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Smyrna times., 1896-03-04
WEST BOUND.

Baltimore and Washington, Il 90 7O2. ~ ~.
III % a.m.;sl2 80, = o., o. - o. q 25 6 L. IS %
Is 5S p. m. week days
Baltimore and way stations, : % a n and O5:
p. m. daily
Newark, Del, a 20. : o., Is As, 81 l05am 81 So.
0S, 20 %, Z S5, Is 20 IS 5S p m weekdays
Pittsburg, week days, z as, q. m; 26 Is D. n
Sundays IS is a m, IS = p. N.
Chicago rs IS a. III, Is p p m. daily
Cincinnati and st. Louis, zl2 So, p. m. and 2 IS
p. m, daily.
New Orleans via Bristol and Chattanooga e IS
p m, weekdays; 1925 p. m. Sundays Through
Sleepers Washington to Memphis and New Or
leans.
TRAINS LEAVE MARKET STREET STATION
For New York, week days, 25 Is pm.
For Philadelphia week days, : %, a. Ii: ~ 20.
O5, Is 90, Is Is, 45, p, m.
For Pittsburg and Chicago, daily, q Is pm.
For Baltimore week days, So a m; 3, 70 l5pm-
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA FOR WILMINGTON
| FOURTH and CHESTNUT STREETS
Week days g 40 6, Is, IS 10, 9 go, al0 SO II SO
m. *l2 20. Il 10, u Sc , q So S5 Il IS a 49,
% To- 50 Al, 6, 80 = a. y 23 10 10 and Il 50 p
m.
Leave Twelfth & Market sts., % 20, q so, llOle
a. m, n %, p. N.
Telephone, No. 1873.
Rates to Western points lower than via any
| other line. c. o. SCULL, Genl Pass. Agent
| K. b. CAMPBELL, General Manager.
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The most graceful of domestic ami
mails is the cat, while the most awkward
bird is the duck, but it won't do to use
these facts for basis if you want to
call woman pet names.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-04

1t may be true that Mr.. Edison has a
young Servian in his employ who has
beat him in electrical discoveries, but
he cannot approach Edison as mani
pulator of free advertising.
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Couldn't Find 1t.

"How is it / never see you killing
timer" asked an idle person.
II can't find the time, - said the busy
man in perfect innocence. indianapolis
Journal,
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health is the very thing he neglects more
than anything else. His health Is the rope
BY which he climbs to success. It be-
hooves him to keep the rope in good con-
nitlpn, end not to neglect broken strands,
When the rope of health breaks even a
little bit, it should be mended at once. II
IS easier to keep health than It is to regain
i. When man feels himself running
down, when he realizes a loss of vitality
and energy he must call halt He is on
down grade. The strands of his rope
are parting rapidly.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
has helped thousands Of men in lust this
condition. 1t makes health, it makes pure
rich blood, It forces out impurities and
kills germs. It doesn't make any differ
ence what name you call your trouble bv--
dyspepsia-kidney disease--rheumatisrii-
consuinption-skin disease the Golden
Medical Discovery "will cure it absolutely
None Of these diseases can retain bold On
the body when il Is fuli Of rich, pure blood
Every man who cares to keep his health should
nave Dr. Plerce's Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser IA hneiy illustrated book of zoos paees.
sent 70 any address on receipt Of al cne-cent
stamps 70 cover cost Of mailing only
. address, WORLDS p1sPENBARY MrprcAI.
q @esoc1ATloN, No. COS Main Street, Buffalo, M X,
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Baltimore & Ohio R. R..
Schedule in effect Dec. l, 1899.
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AVE. DEPOT
WILMINGTON, EAST BOUND
4

