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Evening journal., 1902-07-24
Where the Joke wns.

A belated wayfarer was passing an
English public house late at night
when foreigner was elected there
from who bore all the signs of ex-
hemely rough usage, but nevertheless
was laughing immoderately.
"What is the joke" the gentleman
asked.
why" said the other, "a man came
up to me in the bar just now, gave me
a fearful punch ON the nose and said,
Take that, you blooming Norwegian 3"
and he fell to laughing again.
But" the gentleman said. there's
nothing very funny in that"
mo" the man answered, but then
he hit me a crack in the eyes and after
ward knocked out my teeth, saying,
And take that, too you blooming Nor
wegian.
"But still I can't see anything fun
ny"
"IIo, no, how the other yelled. "The
joke is that I'm a Swedew
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
An ANGRY MUSICIAN
Amusing and Pathetic Story Of Cor
Stant'S Picture. "TOO Late"

An amusing and pathetic story is
told Of Benjamin Constants first pic
ture to attract attention. 1t was called
"Too Later and represented Fortune
and Glory visiting an artist just as he
had breathed his last. The artist was
lying on the bed. The figure of Death
stood near the door, through which
Fortune, carrying box of money, and
Glory. bearing laurels, had just en-
tered
The artist received many letters from
those who had seen the painting. One
was written by a professor of music
an old man, who expressed in touch
ing words the emotion he had felt at
the sight of the artists work. He
asked Constant to visit and talk to him
about Too Later
The invitation was accepted, but as
soon as the old professor saw the artist
he uttered an ejaculation of surprise
and anger. "Why, you are quite a
YOUTH he exclaimed. Il thought you
were old and, like myself. had spent
your life in vain endeavor to obtain
recognition Of your abilities. l con-
ceived that picture to be the last de-
spairing cry of n man as unfortunate as
l am. l find you are quite young, and
your eyes are full of hope. You are a
humbug, sir, and l request that you
leave this house immediatelyw
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
A conoessIon In Price.

"People in frontier towns" said a
Klondilze pioneer, get used to paying
big money for trihes, and 50 for box
of sardines and 50 for a pound of bad
coffee become reasonable prices.
kicked once upon a time because the
price asked was too small. 1t was like
this: / had a jumping toothache. was
nearly wild with it, when l went to
the shanty where 1 was told there was
Il dentist. A rough looking fellow told
me that he was it, and / asked him to
draw my tooth. He looked me over,
got his forceps fastened on my tooth
and yanked it out after a couple of
hard twists.
"'How muchT 1 asked.
"'Wel, 50, / guess, said the dentist.
81 paid him, although my jaw still
ached pretty badly.
"'Thats the cheapest thing I've seen
around here l said.
"Well,' he said, I thought I'd make
it low because, on account of the bad
light, / pulled the wrong tooth
Il had to 90 the next day to have
the bad tooth out, and he made mat
ters square by charging me $1O."-
New York Tribune.
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
The Inventor of the Cork.

Don Perlgnon, a poor blind monk,
first thought of cork for bottle stop
pers. He was employed in a royal
monastery as overseer of the extensive
vineyards, being himself a manufac-
turer. Indeed, it is said he discovered
by experimenting with wines and
grape juices that highly effervescing
beverage known as champagne. Ne
cessity in his case was doubtless the
mother Of his inventing the cork stop
per, for his champagne must have
needed a better stopper than was then
used merely a bunch of flax soaked
in oil. If he was the first to put a cork
into a bottle, the world is indebted to
him, since its impermiability elastici-
ty and lightness render it invaluable
for this use.
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
SOCIETY ENJOYS NOVEL
PORCH ENTERTAINMENT
NIiddletOWH Seems to Have Attrac-
lions for Civ Folk in General
This Summer
special to The Evening Journal.

