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Evening journal., 1903-12-19
A LETTER.

We are in receipt Of q letter from
clergyman. and We take pleasure in
quoting certain passages:
Permit me TO congratulate you on the
stand you have taken in the Smoot af-
fair. Senator Smoot claims 10 wor-
ship God as he understands Him, and
as long as he does not break the laws
who shall inquire INTO that understaill-
ing?
Has the state Of Utah no rights in
the natterg A Congressman from that
State was expelled several years ago
because he was a polygamist. but this
time she didn't select 4 polygamist.
Are we TO say that he shall not have
seat because we don't like his re-
ligion2 IL SO all the theories 1 have
formed Of the American government
viii have to be ovcrihrown.
I should like to ask fg~lher whether
an Of our Congressmen hold religious
beliefs generally acceptable. and
whether their lives conform to thoil
professions
10 conclusion let me ask il MIR
Smoot belongs 60 a church which be.
lievcs ia polygamy and If his neiehhor.
practice It, yet he shows that It 81
repugnant 20 him by marrying but on'
woman. isn't he worthy Of some con,
sideration? Monogamist.
we give the above without comment
as we believe that is unnecessary.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
RAILROAD IMPRovgMENTs.

n IS predicted thet within q Few
years the time by ran between New
YORK and san Franrisco win be reduced
to three days. on certain OF the west
ern roads seventy miles an hour has
hcen made FOR considerable distances.
and the attention that is aow being
giycn 90 taking ous curves and reduce
ing gfadss indicates that great reduc-
tio:s in schedules may be expected on
most lines
For q long period after the instaila-
ton Of the steam railways the whole
attention was directed 70 increasing
the mileage. New roads grew over
night and branches shot out making a
network Of rails that embraced the
whole country. But the tendency In
the last few years has been 81 the di-
section Of improvements 10 the road
beds and the rolling stock. The per-
centage OF accidents IS being reduced
in consequence, and there is greater
comfort in travel.
The roads OF the East have had a
problem that has embarrassed and
hampered them. With villages grow
ing into towns ana towns merging into
cities accidents 10 life and property
have multiplied. They have met the
problem by eIevating their tracks
through the congested districts. and
though this sort Of improvement Is very
expensive yet Il is permanent and shuts
out all interference Of the right Of way
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
SATURDAY, DrcaaiaER I9, 1925.
pooR oLo DEMOCRACY.

What pleasure It would be 70 sec
the Democratic party dig out the mug.
get OF anew idea, 9olIsh Il ana present
ii to the people. Il made The effort d
little over ton years ago. ana brought
forth free coinage, together with all OF
the exploded systems which economists
oaa publiclsts had long ago discarded.
These theories then exploded with a
load report.
They can't agree on the tariff save
to oppose any Republican policy. They
were not a unit in opposing expansion.
TO mention money throws them in a
panic They can only stand behind
the fence and throw bricks at the pro-
cess,on OF Republican policies. when
we have a dispute with savages or be-
nighted peoples Democracy gets purple
In the face az the outrageous spectacle
OF "a great nation depressing theweak, =
and were the Republicans to attempt to
enact one Of the ten commandments
into law they would virtuously oppose
IT.
why dout they come out and adj
vocate something themselves? They
have raked over the dry bones Of dead
issues until the spectacle has ceased
to be diverting. They were opposed 10
the Cuban reciprocity treaty and dee
layed rs passage for years, yet finally
they could not agree to defeat It. PER-
haps they need boss certainly they
need something.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
GOOD ROADS FOR SUSSEX
Big Meeting Held by Highway Com.
mission at Georgetown.

