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Evening journal., 1902-08-07
THREE AIRs.>>NAVIGATORS AFTER
BIG PRIZE OF THE ST. LOUIS FAIR

all indicate that desperate attempts at
copying from nature and existing types
is but finding a natural sequence-to
be laughed at.
Awhile ago something was said about
principles being always existing. and
once discovered cannot be improved
upon. Take. for instance, the slide
valve of the steam engine, discovered
by James Watt and applied to the
locomotive of George Stephenson. What
would have been the use of Stephen
SONS cylinders for the expansion and
Icondensing of the entering steam with
out this ever faithful little check upon
the enormous power stored away in the
huge boilers and dealing it out accu-
rately either at one mile an hour, or
tearing along at hundred.
Look at that majestic ocean liner
creeping slowly along the harbor on
her way to sea. her decks crowded with
passengers. Stored beneath those decks
there is held back by a simple little
sliding valve enough power to blow
the entire ship to pieces. They pile
in cylinders to compound, triple, and
quadruple, but the principle of the slide
valve to control these cylinders is ex
actly today as it was when Watt first
made the discovery and the appllca
tiOn.
Take again the principle by which
rubber is vulcanized. Who can follow
without pity. poor Charles Goodyear
through those agionizing years Of tan
talizing search to harden rubber. Wit
mes sthe fierce will when. bereft o
money and friends, he thrust his chill
dren's school books into the furnace
that gave forth nothing but useless re-
suits and then at last when the dis.
covery Of the principle came was ther,
wedding ever grander or more produc.
tive Of lasting results than of tn,
mingling of sulphur and rubber.
What does not the world owe to DR.
Jenner for his discovery of vaccine
llymDh, combating as nothing elst
lcould possibly do. that scourge of the
lhuman race. smallpox. DR.. Jenner's
discovery remains unimprovcd in a pro.
fession that dazzles the world will
marveous advancement.
Outside of the ordinary Gas inflated
balloon which at the best, IS a shir
seeking to sail through space withou
a rudder and driven whithersoever tn
winds listed, is. to say THE least no
a principle at all. and yet it stands to
: day foremost in advancement in all at
.tempts to navigate the air. Until thil
principle is discovered. other Charlie.
Goodyears will receive the ieers an
taunts of their fellows until discover
comes and will go through unheard O
toll, and hardship, and suffer want an,
= poverty in its direst form. before tn,
stately air ship will traverse space a
r does the condor of the Andes. with
spread Of wing equaling fourteen feet
, that rising in graceful curves from tn
feet of Chimborazo, clears the sum
NIT fourteen thousand feet above tn
: fea. and arohing its neck, gazes, witt
{ undimmed eye, upon the noon day SUI
lanes Is. Scott.
Evening journal., 1902-08-07
SILAS OLDFIELD is BOTHERED
TO KNOW WHERE HE is AT

spose I'll haf to vote for him again, If
he did turn me down for Marshall.
They is one consolashum, the Dimmi-
Gratis is fealin' meaner than blue mud.
All the men who wants offises is will
in 10 sell their chances for the prise
of their campane cards.
was down to Dover the utner day
to see their convenshun. They looked
like a crowd that had drove ten miles
to go a-fishin' and when they got THAR
found they hadn't no bait. Hit was
certainly funny to see Gale Latan
come swingin' down the streets push
in them Dimicrats rite and left. He
didn't no moar motifs 'em than he would
so menny muskeeters. His he'd was
in the air and he put me in mind of
that old yaller rooster that we bought
at the Vandu. You remember how
pore and humbel loolSin' he was? Well,
when he got fattened up a bit, he got
so proud that they wasn't any livin'
with him. and he tasted rite good in
that pot pie, Lauray; he certinly did
That puts me in mind of a story that
| heard the luther da. A man told me
who was on the trane goin' towards
Claymont. Gale Latan was on, and SO
was Governor HUM. They was also
some strangers. Well Gale was hold
in foarth. Somebody would get uI
and pull off his hat and approach Gale
He would give him about "a mint, and
then turn him off. and begin with the
neNt feller in line.
Bine-Dy somebody told the strangers
that the Governor was aboard. Why
says one: Gle certinly is a talker, ain'i
he?" Eyes" says another, land he's
got a mighty little hair on his he'd fol
one so young and innersent lOOkin'.
THAT amt the Governor" said a fel
Ter settin' just behind them. there hC
is over there in the corner" What.
says the stranger" that nise-lookin' ole
farmer? You can't fool me. There's
the Governor. that man they is all &
talkin' to-. And. Lauray, I've won
dered if he wern't purity nigh rite.
Good bye. Lauray Bob McFarlir
wishes to be remembered to you. Ht
says he hops you will come TO Dover
to see him when he gets back to the
SENT. Between me and you. hope
you won't hat to wait that long.
Yours a-tremblin,
Silas Oldfield.
Evening journal., 1902-08-07
THE NINE OUTLOOK

