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Smyrna times., 1893-02-22
On To Washington.

The Legislature last week appointed
the following joint committee on ar.
rahgements for visit to Washington
at the Inauguration of President Cleve.
land: Senators Records and Watson
on the part Of the Senate, and Represeu.
tatives Harrington, Kenney and Wat.
klns, on the part of the House. The
arrangements, we understand. bave
been completed. Governor Revnold.
and hi5 staff, and the officers and
members of the Legislature will leave
Dover at s o'clock a IN. on Friday
March ID, and arrive in WASHINGTON at
nooa the same day via. the PennsvI-
wanna Il. R. Apartments have been
secured at the National Hotel in that
city during their visit. From present
Indications there will hardly be stand
ing room in the city of Washington for
the crowd that will be present
The Governors Of New JERSEY Con.
necIicut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts
Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina
South Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Louis.
ana and Wisconsin have notified the
inaugural Committee that they will
take part in the parade with their
stalls, and il is almost certain that
majority of Governors Of the remain.
ing States Will ae present Over one
hundred civic organizations have given
notice Of their intention to parade with
a"'mhined strength Of II 900 men.
Pennsylvania will send to swell the
army "f paFader- her COO militiameu
New York the Seventh and Sixty.
ninth Regiments.
President Harrison will Join the in.
auguration ceremonies and remain at
the White House with Mrs. Mckee to
receive Mr. and Mrs Cleveland. I'm.
mediately after The Inauguration cere.
monies, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Mckee and their family, he will 90
direct from the White House to the
railway station, and will leave Wash
ington for indianapolis by an early
afternoon train.
Mrs. Cleveland will view the parade
from a second floor parlor at the cor
ner Of l4th street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
Delaware will be we'll represented in
the parade by the Young Mems Demo
cratic Club, of Wilmington, 300 strong,
in stylish black overcoats, silk hats,
kid gloves and silk umbrellas, headed
by Hyatt's Military Band.
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22
The RICHARDS MURDER;
or, A CECIL COUNTY MYSTERY.
4 Detectire story, by q. ". McLain
CHAPTER NXIV.

Perhaps the man was dreaming of
burglars, and took ne for one, as he
never came TO the door or the front of
the house, but from what could see,
from what little light he had, thought
he arose from bed back on the second
/ floor and came az far as the head of
the stairs, which ran straight up from
/ the front door Then he mumbled
something which sounded to me like a
humble bee il n jag, and was so indis-
! tinct that | raised my voice about four
notes higher, ne did the same, yet l
could not understand what he said
whether he understood what | had
asked him or not. Then | yelled and
he bawled, until | caught part and
! guessed the balance--tO go on as
though going to Sylmire, take the first
road to the left, and the first house on
the right was where John Cameron
lived. So we went on and found
another still and dark house. Driving
through and near the front gate l called
aloud, no answer; yelled again, all
was quiet Then went to the door
and ratified and banged until man
stuck his head out of an upper window
and asked, "who is there ?" Said l,
Wright" where from ?" "Balti.
more. Come down, I'd like to have a
talk with you"
81 can't do i. l am sick and we are
all gone to bed; why didn't yon call
sooner?"
Gould not do it sir; is Florence
here ?"
That settled it; He did not reply.
Soon heard woman's voice and he
withdrew his head and they held a
consultation, then reappearing, re-
mindiug me of woodpecker in his
| hole.
Said he, Yes, she is here" Il
want to see her, please"
"All right, I'll be down in a minute
or two" He got well quick, and
while he was getting down l had a
word with my man, slung on my grip,
and met a man in the porch with
lantern, who pulled the door to Lehind
him.
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22
sma1Iominc Ahililies nf snnl,os

The Jaws of the chicken snake are
hung on hinges that can be taken apart
or displaced for the time being, as tho
case may be, and an entire Texas cot
tontail rabbit can be persuaded to enter,
head and all, with little effort, and the
body being made of india rubberlike
material and very stretchable the kick
ing little animal soon finds lodgment
in the stomach. His snakeship then
carefully resets his jaws so that his
mouth assumes its normal size and
blissfully reposes for the succeeding six
hours. The powerful gastric juice does
the balance, and no Texan can testify
that he ever heard of a chicken snake
suffering from indigestion or chronic
dyspepsia. The capture and digestion
of chickens, song birds, turkey eggs and
rats constitute simple pastime to the
chicken snake and does not call for a
six hour layof in feeding time.-Port
LaVacaen
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22
A Pathetic Death on pixies Peak.

