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Evening journal., 1903-05-08
Free Eruition.

From tho Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
The only reasonable principle ON which
TO base the acceptance of Mr.. Carnesfe's
offer 10 The o0ty Of $l,5OO.OOO for the enac-
ton OF thirty branches of the Free Lib
rary, with the enormous expense which
Will be entailed thereby, As that the prac-
ideally indefinite extension OF the system
will place Within reach Of every resident
Of Philadelphia tho best books by the best
authors, ostensbly free OF charge. A fur
ther glance at the annual report OF the
Free Library, just issued, shows how the
present faclines OF the institution are
appreciated and what use Is made Of them
By mo army Of free readers. OF the
i,69l.i52 volumes taken out OF the central
libnary and the fourteen branches during
last year, 1,303,9n volumes were classed
as Fiction" leaving only 8S7.5l1 volumes in
an the other departments Of literature.
Nearly -four-hfths OF the books circulated
during the year were novels OF VARYING
degrees OF wortElessness as educational
and elevating agencies. Contrast tho work
Of The free library system as a whol,
with that which has been carried on foi
years past by the Friends Free Library
in Germantown. among The 1900 or 1000
volumes In which institution there Is no
a single novel;
Evening journal., 1903-05-08
TO SURRENDER Ar DISCRETION

The Democratic Municipal League
has thought it necessary to inform the
public in a manifesto that It will sup
port the candidates OF the Democratic
party, whoever they may be. but that
it hopes to secure the nomination Of
the ticket it has placed in the field.
This is interesting in view of the
fact that the League has declared that
the true test of Democracy Is the Kan
sas city platform. From time 20 time
it has issued proclamations to the ef-
feet that no person not in full accord
with Bryan and Organism may be re-
garded as a Democrat. SO we see that
the Leaguers are prepared to surrender
at discretion.
Perhaps this is an indication OF what
the followers OF Bryan win do gcnor-
ally in the national campaign OF 1904.
There have been intimations that the
Bryan Democrats. regarding them
selves as the legitimate successors OF
jefferson, Jackson. Tilden and other
saints would maintain the party prin-
clples and traditions even though Il
became necessary to maintain sepa-
rate organization. A few months since
they had some reason for maintaining
this attitude. since they apparently
could count a majority, but today con-
seryative Democracy as represented by
Grover Cleveland is in the ascendancy.
and the Bryan wing is evidently pre-
pairing to get under cover
Evening journal., 1903-05-08

The figure "rising Phoenix-like from
It's ashes,' may be fittingly applied to
the Wilmington Board Of Trade. A few
weeks since il was impossible to get
out a respectable number to meet our
senators and congressman. Last night
at a meeting nearly two hundred were
present, and it was announced that 252
new members had been secured. Sen
ator Ball was present and today COM
ments on his excellent speech are gem
eral.
Evening journal., 1903-05-08

THE Rev. Thomas B. Turnbul, d. D., 10
deliver the charge to the plstor.
Or. Huston. the pastor IN charge.
preached an eyangeAstic sermon in Norris
Square Church, Philadelphia, of which the
Rev. james Grove. ID. ID. and the Rev.
Alvin Orr are pastors. last night.
Ths Sunday school OF the church will
take an excurscon to National Park on
ilae boats of che Wilmington Steamboat
Company. oa Tuesday, June 2.
The trustees of the church have decided
to have a cement sidewalk put down which
will commence az the east side OF the
church and extend 20 Broome street. The
walk v.ll be one hundred and twenty
seven Zee. long and. eight feet wide.
Evening journal., 1903-05-08
A JEFFERSON MEMoRIAL