The irresponsible hoodlums who
caused the riotng at Shenandoah
doubtless imagined that they were be-
friending the union miners by their
violence. but they have proved to be
their worst enemies The miners have
had to bear much of the odium of the
disturbance. and in addition are over
awed by the State troops. In the ma
ture of things, when life and property
are endangered by a lawless element,
tho strong arm of the law must be in
voked. If the civil authorities are un-
able to cope with it, then the State
must send its soldiery. SO far the
striking miners have shown that they
were aware Of this. and even under
great provocation have kept the peace.
In all these strikes where there is
disorder it is almost never due to the
violence of the real workingman. In
every community there are occasional
workers who have never formed the
habit Of persistent industry, who are
the first to foment discord. They have
succeeded in having the troops called
out. and besides bringing the strikers
into disrepute, they may prove to b'
the indirect cause Of opening tho
mines. Now that the soldiers are OF
the ground there is an effort to resume
Operations under their protection. L
will be a marvel, indeed. if the mel
who are probably not far from starva
tion. should tamely submit to see thei
places taken by strangers.
The situation is growing most seri
Gus all around. and If the operators cal
meet the miners with some slight con
cession that would insure peace, the
assume a fearful responsibility not I
do IT, It is a question whether the
r have lost anything They had on han
S a considerable stock of coal, and III
o increased price has probably more tina
d paid for a shortage in sales. But afts
a time the supply will be exhausted
e then what? Soft coal, wood, coke, o
Evening journal., 1902-08-07

and gas will be substituted, with a
considerable expense and maximum
Of discomfort. There is no use in
denying the public's interest, and the
party or parties guilty of prolonging
the present state Of affairs should be
made to feel the force Of public indig-
nation.
Should the strike cease now, 1t has
gone far enough TO be a general calam-
ity. Every time the housewife puts a
shovel of coal on her meager FIRE, she
is paying tribute. If the mines should
all start tomorrow there is reason for
supposing that the price Of coal would
not be materially reduced for many
months. The operators and owners
will make the consumer pay the utter
most penny lost by the strike, if they
do not demand more. Thus we, hun
dreds Of miles from the mines, are the
real sufferers.
Evening journal., 1902-08-07
The Old Herb Gatherer

Stif- -jointed, wrinkled, old and wan,
Once fair perhaps; ah, me, who
knowsl
Gliding graceful as a swan,
Breaking hearts. All, me, who
knows!
Her husband died long years ago;
Does she still mourn? All, me, who
knowsl
Three children-headston in a row
Has time stilled grief? All, me, who
knows!
In summer. she roams DER the hills,
Light heart or heavy? All, who
knowsl
She gathers herbs TO cure all Ills;
Can aught cure heartache? All, who
knows!
Do scent Of flowers and songs of
birds
Bring comfort TO her? All. who
knows!
Silent and chary OF her words
II depths are stirred. All, who
l1nowsi
"A. e. N, in Boston Transcript.
Evening journal., 1902-08-07

