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Evening journal., 1902-01-03
wbnt n Rureau Really Is.

When parchment was used for writ
ing and when bookbinding was in its
infancy and bound book was a costly
luxury, it was the custom to place the
book on a piece of cloth or n strip Of
wool in order to prevent the binding
from possible damage on the rough
wood Cf the table. Those who had TO
deal with money also mad a strip Of
cloth ON the table or counter so that
the coins should not roll. This strip
was called bureau"
In course Of time the custom chang
ed. and the same word was applied to
the writing table covered with green
or other colored cloth and at length de-
scended to the modern table with the
center protected by leather. As an Of
fee contains one or more Of these Ia
bles it is not difficult TO understand
that the name should, in one country,
have been given 20 the room that con-
sained the bureau.-LondonS Standard
Evening journal., 1902-01-03
our HARnoR pnonLEMs

It is fortunate for Wilmington that
she has an active and progressive
Beard of Trade. II is also fortunate
that it is taking up the matter of river
and harbor improvements. and that IL
will render Dr. Ball all the assistance
necessary in presenting the needs of
such Improvements in our waters to
the River and Harbor Committee.
There seems to be no division Of opin-
ion as to just what is required; the
Christiana must be deepened. and there
must be system Of bulNheads or an
equivalent along the Delaware, that
will enable the city to reach deep water
traffic.
The industries and commerce Of vii.
mington were built under certain con
ditions; one of these was the ampl,
water afforded by the Chrlstiana for
such traffic as was necessary at a for
mer period. Now conditions hav,
changed; all craft are larger and o
deep draue'ht. Not only this, but TIN
Christiana formerly had from fourteen
TO sixteen feet Of water. but notwith
standing Government appropriation
and a considerable amount OF dredg
ing, there is now about twelve feet
! less than We started with. This fac
is attributed to sewage. and that ma
have had am effect, but ii does not a,
count for the immense amount of d,
= posit; this must come from the info
OF mud from the lowland adjacent.
i is a problem for experts. and not for u
S But something should be done TO II
+ store the stream to at least its orig
I nal and natural depth.
+ AS an Improvement, and a step
Evening journal., 1902-01-03
SILAS OLDFIELD DISCOURSETH
ON SOME CURRENT EVENTS

plained them inishels to you onct be-
foar) II amt very kOmplmentry to
Fred, but you never no. kin see him
an kale Laton now havin talkin
match. and ] wonder which will be
boss. him or Frank Alice.
You no the way l ust to break in
'hosses, by hitchin them to the britch
'of the log wagon where they might
rare and kick and couldn't git away?
Well. seems to me they'll have to
hitch up Fred in that kind OF way. II
lose my job I'm goin to apply fer a
place as dog-catcher or in the street
cleanen department Gale says / am
thoroly competent.
l hearn that Doctor Ball was goin
to appint a page, whatever that may
be. the other day. and so l went to him
and says I. Il want to be a page, or
I'd Just as soon be hole chaptur. fer
they amt nothin small about me-"
The Doctor looked Quare and says:
"Why, it has to be a boy; | can't ap-
pint a man with a set of broomcorn
whiskers." I said as fer the whiskers
I was goin tn stuff a sofa pillar fer
Mister Addicks with them, fer him to
rest his weary head onto when he re-
posed on his couch and had peesful
dreems. And I said furthermoor that
while | was gettin along in yeers yit
my hart was still young and that
was as inherent as a child / prom
ised to wear wig and nee pants, but
it want no go; he wouldn't appint me.
1t was the case of anuthor Regler.
I feel friendless and aloan; that
denny John of peadh you sent me fer
Chrismus has disappeared like buck
wheat cakes befoar the hired man at
breakfus time. I'm as thursty as a
yearlin caf when his mother has been
out to paster all day. Can't you send
me anuther. cause it's a weary world
Lauray; its a weary world!
Yours sick at hart,
Silas Oldfeld
Evening journal., 1902-01-03
THE LITERARY WORLD

