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Evening journal., 1902-09-03
nONTH or ELLUR BEGINS
Jewish Residents Prepare for Celebration
Of New Year

Today, in the Jewish calendar, marks
the beginning OF the month OF Ellul, b662,
which Is regarded as important among
ohservant Jews. IL Immediately precedes
tho month of Fishel. which, opening with
Rosh Hashana (New Year,, includes the
most imposing Of the Jewish holy days.
Yom Kippur, the day Of atonement. and
Succoth, the harvest festival The latter
part OF the month OF Ellul Is devoted TO
preparation ~. th- solemn holy days 10
follow. Tho New Year falls this year on
Thursday, October 2.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
cut With Beer sottIe

Spencer Greenwood, colored, was
badly used by James Jones, colored, in
an Orange street saloon this morning.
Jones cut Greenwood so badly with a
bottle that the latter had to be taken
to Delaware Hospital. Jones has not
been captured by the police.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Died While Out Boating

While boating at Swedesboro. N. j.,
on Monday, Thomas J. Horn. 65 years
old. died OF heart disease. He was the
father OF S. J. Horn and Mrs. r. r.
Deverell, OF this city, and Charles A
Hornof Philadelphia, and Mrs. p. H..
Hayward. of Germantown. The funeral
took place i'm this city this afternoon.
Services were held at the home Of Mrs.
Deverell, No. 1910 Monroe street, and
interment made in Mt. Salem Gene
terry.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Mccommons Eavors Another.

Speaker Of the last House James Y.
McCommons. said in the presence Of a
reporter that the nomination did not
suit him. but that he believed that If
Addicks had selected a man like Henry
c. Conrad or William S. Hilles,
the Regulars would very likely with
draw Dr. Ball from the ticket but with
Byrne they would not There were
several other Union Republicans pres
ent who Joined in the conversation and
voiced the same sentiment.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
sLruck pYnamIte..WnI Die

Portsmouth, N. H., Sept 3.-While
four Italian laborers were at work on
the new drydock at the Portsmouth
Navy Yard today. one OF them struck
with his pick a stick OF dynamite. An
explosion followed, instantly killing
one man and injuring the others. One
of the injured win die.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
PUSEYS BIG CONTRACT
Are Supplying Machinery for Largest Ma
chine Shop in Country

The Pusey and Jones. Company Is
furnishing the machinery for what will
be the largest machine shop in the
country. The plant is that of the
Standard Steel Company, at Pittsburg.
which covers forty acres Of ground, and
will give employment to 5000 men.
The local company Is building all the
lathes and small machinery for the
plant, and will be busy on the work un-
til next year.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Knowles Is PopuIar

It was demonstrated on the train
going down yesterday that Horace
Greeley Knowles is popular with the
Wilmington delegates. He was on the
train and was asked to allow his name
to be put in nomination for Congress.
Knowles discouraged the move and
said he hoped the convention would
nominate Ball. The delegates insisted,
but Knowles advised them against the
step. Tney, however, put his name in
nomination against his wishes
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Reilrod Rrewer Commlts suicld.

philadelphia, Sept 3.-Frank Stein
bacher. GO years old. a retired brewer
shot and killed himself this morning.
Steinbacher lived with his wife and
two daughters at No. 2S02 Master
street. For some time he had suffered
from n disease OF the stomach.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Addicks Angry

Addicl1s was angry yesterday, rip
ping mad ,|and his anger was very ap-
parent The throw-down in caucus
when Gallagher was made committee
man against his wishes was only one
of the causes for his anger He wanted
Newall Ball for auditor. and expected
the Sussex delegation to nominate
him. He was so sure of this that he
told the New Castle county caucus that
they must name Newall Ball because
Sussex would.
Sussex delegates did not follow out
his wishes. so it seems. The New Cas-
tie county delegates did, and named
Ball. but he (BalD promptly declined
the honor in open convention.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
To Build New Schools

The County School Commissioners
met in the office of Henry c. Conrad
schools at Iron Hill, Mt Pleasant, Port
Penn, Townsend and Thoroughfare
Neck for the accommodation OF color
ed persons.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
stewart Against RYrne

Former Postmaster Daniel f. Stew
art. who left the convention early,
voiced his feeling coming up on the
express yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Stewart was willing to bet a sum Of
money that Byrne would run behind
1000 votes in New Castle county. The
former postmaster is a good judge of
politics. and usually knows what he
is talking about.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
pr. AgrIeston Dies suddenlv

