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Smyrna times., 1896-08-12

from any and all wild cat legislation.
Why people should ever want de-
preciated money when they have been
accustomed to having money that is
good the world over, is something
hard to account for. 1t is certain that
this money craze has spread like con-
tagious disease and if it prevails will
be more disastrous than visitation of
Asiatic cholera. There is yet little
time for people to recover their sober
senses. Z. r.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12
STORM CLOUDS.
BY PHILIP FRANCIS DUPONT.

NAN@ANhNA1
The sunlight shines upon the bay,
The fields are green with clover.
When from the Northwest. far away.
The clouds come drifting over;
For On the blue horizons line
Their masses high are crOwding,
And tossing, as the stormy hine,
They now DER heal are shrOwding.
The meadows by the rivers bank,
From Dover Town to HadOw,
And lonely woodland, dark and dank,
Are gloomy in their shadow.
The buzzard sweeps before the gale,
Cleaving the air asunder,
Leaving afar the tempests wall
And rumble of its thunder.
The rising wind, with voice so hOarse,
Loud through The wood is roaring.
The storm. clouds break in all their force
And down the rain comes pouring.
From cloud to cloud, with livid light,
Amid the thunder crashing,
The lightning, burning blue and white,
necessarily is flashing.
But now the storm has spent its strength,
And, with a finLl shiVer,
1t quits our battered fields at length
To sweep across the liver.
While in the heavens, high and proud.
The sun again is shining,
To gild each lingering mass of cloud
With gold and silver lining.
So when in all their gloomy wrath.
Life'S troubles gather o. you,
And roll like storm clouds round your patl
To darken all before you,
A suppliant in meekness bowed.
whate'er is sent receiving,
Wait for the passing of the cloud,
In future light believing.
Morning NtUS
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12

Eighteen months later there came a
letter to Edith 1t read:
''When 1 come back, Edith, with
fortune, You will not be engaged to
me. For Mr.. Sedley's stepbrother's
daughter-an English girl-goes with
the fortune. He has just been talking
to me about it all. Shall 1 come back
fortuneless or rich? Will you marry
me, or won't you?"
1t took Edith just the length of time
necessary to reach the cable office to
send the message: "Come back poor. "
Then she retraced her steps and
thought how she disliked homemade
bookcases and cretonne furnishings,
and how she had pledged herself to
them forevermore.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12

The uprising of the press against the
work of the recent Chicago convention
is truly wonderful. Alluding to the
fact that nearly two hundred Demo-
cratic newspapers have bolted the Chi
cago ticket and platform the Boston
Herald Ind. ) says: eve doubt if the
public fully realizes the significance of
this demonstration. Nothing like it,
we think, has ever been known before
in American politics.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12

Some years ago when suffering with
an uncommonly severe attack of di-
arrh@a, Mr.. w. B. Guinnip, OF Atco,
Pa, received through the mail sample
bottle of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhna Remedy. He saws: 81
fonnd it to be one of the most effective
remedies | ever used. 1t gave me al
most immediate relief. 1t has no
superior and think no equal. No
bad effects follow theuse of this remedy.
1t IS pleasant to take when reduced
with water and sweetened Children
like it. 1t is the most perfect remedy
ever produced for bowel complaints. y
For sale at 25 and 90 cents per bottle
by Clifton Il Raymond.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12

When wear begins to exceed repair in
your body you are going to fall sick. The
signs of it are: loss of flesh, paleness, weak
ness, nervousness, etc. The repair needed
is food. You think you eat enough, and
yet you feel that you wear out more tissue,
for YOU. The difficulty is that YOU do not
digest enough. And this is so serious it is
worth sitting down seriously to think about.
If you can't digest what you eat, take few
doses of Shaker Digestive Cordial. The eff
feet of it will be to increase your flesh and
make you feel stronger. You won't fall
sick. Proof that it is in control ofyour re-
pair apparatus. It's easy enough to test
this for yourself. Take few bottles, of
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Sold by druggists at 10 cents to $1.O0 per
bottle.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12

