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Evening journal., 1902-01-08
The Pure Air Cure for Consumption

The Pure Air Cure for Consumption
From the New York World
The S1,0O0.O00 placed at the disposal
of King Edward for the establishing of
an open-air sanitarium for consump-
tiyes is another proof of the widespread
interest In This movement.
A commission of thirty-twO scientific
men appointed to consider the causes
and cure of consumption in France
has just reported to the Government
It's findings agree with the prevailing
opinion at the recent tuberculosis
Congress and with the most advanced
belief and practice in England and the
United States Although 10000 per-
sons die annually of the disease in
France. IL is pronounced both prevent
abe and durable. The specifics are sum
light If possible, in any case fresh air
all the time.
AS preyentiyes The commission rec
ommends profuse sprinkling of streets
before sweeping and The prohibition of
public splitting. as dust from the dried
sputa of infected persons Is the chief
danger To- others. But the most import
ant rule for cheating the disease of its
prey is to live in the open air when
possible and when in the house to
keep the windows open day and night
The clean air OF THE seaslhore or noun
tains is favorable to recovery. though
not usually essential. and the pure-air
treatment to be effective must be kept
up for a long time
These recommendations are quite as
applicable to our estimate as to THAT of
France. The way TO avoid consump-
tion and many another disease is to
breathe only pure air.
Evening journal., 1902-01-08
SEA is NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
ALL RISKS RUN BY THOSE ON DEEP

The sea is not responsible for all
the risks run by the men who draw
living from the deep. In the hold Of
many a vessel that sails up and down
the river there is stored suspended
energy sufficient to send the ship and
every soul aboard her to The bottom of
the sea. Modern methods OF loading
and unloading cargOes have been re-
duced to such a science, however. that
the risk to which the twentieth cen
tury mariner is exposed in this respect
is far less than that which his brother
of the nineteenth century ran.
To the average mind dynamite forms
the most dangerous cargo a ship could
carry. The average mind is wide of
the mark. however. for although three
shiploads of this powerful explosive go
down the Delaware every month and
been doing so for years the first ac-
cident in this connection has yet to be
recorded.
The utmost precautions are taken in
the loading of dynamite. The cargo is
not allowed to be taken aboard at a
wharf. and because of this regulation
it is necessary to anchor the vessel in
midstreaw-and carry the cargo out in
lighters. The danger is regarded as
so slight that no warning signals are
shown to keep other vessels at a de-
corus distance while the dynamite is
being loaded. All the dynamite that
goes down the Delaware is made at the
big powder works here and the cargo
is shipped from here.
The cargo which marine underwriters
in Philadelphia regard as the. most
dangerous is soft coal. For a cargo OF
Evening journal., 1902-01-08
The Liberty Bell in Charleston

ne Liberty Dell IN charleston
From the New York World.
Pillowed and perfumed by viOlets,
guarded by an escort of honor. speed
ed by a salute from the Navy Yard
guns and greeted rev@ently at every
station and crossing along the waS
the Liberty Bell yesterday began its
Journey from Philadelphia to Charles
ton
And the old bell that sounded the
first peal for equal rights in the New
World, that rang for freedom. broke
and rang no more" will meet the
warmest welcome of warm Southern
hearts where in 1861 the first gun was
fired to set up slave republic on
American soil. The motto on its side.
Proclaim liberty throughout all the
land unto all the inhabitants thereof. 8"
will be to a million eager eyes the key
note of great exposition of the mar
velous growth of Southern arts and
industries under the impulse of liberty
on a soil that knows no slave.
Under the old system that the guns
were fired on Sumpter to perpetuate,
only agricultural growth would have
been possible for the South OF the
vast and diversified development
which is the wonder of the new
South. and which with q kindly eli
mate and great natural resources is
scarcely more than beginning, what
could be a more appropriate symbol
than tho Liberty Bell?
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this product, to be carried a long dis
tance. an advance of 25 per cent. over
the usual rates is demanded by insur-
ance men. The greatest danger is
from coal that is loaded in damp
state. This. after it has lain in the
mold for long time. generates gas and
spontaneous combustion is apt to fol-
low and cause a fire that will not be-
tray its existence until the decks be-
come hot to the feet of the seamen
Fire OF this kind is apt to shoulder
Tor months. and many a vessel comes
into port with a burning cargo. To
avert this danger the loading of wet
coal is prohibited in PHILADELPHIA. with
the result that nearly all tbs fires oc-
cur on inbound vessels. "
Petroleum is another dangerous pro
duct that is handled with such care
that accidents in connection with it
are a rarity. About 10000 900 gallon
are shipped from this port in a year.
Petroleum seldom causes any accidents
at sea, the danger lying in the loading
and unloading of the cargo. when ex-
Dlosions can be caused easily by the
carelessness Of those handling the car
go. Benzine is carried in tankers and
Is not regarded as dangerous.
Tar is an awkward cargo to handle.
The only cargo of this product shipped
here arrived about ten years ago. The
fumes of the tar are bad for the eyes
and lungs and the men who landed the
cargo wore masks for protection. A
cargo of sulphur caught fire in Phila-
delDhia about two years ago, but the
fire was eXtinguished before much
damage had been done.
Evening journal., 1902-01-08
NAV .sMELLING ooMMIrrEE