Glen Falls. N. ". Sept 3.--Dr. Ed
ward Eggleston. the novelist. died sud-
denly last night In his cottage at Lake
George. Apoplexy was the cause Of
death. Dr. Eggleston was engaged on
a continuation OF his works on Ameri-
can history when death came.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Train Killed Valuable Horse

Harry Jones. farmer near Els
mere. had a fine horse killed last night
at the West Junction. along the B. &
o. railroad. The animal had been turn
ed out TO pasture and wandered on the
railroad. It was struck and killed by
an express train.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Federal Court to Open

United States Court for this district
will open ON Tuesday of next week
There are a number Of cases to be
tried, most OF them being Of Italians
charged with violating the naturaliza-
ton laws.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Pension VOUCHERS ExpCUTED.

Colonel Wainwright, Notary Public,
8 West Seventh street, second floor. Of
fees open on September 4 from $50 a
m. to 10 p. m. olso at noon hour. PEN
sion vouchers carefully executed In
ERASED pensions secured.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
To Discuss shellpot Creek Subject

Directors of the Cherry Island Marsh
Company will meet this afternoon to
confer with representatives of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company relative to
the Shellpot creek question. IL IS pro-
aumed that the railroad company will
consent to the changing Of the course
Of the creek.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
PRESIDENT Is
SAID TO HAVE BEEN
In An ACCIDENT

Pittsheld, Mass, Sept. "A rumor
has reached here over Western Union
wires that an accident befell President
Roosevelts tally-ho party on the road
from Pittsheld to Lenox this morning
The report. which is vague, has II that
two persons were injured.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
A MISrREATEn MAN.

His wife said Go TO Mitchell's
Seventh and Poplar, for your watch. !"
Instead John bought a cheap move
ment some place else. Isn't nc sorry?
Elgins for 81 per week on FIRST pay
ment
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Lames G. Adams Dead

James c. Adams, 7S years old. brother
OF former City Treasurer Joseph X.
Adams died in his home, No. I'll West
Eighth street. this morning. He was
member OF Smyth Pest, C. A. r.. and be-
longed to a number OF secret societies.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Aged Woman Has BAD EaII

Mrs. Mary Williams, sc years old, Of
No. Sl3 West Ninth street. fell down a
flight OF stairs in her home yesterday
Afternoon and lacerated her scalp. Drs.
Tomlinson and Draper dressed her in
!1urieE .. "a IL slif W u J
Evening journal., 1902-09-03

The Brandywine Railway will COM
mence operation tomorrow morning at
6 o'clock. running on 1O-minute
headWay to Front and King streets.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Renairinr Rrownson l1all

The hall of the Brownsn Library As
sOciation. which was burned some time
ago. is being repaired. Already the
work ON the building has been COM
pleted and the hall itself will soon be
finished. ffff
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Rounds Iniured Hls Rack

While working at the American Car and
Foundry Company's shops this morning.
William Rounds fell from a scaffolding
severely iniuring his back. He was taken
TO his home. No 1918 Linden street, In
the Phoenix ambulance.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
GREEN GINGER ROOT.

Spices. picking vinegar, fruit jars.
Jelly glasses, Clawson's whole-mixed
spices, jar rubbers. parrafne wax for
sealing jars, at Lynch's, Fourth and
Madison streets, Eighth and King SITS.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Mr. pobson Inspeets LoeaI qIants


James Dobston. of Philadelphia. who,
with his brother. J. j. Dobson, control
the Wilmington Gas and Electric Com
pany and the Peoples Railway Com
pany, was in this city yesterday after
noon, and in company with Edmund
Mitchell, Jr., inspected the local prop
critics.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Died il coatesvIIIe, gurIed Here

CiSN W (odleSNiiles DuIleu TleTe
I'm Delaware Avenue Church this af-
noon service was held over the body
Mrs. Serena p. Sullivan, who died
Coatesyille on Monday. Mrs. Sulh-
m, who was the wife of Joseph B.
|livan, was an old member of the
urch.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
MEN SOMETIMES HAPPY.

