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Evening journal., 1900-04-11
The Cracls In the Mirror.

Sir Noel Patton. the painter, enjoyed
almost as wide a celebrity as a joker
as he did as an artist. An encounter
he had with a physician in Yorkshire,
with whom he was on the most inti-
mate terms. Is an instance in point.
Sir Noel was the physicians guest.
His drawing room boasted Of mag
nificent mirror, which reached from
floor to ceiling Of the lofty room.
One morning while the guests were
assembled in the room one of them mo-
ticed a large crack near the top OF the
mirror. The physician was horror
stricken and asked question after ques-
tion IN an effort TO discover the culprit
Perplexed and sorrowful, he stood
looking at the shattered glass when
Sir Noel asked that a stepladder be
brought that he might examine It more
closely.
Mounting, he drew n rag from his
pocket and hastily ran IL across the
supposed crack when, 10 and behold
It disappeared. He explained that
having come down earlier than the
rest Of the guests, he procured a lad
der and a bar Of soap and inflicted the
seemingly irreparable injury.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
rhc PnhIlc and onern.

There Is a general opinion that the
stockholders support the opera. and
that the general public may consider
itself highly privileged TO be admitted
at al to the sacred precincts. AS a
matter of fact. II the opera depended
for its existence upon the support Of
the stockholders. the doors Of the
Metropolitan Opera House would never
be open. The bottom would drop out
of the whole enterprise. The parquet
and the galleries are the managers
chief reliance Opera is not a social
function: It is a public institution. and
without the public's support would col
lapse like a house Of cards.-Ainslee's S
MAGAZINE.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
Dangerous Eggs.

A young clerk received instructions
from the proprietor of a produce house
in Front street some days ago to put
into a case Of eggs a card marked
"Guoranteed."
The proprietor thought no more about
the matter until later in the day. when
he was called TO the phone by the pur-
chaser.
Il don't want these eggs" he said.
"What is the matter with them p
asked the proprietor.
"They are marked 'Quarantined and
are too suggestive Of disease"
It developed later that the clerk had
written "Quarantined" instead OF
Guaranteed" d."-Memphis Scimitar.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
Fish living In Hot water.

There is a pond at Golconda which is
fed by the waters from the hot springs.
This pond has an area Of two or three
acres, and the temperature Of the wa
ter is about 70 degrees, and in some
places where the hot water bubbles up
from the bottom the temperature is al
most up to boiling point. Recently a
discovery has been made that this
warm lake is literally alive with carp
some of which are more than one foot
long. All efforts to catch them with a
hook and line have failed. and they
viii not touch the most tempting bait
A few of them have been shot. and
contrary to the general supposition. tbs
flesh was hard and palatable.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
BATTLE COURAGE.
In Action the Animal Nature Takes
Full Possession of Man.

At home, In a progressive communi-
ty, man may be a coal HEAVIER or a
bank clerk: but. whatever his station,
the environment of civillzing influence
is strong upon him. and most of his
chances for the display Of courage
come to the moral side OF his nature.
But out in the open. with most Of the
trammels cast OFF and the enemy in
front. with the ripple of the colors
about him and. more than all. the feel
ing that comes from companlonship in
a common danger with many of his
fellows. 1t is the animal that gains SUI
premacy And man. being by nature n
brave and fearless animal-the most
fearless of all the animal species-sim-
ply remains true to his birthright and
goes through the ordeal in the natural
way
What can be the deduction? There
is only one. 1t is that battle gallantry
and battle brutality, springing as they
both do from the same source, must
necessarily be allied. You cannot slir
the leash Of bloodhound and stop him
half way TO his scent. If any proof
were needed to make the fact OF In
herent bravery and-the other thing
certain it is TO be found In the marvel
Gus change in face, manner and even
speech that comes over nearly every
man when he is engaged In battle
II may be urged that the excitement
of being under fire would be sufficient
reason for this callousness, but such al
explanation will not account for the
entire subversion Of n mans whole lif,
training. The real reason Is that n
such times it is the animal nature tha
takes full and complete possession oI
the human body.--Chicago Times-Her
| aid.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
An Odd Law.

