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Evening journal., 1902-01-10
SILAS OiDFIELD AND FRIENDS
IN THE LATE POLITICAL MK-UP

rite to furnish gas for fore hundred
years. and the city will have a lite in
front of every house, and I'll have a
law past maxim everybody put in gas,
and
Walter dashed glass OF water in
his face and told him to brace up and
not make such a tarnal ass OF hisself
Well then he started off to see Mayor
Fisher. cause he said he sposed it
would be kurtesy to konsult him, and
what do you spose the Mayor said?
Why, says he, as cool as a ice-wagon;
This is Mister Addicks. l beleev.
shall haf to ask you to excoos me as
this is my busy day Now just think
of thatl
Then Mister Addicks said he wanted
an eXplanashun, and the Mayor said
that he was busy appintin' Street and
Suer direcktors and that when that
was done they could have the explana-
shnn. It's perfeckly sickenin, Iau-
ray.
can't send you no money now cause
I'm busted / got the tip that | could
make some money by buyin' some of
that hopper stock, and so / put some
or my salary into hit. Hit was like
that Bay Stait gas | bought. but I've
got some purity surtificates that I'm
goin to have Trained and hang over
the mantel to let the boys see what a
blamed fool l have been.
! hear that our salaries is goin' to be
redooced, and a part of it must 20 on
ltick, cause they do say that the stream
lis runnin dry, Lauray.
l had some talk with Mister Addicks
about hit the uther day, and he sed he
didn't no what to do
Says l, why don't you issoo some
moar Bay Stait gas stock? We'll "
says he, Il cant stand on the kerb-
stone all day tryin' to sell hit; be-
sides they say I'll haf TO take out a
peddlers license"
/ sed he mite git up a moo company:
they aint no Bay Stait gas only in three
staits and the others mite have one.
And there's the furren Hands like the
hlipenes and Portaricky, and he might
sell some to the nateevs.
He britened up considerable, and said
ned think hit over He said our SOL
jers worked off Confederet money and
tomato can labels on them heathens.
and he thought his stuff mite pass.
We're certainly got to open mp a mar
ket for green goods somewiheres. or
were dun for. We haint got much to
rest on. and l wislht l could sing How
firm a foundation" agin, like / ust to
do in meetin'.
Your husband
Silas Oldfeld
Evening journal., 1902-01-10
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

Colonel Picquart. who became IA
nous i'm connection with the Dreyfus
case. is writing a series of articles for
a French periodical, in which he is
comparing the military situations in
Germany and France
Prince Leopold of Isenburg- Birstein
has Just been betrothed to the Princess
Olga Marie, youngest daughter OF the
late Prince and Princess Of SaXe-Wei-
mar Eisanach.
Ascum-What's that boy of yours
doing now?
Poppers-He's got a job in the bank
and he's going to be president of that
bank some day.
Ascum-Bright, eh?
Poppers-Well, sir, he can sign his
name so nobody on earth can make it
out.
Miss Lillian Marks. who labored in
the famine districts of India for sew
eral years, is in San Francisco. She
is in this country for the purpose OF
securing funds for 500 orphans left in
her care by the ravages of the famine.
Queen Wilhelmina of the Neither
lands has sent a doll dressed by her
self in Dutch national costume to a
bazaar to be held in Lisbon on behalf
of the children Of the Boer refugees
| in Portugal.
she says her face is her fortune"
We'll. I'm thankful I'm not in her
family"
"Why?"
Il wouldn't like to come in for a
part OF any fortune like that"
Brother Paschal. who died on Sun
lday. was the oldest inmate OF the
Franciscan Monastery of St Bonayen-
ture. at Paterson. n. J. He was 81
years old. During the q years that
brother Paschal had spent in the mon
astery he was known to speak but
three times.
Lord Rosebery has four children
two sons and two daughters. OF the
latter the younger is the Countess o
D llCrewe. The elder Lady Sybil Prim
rose. mas now dNANu Aol ooAhe AAAo "a
hostess of her fathers many beautiful
homes.
Algernon Charles Swinburne, now il
! his sixty-fouth year. is busy compiling
volume of poems selected from hi
work.
= He-"What are you mad att"
She-"Nothing much.
He-"Well what2'
:, She-"You."
Evening journal., 1902-01-10
WAYFARER'S NOTEBOOK
Clock Gives Good Service

IF the regulator in the show win
dow OF Samuel II. Baynard's jewelry
store. at Fifth and Market streets,
would stop the whole town would go
wrong said a well-known business
man early yesterday morning, as he
returned his watch to his pocket, after
comparing it with the clock as the troll
ley car sped past the store. Just look
lat the people comparing and setting
their timepieces by the regulator"
The Wayfarer did look. and he count
led fifteen men who had compared
time, even the conductor of the car
had his watch out with the rest.
1T is so every morning" said the
man. 'and l think that the men who
ARE in the habit of looking at the time
as they go to work would be thrown
into commissions if the clock stopped
! remember one Sunday as l was walk
ing past the window that the pendulum
of the clock hung still 1t was tine
first time / had seen it stopped, and l
felt like calling Mr.. Baynard over the
telephone and requesting him to start
it again.
Evening journal., 1902-01-10
The Past Year and Science
rom the Baltimore Herald.

