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Evening journal., 1900-01-06
Cookery In Bolivia.

The stoves of the Bolivian Indians
are curious things. A hole is dug in
the ground about eighteen inches deep
and q foot square, and over this is
built a roof of clay with holes of diff
ferent sizes to receive the various
cooking pots. Roasting is done on
splits passed through the holes, so that
the meat comes outvery much smoked
unless care is taken to have only live
Goals at the bottom OF the oven.
The national dish and the common
food of the masses is "chupe," a sort
OF first cousin to the Irish stew. Il is
a conglomerate, composed of irregu-
lar constituents from the animal and
vegetable lkingdoms-a mess Of NUT.
ton and such other meats as are avail.
able; chicken, fish, fruits, potatoes
carrots, barley, corn, rice, onions
vans. etc, chopped up, highly sea.
soned with peppers and herbs, and
stewed to a consistency of porridge
What happens to be left from meal
SINNERS in the pot until the next. II
the fire goes out the "chupe' is al
lowed to cool, but it is warmed M
again and a new supply Of the ingred
tents added to the water-logged ant
greasy stun for the next meal. In the
cities, at the hotels and restaurants
where there are French or Swiss
cooks, the "chupe' is sayory and pal
atable, but the further You 80 from
the centres OF civilization The worsl
it gets. one eats IL at first under pro
test. then from necessity aud only I,
escape starvation.-Ch Chicago Record.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06


Expense Of All the Wars Sinee the
ssSsisp BAYS Of the TroJans. -
' Besinning with the Trojan war
which is usually regarded as the first
chapter in European and Asiatic his
tory, it is calculated that war has
claimed 40.000,000 Of men every cen.
fury. IN Europe alone the loss of lives
every 100 years since the date OF that
war has been between 18.000.0 900 and
10000, 900. Three Thousand years have
elapsed since that opening chapter of
history was unrolled, so that during
these 30 centuries the most inconceiv-
able number of 1,20O,000,000 men,
women and children have been sacri-
feed to settle disputes concerning
some few miles of territory, to crafty
the ambition of some monarch, or to
sooth the wounded vanity OF rulers
and states.
The present population of the globe
IS estimated at 1,400, 100000; there
fore, If all people alive at this moment
were stricken down simultaneously
by some fell disease the awful result
would be but little more terrible than
the result brought about by the wars
OF the centuries.
In the war that ragged between 1893
and 1915 no fewer than 100000 men
were either killed outright or died
from wounds and disease. In the cam
palgn Of 1923 the number was 100000.
In the Crimean war the losses sustain
ed by the four countries which partici-
pated amounted TO the terrible figure
of 100000. In 1853 the French and
Austrian forces suffered to the extent
of $4,000. while In the Civil War in the
United States the victims numbered
$4,000. The Franco-Prussian war
caused the death Of 100000 and the
Russo Turkish war meant death to
100000 men.
In order to show the fearful carnage
that may be wrought in one battle two
instances in recent wars are cited. In
the Battle of Gravelotte. in 1870, the
combined losses of the French and
Germans were $4,000 men killed, and
in the two chief attacks on the strong
hold of Plevna, so CALAMITY defended
by the Turks under Osman Pasha
the Russians and their allies lost 30'
600 men, Independent of those who
died from their wounds after the bat
tle.-Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06
FIELDS MINsTRELs

AL Fields Minstrels come to the
Opera House next Friday night. Harry
Skunk, the bright and entertaining
monologist, is one Of the new acquisi-
tons to this popular organization. Mr..
Skunk has been for years the principal
fin-maker at the celebrated Carncross
Minstrel Opera House in Philadelphia,
and it was only by flattering induce
ments that he was prevailed upon to
make a tour of the country. He is
original in his methods of fun-making
and refined to a superlative degree. His
|manncrisms are pleasing and magnetic
his humor unctuous and effervescent.
He IS the possessor Of q splendid sing
ing voice. His songs are all his own
compositions and are brimful Of de-
lightful humor and up-to-date lines
His pleasing manner Of delivering them
brings him into instant favor with his
audience.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06
CRANES NEW PAY.

