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Evening journal., 1898-06-02
SCORE AND TALLY.
sOmcthing About the Survival OF an
old Custom Among the Trench
Prusnntry.

To keep score and TO keep tally are
common enough phrases, but few OF
the ardent boys and girls who keep tho
score of an exciting game Of baseball
and afterward compare score cards to'
Dee If their records tally have any idea
whence these two words are derived.
Originally they were eIact synonyms;
a score being scar or notch upon a.
tally stick, while tally comes directly
from the French taller, 20 cut, whltile
or notch. The use of tally sticks, ono
would think. must belong either to gee
mote antiquity or 60 regions beyond
civilization and It's accompnnyin g
school arithmeucs; yet such "a by no
means the case. That 10 still survives
In rural France is attestsd by a writer
In recent English magazine.
Sitting among gr0np Of blue.
bloused peasants before fhe fireplace of
country inn. the lnndiady Of which,
also conducted the village bakery, lei
noticed hanging from the mantei tnro
great bundles Of sticka kxamining
them, he found that each rod wis about,
is inches In length and was split up
more than threeuuarters Of its length,
the split portion being covered with
notches, while upon the handle was In
scrlbed O name. The mistress OF the
lnn observed him puzzling over these
nysterioas objects and, eoming 20 his
side, good-nsturedly expl0iped that
tthey were faules, aud that OH the bak-
cry accounts Of Shh hosss warelSept in
tthat manner.
every customer was provided With
a hazel stick split through the greater
part of It's length and with bis name
written on the handle. Tho spllt-of
piece of wood was retained by tho Gus
toner; tho principal stick by tho baker
When the customer desired loaf or
two he came 20 the.shop With bis stick.
! It was placed In connection with tie
piece from which 81 had been originally
taken and then with knife notoh
was cut al the point OF contact on each
| side, so as 10 mark both pieces Of wood.
When one side has been thus scored
full the score was carried to the other
junction. As soon as the account was
paid the tally stick was thrust into the
| fire"
The visitor carried away tally as .
curiosity, but on showing it at HON
was surprised TO learn that farmer S
wife In his own neighborhood kept her
accounts for butter and milk on %
notched stick. She did not, howeve
employ the checking system of Il
split-off piece-a system which. simp' e
and old-fashioned as tits, renders fals p
fcatlon on either side impossible.
Records Of elections we're kept a
tally sticks until 1926 In the Engli. a
house Of commons, and an overheat
stove in which useless and discarded r. r
lies were being burned, in 1884, started
conflagra6on which destroyed bo b
houses Of parliament.-Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The Y. NJ. c. A., OF Richmond. Va,
recently celebrated its forty-fourth an-
niversary.
Ferdinand Brunctiere, who rcnenuy
lectured at Harvard, says that Catholi-
cism IS France and France Is Catholi-
cism.
MIR. Messer, Y. NJ. C. ~. secretary Of
chicago, will attend the worid'sconfer-
tnce at Basle. Switzerland. his expenses
10 be paid by the association.
Rev. William Brush, one of the oldest
ministers in the Dutch Reformed
church In the United States, recently
died at Morristown. N. j., at the age OF
50 years.
Word has reached Us that Christian
Endeavor society has been started by
Presbyterian missionaries at Dawson
City, and is in a hourishing condition
The first service was attended by so per
sons, and the collection, mostly in gold-
amounted to $40.
Last year the Society for the Propa
CATION Of Christian knowledge icon
nected with the Church OF England) is
sued 145,205 Bibles, 22,o95 Testament
S24,420 Books of Common Prayer an.
s,5ss,062 other books, nearly 100000
tracts, the total amounting TO NOR
than 100000.
The representative of the America
Bible society In Mexico reports tho
"many of the poor people after hearin
chapter of tho Bible read will mali
any sacrifice 20 obtain a copy. If the
have no money they offer a rosary,
crucifx, pictures of saints, tho sanda
or their feet, eggs, firewood-anythir
in their poor possession in exchange (,
a copy OF the Book OF God, as they cal
H."
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
now Pelsing Is Lighted.