From the Baltimore Herald.
The nineteenth century was pre-
eminently a century of inventions. In
the domain Of applied science mankind
made strides that rivalled those of the
hero of the fairy tale who possessed
the seven-league boots The century
opened with the hickering candle
light it closed with the radiance of
the electric illumination such as was
displayed in the marvellous Rainbow
City Of the Buffalo Exposition. In
many other branches of utilitarian dis
cOvery like contrasts between the
state of affairs at the beginning and
at the end OF the 100 years have beer
noted.
Prophets have seen fit to predict
that the twentieth century will witness
still further strides in solving the mys-
.teries of nature. and in bringing them
more and more under the mastery OF
man. It is too early to determine the
|sagacity of this prediction. but the first
year has made an auspicious start in
increasing the fruits of practical
science.
Marconi and Santos-Dumont are two
names that stand out in bold relief
among the brotherhood OF inventors,
and while wireless telegraphy and
aerial navigation are achievements yet
in their infancy. they have. neverthe-
less. attained sufficient advancement
to be counted among the great inven-
Itions of the era.
The application of the turbine prin-
ciple to steamships has produced sig
nificant results, new ideas in rapid
transit have been applied in Germany
the automobile may pass by without
attracting as much attention as a cir
Gus parade and numerous contribu-
tions have been made to the scienc,
of medicine and sanitation. Koch and
DR. Gorgas have been notable fiugres
lof the year.
Evening journal., 1902-01-10
Gas Works. Jan. 9, 1901.


My dear Lauray: They has been a
earthquaik hear sense ! wrote to you.
People walk along the streets an turn
their heads the other way when they
meet their friends. and nobody don't
no where nobody else is at.
You allus say that I'm ornery,
Lauray but / can't hold candle to
some people that / no. They is more
.ornriness in New Kassel county to the
sauair inch at the present time than /
have ever saw.
Hit started when pore John Lynn
sent in his resignashun-that is it was
attended to for him, and then the
pOllytishuns went to work. The Gov
ernor met delegashuns of STATESMEN
and they was a lot of talk. and some
Ticker drunk and seegars was into the
corners Of the mouths of all the bosses.
And then the noos come. Hit seems
that Frank Alice had kindly taken the
hole matter out of the Governors
hands and done the appintin' himself.
That was real kind OF Frank Then
them Levy Court fellers had a meetin'
and things was hummin' round town.
John Edward 0Sullyan Addickg, G..
NJ, was onto the ground, and he made
folks believe he was the hole show.
Hit half fooled the Reglers, their
selves, but It pears that after all he
was not the rlngmaster, but one OF
them funny fellers that cuts up anticks
and paints their Ease.
Ef anuther member should concloOd
to change his residence and go into re-
tirement. hit is sed that the Governor
will appint Walter Haze or George
Roburts. as the Governor says that all
he wants is good men.
Well. when we'd got the Levy Court
runnin all rite they come the noos
that two of them Street and Suer di-
recktors had resined. That shuck
things up rite lively. Hit seams that
they was so interested in the work Of
the Reform Kommittee that they con-
Hooded to resine in order that they
mite give their hole time to the work.
You should have saw the Ease of
Mister Addicks when he heerd the
news. He hugged George Roburts till
his bones cracked, and then fell on the
neck of Walter Haze. but Walter gent
ly restrained him and asst him to keep
his linen garment on.
why" says Mister Addicks, "Ill
have the appintin' Of two commishin-
ers. and they'll give me the right to
dig up the streets and stop travel till
the other company has to buy me out,
and If they don't buy me out then I'll
git a contrac givin' me the excloosive
Evening journal., 1902-01-10
A Good Suggestion
rom the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
We think the advice offered to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, that he appoint ex-
President Cleveland as the delegate to
represent the American people at the
coronation of Edward VII of Great
Britain. will be generally approved
Il would be a graceful act on the part
of Mr. Roosevelt toward the only lfv-
ing predecessor in his present office.
but this would be Of inferior import
ance in comparison with the national
significance toward the country from
which ours was originally de-
rived in that which was dis.
tinctive in it's character. Nc
American could appear on that oc
casion with the dignity that woul6 IN
here in Mr.. Cleveland. as the only liv-
ing ex-President of the nation. and the
holder of that office through two terms
OF service He ought to CO. II we are
to have regard for the fitness oi
| things.
Evening journal., 1902-01-10
rHAr IlGHrlNG coNrnAcr