MIR. Brown came to town looking for
watch. To Mitchell's, Seventh and
pplar, he did go; the clerk did show
gins for 81 per week on first pay
ent
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Grangers to Meet

Pomona Grange will meet in special
session at Mermaid tomorrow. Much
business Of importance is to be trans
acted.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03

Hay fever quickly cured with Bra
lillian Balm. Kills the germs.
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
ituatiOn Wanted"

Advertisements Inserted
three times free. Other
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The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-20

John Brown came here from Con-
necticut as a child of five years; and
it was through the incubation of ear
~ western reserve radicalism, oper-
ating excessively on a peculiar nature,
that he was projected upon the coun-
try at large as a lurid figure, what
ever it's defects, not to fade from his
tory. 1t has been chiefly through a
certain stalwart moral stamina of its
people, combined with a genius for
politics, that the reserve early became
conspicuous, and has all along exer-
cised a huge influence, relative to its
size, upon the state and country, says
q writer in Scribner's Magazine. 1t
has contributed six governors to the
state in the time of its need. tive SEN
ators and two presidents to the
United States; educators, authors,
scientists almost innumerable. The
mere names of Wade and Giddings, of
James A Garfield and William Nc
Kinley, of Jay Cooke, financier of the
war of the union, of Governors Sam
uel Huntington. Seabury Ford, Reuben
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-20
ExcelIed in Science.

Americas place IN the scientific
world is the subject of an interesting
discussion in Popular Science Month
ly. This journal points out that while
we have produced many great invent
ors and are. perhaps. contributing
more than a share to practical en-
gineering, manufactures and agricul-
ture, we do not stand equally high in
the domain of pure science. If the
pure sciences We're divided into nine
groups-that is to say, mathematics,
astronomy. physics, botany, chemistry,
geology, zoology. physiology and an
thropology-p sycholOgy-and the Unit
ed States eXcelled IN one branch, it
would be sufficient. 1t is, however, ad-
mitted we are inferior to several ma
lions in mathematics physics, chem
istry and physiology, and we are in
ferior in reputation. though obviously
not so in performance. in zoology, bot
any and anthropology-ps psychology, but
we are probably doing work of great
err volume and valUc than any othe:
nation in astronomy and in geology.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-20

Behold. the house-cleaning season
eometh on apace! The time is nigh at
hand when the dismal grunt OF the
tackpuller and the knockout blow of
the tackhammer shall be heard abroad
In the land. Yea, verify, we are upon
the threshold of the moist scrubbrush
and the weeping floor mop.
Now will the good man OF the house
get him up at the first streaks of dawn
streaking the east and HE himself to
his Office, for he knoweth in his heart
that the bosom of his family is no
place to be when housekeeping goeth
on. When the good man cometh home
at the twelfth hour and stitch down
to the table with the appetite of goat
beneath his belt. behold there is moth
ing on his platter save a few cold.
shivering potatoes and a hunk of beef,
which he recognizeth as an old &C
Quaintance.
After dinner the queen of his house
hold standeth before him with her
head done up in a dustcap and cob
webs in her eyes. asking him if he will
beat the parlor carpet. but, remember
Ing. that he hath pressing engage
ment. he girdeth up his loins straight
way and hoofeth it downtown
Again at eventide he cometh home
and climbeth over the bureau, where
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-20
WHEN CHAOS RULES
Annual House
cleaning

standeth in the hall He fain would
eat, bat there is naught wherewith to
do it. AS he standeth amid the wreck
age and chaos of that once happy
home, his better half again draweth
nigh and asketh him in seductive
voice to help hang the family portraits.
Thereupon the husband borroweth a
step ladder from his neighbor and
standeth it against the wall. The step
ladder hath a broken step, but OF this
the man wotteth not.
AS the man ascendeth the steplad-
der. bearing aloft the portrait of his
wifes mother. the step aforesaid CIV
eth way, and the man deScendeth upon
his head and throweth the picture
through a window into the street, for.
behold, the man falleth to the floor
and great is the fall thereof Then the
man riseth up in his might and speak
eth things in loud voice which are
not fit for publication
Lastly says the Ohio State Journal.
the man goeth upstairs to seek SUM
Der. but he findeth no place to lay his
head, so he lieth down on the floor
and sleepeth with his head on has
sock voting not that he will arise on
the morrow, a sore and stiffened crea-
ture. Verify the life of the head OF
the house to be cleaned is a burden.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-20
&SEE@<GsGEEGS
SPORT in CHINA &
n Il Celestias Time. ~
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seem to understand their masters
word, and they are urged on TO the
combat with straws. The Chinese I'M
derstand how to feed and groom the
cricketS for the fray. They give
them honey, boiled chestnuts and
boiled rice and certain kinds Of fish.
They do not allow anyone to smoke
near them. for they think that tobac-
co injuries them. If the cricketS grow
sick they feed them upon mosquitoes
and red ants.
In a cricket fight the crickets are
weighed before they are put in the
ring. They are matched as to size
and color The betting is done just
as carefully as at an English horse
race. The stakes are held by a COM
mittee, which deducts a certain per-
centage for those who own the fight
ing houses. During the fight the
gamblers grow excited. They scream
and yell and hop up and down as one
insect gets the better of the other and
go almost mad when one wins.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-20

