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Evening journal., 1902-10-09
THE HOTEL CHECK PROBLEM
a Question of Whether TO Odend
Guests or Risk Losing Money.

QuestIon OF whether to Odend
Guests or Risk Losing Money.
The hotel clerk was standing behind
the desk, with a dsconsolate look on
his face.
whats the matter?" asked friend.
"Iatter?' said the clerk why, it's
the same old story. I've been stuck for
another check This check business
causes us hotel clerks more trouble
than anything else in the world. There
is general rule in hotels that no
checks shall be cashed, but very often
travellers run short of money. Ii is
good business policy to cash these
checks when you can be sure that
they're all right. No hotel can afford
to be continually offending guests. At
the same time, if a clerk cashes a bad
check he has TO stand the loss.
"The average hotel clerk has learned
10y bitter experience TO be a pretty good
judge Of human nature, but every now
and then he slips up. Cnly week ago
big. splendid looking fellow came to
me and got me to cash check for $50.
sized him up and decided that he was
all right and that he was a good man
10 keep among the steady patrons Of
the hotel. A few days later back came
the check, with No funds marked
across it. The result was that 1 was
out 500"
While the clerk was talking a swag-
ger looking woman came up TO the
desk and, smiling sweetly at the clerk.
said
"win you please cash this little
checkY
The clerk was all gTGciousness. He
took the check and examined It care
fully without saying anything.
"Oh, it's all right" said the woman,
"Of course, If you don't want to cash It
you needn't Mr.. So-and-so knows me
quite well, and you can telephone him
about II II you want TO, but 1t would
save me a great deal of trouble II you
could cash It for me now"
Certainly. madam" said the clerk.
and then he went over and held con-
sultation with the cashier.
They decided that the woman was a
good investment and gave her the mon
ey. She went away smiling. and then
the clerk said:
"Now, there is just about an even
money chance. If hadn't cashed that
check. she would have been highly in
suited and would have talked about
this hotel as long as she could remem-
Der. If she is all right she win be a
! pond customer hif n cha isn't I ar, ont
another $25."-New York Sun.
Evening journal., 1902-10-09
BATTLES OF NATURE

CnceasinE Struggles Which End In
Survival of Fittest.
We read the tablets Of lcng ago
which the geoioglst has deciphered for
us. and we find them an endless story
OF battles The successful species
which occupy the great geological
horizons have come out OF grc"' tribu-
lation The trilobites and lies
G the silurlan period. the gi- club
moss and futed slgillarlans OF the coal
age. the enormous ammonites Of the
jurassic ana chalk epochs. the mighty
elephants and majestic deer forms of
the tertiary era are magnates Of the
times aud masterpieces or the struggle.
They have been redeemed at great
price. even cf thousand species and
tens Of thousands Of individuals who
fell short Of the typical fitness and
were killed out. These niagnates. each
in its turn. were pioneers of progress.
like the scouts Of a great army and
were caught in physiological am
bush.
The pedigree or the horse In the most
recent past las been made out, traced
shall we say. for a hundred thousand
years before man came on the scene
(for Lord Kelvin asked the geolOgist
TO hurry up and not be too lavish with
time or we should have said 100000
years before NAM. The feetness, grace
and strength OF the horse are owing to
his ability to walk on one toe, to which
have been correlated the wonderful
instincts by which he has become the
partner Of man IN his Industries and
struggles. He has been derived in
almost a strict gradation from the two
toed. three toed. four tOed and FIVE
toed ancestors which flourished in the
ages which preceded man. Myriads Of
individuals and all the species and
varieties died out to make room for the
one toed selection TO enable this favor
tie to occupy the ground unthwarted
by crossing or by recurrence to average
forms. He was redeemed at a great
price and has come through great
tribulation.-COn Review.
Evening journal., 1902-10-09
Lie Saving Pnlitcnesr.