John S. Rossell, vice. president OF the
Thomas jefferson Memorial Associa-
tion FOR Delaware. has begun the col
lection OF material from this state
bearing on the life and work of the
famous statesman. The laudable work
Of erecting a suitable memorial TO JEFF
ferson has been undertaken by an as
sociation formed for that purpose, and
whose members are scattered through
out the Union Il is proposed to build
this memorial in Washington, which,
Of course, IS the only proper place for
Il. The association is non partisan, OF
course. for while one Of our great par
ties claims jefferson for its own, yet,
like Washington, the great ideas which
agitated men OF that period have been
settled one way or the other and are.
no longer before the American people.
The association proposes to gather
all materials relating to Jefferson from
all sources. and TO publish n compre-
hensive story Of his life and influence
on. the politics of the country in it's
formative stage. From funds secured
from the sale of the work, together
with contributions. the memorial will
be erected. 1t is a little singular that
Washington, which is filed with monu-
ments to characters more or less dis
tinguished should have had no Jeffer-
son memorial We remember him
chiefly as the author Of the Declaration
but that constituted q small part of his
service to his country, and its salient
provisions had been so discussed that
Jefferson's task consisted largely in
putting IL on parchment. But we should
remember jefferson for the part he
played in the Interpretation and appli-
cation OF the Constitution. Washing
ton called two great men to his Cabi-
net, men as opposite in temperament
and thought as the poles. Hamilton
favored a government largely aristo-
cratic IL not monarchial in form; while
jefferson stood for a democracy that
was almost too liberal to hang to.
gether. These two men wrote. debated
and wrangled, and between them stood
b Washington with his judgment ant
sagacity. Every phase OF government
was thrashed out and brought dowi
e 10 the comprehension OF all classes
y The result was a middle course, an,
2 out Of the chaos OF argument precipi
e tated by Hamilton emerged the Con
G stituuon virtually as we have it today
$ It is fitting that a great monumen
dedicated to jefferson should be erect
Il ed at the national capital, but thi
x should be a reminder that his grea
a antagonist, Hamilton, should not b
n forgotten. Perhaps this movemer
l. will result in two splendid memorials
Evening journal., 1903-05-08
The Boy.

/ wouldn't be a single thing on earth
Except a boy.
And yel it's just an accident Of birth
That I'm "A boy
And goodness gradousl when l stop and
think
That j once trembled on the very brink
or making my appearance here "A girl.
~ fairly makes my ears and eyebrows
curl
But I'm "a boy,
just think Of AL tbe jolly fun there is
When you're a boy!
l tell you, you're just fun OF business.
When you're "A boy
There's fires to build hl all the vacant lots,
Go swimmdn, tie the fellers' clothes IN
knots
TIE TN cans on the tails Of dogs-why. geei
The days ain't half as long as they should
be
When you're a boy!
There's lots OF foolish things that make
you tired
When you're a boyl
There's heaps Of srouchy men that can't
be hired
To like boy!
There's wood TO chop at home, and coal
TO bring.
And Here, do ehis-do ahat-the other
thing,"
And, worse than all. there's girls-olh. holy
smokel
Are they a crime or are they just a joke
Upon a boy
And then there's always somebody TO jaw,
When you're a boy
Somebody always laying down tho law
To every boy
Pick up your coat; SEQ where you've put
your hat: '
Don't stone the dog, don't tease the poor
old cat;
Don't race around the house"-why
sum'mn Moses!
The only rme you have ITO practice thing.
like those is
When you're q boyi 81
And yet don't believe ia change a thGns
For any boyl
You've got TO laugh, to cry, to work, b,
sing.
To be a boyl
With an histhoughuless noise and careies
play,
With all his heartfelt trials day by day.
With all his boyish hopes and all hi
fears,
I'd Like to live on earth a thousand years
And be n boyl
f 7egs w. II. Pierce.
Evening journal., 1903-05-08
JOURNALISTIC ETHICS

Some of these days somebody viii
write an essay on the ethics Of jour
nalism. 1t should prove interesting
reading for Delaware editors. 1t has
grown into a habit TO indulge in abuse
Of the editor, and this is regarded as
an evidence Of smart journalism. In
the best journals the editor and the
editorial voice OF the paper are re-
garded as separate entities. In other
words, anything which appears in the
editorial columns OF a publication
should be regarded as che opinion Of
that paper, and the writ& is not to be
held responsible TO the pkblic. but re-
sponsible only 10 the prope eetors Of the
Evening journal., 1903-05-08
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

