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Evening journal., 1902-10-13
A BANK STORY.
An incident That Startled the ola
Lady of TbrendneedIe street.

An Incident That startled the Ola
Lady of TbrendneedIe street.
Some years ago the directors of the
Bank Of England were startled TO re-
ceive an invitation TO meet an un-
known man in the strongroom of the
bank at midnight "YOu think you is
all safe hand you bank his safe, but
l knows better. l bin hinslde the
bank the last mite hand you nose
muffin about IT, But l am mott a theaf
so hlf yer win NETT NEE In the great
squar room, with all the moneiys, at
twelf mite, lie explain orl to you, let
only thor . cum down, and say muffin
10 nobody" The strongroom was
guarded the next night In spite Of a
disposition to regard the letter as a
hoax by police and-nothing happened.
The next phase OF the mystery was
more astonishing than ever. A heavy
chest Of papers and securities taken
from the strongroom arrived at the
bank, with n letter complaining that
the directors had set the police upon
the writer, and that he had therefore
not appeared as he promised, but TO
prove that he was neither a thief nor
fool he sent chest OF papers he had
taken from the bank. Let few gen
tlemen be alone in the room, and he
would Join them at midnight, said the
writer, and 20 cut short long and
strange chapter OF bank history, man
with dark lantern burst into the
strongroom Of the bank at midnight
after calling from behind the stone
walls for the directors to put out the
lights. He was one Of a strange class
Of men who gained a living by search
ing the sewers at night. and through
an opening from a sewer he had found
his way into the richest room in the
world. st. James Gazette.
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she wim ISeer mer word.

When Grandmother Pettlngill makes
up her mind, she is as firm as rock.
Nothing can move her. Perhaps It was
on this account that when she returned
from the celebration of the one hun
dredth anniversary Of the settlement
Of Shrubville and made such a deter
mined declaration nobody attempted
TO influence her.
1--WE been there, and It's over with"
she said, "and now I'm home safe aft
er all the noise and bands and scared
horses and crying children and men
making speeches, want to tell you
one thing. l shan't ever go TO another
centennial IN Shrubville. no matter
what the circumstances are and no
matter who asks me. You children
may as well bear that in mind"
Evening journal., 1902-10-13
DOGS.

There are nearly 200 distinct varieties
Of dogs.
Foxhounds give cry, but deerhounds
hunt in silence.
The greyhound Is the only dog which
hunts by sight.
A pure bred staghound never attacks
the head of his quarry.
Only in the temperate zone is the dog
found perfect in courage and speed.
The Italian greyhound is reputed to
be the most symmetrical Of all animals.
Skye terriers have been known to
jump into the river and land hooked
fish, which they take carefully by the
back.
Eskimo dogs are capable Of drawing
well laden sledge GO miles in n day.
Their harness is Of the lightest, only a
single trace and no reins.
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vnrrinr vnlues of Fnon

Fourteen oysters are equal to only
one egg. Pea soup is nutritious, but to
live on 1t you would need a daily sup
ply of "a platefuls. A purely vegetable
diet is too bulky, yet it may be good
for the gouty and the obese. 1t is true
that the Scottish peasantry, their coun-
try's pride, are nurtured on oatmeal,
but 1t is literally supplemented by
milk. Rational life is compromise
You want the happy mean between
the tiger pacing its cage and the COW
lying upon the grass."-Dr. Hutchln.
sons "Dietetics."
Evening journal., 1902-10-13

Women Cannot Boss Each other.
The old theory that woman is mans
helper seems incorriglbly well founded,
says Il. S. Martin in AlcClure's Maya
zine. If the situation isn't satisfactory
to her, there Is no help for It, for the
conditions It came out of seem to be
eternal. Women may vote They Will
be none the less mans helpers if they
do. They never win band together to
put man down and teach him his place.
They viii push him ahead If they can,
they will pull him along when they
must, they viii influence him enor-
mously, as they always have done, but
they viii never consplre together on
any very great scale to make him play
second fiddle. Some one has got to be
master. Women in general will never
agree to have women bosses so long as
there are competent men for that use.
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SAGE ADVICE OF A FATHER.
Counsel That All Young Men Enter
Ing Business should Heed.

