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Smyrna times., 1895-10-09
Vim, B, SharD
& CO.,
Fourth and Market StS.,
WILMINGTON, DEL.

The largest and most
complete line in the city.
Our efforts in Blankets are
greater than ever and more
will be sold here than ever
before. Five hundred Blan-
kets will be sold for %
cents each, and one lot of
White Wool Blankets which
we have always sold for
S4.O0, we shall start the
season with for $3.50 per
pair, in red, pink, blue and
yellow borders.
We are determined to
make this a Blanket season
par excellence, and any one
wanting a first-class Blan-
ket will find here a big dol
lars worth. Look carefully
at our $500 Blanket; we've
sold them within the last
year for $3.50. As fine,
soft and elegat Blanket as
you ever used. See them
and save money.
Smyrna times., 1895-10-09
Splinters.

Inc chestnut has appeared.
The coal dealer is happy.
The straw hat still fingers.
Hay fever victims are rejoicing.
Now for football hair and chrysan-
themum-!
The b,-rhai catcher is the power
behind the thrown.
The common, or garden cold, seems
to be getting there in great shape.
Winters cold has arrived, but it
seems to be confined to the head.
The football girl generally wears
her hair long.
The first crop of California ORANGES
is about due.
\ poorly-clad man with long hair 10
calleG tramp; well.dressed man
win long hair is invariably football
Every man has distant relatives but
some only become distant when thew
grow rich.
1t is hoped that the next representa-.
tive OF Britannia sent over here for tha
Americans Cup will not be of the Lit
lie Lord Fauntleroy order.
He, coming out of the warm theatre.
1ou look like a broiled lobster y
she; We'll, just feel like something
to eat" mug
She: " l wouldn't think of lettinr
you kiss me for moment: a second
will do" 001N
The average Chicago man can't tell
you much now about Columbus. ex-
cept that hewas in some way connected
with "the Fair"
We saw young fellow at the fair
last week, who wore a pin inscribed
with the word darling" on his necktie.
We sized him as new man.
Peddler: "Suspenders, mister ? Sell
lin 'em cheap" Lady. in moders
azure; Sir, I'm lady" Peddler:
Beg parding. Suspenders, madame? ~
Harry, please give me the definition
W, Peuduce remnants?
W n.y. them's the things the baseball
clubs is fighting for"
Irilbena: Has Miss Stuffe returned
from aaroad?" Gustave: Yes y
Did she bring back French poodle ?"
No; not even a count"
saw good thing in hotel towels
that couldn't get very dirty."W hat? p;
A towel that that couldn't get verv
dirty Couldn't ?" No; it was too
full OF holes"
Smyrna times., 1895-10-09
These goods are for sale By
COSGRIFF, BECK & HAZEL,
s2S6w SMYRNA, DEL.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
FOR THE
COTTON STATES AND INTERNATIONAL
EXPOSITION,
ATLANTA, GA.
ATLANTA, GA.

The Southern Railway operates nearly
five thousand miles Of road in eight of the
Southern States and its lines enter Atlanta.
Ga, from five different points of the COM
pass. Washington, d. c., is the Northern
or Eastern terminus of one of its lines
which Is operated in connection with the
Pennsylvania Railroad, "the standard rail-
road of America" between New York
through Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
lngton, ID. C., Lynchburg and Danville.
Va, Greensboro and Charlotte. N. q.
Spartanburg and Greenville, s c.. At.
lanta, Ga, Montgomery and Mobile. Ala
and New Orleans, with connection at Sails
bury for Asheville, Hot Springs Knox
vile and Chattanooga, at Charlotte for
COLUMBIA Augusta, Savannah and Jack
sonvllle, and at Atlanta for Birmingham.
Memphis, Macon and Southern Georgia.
Solid vestibuled limited trains. With
through day coaches, Pullman Drawing
room Sleepers and Dining-cars. Time be-
tween Washington and Atlanta, eighteen
hours, without change of cars of any class.
The Southern Railway is the cnlv line
which enters and lands passengers in the
Exposition Grounds, and no effort or ex-
pense has been spared by the management
IN the improvement of its rOadbed, increas-
ing the number of its coaches and inaugur-
atlng its own dining car service preparatorv
TO handling expeditiOusly and comfortably
the heavy travel to and from Atlanta dur
Ing the Cotton States and International
Exposition, which opens September IS and
closes December 81, 1895
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, from Sep
tember Il to December "a, inclusive. ex-
eursion tickets will be sold from Washing
ton, d. c., to Atlanta, Ca, at Sl4.OO, good
for return 10 days from date of sale
Excursion tickets will be sold every dav
from September l6 until December 10. in
elusive, from Washington at Sl925, good
for return 20 days from date of sale and
excursion tickets for the entire Exposition
season with final limit of January I, 1896.
will be sold from September l6 until De-
cember 10, inclusive, at S26.25.
Map folders furnished and Pullman
Sleeping Car reservations made upon ap-
plication.
j. NJ BEALL.
District Passenger Agent,
80 South Third Street,
Philadelphia, Pa
}. NJ: CULP, w. a. TURK.
Traffic Manager, Gen. Pass. Agt.
Washington ID C.
Smyrna times., 1895-10-09

