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Evening star., 1901-09-07

coronation day the job could not be done.
Something, however, is already being done.
and before coronation day have no doubt
that the most important mansions and
other buildings in the West End Will nave
made attempts at Identification.
Wesleyan goth Century Fund.
About four months remain to complete
the year, and the Wesleyan twentieth CEN
tury fund. which was started for the pur-
pose of raising million guineas, reaches
a sum today of f660. .252 in actual payments
The promises total approximately $4,000
gutneas. or 1894, 500 The raising of this
great sum of money is unique in the an
mails of Wesleyanism, and many leaders of
the connection would regard 1t as a mar
yelous achievement IL not a penny more
were subscribed. But learn that the COM
mittee while acknowledging that su-
preme effort must be made If success is to
be assured, believe that the connection is
equal to the ffeort of raising the whole
million No doubt the present Is a bad
time for rapid progress, as the ministerial
holidays in full swing. 1t is expected that
after the September synods the subscrip-
ticns will largely increase. Scotland's
contribution Is now f7.077, which is within
f9S2 of the amount promised. OF the
amount remitted Edinburgh's collection
reaches f1. 400 and promises LOO guineas
Sir Henry Irving's Fading Fortunes.
In some quarters disposition IL shown to
commiserate with Sir Henry Irving on his
fading professional fortune. II IL quite
true that there have of late been none of
those great hits that through long sue
Evening star., 1901-09-07
THE CHINESE PRESS.
Native Editors Charged With Unrea-
sOnfnE Hostility to the Allies

Native Editors Charged With Unrea-
sOninG HOstflity to the Allies.
From the Shanghai Mercury.
The tone of the native papers, judging
by the rendering of certain articles, let
tiers and leaders of the different editors
by your translator, has been Of late more
hostile than helpful to the settlement of
difficulties at present existing between the
allies and the government of China The
article from the "Sin Wan Pao," as trans
lated and given in your issue of July 20 and
which is styled "A Bitter Cry" is a bitter
cry indeed, yet withal the reasoning 1t con-
tains and the conclusions drawn therein
are most absurd and extremely weak.
There is not a single native paper that will
take the trouble to make plain to Its read
ers the present situation, dealing with the
factors which operated directly and ind1-
rectly to bring about the present state
of things in China, they will not honestly
discuss the just claims of the allies, nor
canddly submit to the comparatively easy
obligations the nation lies under to for
eign powers. l say easy obligations for,
let it be emphasized. and constantly made
prominent In leading articles and corre-
spondence of the press, namely, that Chi
na by her conduct last year and her many
violations of treaty rights In previous
years, has forfeited all rights to be con-
sidered leniently at all in the present ne
gotiationS for peace. These things the ma
tive papers will not make plain to the peo
pie for whom they hypocritically pose as
defenders and advocates. On the contrary,
they write their articles In such a strain
as to foment and intensity the existing
hatred In the hearts Of their readers. They
talk about exposing the corruptions Of their
mandarins, yet they write the old ''Pek-
ing Gazette" expostulations. and fill their
articles with a general TRADE Of puerile
epithets, which all officials and underlings,
are used to hear from one years end to
the other. The "Shen Pao,'' when 1t first
came out under Mr.. Majors management
and supervision-made it's mark the
Chinese people by exposing certain officials,
and giving particular cases Of criminal and
judicial corruption. But afterward 1t be-
came the straightest, the narrowest and,
shall l say the sillieSt. paper Of all the
issues from the native press In Shanghai.
Now it is the conservative officials spOkes-
man. All those editors of native papers
should combine to introduce the first and
foremost of all reforms in China, namely.
of the present Yamen system of admins
terng the laws of the land. There can
be reform, no proper permanent re-
form. so long as the present system of
administration exists, for every new meas
ure presented the YamenS for execution is
only another opportunity for a new squeeze.
Evening star., 1901-09-07

