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Evening journal., 1902-11-12
THEY CARE FOR
HELPLESS ONES
Humane Societies Extend Re
lief in Many Cases of Chill
dren and Animals

Managers Of the S. P. c. A. and tho
S. p. c. c., held their regular monthly
meeting yesterday. The managers
present were Dr. Evan G. Shortlidge,
l.. C. Kent, Willard II. Porter, Wilmer
J. Ellison, Edward Andrews Mrs. John
p. Wales, Mrs. Benjamin Nields, Mrs.
William II. Lloyd, Mrs. A. D. Warner,
Mrs. ]. Frank Ball, Mrs. Thomas Ben
son. Miss Florence Bush.
Following is the summary report of
the special agent Of the S. p. Q. c. from
May to November, 1902:
Number of complaints, 230; investi-
cations, 230; white children involved,
2S2; colored, II; total, 1853.
Disposition made OF children: Num-
Der left with parents, 166; with fathers,
80; with mothers, 49;with stepmotIhers,
/; with fathers and stepmothers, A.;
with mothers and stepmothers,
A; with grandparents, G.; with
grandmothers, 5; with relations, q;
with private families, 6; number re-
turned to parents, G; to mothers, /; to
fathers, 2; to father and stepmother,
/; to New Jersey Childrens' Aid So
ciety, l; to st. Joseph's Home for col
Ored Orphan Boys, l.
Number placed with father, 2; with
grandmother, 1; with relatives, A.;
with private family, 5; with Pennsyl-
vania S. p. G. c., / in Delaware City
Protectorate, /; in Delaware Industrial
School for Girls, 8; in Ferris Industrial
School, 10; in Home for Friendless
and Destitute Children, 16; in Florence
Crttenton Home, 1; in House of the
Good Shepherd (colOred), Germantown
Pa, g. in ST. Michael's Free Hospital
for Babies, 8; in ST. Peters Orpha b
Asylum, 8; total number of childrela
S5S.
The summary report Of the speci al
agent of the S. p c. A. from May tc
November, 1902, follows: Number bl
complaints, 80; on agents sight. G3:
number Of Investigations, 152; number
of arrests and prosecutions, 16; num-
Der of warnings, 1856.
Different offenses: Beating horses, IA:
driving horses in poor condition. 10:
when lame, 10; with sore shoulders. /:
with sore back, 2; with overd'sawn
check rein, 4; when sick, /; without
shoes, /; Over-driving horses, 8; work
ing horses in poor condition, 3; work
ing horses when lame, 8; with sore
shoulder 6; with sore back, 5; over
loading horses, "a; driving les in
poor condition, 2; with sore she mlders
n; when lame, l.; working when lame
2; causing horses to be driven in pooi
condition, 2; when lame, 3; with sore
shoulder, /; causing horses to Toe work
ed when lame 3: to be overloaded. s.
ing horses to die, 2; allowing horses tC
stand in sun, 2; sick horses hOwn, un-
able to get up. 2; not properly feeding
horses, 1; pulling horses tongue out, 2;
abusing mules, 1; not properly feeding
mules, ! ; sick mule down, unable to ge
Evening journal., 1902-11-12
INJUsTIcE TO MIR. NIELDs

