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Evening journal., 1902-04-17

In Chester church a dispute has
been precipitated by a declaration Of
the pastor that sinners give more TO
the church than members This is OBJ
jected to by a deacon, and to decide the
matter. a collection will be taken at a
certain time, the pastor receiving con
trf'butions from the sinners, and the
deacon from the saints. There should
be a referee. as many disputes are
likely to arise. II will be
in all instances to
tell which plate certain persons ought
TO patronize. as one may hold two Of
fees at oBce--a church member and a
sinner. It is a go-as-you-p1ease. con
test, and our money is on the preacher.
We understand that the principals will
divide the gate receipts.
Evening journal., 1902-04-17

The promotion of John H. lands
from chief coiner of the Mint TO be su-
perintendent, as the successor of Mr..
Boyer. will have general public ap
proval. Mr.. lands has not only had a
four years experience in the Mint.
which well fits him for his more re-
sponsible duties. but for more than
twenty years he has been well-knOwn
in the politics Of the State. AS a mem-
Der from Lancaster county he was one
OF the leaders in the noted revolt
against caucus dictation in 1881, when
John l. Mitchell was elected United
States senator, and he was the author
of several laws TO punish fraud and
bribery at primary elections and nOmi-
mating conventions. which, however,
have been practically ignored of late.
The affairs of the Mint will be man
aged both completely and honestly by
the new wsuperintendent.-Philadelphia
Press.
Evening journal., 1902-04-17
BOYS AOT JULIUS CAESAR
Dover Women Will Witness the Coronation
Of Ming Edward
Special to The Evening Journal


Dover. April, 17.-AIany people attend
cd the Shakesperian play, Julius Cae-
sar." last night given under the auspices
Of the Scott Literary Society. Professor
Z. l.. Gross. principal of the institution
had. charge of the entertainment The
Academy orchestra. under the direction
Of Professor J. A. Hopkins, was IN at
tendance. and played several selections
The acting of Harvey L. kellar as Cae-
sor and viii Lewis Chandler as Brutns'
elected much applause. u. 5. Grant
Welsh who took the part of Marc An
tony. showed remarkable study IN
mcmorizing his part All others VINO
took part in the play did well, especially
tbe character of the girls.
Many Dover folk attended the Hunn-
MifFIin wedding in Camden yesterday.
The Scott Literary Society of the WI
minrton Conference Academy Will elect
officers next Saturday evening.
Mrs Lucy Richardson and Mrs. Ella
Marshall will sail for Europe in time TO
witness the coronation of King Edward.
,rhev have obtained tickets for the oc-
cason.
The Century Club met yesterday after
noon i'm an enjoyable musicale. Among
the participants were Mrs. Robert j.
findalc and Mrs. William Fisher of
wyoming: Mrs. X. J. Ferguson. of
Dover; Miss Emma Barnard, of Viii
mington and Miss Mary Martin. violin.
Dover Miss Edith Lucille Hooper was
the accompanist Next Wednesday, Pro
fessor Elmer l.. Cross, principal of the
Wilmington Conference Academy, will
give an address on Shakespeare aud hi,
People"
Evening journal., 1902-04-17
A GOVERNMENT BY CONSENT.
DECLARATION, 81 OLDFIELD'S THEME