The International Monthly begins
the new year with a number, even
greater than usual, of strong and at
tractiVe articles, al, for the most part,
devoted to the larger themes and inter-
osts. Associate Justice Brewer, of the
Supreme Court in an admirable study
of the Jury" prOnOunces unequivO-
cally in favor of retaining THE system
especially because it secures the di-
rect cooperation of the people in the
administration of justice; but he con-
demne without any reserve those fea-
lures of its present workings which
have done so mudh to destroy public
confidence IN its efficiency. The for
eign contributions to this number are
especially excellent German Tenden-
cies," by Professor George Simmel, of
the University of Berlin, is a very valu-
able study. with something of THE
grand. ideal tone in it that one learns
to expect in the best German litera-
/ ture Adolph F1lrtwangler, the great
archae0logist (fOunder of a SCHOOL,
gives a charming account of the New
Excavations at Aegina." Mrs. Bernard
BOsancuet studies in detail the condi-
tions of the working woman in Eng
Hand; and NJ. Camille Mauclair the
well-known Partisan art critic, con-
tributes a brilliant sketch of French
Impressionism theory, history and
influence His tribute to Whistler
must prove OF especial interest to all
American readers. There are interest
ling book reviews by NJ. Andre LebOn
and Professor Brander Matthews
Evening journal., 1902-01-03
Her Beautiful Hands


Gods roses are sweet and His lilies
are fair
AS they bend meath the dews from
above
They are splendid and fair-but they
cannot compare
With the beautiful hands of my
love.
No Jewels adorn them-no gllttering
bands
They are just as God made them, these
sweet. sweet hands
And not for earths gems, or it's bright
diadems.
Or the pearls from the depths Of the
sea.
Or the queens of the lands with their
beautiful hands
Should these dear hands be taken
from me
What exquisite blisses await their
commandsi
They We're made for my kisses. these
dear. sweet hands
Ay. made for my kissesl And when,
some day.
MY life shall be robbed OF It's trust,
And the lips that are colder shall kiss
them away
And hide them in daisies and dust;
will kneel in the dark where the an
gel stands,
And my kiss shall be last on these
dear, sweet hands.
Frank H. Stanton in Songs of a Day.
Evening journal., 1902-01-03

lost in the forest. Darkness came on
while i was still trying to rediscover
the trail. and. as the cold was severe,
I decided to camp for the night before
I became exhausted. To my Horror
discovered. upon searching my pockets
that | had not a single match left with
which to light a fire. It had been
raining all day and the fallen wood
was soaked. so that it was impossible
for me to rub two pieces of dry wood
together, as the Indians do, till they
take fire, even if knew how, which
didn't.
For the second time i searched all
lmy pockets. and even carefully exam
lined the lining of my coat and waist
coat in the hope that some stray
match might have lodged there; but
in vain. i did find. however, a small
sheet of dry paper. AS I drew it forth
l felt that my life was saved; for
though / had no match | had thought
of a way to set fire to the paper.
Hastily constructing a pile of the
dryest wood and twigs that l could
find. / knelt before it, with the paper
lin my hand. carefully screened from
the wind with my body. Seizing ther
a stout and knOtty oak stick, like g
lpoliceman's club. I struck myself {
violent blow over the head with it
Immediately a multitude of brigh
sparks danced before my eyes. In
stantly I passed the paper back anC
forth among the sparks. To my 10!
several settled upon it. I famed then
gently with my breath. The paper be
came ignited. Plunging it among th'
twigs ] soon had the joyful satisfac
tion of seeing the twigs, tiny crack
ling flame kindle there.
Il was savedl The rest was easy
A splendid bonfire soon lit up tn
gloom of the surrounding forest A
bound up a long scalp wound on tn
back of my aching head I thanked m
lucky stars for the clever expedien
which had occurred to me only in tn
nick of time"
Evening journal., 1902-01-03
WAYFARER'S NOTEBOOK
Yielded to Temptation


In the vicinity of Kirkwood Park, at
Eleventh and Kirkwood streets. the
other day, there was a scene illustrative
OF the natural depravity of humanity,
particularly the masculine phase of it..
The central figure was a small colored
boy probably or 10 years old. His
face was as round and black as a face
well could be, and it was lighted up
with pair of proverbial "chiny eyes.
and double rows of big. white teeth.
He was surrounded by a crowd Of
white urchins, just a little older than
himself, and all were talking earnestly
and eagerly together. Then, at a sig
nal, apparently, the group separated
and melted away like dew before a
summer sun. leaving the small. de-
scendant of Ham in comparative pos
session OF the thorougihfare.
His attention appeared to be riveted
upon the form Of an approaching
woman, who was nearly a couple of
squares away. He stood almost as mo-
'tiOnless as figure in bronze. until, as
the woman was abreast OF him, he dart
ed past her like a black FASH snatch
ing her pocketbook from her hand.
Too surprised to utter a sound the
woman stood stock still AS the small
colOred thief ran around the corner he
cOllided with a white boy, who. TAX
ing in the situation at a glance, captured
the lad and restored the pocketbook to
its owner
The small thief was frightened hall
out of his wits. His teeth chattered
his eyes rolled wildly. and his whole
frame shook in his terror. Throwing
himself headlong upon the street, he
shrieked:
81 want my moml ! want my nom
The other boys told me to do it, an
did. I want my mOm!"
Filled with pity for the Ignorant
tool of the others. the woman refused
to hodge complaint against the boy
and he was allowed to go.
Evening journal., 1902-01-03
croker,s Political eoIdness

