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Evening journal., 1902-06-23
Not True
From the Middletown Transcript.

From the Middletown Transcript.
The Union Republican states that
DR.. Ball pledged himself to divide
the Federal patronage and with this
base proceeds to berate him for all the
sins in the category and winds up
with the flourish: IF Democrat is
wanted in Congress the surest way is
to nominate Dr. Ball, and we will guar
antee the Democrat is elected" AS in
every other case, unless you start
right you can't end right. Dr. Ball
was asked for no pledges and made
none. He was nominated as the rest
Of the ticket was nominated, by con-
ference. and the Union Republicans as
a party or a faction did not support
Dr. Ball any better or more loyalty
than the Republicans as a party or fac
ton supported Dr.. Marshall. The
terms OF the compromise we're few and
plain, and included a promise that the
two-year men should have a renOmina-
tiOn. After the election and after the
adjournment OF the Legislature with
out choosing a senator the Union Re
lpublicans made a fight before the
President against permitting Dr. Ball
10 mako the Federal appointments and
wero beaten. This added to the sore
ness against DR.. Ball in certain quar-
ters, and is the sole cause of the pres
ent opposition
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
CURIOUS LETTER BINDINGS

Any one IN the habit of perusing OLD
letters is struck with the tone of great
humility and Difference which per-
vades the correspondence of our ances-
tors.
A few specimens of the style of be-
ginning and ending letters may prove
interesting as in striking contrast to
the laconic yours obediently,Y faith
fully" or truly" of the present day.
1t would certainly be difficuA TO match
the following subscription of letter
from the Duke Of Shrewsbury to Sir
Thomas Hammer, dated September,
1713: 81 desire that you will believe
that, wherever am, / shall always en-
deavor to deserve and very much value
your friendship. being, with a sincere
esteem, sir, your most faithful and ODE
dent servant, Shrewsbury"
Frequently one meets with bellicOse
subscriptions, as in the case of the
Earls OF Huntly and Enrol, who, in
1904. threatened awful consequences"
TO the magistrates of Aberdeen unless
they released certain gentlemen i'm
prisoned in their city and inscribed,
yours as ye will, either present peace
or weir"
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
PENINSULA PRESS
Delaware College
Sussex Republican.

From the Sussex Republican.
There is something rotten in Dem
mark"
Delaware College has been getting a
good bit of free advertising the last
few months and 1t is not of the desir-
able kind. To the interested outsiders
there is something apparently wrong
somewhere. It has had checkered
career and for years hung almost help
less between life and death. At the
present time it is supported by an an
nual income from the United States
and large appropriation from this
State. and as it is practically a ward
| of the State, the people have more than
a passing interest in its affairs. A few
weeks ago the whole student body
struck because several of the students
were suspended for giving one of their
number a cold water bath. which We
have no doubt he needed. Somebody
lblundered In taking any notice OF such
la trivial offense because this cold
water plunge came near proving the
death Of the college The matter was
|. finally adjusted, but not forgotten
when the people Of the State are again
/, laroused by tho discovery OF a plot
TO oust two OF the best-known ant
most competent Of the faculty, viz; DR.
A. T. Neale. Of the Experiment Sta
tion. and Professor Eugene Manning
OF the chair of Ancient and ModerI
? Languages. Wa say plot because
bears every evidence Of a plot 10 Gus
these men in an underhand way. Wha
d may have been DR.. Neale's offense VI
5 do not know. and We q
not believe anyone does.
l. could not have been OF grea
N Importance because the trustees has
10 tened 10 recede from their posiuo
when they discovered that they then
is selves were offending the farmers an
III affecting the interest Of the colleg
re Professor Manning's oflense IS Gel
e. tainly a heinous one and consist
al from what the public can learn.
no being too much interested in the we
fare Of the college and too energetic
y his efforts to make il a respectable Il
Us stilution worthy Of the pride OF n
s. State. Without fear OF contradictiC
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
suindIed Amin.

"Ah," exclaimed Mrs. Oldcastle as
she took a book from the table in the
magnificent library Of the new neigh
bors, "hand laid paper, isn't itY
'Ts it?" her hostess asked, looking at
it doubtfully. Il told Josiah when L
bought them books that that's one Of
the set of that he was payin' whole
lot too much. I'm glad it wasn't me.
II I'd of went and give such a price for
something that was hand laid, I'd new
er hear the last of it from him. But
he wouldn't believe it when told him
he was cheated, because l seen the
same set with nearly three times more
gilt on the bindin's for a lower price.
Josiahs awful headstrOng in some
ways."-Chicago Record-Herald.
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
Mnninn OF Authors.