Il is claimed that William H. Crane,
the comedian, has paid more money in
royalties to American authors than any
other actor in this country. Personally,
the actor has always been very popular
and some OF his plays have been enof-
nous successes, The royalties on The
senator went over 100000, and in
three years the actor paid over $4,000
to Martha Morton; Eugene Presbrey
received over $4,000 in royalties from
"A Virginia Courtship" in about forty
weeks. From this it will be seen that
successful authorship pays mighty
well, and that the profits from dramaj.
ic works that strike the public fancy
are very great. Realizing what Mr..
Crane had done for the American play
wright, the Society OF American Dram
atists not long since rendered him a
banquet which was quite a love feast.
Mr.. Crane never hesitates to pay a
large royalty for a play that he con-
siders worthy of presentation There
Is $4,000 waiting for any man or wO-
man who will give him q play that will
please the public. This seems like a
big sum, but il the work Is good IL will
easily earn II in the course OF two OF
three years. Mr.. Cranes new play Is
called "A Rich Mans Son." and Is said
10 be one of the most amusing works
he has ever had. 1t had a prosperous
run in New York, and is said TO bubbl,
over with mjrth, genialiiy and gooC
humor. II is to be seen at the Crane
Opera House next Saturday.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06
AmerIean RAILWAY Service.

It Is beyond question that American
railroads to-day furnish the best SER
vice in the world at the lowest rates
Of fare, at the same time paying their
employees much higher wages than are
paid for similar service in any other
country on the globe. In the United
States the flrst-class passenger fares
last year averaged 2.14 cents per mile,
although on some large railways the
average was several miles less than
two cents per mile; in England the
first-class rate is four cents per mile;
third-class fare for vastly inferior SER
vice Is two cents per mile, but only
on certain parliamentary trains. In
Prussia the fare is 2.99 cents per mile.
Our passenger cars excel those OF for
eign countries in all that goes to make
ND the comfort and convenience of a
journey. Our sleeping and parlOr car
system is vastly superior to theirs;
our baggage system is infinitely better
than theirs and arranged upon a much
more liberal basis. American rail-
roads carry $50 pounds Of baggage
free, while the German raj -oads carry
only So pounds free. The lighting of
our trains is superb, while the light
ing Of trains on most foreign lines is
wretched.
/ may he pardoned for citing two ex-
amples of what l mean by the unsur
passed passenger train facilities OF
American railways;
A single locomotive recently hauled
a passenger train of sixteen cars, nine
Of which wero sleeping and parloi
cars, from New York to Albany, dis
lance of 143 miles, in three hours and
fifteen minutes, which is forty-foul
miles per hour, and is the regular
schedule time of this train. The trair
weighed 1882 600 pounds, and wal
1912 feet--or nearly q quarter of Z
mile-in length.-From the HON,
| Journal
Evening journal., 1900-01-06
ourTA pERcAA. SslT n
Tie supply Short and j Substitute
49, axss2gs Wanted.

lie supply Short and y Substitute
xssszs axsss Wanted,
There is a fortune awaiting the
chemist or inventor who will supply
the world with a satisfactory substi-
tute for gutta percha- At present there
is almost q famine OF this useful arti-
Gle, and the future holds but little
comfort for those who are willing TO
pay double prices for all they can get
The announcement that the United
States government would call for bids
for the laying and building of cable
from California to the Philippines,
coming as it does soon after the an
nouncement that Great Britain and
France are soon to lay two great
ocean cables, has startled the gutta
percha trade and caused the engineers
of the world to look appealingly to-
ward the chemists and inventors. The
simple fact is that the worlds visible
supply of gutta percha is not sufficient
for the building of any one of the
three projected cables, and, according
TO good authorities, it may be five
years or more before the supply OF
gutta percha will be equal to the task,
even at almost prohibitive prices
Owing to the inroads made on the
gutta percha supply by the manufac-
turers Of golf balls and manufacturers
of toilet and fancy articles, the sur
plus of which the gutta percha market
boosted years ago has been complete
ly exhausted. Prices have steadily
risen, till now they make manufac-
turers vince.
Ten years ago the price Of gutta
percha was about eighty-two cents a
pound, while to-day it is worth over
80 a pound and the better grades are
no longer quoted, for the simple rea-
son that they are not on the market.
Nothing has been discovered that
can be. substituted successfully for
gutta pcrcha for deep sea use. Even
when adulteratcd with rubber and ce'
ment it will not stand a depth OF a
thousand feet. Owing to the fact that
the density Of gutta percha is the
greatest known to a vegetable prod
uct, equalling that of copper itself, il
successfully resists water pressure
| N. Y. Herald
Evening journal., 1900-01-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
osIDE TRACKEDa is FUNNY.