cession Of seasons filled the Lyceu6
through long runs. But Sir Henry's perl
sonal interest In the prosperity Of the Lys
ceum is not nearly SO close as II was In
the periods alluded to. The terms OF hia
new arrangement, while relieving him from
responsibility for losses, give him a fixed
share in whatever profits accrue over and
above his salary as an actor. 1t Is to the
United States that he now looks for hid
principal income. / learn from a source,
naturally well informed on the point, that
cleared f40, 600 OF this. in accordance with
his contract with the Lyceum Company, 26
per cent goes to them. But there remains
ESQ, 600. which, even with a man of Sir
Henry's princely HberaAty of expenditure.
should serve for the twelve months.
The old Adelphi, rechristened the Cens
tury Theater, will be reOpened in Septen-
Der. 1t will be scarcely recognizable by itg
old patrons. 1t has been completely re-
constructed. Every seat in the house II
upholstered. and there is no seat which
does not command a good view Of the
stage. The auditorium is entirely new, the
seats are easily reached, and there is plen-
ty Of room between the rows. There IL q
complete installation of electric light. Tha
exits are numerous and commodious.
The ventilation has been specially ats
tended to by means Of "inlets" and Tex.
hausts." An immense improvement has
been made behind the stage. Twenty-fouI
spacious dressing rooms have been coma
structed. each Of which contains q supply
Of hot and cold water. The first play to b
produced at the Century Theater win b.
1.-THE whiri Of the Town." an Americas
piece. will be played by An ,AWeEioaN
company. L. H AOOR1I
Evening star., 1901-09-07
Farm Burial Places.
From the Springfield Union.

From the Springfield Union.
II the farmers of fifty or twice fifty years
ago had been asked to name the most valu-
able portion Of their landed estates, the old
family burial grounds would have received
the highest appraisal. Many of these in
closures upon New England farms were
then old grdsmdsyi containing all that re-
mained of earth OF ancestors that, maybe,
cleared the surrounding forest far back in
the wears Of early settlement The time
came when the farms and farm houses
were forsaken. and their occupants depart
ed to return no mdre. Some Of these farms
are still uncultivatsd, or used only for pas
ture ranges Some have gone into the pos-
session of msrcenary purchasers, who have
small regar6wfor the sacred character of
the ancient graveyards. The ruined fences
are not restored. and cattle trample over
the mounds once 20 carefully tended The
fallen headstcnes sRre broken and their in
scriptions lost. 1t may be useless to make
any sort of appeafto those who would not
care for an old graveyard of their own
accord But those to whose care these
half-abandoned farms shall come in the
future having humane hearts, and feeling
that the obligations of the golden rule are
not all outlawed by DEATH will save the
old farm burial places. as they will expect
strangers to protect theirs In the far years
to COME The thread that binds one to his
birthplace and that of his ancestors Is a
strong one and may stretch beyond thou
sand miles Sometimes the children of The
New England emigrant and even their chill.
dren's children may trace it back again
and into the old farm graveyard.
Evening star., 1901-09-07

out OF sevepty-twe II the regular guard
duty, with three hours and twenty minutes
driH besides daily. and then there is al-
ways an extra deiAn coming in between.
like kitchen police
We occupy a number Of houses, eight
or ten men In each. In one Of them there
are elsnt OF as bright hars; to give IT
not believe The lieutenant calls their
house IAN iiAtituflon for the propagation
OF the untruth."t He can hear every word
OF their discSssions. from his headquarters.
Nv awo raiiroad tales regarding the adroit-
ness IN getting on and on moving trains
leo nam to mike the above remark.
Inc nrst was by Chicago man, as fol-
lows knew man In Chicago who had
q factory ten miles out, which he visited
aaiiy. No local stopped at his place In the
man, which went by his station at mile
2 minute, and he had to jump on He has
Deen doing this ten years to my knowledge,
ana mas never met with an accident. He
mas got 1t down SO fine that he never has
70 take more than two steps after striking
the ground"
This was stanner, but the New York
man was undaunted. why, you western
people do not know the first rudiment Of
tram jumping, he retorted. Il knew
noDo In Syracuse that was on lightning
express, westward bound. when he hap
pened to think that he had left his pipe
and tobacco back in Syracuse. He looked
ahead and spied an express coming in the
opposite direction. In order to land on the
Dilnd baggage of the other train he had
to make his jump at the time the engine
passed, which he did to perfection, and he
landed back in the city unhurt."
Ihis was evidently too much for the So
clety, as nothing more was heard from
them except sounds like that Of wood
pounding on something soft.
Evening star., 1901-09-07
Drought In Ham a h ua.
le Honolulu Star. August 13.