At Georgetown yesterday good
roads meeting was held under the aus
pieces OF the State Highway Commits
sion. As "A result oil the meeting II
was decided To al once make an inves-
tlgation for the purpose OF ascertainine
if there are any gravel beds ia the
county which win furnish The proper
material for good roads.
President Of the Highway Commis-
sion, Cornelius j. Horrigan, presided
and also made an address.
Highway Commissioner Henry I.
Budd of New Jersey also made an ad-
dress and answered "a number OF ques-
tions. On account Of the sandy soil
Air. Budd gave the opinion that gravel
roads would be the cheapest and best
for Sussex county.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
Are You Searching

For an appropriate, pleasing
Christmas gift for your wife or
sweetheart
Theu prepare to cry "Eurekap
We've lust the thing" you
SET k.
Our Toilet Cases are not only
beautiful and u-eful, but strictly
up-to-date and in good taste. The
most critical eau find no flaw in
material or workman, hip.
Each case contains brush, comb
and mirror. The latest style of
mounting is Backhorn; we have
celluloid, too, if you prefer it.
Prices, 81 90 to $1,000.
Our sore is filled with 6ne
Xmas goods, all high class, though
prices are low.
How about brushes? We have
solid-back hair brushes, cloth, s
brushes, shaving biushes-a II
kinds except POOR Brushes.
The finest assortment In Will
mington is at our store.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
EDITORIAL OPINION
The cause u searIet Fever.

The Cause Of Scarlet Fever.
FROM me New York Herald
IT sas been universally admitted that
the main, &c not the only, cause Of 1hc
conngion o. scarlet fever $ m tho cast
or scales Of skin from patlensc conyalcsc-
ms irem tna disease. These infected par
ticlss arohbeieved % float in the air ana
TO ho inhaled by the exposed patient.
The precise character Of tho contagious
|prlnciplo has been always the matter OF
doubt According TO latest accounts. how
ever. nr. Frank Burr Mallory. Of Boston.
claims 20 have discovered "a the acsqua-
mating skin 81 thL rarent an animal
parasite which be heievos to be the prop
agatng agent ~ the Infection. Ailowins
that the demonstration Of the new proto-
zoon has btca satisfactorily made the
effect seems reasonable enough. TIE ar
gumcnt bases itself on clinical as well as
bactariologlcal grounds. So far thcn thc
apparent mystery Of ,intercommunicabiiiy
IS quite ratcnally solved
The discover states that The newly
lounl parasite resembles % many respects
the one associated with the propagation
of uaiarial fevers. II so. * must neces-
sNfAi9 Aol-o" -Aa Ioafe- u tt4- uFh-tNi-
mont of the malarial protozoon by having
an Intermediary host % complete tho
cycle Of its cell life. IN malariil fever The
parasite passes a certain part of ITS eN-
istencc in man and another part "a the
mosquito, and under ccreain conditions o.
developments IS transferred from one to
the other by the bite Of the insect. Hence
the mosquito as the Intermediary host IS
the main object OF attack.
How <he analogy can be applied TO SCAR
let fever remains 70 be seen. 4, indeed.
such q comparison IS absolutely necessary
under the circumstances. In any event,
this part OF rhe question is not yet set
tied. Until St Is the discovery VIII for che
present be diycxted OF much Of its prac-
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
KENT REAL ESTATE IN DEMAND
Purchasers Chiefly Are From the West
and the North.
speoill 10 the Evening Journaa

Special 70 the Evening Journal.
Dover Dec. l9.--Kent county real estate
IS on boom and many farms are beine
sold. the purchasers being thrifty west
erncrs and northernors. Dover property
Is also in great demand. The following
deeds have been filed with Recorder OF
Deeds David Cooper.
G. p, sypherd to Douglas G. Alice. LOT
on North Governors avenue, Tor $500: j..
S. Marvel 20 Luther Marvel. farm in Wesi
Dover hundred for 9.3o0; II. ID. Adams
Jrs 10 II. ID. Adams. property in Mspll.
lioa hundred Cor $3.50. Winfield a. Cham
bers to AAaie L. Kelley, farm IN South
Murderlzln hundred for 500; Silas Dodd
and vile 10 A. +. Dodd, building lot IN
Fcton for s95; Jacob Kemp 10 Holhs
podd. property near FELTON,. for s25i Frank
Reedy sheriff, 70 ]. D. Brown for 500.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19

