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Evening journal., 1902-04-11
KNIFE BLADE
WAS HIS MASCOT
Luther N. Reynolds Went TO
Maryland by Chance
lie Was Successful at the Bar and
Accumulated a Substantial For
tune in Baltimore

Luther NJ. Reynolds, Who died in
Baltimore last December, was a promi-
nent member Of the Maryland bar and
native of Delaware. He was born in
lower Kent county about seventy years
ago, and was the oldest brother of for
mer Governor Reynolds. He went to
Baltimore, when he was quite young,
and there took up the practice of law
He mad very successful career in
that profession, and accumulated a
substantial fortune. He married a
woman much younger than himself.
and their union was never blessed by
children. Many good stories are told
CT the manner in whida Mr. Reynolds
came to locate in Maryland. About
the best Of these is told by John L. V.
Murphy, a faycrite Baltimore attor-
ney. They both were with the same
firm Mr.. Murphy's story is as fol-
lows:
Il have often heard Mr. Reynolds
tell how HE came to Maryland. After
the college examinations the members
Of his class were sitting in the liz
brary one day discussing where they
would practice. Each man outlined his
plans. Mr. Reynolds remarked that he
thought the best preparations for his
| life-work would be to associate him
self with some active practitioner for
time. Asked where he was going to
get this he replied that he did not
know
Just then the postman entered the
room and threw down on the table the
latest issue of a well-known lawyers
directory. Mr.. Reynolds opened the
book and said:
81 will stick my knife at random
between the leaves Of this book, and
will write to the man nearest THE edge
of the blade to take me in his Office
"Suiting the action to the words, Mr.
Reynolds ran his knife between tn,
! pages of the closed book and opened it
He found that the name nearest the
edge of the blade was that OF Samue
Tyler, of Frederick. Md, and stated
that he would write to Mr. Tyler right
away. The class became much inter.
ested in the experiment and practical
! ly wrote the letter for Mr.. Reynolds
each student offering suggestions. This
composite epistle met with the ap-
pTOval of Mr.. Tyler. who replied thai
he would be glad to take Mr.. Reynolds
as he was at that time engaged il
writing a law book and desired a stu
dent to help him.
Mr. Reynolds went TO Fredericl
and remained a year in the office o
his strangely found friend who wal
writing 'Tyler's Practice long a stand
ard book in Maryland, Mr.. Reynolds
aiding in the work. From Fredeitl
Mr.. Reynolds came to Baltimore Ol
the advice of friends His first fee her
was a retainer of $3.50, of which he toll,
with great gusto. From that time hi
rise was rapid"
Evening journal., 1902-04-11
Ode 10 IN, Mlcrobe

Oh think OF the microbes. the dear
little microbes,
Who've slept through the winter, all
covered with snow
How glad they must be that the
springtime is coming,
How cheerfully now to Their work
they will go!
The man whose light overcoats still at
his uncles
And Who thinks chat his winter
coats too hot to wear
How gladly the microbes will rush to
infect him
AS he walks homo at night through
the ohill evening air!
THE man who wore fiannels since early
November
And casts them OF now at the first
breath OF spring
All. he is the fellow the microbes are
after
And with his constitution they
won't do a thing
The man who rides home on the back
OF street car
While the lake breezes blow down
the back OF his neck
Oh sayl but the microbes Will greet
him with ferYOr
And soon they will leave him .
physical wreck.
The fellow who thinks that the walks
are so dry now
That he can with safety leave over
shoes off
How quickly the microbes VIII seize
him and tease him
With n cold in his head and a snee2e
and q coughl
The carly porch-lounger, the premature
golfer
The man who stands out on the cor
nor 10 chin
They're all of Them meat for the gay
little microbes
Who will marshal their forces and
gather them in!
Then here's to the foolkiller known as
the micrObe,
The friends Of the doctor. the drug
gist's delight
IT'S no use TO dodge him, he's got his
eye on you
And he'll jump on your neck like n
thief In the night.
Exchange.
Evening journal., 1902-04-11
MISS STONE REruRNs

