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Evening journal., 1901-11-04
Inc OId Stand
From the Sussex Republican.

From the Sussex Republican.
In another column will be found an
article from the pen of Major Carson
the Washington correspondent to the
Public Ledger, which appeared on
Wednesday.
1t is supposed to give some hint as
to what President Roosevelt thinks
about the political situation in this
State. Whether the article is inspired
or not. IL Is worthy of the greatest
consideration of every good Republican
in this State This has been the posi-.
tion assumed by the Regular Republi-
can organization throughout this un.
seemly factional contest Their oppo-
sition has been TO John Edward Ad.
dicks and they have publicly declared
that they would treat with the Unior
Republicans whenever he was elimi-
mated. The question of Federal patron
age does not play any part whatever
in the contest. 1t does not and cannot
influence the Regular Republican posi-.
tion in the least. although 1t would ap-
pear that many think so, Major Carson
among the rest
The proposition to elect two Unior
Republican senators, il Addicks woult
get out of the race is an old one and
was made by the Regular Republican
members Of the last Legislature to the
Union Republican members thereof.
We have no doubt that Congressman
Ball will recognize Union Republicans
in his appointments as he has alread,
declared his intention to do so in thu
appointment of the carriers of th'
rural mail delivery system in Ken
county.
The aim Of all good Regulars is
to defeat Addicks and save the Repub
lican party from the wreck or ven
gaance Of the disappointed GasmaI
and we know OF no better plan than il
suggested by the afore-mentione'
letter.
It is now up to Addicks, or rathe
the men who have heretofore made hi
candidacy possible. to decide whethe
or not we shall have a united Republi
can party in this State. or that all pros
Dect of the same be thrown aside by
useless effort TO send Addicks TO tn
United States Senate.
Evening journal., 1901-11-04
HOW THE FASHIONABLE LAVENDER
is CULTIVATED AND PREPARED

Lavender is fast becoming the fash
ionable perfume. It is essentially Eng
lish. and that may account for it's
vogue here. However that may be, 1t
is here. and evidently to stay. Whiffs
of it are waited from skirts, its faint
odor arises from handkerchiefs and hair.
rooms are freshened with its fragrance
and it makes bed linen a delight. 1t is
modest and unpretentious, and smells
lof the fields. but 1t stands high in the
list OF fashionable requirements. One
may procure it from drug stores, or
from men who sell the sweet-smelling
ware in the city streets.
In view of the vogue of lavender.
something about its culture, habit and
preparation likely will prove of inter-
est. Its reputation goes far back into
the romantic day of old England.
The plant originally came from the
south OF Europe. 1t belongs to the
labiatae, which includes other sweet or
strong g-scented herbs, such as rosemary.
mint and thyme. 1t usually grows in
high attitudes and is said to grow well
on Mont Blanc, as well as on the hills
L Il.
in the Canary Islands and in the noun
tain districts of North Africa. Though
not indigenous to England, it has done
so well there that the finest lavender
culture is in the valley of the Wandle
The Huguenots are said to have intro
duced 1t when they settled there in the
sixteenth century. Fifty years ago
acres OF ground in the southeast dis
tricts Of greater London, which now
are covered with suburban villas, were
fragrant. blue lavender fields.
Lavender new is grown principally
in the neighbOrhood of Hitchin. IL
does well in loamy land with a chalky
subsoil. and often grows on land in
which nothing else could be cultivated.
September and October are the months
in which lavender is planted. The
young plants are clipped closely and
no flowers are allowed to form the first
season. The plant reaches its prime in
the third year and between its fifth
and eighth ii is exhausted.
The harvest is ready for gathering
at the end OF July or the beginning OF
August The flowers must be fully
Opened. and are cut with short reaping
hooks and tied into bundles. They are
taken to the distillery and stripped
from the stalks into pans which in
turn are emptied into the still. This
still holds from half ton to a ton OF
the flowers and it is a days work Cor
twenty to thirty women to make up the
quantity The still is made OF copper
and holds about two hundred gallons.
Evening journal., 1901-11-04
ELECTIONS TOMORROW