Peldng is advancing. So at least cue
gathers from the Peking and Tientsin
Times, which announces that q couple
Of gas lamps and three petroleum lamps
now illuminate the capital of the celes-
tial kingdom. This unwonted depar
ture, however, is not due to native en-
terprise. The gas lights are set up in
front of the Russian embassy, while
the three lesser luminaries shine for the
benefit of the customers of the Russo
Chinese bank. Throughout the rest OF
the city wayfarers still have to follow
their noses as soon as darkness sets in.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
Japanese Chiidren.

"k Joyous heart Is always pure" says
the japanese, and they encourage and
take part in the amusement of their
little ones with q zest that shows their
belief. The japanese are naturally a
gentle and childlike rnce, fond Of
gaiety, while brave and chivalrous in
action and earnest in study. The boys
and girls while at play romp. laugh
and shout, and have "royal good
time" but travellers say they do not
see among them quarrels nor angry
words and gestures. Score this to the
credit of our daTk-eyed little cousins
I'M the land of the "sun's source" They
have the advantage Of being loosely and
warmly dressed, and of being out q
great deal in the open air. In their
homes there is but little furniture 70
tumble over. and there are few useless
ornaments which they are told "no-
70 touch."-Ida Tigner Hodnett, in ST.
Nicholas.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
sNUBs HIS RELATIVES.
The Young Car OF All the Russias
Delivers ainny Uehukcs
10 RoAaIty.

There is no sovereign in Europe who
has.had occasion to administer so many
bitter snubs TO his fellow-rulers as the
young emperor of Russia. Although
he is in point of age. as well as the dura-
tion ofhis reign. the junior Of nearly all,
yet, just because OF his silence and re-
serve. they all seem to be eager and
anxious TO force their society upon him
and TO pay him visits with an impresse-
ment that savors far more of vassals
than of Independent and friendly SOW
ereigns, says the Washington Post.
The snubs that he has administered to
Emperor William have been so numer-
GUS that people have lost count of them.
He has only just consented to reopen
the doors Of the winter palace to Prince
Ferdinand of Bulgaria, after keeping
them closed against him for n couple
Of years. lie has curtly declined to
receive visits either from the prince
of Montenegro, from the grand duke
and grand duchess Of Baden and from.
the dlsreputable ruler OF Monaco. and
now King Milan OF Servia, having hum
bly, craved for permission to visit St
Petersburg for the purpose Of explain
ing TO the car why he has taken up
his residence at Belgrade, Nlcholas in
formed him that he would not permit
him TO set foot on Russian territory
since he has broken the solemn pledge
which he had given TO the late czar
at the time of his abdication never 20
return to Servia. and was therefore uI-
worthy of credence or OF treatment as
an honorable gentleman.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
NUMBERING QUEENS ENGLISH
A Queer Old Southern Character and
Ono OF His Remarkable
Speeches.

Over in Jefersonville is n quaint old
character, Capt. Bill Taylor, whois noted
Cor his many peculiar sayings and his
frequent assault and battery on the
queens English. Capt. Taylor, says the
Louisville Post, has q collection of big
words and he just drops them into his
conversation here and there without re-
gard for their fitness or correctness.
Some years ago, it is said, he gave tout
among his friends that he was going to
have dance at his house and be wanted
everybody to attend. But it rained on
that night and there were very few
present. Even the musicians did not
put in an appearance. But BIZ was
equal to the emergency and, mounting
the kitchen table, he said in a loud.
hoarse voice:
Friends, We will have 10 correspond
this dance until some more supersti-
,tious occasion, when the inclemency of
the weather Will not be so severe and
tAe music viii be more deranged. BY
that time win build q condition to my
house and everything will DO more
iTnitistioal."
Capt Taylor Is the man who killed
bad John Tucker, the Point evangelist
and ex-convict. Only few months ago
he was acquitted Of the charge In the
Jeffersonville circuit court. He claimed
the ghost Of Tucker haunted him until
he hunted up medium and apologized
to the spirit of the dead man. Since
then he had had rest from the persecu-
tions of the ghost.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
THREE LOTs OF TEETH.
who IL Aided BY Nature TO
Keep Ilis Youth.

