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Evening journal., 1901-09-12
FINE YACHT on HENLOPRN |
Rapidan Blown Ashore After Battle
Wind and Waves

During the stiff northeaster
swept along the North Atlantic
on Tuesday night, the steam
bound from New 70
Cape May, went ashore on the p.
Henlopen and will likely be Z
loss.
Captain Wallace, his crew of
men and two passengers were
by the Henlopen life savers a.
employees OF the Maritime Elk
reporting station at the De
Breakwater.
The Rapidan, formerly the
inc c.. is owned by R. Hall
mick, of Chicago. III. She came
York through the lakes with
party of guests to attend the tria
at Newport.
A dispatch received from Lew
night says that the Rapidan iii
bad position, and is full of watS
The yacht is valued at S4O,O|
the wrecking steamer North a
probably will attempt to float 4
the chances OF saving her are 81
Evening journal., 1901-09-12

a centre OF intelligence through which
cooperation can be secured in watch
ing and tracing criminals and in break
ing up the nests Of anarchist senh-
ment in which conspiracies against
government and heads OF government
are hatched. Such an agency could not
OF course. control or direct the work
of State or municipal police; but it
would clearly facilitate the difficult
task of espionage I'm a country where
crimes too often find immunity
through the multiplicity Of criminal
jurisdictions. A national bureau i'm its
advisory capacity could keep the local
police Of every city on the alert
against the organizers Of anarchist
conspiracies, and through secret agents
il could obtain and circulate informa-
ton on which the local authorities
could be asked to act
Major Sylvester's plan, it is justly
argued. requires no change in our con-
stitutional methods OF dealing with
what are generally known as political
crimes 10 involves no reclassilica-
ton Of offenses against the person or
against the State, and no enlargement
of Federal criminal jurisdiction, such
as must follow any effort to make such
murderous assaults as that on Presi-
dent Mckinley triable i'm the Federal
courts. Whatever the merits of these
either suggestions which look TO chang
ing the legal character OF anarchiatic
lssassinations or to aggravating the
penalties TO be paid by the fanatics at
tempting them. Major Sylvestor's pro-
DJsal 10 apply check to anarchy
through an administrative device like
his Bureau of Identification seems TO
stand ON sensible and solid ground Of
It's own and should receive a careful
consideration at the next session OF
congress. If the Federal power is in
vokcd to help strangle anarchy and it's
hideous manifestations In their very
,radle. it lis The hope of the projectors
Of the new bureau 10 arrange a ays
tenn of exchanges with the police of
other countries, thus forming a league
II law end order TO war on the inr
fcrnational union I'm which the dis
iplcs OF anarchy are bound To this
var the United States can have no
hesitation i'm committing itself. after
he awful example of common peril
rom this common enemy which the
american people have just witnessed
Il Buffalo.
Evening journal., 1901-09-12
[he Outdoor Cure

From the Evening Wisconsin.
A paper read before the Convention
)f Weather Bureau officials by Dr.
Wilson. the director of the station in
Milwaukee. attacks The theory that
here are differences I'm the atmosphere
which give the air of some sections a
curative value There are variations,
IF course I'm The humidity of the at
mosphcre, but there is no balm in the
colorado air, for instance, that cannot
be found I'm Wisconsin air. All air has
he same components. and invalids
Who as rule require pure air and
plenty of it will be benefited wherever
they take plenty of outdoor exercise.
Only q few years ago il was deemed
necessary 10 send an wcal,-lungad pco-
pie to Colorado, the dryer Southwest
err States, or to California. 70 was
believed by many that the air OF these
sections had a special curative value.
But the air-cure theory depended upon
plenty OF outdoor exercise for the pa
iients. and If the same directions as Ia
tho use of the lungs were followed al
home tho patients would have derived
similar benefits. II is true that in
some sections the opportunities TO gel
out in the open air are more numerous
and that invalids are therefore given ;
I better chance for Improvement bu
those who cannot AFFORD to travel fo
their health need not be discouraged
if they pCrsistcnty take advantage O
every opportunity to get out into th
atmosphere of their home sections
The opcn-air cure is logical Sc
qucncc of the experiments which hav
been made with consumptive natient
in the mountain regions of the Nortf
Il has been found that such patient
arc benefited by an outdoor life whic
goes TO the length Of occupying loosel
CONSTRUCTED mountain shantics i'm IN
q winter, and breathing the pure air {
glcCld waves.
Evening journal., 1901-09-12

