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Evening journal., 1901-08-05
Word From Elan Pa stor

To the Editor OF the Journa-:
Sir: In a clipping from the Chester
Times, quoted from your paper. refer.
ence is made in very positive manner
70 the undersigned as pastor OF the
ELAN M. f.. Church. May | make a
brief reply to a statement that mas
gone broadcast, and which is some.
what misleading? Years ago, when the
campmeetmg at Brandywine Sum.
NIT was held only OYER one
sabbath, Elan NJ. e. Church
was allowed to use the Sunday
previous as camp service, but of late
years the association has seen fit tohold
over two Sundays in camp service, the
original ELAN Day being the first of
three Sundays. The day of itself then
lost much of its interest. Besides. this
day of the present year fell upon the
second Sunday of the Chester Heights
campmeeting, known as the big Sun.
day Few people from the nelghbor-
mood surrounding would attend the
ELAN service because of the greater at
traction elsewhere. The official board
represented by the board of stewards
is the pastors cabinet He, as was his
duty and privilege. called the attention
of the officials to the day and in con-
sultation with them twas decided that
II the campmeeting association and
people living upon the grounds desired
services for that day, we would close
the church for an extra Sunday, which
would make three Sundays in all, and
go TO the grove where the campmeet-
ing was to be held three days later IL
the seats packed in storage were put in
place and lights arranged for service
so that we could occupy the place. We
were informed that IF We desired TO
come over to the grounds to hold ser
vice. we could unpack and arrange
seats ourselves" How much assistanc
we would have received from the asso.
citation the writer does not know. We
however. are informed that a former
pastor did drag and pull and sweat to
do this kind of work and afterwards
complaints followed. In this case it /
true we had the consent of the superin.
tendent of the grounds, but why i'm
pose upon the church people and
church a duty which belongs to an
other conference and another district
when the management Of said camp
Injecting must in three days thereafter
do the work for the service Of the camp
which was to follow? We were will.
ing to close the church and hold ser.
vices as above related. if our church
and religious meetings were desirable;
otherwise we held our own church ser
vices on the Sabbath heretofore known
as ELAN Day in our own church home
This pastor proposes to stand by hi
church people and pulpit and to preacl
the Gospel where there is an opeI
door He is not a laborer in that sens
of the word and does not propose to d,
that kind Of work Respectfully,
JOHN w. MILES,
Pastor OF Elan NJ. E. Church.
Delaware County, Pa.
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whether she said goodnight or whethr
the door creal0ed as she was admitted
by her alarmed friends.
On the following evening the young
man called upon her again and after
they had arrived at a mutual under
standing she agreed to go with him to
Riverside Park. While the trolley can
was bowling along between New Cas-
tie and the park the wind whirled his
hat on and into a ditch which was fill
with muddy water. 1t was a warm
might. and the mosquitoes soon had his
head in a bad predieament, and he
suggested a return to Wilmington
which she, out Of compassion. agreed
Ito.
She has returned to her Smyrna
home. and he is mourning for her and
| his hat
Evening journal., 1901-08-05
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Association Makes statement

Association Makes Statement
70 the Editor Of the Evening Journal
Sir: AS there seems to be a desire
on The part OF some persons to heap
,pprobrium on some OF the officers OF
he Guarantee Building and Loan As
ISOLATION. 1t is in justice that these re-
marks are submitted to the public.
Ii is well understood that when a
state official enters the office OF an as
sociation. makes an examination OF
the books and publishes an unfa-
vorable report, whether that report is
accurate and just or not, it will neces-
sarily cause great loss to the associa-
ton and for a time cripple its bust
ness. Whether that temporary embar-
rassment will be overcome remains to
be seen. We will state here, that 1t
seems to be the desire Of majority OF
the stockholders that the association
continue in business, as in that way II
might overcome any loss that may
have occurred and the stockholders be
made safe. We will not argue as to
the solvency or insolvency of the as
Isolation but if it Is insolvent and that
Insolvency, as many seem to think, il
the result of excessive expenses, we
ask the public to compare these figures
land place the blame where 1t properly
belongs.
In the articles published in the news
papers. some of the most important
j facts discussed in the stockholders
meeting were omitted.
The Guarantee Building and Loar
Association was incorporated April 20
l1S9S. The expenses during that yea
were comparatively light. The offic'
Expenses during 1899, when the affairl
OF the association were directed b.
, ether officials were very heavy. srh
secretary received a salary of s25 pc
{ week, besides employing another MAJ
+. for a great part of the time. who wa
{ paid out of the funds of the assOcia
{ ton S12 per week. The general ex
1 nenses for one period of six months Q
that year were SS.7S6.66. as against 80
l010.S2 for the entire period of last year
: 1900. The expenses for the whole yea
n of 1899 were from $4,000 to $4,000
y The expenses for six months of tn
present year were S2.963.4S. Thl
Il clearly shows expenses lowing les
l. each year
oil During the period of last year IN
association loaned to borrowers b.
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GREAT NERVE is REQUIRED
TO RUN SIXTY MINUTE FLYERS

