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Evening journal., 1903-05-16
THE TABLES ruRNEp.

Governor Pennypacker in signing the
press mueller evidently acted on the
theory that State officials and
particularly governors, are above
the law lie bitterly resents any re-
Election upon the acts OF public SER
wants and yet in the very paper in
which ne sives his reasons for signing
the bill. he applies an epithet to Artist
Nelan. OF the North American, which
il not lbelous is perilously near it, He
calls him an "outcast," without any
justification. However angry he may
have been with the artist whose car
toons had made him appear ridiculous,
an outoast Mr.. Nelan is not.
So the artist demands that the Gov
ernor retract or stand suit for libel
This is right and proper. A good name
and reputation are as dear to Mr.. Ne
Ian as they are to the Governor, and
under the genius OF our institutions are
equally entitled to be protected. We
are glad that this suit has been
brought. There is tendency among
machine politicians to regard them
selves as above the law. and as en-
titled TO immunity from criticism be-
cause Of their exalted positions.
Undoubtedly at times the press
abuses it's power, but there is still the
corrective force OF public opinion.
Since signing the bill the Governor has
seen the cartoons against himself null
tiply Why? Because he has given
occasion for Il. and because the people
accept the structures as proper and just.
That paper which should savagely at
tack a clean. broad-minded official,
the choice Of the people, and recog-
nized as a temperate and wise public
servant, would soon receive a hint to
desist in its decreased sales. These
things are evened up by public opinion
and cannot be regulated by the gag.
Evening journal., 1903-05-16
Jockeys and testers.

From the Boston Pilot
The reading public was amazed a few
weeks ago to learn that Finley p. Dunno
had made an engagement to write for
the Harpers for a salary of $4,000 "A
year. That the most popular humorist
in the world should be paid so large a
sum surprised the intelligent public.
which had accepted without wonder the
news that a manager OF one OF the
great corporations was drawing a sal
AIRY OF million a year It looked al
most as though intellect We're becom-
ing valuable as a remarkable article.
However the balance of wages is aver
aged, since it is announced that five
OF the leading Jockeys have been en-
gagged at salaries ranging from $4,000
to $4,000 for the season. An eminent
play-actor makes more than twice as
much as the most successful author,
and popular dancer-but great arr
lists like that should not be COM
pared with mere literary fellers.
Evening journal., 1903-05-16
To Russla.

Who tanned your lawless Tartar
blood?
What David bearded In her den,
The Russian bear in ages. when
You strode your black, unbridled
stud,
A skin-clad savage OF your steppes?
Why one who now walls out to you
The jew, the Jew, the homeless jew.
Who girt the thews Of your young
prime,
And bound your fierce, divided force ?
Why, who but Moses shaped your
course,
United down the grooves all OF time?
Your mighty millions all today,
The hated, homeless Jew obey.
Who taught all poetry to you?
The jew, the jew, the hated Jew.
Who taught you tender Bible tales
OF honey-lands, of milk, and wine?
OF happy, peaceful Palestine?
OF Jordan's holy harvest Wales?
Who gave the patient Christ? say.
Who gave your Christian creed? Yea.
yea,
Who gave your very God to you2
Your Jewl Your Jew! Your hated
Jew.
Joaquin Miller.
Evening journal., 1903-05-16
MILES DEFENDS
PRIVATE SOLDIERS
Head of the Army Says They
Protested Against Cruelty
in Philippines
OFFICERS ALONE RESPONSIBLE