The Eskimos possessed the most re-
markalble place of worship in the
world. 1t was a sealskin church. Forty
sealslSins We're stretched over e. LIGHT
framework and in this tent, Is feet by
II feet, services were held every Sun
day. But the church came to an un-
timely end. One hard winter the EslOi-
mos dogs. being half famished dined
on the sealskins, and only the fraane
was left The Esldmos have now. erect
ed a dog-proof tabernacle.
It is told Of the Marquis Ito the Pre-
mior of Japan, that when a youth he
wandered about the streets Of London
penniless, ragged and hungry, a starry
ing alien in strange land.
Mrs. Ashton, of New Albany, Ind.
has the distinction of having been the
wife of four veterans OF the Civil War.
She is drawing three pensions. and has
her fourth marriage on record at the
Pension Bureau
AS a memorial to the generosity OF
Joseph Park in building thirty miles Of
macadamized roads for the town CT
Rye, n. Y, free Of cost, several wealthy
persons propose to erect a monument
in the public square.
Trinity University. England. has
conferred the honorary degree Of Ill.
D. upon Sir Alexander Mackenzie,
principal OF the Royal Academy Of
Music, who is conducting a cycle OF
musical festivals in Canada.
DR.. Edward Everett Hale and some
other distinguished divines are taking
active interest in a weekly paper now
being established in Boston. 1t is to
be printed in Syrian and English for
the benefit Of some 1000 or 1900
! Syrians in Boston.
Indias population is 800 900. O00-
. one-flfth of all the people in the world
The practice of fencing has been re-
3 vived among Japanese young noble
e women.
4 In Southwark, the smallest Londor
e Borough, there were more lunatics las
] year than in any other metropolitan
& borough.
n The sterilization OF meat is mucl
}. practiced in Belgium. It returns Il
d the trade. under the form OF a whole
& some product, meat which otherwis
d would be unfit for consumption.
@ Ethnclogists of the Smithsonian In
u stitution have Investigated the Philip
y pinas, with results that are of rare in
y terest to science They have called at
u tention TO the fact that in the vein
Of the tribes of he Archipelago flow
the blood OF all the races and varietie
Of mankind.
II In the head office OF the Suez cana
lfl at Port Said. is a model of the cani
It showing the exact position OF ever
Z. ship moving through it. 1t is thu
a quite easy to arrange by telegraph fc
vessels TO pass one another
The total amount of money emba.
zled by dishonest employees during 1876
r in United States and Canada reache
a the enormous amount of $6933516
y His Highness the Sultan of Johol
U has gone, under medical advice, for
Evening journal., 1903-05-08

One year ago today occurred the
awful disaster Of Mt. Pelee, one Of the
most awful catastrophes Of all history.
The seismic disturbances which SEEM
ed to affect a chain OF volcanic dis
tricts at that time have subsided. pos
sibly not TO break forth again for CEN
turtles.
Evening journal., 1903-05-08
Hoas.

From The Philadelphia Bulletin.
Chicago proudly points to the fact tha1
It has slaughtered two millions and a half
Of hogs IN the last four months What
other city, especially in the effete East,
can hold Up It's head IN face OF such a
glorious record?
Evening journal., 1903-05-08

Look at this.s said the would-be
humorist. Il fattfr mySslf and that
It IS quito Shakeepearear.
1T may be-" replied the weary edi-
tor, as he glanced at it, shut it strikes
me as being earlier than Shakespeare" "
Evening journal., 1903-05-08
Ths PresIdent on the PIain..

From the Philadelphia Press.
There was little ground for the fear
that the President might not get a
cordial reception in New Mexico and
Arizona on account OF his sympathy
with the opposition TO their admission
Evening journal., 1903-05-08
Music Is the AIT to which
He's weddeG. moi Disgusting
A morganatic union with
The art of eCvettising.

Il can't see why so much of my work
is rejected" said the struggling author
I'm sure il is strictly original
Perhaps that Is the trouble" rejoin-
ed the sympathetic friend
Evening journal., 1903-05-08

lie snobisme" is complete and so is
Ito snob,r bOri owed with careful
grammar by the new spapers of Italy.
SO is a new worl spoken in Suder-
manns play by thi German actors. We
hasten to present il as novelty worth
ng-"snobthum."
Evening journal., 1903-05-08

Eggbert-I hope you will assign me
a part in your new production that
will enable me to please the audience.
Manager-Sure. l shall give you the
part Of Gunshoo the detective.
Eggbert-What does he do TO win
applause2
AIanager-He d es in the first act
Evening journal., 1903-05-08

three months tour in Australia. AS a
bit of preliminary exercise he shot a
nine-foot tiger three mites from Jo-
hore.
Evening journal., 1903-05-08

Wan-Wen-1sao, recently appointed
Minister of Foreign Affairs of China
and virtual Premier of the Empire, is
one of the most progressive of modern
Celestials. He IS SAID to be an en-
thusiastic advocate of Occidental di-
plomacy and of introducing the latest
inventions in the domain Of science.
Evening journal., 1903-05-08

