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The evening times., 1899-03-14
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY
Meeting in Camden of the New Jer
seN state Council

Camden, n J., March 14-Red. white and
blue fairly ran riot in Lincoln Hall this
morning when at 10 o'clock State Councilo-
Carrie Lippincott called the State Council
of the Daughters of Liberty to order Del
egates were present from all over the State
and everyone wore a handsome sash of red.
white and blue. Merely routine business
was transacted this morning. At this af-
ternoons session, officers for the year
were were placed in nomination, and the
election will take place tomorrow.
State Councillor Lippincott reported hav-
ing appointed county deputies in compli-
ance with a resolution adopted by the
State council. State Secretary Willard l..
Hayward, in his annual report, stated that
the 10000 mark in membership had been
reached, there being on December 81 1904
members
There are at present 130 councils, three
having disbanded and sixteen added dur
ing the past year. During 1898 the coun-
ellis paid out s11, ,9S6 in sick benefits, an in
crease of 1884 over the previous year,
fifty-th ee members having died. forty-one
sisters and twelve brothers. The net gain
in membership in the State is 9s9; total
worth of councils in State s3s,55O; net gain
$7,994.
The evening times., 1899-03-14
HOUSE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.
Strange Freak of storm in Pike
County. Pa.

Milford. Pa. March 14--Leaying de-
struction. suffering. and possibly two
deaths in its path a storm swept over the
eastern part of Pike county late Sunday
afternoon. The family of Elijah Wander
mark sheriff, is left in almost destitute
circumstances, and Joseph, his e'evsn-
year son. received injuries from which
il is not believed he can recover. Maurice
Young was also injured, probably n ally.
The sheriff's house. barn. and sheds were
swept away by wind and fire. The storm
began shortly before o'clock. ac-ompaE-
led by light wind and large haiIs,Ong ;
Lightning struck Sheriff Vandarmark' :
large house at Deep Hollow.
The family. consisting of his wife and
eight children. with Maurice Young a rel
ative, left the dwelling. and sought shelter
in the barn near by. They had barely
reached the barn when the wind picked up
the house turned it about and deposited
it upside down about sixty feet from the
fOuEdat ton
The evening times., 1899-03-14
Poor Japanese Matches.
From the Kobe cbron;crs,

OF matches, as well of most other manufac-
lures IN Japan. complaint has been heard time
and again from the markets TO which they have
been exported We gather from veulacular
contemporary that Japan i fast losing the trade;
japanese matches are being oustcd bv matches
ot Swedish manufacture. which are bounty-fed
but are still three ven per ton dearer than Jap
anese matches. The reason why Japau is fast
losing the market in India and China is because
Swedish matches are OF better quality, not a
single bad stick being found in a box while
there l. an average of three bad ones in each
small box of japanese matches-with regard to
which we may say that if the average is above
three the matches exported infinitely superior
TO those reialed in Japan. However, the market
Is now described as extremely dull and several
firms are not touching the business. Conse-
quently there IL some talk among members OF
the local guild of slispending the manufacture of
matches at the end OF the year for a period of
ahnnf six Meeks.
The evening times., 1899-03-14
4 New Punctuation Narl,

VI. Alcanter de Bralm i a French novelist
Who's works have not vet given him Euro
pcan fame, but lie may perhaps attain that end
10y enriching typography with Il new mark of
punctuation. N. de Brahm finds that. while we
have r~rkS OF exclamation and interrogation
there Is nothing of the kind TO denote irony
The innocent public may read an article or a
book from end to end and fail to discover the
drift OF the author unless. like Artemus Ward
lac appends the phrase. This is writ slrkastic'
VI. de Brahm, therefore. suggests that typog-
Taphy should be provided with this symbol We
fear some OF NJ. de- Brahms finest literary sub
lleties must haye missed lheir marx
The evening times., 1899-03-14
TESTIMONY ABOUT PATIENTS.
New York Law Bnrs Doctors as Wit
nesSes in insurance Cases.