from the New lOrk Press
Cookers bOldness always was his dis
tipguishing characteristic in politics
His audacity is commanding. He errs
frequently just as all men who are
almost entirely physical always do In
the prize ring Jeffries is a blunderer,
but he has colossal force. and his
blunders are forgotten in the attitude
he assumes and the force with which
he lands when he reaches his antagO-
mist Croker is the Jeffries of politics
forceful and bul-headed. never know
ling or recognizing when he is knocked
down, but always thinking Of what will
happen to the other fellow when he
reaches him, and clustering and bluff
inc about it all the while. Knocked
down in November and counted out, he
is up again with the excuse that the
newspapers interfered unduly in the
fight. and he is crouching and waiting
for the opening which ne thinks will
come two years hence.
Evening journal., 1902-01-03
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
In Mr.. Shorts Defense


To the Editor Of the Evening Journal
Sir Allow me to express my ap-
prevail Of the editorial in yesterdays
Evening journal entitled "UnYarrant-
ed Criticism" The minister in this
case is one of the best-known in the
city. and his professional acts have al
ways been above reproach. Under the
circumstances he was entirely justified
in marrying the two minors, having not
only the consent of their parents. but
their urgent request to unite them in
marriage. No fair-minded man, know
ing the circumstances Will adversely
criticise the clergyman for mis- act, and
no paper. except one having a desire
for sensationalism and leaning to-
ward yellow journalism, would allow
such a story in its columns e. X. G..
Wilmington, Del, January 3, 1902.
Evening journal., 1902-01-03
FROST KING FROZE THE GAS
IN MANY OF THE CITY'S MAINS

service pipe becomes clOgged with ice.
When the gas companys employe
reaches the house be pulls out an air
pump and blows as hard as dozen
theatrical agents. Sometimes the air
pump blows a hole right through the
obstruction, and sometimes it doesn't
When it fails alcohol is poured into the
pipe, the frost melts like so much
sugar, and the air pump, called into
requisition, blows it into the big
main.
When the cold snap reached Will
mington this time, every man whose
gas burned low was sure it was The
worst difficulty anyone had ever en-
countered along this line. The truth is
that The conditions this year are far
better than they were last year. when
Superintendent Curleys life was
made miserable by the large number
of complaints.
Before the present company is
through with contemplated improve
ments, frozen mains win be an impos-
sibihty Larger mains are to be INSTALL
edit is only the small ones that be-
come clogged-and all service pipes
will be buried so deeply that the cold
cannot affect them. or will be so pro-
tected that they will have minimum
susceptibility to the changes Of the
weather
Meanwhile THE best advice to the un-
happy families of the cold spell just
passed is that they keep their cellars
warmed or have their meters put up
stairs
Evening journal., 1902-01-03
Blocking the Way

From the New York Press.
What seems to a layman very fool
ish and unjust regulation of the navy
is THAT If an officer fails to pass his
examination and loses his promotion.
being sent back to wait a year before
trying again, the officers in the num-
bers below his also suffer though they
may pass their examinations with the
highest hOnors. If Smith We're No.
on THE list of his grade and if Jones
were No. and Smith should fail to
gain a number to take him into the
next grade, Jones, Though successful in
his examination, would also fail to
gain that number. Isn't that rot?
Evening journal., 1902-01-03
ACcusED oF prnJunY

A Witness in the Lynn trial is now
held for perjury, a hearing was waived
and now The case goes TO court. OF
course, any comment on the merits o.
the case would now be out of place but
n may not be amiss TO discuss certain
OF its features. II is inconceivable thai
the Attorney General would take this
course unless There is sufficient evil
dence to warrant a hearing of the
charges these may be unfounded. bui
IL rs well that the cosrt should be ask
ed to pass upon them.
Perjury is one of the most serious
ofenses against the law and against
society. Through n course of centuries
a system of Jurisprudence has been
established aimed at the protection of
THE individual and of the masses A
principal part of this machinery is the
testimony of men given under the sane
tity Of an OATH If men of blunted
sensibllities and low moral instincts
solemnly testify to an untruth in order
TO defeat the ends Of justice, Then we
cannot have courts of justice but they
win resolve themselves into courts of
injustice. A prosecuting attorney OF
any attorney. since he is an officer OF
the court, should be jealous of The mis-
tress he serves. and naturally he is
alive to the necessities of his position
when There is a suspicion that anyone
seeks to tamper with the machinery OF
the courts.
We hope that The defendant in this
case is not guilty; yet if there is guilt
let 1t be established. and let the penalty
be rigid,y enforced. There are other
cases Of great importance to be tried
in the near future, and it is well THAI
all interested persons should know thai
the court and its officers are not to b,
uifled with If men do not regard tn,
sanciy Of an oath in giving testimony
then the fear of punishment may detei
them.
Evening journal., 1902-01-03
Gas Works. Jan. 2. 1902.