Miss Ellen M. Stone, the missionary
who was captured by brigande. and
subsequently released on the payment
of ransom. has arrived in New York.
Miss Stone tells story that is inter
esting in several particulars. Accord
ing to her statement, It is the custom
of the brigands when they capture an
unmarried woman, to impress into the
service as chaperone some married
lady. This is in Difference to the pro
prieties. and It is evidence that per
sons may be brigands, and yet perfect
gentlemen. We are informed that
these knights of the road oc-
caslonally threatened to shoot Miss
Stone. but they never relaxed their
rule of keeping the chaperon in sight
Miss Stone intimates that she may
20 on a lecturing tour, and if so We
may expect to hear something of the
chivalry and high sense OF delicacy OF
her captors It may give MS a new i'm
preston of the art OF brigandage. ant
throw a glamor around the profession
that Jesse James helped to honor. Mis-
Stone should also write a book, an,
then the story OF the great myster!
Twill be complete Such a volume woul,
have a good sale in Delaware, sine
a goodly number Of our people are in
tereeted in brigands.
Evening journal., 1902-04-11
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Regarding those scholarshlns

To the Editor of the Evening Journal
Sir: The communication in your is
sue relating TO the. disposition of
scholarships under the viii OF the late
Cecil Rhodes impresses me as being
ilNberal, and not in accord with the
spirit Of the donor.
There would seem to be no justinable
reason why any citizen of
the State, who has thouaht
best for any reason TO select
some other college than the one in our
State, should be deprived of the right
TO aspire to participation in
the laudable contest for a scholarship.
Surely. those who haye attended other
colleges have not deprived themselves
or citizenship in the State, and are no
less worthy because OF having attend
cd some other institution. Neither
would the selection OF such one-re-
hect discredit upon the State because
or non-attendance at Delaware Col
lege.
The synopsis Of the will as publish
ed, breathes more liberal spirit than
does your correspondent. Merit alone
should be the test OF award. and anv
citizen should have full. unpreiudiced
opportunity-nO matter from what col
lege, or whether from any. The two
citizens passing best examinations un-
der the terms of the will should be
deemed the most creditable ap-
pointeos.
Surely your correspondent. in sound
ing the praises of Delaware College.
viii not agree that the graduates from
other colleges are not so we'll qualified
as are the graduates of Delaware Col
lege, nor that they are any less good
citizens. Both justice and State pride
should favor a broad and fair compe-
ution in accord with the spirit of the
liberality OF the giver.
Should the suggestion of your CORE
spondent be followed, it would be DOS
sible for a citizen Of some other State
to be awarded a scholarship because of
being a patron of the one college in
Delaware which he significantly ad-
mits is supported in part by this
State.
The whole plan suggested lis illib-
eral in discriminating against many
OF our best citizens, and in favor OF
patrons OF one school, and / am CON
strained to plead for a fair chance to
all-merit alone being the standard.
Very respectfully,
James +. Anderson.
Milford. April IL, 1902
Evening journal., 1902-04-11
SOME rRusrs

The greatest question which this
Government is called upon to solve, is
the regulation and control of the great
aggregations of capital which are con
trolling all our Industries, and becom-
ing more aggressive every day. Il will
require a craftsmanship of no mean
order to preserve the equities, and not
turn a page backward In the last few
years it is no uncommon thing to find
a combination controlling hundreds OF
millions Of capital. and now the bill
lion dollar trust has come. We have
long ago gotten past the point when
we sought to curb the eyil--if It is an
evil-by aiming at the corporation as
such. and we all recognize that cor
DoTate bodies and aggregatlons o
wealth are absolutely necessary il
many of the enterprises which are m
cident to modern life Railroads, tele
graph and telephone lines. street rail
ways. manufactures. all depend on ag
gIegations Of capital such as the indi
vidual can rarely command
But in the. last few years we hav
seen the rise Of trusts with unlimite
wealth, and so powerful as to elm
nate the possibility of competition tn
latest Of these Is the combination ,
meat packers, which controls n
whole market, and takes its prof
from every home in the land. We al
met With the declaration that there
no such trust, but there is a COMM
nifty Of interests and an underestimate
which amount to the same thing.
Is time that whatever law may GOV
Evening journal., 1902-04-11
NEW WSPAPER OPINION

