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Evening journal., 1902-03-20
Gas Works. Mardh l9. 100.


My Dear IAmay: The news in yort
letters is sertainly discoWagin, anc
has kept me awake o. nights. To think
THAT boy Of mine should forget all
his teachln' and go over to Addicks
did hope that my exampel and yore
innCocnce might keep him from the
broad way that leadeth to desuuck-
shlln But it pears that hht aint NO
use.
Haint / told him agin and agin on
the quiet that this sellin' out for a
mess OF potash is all wrong? And that
he ought To retane his self-respec and
not mind his odd daddy's goin' astray? ?
Now he's gone and sold hisself, and
folks will have no more respec for him
than they do for them Addicks fellers
in the legieladher
Just TO think how our children may
disgrace us by bein' just as ornery
as we air / wanted John to profit by
my advise and not to foller my ex-
ampel ! spOse I'll have to make the
best OF hit. SO you tell him TO go slow
In maxim the deal, for / kin give him
some pinters that Will help him to
fetch all hes wuth If he's got to sell
out. they ain't no use in making his
self too dern cheap.
Them Street and Sewer fellers has
fixed us on the gas bizness unless the
Mayor finds hit in his heart to do his
dooty by u.s. We had some help from
the Sunday Star without hit KNOWN
hit Says the Star throw the whole
durn bizness out and ask everybody
from the owner of talleh kandle 10
MacarOni to put in a bid.
II they had a done hit, Mr.. Addicks
was prepared to furniFlh lites that
wopld make the sun turn pail and he
was willing to pay the sitty for the
privilege. Hit is sicknin the way
some fellers think they can run this
sitty without no help from Mister Ad-
dicks. He says he'll show en-.
The Pennsylvany railroad is a tryin
to git even with Mister Addicks hit
seams. They have been tal1in the
curve outen their line at Claymont,
leavin Mr.. Addicks a rite smart dis
tance from the station. HIT will be
too fur TO walk 50 he says he'll haf to
run hack to accommodate the fellers
duiin the next campane.
/ say the railroad ought to furnish
the hack. even tho we do ride on
passes. but George Massey says he has
to draw the line sOmewheres When
we went to see him about takin out
THAT curve, he laffed and said, $50 you
have got on to my curve at hast. have
you" When we git our Kent county
trolley road agoin we'll fix him.
Them stories you see in our papers
about our bein' again buyin' votes and
all kinds Of corrupshun has give us
some trubbel. Some of THE fellers
down in Kent and Sussex come up
hear the luther day a-bilin. Says they;
What in the thunder do you take us
for? Do you spose we went over to
Addicks and air a-sticl1in to him for
love OF the thing. Not muohl What
we wants Is the grease, and If she
amt fourthcomin we'll sOoth our
conschinses a spell by gettin out"
The poar lifts thought we meant
hit Says I, "air you fools? Do you
spose we meant hit? You swallered
THAT stuff about majority rule with
never a groan. and do you spose we're
Evening journal., 1902-03-20

that they must have been aware Of their
sons course The mother testified that
the girl appealed to her for the only
Preparation the young man could make to
, the girl he had wronged. and the mother 8
reply was that she would never consent
TO her sons marrying her. And when
the wronged girl IN her desperation
threatened TO shoot her betrayer. the
mothers cool reply was: "Why don't you
go and shoot yourself?" And the father
showed no more sympathy for the victim
OF his sons lust than the mother
Apparently these parents belong TO that
class of people who believe that sons will
have their fling and that the daugh-
ters must take care OF themselves. Young
Brooks was only one OF "set," no more
numerous perhaps In Brooklyn than else
where. whose moral training OF home is
of such a habby character that they inn
agne that all that is demanded of them
Is an outward observance OF respectable
ity. Having satisfied this code they feel
Tree to crafty their passions and blast
ives TO their hearts content. Young
Brooks was a regular attendant at church
ana Sunday school, were his parents
also. but all the admontions he heard In
public had no effect upon him because
they We're not supplemented by parental
teachings.
Not all the young mes who follow the
path young Brooks did end their lives
under such shameful circumstances as
he Many Of them escape public disgrace
and have only a scared conscience and a
blunted moral sense as a punishment
But when an affair OF tho kind is thrust
upon the public the revelations must al
ways show lack Of moral training at
home. Young Brooks could not have had
such a training from a mother who could
advise a girl whom her son had wronged
to 'go shoot herself"
Evening journal., 1902-03-20
Mr.. Bryan's Place