New York. May 1G.-The Army and
Navy Journal prints a letter from Gen
eral Nelson A. Miles, in which the
writer says that he went to the Phil
i9pire Islands not as a tourist, but in
an official character. and that the in
structions Addressed to him as lieu
tenant general, commanding the
army" came from the highest author
ity, viz. the president in which he
was directed to give especial attention
10 the instruction, discipline and sup
plies of the army. In referring to his
oGcial report on tho Philippines, Gen
eral Miles says that mo one can have
a more sacred regard for the honor of
the army than myself
Coming to the subject Of cruelties in
the Philippines, General Miles letter
reads as follows:
"It is idle TO assume that campaign
ing in the Philippines has conditions
that warrant resort 20 mcdiaeval
cruelty and a departure from the hon
orable method OF conducting warfare
and that sacl departures as have ex
listed should be overlooked and con
doned.
1T is most gratifying that the seri
GUS ofenses have not been committed
sy the soldiers unless they we're undel
tho direct orders OF certain officers
who we're responsible. Soldiers have
withheld 6re when ordered to shoe
prisoners, protested against acts o
cruelty ami written to relatives a
home urging them to take action t
pat a stop to those crimes. It vii
ever be one Of the glories Of the arm,
that such deeds, committed by what
ever authority, are abhorrent to tn
/ American soldier The officers VIII
are responsible, using chiefly crue
Maccabebes, do not by any means cor
stitute the American army. and ther
must be a very unmistakable lin
drawn between the great body Of hor
orable and faithful officers and brav
soldiers whose records have been con
mendable. and those. OF whatever st'
ton. whose acts have received an
should receive the earnest condemni
ton of all honorable men"
Evening journal., 1903-05-16
THE JOYS OF A SUMMER OUTING

About this season Of the yeer when
the first dog days render us uncom-
Portable and we see stretching before
us the long summer months, thoughts
of a dip into the cooling surf and of
the fresh winds of the mountains come
into our minds, and If our finances per-
NIT and our business will allow we pre-
pare for asojourn to some resort 1t is all
pictured out in our minds, and we have
calculated the expenditure to the last
penny So some fine day the van VIII
move uD to our homes, the trunks will
be loaded in and we shall begin the
same old hot and dusty journey.
At this stage it might be we'll to re-
call certain past experiences but, for
tunately, or unfortunately, we have a
way of Keeping our eyes resolutely fas-
tened on the future, while with fine op-
timism we really expect to avoid in
the future the pitfalls which have
caused us trouble in the past. So we
shall go forth with a smile and an elas-
tic step, and after spending a goodly
portion of our boarded wealth will
reach our destination in the huge bar
rack of a summer hotel or boarding.
house. To reach our quarters we shall
climb the stairs and pass along through
a series of blind alleys, straight ahead.
turn to the right, then to the left again
to cell 769.
If we reach there in the day time
we shall find what a pleasant little
room it is. Being under a tin roof the
air is nice and warm-about 12O de-
grees. There is window that might
admit the breeze. were the breeze not
too busy to look for it, The only things
it will admit are flies and mosquitoes.
and, strange to say, Il does not appear
to be large enough to afford them an
exit. AS the room across the way is
occupied by elderly maiden ladies, Ia
leave the door open is out of the ques-
ton.
Well you have arrived anyway, and
by bribing the porter you may have a
glass of ice water, and there is joy in
your heart at the thought that your
name will appear i'm the morning pa
per, among the latest arrivals. You have
an idea that it will look something like
this: Among the latest arrivals are
Hon. and Mrs. Jason de Smyth and
their interesting daughter. Mr.. Smyth
is one of the leading citizens of Blank
ville" But when it does appear it is
mixed i'm with hundred other names
and reads: Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Smith
and child"
But there is the table at which sea
food is an advertised speciality. You
are not altogether deceived, since for
breakfast you have your choice Of cod
fish cakes and salt mackerel, while for
tea there is canned lobster. The dim
ing-room of a summer hotel is a good
place to watch humanity and to study
the peculiarities of people. You have
Evening journal., 1903-05-16
TO GRADUATE COLOREO STUDENTS
Commencement Exercises to Begin on
Sunday, May "a.

Dover. May 16. ~ Commencement
week at the State College for Colored
Students will begin on Sunday, May "a
and continue until Friday, when the
exercises will be held
on the lawn in front Of the college
buildings. The Rev. NJ. w. Thornton.
pastor Of Bethel A. M. +. Church. Will
mington. will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon in Calvary Baptist Church, on
Sunday. on Tuesday evening, the
prize defamation contest will be held
i'm Mt. Zion A. NJ. Il. Church. for which
two prizes Of $40 and IS each will be
given. The exercises viii conclude with
the principals reception on Friday
evening
The Rev. NJ. c. B. Mason, secretary
of the Freedman's Aid and Southern
Educational Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. will deliver the an
nual address TO the graduates on Fri
day afternoon. The degrees will be
conferred by Chief Justice Charles B
Lore. president of the Board Of Trus-
tees. and about $50 in prizes will be
awarded.
At the close of the commencement
the cornerstone Of the new chapel viii
be laid by Bishop. Leighton Coleman
of wilmington.
The graduates are as follows; james
T. Cooper. Chicago, with the degree o
y. s: Mary Ellen Owens, Lincoln
city, Del, degree Of B. s.; Hattie i
Evening journal., 1903-05-16
The Neatest Of Men.

