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Evening journal., 1902-01-04
NEWSPAPER OPINION
The Great Scientific Discoveries Of
the Last Century
From tho Engineering Magazine


From the Engineering Magazine.
Sir William Preece, in recent ad-
dress before the Society of Arts, emu
merates the great scientific discoveries
of the nineteenth century to be as fol-
lows
The principle of evolution.
The atomic structure OF matter
The existence of the ether and the
undulatory Theory Of light.
The principles of electromagnetic in
duction and electrolysis.
The principle of the conservation of
energy.
These he proceeds to discuss at
length, showing their influence upon
what we may expect TO follow and
supplement them.
In the course Of evolution we may
expect selective modification to be in
fluenced by the mainsprlngs which are
acting most powerfully; the struggle
for power. the race for individual
wealth the pursuit of knowledge, tho
combat with disease, the advance in
comfort of living and these forces
may be expected TO act in the future
as they have in the past.
alH NAnAN VI NAAI tAANAAlR NRAANAANN'NANA'
Of matter may lead TO the discovery OF
many new clements, or possibly TO the
revelation of the one fundamental eie-
ment, of which all others are but varied
manifestations.
[ The existence Of the ether is still in
! lexplicable in its mechanical structure
lalthough It's reality Is even more fully
accepted than ever IL offers no resist
ance 10 wave motion, and in it energy
is not dissipatod away into heat. a.
lin the undu'atiOns and vibrations O
matter Still no final theory of its
structure has been produced, and tina
problem still awaits its solution i'm thi
twentieth century
ELECTROMAGNETIC induction is onl,
beginning TO unfold it's possibilities
The communication of energy withOu
the use Of metallic or other materia
conductors is within sight and in th
form of space telegraphy has beel
partly realized. Electrical dccompOsi
tion may he followed by recomposi
tlon and the artificial synthesis of or
lganic compounds become commercials
and wholly possible. With all thes
comes the principle Of the consorvatio
Of energy uniting the action of force
motion and matter in ever changin
} relations. but always with an nm
! changing sum total
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
One Result of Dishonesty

With one or two exceptions, the
newsboys of Wilmington are an hon
orable lot of boys, and many of them
are the sons of well-tO-do parents.
They believe in right, and will turn
against one of their own if he does an
unmanly or mean action.
On New Years Day the management
of The Evening Journal gave the edition
to the newsboys free of charge, and
one of the little fellows, who got his
first, stationed himself at the corner
Of Fourth and Market streets and sold
out his papers to boys who did not
know that the papers were being given
free of cost. This business prospered
for awhile, but word was soon passed
around That the little fnancier was
working a trick upon the innOcents,
and they swOOped down on him in
force. They threw him into the street,
took his money away from him, confis-
Gated his stock of papers and handed
him over to a policeman. The officer
walked the boy up the street for half
a square, then liberated him with a
severe lecture.
OF the $50 newsbOys OF Wilmington
this case and about two other cases.
in which they tried to get the papers
left over from New Years Day ex-
changed for Thursdays papers. are the
only instances where the boys at
tempted to take advantage of the
generosity of the newspaper.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

Occasionally We hear that the
churches are losing their hold on the
people. and that the coming age win
be a goddess one. The statistics OF re-
liglous bodies. however, which are
published from time TO time. do not
warrant such conclusions According
TO the Methodist year book. just out.
that organization has added 1S,463
persons TO it's membership during the
past year There has also been sat
islactory increase in the number OF
clergymen; and the Sunday schools
and other church agencies have shown
a corresponding advance. This graft
tying state is not confined to tn,
Methodist Church. but other Christian
bodies show about the same relative
increase OF course there are mor'
people. but religious afaliation is ex
tending more rapidly than the increas
in population would suggest.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

After coming out in a scare head,
under which there was a lot Of misin-
formation intended to throw odium on
one Of Wilmington's reputable clergy
men. the Republican seeks to make
amends by dose of sickening fiattery
for the reverend gentleman A nice
exhibition of taste forsooth! That
same sheet in its latest issue claims to
publish the news twelve hours in ad-
vance of other papers; the only sam
pies of such enterprise are like the bit
of scandal in question.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
The Slx.Day Cyoliats.

