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The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-29
IN SELF DEFENSE

T want In engage your setsi'es sad A man to 4 lawyer.
 :" All ngh,. s,f. de seated NhA, is ihe easey"
 There ,s 4 man m ny neIghborhood named Ales Htpp,n want you 'o prove that he stnie ,addle
 " Did fhe saddle belong ,o you NJ.
 Bu, then you are he prose u,ing .tness- J
 No lon pfopose 'o have anything t,, ,l, ~tih tie =.e
 Then. ~ hy i" yoa Sani me ia ptose 'ha' Hipplo ,'oie the saddle
 1oa see. .'ole ,hc saddle nyseii and Il An pisse 'hA, HtPlna s,oie |. Tn, al righi"
 An. ,ee Wr1l f, that on oonrse ne an prove that hs 4,rlr tt
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-29

Excuse me. S,s.T said an ATkAnsa~ gentleman. ,be arcidensai discharge of whose pistol had ~oanded A strange. '- Excuse me, please. II is Iii, desire ;o trez, ssrangers politely and hope you'll overlook this Iittle bseaeh of poii:eness.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-29
HRALTHPUL

~is ,oar aeizhb..r.soi hea,hfoI ]" asked man of sn immigration agent
 " Hezlihfui. should say so \ m4n never dies ;hrr- He llses there until he kslh someb0d, and has ,o leave he county.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-29
GAVE HIM STANDING

Young man sald oolofed posi''e an to boy, ,eI oagh,.r gel nafrsed
 .' Whui fur
 Case t giYes yef standin sn de com uanl,y ore w4. nsarned feig'oua folks didn't pap no attention ter me, bat nov yer can 20 ter my house all tune, ob de night an bod preach-rs dAr.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-29

GEs. CkAsf sAys thA, he n entirely ou, of politics. Thstas what the people thought af,er the Gh;eago convention.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-29
pLANTATlom pIlLosorliY

l,e tat,ou s'.ak Il d1s .aautt, is d,ifec 1si
 lie ne, ,sk ae prt5a.ssl .nd le sfss. elcs' ih fowls s,etha ple,srs httn uis,sc den lsi A.u 4 Yaang h.. Aru
 II Sash hal been ,, ts'f secfn man he ac>ef would htb t,4. .ie sate ,a'el te uk lsc ,l cts hal Iul4 -l,i.,,.e. Jlanl dat man
 When .c,.s a man ~'t ' s1t' up eiry ,mslc on has fAfc II d"an make na dlfic' cn, ef he 'a4i. ,, Bible a h'a poo ket ! deals ~id han magti} eafefal
 i-fs;. ,.r,:. ,... ..:r 7 ...ss,.,.l.... tas.. tety \ man don't knn~ when he's born ot when hc d,es bar f'nm enough, ho~ebef between de,c '~o scks ter get iu mighty heap ob ,ieh,lmen'
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-29

nesas.et s'.lA d,s .oautt, is del tree II
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-29

ne husbands of well known ae;resses -se :heir managers. bui ;he average has .ad n pr.fate life : ro: h:s " fe = nan
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-29

Eugene Fields. inc Denver Zt.tan. 7s.a.er man. has taken the position ai ..anaging editor of,he Cleveland Hyt.i ir Fields .s young and ;mpulsise :.l.,!a .. he should never be so rash as :o % yeG and submit enc ef hl, humorous ...fagraph9 to lie n.e:aIl1 scrutiny ei:he ...on. Edwin Cowles. of the itttct
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-29

The New York Hcs'1t says ;he krs 5f Man $ IT danger. Then ie; hbn s4s- .eader. and pfooAbiy he governor ". ,-.aon him.
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06
Slang,

