Evening journal., 1899-07-05
THE PENINSULA PRESS.

ne women or ChcSWOld took the
side OF better education after men
had made tie vote, and carried the
election by good majority for higher
grade OF public schools Good for the
women. If the mothers of Milford
would vote the school election in Mil
ford would be in favor of better school
all the time.-Milford Chronicle.
Here is a lesson for Georgetown. We
have a town composed entirely of
frame buildings. We have no means
whatever of fighting a fire; neither
water nor means of using water. A
fire in one of our big. blocks would
mean the total destruction OF the en-
tire business portion OF the town. IL
is about time that we were having
water works and q well-ordered fire
company AS we are now, we are sim
ply waiting our turn to be burned
out.-Sussex Journal
Senator Wellington announces that
he does not intend that there shall be
any outside interference in Mary
land. lie has determined that Gov
ernor Lowndes shall succeed himself,
and notifies the administration to
keep hands off.--Cecil Democrat
Suppose Germany, should after
reading Of our treament OF the Filipi-
nos, order us TO yacate in thirty days2
And il we refused, and Germany sue
ceeded in driving us out, and then
treated the Filiplnos worse than we
have, wouldn't that be remarkably
like our Spanish war and its results?
Justice.
il seems to be a settled fact that
Hon. j. s. Willis, OF this town, is to
be appointed supervisor Of the census
for Delaware. The appointment will
be a good one. and It win be a grace
lul recognition OF his political SER
vices to the party in the past and tc
his conceded ability. The circum.
stances Of the appointment are credit
able to all parties concerned, and Is
due to the friendship OF the President
and the endorsement and hearty sup.
port OF Mr. DuPont.-Milford New
and Advertiser.
Laurel has paid a severe penalty FOL
permitting this standstill or retrogres
sive element to dominate its affairs
The utter absence Of any adequate fir
protection brought, as a legitimate re
suit. insurance rates that were vel
nigh prohibition and hence the in
surance was phenomenally nght,-Do
yer State Sentinel.
Some Democrats are saying nothin
against trusts, but are saving wood i
that way. while others are sawin
3 wood by saying a whole heap. Thes
+, two apparent contradictions exist o
this Peninsula. On this side OF tn
Delaware line the Democratic press
r bowling ON what Havemeyer and
q drummer says about trusts IL swal
. lows the two whole because IL wants
. political issue for next year. 1t take
cognizance Of any and everything thi
goes on at a distance, but is unmindfl
II of its party doing in Delaware. Thel
d they are after the trusts for what the
v can make out Of them. A few montl
j. ago the party which opposes CD trus
set their nets for them and alreat
'e they have realized over 5000 lesa
< izing trusts to do what our Democrat
W neighbors call a crime. They do n
,e attempt to explain these two inco
4 sistencies.- Middietown Transcript.
T. Congressman Hoffecker opposing e
Congressman Willis for census supe
" vlsOr Yet the two are oid-time p
litical and factional friends and ass
y ciatea, and both were defeated on &
"a same ticket in 1896 Mr. Hofieck
now has q good office Why should n
his partner I'm misfortune also ha
pc some reward? is il a crime in (
&c eyes Of our congressman for the &
". Congressman to be opposed to Mr..
nj dicks?-Dover Delawarean.
w. That colored girl, Mary Barrett,
A. I.eipsic, who set fire to tne clothes
the 1S-months' -old child of Mr. Il
W ferty. Of that place. is guilty of a fer
la ish crime for which there would SCI
"a to be no adequate punishment. i
previous bad character is such as
e., show that she is of the most depra,
AZ nature. What TO do with her will b
're question that will even puzzle
OIL Sussex Journal.
Laurel was by no means alone
omitting to be provided with fire
fer paratus, very few of the Penins
=, towns having engines and scare
any having water works They h
the been very fortunate thus far in
IL Gaping the destruction that sooner
not later must come unless sufficient 1