From the Chicago Chronicle (Dem)
II is a fact that the Chronicle has no
disposition TO eensure nor even to criti-
elise William J. Bryan for any portion Of
his course which does not tend toward
another Demscratic defeat with him as
the Democratic candidate for President
or debating the terms OF the Democratic
platform. But the Chronicle criticises
and censures him for assuming TO dictate
to the Democratic party who shall be its
leaders and candidates In thc future.
Recently Mr.. Bryan has been at New
York and Washington, perhaps I'm other
Eastern political centers. At these places
he has taken IL on himself to declare
that such Democrats as David y. Hill
and Arthur Il. German of national fame
and honored as statesmen before he was
a voter must have no part i'm framing
Democratic policies nor IN the nomina-
tion OF Democratic candidates this year
or In the near future.
The trouble with Mr.. Bryan Is that he
thinks there was no Democratic party nor
Democrats previous to the time when he
became the Populistio- Democratic candi-
date for president. 1t is not seemly for
Mr. Bryan TO say in New York whom
the Democrats OF that State shall nomi-
nate for governor or support for
the Democratic presidential nominal
tion. II is not seemly for him to pro-
claim at Washington that ex-senator
German. now reelected from Maryland
to his old seat IN the Senate, must not
interfere In Democratic management dur
lu1r the coming camDaipu
Mr. Bryan has become a very unim-
portant factor an the management and
destinies OF the Democratic party lie
should appreciate the fact
Evening journal., 1902-03-20
IN CONFERENCES

The Methodist Conference is in ses-
sion at Crlsheld, and the chicken crop
Of that locality is becoming exhausted.
Yet, It is said That Maryland hospitality
will not be exhausted till the last
pullet has given its final hutter. There
are present many excellent gentlemen,
who are like the man in the balloon
enjoying the present and only anxious
about where they are going TO land
There is one thing, however, about
the Methodist minister which compels
our admiration; wherever Providence
and the bishop may place him, he goes
10 work. II he doesn't get his salary
in money, he will take il out i'm po-
tatoes. II it is abnormally small
someway weddings become popular in
that locality, and he pockets the fees.
He can live on 5000 a year and veal
a smile; it takes a Christian to dc
that and he has methods of stirring
up the hardened sinner and making
him uncomfortable, not possessed b!
other clergymen. The people of vii
mington move on the 25uh of March
the Methodist minister migrates jus
after Conference. no matter when tha
may be. He has grown so used to j
that he regards il as a pleasing di
version. One day he is going abou
his work in Wilmington, and the mex
finds him settled at Mulligans Cros
Roads. and going right on with hi
work as though there were no chang
Of surroundings. Everywhere he FIND
a hosDitable welcome, and this is e.
tended only to the worthy.
Evening journal., 1902-03-20
MANY TREATED |
AT MOSPITI
Report Of Managers
Delaware Institution
ITS FINANCIAL CONDITI
President Johnston and Treasu
JOReS Tell Of Last Years Work,
Money Needed
FINANCIAL CONDPT

