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Evening journal., 1901-12-28

IL was with a growing sense of un-
easiness that she made inquiries re-
garding her missing treasures. Tele-
grams were sent hither and thither
between that Sussex town and Balti-
more, and for hours the wires were
kept mighty busy. But it was to no
avail No trace of the missing trunk
could be found.
Torn as she was by conflicting emo
tions, that prospective chief brides
maid proved herself to be a veritable
feminine Napoleon Of resource. She
threw herself upon the mercy of her
girl friends, and may It ever be re-
corded to their credit. not one failed
her in her hour of need. Some sup
piled her with necessary pieces of fine
underclothing. Another. n silk petti-
coat another white satin slippers.
another. white kid gloves. and SO on.
until it came to a girl who loaned her
her own wedding gown Of daintiest
white and lace. which Fate had decreed
that she should not wear herself.
Attired in her borrowed plumage.
the Woman's College girl attended the
wedding and acted well her part. and
all went merry as the traditional we'd
ding bell for not a soul there was any
the wiser regarding her trying exper-
fence But the story leaked out, and
the above is true version of it.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
WAYFARER'S NOTEBOOK
She Wanted Orange Street

An amusing incident happened on a
Delaware avenue trolley car.
The car was bound westward. and
was what Is commonly called Jam fun
OF passengers. There was middle
aged colored woman in the car and
she called out TO the conductor TO let
her off at Orange street
The conductor did not hear her, and
she was carried on TO West street be-
fore she discovered the fact.
What street am dis, man?" she
asked
This is West street." replied a pas
senger.
Tor de Lords SAX. an l done tol'
dat conductor to left me of at Orange
street. Look heah Mlstah Conductor,
what fer you didnt let me of at Or
ange street,"
Il didn't know that you wanted to
got off at Orange street?" replied the
conductor.
"Yas you did, fer toll you tew let
me OFF at dat place"
Put her off" called a passenger.
you better try dat, you pore white
trash"
Dump the load of coal" yelled an
other.
you haint none NV you got no rasin
nor manners, an none NV you is white
fer yer red an yaller,' she rejOined.
BY this time the car had been stand
ing about a second at West street, and
the conductor hustled the woman out
amid the jeers of the passengers, and
the car passed on, leaving the indig-
nant colored female abusing white
folks in general.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

There is one titled person to every
hundred commoners in Russia.
On the country place of Russell Sage
great many chickens are raised.
What do YOU consider the best
chicken feed?" asked a bruther anan
cier "Oh. pennies. nickels and 0imes
replica Mr.. Sage with humorous gray
!tY
Among the cities in this country
which have the highest death rate are
Charleston. with 37.5 per l,0OO and
New Orleans. with 2S.9 The figures
for New York and Chicago are 20.4
and 1862.
Silk hats continue to be very fash
iOnable in England OF course, the
greatest wear is in London, but
throughout Great Britain there is ex-
pended each year over S1,0O0,000 on
this style Of headgear.
Colombia. with only 1000, 900 inhabi-
tants. is twice the size Of Germany.
It-has only COS kilometers of railway,
and apart fom the rivers, all com
munication with the interior is carried
on with mules
II the permission of the Portuguese
Government can be obtained, line Of
railway will be built from Delagoa
bay to johannesburg. Il Will cheaper
the carriage Of goods to johannesburg
20 per cent
Three friends OF a Russian living at
Marienburg gave him 100 marks to
shave off his beard. But his wife in
terferred with a police notice TO the
effect that she claimed a part proprie-
torship. The three friends are now
suing the husband for nOn-perform-
ance OF his contract.
The British black rat almost en-
tirely exterminated during the last
hundred years by the brown Norwe.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
The Country EDITORS Christmas greeting

The Country EDITORS Christmas erecting
We always write a Christmas poem
Now don't any OF you fellows say
Thank God, Christmas comes but once
a year"
Oh, Santa Claus; oh, Santa Claus.
AS you drive by / wish you'd pause
And listen to my tale of woe
My woeful, do.eful tale OF woe.
Don't bring me any napkin rings,
Nor handkerchiefs; don't be so rash;
I'm well supplied with all these Things
| need the cash, need the cash.
Don't bring me any brlar pipes,
Nor fountain pens that will not run,
Nor neckties with The yellow stripes;
] need the mum. / need the mum.
just keep that phonograph a year;
DON'T put IL in my little sock
The way I'm fixed, I'd rather hear
The money talk, the money talk.
From the Chula CMo) News.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28