To punish man for nonpayment OF
certain tax by forbidding him TO en-
ter restaurant is rather singular act
OF government. yet in the canton Of
Bern such n law is in effect. Every
man In Switzerland must serve in the
Swiss army II he be physically capable,
and II he be not physically capable he
must pay what is called the military
exemption tax. In the canton Of Bern
a rigldly enforced law is in effect which
prohibits a person who has not paid
this tax from entering any Of the vari-
GUS beer gardens and saloons until the
tax Is pnid.
This law is called the 'wirtshausver-
bot" The government says that n a
man has money TO spend for coffee,
beer or liquors he must also have
money enough with which to pay his
debt TO the state At intervals one may
read In the local official papers the list
of names Of those who must stay away
from the gardens. The law cannot
prohibit n person from obtaining liz
uor through the Intervention OF help Of
a friend. but the privilege Of dropping
into n favorite resort and hobnobbinl
with frlends-a custom which Is deai
TO every Swiss-must be foregone.
The law is effective for several rea
sons. The military exemption tax 4
small-it is generally paid-and the OF
dinary peasant does not like to see hi
name publicly printed.-Chicago Rec
/ ord
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sneech ana AmbIdexterIty.

Here's a scientist" she said, look
ing up from the paper, 'who asserts
that the reason people are right hand
ed is that the motor speech function
controls the right side of the body and
consequently right handedness grows
with speech"
us that SOP" he returned, deeply in
terested. 1T is indeed strange, then,
that many women can use their left
hands at all, is it notT-Chicago Post.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
nInl,Inr the nest of It.

"Will you have this here woman to
be your lawful welded wifeT
That's what l lowed / would!'
"Will you love, honor and obey herF
"Ain't you got that switched roun''
parson?' said the groom.
John" said the bride elect. don't
you reckon the parson knows his bust
ness3 Answer the question:
YES" said the groom, Il reckon II
have to.'- Atlanta Constitution.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
Mhnt He Thonrht nf hi.

The following retort is recorded Of
Mr.. Maurice Barrymore: Once at tho
Hoffman House. New York. an Eng.
llsh stranger interfered with the con.
versation Of a knot Of friends by long
TRADE against all things American. lie
finished by an attack on our spelling
why. you can't even spell correctly
in this confounded country! Honour
honor; labour, labor What dc
you think of that. BarryT
Well" replied Barrymore slowly
and distinctly. "as Far ! should judge
where honor and labor are concerned
U would never enter into the ques
tionw
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
N.lghhorhood uumorist.

Yesterday 1 met George as l got on
the ear aud | said, Hello, George
how're you getting onF Then he said
4 Lin't getting on, I'm getting or
"WellfS
To-day ] met him as l was getting
or the car and l said. Hello, George
how're you getting onY Then he said
4 amt getting on at all, I'm putting
my mother-in-law on Chicago Rec
ord.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
The IlentueI.y Mountaineer..

There are no more strikingly inter-
esting people in America than these
isolated mOuntaineers, who make their
homes generation after generation
among the Businesses of the eastern
section Of the dark and bloody
ground" The waves Of civilization
which swept westward along the st.
Lawrence, the Erie canal and a dozen
other routes seem to have found at this
point in the Appalachians an insur-
mountable barrier and rolled back,
leaving the descendants Of the pioneers
Of century and a half ago with many
Of the same habits and customs and
traditions dear to the hearts of their
forefathers.
A man who knows the whole country
as a child does his first picture book
told me that If any person took the
trouble TO so through copy Of Shakes
peare and pick out all the obsolete
words he would find nearly all Of them
in common use among these mountain
folk. In their phraseology we find
"holp' for "help," "hit" for 'it' and
other words which, far from being cor
ruptions, are the pure old Anglo-Saxon
Even their ballads are memories Of
ages gone by. and l know Of one mar
who, after riding 200 miles through the
mountains for the purpose, finally pick
ed up, from hearing the. women SIM
them, the full 13 verses Of an oll
Scotch ballad which proved to be iden
teal with those recorded in a diar.
bearing the date 1665.-Internationa
Magazine.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
n,tnl,inr nr.rn n Hnt.