CHRIsTIANIzING PAGANs Some of
the pagan races of mankind are more
easily Christiauized than some others
Inc conversion of the Hawaiians was
not very long or very difficult lob
Tor the Amerian missionaries. A GOOD
deal OF success was gained among
several tribes of North American In.
dams both by the Catholic and the
Protestant missionaries. Several thous-
ands OF japanese have been converted
and the Gospel has free course nnder
the MlkadO. We have examined a re.
marka0le report sent by an American
missionary among the Zulus of South
eastern Africa. A large proportion of
Ine OIacE Lulus have Joined the church.
4nere are twenty four native Zulu
preachers and 224 native helpers and
teacners, and there is even a theolopi-
cal school for Zulu ministers. For the
american missionaries themselves in
Zululand there are mission reserves
neId under trust deeds and contribu.
'lons are received from the Zulu con-
Ner's' AT the same time there has been
progress otherwise. The natives have
oeen set to work in the mines opeped
oy English companies; they wear white
mans clothes; they have shanties.
Wnere formerly they lived in kraals:
tney ouy American Implements, and
one OF them has said that more can be
got from plough than from six
wives"
Prot. Petrie, who does not care if the
poor Africans eat each other. NAV cot
thing much of the change, but he can
not deny that it is in the line of pro-
gress.
Thus, while the missionaries have
gained success among some of the
pagan races, there are others of these
races more stif-necked. 1t is particu.
larly hard to win over the Chinese. the
hindoos, the HOttentots of Africa, the
Indian tribes of South America. and
the aboriginal Australians.-Neiv York
Sun.
Smyrna times., 1895-10-09
New York Fashions
NEW MATERIALS: ELEGANT CREPoNs ::
BogCLE AND OTHER GOODS: sTY-
LES IN MAKING: OUTDOOR
GARMENTS: MILLINERY.
Correspondence 70 the Times.


Hotel Majestic, New York, Oct.
Extremely effective crepons show a
SILK surface set on wool, the latter
quite smooth, while, its silken cover.
ing heaves up and down. being at
tackled only at the intervals of depres.
sion. COlors in these novel goods are
rich and beautiful combinations that
melt one into the other and mapv dis.
play floral patterns that show IN in
distinctly in chene style. All designs
are indistinctly and this is in keeping
with the general run of dress goods.
Cdaiche (the French for poodle) is the
name given class of novelties in wool
and this because of boucle fnishipgs
that rise variously above the surface
and set close, really resemble in minia-
ture, the woolly covering of the little
pet animal
Smyrna times., 1895-10-09

DENTON AND THE RAILRoAD.-Mr.
Merritt, the contractor. expects to have
a new railroad built to Denton bv
Christmas and to Lewes by June next.
That is little rapid, but these are
rapid days, and be may accomplish the
work as he expects. The people over
In Denton are so happy just now at the
prospect of the new Queen Anne's
railroad coming there that when YOU
meet man on the street he hardly
knows whether he is coming up town
or going down. And they have cause
to be happy. They have been hum
plugged so often by fake railroad com
panles that it is positive relief to the
good people there to find a company at
last that means business, and is going
to give them real railroad aud first
class train service.-CentreUille Observer
Smyrna times., 1895-10-09

The Darlington, Wis, Journal saws
editorially of popular patent medi-
cine: 1--WE know from experience that
Chamberlaiu's Collie, Diarrhpa and
Cholera Remedy is all that is claimed
Tor 1t, as on two occasions it stopped
excruciating pains and probably saved
us from an untimely grave. We would
not rest easy over night without it in
house" This remedy undoubtedly
saves more pain and suffering than any
other medicine in the world. Every
family should keep it in the house, for
u is sure to be needed sooner or later
For sale by Clifton & Raymon, Smyrna
Smyrna times., 1895-10-09