Patriotism and politeness are great
virtues, and n japanese physician, DR..
Aoyama, owes his life to the fact that
he possessed them both I'm high degree.
lie had caught the plague and was
dying for the need Of the food which,
I'm his delirium, he refused to take.
His nurse was in despair. but finally
conceived the idea of playing upon his
patriotism by filling n glass with liquid
nourishment and then Offering to drink
TO the health of the mikado.
This was repeated until, ardent
patriot as he was. the doctor felt that
he had honOred his sovereign enough.
Then his politeness was appealed to-
the nurse proposing a toast and re
preaching the sick man for not joining
in it. In this way the patients strength
was maintained until the dellrum sub
sided and he became convalescent.-
Youths Companion.
Evening journal., 1902-10-09
81. O'FIELD ON THE OUTLOOK;
A REPORT OF CURRENT POLITICS

wool over their lse afoar the last click
hun. Why" says he, Isl, / almost
made them bsleev taat / was a Regler, E"
nd Then he giggles, 50 I'm afraid he
S goin' to have fit. That's one thing
bout the Reglers, they is 50 dernod
asy. When man makes promises
hey beleev him, which is certinly
musin'. / guess they're gettin' their
Sc open some and hit will take some
ioble liars for our fucner campanes. We
late to haf to do hit, but beleev we
lir told to USE sech talents as we has.
We had CRATE time hear last Satur-
lay, and hit cost us a load Of money.
)ut with what we could steel we done
air. | maid out all rite, and that's
he whyfore OF the money / enclose
they will be more about Nov. g.
About mite MT began to look pu-ty
)ad, so we had to go out and steel one
district, though they is going TO be some
rubbel over hit. That's anuther evy-
ems that them Reglars is easy. They
leHer thought of us stelin' the eleck-
hun, and semed toswallcw Jimmie Rob
rtsons Sunday school bluff till we had
he ballot-box stuffed so tite the lid
couldn't shet to. They peared to think
re was honest, which is certainly
musin'
A feller named Mccall, of Massey
hoosets, was to have spoke at our meet
n the uther mite. and he came all the
gay to Wilmington. Mister Addicks
nd Willum Mikel was down to the
epo to meet him. But h says: Where's
Dl. DUPONT and Antny Higgns?" And
hey said them gentlemen had uther
Engagements and that he must go rite
nd maik a seech." WIRES DR.. Ball
hen?' says Mccall. "Oh, we're goin
o defect him." says Mike. Well, what
% you spose he done? Why, he looked
{ his time label and said he had a en-
agement in Boston and he'd haf to
AXE the next trane, which lhe done.
hats what l call burned orneiy.
William Mikel also writ to the Hon.
James M. Beck implorin him TO come
over ana save the party and solidify
us a bit by electin' Hen. Houston to
Congress, but he said. may. nay" He
said he was busy attendin' to some inn
portant cases. and he found that ora
tory interfeared with drawin' indite-
ments. so we had to fall back on Mike.
Mister HUM helped some, but most OF
his ellerquens is put in by the report
ers.
That's all at present, from
Yo're afectionate husband,
Silas O'Field.
Evening journal., 1902-10-09
a AMouNTERANK..oR woRsE

William Michael Byrne is fast be-
coming the mountebank OF the Addicks
party. thus displacing the Hon. G. R.
Layton. His dissertation on the
O'Byrne and the Oisullivans. connect
ing the houses OF Byrne and Addicks
seems to call for hilarity until we re-
member that this man has the deliber-
ate purpose OF defeating a Republican
for congress. The audience at the
Opera House had a very enjoyabl,
evening. and their occasional bursts o.
laughter we're due 10 the statements
that might have honored a Nun
chansen. He. however. appeared 4
take It all seriously. regarding th'
demonstration OF amusement as I
tribute to his wit and eloquence. Their
f. q pathetic note in It all; We wisl
inst Dyrne might see himself as other
ses hin-and then we feel that II
bstls1 a. 10 IL. since il would Re crle
were he dislliuzlone1.
Yet Byrns. prssumably Is respon
Evening journal., 1902-10-09
NEWSPAPER OPINION


Thy Hold-up Of Tunnel Franchise
From the New York Herald.
The fact that President Cassatt, Of
the Pennsylvania railroad, called upon
Mayor Low yesterday is a reminder that
the trans-Manhsttan tunnel franchise
comes up fer further discussion be-
fore the Rapid Transit Commission to-
morrow afternoon.
At last weeks hearing the state
ments made by some of those who in
sist that the franchise shall not be
granted without an eieht-hour labor
clause must be repudiated by all in
telligent wOrkngmen. There should
be no more procrastination or dem
agogy IN this matter for It Is uiite
conceivable that the Pennsylvania peo-
ole might become disguised and with
draw their offer to build the tunnel.
II this should happen. the so-called
Representatives OF labor and the cts
officials who are catering TO then
Evening journal., 1902-10-09
President end Governor

