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Evening journal., 1900-12-13
these Chickens Came Back

On the Landenberg branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the
agents who live in the stations raise
chickens. These chickens are no
frightened by the cars, but on the con-
trary will jump aboard them when
standing on a siding, especially when
grain has been the freight Recently
two white chickens. while scratching
grain, were fastened in the car acc
dentally by a brakeman. Arriving at
Iandenberg the fowls were discovered
and the train crew determined to have
some fun at the expense of the agent
whose chickens they were. The fowls
were placed in q crate and turned over
10 the express agent, who billed the
crate to the station whence the chick
ems had been hauled in the freight car
The crate bore a placard Irish greys.
Inquisitively the train crew inquired o
the consignor if that was new breef
of chickens. With the crate came
waybill on which the charges to c1l
lect" were so cents. This was to'
4 much for the agent, and now the door
of all freight cars standing on the sid
ing are kept closed.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13

Mrs. August Pfalzgraf, Of South
Byron, Wis, mother of the young lady
whose portrait we here publish, wrote
Mrs. Pinkham in January, 1899, saying
her daughter had suffered for two
years with irregular menstruation -
had headache all the time, and pain in
her side, feet swell. and was generally
miserable. Mrs PinSham promptly
replied with advice, and under date Of
March. 1899, the mother writes again
that Lydia +. PinlSham's Vegetable
Compound cured her daughter Of all
pains and irregularity.
Nothing in the world equals Mrs.
Pinkham's great medicine for regu-
lating woman's peculiar monthly
troubles.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
Victim Of MischIevous Boys

Passed out in tine usual way next
week by a Philadelphia employer TO a
young man, win be an envelope con-
tanning pay a week less enc day. A
team, a young woman and some mis-
chievous boys are the cause. III.
Young man went from the Quaker city
on Saturday evening to his former
home not far from Salem in this coun-
ty. There's a young woman near in
whom the young man has an interest.
A problem confronted him. He wanted
to see the young woman on Saturday
right. but should he walk TO her home
he would be unable to catch a train for
Philadelphia. 1t was necessary that he
return to his employment early on
Monday morning, so resolved to drive
team to her home and did 50.
Some boys happened along and see
ing the team hitched near the young
woman's home, and believing that any
fellow trusted with a team ought t,
watch it,. they concluded to test the
young mans interest. They found
there was none for the team. When il
was time for the young man to catch
the train--a night of distraction fol-
/ lowed. at the conclusion of which h'
discovered the team half mile away
from where he had hitched it. Tn
train had a start Of a few miles an'
arrived in Philadelphia without IL
lwOuldbe passenger.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
Meal Ticket Is for Sale

Two clerks who are employed in one
of the Court House offices, which If the
Court House were turned upside down.
would be the northwest second floor
front room. have formed partner
ship limited to the lunch hour. These
young men lunch together, or did until
Saturday last That day it occurred to
them that economy was a pretty good
fellow TO have about. especially just
before the holidays, when odd pennies
would buy gifts. They pooled inter
ests. 81 was the amount of the pool
with which a meal ticket was pur-
chased at a nearby cafe Both felt
that should the wolf come into the
fold within a few days, they certainly
would be sure Of midday lunch
Neither has divulged which carried the
ticket on Monday but both left tho
Court House together Reaching the
cafe they were confronted with the
placard closed Their 81 had beer
left before the close" The mea
ticket is for sale and the partnership
viii be extended to amy special partner
who believes he may get a bargain.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13

The Christmas number Of Success
is a superb example OF what may be
accomplished in magazine making
along the lines OF refined art and help-
full literature. It comes very near De-
ing a masterpiece. The cover Is Ger
tainly worth a place in every art gal
le1-y. The three wise men are shown
kneeling, with their gifts in hand IN
front of the manger OF Bethlehem
The latter is invisible, yet, sucn Is Al
strength OF the composition, the omis-
sion only accentuates the immortal
scene. The crush of good features il
the issue can only be hinted at in thi'
brief resume. Edwin Markham open
with his greatest poem since -
Man With the Hoe" 1t is entities
"The Mighty Hundred Years" w T
stead arraigns his own government
for its Boer war policy in acatchin
terms. while ]. Henniker Heaton, N
p writes hopefully Of the unwritts
alliance Of the Anglo-AmsTicans.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
TOYS FOR THE CHILDREN.
Rnilwnr Comnany to Grade

