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Evening journal., 1900-03-17
Toastinu the General.

At family party where young peo-
pie predominated, the grandmother Of
a dozen lively boys and girls suggest
cd a game which had been In vogue
In her childhood. With the substitu-
tion OF the name Of the President for
that she gave. the game was played
with great success and much merri-
ment.
1T was called 'Toasting the Gen.
eral she said. "and was handed
down from my grandmother, who was
a contemporary Of George Washington.
The boys and girls were seated
around the table, and a glass of water
was placed before each one. The lead
er took up his glass. saying gravely
I drink to the health of Gen. George
washington Then he nodded his
head once, took one sip Of water. and
touched the bottom Of his glass once
to the table before setting il down
He then patted the table once with
his right hand and the floor once with
his right foot This formula went
around the table.
Next the leader said. i drink fol
the second time to the health of Gen
George Washington. AS he took up his
glass he nodded twice, took two sips
of water. touched his glass twice tC
the table, patsoG the table twice witt
his left hand 5nd the floor twice witt
his left foot. This again went the
rounds.
Then the leader raised his glas.
again. saying I drink for the THIRD
and last time to the health OF Gen
George Washington nodded three
times. took three sips of water. touch
ed his glass three times TO the table
patted the table three times. first will
his left and then with his right hand
and the first with his left and theI
with his right foot.
"This ended the game. save for thu
forfeits which were called in conse
quence Of mistakes. And there wal
scarcely a person in the room whit
had not nodded or slipped in the wronl
order, or patted too many or too fei
times. or with the wrong hand or foot
so there was much sport"
Fun, as we'll as history, repeats il
self, and the same old-time game wa
nounced one of the best forfeit play
the boys and girls had ever tried.
Evening journal., 1900-03-17
SERVANTS IN sourI4 AFRICA.
only People Of Wealth Can Afford to
Keep Them.

Only rich people can AFFORD 70 keep
white servants IN south Africa All
ordinary folk have peIforce TO e con
tent with the well meant II OCCASION
ally rather casual. ministratlon Of the
native house 10y
A boy may be any age from IA To
4O but II he is very young he Is al
ways called an 'umhaan.i The best OF
all servants is Zulu, eslc tally il he
be raw, that Is. fresh from d 8 native
kraal and totally unspoi ed by the
wiles OF civilization. Such boy Is
honest. sober. quick. Clenn, and anx-
ious 20 learn the waas of the "umlun-
gu or white man
lie soon leoOmes as deft as an Eng
llsh lutler. and as handy as the ideal
housemald. lie does everything from
cooking 10 answering The door, ana
after a little prnd!ce he ,o,s IL weP
too His knowledge Of English at first
is scanty, but he sDon picks up Few
words and mixes UP kaifir Dutch.
and English In q quaint pOlyglOt dia-
lect.
In Natal 1t is considered bad TO per-
NIT Zulu servant TO speak English;
the "baas" or the ''inkOsslgaas mis-
trees must talk 10 him in Zulu, or
what passes for that. and is some
times known as "kitchen kattir'
Some queer sentences are often heard
IN this tongue For ms anca, q @ hans
win say. "Johnl voetzak inynmal Let
te pudding which Is a compound Of
Dutch, Zulu. and English, an means,
'rake away the meat ana bring the
pudding"
When they are new 20 their work
the hoys make funny mist9kcs. A lady
once had good but raw boy who did
not understand the etiquette Of visit
ING cards Three visitors called. Two
of them gave the boy their cards; the
third did not happen TO have one with
her. The hoy ushered the first two In
TO the drawlng-roOm. but Kept the
third waiting in the hall. saying:
1.-TWO misses got ticket you no got
ticket. you wait outside
The boys have all manner of strange
names, which they mostly give them
selves They are usually chosen from
some one or other Of the words that
they hear often used such as Six
pence. "Tickey" three penny piece).
! Shilling. Breakfast Kettle. silly Fool.
} Ugly. Pint Pot, Scrubher. Chopper, or
Whisky boy was once cal ed Dan
because he was fond Of beer and used
10 work az the Sheba.
or course. among themselves they
always have their own tribal names
hut they never use them in white
mems houses. and n one of the afore'
mentioned common objects are chosen
as apnellatlons. then they are usually
Jim. Charley. or John. The bows have
wonderful knack of christening
their masters by some native name In
their own language always denotini
some physical popularity or trick oi
manner For instance. they vii call 2
man "Ubomvn' because he has q rec
face: or "Indevan' because he has 3
curly head of hair, or "Butshe'zi' be
cause he Is slippery
When they speak English thew arr
apt TO confuse the sounds of - an'
"rT and this sometimes produces com
&C. results. Instead Of a boy slyin'
breakfast Is ready baas' he say
something like BLACK faced lady
haas. London Mall
Evening journal., 1900-03-17

