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Evening journal., 1902-11-05
DISCUSSED THE WELOIN FARM
President of Water Commission
Authorized to Sign a Check for
the Purchase

At the meeting Of the Water Commits
sion yesterday afternoon, the decision Of
the Supreme Court in the Weldn farm
purchase was discussed.
Mr.. Belts said the owner Of the prop
erty. Thomas r. Weldin. already had
check for $4,000 and he asked to be au-
thorized TO sign a check for SS2, 600, the re-
mainder of the purchase price. After a
brief discussion Of the decision Of the
court, DR.. Pyle made a motion that Presi-
dent Belts be authorized TO sign a check
for the amount which motion was
adopted.
A communication was read from Knight
d Harkins, civil engineers OF Rome, n.
Y, in reference to the proposed storage
reservoir They asked to meet the board
for a conference concerning the matter.
President Belts did not think 1t was ad-
visahle to hold such conference at this
time, expressing the belief that there was
no cause for haste. The secretary was
notified 20 acknowledge the receipt Of the
communication. which was filed for future
reference.
Now that the Weldin farm purchase has
been settled, the board will probably con-
summate a deal Tor the wharf property on
the south side OF the Christana opposite
the foot OF Orange street The object in
purchasing this property is to acquire
rights for the water main A communi-
cation was read from the George r.
Townsend Company asking for informa
tion relative 70 the purchase. The com
munication was acknowledged. and the
mater Of purchase was turned over to
Chief Engineer Bond. who win report to
the board.
Other routine business was transacted.
Evening journal., 1902-11-05
QUEER MIl-UP ON MARKET STREET
Chickens, Bull Terrier and Two Col
ored Women Cause Amusement
and Excitement

A mix up in which a bundle OF live
chickens, n bull terrier and two colored
women were the principals. caused no end
Of excitement and furnished much amuse-
ment FOR several hundred persons at
Eighth and Market streets, about s
O'Clock on Saturday evening last. The dog
was practically the cause of all the trou-
bic, by starting a fight with the chickens.
One Of the women had evidently been TO
market and had stopped on the corner
with the bundle of chickens in her hands
to wait for car A few minutes later
the second colored woman came saunter-
ing w Market street and with her was
the bull dog that showed fight in every
move. When the dog got opposite to
where the first colOred woman was stand
ing, the chickens started to cackle and Il
was then that the terrier started to get
busy.
The dog gave one leap and landed Oh
top Of the fowls. In a second there was a
battle royal with feathers flying in all di-
rections. The colored woman held on TO
her chickens and the other woman tried
I'm every way to get her dog away. The
crowd soon collected to see the fun and 1t
was fully five minutes before the bun
terrier could be dragged away.
The woman with the chickens boarded
the first car that came along. while the
second continued on up Market street
with her dog.
Evening journal., 1902-11-05
K. OF P. COMMITTEES
Appointed by Grand Lodge to Serve
During tho Year


During the Year
The following committees Of the
Knehts of Pythias have been appointed
by the Guand Lodge:
Legislation--P. G. c.. William ]. More
land. No. z; =. C. c.. e. l.. Beeson. No. 81;
p. c. c., r. Harry Williams. No. l6
Appeals and Crievances-p, Sup. Rep,
James b. Tucker. No. 4; Sup Rep, John
II. Scott, No. 2; =. Sup. NJ. OF f., s. J..
Wiley. No. 6.
Returns ana credentials-P. c. c., J.
Knox, p. G. Morris. No. !; L. c.. +. A.
No. s.
Finance and miloage--P. c.. A. J. fIy-
land. No. 3; =. c.. Charles n. Lloyd. No.
10; =. c.. H. l.. Holilngsworth, No. l3.
Printing! G.. c., Mark l.. Garrett No
Is; =. c.. George i. Culleny No. IS; +. G
C.. w. II. Lincoln, No. a.
Fraternal Correspondencc-P. G. c..
Joseph G.. Jolls, No. ~. i. c., G. G
Fighter, No. 10; =. c. samuel-C. Fields
No. is.
state Of the Order-P. G. p. William 5
Haman. No 10: =. c., John ID. Mccreo
No. 10. Z. c.. w. n. Sirman, No. II.
Codify Constitution-P. G. p, Joseph c
Jolls. No. 10: p. C. c.. c. w. Everett, No
n: +. c.. ID. A. Rose, No. o. G.. NJ. at a.
w. w. Knowles. No. s; T.. Sup. NJ. at A.
William Simmons. No. q
District Deputy Grand Chancellor, Dis
tlict No. ]. c. p., S. J. Beck Lodges Nos
q. %. 3. A. C. Z. i6 District No. 2, c. V. c.
L. M. Whiteman. Nos 8. %. District No
3. C. l. c.. John c.. Borel, Nos. Q, 10. Dis
trict No. A. C. c.. Samuel II. Carson, Nos
10. 12. "a. s. District No. 8, i. G. c., j.. II
Wallace. Nos. ~. 1S
Evening journal., 1902-11-05
SEVERAL GOOD GAMES BOOKED
Many interesting Football Games
May Be Expected at South
Side Park