Prices count, but price isn't everything We
can save you money OH every Ready 'o-Weqr
Garment you buy of us and yet we give you the
best Clothing made-the nearest to the made-tc-
measure there is.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-17
FOWLER'S ENTHUSIASM

~ ONGRESSMAN FOWLER, chairman of the
| House Committee Banking and Currency
- in the last Congress, has recently stated at
Chicago conviction that the whole scheme of cur
rency REFORM OF which he is an earnest advocate will
be provided for during the coming session. He has
prepared bill which he will introduce at the extra
session, and he is quoted saying that if the Senate
Finance Committee fails to report good bill the
House will take up the issue and make strenuous
fight for the desired reform
When the strength of the opposition to any kind
of currency legislation this winter taken into con-
sderation the statement Of Mr. Fowler will appear
to be that of an enthusiast rather than of care
fully calculating paramentarian who counts the
votes in the House before he ventures to prophecy
That estimate of the Congressman will be strength
ened when the radical nature OF his programme is
understood. He gave outline of>it in the very
statement in which he announced an assurance that
the bill would pass and it appears that he expects
not only the adoption of legislation providing for
elastic currency. but also for the retirement of
greenbacks and the substitution of currency based
upon assets.
AS outlined by himself the coming Fowler bill will
include three salient features. First, the re-
trement of greenbacks or their impoundng in
the banks by a requirement that banks be
reserves in greenbacks; second, provision that
all public money be deposited in banks at per cent
interest being secured by first lien on bank assets
third, provision that national banks be permitted to
emit or credit currency by depositing in the
United States treasury gold coin or Government
bonds equal to per cent OF the amount emitted
To any who has followed the discussion of this
subject during the past it is clear that no
such has any chance of enactment at the
coming session fight made for such sweeping
measure would have other effect than that of
rendering II difficult to pass moderate meas
ure designed with the sole object of providing for
elasticity In that way the enthusiasm Of Mr. Fowler
is likely to prevent the very legislation in which he
is interested and for which he is so Jealous.
The exact nature of the situation has been we'll ex
pressed by Senator Beveridge in an address before
the convention of Indiana bankers In the course Of
that address he said: The coming session of Con-
gress will not enact any radical or sweeping financial
Legislation. Some moderate legislation which will re-
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-17
AUSTRIA'S TROUBLES.

wv Of 's IL, @o'. ~o'a s+. '9a snoas s'@"'1 or h
nations of Europe to enter at once upon the
task of driving the Turk of Macedonia, the Gov
ernments Of the nations ponderng painfully how
they best attend to their own troubles. They
have little time to think of the Balkans and no i'm
mediate help to give. Not nation in Europe is at
this time prepared to undertake the bearing of any
burden but its own. Britain France, Germany and
Russia have each home problem to worry over while
Austria, whose relations to the Balkans are closer
than those of any other power is well nigh distracted
by the seriousness OF her domestic dssensions
For years past the dsccrdant elements OF the Aus
trian empire have been the verge of flying at one
another with fire and sword as iercely as the Chris
tans and Moslems are now doing in Macedonia
Fortunately the Government Vienna not so weak
as that at Constantinope. 1t has strengtk enough
to keep the peace and authority enough to command
respect That authority, however rests largely in the
personal character OF the venerable Emperor When
he is gone it is quite possible there may be period
OF turmoil that will render the Austrian problem as
perplexing to diplomatists that OF the Ottoman
The evils of the empire are many and complicated
At time the strife between the Germans and the
Slavs appears to be the danger point but almost
Immediately another conflict appears that dwarfs the
lOIllCl Al pItSel DetWeen hungary and
Austria looms largest the horizon and is unques-
tonaby threatening Recent dispatches announced
that the aged Emperor is so much perturbed by the
strife around him that he threatened to abdicate
and turn the task OF government over to younger and
more vigorous hands Almost at the same time an
other dispatch announced the appearance in Hun
gary OF movement to declare the Hungarian throne
vacant and to call for the election OF sovereign sep
arate and distinct from him who reigns over Austria
With so much turmoil at home il is not easy to see
how the Austrian statesmen could act effectively in
Turkey. The German provinces Of the empire would
not like to large addition made to the Slavonic
elements of the population by the incorporation in
the empire OF any Of the Balkan states On the
other hand, neither the Slavonic nor the Hungarian
elements would like Austria to permit Russia to in
crease her power in that part of the world Other
nations recognizing the danger of the situation are
careful not to venture upon any action that would
precpitate the long impending outbreak among
Maygars, Slavs Czechs and Germans Austria S
troubles, therefore, part and parcel of the Turk
sh problem. The uneasiness at Vienna helps to ex-
plain the seeming indifference of the Governments
at Berlin, St Petersburg London and Paris.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-17
PERSONAL MENTION.

