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Evening journal., 1902-01-14
Optimism

Just around the corner, as you travel
through this life,
Is some spot that's bright with sun
shine and forever free from
strife.
The lane may be a long one, but its
course will change some day
And lead you to the gates that keep
our sorrows all at bay.
You'll find tasks not so difficult no
lessons hard to learn.
Just around the corner. if you know
the way to turn.
The winds will breathe sweet music
and forget their stormy way,
And tho rose that died in August in
your heart will smile for aye.
The babble of the high road will be
left far far behind,
And you'll greet the restful twilight
with a calm. contented mind.
You VIII reach the land of pleasures,
if the right you care to earn
They are just around the corner, il
you know the way to turn.
Washington Star.
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Carrier Received Milk Bath

Uncle Sans mail carriers, and es-
pecially those in this city, have their
own troubles. They find their share
Of the dark and thorny path OF life and
bear it uncomplainingly. Their deliY-
cry Of letters often is done under un-
favorable circumstances. In wet and
dry. hot and cold weather, they must
be punctual and move rapidly. Their
right TO approach peoples front doors
is questioned by the faith
ful watch dog, who would not bite a
thing"
1t requires an argument, and some
times brick or two to open the path
of duty.
On the West Side Of town there
is a>housewife who hangs the milk
bucket on q chain. used for swinging
a hammock. The bucket hangs low
and i'm the entrance 10 the front porch.
When the carriers donned their new
winter uniforms they looked clean and
neat and the man who delivered mail
at the above house was no exception,
He presented a nice appearance, but a
short time. however. for in going on
this particular porch after the milk
man had done his duty. his cap struck
the milk bucket and emptied its con
tents upon his back. shoulders and
breast His new uniform was ruined
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his proposal. Papa Zimmerman agreed
to furnish the funds for the future use
of the new and noble son-in-law. But
he went further: all debts for flowers
to actresses. for gambling and horse
racing were cancelled by the Cincin-
natl gentleman; and so they were mar
ried whether Mr.. Zimmerman agreed
90 settle all bills due by reason of
breach of promise suits we do not
know but he has just paid Miss Por-
tia Knight $4,000 to prevent her from
reading certain love-letters in court,
said to be couched in honeyed terms.
All of which shows. that while dukes
are expensive, they are not above at
tainment.
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NEWSPAPER OPINION

Who Was Our Friend-- 1876 1882
From the Washington Post.
1t appears that NJ. Hanotaux's pub
lished statement as to the position as
sumed by Russia in 1898 has provoked
no challenge from any authoritative
The statement was TO the ef-
feet THAT Austria invited the European
Powers TO make common cause against
the United States at the outbreak of
the war with Spain adopting The pre-
text of Intervention in the interest Of
peace. M. Hanotaux asserted, further,
that both France and England re-
sponded to this overture by saying
that in case the other Powers agreed,
they would not isolate themselves
from a concert in the cause of human
ity. IL was not until the expedient was
laid before the Car that Austria s
amiable activities received a check.
Russia promptly and emphatically re-
fused to countenance the proposed all
trustic enterprise, and then the fab
ric tumbled into ruins. NJ. HanOtaux
makes these statements deliberately
the facts having come under his per-
|sonal Knowledge while he acted as
Frances minister of foreign affairs
and he virtually challenges either the
British or the United States Govern
ment to disprOye or even 10 deny them
AS we say, this explicit declaration
has extOrted no contradiction of an Of
fetal or authentic nature. and it seems
quite safe to conclude that no such con
tradiction is likely to appear. One o
two. perhaps more, British correspond.
ents and agents have undertaken I,
pooh-pooh the idea, but that we fancy
Is wholly in the hope of producing al
effect in this country. Moreover thesi
gentry confronted by M. Hanotaux'
fiat assertion-against which their de
mails would. of course, neither deservl
nor receive serious consideration
have harked back to Russia's friendl
demonstrations in 1862, in an hour o
i the Unions most pressing need. In
4 communication TO the New York Su
one of them speaks Of the episode a
an historical myth"-whatever tina
} may mean-and invites the Sun to pre-
b lduce the smallest Shred of proof tina
d, Russia came 10 our aid them the ide'
; we suppose, being TO confuse the tw
occasions and to impeach both by dis
] crediting one of them. The sun. how
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they work out their own salvations, or
whether our commerce and citizens are
abroad and our peace and
liberty are sure at home, then, OF
course, the necessity of a feet does not
exist.
But until such contentious are found
true we must provide the means-not
some OF the means, but all the means
Of defense demanded in estimates made
cautiously by experts best dtted for
such an appraisement These elements
OF defense comprise many Things, most
Of which. unfortunately, cost money to
build and to preserve. We must fur
nish men and ships and we must sup
plement both with navy yards coaling
stations, drydocks. workshops, manu-
featuring plants and technical schools
because without them men and ships
are useless
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THE NAvIEs CoMPARnn