There are few Wilmington people
who visit Washington who
do not see the New Congressional
Library and reyel in the beauty of the
magnificent structure. There is not
another to be compared with it in the
country, though the public library OF
Boston is considered more in the light
of a competitor than any other. The
latter is a splendid structure, but natu-
rally Loses in comparison with the
massive grandness and rich coloring
of the building in the National Capital.
In the Congressional Library one
large room is set aside for the exclu-
sive use of the blind. This is the best
equipped single gathering place for the
sightless in this country. This boon
TO the blind, provided by a thoughtful,
paternal Government. is called by
those who use it "the national head
quarters of the unseeing."
The room in question is situated on
the first floor OF the huge building, and
as near the entrance as possible. 1t
was opened about two years ago and
was instantly popular All the blind
folks of Washington caused them
selves to be led there, and from that
day to this very few Of the local "un-
seeing" who are able to get about.
have missed their daily hour in quar-
ters of which they'wil never know the
real beauties. They have been told
over and over again. how the walls
and ceiling are covered with decora-
tions, by famous American artists: of
how the color scheme is the outcome
of good taste and of artistic eyes: OF
how even the colors of the furniture
and the hangings are in perfect har-
mOny with the decorations. But these
beauties they can never enjoy through
the sense Of sight. The imaginations
only can furnish them pleasure in the
art-beauties of the room. for many OF
them know not even what red. or blue
or color of any sort is like. Said one
Of them: II know black light
and a white light, that is all. for ]
know when | am in the glare of the
sunlight and when / am in a darkened
room. But as for the rainbow and its
cOlOrs. what like may that be?"
In addition to the local blind, The
steady patrons of the blind room
there come yearly thousand or more
visitors from all over the United
States. Here they know they viii
meet others afflicted like themselves
and the natural sympathy of misery
draws them here where afflictions car
be understood by experience.
During Inauguration week 125,00l
persons visited the Congressional Ii
brary. but not more than a score o
Evening journal., 1901-09-12
ROOM FURNISHED FOR THE BLIND
IN THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRAE

these visitors were blind. OF cod
Washington at that busy time wa
place for the unseeing. The inaug
tion ceremony is a spectacle. and
What interest is spectacle to the
seeing, save in an intellectual sens
IL seems that every Thursday
noon musical is given in this =
LOT the pleasure of those who ca
see their entertainers, but who
hear. On one afternoon a woman
sessing a deep, rich contralto "
sang for most appreciative audie
Ihey said that she was the wife
repr sentative, that her brotherk
lost his sight in a railway acci
while cn his way to Washington
that since then this lady had gl
devoted several hours each week
helping the blind enjoy their dl
days. She was followed by a "
violinist Then came a pianist. tn,
ganist OF one Of Washington's Ia
churches. Then all three, the sil
the violinist. and the pianist. CO.,
ated' the ladY's singing being ae
panied by the other two on thei
struments.
All the rear seats were occupie
the seeing. all the front seats b,
lunseeing. OF the latter. about tw
were present. The sightless ones
tened. with rapt attention, and
plaGded spontaneously.
On all other days in the week @,
Sunday, the hour between 2.3O
$3.50 is the entertainment hour TO
blind. In other words. every woi
day, except Thursday. the day o
musical. there is given here rea
or n talk, on some subject of int
to the blind. Authors. scientists.
sicians, lecturers. missionaries. II
ters and army and navy chaplain
in turn asked to address the meeti
In charge of the blind room is
Giifen. a gent,ewoman of remar
patience, and endowed by nature
an abundance of sympathy. To
kindly offices and assistance. the F.
larity Of the blind room is largely
The room over which she presto
equipped with everything helpi
the intellectual development OF
blind. Here are special typewI
Telegraph instrumental printing
a typesetting case, besides the
books and pictures in relief. Aft
musical on the day Of the writer
a blind woman gave an exhi
lof proficiency in the use of the
writer A young man. unseeine
played wonderful talent in the
the telegraph key. Another
TYPE. and still another used the
ling press.
Evening journal., 1901-09-12
RemMksbIe peIaware.n Dead

