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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-25
DIED AT
PRAYER.

Thomas Hagan, aged about eighty
ytr., wai stricken with heart It,eise- In
| ). p3ter' e N ga vests day uDtulngaud
| dod ID few mInu'e, When Iis nteroi
the r1urci YES erlny. those who saw him
noticed that he looked pale and walked
with leebie step That was several min
utes before tho sory COS Of the . clock
mas wa. tn brgiG.
Hngan took II seat near the rear of The
churCb, took hi rosary from his pocket
ana vas Soou absorbed III prayer. Just
rs ia her tioolng had II canied the altar
and was ahnutiu begin the serv ice, Hagan
was seen 20 tall over IN the pew A wo-
nInn who was seat d near him tried to
raise him To "A sitIing position and ths
sexton hurried Iar some, water Dr., NJ,
J. HnghnS who was about he middle OF
lhu church was called He saw in an In,
sianL thht 'he old man WAS dying and iu =
formed Father stanton vi the fact. The
p,iot administered tho last RI o. OF tho
church, assisted by Fa her Doushcrtv
The Old man wa then srrod to the ,h
rochal Residence bn, ha was dead before
reaching. therJ. Very few persons In ths
chuIch knew of what was taking place.
The priests Looked after the rsmauI
unit. Joseph ilngan, asun Of the deceased
was uotiiied ana had an IN nlcrt4ksr 10
move tn. body to MS residence No. 6!5
Wet ~ccrhd street
Even the cclebrlnt OF thJ HISS WAS not
informed OF tho death until the end of the
mass and thn sad news Was passed aruund
among the cong csaton ON tho OH side.
There was NJ excitement whatever in tie
church,
Daring the sermon at the late mass
rather Stanton referred to tho sudden
death OF NJ. !l,-an, ai.i spoke fee!inglv
of his Christian characIe" This deceased
had lur many wears been n regular u t3nI
l. "A IL. -
said OF him. lio d!rd lIhe u soldier in
the pro oucs oi his captain mud like a
Christian in he prcssnct Of hi, Cod
Later in the day, commenting on tbs
DEATH the priest said that in all his ek
perence he had never WI nes ed calinrf
aid more serene dca h
MiiILay Corncr stone
The Oranyrmpn Of this city
and Of the United States. will
gather in Philadelphia on
Than~givinS day To participate
in the ceremonies incident to
the laying Of the corner stone
oi the home for inlirm and aged
members of the order. The
committee and speakers will
leave Rra'ling terminal, Phila-
dclphia at o.lo o'clock and
banquet will De served at the
old farm house ON the scene of
the home. William j. Kirk
land j. committeeman from thi,
state.
A special train for members
will leave the terminal at 1898
o'clock. The members of the
order who reside at DuPonts
Bonk'S will go over the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-25

Dr. j. Simms' y hito Puimopia Bnlsan,,
the Extraordinary lung medicine. O6 King
street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
A DIscouraging Experience.

Dr.. William Wilberforce Baldwin, the
American physician who was consulted
by the late Queen Victoria and has been
consulted by the Pope and a host OF 9th
eI' folk onls a little less famous, likes to
tell how he was received by his first
titled patient. Young and quite unknown
and fresh from hard study in Germany
he had opened an Office in Florence, Italy.
For q long time he had no patients OF any
consequence, but soon reports of the
Yankee dctor's skill began to get abroad.
They came TO the ears Of Hon. Mrs. Palm
er an English woman who was very
old. very rich, Very eccentric and very
much of an Invalid. She lived all alone
with her servants in a big old palace,
and here she summoned tbs young Aneri-
can. lie came and was ushered into her
room 1t was a big, musty apartment
and at the far end he discerned 4 large
tour-poster. His feet clck-clacked
painfully on the tiled floor as he set out
toward it. When he approached the
curtains were thrust aside and AN elab-
crate and most stately nightcap APP
pared, while its owner demanded shril-
Is:
We'll, young man, what are you doing
here?"
Il am Dr. Baldwin," he replied.
The nightcap was greatly agitated while
the old lady seemed to bestrugging nor
words.
You DIR. Baldwin, she asked incredu-
lousy.
Yes"
Good Lord: What an infant:"-New
York Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

tine in character, but at the same time it
it really humor. AS his state papers
were remarkable for the many formidable
and stately phrases which they contain
cd so IN this article Mr.. Cleveland grows
playful in ponderous polysyllables, md
much of the amusement with which it
will be read will be due to the fact that
i. irresistibly suggests his messages to
Congress and his proclamations. The
Whole article Is full Of certain inde-
scribable dignity Of phrase and touch. It
Ia Illustrated with photographs, which
show Mr.. Cleveland in fishing costume ac-
lively engaged In adjusting his ny and
lust after he has lost big Strike" Peo-
bic who love to follow the trout along
the brook or to cast for the black bass
along the sedgy shores Of the lake will
be especially pleased with the paper And
if such an office as Chief Defender of the
Faith OF, Fishermen were sin. existence
they would Unanimously choose its author
5tp ill it-Chicago Tribune. -ss
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
He Let the House Treat Him.