fists. Masters said: There is no rea.
son for my lighting; 1 do not believe
in it. While L will always defend my
self from assault and resent an in.
tended insult l will under no circum-
stances engage in an arranged fight.
1t is against my conscience
The cadets at once voted Masters
coward and cut him off from all COM
radeship. His roommate secured 9th
er quarters and the ostracism was
made complete.
1t is mid July at the academy, one
month after the opening scene of this
story The first-class men are drilling
with the heavy "seacoast guns. -
which own over the parapets near
the nor,n pier. The third-class men.
standing in detachments by the cais
sons and light field pieces on the ar.
tillery plain. are waiting the ringing
trumpet signal. 'Cannoneers. mount"
In front Of the white-tented camping
ground. under the shade of the great
elms. are gathered hundreds of spec
tators. mostly women and children.
waiting eagerly for the yearlings in
spiriting artillery drill The trumpets
sound Mount" and the cannoneets
spring to their seats on caissOn and
timber chest There are four horses
two leaders and two at the pole for
each piece and its attached timber. On
the extreme left of the battery is The
field rife, to which Cadet Masters is
assigned He has sprung to his place
on the timber chest and is sitting
there with folded arms, facing Cor
ward, with his feet upon the pole be.
tween the fanks of the rear horses
On either side of him. facing to thl
rear, is another cadet. his companion
cannoncer for the drill. The horses
drawing the timber chest ant its at
tached field piece ne a recent govern
ment purchase. They are absolutely
new TO the drill aud are restive and
frightened The two enlisted men
whose duty it is 10 ride one leader and
one wheel horse and TO net as driver:
during the evolution have slipped L
the ground for moment to adjus
a twisted trace.
At this instant there comes from be
low the hill, where the senior cadet
Rre at work with the great guns, th'
heavy reverberating boom Of the 81
ant twenty-tun smooth bore. The fou
mettlesome horses attached 20 Cade
Masters held-Diece and timber juml
forward without the warning Of I
| fraction OF a second hurting the i've
enlisted men TO the ground and dash
ing forward in wild fight over tho ar
tillery plain dragging as though
were but q feather the ammunition
chest and the three inch rife. The twl
cadets who are Masters fellow can
noneerS. with the ease horn OF train
ING jump from the Timber chest clca
Of tho ihuu0cring wheels Of the trail
Evening journal., 1900-03-17
OTTER SHOT AT CRIsFIELD.

Crisfield Nd. March 16.-An otter
has been shot near the Crisfield High
School. The animal had been pursued
by some oystermen into Somer's cove,
and, finding one of the foodgates open,
it entered a drain ditch and had got
ten over a mile into the country before
being discovered. On reaching the end
Of the school grounds it was frightened
by some children going along the road
and, running out of the ditch, started
across a field, where it soon plunged
into another drain filed with a thick
underground. The animal became tan
gled up in the bushes and, poking his
head out, was shot by the janitor. The
otter was over four feet long. and its
skin was sold in Crisfield for s..
Evening journal., 1900-03-17
ORDER FOR l4.OOO MORE BIRDS
TO WHICH A CAMDEN MAN PAID
NO ATTENTION.