Girls should be careful nevor to S,Il,
their lips by the use of SLANG nbrasnS
tor though they may he innocentIv
utVored they are apt to have double
meaning, and originate with the lowest
class OF people who do not hesitate to
make use of the very lowest and vilest
language. ''oS'
some girls use slang because they
thlnk Ii makes their words moro ox.
preSSlVe and Interesting, but this is a
very much mistaken idea, for there is
nothing more di Pleasing than to hear
words of Sian faI from the lips of girls
who should be pure and free from, an,,
expressions not calculated to impress
Ihelr hearers with II sense of their re-
finement and culture.
The use of slang is becoming so
common that ladies use it when cor.
Verslhg with gentlemen. With what
degree OF respect does gentleman re-
gard a lady who in his presence makes
use OF language such as is used in the
very lowest class of society? He
certainly cannot accord her the same
respect which would he hers if her
ideas were expressed in chaste. ladvlike
terms. 1t is true she may not mean TO
use words that will make her seem nm
ladylike, but she cannot use slang
without saying something never in.
tended for the lips of a pure woman.
gentleman owes more respect to a
lady than to use slang in her presence.
and if she refrains from its use he will
be more careful of his own language
1t is bad for him to use it at anv time
but how much more it is for him to do
SO when with ladies? He is to some
extent excusable though, when its use
is encouraged by hearing it from his
lady companions. Remember. girls
you owe it to yourselves and to your
own self respect never to use language |
which will have q tendency to lessen a |
mans respect for you. Surely vour |
pure English language is adequate to |
express anything you may desire to
say. If the use of slang continues to
be freely indulged in, it will become so
as to make it almost impos-
'lble for a single sentence to he uttered
entirely free from slang.
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06
The %27 Rev T. De Witt Talmsge's
thanksgiving Congratulations.

The Thanksgiving sermon oftba
/: DE Witt Ti1mage, ID. d. notabic
di,.; JnGie on lhe part Of this well-down
Ji.. J;Elile 70 snow how preferable the con-
ultl0h OF the'people of this country i
20 Inat OF all other peoples. He dweliS
III ms peculiar manner on the various
VEiiellces q, OF American prosneritv
wages are higher salaries are hettar
anu " hlgher standard of domest;c
comfort prevails here than abroad even
among those sections of Onr lahor;',n.
population whose income is s,naIioat
Eninently satisfactory also is onr
poIlll@aI status. There are no hurn;nr,
questions, nhaming the passions of the
P'ePle ana torpiiying their inteIlecte
Tectlohal controversy is in tho nost
exception may fairly be taken in ~"
interest OF civil-service and tariff 70
n,,,ii loi ~, 20 me reverend gentleman's
oleinis'lc views as to the inexpensive
ness OF our civil administration and
!he smallness of American mononoIiac
III III comparison with those of Eurone
NOT VIII his rather loose statement
WIN regard TO the testimony horne h,,
arclRologIcal science to the exietanoo
III iorlner times of a continent in tbo
Auantlc, between this country and
Europe, raise his reputation among the |
students of that science. There arc
indications of the existence of sucb a
continent, but none of an arcb2oIog;coi
character. More to the point is the the
comparison Mr.. Talmage Institutes
between the militarism of tbe ola
world and the peaceful industrialism% % Of
one new. COntrasted with the X 600
Ggo men constituting the armies If
Europe, the meagre military establish
ments mel. OF America hardly bear mention
" l5h an army of less than 10000 men
ana no navy to speak of, the United.
states has properly no standing as a
nation among the militar~
nations of the globe. Yet we are
secure, and with fine crops, flourisbino
successful political insti'
.n'lons, and every omen of a prosnpr-
'us future, there is every reason for
our people to be more than contented {
El'h the land of their birth or adon.
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06
For the Smyrna Times
HlllsborOugh (MdO Items.