these air life, liberty and the persoot
on happiness"
Listen To them lines, boys and gurls.
You see we is entitled TO life, and
that prevents us frum gettin' hung, no
matter how ornery we git. Ell it wasn't
fer that pervisiOn some of us would be
ge1tin' near the danger line.
ITO liberty" Oh. how fu no what
liberty Isl Hit means that every man
must do as he durn pleases. unless hit
be them RegleTs, and we'll soon fix
'em. They amt to be no arrests when
we gifts drunk, no raids to bother our
friends, no courts to interfear with our
rites, no jails to restrane our liberties.
We air to have liburty; of coarse this
don't apply to savages, ignorant and
unlawful peOpel like them durn Reg
lers.
And the persoot Of happiness"
That's what she says; but how's a
man to be happy unless he gifts what
he wants. Does ennybody think Mis-
ter Addicks kin be happy till he gets
into the SENT? And If every man is
guaranteed happiness, hit means that
we garantee to eleckt him. I've bin
told that when the DeclArashun was
writ they was a-thinkinf OF his case.
ITO secOor these rites governments is
institooted amoung nashuns, derivin
their just.powers frum the consent of
the guverhed"
What does that meen. my deer chill
dTen. Hit meens that everybody must
give his consent er nuthin' kin be dun.
Lets. take little exampel. You want
to buy a hOss, er a mewl. You say,
'What'll you take?'
And the feller says. I'm take 500"
Then you dicker a spell, and you fix
her up for $50. That meens he's con-
sented to the deal and you've consented
to hit, and hits all squair.
That's what a guverment by con-
sent meen6. you want a vote, and you
pay yere money and see hit showed in.
When you've got enough you kin have
emmy government that tickles yOre
fancy, but she's a guYerment by con-
sent
That's as fur as I've got, Iauray, but
I'm gOin' rite along, and bime by the
book Will be printed with a pictur Of
Mister Addicks in the front and
George Washington in the back and
we're goin' to put her into every
school in Delaware. Hits a CRATE thing
to teach the young, and to bring their
youthful minds into the avenOos Of
trooth.
We want to elervate the educashunal
and morel qualities of our people, and
as long as me and Gale, George Rob
erts and Scott Vernun keeps at hit
our destiny is secoor.
Your lovin' husband,
Silas Oldfield.
Evening journal., 1902-04-17
PRVSBYTERY CLOSES ANNUAL SESSION
Commissioners to General Assembly
Elected

At the afternoon session of the presby-
terry yesterday. the following Com-
missioners to the General Assembly werc
elected The Revs. r. a. McCurdy. of
this city. and Lewis G. Wainwright. of
Lcwes; alternates. the Revs. j. l.. Est
lin, of Smyrna. and $. l.. Irvine, of lower
Brandywine; elders. j. G. Connor. of
West Nottingham, and G. A. Blake. of
Elkton.
The Committee on Overtures presented
overtures and they occupied considerable
time.
Sunday May IL was decided upon to
hold the installation exercises in Green
Hill Church, when the Rev. DIR. McLain
will assume charge. The Rev. w.
Frederick Dickens Lewis will charge
the people. and the Rev. John d. Blake
will charge the pastor.
The Rev. w. w. Shaw, of Port De
pOsit asked that the pastoral relations
between himself and the church be dis
solved. This request was granted and
will take effect the second Sunday in
May.
The report of the Committee on For
cign Missions was read and proved in.
teresting. The Rev. A. w. Halsey, OF
the Board Of Missions. delivered a shorl
address.
The following presbytery Committee
on eyangelistic work was named: Chair
man, the Rev. w. J. Rowan; the Rev
G.. II. Trull and l.. c. Wainwright. anC
elders, w. 5. Prickett and J. G. Connor
This committee will report at the mex
stated meeting 70 be held the coming
autumn.
The Rev. 5. l.. Irvine led the de
votional services at the closing session
last night The feature of the session
was an address by DR.. Halsey, on th'
World Vision Of Foreign Missions"
was listened to with much interest. Fol
| lowing DIR. Halsey's address a vote o
/ thanks was extended 10 the pastor, choi
and congregation of East Lake Churcl
The Rev. :. l.. Irvine offered prayer an
! the session came 10 a close.
Evening journal., 1902-04-17
WOMAN STRUCK BY An ENGINE
Hattie Keeie Was Walking Along the Rail
road and Did Not Hear Train

while Hattie Keefe, a cOlored girl,
of No. All West Railroad avenue, was
walking along the tracks of the Penn
sylvania railroad yesterday afternoon,
she was struck and tossed some dis
tance by train No. So. When picked
ND it was found that her head was cut
and that she had sustained severe
bruises.
DR.. James A. Draper dressed her
wounds in the French street station
and the girl then went to her home.
Evening journal., 1902-04-17
roo CONTENTED