Dinner was in full swing at the Hotel
Normandie, at Broadway and Thirty
eighth Streets, Wednesday evening" says
the New York Tribune. when somewhat
Eoorly-ciad man verging toward thirty
years of age entered the dining room anu
after surveying the apartment for an in
slant selected q table near the window
and took up q. menu card. The waiter
whose business it was to serve that par
ticular table eyed him. bit doubtfully,
but the mans assurance overawed him.
Besides reflected the waiter, he may be
an eccentric millionaire. So he deferen-
tally approached the homogeneous guest.
Ah-waiter,' SAID the latter suavely
running his eye carelessy over the card,
bring me- if you please, a Martini COCK
tail composed of Plymouth gin and the
other customary ingreo.ents. And then
you may bring me some Blue Points amt
ah!-some consomme Julienne-these
heavy soups disturb my delicate digest
ion.
.'Yessr,' said the waiter, all his fears
dispelled.
" .An6-al-while YOU are about 1t you
may bring me next went on the eccen-
trio guest, "a flet mignon larded with
mushrooms. and be sure that it is tender,
Very tender. Some potatoes. French
fried, and-ah-celeTy. That will be all
lOT. tle present.
THE order was filled as given, and
when the filet arrived the guest ordered
a quart of champagne. a second quart
followed the first. Then a 50-cent cigar
was demanded. At last the ericure,
leaning back in his chair with q sigh Of
content beckoned lazily to the attentive
waiter and remarked ianguidly:
An now, m good Teller. be s good
IS t bring me a Queen Anec roof.
"a Queen Anne roof?' calculated the
waiter helplessly. what's that, sir?'
But the happy guest had forgotten all
terrestrial things, lost in u sea of con-
tentment and champagne. The waiter
ventured to put one hand on his shoulder
and repeated:
What's a Queen Anne roof, Sir, If
you please?'
HIN? What?' murmured the cpl
cure. returning reluctantly to his sur
rounGings.
tNVhat a Queen Anne roof, sir?' The
son of luxury grinne0 sardoncally.
:" It's on tn house. he said.
at was, too, and SO was everything
else amounting TO q total of S12i0. A
policeman took the impecunious diner to
the West Thirtieth-Street Station, where
be said that he had no money and was
James Hardy, OF No. 223 East Fourteenth
Street 1t was a most excellent dinner.
he said. Upon my word he added, L
think tn hotel S to be con-con-con-
grashiated'-
g .Ah, shut up snarled the sergeant
as they led Harvey to q cell. y
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
One of OchiItree's Stories.

ut was always q mystery to their mu-
tual friends why Governor Tilden and
Governor Dorsheimer We're such close
friends says the New York Times. The
irreprcssible Tom Ochiltree tells a story
in elucidation, which he naiyciy attributes
to his close friend, Henry Watterson.
Here is the story:
In the library in Tilden's mansion, in
Gramercy Park, stood marble bust, a
replica Of Canova's Napoleon Lit may
have been the original come to think of
il.
lone day, passing the bust, with Mr..
arm and whispering into his attentive
car, Governor Dorsheimsr stopped and adj
miringlys exclaimed:
What a splendid work! A master
piecei The most speaking, living mar
BILE j have ever Scent
And he looked down on Mr.. TiIden con-
rinc;ngly, asking:
who is the scuiptor?"
Why, that is not nett is Napoleon."
replied MIR. Tilden, in evident pleasure
and pride :ddins. It does look like me,
doesn't It?
Would be taken for you anywhere and
who knew SO we'll how 20 excite the pani-
~ OF his hoat-one OF his most marked
characteristics. by the way.
After that continued tho genial
rhomaS from Texas. "Dorsheimer stood
high IN Iilden's esteem. And you can
easily believe one OF those famous johann
nfsburghs was opened that which sold
at his estate sale at s75 per bottle.
Colonel ochiltree continues: .Dorshein-
er could not keep the story to himself
and tod 1t to Henry watterson, So the
HeIt time that Wattensnn caIlah on the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