The Dover Index thinks that IAN i'm
ter-oceanic canal 70 connect the At
lanic and Pacific is badly needed but
il hopes that the Democrats viii defeat
the treaty with Panama. In other
words we want the canal~-the whole
world wants it--but we must protect
the brigands % Colombia. That may
be good Democratic policy and Il
sounds like an acho Of the batteries Of
4Aeuinaldo, but The American people are
rot likely 60 swallow it.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
Patent Leather Out d Fashion.
From the IIaberdasher.

fIuln tllt IaberdaNhcI.
Patent leather has fallen yinso disfavor
among men who have the means and in-
clinaton 10 follow the mode through ON
fls whimsical windngs. The indiscrlml-
nate use Of this leather Tor business boots
and even for stricsIy neglige boots has
vulgarlzed it to such q degree dhat ii Is
now tabooed, except for dancing pumps
In place Of patent leather boots are worn
oiled calfskin boots. which take q bright
polish akin to thlt OF patent leather The
leather IS peculiar grain. midway be-
tween enamel and calfsSin. and while very
smart looking. il hasn't the plebelan gilt
ter Of patent leather, which is distasteful
TO many men. Really. 1t is just caifskln
subIected to specIal proeess.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
A LOVELY SORT Of Government

Il VIII be interesting for the friends
of Colombia, the opponents Of the
lsihmian canal to learn from a re-
sponsiblc source that the government
20 which they would have us return
Panama is composed largely Of a nest
Of brigands and robbers. We learn
this from no less a source than from
the special correspondent Of the New
York Evening Post It must have
Jared the editor OF that sheet but II
may be set down to his credit that he
allowed bis paper to print. Yet while
the Every Evening gets most Of its
political ideas from the Post it has
omitted the article in question. The
New York Tribune eondenses the story
and adds very pertinent comments as
follows:
According 10 the reports Of this cor
respondent. who has seen the 'docu-
ments IN the case" and knows indis-
putably whereof he writes. Il was the
custom OF the Governors who were
placed over Panama by tine Bogota
government TO lcvy blackmail IN q fash
ion as unblushing and oppressive as
that Of any Bulgarian brigand. Tho
Governor would call a number OF citi-
zens into the palace put a Gordon Of
troops about IL and inform them they
should not 80 out until they had vol
unfairly" subscribed $4,000. or what
ever sum he happened to need in his
business. With fine Colombo Castilian
courtesy he would retire from the room
while they arranged the matter" A
banker had a notice posted on his house
that By a certain hour he must make
a voluntary subscription" Of S25.O 900.
For nine months he hid in his house,
pretending. through his family to be
out OF the country, and refusing to pay
he money. In the end he had 10 pay,
besides paying for the maintenance Of
he soldiers who guarded his house all
ihat time. a icweller was compelled to
make war loans OF from $50 90 Sl00
a month. When he demurred he was
maQe to pay the wages Of a man who
Was brought by the government to blow
open his safel Such attentions We're
.mpartially bestowed. Conservatives
we're robbed because they were friends
OF the government; Liberals because
they were against the government and
neutrals because they We're Indifferent.
Pardons also were sold, petty blackmail
was LEVIED upon the poor rs Well as
grand blackmnil upon the rich, and
the system was one which
This correspondent describes as rather
worse than the graft Of Tammany
Hall. and almost as barbaric as that
Of Morgan the Buccaneer
IL is not surprising that, drunken
with the success OF years Of extortion
NJ Panama the Bogota government
should have planned 70 'hold up the
United States. But An so doing it
took happily, a contract too big for 1t
to execute. We shall be Interested 20
see if, after the revelations made by
The Evening Post" through rs Pana-
ma correspondent, anyunti-administra
tion caipers will have the enrontery
10 rail against the Panama revolution
lists for having. as some have charged
used money for the promotion Of their
cause ia the bribery OF Colombian OH
GERS. What2 Condemn a man for
bribing q brigand 20 give him an op-
portunity Of escape? Condemn man
who Is held up" by a road agent"
for throwing down his purse to save
his ife2
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
BEST BASEBALL TEAM
Manager seIee Of Chicago Picks Out
the Strongest One.