Boston, jan 4-Tho hard working
members OF each of the nine teams IN
the six-day bicycle race did most of
the work last evening saving the
sprinters for the final rush this even
ing. The score at the end of the 50th
hour was. Freeman and Hunroa,
1O0O7: Mclean and Butler, 10e0.7
Mcfarland and Maya, 1000.7 Gou.
goltz and Simor, 1O03.7; Leanier and
Rutz. l000.7; King and Samuelson,
100O.7; Fisher and Cheyalier, 10e0.5,
Krebs and Keogan, 10OO.4; Muller
and Jaak 1000.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
WHITE AND RED

Pale blood pale face-poor
health; SCOTS Emulsion-red
blood rosy face good health,
that's the order Of events.
Our first lines give a conden-
sed history of many cases, chief
ly young girls at school. For
some reason girls Of that age
are frequent sufferers from pale
blood-a real blood starvation
SCOTS Emulsion, "a clean
white medicine, makes rich, red
blood and rosy faces. 1t IS
blood food.
wen send SOU iii,ieto try, q you Ike.
SCOTT & BOVINE. - Pearl stree. New loss-
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

BY the way. that advertisement in
the Sun under the head Of caution. -
having certain things TO say about un-
derwrlting or purchasing the securi-
ties Of the Wilmington Coal Gas Com
pany, and signed by j. Edward Ad-
dicks is still running. We might re.
mark that the gas company is also
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

A bill is to be introduced in the New
York Legislature providing for a board
of censors for the stage, with their du-
ties extended to the examination and
licensing of actors. Il might relieve
us Of some terrible Affections and we
imagine we should have a deluge Of
little Evas and Uncle Toms. But do
we not also need an official board TO
pass upon the qualifications of certain
fool legislators?
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
DAYS GROWING LONGER
Early RiserS Will Soon be Able to Dress
.by DAYLIGHT

1t Is only a question of time now
when uhe early riser must cease to com
plain of his lot, for scon he will be
awakened daily by the SUMS bright
rays. Ever since the goth of December
the days have been lengthening, and
while the sun has been growing tardier
each morning beginning with Tuesday
next he will turn over a new leaf and
appear a minute sooner. The 20th Of
December was nine hours and nine
teen minutes long, and was the short
est day in the year Gradually the
DAYS have been lengthening until We'd
nesday, when the New Year shooters
had nine hours and twenty-four min
utes of sunshine for their fun, while
yesterday the light lasted two minutes
longer.
The first noticeable change in the
length of the day comes early in De-
cember. when breakfast is frequently
eaten under artificial light, and twi-
light comes early. BY the end of jan
uary there is over ten hours Of sun
shine when the days are clear.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
RooseveIts Policy

From the Detroit Free Press
When the President was suddenly
called to his exalted position there was
la universal concession OF the fact that
he had II in his power. 20 obtain the
.nomiJation OF his party in 1904. AZ
the same time 81 was understood that
so great a prize would not De youn.
liarily conceded by ambitious asplrants
u was certainty from the outset that
his course would be watched By the
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

Are YOU married or umnlarried?"
asked the theatrical manager of an ap-
plicant for engagement.
unmarried" replied she. I've
been unmarried four timesr
Yeast-"what is the life Dl collar
buttOn?'
Crimsonbeak-"I don't know But
1 see there is new book just pub
hshed called Lives of tho Hunted;
perhaps that would throw some light
on the subject.
Think not. as many say that there
is but one springtide of life. that it is
but a green and sappy youth which
rushes to a brief summer, and all else
of life is but a winter. long and drear,
and gray and lonely. Through all our
life our springtide is renewed.
Mistress Brent.
Senior Figarola CanpdO, of Havana,
has given that city a libury of over
5000 volumes only 300 of which, how
ever. are bound.
Youth is the only comrade for youth
All else is evasion OF life's laws.
The Right of Way.
With Miss Helen Miller Gould as
her idea of faith. hope and charity,
Mrs. Frank c. Lowden is building a
summer home for poor girls near Ore
gon. III. Mrs LOwdenl who was Miss
HARRIET Pullman. is a daughter of the
late palace car millionaire. She pro-
poses TO take the sick and weary from
Chicago and give them summer out
ine.
A gardens like the world 1t grows
all sorts. and the finest looking aren't
always the best-no, not by any
means.
The Fall Of the Curtain,
Senator Proctor owns nearly the
whole town of Proctor VT, where he
employs over 1000 men in his vast
luuarries. He also owns the only store
lin the place-an enormous emporium,
where almost anything may be pur-
chased. MT Proctor pays good
I wages. but most OF the earnings come
back 10 him through the store, though
he sells goods more cheaply than they
lean be had elsewhere in that region.
England has had beer tax ever
lsince the twelfth century. Last year
+, lit yielded the Government tine sum of
S61 10000.
Maude-"why didn't you scream
when he kissed you?'
Millicent-"I couldn't just then
and after It was all over what was the
/ Iuse?'
An employe in a French tobacco fac
tory has invented a machine which
. makes the head on cigars after they
, are rolled and does the work Of about
y dozen hands.
e When a man says he knows wOmer
? he generally means that his relations
# have been chiefly with one woman anC
? he has found out that he did not know
y her
y Jarvis of Harvard.
n Boy bridegroOms are growing in
+ number i'm London. There are fou
e under q in every 100 bridegroom
Z About sixteen girls under p per 10
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
chicsoosn Honorod BY Pope.

