
known real estate man; Frank Carpen-
ter. of Union National Bank; Mrs
john s. Grohe. J. Byron Carpenter. Of
this city; Mrs. Mason, of German
town. and Harry and James Carpenter.
of Christiana hundred
The arrangements for the funeral
have not been completed.
Deceased was born in Pennsylvania
Many years ago he moved to Christiana
hundred and engaged IN farming con-
tinuing in that vocation to the time Of
his death. While a Democrat, he never
held public office. He was identified
with the Presbyterian Church, and was
known among his neighbors as an
honest and capable man in every re-
spect.
Evening journal., 1898-02-02
LAST YEARS CROPS.

The following figures for the crops
OF this country for 1897 have been is
sued by Statistician John Hyde, of the
Department Of Agriculture, and are of
peculiar interest, showing, as they do.
the great productive power OF the
United States:
Corn. S0095, 101 acres, 1902 .967 .9s9
bushels, S501 ,072 ,952 value.
Wheat, 80, 9,465.066 acres, $50, ,149, ,16S
bushels, S42S, .021.
Oats, 25.73O.375 acres, SOS. 767 .SOg
bushels. $147, 7,974,719 value.
Rye. 1,70S,5 acres, 27,363 ,S24 bush.
els. $12,239, CAT value.
Barley, 2.719,116 acres 66,6S5, ,127
bushels, $25, ,142, l39 value.
Buclwheat, III 1886 acres, 1897, ,451
bushels, s6.319, 1888 value.
Potatoes, 2.534,577 acres, 64,015 .93l
bushels, sos, ,643 ,059 value.
Hay. 42,426.77O acres 6O664 ,S76 tons
t4O1, 1870, ,72S value.
Whenever the outside world grow
hungry we are in a position to satisf,
all demands.
Evening journal., 1898-02-02

United States Marshal Hughes, to
Miss Emma NJ. Butler, Of Newark, N.
j., on Tuesday, February IS.
Miss Lucy Watts has returned from
visits to Townsend and Cecil and Kent
counties, Md.
William Cooney is spending a few
days at Doe Run, Pa
Mr.. and Mrs. James Borkham. of
Philadelphia, have been visiting in the
city.
Miss Jennie Fauldin gave a pleasant
birthday party on Monday night at her
home. No. 22O1 Tatnall street.
The Pioneer Benevolent and Liter
airy Society gave its weekly dance in
Eden Hall last night, about thirty cou-
pies being present.
Howard Gould, the owner of the
yacht Niagara, now being built at Har-
Ian and Hollingsworth Company s
yard, will visit the company to-mor-
row.
John McClaverty, of this city, is in
Philadelphia to-day.
Past Great Sachem Edwin Hirst, OF
No. 500 Madison stret, is confined to
the house with sickness.
Mrs. Elwood Burns, of Sugartown,
Pa, is visiting relatives in this city.
Evening journal., 1898-02-02
FOR RIVALs In love.

A new art of Love" is being COM
piled by modern Ovid, who lays down
this bit of advice: "A man who calls
on a girl whose preference for him is
marked, and who attempts to outstay
the other fellow, is a fool who hazards
his prospects by his persistency. If he
is pretty sure of her, he should with
draw early, apparently leaving the
field in possession of his rival. But
the rival won't have a nice time. Oh,
no. The girl will blame him for the
unaccounted-for exit of the favored
one; things will be all right the next
time they meet but there will be only
snubs for the rival"
Evening journal., 1898-02-02
CONTEMPORARY OPINION
AN INDIANA EXODUS.

The idea Of colonization, while not a
new one. has taken a strong hold on
the people of the United States, and
several schemes are being planned for
the peaceable migration of large bodies
Of people from one section Of the coun-
try to another.
The Grand Army colony, started
some two years ago in the South, has
been so much of a success as to have
attracted a good deal of attention. The
scheme of Mr.. Debs for founding a
cOmmunistic settlement at some point
in the West where the unemployed may
find both work and subsistence, has
been for some months discussed, and
while IL has been subjected to merci-
less ridicule, it has found favor with
a body of men sufficiently large to
inaugurate it with some hope of sue
cess. Ii is entitled to respect and a
trial.
The last colonization enterprise was
originated in Madison county Indiana,
and some fifty families from there will
go to southern Alabama this Fall. The
members of the company are well-to-do
and fairly prosperous, as farmers in
that section invariably are. There is
little doubt but that the extension of
transportation facilities in this country
has considerably modified northern ag-
ricultural pursuits. Now the people of
Northern cities are supplied with vege-
tables and fruits of all kinds from
southern points and by the time the
Northern farmer has an opportunity to
put his own products on the market
the demand for them has passed and
the earlier grown products from the
South meet the demands, so that the
Southern producer is always a little
ahead Of the Northern at his own door
This has practically destroyed nearly
all lighter branches OF agricultural in
dustry at the North and increased the
heavier, more burdensOme and less re-
munerative sort The Indiana colony
near Mobile will in it's organization and
development follow closely the lines
laid down for the commonwealth COM
mune Of Mr.. Debs.-Chicago News.
Evening journal., 1898-02-02
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.

b. Trimmingham, of Bermuda, who
is making a practl lcal study of electric
ity in this city expects to go to New
York the latter part of this month and
complete his education in that line, al
ter which he will return to his island
home
Wilmer Emory, of Centreville, Md,
was in Wilmington for a short time last
evening.
Franklin Hopes, Of Dover, was in
this city yesterday.
Andrew c. Gray and Harlan Scott
spent last evening in Philadelphia.
Helen Bayls, the little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe c. Baylis, of No.
1915 Monroe street, is on the sick list.
Herman Naylor has returned from
visit to Marcus Hook.
Miss Davidson, Of Milford, is the
guest Of friends in this city.
Joseph l.. Morford has been visiting
his cousin, Frank w. b. Downs, at
Marcus Hook.
Miss Elsie Murray. OF Chester, is
spending a week with Wilmington
friends.
Norman Foster. OF Scranton, Pa, was
in the city yesterday
Miss Sarah Lawton and Miss Daisy
Murray has returned from a visit tC
Miss Marion Shanafelt, at Chester.
Miss Maggie Wigglesworth. of Phila.
delphia has been visiting Wilmington
friends.
Miss Reba Ferguson has returned Z,
Chester after a visit to Wilmington
friends.
John and Thomas Ford and Misse
Maggie and Mamie Ford attended a re
ception last evening given by Dr
eager. at his home, No. 2100 Nortl
Seventeenth street, Philadelphia.
Miss Bertha Elliott pleasantly enter
tanned a number of friends at her home
on Adams street, last night.
Miller Stradley has returned from
business trip u Coatesville.
Cards are out for the marriage q
Robert II. Hughes son of ex-Deput