A Cory woman. who could not az
ford a new S. hat. visited a millinery
store. saw the late styles, went home,
pounded her old hat for half an hour
with rolling pin, stuck feather
through the band and went TO church
the next Sunday the envy or all the
women in the town.-Erie Dispatch
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
PHILADELPHIA AND READINl
RAILWAY.
Wilmington Dlvision.)

Time table in effect January rs, 1900.
Trains leave Wilmington (krench
street station for Elsmere Junction,
Montchanin, Winterthur, Guyencourt,
Granogue, Cossart. Chadd's FordsJunc-
ton, Pocopson, West Chester, Embree-
Vile, Mortonville, Coatesville and in
-ermediate stations, daily except Sun
day, at 7.35 a. m. daily; 215 and 4.50 p.
m. Sunday only, SOC a. m.
For Waynesburg Junction, Elverson
and intermediate stations daily except
Sunday, at 7.35 a. m. daily; 2.15 and
A5O p. m. Sunday only at SOC a. m.
For Joanna. Birdsboro, Reading aud
intermediate stations daily, except
Sunday, at 735 a. m. and daily 2.15 p.
m. Sunday only SOC a. IN.
A. SWEIGARD, Gen. Superintendent
EDISON ]. WEEKS. Gen. Pass. Agent
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
Originality.

Original things are not always good
The best that any writer can do is TO
absorb facts and SMILES as COW does
grass then give as good a quality OF
the milk OF comon sense as possible
New York Journal.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
MI.innred.

The Lady-Now. don't you buy drink
with that nickel
The Wanderer-No, indeed, mum,
hank Sc, mum This win just about
pay for me new manicure set.-Indiau-
apolls Press.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11

When a man wants 10 break away,
the first symptom is his declaration to
the girl that he is afraid he cannot
make her as happy as she deserves
Atchison Globe.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
WHAT M You wANrF

Sdrertnss your wants "a the Evening
Journal Enployment wanted. heip
wanted, 70 lst, for rent, for gale, beard
lrg. ana loat and found ads. VIII te pab-
Lshod. three Lines, one time, for a dime;
th1as times Tor = aVAfpsr.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11

Those polygamou5 postmasters out
in Utah must walk the plank. i costs
some Of these men fancy price %
f-icL % Their matrimonial prsnciples.--
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
uHAr nn rnn wAnIf

Advertlss your wants N the Evening
Journal Employment wanted. help
wanted - let, for rent Ter sale, board
ing. and lost and found ads. viii bs pub
lished, three lines. ono tine. for dime;
thrsA times for a quarter.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
Anotber change Likely.

Miss Breezy Il see she's married
aTain.
Miss Lakeside this Is her sew
enth. and ] don't think she cares very
much for him.
Miss Breezy-No?
Miss Lakeside-No l was at the en-
grayer's today when she left her order
for her new visiting cards. She only
ordered O-Philadelphia Press
Evening journal., 1900-04-11

1t is estimated that at any given
time, in Germany alone, 100000 per-
SONS are afflicted with consumption
and 100000 In America have It at all
times. Professor Hirsch pronounces II
emphatically a disease of all times. all
countries and all races.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND
BALTIMORE r. r.
cehrdllla IN anal Anrll 8 iq00