We wonder if the Democratic editors
and politicians who Cackle so pre-
posterously every time they pretend 10
have laid an issue, understand how
feeble is the present public interest I'm
their demonstrations. Even the Demo
Gratis themselves who have no profess
siOnal or personal stake in Demo-
cratic success, listen coldly II they
listen at all Go where you will, you
find that the general sentiment is that
the country's all right, doing we'll. So
are most people in II. They
are not complaining. They are attend
ing to their own business, making
money and bother their heads very
little about politics. Really they have
nothing to worry about and they are
not worrying.
It is the Democratic issue hunters
who are doing the worrying. They
can't find anything that will scare the
voters or stir them up or make them
think that there is something the
matter. The country is too confound.
ed contented.-New York sun.
But if the people generally are con
tented. the Democratic politicians ar,
not They must have an issue, and I,
do this they have not hesitated TO in
sttute the most infamous ISLANDERS re
garding the conduct of our troops il
the Philippines The difficulty is tina
many Of the boys in blue are, or hav
been, Democrats, and they resent hein
shot at from the rear by their ow
countrymen. The Democrats shoul
remain loyal to Bryan; he furnishe
6 them ready-made all the issues tn,
they should require.
Evening journal., 1902-04-17
Masher Made Social BIunder

There is a young man in Whining
ton who considers himself one of the
Four Hundred. but he is what is COM
monty called masher and "a good
Judge of the fair sex. He is proud, and
has but passing notice Of a working
girl.
Recently he saw a pretty and we'll
dressed girl on the street and began
his MASKING ways. The girl encour-
aged the Irritation and the masher
made further advances. which were
not objected to by the pretty miss
He suggested a stroll, and she agreed
The stroll also included a dinner at
Ainscow's.
'where do you live?" asked the
young man.
mo. - Delaware avenue" was the
reply.
This answer pleased the young man,
and he smiled as he thought of the
rare judgment he had displayed in
picking up a girl who was in his set
He walked home with her, gaily
chatting. At the door she told him
that he would have to excuse her, as
she must retire in order 30 be able 10
rise early and get breakfast for the
family. She is the cook, and employed
at a salary.
The masher did not press her to
continue the conversation.
Evening journal., 1902-04-17
WAYFARER'S NOTEBOOK
Ioke on NewIy Married CIerk

Clerks in the County Court House
are telling some amusing stories about
one of their number who was recently
married. Sew eral days ago this young
man arrived at his office later than
usual. and when he proceeded to open
his desk he discovered that he left his
KEYS at home. All of the old keys in
the office were tried in the lock, but
they would not throw the bolt. He
was advised to get a chisel and ham
mer. but he preferred to return to his
home and get the keys.
His fellow clerks are mean enough
to insinuate that he forgot the keys on
purpose to get to go home again.
Evening journal., 1902-04-17

cred the rank Of her intended husband
not equal to hers. But she persisted,
and the people applauded. But she has
not been happy. The Prince has turned
out 10 be something Of a boOr, and her
courtiers have fought duels with him
over his ill-treatment Of the Queen.
Now she is dangerously III, and appar-
emily the romance Of her life has all
Queen!
Evening journal., 1902-04-17
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT LYNCHs.

The interest and demand for trading
stamps is such that we will for a short
time give extra stamps with the fol-
lowing goods: I lb our Boston Blend
Coffee. 25c.. 10 stamps; a lb our
Blended Tea, 15c.. 10 stamps lb Clean
CuTants. &C.. stamps; lbs Califor-
MIA Apricots, Csc, 10 stamps; one pack
age Wheat Germea. 15c., 10 stamps;
one can Sunny Side Corn, 10c., 10
stamps; l lb Pitted Cherries, 1Sc., 5
stamps; 1 lb package Meadow Corn
Starch. Sc, stamps; 1 bottle Am
monia. 1Oc, 10 stamps; / package Pan
Cake Flour. Jemima or Cornola, 1Oc., 5
stamps; 1 package Keystone Gelatine,
15c. 10 stamps; one good Broom, 2Oc..
stamps. This applies to goods men
toned above only, and will continue
until this notice is changed-count ii
up. sl.S0 worth of useful groceries and
$40 worth of stamps. d. w. Lynch
Co.'S stores. Fourth and Madison and
Eighth and King streets.
Evening journal., 1902-04-17
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