Albany. \. Y, March 14.-Governor
Roosevelt has signed an amendment to the
civil code which absolutely prohibits
physician from divulging any information
concerning a patient either before or after
the death of the patient. For long tins
the in:s cance law has permitted a physi-
clan TO testify concerning the physical
condition of a policyholder, which was in
variance 10 degree with the code. Dur
ing the last three years Senator ackett
and Assemblyman Green have tried with
out success to pass an amendment to the
insurance law prohibiting the giving OF
testimony by physicians. This year the
same ends were sought by an amendment
to the code, and ii passed both houses
without notice and was signed by the
governor
The evening times., 1899-03-14
CURRENT HUMOR.
Un.r Ii Mps nnnc

tFronl the indianapolis J,uruJL)
Il understand old Gotrux made his fortune ont
OF a simple invention
No; out OF simple inventor
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SeIf-ReStraint.
CFrom the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston TranscriptA
Counsel for the Dcfence-The lady talks about
honorable dealing, but let her look TO herself
My client tells that she promised To burn
every letter she got from him aS she read
il.
The Court-What has the witness TO say in re-
ply to the defendants counsel?
Plaintiff Il thought they might be useful some
time. and as l didn't want to break my word,
| didn't read the letters.
The evening times., 1899-03-14
ROUNDING UP oNE-ARMED MEN
A Single Offender Leads to General
SUsDicion

Jersey City. N. j., March lit was not
until O'Clock this morning that the po-
licemen of this city stopped rounding up
armed men. Louis Wolf. clothing
dealer, yesterday lost $3.50 in checks and
cash, which were picked up by John c.
Maxwell who has one arm. A general
alarm was-sent out for him.
He was gathered in last night and the
money returned, but the arrest of one
armed men continued in all precincts.
Twenty-Five in all were arrested.
The evening times., 1899-03-14
A New rite.
(From the Chicago Tribunc.l

lFr0m thc Chicag0 Tribnne-l
BEG pardon am said the Washington
hotel clerk, ''but what do YOU mean by those
letters NJ c. after your namc2
Mothers Congress- sir replied thc
iestic matron, who had just registered
The evening times., 1899-03-14
The Authority.

tFrom the Cleveland Pain DealerJ
What do YOU think of Cecil Rhodes suSgcs-
tion that should add South america to cur
other possessions
Il think it should be respectfully referred to
tie Hon. GeOrge + Hnar'
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An Acco mrnodnting Artist.

from EiieseEde Blatter.)
Artist Ito attendant at art muscum)-uow i.
this? Ny picture is hanging upside down.
Atendant-Tm sorry, but the hanging com.
mittee thought that right
Artist-Well. leave it that way. On the whole
1 think 1 like it that way best myself
The evening times., 1899-03-14
4 Philosophical EOy.
LFrom the Chicagn PosI.N

TFTOm Inc JhItag0 F0-T-I
This really pains me, Willie" said the old
gentleman as he picked the boy up and laid him
across his knee.
well" replied the boy, rcsisnedy, at least
I've never been TOOL enough to deliberately hurt
myself"
The evening times., 1899-03-14
Solid Com cOrt.
(From BROOKLYN Lie

tFrom Brooklyn LiiC.l
Fricnd-Wcll, YOU look happy: business pickin.
up?
Druggist (cheeriiy) y)-Rather; l lust put up
prescription for the plumber who tlawcd out NV
water-pipes last moth.
The evening times., 1899-03-14
The Literary Problem.
(Fron L.ifc.O

Quilidig-its hard to write without any fame
Clinker-Never mind; ten years from now YOU
will be recognized prosperous author
But | can't get anyone 10 trust me for ten
years.
The evening times., 1899-03-14
tVcr:in% n Calamity.

\ scientist says: III the earth We're alttcned
out the sea would be two miles deep all over
the world Ii any man i caught fattening out
the earth. shoot him on the spot. y grca, many
OF Us can't swim.
The evening times., 1899-03-14
Virginia Senatorial Contest.-The

fight in Virginia over the election of a
successor to Senator Martin has opsnsd in
earnest. Senator Martin. it is said. is go
ing to make a determined effort to succeed
himself. Senator Martin and Gen, Fitz
hugh Lee were rival candidates for the
Senate six years ago. Both made a per-
sonal canvass of the State and the senti-
ment of the people seemed TO be over
whelmngly in favor of Lee. The legisla
ture. however much to the surprise OF the
outsiders, elected Martin. There has
been considerable feeling between Lee and
Martin ever since. II is believed that
General Lee will be forced into the fight
Notwithstanding his recent letter stating
that he could not be a candidate.
The evening times., 1899-03-14
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The evening times., 1899-03-14

