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Evening journal., 1901-11-16

Hall Caine great play, The Chris
tian" is beyond question one of the
most talked Of, popular and successful
dramas Of the day. 1t comes to the
Opera House on Wednesday night, and
presented by a splendid company under
|the management OF Licbler & Co. In
making the dramatization Of this play
|from his famous novel. Mr.. Game exer-
|cised the liberty of the dramatist only
Ito the extent absolutely necessary, and
while in some features the play differs
|trom the book. such difference only
tends to strengthen the situations and
the effect. and does not detract from
the value of the story. One of the
most affecting scenes is Were John
Storm enters the apartment of Glory
EQuayle at night with the purpose of
making her pray and saving her soul
Through death. But the love of Glory
< striumphs. The play ends with a mu-
tual understanding between them, they
deciding to brave lifes oattla together
!. Everybody should see 'The Christian. -
1t is at once the most powerful, absorb
& ing and intensely dramatic play ever
written, an unexampled moral lesson
and the most eloquent and mastery
sermon ever preached.
The great English production Of tn
Escenic mc,odrama. "The Orphan Heir
less comes to the Wilmington TheaI
on Monday for three nights and tn
usual matinees. Manager Shellenber
ger has received strong assurance
4from the managers Of other house
that this presentation will make a bi
& hit in Wilmington. The play depict
81 the high and low side of everyday life
both in France and England. It is fu
n of sensation and stirring climaxes, an
a the dialogue is bright and witty. Grea
q opportunity is afforded for a lavis
4 display of scenery and mechanical ei
fects, and nothing has been left undon
to make the effect as realistic as pos
sible. "The Orphan Heiress'' is a ne
n production to local thearegoers, an
there is evidence that it will be a popt
s lar one
Lost River" written by Joseph Al
thur, author of ''Blue Jeans" and Il
thrilling buzz-saw episode. proves to i
the finest story of Indiana life ever stage,
The plot is intricate, but the mai
theme is the potent one Of Gladys,
rich spoiled and high-headed wOma
attempting to spoil the romance Of Bo
Blessing, with whom she is infatuated
but who loves Ora, a simple count
girl. When she finds that he prefers he
rival, she seeks the aid Of Bill Loucl1
local bad man, and together they pl'
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
Fined $40 For Aduleeratlna MIR

Sunbury. Pa, Nov 16.-Charged by
State Food Inspector Simmons with
using formaldehyde in their milk
dairymen j. c. Landy, of this city
and j. c. Broscious. of stone valley
were yesterday fined $40 David Da-
Wis. manager OF the sunbury Reef
company. charged with selling oleo
margarine. was held in $500 bail for
court.
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
A FOLLOWER.

Caller-The minister's son is follow
ing in the footsteps Of that spendthrifI
young Jinks.
Miss Prim-Isn't that scandalous7
Caller-Hardly as bad as that You
see. he's a tailor and is just trying tC
collect his bill-Chelsea Gazette.
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
AMONG THE PLAYERS

things are doing simultaneously. FIX
cited people Zee from the burning district
carrying their most precious belongings,
and I'm the awful turmoil the spectator
is given "a glimpse of plunging horsemen,
flying cabs, exploding buildings, falling
walls, and shooting embers, all 70 the ace
compartment Of a roaring wind that rem
ders the scene impressive and terrifying.
Then there is q scene representing the
approaching locomotive under full head
way, and is unlike any other effect vet
proposed for the stage, and II has the
bloOd-curdling quality that gives life TO
these sensational devices. Other note
worthy scenes are a birds eye view Of Chi
cago harbor and the South Side at night
the towering Masonic Temple, q theatre
during a performance, typical Chicago
street scene, and the Worlds Fair Court
of Honor during a night illumination.
Miss Dorothy Lewis and company
will. portray Hal Reid's delightful
mountain romance at the Wilmington
Theatre this afternoon and tonight foI
the last time. Since the opening pro-
duction, Thursday night, the piece has
been greeted by large audiences, ant
on every occasion the verdict has beer
in favor of the piece and the capabl,
company presenting fl. Miss Lewis mas
done much to enlarge the scope of hei
;admirers and to advance her reputation
as a star of great promise. Her re
loeptions on the stage after the matine'
performances have been taken adyan
ltage of by many women and children
who were anxious to know her.
"The Village Postmaster" has som,
strikingly interesting realistic scene
in the play. The first act opens in tn
country store; the scene changes to thu
.ivillage green on training day and end
in wonderfully realistic shower O
rain which drives the merry-makers Il
shelter. The second act is the minis
ter's donation party, where the plain
I, but hOmelike. sitting-rOOm is seen wit
its ample and cheerful fireplace, tn
: singing of the village choir to the &c
compartment OF the melodeon, the OF
e. fering of gifts to the minister seem
true to life. and win awaken memorie
lof similar scenes in more recent years
The third act shows a realistic faTI
scene with an old-fashioned threshin
machine. threshing wheat and pre-
PEELED by horse power. The last az
is the village church at night, with tn
L choir rendering beautiful melodies, an
} showing the village boys and CIR
decorating it for the wedding soon I
, be. So exquisitely true to life is tn.
scene, it has been called one of tn
. most effective ever seen on the stag
Evening journal., 1901-11-16

