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Evening journal., 1903-03-26
'SIL AS OLDFIELD MAY
BE THE NEXT MAYOR

ed the church TO speak out as IL il were
reel mad about hit We done our best
TO he'd IL Off, but It weren't no use. Bro
thcr Adams moved that hit be referred
TO a kommitty, which was done. Then
they appointed Brother Adam Stengle
ON hit. though hit would have bin a.
dern site moar appropriate TO have ap-
plnted his son George, who works on
the Union Republican that Gale owns
Well, they passed them resolushuns
and now no good Methodist can sell
his vote or buy others. I call this re-
strictin trade, and l hoap Mister Ward
Will talk hit up. Hits a CRATE sourse
OF revenoo for the peopel of this Stait.
and what helps the peopel helps the
church. Hit is taSin' the bred out Of
the mouths of our preachers, for when
they is a plenty OF Boston bank bills
in a plase, the preacher gets his share.
l had to laff the uther da. / was
down to Dover and dropped I'm to see
my friends, Governor HUM and the
Secketerry of Stait. Sum people come
I'm and asst the Governor If he had sined
a certin' bill. and hit done me good to
heer him peel 'em. lie let 'em know
purity quick hit wasn't none of their
blzness, and after Gale had bullied 'em
a spell, they left. Says I to myself.
here is governor that has a plenty Of
backbone. He nose that whether laws
is passed or ain't passed is noboddy's
bizness. The governor i'm doc time will
say what is the law, and Gale says that
YOU won't no nothin' about hit till you
see hit In print. You no, Lauray, he
seleckts his own printer, and between
'em they can make most emmy kind of
a old law they pleas. The publick
hain't got no rite to interfear. Gale
says that in time he hoaps to do away
with the legislacher altogether, and
collect the salaries hisself.
Well, them Kent Reglers is stin a
holdin out. We have tried to buy
EN-, but they wouldn't sell Then we
offered 'em offises and they didn't
seem to keer for 'em. SO we begin to
lcuss and abuse 'em, but hit didn't pear
to maik no differens. I'd like to know
what they want anyway?
l hope you and the boys will get the
corn planted all rite, and the farmin
in good shaip. hate to see you work
in out in the fields, but hits a nesses-
airy sackerfis while I'm a-worlxin' fol-
the good of Mister Addicks, my Stait
and my country.
Your sacrihsin husband.
Silas Oldfield.
Evening journal., 1903-03-26
aamaII slnaIIl,n.. -
D lls F1--nIllIn mass

t'rism tl1s Philadelphia F''ssss
llltmilCm amt gcnt3,g'im 1E 1l1r gilr-
renls wini Ilni breeze im dhs galse rl
smallpox amt ci1inr ll1Hrtb8ns diseases
Hre n,zt crtlHrir dsemef fslE- ouL a
rencrr inst mnfs nT tire Enngise Cow
Tnnen1 ECurft r1es i1r 1g r-s1nl'r the
1cpular ln n1rssslrn cn the s'lrisgl-
ina Lcm11u 1Lsru1sll-E1 AsE1llr-
Ecarf wndah tlk charge "a hospitals.
out lls snI1rcI gasEs On three ships
uCcrsd IN ths -LnUE Re1ch o. the
rhnnEs. el-se Co the Kent show On
one ss were crlr marshes on the
1thsr was the riVer. ous-half q mile
wide and a half mile beyuni Pur-
aaat. q yiIluya OF coo inhabitants. with
a rural reEion arouud. the -Orsecr
Union with some 50 900 population
In the ten months September i. 1891,
% June. 1892. while the hulks with
their smallpox patients were mcored a
mile an dmore away. in the track Of
prevailing winds. there were SIS per
sons attacked with the disease, or lS.5
per 1000. The worst district in Lon
don. Helborn, had but 7.2 10 the 1000
In Ptrfeet. nearest the ships. So out OF
500 had smallpox. Pretty much every
one had this malady who was not pro
tected by vaccination.
AS Dr. G. S. buchanan, the physician
in the case, points out in his report
this agrees exactly with the report
made by Mr.. Power the chief onicer OF
the Metropolitan Board. twenty years
ago. He shove dthat the presence OF
smallpox patients in a hospital was
followed by a steady and inyariaIble
increase of cases within a circle of a
mile and half mile the greater the
nearer, i'm the neighborhood. These
cases were, he claimed, due to aerial
convection" When the hospitals with
their cases were removed from a built
up region the cases ceased in the neigh
borhood.
Evening journal., 1903-03-26
ABOUT THAT COAT

You wear a coat. Why?
To keep the cold out1 No;
to keep the warmth in.
What of the body that has
no warmth-the thin, poor
body that lacks the healthy
flesh and fat it needsl
For such we say that SCOTS
Emulsion provides the right
kind of a coat. Why3 Be
cause SCOTS Emulsion builds
firm, solid flesh and sup
plies just enough fat to fill
natures requirements no
more. That means bodily
warmth.
Wen send you sample free upon request.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 400 Pearl Street. New York.
Evening journal., 1903-03-26
A Friend Of the Oppressed.

