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Evening journal., 1902-05-15
THE ORATORY OF GEORGE W. ROBERTS
AS REPORTED BY SILAS OLDFIELD

down the back, but he promised Antny
a bite of the appel, and he forgive him
then and THAR. That is displomasy,
he said.
He told us about George goin' off in
The snow and gettin' mis- pants wet en-
gagin in prayer befOar the battel of
Waterloo, / think hit was. Well, says
he. ON the mite befoar the last eleck-
shun. Mister Addicls and Frank Alice
and Gale Latin went out in a back
room in a hotel in Dover, and while
they wasn't no prayin' they was some
solum languidge used. They had a
moar important work to do; and they
done tit. Gale said afterwards that
a little prayin' mite have dun good,
cause all the help in site was needed.
Says he, you travel a long vase to
see where George Washington is
buried. but after awhile they will be
some uther funerals which will fill us
with greater joy.
Then he come down to Lincoln, and
tell you he did look small alongside
of John Edward Addicks. He will do
for a makeshift, but he wasn't in hit
with our man. They say Lincoln
never bought a vote, because he hadn't
no money worth speal1in' Of. A queer
statesman, wasn't ne? He wouldn't go
back on his prinsipels. and so he let
Douglass go to the Senate; he GER
tainly was dead easy.
But Lauray, / don't keer much for
Washington and Lincoln, cause they is
dead and can't do us no good, but
Mister Addicks is alive, and can be Of
considerable servis to us. After George
had got dun l expressed these Senti-
lments to him, and he LATED and said
that he guessed that l was rite.
| Some thought it was quare that them
speakers that was advertised didn't put
in an appearance. They was several
resuns. They called up Walter Hase
on the tellyfone. and he said he wasn't
goin to waste his oratory ON Regler
4 lRepublicans and noospaper reporters.
: cause they could see through il, and
| he'd be darned If he'd talk to fioaters
r that Addicks had to buy anyway.
. Gale Latin said he was accustimed
= to speakin to listnin thousands, and
THE couldn't lower hisself to talk to the
5 Iabbel, so he tuck the midnite trane
MIR. Addicks had left mis- speech thai
S had ben writ out for him, at hoam, sc
the oratory was all left to George, who
has been congratulatin' hisself ever
e sinse the egg market is high.
nj Your LOvin' Husband.
n Silas Oldfeld.
Evening journal., 1902-05-15
G. F. Rudolph,
Market and Fourth SITS.

Philippines shows the work of a brave,
high-minded, generous people. The
sins OF few men, however out
rageous. cannot blot out that record
It will stand for all time as a new de-
Darture in the direction of altruism.
II may be that events will demon
strate that President Mckinley erred
in judgement when he insisted on 40
quiring the sovereignty Of the Philip
pines. but nothing can possibly hap
pen that will cast a doubt upon the
rectitude of his motives or the hu-
manity OF his acts toward the inhabi-
tants of the islands. And the McKin-
ley philippine policy has been the poll
cy of McKinley's successor.
The character of the American peo-
pie. their government or their army
has not been changed by expansion.
Not until the execrated exceptions be-
come the general and approved rule
will there be occasion for wholesome
denunciation.
And not until the Republican party
has gone completely daft will its
leaders smile approvingly on such out
bursts as this from one OF the more or
less influential metropolitan organs Of
their party: "The anti-imperialist of
today is the copperhead OF yesterday
and his natural home is in the heart
of the Democratic party" lunatic
asylum is "the natural home" of any
man who writes. talks, or feels that
way.
Evening journal., 1902-05-15
rnE MINERs IN coNvENrIoN

The miners convention now in ses-
sion in Hazleton is considering the diff
fculty Of the present situation with
caution and deliberation. There is a
sentiment for peace. but whether this
will so to the extent of a resolution to
go back to work under the old condi-
tions. is the question. The situation
apparently is such that the operators
could bring about an amicable solution
instantly by making some minor con-
cessions. or by submitting the matter
to the arbitriment Of some non-parti-
san body.
Il appears that the mine owners anC
operators have been firm in refusing
any concessions, and have acted will
an independence that is a little sur
prising. Contrary 20 general belief. w
are informed that there is little Goa
available. and should a general strik
be declared there would follow a Goa
famine in short order. OF course. th
masses would not feel this till the az
proach Of cold weather next fall, bI
then it would result in high prices du
TO the scarcity.
There is little doubt that if a stril
is declared, it will be fought to a fiji
ish. It would mean suffering for mar
thousands, including the innocent W
men and children. It would also mes
a great economic loss, which wou
have to be borne by the people in u
Evening journal., 1902-05-15