Iowa. Minnesota. Southern and Cen
tral Dakota.
The finest Dining Cars and Sleeping
Cars. Electric Reading Lamps in
berths.
$500 miles of road in Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, the Upper Peninsula of Michi-
gan, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri
south Dakota and North Dakota.
Ticket Agents everywhere sell tickets
over the Chicago. Milwaukee and St
Paul Railway, or address Edmund
JaneYay, Travelling Passenger Agent
AZ South Third street Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
The Pittsbura Race.

Pittsburg. Nov. 16.-The score at
the six-day race az Old City Hall at
midnight was: Cavanaugh 445;
Barnes. 40S: Shelton. 1872; Dean, 3Sll
Noremac. 346; Hegolman, 1872; Loes.
lein. 31S; Day, 302; Barclay, 293;
West. 232. Miller. Isl.
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
Observed Child,s Birthday

An enjoyable birthday party was
given to Elizabeth Kolbus on Thursday
by her mother. in honor of her ninth
birthday. Among those present were:
Elizabeth Kolbus, Thomas Brown,
Mabel Wetherby, Leroy Brown, Ella
Biscoe, Martin Thornton, Tillie Wahl,
Willie Orth, Freda Wahl, Louisa Orth,
Emmeline Wetherby, Mrs. Kolbus,
Annie Ellis and Clara Kolbus.
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
Pests Render Farns WorthIess.

Topeka. Kan. NOV l6.--Statistics
collected from official sources show
that prairie dogs occupy and render
worthless or nearly so for agricultural
purposes 1.22AS54 acres of land in
Kansas. All efforts to exterminate
the dogs have failed, even with the Co
operation of the department OF agri-
culturp
Evening journal., 1901-11-16

Mrs Harrison w Howell and Mrs. c.
F. Rudolph On Friday evening Mrs.
N. A. Fittinger gave a small card party
IN her honor.
Miss Amy j. Conrad. of Philadel-
phia. is visiting friends in Cuycrcourt.
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
New JERSEYS Chief Justice Retires.

Trenton. N. j.. Nov. 16,-Chief JUS
tice David A. Depue. after 80 years
service on the supreme court bench Of
New Jersey. yesterday retired. The
chief justice is feeble in body but still
vigorous in mind.
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
anuernment RuvIna Ronds.

washington. Nov. Secretary
Gage purchased SS57.SO Of short-term
bonds. OF these SG59,7OO were Of short
as of 1907.
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
WILMINGTON QUOTATIONS.
Reported by i. d. Lackey & Co., Bank
LOCAL MARKETS.

rOday's local wholesale quotations reported
by Stayton & Chandler.
Tomatoes, basket, 2nc, ,.30c
ligg Plant basket. SOC.
Cabbage. hundred, ". ", $500.
Onions, basket 7lc
White Potatoes, bushcl, newrime, 75c
Lemons, box. SIS
sggs, Del. and Md. dozen, 2ic use
Chickens, live. pound Hc, Hc, Zoe
Apples, barrel. 800 20 400.
Sweet potatoes. basket. 40C $50
Grapes, 5lb has Concord, Ike, i2r
lOb nc 10 i7c
5lb Catawba, l2c, lSc
Pears, kccfer, I5c, eOc
Oranges, box, $3.50, S275
Evening journal., 1901-11-16

In the recently published list os ap-
pointments by the commandant. tho
following item was inadvertently
omitted TO be first sergeants, Ralph
c. Whitsnack. Delaware, Francis Z.
Buck, r449H gre.
Evening journal., 1901-11-16

