Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-01

for fare, and asked him il the hoy.
was not three years old. He hesitated
a moment, then answered No, and
his wife shook her head. But the little
fellow wouldn t stand for 1t, and said:
Yes. | am, papa. I'm four, and the
man had to pay another nickel. 4
Statesmen in department stores and
some who stand behind the counters q
some of the smaller shops, are beginning
to assert their individuality in method
as original as 1t is effective. The custo--
Tner to whom a sale has just been made
Is presented with q card which bears
not only the clerks name, but his
photograph printed in one corner. This
plan is pursued in several large stores
and those who have tried it claim that
it has brought to the firm many n
repetition OF good order sf5
Mrs. Katherine Baker, OF Delaware.
Ohio, has Joined the Methodist Church
at the age of 100 years. She walked TO
and from the ohurch-a distance Of
three miles--on the day of her recep
tion. In honor OF becoming a church
member she had her photograph taken
for the first time.
The number Of retail liquor dealers
in the United. States at the close Of
last year was 206, GOO. The total vote
of the Prohibition party in the election
OF the same year was 200. COO. New
York has the largest number of liquor
dealers, Illinois is second and Ohio
third. Pennsylvania has the largest
number Of Prohibitionists, New y utk
is second and Illinois third. vi
An active crusade against the wear.
ing OF ladies' corsets is teing carried
on at Budapest. The Hungarian Mihs
lister for Public Instruction has issued
an energetic order against their use,
forbidding all girl pupils attending the
public and private day schools in Hun
gary to wear them Herr Won Wlassics
declares in his order that the corset
prevents the full development OF the
bodily organs and stunts the growth.
He desires a uniform blouse to be
adopted in It's stead. This order has
been alphabetically received in edu.
cational circles, but regret is expressed
that the female teachers have not behr
included in it, and it is thought their
example may be rreiudicial to theiI
pupils. NJ
Engineer Bingham, who is in charge
of the Executive Mansion and the sur.
! rounding grounds, has made report
/ to the War Department to the eject
that egg-rolling on Easter Monday By
the children Of Washington on tht
! grounds south of the Presidents houst
| cost the Government SlG0.11. Ttiii
| much money had to be expended II
patching up the lawn, rebuilding pro
tecting wire fences which had beer
| placed about young trees and shrubs
and cleaning up the egg shells, paper,
and other debris from the grounds.
There is an architect with an offic,
in Walnut street, Philadelphia, who de
votes his entire time to designing ant
putting up tobcggan slides and switch
backs at pleasure resorts. He ans
another man, who lives in New York
own the patent righta for all such con
triyances III this country. The Phila
delphia man has travelled all over th
country to fulfill his contracts. Within
few years the building of toboggai
summer parks has become profitabl
industry In itself. calling for specia
class OF labor. switchbaok cost any
where from $1,000 to $4,000. 1t l
built by contractors from blue-pri
frame building. Careessness Of con
struction would endanger hundreds d
lives. One of the most expensis
| md bah baa trc IN. 81
country is at Chestnut Hill. 1t coa
S1S,0 600. Besides his royalties, til
architect has monopoly of material
altogether, he finds it q lsying invest
msnt. The season for switohbaoks
short, but SO many persons ride tha
they are great money makers.
Sixteen of the late Sir Arthur Still
vans yiolins and yioloncellos were Aol
for 81, 800. The greatest price realize
by any one Of these instruments we
$3.50, which was paid for violoncell
by Joseph Guarnerius. t
On a fine 200 acre farm near Fall
I vile, N. ", live Charlotte and Suss
, Clouser, two middle aged sisters. III
farm and its handsome stcne resident
! are their own property. and not for
years has a man slept In the house.
1881 their father died, and since thi
time they have maintained the ru
, mentioned. A few days ago, Samu
] Clouser, a brother of the two womei
/ came on visit from New York, whe
. he had become wealthy in bushes
G They received him with every indie
S tion OF sisterly affection and he O.
!. pected to remain in the house for a fe
a days, but shortly after dinner one,
+ the sisters informed him that he mu
go elsewhere to sleep. They positive
refused to give him any reason for II
strange rule, and he was forced to tai
: up quarters in the village hotel. N
r A bold young Englishman, on a Wis
O to this country, and full of that Joy
o life which made him think those hou
IS wasted which we're not consecrated
pleasure and amusement, asked Ru
sell Sage what pleasures he found fro
his millions. "Pleasures'' said SaH
d thoughtfully 81 have but enc pleasuf
d and that is to make money. II
II pleasure ia IN the making the deal
e the risk-and then the delight of wi
II ning And, then--well, 1 just put .
9 money in the bank, and look forwA
!, to the next deal. y He told his visit
% that he was at his Office every day a
all day, on busy days sitting on
: stool till 10 at night, and having |
1t dinner--a steak and bottle of lager
X brought in by messenger bow