In the elections to be held tomorrow,
most general interest Is centered I'm
Philadelphia and New York city. This
is not inspired by partisan hopes or
fears. but because that in a sense pOpu-
lar government is at stake in these two
cities.
In New York the issue is Tammany.
OF course. there has been an effort to
make it a party affair. and even to
drag in national issues, but it is hardly
conceivable that any voter is ignorant
at this time OF the real merits OF the con-
test The corruption of the Tammany
machine almost passes beltef. 1t has
made every clement contribute 10 the
aggrandizement Of its leaders, and has
laid vice under tribute, in turn grant
ing it protection. There has been no
form of iniquity that might not flourish
and ply it's trade not only unmclested,
but actually protected, il it would pay
the price to the police. The better ele-
ments have fused. until 1t is no longer
Republican versus Democrat. but vice
against decency. Tammany made one
concession TO the public clamor; II
named a gentleman as its candidate fol
mayor, who has always been clean ant
manly. and who in former years hai
been foremost in denouncing Croker
and his machine. But his candidac!
has not been allowed to cloud the is
sue, since Tammany Is fighting for IL
existence. and Croker controls the or
ganization. The voters of New YCrl
City viii determine whether they wan
official protection Of vice and fagran
immortality.
What is true Of New York, is praC
tically true OF Philadelphia The ,ai
ter city. however, has probably bee
subjected to greater steals. In additio
TO uhe protection OF vice, the citizen
have been robbed Of many millions b
giving franchises to favored ones, an
awarding contracts to official favorite
The machine has attempted to get III
der the wing OF the national party, bl
this mas been a failure. The Postma
ter-General has openly denounced u
machine, and declared Tor fusion, al
the Postmaster of Philadelphia HI
done likewise. There is every indie
Evening journal., 1901-11-04
MONDAY. NOVEMBER a, 1901
RURAL DELIvERY FOR KENT

Congressman Ball, at the request
OF the Postoffce Department, Is giving
his attention to the matter Of ruralmail
delivery for Kent county. While there
have been few routes in operation
the new system will practically bring
the mails to the door OF every farm
house in that county. The intention of
Dr. Ball we understand. is first to make
the service efficient and this Is most
commendable since the people who are
to be served place greater stress upon a
faithful guarding Of their own inter
ests. than upon any political effect
We understand that Republican fac
tions may be ignored by the Congress-
man in these selections and that in GER
tain cases Democrats may be appointed
In all Justice, the people OF Kent
county should not forget the service
rendered by Senator Kenney for II was
owing largely to his persistent Efforts
that the matter was first planned
There is a probability that the system
NAV be extended TO Sussex, and the
present routes OF New Castle added
to TIL every farmhouse in the State
shall have the benefit OF the service.
Rural mail delivery was first thought
to be an impracticable visionary
scheme that would be too expensive TO
continue, but within five years 1t has
been extended until il Is now n Q,real
part OF our postal system. The farmer
is no longer isolated when he may re-
ceive his mail daily and post his letters
at his front gate. He may get his
daily paper and know all that is trans
piring all over the world.
Evening journal., 1901-11-04
BITS OF INTEREST AMONG
FALLEN LEAVES IN THE WOODS

where it grows at all. 1t is an aver
green. and a bunch of the tiny shrubs,
with its shiny green foliage and bright
berries. makes a charming winter posy,
as CHEEKY as holly. In New England
the common name is very appropriately
wintergreen, or sometimes checker
berry, but the meaning of the latter
name is not apparent. Our own name
OF teaberry has its origin in an old
time use Of the leaves as a substitute
for Chinese tea. 1t is a near relative
OF the trailing arbums, also an ever
green, which, by the way is even now
in bud. ready for the spring.
Two orchids of our woods are pre-
pairing to spend the winter with us.
The commoner of the two is the rattle
snake plantain. This has small. fiat
leaves OF a velvety green color, beauti-
fully reticulated in white, which are
usually found growing close to the
ground in clusters partially under the
cover OF the woodland litter. Like
many Of our native plants it once en-
jOyed some repute as an antidote to the
dreaded rattlesnake bite. whence the
common name. 1t is said to have been
ANt7tAA hNu b1 lAC AAuAcAlo do oO ouIG q
cure that they would from bravado
allow rattlers to bite them If they
had a supply of these orchid leaves
at hand to apply to the wound.
Our other winter orchid, one which
NOW is reckoned as a rarity in the
neighborhood OF Wilmington, is pOpu-
larly known as Adam-and-Eve 1t is
readily recognized at this season by its
solitary silvery green leaf of a parch-
ment-like texture prominently ribbed
and wrinkled which, if all go we'll
will outride the storms Of winter and
die only when the plant blooms next
May. The leaf springs from an under
ground bulb. shaped like that Of a GRO
Gus. and this will always be found
united by a horizontal shoot to the bulb
of the previous year, wherein lies the
significance of the name Last years
bulb we may reasonably assume to be
Adam from whom by a rib put forth
! Eve is formed.
Evening journal., 1901-11-04