Ihe annual meeting Of the Truss
or the Delaware Hospital is being
This afternoon. One of the most
teresting features is the reading
PRESIDENT Johnston'e report. He sa
'llhe most important event which
occurred since the last report has h,
the opening of the new hosn
building. 1he total cost of the hui
ing and furnishings was about q
9OS.49. A temporary loan has be
necessarily made for $4,000, to pay
outstanding bills This loan will be
duced as rapidly as funds for that D,
pose are received" Mr.. Johnston a
gave a description Of the new bui
ings.
His report shows that the endo-
ment fund during the past year h
been increased from S33,17S.75 to S4s
1873 by the legacies Of $4,000 fro.
the estate Of Mrs. Sarah Esther Cur
Minis; $4,000 from the estate of MI.
Mary A. Adams. and $4,000 from al
estate OF Mrs Caroline j. McClar.
William p. Bancroft donated I'd
shares CT the WOodlawn Company. va
ued at $4,000.
The treasurer's report shows I'll
Following: Cash in bank for currer
expenses on December 81, 1901, 81
5l6.9S, as against S4.67l.53 last year.
On the receipt side is found the 70
lowing: A decrease in $22O. so in annus
subscriptions; an increase of $77G.s
in cash donations; a decrease Of 1888. Z
in pay patients; a decrease Of $l13.C
in outdoor nursing. The receipts frol
the special funds and legacies amount
ed to S2S.92S02. The income receipt
We're Sl0.655.17, and the maintenanC
expenses $11,291.03 The cost per De
'ient per day was S1.04.
In 1901 there were 612 patients trea
ed, an increase of 80 over 1900. Tn
number Of dispensary patients was
21O.
During the twelve years the hospit;
has been in existence 1888 patient
have been admitted.
Resolutions adopted on the death {
Mrs. Mary II. Harrington, William 4
Porter and John II. Jackson were real
The assets of the institution We're II
ported to be S150.745.45; the indebted
ness, $4,000, and the balance. $136
745.45. The summary of the year
work in the various wards showed III
following: Medical cases, 224; surg
cal. 35S; genealogical, 2S.
The report of the Woman's AuxiliaI
was made by Anna c. Bancroft
Officers were elected late this afte-
noon, and the medical and surgic'
staffs appointed.
Evening journal., 1902-03-20
EDITORIAL PHILOSOPHY

The Republican ia strong on morals.
and daily regales its readers with
trite remarks THAT may have been
found in ancient copy books-before
grammar became a science. We pub
lish few Of these gems from an edi-
torial with appropriate comments.
Don't be fool and quarrel with your
neighbor II he is "a Republican because he
don't think as you do"
This may be abbreviated so that it
reads; don't De a fool (The grammar
was not invented when that was writ
ten.)
Talk quietly 20 him. reason with him,
laugh and chat with him, hand him a
good cigar 10 smoke. But don't abuse
him and tell him he is a blankety blank
fool and don't know enough to come in
out OF the rain because he differs with
YOU"
lf he sells his vote and robs
chicken roost It may be because he
sees things differently from you
laugh chat and smoke with him,
and finally you may reach his own con-
clusion.
Don't intimate that he is purchasable
and has not the same right to think for
himself as you have"
If he is purchasable, don't hurt h's
feeling by intimating your disap-
proval; to do so might iniure the pros
poets Of your own candidate.
"All men are not to be bought neither
are they 20 be- blackguarded or frightened
into doing that which they think Is right
or honorable"
No, all men are not bought, but un-
fortunately some are. They sh0uld
not be blackguarded into doing what
they think is right. because they
should do It without being black
guarded
"Ridicule Is not the surest method OF
making others think as YOU would have
them think or do"
Therefore 1t isn't good to ridicule a
man unless he has enough sense to see
your point
Every man docs not wear a $50 a woolS
collar around his neck"
No, some who wear celluloid collar
fail to live up 10 w.
And don't have to writo as some uther
man pays him to do"
Few would pay for grammar Of that
breed.
Men employed on newspapers are paid
the same as other wage earners by the
majority OF those owning or managing
newspaper plants"
And some own their own plants or
pretend to do so by virtue OF the gem
tie game Of freeze-out.
1T IN becomes a man who has to write
the gush he serves up daily to hint that
everybody but himself is purchasable be-
cause the other man don't agree with his
Republican policy"
Then our friend in serving up said
gush should not make the hints to
which he alludes.
at would not do n We an thought alike.
Even doctors disagree and lawyers fail
out over points Of the law"
No. after reading the above. we adj
init that it would not do for all to
think alike. (The word "think' is
| used in n cOmnifmanfarv coneo
Evening journal., 1902-03-20
Isl OLDFIELO SUGGESTS AN ANSWER
FOR REGULARS TO GIVE ADDICKS