In recent edition Of the New York
Herald. Commander j. d. J. Kelley, IT,.
S. ~, has an interesting article on the
relative strength of the navies of the
great Powers. According to this writer
they rank as follows: First, Great Brit
ain; second, France; third, Russia;
fourth, Germany; fifth, United States;
sixth, Italy. and seventh, Japan. A few
years ago the United States outranked
Germany in this particular, but during
The last two years the latter country
has added to her list OF floating batter
les, till she now stands next to Rus.
STA
Great Britain takes the lead. and
seems to be following a settled policy
of keeping her navy superior to the
combined fleets of any two Of the other
nations. This policy is doubtless nee
essary by reason Of her possessions
scattered all over the earth. and the
alliance between Russia and France
may have something to do with it. The
writerhassomerema TO the building
of our own navy. which seem to be
Dertinenn
Nearly all the foreign navies con-
lstruct their fleets according to programs
that extend over specified periods and
lreQuire certain Outlays that are met
by appropriations made, not in on,
lump, but annually, for such work a.
may be actually in hand The United
r States is perverse, illogical. as usual
and has no program Indeed. il hal
no official theory on naval matters. un
less it be TO ask tremblingly for wha
I is needed, and Then TO thank God fast
- ing that something has been granted
our fleet, fine as it is, has been bull
lpiecemeal, and on a hand-to-mouti
tradition that accords with result a
u an array of figures that appalls eve
Y the most patriotic citizen. 1t is tru
s THAT only a moiety OF the appropria
tion can be spent in the earlier year,
notably on shipbuilding, but this doe
not appeal to Congress. What doe
q appeal is the effect that the gross sun
Is will have on their constituents.
d The estimates for this year may I
10 taken as examples of the haphazal
- pan tMlio9tu 10 augment the Neo
. The total appropriation is someHhir
Is under one hundred millions Of dollar
ic lconfessedly an enormous sum, but nea
ly three-quarters OF this is chargeab
TO public works, to the pay, subsis
is ence and maintenance OF the existiI
\ fleet. and. finally. to 1.-THE increase
the navy" as additional ships al
ny their accessories are Officially desi
to mated. Critics hostile to the navy ta
on care 10 emphasize the sterile fact On
~ This is the greatest annual expendih
asked for in peace but with a lack
conscience they dodge acknowledge
that much more than one-half of IN
no total is to be expended on permane
We wOrk-on fixed. not in mobile. ,
De- fense.
nd After all, how simple is the ga
IA fairly Played We must have a fleet
'iO we must abandon our information
Ill policy and leave the country and
lch commerce undefended II Il can
Ike proved we do not care whether
an Monroe Doctrine is observed. wherl
the new canal Is built with safety q
VI Cuba Porto Rico. Hawaii. Ala
70 and the Philippines are protected M
Evening journal., 1902-01-14

The prisoners at the workhouse are
obiecting TO the menu at that institu-
ton. The late report to the effect that
il costs but eight cents a day per man,
suggests that the protest may not be
without foundation. IL must be re-
membered that the inmates are re-
quired to perform manual labor, and
this demands a diet substantial and
wholesome. If II is not delicate. It is
hard to figure out how a healthy, active
man can be supplied with proper food
at the figure named.
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NrEN--NoT PARTIES

Recently a Republican member Of
the Levy Court was convicted Of an Of
fense against the law and sentenced TO
the workhouse. Yesterday a former
member of that body. a Democrat,
pleaded guilty of a similar charge, and
was sent 10 the same institution. If
we wished to make politics out Of this,
the only advantage that either side
would have would lie in the fact that
the sentence of one was three months
less than that of the other This would
be small comfort, and the most sensi-
bic view is not that representatives of
either party have been convicted, but
that certain men, as individuals, have
betrayed their trusts.
No mans vice or virtue can be
charged TO a party, any more than Il
can be charged to the innocent mem-
bers Of his family, or TO the religious
body with which he is affiliated. He
does wrong Of his own volition, and
must in that capacity be held to strict
accountability. Sometimes, but not
frequently a party becomes corrupt
and demands OF its servants certain
questionable acts Still, II there is
wrongdoing, 1t is an individual act
since no one has the right TO accent
office with actual or implied obligations
to perpetrate a wrong. A person who
does his duty, or who commits crime
does so, not as a Protestant or Cath
olic, not as a rich man or poor
man. not as Democrat or a RepubI-
can, but as a man. Consequently. the
politician who hopes to make capital
out Of the present investigation into
our public offices. will have to be an
expert in casuistry.
Evening journal., 1902-01-14