From the New York Evening Sun.
The Hon. william Ernest Mason. of
Chicago. having severed his connection
with the United States Senate on
March 3, contemplates the publication
Of a political weekly devoted 10
preaching the gospel OF the oppressed
IF all nations" IL Is to be published
In Chicago, where all nations are rep
resented. But we should judge from
the prospectus that the editors useful
ness win not be confined to the city
Of his adoption-all peoples with the
rrlevanoe i'm any land the sun shines
upon may look TO him TO redress 1t. His
contract is therefore much larger than
Mr.. Bryan's, which Is simply TO see
that the Democratic party does not go
wrong in nominating man for Presi-
lent who can be elected.
Il should be pointed out TO Mr.. Ma
son that Mr. Bryan had constituency
to start with and the capital in two
nominations for first citizen to build
on. There were n good many people
who extended consolation to the twice
defeated by sending him a dollar foI
his Journal hustling advertising
agent did the rest Mr.. Ma
sons personal following is limited
to those who enjoy his racy Jokes oi
regard him as a humorist. We are moi
saying that his stories, II published
weekly would not command n wide and
| lappreciative reading, but the stock II
limited and when it ran out the editol
could not expect as deep an interest IN
his tales Of woe of all nations, begin
ming, we assume. with the troubles o
the little brown brother in the humid
| East. When Editor Mason gets to tina
Evening journal., 1903-03-26

WAS appointed to Federal Office by
President Mckinley. Like Wick. Byrne
not only failed to support the Republi-
can ticket but actually forfeited his
claim TO party recognition by resignlng
the Federal Office he held as a Repub-
lican and running for Congress in Del
aware on third ticket; and this with
out the remotest hope of election. but
simply to procure the defeat of Con-
gressman Bali, the Regular Republican
candidate
The positive evidence of Byrne's in
tent TO defeat his own party and elect
a Democrat has been furnished by no
less an authority than ]. Edward Ad-
dicks. A short time before the elcc-
tion he printed in his newspaper. the
Wilmington Sun. the following an
nouncement:
Mr. Addicks authorized us to say
that the Union Republicans would pre-
Ter to see a Democratic Congressman
elected rather than Mr.. Ball"
On the same day the same authority
WAS thus reported in the Wilmington
Morning News:
"The next Congressman from Della
ware will be a Democrat, end l will
then control the Federal patronage
After the election Addicks proclaim
ed the success of the factional plot
against the Republican candidate in
this triumphant communication to the
Public Ledger, of Philadelphia, printed
over his own name:
I'VE have taken away the tempta-
tion of Federal patronage by excising
from the situation Congressman Ball
who betrayed our confidence"
Thus the first part Of Addicks' cor
fident prediction before election WIS
verified. The next Congressman f-uU
Delaware was a Democrat. a fact 1lz
/. solely 10 Byrne's otherwise hopeless
and useless candidacy. And The att
tempt to verify the second part cf AE-
dicks prediction, namely. ,ha- he u1u1f
then control the Federal r1trurHEe l1
Delaware. was seen in the prompt renC-
pointment of Byrne himself. the f1.-
! strument Of the party trsasc1. % his
, former Office as United States nlsrrtrt
! Attorney for Delaware.
, The Republican senate has newer
confirmed Byune's nomination. al-
though Mr. Roosevelt has renewed (,
at the extra session, and I'D Go the
3 present time Il has hooked as &c tha
President was determined TO insist
upon the realization ~ the Aaf5clts rrr-
gram in this Particular.
Now however. the principle Is dis
tinctly affirmed BY the Adrnluistratior
. in the Wick casa that factionzl enter.
prises like Byrne's f0rfeit the claim q
party recognition.
+ This seems TO dispose of William
, Miohad Byrne, so far as the support O
the White House is concerned Mr.
Roosevelt surely, cannot apply on.
I rule to the poor negro postmaster il
4 North Carolina. whose disloyalty di,
not in the slightest degree affect tn
result in the district. and another rul
to the white lawyer in Delaware. VIII
did I'M fact transfer a scat and a vot
y in the House from the Republicans I
, the Democrats.
Evening journal., 1903-03-26
Spring Fever.