From the New York Press.
II must go without saying that the
neatest OF men are navy officers. There
is never a speck Of dust on board ship,
and white suits may be worn a week
without receiving so much as a wealth
er stain. Mentioning this TO an Off
Ger the other day / was amused to
hear him reply: Yes; too --- neat.
I'd often give half "A years pay FOR a
chance TO knock around In a rainstorm
on shore and get real muddy once
again. as used to do when "A
boy" Navy men live to a ripe age. as a
rule. They are between the sun and
the deep sen, deriving electricity from
one and life-gving warmth from the
other. and breathe an air uncontami-
mated
Evening journal., 1903-05-16
ENeLlsH-oF A KIND.

The Milford Chronicle takes us 10
task in a few choice English sentences.
and we cannot forbear to publish a
paragraph. The words which we put
in black letter might offer an inter-
esting exercise for Milford High School
pupils to parse. Read. and smile not;
It has held the two lower counties
up to scorn and branded every man
that dared TO have an opinion OF its
own, as a mercenary; and. in truth
threw the light OF their own true char.
acter upon all who differed with il
selfish interests; but now it frankly
admits that the voters Of even thei
ranks, are as venal and subject TO I
Evening journal., 1903-05-16

our friend, the Star has received
notice Of another libel suit. It will soon
begin to flatter itself that It IS the
North American OF Delaware Journal
ism. It seems that this time Fred
Eden Bach demands damages for las
cerated feelings, and FOR an Injury TO
reputation. This is proper; . good
name is better than riches, and must
be protected.
Evening journal., 1903-05-16

The residents OF the Ninth ward, IN
order TO have their garbage removed
promptly are hiring wagons 10 take it
away. II would seem that the resi-
dents OF the Ninth ward viii not be
anxious 10 vote for a return to Council
Of the gentlemen who recently award
ed contracts for the removal OF the city
garbage 10 the highest bidders. This
laxity in attending to most impor-
tant matter has been experienced for
years. The garbage has never been
removed regularly and promptly The
only way TO get a half way decent SER
vice is TO keep calling up the authori-
ties. It is an outrage This garbag,
when allowed TO remain uncollected IL
a menace 10 health. and it is about
time 10 END the nuisance.
Evening journal., 1903-05-16
Baltimore and ohio RailrOad-ons
Way colonists Rates to the West.

Tickets on sale daily until June H.
,aoa inclusive. at all ticket offices Of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad 10
points in Arizona. California, COLORADO,
Idaho, Mexico. Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, oregon. South DsSota' IeAas,
Utah, Washington, wyoming ana
British Columbia, at greatly reduced
rates. For full information, call az
ticket offices, Baltimore and ONO ran
road, or write II. A. Miller. T. r. A.
Market street station Wilmington
Del.
Evening journal., 1903-05-16

Republicans in general are well pleased
with the selection OF William II. Bowers
as the candidate for Mayor Mr.. Bowers
is man with a PERFECTLY clean record and
tt is predicted he will poll a large vote
on June G.
Clement b. Hallam, a member of the
Morning News staff, who is recovering
from severe attack Of typhoid fever re-
turned several days ago from a three
weeks stay at Atlantic City. Mr.. Hallam
is much improved in health.
DR.. T. Clarkson Taylor showed himself
10 be a very witty man at the Republican
meeting held at the Young Mems Repub-
lican Club on Thursday night. His few
humorous remarks were enjoyed by all
present.
Leonard E. Wales the well-known at
torney and vocalist. has a thorough knowl-
edge Of the Scripture as was shown in hiE
address at the Young Mems Republican
Club on Thursday night.
John Springer, assistant station master
at French street station is we'll acquainted
with the workings or the Pennsylvania
railroad and is able to answer the hun
dreds Of questions asked him daily by pas
! sengers, instantly.
Howard r. Wallace, president of the
Diamond State Steel Company, i
bringing that plant to be one OF the
most prominent in the country. The
securing and making of railroad tie
plates by the concern has given il
much extra work.
John Biggins who has been a Penn
Evening journal., 1903-05-16

