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Evening journal., 1899-08-28
CROKER AND RRYAN

Mr.. Croker will be given little rest
until he explains why his views re-
specting Mr.. Bryan and imperialism
have undergone such a remarkable
change in so short a time. Did the
fact that the name of Mr.. Bryan was
heartily cheered at the Tammany
Fourth of July celebration have any
effect on him? Has he found it neces-
sary to be supporter of Mr.. Bryan to
retain his hold on Tammany? And in
order to enroll himself gracefully un-
der the Bryan banner has he been COM
PEELED to accept Mr.. Bryan's views on
the Philippine question?
But there is one question on which
he and Mr.. Bryan are not yet in touch,
and that is the question of silver. Mr..
Croker has very little to say about that
question. The inference from what he
does say is that a demand for free sill
yer coinage will be made in the Demo-
cratic national platform, but nothing
will be said about the ratio-that is, II
he is permitted to have his way in
making the platform. He talks as il
the Democratic party had about con-
cluded to leave the settlement of the
question Of ratio to Congress.
If Mr.. Croker thinks that Mr.. Bryan
will consent to leaving the 16 to 1 idea
out OF the platform, he doesn't know
the man. Besides. Mr. Bryan couldn't
consistently accept the nomination If
the platform didn't contain a mention
of the 16 to 1 ratio.-Savannah News.
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SHE is GROWING RICH.
About $4,000 Yenrly--she
Is MaSseuse.

Half the world is as ignorant Of how
the other half makes its money as Of
how it lives. There is a Chicago wom-
an, for instance, who earns with her
hands yearly sums that would make
the average brain worker envious. She
docs not print, nor write, nor design,
nor make dresses, nor do any of the
things that one usually picks out as
woman's work. She earns all this
money by giving massage to women.
She is not in any way an impressive
woman. She is of medium size and mid.
die age. She gives one the idea of be-
ing in perfect health and of being kind
~ and sympathetic. Otherwise there
is nothing noticeable about her. But
her patrons consider her a wonderful
woman.
Most Of her work is done at the homes
Of her patrons, though they may come
to her establishment at about half the
home rate. She rubs a woman an hour
Mt each visit, and her patrons are posi-
tive that she imparts to them tremen-
deus amount of vitality.
OF course, there are many women en-
gagged in MASSAGE. The only remark
able thing about this particular woman
Is the amount OF money she earns. Hei
monthly receipts run from $500 to $500
every dollar of which she earns perssn
nllv
Evening journal., 1899-08-28
WHY THIS FRET?

Several of our down-state exchanges
are exercised over the possibility that
New Castle county may, after it has
completed its workhouse, make an at
tempt to unload it on the state. We are
frank TO confess that we believe that
ultimately the institution will become
state property But It viii not be by
the unloading process. Kent and sus-
sex counties will become so envious OF
our new possession that they will
never rest until they share in its bless
ings. At the recent session Of the
General Assembly there was a strong
sentiment, among the members from
Kent and Sussex counties, In favor of
making It a state institution, and but
two or three votes were lacking when
the roll was called The New Castle
members told the Kent and Sussex
members to do as they pleased about
making It apply TO the state, but not
to stand in the way OF this
county enjoying IT, Such an
independent stand has its ef-
feet. In fact, Representative Jester, Of
Kent county, an ardent supporter Of
the state workhouse project, voted
against the county workhouse bill be-
cause he feared that II this county got
the institution the state would never
enjoy its benefits. But we believe he
waA wrong New Castle county will
build the worlshouse. and the people Of
Kent and Sussex counties will request
our county to permit them to send
their long-term prisoners To it. uhaI
is all. It is useless for our down
state contemporaries TO fret them
selves into a lather about thing
whieh Is inevitable
Evening journal., 1899-08-28
OUR GERMAN TRADE.

