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Evening journal., 1904-01-30
SERVICE PENSIONS.

We are glad to see that there are
newspapers that are honest enough TO
discuss tho proposed service pension
law without trembling In their boots
with the fear OF running counter to
the sentiments OF an element OF the
Grand Army The veterans OF the
Civil War rcprescntNn most things
our average citizenship. but as brave
men ana patriots they represent a class
by itself. not that they are necessarily
Drawer or move patriotic. but in these
qualities most OF them have borne the
supreme test.
AS representative Of our average cit
izenship. then, we take it that they
VIII be reasonable ana thrash this
question ont on its merits. When an
old soldier who has seen service is
poor. broken in health or dependent on
the bounty OF others. every true man
demands that the government shall
take care Of him. but when it is pro-
posed to pay gratuities to every man
who was in the army for ninety days
1t is plan to cheaper patriotism and
to estimate loyalty and courage by q
monetary standard. II is proposed II
this law to put the man who was in
the thick OF the conflict. from Bull Run
10 Petersburg and the man who served
In the commissary department fol
ninety days and who never saw an en-.
gagement. on the same footing.
Besides. whore is the money to com,
from? It is estimated that it would
require an annual expenditure of from
forty to sixty millions-nobody car
guess how much. This government
has been most liberal IN tho matter OF
pensions. We all want to SEQ the true
veteran who needs help properly cared
for; We all want to see the widows
FHd orphans kept from want but 10
Evening journal., 1904-01-30
THE DELAwAREAN ma.

The Dover Delawarean IN the follow
ing prints certain sentences Of it's own.
and attributes them to The Evening
Journal. 1t even emphasizes the fraud
by using quotation marks. IT says:
Tho principle OF Regular Republican
morality has been fully appreciated
for some time. although we believe il
has never been actually put in print
The Evening Journal now adds two
new principles for the guidance OF its
political associates. namely, 1T is not
wrong TO plead with a venal negro to
protect his right TO vote so he can
keep on selling IT," and second, 1T is
not wrong TO persuade the venal ne
groes, by raising the race issue. TO use
their political power against the
whites" That is what The Journal
means If Il means anything.
Now We're this the act Of an individ-
ual we should say that he would steal.
We must use the only means in our
power 20 nail this lie. and in order to
appeal to the only sense it has, we
oner 500 TO the Democratic campaign
fund il it can find these two sentences
It quotes in the columns OF The Even
ing Journal
Evening journal., 1904-01-30

When the shot strikes the bird it gives out
a metallic ring whch can be plainly
heard by the scorer.
Since taking up his duties as Clerk Of
CITY Court. Sydney Winchester has demon
lstrated his ability to fill the office. He is
ohlising and courteous at all times and
has already won the confidence and es-
TEEN Of fellow employees Of the city.
What Driver Charles F. McGaughey. Of
the Union Fire Company does not know
about the care of horses. ds not worth
chronicling. He was appointed several
weeks ago to the position of driver of the
company and has given general satisfac-
tion. He takes pride in his pair Of bays
and when he has hold of the reins, good
time is made in responding to an alarm.
There is hardly a man employed by the
p. b. G w. railroad in this city that
has not some good word to say about Col
John Breer, foreman of the round-house.
Mr.. Breer has risen from the ranks and
can appreciate the position Of the men un-
der him.
for authority on tides and weather the
people of South Wilmington bank on the
prophecy Of Captain William Kersey. He
is close observer Of the elements anl
seldom makes a mistake in predicting the
weathet.
In the retirements from active business
Of owen j. Hesslon. the well-known coal
and feel dealer, one of the most popular
business men Of the city has left the ac-
tive field.
No man at the New Castle County
WorlShouse is looked upon with as much
favor by tho prisoners as Assistant War
lden Crawford. He is continually doing
something for the prisoners that will add
some little pleasure to their life.
In the future the freight business Of
the Pennsylvania railroad. in this CITY.
will be IN charge of Joseph Durham. He
has heen an assistant yardmaster for
some time. but the removal of Yardmaster
Cantwell 20 Todds Cut gives him the en-
tire charge Of the delivery OF cars here
He IS well-fitted for the position, knowing
levery piece Of track and spur in the citv.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS.