In recent article on the Mania OF
Authors" in the Revue Universelle OF
Paris we are told that Darwin always
practiced on his old fiddle before writ
ing; Chateaubriand while debating to
his secretary was in the habit of walk
ing in his bare feet; Schiller and Goethe
could not write unless their feet were
on ice; Lord Derby always filled his
mouth with brandy cherries; Fenimore
Cooper used to chew gumdrOps; Byron
filed his pockets with truffles; The
ophile Gautier burned incense.
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
A Pointed Suggestion.

A young married lady is often criti-
cised by her friends because Of the
freedom with which she accepts little
attentions from friends Of the other
sex.
At a recent gathering which she at
tended she drew from her pocket her
lace handkerchief, in which knot had
been tiled in order to call to her mind
some trivial duty.
Dear me-" said the popular young
married lady to several gallants about
her, "why is that knot in my handker-
chief7 1 tied it there to remind me Of
something. What could it ber' "
my child" said an old lady, who
overheard her and who is noted Br the
acrid witness Of her repartee, '1twas
probably tied in order to remind you
that you are married"
Evening journal., 1902-06-23

ties and chairs were the weapons of
offense and defense.
The steamboat Columbia was on its
return trip from Augustine Park, when
"a dispute arose over the baseball teams
of two cities. which have given exhibit
tions on the Wilmington grounds; and
what could not be settled on the dia-
mond was to be settled by the argu-
ment of force. There was an inter
change of vile epithets, followed by
arguments in the shape of missiles
which endangered the non-combatants
and damaged property to a consider
able extent
The rivalry between the two clubs
was taken up ~ the representatives oi
the two cities. the impression evident
ly being that whichever city coult
show the larger aggregation of toughi
would be deemed victorious. But Il
seems to have been draw, and vii
mington and Chester are yet rivals fol
the championship of toughdom. Will,
this battle was taking place many o
the people OF the two cities were il
their churches attending divine ser
vices; others were sitting at hom'
spending a pleasant evening before the
work Of the morrow. Little did the!
dream that a noble band of volunteers
were upholding their honor, and fight
ing for their supremacy on the waters
lof the river.
This naval battle is remarkable in III
way. and will be long remembered. a
least by certain of the participants
The weapons were unique, being chiefly
beer bottles. But 1t is significant tina
these were empty Had they not been
IT is safe to say that no battle woulC
have taken place, Here is a new idea
a missile the contents of which fires
the heart and gives us courage, ant
the receptacle then becoming a deadlJ
weapon II would be hard to estimat,
which side showed the greater valol
until we learn which side emptied the
greater number of bottles. Perhaps
though. we should say that the tough
represents no city, but is content Will
making a spectacle of himself.
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
Amazing
From the Milford News.

From the Milford News.
To what ends will politicians go to
further the interests Of party? In all
the political history of this State-and
to be sure it has not been of the
lbest-there probably has been nothing
with so dark AMI sinister an aspect as
that made public during the present
weell-the attempt TO bribe men pay
ing the penalty inflicted by justice, to
use their influence and give their
own votes to a party other than that
of their own choice that they may Sc
cure their liberty. There is nothing so
sweet TO mankind as freedom Of action;
and 1t might have well been thought
by those who approached the three
prisoners at Dover with offer to use
all possible political influence of the
party in power that they (the prison.
Iers) might be set free, that in return
the votes and influence of the men
would be readily pledged. 1t seemed
an easy way, apparently, to those who
made the advances. to gain votes for
the Union Republican party. But
events have proved that It was an
lOther case OF counting lne culchens
before they were hatched," and it is
much to the credit OF those so appeal
ed to that the advances were properly
and scornfully rejected. In taking
this course the men convicted OF as
sault. OF OF aiding and abetting an as
sault, upon a neighbor in this towr
last winter have proved that they are
/ men of strong personal character an'
/ they deserve the commendation ant
, applause OF all honest men for thei
5 stand. No doubt the publicity givel
, the matter this week will react to thei
D Temporary disadvantage; but "a goo
{ name is rather to be desired thar
4 riches" and so. imprisonment wit
:, honor is more TO be desired than free
: dom and disgrace.
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS
Predictions Made That Pattison VIII
Be Named For Governor.

