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Ii you suffer with asthma, bronchitis,
or any other disease of the throat or
lungs, nothing can surprise you more
than the rapid improvement that will
follow the use of Santa Able. Ifyou are
troubled with catarrh and have tried other
medicines, you will be unable to express
your amazement at the marvellous and in
Simultaneous curative powers of California
Cat-R-Cure. These remedies are not Sc
cret compounds, but natural productions
of California. Sold at 81 a package;
three for 81. so and guaranteed by DR.. W.
n, Hunt.
, 1888-09-25

Six hundred tons of baled hay for sale.
consisting mostly of blue grass, mixed
with other bottom varieties. The Border
Ranch and Stock Company will receive
offers for the above hay in lots of 100
tons or more at their office in Salt Lake
City until Oct. J., 1883. The hay to be
delivered at Border station on the Oregon
Short Line Railway. Terms cash. Ad-
dress all communications to
A. L. HYDE, President,
Z. .. Box 30.
, 1888-09-25
Mysterious Disappearance.

BosToN, Sept. 24.-The authorities at
police quarters were notified this morning
of the disappearance OF John Thornton
Wood, a distinguished scientific man, who
left Washington to come here. He was
due here Sept. II and after visiting a
number of professors at Harvard was to
continue his journey to Thornton ferry,
n. IL. 1t is known hat he reached
Boston, but since then all trace of him is
lost.
, 1888-09-25
Stocks and Uattle Marketa.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-The stocks
We're heavy and generally lower. The
news of the day was of a negative char
acter and had no real effect upon the list.
Operators are awaiting developments,
more especially 10 regard to the granger
roads. Covering by shorts late in the
afternoon caused a slight reaction and
the market closed dull but firm.
Governments dull but strong. Money
1902. Mining shares dull.
Copper-Market easy. Lake, Sl7.65.
Petroleum opened steady at 9O5, but
after the first sales the market became
strong through heavy buying from the
West and advanced to 944. A slight re
action then occurred, on which the mar
ket closed steady at 935.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6's. l2l; American Express.
ITO: Canada Pacific. 57s; Canada
Southern, 538; Central Pacific. 344; Bur
l%ington, 10; Delaware. Lackawanna,
l4ls; Denver & Rio Grande, 81; Eric,
29B; Lake Shore, 1913; Louisville &
Nashville, SIS; Michigan Central, SS4;
Missouri Pacific, 792; Kansas & Texas,
-; New York Central, 1921; Northern
Pacific, 26t; preferred, 59B; Northwest
ern, lll4; Oregon Improvement, Ga;
Navigation, 90; Transcontinental, pot;
Pacific Mail, 35B; Reading, 5l5; Rock
Island. 1919; Milwaukee q St. Paul,
644; Texas Pacific, 24s; Union Pacific,
59b; United States Express rs: Fargo,
1877; Western Union. S32.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2.4-Cattle-Reccipts
1900; market slow and dull; steers,
81. S5(a5 so; stockers and feeders, 50 90
GG3.l5; Texas cattle, 81 Coos. 10; West
ern rangers, 5 2.75(04. 10.
Sheep-ReceipCs, 5000: market easy;
natives, 81 60(04.OO: Westerns, IS. 400
3.75; Texans 81. 5OCG3.7 rs.
, 1888-09-25
BuckIen,s Arnica saIve

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, ~chilblainsi
corns and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by Dr. W. N. Hunt.
, 1888-09-25

Mr.. j. g. Slater. who has for the past
two months been in the city looking after
cattle and other business interests, starts
tonight for his Chicago home. He goes
via Denver, where he expects to remain
for a few days, then to Kansas City and
St. Louis.
, 1888-09-25

We have Just received our fall styles of
suitings and they are neater than ever be-
fore. On account Of adopting the cash
system in that department we can make
suits from s. to $40 cheaper than before.
If you want a SUIT made see what we
have. B. Hellman.
, 1888-09-25

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, al
lays the pain, cures wind collie and is the
best remedy tor diarrhma. Twenty-Five
cents a bottle.
, 1888-09-25
Ex-LcgisIatIve speaker Married.

On Tuesday last, at Carbon. were mar
ried the Hon. j. S. Kerr and Miss Agnes
Louise Bowles. Mr.. Kerr is one of
Wyoming's leading citizens, and the
bride is an English lady of culture and
rare accomplishments.
, 1888-09-25
Heavy ess.