The new NJ. +. churcb !, c,..
PPpoaIchihg completion, and promises 70
M ~ eieSaht III every sense of the word
nc people seem eager, not only to
aeGohG what the pastor suggests bnt
t"Ae tne lead IN every touch of taste
and skllI that promises an Additional
attraction. The building is to be fras.
coeu' pen Is to swing in the beautifnI
lower, the heating is to be bv furnace
Every one that sees the buildino nro'
ilouiices 1t thing of solid and enchant.
.Ns oeauty, and an ornament to tho
'o"h' Inc pastor is excusable for his
strongly evidenced pride in this nm. m
leiilil3 sanctuary, for the enterprise
strongly attests Il long hoped for era in
lhe history of the denomination in thia
part OF The field, and marks an un.orodo
movement Of signal promise e''o
Inc late extra services in tho NJ T.
OnuIch' south, were not attended with
any MAJ iKed results to those within or
Without although the pastors work ed
i"i. Hluily and most assiduously.
:, u meeting has just closed at Wve NJ
=: - cnurch, an annex Of HilIshoro;
circuit, with 20 accessions and H.
general upbuildment of the momhar
ship. '"o 4nellOer-
improvements, modern and morked
are appearing throughout the town
;nnother beautiful dwelling is approach.
my completion besides various Other
touches OF the mechanical arts of o
transforming character in various di-
[ectlolis. There has been a vast deal
u room Tor Improvement in this nlaca
ana the people seem determined nnon
'tcceptlng the situation and governing
hgmSelves en- accordingly.
ne M town iyceum was reorganized
aSt Thursday evening, and viii as in
ne n gone by, bless our people having n
II. II. fary turn of mind, with flashes of
VII VII a ana wisdom, pleasing if not ALWAYS
'r0h'a0le. This society attracts tale1t
hd attendance for miles away and
ue1tions scientific, philosophic, estbet-
: geographic, ecclesiastic, theoIocic
M nd OF every other order. are hand1eJ !
llh ran II not always orthodoxiral :
Occasional
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06

| bARTH0LDI's GREAT STATUE. There
Is something grondoise in the idea of
iD"ltlolGls statue rising from a point
III lhe harb0r of New York looking
Sseaward, and from a height of three
hundred feet welcoming to our CONT
hent IN broad day voyagers from the
olu world OF Europe, and Illuminating
Ine darkness of the night with its grpnf
electric star-lighted crown and the
Ilashing OF the torch in its gigantic
hand. Made of sheets of copper beaten
ana moulded into form, this statue of
Liberty Enlightening the World" Is
OF itself l45 feet in height from the
IeeC 10 the top of the torch" while the
supporting pedestal will carry I'M the
totai height to 800 feet. The statue
mas been presented to the United States
IN the name of the French peonle bv
those of their countrvmen who bors
lne Wnole cost of its construction.
amounting TO two hundred and fiftv
thousand dollars The gift was accom-.
panied with the condition that the cost
OF the pedestal, about two hundred and
Ilty thousand dollars more, would he
aeirayed by American contributors
~ nhis condition was accepted. and the
united states government set apart a
tongue OF land on Bedloe's Island as n
sue ior the erection of the statue. AS
New York is to have the honor of tb;s
tne largest statue ever made, and the
greatest work of art in modern times
established permanently on her soil. II
was natural to expect that the cost of
tne pedestal would be defrayed by
New York contributors, The statue
mas ias oeen completed, but the money for
o cIe pgaestai has not yet been subscrib-
gu. 1here is, however, at last a fair
prospect OF getting the sum required. !
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06
Holiday
Goods
AT
Wanamaker's

" dIIdIIIdkCT 5
One quarter in the store is DE-
cullarly a Holiday quarter, a Gift
quarter; a place where lust a
little use is made the vehicle for
a great deal ofluxury. It's full
now; full of wonders; full of
pretty things; full of silly things;
iull OF surprises; full of what no.
body expects; full of whatevery-
body expects; full, as it has been
tull near Christmas time before.
Beginning at the very centre
OF the store, next north are two
counters. oneof themvery large,
and one half as large, filled to
overflowing with perfumeries
and other toilet articles and i'm
Plements. We positively must
not begin to mention names,
nor even classes. The only
way to get away from these
miraculous things is to break
away.
Next northwest is a collec-
ton OF small things that people
used to luxury will recognize
under the name small leather
articles. About the biggest
thing there is a portfolio or
WrItIng-case. Pocket books are
thecommonest. Butsuchpocket-
books! Oh, yes, you can get
good substantial pocket.books
there, with not a cent of ex-
travagance in them; but natu.
rally we are thinking of the
brighter ones. Leather isn't
ilne enough. They must enamel
it, paint it, deck it out with silk
and shining silver and gold.
Every year people get worse
and worse. Every year they |
must have stranger and stran-
ger things. Silk, plush, velvet
and fur bags are there, with all |
their pretty and handy and cum
nln& iastenings. But we must
hurry on.
Next northwest are writinq-
papers. Here's room for a
treatise. We're not going to
stop. But anybody who passes
tnat WITHHOLDING island OF
trade in the sea of people, with
out hnding out what Hanan,a.
FeT Best means in or out of
Holiday time, is a loser. What
a glory has a page of pure
paper!
Photograph albums are next
on northwest; and here the cir
Gle wldens. Is all that long row
photograph albums? Is it DOS
SlDle that SO many people didn't /
buy albums last year, when we
brought over a ship-loadalmosto
! here's a new set of people i
El!s year, may be. At least the j.,
photographers hav'n't gone out d
D business. At this end are c
velvet frames; yonder are boxes S
7t leather and plush. You can a
pay 500 for a box that a touch n
Elll spoil. Don't suppose that
Inc things put out to show, $,
even under glass, are the fine ''
oncs. Whisper to the sales. Z
woman that your pocket is full
'i money and that you are I'll
'chlng to get rid of it. q,
Brass 1nl bronze! Oh, see el ei
- mol ol Irasses and bronzes vi
open your dictionary. The tie
lrst word you come to has its G
mage , there. Preposterous
hlngs! Have your wits about b,
'ou. An artist has studied out dc
very one. The artists a WAC m
90; for Jokes abound; little by
ouches of humor and broad ..
lrces. So there is pathos; and til
'eauty everywhere. But shall ro
Ie presume to discourse on ten C,' g"
1ousand things in a shop, each fo
ne OF which was born of Artp Is Is
citdId oTth from centre, all the way to the outsr
JOHN WANAMAKER. 81
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06

