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Smyrna times., 1896-01-15
ESTABLISHED 1886.
Public Ledger
AND DAILY TRANSCRIPT.
PHILADELPHIA.
GEORGE w. CHILDS,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR FROM 1864 TO 1894.
GEORGE w. CHILDS DREXFI,.
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
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Smyrna times., 1896-01-15

Many merchants are well aware that
their customers are their best friends
and take pleasure in supplying them
with the best goods obtainable. As an
instance we mention Perry & Cameron
prominent druggists of Flushing, Mich.
They say: eve have no hesitate on in
recommending Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy to our customers, as it is the
best cough medicine we have ever sold,
and always gives satisfaction" For
sale at 25 and so cents per bottle by
Clifton & Raymond, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1896-01-15
january
Prizes.
nuCh for Little.

Often the Much for Little bargains that are offered
be Lte for Much' when inspected or this Lind
OF advertising guilty. An inspection Of goods
and prices all we ask at any tme and Just now we are
0nerg more Tor the money than at any previous times
Before beginning another seasons business discontinued
patterns and odd lots to be closed out and the prices at
which we propose do instances loss to us
in money, but gain in room
Smyrna times., 1896-01-15
Oncninp of mills.

From North, 40. $50 a. m. 600 and s.25 p. m
Wilmington only.
From South, 740 lO15 A. NJ. 42O M
Smyrna times., 1896-01-15

mall
Smyrna times., 1896-01-15

Going North, $50. 9.25 a. m, $50, ass p. m.
Going South 900 a m, and 500 p. m.
Mail for Delaware & Chesapeake road ana
Baltimore Il Delaware Bay will close at $40 a. m
and 10 p. m.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-21

Denver, Colo, Aug. I6.--State Audi.
tor Parks, who threatened to cancel the
license TO do business In Colorado OF
any mutual insurance company using
Its funds for the dissemination of cam
palgn literature. has received the follow
ing telegram;
&C. c. Parks, Superintendent of In.
s1rance ~ Yours OF the nth inst. re.
ceiyed. No circular or other letter has
been sent out by any official of this
company to It's policy holders. This
statement Is made to apply to all policy
holders. See our letter dated to you
yesterday.
"NEw YoRK LIFE Insurance Co.."
In reply TO a letter from Denver
agents of the New York Life Insurance
company, President Mccall explained
that the circular letter of a political
nature purporting to come from him
was probably prepared from an inter
view with him which appeared In an
eastern newspaper.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-21
MONTPELIER BANK ROBBERS
worked ON Ranch Near Coke
VILE, Wye

Pocatello Idaho, Aug. I7.-Mrs. p
Emelle, who lives on a ranch eight
miles north of Cokeville. Wyo., sent a
letter TO Montpelier last night on train
No. %, and says the three men who
robbed the bank at Montpelier had been
employed on her ranch up to within
three days of the robbery. Her hus-
band, who is a jeweler at Montpelier
saw them IN town at that time, and says
they answered perfectly to the descrip-
ton given Of the robbers. One of the
men IS Bob Mccarthy, another frank"
while the name of the third was not
given. She says they were good work
ers, but that on rainy days and whenever
they could get away they would go to
the mountains, as If locating a hiding
place. They were excellent shots and
always kept themselves heavily armed
and fled very suspiciously at all times
Deputy Sheriff Cruickshank left early
this morning for their ranch to investi-
gate the case. The general opinion is
that they will hide near Cokeville for
awhile after eluding the Sheriff. posse.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-21
Does Hair Ever suddenly Turn whitel

Does human hair ever suddenly
whiten in the cases of persons under
strong emotions of grief or terror? The
popular notion is decidedly in favor OF
an affirmative answer to the question
We say that the popular notion would
readily draw one to such conclusion.
Perhaps the assertion could be made
somewhat stronger, for of late years the
psychologists and the naturalists pretty
generally agree that blanching of the
hair in cases of sudden fright and ex-
IRENE sorrow can be easily proved
Halter, in his "Elementa Physiologie"
refers to eight different authorities for
examples of such changes; but all that
he appears to admit for himself is that
under the influence of impaired health
such changes may take place slowly.
Marie Antionette was cited by favorers
of the popular notion as striking and
well authenticated instance, but Halter
denies that the whitening took place
suddenly. He also incidentally men,
tons the fact that the transactions of
the royal society, extending over per-
iod of two and a quarter centuries, do
not contain an account of single in
stance of such change in the color of
the hair. DR.. Laycock, on the authority
of Surgeon Parry, tells of rebel
Sepoy who is said to have become pre-
gray within less than a half
hour Halter. still skeptical, says that
he believes this to have been a a case
where the hair had been stained dark
brown or black and that the coloring
vas washed out by rain during the
hirty minutes mentioned by DR.. Parry.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-21
persecuted For Ills silver Ideas.