A new street in his native city of
Rio de Janeiro is TO be named after NJ.
SantOs-Dumont. the aeronaut.
Director of Works Taylor is going
to use q balloon to direct the construc-
tion of the worlds fair at st. Louis.
Prince Luigi of the Abruzzi will re-
turn to America early next year, ac-
oording to the Italie, in command of
fast Italian cruiser. The voyage will
last fOunteen months.
General Chaffee has issued an order
stipulating that soldiers dishonorably
discharged in the Philippines shall be
required to leave the islands by the
first transport leaving for the United
States or forfeit the privilege of being
sent to the United States at the ex-
Dense Of the Government.
PaderewsH keeps a valet whose prin-
cipal occupation is to rub the great
pianist's fingers at stated times, to
knead the palms of his hands and to
crack his knuokles. Before stepping
on n platform to play a solo he plunges
his hands into hot water and keeps
them there as long as the pain will let
him.
Europe has fve reigning princes
who are over so years old, and nine
others Who are more than 20.
The German Empire has us cen
tenarians. France 213. England 146,
Scotland 46. Denmark has only two
and Switzerland none at all.
Russian census returns reveal the
presence of 100000 idolaters IN a popu-
lation Of 125. .66S.OOO among which for
every 121 men there are 100 women.
! There are now in Europe forty sta
tons equipped for wireless telegraphy,
and FIVE in America. About sixty YES
sells have put in the necessary appara-
tus
Contracts to build steel vessels to
run on the Great Lakes cover a carry
Ing capacity of 3000000 tons for con-
struction in 1902, an addition to pres
ent lake tonnage Of 10 per cent.
There are in the leper home in
Louisiana thirty-six inmates-nine.
teen males and seventeen females
Five Sisters Of Charity nurse these un.
fortunates. The leper colony is q
State institution.
/, During the year 2s,S62 magazines
3 illustrated papers, picture cards, etc.
which could not be restored 70 owners
] were distributed among the inmates
OF the various hospitals, asylums, an'
3 other charitable institutions of the
= District of Columbia. by order Of TIN
] Postmaster General.
e The oil from sunlower seed hai
r been found TO be an excellent substi
j tute for olive oil. Il has also posi-
- bilitles as lamp oil. and may be use'
r for dyeing purposes and for the max
y ing Of soap
Evening journal., 1902-01-14

All Delawareans know that the first
two settlements in this State were at
HoOrn Kill Newes) and New Amstel
New Castle). Between these two was
an unbroken wilderness, covered with
dense forests and a tangled under
growth Of bushes and briars. in which
wild animals, especially wolves, prowl-
ed. The Indians too. rOamed the
woods and had their camps in the
clearer spaces. The forest abounded
in game. and the rivers and creeks
were supplied with fish, and these am
ply filled the simple wants Of the mild,
peaceabie Indians Of Delaware.
In the course Of events 1t was but
natural that communication between
the two settlements should become
necessary and It was some time prior
to 100 that a highway was laid out
the old Kings Highway from Lewes
to New Castle. 1t probably was done
under the direction Of William Penn
and at his instance, as the highway is
cOntempOraneous with the laying out
of Philadelphia.
The present State road follows the
old highway in part, but the springing
AR VI AONhn anu NAlldbt0 Mao AllolA u
mental in changing it's course. Bill
Parsons has immortalized the old high
way in the following lines:
Riding down to Lewes
On the Kings Highway,
Skirting creeks and rivulets
Winding TO the bay;
Through the sombre forest shades
Thickets wild with bloom,
Where the sweet magnolia
Revels in perfume,
While the thrush and mocking bird
Carol all the day
Riding down TO Lewes
On the Kings highway.
What a motley company,
See them riding here;
Sober-visaged Puritan
Naughty cavalier.
Swede and Fin Of sunny hair,
Patient plodding Dutch
What a goodly company;
Saw you ever such?
Some bedecked in colors bright,
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A great deal is being said in tho
public press about the policy OF recon
cenuation as adopted by the English
in South Africa, and by our officers in
a province Of the Philippines. Recon
centration, however may be a
necessity, just as war may be; it may
be administered dn an inhuman man
ner. or in a way becoming a humane
people. Because an officer adopts it,
he is not necessarily a Weyler.
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NOW IS THE TIME