Our trade relations with Germany,
are valuable. and efforts to arouse
bitterness Of feeling between the two
countries should be diseountenanced.
The latest figures Of the Treasury Blu
reau of Statistics show that in both
imports and exports the commerce be-
tween the United States and Germany
In the fiscal year OF 1899 was greater
than in 1888, and that the grand total
of the commerce between the two
countries in 1898 was larger than in
any preceding year. The total COM
merce between the United States and
Germany in 1899 was S24O,O15,074,
against 224.7S7,S51 in 1888, and s2se,-
456.652 in 1897, prior to which time
the total commerce between the two
countries never reached as much as
5000 900 600. the 1886 total being sl92-
lss oso, that for 1895 sl7s.O67 ,Sis. and
S1S9 429,11S in the phenomenal year Of
1892 The exports from the United
States to Germany in 1898 were the
largest in the history OF the trade be-
tween the two countries, being 1885,
772,27s, against sl55.oss.s7s in the hs-
cal year 1898. and Sl25, 5,246,OSS in 1897
prior to which year it never reached
the one hundred million dollar line
except in the great export year Of 1892
when 1t was SlO5 ,521 sos
The importations from Germany il
the hscal year 1899 were Sl4.545,S6
greater than in the preceding year, be
ing sS4.242,745. against s69,69737S il
1898, and $111 .21O,614 in 1897. the onl,
year in which the importations from
Germany crossed the one hundrel
million dollar line. The balance O
trade in favor Of the United States Il
the fiscal year 1899 was s7l .529. .47t
against sS5.S42. .594 in 1898. s14.0s5,47
in 1897, and 50 ,656.S64 in 1886. Durin
the decade 1S9o-99 there have been sey
en- occasions in which the balance G
trade was favorable to the Unite
States. and three in which the bal
ance was against it. The total import
into the United States from German
in the decade lSs0-99 were 1886, ,O65.4 40
and the total exports from the Unite
States to Germany. s1.Os5.S26,756. Il
balance Of trade in favor OF the Unite
States in the full decade being $500
7e4,S54
There are jingoes in this countr
ehe would. for the mere sake Of beir
dlsasreeable and contentious, weake
aHc. II possible. destroy these CONNIE
Evening journal., 1899-08-28

town, and of Eugene Davis, cashier of
the National Bank of Smyrna A. G.
Cox succeeds Mr. Darlington as treas
urer of the Mutual Building and Loan
Association, and Edward Reynolds as
town treasurer and treasurer to the
Light and Water Commission
The increase in the price of beef
ought to be an incentive to our farm
ers to stock up on beef cattle. Under
the influence of prosperous conditions
in the country more meat is consumed
and hence the rise in the price. These
conditions will continue.
Kansas is figuring how it can mar
ket its three hundred millions of BUSH
els of corn. This is a great year for
Kansas and everybody is happy. The
general report is that our own crop
will be above the average.
Evening journal., 1899-08-28
sHELLPoT PARK.

Shellpot Park this week will be full
OF attractions for pleasure seekers, and
no doubt large crowds will be present
to witness the great performance that
has been provided and also to vote In
the firemens contest, as it will be the
last week for voting. Every person
who has not voted should do so this
week, and thus show their apprecia-
tion Of the firemen who protect prop
erty and lives.
Park visitors will be pleased to learn
that the management has secured an
other engagement with the St. Belmos,
the great trapeze performers, who were
recently at the park. Upon their re-
turn the st. Belmos will introduce a
number of new feats in their act and
altogether it will be the greatest spe-
cialty ever seen at any park in this vi
cinity. Each evening St. Belmos will
make his great headlong thrilling dive
seventy-five feet to the ground,
through ring of fire and daggers and
without the aid of a net to break his
fall
The rest Of the show is up-to-date in
every respect and is sure to prove
pleasing. One Of the leading attrac-
tiOns will be Belknap, the mOdeler
in clay His act is a speciality that is
| seldom seen out of the leading con-
tinuous performance houses and the
park management is to be congratu.
lated upon securing his services. The
Metweff Bros, Russian dancers, have
a new and clever act and Fred. Robert
the comedian, win be a pleasing attrae
tion. Ed. Leonard will be heard il
some new coon songs and execute some
clever buck dancing Lynch and jew
ell, comedy sketch artists, have a new
specially and no doubt will Prov
popular.
Evening journal., 1899-08-28
PIE NINsULA NE VS..

