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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
RECENT LITERATURE .

Parsons Magazine for February de-
votes n considerable amount OF space
to articles dealing wish interesting
phases of the South African war. Some
superb reproductions Of famous war
pictures appear in the regular feature
of the magazine devoted to the Art Of
the Age Among the felton, No. 3 OF
George Grihith's Stories OF other
Worlds" has its scene laid i'm the planet
Mars, The World OF the War-God.
ether features Of this number are
Bathing In Electric Light" a descrip-
ton of the latest development Of medi
cal science. illustrated with photo
graphs; Historic Mysteries: No. p
The Secret Of the Tower OF London; "
The Passing OF the Western Desper
ado; Night Road Romancas. No. p
What Was Hid in the Casket:" ma
lures Next Moves: No. 2-The Gradu-
ated Watch Dog" THE Art OF Ges-
ture. by Turner Morton, an article OF
interest 10 women on the matter OF
compartment, and The Nun Of Moret,'
a love story.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
coLoRED PREACHER IN TROUBLE

West Chester. Pa, Jan. l6.--E. H..
Barnard, colored, local preacher. who
conducts services at little church
near Sylmar. West Nottingham town
ship. had a warrant, charging a serI-
Gus offense, served upon him yesterday
On Sunday Coroner Trautmann went TO
the residence of the preacher, at the
request OF the trustees of the church,
and in the yard beside his residence
found buried the body of a child. The
Investigation has shown that the child
was born to Lille Barnard, a 14-year-
old daughter of the preachers few days
ago. Il is claimed that the babe died
soon after its birth, and was buried IN
the yard to save the expense OF the fu-
neral
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
"A Dinner in Melted.

"The American Club in Mexico City
is n unique and interesting institution"
said a former resident now I'm business
in the sister republic. 1T has about
$50 members and occupies the whole
of n sumptuously furnished mansion
opposite the historic Iturbide Hotel, on
San Francisco street The initiation
fee Is 500 for regulars and $50 n
year dues. but now residents get of
with n $50 initiation fee alone. The
concern is most admirably managed,
and the cheapness and excellence of its
cuisine is something really marvellous.
What do you think of u first-class din
ner for 3ll5 cents? That is the charge
to members. and it may interest club
men In this city TO know exactly what
our steward gives rs TO eat at such a
figure. Here is a sample dinner card
that | happen to have in my pocket:
Cucunlbers. radishes.
Soup-Neal broth, with rice.
Fish-Brcaded frogs legs In Poule.
Entres- Sautes of doves, with small
strips of bacon; chops, with tomato
sauce; braized spring lamb, with mint
sauce; stuffed chiles a Ia MeXicana.
Roast SirlOin of beef.
Vegetables potatoes. boiled
cabbage. stewed tomatoes.
nessert-Baked app es, coffee, cheese
fruit.-N. o. Democrat.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
Many Tone"
PIANOS

When you buy a plano why not get
one from which you can obtain Inc
tones Of many other Instrumental TbeI
CROWN is the "Multum in Parvo"I
among piapos. GROWN" costs no
more than any good Single tone" nj
ano does. CROWN lasts twice as
long as zone tone" niancs
can. GROWN" has hundreds Of
tones and effects which NO
single tone" piano. OF drearv
monotony can have. They try to make
you believe that the GROWN is COM
plicated and apt to get out OF order.
while the fact is. and is plain to any
ore who looks at IL, that the "CROWN''
piano Is perfectly simple and simply
perfect. They try to fool the people
into thinking that the devices for mall
Ing many tones" injure the piano. or
IN time VIII injure Its plano tone. while
the very opposite Is the exact truth and
fact The CROWN" simply because
OF Its devices for making many tones
Is warranted TO. and Il will. wear twic,
as long as any "single tone" piano can
We will show and prove this to YOU /
YOU will only call and give us and tn,
GROWN" a hearing.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
! GINSENG ROOT. :.
The Peculiar Qualities Attributed
to It by Chinese Superstition.