Professor Louis Pasteur's body lay in
State in his coffin in Paris on Thursday
More than twenty thousand persons
marched in single file past his coffin.
The religious obsequies took place
in the Cathedral of Notro Dame on
Saturday. Pasteur was a saviour TO
humanity. His name will be handed
down to posterity as a benefactor of
his race.
Smyrna times., 1895-10-09

The evils and fascination of poker
playing has been the ruin and down
iall OF Albert Wade, assistant cashier
OF the First National Bank of Mount
Vernon. Ind. He made away with
$4,000 in this great American game.
Boys, steer clear OF cards, and never
play for stake. 1t only leads to dis
honor aud often to prison.
Smyrna times., 1895-10-09

The Iowa Populists say that they
will draw largely from the free silver
Democrats, and that their party will
poll 100000 votes in the State. Its
very likely true that the populists in
Iowa will draw much more freely from
the Democrats than the Republicans.
Smyrna times., 1895-10-09

For the last fiscal year the value of
coffee imports into the United States
exceeded the value Of any other single
article, amounting TO 3 total of SOC, ,I8O,-
III. Ordinarily, sugar stands at the
head of the list of imports.
Smyrna times., 1895-10-09

CRANBERRIEs WILL BE DEAR
Those who want to have cranberries to
eat with their holiday turkey will
have to pay sky-high prices for the lit
tie red berries. The crop this year
has been practically ruined by the
forest fires, fires in the bogs, Ere worms
and the frost-SaIem Sunbeam.
Smyrna times., 1895-10-09

Going into decline" How often do
we hear this expression. What does it
mean 1t means that people are losing
heSh, growing thin wasting.
Inc way to correct this condition is to
improve the digestion The condition
arises from an inability to eat and digest
food; In fact food does more harm than
good because it ferments and putrifes in
the stomach, developing poisonous sub
stances which when absorbed cause various
disorders.
What is required is that the stomach be
made TO perform its duties. The shaker
Digestive Cordial is food already digested
and digester of food as well. II will
make the stomach healthy. Get a book
from the druggist and read about it.
Smyrna times., 1895-10-09

Notwithstanding newspaper gossip
TO the CONTRARY, Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Is Commander Of the u. s. army.
Smyrna times., 1895-10-09
BREADTH IN MILLINERY

remains the leading feature. Bonnets
are often but little more than crowns
set on the head, but huge bows or
wings project on either side and so il
Is the trimming more than the founda
ton that counts. Bicycling it is said.
will bring into favor, both Tam O'Than-
ter and Alpine hats for young people,
out the same class will also wear such
enormously broad hats with exag.
gerated garnitures, that theatrical
managers must already be apprehen.
sive. High rising trimmings are also
ln order and occasionally reach the ex-
treme OF twelve inches. For this pur-
pose, gill feathers are frequent.
Lucy CARTER,
Smyrna times., 1895-10-09
NEW WOODS

are also finished in Turkish towelling
style and in competition, some goods
with teecy surfaces resembling Canton
hannel. Velvets are of course in plain
colors, but there is also large proDor-
ton showing floral or Persian patterns
aud these are made up sometimes in
entire dresses and come in acceptablv
OF course as parts of dresses, since dif.
terent materials are put together quite
as freely as ever. Revers, large collars
or sleeves are often still made of mater
ials differing from the-dress and com.
blnation front breadths and panels are
used, but only as yet, to quite limited
extent. All this of course contributes
largely to economy, since small pieces
or remnants can be readily utilized
II taken from a dress alreBdy worn
they can be delightfully."- freshened by
the use of Ivory soap and last seasons
gowns when treated in a similar man
ner, come out good as new. The
fashion of placing fur and chiffon to.
gether and both as adjuncts to goods
markedly opposed to the latter, is by
no means in decline. At
Smyrna times., 1895-10-09

A California chemist has robbed Castor
Oil of its bad taste. LAxoL is its name.
Smyrna times., 1895-10-09
IMPORTANT OPENINGS.