Work OF constructing the Peoples
railway line in jefferson street be-
tween Second and Fourth. was begun
this momincg The railway company,
in order to have Greenhil avenue at
the proper grade. viii fill In portion
of that thoroughfare between Lnncas-
ter avenue and Second street.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
For a Cold in the Head. Laxativ
BromO-Quinine Tablets.
Pardon ReeeIved for MaIoney

Through the efforts Of General John
P. DonahOe, a pardon has been grant
ed to James A. Maloney, a volunteer
soldier. Of this city. who is at present
serving a seventeen-months sentence
at hard labor in one of the govern
ment prisons in the Philippines. Ma
loney was sentenced for striking a po-
liceman in the Island of I.uzon.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
THE LITERARY WORLD

Raffles. the hero of q. w. Hornung' S
stories of the Amateur Cracksman,
will reappear in the January number
of Scribner's with a most remarkable
adventure in crime. It has been sug-
gested that Sherlock Holmes is the
only man who could catch Rallies.
Conan DOYLE. the creator of Sherlock
Holmes. Is brother-in-law TO Mr.. Ho r
nung. 80,
Each Of the Raffles stories which VIII
appear during the next SIX monIns
will be complete in ITSELF Dut halile'
and Bunny will appear in all Oh them'
f. c. Yohn is illustrating them
Evening journal., 1900-12-13

A PLEASANT DUTY.-"When 1
know anything worthy Of recommen-
dation consider it my duty to tell it, %
saws the Rev. James Murdoch, of Ham
burg. Pa. "Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal
powder has cured me Of Catarrh Of
five years standing. It is certainly
magical In its effect. The first appn-
cation benefited me in five minutes. 90
cents "-5.
Sold by Miller Drug Co, 4O2 Market
and n. B Danforth, Market and Sec
ond streets,
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
WouIdn,t Do a Thing to EN-

Just before the recent war with
Spain Charles B. Hanford, the we'll
known actor, and a number OF other
Washington men who are prominent
in their respective professions, went to
Atlantic City. The occasion was ra.-
lying meeting to encourage certain
young men whose soldierly enthusiasm
waned as the time for departure ap-
preached. One of the party was pres
porous real estate man, another was
n. Dushane Cloward, OF this city, who
conducted the musical features.
Mr. Hanford's patriotic recitation
took his audience by storm. Before the
exercises were over, the spirit OF Mars
reigned supreme The boys cOuldn'i
get to war quick enough and an innc.
cent peanut vender was compelled {.
run for cover because he looked like
Spaniard.
Mr.. Hanford heard from this meet
ing, net very long ago. A young maj
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
Habit Lost Him Fine Supper

Habit controls the movements OF
many people. and often to their dis
advantage. 1t lost a fine supper and a
pleasant evening in the city for we'll
known Court House official few days
ago. 1t happened this way. This Off
cial has the habit of going directly to
his home, in Christiana hundred, every
evening after the closing hour. On
Monday a well-known West Side ply
sician called at the Court House and
extended an invitation to the official
to partake of a wild duck supper at
his home that evening. The invita-
tion was accepted. Before evening
the habit began TO work and the Off
cial took a trolley car, as usual, for
his home. Next day the physician be-
lieving that his expected guest might
have become i'll, called at the Court
House to inquire as to his condition.
The iovial official was reminded OF
his acceptance by the appearance OF
the physician. Apologies were in order
and the tyranny of habit deplored
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
FortnlghtIr Clnh nfeets

At the home of Miss Minnie Allen.
No 922 jefferson street, on Tuesday
night. the Fortnightly Club held its
regular meeting. The program render
ed consisted of a solo by Miss Potts
violin solo by Mr.. Thompson, papers
on her European trip and the Paris
Exposition were read by Miss Carrie
Hoffecker, and a select reading by
Robert Adair.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13

Music, song and story is the descrip-
tive title of a Forthcoming new maga-
zine to be ready early in December
with a holiday issue dated January
1901. 1t will attempt to answer every
demand for home reading and enter
tainment. and in addition to the or
binary contents Of an illustrated lit
erary magazine will provide 16 pages
of ncw sheet music with ever issue Il
is to be published monthly at 10 cents
copy or 81 a year, from "A Fifth
avenue. n Y.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13

r Crockett is represented by a clever
piece of fiction, entitled "Tadmor in
the Wilderness" the story of a poor
clergyman who won renown. Grace
Mckinley. niece Of the president, Is
shown in her new environment as
schoolteacher. A mastery summary OF
the achievements of the century, illus
trated by forty drawings, is rot the
least brilliant in the long list. The
whole number is a credit TO American
journalism.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
Hands Radl, Burned