schedule ul clftCt April s. 1900
TInina leave Wilmington as follows.
Tor Philadelphia (express). t.b7, S.02, 40,
30. 1i2 $50. $50 $50. g.15, g.oJ 1909. 1882.
iI25 1iB2. ns5 a. m. si2i6, 1.57. 800. All,
ass, 5.Ol. COZ, $50. 657, 7.2s, 9.06 and a1s
Accommodation. 6.1O. 71o. s.il, i1.Os a.
m, 1890 2.32. 400, 5.26 and 1913 p. IA.
For Chester (express) 1.57, 40, $50 7.41,
7.b0, $50, S.55, 1908, ll.25 l1.32. i.45 a. m,
1877, 500 4.5s, 607, 6.57 and 9.06 p. m.
Accommodation 6.l0, 40, 8l4 u.03 A.
M 1890, 232. 400, 5.26 600 and 10.43 D. m.
For New York (through express), l.6I,
800, g.35 (Dining Carl 9.b5, 1852 LAS a. m;
si2i6 (Dlning Carr 1.37 Dining Carr, Ill.
cor. ss6.20 Dining Carl, 723 and 9.le p. m;
connecting via Broad Street station.
Philadelphia, 4.20, G.30, 40. 7.50, $50, 1908,
1859 a. m: 1890. 1.37. 2.32, AL, ass, b.04,
0.07, 7.23, 9.1G and l0.43 y. m.
For Boston without change, l0l2 a. m;
For Newark Center and intermediate
staulons. 737 a. m, and 6.36 p. IN.
Baltimore and washington, 4.&, 800,
9l0. 10.lS and i1O0 q. m; 1905, l2.l3a lib,
l5O $50. 523 s'6l0 646 703 7.36, Su D.
Baltimore and intermediate stations.
232 4.43. 5.51 p. m; 1900 night
Leave Philadelphia. Brood Street Tot
/ Wilmington texpresal, $500 12l, go. h.J1,
1920, ll.2S ll.33 q. m; 'l2.S .S6, l.l3 l,b2, ~,
SAG. 40i, al SOS, 5.9i, 5.5g. Cos. go. 6bb,
! 7.M. 1.l6. II. 20 y. M, and 1870 night.
Accommodation. 64 730, 9.l2, 1925 a. m. /;
l23, Si7, 40 4.i4 6.4l, 6.2l, S.Ss, lO.2O ana
n.3s y. m.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11

However We should all feel kindly
toward Rev. Alr. sheldon If for no
ether reascn thaa that he gave Us 2
zplsl1.l sFG..r-u---y IT, tA-9T -b---
quets At one another.-Deuoit Journal.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
mnAr IN Nh mAn1,

Adrerhss your wants IN the Eyen1ns
Icurral Employment wants1. hsip
rantc3 tc LEI. for ran.. tor sale. board
ing, ana los. md f,nn- As. WI bs p-r-
.z..s1. t.asSA -gnxs. e,aa tine. for a olnnei
three -tnaea fos QaaElaRs
Evening journal., 1900-04-11

Tiers Is z ccrtain inclination On the
part &C governments 70 refrain trcr.
interfering Il the hghtcg. e.ths- = rs
Iraosvsal OF iT tucky.-Washins s
ton star.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
NOR THN lsOU1lH.

Southern HALFWAY. EXPIRES. 6.i6 p. m.
daily. sACptrs TO Poft Tampa, augusta,
tqiiv siccpars 10 New Orllslns, Memphis,
NnehNdilc vp Ashevillc and Hot Springs.
Af'lniic Coust lAnc.-lcNprcs-s l2.lS p.
vllle. pcrt Timpa and Macon, l.O5 q. m.
daGg. Shoppers 20 Richmond Aod Jack
sonViilc.
daily, dining car. and sleepera TO Clncin-
nau.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
sIfNnAY TRAINa.