John y. Nields was asked to serve as
United States district attorney ad in-
terlm by Judge Bradford, because of a
vacancy in the Office by reason OF the
resignation of william Michael Byrne.
The suggestion for the appointment
came from the Department Of Justice.
1t is reasonable to presume that no
party concerned imagined that there
was q string attached to Mr.. Byrne's
resignation, and that Mr.. Nields was to
be a mere toy or plaything to be dis
placed at the moment when MIR. Byrne
might want the Office again. We are ir-
formed that Mr. Nields entered ener-
getically into his work, and that he
found the Office in a condition requir-
ing all attention. He has given all his
energy to the preparation of cases,
which will make Byrnes task easy Tor
months to come. BY the time he had
brought order out of chaos. and had be-
gan to see daylight, he is asked to step
out and allow the former incumbent to
step in and profit by his valuable work.
This is a rank injustice, no matter
from what source it comes.
We are informed that Mr.. Nields was
endorsed for the position by every law
yer in Delaware, excepting four Could
anything speak more eloquenuy of his
fitness for the duties Of the office? We
are Obliged to say that if the public SER
vice is the matter of prime Importance,
a gigantic mistake has been made. The
conduct OF Mr.. Byune yesterday would
hardly have been an edifying spectacle
to the President. He posed; he strut
ted; he walked the streets proclaiming
his success. He sent grandiloquent
messages TO certain newspapers and in
sultng communications to others. Like
child with an expensive toy he does
not know how to run, he gloated, and
GRATED and showed of. II a vote were
taken among thelawyers of the State for
the position Byrne has been reappoint-
ed TO, his poll would be one vote-that
of William Michael Byrne.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12
Stories From Here and There
Episode in a Flat

1t was in one OF those new flats in
Philadelphia The man hurried TO the
window that opened upon the little
five foot court and thrust his head out.
Say, he yelled at the man in the next
fiat, did l hear you say that you were
intending to thrash that Roy of yours 20
What difference does that make to
your asked the man in the next fat,
sharply.
what difference does it make to
me?" he repeated in surprise. Great
heavens! Don't you suppose / have an
interest in the AFFAIR.""
No"
Great jumping Jupiter! And here
I've lived in The next fiat TO you for
five months Don't you suppose have
a little right TO display little interest
in an affair OF so much general i'm
portance to us all? Can't give an oc-
casional bit OF advise without being
jumped on as If were an interlcper?'
No one asked you for any advice. -
"Of course not, but there are times
when u man is impelled to offer it with
out waiting to be asked. I've sat here
in my fiat, sir, for the last five months
and heard you threaten on an average
of twice day to lick that boy and un@
til now i haven't said a word"
Well what If you have? He's my
boy, isn't he?"
"Of course he is"
Then I'll do what l please In the
line OF disciplining him, and / don't
want any members of the Society TO
Protect Children from Cruelty inter-
fering either. I'll whale him till he
can't walk, and whale you, too, if you
try to stop me-"
who wants to stop you?"
Don't yOu?"
mot in a thousand years. am
here to advise you to keep your word
in justice to the neighbThood. I'm
here in behalf of all the other tenants
Of the block to ask you TO stop talking
so much about it and wallop him good
and hard just once. He needs it, and
as a man of your word you owe it to
him and the rest of us to live up to
your promises"
Fortunately the court was fully five
feet wide, or some one besides the boy
would have been thrashed.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12
He PLAYED FCRTER.
How IA Quicis wittcd Girl settled
Clever Ccntlcrtan.

How IA Quicis Wittcd Girl settled
Clever Ccntlcrian.
On this particular occasion she land
ed in New York from q trip to pLila-
delphia about o'clock in the evening.
As, suit case I'm hand. she stepped light
~ from Il Twenty-third street car at
broadway, two gentlemen-tail and dis
tlngushed looking in full dress. opera
hats. etc.-crosscd the tracks at the
rear of the car and met Ter Ecc 20
face.
Garry your grip, num-" impudently
remarked one OF them. with all the
airs of a "smartie" whe thinks he has
done something clever.
Quick as a fash into the white
gloved hand went the travel soled
grip, and with ITO the next corner
the clever gentleman" found himself
suddenly transformed into porter,
with trim little miss walking along
beside him in a very matter of fact
way.
Looking as II he wanted to treat the
matter as a joke and didn't know ex'
actly how. he religlously carried the
grip to the corner. What else could
the poor man do?
Relieving him finally of his burden
the girl lnnocently slipped a dime into
the elegantly gloved hand (shc was
used to having porters assist her) aH'
prepared to board a car. Not th'
slightest suggestion of a smile crossed
her pretty features.
As the whiz of the ear hnall.
drowned the uproarious laughter ant
the "Thats one ON you" of the victim
companion a merry twinkle might hav
been seen in n pair Of blue eyes on
Columbus avenue car bound Harlem
ward Philadelphia Ledger.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12
Lawn Gnmes In EneIand.