the leading features departed in general
but slightly from those of last season
Full vests, stock collars, large sleeves
and waists round or very slightly
pointed, with soft velvet belts were
frequent, but the fullness in sleeves
was placed on the sides instead of at
top and some few were notably de-
pressed at theltop, with fullness falling
towards the elbow. Quite a propor.
tion showed the short circular basone
addition which is a novelty, will likely
be much used and some tailor dresses
had postilliOn backs. Skirts were AL
most always plain and hung much as
they have done, although one notable
exception was gathered full all around
and limited number had side plaits
OUT DOOR GARMENTS
sleeves being still large, cape must of
course continue TO be worn aud are in
cloth, velvet, or the Marie Antoipette
silks of the day that are printed in var.
lous horal patterns. Other silks hav.
ing patterns woven in, are used and as
inquired silks in general, are greatly in
vogue, they will be largely used for
capes. Jackets have large sleeves and
are short, with plain backs and most
frequently, loose fronts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-11

LIE Boeuf were grand fighters. be-
cause he was always with them in the
deadliest places urging them on.
The war with Germany did much 10
dim the glory of Marshal Maurie
Edne Patrice Maurice de MacMahon.
He suffered many defeats but when
those defeats are examined closely it
is seen that he did wonders with his
small forces against the overwhelm-
ing numbers hurled against him.
MacMahon's family was Irish. They
We're driven to France after the fail
ure of the Stuart insurrectiOn. Mac
Mahon, who was born in November,
1908, entered the army when a boy.
In 1880 he took part in the capture Of
Algiers, remaining in Africa, until 1855,
when he was sent to Crimea on the
staff of Marshal Canrobert. In 1859
when France and Italy were at war
with Austria he showed his military
genius at the battle of Magenta by
saving the army of the emperor from
destruction. For this service he was
appointed marshal and duke of Ma
genta.
Notwithstanding his defeats of
August, 1870, France recognized his
genius by placing him in charge of
the troops at Versailles. He con-
quered the commune making impossi-
bic the atrocities which disfigured the
great revolution. He was again
honored by his election as president
of the French Republic in 1873. He
died two years ago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-11

NEW YORK, Aug. "a day with
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the pic
neer of womans suffrage, is as pleas
ant a diversion as an active man or
woman could find anywhere. 1t is in
structive, too, for Mrs. st, nton keeps
abreast of the affairs Of the world
with wonderful tenacity. The oppo-
nents of the advanced woman, could
they see and talk with this clever, in
teresting, bright and healthy-minded
old lady in her own home, within
stones throw of Central park, would
doubtless agree that if all womankind
were like her the sex would be doubly
attractive.
Mrs. Stanton's home is just what
one would expect it to be. Books, pa
pers, statuary, are everywhere, rugs
on the hardwood floor, the furniture
is costly and substantial, the whole
place permeated with the attractive
ness of home and comfort.
That she is an octogenarian seems
incredible, yet so it is, for on Novem-
Der 10 next her SOth birthday will be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-11
FIVE FACTS.
TE|
Great Rock Island Route
Cheap
Outing Excursions.

FIRST. For the National Educa-
tional Meeting at Denver, opening July
5th the rate will be one fare plus 50 90
for round trip. Tickets good to return
any time up to and including Sept. LIST.
SECOND. The regular Tourist Car
to California via Kansas City runs
once o week, and leaves Chicago every
Thursday 1t 500 p. m, Kansas CITY al
1850 a. m. every Friday Tickets
based on second class rate, and car
runs on fastest trains, and known as
the Phillips-Rock Island Tourist Ex-
cursions. Car arrives at Colorado
Springs Saturday, 7:35 a. m
THIRD. Home-Seekers' Excursions
to Texas and New Mexico. Next one
June 18th. Rate. one fare for round
trip. Tickets good twenty days.
FOURTH For Mexico City the Rock
island runs a Through SLEEPER from
Kansas City daily at $40 D. m, via
Topeka, Mcfarland. Wichita and Fort
Worth and Austin TO San Antonio.
Two routes from there are-Interna-
tional r. K. to Laredo, and Mexican
National to the City of Mexico: South
ern Pacific and Mexican international
via Spofford and Eagle Pass to City OF
Mexico.
Connections are also made at Fort
Worth via The Texas Pacific to FL
Paso, and over the Mexican Central to
City of Mexico.
FIFTH. Send to address below for a
Souvenir called '"The Tourist Teacher"
that gives much information to tour
lists. Sent free.
JOHN SEBASTIAN, 6. p. A..
CHICEGo.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-11