Probably few honest citizens of Della
ware viii deny that it is better 10 have
vacant chair in the United States Senate
than 10 have it filled by Addicks whose
solitary claim TO the place is the posses
sion of a large fortune. 1t was his sup
porters who compelled the adjournment
of the legislature without an election.
holding that if Addicks could not get it
nobody else should. It is a most disgrace
ful condition. and the Democrats wto
went over to the gasman at the last mo-
ment should be relegated to the shades OF
private life. No Democrat with a good
motive could be guilty of such an act of
periidy to the party and the State and 10
good morals.
The evening times., 1899-03-14

The Samoan trouble has been overcome.
at least for the moment. The three coun-
tries having control of its government,
Germany. England. and America. have
agreed TO drop all consideration of the re-
cent conflict of authority and disregard the
election Another German will take the
place OF DR.. RaffeI as head of the munich
pal council and the question OF kingship
will be held in allegiance. With positive
Instructions from Berlin not to act as the
partisan of any candidate. the German
Consul will be reduced to silence.
The evening times., 1899-03-14

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The evening times., 1899-03-14

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tIc.r authors
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The evening times., 1899-03-14

The Navy Department will not accent
Sampsons suggestion to the President that
the list OF promotions with his own name
left out be sent in. Sampson never had
the least notion that it would and his
letter is Therefore hypocritical to the last
degree
The evening times., 1899-03-14

Charles W. stone.-The friends OF
former Representative Charles W. Stone Of
Pennsylvania are renewing their efforts TO
have him selected as a compromise candi-
date for Senator at Harrisburg. Mr.. Stone
was an aspirant for the gubernatorial
nomination in the Keystone State last fall
but was knocked out by Col. William \.
Stone Charles w Stone has occupied "A
neutral position ever since the fight at
Harrisburg opened, and it may be possible.
il is said for both the Quay and anti-Quay
factions TO unite upon him.
The evening times., 1899-03-14
secretnrxship of the senate.-It

understood that Gen. James s. Clarkson,
formerly of Iowa bur now resident of
Philadelphia, will be candidate for the
Secretaryship of the Senate As soon as
the Senate meets Republicans will he ap-
pointed to all OF the principal Senate of
fees. The two best places are those of
Secretary and Sergeant -at-arms General
Clarkson has. it is said, very strong back
ing. and the chances are that he will carry
of the prize. He was a member Of the
Republican National Committee for a Sood
many years. and succeeded Mr. Quay as
chairman of the committee. OF late years
he has been attending to private business.
The evening times., 1899-03-14

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No Foreign Interference.

Spain has not had much luck in her ap-
peals to the European powers against the
exactions Of the Americans. 1t is not
probable she will fare any better in her
projected protest against the ruling of Gen
eral Otis that the Spanish Commissioners
shall not negotiate with the Filipino reb-
els for the ransom of the prisoners, There
is no reasonable ground on which COM
plant can be based. We are engaged in a
war for the suppression of rebels against
the authority OF this Government and UNI
der all precedent have clear right TO pro-
hibit any interference by the agents of a
foreign government that would retard the
progress of our forces. The payment OF a
large sum of money TO the rebel chief
would be equivalent TO a supply of arms
and ammunition TO be used in resisting our
army.
II is suggested that the appeal will be
made on humanitarian grounds. Admit
ting that the situation of the prisoners is
unhappy. ii is 10 be considered that the
| lives Of our own soldiers are worth pre-
serving and that every dollar that goes to
| the enemy must enlarge our death roll.
| The dictates of humanity are that the war
| should be stopped as soon as possible.
| This is in the best interests of the mis-
| guided and ignorant Filipinos themselves
as well as of civilization. As long as hos
| tilities continue the resources of the Phil
! ippines must be neglected and starvation
! must menace all who are not within th4
! American lines. The citizens of foreign
/ co.ntries who are located al Manila and
whose business depends on the products
! OF peace are among the sufferers from tbs
| ruinous war. Therefore. it is unreasonable
TO expect the powers to support Spain in
a policy that would certainly tend to pro-
/ long the conflict.
or course this country would deny the
! right Of any European government to die
tate what course General Otis should pur-
sue as long as he does not violate the
laws OF civilized warfare. II would be i'm
pertinent for any government to insist oil
suggest that the Spanish Commissioners
should be allowed TO pass our lines Il
| communicate with the enemy. 1t is safe
to say that there viii be no favorable re-
sponse 10 Spain's appeal. if she makes it.
II would be hard if young man shoul,
not be appointed to an army Office for Il
other reason than that his father is promi
nent and influential in public life. Blu
as long as persons appointed 10 militaI!
positions are not subjected TO an eXami-
nation that Will test their qualities tht
sons Of somebodies must rest under the
suspicion of having obtained prefarmen
through influence alone. In the list o
subordinate officers named yest 1rday ar,
good many sons and relatives of po,iti,
clans. Some of them are without an.
military experience.
The Dickinson press., 1899-04-15
n.nhoo Ratification.