Mrs. Plant, widow of the millionaire,
Henry Plant, and her stepson, Morton
f. Plant. are considering the giving Of
the big Tampa Bay Hotel, at Tampa,
Fla. to be converted iDto a Jesuit
college. They will endow the college
with s1.OOO,0OO.
Hugh Mccullough, a grandson Of
President Johnson's Secretary Of the
Treasury, died in Florence, Italy, last
week. A volume of poems written by
him. and entitled THE Queen of Her
acles." was published in 1894.
The term of Senator Henry M. Tel
Ter. of Colorado. expires March a, 1908.
He was first elected a United States
senator from Colorado in 1876. the
wear of it's admission as a State lie
resigned to become Secretary Of the
Interior In the Arthur Cabinet. Elk.
Senator r. o. Walcott is a candidate
to succeed Mr.. Teller.
Miss Maude Adams. the actress get!
81 900 by bill which has just passe'
IAINlNaANon anu SUMO W AAAN NhAAN -
Claims During tho Civil War Mis-
Adams grandfather. who lived in Tii
fin. Ohio, shipped horses and mules 4
the Northern army. These fell int
the hands OF the COnfederates. Tn
heirs Dut in a claim to recover the loss
/. There are 10000 Syrians in IN
r United States. OF whom between tw
d and three thousand live in Chicago.
The extension of railways into II
= Scotch Highlands is gravely declare
to have been the cause of the depopI
y lation of the district.
u The largest egg is that of the ostricl
/ II weighs three pounds.
Evening journal., 1902-04-17
Lennne rrlbe to CeIebrate

Lenape Tribe. No. G. Improved Order
of Red Men, will, on next Saturday
evening, celebrate its thirty-fourth
anniversary. Part of the program Will
be the adoption of fifty pale faces at
the wigwam, and then adjourn TO
Pyle's Cycle Academy. shere an elabo-
rate banquet will : wed to mem
bers of the tribe a. oat chiefs. Brass
and string music WI enliven the occa-
sion, and genuinely good time is as
sured.
Evening journal., 1902-04-17
NEWSPAPER OPINION
No Kinds OF Horsemen

From the New York Sun.
We fear that the Hon. Henry Wat
terson, at present absorbed in invent
ing a successful platform for the Demo-
cratic party, made a tactical mistake
in again hnrling at President Roose-
welt at the same moment the charges
Of Bronco Buster" and Man on
Horseback"
Mr. Roosevelt certainly is or. ought
to be a Bronco Buster. If when a
ranchman he did not learn the Busters
art, he neglected his opportunities;
and such is not his habit We haven't
the slightest doubt that If he mounted
a. bronco known to be difficult his
right leg would execute over the
cantle and down toward the off stir
rup that neat and clinging curve which
suggests the lovers tender and pre-
else circling of the loved ones waist,
and denotes the accomplished horse
man of the plains. Also. at the first
sign of buck" the spectator would
see the riders body incline a little to
one side, and the weight rested chiefly
upon one foot in preparation for the
equine explosion, and then the ex-
plOsion still leave the rider on ton Of
the horse. Mr. Roosevelt may not be
the best Buster in the country, but he
is probably pretty gOod-pOssibly bet
ter than he is in the saddle used in
Colonel Watterson's home Of Kentucky
and in polite life generally.
The reason why Colonel Watterson
is not politically happy in calling
President Roosevelt a Man on Horse
hack and n PrOncO Ruetar in one
breath. is probably apparent to most
citizens of the United States. Bronco
Busting, taught in the soul-stirring
and peculiarly American freedom of the
Western frontier, is the most unlikely
school possible for developing a despot
that would suit the stuffed procession
for which Colonel Watterson is now
busy pasting up the posters.
Evening journal., 1902-04-17
ME RNCLusIoN RILn