Three or four powerful new loeomo-
tives were recently put in service be-
, tween Philadelphia and Atlantic City
by the Pennsylvania railroad. They
are Of the class Il type, high and
deep chested. but Of the long, 1.-THE
build of the greyhound, graceful and
as speedy as the wind Their driving
wheels, of great height, yet apparently
light. suggest the limbs Of the fleetest
of canine breed Specially constructed
for sixty-minute flyers" they have
been proving their quality on those
stretches of the road where they en-
counter the Reading flyers.
There is a certain excitement due to
swift passage which makes a ride on
one of the Atlantic City flyers" on
both roads. the fastest trains in the
world. pleasurable to those in the cars.
The more the wayside scenery becomes
a blur the greater the exhilaration. 1t
Is not quite the same with the man in
the cab, who Is responsible for the safe
conduct of the train. The passengers
think little in the comfort and enjoy
ment of the dash to the seaside of the
severe strain put upon the engineer by
the trains swift flight, a strain that
tells in the end more seriously than
would the hardest manual labor.
Sight is the muscular work demanded
by the moving of the throttle and the
Applying of the brakes But after that
leap of less than sixty minutes from the
Delaware to the Atlantic the engineer
deseends from his cab with the heavy
step of exhaustion, the elasticity and
lagility of the start all gone.
1t is upon the nervous system that
the work of the engineer of the flyer
bears heavily. and it is the nerves
which first make sign when the burden
becomes too onerous. The engineer
becomes timorous; he can no longer
hold his engine to her work, keep her
UP to her schedule speed. His train
persistently falls behind; at first. per.
haps. not a minute in an hour, but
surely the time stretches until it be-
comes apparent to the engineer that
his days at the throttle Of the flyer
are near an end. "a Reading official
gives an instance of this curious mani
festation of loss of nerve. After a ser
| vice of twenty-five years, a certain en-
gineer was observed regularly to bring
his train in behind time And the time
lost on his runs stretched until he had
to be given a slower train. There. too,
he fell constantly behind. and finally he
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He understood all about the sun ant
the moon and the stars and somethin;
about the weather Indeed, be wa
popularity supposed to regulate thi
last, and his Indication of probabilitie
was received as gospel by his admirini
fellow citizens in certain southern
colony of Australia. lie went to Eng
land for well earned holiday.
He was shown over a celebrated frui
garden there. lie was observed to b
shifting about as il something wer
wrong. They asked him what was tn
matter. We'll" he replied, these fur
ny fellows have trained their peae
trees against the south side OF the wa
TO get the midday sun instead
against the north. London Truth.
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had to be taken off the read and was
given place in the shops.
AS a rule. however. engineers realize
when they are losing their nerve, and
then they ask for a slower train. This
loss of nerve is suffered ultimately by
the stoWest heart. But the time great
~ varies. superintendent Beach. Of
the Philadelphia division Of the Read
ing, who is now, owing to the illness
of Superintendent McCausland. acting
superintendent of tne Atlantic City di-
vision, says that some engineers last
on flyers twenty years and more. some
not that many months. An engineer is
selected for a flyer" not because of
experience on an engine, although
some experience is, of course. neces-
sary But sometimes men commend
themselves before they are long in the
service by a certain spirit and by the
manner in which they handle an en-
CINE. Such men are advanced to the
cab OF the flyer sooner than men OF
much longer experience who lack the
qualification OF nerve
1T IS a fact. said Superintendent
Beach, that the very fast trains are
less liable to accident than slower
trains. The latter are more prone tn
leave the rails than the former"
Science he added, explains this bv
pointing cut that greater friction was
.engendsred by faster fight. Then.
too. the fast train is not more exposed
to collision than the slow one But this
has no weight with the engineer. The
strain imposed by the flyer" is greater
than by the slower train, and is more
wearing What though he knows. it is
the feeling which counts, and he feels
that his place is less secure on the
sixty minute train than on the two
hour Train. Every time he mounts to
the cab his system. is exposed to strain
and in the long run that strain makes
him timid and forces him to give
way"
what are the sensations expert
enced in the cab OF a 'hyer?'" Mr..
Beach said, repeating the question.
The veteran engineer has no unusual
sensations; he becomes hardened. It
is very much like looking upon the
moving picture Of a landscape which a
train is approaching. To the
green hand the country ahead
seems rushing upon him and the
track TO be swallowed up. But when
he finds the rushing landscape fall in
order as it approaches. and a few
rides teach him that the danger is
nothing like as great as appears at
first, he begins net to mind and to
take things as matters Of cn'lrse."
Evening journal., 1901-08-05
NEWSPAPER OPINION
Investigation