Middletown, July 24.-The porch en-
tertainment given at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. M. n. Willis, near town, last
evening, was a great success in every
way. Although the evening was rather
cool and damp, a large crowd was pres
'ent The minstrel show, given by the
ladies'. was the chief feature OF the
evening, and the jokes on the towns
people were good and all taken in good
part. Then there were tableaux, music
on violin. and piano by the Misses
Bradfe.d. OF Wilmington, and the en-
torabnment was concluded by serving
ice cream and cake. The proceeds,
whicn were quite large go towards the
veneht OF St Anne's Church.
Mrs. b. J. Johnson and children and
Miss Emma Lingo, of Philadelphia,
are guests of their grandmother, Mrs.
Catherine Merritt.
Mrs. j. b. Foard spent yesterday in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. ]. r. Brown is entertaining
Miss Ida Thomas, of Philadelphia.
Mrs George G.. Rowe is entertaining
her mother. Mrs. Titus, Of Philadel-
phia.
Harry d. Johnson and Charles Er-
nest. of Philadelphia, are guests of w.
II. Johnson and family.
Mrs. Ida M. Reese, OF Chestertown
| is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Dono-
van. near town.
Dr. and Mrs. j. c. Sites are enter
tanning Dr. Charles p. Noble, of Phila-
delphia-
Mrs. w. r. Connollee and children
have gone to Millenbeck, Va. for sew
efal weeks. to visit relatives.
Dr. Jerome IA. Hardoastle is on a
visit TO his daughter, Mis-. j. p. Crit
tendon, at Point Pleasant, n. j.
Mrs. J. Reese Frazier and daughter
of Atlantic City, are guests of Mrs
John W. Redgrave, near town.
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
HWY Nov Faced Den,b.

Marshal Ney was the son of a hard
working cooper and had risen from the
ranks of the army. lie was n child of
the people, and whatever may have
been his vanities he threw them all
aside in his last days.
When lie was led out to death, an Of
fcer ordered a bandage tied over his
eyes.
"Why should you.do that?" said Ney.
Haven't 1 been accustomed for twen-
ty-hve years to look bullets and cannon
balls i'm the faceT
He himself ordered the soldiers to
fire, standing and facing them
His career summed up in one life the
spectacular heroism of the past
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
STORY BY CLUB MAN
Negro Servants Clever Wit Obtained for
Him a Tip

A Boston man recently regale6 a
party Of friends with a story about a
certain nameless club in Boston which
has strict regulations against gam
bling.
A quartet of club members decided
to break that rule by game Of poker
for small stakes. So they adjourned
to one of the small rooms of the club
and called the old colored servant TO
bring a pack of cards. When he
brought them. one Of the members
Queried:
John, l suppose it would be some
thing utterly new in this club if we
should do such a thing as play for
money with these cardsT
The negro scratched his head and
deliberated, finally answering
BOSS, 1'ze been wild dis club long
time and Ize seen many things"
Eyes, but what have you seen"
"Tze seen ebry rule OBJ dis club Vi
lated 'ceptin' one"
"What rule is that oneT
"De rule gainst gibbin' tips TO de
serbants.'
And straightway that rule was re-
lieved Of its lonesomeness among its
fellows.-New York Times.
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
snlnd PInnts.

The chief value and advantage Of
salad plants are derived from their sa-
line matters. In these they are com
paratiyely rich, especially in potash
salts. Cooking generally extracts these
from vegetables, and consequently such
vegetables as can be eaten in an un-
cooked state present these unchanged
and in most agreeable form in the
crisp, cool and succulent leaves, which
also serve to introduce a large amount
Of water into the system.
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
Gnt thc Eish In.

On the occasion Of the opening of
parliament during one of the years
when Pitt was prime minister the
lords and commons were greatly per-
picked by a reference to the goldfish at
Windsor castle which was introduced
into the kings speech and read by Pitt.
1t was not until after both Pitt and
King George were dead that the eXpla-
nation came out The prime minister.
it is related. had come TO the king at
the palace with the speech from the
throne fully prepared. He found the
king seated at the edge of the basin Of
a fountain earnestly regarding his
goldfish sporting about in the water.
Pitt read the speech Does your maj
csty approve the discOursew asked the
minister. II will approve it, but only
Oh one condition" said the king, "and
that is that you introduce in it some
reference to these fishes" The king
was obdurate and refused his author
lzation of the royal speech until Mr..
Pitt had promised faithfully to say
something in it about the royal gold
fishes
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
NC coIorIng QuaIitles of Penner


Canaries when fed with cayenne pep
per gradually change their color, pass
ing from yellow to red. Cayenne pep
per contains a tinctorial substance, an
irritative principle and an oil When
the last two substances are extracted
by sleeping in alcohol, pepper loses its
coloring properties, but an addition Of
olive oil restores them. From this fact
the conclusion is drawn that the oily
principle Of pepper is the necessary
vehicle Of color Experiments made
with white hens gave similar results.
These hens have also the quality of be-
ing able to indicate changes Of tenn
perature by marked change of plum
age. The yolk Of their egg is bright
red.
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
,ALrIMoRn ANp ONO RAILRoAD

