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How a French Subject Was Kidnap
and Iiansomed In Turkey.

How a French Subject Was Kidnapped
and Hansomed In turkey.
French journalists aveindulgedi in some
gentle complaints and a deal of sardonic
laughter over the adventures of two of
their countrymen among the brigands of
Turkey. These fellows nave lately excited
so much interest that the account Of the
principal victim is quite entertaining. NJ.
Raymond is director of the experimental
farm near Adrianople; NJ. Rufie is his over
seer, and they have forty employees on the
place.
1t was never imagined, therefore, tina
they were in any danger in so public a
place; but one fine evening seven we'll
armed brigands rushed in and captured
the ranch. Four of them stood guard at
the door of the court where the laborers
were, and with leyeled guns held those at
bay while the other three mounted to the
chamber of the directors. They fought
desperately, and as a result NJ. Raymond
was badly beaten and M. Rufie seriously
wounded. Both were put on the run for
two hours, at the end OF which time, as it
was evident NJ. Rufie could not 20 much
farther, they released him with q letter of
instructions for Constantinopie. 1t was in
the purest Greek, and demanded 5000
Turkish livres very nearly 90, 0OO in gold
within eight days. II it were not forth
coming, or If they were pursued, off went
M. Raymond's head. And it was signed
Captain Thomas"
As soon as possible it was transmitted to
the French ambassador at Constantinople,
who called on the sultan at once and got
the cash, but the soldiers had already got
after Captain Thomas" and communi-
cation was lost. After much study of
topography the ambassador decided that
there were more rascals to the square mile
in the strip lying between the Sea of Mar
mora and adjacent mountains than in any
other part of Turkey, and consequently the
best chance lay there to hear from Captain
Thomas; so a skillful dragoman and two
porters were sent to the village of Rodosto
with the money.
Their mission was soon noised about
and in a few days a mountain peasant ar
rived with n very polite note from the cap
tain, There was a French postscript from
M. Raymond expressing some impatience
for the trade. There was some difficulty
in negotiating and very great danger Of
being robbed by other brigands, but the
parties met ut last in a lonely rayine-6rst
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IN THE WHEELING WORLD.

II is claimed that Howell's great I'm. l5s.
mile, a worlds record, was not a strictly
fair contest.
An English blacksmith who attempted
to run his wheel by electricity ruined the
machine.
In one of the Cincinnati public schools 50
many scholars rio to school on their
wheels that a room has been devoted to the
storage Of the machines.
In France many women bicyclists wear
blouses and very baggy kni~ckerbockers.
The costume is said to be a very common
one.
r. L. EIDE, the pocket Hercules" now
holds all the worlds amateur road records
between rs and 100 miles.
F. J. osmond, the bicyclist Splinter, will
devote himself to road riding and attempt
to lower a record or two.
, 1891-11-06

UO716
all the painful disorders and
chronic weaknesses peculiar to the
female sex. They 60, with the use
OF DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton Periodical pains, weak back,
bearing down sensations, nervous
prostration, all "female complaints !"
are cured by it. 1t is purely vege-
table and perfectly harmless -
powerful general, as well as uterine,
tonic and nervine, imparting vigor
and strength to the whole system.
1t costs you nothing If it fails to
give satisfaction. It's guaranteed
to do 80, in every case, or the money
Is refunded. It can be guaranteed
for it does it. No other medicine
for women is sold on such terms.
That's the way its makers prove
their faith in it. Contains no alco-
hel to inebriate /; no syrup or sugar
to derange digestion ; q legitimate
n'sdfcine, not q beverage. Purely
vegetable and perfectly harmless In
any condition of the system.
Worlds Dispensary Medical As
ISOLATION, P~roprietors, No. e6s Main
Street, Buffalo, N. 7.
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Mime. Patti says she is to receive 1900
for each operate performance in which
she takes part in America this season.
Greatly to every ones surprise, she says
this will not be her farewell tour. OF the
United States. She denies hat her voice
is weakening or that she intends to retire.
She says that her voice is as fresh and
firm as 1t was twenty years ago, and adds;
II have never more than once or twice
pushed my voice to its fullest power. II /
were to sing at the limit of my strength at
the Metropolitan opera house or Chicago's
Auditorium, nothing else could be heard in
the house" She will sail from Paris for
America Dec. 30.
, 1891-11-06