celebrated in royal fashion in Carne-
gle music hail. It will be an event
which promises to be the browning in
cident of her career.
mo, 1 will not say one word about
thar just yet" she remarked; ''it
would be too premature" and then,
with an alertneSS and yOuthfulneSS of
mind and thought that is amazing,
she proceeded upon the slightest sug-
gestion TO give her opinion upon every
subject of the passing hour.
OF course her favorite theme is the
betterment and progression of women,
hut from her pet project, the woman's
Bible to the incidental topic of a wo-
mans bloomers, she is always origin
al, delightful and entertaining.
When She Wore BIOOmers.
''To my mind there has always been
a peculiar fascination in a new idea"
she said. al never brace myself
against anything. Why a woman can't
wear boomers if it suits her conven-
fence is passing strange. We do not
object to a mans coattails, do we,
and I am sure they are much more
ridiculous. As a matter of fact, I
wore boomers myself for a whole
year; my companions in misery were
Lucy Stowe, Susan 3. Anthony and
my cousin, Mrs. Miller, the daughter
of the great abolitionist. She was the
braVest of US all She had them for
all occasions-lovely white satin af-
fairs which she wore TO receptions in
Washington, and rich black velvet
ones for street wear. Her father liked
them, but Mr.. Stanton and nay father
did not
How we'll I remember the laughter
and derision of the audience when we
all stepped on the lecture platform
thus rugged. Our dear friends be-
sought US to clothe ourselves properly.
Your principles are odious enough
they candidly remarked, without
damning yourselves with your absurd
dress We heartily disliked the cos
tune, as it was inartistic.
The only way to make the costume
artistic would have been TO abolish
the skirt, and let the well-shaped legs
be seen, and as We lacked the artistic
we finally succumbed and returned to
the conventional feminine toggery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-11

The heroes Of the Franco-Prussian
war, the great military strategists
who planned and executed the battles
which followed so swiftly upon the
heels of each other, are being g.ori
fed these days in the peaceful Alsace-
Lorraine district, which twenty-five
years ago this August was smeared
with the blood of thousands of gallant
Germans and French. 1t is a great
celebration for the Germans. For
the French it is a season of bitter
memories.
The man who lowered head and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-11
FOR rHE MOST pRoFIr.

The true point in making the dairy
return the most profit is to make the
best quality of product at the lowest
necessary to the securing of the best
prices, but the cost of production is
most important as regards profit 1t
is easily possible to make a quality of
product that will sell for the highest
prices. but in doing this may make
the cost of production so high as to
leave little or no margin for profit.
1t is Of no advantage to reduce the
cost of production at the expense of
quality, but every advantage must be
taken to lessen the cost but maintain
the quality. Here is the point to
study and plan out, and all, then,
that's taken off the cost is that much
added to the profits.
a speaker at diary meeting said
that one reason why he believed the
men folks on the farm should do the
milking and take care of the milk was
that they would soon supply them
selves with proper conveniences for
doing the work readily and economi-
cally while if the women did all of
that work in a majority of cases the
men were slow in providing them with
really necessary conveniences. OF
course it is easily possible to go to an
extreme and purchase more imple-
ments or machinery than is really
best or necessary, but suitable con-
veniences for managing the milk.
cream, and butt er to the best advant-
age so as to save time and labor. and
secure more uniform. as we'll s bet
ter results. will prove profitable in
vestments whenever the making and
marketing of a good quality of butter
without using good conveniences for
doing the work, Guess work will not
answer if a fine quality of product is
to be made Guess work may answer
when no particular regard as to
quality, but when uniform good
quality is expected. certainly must
take the place of guess work every
time-American Farmer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-11

The physical comfort during that year
had been very great. We started the
ball a-roHing, however"
Mrs Stanton thinks the bicycle is
one of the greatest of inventions. On
this subject she has recently written,
IN her breezy. witty style, of the bicy-
cle's antiquity, giving chapter and
verse to prove that it is mentioned in
the Old Testament. st is good for
everybody" she said, land L always
encourage my daughters to ride. Men
become more courteous and women
acquire many of the manly virtues
through the wholesome companion
snip enjoyed on the wheel"
Woman's First Convention.
= Mrs. stanton is justly proud of the
Hact that she was the first woman in
The world that ever called woman's
suffrage convention. This she did N