Predictions Made That Pattison VIII
Be Named For Governor.
Erie, Pa, June 23.-Erie is In the
hands of Democrats. Big crowds
came in from the western counties.
and this afternoon the full delega.
tlons from eastern counties arrived.
]. M. Guffey and other Pittsburgers
are expected late tonight. Warren
Worth Bailey, of Johnstown, came in
last evening, and has several planks
he will ask to have inserted in the
platform, including one recommended
by the Tax League of the state
Nobody seems tc have any definite
idea as yet who will be temporary
chairman of Wednesdays convention,
but there is a good deal Of talk about
former State Chairman Robert e.
Wright. of Allentown. for permanent
chairman. Mr.. Pattison will likely get
here tonight. Predictions are freely
made that Robert f. Pattison will be
nominated for governor on the first
ballot.
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
A RnttIed bridegroom.

A.young couple were married in Fen
elon Falls, and a number of their
friends and relatives assembled at the
railway station TO see them off on their
honeymoon. Old slippers and rice were
showered on the happy pair as they
boarded the train. When they got COM
fortably seated in the car, the groom
noticed a boot in the aisle, and, think
ing it was one that had been thrown
into the car by some Of his jovial
friends, threw the boot out OF the win
dow, as the train was moving. 1t hap
pened,that the boot belonged to a well
known Toronto commercial traveller
who had removed his boots to ease his
weary. feet. On the arrival Of the train
at Lindsay the bridegroom was COM
PEELED to purchase a new pair of boots
for the drummer.-Toronto Globe.
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

The number of election districts in
New York 1.537 last year, will be 1,54S
this fall gain of six.
1t is the custom now in polite society
for guests at dinner to sign their
names in a guest book supplied by the
host.
There are seven species OF salmon in
the Talnu river, Alaska. Each has its
date Of arrival from the sea at the
spawning grounds
Gambling is now prohibited in cafes
and other public places in Zurich,
which is becoming the most moral
town in Switzerland.
The rose is the emblem Of secrecy in
Greece. and was formerly hung over
tho table where guests were enter
ltained. in token that nothing heard
there was to be repeated.
Sixteen new rice mills, of from 500
to 1900 barrels capacity per day, at a
cost of from $4,000 to $4,000 each,
are being built in the Louisiana and
Texas rice belt-from Crowley, la, to
Bay City and Eagle Lake, Texas.
There are in the United States about
l15, 800. 900 families, and / per cent. Of
those own more than half of the ag-
gregate wealth OF the country. These
fifteen thousand families, presumably,
can afford to be luxurious in their liv-
ling, but the standards they make are
mot safe standards for any but them
selves.-John Gilmer Speed. in Aims
lee's.
An architect Of New York says that
with tho modern steel frame a build
ling can be carried to a height equal tc
seven and one-half times the diameter
OF the base. BY this rule on an Ordi
nary city block could be erected Z
building 500 feet high. 500 feet highei
/ than Eiffel tower. II would have u
stories and would cost about 100000
600.
Ono OF the favorite beverages in st
/ Pierre WAS cocOanut milk and run
: mixed in the shell.
r PA. what's demagogue?'
I "A political candidate who is nOmi
@ mated by the other party"
q Ninety-seven American munioipali
o ties now have cremation or reductio
4 plants for sewage.
s Say. Weary, I've been a-readii
d about King Edwards coronation. Sa.
l. wouldn't it be a bully graft ter be a
d English noble"
well. I wouldn't want ter be none
Down on kings, ell % asked Ia
N tered Tad.
10 Not dat; but jes t'ink o. bein' pr
scented wild de Order o. de BATH"
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
CHRISTIANITY AND COLOR