DAL'L4 I ANAANA 49, 49, A - -
Mark Twain tells Of an incident
which happened on one OF his lecture
tours. He delivered one of his most
comical addresses to quite a large au-
dience. in country town, and exerted
himself to the utmost, but had utterly
failed to start an audible smile, and had
finally closed with the impression that
he must have been a failure AS the
audience was leaving one OF the gen
tlemen came up TO him and said: Mr..
Twain, We enjoyed your address very
much; It was extremely funny but do
you know there were two or three
times during the evening, / had just all
| could do to keep from bursting out
laughing. Some OF your remarks were
50 funny" Now If you Will attend a
performance Of that comedy drama,
"Side Tracked" at the Opera House on
next Tuesday, you will find something
quite as funny as any Of Mark Twain's
remarks, but don't try to keep from
laughing. you will never be able TO do
Il, for "Side Tracked" Is built for
laughing purposes only, and It is sue
cess.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06

FOR SALE OR RENT.-A desirable
store and dwelling property in the city
of Wilmington, Delaware. This is q
three-story brick building, in good re-
pair, located in the business centre Of
Wilmington, and has been used for a
millinery store for twenty years. There
is no more desirable stand for a MILL
merry business in the city of Whining
ton. Also a first-class stock of MILL
merry goods, fixtures and good will Of
the business for sale. Apply to
ROBERT II. RICHARDS,
AttOrnov-at-I,aW.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06
rhe oId.st Letter Gamer.

Richard b. Reed, who has just be-
gun his forty-iifth year OF continuous
service as a letter carrier in Salem,
Mass, claims to be the oldest carrier
in the country in point Of uninterrupt-
ed service. Buchanan was President
when Mr. Reed was first appointed In
those days letter carriers had no regu-
lar salary, and depended for compen-
sation on the pennies they collected
from people 20 whom they delivered
letters. In January, 1856, he distribut-
ed 3,4O9 pieces of mail and collected
$26.24 from his patrons. Mr.. Reed is
still strong and active, and says he
feels as young as when on his twenty.
first birthday he started out for the
first time with a mail sack swung over
his shoulder
Evening journal., 1900-01-06
Immunity From the plaque.

Apropos Of the bubonic plague now
creeping into Portugal, has II ever
been noticed in what an erratic man
ner immunity from this disease seems
to have been conferred upon certain
races, and even sects? Thus in 1854
It was noticed that the Professionals OF
Lyons escaped almost to a man. So
did the Jews in an outbreak at Nine
guen in 1886. Something of the same
sort has been noticed with regard to
other diseases, and while in the out
break of typhus at Langoens in 1924
the Jews remained immune their CO.
religionists in Poland have always
been the first to catch cholera. But
the strangest thing in connection with
tho plague Is that in most cases the
seeds of the disease seem to remain
dormant in the systems of those ex-
posed to tho rank of contagion until
some new epidemic calls them into
activity. Procopius. who observed the
plague in ConstantinOple pretty closely
during Justinian's reign, declares that
81 persons born in an infected town
settled in a town hitherto free from
II, they are sure to be first at
tackled II the plague again visited the
country, even after the lapse of sew
eral years. A similar fact was noted
during the Nimeguen outbreak, where
two children of ono Van Dam wero
sent to the immune town Of Gorcunen,
and remained there in perfect health
| for three months. At the end OF that
time the plague came to Gorunen, and
they died there at the same time as
the rest Of the family.-Pall Mall Ga.
zette.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06
Don't Blame the Chair.

"It is strange how much dynamic
force VIC throw into all our move
ments," remarked a physician. we
think we arc moving gently and delib-
erately, but we are actually wasting
enough power to run an engine. Sit
down on chair that Is an inch lower
than you expected and you come near
going through the seat. It's the same
way when one encounters any unan.
ticipated obstacle. The other day one
of my patients attempted TO light
cigar, and in carrying the match to the
weed he struck his knuckles against
a door and broke his index finger. Not
long ago was called to attend a lady
who had mlscalculated the height Of
the bottom step in descending q flight
of stairs. She thought It was similar
TO the others, but it was only half as
high. and the result was that she land.
cd on tho pavement with a jar that
sprained her knee. She was laid up
for a couple OF weeks. on one occa-
sion I was myself Knocked almost
senseless by humping my head against
a rafter in the basement Of this build.
ing. 7 thought I was moving along
very cautiously, because 1t was quite
dark. but l nearly fractured by skull.
When you total up the amount of vi.
tally you lose in this manner during
a year you begin to see why people
only live TO fifty instead Of one hun
drcd. Answers.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06
~ WEEK III pocKsTApER's.