From the Honolulu Star, August 13.
The Mauna Loa brought news today of
the drought in Hamakua. Water Is selling
at % cents a pail. A drummer went into
q barber shop the other day to secure
shave and was informed that he could not
be served, as there was no water on hand
to waste on shaving The travelling man
did not propose to be denied his shave so
he went outside to try and secure some
water with which to be shaved. He did
not feel warranted in paying 25 cents a
pail for water. and as there was none near
by he compromised matters by buying
bottle of soda pop and returning to the
shop with the stuff The barber then pro-
ceeded to shave the man, getting the
lather with the soda water. The sensa-
ton was decidedly novel one and from
all accounts the man will in future prob
ably prefer to go with beard to repeat
ing his soda water shave.
Evening star., 1901-09-07
YOUR
OPPORTUNITY
IN NEW YORK.

With my chief surgeon l will be at my
New York office all this month to perform
painless operations for correcting 1mper-
feet and deformed features and removing
all disfiguring blemishes from the human
face and body.
This marvellous work has been the means
of Frightening the lives of many persons
embarrassed and Inundated by hideous
birthmark or nose or ears deformeo
from BIRTH wrecked by accident or dis
figured by disease Consultation is free and
confidential.
The office is open every week day from U
to 6 for the speedy and permanent cure OF
pimples blackheads. eruptions large pores
and all skin diseases, the removal OF moles,
warts wens, cysts. superhuous hair,
freckles and facial blemishes, to stop hair
falling out cure dandruff, itching scalp,
scales and crust.
Call or write. You can't af-
ford to miss this opportunity.
Consultation in person or by
letter is free and strictly con-
9~ "a fdential.
- John 4. Woodbury. D. l.,
" 20 West 23d ST., N. Y.
Evening star., 1901-09-07
Against ShanghainE.
From the London Chronicle.

From the london Chronicle.
Crimping in the United States, partic-
ularIy in Pacific coast ports, is gigantic
evil Its worst effects are seen in connec-
tion with deep water ships" and as our
ships are in the majority it is our mercari-
tile marine and our sailors who are the
greatest sufferers. The government at
Washington. to whom we are protesting
vigorously, can exercise only a limited pow
er. owing to the comparative independence
of state and municipal authorities. The
cities of San Francisco, Portland Greg,
and those of Puget sound are morally re-
sponsible for the daily recurrence of
shameless eXtortions and barbarous out
RACES committed on class of men unable
to protect themselves. Sailors on shore
have ever been the prey of criminals, and
only pains taking and patient enforcement
of laws has been able to protect them.
Evening star., 1901-09-07

my dear" said Mr.. Hawkins to his bet
ter half do you know that you have one
of the best voices In the world?'
..Indced?' replied the delighted Mrs. H..
with a flush of pride at the compliment:
do you really think SOP?
II certainly do. scon.i,.usd the heartless
husband, "ctheewise / wsuld have been
worn out long ago.'-Tit Bits.
The sun., 1901-02-11
A. F. A. M. BANQUET.
Emblems Presented to Lafayette
Lodge by Charles II. Sheath.