A church down in Sussex is torn
into factions and the pastor has been
asked TO resign. all because a little
colored boy was taken TO
church and allowed to profane the
house Of God with his presence. 1t
seems that he attended services but
once. and when his presence was OBJ
iected to he was not permitted 10 at
tend again. But those who objected
were not to be pacifed; they held that
a great principle was at stake, and
when the pastor tried TO pour oil on
the troubled waters he was compelled
TO tender his resignation
This having been accomplished, we
presume that these modern propa-
gandists Of the new Gospel feel salts
fed and will fold their hands across
their chests and with sanctimonioVs
smile say, 1--WE have been doing the
Lords work" Perhaps they will de-
clare that they did not really object
TO the colored boy, but that they were
opposed to the principle of admitting
negroes to the churches attended by
white people But there is not the
slightest indication that the oolored
people generally desire to infict their
presence on their white brethren. They
prefer separate churches and separate
schools. so n race question cannot be
made out on it. There was a day when
our fathers did not hold it a wrong TO
worship with the colored people In
all the old churches were spacious gal
leries devoted to them. and they were
not denied the communion.
Church people with minds and hearts
as narrow as those indicated by this
episode would do well to sit down ant
do a little thinking. They doubtless
make strenuous efforts every year L
raise a fund for foreign missions, an,
= they send white men and womel
v among savages Of the most disgustlnI
type. And yet they expect them t
Il suffer everything in the sacred name @
T. religion. but break up a congregatio
e because a clean little colored boy sit
70 beneath the same roof for a single sen
Z vice. They prate Of principle bein
l. at stake. BAH If there is any prime
10 pie involved it is that the presence
lg a person with a dark skin preven
IN people from worshiping their Master
IN We can understand this spirit in ed
Ie. cation or in social life. but in religlC
MI it is utterly incongruous. Suppose q
70 lowly Nazarene had been preachi
or and had spied a poor little Afrioi
drinking in his wordsworth He ha
paused till the offender could be ]
moved? To ask the question shows tn
an these people are condemned by I
Ing Head OF the Church under which tn
oat worship. II is just such exhibitio
lot- OF lack Of the real spirit OF Chr
Evening journal., 1902-06-23

we do not hesitate to say that these
two members of the Delaware College
faculty are better known to the people
of the State and have done more TO
keep the college before the public than
the rest Of the faculty combined. Not
one word has been said against their
competency nor have any charges been
made. but it does appear that somebody
somewhere is doing some underhand
work which will prove of detriment to
any school.
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
WORK.
THE LITERARY WORLD

Chief Officer Scott, of the Roraima,
one of the few survivors of the erup-
tion of Mt Pelee, gives in the July
number OF Leslies Monthly his intense
ly interesting personal account of his
thrilling experiences in what was the
greatest natural disaster that has be-
fallen the world in the memory Of any
living man. Professor c. e. Borch-
lgrevink, the well-known scientific ex-
lplorer, contributes a careful summing
lup Of the conditions of the eruption,
and these two accounts make a record
of this great tragedy we'll worth pre-
lserving. The greatest show that has
lenlivened the AnglO-Saxon world for
a long time, the coronation of King
Edward and Queen Alexandra, is de-
lscribed with a number of elaborate IL
lustratons. The article on the corona
ton is written by the Duke of Argyll,
brOther-in-law of the King, and there
are more than thirty pictures of the
King and Queen, besides some original
drawings by Queen Victoria The last
poem Bret Harte ever wrote, ballad
called The Sword of Don Jose," lends
a particular interest to the poetry of
this number. and an article on the
draining of the Zuyder Zee, in Holland,
one of the most stupendous engineer
ing works ever undertaken, illustrates
strikingly the scope of modern enter
prise. An ingenius story of Wall
street, and an interesting study of the
husband of an actress in the fiction Of
the magazine, together with charm
ing essay on Roses" help to round
out a many sided number
-O
The great world event of June, the
coronation of King Edward VII, of
England, will picture scenes that have
had no parallel in the lives of the pres
ent generation, and for this reason an
article by Sir Edwin Arnold on the
I"Coronation Festivities" and a de-
scription by the late Sir Walter Besant
of the "Pageants of London" in the
July Delineator are especially timely
and interesting. Another of Miss
Iaughlins charming stories of authors
loves appears this month telling Ci
the pitiful passion of John Keats; and
the concluding paper in the series on
pictorial photography treats of genre
pictures, the illustrations being re-
markably fine. There is an interesting
description of the life of Clara Barton,
founder of the Red Cross Society, in
her picturesque home near Washington.
To the series on athletics for women is
added an illustrated article on bowling,
Iby a New York woman who has won
many honors in this sport. The house
keeping department has been adapted
TO the many difficulties of the hot
weather season. and the recipes fol
lslrmmer drinks and inexpensive des-
lserts will be welcomed. In fiction
there are two high-class stories THE
lUnpromisng Land" by Julian Van
Boskirk: and "a Daughter of the
Wilderness" by Francis Lynde.
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
An Insinunting MI.sive.

