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Evening journal., 1900-03-01
RATS, FLEAs AND PLAGUE
THE AWFUL DISEASE SPREAD BY
THE VERMIN AND INSECT.


Washington, Feb. 23.-On the sup
ject of the bubonic plague the surgeon
general Of the Marine Hospital Service
makes the following interesting state
ment:
A mass of evidence is being accumu-
lated in this bureau which goes to show
that while the ambulant. type of the
malady calls for great vigilance the
greatest danger is to be apprehended
from the importation of the disease
through the instrumentality of the or
dinary rat.
There is a strong probability that the
rat was responsible for the intr0duc-
tion Of the plague into Oporto; there is
little doubt that It was introduced into
Santos through the same medium; pri-
vate advices from Honolulu indicate
that it was not there introduced
through food stuffs or merchandise,
but that again the rat was the respon-
sible agent.
The attention of quarantine and
health officers is therefore again in
vited to the vital necessity for rigor-
SSs measures for ridding all ships
from infected and suspected ports OF
rats and other vermin at the ports Oi
arrival and the expediency and neces-
sity of measures looking to the elimi
nation of the same at ports of de-
parture prior to the taking on Of cargo
for the United States.
Rats migrate from ship to ship alons
docks and quays in search of food
and ships loaded with rice and othel
food stuffs should therefore be particu
larly looked after. They should b.
subjected to fumigation prior to takinl
on cargo, and subsequently guarded L
prevent as far as possible the invasion
bylrats
Although a port or place wher
plague has prevailed may be pro
nOunced free from the disease, becaus
there have been no cases among per
sons for a certain period, it does no
| follow that the port or place is FIRE
Il from danger, for the disease may stl
be prevailing among rats, and it
quite as important from a quarantin
or sanitary standpoint to be assure
that the disease has ceased among raj
as among persons.
1t is gratifying to note the unanin
ity Of sentiment which seems to /
growing up among all health author
ties on this subject, and the vigoroJ
measures which have been institute
abroad looking to the suppression (
the rat as a recognized source of dan
ger.
, From time to time articles have al
peared in the daily and medical pre-
as to the danger of the spread of Il
disease through the medium of he,
which may have infested rats and mt
stricken with plague and which ms
subsequently invade and bite ma
2 While the danger may be a real on
3 the risk would seem to be small.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
EahIe Of the chIId and ed.

The Precocious Child hailed the
Stray Cat with Delight.
The Stray Cat was Of that caudally-
abbreviated class known as Bob
tailed.
Did the Precocious Child remember
his mammals latest Fad in Dress and
say:
"Oh. look, Papa. that Kitty has its
Riny-Day tail on?"
The Precocious Child cried because
the Cats Tail was too decidedly Rob
erted to be Pulled.
Moral: The Griefs Of Childhood, like
those Of Later Years, often come be-
cause we get what is Technically
termed "the Short End of It"
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
THE POSTAL SERVICE.

Representative Hull, of Iowa, is in
favor of a domestic parcels post on one
condition. Speaking of the pending
measure intended to introduce this
alleged reform in our postal service,
he says: Il favor 1t II it can be made
self-sustaining, but / do not care to
load down the mails with parcels If the
government must defray the expenses
of carrying them" The Chicago
Chronicle says that is right" and
that Mr. Hull is also right in his gen
eral proposition that there is no rea-
son why the postal service should not
be put upon paying basis" The
Chronicle adds:
The proper course is to put the en-
tire service-that is, every separate
branch of it-on a paying basis. II
Congress will do that a parcels post
service can be rendered at satisfactory
rates the rapacity Of express compan-
les can be checked, the free delivery
system extended and letter rates can
be reduced. But no gratuitous
class service must be the foundation OF
genuine postal reform"
Whatever of ''gratuitous class ser
vice. there is in our postal system
should be eliminated. There are tons
OF printed matter carried in the mails
every day at loss to the government
which has no claim to favorable con.
sideration. Publications which ar,
printed only for advertising purposes
and have no regular subscription list
are distributed by millions of copies
at postal rates far below the cost O
the service. We're this abuse reform
ed and the franking privilege confines
to reasonable limits, there would be n,
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
ONE coNunDRvm
Was All the Club Was Able to Handle.
Before Il Died.