Seasons change. We can't
them. We can't pre-
vent the coming of cold and
damp airs.
But we can prevent the sore
throats, the coughs, colds and
lung troubles by taking SCOTS
Emulsion. Nothing does more
to make the tender throat
tough. Nothing gives such
strength to weak lungs.
Don't take risks when it's
easy to be safe. Now is the
season for taking SCOTS
Emulsion in season.
Wen send you l-iisi1 o.. Z sos he.
SCOTT & BOVINE, - earl street. NsN Yerk
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will Encourage Roselle Building

The Peoples Railway Company is
anxious 90 see Roselle. the City of
Homes built up, and TO this end has
offered as an inducement an annual
pass on the railway line to the first
persons who build houses on the new
village site.
The terms for purchasing the build
ing lots are reasonable and easy, and
there have been many lots sold. Ten
dollars down and 81 a week Is the plan
OF selling the home sites. and persona
with limited incomes are buying the
land. When their lots are paid foi
there will be a building boom, and Ro-
selle will spring into a little town in q
short tine.
Evening journal., 1902-01-14

The young woman of America who
is blessed with rich father can have
pretty much anything she wants Oc-
casionally her taste runs to a lord. and
then an expense is involved that would
aDpall anyone but an American mil
lionaire. Eugene Zimmerman had such
a daughter; she decided that the Duke
OF Manchester would be pretty bau-
Bile 10 possess. so she proposed-or
ratheT-she was not wholly adverse 70
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There is bill before Congress 10
pension ex-Presidents at the rate of
$4,000 per year. This is meeting with
objection from many quarters from
those who do not expect to hold the
office With others OF us, however it
is different. and we are pursuing a
more conservative course because one
never knows where the lightning may
strike.
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Fire Damages Clubhouse

The sparks from a passing locomo-
tive last night started blaze at the
entrance OF the Prosperity Clubhouse,
at Grubb's Landing. and for a time
threatened its destruction and that Of
the Grlndstone Club. The efforts of
an official of the Classified Farmers
Society. who discoveUed the blaze
saved the buildings. although his arme
were painfully burned.
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Repalr shops eusY

Officials Of the freighc service Of Tn
p. w & 3. railroad report that the re
pair shops are rushed with work. Tn
sawmlll is working over time. as man
cars are arriving daily for repairs.
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ABOUT THE OLD KINGS HIGHWAY
FROM NEW CASTLE TO THE SEA

Some in sober gray
Riding down TO Dewes
On the Kings highway.
Not settlement they see,
Not a human face,
Save the native dusky sons
OF an ancient race
Ger the winding Motherlxill
Southwark passing on
To the limpid waters Of
The ''Musquelion"
Was there ever cayaleade
Drest in. such array
Riding down to Lewes
On the Kings highway?
See them plunging in the stream
Where it stretches wide:
Where the lilies rise and fall
Lifting to the tide
Listen to the bugle note
OF the whip-poor-will,
Calling to his drowsy mate
Just across the hill.
Ger a dreary stretch of sand,
Over banks of clay
Riding down to Lewes
On the Kings highway.
Centuries have passed away,
Since we saw them pass;
Onward through the deepening shade
They have gone, alasl
Puritan and cavalier.
Sturdy Dutch and Swede,
Lost within the gloom of years
How the moments speedl
Soon We'll rise and follow them
Where the shadows lay,
Riding through the cleaning
On the Kings highway.
Probably after the old highway had
seen a century of existence, the Metho-
dists built a chapel on the ground
given by that purpose by one Barratt
historic Barratt's Chapel near Fred
erica In later years. when the cause
WAYS on either side of that village were
built. the road was changed and turn
ed to the west, where it now is, and
what now is the front of the old chapel
was formerly the rear.
Ellen Orr.
Evening journal., 1902-01-14