AZ South Side Park on Saturday Shetts-
lines Philadelphia Professional football
team viii be here 10 play the Wilmington
A. a. Too much is known about the team
TO make anv comment upon IL and II VIII
probably draw the largest crowd OF the
season.
Saturday. November IS. is an open date,
but the Wilmington management VIII
have either villa Nova College, or the
deaf mutes from Mt Airy. who played
such a strong game here last Saturday.
on Thursday November 20. Connie
Mack and his Athletic team, with the
white elephant. will be here. Saturday,
November 22, the Mt Holly Athletic Club
Is booked
The big game OF the season. however
viii be on Thanksgiving when the Nassau
team OF Princeton College win be here.
This will probably be the strongest team
that over visited this city, at least six of
the Princeton Varsity players coming
with the team.
Evening journal., 1902-11-05
LAUGHED FOR DAYS
William G. Carroll, Suffering With
Peculiar Afliction

william C. Carroll, a freight brakeman
on the Delaware railroad, is suffering
from hystoria. Mr.. Carroll lives az Third
and Jeifrson streets. A few nights ago
he partly awakened and began laughing.
and since that time he has been unable TO
keep a sober face. He laughs almost con-
tinually. and Is unable to take food Mr.
Carroll. whose home is IN Henderson, Nd.
was injured az Middletown some time ago.
and IL IS believed that this had something
TO do with his peculiar afiiction.
Evening journal., 1902-11-05

going on the stage is without foundation
lnnumerable offers have been made me-
but J have not considered them. My
friends want me to ta'-e ~ literary work.
! have had some experience in magazine
writing
And what sort Of writing will it be?"
Don't YOU thinl. I should have mate
rial enough there?" she replied. and she
pointed to the fourteen canvas volumes.
Evening journal., 1902-11-05
Ministers 10 HoId Meeting
special 10 the Eveninr Journai

CVEIIdI % IIlU IVIIlIIlE IVUI M.
Dover. Del, Nov. .5.--Ministers OF the
various Protestant churches will hold "a
meeting tomorrow night TO arrange for a
special union service to be held FOR Soy
eral weeks beginning next Sunday night
The meetings win be held In all the Pro
testant churches, alternately, and these
ministers will participate: Rev. T. T..
Barrett. Wesley NJ. e.; Rev. 5. B. Hiley,
First Baptist; Rev. J. B. Turner, First
Presbyterian; Rev. IL. II. Price, Methodist
Protestant.
Evening journal., 1902-11-05

Now, then, children" said the teach
er, who had been commenting upon
POLAR expeditions. who can tell ms
what fierce animals inhabit the regions
of the North Pole2"
''Polecats," shouted the boy at the
foot of the class.
Evening journal., 1902-11-05
DIED

FREEMAN.-In this city. on November
3. 1902, Elizabeth Freeman, aged i6
years.
Relatives tn1 friends Of the family are
invited to itteni the funeral services 1T
the residence of her brother, j. r. Sui
van. No. $40 N. Jackson street, on
Thursday morning. November G. at 10
O'Clock. Intsrment private, at Marcus
Hook. Pa.
Evening journal., 1902-11-05
MARRIED

EN-JOHNSON.-Iu Grace NJ. e.
church, on November 4, 1902, by the
Rev. w. c. johnson. father of the
bride, assisted by the Rev William
Writ King, ID. d., Samuel Farrand
Ogden and Gertrude Johnson, both Of
this city.
Evening journal., 1902-11-05
soc

Per so. yd.
for genuine cork filled
Linoleums. Newstyles
and new colors in fig
ured or tile effects.
Never attempted be-
fore in goods at this
price and unques-
tionably low for the
quality.
Evening journal., 1902-11-05
$1,000

