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The herald., 1898-02-27
LEAVES HOME FOR THE STAGE
Ethel Kendall Decides to Make Her
Own Way as Her Parents Did

Miss Ethel Kendall, the pretty young
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall, the
well-known English actors, has left her
home under somewhat peculiar circum-
stances and has come to New York
against her parents wishes to go upon
the stage and make her own way in the
world as best she can. She will prob
ably appear shortly at Proctor's Pleas
ure Palace. And behind this there is a
story.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall have not
looked askance at the stage, of which
they are most admirable models of all
that an actors life should be, they have
not encouraged their children in follow
ing their parents professional calling.
And when their second daughter, Ethel,
broached the idea of making a public
appearance the Kendall nest, 1t was said,
was thrown into such a turmoil that
some of the young birds were nearly
thrown to the ground.
Not long afterwards Miss Ethel found
that her home was unhappy for her, and
took the step which many a young wo-
The herald., 1898-02-27

boat and proceeded down the lake with
u fair wind, of the usual icy flavor, to
help us along. The lake is 26 miles long.
but we made the trip in four hours and
thirty minutes. At p. m. we camped
for the night.
We We're tired nearly to death with
our severe eXertons, and, although the
wind howled around our f1imsy canvas
covering and a storm of sleet and snow
battered down our shelter, we slept the
sleep of exhausted men, Indifferent
alike to disturbance and danger.
The next morning, with the binding
snow still beating down, we started to
cross another lake. The wind fortunate
ly was in our favor, and we sailed over
in splendid style. On the west side a
river began. This river is 80 yards wide,
with current of three miles an hour
After considerable effort, we reached
land and camped for the night at the
head of White Horse rapids, two miles
below. The whole of the next morning
we spent in guiding our boat through
these rapids, with the aid of ropes and
poles. Then we continued our journey,
reaching Lake La Barge at o'clock in
the afternoon.
This was one of the worst obstacles
that we were called upon to face. La
Barge is 80 miles long and 10 miles wide,
and fierce winds are a feature of it. We
well knew it would mean trouble for us,
but we had no way out of it. 1t took us
the entire day to cross, the only incident
being that as we pushed off from the
bank an enormous brown bear waddled
down and gazed at us with the air of
one who has lost a good thing and was
just beginning to realize it.
Passing Five Fingers, Rink rapids,
Stewart, White and Sixty Mile rivers,
we landed at Dawson, where we STAYED
until o'clock the next afternoon, deliy-
ering our mail Dawson is located at the
mouth of the Klondike, on a marsh.
which makes it very unhealthy. Money
and whisky are found in abundance.
Those going in this spring must expect
to prospect for something new, as all
the claims are taken up around the
klondlke; but the country is large, and
undoubtedly there are places Just as
good on the Yukon.
The following day I started for Circle
city alone, 300 miles below. ONLY three
white people did l meet on the trip. After
delivering my Circle City letters. I fool,
passage back for Dawson on steamer
1t took four and half days. as we had
to cut fuel to feed the furnaces on the
steamer.
My troubles We're by no means over
lor mad then to proceed to the Pelly
The herald., 1898-02-27

Wall paper, late styles. low prices, at
A. A. Eckstrom's. 324 South Spring street
The herald., 1898-02-27