hNiti~ ~ Ai~"t
They had started a Conundrum Club
and every one was expected to come
prepared with "a number Of good ones.
i've got one" Anderson said
what is it" Queried the poet.
"When Is an apple pie2' He stop
ped. and everyone looked at him but
said nothing.
well" asked a man across the
room, 'go on. What did you stop
there forg7
GO on? Where? What for2 he
asked.
why, go on vita your oolundrum.
When is an apple pie what?
when Is am apple pie?"
There isn't any sense in that" put
ia another fellow. What's the rest
of it?'
There isn't any rest persisted
Anderson. when is an apple pie?
When Is an apple pie what2' yelled
the others.
Who said any apple pie what?"
you did"
"I didn't. didn't say anything
about an apple pie"
You did"
| didn't"
"You did"
IL didn't"
And then the whole assembly sat on
Anderson and when the police came
IN and rescued him Il took half an
hour 10 explain that an apple was pie
when il was closed Up with sugar and
crust and things. like the pastry. II
smashed up the club though. and the
cOnundrum's usefulness is that far es
ablished.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
Not Always.

Il am sorry to disappoint you young
man." said the great railway magnate
TO the reporter who had called In for
the purpose of writing him up, but
did not begin az the bottom and
work my way up. / never blacked the
boots of the engine wipers and never
carried beer for the janitor OF the
roundhouse. I was kicked through
college by my father, inherited for
tune, which I invested in railroad
shares, and I hold this job because
l have votes enough to control L. II
is too bad, my young friend but we
can't all be self-made men. We would
become tiresome.'
And he bowed the caller out.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
Reware tha Ioker.

"Ahl the dog catoher's got that poor
old foxhound at last remarked the
dachshund over his bone.
"You don't sayl" exclaimed the
hungry setter.
yes. You see the dog catcher laid
a trail Of anise-seed right into the
pound, and the cid hound followed
It. Z"
"Hal so he was scent-wise and
pound foolish
The dachshund thoughtlessly
laughed and dropped his bone, which
the setter promptly assimilated.-Phil-
adelphia Press.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
TOO
Wanted Man Who Knew How to
carbIe.

Garble.
"Its terrible" said Senator Sor-
ghum, as he looked at the paper to
see how some OF us public men suffer
at the hands Of these interviewers'
Are you the victim Of another base
fabrication2"
Il dunno's 1t was a fabrication
"But the report was somewhat gar
bled2"
mo, it wasn't garbled--not a bit"
do you-do you regret having ex-
pressed the opinions attributed to
you?"
No; they're all right
Well, If you admit having given the
interview. and that it wasn't gar
bled'--
There's just the point | don't
know when I've been more disappoint-
ed than l was when | took up the pa
per There 1t was, just plain talk.
Not an epigram ia the whole business.
Not a flashing sally of satire, nor bit
of pungent philosophy in the whole
thing. 1t made me- sleepy to read It.
The man that interviewed me before
put all those things In and folks were
talking about it for a week after. But
this chap wrote every word down
straightforward just as | said 1t. |
tell you, II has taught me a lesson. l
won't be so conhding another time.
The next time anybody tries to inter
view me I'll find out something about
him beforehand. III make dead sure
that he understands his business and
| knows how TO garble and do 1t right.
Washington Star.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
saYlnns and saYInas.

The boy having freely admitted
that he cut down the cherry tree. is
amazed TO observe his father coming
at him with the trunk strap.
What" exclaims the boy DO you
not propose TO exemplify the saying
that honesty is the best policyg
mo; rather the saying that chill
dren and foos speak the truth" re
torted the old man. with a readiness
Of wit scarcely TO be expected in one
of his mature years.-New York
World.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
More LlkeIy.

Mrs. Kindheart-A tramp came
here to-day who said he had been
blown up by dynamite and lived to
tell the story. / gave him dinner
and some of your old clothes.
Her Husband am afraid my dear,
that he deceived you. He probably
tells the story to live.-New York
Journal.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
Smooth Mr.. Brown.

Penelope-Mr. Brown is the most
entertaining man have met for a
long time.
Aphrodite-Why, thought him very
stupid
Penelope-Oh. you are mistaken.
Why, last night he called. and l sue
ceeded in convincing him that we are
now in the twentieth century. He
was skeptical at hrst. but after listen
ing to my arguments he admitted that
he was mistaken.-Omaha World
Hearld
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
The Druggists Fault.