Gas Works, Jan. 2, 1902.
Ny dear Lauray:
I'm in considerable trubble and
may lose my job. They do say that
Fred Book is comm home to take my
place, and Pm a right smart worriet
Mister Palma. who has been elected
president of Kuba on the free silver
platform or something like hit, says
he don't want Fred to waste no moar
time down thar. but that he must come
back and save the Stait of Delaware.
Fred told him that he had decided to
RENAME a few years and straighten
things out a bit for him until he got
yust to the rulin' business, but old
man Palma wouldn't listen to eny
such sakrifis. So I'm a loolIin for
Fred any day.
Some day ! shall see him come
walkin in with his little telescope in
his hand marked
Fred Z. Book,
Wilmington, Delaware,
U. S. A.
Care of the Wilmington Sun.
Then III be dun fer Lauray, and
You may look fer me by the next
freight train.
] first seed the noos in the Republi-
can, a paper which has a rite smart
.sirkulashun among the butchers and
'grocers. They like hit because hit
comes cheaper THAN other wrappin pa
per and they give prizes away too.
Hit allus has too kinds of noos; the
noOs of last. week and the noos Of next
week, but is purity shy on the news of
this week. I'm goin to take it fer you,
Lauray, for they give their subscribers
presents from a cake of soap to a set
of false teeth. But, as the poet says,
I'm wanderin.
So gettin back to my story, the paper
had piece about Fred comm back to
become the politicle lootenant of Mis-
ter Addicks. G. NJ. (you know I ex-
Evening journal., 1902-01-03

two times. and now flows into the sea
through a mouth sixty miles distant
from that Of 100 years ago. 1t is esti-
mated that its floods in the present
century have cost China 1l,00O00C
lives.
Mr. Grogan-What power o fun
erals they do be havin at the church
these days. Shure, it's shtarted me
thinlSin.
Miss Casey-Thinkin' av what?
Mr. Grogan-That whin it come
tonne fur my funeral would you be
the wildly?
Mister" began the beggar, "its
pretty hard to lose all your relations
and"
"Hard?" snorted the crusty individ-
ual. why. man alive, If they're poor
relations it's impossible"
"She has improved in her singing,
and she knows it. too"
Think so? / noticed 1t didn't re-
quire very much applause to induce
her to sing again"
No, but there was a time when it
didn't require any applause at all"
Most women like to see themselves
In print, but you will find
The print that they prefer the most
Is not the cotton kind.
Mrs. Pepprey (reading) 1.-The bride
was attired in simple gown of ivory
satin trimmed with orange blossoms.
Senator De Puns wore a white flower
in his buttonhole
Mr.. Pepprey-Goodnessi Suppose
he had forgotten the flower, and had
worn that buttonhole plain.
Jenks-One of the fellows at our
boarding house turned out to be a reg
ular crook. He got into another fell
lows room and made off with lot of
money.
Joakley-Ahl Another case of false
roomer gaining currency.
The American peanut is, in success
tul competition with those of India
and Algiers in the French market.
Evening journal., 1902-01-03

The trouble seems to be over for the
present, but there are many families in
town who live in fear and trembling
lest they lose their supply of gas again
before the winter is past.
Between December Is and January 1
the city contained at least one hundred
householders who, in the intervals be-
tween lighting useless matches and
tearing their inoffensive hair, occu-
pied themselves with heaping Objurga-
tons on the Wilmington Coal Gas Com
pany, and writing complaints to that
company couched in language more or
less forcible and more or less polite,
the language being as q rule, very
much more forcible than is used i'm the
form of correspondence printed in
Ready Letter Writers.
No man becomes wrOth unless he is
persuaded he has good reason for it;
the many househOlders were thorough
ly convinced of the justice of their ire.
What gas company should not be
blamed when a little cold snap like the
one the town has had suffices to freeze
a dwellings, gas into a hard, incombus-
tib-e knot. The company, being soul
less, never even trembled.
The cause of the trouble is easily ex-
p.ained. When the temperature falls
very low it sends below freezing point
all service pipes that are in any way
exposed. The gas contains a certain
amount Of moisture, which instantly
.frosts upon the inside of the service
pipe. The longer the cold snap, the
greater the amount of frost, until the
Evening journal., 1902-01-03
NEW WSpAPER OPINION
One Phase OF the Problem