DOUGLAS, Alaska, Feb. 1.-(Special
Correspondence of The Herald) The
United States mail stops for nothing.
Be there snow, ice or mountain barriers
that bar the way, the letter carrier, with
his important freight, must overcome
them. A distance of 1900 miles, over tre-
mendous obstacles and with many ad-
ventures, have just carried consign-
ment of letters from the Dawson miners
to their friends in the outside world. 1t
took me two months and eight days to
complete the round trip, which l claim
is the longest journey made by any let
ter carrier in the service of Uncle Sam.
I have grown to love my adventurous
life with its attendant perils.
started on the trip speak of possess
ing the essential qualifications of good
health and plenty of back bone. Ny first
trip into the Yukon dates from June,
1894, when, with the assistance of a boat
and long pole, l made my way up the
Yukon river. l came out in September.
The summer of SO spent at Cooks inlet.
In the winter 1 left Juneau with the
United States mail, which consisted of
1643 letters. On a small steamer, carry
ing about IS passengers, l was taken to
the head of Lynn canal. a distance of 100
miles. We could not land on account of
the low tide, so spent the time in Ska
quay bay, four miles from Dyea land
ing.
The next morning we sailed for Dyea,
and landed on a scow, which my part
ner, John Brauer, and I got to the shore
by means of poles. We We're then in
the strangest situation that ever letter
carriers found themselves. Many days
journey away from us was our destina-
tion. Between us and Lgoo etaoin shr
tion. Between it and us was a wild
stretch of country, where habitations
and white men were almost unknown
Indians there WERE however, and of the
right sort. We intruSted our priceless
freight to the care of the natives, with
instructions that they take it to The spot
where canoe navigation began. Then,
with sheet of canvas between us and
the weather and stars, we made camp for
the night. The next day we continued
our trip. Three days travelling by ca
noe on difficult and dangerous river
followed. An icy wind blew in our teeth,
and we shivered beneath our furs day
and night, as, taking turns at the pole.
we pushed our way up the river We had
been warned by the Indians that we
would never make the trip alive, but
we pushed on and reached Lake Linder-
man on the fourth day.
Here we ferried across to the head
OF Lake Bennett, where we bought a
The herald., 1898-02-27


Mr.. Depew denied that the Vanderbilts
have any interest in the Chesapeake and
Ohio, the Oregon Short Line, Oregon
Railway and Navigation or the Union
Pacific. But this denial is believed to
be only technical. If the mileage of these
disputed lines, amounting to 1913 miles,
be deducted from the total, it leaves the
Vanderblits still admittedly in possess
sion of 15,1S8 miles, pretty good slice
of the countrys transportation facilities.
The number of men on the pay rolls
of the New York Central proper, from
New York to Buffalo, shows an average
of one hundred to the mile; but from
Buffalo westward the number per mile
is considerably less, and from Chicago
westward a further reduction may be
calculated upon, while beyond Omaha
all roads are single-track and stations
are few. But at the lowest possible esti-
mate 100000 people-men, women and
boys-must be directly employed upon
the Vanderbilt systems. AS many more
are indirectly employed by the system
in favored express companies in the
great cities, in the factories which sup
ply them with engines, cars, seats,
lights, oil, machinery and equipment of
all sorts, and in the work of grading
and equipping new tracks, in denuding
the forests for tie timber and disem-
bowling the earth for railway coal. Di-
rectly and indirectly the system fur
nishes, through 100000 workmen and
women. support to 100000 people de-
pendent upon it for livelihood--a num-
Der as large as the whole population of
the country at the time of the Revolu-
. ,,- t., \ e
family to wield.-New York World.
The herald., 1898-02-27

man before her has taken. She bid good
by to home and came to New York, and
here she has been welcomed by hel
mothers American friends and made
much Of. She has told them plainly he,
position-that she has come to make hel
way in the world as best she can-and
they have given her a helping hand ant
turned in to aid her.
She is a pretty girl and has charm
ing voice, and it has been decided thai
she shall try the concert stage as q
starter" Some musicales have beer
given for her, and quite a little sun
netted as result.
The wise young woman has decided tc
fill her purse first and gain fame in the
Legitimate" later So she Is considering
an appearance on the vaudeville stage
at Proctor's Pleasure Palace.-New York
Journal.
The herald., 1898-02-27

Bordes, but its fleet Is the largest of
all. and consists of thirty-nine vessels,
whose totel equals S6.677 gross tons.
Messrs. Bordes' four-masted ship
France. of S942 tons, was, 1t may be
remembered, the largest sailing ship in
the world until the advent of the five
master Potosi of Hamburg.-London
Shipping World.
The herald., 1898-02-27
Diseases They Cure