One of the most common ways of
betting in China is with oranges. This
goes on at the fruit stalls and also in
private houses. The bet is on the
number of seeds in an orange. Some
times it is as to whether the number
is odd or even, and at others as to the
exact number of seeds the orange con-
tains. If at a fruit stand, the dealer
will pay the lucky guesser five times
his bet. but the loser must pay the val
ue of the orange and also five times
as much as he has wagered.
Quail fighting is done on table
with little fence about its edge. The
fighting quails have been starved for
some time AS they are put into the
pen few grains of rice or wheat are
laid before them, and they at once be-
gin to fight over them. They are
trained for the purpose. and a good
fighter is worth 500 and upward.
1t is the same with the crickets-
Their prize rings are little bowls. The
crickets have been trained. They
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-20
MEANT TO BE A WoRLD-BEATER
Tho Military station to BE Established
on Goyernor's Island.

In the heart of the .ty OF New YORK
the United States is to have one OF the
finest military stations in the world,
saws a New York correspondent. An
nouncement was made recently for the
perfection of the plans for charging
Governors Island, and the sundry civil
bill will carry an appropriation for
finishing the work. Secretary Root
has been working on this plan for
q long time. and it looks now as If his
labors would be crowned with success.
Governors Island is to be enlarged by
a breakwater and reclamation of shoal
ground. so that its area will be in
creased from the present Sl&ty-nVe
acres to about $50 acres. Docks and
berths will be built, so that the largest
ships and transports can lie alongside
the warehouses and receive or dis
charge cargoes by electrical appli-
anceS.
The entire terminal facilities of
New York city will be available for
the handling of freight, loaded cars be-
ing foated directly into the slips. Sec
rotary Root says that when his plans
are perfected the government Will
have a station from which an expedl-
ton of Is, 900 men can be dispatched
on transports, fully equipped with ar
tillery, camp outfits, horses, tentage,
etc, in three days. There will be
room on the island for the barracks
and tents of that number of men, ana
the transportation facilities Of the me-
tropolis are so great that the ADDITION
OF 20, 900 or 10000 men to the ordinary
franc would never be noticed. All this
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-20
Rooseveit's Strenuous Boys

The Roosevelt children, by the way
have been stirring their Iathers siren
uous blood The youngsters are the
proud possessors of some thorough
bred chickens and they had an argu
ment as TO which were the best fight
ers. To settle that question the boys
decided to pit the chickens against
each other. For several days a crowo
gathered at the White House barns tc
watch the fun. Papa" Roosevelt hap
pened out there one day, when a cock
night was in full swing. He was horrf
fed, or at least had to pretend to be,
and he marched the youngsters TO t,s
White House.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-20

The warden of the Kansas City
penitentiary casts doubt on the suppo-
sitiou that convict does not have the
opportunity to go much in society and
form a large acquaintance.
He says that two of the conVicts
now in his charge have seen 5000
prisoners come and go during the
twenty-five years since their arrival
at the institution.
BY the way, there are fifty fewer
convicts in the penitenttary at this
time than there were year ago, and
the warden wonders If Kansas is be-
coming more w-abiding.-kansaS
CITY Journal.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-20

In the Hartz Mountains nearly ev
cry family raises canaries. Some OF
them raise them as business and
produce 300 or 400 annually, which
they may sell for 81 each. But all
families, however poGT. raise twenty
or thirty on the side, so to speak, sim
ply to help out the family exchequer
The woman of the house will sit pa
tiently presiding over the stocking
machine, at the same tine keeping al
ear attentive to the attempts of the
youthful birds at her elbow to sing
Teaching the canaries Is a science
One master even holds I, stick threat
eningly over his charge so warn them
from false notes and uncertain tunes
The bird business in Germany has
reached large proportions. One bird
store in Leipzig employs fifty clerks
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-20