IT, as is alleged. the Street and Sewer
Commission passed the resolution Civ
ing the contract to the gas company
for so many Welsbach lights at a GER
tain price, but left the term of years
open for future consideration. and the
contract with the omission was sent ia
Mayor Fahey in that condition. even
though he wrote in the term Of years
before attaching his signature, ther,
was no valid contract
There must have been an actua
Evening journal., 1902-01-10
Refuge

When echoes from the Hills of Song
Lure me to listen late and long.
Into the Night of my Unrest,
From out the shelter of your breast,
/ fare me forth to wander far
Where my desire has set its star.
Yet wheresoe'er I wander late,
You watch without and guard the gate
These strange. sweet places where
roam
Have always paths that lead me home
From whispering worlds wander
through
Back TO the silence Of you.
Ethel NJ. Kelley, in October Century
Evening journal., 1902-01-10

Because the Evening Journal and
the Every Evening printed lists OF
supposed candidates for the vacant
Street and Sewer Directors offices, the
Republican speaks about yellow Jour
nalism." Il says 1.-THE charges could
have been disproved,' and there is no
excuse for such lying. What charges,
o, Mossback? What lies. o venerable
excrescenoe? Seemingly. thou art sew
eral kinds of an ass Dost thou know
o. sage Of the scissors. that two Of the
three men named by the Journal hav,
been appointed? Art not aware, o. gen.
Jus Of the paste-pot, that in the cours,
of human events the thing has hap
Dened?
Evening journal., 1902-01-10

The Mayor has satisfied public expec-
tation in the appointment to the va
cant directorships of the Street and
Sewer Department. men of undoubted
probity and Of considerable experience
in business affairs We believe no mis-
take has been made. and we shall ex-
.pect to see the affairs Of that body con-
Quoted with decency and economy. In
this department there is required good
business sense, and the experience ol
the two gentlemen named, in the con
duct of their private business. viii
stand them in good stead.
Evening journal., 1902-01-10
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY
Says The Morning News

says the MoiAlhb NEWS
1nere is renewed talk OF abolshing
the commissions In this city. The argu-
ment is advanced that the work OF uhe
city commissions has not been salts
factory. Has the work of the Levy
Court been any more satisfactory than
The work Of the commissions? No sys-
TEN of government viii prove satisiac-
tory SO long as the power Is put into
the hands of the wrong men. A voting
majority OF the people Is just as liable
20 make mistakes In selecting public
servants as an appointing pQwer-tle
governor or the mayor IL Is in the Sc
lection OF men 10 hold public Office
that one phase OF reform is necessary.
That is sensible talk. and is along
the lines OF that truth which needs 30
be preached more often. Some systems
OF government may have more innate
virtue than others. but, after ALL that
which Is best administered is best"
Commissions are all right IL they are
composed OF men sufficiently intelM-
gent and honest 20 do their plain duty
There is a disposition TO blame inefii-
cheney and rascality on some system,
but since any form Of government Is
administered by men. the praise or
censure should be visited on the indi-
vidual
A man who steals or who misappro-
puriates money may be assisted by the
system under which he is placed and
we owe Il TO ourselves to make that
system such as TO protect him as we'll
as ourselves. but after all his con
duct is OF his own making. and he must
be held 10 strict accountability.
Rascality and inefficiency are rarely
purely tine sins of a political party. Oc-
casionally they become part or a
system. as under Croker IN New York
or under Ashblidge in Philadelphia;
but generally when q public official
conducts his Office dishonesty he does
e not as a Democrat nor as a Republi-
can. When a municipal officer steals
we may search the platform OF either
national party I'M vain to find his au-
thority and frequently his political ai-
filiation has no more TO do with il
than the color OF his eyes, or how ne
parts his hair
In local government we want more
insistence upon the qualities OF om
public officials than on peculiar sys
TEN of government, more reliance upoI
men than upon national platforms. b.
changing from one system or cOntro
TO another we make no improvement al
long as the administration of affairs /
in the hands Of the same persons
Thieves are appointed and thieves ar
elected. Put the government of thi
city in the hands Of Council, and
will improve not a particle, unless ther
are proper men at the head OF affairs
Back Of all government. good or baS
is the character of the administrator;
partakes of the weakness and IN
strength Of human nature. When W
select our best men, we have a hig
average OF government; when cur pool
est material is taken. we must suffe
In our system, in any event, the go'
ernment emanates from the people, an
as long as we corrupt the franchis
either with the gift Of money or Il
preaching of low ideals, good gover
ment will be temporary thing-an a
cident which. in the nature of thing
can happen but rarely.
Evening journal., 1902-01-10
lNvEsTicATlNo TUNNEL WRECK
New York Grand Jury May Be Asked
70 Act.