Throughout the east the bamboo plays
an important role In nearly every kind
Of outdoor work. In building earth
works it is utilized very ~cleverly indeed.
In sandy soil or In the soft loan along
the swamps two lows Of bamboo are
driven, about four feet apart. The
lengths of bamboo are about 10 or 10
feet long, and the thickness is about
four inches Earth or sand Is thrown in
between the rows Of bamboo, making a
ditch In front Of the stockade. "A third
Row Of bamboo Is then driven four feet
in the rear Of the inner row, but this
Row rises only couple Of feet above the
natural level Of the soil. More earth or
sand is filled In, and the filing in each
case Is rammed down as hard as posi-
Where there has been a sufficient
length Of time to cut portfolios through
the front thickness Of earth the men in
the Notifications thus thrown up need
not expose themselves at all, but when.
as In all cases Of rapidly constructed
Geld works, temporary protection alone
has been desired, the rows Of bamboo
do not rise more than three feet above
the natural level, and the men lie down
or crouch behind the protection thus
afforded and fire over 1t.
Such works will keep out any rife
hall, and will even 80 localize shxapnel
fire as to make 1t very ineffective. II
the shrapnel strikee the bamboo before
exploding It will harm only those d.
Tectly In front Of it. II 1t bursts before
reaching the earthwork the shrspnel
balls win fail to penetrate 1t.
The Dickinson press., 1899-04-15
Somebody's Mother.

A ragged woman was crossing the
corner Of q public park in a large city
where the children Of the poor are &C.
customed to play, many Of them bare
footed. A burly policeman stationed
at the corner watched the woman sus-
%piciously. Half way across she stopped
and picked up something which she hid
in her apron. In an instant the police
man was by her side. With a gruff
voice and threatening manner he de-
manded:
"What are you carrying of in your
apron2"
The woman seemed embarrassed and
refused to answer Thereupon the Off
Ger Of the law, thinking that she had
doubtless picked up a pocketbook which
she was trying to make away with,
threatened to arrest her unless she told
him at once what she had in her apron.
At this the woman reluctantly unfold
ed her apron and disclosed a handful Of
broken glass.
In stupid wonder the policeman ask
ed:
"What do you want with that stuff 2"
Afueh passed over the woman 8 face;
then she answered simply:
IF you please, sir, I just thought I'd
take 1t out Of the way Of the c%hildren's
feet. Detroit Free Press.
The Dickinson press., 1899-04-15
He Caught o,co...,,:

S~o0A3
Daniel O'Connell the famous oratoe.
when taking q ride In the neighborhooA
OF his house. had occasion to ask an
urchtn to open q gate for him. The lit
tie fellow complied with much alacrity
and looked up with such an honest
pleasure at rendering the slight service
that O'Connell, by way Of saying some
Observation-Disclosures:
whats your name, my boyi"
Daniel O'Connell. SIR" replied he
stoutly.
"And who's your father,' demand.
ed the astonished liberator.
"Daniel O'Connell, SIR"
O'Connell muttered q word or two
below his breath and then added aloud:
"When I see you again, I'll give you
sixpence."
Riding briskly on. he soon forgot the
incident and fell to thinking Of graver
matters. when, after travelling some
miles. he found his path obstructed by
some fallen timber, which a boy was
stoutly endeavoring to remove. On
looking more closely he discovered 1t to
be the same boy he had met in the
morning.
"Whatr" cried he. Glow do you
come to be here now9"
"You said, sir, the next time You
seen me you'd give me sixpence." said
the little fellow, wiping the perspira-
tion from his brow.
The Dickinson press., 1899-04-15
y,rh.l M>l>e.