No-wa-she Jack Pota, an old indian.
who resides with his four squaws on
Snake creek In the Creek nation, is
one of the greatest living curlosities IN
this country, says the Cushing (Col)
Herald. He is said TO be 100 years old,
but judging from the different events
which he claims happened within a
lifetime he must be even older. The
most remarkable feature about Nova
she is that he has already lost two sets
of teeth and now has grown a third
set complete. His hair is jet black, with
no signs of turning gray; his step is
firm and bearing erect; he has buried
% wives and is now living with four.
lie was originally Delaware, but was
captured by the Apaches when young
and held for a number of years; he
was adopted by the Muskogees when
middle-aged man and has been re-
garded as the Oldest man i'm the tribe
for the past 30 years. No-wa-she is
treated.with the greatest reverence ly
the members Of the tribe, who regard
him as a superior being, and the crafty
old fellow doesn't hesitate TO take ad-
vantage Of their superstitions by ac-
septing oil the favors they feel dis
posed to bestow upon him.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
Dismarck,s Sins.

OF the neuralgia pains in his face,
which were so severe that he sometimes
had to press the points Of his fingers
on his cheek bones for several minutes
to secure little relief, Bismarck was
reported as saying: "This is quite nat
ural. have sinned in my life the most
with nay mouth, in eating, drinking and
tnlI-ine,w
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
Defreallmeuts IN Scotland.

In the course Of the arguments before
the house of lords in a case in which
the necessity for additional refresh
ment accommodation at Oban Station
arose, Lord Watson, himself a Scots
man, interposed and remarked that re-
freshments in that part Of Scotland had
only one meaning, and that-whislSy
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
turning slender objects on LatheH.

Turning slender objects on LatheE.
Trouble is often experienced in turn
ing such articles, owing TO their ten
dcncy to spring TO one side away from
The edge OF the tool. 1t is suggested to
avoid this trobule by use Of q special ar
rangement Of tools by which the cut
ing is done from the end, and the tool
- fed cndwise, it's edge facing the head
4 the lathe.-Youth's Companion.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02

Alert and clear-headed merchants
sell what the public wants and do not
offer something else. The buyer is sup
posed to know his own needs.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
Lncllr Tl,nf Irnefcn XnrY.

a lucky thing that tastes vary; that
lemons as well as oranges are in de-
mand; that the curves of youth or
he more pensive lines Of fruitlon in
~cmeu's faces both find their special
admirers.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
Tnking Oaths I'm sfnryIand.

Witnesses in Maryland courts will no
longer have to kiss the Bible when TAX
Ing oaths. nor viii they be obliged to
say, "So help me God" A new law has
made these changes.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02

Take your trade to the storel1eeper
who cells what you want to buy, and
does not wear out your patience trying
10 make you accept something you do
not want, a3lE &
Evening journal., 1898-06-02

A cheap substitute for a standard
advsFhszf article nay prove to be any
thing hut 2 bargain. Be careful to az
hat you nsk Tor.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
NEw cAsTLR REAL RsTATR

FOR SALE.-No 20 South Fifth street
New Castle; brick house; slate roof;
seven rooms and bath; range; hot and
cold water; gas; plastered Summer
kitchen: good cellar; best location IN
city: newly papored; perfect condition;
immediate possession; easy terms. Apply
g. w. Edwards, Evening Journal ofico.
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
r~t.r+ oe tbe nlacIs Race.

According TO computations the black
race embraces about one-tenth Of The
living members of the human species.
or 15O.0OO.OOO individuals.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BUTTER, EGGS AND POULTRY.
MCCARTHY, VIM. H, Third st. marlnet
Evening journal., 1898-06-02

BICYCLES.
Hartlove, w. H., cor. Srd and French
Evening journal., 1898-06-02

PHOTOGRAPHERS
Cummings, 302 Market street.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02

BUILDERS SUPPLIES.
Charles Warner Co, foot Market b
Evening journal., 1898-06-02

CHINA AND GLASSWARE
Iawton, William, GIL Market gtreet
Row, j. Lewis, 413 King street
Evening journal., 1898-06-02

CLOCKS AND JEWELRY.
Rudolph, @. r., 4th and Market so
Baynard, S. H., Fifth and Market ata
Evening journal., 1898-06-02