Philadelphia. Nov -Sympathetically
with the rise In other gran centres the
local wheat market was firm and adj
vanccd over last evenings rates.
Contract wheat, as 70 location, closed
as follows.
Bid Ask
November .ss.st.s sfss+tttttsst. sstNi.lfi &
Car lots. as TO location, closed ms fol-
lows.
No. Pennsylvania red ...........,. .lolanla
No Delaware red ...................loian ID
CORN was strong and advanced lsc per
hushel compared with last evening rates,
due TO speculative pressure TO buy In the
West. hut light offerings restricted busi-
ness, both for export and home consump
tion.
Old No mixed as to location, closed
as follows.
Bid. Ask
! Car lots. Ia export elevator.
/ No. mixed. old ......................6l .6l6fDli.
! OATS.-Car lots We're IN fair consump
/ tive demand and advanced ic. ped bushe
under light offerings
Evening journal., 1901-11-16

City Solicitor David J. Reinhardt
will prepare a new ordinance in a
short time regarding the adulteration
Of milk. -,
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
Montana Train Robber Identified.

Montana Train Robber Identified.
ST. Louis, Nov. 16.-In the minds
Of the St. Louis police there is no
longer any doubt that the Montana
train robbery suspect is Ben Kill
patrick. of Paint Rock, Tex. A letter
containing an authentic picture of xii.
patrick was received yesterday after
noon from Sheriff House. The like
ness between the picture and the pris-
oner is unmistakable. When the
photograph was shown to the prisoner
every muscle in his body quivered.
He compressed his lips, but did not
say anything Within ten minutes
after the photograph was shown a
telegram was received from r. b.
Kirk, the sheriff Of Ballinger county.
Tex, saying that the picture Of the
supposed Longbaugh had been posi-
lively identified there as that of Ben
Fitzpatrick
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
MANY VICTIMS or LOCKJAW
Camden People Will Not Risk Vaccination
for Fear Of TetanuS

Camden, n. j., Nov 1e.-Physicians
admit that the numerous cases of lock-
jaw, consequent upon vaccination, in
this city have aroused fear in thel
public This Is shown by sudden
falling Off in the applicants for vac
oination. Instead Of the Offices of the
physicians being crowded with men,
women and children. ready to bare
their arms to the Doctors scalpel. few
present themselves. Parents are keep
ing their children at home rather than
submit them to the ordeal of having
virus injected in their arms which
may develop the dreaded tetanus.
The physicians are at a loss to de-
termine just how the infection is car
ried into the arms of those who sub
nit to vaccination, but they admit that
numerous cases of lockjaw show that
there is a specific germ present. either
in the soil or the atmosphere. which
defes discovery and is doing deadly
work.
The latest victims of lockiaw conse.
Quent upon vaccination were 9-year-
old Annie Cochran, who died after 80
hours of suffering, and Frank Cavalla,
a 5-year-old boy, whose death occurred
several days ago, but has just been re-
ported In the latter case the vaccina-
tion was performed in Philadelphia.
It is believed that the boy contracted
tetanus by playing around a stable,
some of the germs getting into the
sore on his arm.
i What Physicians Say.
j The consensus of opinion among
physicians in regard to the lockiaw
developments following vaccination is
that the tetanus germ is not in the
vaccine but enters the wound at the
. time of inoculation with the virus or
later. Lack of aseptic precautions in
? vaccination may result in lockiaw, but
the greatest danger, it is claimed. lies
in scratching or rubbing the sore OF
allowing dirty garments to come in
contact with it.
A favorite abiding place of the te
tanus germ is in and around stables
or other places where horses are KEEP
or worked. Persons who have beer
vaccinated and on whom the sore II
not yet healed, should be very careful
If they come in contact with horses
In the case of a child who has beer
vaccinated every precaution should b'
p taken to prevent dirt coming in con
q tact with the sore.
The weekly examiner., 1901-04-06
HAS UNIQUE CAREER.
Story of Benjamin Scoville's Life
 Reads Like Fiction.
Mas Been @ Street GRmin, Ship'A Cook, Tramp, Actor and Teacher,
 and Now Will Engage fin Missionary Work.

Among the men who do missionary work in the large cities of the world there are many who have had strange histories, but in all the list hardly enc is to be found whose life story is more wonderful than that of Benja- min J. Scoville, who is now prepar- ing at the Christian Alliance school in Nyack, N. r., for special mission ary work among the stage folk. In the 30 years of his life this young man has had varied experiences. He has been street gamin, cabin boy, ships cook, tramp, choir boy, actor, teacher of elocution and was at one time assistant stage manager for Sir Henry Irving.
 Scoville was born in London and his father, British officer, was killed during the Zulu war, leaving widow and two children, Ben and baby sis ter. Shortly afterward the mother also died, and the two little ones were left to struggle for themselves. By working as a newsboy, street. sweeper and bootblack, the boy man. aged to obtain food for his sister and himself, but as there was no way to pay for lodging the children were ex- posed to the cold at night, sleeping in hogsheads or any place they could find. This kind of life proved too se- were for the little girl, and she soon died, leaving the boy alone in the world.
 The sea had an attraction for him and he secured place as cabin boy on the ship Vanguard, remaining on the vessel for several years until he was promoted to be the cooks assist ant. While he was serving in this ca pacity he saved the captains daugh- ter, who had been washed overheard, and for this act of bravery was pre- sented with five pounds by the Royal Humane society.
 Later on, while employed as stew ards assistant on the steamer Pris- ella, he saw Capt. William Hughes,I commander Of the vessel, throw 6
The weekly examiner., 1901-04-06
oueen yictorfa,s Pet Cats.