Kidney Diseases, Bladder Diseases, Insomnia,
hysteria, Paralysis, Rlckets, SCrofuIa, Con-
sumption, Liver Disease, Diseases of Bowels,
Ovarian Diseases, SCiatiCa, Tumors, Deformi-
ties, Rupture, Asthma, Bronchitis. Catarrh.
Neuralgia, Heart Disease, Dyspepsia, Eye and
Ear Diseases, Skin Diseases, Rheumatism,
Female Diseases, Nervous Diseases, La Grippe,
Spinal Diseases.
The herald., 1898-02-27
Overdue

That the gold hunting is being badly
overdone is indicated by the fact that
many people are returning from Dawson
City empty handed. which they would
not be likely to do If the yellow metal
is as easy to get I'D there as is said.-
Oakland Tribune
The herald., 1898-02-27
keIlan1 -.
362 South Broadway
xsetbersl n1e.bsrxl s1esper.l

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over 80 years By millions OF moth
ers for their children while teething with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child, soft.
collie and is the best remedy for Diarrhoca.
Sold by druggists In every part Of the
world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
tiud. 8 cents q bottle.
The herald., 1898-02-27
HE TELLS A PLEASING STORY
Prominent Citizen Testlfles to the Superior
and German Expert Specialists

Twas a sufferer from Bronchial Catarrh.
Kidney and Lung troubles for many years.
tried many remedies and many doctors
and all sorts of experiments, but could get
neither cure nor relief until about three
months ago. About that time my case be-
came so serious that my friends advised
me to consult the English and German
Expert Specialists. I am pleased to state
that 1t was the most valuable advice ever
given to me. began treatment with these
| eminent physicians last fall and improved
very rapidly. Inside of sixty days my
weight had increased 12 pounds, and am
still gaining. l am also sound and we'll and
feel like young man once more, thanks
to the great skill of the English and Ger
man Expert Specialists. I have often
heard that they were the doctors that do
all they claim. and am now convinced that
1t is true. FRANK BOUCHERD.
'Feb.2l, 1898. Los Nietos, Cal.'
Mr.. Boucherd is a well-to-do
rancher and a prominent and
highly esteemed citizen of
Southern California. He owes
his health and life to the Eng
lish and German Expert Spe-
cialists, and wants the world
at large to know that there are
doctors who are masters of
chronic diseases.
Evening journal., 1898-07-15
UP At CHESTER HEIGHTS
THE PROSPECTS FOR A SUCCESS
FUL CAMP MEETING ARE

THE PROSPECTS FOR A SUCCESS
FUI. CAMP MEETING ARE
QUITE BRIGHT.
Many Wilmingtonians are interested
in Chester Heights camp meeting, and
they will be glad to learn that the pros
poets for successful camp are very
bright. The demand for cottages and
tents exceeds that of any previous year,
and more people are now on the ground
than for many years prior to the open
ing of the camp.
The preliminary meeting will be
held on Wednesday next, at s p. m,
when addresses viii be delivered by
the president, Rev. ]. S. j. Mcconnell,
d. D., and others. The spiritual di-
rector, Rev. c. M. Boswell will preach
the opening sermon, on Thursday, July
21, at 10 a. m. There will be sermons
daily at 10 a. m, and 7.45 p. m. Rev.
Henry Sanderson and Samuel Kehr
will conduct a family meeting at 6 a.
m, and Revs. John Priest and George
3. Burnwood will have charge OF a
praise and Bible reading service at $3.50
a. m. There will be a children's hour at
1.30 p. m, conducted by REV. f. E
Graeff, and at the same time Rev. G.
NJ. Brodhead will direct Pentecostal
service. At $50 p. m. there will be a
rally Of the young people, under the
leadership of Revs.J. G. Wilson, Il. w
StNlman, IT. w. Davis and G. w. Hen
son. Among other prominent minis
ters who will preach are Revs. ]. w
Langley, Samuel McBurney, j. d. Fox
F. B. Lynch, ID. d., P. ]. Kain, Wi!
liam Mays, Alfred Heebner,W. B. Chal
fant, T. w. Mckinney, ID. NJ. Gordon
w. d. Jones, G. H. Buckley, Jr., c. 3
White. ]. H. carp and J. Roger
The Wesleyan Association, Of Ches
ter, will conduct woods meetings ol
Sundays at 1.9O and $50 p. m, Tues
day, July 26,, will be Womans For
eign Missionary afternoon, and the fol
lowing Friday Woman's Home Mis-
> sionary afternoon. Saturday, July 81
will be flag afternoon, and the clos
ing service will be at 8 p. m. on Mon
day, August /. Professor J. Lincol
Hall will be musical director, an
! 'Pentecostal Praises" by Gilmour an
kirkpatrick, will be the book uset
Popular soloists and a large choir wi
=, assist in the music.
Evening journal., 1898-07-15
HIS USUAL LUCK.
Nickel He Tried 10 Save Dishonesty
Cost Him "a situation.