For Philadelphia texpress), 1.57, s02, 80
SIS. 9.Sj. s,b5, 1852 Has a. m; l.Si 400
ass COZ i23 aW aiid g.lB p. m.
Accommodation, 7.i0 $50 a. m; E.h,
200 400, 5.26, 7.2S and i0.43 p. m.
For Chester (express), 1.bI, 4.20. $50, lis
a. M. 1s7 800, f6S, sol and e,06 y. m.
Accommodation. ITO. S.25 a. m; R.li.
200. 400. 526 l.2S and 1888 y. m.
For New York (through EXPRESS, lai.
302 g.35 DINING Carr, g.65 1859. las a. m;
lg7 Dining Carl. 500 6.07. s'6.@ Dining
CaD. 7.23, a16 d. m, connecting via broad
street Station, Philadelphia, 40, 40 SO
a. M; i.87. 900, 400. 4.5S, 6.Ol, 7.2 and lO'4s
y. m. -.
For Boston. without change, 7.25 p. m;
baltimore and Washington, 4.5o, eu0,
i0lS q. M: 1905 l2i3 1.5Q, $50, b23, ''b.lO,
SAG. 7.S6. S.il p. m, and LOS night.
Baltimore and intermediate stations, b9i
%. M, 100 night.
Whining. ON tcNprpssl 3a0. 30 n.2j lla1,
a. m. i.l3 sl2, al. sos, Sos. 655. 7.Sl, sSS'
lil6 II .26 y. m, and l2.20 night
Accommodation. s.35, g.i2. 10S5 a. M;
y 30 2.32. 0i3 s.3S and 1870 p. m.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
DrrAWARE DIvIsION

For New 1ssis Castle. SIS a. M. 2s5. AZ and
6.S D. M. week days.
For Lewes. S1S a. m; 427 p. m, week
days.
For Dover. Harrington and Delmar,
R13, 11N a. m; Az, SIS and I'LL .. m.
Sundays, 1911 y. m.
For wyoming and way stations, z.S5 p.
m. week days
Express for r'7e Charles. Old Point
Comfort ana norfolk, 1l.N a. m. week
days. and 12.1i night daily.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11
TRAINS LEAVE BROAD STREET STA
TON, PHILADELPHIA

FON THE WEHT
$50 a. M. daily pittsburg. Chicago, Cin-
cinnat. Louisville and ST. Louis. (Dln-
ing Carr -
caro NO coa0hes to Pittsburgh Linz
lied TO two Buffet Parlor Cars.
1920 p. m. daily, Limited, Plttsour1.
Louisville and ST. Louis. Dining Car)
1925 u. M. daily. Pirtsburg and CLEVELAND
81 p. m daily pittshurg, Chicago, Naan.
Vile (via CincinnatO, Indianapolis ana
ST. Louis. (Dlning Car)
so p. M, daily, Plttsburs and Chicago,
for Toledo, except Saturday.
10 s5 n IA dailv pittsburg CinclnnA "A.
Louisville, Cleveland and st. Louis.
II .20 D. m. daily, Pittsburg and Chicago,
daily for Knoxville. via Shenandoan
Saturday.
Evening journal., 1900-04-11

(sO Congressional Limited Express. All
Vesfibule Parlor Cars and Dining car.
No extra fare other than the usual Put
man charge. -, 49,,
~ limited Express. Ves1bule Parlor
Cars. Vestbule Passenger Coaches ana
Dining Car. No extra fare. ,,.
The Wilmington Transfer Company will
call for and check baggage from hotels
and residences.
For further Information, passenfefs tre
r. HUTCHINSON. J. r. WOOD.
General Manager. Gen. laas. A6enl J.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-15