WHOLESALE LIQUORS.
Kelly, Francis S. g. Co.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02

DRUGGISTS.
Danforth, N. b., 124 Market street
Evening journal., 1898-06-02

PAWNBROKERg.
Harris. NJ. 126 Market street.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02

Cor. Second and Market SITS
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-02-05
} FEBRUARY. 1898
LIKELY TO RErALlATE

Prohibition Of Amerioaa Fruit BY Ger.
many Il considsred Wholly Unjustifsd.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-A real sensa.
tion in official circles was preoipitated
by the news from Berlin that decree
had been issued by the Prussian gov.
ernment prohibiting the importation Of
every kind Of American fresh fruit.
Tho alleged ground Cor the aotton-that
California fruit il infested with danger.
Gus microbes that threaten German
trees-is not accepted as anything but q
subterfuge to cover an aot of tariff 10.
taliation. The general impression
prevails that America is now IN.
volved in tariff war with Germany.
Views differ as to the steps that should
be taken, some urging radical re-.
laliation and others conservative
measures. For two years the state de-
partment has been engaged almost
Gruitlsssly to secure from the German
government the reversal of decree
Ike the present one, but applied to our
meat products. The attitude of the
Germans in this matter 10 not enoour.
aging and the announcement Of this
additional decree Rainst asnother
Great Aasriean staple Export
has tried the patience of the depart.
n1ent sorely and there is no telling how
tar we may 60 towards the retaliation
II the conditions justify it. OF course
pothing will be done In the absence of
full official information from Mr.. White
as to the facts in the case, and it may
be that the history of the meat exolu-
sion negotiations will be repeated in
that there may bs long correspond.
ence to permit the German government
to demonstrate, If it can, the great dan
ger to be looked for in American fresh
fruits. But if the facts indicate that
there is a. little foundation for this OK.
clusion decree as was the case with the
meat products, 1t is said at the state
department that the~prssident probably
viii avail himself of his statutory power
to retaliate sharply under SEQ. s Of the
act Of Aug. 80, 1890. To the knowledge
Of the state department nc complaint has
ever before been made against the
character Of the American fresh fruit.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-02-05
ONE kLoNDIkER,s OPINION.
Railway and steamship Boom All He Ca
See In the Excitement

Hallway and Steamship Boom All He Can
See in the Excitement.
Upton, No., Jan. 31.-The follow.
ing letter has been received by Phil
Frank from Gus Knoble, who left In
company With Captain A. Nske Gore
fnd John spensler on Aug: 8, last, for
Klondika:
t.Ssattle, Wash, Jan. %, 1893. Mr..
Phil Frank: I walked into Skaguay
on tho 18th Of this month from Dawson
City and had a month in the frozen
city, but the frost did not drive me out
OF there. only the lack of work and
business. Klondike is not as good as
they make it ont on the outside. It 10
. railroad and steamship boom, and
that ID all I can see in it at present. I
could not afford to wait for better
times. and take chances to walk with.
ont anything, while my provisions cost
me $50, that would last me until next
May or June. so ! sold my provisions
9nd came back. Gore and Spensler
would have come out but they
were afraid to tackle the trip,
although great many will have
to do it next summer. The first
mail to Dawson I met on New Years
day, about $50 miles this side Of Daw.
son. I wish had taken Your advice.
! would have bean better OF, but. the
experience have now is worth $500
alone" .
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-02-05
klOndike Talk.

The Grand Forks Klondikers are
snow bound at Edmonton.
Herb Parker has about made up his
mind that the Parker Bros. cattle ranch
in North Dakota is the surest Klondike
for him.
An eastern party recently passed
through on the N. P. road with ship.
ment of 156 dogs, which he hoped to sell
at good figures in Tacoma, for Alaska
use.
The Mandan Pioneer tells of party
of hardy young men, born among the
snow clad hills of Norway and Sweden,
who will leave for the Copper riverre-
gion about the middle of February.
Ale Olafson of Taylor left the first of
the week for Portland, where he joins
Hans Torgerson and together they will
60 to the gold regions. Mr.. Olafson has
fine bunch of cattle that he has left in
charge of trusty man, so if he does not
find the gold he will have something to
return to.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-02-05
CAPT. RAYS REPORT
CONDITIONS IN THE KLoNDlKE ARE
VERY SERIOUS.