Tables with shaped
tops and legs, oak or
mahogany finish, one
long drawer under
top, and swinging
French bevel mirror.
Full line ia all woods.
Chairs and seats to
match.
Evening journal., 1902-11-05
MAX EPHRAIM
NOW

l Y W Wv
Is a good time TO buy an
Overcoat, or, if you're not
prepared to buy yet, it's a
good time to look at them,
try them on, and determine
what you'll have.
IS Oveicoats Of blue or
black beaver and Oxford
melton.
SO Overcoats of blue and
black kersey.
s. 50 Oyercoats of blue
and black kerseys, black,
Oxford, brown and olive
frieze. A dozen styles Of
very good Overcoats at $3.50.
So Overcoats of blue and
black kersey, cut short or
long.
$40 OvercOats. This is the
line we want you to see
many men come in expecting
( to pay SIS for an OveIcoat;
buy one of our great birgains
for $40, 40 styles 10 choose
from, and new ones coming
in every day. There are
Kerseys, Meltons, Friezes,
Beavers, Thibets, and others
] in blacks, blres, light and
dark Oxfords, olives, brown,
some cut long, some short,
some medium, in fact. al
most any style of Overcoat
you may want you'll find
in our great $40 lines.
$I2 and SIS Overcoats; al
most as many styles as we
have for SIo, and the best it
/. . is possible to get for the
q prices.
Don't be a bit backward
n about calling because you're
& not ready to buy, or, because
R you want to look around be-
fore you buy. It's a pleasure
to show our clothes, and we
welcome comparison.
4 -
Clothing, Hats and Furnishings
Store open evenings
! MAX EPHRAIM,
q New York Clothing House,
a 5o4 rIarket Street,
M Next door TO Claytop House.
&WxrwExgxpgu rlrYguz1Eys
Evening journal., 1902-11-05
IS
Per Yd.

Per yd.
for aD extra all-wool
Ingram Carpet. These
goods are made in
Brussels patterns.
Very heavy, close
woven and an excel
lent wearing Carpet
Cheaper grades as low
as 4Oc. | yard wide
OF course.
Evening journal., 1902-11-05
$3.50
CHARTERED

oak Rocker. with
carved back. At this
price we offer a better
rocker than sold be-
fore. 1t is higher in
the back, longer in the
seat and a trille heav-
ier. Very comfort
able and fully guar
anteed.
Evening journal., 1902-11-05
smYrna Teacher Elected

The Smyrna Board Of Education has
elected Miss Anna Beckett "A teacher in
the wyoming public schools. TO succeed
Miss Anna Doughten. who has just died,
after continuous service Of over 20 years
IN the Smyrna schools.
Evening journal., 1902-11-05

ONLY 10 CENTS A BOX.
DR.. Birds Laxative Quinine Tablets
Evening journal., 1902-11-05
BUSINESS BOYS
DEFEAT ACADEMY
Young Soldiers Beaten by
Business Students at Foot
ball Yesterday

The Wilmington Military Academy was
defeated by the Wilmington Business
School yesterday afternoon at South Aide
Park by the score OF 10 20 o. While the
business school had a little the advantage
OF the weight, yet they played a superior
game and their line buclung was a feature
OF the game.
The Business School got its first touch
down soon after the game started. The
Military Academy kicked on and the
Business School ruhsed the ball back to
mid field and then lost IN a tumble. Inn
mediately after this the Military Acad-
emy fumbled and Webb Of the Business
School breaking through the line, tucked
the bah under his arm and went for
forty-flve yard run down the field and
was never caught until he was within
three yards OF the goal line. A rush
through the centre by Brennan then
scored a touchdown.
The Business School boys proved them
selves 10 be n husky set OF lads They
also divided up their work nice and even
and the result was that each man back OF
the line scored n touchdown II would
be impossible 20 say who played the best
game. but those most noticeable In the
general all around work were Tucker, Kill
vington. Drennen and a couple OF the line
men. For the Military Academy Strauss
played a fine game. he being fast and ac-
tive on his feet and breaking through the
line. He made a number OF pretty
tackles. Fahey also played good game
except that at times his taclSling was too
high Van Trump also put up nice ar
ticle The line-uD follows
Military Academy Business School.
| Strauss. left end ....,....Webb
Price. tackle ...Dinsmore
T. Bennett
Grubb. guard 1000, Allen
lHcndcrer. centre ........ HuBhes
Foote. right guard Mounce
Vernon. .......... right tackle. j. Bennett
Kleintz right end .... Clayton
Van Trump ........q quarter back .O'Neh
stoin. ......... left half back ...Drennen
Whitside. right half back. .Kilvington
Fahey. fun back Tucker
| Touchdowns Drennen. kilvington'
Tucker. Refcree-H. Harvey Umpire
$. McNcc.
Evening journal., 1902-11-05
win Go to Mother.