r Aoih Nht NeW 1olh lIlDune.
President Roosevelt has taken an
other extremely interesting step in the
effort to secure an immediate resump-
tion OF coal mining on large scale. His
proposal that. If Mr.. Mitchell will at
once secure The return Of the strikers
TO work, he will appoint a commission
to investigate the matters at issue and
do all in his power to obtain a settle
ment in accordance with its report is
one which deserves the most careful
consideration OF Mr.. Mitchell and his
advisers and OF the men they represent
Such consideration IL is understood To
be now receiving, perhaps under an
agreement OF which the President had
been advised before he made the fact
OF the new negotiation public. There
can be no doubt that an announcement
OF the acceptance OF the proposal would
be hailed with almost universal ap-
proval and gratitude, and we think
the general opinion win be that the
miners cannot afford to reject il.
III the sequence of events suggests
that the Executive order calling out
the whole National Guard Of Pennsyl-
vania was not unrelated to the Presi-
dents action, IL certainly does not fol-
low that 1t was meant to put such a
constraint upon the miners as might in
cline them to yield to his persuasion
since it is as much to their interest
as to that of all others that lawless-
ness should cease forthwith, whether
the strike is to end or continue.
Evening journal., 1902-10-09
Bruises.

For an ordinary bruise such as re-
suits from an III directed hammer or
from a door shutting on ones finger
use a mild astringent of some sort,
such as witch hazel or vinegar. Keep
the bruise constantly wet until the
pain ceases, using a bandage Of old
muslin for wrapping. If the pain IS
very intense. laudanum may be added.
After the pain has ceased and only dis
coloration and swelling remain to tell
the tale it is a good plan to apply a
stimulating liniment. This induces an
extra flow Of fresh blood to the spot.
In the case OF a severe bruise the sup
ply Of blood TO the injured part must
be lessened by eleyating it above the
heart and applying cold water or even
ice.
OF course when the bruise, or eontu-
sion rather. Is of such moment house
remedies should be INDUCED in only
while waiting for a doctor, truth that
necessarily applies to all the various
emergencies that arise. In cases of Sc
we're burns physicians are often ham,
pered 10y the home remedies that cover
the burns and hide the real extent Of
the injury.
Evening journal., 1902-10-09
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

Grim Jiggs is a politician who has
recently come to the front in the pub
lie affairs of Texas
Herbert Booth, who has been In COM
mand OF the Salvation Army forces in
Australia, is the sixth Of the brothers
to quit the army.
Mrs. Thomas A Hendricks, widow OF
the former vice-president, consented to
sell the home where her husband spent
his last years, to make way for building
Improvements in Indianapolis.
Lord Alverstone. the Lord Chief Jus
tice OF England, Is president OF a
madrigal society. and often goes
straight from the law courts to its
monthly meetings, where he sings his
part with the greatest enjoyment
Armstrong COrnsilk, who has been
granted a pension by the North Caro-
lima Pension Board is the only Indian
thus provided for by the State. Corn
stalk is a Cherokee. He served in the
69th North Carolina regiment from
April 1862, TO the close of the war.
Miss Helen Gould is now an hon
orary member Of the Fire Department
OF Tarrytown and Roxbury. While
Miss Gould is not liable to active fire
duty, she is a full-dedged fireman, and
is eligible to a seat in any State con-
vention of firemen.
A Topeka seed house has received q
shipment OF 10000 bulbs direct from
Haarlem, Holland.
In Formosa a man must have H.
cense before he is allowed to smoke
opium.
3 AT the end OF hfty-four years onl.
p 5000 OF the 10000 American soldierT
in the Mexican war are alive.
Hop picking in the State OF Washing
= ton is now practically over. Hop grow
Q ers are disappointed over the yield
r which is one-fifth below what was ex
= pected. Dry weather prevented tn
! hops from maturing.
e G. Uz. OF Sargent, Mo-, has possibl,
: the shortest surname on record.
Marie Henriette, the late Queen @
q the Belgians, bequeathed her twelv
Y horses to lher private secretary, Baro
a Gofhnet.
Evening journal., 1902-10-09