investigation
From the Middletown Transcript.
Attorney-General Ward announced
on Wednesday that his Investigation
into the charges against the Levy
Court had not ended, but they would
be suspended during August, when he
proposes to take a well-earned vaca-
ton. Since his induction into Office
last January, Mr.. Ward has been a
very busy man, and has only been
able to devote a part of his time 10
county Affairs. He asks for the as
sistance OF any and all parties who
have knowledge or reasonable grounds
for belief Of any stealing or Other
unlawful practices. When he was ask
ed about that $1,000 warrant drawn
last week in favor Of Patrick Fahe,
on account of the Seventh street bridgl
Job, he said that such practices, while
Of course, open TO suspicion. did no
come within the scope Of his inquiry
rather holding out the idea that
was not an unlawful practice. Blu
] 10 seems to MS that no nlainer case O
violation OF statutory enactment coul
be wanted than this expenditure O
public funds without due passage Of
\ warrant by the legally authorize
body. Then the Hartman bill Of $500
), for refurnishing the court room "a
per contract" when no bids were ash
ed OF contract let When the publ
sees such payments made and cor
= tracts awarded they have a right
> suspect that it is a case Of addition
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A Protest
Where are the names, the pretty
names.
The names we used to know,
The sweetly simple, girlish names,
We knew so long ago?
There are no Marys any more
In this enlightened age;
The old names never used to-day,
Marie is all the rage.
The Kitties are all "Kathyrines,"
In this late age and day;
There are no NAMES any more,
For Wayne" is the way.
The Fannies are all "Fanys" now,
The girls we used TO know
Named Alice have all changed their
names
Since "Alys" is the go.
The Pearls have gone to join the rest,
For "Pyrle' is up to date;
The Helens spell it 'Helyn" now,
For it is very late.
The Ediths are all "Edyths" now,
And much as we may rue,
The girls named Lille have gone DER
They spell it "Lyly" too.
o, gyrls. pray tell me why you do
This sylly, sylly thyng;
Nf we should UNTO dayly lyfe,
Thys kynd Of specifying bryng,
Confusion would be ryfe yndeed,
We'd lose our Els and rs.
fn keeping track of spellyng whych
Us very much too US.
Bismarck IN. d. Tribune.
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MONDAY. August 8, 1901.
'INDECENuYn