The Union Pacific Railroad company
received 2,49S, 400 pounds of freight at
this city during the month of August,
and shipped 1897, $40 pounds the same
month; and III, 800 pounds of -four were
taken North by the Indian freighters.
, 1888-09-25
Stockmau Badly Hurt.

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-George Crocker,
a wealthy cattleman of Helena. Mont,
met with a serious accident this morning.
The cab in which he was riding dashed
against a curbstoue, throwing Crocker
against the glass side, breaking the glass,
cutting his face drcadfully. 1t is believed
he will lose his eyeslght. He was re-
moved to the Grand Pacific hotel.
, 1888-09-25
PROXIES,

At each meeting a resolution was
adopted requiring all proxies given by
delegates to be placed only in the hands
of residents of the ward from which the
delegates were elected.
, 1888-09-25
For fine watch repairing,
David Miller Idelman bi


Cheyenne Transfer Co.-From five
pounds per day to a carload at a time.
Reasonable reductions to large Consumers.
, 1888-09-25
Go to Greentree' for Bargains.

Special sale of S. pants this week at
Hellman's.
, 1888-09-25
Go to Gresntree's for a nobby suit.

Fresh oysters received daily at Saddle
Rock.
, 1888-09-25

Fresh mountain trout received daily a
the Saddle Rock.
, 1888-09-25
Restricting Chinese Immigration.

doubted.
Restricting Chinese immigration.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-The bill in
troduced by Senator Stewart to-day d.
reefs the president to inform the Chinese
government that the maintenance of the
peace and good order of the people in the
United States required the abrogation of
the treaty stlpulations between China and
the United States as far as they relate to
the entry or residence in the United
States of Chinese subjects. The bill pro-
hiblts the entry of any Chinese into the
United States except diplomatic and con-
sular officers (who shall not be detained at
any port at which they may landl, and
Chinese officials, students, merchants and
travellers for curiosity.
Students, merchants and travellers shall
only be allowed to enter at designated
points and shall be required to bring with
them the permission of their government.
This permission and their personal iden-
tlty shall be evidenced by duplicate certi-
fcate made out by the representative of
the United States at the port from which
they sail. One OF these certificates shall
be kept by the Chinaman and one by the
master of the vessel on which he sailed.
Both shall be surrendered to the collec-
tor of customs before the Chinaman is
landed, and the certificate of Identified
ton issued in their place. Disputes as to
the right of Chinese to land are to be
settled by the collector of customs subject
to review by the secretary of the treasury.
All Chinese now in the United States
shall be requested within six months to
secure certificates of registration, and all
Chinese found in this country after that
! period without a certificate of Identified
ton or registration shall be exported from
the United States to the country whence
they came.
All Chinese leaving the United States
shall be requested to surrender any certi-
fcates they may hold before sailing, The
secretary of the treasury is given authority
to appoint officers to execute the provi-
sions of this act and also to prohibit Chi
nese settling within a certain mot named)
distance of the borders of the United
States. Provision is made for the pun
ishment of persons violating any clause of
the act.
, 1888-09-25
FLASHES.

New YORK, Sept. 24.-Several Wag-
ner palace car conductors have been dis
charged during the past week. 1t is as
serted that a systematic course of thieving
running into thousands Of dollars has
been discovered.
Norristown, Pa.-President Cleveland
left Tor Washington at $50 this morning.
London.-A million spindles in Lanca-
shire mills have commenced running on
short time, the object being to defeat the
American cotton ring.
Constantinople.- A eunuch in the sui
tan's palace was hanged to-day for killing
a comrade. The chief eunuch and eight
other eunuchs have been exiled for neg
Letting their duties.
Berlin.-The North German Gazette
bismarck organ) states it is authorized
to declare that the abstract from Emper-
or Frederick diary was published without
Emperor Williams knowledge. The
Gazette says: Judging from recollections
of persons concerned the work contains
such great chronological mistakes and err
rors of facts that its genuineness must be
doubted.
, 1888-09-25

49, is not a rough border drama, but
a sweet, pure simple story of our day.
Don't miss it.
, 1888-09-25

S. boys suits selling at SIS now at He'll
mans.
, 1888-09-25

For bargains tn child
ren's clothing cHH on .ES.
MARKS, Scent eea'h ana
Eddy streets.
, 1888-09-25

Ben Hel'man is in New York and Man
ager Gus Lehman is cutting prices to beat
the d..
, 1888-09-25

le largest stock of fine. brAndies. old
whlskies, choice Hgue,os and superine
cigars at George Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
streets. 3"
, 1888-09-25