From the Kansas City Star.
Spring fever has made its appearance
at Paw Paw Corner, as the following ei
fusion would indicate:
II you're feelin' sort O. restless,
An you don't know what It is,
If your energy Is failin',
An you just can't tend TO biz,
II your blood seems kind o. sluggish,
You have got it sure as fate,
And you'd better quit a-worldn',
An begin a-diggin bait.
If you find yourself a-feehn'
That you'd like to pick = fight,
II you find you're not a-sieepin'.
An you hardly eat bite,
II your head just keeps a-throbbin',
At a mile-a-minute rate.
You have got 1t; quit your workin',
An begin a-diggln' bait.
Evening journal., 1903-03-26
HELD FOR UPPER COURT
colored Man Lives High for a Short
Time, Then Lands Behind


Edward Briscoe, colored, was arraigned
in City Court this morning and held under
500 bail for the upper court on a charge
of obtaining goods under false pretenses.
He ordered a quantity of groceries from
an East Side merchant. but failed to nut
up the cash.
The trial of George Miller charged with
assault and battery. was continued until
tomorrow morning, bail being fixed in the
sum of 800.
The case of Margaret Briekley charged
with embezzling $l65 from Theodore s.
Miller. an emplOye Of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company. occupied
the attention of the court last night and
after hearing the evidence, Judge Cochran
decided to hold up the case for one week
in order to give Walter II. Hayes, at
torney for the defendant, time to throw
more light on the affair and find out
what became of the letter containing the
money, which Mrs. Brickley swears she
mailed to Miller.
Mrs. Briclsley's evidence was corrobor.
ated by her daughter, who testified thai
she saw her mother put the money in an
envelope and drop ii in a letter box.
Mrs. Addie Deaston, of No. 1130 Wesi
street with whom Miller went TO board
after leaving the Brickley home, testified
that no such letter came ito her house ad
dressed to the pladndff. ]. W. Lutz, I
letter carrier, who made collections from
the box on the day Mrs Brickley allege
slne mailed the money could not recollec
taking letter from the box addressed t,
Miller.
Evening journal., 1903-03-26
COLLINS NOT GUILTY.

E-mer Collins has been acquitted Of
the murder of his wife. and we think
the verdict meets with universal an
proyal. The State was justified in
prosecuting the man, but it is also evi-
dent that a case sufficient to condemn a
man to the gallows was not made out
There we're many important links in
the chain that were missing. and no
adequate motive for the crime was
shown. II Collins was not guilty Of
murder in the frst degree. then he was
not guilty in the second degree, neither
could a verdict Of manslaughter he
found.
The public is disappointed. Of course,
not because OF the failure to convict
Collins, but because the murderer of
this estimable woman is still at large.
1t is unnecessary to go into the evil
dence, hut is sufficient TO say that un-
der our law. which gives the benefit Of
the doubt to the accused, the jury could
Lot convict 1clmer Collins Granting
his innocence, then, and we must grant
1t frankly and not grudgingly, what a
terrible ordeal he has had to undergo,
His wife murdered. his home broken
up, he himself charged with the crime
and obliged to give up his last penny
and mortgage his future for his de
= f5aae7-
But we must remember that the At
torney-General had a duty to perform
and he has done It, 1t was unpleasant
but with such evidence as he had. am,
doubtless with the expectation OF more
which failed to mategialize. his onl,
option was TO present it to a jury an,
leave the decision in its hands. Tha
jury has said that Collins is innocent
and the verdict should be accepte,
without question by Collins neighbor
and accuaintances.
Evening journal., 1903-03-26

The Morning News and the Every
Evening are making faces at each other
over the partition fence; THE question
at issue appears to be which Is the
greater refcrmer. The Eve-y Evening
asks whether the News considers it
proper for City Council TO violate the
law by creating floating debts?" And
the News replies that it doesn't, but
suggests that the Every Evening shall
go into court and have the matter set
tied. We presume that the latter will
retort this afternoon by asking why
the News doesn't do this itself? And
Then the News can say: "Oh. we dont
claim to be such a reformer as you
are" and so the neighborly ameniue:
can be made endless and altogether
tiresome. but they never prove any
thing.
Evening journal., 1903-03-26
OUGHT 10 SETTLE BYRNE CASE

