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Evening journal., 1898-04-27
WATCH.

Watch your footsteps; you may 81
injure yourself.
Watch your habits: they may
upon you unawares and get beyon
control.
Watch the tendency Of the times
world is moving and changing evei
and you cannot afford to be left 4
Watch the course of events. Il
mean to you the securing of a fortl
the loss Of what you already possess
Watch carefully the interests o,
true friends They are always
number, and you cannot do too mu
those who have been tested and n
Watch above all things your heal
is the most precious possession yd
ever have in this life.
Watch for the first signs OF a {
cough, and symptoms Of malaria,
monia, or consumption. and bear in
that there is but one thing that can
these troubles quickly, and that is
stimulant.
Watch carefully those who try I
suade you to take false stimulant
bear in mind that there IS but one
scientific, medicinal stimulant, and
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey.
Watch the effects which follow [
of this great discovery, and you w
that If taken In time and accord
directions, the annoying symptoms
unless checked. Will lead to certain
ness or death, Will disappear, an
will be by this means restored to
and happiness. and thus secure
| lease of life.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27
A CANNY SCOT.

An amusing scene took place the
other day in the Glasgow sheriff court,
during a Board Of Trade inquiry into
the circumstances attending the loss Of
the West Highland "puffer," or coast
ing steamer, the Helen MacGregor.
One Of the witnesses was Captain
Fletcher, a previous master of the craft,
and the sheriff asked him If, in his
opinion, the vessel was seaworthy.
"Weel," said the witness, leaning his
arm on the rail of the witness box
"the engines behaved no sac bad and
worked middlin' weel."
His Lordship-"You are a very eau
tious man. No sac bad and 'middlin
weel may be very good Scotch, but
they do not convey much information
Was she seaworthy?"
Witness-"Well, yes, in a way"
The Sheriff-"What kind Of a way
The proper way?"
Witness-"Ou, juist in a middlin' or
dinary way"
But that is as vague as the other
Had you any fault to find with her?"
Witness (cautiously)-"W sh'
wass maybe getting old"
The Sheriff-"Did you think she wa.
seaworthy when you saw her in th'
Crinan canal in November last?"
| Witness-''It would be according L
/ the weather"
"But a vessel to be seaworthy mus
be seaworthy in all reasonable weather
must she not?"
Witness-"Well, it would depen'
upon the day"
Captain Fletcher's departure fror
the witness box caused much regret i
court, and it was some time before du
solemnity prevailed.-Westminster Ga
zette.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27
EDITORIAL COMMENT

When Klopstock heard OF the fall OF
royalty in France at the close of the
eighteenth century, he exclaimed:
"Why have / not a hundred voices to
celebrate French libertyi" And such
will be the sentiment Of every liberty
loving man and woman in the hour
when the sorely oppressed Cubans 90
free from the murderous hand OF Spain.
Minneapolis Journal.
It is to be distinctly understood and
should be most forcibly emphasized
from the outset, that in deciding to 90
to war Spain is not acting in defence OF
what she terms her rights in Cuba. She
has no rights in Cuba that have not
been forfeited long ago. Her dominion
there has been brought to an end by
sheer incapacity and by demonstrated
inability to maintain a civilized gov
ernment She has let Cuba fall from
her grasp simply by inability TO hold
It and her retirement from the island is
no longer a question open TO discussion.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Young Edison thinks he has solved
the problem Of aerial navigation, but,
OF course, there is some gas about it,
and the airship as described seems only
a balloon. The old problem remains
whether 1t can be steered OF not
Daily Nonpariel
The most extraordinary thing about
the distribution OF patronage by poll
ticians outside the operation Of the
hated civil SERVICE" is the ease with
which the most worthless fellows get
the strongest endorsement.-New York
Evening Post.
Spanish characteristics will crop ont.
The lie that the United States took the
Initiative in asking the pope to mediate
was the outcome OF natural inability to
tell the truth.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
And among the other things the Gu
ban trouble is responsible for is a ter
rible strain on the English Language
Chicago News.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27
DIED AT WEST CHESTER
A MAN WHO WAS FORMERLY
PROMINENT IN WILMINGTON
RIrSINESS CIRCLES

