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Evening journal., 1903-07-28
She Is Steam Engineer

Mrs. Annie Berger. the wife Of a baker
! Washington, d. c., has just added to
ne occupations Of her sex. For two years
ne has been attending to the engine and
oiler of her husbands establishment,
nd, considering herself entitled to the
rivilege, recently applied for a license
5 a steam engineer. The request was so
ovcl that the commissioners referred the
ettion to the Corporation Counsel for
dvisement, who, after carefully exam
hing the law, has rendered the opinion
nat the board Of examiners has authority
issue the license desired to Mrs. Ber-
Ter, there being nothing in the law which
ould Justify them in refusing TO examine
person applying to them merely on ac-
0unt Of sex.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28

Archibald FINLEY. Of Charleston. 5. c.,
is spending his vacation with relatives
and many friends here.
Miss Ethelwyn j. Maloney is visiting
friends at woolsey, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Lee have re-
turned from Wilmington. where they at
tended the funeral OF Mahlon G. shuster,
who was killed at Edge Moor on Wednes-
day night.
Miss Addie u. Reynolds has returned "a
her home at Alvada. Ohio. after spending
several months as the guest OF William
p. Reynolds and family.
Miss Viva Edwards has been visiting
relatives near st. Georges.
Benjamin Edwards. Jr, has been visit
ing relatives at McDonough, Del.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
MOB WANTED TO LYNCH
ACTOR BRIDEGROOMS

Ogdensburg. n ", July 2S-The
peaceful little village OF West Burke,
VT. Is greatly excited over a threat
ened lynching which followed the sud-
den marriage of two well-known girls
to Ned woodley and Lew strong, both
formerly of a dramatic company, or
New York.
Woodley and Strong had been In
West Burke four weeks, directing an
entertainment which was given by the
village band on July rs. Rehearsals
were held each night, and Annie Colby
and Annie Silsby had leading parts in
the entertainment. II Is said the girls
fell in love with the city actors and
the affair eliminated when Miss Colby
called for Miss Silsby and the two de-
parted together leaving word for Mrs.
snsby that they had gone TO make
call.
They then hid IN some bushes until
they were Joined by the young men
who came along with a double team,
and the eloping pairs drove TO Lyndon
vile, eight miles distant. Meanwhile
Mrs. Silsby had gone 10 her daughters
ROOM where she found a letter saying
that Annie had gone away 20 get mar
u ried Mr.. Silsby and Mr. Colby started
after their daughters toward Lyndon
/. VILE. telephoning a deputy sheriff M
Il Iyndonville TO stop the marriage.
! But fifteen minutes before the sherin
larrived at the parsonage the marriages
B were performed by the Rev. ]. G.. Bod
/, well, the Congregational pastor az
Dl I.yndonville. The young men had OBJ
/ tained marriage licenses the night be-
fore from the town clerk Of Burke
from which II appears that Woodley i
22 years old and Strong %. Both girl
are about is years old, Miss Colby be
ing a recent academy graduate ant
Miss Silsby a school teacher.
4 The married couple returned TO Yves
( Burke. where they were met by en-
a ragged parents and "a crowd OF indignan
towns people. Mr.. Silsby lSnocke
3 strong down and took his daughte
r home with him. Mrs. Woodley was a
{ first unwilling to leave her husband
3 but later decided 10 return 10 ner ol
q home. Later n large crowd gathere
around the place where the young me
r were staying and threatened to lync
o them IL they did not leave town. TN
actors decided 10 leave and later di
so.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
RAILROAD y M, c, A, GROWING
Recent Conference In Topeka Shows
Big Gains.

Big Gains.
The report of the Eleventh Internal
tional Railroad Conference of Young
Mems Christian Associations recently
held in Topeka just issued shows some
very interesting figures in the growth
of the organization since the previous
conference held at Philadelphia, 1900.
During that period the number OF rail-
road associations has increased from
161 to 1876. and the membership from
41.794 to 62.2SS, a remarkable growth
OF over 10000 members. The number
of buildings owned or set aside by rail-
road companies is 113, and these have
"a valuation of S1.663.45O; 800 men are
employed as secretaries and assistants.
the average daily attendance at all the
association rooms is 2Il25, and the
number Of baths given daily 2l20.
During the past year the railroad
companies contributed $2447l7 toward
the current expenses Of the local asso-
Citations. and the railroad men and
their friends gave S37S.1SS, making the
total amount of current expenses for
the year S617.00O Perhaps no other de-
aartment OF the Young Mems Chris
tian Association has developed so rap
idly and with such a healthful growth
as the railroad department
There are now eight buildings under
construction valued at an estimated
cost OF Sf60.000. one of which, the
Brooklyn street Railway building Is TO
be opened on July 7th. This company
now employs 1900 men, operates 259V
cars. and has 5000 miles of running
track. The building viii be open tas
in the case of all of the railroad assoc
ciations) night and day for the use OF
this large number Of men, as a Chris
tlan club house.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
Marrying In Haste