An English paper tells of a real Mrs.
Partington. She walked into the
office of the Judge of Probate and
asked, "Are you the Judge Of Repro
bates?" 81 am the Judge of Probate, "
was the reply. "Well, that's it, ex-
pect, quoth the lady. "You see, my
husband died detested, and left me
several little inidels, and want to be
appointed their executionerr'
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12

with severe pains across my shoulders,
and great distress. l had violent nausea
which would leave me very weak and
faint, difficult to get my breath. These
spells came oftener and more severe. l
did not receive any lasting benefit from
physicians, but found such happy effects
from trial of Hoods Sarsaparilla, that 1
took several bottles and mean to always
keepit in the house. am now able to
do all my own work, which for six years
l have been unable to do. My husband
and son have also been greatly bene-
fitted by Hoods Sarsaparilla = for pains in
the back, and after the grip. 1 gladly
recommend this grand blood medicine" )"
MRS. PETER BURBY, Leorninster, Mass.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12

Many days work is lost by sick head
ache, caused by Indigestion and stomach
troubles. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
the most effectual pill for overcoming such
difficulties. Clifton & Raymond.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12

Boston Courier: Seeker: "From
the frequency of your visits to Miss
Wagner 1 Judge that your intentions
must be serious" Seeker: 'Inten-
tions serious? Sayl They weren't any
thing like as serious as the outcome
OF my proposal
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12
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Smyrna times., 1896-08-12

The whole system is drained and under
mined by indolent ulcers and open sores.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve speedily heals
them. 1t is the best pile cure known. Cliff
ton 4 Raymond.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12

In Washington they call Bryan s'the
comet with two tails, since the Pops.
put Tom Watson and him on their
ticket.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12

II Mr.. Watson does not moderate it
may be necessary TO construct trocha
Between Georgia and Maine.
Smyrna times., 1896-08-12
WIN. B. SHARP
& co.
Fourth and Market StS.,
WILMINGTON, DEL

Closed ecepy eoenieg at 6 o'clock
until September.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04
A Serious Condition.

Intelllgencer.
In the replies to the Charleston
Gazette's suggestion that the Demo
Gratis hold no conventions in West
Virginia this year, nominating by
primaries instead, a good deal is
said about getting rid of the ring
rule which has brought the West
Virginia Democracy TO its present
demoralized condition.
1t is true that ring rule has had
much to do with il. Getting on the
wrong side Of great public questions
has had more to do with it. For
this the national Democracy is re-
sponsible.
The West Virginia Democracy
has been ripped up by following
that bad leadership. The party all
over the country is afflicted with the
same disease, which resembles gal
Looping consumption.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04
The Proper Time

When the most benefit is to be de-
rived from good medicine, is
early in the year. This is the
season when the tired body, weak
ened organs and nervous system
yearns for building-up medicine
like Hoods Sarsaparilla. Many
wait for the open spring weather
and, in fact, delay giving atten-
tion to their physical condition so
long that a long Sc .ge of sickness
Is inevitable. To rid the system
of the impurities accumulated
during the winter season, to puri-
fly the blood and to invIgorate the
whole system, there is nothing
equal to Hoods SarsaparilIa.
Don't put it off, but take Hoods
Sarsaparilla now. 1t will do you
good. Read the testimonials pub
lish9d in behalf of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, all from reliable, grateful
people. They tell the story.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

Letter From n Farmer.
CEREpo ADVANCE.


Mr.. EDITOR PLEASE find
enclosed one dollar and fifty cents
for the ADVANCE for 1896. have
been taking the ADVANCE ever
since the paper was established
and l assure you that myself and
family feel that we could not ge,
along without it. / congratulate
you on your splendid success as a
Journalist, and feel that your pa
per, to very great extent, has
been the means, by its many les
sens on economy and Protection
OF bringing about the wonderful
change that has come over the
southwestern part of our State.
Fifteen years ago we wouldn't
have thought such change possi-
BILE, but when we consider the
intelligence of our people aud the
many lessons we have been taught
and especially our last FREQ Trade)
lesson, it is not to be wondered at,
that our people are ready TO profit
by past experience. Let the good
work go on. Give us Protection
That means development, and de-
velopment means work for the la
boring man, and that means n
market, at good price, for every
thing we farmers can produce. Let
us do our work nobly.
We have plenty of good m aterial
for State ticket and by a careful
selection, looking for men who are
progressive and soupd.on the lines
of Protection, we can make a tick
ct hat will win for our beautiful
little mountain State the place
whore she rightly belongs.
FARMER.
Welch, w. Va, Feb. %, 1896.
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Tnn Pomeroy pemocrat saws.