A MAN WHO WAS FORMERLY
PROMINENT IN WILMINGTON
BUSINESS CIRCLES.
At West Chester, Pa, on Monday,
Thomas D. Webb SO years old, a for
mer Wilmingtonian. died.
He was engaged in the hat business
here for. years and in other enterprises.
Mr.. Webb was born on January u,
1910, near the old Kennett Meeting
House. He was one Of the starters Of
the old Mechanics Bank, at Fourth
and Market streets, which afterward
moved to Fifth and Market streets and
changed it's name to the First National
Bank. He was also one of the origi-
majors of the first building loan started
in Wilmington.
In 1877 his wife died, and in 1885 Mr.
Webb married Miss Emma Darlington.
Thirteen years ago he discontinued
business in Wilmington and moved to
West Chester. AS the result of the first
marriage there were five children,
Richard H., who was killed at Cold
Harbor; Francis, who died while an in
FAINT; Annie j., who married Edward
Bringhurst, Jr.; w. P. Webb who lives
at No. sos West Ninth street, this city,
and f. T. Webb, who lives in Savan-
nah. There were ten grandchildren
and one great-grandchild. The funeral
services will be held from his home, in
West Chester this afternoon, at
o'clock. The body will be buried
from the home of his son, in this city,
| tomorrow afternoon, at 3 O'Clock,
| Interment will be made in the Will
mington and Brandywine Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27
MILD WINTER, SURE.
Hornets Nests Are Low, Nuts Are
Scarce, and Weeds Are Short.

Hornets Nests Are Low, Nuts Are
Scarce, and Weeds Are Short.
'We'n have a mild winter, unless my
signs fail me-" says Henry Rife, the old
est farmer in Laltul1enny township, n.
Y, according to an exchange, who has
all his life been noted as a weather
prophet among the folks along the
North mountains, "and guess this
from the hornets, the nuts, and the
woods. I notice that the hornets have
built their nests low. They would be
high up out Of reach, were we going to
have hard winter. can't explain
this, but my father and grandfather al
ways gauged by this. Then nuts Of all
kinds are scarce. There are hardly any
chestnuts, shellbarks, or acorns. IF q
hard winter was coming the Good Man
would have provided for the animals
that must starve this year If the snow
lies deep. A big crop of nuts is always
followed by hard winter, and this also
works the other way. Then notice
that the weeds have grown up short
and their seeds hang near the ground
Were a hard winter coming the weeds
would have grown up tall, so that when
the snow would lie deep the birds could
hop along on the snow and get the seeds
from the top of the plants. II the weeds
are covered with snow for long time
the birds can't get any feed. The GOot
Man looks after the birds, TOO, and
DON'T believe they win starve this win
Ter on account of the berries and seeds
being covered with snow. For these
three reasons I think Wen have q milk
xxyip4ero
Evening journal., 1898-04-27
I,uxur,ou, Impcrlnl travellers.

The height of luxurious travelling has
been reached by the czar and ezarinas
The empress private car Is upholstered
In pale blue satin. The electric lamps
are all in the form Of lilies, and it con-
tains writing and tea tables made Of
mother of pearl. The nursery is the
next apartment, and Is as comfortable
and handsome as the same rooms many
Of the cars palaces. There are dining
yoonls and drawing-rooms and several
Eleeping apartments. In fact, this train
Is a miniature palace. The wheels are
severed with India rubber tires.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27
HIS NOSE WAS HIS EYE.
Strange Result of an Accident 20 .
Sixteenth Century Man.

Strange Result of an Accident TO q
Sixteenth Century Man.
Several authors Of the sixteenth cen
tury mentioned the existence of man
who, having lost his eyesight, could
see through his nose, says the Philadel-
phia Record. The story, much doubted
at the time and pronounced fabulous
by physicians, is nevertheless true il
the researches of e. Douliot prove cor
rect. 1t seems that the victim had lost
his right eye early in life, and later
on while climbing ON a cherry tree fell
upon a fence, the pickets horribly mutt
lating the left eye, the cheek and the
nose. The surgeon called in consid-
cred the eye entirely destroyed, sewed
up the wound and it healed in time,
forming a large scar where the eye
had beea. A year later the man, then
considered stoneblind, lay in the grass,
when he surprised himself by discov-
ering that he could perceive through
the cavity of the nose the sky and the
color of the flowers on the meadow
around him. From that time on he
practiced for five or six years to see
with his nose, which to him became
practically the organ of vision. He
gradually became more proficient in
seeing in this way and could see every
thing beneath him while he remained
quite insensible to the light from above.
The condition of this man can be
explained scientifically. Although the
lens of the eye had been torn from its
socket by the fall, the optic membrane
md the nerves at the rear of the cavity
of the eye had retained some of the
seeing power. When the eye had healed
together a small hole in the bone over
the nose must have formed which acted
as a lens in the same way as pinhole
can be used to take Photographic pic
ture. This also proves that the retina
of the eye acts like a camera obscura
where the objects from the outside be-
come visible when the rays of light
arrive there after passing through a
small opening.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27