All trains illuminated with Pintsch Light.
New York, week days. - OS = 30 Is 30 - 40
40 35 a. m, *l2 u 81 So F3 o. - b b *if nm
weekdays, 50 08, So 4O = 80, As. IS 3O g l5
*9 40 80 50, II 10, a. m, *l2 2l II 4O 81 So y 20
*S 06 %, So Is 81 30, q 81, 20, TO- I'll p, m
Phlladelnhia, Twelfth and Market Sts,, week
days q 0S, z 80, $3.50, SO s. a m y 81 sli D. /. .
Atlantic City, weekdays s7SOa. m; *l2 p pm
Il SO, - o. p. m,
Cape May, week days, 40 a m; 81 SO. p. III
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Daily. zDaily except sunday
"a Stops to leave passengers from .u.,ga,
and points north, or take passeuecis .- ....ts
south of Delmar.
"f' stops only on notice to couduHas# sceat
or on signal.
"h" Stops 10 leave passengers lroW In ag,a,
or points north
81 stops 20 leave passengers sfom 81 ....sgB
and points nth.
~ stops to let off passengers from po.,.. sosb
! of Harrington.
Ne,0 castle accommodation Cr1uS-, .1,. NH.
miugt0n l2.lO a n ana 95l d. aa a..
! s l3. II IS a. m, , 81, 43n, 6l. ana F.. m
week days Leave New 'a>tIe e. 3r ii. m ard
! 1919 p. N daily S3l. 94j. llo7 "a. m H., -sa
/ GA aud ~ y N. we, k-d~y,
SB-EXpress trains leaving Harrire.. -Ea
m, aud arriving az GA p. IN. week dave. u.g
] through solid 10 and from Baltimore. ia por.
/ ter's and Newark.
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It is believed that as soon as Secre-
tary Olney is convinced that he can
wear Cleveland's shoes the President
will announce that he is not to be a
candidate for President before the
Chicago convention.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-04

The newest of the new woman is she
who is paying her divorced husband
alimony.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-04

A mans health
eafries him through
the world. He de.
pends on Il for en-.
joyment, for happi.
ness, for success, foi
the achievement Of
anything he has in
hand. Americans
take big chances.
Theyrisk everything
in business. They
have confidence in
their brains and
their ability. The
American business
man Is active, hexi,
ple, elastic. Knock
him down with fail.
ure and he is up
again in a minute,
As long as he keeps
his health, failure
doesn't mean any
thing to him. He
has lost a little time,
but that is all. If he
can keep his health,
he will go on to sue
cess. He feels sure
of that. and vet his
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If George Washington revival
would lessen the unnecessary lying
now so generally indulged in it cannot
become too extensive.
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Dsolaion Rnssrvnd.

Don't you think the mince pie is
good, Willie?" asked the housewife who
prides herself ON her culinary accom-
plishments,
"Yes'm-I think 1t is, probably"
But you have eaten three pieces -
II know it. But can't tell for sure
till tomorrow morning. l had some
minco pic last year that thought was
pretty good, but it didn't make me
dream bit. w Washington Star.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-04

Some people are saying that instead
of calling them light house tenders we
should call them the Presidents duck
hunting yachts.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-04

In the States where they are numer-
Gus enough to hold the balance of
power the populists are given their
choice of which party they will make
a combine with; in others states they
are given the icy stare of the hot cuss-
word, according to the nature of the
giver.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-04
SHORT, SHARP AND sNAPPY,

Salvation army news is almost as
prominent in the papers as Cuban army
news, and every bit as important.
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Philadelphia, Wilmington I saIEnaG G.iFaai
DELAWARE DIVISION

On and after Nov. 18th, 1895, trains will l..
as follows: ga
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CATARRH.
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Is acknowledged 10 be the most thorough cure
for Nasal catarrh. Cold IN Head and Hay Fever
Of All remedies u opens and c.eanses the nasal
passages; aliays pain and Inflammation. heals
the sores, protects the membrane from colds
restores the senses OF taste atld smell. Price SOC
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ELY BROTHERS, Sc Warrel Street, New York
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Ninety per cent. of all the people
need to take course of Hoods Sar-
saparilla at this season to prevent that
rundown condition of the system
which invites disease. Hoods Pills
are purely vegetable and do not purge,
pain or grippe. All druggists. 25c.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-04

That Chicago astronomer who wants
the comet to strike the earth, ''fOr the
scientific knowledge such a collision
would impart" might obtain the same
results, so far as he is personally con-
cerned by kicking a can of nitro-glyce-
rine.
Smyrna times., 1896-03-04

1t should be needless to say that
gossiping about your neighbors is not
a proper lenten occupation.
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Mr., Harrison will bear witness
from personal experience-that it is
easier to get wife than to get nomi-
mated for President.
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Exp. Pass, Exp. Pass Mail. Ma,
Pm. A. N. An W
The morning times., 1896-10-25