"The Big Sandy Packet Co. now
carries passengers from here to Cin~
cinnati for -, or SO for the round
trip, but rs they don't advertise the
fact, but few people know it."
The policy of the Big Sandy
Packet Co. is to keep mum. They
don't want people to- travel-they
don't care about letting people know
the inducements they will give,
They come creeping up to the wharfs
and creeping away 'unbeknownst"
to anybody but the wharfmaster and
the wharf rats. 1t used to be that
they let people know. Then there
was travel on the river.
Register.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

The State Democratic Execu-
tive Committee met q. Parkers-
burg the 25th ult. and fixed Au-
gust 18th as the date for holding
the State nominating convention
and Wheeling tho place. District
conventions will be held on the
18th day of June, to select dele
gates and alternates to the Chica-
go convention, at Clarksburg for
the FIRST Congressional Dist. ;
Davis for the Second; Hinton for
the Third and Pt. Pleasant for the
Fourth.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

lT is reported that Ii Hung
Chang, the Chinese statesman who
lost his yellow jacket, peacock feath-
er and other things during the Jap
scrap, is coming to visit the u. S.
Maybe the old chap will conclude
that his head is safer over here and
stay with us. As he is multi
millionaire he will not go into the
laundry business.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

ATTORNEY GENERAL HARMON
thought it quite safe to say, after
the opinion expressed in Congress
OF the outrageously high expenses
OF the Department Of Justice, that
the reason the violators Of the an
THRUST law were not prosecuted
was the lack of money by the de-
pariment. He was quite confident
Congress would not increase his
force of employees. In other words,
The Attorney General made q
bluff.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04
THE following from the Charlce-

THE following from the Charlce-
ton Mail will be good matter 10
paste in your hat. 1t says:
"In the West Virginia Republic
can State Convention which meets
at Parkersburg, July 22d, to pomi-.
nate State ticket, there will be.
S94 delegates. OF these delegates
the First Congressional district
will have 219, the Second 285, the
Third 234 and the Fourth 2O8.
The county having the largest rep
resentation is OHIO with 60 dele
gates, Kanawha being next with
58. The next in order of tho big
delegations are Wood, with 38,
Fayette 80, Preston 30. Marion 81,
Marshal 30, Harrison %, Berkeley
"a, Monongalia "a, Mason u. II
will be big convention"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04
COLONEL ALEXANDER CAMpBELLy

COLONEL ALEXANDRA CAMPBELIsy
formerly Chairman of the Demo-
cratic State COMMITTEES, says:
"I must confess that the prog
poets for Democratic success in
West Virginia this year are not
bright. 1t is likely that the Re-
publicans will carry the State, and
indeed, the country, and it is al
most useless for me to entertain
hopes for the success of our party.
| have not made up my mind az to-
how | stand on some questions Of
national political interests. will
await the meeting OF the Democrat
ic convention and abide by the de-
cision made there ON the money
question. | think the most ayniIs
able man today for the Democrats
to nominate for the presidency is
Vice-President Adlai II. Stephen
son. He is u popular man with
the people aud is perfectly capable
of discharging the duties of the
highest Office ia the gift of the
people. ] think with him at the
head Of the ticket there would be-
some chance of Democratic success
at the polls this fall"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

TIE Williamson w. Virginian
says: Mr.. Anderson Hatfield
known as "Bad Anse," "Devif
Anse," ETC., paid bis first visit 20
the West Virginian Office on Tues
day last, We were agreeably sur
prised TO find him like the rest Of
human kind, pleasant and unassum-
ing in every way. lie il a mediums
sized man aad is 81 years old,
though he does not look near that
age. With a long black beard, his
hair scarcely tinged with gray.
While be is the father Of 1s chill
dren you would not think him over
forty. When be came into our Of
flee he quietly sat his trusty rife in
the corner Of the building and adj
vanced with his side arms, and in
formed as that he did not carry his
weapons for any other reason than
20 protect himself and to guard
against those who might seek 70 ar
rest him for the hope Of gain. We
have always been noted for our poS
liteness, but on this occasion we
we're particularly in our elements
and we extended every courtesy.
Mr.. Hatfield is now leading quiee
| life IN this county
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04
Deaths sting.