:
The time is short.
y shepherds tent of reeds and flowers dacs,.,,,
lhat night-wnds will soon crumbIa jnt0 liLs
-"' ii'ei Thn tor son; some rude blast decaying-
?. up, my soul, the lOng-spent time redaer,;,o.
ouW lnou the seeds of better deed and thr,,tts
light "lEer lamps while yet thy light * hoo
The time is short
i"'"k ri ot Inc good thou migh'st have done. when
=, ne suns too The life'S choicest seosons ho,,,,,
'-'"'S ''>' 20 VOC ~ pleasure passing lightly
The time is short
me time is short. Then be thy heart a bro,,,.,.
81. 10 every heat that needs thy helm i'm sugbt :
0'"H 'hou maySt need the sympathy of 0tbcrs
Inc time is short.
- rnou mast friends. give them thy best andeo,o,.
"a! "arHeSt impulse and thy purest thonvb+ :
NeeP:ii* /" mimi. in word and action ever s' >
The time is short
" mere summed winds. aroma laden bover
gu CuilPanlohS rest, their work forever wrougbt
''i O'ner graves the moss and fern will cOver-
The time is short.
p up. my snnl. ere yet the shadow fallatb
some good return in latter seasons wrHugbt
HOIset thyself. when duly'S angel callethS
The time is short
l'y all the lapSes thou hast been foryiven
r. ny all the lessons prayer To thee hath tauebt
~ otnerS teach the Sympathies of heayenEe'
The time is short
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06
WHOLE NO. 1870.
Personal.