A little item OF news which comes
from Richmond will be of interest to
all boys who are accustomed to endure
The iudignity Of corporal punishment
from cruel parents. For many CEN
turies the youth OF every land have
suffered from the stick in the hands Of
the tyrant man. or the slipper welded
by the woman, more or less new. "
The boys OF all races and colors have
yielded with the best grace possible
and have bided their time Now
energies above the horizon OF obscurity
a youth who is destined to supersede
Jesse James as a hero in boyland. Fear
ful that the portion which was thai
of other boys wouuld be his, he care
fully stuffed his hip pockets with tor
pedoes. Soon the irate father cam'
bearing down ON him. head-on an,
deck cleared for action; the boy turne,
and sought to escape. but the fathe
made a loop and poured a broadsid'
into the after matches OF the disap
pearing insurgent That is all, except
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Depends upon the name.
SCOTS Emulsion is a name
that has value. Maybe it
doesn't mean much to you
but to the consumptive w
has been strengthened and fat
tened, to the sickly children
who have received good health,
to the weak mothers and
babies who have grown strong
to these SCOTS Emulsion
means something.
To all Of them it has meant
an easy and natural return to
health.
Wellsend you little 70 try fyou like
SCOTT & BOVINE, 4o9 Pearl ssrso,, New York
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
DECEMBER 2s' 1901
nARnAGE NEeLEcrons

Last summer there was much com
plant on account of a general neglect
to remove garbage, from various parts
OF the city. and while the cold weather
prevalent at the present time prevents
the accumulations from being danger
Gus or specially offensive, yet in GER
tain cases garbage cans have had
TO be- supplemented by other recep-
tacles. all awaiting the slothful garD-
age man. We have no wish to keep
agitating this subject, but our COM
plant is based on actual facts, and not
on hearsay or exaggeration. Last
summer when complaints were so
numerous there were positive assur-
ances from headquarters that most OF
them were groundless. Il would seem
that this is a matter about which the
people. themselves, should be in
formed.
A reporter was told by one official
that many persons complained without
ever taking the trouble to report the
neglect of duty TO the Board OF Health.
Has il become necessary to call upon
the garbage man, as one would his
grocer? Il is the duty of these per-
sons to make regular calls. but in GER
tain cases they have not visited houses
on the prominent streets for as much
as two weeks at time The contrac-
tor we presume is getting paid, and it
Is his duty to attend to the matter
without stream Of requests and
complaints We are told that the cold
weather has made the collection diff
ficnl. as the refuse is frozen in the
cans. Perhaps this is an imaginary
condition. as the collectors have not
ascertained this on certain streets by
any actual trial. We suggest I'm all
seriousness that since this matter has
been agitated so often and with so
little result that our people club to-
gether and provide out of their own
purses for the proper removal of garb-
age In a few months it will again be
a serious problem, and the inefficiency
Of carriers should not be allowed TO
menace the public health.
The city owes a duty to the people
in the matter Of encouraging the best
sanitation and proper cleanliness on
all premises. What a fine example 1t
is setting The Board Of Health has
lots OF nice advice as to cleanliness,
while the city allows refuse to accumu-
late for many days at a time in most
Of the yards in the city. The Evening
Journal does not propose to put It on
with specious pleas until this matter
receives full attention. OF course IL is
proper for our citizens to call attention
to occasional neglect by an individual
collector. but when it becomes neces-
sary to send a message in order to re-
eeive any attention, and when this
condition covers the city, it is time for
heroic measures.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28

The rumor that China would recall
Minister Wu Ting-Fang is dispelled
by the announcement that the genial
Oriental Is to remain with us for a
period OF another three years. We are
TO be congratulated in retaining This
gontlc and versatile critic of American
manners, politics and religion. His
voice is like call from the Wilderness.
bidding us prepare for the coming
civilization Of the Orient.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
WAR DECLINING