The OF color doTeEltT-, lTat is those
whose names were nj; IN the regular
or strikers ticket are J. w. Hammond
and \. Gilchrist.
, 1888-09-25

Fresh chm iuicc at Jimmy Oder's
Gold Room bag
, 1888-09-25

Go to Greentree's for a stylish hat.
, 1888-09-25

Go to Geren,ree's Tor Boots aud Shoes.
Smyrna times., 1888-01-18

ately, he found him sitting calmly at his
bloody desk, examining with strong
magnlfying glass an enormous pair Of
lungs, double lungs, that lay spread out
before him. The genius of science was
trying to find, from the case of the de-
ceased, some satisfactory explanation of
the more than miraculous action of water
cress-at once lubricating and recreating.
Mr.. Policeman" he said, as he rose to
his feet, 81 deemed it OppOrtune to kill
that man, as an immediate autopsy of his
case might, l thought, reveal to me a Sc
cret of the most salutary Importance re-
garding the now degenerating vitality Of
the human species. That is why did not
hesitate, let me confess, to sacrifice my
conscience to my duty"
Needless to add that the illustrious doc
tor was almost Immediately released upon
a merely nominal bond, his liberty being
of far more public value than his deten-
ton. This strange case is shortly to come
up before the British assizes. All! what
marvellous pleadings Europe will have a
chance to readl
Everything encourages us to believe
that this sublime crime will not bring its
hero to the gallows of Newgate; for the
English, as well as ourselves, are fully
able to comprehend that the exclusive love
OF the humanity of the future, without
any regard for the individual of the pres
ent, IS, in our own day, the one sole mo-
tive that ought to justify the acquittal I'm
der any circumstances of the magnani-
nous extremists of misunderstanding
for Times-DemOcrat by Villiers de L'Isle
Adam.
Smyrna times., 1888-01-18

The wife of Justice Field lately told this
little story about Edwin NJ. Stanton, the
war secretary: In the first days of the
war Mrs. Field gave a dinner party and
the secretary was one of the guests. The
ladies at the table, one by one, began to
ask favOrs of the head of the then most
powerful department Of the government
Mr.. Stanton listened, but made no reply
and encouraged none Finally he turned
to the hostess and said, MRS Field, have
you nothing to ask fOr?" She had not
spoken and had not thought of anything
she desired at his hands. But she an
swered, "When have a favor to ask it
will be for a brave and deserving officer. Z"
The next morning an orderly called at
Justice Fields house with this message
from the secretary: ''WiIl Mrs. Field
kindly name the officer to whom she re-
ferred last EVENING"" After searching her
memory she thought of a young ieuten-
ant buried at a post where neither glory
nor danger was within reach. The orderly
went back with the note of thanks and
the young mans name. That lieutenant
came out Of the war a major general
Washington Cor. New York Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1888-01-18

A bill providing for radical reduc-
ton of the tariff, amounting almost to
free trade, is being prepared by the
Democrats and will be presented to
Congress. 1t is understood to be in
perfect accord with the views expressed
by the President in his message. 1t is.
however, doubtful, with the present
construction of the Senate and House,
if any such bill will become law.
The Senate is composed of thirty
Republicans to thirty-seven Democrats,
but among the former there is at least
one who is considered uncertain on any
measure, while among the thirty seven
Democratic members are several who
are opposed to a change in the tariff.
The House contains one hundred and
sixty-eight Democrats, one hundred
and fifty-three Republicans, two Labor
party and two Independents. Part OF
the Democrats are in favor of protec-
ton, and as it will require perfect har-
mony to enact bill of this nature, it
does not seem at all likely that it can
be passed by the present Congress.
Smyrna times., 1888-01-18
The Stewart Fortune.

The fortune of A. T. Stewart, gained
at the the expense of no end of hard
work and shrewd management, seems
to bless no one. After the death of
Mr. Stewart his widow was made mis-
cradle during the remainder of her life
by the various efforts to get her money
including the stealing of her husbands
body. The magnificent business built
up by Mr.. Stewart fell into decline and
was finally wound up, and Mrs. Stew
art died, leaving the millions to be
fought over by greedy heirs.
Three suits are now pending, each of
which seeks the invalidation of Mrs.
Stewards will. One is that of Prescott
Hall Butler, who asks the partition of
the real estate owned by Mrs. Stewart.
The second is the suit of Mrs. Sarah
M. Smith, niece of Mrs. Stewart, who
asks the removal of Judge Hilton as
executor The third in the list is that
of Miss Rosalie Butler a sister of Pres
colt Hall Butler, who asks for the re-
vocation of the will on the ground that
1t was executed under undue influence
and circumventiOn.
If Mr.. Stewart could have forseen
the unseemly scramble of would be
heirs and others for the millions he
piled up so laborously, he would hard.
ly have denied himself sleep and
necessary rest to accumulate money
that would do so little good to any
body. Those who die leaving little
behind them in this world have at least
the consolation of knowing that law
yers and quarreling heirs will not
engage in disgusting legal battles over
their savings. The history of the
Stewart fortune might, if well consid-
cred, lessen the desire for the accumu-
lation of great wealth, which often
curses more than it blesses.-PhiIadeL-
phiG Times.
Smyrna times., 1888-01-18