Charles NJ. Schwab continues in his
efforts 10 put Monte Carlo out of busi-
ness. When he has succeeded he may
return and resume his lectures ia
young men and 10 Sunday schools on
the general topics of thrift industry
and temperate living.
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WAYFARER'S NOTEBOOK

and he broke his Indian-like silence
and composure with remarks too hot
and rapid for publication. He evil
dently is forgetful, for he repeated the
trick two other times and received his
milk bath accordingly
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SNessssSsoN &NessyScn
ss0Ssog:sIo1 &1EkET 81 s0e.2o8.s0T THHEEEH 81
MIDWINTER
Clearance Sale
-OF-
Ready Made Winter Clothing
at Half Price.
To make for the stock of Spring and Summer
Clothing, have assorted the following lots of Mems
Youths Boys and Chldren's Clothing to 60
On Sale Wednesday, Jan. 10Th,
At Half the Former Prices,
and to continue halfprce while they last Every gar
ment is marked III plain figures lower originally than was
ever offered before in Wilmington by other dealers but YOU
will now buy them at just
OnG-haIf the former price
and keep the other half your pocket Our loss of from
At Half the Former Prices.
On0-haIf the former price

and keep the other half in your pocket Our loss of from
80 40 per cent below all these desirable goods
which move regardless of cost is your gain Come
early, before your sizes closed out
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0vercOats for Men

Medium length coats, with Velvet
Collars. in Blues, Blacks. Browns and
light cOlors. all sizes. "a to AZ.
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Bows Suits

Double-breasted Coats and Vests. in
two and three-piece suits. in Cheviots
and Worsteds all sizes. IA to 10 years.
Enrnanl. prinn Hnlr prinn Nnu IEnnn
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Mems Suits

With Sack Coats, single and double
breasted vests. in Cheviots, Cassimeres
and Worsteds. all sizes, 80 to AZ.
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Half Price. Non Kee
ChiIdren's
Russian Blouse Suits

Cheviots and Serges. Blues. Oxford
Grays, Carnets. Greens and light colors,
oil sizes, 4 TO years.
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Youths Suits

With Sack Coats. single and double
breasted vests. in Cheviots. Caasimeres
and Woresteds. ell sizes. IA to 1G years.
Evening journal., 1902-01-14
0VerCOats for Youths

Medium length coats. with Velvet
Collars. in Oxford Grays, Blues and
light colors, all sizes, IA to 19 years.
Evening journal., 1902-01-14
ChiIdren's S Vestee Suits

Cheviots and Cassimeres, Choice Pat
terms, all sizes. to 8 years.
Evening journal., 1902-01-14

The oil from sunfower seed has
been found to be an excellent substi-
tute for olive oil It has also possi-
bilities as lamp oil. and may be used
for dyeing purposes and for the max
ing Of soap
Evening journal., 1902-01-14
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

A new street in his native city of
Rio de Janeiro is to be named after NJ.
Santos-DumOnt. the aeronaut.
Evening journal., 1902-01-14

During the year 23.S62 magazines,
illustrated papers, picture cards, etc,
which could not be restored TO owners,
were distributed among the inmates
of the various hospitals, asylums, and
other charitable institutions of the
District of Columbia. by order Of the
Postmaster General.
Evening journal., 1902-01-14

Prince Luigi of the Abruzzi will re-
turn to America early next year, ac-
cording to the Italie, in command of a
fast Italian cruiser. The voyage will
last fOunteen months.
Evening journal., 1902-01-14

Wen send you ls-,isto fr. Z sos he.
SCOTT & BOVINE, - Isih street. New Ysrk
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Entered at the Wilmington postofrice as
second-ciass matter.
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There are in the leper home in
Louisiana thirty-six inmates-nine-
teen males and seventeen females.
Five Sisters Of Charity nurse these un-
fortunates. The leper colony is a
State institution.
Evening journal., 1902-01-14

Director of Works Taylor is going
to use balloon to direct the construc-
tion of the worlds fair at St Louis.
Evening journal., 1902-01-14

Contracts to build steel vessels TO
run on the Great Lakes cover a carry
ing capacity of 100000 tons for con-
struction in 1902. an addition to pres
ent lake tonnage of 10 per cent.
Evening journal., 1902-01-14

General Chaffee has issued an order
stipulating that soldiers dishonorably
discharged in the Philippines shall be
required to leave the islands by the
first transport leaving for the United
States or forfeit the privilege of being
sent to the United States at the ex-
Dense of the Government.
Evening journal., 1902-01-14

There are now in Europe forty sta
tons equipped for wireless telegraphy
and FIVE in America. About sixty YES
sells have put in the necessary appara
tus.