While endeayoring to extlnguish
fire in her residence No. 1902 West
Eighth street. on Tuesday night, Mrs.
Fred. C. Mammele was badly burned
about the hands,
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
Protests Against Railway

81 do not want 10 see Ninth street
cut 40 by a trolley line said a we'll
known business man, whose home is
on the West Side Notice of an aDph-
cation for the right to lay track in
this street which has been
made by railway com
pany to the Street and Sewer De-
partmmt, prompted the remark Con-
tinuing he said: Wilmington now mas
enough of cross-town lines. think
it will be unfair to the residents in tue
Western part of the city for the Strest
and Sewer directors to permit this
thoroughfare to be torn up and tracks
to be laid in it. 1t is the most level
and most desirable street ON which 10
drive and the only one above Seventh
that opens out directly into Market
Tenth street is broken at West ! viii
enter a protest against this street
being torn up, not that a railway
would pass my door, because it would
not, were permission granted, but be
cause it is the only street
on which horses need not
be frightened OF that drivers
may not have to strain their vehicles
in order to get ont of the way Of az
approaching car. Again, in order &
avoid railway tracks, and because OF
the easy grades, drivers of coal wag
Ons and other heavy teams drive say
eral blocks out of their way to TAX
this Ninth street route
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
srnnllhnldors Nm Meet

In Masonic Temple on Thursday
December 27, the annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Masonic
Hall Company will be held.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
Held FIrst Reoention

Members of the Journeymens
Plumbers and Steamftters' Union.
No. 26. held their first reception in
T1rn Hall last evening
Evening journal., 1900-12-13

Way Down East William A..
Bradys great pastoral production,
which has proved such remarkable
success in New York Chicago and
elsewhere. opens for a brief season at
the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadel-
phia ON Monday. December H. 1t IS a
play OF many merits. which commend
it TO the public. One thing which has
attracted large patronage Is its truth
to nature and perfect realism of pro-
ductiOn Seldom before has a play
been staged throughout with such alb
sOlute attention to details. and scme
Of the scenes surpass anything In this
line yet seen upon the American stage.
The very best that the scene painter
and the stage carpenter could do has
been obtained and used to the best ad-
vantage, and those who see the play
come away enchanted with the pictures
| presented to them. This play, which
has been seen by perhaps two million
| people finds warm advocates among
| ministers and teachers OF all denomi.
nations. There is not a city in which
IL has been produced where they have
not flocked to see IL. and there has
not been one of them who has not
| given it hearty endorsement and ap
| prOval. Most OF them have referred e
it in their sermons, and many have
used it for a text on which to preacl
the great truth, that what is sin II
woman is also sin in man, and th'
same moral law holds good for both
The cast is the same superb one whicl
insured the play a run of almost twl
years in New York city. and over twi
months recently IN Chicago. where /
is to play a return date Of equal length
II is headed by those two favorite per
formers, Phoebe Davies and Odel
| Williams. and is composed almos
exclusively of well-known favorites 4
Philadelphia. including such sterlil
actors as j. II. Bunny VIII T. Ell
wanger. Frank Bell, Ella Hugh Woot
Sarah Stevens, Mabel Strickland. Car
Gordon Leigh, Frank Curricr Uric I
Collins and many more.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
HOGS That Are Biz HOGS

Around and about Ashland some
farmers grow ordinary hogs, and some
grow big" hogs. OF the latter there
is one who has not long been unused
to city work, but long enough, how
ever, to raise a hog worth telling the
neighbors about On a Bandenberg
branch train a few evenings ago the
conversation among the passengers.
and such conversations are anticipated
like a meal or the reading of news
paper. turned to hogs The particular
Ashland farmer told of a big hog
which he shortly would slaughter. A
witty Mill Creek hundred county Off
Ger iokingly inquired: Tony what do
you propose to do with the proceeds
Eat EN-. of course. what did you sup
pose | would do with them?' he
quickly replied. and showed much en-
barrassment when ell about him be-
came conyulsed with laughter You
don't understand " replied his inter
rocotcr 81 mean the proceeds. on.
we will make griddle greasers out OF
then." and Cyervbodv laughed again.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
nrNnnAL MAnI.Ers.