The closing OF this first year Of the
new century seems TO indicate no re-
form in settling international disputes.
True There are no great wars in
progress, but insurrectlons, min
iaure revolutions and guerilla
strife are anlicting many quar-
ters of the earth. These periods come
to the nations as epidemics attack in
dividuals. There may be no general
cause, but a number of irrltants acting
In different places at the same time
The rebellion in Colombia continues.
and this morning we read of a battle inI
which, 400 persons were killed; Ger
many threatens war with Venezuela.
and is sending a fleet of warships to
enforce her demands. The Americans
have just had another fight in Samar
in which number on both sides were
killed and Chile still has grievances
with one or two of her nelghbors which
threaten To end at any moment in AL
declaration OF war.
The war between Englan and
the Beers seems to have settled down
TO a stubborn contest, which may last
for severa. years England has already
drawn very heavily on her resources
She has spent an enormous sum of
money and poured troops by the hun-
dred thousands into South Africa. only
to meet reverse and continued resist
ance; and the Beers seem to prefer ex-
termination to surrender.
This is a rather dreary picture. and
one not especially complimentary to
the human race nearly two thousand
years after the birth Of Christ Yet
there Is another view of the situation
that Is more encouraging In com
parison with the great conflicts i'm his
tory There are no wars of any magni-
'ude now in progress, and IL begins TO 4
look as though they were impossible
Taking ilhe Napoleonlc wars as basis
OF comparison, the progress made in
years is gratifying. The con-
niets OF arms of the whole world for
'ne last ten years would not equal in
magnitude a single year of our strug-
gle during the Civil War. The Rms
sian bear and the English lion may
gnash their teeth and threaten each
ouher over their prospective prey in
the far East, but THE possibilities of
war are SO terrible, that diplomacy is
ever alert TO prevent a clash of arms
After the Franco-Prussian War There
was feeling that the Republic would |
await her time to wipe out the humili-
alton. She created great army and
built a navy second only to that of
England, but now that She is In readi-
ness we witness a gradual reapproach-
ment between the two countries. II is
extremely doubtful whether our own
country could be embroiled with either
OF the great nations TO an extent OF be-
ginning hostilities War has become
so terrible, and the people understand
It's horrors and its awful possibilities
so well, that any great nation must
hesitate long before engaging in it
when another great nation is the sub
ject Of attack.
therefore, while We read daily of
battles how differept there engagements
are from Waterloo or Gettysburg. We
long for the time when pruning hooks
shall entirely supersede the sword
and military accoutrements go out OF
fashion, but, after all we must not be
100 impatient when peace is winning
only partial victories.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
CITY NEWS TN BRIEF

Work is being pushed rapidly on
the new warehouse and wharf of the
Charles Warner Company.
1t is possible that some cases now
pending in United States Court will
be heard at the January term.
Joseph Brooks had his left arm
badly crushed by falling iron at the
works of the ]. Morton Poole Company
yesterday morning
Shifting engine No. 3O2. Of the p,
w. & B. railroad, was disabled on the
southbound track at French street sta
tion yesterday afternoon, and delayed
traffic for a half hour
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
Rewards Of Literature
rom the New York Press.

From tihe New York Press.
Sully-Prudhomme ranks nigh as a
poet of great delicacy OF feeling, as
well as subtlety and depth of thought
He is nearly 62 years Old, and
looks like composite photograph OF
President Garfield and Secretary
Gresham. IL is said that he is the
only member OF the French Academy
that parts his hair in the middle, The
most wonderful thing about him is his
admission THAT the $4,000 which he
received as his share of the Nobel
prize OF the Sweden Academy is four
times as much money as he has earned
i'm a lifetime OF literary work In this
country we have hacks that earn So,
600 In n year.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
Ihought L Was a Bomb

The conductor of a New Castle troll
sey car one night recently caused a
small-sized panic among a band of ne
groes. One of the incandescent lights
for some reason failed to burn and,
putting in a new one, the conductor
hurled the other against the pavement
near where several colored men had
cOngregated.
The globe struck the pavement with a
report like THAT of a revolver, and the
frightened colored men scurried in
every direction. one remarking as he
ran:
"Golly, guess one of dem dar ChOl-
gosh fellers is erbOut."
Evening journal., 1901-12-28

Chauncey Depew is married, and it HAS
been done so thoroughly that we have
little uneasiness over the durability o.
the compact Il took three ceremonies
20 satisfy all parties in question, and,
therefore the Senator may be regarded
as a muoh-married man. Il serves him
right for declining so long to make
some woman happy. With the sanction
Of two great churches and our Depart
ment of State the marriage should be
happy. and it doubtless viii be unless
the Senator insists upon the luxury
OF having Mrs Depew laugh at his
jokes
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
NEW SPAPER OPINION
Differentiating "Drunks"
From tho Boston Globe.