agoin out of bizness?" They saw tn,
pint, and went back home but had u
stand for the drinks. but I'll charge
EN- up to the boss.
That's the trubble, every time WI
| say emmy thing the folks we want tC
| believe hit, don't; and some OF our fel.
| lers do. They can't see tho differens
between preachin and practisin. The
only comfort is that some Of our best
men can't read, and some is sojournin
where the noOsepapens is kaptured by
the warden.
Our dear brothers, the Reglers
dad gast EN-, is gOin' to hold
uher Stait kommittee meetin' next Sat
urday. We hoap they will answer
Frank Allee's letter, as he says he's
about konkluded they is bad kores-
DOndents. Hit will probably be some
what as follers:
Hon. j. Frank Alice, Statesman and
Filossifer, Dover, Delaware Claymont
and Arizona. Dear Sir
The Regler Republicans, acknowlld~
gin the distinguished servises of the
aggregation, and loonglomerashun
nown as the Addioks Republicans. and
eXpressln our respect for the Stats
man and Filanthropist, John Edward
O'Sullivan Addicks, who has put gold
In yore pockets, clothes on your backs.
cigars in your mouths and Ticker IN
your stummicks, do recipercate your
noble sentyments, and agree to yOre
suggestions without the bother of
dOin' any thinkin for ourselves.
We acknowledge the great intellec-
tual works of a man who could maik
four votes go furder than fifteen. We
admiar that wisdom which was able
to disldver THAT $4,000 properly spent
would defect RICHARDSON and Cannon.
We have profound respect for one
who can kommand Dimicratic legisla-
chermen. and tine feller who can keen
two seats in the Senate vacant is a
daisey.
Therefore we have decided to go over
to Mister Addicks body, soul and
breeches, and if the Stait has to be
disinfeckted or cut off and let drift and
dfsinfeckted or cut of and let drift out
to sea, we say, let her go!
But first and foremost we deman To
partissipate in the spiles, and our con-
dishuns air that we must each have
two new suits of clOathes a year, and
one hl lileIl Auultkb ndlS OF the NulleI
breed. We must have our chewin ter
hacker furnished us, and a jug of lick
er for Crismus time.
In addshun we stipilate that our
votes must fetch as mudh as ten dollars
and we deman free pass on the Kent
county trolley.
We expect Mister Addicks to speak
kindly of us and pat us on the back
when he sees us, and we should APP
precyait hit if he would give us on
said occasions any loose change that he
may have in his pockets.
In cOnsiderashun of the above we
covenant and agree not to have no
morals duTin The term of this contrac
and we give the right to do our think
in to such fellers as the Gasman may
dessignait
Signed, the Regler Republican l0om-
mittee.
Lauray, IL they will only send q
letter Like that we shall be in hit, and
your husband may go to Congress.
TIL then, l am, yours,
Silas Oldfeld
Evening journal., 1902-03-20
Testimony IN Gas Case

United States Court Stenographer
Charles C. Guyer is in New York taking
further testimony in the case OF Jacob
Edwards ct al, VS.. the Bay State Gas
Company. of Delaware. Several OF the
Standard oil magnates will appear as
witnesses. This case has been running
for nearly five years, ana from every in
dicatlon it looks as though it would last
five years more. Tho testimony taken
amounts TO thousands OF pages A large
array of counsel is interested i'm the case,
among whom are II. II. Ward, Attorney
General; the Hon. Anthony Higgins, of
Wilmington; George l.. Crawford the
Hon Samuel Gustine Thompson. Richard
.C. Dale, of Philadelphia; c. Godfrey Pat
.terson. Henry Major, of New York; Par
ker c. Chandler and Bordman Hall, Of
Boston. Massachusetts
Evening journal., 1902-03-20