We get nothing like the pleasure cut
OF our lawns which the English do.
Where we are at fault is that we do
not use our lawns TO anything like
their full capacity Of enjoyment. Here
and there we use them as the framing
OF lawn tennis or croquet courts (Which
we make either of dirt or asphalO, and
here and there we mark out upon their
surface a baseball diamond. Still rare
ly and only in limited localities they
are used for the playing of cricket.
Both the latter games, however, re
quire for their outiielders rather a field
than a lawn, within the ordinary mean
ing Of the word, and, speaking broadly
and generally, it may be said with
truth that we have no games which
require only lawn and nothing more
Nevertheless the two games of jack
O. the green, or lawn bowls, and Quoits
have held their own through ten cen
turies at least In Great BritaiD ano
in later times have spread with the
race to the remotest parts. which might
be played ON tens of thousands OF
lawns in America, TO the great advan
tage OF the players and to the enhance
ment of the pleasures of country hfe.-
Country Life In America.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12
THE LITERARY WORLD

The Christmas number Of Scribner's
Magazine will contain eight short stor-
les, several special articles, three elab-
crate color schemes and a cOlored
cover; and in addition bountiful illus
trations in black and white by the
leading artists The author of the IA
nous story, "The Turquoise Cup CAR
thur Cosslett SMITH, reappears in the
Christmas Scribner's with a love story
in "The Desert" 1t will be illustrated
in color by Maxfleld Parrish. Edward
Pendeld, the well-known artist, spent
a vacation in Holland and he has writ
ten a Christmas sketch Of the life in
a quaint Dutch village and illustrated
IL with pictures in color showing the
charm Of the life among those simple
people. A series of drawings by Jessie
Wilcox Smith, which tell their story
without text, will. appear in the Christ
mas Scribner's under the title "A
Mothers Days" They will be repro
duced in all the richness of their origi
nal color.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12
An AIIirntnr.r rcst.

Alligators' nests resemble haycock
more than anything else 10 which the!
can be compared. They average abou
four feet in height and five feet il
diameter and are constructed of grasses
and herbage First the mother gatol
deposits one layer of eggs on mortar
like floor, and, having covered this will
n stratum of mud and herbage about
eight inches thick, lays another set %
eggs upon that, and so on to the top
there being commonly from 100 to 20[
eggs in a nest. With their tails the par
ents then beat down the tall grass and
weeds to prevent the approach of un
seen enemies. The female watches
her eggs until they nre hatched by
the heat of the sun and then takes
her brood under her own care, defend
ing them and providing for their sub
sistence.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12

President Roosevelt in the recogni-
tion Of Addicks, we are informed, puts
il on the ground that the Union Re
publicans are in the ascendency, as
shown by the relative votes Of Byrne
and Bali. Now, il isn't easy to 80 be-
hind the returns, and we are aware that
when corruption is hintcd at, there is a
demand for proof, but we state 10 as our
conviction, based upon careful inquiry,
that Byrne did not poll more than
6OOO uncorrupted votes in Delaware
Had there been an election without
the use of money, he would have been
in hopeless minority. Nine-tenahs Of
all the men who cannot read, and OF the
men who sell their votes had their bal
lots marked for Byrne At least one
half Of all the votes in Kent and Sus-
sex were bought, and Byrne got nearly
all OF them. Never In the history OF
free government has there been such a
scene Of debauchery, and we are sorry
that the President by his act, is put in
the position of seeming TO approve of It.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12
Man Almost Eliminated