trolled the deliberations of
the miners convention and
the result is highly gratify-
ing to the overwhelming public opin-
ion in favor of an immediate settlement
of the strike. The minor conditions
attached to acceptance of the prof
fered ten per cent. increase present
so far as we can see, no serious OBJ
stacles to prompt resumption of
work. That the increase would in any
event, whether so stipulated or not,
hold good until next spring is a fact
apparent to all familiar with business
methods. 1t is the period of maximum
activity in the mines; the strike has
intensified the public's appreciation of
anthracite coal; there promises to be
an energetic demand for this superior
fuel sufficient to warrant full time for
months to come: removals due to the
strike have eliminated the surplus la
bor from the coal fields. causing a
naturally increased demand for compe-
tent miners; and above all else. the
difficulty of adjusting clerical methods
to the new basis of wage payments
would make ineXpedient an early
modification. The abolition of the slid
ing scale Is not of local consequence,
but if the Schuylkill and Lehigh re-
gion men prefer fiat tonnage rate 1t
is difficult to see why they should not
have it. Some little time may be re-
quired to effect the change, but the
change itself is not of sufficient i'm
portance to block settlement.
Estimates of the cost of the strike
place the total in the neighborhood of
$13, ,000, 900. If not exactly correct these
figures are near enough to the truth to
emphasize the need of getting prompt
ly to work so that this great loss may
be regained as speedily as possible
The victory of the men. which all
persons outside of a very few indi-
viduals behind the big railroads re-
joice at as representing vindication OF
justice, has been an expensive one
for the community, and while there
is now no disposition to lament the
cost the proper thing for all concerned
to do is to pull together harmoniously
for recovery of lost ground. The past
Is over; let all face about for future
recompense and throw into the various
activities which have been temporarily
suspended or interrupted enough vim
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-15
Clean.Cut analysis
Of Present Issues
From Recent Speech by ex Governor Frank s.
Black of New York

From Recent Speech by ex Governor Frank s.
Black, of New York
n My EIGHT YEARS ago, time so short
that those then born are hardly yet beyond
" their infancy, this country was reaping the
richest haryests in the world, The policy
whose wisdom many years had demonstrated
seemed secure, and on every hand appeared the
signs oil eontentment and repose. We stood them
as now, at the close Of a national administra.
tion. Without warning all was changed. The
people prosp@ing as never before, growing and
acquiring with rapidity that seemed to other
nations like dream, threw their prosperity to
the winds and gave the order for retreat. None
need have the story Of the next four years retold
Fortunes, gathered by industry and care. were
swept away business fed from the streets and
highways, and no community in all the land
escaped the whirlwnd as it passed along From
such blow weak people would scarcely have
recovered, but no calamity seems able to check
the American people in their inyincible career.
When the fall Of '96 came round and reason had
regained her seat, capital, emerging from its
cover, and labor, returning from its long stroll,
WED with each other to restore that policy In
whose overthrow they had sequiescsd. With the
restoration OF that policy came the return Of
business and the whole country resumed its work
with the yigor Of . rebuilt city. From the day
Of that resumption until now the food Of bust
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-15

eff there is any one who believes
the gold standard is good thing,
or that it must be maintained, I
warn him not to cast his vote for
me, because I promise him it will
not be maintained in this country
longer than am able to get rid OF
it."-Wiliam Jennings Bryan in
Speech at Knoxville, Tenn, Deliv-
cred Sept. 16, 1896.
"The party stands where it did in
1896 on the money question."-Will-
lam Jennings Bryan, GAINESVILLE, O.,
September a, 1919.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-15
cheerfulness and common sense to con-
vert this whole episode into substan-
tial blessing.

A word of praise for the strikers In
Lackawanna county. No similar body
of men ever carried themselves under
similar circumstances with better self
control or higher respect for law and
order than did the great bulk OF these
toilers in our mines. II good behavior
and fidelity to cause ever earned a
victory. they have earned theirs; and
while not in the habit OF serving daily
gush and taffy thickly spread to en-
snare the unwary. The Tribune feels
that this simple word of recognition
Is justly due.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-15
year the wise Republican votes

Fair play for John Mitchell At the
beginning of the late unpleasantness
distorted opinions of him prevailed on
both sides. BY many of the operators
he was considered an interruptions
agitator and by many of the strikers
almost god. Now most men who are
free from prejudice recognize him as
he is-a cool. shrewd and honest man.
capable of taking good advice and able
both to form opinions and to stick to
them. Whether recognized" or not.
he has won notable victory, and no
Just man will begrudge him due credit.