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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27
DANCE AT MILFORD

The young men of Milford gave a
dance in the Armory Hall last night.
The event was one of the most success
full ever given, and there were visitors
present from Dover, Ere lor.ca. George
town, Middletown. Lewes and Will
mington. Among those from Whining
ton We're Hiss Sue Crum51agl and Al
bert Hartman.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27
RETURNED EXCESSIVE FEES.

West Chester, Dec. 27-The matter
of surcharging several Of the county
officials for their having charged OK
cessive fees has come to a sudden and
unexpected termination. The amount
surcharged by the county auditors was
about $4,000 The arbitrator who sat
upon the case, a week or two ago, pared
this sum down over $500, and the Off
Gals have come forward and paid their
respective sums.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27
GRocERY sToRE cLosEn.

The Great Western Grocery, Harry
Ramsberger proprietor at Sixth and
Madison streets, has been closed since
last Saturday night. Mr. Ramsberger
could not be found today. A report Is
current that he has sold the store
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27
A GOOD MATCH.

The Wawaset Gun Club held an in
teresting shoot on Christmas Day.
Those who shot were. DR.. II. G. Buck
master, Charles NJ. Buckmaster, n.
Donaldson, II. MARI, Ralph McCauley,
Fred Martin, r. and George Miller,
Peter Decray, Edward Melchoir. Jr,
and Jacob Huber. Each shot at twen-
ty-fve birds DR.. Buckmaster killed
all of his, while his brother missed but
one
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27

The reputation OF the firm depends
largely upon the advertising which 1t
circulates, in the sense that the public
judges a store by the tenor of It's an
nouncoments. Cheap advertising gives
the impression that the store is cheap.
Polished advertising reflects a well-oon-
Quoted establishment. Advertising was
never originated nor intended for the
purpose Of selling on plug-uglies and
old undesirable lots at wholesome
profit
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27

The earthquake in California was a
severe enc or It would not be heard
through the press reports. All those
who spend more than few days in
that state know that earthquakes are
neither rare nor serious events there;
and that the newspapers ignore them
in their news columns unless the
shocks are extremely violent 1T is
only an earthquake is an expression
often heard in the Golden State
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27

"Ahw exclaimed the man with the
oaDidn under his chin. who had order
"a his first oysters for the season.
here come the succulent bivalves"'
Whereupon every oyster IN the dish
-isibly shunE They seemed TO have
hoped nobody would call them that
! hts year Chicago Tribune
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27
SUFFERING WITH PNEUMONIA

George Sadlers, of No. los Madison
street, was taken i'll while at work at
the ]. Morton Poole Company yester-
day afternoon He was removed to the
Homeopathic Hospital, where 1t was
found that he was suffering with pneu-
monia
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27
A NEW SITUATION

Thomas ]. Jacobs. who has been a
salesman for M. Megary & Son for ten
years, has resigned to accept a position
with ]. & J. n. Hartman. He will be-
gin his new duties on January I.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27
GREAT REVIvAIIsT COMING

Major George A. Hilton, OF Califor-
MIA, viii begin a series CT meetings at
West Presbyterian Church on the
morning of Sunday, December 81 Ma
jor Hilton is not a preacher. but he has
a national reputation as an evangelist.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27
MULES IN A BuNGLE.

Wilmington Conclave. No. ~, A. o..
A. NJ, will give a hungle at it's rooms,
in Workmans Hall. tomorrow night
AT this meeting an improved initiation
viii go into effect Refreshments will
be served after the exercises.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27
JENNIE KIsHEw?"
OLLIE WRIGHT

.EM Nile klSHEW
OLLIE WRIGHT
Little Lemmie Kishew
Swung his stubby toes;
Watched the little maiden
With the freckled nose.
Watching Lemmie Kishew,
Little Ollie Wright
Wrinkled up her pinafore
TIN IL was a sight
Little Lemmie Kishew
Didn't dare to say
What It was he wanted
So he turned away.
And with maiden shyness
Little Ollie Wright
Hung her little golden head
Gave her lips a bite.
Many wiser people.
Daily like TO this,
Never seeing circumstance
Might evolve a kiss.
Lacking mother wit TO turn
A word TO win the fight
Like little Lemmie Kishew
And little ollie Wright.
p. w.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27