The dazzling offer OF 100000 prize
money made by the managers Of the
St. Louis Fair to the air ship attaining
speed of twenty miles an hour over
prescribed course, will in all prob
ability not be secured by any existing
type of air ship yet constructed. The
three most prominent men now at work
on their peculiar type of air ship, name
ly Sir Hiram Maxim, NJ Santos-Du-
mont and Professor Langley, each has
sanguine hope Of eventually securing
the prize and ultimately solving the
difficult problem of producing a ma
chine that will maintain itself in the
air under every condition Of weather.
The step from the sublime to the
ridiculous is so easily made. or the
sense Of humor in the human family is
so keenly alive to abortive attempts to
solve the seemingly impossible, that
already the well-meaning attempts of
the three foremost constructors to pro-
duce a perfect air ship are af1Ording
amusement to the press and the public.
It is the penalty all men have to pay
who seek greatness, to be first laughed
at and their earnestness and sincerity
ridiculed.
1t was so in the early days Of steam
boat construction. when Fitch built his
paddle movement on the model Of legs.
In this case the boat was supposed TO
be moved as a man moves his body by
walking. From Fitch's mistake Full
ton took the cue and did the same thing
better with the walking beam and
rotary paddle wheels. The steamboat
Of Fulton's day while paving the way
fer greater things, is not in principle,
the correct means Of ocean navigation
Of the present.
Principles, like doctrines. may be dis
covered. but are never invented. Ma
ture never takes kindly TO being
copied. She does not object to inspira-
tion being taken from her works. and
spreads them out with liberal hand
requiring that the underlying principle
he first discovered instead Of the per-
formance being copied. Air ship in
ventcrs. because birds have wings, fell
into the mistake Of copying by using
lextended aeroplanes built up with
curves and radical angles. The entire
attempt resulted in failure. Professor
Langley. down on the Potomac. built q
railway to give his proposed air shiT
initial movement Just think of it
Some birds. it is noticed. run aloni
the ground for initial movement. ant
some do not. At any rate. the copy o
the birds that run was reproduced il
the railway. It is needless TO say thai
Professor Langley is yet working OF
his perfected air ship.
NJ. Santos-Dumont, the brilliant Bra
lillian aeronaut. who has been delight
ing all Paris in his dirigible mOto
propelled balloon in soaring arounC
the Eiffel Tower came suddenly 3
grief by the balloon collapsing when at
tempting a squirt over the Mediter
ranean. and barely escaped going to tn,
bottom with the motor. The use o
propeller wheels and curving rudder
Evening journal., 1902-08-07
REpunLIcANs REGIsrER

There are two more days for the
registration Of voters before the pri-
mary elections of the several parties.
Unless our citizens take advantage of
one of these two days they cannot
participate in the selection OF candi-
dates. This is oftentimes as important
as voting on election day, for if the
selection of candidates is unwise vote
cannot remedy it.
The right of the ballot is such a
privilege that the American citizen
should be willing to make some sacri-
fees to maintain it. The law requires
that the intending voter shall register,
paying fee of one dollar We may re-
gard this provision as unwise, but it is
the law, and as such must be re-
spected.
The purpose is to prevent illegal
voting, to have a list of names duly
recorded, which any citizen may scruu-
nize. Il is to prevent the frauds or
mistakes that may occur in the excite
ment Of election day. Any voter who
doesn't value his privilege enough to
pay the State dollar, isn't worthy OF
a vote
We would remind all our Republican
friends that their votes will all be
needed, and that influences are now at
work which will probably allow them
TO cast their ballots with satisfaction
TO themselves. The 10th of August is
the last chance to register before the
primaries. and on that day there will
probably be a great rush In order
to avoid this, register next Saturday
August Q. Don't forget it.
Evening journal., 1902-08-07
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

The Glasgow Corporation has voted
down a proposition to allow blind per-
sons to travel free over the municipal
tramway system.
Spiders are met with in the forests
of Java whose webs are so strong that
it requires a knife to cut through them,
we are told
It's strange how languidly polite one
can be in the morning when invited
to get UP.
An estimate is made that the rail-
roads of the country this year will ex-
pend $4O0 100000 in betterment, cut
offs, rolling stock, etc
Butte. Mont. is famed through the
Northwest from the fact that it has
but a single tree. More are to be set
out and cultivated.
The Russian government has Or
dered private maritime companies to
discharge all foreigners who refuse to
become Russian subjects.
Il wonder why it is" he remarked
thoughtfully. that the girl who is in
the biggest hurry to have a man pro-
pose is the one who is in the least
hurry to give him definite answer"
Because" replied his chum, who
was year older and consequently had
had that much experience, because
she is a girl"
1t is interesting to note that there
are enough Republicans in Arkansas to
hold two State conventions at the same
time. and that both are ready TO pledge
an increased Republican vote from that
State in 1904.
"Guten Morgan" said the man with
the bones. in as good German as he
could command
"Wie Gates?" responded the man
with the tambourine.
And the band played "The Man
That Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo"
We advise people to practice econo-
my but when they do so we call them
stingy
We all love liberty It is the love of
liberty that shortens the terms Of most
convicts.
Mrs. Jones-I don't see what she
wanted to marry him for; he has. a
cork leg. a glass eye and false teeth.
Mrs. Smith-Well, my dear,you know
women always did have a hankering
after remnants.
He is most a servant who boasts
that he has no master.
Tomkins-What is your idea Of an
laristocrat?
Jenkins-Well, a real aristocrat is a
man so thoroughly well bred that you
wouldn't know he was an aristocrat
Evening journal., 1902-08-07
sHREWD VICTOR HUGO.
The Quiet Way In which He Bullis
the Theatrical Managers.