Nickel He Tried TO Save Dishonesty
Cost Him "a situation.
There are some people who seem TO be
born to bad luck. Misfortune seems TO
shake hands with them at every turn in
their lives. A young man ON the North
side has had a distressing experience
lately which he attributes to perpetu-
al evil genius which follows him.
Some time last fall when in a Clark
street cable car he became deeply in
terested in the paper which he had just
bought and paid his fare twice. As soon
as IL flashed across his mind he felt very
fat, but determined TO get back some
day. Consequently from that time forth
a good deal Of his attention while on the
street cars was directed toward this
end. This laudable design was partly
balked because he did not travel so
much as formerly, having lost his sit
uation. But a friend Of his negotiated
an opening for him.
One morning a week or so ago he was
on his way down TO slip into his berth,
having nothing 20 do but introduce
himself 20 the proprietor. He felt in "A
very good humor, and he bethought
himself of his purpose 20 recover the
nickel. The car was unusually crowd
ed lie busted himself in a newspaper
and looked very demure. For once at
least in his life his perseverance was re-
warded lie got down without paying
anything. But he was six OF eight times
on the point of giving up because of the
looks that his fellow passengers gave
him. There was a portly gentleman
seated directly opposite who seemed es-
pecially indignant, but. contrary TO the
young mans expectations, he did not
call the conductors attention 20 him.
lie stepped off the car at Washington
street in better humor than he had
been in for months. Then he stopped
10 have his shoes shined. This done. he
hurried Off TO the Office Of his pros
pective employer, congratulatipg him
self that for once in his life he had cs-
capped his perennial bad luck. But his
cheerfulness faded into horror when on
appearing before the magnate he dis
covered him TO be no other than the
man who had sat opposite 20 him in the
car. He did not get the situation
Chicago Chronicle.
Evening journal., 1898-07-15
OUR NEW WAR TAXES COMPARED