Mr.. John B. Cough is woIl oo.
70 resume his lectures eI'ousn
-, The demand for Saropy's nic,,,ro. -,
'irS' Langtry is said to be unexamrIoJ
\, A pew in DR.. John Halls church :,
$500. ~ o'iler day for
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stoves Florido
g orange groves yield her profit II 10 10
said' OF 800 a year. '''''' II IS
W. II. Vanderbilt has sub.or;,,o,
So,VOo towards a Eew armorv far tba
SeVenty-hrst \. Y. regiment '-'
GOyernor-elect Grant, of Colorado :.
d native OF Alabama, a strong Dem
crat' and only 35 years of age. O
tba a'., nc aggregate amount realized from
Sie saie OF the Jumel estate in Eew
ofN Is estimated at over 81, 100 900
Mr.. Caine, the successful Nrouu
HnIiuate tbn h ior Congress, is said to be
''O ""PpS possessor OF only one wife.
zen, George Macdonald the "Gatbero
oI the British army, has RECENTLY on,a.
ed his 99th year, and is stiII b9Io me-
hearty. " S'iii male and
Miss Emily Faithful savo ,ho.
america Is far ahead of the Old WorIJ
III the matter of extending the fsIS "t
work and education for women u
1t Is now said that the narr;o r
senator David Davis and Mis- La ~
Z. Burr, an Illinois lady temnorariI'.
residing in North Carolina. has baaS
postponed until March next. 'eeH
Hon. J, T. Updegraff, the Renub
llcan Congressman elect from tbo
seventeenth district of Ohio d;nJ
thursday evening at Mount Pleasant
near Steubenville, Ohio. He Was eG
years of age. was oo
1onh w. Whittier declines to be the
social lion that Boston society wouIJ
IKE to make him. He will eeIIa
accept an invitation to tea or dinnnr
unless ne is convinced that the nmrnnsa
IS not to make show of him, O'''
MT George /. Seney, a New Yorl,
Y ln1llilonalre, has a l,4OO acre farm, ~
Ne" Jersey. on which he has ~
llooded horses, including the f,monS
mare Huntress, with record &c :
-''-u'eS ana Il seconds for three miles.
Inc washington Post says: "Geper-
i hODt. Ioombs is here. brilliant hoio
no unrepentant. He has husinass
Ie iI the supreme Court. He has
dI lio sweet young grand daughter al
cnooI III Baltimore, whom he has come
II to see." --''' Ooine
A man named Fox, employed at RI.
covllle Car-Wheel works RnffaIo NJ
=" rrluay attempted to commit suicide
: Pl9nslhg MS head into large pail
m0lten metal. His fellow-emnloves
Nv MN kneel to commit the act and
sscued him as quickly as possible, bnt
OF until both of his eyes were burned
~ and his scalp cooked to the skpI
nlie MS hands and face were also
AT Boston dinner party the other
,enlng Mrs: Julia Ward Howe ex.
'essed emphatically her dislike and
sapproVaI OF Governor-elect Butler
"a nnaily declared that she never
ould allow him to be presented to
y. But if you were at a friends
use and she presented him, not
lowing your feelings, what would Won
r. as ked friend. "Oh," was the
Ply 1t would not be myself but the
ltler." nav" eNeia'
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06

Hops are so scarce and high that the
brewers are racking the drug shops for
" bltters to put into their beer. Ouas-
sla chips, aloes, colombo and nux vom.
lca are in great demand. Some of
these, especially quassia, are tonics and
cannot do much harm, and those who
nave a prejudice in favor of hons in
their beer must take these substitutes
and make the best of them.
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06
rVDs.y XAKEs The MARE o."
~ TIE BARD OF TOWER HALL.


.s a dashing mare, well known to all
Ihers,rayagance her name is;
iE'Ns."metimeS she shows her heels.
ana AnnI,,se =. tpll me where the blame is"
rT%sre is kept in stable fine,
IIe IIse,J driven rs Il leader;
Ana tho owner gets in debt
BIs w. a. ,cts on which 10 iee'i her
,tL,s;,,ing feed on tick. OF course
OISn'ai O'I' aires the daintieSi ialr.
f rs tsasniug her on credit gains
AT. Ar.o,it for keeping the mare.
o.,bilI, for oats run up so fast
DS' DTboy make the owner Took blue;
=. lnvb .l';b bTightth, morn. there comes night.
"ight with failing dHc
Tho fiture once WIN promise orlSht.
IHIr 1r bnnp affords no ray
-, " tens toward it but mature
III III yrolRises 10 pay.
~ hn |dI1Tts his sleed in hopes to drive
ne ,Tsr frbn trouble and care
,Ahso'S 10 make An illl break.
ehF eh.FS a an hr breaks with the mare.
,,s,rns-. Ar, Money makes the mare go,
'"''1 But the mare will tire
SDur her and she will throw
Her rider in the mire
Listen. then. my readers,
I'll ask Il question fair;
Who among the people
Is riding on the mare?
Face the music boldly.
And heed the closing notes
Who keeps the daShing mare.
And qris in debt for OdtSs
NOTE.
There is one thingvery certain.
Which here will declare.
That garments bought at the Tower
Are not oats TO feed the mare:
For everything there purchased
ISat price 50 small
that none can be ertr0rGGdW
1.-The famous Tower Hall.
With ernn my in all things,
such as is pracliced there,
Noman 'uld yet III debt for Odtv
To keep the daShing mare.
WEsHALL KEEP PACE WITH THE TINES. ;tnd look
,srpilly alter the interest OF our 81 SlOmprS
rbev ran rest assured lCe WW MT be trsLI b,,
I'M oas and M matter how low either II e market
y othpr circumstances may bring price,, uf goods
4, sIaQ tay ours dOCH 10 L We unheSitnliuplv
tate that for the same qualify OF rlnthing our
,rreS are the lowest in the citv GARiTEE
IASTEY & ALLEN Tower Hall. Nos, 5lS and 500 |
Market street Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06