Where did the elephant get his trunk!
A satisfactory answer to this Wearlsomc
conund1um is at last Forthcoming. Among
the thirty-e;ght boxes Of fossil remains
lust received at the Cromwell Road
Museum from the Libyany Desert there
has been discovered an interesting verte-
hrate, which is considered by DR.. An
drews to be the original ancestral form
from which developed the ancient MANI
moth and the modern elephant 1t
this proves to be accurate 1t VIII settle
the controversy as to the origin of the
proboscidean mammals, which mas long
l:n:z!ed the palaeonto!ogsts.-L ondon
Chronicle.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
Cleveland as a fiumor..s!.

People who regard former President
Cleveland as a man of sober. heavy and
ponderous mind will be surprised to read
his latest contribution to periodical litera-
ture In the last number of an Eastern
magazine the only living eX-President
makes his first appearance on any stage
as a humorist in 4 delightful article en-
titled "A defense of Fishermen. One
does not need TO be a charter member of
the brotherhood of 1Zaak Walton to thor
oughly enjoy it 1t is true that Mr..
Cleveland's humor is somewhat elephan-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
Literary Criticism Maize Easy.

The New York Evening SUMS literary
critic has hit upon new method of book
reviewing. He says:
Mr.. Irving Bachelors "D'ri and I"
reminds us Of a story.
Once upon a time a little girl Was al
lowed to take dinner with her elders for
the first time. She had never tasted as
paragas. and when some was placed be-
fore her she inspected 1t with consi6era-
bio curiosity. After turning the stalks
over gingeriy with her fork she pushed
the plate away with a decided air. When
"I don't like It One end of it is raw and
the other end rotten y =
The best thing about this style Of crit
icism Is the ease with, which II nan he
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
I" Iniun Summer"

Here is a Georgia boys composition on
Indian Summer:
Injun Summer is the best season of
the year, cept swimmin' time. The days
are SO. still you kin hear Dad swearin'
two miles off, as well as every lick Ma
hits lin with the broomstick. The rea-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
Gould's Revenge.

THE story from San Francisco that
Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan placed a financial
value on the minutes of his time and
charged sp applicant for an interview of
two minutes recalls that favorite express
sion of the late Jay Gould that his time
during working hours was worth to him
500 minute, says the New York Times.
He would never wait for delinquent
appointment. Once the late Henry n.
Smith was several minutes late in keep
ing an appointment with MIR. Gould in
his Fifth-AVcnuc residence, by reason,
he alleged, of a block in the street that
inIpeded the progress Of his cab
" 1 consider, tartly observed Mr..
Gould. that YOU owe me $500 for two
minutes lost time, as in that period |
could have signed this batch of letters.
" I'll match you-heads or tails
whether l owe you double, the amount or
nothing
/" i don't believe in gambling'-
With horses or cards you mean in
terposeo the genial and sporty Henry n
Smith, who was even then beginning to
dream of the stock farm in New Jersey
he subsequently owned. lie added,
'Come-heads-ors tails?'
y Head said Mr. Could slowly. watch
ing the haif-dollar silver piece turned in
the air by TIr. Smith describe a parabol-
ic curve ana fall on the rug at his feet in
the little hall reception-room where he
always. received his visitors.
Tails shouted Smith, kneeling and
carefully Inspecting the upturned face of
the coin. Tails he repeated With al
most childish glee.
MIR. Gould took out his pocket-book
and selected therefrom four one hundred
dollar bills and placed them in the eX-
tended palm OF the visitor.
Before leaving Mr.. Gould naively
gave Mr.. Smith point for quick
turn in the market the next morning, by
which Smith lost, before he put his stop
order, some 100000, whereupon he
sought an Interview with the great finan-
cier.
II guess / got tails this time dcyly
observed Air. Gould as Mr.. Smith finished
his tale Of woe. He added: Let me see,
what was it YOU said. Henry? All. yes,
double or quits.
I am satisfied shouted Smith rush
ing from him to tell the story to the
crowd at Del's.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
Good Story by Ochiluee---Jay c

Sage Of Gramercy Park. as the papers
used then to call Mr.. Tilden, he tried the
same game; but it didn't work far
as opening Of the bottle was concerned.
for the old gentleman merely observed:
ooh, that is q. frequent mistake since
made originally by Dorsheianer. l will
admit that l bear striking resemblance
TO the great Napoleon but anybody can
recognize that bust as his
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
No Use for Art,