Mrs. Newlywed--I was going 10
have some sponge cake as a surprise
for you, my dea-, but | confess It
is a failure.
Mr.. Newlywed-What was the mat
ter?
Mrs. Newlywed--I I dent know for
sure. but I think TIE druggist sent me
the wrong kind of sponges.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
M HEART TOO RAD no h

NO HEART TOO BAD TO BE
RED.-Testimony could be piled
high in commentator Of the wonder
full cures wrought by DR.. Agnew's Cure
for the Heart. No case stands against
this great remedy where it did not re-
lieve the most acute heart suferings
inside OF thirty minutes. 1t attacks
the disease in an instant after being
taken.--6 Sold by Miller Drug Com
pany, 402 Market street. and N. b. Dam
forth, Market and Second streets.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
uttered HIs sentIments Anyhow.

The leader Of the brass band was
n British sympathizer.
"Any member of this band" he
said. "who stands up for them bar
barous Beers had better keep II to
himself The first man that raises his
voice for old Kruger will get his walk
in papers. That's all I've got to say"
Five minutes after the band was
playing. and the herceeyed old Ger
man with the bass horn was defanty
shouting into It.
"OOM-paull OOM-Paull OOM-
PAUL. Tribune.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01

deficit Of postal revenues. But the pub
fishers of fake weeklies and monthlies
appear to be so strongly backed in Con-
gress that there Is little hope of loosen
ing their grip, and as TO the franking
business, it bids fair, il not checked,
to cover the free printing and free dis
tribution of anything and everything
that can possibly be utilized in a po-
litical campaign.-Washington Post
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
Art.

Doesn't it make you weary to have
your partner blowing a mouthful OF
cracker crumbs in your ear every
day?" asked the idler
Its bit annoying" said the nunny
commedian of the burlesque troupe,
"but one must endure these inconven-
fences for the sake of art."-Indianap-
oils Press.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
HAS NOT DRAWN SALARY

DR.. John c. Fahey, who has been
mayor Of the city for the past eight
months, has not drawn any salary yet,
and the city now owes him $1,000.
When asked why he had not drawn
his salary the mayor said he had un-
derstood the city needed money, and
so he had allowed his salary to remain
until he desired to draw it.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
Thn savaae RaoheIor.

"There is one thing 1 would like to
know" said the Savage Bachelor.
"Is that posslbleg asked the Sweet
Young Thing. with some acerbity;
this occurring at the breakfast hour
when lovely woman is at her unsweet.
est
"Yes, want TO know why all these
women who have distinguished them
selves by a display OF brains look SO
much like men ?'-Philadelphia Press.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
Realism.

The villain peeped over the set rock
and watched the heroine gather flow
ers for the hero.
Turning her face in the direction OF
the set rock the maiden gazed into
the villains eyes.
"Rubberi" she hissed.
The applause which followed
showed clearly that the audience ap-
proved the realistic drama.-Omaha
World-Herald.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
A Test.

Il take II" said the man who had
been reading about one of the fights
in South Africa, that this was q real
genuine British victory"
What makes you so certaing'
asked the other man.
"Why, the cable is still working. A
British defeat falls on the cable like
a dull sickening thud, and Ire axis
a PUCK
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
How Did He Know It?

Strange Lady-If q pair Of eye
glasses should be discovered by any
OF your help will you have them dis
patched by the next post to me2'
Store Clerk-Certainly miss; In
what part Of Boston do you reside?--
Philadelphia North American.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
Innoranoe Not Bllss.

''De lack OF eddication is an orfnl
ting" remarked Wraggy Wrlggles,
musingly.
"W'en did yer find dat out?" asked
Hungry Hawkes..
ode udder day. / swiped box
from de freight station and lugged It
n mile inter de woods. Il was marked
Soap an / tot dat spelled soup ="
.-Phlladelphia Press
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
Method.

Il believe Higginside smokes the
vilest cigars on earth. When he
drops in at my Office | always give
him a good cigar to keep him from
lighting one of his own"
Drops in every day, doesn't he?"
Generally"
Il thought so. / know Higginside.
He IS a fellow Of a good deal Of thrift
and ingenuity"
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
A Record Holder.

~I take it," said the tourist, that
this is a strictly agricultural county"
s'Yes, indeed" was the reply, we
have bought more gold bricks per
capita than the people of any other
county in the State. Puck.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
A Hastv Retreat.

~why did the young minister leave
so suddenly"
'sThe Maiden Ladies Home Mis-
sionary Society took up the task OF
finding him a suitable wife. ."-Phtlas
delphia North American.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
The Charm Failed.

Marguerite-They say l. you hang
wishbone over the door on Christmas
you viii marry the drst man who
walks under it.
Esmeralda-'fh that's all nonsense. 1
tried It once and the first man who
came through the door was as poor as
a church mouse-New York Journal.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
Hunted to cover.