to It by Chinese Superstition.
c. II. Mead, Delaware County
druggist, was at the Broadway Central
Hotel last night 'I'ye been disposing
Of a lot Of ginseng root TO an exporter
in Cedar street" said he. Nearly all
Of It goes 10 China. Tile Japs don't use
IT, but the Chinese think there's moth
ing Ike ginseng. II is a slender, slow
growing shrub, found all through the
North, and there is good deal Of II In
Delaware and Sullivan counties The
root, dried, brings SO a pound here in
Manhattan. The Chinese ascribe all
sorts of virtues to It, and the value of
each Individual root depends on its size
and shape. A big root brings enormous
prices in China. 1t has no particular
medicinal properties. IL has been an
alyzed more than once, and the abso-
lutte absence of healing qualities In the
herb is perfectly well known to the
druggists Of this country. That makes
indifference to the Chinaman, however,
He believes il is the greatest cure-all,
and the root possesses a charm in his
eyes. The possession OF n big root will
make the first baby boy in a native
Chinese family exceedingly wise and
ter n big root Is secured the first male
child win turn out to be a mandarin
or something of that sort. If the root,
besides being large, possesses any pc
culiarities suggesting a resemblance in
miniature TO the human form, then
that root is indeed n jewel, and worth
more than gold. Just how long the
Chinese will keep on believing in gin
seng root is a problem. 1t is n good
thing for the backwoodsmen Of Della
ware and Sullivan counties. When
the women and children have nothing
else to do they stroll out in the forests
and dig ginseng. They frequently ac-
cuInulate 500 worth in n single year.
1t Is a shrub of slow growth, however,
taking Eve years to become Of mer-
charitable size. 1t is cultivated sue
cossfully, though, on a small scale by
some of our farmers. The cultivated
root brings 81 and IS a pound. The
ginseng found in the Southern States
is rather. inferior, while Canada grows
the hest of all."-N. Y. Exchange
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
Trouble with Gables.

The saw fish pOking In the mud with
his serrated snout has been blamed for
piercing cables, but never caught IN the
act Ina any case, &c IL n fact ihat some
fishes do penetrate submarine cables
for the writer took part IN a cable ex-
petition from Para to Cayprlc. and
scarcely had the cable becu sustrssful-
~ laid on the bottom OF the sea- when
1t failed altogether. / was also present
on the repairing expedition and actual
" saw fragments of fishes teeth
picked out of the faults as caused By
the real bites of some fish. and not the
angry strokes of a sawfish. The iron
wires protecting the cable had been
forcibly crushed as between powerful
jaws, and, as I have said. bits OF the
teeth were found sticking i'm the India
rubber which coated the copper wire
More than one whale has been entan-
gled in a submarine cable and suiOcat-
ed under water A notable instance
occurred I'm the Persian Gulf, where
the cable was lying slack, and the re-
pairing ship hauled up the dead body
Of the mammal Mr.. Lumsden, OF her
maiesty's telegraph ship Monarch. has
told me that in repairing a postohice
cable in the North Sea he once pulled
M the wrec' Of n small schooner
which had sunk upon the cable. II IS
not lnfrequent for fishing boats and
other vessels to cut cables with their
anchors and say nothing about u Mr..
Hockin, a well-known telegraph angin-
Ger. was once on board steamer
which anchored or lisbon and cut a
cable in lifting her anchor. With ready
ingenuity he improvissd battery and
telepraphed the exact position 10 the
telegraph office in the city. and 80
saved the cable engineers n good deal
~ time and trouble.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16