The selection of General James II.
Wilson, of this city, to fill the position
OF secretary Of war in President Nc
Kinleys Cabinet would be high honor
conferred not alone upon the general,
but also upon the city and state. Gen
eral Wilson is a Republican and, what
is becoming rarer in Delaware, a de-
cent one. He Is not only in perfect
sympathy and accord with the presi-
dent and his policy, but his past mill
tary record is most enviable one in
every respect. When it comes to the
comforting OF such an honor upon the
worthy son of worthy state, 1t is
well to permit state pride to over
shadow whatever partisan prejudice
may exist.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27

conductor be not allowed to eat an
onion within twenty-four hours Of the
time for going on duty. At first he
demurred, but the women sat down in
his Office and refused to leave until he
complied with their request, threaten
ing a boycott and other terrible things
If he did not comply with their de-
mands. He complied.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27
cnt. an Medieval Timen.

Down to as late as the middle ages
eats were comparatively scarce in Eu-
-ope and were SO highly priced that any
person who killed one was obliged to
pay fine. This penalty sometimes was
required to be paid in the shape of q
pile Of wheat big enough to cover the
slain animal when it was held vertically
by the tip of its tail. the nose touching
the ground.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27
WILD ATHLETIC MGRYELS
INIMITABLE AND NOVEL ILLUS
TRATIONS OF ARABIC ATHLETIC
SKILL

INIMITABLE AND NOVEL ILLUS
TRATIONS OF ARABIC ATHLETIC
SKILL
Buffalo Bill has marvelously well
succeeded in bringing the Wild West
and the Wild East together, as will be
illustrated here, on Friday, May 8, at
Front and Union streets, in the riding
and athletic performances by the r9-
nowned Hadjf Tahar Troupe Of genuine
Riffian Arabs. whose feats, by the
way, are not given on a carpet and in a
carefully ring, but in the open
and on the rough ground. Their horse
manship is picturesque and notable, but
their athletic exhibitions are inimitably
and singularly astounding. Their gym
nastic drill includes the manipulation
of long muskets until they look like
huge pyrotechnic pinwheels. 1t would
take good runner to keep abreast Of
their handspring flights the whole
length of the big arena. Their head to
head balancing~is a marvel of endur-
ance and equilibristic skill. They
promenade on their hands as readily as
on their feet, launch themselves in
high and hazardous spreads and side
sOmersaults over swords and bayonets,
twirl, twist and tumble like straws in a
cyclone, and build with cat-like agility
high living pyramids. in which one
Samson sustains the weight OF nine
men. During all these acts a Dervish,
who might properly be billed as "The
Mad Flywheel of the Sahara" executes
thousands Of standing revolutions on a
platform at incalculable speed, and in
a manner to suggest that the secret oi
perpetual motion has at length been
| found.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27

The United States and Great Britain
can, thanks to the better understand
ing between the two countries of late
years, settle their differences without a
resort to arms. 1t was announced in the
British House Of Commons on Monday
that the proposition to refer the Alas
kan boundary question is under con-
sideration on the part of England and
the United States. II we had more men
like Hon. Thomas f. Bayard in our
Diplomatic Corps we should speedily
improve our relations with the world
at large and increase in commercial
Importance accordingly.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27
SPRING STYLES

Derby Hats now ready at Ross A..
No 2l0 Market street. Stetson "a and
s. Hats for $3.50 and SO. The best val
ues ever offered in Wilmington at ST.,
SIPS, $3.50 and $2-unexcelled for quail
.ity and finish. The new soft Felt Hat
at 75c., 81, S1.25 and $1.50, all colors.
Prices guaranteed the lowest Largest
stock and best assortment.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27