10 he so flexible that one can bend right
over and touch ones torS in them.
But the matters Of real prime import
ance- OF course, are the stones and brooris.
or "Lonc>'' and "besoms.'' as the very
SCo,chy girls insist on calling them. In
tins country we nearly all use heavy
irunS instead Of curling stones ana very
STOUT ordinary piIlor bToOms. but tie
truly enthusiastic curriers', who go in for
a smart and orthodox rig. wear scotch
wool niilIcpS, import their neck scarfs
frGm tie old country and have genuine
stores sent over.
tn" genuine stones are selected by on
ports from tie lcG> of harms md lIttlc
rivers, where they are Worn round and
>rn,-nth hy the action of the water, and
let me tell you if you are buying either
stones or irons. get them about 30 to
- pounds in weight The minimum weight
for men is 80 pounds That's toopor,.erous
for a woman'S ann.
After you are all provided with the re-
qm>iteS the game IS as easy to learn as
golf and Just as hard TO play well The
sport is conducted on a rink about forty
two yards long, and stooping low. stone
in hand. the whole object is to srnd the
missile skimEing over the ice. to land
a> near as possible to the tee, or inside
| circle drawn at the far end of the rink.
| II your stone stops moving too far short
| of the tee II is called hog and ruled
| out. and whichever side plants the great
cSt number of stones nearest the center
| of the tee wins the game
Now, that may sound pretty tame. but
IN reality there isn't any sport that stirs
| one up like curling. There are all sorts of
| inns and outs To it, need for strong hand
| keen eve and clever aim, and more up
rOarioUs excitement to the square inch
| than az ything the advanced sportswoman
| has tried yet.
| The ancient, almost national Scotch cry
| OF ''Soop, mon, Soopi' is on this side of
| the water changing to sweep, women!
| Sweep" for when Il stone goes dallying
along the rink and looks dangerously as
| if it intended to halt at the hog line, the
| skip. or captain, wells for a girl with
| Il broom To sweep away any possible i'm
| pedlment of ice, dust, straws, or what
| not i'll the lazy stones way. Then the
| fun begins, for everybody shouts i'll chorus,
alternately beratcs or cheers in most
| glowing terms. sweeper and pla yer and a
| roar Of triumph, or groans of despair greet
The morning times., 1896-10-25

ties then and sold for penny apiece. If
we had been girls, with Vic, we would
have had TO strike spark from flint
to light our cigarettes
How can you remember everything?'
1 asked. pulling at the powder cigarette.
Il don't. It's the cigarette.
one, two, three puffs Four. five, six
puffs l felt my drowsy eyes opening
little, and the sleepy feeling | had had q
minute before was passing away. l was
becoming sngularly wide awake.
Seven, eight, nine puffs! The drowsi-
ness was all gone. l. was as alert as
though had awakened from a ten-hour
sleep. / sat up and looked around The
colors in the couch rug were standing
out. and / was noticing the curtains and
commenting upon Cairo prayer rug hung
to the east, a fact which had escaped my
attention before. All around me there
was stealing delicious odor. Was
under the cigarettes influence:
What was it," | asked LAYING down
the Little Drowned stump upon the lacquer
and looking at my hostess.
1T was my insidlOus drug" laughed
she. "CoIGe, try another. This is of Il
different kind. You won't get drunk from
mixing your smoke AS she spoke she
rolled another, this time from pinkish
powder, and handed Tito me.
BRAIN BRIGHTENERs.
Tell me- l said, as l puffed away at
the deliciousness, what it is"
We'll, l don't like to give the secret
away. because / know you will tell it.
but will nevertheless Though mind you,
I In hn u n ..fipp1'f
more. l must stand forth in my true
light as Il woman who know a good thing
when she finds it.
The cigarette which you first smoked
was a mixture of two very harmless in
gradients, cinnamon and green tea. The
tea was purchased by me of an importer
and rubbed fine with pestle and mortar.
See,' pointing to a druggists outfit upon
tue table, that is my factory. The CHINA
mon was the pure spice also powdered extra
fine. Tie two were mixed in equal pro-
portions.
You have heard of tea cigarettes and
their nerverevivifying properties. These
are less nerve stimulating and more bright
cmns. They wake you up without unncrv-
ing you afterwards. Tie cinnamon is for
perfume.
"liavc you ever perfumed your room by
burning cinnamon in flame or ON Some
thing hot? You know how sweet the air
is, as with the aroma of the East. Mixed
with the tea there is the same aroma, and
the cinnamon is good for the nerves. A
cigarette prepared in this way wakes me
UP suddenly and makes me witty and ready.
People say that ali women cigarette
smokers find q mixture of opium and
irlsinnate it in the paper roll The result
is a drunkenness. languor, a rest, a
peace a dreamy, floating feeling which.
The morning times., 1896-10-25