The Quiet Way In which He Build
the Theatrical Managers.
Here are the methods which Dumd
the elder and Victor Hugo employd
when they had a new play to offer
the theater Dumas would write to I'll
director of the Porte ST. Martin:
My Dear Friend-I shall bring you 4
Monday a play in five acts. I shall nee
Mile. Georges. Nine. Dorval. Bocag
Lockroy, Provost and five new scenes.
This extravaganza would alarm II
director, who would put off the produ
ton of the play till better days.
Then Victor Hugo would appear an
shyly draw a manuscript out of h
pocket. He would agree 10 everythin
The stock company would play h
piece admirably, since all he wantt
was a good ensemble; no new decor
tions would be needed nor any chang
at all.
So the piece would be read, and I
the roles were distributed Hugo won
say musingly, "Dieu, how fine Frede
lex would be in that partv' "That
true" Horel would murmur, and fe
days after he would announce tn
Frederick was engaged. Hugo wou
then demonstrate that this destroys
the equipose of the cast and Raucoul
Laferriere and Mile. Georges would
engaged. Then Hugo would attack Il
stage setting. Old scenes. that the pu
lie had tired of, were almost an insu
to these great artists. If Horel Shove
reluctance at this, Hugo would thre6
en- TO withdraw bis piece. And so Il
game would go on, till, little by littl
Hugo had obtained everything
wanted, even to changing the pap
hangings in the stage boxes.
Evening journal., 1902-08-07
THE FEMININE MIND.
Some Men Think They Fathom
but They Are Mistaken.

but They Are Mistaken.
A man can very seldom tell what
passing in a womans mind. He tall
with another man, and he can folio
his processes; he gets his point (
view; he can read between the line
he can make a shrewd guess as
how he came to say that or why I
refrained from saying the other, sa,
the Watchman.
But a wOman's mental processes al
not those Of a man. Her mental M
chinery is geared differently. You hei
what she tells you. You can make 1
ferences from it. They will be wror
because you do not know how 81
came to say what she did; you do M
have the clew. Try to guess what 81
will say next and you will find thi
you are all at sea.
The man who says that he unde
stands woman is himself a woma
No man can understand a woman. /
may love her. There may exist b
tween his soul and hers that ind
Enable and celestial sympathy whi'
is the sweetest thing on earth, but ]
does not understand her.
Her mental operation, her ways
thought, her point of view, will alwa.
be as inscrutable to him as the ment
processes of an angel. Whether woI
en- understand each other is not qui
certain. A greater part of the delig
that men find in the companiunship
women arises from their inscrutabilit
You cannot measure or exhaust thei
Their charming inconsequence,
1t seems to you, will never cease
puzzle you, and every fresh convers
tion reveals a novelty Of attitude
opinion.
Evening journal., 1902-08-07

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Is evidently very much in earnest in
the matter of the tunnel under the
Hudson. The company now offers 49,
100000 for the privilege of construct
ing the tunnel. and accepts every con-
dition that seems reasonable, yet it ap-
pears that the aldermen are not YET
satisfied. At the latest meeting be-
tween the officials Of the road and the
aldermen there was a proposition COM
pelling the company to submit to COM
pulsory arbitration any disputes be-
tween the workmen and the contrac
tors which may arise. That the COM
pany made little objection shows how
anxious it is 10 undertake the great
work. Il is estimated that something
like $5O,O0O. 900 will be spent in the en-
terprise, and it would be loss TO labor
should it be halted by unreasonabl,
restrictions.
Evening journal., 1902-08-07