Lincoln Citizen.
Mrs. Peggy Nelson, aged SS,
died last Thursday of old age. Her
daughter. Mrs. Fannie WoYknau
closed her mothers eyes and walk
ed to the fire place. A moment
later che threw her hands to her
breast and fell dead. They lived
on Kysor's creek, Wayne county
near the Lincoln line.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

THAT Chicago astronomer who
wants the comet TO strike the earth.
'for the scientific knowledge such a
collision would impart" might OBJ
tain the same results, SO far as he is
personally concerned, by kicking n
can of itro-glycerine.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

NoTHING could furnish stronger
proof of the the love of New York
ers for money than the killing of a
woman in that city by the shock
caused by the loss of six dollars.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04
Hon. Warren Miller Takes
Rank.

state Gazette.
At caucus Of Republican repre-
sentatives held at Washington on the
20tb, Hon. Warren Miller was nam
ed by the unanimous vote of his
delegation as the West Virginia
member Of the Congressional Cam
paign Committee.
1t IS gratifying to the Republi.
cans Of the Fourth District to know
that their member stands at the
head Of the West Virginia deIepa-
tion in Congress. Mr.. Miller has
good solid qualities that commend
him TO all who know him. lie is a
man Of excellent Judgment and il
fuil Of energy and enterprise.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

WELL, well! Even the Prince of
Wales has favorite hymn. OF
course all the world knows he al
ways has favorite her, but his as
sociation with hymns was not sup
posed to be close enough for him to
select a favorite.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04
NUMBER Is
wedding Bellr.

Mr.. o. F. Baglin, the popular
manager of the European hotel,
was united in tho holy bonds Of
matrimony to Miss Nevada Leighty,
Appointment society lady OF North
kenova, last Wednesday evening.
The marriagewas a very quiet af.
fair.
We extend congratulations.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

Mrs. HELEN COUGAR is at it
again. Her latest charge is that the
United States is the most criminal
nation on earth; but it should not
be forgotten that she ranks all who
disagree with her as criminals.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

The Republican National Con-
vention will have 913 votes, and
457 will be necessary to nominate.
Some of McKinley's lieutenants
are claiming 433 already, without
counting vote from New York or
Pennsylyania.-N. Y. Mercury.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

lT may be true that Mr.. Edison
has young Scrvian in his employ
who has beat him in electrical dis
coveries, but he cannot approach
Edison as a manipulation of free adj
vertising.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

MIR. HARRISON will bear witness
from personal experience-that it
is easier To get wife than to get
nominated for President.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04
FRhNK JOHNSON.
Do Not PrOGrastInate

1t IS dangerous to put of from
day to day insuring your property.
1t is not business. r. T. McDougal
IS recording agent for number of
lirst.elass companies. Ills rates are
the lowest Call at the ADVANCE
office 20 day and secure policy ou
Jour property before u is too hate.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

The Kaiser may ignore Bismarck
in his speeches, but the old mans
place in history cannot thereby be
changed.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

The newest of the new woman is
she who is paying her divorced hus-
band alimony.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

III George Washington revival
would lessen the unnecessary lying
now SO generally indulged in it cam
not become too extensive.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

lr does not appear to have occur
red to Congress that the talking
period in the Cuban affair has gone
by.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

TnE King of Belgium is very
hard up. Shake, old fellow; we
know just how YOU feel.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04

lr should be needless to say that
gossiping about your neighbors is
not a proper lenten occupation.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04
The CeredO Advance.