New York. Sept, 12.-William Har-
rington. who fought in most OF his
country's wars. and who drank and
smoked all his life. is dead at the resi-
dence OF his daughter. Mrs. G. c. Odell.
in the borough of the Bronx. He died
at the age of l01. lie was born in Del
aware and was a powder monkey on
the gunbcat Hornet during the war Of
1912. He fought the Seminoles. then
the Mexicans. and went through the
civil war with the Sixty-sixth New
York Volunteers.
Evening journal., 1901-09-12
WAYFARER'S NOTEBOOK
look Out Tor Copper Tongue

They keep writing in newspapers
about a new disease they have discov-
cred among our men called the 'brassy
eye, said a well-known street car CON
ductor. commenting on the new affec-
tion of the eyes discovered by oculists
in men who handle brass rails on the
cars and then rub their eyes with un-
washed hands.
Now let them find the copper
tongue, he continued, for women
who put pennies in their mouths while
they fish around in their purse for the
exact change. l see a dozen women
every day who sit for two or three
minutes with their mouths full of
penny car fares, while they adjust
their hats or arrange their parcels on
the seats. When it comes to the mi
crobe scare l would rather trust a
brass car rail than a copper penny that
may have been al, day in a bootblack S
pocket"
Evening journal., 1901-09-12
NEW WSPAPER OPINION
A Check on Anarchy

A Cheek on Anarchy
From the New York Tribune.
Among the many plans put forward
for combating anarchy and checking
political assassination. one is being
urgeu by the head of the Washington
Police Department which promises to
accomplish important practical results
with the least possible disturbance o.
our legal theories and customs. This
project, fathered by Major Sylvester
chief OF police for the District of Co.
lumbia. and president of the Associa.
ton OF Chiefs of Police OF the United
States and Canada. involves the crea.
ton OF a Federal Bureau OF Identifca
tion, whose function it shall be tC
bring into direct and helpful touch tn,
police services of the various States
and cities. This bureau is to serve as
Evening journal., 1901-09-12

Says the Smyrna Call: "A Whining
ton paper publishes an account of the
deliberate suicide OF a dog in that city.
tho animal deliberately jumping from
the roof of a building and dashing out
its brains ON the sidewalk Things
must be i'm a bad way in Wilmington
when oven tine dogs tire OF their sur
roundings.' We presume the pup was
disgusted with "a city whore the tax
rate is so high that dogs have only
bones To gnaw. The work of "A Demo.
cratic Levy Court Is enough TO dis
courage the most optimistic hound.
Evening journal., 1901-09-12
no Have New Apartment House

General j. Parke Postles soon will
ask for bids for his new apartment
house i'm jefferson street above Ninth
the plans having been completed by
Lewis r. Springer. The lot is 40 feet
front with a depth of $50 feet. and
the building will have light all aroun
It, The structure will be four stories
high. and will contain eight apart
monts. with rooms Of good size. The
front will be of hydraulic brick. The
building will he heated by steam and
will have a hardwood finish. Each
suite will have the use of a room in
the cellar for storage purposes. and
each suite will have a large real
porch.
Evening journal., 1901-09-12
TITS Me, Old Woman, Don't Shoot

Its Me, Old Woman, Don't Shoot"
1t is seldom you can find a woman
who will, or can handle a revolver
without great risk, not only to her
SELF but to everybody within range Of
the weapon. But the Wayfarer has
heard tell Of a well-known police ser
geant's wife, who has proved to her
husband that she is fearless of the
weapon, can shoot straight, and will
do so on the least provocation.
This woman did not know anything
about revolverS until she moved to
the East Side of town. When they
first moved she complained TO the ser
geant that she felt timid when alone
at night in the new house, so he gave
her a revolver and box of blank
cartridges, and taught her TO
lead, take aim and fire the gun. She
was an apt pupil. and in a few lessons
was proficient in gun practice Re
placing the blank cartridges for the
real article, the revolver was loaded
and laid in a safe and handy place for
use in time Of danger
The sergeant, late one night, thought
it would be a good joke to play bur
glar at his own home to see if his wife
would use the revolver. 1t was risky
thing to do but policemen are used to
taking risks and get careless of dan
ger
He crept in through the alley to the
, back kitchen door and screening him
self behind an cid closet he began Ia
ltampcr with the fastenings ON the door
In a short time he heard his wife
raise the windows and call who
, there?"
He made no response, and the call
/ who's thcre?' was repeated.
Getting no answer. the woman goN
mad and yelled "lf you don't answer
J, / will shoot
The bullet passed entirely through
the old closet and within a. few
inches of the sergeaut's head.
He cried. Don't shoot any more, ole
woman. it's me"
His wife almost tainted when sh,
heard that she had shot at her owl
? husband, and the sergeant had hi
hands full, and was kept busy explain
ing why he did it until his tongue wa
tired
Evening journal., 1901-09-12
Hail. Ihomasl