Several years ago, when the summit
house on Pixies peak was used as a sig
nal station, the occupants of the hut
were a telegraph operator and a COM
pan1on. Winter had set in with more
than usual severity. Unexpectedly the
telegraph operator was taken sick and
failed SO rapidly that the first day of his
illness plunged him into delirium. The
companion of the operator was not ia
mliar with telegraphy. Their provisions
were growing short.
The second night brought no relief.
The sight of his raving, half starved
cOmrade grew intolerable to the weary
nurse, who one night went out on the
mountain top. Scarcely had the door
closed behind him than reason returned
to the dying operator. With the little
strength that he had retained he dragged
himself to his instrument and flashed
over the wire, down the mountain side,
that his companion had been lost on the
mountain and that he could live but Il
little while, but that they might yet be
rescued if assistance started at once.
Crawling back to his pallet the sender
of the message died. The wanderer at
length found his way back to the hut to
have added to his cheerless surroundings
the presence of death. AT the sight of
his lifeless comrade the last ray of hope
faded, and he sank unconscious beside
the dead operator.
With the first intimation that there
was distress on the mountain top party
of willing men, mostly miners wintering
at Colorado Springs, started for the sum-
init. They reached the top after days
weary travel, and just in time to resus-
citate the still unconscious man. who in
the end recovered. Chicago Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22
gnme Defnitinns-

During the recitation of class in
reading in one of the pieces read the
word merchant appeared.
What is a merchant" the teacher in
quired after one of the children had read
the word.
"A merchant is a tailor" answered
one.
"A merchant is man who keeps dry
goods stores" said another.
"a merchant is man what buys
cheap and kin sell dear" remarked a
third.
At last a little boy with a triumphant
air cried out, "A merchant is a man
what sells goods"
The teacher corrected none of these
mistakes in language.-Dr. J. NJ. Rice
in Forum.
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22

For FROsTEn FEEr.-One whose
feet We're very severely frosted in boy
hood, leaving them ofcourse peculiarly
susceptible to subsequent cold, reports
the following experience through the
NeIC England Farmer: Nearly every
winter l would have my feet frosted,
and suffer, especially in spring.
tried many remedies, finding little re-
lief. You see tAat which would effect
a cure in my case must have consid-
erable virtue, and this is what did it,
In water hot as can be born dissolve
all the powdered alum possible. Soak
the frozen members in this for two
hours, adding hot water as the water
cools, and alum as the solution is d.
luted. Draw on wooden stockings, go
to bed and in the morning the soreness
will be gone. tried this and effected
such a cure that have been thankful
ever since that there is such a thing az
alum and hot water.
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22
DON'T prinIs Wine with nananas

The statement made i'll connection
with the death of Colonel Gilmore that
wine and banana juice combined made
a deadly poison has caused much COM
ment and much more comparing Of
notes. That to eat bananas and drink
wine Immediately afterward is to court
certain death, as was stated by gentle
man of some experience. is not correct,
or | would have died a score of deaths
from poison before this. and the inhabit-
ants Of the West Indian islands would
have been decimated time and again,
for the combination is common among
those who can secure wine.
1t Is possible that some particular
wines are dangerous in combination
with bananas, but the rule does not ap-
ply either to champagne or sherry. The
suggestion, however, that bananas are
injurious in connection with anything
Is rather a novel one to me, because
there are few fruits which viii preserve
life and health like the banana. When
properly ripened the fruit is at once de-
licious and nutritious Louis Globe
| Democrat.
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22

LUSCIOUS PEACHES IN PLENTY
Even if the Delaware peach crop is a
failure this year there will be plenty OF
tho luscious fruit for all, although they
may taste little of the 67-cent dollar.
Hunterdon county NJ, will send a phe-
nomenal crop to market. There are at
least million peach trees Ofthe choic-
est varieties in this county, and Stacy
B. Bray is authority for the statement
that after a careful test he found but
about one per cent. of the buds dam
aged by the cold. He also says the
season is now too far advanced for the
buds to be destroyed.
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22
Origin OF ..Lxnch Law"