THE man who has time TO talk n
great deal seldom has time to do
else.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-04
KENOvA NEWS.
. Late Items From the
New Town.

|
Ont, was here, yesterday.
Postmaster Kelley says he is
doing rushing business this
week.
Rev. Gadsby filed his place at
the Assembly Hall last Sunday
evening.
T. M. Hawkins, Of Baltimore,
was here on business the first of
the week.
A. G. Napier and J. b. Walker.
of Wayne, were in the city the first
of the week.
NJ. j. Jummelle, n prominent
business man of Roanoke, was
here, Tuesday.
Mrs. j. A. Newman has begun
the work on her new house below
the Glenwood.
l.. y. Howell, of Genoa, stopped
in the city Sunday en- route to
Portsmouth, Ohio.
Conductor John Cane, who has
been sick for the past few weeks,
is again on duty.
Will Maupins, of Buchanon, this
state, has accepted position as night
clerk at the Union station restaurant.
Mr.. Dickinson and Warren Cri-
der, of Chillicothe, attended the
Baglin Leighty wedding Wedncs-
day.
j. G. Dietz, Passenger Agent Of
the A. L. & S. f. R'y, was in the
city Monday looking after business
for his road.
Chapman Fry, County Clerk,
and A. Il. Roberts, of Wayne.
were among the visitors in the
city this week.
l.. X. Crump, of the firm of Sloan
d. Crump, of Graham, Va, is in the
city and will probably take charge
of the Glenwood Inn.
Mrs. Fl. l.. and Bernice Caswell.
of Parkersburg, and Miss Marie
Williams, of North Kenova, were
visiting in the city this week.
III. NJ: Piles and w. w. Num-
are running delivery wagons in
the city. The latter handles the
Kenova Bakery bread.
Miss Ida MilIender, who has
been on the sick list for some
days past, has again taken her
place in the school room.
We understand that T. J. Fee,
of WilsoDdale, and two gentlemen
from Pennsylvania, have purchas-
ed the planning mill from N. N.
Needham.
The protracted meeting which
has been in progress for the past
two weeks, has been temporarily
suspended on account of the in
clement weather.
G. A. Peck, the accommodating
and hustling manager Of the Glen
wood Inn, left yesterday for Nor
ton, Va, where he goes to accept a
similar position to the one he had
here.
Mr.. Payne, route agent for the
Adams Express Company, and S.
G. Hargis, route agent for the
Southern Express Company, were
in the city looking after the inter
ests of their companies, Wednes-
day.
Burglars broke a window light
out Of the front part Of J. G.. Lam
bert & Co. g store last Monday night
and entered and burglarized the
store. Nothing has so far been
missing excepting two pair of
pants. There is no clue as to who
the thieves were.
The Kenova Division passenger
men on Nos. and are provided
with revolvers by the company,
which are turned over TO the agent
at this place on the arrival Of train.
The other day passenger waiting
for train at the depot saw the men
putting their guns through the tick
ct window. When they were
through he stepped up and asked
the ticket agent if it would be better
for him TO leave his gun, too, wAile
! he waited.
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Mems Shoes

In all styloq ana widths, frbm a 81 10 Bro
gan To y 500 patent leather that we are
selling % per cent. cheaper than any store
In the city. Boots, Boots. Boots plenty,
at any and all prices Our Misses shoes
are beauties, pointed, narrow square and
opera toes on All lasis from 81 to $50.
Boys and Youths boots aud SHOES from
7jc 10 g 20.
We hnve about 7OO pairs Of Mems, wo-
nens'. Misses. Boys and ChildTen's Is shoes
carried over from last year that we are
compelled TO sell 10 make room for our
new stock. This stock is ae good Aa new,
but ~ avoid accumulation we will sell at
your own price.
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Grocery Department.
-%~-New prices Can Goods Coffee, Sugar ETC.

Ioc Fine Table Peaches.
10 cans pie peaches.
10 cans Apples.
i7c ? cans Fine peas.
Ioc cans String Beans.
&c Large Box Shoe Blac!ling.
Tic Fine large bottle Catsup.
SC French Mustard in fine glass
sc Fine bottle OF pickles.
SC Box of Best Bag Blue.
SC Best Lye, boxes.
SC Best Starch. pounds.