The bridge builder with Stonewall Jack
sons army was a fare character if the
following story be true:
The Union soldiers, retreating from the
Valley OF Virginia, burned a bridge over
the Shenandoah
Jackson. who wanted to pursue, sent
for his old bridge builder. Sir he said,
you must keep men at work all day and
all night and finish that bridge by to-
morrow morning. My engineer shall give
you a plan
Old Miles saluted and withdrew.
Early the next morning the General
sent for Miles again. well, SIR said
Jackson. '.dio, the engineer give you the
plan for the bridge?" General" said
the old man slowly, "the bridge is done;
don't know whether the picture is or
not."-The Herald and Presbyter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
Matrimonial Advertising ID Japan.

.I am a. beautiful woman. MY apunus#
ant undulating hair envelopes me as q
cloud. Supple is a willow is my waist Is.-
Soft and brilliant is my visage as ..I n,.s
satin of the flowers. am endowed VIII VIII
wealth sufficient to saunter through ne.
hand in hand with my beloved Were !
to meet a gracious lord, kindly. intelii-
gent, we'll educated and Of good taste, l
would unite myself with him for life,
and later share with him the pleasure OF
being laid to rest eternal in a tomb OF
pink marble."-Tokyo Nappon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
Is
II
Possible?

Insults to England have
A,+,-Eoql;sh been going on periodically
49,. - in Paris all the time with
Feeling in so-called carcatures. the
Paris. effort to excite hatred
against her being only too
evident. Nor, again, has the tone OF.
the great majority OF the newspapers
been anything but hostile. Everything
which could tend to damage England
has been studiousy. collected and pub
#listsed, while everything which might
help to convey a favorable impression
about her conduct Of the South African
campaign has been as carefully kept
in the background Even leading news
papers have not disdained to cry out over:
British atrocities" and to represent the
English people. with the exception nat
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
Terms of
The Dual
Alliance.

The statements made by NJ. Hansen are
worthy OF attention because he is we'll
known as being closely connected with
official circles. while in years gone by he
was entrusted by the French Govern
ment with certain missions, which paved
the way for the conclusion Of the Dual
Alliance.
NJ Hansen said the treaty was of a
regular character. like the Austro-German
Treaty of Alliance It was stipulated
that in the event of one Of the two
States being attacked by a Power, Wheth-
er Germany, Great Britain or any other,
the other contracting party should come
to its help with all its resources ana
military or other force, and that one or
the two allies could not make peace with
the aggressor without Il previous under
standing between both. Contrary to
what was adopted in the Triple Alliance,
no term of years was stipulated for its
duration, or the duration of the Military
Convention. both of which We're for an
indefinite period.
1t was erroneous to say that this mil
itarv convention was signed previous to
the alliance and that by the latter it had
lost IFS Importance. The treaty Of al
lance was signed by NJ. de MohrenheIm
and NJ. Ri,,ot and the military convention,
in 1894. by NJ. de Freyclnet, who. during
tho five wears he was Minister of War,
worked increasingly IN ITS favor. jt was
81 document of the highest Importance.
and mapped out the military line OF con-
1uct of the allies under all circu:n-
stauces-Paris Dispatch to London
Standard.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

APPLIED All one has to do with the az ".
ser:,se historical novel is to change me
Introduction ands permit the little g g.
tell the rest-Ch Chicago Record t1e s u
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

English papers report a
Is senio-comic incident Which
5. occurred at Shakespeare's
Church. Stratford-on-AGo",
Possible: on a recent Sunday. Upon
the conclusion of morning
service nearly 100 visitors. principally
Americans, proceeded to the chancel to
inspect the tomb Of the poet. Shortly
after they were joined by the vicar, the
Rev. G. Arbuthnot. who, displaying
small American coin. expressed the pain
and annoyance he felt at finding several
similar coins Included in the mornings
otfertory They represented, he said.
the smallest possible value in America.
and We're utterly worthless in England.
He concluded by Offering to restore the
coins to their contributors. but. strange
to relate, none OF the visitors seemed
anxious to claim them.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

son it is called ILjun Summer is because
they amt no Injuns in it, cept them Dad
sees when he comes homo from the Store
with two gallons Of Apple Brandy. an
says He reckons He knows who is boss
OF the Household, an no Woman on Earth
can rule Him. Let us All be Thankful
for 1njun Summer an, be good TIL after
Chris mus.'-Atlanta Constitution.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