The Citizens Association, contemp-
tuously called the Smelling Commit
tee" by the local Addicks organ, has
succeeded already in saving to the tax
payers OF the city and county many
thousands of dollars. But this Is a
small part of the good it has accom-
plished. It began an investigation
into the affairs of the Street and Sewer
Commission. and soon learned that
the officials of that department had no
bonds. Where these bonds went is a
matter of speculation. but that need
not concern us now. They refused to
give new ones. and when the court
was asked to compel them TO comply
with the plain provisions of the law,
two of them resigned.
This gives the Mayor the opportunity
to appoint their successors. one must
be a Democrat and the other a Repub-
lican. But while the law is binding in
this particular. yet whether a man be-
longs to one party or the other is not
of such moment as other qualifications.
The successors OF the late Commits
sioners Smust be men of higher class
than usually seek such appointments.
Indeed. II is thought that the office
must seek the men. and that no citi-
zen Is of too high a station to accept
the honor-for IL would be an honor.
The opinion is general that no man.
no matter who he might be, would
dare refuse 20 serve. unless. indeed,
there should be some circumstance to
absolutely preclude his acceptance.
Our officials are daily being served
with notice that they cannot use their
positions to nm their own purses and
TO reward party workers This re-
form is going. and promises to go, tC
the root OF matters. and we arc glad to
say that Il is strictly non-partisan
Ii IS only natural that those who tried
TO treat The matter with contempt at
first now come out claiming the work
as a partisan victory. II is simply q
house-cleaning conducted by represen-
tative citizens who are acting not as
Republicans or as Democrats. but as
citizens. A certain type of men viii
endeavor to make politics out of II
because they cannot imagine any high
er motive. but to take this position
now is TO try to cripple the COMMITTEES
in the pursuit of the work it has map
ped out
There is now a test which may b
applied to determine the good citizel
from the bad. There are numbers VIII
would like to see the old state @
things continue. In order that the
might profit by It, But they are in
minority. and we may mark them. w
shall be content to await development
and TO stand behind the committed
leaving politics out Of considerable
as far as IL concerns its work The
when it is all over. if the political as
pect must be discussed. we imagine W
shall have something 10 say. Whe
the house is being robbed, and th
police come to our rescue, we do M
stop to ask their politics; this is
parallel case.
Evening journal., 1902-01-08
Bad Bow. IhIs

Remarks made by children in the
presence of company ofttimes are the
cause of embarrassment not only to
parents. but to visitors A well-to-do
business man of this city has a little
hopeful whose close observation and
remarks to a visitor made the parent
feel like putting on his war paint.
On the day in question there was a
gentleman friend taking dinner with
the business man. The gentleman was
afflicted with a spasmodic twitching Of
the face that was very noticeable. The
parent. knowing his children to be
mannerly. neglected to caution them
about the strangers affliction.
AT the dinner table the little boy sat
for several minutes and watched the
peculiar twitching. He stood it as
long as he could, and then remarked:
Excuse me. sir. but does your face
hurt you?"
The mother turned several different
colors. and the father sprang from the
table with the fire of battle blazing in
his eyes.
Y 1t was only earnest entreaty by the
visitor that saved the bosom of the OBJ
servant youngsters trousers from an
application of the slipper. There were
moments of silence during the re-
mainder Of the meal that were abso-
lutely painful.
Evening journal., 1902-01-08