He was German student and this
was the letter he addressed to his un-
Gle:
Dear Uncle-A very strange thing hap
pened yesterday. j went to see a friend
of mine at the bank who knows your
handwriting very well, and he thought
YOU were IN, as 1 had not lately presented
any checks signed by you. He begs TO be
remembered to you, as also do /, and you
might let my friend see your signature
again. II you are very busy. you might
send a blank check, and 1 will fill It in.
Yours affectionately. KARL.
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
Ninety Soldiers Died Of Cholera.

Manila, June 23.-Ninety American
soldiers have died Of cholera since the
disease first broke out. Owing to the
increase of cholera the health autbori-
ties here and in the provinces are en-
forcing the most stringent regulations.
The total number of cases and deaths
from the epidemic are as follows: In
Manila, 1880 cases and 1896 deaths;
provinces, 1859 cases and 5,440 deaths.
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
Loco Men searehlna For MISSING Boy

Beverly. Mass, June pa thou
sand men responded to the call Of
Mayor Cole for volunteer searchers for
little Wilbur Clark. who disappeared
near Chebacco Lake, In Essex, last
Tuesday, and who is thought to have
been kidnapped. The volunteers went
to the lake and were formed into four
main divisions. The woods and
swamps from the edge of the lake in
all directions for wide area were
searched, without finding a trace of
the how
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
CHARGED With Attempted Murder.

Hammonton, N. j.. June 2S.-Beran.
dino Fiarillo an Italian, who is wanted
by the police authorities of Jersey
City for the attempted murder of
Nicoli Scatuorgio last January, was ar
rested here yesterday by Detective
Capric. Of Jersey City. Capric says
Fiorillo's victim is now in hospital
at the point of death from the effects
of stiletto wounds.
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
$4,000 For One Night Of Music.

London, June 23.-Mrs. John w.
Mackay. at the concert for her guests
on July 8. will assemble the creates
constellation of artists that has ever
shone at a private or public entertain.
ment The music that night will cost
her $4,000. Mrs Mackay will have
to delight those whom she has invited
Paderewsld, Calve. Melba, Caruso and
Jan Kubelik. each the brightest star
in his or her particular armament
Paderewsli costs $4,000; Melba and
Caruso, $4,000 each; Kubelik and
Calve, $1,000 each.
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
PaderewskI a Patriotic Pole.

Berlin, June 23.-A special dispatch
received here from Lemberg. Galicia,
says that M. PaderewslSi, the pianist,
received a great ovation upon his ar
rival there on Saturday, because he
bought 5000 shares in the Polish bank
cf Posen, which has been organized
for the purpose of resisting the policy
Of the Prussian government in buying
rp Polish estates and settling Ger
ran subjects on them.
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
cannibaIs Executed with

Brisbane, June 23.-News comes
from the. Island of New Pomerania,
Bismarck Archipelago, that the mur
der of Madame Hedwig Wolff and hd
child by cannibals was avenged can,
nibal fashion. Chief Towagira in.
formed the authorities that the mur
derers of the white lndy were caught
by his tribe apE executed with tor
lures "to fit the crime" After that
the chief and his friends ate the fel-
lows. In proof the chief sent portions
of the skin Of the victims of this fierce
Justice. bearing certain well-known
Tattoo marks.
Evening journal., 1902-06-23

tianity by those processing it, that
makes sooffers and unbelievers. How
is such an idea 10 be reconciled with
tho missionary spirit of the Christian
Church? We need not go abroad to
lind real heather. and at home they
are not confined to little colored boys.
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
KIno Alfonso Wants a Bride.

London, June 23.-The correspond
ent of the Daily Express at Rome says
in a dispatch that the queen dowager
of Spain has asked the Pope to sug
gest an eligible bride for King Alfonso
It is reported, continues the cores
pondent, that the Pontiff has recon-
mended either an Austrian or a Ba
varian princess.
Evening journal., 1902-06-23
Are YOU going away for the summer

Are you going away for the summer
Let the Journal follow you. 1t will
find you at the seashore, in the noun
tains. or wherever you may be
Whether at home or abroad IT is neces-
sary that you should keep informed on
Delaware matters, and you cannot learn
all that is happening and get a true
understanding OF things, unless the
Journal greets you daily. Then drop
us postal card and Wen start The
Journal on it's hunt for you when you
go away for your vacation.