Maps" Here there is a collection Of
all the best places in and out of town
for riding. They are divided into Urban
and Suburban." separate chapters for
each.
III the bicycll>t notes anything wrong
with her machine she enters it in her log
book for consultation with her repairer.
A clickety clack going on a level Il Slip
ping OF the chain going up hill. Il raspy
sound going down one, lamp that plays
tricks in the wind: these are put under the
heading Repairs. This part of the book
is a sort of diary, where she records when
the lamp was filled, in these days Of ever
burning lamps. and where she makes note
of 4 new tire bought, pedals repaired, and
chains relinked All the improvements
TO the wheel and their cost go in here
If a bcyciiSt is riding and meets n
friend who tells her of something new in
4 light. an. electric spark warra nted TO
illuminate the darkest pathway as the new
spark is said to-or a lamp that swings
eternally like a railroad lamp and dies not.
the fact is entered i'll the log book FOR in
vestigation. 1t comes under the chapter
If so?'' and means for investigation"
A FILTRATION RECORD.
But the log book is not all for use. The
cycle Is primarily for amusement, arfd so
is the log book. Its main pages are de-
voted to things very dreamy 10 recall
Small flirtations are recorded here. Large
ones ditto. The light that goes out and is
made to burn again b Y n pair Of fine eyes, a
blonde mustache, a kind heart, and Il
match! Little reflections made while
The morning times., 1896-10-25

the stones Ultimate destination Lungs
and tongues get as hearty exercise as the
muscles and what bel wecn sweeping. argu-
ing. delivering stones, ana generally rush
ing np AMI down in the contagious excite
meHt, curling is about as good athletics as
Il cavalry charge.
Just At present the smart woman's clubs
meet in the IN ornlngsin the rinlls and under
the guidance Of some SANDY whuSt. Scotch
is as broad as the sole of his massive
shoe, take instruction in the proper play
of stones and in mastery of the rules Of
the game.
As in nearly every other sport she under
takes, the American woman catches onto
the secrets of curling very quickly. and then.
on certain evenings Of the week. there
are bonspielS, OF matches. made up Of
husbands and wives, other folks broth
crs and sisters, and the fun is genuine.
though the playing, if sincere. is not al
ways expert.
Now III Scotland there is a tradition
that after a couple of hours or an after.
noon on the ice, beef and greens is the
proper food with which to comfort the
Va " curler, at. any rate solid staying
II is Il requisite Here we interpret
pecI ana greens INTO STEAK and potatoes
the steak must be tender. thick, and rare
the potatoes baked, and it is q marvel to
the stranger 10 see Just how mech Of this
food Il flower like little curier can con
sumo.
After mornin. with the stones she
bustle> into her street clothes and hur
rying off to the nearest hotel restaurant,
calmly demands a whole steak and a
| little basketful of potatoes all for her
| self. And she eats them, too. The pota-
| toes, softened in the rosy juice of the steak,
leaving only bones and skins to the as
| founded waiter, who would wonder still more
! if he knew what steellike muscles there
| were in that pretty right hand and what
| an achn. void under the tight little tailor
| waist OF the enthusiastic feminine curlcr.
MILLICENTARROW
The morning times., 1896-10-25
THE BOULEVARD BELLE
She Carries a Record of Her Daily
Bicycle Rides.
Sketches of Incl
dents and Accidents.

The log book is the possession Of every
belle who rides the boulevard, of every
beau who scorches the thoroughfarc. 1t is
part and parcel OF the bicycles equipment,
almost as necessary as the ships log to
the mariner, and just as necessary TO the
wbeelwoman as the cyclomcter. Most use
full to her happiness, indeed, for it serves
as Il permanent record, and this the stupid
cyclometer does not pretend TO do.
The log book is Il small volume of blank
pages upon which the 5lcyclis. records the
days doings The book is hung upon the
front rod of the bicycle, and is taken off
when necessary. Some riders suspend it
from the ban,ile-bars, using the club colors
for tie. ."ir." a.
The log book Is for use while on the road.
II smash-up occurs the bicycist dis
mounts, records the street and number
where the accident occurred, makes 4 little.
diagram OF the bad place in the street or
road, tells the nature of the accident,
the time of day, etc To this is added Il
precautionary note in the back OF the
book under the heading Caution
If very pleasant asphalted street is
found, the rider, after trayersing il. dis
mounts then and there, makes "A record
Of the desirable street, tells the kind OF
day and time OF year she Travelled it;
and adds a line under the beading Pleas
ant paths
The street itself is sketehcd in the
Supplement-" Supplement- is the name
of the blank pages in the back of the
book, where there is q chapter called
The morning times., 1896-10-25