Denver, Aug. IS.-A special to the
Times from Washington says The
members of the bimetallic league are
indignant at the arrest here yesterday
of Nicoletti, California pioneer, for
no other ofense than that of selling a
free silver pamphlet in front of the
Treasury department.. All kinds of
wares are sold on the streets of Wash
ington without interruption from the po-
lice. 1t is said that Nicoletti was arrest
ed at the instigation of a pro minent
banker
The police at first refused to accept
collateral, but when the silver men
heard of the matter they quickly Sc
cured his release. A lively time is ex-
Pected In the police court when the
case comes to trial tomorrow.
Nicoletti will be defended by exCon-
gresham Turner, Andrew Lipscombe
one of the Virginia democratic electors,
and probably ex-Congressman Bland.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-21
wcakne-s in silver Certificates.

New York, Aug. I8.-Further weak
ness in silver bullion certificates de-
yeloped today, the price receding to 90
on dealings of $4,000 an4 showing a
decline of 4 per cent from yesterday.
The decline is variously attributed to
the weakness of eastern ASIA exchanges
and the falling off in the demand for
the metal from those countries and to
the liquidation in certificates at this
Today calls on silver were
offered at II, good for the balance of the
year, for per cent.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-21
KILLED nv n burglar.

Spar,anburg, S c., Aug. r6.-Captain
John II. Blassingam, one of the oldest
and most respected citizens of this city
and state, was shot and killed this after
noon By Chris Cannon, aegro boy
Captain Blassingam was alone at his
sisters house, and Cannon entered the
house for the purpose of robbery. Pts
tol shots we're heard and the negro was
seen running from the house Captain
Blassingam was found dead, shot twice
through the heal The negro was
tracked 10 house hlli mile distant,
" here he was found shv; through the
chest. Two empty pistols tolud in the
house Inflated that both parties en-.
gagged IN thc ooting. The negro was
taken to jail IA. ound Is not thought
10 be fatal There ome talk of lynch
ing. but the law will take Its course.
Captain Blassingam was gallant con.
federate soldier, and before the war was
a colonel IN the United States army.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-21
Anntte vino Disaster.

Butte, Mont, Aug. IS.-Pete Ryan,
foreman of the St. Lawrence mine, and
Jack Campbell and John Manning, two
miners, were killed about $40 o'clock
this eveningby the fall Oft cage from
the top of the mine to The bottom of the
shaft at The 1900 foot level. The two
miners were working at the bottom be-
meath a bulkhead At the 1900 level deep
ening OF the shaft, when the cage con-
tanning Ryan fell from the top, instantly
crushing the life out of the two men
below, on whom IL fell, also killing
Ryan, who was In the cage
Ryan had just come to the top and
was about 20 step ont the cage when
the brake refused TO work and the cage
started down the shaft with fearful We.
locity The engineer on tor tried 20
throw on the clutch but could not The
engineer and brakeman jumped out of
the window IN time 70 avoid The crash
of wood and iron as the reel broke to
pieces and tons of iron was shot
through the roof and walls Some
pieces of iron weighing hundreds of
pounds were thrown four blocks
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-21
The Lucky Horseshoe Didn't Work.


He had signaled the conductor of the
car with both hands to stop, and as he
lunged off he knocked his travelling bag
against the step. The blow was so VIC
lent that the bag came open and scat
tered comb, hair-brush, a paper-back-
ed novel and some newly laundried col
lars and cuffs promisculously around the
street. His hat fell into a small puddle
and a wagon rolled over his walking
stick and broSe it. Hastily gathering
himself and his possessions together, he
made his way to the curb, and address,
iEg a man who was standing there
watching him, said apprehensively:
as it gomez Did anybody see it and
pick it up?"
Without waiting for reply he dived
out into the street again and returned in
triumph bearing horseshoe.
That's what I call luck" he re mark
ed gleefully. There were lot of peo-
pie in that car who might have gotten
this horseshoe, but managed to grab it
before anyone else did"
"Wha.'s upa" inquired the man on the
curbstone' Is the government paying a
bounty for horseshoes?"
"Why man, its the luckiest thing in
the world to pick up a horseshoe. I
wouldn't have missed it for anything
ut see that you have been so
very fortunate Yous poiled your hat
getting that preci GUS piece OF old iron
"Oh, well, it wasn't very new hat"
"And your stick is broken and your
colors and cuffs are shockingly soiled."
81 know it; but I was bound to get
that horseshoe"
He looked at his watch and exclaim-
ed; al wonder if have the right timer"
ats just ten MINUTES of two"
"And l was on my way to catch the ,
O'Clock trainl If l had stuck to the car
would have barely made it. wouldn't
have missed that train for $50. l may |
as well go on down town now and send |
telegram saying that I can't keep the
engagement. don't know how it'll
turn out but it's liable to cost me a good
deal in time and money. While Pm here
may as well buy a new hat and a new
stick and some linen and have the lock
on this travelling bag repaired. l GER
tainly seem to be IN trouble. About the
only luck I've had today was finding
that horseshoe" Detroit Free Press.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-21
A WONDERFUL WATERSpOUT
Comes Within zoo Yards of a
Loaded Ship.
The 400 Italian Immig grant Pasren-
GERS Were Terrified. Many Of Them
Fainting-ssowt the spout Formed.

