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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22
A NOVEL BATTLE.
II Was FierceIy WaEed between =
sparrow and n Locust for
Half an Hour.

A novel battle between an English
sparrow and a locust was witnessed by
q number of people on Sixth avenue,
in Dayton, KY, the other day. The
fierce contest lasted fully half an
hour, and although the odds were all
oil the side OF the sparrow as regards
armor. armament and displacement,
yet the locust fought aggressirely un-
IN be was fairly whipped. The spar
row would make dash at the locust
with his bill and the latter would
avoid the attack with a quick side
jump. The locust would then make a
savage onslaught on the sparrow,
striking Mt the eyes OF its opponent
with sharp-pointed feet. Astreet car
would pass every few minutes and
separate the belligerents for the
nonce. The fight would then be re-
rewed with increased vigor. The in
itiative was usually taken by the To-
Gust and he would fly 30 or 40 feet
20 renew the attack The sparrow at
last, however. struck q vulnerable spot
in his Antagonist. aud then proceeded
TO put coup-dc-graco to the battle
10y picking The locust's head oil,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22
COMFORTS OF THE SOLDIERS.
The Treatment They Now Receive In
Greatly Improved over That
in the Civil War.

"Bill," said n soldier from Camp
Alger to his comrade on a street car
in Washington, one day lately, "that
was a mighty mean breakfast we had
in camp this morning. Ii makes me
almost sick to think of IT,"
ayes" said Bill, lit was bad. We've
had roast beef every day this week
and ! am getting mighty tired ofit.'
So the Disconnected volunteers com
mented on the camp fare, says the ST..
Louis Globe-Democrat. The quoted
language is literally true. It goes TO
show that this government may
stretch the limit of the paternol ard
yet not give entire satisfaction. Old
soldiers of '6i who visit the camps Of
9s arc amazed at the difference in the
treatment of volunteers. c. c. Bell. Of
Boonville. spent a day or two at Camp
Alger with the Missouri troops. lie is
q man of Close observation. He ate
with the boys, examined their clothing
and their blankets and went through
the tents with the eyes of a critic.
When he came hack to Washington he
said: eve had no such treatment as
this in the civil war. Those soldiers
have uniforms more comfortable in
cut and of better material. We wore
those old long-tailed coats. The sol
diers Of to-day don't know what shod-
dy means. Their hard tack is better
than ours was. It Is cooked better
and of better -four. They get fresh
meat. In our time the refrigerator
process had not been developed. The
cured meats were not nearly so we'll
prepared then as they are now. Then
I notice that these soldiers have more
and better utensils to cook with than
we had. In every respect they are bet.
ter off than we were.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22
A ROBE DE MUTT.
Through the Possession of II Sol
der DecRme the Plutocrat OF
His Company.

An amusing story of a soldier boys
ingenuity comes from Camp Alger.
When the national guard of Pennsyl-
vania was called out. one of the Phila-
delphia troopers, n raw recruit, not
knowing just what conditions he would
have to live in in camp, included in his
outfit nightshirt, says the New York
Mail and Express.
The very first night OF his stay at
Mt. Gretna he saw how useless the gar
ment would be, but for the sake of as
ISOLATION, or for some reason or an
other, he held on to It.
In the hustle and confusion Of equip
ping the large army that responded TO
President McKinley's call there was
some delay in furnishing clothing 10
the boys at Camp Alger. Here is where
that nightshirt came in handy.
The soldier'5s blue shirt was pretty
well worn out, and. his bathing utensils
were considerably the worse for wear.
Adjourning to his tent the other night.
the Pennsylvania got out the hitherto
useless article and with a sharp knife
ripped II in half.
The upper section of the robe de
mutt is now doing service as a fancy
fronted negligee shirt. The other sec
ton has been made into two towels
and the man IS the plutocrat of the
company.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22

It Is related of sergt. Anthony re-
Gently of the battlcship Maire. that
with all his fearlossucss DE- bad keen
sense Of humor and never los an OPP
portunity to take advantage Of the sit
uation as he found H. lie was en-
gagged at one time doing some heavy
hauling over n bad road In the night.
The road was all but impossible, and
his team got stuck IN the mud After
several Intellectual attempts to pull
out he put up his lines, crawled back
into his wagon. slowed himself away
and went to sleep, knowing that no
one could pass until he was out 81
the way. lie had just about gotto sleep
whom a train OF several wagons cqme
along the road behind him. They
found his team stuck fast, but no
driver. The driver had evidently gone
Oft after help, so they unhitched their
own teams. climbed round his wagon,
Litched 20 il and pulled him out. Then
he crawled out from under cover,
took up his lines and went along.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22
The soldier nov nt Homo.