Yesterday the Senate passed the
Chinese exclusion bill by substantial
majority the more drastic measure
prepared by the Pacific coast members
having been replaced. This is sub
stantially the old measure @hich has
been in operation for a number of
years, but its provisions extend to our
insular possessions. Senator Quay, I'm
an argument, made a plea for the. ad-
mission OF all Chinese Christians and
those who had defended the legations
during the siege OF Pekin. He was
unable TO say. however. how such a
test could be fairly applied. since prob
ably every applicant would be a Chris
tian for the time being.
The bill applies to all immigration
of Chinese laborers from the islands
to the mainland territory Of the United
States or their passage from Que group
of islands to another. There is pro
yiso, however. which admits free pass
age from one island TO another of the
same group. Thus the law will extend
TO prevent the admission of Chinese
seeking to enter the United States
from the Philippines or from Ha-
wall. but they may freely pass from
island to island in either the Philippine
or Hawaiian groups. There are certain
minor provisions relative to the admis-
sion OF special bodies 10 expOsitions
and for like purposes.
There have been numerous objec-
tons to the enactment of this exclusion
law on sentimental grounds, and the
argument of Senator Quay is hard to
meet, save by the cold facts OF an ac-
tual condition. The Chinaman is i'm
.dustrious, peaeeable and frugal, but
his standards of living are so different
from ours that his exclusion is impera-
tive. Re Han afford to work for a few
pennies a day, since he requires little
for living expenses. His purpose in
tive. He can afford to work for a few
hundred dollars and go back to his ma
tive land to live as a nabob. The
American worl1ingman, on the other
hand, spends his money here. But the
greatest objection is that he is always
an alien, and does not adopt our habits
and customs. and never develops any
sympathy for our institutions
Evening journal., 1902-04-17

The Rochambeau statue, which has
been presented TO this country. and
which is to be an ornament 10 Wash
ington, will be held at the Custom
House till the duty of $500 is paid.
unless Congress, by special legisla-
ton. shall admit it free OF duty. Re
Gently ]. Pierpont Morgan and Levi p.
Morton purchased valuable Lafayette
relics, with the purpose Of presenting
them to the National library at Wash
Evening journal., 1902-04-17
WHY STAY PALE

A pity to see pale girls stay
pale and dull when it is so easy
to get SCOTS Emulsion.
One of the best things
SCOTS Emulsion does is to
give rich blood to pale girls.
The result of regular doses
Of SCOTS Emulsion is an in
crease not only in the red
color of the blood and in the
appetite butin the good looks
and bright manners which
are the real charm of per
feet health.
Send for Free Sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemist. 4oS Pearl St. n. Y
Evening journal., 1902-04-17

The latest rmor from the Elkin
camp in Pennsylvania is to the effect
that they will try not only to name
the governor, but to elect a successor
10 Senator Penrose. Mayor Ashbridge
is said to be the man. If the new com
bination of Stone, Elkin and Ash
bridge should be successful, Pennsylva-
mans had as well abandon the State
and go West.
Evening journal., 1902-04-17

ington. These. too, have been held
up, and officials declare that a duty
must be paid. Such a condition sug-
gests that there has been an oversight
on the part Of Congress, which should
be remedied at once.
Evening journal., 1902-04-17

At the most exciting stage OF the
between Mr. Elkin and
Mr.. Watres in Blair county a local
henchman Of Senator Penrose was busy
declaring that it would be a good thing
and calculated to promote harmony II
Mr.. Watres we're allowed to carry the
county This is only sample instance.
Wherever the Penrose influence has
been exerted, it has been hostile to the
nomination OF Mr. ElSin. Senator
Quay seems TO have yielded to the
clamor of the revenge-seeker and the
.Senate-seeker. He practically orders
MI Elkin TO the rear in obedience TO
the demands made upon him from
Pittsburg and Washington. And Mr..
Elkin, who has done more for Matthew
Stanley Quay than any other living
man, simply appeals from Quay TO the
rank and file OF the party.-Altoona
Tribune.
Evening journal., 1902-04-17