II is said that King Edward on GER
tain occasions takes SNUFF. and we pre-
sumo that other mortals are expected
to sneeze. But to show our loyalty, we
must do more. and we may expect to
see gentlemen on public occasions
reaching for their beieweled snuff
boxes. while uttering strange oaths-
"Gadzoolls, my liegel A daintier weed
never saluted the nostrils of morta
mani" -
Evening journal., 1902-03-20
GIDDY WHIRL ON TANDEM
Bicycle Club Fair Continues TO Draw
Crowds


Tho usual large crowd was to be found
at the Wilmington Bicycle Clubs Fair
now going on at Pyle's Cycle Academy,
last night, many being drawn there to
witness the new and daring feat of the
cycle whirl riders. Not satisfied with
their already hair-raising maneuvers,
they are performing the feat of riding n
tandem on the "Slats" 1t was
first presented last night, and was re-
ceived with hearty applause. This act
alone is well worth the price of admis-
sion. as well as going miles to see.
The High School Minstrel troupe en-
tertained the crowd for three-ouarters OF
an hour. which is also a new feature, Il
being the recipient of many favorable
comments. The burned cork artists will
again appear on Friday night and sat
urday afternoon. Special rates have been
Uade for children on Saturday afternoon
and mothers can well AFFORD to take the
little ones.
Several big jumps were made in tn,
contest for the most popular basket
ball player. Stuart, of the Y. NJ. c. A
made a big squirt, and is now very
close to the leaders. When tn,
fair closed last night the vote stoot
as follows: Holt, 1.474; Mckay, l.,
373; Stuart, 1865; Reynolds, G1.
Evening journal., 1902-03-20
NEARLY ALL VAcclNATED
School Children With Few Exceptions
ObeYed the Law

Out Of about 1900 school children in
this city, not more than fifty failed to
get vaccinated. Thirty-seven schools,
private and public, were canvassed in ten
days. In these schools there We're 1854
pupils.
Several more schools have been visited
since that time. In the first ten days
2.407 were vaccinated. The doctors had
worked steadily and the reports received
from the schools show that not more
than fifty are not vaccinated.
Evening journal., 1902-03-20
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

A womans club in Berlin offers a
prize of 1000 marks for the best cate
chism Of the woman question"
Tahiti advices tell of a case of lep-
rosy reported to have been cured by
the juice of tua-tua. a shrub prepared
at the experiment station.
The Salvation Army is floating an
issue of Sl5OOOO OF bonds to provide
homes for the poor. On file are apph-
cations from more than 1000 families
anxious to leave New York City and
settle on farming land.
of the bill provided that the act ap-
proved March 8. 1901. be- and the same
is hereby repealed" The act thus
wiped off the statute books at one fell
swoop was the Sundry Civil Appro-
priation bill. which appropriated mil
lions and millions of dollars for the
expenses of the Government In the
Senate the bill will be amended so as
10 be less sweeping in its effect.
or every three persons in Berlin,
one has a savings bank account, or,
more accurately, 10 Of every 27.
Bishop Doane, of Albany, n. Y, was
standing in front OF a drug store in
that city the other day talking to the
druggist and a well-knOwn surgeon
Nearby stood an undertaker's wagon
which the driver had left there for q
few moments while he went into q
store to make a purchase. Presently
a friend Of the Bishop came along He
was about to stop for a chat with TIN
lgoup, but suddenly changed his mind
doctor, druggist priest and under
takers wagon" he said, as he move'
lon. THAT combination is a little to-
Suggestive to suit me. I'll pass.
A new rose. the first one of whicl
was grown In the White House con
servatory. has been made the "Alic
Roosevelt" It is a delicately tinte
pink bloom with heavy leaves
Mrs. Fannie Carlson a Chicag
schOol teacher, and Professor c.
Greenup, of St Louis, were married i
an automobile while going at a livel
rate over the Eads bridge at ST. Louis
It is the woman's third matrimon.s
venture although she is but 80 year
old.
fTEfr -
Hoch. der Kaiser,
Der Kaiser. hOch.
John Bulls jealous,
And that's no ioch.
Detroit Tribun,
Charles G. Dunning, OF Carlisle, Pa
has been appointed by the Governmei
a teacher in one OF the south distric
of Porto Rico. He will sail on Satu
day from New York for San Juan. M
: Dunning was graduated from Dicki
son college in 1901.
About 10000 600 pounds Of macaror
valued at sS00000 is annually Sc
Y. from Italy to the United States.
Evening journal., 1902-03-20
CHILD WEAKNESS.