"SIy son" said the fond but wise
parent, you are leaving me to 60 out
into the world. / have nothing to give
you but advice Never tell lie If you
wish TO put one in circulation, get it
published. a lie cannot live, but II
takes one a blamed long time TO fade
out Of print.
always read your contract. A man
might consider he was getting a sine
cure If he were offered a position pick
ing blossoms of a century plant; but,
you see, he wouldn't have a remunera-
tive occupation If he were paid on
pecework.
"Be not overcritical Even the most
ordinary sort Of a genius can tell when
the other fellow is making a fool Of
himself
Remember that the young man. like
the anglers worm, is rather better for
being vislbly alive.
"Be careful in the choice Of your sur
roundings. Environment will do a great
deal for a man. For example, flour and
water in china jug is cream sauce; in
a pail on the sidewalk it is billstlcker's
paste.
Don't forget that there's a time for
everything and that everything should
be done in its proper time. Never hunt
for bargains in umbrellas on a rainy
day.
''You may make enemies. If you
know who they are, don't mention
them. Silence IS golden. 1t saves the
money that might otherwise be spent
in defending a libel suit. If you don't
know who they are-well, abuse Law
ished on concealed enemy is like char
ity indlscrlminately bestowed. It's a
good thing wasted. New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
Evening journal., 1902-10-13
Knmr banking.

The Kaffirs have a simple method Of
banking. Before setting out to trade
they select one of their number as
their banker and put all their money
in his bag. When an article is pur-
chased by any of those who are in
this combine, the price is taken by the
banker from the bag, counted several
times and then paid to the seller, after
which all the bank depositors cry out
to the banker in the presence Of two
witnesses selected, you owe me so
much" This Is then repeated by the
witnesses. The general accounting
comes between the banker and his sew
eral depositors when all the purchases
have been made, after which all the
natives go home.
Evening journal., 1902-10-13
BEWlLDERED SHOPPERS.
japanese Peasants who Are Kept
TrncIs of by labels.

Japanese Peasants who Are Kept
TrncIs of by labels.
When the Japanese peasants get
themselves up for n pilgrimage to a
city for the purpose Of laying in a stock
of finery, they present the quaintestap-
pearance imaginable. The women gen
orally tuck up their petticoats well
above their knees, either leaving the
legs bare or else swathing them in
white bandages which form a kind Of
leggings. Their hair is done in the usu-
al elaborate japanese style, and gener-
ally an artificial flower is stuck IN at
the top. 1t does look comic to see the
wizened face of an old woman with a
large red nose hobnobbing over it. And
this floral decoration is not confined to
the women. When you meet a party Of
pilgrims, you often see the old men also
with flower stuck coquettishly above
the ear.
At Nagano 1t appears that many of
the poor old dears from the country get
so bewildered by the magnihcence of
the places they go to and the distrac-
tions of shopping that they quite lose
their heads and consequently their
way. So the ever thoughtful japanese
police have insisted that every party Of
pilgrims is to have n distinguishing
badge. At Nagano it was the common
est thing possible TO see some ancient
dame rushing about walling: "Where is
my party? Where is the purple iris
partyY or "Where is the yellow towel
round the neck party?p And then she
would be told that yellow towel round
the neck party" was on its way to the
station or that the purple irises" were
still saying their prayers in the temple
kansas City Star
Evening journal., 1902-10-13
Peasant Costumes In Ireland.

A certain number of peasants in the
wilder and remoter districts Of Ireland
still wear something like n national
costume. About Lough Mask plenty Of
the lasses are to be seen in picturesque
red pettlcoats that artists loved to
bring into their sketches of Irish life.
A sprlnkling OF the old high hats may
be seen. The older fishermen wear
them. but the younger school shun such
antiquated headgear. as the English
peasant OF today does the smock froclE.
London Express.
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The Passions.

We say of man who has no viii
mastery. He is ruled by his passions" ."
They govern him, not he them. Centu-
ries ago an Arab wrote. Passion is a
tyrant which Stays those whom it gov
erns." 1t is like fire. which once thor
oughly kindled can scarcely be quench-
ed, or like the torrent. which when it Is
swollen can no longer be restrained
with its banks. Call him not a prisoner
who has been put in fetters by his en-
emy. but rather him whose own pas
sions Overpower him to destruction.
Evening journal., 1902-10-13
sHERIFF's SALES