Again and again the question is asked
Are long or short engagements best?'
he snswer obviously IS tnat the longer
ie woolng the more thoroughly will the
an and woman know each other, and
aerefore the better Is their chance of
aowing whether they are likely to pull
,gether happily in the double harness
! matrmony. says Home Notes.
OF course, there is such a thing as go
.g to extremes, and a too protracted
5urtship becomes a WEAKNESS to botf
an and maid. A happy medium may b'
ruck dn most things, and in courtship
ear or so will generally be considered
ght. In that time the lovers may sure
know whether they are suited to eaci
her.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
~" H%G FOR THE
O11A4O FAIR SEX
A Singer in Trouble

We regret {, hear of the following
cident which happened" to the poet
the Adams Enterprise:
rovidence affiicts us
BEYOND the golden rule,
ghtning struck our smokehouse
An nearly killed our mule.
'lt, just before il Numbered,
Ard ere the rain had poured.
'e had the mighty wisdom
To have the null insured.
Atlanta Constitution
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
PRIESTS BRAVERY AVERTED PANIC
Boy Hurt Because He Wouldn't Take
a Dare.

Boy Hurt Because He Wouldn't Take
Dare.
While chanting the Requiem Mass for
the repose Of the soul of Pope Leo, the
Rev James Timmins rector OF st. Mich
aels Roman Catholic Church. Chester,
discovered yesterday morning that the
candles on the altar had set fire to the
draperies. without hesitating for q mo-
ment the priest continued the Mass at
"agnle' tnYe' fl0tl0nfng td" an altar boy
to put out the fire. Patrick Brannnn
sprang to the altar and beat out the
flames with mis- hands. The church was
crowded. and the coolness OF the priest
served TO keep the congregation from
rushing panic striken from the edifee.
Because he would not take a dare, John
Gorby. u years old, Is lying in a critical
condition In the Chester Hospital. Gorby
climber a standpipe In Wetherills Ma
chine works, and at distance Of 20 feet
from the ground came In contact with ar
electric wire. The shock ioosened his hold
and ne fell to the street.
Walter Fritz, a boy living at Brook
haven, caught a snapper hook IN his Iii
1 while fishing and walked three miles e
the office OF Dr. l.. Haines Crothers {,
have IL removed.
The Chester Brick Works. which haI
be n closed down on account Of a de
molished chimney since the heavy storm
of July g. resumed operations yesterday.
Joseph Miller. the 1S-year-old son o
Joseph D. Miller. Of Chester. who was i'm
paled on a barley fork at Lincoln Chea
ter county, on Saturday morning, die
b yesterday.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
This Queen Can Cook

Queen III elena, of Italy has very prac-
tical knowledge of cooking. At her faith
er's honieiy and unpretentious court
queen Helena learned many useful things
ana smong them the ant OF cooking. The
Prince of Montenegro insisted that all his
children should learn a trade-a rule
which, by the way, obtains in the German
imperia al family-and the future queen be-
came hot merely a good plain cook, but
also skilled in the preparation Of the Gu
rious Aweetmeats and patissesie Of which
Orlentals are 50 fond.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
GOOD PLAYS ARE COMING
Season at the Grand Opera House
Opens in Less Than a Month.

In less than a month the regular the
atrical season viii be opened in Whining
ton and Manager Baylls Of the Grand
Opera House promises some fine attrac-
tions. among them being the following;
Chinese Honeymoon. Viola Allen, Kyrle
Bellew. Robert Manteil. John Drew, The
Four Browns. The Four Cohens. Marie
Wainwright. William II. Crane, Hagen
backs drained animals Martha of the
Lowlands, Under the Polar Star, Isabel
Irving, Under Southern Skies, Annie RUS
sell Rogers Brothers. Virginia Harmed.
Sign of the Cross. Way Down East Ben
Hur Foxy Grandpa, David Warfeld and
James X. Hackett.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
BATTLE
AT NIGHT
Popular Feature With
Young Folk at Atlantic
Other Matters of Social In
terest to Wilmington Peo-
pie and Their Friends