matte feasts, and now that Manager
Baylis is presenting 50 many produc-
tions ere they have appeared In our
neighborlng city, IL would be an act OF
charity to extend an invitation to come
down and see our unrivalled shows. II
used TO be that there was good per-
formance in Wilmington now and
then; now It is a sort Of continuous
performance. with brand new plays,
old comedies. great tragedies, while
the twinkling stars suggest glance al
tha armament these beautiful nights.
Evening journal., 1901-11-04

On a bright day in the late autumn
the woods have a look that one sees
in them at no other time of the year.
They are filled with a strange, unearth-
ly light-the pale sunshine reflected
from myriads of brilliantly colored
leaves that strew the ground and are
still falling. 1t is a fit setting for that
weird last blossom of the year, the
witch hazel. whose snaky lemOn-yellow
petals are bristling now on bare, strag-
ging brancvhes. These are the branches
which from time to time immemOrial
provided country water finders with
their choicest switches wherewith to
point to hidden springs.
The true hazel. which bears some re-
semblance to its uncanny namesake,
is easily distinguished from the latter
by straighter branches and a more up
right habit. 1t is a more sociable
plant, too, loving to grow in clumps
along the borders of the woods. Even
at this late date one may find clinging
to the twigs and gayly defying the chill
night winds a nut or two in ragged
brown jacket with the lapels thrown
iauntily back, reminding one Of some
dashing out4at-elbow cavalier of comic
opera Encouraged by such luck, you
search industriously among the leaves
for the nuts that must have dropped,
but any that you may find will prob
ably have a big hole in one end and
the meat gone. Derisive chatter from
neighboring tree and the flourish OF
bushy tail disappearing around the
trunk incline you to believe that your
discontinue has added somewhat 10
the gayety of bunnydOm.
A pleasant little woodland plant is
the teaberry. aromatic in leaf, flower
and fruit with the spiciness of sweet
birch. The red berries. which are now
fat and ripe, are familiar objects on
fruit dealers stalls along city streets
but. like all wild fruits. they gain some
| thing by being eaten fresh from the
bush. The plant is only few inches
high, though by way of compensation
it grows usually in great abundance
Evening journal., 1901-11-04
PUBLIC wHIPPINGs

The Philadelphia Ledger of this
morning, has this to say:
The public whipping OF criminals at
Dover. Del. on Saturday was an eXhi-
bition OF brute endurance on the part
OF the sufferers. and of more brutal en-
ioyment on the part OF the crowd gath
cred to see It. There are many good
people who think that the whipping
post may be substituted for the prison
cell, in many cases with advantage tC
beth the community and the criminal
but they do not argue for publicity in
the punishment. IL should be applied
in private. with only sufficient wit
nesses to guard against evasion of the
law on one side and undue cruelty on
thu ether Then there would be no
hravado on the part of the condemned
and no brutalizing effect on the minds
OF young spectators.
This position is sound, and We en-
dorse every word Of IT, The whipping
post has done more to discourage a
certain kind OF criminals than any
ether agency; but a public whipping is
regarded as an amusing spectacle. and
people crowd TO see itNs they would &c
a minstrel show. There is no reason
why the idle throng should be permit
ted 10 gaze on such spectacles; It i.
brutalizing. 1t is a grave thing to in
nict such punishment on a man, anC
when the necessity arises, it should b'
done with due dignity. The Law
should provide for secret whippingi
with the presence Of a few persons tC
act as jury.
Evening journal., 1901-11-04
TAKING THE LEAD