There is one time saver that hesitate
to speak of without an opportunity of con-
sulting the editor, the proof reader and
the printer. Would it or would it not be
safe to recommend to writers in general
to employ certain short ways of writing
familiar and constantly recurring words
and syllables? Probably all literary
workers do, sooner or later, adopt some
such, at least in manuscript to be read
only by themselves. But for the printer,
also, are not wd and cd and shd as good
as the full forms? Is not & as plain as
full and? May we not safely shorten ing
to G, as in cong, thinkg, walkg, etc.
Nor need this 6 be written in full form
either, but merely by bringing the pen
round with quick upward loop and
down stroke, making graceful little tad.
pole of a letter-Atlantic Monthly.
Smyrna times., 1888-01-18

To supply the demand for milk and
its products in this country 15,OOO,O 900
cows are required, To furnish food
for them the cultivation of over co.
100000 acres of land is required. In
caring for the cows and their milk
100000 men find employment and
1000, 900 horses are needed. Cows and
horses consume annually 100000
tons of hay, 9O,OOOOOO bushels of corn
meal and the same amount of oatmeal.
275,OOO,OOO of oats, 100000 bushels of
bran, and 3O,OOO,OOO bushels of corn, to
say nothing of the brewery grains and
questionable feed of various kinds that
is used all over the country. 1t costs
$4O0,0O0,OOO to feed these cows and
horses.
Smyrna times., 1888-01-18
THE ENGLISH HANGMAN.
He Tells of His Various Struggles ID
Reach His Present Eminence.

He Tells of His Various Struggles ia
Reach His Present Eminence.
James Berry, the public executioner,
has taken advantage of n recent profess
siOnal visit to Chelmsford to confide to a
reporter number of particulars regard
ing himself, his family and his profession.
Some of his confessions are of a kind on
which persons Of good taste would hardly
care to dwell; others are comparatively
VOID Of otfense, and undoubtedly curious.
There seems reason to suspect that politi-
cal sympathies have had something to do
with the choice of this highly respectable
organ of East Anglican Conservatism as
the medium of these condolences. In other
words, James Berry is, according to his
own declaration, "a Conservative through
and through" in that regard differing
from brother of his (Of whom more anon)
who IS, or rather was, "a Liberal, and in
favor of abOlishing capital punishment"
Berry we gather, stands number fourteen
IN the list of family Of twenty-One chill
dren.
IL will hardly surprise any one to learn
that his friends did not approve of his
choice of profession, but all right feeling
persons will be shocked to hear of the dis
astrous indirect effects of James Berry's
abnormal inclinatiOns upon his afflicted
relatives. Questioned on this delicate
subject, he replied mournfully: at killed
my mother and brother" Then, with an
apparently morbid pleasure in narrowing
details, he went on to say: 'When Mar
wood died was appointed in his place.
and directly my mother knew of it she
was taken i'll. My fathers solicitor then
wrote the Home office informing the au-
thOrities of this. The result was that |
gave up the position, and Binns got the
appointment. Ny mother died soon after
ward, and then, when l saw the way in
which Binns was going on, came to the
conclusion that he would not hold the
place long, and l again wrote to the
Home Office, stating that my mother was
dead, and that there was nothing now to
prevent my accommodating them if my
assistance should be required. Soon after
that was engaged to hang two men at
Edinburgh, and 1 have carried out nearly
all the executions since then"
The sequel of the tragic tale is vet to
tell. my brother" he went on to saw.
chad married a girl with plenty of money,
and his pride received a blow on my APP
pointment. That was the cause of his
death" This, it appears, was the brother
who was "a Liberal" and Gin favor of
abolishing capital punishment" 1t must
be confessed that this unfortunate mem
Der of the Berry family could hardly have
given more emphatic proof of his dis
like of the hangman's Office 1t is to be
hoped that we have here reached the final
incident in this CHASTITY tale, though
James Berry's final observation, "Alto-
gether have buried my mother, two
broElers and two aunts within the last
three years." has a painfully Ominous
sOund.-LOndon News.
Smyrna times., 1888-01-18
For the Smyrna Times.
The New Constitution.