You can worry for months
about your weak child and not
succeed in doing it a fraction
of the good that comes from
little daily doses of SCOTS
Emulsion.
The cure Of child weakness
is not the matter of a day but
Of steady common-sense treat
ment.
Children like SCOTS Emul-
sion and thrive on it.
Perfectly harmless yet power
ful for good.
j Send for Free Sample.
lscoTr& & BOVINE, Chemists, 4o9 Pearl sts NY
Evening journal., 1902-03-20
Assisted al speeiaI Service

After assisting with the special ser
vices in Pencader Presbyterian Church,
in Elkton, the Rev. w. Il. Lewis, has re-
turned to this city. The meetings We're
well attended and were marked with en-
thusinSm.
Evening journal., 1902-03-20
Work Progressing on Elevated Roac

Work on the excavations for the ele-
vated railroad along Water street be-
tween King and French streets began
Yesterday The old Philadelphia and
Reading depot will have to be torn down
before the work proceeds very far. 1t
will be torn down some time after next
Tuesday. when Division Freight Agent
Kingston will move into his new quarters.
lat Second and French streets.
Evening journal., 1902-03-20

'Ah what a splendid llbraryw said
Mrs. Oldcastle as she was being shown
through the beautiful home OF her new
neghbors. "I suppose you have been
years getting an these books together"
"Oh, no. replied Mrs, Meatenlard, I'VE
bought 'em IN about twenty minutes. Jo-
siah told the man to pick out whatever
he thought we'd like and send IN the bill.
When It comes to hterachoor my husband
and me don't feel like hangin back and
wastin time for few dollars. Chicago
Record-IIerald
Evening journal., 1902-03-20
Barge Crashed Into Bridge Supports

Barge Crashed into Bridge Supports
railroad barge belonging to the VIII
mngton and Northern Railroad Com
.Dany, crashed into the supports of Third
street bridge this morning. The barge
had six cars on it. They were loaded with
railroad iron from The Diamond State
Steel Works The tug Amanda Powell
was endeavoring to tow the craft from
the steel companys wharf and take it to
the Wilmington and Northern pier when
tho accident happened. The only damage
done was the smashing Of a few planks
In the bridge pier.
Evening journal., 1902-03-20
LPrisoners raken 10 Enston

Hugh Hines and Carrie Jackson, col
ored. who were arrested and held here for
several days for the Maryland authori-
ties, were taken back to Easton this af-
ternoon. An officer from that town ar
rived and took charge Of the prisoners
The local police were congratulated for
making the arrests.
Evening journal., 1902-03-20
no Eorm a Eorester,s Lodre

At meeting to be held tonight, at
8 O'Clock. in German Hall, a new
lodge of the Companions of Foresters
will be instituted. IL has a charter
membership Of thirty-five, and the
members expect to increase that num-
Der tonight. Mrs. Story OF Philadel-
phia, will install the new officers.
Evening journal., 1902-03-20

General Funston is a bad man. Oh,
he is terrible fellow! His first offenss
was the capture Of Aguinaldo It was
all right as long as American troops
played tag with the great insurgent
but The idea of capturing him anf
spelling the game-horTiblei Recently
Funston has dared to tell what he re
garded as some plain truths about th'
Philippine matter What right has h
to discuss it.? He Is only a soldier. an,
q soldier Is not supposed TO have an,