Webster's Dictionary, title Lynch
law" says: "The practice of furnishing
men for crimes or offenses by private,
unauthorized persons, without legal
trial. The term is said to be derived
from a Virginia farmer named Lynch,
who thus took the law into his own
hands," These are the main facts in re-
gard to the origin of this celebrated
''law," which, as a matter Of fact, is not
claw mt all.
In Campbell county, Va, some of the
ranhest and most obnoxious Tories were
taken care Of by law, but there were
many others not reachable by the statu-
tory enactment. This being the case,
Colonel Charles Lynch, Colonel Robert
Anderson, his brother-in-law, and one
Galloway, a neighbor, determined to rid
their part Of the county of its enemies.
They accordingly seized the leaders of
the several Tory factions and hogged
them so severely that they were only too
glad Of the chance offered them to
'leave, and leave for good"
This summary treatment having
proved so effectual in Campbell county,
it was soon tried in other counties where
King George had the strongest follow
ing. Such procedures soon became
known as trials by Judge Lynch" and
the Justice obtained in such courts as
Lynch law.p-St. Louis Republic.
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22
The Canadians.

The Canadians who are swarming to
this country, leaving provincialism,
royalty, impecuniosity, and wearisome.
ness behind them make very excellent
American citizens. We have now 90
600 of them in our city. They are
Peaceable, industrious, frugal temper
ate and law abiding. Some of them
are tirstrate business men; very manv
of them work at trades, and others
take up any kind of labor by which
they can earn living. Even those of
them whose native speech is the French
are apt to know something of the
English. and very soon get hold of it
Many of the Canadians raised in the
rural districts, both men and women,
seek employment in factories when
they come to this country, and thous-
of them are to be found in the factories
in New York as well an New England.
Their complexion is slightly darker
then that of the average American,
and only a small proportion of the men
wear boards. We should guess that a
hundred French Canadians taken at
random would weigh at least a thous-
and pounds less than a hundred ordi-
nary Americans taken at at a random.
The average-sized New Yorker who
goes among the hGbitGRs of the prov
ince of Quebec, especially during the
winter time, will very surely say that
they are a smallsized race of people.
1t is estimated that over 100000 native
Canadians have come to this country
within the past seven. years, leaving
foreign rule and hard times behind
them. 1t must be very trying for
poor old Canada to lose so many of her
healthy, wellbehaved, and indus.
trious childrcn.-N. Y. Sun.
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22

Another distinguished scientist, DR..
Probst, secretary of the Ohio state
board OF health, warns the public
against the perils of kissing. 1t is Of
no use, however. These warnings
come with varying frequency, but the
habit of oscultstion is too firmly flxed
and will never be eradicated. Until
the peril is irrefutably demonstrated.
the night air will still resound with the
warm and sweet signals of parting at
the front gate.
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22
THE END.

An obedience to the simple laws OF
hygiene and the use of Ayers Sarsa-
parilla will enable the most delicate
man or sickly woman to pass in ease
and safety from the icy atmosphere OF
February to the warm, moist days of
April. 1t is the best of spring medi-
cine.
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22
[BY REQUEST.
The Message.

had a message to send her,
To her whom my soul loved best,
But had my task to finish,
And she was gone home to rest,
To rest in the ia, bright heaven
Oh so far away from here;
1t was pain to speak to my darling,
For knew she could not hear:
lplaced it one summer evening
On cloudlets feecy breast,
But it faded in golden splendor
And died IN the crimson West.
/ gave it the lark next morning
And watched it soar and soar,
But its pInions grew faint and weary
And il huttered to earth once more.
laid it upon censor,
And l saw the incense rise,
But its clouds Of rolling silver
Could not reach the far, blue skies.
To the heart of q rose | told it,
And the perfume, sweet and rare,
Growing faint OH the blue, bright ether,
Was lost in the balmy air
cried in my passionate longing.
Has the earth no angel friend
Whe will carry my love the message
That my heart desires to send /?
Theu heard q strain ofmusic
So mighty, so pure, so clear,
That my very sorrow was silent
And my heart stood still to hear.
And felt in my souls deep yearning
At last the sure answer stir,
The music will go up to Heaven
And carry my thoughts to her.
rose in harmonious rushings
Ofmingled voices and strings,
And tenderly laid my message
On the music's outspreud wings.
heard it float farther and farther
In sound more perfect than speech.
Farther than signs can follow,
Farther than soul can reach.
And knew that at last ray message
Has passed through the golden gate,
So my heart is no longer restless.
And am content to wait.
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22