An interesting jubilee has
IrmelianS has been recently held in
Vienna by the Armenian
~ Mechitar Congregation to
Vienna. celebrate the 200th ami
versary of their Foundation
by the Abbot Mechitar. Their wander
ings, before they settled in Vienna, were
manifold. The abbot first established him
self with his followers in Constantinople
where he printed religious works. After
two years he removed to the Morea, but
as eleven years later war broke out be-
tween the Turks and the Venetian Re-
public, he took refuge at Venice. Hear
ing that a flourishing Armenian COLONY
had established itself at Amsterdam, he
removed with his scholars to that place
Where he published the entire Bible in
the Armenian language. He died in 1913
at the age of seventy-four. After his
death a part of the congregation removed
to Trieste, whence they were driven by
Napoleon, who regarded them as Aus
TRANS. They fled to Vienna, where
Francis l. bestowed upon them an ancient
monastery. In 1897 they rebuilt it. and
are now engaged in decorating and re-
storing their church.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

A special meeting of the
Hard tn shareholders and debenture
Fight ndl was held at l,ivernool,
Coalbi-e. Mr. Walters the chairman
of Ogdens, who presided
over the meeting at the companys Of
fees, related the offer made by the
American Tobacco Company and the
terms proposed, and went on to say the
directors OF Ogdeiis unanimously came
to the conclusion that in the best inter-
ests of the company they recommended
that the offer should be accepted.
The American Company made no secret
of the fact that they desired to obtain Il
large share of the tobacco trade both OF
England and the Continent. With that
object..in view, their managers came to
the conclusion that it was desirable to
obtain an active and progressive British
concern. That Ogdens should be select
ed was, no doubt, a compliment to the
company. The directors of OgdenS We're
then faced with the fact that they had
either to make the best possible bargain
for the shareholders upon fair and reas-
enable lines or to confront with the
greatest anxiety, American competitions.
From the latter. point of view they mad
TO regard the disparity between the cap
ital Of the American company and their
own. the former. being fifty millions
sterling about $3.50. 900 ,0G0): the latter less
than half q million Cs2,50o,0V0). Further,
the American company had ayoWedly set
aside for the purpose Of, establishing a
British and European trade sum OF
six millions sterling $50 200, 00O-nearly
Il times as much as the capital of Og-
dens.
1t was in these circumstances the di-
rectors felt they had only one course to
pursue, viz, to accept the American
terms. : He added that no resolution
would now be proposed. as the assent OF
the shareholders had come in to the eX-
tent stipulated, and the deal was, in fact
put through. The business would not
be wound up. but continued under the
new Observation-Disclosures Scotsman
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

German papers relate the
Jnvitat;o, following extraordinary in
vitation to suicides: A
10 young japanese had at
Suicide, tended the lectures upon
jurisprudence for several
terms at the Strassburg University and
finally presented himself as Il candidate
for the doctors degree. The professor,
who did not consider the young man
sufficiently prepared, tried vainly to dis
suade him from prematurely attempting
the examination. The japanese was
eventually plucked. The same day he
packed his luggage and left Strassburg
in high dudgeon for home. Some time
after the professor received letter from
a youthful relative of the japanese, in
forming him that the family of his late
student was unable to support the hum
iliation that the professor lad brought
upon it. and that on a ce, tain day, which
he named, they would put an end to
their existence. They the1 efore called
upon him to do them the satisfaction OF
committing suicide on the same day as
themselves. Later information from
Japan shows that the family kept tileir
word, but the professor sees no reason
why he should follow their example
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27

The Isiberte gives prom
inence to n lengthy inter-
View with NJ. Jules Hansen.
an honorary counsellor OF
embassy. concerning the
IHranco-RusSian alliance.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-27
FOREIGN NEWS
AND GOSSIP

urally of the pro-Boer minority, in the
most odious light.
If this country were engaged in war
with England the writer's OF these ar
ticles could not display more animosity
than they are doing. There is loud 1ub-
ilation over the slightest British check.
1t has been argued that all this Is a
retort to the indignation expressed IN
England over the Dreyfus case, as If this
Indignation was ever confined to Eng
land But this theory can be promptly
refuted. as certain newspapers which
most warmly espoused. the cause OF the
unfortunate captain have taken the lead
in all these attacks, they having, more
over, been long conspicuous as tne spe-
cial opponents of DR.. Leyd's ideas.-Parls
Dispatch to London Telegraph