Last week the people OF Wilmington
we're treated to one OF the finest the
atrical productions which ever came to
this city Maude Adams. the incom-
parable, presented her new play before
il had appeared in either Philadelphia
or New York. The Record sent its the
atrical critic TO Wilmington in order
to tell Philadelphia people what to ex-
pect.
There is just one thing the managers
Of our theatres should do in order tc
complete their enterprise OF making
this centre of histrionic art-they
should arrange special theatre trains tc
run from Philadelphia and other sub
urban points. There ehould be no de
sire to smut out the subjects Of Ash,
=. bridge from participation in our dra
Evening journal., 1901-11-04

Already there is much talk about the
nominations of the next candidates for
the Legislature. IL is understood that
Senator Abbott is in the field. and Paris
T. Carlisle, Jr.. OF Frederick, is being
urged by his friends. There are those
who think that two United States SEN
ators should have been elected last
winter. and will not feel disposed to re-
nominate one who was partly responsi-
BILE for the omission. The "Addicks or
Nobody" business is about played out
and there is a large element who will
not support anyone unless he will
promise to fill the two seats in the
Senate, even though Addicks is ex-
cluded. The dog in the manger policy
is played out-Milford News and Ad-
vertiser.
Evening journal., 1901-11-04

The flowers are packed in and the still
is filled with boiling water. Then the
head of the still. which resembles an
immense tobacco pipe with the bowl
downward, is put on. A furnace be-
meath the still is lighted, and the water
is driven off in the form of steam,
which takes the oil with it. In the
receiver the steam cOndenses, with the
oil floating on the top. The water is
drawn off with a siphon and the oil is
left behind.
1t is from this oil that the lavender
scent is obtained. it being located in
the glands on the calyx, corolla and
leaves of the plant "A ton of the
flowers may yield as much as twenty
one pounds of oil, but sometimes the
yield is not more than fifteen or sixteen
and has been known to fall as low as
ten.
The stills are kept busy all through
August, September and October, from
four or five o'clock in the morning
until ten o'clock at night. Each opera
tion takes about two and one-half
hours. and the largest quantity of oil,
as well as the best comes off during the
first hour and half. When the boiled
flowers are removed from the still they
are taken back to the field and thrown
on the ground to fertilize it for the
next crop.
The oil is bottled for twelvemonth
in order to mellow il, during which
process its color changes from light
brown to pale gold. 1t improves with
three years keeping, but after this
period 1t deteriOrates. The lavender
oil in its raw state is much too strong
to be used as scent: it requires to be
diluted with from twenty to forty times
its bulk of spirit, and sometimes other
given in Piesses Art of Perfumery''
is: English oil of lavender four
ounces; spirits Of wine, three quarts;
rose water one pint"
A good deal OF lavender oil is made
abroad. but it is less costly than the
English article. The best French oil
can be bought for Is shillings a pound,
wnhe Tnglish lavender oil costs any
thing from 6 toe5 for the same guam
.tity. Hitchin, in Hertfordshire, the
principle seat of lavender culture, is a
quaint little market town of something
more than eight thousand inhabitants,
situated on the Great Northern railway
at the point where the branch line di-
verges to Cambridge. Lavender also is
|cultivated near Mitcham and Carshal-
ton, though not to the same extent as
formerly. Market Deeping, in Lincoln
shire. was once famous for it's lavender
crops.
Evening journal., 1901-11-04

The Sultan has yielded TO a show OF
force on the part Of France, the dis
patch OF the French squadron having
instantly brought her to terms. by
this time Turkey must have lost all
self-resDect. and II is only necessary
10 bully her a little to receive abject
submission. The nations OF the earth
should contribute to a fund to station
a warship in the Mediterranean, with
steam up. A little demonstration
would be sufficient to settle the nu-
merous claims.
Evening journal., 1901-11-04