The people OF Wilmington need ap-
prehend no danger from the Spanish
feet. 1t cannot possibly force its way
past the defences at Fort Delaware.
The guns OF Fort Delaware, Fort Mott
and Delaware Battery command the
channel for twelve miles and it would
be practically impossible for any fleet
which Spain could get together to stand
the fire OF such large guns for a run of
twelve miles, to say nothing of the
many submarine mines which have
been planted at and below the fort
should the guns prove insufficient to
stop the rush OF the dons All points
on the Delaware above the fort are alb
solutely safe.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27

An Indiana man announces that ne
is now in position to bottle sunshine.
Every loyal Kentuckian, however, VIII
regard this as shameful waste OF bot
tles.-Chicago Times-Herald.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27
Is A CLASS on PEOPLE

Who are injured by the use OF coffee. Re-
Gently there has been placed I'm all the
grocery stores a new preparation called
GRAlN-O, made OF pure grains, that
takes the place OF coffee. The most deli
rate stomach receives Il without distress
and but few can tell II from coffee. II
does not cost over Y as much. Children
may drink Il " lth great benefit. IS cts
GRAIN-O.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27
DEATH PROBABLY NATURAL.

Joseph Dunn, Of No. S29 Lombard
street, who was said to have had his
skull fractured by being hit by a lever
on a nut machine last night at the
Diamond State Iron Company, died at
2 o'clock this morning at the Delaware
Hospital. Dunn's death was due to
apoplexy
Evening journal., 1898-04-27

The only real ball game of the sea
son is now going on between Uncle Sam
and Alphonso. Uncle Sam Is at the bat
and Alphonso is yelling foul and run
ming the bases.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27
MARRIED AT sT. PAUL's.

A pretty and impressive wedding was
solemnized at St. Paul's r. c.. Church,
Fourth and Jackson streets, this af-
ternoon, at 2.30 o'clock. The bride was
Miss Alice c. Ford, daughter of Mrs.
Mary b. Ford, and niece of Peter j.
Ford, and Elmer p. Dougherty, young
business man of this city, was the
groom.
Rev. M. X. Fallon, pastor o. ST.
Paul's, officiated, assisted by Father
Quigley, of this city; Father Brady, of
New Castle; Father Birmingham, of st
Josephs on the Brandywine and
Father Kelly, of West Grove, Pa. The
ceremony was one OF the most impress
sive witnessed here for some time, and
the church was thronged with the
friends and well-wishers of the young
couple.
The bride was attended by Miss
Katharine Harrison Baker, of Phila-
delphia, as maid of honor, and Walter
w. Brown, Of West Grove. p. was best
man. The ushers were William Bntz
OF this city, and Thomas Murray, Of
Elkton. The bride was given away by
her uncle. Peter J. Ford.
The bride wore a handsome going
away gown of brown imported goods
and carried a bouquet of Bride roses
The bridesmaid was similarly attired
and carried a bunch of pink roses.
A largely-attended reception was held
from 8 to O'Clock at the residence o9
/ the brides mother, No. 225 Broom'
street, after which Mr.. and Mrs
/ Dougherty went on trip to Old Poin
| Comfort and other town South. Upo1
| their return they will reside at Nintl
| and Adams Streets.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27

All communications intended for inser-
ton In this column should be addressed to
Society Editor, care of the Evening Jour
nal. Communications should be written
on one side Of the paper only.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27

We hear a great deal said against the
establishment by our government OF
postal savings banks. II we consider
the success which has attended such
governmental system in France, and
the encouragement which it gives to
those who are dlsposed TO lay aside
something for rainy day, we cannot
but admire the French for their long
sightedness in this respect 1t is stated
that the amount Of money at the credit
OF depositors in the statessavings banks
Of France in 1896, when the latest sta
tistics were taken, was $3.50, ,OOO, 900,
upon which 3h per cent interest is
paid annually. One out Of every six in
habitants OF the country have accounts
at the banks, and half Of the deposltors
are women. The great majority OF
thrifty Frenchmen belong to the work
ing classes.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27

A fund is being raised in Indiana for
the preservation OF the Levi Coffin
homestead at Fountain City, it having
been one Of the most important "un-
derground railway" stations in Indiana
during the war. Coffin was certainly
an appropriate name for a man en-
gagged in underground work.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27

Cincinnati women are engaged in
making warfare against the onion. Sew
eral days ago a delegation consisting of
twenty-four leading society women Of
the city called upon the superintendent
OF one Of the street railways and re-
quested him to issue an order that a
Evening journal., 1898-04-27
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.
The Occurrences Of the Early
Spring Season.
THE DOUGHERTY-FORD NUPTIALs

IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY CELE-
DRAFTED IN ST. PAUL'S r. C.
CHURCH THIS AFTERNOON, FOIL
LOWED BY A RECEPTION AT
THE BRIDES HOME PHEASANT
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27

Some insurance companies are en-
deayoring to prey upon the Ignorance
Of persons owning property In exposed
places along the coast. They are offer
ing policies Of insurance against bonn
bardment. knowing full we'll that all
such places are protected from attack
by International law, and that they are
perfectly safe in taking the risks. All
newspapers along the Atlantic coast
should sound note Of warning to their
readers and prevent them from being
victimized. EElsiT
Evening journal., 1898-04-27

It is announced that Prince Ami
Singh, the prime minister Of Cashmere,
will visit England this year under tho
escort Of Major Kaye, a trusted and
prominent official OF the Indian Gov
ernment. After having an audience
with the queen and enjoying the hos
pitality Of the Court OF st. James, he
will take provincial tour. The prince
is direct heir to the throne, and while
he is in the hands Of the willy British
diplomatists he will be fortunate IL he
Is not inveigled into consenting to the
establishment OF a British protectorate
OF pronounced type over his dominions
Evening journal., 1898-04-27

The war correspondent with a good
guesser is now greatly in demand in
both America and Spain.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27

II the boys do not observe due care
we shall have to change the name Of
Camp Tunnel TO Camp Pneumonia.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27

Order your bottled beer. wines and
liquors at Lynch's, northwest corner
Madison and Fourth streets.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES

Peter ]. Hart has returned to George
town, after a stay Of several days
here.
William Casey has been visiting
friends in Lnwood.
Miss Elsie Roxborough has returned
to her home in Chester, after a VIII
mington visit.
John Marshall, Of Marcus Hook, has
been visiting Wilmington friends.
James Curry and son, Harry, of
Trainer, Pa, have been guests Of Will
mington friends.
Miss Emma G. Faucet and William
Hammond, both of Georgetown, were
married at the home Of the brides par
ents this afternoon at 2.15 O'Clock, by
Rev Adam Stengle. After a short we'd
ding trip North they will make their
future home in Georgetown.
The following young men from
Smyrna were in this city last night tC
hear Joseph Jefferson in RIP Van
Wink,e:" w. M. Busted, DR.. johnson
Professor c. H. Lefevre, principal oi
the Smyrna public schools, and How.
ard Jones.
Miss Nevada Osgoodby, of New
York, has been the guest of Mrs. A. Y
Lesley George, at No. 1912 Marke
street. Miss Osgoodsby sails for Eu
rope on June IS for two years stay
Miss May Wells and John L. Dick
OF Aberdeen, Md, were married to-da.
at the home of the bride, in Dover.
David III. Russell and Miss Saral
Brown will be married in Milford thi
evening
Evening journal., 1898-04-27
WATCHMAN TAKEN SICK.

]. Vansinger, watchman at the v
street gate of the Harlan and HolliI
worth Company's shipyard, is TIM
ened with pneumonia. He becaml
i'm at his post on Monday after1
that ne had to be taken to his hom
a cab.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION,

Miss Leona Nugent entertained a
number Of friends at her home, No. 500
North Harrison street, last evening,
the occasion being her birthday She
received many beautiful presents,
among which was diamond ring from
her parents. Those present were:
Misses Annetta Moore, Agnes CO1-
stantine, Florence Biddle, Emma Rel
tew. Bertha Faust, Ilena Garrett, Lily
Dixon, Mabel PennOck, Leroy Clayton,
Alvin Robertson, Leonard Hall, Arthur
Rettew, Drummer. Sellers, Marvin
Hanna, Henry Nugent, Mr. and Mrs,
William Garrett, Mr.. and Mrs. Nh
gent and Howard Nugent.
Evening journal., 1898-04-27
Teeth without Plates.

Our prices within the reach of all Gold
filings, $l.00 up; amalgam filings, so
cents; cement filings, so cents. Gold
Crowns. s.. Crown and Bridge work, s.
a tooth.
The leader., 1898-04-13
CATARRH SIX YEARS.
Grew Rapidly Worse-DOctors
Did No Good.

Mrs. Adam Staats, Mequon,
Wis, in a recent letter to DIR.
Hartman, writes: 81 write this