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Evening journal., 1902-03-11

with the children all the time, ceptiT
wen he wus spittin tobacker JUICE oui
! the winder, IL q bildin up his fences 81
thet he kin git elected to the Legisla.
tcor again. Heze the feller wot uzeC
tew play z up an combynashun pulC
with Seniter Merrydith.
Eff Magistrate Frank S. Bradlee kiT
git the guyener to appint him skwire
agin, he will try tew git in the Legis-
latOOr too.
Jim Foster diddent git lected 500
perintendent NV the pore, fer a Reglel
republicken feiler named Black Burn
got the job an our fellers wuz licked.
Ef j don't ge sum klose purity sunC
thare wont be nuthin left NV these but
the buttin holes. Save wot muney
yeou git fer eggs. fer hits goin tew b,
a hard winter, an muney IL skarsC
with us.
The pesl1ee demykrats air wal1in M
an kummin out like rats out nv an oil,
barn. an hit looks kind NV blew fun
me an Mister Addicks. HOrase Gree.
ley Movies is actin kind NV cool to oul
fellers, an heer he is orginizin al
independent partee NV his oan. An.
tOnee Higgins is acktin strange teW
Hit may be mi las seezen in polly
ticks, Mary Ann, fer every body seems
tew be gitten down on the pore mans
friend, Mister Addicks.
Hit sertinly IL a releef tew git out
in the lOuntry agin, fer thare haini
no fitin about spendin the sitties mum
ney fer farms and awardin lightin
kontracks and gittin put in jale fel
being a Levee Kort komishuner, OF
Dein ackused Nv gittin munney frum
gamblers
/ heered flum our fellers in Smyrna
durin the blizzard thet a regler named
George Dick wuz aggravatin Docktel
Moar an Tom Jefferson, our tew Iced
ers thare. He better be keurful, fer ht
may want tew bi sum NV our Delaware
Bay State trolley stock wen we git teW
unnin an he wont get hit
heer thet Skott Vernin. a Whining
tonton editOOr, is a cunning fer thet
feller Silas Old Field wot tuck nj
plase. an sed ne wuz a fool mOnkee
Old Field better be keerful, fer he hez
got to be a statesman tew git along
with the nOosepapers.
This IL the first letter hev rit sense
wiz down heer. an the colored fellel
is a-goin out on the name rode and gil
sum boldly tew mail hit.
Yore Risin Husband,
William Jones.
Post Skrpt-DOnt tell nobody ware
am. fer Francis mite get hold NV hit
Thet feller Old Field, Mary Ann, rites
poetry. and he rit This little peese:
scott wept as he gazed at New Castle
Jail,
And thought of the sheriff in charge
81 used to get plenty from there" he
did wall;
But my income just now is moi
large"
81 will roast Sheriff Mcdaniel for cut
ting me off,
To show him the power Of my
paper"
At the roastings Mcdaniel did nothing
but scoff,
So Scotty gained naught by his caper
Hit sertinly is kute. w. J.
Evening journal., 1902-03-11
"BILL" JONES FROM SANDTOWN
is HIDING NEAR MAHON'S DITCH