Frank Dumont's Minstrels come to
the Grand Opera House Saturday night
of this week. Popular approval has no
doubt tempted Frank Dumont and his
merry band of minstrels to continue the
timely satire, prince Henry Visits
Philadelphia" and judging from the
laughter at the Eleventh Street Opera
House, where that burlesque began its
fourth week, no mistake has been
made. The sl1it seems to improve every
week. and the funny situations and hu-
morous incidents are more enjoyable
than ever. The German band and the
banquet scene are irresistible and are
the cause of almost incessant laughter
All the comedians are given ample op-
pOrtunity to create merriment i'm this
hodge-podge of fun. In the first part
ballads were sung by the sweet singers
of the company, including McCOol,
Kane, Wods, Horitz and GOldrick,
while Che gags" sprung by the end
men are thoroughly up-to-date.
The Walnut Street Theatre, Phila-
delphia. will be the home of My An
tOinette" for many weeks to come, as
she continues to hold her jolly, mirth-
full sway, and the popular interest i'm
this gay damsel and her associates
seems unabated. The new features
that were added last week have all
proved most attractive. Entering
upOn her sixth week, she is just as
popular as ever. 1t is three hours Of
delightful entertainment, and OF such
excellent variety that it never tires,
but always leaves a craving for more.
This tuneful farce is great favorite
with the women as well as the men
and the matinees are among the largest
that the theatre has enjoyed this sea-
son. Josephine Hall, as the cockney
maid. Anastasia, has held all her old
friends and gained many news ones
"WIhen | Make My DabOO' and "Iht
Bowery Belle" are the most enjoyable
and amusing songs of the year. Shape
" and beautiful Corinne easily shares
the honcrs with Miss Hall, and is, as
ever fascinating and attractive. He
lmuch-talked-of kiss Song" gives this
beautiful comedienne a chance to dis
play her artistic ability not only as al
actress, but a songstress of dramatic
power. Billy B. Van, who plays tn
part Of RinchoT, the opposition to Mrs
Hall. is a host in himself. His song
''The Original Girl" and his cakewalk
with Miss Nellie O'Neill in the secon'
act. prove two Of the most pOpula
numbers. Stately Nettie Black, beau
) tifully gowned, gives a perfect con
ception of the part of the Duchess q
Beaumont. Sydney De Gray, as he
naughty old husband; Louis Wesley a
Samuel Peashooter, the sausage ldnl
helps to keep the audience in roars
laughter. Gilbert Gregory has prove
himself enc Of the cleverest characte
actors we have on the stage. He play
three roles-Mons. Pomade, Gamma
4, bert and Dinny, the old stage doc
= keeper. The usual Wednesday "bai
gain" matinees as well as the reguli
2 Saturday matinees win prevail durin
/ lthe balance of the engagement.
Evening journal., 1902-05-15
THE EVENING JOURNAL. THURSDAY. MAY Is 1902

end. 1t seems incredible that there is
no one sufficient influence 90 step
into the breach and secure such minor
concessions tat viii enable the inter
ested parties to adjust their grievances
If the strike is declared, general sym
pathy will be with the miners, for they
have not acted precipitately, and the
operators have been most Independent
in their attitude.
Evening journal., 1902-05-15

There is a rumor that Minister WI
will be recalled We shall miss
him. He has instructed our
people I'm religion, education and ethics,
and has even been called upon to
make Fourth Of July address in the
Cradle Of Liberty. A large class OF
Americans will miss him.
Evening journal., 1902-05-15

Aaron Burr is a new publication
from the press of N. Cgllaton & Co., of
Richmond. Indiana, which is we'll
worth reading. II is not biography of
Burr. but deals with his personal and
political relations with Thomas JEFF
ferson and Alexander Hamilton. Isaac
.Ienknson is the author, and in the
following words in the preface, he
plainly sets forth his object in writing
the book Aaron Burr has the sad
dest of all histories-the victim Of re-
vengeful power and OF studied and per-
sistent duplicity. A man whose public
life was without a stain, who never
betrayed a friend or spoke i'll even of
an enemy; a man of the highest ambi-
tion but who put aside the Presidency
of the United Staets rather than do a
wrong to his party chief or disappOint
the wishes of the peOple-has been for
a whole century denounced as a man
without integrity or sound principle
A man who gave four years of his
early manhood in fighting for the
maintenance of the people-has, upon
mere clamor and prejudice, for three
generations. been stigmatized as a trail
tor. If these be facts, is it not time
they were known? 1t is to give these
facts that this volume has been writ
then wash off with tepid water, after
in a new light.
Evening journal., 1902-05-15