"As a nation, Americans don't sufh-
ciently love their home life
That's so; We had to go to board
ing because SO many relatives loved
our home life better than they did
their own. indianapolis Journal
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
CLASS ELECTIONS.

The senior class Of the Wilmington
High School has elected Washington
A. Hilles president, Miss Estella
Barnes vice-president, and Miss Estella
Macklin secretary.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
WHAT DO xon WANT,

Advertise your wants IN the Evening
Journal. Employment wanted. help
wanted, to let. for rent. for sale. board
Ing, and lost ana found ads. will be pub
iished three lines. one time. for a dime;
threa times for qnArleE.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
AS 10 a client.

"He is the most obstinate man
ever saw" said the first lawyer.
'sYes," said his friend.
'sYes; he hates TO take advice even
when he pays for it
Evening journal., 1900-03-01

Colonel Henry Watterson, in assert
ing that the Goebel law left nothing TO
chance, intimates that politics, as well
as poker. is a game OF science in Ken
American.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
wHAT no YOu WANTr

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
Hshed, three lines. one time, for dime;
three times Tor q quarter.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
wnAr no You y7ANrf

Advertise your wants IN the Evenang
Journal Employment wanred. help
wanted. 70 let for rent. for sale. board
ine and lost and found ada. will be pub
lished. three lines. one time. f0r q dlmes
thros times Tor quarter.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01

Soldiers by experience taugh.
Learn the ait Of packing,
Luxuries receive no thought;
But, whate'er is lacking,
Soap is there. The veteran shows
Care in its selection.
Ivory Soap is best for clothes;
For the bath perfection.
Then lit floats; and so he chooses
Ivory, as the SOAP he uses.
COPYRIGHT ispo ~ rrr paoeTra q aasslr Co oncnnau
Evening journal., 1900-03-01

skates made Of i,o,d are popular in
st. Petersburg. one lady had the
blades Of her skates enriched with dia-
monds.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01

Mr.. Germans remark that the Demo-
cratic masses are behind Bryan con-
tains no information. No matter how
long the funeral procession, the corpse
is always in front-Kansas City Jour
nal
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
y. well! Nature

old Party-Wen. welll Nature
works wonders
Manager-Yes. an me an the won
ders works the publlc.-New York
Press.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
His scheme.

Friond-What are you working at,
professor?
Chemist-Im trying to devise a
method Of preventing milk from mix
ing with water. Then I'll organize the
"Bighed Waterproof Milk Company
and my fortune win be made.-Puck.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
cHrLD DIES FROM TYPHOID.

Kennard Chandler. Jr., aged years
died at Hockessin Tuesday night of ty
phoid-pneumonia. The child had been
sick but a few days. ,.
Evening journal., 1900-03-01
Her orlnlon.

"she hasn't a very cool opinion Of
golf"
Il Judged so when I heard her say
it was a game fo- Ca6s ord ca1dies,'
Evening journal., 1900-03-01

Mamma-Why didn't you stop VIII
lie Wafiles from beating that cat?
Tommy couldn't.
Mamma-You couldn't? Why not?
Tommy was holdin' tn cat.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-11-07
Either Chorea. or 1t Is Fits.

W. -. X. Sylacauga Ala.-Nin You
please tell me what is the matter with
my dog? He is fine bird dog and when
hc gets hot he has cramping spells: eVery
muscle seems to draw and quiver. and ne
seems 20 he weak in the loinS The spells
last about five minutes lie don't seem to
hc sick al all. eats hearty an the time
Please give remedy
Answer-It my be either chorea or Il
may be what is called fits. You do not
sufficiently describe the symptoms The
disease chorea generally follows an at
tack of distemper and the symptoms are
a quick nervous jerking of any part of
the body. usually the head, neck and fore
parts. The dog Will usually whine when
an attack is coming on. 1t is not durable.
The symptoms of fits are champing of the
jaws, frothng at the mouth and deli
rum, falls down. works his legs and
after "A minute or two Is all right unit.
another tit comes on. Nothing can be
done during the tit. When il Is over give
a dose of | to 3 tablcspoonsful of castor
oil; also mix lounCe each of sulphuric
ether and laudanum ana ounces of wa
ter. and inject a little into the rectl-m.
After half hour commence giving the
following: Two drains bromide of potash
dissolved I'm ounces of water. Give
tablespoonful every hours until the oil
operates. II there arc more fits continue
To give it for T. hours. But if no return
of the fits give times day for > days.
Look out for worms and treat for them
IL found that he is wormy.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-11-07
Cow Peas.