We desire to say to our citizens that
for years we have been selling DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, DR..
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and Electric Bitters, and have
never handled remedies that sell as well,
or that have given such universal s~atisfac-
ton. We do not hesitate to guarantee
them every time, aud we stand ready to
refund the purchase price ii satisfactory
results do not follow their use. These
remedies have won their great popu-
Inrity purely on their merits. A. E.
Roedell. druggist.
, 1891-11-06

Is one which is guaranteed to bring
YOU satisfactory results. or in case of
allure a return of purchase price. On
his safe plan you can buy from our ad,
vertised druggist a bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. 1t is
guaranteed to bring relief in every case.
when used tor any affection of throat,
lungs or chest, such as consumption, in
Illumination Of lungs. bronchitis, asthma,
whooplng cough, Group, etc. etc, 1t is
pleasant and agreeable to taste, perfectly
safe, and can be depended upon. Trial
bottles free at A. Il. Roedel's drug store.
, 1891-11-06
Cheap Rates to Denver.

Those desiriag to visit Denver will soon
have a splendid opportunity.
The mining congress will be held in the
Queen City Nov. 18th and 10th, and n
great many will want to visit Denver and
vicinity about this time. To accommo-
date these people the Union Pacific has
made a rate of n fare for the round
trip. Several days limit will be given on
the tickets, and the return portion will be
good for stop-over privileges. For dates
OF sale OF tickets, limits, etc. apply to G.
! w. Sweet, agent Union Paci6c system.
, 1891-11-06
She Wa. piuoly but unwi...

Because she wouldn't take a dare"
Cora Arledge has probably become a Grip
pie for life. She is fourteen years of age,
and her father is a ranchman in the Big
Horn basin OF Wyoming. One of his EN-.
ployees was breaking a colt and challenged
Cora to ride it. She promptly jumped into
the saddle, throwing one leg over the horn.
The horse bucked. pitched and then bolted.
After a two hours chase a cowboy lassoed
the terrified animal and told Miss Arledge
to dismount. She replied that she couldn't,
and just then the beast made another
plunge, broke the lasso and darted away,
running for twenty miles and then drop
ping dead. The girl was found lying I'm.
conscious by the animals side. Its feared
that her right leg has been rendered per-
manently useless by the severe muscular
strain of holding to tho horn of the saddle.
, 1891-11-06

father OF 1881. He
shared his plumber
with five other
lads, and the party
went to Alameda,
where they en-
joyed themselves
in various extrav-
agant ways. Viii
lie was arrested on
his return, but
showed no peni-
tence. Instead, he
expressed q vehe-
ment desire to
tta1A1 lut n4,Nnr
, 1891-11-06

Emma V. Sheridan says there is mo moro
sensation in a stage kiss than there is in a
stage murder. Stage kisses should be IL
fusion as much as stage fire or stage snow.
Numbering and fighting. shouting and kiss.
ing are done or the stage because the lines
or the situations of the play ds0and
them
, 1891-11-06

Dell lives in the hills not far from the
town OF Portland, and through his knowl-
edge OF and association with various sorts
Of reptiles during the last ten years has
acquired a competency. He makes a spe-
cialty Of supplying patent medicine ven
doris with the oil of rattlesnake eggs for
use in preparations warranted to cure
rheumatism. He gets eighty-Hve dollars
an ounce for this oil. and It is worth that
to prepare it.
In the first place he has to capture from
100 to 200 "rattlers" to secure the requisite
number of eggs. Then the eggs must be
boiled night and day. and the oily sub
stance skinned from the water every half
hour. The sklmmings are thrown into a
small iron kettle which is sealed with wax,
and which has a pipe connecting with a
worm placed in a barrel OF water. The
kettle is heated, the stuff boils and the
steam after being r~econdensed drops into
n glass jar placed under the worm. The
oil which gathers at the top is carefully
collected, bottled and sold.
Reeves has a peculiar method OF charm
ing his prey by means OF voice and motions
Of his arms. As he approaches he gets the
snake interested in a bit OF white rag on
the end OF n stick and while it strikes at
that chops off it's head. He Stays all the
yenemous reptiles he meets, but with the
, 1891-11-06

The annual meeting ofthe John Hunton
company for the purpose of e~lecting
trustees and the transaction of such other
business as may leRitimatelv come before
1t will be held at the company's office IN
this city on Wednesday, Nov. IL, 1891,
at 10 o'clock q. IN.
III. L. TEscHMAoHER,
Secretary.
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lawyers who en-
ployed him He
now lies dying of
Bright's disease
and dropsy at the
Mount Sinai hos
pltal. He is abso-
lutely ~penniless,
and his old &C
"qualntances are
wondering what
he did with his
money. For years
he hold rank uufha
, 1891-11-06
FAIR WOMEN.