The following is the funniest mar
riage notice on record:
"A strictly wOman's wedding will
take place at six o'clock Thursday
evening in the Antnony's homestead, in
Rochester.
Zine Rev. Anna Shaw will perform
the ceremony uniting Miss Anna Il.
Damn, for many years Susan b. An
thongs secretary and companion, to
the man of her choice. 1t will be an
exceedingly quiet and informal affair
but there has been no wedding in years
in which Miss Anthony has taken such
interest.
only a few intimate friends are to
be present. The only decorations will
be black-eyed susans and maiden hair
ferns. Susan B. Anthony herself is to
be maid Of honor"
The only reason to believe that there
is a man in the case is because one is
necessary to the event. Any mention
of his name appears to have been sup
perfuous.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12
AS ToDR. BALL

However the President intended Il,
the reappointment of Byrne is a slap
in the face. a rebuke undeserved. DIR.
Ball was elected by the votes of all Re
publicans, and his term as congress-
man does not expire until the 4th OF
March, next Until that time he is en-
titled to all the privileges and ccurtesles
of a Republican congressman. He has
supported the Administration in every
measure, and has not made a single OBJ
iecuonable appointment BY all the
rrecedents regarding such matters. by
the rules which Mr.. Roosevelt has en-
forced. he is entitled to full considera.
tion until the expiration Of his tern
of office
What makes the Presidents act par
ticularly severe is that Byrne. the MAJ
appointed over Dr. Balls head, resign
ed his place at the instance Of Addick
with the ayowed purpose of defeatin
DIR. Ball, and of electing a Democrat I
Congress. DIR. Bail has numerous rec
sons. however. for qualification II
has hosts Of loyal friends whom he h5
never betrayed. He has been loyal I
them and loyal to his principles, an
4 consciousness Of this is worth eve
more than the Executive approval
Had he yielded to the insulting in
portunities Of Addicks, and prostitute
Evening journal., 1902-11-12
ADDICKSONIA
Not Pure Politics

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
President Roosevelt's roappointment
of Mr.. Byrne as United States District
Attorney for Delaware will be received
with amazement by the people of that
State, who have struggled so long and
heroically against the malign political
methods of Mr.. Addicks. Although the
President was supposed to be concern
ed for the Republican majority in
Congress, in which a single vote might
have been important, Mr. Byrne ac-
cepted a nomination with the avowed
object Of preventing the election OF
the Republican candidate, and Della
ware, as a result, returned a Demo
cratic representative. Having thus
served the purposes Of Mr.. Addicks as
a party wrecl1er, Mr. Byne is restored
to his position i'm the Federal service
in recognition of the Addicks leader.
ship. shown I'M the large vote. procured
by some one by devious means in th'
ls0uthern counties. This does not ap
pear encouraging to the cause of pur'
lpolitics, which the President is sup
posed to have at heart.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