Philadelphia does not stand any de-
FAINT nonsense when it has to try po-
liceman An accused officer is not per-
mitted TO face the commission or board
with a hired attorney to browbeat.
bulldoze, deter thwart or threaten It
when the case is called for hearing. A
police lieutenant, Hampsn, who,
through a long service, had an excel
lent record, got drunk. was tried. found
guilty and promptly dismissed from the
seryice-very properly No man who
gets drunk Is 1T to be a policeman. A
drunken man is not competent to pre-
serve the peace or to prevent crime; nor
is he likely tozdo either.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27
ST. JAMES sEXTON DEAD

The death Of James Foote, sexton Of
St. James Church, Stanton, took place
at his home there yesterday, of pneu-
monia. He was 70 years old and was
well known
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27

New Jersey landlords do not appear
TO come very high just now A Mrs.
Henrietta Fingerhut, Of Summityille,
recently killed her landlord, and after
an approving jury found her guilty Of
manslaughter she was sentenced to a
term Of six months In Jail and to pay
a fine Of $500 Has any Delaware jury
been missed lately? One may have es-
capped to New Jersey and tried Mrs.
Fingerhutl The late landlord ought to
be glad that he was rated man, as he
must have been, since the verdict was
-manslanghter
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27

That California shipyard which is
going to build steel ships 1000 feet
long Will confer a favor on other in
dustries by waiting until steel becomes
little more plennful-Philadel phia
Ledger
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27
THE WEATHER.

New York Heralds Forecast.-The
cold wave now overspreading all the
northern sections east of the Rocky
Mountains viii be somewhat weakened
today I'm the central valleys. A slight
depression in the lower Mississippi
Valley Will advance nOrtheastwardly
will cause a slow rise OF temperature
west of the Alleghanies which will
gradually extend TO the Atlantic
States
On Friday, probably partly cloudy
and warmer, followed by snow or rain
European steamers now sailing will
have mostly fair weather and fresh
westerly breezes TO the Banks.
Forecast for Wednesday ant
Ihursday-Ea Pennsylvania. New
Jersey, Delaware and Maryland Fair;
continued cold Wednesday and Thurs
day; light TO fresh west 10 north winds
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27
No one Would Relieve Tnen

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intelligent q man / think. TO he in
'aHNncsd by what they say
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27
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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27
LEADER

In its class. From the best medium
grade 10 the most artistic.
PRICES are the very lowest for per-
feet goods, and every Piano warranted.
TERMs-Cash, or IS to $40 monthly
with no interest on payments.
Don't let the Holiday Season 20 by
without taking a look at our stock, pro
.nounced by all 10 be the finest ever seen
In Delaware.
DO you WANT any musical instru
ment? a Stella. Olympia. or any other
Music Box. Mandolin. Guitar, Banjo
Either or Violin? II SO, call and vi
viii supply you.
Photographs and Graphophones. s.
to 500. 1000 new records to selec
from.
Open evenings.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27
SAMUEL SPEAKMAN,
FHFlitl G, Carpets, b ddiIg, Etc.
No. SOC Market Street,
Wilmington. Del.
PERSONAL.

MADAM BOSWELL reliable clairvov-
ant medium, reads entire l.fe, luck Gypsy
charms given ZIG French street
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27

Five per cent will be added to all
county tax bills after December 81
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-12-27
he Mgsjil HlgsH.

1t is impossible to have every make
Of Piano in one wareroom, but with
Knabe, Ivers & Pond, Behr Bros, J. &
c. Fischer, Grown, Kroeger, Schubert
and the many other makes in our line
we have in each tho
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-07-26
Rescue Prohibited.