q HERIFFS SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF
- a writ Of Levali Facias, to me d.
rected, Will be exposed to public SALE at
the Court House. on Market street, be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets, in the
Wilmington, New Castle county ana state
State OF Delaware,
ON MONDAY,
THE oath DAY OF OCTOBER, 1902.
AT 10 O'Clock, a. m,
tho following q cribed real estate, VIZ.
All those three following described 10 $,
pieces or parcels of land. TO wiz
No. !. All tnat celtadn lot or fece or
land with the frame dwelling houses
thereon ertcltd sI.uN.o in The city OF
wilmington. New Castle county ana state
Of Delaware, bounded and described as
follows, TO wit;
Beeinnine al a point on the westerly
side Of French street at the distance or
siXty-eight feet southerly from the south
erly slda Of Tenth street, a corner OF
land conveyed TO the said James q.
pickelsthence westerly and parallel Wlih
Tenth street ono hundred feet 10 a cor
ner; thcnce southefly and parallel with
French street twenty-two feet to another
corner: thence easterly and parallel with
Tenth street ana the iirst-menuoned line,
ono hundred feet to the said westerly side
OF French street; and thenca thereby
northerly along said side OF French str. OF
twenty-five feet 10 the place OF bfgdn-
ming, be the contents thereof what they
may.
No. 2. All that certain lot or piece Of
land situate in the city Of Wilmington
aforesaid, bounded and described as fol-
lows. 10 wit.
Beginning ait a point on the westerly
side OF French street at the distance OF
ffty feet southerly from tho southerly
side OF Tenth street. corner OF land now
fcrmory OF i. Spencer Williams
thence westerly parallel With Tenth
street and along said i. Spencer VIII
liams' land. one hundred feet TO a corner
f. land now or formerly OF Elizabeth B
l1llles; thence suutherly parallel witt
French street and along said Elizabeth
B. fiillcs land eighteen foct TO another
corner; thence ensterly and parallel Will
Tenth street and the aforementioned lins
one hundred feet 10 the SAID westerly
side OF French street and thence thereby
northcrly along said side OF French stree
be the contents thereof what they may.
No. 3 All that ccrtfin lot or piece O
| land with frame house thereon erected
situate IN the city OF Wilmington afore
snid, and bounded and described as fol
/ lows, TO wit:
Beainnfng AT n point on the westeri!
SIDE OF French street between Ninth an'
i Tenth streets at the distance of twenty
/ i've feet southerly from Tho southerll
aide OF Tenth street. thence WESTERLY
| parallel with Tenth street one hundre'
feet TO O. corner; thence southerly parable
! with French street twenty-five feet TO an
/ other corner thence eaalerly parable
with Tenth street one hundred feet to tn
nfoIeeaid westerly side OF French street
| ana thence thereby northerly twenty-flv
feet to the place OF beginning. be tn
contents thereof what they may.
Seized and taken IN execution as thl
| prupeTity " James G. Pickels, survivln
| mortpagor OF James @. piclSels and G
| Amanda plckels deceased, his Wife
mortgagnr. ana terro tenants and I
be sold by
SAMUEL A. MCDANIEL, Sheriff.
sherif'- Offlce. Wilmington, Delawar,
October ., 1902,
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BUTCHERS Are IMMUNE. =
Meat Dealers, 1t Is said, Never Die
of Consumption.

Butchers never die Of consumption"
The big man with his sleeves rolled up.
welding the cleayer at the block, said
this as he threw a beefsteak on the
scale.
1t sounded more like a trade supersti-
ton than a fact, but so far as dillgent
inquiry has been able to discover It is
true, although not generally known
outside Of the meat chopping craft.
Butchers are no longer lived than
men in other walks Of life. They are
subject to all the other ills that human
flesh IS heir to, but consumption they
do not have. So far as n reporter was
able to learn not a single case is on
record Of a butcher in this city being
afflicted with the incurable wasting Of
the lungs which claims its hundreds Of
thousands Of victims annually.
The fact is well known among butch
ers and has been often the subject Of
their comment although none Of them
can give a reason for II.
mo" said n man who has swung
sides and rounds in Washington mar
ket for the last 20 years; Il have had
rheumatism and typhoid fever and lots
OF other things, but nothing has ever
been out Of gear with my lungs, and
the same is true Of every other butcher
In this town. l know nearly all OF
them. and never heard of one Of them
having consumption. They don't drink
blood or take any especially good care
OF themselves either. l don't know
why 1t should be so unless it's because
the continual lnhallng Of an atmos-
phere Of fresh meat is strengthening.
81 have often thought when hearing
Of consumptives going to Colorado and
Egypt that know of a climate nearer
home that would do the business just
as well. If they would stay in this stall
for awhile and swing meat, they would
get well quite as quickly as they would
on the top of Pixies peak. New York
Mail and Express.
Evening journal., 1902-10-13
sIaIdens sofa by Auction.