phnadolphia. Dec. 70 Flour dun md
weak, winter suDerhup. f4auti-.ll lenu-
s1 lVauia roller clear A,lpna2'' cily milh;
extra S2.D0n2No. Rye -four Qtict anH
steady af fi per barrel fur cnu,cp Ieuu-
sylyania Wheat hlghcr 80. red. i-ilw
Tgc Corn nrm. 40. miAcd, spot. f- fip
fgatc.. new. No yellow Tor local TRADE,
$40. Oats firm. Nn . Whnc, chpurh' ~
N30iac., lower grades. -lftl lr- ltAA ateho3 {.
choice timothy 1850 lor ltr.H nli'e.
Beef firm beef hams. {ilnlh'l. Poti-
steady. family NluitaN. Land quiet .
western steamed. $3.50. live poultry
quoted "a lmsc. for hcrs InNc. lor Hprins
chickens Sisa1'fc. tor spring dnekH Hc'
for turkeys and sEneLc. Tor geese pfcsa-
ed poultry frcsh Killed., choice western
fowls ge.. old roOstcrH. ft.. chOice ana
fancr nearby chickens. iuric.t choice 90
fancy neafny snrinE turkeys len llc
western iuella tuee i'n.ir .i',ns
creamery iSm26c.; factory. i2nli'ar juu0
creamery lN02aIsc.i Imitation creamery
I5fIgc. New Nnfk dairy lb'i1lD, talic}
1o. wholesale. 2Sc Cheese firm. fancJ
large late made. llitoIll-r.t do. tiu.ll 81" B..
lia,nl2c Eggs steady New York ANA
/ PENNSYLVANIA. 2ida1c.. western. res llai
nackine. nd mark. a2Nglc.. western. loss
, of. s9c. Cahbagea quiet Long isiu"i'
S3niil per 100.
/ changed Wheat dull. spot and Dsecm'
/ her 12itMi2lsc., January. e'i" ~ SCI stay
y 11LG7Iaac.. steamer no. red. WsiN iur.
4 southern. by sample. eSa a,sc.' do. 90, on
/ grade uHl3c. Corn firm spot old. ia's q
L 4ss.c.. new. 42nci. December. new or Odd
I l2atn421sc.: January, 4lAail'sC.. February.
| 42n42i4c.. March i2i4c., steamer mixed
/ 4iAa4l7sc. southern. white and yellow
I 4li5n43i4c Oats firm; 80. white. .lil
4 3Oc. No mixed. 2sc. Rye nrm no.
\ nearby. Soc No. western. llc. lla,
firmer, No. timothy. A.nl-1o Gran
froirhts quiet. steam 20 Liverpool pei
! bushel 3td. December CorA for orders
\ per quarter 3s. sdN3s. 1910 December
Cheese firm. large. l2Nnl2i 60, medium
19i. l1gi.c.. small t21t nl2C.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
Lirr stocI. NInrkets.

New York Dec. l2.-Beeves slow. clos-
ing Zoe. lower on steers bulls and medium
10 good cows steady. thin cows dull, Or
dinarv 10 choice native steers A.OJnluO.
oxen aud stags. f3.i0n5l0' bulls. s2.25Nl
375. cows 81 l50n345. Neals steady choice
a trife firm; graasers 25c. higher veals.
st6S.25. tons. $50; grasscrs. 22.25p2l0, fed
ana mixed calves SlN3.50. Sheep more
active top grades strong lambs 2ac. high
er. common to choice sheep. >2,iii am ~ ~ 3
Canada lambs. SG.l5. liogs steady al 500
ass.
East Liberty. Pa. Dee. l2-Cattle mar
5g5. common. S3ff350 Hogs lower, prime
mediums. best Workers and good PIGS,
N10d5i5. common 10 fair Workers. Nf1
5l5. roughs S3.d0n4.la. Sheep active
choice wethors Silff.20. common. S.50u
25O: choice lambs, S5.50n5,l5. common TO
good S3.5005, veal calves {65oni.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
1--WE ARE READY FOR CHRISTMAS.s.s
| ". J. KELLY, French and Eighth Streets

WYE
thana Our ckconss makes o
bought do nj article a a
Evening journal., 1900-12-13

The AL c. Field Greater Minstrels
is the ambitious title of Fields COM
pany this season. The greater" as the
genial AL explains it. slgnifying thai
II is greater" than he ever
before carried which is only
another and more modest way
OF saying that it is greater
than any other minstrel organization
ever placed upon the read And great
er" it must be. in truth. for so per-
formers compose il headed by A. G..
Field and Arthur Righy, following
whom come the old favorites Tommy
Dcnnelly and Doc Quigley a superb
double quartet of trained song birds
Berry and Hughes musical artists
Pascatel, the marvel of two continents
and a troupe of Mameluke acrobats. IN
whose performance Mr.. Field takes es.
pecial pride. Gorgeous scenery. beau.
tiful costumes and popular music make
up an evenings delightful entertain-
ment that may be enjoyed at the Opera
House on Friday night
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
Wilmington Markets