The funeral of the late Harry Hev-
erin Hobson, of Dover took place
Thursday afternoon. Interment was
made at Lakeside Cemetery.
The Worden Crate and Basket mill,
of Smyrna, was forced to shut down a
couple of days this week because of
lack Of material.
Joseph Queen, Of Smyrna, on We'd
nesday purchased the 20-acre farm OF
James Mcqueen, near Bowers Beach.
The price paid was $1,145.
c. w. Bilderback, formerly of Mil
ford, has secured the Wyatt property
(adjoining the Beach HoteD at Bow
ers, and will erect a hotel and music
hall, and will have laid of a baseball
ground and bicycle track on the prop
erty.
More and more is the steamer Della
ware becoming a necessity as well as
convenience to our people. Seventy
passengers came down from Philadel-
phia on this steamer on her first trip
this week. Her freight manifests are
increasing, and a feeling of general
satisfaction is felt by all patrons Of the
boat and by her managers.
Milton girls are wearing protectors
over their mouths at night to keep the
kissing bugs away. over in Lewes
girls lie awake nights with the win
dows open impatient for a caress. In
Georgetown the boys attend to the
girls cases. In Milford the girls know
no difference between a kissing boy
and a kissing bug, and treat both al
one and on the appearance Of one, al
soon as the lips are puckered, exclain
as well as they can come, buggies
come"
Miss Elizabeth Richards gave a fare
well party on Thursday evening IL
honor of her guest Miss Mary Bern
hardt, of North Carolina. Many younl
people were present and an enjoyable
evening spent
Andrew Jones, farmer nea
Smyrna, has suffered the destruction
of ten acres of tomatoes, by worms. HI
contented himself by picking of tn
worms instead Of applying some Of tn
numerous insecticides now used by in
telligent farmers. When viii on
farmers learn?
/ Whenever a postmaster goes wron
land there have been reports OF mum
Der recently. set it down as a fact h
is a Democrat or a bolter Republican
and for an excellent reason-Unio
Republicans were not appointed. Tn
world is full of compensations.
The directors Of the Citizens Nation
al Bank. OF Middletown, have electe
Frank Davis. Of Odessa, 70 fill the va
; cancy in the tellership. The selectio
. is being generally commended. Nj
= Davis is a brother Of Harry Davis. {
the firm of Davis and Price, of thi
Evening journal., 1899-08-28
eoTHAMs INFAMOUS CAFES.
A Glance Mt the Interior of n NOto-
riOus One That Was Raided
by the Police.

Through one of the most infamous
Of the cafes q Lesle's Weekly writer
went recently, just after the police had
raided It with axes. The entire ground
floor was a drinking hell Of tawdry ele-
gance. On the second floor was a gam
bling room reached by devious pas
sages through heavily barred gates.
The upper floors were loding-rooms Of
almost unimaginable dinginess and
squalor. Throughout the entire estab-
lishment was a series Of signal bells,
poep holes, falling bars and special
locks, and ready exit was given by 10
less than four specially constructed and
supposedly secret passages. The
riclkety old tenement had been made
into a veritable labyrinth of pseudo
mysterious precautions against the po-
lice. When the police did come the
warning was given by man stationed
IN the street for that purpose-called
appropriately enough a lighthouse
the signal belIs changed, the bars fell
the special locks slid into place, eyes
blnlsed at the peep holes and at the last
laoment the aroused inmates scurried
through the secret passages into the
arms of the officers who were waiting
/ for them there. That cafe went out oi
existence, but others are still doing
cautious business.
Evening journal., 1899-08-28
FLOWERS FOR OLD STAMPS.
How the women of 81. Marks EDis-
copnl Church in Chicago Get
Altnr Decorations.

One church congregation in Chicago
collects $4,000 cancelled postage stamps
every week, and 1900, 900 in year. This
is St. Marks Episcopal church, corner
Cottage Grove avenue and Thirty-sixth
street. These stamps are sold to hor-
ist for eight cents q thousand, and in re-
turn he furnishes flowers for the altar
every Sunday. For a long time the com
mittee of ladies in charge of the church
decoration were dismayed at the scan%
appropriation for the purchase of flow
ers. At last one Of them hit upon the
plan Of selling old postage stamps. En-
thusiasm was communicated to the
Sunday school pupils. They visited Of
fees of yestrymen and prominent
church members downtown and got
them to save the postage stamps on
their correspondence. Ladies of the
church began to carry on a correspond
ence with long-neglected friends for
the sake of accumulating Cancelled
postage stamps, and the habit is now
fixed, says The Inter Ocean.
"Why, I'd as soon think of throw
ing away car fare as to waste old post
nge stamps" said one.
The stamps at first were counted, but
now an arrangement has been made
with the florist 10 take them by weight.
1t Is said that they are purchased by
foreign paper mills. Owing to the fine
quality Of the material used by Uncle
Sam for stamps they make over into an
excellent brand of paper.
Evening journal., 1899-08-28
GIores sened in pnnl.et..