Any one who is going to accident
ally upset boat or tumble off n dock
would best choose some other place
than Cornwall. Russia and Bohemia.
There is strong antipathy to rescu-
ing drowning man which still lin
gers in parts of the world
The fisherman of Bohemia thinks
that If he snatches a drowning man
from the water the water demon will
take away his luck in fishing and,
moreover, drown him at the first OPP
portunity.
The idea that the water spirits are
taking toll when n person is drowned
prevails TO considerable extent out Of
Europe. The Siamese dread the Punk,
or water spirit, that seizes bathers
and drags them to his dwelling The
Sioux Indians have the same belief.
The Chinese are reluctant TO save n
drowning man because of the idea
that the spirit of a person who has
met death in this way continues to
hover over the surface of the water
until it has caused the death of a fell
low-creature by the same fate. There
fore a Chinaman who attempts to res
cue another from drowning is sup
posed TO incur the hatred Of the first
uneasy spirit which is DESTROYS TO es
cape from its wanderings by the sac
riice of another life to take its place.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-07-26
Portmantenu Was safe.

Some years ago. when DR.. Creigh-
ton, now bishop of London, was bish-
op of Peterborough. he got into con
versa ton on "A train with Il passenger
who mistook him for curate. and
who soon became surprised at the ON
nscience of his companion. who talk
ed of nothing that he did not adorn.
BY and by the passenger discovered
that the curate was going To travel on
n route on which he wished TO send
his own luggage. he himself journey
ing on another TO meet ii later. He
asked the curate if he would mind
looking after IL, and then. on his con-
senting, he thought it wisest 10 know
to whom it was that he was about
to intrust his pOrtmanteau. So he said
by the way, il never occurred to
me to ask you. sir, but are you not a
curate?"
well. as a matter of fact. / am not
a curate."
'Oh." said the gentleman, you are
a vicar or a rector?'
NO" he said ''The fact is I am
not. / have not benefice.''
BY that time the inquirer was be-
coming somewhat nervous about his
portmanteau, and so with some degree
of point he said:
We'll. sir but what are your
Upon which the gentleman said:
well. the fact is. / am a bishop"
"And what bishop?'
"The bishop of Peterborough"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-07-26

Manner In which Indians Build Their
bark Tepecs.


G. G. Farr, who was with the Hud-
son Bay company Is years, and who
has been around the head waters of
the Ottawa for a much longer period,
is a mine Of interesting information
on all matters pertaining to game or
bark tepee and said that the Indian
name for II was asohahgan, and that
the specimen came from Lake AMI
manipissing.
II had to get one of them for the
show" he said. land l went to an
Indian named Peeshahbo and told him
TO give me his. Peeshahbo said: How
the blazes am l going To live for the
rest of the winterr | said: oh, man,
yen make a new one But l can't
peel any bark, says he. Never you
mind, says /; I've got to have IT, and
with that took it, and here II is"
Mr.. FAIR explained that the bark
tepees are used by the Indians on their
winter hunting trips. They are made
in summer from the bark Of large
birches, sewed together in sections
measuring about 3 feet by - feet The
pole framework OF the tepee Ii erected
and the bark bent around before 1t
has dried, SO that II will take the prop
or shape. The free ends of the bark
sections are protected and kept from
splitting by light strips of wood, one
on either side, which are attached by
sewing.
Seven Of these 3x12 bark sections
are used in the construction of the
asohahgan. When the Indian moves
his camp the sections are made into
tight rolls for convenience in carrying.
In erecting the tepee the bottom sec
ton is put In place first, and two Of
the rolls are commonly required to
reach around. Afterward the other
sections are wound around the cone
shaped framework up TO within a
short distance OF the peak The top
is left open for the escape Of smoke.
The upper sections lap over the lower,
single fashion, and all the seams run
diagOnally with reference to YER
teal line, in such a way as TO she'd
water perfectly.
The sewing is done with wattup.
Wattup is made from the roots of
spruce trees, pulled out by the women
and boiled till softened The brown
bark covering is rubbed off, and the
roots split into suitable sizes for sew
ing. Wattup will keep for years. and
II is tougher than moosewood When
wanted for use all that is necessary is
to throw il into water, and il becomes
pliable and easily worked.-Forest and
Stream
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-07-26