OA0AL ~ dlA4A4A - AtNH OhoE
The leading editorial in the New
York Sun Of today has something both
pertinent and timely to say regarding
the rules that govern Federal appoint
ments. 1t is especially interesting in
view of the fact OF the reconsideration
of the appointment of S. II. Wick, a col
ored postmaster Of North Carolina, fol-
lowing the recess appointment of viii
liam Michael Byrne after the Senate
had failed to confirm him The sun
says:
The reason officially assigned for the
Presidents reconsideration of his pur-
pose to reappoint S. III. Wick. the col
ored postmaster at Wilson, North Caro-
lima, is definite and ineligible. Mr.
Wick WAS originally appointed by
President Mckinley. He is turned down
and MIR. Person gets the office, not be-
cause Person is white and Wick is black
but because the President has learned
THAT last summer Wick bOlted the part,
nomination and ran for Congress as al
Independent in the Second district o
North CarOlina
Speaking for Mr.. Roosevelt. Postmas
ter-GeEeral Payne bulletins the negr
postmasUer's political offense and pun
ishment I'M this brief but sufficien
"Mr Wick had not supported the Re
statement:
publican ticket, and, consequently ha
forfeited his claim to party recogn
ton"
This decision and precedent will prol
ably govern the Presidents future a.
ton in the case Of william Micha
Byrne. Of Delaware. Byrne's case a
fords an almost exact parallel to thi
of Yick. except In the non-essent
matter OF the quantity OF pigment
his c1idWmis
Lake the hisloyal Wick. Mr.. ByTE
Evening journal., 1903-03-26
DR.. Bodine to Speak.

The Rev. William B. Bodine. D. D.,
of Philadelphia, rector of the Church
Of the Savior, viii be the speaker at
the monday service in st. Andrews
Church, Eighth and Shipley streets,
tomorrow at 1915 o'clock. DR.. Bodine
is a most forceful speaker. one of the
strongest that comes to these noon-day
meetings. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended for this service. 1t will last
twenty minutes, furnishing oppOrtun-
ity for business men and business
women to devote one-third of an hour
to religious exercises and spiritual mp
lift.
Evening journal., 1903-03-26

.'t slri.ifanea l6e re De wouldn't now
o0 laFiu' o. Hse salary.
pqt rla ag.cecst % May Rodes you
saal gfQ and i'n terg.nly proud that old
Susssfk l.is seea seese car0cters resid-
n Don 1re Halhsa rrn satisfied II May
saa q 1iar He eoat send her to the
iassilallfse eH nsy ee make her secke-
torH al Sute- see Is seeCh an un-
alislln lnbe
fan nKnt rare that new caf you
Vraist a'etrs satsr her, though you
niltt siNQ Qa particulars about hit. SO
? Agnt le waeeasV the naim would fit
on 1on
p ug.s hspn 90 conference for a day.
rnt glTt Nu1g EssEusted. Iauray, /
Hsi.s 1eruiat o. Methodist and a Metho-
lisa Q sresiss tc ce tin called to my
sra1f Reward e1. my faith was shook,
rpt sar1.f u.sar resinin' as class leeder.
ft1s1 r1.tV sc1 l-Eoin' on temperance
lr't wtsE 1nss pumped on them fellers
.r 1nf lsiri sl1cesr that voted agin' local
cEs1,--. Q eertsn,y did feal quare. Bro
thar Adams hooked rail and Brother
S-sr.Egl llc2--i sad We told 'em that
% few ct the Cr.on Republicans had
qua ltsl- tcc.y. and the rest couldn't
De EersVElits1- says they; IF Mister
Att-ss owns 'em they win do his bid
t-n- and after we imperrilled our i'm
-ocrr1l s1-ss BY supporting his gang. he
shouldn't 90 hack on US. But they
r1s- suu-e resoiushuns that feer is
sciu' TO 80 hard with us.
Ther Jonathan 5. Willis got up and
in-rCtocsed 4 set Of resolushuns about
[ bribery. Hit maid me sick. He want
Evening journal., 1903-03-26
When Those Were Seen.

Inc millinery goods displayed by the
Leader, 22S Market street. for their
opening today are the most beautiful
and artistisc ever seen in Delaware
lheir display compares favoralbly with
the metropolitan stores OF large cities.
The Leader has the reputation Of show
ing more advanced styles and better
goods than any other millinery store in
Wilmington, and, judging from what
the writer saw this morning, they are
are more than maintaining their reDu-
tation.
Evening journal., 1903-03-26
ENGINEERS rlLrERs