a delegation of Philadelphia A. It. A.
NJ. We're entertained at banquet at the
Clayton House on Saturday night by
Lafayette Louge, No. IA, A. Il. A. NJ.
PREVIOUS to the banquet interesting ex-
ercises We're held in the Masonic Temple,
emblems appropriate to the Blue Lodge
oeing prosecuted to the chapter and COM
mandery by Charles III. Sheath, mem-
Der of Lafayette Lodge, but resident Of
philadelphia.
Mr. Sheath gave an historic account Of
the emblems and Professor William A.
reynolds made the presentation speech.
William Marshall received the gifts on
behalf of the chapier. The tmblems
were made of wood and metal of his
toric interest from the berry of Old
Swedes Church, the Penn treaty elm
tree, the frigates Alliance and Constitu-
tion and from Independence Hall.
10 Chief Justice Lore Mr.. Sheath pre-
sented a miniature copy of The scales Of
Justice, the metal being from the frigate
Alliance and the wood from Old Swedes.
Afte. Judge Lore had acknowledged his
appr, cation, an address was made by
Governor uunn.
A resolution presented by Judge Lore,
thanking all who had helped Mr.. Sheath
in making the emblains, was adopted.
Several of the Philadelphia Masons were
then called upon and made appropriate
remarks.
The party then proceeded to the Clay
ton House where 125 persons enjoyed
an excellent menu.
Several addresses were made and se-
lections We're given by the Brownson
quartet.
The sun., 1901-02-11
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. Mary G. Pennington of Whining
ton is visiting her sister, Mrs. Owen
Hayes of this city.
Mrs. /. Lewis Row is ill with the
grip.
Mrs. Millard +. Vernon is visiting
relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Mary Dill, of Willow Grove, DEL.
is visiting Mrs. Jennie B. Bell, of this
city.
Miss Jessie Bulge has sailed from New
York for Scotland, where she will reside
in the future.
Henry l. Mock, of Brooklyn, n Y,
is in the city experimenting the asphalt
work on the new addition to Joseph
Stoeckle's Diamond State Brewery.
Herbert Fill is the guest of Chester
friends.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Becker is visiting relatives
in Dover.
]. G. Nickerson has been the guest of
Huston friends.
Miss Nan McCadden of No. 600 Wash
ington street, is suffering with an attack
of the grip.
George A. Wolf. the publisher, has
been confined to his home several days
with the grip.
Miss Annie Bickel of Coatesville, Pa,
is the guest Of friends In this city.
The sun., 1901-02-11
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Capt. S. B. Mart's gasoline yacht of
Baltimore has been sold to Mr.. ]. N.
Coulbourn of Seaford.
John Jones and Miss Annie Farnan
were married on Wednesday last by the
Rev. p. ]. Hughes.
The r., w. & B. Railroad Company
will start the work of doubling the tracks
from Edge Moor to Delaware Junction
to-day.
The Rev. DIR. Logan preached at East
lake Presbyterian Church last night.
On February 2Sth the Adas Kodesh
congregation will give n bali in Eden
Hall.
Members of du Pont Post, g. A. r..
attended devine services at Mt. Salem M.
E. Church yesterday morning in body.
The Rev. Alexander I. Bowser, pastor
of the Unitarian church will address the
pupils of Friends School this morning.
Grand Master L. NJ. Stockwell of the
Grand Lodge, 1. o. O. f. of Delaware,
will visit Asylum Lodge on Thursday
night.
Special Officer Harkins is the weather
prognosticator of the police force. His
predictions are nearly correct that the
majority of the men on his turn usually
inquire If it is necessary to take their
gum coats along.
The sun., 1901-02-11
TREATMENT BY MISSIONARIES.
American Soldier in China Writes
That He is Not Pleased with Them.

An interesting letter dated Cavite, De-
eember IS, has been received by Mrs
Alice Smith of No. 915 Market street,
rom her son, George T. Smith, who Is
n the United States Army in the Philip
pne Islands. Mr.. Smith has many
riends in this city as he Is member of
he Junior Order of United American
Mechanics, Heptasophs and knights of
he Mystic Chain.
He gives some interesting information
about the conditions of military life on
the islands and describes the customs
md habits of the natives. He has
llsu seen service in China and was
lightly wounded in the right arm in
BATTLE at Pekin.
In his letter Mr.. Smith said referring
the missionaries in China:
THE morning after we had taken Pc
kin some of the women missionaries
anne out of the wall where we were.
We were loaded down and tired after an
lO-mile march through mud and rain.
One of the women said she had often
been told the American soldiers were so
lean and neat, but she never saw such
dirty lot Of people in her life. She COM
olained to our captain that the missio-
aaries had not had sugar in their coffee
II butter on their bread for week. He
politely invited her to dine with us. She
had to sit on the ground and shared three
nouldy hard tack biscuits and some
coffee made from burnt hard tack with
out any sugar or milk. She looked at it
and said she was much offended at be.
ing offered such food. The captain told
her that the boys and himself had to eat
hat or nothing while on the march.
When we did guard duty around their
quarters afterwards they would have
eake and cream and butter, and if any
was left they would give it to the
Chinese coolies and never offer smell to
us. II / ever get back to the States and
anyone asks me for money for mission
aries l will feel like trying to knock
them down. and there are many more
with the same feeling"
The sun., 1901-02-11
AGED BURGLAR PUNISHED.
George Riley Stands in the Pillory
for an Hour in the Snow.