Chicago. Jan 4-Theodore 3.
Thielo, chairman Of the United Ger
man Catholic Societies of Chicago, has
been signally honored by the pone. He
received yesterday a silver me ial
from his holiness in recognition OF his
services in propagating the Catholic
faith in America Acconparyln tho
medal was a letter frcm Cariiral
Gninhnhnr
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
NUGGETS 81 NEWs

An enormous gushe- with a ca
pacity OF S.O0o.0oo foet of gas = d-r
has been struck in wild cat terri
tory near Rockbridge o.
The grand jury of Hudson county.
N. j.. failed to find biz az j %
Mrs. Emelins Dale, charged with che
murder of her 5-yea Did daugh er
The rowing match at Villirance be-
tween crews. OF the United st.t %.
cruiser Chicago and the gunboat Nash
vile for a prize of eG00 was won b.
the Chicago crew.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

The little god, Cupid. continues to
play his mad pranks. An Iowa swain
has fallen in love with the gentle, re-
tirlng. coy Carrie Nation Think Of
spending life with a goddess who
sleeps with a hatchet under her pill
lowl Cupid is a sad joker and we can
imagine him holding his sides at the
contemplation of his latest plot.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

A number Of the Sussex papers took
Christmas week OFF, Issuing no edition.
We then said we should search their
next publications for tell-tale signs OF
how the week had been spent There is
NO doubt that their extraordinary
promises for THE new year are due TO
penitence, so guessing the rest is easy
to q Sherlock Holmes.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
ocals Win Al Basketball

I'm the West End Reading Room last
night the organizations team walked
over the CASTOR Athletic Club. of Phila-
delphia. by a score of "a to o. The game,
though one-sidod. was interesting in the
extreme and the Philadelphia hoys were
loud in the praise of the hospitabc re-
ccption they received.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

still running. and from all indications
it is getting there. Evidently the ad-
vertlsement in question has been over
looked and is put in by the foreman
to MI space We mention it that Mr.
Addicks may discontinue it and not
run into extra expense.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
SATURDAY. JANUARY A. 1902

WEATHER PREDICTIONS.-roday
Fair and clear. continued cold. Tomor-
row: Fair. brisk winds. COVER tempera-
ture.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

The Every Evening the official or
gan of Governor Hum, in speaking Of
the Governors probable action in ap-
pointing a successor to John Lynn,
comments favorably on the previous
appointment of two members of the
Levy Court. and adds: 1T is but
natural TO believe. therefore, that in
making sdll another appointment Of
this character Governor. Hum will
make a selection equally happy and
appropriate And the most exacting
citizen could not ask more of him.
There is no doubt plenty of good and
available material in the district from
which TO make selection. And with
good material. and an executive actu-
ated by a desire to make good and
satisfactory appointment, there will be
no doubts as to the outcome"
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
stonped RUNAWAY Horse

George Gray Knowles. of New Castle
stopped a runaway horse belonging to
Fred. Peoples at Fourth and Market
streets at Las o'clock this afternoon
No one was injured.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
nnal Markeis Arn nnll

Now that the holidays have passed
local markets have taken on a vacant
aspect and there is none of the rush
and hustle which characterized them
during the week previous to Christ
mas.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
Publicity in Regard to Municipa
Affairs