When the soldier boy, still in camp,
came home on a two-days' furlough
his blithe sister scared up a tin plate
somewhere, which she set at his place.
at the table with tin cup beside it.
She wanted TO have it look natural,
she said. And the soldier boy laughed.
and said the plate was all right, but he
didn't want to drink out of tin cup.
The basis OF this feeling could not even
be guessed by the boys father, who
had himself in other days carried tin
cup tied to haversack; but he didn't
ask about It. nor did anybody else.
They gave the boy a china cup. as
they would have given him anything
else they had for the mere asking.
And before the food was brought the
blithe sister removed the tin plate
and substituted for it the best china
plate that the house contained. And
then they fed him on the fatted calf.
They'll bring out all the crockery and
kill the whole menagerie when the boy
comes home.-N. Y. Sun.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22
THE RETURNED KLoNDIKER.
mersed Ia Something ne-
sides Gold.

He was just back from the Klon-
dixie. For months he had dreamed Of
the sensation he would create when Mt
last he returned home laden with gold
and stories from that frozen cline.
Meeting an old friend on the street be
rushed excitedly forward and shook
him warmly by the hand, says the De-
troit Free Press.
"Jhst got back" he cried. "Have
you heard the news from k"
"News?' replied his friend. SHOULD
say had Didn't do thing TO them,
did we? There will not be q Spaninrd
let on the whole islnnd in month";
The returned Klondikcr looked
dazed, but DE tried 10 again.
"ralh about gold"
"Who wants TO iall, about it?" in
terrupicd his friend. "We'ye rot
enough osit to,nrrs on the war. Why
man the war bombs hays been sub
,serihcd for several timesoverl"
The Klondilser gasped and tried an
other tack
"Mosquitoesi say"
ooh, bahl what's a few mosquitoes
If our troops can face Spanish bullets
l guess they can stand few mos
/ qultoes. BY the way. beenHwny for RI,
past few days. haven't you? Though
hadn't seen you around. SO long.
want to go across the street and see
what the latest news is"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22
SHE WAS FAsrIDroUs.
A Notorious Woman who Has Her
Picture ~ Every Rcgues' cal
Iery In the Land

1t might be expected naturally that
woman of mature age whose photo
graph appears in, If it does not adorn,
every rogues' gallery in the United
States, and who has been arrested
more times than she could remember,
would have troubles enough to keep
her busy when under arrest without
bothering about hair fix" but the
lack of It seems TO have made Sophie
Lyons, the notorious confidence wom-
an, unusually unhappy on the occasion
of her last arrest, says the New York
Sun. Sophie's swindles run back in the
criminal history of New York for more
than a quarter of century, and they
make her an undesirable visitor at
places where jewels may be displayed.
She was arrested few days ago as she
was entering Trinity church. and in a
public letter she complains that, al
though Capt. McClusky insists upon
reformation for every one, he objects
when she goes TO fashionable church.
In this letter Sophie says:
'Now, as my photograph is In every
detective Office Of any prominence in
the land, l did not see the necessity Of
having It taken again, and I asked him
(Capt. McClusky) to please send out
and have a hair dresser arrange my
hair, as the perspiration had made
sad havoc with my crimps."
Although Capt. McCluslSey Is now
the Beau Brummel of the police force
and as polite man as ever slipped
handouts on a crook, he didnot secure
a hairdresser for Mrs. Lyons, but sent
her upstairs to be photographed in
stead. AS a professional woman OF
pride Mrs. Lyons has a right to notify
the public that, owing TO her crimpl
being out of curl, her last photograph
does not do her justice, and this she
has done.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22
THE TINY wHITEBAIT.
A Fish That Has only Recently
Appesred Upon Our
Hotel Tables.