George Riley, the 66-year old burglar,
who attempted to murder House Ser
gcant Joseph IIowgate on Wednesday
night last had to stand in the pillory for
an hour at New Castle jail on Saturday,
together with Reese Roberts, coiored,
who robbed the Churchman residence.
Roberts, while in the pillory, sang, Il
Don't Know Why | Love You But |
DO" The men in the pillory We're given
gloves. The thermometer stood at u de-
grees above zero and the rain and snow
were falling.
As Riley stepped down the ladder he
was given so cents by a well-known
Wilmington man.
Roberts was also whipped as were a
number Of others. 1t was sheriff Nc
Daniels first whipping. About 800 per-
sons were present.
The sun., 1901-02-11
at,onal Guard Notes.

Unless the Legislature grants an ap-
the National Guard of Della
ware will he unable to attend the in
auguration of President Mckinley. An
order has been issued by Governor Hum
granting the military organizations of
Massachusetts the right to pass through
Delaware between March / and is to
attend the Inauguration.
The following enlisted men of Company
A, First Infantry, n. G. d., have been
discharged from the military service Of
the State: Sergeant Earnest g. Parks,
expiration term of enlistment. Privates
A. L. Bennett, ]. A. Davis, Carrol S.
Greenleaf, 9. G. Foreaker, S. L. Hearn
G. II. Kinnard, G. w. Kinsler, Frank
Kenton, w. l.. Martin, s. ]. Pardee, J
L. Reed and ]. I. Holinger, on ac-
count of inability to attend to duty.
The sun., 1901-02-11
SINGLE TAX TOWN.
Henry Georges Idea Tested at
Fairhope, Alabama.
Ernest B. CASTOR Tells Wilmington
Single Takers About the Com
munity Prosperity.

There exists a community in this coun-
Try where the Single Tax ideas Of the
late Henry George are put to q practical
test and that is Fairhope, i'll Baldwin
county, Ala, 4 ilourishing town of 200
inhabitants which is now in the sixth
year and still boasts Of being the only
single tax town on earth,
Ernest Il. CASTOR, who was at the
head of the community to found the
community addressed ii largely attended
meeting of the Henry George Democrat
ic Club at its rooms in the Smith
Building, No. 6lO IL Market street last
evening on bow the town was prospering
and how the theories of Henry George
worked when put to the practical test.
he town was founded on the aband-
oned site oil Alabama City on Mobile
Bay, about IA miles distant by water
from tne city Of Mobile.
No man was allowed to own foot
of the land but he could lease for 20
years with privilege of renewal as much
town or agricultural land as he chose,
paying for it such an annual rental as
the members of the association might
fix.
ItIt - a EUbi SNllubi lbt5
two teachers and attended by twenty
five pupils; there are three stores-a
drug store, dry goods store and millinery
establishment. There is rice mill, a
saw mill and a ship yard employing those
who labor. There is also church found.
cd by the "Deciples of Christ" hut the
building is upon neutral property, where
under the State law it is exempt from
taxation. The town now numbers forty
houses. A water works is being con
structed and water will be distributed
free.
There is a library with 1860 volumes
a Woman's Christian Temperance Union
md a Woman's Suffrage Club.
The town has constructed n wharf
!5C0 feet long into the bay and is now
building $4,000 steamboat to ply be-
tween Farhope and Mobile. A town
ot 50x100 feet rents for 81 a year. Farm
land brings 80 cents Il year per acre.
Mr.. Castor Is now traveIing through
the North speaking to Single Tax Clubs
and at the same time raising the fund
for the construction of the new steamer
md is meeting with unexpected sue
cess.
The Rev. McNutley will speak before
The club on next Sunday evening.