Facts About the Neutrality Laws
From the Chicago News
Il is evident from the repeated re-
monstrances against the expectation OF
horses and mules from the port of
New Orleans that there is a wide
spread misunderstanding regarding the
neutrality laws. Governor Heard, of
Louisiana. now protests to the state
Department that the sale of army
mules for the use OF the British troops
in South Africa is. in his opinion, a
violation of international law. If, as
has been intimated the British have
established what is practically an army
camp on American territory, the pro-
tost will require investigation. IT,
however, the objection is based solely
upon the fact that horses and mules
are being sold for war purposes, no vio-
lation Of neutrality is involved,
The right of the private citizens of a
neutral nation TO send munitions OF
war to belligerent has been affirmed
repeatedly, and particularly by the
United States Government. 1t has
been upheld by various American
statesmen and publicists, among them
Thomas Jefferson. President Pierce,
President Grant. Secretary of State
Marcy. Secretary Eyarts, Secretary
Fish. and Secretary Hamilton. The
law. as quoted by Wharton, is:
"Neutrals In their own country may
sell to belllgerents whatever belliger-
ents choose to buy. The principal ex-
ceDtions to this rule are that neutrals
must not sell to one belligerent what
they refuse to sell TO another and must
not furnish soldiers or sailors to
either nor prepare nor suffer to be
prepared within their territory armed
ships or military or naval expeditions
against the other"
Nor may they permit a belligerent
vessel to take in neutral waters a
larger supply Of coal than Il needs to
reach its nearest home port.
The idea Is. OF course, that while
private persons may sell munitions of
war to either OF. the two belligerents
they must be permitted to sell to both
alike. The articles thus sold of course
will be subject to capture and cOntisca-
ton while in transit. II the Governor
OF Louisiana has any reason to think
that the Beers. for instance, are not
being allowed to purchase horses and
mules Just as freely as are the British
or II he believes that the
British are being especially
favored in any way, he viii
have Just occasion for complaint He
will have a much more plausible pie;
7 for interference II he can show tha
! the British have been allowed to es
tablish what is practically a militar.
camp on American soil, and to under
take recruiting or similar operation
looking to the strengthening Of tn
British forces in the field. The oharg
Of recruiting is now made against tn
4 British. and will. OF course, be inyestl
p gated II any basis for 1t is shown.
Evening journal., 1902-04-11
WAYFARER'S NOTEBOOK
Play Was Too Realistic

AS yet Manager Baylis, Of the
Opera House. has not resOrted to the
use of gags for the gallery gods" but
If ever one needed application, it was
recently during the performance of a
stock company. Thrilling climaxes
and lair raising episodes were numer-
Gus. One youngster in particular was
enjoying the production with all
possible delight. and at the end of each
act was found eagerly awaiting the sue
ceeding one. AS the play progressed
he became more and more agitated
face drawn. fist clinched, and all eyes
During the last act an exciting strug-
gle took place between the hero and
villain. at which time the aforesaid
youngster could no longer contain
himself, and exploded with an excited
veil of kill him!" much to the amuse.
ment of the audience.
Evening journal., 1902-04-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Letters testamenatry on the estate
of William J. McVey, were granted by
Register Crossan this morning to Ari-
villa Graham.
Laborers are scare at the round
house of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company.
Several circus cars of the Pawnee
Bill Wild West Company. which have
been in the repair shops, were COM
pleted and shipped today.
"A big ice machine was shipped to-
day by the Remington Machine Com
pany to the c. Burns Company, of
Seguin, Texas.
The tug Amanda Powell towed a
big hargelOad of coal to the wharyes
Of The American Car and Foundry
Company today.
The fishing smack Elizabeth
Ransley was taken to the shipyard of
the Pusey and Jones Company today
by the tug Martha. The Ransley will
be repaired and painted.
The tug Martha towod the schoon-
.er Sand Snipe to the wharf of the
Charles Warner Company yesterday af-
ternoon to unload white sand.
Fires were started this morning in
the new boilers of The American Car
and Foundry's Company yards. They
win generate the steam for the engines
which will be used to operate The der
ricks in the yards.
AN exceptionally heavy blast in
the Brandywine quarries this morning
tore several tons of stone out of the
side of the hill.
Evening journal., 1902-04-11

The visit OF the President TO the
Charleston Exposition was marked by
an enthusiasm and a warmth on the
part of the Southern people that pretty
clearly demonstrates that American
loyalty and hospitality know no sec
uon. There was not an unpleasant
feature OF the whole trip. Mr.. Roose-
welt appeared to be in most happy
vein, and his speeches were in excel
lent taste. and voiced the feeling OF
warm-hearted, broad-minded, chival-
rous man. Both the President and
South Carolina may congratulate
themselves.
Evening journal., 1902-04-11