The magical eject of Salvation Oil in banishing
pain astounds every one.-Nr. Jas. Johnston, ~
". Washington St. Chicago, ILL.,, wrote few days
since Il had a severe pain in one Of my 4liAos
and could hardly walk for two days. Mhen
taken / tried different liniments, but without
any relief until tried Salvation Oil. ruDDeoql 4
the limb thoroughly with the OIL, anu MnSn aa 4; !
awake the next morning TO my surprise Ine pallA
had disappeared. always keep It.
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22

An unfailing remedy for eronp and whooplng
cough. Mrs w. Il. Lewis, lO4 w POLK ' ST. Shlea'
Svrnn fsr nearly eight years and find II is very
Valuable remedy Il cured our youngest child OF
croup and who6ping cough. and always keep 4
supply on hand for fear the little chloreh might
I oafeh cold"
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22
Early Mental DEVELOPMENT.

Both common observation and the
closest scientific study have made it
plain that youth is the period of sense
ascendency. From this most important
conclusions follow, which we cannot
ignore without paying a heavy penalty.
Attention has been called to the infant
in order to show that, prior to all school
education, nature asserts herself and
points the way in which the human
brain and mind develop. ANY educa-
tion that overlooks these facts is directly
against the organization we possess, and
must be more or less of failure.-Wes-
ley Mills, M. D., in Popular Science
MONTHLY.
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22

One thousand cases of "ginter chOi-
eran are said TO exist in Massachusetts,
and the disease is spreading.
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22
THREATENING
WEATHER.

Our capital protection is
Storm Goats, MaCkintOSheS. Um-
hrellaS, RubbGrS, and other de-
psndenGieS. The prices are right,
and in many cases exceptionally
low.
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22
IN CONCLUSION.

What did do then? Please allow
lne to answer your question by asking
you two: What would you have done ?
And hadn't done enough? However
took flying trip to Annapolis to look
after the Legislature, and a two week S
visit to Baltimore, singled out a gentle
man from the Custom House, boarded
at the same place, and gained his con
tidence, SO we grew to be fast friends,
and were out every night, going to the
same church and visiting the same
theatre until-well, never mind, l am
here writing, and abOnt to wind up
my story, and in conclusion will jus t
say that my Baltimore chum is nice
man and l like him and felt quite hon
ored to be in his company. But again
feel that there is but little honor in
writing detective stories, because it
don't suit just everybody concerned in
it and because it don't wind up as
many readers would expect it, etc
Now word to my readers-If my ac.
count of the Richards Murder has fai-
len short of your expectations, | ask
forgivness for taking up your time,
which might perhaps have been put to
a better use. While "A Cecil County
Mystery" is yet mystery to you, it
does not become me as a detective to
lay bare certain and such facts as |
possess in a newspaper.
Now one word to my brother detec-
tives, of whom some perhaps, would
not recognize as a brother. and think
me of little Importance in the detective
field, etc To such say, if you have
been watching and waiting and per.
haps losing sleep night after night,
thinking to yourselfand perhaps speak
ing to others what a fool was, and
believing that in the end l would tell
all knew and more too, whereby you
might profit much, / only say never
said it, did L? To the officers of Elk
ton and Cecil county authorities say,
Fiat Jitstitia Ruat OOeIum. To my
employer, Dunn SpirO, Spero-,SdnS
Peur, etc. To all whose names are
connected herewith, l say forgive and
forget. To all concerned, whose names
are not given CIR called, was either by
v1rofniaa of a hattar rooeOn
"Whosoever sheddeth mans blood,
by man his blood should be she'd"
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22
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SURPLUS, 8S5,OOO.OO.
Security Trust and Safe Deposit
Company,
5l9 MARKET ST. WILMINGTON, DEL

Mo%fY &EurLoYE orWui.iu2 iuyc>tln. Mt can
be made 90 earn you Interest if deposited with
this company.
lows. per cent. on deposits payable uu de-
maud, by check, same as banks y per cent on
deposits payable after 10 days notice: 3 per
cent. on deposits payable allcr SD days notice
specia yates for large sums To remain Tor q year
or longer
SPECIAL ATTENTION given to the accounts Of
Ladies' also 90 those of Executors. AdminiS;ra.
tors, Trustees, Guardians ana Receivers
The Company acts by authority of law as
Executor Administrator, Guardian, Receiver and
agent and executes trusts OF every descriptions
Correspondence solicited and fuu information
furnished concerning amy branch Of the Com
pGny business send for panphl E.
BENZ. NItLDS, JAS B. GARRISON.
trcstdeut. Treas. a see.
II. G. ROBINSON. JNO s. kOSSkIL.
Vice President. Trust officer.
Smyrna times., 1893-02-22
@. w. SIPPLE.
g. DENTIST.