New York, Aug. I7.--As the steame
Neustria, from Naples, with 400 Italian
immigrants on board, was nearing this
port on Friday evening, gigantic
spout swept by the ship, while deafen
ing thpnderclaps smote the ears of the
terrified immigrants and flashes OF
lightning made the sky appear like a
liquid sheet of flame.
A terrific thunder storm ragged for an
hour, and then at o'clock there arose
on the oceans surface, two miles west
of the steamer, big cone of water, with
a mass of foam at It's base. The cone
had formed directly beneath a black,
oyerhanging cloud that seemed to
reach down toward II like huge finger.
Nor drop Of rain had fallen and not
breath rippled the oceans surface.
The passengers were stricken dumb
with terror as they watched the cone
reach upward and join the overhanging
finger of black mist, forming column
of swirllng, seething water fully thirty
yards In diameter al the base and four
feet thick In the center Of the column.
At the top It spread out like an immense
umbrella. Thus II came careening to-
ward the "Neustria," and the fear
stricken passengers at last found vent
In one great wall Of despair. Many fell
on their knees and prayed. Others
tainted. Still the waterspout rushed |
toward them, with noise like that of
million buzzsaws. But as It neared the |
ship It's course was changed slightly and
the waterspout, seething and buzzing as
L went, swept by not more than zoo
yards off the starboard side.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-21
na.epaIl PLAYED wlth rI-tol-.

Helena Ark, Aug. IA game of
baseball played at Poplar Grove yester.
day between colored teams for stake
Of s.. broke up In pitched battle, In
which two boys were fatally shot and
four others more or less wounded. Ne
gro boys from the Polk and Lowdy
plantations constituted the opposing
teams. William Griffith, the umpire
and an adherent Of the Polk side, held
the stake. In the third inning Griffin,
gave the Lowdy team the hot end OF a
close decision, and the aggrieved team
led by Israel Tate. made a rush for the
umpire AMI his son, who was acting as
official scorer. The umpire was pre-
pared for the attack. lie opened a va
lise and passed pistols to the members
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-21

Washington, Aug. Army officers
regret exceedingly that Captain NJ F.
lamar Is to be dismissed from the army,
President Cleveland having approved
the court martial proceedings Cap
tain lamar was once stationed at Fort
Douglas and has many old-time friends
in Salt Lake city. Captain Jamar's total
indebtedness amounted to less than
$1,000.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-21

Portland, Me- Aug. = Professor
Frederick E. William Nicholas Crouch,
the renowned composer, to whose gem
ius the musical world Is indebted for the
soul-inspiring Irish serenade, kathleen
Mayourneen,' died today, aged IS years.
Although Professor Crouch composed
abou: 1000 songs, he lacked the bust,
ness ability to make them pay, and his
death was doubtless fastened BY pow
erty and want. He was born July 81,
tSoS
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-21

Of the Polk team. and the battle began.
Israel Tate was the only man in the
Lowdy team who had a gun, but he did
effective work. He emptied his pistol
into the Polk team, reloaded and emp
tied It again. He Is credited with hav-
ing shot four men.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-21
A Thought. Weighing Machine


Prof Mosso, the great Italian physi.
ologist, has invented a scale or balance,
which may very properly be called a
"thought-weighing machine. p" He shows
by experiment that the act of thinking
causes the blood to rush to the head,
the amount of rush depending on the
nature of the thought. The professor
proves this by balancing a man in a
horizontal position on his delicate
"thought weighing SCALE" This scale is
so nicely balanced that when the man
begins to think the rush of blood to his
head turns the scale. 1t is claimed that
the machine will even indicate to per-
son who ccnsnlts the scale whether the
one on the balance is reading Greek or
Latin, the great mental exertion re-
quired for the Greek producing a more
copious flow of blood towards the head
and corresponding depression of that
end of the balance.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-21