Wen All gets outer dis" howled
Aunt Judy. "Ahll frail yo' TO a
fragile end"
light. No. All d know bout dat,
elder" she said thoughtfully. The
water was cold and the poles were
anything but comfortable. but Aunt
Judy was built of sterling stuff. Ma
poleon began to hedge.
Wat was you gwineter promise.
aunty?" he inquired with affected care
lessness.
Well, eff you-oh. All d know
neder."
Go on, aunty.'
We'll. looky here. boys. if you'll
only help you po' ole aunty out, Ahll
get you all the doughnuts and crack
Inns you kin hole"
"Nossir." said Napoleon. You got
ter promise not TO tech a ha'r O. our
heads 70 we lets you out" There
was a long pause.
Then Aunt Judy said, We'll, boys.
guess Ahll halter do it"
In ten minutes she was out, toun-
dering on the grass. They helped her
to her feet.
Now, boys said she, still retaining
a grasp on each muddy black paw. All
amt gwine tech d hair on you heads,
but Ise DIES natchely gwineter frail
you backs till de world looks level"
Old Uncle Pete. over in the clearing
behind the trees, stopped hoeing and
listened for a moment to sounds which
came floating on the evening breeze.
Huh, Pears LAX dem folks oven
todes de BAYOU is ALWAYS a-killin
hawgs'', ne said TO himself.
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vately-for a minute
him, and he is not trying to win on
his beauty. you can be mighty sure of
that, but he knows and cares a lot for
Grace; he knows he's got ability, he
knows he's got money and he thinks
he could make her happy enough so
that after a while that cOuntenance of
his would be-forgotten. you know
she'd get used to it What you want
isn't another woman in the case-its
another man. and if you were as smart
as Van, as rich as Van, as much in
love with Grace as Van, and hand
some, | tell you Van would give him
= free field for her sake-only provid-
ing he were just as good a fellow as
Van, and Van would have to be the
Judge, but he would Judge fair
We We're all silent, and just at that
moment there was a tap at the door.
Come in ] called.
The door opened and--it was Dwight
Van Vert.
We must have looked like a trio of
detected counterfeits. but Van never
noticed.
Rod" he said, in a constrained, IN
natural voice may l ask the boys to
excuse you'll would like to speak
to -privately-for a moment"
| knew it must mean his death SEN
tence, and | followed him, like lamb
to the slaughter. Van closed the door
softly took my arm and led me across
to where the great hall lamp shed its
rec light down upon us both.
Rod. old man he said Il have
come to tell you that / IN engaged to
be married. You know to whOm-the
best girl and dearest in the world
and l wanted you to be the first to
congratulate me. 1t will be in a couple
Of months, here. and on the 5th of
June we sail for Europe on the Cam
pania."
He gave my hand numbing pres
sure, then gripped me by the Shout
ders and held me off at arms length.
And l looked at him-at his fabricated
hair, his tip tilted nose, his lavish
wealth of freckles, his wind break ears
and his eyes in which was shining
the glory of the New erusalem-and-
by Jove! Dwight Van Vert was the
handsomest fellow l ever saw.
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they had done. hesitated about leaving
the stronghold of the log. but sooD
saw that Aunt Judy was wedgeG fast
between the two poles. and her ample
extremities were well fastened in .ne
mud.
Whats the matter? Is you fell
through" inquired Napoleon. San
kept a discreet silence.
No. }se asleep in bed" howled Aunt
Judy. Wen All gets outer dis, ALL
frail you to a fragile end. OATS wal
All will
Now. Aunt Judy" said Napoleon
what you gwineter frail us TO? Some.
body mus er fixed dat bridge whilst
we was er sittin on de log. l believe
YOU mus er fixed it to ketch US on d.
way back.
Aunt Judy gasped. Such impudence
was too much.
Say Aunt Judy went on Napoleon
.''ef we helps you out, will you let us
off on de whippin'?''
.Nossir.'' said Aunt Judy. "Ah'I
des maui YOU
Den stay dere,' said Napoleon. get
ting holder as he realized that Aunt
Judy was really helpless. and with s
nod to the awe-struch Sam. he started
back to the log. 1t was too much.
'Poleon oh. Poleon. Come he'll
you po old aunty OUT
But the wicked Napoleon was steel!
hearted as his namesake. He coula
not afford to let mere emotions inter
fere with future prospects.
Eff you'll help me out, 'Poleon, All l.
mex promise
What" said Napoleon, eagerly.
Aunt JudN was beginning to see q