Talking of ships" said Mr.. Phunni-
man, 81 suppose courtship might prop
eIly be considered n transport.
Sometimes" replied Miss Lovey.itz,
dreamily 1T is nothing less than a
sort of worship"
J. A. Ferriera da Costa, the Brazilian
Minister to the Holy See, has presented
TO Guidi, the new Papal Delegate to
Malta, a travelling case containing
sacred vessels OF gold, set with precious
htones. which formerly belonged TO
Plus TX.
Mrs. Homer-How do you manage to
at your carpets so clean? DO you hire
q professional carpet beater?
Mrs. Neighbors-NO; my husband
beats them, and always do something
to make him angry just before he be-
gins the job.
Miss Minnie Schenck. of Williams
port. Pa, is declared to be the cham
pion woman rifle shot of the world,
having just established q record OF
twenty consecutive bulPs-eyes at 200
yards. Miss Schenck, who uses a 32-
calibre rifle, is a terror to sparrows,
Out Of So shots she did not miss once,
using a 22-calibre rife
Customer-What have you got in th'
shape of pork chops today?
Butcher-Well, we've got muttoI
chops. They're pretty near tha
shape.
Emperor William OF Germany hai
sent a large order for harvesters an'
mowers for his farm.
Lady Curzon, Vicerine of India,
lChicago woman, is actively engaged 4
promoting every sort of philanthropi
work among the native women of tn
country.
Poet-Good news, dear. That poeI
His whe-Has some one accepted
at last?
Poet-No, but I heard today Of
new magazine that l haven't yet sui
mitted It to.
. Inc EmpItSS lJoMdtoA VI NhAAtt "a
: tends establishing a girls school
4 the palace at Picking. Ten daughter
: OF Princes will be the students. A Il
4 male teacher viii instruct them in Enl
\ llish. The reason is that the EMPIRES
. needs interpreters when entertaimn
the wives OF Foreign Ministers.
!, A woman doesn't have to be much
!. a mathematician in order TO figure
a la sensation.
Brudder Simkins-Er man kain
know 'twell he's run inter dahk a
- STONY weather wat kind Of fr'en's
ls got.
,d Brudder Bings-Is dat so?
= Brudder .Simkins-Yaas, sab. D'
r boun' be a lot oh flies an insects 'rou
ed a niggah Wen he's settin' in de su
he shine.
re There is such thing as being lit
D. lt0O enterprising. A Kansas grocer a
vertises genuine horseradish fire.
from the horse"
Evening journal., 1902-11-12
The Speakership
.le Nan YOrk SIM.

From the New York Sun.
The reelection of a Republican Con-
gress make the peculiar distinction Of
Illinois at this time stand out in great
er relief. That State happens to be the
home of the two representatives whose
ability, character, and experience In
legislation make them properly the
leading candidates for speaker.
Joseph Gwlford Cannon was born in
North Carolina, and Robert Roberts
Hit was born in Ohio; but they are
both now citizens of Illinois.
With either Of these statesmen in the
char the lower house of Congress
would be standing by its best tradi-
tions, and the country and the Repub-
lican party would think OF themselves
as fortunate.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12
Addicks' Complaint

from the Pittsburg Dispatch.
One of the most gratifying evidences
that Addicks has got baczset in Del
aware appears in the outgivings Of Ad-
dicks himself These contradict that
wild ante-election report that he was
about to retire for the public good. On
the contrary. he boils over with indig-
nation at the "treachery" of the Re
publicans who persist in opposing his
ambitons. He charges them with plot.
ting to elect TO the United States Sen.
ate 'the immaculate Willard Sauls.
bury, Democrat Of the worst type, anC
Evening journal., 1902-11-12

The Christmas (December) number
of The Delneator is also the thirteenth
anniversary number. To do justice to
this number, which for beauty and
utility touches the highest mark, 1t
would be necessary to print the entire
list of contents. 1t is sufficient to
state that in it the best modern writers
and artists are generously represented.
The book contains over 230 pages, with
"a full-page illustrations, Of which 20
ara in two OF more colors. The magni-
tude of this December number, foT
which 72S tons of paper and six tons
Of ink have been used, may be under
stood from the fact that 81 presses run
ming fourteen hours a day, have been
required to print it; the binding alone
of the edition of 915O00 copies repre-
senting over 2OO00,0OO sections which
had to be gathered individually by
human hands.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER r. 100.
WELL WHAT OF IT2