NJ Al ZEN llON.
Camden, Del, March 16.-Bliss May
Cullen and Kent Fisher were in Eel
ton on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ellison have
been visiting in Wilmington.
Several of the friends Of Thomas
Simpson rendered him a surprise party
few evenings ago. Those present
were: Miss Mary Caulk, Mrs. Sallie
Sarde, Mrs. Deborah OsmOnd, Misses
Martha Slay. Lizzie Caulk Alice Os-
mond and Edith Van Ornam.
Ties for the trolley road have been
hauled into town, and the citizens are
glad Of 1t. 1t is hoped that it will be
only a short time before one will be
able to jump on car and take a ride.
James Hamilton, of Wilmington, has
been visiting here.
At the Lafayette Literary Societys
usual weekly meeting the following
program was rendered: Reading, Adele
Manahan reading, Elizabeth Cooper;
reading of the school journal, Maggie
Mason, editor, which was very anus
ing; Arthur Hairgrove, assistant edi-
/ tor: debate Resolved, That Fire is
More Destructive Than Water" Al
frmative, Adele Manahan and Edward
Scott; negative, Leora Rash and Wal
| ter Ross. The debate was decided in
favor of the negative. Miss Rash has
won great fame as a debater.
The annual election for town Off
GERS on Monday was quite an exciting
event, which resulted as follows: For
commissioners-Wi Ellison, ga;
William R. Postles, 40; Edward d.
Noll, Is; Robert A. Ross, 16; T. Coke
Chambers, 2. For treasurer-William i.
Stubbs, 70. For ssessor-Hezekiah
Cullen, 70; Thomas c. Dunn, 3. Messrs.
William Ellison and William r. Pos
ties, the new commissioners, will serve
for three years.
c. W. Lord was in Middletown this
week.
A social was given by Mr.. and Mrs.
lCharles Mcbride, at their home in this
town. After indulging in various
games the guests were invited into the
ldining room, where a sumptuOus meal
was awaiting them. Those who par
ticipated in the affair were: Mrs. Mol
lie Cullen, Mrs. Maggie Melvin and
Miss May Cullen. of FELTON,; Mr.. and
Mrs John Chambers and daughter
Lydia of Magnolia; Mrs. Maxson, OF
Frederick; Mr. and Mrs. j. c. Voshell
Mr.. and Mrs. s. ]. Speal, Mr. and Mrs
Charles Terry, Miss Sue Warren, and
Messrs. S. W. Miller, Warren Green
and Reedy Voshell.
The baseball fever has struck Cam.
den, and from present indications 9
strong club will be organized here.
stock company. it is said. will be form
ed at IS per share and an effort viii
be made to secure 100 shares. Abou
four out-of-town players will be hireC
to strengthen the team, and if the de
sired amount is secured there will b'
an enclosed ground. Two citizens o
| Camden say they will take 500 wortl
/ of stock, provided the other s4O0 il
! secured.
Frank Bancroft has received a lette
from a New York firm for $4,000 crow
! and seal gulls for fashion purposes
= The letter was thrown into the vast
basket-a good place for it.
Professor Chester, of the Delawar'
College Experiment Station, will de
liver a lecture on Poultry and Thei
Diseases" in the hall of Fruitlan,
Grange, Saturday afternoon, at
:. O'Clock.
Evening journal., 1900-03-17
MILLIONS STEAMBOAT LINE
SEEMS ASSURED AT PRESENT
NEWS OF THE TOWN.