OUR NEW WAR TAXES COMPARED
WITH THOSE OF THE SIXTIES.
The main feature OF this law will
naturally be compared with the sue
cessive revenue laws Of the civil war
period. and nothing will be more no
ticeable in such an examination than
the large number Of possible sources
Of revenue which have been passed
over on the present occasion. The
greatest similarity between the
revenue systems OF that war and
OF this is in the stamp taxes. Nearly
all the business documentss formerly
subject to duty have been included in
the present act, though in many cases
at lower rates than before. and a few
additions have been made. But in
stead Of the few articles now taxed un-
der schedule b, the excise formerly APP
piled to a long list OF manufactures
and other products, including such
articles of common use as coal and
oil, gas, candles, ground coffee and
spices, cotton, sugar and confectionery
chocolate and cocoa, salt, slaughtered
animals, furniture, umbrellas and
photographs; and the rates were high
enough to make a decided difference In
retail prices. over against the busl-
ness taxes now imposed upon few oc-
cupatlons must be set a long list Of
corporations which were formerly tax
ed from to 8 per cent. on their gross
receipts, and a still longer list OF oc-
cupations reached by means Of license
taxes. Thus the tax on gross receipts
lapplied to railroads, steamboats, ferry
boats, toll bridges and toll roads, tele-
graph, express and insurance compan.
les, lotteries, theatres and museums
while the license taxes applied undei
the act of 1864 not merely to the oc
equations previously enumerated, bu
also to every other trade, business an'
profession. In addition to the tax oi
legacies, there was a succession tax ap
plying to real estate. Finally, beside
the income tax, there was a whole sys
tenn Of direct-consumption taxes OF
such articles Of pleasure and luxury a.
yachts, carriages, pianos, private bill
lard tables. gold and silver plate an'
watches.
1t has been said that contempt
rary budgetary history makes no lik
exhibit OF unopened resources and un
employed powers" The new law serve
rather to emphasize this statemen
than otherwise. by showing that evei
i'm = war it IS not necessar
to tax everything taxable or even any
thing that might easily bear tax
ing. The taxes imposed are certainl.
not excessive, and It is quite possibl
that some portions Of the act viii b
found so satisfactory that is will be ad
visable to retain them as permanen
sources of revenue in time Of peace, q
take the place OF the income tax, whie'
has been declared unconstitutional
Review Of Reviews.
Evening journal., 1898-07-15
THE WEATHER.

N. Y. Heralds Forecast-In the Mid
die States and New England, to-day, fair
weather viii prevail, with sultriness on
the coast, fresh to light southwesterly
winds. and generally higher tempera-
ture, except in and near the lake re-
gions, where light local rain is likely.
On Saturday, In both of these sec
tions. fair, sultry weather and light,
variable winds will prevail with nearly
stationary, followed by slowly rising
temperature.
On Sunday, probably fair and warmer
weather.
European steamers now leaving New
York, Philadelphia and Boston will
have mostly light, southwesterly
breezes to the Banks.
Forecast for Frlday.-Eastern Penn
sylvania and New Jersey, generally fair
weather. warmer, southwesterly winds.
Delaware and Maryland, partly
cloudy weather, warmer, southerly
winds.
Evening journal., 1898-07-15

SPECIAL FAST SATURDAY EX-
PRESS TRAIN TO REHOBOTH
VIA PHILADELPHIA, WHINING
TON AND BALTIMORE RAIL
ROAD.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company TO fur
ther accommodate its RehOboth pa
irons, beginning Saturday next, the
10th instant, and each Saturday there
after during the months of July and
August, will run a special fast express
train from Wilmington at 4.27 p. IN. TO
RehobOth. stopping only at Middle
town, Townsend Clayton. Dover, Har-
rington, Milford, Georgetown and
Lewes, arriving at RehOboth 7.30 p.
m. in time for supper and the usual
Saturday evening entertainments Re-
turning, this fast special will leave Re
hoboth on the following Mondays after
early breakfast, and make a fast run
reaching Wilmington at 10 a. m
No doubt this service will be very
popular with the cottage holders and
other persons who wish to visit the
beach and stay over Sunday.
Evening journal., 1898-07-15
COLONIZATION AND THE TARIFF

A number of our people have already
limited that they would like to acquire
the Philippines. throw around them our
high tariff wall and proceed to sell
them American goods at high prices,
and to deprive them of the privileges
Of buying other goods al low prices.
How this would suit the natives there
we can only conjecture II is pretty
certain that it would not suit our Eng
lish friends who are urging us to hold
all the territory which we can con-
quer.
II is not a matter Of very great i'm
portance to those Americans who do
not profit by protection at home-and
that is an overwhelming majority-ex-
cept so far as It bears on the general
question as to how We are to keep these
conquered provinces contented, and
consequently peaceful. But it can hard
ly be maintained that these remote
islands can become states OF the Union
and, If they must be governed as col
onies, the extension of our tariff laws
10 them IS hardly justifiable. AT all
events, this is a question that will have
an important bearing in the acquisition
Of new territory louisville Courier
Journal.
Evening journal., 1898-07-15
socIAL ANp pERsoNAL MOVES