There are some things about the gar
bage contracts that strike one as UNI
satisfactory; and these features are so
unpleasantly prominent that they pre-
sent themselves and do not have to be
looked for.
In the first place. the con-
tract as let shows that under political
management the department is morel
expensive than when managed by the
health department Allowances must
he made for city growth, which necessi-
tates greater expense in cleaning the
streets; but in this case that considers
ton does not intervene since there
were bids by responsible parties that
would not have increased the expense
for this year
The second fact that appears is that
the work was not awarded TO the low
est bidder. One rejected bid was about
$4,000 lower than the accepted bids
The refusal to consider any bids from
which revenue stamps were omitted
cannot be justified upon any plea Of
consideration for the best interests OF
the city. Omission Of revenue stamps
does not invalidate any instrument.
II these gentlemen had been receiving
bids for building houses for themselves
they would not, probably, have reject
ed any bid because it had no revenue
stamps on It. They would have said
to the bidder: Here. stamp this bidl'
and it would have been done, undoubt.
eddy.
There is question as to when one OF
the successful bids was submitted. II
was not on the list as reported by any
newspaper when the bids were opened
II the bid was among those opened anS
reported at the date OF receiving bids
every reporter overlooked it. Tha
proposition is doubtful enough to rails
the question: When was that bid sub
mitted?
Since the foregoing was put int
type a member Of the Crematory Com
mittee stated to the Evening Journa
that some Of the bids were rejected be
causethey were not properly signed. a
stated further that the minority mem
Der Of the committee acquiesced in tn
opinion OF the majority that the IN
stamped bids are invalid because the
are unstamped. In that opinion II
Evening Journal does not think h
committee would be sustained by
court.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
SMALL BILLS.
There Is Scarcity Of Those Of One
and Two Dollars.

The United States Treasury is being
appealed to for small bills. 1t has none
to spare. Nor has 1t any silver dollars.
uncovered by certificates, which il can
part with. Gold Is being offered Ia
vain for these once despised coins.
which il was almost impossible to get
the people to handle. Evfde- tly there
Is a phenomenal lack of small-change
bills. due to the increasing magnitude
Of pay-rOlls and Of retail purchases. Ac-
cording to the United States Treasury
there were outstanding July 81, &C..
3IS.256 one-dollar bills, 17.lSGSS5 two
dollar bills and 57,620,34l iivc-dollar
bills. There were also IN circulation
60. l5S.273 silver dollars. The one-dul
lar bills and silver dollars aggregate
110,536,520. This is an average OF onc
ana one-half per capita. Small bills
and coins circulate with such rapidity
and thus do so much work that seem
ingly the facilities for making one
dollar payments ought to be ample.
But, in the first place, the Treasurer's
figures are excessive. They make no
allowance for bills that have been de-
stroyed. In the next place, the savings
Of the very poor are primarily in small
DlllS. Ihey cannot AFFORD TO save more
than dollar or two at a time. Thou
sands Of the smaller bills are out of
circulation because they are boarded
up. Furthermore, men who usually
draw checks for small sums do not do
so now because Of the two-cent stamp
That has added 10 the demand FOR
small bills. But without going into the
reasons for the scarcity, il is evident
that the country, with its increasing
population and expanding retail traffic
needs more small bills, and those are
the ones the Treasury should supply
by substituting them for notes Of high
er denominations whenever such notes
are paid into the Treasury. If small
bills In excess of the demand are Is
sued they will gradually find their way
back to Washington Chicago Tribune
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
To REsTRAIN TRusrs.


Probably quite the best official con-
sideration recently given the trust
question is found in the message Of
Governor Roosevelt, Of New York. He
considers trusts to be to a great ex-
tent a natural development Of bust
ness progress; effecting good in some
directions; possible serious evils in
other cases. When they are in the lat
ter class he regards them as proper
subjects for state restriction and regu-
lation. He thinks that It is the evils
of the trust, not the trust itself that
should be abolished The message
says:
The chief abuses alleged to arise
from trusts are probably the following.
misrepresentation or concealment re.
garding material facts connected Will
the organization OF an enterprise; tn,
evils connected with INSCRIPTIONS pro
motion: ver-capitalization; unfaii
competition. resulting In the erushin,
out Of competitors who themselves d
not act improperly; raising OF price
above fair competitive rates; the WELD
ing Of increased power over the wae
earners. Some Of these evils could b
partially remedied by a modification O
our corporation laws; here we can safe
ly go along the lines OF the more con
servativo New England States. an
probably not a little further. Sue
laws viii themoelves provide th
needed publicity and the needed cir
.GumstantiAlity Of statement. We shcul
know authwitatvely whether stoo
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
CURE YaURsELFg
TUG DAMAGED by A BRIDGE.