The German Housewives society,
with really sweet righteousness, has
turned to the state with petition ask
ing the authorities TO investigate the
servant question with view TO better
ing the general conditions of house
help and the relations between mistress
and servant There is something child
like in this. One may expect next to
hear of the state being appealed to to
better the relations of sweethearts and
TO regulate the reverence of small boys
for their grandmothers. If there is
anything that the state is not expected
to regulate, one would like to hear of
it. These excellent housewives turn
easily TO statecraft to remedy one of
the inherent ills of human nature If
they could plan the corrective laws,
the statutes would be made TO read /:
Servants shall not leave their mis-
tresses at will Servants shall not imi-
tate their mistresses in dress. They
shall serve in the country as content
edly as they do in the city. They shall
not desire 10 have their own company,
etc. As if the imperial help would pay
the slightest attention TO such laws
In a country where every serving maid
is constitutionally and sometimes or
ganically as good as her mistress it is
difficult TO see how the mistress is GO
ing to assert her superiority in caste
and enforce fidelity and obedience by
statute--unless, indeed, it be the family
statute, rigidly enforced, and even then
those families which lay down rigid
law for their servants will simply in
stitute a procession of servants, coming
and going all through the year and
wearing out the hall carpet. The bot
tom difficulty in the servant question
in this country is that the servant re-
CARDS serving as mere stepping stone
to being mistress herself No good
looking and tidy maid feels under the
stars and stripes that her destiny is
fixed In her vocation. She expects to
marry prince or a young Napoleon,
and very often does, if she knows how
to dress her hair. The only way to
remedy the evils of help is to establish
a university for servant girls and edu-
cate them for their business, Just as we
have educated nurses
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-07-26

The citizens Of the beautiful and
lively city OF Evanston. Ills, have been
passing through mortal conflict with
the cabmen. In Evanston the cabman
10 a distinct institution. In some re-
spects 1t may be said that he runs the
town and has succeeded In holding the
lives and fortunes OF the inhabitants In
the hollow of his hand He did not
exactly form himself into trust, but
he did the next worse thing and organ
lied conspiracy to compel everybody
to ride in a cab. The ferocious deter
mination with which this diabolical
scheme was carried out paralyzed the
officials and threatened to exterminate
the police. II citizen showed his head
beyond his garden gate he was COM
PEELED to ride in cab or perish on the
spot. After awhile all the ordinary af-
fairs of life were suspended, because
all the inhabitants were riding wildly
and helplessly In cabs and the rev.
enues of the city were being diverted
into the pockets Of the Jehus. In this
dire extremity, the mayor bethought
him of offering a prize to the cabman
who was most successful in not at
tending to his business. And now, 1t
is said, this trick works like charm.
Men no longer fear To be seen upon
the streets, and If you ask cabman in
Evanston to take you from the depot
he doffs his hat, makes an apology and
even offers to make you a present of
his horse and vehicle. The success of
the mayors plan opens new vista in
politics and industry. Let some enter
prising manufacturer offer a prize to
the walking delegate who will do the
least walking. A man who has moth
ing more than a conviction to live upon
will very often die Of 1t, but the same
man Will consent to live if you offer
him q chrome.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-07-26

Oregon has now produced a man who
threatens to rivet the attention of the
universe. His name is Eugene Leoper,
and he works at odd jobs for 20 cents
an hour. All sorts of stories are finding
their way into the papers about him.
His particular merits are strength, en-
durance, patience. industry and mod
esty. He can do more work at 20 cents
an hour than any ten men in the state,
and he doesn't kick except when there
isn't work enough. He has even been
known to refuse an extra 20 cents when
he was an hour short. When this was
first reported in the east, the freak
hunters looked incredulous and called
1t wild and woolly fake But the evil
dence is accommodating that it is true
At the last accounts Hamlin Garland
was fitting out an exploring expedition
TO capture him.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-07-26