Shall Mr. Addicks succeed in exploit
ing his Oxy-Hydrogen Company? It
.all depends upon whether he can CON
troll the Street and Sewer Commits
sioner appointments. A prominent
citizen this morning declared that the
right TO dictate the appointments
would be worth 100000 to him. For
tunate.y, however. the matter is in the
hands of the Mayor. who will be more
concerned in Safeguarding the citys
interest, than in caring for the schemes
Of Addiclxs
Evening journal., 1902-01-08
oermany and the MONROE poolrIne

From the Boston Herald.
Germany has quite a large area of
tropical possessions. and is not un-
der any compulsion to increase this
class of holdings What it wishes is
colonial possessions in the more tenn
perate regions of the earth. II the
German Emperor could secure control
.of Southern Brazil. or, indeed. of the
entire southern half of the continent
OF South America. he would find in the
acquisition imperial advantages which
would Justify him in taking a number of
risks so far as the unwillingness and
opposition of the native inhabitants
were concerned. The Germans are not
likely to set at open defiance the de-
crees Of the Monroe Doctrine unless the
conditions singularly favor them; but
there is little doubt that, IL the United
states became involved in a foreign
way, say, with France, Russia. or Eng
land-that is, not like that with Spain.
but one which necessitated the putting
forth in a thoroughly energetic man
ner all of our resources-Ger
would find in the preoccupation of the
American people its opportunity tc
lseize and firmly possess itself OF con-
siderable part Of the continent of South
America and probably these gains
would be made under conditions that
would force us either TO accept them OF
to carry on a war with Germany al
considerable expense to ourselves.
Evening journal., 1902-01-08
er0wnson Library Names oaicers

AT a recent meeting of the Brownson
Library Association the following
named officers were elected, it being
the semi-annual meeting: Frank NJ.
Newell, president; James COrrigan,
.vice-president; John SpaIane, record
ing secretary; John Mulrooney, finan-
cial secretary; John +. Russell, CORE
spending secretary; John Mckinley
treasurer; Francis Tierney, librarian;
Maurice Walsh first assistant librar-
ian; William Newell. second assistant
librarian; John Farley. messenger;
James Newell. James Miller, Hugh Nc
DOnough, directors.
Evening journal., 1902-01-08

Merritt ~ Willis the newly-elected
president of the New Castle County
Levy Court, is a man well-ftted for
that position He is a thorough busl-
ness man and the affairs OF tho county
arc safe in his hands. IL matters not
what influence aided in seating Mr..
Willis. he has. 20 use his own words,
obtained this honorable position
without solicitation on his part He
has made a good record on the floor OF
the court is a strong advocate of re-
form and economy in county affairs.
His personal and political friends ex-
pect at his hands an administration OF
his important Office in a manner in
keeping with his high character
Evening journal., 1902-01-08

The old Liberty Bell has left Phila-
delphia and is on its way to the
Charleston Exposition. That venerable
relic is becoming commonplace by be-
ing carried on iunketing trips Of
Philadelphia Councils Mayor Ash
bridge is accompanying the bell, and is
making speeches as opportunity offers.
With the sacred relic as a text. and
Mayor Ashbridge as the orator, there
is a situation to move high Olympus to
merriment
Evening journal., 1902-01-08

true that custom requires THAT man
shall have monopoly Of the business
of proposing, but the methods which
are employed to lead him to. the proper
state OF mind, and which are hidden
from his view. are essentially feminine.
Create a state of affairs under which
the only privilege Of man is to answer
yes" or INC" and spinsters will null
uply.
Evening journal., 1902-01-08

is more encouragement in the former
event than in the second however,
for that was voluntary on the part Of
the Chinese. and marks a tremendous
.y important departure from old GUS
toms and traditions; whereas the sec
ond will be more or less compulsory in
It's character
Evening journal., 1902-01-08
Smallpox in Wilmington

a case Of smallpox has been report
ed to the Board of Health. the patient
being the son of Policeman Magee, No.
LOG West Twenty-fourth street. The
Health Board Immediately made an in
yestigation and quarantined the house,
also. vaceinating all inmates. Where
the disease was contracted is unknown,
but no danger is immediate.
Evening journal., 1902-01-08

