Evening journal., 1898-01-21

I knew what had happened, / was
hanging about three-quarters over II,
grabbing for everything within reach
10 save myself from going headlong
down the stairs. The plckets almost
perforated my stomach, and / was
afraid every moment that the Internal
thing would break under my weight
and send me down in spite of all the
precautions / was taking. Finally /
succeeded In getting back to the start
ing point, but three vest buttons had
been sacrificed in the effort. Return
ing TO my room ! put on another coat
and vest and this time | got out all
right
"The Pleasures of the evening were
such that / forgot all about the epi-
sode for the time being. Meeting some
of the boys as i was leaving the the
atre, they invited me up to the club
and I went. II was after 1 o'clock
when I left there, and / knew that II
my wife was awake when ! got home
/ was in for long curtain lecture. All
Of our clocks are downstairs. / de-
clded to set them all back two or three
hours as soon as | got in the house, and
then sneak up to bed quietly. To bet
ter accomplish my purpose / took of
my shoes ana stockings. Then / felt
equal to the emergency, and started of
boldly. ] reached the foot of the stairs
and went pell-mell into the other baby
gate IL seemed to hit me all over. I
never had such a shock in my life.
Everybody In the house was awakened,
and my wife came TO the head OF the
stairs TO see If l was drunk or in the
clutch OF a burglar.
Good evening" dear" I said cordial
ly, feeling that 1 was in for 1t.
Good morning, you mean" she an
swered frigidly. DO you know what
time It is?"
"Just quarter OF twelve?" / declared.
You mean quarter OF three" she re-
piled. / entered the bedroom, and
there on the mantel stood one of these
little nickel alarm clocks, and II stared
me in the face and seemed TO say: How
could YOU lie SOP Between the two
gates and my wife put in a miserable
night, and haven't felt we'll since
She's visiting her mothers and I'm
taking my coffee and sandwiches down
town"
DELAWlARE'S MEDICAL, SOCIETY.
One of the Wayfarers friends, who
has a penchant for old books, recently
found the following information OF lo-
cal bearing in volume 8 of Andrew
Duncan's Medical Commentaries, for
the years 1892 and 1893, the book hay-
ing been published in Philadelphia in
1895:
"a Medical Society in the State OF
Delaware, first formed by voluntary as-
ISOLATION, has been some time ago in
corporated by a legislative act Of the
General Assembly OF that state, with
ample powers to frame constitution,
and such regulations and bylaws, aa
might be found necessary for the cleo
ton of officers, the admission of mem
bers, and all other matters connected
with the good government and useful
ness of the society.
"The advantages OF this institution
have already been very apparent Com
municatiOns of a valuable kind have
been received; and the at
tention OF medical persons through.
cut the state has been moro
throughout the state has been more
generally and zealously directed, thar
formerly to professional improve
ments.
''An annual oration is pronounced b.
some one of the members, on a sub
| iect pertaining to medicine or medica
philosophy.
THE present officers of this societ.
/ are: DR.. James Tilton, president; Dr
! Eb. Aug. Smith, vice-presldent; Drs
| Nicholas Way George Monro, Josepl
| Hall and Elijah Barrett, censors; DI
Edward Miller, secretary; and Dr
James Sykes, treasurer"
| Then follows a program respecting
a prize question. Il is in Latin AM
occupies two pages In the book. Th
reference to Delaware concludes wit
the following:
"The few following remarks, wit
regard to the geography of the Stat
Of Delaware, may, perhaps, be OF som
use to those who mean to oifer solu
tion Of this question:
Delaware is the smallest OF tn
American states. Ii consists Of thre
counties only, Newcastle, Kent an
Sussex. The county towns are New
castle, Dover and Lewes. This sma
territory stretches from Cape Her
lopen, up the bay and river Delaware
about an hundred miles; and is abor
90 or 80 miles wide upon an average
These narrow limits contain. perhap
a greater variety Of soil and climat
than any other state in America
has the endemical sickness Of fiat an
, marshy countries. the sturdy robus
ness of the mountains, and the health
fulness OF situations perfectly insular
From this Il would seem that th
many advantages enjoyed by Delawal
: were fully appreciated even in th
= early days Of her statehood. The Med
= cal Society has lived and fiourishe
I with the state, and is to-day Sne OF II
most representative bodies in the prou