The disposal of Queen Victoria's nu- merous pets is a matter of no small concern to the persons who are clos ing up her affairs. The late queen was 8 great lover of eats. When the court moved it was accompanied by feline caravan. There were Persian cats, Manx cats, Angora cats, Maltese cats. tabby cats and nondescripts, and they all travaled in state. They were placed in wooden boxes with an open wire front and had plenty of clean straw to lie on. One Persian cat, of which the queen was especially fond, wears round his neck an elaborate col lar, on which appears in silver letters: s'I belong to the queen"
The weekly examiner., 1901-04-06
Unique Cure for Toothncbe.

A novel cure for the toothache was inadvertently applied by Dr. Farmer tier, at Fremont, N. Y. A man, sui fering from a raging tooth, called at the dentists house at night, forgot to ring thes bell, found the outer door open, entered the hall, uninten- tionally stepped on burglar alarm, and thus brought the dentist to the dark hall with a pistol in his hand. The dentist threatened to shoot, and the visitor was so terrified that the ache departed from his chattering teeth.
The weekly examiner., 1901-04-06
JOHN BROWNS HOUSE.
State of Connecticut Thinks of Pre- serving and Converting 1t Into
 a Historical Landmark.

An effort is now being made to pre- serve the birthplace of John Brown and properly mark the spot where, as 8 barefoot boy, he learned the trade of his father, a tanner. During this session of the Connecticut general as- sembly it will be attempted to have a sufficient amount of money appro- priated to purchase the John Brown place and convert it into historical landmark. Dwight c. Kilbourne, of Litchfield, and other members of the Litchfield County Historical society are working to this end.
 The place of John Browns birth is within half mile of the highest point
The weekly examiner., 1901-04-06
RULES THE NURSERY
Prince Edward, Heir Presumptive
 to Britain's Throne.
The Lusty Little Boy Who Stands n Very Good Chance of Being King of England Before He Ia
 an old Man.

Although he is in complete ignorance of the fact, little Prince Edward of York is the most important juvenile in Europe. On the death of Queen Vic toria he succeeded to his fathers title of heir presumptive to the throne of Great Britain and Ireland. As soon as the title of prince of Wales is be- slowed on the duke of Cornwall and York, young Edward will become duke of York, earl of Inverness and Baron Killarney, and parliament will be asked to provide him with an income sufficiently large to keep up the dig nifty of his position. It is not likely that he will soon be informed of his new rank, nor will his allowance of pocket money be increased. He will have to be addressed as royal high ness" and will be shown to the people on certain public occasions, but the significance of this will hardly be inn pressed on his mind for some time to come.
 When the new king and queen made their first appearance in London Ed ward rode in the carriage with them and was enthusiastically greeted by ohO SAo iS SiiillIhSly stAuoCo1Io1u side to side and enjoyed himself huge ly, but he did not dream that he was being hailed as future king. Neither did he understand why he was so con- spicuously placed at the funeral serv- ices at St. Georges chapel. He stood next to the queen and held tightly to her hand during the solemn ceremo- nies. When it was over he remarked fervently: Wasn't it lovely, granny, dear! Poor daddy! What a pity he was i'll and couldn't come!"
 The real importance of the little prince's position lies in the probabD
The weekly examiner., 1901-04-06
HAS LOST HIS SIGHT.
Sir Edwin Arnold, Famous Poet, Now Is Totally Blind.
Author of "The Light of Asia," Ala though i'm a Sad Condition, Is Pa- tient and Resigned and Goes
 BraveIy on with His Work.