The President has reappointed VIII
liam Michael Byrne as United States
District Attorney for Delaware. 1t
now appears that Mr. Byrne was given
vacation for the purpose of electing
Democratic congressman, and having
accomplished this, he is reinstated.
II seems to be generally accepted
that by this act the President declares
his purpose Of referring all questions
of Federal appointments for Delaware
to John Edward Addicks, and that this
man will be the Presidents adviser in
Delaware affairs.
The Regular Republicans regret this
exceedingly, because they believe 1t is
without warrant. and that It is a blow
administered from a quarter from
which they had a right TO expect SYM
pathy. The only Interpretation is that
the showing Of a majority, however OBJ
tained, carries with it recognition.
AS far as opposition to Addicks aud
Addicksism is concerned, nothing has
been changed. The men vino have been
making this fight are not to be affected
by loss of Federal patronage. The
party is largely made up Of men who
have never held office, and do not de-
sire IT, They have insisted, and yet
insist that Delaware shall not be eter-
nally disgraced by sending a pirate to
the United States Senate.
Fortunately that is a question for the
people of our State and not for the
President We respect the great Office,
and we have great admiration for its
present incumbent, but it IS well for
us to say courteously, but firmly, that
II this recognition has for its object
the sending Of Addicks to the Senate,
We shall have to decline. The judg-
men.s and consciences of the loyal peo-
pie OF Delaware are not subject to the
Executive favor or disfavor.
The Regular Republicans have
fought one OF the most heroic battles
in political history. They are not pre-
parsd to yield now. Indeed the deter
mination not to be driven or coerced
has been intensified, and the Regular
Republican members OF the new Legis-
lature Will do their full duty; and II
Addicks has convinced the President
that he and another will go TO the Sen.
ate, someone will be undeeeived. A
fig for patronagei About one-half C.
Delaware has been bought already; tn,
Regular Republicans do not propose t,
admit that the other half has it's price.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12
Cured.

NO." said the man In the mackin-
tosh, "my wife doesn't give away any
Of my old clothes or sell them to the
ragman any more. cured that habit
effectually once"
"How was that? they asked him.
"When found that she had disposed
Of a coat hadn't worn for several
weeks, | told her there was a letter in
it she had given me to mail the last
time ! had it on. And that was no
lie either" he added with deep salts.
faction.-C Chicago Tribune.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12

Done in the Open" is the striking
title of Frederic Remington's new book
of drawings just published by R. II.
Russell. of New York. This is the most
wonderful collection of pictures we
nave yet had from Mr.. Remington, so
long without rival in depicting the
w life of the West The book fairly
thrills with the spirit Of adventure, OF
border tragedy and romance. Owen
Wister contributes an introduction and
many stirring posms interpreting the
pictures.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12
Requleseat

Spirit Of the unresting deep,
Where he lieth, let him sleep:
Meath the tessellated floor
Sentinelled for evormore
.Shadowlessly over him
Haunting through the quiet miles
Of sea-breathing forest-aisles.
Let the fleXuous fronds of things
Cradle him beneath their wings
Where he lieth in his sleep
At the dim heart OF the Deep
Fullerton u. Waldo, in Everybody
Magazine.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12

up, 1 abusing COWS, /; abusing calve,
/; abusing goats, J.; Over-crowding cat
tie in freight car, 3; beating dogs, 4
manning cats, 2; OVer-crowding chick
ems in coops, 6; total, 152; number =
horses condemned and killed, G.; mule
condemned and killed, 3.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12

his office and his influence by making
a corrupt bargain, he might now be the
congressman-elect, but he chose some
thing better, and the good people Of
Delaware are not willing to admit that
common honesty and good faith are
obsolete.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12

Yesterday two gentlemen on Market
street were discussing the Presidents
remarkable act Of appointing Byrne to
his old position 1T seems" said one.
that by electing a Democrat to Con-
gress, Byrne won the Executive favor. "
Yes, said the other, "and now II the
Regular Republicans in the Leglsla-
ture should turn in and elect two Demo.
cratic senators, the President, by tn,
same logic, would be delighted, ant
take the patronage away from Ad
dicks" There is food for reflection
here.
Evening journal., 1902-11-12

Little Colds" neglected-thousands
of lives sacrificed every year. Dr..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures little
c0lds-cures big colds, too, down to the
very verge of consumption.