Milton, Del, March 16.-It appears
from present indications that a steam
boat line is assured between this town
and Philadelphia From present ad-
vices the boat is already bargained for.
and there is capital enough to put her
on the route. The prospect of Milton
having a share in the patronage Of the
sturgeon fishing on the Delaware this
season is hardly possible. The Two
men who we're here last week in this
interest, think it probable that fleet
of these boats may rendezvous in the
Broadkiln. Their principal, and per-
haps only objection, is the river loca-
tiOn being too far down the bay. 1t is
thought it will be tried early in the
season, and If the catch should prove
remunerative. BrOadl1iln will be made
a permanent harbor for a portion Of
the fleet This, while being of some
advantage to Milton, would doubtless
prove more advantageous to Lewes.
William Salmons, while saving
wood with a circular saw, had the in
dex and the middle finger of his left
hand so badly lacerated as to render
amputaion necessary.
J. E. DCdd sold his goods, farming
implements. etc, and will seek his for
tune in the City Of Brotherly Love.
Miss Ida Lndle, of near town, is
much improved in health.
Clement Hart, since his arrival
home, has gone to work on his prop
erty with his usual vim. This week
he has trimmed the shade trees in
front of his house, and the site is much
improved thereby.
Alfred Robinson is receiving cans
from Baltimore and storing them for
pea packing.
Captain John Rogers, of the
schooner RambO. from Bridgeport, Pa,
is visiting friends in Milton.
w. B. Wilson is yet in precarious
condition.
Mrs. Paul Pfeffier, Of Mount Ararat
is very i'll.
Mrs. William w. Jones left on Tues
day for a visit in Wilmington.
The Town Council has elected the
following officers Of the board: Presi-
dent, ]. J. Morris; secretary, E. w
Warren; treasurer, n. w. White. The
old board treated to cigars.
Evening journal., 1900-03-17
CADET MASTERS.

First call for parade had sounded at
West Point and the cadets had gath
cred in lutte groups on the infantry
plain, laughing and chatting while
waiting for the drums TO roll off tie
fall in" 1t IS the close OF rare June
day and the sun sinking behind the
ruined battlements of old Fort Put
man. towering westward of the bar
racks, throws the slowly lengthening
shadow of the old revolutionary relic
across the parade ground.
There is unusual jollity In ID" com.
pany tonight The names OF the cadet
officers for the coming year have been
announced. and of the cadets who viii
wear chevrOns a large number have
been chosen from the boys OF this
command. The unlucky OGVs are busy
congratulating their fortunate fellows
and giving them the initiator{ acl-
slapping usual on such occasions Al
together there Is good deal Of noise
and skylarking being crowded into
that brief interval between drums
AT little distance from the rolllck-
ing gray-clad groups stands q cadet
leaning ON his rife He is taking no
part in the fun of his fellows. John
Masters, that is his name. is tall,
well-knit boy with face that is per.
haps grave and thoughtful Ice
years. He has been at West Point n
full year now and is fullhedgel
third classman, or "yearlng" as the
cadets prefer to call it. John Masters
is cut by nearly all his fellow cadets
The few who speak to him do so only
on rare occasions. the cadets have
pronounced this boy a coward. When
he reported mt the academy for some
weeks his course ran as did that OF
the other cadets. He took his hazing
| goOd-naturedly. and there was moth
ing 10 mark him different from his
comrades. Then one day by the usual
order from the superintendent the
new cadets We're formed into two sec
tlons for the purpose Of taking dane
| ing lessons. The corps Of cadets wa,
/ something more than mildly aston
/ ished the next day when a special or
! der from General O. o. Howard. TN,
superintendent was read excusins
cadet John Masters from attendanc,
at the dancing class on account OI
/ expressed conscientious scruplt.
against dancing" Such a thing as thii
Ind never happened before i'm tn,
whole history Of the academy. Th'
cadets laughed at Masters a little an,
most Of them called him a ''milksop.
1t was not until month after this
however, that the real trouble Of tn
i new cadets life began. In accordance
! with old-time cadet usage it SCENE,
I to the body Of Che boys that n certail
! class difficulty made IL necessary 70
j Masters to engage in a fight with al
| upper classman behind the rampant
I Of old Fort Clinton. which FOR eight.
I years had heen the place where cadet
settled their difficulties with thei
Evening journal., 1900-03-17
nEATH oF A PHYSICIAN.