Samuel Alderman and sister Mise
Elizabeth Ackerman, are at Atlantic
City.
Mrs. Franklin ]. Murphey and son
are visiting relatives in Dover.
Thomas Davis, of Church Hill, Md,
was in town yesterday
Clarence A. Nesbitt, of Philadelphia,
a brother of Mrs. Jacob Tome, of Port
Deposit, was in town yesterday.
Miss May c. Lamborne, of Wooddale
is the guest Of friends in this city.
Miss Margaret Conahan, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting friends here.
Mrs. Joshua Menough and Miss Vio-
let Menough, who have been visiting
Mrs. George W. Ortlip, at the Gables
have returned to Oxford, Pa.
Evening journal., 1898-07-15
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL HOTES

Miss Bertha Satterthwalte Miss Ber-
tha Cranston and Harry Miller, Of
Newport, spent last evening with Miss
Edna Finn.
Miss Mary Shaw has gone to New
port, Rhode Island, for the Summer.
Walter Rodney, Of Lehigh College, is
visiting his aunt, Miss Emily Rodney.
The Loyal Legion picnicked at Eden
Park yesterday.
James G. Shaw is home from Bridge
ton.
Mrs. Frank NJ. Munson and daugh-
ter, Genevieve, are spending a week
with Chaplain Munson, at Middletown.
Mrs. George Hermann is visiting her
mother, Mrs. John White, Of South
Fourth street.
John White is the happy father OF a
bright baby boy.
Mrs. William T. Potter and two sons,
Nat and Knight Potter, are the guests
Of Mrs. John Rodney
Misses Ethel and Reba Knight, of
Baltimore, are visiting their aunt, Mrs
John ]. Black.
Miss Lynch, or Wilmington, is visit
ing Mrs John Hamilton.
Miss Emily Rodney is spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs. c. p
Holcomb, at the ButtOnwoOds.
B. F. Townsend, Of Wilmington, is
boarding with Mrs, Eagle, on Delaware
street.
Mrs. Bryant, formerly Miss May
Martindale, is visiting her sister, Mis-;
Martindale, in Wilmington.
Misses Marion Hushebeck and Mar.
garet Carrick have returned from a
visit to Baltimore.
Private George Truitt is spending the
day with his mother.
Mrs. B. 7. Holcomb and Mrs. Johr
NJ. Wilson visited Camp Tunnel this
week.
Miss Louise Merriman, of Baltimore
is a guest OF Miss Mary Cooper. u
North Front street.
Rev. Fletcher Clark is In Philadel
phia for day or two.
Miss Bessie Newbold, who has beer
a guest Of Miss Edna Finn, left to-day
to visit Miss Bertha Satterthwaite, a
Stanton.
David Lewis was not so well las
night.
Those who visited Washington Parl
Wednesday night did not get home un
til daylight.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. L4ambson leay'
on Monday for the Blue Mountains.
.
< The cruiser Kasagi passed up tn
Delaware river yesterday afternoon a
$3.50 on her return trial trip from OF
the coast of Massachusetts
Evening journal., 1898-07-15
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD

RESIDENTS OF BRANDYWINE
VILLAGE CELEBRATE THE CEN
TENAiRY OF THE OLD ACADEMY.
Yesterday the old Academy over in
Brandywine village was 100 years old.
Some time ago persons residing over
there decided to hold a celebration
when the day arrived, but not until
yesterday did they discover that the
day was upon them. Under the leader
ship of Charles Merrick, they took up a
collection, improvised a program and
last evening carried it out winding up
with a big display of fireworks set of
in honor of the old buildings hun
dredth birthday, and the victory OF the
American forces at Santiago. The
Academy was built by the people of
Brandywine hundred, some giving
stone, others brick and others lumber
hardware or sand. It has stood the
rack of a century, and bears every evil
dence Of standing for many years ia
come.