A pastor of a small church in Mis-
souri,. with a membership of several
hundred, many of whom are spinsters,
has created something Of a sensation
by advocating wOmans inaaenabie
right to propose This clergyman as
sumes that the bashful maidens have
no part in the negotiations which lead
to an engagement. and presumably TO
the altar, This shows how unsophisti-
Gated a pastor may be, and is an
encomium on the rare diplomacy Of
women. How many men have made
the declaration of tender sentiments
with faint hearts and stammering
tongues. under the belief That the OBJ
ject OF their affections would be
startled and shocked; and how many
have been startled and shocked. al
feast ostensibly. But could the secrets
of the heart be revealed we might FIND
an evidence Of shrewd diplomacy pro
ceeding from the brain Of the woman
which lead TO the declaration. 1t 4
Evening journal., 1902-01-08
NEWSPAPER OPINION
Social Diplomacy in China
rom the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
AS a step in the awakening of
China" several Of that Government s
leading officials have been induced To
dine with Minister Conger. and not
only that but to endure the presence
OF women at the table As another
step. the foreign representatives in
Pelin have arranged 10 dine with the
Emperor when he returns to his pai-
ace, and have resolved that they will
accept no invitation to less distinguish
ed hospitality If this is refused. There
Evening journal., 1902-01-08
His Mission.

A lawyer was passing along the
street carrying under his arm a law
book when he was accosted by self
righteous individual: "Ha. Mr.. Blank!
And where are you going TO preach TO-
dayT
81 don't preach, ! practice" replied
the lawyer.
Evening journal., 1902-01-08
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY \, 1902

WEATHER PREDICTIONS. To-day:
Cloudy TO partly cloudy preceded by
snow. Tomorrow: Partly cloudy to
fair. variable winds.
Evening journal., 1902-01-08
A Desperate Change.

A Russian exile relates how he once
saved himself by a desperate artifce.
A police official searched his house for
compromising papers. There was in
his possession a document the discov-
cry of which meant serious danger to
himself and his friends.
Wherever he might hide it, it seemed
certain that It would be found. He
coolly handed the document TO the
official who scarcely glanced at it and
handed 1t back.
After the most CAREFUL search the Of
fetal. his nose blackenedlwith SCOT and
his hair decorated with feathers, for
he had even examined the stovepipes
and the bedding, departed empty hand
ed.
Evening journal., 1902-01-08

Certain scientists are now at work
endeavoring to capture and destroy
the germ of death. The prediction is
made that men may live a thousand
years. What boon to humanity if we
could retain Tillman. Addicks and
Carrie Nation for that period
Evening journal., 1902-01-08

Perry Belmont, millionaire, was
beaten for Congress yesterday by a
comparatively poor young man. Evil
IDENTIFY wealth is not duly appreciated
in that New York district. Mr.. Bel
mont should come to Delaware and
make a fight for the Senate. He would
be apprecIated-at least his money
would not be disregarded.
Evening journal., 1902-01-08

The Republican thinks we are not
consistent in giving credit for the new
Levy Court appointment to Statesman
Alice. and then attributing il 10 States
man Addicks. Perhaps the Republican
is not familiar with the use Of syno-
nyms. For our contemporary let us re-
mark that synonyms are words that
are equivalent to each other.
Evening journal., 1902-01-08

Entered at the Wilmington postoiriee as
aecond-class matter.
Evening journal., 1902-01-08

Women love good men-but are in
terested in men whose goodness 4
more or less impaired.
The Man from Glengarry.
Evening journal., 1902-01-08

Because of the poor quality of Rus
sian petroleum supplied it. the Grecian
Government has ordered in New York
100000 gallons.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-06
eLeNRosE NEeps ASSISTANCE.
A Statement by the Committee Appoint
ed by Citizens.