1t is only of late years that white
bait" have appeared on the menus at
our leading restaurants, or that the
tiny fish answering to that appenation.
could be bought In our markets, says
the New York Commercial Advertiser.
For many years we regarded them as
distinctly an English dish, and made
no effort to obtain their equivalent.
Everyone knows the genuine white
bait of England, which are born and
bred and caught in the Thames. and
are supposed 70 obtain their peculiarly
delicious flavor from London mud and
refuse, but whether they are the
young of herring, as some people sup
pose, or whether they are aliliputian
variety OF the finny tribe in themselves,
no one seems exactly to know.
In this country almost any young
fish that are from one to one and one
half inches In length andare caughtin
quantities are sold in the market now
adays as whitehall and are cooked a
rAnglais and served up hot and crisp
with thin slices of brown bread and
butter. making a delicious dish. what
ever they are. The English recipe for
cooking whitehall commands that
they should be drained on a clean nap
kin, thoroughly absorbing all the wa
ter; then roll them in -four and after
ward drop them in some very hot fat.
As soon as they become crisp drain
them on a sieve, and after drying them
HYsn
sprinkle on them little salt and send
them to the table to be served with cut
quarters Of lemon, cayenne pepper
and slices Of thinly cut brown bread
and butter.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22
SEEKING KNOWLEDGE.
lie Was Seeking Information and the
Fair Young Girl Had Great
Fun with Him.

He was a tourist. notes the Wash
ington Star. He had come TO this
country for the purpose of getting
some impressions, and he had refrained
from reading even guide book. so as
to keep his mind free from prejudice,
he said
"There are lots of Yankees in this
country, aren'tthere heinquiredw with
the studied nonchalance of the man
who prides himself on being able to
pump people without their suspecting
it.
Eyes replied Miss Cayenne demure-
ly; "a great many"
"And there are some Sioux and
Arapahoes. and Piutes and Philadel-
phians?"
"Oh, yes. And besides them we have
Apaches and Baltimoreans, and Cali
fornians aud Wimodaughsis, and ever
so many more"
"Dear mel I don't see how you re-
member their names. recall reading
in a book on America that there was
once a tribe known as Diggers. Are
there any of them around hereY'
Its a little early for them yet"
do they have seasons?"
"They haven't materialized very
largely as yet, but they are about due.
It won't be long before this war Is
over. Then the country will become
alive to the necessity Of an isthmian
canal. And when that happens well
be a whole nation of Diggers"
lie turned away with wild look in
his eyes. When he found a-remote cor
ner he sat down and in few minutes
he had written all over both his cuffs.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22
An NlectricnI Congress.

In orGer 10 celebrate in q fitting
manner the discovery Of the electric
pile. Como. the birthplace Of Alessan-
dro Volta, has decided 20 hold an in
tesnational electrical exposition, and
n congress of electricians in 1909. The
electrical exposition will Illustrate the
progress of electricity during the nine
teenth century, and the congress Of
electricians will treat of the most re-
cent progress and the numerous appli-
cations Of electricity.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22
a BUSY ExEcUTIoNER.
Oriental story-FeiIers Who Eaiied 10
Please Their King kept ris
neEGsman In Practice.