"A great deal has been written re-
Gently about the governments Of
American municipalities. and we must
swallow our pride and admit that as far
as there is any data on the question by
which we may make comparisons, we
have the worst governed cities the
world has ever seen. Numerous writ
ers OF note have filled our periodicals
with detailed descriptions Of these
great systems OF graft misnamed gov
ernments." and all realize their SUBJ
stantial truth Yet with the remedy in
the hands Of the people any concerted
effort for reform meets with a cynical
response from the masses who declare
their sentiments by giving the machine
a vote OF confidence.
A writer in the London National Re
view has recently been discussing the
Philadelphia government and his con-
clusion is that it is the worst in the
world, ana that the people are most
contented with they existing regime.
He declares that the system has been
so extended that Il embraces the judic-
iary-a charge that could not have
been made until recent years.
But Philadelpha's claim is contest
ed by Chicago. The former city runs
to graft and to defending ali grafters
who are recognized by the machine.
down to the lowest professional bonds
man, jury fxer or repeater; while Chs
cago either seems to defend crime. in
cluding murders In startling numbers,
or acquiesces in II. A correspondent
Of the New York sur has been giving
the readers Of that paper some inter-
esting figares. In 1902 the authorities
admitted murders to the number OF 1856.
ana there is no record OF those which
were attempted. For 1903 only the
murders reported in the newspapers are
given, but these amount TO 15s. A
great percentage of these criminals are
never tried. and IN all the cases tried
last year but one man was hanged, ana
only one sentenced to life imprison-
ment. This correspondent says that
life Is not safe on a single street in
the city and that any one with money
on his person may expect to be robbed
from the man with thousands OF dol
lars to the urchin with few pennies
In his hand.
So II goes: Philadelphia, Chicago, st.
Louis, Minneapolis and San Francisco
And where is 1t going to end? Either
in reform or in revolution. Your good
citizen is timid and doesn't want to mix
in politics. He is willing to pay FOR
protection by his vote and influence, or
by money IL necessary and the forces
Of corruption gather like huge snow
BALL And all this is not pesslmism.
but the rehearsal Of an actual con-
dition.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30
TO CAST FORTUNES With UOWIE
ewar< Bank Declares Dividend-other
News Of the College Town.
} the Evening Journal

Special 10 the Evening Journal.
Newark. Jan. 30.-The Misses Flor
ence and Harriet Dean sold their per-
sonal property at Deandale on Thurs
day. They will go to Zion City, Chi
cago. They are firm believers in Dowie
and his doctrines.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the NJ. Z.
Church held a poultry supper i'm the
banquet hall OF the Newark Opera
House on Thursday evening. The at
tendance was large and the receipts
flattering.
An electric light plant has been in
stalled at the Hello match factory.
On Thursday James Foreacre was
arrested by Constable Sadler, charged
by Mrs. Alice Delacose with disturbing
the peace at her home at RoseviIle.
The man was taken before Magistrate
Medill, who after hearing the witnesses
released the prisoner with a reprimand.
and after paying the cost of prosecu-
tion.
Revival services have been going on
In the NJ +. Church during the past
two weeks. Several conversions have
resulted and much interest has been
manifested.
Strickersville Council. No. 975. will
give It's annual supper at its han in
Strickersville on Monday evening.
on Tuesday the National Bank OF
Newark declared a five per cent. divi-
dend for the last six months.
IL. NJ. Campbell has moved into his
new store on Main street.
An effort will be made to organize a
command OF Spanish-Amorican war
veterans. Those interested can COM
municate with Thomas r. Mechem al
the armory. Twelfth and Orange
streets. Wilmington.
Officers Sadler and Murray arrested
FIVE tramps on Thursday charged with
vagrancy and trespass. They were
given hearing before Magistrate Me-
dill. -Four OF the men were sentenced
to sixty days in the workhousc, wbile
the nth vas discharged.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30