If there were any fair-minded citizen
who doubts the wisdom of putting in a
water system In Lewes, Delmar's hor-
rible plight should certainly dispel
that doubt Such calamities as these
are convincing that a wise step has
been taken, and not any too soon. 1t is
generally admitted that had Delmar
been supplied with any effec-
tive means OF fighting fire
the flames could have beer
confined TO the building in which they
started. However. this is a time to ex.
tend our sympathy and assistance, and
the time 70 preach a sermon will come
later.-Delaware Pilot.
Evening journal., 1901-11-04
WAYFARER'S NOTEBOOK
The Iran Stopped

The Train Stopped
A Reading railroad conductor tells
the following story:
Up at a station not far from Read.
ing, We have a flag station. No regular
agent is employed, as there is not bust
ness enough to pay. One Of the bust.
ness man is a sort of agent. Last week
he was i'll and sent a neighbOr to the
track. We don't Stop there, except OF
signal. We we're going forty miles an
hour, when the flag was waved and We
stopped. No one was in sight ex.
ceDt the old man with the flag.
Where are your passengers?'
asked.
I haven't got any. he replied.
" What did You flag us forg
" I thought mebbe somebody wanted
70 set off here was his innocent
answer"
Evening journal., 1901-11-04
The Eternal Feminine

She was an angelic looking little
creature of about four summers. Her
soft blue eyes looked at one through a
mass OF tangled curls of golden sheen
and her cheeks were a garden where
lilies and sweet roses blow" Her scar
let lips parted to show tiny teeth OF
pearl, and she croOned TO herself a lit
tie air in voice like liquid
music.
The little one was noticed on a West
Side street struggling to manipulate a
broom twice as tan as herself. A passer-
by gave the small golden head a pat
and pleasantly remarked:
What are you trying to do. Curry
l0cks?"
Curly-locks lisped in response: you
det to hell outer here"
Evening journal., 1901-11-04

ton that even certain members OF this
Judiciary who. are candidates for re
election a.hve prostituted their high of
fees. aud the protest OF the Union
party Is against everything that gov
ernment should mot be- The Stat,
campaign Is being waged chiefly ovei
the selection of a State treasurer ant
member Of tlhe Supreme Court Botl
in Philadelphia and the State IN,
Unionists are predicting q victory, but
the Issue is doubtful
In Massachusetts, it Is a straight party
fight. and since the Democratic sores
have been healed, the vote will be
close. The issues are Local, and much
depends upon the merits of the respec-
tive candidates. The State will. prob.
ably show a considerable Republican
majority; while Boston is claimed by
both sides, with the Democrats appar-
emily having the best chance.
Virginia has a "nigger" issue, ant
tha acts Of the Constitutional Conven.
tlon have come up for review. There
will undoubtedly be Republican gains
but Democracy Is too strongly en-
trenched to be overthrown
In New Jersey It is anybodys fight
Each side will po,l It's full party vote
Neither expresses confidence in vie
tory. ana few votes may settle the
contest 1t is a straight-out fight on
the merits OF candidates and party prin-
ciples Much interest les taken because
OF The recent swing of our nelghbor Ia
tAe Republican column.
In Maryland THE issue Is Gormanlsm
and German has shifted it to the ques,
ticn OF "nigger domination Noltwith-
standing the constitutional amendment
whereby II was attempted to disfran-
chise thousands Of the colored race
Democratic success is net assured. In
teligent men know THAT The percentage
Of negro votes is so small that negro
domination can never be a serious Is
sue. German is a sIhrewd politician
regarded as unscrupulous, and many
good Democrats win refuse to vote for
his aggregation. He wants to return
10 the Senate, and this Is the real is-
sue The chances for success appear to
he with the Democrats.
In Ohio There lis a battle royal. The
Republicans are united. and are max
Ing stubborn fight. KilbOurne, the
Democratic candidate for governor
possesses some Clements of popularity
lacking in Nash The indications are
for Republican success.
In Iowa the Republicans will win, of
coure. as they are Likely to do in
Rhode Island. While Nebraska. az
usual, is an uncertain quantity.
In all OF these States there is an in
terest by people generally because OF
the probable effect upon national poll
ties. but greater interest is centered I'm
Pennsylvania and New York, because
in these States the issue Is more vital
All persons are watching them to see
whether their people will cast theiI
maiorities for vice and every form o
official rascality. IL Is question
deeper than party feeling; it goes tc
the root OF our institutions.