The weather being too hot for gloves
in the street, the mirrors of fashion
are carrying hand coverings in their
side pockets, with the tips of the fin
gers sticking out. This is just 10 show
that they've got pair Constant
watchfulness is required to keep the
things peeping out the correct dis.
tance, as they are inclined to weaken
and slip out of sight. Young Van Nor
den has overcome this by sewing the
finger tips Of new pair Of cheap gloves
in the top Of his pocket. It reminds
one of the old-time dandies who wor,
the corner of a handkerchief where i
could be seen. Those who did this
"sported" red neckties, and often the
handkerchief was not fit for polite so
eiety to gaze upon. Happily these OLE
fools are dying out.-N. Y. Press.
Evening journal., 1899-08-28

Governor Tunnell has issued an ap-
psal for help for the suffering Porto
Ricans. Make a liberal response, and
thereby demonstrate that Delaware Is
never behild her sister States in hui
mehe work Mayor Fahey has been
-f
designated to receive the subscriptions
given by wilmingtonians, and all re
mittances should be made to him as
speedily as possible to the end that the
relI4f supplies may be forwarded a.
spesNily as possible.
Evening journal., 1899-08-28
SO Rhrme There.

He was addressing lowly but intel
ligent audience somewhere in the vi
cinity of Seven Dials. and he had Sc
lected for his discourse Rhymes and
Rhyming." so that he might illustrate
TO these rough and rugged minds how
far the charms of poesy can brighten
the poor mans heart. And touching
upon the difficulties of rhyming, he
said:
"It is easy enough, my friends, TO get
a rhyme for SO simple word as sea.
but what can you get for 'burglaryT
'Well, goY'nor," exclaimed one Of bis
hearers, "it all depends on the judge
My Bill got seven years."-Spare Mo
ments.
Evening journal., 1899-08-28
THE PENINSULA PRESS.

Judge Gray can well afford to ignore
the attacks made upon him on account
of the part he took in making the
treaty of Paris. He was there not as
a Democrat, nor as a Republican, but
as an American citizen, clothed with
one OF the highest duties citizen can
perform. That duty he performed to
the satisfaction of his countrymen and
won the admiration OF the foreign rep
resentatives with whom he was asso-
ciated He needs no defense, especially
in Delaware, where he is known and
his worth appreciated He is In a posi-
ton now where the shafts OF assailants
cannot injure him, as they might If he
were still in the political field, and his
many friends will not deem It neces-
sary to rush to his defense, but let his
bright record speak for ltself.-Dela-
ware Democrat.
Hon. Thomas Bracket Reed has re-
signed his seat in Congress and can
therefore no more be useful TO the Re
publican party, as the ezar in the
speakers chair OF that body. That his
rulings have been OF a despotic char
acter, and have been Of immense bene-
At to his party no one will deny. He
was considered to have the most brains
OF any man in Congress, and his coun-
sci and active work cannot be replaced
by anyone else. He resigned because
he was not making money in his posi-
tion, and he viii remove TO New York
city TO engage in a lucrative law prac-
tice that has been offered hin.-Dela-
ware Democrat.
American sympathiEers with Captain
Dreyfusand all Americans sympathize
with him, rejoice because the asassin's
bullet did not prove fatal to M. Labori-
The brilliant advocate of whom 50
much is expected favorable to Captain
Dreyfus has recovered sufficiently to
appear again in court.-The Delawar-
can.
IL is an encouraging sign to lovers
OF freedom that William Jennings
Bryan is speaking so plainly and forci.
bly, against the administration Phil
| ippine policy. lt means that the tide
is turning. and that at last the people
are becoming indignant at our crlmi
nal aggression. Else Bryan, the expe
| dentist would not speak so strongly
i III luNOI VI lllHAAiV A0Ai
months ago he was more guarded II
his tterances.-Justice
Before Maryland renders aid L
Porto Rico would It not be we'll To SCI
i II the people of Southern Maryland
who suffered SO severely from recen
storm that demolished buildings ant
destroyed crops, do not need some as
sistance. We have no doubt that ther'
are a number of poor people there, whit
while they may have lost but littl
have lost their all, and would welcom
assistance. Charity should commenc
at home-Cecil Democrat.
IL is now certain that Bryan vii
make speeches in Delaware this Fal
1t Is unnecessary to say that he will re
! ceive q hearty welcome. Even the me
, who opposed him in 1896 now admir-
the stand he is taking on the gres
questions of the day.--Sussex Journa
We would suggest that nobody hin
to Senator Hanna the propriesy q
having a quartet accompany HIN o
his stumping tour through Ohio, thi
Fall, to sing: What's the Matte
With HANNAH" Several answers woul
be obvious and this might act as a
{ Offset in his effort to capture the ne1
Legislature.-New Castle News.
Evening journal., 1899-08-28
500 REWARD, 500.