Mahon's Ditch. Colonizin Headkwar-
ters fer J. Edward Addickses Troll
lee Bilders an Voters. Kent Kountee
Delewur. March tenth, 10 numbered
an 2.
Mrs. Mary Ann Jones, sandtown,
Shoostreeng Deestrict, Kent Koun-
! tee Delewur.
Mi Deer Mary Ann: Hit hez bin a
Hong time sense yeou heerd frum me,
but hit haint mi fault. | WIZ sent
down heer tew reserve the italyan re-
kruits tew the Kent kounty wing NV
tho Union Republican party Ther
snow storms an floods hez well nigh
made a fizzickal reck NV yOre risin
lhusban an fer tew weeks me an the
muarats an one Niger hez lived on
| froze roots an sno. Hit sertinly wuz
orful an thare haint bin no italyans
seen by us yit. Thare must hev been
lsumthin rong fer an italyan feller
named Punchanigger, or somthin like
thet. wot we called Lemon fer short,
WIZ hired by me tew git about fore
Numbered NV them fildelfy dagoze nat
Iterallized an send EN- down teW me.
got a letter frum Lemon but hit is rit
in italyan an dagoze languidge an be-
tween me an the collered feller we hev
made out NV hit thet Theodore Fran
els found out thet them italyans wuz
lfrum fidelity an he is after Lemon.
Lemon wuz so skeered his hand trem-
blcd wen he rit the letter He is hidin
| in the old gas tank with a feller named
old Field that tuck mi plase wen
lwuz sent down heeer. Our fellers
tawks tew much Mary Ann an hit
| must hov bin Willurd Salisbury wot
told Detecktive Fransis about them
litalyans Willurd noze, fer he hez bin
| in the emigratin blzness hisself, an ef
! hit haddent bin fer his italyans Mister
| Addicks wud hev got licked rite in his
lOwn deostrict las kampane and Frank
! Newing wuddent hev bin in the legis-
latoor nor the Union Republil1ins hev
/ he'd the honor NV interdOOcin to the
| Delewur people the bill preventin
wimmin frum liclin ther husbands.
Hit wuz a CRATE peese NV pollyticks
an Frank Alice an Kale Latin inji-
lneered hit
Willurd he hired an italyan tew get
tho uther italyans tew wurk in the
/ kwarrie NV the HUE Bruther an Bangs
people. neer Klaymount, an tew hev
them all vote fer the dimmikrats an
lest sno mister Addiclls under Frank
an Kale heered about hit an went tew
Moo York ware thes wus put into kom-
lmunicatiOn with a feller wot noze
HUE bruther and Bangs an made ar
lrangements tew git all the Salisbury
italyans tew vote fer Mister Addicks.
Hit wurked all rite an Willurd fggered
fer about six months tew see ware his
mistake in kackulashun WIZ He
dident find out till Frank Alice told hit
wun mite down in Dover. Don't tell hit
lto no body fer we haint sayin nothin
an Frank Alice hez got his orders from
me an Mister Addicks tew kwit hi!
shootin off Ef hit Incident bin fel
them italyans NV Willurds. Franl
Yewing wuddent hev got lected.
heered afOre / loft town thet Semi
ter Mackfarlin. thet feller wot heC
down tew our house and wot PLAYED
Evening journal., 1902-03-11
Spring Has Come

When the frogs begin a-singin'
Then / know that winters gone;
That spring is wakin' up at last,
And kind O kotchin on.
And so | lay awake at nights
And feel the sap a-stir
In my old carcass-then I know
That snow is over. sir.
The weather feller may go hang
Because ! know, by gum!
That snow and sluah have had their
day.
And gentle spring has come
When taters in the cellar there
All begin TO sweat and sprout.
A sort o pleadin' i'm their way
For me to let EN- out;
see that they is restless like.
And want a change OF air,
To get down in the earth spell,
And tend TO bizness there.
And so hitch up my old hoss,
And do my level best
To accommodate a passed.
Fcro tho sun he goes to rest
When | hear the hens a-cluckin'
And a scratchin' in the hay;
When they is busy layin' eggs,
And sing their little lay;
When the merchant says, "No, thank
you"
We ain't buyin' any more"
And eggs haint worth the totin'
To the pantry or the store;
When every hen lays eight or ton
Most every bloomin' day
And the roosters try to initiate
The lady chickens-sayi
Then OFF my old coat comes at last
And as / work l sing
Which Liza says resembles frogs,
But then / know it'a spring.
bill Parsons.
Evening journal., 1902-03-11
A NEW CHARTE r

There is a great deal Of talk these
davs about new charter for the city
OF Wilmington, and it is we'll that the
matter should be discussed prior to
the convening of the next Legislature
in order that definite conclusions may
be reached. There is no doubt that our
present system is cumbersome and that
There are too many officers to perform
tho duties. 1t is plain too that there
arc departments which conflict with
and overlap others. In short, 1t ap-
pears that our charter provides for
government that is unnecessarily eA-
pensive and cumbersome
In these discussions. however we
must bear in mind that the real evil
in any government is due to tho in
efficiency or crimlnality of the men
placed in office The New York Leg
islatnre has given New York City var
ious charters. but under Tammany,
any system Is used with the same dis
regard of the rights of the people and
tho same profit TO those in power
'That which is best administered is
best. is a rule which always applies.
Yet all must admit that certain sys-
TENS are easier to administer, and thi
must bo taken into consideration II
asking for new charter. In thes'
matters there are two opposing ideas
that Of a centralized power, and tina
under which the power is placed II
many hands, and, where good govern
ment depends absolutely ON no indl
Vidtnl.
We might put Wilmington under
charter giving TO the mayor the com
pleta control. and making him resDon
sibie for the conduct Of affairs. Thi
would be satisfactory under the presen
head. but think Of the evil consequence
of such a system in the hands of a
Ashbridge or a Van Wyck Und'
such a charter we should have to es
eresse every precaution at the polls
wa should soon be repeating the e'
perience Of Philadelphia or New Yorl
On the other hand. a governmel
de-centralized. such as we have, keel
many fingers in the pudding, and ea'
must have a plum. Instead OF b
fraud or a big leak, there is the oppo
tunity for many frauds and numero'
leaks. and the public attention is
vided among so many office hold'
that wo lose interest give up hope
securing our rights and are dazed VIII
we come to place the responsibility.
Therefore. perhaps new charter
needed. but cur advocacy should
pend largely upon its nature. But f
ally we must not put our trust in a
peculiar instrument.
The real work Of good governme
must be done at the primaries and
the polls. II or government is I
Evening journal., 1902-03-11
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