the Strongest One.
At the annual meeting Of the Nation
al League, Manager Frank Selee, of the
Chicago club, sprung the following
upon lot Of wise baseball men:
If you had your pick of all the
players in the two big leagues" said
selee. 'how would you make up your
team?"
well, just tell me-" answered Ned
Hanlon, "the names Of the men you
would pick up for Chicago"
Here is the team I'd hand out to
Chicago, and, what's more. we would
win the pennant without half trying" !"
replied Selee. MY pitching staff would
consist Of McGinnity and NIathewson
Of New York; Weimer and Wicker of
Chicago; Wild Bill Donovan, Of De-
troit, and Dineen. Of Boston; catchers,
King. Criger and Sullivan; first base.
Chance; second base. Lajoie; third
base, Collins; shortstop Wagner; left
field, Fred Clarke; centre field, Beau
mont; right field, Donovan"
That's a pretty fair team" said
Hanlon, but it would not be invinci-
BILE. ! think 1 could match it, but /
will have 70 take a week off to figure
out the makeup Of my team"
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
Want 70 open New Theatre.

Special 20 The Even!ng Journal.
Dover. Dec. l9.-In an probability. the
Opening performance at the new Dover
Opera House viii De Nixon ana thinner
mau's production Of Miss Bob WhNe %
Yesterday prominent Dover theatrical
man received letter from these phlladsa.
pha men asking ghat Their company be
given the privilege OF being the first show
TO tired the foosboards az the new play
house The first date made by the man
ager2f the Opera House VIII be during the
month OF April.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19

The Supreme Court Of Missouri at
one swoop has liberated an the thieves
and boodlers that District Attorney
Folk sent to jail. 1t was a. technicality
too fine for the lay mind 10 perceive
but il satisfies the court. There has
always been a question OF whether
Missouri really wanted to stop looting
in public places.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
The aeokoninn.

Love taught me an / knew Of bliss;
Love taught me an I knew Of pain--
Lured me with laughter aud disdaiu.
Then made me captive with his kiss.
lie vowed no pleasure / should miss,
Then swift be wounded me again
Love taught me all I knew OF bliss;
Love taught me an / knew of pain.
So deep we sounded grief's abyss.
NV heart to beg release was fain:
An, would my pleading had been
vain.
For now ] but remember this.
Love taught me all / knew OF blissi
Charlotte Becker. in January Smart
Set
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
TOMORROW
Rev. r. A. Elwood breaches

Io.45 a. n. and 7.45 p. IN. Olivet
Presbyterian Church, Fourth
and Broome Streets. 2.4S p. M,
Grand Opera House.
Morning subject: THE Story of Iesus
Ills Humanity" Afternoon, 'The
First Christmas" Evening, "Santa's
Last Call.
Special Xmas music at each meeting
by the Olivet Choii 20 voices).
Mrs. Arthur Wilson Price will give
two readings at the Opera House meet
ing.
Hearty welcome to all.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
$500 to Pittsbure Via B. & Q. R. R.

Every day in the week the e. and o
Railroad sells first-class tickets to
Pittsburg for $500. good on Pittsburg
Limited Express leaving Delaware
avenue. Wilmington, at 1910 p. m, ar
irving at Pittsburg next day at 9.1s
a. n.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
The vion. prnsirIennu-

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
The time has gone by when national
conventions may overlook tho Vice-Presi-
deney completely until an other business
is disposed o. and then, an an hour or
over night, complete the ticket according
TO party eXpcdiency.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
Traininn sehool Eor Nurass.

a training course for home nurses
has been arranged by the Associated
Charities. The nurses are to be sent
70 homes where their services are
needed.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19

The choice Of Edward Everett Hale
as Chaplain Of tho Senate is de-
served honor to the fine old man who
has been 50 active as q moral and
Intellectual force, ana who has set his
countrymen such a good example Of
rIght-livIng.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19