Dr. L. E. Benson OF Nome is at the
Palace.
DIR. W. r. Hedgpeth Of San Lucas is at
the Grand.
DR.. A. c. Winn of Tomales is registered
at the California
II. \. Bradley. mining man OF Denver.
is at the California
T. E. Gibbon, an attorney Of Los An
geles, is at the Palace.
DR.. H B. Fits of the United States
navy IS at the Occidental
J. Ross Trayner. a merchant Of Marys-
vile is registered at the Palace.
A. ]. Johnston. former State Printer.
and family are staying at the Lick.
]. f. Defebaugh Of Chicago. editor Of
the American Lumberman, is registered
at the Palace.
W. o. Manson Of Denver, who is min
ing engineer for the Clarks OF Montana,
is at the Palace
]. B. Robinson. manager Of the Dia-
nlond Match Company's interests at Chi
co, is at the Palace
T. W. Heintzelman. who is connected
with the Southern Pacific Company at
Sacramento, is at the Grand.
Colonel John C. Kirkpatrick, manager
of the Palace Hotel, left for the East yes
terday in company with his son, who is
about to re-enter college.
A. A Blow. formerly OF Denver and
at present chief engineer of the largest
smelling and refining works in Australia.
accompanied by the members OF his fam
fIy. arrived from New York last night and
is registered at the Palace. He has been
to London. where the offices of the smelt-
ing works are located, and is now en- route
tnSydney.
Dr. Cfeniiro Yamazaki, chief civil engi-
Daer of the KaWasakf DOckyard Company
Of Kobe. Japan. arrived from the East
last evening and is at the Occidental. He
completed the construction Of the Kobe
dock one year ago and since then he has
been in this country inspecting the va
rious big docks To-day he Will go TO
Marc Island and expects TO visit the IN
ion Iron Works tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-17
SUPREME COURT
WILL PASS ON
CITY TAX RATE

City Attorney Lane was in consultation
Yesterday with w. II. Cobb. Auditor
Baehr's legal adviser. for the purpose OF
taking some steps to have the Supreme
Court pass upon the point whether the
raise in the assessment valuation OF San
Francisco made by the State Board or
EQUALIZATION applies 10 the city and
county tax rate. Lane and Cobb agreed
that the practical solution of the proposi-
ton would be for the Board of Supervis-
Ors to adopt next MO1day a tax rate
which will raise only the amount required
by the budget on the increased valuation
as returned by the Board of Equalza
ton This rate would be S2.72 cents in
stead of S1.O76. as fixed by the Supervisors
last June.
After the Supervisors have adopted the
reduced rate in conjunction with the State
rate IL is planned that some taxpayer will
mandamus the Auditor to carry out the
tax rate of S1.076 on the assessment books
and have the Supreme Court decide the
disputed point. Lane and Cobb viii have
another conference to arrange the details
Of the legal proceedings proposed to be
instituted.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-17
WV Chapter's Anniversary.

Ivy Chapter No. q, Order of the Eastern
Star. celebrated the twenty-seventh ami
versary Of it's institution by a grand ball
in Golden Gate Hall Tuesday night The
dance hall, which was beautifully deco
rated and Illuminated with shaded lights,
which produced a charming effect, was
filled with happy couples. the majority
of the ladies being in full evening dress
When the grand march was started at
$50 O'Clock nearly 200 couples took part
During intermission a collation. was
served to the dancers in the banquet hall
This function, one of the most delightful
given by this very sociable chapter during
the current Eastern Star year, was ad-
n1irably carried out under the supervision
of Mrs. James z. Gordon, Mrs. Mary L.
Reddick. Mrs. Maze w. Hendry. Frank
McGown. Mrs. Frances L. Bonifeld,
Mrs. Susie F. Lockwood and DR.. Robert
TfSdale.