Henry Post. Of Gilman, ILL.,, recently
a tract of land in Stone
county. Mo, and obtained an abstract
of title dated June is. 1898. A favor
able opinion was attached as to the
validity of the title signed by Daniel
Webster and Rufus Choate.
Well" said the girls father, stern
ly. after the timid suitor had finally
stated his case. do you think you
could support a family. young man
Gee whizzl" exclaimed the young
map. have you lost your iob?'
The Bank of Netherlands is now
lending $4,000 900 less than it did a
year ago. the Bank of Italy $3.50 OOC
less. the Austro- Hungarian Bank. sl7.
l 4500 600 less. the Imperial German
| Bank S16.450.0OO less. and the Bank o
Spain s25oOO,OOO less.
There are 10000 men engaged in fish
ing on the Great Lakes. and the tota
lcaDital invested Is s6,6O0,000. Tn,
number Of vessels engaged is 2OS, anG
of small boats $500.
Doctor-I'm sorry. madam, but ",
used every known method to reliev
your husbands insomnia all to nj
avail
The Wife-I've got a scheme. II
Just tell him every night that / hea
Ia burglar downstairs. That alway
did make him turn over and so {
sleep.
Sixty-two miles an hour Is TO be tn
leverage speed maintained by a ne'
train TO run on the English servic,
between Paris and Calais. The journe
will only occupy three hours.
Excepting the Turk and the peasal
ldynasties of Seryia and Montenegr
there is now neither Emperor, King M
2 sovereign in Europe who is not sprllI
from the loins Of James !. All the Bri
Evening journal., 1902-03-11
THE EVENING JOURNAL TUESDAY. MARCH IL 1902

of such importance to the health Of the
|citv admits of no excuses and no de-
laws. If a teacher refuses to undergo
tho operation to insure the safety Of
her students, she is unworthy of the
charge. II she does not believe in IL
when science has produced such over
whelming proofs, she is unfit to teach,
and should be given a vacation, even
though the board stlll is Obliged to
pay her salary. It is an important
matter to stamp out this disease, and
the poorest citizen has the right to de-
mand that every proper precaution
shall be taken.
Evening journal., 1902-03-11
SION Of a RunawaY

American independence is transmit
ted from parents to children and
seems to become more pronounced as
the country of "aYnkee Doodle" pro-
crosses. In Jackson street last week
the Wayfarer was impressed by the
independence and fearless bearing OF
g little runaway tot with golden curls,
blue eyes and rosy cheeks. He was
almost as broad as he was long and his
short stature first attracted the Way
farer's attention. In corduroy trousers,
"a blue sweater and a corduroy cap
with independence written in line OF
his sturdy little face he walked with
Evening journal., 1902-03-11
NEWSPAPER OPINION
Uses OF Wireless TeIerranhv

Uses OF Wireless Telegraphy
From the Philadelphia Times.
Even IL the ~utility of Marconis
system We're to be wholly confined to
telegraphing at sea, OF across the sea.
the service which he has rendered to
mankind would be inestimable. What
possibilities there may be of preventing
altogether, or at least of minimizing.
collisions and consequent loss OF life
at sea are yet TO be developed; yet. If
we mistake not this may be the most
important of all the fruits of this re-
markabie invention. To warn one
vessel of the proximity of another in
mldocean il is not necessary thatappar-
atus should be used that can transmit
words. Instruments of far simpler de-
tail and less delicate and costly con-
struction would doubtless be effective
IL Is easy to conceive that these might
be automatic in character, so that
within certain radii no vessel could ap-
proach another without the officers of
each possessing perfect knowledge of
tho fact. Even If information as to
the name. destination. and character
of each vessel were not transmitted to
the other. the essential purpose desired
would be attained. The present means
of signaling I'm fog, darkness, or storm
are inadequate. often deceptive, and
never thoroughly reliable, when relia-
| bilitv Is most required. Ii seems to us
! that it would be well n this most ur-
gent application of wireless telegraphy
were developed before its broader and
perhaps more lucrative use. Lives OF
MANY hundreds Of human beings would
be saved by its speedy adoption.
Evening journal., 1902-03-11
$4,000