There is now considerable discussion
In the papers OF the appointment Of an
engineer for the construction OF the
new reservoir. 1t seems that there was
a disagreement among the commission
ers as to who this officer should be. but
that is only natural. A half dozen men.
all competent, may have been after the
place, and all could not be selected. In
the absence of anything TO show the in
competency Of the new engineer We
-hould be satisfied.
There are doubtless engineers in VIII
mington who are competent to DO such
work, yet It Is likely that none has as
wide an experience as is desirable, and
1t is this experience that we are paying
for. Mr.. Davis promises much, posi-
Jly too much. but If he can do what he
claims, then the selection is wise We
understand THAT he guarantees to re-
move 95 per cent. of bacteria from th'
water. but since certain kinds of bac'
terra are innocuous. this does not NEAR
as much as the claim at first would in
dictate. Besides. the difficulty is tha
h.tering beds do not long retain the ef
hciency they at first possess. Possibl!
this Is because the flltering material
become saturated with the impuritie
that are strained out OF the water. But
nevertheless, we have every reason 10
believing that the filter TO be construct
al win la the hest possible.
Evening journal., 1903-03-26
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

Speaking Of large families, President
Roosevelt must approve OF the Smiths.
The Schuyler county representative in
the Missouri Legislature who hastily
scratched an amendment TO a pendlngl
resolution. and. having sent It up TO the
clerks desk heard the official read, Dear
est Maggie, I am awfully lonesome here
without you, and" will hereafter take
pains to indicate which side OF the paper
is intended for legislative consideration.
The six men who turned up in Washing
ton and offered TO catch snakes for the
Government at $50 per month may be look
Ing for more snake bite cure.
BY the order Of the Boston Police Board
organ grinders may grind from in the
morning till . in the evening. an addi-
tion of one hour to the present schedule.
Boston IS coming TO be a lover OF the
beautiful as well as the good.
Indignant Neighbor-This is the tin
pan your boy Tommy tied to our dogs
tail little while agol
TOmmy's Mother (becoming equally
indignant)-i shall certainly have his
father whip himl That was my best
panl
w. +. Ambrose, member Of the Wash
ington bar. has purchased the home Of
Cecil Calvert, Mount Airy the first OF the
Lords Baltimore in America.
Captain W. S. Cowlos. brother-in-law
Of President Roosevelt, has applied for
sea duty and is to be the first commander
OF the magnificent new battleship Mis-
souri,.
Ohio citizens are taking steps to erect
a monument 70 Salmon p. Chase IN sprins
Grove Cemetery, near Cincinnati. a
woman, Miss Mary Han. began the agita-
tion.
We could get along better with the in.
evltable Il it would make reasonable con
oessions.
The New York boilermaloers are OF
strike, and when they strike the hardes
the less noise they make.
Tourist-Say. my good fellow am
on the right road to the town2
Native (after pause)-Ya-as
stranger. but l reckon you're goin' II
the wrong direcshun.
The following epitaph is from
monument in a cemetery in Newark
n. j.:
Here lies the body of
John Black,
Aged 46.
That cherry tree of luscious fruit
Beguiled him up too high,
That branch did break and down h
fell
And broke his neck and died.
Also three infant children.
Henry Watterson has called Grove
Cleveland red rag. It is well 70 N
member President Roosevelts saying
that Nobody takes Watterson ser
ously, anyhow"
DR.. Bailey. the official physician Of Ha
yard University. reports forty-eight cas-
OF overwork for the past academic yea
} and vet there were only about twenty-h
men on the football squad.
Moses Sweetzer. a personal friend
Lincoln, Mckinley and James C. Blair
died in Lynn. Mass, on Wednesday. l
carried the frst party OF gold hunters
= California. via the Isthmus OF Panama.
Evening journal., 1903-03-26
uer own Idea

.sYour- daughter" said Mrs. oldcastle
after being conducted through the new
Nv finished wing of the magnificent pal
nee occupied by the Bullingtons, has
such a splendid vocabulary
"Do you think so?" her hostess re-
olied. "Josiah wanted to get her one
,of them cscritolres. but l made up my
mind right at the start that vocabu-
|, nv. would look better in q room fur
nished like hers is even II it didn't cost
quite as much."-Chicago Record Her
o1dN.
Evening journal., 1903-03-26
ri.o nnrred Road.

ssThere Is only one road to success In
Tife.D said the man who had made his
ncky and retired.
"And how shall l know the roauf
manfred the budding young man.
SWELL" replied the man with the
,ueIxy. "you go right along this path
OF adversity until you reach the first
turn,to the right"
"Yes, yes"
. "And you'll find road barred of
with n gate and q sign that says No
Trespassing.' Well, that's it."-Balt-
more News.
Evening journal., 1903-03-26
Certificates of Inoornoration-

The Delaware Guarantee Charter and
Trust Company sent certificates OF in
corporation to Dover this morning for
the American Excelsior and Machine
Company, of Baltimore, with a capital
of $l.000,000. and the Ideal Shoe Ma
chinery Company, of Philadelphia. with
a capital Off 100000.