The Levy Court met this morning
and passed several bills. The Charles
Warner Company sent in a communi-
cation In which II was stated that
Third street bridge colliied with one OF
the company's tugs on January s. The
bridge was being turned at the time.
Damage to the amount OF 500 is claim
ed by the Warner Company. The Levy
Courts wilmington hundred commit
tee viii investigate and make n report
at the next meeting.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16

The Evening Telegraph, referring
to the charge Of cur ex-minister to
Spain that Hoar's anti-expansion
speech caused the Tagal insurrection,
SAYS: Senator Hoar's injudicious
friends, who have insisted on making a
public defence Of his course in adher-
ing to the enemies of this nation, and
giving them aid and comfort, have
brought his name into prominence at
a time when obscurity and forgetful-
ness afford him and his copartners
their only chance for safety. If the SEN
ator and his fellow anti-Americans had
been prudent enough to hold their
peace and keep out OF the way even
the awful indictment charging them
with responsibility for the death of
General Lawton and the lien who have
been sacrificed as he was sacrificed
might have passed over This indict-
ment was found against Hoar and his
faction by General Lawton himself, and
there is no answer-never can be any
answer to It, until the Day Of Judg-
ment. The dead do not plead in court
however, and the terrible arraignment
OF the guilty dastards and degenerates
might have lapsed without action hat
the senseless conspirators skunk out o.
sight as any but mental aliens wouig
have done in their perllous position"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
WELL DRILLED RoBBER BAND
DELAWARE COUNTY BURGLARS
SHOW METHOD IN DISPOSITION
OF PLUMBER.


OF PLUMBER.
West Chester. Jan. 16.-An officer
who has been following up the opera
tons OF the gang of thieves along the
main line OF the Pennsylvania railroad
says they are organized. and have been
doing their work in the most syste-
matte manner covering not only the
territory mentioned in this state, but
portions OF New Jersey and New York
adjacent to New York city. The gang
IS apparently a large one, and the
property taken remains in the hands OF
those who steal It but short time af-
ter the robberies are committed. IL Is
passed along the line from one man
to another until II reaches a fence
in either Philadelphia or New York.
Goods which are stolen in the vi
cinity of New York are forwarded to
the men in Philadelphia, who can dis
pose OF them easily, and the articles
taken along the Pennsylvania railroad
in this section are believed to be in
pawn shops and the places of fences
IN New York. The police believe the
Trenton cutoff line has been extensive
ly used by the men as an easy route
between New York and Philadelphia
and this section.
In the capture of Wesley, near Glen
Loeb, while attempting to rob the
Wiley house, the police have secured
one of the finest tools ever devised by
a house burglar. Wesley says he made
1t himself, but it is complete in every
detail. and with it a man could enter
almost any ordinary window in a few
minutes with little work. It is a large
clasp knife with two immense blades
one Of them a saw.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
CONTRACT ron CAR FLOATS.

The Jackson and Sharp Company has
received a contract from the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company for the con-
stgucticn CT two 250-leet car floats, TO
be used in conveying loaded cars from
slip to slip in Philadelphia ports. The
keels have been laid and they will be
completed by April l. Their numbers
will be 263 and 264
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
MSS GARLAND IN BALTIMoRE.

Miss Marguerite Garland is in Balti-
more, and the young Wilmington
debutante is receiving a great deal OF
social attention Last night she was
guest at a dinner given by Miss Mary
Adelaide Jenkins, at her home, No. 1900
st. Paul street. Among the guests was
Prince Henri de Croy. of Belgium.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NoTEs.

James r. Donovan. of Clayton. was
in this city yesterday.
Bishop and Mrs. Coleman are enter
tanning Miss Lucy Coleman and Miss
Lissie II. Mckee, Of Baltimore.
John Conway, formerly Of Sussex
county, now OF Missouri, was a visitor
to United States Marshal Short at the
Federal Building yesterday.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
Wonderful Discovery.