A Statement by the Committee Appoint
ed by Citizens.
10 the Editor of The Post.
Genrose Texas, May 3.--severaI phone
messages have been received indicating that
people have been mised by an article in
a st. Louis paper headed, Glen Rose Does
Not Ask for Outside Aid" which was with
out authority or justification and does our
needy condition nu injustice, and IN order
that the same may he contradicted the re-
lief committee desires to make the follow
ing report Serious conditions have about
subsidized, and GlenroSe is now on work
ing business basis, tenderly nursing her
wounded and every effort Is being made by
the relief committee to relieve families IN
distress. Tho dead have all been hurled
and every Que injured, with but few tx
ceptions. will recover. We have secured
comfortable boarding places for the Injured
and provided them with nurses and aften-
ton 1t will require at least $4,000 to re-
store the INDECENT sufferers TO their former
conditions and TO some people this amount
may seem small when IL Is considered that
Genrose Is town Of only about tive hun
bred inhabitants with nearly one h ldred
Of these wounded and Others homeless Our
condition is more appalling when considered
In connection With our relative strength TO
meet the demands which this unfortunate
calamity hHS nccessitated. As the Herald,
the only nowspaper plant In the county.
earth We make this appeal to the people
over the State with fun confidence that no
town in Texas viii fall 10 respond TO our
needs tin our suffering people have been
restored again TO their hcalth and started
anew In life Following Is HIST Of all do
nations received In addition 10 those pub
ished yesterday: Cash, $122. %; PheliN z.
Bath. $40: BrownwOod, SS6.S5; Hubbard
city. 500 w b, Newton Of Forreston, S4.25;
NJ H. Evans Of Gainesville, 50; Blum,
$1s. Waxahachie, Ss1; Riddle OF Granbury,
So Tom Martin ~ Rosebud, $50, Whites
boro, S57 90: Itasca SIS 10: Granbury cash
and merchandise, S332.25: L. w. Beaumont
OF Hillsboro. S.; Lemner Stint of Galveston,
S26. Neil r. Anderson OF Fort Worth SO;
Tolar. cash and merchandise, l0i Hieo,
So Cleburne, S126.So; Cisco $llD.25; Eureka.
S103.s0; Morgan, S9S %; r. Nj. Cox Of Gen.
trail railroad $50, and free transportation
to Walnut Springs Of all donations.
j. l.. Lilley, Chairman.
j. E. Pearce, Secretary.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-06
THE TRAFFIC IN COCAINE
LEGISLATURE TO BE ASKED TO AID
IN SUPPRESSION.
Crusade Has Been Started in Galveston,
but Efforts Are Handicapped by the
Lack Of State Law

Galveston. Texas, May 4 When the next
session of the legislature convenes It will
be requested to adopted legislation look
ing to the suppression Of the cocaine traf-
hc. Az mentioned In The Post few days
ago, there is an antlcocaine crusade in
progress in this city but the leaders have
found that there Is no law which can be
brought TO bear on the dealers in this drug.
Dr. Eben S. Cox, who is the leader In this
movement, informed The Post corresponds
ent today that he had consulted an attor-
ney ON the subject and had been told that
there was no law which would apply In
this case, and that he proposes to 90 he
fore the next Legislature aud request that
one lie enacted He also intends to bring
the matter to the attention Of Judge j. X,
Z. Gillasple, who will be here next we D.
to conduct the May term of the Grimm a
district court
the injury being done TO the ignorant ana
Irresponsible class by the sale of 10
drug. while I'm the discharge of his duty as
to inspect the jail aud in doing so he found
that n large per cent of the inmates were
cocaine fends. Many Of them, said Dr.
Cox, arc scarcely responsible for their ac
lions and under the banctul nhuencc o.
this drug they commit petty thcttS in or
der to obtain the wherewith To provide
themselves with more cocaine This reSuit'
TN their being placed in prison and ms ines
until they serve the sentence which may be
imposed upon them, Moved by the pltia
bic condition Of these poor creatures as
they lay sunerlng In their connnemeht' az
the same time racked with the burning d,
sire for more Of the pernicious drug whirf
has brought them to their present deplora
BILE condition, DR.. Cox has endeavored {.
secure some action on the part Of the
authorities to suppress the sale OF ~
drug. He called the matter to the attentl;l
of the county commissioners but they tool
no acton and he then called upon IN
county attorney and found that there wa
no law which would prevent the sale of III
drug
There are other people here, however
who have seen the result OF the cocain'
traffic, and the efforts of Dr. Cox have beer
warmly commended and Instead OF giyin'
the matter up they propose to continue
their efforts. IL there Is no law now thel
Win secure the passage OF ore and thul
rescue some of the weak anu irresponsih.,
| fellow beings from their unfortunate an
] destructive habit