New York, Aug. I7--Bourke Cochran
Is engaged 20 speak in the democratic
gold standard party's interest in Maine.
Michigan, Ohio, Virginia and Illinois,
ana may extend his tour into the west
ern states.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-08-21

him until he was wet to the skin, as wet
as the general himself He was then
dismissed with an admonition that will
be remembered, though it was inter
larded with no oaths.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-02
BIkMlNGaAm eIArE HERALD SUNDAY, FEBRUARY ?,

view says: Cotton advanced 2 to points. but lost the improvement and closed point higher to 1 point lower. The close was steady, with sales of 31, 600 bales. Ltv- erpool declined 1-32d on the spot, with sales of 5000 bales. Futures there advanced 1 to points on this crop and 12 point on some of the next crop months. The port receipts were 1922 bales, against 16,759 bales last Saturday. Spot cotton here was unchanged The port exports were 22, 83S bales.
 Todays features: It is still in the main a waiting market. This crop deliveries are at a considerable premium over those of the next crop, and bears say they see little stion is considered strong but, on the other hand big preparations seem to be making for another crop, and the trade is by no means as active it might be- Today contrary to the expectations of many, Liv- erpoot advanced and New York followed for shorts here fell off prices sagged, and they wound up at about the closing figures of yesterday, with the tone, however, steady. The statistical position of cotton more over is steadily increasing in strength. The visible supply is 1,000, 900 bales smaller than February may be comparatively liberal. 1t looks to many as though the cotton will all be needed. The consumption of southern mills seems to be increasing, and with cas- fer money markets and ready sales for com- mercial paper, improvements which may confidently be expected within short time, there seems to be no reason why New Eng land should not increase it's purchases of raw cotton at the south. The reports go to show that farm work Is in progress in various sections of the cotton belt, but the extensive preparations for a crop do not necessarily mean the actual gathering of an extensive crop +-. }ass
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-02
I.ivernool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, Feb 1.-l12:30 p. m.-Cotton was American middling fair, 15-16d; good mid ding. 1l;16d; middling. 1sg.S2d; low mid ding, 4lRd: good ordinary, 43sd; ordinary, 4 3-16d. Safes, 5000 bales of which 71O0 bales were American; for speculation and export. 800 bales; receipts 5000 bales, of which 4900 bales were American. 4 Futures opened steady; demand moderate. February, 1 3O-64d; February and March. 29-64@4 2S-64q 29-64d; March and April, 2S-64d; April and May, 4 26-64d; May ySand June, 4 26-64@4 25-646l 26-64d; June and July, I. 26-64d; July and August. 4 25-64q4 24-6414 25-64d August and September, 4 2l-6iQ4 22-64d; September and October, il-e4d; October and November
 Liverpool. Feb. 1.-1 D.. m.-February, 31-64d buyers; February and March, 29-64a SO-64d buyers; March and April, 2S-6ia CTS; May and June. 26-640D4 N-64d sellers; June and July, 4 26-64d sellers; July and Au- gust. 4 25-64d buyers; August and Septem- Der, 4 22-64d buyers; September and October, 11-640l4 12-64d buyers October and Novem- Der, 1 07-64q4 0S-64d buyers. Futures closed steady. -}--
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-02
Chicago Change.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-From last night until this morning wheat rose 1@1hc in value.
 When traders reached their offices this morning they found themselves unexpected gathers or losers, according to their stand ing on the market. The opening minutes of the session were marked by much excite ment the ''shorts exhibiting nervousness and covering their wheat as best they might. The bulge was entirely unlocked for after yesterdays comparatively easy mar ket, but it came through the action of the Liverpool market, where gain of Id was made on a decrease of 1,60000 bushels in
 stocks during January. Prices ruled firm
 during the half session, and just before the close made another spurt final quotations heinz the best of the day. May wheat open ed at 661sG66llc, advanced to and closed at 67Ac, 292&c higher than yesterday Cash
 wheat Was strong and Pc per bushel higher.
 Corn showed fair improvement by req son of the boom in wheat. but it was evil dent that the trade was mot exuberantly bullish on ,thiss grain. Business presented nothing out of the ordinary and the session was not unusually active. May corn open ed at 301xc, advanced to 31c, closing at 307sc. Nc higher than yesterday. Cash corn was firm and 1lc per bushel higher. ..
 Oats moved higher on the merits of large the business to an appreciable ex- tent. May oats closed %c higher than yes terday. Cash oats were firm and hc higher.