4 young hopeful sai In the window
long time the other night during a
thunder storm and contemplated tho
scene with a wise lonk on his face
Then he turned TO his mother and said
Mamma. the angels are scratching
matches on the sky"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
CAR HEATING COMPANY.

The Lancrenon Car Heating Com
pany, with a capital Of S25O,00 was
incorporated at Dover today. The COM
pany will engage in heating railroad
cars. The incorporators are Edward T.
Candy, James L. O'Neill and Gardner
w. Kimball, all OF Wilmington
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
CHARRED BODY IN RTrTNs

Elkton, Nd, Jan. 16.-While work.
men were engaged yesterday clearing
away the debris on the farm of Mrs. S.
A. Mcdaniel, of Philadelphia. located
near North East. caused by the burn
ing OF the barn last week, they found
lhe charred remains of an unknown
man. Near the bones lay a revolver. a
pocket knife and part of a pipe. AS 10
one Is missing around North East. il
IS supposed that the man was a tramp.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16

In selecting n tooth brush always get
the best 4 cheap tooth brush Is only
n waste Of money. II the gums are
hard and healthy a rather stif brush
should be selected, as it will grow soft
er 10y use The brlstles of the brush
should be of different lengths. In
brushing the teeth put the tooth pow
der on the side Of the brush, then work
il mp and down on the teeth so as e.
force the hristles in between the teeth.
Upper teeth should be brushed down.
ward and the lower ones upward, ap-
plying the brush both inside and out
side. and also upon the grinding sur.
face of the double teeth, where decay
often commences. After brushing Wig,
orously, rinse the mouth with clear
water.
Excuse me-" said the stranger, on Q
hot July Sunday TO the distinguished
usher. "but Is this the Church OF the
Heavenly RestTr
"No.' replied the usher. chats JUS
around the corner; but you can sleei
here every biz as comfortably as yol
can there"
SO the stranger entered.-clevciau,
rlain Dealer.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
1Iows Trlrsq

We ofler one Hundred Dollars Rava -,
FOR any case Of Catarrh that cannot b.
cured by Halle Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & CO. Props. Toledo. d.
We, the UNDERSIGNED have known 4. u
aim peftecly honorable in an bushes
tr.insactiona and financially able TO carr,
our any obleatious made by their firm
Toledo o.
W aiding, Kiunan & Marvin. Wholesale
Hal 3 Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
-cNfs directly upon the blood and mn.
cQus Surveys OF the sys 1en Price 30 -,
ials free IN
HAI's Fasay Psls are ne bet.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
To Gas
Consumers.

In severely cold weather
gas service pipes which are
exposed are liable to freeze
up and check the supply of
gas; in such cases the COM
pany should be advised
without delay.
In cases of poor light the
company should also be in
formed so that proper rene
dies may be used; often
times new burners will cor
rect the trouble and can be
had at the GAS OFFICE
without charge.
1t is important also that
the 'mantles" of Welsbach
lights should be renewed
when out of order to get the
best light from gas.
By proper attention to such
matters Gas Consumers can
get the best and cheapest
artificial light.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16
SIDEWALKS OF HOCKEssIN

The residents Of Hockessin are ar
ranging for an entertainment to be
held for the benefit of the sidewalks of
that town. A committee has been ap-
pointed, and the entertainment will be
held in February.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16

II tho retirement Of John R. Tanner
be accepted by the nominating conven-
tion OF mis- party next year, the Illinois
republicans will lose their great lead
sr and theif one great standard bearer
--Chicugo fnter-Ocsan.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16

Tho One-I have heen in society
over since ] was -.
Tho othcr-Tell me, was Il not much
easier To get In in the early daysf
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-16

Tom L. Johnson is said to be about
to 60 into the street railroad business
IN Hawaii-It might be well to keep his
eye on the volcano and other natural
attractions OF the Islands. cleveland
Leader.