Manager Dockstader announces a
number OF special features for next
weeks bill which will doubtless attract
large audiences at every performance.
It is "a strictly high-class program and
Il would be a hard matter TO select the
best on the list The Ceballo Twins, in
"a French wire act, are at the very top
OF tho profession. This will be their
last appearance IN vaudeville, for they
sail In February TO join Barnum's
shows abroad. Norwood and his
fifty trained monkeys are known
everywhere. Dorothy Neville and Bes-
sic Gilbert are two OF the bright stars
in the vaudeville world this season.
All of these and a number Of others are
billed for next weeks show, and on &C.
count Of the extreme length of the bill
the evening performances viii begin
promptly at SIS
Evening journal., 1900-01-06
acHILpREN or THE GHETTo.e


Small profits and quick returns" Is
what Israel zangwlll remarked when
the American company presenting his
children Of the Ghetto" closed its Lon
don engagement on account OF the war
scare and returned to the United
States But judging from the business
the play is doing on the road, Mr.
Zangwill's royalties win not suffer
thereby Liebler & Co. brought
the original company. scenery and cos
TUNES. and are giving the immense pro-
auction on the road exactly as they did
in New York and London. There are
thirty-twO well-knOwn players in the
cast. including Wilton Lackaye, Rob-
ert Edeson, William Norris, Rosabel
Morrison, Mines Cottrelly, and Mabel
Taliaferro. and with twice that num-
Der of extra people, who appear In the
mob scene, they make one Of the great
est theatrical organizations now trav-
cling. People who patronize the at
traction are assured OF getting their
moneys worth" IL comes to the Opera
House on Saturday, January 20.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06
PERSONAL.

MADAM BOSWELL. reliable clairvoy-
ant medium, reads entire life, luck Gypsy
charms given. ZIG French street.
you PAY HALF PRICB ONLY.-Wo
win examine your Dyes Free, and make
you any glass 10 order you need Tor one
half the price you have to pay anywhere
else IN the city OF any other city.
All you have to know Is what other deal
the same article for One-half Price.
Our work Is guaranteed, we do all kinds
Of Repairing and have every thing that d
needed IN the Optical Line. Call and see
PROFESSOR WE'LL.
No. 81 Market strecf.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06

eyes. his business reputation is
blasted"
How did It happen?"
''He dropped a can Of his new pro.
cess dynamite"
BLASTED him, Ell! Blew him up?"
mo, It didn't so On!"-Cleyeland
Plain Dealer.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06

The republicans have now thrown
on all disguise. all concealment, and
are solidly for the single gold standard.
Let the people OF the country take due
notice ind govern themselves next year
Accordingly Richmond Dispatch.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06

Extraordinary qualities arc pos.
sessed by the River Tinto in Spain. Il
hardons and petrihes the sand OF its
bed, and II a stone falls into the
stream and alights upon another in a
few months they unite and become
one stone. Fish cannot live in its
waters.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06

In all these years Of tea drinking,
tea has not been drunk at meals in
China. The water from which it is
made IS always freshly boiled and
used as soon as It reaches the boi,
ing point
Evening journal., 1900-01-06
The Lawton
Optical Co.
eelhighly
pleased
over their
Christmas

trade They have been very busy,
yet every case has received the same
conscientious treatment that it was
entitled to. The people Of Wilmington
arc becoming educated TO the fact that
they get the same treatment here that
they can get by going TO a larg er city
The Lawton Optical Co. carry every
facility for correcting any error Of
vision that is used in all Ophalmio
Hospitals, and are up-to-date in all
their methods, using no drops OF 10.
tons, giving you the services Of their
z Specialist in their consultations and
examinations free Of charge. Thew
are exclusively optical and their
. glasses cost you no more than you paw
Z for them in a store where they carry
glasses as side line. Don't mistake
: the number. It's 816 Market ST.. on
:: the right as you 60 in the 0pers
: House.
DelmarTia Phcns e7e. n. & .
y 1918.
The LAwIoN OPTICAL CO.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06
Theatrleal snowstorm.