Delaware's only hope seems to lie
in the making of New Constitution.
The old instrument is undemocratic.
And was made in the interest of class
rule. And by the way reader, did you
ever think of it, that class rule always
means rule by the lowest and worst
class that can be found in the State.
just ransack the archieves of your
memory awhile and see if we are cor
rect. Glass rule is rule by the worst
class.
Has it not been so and is it not so
at this time now in Delaware? The
morals of the State viewed from the
legal stand point are controlled by the
lowest filth and scum of the State :;
the rum sellers. The State is in the
hands of the enemy of all virture,
honor and common decency.
The only hope seems to be, is in the
reform of the Constitution of the State.
AS the case now stands the british
element controls everything. The rul-
ing party is afraid to call its life its
own. The officers are appointed to a
large extent by each other and "bear
rule by their means" A majority of
thelBench are tools of the rum mills of
the State, and are the willing instru-
ments of the lowest and dirtiest ele-
ments of society.
Reform the Constitution and give
the voters a chance to elect the Judges
and to elect by majority vote, by dis
trlcts, as many rum bells as they want
and then Delawareans will be free men
and live in a Democratic State. Yes.
free to curse themselves or bless them
selves by voting for vice or virtue lust
as they like it.
The recent action of the Court in the
case of the issuing license in the face of
the refusal of their chief to concur. and
in the face of the prayers of many of
the best citizens of the State furnishes
ground on which to rest a wide spread
contempt for the Court.
What shame to have the sworn
officers of law and order put themselves
on the side of the thieves, wife heaters.
lOaters, prostitutes and common black
guards of the State and against the cry
of rum crushed and rum cursed peo-
pie.
The thanks Of the decent people of
Delaware are due to Judge Comegvs
for his refusal to grant the Milford
license. And the thanks ofthe thieves.
drunkards and prostitutes of the State
are due to the judges who disgraced
the wool sack" by showing them
selves to be the common enemy of law
and order-morality and virtue and
the allies of the lower classes in the
State.
In all human probability the courts
of next Spring will have before them
men who will have committed crime
under the influence of the whiskev
given them by these same judges.
What will these judges doP Why.
they will punish the men for that
which they themselves should be pun
ished for. o! how humiliating to find
the judges on the side of the thieves
and prostitutes. T. o. AYREs.
Smyrna times., 1888-01-18

Mrs. Col. Percy Yerger Qeaning from
her chamber window at midnight asks in
a low and trembling vcice)-Is that you,
Percy
Col Yerger twhO has a popularity Of
finding his residence with great difficulty
at night when under the influence of the
rosy, and who has several times been ar
rested as a burglar and kicked out fire.
quently on entering a wrong house,
Fore ansher that question: I'd like to
know if that's you, Sharah9
t''Why, certainly, Percy, tits l."
sis thish er corner Of Austin avenue and
Qhie) 'Ory streeti'
"Why, Of course it is, Percy"
"Then of coursh it's me. Indignantly
and swaying up and against the fence)-
What yer ask fool questions forp Don't
you know your own (hic) husbandf Come
down and femme in. "-Texas Siftings.
Smyrna times., 1888-01-18

"What is 'seedless' rsisin, and how
is it produced?" was asked of an inn
porter Of fruits. 1.-THE next time you
eat a piece of mince pie" he replied,
"you will find the seedless raisin in it,
If the meat has been properly made.
It is a smallish, cream-colored fruit,
about the size Of q gooseberry, and is
used with an unbrOken skin. Itcomes
from Smyrna and is called the Sui
tana.' 1t is grown seedless simply by
arresting one Of the laws of nature
When the grape is about half ripe the
end Of the vine is bent down and buried
in the ground. This prevents the for
nation Of seed and the full develop.
ment Of the fruit, but it ripens all the
same and has a delicious flavor"
Smyrna times., 1888-01-18

A portly lady endeavored to skate
on the ice at Central Park, but she
sat down, making a noise like an iron
safe dropping from a sixth-story win.
dow.
A gentleman ran to her assistance,
and as he helped her to5her feet he re-
marked:
81 presume you are skating for the
first time.n
"No, for the last time, replied the
Disguised female.