One Phase of the Problem
From the New Orleans picayune.
The solution of the negro problem is
their diffusion throughout the Union
by emigrating largely from the South
ern into the Northern States. This is
not going to be in its first stages a
rapid movement, but Dc win grow final
ly TO great proportions and operate
with constantly increasing rapidity. All
THE existing facts revealed by the cen
sus show that very decided move
ment is in progress among the negroes
and all the indications are that it will
go on growing and increasing until the
negroes are pretty well distributed
among the white population of the
Northern States.
Evening journal., 1902-01-03
The Palm to Wu
M the philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat,
after a critical review Of the speeches
made at the late New England dinner
In Philadelphia, and quoting extracts
from The oratory of Mr. Beck. Justice
Brewer, Mr.. Hill. Mr.. Cochran and Mr..
Hamlin, the notable speakers on that
notable occasion, gives the palm for
simple, straig.ht-hung idiomatic English
to Mr.. Wu, the Chinese minister. There
can. be no doubt that Mr.. Wu is
one Of the happiest public speakers in
the country.
Evening journal., 1902-01-03
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

The increase in assessed valuations
in New York City Is $4,000 600, which
will give the city an increased borrow
ing margin of SS,000.O00 on July 1
next. The increase is normal. 1t is
caused by enlarged building opera
tions.
There are now in Europe forty sta
tions equipped for wireless telegraphy
and five in America. Each of LlOyd's
stations throughout the world will
soon have a plant About sixty YES
sells have put in the necessary appar-
atus
What male Jim buy a copy Of the
game laws?"
He wanted to see when it was legal
to shoot craps
."What was Boilers defense in the
breech Of promise suit that made the
plaintiff forgive him?'
"He said he forsook her because the
doctor told him he must give up
sweets"
The results obtained in Ohio's Hos
pital for Epileptics, the first institu-
tion of the kind in the United States,
have not been sufficiently satisfactory,
! in the opinion of experts, to justify its
continuance. The desirability of
using its buildings for the criminaG
and the hopelessly insane, and of put
ting the epileptics of the State on
farms. rather than segregating them
is being seriously considered by Those
interested in the care of the defective
classes.
1--WE tried to get the baseball batter
to sign the pledge for the new year
lbut he won't"
"Of course not You can't expect
him to swear OFF on high balls
A Goshen IN. - man, who hal
reached the ripe age of "a. is now look
ling for a fourteenth wife. Thus far
liz Is said he has received over 200 let.
tiers from women whD express willing
ness to take the place.
j Thomas Fleming. the purser of the
: Umbria. has crossed the ocean 92'
] times
5 "Do you always get mad wheI
3 YOU'RE called hard names?'
D Not at all. l haven't the slightes
p objection to being called a brick"
: The Whisky Trust paid out S1,941,
! SOS in dividends during this year
more than double that Of last year.
The French use only one-third al
much sugar, head for head, as tn
e English.
How did Whiffen come to get ex
nelied from the Married Mems Club?
u Why. he confessed that he had
liking for his mother-in-law."
The United States will supply Stel
tin. Germany. with 125,OO0 tons {
If steam coal under yearly contract
L. The per capita consumption of spil
l. It's in the United States is smaller tha
t. in any other of the great nations.
sr you don't believe in dreams, d
a vou2"
is Certainly. It's after come out
Z dream that my belief ends
10 The Yellow river is STYLED the 80
I'd row of China" During the last eel
IS ltury it has changed its course twent.
Evening journal., 1902-01-03
An Industrlous congressman
ON the Nashville American.

From the Nashville American.
AS the First congressional district of
Tennessee is hopelessly Republican. it
is fortunate for all the people Of THAI
district. and by no means disadvan-
tage 70 the State. that It is represent
ed by a man of such successful activity
and public spirit as the Hon. Walter
p. Brownlow. While Brownlow is a
staunch and loyal Republican, he is
without partisan hate or malice or bit
terness, and he seeks TO represent all
the people, and is constantly alert tc
the interests of his constituents and
State. In the matter Of appropriations