To-day's local wholesale quotations, report
"a by SiavtOn 4 Chandler.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13

In the comedy Of complications
who is Who" which will make its
appearance at the Opera House on
Saturday afternoon and night, Charles
A. LOder and Paul BOrdman. the chief
fun conspirators OF this company, have
a vehicle admirably suited TO their
unctious style as well as one which ad-
mits of almost unlimited introduction
of speciality features without in any
way marrlng its consistency or de-
stroying its plot. Il is a decided novel
ty TO contemplate a musical farce COM
edy with a well defined and intelligent
story. as farce comedies seldom have
plots that can be discovered with an
X-ray: but who is Who has plot
that is visible to the naked eve. and
the natural action is replete with the
most laughable situations and the fun
is just as the bills describe ii. zone
ceaseless drive" IL would not be in
keeping with modern farce comedies
however. without a liberal display OF
pretty girls, dainty lingerie catchy
music. and high class vaudeville trim
mings and these have been provided.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13
AMONG THE PLAYERS

Manager Baylis OF the Grand Opera
House has but one attraction to ofei-
his patrons next week. and takes es-
pecial pleasure in announcing that IL
viii be none other than the famous
Rays-Johnny and Emma,--in thefarce
that has made all America laugh. A
Hot Old Time The present tour OF
The Rays has becl one Of absolute trl-
umph Records have been broken In
every city visited and the immense
audiences that have continually greet
ed the popular stars worked up to q
pitch of laughing enthusiasm never
equalled I'm the history OF "a Hot
Old Time" Manager Baylis especially
desires TO announce that the farce will
be produced in the same elaborate
manner as at the Victoria Theatre
New York. and during the Rays recent
engagement in Philadelphia. The farce
ought to pack the theatre in every part,
and probably will Its production can
safely be termed one Of the season s
biggest and choicest events.
Evening journal., 1900-12-13

with Chas A. Loder in the leading role.
Matinee, 10, % and 35 cents.
Prices-Night, Is, 25, 35. so, 75c., 81.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-22
ST. ANTHONY PARK.

The choir of the Congregational church
gave a musical Tuesday evening The
Paruc1pants We're Mr.. and Mrs. w. 8.
HarWood, Miss Alice Todd, Mr.. Herbert
Todd, of the park. and Rev. Shurtlif, of
The Cinch club will be entertained Sat-
urday evening by Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Matschbee and Prof and Mrs. c. r. Aid
rich, at the home of the latter.
:, Mrs; George and daughter and Mrs.
Saunders will leave in two weeks for
Mile Lac, where they will spend the sum-
Miss Cecil Goodman, of Minneapolis, is
spending a couple of weeks with Misses
Ella and Maude Mason.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Congre-
gational Church will meet Tuesday with
The Ladies' Guild of the Episcopal
Church met Tuesday with Mrs. J.. H.
Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burghardt are entertain
ing Mrs; Carl Burghardt and son, of
Cincinnati
Mrs. Gilbert George returned this week
after spending the winter in New Mexico.
Mr. and Mrs c. H. Cannon have re-
turned from visit In Southern Oregon.
Mrs. E: H. Burghardt will spend the
summer IN Rochester. N. Y.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-22
ST. PAUL PARK.

Miss Laura Fisher. one of the college
,.eachers, was called to Mortified, MINI,
father. - --~
sented by Miss May De Arton.
MI. II. J. Trickey, Of Hammond, Wis,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Trickey. -
rh,tn Inc Home and Country club met
Ihursday afternoon with Mrs Hammel-
wright. Ts The paper for the day was pre-
Inc members of the Rebekah lodge
VIII give card party next Thursday
evening In the Odd Fellows hall.
Mr: and Mrs. c. T. McKown entertain
ed MI Ar and Mrs. Clark McKown at din
her thursday evening
Mrs. Wright entertained Miss Light
ne ner and Mr Lemhouser, Of Minneapolis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Banter visited Mr.. and
Mrs Mrs Wulf. of st. Anthony Park, Mon
Mrs. O'Brien and Mrs. 7McCallum visit
ed friends in Hastings Friday
Mis-, Miss Lena Tramm is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Charles McKown
Miss Louise Rieke returned from Fair
fax, Mimi. Wednesday.
Dakota.