Troubles in a battalion have be-
 fallen the author of ''The Light of ! Asia" Buddha's interpreter to the English speaking race, like that greater epic poet before him, is stricken with blindness. Deprived of the brightness of the visual ray, Sir Edwin Arnold has been compelled to relinquish much of the active literary work on which he has mainly spent the last 40 years on the editorial staff of the London Daily Telegraph. Domestic clouds have added to the burden of years and waning physical powers, as only recently son, who was a solicitor, was arrested in the United States and found guilty on trial in London on charge of embez- clement.
 A letter just received in New York from the veteran author and journal ist suggests with what courage he is facing these severe aff1ictions. To use his own words: My condition would be a sad one without patience and resignation. I never despair, and go on with my work, thanking Heay- en for my unimpaired mental pow ers.'
 Relieved from the exacting pressure of Fleet street, Sir Edwin Arnold, it may be hoped, may be able to give to the world some fresh picture of the glowing east like those on which all ready rest securely his fame and rep utation.
 How many editions his Light of Asia" has passed through it would now be hard to tell. The book was published in 1879, and at once att tained such popularity that ten years ago there had been published more than 40 editions in England and some so acknowledged editions in America. It was the outcome of his early life in India, where he passed several years in the stirring times of the mutiny. His career at Oxford had been bril- liant one. Like Tennyson at Cam
 bridge, he carried off at the sister
 university the blue ribbon for poetry
The weekly examiner., 1901-04-06
SANGER IN OFFICE.
Hroolx1yn afnn succeeda Gem. 6seorwd ID. Meilxlejohn as Assistant
 Secretary of War.

Col. William Carey Sanger was rea gently sworn in as assistant secretary of war, to succeed George D. Meikle- john.
 For many years Col. Sanger has been a useful and enthusiastic member of the state guard of New York. He has frequently visited Europe, where he made the personal acquaintance of prominent officers in Germany and England, among them Field Marshal von Moltke, the Count Waldersee, the duke of Cambridge, Lord Wolseleys Lord Roberts, Gen. Butler and others He represented Gov. Hill at the ans -nal maneuvers of the English volun-
The weekly examiner., 1901-04-06

Gocated Five Miles West of the Town of
 Torrington, Conn.)
 of ground in Connecticut, about five miles west of the busy town of Tor rington. The old house is situated on high bluff, with no other house with in mile of it. The house is built, as most of the houses were at that time -17S7-with a great stone chimney in the center of the building, which has it's foundation in the cellar. The tim bers used in the foundation, on which the big stones are laid, are of oak, 12 by 14 inches square, and hewn out by hand.
 It was in the western front room that John Brown first saw the light of day. There are two windows in the room, one looking to the south and the other to the west. The first thing that impresses one on entering the room is the fireplace, before which John Brown as boy sat and listeus | to tns black logs cracking in the blaze as the winter winds howled through the sturdy oaks and staIwarI chestnut trees in the woods which surround ed two sides of the house. The fre- place is quite broken down, owing to the visits of relic hunters, who have taken away stones and bricks for sou- venirs.
 There are four rooms downstairs and three above. The great kitchen has the big fireplace and old-fashioned oven that most of the houses of that day had. A grown-up man can stand in the kitchen fireplace and look up the chimney and see the clouds soar above in the blue sky. The old crane which once swung in the fireplace is gone. A Torrington gentleman who was building a fine modern house took that from it's moorings, and 1t now or naments the fireplace in his new house. Three years ago the house was shingled, and the old shingles were carefully gathered up by relic hunt CTS and taken away. The present own CT is William M. Cook, and he enters enthusiastically into the plan to place the old landmark under the care of the state.
The weekly examiner., 1901-04-06

hluS or EQSlanQ.l ity of his succession to the throne be- fore he reaches his majority. King Edward is 60 years old and his habits are not such as to assure him very long life. No one imagines that he will last beyond 70. The duke of Cornwall and York has never been robust, and of late his delicate health has caused able to attend the late queens funeral, nor was >he present at the opening of parliament. He lives very quietly and has never been strong enough to take much interest in racing or outdoor sports, his fathers favorite diversions. It would surprise no one in the king dom if he died before Edward VII. So England may yet see another youthful monarch on the throne.
 Fortunately, Prince Edward is an unusually bright and attractive child, very healthy, and large for his age. He is a born leader, and dominates the York nursery just as far as he is per- mitted. There are four children in the family, only one fof whom is a girl They are all pretty lively youngsters, having inherited the ruddy health of their mother, Princess May" as she is still affectionately called. She is a most devoted mother, and deplores the necessity of leaving her children at home while she and her husband are making their state visit to the col onies. They have been left in charge of Mime. Bricka, an old and very inti- mate friend of the duchess and her family. the Tecks. In addition, they will have the grandmotheriy care of Queen Alexandra, who is devoted to them all, especially Prince Edward.