Realistic Gnowstorms for theatres
arc produced by a new machine,
which has two revolving perforated
cylinders 10 drop TAXED and granu
lated substances respectively. with
electric fans under each cylinder. "a
drive the SNOW" across the stage as
4 falls.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06

The world doesn't hear much con-
reguing Don Cameron nowadays, but
Re Etin lives, sust the same. lie re-
marks Tat he e cut Ct politics nnd e.
.2.reg h.lself correspondirgly. -Bos-
tcn Herald.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR POLICE UNI
FOI2NIS PROPOSALS will be received by
the Board Of Police Commlssio ners until
Thursiav. january H. at p. m, for iur-
nishing ANA making about eighty-tour
suits OF police clothing FOR Summer wear,
divided as follows; . ia
Two einrle-breasted frOck coat suits.
Ten do1ible-hrcasted sack coat SUNS,
with chevrons on arms -
Sixty-nine single-broasted high-cut sack
suits. A..
One vest and two pairs on pantaloons 70
each suit-color to be good indigo blue, az
wool, standing the test, coats TO be lined
with good black ItaHan cloth, sleeves 70
be lined with good English satccn, pants
ana vests to be made with good TRIM
mfngs and 10 be STRONG and serNlceaple-
Also about ccVcnty helmets and one
dozen caps ordinarily worn by police
forces. Each bld must be accompanied
by samples.
Tho board reserves the right 70 REJECT
any or an bids
For further information apply 10
JOHN y. OobAN.
Secretary Board az Police commits one1a
PERPETUAL SAVINGS AND LOAN
/ ASSOCTATlON.-Th fOrty-secOnd series
| OF stock Of this association Is now being
| ISSUED. First payment will be due Tues
| day, January q 1900. Shares can be OBJ
taincd at any time on Application at tht
/ office. northeast corner Fifth and SIMPLIFY
streets
EDWARD ANDREWS. President.
WILLIAM n. GIBBONS. Secretary.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06
Radarn's
Mier0be Killer

lis admitted by physicians
and scientists to DO eminently health
full; being an antiseptic, 1t destroys all
bacflli OF disease germs in the human
system.A One can drink it freely With
OFT any danger from an overdose
ii you are M. TINS remedy should bo
adopted quickly. Don't defer until
there is no hope.
Radams Microbe Killer will stay the
ravages Of Consumption, stop the pains
OF Rheumatism. allay the feelings OF
Eczema, prevent the wasting in
Bright's Disease. neutralize the gnaw-
ings of Dyspepsia, sweeten the foulest
stomach and bring back a normal ap-
petite to the suffering patient The
above are only few Of the many germ
diseases this remedy surely conquers.
1t has no injurious substance OF min
eral poison in its composition: for
years IL has been curing thousands of
people in various parts OF this country,
Great Britain, France and Australia.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06

The mate Of the ship at the critical
moment Of the storm shouted out
Let go tho topsail halliards."
Il amt touching OF EN-, sir" was
the reply Of q newly-shipped sailor
Melbourne Weekly.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06
DENNIsON & PEACH,
GROCERS,
1872 and 1914 E. Fifth ST.

We offer you this week as a special
inducement George w. Pusey's cele-
brated water ground -four, Pride OF
Delaware" FFFF, zoe. per bag; $4.75
per barrel; Fairy Queen" 25c. bag;
$3.50 per barrel. Satisfaction guar
anteed or money refunded.
Also the w. b. and c. Pickles in
bottles, sweet or sour. plain, chow or
mixed. They are very fine. Nice
White Cherries, 2 cans for Csc; fine
California Apricots, 15c. per can.
Come and get free a sample of Su-
maya Coffee. Sumaya is worth 35c.
pound. Our price is only csc. In
one pound sealed packages. Also n
nice boOk-marker. Come soon; the
free coffee will soon all be gone
DENNIS0N g. PEACH.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06

ELECTION.
Central National Bank OF Wilmington.
Wilmington, Del, Dec. 9, 1899.
The annual election for directors Of
this bank Will be held at the banking
house, on Tuesday, January g. 1900, be-
tween the hours OF 10 O'Clock a. m. and
II. p. RUMFoRD. Cashier.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06

Security Trust and Safe Deposit co.
Wilmington, Del, January 3, 1900.
The Board Of Directors has this day
declared a semi-annual dividend OIL
three go per cent, payable on demand.
JAMES b. CLARKSON. Treasurer.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06

Wilmington, Dell Jan. 4, lJlu.
An Important meeting az the Retail
Liquor Dealers Association OF the city OF
Wilmington and state Of Delaware Will be
held I'm German Hall. Sunday afternoon,
January z. ait 2 o'clock, 20 which all en-
gagged in the trade are cordially invited.
Prominent speakers will be present from
Washington. d. c., and New York. Your
presence is earnestly desired. By order
Ct the association.
Evening journal., 1900-01-06
NOTICES.

NOTICE.-All painters are kindly asked
70 attend a meeting to he held on the sec
ond floor of tho northeast corner Of
Fourth and Shlpley streets, sunday after
noon, january "a. 1900, at O'Clock.