N1rHYYp Market St., Smyrna. Del.
Upper, Under or full sets Of teeth made and
.arnished At lowest rates. II you want teeth ex
a-t.ed, or are thinking OF getting new set,
cont i4ii 20 see me. Anyone having a set o.
seeih they cant wear can have them made 70 IL
~ calling on me. Filings done az reasonable
.15sA. Gold hllings q specially. Teeth put OF
v.a plates, aud broken plates mended. With
'sn years' experience think can please you
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-10-11
Looking for q Stolen Horse.

On Mondy, Harris, an Indian
from the Catawba nation, was here
looking for a horse which he said
he had loaned to man named
Lucas to ride to Lancaster to court.
Lucas had not returned to the
nation and Harris came over to
look after him. He learned here
that Ducas had traded the horse
to Sir Spence Ghemt for another
horse and an OK, and had gotten
some loot, and that he had tied
the horse and OK for which he
traded in back lot and skipped
for parts unknown. Harris found
his hnrse at Mr. Clients and has
returned to the nation 10 get wit
nesses when he will come back and
claim his property.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-10-11
Program For Moriah linton.

The Union wili meet with the
New Hope Baptist Church on
Friday before the 9Th Sunday in
Oct 1893.
At 10 o'clock q. M, reports from
churches. lst Subject, reel,
procal duties of Pastor and people.
Introductory speaker,E B L'ng,e,
End Church Discipline, Rev J 7
Biasington Introductory Speaker.
3rd church work, Rev j s Orox>
ton. Introductory, speaker.
Praise io Song and Thanksgiving
ADJOURN
Saturday at 9 80 O'Clock, PRAYER.
meeting, conducted by Rev NJ j
Long.
10 O'Clock. 9TH Subject. Educa-
ton. introductory speaker, Rev
B s Funderburk.
Pfsise in SONG ard Thanksgiving.
ADJOURN.
Sunday Exercises arranged by
Now Hope church.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-10-11
The Firet IN 32 Years.

The reporter for the Sta twas
error in>tating thatthe conviction
of j A Fai g was the first convic.
ton OF white man,in thiscounty,
for murder in fifty years. In 1860
81 years ago, WD Hay was convict
ed for the murder of Jos Steele
and sentenced tobe hanged. He,
ilowever. was not hanged, He
waa pardoned by the Governor to
be enlisted IN the army. He was
taken to Fort Sumter and served
through the war At the close oil
the war he located in Fairfield
county and was killed in a Difficult.
ty in 1858 or SO.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-10-11
digging a grave sometime previously

digging q grave sometime previously
some discussion to- k place between
the parties 10 to the value of the
PICK shaDtis, shs deceased cls,miog IT
not worth only 1Osts, and the defends
ant insi sting Oh 25cts fnr II. The de
ceased finally agreed to pay The 25cis
aud both Cowsn and deceased went
on in the ,,a:--,ction Of a house where
:he latter tfas to get the money. MI
Cowan's version Of the matter was,
that, after they had gone some dis
tance, johnson become angry and
made at him putting his hand in his
pocket. threatening to cut his throat
and pulled out knife or a rsz,r
that he, Cowan, stepped back and
pulled out his pistol that ss he did
so, the pistol dropped to the ground
and that the dece ased closed in on him;
thst they both tried to get the pistol
but that he (CowAn) succeeded iu
get ing it aud ths. while the deceased
wss on to,' Of him, he shot him twice
that The deceased got mp, wa ked Of q
short distance and fell dead. Oue OF
the defendants witnesses proved that
g short time after the difficulty be
p:cked up raz r near the scene Of
the difficulty. Mr. Cowsns reputation
as a peaceable aEd Iuiet man ws'
proved. The jury remained out only
q short while and returned into Courl
with q verdict of Mt guilty.
At the afternoon session Monday
:he Court took up the case of the State
We w Henry Bost and Mas!cu B ,wles
charged with The mvrder of Police
man McManus 1t Heath Springs last
fall. The State has examined several
witnesses aud has rested its case.
The defense is now de, elnpiug its tee
timonY. The most interesting part OF
the case 20 tar is the testimony OF
Forbes, "she man who was dressed
In blue clothes" who testified as a
S,ste witness. Forbes came hack
from Alabama to testify ss u witness.