remarkable statement that the Union
Republicans are stronger in Kent and
Sussex than the Democratic and the
Regular Republican vote combined, and
that this is proved by the last two or
three campaigns. Has the writer for
gotten that there are official figures to
prove his brazen falsehood? These
figures show that in both Kent and
Sussex the Democrats, alone, poll more
votes than the Union Republicans. At
the last election in Kent the county
Officers were elected by the Regular
vote. and in Sussex they were defeated,
because the Regulars had a ticket of
their own. A public man should be
more careful in his statements IL he
wishes to retain a shred Of self-re-
spect.
Passing over a remarkable statement
that both Regular Republicans and
Democrats are fastening to the Ad-
dicks fold, we come to a piece Of CO.
lossal cheek He speaks of the open
treachery" which defeated his cleo
ton to the Senate at the last session
of the Legislature. Has Addicks for
gotten his own open treacheiy" in
defeating the election of a senator,
when he held four weaklings against
fifteen freemen? Has the treachery Of
his heart which impelled him to con-
tribute money TO defeat Richardson
and Cannon been forgotten? Has he
forgotten how he worked in Washing
ton to keep the Senate from seating
Republican senator-Colonel DUPONT?
Talk about treachery, Addicks is a
postmaster.
He attacks DR.. Ball for ignoring
Union Republicans, and in the next
paragraph lauds Governor HUM. Well,
how many out-and-out Regular Repub-
licans have been recognized by the
Governor? We say without fear of
disproof, that Dr.. Ball has done more
for harmony, has done more for Union
Republicans, than the Governor has
for Regular Republicans.
The next colossal falsehood we no
tice is the statement that "the federal
oficeholders practically compose the
Regular party" To make that state
ment true there would have TO be from
ten to twelve thousand federal officers
within our borders That. in ordinary
parlance, is certainly a whopper.
Then comes the most audacious dec
laration of the screed; that president
Roosevelt will hold federal officers to
a strict account for 'pernicious activ-
ity.'" Now, isn't that nerve? Presi-
dent Roosevelt will hardly consult the
greatest spokesman in the United States
over a matter that pertains to his
duties. For Addicks to presume to
speak for the president takes ones
breath away We may dismiss this by
saying that a refusal to support this
looter will hardly be construed into
offensive partisanship while Theodore
Roosevelt is President.
The letter winds up by advocating
common primaries for New Castle.
Why? Because the voters have in
sisted on their rights and have de-
manded it. He yields to save the
remnant Of his following in this
county.
Evening journal., 1902-08-07
A SKULL FOR "HAMLET."
The Odd Manner In which the Elder
Booth Acquired one.


Booth Acquired one.
The elder Booth acquired a skull for
use IN Hamlet" in an odd manner, ac-
cordlng to story in Seen and Heard.
The tragcdian. somewhat In his cups,
was travelling near Louisville when he
took a horse from field and rode off
with it. Horse stealing at that time
was a capital offense in Kentucky, and
the greatest horse thief was man
named Foutaine. Booth was soon over
taken and when asked where he got
the animal said:
Il captured him in field back
here"
Indeed" said one of the farmers.
"And what might your name beT'
"AIy name is Fontaine," said Booth,
without 4 smile.
"Fontalner calculated both men ST.
multancously. "Then yoI are the very
man we want. Come back to town
with us"
Certainly" said Booth in the most
good natured manner, and. wheeling
his horse he rode back to Louisville
with his captors.
The city Jail was then in charge Of a
Colonel Thomas. who knew Booth
well. I'VE have brought you Fontaine,
the horse thief, and claim the reward,
said the farmers proudly, addressing
the jailer
"Where is he?" they were asked.
Booth was produced. why, what
does this mean, Mr.. Boothf' asked
Thomas.
Il haven't the slightest idea," said
the great tragedlan. with the utmost
simplicity Il met these two men with
this horse, and they insisted upon Civ
ing it to me. guess they stole 1t.
think one Of them is Fontaine."
The rustics were about to be locked
up when by the most singular coin
cidence man rushed TO the prison
door on horseback and shouted oui
the information that the real Fontain'
had 'been taken into custody. Bootf
made Fontaine's acquaintance in jail
and the horse thief, who was executed
later, left by win his skull to the actor