A singular custom obtains TO this day
in some of the towns on the lower
Rhine-namely, that Of selling" maid
ems at public auction. For nearly four
centuries on Easter Monday-auction
day-the town crier or clerk of St
Goar has called all the young people
together and to the highest bidder sold
the privilege of dancing with the cho-
sen girl, and her only, during the entire
year. The fees are put into the public
poor box.
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LICENSE APPLICATIONS

~ CTlCE.-I JOHN MAY. the lwner
N and occupont Of the house situated
at No. l1l5 Llbdel street, In the Second
ward in the city OF Wilmington, county
OF Now Castle and State or Delaware, In
compliance with the requirements OF the
acts OF the General Assembly In such
case made ana provided, do hereby nive
notice that ] shall apply In writing to
the Court OF General Sessions OF the
State OF Delaware. Ia and for New Cas-
tia county. ON Monday. tho 18th day OF
November A. ID. 1902. bcdng the next
term OF said court, for license for SAID
house. as an inn or tavern, for the sale
therein OF intoxicating liquors, In less
quantities. than one quart, to be drunk
on the premises, and the following re-
spectacle citizens or said ward. AZ least
twelve OF whom arc substantial freehold
ers OF said ward. recommend the said ap-
plication. viz:
Michael #. Cannon, Hugh Scnnlan,
John - Welsh, s. O.. Covcrdale,
John Fconey, John Brady,
James Brown, Angus fDOhidng,
Martin OTOole bernard DOnOhOe,
julius w. Manske John -. Curren.
Henry G. Roller, w. II. Bolen,
s. Fowler Chas. Cannon
10. y. Fritz Jas. +. MclIueh,
Patrick Hardy. Henry II. Hodley,
Armstrong M. shaffer Patrick Byrno
iimon ~ Moran, owen J. Palmer.
Thos. Marion, John ]. higgins,
JOHN MAY.
Evening journal., 1902-10-13
sHEBIFF's SALES

Z HERfFF's sALE.--BY VIRTUE OF A
- writ OF Bevar Facias, 70 me direct
cd, VIII be exposed TO public sale, az the
court House. on Market street. between
Tenth and Eleventh streets, IN the city
Of Wilmington New Castle county,
state Of Delaware.
ON SATURDAY,
THE 25th DAY OF OCTOBER. 1902,
At 10 o'clock. a. m,
the following described real estate. viz:
All that certain lot OF land situated IN
the city OF Wilmington aforesaid with
one three-story brick and two two-story
brick dwelAng houses thereon erected
beginning at the casterly Side OF Or
ange street between Second and Third
streets. at tho southerly side OF Porter's
alley; thence with said side OF said alley
easterly parallel with Third street ninety
fest TO the side OF an alley. thence along
nsaid other alley sOuther'y parallel with
Orange street fifteen feet TO a corner;
thence westerly parallel With Third
street ninety feet 20 tho said eastcrly
fdde OF Orange street, and thence there
with northcrlv flftoen feet 10 the place OF
beglnninR be the contents moro or less,
With the use OF said alleys in common
wAth others forever.
Seized and taken I'm cxccut on a. the
property Of Annie Drierlov. exechtrlx OF
Mary Jane McCanerty, dcceas sed mort
gnEor. md TO be sod by
~AMl ~ A. MCDANIEL. sheriff.
Sherfn's 0~F"e. Wilmington. Delaware.
October s. 1902.
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PROPOSALS

n ROPOsALs.- aled proposals Will be
received at the of,ce OF the Board
81 Trustees OF the Deiaware state HOS
rl.al. at Farnhurst, un,l l2 m, on the ON
aav OF November, 1902 and then opened
Tor che construction Except heating
plumbing and elcctfdc ilghulnel of a bualu.
sng for cOnsumptives on the hospital
grounds. Farnhurst, ln accordance wlth
drawings and specifications, copies Of
which may be seen at the rooms OF the
Wilmington Board OF Trnde, or may b
procured from the Architects, Totttn Il
Rogers. g3l Chestnut street, Philadeluhi a,
Pa. upon deposi. OF 3l5 10 secure their
return. BY Order OF
olg-lt THE ROARD OF TRrsTEES.
Evening journal., 1902-10-13
PrrzIer.

Tibbetts-So you do not believe in the
emancipation Of woman?
Burton-Well. IT is just here. Man Is
the superior being. But how is he go
ing to show his superiority if woman is
his equal? That's what ]. want TO know.
--Eoston Transcript
Evening journal., 1902-10-13
water.

The ocean is n huge spring. contain
ing not only salt. but many other min
erals. in solution. The Dead sea Is
charged with such elements almost to
satuEtion. Only distilled water is pure.
BY distillation sea water itself is rem
dered drlnkable, though not pleasant,
Evening journal., 1902-10-13
Even nuts Have TheIr uses.