at once on our stock. We
name a few of the many bar
gains now OH sale.
lS-inch bleached Huck Towel
ing, from Z to 41lc.
1S-inch American Russian
Crash, from 7 to SC.
4O-inch unbleached Muslin,
from 10 to &c.
36-inch bleached Muslin, from
Z to SIC.
"a unbleached Sheeting, from
20 to 16c.
Best Apron Ginghams, Sc a
yard.
100 Roller Curtains, from 25
to 1Sc.
Pins, lc a paper. Hooks and
Eyes, 2 dozen card, 1c.
Hair Pins, &c a box-half
price.
Mems Silk Neckties, $1.OO,
75 and SOC down to 25c.
Mems Percale unlaundried
Shirts, from $1.O0 to SOC.
Mems and Women's Liuen
Collars, from 121l to &c.
No. Y Satin Ribbons, from 20
to 10c.
Evening journal., 1902-03-11

Through a mistake yesterday we
printed an article from the Sussex
Republican which was credited to the
Sussex Journal II was so well writ
ten. and its conclusions were so sound
that it might well have graced tho
pages of either of our contemporaries
Evening journal., 1902-03-11
En Heart Disease il works

like magic. For years my great
est enemy was organic Heart Disease
From uneasiness and palpitatiou it de-
veloped into abnormal action, thump-
ing, fluttering and choking sensations.
Or. Agnew's Cure for the Heart gave
instant relief. and the bad symptoms
have entirely disappeared. It is a Won
der-worker. Rev. l. S. Dana, Pitts
burg. Pa.-7S.
Sold by Miller Drug Comany and n.
IB. Danforth.
Evening journal., 1902-03-11
SnOe Department
Reductions.

Ladies' $3.50 Shoes now $2.19.
Ladies $500 Shoes now $1.75.
Ladies $l.50 Shoes now $1.39.
Misses $500 Shoes now $1.75.
Misses S1.50 Shoes now $1.39.
Boys $1.35 Shoes now $1.2O.
See our magnificent Ia
France Shoes" for Ladies'
the best $500 Shoe in the
country.
Great slaughter i'll Ladies
and Children's Spring weight
Jackets.
Evening journal., 1902-03-11

The Board of Education should be
firm in its insistence on every student
and teacher being vaccinated. The
work should have been completed long
since. II is time for an edict barring
all students and all teachers who have
not complied with the rule. A matter
Evening journal., 1902-03-11

Thomas Rossiter, while answering
a telephone call, received a shook
which sent him reeling across the
room.
Evening journal., 1902-03-11
TUESDAY. MARUH II, 1902

WEATHER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.;
Partly cloudy, warmer in northeast
norton. Tomorrow: cloudy, probably
rain: fresh east to southeast winds.
Evening journal., 1902-03-11
CROSBY
4 HILL.
Had Hand MansIed

A man whose name could not be
learned. employed in the plant of
Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co., yesterday
had his hand caught in a cog wheel
and badly mangled. DR.. John Palmer
was summoned and dressed the wound
after which the man returned to work.
Evening journal., 1902-03-11
Our
New SpringDress
Goods and Silks
at Cut Prices.

S1.50 goods now $1.32T.
S1.25 goods now S1.10.
S1,O0 goods now S7%c.
75c goods now CSC.
Remnants at half-price.
Our best Kid Gloves. $l.25
from S1.50.
One dollar Kids, 79c-for this
week only.
Evening journal., 1902-03-11
PACKING CO..


a Germantown mother in putting her
hve-yoar-old son to bed noticed that he
clambered under the covers without
saying his prayers. She grew re-
proachful. "Why. Warren, mother
never knew YOU to forget your prayers
before. Indeed mother" was the
reply. 81 didn't forget. Grace and
said them for four nights during the
rain yesterday. when we couldn't play
We would have gotten through the
whole week if nurse had not come tc
dress us"
Evening journal., 1902-03-11