once felt, is forever craved don't
know exactly how It feels, because 1
have never Smoked opium. But this gives
the horrible rest of it.
THE pink powder you are now smoking
~ IA mixture ot another mixture, clover and
catnip. You will find that more soothing
II you are tired. IL you want to be quiet
and resfful and hear Others talk; il you
have got to attend a sewing circle to make
satchet bags for the heather, this is the
cigarette you want to smoke.
TEMPTING SEWING CLASS.
II once went to n sewing class with q
box of these cigarettes freshly rolled.
WheE l showed them to the old ladies
| thought they would faint away. But
they wanted Il taste, oh dear, yes, Only.
they could not make up their minds to
puff cigarette. One withdrew to the
hall, with cigarette in hand She came
back looking as though she had seen an
angel unawares. The others decided to
try it, If l would invent IL way for them
that would not be cigarette smoking
l made them close their eyes, then /
wrapped up cigarette in my handkerchief
a little puff. They thought it was new
kind Of atOmiZer for disseminating sweet
smoke, or they said they did. They each
and every one visited me separately the
next day for tn recipe.
Il have got half a dozen of these bright
encrs' Many men smoke them and more
would If they were not ashamed; and il
the tobacco habit hadn't got in ahead of
the sweet herb habit. But athletic foot
ban fellows and bicycle boys are smoking
the cigarettes, and they find them just
the thing.
lone of the virtues of the spice smoke
is that 1t Is highly scented. II perfumes
you delciously. one OF my friends smokes
alspice Another smokes mace, but
like cinnamon best. Coffee gives a lovely
Odor To the afterncn coffee room, if you
like the smell OF coffee. atoreit.
Now, dear girl, don't go away thinking
| am addicted to any habit. assure You
| could lay down this little clever puff and
never smoke again. But if We're to stop
smoking | should stop being bright and
clever, and my French eye would he gone
| And if that Were gone what would become
| of me!''
GRACE T. REED.
The morning times., 1896-10-25
WOnEN CURRIERS'.
Preparations for the Most Popuisr
Sport OF the Season.

The inClusCl ic" r.nks are going Ia be
more than ever popular this winter. That
is because a now use has been found for
them in Introducing tie game OF culling-
Unless the ~trHw> IN the wind tell :, very
false tale, this second game imported from
Scotland, is sure to have from now on NJ
most as pronounced vogue A. golf.
Its chief recommendations are that,
like golf. IL Is an Old qnd hunorablc pas
time; 1t is not intricate or costly. ana
1T is making ii special appeal To Womcn
on the otler side Womcn IN Scotland
don't very often indulge in curling on
The frozen lociis and rivers, but III LOnd IN
ii rs being rapidly adapted /" the ic" rink>
10y spOrtIevIug women of rank, and pretty
soon we are going TO hear Just a. much
about ">kipS'' and hog lines, ices
and 'bcsumS, 'aS we have hear. all SIi:ir!rr
OF "fourSomcs'' and drivers, putting
green's and 'lofting.'
III you can bowl well and like 10 do it,
sad the girl who was talking about the
new game and its charms, ''ycu are bound
to make a capital curler Besides it is
wonderfully healthy, exciting sort of sport.
ana as TO the propricty of it, just ask and
yuuIlfind doutthat inSCntlanditi>C i considers red
= special relaxation for the clergy.
'.Up in Canada the girls go in for curl
ing with Il great Geai Of N'sor There
is u woiIan's curling club being started
IN Boston, another III Baltimore, and il
the winter brings any good ice this year
our club is going 10 hold SOME bUnspeils
o. the Hudson.
so far We have only just practiced AMI
had some little games on our own ac-
count in an ice rink and wear the heaviest
kind of rubber shoes with big knobs on
the soles. over our high skating boots.
A very heavy wool sweater and n short,
thick skirt, Tam o'Slanter cap and a
pair of very stout, very loose gloves
make up our outfits.
..on the ice outside we viii wear nothing
fancy save our long knit woOlen neck scarfs,
because a curler, 10 more than golfer.
hcyCler or snow-Shcer, can afford To be
encountered with too much drapery and
finery. All the clothing must he warm.
but light and very easy. Corsets ought