From tho Boston Globe.
An alleged statistician of presum-
ably metropolitan character boldly
undertakes TO demonstrate that Boston
with a claimed proportion of "a arrests
out OF 1000 for drunkenness, leads"
all American cities in arrests for in
tONication.
According 10 what this enterprising
person counts as statistics, the arrests
for drunkenness in New York were
only l3 to each 1000 people; in Phila-
delphia, % to each 1000, and in beer
drinking Milwaukee, with her ] l,747 IL
censed saloons, to each / 900.
1t is alleged that laws setting forth
penalties for drunkenness vary from a
fine of so cents in one State to fine of
800 in several other States, and that
imprisonment for the Offense varies
from five days to five years They are
far indeed from uniform. anyway,
whether DIN stage travesty or sober
facts
Evening journal., 1901-12-28

In the death of Senator Sewell, New
Jersey loses another OF her strong men.
His career was not marked with any
brilliant deed. but he was a man OF
character and sterling qualities, and
upon such men the world must rely
for its progress. From a boyhood Of
privation and limited opportunity he
fought his way to a position of power
and prominence in his native State
Evening journal., 1901-12-28

gian rat. is carefully protected and
preserved on an estate at Greenleee,
Montgomery
make a sea thirty-hye feet deep around
the globe.
The mining of phosphate rock is one
OF the important industries in Florida
and South Carolina. and it amounts to
100000 tons a year, valued at $780,
600 at the point of production.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
viii Erect New Stable

Edward DUPONT shortly will receive
estimates from Perot & Bissell, the
Philadelphia architects, for a stable
property in Greenville. II will be a
two-story. brick structure. the upper
floor of which viii be used for coach
mans quarters.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28

Hewas a soldier OF ability dur
ing the Civil War and after the close
OF hostilities he devoted mis- time TO
private enterprises OF considerable
moment, meanwhile serving in the Leg
islature, and dying as member Of the
United States Senate. Our sister State
has lost an able and sound man.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
Sent to the HOSPITAL

John Baker. who lives in Mill Creek
hundred. was taken III in Front street
between West and Washington streets
at $50 o'clock this morning. lie was
sent to the Delaware Hospital in the
Phoenix ambulance.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
sENA rOR DEPEw MARRIED
Ceremony Was Performed at Nice
.Erance. Yesterday

Nice Dee. 27.-The Stars and Stripes
floating over the American Consulate and
three smart carriages at the door were
the only outward signs that the civil mar
riage Of United States Senator Chauncey.
NJ. Depew and Miss May Palmer was
proceeding there mt o'clock this after
noon.
The ceremony. which was performed in
the presence of only the witnesses and
relatives. occupied ten minutes 1t took
place in Consul Van Buren's private Of
fee. the shutters OF which were closed.
Bright lamps were burning in the Office
and silk. American flag was spread over
a table
Mr. Van Buren, oilciated under spe-
cial license signed by President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Depew's witnesses were James Cor
uon Bennett and Count dc Sers. The
brides witnesses were her brother-in-law.
Baron von Andre and Baron de Canta-
louise The only others present We're
'lce-Consul Patti the brides mother.
Countess Sers and Baroness Won Andre.
The bride looked Young and pretty.
Senator Dcpew looked ten years younger
than he actually is. He was smart and
trim and i'm high spirits He donated sub
stantially to the Consular Charity Fund.
The American Church here is being
decorated for the religious ceremony to-
morrow.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28

Philadelphia is TO have a system of
rapid transit under the fostering care
of the Mack-Foerderer syndicate. If
newspaper reports are accurate. Nu-
merous surface lines are planned. and
an elevated track on Market street is
part of the plan North Broad street.
which has always been kept clear OF
street cars, viii have tracks its full
length This is the syndicate which
became famous for it's franchise grail
which was made possible by certain leg
islation year ago. II will be remem.
bered that for the rights granted b,
The Councils and the Mayor for moth
ing, John Wanamaker offered severa
millions; this made him a bad man II
the eyes of the machine crowd. Tn,
now enterprise did not begin auspi
ciously; may its future show less taint
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
Next Week
MONDAY TO FRIDAY.
o ntCf ngrr