Nccro disfranchlsement, as we have
repeatedly pointed out. is TO be made
an issue In the coming campaign. 1t
isnt a pleasant question to handle, but
now that il has been raised. TO evade
it would be cowardce
Bv many persons it win be treated
as pollticai question in the narrow
partisan sense. but we prefer to treat
it on It's merits. The Democratic ar
gument for negro dlsfrnnchisement
runs as follows Many negroes sell
their votes; therefore, all negroes
should be disfranchised Nobody will
pretend to say that all the negroes ae-
cept election brihes. yet It is proposed
to penailze the innocent. with the
guilty.
There are white men,. too-many Of
them-whose fathers have lived In Del
aware for generations and who have
had the advantages Of education, a
certain social position and the in
nuences Of religion. who ask a price
for casting their votes, and yet their
right is undsputel. II Is not proposed
10 disfranchise them-nos even an at
tempt is to be made.
That is the position on one side; here
is another extreme: A colored preacher
in blood-curdling manifesto calls for
"a mass meeting Of the negroes; they
must come. their infants in their arms,
to hear "a message which he has re-
ceived direct from the Almighty. lie
is prepared to sell his life at the COM
mand Of this Voice. Does he know that
ne is helping nlong the cause Of negro
acknowledgements WE'LL he Is. In the
FIRST place. we have indisputable evi-
dence that his message is not from
the Almighty. since he states what is
false. lie says that Hon. George Gray
was present at the meeting the other
night when negro disfranchlsement
was proposed. that he was guest Of
honor anu speaker Evidently there
was something the matter with the
wires when the message was taken.
1Tis All right Tor the negroes 70 meet
ana discuss the question Of disfran-
chisemcnt but in these discussions
they should recognize the truth that a
great part OF the negro vote is venal,
and they should first start crusade
against that For II the negro OF Del
aware IS ever disfranchised he viii owe
u to two causcs. John Edward Addicks
ana himseif-io The man who tempted
and 70 great number OF his own peo-
pie who havc yielded. Let the colored
man understand that unless there is
a rcforn--uiiess there is material
decrease IN the venM vote, disfran-
chisement wiz come sooner or later
Ie shouia see the course his crusades
shunld take.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30
GOSSIP ABOUT SOME PEOPLE

Besides having a half interest in a hotel
at Leipsic, John Ryan. former bailin Of
Council. is also interested in the elevator
business In this city. Mr.. Ryan makes his
home at Lelpsic. but often visits Whining
ton to see his old friends
Edward T. Candy can be rated as an
expert in the incorporation business. Mr..
Canhy Is president Of the Delaware Trust
Company, through which office hundreds
OF corporations have been organized under
the laws of Delaware.
Among the carbuilders of Wilmington
John Taggart is considered an expert In
that line. His services are sought after
by the local car manufacturer.
AS physlcian al the county workhouse
Dr. r. p. stubbs has made an excellent
record. He has been the physician for
the prisoners since the worlshouse was
opened and takes great pride in the fact
that there has been very little sickness at
the Institution.
In addition to his law practice Henry r.
Bringhurst. the attorney. also takes an
active interest in the drug business. He
visits the drug store. No. 317 Market
street daily. This business was left him
by his father.
Tho appointment of Joshua S. Litzen-
berg as Adjutant General Of the C. A.
Il. OF this State, meets with the general
approval of the veterans of the war Of the
rebellion in this city. Mr.. Lltzenberg has
always been closely identihed with c. A.
r. affairs and his appointment Is a Just
reward for tho interest he has always
shown in the welfare Of this organization.
The many friends of former Councilman
James II. Morris. predict his election as
Levy Court Commissioner from the Sec
ond district. He is exceedingly popular
and feels much encouraged because Of the
pledges of support he has received.
An ardent sportsman and lover OF
good horses is Joseph Kelly, proprietor Of
the Parke Hotel at Lancaster avenue and
Union. street. Mr.. Kelley has a bird trap,
one OF a few in Wilmington which starts
a metal mark that while in flight will
move about in the air like a live bird
Evening journal., 1904-01-30
Good Thinaa Eor Rirds.

There is one good thing about the throw
ing Of rice upon newly married couples at
French street station. 1t gives the birds
that make the caves OF the station theiI
nome an existance. AS soon as the train
moves Off with the happy couple and the
noisy friends depart from the platform
the little feathered army descends and
holds high carnival. As these affairs oc.
cur almost every day the little birds arc
well cared for. When snow covers the
ground and other birds have hard WORK
foraging about for food. these little fol.
lows sit comfortably in their smoky home.
or HI. about the depot chirping merrily
seemingly contented with their lot anc
feeling sure that their food will be pro.
vided.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30