New York. Jan lO.-The investiga-
tlon Of tae Vow York Central tunnel
wreck WIS he'd yesterday by District
Attorucy Jerome When the investi-
cation vas concluded he announced
that as iar rs .he evidence which is
to be su0Iittcd to the conOner at the
inquest is concerned, the investigation
has practically been concluded. He
declined To comment on the evidence,
but .adnitted that the present grand
Jury may be asked to act in the mat
ter. All the evidence went to show
that the engineer was a careful man
and of good reputation, both as a citi-
zen and an employe. 1t was learned
though. that Wischow passed his ex-
animation as engineer only last Au-
gust. and before that he was fire.
man. OF late he had been acting as
engineer at intervals.
Evening journal., 1902-01-10
ro Argue eond case Monday

On Monday the Superior Court will
deal with the missing bonds Of the
Directors of the Street and Sewer De-
partment. The Chancellor also will
be in town and hold Orphans Court
and Court of Chancery.
Evening journal., 1902-01-10

IMPROVED TRAIN SERVICE TO
CHICAGO AND THE NORTH
WEST. BALTIMORE AND OHIO
RAILROAD.
Leave Wilmington, Delaware Ave
nue. station, daily, S.04 a. m. and $40
D. m, arriving Chicago $50 a. m. and
..3O p. m, connecting with the Colo
RADIO and California limited express
trains
Evening journal., 1902-01-10

john G. Woolley. the Prohibition
leader. has Just returned to Chicago,
after a seven months trip around the
globe to study the condition of the
liquor traffic in foreign lands. He ad-
dressed over ninety temperance meet
ings, and says that America is fnrthest
advanced in the struggle Of Prohibi-
tion.
Evening journal., 1902-01-10
Av-Rac-o or N. c. p.
Report of Inspector General Frank
Swe aicy E1adc Public.

SWc atGy '.-s'a1 NH'i~'
Harl5sbur. Pa. Jan. l0.-The re-
port o. l-spac,or General Frank G.
sweeney. .re 'rz9 9cctions held at
the various cau1G OF ihe National
Guard OF Pennsylvania last summer
was made Duolic IN general orders is
sued by Ads. tant General Stewart
The general averages OF the various
organic -ions u as follows. Battery
A. 19.4l; Batter Z, 9055; Battery c.
S166.
First Troop philadelphia City Cav
airy. e9.7r seecla Troop. Philadei-
phia CIV ca, ally. 9z75; Governors
Troop. e1.c hcri ~ Troop, 97.25.
FRS. ne. n ,rt. gc9f; Second Regi-
ment. S85g Third REGIMENT, 1888;
Fourth i.e. in mi. $685. Fifth Regi-
ment. Si.lC: Sixtf Rogim ut, S5.2S;
Eighth Regiment. 99.61; Nirh Regi-
r1snt. 90O3. Ten RegiMont. 1886;
Twelfth llcia-e-.t, $3.50; Thirteenth
Regiment 9O57: Fourteenth Regi-
ment 8T1C; ciEtcenth Regiment.
OLGA: Eigh eeath Regiment, 90.34.
Evening journal., 1902-01-10

With nearly 100000 600 worth OF
property destroyed by fire in the United
States during the last quarter of a
century. the need Of an increased sup
ply Of fireproof building material and
more stringent laws enforcing its Use
would appear TO be in order-New
York Tribune
Evening journal., 1902-01-10

President MacIean. OF the University
of Iowa. believes that church congre-
cations should adopt the practice OF
applauding sermons which they like. &
Evening journal., 1902-01-10
l FRIDAY. JANUARY 10. iOOa 4

WEATHER PREDICTIONS Today:
Partly cloudy. fresh winds, probably
snow. Tomorrow. Partly cloudy.
slight temperature changes.
Evening journal., 1902-01-10

entered at the Wilmington postorice as
second-class matter.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-03-14
"A FILIPINO PIPE Dream.
United States In Civil War With
Great Losses.
COMMANDS FROM THE POPE.