All bright, beautiful and fascinating
women are made more charming BY the
artistic use of Wisdom's famous Rober-
tine. 1t enlivens the most regular beauty
by adding freshness, purity and brilliancy
to the complexion.
, 1891-11-06

If you are troubled with rheumatism
or a lame back, bind on over the seat Of
pain a piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. You will be
surprised at the prompt relief it affords.
Fifty cent bottles TOR sale by druggists.
, 1891-11-06

|H HINDED 1NNhH~
southern part of California. 1t is the two
headed variety OF the gopher or bull
snake, known to naturalists as Pitnophis
%catenifer. 1t died the other day, perhaps
from overlooking, for the two heads af-
forded great sport by the manner in which
they quarreled about the division of the
rations furnished them.
, 1891-11-06
Are Your Children subject to Group,

As a preventative aud cure for Group
Chamberlaiu's Cough Remedy has no
rival. 1t is, in fact, the only remedy that
can always be depended upon and that is
pleasant aud safe to take. There is not
the least danger in giving it to children,
asst contains no injurious substance. For
sale at fifty cents per bottle by druggists.
, 1891-11-06
SNAKE CHARMING.
How a Connecticut Man Makes
a Living.
GETS OIL FROM RATTLERs' EGGS.

The Queer Industry by whIah Dell Reeves
Has Amassed a Competency-strangled
Almost to Death by Blacksnakes-A
California Specimen.
There are snakes and snakes. Some do
nc harm and others are the deadly foes of
the human race. Man on his part regards
them with enmity and either avoids or
Stays them when he chances on their
haunts. But there are occasional excep-
tions to the rule of hostility, and one Of
these is Deb Reeves, known as THE Snake
Charmer OF Connecticut"
, 1891-11-06

Call at The Leader Office and examine
the specimens of wedding invitations, WIS.,
iting cards, dance programs and fine sta
tionery.
, 1891-11-06

Is meeting with great success everywhere,
and is rapidly s%upplanting every other
preparation of a like nature.
, 1891-11-06

Willie Mckenna, of San Francisco, is
only ten years of age, but he has already
distinguished himself by robbing his grand
, 1891-11-06

wot pulled me n" The remainder of his
minority will be spent at the Industrial
, 1891-11-06
AN AccoMPLIsHEo PRocEss SERVER.


All through his New York career Fred
erick Kinsky, better known as Count Kins-
Ky, has been a mystery 70 the New York
, 1891-11-06
INVALIDS

Gain rapidly in health and strength by the
use of Ayers Sarsaparilla- This medicine
substitutes rich and pure blood, for the
impoverished fluid left in the veins after
fevers and other wasting sickness. 1t i'm
proves the appetite and tones up the system,
SO that convalescents soon
, 1891-11-06
Sixteenth and Eddy Streets.

REGULAR CONvoCATIoN
Cheyenne Lodge No. 2, K. of
p, At Castle Hall on w. 18th
-" street, every Thursday even
N ing ut $50 O'Clock. Ssjourning
~ Knights in good standing al
~M ways Welcome.
A A. M. CLARK, O. U.
RALPH 9 ADAMSKY. X. of r. and g.
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Clayton.

st. Paul M. E. Church. associated
with Smyrna Circuit, which from the
first has aspired to be a station, at q
meeting first of the congregation and
then of the official board, have nearly
unanimously asked to be set of as q
station, with a request TO the Presiding
Elder that Rev. Il. K. Stephenson be
assigned to them as pastor for the com
ing year.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Stevens, resid
ing in the Alley, gave their son Craw-
ford, who went 70 Delaware College la
September, an evening company on
Wednesday evening, his FIRST visit
home, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
A pleasant evening Of games and re-
freshmepts followed.
VIM. f. and ]. u. Clements have
moved from the old hardware stand
near the depot to their new store a
halfa square distant corner Of Alley and
Clayton streets. The new store is a
fine new building, two stories.
Jas. W. spruanee ID erecting q two
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Changes in Time Table and Mails