It is not easy to understand what
the actors want with church alliance
unless it is to better express their
naturally religious natures, which any
church will allow them to express in
dividually without getting up an or
ganization TO do ii and appointing a
stage manager. An association has
been formed which is called the Actors
Church alliance, and its prospectus
states that it has for it's primary object
the assistance of all actors and ac-
tresses. Bishop Potter has so far lent
himself to the scheme as to preside
ever the first meeting and to inform
his listeners that he had never been in
a theater in his life. The benevolent
a special recommendation The bishop
is very sly, especially when he is pre-
siding So far as the modus operandi
of the scheme was developed at this
meeting, il seems to be social and re-
ligious scheme. 1t proposes to make a
minister In every town visited by
theatrical companies a member of the
organization, and thus actors who need
advice or assistance in that town can
go to him for aid and comfort. If this
is seriously meant, it is most beauti-
full and liberal scheme. Any one who
has seen a stranded theatrical company
in an outlying town must have re-
GREETED that there was no font CT spir-
itual consolation to which they could
repair. 1t would unquestionably be a
source of religious comfort to the
stranded Thespians if they knew they
could apply at the parsonage. Bishop
Potter did not in his address mention
any of these things, but he did seem to
think that if the actors went to church
and performed their Christian duties
regularly that there would be fewer OBJ
jectionable plays produced, and this
obvious truism was not combated by
anybody.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-07-26

republic made bound forward in pros
perity and potency unexampled in the
history of the states. On November 8,
1864, the national election occurred. Lin
coin carried twenty-five states and Nc
Clellan three only--New Jersey, Della
ware and Kentucky.
We recall these events of generation
ago, not to revive the animosities OF the
civil war, but because there are leaders
in the democratic party who are actually
meditating the repetition in 1900 of the
stupendous blunder of 1864. They are
again imagining that there is political
capital in calling on the American peo'
Pile to surrender ANONYMOUSLY TO their
enemies and UNANIMOUSLY to throw away
the fruits of victory won in war by the
valor and self-sacrifice of American sol
diers and sailors.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-07-26

The commercial traveller is naturally
opposed to the monopoly corporations,
and well he may be- for there are over
10000 of .im in the United States,
making up one of the most energetic
and interchangeable classes in the com
munity. Mr.. l.. Il. Dove, the president
of the Commercial Travellers National
league, got before the industrial com
mission at Washington and told that
body that the 10000 were about to be
thrown out of employment by the trust
movement, and he estimated the loss
in salaries at $G0,0000 900. He did not
estimate how much the hotels, livery
stables and railroads would lose, but it
must be enormous. He pointed out
that while the trusts were making it
appear that the reduction of salaries
would result In the cheapening of com
modities it so far had only enhanced
the profits of the mOnopohes.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-07-26
General Alger's Retirement.

The retirement of General Russell a
Alger from President McKinley's cabi-
net, although talked of for months, came
as a surprise in political circles. No man
in Michigan has greater personal pop
ularity than General Alger, and there is
regret among people of all parties that
circumstances rendered his retirement
necessary.
We believe General Alger TO be much
maligned man, and that time will show
| his administration of the affairs of the
war to have been as good as it could
have been with the facilities of the de-
partment, which for years had been on a
peace basis.
The integrity of General Alger is be-
yond question, and his friends in Mich
igan have confidence in him. The yell
low journals of the East and jealous
politicians of that section have made
matters so unpleasant by their fault
finding and criticism as to force the
president to release worthy official.
General Alger has the sympathy of
Michigan in his persecution by the pub
lie press and other critics, but Michi-
gan republicans are not finding fault
with the administration because of this
affair, realizing as they do that the pres
dent was forced into an action that
probably was distasteful to him