Washington, March "A mail just
in from the Philippines shows that the
insurgent leaders are resorting to all
kinds of receptions and subterfuges to
retain control. One insurgent COM
mander recently issued IA proclamation
saying that "now is the time to strike
a decisive blow for independence" and
adding: 1.-THE United States is in the
midst of a bloody civil war The coal
miners in Pennsylvania have risen
against the government and at Chicago
1000 regular soldiers were killed. An
army of anti-imperialists is besieging
Washington. Roosevelt will be de-
posed and DR.. Bryan proclaimed presi-
dent by the Democrats on the Ath OF
next March"
In circular letter to his subordinate
officers, which was to be published far
and wide for the information of the
people, a rebel lieutenant colonel de-
clared that the junta central at Hong
Kong had received a cablegram from
Berlin informing them that, in eonsid-
Grafton of the REIMBURSEMENT by the
insurgent government to all claims to
the Caroline islands, which formerly
belonged to the Philippines, but had
not achieved their independence, Ger
many would supply the insurgents
here, free of charge, 1880 new rifles
and 100000 Mauser cartridges
Within a month, it is asserted, Rus
STA would declare war against the
United States, and Russian fleet, that
already had arrived at Cavite, would
sink all the American ships, even as
Dewey had the armada of the Spanish
in 1898.
Another peculiar tale said that the
Americans now have a chaplain with
every regiment, for the reason that the
number of Americans killed by the in
surgents had increased so greatly that
the chaplains with the army a year
ago were insufficient to receive the
dying confessions of the soldiers killed
in battle.
Although the United States was con-
sidered a Protestant nation, so many
Americans were sent to hell from the
Philippines, according to the story,
that all Christendom was scandalized,
and the pope of Rome commanded the
president to send more chaplains to the
islands.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-03-14
Too Many Reeruits.

Salina, Kans., March 1o.-Corporal
Smith, the local recruiting officer in
this city, has received instructions that
the number OF recruits must be reduced
and he is instructed to pick only the
best and to wholly refuse 70 accept
actual and suspected minors The
order also says that auxiliary recruit
ing stations now being maintained at a
large expense will be discontinued
Immediately. Whether this will APP
ply to the Salina station is for the
department y decide
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-03-14
Australian Gold Record.

Washington, March 6.-"The proba-
bility is that Australasia will soon
again head the list of the worlds gold
producers, says a report made public
at the state department. The official
figures of the gold production of the
for 1901, submitted by
the consul general, show total of
4,s33,6s1 onnces, as compared with
4,l77, 500 ounces for 1900. West Aus
tralia and New Zealand showed in
creased yields, bringing the total up to
1899, which was the banner year for
gold in Australia.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-03-14
Captain Read Released,

Leavenworth, Ks, March s.-Captain
James c. Read was released from the
federal penitentiary on a writ of
habeas corpus. He had only been there
one week Reads release was the re-
suit of the recent ruling of the United
States circuit court of appeals which
held that sentences passed on volunteer
officers by court martial of regular
army officers were void Read was
sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary for receiving brides. He was a
captain of the commissary department
at Manila.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-03-14
Kansas at st. Louis.

st. Louis Mo-, March 10.-The Kan
sas state building at the worlds fair
will occupy choice site west of the
Illinois building, and facing the rear
facade of the great art palace of the
exposition. 1t will be within two min
utes' walk of the terrace of states, and
the hanging gardens and cascades, the
dominant feature of the facade. The
selection was made by the Kansrs COM
mission and Governor Stanley. Kan
sas will also occupy the same radius in
which the Missouri, Texas, Arkansas
and West Virginia buildings are to be
located. All of them are near the brow
of the hill overlooking the massive ex-
hibit structuressof the exposition.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-03-14
VIII Save Two Millions.

Kansas City, March 10.-Speaking of
the recent additions to the equipment
of the Santa Fe road and the results, u
director Of that company said:
"The latest experiments are bearing
out our previous reports as to the
saving from our new motive power.
Our experts estimated that something
over 81 900, 900 n year could be saved by
the. installation of new engines and
cars and the use of oil as fuel on the
greater part of the system. The fig
ures which our engineers furnished
were taken conservatively, but we did
not count on any such saving as hey
had predicted.
ave now find that there is every
reason to believe that the savings will
far exceed their estimates Whereas
our early figures placed the yearly
saving at something over 81 100000, it
10 now almost certain that g., 900, 900 is
a more reasonable estimate of the
amount to be gained by the changes
contemplated in this department.