Affairs
From the Philadelphia Record.
IN is my desire" said Mayor Low
of New York. on assuming his office
that the newspapers be Afforded every
opportunity TO inform the public of the
acts of my administration. I believe
in publicity in regard to municipal af-
fairs. and wish the representatives of
the press 20 feel that they are at lib
crty at an times TO ask about any
matters in which the people of the city
may be interested" An honest mu-
Inicipal administration has no occasion
/ for secrecy; it is only fraud and trick
Icry that need a dim light. But imagine
our Mayor inviting fire of cross-ques-
tions about the award of contracts to
highest bidder McNichol for instance.
Compulsory publicity and the result.
ing open criticism Of corporate manage.
ment have been suggested as q cure fol
the worst evils of trusts. pools and
eimilar combinations They certainl,
wound be a SOVEREIGN remedy for mis-
management of and huggor- -mugger n
the business affairs OF municipal cor
.pOrations
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
colored Man Loses scaIn

While working in the Kaolin Works
nnr Hockessin, Edward Stevenson,
colored was scalped by a falling iron
bucket He Is at the Delaware Hos
DitaL -sfSsA
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
BRITISH Capture Boer Laaqer.

Pretoria. Jan 4-Gencral Dc Wet
has ordered the Boeg commanders 20
retard the work of ext iing tho.
British block houses az any co-t
Further fighting may consequently O
expected General Bruce Hamilton
has captured another Posr lager and
% prisoners on the Swaziland border.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
PHALADELPHIA's ELEVATED ROAD

PRALADELPHIA'S ELEVATED ROAD
Plans ccm9ioted by Which !. P. Nor
gan win Finance Company.
New York. Jan. 4.-Plans for Phila-
delphia's proposed elevated railway
have been practically completed in this
city. It is said that J. p. Morgan
has agreed to finance the Philadelphia
company< Electricity will be the mo-
tive power The plans provide for a
double central rail track and an addi-
tional inverted rail under each end
of the ties. which serve as conductors
and also to balance and bind the cars
upon the track. The effect OF the
construction removes absolutely. it is
claimed the dangers from derailing
and makes it possible to attain very
great speed. Single cars in place OF
trains will be used in operation.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
slnl Destrovinr Honses

Boys and men are still removing the
row OF frame houses in Robinson
street. and there now remains but one
of the six houses to be razed.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
win Receive PronosaIs

Proposals for furnishing supplies
for the Ferris Industrial School until
July /. will be received at a meeting
of tho directors to be held on next Fri
day.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

pointed unless the Governor changes
the position ne assumed some time
since.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
Want Fire Protection at Sine sina.

Albany. ~ ". Jan. f.-Prcsident
Iispenard Stewart, Of the state prison
commission, in a report TO that body
urges the Importance OF a new fire.
proof roof on the cell building of
Sing Sing prison. The report states
1T takes over an hour every morning
to unlock the 7 1900 separate coils. and
"A men are available for this work
During the night time only four hail
men are on duty and should q fire
occur in the night it would be mani
fest impossibility even to release the
prisoners from their cells. That such
a chance of burning its wards alive
is taken by the state is a disgrace t.
civilization
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
"The Joker Jokedn

The Joker Jokedn
l.. b. Morrow member of the Board
of Education, and chairman OF tine
Teachers Committee, takes delight in
playing practical jokes upon Colonel
EnOdh Moore, of the well-known Ship
building firm Of EnOch Moore and
Sons Company, but somehow Mr.. Nor
row always gets the worst of it.
Colonel Moore is extremely bald. and
his shining pate is the source of much
amusement to Mr.. Morrow, whose noble
brow clusters with curls of a sorrel
hue.
AT little gathering recently Mr..
Morrow sat and contemplated Colonel
Moore's bald head for severa, minutes
and then said.
"Bnoch when the Lord distributed
hair he forgot YOU. didn't he?"
NO. indeed. Lew, the Lord did not
forget me. When he came around he
said: How do you do, Enodh: and l
said. How do you do Lord, and then
the Lord said, 'EnOch. | am about out
Of hair, but have a nice little bunch
of red hair that YOU can have if you
wish it,
II said. thank you. Lord, but you
can give that to Lew Morrow.
hat Watch, Oh,
While coming in Delaware avenue
on trolley car yesterday morning, the
Wayfarer noticed a well-known busi-
ness man of his acquaintance who had
a haggard appearance.
Good morning Mr. -," said the
Wayfarer.
Good morning" mumbled the busi-
ness man.
Are you ill?"
mo, am worn out Confound it,
haven't slept a wink hardly all night.
What kept you from sleeping?"
AN Ingersoll dollar watch, was
the savage reply.
How under the sun could a little
harmless thing like that keep you
lawake?'
Easy enough. Its tick is as loud
and strong as the thump Of a traction
engine I left my watch with the
ieweler yesterday 10 have it cleaned,
and he let me have the dollar watch
until mine is finished took it home
and when I retired I put it under my
pillow. as ! usually do my watch. Well,
! it sounded as if somebody was under
the bed beating a tin pan. I stood it
for over an hour. and until | got so
nervous that l could not remain in
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