sible for his acts, and as such is open
to criticism He deliberately made a
deal with Addicks. while protesting to
favor the denomination OF DR.. Ball.
But when Addicks rendered him a
nomination that was the result OF his
own wish alone, he eagerly seized Il
and fawned On the hand that bestowed
It. Then it was that he conceived a
strong opposition to DR. Ball. Then
II was that he discovered that DR.. Ball
had not recognized the Addicksites.
and then it occurred to him that his
election was necessary to originate
and pass measures for the national well
fare and for the success iof the party.
All the time Byrne has been aware
Of the following things; that Dr. Ball
has been faithful to all the policies of
the national party.
That he has accomplished In one
term more for Delaware than any con-
gressman for many years.
That he has always been accessible
to all men. Regulars, Unions and
Democrats: he has listened to all re-
quests and granted them when reason
able, when it was in his power.
Mr.. Byrne knows that the Union Re
publican leaders sought to ignore DR..
Ball, and endeavored to name Federal
officers by appealing direct to the Pres
ident He is aware that all the Ad-
dicks journals heaped abuse on d.
Balls head and declared that no mem-
Der Of their party would accept office
at his suggestion. DIR. Ball could not
&c to Union men and ask the privilege
OF endorsing them.
Mr.. Byrne knows that the Union Re-
publican leaders tried 30 prevent the
establishment of the rural mail SER
vice for Kent county. and succeeded In
holding II up for a time.
He knows that these leaders who
want two senators in order that we
may have increased appropriations for
our rivers and haribors, went to Wash
ington and endeavored to have certain
of the Delaware appropriations stricken
out.
He is aware that they have moved
heaven and earth to curtail the power
OF the congressman. and have not
scrupled to try to deprive Delaware Of
her rights, in order to tie his hands;
and yet byrne accepts the nomination
at their HANDS in order to rebuke DIR.
Ball and elect a Democrat
Evening journal., 1902-10-09
CLEARING THE ArMosPHERE

The Republicans and Union Repubn-
cans went into common primaries un-
der an agreement to support the ticket
nominated There must be no waver-
ing now; that promise must be kept.
The county ticket is not questioned,
and IL must be filed and supported. On
the legislative ticket there is no ques-
tion, save regarding the candidates In
two districts; the rest of the ticket
stands, just as it is, Republican and
Union Republican. We must not forget
for one moment that the ticket has
been determined upon and cannot be
changed in any particular. save in that
Of one candidate for senator and one
for representative.
That clears the atmosphere and
leaves but one specific question to con-
slider. That question is, who is the
legally nominated candidate from tha
First senatorial district? and who is
the legally nominated candidate for the
Second representative districtg We re-
peat that the rest or the ticket is not
in question; that is settled, the Board OF
Canvass decided that as the voters
had already done.
But no Republican who is worthy OF
the name will consent to placing the
name OF a candidate on the ticket who
was not legally nominated No decent
man will consent to a lie on his bal
lot Therefore. we must decide wheth
er Sparks or Robertson won the nomi
nation-whether Rudolph or Phillip
received the greater number Of votes
Whoever can make out the best cas-
must win theplace on theballot, and W
cannot help asking what is to be don
with those affidavits, and with the pa
role evidence. which seem to show con
clusively that one district was stolen
Evening journal., 1902-10-09
Woman,s Love

Come from your long. long rowing,
On the sea so wild and rough;
Come to me tender and loving
And l shall be blessed enough.
~. O..
Where your sails have been unfurling
What winds have blown on you
brow,
l know not and ask not, My Darling,
So that you come to me now.
Scrrowful, sinful and lonely.
Poor and despised though you be,
All are nothing, II only
You turn from the tempter to me.
OF men though you be unforgiven.
Though priest be unable to shrive,
I'll pray till | weary all heaven,
II only you come back alive
-Dinah Mulock Craik.
Evening journal., 1902-10-09
Only Ln,vvcr.

When Justice BOokstaver was on the
supreme court bench. be had as special
officer or attendant a punctilious old
German. who always stood guard at
the door leading 10 the justices private
chambers when the justice was within.
One day n prominent lawyer and two
OF his clients called and asked II the
justice would receive them.
The officer threw open the door and
called out loudly TO the justice;
"Shudgel Two shentlemans und a
lawyer wants to speak NIT you"
The three gentlemen laughed.
"vor What you Ian. eh?
"Don't you count me n gentleman
asked the lawyer.
Zach. you're lawyer only: dat's diff
fcrent. New York Mail and Express.
Evening journal., 1902-10-09
S the Amerlcan coIlege 10 90

From the New York Sun.
The predicament in which the higher
education In the United States finds it.
self has been brought rather abruptly
before the general public by the solu-
ton which two great universities have
found for it. First came the announce
ment that Harvard University would
grant the degree of bachelor OF arts
after three wears OF study; on its heels
comes President Nicholas Murfsy But
ler's proposal that Columbis should
confer it for only two years stuay
The degree, already battered and rem
dered ambiguous by the elective sys-
ten, is to be reduced further by q
quarter or a Ealf OF its present value.
Evening journal., 1902-10-09