Having been much Interested In the dis
cussion of COW peas that has been car
ried on through your paper, I wish the
experts would throw light on question
that is vexing our section What IS the
best method of treating heavy crop
of COW peas planted for the purpose of
enriching the land? Peas are In full.
bloom. Would il be best to plOw them
under green? If so. when? Is II better
to let them stand and be cut down by
frost. no plowing done until spring?
Professor Massey answers as follows
IF your correspondent wishes to get the
best results from the growth of the peas
direct the best plan is 10 let them get
all the growth they can, and after they
are destroyed by frost to plow the whole
under and sow winter cover crop OF
rye or some other plant that will pre-
vent nitrogen teaching I'm winter. i never
advise plowing under heavy green
growth of anything, especially In hot
weather as the evotution of organic acids
will damage the soil more than the or
ganic matter will help it, Then, too, II
we want to get all that the plant VIII
do for us we must let it complete It's
growth, for most OF the nitrogen collect-
ing and storing is done in the latter part
of the plants life. As a matter of farm
economy we should never piow under any
crop that can be made into valuable hay.
There is no better hay made than that
from the COW pea. and none more easily
cured, as | have proved year after year.
A crop of two tons per acre Will have a
feeding value of $50 at least, and that Is
rat ther costly manuring, especially when
we can feed it and get the richest OF man
IIre and recover q large percentage OF the
manurial value."-Country Gentleman.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-11-07
Scours of Calves.

A. r p. Ervin. S. C.-Soma calves IN
this community have what IS called
's.eours''-bowe running. and apparently
gripping. What causes n, and what VIII
cur IL pl,ase2
Answer: In nearly every case Of scours
or diarrhoea. the cause Is Indigestion. and
this Is usually due to iniudicious feeding.
II NAV run on until il becomes contagious,
end every calf in the herd may take H..
II is often very difficult 20 check the di-
soase. IS the ground the stable. etc. Will
eCome infected. BAD. filthy quarters
tend To produce the disease.
The con ditlon ot the dam ana her milk
H. another prolific source of the trouble.
p Is a common mi stake 90 l-t "a young
call gorge itself ON tts dams milk. or
;rVthiug else taat may be- given % as
ftc1.
when FIRST taken given 80 ounces of
castor oil according TO The size. III zine
STOOLS are particularly sour smelling lu-
stead Of tha oil YOU may give One ounce
&c CalCincd maenesia, and IN any case
give tablespoonful or two OF lime water
al each feed. After tnc oil. or the mlgne-
sia. has operated frealy give denulccnts
and caruluatives. say one Dram each ot
nitrate of bsmuth. gum arabic ana anise
water three times a day. Remove an
sources Of CCutagton. etc.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-11-07
MAXIMS FOR THE STABLE.

Men who handle horses should study
the mental as well as the physical con-
sI4tutions of the noble animals. The
study is not mere fad or whim idea
for the horse IS so constantly In contact
with humanity that he is subjected to
many things that are contrary to his ma
ture In domestication the horse must
depend for everything upon those who
own him or. at least, who care for him
i'm the stable and drive him. Every at
tendant should keep certain things IN
mind always Here are a few of these
things:
You can get no more power from a
horse tnan you give him in his food.
Yelling and jerking the bit confuse a
horse and advertise n blockhead
Tho horse is mans invaluable helper
and should be treated as friend
ANY fool can rum team, hut wise
driver maintains its value
The. best drivers talk much TO their an
imals.
a sandy or muddy road doubles the
A rise in one foot In ten doubles the
Ora IT.
RaIlxinE is sometimes caused by abuse,
overlooking or tight harness. Never
strike or hurt a baker. Stuff cloth in
his ears, and hold up his At and tinker
with il fully three minutes. Divert his
attention and do it kindly.
No horse should wear a shoe more than
four weeks
The whip costs more than II saves. Put
II up.
Binders are useless and injurious Cut
them off.
Wide tires save much horse power.
But few farm horses really need Slses.
quiet and patient drivers are worth
twice as much as any others.
Your horse intends 20 please you, but
does not always know your wishes.
Dark or damp stables cause low spirits
and various diseases.
Axle grease pays 900 per cent profit.
Good blankets are profitable and save
food. IL wisely used.
Cruelty qualities for crime: they are
close neighbors. 1t Is cruel and silly TO
whip a horse for fright. SoOthe him
with kim words.-New York Farmer.