There was once an oriental King
whose chief delight and recreation
from the cares and burdens Of his roy
al condition was TO listen TO stories.
Reading was by no means a universal
accomplishment In the kingdom OF
Kaziwar, and its sovereign cared moth
ing for parchment records or pictorial
representations Of the ancient history
of his own people or those of any other
country. 1t was the. delight OF his leis-
ure hours to stretch himself on diyan
in the beautiful courtyard of his pal
ace, and, amid the FLASHING OF its foun-
tains and the odor of it's flowers, to
have the cleverest and most magma
tive and Travelled of his subjects tell
him tales Of every kind, while his cour-
tiers, grouped about him, shared his
pleasure, and we're punished with moth
ing less than death IL they yawned
three times in succession, or were
guilty of the least interruption.
The kings passionate fondness for this
form OF diversion, and the great re-
wards that he heaped upon the men
who had the good fortune to keep him
amused, naturally resulted in his court
becoming the rendezvous of all the
most brilliant takers of that kind In
that part of the world.
Even the smallest piece OF paper In
the way of memorandum was strict
ly forbidden them, though and they
took rank according TO the ersatility
of their minds, and the fluency with
which they were able TO disguise the
fact that they were borrowing all they
knew from some more ancient source.
or were abundantly able to invent situ-
ations and plots as diverting and char
ncters that interested intensely their
imperial and imperious lord, who,
bored by chronicles, had thousand
pairs OF ears and as many pairs Of eyes
as fly for all the tragedies and come
dies and adventures that could be re-
counted with the human voice and
presence TO give them color and life.
Natives and strangers We'd with one
another for years in repeating or in
venting all the tales that they could
imagine or recall for the benefit OF
their swarthy lord, who, stretched on
his divans, fixed on them his piercing
eye, and babe them do their best.
IL was very nervous work for Tie
poor souls, though; for the kings exc
cutioner, armed with the longest and
/ sharpest Of simitars. stood ever by
Their sides, and il the King heard then
repeat themselves OF one another. &
+ they turned pale under the strain, OF
forgot what they had TO say. as Ike "a
not he would frown fercely and claI
his hands-whcn Off would goa head
Whereas. If he were really entertained
he would listen greedily to every de
tall and. the story done. comman,
pipes and wine and fruits 90 he brourh
for the refreshment Of the speaker
clothe him I'm robes of scarlet, prescn
him with n fortune IN the shape Of
single ring, and add TO It twenty purse
of gold or dozen vineyards, accord
ing to the measure Of his satisfaction
Frances Courtney Baylor, in S
| Nicholas
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22
A socIABLE SEAL
The Strange story Told I'm Scotland
of the Remarkable Conduct
OF a SEQ Animal.

A gentleman residing in Broughty
Ferry, who owns yacht, took a run
down the river the other day, accom-
panied by some friends, for the pur-
pose of having a seal hunt, says the
Edinburgh Dispatch. On the banks
at the mouth of the estuary they saw
large numbers Of seals, old and young.
believing that these creatures are
attracted by whistling, they tried the
experiment, and were surprised to OBJ
serve young seal following in the
wake of the yacht. Continuing to
whistle. the creature followed up the
river, disappearing for time, and
then reappearing with its head above
the surface of the water. 1t was not
far off when the yacht reached its an
chorage in the West Ferry bay, and
after the yachtsmen went ashore they
were more than astonished TO see the
young seal Hopping up the beach be-
hind them. So tame was the creature
that they had no difficulty in eaptur-
ing it. 1t was carried TO their home.
1t was we'll fed and cared for. Not hav-
ing a proper place for keeping such
pet. II was resolved to restore 1t
10 its natural element, and the yachts
men proceeded down the river TO the
neighborhood of Broughty castle,
where it was placed in the water. So
attached. however, had the seal be-
come to its captors that it refused
to leave and again followed them home
TO West Ferry.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22
EXPECTED A LIVING BURIAL.
spanish Soldiers Taken at san tiHEo
Thought Americans Were
nnrbnrians.

There Is no doubt that many OF the
spaniards after the battle Of Santiago
believed that the Americans would
shoot all captlves. A touching story
at FL Caney that shows this feeling
was related by stan officer. writes
Rev. d. Henry c. MeCook in the Phila-
delphia Press. After the capture OF
the fort that crowned hill a burial
party under Capt. Allen proceeded TO
inter the Spanish dead, which was done
by laying them In their own trenches
dug before the earthworks, as was
also done at San Juan. Near by lay
lad of II. shot through the hips, AS
the bodies OF his comrades were borne
behind him he would turn his head
and follow the sad work with horror
stricken countenance. The American
officer observed his face, and, rightly
discerning his feelings, called an inter.
prefer and assured the youthful sol
der that no harm would be done him.
"Shall not be buried alive, along with
my dead comrades2 was the anxious
query.
mo, mol You shall be cared for
presently, and your wounds dressed
and tended to as II you were an Amer
lean"
/ The youths face was instantly trans
formed. His horror was Nhanged 10
happiness. his fenr TO friendship. He
reached out his hand TO Capt. Allen
with profuse thanks, and until he was
taken to The hospital he showed bis
gratitude hy shallrg hands with every
American who came near Poor lad
And he too, IS mothers SON, and
some anNiops hearted dame awaits his
coming in distant spaiu. May her love
and longing have no Disappointment
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22

In Seoul. Corea. town bell pro-
cllims the fact that the sun had van
lshed beneath the horizon. No man is
allowed in the street after that hour,
dn2sr penalty of logging; but.
strange to say. women are permitted
10 go around as usual. visiting their
friends or strolling for pleasure.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22

Madrid abounds in sluus. which are
even greater eyesores than those If
Whitechapel. There are labyrinths of
narrow old streets. bordered by the
most uninviting novels; and from the
squalor Of these abodes spring the
components Of ferocious mobs which
are the bane of the city.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22

There is very little probability that
any European powers will hereafter get
into trouble with the United States
through a feeling Of overconfdence.--
Louisville Courier Journal.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22
Pntrlotlc Rnhlna.