I'm going to travel alone and see the
country-the greatest country on
earth Some one asked How does
It happen that you've crossed seven
times and seen nothing?" Seen? Seen
I was Seeing every minute OF the
time. Not the country. Poker hands!
And It was expensive, seeing, too
can tell you. Whenever l looked l
seemed to see four of kind. This
trip l expect to do a little looking and
seeing out of the window"
Evening journal., 1903-05-16
Dinner to General Sad.

washington, May 16. - Secretay
Root gave a dinner at the Country
Club last night in honor Of the mem
bers of the new general staff of the
army. Those invited included Gen
eral Schoheld, retired; Major General
Young. Major General Henry C. Cor
bin and a large number of army Off
GERS now in the city. Lieutenant Gen
eral Miles was not present
Evening journal., 1903-05-16
EDITORIAL OPINION
Tho Wilmington Election.


From the Dover Index.
At the Addicks primaries less than
is per cent OF the Republican vote
OF the city was east. and it is logical
to assume that this represents the full
strength of Addicks i'm the city. This
being the case. little over 50 ner cent.
of the total Republican vote must be
conceded 10 the Regular Republicans.
In the fact Of these facts. the Addicks
element refused to agree to common
primaries for the selection of candi-
dates for the municipal ticket the re-
suit OF which must be il the present
policy is continued two separate Re
publican tickets at the coming city elec
ton. While this policy cannot but help
be beneficial to the Democrats Of Will
mington, it also serves as another ex-
cellent object lesson OF the inconsist-
ency Of the policy OF Addicks. Hereto
fore. he and his following have per-
sistentiy insisted on majority rule
whenever the powers Of Addicks con-
stltuted the majority especially in tbs
senatorial contests that have taker
place It is thus again demonstrated
that whatever policy is advocated b,
/ Addicks. that policy must be in the per
sonal interest OF him, no matter wha
the ratio Of opposition may be.
Evening journal., 1903-05-16
SEEING the Country.

From the New York Press.
II is said Of one of the Steel crowd,
friends of John Watch-Me Gates,
Leeds, Reid, Refs, Ream. Schwab. ct
al. that he thus delivered himself the
other day, when setting out on a trip
10 California and back: I've crossed
the continent seven times in the last
twelve years. and I'll be -- If I've
seen a prairie OF mountain yet. Now
Evening journal., 1903-05-16
GOSSIP ABOUT
SOME PEOPLE

sylvania switchman at Lombard street
crossing for many years, is a prOmi-
nent member of the Liberty Fire Com
pany. He is now upon his second year
as president OF that organization and
has been an efficient officer.
Councilman Harry Smith. Of the
Eleventh ward, is without a doubt a
friend OF the workingman. That he
believes in an eight-hour work day is
plainly shown by the interest he is
taking in the eight-hour law for city
employees. as enacted by the Legisla-
ture.
Gas Inspector Edward +. Kane will
begin his new duties within a few
days. Although the law is drawn up in
such manner that gas consumers
can easily be imposed upon, it is not
likely that he will take advantage OF
any citizen in his official capacity. His
record as plumbing inspector in the
past is a criterion of his future con-
duct with regard TO his new Office.
Milk Inspector McEvilly proved him
self on Thursday night to be as good
host as he is a milk inspector. A num-
ber of friends were entertained by him
and were delighted with the reception
accorded them by the genial city Off
cial
Chief OF Police Black made a hit AT
the meeting OF the National Conven-
tion of Police Chiefs in New Orleans
on Thursday by reading a paper on the
whipping Post" He thoroughly ex-
plained the benefits attached TO this
method of punishment and the good
derived from its enforcement.
Evening journal., 1903-05-16

The Morning News tells us OF a
woman who recovered in breach Of
promise suit. damages which meant
SEAS for each kiss. The defendant
had a lucky escape. Had matrimony
resulted those amatory salutations
might have cost much more.
Evening journal., 1903-05-16
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