His folks and the O'Sulivans fit sid
by side on the banks Of the Danyoo
wherever that may be- and Mister Ad
dicks had some ansisters by that SAN
name, begorral
Mike said in a speach- hear the uthe
mite that Mister Addicks' ansisters an,
his'n marched together. their shilealie
touchin, and that they shed their bloot
for somethin', I've forgot what. l allu
did like that blood sheddin' business
and wisht that they had been a it'll
moar goar split, so We wouldn't aha
so blamed many asses a livein' hear in
Americy.
We has renovated some of ou
Mains. and you may now sea J. Patricl
OBee and c. Roony McLayton in print
Mike says every man must have a Goa
of arms, though that's gettin' beyon
me. His'n is a jack-ass rampant on /;
brazen field Mister Addicks has chos
cow1n a field of green, with four fel
lers a milkin' her. Doctor Marshal
has a pill box argent, with a motto
I'D foller you to hell, sir" Mine rep
rosents a man ho,dln' out a dollar bill
and some EthyOpyans in the foar-
ground Hits CRATE, and l want you
to get that carnage painter down tC
town to make pictur of hiI on th'
sides of our old dearborn.
Well, we had a CRATE meetin' at the
Opery House the luther mite, and The
GOvernorswas THAR and made a speech
a-lbocmin' Mister OByrne and Mister
O'Sullivan Addicks. He says he's moi
a Addiclxs man. but he only talks thai
way when the Reglers are a-listenin'
He often laffs at the way he pulled th'
Evening journal., 1902-10-09

A Western editor recently had a week
of jury duty and left the newspaper in
the charge o his wife. An old sub
scriber wrote to the editor on his re-
turn: Your paper was better than
ever last week. Please go and sit on
the jury some more" In this connec-
tlon 1t is interesting to recall that some
weeks since Wilmington preacher al
lowed his wife to FIN the pulpit for one
Sunday, and since his people have been
complimenting her ON her preaching
and asking him If he doesn't enjoy
housework All OF which reminds us
that we are not Indispensable. and that
there are others.
Evening journal., 1902-10-09
.,ns.nre Tor Annnlexr.

The medical profession recognizes to-
day as II has never done before the re-
markable aid of massage. IL has done
marvellous things for paralysis, even
for apoplcxy. at which doctors once
looked on helplessly. Apoplexy is caus-
ed by a clot of blood on the brain, and
If that clot can be broken up, If an
emptying can be effected OF clogged
veins. recovery is in sight Constant
massage of the forehead and skull will
DO 1t tthls has been proved over and
over again. while paralyzed limbs, by
patient. constant kneading. can have
new life rubbed into them. - Good
Housekeeping
Evening journal., 1902-10-09
THE BURGLARS BIBLE
sIe Said That II wcuId Get II Bac1-
Again, and He Did.

Again, and He Did.
Senator John G. Spoonor OF Wiscor
sin when a young man was attorney
for two rlon charged with stealing.
There had been taken from the men
well worn Bible and a small drawer
On the Gy leaf of the Bible was the In
ecrip:.on, ITO My Darling Boy. From
Mother"
TIE trial was held the next day. ard
the future senator made brilliant
cpccch to the jury. He exhibited the
Bible and pointed to the inscription,
and without leaving their seats the
jury returned n verdict of mot guilty"
After the trial the young men gave
the lawyer $50.
Boys" said Mr.. Spooner as they
were about to separate, Il am curious
10 know why you carry that Bible and
the empty drawer" Then the senator
listened with astonishment to the his
tory of his clients.
We are professional safe blowers
and have been for five years. This Bi-
bic has double cover and opens like
this" (here the self confessed criminal
pressed a hidden spring in the thick
cover and disclosed a hollow in which
there lay two steel files and n small
saw. "and this old drawer has a secret
bottom, where we keep our TOOLS"
The future senator confscated the
Bible and the drawer.
One Of the thieves shouted angrily,
wen get those things back yet. you
mark my wordsw
Several years passed. and then the
incident was brought back to Mr..
Spooner's recollection in the following
manner: One evening he and his family
attended an entertainment and no one
was left at the house. When they re-
turned at a late hour they found that
the house had been entered by bur
glars and ransacked, but that nothing
apparently was missing. The next
days mail brought a letter which read:
Dear sir-please excuse the way we came in
last night, but the door was locked We neve,
did think you treated us square by swiping our
outfit, and 50 VIC came back after it and found
you were not at home. We always keep our
word. Yours truly, JACK AND JIM
Saturday Evening Post.