Night bathing is the latest thing in
Atlantic city and numerous Whining
ton young people who are spending
part of the summer there are en-
joying the sport. OF course moonlight
bathing is not so new but some Of
the merry -makers have decided that
the moon is not necessary for a dip in
the ocean. The blaze of electric lights
on the boardwalk and the enormous
electric light signs on the beach front
hotels throw on the surf more brill
liant light than that of the moon. SO
the services OF a life guard are engaged
and the frolic with old Neptune ensues.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
RObeIen Piano Co.,
7lo Market Street.
coLlIDED WITH ICEBERG
British Tank Steamer Arrives at Phil.
aaclrhia With Hcle In Her rovv

British Tank Steamer Arrives at PHI.
s-clphis Wisa Hole In Her Eow.
Philadelphia July ee-Tha British
tank steamer Baka Standard. frcm
Tyne, arrived here with hole IN her
bow e. rcsalt cf q colisioa with an
iceberg. rhe British tanker. Captain
Tucker reports, was steaming slowly
over the Grand Bank OF Naulouna and
during a dense fec at 4 o'clock last
Monday morning. vhen an Iceberg
about 200 feet high looncd up deed
ahead. The engines vr-e instantly le-
ve-sed. but before The steamer could
be veered OIL 70 avoid the berg the bow
struck the submerged portion Of TIE
ice. A small hole was stove In one O,
the forward compartments below tho
water line The compartment wcs 2ar-
TALLY filled with water and the puilrs
were placed in operation BY this means
the water was kept down.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
car nnd AutomoblIe colIlde.

A collision occurred between the
of O. w. Ladd of No. 40S
Market street and car No. 1870 Of the
Delaware avenue line of the Whining
ton City Railway Company yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Ladd was accompanied
by f. Meyerhoff of Philadelphia. A
severe shaking up and slight damage
to the machine was the result
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
win Pay National Guard.

The oficcra Of the First Delaware In
fantry received checks from Dover last
nigh; and viii pay the members of the
National Guard who attended the en-
camrment at Rehoboth tonight The
pay OF the soldiers was held uo ON ac-
count OF a wreck on the railroad.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
CLOTHES AND CASH STOLEN
New Castle Man Held Up and Beaten
BY Footpads.

New Castle. July 2S.-Manager Robert
W. Carberry. OF the George Moore farm,
near this city visited friends In Whining
ton Saturday night While returning TO
the farm shortly after midnight he was
held up by three men, one Of whom
knocked him senseless with a sand bag.
When he came to his senses S12 was
missing, together with his coat, trousers,
hat and one shoe.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
Estates Of the Dead.

Letters OF administration were granted
by Registrar Of Wills Bach this morning
on the following estates; Estate of Cath
arine Zimmerman, late of this city TO
Mary Il. Zimmerman; estate of John
Desmond. late of Mil Greek hundred, TO
Daniel +. Desmond; estate OF Fannie Nc
Laughlin. late Of Philadelphia, to Richard
r. Trusler
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
EIned 5000 For Peonane.

Montgomery Ala., July 2S-In tie
United States Circuit Court here
James IT Todd and Anderson Hardy
pleaded guilty to charges Of peonage
against them and were fined $1,000
each. Hardy was returned from Tex
as. where he had gone recently to
make his home, to stand trial
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
Disastrous Froioht Wreck on penasv

Phillipsburg. n. j.. July 2S.-Onc OF
the most disastrous freight wrecks
the Pennsylvania Railroad has eSpor.
fenced in this vicinity ia years occur
red at Harmony, fve miles north of
here. A heavy ice train. drawn by
two locomotives. ran into the rear of
a freight train that had been stopped
on account Of a hot box. Two en-
gines and 16 cars were wrecked and
the track torn up for a hundred yards
One locomotive and nine cars went
over a high embankment into the Del
aware river The train crews es-
capped injury by jumping.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
WIn Hold cottane MeetInn.

a cottage meeting win be held to-
morrow evening IN Hockessin at the
home of Mrs. John Gebhart. A cordial
invitation is extended to the public.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
Crosby 6 Hill.
eREAT FRuIT SHIPMENTS

In Hundred Car Lots il is Leaving
California.
San Francisco. Cal, July 2S.-A hum
dred carloads OF fruit a day, or 2,i00.0o0
pound. are now going East from Socra-
mento. Up to last Monday the number
of cars sent Fast TO all points beyond
Ogden was l,7i7. carrying 4l,2oS,0oO pounds
of fruit.
Both railroad officials and orchardiats
say the prospects are favorable for the
shipment East, this season, OF 192,Ooo0 900
pounds Of green fruits. This is equivalent
10 5000 carloads
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
DID not Eniou Irin.