And n you are mndo trecF
81 shall so TO my mother. She Is
eighty three years old. She lives with my
sister in ST. Helena and she believes that
/ am in Europe all this time. She is
childish and accepts what is told her. To
see her again is the first of my three
wishes. The second IS for my liberty.
The third is for coin. Coin must have
to supply my needs"
And IL YOU are made free and have
seen your mother-what then2"
81 have no plans. The report that ] am
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-05
While Aniinnls.

A Polar bear would not havea chance g
III stalking seals if it were of dark
or color. The only black spot about
1t Is the tip of its nose. The sailors
who first landed on various unknown
arctic shores and bays stated that the
bears used to take them for seals and
begin to stalk them at a considerable
distance. lying down fiat on their
bellies in the attitude in which the
well.known photograph by Mr.. Gam
bier Bolton shows the old Polar bear
at the ZOO. and wriggling along in that
position until they came to an ice
humnock, when they would get up.
peer over to see of the seals" we're
alarmed. and wriggle on again. The
sailors added that they could always
see the black nose when the bear
got near, and vowed that the bear
put his law over his muzzle to hide
it, The arctic foxes, the blue" hare,
the ptarmigan, ryper, and ermine all
undergo the seasonal change to white
by an Identical process. The hair or
feathers, as the case may be, lose
color and turn pure white by what
may almost be described as an instan.
taneous process. In the foxes AMI
birds the white comes in patches; but
the speed of the color change is re-
markable. There are many stories OF
people whose hair has TUNED white
from shock "in single night" Judg-
ing by the birds and foxes, these
stories must be true. No one ever
sees the process Of fading going on
The feather or patch of fur which was
brown or smoky gray suddenly whit
ems. Yet no one has actually seen tho
color going. The explanation usually
given is that it takes place by night
There seems no halfway" tint be-
tween the white and the original col
or.-The Spectator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-05
Enbalming in England.

There is a boom in embalming in
England. A representative inter
viewed a big undertaken on the new
system of "arterial embalming" of the
dead. He said:
Il have embalmed so cases during
the past 12 months and am convinced
that when the general public realizes
the advantages of embalming and thJt
the modern method is not long an
costly operation. but can be accom-.
plished in two hours without DISTURB.
ing the body and without resorting
TO the ghastly mutilation of bygone
times, the custom will become as
general in England as it is In every
city and town in America.
1T is absurd to expect the sanitary
authorities to get any good results
by the disinfection of sick rooms when
the corpse is allowed to remain in tn
house during the days between DEAN
and burial. But il embalmed all dis
ease germs and bacteria are destroyed
and the body presents as perfect an
appearance as one who sleeps. No
matter what contagious disease the de-
ceased suffered from. after embalmins
there need be no fear OF infection,
and friends who travelled from con
siderable distances to attend the last
sad rites Of burial may view the
body.-London Express.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-05
Chinese Honesty.

AS for the honesty of these people,
| appeal to every English merchant
or banker, from Pekin to Hongkong
to answer If he ever heard of a dis
honest Chinese merchant or banker
So far from that, not only has every
English bank two Cinnamon to re-
ceive and hand out money. but every
bank in Japan has the same. The
English will tell you, half in jest, that
the Japanese is an Oriental Yankee.
and does not trust his own people;
and they will tell you. half in earnest,
that the English bankers employ
Chinese TO handle their money be-
cause they never make mistakes.
These people of China have never
had anything like a bankrupt law. If
a man cannot pay his debts, or some
one does not secretly come forward
and pay them. at the end of each
year. he has lost his face" and SO
he dies by his own hand. Yet, with
all their piteous poverty, they have
no such words as hard times" for
everything must be settled up at the
end of the year. There can be no ex-
tension of time. Confucius forbade il.
Joaquin Miller, in the North Ameri.
can Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-05
WHY INDIANS PAIN 7.
An Explanation of the Custom Given by
% Former Iudinn Agent.