Phamley-Goodart called on us the
other day. and / never saw a man so
stuck up in all my life.
-Nonesensei That isn't his
style at all.
Phamley-I know, his style was
simply ruined. He brought our chill
dren candy and held them on his Ian
while they ate it.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19

Tyers--"I hear that smith has Sign
ed the pledge; how did it come about?'
Byers-"He had his picture taken
while on a jag ana his wife showed il
10 him when he became sober
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
Looking Up Kent county Records

special 10 the Evening Journal.
Dover, Dec 19.-Attorney James w. Lat
t0mus. Of Wilmington. was here yester
day examining the county records in tn,
clerk Of the Orphans Court office, re
garding the sale OF some valuable Ken
county property.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19

Philadelphia has decided 20 increase
the salaries 81 her public school teach
ers; this puts Wilmington further than
ever IN the rear IN the long run
our parsimory VIII not pay.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
HEADACHES FRoM COLDS.

Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the
cause. 10 get the genuine. call foI
the full name. 25c.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19

teal utility in instituting amy new method
Of preventing disease.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19

We have boasted OF our great mileage
of tracks; we may be able soon to boast
Of the best equipment.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19

Read the Evening journal.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19

Read the Evening Journal.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
Dear Kris KinrIe.

Wilmington, Del. Dec. IS. 1908.
Dear Old Santa Claus:
am a very nice little girl. + am {
years old, my home is in Bethel Del
but I am visiting up here and / win be
here Xmas win YOU please bring me
q pretty doll with light curly hair, a
large one as you have to spare.
viii not brake the doll up. / like to
have a story book and some candy and
anything else you have to spare. My
name is Gertrude Adams.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
TELEPHONES

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Wilmlngton. nel.. -. IS. Ian.

Wilmington, Del. Dec. Is, 1908.
Dear Santa Claus:
] am a little girl years old, / go to
bed every night at o'clock. / go to
school evry day, I never miss my les
sons. ! want a doll. set of dishes and
coach, and a hat and coat and fur
turne q wach, candy and nuts and
oranges and apples. Don't forget my
little brother good by,
Eva L. Short,
921 Poplar st.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19

Wilmington, Del, Dec. IS, 1908.
Dear Santa Claus
pleas bring me / doll babby. and
coach, pianno, sled and high chair
pleas bring me an you can. Good BY
come Soon. BlanCh Dimes.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19

Wilmington. Del, Dec. IS, 1903.
Dear Santa Claus:
am a little girl years old and I
would like you to bring me one nice
doll and dress my other dolls, some
cundy and nuts, go-cart. don't forget
my brother Parker Watson. / viii be
a good girl ana mind my mamma. From
your good little girl
Emma B. Watson,
1902 elm st.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
December II, 1903.

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a pair Of gum boots
and sled and a pair Of skates and q
Xmas tree and some candy and nuts
and a orange and "a Banana. / am o
little boy eight years old. MY name is
William Frank Silver. / live in Red
Lion, Del.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19

EEtesed at the Wilmington postofiice a
secoud class matter.
Evening journal., 1903-12-19
GOSSIP ABOUT
SOME PEOPLE

The youngest member OF the police
department IS Patrolman Elliott. What
he lacks in age, however, he makes up
in stature. and no prisoner as yet has
escaped from him.
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YALE RECORDS WRONG.

So Declared by Records Furnished by
 Sherrill-The Correct Figures.
 An important discovery has been made by the Yale authorities who are interested in track athletics. It has been found that number of the rec ords that were supposed to be correct are not. These facts were brought out by comparing the records that have been presented by Sherrill and are being put up in the gymnasium with the sup posedly correct ones. One of the events in which the college record has not been properly kept is the pole vault. Ac- cording to the new figures that have been discovered McLenahan, who clear ed the bar at il feet 6.5 inches in the class games, did not break the Yale rec- ord as supposed.
 Sherrill, who is sconsidered the only man who is sure of the records, has col- lected the results as far back as possi- ble, and has had them placed on tablets. These are being placed in the Yale gym nasiurn. The tablets are made of oak and will be permanent fixtures.