WY OHSSAOiy
After moving day, March 25, the
makers of the city directors will be
busy. The prevailing impression that
most of the work in getting out such
a book as this comes in the first year,
and that the editions for subsequent
years involve only a comparatively
small amount of corrections and ad-
.ditons. is entirely erroneous so far as
la directory for a city OF this size is
concerned AS matter of fact each
book is new one every year, and in
one sense is nothing like a compilation.
None OF the body matter OF last years
book is kept standing in type, nor any
OF what are called the institutional
pages"-those describing the insti-
tutions, societies and organizations of
the city. Every name and address that
goes into the new book is obtained by
la personal visit by a man who has no
guide or indication from previous is
sues as 20 what he will find. From
these fresh returns the book is made
up. The only use made of the old
book is to hunt IN II for names and
addresses that are missing in the new,
so that the cause of the omission may
be investigated This. it viii be
seen. makes rather more work than II
there were no old book, but. of course
it makes the resulting volume more
accurate. Much of fhe hardest work
that comes in the making of a city di-
rectory is due to the necessity of get
ting into it Information which the in
terested party so'. etimes tries to keer
out. Even so dispassionate and un-
partisan publicity as that attempted
in the city directory is not welcome tc
some people, and they do their utmost
to avoid II.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30
The Typical American.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
An Eastern educator remarks that
"the typical American is the man hun
dreds of miles away from the big cit
les and unspoiled by them" They
spoil him fast enough when he
finally comes TO them. II he gets back
home with an empty wallet and his
clothes he does wen. Wouldn't il be a
fairer definition to say that the typical
American is the man who understands
and appreciates the extent and re-
sources OF his country and rejoices in
the fact that it is his privilege to be
q loyal citizen thereof?
Evening journal., 1904-01-30
Doc Liked Shoe.

That Wilmington merchants are thor
oughly up-to-dste In their methods OF do
Ing business has been proven on numerous
occasions, but it remained for one firm
to establish an original and highly anus
ing advertising scheme. which is attract
ing considerable attention.
The advertisement is merely shoe but
from its appearance. il might have been
through anything from a cog-gearing 20 a
Kansas eye one. A modest little card rest
ing against the sole Of she shoe bears the
following Inscription:
Dogs are also fond of our shoes
A dog had chewed the shoe 10 an almost
ognlzable mass.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30
Old Timers siIenoed.

I have noticed" said a well known
business man several days ago. that
this winter we have not been constant
~ bored with that old saying about
the winters we used to have when ]
was a boy Nearly every winter that !
can remember whenever there was a
cold spell you could hear the older cit
izens talk about the cold winters when
they We're young. This winter must
be severe enough for everyone for ]
have not heard any Of the old citizens
say they had worse winters when they
We're bows"
Evening journal., 1904-01-30
why He Shot WI e.ItImors

George S. Burroughs made a state
ment last night regarding his shooting
with the baltimore team on Thursday
against the Wawaset Club. He said
that while he was a resident Of this city
he had been a member OF the Baltimore
Shooting Association for three years.
he was not a member of the Wawaset
Club and therefore shot with the team
sf which he was member.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30

The snaky Dover Delawarean in at
tempting TO estimate the Republican
position says: Better far a bad Hitter
ate Republican from Sockum than
even a prominent and highly respect
ed Democrat from our enlightened
metropolis" Well we had governor
few years ago who was had and IL
literate; he hailed from sockum. too.
but he was a Democrat
Evening journal., 1904-01-30
What Advertisinn poss.

a shoe dealer shows ia a practical
way one result Of advertising. Thus.
he says, "A store paying $50 dav for
rent and selling twenty pairs OF shoes
without advertising would have to
charge you 81 per pair for rent alone:
Il by spending $50 a day for advertising
the same store can sell 200 pairs Of
shoes, then the rent and advertising
combined would cost only 20 cents per
pair, instead OF $1."-Retailer and Ad-
Veriiscr.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30

A Philadelphia faith curist who al
lowed his child to die OF pneumonia
without medical attention now occu-
pies a cell. That his imprisonment is
just may he inferred from the fact that
he blames it all on the mother--her
faith was not strong enough II she
erred It was in not in having the ar
rest occur IN time to save the life
OF her little one.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30

go into this wholesale business would
cheaper and degrade the pension list,
and instead OF keeping il roll of
honor" we should have to regard it
as something that wouldn't be COM
pliInentary TO put in print We are
glad to see such influential journals
as the New York Tribune and the Chi
cago News substantially taking this
view.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30
WAITING FOR THAW
OFF NEW CASTLE
Numerous Boats Put in Har-
Dor There to Seek Refuge
From Storm
MANY SOCIAL HAPPENINGS
snecial to the Evenlng Journal.