say. Sir Thomas Upton.
Here's wishing you joy.
You're jolly good fellow
A broth of a boy.
May fortune attend you.
And an of your crew
Your health, dear Sir Thomas
Here's looking at you.
They say you're a master.
That sailing's your art;
Then put ON, % sea, Tom,
With never a chart
Bot watch for the winner.
And follow behind:
loull get there at last, sir.
II fortune is kind.
Sir Thomas. 7 pray you.
a word in your ear.
We're AN dovlish shaky.
ilowo'cr We appear
We've only one comfort
Pray. keep 10 I'm view
NJ We lose the old pewter
We lose it 30 youl
BILL pARSO
Evening journal., 1901-09-12

SAYS the Every Evening: in these
trying times it will be well for people
70 keep cool and not get excited over
the headline antics Of sensational but
unreliable newspapers Let them bear
in mind the fact that there area few
reliable as well as enterprising news
papers. that will give them the truth
at all times What sol
Evening journal., 1901-09-12
Many Attended, OnenIn

1t is estimated that nearly
persons attended the opening OF
l.. Peacock Company yesterda
following are the numbers
prizes and the value: l9,43a
O.OOO. $50: S.227. $50; 1870, 81,
$40, and 2O.692. s..
Evening journal., 1901-09-12

The Every Evening deprecates SEN
sational journalism, and expresses a
horror OF the crazy impulse TO score
a beat" or to strive TO be the first on
the street with fake extras. We don't
recall that any paper has been on the
streets Of Wilmington during the ex-
citement incident to the attempt on
the Presidents life, containing fake
news. but we do know OF one paper
which gave the news 10y an extra edi-
zion two hours before the Every Even
ing appeared That paper was the
Evening Journal And we know fur
thermorc. that every dispatch we pub.
lishei was genuine, and proved to be
true. We are not surprised that the
Every Evening should fee, sore be.
cause the public would not await it
pOndcrous leisure in deciding tC
speak The people are not fools an,
want reliable nows as soon as the.
can get iL "Sow grapes neighb7r
Reliability is not the only essential O
newspaper; Plutarch's Lives are reli
able, so we presume is tho account O
the Good. News must be news when
is published.
Evening journal., 1901-09-12

emn old owl it is, It is
in a way, too. 1t might have
excluded every other paper from the
list and stood alone. But. no; it ad-
mits there are others-the London
Times. for instance. All. how it gals
TO get scoopedl
Evening journal., 1901-09-12
Insurance company loses Ii

TWHWN"FNU NVIIII III"''T
State Insurance Commissions
shall yesterday afternoon made
announcement that the license
the Commercial Fire lnsuranc
pany. OF Wilmington, had be
voked. Or. Marshall acted al
business OF the association ha'
reviewed by Attorney-General
Evening journal., 1901-09-12

An evening contemporary says:
President Mckinley has enjoyed a
term of general prosperity throughout
the country" We don't know whether
President Mckinley has enjoyed gen
eral prosperity, but we are sure the
country has
Evening journal., 1901-09-12
Heart relief i'm half an hour.