Paderewsld has gone into the dairy
farming and stock breeding business at his
swiss nome. at Morges, near Lausanne
Although the Pope has no less than
siooooO per annum at his disposal 1t Is
said that his personal expenses are not
more than $50 a month.
DIR. Sachs. a Vienna oculist, has Invented
an apparatus by which the whole dark
inner part Of the eye can be illuminated.
The Invention marks great advance in
science.
Milton Metcalf Fisher. of Medway. Mass
es 30 years old, yet is in daily attendano'
az his bank. ox-ofhcio, at all the important
bank meetings. In 1871 Mr.. Fisher Sc
cured the charter for a savings bank In his
town. and he has been the President evei
since. He was a delegate TO tho frs
anu-slavery convention.
Magistrate Pool Of New York, has idea
Evening journal., 1903-05-16

II you don't see the kind OF munich
pal ticket you want. make one. The
slop combine should bring out a ticket
with garbage pail FOR an emblem.
Evening journal., 1903-05-16

Green. Bellevue. Nd. and Estella l..
Lane. Pocomoke City Md, normal
school.
Evening journal., 1903-05-16

The Republican voters OF Whining
ton could with profit ask themselves a
few questions; and in order that there
may be no evasion OF the real issues,
we put them into form:
Evening journal., 1903-05-16

Lawrence sluter Benson, a mAthemati
clan and author has just died pennilesi
at the Newark City Hospital. He wrote &
number of books the best known being
"The Sunny South.
Evening journal., 1903-05-16

Magistrate Pool Of New York has idea
Evening journal., 1903-05-16

One of the most regular riders will
the South Berks foxhounds is a small
boy, who bestrides a black dOnke!
bareback.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04

ing we require the boys of such families, out OF
school hours and on Saturdays when otherwise
they would be idle to errands for the store.
They are taught that they are earning for their
mothers in this way whatever aid is rendered.
1t increases their self-respect and at the same
time teaches them how to work and estimate
the value of money.
Our plan increases the value of the earnings
of the average workngman and therefore MS
effective income very materially. man who
expends 81. 600 year for supplies for his family
can buy by our method the supplies for
from 5000 to 500 Our rebates to buyers for the
first quarter of our experiment were - per cent
-S32 on every S100 of purchases or S32u on
every 81 coo and for the second quarter, soon
to end they should be larger.
I'VE buy for cash Of the well known Whole-
sale supply houses and sell for cash only at de-
partment store prices in NeW-York, rebatlng TO
our members at the end of each quarter the
actual profits on their purchases. We keep a
simple set of accounts. in which the selling price
and profit are entered in separate columns on
every item purchased. The rebates are paid in
cash if desired but so far nobody has wanted
cash We have therefore issued credit memo
randums against which future purchases are
charged until the credits are exhausted Re-
bates are allowed on these purchases, as well as
on the original transactions
while we have only eighty members, we are
assured that many families avail themselves of
our plan by purchases made through friends IN
the club. To this have no objection what
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04
DIR. MATTICE'S CLUB STORE.
4 SYSTEM OF COOPERATIVE BUYING
FOR PERSONS WHO SHARE
THE PROFITS

DR.. r. B. Mattice, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at West Chester after experimenting
for five months, is more enthusiastic than ever
about his church store, more properly
speak king his club store Dr. Mattice does not
claim originality for the idea. He says it has
been previously tried in England. but without
as great success as has attended his West Ches-
ter experiment.
The club was started a purchasing agency
by about half dozen men. organized through
the solicitation of DR.. Mattice. 1t has grown
within five months to a membership OF
about eighty, and its aggregate business trans
actions. at first amounting to not more than
So month. now exceed that sum each day.
The store which is in reality merely depot for
the distribution Of the more important pur
chases, is situated in building for which no
rent is paid. All the alterations necessary have
been made without charge by members of the
club and it is conducted absolutely without
expense.
DR.. Mattice, who manages it, said: "Of ali
you see here not one article except the weighing
apparatus and the little hand wagon used for
delivering goods, cost the club a cent. The
scales cost 81 50 and the wagon 81 40 1 do
all the buying, except in a few special lines
with which one of members is particularly
familiar, and l supervise the distribution.
Most OF what you see in the store was sold
before it was bought, and is simply waiting here
for the buyers to call and take it away. That is
the method for delivering the heavier articles
such barrels Of flour and apples, bags of
potatoes, frkns of butter, etc. Smaller deIiv-
cries are effected in another way. There
large number of poor people whom we help from
the poor fund of the church We buy from the
club. of course and to take the sting out OF CIV