OF devotion to material things, but
that devotion has none Of grossness
nor is it in any sense inconsistent with
Just devotion to higher things. Thus
far, the argument has been largely
negative, an effort to show that this
age is not worse, but possibly better
than its predecessors. The positive
argument remains. to show that. be-
cause of commercialism, this age on
the whole is vastly better than its
predecessors.
Evening journal., 1902-04-11

this subject is invoked, and IL appears
that the President is alert to his
duties. One suit has been instituted
against the Northern securities ia the
matter OF the railroad merger, and
proceedings against the meat trust
win probably follow.
The harm which may be done by
these combinations may be simply in
abolishing competition, thus making
a monopoly in a certain line Whether
this is iustifable and for the public in
terests. IS an open question. Doubt
less the low prices for refined oil are
due to the Standard Oil monopoly. The
combination Of sugar rehners has
probably cheapened that product for
the consumer. IL is a favorite argu-
ment that the trust, by the substitution
of labor-saving machinery for hand
labor, and by reducing expenses in
many lines is able TO sell cheaper than
the individual, and this is borne out
in the experience Of many concerns;
but unfortunately, 1t does not apply
to all
There is a combination Of railroads
controlling the mining and transporta-
tion OF coal, and that necessary article.
instead Of decreasing in price Jhas
been on the rise for a number of years.
and this In face OF the fact that the
cost of mining and transportation has
constantly decreased. Another in
stance Is the paper trust, which con-
trolls the entire output When this
combination was formed, instead OF
lower prices, instantly they went up
from twenty-five to fifty per cent, and
there they have remained. The Meat
Trust seems to be OF the same order,
and while the shortage in grain is re-
sponsible for a slight increase in the
value OF livestock, yet the added fig
ure the consumer pays covers this sew
eral times. Therefore, it seems that
the form OF trust which conspires
through monopoly to increase the price
of commodities beyond their reason
able and normal level should receive
uhe attention of courts and Legisla-
lures and we are glad to see that the
President seems inclined to use what
ever weapons are placed in his hands.
Evening journal., 1902-04-11
Joke on the Stablsman

They were both business men and
were enjoying a midnight meal in
well-knOwn club. Almost every topic
had been discussed when the conversa-
ton drifted to horses The points OF
several well-known horses We're dis
cussed. One of the men has a horse
which is not slow, and his owner was
expounding his praises. He did this in
such eloquent terms that his compan-
ion expressed a desire to see the ami
NAL.
Let us go out and see him now, 4"
he said. "All right" said the owner
IL was after o'clock and as the sta
BILE was some distance away a cab was
called and the two enthusiasts started.
After about half an hours pounding
and beating on the stable door the
night man was aroused
Fearing the stableman's ire il he was
told the truth about their errand. the
owner said 81 just received a tele-
phone message that my horse was sick
and | have a veterinary here to look
at him."
Someone was fooling you" said the
stableman. your horse is not sick"
We'll, / will look at him any way,
was the reply, and then turning to his
friend he said: Come right on doc
tor"
The horse objected to his slumbers
being interfered with at such an hour
but he was taken out Of his stall and
made to walk up and down the stable
to show his movement AS the two
men left the stableman laughed think
ing of the Joke" played on the owner.
II never occurred to him that the joke
was on him..
Evening journal., 1902-04-11

We printed few days ago an in
teresting letter from an Alumnus Of
Delaware College. advocating that
when the Rhodes scholarships at OK
ford come to be assigned to Delaware
students. that our one college should
be recognized by selecting the men
from its students That was one view;
today we publish another letter from
an honored correspondent from Mil
ford. taking the view that the award
should be TO the young men of Della
ware who best fulhn the requirements
regardless Of the institution at which
they may have had their preparation
The two letters show the difficulty
that may be experienced in arranging
the matter eauitsbly and satisfac
Evening journal., 1902-04-11
A Friend in Need

There are stubborn horses the world
over. but one OF the most stubborn be-
longs to NJ. Matthes. the butcher, and
to prove its Independence and non
working powers, the horse decided to
take a rest on the car tracks just OppO-
site Mullins clothing store the
other afternoon about o'clock.
Without any prOvOcatiou the
animal balked suddenly, almost
throwing the driver from his sea-
Coaxing. petting. pulling. pushing and
urging were to no avail-the horse
seemed determined to. stand rooted
Cars were blocked. crowds had gath
cred and the driver had resumed his
seat whistling. when 10 and behold
there came a good Samaritan, who
was none other than Sheriff Mcdaniel
who with patent treatment of a see
saw motion. started the horse merrily
on his way. much to the relief OF the
driver. motOrmen. conductors and gen
eral public there assembled.
Evening journal., 1902-04-11
Lamp Shade Burned