A lady in New York State, writing OF
her cure by DR.. Agnew's Cure for the
Heart, says; Il feel like one brought
back from the dead, so great was my
suffering from heart trouble and so
almost miraculous my recovery
through the agency of this powerful
treatment owe my life to ito
Sold by Miller Drug Company, and
n. b. Danforth.
Evening journal., 1901-09-12
labels on Trunks Are Sacred

In passing well-knOwn trunk re-
pair shop in Wilmington recently, the
Wayfarer noticed big trunk, the ex-
terror of which resembled a crazy quilt
lin appearance. 1t was almost covered
with labels put there by expressmen
and baggagemen Handle that trunk
carefully, you fellows, or C.se you will
damage those labels, yelled the pro-
prietOr to the men who were making
an awkward attempt to get the big
trunk into the building
III you are going to repair the
trunk said the Wayfarer. ''I should
think you would tear all of those
.la bells off,
Coed heavens, man, you don't know
v hat you are taking about" he re-
piled, paiing al the thought of those
labels being removed, 81 had one les
son in that, he continued, and | will
mot soon forget il either.
III was this way: A woman re-
GENTLY sent her trunk here for a new
hinge. An over-zealOus workman spent
two hours in scraping and washing of
.the labels reminders of visits to Paris
London, Hamburg. Vienna, Rome
Cairo and other places. When the
trunk was delivered there was a scene
The result was that my workman went
to the scrap basket, rescued al the
labels possible and, artistically replac-
ing them,he succeeded somewhat in re
storing madame's composure. But
never have fully recovered from the
feeling that went over me when
found that l must replace those labels
lcr stand a lawsuit and lose the
woman's trade as well l have never
defaced a trunk label from that day tc
this"
Evening journal., 1901-09-12

HUM and Layton for United States
senator's Ye Gods. what is the State
coming 10? asks the Smyrna Call
Well it isn't coming to that, we assure
Won
Evening journal., 1901-09-12
rmrRsDAY. sErrNMBnR b.. 1eOl

WEATHER INDICATIONS. To-day.
Partly cloudy TO fair slightly lower
temperature. light winds Tomorrow:
Fair. 10 PARTLY cloudy.
Evening journal., 1901-09-12

pictures that only ornament a
The whole October number of
Delineator is full of interest tc
as well as to women.
Evening journal., 1901-09-12

Directors of the Ferris Industrial
School will meet in regular session this
afternoon.
Evening journal., 1901-09-12
THE LITERARY WORLD

Theodore Roosevelt's account of his
mOuntain-lion hunt last winter in
Colorado will appear in the October
and November numbers of Scribner's
under the title of with the Cougar,
Hounds" The heroes OF the chase are,
the intelligent hounds who are trainedI
to chase the cougar and lynx into the
trees. A great deal of new information
in regard to the cougar is contained in
the first of these articles, which is a
valuable contribution to natural his
tory. Both articles will be fully illus
trated from photographs by Philip X.
Stewart. who was one of the hunting
party. Stewart was a well-known Yale
athlete. General F. V. Greene, in his
article on the Regular Army, in the
October Scribner's says: "Of all the
careers in our army there is no paral
lei to that of Jackson This story OF
the Regular Army is noted for its
crisp Characterization of the leading
generals. and it gives for the FIRST time
a bird 's-eye view OF the development Of
our army as a fghting-machine. Cen
eral Greene is not only an expert mill
tary man, but a military critic Of dis
tinctiOn.
The easiest and simplest way We
cam suggest for our readers to get a
good idea of the styles that will be
popular this winter is to buy a copy
of The October Delineator, just on sale
at every news stand. The Delineator
for October foreshadows. by means Of
! it's New York. Paris and London con-
nections. those tendencies Of fashion
which will certainly prevail.
/ In addition to the fashion features
! and practical dressmaking advice that
has made The Delineator famous. the
October number is full Of good general
reading. most tastefully illustrated
under the immediate direction of the
well-knOwn artist, William Martin
, johnson. Mr. Johnson's work is known
to lovers of the beautiful. by reason of
J. the Garfield edition Of Ben Hur.' as
well as some other books OF large
sale. Mr.. Johnson believes in illus
itations that illustrate. rather than in
Evening journal., 1901-09-12

Commissioner Kerr. head of the City
of London Court, is retiring after a
'ong legal career. He is a native Of
Glasgow. and. at the age Of eighty. he
is entering upon the enjoyment Of a
pension Of $4,000 year.
Evening journal., 1901-09-12

Hoshi Taru. formerly Japanese Min
lister 10 Washinton. who was recent,
murdered by an insane man in Toxic
eft a library OF 100000 books, wortl
over $4,000 yen (S25OOO). Amonl
them is a Buddhist Sutra of more thar
600 volumes.