Lewis Nixon. the leader Of Tammany
Hall. has resigned. His speech of resig-
nation is we'll worth quoting. Said he;
Gentlemen, / have decided to resign
as the leader of Tammany Hall. This
resignation is absolute and positive
and will not be withdrawn. | wish IL
to take effect Immediately. / feel that
1 cannot retain my self-respect and
still remain the leader of Tammany
Hall. My decision is unalterable." ="
When Mr.. Nixon was chosen there
was general surprise. He was known
as a business man of good judgment
and excellent character. Probably he
thought he could reform Tammany
Hall, but the task was beyond him. He
has probably stated the exact truth in
declaring that HE could not retain his
lself-respect and remain the head of the
organization. Tammany will have no
difficulty in securing a leader, but we
predict that he will be of a different
character from Lewis Nixon.
Evening journal., 1902-05-15
FOUR THINGS TO
REMEMBER

When your eyes trouble you in any
manner.
First:-Do not neglect having them
attended to Immediately. The mech
anism Of the eye is the most delicate
of the human body, and you cannot
neglect its timely warning without
great detriment to the eye and serious
impairment OF vision.
Second:-You should patronize a re-
liable person and be certain Of an ac-
curate and slSillful examination.
Third:-In doing this you also make
certain that the adjustment will be
proper, and the lenses and frames of
the best quality.
Fourth Make sure of the other
three by consulting our optician.
Evening journal., 1902-05-15

There Is more Catarrh in this section Of
the country than all other diseases put
together. and until the last few years
was supposed TO be lneurable. for a
GREAT MANY wears doctors pronounced IL
.a local disease. and prescribed local
remedies. and by constantly failing TO
cure with local treatment, pronounced II
~ n constitutional disease. ana therefore
reouires constitutional treatment. Hall S
catarrh Cure, manufactured by +. ].
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, IS the only
constitutional cure on the market. II Is
toisen Internally in doses from 10 drops to
| n teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the sys-
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/ any case Il falls TO cure. Send Tor circu
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/ Address
f. ]. CHENEY & 90, Toledo, o.
Sold BY Druggists. 75c-
i Halls Family Pulls are the best
Evening journal., 1902-05-15
NO DOCTORS NEEDED

Sir Frederic M. Hodgson, Governor
of Barbados, yesterday sent most
significant dispatch to the London CO.
lonial office concerning the catastrophe
at St Pierre: 'All are dead; no doc
tors needed" This shows the COM
pleteness of the destruction of that
city, and seems TO tell the whole story
But It does not mean there is no occa-
sion for charity; on the contrary there
are $4,000 homeless and destitute on
the island Of Martinique. They were
the inhabitants of the towns and viii
lagos IN the zone of the eruption, who
managed to escape with their lives.
leaving all else behind. On the island
of st. Vincent the numbers OF the dead
are not so great, only because the towns
We're not so numerously populated as
St. Pierre, but over a large area not q
soul was left alive. America, as usual
when there is a cry for relief, has come
to the rescue. In several Of our large
cities expeditions have either been dis
patched, or are being hastily fitted out.
Congress has appropriated $1,000
and a resolution adding s9OOOOO
more is now before the House. In all
probability the need will soon become
so apparent that it will be passed.
In England there is a storm of indig-
nation because the ministry can find no
precedent for grant to relieve, even
the suffering on her own island of st.
Vincent But this should not deter
other nations or charitable individuals
in their endeavor to afford relief. Such
an attitude at time when every in
stinct of humanity is aroused, is a
disgrace to a great nation. The whole
world is appealed to, and surely there
is enough wealth and enough human
sympathy to succor these starving peo-
pie. who have been made destitute
through no fault of their own.
Evening journal., 1902-05-15

of one thousand trained scientific men,
and that whole regions of the United
States have turned to raising new
products through the lessons taught
by these stations. The article, which
is fully illustrated, is a glimpse into
"a book of practical magic One of
the most respectable and generally ac-
copied theories Of the weather is ex-
Dloded in an article in the June Scrib-
ner's. called THE Gulf Stream Myth
and the Anti-Cyclone" by Harvey
Maitland Watts. who is an acknow-
ledged authority. Everyone interes-
ted in the weather can follow with in
terest Mr.. Watts clear exposition.
Evening journal., 1902-05-15
THURSDAY. MAY 10, 1909

WEATHER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Partly cloudy. Tomorrow; Showers and
east winds.
Evening journal., 1902-05-15
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Evening journal., 1902-05-15

In a Washington church the pews
have recently sold as high ais s2,75O
each. This seems high, but There are
those who will be glad to secure spir-
itual peace at even this outlay. This is
over $50 a Sunday, which discounts
opera prices.
Evening journal., 1902-05-15
This Is How
las FlY Catching PIants

Over fifty specimens of the plant
known as the Venus Fly Trap were re-
ceived by Alvan r. Morrison from
North Carolina yesterday. He will set
the plants out in his yard.
Evening journal., 1902-05-15

The hard lot of the farmer Is one
of the commonplace of political dls-
cussion. but few people realize the e&-
tent 10 which the farmer has been aid
ed by science within the last decade.
In scribner's Magazine for June the
remarkable results of the Agricultural
Iyxpe periment Station work will be de-
scribed for the first time in popular
manner by w. S. Harwood. He shows
that a revolution in methods has been
accomplishesf through the researches
New-York tribune., 1902-03-31
CHURCH RAISES S95. 900.
CONGREGATION OF ST. PAUES METH
ODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH COM
PLETES FUND TO PAY
OFF DEBT.