The readers Of this paper viii be pleased
10 learn that there IS at least one dread
ed disease that science has been able 10
cure In an It's stages and that Is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh cure as the only positive
cure now known to the medical trater-
nifty. Catarrh being a constitutional dis
ease requires a constitutional treatment.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cOus surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation OF the disease
and giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting na-
ture IN doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith In It's curative powers
that they offer one Hundred Dollars for
any case that Il fails to cure. Send Tor
list Of Testimonials.
Address, F. j. CHENEY a CO..
Toledo. ..
Sold by Druggists, 5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Evening journal., 1899-08-28
EELs IN CAPTIVITY.
rhey Keep Their Appetite and Grew
Faa and Appear 20 Get Along
very Well.

Ees appear TO be pretty hardy In
captivity. There are in tank at the
nquarium number of cells that have
shrived and grown fat there, although
they must there content themselves
with a gravel bottom instead Of one
Of mud, which they would seek in
nature. says the New York sun. The
eel in captivity is rather susceptible TO
fungus. but the disease responds readi-
~ 10 treatment, and the eel never loses
it's appetite. All the cells in this tank
have increased materially in size and
weight there. The eel that has bee
in the tank the longest time came from
Cold Spring Harbor and has now been
in the tank about three years. One of
the eels was caught about year and
half ago right in the aquarium; taken
from the valve of n pump which had
become choked up. The eel was got
out substantially uninjured. II has
about doubled its weight since then.
The cells are fed on chopped-up clans
with occasionally some live kllies
which they are easily able TO catch and
which they like. Killies, in fact, make
a good bait in fishing for cells, with the
killie hooked through the back IN suel
4 way as not 10 kill or deprive II OF the
oover OF motion.
Evening journal., 1899-08-28
HOME FROM NARRAGANsETT.

Prothonotary Victor B. Woolley and
ex-secretary of State J. Harvey
Whiteman, of this city, and Mr.. and
Mrs. George S. Woolley, of Chesapeake
City, Md. are home from Narragansett
Pier. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Evans,
who We're members OF the party, went
on to Boston
Evening journal., 1899-08-28

cial bonds: but fortunately for the
United states, the bulk Of the people
know that it is only by an extension OF
trade relations that we can continue
to grow and prosper, and in Germany
they recognize a most desirable market
for American products.
Evening journal., 1899-08-28

GETTYSBURG, LURAY, WASHING
TON-PERsONALLY CONDUCT
ED TOUR VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.
over the battlefield of Gettysburg,
through the picturesque Blue Noun
tains, via Hagerstown and Antietam,
and down the beautiful and historic
Shenandoah Valley to the unique Cav
ers of Luray; thence across the rolling
hills of Northern Virginia to Washing
ton, is the route of this tour-a section
of the country intensely interesting
from both a historic and a scenic
standpoint
The tour viii leave New York z a
m, and Philadelphia 1920 D. m. Satur.
day, September 16, in charge of one OF
the company's tourist agents, and will
cover a period Of five days. An ex.
perienced chaperon. whose especia
charge will be unescorted ladies, vii
accompany the trip throughout
Round-trip tickets. covering transpor
tation, carriage drives and hotel ac
commodations, will be sold at the ex
tremely low rate of S25 from New
York, $24 from Trenton, S22 from
Philadelphia, and Rroportionate rate
from other points.
For itineraries and fun information
apply to ticket agents. Tourist Agent
1886 Broadway, New York; 7S9 Broa
street, Newark. n. j.; or address Gee
| w. Boyd, Assistant General Passenge
Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadel
phia.
Evening journal., 1899-08-28

A few weeks ago the Krupp factory
turned out its twenty-thousandth
large gun for European armies. This
is one concern which did not take a
cheerful view of the disarmament
proposals Of Car Nicholas.
Evening journal., 1899-08-28

removed. The mandate is a
wise one. The bad odors Of August are
in the air. These are the danger sig
nails that nature provides as warnings.
If every cause OF bad odors is removed
disease is avoided
Evening journal., 1899-08-28
zELL-ROBERTs.

Arthur S. Zell and Miss Eleanor
Roberts, both Of Baltimore, were mar
ried in this city to-day by Rev. Il. y.
Short, at his residence, No. East
Thirteenth street.
Evening journal., 1899-08-28
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
Various Matters Of Interest
to Wilmington People.

All communications intended for inser-
tlon 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., 1899-08-28
THIRTY MINuTEs LATE.

Southern express train No. 14O, OF
the p, W. & B. railroad. due in this
city at 1852 a. m, was thirty minutes
late this morning, owing to several
cars having hot boxes and journals.
Evening journal., 1899-08-28

ALL INTESTINAL TROUBLES PRE-
VENTED
Ten cents worth of prevention saves
fortunes In doctor bills and funeral ex-
genses. 10c. buys a box OF CaScarets
Candy Cathartic. Druggists, l0c, 25c., Soc