now what we would like to have a.
Il IS because the voters Of Whining
ton have not done their duty. Under
the present charter, or under almost
any charter we could have clean,
economical administration il the prop
er persons were placed in office.
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The Board of Education has decided
that it is too late in the season to open
might schools. although one of our pub
lic-spirited citizens had offered to raise
sufficient funds to conduct two Of these
schools But when the matter was first
brought to the attention OF the board
IL was not too late. and had the sug-
gestion of the Evening Journal been
adopted these schools would have been
in operation several months. A board
.of education should need no urging in
such matters. since it Is its business to
ho alert to the needs Of education. Il
is now too late in the season, but the
hope is INDUCED that next fall some
thing may be done We prophesy that
by next fall the subject will have been
forgotten. and that the friends Of the
night schools will have TO start their
agitation anew, and by the time an in
terest is aroused it will be spring again.
Wouldn't II be better to raise a fund
and open these schools and run them
independently?
Evening journal., 1902-03-11

On May /, John ID. Long, Secretary
of the Navy will retire, and win be
succeeded by William II. Moody, Of
Massachusetts. In all probability Mr..
Long would have retired months ago
had not the Schley controversy been
continued AS it was no wished to re-
main until that had been finally dis
posed Of Naturally he has been the
recipient of much severe criticism from
Schley partisans. but it is believed that
history will say that the closing chap
ters OF John d. Longs official career
were In harmony with the record of his
whole life. able, clean and manly. Mr.
Moody. his successor, is yet under
fifty. and has made a reputation as q
student of affairs. His record in Con.
gress has been such that we may ex-
pect him to perform his duties Will
the ability of his predecessor.
Evening journal., 1902-03-11

Party policy must not be confused
with individual rascality. A party may
be correct in its principles and the men
it honors may turn out to be rascals;
that is regrettable but unavoidable
But no rascal can lay the blame OF
vote buying or selling out upon any
political party; it rests on his Owl
shoulders and he should bear all the
odium that is attached to it OF course
a party which has corruption for cor
ner-stone is a rascally party and Il
must attract a certain element who lik'
that sort Of thing. 1t may hold the al
legiance Of decent men. too, but the,
are in very bad company, and af
ter time will be known by the com
lpany they keep.
Evening journal., 1902-03-11
Ladies' Jackets

Misses and Children's
Spring weight Jackets and
Capes-were $50, S3.9S,
1910 aud $500, now $3.50
each to close out at once.
This great Sacrifice Cut
price Sale continues until Sat
urday night.
Save good money by pur-
chasing at
Evening journal., 1902-03-11

The Loud bill. which was intended
to put free rural delivery of mails un-
der the contract system. was so amend
ed in the House yesterday that the
present system will continue. A maxi
mum of 5000 is allowed for carriers,
and doubtless this amount will be al
lowed for each carrier who covers over
twenty miles q day. Everything is now
in shape for the inauguration of the
new system in Kent county on April l.
Evening journal., 1902-03-11
STORIES FROM
HERE AND THERE

The OwensbOre (Ky.) Inquirer, in
mentioning a visitor to that city brings
out some rather extraordinary facts in
the aforesaid visitors family history.
Mr.. Allen Mckay, of Taylorsville, is
visiting his sister, Mrs, Maria Haney.
Mr.. Mckay is past sc years old, and is
on his way to his home in Taylorsville,
after a visit to his brother. Mr.. George
Mckay. OF Palestine, Texas. who is 80
years of age Mr. Mckay is as lively
and as hearty as a man of 80. and no
one would think that he had passed his
.sixicth year While in Texas he also
visited his sister. Mrs. Susan Duncan
who has seen 81 summers Mrs. Haney
acknowledges SO years. Mr. Charles
Mckay, the baby Of the family is an
active youth of n. The average age of
six brothers and sisters is S5 years and
It Is believed that there is not another
family in the United States that can
equal the record All of them are in
good health and the full enjoyment of
their faculties and there is not one of
them that cannot reasonably expect to
live several years more at least, espe-
ciallv when it, is known that theiI
hiNNhtl AlfA NhlN a. lew gN0lH ubOf al
the age of 106 years.
A Western packing company is circu-
lating the following trade circular in
England
"To your friends across the sea W,
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are drawn nearer and nearer together
bv Christian Blood and Money Ties
and may this ever be. We are locate,
in a section that grows a pig that, fol
leannoss and quality. comes nearer tC
your homegrown and Canadian pig:
than any that can be raised in any
part of the States We are now putting
up a class of light fancy English ant
Irish meats that. for deliCacy of cure
and extreme mildness. cannot be fur
nished by any other packing company
in the Great West. Your wants car
can always be supplied by our friends
and sole agents. Messrs. - & -.
May all your ways be pleasantness,
And all your days be peace.
yours truly.
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