Policeman McGillin and some mem
bers of the Delaware Fire Company,
extinguished blaze in the house of
II. II. Harris, colored. No. $40 East
Sixth street. last night. Mr. Harris
was pressing some clothes when the
lamp shade caught FIRE.
Evening journal., 1902-04-11
CHARLES c. MIGNUTT BURIED
Phoenix Fire Company attended Funeral
in a Body

Charles c. Hignutt who was killed
on the p, w. & b. railroad at Prices
station on Tuesday morning, was
buried this afternoon. The services
were held at the home Of mis- mother.
Mrs. Francis A. Massey, No ZIG East
Seventh street.
The Phoenix Fire Company, of
which he was a member. attended in
a body headed by the Philharmonic
Band. lnterment was made in River
view Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1902-04-11

The latest news from Bryan is that
he is to be made the fusion candidate
for governor Of Nebraska. This would
be ideal. The fusionists would be
pleased down to the ground, and il the
people chose to elect him we should
rejoice and help to build the bonfire.
We are out for Bryan-for fusion can
didate for governor of Nebraska.
Evening journal., 1902-04-11
Elected Missionary Officers

At the meeting of the Home and
Foreign Missionary Societies of the
New Castle Presbytery, at Colora. Md.
Mrs. w. X. Crosby was reelected
president of the Foreign Society and
Miss Taylor. president of the Home
Society. The meeting was held in the
West Nottingham Church.
Evening journal., 1902-04-11
WhIls-sharp NuptiaIs

Harry p Willis and Miss Bessie
Dure Sharp will be married on April
is. The ceremony will be performed
by the Rev. f. f. Briggs. of Second
Baptist Church, at the home Of the
brides parents, No. 9O5 Adams street
After a trip to Atlantic City they will
live at No. East Twelfth street
Evening journal., 1902-04-11
MiIl Hold Two lnnuesis

Crooner Frick will hold inquests to-
morrow night in the cases of Andrew
j. Winkleman. who was killed a few
weeks ago near Silverbrook by a train,
and Charles c. Hignutt. who was run
over and killed near Prices Station on
Tuesday. lsk&!HEl
Evening journal., 1902-04-11
Workmen Renairlnp Ra,Iroad

WOrkmen are repairing the railroad
in the yards of the McCullough Iron
Works, which was damaged yesterday
by a coal car breaking down. The
car was unloaded and repaired and
the men put in new crossties and
straightened the bent tracks
Evening journal., 1902-04-11
the VOTER KNOWS

Notwithstanding the ranting and
virtuous protestations OF Addicks jour
nalistic windjammers, the voters OF
this State have been made to see the
real issue dividing the Republican
party. We have no representatives in
the United States Senate, and as long
as this condition prevails, the mass of
party voters must remain dissatisfied.
The Regular Republicans have made a
proposition looking to the election of
two senators. The terms are objected
to. Very we'll: they are willing 10
waive any question as to details, and
we believe will accept any proposition
from any source that will secure the
election of any two good Delaware Re
publicans They do not even insist tIhat
either of these shall be men OF their
own choice but proclaim willing
ness 10 subordinate their personal
preference to the interests of the party
and the State.
The rejection Of this tender by the
Union Republican leaders is not en-
dorscd by the mass of Union Republi-
can voters, and it would be surprising
II il should be- There is something
said in the latest manifesto drawn by
Or. Layton, TO the effect that an ac-
ceptanoe of the profer Of the seven
Republicans. would eliminate from the
senatorial race some 2i,O0o Republl-
can voters, but The demand that one
man shall be elected. to the exclu-
sion OF everybody else. pretty effec-
tually eliminates those voters. X It Is
80 vital and necessary that this indi-
vldual shall be elected. it occurs to
us to ask. what would we do had Ad-
dicks never come into Delaware? II IL
is not possible to hl this important
place without selecting him, then
without him we should have no ma
tive Delawaroan fit TO be United States
-senator
il would seem that the farce is al
most played out A prominent Regu-
lar Republican said the other day that
he did not wonder that men like
George W. Marshall j. Frank Alice
and c. r. Layton, continued in their
policy of adherence to the one-man
idea, since il is probably profitable
for them to do so, but he expressed
surprise that the mass of honest
voters should allow themselves to be
deceived. The situation should be in
tOlerable to all sell-respecting men.