Robert Sayers, who disappeared from
his home last Tuesday Is home again. He
had teen IN New York on trip and re-
turned when he learned that he was being
searched for.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
Returned Home.

Road Commissioner Cornelius Horri-
gar went @ Georgetown today to confer
wits the levy Court of Sussex county
On The good roads questions He will
return home tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28

out Of every 100000 persons who are
born in the same year as.00O live for 20
years. 10000 for 50 years and ssn for 30
years. Two hundred and forty-five per-
sons cut Of every 100000 live for % years.
lls Tor sS, 81 for 80, 20 for 100 for loi. 3
for sO2. and / for 100.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28

Not more than 4C0 Of the "cedars OF
lebanon" are standing to-day. They
ln not though their age is measured In
ears by thousands rival I'm dimensions
he cedars of the Western World, the
argest, SO slow in their growth. beins
,ut twelve feet in diameter. No tree
gives so great an expanse OF shade as
cedar. and Il never dies except from
lightning stroke or the woodman's AK.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
Only sf.oo to Baltimore and Return

Via Pennsylvania Railroad, Sunday,
August 2. Special train leaves VIII
mington 900 a. m. Returning, leaves
Union Station, Baltimore, $50 p. m.
Tickets good only on special train.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28

A wheelman's tool bag isn't COM
plete without bottle of DR.. Thomas
Eclectric Oil. Heals cuts. bruises,
stings. sprains Monarch over pain.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28

Everybody's Magazine for August, in
tdditicn to the usual well-balanced ami
nvi5irg Table Of Contents. carries two
picturesque and distinguished features.
The publishers have seized the oppor-
unity offered by the universal interest in
he selection Of a successor to Pope Leo
Evening journal., 1903-07-28

The Island Of Formosa. 300 miles
north Of Luzon. has been so managed
that Il has been a source Of revenue to.
Japan in each of the seven years since
Il was acquired by that country. A
government monopoly on salt produces
1850 "a year. and on camphor and opium
about S2.O0O.O00 each. The camphor
monopoly may suffer, as did indigo cul-
.ure. from its production artihcially in
Germany.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28

The readers and admirers of Hamilton
W. Mabie viii be interested to note that
d new book by him is shortly to be
brought out by The Outlook Co. II will
be called Backgrounds Of Literature, %
nd in a series of chapters on Words
worth, Emerson, Goethe, Scott, Shake
peare, Irving, and other poets and prose
writer's, Mr.. Mabie will place behind each
writer the background Of landscape which
most deeply affects his Imagination and
lives color TO his genius. The volume will
be largely descriptive and have the inter
st which attaches to transcription of
ome Of the most charming scenery in the
world; but viii be also a series of studies
n what may be called literary conditions.
rhe book will be richly illustrated from
photographs and drawings.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28

The August issue will be the fourteenth
iction number of Scribner's Magazine,
nd it will be made notable by the begin
hing of Edith Whartons short serial
fsanctuary." her first story Of any length
ince the great success Of 1.-THE Valley Of
Oecis.on" Walter Appleton Clark will
Illustrate each number. The color print
ng in the fiction number will be un-
Usually abundant and beautiful. In addi-
ion TO the cover there viii be twenty.
our pictures reproduced in the colors Of
he original drawings. Among he ar
lists represented will be Walter Apple
on Clark. Frank Brangwyn, F. c. Yohn,
edwin B. Child, Corwin Knapp Linson
nd !. J. Gould.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28

Another lot Of fine Meerschaum Pipes
from 50 to SIS. CAN and see them. The
largest assortment OF Pipes in the city.
Durstein. s e. Second st.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28

within a year diamonds worth s2l5oo0OO
have come through the New York custom
house.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
CROSBY 8 HILL.
& Hill,
A Regular Clearing Up
Sale on Wednesday.