Salisbury. Md. March 16.-Dr. Ste
phen P. Dennis. one of the most promi-
nent physicians on the Eastern Shore,
died yesterday of pneumonia. He was
73 years of age. He leaves a widow
and two sisters. lie was a graduate Of
Jefferson Medical College, and had
given a great deal Of time to study OF
the diseases of the eye and ear. lie
was born in Pittsvlle. in this county
October 13. 1927. He married Miss
Sallie Hopper, Of Havre de Grace. She
was a niece of Mr.. Albertson, the
owner of the old Mansion House, in
Baltimore city.
Evening journal., 1900-03-17

HEART RESCUE IN 80 MINUTES
after momentarily expecting for years
that death might snap the vital cord at
any minute. This is the story thou
sands could tell and have told Of the al
most Divine formula, Dr. Agnew's
Cure for the Heart Every day chr0ni-
cles the taking away of many who have
not needed natures warnings that th>
heart was tired ont and needed the
helping that this wonderful cure gives.
Heart disorders are insidious. Don't
trihe. This great remedy attacks the
disease instantly.-51 Sold by Miller
Drug Co., 402 Market, and n. b. Dan
forth, Market and Second streets.
Evening journal., 1900-03-17
DREDGE HANDS ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT WITH
INTENT 10 KILL.

Cambridge, Md, March 16.-George
Foster and Moses Burk, colored, were
brought to Cambridge last night, tied,
and lodged in Jail under charge OF as
sault with intent to kill before Justice
Benson. Foster is from Crisheld and
Burk from Philadelphia.
They were employed as dredge hands
on the bugeye. Addie H. Shores and had
been on the boat for some time. James
r. Pritchet was master of the boat and
was at work in Brannock's bay eight
miles from Cambridge. During Captain
Pritchet's temporary absence these
men became offended at Otto Wingate'
a white boy, 19 years old, who was
aboard, and assaulted him viciously
and were about to throw the lad over
board when assistance came. They
cursed violently and declared they
meant to take charge of the boat.
Evening journal., 1900-03-17
CHILDREN HAVE DIPHTHERIA.

Sara. the daughter OF Mrs. Josephine
Warped, is seriously i'll with diphtheria
at the residence of Mrs. Bromall. Fair
Vile, Pa. Three of Mrs. Bromall's S
children are also suffering with the
disease. DR.. Swithin Chandler and
Mrs. Nina Sadler, a trained nurse of
this city. are in attendance.
Evening journal., 1900-03-17
GUMPTION.

TrlE does not have gumpton till one has been
lft[lA properly cheated" Persons Of gumption are
Vtl[lb using Ivory Soap, women who have trusted
lAAW themselves too near the precipice Of false
economy and who now appreciate the true econo-
my in soap made Of pure vegetable oils and other
high class ingredients but made in such quantity as
to bring the price within the reach Of the very poorest
family Indeed is the very poor who most need it, for
they least afford the extravaganza Of common soap.
ranr rass.arra nroon nAnArr
Evening journal., 1900-03-17
Too Much Time Wasted.

IF you win get my new suit done
by saturday" said a customer to a
Tailor. "In be forever indebted TO
you"
III that's your game. replied the
tailor. the clothes win not be done at
all. indianapolis Journal
Evening journal., 1900-03-17
WHAT DO YOU WANT

Advertise your wants IN the Evening
Journal. Employment wanted, help
wanted. to let. for rent. for sale. board.
ing, and lost and found ads. viii be pub
lished, three lines. ono time. for a dime
three ttmes for = Quartee.
Evening journal., 1900-03-17
ANOTHER NEW BUILDING.

The Diamond State Steel Company
intends to erect a large addition to its
works to cost about 100000 It is to be
equipped with special machinery and
power apparatus.
Evening journal., 1900-03-17

Piet Crouie deserves the same hon
orable consideration at the hands Of
Lord Roberts which Rear-Admiral Ger
vera received at the hands of Rear-Ad-
miral Sampson.-Newark Advertiser.
Evening journal., 1900-03-17

some men get ideas in their heads;
others get them in their necks, is Mr.
Bryan's latest. It sounds as II II
might have been borrowed from vau-
deville sketch.-WashingtOn Post.
Evening journal., 1900-03-17
WHAT DO 1oU WANT

Advertise your wants In ths EYenins
Journal Employment wanted, help
wanted. TO let. for rent. for sale. board
ing. and lost and found ads. Will be pub
ushed. three lines, ons time. Tor . dtmes
thrss times for 4 uuarssrs ..;lns-lf f.-aLLA-.
Evening journal., 1900-03-17
In Wall Street.