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
EXCURSIONS TO NIAGARA
FALLS UNDER PERSONAL ES-
CORT, AUGUST 2. 1G AND 80, SEP
TEMBER 25 AND OCTOBER $50
ROUND TRIP.
A ten 1O) day tour to Niagara Falls,
Americas Greatest Natural Wonder,
via Baltimore and Ohio Royal Blue
Line, Philadelphia and Reading Rail
way and Lehigh Valley Route, through
the beautiful Lehigh and Wy
oming Valleys. Special train of ele-
CANT Day Coaches and Parlor cars will
be run on above dates Except excur-
sion OF August 30), on following sched-
ule:
Lv. Wilmington, Del.......1O.53 a. m.
Ar. Philadelphia, Pa........11.27 a. m.
Ar. Niagara Falls .........ll.00 p. m.
Stop-overs permitted on return trine
at Buffalo. Rochester, Geneva, Wat
kins Glen and Mauch Chunk.
Only 81 Niagara Falls to Toronto
and return. via n. Y. c. & II. r. r. R.. [;
SIPS via Gorge Route
Side trip to Thousand Islands from
Rochester only $3.50 round trip. Tick
cts good five days. but within return
limit Of Niagara Falls ticket.
Special arrangements for lunch and
supper en- route at very reasonable
rates. Call on Ticket Agents Balt-
more and Ohio railroad for full par
ticulars.
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
sinr,ets.

Sippets, mentioned often in English
stories, may be either of bread or Of
toast. Sippets Of toast are thin OBJ
longs Of bread toasted to n golden
brown, slightly buttered and piled in
one or two layers, log cabin fashion,
without breaking, on a folded napkin;
or the sippets are Of untoasted bread
arranged on a hot plate, the juice from
roasted beef or mutton poured over.
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
TIE nirrn., ~ NJ.

Il tell you what" grumbled the pessi-
mistie waiter people amt giving tips
like they used TO in the old days"
That's right" replied the good ma
tured waiter facetiously. There was
Esau. for instance, who gave his birth
right for a mess Of pottage. ."-Phila-
delphia Press.
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
A Wenther Gins.

A simple wea ,her glass is made thus:
Obtain a glass Jar, such as is used for
pickles, and put some water into it,;
then get a bottle with long neck, if
possible, and put it in the jar, with the
neck downward, till the mouth just
touches the water. When the water
rises in the bottle, it is going to rain,
and when it is down fine weather pre-
walls.
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
Comforting.

Does the fact that have money
make any difference to you, dearestY'
she asked.
"Of course it does. my own" he an
swered. 1t is such comfort to know
that if should die you would be pro-
vided for"
But suppose | should die?"
Then ! would be provided for"
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
81. Helena

st. Helena is great place for caves
and hills. Geologically speaking the is
land is largely IL not wholly volcanic,
and a lot Of extinct craters are appar-
ent Some Of the pinnacles have queer
names, such as Lots Wife. the Man
and Horse. the Asses Ears and Hold
fast Tom.
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
Expanded Them.

"What does this mean, daughter?
Here is another lot of milliners' and
dressmakers' bills. Don't you remem-
Der that l expressly ordered you not
to contract any more debts without
my l1nowledgeY
Certainly, papa, but 1 haven't con-
tracted any debts. On the contrary,
I've expanded them"
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
He FoundIt WINS.

Judge TO prisoner) are charged
with having seriously injured your
wife by inclosing her in a folding bed.
What have you to say for yourself?
Prisoner-Your honor, / wished TO
see If it was possible to shut her up.
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
Unkind.

Il think" she said, Il should like to
marry an imaginative man."
''Well," said her friend. speaking
very sweetly. "what other kind of a
man can you expect TO marry, if he
has a chance to see you in daylighty
Evening journal., 1902-07-24

(, uERIFFS sALE.-BY VIRTUE OF
> writ Of Levari Facias, to me de
rocied. viii be exposed TO public sale. at
the Court House on Market street
between Tenth and Eleventh streets, In
the city of Wilmington. New Castle
county, State OF Delaware,
on FRIDAY,
THE I5tn DAY Or JULY, 1yJ2,
Al ID O'Clock, a. M.
tho following described real estate. VIZ:
All that certain lot OF land with a two
story dwelling house thereon erected,
known as No. 1908 West Fifth street. situ-
ate in the CITY Of Wilmington, county and
state aforesaid bounded and described as
follows, TO wit.
beginning az n point on the southerly
side OF Fifth street at the distance OF
ono hundred and nfty-clght feet ,gesteriv
from the westerly side OF Harrison street.
thence sOuthcrly and parallel with Harri-
son street one hundred and seventeen
feet 70 "a point, thence westerly and par
allel with Fifth street sixteen feet TO a
point; thence southerly and parallel with
Harrison street one hundred and seven
teen feet TO tho said side OF Fdfth street,
and thence thereby oastorly sixteen feet
20 the place or beginning, be the contents
hereof what they may.
Seized and taken IN execution as the
properly Of Elizabeth Dayctt and Brow
nell Dayett her husband, mortgagor, and
3 Ls., and 20 be sold by
SAMUEL A. MCDANIEL, Shefin.
shcrin's Onics. Wilmington. Delaware.
July IL, lyvz.
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
VN TNIDAl
THE sth DAY OF AUGUST 1902,
At 10 O'clock. a. m.