0oing up on q Csdar avenue car the
other night the passengers wsse much
entertained By . verbal spat between q
small citisen d, German parentage and
Q tall native. The trouble all originated
from the fact that the a was very
much crowded. 20 crowded that the
Two disputants ware brought face to
face in such close proximity that they
couldn't make 4 gesture.
Push up q little, can't youi" in
quired the tall man in an irritable tone.
several people were pushing him. and
his irritability was quite excusable.
"vell, no, I can't" replied the little
man, land, vat 10 more, I don'thef to-"
you're not much Of . gentleman"
aid the tall man.
"Oh. I toni knowl" said the little
mar airily. "ven I want an opinion on
chentlemen, I go to some fellow vat
has got a leetle knowledge Of der sub
you're a very funny boy" said the
tall man in . tone Of deep sarcasm.
"Vell," said the little man, II may
hat some senses Of humor, but I'm not
90 hart hearted as to laugh at der fool
ishness Of ono idiot"
do you call me an idioti' gasped
the tall man.
"As long As I ton't know your
NAME" said the little man, II couldn't
make der Identification any more gom-
plete."
Pretty 500 the car stopped to let of
half a dozen passengers, and when
things finally settled down the tall one
and the short one we've separated by a
dozen seata-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Dickinson press., 1899-04-15

from Decatur, when we came upon d
negro, with q club in his hand and q
freshly killed postum on his shoulder.
We stopped to examine his prize, and
the colonel said:
my friend, do you know it is Sun.
dayf"
"Sartin. boss"
"Are you not a religious manf" F.
II are. I'ze jist on my way home
from church"
"And what sort of religion have you
got that permits you to go hunting on
Sundayf"
Religion. religion." queried the
man as he held the possum up with one
hand and scratched his head with the
other. "Does you 'spect any black man
in Alabama is gwine to tie hisself up
to any religion dat lows a postum to
walk right across de road ahead of him
an git away free7 No, sahl A religion
which won't bend a little when a fat
possum heads you of couldn't be stab
lished round yere by all de preachers
in de univarse."
The Dickinson press., 1899-04-15
The Tr.tAful Marksma..

An extraordinary shooting adventure
IL recorded by A. L. Butler Of the State
museum, selangor. Malaga. Ono day
in last July q Malay woodcutter went
out into the jungle to cut fuel, taking
with him an old single barreled. mug
zle loading gun loaded with tho rather
u~nscientific charge Of a bullet and four
buckshot. Moving quietly through tho
jungle. he suddenly came upon a tiger
feeding on the carcass Of a sambhuz,
and with touching confidence in his
weapon fred at a distance of 30 PAGES
The tiger rolled over. and when the
Malay cautiously approached he found
not one dead tiger, but two, the second
having been hidden from the sports
man. though only a few feet distant
from the animal he fred at.
Mr.. Butler, who made q post norton
examination of the tigers after they
had been ekinned, found that in each
case a single buckshot had gone to the
heart. One had also an insignificant
wound on the head from another pellet.
"For a really appalling fluke," as MI.
Butler says. this achievement Of the
Malay woodcutter will be hard to beat.
It certainly is net a performance any
white man will try to parallel,
much less to eclipse.
The Dickinson press., 1899-04-15
Her Age at Monte Carlo.

A curious story comes from Monte
Carlo the heroine of. which has lost a
large sum through excusable female
vanity. She entered the gaming saloon
while a former friend Of hers was win
ming in a sweeping style that seemed
destined to break the bank.
II am 80 glad tosee you here. prince,
and in such luck, tooi' she exclaimed.
'Do tell me a lucky number. It Is sure
to win, for you are now in the vain."
The prince generously placed a pile
Of gold louis before the vivacious lady,
whose beauty had successfully dsAed
the effects Of 30 winters, and said:
"Put it all on the number II your
years and reap a golden harvest"
The lady reflected, hesitated and then
placed the pile on ~.
An instant later the croupier eang
out:
"T~hirty-six red winsl"
"Heavensi" muttered the lady as
she tainted. "Thirty-six is exactly my
agei'