Prof. aud Mrs. J, J. Lowe, of
Philadelphia,
The Sweet Singing Evangelists. will
assist the pastor in evange.istic meet
ings by giving
"The Life of Christ in Song
and Story"
Beautifully illustrated by q powerful
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Come and bring your friend.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28

ing that he has been towed into dry
dock for repairs. Boys THE moral is
obvious.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
RunnIng sores The outcome

Running Sores the outcome
Of neglect or bad blood, have a never
failing balm in DR.. Agnew's Ointment
Will heal the most stubborn cases
SoQthes irritation almost instantly af-
ter first application. It relieves all
itching and burning skin diseases in
n day Il cures piles in 3 to nights
80 cents.-20.
Sold by Miller Drug Company and n
b. Danforth
Evening journal., 1901-12-28

There is reason for believing that
the President removed Edward S.
Maclay, the historian. from his place
as laborer in the navy yard in order
to allow him more time in which to re-
wise certain chapters Of his history of
our war with Spain.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
Washington Helps Overcome Obstacles

Washington Helps Overcome Obstacles
Washington, Dee 2S-When the State
Department officials learned yesterday
that Senator Depew and Miss Palmer
had been married at Nice, they breathed
a fervent sigh Of relief. international
difficulties surrounded the wedding cere-
mony and the diplomatic agencies of the
United States Government were employ
ed to remove the obstacles from Dr. De
pew's pathway To the hymeneal altar. 1t
looked for "a while as if the Senator
would not be married on French terri
tory, but the happy outcome mt Nice
shows that all the legal knots were un-
tangled. the result Of persistent effort on
the part OF the bridegroom and the diplO-
matte and consular officers OF the United
States
A month or so before he sailed from
New York Senator Dcpew learned that
the French marriage law made it difficult
for foreigner to be married in that re-
public. He made some inquiries ON the
subject at the State Department and
found that much i'm the way of documen-
tary evidence was required to enable him
TO wed Miss Palmer at Nice. Just what
had been accomplished by the Senator in
overcoming these obstacles could not be
ascertaned at the state Department yes
terday. One of the officials there said
that the subject was very delicate and
embarrassing and he could not furnish
any details. Another was even more reti-
cent His only response to questions was
TO hum this piece of doggerel:
There was q young man of ST. Louis
Who loved most beautiful Jewess,
She was light and so gay,
And had so much TO say.
That he called her his Chauncey De
pewcss.
a rom the little that can be learned it
appears that DIR. Depew departed for
France without having obtained all the
proofs necessary to satisfy the French
authorities and was probably ignorant of
/ that fact
Evening journal., 1901-12-28

Juet as We expected. When John
Weaver. the new district attorney Of
Philadelphia, came TO select his first
assistant-the man who really does
most of the work OF the office-he nat
ura.ly chose a Delaware boy. Mr. Bar
raft has our congratulations.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28

Among the principal features of in
terest in the Christmas Overland
Monthly are "Lanty Fosters Mistake,
by Bret Harte the first editor of the
Overland Monthly.an Building Ships
at the Nevy Yard an article by
George J. Campbell, Jr., setting forth
the advantages Of the new Govern
mental shipbuilding industry on the
Pacific Coast. "Lanty Fosters Mis-
take" is one of the best California
stories that has yet come from Bret
Harte's illustTious pen. Mr. Camp
BELLS article on the new Navy Yard is
positively the first resume of the Gov
ernment's action in launching this vast
project on the Western coast II is
elaborately illustrated by views of
Mare Island and Vallejo. Overland
Monthly. San Francisco. 1Oc. per
copy. 81 per year.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28

Fine Venison Lunch tonight at Tay-
lor's. . and 2 East Eighth street.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28
.cLEARINes ON INCREASE
Year Closes With City Banks in
Exeellentl Condition

Clearings of the local banks for the
week ended at noon were S965,O79, as
compared to S771 .79O for the cOrre-
spending week OF last year.
Wednesday next being a legal holi-
day, the banks of this city will be
closed. Notes falling due on that day
must be attended to on Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1901-12-28

Entered at the Wilmington postofrice az
second-ciass matter
New-York tribune., 1901-12-22
MAY IRWIN.

In The Widow Jones'" Bliou Thcatr.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-22
VIRGINIA HFENEE

IS Alice of Ole vincenne> Gs.fdea Theatre