1910 and 15c Fancy Lawns
for &c.
76 in. wide Unbleached
Muslin, 1870.
81 in. wide, Pure Linen
Damask, 45C.
Ladies Rib Vests, SC.
Mems Summer Undervests,
25c.
Ladies' Oxford Ties, 98c.
Ladies' Sunshades, all
marked, $1.50.
Ladies Straw Hats, l0C.
Ladies' Trimmed Hats,
$500.
Every department will turn out
its remnants and odds and end:
for Wednesday.
There will be remnants of crash
linens, mercerized waistings
prints, ginghams, lawns, WOO
dress goods, silks and about fft,
lengths of black dress goods
nearly all the kinds that you woul'
want. Every article around thu
store will be a money saver OF
Wednesday.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28
THE LITERARY WORLD

XIII, and have secured a remarkable ar
ticle upon the subject from no less i'm
portant a writer than the Pope's official
biographer. F. Marion Crawford. Mr..
Crawford is said to be the most highly
paid writer living.
The other distinguished feature Of the
August number is "A Vacation Sympo-
sum-" by Frederick North, accompanying
beautiful series of drawings OF out
door sports for women, by Anna Whelan
Belts. The artist has put the true spirit
Of outdoor sport into her drawings. 1t is
a very unusual series. The story which
the drawings accompany, as told by Fred
ericlS North. presents the hero uncertain
as 20 how he shall spend his vacation. He
decides to ask the first six people who
pass and to follow the suggestion which
be likes best. AS is often the case. a
pretty girl gives a point and direction to
his plans.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28

Among the striking features in the
August Success ds an article on the hor-
ror of caste, written by Frank Fayant.
Mr.. Fayant takes occasion TO show that
the English nation has been greatly ham,
pered and set back by the old belief that
nation cannot exist unless its people are
divided into social classes. without dis
parag.ng the British race, or casting any
doubt on Its industrial ability, he carefully
shows how the United States has ad-
vanced, and the mother nation has re-
tarded simply because Of the distinctions
made in her people. This issue Of Success
is particularly strong In fiction. "Clawing
OF the Cape" Is true story by T. Jen-
ldns Hams. author of "The Wind-Jam-
mers." Miss Zona Gale. who has written
several very interesting stories for wo-
men, contributes 1.-THE Shyness Of Beth
Croft" which tells OF the marvellous
transformation OF plain country girl
at SUMMER resort.
Evening journal., 1903-07-28

Read the Evening Journal for the bright
eel news.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-09-03
CLEVER AND ORIGINAL.
A French Woman's Unique Scheme
of Robbing q Jeweler.

For originality of idea, the plan
which recently relieved a Marseilles
dealer of stock valued at $4,000
would be hard to beat. The plot
opens: says the Chicago Daily News,
in the consulting room Of a certain
doctor OF the city, Whose aid was in.
voked by a fashionably dressed lady
in the case of her son. This unfor-
tunatc youth, she. stated, was much
given to strange m%utterings in his
sleep and out of it about diamonds,
robberics and other like matters.
Fearing for his reason the anxious
mother begged the doctor to examine
the young man and endcavorto ascer-
tain the nature of his malady. Her
demand was readily granted, as was
also her prayer to be excused from at
tending such a painful interview.
Act 2 Of the drama discovers the
fearful mother INDUCING her tastes
to the full in the shop Of a frst-class
jeweler, where her choice resulted in
an assortment Of the value indicated
above. Her vanity satiated, she next
demanded that a messenger accom-
pany her to her residence, bringing
the gems and the bill, which latter
would be paid by her husband imme-
diately on receipt. S%uspecting
nothing wrong in so natural a request,
the merchant readily; agreed, and in
due time the lady and her companion
reached the house-of the doctor.
When, after some waiting, the doctor
announced his readiness to examine
Nine. KS son. that lady, relieving
the youth Of the precious burden,
passed him to the doctor-with the
bill! To the doctor, advised before
hand Of the youths peculiarities, the
story of the bill and the purchase
seemed so much insane prattle, and
it was lono ere the real situation was
perceived. Needless to say. when
that moment arrived the ladyand the
stones were both very much at large,
and so they still remain.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-09-03
Her Political Party.

Ex-senator Wolcott, Of Colorado,
tells Of a woman who presented her
self one day at the registration booth
Of a town in that state for the pur-
pose Of qualifying in order that she
might cast her vote upon the school
question at the next election. With
what. political party do. you afiliate?"
asked the clerk of the unaccustomed
applicant, using the prescribed for
mula. The lady blushed and other
wise exhibited some confusion of
manner. "Is it obligatory that I
should answer that question:" she
inquired. "Certainly, madam; the
law requires it." "Then," said the
woman; 81 don't think / care to vote
if I must mention the party's name.
However, + don't mind saying that
he is~a candidate for a trusteeship
and one of the incest men I've ever
metz