A contemporary says there is an
ight-gas-contract party in
this city" That reminds MS of the
hyphenated names that used to be
coined by the Sun. To be in FASH
Ion we might remark that there is also
an ante-up- ked-gas-contract party
but, on second thought, we desist.
Evening journal., 1902-04-17

Queen Wilhelmna, since her mar
riage, has not been a happy monarch.
Personally she has been beloved by her
people, and her simple nature and
girlish ways were universally admired.
At eighteen she ascended the throne a
few years since, followed by the good
wishes of everyone. Then came her
marriage-an affair of the heart. il
was said. Her grave councillors OF
state grumbled, because they consid-
Evening journal., 1902-04-17

The demand by the Levy Court for
the books of former County Treasurer
john T. Dickey raises an interesting
question. He claims that the books
are his personal property, and that
since his accounts were duly audited
and his bond discharged, he has no
further concern in the matter. 1t would
seem that the question TO be decided
is whether these books were the Off
cial records Of the office; if so, they
are the property Of the county. There
is nothing TO prevent any Official from
keeping private accounts, and these are
his own property. Are these official
records, or private books?
Evening journal., 1902-04-17
Gas WORKS, Apr. 16, 1902.

Gas Works, APR. l6, lJO2.
My dear Lauray: You wouldn't nave
sed a few years sense that your nus
band would have took to literary per-
scots, but hit seems that literatOor Is
gettin' to be my strong pint.
The luther day Mista Addicks writ
to me a-saying, "Silas, come TO onct, "
and / obeyed 10 Onct. was sort
curious to no what was up, thinkin'
mebbe they was anuther harmony let
ter to be thunk up
When | was usnered into the pres
ence of the crate man l got down onto
one nee, sand says !, Me lud, yer sen
want waits rhy royal commands" lie
told me to git up and pressed sOrle
coins into my hand. and when / got
out l counted 'em, and found seven
teen cents. He certainly is liberal
man, Lanay.
Sed he, "Silas, / am Interested in the
youth OF our fare stait, and they
must be learned to do the rite thing
when the ballot is put into their
hands. They is the boan and sinnew
of this CRATE nashun, but the aforesed
infantile mind must have a boost in
the rite direckshun.
Il want you to write text book for
to be teached out OF in the public
schools, so that when they grow up
they may be as paytriofic and as
virchuous as we ali"
Well. that's what I've b In a-workin'
on ever sense, and / expe ct my naim
to go thunderin down the ages along
side OF Gale Latun's as a slinger OF
English from away back. 1--we got her
started, and she reads somethin' in
this away;
A Treetis on Government. Sivil and
Onsivil,
by
Silas Oldheld,
Speshul Pleader, Literary Pelveyer
and Manipulation TO the Gasman-
Published at the offs of the sun
beam. Wilmington, Delaware, Ammo
Domino one Thousand and nineteen
Hundred and too; and in the rane Of
John Edward Addicks, the twelfth.
She starts or with the Declarashun
of Independents, cause that allus comes
hrst. but / don't think much of hit.
They is so bame much to explane. She
runs along sentens by sentens with ap-
propriate comments.
She starts in:
All men are created equal
Some is equal to most anything.
Now thairs Mister Addicks; he's the
equallest man 1 ever see. He was
equal to defeetin Harry Richardson
for Guvernur and he has improved
sam sense that glorius day
"They is endowed by their Creator
with certain unaleenabel rites; among
Evening journal., 1902-04-17
euarasmen Will Attend Services

Company x, N. G. D., and other
members of the militia. will attend
services at the First NJ. p. Church on
May 25. The Rev. Geo. L. Wolfe, d.
D., win preach an appropriate sermon.
Evening journal., 1902-04-17
THURSDAY, APRIIi7, 1902

WEATHER INDICATIoNs.-For to
day: Fair Tomorrow. Fair with
variable winds.