Hundrsds Now Scattered Along tho River
Destitute af- Food. Clothing and Money.
Recommends That No One Be Allowed
to Go Inte the Interior without Provi.
sions For Two Years.
WAsHKaToN. Feb. 2.-The secretary
Of war has received by wire an abstract
Of the report Of Captain Ray, the de.
partment's special representative in the
Klondike. and the state of affairs there
as thus revealed is worse than was 5ex.
pected. The substance Of the dis.
patches, condensed by General Mer.
Ram at Vancouver Barracks, is a. fol.
lows:
Latest bear date Of Nov. 3 and 8,
refers to action and attempted robbery
Of coaches, recommends that United
States government take steps to effectu.
Ally check immigration to interior Of
Alaska Of all persons not fully equipped
10 last two years. Give as reason NO
way to earn q living. and that no
placer discoveries have been made
within the last eight months, either
In Alaska OF the Northwest Terri.
tory. There is no employment of
any large number Of people in any
capacity, all values are speculative
There is no fixed standard for labor.
There is not now, or likely to be within
IL months, adequate or efficient means
Of supplying people now in Alaska or
Northwest Territory. Is Of opinion
that about seven per cent Of all the
people who have entered during the
past year have earned their living and
hundreds are now scattered along the
river. destitute of food, clothing and
money. People coming in have not
had faintest conception what to do to
earn q living, and after spending money
they bring, they become dazed and
helpless.
States rush will be great the next
year, and any step that will prevent
people from coming in their ignorance
will be an act of charity.
In view of recent developments and
knowledge that the lawless are banding
together along the river for the purpose
OF robbery, renew suggestion for gov.
ernment placing on the river small
Light draught steamers with high
power, armed and used for patrol serv.
Ice and the placing Of detachments as
the movement of people demands.
Courier sent with dispatches by lp.
m. train to report to General Merriam.
Also recommends preliminary survey
by Cooks inlet to the interior for all
American roads.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-02-05
Tho Press Iudignant.
THE CAR ,Ns,s1s.

Tslly Dsterminsd That Prince George
Shall 0ovsrn Crete. y 4isE ssE
BERLIN, Feb. Ia dispatch from
Qonstantinople says that the answer Of
Emperor Nicholas to the Turkish OBJ.
jections to the eandidatNrs Of Prince
George Of Greece for the governor.
ship Of Crete, was presented to the sui.
tan Tuesday. It was couohed in such
strong terms that the Russian ambas.
sador, NJ. ZihovieR, hesitated and tele-
Rraphed to st. Petersburg for confirma.
tfon before presenting II, Count Mur:
avteH. the Russian minister of foreign
affairs, replied that It was the czar's
Qnalterabls discrimination that Prince
George shorld be nominated. '$ <
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-02-05
SETTLED A GRuoaE.
Wisconsin sohoolboys Engage IN Fatal
Glove CONTEXT

Wisconsiu 6choolboys Engage IN Fatal
Glove Contest.
West BEND. Wis, Feb. 8-During q
glove contest between Carl Lindback
and Willie Glantz, Lindback fell dead
in the fourth round. The boys are ssn.
iors attending the high school, aged Is,
and bore unfriendly relations to each
other. They decided to settle their dif.
ferenoes with the gloves, engaging in
10 2-minute rounds. The affair was
scheduled to take place in local ath-
letio hall and the friends Of both boys
together with large number Of the
sporting fraternity gathered to witness
tho contest. Three rounds passed Oh .,
Without Any Damage Being Done 7
on either side. Shortly after the be.
ginning Of the fourth round the Hnd.
back boy received q stinging blow
which fellsd him to the floor face
down. After remaining motionless q
few seconds his friends ran to his as.
sistance and were horrifled to find him
motionless and dead. Iindbaok was 4
son Of Albert Hndbaok, manager Of the
West Bend Qp.QperaUve Creamery
company. and Willie Giants 10 son q
one of the most prominent citizens Of
the town. No arrests have been made
and no action will be taken until atte1
the coroner's ipouest