Wayfarer from Arcadia-As I came
up wall street il struck me as being
n sordid rift IN something. ''Sordid
riff. Is goa6 but what's It a rift in
Rhgs
Denizen Of the Street-Sordid rift
Yes. flats good What ailS it's being
a rift i'm the lout?-.Life.
Evening journal., 1900-03-17
wHAT no Yon wANrf

Advertiss your wants 80 the BvenAng
Journal. Employment wanted. heip
wanted. to let, for rent, for SALE, board
ing, and lost and found ads. viii be pub
hshed. three Lines. one time. for dime;
three tlmss ter q nRarrer.
Evening journal., 1900-03-17

why do men stay away from the
church2"
"WeH. son,c' in,es don't 70 because
haven't rot rois shoes. and thcn
erain ] don't 3, ,usa / have new
shca- 4" --- Journal
Decorah-posten., 1900-02-20

Senatets SanbslstOmite bslan0...
5orIaaet ON at opbielps St'ps ~
oeo Statsunberftsttelie. I'm y
Qmenoments bar antpoebs al Sp ms,
mitssn, Oa flere at benz opiOS's o~
len. Deriblanot bar fslgenOe o!lt, ~.
nelIer: Stibe, Tom er bp99'os .
'anost, men / bpilts amer'tar'f
reer eier 6alppartsn, 'tal Ht noS no
Tom ameritanits; life opsr S2,ooV,CS,
Nal 6stales / unberitsttel's III S''.S
rom lsbsr 20 os q anOb; N''H -
tal llnberftsttelien for IL, Il ny IA
9nobs Stibe forssss; Stlb'' 20" -,
oriper apitfart bismme, DIS
llc,nlanosr.iIsr, Hal lille faa ~
llnesritsttelien.
Decorah-posten., 1900-02-20
Oette Gmbeosmono.
Cab til ct @elpb al $4,000 bepiit
men Itfe en- Saler betalt.

Omaha, Reb., 18oe 5eb. County
dopptat S6ielos bar bespnot 5ag mob
8rain 9rppers Mutual 6ail Qsios
Citations GmbebsmRno. De u~ntld9soc,
mob bpem &ldge er inola9t / pplitis
retten, er 6. M. Sarris, pr9Iioent.
9. %. Miner, 8icerp9ppent, 6. 6.
Bbite. 9usierer, og ). $. 6iQiter,
Setreter. 9is1e M9nb bar Gmbsoss
m9noene, for en- Reesiosr bleo uos
n9pnt for noele Oage iioeu.
Jsr Receioeren blep uon9pnt, bapbe
aompaniet ~inotasieret $4,000 fra
P%olicebolOere. Sab til ct 9elsb at
$4,000 par bepiIt, men life en- 0aler
er ~no9euiiuoe betalt.
en Cite uoer nDlige llogifter, Tom
er tompileret al 9egerne, oiier, at fsls
gsnoe periOner bar truttet fplgsnOe
Selsb: g. 90. Miqer, Qmbop, Minn.,
gicsprGiioent, 1886; u. q. RanbaG,
Mapleton, Minn., $4,1O0; ). s..
9iaiter, Imbop, SetretGr, 1901;
.. 30. Gbeslie, 9es MoinsS, $500;
g. %. MiIer, pr~eioentens Gar,
$1,096; Bbite Bros, $1097; 8. ..
Wbite, 8usIersrens gror, $2,775;
5reb. paulion, goiteo utjenot, So
72O.
GpuntpdoUotaten bar / I'm 9efbz
belle Gbets, ION re%preisnterer ale be
/ alagen n9Unte 8elpb, % be fleite at
benz er enoosfsret at Gmbeosm9no,
og be piier, at be alOrig git uo at
gpen, pg at De bar betalt / ben 9anf,
hoor he bar truttet famine Dag. 4ae
embebsmenoene trdt 8aoer / to
Sgenftaber, buabe iom G~mbeosmano
og 'om 8eneralasentsr. aaeIommsn
BAT forlaot gDsn.