Some of the down-State Addioks or
gans are accusing us Of indecency;
that would be a grave charge If 10 came
from responsible sources. A paper.
like a person, frequently finds itself in
a position where It has to deal with
filth and contagion- Colonel waring,
in the interests OF public health, went
into the disease-infected quarters OF
Havana, and there lost his life. II we
are indecent, It is because we are COM
PEELED to deal with loathsome charac
ters and questions. We win not pros
titute our pen 10 writing pleasantries
while the State is being. given over to
yultures and harpies.
We have felt like making an opology
TO our readers for mentioning Addicks
and Addicksism so often, but there are
two ways OF dealing with a plague:
one is to withdraw and let Il spread
the other TO pull off your coat and get
down into the midst of the disease and
do valiant battle. If We are compelled
20 take measures that would not be in
good form in the drawing-room. It Is
because the nature OF the disease re-
quires other means
We have had to deal with indecent
subjects. such as vote-buying, ineffi-
cheney in office; we have been com
PEELED TO challenge lying statements
made to entrap the unwary. Our read
ers hold us accountable because our
duty as a public journal is to set forth
the best civic ideals and to denounce
that which is degrading. We say that
allegiance to Addicksism is almost
equivalent to indecency; either that OF
it argues blunted intellectual percep-
lions, and We do not propose to debase
our pen in writing twaddle when there
is crying need for public exposure
We expect some Of these persons tc
writhe under the lash of truth, and ia
hurl at us inane epithets, but, after
all, the truth will count.
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tween $4,000 and $4,000 Of the stock
holders money, secured by bond and
mortgage on real estate. This amount
lis more than has been loaned during
the entire history Of the association
outside OF that year. The association
also faithfully met its obligations In
paying interest ON straight mortgages,
paid up certificates and prepaid and
full paid stock. At the beginning OF
the present year there was in force on
the books of the association, Sl2,-
$50 in prepaid and full
paid stock. There has been paid
off this year, including some install
ment stock, $S,62S. In a comparatively
short time. had not the insurance COM
missioners report crippled its income.
the most oppressive liability the asso-
citation had, prepaid and full paid
stock. would have been entirely liqui.
dated. The expenses We're growing
less, the liabilities less and the assets
more secure.
We desire an honest inspection OF
the books, which viii cOrroborate our
statements
We repeat, that II this association is
insolVent from excessive expense. the
blame lies chiefly on those who in
CURED the most expense.
During the year 1899. when the asso-
citation was under entirely different
control, the expenses were from SIG 600
to $4,000. which was more expense
than was incurred in all the other his
tory OF the association combined.
A DIRECTOR.
Wilmington, August g. 1901
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A New York court has decided that
young girls Of a certain social stand
ing require $4,000 per year to NEST the
necessary expenses incident to their
station. Dorothy Quincy Roosevelt
was allowed $4,000 by the court, on
the statement Of her mother that she
would provide an equal sum- The
young miss of seventeen has six tutors
10 assist her in her craving for knowl-
edge. If this is a sample Of the re-
quirements Of the progressive young
woman, fathers will have to increase
their salaries, or have the cunning to
be born millionaires. We know of O
number Of young women Of the same
age who get along comfortably ant
decently on sixty dollars a year.
Evening journal., 1901-08-05

According to the rule sanctioned by
centuries of Chinese observance, II
document can have the authority Of the
imperial throne Of China unless it bears
red spot placed there by the sover-
elgn TO the grand council the tsung-
li-yamen and all other departments CT
state take their business. and the grand
council in its turn considers all docu-
ments and attaches to each piece OF
red paper on which its own decision is
written Each morning at daybreak
the grand council proceeds TO the pal
ace to submit the papers to the sover-
elgn. who as each document is pro
duccd signifies approval by making a
small spot with a brush on the margin
Of the red paper. With the red spot
upon ii the paper is the most sacred
thing in the world TO a Chinaman; with
oft II ii may be torn to shreds with i'm
punity.-Lesiie's Weekly.
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Democrats and Expansion

From the Chicago Chronicle (Dem)
The country awaits with some inter
est a genuine democratic declaration
If principle in regard to the new Ter
ritories of the United States.
Under Populistic and Socialistic
leadership that which has been known
VI late as Democratic doctrine on this
subject has been a curious mixture OF
amotionalism and cowardice. IL has
failed utterly TO neutrality-suspicious.
acts. II has limited at various policies
more or less romantic or unworthy.
In no case either i'm the expressions of
A platform or in the utterances Of a
leader has the party idea been clearly
stated.
Under these circumstances Demo-
Gratis In ali parts OF the country are
advocating everything with relation
TO the Philippines and Porto Rico
from an abiect surrender and aban-
ionment to Incorporation into the
Union as governing States. I'm
less party sentiment on this ques-
ion shall soon crystalline about a true
Democratic principle the capacity of
ne party to deal with this subject at
all at any time will be very seriously
impaired
The problem ought not to be one
uf6cult OF solution. 1t comprehends
In the first place the acceptance in
rood faith OF the fact that these is
lands are American Territories and
that the question of their alienation
Is no more to be discussed than is the
question of alternating any either
American possession. 1t follows, tneh
tbat nothing remains but to declare
the marty policy as to their govern
ment and development
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An Editorial Error.