It is reported that a Brooklyn hrm
has secured a judgment Of 1850
against Historian Maclay for an un-
paid beer bill Now we know how 20
account for his yirulcnt attacks on
schley. 1t must have been very bad
beer.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

The Sun thinks a certain idea Of a
contemporary is funny enough to be
amusing" Here is richness, indeed
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
Personal Property Assessors Ne1lioen.

FlUouTI0I VNlTtV Fla-laalIa INU IIIU-I-
Harrisburg Pa. Jan. "A sum
mary OF The returns to The board Of
revenue commissioners Of personal
property tax IL Pennsylvania subject
to taxation ior state purposes lfor the
year 1901 SNOW an increase OF so,
733.0l2. as compared with the year
1900. Thirty-threc counties show an
increase. and the remaining 81 coun-
ties an aggregate decrease Of S4.S61..
sos. Tho board made an investigation
of the cause of the decrease in these
counties. and found that tho assessors
neglected to assess certain taxable
holdings. judgments and mortgages
and other moneys at interest.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Miss l.. Emma Craig
and Henry b. Nugent
Evening journal., 1902-01-04
Jarvis Of Harvard.

Boy bridegroOms are growing in
number in London. There are four
under q in every 100 bridegrooms
About sixteen girls under p per 100
get married
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

Read the Evening Journal for all
the news
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

entered at the Wilmington postonice as
second-class matter.
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

When man says he knows women
no generally means that his relations
have been chiefly with one woman and
he has found out that he did not know
her
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

Wen send sou a iitieto try, e you Ike.
SCOTT & BOVINE, ~ Pearl street. New loss-
Evening journal., 1902-01-04

An employe in a French tobacco fac
tory has invented a machine which
makes the head on cigars after they
are rolled and does the work of about
dozen hands.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-02

affairs with this impotent and foolish
"shriek Of locality" When Colonel
Henderson was a candidate for
speaker sensible men in Illinois felt
that the Prairie state would share
with the Hawkeye state in any honor
that might be conferred upon the
distinguished gentleman from Du-
buque. The Tribune at that time in-
sisted that it represented Iowa, Wis
consin, Michigan and Indiana as well
as Illinois. The same is true Of the
present situation. II Iowa has two
men better qualified to ill cabinet
offices than other states In the middle
west, and If President Roosevelt de-
sires to have in his cabinet the
services of both these men, there is
no reason why he should not appoint
them both. The middle west
will be honored by the choice Of
both.
Iowa is gridironed with railroads
having their terminals in Chicago,
and practically all the trade of Iowa
is done in this city. Chicago is the
metropolis of Iowa as much as of
Illinois. This is truer of Iowa even
than of Wisconsin, Michigan or
Indiana, because parts ofthose states
certainly are not tributary to Chi
cago. But if there is any consider
able part OF Iowa which is not
reached by Chicago trade or affected
by Chicago rates or infested by the
triumphant Chicago drummer, we do
not know what part 1t is. OF course,
an inconsiderable fraction of the
state is reached by st. Leuis, but still
Iowa belongs to Chicago as much as
Illinois does, exceptin in the mere mat
ter of state laws and local ordinances.
Chicago and Illinois will be proud
to have Governor Shaw and Sec
retary Wilson both representing
them as we'll as Iowa in the cabinet
of President Roosevelt.