n Former Indinn Agent.
The question why Indians paint
their faces so hideously has long puz-
zled people interested In the habits
of the aboriglnes. The other night
the question came up at club In st.
Paul.
A former Indian agent said that he
had heard but one legend bearing on
the point.
II was sitting at campfire one
night said he, "in village of Jac-
arila Apaches listening to the stories
and legends that were being told when
| propounded the old question again,
hardly expecting even the expression
of Ignorance that hides so many of the
thoughts of the Indians.
'To my surprise, however. re-
celved the answer that least ex-
pected. An old fellow who had sat all
the evening listening to the stories
without changing his attitude. grunted
and Strengthened up as he heard the
question. Proceeding with all due
solemnity he told the following leg
end:
Long ago, when men were weak
and animals were big and strong,
chief of the red men who lived in
these mountains went out to get a
deer. for his people were hungry.
after walking all day he saw a
deer, and shot at II; but the arrow
was turned aside, and wounded n
mountain lion, which was also after
! the deer. When the lion felt the
| sting of the arrow he jumped up and
bounded after the man. who ran for
| his life.
"'He was almost exhausted. and,
when he felt his strength giving way.
he fell to the ground, calling on the
big bear-who. you know. is the grand.
| father of men-to save him.
" The big bear heard the call. AMI
saw that to save the man he had 10
act quickly; so he scratched his foot
and sprinkled his blood over the man.
Now you must know that no ami
NAL will eat of the bear or taste of
| his blood. SO when the lion reached
the man he smelled the blood and
turned away; but as he did so his
foot scraped the face of the man,
leaving the marks of his claws on the
blood-smeared face.
"'When the man found that he was
uniniured. he was so thankful ,hat
he left the blood to dry on his face,
and never washed it at all, but lett
it until it peeled off.
"'Where the claws of the lion
scraped it off, there were marks that
turned brown in. the sun, and whore
the blood stayed on it was lighter.
Now all men paint their faces that
way with hood, and scrape it off in
streaks when they hunt or go to war; "
New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-05

The electric railroad to be built be.
tween Brighton and London is to be
equipped with Pullman cars. and the
AZ miles between the popular water.
ing place ami the British metropolis
are to be covered in 80 minutes This
may be counted as another American
triumph.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-05

The Railway and Locomotive En-
gineering Journal is of the opinion
that perfection has about been reached
in the mechanical appliances used 70
insure safety of railway travel, aul
that 1t is now time to turn to the hu.
name part of the problem. This paper
asserts that "in the past two years
two-thirds of the accidents that have
occurred on the big roads were due to
overworking the men,"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-05

The daughter of the Apache chief
Geronimo is to marry one of the
wealthiest men in Texas. Let us
cheer up. America may soon have an
aristocracy of Its own.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-05

In working to stamp out iuelling in
Germany there is no doubt that EN-.
peror William will have trouble. The
custom. The moral courage required
to frown at a rule Of centuries is as
yet not prevalent in army circles. The
selfish pride. the supercliousness and
the ignorance which aid in cultivating
the present day duel will have to he
overcome before the Emperor can
abolish the pernicious and ruinous
practice.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-05

Great Britain, with her colonies,
OWNS nearly one-half of the total ton
mage belonging to the marine of 40
nations. or 100000 tons out OF a
total Of 29.000.000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-05

The New York state railroad com.
missioners' report shows 2345 acci,
dents on the railroads of the state for
the year that ended June 80, 1901, in
which no fewer than 795 persons were
killed outright and 1856 We're injured.
This was death list longer by 12i
names than that of the preceding
year. The fact is worth noting that of
the 795 persons killed on New York
railroads in the year covered by this
last report only 16 were pas
sengers. This accords with the
latest report covering the whole
country, which states the total
number of lives lost in the year
at 1865, of whom only 249 were pas
sengers. AS the total number of pas
sengers carried on United States rail
roads for the same year was nearly
577,0O0,000. 1t is a nerve-quieting do
duction that the chance of death by
railroad accident winch every person
takes who boards a train is one &,
2,30S. 900. On the whole. about the
safest place for person is on an
American railroad trair-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-05

The world has never seen such n
rapid accumulation of vast fortunes
as are amassej in the United States
every year. II is shame and lis.
grace that. in the midst Of all this eX.
oessive opulence, any worthy person
should suffer from proverty, eXclaims
the Kansas City Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-05

In Dublin paper some time since
was biographical notice OF Robes.
pierre, which concluded as follows:
This extraordinary man left no chill.
aren behind him, except one broth
er, who was killed at the same time
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-05

There seems to be no danger that
the worlds supply of diamonds will
fail for long time to come. The De
Beers Mining company of South AZ
rica is now marketing diamonds TO
the value of s3,5Oo,OOO annually. and
states that, with it's present holdings
it can maintain this output for IA
years.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-05

The Angora cat has become fash
iopable fad in Chicago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-03-05

It is only n question of time when
woman will be freed from much of
the drudgery of the household, and
this will allow ncr more time in which
to pursue her multiple interests. The
women of. Longwood, a fashionable
suburb of Chicago, have established
a cooperative home and achieved TIL,
record of 10000 meals for $4,000. The
cooperative society owns a club
house, where the families assemble for
meals. So satisfactory has been the
enterprise that garden has been
worked with saving on vegetables
of $500 year. Each family has its
own table and its own silverware. Not
only has the woman member escaped
household drudgery and responsibility.
but there has been a great saving in
the cost of living. This last item IL
bound to lead to wider adoption OF
the system, thinks the Philadelphia
Record.