Another change in the time table of
the Delaware Road went into effect on
Monday. There is no material change
in the northern bound trains except
that a new train leaves Clayton mot
Smyrna) at $40 A. NJ. The trains
otherwise remain the same, viz: 7.15,
1928, 9.51, A. NJ. and $50 instead of 8, Sc
as heretofore, and $50 Pm.
Going south the two first trains are
the same-9.27 and 1903, but for the
rest of the afternoon there is a decided
change. A new train has been put on
that leaves Philadelphia at 2O2, reach
ing Smyrna at $50. What was the
3.01 express train from Philadelphia
now leaves at 1853, reaching Smyrna
at 5 80. The 4.O1 train now leaves
Philadelphia at AL, reaching Smyrna
at $50. The next, (mail train) remains
the same, leaving Philadelphia at COZ
and reaching here at SOP.
The following will show the time for
closing mails at our post Office :-going
north, $50, 915, 1926, and 5.15. Going
south-9.05, 5.15.
Mails will arrive from the north
80, 1000, 61O, 1926. From the south
7.3O, 1920.
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Extreme Weather.

1t frequently happens that they have
snow in New Castle county when
there is none in Kent and Sussex, but
the exceptional November weather on
Sunday reversed this. Here in Smyrna
there was a chilling northeast wind
and leaden sky with thermometer reg.
istering from 24o TO 260, but nothing
suggestive of snow storm but very
few small fakes in the early part OIL
the day, but all the while few miles
below a fierce storm which set in Sat.
urday night, ragged all the day.
Even within twelve miles Of Us, al
Dover, enough snow fell to whiten the
ground, and at Milford the air was
merry on Monday with the ring OF
sleigh bells.
The snow from Milford on down the
Peninsula and along the coast in Vir
ginia and the CarOlinas was six inches
deep, and the coolest weather for the
season they had ever experienced. II
was the result Of cyplopic storm tina
originated In the Southern Atlantic
States and struck up the Gulf Stream
the outer edge striking the points
nearest the coast. But for the higl
pressure that was bearing down from
the north, pushing the storm to th,
sea, II would have doubtless showed
much further iplapd.
Killing frosts are reported on thJ
south Atlantic and gulf coasts and Il
northern Florida.
This cold wave has been one Of the
most severe on record for this season
of the year, aud the 29' minimum tep
perature at Yicksburg Monday morn
ing was 10 below any former recor,
for this November decade. The rec
ord of 1S' at Charlotte Sunday nigh
Is equal to the lowest Of any preglop
record, while at Montgomery 22' j
within IL Of any former record.
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ACCORDING to Chauncey NJ. Depew
there is to be a famine in the United
States the coming year, but it is to be
a famine of the means to carry the vast
product of the soil. This is the way
he puts it:
There is to be a famine of cars, a
famine of locomotives, famine OF the
methods by which the fields of the
country have produced may be con-
viewed to the sea and so go abroad,
where it is needed. There are times
when the great surplus of product Is
thrown upon the market and not con
sumed, and that is generally time
when there is lack OfprOsperity through
out the country but this year we have a
phenomenal condition of the harvest,
unequalled for many a year, Of prices
greater for our products than have
been secured for them in the last ten
wears, of the railways receiving whole
and remuneratiVe rates for what they
carry and having more than they can
do, and demand from the other side
of the water, owing to the horrible
conditions there, which will take the
whole of our surplus, and it will prob
ably be equal to the demand. These
conditions are going to make railways
more than usually prosperous in theil
net earnings, are going to give unusua
business to every house, no matter
what the particular article in which i
deals, are going to put an amount il
the hands of the farmer such as he hal
not had in a long time before, are gOiny
to lead to the construction of new line
of railway. are going to make demand
for iron, coal and coke. are going t
pour back into this county in the mex
fiscal year twice the surplus of imports
of money over the amount we expen'
abroad"
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1891. WI ter
lmpOnantAnnOunr
emit

Our stock for the seasd bn is now
ready.
We are prepared to 81 how some
of the latest novelties in Dress
Goods and at the Sd hme time
promise better values THAN ever
before.
Bedford Cords is ONE of the
new effects in Wodieas. We
have them at SIS cents pei yard.
Henrietta, in all the new Fall
shades, silk finish 4OI inches, IS
cents. All Wool Serd BE and Hen
rietta SO inches, so c. nts.
Some rough effects in Diagonal
Cloth so cents. Ou1; line of Black
Goods will cOmmauL Id more than
ordinary respect.
Especially notice. our IS cents
quality worth S1jO0 Also one
grade at $LOO, AIS inches. All
Wool Cloth and half wool CASH
mere 25 cents.
Large assortment of printed
cotton dress stuffs 8, 10, 12R cents.
All kinds of Trimming. Beaded
Trimming with Nailheads, Silk
Gimp, Feather trimming, Vel
vets, Silk, etc.
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Personal.