New Castle. Jan. sO.-The steamship
George w. Clyde, of the C.yde Line, bound
out. tied up hero last evening on account
of the ice and the bad weather.
The Reading tug Lykens with the barge
Ashland. and the International with the
barge Henry Cay, also tied up here.
Among the schooners 10 anchor here yes
terday afternoon were the Madeline and
the Agnes Mannering. all bound out. The
Italian barkentine Clelia Basso is still
here taking things quietly and waiting
for a thaW.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30

II you would be absolutely sure Of
receiving The Evening Journal every
day. either at your office or residence,
leave your order with the nearest
agcnt--or send your order TO The
Evening journal and IL WIN be turned
over 20 the proper carrier. All papers
in the city are served directly by au-
thorizcd oeents; All complaints Of lr-
regular delivery should be forwarded
10 the Evening Journal Office to be
handed TO the carrier.
Persons temporarily leaving the city
can have The Evening Journal for
wardrd TO them and thus keep In touch
with events transpring at home
Evening journal., 1904-01-30
OPINION
A New Union.

From the Indianapolis journal.
The latest labor organization promises
to be more formidable I'm its demands
and personnel than any that has yet
been formed. Orange, n. j.. is Tie scene
or this new unions start, and servant
Evening journal., 1904-01-30
THEATRICAL NOTES

TOO Proud to Beg" is the title Of
Lincoln ]. Carter's eminently success
ful melodrama ars it will be seen al
the Lyceum on Mcfday for three days
The piece Is interesting and consistent-
" honest as to real life as to suit ths
most critical Of playgoers. 1t con-
tains an absorbing story that holds tC
the last and keeps one on edge i'm
patiently waiting the numerous stu.
ations and climaxes that reveal tn,
outcome OF the plot. Those in the pro.
duction number some OF the highes
salaried artists on the stage and in.
clude Miss St. George Hussey, the evei
popular Irish comedienne. Miss Stella
Boylan, Fred Eckhart, Jake Simmons
A. B. Lynds and the clever BoylaI
children.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30
Fell and Broke His Arm.

John f. O'Donneli while going to work
az the John M. Rogers Press. yesterday.
iel at Sixth and Jackson streets and broke
ms right arm. He was taken to his home.
No. 1909 West Third street.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30
Ducks Have Conc ,soutl,.

Cold weather has spoiled duck shoot
ing. Large nocks have gone to south
ern waters. There are none to be
found on the marshes adjacent to the
city and as far down as Havre dc
Grace. Md.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30
Died suddenly Of Paralysis.

After an illness Of ono weak. John p.
Pastino, an Italian, living at No. COL Scott
street. died suddenly at the Delaware
Hospital last evening.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30
Birthday Social.

Master Warren connor was treated to a
birthday social at the home Of his mother
ON South Third street last evening. 1t
was a surprise, but none the less a most
enjoyable one to the young man. The
evening was delightfully."- spent and many
happy returns wished for on the part of
the guests. Among those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clymer, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Clymer, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Lawler. Misses Mamie Aud, Lydia Price,
Maggie Lawler, William Marshall. A.
Brown Lancaster. Mark Clymer, Charles
Pedrick, william Lawler. the Misses Susie
lGormiey, BERTHE Booth. Mary Duffy. Car
rie Pedrck. Mary Sullivan. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Schuhardt, John Atkinson, James
Mahoney, William Kirk, Charles Mcguire,
Hugh Duffy. Emmit McGrory and George
White.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30

It's easy TO quit coffee when you have
a good. rich. steaming cup of Postum
Coffee in ITS place, and the Postum puts
one long ways ahead on the road tc
Weliville, because it supplies the food
elements that rebuild the system coffee
has broken down
These are eternal facts proven by trial.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30

In the lexicon Of the Every Evening
there is no longer such a word as
"Job-lot."
Evening journal., 1904-01-30

On Thursday, February 4. at thu
Lyceum Theatre ! new melodramati'
offering by Charles E. Blaney and How.
ard Hail. entitled The Child Slaves o
New York" win receive its initial pre-.
sentation in this city. The play is saiC
to be full of intensely dramatic Incl.
dents and situations and is. withou
doubt, the dramatic sensation Of thl
present season.
Evening journal., 1904-01-30

WeIsbaeh Gas Lamps
and Manfels 81 Lippincoit's-