"Did anybody ever Try to start
newspaper hereY asked the intellect
al looking man with glasses.
"Yes," answered Broncho Bill; "b
It failed. The editor wouldn't tend
business"
"Was he 2 dissipated manT
NO; but lie insisted on sitting at
desk with his back TO the door when
ought TO have been standing with a
shooter in his hass and his eye at
knothole. Washington Star.
Evening journal., 1901-08-05

NJ zisssGT l1ngIuenza-
1t Is verySwsil known thTtthei In
huenza is mott an exclusively modern
complaint, but I am not sure whether
a curiousfrefecence to it by Be wer, the
contnuator Of Fordun's chron icle, has
been noted, Writing Of the y, ar 1920
he says that among those who died In
Scotland that year We're Sir II snry st.
Clair, earl on Orkney Sir Jane Doug
las of DaIkeith, Sir William d ; Aber-
nethy, Sir William De st. Clair, sir vii
liam Cockburn and many others, a u by
that inirmity whereby not cnly rani
men, but innumersble quantity of The
commonslty, perished, which was Nsul
carly termed lie Quhew lie Quhew'
vurgaIibus dicsbaturl" q over, :Is'
3D. Now. ''quh" in Scottish texts usrD
ally represents the sOunt OF ''wl''
properly aspiratcd) TT ,erefore If
seems that in the fifteenth century the
influenza was known as the whew,
Just as it Is known In u re twentieth
century as "the flue"
have resrained flnm, quoting "a
length Bowers cxpianat on OF tn
cause Of the epidemic but sthere SCENT
little doubt that the disease was iden
teal with that with which we are 81
grievously, familiart --,NotesV and One
RES, = $685. \..SeA.s.
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Consolation.

Mrs. Murphy TO her husband. exclt-
edlyl-Run for the doctor. Pat. TAe
child has swallowed the halfpenny yer
gave him to play with.
ION. keep your mind aisy, Bridget"
replied Fat. at was a bad one auy.
way"
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wedding present Of $500. Recently
he died leaving her $500 more, which
means that thisyoung girl, by pursuing
an honorable course retained her self.
respect, won the gratitude Of one who
tried to dishonor her, and received the
tidy sum OF $4,000 besides. The moral
OF this is, BE virtuous and you'll be
happy.
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erS tell sunday III
eastern Pennsyl-
venia, southern.
New England and
southeastern New
York, Florida, and
locally in Tonnes
see. The temper.
allure fell in the
heart Of the rece
heated area, and
now about norm
IA oil IfcFrfrfg
Evening journal., 1901-08-05

The Evening journal goes Dy mall mo
almost every postofflce Ina the State ~
N delivered by carriers In Newark, New
port. stanton. Elsmere, Edge Moor, Mar
shallton, Falkland. forklyn, iiockeasin,
Dover, MiddletoWn, Smyrna, Clay ton. Cam
den. Laurel Seaford, New Castle, Della
ware city, Milford, Georgetown, Harring
ton. Delmar. EndgeVillc. LeWes, and
many other towns. IL Is on sale nt all
Union News stands, at Stand No. ]. Broad
Street station Philadelphia. and at Chess
Ter IL Is on file at several OF the reading
rooms on Young's Pier, Atlantic city,
and on sale at the news stands near the
exposition grounds, I'm Buffalo.
Persons going away for a week OF longer
can have the Evening Journal mailed to
them daily for cents week
Evening journal., 1901-08-05

Boston culture, it seems, forbids a
promiscuous display Of the American
flag. A woman and her little boy were
driving in the Revere Beach boule-
ward the other day. and The young
man had small flag attached 20 a
cane A policeman ordered the re
moyal OF the offending symbol on the
drive named for Paul Revere, and the
officer. it seems, was simply following
the regulations. The boy should have
had volume Of Browning or lbsen
since display Of patriotism is not il
gOOu form IN the city winch produces
Atkinsons. and other hybrid creatures
Evening journal., 1901-08-05

The Swedish mile is the longest m
in the world. \ traveller in Swed
when told that he q only about m
from a desired point would better Il
a horse. for the distance he will ha
TO walk if he chose in his ignorance
adopt that mode OF travel is exae
11,7O0 yards.
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division and silence" One Of our lead
ing citizens said lately that if this con
dition prevailed out West the people
would settle it with shotguns and not
\ wait on the attorney-generals or any
other official Investigation. There is
not much doubt Of the truth OF HE re-
marks.
Evening journal., 1901-08-05

"You don't go after burglars with a
brass band" said prominent lawyer,
who is much interested in the Levy
Court investigation. Attorney General
Ward may be inspired by similar senti-
ments in deciding to hold the investi-
cation without public attendance.
Evening journal., 1901-08-05

4 boy boasts Of what he is going 20
do when he becomes a man. ana an old
mar brags of what he did whea be was
a bUy.--Chlcsgo News.