E. Wilmer Collins, formerly of this
town, son of DIR. w. T. Collins, now re-
siding in Camden, N. ]. and Miss Jen-
ME Ambruster of that city were mar
ried on Wednesday Nov. 25th. The
wedding was in church, but attended
only by the immediate families of the
contracting parties. VIM. B. Megear
aud Frank Williams attended the
wedding and acted as ushers. The
bridal trip was to New York and BOs-
ton
Miss Mary English left on Monday
for visit of several weeks to her
brother, Isaac B. English, Macon, Ga.
She was accompanied by her cousin,
Miss Mabel Thompson, number
of the young friends of the latter cal
ling before the departure to wish her
bon UOyGge.
Hugh g, Brown. Esq, of Middle
town, and +. w. Dawson of Newark
spent Sunday with friends in Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Hance, of
Philadelphia, came down to attend tue
Thanksgiving entertainment, aud spend
a day or two with their daughter, Mrs.
w. o. HOfIecker
Presiding Elder Smith was able to
preach at Middletown, Sunday, Rev
n. N. Brown taking his work as Elder
down the District.
James I. Far5On. who has been re-
siding at Brenford for some wears
has changed his residence to Smyrna
Landing. Mr.. Parsons wife has bought
the store, dwelling and vineyard oil
Capt. Scout, her father.
A family reunion of the Truax fam.
! lily assembled at the residence of Mrs
Mary Truax, on Thursday-childreu
and grand children to the number o.
about forty persons.
Misses Sallie COsgrf and Mary An
thOny returned last week from pleas
ant visit to Newark.
Mrs. Emma Warren is spending a
few days in Wilmington.
Lawyers WOlcott and Pennewill O
Dover, were in town on Monday, il
the interest of their respective client
in the McGaw sale.
The following persons were HON
last week for the Thanksgiving holi
day : VIM. j. CaIrow, Miss Eunic
Anthony, Samuel A. Buchanan, Franz
Williams, G. Davis Brown, Franz
Pratt, r. D. HofEecker, Jr., Miss Add
Davis, Mrs. S. S. Sutliff, John W. Lai
ferty Jr.
Mrs. DIR. ]. c. Dirickson, of Berlin
is visiting Mrs Raymond.
Mrs. Legg, of Philadelphia, widow
of the late VIM. P. Legg, Jr., visite
friends here last week.
Miss Carrie Cathcart is quite seri
Ously i'll at her home, and Lee Sisco i
down with a severe case of typhOi
; fever.
Abram Vandegrift, editor of tn
MiddletOwn Transcript, made th
TIMES Office friendly call this mOrr
ing.
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,tREssMEN are going to

4REssMEN are going to Washing
ION by almost every train, and the
speakership is rapidly reaching white
heat. Mr.. Mills is in high spirits over
the dispatch from the four Brooklyn
members that they are for him first,
last and at all times. He is as conf
dent as a man can be under the cir
cumstances. Mr.. Crisp and his friends
are equally confident of success, and
his rooms were filled with members
who are claimed to be his supporters.
r. Springer says his vote on the first
allot will surprise his competitors,
md he is prepared to "shOw hands" if
the other gentlemen will do the same.
One hundred hustling IllinOisans there
promise that state will give 10000 ma
jority to the democratic candidate in
1892 ifSpringer is elected speaker.
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Vital Topics OF the Day.

Many special contributions will be printed
IRON men and women of DISTINGUISHED reputs.
the latest views Proper Function OF the Nj
nnorlty IN legislation" to include one paper each
rom Democrat and Republican, prominent
Arid Lands of the United States" "Millionsires
OF the United States Free Postal Delivery in
Rural H Communities Better Pay for Fourth
lass Postmasters." Importance of the Nicaragua
Canal Village improvements "0ur Ger15 S
Fellow Citizen in America and many others"