The members of St Paurs Methodist Epis-
CopaI Church rejoiced yesterday over what
proved to be the most successful Easter Day
celebration in the history Of the church. Years
ago, owing to the removal of members, it
decided to sell the site at Fourth-ave and
Twenty -second-st. and to erect a building
at West End-ave. and Eighty-sixth-st. This was
accomplished in 1897 without debt and the Rev.
DR.. George p Eckman was called to the pas
torate OF what was then the mere nucleus of
church membership. Under an aggressive lead
ership and a liberal policy the congregation has
increased.
Yesterday there were not o, ly the floral deco
ratfons and music. but in addition more than
eighty persons were admitted to the fellowship
of the church. After the admission ceremonies
DIR. Eckman announced that in addition to the
personal subscriptions made to him there was
needed only a liberal plate Offering from the
congregation TO round out the $25,0OO which
would permit the church to pay the floating
small, and also to obtain for it the continuation
of it's aggressive policy during the coming sum
mer and winter months. To this request the
congregation quickly responded and were sur
prised and delighted when it announced
that the $50. 600 was pledged. The evening ser
vice, with its elaborate musical programme, was
: turned into jubilee.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-31
MARCONIGRAMS IN WATER
OPERATOR ON UMBRIA SENT MESSAGES
TO,CAMPANIA AFTER TRANSMITTING
WIRE HAD FALLEN DOWN.

The Marconi telegraph operator on the steam
ship Umbria has managed, without intending
to do so, to transmit messages to the steamship
Campania and receive replies without the usual
elevation of the wires. This occurred while the
Umbria was passing the Campania and nearing
port. at p. m. Saturday.
Mr.. Brooker the operator the Umbrta,
says he engaged in sending messages TO the
Campania and had completed two messages,
when the chief officer of the steamship entered
the operating room and told him that the wires
had fallen overheard Finding difficulty in
operating. however, Mr.. BrOOkcr continued at
work until he had sent off eight messages.
He then stepped out to the deck and found that
the bamboo spreader to which the wires were
attached had broken its support and fallen from
the mainmast over the side of the vessel where
ii was trailing in the water. This had the effect
of dispensing with the elevation which the Hertz
waves ordinarily need: and yet eight messages
had been sent to the Campana with the instru-
ment in this condition and reply received after
each.
Nr Marconi. when told Of the occurrence by
a Tribune reporter said that he had not heard
about it from the operator yet, but that
such transmission would he possible If the yes
sells were near together. It had been found that
at short distances the elevation was not essen
tial, and the height above the water Of the wires
trailing from the deck might he sufficient.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-31
HORIZONS HOLD SERVICES.
ONE OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES OF THEIR
CHURCH TELLS OF JOSEPH SMITH.


CHURCH TELLS OF JOSEPH SMITH.
At the regular Sunday service yesterday of
the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day
Saints otherwise known as the Mormon Church,
in Hawthorne Hail. No. 151 West one hundred
and-twenty- -fifth-st., John Henry Smith, Of Salt
Lake City. one Of the twelve apostles of the
Church whose grandfather was a brother Of
Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism. was
the principal speaker There about one
hundred and fifty persons present nearly a hun
dred of whom were women. This congregation
consisted principally of elderly persons.
A number of the men. 1t was said, men
from Salt Lake City who had come here
business trips while others were Mormon elders
who were in this part Of the country working
In the interests of the Church.
Apostle John Henry Smith is a man Of some
what commanding appearance, tall, of good
physique, with white hair. bit
longer than is customary. and gray mustache
and chin beard He spoke for the most part Of
Joseph Smith. the founder of the Mormon creed.
whom he called the boy Prophet" He told Of
the early struggles of his ancestor, Of his few
successes, Of his tribulations and finally of his
tragic death at Carthage Ill He declared that
the title Boy Prophet misnoT1er mas
much when little more than youth Joseph
Smith had displayed prophetic knowledge in
many instances. Two Of these he mentioned,
the first being when Joseph Smith declared his
name would in time be spread all over the world
for good and for bad
And this prophecy has been fulfilled to the
letter - said Apostle Smith for his name has
been spoken with execration in every land and
in every tongue; but of later years the best has
been said of him by the many thousands of his
followers"
The second prophecy mentioned was the dec
laration that the Mormon doctrine would first
stir the village then the town, next the
State and lastly the nation. Owing to the at
| tachment Of the Mormons' to what they consid-
| cred a principle. there was conflict between
| the Nation and the Church, which was the full
| filment OF the second prophecy.