There is something soft and tender
IN the fall of a single snowflake, but il
always reminds us TO look after onr
bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup,-our
old standby in the days of Coughs and
coids,-for we have always found it re-,
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06

All iron preparations blacken the
teetn, eonstipate the bowels, and give
neaaache with one exception, that is
Browns Iron Ritters. ''''' :"
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06
FOR RENT.

The dwelling house n6y In the tenure OF l,haa
K. Muure, ON South street Smyrna. P0ssessia,,
March lSt. 1888. Apply to
nov 2s-tf J. WESLEY JONES.
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06

SHE CANNOT VorE.-The Rev. Henry
ward Beecher, than whom few public
speakers have shown themselves more
ready with apt illustrations and saJIieS
OF VIII. has seldom " brought down the
house" with single sentence more
successfully than he did Monday even
ing, Plymouth Church was crowded
10 the doors with one of its Character.
IStic audiences, and Miss Frances r
Willard, of Chicago, delivered lecture
on the work of the Women's GosneI
temperance Union, which was rece;v-
ed with great enthusiasm. As the nro.
iionged applause at the close of her
lecture died away Mr.. Beecher ascend
eu the platform, slowly, thoughtfuIlv
ana stood for a moment regarding.
almost staring at-the lecturer with an
expression of mingled wonder and
Then turning to the audi
ence he remarked, slowly and medita-
lively, emphasizing the words with
mods of his head: "And-yet-sbe
cannot vote!' 1t is hardly necessary
TO add that it was some time before the
audience was quiet enough for him to
add in ringing tones: "Are Won not
ashamed of it p
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06
THE TIME Is SHORT.
The time is short

sometimes feel the thread of life is slender
Till tnu , soon with me the labor will be wrought
lheIl grows my heart to other hearts mora 9an
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06
100 Fine Stock Sheen.
At Private Sale.

The Large Brick Residence on Main Street I'm
which reside; also Maple Grove Farm. at Flem.
ings Landing containing 2G0 Acres good build.
ings on II. Apply to
MARY j. DAVIS.
nov 22-tt Smyrna. Del,
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06
BOOKS AND STATl0NERY

@ us Books for Youth der Peope
lasS Books Pocket
Picture IapeI Envelopes
E'0NS' 3ltI Blank Bonds, Mortgages Deeds
Best Gold Pens Holders tooet ber Ir
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06

One of the hottest fought party
battles in Congress this winter will
probably be over the admission of
Dakota into the Union. The bill pro-
vlded for its admission is on the calen-
ders of both Houses, and will be reach.
ed early in the session. The Renmb-
llcans Will make desperate efforts to
pass IL this Winter as with the end of
the session the House of Representa-
uves passes under control ofthe Demo-
Gratis. Dakota elected a Republican
Delegate to Congress at the late cleo
ton by an overwhelming majority, and
lts admission as a State means two
more Republican Senators, another
republican Congressman, and three
republican votes in the Electoral
College in 1884.
Smyrna times., 1882-12-06

AN ACTRESS SHoT.-The sensational
craftsmanship employed so long bv
FRANK l. Frayne. the actor. as a chief
attraction Ofhis theatrical performances
has found legitimate ending in the
fatal shooting of the woman Who ner-
mitted herself to stand as a target for
usually unerring aim. The great feat
was for Frayne to shoot, with a rife
an apple from the lady's head. but in n
CINCINNATI theatre, Thursday afternoon,
ne missed his aim, and the ball entered
the forehead of his victim, CAUSING
almost instant death. 1t is hard 10 saS
where the blame lies for a casualty of
this kind-upon the woman who voIun.
tarily placed her life in such DANGER
the man who took such awful chances
upon the success of his marksmansbin,
or the authorities permitting such an
unnatural exhibition to take place
Both the actor and his victim Miss
Annie Won Behern, are well known in
wilmington, having appeared in the
Grand Opera House several times
There have been three or four such
such tragedies in the past few years.