the following described real estate, viz:
All that certain piece or parcel of land
with tho brick dwelling house thereon
erected. situate ln the CITY OF Wilmington
and State of Delaware, bounded ana ue-
Scrbed as follows, 90 Wit,
Beginning on the sOutherly side OF
Maple street at the distance of one hum
drcd and twelve feet and eight inches
westerly from the westerly she of Van
Buren street at point I'm line of the cen-
ire of the division wall between the house
un this lot and the house adjoining on tie
east thence southerly parallel with said
Van Buran street, and passing through
the centre of said division wall eighty
feet to the nOrtherly side Of a four-teet
wide ALLEY, thence westerly by said alley
parallel with said Maple street fourteen
feet and six inches; thence northcrly
parallel with said Van Buren streets, and
passing through the middle of the division
wall between the house on This lot and
tho house adjoining on the west eighty
fcet 90 tho said sOuthcrly side of Maple
lsircet ana thence thereby castcrly four
ltcen feet siX inches to the place of begin
ming, Dee the contents thereof what they
may
Seized and taken IN execution as the
property of Mllliam M. Connolly and
Margaret g. Connolly his witt. mortga.
gors and Z. u.s., and to be sold by
SAMUEL A. MCDANIEL, Sheriff.
sherifs Office, Wilmington, Delaware
July o. 1902.
Evening journal., 1902-07-24

Do you roast people TO their face or
behind their backs? The last trick is
cowardly, the other foolish.-Atchison
Globe.
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
FOR SALE
FOR SALE OR RENT.

VvOR SALE OR RENT.-House g23 Gil
Il pin avenue. 30 rooms and bath, front
and back porch; all latest improvements;
possession at once. Inquire T. II. Nc
ENILLl. S37 Market or JOHN f.
DALEY, Seventh and Shpley.
J22-lmeod
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
REGIsTGR,s ORDERS
ohi'hFs hEFee,st.r,s oniee.

IL, registers Ouice,
New Castle County, Del, July IA, 1902
Upon the application of Lilburnc Chand-
Ter executor of Peter McHugh, late
of Wilmington hundred, In said
county. deceased. IL is ordered
and directed by the Register, that the
executor aforesaid give nOuice OF graut-
ing of Letters Testameutary upon
the estate Of the deceased With the date
ot granting thereof, by causing adyer-
tisements to be posted within forty days
from the date OF such Letters I'm six OF
the most public places OF the County OF
New Castle, requiring all persons having
demands against the estate to present the
same OF abide by an act OF Assembly IN
such case made ana provided; and also
cause the same TO be inserted within the
same period ln the Evening Journal a
iewspaper published I'm Wilmington, Del,
and to be continued therein three weeks
(e. o. d
Given under the hand and seal
OF office of the Register aforesaid
at Wilmington, m New Castle
County aforesaid, the day and
year above written.
CALVIN W. CROSSAN,
HegiHter.
Evening journal., 1902-07-24

< HERlFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A
- writ Of Levari Facias, 20 me directed
VIII be exposed TO public sale. at the
Coun. House. on Market street, between
Tenth and Eleventh streets, in the city
of Wilmington, New Castle county. State
Of Delaware,
on FRIDAY.
THE Sth DAY OF AUGUST 1902,
AT 10 o'clock H. m,
The following described real estate, viz:
All that certain piece or parcel of land
with the brick dwelling house thereon
prC0led, situate iu the city of Whining
ton and State of Delaware bounded and
described as follows, To Wit
Beginning on tho sOuthCrly slide of
Maybe street at the distance of one hun
dred ana tWenty-scVcn feet Two inches
from tho westerly sldo OF Van Burcn
street, in line OF the centre of the division
wall between the house ON this lot ana
the house adjoining ON thc cast. thence
soulhcrly passing through the centre of
said wall and parallel with said Van
burcn street eighty feet TO the uOrthcrly
sido of four feet wide alley; thence
lncfepy westerly parallel with Mape
street fourteen feet six inches. Thence
hortnefly parallel with said Van BurCn
street and passing through The centre oi
me DIVISION wall between the house ON The
l1t ana the house adjoining on the west
tRntN tcOt to the said sOuthorly side of
Maple street, and thence thereby casterly
fourteen feet six inches TO the place of
neslnnng be the contents thereof what
they may.
Seized and taken In execution as the
Margaret @. Conneiiv. his Wit mortsal
sors and I. t's., and to be sold by
r SAMUEL A. MCDANIEL, Sheriff
SneriH Ouice, Wilmington. Delaware
July 23 1902.
- hEklFgs sALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
- writ OF Levari Facias, 10 me directed
VIII be exposed TO public sale at the
Deer Park Hotel, I'm the town of Newark
New Castle county, State Of Delaware
ON THURSDAY,
THE 4th DAY OF AUGUST, 1902
AT l30 O'Clock p. m.
the following described real estate. viz,
All that lot of land with q brick dwelling
ouse thereon erected, sltu5Ne in tho town
Of Newark. in White Clay Creek hundred.
New castle county and state OF Delaware
bounded and described as follows TO wit:
heSnnnlng az an iron pin at the intor-
section OF tho center line of Main street
with the center line of Academy street,
ana running thence with the center line
OF Academy street south eight and a half
degrees, west one hundred and seventy
and nfty-three hundredths feet 10 a stake
on new line OF other land of the said
David w. Caskey, thence by said new line
north clghty-One and a half degrees, west
eeiighty,-iiye feet TO the line of land of the
thence by said last mentioned line. north
ten and a half degrees, east one hundred
and ntty-eight feet to the center line of
fitNiA NtltNtf ttiolfHalNs ana luNnIo lnere-
by north eighty-oight degrees and fifty
one minutes, east eighty-ono and fifteen
hundredths feet to the place OF beginning.
containing one rod and nine and eight
tenths perchcs, more or less
Soi1ed and taken IN execution as the
property OF David w. Caskey and Mary
nj. Caskey his wife, mortgagOrs and It's,
and TO be sold by
SAMUEL a. MCDANIEL, Sheriff.
Shenm's Omce, Wilmington, Delaware.
July IL. 1902.
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NOTICN.

Notice Is hereby given that Letters
Tcstamtntary were I'm due form of law
granted unto the undersigned, on the 18th
day of July, A. ID. 1899, and that an per-
sons having claims against the estate Of
the deceased, must present the same, duly
attostcd. TO the said executor, on or be-
fore the lfth day of July, 1908, or abide
the Act OF Assembly i'm such case made
and provided.
LILBURNE CHANDLER, Executor.
Address Wilmington. Del
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
TIE Slst DAY OF July. 1902
Al I'D O'Clock. a. M


the following described real estate viz.
All that certain three sto-ied briclr
dwelling and lot OF land situate In The
clty OF Wilmington, aforesaid, the same
60 wit: o"H'
Beglnning at the westerly side Of Pom
lar street, between Second and Third
streets az the distance of one hundred
and twen.y-eight feet and one lnch from
ne southerly s.do OF Third street, at the
middle OF division wall between TINS
house and the adjoining house. sold 10
john Logan thence through the middle
of said division wall and by said Loganis
Line westerly parallel with Third street.
ono hundred and twenty feet moro or
less, TO the Stalcup line, thence there
with south foryy-one degrees, west about
sixteen feet 10 Elizabeth Walkers line.
thence Herewith easterly parallel with
.IMrd street, one hundred ana twenty-five
feet, more or less, TO the said side OF
Poplar street. thence herewith northerly
sixteen feet 10 the place of beginning, be
the contents thereof what they may.
Seized and taken I'm execution AS the
property Of Mary A. Sullcy, adninistra-
10 of WiNiam Stilley, deceased, mortga-
gor and it's, and 20 be sold by
SAMUEL A. MCDANIEL. sheriff.
Sherims Office. Wilmington. Delaware,
July IL. 1902.
Evening journal., 1902-07-24

~ HERlBF'S SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
- writ of levam Facias, to me direct
co. VIII bc exposed 10 public sale. az the
Court House. on Market street. between
ienth and Eleventh streets. in the city
el wilmington, New Castle county
State OF Delaware
Evening journal., 1902-07-24
PROBES sIoNAL
INSURANCE

SUNSTROKE AND FREEZING
are both contemplated by the Health
and Accident policies OF the
Maryland Casualty Co.;
T. O.. they are good the year round
FRANK WOOLLEY, General Agent
WM. McliENIiN. Special Agent
ROOM iQ3 EQUITABLE BUILDING