Life's monotonies are a blessing and
not in disguise. for they contribute di-
rectly to longevity. health and happi-
ness. The long lived man is not the
adventurer. the explorer, the plunger,
the man who has worries, but he who
takes the world as he finds it and slips
along through life with as little friction
as possible, forms easy going habits,
sticks to them and cares not one straw
for the opinions Of men who say that
he is In a rut. He is healthy because
he has peace Of mind and regularity Of
life; he is hnppy because he is healthy
and In a good. smooth, comfortable rut,
which he prefers TO the macadam on
the sides of the road. Goldsmith's pas
tor. who had spiritual charge of the de-
serted village. who ne'er had changed
nor wished to change his place. is an
excellent example Of the man who
makes the most possible out Of the mo-
notonies Of life.-St. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat.
Evening journal., 1902-10-13
In Dnys Of Old.

"The old idea" said the lecturer,
was an eye for an eye, a tooth for a
tooth"
"Yes." concluded one of his hearers,
"and there were no painless dentists in
those days either."-Detroit Free Press.
Evening journal., 1902-10-13

~ VIZ VA AfoNotA fhnasf 70 mo ON cct-
ed,will be exposed 10 public sale, at the
Court House. on Market atreet bo-
tween ISnth and Eleventh atro0ts in
the city OF Wilmington, New Castle
county Delaware,
ON SATURDAY,
THE 25th DAY OF OCrOBnR, 1902.
At 10 o'clock. ~ m,
ths following described real estate. VIZ:
All tnoss lWo eertain Iiaces or parcels
OF 4aafL s'tu0se a. the ,ity Of Nllmng-
soil county OF New Castle and State I'll
A0iaWaIo. moro particularly bounded and
descri1sd as follows TO wit:
40. z. beSnng al tho nOr,herly side
OF tlith sueet az the distance OF 80, enty-
tlNht Leet, more OF less. fiom the c1rnt r.
tofmeQ pf tho intersection OF tho east
erlN SIDE OF spruce street with tho north-
eriI sine OF Fifth a,reot; thence north
erly thluty-tWO degrees east ana passing
along tho westerly side OF the brfck waii
dividing these premises IRON the adioin-
lnG premises on tho east eighty fee.l to
a corner. thence northerly ntty-elght
deNraen west sixteen tcet more or less to
tho Ina OF the head OF a threa-foet-vri5e
alley; thence along tho easterly side of
said three-fcet-wide alley south IN rty-
Two degrees west eighty feet 10 the
northerlv SIDE OF Fifth street; thence
along said side of said street south
hftv-e ight degrees east sixteen feat. more
or less. TO the place OF beginning with n
brick dwelling house thereon erected.
NJ 4. btkllnnk at "a stake on the
northcrly side OF NTH strest between
spruce and Church streets at the dis
lance OF seventy-eight feet. more or less.
from the easterly side OF Spruce street..
thence northerlv and passing along the
westerly SIDE OF the brick wall DIVIDING
these premises from the adjoining prenl-
lscs on thu west eighty feet to a corner:
thence westerly and parallel with Fgfth
street TO the easterly side OF n three-feei-
wide alley leading into Fifth street six
ttth ltet,more or less to "a corner; thence
non.herlv and parallel with Spruce street
ana partly along the said side OF said
sald alley thirty-twO feet TO n
corner; thence easterly and parallel with
fhth street sixteen feet more or less 10 a
corner: thence northerly and parallel
with Soruce street thirty-six feet to the
oi.herlv side OF Lord street; thence
ea.1eflN along said side OF Lord street
ana rorallel to F1fth street one hundred
am ioriN-slx feet. more or less. TO a cor
.er, thence southcrly and narailel 10
spruce md Church streets sixtv-fve feet
more or less. TO a corner: thence west
erlv and parallel with Fifth street thirty
~ ~ iee5, more or less to n corner; thence
st.l. w w nalailel with Spruce and Church
.,tIett eentN-three feet. more or less. to
ne said norihfrlv side ~ Fifth etraet.
thence westerly along said side OF Fffh
Sfeet enc hundred and thirteen fart
more or lees. 20 the place OF ferinninr
Nith large brick factory ana other inn
HrovemGss thereon erected.
Seized Sad telen IN eVecarion ne The
n r.rtN ~ L Strven on nd AIDE
Tow t|sa h0r fush~nd. r-rr r4eora
an" 'efre ms. nj - he sold b.
,r~r,A VrwT. sheriff
ossersr Ses0.w, -. Wilmington, Delaware.
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Evening journal., 1902-10-13

The forests OF North America in val
ne and variety exceed those Of any 9TH
er continent.
Evening journal., 1902-10-13

There are lots OF people who win not
take n dare TO do anything except a
dare to go 10 work.-Atchison Globe.