Two robins in building a nest in a
tree in the yard OF a residence in Chi
cago wove into IT n small American
flag. and now II can be seen futtering
In the breeze, to the great delight Of
the children Of The family and neigh
borhood. not TO mention the older
foll-e
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22

Spain's minister Of finance will note
the fact that the expense of Cervera's
American tour will not be charged to
the same account as the Duke OF Yer
agua's.-Washington Star.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22

The Cymric. the largest freight
steamer anoat, can carry about 10000
tons Of dead weight; that is, about
what 625 freight cars can carry. The
displacement Of the Cymric is $4,000
tons: she carries thus about twenty
',gentv-thirlls Of her weight
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22
Preliminnrr Chnrge.

Doctor have concluded to go to
the war as q surgeon, and as a conse-
quence I need all the money can col
lect.
Patient Examining bill)-If you
charge the enemy as you have me they
will certainly retire in disorder.-Bos-
ton Courier.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22

Let US give Admiral Camara his due.
He has demonstrated that the Suez
canal is navigable. Also that it is pos
sible for Spanish feet to get back
home.-Kansas City Journal.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22

Take your trade to the st,sekeeper
who sells what you want to buy. and
does not wear out your patience trying
to make you accept something you do
not want
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22

Gotplunls-Money talks, you know
Noscads-No, I don't know. I've
never got within speaking distance Of
it.-Up to Date.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-09-22
EXCURSIONS
Philadelphia and Chester Steamers

Leave Fourth street wharf daily Sun
days lncudsd) at $50. 1910 a ms 100
4.l0 y. ma.
Leave Philadelphia trOm piat 8 N5iah
above Arch street, al 7.20. 1913 a. M, ha0
400 D. m. lotl-
Fare to Philadelphia, % cents. dkcdf-
sion, 40 cents. atf
Freight received an day ht Phfadel.
phia and Wilmington, and carried at tho
lowest rates.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-05-18
Cheap Enough.

The Ledger Semi weekly, The
New York World (Tri-weekly)
and Home and Farm, all three pa
pers, one year for $2.15.
The Ledger Semi weekly, The
Atlanta Constitution Weekly and
Home and Farm, all three papers
one year for 1926.
The Ledger (Semi weekly and
Home and Farm one year for $3.50
Or, all four papers one year
for $500.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-05-18
Money to Loan.

HAVE MADE arrangements with
l. brokers IN New York City through
whom L am able TO place loans, secur>
ed by hrst mortgage on improved
cotton tarEls. for six years time, paya-
ble in instalments at the ra e Off per
cent per anuum. The brokerage and
the charge for abstract and inspection
are small and at the expense Of the
borrower. II +. WYLIE.
Atty. at Law.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-05-18
Land For Sal G.

752 acres ofgood land 81 miles North
east Of towh for sale cheap. Dwelling
with two rooms. shed room and piazza.
Spring OF fine water convenient. AL.
enant house II h,Dc.n
Two morse farm open. All cash or
part cash and part on time. Apply to
ALLISON Il CARTER,
Real Estate Agents.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-05-18
72O $40 Ly Lancaster AR 90 s 81

72O $40 Ly Lancaster ar 90 so
Train leaving Lancaster at Z 20 a m.
connects at Chester with Southern 60
ing south, g & l. going north and G
c & \ Vestibule aud local trains going
west.
Train leaving Lancaster at 8 40 p IN.
connects at Lancaster with o r & &
from Camden, and G ,ester with
Southern going north aud south and
with G & l. north.
Train leaving Chester at IL 05 a IN
connects at Chester with Southern
rom Charlotte. at Lancaster with o
II Il G for Camden Tues day, Thursday
and Saturday; also & 81 l. from north.
Train leaving Chester r.: 6 Is p no
fonuects with Southern from Colum.
bia, q g IL Il from Atlanta and g IL l.
ron TENOR.